Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from January 2007:
Old standby products can have new purposes.(Life - Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Corks Original purpose: Stopping up the vino. Aha! use: Lighting your fire. Store corks in a sealed jar filled with rubbing alcohol. (For safety reasons, don't keep it by the fireplace.) Throw a cork under kindling and newspaper and light it to get things crackling faster. ...
Recycle computers the PC way.(Life - Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: KIM KOMANDO You just got a shiny new desktop or laptop computer from Santa. But now, how do you get rid of your old machine? You shouldn't put it in the trash. Computer components are toxic; there are environmentally friendly options. But first, remove personal ...
Heed new laws deflating tax deductions for cars, clothes.(Life - Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: SANDRA BLOCK - USA TODAY For years, giving a car to charity offered multiple benefits. You could get rid of your beater, help a worthy cause and pocket a sizable tax deduction. There are still many charities that will happily haul away your 1987 Chrysler ...
Be wary of debt-management companies.(Life - Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: MICHELLE SINGLETARY While I'm off spending some much-needed time with my family, here's a transcript of a recent online discussion with readers. It covers a potpourri of personal finance issues many people face. Q: I keep seeing commercials for companies ...
Budget boost; Little rewards along the way can help lead to financial success.(Life-Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: KRISTI L. GUSTAFSON - Staff Writer Financial planning experts call it the "B" word. Budget. It's one of those things, like a profanity, you don't want to say - or hear - but somehow referring to it with a single initial makes it a bit less odious. For people ...
Play MP3 music with speaker case.(Life - Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: DEBORAH PORTERFIELD - Gannett News Service Kensington's FX 300 Speaker To Go plays MP3 music while keeping your player safe inside its protective case. Designed to hold a variety of digital music players, including the ubiquitous Apple iPod, the speaker-case comes with ...
New FX show challenges Cox.(TV - RADIO)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: USA Today In FX's "Dirt," the hunted gets to play the hunter. As tabloid editor Lucy Spiller, Courteney Cox oversees the same kind of paparazzi that hounded her when she was pregnant with her daughter. It also provided inspiration for what would ...
Editor, paparazzo dig deep in 'Dirt'.(TV - RADIO)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: BILL KEVENEY - USA Today LOS ANGELES - She blackmails stars with sex tapes and photos. He'll shoot their close-ups in the ICU or even the morgue. "Dirt" (FX, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.) describes what tabloid editor Lucy Spiller (Courteney Cox) and paparazzo Don Konkey ...
The King's men are after new subjects.(Arts & Entertainment)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: WOODY BAIRD - Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Teenagers in the 1950s and '60s went wild over Elvis Presley, but kids in the new millennium aren't so stirred by rock 'n' roll's original rebel. "I can't try to sell somebody Elvis who doesn't know who he is ...
COMING UP.(Life - Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... TODAY Other: U.S. financial markets closed for New Year's Day. TUESDAY Other: New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market closed for national day of mourning for former President Gerald Ford. WEDNESDAY Earnings expected: Trans ...
CSX Corp.(BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2007 ... NYSE: CSX Headquarters: 500 Water St., Jacksonville, Fla. Founded: 1980 Activities: Provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services; subsidiary CSX Transportation Inc. operates largest railroad in eastern U.S. at about 21,000 miles ...
Investing against the grain.(Life - Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: JOHN WAGGONER - USA Today You're walking down the street and you see Godzilla in the distance, torching subway cars and fighter planes with his breath. Everyone is running away. You grab some marshmallows and run toward him. You are: A. A bold ...
Real estate funds remain a solid investment; Rate of return, likely to drop in '07, still above average stock funds.(Life - Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: DIYA GULLAPALLI - Wall Street Journal Real estate-focused mutual funds are shaping up as the best U.S. stock-investing story for 2006 by far - a fact that's surprising even some top managers given that they've already seen big gains for several years. ...
Market's rising tide lifts all boats; Even the little guy profited from merger, acquisition mania in 2006; trend expected to continue.(Life - Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: JOE BEL BRUNO - Associated Press NEW YORK - The stock market's big 2006 advance gave a boost to more than investment portfolios - it fueled a frenzy of mergers and acquisitions, with hedge funds and private equity shops sending the total value of acquisitions to a ...
Looking back.(Capital Region)
Jan 01, 2007 ... On this date in 1907 January 1 - Selfridge & Langford, located on Central Avenue, had a "Remarkable After Christmas Sale." The slogan was "Come Over to ...
Patroons at a glance.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... PATROONS at XPLOSION When, where: 7:05 p.m., Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records: Albany 10-3, Pittsburgh 1-107 TV/Radio: none (webcast http://www.albanypats.com). Notable: Patroons are 3-0 against Pittsburgh this season. They beat the ...
Uplifting films give box office a boost.(Arts & Entertainment)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Ben Stiller's playful "Night at the Museum" was the top box office draw during the New Year weekend with $37.8 million, a 24 percent jump over its debut the previous week, according to studio estimates released Sunday. Uplifting ...
Landmarks.(Capital Region)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Rail station The 72,000-square-foot Rensselaer Rail Station opened in ...
ON THIS DATE.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... 1993 No. 2 Alabama wins its first national championship in 13 years and deprives Miami of its fifth title as the Crimson Tide defense humbles the No. 1 ...
'Exit only' sign isn't precisely appropriate in this situation.(Capital Region)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Q: The new ramps at Exit 5 on I-90 are a huge improvement. But while the locals are aware that the westbound offramp begins with an exit-only lane, I have seen some near-misses when drivers who don't want to exit try to get out of that lane at the last minute. Are there any ...
Community Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Jan 01, 2007 ... MONDAY COMMUNITY Capital Holiday Lights Where: Washington Park, off Madison Avenue, Albany When: 6 p.m. Cost: $12 per car; $15 per limousine; $75 per bus Contact: 434-2032 Notes: Last chance to see the annual drive-through illumination with more than 100 ...
Game Time.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... RPI hockey Friday: vs. Harvard, 7, 91.5 FM Saturday: vs. Dartmouth, 7 Jan. 12: vs. Union, 7 Union hockey Friday: vs. Dartmouth, 7, 89.7 FM Saturday: vs. Harvard, 7 Jan. 12: at RPI, 89.7 FM Siena ...
TRANSACTIONS.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... BASKETBALL NBA GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS: Assigned C Patrick O'Bryant to Bakersfield of the NBA Development League. NBA Development League AUSTIN TOROS: Waived G Jay Williams. FOOTBALL NFL ARIZONA CARDINALS: ...
Friendly ear for isolated group; Activist works to bring transgendered struggles to the public's attention.(Capital Region)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: DANIELLE FURFARO - Staff Writer The calls that come into Susan Poe's transgender help line vary from those complaining about landlords who refuse to rent them apartments to people in fear of being ridiculed when they go out to those who just want to talk. "A ...
ROSE BOWL.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... USC vs. MICHIGAN (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.) Time, TV: 5 p.m., ABC-10 Records: Michigan 11-1, USC 10-2. USC: 17th nationally in pass offense (253.3 ypg). ... Both harbored hopes of being in the national-title game. ... USC must get good ...
FIESTA BOWL.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... BOISE STATE vs. OKLAHOMA (University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.) Time, TV: 8:30 p.m., Fox-23 Records: Boise State 12-0, Oklahoma 11-2. Boise State: Sixth nationally in rush offense (222.8 ypg). ... One of the most intriguing games of ...
CAPITAL ONE BOWL.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... ARKANSAS vs. WISCONSIN (Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.) Time, TV: 1 p.m., ABC-10 Records: Arkansas 10-3, Wisconsin 11-1. Arkansas: Fourth nationally in rush offense (228.2 ypg). ... There should be a lot of running plays on the field and a lot of ...
Library smoke traced to fans; Firefighters say motors in air circulation system overheated; no damage.(Capital Region)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER - Staff Writer CLIFTON PARK - Fire officials responded Saturday and Sunday to smoke conditions inside the new Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library. A call went out at about 11 a.m. Sunday for smoke coming from the building at 475 Moe Road. ...
COTTON BOWL.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... AUBURN vs. NEBRASKA (Cotton Bowl, Dallas) Time, TV: 11:30 a.m., Fox-23 Records: Auburn 10-2, Nebraska 9-4. Auburn: 24th nationally in total defense (297.5 ypg). ... Look for Auburn to rely heavily on TBs Kenny Irons and Brad Lester (a ...
GATOR BOWL.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... GA. TECH vs. WEST VIRGINIA (Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla.) Time, TV: 1 p.m., CBS-6 Records: Georgia Tech 9-4, West Virginia 10-2. Georgia Tech: 11th nationally in rush defense (88.9 ypg). ... A nice matchup of a good defense (Tech's) ...
Saints ride on long shots; Three-pointers help Siena hang tough against Terps.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: PETE IORIZZO - Staff Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Siena forward David Ryan said for much of this past week coaches encouraged him to shoot more. Against Maryland, he listened, and it helped the Saints go, for awhile at least, shot-for-shot with their toughest opponent in ...
TODAY'S UPDATES ONLINE.(Capital Region)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Spitzer's welcoming Get the next best thing to being there by reading the latest on inauguration Monday. Watch the Times Union's Web site for updates about events throughout the day as New Yorkers welcome Gov. Eliot Spitzer to office. There will be photos and stories ...
Tears, memories, a final homily; A last Mass at Holy Cross offers an opportunity for congregants to celebrate the Schenectady church's Lithuanian roots.(Capital Region)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: MARC PARRY - Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - Bob Malin's family history at Holy Cross Church goes back decades. And as the Catholic church wound down its final Mass Sunday, he pulled out a document to prove it. The neatly creased marriage certificate belonged to ...
Siena pest of a guest at Maryland; Saints forge halftime tie, battle to end.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: PETE IORIZZO - Staff Writer Maryland 94 Siena 75 COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Twenty minutes of game complete, Siena streamed off the bench in celebration, back pats and high-fives all around as players dashed toward the locker room. The Saints, euphoric ...
Tip of hat to Bayda, Rats' offense; Three-goal effort, Willis' 5 points bury Bridgeport.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Staff and wire reports Rats 7 Tigers 3 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Ryan Bayda scored a hat trick and Shane Willis added two goals and three assists to give the Albany River Rats a 7-3 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Arena at Harbor Yard on ...
Not up to other Brand; Knicks' defenders can't stop Clippers' superstar.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press Clippers 90 Knicks 80 LOS ANGELES - When he wasn't scoring, Elton Brand was making it difficult for the New York Knicks to score points. Brand had 32 points and tied his career high with eight blocked shots, leading the ...
Bowl collapse costs Gophers coach job.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota fired football coach Glenn Mason on Sunday, two days after the Gophers (6-7) blew a 31-point, third-quarter lead against Texas Tech (8-5) in the Insight Bowl and exactly one year after signing a four-year contract extension. ...
GOOD TIMES IN '06, ESPECIALLY AT HILLS.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: James Allen Moments to remember? Section II athletics provided plenty of special memories throughout 2006, so why don't we reflect back on some of the best? Want compelling basketball stories? Who can forget the Section II Class AA boys' basketball ...
LOSSES BENEATH THE ROSE.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Lopresti His success is not a secret. But before America's hottest college football coach walks into the Rose Bowl today, let us stack up Pete Carroll's numbers and admire them anew, as we would someone's art collection of Danish masters. In six years he ...
Old ball returns.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C. - That microfiber basketball the NBA pushed on its players was a real pain in the ... finger tips. "It split your fingers," Charlotte Bobcats forward Sean May said, showing what looked like deep paper cuts all over his ...
Blaze victim's family seeking aid; Relatives of David Senecal are asking the public for help to pay for the White Creek man's funeral costs.(Capital Region)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: DAN HIGGINS - Staff Writer The family of a White Creek man killed in a fire over the weekend is asking the public for financial help with funeral expenses. David Senecal, 39, died early Saturday at Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt. after an inferno ...
Orr, Brashear suspended.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - The NHL suspended Rangers forward Colton Orr for five games and Washington enforcer Donald Brashear for one on Sunday following New York's fight-filled victory over the Capitals. Orr received his ban for a cross-checking blow to the ...
Ravens to Bills: Bye bye; Buffalo falls to AFC's powerful No. 2 seed.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press Ravens 19 Bills 7 BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Ravens got the bye they coveted. Now they've got a week off before resuming the pursuit of their ultimate goal: a trip to the Super Bowl. Using a stellar ...
Paterno set for 33rd bowl; At 80, Penn State coach not ready to retire just yet.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: FRED GOODALL - Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. - Witty one moment, fussy the next. Joe Paterno brought an entertaining act to the Outback Bowl, and now the real fun is about to begin. The 80-year-old Penn State coach is determined to not let a broken ...
Afflalo keeps Bruins unbeaten.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Arron Afflalo equaled his career high with 27 points and tied a season high with five 3-pointers, and No. 1 UCLA beat No. 14 Washington 96-74 on Sunday. The Bruins (13-0, 2-0) concluded a sweep of their opening Pac-10 games ...
Is Bengals' KO Cowher finale? Rivals shut out of playoffs; coach mulls future.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: JOE KAY - Associated Press Steelers 23 Bengals 17 CINCINNATI - Joey Porter tried to end the suspense and get an answer for the question that all of Pittsburgh is asking. A few minutes after the Steelers knocked the Cincinnati Bengals out ...
Chiefs sneak in with win.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City sneaked into the playoffs, edging the Jacksonville Jaguars 35-30, as Larry Johnson scored three touchdowns and rushed for 138 yards on 33 carries. Johnson has an NFL-record 416 carries this season. His 1,789 ...
Testaverde into the act; Pats' QB, 43, throws a TD for 20th season in a row.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press Patriots 40 Titans 23 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Bill Belichick told Vinny Testaverde to get loose. The 43-year-old quarterback wasn't sure, so he asked the New England coach again. "He said, 'Get loose.' I ...
Coker out with win; 'Canes warm to MPC Computer Bowl.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press Miami 21 Nevada 20 BOISE, Idaho - On a cold night, Larry Coker got the warmest possible send-off from his Miami Hurricanes. Kirby Freeman threw for 272 yards and two long touchdowns, ran for another score ...
Giants get their tickets punched; Face Eagles for third time in playoff opener at Philly.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New York Giants completed a roller coaster ride to the playoffs on Sunday, earning the final NFC wild-card berth and a third game with the NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles. The Giants beat ...
BY The NUMBERS.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... 1 The position of the draft pick Oakland locked up after its loss to the New York Jets and the Detroit Lions' victory over Dallas. 3 The number of members in the 30,000-yards-passing, 3,500-yards-rushing club. Steve McNair made it Sunday, joining Fran Tarkenton and Steve Young ....
NHL Standings.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 22 13 3 47 101 92 NY Rangers 19 17 4 42 119 124 NY Islanders 19 15 3 41 109 102 Pittsburgh 16 15 6 38 116 123 Philadelphia 10 24 4 24 93 144 ...
NBA Standings.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New Jersey 13 18 .419 - Toronto 13 18 .419 - New York 13 20 .394 1 Boston 10 19 .345 2 Philadelphia 8 22 .267 4( Southeast Division W L ...
Jets land in playoffs; Victory means New York faces Patriots at 1 p.m. Sunday.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: RICH CIMINI - New York Daily News Jets 23 Raiders 3 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Happy new era, Jets fans. The regular season you never expected culminated Sunday in a 23-3, playoff-clinching victory over the lowly Raiders, producing a scene ...
Rivers not concerned by injury.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press Philip Rivers injured his right foot on Sunday, making the San Diego Chargers grateful for their first-round bye in the playoffs and time off for their banged-up quarterback. Rivers was hurt when he was sacked by Arizona's Chike Okeafor late ...
49ers kick out Broncos in OT; Nedney FG keeps Denver from playoffs, puts K.C. in.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: FRANK SCHWAB - Colorado Springs Gazette 49ers 26 Broncos 23 DENVER - All season the Denver Broncos teased their fans - right to the end. The Broncos needed to beat San Francisco to get in the playoffs, and had momentum when they tied ...
As 'Foxtrot' leaves daily lineup, 2 comics begin.(Life-Money)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Two new daily comic strips "Pajama Diaries" and "The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee" begin today in the Times Union, while an old favorite departs. "Foxtrot," created by Bill Amend, will be offered for Sundays only. Amend, who started the strip in 1988, is taking time to ...
One-car crash leaves 2 injured in Corinth.(Capital Region)
Jan 01, 2007 ... CORINTH - Two people were injured, one seriously, in what appeared to be a weather-related car crash late Sunday. The victims had to be extricated from the vehicle. Both were unconscious, according to emergency officials. The one-car accident occurred around 11:45 ...
Bottom lines.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Antawn Jamison's first name is always getting misspelled, but he wanted to make his firstborn son a junior. The solution: Switch a couple of letters around. Antwan Cortez Jamison Jr. was born Thursday night, the second child of the Washington Wizards forward and his wife, Ione ....
Talking points.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Don't let the final score fool you: Maryland had its hands full with Siena on Sunday. The Saints lost by 19 points, but the score was tied at the half and Maryland's lead was in the single digits late in the game. The folks on the Maryland message boards were really worried. They called ...
GAME OF THE WEEK.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Boys' Basketball Scotia at Glens Falls, 7:30 p.m. Friday GRAPHIC:db ITEM Not Found THE MATCHUP: Glens Falls (8-1, 3-0) battled its way to the Hilliard Tournament title. Scotia (7-1, 4-0) finished third at the Kirvin Cup. First place in the Foothills ...
TIM WILKIN'S PICKS OF THE MONTH.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2007 ... 15 Marist at Siena. men's basketball, 5 p.m. Times Union Arena. Siena gets its first crack at Marist, just about everyone's choice to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Marist has won four of the last six regular season meetings with Siena in Albany. Saints will want ...
Bush team weakening security.(Main)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Byline: H.D.S. GREENWAY When George W. Bush first announced his Cabinet in 2001, many old Washington hands thought it was as good a national security team as had ever been assembled. And so it seemed. These were experienced people from previous administrations when Republicans ...
President Ford Pardons Mr. Nixon.(Main)
Jan 01, 2007 ... President Ford's "full, free and absolute pardon" for formerPresident Nixon was the act of a deeply compassionate man. He reduced his decision to its simplest possible terms when he said: "Richard Nixon and his loved ones have suffered enough, and will continue to suffer no ...
Double standard regarding Hevesi's sentence.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2007 ... Danielle Furfaro's excellent Dec. 26 article discussing the role of restorative justice circles was both informative and instructional. This type of conflict resolution seems to be on the right track for solving many of the petty issues that develop into major problems. ...