Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from October 2007:
New Gadgets.(Life-Discovery)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: DEBORAH PORTERFIELD Gannett News Service WALKMANS TO WATCH You can listen to music and watch video clips on Sony's new Walkman video players. Players in the NWZ-A810 line can display video at 30 frames per second on a 2-inch LCD screen. The players work with a ...
Backyard Naturalist.(Life-Discovery)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Carol Coogan, Special to the Times Union All birds must give constant "preening" attention to their feathers in order to keep them clean, conditioned and free of parasites. A bird will comb through its feathers with its beak or feet, re-linking and zipping up thousands ...
PROGRAMS BOOST COMPUTER EFFICIENCY.(Life-Discovery)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kim Komando Are you looking for ways to use your computer more efficiently? Free programs can help by adding features that are lacking in Windows. Here are some programs for my favorites: Manage Web mail These days, more people are using ...
Wal-Mart sees the light.(Main)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Last year, state lawmakers defeated a measure designed to force Wal-Mart and other big employers to provide greater health care coverage to their employees, rather than have them enroll in taxpayer funded programs like Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus. New York wasn't alone in ...
'Volunteer' Army a Failure.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Despite their public show of continuing optimism, worried Defense Department officials privately have become all but convinced that the concept of an all-volunteer, no draft army was as impractical and potentially dangerous as its critics contended. The latest bad news came with ...
Students need classes on behavior and values.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... My parents wouldn't stand for the behavior that's now going on at Albany High. I certainly would have heard about it at home if I even thought of engaging in such actions. Self-control, caring for others and having a good work ethic are just some of the things I learned as a ...
Economic motives were behind start of Iraq war.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Alan Greenspan's observation that "the Iraq war is largely about oil" has generated much controversy, but it shouldn't. War is an expensive enterprise requiring the raising of great financial capital to pay for it; a profit motive is usually needed to commit to open hostilities. ...
Senator Bruno is not the state's governor.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Now that Troopergate is settled, let's get on with other affairs of the state. Mr. Bruno's ...
Congress must get over McNulty's error.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... It is a very rare instance when you would link Rep. Michael McNulty's name to controversy that points a finger in his direction at wrongdoing. In this rare instance, the controversy involves Rep. McNulty's action last Aug. 2 when, while temporarily chairing the House of ...
Open park space is just as educational.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Once again the city of Albany has failed the South End neighborhood. It has allowed the building of a new charter school adjacent to Krank Park. This area was the last remaining open space in the city and home to many animals and birds. It was not unusual to see turkey or deer ...
Obama goes fuzzy on numbers, logic.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: George Will Is it audacious to hope for more clarity from Barack Obama than he has so far supplied? Herewith, 17 questions for him: You advocate leaving in Iraq "some" U.S. forces for three missions - fighting al-Qaida, training Iraqi security forces and ...
Region must embrace child development.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: KAREN BILOWITH and F. MICHAEL TUCKER The Capital Region continues to be a region with enormous growth potential. This growth is being realized through the deliberate planning efforts of the Center for Economic Growth, the chambers of commerce, state and local officials ...
Fun with woolly bears, facts with science.(Life-Discovery)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: KRISTI L. GUSTAFSON - Staff Writer Wondering what kind of winter we'll have? Forget the meteorologists' predictions, Doppler radar and the Farmer's Almanac. Instead, check with the banded woolly bear caterpillar that is, if you believe in old wives' tales. ...
Young people need birth control facts.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... In response to "No to abstinence funds": The state health commissioner's announcement that the state is rejecting federal funds for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs is a tremendously important step. Abstinence-only programs deprive young people of vital information to help them ...
Pucker up; What's in a kiss? Researchers say it's the drive to keep the species alive.(Life-Discovery)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: CATHLEEN F. CROWLEY - Staff Writer Divas like Aretha Franklin and Cher advise "It's in his kiss." Now, thanks to research from the University at Albany, there's scientific evidence to support their claim. A kiss transmits a sumptuous supply of data ...
Cowards, soldiers and trash talk.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: TERRY KINDLON An AM radio demagogue named Rush Limbaugh recently attacked John Soltz, the American soldier and Iraq combat veteran who's gained prominence for his reasoned and persuasive opposition to the Bush administration's unprovoked invasion and occupation of Iraq ....
Hollywood casting a greener image.(TV & Radio)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: GARY GENTILE - Associated Press LOS ANGELES - From "green carpets" at awards shows to organic fruit served to actors on sets, Hollywood is going all out to promote itself as being environmentally hip. No amount of public service announcements or celebrities ...
Inflation still threat in future.(Business)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: JOHN WAGGONER - USA Today You probably know someone who can find the darker side of anything. You struck oil in the back yard? The Environmental Protection Agency will be all over you. You just won the lottery for $45 million? Don't you know the government will take a ...
Ruby Tuesday Inc.(Business)
Oct 01, 2007 ... NYSE: RT Headquarters: 150 W. Church Ave., Maryville, Tenn. Founded: 1972; in 1982, acquired by Morrison Restaurants Inc., which also owned American Cafe and Tias Inc. Reincorporated in 1996 as Ruby Tuesday Inc.; sold off American Cafe and Tias in 2000. ...
COMING UP.(Business)(Clinical report)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TODAY Earnings expected: AngioDynamics Inc., a manufacturer of catheters and other medical instruments in Queensbury, will report its first fiscal quarter financial results after close of the financial markets in a 4:30 p.m. conference call with analysts. To participate, call ...
Buyouts fewer, but still possible; Deals will continue as long as companies are well run, growing and free of excessive debt.(Business)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: JOE BEL BRUNO - Associated Press NEW YORK - In a time of collapsing megadeals, a few well-structured buyouts with sound companies can still get done. Deals to take 3Com Corp. and Avaya Inc. private that made news on Friday show that major private-equity ...
Looking Back.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2007 ... On this date in 1907 October 1 - Bookbinders in Albany walked off their jobs after their employers denied an earlier agreement for shortening the ...
'The Rock' atop box-office heap.(Arts & Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Disney's "The Game Plan," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a football quarterback whose bachelor lifestyle is disrupted by the arrival of a daughter he never knew he had, opened as the top weekend flick with $22.7 million, according ...
ON THIS DATE.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... 1903 The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Series homer, Deacon Phillippe is the winning pitcher and Cy Young the loser. 1961 Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season, against Tracy Stallard ...
WEB TOP.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Most-viewed stories on timesunion.com for Sunday: 1 Body found in park lake 2 State wireless network offers towering questions 3 From "Day ...
Game Time.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Thursday, at Cleveland, TBA, TB Friday at Cleveland, TBA Sunday vs. Cleveland, TBA Red Sox Wednesday: vs. L.A., TBA, TBS Friday: vs. L.A., TBA Sunday: at L.A., TBA Giants Oct. 7: vs. N.Y. Jets, 1, ...
Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TODAY BENEFITS & GALAS Cut-a-thon Where: Ania Hair Studio and Spa, 1704 Western Ave., Albany When: 5-8 p.m. Contact: 456-8822 Notes: To benefit the Liza Warner Memorial Scholarship Fund. BINGO American Legion Melvin Roads Post ...
QUOTABLE.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... " I'm so grateful for everything you've done to help me develop into the player - and more importantly the man - I've become. " MIKE SWEENEY, Kansas City Royals slugger, ...
Candidate takes GOP message to heart.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ask Richard Wager why he just opened a pair of phone centers in the 20th Congressional District, and he talks about getting people involved and giving something back. But the investment by the would-be challenger to Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport, is undoubtedly a move to ...
TRANSACTIONS.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BASEBALL MLB MLB: Suspended Florida C Miguel Olivo five games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his role in a brawl against the New York Mets on Sept. 29. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Fired Tom Trebelhorn, bench coach. Announced Sam ...
CORRECTIONS.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Patriots beat the Chargers to advance to the NFL's AFC ...
Double bill of hits, more country hits.(Arts & Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: MICHAEL LISI - Special to the Times Union ALBANY - Hits and more traditional country music hits from traditional country music veterans Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn. That sums up Saturday night's country music double bill at the Times Union Center. ...
Jazz greats lift each other higher.(Arts & Entertainment)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: GREG HAYMES - Staff Writer ALBANY - What is it that pushes a good band into the stratospheric realm of greatness? It's a difficult question because, of course, every musical situation is unique, and often the answer defies mathematical analysis. Magical and ...
Tigers displace Trojans; LSU wins big, edges USC by 2 points at top of poll.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press NEW YORK - LSU reached No. 1 the hard way. The Tigers edged past Southern California in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, though the Trojans remained undefeated. On a wild day in college football, when half the top 10 lost, ...
Game of the Week.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... GAME OF THE WEEK Boys' Soccer Shenendehowa at Colonie 7 p.m. Wednesday GRAPHIC:db ITEM Not Found -12 THE MATCHUP: Shenendehowa (7-0-2, 6-0) and Colonie (8-1, 6-0) meet under the lights in what easily is the biggest regular-season contest for ...
Female chess master toppling kings.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Susan Polgar discovered chess by accident as a child and has kept stereotypes about female players and gender discrimination in a double check ever since. "I was 4 years old ... and searching for a new toy at home, and I kind of stumbled on a chess set," the grandmaster told The ...
Sputnik: A scientist's slapped-together dream.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW - When Sputnik took off 50 years ago, the world gazed at the heavens in awe and apprehension, watching what seemed like the unveiling of a sustained Soviet effort to conquer space and score a stunning Cold War triumph. ...
HIT MOVIE SERIES DOESN'T GIVE JACKIE CHAN A RUSH.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... "Rush Hour" put Jackie Chan in Hollywood's major leagues, but the Hong Kong star isn't a fan of his action comedy franchise. Chan said when he made the first installment of the "Rush Hour" series in 1998 he only wanted to test the U.S. market and didn't have high hopes. ...
Evander Holyfield enters the ring with his own grill.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Evander Holyfield once defeated George Foreman in a battle for the world heavyweight boxing title. Now he is seeking to oust his former foe from another arena: the grilling world. Holyfield of Atlanta is preparing to unveil the "Evander Holyfield Real Deal Grill," a direct ...
Grand Ole Opry welcomes its newest member.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Hank Williams . Patsy Cline . Alan Jackson . Martina McBride . And now, Josh Turner . They're all members of the Grand Ole Opry. Turner was invited Saturday to join. During "Opry Live," Turner presented a plaque to Roy Clark marking his 20 years as an Opry member ....
Driver notes a degree of discrepancy on the Times Union sign.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Q: For years, the time and temperature sign on the Times Union building near Northway Exit 4 was reasonably close to the temperature displayed on the dashboard of the cars I drive and the temperature at the airport reported on local radio stations. Any difference was one or two degrees, ...
Capital Region.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Pink hair A & Co. Salon, 1321 Central Ave., Albany, is offering pink hair extensions (and later removal), from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday as part of a benefit for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. A $10 suggested donation. Call 482-4244. Rollins show Henry ...
Chiefs 30, Chargers 16.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SAN DIEGO - First-round draft pick Dwayne Bowe caught a 51-yard touchdown pass from Damon Huard in the fourth quarter as Kansas City (2-2) scored 24 straight points and stunned San Diego (1-3). It was the third straight loss for the Chargers, exceeding their loss total from last ...
School cost's lasting burden; As college tuitions rise, high-priced loans are leading to long-term debt.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: MARCY GORDON - Associated Press The near doubling in the cost of a college degree in the past decade has produced an explosion in high-priced student loans that could haunt the U.S. economy for years. While scholarship, grant money and government-backed ...
City's new schools buck state trend; Schenectady seeking K-6 building for growing population even as other cities lose students to suburban districts.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: LAUREN STANFORTH - Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - The city school district, for the first time in decades, is opening new schools in order to deal with an enrollment increase that has crept up on them over the last 17 years. The district just opened a ...
Tiger loses as U.S. wins.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Combined wire services MONTREAL - The United States team won enough of the singles matches Sunday to capture the Presidents Cup for the second consecutive time, giving it an international victory in cup competition for the first time since 1993. That didn't ...
Dozens of vehicle tires slashed near RPI campus.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TROY - Police are searching for whoever slashed the tires of dozens of cars, police spokesman Capt. John Cooney said Sunday. One or more tires on 28 vehicles within roughly three blocks were punctured with a knife during the vandalism spree, which occurred early Saturday ...
Focus on aviation safety paying off; Decade after U.S. air disasters spurred changes, dramatic improvements seen.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: MATTHEW L. WALD - New York Times WASHINGTON - After two infamous crashes in 1996 that together killed 375 people, a White House commission told the airline industry and its regulators to reduce the domestic rate of fatal accidents 80 percent over 10 years. That clock ...
Race over; drama begins Curlin's win in Gold Cup fires interest in Breeders'.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN - Staff Writer ELMONT - Early Sunday afternoon, before they ran the $750,000, Grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park, the buzz among the 19,338 in the house was that they were going to see the best horse in training in Lawyer Ron. When the ...
Aide's trial starts in autistic boy's death; Edwin Tirado accused of smothering 13-year-old Jonathan Carey.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: ROBERT GAVIN - Staff Writer ALBANY - On the next-to-last day of their Caribbean cruise last February, Michael and Lisa Carey bought souvenir T-shirts for their two sons and hoped to visit an aquarium in St. Thomas. But first, Michael Carey called his Delmar ...
Posada gets hang of managing.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Combined wire services NEW YORK - New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada served as manager of the day Sunday after being handed the role by Joe Torre. It's a tradition that Torre instituted years ago if the final game is meaningless. "It means a lot. I'm ...
Kavanaugh loses first-round match; Lone local to advance in PBA regional.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Staff reports As the only Capital Region bowler to advance to match play, Clifton Park's Bob Kavanaugh lost to Robert Bohner of Milton, Pa., 3-2 in his opening-round contest of the PBA East Region Howell Lanes Senior Open in Howell, N.J. Kavanaugh, who was ...
Leaders in Myanmar rebuff U.N. envoy; Military government continues its violent crackdown on protesters.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar - A U.N. envoy was unable to meet with Myanmar's top two junta leaders in his effort to persuade them to ease a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, but was allowed a highly orchestrated session Sunday with detained opposition ...
Russo, Clarke down in the pack; Rain interrupts U.S. Mid-Amateur golf.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Staff reports Dan Russo of Hagaman and Matthew Clarke of Loudonville are longshots to qualify for match play in the 27th annual U.S. Mid-Amateur golf championship in Bandon Dunes, Ore. Play was delayed for 2 hours and 40 minutes because of rain and increased ...
Saint Rose offering kids swimming instruction.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALBANY - The College of Saint Rose will offer low-cost swimming lessons today through Nov. 26 for children ages 4 to 13. Swim classes will be from 5:55 to 6:40 p.m. and from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays (except Oct. 8) in the college's heated pool in the Events and Athletics ...
Albany's Mansion District residents withstand the heat; Arson fire fails to drive away homeowners, now holding tour to help preserve the area.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: SCOTT WALDMAN - Staff Writer ALBANY - It will take more than fire to move Matt Nehrbauer. Two years ago, an arsonist tore a hole in his Mansion neighborhood by torching homes at 4 and 5 Madison Place. People rushed out of their homes in the early morning hours ...
Proctors previews its latest upgrades; Hundreds turn up as public gets its first look at $30M expansion.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: LAUREN STANFORTH - Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - Gordon Meeusen of Guilderland looked around at the bold yellow, red and purple colors of the new GE Theatre at Proctors Sunday and thought about the last time he was in the building, likely more than 20 years ago. ...
In Sudan, rebels storm peacekeepers; African Union base in Darfur attacked, killing at least 10; 30 still missing.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU - Associated Press HASKANITA, Sudan - Rebel forces stormed a small African Union base in northern Darfur and killed at least 10 peacekeepers, leaving behind charred armored vehicles and bombed out barracks in an unprecedented attack on the ...
Budget includes tax increase; Schenectady County legislators seek cuts in 2008 spending plan.(Capital Region)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: PAUL NELSON - Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - Schenectady County Manager Kathleen Rooney is set to reveal a $283 million 2008 budget with a nearly 10 percent property tax increase - but the legislators who hired her say the spending plan needs a major diet. ...
Giving doctors lessons in culture; New York among states considering tying awareness training to medical licensing.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: VALERIE BAUMAN - Associated Press ALBANY - When a Muslim woman told Dr. Toni McLaurin of her concerns about being treated by men, the orthopedic surgeon immediately set her at ease. "Everyone involved in her care (during surgery) was female, and also was ...
Facebook warned for safety claims; Attorney general says Web site could face fraud charge over predators.(Main)(Website overview)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: MICHAEL GORMLEY - Associated Press ALBANY - The social networking Web site Facebook has been warned that it could face a consumer fraud charge for failing to live up to claims that youngsters there are safer from sexual predators than at most sites and that it promptly ...
Town's well is a state concern; Constitution must be amended by voters in November balloting.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: JAY GALLAGHER - Gannett News Service ALBANY - The head of the new well in the tiny Adirondack hamlet of Raquette Lake is 10 feet wide and 12 feet long, and it serves only 71 families. Yet it is important enough to have its fate decided by every New Yorker who goes to the ...
Chase gets jumbled; Biffle wins, though other drivers say he wasn't first.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: JENNA FRYER - Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Greg Biffle scored his first victory of the season - though his car ran short on fuel before crossing the finish line Sunday - in a wild race that jumbled the Chase for the championship standings. The Chase ...
City fights millionaire's school bill; U.S. Supreme Court to hear case of ex-Viacom CEO who forced New York to pay for son's education.(Main)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: DAVID B. CARUSO - Associated Press NEW YORK - There is no question that Tom Freston can afford to give his children the best education money can buy. The former Viacom CEO was among the country's most richly paid TV executives. He got an $85 million severance deal when ...
Phillies capture NL East.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - Believe it, Philly. The Fightin' Phils are going to the playoffs. Ryan Howard hit his 47th homer, 44-year-old Jamie Moyer pitched 5 1/3 gutsy innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Washington 6-1 Sunday to end a 14-year ...