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On the Move
Movers and shakers in the Capital Region business scene
Monthly Archive for December, 2011
Donald Ingalls elected HPA Board of Directors chair
Donald Ingalls, vice president of the State and Federal Relations for HealthNow New York (BlueShield of Northeastern New York), was elected chair of the New York Health Plan Association Board of Directors for the 2012-2013 term. "Don has been a long-time active participant on HPA's board," said Paul Macielak, president and CEO of the Health […]
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Philip P. Bohi joins McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
Philip P. Bohi joined the firm's national Consumer Financial Services team as of counsel in the Albany office. Most recently, Bohi served as associate general counsel at Fannie Mae in Washington, DC. Bohi earlier served as an associate at Lotstein Buckman LLP and was director of operations for iComply Inc. Mr. Bohi's practice will focus […]
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CUC Mortgage appoints Edward Kovalefsky as new COO
Edward Kovalefsky was appointed chief operating officer at the Albany headquartered corporation. Kovalefsky will report to William J. Mellin, president/chairman of CUC Mortgage and president/CEO of the Credit Union Association of New York. Kovalefsky joined the corporation in 1993, initially as chief financial officer. During the past 10 years, he has overseen the corporation's for-profit […]
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Jeffrey Schanz named CASE District II Professional of the Year
Jeffrey M. Schanz, assistant vice president for alumni relations at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Executive Director of the Rensselaer Alumni Association, was named the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's (CASE) District II Professional of the Year. The award recognizes "a District II institutional advancement professional who has demonstrated exceptional achievement in the development […]
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Marilyn R. Hensel joins Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company
Marilyn R. Hensel of South Glens Falls was appointed assistant vice president and trust officer in the Trust Department. Hensel joined the bank with extensive trust and tax experience. She is a certified trust and financial adviser through the Institute of Certified Bankers. Hensel served on the Board for the Schenectady Day Nursery and also […]
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Dr. Paul Burcher joins Albany Medical Center
Dr. Paul Burcher joined Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albany Medical Center. In addition, he was appointed assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Albany Medical College and will serve as assistant professor at the Alden March Bioethics Institute. Most recently, Dr. Burcher served as clinical associate professor and clerkship director at Oregon […]
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Albany Medical Center welcomes Dr. David Kimble
Dr. David Kimble joined Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albany Medical Center as chief of urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery. Urogynecology, a subspecialty of obstetrics and gynecology and urology, is dedicated to the treatment of pelvic floor disorders in women, such as urinary incontinence and prolapse of the vagina, cervix, bladder or uterus. Among many surgeries […]
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Susan MackNair joins Seton Health
Susan MackNair joined Seton Health's OB/GYN primary care offices in Clifton Park, Cohoes, Latham and Troy. MackNair has over 20 years of women's health experience. Most recently, she worked as a nurse practitioner at Jacobs, Lee and Burack in Troy (2002-11) and Schenectady Womens Health Care Associates (1991-02). She also instructed at Russell Sage College […]
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BST elects Stephen L. Ferraro new managing partner
Stephen L. Ferraro of Saratoga Springs was appointed new managing partner at the Albany-based financial and management consulting firm. Ferraro will begin his new role January 1. Since joining BST in October 2005 through a merger of his firm, Ferraro-Andrie CPAs, Ferraro has served as a partner on the firm's Valuation, Forensic, and Litigation Services […]
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Rebecca Franklin and Stacey Mace join the Bonadio Group
Rebecca Franklin of Latham joined the Albany firm as an assistant accountant. She is a recent graduate of Siena College. Stacey Mace of Guilderland also joined as an assistant accountant. She is a recent graduate of Siena College.
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This is for GoAnime over at ff.net
Senior Prom
The place was a mess, broken tables and chairs littered the gym floor. Streamers lay in torn ruins. And instead of the silver light of the disco ball, the place was flooded with red and blue lights of the EMS vehicles outside.
"Why is it things go so horribly wrong at prom?" Noah asked dejectedly.
Rex pulled out his phone and with a gentle tap he played a soft rock song, then approached the blond and cleared his throat. "Can I have this dance?" he asked, holding out his hand.
Noah looked up and smiled. "I thought you'd never ask."

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I am so tired. Todd and I went to the EARL last night after his book club at Flatiron. Anna Kramer opened, and I loved her! Got this video of a new Band of Horses song they say they hadn't played before. Me likey. Their whole show was really great – I was impressed. I think they were much better… Read more →
Sir Duke: Tiller Pitches a Royal Fit
Dragging a kicking and screaming Tiller, age two, into Publix. As I lifted her into the buggy, trying to force her legs into the holes of the seat as she attempted to keep them straight and throw herself out onto the cement floor at the same time, the first notes of Stevie Wonder's ever-so-cheery "Sir Duke" came on over the… Read more →
All Hallows Eve
Halloween was ultra fun. We carved the pumpkin (yes, I am a total slacker and waited till the last minute) and then went and had pizza at Grant Central. After that, we walked around East Atlanta Village for the Eav-O-Ween celebration.All of the shop owners hand out candy to the local kids, and the people-watching is pretty fun. The kids… Read more →
The Dogwood Shuffle
I've seen this around the web a few times before. You open ITunes, put every bit of music you own on Shuffle, and then you have to post the first five songs that play for everyone to see. No matter how embarrassing. Here goes: The Smiths – This Charming Man. So far, so good. Aimee Mann – Invisible Ink. Another… Read more →
New. Favorite. Band.
From an interview with Band of Horses' Ben Bridwell on Pitchfork. Pitchfork: Is there anything else that you want to get off your chest? BB: College football starts in about fifty days. Pitchfork: You're not soaking up the baseball season? BB: I am, actually. We haven't been near it. When we were in Seattle for those three weeks I got… Read more →
Dance Mix
I was out with the girls a few weeks ago, and one of us asked everyone else what songs really made us want to get up and dance. She is putting a playlist together for her wedding, and was looking for suggestions. Since then, I have been creating the wedding dance playlist of the century; 12 hours of butt-shaking goodness,… Read more →
About an Old Friend
There's a pretty cool article in today's New York Times, written by Aimee Mann, about "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." This weekend is the 40th anniversary of the release of the album; It came out about five years before I was released. The interesting thing about the article is that she reminded me of what I thought of the… Read more →
You've Come A Long Way, Baby
I've written about how I just don't have time to keep up with new music like I used to do. It frustrates me at times that music is just one more thing that gets short shrift in my life next to my children. I think that means I am a good parent, but I still miss buying a new CD… Read more →
This Must Be The Place
I was reading the New York Times online yesterday morning, and came across a pretty long article on the band Arcade Fire, whom I love. They have a new album out, er . . . coming out tomorrow, officer, I swear I never illegally downloaded any of it already, cross my heart and hope to die. The new album, Neon… Read more →
The Only True Currency
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world… is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."- Lester Bangs Damn. Should have named Dogwood Girl "www.theonlytruecurrency.com." Kids and husband left around 3:30. I fucked around with my dying motherfucking DVR and cable for thirty minutes or so. Turned music up really loud. Removed all vestiges of life with children… Read more →


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Have you ever killed some innocent lives/animals,like a butterfly or a rat ?
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Dec 5th, 2012, 02:23 PM
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Re: Have you ever killed some innocent lives/animals,like a butterfly or a rat ?
I grew up on a farm and sometimes shot and trapped rabbits, birds, etc. Although I was too chicken to do it myself I also usually fetched a parent or older brother to kill any snakes I saw around the place.
It was fairly normal in that environment and it didn't bother me at the time, but I look back on it all with distinctly mixed feelings. I doubt that I could do it now, although I'm not sure whether that's because I've developed a conscience or just gone soft.
Flies and mosquitoes that bug me are fair game I think.
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