All Over Albany

SUNY chancellor: "systemness" is the word, downtown Troy bar threatened with shutdown, Occupy Albany shifts focus, Meals on Wheels unexpectedly benefits from theft

GlobalFoundries announced it's started making chips about the new chip fab in Malta. [GloFo] [AOA]

In her State of the University address, SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher said "systemness" is the key to the higher education system's success. One result: SUNY will be regionalizing some administration tasks (like payroll) in an effort to save money. And, yes, apparently she (or someone) made up the word "systemness." -- said Zimpher: "If Stephen Colbert can do it with 'truthiness,' so can we." [SUNY] [TU] [Daily Gazette]

The pedestrian hit by a pickup truck on upper Washington Ave in Albany last month has died -- and police have yet to find the truck (map). [TU]

The 18-year-old driver of the pickup truck involved in the crash that killed a Ballston Spa High School student has been cited for a handful of violations -- including driving without a license. His father -- who owned the truck -- has also been cited for allowing unlicensed operation. [Saratogian] [Fox23]

Both the city of Troy and Troy police are threatening to get Broadway Brew shut down because of a string of violent incidents connected to the bar. [WTEN] [Fox23]

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EMPAC spring 2012

EMPAC's schedule for spring 2012 is out. And, as we've come to expect, it's full of stuff that looks interesting, weird, challenging, or just... different. The works on this season's slate make use of dance, animation, "actual reality," Walden, Infinite Jest, and mosquitoes.

Here are a handful of dates that caught our eye.

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Jane's Addiction at the Palace

Yet another dispatch from RetroMusicLand: Jane's Addiction will be playing the Palace March 2. Tickets go on sale this Saturday -- they start at $29.50.

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Jeremy Snyder's TEDxAlbany chocolate chip cookie talk

Back in November we talked with Albany resident Jeremy Snyder about his family's effort to find the best chocolate chip recipe. It's a fun story. (And... delicious.)

We first heard about Jeremy through his talk at last year's TEDxAlbany. The video of his (charming) talk is now online. We've embedded it above.

We've also updated the earlier post collecting TEDxAlbany 2011 talks. And we think we've got them all embedded now -- including the talk by FarmieMarket's Sarah Gordon.

Yep, AOA was a media sponsor of TEDxAlbany.

Memorable photos from 2011

Some were from scenes that seemed unreal.

While filing away 2011, we thought it'd be interesting to collect some of our favorite photos from the last year of AOA.

Some of the photos are good pictures, some evoked memories (good and bad), and some are just fun.

Thank you to everyone who sent along photos over the past year. We appreciate it.

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