EX-OFFICIAL TO SEEK MAYORALTY.(Local)

Byline: Ilaina Jonas Staff writer

The village's former zoning enforcement officer, who resigned last month after charging that some officials were giving family and friends preferential treatment, has decided to run for mayor.

"I had a number of people ask if I'd be willing to run for mayor," said Kate Langdon Forhan of Prospect Avenue. "At first I said no. I got enough positive kinds of feedback that I decided to take it more seriously. Last Thursday I decided to make a definite commitment to run. I'm honest, responsible and fair."

Forhan, a professor of political science at Siena College, sent the Village Board her resignation in a letter dated …

Tablets, smartbooks, netbooks _ an overview

These are the major types of products that are competing for attention in the size range between phones and laptops. Note that none of these categories are strictly defined, and they blend into one another.

Tablet computers _ Touch-screen devices with screen sizes ranging up from 5 inches (12.5 centimeters) diagonally. The iPad, with a 9.7-inch (24.5-centimeter) screen, falls in this category. Most new tablets lack keyboards, but there's an older category of laptops with touch screens that are known as tablet PCs. Prices from $200 and up, depending on subsidies from wireless carriers. Intended for Web browsing, movie watching and reading, among other things.

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Iraq War Report Implies Longer US Surge

WASHINGTON - While many in Congress are pushing President Bush to alter course in Iraq by September if not sooner, his new status report on the war strongly implies that the administration believes its military strategy will take many more months to meet its goals.

The report cited no specific timeframe, but its language suggests what some U.S. commanders have hinted at recently: The troop reinforcements that Bush ordered in January may need to remain until spring 2008.

That's a military calculation at odds with an emerging political consensus in Washington on bringing the troops home soon.

The disconnect between the military and political views on the best way …

Unions take green stand. (Britain's Trades Union Congress)

Unions take green stand

In what may be seen as another manifestation of the emerging red/green alliance, Britain's Trades Union Congress is expected to call for a charter for the environment at its annual congress in Blackpool this week. The TUC's general council is putting a statement to the congress which covers a wide range of environmental matters, from dust in the workplace to the destruction of the ozone layer. The importance of the environment at this year's TUC congress is further emphasised by ten motions on the environment tabled by individual unions.

The `polluter pays' principle, rejection of no growth or low growth scenarios, access to information …

Employee Fraud: SocGen Loss Lights a Fire Under Execs: 85 percent plan to change internal risk controls.

Yes, this is another story hung on the hook of Jerome Kerviel and Societe Generale; but the French banks $7 billion loss was a rude awakening for financial services firms around the globe, which are now scrambling to examine their own employee fraud detection processes and practices, and turning to the handful of tech vendors in the space to bring them up to speed.

We get people bringing us in for a number of reasons, because there is a problem with employee fraud or because they see things in the news like Societe Generale, says Andrew Davies, general manager and svp of sales at NetEconomy, the AML vendor that recently partnered with Intellinx to offer its employee fraud detection system.

Actimize, a data analytics …

SCHENECTADY MAY BE IN LINE FOR FUND MONEY, SILVER HINTS.(MAIN)

Byline: JAMES M. ODATO Capitol bureau

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver proved Wednesday that he has a lot of money at his discretion as he committed $1 million to the Albany Institute of History & Art.

The day after the Capital Region learned of 925 job cuts at GE and a further erosion of its manufacturing base, the state Legislature's leading Democrat pledged the money to spur the area's economy, he said.

The funding, he said, results from his recognition of ``the importance of arts and cultural institutions and other tourism destinations to a region's economy and quality of life.''

Silver also indicated he may be willing to write a smaller …

Yanks, Burnett beat Indians 8-0; A-Rod at 599

Alex Rodriguez had two hits, but not homer No. 600, to support another sharp outing by a resurgent A.J. Burnett and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 8-0 Wednesday night.

Burnett (9-8) earned his third win in four starts, the only blemish coming in a start in which he cut his hands hitting a door out of frustration. On Wednesday he allowed seven hits over 6 1-3 innings as the Yankees improved the best record in the majors with their sixth win in eight games _ and AL-leading ninth shutout.

Mark Teixeira had a two-run single and Brett Gardner a pair of run-scoring singles as the Yankees built a 7-0 lead. Robinson Cano hit his 19th homer leading …