Community Bank System Announces Fourth Quarter and 2006 Full Year Results.
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Community Bank System, Inc. generated quarterly net income of $8.2 million, or $0.27 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2006, consistent with the $0.27 per share reported in the fourth quarter of 2005, despite the inclusion of a $0.01 per share expense...

Whatever happened to cotton? Jim Thomas looks back from a brave new nanotech world at the fabric of history.
It was at her wedding in 2035 that Asha first began wondering about cloth. Her grandmother had given her an old-fashioned cotton sari and so they fell into conversation while fingering its brittle texture. Asha declared that she found the sari 'beautiful in a retro sort of way' but...

Tax benefit a boost for those who took VRS.
NEW DELHI: The main reason for the waning public interest in government-sponsored small savings schemes is the low interest rates on these instruments. Particularly, five-year fixed deposit schemes of banks, which were brought under Section 80C in the current financial year, offer better returns. For example, State...

American Pacific Announces Closing of $110 Million Senior Notes Offering.
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Pacific Corporation (the "Company") announced today that it has completed its previously announced private offering of $110 million aggregate principal amount of 9.0% Senior Notes due 2015. The net proceeds from the issuance of the notes were used to: *...

Of cinema, food, and desire: Franz Kafka's "Investigations of a Dog".
I. Food, Film, and a Desire to Nothing but Literature 'Office life is a dog's life.' 'Yes, Kafka agreed, 'yet I don't ... bark at anyone and I don't bite either. As you know-I'm a vegetarian. We only live on our own flesh." (1) Shortly...

Rita J. Pocius, 81.
NORTH BROOKFIELD Rita J. Pocius, 81, passed away on Oct. 25, 2007 from this earth in the loving and caring arms of her family and friends; including Carmen, Brian, Tammy and John. She was born in North Brookfield the daughter of Gustav & Mary (Puzar) Pocius and has been...

Shortage of endocrinologists expected to get even worse.
Practicing endocrinologists are in short supply in many areas of the country, and the situation only has worsened since a 2003 study that showed the national supply to be 12% lower than demand, according to several experts. There are no easy solutions to increase the number of...

No gimmicks; Structural solutions needed for city budget woes.
COLUMN: In our opinion With a potential $19 million-plus funding gap looming this budget season, the Worcester city administration has declared that everything is on the table. Perhaps so, but half-baked schemes such as delaying negotiated raises for municipal employees only distract from the serious business at...

Janitors, clerks may be exempt from cutbacks.
President Arroyo yesterday said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will study the proposal to exempt non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) from the government's rationalization plan to address the shortage of janitors and clerks in public schools. Mrs. Arroyo, however, said that the...

Germain court papers leaked; Statement reveals candidate's finances.
Byline: Shaun Sutner WORCESTER - Courthouse officials said yesterday they will investigate the apparent widespread leak of a sealed financial statement that was part of City Council candidate Michael J. Germain's divorce settlement last year. Meanwhile, Mr. Germain, standing beside his ex-wife, Kristin Nelson, in...