GIULIANI WANTED LINE CLEAR, GOLISANO SAYS.(CAPITAL REGION)(Correction notice)

B. Thomas Golisano said Thursday that one of New York's most prominent Republicans, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, asked him several months ago to consider a gubernatorial run on the Liberal Party line and to leave the Independence Party line for Gov. George Pataki.

Golisano said he received the call from Giuliani in the spring, long before he announced he would try to wrest the Independence line from Pataki in a primary battle and bounce the governor off the Conservative line through a write-in campaign.

``He suggested I leave the Independence line alone and let the governor have it, and run on the Liberal line -- an interesting idea I didn't …

TOWN RECREATION FEES MAY JUMP IN WILTON.(Local)

Byline: Ken Thurman Staff writer

As part of its 1991 budget, the town is considering charging more to participate in Recreation Department programs. A recent boom of families with school-aged children moving into the area has caused the program to expand into one of the largest in Saratoga County, with more than 600 participants during the summer months.

Town Councilman Ray O'Conor

said the user fees may be needed to manage expansion better and to maintain safety and programmatic standards.

"The good news is that our Recreation Department programs are among the best in the county. The bad news is they are becoming increasingly expensive," …

`Twilight' among People's Choice Awards nominees

Nominees for the People's Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires.

"Twilight" and "True Blood" were among the top nominees announced Tuesday. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominee slate and will also choose the winners in 35 categories.

"Twilight" is up for favorite movie, franchise and on-screen team for its trio of stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Stewart and Pattinson were also nominated individually for favorite movie actress and actor, and Lautner is up for breakout movie actor.

"True Blood" was nominated for favorite TV obsession and …

Israel, Palestinians OK Gaza Cease-Fire

JERUSALEM - Israel and the Palestinians agreed to a cease-fire Saturday to end a five-month Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip and the firing of rockets by Palestinian militants into the Jewish state - a major step toward possibly reviving long-stalled peace talks.

The cease-fire was to go into effect at 6 a.m. Sunday (11 p.m. Saturday EST), both sides said.

The truce announcement was a significant achievement for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he tries to put together a more moderate government to replace the one currently led by Islamic Hamas radicals. Abbas, a moderate from the Fatah Party, hopes a deal with Hamas will persuade the West and Israel to …

Tearing Into Traditional Markets.(synthetic paper market)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

DEMAND IN THE U.S. $200-MILLION synthetic paper market is expected to grow 8.4%/year, to 166 million lbs by 2005, says a Business Communications Co. (BCC; Norwalk, CT) study. Synthetic paper is made from either polyethylene (PE), polypropylene, polystyrene, or polyethylene terepthalate combined with fillers such as titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate, or silicas.

Synthetic papers are growing the fastest in niche markets where moisture or other contaminants can damage traditional papers, BCC says. Major producers include PPG; Oji-Yuka (Tokyo) subsidiary Yupo; Nan Ya Plastics; ExoonMobil; and Arjobex, a three-way joint venture of BP, Arjo Wiggins (London), and Appleton …

Gago Oganesyan.(trendsetters: Emerging Artists)

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Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Gago Oganesyan developed an interest for drawing and painting at a young age. This childhood pastime soon became a passion. Gago graduated from the H. Kojoyan Art School and Terlemezian Art College in Yerevan, and in 1985 he received his master's degree in fine arts from the Art Academy of Yerevan.

After graduating, Gago traveled extensively throughout Europe. The rich cultural and artistic traditions he experienced abroad helped develop his inventive vision. He moved to the United States in 1991 and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Yelena Geodakyan, and their daughter, Sona.

Gago uses a broad …

DEMOCRATS TO RELEASE GOP FILES.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: Associated Press

The state Democratic Party said Monday that it would make public computerized records for New York's top GOP campaign committees.

The Democrats said they had computerized records that the Republican State Committee and Gov. George Pataki's campaign committee filed last week with the state Board of Elections.

Since early this year, the Democrats have made their own state committee financial filings available to the media on computer disks, but Republicans have not.

State Democratic Chairwoman Judith Hope said that until the Republicans did make their files available in such a format, the Democrats would continue to …