| Portville graduate helps save pilot
But when the 1999 Portville High School graduate joined the United States Air Force nearly 8 years ago, he never imagined that he would help rescue a pilot from a burning F-16. Members of the 55th Fighter Squadron from Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina were on the Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas in November for a Weapons Instructor Course.Sgt. Walden, a crew chief with the unit, was preparing his F-16 for flight around 6 p.m. Nov. 14 when he heard two booms."I knew that wasn't normal," he said.An F-16 just two jets ahead of him caught fire. .
Hardware Intel Responds to EU Charges With Demands of Its Own
Intel insists its innocence as it responds to antitrust allegations from the European Union Intel revels in the glory of being the CPU industry leader, at least for the time being. However, like many industry leaders, they have found themselves the primary target of the crosshairs of criticism. Further, as with any company that is dominating the market, allegations of antitrust violations become a serious threat to the company worldwide. AMD said Intel's anti-competitive practices established a monopoly in the microprocessor market. AMD then sued Intel in U.S. courts in June of 2005. The company since mounted a long-standing legal battle that included ads in major newspapers and the a website chastising Intel who it portrays as sinister and monopolistic. AMD received an ally in the form of the European Union. In July 2007, it announced that based on evidence collected in a multi year investigation, including materials found in a June 2005 raid of European Intel offices, it was filing charges against Intel for engaging in anticompetitive practices.
New energy law changes rules for lighting, autos
The lighting standards were among the energy bill's least controversial provisions.
"When you look at the energy savings in terms of dollars and the energy savings in terms of environmental benefits, this is a very positive development," said Randy Moorhead, vice president of Phillips Electronics, the world's largest lighting company. Compact fluorescent bulbs have drawbacks, even though they consume 75 percent less energy and last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs. Early versions of CFLs have had a bluish glow, as opposed to the warmer light of the traditional bulbs, and haven't been dimmable. But the light quality is improving and versions that can be dimmed are coming on the market.
Manufacturers can't keep up with the demand, said Albright Lighting's Gourley.
Sale of Countrywide Ends Brief L.A. Era
Bank of Americas $4.1 billion buyout of Calabasas-based Countrywide Financial Corp. announced earlier this month puts the exclamation point on perhaps the most rapid meltdown of an industry in Los Angeles County history. For five years, mortgage finance was one of the fastest growing industries in Southern California, creating tens of thousands of jobs, pouring billions of dollars into the local economy and making Los Angeles and Orange counties the nations leading center of mortgage finance. And faster than it came, it went. Santa Monica-based Fremont General Corp., Orange-based Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and Irvine-based New Century Financial Corp. are all out of the mortgage lending business, at least as they practiced it. Countrywide has been whacked, and Pasadena-based IndyMac Bancorp is struggling, laying off a quarter of its workers last week.
Danes seek sun, cultural ties to U.S. Virgin Islands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — The Danish owned these tropical islands for centuries, but about the only people speaking their language here these days are tourists. History buffs and sun-seekers are flocking here from Denmark, coming in greater numbers than their colonial forebears ever did as the tiny Scandinavian country revives cultural ties with its old Caribbean possession. As Danes rediscover the one-time trading hub as a beach haven, some find themselves asking why their government sold the islands to the United States in 1917. "It was a mistake," joked Karen Larsen, a 60-year-old teacher from Blokhus, Denmark, as she relaxed at a seaside hotel after taking a Danish-language tour through the lush mountain greenery and colonial architecture of St.
Wild Card/Vacation Day 11 of 12
Only two more shopping days until I return to the final days of the City Council campaigns. Then, we'll have fun taking apart the campaigns. Any dirt yet? Any mudslinging. You know, the good stuff. Or is everyone behaving? My wife is now looking over my shoulder -- literally -- so I have to pretend that I'm just checking ball scores. See ya in two days. Here's Wild Card ... .
Loan Scandal Escalates
When Andrew M. Cuomo started asking questions about the relationships between lenders and colleges, many in higher education scoffed (off the record) that this was a case of an ambitious politician looking for headlines and that there wasn’t much for his inquiry to find. There’s no doubt that Cuomo, New York State’s new attorney general, is an ambitious politician looking for headlines, but he’s finding more and more to investigate. And some experts on aid are increasingly worried that the scandal is going to scare some students and families away from borrowing or from getting advice from financial aid offices. .
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