Tarleton ‘Jack’ Watkins: Retired brigadier general, WWII pilot
- 11:34 AM — Dec 31 —
- Source: The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA
Tarleton "Jack" Watkins' fascination with flying started when he was a youngster and propelled him to a career in the U.S. Air Force that began at Hickam Field near Pearl Harbor and included flying more than 120 combat missions during World War II. Read More
GEN's 10 Most Popular Stories of 2009
- 10:53 AM — Dec 31 —
- Source: Genetic Engineering News
Mission-Critical Java to Power Next-Gen Enterprise Computing
- 10:48 AM — Dec 31 —
- Source: Developer.com (earthweb)
With the help of JRockit software, customers can reliably use Java for real-time, mission-critical applications, according to an Oracle white paper. Read More
"California to seek review of decision overturning body-armor law; Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown will petition the state Supreme Court to review a lower court's ruling that overturned a law barring violent offenders from possessing body armor"
- 7:31 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: How Appealing
This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times. Read More
Atty. Gen. Steve Cooley?
- 4:36 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: Opinion L.A.
Polish general defends his place in history
- 12:15 PM — Dec 30 —
- Source: FT.com
Twenty years after communism crumbled in central Europe, most of the party leaders from 1989 are dead or living in obscurity - except for Poland's General Wojciech Jaruzelski, who is still fighting to salvage his reputation. Read More
Why Scrooge organisers must look outside of London
- 11:16 AM — Dec 30 —
- Source: Meetpie.com
The latest hotel trading statistics make interesting reading (see news item 'London hotels lead growth recovery in Europe'). Read More
Can Gen. McChrystal Salvage a Faltering War?
- 10:28 AM — Dec 30 —
- Source: Time
In 1982 a freshly minted army captain named Stanley McChrystal arrived at Fort Stewart, Ga., and was invited for a run by a more experienced captain named David Petraeus. Read More
