working to rebuild the iraq air force.(Capital Region)

Byline: TERRY BROWN - Staff Writer

Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Nardacci of East Greenbush helped re-establish the Iraq air force.

After Nardacci competed his third tour in Iraq, he returned to duty as a C-17 Globemaster III airlift aircraft crew chief with the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base at Anchorage, Alaska. Nardacci received a Joint Service Achievement Medal for his performance as a Coalition Air Force Transition Team maintenance adviser and member of the newly activated 52nd Expeditionary Flying Training Squadron at Kirkuk Regional Air Base.

He was one of approximately 80 U.S. Air Force and Army personnel training Iraqi pilots and support personnel.

A number of former Iraqi air force pilots are back …

FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO PRESERVE NEWSPAPER.(MILLENNIUM)

Byline: FRANCES INGRAHAM HEINS Staff writer

This special edition of the Times Union holds memories and predictions that span centuries, but the newsprint itself has a short lifespan.

To preserve a newspaper, keep it away from light and free from dust and acid.

Start with a fresh copy that has not been handled or folded several times, said Leslie Paisley, paper conservator and department head of the paper conservation lab at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center in Williamstown, Mass.

``Newsprint, which has been around since the 1860s, is a very short-fibered paper,'' explained Paisley. ``This is why it is so delicate and tears so …

'Dominant' definition revived.

Byline: Phusadee Arunmas

Oct. 12--The Commerce Ministry will reintroduce a clear definition of "market dominant" businesses and clarify merger rules to ensure fairness and prevent conflicts of interest involving politicians.

The new minister, Krirk-krai Jirapaet, told senior officials yesterday that the changes were needed to give teeth to the Trade Competition Law.

He said the ministry had drafted definitions for mergers and market dominance several years ago but they were never adopted. Under an earlier draft, a single company that commands more than half of its total market share and has annual sales exceeding one billion baht would be considered …

'El no habla': Obama jumbles Cinco de Mayo salute

President Barack Obama's joke wasn't lost in translation _ even though he referred to a Cinco de Mayo celebration as "Cinco de Cuatro."

Obama jumbled his words as he welcomed guests to the White House to observe the Mexican holiday, sending the crowd into laughter before he referred to the day correctly.

"Welcome to Cinco de Cuatro _ Cinco de Mayo at the White House," said Obama, in what appeared to be an attempt to note they were celebrating on the fourth of May instead of the fifth.

Cinco de cuatro means "five of four" in Spanish.

"We are a day early, but we always like to get a head start here at the …

Trends in atmospheric science journals: A reader's perspective

ABSTRACT

A survey of 22 atmospheric science journals shows that the number of published articles tripled in 30 years during 1965-95, so that it has become increasingly difficult to keep abreast of the literature. A total of 1642 peer-reviewed articles in the journals were categorized numerically in terms of features of the abstracts and the conclusions. Consistent differences were found between journals. Most journals are mediocre in terms of their reader-friendliness, with little or no improvement over recent decades. The abstract and/or the conclusions in many papers have become too long and too discursive, preventing the reader from making a rapid assessment of the papers' …

ESCAPE PLAN.(Ford to introduce small sport utility, the Escape, in 2001)(Brief Article)

Ford Motor Co. plans to battle the Toyota RAV4 and the Honda CR-V in the small sport-utility segment with the car-based 2001 Escape. Shown in this unauthorized, computer-enhanced photo, the Escape is expected to be …

ALBANY COUNTY EDITION.(Capital Region)

Life in America

Connecting With America offers recent immigrants a chance to discuss American life and culture, is at 4:30 p.m. today at the Pine Hills Branch of the Albany Public Library, 517 Western Ave., Albany. Call 482-7911.

Airport sale

Albany International Airport plans a sale of computer equipment, cars and tools from 9 a.m. …