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Hi guys, I'm just studying the procedure of RNase protection assay (as described here http://vet.sagepub.c...ent/39/1/2.full )
I don't understand why during the electropheresis step why part of the original probe is also run down the gel in lane 1, and the dsRNA is run down in lane 2 ..? What does the running down of a segement of the original probe show in comparison? Is it so that it corresponds to the lane 2 result if you have multiple probes?
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I was recently approached by a book agent to review a book on my blog. I did not like the book, found typos, and the prose was erratic along with some other issues.. I even had someone else read it and they agreed. Rather than post a negative review, I summarized the book. The agent was disappointed but when I told her my negative feelings, she preferred the summary.
What are your thoughts?
Joyce at http://www.jssherr.blogspot.com
You should always tell the truth. Just because you hate it doesn't mean I (or another reader) will hate it. If the book is having those types of problems maybe you could suggest ways for the author to clean the book up in your review? Maybe the book would be much more enjoyable if it were edited one more time.
Just a personal preference. I hate "reviews" that are just a summary of the book. That's not a review at all. You're just rehashing the book. It's pretty much pointless.
I don't agree.. I rely on summaries to see if a book is something I would be interested in reading or if I want to include it on my blog. Not everyone likes science fiction, espionage, YA etc and a summary can help the prospective reader make a choice. ...As you said, everyone's opinion is different.
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Well, most books already have a summary on the Amazon page/back cover/ect so it feels redundant for a reviewer to do that. Not to mention it 'spoils' the book. If I read a full summary, why would I read the book?
I completely agree. A summary is a rehash of the book. I had a book that I was going to review like that, and I couldn't even get through it, so I wrote a post called "ON Book Title" and wrote what it was about, and then who might like it and why I couldn't.
Totally agree!
Writing a review when I don't like the book is hard! I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but I think being honest about WHY I didn't like it is the key. I have read negative reviews and thought "oh I like those things that X didn't like..im going read that". I think being honest and respectful are key. I don't think most authors have the expectation that every single review is going to be positive.
Honest and respectful - bingo!
Anyone can give a summary of a book. They're plastered all over Amazon, on back covers, and inside flaps. However, only an actual reader can give a review that includes the book's weaknesses and strengths. I believe that when someone asks for a review, they are asking for the latter. If they did not want honesty, then they should not open up their work to the world. This is not an invitation to be rude and insensitive, but I have found that most readers are kind people and any reviews that present the book's challenges are not meant as stabs at the author but help during the writing process to aid the improvement of all literature.
I agree with most of your posts, however when I told the book agent that the reader had some negative comments( which would have been constructive) the agent preferred to leave the review as a summary. I chose to comply with his wishes.
Joyce @http://www.jssherr.blogspot.com
I guess I dont ask =)
I have moved away from doing my own summaries in general. I actually did an article on my blog on that subject. I would assume that agents want to stay away from negative comments, but I really try to focus on what readers want not so much the agents.
The truth shall set you free...
I remember watching The Motorcycle Diaries when a doctor who dabbles in writing tried to show his manuscript to Che Guevara. When the day came that he needed to know Che's feedback, Che being his own self fired his opinion with apologies to the doctor. No matter how bad the feedback was as long as its the truth, the doctor took Che's advise like a man and thankful for Che's sincerity. True people are very rare these days...
I think that once you have been reviewing for a while (and not necessarily a long while), you have set up expectations in the reader's mind. If you then do not fulfill those expectations, the results can be not just disappointing but misleading.
Let's say a reviewer generally either recommends a book or indicates that it is not recommend. Then, one time, the reviewer simply summarizes a book without the usual thumbs up or thumbs down. It's easy for a reader to come away with the impression that the reviewer has recommended or condemned the book when in reality neither is the case.
Even if the reader is not misled, there's another issue. If the writer customarily operates as a reviewer in every sense of the word, giving the thumbs up or thumbs down, then the entry that is merely a summary is going to stick out from everything else. It will break the flow of the blog and make it seem poorly written.
For that reason, if I were the blogger, I would not write the "review" that was really just a summary unless all my reviews were like that. If I didn't want to shoot down a bad book, I simply wouldn't write about it at all.
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Rick Durden started flying when he was 15 and became a flight instructor during his freshman year of college. He did a little of everything in aviation to help pay for college and law school including flight instruction, aerial application and hauling freight. Following law school he was in-house counsel for The Cessna Aircraft Company for seven years, then went into private practice in aviation law, first in Chicago, then in Grand Rapids, Mich. For about two years, beginning in 2005, Rick was the executive director of LightHawk, a nonprofit organization often known as the "wings of conservation," providing free flights to individuals, organizations and media working on matters involving the environment. He now consults and provides legal services for pilots, mechanics, FBOs, overhaulers and manufacturers, and is in-house counsel for a cargo airline. He is also a regular contributor to Aviation Consumer and AOPA Pilot. Rick holds an ATP certificate, with type ratings in the Cessna Citation and DC-3, and Commercial privileges for gliders, free balloons and single-engine seaplanes. He is also an instrument and multi-engine flight instructor. In the process of trying to fly every old and interesting airplane he could, Rick has accumulated over 6,900 hours of flying time. The rest of Rick's columns are available in The Pilot's Lounge.
Rick Durden started flying when he was 15 and became a flight instructor during his freshman year of college. He did a little of everything in aviation to help pay for college and law school including flight instruction, aerial application and hauling freight. Following law school he was in-house counsel for The Cessna Aircraft Company for seven years, then went into private practice in aviation law, first in Chicago, then in Grand Rapids, Mich.
For about two years, beginning in 2005, Rick was the executive director of LightHawk, a nonprofit organization often known as the "wings of conservation," providing free flights to individuals, organizations and media working on matters involving the environment. He now consults and provides legal services for pilots, mechanics, FBOs, overhaulers and manufacturers, and is in-house counsel for a cargo airline. He is also a regular contributor to Aviation Consumer and AOPA Pilot.
Rick holds an ATP certificate, with type ratings in the Cessna Citation and DC-3, and Commercial privileges for gliders, free balloons and single-engine seaplanes. He is also an instrument and multi-engine flight instructor. In the process of trying to fly every old and interesting airplane he could, Rick has accumulated over 6,900 hours of flying time.
The rest of Rick's columns are available in The Pilot's Lounge.
No matter where pilots gather, it's only a matter of time before someone starts a debate over which are the best and worst airplanes. It is no exception in the Pilot's Lounge at the virtual airport, and the battle was raging one afternoon when I happened to wander in. Old Hack was adamant that the Piper Super Cruiser, an example of which he had purchased almost-new back in the late 1940s, was the finest general aviation airplane ever manufactured. There were those who differed with him.
I've certainly thought about the issue, especially when doing aircraft checkouts, as the good and bad points of a model -- as well as what are best described as its quirks -- need to be known and explained. For example, I generally like the later model Globe/Tempco Swift, the GC-1B, with 125 hp. When I fly with someone in one, I make sure the new pilot is carefully introduced to its special corners. For example, the open wheel-wells mean that, during an attempt to three-point-land the airplane, the drag of the airplane dramatically changes late in the flare, causing such landing attempts to be wildly unpredictable. Most Swift pilots I know will only do wheel landings. Those who will attempt three-point landings tell me they do so only when the weather is perfect and they are feeling daring. Is the landing behavior a bad thing about that airplane? Well, yes, it is. It takes a corner out of the performance envelope and probably reduces the level of safety somewhat because it compromises one of the tools a pilot has to use when operating the airplane. Is that a fact or an opinion? Opinion, of course, but an educated, reasoned one, I hope. The factual part is that the Swift does not handle predictably when attempting a three-point landing.
As we pilots look at quirks, shortcomings and virtues of airplanes, we develop our own opinions as to their values. The original American Yankee had controls that were generally more responsive at all speeds than most production airplanes -- with the possible exception of the Cessna Cardinal -- which made for utterly delightful handling and, at the same time, an increased accident rate when flown by pilots who overcontrolled the airplane on landing.
I listened to some of the opinions being expressed in the Lounge and immediately thought that no one ever mastered the analysis of the spectrum of the good, bad and ugly in the realm of airplanes better than did the late James Gilbert. He wrote The Great Planes, about some of the finest airplanes in history, and The World's Worst Aircraft, which well described its contents. There have been attempts since his books, but few have come close in the rational selection process or the manner in which he analyzed each of those he chose. The great ones, the Spitfire, Mustang, Cessna 172, Douglas DC-3, Beech Staggerwing, are indeed precisely that, and the bad ones, such as the deadly Christmas Bullet, the murderous Gee Bees, and death-trap Brewster Buffalo, were unabashedly hideous.
What is striking is that, when we start looking at the truly bad airplanes, almost all were built before the end of World War II. When looking more closely, the change seems to come about 1935, which is about the time that the science of aeronautical engineering was maturing and the concepts of stability and control were becoming firmly understood. While there are those who say that no airplane that rises off the ground and flies can be bad, few of those commentators ever flew an airplane built prior to World War II. They've never had had the joy of experiencing neutral stability in pitch or yaw in normal operations, controls that were not even close to being harmonized, and engines that had, as their beholden duty, to regularly beguile the pilot with the sounds of silence.
Once science started elbowing out the "that looks pretty good" school of airplane design, and the certification regulations began to reflect a demand for certain levels of predictability in handling and performance, it's fair to say that very few truly awful airplanes made it into production. By the aviation boom of 1945, the industry and certification requirements had matured enough that there were no longer dogs such as the 1933 Luscombe Phantom, which had such miserable ground handling that more than one new owner refused delivery and demanded his money back after his first flight in the airplane. While the Phantom gave the subsequent Luscombe line an unfair reputation for being challenging when on the ground, the "8" series, which sold in huge numbers after the war, was merely demanding of a pilot's attention. They were not, by any stretch of even the most hopelessly inept pilot's imagination, bad airplanes.
There are those who say that once the CAA (and then the FAA) really started to put the screws to manufacturers in the certification process, the resultant issue of the post-war manufacturers had no soul at all. They allege that all such airplanes were merely "spam cans" and had become faceless machines that flew pretty much alike. Such assertions tend to be true only when considering jet airplanes, for they tend to be without feel or indeed, peculiarity. (OK, with the exception of the rocket-like Lear 23 and the crowd-killing DC-10). However, the claim is untrue when it comes to small, piston-powered, GA airplanes. Fortunately for we who enjoy the rainbow world of different and distinctive airplanes, even the piston pounder most ruthlessly and exhaustingly subjected to FAA screening and certification has its own quirks, personality and eccentricities.
Even though science and governmental regulation conspired to assure that the family lineages of post-World War II airplanes were largely free of stains on their DNA, and each offspring was the result of a carefully vetted coupling, there was, nevertheless, reason to believe that the true parents of some airplanes were not the ones who walked down the aisle in the arranged marriage. While the certification regulations did a good job of keeping the illegitimate offspring from getting out of the manufacturers' castle gates, there were still a few of questionable lineage that made it across the drawbridge and entered the wide, weird world of aviation retail sales. And those few were the ones that, once in full and free flight in the light of day and the glare of the opinion of pilots, elicited the nearly unanimous comment, "What in the world were they thinking?"
So, in the spirit of covering one's mouth in amusement while looking into modern aviation's slightly embarrassing corners, let's ignore the jets and the transports and take an irreverent look at a list of a few of the more inexplicable GA airplanes of the post-war age.
Champion Aircraft Corporation acquired the type certificate for the two-place, tandem-seat, high-wing, tailwheel, Aeronca 7EC Champion in the early '50s and went to work expanding the line. Eventually some 13 different models, including the excellent Citabria and Decathlon, would be produced before the company was acquired by Bellanca. As part of an apparent desire to be a full-service, two-place-or-fewer airplane manufacturer, Champion proved most innovative, creating a fascinating series of airplanes, including an aerial applicator. They were unhesitatingly willing to market airplanes that would never win, place or show in a beauty contest, such as a nosewheel version of the Champ (which by then was called the Traveler) and a twin -- the Model 402 Lancer.
From what can be ascertained from the ashes of time, the Lancer was designed to be a multi-engine trainer rather than a personal airplane. The general shape of the Champion fuselage was retained, although beefed up, with larger vertical and horizontal tail surfaces. Where the single engine had resided, a smoothly rounded nosecone appeared. The main wheels of the tricycle gear were directly under the wing-mounted engines, a pair of Continental O-200s developing 100 hp apiece and twirling fixed-pitch propellers.
While the idea of an inexpensive, multi-engine trainer has long been the goal of both manufacturers and pilots seeking a multi-engine rating, sometimes a quest gets carried too far. Performance was, shall we charitably say, quite modest for 200 hp (think for a moment of the 140 knot Piper Arrow), as drag was magnificently high. Cruising speed was on the order of 115 knots; all-engine best rate of climb was just over 600 fpm, so when one figures on the loss of at least 85 percent of the rate of climb when one engine tanks, the concept of doing single-engine work in a Lancer becomes something to be taken most seriously. Add to the equation the non-feathering props, and it is obvious that those who gave multi-engine dual in Lancers were made of stern stuff. After all, the single-engine ceiling was advertised as a mere 2000 feet on a standard day.
The Champion line of aircraft was never known for spectacular visibility, and adding a couple of nacelles on the wings turned it into what is best described as abysmal. As an added treat, the noise level from engines parked right by one's ears was paralyzing.
One can only imagine the multi-engine student responding to an engine cut by reaching up for the throttles (power controls were ceiling mounted), starting through the process of identifying which engine had shuffled off its mortal coil (dead foot = dead engine), and then pretty much running out of things to do to improve the lot of the airplane. It wasn't necessary to verify which engine wasn't running by closing the throttle, as there was to be no feathering of the propeller. All that was left to do was applying adequate rudder to keep the airplane straight and holding Vyse (single-engine, best-rate-of-climb speed), although in the Lancer it would be better translated into "single-engine, least-rate-of-coming-down-speed."
The market scratched its collective head and, while asking, "What were they thinking?" bought a grand total of 26 Lancers. A few are still extant, and are now objects of great curiosity and a source of pride for owners, who can look around and say, "You ain't got one of these."
Beech stepped into the cutting-edge of corporate aircraft design in the early 1980s, opting to produce a pusher, canard, composite turboprop. The engineers even sought assistance from the Rutan brothers' outfit, Scaled Composites, a group with a heavyweight reputation for innovation. They built an 85-percent scale proof-of-concept airplane which, late in 1983, was regularly seen zooming around the skies of Wichita. While the Rutans were, and are, past masters are creating specific, on-purpose designs for such singular tasks as a nonstop, unrefueled circumnavigation of the globe or a quick scoot out of the atmosphere, they weren't quite as adept when it came to designing an airplane that required the painful, but inevitable compromises involved in meeting the demands of a day-to-day, general-purpose transport. Unfortunately, the proof of concept vehicle was simply so cool-looking that no one figured out it had flaws that would doom the full-scale airplane to mediocrity. The complicated, drag-generating, flap-actuation mechanism was in the breeze rather than in the wing due to a desire to maximize space for fuel. Too late, someone figured out that -- with the aft-located swept wing -- center of gravity considerations would preclude fuel in the back of the wing and the actuators could have been tucked inside, where they wouldn't have eaten into speed and efficiency.
No one had ever certificated a composite airframe, so being the first, Beech had to spend staggering sums of money educating a reluctant, hide-bound FAA bureaucracy about composites and their inherent strength. As each FAA employee was fearful of a career-ending mistake and few had the background to fully understand composites, the result was a series of decisions that unnecessarily added hundreds of pounds of weight to the airframe, further reducing performance. Beech eventually got a huge return in corporate knowledge about composite certification that would pay off when it started building jets; but in the short run, the costs involved with the Starship certification meant it would be priced more than a million dollars higher than its nearest competitor, one of the Piper Cheyenne series, which carried the same load, faster.
To add more worries, Beech had to contend with the challenge faced ever since the first Zeppelin flew: dealing with the noise of engine exhaust through a pusher propeller. With the Starship, it seemed somehow magnified with the airframe, engine and prop marriage, and Beech wrestled valiantly with meeting flyover noise requirements, initially only being able to meet them at 85-percent power.
Marketed in 1989, when the aviation economy wasn't particularly robust, and priced about the same as a Cessna Citation and Lear 31, both of which were far faster, sales were anemic. To make matter worse, it turned out that corporate executives, for all of their claims to love innovation, were conservative to the point of being reactionary and the Starship's futuristic appearance worked against it when it came time for a company to decide on a purchase.
Beech built but 53 Starships. To the surprise of the world, it eventually offered to buy them all back. All but a few very rugged individualists took them up on the offer.
For me, living in Wichita at the time and enthusiastically watching the high tech prototypes fly over my house, it was uncomfortable to see the story play itself out. I admit to a certain bias in favor of American airplanes (I did, after all, spend seven years working for an American airplane manufacturer), so it was especially painful to see a non-American company get the turboprop pusher formula right. The fast, attractive Piaggio Avanti is selling well throughout the world.
Beech didn't so much get it wrong with the Starship; they just didn't quite get it right, and the not-getting-it-right certainly wasn't all their fault. Forty years earlier, Beech was the one who got it right with the Bonanza, wiping out the market for the Navion, which had appeared a year earlier. That caused North American Aviation to leave the GA market. This time Beech was on the losing end of the equation, but resolutely took its lumps and used what it had learned to put together the very successful Premier line of jets.
From lemons are made lemonade.
In the 1960s, Piper chose to meet the competition of Cessna's cabin class 400-series and Beech's majestic Model 18 by coming out with a cabin-class twin of its own. Its offering, the Navajo, proved to be a success in almost every target market, from owner-flown to charter to corporate transport. Over the years it was stretched, pressurized and eventually grew turboprop engines and morphed into the Cheyennes I and II.
However, there was one stumble along the way: The Navajo was the target/recipient/victim of Piper's first go at a pressurized airplane. It was not especially pretty.
To get the power to haul the load, Piper went with the 425-hp, geared, turbocharged, Lycoming TIGO-541 engine on each side of its beefed up, inflated airframe. The demand for power became the gust that may have tumbled the boulder of consequences over the side of the hill. Pulling that much power from an engine originally designed for something on the order of 250 horses meant pushing pressures, temperatures and metallurgy to the limit, with little margin for error or abuse in service. The heat generated in that process created ongoing in-service challenges and frustrations. To top it off, even with all that power, it was only just barely enough; single-engine best-rate-of-climb was but 260 fpm. To feed all that power, more fuel storage was essential, but finding space in the airframe proved to be a headache. Eventually a six-tank fuel system evolved. Its complexity proved fatal to some very experienced pilots as they sought, vainly, to position selectors to tanks that contained something other than air. For example, the outboard tanks could not be used for takeoff or landing; and if they had less than half fuel, they were limited to straight-and-level flight. As an added attraction, the pressurization system proved touchy and maintenance-intensive.
Exposed to the cold realities of the market, the P-Navajo could never quite compete with the pressurized Cessna 300- and 400-series twins.
Piper did improve the P-Navajo, and called it the Mojave, but the damage to its reputation had been done and sales never really took off. Today the price of a used P-Navajo is about half that of an unpressurized Navajo of the same vintage.
By the early 1980s Cessna was sorting out and correcting a tail-skin cracking problem and riding on the crest of success with its pressurized model 340 and the slightly more powerful 340A. Faster than the larger, but nearly-identically powered, Model 414, the 340A was regarded in the industry as the perfect, personal hotrod when an owner pilot and one passenger wanted to go far and fast.
Cessna decided that it would be a good idea to introduce an unpressurized version of the 340A for those who liked its performance but didn't want to pay for pressurization and didn't mind sucking on a bag when high enough to take advantage of the turbochargers. It made perfect sense: getting rid of the pressurization equipment and maybe shedding some of the pressure-vessel structure would reduce empty weight and improve the useful load, which was always a sore point for the 340A. After all, the hugely successful model 401/402-series airplanes looked as if they were just unpressurized versions of the Model 414. (They weren't, quite, but the airframe shape and engines were somewhat close).
As with all airplanes that didn't quite get it right, there was somewhere a slip in the decision-making process with the 335. Instead of keeping the 310 hp per side of the 340A, someone decreed that the airplane would have different controllers for the turbos and the available power would be reduced a smidgeon (technical term) to 300 hp a side. However, the gross weight would remain the same as the higher-powered 340A, as there hadn't been that much improvement in empty weight.
The compromises hurt: The loss of merely 20 horsepower bit into performance noticeably, particularly in single-engine rate of climb, dropping it to an anemic 230 fpm. Even though the airplane was introduced for the 1980 model year, when sales were still going strong, fewer than 65 were sold before Cessna decided that it was time to pull the plug.
Built to the quality standards of a King Air, the six-place Duke sported 380-hp, Lycoming TIO-541 engines -- rare beasts, those -- which means when both come due for overhaul, the choice is the overhaul or buying a small house in the Midwest. The assertive lines of the airframe made for a startlingly attractive airplane, but lead to high costs of manufacture and, surprising to the casual onlooker, horrendous drag. There are those who claim that the Duke was purposefully designed to be about 30 knots slower than it could easily have been on the available power simply because otherwise it would have been faster than the flagship of the Beech line, the King Air. The roughly 230-knot max. cruise speed is only marginally less than that of a King Air 90 and about the same as a Cessna 421, which carries more on slightly less horsepower.
While the Duke shares the delightful handling of the Beech line, should pilots have the joy of single-engine operation, they will be up against the highest rudder-force of any piston twin -- 150 pounds at Vmc -- which happens to be the maximum the FAA allows.
Owners report buying a Duke partially because of its looks, but selling it because of the cost of keeping it running. They describe King Air maintenance costs in a piston-twin airframe and recognize that the value of the airplane is entirely dependent on the engines. A gear-up landing means an engine teardown and propeller replacement, along with some sheet metal work. The cost is so high in relation to the value of the airframe that, in many cases, the insurance company will consider the airplane a total loss.
Returning to an airplane I mentioned earlier, one has to wonder what Globe Aircraft was thinking when they built an 85-hp, two-place, retractable-gear airplane with a shockingly high-drag airframe for an airplane without struts, and then had the chutzpah to call it the "Swift." Then again, no one has ever accused marketing folks or politicians of accurately naming products or legislation. Targeted at the expected huge demand by returning World War II vets for airplanes, and facing a lack of capital, one surmises that Globe did the best they could with what they could afford. The original Swift was a ground-loving, slow, fun-to-fly airplane. In an attack of corporate intelligence, Globe, within months, boosted the power to 125 hp, a tremendous improvement.
While an 85-hp Swift can barely get out of its own way and one cannot help but ask the "What were they thinking?" question about it, the subsequent version was quite satisfactory. The later modifications with 145- and 210-hp engines, along with suitable airframe clean ups, allow the airplane to truly live up to its name.
About the time sales on the Swift, Champ, Luscombe 8 series and other two-place airplanes were beginning to sag in 1946, Luscombe was desperately trying to get a four-place airplane certified and into production. The company rightly guessed that the market was evolving fast and a four-seater might have a better chance of selling, plus the profit per unit would be better than on the smaller airplane.
The Luscombe 11 Sedan looked promising, but testing disclosed a most distressing tendency to flat spin when loaded aft, resulting in one crumpled airplane and a test pilot joining the caterpillar club when saved by the silk parachute. The hurried solution was to restrict up-elevator travel. The good news was that it solved the spin problem; the bad news was that there was not enough up elevator to three-point-land the airplane, so marketing created ads touting the wonders of the wheel landing. Fewer than 100 were built. About 10 years ago an attempt was made to resurrect the type, but with a nosewheel and a bigger engine. The original airplane was not ugly; it just wasn't especially attractive when in a three-point attitude. With a nosewheel, it looked like the winner of an ugly baby contest. Potential buyers did not beat down the doors and the design seems to have again gone quietly into that great, good night.
In the early 1960s Piper was riding the wave of the good feeling one gets knowing that an airplane was the right size, had the right performance, at the right price and the right time and was, therefore, busily turning out various versions of the single-engine, retractable-gear Comanche as fast as they could be made. Brainchild of Pug Piper, one of the offspring of William Piper, Sr., the Comanche would more than double in horsepower during its production run and would spin off a twin-engine version notable for its efficiency.
But, for every lovingly iced cake, there is a fly. For the Comanche, it was Pug Piper's firm belief that turbocharging would never be feasible for GA airplanes and the only way to get performance at altitude would be by starting with the largest, normally aspirated engine possible. Accordingly, he caused the Comanche airframe to be appropriately strengthened and dropped a whacking great, eight-cylinder, 400-hp, Lycoming IO-720 engine up front.
While the good news was that cruise speeds of up to 185 knots resulted from the airframe and engine union, the bad news was that there simply wasn't adequate cooling in flight, the engine guzzled fuel, and it proved to be a nightmare to hot-start. The negative word of mouth in the field, combined with the success of turbocharging and its efficiencies, lead to production coming to an end with but 148 of the airplanes built. While the concept of starting out with a big engine on the ground so as to have power at altitude proved faulty until the advent of turbines in GA, the irony of it all is that Comanche 400 owners proved to be a most dedicated breed. They persevered through burned valves, fried cylinders, worn-out starter motors and dead batteries. With great determination they developed modifications that eventually cured the cooling ills and the hot-starting woes, although not the thirst for fuel. The few airplanes that have survived have acquired almost cult status and change hands infrequently. In fact, rumor has it at least one is now mechanically supercharged so as to haul its 400 horses into the flight levels. One has to wonder whether Pug Piper is applauding or whirling in his grave.
While there have been few truly "bad" production airplanes in the last 60 years and certainly none that fit the legal description of "defective," there are certainly some that warrant a raised eyebrow when encountered on a quiet ramp.
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- Written by Peggy Sijswerda
I'd never seen anything like it. As soon as I cast my line out into the aquamarine waters of the Gulf of Mexico, I got a hit. Clint, our intrepid charter boat captain, had told me to jerk the line a bit as soon as I felt the fish, but in my excitement I would always forget, and whatever giant specimen I'd lured would swim off with my bait. An experienced fisherwoman, I was not.
Yet even with my lack of skills, poor judgment, and nervous excitement, I still managed to catch a pile of fish—red snapper, striped snapper, Spanish mackerel, and grouper. Sadly it wasn't the season for red snapper so we threw those lucky critters back. And truth be told, I wasn't planning on doing any cooking on this trip, so whatever "keepers" we caught Clint took home and shared with his mom and dad.
One thing's for sure. Captain Clint knew how to find fish. And for someone like me who's ambivalent about fishing, actually catching a few is real important. The last time I'd gone fishing, I hadn't caught a one and decided fishing was not worth my time. But this was a whole new experience—and tons of fun, too.
I was visiting Franklin County, Florida, which stretches along the eastern side of the Panhandle south of Tallahassee. It's where most of Florida's oysters are harvested. In fact, many say the oysters from Apalachicola, Florida, the county seat, are among the world's best. The waters of Franklin County also produce prized clams and myriad other seafood bounty.
But what struck me most about the region was its old-Florida vibe. For example, the entire county has only one street light. And 87 percent of its land is federal- or state-protected: aquatic preserves, state parks, state forests, a national estuarine research reserve, national wildlife refuges—the county is a nature lovers' paradise. Here's a quick look at some of the activities you can enjoy during a natural escape to Franklin County.
If you watched "Ulee's Gold" with Peter Fonda, you've already seen Franklin County, which is where the 1997 drama was filmed. And the best way to get to know the county up close is, of course, on the water. We explored the meandering rivers and creeks of Tate's Hell State Park with an outfitter called Expeditions in Hell based in Carrabelle. Owned by Robin Hilton and Rama BenBaruch, friends who met up north and decided to relocate to sunny Florida, the business offers guided tours on land, sea, bayous, and rivers—or you can rent your equipment and do your own thing.
Our expedition took us deep into Tate's Hell State Park, so-named because a farmer got lost in the swamp while looking for a panther that was eating his livestock. He emerged seven days later, his brown hair suddenly white, and said with his dying breath, "My name is Cebe Tate, and I just came from hell." In fact, you definitely want to cover every inch of exposed skin with insect repellant. But once suitably protected, you're in for a treat. Paddling through pristine stands of cypress trees, you'll feel transported to a peaceful primeval place where humans rarely venture. Although it was spooky at times deep in the heart of the forest, it was also lovely and unspoiled and worth the occasional bug bite!
Carrabelle is a cozy little town that boasts the World's Smallest Police Station, a phone booth. Fishing and boating are its claim to fame with five full-service marinas. Nearby Alligator Point offers pier, surf, and offshore fishing, as well as birding and hiking in Bald Point State Park. My accommodations in Carrabelle were at Pirate's Landing, a cute condo complex with a pool and Jacuzzi that sits right beside a boat ramp with easy access to the Gulf. The condos are modern, comfortable, and affordably priced.
For fun, locals head over to Harry's Bar, a Carrabelle landmark since 1942. In the New Orleans-style courtyard, you can enjoy a tropical beverage and cool breezes blowing off the Gulf. For lunch, try Hog Wild BBQ, where hickory-smoked "que" is tops, or 2 Al's at the Beach, where they serve the "Sea Monster," a seafood burger with shrimp, scallops, oyster, and grouper. For dinner, try Pirate's Tiki Hut, conveniently located next to my condo, where fresh local seafood, phenomenal views, and cool breezes await.
About 45 minutes west, Apalachicola is an old-Florida gem. Here's where you'll find the county's only stoplight. You'll also discover historic homes on back streets with live oak trees offering year-round shade and neighbors that know each other. In the charming downtown, you can explore boutiques, galleries, and antique shops. During our visit, Apalachicola was in the midst of a two-week plein air event, and everywhere I went, it seemed, painters were outdoors capturing the beauty of nature and the old-Florida ambiance that makes this area so unique.
The fishing industry is big in Apalachicola, and you'll find plenty of picturesque fishing harbors along the edge of the Apalachicola River. We toured the river with Capt. Larry Covell of Wheelhouse Tours on a 28-foot landing craft, perfect for scooting around the tall grasses that line the shores. He showed us tupelo trees in quiet coves, where local beekeepers bring their hives in spring and leave them. There the bees collect pollen from the blooms and create what many consider to be among the world's finest honey.
You can learn more about the local ecosystems by visiting the headquarters of the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (ANERR), one of only 25 sites designated as such by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Seth Blitch, ANERR's manager, told us it's the most productive estuarine system in the northern hemisphere. Its 246,766 acres support 1162 subspecies of plants, 308 species of birds, 186 species of fish, and 57 species of mammals. It's a veritable wildlife stew, and its stewardship is one Seth takes very seriously. "It makes the state richer," he said.
An excellent place to grab lunch in Apalachicola, Tamara's Café Floridita offers a diverse menu with South American- and Caribbean-inspired fare. Chef Danny Itzkovitz, who hails from Virginia, runs the colorful restaurant with his wife, Marisa, and it's not unusual to see extended family members on the premises. I enjoyed Thai chicken salad with fresh veggies and rice. Salads also come with salmon, seared tuna, and grouper. Yum. Oyster lovers can head over to Papa Joe's Oyster Bar & Grill, where you can get oysters fried, steamed, baked with toppings, and on the half shell, which is just the way I like them.
Apalachicola is also the home of a huge oyster packing plant, Leavins Seafood Company, which supplies oysters in the shell and shelled to countless food vendors across the U.S. Grady Leavins, the owner, recently perfected a unique technique to freeze raw oysters on the half shell, which he makes available to cruiselines and casinos. He says even a French food snob couldn't tell the difference between one of his thawed oysters and a fresh one.
For dinner, I recommend Café Momi at the Gibson Inn, a landmark historic hotel which has welcomed guests to Apalachicola since 1907. The vibe at Café Momi is decidedly hip with bold, colorful original artwork lining the walls. Here you'll find eclectic cuisine with an emphasis on seafood, of course. From drunken Alligator Bay clams to blackened grouper, fresh and local are the operative adjectives. After dinner you can sit a spell on the porch in comfy rocking chairs, watching the world go by.
Franklin County, Florida, is a natural escape that attracts visitors looking for a slow-paced lifestyle. I met a number of people who vacation here every year, and they said there's nowhere else on Florida's coast where time seems to stand still like it does along this stretch of shoreline.
Families can find spacious and, for those inclined, sumptuous accommodations on St. George Island, midway between Carrabelle and Apalachicola. A barrier island, St. George has been welcoming families for generations. Older, modest homes share the beach with sparkling new elegant properties catering to the well-to-do. Whichever your preference, you'll find the perfect beach escape hidden among the dunes. All you have to do is look!
Back out on the Gulf, Capt. Clint stowed fishing gear as we prepared to head back from our expedition. All of a sudden, there before us, miles from shore, was a sea turtle about 4-5 feet in length, swimming lazily by. He poked his head up out of the clear blue-green waters and looked over as if to say, "Welcome to my world." Then with a wink and a wave of his webbed foot, he paddled off. It was a privilege to meet him and to be reminded that enjoying the beauty of nature requires us to be careful of our precious resources. Thanks to forward-thinking naturalists, Franklin County offers visitors a chance to see what the real Florida is like—in its natural state.
For more information:
• Visit Franklin County's tourism council site: anaturalescape.com.
• Capt. Clint Taylor/Big Fish, LLC: 850-370-6631
• expeditionsinhell.com
• harrysbarandpackage.com
• hogwildbbq.net
• 2 Al's at the Beach Café: 850-697-4576
• Pirate's Tiki Hut: 850-697-4331
• Pirate's Landing: mysandybeach.com
• wheelhousetours.com
• tamarascafe.com
• papajoesoysterbar.com
• leavinsseasfood.com
• Café Momi: gibsoninn.com
• To find homes for rent on St. George Island, visit collinsvacationrentals.com or resortvacationproperties.com.


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Date of Birth: June 4, 1969
Born in Santiago, Chile, Horatio Sanz was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He realized early in life that he had a talent for comedy and began performing with Chicago's Second City comedy troupe. Sanz made his film debut with a small role as an orderly in the remake of Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and in 1998, he made the first of several guest appearances on Comedy Central's Upright Citizen's Brigade. Also in 1998, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, becoming the long-running show's first Latino cast member.
Sanz landed roles in several other films such as Road Trip(2000), Tomcats (2001) and The New Guy(2002), but his biggest break to date came when he landed a co-starring role opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in Boat Trip(2003). He lives in New York City.
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Todd Burpo's book by this name can be seen featured at almost all stores that sell books. The basic story is that while hospitalized, Colton Burpo — just under 4 years old — says he visited heaven during surgery, lives and over a period of years reveals to his parents specific details about heaven, including some facts that he could not have known.
The basic story captures the challenges of parenthood, including the frustration and anger parents feel when doctors cannot diagnose their children's illness. You feel helpless, and helpless for friends going through that unknown. The writing is light, touching and funny at times, though repetitive in spots. This is not an intellectual book on heaven but is intended to discuss details of our afterlife in an entertaining way.
As one writer has said, if you are learning factual details about heaven via this book, it says more about your lack of reading the Bible than a shortcoming of this book. In other words, it makes heaven seem more real to those who already know and introduces biblical facts to those who don't. But if you want depth, read the Bible or a book like Randy Alcorn's "Heaven."
Whether Colton was actually in heaven, received his information by revelation or dreamed the basics from which he ad-libbed is not really the point. We can't know. Some of the extra-biblical facts such as there being dogs in heaven and humans having wings sound more like a kid's version but aren't necessarily wrong, either. So it is basically a harmless, touching read trying to make heaven more real to us.
This longing for clarity about our afterlife results in cycles of books with stories of returning from the dead — some Christian, some more like floating in space. Television is jumping with both feet into this yawning gap. Shows have dead people wandering around from spouses and lovers, to evil ones and zombies. One of the ubiquitous medical shows last week misrepresented the Hindu afterlife to be similar to the Christian view with a doctor responding that he believed we just lie in our grave after we die.
Colton's hospital is in North Platte, Neb. Ironically, a few months ago we had stopped to see the great bird migration near there. A few hours later, I was fighting for my life at the Iowa University Hospital. I didn't see heaven. I didn't even see Sand Hill Cranes or the Great Blue Heron or get the future revealed to me. Like most people, I don't remember anything.
You can be driving down I-69 and, wham, some person going the wrong way kills you. Don't wait until you are taking your last breath to repent for your sins and ask for the grace of God to cover them. At the awful Denver tragedy at the Batman movie premiere, those killed and wounded were thinking about how to escape the bullets, not repentance. Be ready now, because heaven is for real. And so is the alternative.


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Patton Oswalt gave a memorable performance in "Young Adult" where he plays Matt, the "geek" who falls in love with the popular girl, Mavis (Charlize Theron). This was my second time interviewing the actor, the first was for Disney/Pixar's "Ratatouille." His "Young Adult" role is certainly miles away from Remy the rat.
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Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature, returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart. When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate who hasn't quite gotten over high school either.
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.
Release Date: December 9th, 2011 (limited); December 16th (wide)
MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content.
Distributors: Paramount Pictures
U.S. Box Office: $310,263
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Starring: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Produced by: Diablo Cody, Mason Novick, Lianne Halfon
Language: English
Year of Production: 2011
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12/19/12 13:39
It's the time of the year I bake the most in a month.......Since my son doesn't eat Christmas Fruit Cake I baked these Christmas Tree Cookies for him and frosted it with Royal Icing using Meringue Powder.....You can find different cookie frosting ideas...
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Last Minute Freezer Cookies for Christmas
By Wholesome Ireland
12/17/12 15:47
It's just about the halfway mark on my 12 Days of Christmas blogposts and here's a recipe for last minute freezer cookies for Christmas that you can bake in 10 minutes straight. Great for last minute callers or gifts. The last time I made these cookies...
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Christmas thumbprint cookies
By Clever muffin
12/17/12 11:56
Christmas huh. How did that happen? If you, like me, have found it's suddenly the latter half of December and you haven't done a thing…read on friend. I'm here to help. Over the next week I'm throwing together baking with love some gifts for friends and...
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12 Treats of Christmas: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Truffles
By Delicieux
12/17/12 06:15
My Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Truffles has been one of the most popular posts of the year. I mean, who doesn't love cookies and cream, and cheesecake, and cupcakes. Not only have they been popular with my readers, they have been popular in our house too....
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Chocolate Cookies / Chocolate Cut out Cookies / Christmas Cut out Cookies
By Spicy Treats
12/17/12 03:26
After my successful attempt on baking a perfect batch of Snowball Cookies gave me a confident to try some more cookies. My bookmarked list on cookies is little huge and i wanted share those lovely recipes here on my space. In that row, first i tried out...
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M&m Christmas Cookies in a Jar
By Oishii Treats
12/16/12 09:43
This is my first DIY project that I will be sharing. This homemade gift is not only bakes into delicious cookies with tons of chocolate chips and m&m's, its also pretty inexpensive to purchase the items you'll need, you can decorate the jars to suit the...
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Pinwheel Cookies-Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies-Christmas Recipes
By Padhuskitchen
12/15/12 07:53
I wanted to do something exotic for Christmas, so I decided to make these really creative cookies.I had lot of fun making these cookies along with my daughter.Cookies make wonderful gifts for Christmas.They will bring happiness and cheer to anyone who receives...
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Oatmeal Christmas Cookies
By Naturelita
12/12/12 12:48
Тhis morning I've been browsing through food blogs admiring the inspiring Christmas creations of talented bloggers – festively decorated cakes, pies and cookies. Although being really attractive in appearance, most of these treats contain lots of sugar,...
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The Big Christmas Cookie Bake is on and my misadventures with an antique bed
By The Hidden Pantry
12/11/12 23:41
Last night I mixed up a batch of cut out cookies, see Sugar Cookies to Cut Out 12/10/11. I like to frost them with the frosting recipe at the end of the post and sprinkle them with decorative sugars. I baked these first thing this morning. This morning...
Chocolate Snowballs / Eggless Snowball Cookies - Easy Christmas Cookies
By Spicy Treats
12/10/12 02:30
Baking a perfect batch of cookies is really a challenging task for me. Most of the time i end up with burnt cookies or my experiments on cookies like egg substitute, making it vegan ended up in grand failure :( Yes so many times wasted flour, sugar, butter,...
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16 Sweet Treats for Your Christmas Cookie Tray {Playground Round-Up}
By The Kitchen is My Playground
12/09/12 22:05
I've decided to start a new 'thing' on The Kitchen is My Playground ... the Playground Round-Up, where I'll periodically highlight treats from the blog related to a particular theme or ingredient. I figured what better way to kick off the Playground Round-Up...
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By Dan Wooding
When I first heard the news that popular California artist Thomas Kinkade, 54, had died of natural causes on Friday (April 6, 2012) at his home in Los Gatos. California, it brought back memories of the time I first met Kinkade and later interviewed him.
Some 13 years ago, I had been invited to speak at the Home Church, in Campbell, California, which had started through the ministry of Pastor Mike and Trisha Kiley and calls itself a "multi-ethnic, multi-generational church, with strong emphasis on reaching out to our local community."


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Genachowski: FCC Still Justified in Regulating Broadcast Content
New FCC chairman confirms commission will conduct inquiry into state of journalism industry
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/30/2009 10:00:00 PM
New FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski seems not quite settled into his new digs: a spacious corner office on the eighth floor of FCC headquarters in Washington. It remains a work in progress, with empty bookshelves behind his desk and walls not yet filled with mementos or evidence of past accolades. But there is the Willis Reed-signed basketball under glass-Genachowski is a Knicks fan with fond memories of the 1969-70 season that brought an NBA championship to New York City-as testament to one of his great loves, one he shares with his old Harvard buddy, Barack Obama.
But there is something of a metaphor for the size of the bureaucracy Genachowksi inherits, and of the tasks ahead of him, in the large dead-tree dictionary that sits open next to the door. "It doesn't have the word 'broadband' in it, or even the word 'Internet,'" he says, adding that "maybe we will find a 'green' way to be able to look up words."
Genachowski made a fine second impression during his meet-and-greet with reporters soon after his installation June 29. Trim, well-dressed, bright-eyed and with a firm-bordering-on "say uncle" handshake, he seems a man secure in his own skin and convictions. The industries he regulates will know where he's coming from, though they may not always like where he is going. Even the well-dressed "protester"-Weigel Broadcasting President Norman Shapiro-standing in front of the FCC with a sign saying "Please Decide" (at issue: some low-power transfers dating from last August) says he thinks Genachowski will make a great chairman.
The chairman made clear that he believes broadcast content needs regulating, both because it is still the sole source of TV for millions of broadcast-only homes, and because of its popularity in homes with cable and satellite.
Genachowski talked to B&C's John Eggerton last week about his vision of the media landscape, broadcast and cable regulation, the challenge of broadband and more. While his answers were as controlled and careful as the Harvard lawyer he is, they also revealed something of the man and his mission.
That includes relying on his new general counsel to help navigate indecency enforcement and make recommendations on issues of cable programming access and carriage. Genachowski also urges the public and industry to take the FCC's broadband plan "very seriously."
The chairman adds that the FCC will look into the health of the news media. His predecessor, then-acting chairman Michael Copps, proposed the inquiry.
As for the Fairness Doctrine-it's not happening, Genachowski says. But diversity of voices-that's in the FCC's DNA..
Below is an edited transcript of the interview:
Onetime FCC Chairman Newton Minow famously called TV a "vast wasteland." Updating TV to "video platform," how would you characterize the landscape?
I would not attempt to one-up Chairman Minow. We have gone from a world when Newton Minow was chairman of just a few broadcast channels going into every home to, for homes that get cable and satellite, many, many more channels. There is certainly more variety. There has been an incredible mushrooming of creativity on broadcast television since the 1960s. And there have been lots of powerful examples since the '60s of great news, great documentaries and great entertainment on TV.
It is also true that parents are very frustrated when they turn on the TV, whether it's a broadcast-only home or whether they are cable or satellite subscribers. They are frustrated because they see things they don't think are appropriate for their kids, and they are frustrated by their [lack of] ability to do something about it. There is also frustration and confusion about all the different media platforms kids deal with today, with dramatic changes from when Newton Minow was chairman and raising a whole host of new issues.
Like what?
Parents today have hundreds of TV channels in the home, they have a computer in the kitchen, they have a video console in the basement and a mobile phone in their kids' pockets. Each of those devices represents real opportunity for their kids and for the economic growth of the country, and new sources for news, information and entertainment. But they also present a whole host of new issues.
What should or can the FCC do to help them navigate this landscape?
The first step is to look at it seriously and be clear about what the objectives are, and to take a look at what is actually going on in the marketplace. I don't think the objectives have changed since the Children's Television Act was enacted in the 1990s. And though I haven't thought about it before, I expect the objectives haven't changed since Newton Minow was chairman [in the early 1960s] in this area relating to kids. And those are promoting the education and health of our kids, of protecting kids, and empowering parents.
As you know, we announced last week that the FCC will be doing an inquiry into children and the digital media landscape. And we are already doing an inquiry required by the Senate into parental empowerment tools. So the first step is to understand what is going on. The second step is for the FCC to ask what it can do to get better information in the market.
One of the steps we will be taking is revamping the FCC Website with respect to the Children's Television Act information that is public, that broadcasters supply, and that is already on the FCC Website if you look hard enough. We are going to turn that information into something that is user-friendly and parent-friendly.
You signaled that the FCC would ban interactive ads in kids' shows, absent a parental opt-in. Why is that necessary?
The commission looked at this several years ago and tentatively concluded that the risk of interactive advertising in digital programming for kids in the absence of parental consent was too high. This is the ability of a kid watching digital TV and clicking through to a commercial sales site or program. If parents want their kid to have that feature, that is fine. But if parents are concerned, kids won't be able to easily poke around through children's television programming into commercial sites. From what I have seen, that tentative conclusion seems correct. I want the FCC to finish the process and analyze the record; based on what I know now, I think the outcome will be to codify that tentative conclusion.
We want to clarify that you are not yet concluding that three hours of educational TV per week is too much or even too little, but that essentially everything is still on the table.
It is the right time to have everything on the table. It has been [almost] 20 years since the Children's Television Act was adopted. The commission over the years has taken steps to enforce it. That shouldn't stop. Broadcasting remains a unique medium. It is still the only source of television entertainment for millions of Americans. But there is no question that the landscape has changed to the point where taking a fresh look at kids in the digital media world against the objectives that we all share is completely right and appropriate.
You used the word "unique" in your testimony on the kids' rules, and talked about how there was more choice "for those who could pay for it." It sounds like you are convinced broadcast content still needs to be regulated.
Yes, I am convinced that in a world where there are millions of Americans for whom broadcast television is their only video medium, that the core justifications for commission action in this area are unchanged. So, the core mission for the FCC is to enforce public interest obligations with respect to broadcast spectrum. That does not change in a world where so many Americans still only receive broadcast television, and where broadcast television still is, even in many of the homes that receive other forms of programming, the dominant and most-watched form of programming.
The FCC has essentially put the backlog of indecency complaints on the back burner while the courts hash things out. The Supreme Court has weighed in and said the fleeting-profanity justification passed muster, and nudity may as well. Where is the FCC in terms of what it can do on indecency enforcement?
The FCC's job in indecency is to defend and enforce the laws. I spoke in my confirmation hearings about sharing the concern parents have about what children see on TV. So the FCC's job is to enforce the law and address pending complaints in the backlog.
Will you be working through that backlog?
We will be. Litigation is ongoing. Our general counsel started last week, and he has not had a chance to look into it and make a recommendation with respect to overall litigation strategy. Our responsibilities are to defend and enforce the law. This is an area where the general counsel's view on what the right process is moving forward-since the litigation still is pending-is important. He is in the middle of studying it.
What can you tell us about the state of journalism inquiry circulated by then-acting chairman Michael Copps?
I have real concerns, as many Americans do, about what is going on in America with respect to newspapers, local news and information. It has been an area of ongoing interest at the FCC from the beginning. Local news and information has been a core pillar of the Communications Act and remains that. So I share the concern of many Americans, and I respect the leadership the commissioner has taken. The commission will be tackling this topic, but we haven't announced a timetable.
Let's talk about broadband for a moment. Is it broadband plan first and everything else second, or do you have to juggle all these balls at once?
The commission has an obligation to juggle all the balls. I have tried in my public remarks to staff and in meetings to outline the strategic priorities: promoting universal broadband-essential; promoting job creation, economic growth, innovation and investment-essential; protecting and empowering consumers, public safety, promoting a vibrant media landscape and revitalizing and retooling the FCC. This is a manageable set of strategic priorities that the commission can tackle and will tackle. We have to be able to do more than one thing at once.
Weigel Broadcasting President Norman Shapiro told us he has three low-power TV station-license transfer applications pending that were filed last August, and that the FCC hasn't ruled on them yet. He says all he wants is a decision. Is there hope for him?
I am not familiar with his case, but one of the topics I raise with each of the bureaus and offices is backlog. The public has a right to expect that the commission will expeditiously decide matters that are before it. I have asked each of the different bureaus to look at their backlogs to the extent that they have them and take care of matters that are languishing.
Diversity of voices and opinion was part of the president's overarching communications policy position. Can you draw a distinction between the Fairness Doctrine, which you oppose, and promoting diversity of voices?
That's a good question. I would ask those who think they are related to explain to me how they are. The Fairness Doctrine ultimately has the huge risk of getting the government involved in censoring speech on the basis of political views and opinion. And that is not acceptable to me. Chilling speech was the core reason that the Fairness Doctrine was repealed. The commission, as long as I am here, won't have any interest in reinstating it and doing anything to censor speech based on political views and opinions.
The interest in diversity goes back to the beginnings of the Communications Act. It goes back to core principles underlying the First Amendment. We benefit as a society when we have a vibrant marketplace of ideas representing different points of view. And that is a proposition that I don't think has been disputed.
Do you have any concerns in the area of access to, or carriage of, cable programming?
As you know, some complaints and petitions have been filed, and it wouldn't be appropriate for me to comment on specific ones or pre-judge them. But in thinking about the areas, I will be focused on competition and consumer choice. I don't think there is any dispute that competition and consumer choice will drive innovation and, ultimately, service to consumers. That is the frame in which the commission will be looking at specific disputes. There are statutory issues that we will have to wrestle with as part of that, but the core purposes underlying the original statutory provisions are those principles, competition and consumer choice.
When you are doing that wrestling, do you think the so-called "terrestrial loophole" will get pinned or have its arms raised in victory?
Well said. Whatever happens, we will use that framing. I think it is appropriate to let the bureau and the general counsel's office look at it carefully, especially since there are pending matters.
Have you looked at the broadband comments and reply comments?
I have had them summarized.
[FCC broadband czar] Blair Levin said recently that the comments were aspirational, but he was looking more for action plans. Was that your sense of it?
We are a country in need of a national broadband strategy 10 years ago. But we are where we are. It is a terrific thing for the country that the president and Congress instructed the FCC to develop a broadband strategy.
There is a very wide interest and support for the country pushing forward on broadband. This is our generation's major infrastructure challenge. It's what we need to get right to have an enduring engine for economic growth, job creation and innovation in this country.
Why do I say all this? It is very important for the process and participation to "meet the moment." We need to make sure that everyone who has data and ideas that can help the country meet this real challenge is participating in the process and taking it seriously. I am happy to send the message that we want the entire community of people who have an interest here to take it very seriously because it deserves to be taken that way.
Do you see the broadband report hard date being moved to June 12, 2010, or can you commit to Feb. 17?
We are going to hit our target.
This week marks your "monthiversary" at the commission. I know you have walked these halls as top aide to then-chairman Reed Hundt. What has surprised you about being chairman?
I am pleasantly surprised by the desire of the staff at the FCC to work to revitalize and re-tool the agency. This is not a staff that needs to be convinced that our communications infrastructure is vital to the success of the country, and that the FCC has a powerfully important role to play as the nation's expert agency. With respect to the staff that is here, they are up for the challenge of revitalizing and re-tooling the agency, and there is widespread understanding that there is a lot of work to do to make sure the agency functions in a way that meets the challenges of the day.
The other thing that has been a pleasant surprise is the quality of the new senior staff that we have been able to recruit. An extraordinary number of talented people have become part of this effort to work together with the staff that is here.
Is this going to be an Ivy League commission?
If you look, you will see a great mix of backgrounds and experiences. I wouldn't say this is a surprise, but one of the things I have enjoyed about meeting with the bureaus and offices is that you find yourself in rooms with lawyers, economists, technologists, M.B.A.s, physicists, people from military backgrounds, from industry, people who are coming here out of college. To me, this is one of the exciting things about the agency.
I feel very strongly that the best policies don't come from a group of like-minded people with similar backgrounds and similar training looking at the same issue. They come from a group of people trained in different ways, with different backgrounds and experiences, coming together and really pushing each other on what's the right answer for the country. We take personnel and staff very seriously against this background.
So I am thrilled to have a lot of people here who have extraordinary credentials. But what really excites me about the team that we are putting together is the mixture of backgrounds and experiences and disciplines. The clear instruction that they have gotten from me is to respect each other's backgrounds and work together, and stay focused on our strategic priorities and what we really need to do to serve the public interest.
The fact remains that Genachowski has his priorities mixed up. Broadcast does not need to be regulated. the persons who have interest in these agendas are idealogically based to remove and stifle depictions of what they do not like to see and hear. instead their careless actions will not only unfairly regulate content, but create a generation of lazy parents dependent on government boards to keep their children from seeing what they may deem harmful, rather than monitor and sdupervise their children's viewing habits as well as teach them about the dangers and issues that are present in the media- thereby raising independent and wary individuals who will not be taken in by deceptions in the communications landscape. however what does require regulating is the news which very frequently treats opinions as fact as though they should not be opposed and discussed. this is where the fairness doctrine comes in. in the respect of preventing disporportion in the news media, who are not entiltled to full free speech privliges, given that they are speaking from a platform that gives them greater access to a wider array of viewers /listerners. this can not go on, in which creatrivity is stifled and discussion is not promoted in the areas of dealings most sensative to the public.
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ChickaBOOMer -- Obama FCC Czar: No Fairness Doctrine
StewartIII - 7/31/2009 6:36:00 PM EDT -
The Chairman correctly states: "The interest in diversity goes back to the beginnings of the Communications Act. It goes back to core principles underlying the First Amendment." Unfortunately, the 1934 Communications Act has been supplanted by the 1996 Telecommunications Act, and as a result, radio speech today is not free, but owned by a few corporations which use the public airwaves to promote a self serving political agenda. Progressive voices which garner high ratings are routinely being taken off the air, so this is a matter of propaganda, not profit. While the new FCC Chairman seems to have the correct priorities, he does not have the power to restore balance to the airwaves. That will require an act of Congress.
Sue Wilson - 7/31/2009 1:56:23 PM EDT -
I heartily agree with Chairman Genachowski that fostering expanded broadband availability is a legitimate role for government. The federal government played a crucial role in building the Transcontinental Railroad and the Interstate Highway System.
However, the idea of "a diversity of voices" in media is a concept found nowhere in the Constitution. The idea that politicians and government regulators should have any role in determining how many and what kinds of "voices" are permissible is antithetical to our First Amendment.
Also, given the Chairman's concern about the "millions of people" who depend on free TV and radio, he should aggressively push to have TV and radio stations unshackled from onerous and unconstitutional ownership regulations. Otherwise, there will soon be nothing for those multitudes to watch and listen to.
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