News from the Northwoods

This blog posts about aviation, automobiles, electronics, programming, politics and such other subjects as catch my interest. The blog is based in northern New Hampshire, USA

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Does the world need a STOL C17?

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Aviation Week is ruminating about the fate of the C17 production line. The Air Force has bought most, nearly all, the c17's it wants/c...

FAA plays gotcha with AD's. ( Aviation Week)

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Herb Kelleher, Southwest's executive chairman, suggests compliance with airworthiness directives (AD) might be more effective if they we...

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

To Gap or not to Gap (Medigap that is)

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Decided to wade thru the forty pounds of stuff about health insurance that has piled up since my medicare eligibility hove into sight. Let...

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Hollywood has forgotten how to mix the soundtracks

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Watched "Revenge of the Sith" on DVD last night with teenaged children. Lucas needs to find a new sound man. He forgot the fund...

Friday, April 25, 2008

Can McCain balance the Federal Budget?

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McCain will extend the Bush tax cuts, declare a gasoline tax moratorium, lower capital gains, and increase individual income tax deductions...

Surprise, retired military officers remain pro military

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The Lehrer news hour did a length piece concerning retired military officers servicing as military commentators on the TV news. The piece w...

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Plastic turf scare mongering on Fox News

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Just this minute Megyn Kelly was doing a story on toxic artificial turf (Astroturf). Some one has claimed the stuff is bad for kids. Fox d...

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