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Wondering why I sent your computer to RadioTime?

If you click a Listen link and and instead of hearing the stream, you suddenly wind up at RadioTime (my “competitor”) – that means that your computer has been asked in excess of 50 times to indicate if a stream … Continue reading →

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Tsunami Levels – 100 cm = 3 ft 3in

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Syndication and Major news events

Today’s events point to a big problem with syndication.   If Joe Pags on Glenn Beck talks about the Tsunami about to hit the west coast, when non-live affiliates carry the show this afternoon and evening will have a huge problem … Continue reading →

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Estimated Tsunami surge height – up to 8 feet

Tide gage abbreviation after amplitude indicates tide gage at this location        Site Name                Amplitude       Break Points                                 (0-to-pk in m)                                 ——————————————————————— ———————————————— Attu    ATU Attu                      1.39      x Karab Cove                0.85      x Alaid I.                  1.15      … Continue reading →

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West Coast under Tsunami Warning – Coastal Areas should evacuate immediately

Estimated ETA HAWAII 3:07 AM HST… DART 21415 2340 AKST MAR 10 0840 UTC MAR 11 Attu, Alaska 0012 AKST MAR 11 0912 UTC MAR 11 Shemya, Alaska 0013 AKST MAR 11 0913 UTC MAR 11 DART 21414 0013 AKST … Continue reading →

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Cumulus / Citadel by Market

Disclaimer:  What station is in which “Market” is officially defined by BIA/Kelsey   and Aribtron.   To avoid any intellectual property issues, I used Census data and latitutde / longitude to assign stations to Metropolitan areas – so if you’re in the radio business, … Continue reading →

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NY Times on the Civil War

Why Now? The piece begins by talking about a Rabbi from New York City who wrote a pamphlet in 1861 explaining that God in the Bible directly endorses slavery as legal, especially of black Africans. So what is the motivation … Continue reading →

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Stopping the flood

In February, government spending exceeded revenue by a record $223 billion for one month The US Senate this week will be haggling over whether to cut spending for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 by $6 or $9 billion

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Oil easing, Greece sinking

Oil isn’t cheap, but my reading of the tea leaves is someone knows the Libya thing is close to an end. Moody’s just downgraded Greek debt again. If you buy a Greek bond, you’ll earn 12.4% a year for 10 … Continue reading →

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The Role of Racism in Libya

Don’t look for any EU based reporter to explain this, as the EU has created criminal sanctions against even explaining what is going on. The Mediterrian North Africa was settled by a number of tribal groups – Berbers, Arabs, Egyptians… … Continue reading →

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While you were watching Libya, Part II

Over in Somalia, at least 50 “peacekeepers” from African Union have been killed http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/4/53-peacekeepers-killed-somalia-offensive/ Violent protests continue in Alexandria Egypt http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/119114/20110305/egypt.htm Six women protesters were shot in the Ivory Coast http://www.google.com/m/url?ei=dH9zTdiwAsn-lAeQ8fnYAw&gl=us&hl=en&q=http://asia.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703300904576178213683467184.html&tbs=nws:1&ved=0CBwQqQIwAA&usg=AFQjCNFNrHjdgShr52JBOnyDRCvcZC3XaQ Two protestors killed in Yemen http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/mideast-protests-at-a-glance/1154957 Two protestors killed … Continue reading →

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A change of pace

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I found it!

With some trepidation, you can make your own at: http://streamingradioguide.com/qrplay.php

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Firefox issues with StreamTheWorld?

Stream the World is one of the major streaming companies, and there may be a problem with Firefox, although my testsing is producing erratic results.  STW players have a distinctive fake graphic equalizer graphic which is how you can spot … Continue reading →

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Connecticut – January 2011

Or is it the summer of 1816?

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