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Tsunami Levels – 100 cm = 3 ft 3in

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Art Stone
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Syndication and Major news events

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Art Stone

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

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Art Stone

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

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Art Stone

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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Today’s Savagism

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

So Savage was talking about the Peter King hearings and was irate that CSPAN wasn’t covering the hearings – that the left wing “shrimp” Brian Lamb won’t allow it. Savage urged that we demand the defunding of CSPAN CSPAN gets … Continue reading →

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US Govermmemt assessment on Libya

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

Via Bloomberg: The U.S. director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said Qaddafi “will prevail” if the fighting goes on for a longer time

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Indentured Servitude in Saudi Arabia

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

In a story completely unrelated to everything else comes this “story” from the Phillipimes about how Saudi employers constantly beat their Filipino housemaids Story

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What are the markets telling us about the future?

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

We’re close to September 2008 territory when things were unraveling…. Coffee and Sugar futures are down over 5% in one day.  Every food commodity, oil, cotton, lumber, are down significantly.  Futures markets have daily trading range limits after which they close … Continue reading →

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NATO Meets…. “No” to “no fly” zone

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

France says “Yes, we think the Benghazi regime IS the government of Libya”. The EU is now pissed at France.    The news just reported that NATO voted “No” on a “No Fly Zone”.    Confirmed by Fox news.     Hillary Clinton says … Continue reading →

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Cumulus / Citadel by Market

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

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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All your Radio Stations are belong to us

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

They’ve dotted all the T’s and Crossed all the I’s.   Barring a DoJ antitrust problem, Cumulus will be acquiring Citadel for $2.5 billion in cash and Cumulus Stock. There are 4 distinct pieces to the proposed Cumulus / Citadel radio … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrich – Catholic

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

Okay, I don’t read Time Magazine http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1916297,00.html Newt is in the news now as he is pondering running for President in 2012. I like Newt. I was one of those people who watched him on CSPAN at 1 AM talking … Continue reading →

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Lasharr Gullap’s two seconds of fame

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

WWJ-TV (owned by CBS) rents a TV tower in Oak Park Michigan.  It’s located on 8 mile road, just across the city line from Detroit, Michigan. Tower The tower stands 1063 feet, just a little shorter than the Empire State … Continue reading →

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Mark Dayton & the Three Generation Rule

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

George Draper Dayton (born 1857) bought a department store in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 after making money in banking.    George Draper Dayton had two sons – David Draper Dayton (born 1880) and George Nelson Dayton (born 1886).    Generation #1 George Draper was quite … Continue reading →

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The Lockerbie Bombing Chronology

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Art Stone

So the leader of the Benghazi interim government says that Qadauphy personally ordered the bombing of Pan Am 103.   It might be true, maybe it is rebel propaganda.  What’s the proof? Just to be clear, I’m not suggesting that Quaddaffi didn’t order … Continue reading →

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