Tom Sanders
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Baltimore Orioles Manager Earl Weaver's Meltdown DatedThe undated video snip of Weaver's rant, well-known among baseball fans, can be dated with the help of Baseball Reference's game logs and box score archives.
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Baltimore Orioles Legend Mike Flanagan Has DiedOn August 25, 2011, former Baltimore Orioles pitcher, executive, and broadcaster Mike Flanagan was found dead. His death, ruled a suicide, stunned the baseball world.
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The Port Huron StatementThe June 1962 gathering that produced the Port Huron Statement is a watershed event in the history of Sixties counterculture. The site, Lakeport (Michigan) State Park's day-use area, remains a popular destination for day-trippers. -
Inserting Pictures in E-Mail Via Proxy ServersI could send text e-mails on any free proxy server but never insert pictures into the body of a message, and dedicated an evening to finding out why (not). The session proved to be a rewarding learning experience.
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How to Find Live Streaming Radio from JapanLive streams of local broadcast radio stations are the best source of the latest news from around the world. Streams from Japan are notable for what isn't, as much as what is, available.
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"The Last Voice of the Church Age" is Must Hear Radio"The Last Voice Of The Church Age," heard on US shortwave station WWRB, is a mix of current events, Bible prophecy, and a call to arms in the battle to preserve freedom. Nothing like it can be heard on any US-based terrestrial radio station.
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The Google Re-Direct VirusThe Google Re-Direct virus can make searching difficult, if not impossible. It's easy to acquire. The right tool can delete it with equal ease.
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Ron Santo 1940-2010In the 1960s and 70s, Cubs third baseman Ron Santo was a perennial all-star and one of baseball's most consistent hitters. In the 1990s, he returned to baseball on Cubs' radio. His unexpected death, on December 2, 2010, shocked the baseball world. -
US DirectExpress Isn't the AnswerUS DirectExpress appeared to be a practical way to receive direct deposits of Social Security benefits. The service proved to be less than practical.
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How to Remove the Ezanga Computer VirusThe Ezanga virus disables Google and delivers so many popups that you can't get anything done. It's not your fault if you get it. The right malware remover can quickly find and delete it.
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Craigslist Personals Ads Scams: Instant Results Aren't What They SeemPost a M4W personals ad on Craigslist, and more bots and scammers than real people will respond. But should Craigslist personals be written off as a place to meet women? Not quite yet.
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Bernie Madoff's Client List is Made PublicThe most famous list since Schindler's has been made public. Both small and large investors, and a few famous names, appear on it.
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On the Road with Neal Cassady and XELORadio station XELO, later XEROK, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, was a favorite of several generations of listeners, and of one particular literary legend. -
Cam Girls Exposed: Some Aren't Girls at AllThe sexy cam girl you meet in a chat room might be a guy pretending to be a woman. -
How to Spot the Fake Check ScamThe fake check scam comes in many forms. Here's another one I recently received. -
How to Remove the Ad.Yield.Manager Tracking CookieThe ad.yield.manager tracking cookie eludes many malware removal programs. I found one that removes it.
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Bill Drake: Top-40 Radio Innovator Has DiedRadio consultant Bill Drake died on November 29, 2008. He changed the way popular music was presented on radio. Under his direction, top-40 radio grew from slow and cluttered to fast and exciting. -
Former Major League Pitchers Dock Ellis and Nick Willhite Have DiedDock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD. Alcoholism cost Nick Willhite a career. Both men admitted their flaws-unlike many players named in the Mitchell Report- and counseled young people on the dangers of addiction. -
Iraqi Journalist Throws His Shoes at President BushThe December 14 Bush shoe-throwing incident isn't the first time shoes have made headlines.
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Canada's National Time Station Changes FrequencyCHU, operated by the National Research Council of Canada, has broadcast for seventy years on the same frequencies. On New Year's Day 2009, one of the frequencies will change.
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Ron Santo, Gil Hodges Passed Over by Baseball's Hall of FameRon Santo and Gil Hodges, two of the best players at their positions in their times, again failed to receive enough votes from the Veterans Committee for induction into baseball's Hall of Fame. -
Cuba's Radio Rebelde Turns 50Radio Rebelde broadcast the revolution's message to the people of Cuba. It's still on the air, as a national music and news service. -
Writers Beware: Tests and Sample ArticlesSome writing websites require freelance writers to complete a transcription or editing test, or write a sample article.The writer may end up giving his or her work away. -
VOLMET Weather Radio StationsVOLMET stations broadcast weather reports to aircrafts in flight. The name is a combination of two French words, vol, meaning "aircraft," and météo, meaning "weather."
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Herb Score Has Died: Former Cleveland Indians' Pitcher and Broadcaster was 75Herb Score played for the Cleveland Indians, and called Indians' games on radio and TV, for a combined total of thirty-eight years. He died on November 11, 2008 at age 75. -
Yankee Stadium's Last GameYankee Stadium is recognized as America's most famous sports venue. Its closing, on September 21, 2008, was a time for reflection as well as celebration. -
A Dating Site That's Too Good to Be TrueMy local dating scene is alive and well, according to one web site. It's all happening. But is it?
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How to Respond to Dating Site Messages, Winks, and FilrtsEven totally free dating sites cost the time it takes to create a profile and contact another member. All inquiries, therefore, deserve an answer, even if it's "no."
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The Ghana Dating ScamThe Russian bride scheme has moved to Ghana. It still works the same. They ask for true love, but want money first. -
The Second Amendment Under FireThe upcoming United States Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia vs. Heller may place limits on the Second Amendment's protection of Americans' right to own firearms.
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Edith Piaf, Paris, and Père LachaiseMarion Cotillard's Oscar-winning portrayal of Edith Piaf brought the legend to life, and my own Piaf timeline almost full circle. -
KYOURADIO - Open Source Radio in San FranciscoIn 2005 KYCY, at 1550 on the San Francisco AM radio dial, became the first terrestrial radio station whose content was entirely provided by listeners in the form of podcasts.
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Three Legends of Detroit Black RadioIn the 60s and early 70s the world even up north was still segregated. There were black, and white, radio stations. In southeast Michigan, three legendary black deejays helped bridge the gap between black and white listeners. -
Hal Turner Walks Away - Webcast and Website GoneHal Turner, self-proclaimed spokesman for the white nationalist movement, has discontinued his webcast and closed his website. Evidence now indicates he may have been an FBI informant.
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Maila Nurmi 1921 to 2008 - TV's Vampira Has DiedActress, horror movie hostess, and confidante of James Dean, Maila Nurmi Dies at age 86. -
US-Canadian Cross-Border ShoppingFor years, Americans took advantage of a favorable currency exchange rate. Now, it's the Canadians' turn.
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How Would Jesus Shop?Many people faced with a tough decision ask themselves: WWJD? What Would Jesus Do? Shoppers who want to maintain the straight and narrow might also ask themselves: HWJS?
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A Fascination with Found Paper ObjectsMusic, painting, and sculpture have used found objects for almost a hundred years. Thanks to technology, found paper objects now have their day. -
Saturday Night Oldies on WABCWABC was America's most listened-to top-40 station. Music formats have deserted the AM band, but Saturday Night Oldies and its message board prove that a music show on AM can be successful. -
Short Wave Numbers Stations: Spies Talking to SpiesSince the Cold War, intelligence agencies in many countries have used messages transmitted by short wave "numbers stations" to communicate with spies in the field. These mysterious transmissions can easily be heard by even the casual short wave listener.
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New E-Bay Sellers Beware: Not a Scam, but Something to Watch ForCompleting transactions off E-Bay is not recommended. You may still be asked to do so. Don't.
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How to Find Free Shipping MaterialsA home-based mail order business need not purchase shipping and packing materials. Almost everything needed can be had for free.
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The History of Cassette Singles: Short, but EventfulCassette singles were only around about twenty years. In that short time, they gave the buyer new ways to listen to music and helped introduce some innovative artists. -
How to Make More E-Bay SalesTo a novice, E-Bay can appear intimidating. As you build an on-line business, common sense and courtesy can be your best friends.
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Five Radio Sources of Alternative NewsBecause mainstream media says something is so, doesn't make it so. Alternative sources of broadcast news are out there, and surprisingly easy to find.
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How to Design and Print Your Own Mailing LabelsHomemade mailing labels don't have to look homemade. Nice-looking labels can be designed and created on a home computer. They can save a home-based business time and money, and give packages a professionally-wrapped look.
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The New Dating GameMatchmaking web sites, and the media, tell singles their ideal mate is within easy reach. Reality is different. The rules have changed, and not for the better.
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Buy Postage Stamps at Below Face ValueDress up your outgoing mail, and save money, by using stamps purchased at less than their face value. -
The Johnstown Flood Revisited in PennsylvaniaThe flood of May 31, 1889 is still the United States' most deadly natural disaster. In Johnstown, Pennsylvania, many reminders of it can still be seen. -
Kent State University Shootings May 4 MemorialBetween two ordinary-looking college buildings, next to just another parking lot, are memorials to an event that defined a generation. They're easy to find and worth the visit. -
Clicking Hard Drive Problem: One Remedy That Worked to Repair My ComputerA clicking hard drive is ready for the trash can. Or is it? Tabletop surgery can bring it back to life. -
Review of ESPN's The Bronx is BurningESPN's eight part mini-series returns the viewer to 1977, when Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin kept the New York Yankees in the headlines for things that happened outside the white lines.
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Port Huron, Michigan Tourist in Your Home Town DayEach first Saturday in June, Port Huron residents can become tourists in their home town. Out-of-towners are, of course, welcome. -
The Classic Car ScamFirst time on-line sellers, eager to turn their cars into cash, might easily believe the broker whose client has been looking for just such a car. But there isn't a client, and the broker just wants your money.
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"Americans": An Unlikely Hit Single'Americans' started as a simple piece of radio commentary. It became one of the most memorable, most enduring, if not the best-liked, entries on Billboard's Hot 100. -
Port Huron's Hot AC Favorite - 96.9 WBTIPort Huron's WBTI is a throwback to the classic era of top-40 radio, when high-energy music stations, all live and local, were the rule and not the exception. -
The Detroit Tigers' Paul Carey: Baseball's Best Number Two VoiceFor nineteen years, Paul Carey, with Ernie Harwell, called Detroit Tigers games on radio. Ernie got the headlines, but Paul Carey was a pro who entertained and informed without flash, whom fans never missed until he left the air. -
A Strat-O-Matic Baseball MemoirPlaying Strat-O-Matic baseball was at first a simple way to pass the time. It became the bond that held a group of friends together long after others had separated. And we had some fun along the way. -
Summer Music Festivals in Lexington, MichiganThis summer in Lexington, you'll hear big band music, oldies, blues, and some classic Bach in a picture-postcard beautiful lakeside setting.
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The Port Huron, Michigan - Sarnia, Ontario Border CrossingThere has been a river crossing here for over four hundred years. Today, more ship and truck traffic passes here than in all but a handful of places in the world. The nearby parks in both countries are, nonetheless, quiet and peaceful.
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Attractions in Port Hope, MichiganYou can see one end of town from the other. The closest mall is 90 minutes away. Despite its isolation - or because of it - Port Hope, Michigan is a place worth visiting on your next Michigan vacation.
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Top Ten Songs of the 1970sNeither disco, Watergate, smiley faces, or Debby Boone could keep the 1970s from producing some memorable songs.
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Top Ten Songs of the 1960sSome songs sound dated the month after they're released. Others become timeless. Here are ten Sixties songs that have something - either a sound, a lyric, or production trick - that continue to affect the pop music scene.
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America's Oldest Baseball Stadium: Birmingham, Alabama's Rickwood FieldBuilt in 1910, Rickwood Field was home to the Southern Association's Birmingham Barons and the Negro Leagues' Black Barons. Preservationists saved the historic stadium, and the current Barons play one game per season there.
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Robert Johnson's Mississippi Blues CrossroadsTo become a better guitarist, bluesman Robert Johnson made a deal with the devil at midnight at a deserted Mississippi crossroads. Or did he? We may never know, but you can visit places where it may have happened.
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Stax Records: Memphis' Soulsville USAStax Records gave the world soul. The independent label then became a victim of Big Music. Stax' contributions to pop music have been preserved in a new museum on the site of its old recording studio. -
Port Huron, Michigan and the Bluewater RegionPort Huron, and its Canadian sister city, Sarnia, Ontario, are usually thought of as those two towns at each end of the Blue Water Bridge. Come and explore, and you'll have fun while visiting fascinating places not in any tour guide.
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Major League Baseball Players Who Have Recorded SongsA handful of ballplayers have recorded songs. Some did it for fun. But for these players, music progressed from a hobby to a second career. -
Baseball Questions My Mom Asked MeMy mom became a baseball fan. When games were on, she'd ask questions. Some were so simple that I had to stop and think about them. Others allowed me to see the game I'd followed all my life from a different perspective.
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Retrosheet and Baseball AlmanacFor the fan who can't get enough statistics, Retrosheet and Baseball Almanac offer impressive menus of information. The fan who prefers stories and humor to numbers will also find these websites rewarding. -
Five French Covers of English Hit SongsFrench artists have covered many English songs. Hearing favorite songs in another language places a new perspective on the music. Covers of familiar songs can also be helpful to both beginning and more advanced foreign language students.
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Where to Find Live Radio on the InternetThousands of broadcast radio stations also stream their audio. Several Web sites offer links sorted by location and format. Some are easier to use than others. They all bring a world of radio to your computer room or laptop. -
April Fool's Day Telephone PranksThe right name and telephone number are two ingredients that, when combined, can create a memorable April Fool's Day prank.
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The Story of the Lorraine Motel in MemphisThe Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. It faced possible demolition before Memphis businessmen purchased it and turned it into a museum. -
Fraudulent Practices of Internet Dating SitesThat attractive woman or hot guy who's been e-mailing you might be nothing like they say they are. In fact, they might work for the web site. Their objective: your wallet.
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Montreal's Delorimier DownsOld school baseball fans - especially ball park experts - will find the site of Montreal's Delorimier Downs of special historic interest. -
What to Expect When You Sign-up to Take Online Surveys for PayIt is possible to earn big bucks taking online surveys at home. But read the fine print.