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April 1, 2005

Spring ahead means

Charles Radio Show is on one hour later now!
From Wailuku, Hawaii 91.5FM lp Mana'o Radio:
Every Wednesday at noon (east coast DST)
6-10 AM Hawai'i time (Hawaii does not set clocks ahead)

Noon to 4:00PM eastern DST
http://www.manaoradio.com

My first internet show was on Wednesday March 23, at 6:00 AM Hawai'i time (11:00 AM Eastern). So far, I am scheduled only on Wednesday mornings (cool shift, huh?)
Because it is low power, it cannot be heard everywhere in Hawai'i, but the signal reaches central parts of Maui: Kahului, Makawao, Pukalani and many other areas of the island.
but...
You reading this can hear it loud and clear at http://www.manaoradio.com. The listening instructions are geared to Bill Gates' PCs (of course) but Mac owners can easily get it using iTunes.
note: This is radio the way it used to be. I am not shitting you when I say, "the way it used to be," because this type of free-form radio is a thing of the past, and can only be described as somewhat like college radio, but not. I mean, most college stations have some kind of format and some semblance of rhyme and reason- not this baby- this is total (I mean total ) free-form. To those of you too young to remember what free-form radio is like, I will say this:
If you don't recognize the song you are listening to, give it a closer listen because you will probably never hear it on commercial corporate radio- and besides- even if you don't like it,
you will love the next song. (or not!)
It is at times exciting (and sometimes boring) and oftentimes thought-provoking (and many times downright painful) and-
just because it is what it is- it is refreshingly wonderful!
Also, please understand that the more internet listeners that tune in, the wider the bandwidth the station has to deal with, and the more expensive it becomes to operate. Since there are no commercials, this can be problematic if lots of people listen without making a contribution once in a while.

More about the death of free form radio.

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Rio Hondo teacher arrested

At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square, a slide rule, and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, Attorney general John Ashcroft said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

"Al-Gebra is a fearsome cult," Ashcroft said. "They desire average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like 'x' and 'y' and refer to themselves as 'unknowns', but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country. As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, 'there are 3 sides to every triangle'."

When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes."

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A must-read for non-athletes as well

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