Why 56k Modems Don’t Lock On Fast in Sun News
A reader asks why 56k modems never connect at 56k and who to complain to. The piece explains multiple factors: modem compatibility on both ends, line noise on phone lines, and the handshaking process that negotiates speed. It suggests upgrading to high speed options like cable or DSL, or Teleshare wireless if available, and provides contact details for the local service.
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Teleshare
Crosby
Teleshare.net
TexasComputerGuru.com
Easter egg hunts brighten town with multiple events
Community gathers for Easter activities across churches and parks. Memorial Baptist hosts a city wide hunt at Bicentennial Park from 9 to noon for preschoolers to fifth graders, free with inflatables and giveaways. Proceeds from a photo option support New Horizons Women’s Shelter. Other churches sponsor hunts from 10 to 2 p.m. at various locations, with photos and Easter stories.
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Memorial Baptist Church
Bicentennial Park
Lee Drive
Easter Holiday Closures and Community Events Calendar
Chambers County Library Systems close through Sunday for Easter and reopen Monday. Baytown Shine Club hosts a blood drive 8 am to 4 pm at San Jacinto Mall Westside parking lot for Shrine Burn Hospital in Galveston. Baytown Highands Metro Go Texan hosts Open Horse Show at 8 am at Baytown Fairgrounds 7900 North Main Street. Bayway Decker Churches Easter Egg Hunt at 10 am with registration and Easter Story at Bayway Assembly of God. VEW Post 912 hosts semi annual turkey shoot 10 am to 5 pm with daily shoots and prizes. bring your shotgun or borrow one. shells supplied. Youth Bowling League at Max East Bowling Alley 10 am with bumper bowling for ages 4-8 and classical bowling for ages 8-21. Call 281-427-4771 or 281-426-4415.
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Chambers County
Baytown Shine Club
San Jacinto Mall
Shrine Burn Hospital
Galveston
Baytown
Highlands
Max East
Ward Road
Call
Resurrection weekend events and community notices
A collage of local church happenings and civic activities across the area. Easter services at Eminence Baptist Church, St. John’s United Methodist Church, and a Sunrise Service at a local sports complex. Kids Easter egg hunt with cash prize, art exhibits at GCCISD facility, senior programs, computer and painting classes, and club meetings including Republican HQ, bridge, and quilting groups.
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East Wallisville Road
Second Baptist Church
E. Wallisville
Highlands
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Today in History April 7 2007 highlights
On April 7 events unfold from the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 to a 1969 Supreme Court ruling. Notable items include Hoover’s television demo in 1927, Ford’s death in 1947, New York trolley ending service in 1957, and a 1966 hydrogen bomb recovery. The piece notes a tornado toll in Tennessee and Dena Schlosser’s insanity verdict in Texas.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Shiloh
Tennessee
New York
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Okinawa
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Queens
Manhattan
U.S. Navy
Spain
Supreme Court
Stanley
Georgia
Steven Millhauser
Martin Dressler
Times-Picayune
New Orleans
Public Service Prize
Dena Schlosser
Margaret
McKinney
Texas
The
Associated Press
Straw Hat Day Proclaimed By Baytown Mayor In 1943
In 1943 Mayor E D Cleveland proclaimed a Straw Hat Day noting spring arrival and warm weather in Baytown. He urged merchants to display straw hats as felt hats become uncomfortable in the heat.
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E.D. Cleveland
Baytown
Chambers County
Vernon Coates
Sheriff's Department
Coates
Anahuac
Baytown Classroom Teachers Association
Goose Creek
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Northside Baptist Church
Barbers Hill Road
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Domingue Morales
Saydie Obergon
Barbers Hill
Lisa Watkins
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Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
Juanita Hargraves Memorial Library
Winnie
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Harris County
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Wade Road
Crosby Community Center
Anne Vandagriff
Baytown Genealogy Society
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Max Bowl East
Ward Rd
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Market St
Sterling Municipal Library
Chambers County Republican Party
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Jamie Mudd
Community Duplicate Bridge Club
Ross Sterling
Baytown Optimist Club
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Crosby Quilt Guild
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