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The Beatles recorded many covers of hits written by other writers in their early days, such as Roll Over Beethoven, Money, [S]he's got the Devil in her Heart, You Really Got A Hold on Me, Anna, Chains, Kansas City - Hey Hey Hey, Long Tall Sally and many others. Is there any way to find out how much these writers received in royalties over the years? Are the records of payment by BMI or ASCAP public or private?

Fifteen years ago or so there was an African-American pitcher in the Majors who had a very graceful, fluid-like wind-up and delivery. It was a simple action, but it seemed like the guy was could throw the ball without much effort.

He threw his arms back, bending forward a bit, then brought his arms forward and grasped the ball with the gloved and bare hands, bent back a little and lifted his left leg while raring his right arm back and came forward on his left leg while bending forward and over-handing the ball. Simple and fluid, but effective. His technique was attention-grabbing. Somehow, also, he bobbed up and down a little bit during the wind-up.

He was pretty good. Who was this guy?

I have a fluorescent floor lamp in the kitchen. It lights up only if I start the microwave oven. What is causing this? Is the situation dangerous?