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The Game Room / Re: Stupid Questions

« on: October 15, 2010, 11:19:32 PM »

I say so.

Thank you for calling The Weather Channel. Do you know your party's four-digit extension?

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Local Forecast / Re: TWC Songs you've heard in other places

« on: October 15, 2010, 11:16:53 PM »

Heard Three Graces by Brian Hughes at the mall today.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Geoffrey Darby no longer at TWC?

« on: October 15, 2010, 06:15:32 PM »

Yet I still see his profile up
http://press.weather.com/company/view_executive.asp?id=17

TWC tends to never remove the pages though... for the longest time they had pages of old OCMs up before they renovated the TV website early last year.

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The Game Room / Re: Stupid Questions

« on: October 15, 2010, 06:14:02 PM »

Hello?

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Geoffrey Darby no longer at TWC?

« on: October 15, 2010, 06:09:42 PM »

How is "EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER" a replacement for "EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING"?

Oh my bad... I assumed "The Weather Channel, Inc." referred to the cable network, as I know the entire TWC company is called "The Weather Channel Companies" (which consist of TWC, weather.com, Weatherscan, and WSI).

It's great that he left TWC but the changes will still b there. Rock Music, layoffs, longform which were all introduced by Darby won't get the boot .. Since management is satisfied with the direction TWC is taking.

Darby isn't the only person involved in this. There are other departments such as Human Resources and the programming directors/producers that make these changes too.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Paula

« on: October 15, 2010, 06:06:44 PM »

Paula is now a remnant low, although the NHC maps are still indicating it with D's which mean depressions. Shouldn't they be L's (for remnant lows)?

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Geoffrey Darby no longer at TWC?

« on: October 15, 2010, 12:44:22 PM »

It looks like Brian Shield is his replacement.

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Everything Else TWC / Geoffrey Darby no longer at TWC?

« on: October 15, 2010, 09:56:38 AM »

For no reason I was looking at TWC's press room, and I noticed Geoffrey Darby's name is no longer listed on the executive team page. Is he no longer at TWC?

http://press.weather.com/company/executive_team.asp

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General Discussion / Re: Chilean Mine Rescue

« on: October 14, 2010, 05:04:18 PM »

They've been in there for two months, yet I haven't heard about this at all until just yesterday when we were broadcasting it at school.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Video wall

« on: October 14, 2010, 05:02:30 PM »

I could honestly give two shits anymore.

make that three

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Local Forecast / Re: October 2010 Playlist

« on: October 14, 2010, 05:01:32 PM »

so far TWC used 4 of my indies: Travis Rogers, Charley Langer, Isaiah Williams III and BD Lenz

Didn't you suggest Bickley Rivera and Michael Haggins to them too?

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Local Forecast / Re: October 2010 Playlist Clips

« on: October 12, 2010, 05:36:56 PM »

Is Dave Grusin in anyway associated with Don Grusin (another artist used on TWC)? Like, does he use different names under BMI?

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Hurricane Central / Hurricane Paula

« on: October 12, 2010, 06:16:32 AM »

HURRICANE PAULA ADVISORY NUMBER   3...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL182010
500 AM EDT TUE OCT 12 2010

CORRECTED TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE IN DISCUSSION SECTION

...PAULA BECOMES NINTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...17.6N 85.2W
ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM SSE OF COZUMEL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH
FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM PUNTA GRUESA NORTHWARD TO CABO CATOCHE...
INCLUDING COZUMEL

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE COAST OF HONDURAS FROM LIMON EASTWARD TO THE
HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER...INCLUDING THE BAY ISLANDS
* THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM CHETUMAL NORTHWARD TO SOUTH OF PUNTA
GRUESA
* THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM CABO CATOCHE TO SAN FELIPE

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 36
HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-
FORCE WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT
OR DANGEROUS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE PAULA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.2 WEST.  PAULA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR.  A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF PAULA WILL
APPROACH THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WITHIN THE
HURRICANE WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  PAULA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING
IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60
MILES...95 KM.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST
WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA BY LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT...WITH
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.

RAINFALL...PAULA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER NORTHERN BELIZE...EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA...AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA.
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.  IN AREAS OF
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND ON THE BAY ISLANDS
OF HONDURAS.  NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
LARGE WAVES.


NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 AM EDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT.

$$
FORECASTER PASCH/KIMBERLAIN

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General Discussion / Re: The Pot Belly Stove

« on: October 11, 2010, 10:46:08 PM »

Happy Columbus Day, everyone!  Yeah, I know it doesn't really feel like a holiday even though it is one of the ten officially recognized by the government every year.  I was even working today regardless, but I do get holiday pay for it.

School was closed for me today, but I noticed several others in the area were open.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Re: Alexandra Steele Let Go

« on: October 11, 2010, 10:43:22 PM »

Yes, it's just for today. Heather wasn't on DP because she was on YWT filling in for Steph, so Crystal was filling in on DP.