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General Discussion / A Texas Tradition has Died
« on: January 11, 2012, 10:47:24 PM »
Small town bottler out of the Dr Pepper business

It's the end of an era for the Dr Pepper that so many of us love — the soft drink that's sweetened with real cane sugar and manufactured in a small-town Texas bottling plant.

Soft drinks are a cutthroat business. Coke and Pepsi have been fighting for years. Now comes Dr Pepper.

The story line: If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. And one-third of the workers in a small business will lose their jobs as a result.

Dublin's Dr Pepper was made with pure cane sugar (instead of beet sugar or corn syrup) in the world's oldest Dr Pepper bottling plant located 75 miles southwest of Fort Worth. It has a devoted following.

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General Discussion / Year-Round Classes?!
« on: January 10, 2012, 10:16:28 AM »
The debate for year-round classes arises once again at Dallas Independent School District.

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DISD considers year-round classes

DALLAS (WFAA-TV) - One phrase could trigger fear and anxiety for kids everywhere, year-round school.

While it might be a student's summer nightmare, it could soon become reality for those in the Dallas Independent School District.


What are your thoughts on this? Good idea or bad idea?

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / IS #22105
« on: December 28, 2011, 11:12:17 PM »
Hi STAR team. Is IntelliStar #22105 under repairs today? I've noticed that my area was switched back to #22103. Not that I'm complaining now that the local commercial inserts at :17/:47 are cued on time rather than the 7 second delay.

Thanks in advance!!

STAR Type: IntelliStar
Local WX ID: 22105
Headend: Time Warner Cable
Location: Irving, TX
TWC channel: 37

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General Discussion / Radio's Music Trials
« on: December 24, 2011, 12:51:51 AM »
Has your local radio stations done any "Music Trials" past or present? Those who don't know what it is, a DJ of the radio station is given an unknown song from a famous artist/group and they play it on the air at a certain time. And their listeners call in to see if they like it or they don't.

 - Back when 100.3 in DFW used to be "KRBV Wild 100" (before Jack FM took over in 2004), they titled theirs' "The Wild Trials: Do It or Screw It".

 - One person on another message board site said her radio station did "Jam It or Slam It".

 - Recently, the music trials have returned to the DFW radio market, this time on Hip-Hop station 97.9 The Beat titled as "Smash or @$$". Smash if they like it,  :censored: if they don't. (I can't believe they let their listeners use that word on the phones. Then again, what Hip-Hop station doesn't use such language? LOL!!)

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General Discussion / Merry Christmas from...NOAA Weather Radio?
« on: December 08, 2011, 01:12:20 PM »
It's a 2 year old classic, but it's still full of laughs. The NWS WFO staff must've had a lot of fun with "Perfect Paul".

Holly Holidays from NOAA

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General Discussion / I was on TV early this morning!
« on: November 22, 2011, 05:36:21 PM »
Don't mean to brag, but early this morning, I was one of the many fans featured on WFAA-TV's "News 8 Daybreak" for their crazy party at Victory Park in Dallas!

Those who are early birds, many of you may know news anchor Ron Corning, previously of "The Daily Buzz" and ABC's "World News Now" and "World News/America This Morning". Earlier this year, he joins WFAA-TV's News 8 Daybreak. Let the "shameless promotions" begin. LOL!!

News 8 "More Ron"


With that being said, I've won myself a "More Ron" shirt (say it fast enough and it's "moron". LOL!! :bleh:) during one of their promotion contests. And days later, I got to participate in a fan gathering of classic proportions. Here are a couple clips from WFAA's website:

 - Group rises early for the 'More Ron' party
In this clip, I'm somewhere on the left side waving.
 - 'Dancing with the Stars' talk at the 'More Ron' party
In this one, I'm between Ron Corning and traffic reporter Alexa Conomos.

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General Weather Chat / T.S. Hermine in North Texas. One Year Later...
« on: November 21, 2011, 10:11:11 PM »
I figure I'd pass along this news story I got on my Facebook homepage from WFAA-TV. The Condominiums in Arlington, which were flooded by Tropical Storm Hermine back in September 2010, are being demolished to make way for a new park.

Quote from: Craig Civale - WFAA
Flood prone condominiums to become part of new Arlington park

The first of fourteen complexes were torn down Monday in Arlington at the former site of the Willows Condominiums.

The homes were flooded back in September 2010 when a tropical storm swept through the area.

The city of Arlington purchased the damaged condos earlier this year, along with 49 other flood-prone homes around Rush Creek. The plan is to turn the development into a new park.

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General Discussion / Satellite TV Booth Fail
« on: October 06, 2011, 06:19:57 PM »
Last weekend, my friends took me to Trader's Village in Grand Prairie, TX and it's a good thing I tagged along, otherwise I wouldn't have uploaded my latest submission to FailBlog.

You can see the odd satellite TV booth setup on this link.

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General Discussion / Jerry Haynes, "Mr. Peppermint", dies at 84
« on: September 26, 2011, 02:13:04 PM »
Dallas-based actor/broadcaster Jerry Haynes, known by his fans as "Mr. Peppermint" died at 84 from complications due to Parkinson's Disease. His show "Mr. Peppermint", retitled as "Peppermint Place" from 1975 to the show's end in 1996 became the longest-running locally-produced show in WFAA-TV's history. Eventually, the show was syndicated to 108 other markets across the country. He also appeared in more than 50 motion pictures, including "Places in the Heart," "Robo Cop" and "Boys Don't Cry." He starred in a variety of TV movies and shows as well, among them: "Dallas" and "Walker, Texas Ranger." He also witnessed the JFK assassination in 1963 when he was at Dealey Plaza. The TV icon will surely be missed.

Quote from: Jerry Haynes a.k.a. Mr. Peppermint
I want to remind you: Sometimes things don't go too well and you're not feeling a real good mood. When you feel unhappy, nothing seems worthwhile. Just give yourself a peppermint mint and you will wear a smile.


Story from WFAA-TV

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General Discussion / Carmageddon DFW
« on: September 09, 2011, 07:26:50 AM »
Remember when Los Angeles had their "Carmageddon" with the temporary closure of I-405 2 months ago? Well, this is Dallas/Fort Worth's version of it. Parts of I-635 in Dallas will be closed off with the demolition of the Joe Ratcliff pedestrian bridge. Although it's not gonna be a complete closure, it'll still cause some travel headaches. So those traveling to or around Dallas, take alternative routes.

Long story short: Avoid LBJ Freeway in Dallas this weekend (from The Dallas Morning News)

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TWC and your Cable Company / Cable Channel Sharing
« on: August 15, 2011, 11:07:14 PM »
During the early days of cable TV, has there been a time where cable networks have to share the same channel spot(s)?

When my area was served by Paragon Cable, three networks had to share the same spot: Prevue Channel, Sneak Prevue (for PPV promos), and Playboy TV. Here's how it was arranged on Ch. 24 on a daily basis: From 5AM to 11PM, they have The Prevue Channel showing in its entirety in its first and last hours. From 6AM to 9PM, Sneak Prevue would occupy the :10-:22/:40-:52 slots with The Prevue Channel showing in the remaining slots. The final 15 minutes of Prevue Channel were scrambled at 10:45PM to switch over to Playboy TV from 11PM to 5AM. It's kinda confusing, but that was their arrangement up until 1999 when Prevue/TV Guide Channel finally had its own spot.

From 1995 to 2002, with the introduction of E! and Cartoon Network to the lineup, the 2 C-SPANs moved to the 70s spots. Months later, C-SPAN2 had to share channel spots with Bravo on nights and weekends on Ch. 72 (Ch. 96 on cable-ready TVs).

The biggest laugh, The Prevue Channel/TV Guide Channel had Bravo listed on Ch. 16, however in Irving, we had one of the Public Access channels occupying it.

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Those who have Time Warner Cable, what channels were taken off the analog lineup, or did they go the full shebang?

So far in North Texas, the following channels in the basic and expanded basic tiers now require a digital set-top box to receive them.

 - ABC Family (Ch. 61)
 - CMT (Ch. 63)
 - C-SPAN2 (Ch. 28)*
 - C-SPAN3 (Ch. 6)*
 - Oxygen (Ch. 73)
 - Style (Ch. 50...has since then moved to Ch. 150)
 - TruTV (Ch. 47)
 - TXCN: Texas Cable News (Ch. 38)
 - KDTN [Daystar TV Network] (Ch. 2...has since then moved to Ch. 350)*
 - Public, Educational, Government, and Leased Access (Chs. 15, 16, 95-99)*

* = Can be accessible by an HDTV with a special QAM tuner (built on or after 2008)

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General Discussion / Amy Winehouse Found Dead at Her Home
« on: July 23, 2011, 01:26:56 PM »
I pretty much knew her downward spiral would lead to this. She refused to help herself out of a hole she dug herself into. Many thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/amy-winehouse-found-dead-london-home/story?id=14143053

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The American Airlines Center in Dallas was evacuated last night after a fire broke out during Rihanna's Concert. Several fans said that a stunt involving pyrotechnics appears to have malfunctioned at around the time when the show was nearly completed.

No one was injured during that incident.

Full Story from WFAA-TV

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General Discussion / The New Texas Giant at Six Flags
« on: June 26, 2011, 08:43:50 PM »
At Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington; the Texas Giant Roller Coaster is completely renovated. It was closed at the end of the 2009 season and it took all of last year to rebuild. But this year, the New Texas Giant reopens with a structure that uses recycled wood new steel tracks, and newer roller coaster cars making it a hybrid attraction. It is currently the tallest in the world at a height of 153 ft and it features a 79° drop of 147 ft (45 m), and turns banked up to 95°. Unlike its old predecessor, it's a much smoother ride...aside from the 79 degree drop. LOL!!

I've ridden on it 5 times so far. Although I wasn't able to get a rider's P.O.V. through my camera (because I didn't wanna take any chances with it), here are one of the videos I found on YouTube.

New Texas Giant (POV)


If y'all have the means, I highly recommend going there and trying it out.

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