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TWC Classics News / Re: Weather You Can Always Turn To

« on: March 06, 2011, 07:12:19 PM »

Looks nice although when I type in twcclassics.com or http://twcclassics.com, I get redirected to http://twcclassics.com/php and it seems to be doing this as when I click on the site logo, www.twcclassics.com is used..

It's suppose to redirect to www.twcclassics.com. Not sure how to fix that, so I've taken that rule out for now. Thanks for letting me know.

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TWC Classics News / New site design

« on: March 06, 2011, 03:54:58 PM »

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the debut of the "Weather You Can Always Turn To" campaign and "the new look for TWC," as Rich Johnson once said. To mark this event, TWCC is debuting its own "new look." I invite you all to check it out.

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General Discussion / Re: Economy Tracker

« on: March 03, 2011, 09:17:57 PM »

Today, statistics from the Labor Department that jobless claims dropped to 366,000. The last time jobless claims were this low was on May 31st, 2008.

Yes, but how many gave up looking? Unfortunately, that's something we have to consider these days. The media, of course, ignores it.

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General Discussion / Re: Wisconsin

« on: March 02, 2011, 09:43:06 PM »

I wouldn't go so far as to prohibit Unionization of Public employees...

I would. There's no reason to have them in the public sector.

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Local Forecast / Re: March 2011 Playlist

« on: March 01, 2011, 10:17:08 AM »

Night Drive in the morning? Nice to see John Klemmer. I don't he's been played since '89.

IMO, that should be in overnight, not morning or primetime.

That's what I was thinking.

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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area

« on: February 28, 2011, 10:20:08 PM »

the EPA. Just drill in this country so we can SAVE MONEY FFS!!

Thank you! I really don't understand how people can be against drilling, yet complain about gas prices and the fact that most of our oil comes from countries that hate us.

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Local Forecast / Re: March 2011 Playlist

« on: February 28, 2011, 10:14:40 PM »

Night Drive in the morning? Nice to see John Klemmer. I don't he's been played since '89.

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TWC Today News / Re: Forum Upgrade RC5

« on: February 23, 2011, 10:22:15 AM »

The login problem seems to be fixed. Thanks, Martin!

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General Discussion / Re: Wisconsin

« on: February 22, 2011, 10:26:47 AM »

This whole Unionization thing doesn't make sense to me.  As it is in Wisconsin, if you work for the State, you are forced to join the Union.  What is so wrong about giving individuals the right to choose?  If you want to join the Union, go ahead;  if you don't... then don't. 

Public employees shouldn't be allowed to join a union at all. They're working for the people, not a corporation. The whole idea of a union is to give employees their fair share of a company's profits, but the government doesn't have that.

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Local Forecast / Re: 1997 and 1998 TWC playlists

« on: February 20, 2011, 01:43:53 PM »

I hope to have a near-complete set of playlists on the site within the next month or so.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Website Errors and Problems

« on: February 19, 2011, 07:59:24 PM »

Any update on this? It now happens every time I visit. Really annoying. Makes me not want to visit.

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Questions, Comments, Suggestions / Re: Valentines Day Banner

« on: February 19, 2011, 07:55:22 PM »

I'll never understand the whole cache/cookies thing.

Cache is a fancy word used to refer to the files your browser stores on your computer, so it doesn't have to keep downloading them each time you visit a site. From a bandwidth standpoint, this is obviously a good thing. However, due to incorrect server or browser configuration, your browser will use outdated files. Which is what happened here with the banner. Oddly enough, I saw the Valentine's Day one until today, but never cleared my cache.

Cookies are also files stored on your computer. But these are only text files, and they're stored at the request of the site you're visiting. They contain information about you and your visit. Like cache, sometimes this good (ex. you don't have to log in every time you visit Facebook), but sometimes this is bad (ex. some sites track your every move and make "recommendations" based on that).

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Local Forecast / Re: Clifford Marshall Van Buren's music available!

« on: February 19, 2011, 07:40:11 PM »

Nice find!

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General Discussion / Re: Wisconsin

« on: February 18, 2011, 10:46:10 AM »

I agree 100% with your analysis, Martin. However, I am not merely disturbed by this story, I'm down-right pissed. I can't believe these "teachers" are b******* and moaning about having to contribute part of their paycheck to fund their benefits. The state is broke and almost all private-sector employees in America have to do the same. Get over it! As NJ governor Chris Christie said the other day, "if you wanna be mad at someone, be made at the succession of governors that came before me, lied to you, and said you could have these benefits without having a way to pay for them."

I was listening to Mark Levin last night on my way home. He was playing audio clips of some of the protesters. One woman had the audacity to compare their "fight" to the protesters in Egypt. Are you freaking kidding me!? You're being asked to partially pay for your health care and pension, and you think there's no difference between you and people living under a brutal dictator!? Wow. She really needs to read the book "Lori's Song." Although the woman in the book lived in Iran, it would give her a good idea of how lucky she is to be living in America.

The bottom line is that teachers should teach because they love teaching. Anyone that's in it for the money should find another line of work. Period.

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General Discussion / Re: House Budget Proposal Could Devastate the NWS’s Watch/Warning Forecasts

« on: February 16, 2011, 10:19:51 PM »

You guys don't get it. We're broke. As in out of money. In order to get out of debt, we have to stop spending. Obviously spending cuts are never fun for anyone involved, but we have to do it. Otherwise, the dollar will continue to be devalued and prices for essentials like gas and food will continue to go up.

And I know this sounds crazy, but the NWS could ask for donations. Or - dare I say it - become a private company. And if they can't make it, then a private company like TWC will step up to the plate. The point is, while I like the NWS, we don't need the government to tell us that a storm is bad and we should head for cover. The picture the article paints is just a ploy to get you scared and angry, so you'll tell your congressmen and women to say no to the cuts. In other words, they think you're stupid.