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5 minutes ago, Fritz said:
I stand corrected. Only two recorded the rape and one of them "probably" alerted SEPTA. From the article posted by bibiche:
Two people may have recorded video of the attack on their cellphone, one of whom “probably” alerted SEPTA of the attack, Stollsteimer said.
That’s cherry-picking and distorting what the DA said. But of course you know what really transpired. 🙄
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Where There Be Dragons has excellent, interesting programs. Highly recommend.
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NPR has book lists. Here’s one, but you can do a search for others. https://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels
Or pick some good prep schools and look for their reading lists. Here’s one: https://www.andover.edu/news/2021/2021-summer-reading-list
and another: https://summerreading.choate.edu
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When DC was in AoPS Precalculus, the teacher said they should count on dedicating two hours per day minimum. My kid never did, but probably should have.
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Does anyone have a particular favorite basic intro to linear algebra text? It is just to whet the appetite. I’ve seen recommendations for Bretscher, Strang, Savov, Lay…
I know nothing, so any help is much appreciated. If you want to throw in suggestions for multivariable calculus I’d be happy to have those as well. Thanks!
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21 minutes ago, Halftime Hope said:
Please link one that you deem accurate.
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1 minute ago, Laura Corin said:
Merriam Webster has the T voiced.
Oh, I believe you. I’ve just never heard it. 🙂
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2 hours ago, Laura Corin said:
Appearances can be deceiving though. My husband insists on pronouncing 'turbot' as 'tur-bow'. Although it comes from Old French, the modern pronunciation - 1000 years later - is with the t.
Interesting. I have never heard the T pronounced in American English, so that might be it. Or maybe he learned the word in (modern) France. 😉
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This thread has convinced me to weight nothing. 😂 They’ll get the grades, they’ll get where the classes were taken, they can figure it out themselves!
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What Farrar said. Norms are changing. IMO this is a good thing, just in the US there are some growing pains because traditionally it is such a repressed country in terms of sexuality. Once it gets over the hump (ew, bad unintended pun) I think things will improve. There seems still to be a lot of angst involved in sexual relationships. This is not the case, generally speaking, in more liberal societies and I think those societies are the better for it.
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Somewhat related… Do I weight a class differently according to where it is taken? So, say one class is taken at a community college and one class is taken at Duke. Are they both given the same amount of weight or do I weight Duke more because it is more rigorous? Or the same and let the admissions people figure it out?
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Google Piet Oudolf and new naturalism for plants. I just did and there is a YouTube talk called "A Piet Oudolf Story" from the JC Raulston Arboretum by someone who built a backyard garden from scratch. I also like Noel Kingsbury’s books. If you are on Facebook, there is Garden Design by Carolyn Mullet, which features photos of beautiful gardens throughout the world.
Take out stacks of books and magazines from the library and visit arboretums and public gardens to see what you like and can incorporate into your own space.
ETA I’d also recommend reading some Doug Tallamy before doing anything. Here’s a starter article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-ecologist-who-wants-unleash-wild-backyard-180974372/
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@mlktwins You’ve gotten some great suggestions and healthy eating and exercise are important for everyone. I just wanted to point out that if your husband has a genetic predisposition for high cholesterol, he’ll probably need to continue statins along with his healthier eating. Even super fit healthy vegetarians can have high cholesterol.
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4 hours ago, Terabith said:
It needs a better name.
Like one that doesn’t sound like something Elon Musk would name a child?
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Ha! That’s what I thought when I watched the NSF video, at the end. 😂
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What?! Not everyone in the entire world and particularly on this forum is talking about it? You guys!!!
https://news.mit.edu/2022/first-supermassive-black-hole-sagitarrius-0512
link to the NSF movie at the bottom. So cool!
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1 minute ago, J-rap said:
I only know about that happening in the movie It's a Wonderful Life!
As awful as it seems (and could potentially be), no matter how good a system is there may be an occasional error. As long as this isn't a pattern with the pharmacy, I'd not do anything more. (Other than returning it ASAP, and confirm they'll be contacting the other party immediately. I'd assume that they have a careful, serious protocol in place.)
You mean you wouldn’t file a complaint with the state? I figured that was civic duty, to help to ensure that there isn’t a pattern of mistakes at this particular pharmacy.
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They should learn to moderate their response. 😆 When I called to explain what happened the person to whom I spoke replied “Oh, NOOOOOO!”
They assure me that my Rx didn’t leave the store so no one else has my info and that no, this doesn’t happen often. They’ll fill out a report and I will be contacted at a later date (I requested this to make sure that they follow through). And to bring in the other person’s Rx to be disposed of. I will also file a complaint with the state.
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7 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
While I wouldn't be happy that this happened, do you actually know the person whose prescription you received? (I was sent some other child's IEP once instead of my own child and I wasn't happy but at the same time, we were strangers to each other so it really wasn't the same as if we were in a small town where everyone knows everyone else. I just let them know and they corrected the mistake.)
No, I do not. The reason I considered contacting her was to let her know that there had been a breach of privacy.
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1 minute ago, Dicentra said:
DH is a pharmacist and I just asked him. Here in Canada, it's a pretty big screw-up called a "breach of privacy". A reputable pharmacy will have a whole procedure that they go through once you've informed them and everything will be documented. He says he wouldn't suggest calling the other person (as you can't be sure how they'll react) but would let the pharmacy handle it tomorrow.
Thank you. Yes, the other person’s prescription reveals a lot of info so she could be embarrassed. I just hate the idea that the pharmacy might sweep it under the rug. I agree that it is a serious breach. I miss my wonderful little independent pharmacy.
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4 minutes ago, vonfirmath said:
This is why I don't leave the pharmacy without checking. We've gotten home before to find out the prescription is not ours and, evidently, if it is a "limited" prescription -- we would not get more until the next month. Once it leaves their doors, they are no longer liable for it.
I’ve had them mix up my own Rx before, but I have never ever received someone else’s in my bag. You have? Crazy. Maybe it’s common then.
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Any pharmacists who can weigh in?
I picked up a prescription, the bag had my name and the name of my prescription on it. When I got home and opened it, it was a Rx for another medicine for another person. The pharmacy was already closed by the time I discovered this.
I’ll go in tomorrow. I assume that legally they’re obligated to contact the person whose Rx (and information) I have. Should I contact her to let her know this happened in case they don’t? I would want to know. In fact, I wonder if someone else has my information, since my Rx probably went to someone else…
Is this common? I’ve never heard of it. It seems like such a huge screw up!!
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12 minutes ago, Laura Corin said:
I can't really do that without giving his name, unfortunately.
Silly, we already know it’s either Calvin or Hobbes! 😉
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Yet another mass shooting -Tulsa
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Just quoting as jumping off point to mention that the US has responsibility for much of the violence in the Central American countries. A quick read to get people started: https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/central-america-migrants-us-foreign-policy