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51 minutes ago, DeainUSA said:
Yes. They also believed the crew from the shuttle with the teacher aboard was a fake explosion and posted pics of where they live now, current pics of their faces and all. The same person didn’t believe in Covid. They ended up dying…from Covid. Refused treatment.
I wonder what they have to say about the other shuttle that disintegrated over Texas in 2003.
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1 hour ago, DawnM said:
I lived in LA County for almost 20 years and I am not familiar with the term AV. Are you talking about Antelope Valley? She is in Santa Clarita Valley. In the past, she wasn't allowed to stay in any shelters because she caused so many issues, wonder how it will be if they evacuate her to somewhere?
Where are they taking them? When you say dry river beds, do you mean, just dropping them off?
Yes, the Antelope Valley.
I don't know where they are taking them.
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8 minutes ago, DawnM said:
Some of you know that our little guy, Andrew, was adopted out of foster care. His birth mother lives on the streets in LA County. I thought of her today and wondered how the homeless are going to fare. Mind you, I am not contacting her to find out, but I do have a person who can fill me in if she hears from her. And remember she is my bio half sister found through DNA. Unfortunately, she is too far gone (mental illness and drugs) to have a relationship with, but I do think about her sometimes.
Earlier today in the AV (northeast LA county) they were "evacuating" the homeless from the dry river beds. I was concerned about how well that would go. ☹️
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3 hours ago, ktgrok said:
same!!! I saw a headline about it the other day and my first half conscious thought was it was a satire news site!
That area picked drought and earthquakes, not hurricanes and flooding. No fair for mother nature to switch it up all of a sudden!
I'm visiting my sister in So Cal. We're still waiting for the tropical storm to hit and we just felt an earthquake!
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I once bought a condo where an elderly man had recently died. I had no problem with that. But no, I would not in the circumstances that you described. I would think about it too much.
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I was just reminded of one of my pet peeves. I don't like being yelled at when I enter a store. I find it very jarring.
My dds and I entered a store today and some hidden person shouted, "Hi. What brings you in today?" It didn't come off as warm and friendly. Because she was yelling, it felt like she was saying, "What the $%@$ are you doing here?" I don't want to yell the answer back and why do I need to yell her why I'm there? How about coming closer and greeting me in your inside voice? Ask if I need help finding anything, but don't demand to know what I'm looking for.
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14 hours ago, Terabith said:
That does sound like a fun mystery, but the author will want to do a bit more research before writing this book. Bees can't produce honey from oleander flowers because they don't produce nectar. Too bad though, it does sound like a fun plot.
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40 minutes ago, KSera said:
These kinds of events aren't put on by the library though, but by individuals renting a meeting room. The librarians aren't involved.
I see. I agree with your earlier comment that the libraries are handling it well by not drawing attention to the event. My preference would be that they held these events elsewhere.
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Why can't library story times just be about sharing fun, beautiful books with children? When my kids attended story times, they would sing songs, listen to a couple of picture, books, and do a craft. I have no idea what political or social leanings the librarians had. I didn't need to know. No one was pushing a particular point of view.
Just read the books that delight the children.
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I am so sorry to hear this. Praying he'll get that the doctors will find an effective treatment.
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4 hours ago, PeterPan said:
If I made some kind of appointment, what would be the kind of medical person I'm looking for? I read to put tea tree oil on it and see if it goes away, but that seems sort of in the wow that was dumb and you let things go camp. I might rather do tea tree oil AND make an appointment that I cancel if it goes away.
I think using tea oil and seeing a doctor is a great plan. A dermatologist would be the best doctor for this because they are the ones that specialize in skin.
Rashes are quite common on book covers. Usually the rash will clear up with antibiotic or antifungal cream. If that doesn't clear it up, a dermatologist can do a skin punch biopsy and get a clear picture of what is causing it.
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@CorralenoI don't want to like your posts because I don't like anything about this situation, but I do appreciate your updates.
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1 hour ago, Idalou said:
I think the Mueller report mentioned the leader of Wagner a dozen times. So no matter what happens or who prevails between Putin and Prigozhin, our former Prez has important ties to him!
The article you linked does not support your conclusion. Mueller's indictments of IRA officials did not link their propaganda to any of our former presidents.
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I'm so sorry. I hope they will feel peace in this very difficult time.
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I am so sorry for your loss.
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A lot of people on this forum were concerned with the quality of life for train crews, so I thought you might be happy to hear that positive changes are being made.
The railroads have reached agreements with most of the unions and now offer sick leave in addition to the personal leave the workers already had. For example, union BNSF employees will receive an additional four paid days to use as sick days and can also convert three personal days into additional sick days each year. Other railroads are offering similar.
Also, progress is being made on improving the quality of life for train crews who have traditionally had unpredictable schedules. UP has reached a tentative agreement with the engineers' union which will provide a more predictable work schedule. I'm sure the other class 1 railroads will follow with their own plans soon.
I am very happy to hear about this progress!
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On 5/23/2023 at 7:17 AM, 8filltheheart said:
These are questions to ask as an applicant before you make your decision as to which college to attend. One of my sons graduated from high school having completed almost the equivalent of math and physics minors. He had worked in one of his professors labs and had also attended SSP. When he interviewed depts, he wanted to know how they would allow him to progress in course sequence and how UG research worked within their U. It became very evident which schools did not appeal to him, and many of them were high ranking institutions. He had the dean at one top school tell him that he had more direct research experience than most of their UGs and that if he attended there he would be assigned to a grad student bc their research openings were limited. Being actively involved in research was one of his main criteria.
Another school's UG dept advisor mocked his coursework and told him that he needed to slow down and learn something and that he was used to having class valedictorians sitting in his classes crying bc they didn't understand anything about physics. Ds asked him where their grads ended up going after graduation and all he had was a blank look. (No doubt. We never looked back after walking out of that dept!)
Where my ds ended up attending, the dean of the dept told ds that ds reminded him of himself when he was ds's age. He took ds on a tour and introduced him to a large number of profs and discussed their research. My ds was able to take grad level classes early on. He took 400 level electromagnetic wave theory his 2nd semester of his freshman yr. He started research his first semester of freshman yr. He also met with one of the professors and told him about his self-designed astronomy courses that he had done during high school and they allowed him to use those homeschooled classes to meet course prereqs in order to enroll in upper level astronomy courses.
Anyway, the pt is......students should interview depts and not make decisions based on rankings or other people's opinions. (Ds's UG yrs were wonderful. He says based on what he witnessed in grad school that rankings definitely do not reflect the teaching going on in UG classrooms. Simply put, he believes his UG education at a much lower ranked U
I don't know whether to laugh or cuss at the dean's "slow down and learn something" comment. Some people really don't understand that some students are motivated by passion and are not merely collecting credits. Sounds like your ds needed physics, and I'm so glad that you were able to find the resources to fill his need. I feel like that's my situation with dd and math.
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On 5/20/2023 at 8:31 PM, Not_a_Number said:
I was a math major and also have a math PhD.
My career is now "homeschool mom" with some freelancing on the side, so that's probably not what you want to hear 😂. But I do have lots of experience with what people wind up doing with a math major!
Of course that's what I want to hear! Dd and I highly support motherhood!
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17 hours ago, maize said:
Yes it is.
95% is nothing at all like totality.
Yes! Before the last eclipse someone said that if you're in the 99% zone, then you 100% missed it. We found that to be true. We drove and stayed in a hotel and were so moved by the experience that we have been counting down until the 2024 eclipse.
We live in the path of totality, so we will be hosting family from out of state. So far we'll have my sister and her husband and dh's brother. I'm so excited!
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7 hours ago, Malam said:
https://cs50.harvard.edu/ap/2023
Are you looking for AP CS A or AP CS Principles?
I'm not sure which would be best. Would you recommend one over the other? Is there any reason she shouldn't do both? This is new to me.
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Thank you all! These suggestions are just what I'm looking for.
2 hours ago, LJPPKGFGSC said:Look at Code.org. They have an online course for Computer Science A, which uses Java. We started here with Computer Science Fundamentals in middle school.
AP® Computer Science A | Code.org
Also, Carnegie Mellon has several plug-in units for this course, which use Python. I am having a hard time linking to Carnegie Mellon because it keeps taking me to my account! But it should be easy to search up and find their website.
I am currently using Carnegie Mellon Computer Science Academy with my son, who is a freshman. We are doing CS 1 (Introduction to Programming) together. I was a math major in college, but I am finding it very easy to keep up with him. The lessons are very organized and well done. The build int autochecker does a great job of giving feedback on the coding exercises. And all of the answers can be accessed if you have a teacher account. I am confident that we will keep going all the way to AP!
I have not yet gone through the process of getting a teacher account on Code.org. But getting one from Carnegie Mellon was fairly simple.
Hope that helps a bit!
2 hours ago, Momto6inIN said:My oldest self studied with CompuScholar way back when they were called Homeschool Programming and (along with using a test prep book) he got a 5 on the AP exam.
2 hours ago, freesia said:My ds did the CompuScholar one last year and got a 5. We did find it helpful to use an AP Prep book over the last month. At first the questions on AP Classroom seemed really hard for him. I have no idea what the problem was, but between AP Classroom and the book, he ended up doing great.
Did your students do both of the AP classes? Would you recommend one class/test over the other? Maybe dd will do one junior year and the other senior year.
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30 minutes ago, kirstenhill said:
Interesting! Other than the title of this book, I had never even heard of operations research!
The Wikipedia article gives a good overview. If you look under the Problems Addressed tab, you'll see a list of the kinds of things they do in OR. Your ds might want to take a look and see if any of that interests him.
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12 hours ago, kirstenhill said:
Following along! My DS16 is also planning a math major. He wants to double major though in math and something else yet-to-be-determined. Possibilities so far for his other major include computer science, physics, and chemistry. I feel like that may also help determine his plans career wise also.
I’ve had my eyes on this book: https://www.amazon.com/BIG-Jobs-Guide-Mathematical-Statisticians/dp/161197528X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SPJIATVSTNTG&keywords=big+jobs+guide&qid=1683601240&sprefix=Big+jobs+gui%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1
I’m not sure how interesting it would be for a high school student so I haven’t ordered it for DS.
I'm going to need that book! One of dh's degrees is operations research, and he thinks dd might like that field. I'm just not sure because she has said that she just wants to sit in a room and do math. When dh worked in OR he said that he should absolutely love his job, but he didn't because of all the other junk that comes from working in a business. But I suppose all jobs have to deal with junk.
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