Hm, I wonder how many more posts I can pad giving the latitude of world cities in terms of Buffalo and/or NL?

Or, 10 degrees further north than Boston (which is at about the same latitude as Buffalo).

Or, if you prefer, NL is as far north as somewhere between the Falkland Islands and Punta Arenas is south. Or, way to the south of Africa, Tasmania, or New Zealand (parts of Tasmania & New Zealand are at the same latitude as WNY - well, S instead of N, of course).

I like being felpful. Maybe the comparison to Irkutsk in Siberia was more felpful? If we were to go straight north to 52 degrees N, we'd be in the James Bay (part of the Hudson Bay). Maybe that's felpful. And, WNY is the same latitude as Corsica.

Or Irkutsk.

Btw, NL is about the same latitude as Saskatoon (I finally bothered to look up what city would be comparable).

It's a thing, but living in NL, I'd never heard of special tires. We don't get as much snow as WNY, but people do slip on ice every now and then every winter. BTDT, more than once. Not many people here (WNY) bicycle in winter. That said, not that insanely many people bicycle here in summer either. In NL, almost everyone bicycles (not everyone bicycle commutes, but they might still bicycle to do groceries, or to visit friends, or for fun, etc). E.g.

DW put the spiked tires on a week and a half ago or something, iirc. She says that they are annoying to ride on when there isn't snow/ice, because then there's less road contact, so, it's always a guessing game. Also, they're a pain to put on.

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I'd assume an icy patch on the road, not on the ice rink or a frozen lake. Anyway, maybe he could get spiked tires for xmas? I also hope his wrist isn't broken.

NL has school choice, including the choice to send your kids to publicly funded schools of a particular religion* (and, if the only school of your minority religion is super far away, the state will even pay for transportation - this is very rare, since most kids walk or bicycle to schools within, well, walking/bicycling distance, but anyway). For secondary school, often the student decides which school to attend, rather than the parent (though of course the parent is the final decision-maker... but many parents let their kids choose). *Religious schools have two options - either only take kids of that religion, or take everybody. They can't just make some exceptions but not others. The vast, vast, vast majority take everyone, and they're generally also quite secular.

N/m.

I asked. Broccoli says: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi".

Star Wars I think? Not sure. Happy Birthday!

Yay, I've made it to Tuesday. [still 2 pages behind] Need to survive until 6-something, when DW is going to take the kids to see a movie.

Happy Birthday Slash! I think he's probably going to have a birthday not too long from now. I think he's older than I am (we're the same age at the moment too).

What the what?!!

I don't think it's just about prestige. For example, when I was taking library science classes, there were people who took very low-paying jobs in libraries just to have relevant work experience/a foot in the door. Making under $10/hour being the director of a tiny rural library is better for your resume than working in a restaurant. Making under $10/hour as a library page in a big system is probably more useful than working in a restaurant as well. Now, realistically, getting a job in a bookstore or video store or w/e might pay more and still be relevant, but one of the problems is that some people are too rigid in their thinking and don't think about how taking a job in a video store would look just fine on their resume (no clue about percentages). FWIW, library page makes $9.25/hour here. Senior page makes $9.75/hour (you might get to supervise other pages if you're a senior page, according to the job description). Yes, you could get more money working at Taco Bell or waiting tables or w/e, but those jobs are much more stressful. The last time I worked in a factory (2008) I made $8/hour, which was more than most people working in that factory (this was through Manpower, which had a "name your price" thing going on - I put $8, and well, they apparently needed enough bodies to be willing to pay me $8, but the people who put $7 got $7... of course, the minimum wage back then was $5-something, and, putting too high a number would likely mean you wouldn't get called... tricky).

But, if everyone took the job in industry because it paid more, industry jobs would probably start to pay slightly less (because of increased supply), and professor jobs would have to start to pay more (because of decreased supply). Likewise for teachers - if they all got jobs elsewhere that pay more, then schools would have to start paying teachers more. Because realistically, maybe they could work things out with slightly fewer professors/teachers, but they can't just get by with 1/10th the number or w/e. Right. But, many people don't graduate at 21, and it's been a few years since 2014 grads and a couple of years since 2015 grads graduated. So, they could've worked for a few years and then quit because pregnant or w/e. The average age of having a first baby in the US is lower than the average age for first marriage (I'm not sure how this works out for college grads though). Plus, it might be regional. Either way, I was just throwing it out there as a factor among many other factors - I don't have a clue about percentages either. But a few percent making less for this reason, and a few percent because they're grad students, and a few percent because they're just starting a business, and a few percent because of yet something else voluntary could easily cut that 39% down to a lot lower percentage.

Hey, that means that we're NY's highest ranked team, by far (Jets at 29, Giants at 31). Of course, it's always nice when the weather helps give you home field advantage (or w/e it's called). ETA: Bills @ 18.

LOL @ Buffalo Bills 'warm-up' for NFL game (you have to scroll down, past the wildfires - now, those would have been an actual warm-up): https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/weekly-wrap-up-raging-thomas-fire-kills-firefighter-snowstorms-plague-mid-atlantic-northeastern-us/70003568

Since I kind of overlooked that this is for 10th-12th grade, odds are CC statistics would be useful, unless, of course, he's already had a good high school level statistics & probability course. ETA: there are science courses that will meet the science requirement, but which aren't really part of prereq chains - e.g. astronomy. So, it can be a fun course to take, but if he later decides he wants to be an engineering, taking calculus-based physics 1 and 2 would be parts of a prereq chain (that quite possibly is a 4-year chain, as in, it will take 4 years to graduate from the moment you start physics 1), whereas you don't get delayed if you don't take astronomy. Of course, since this is for 10th-12th grade, it might not matter if things are part of a (long) prereq chain... just wanted to mention it.

Every time they come out with a new SAT it's the new SAT. The label on the book doesn't automatically change to say "old SAT".

Do you have a source for that? When I was looking into maybe getting a part-time job, I saw some ads that required an associate's degree (or just 60 college credits in general, to be honest) - they didn't care (at least in the ad) whether it was an a transfer one or an applied one. Btw, there are some schools that offer a BAAS for people who have an AAS so they can get a Bachelor's degree without too much extra work. Probably not the best option if you ever want to attend grad school, but something worth looking into if you think you want to go the Applied Associate's degree route. Anyway, as to what to get an associate's in... not having any clue about IfOnly's son's interests, I'd be inclined to suggest an AS (not AAS) in business. If you take the right courses, they should all transfer, and I'd take calculus for the math requirement and calculus-based physics and biology or something for the math and science requirements. Realistically, whether you end up working in the private or public sector, having a clue about economics, accounting, business/management is not a bad thing. So, even if after a couple of years he decides he wants to do, say, computer science, having that business background is still going to come in handy especially if he ever wants to be promoted to be a manager. High school tends to be very weak in economics, accounting, business law, management, and all that, so, I think it's a good choice (and could easily be a minor when going for a 4-year degree). If you want to make it a bit more employable with just a 2-year degree, maybe add a couple of AAS classes in business as well, like HR or something (you're going to be a human resource - it doesn't hurt to have a clue about how companies etc will deal with you), or, if it doesn't add significantly more time, make it a double AS/AAS. If he does NOT want to do business, my second choice would be an AS in computer science, again maybe with some AAS classes tacked on if he does not want to continue to a 4-year just yet, and, with calculus, etc. It doesn't hurt to know some basic programming and web design, and if he continues on with a 4-year degree in science or w/e, knowing programming would be good too (heck, even a lot of non-STEM fields can benefit from programming - many, many years ago I read an article in SciAm about how some archeologists simulated why some native American civilization collapsed... that obviously used math and programming). Depending on the school, it will be easy to turn computer science into a minor at a 4-year as well. Anyway, ymmv, but for a kid who completely doesn't have a clue but who is likely to eventually end up at a 4-year, I'd encourage one or the other (or both, if it doesn't take too much extra time). If it's likely the kid will major in a STEM field, it also wouldn't hurt to take all the math courses the CC offers - so, Calc 1 & 2, Multi Calc, Diff Eq, and Lin Alg. Statistics is a wash... it will transfer, and having a basic clue about statistics and probability is important, but for a STEM degree he'd need more advanced statistics and the Stat the CC offers would likely not count towards the degree (other than as a general elective). And, calculus-based physics 1&2, chem1&2, maybe bio1&2 and organic chem1&2 (depending on what he might major in), because prereq sequences for STEM degrees can be brutal, and make 2+2 impossible (even if you take all of the above, it might be 2+3, but if you want to major in say, biology, but you only took physics and bio, then the chem1, 2, organic chem 1, 2, sequence is going to be a huge delay (though summer classes do exist)). ETA: some CCs allegedly have lower standards than most 4-year schools for some of these courses, so, it wouldn't hurt to check with the local 4-year university what they think of people who completed x course at the local CC. If they tell you that kids coming from the CC have had a very inferior experience, it doesn't mean you *can't* take the class at the CC (assuming it transfers), but you'd want to do some extra studying on your own. Or, take it at the 4-year if that's unlikely to happen. Some CCs have exactly the same standards as the local university, possibly even with the same adjuncts, books, and tests, so, ymmv.

I'm not seeing it either (and I've never rented a book from them), but the ad changes every few seconds. Realistically, I'm going to say that the key words are "up to".