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Post by mikegarrison on Mar 17, 2019 22:01:13 GMT -5
No and no. Or maybe, "only in a really expansive vision of 'Pacific Northwest'" and "only if you don't really know much about mountains". Hmmmm.....I don't know about that. Mt. Shasta and Rainer are both stratovolcanoes are they not? Both are part of the Cascade range? Hehehe. As for climate, yeah, you are probably right. Although the very northern coastal part of California does seem to have more in common with say Oregon than the rest of California.... Yeah, my limited experience driving up and down I-5 and staying at places along the way says south-of-Portland Oregon and north-of-Sacramento California are all kind of the same place. As for Shasta and Rainier, Rainier has more than half of all glacial mass in the entire Contiguous US. Shasta barely has any glaciers at all. Makes a tremendous difference in the geology.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 22:09:09 GMT -5
No and no. Or maybe, "only in a really expansive vision of 'Pacific Northwest'" and "only if you don't really know much about mountains". Hmmmm.....I don't know about that. Mt. Shasta and Rainer are both stratovolcanoes are they not? Both are part of the Cascade range? Hehehe. As for climate, yeah, you are probably right. Although the very northern coastal part of California does seem to have more in common with say Oregon than the rest of California.... Forget the Puget Sound "expert" - I lived in both Mount Shasta and the Redwood region...in Summer, both are somewhat sunny (especially the Redwood Coast: Foggy!). If you go over the 1st Coast Range ridge (10-15 miles East), the interior is HOT and dry for ~4 months out of the year. Shasta is THE southernmost of the Cascade Range mountains. In summer, it eventually gets kinda hot for 2-3 months. Winters are a combo of rain, snow, and (after cold fronts) icy days, then slush. North of Siskiyou Summit (between Yreka CA and Medford OR), the climate is Much More Oregon-ish. South of there, it is much more seasonal rain & dry seasons (not much snow, per se').
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Post by ironhammer on Mar 17, 2019 22:10:22 GMT -5
Hmmmm.....I don't know about that. Mt. Shasta and Rainer are both stratovolcanoes are they not? Both are part of the Cascade range? Hehehe. As for climate, yeah, you are probably right. Although the very northern coastal part of California does seem to have more in common with say Oregon than the rest of California.... As for Shasta and Rainier, Rainier has more than half of all glacial mass in the entire Contiguous US. Shasta barely has any glaciers at all. Makes a tremendous difference in the geology. Fair enough, although at the end of the day they are both volcanoes, let's just hope either don't go all "Mt. St. Helens" on us and I'll be happy. Btw, Seattle is gonna get totaled if Rainer ever erupts, right? Although Tacoma and Olympia are gonna get hit first because they are more exposed? Not entirely sure of the geography there.
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 17, 2019 22:13:10 GMT -5
When I was in high school, I sent away for the UC Berkeley school brochure. This was in the early 1980s. I got it and read it. It was all black-and-white. (Come to think of it, I think all the college booklets were black-and-white.) I remember a passage in the booklet saying, essentially (and I paraphrase):
"All freshmen are strongly recommended to live in the dorms. However, there's a chance that there may not be enough room for all incoming students. So, students should be aware that they may have to find their own apartment. Berkeley and Oakland offer many affordable rental units."
That, right there, scared the shiite out of me because I looked up crime statistics in the Berkeley/Oakland area and there was murder and drugs on every street corner. And I wasn't confident enough to ensure that I could find an apartment on my own because, you know, at age 17, I've never tried to find an apartment on my own. Scary adult stuff.
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Post by mikegarrison on Mar 17, 2019 22:13:55 GMT -5
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Post by volleylearner on Mar 17, 2019 22:18:50 GMT -5
We've always called it "UC Berkeley." I just said "Cal Berkeley" because it's been called "Cal" on this board. The "Berkeley" part is instinct. We considered it a "safety school" because we've historically had no problems. My son's grades and SATs were good enough for 99% of schools in the nation, so we thought it was a lock. My sister got her Ph.D from "UC Berkeley" in the early 1990s. There was a gay bar at the corner of Telegraph and the street where her rental house was. Ok, guess you need to work on your instinct. We knew parents with children who had great grades and SATs who did not get into Berkeley. I lived a block from Telegraph and Parker, which I think is quite a bit north of her if she was in Oakland. I got my degree in '83. Living on the north side of campus was considered the best/safest, south side relatively close to campus was ok, farther south (Oakland) was to be avoided.
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Post by ironhammer on Mar 17, 2019 22:23:22 GMT -5
Hmmmm.....I don't know about that. Mt. Shasta and Rainer are both stratovolcanoes are they not? Both are part of the Cascade range? Hehehe. As for climate, yeah, you are probably right. Although the very northern coastal part of California does seem to have more in common with say Oregon than the rest of California.... Forget the Puget Sound "expert" - I lived in both Mount Shasta and the Redwood region...in Summer, both are somewhat sunny (especially the Redwood Coast: Foggy!). If you go over the 1st Coast Range ridge (10-15 miles East), the interior is HOT and dry for ~4 months out of the year. Shasta is THE southernmost of the Cascade Range mountains. In summer, it eventually gets kinda hot for 2-3 months. Winters are a combo of rain, snow, and (after cold fronts) icy days, then slush. North of Siskiyou Summit (between Yreka CA and Medford OR), the climate is Much More Oregon-ish. South of there, it is much more seasonal rain & dry seasons (not much snow, per se'). It's been too long since I've been there. The last time I was there was in my teens...which was quite a while back. Memory is vague now...but I remember I enjoyed hiking around the mountain. Yosemite and Lake Tahoe were too crowded in the summer.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Mar 17, 2019 22:36:43 GMT -5
Saw my first transgender at Berkeley. Visited my nephew who was just starting and we ate at a restaurant known for its burger in town. She was a waitress though not for our table. Burger was good too!
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Post by volleylearner on Mar 17, 2019 22:38:16 GMT -5
I'm truly shocked that there are 35% non-white water polo players in Div. I, and I have no idea where they are hiding. If I found the correct stats page, the definition of non-white water polo players includes international students (25%), "other" (20%), and Asian (10%). I'm baffled why anyone would complain about water polo. In 2018, there were a total of 1,365 D1 water polo players, men and women combined. D1 Football had 29,029. web1.ncaa.org/rgdSearch/exec/saSearch
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 22:41:43 GMT -5
Forget the Puget Sound "expert" - I lived in both Mount Shasta and the Redwood region...in Summer, both are somewhat sunny (especially the Redwood Coast: Foggy!). If you go over the 1st Coast Range ridge (10-15 miles East), the interior is HOT and dry for ~4 months out of the year. Shasta is THE southernmost of the Cascade Range mountains. In summer, it eventually gets kinda hot for 2-3 months. Winters are a combo of rain, snow, and (after cold fronts) icy days, then slush. North of Siskiyou Summit (between Yreka CA and Medford OR), the climate is Much More Oregon-ish. South of there, it is much more seasonal rain & dry seasons (not much snow, per se'). It's been too long since I've been there. The last time I was there was in my teens...which was quite a while back. Memory is vague now...but I remember I enjoyed hiking around the mountain. Yosemite and Lake Tahoe were too crowded in the summer. Both Mt. Shasta/Dunsmuir (down about 1,000-1,500 feet in elevation towards Redding) are somewhat crowded in the Summertime (Dunsmuir being a trout fishing haven on upper Sacramento River). Shasta's way more packed at Ski and Board Park up the mountain in Winter. Siskiyou Summit is N. of Mt Shasta: so milder climate than OR.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 23:30:59 GMT -5
I've always referred to it as Cal Berserkly, and no, I wouldn't have wanted either of my girls to go there. Ignorance is better than being indoctrinated by that special bunch. For most of my youth, I grew up two suburbs N. of Berkeley -- WE referred to it as "Berserkeley". Also lived in town as a grownup -- fairly safe (esp. Northside) and crazy! I was supposed to go there straight from Kennedy High in Richmond -- I didn't get my Yellow Card into UC in time; too much other stuff going on; so, I ended up at Davis -- The "Yellow Card" was for advanced students in the area (with SAT scores to match); to "fast-track" them into UC (Berkeley). Going to Davis was a Godsend for me; this was in '68: I would have probably been arrested in student-movement protests back then. Being a multisport jock (& nascent hippie), UCD was much more my cup of tea!
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Post by Wolfgang on Mar 18, 2019 12:25:52 GMT -5
I wonder how many others will be ensnared by Donna in the USC athletic department? She is singing now and will throw everybody under the bus. Mick did not play along and was deported. I love this kind of singing!
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Post by azvb on Mar 18, 2019 15:37:49 GMT -5
Only about 3 dozen parents have been charged so far, and Singer claims 750 customers received some version of that service. That is already a huge number, but what if Singer was not the only path for Donna? My thought is how many current employees of the USC athletic department have not yet been outed who worked under Donna? She effectively ran the Athletic Department. You said in your previous post she was “singing”. Have you heard she’s naming names?
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Post by Phaedrus on Mar 18, 2019 15:41:57 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 15:47:23 GMT -5
Good 'un (haven't recently had/ needed a good laugh!).
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