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Old 07-16-2012, 07:58 PM
 
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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It should be a source of shame that we don't have our own medical school, dental school, or law school.

Honestly, it's a no wonder why so many of our kids can't wait to go to school in the Outside and very few of them return. After all, what do we have to offer them in terms of professional post-graduate education?

The real shame is that our state has the financial resources to correct this situation, but we lack the political will and inclination to do so.
Time for Alaskans to band together and make a big push towards that end!!!
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Old 07-17-2012, 05:49 PM
 
Location: Shreveport, LA
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Time for Alaskans to band together and make a big push towards that end!!!
How to found a university/college in the USA? and Japan? China?

The above link is a link to a site that has a link to another site on how to found a university. It is the only way to get it started. Only you can found the next medical school, law school, or school of dentistry.

It would definitely increase the percentage of young adults that remain in Alaska. I want to live in AK for a multitude of reasons, but I don't even want to bake in Louisiana for college because of the extreme heat.

When the tempurature is 115, and humidity is at 80% the heat index comes out to about 255 where I live 10 months out of the year. January and February make up "fling," a combination of spring and fall since winter never comes and spring and fall are exactly alike. And yes, that is 255. I was shocked when I put the temperature and humidity levels for our region together in the calculator, too (and I double checked).
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Old 07-17-2012, 08:45 PM
 
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Default Wrong ....

According to the NOAA, the highest temperature ever recorded in Shreveport, which is just down the road from Haughton, is 110 F., which occurred on August 18, 1909. Also according to the NOAA, the temperature exceeds 100 F in Shreveport on average 6 times per year.

So ... exactly where you got this figure of 115 F. is mystifying. Better triple-check things in the future
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Old 07-17-2012, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Shreveport, LA
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Oh, I remember seeing 117 last summer, can't find the documentation, though. I'll just drop it now…
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Old 07-17-2012, 11:04 PM
 
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According to the NOAA, the highest temperature ever recorded in Shreveport, which is just down the road from Haughton, is 110 F., which occurred on August 18, 1909. Also according to the NOAA, the temperature exceeds 100 F in Shreveport on average 6 times per year.

So ... exactly where you got this figure of 115 F. is mystifying. Better triple-check things in the future
Not exactly. Highest recorded temperatures aren't always the last word. Micro-climates exist in all regions of the planet, and temperatures can vary significantly within several miles of official weather stations. Happens in Alaska all the time. The news will say that the temp. in your area is -30 F but the thermometer when the thermometer outside your house has a different reading.
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Old 07-18-2012, 05:01 AM
 
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According to weather.com, the highest temperature ever recorded in Haughton, LA was 108 F. in 1998. The highest temperature ever recorded in Louisiana was 114 F. in August 1936. I'm just sayin .....
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Old 07-18-2012, 03:24 PM
 
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According to weather.com, the highest temperature ever recorded in Haughton, LA was 108 F. in 1998. The highest temperature ever recorded in Louisiana was 114 F. in August 1936. I'm just sayin .....
What are you just saying?

What on earth did some of you do before you had the Internet to do your thinking for you?

Highest and lowest recorded temps. aren't always the last word. They're simply representative of temps. in the particular location of the official thermometer, that's all.
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Old 07-18-2012, 04:16 PM
 
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What are you just saying?

What on earth did some of you do before you had the Internet to do your thinking for you?

Highest and lowest recorded temps. aren't always the last word. They're simply representative of temps. in the particular location of the official thermometer, that's all.
I'm saying that the post about the temperatures in Louisiana was WRONG. NOAA has been keeping weather records long before the internet existed; only a Luddite would wail about the ease of finding official information on the internet.

Given the fact that it IS so easy to access information, making a claim that the temperature routinely reaches 115 degrees is just plain dumb. And if you're suggesting that "micro-climate variations" would allow such a temperature in a location where the highest recorded temp EVER was 108, then ... well, I'll be charitable and let others draw their own conclusions.
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Old 07-18-2012, 04:27 PM
 
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I'm saying that the post about the temperatures in Louisiana was WRONG. NOAA has been keeping weather records long before the internet existed; only a Luddite would wail about the ease of finding official information on the internet.

Given the fact that it IS so easy to access information, making a claim that the temperature routinely reaches 115 degrees is just plain dumb. And if you're suggesting that "micro-climate variations" would allow such a temperature in a location where the highest recorded temp EVER was 108, then ... well, I'll be charitable and let others draw their own conclusions.
Again, it's possible for the temp. at a weather station to differ from that of a nearby location. Happens all the time. I recall once when the official temp. in Glenallen was -38, but the thermometer at the place I was staying read -46.

I have no idea how hot it gets or doesn't get in some places; my point remains that official temps are hardly ever the last word.
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Old 07-18-2012, 04:32 PM
 
Location: Bliss Township, Michigan
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I'm saying that the post about the temperatures in Louisiana was WRONG. NOAA has been keeping weather records long before the internet existed; only a Luddite would wail about the ease of finding official information on the internet.

Given the fact that it IS so easy to access information, making a claim that the temperature routinely reaches 115 degrees is just plain dumb. And if you're suggesting that "micro-climate variations" would allow such a temperature in a location where the highest recorded temp EVER was 108, then ... well, I'll be charitable and let others draw their own conclusions.
What Magic said most likely was not wrong. The temps 5 miles from an official NOAA reporting station can be much different than at the station itself. As Met said, there are micro-climates everywhere, just a simple difference in soil can change the temperature. I can give you examples if you want.
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