PhD Qualifying Exams -- Are they being phased out?

[Paul Colby]

Was this at the end of the year to allow incoming deficiencies to be made up ?

Don’t recall if the official reasoning was communicated or not. It certainly could have been. It was a pretty inclusive place all in all. Most common themes amongst us involved weeding as a theme.

 

[StatGuy2000]

Cough...cough...Toronto...cough...

(Once in a blue moon I feel compelled to defend TimHortonLand)

Come on, what is it with you and Canada? And you are the only person in the world that has ever referred to Canada as "TimHortonLand" -- especially as there are Tim Hortons available in certain US states.

 

[berkeman]

especially as there are Tim Hortons available in certain US states

Hey, it looks like there is one here in San Jose (Silicon Valley, CA). Are they good?

 

[Mondayman]

I would wholeheartedly recommend not wasting your time at a Tim Hortons. It was never gourmet for sure, but you used to be able to get fresh donuts and muffins and half decent coffee. Now all baked products are reheated (they used to be baked in-house) and the coffee is watery flavorless crap.

Little trivia that most Canadians don't know: Tim Horton died in a car crash, yes. He was also hammered (over twice the legal limit) and taking an amphetamine-barbituate mix driving about 75km/hr the limit.

 

[StatGuy2000]

Hey, it looks like there is one here in San Jose (Silicon Valley, CA). Are they good?

From my experience, different Tim Horton's stores vary in terms of quality -- some stores are amazing, whereas others are mediocre.

I can't speak to the store in San Jose, but my neighbourhood Tim Horton's has great tea and muffins (my favourite is wild blueberry). I don't eat donuts or drink coffee, so I cannot speak to the quality of those.

 

[StatGuy2000]

I would wholeheartedly recommend not wasting your time at a Tim Hortons. It was never gourmet for sure, but you used to be able to get fresh donuts and muffins and half decent coffee. Now all baked products are reheated (they used to be baked in-house) and the coffee is watery flavorless crap.

Is that so in your area? (I see from your profile that you are from Alberta).

The Tim Horton's at my location (in the east end of Toronto) bakes their muffins in house. I know this for a fact, since one time I was told that I had to wait for a fresh batch of my favourite muffins.

 

[Mondayman]

The majority don't here. It is too costly to maintain the facilities and pay a dedicated baker for most stores.

 

[StatGuy2000]

The majority don't here. It is too costly to maintain the facilities and pay a dedicated baker for most stores.

(Note: Thread hijack alert!)

That may well explain the variability in quality at different Tim Horton's stores.

 

[Vanadium 50]

There is a Tim Horton's in, of all places, Wheeling, West Virginia. Been there.
There is also one in Katy, Texas. Have not been there.

And not one, but two in Yellowknife.

 

[gmax137]

Come on, what is it with you and Canada? And you are the only person in the world that has ever referred to Canada as "TimHortonLand" -- especially as there are Tim Hortons available in certain US states.

Well, I bet the Canadians have much worse names for the US, ey?

 

[Mondayman]

We are too polite for that. I'm still sorry for the time I called it South Canada.