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Washington claims that the country's borders are more secure than ever, but the truth is that no one knows for sure.
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Washington claims that the country's borders are more secure than ever, but the truth is that no one knows for sure.
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Thanks to the country's favorable location on the map, China's influence is expanding on land and at sea, from Central Asia to the South China Sea and from the Russian Far East to the Indian Ocean.
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President Obama has called for tweaks to the way terror suspects are monitored, but some observers wonder whether the changes will be sufficient to prevent a repeat of the Christmas Day terror plot.
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Repercussions of the failed Christmas Day bombing continue, with policy debate focused on Yemen as a new al-Qaeda front and possible delays shuttering Guantanamo Bay.
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Immigration reform gets scant mention on the U.S. election trail, but experts expect either leading presidential candidate to make policy reforms a priority.
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Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan from safe havens across the border in Pakistan increase amid Islamabad's efforts to strike peace with militants.
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Throngs of holiday travelers push the limits of already taxed security and air traffic control systems, making for an unsavory Thanksgiving recipe.
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U.S. immigration reform has become a rogue political issue, inflaming passions from local town boards to the presidential campaign trail.
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New technologies hold promise for improving airport security, but against growing threats, a holistic, "layered" approach is needed.
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New legislation seeks to increase oversight of the House panel at the center of the Dubai Ports controversy amid concerns that the bill could scare off foreign investment.
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Congressional Democrats, in power for the first time in twelve years, quickly passed homeland security measures long stymied by Republicans. Experts give mixed reviews to the proposals, and some Republicans complain about a lack of debate.
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The U.S. Congress has signaled intentions to tighten scrutiny over foreign investments in the United States. Legislators point to national security concerns but critics warn of economic nationalism.
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President Bush proposes sending 6,000 National Guard troops to the border with Mexico as part of a major speech on immigration reform. Critics say the move is a politically motivated attempt to boost the president's sagging ratings.
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Dubai Ports World has agreed to divest itself of its U.S. ports holdings that were the focal point of a firestorm in Congress over the last two weeks. Though the move should calm immediate fears, the larger questions of port security and foreign control of U.S. infrastructure are likely to linger.
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Marysville police arrested a 33-year-old Florida man March 1 after he was seen allegedly entering several vehicles and an unattached garage on the east side of town and stealing items.
He was charged with breaking and entering and theft. He was also charged with escape because, police said, they learned he is a fugitive from Florida.
In other police reports:
* Authorities are continuing to investigate the theft of credit cards and the unauthorized use of credit card and debit card numbers. Two more people reported being victimized Feb. 28. A resident of Milford Center reported credit card fraud after she used her card at an area business and a resident of Corbel Drive in Marysville reported fraudulent activity on his credit card account.
* A male who had been charged with theft from a business on Coleman's Crossing Boulevard told police March 1 his brother had used his identity and was responsible for the theft.
* Police arrested a 42-year-old Marysville man March 1 and charged him with theft from a business on Coleman's Crossing Boulevard.
* A 25-year-old West Salem man was arrested March 1 and charged with OVI following a traffic stop at U.S. Route 33 and Delaware Avenue.
* Police charged a 42-year-old Marysville man with disorderly conduct March 2 after he was found intoxicated and lying in a yard on North Cherry Street.
* A 57-year-old Marysville man was arrested March 2 and charged with disorderly conduct after he was found intoxicated and yelling in the street. Police said he also kicked out a back passenger window of a police cruiser.
* A 23-year-old Unionville Center man was arrested March 3 and charged with disorderly conduct after officers found him intoxicated and disrupting customers at a business on Square Drive.
* A 26-year-old Marysville man was arrested March 3 and charged with aggravated menacing, domestic violence and discharging a firearm.
* Police arrested a 22-year-old Richwood man March 3 and charged him with theft for allegedly taking items from a residence on Watkins Glen Lane.
* A business on Cobblestone Way reported a theft by deception March 4 in the amount of $500.
* A resident of West Eighth Street reported March 4 someone stole her camera and pawned it.
* A 42-year-old Marysville man was arrested March 4 and charged with disorderly conduct after he was found intoxicated on South Court Street.
* According to a Watkins Glen resident, her son was assaulted March 4 while walking home from the bus stop.
* A man was taken to the emergency room at Union County Memorial Hospital March 5 after he told police he thought a marijuana cigarette he had bought had been laced with another chemical.
* A 25-year-old Marysville man was arrested March 5 for drug possession after a traffic stop on Milford Avenue.
* Police charged a 53-year-old Williamsburg man with OVI March 5 after officers found him asleep in his vehicle at a West Fifth Street gas pump.
* A resident of West Third Street reported the theft of medication March 5.
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* A 1998 Honda CRV slid off the road in the 23000 block of state Route 37 Feb. 28 and rolled onto its side.
* The driver of a 2005 Honda Civic lost control and the car struck a telephone box and road sign Feb. 28 at the intersection of Yearsley and Barnett roads.
* Employees at a business in the 26000 block of state Route 37 reported four, 330-gallon tanks were missing Feb. 28. Two of the tanks were recovered in Delaware County later in the day.
* A resident in the 13000 block of Watkins Road reported the theft of a watch Feb. 28 valued at $300.
* Police arrested a 52-year-old Marysville woman for domestic violence March 1 at a residence in the 14000 block of Pleasant Ridge Drive. She was transported to the Tri County Regional Jail.
* Police arrested a 38-year-old Milford Center man for OVI March 2 after the 1995 Honda Civic he was driving went off the road and got stuck in a ditch in the 23000 block of Connor Road. He was also cited for fictitious plates and driving under suspension.
* As a result of a traffic stop on Chestnut Street in Marysville, a deputy arrested a 30-year-old Marysville man for OVI March 2 and cited him for failure to drive in marked lanes.
* Also as a result of a March 2 traffic stop on U.S. Route 33 near state Route 4, a deputy arrested a 28-year-old New Hampshire man for OVI and cited him for failure to drive in marked lanes.
* As a result of a traffic stop in the 15000 block of U.S. Route 36 March 3, a deputy arrested a 52-year-old Delaware man for OVI and cited him for failure to drive in marked lanes. He was transported to the Tri-County Regional Jail.
* During a March 5 traffic stop on Watkins California Road near Watkins Road, deputies said, the driver of a vehicle provided a false name and date of birth and then fled the scene.
The vehicle went through several yards before striking a tree. The driver ran away on foot. Deputies were unable to locate the driver but did find drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

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The Rock Not Appearing at WWE HIAC, See No Evil 2 Updates, AJ Lee
- WWE Diva AJ Lee has been announced for the Wizard World Comic Con in New Orleans on Saturday, February 8th, 2014. She will be appearing from 1pm until 4pm.
- Filming wrapped for WWE Studios' See No Evil 2 yesterday, which means Kane should be ready to return soon. Special effects experts Todd Masters and Monster Masters worked on the movie and it was noted that the movie will feature "supreme blood and gore."
- With the WWE Hell In a Cell pay-per-view just a few weeks away, it's safe to say The Rock won't be appearing. It was reported a few months ago that WWE wanted The Rock to appear at Hell In a Cell, from his hometown of Miami, to shoot an angle to set up a WrestleMania XXX match. As of last week, The Rock's status for WrestleMania was still unknown.
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Aquarius (21 January – 19 February)
Ethereal, progressive and eccentric, Aquarius women love to feel beautiful! Whether they go for animal and digital prints, floral designs or playful patterns, blue is definitely a color they love to wear- turquoise, electric blue, blue gray and navy blue.
They aren't afraid to try out the new season trends or make statement appearances. However, some Aquarius ladies prefer to stick to basics, much like Capricorns do, opting for more earthy tones, likes shades of brown, beige and burgundy.
Being an air sign means they love anything flowy, like maxi dress, kaftans and scarves. Matched with vintage accessories and natural make up, they know what to do to look down to earth first class!
Aquarius females love to dress in layers and complement everything with their favorite pairs of boots. However, fur coats, hats, and high heels are in every Aquarius' wardrobe, even in the middle of summer! Scarves, gloves, and a flowery umbrella is what you'll see them caching at any given moment in the winter.
Traits: Autonomous, unconventional, open-minded
Colors: Blue, turquoise, purple
Famous Aquariuses: Jennifer Aniston, Shakira, Oprah Winfrey, Carmen Miranda, Mia Farrow.
Go for: Pucci, Balenciaga, Oscar de la Renta, Dolce & Gabanna, Galliano, Lanvin


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This recent illustration had plenty of challenges. And one of the biggest was perspective. I've never had a solid course in perspective so I work on the process when time permits and some on-the-job-training. To speed things up I could easily have used SketchUp to build a basic structure and just add details. But then I would understand what was happening. I took a few days to read and even watch some tutorial videos. One of my favorite ways to learn is to follow along but using my own project. I feel it's easier to absorb the information when there's a direct connection. Drawing railroad tracks will only take you so far. I'm excitedly happy I took the time to tackle the problem. It was exciting when a few of the processes finally clicked like the POV and measuring points and what to do with them.
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For years, the Oakland Athletics have had one of the worst offenses in baseball.
The 2012 A's have not reversed that trend, ranking at the bottom of the American League in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, while sitting just above Kansas City in runs scored.
The only reason the A's aren't dead last in runs is their prowess on the base paths; Oakland leads the AL with 51 steals.
However, the A's bats have been red-hot as of late: They are second in the AL with a .283 team average in June, and first in on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
Over the past four games, the A's have been even hotter; their 36 runs are the most they've scored in a four-game span since 2004.
The combination of Oakland's dreadful season-long numbers and their awesome June numbers seems to make this a perfect juncture to evaluate the A's early-season offense with a level head.
Here's a look at how each player is hitting relative to what is generally expected out of their position and what the A's were expecting from them heading into the season.
A small evaluation of defense is also included, but each player's offensive performance is the driving force behind the grades I give them.


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WebMemo #3216 on Regulation
April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 | WebMemo on Regulation
Creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ranks among the most contentious provisions of the vast Dodd–Frank financial regulation statute.[1] Largely unaccountable to Congress and imbued with sweeping powers, the agency is the epitome of regulatory excess.
Legislation introduced last month by Representative Spencer Bachus (R–AL) seeks to tame the CFPB by replacing its directorship with a bipartisan commission.[2] Although well-intended, the proposal falls short of the reforms necessary to rein in the bureau.
Running the CFPB
Under current law, the CFPB is to be run by a single director, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, with a term of five years.[3] (The director may be removed by the President for cause.) While more than 100 employees have been hired during the past five months,[4] the White House has not formally named a director. Instead, President Obama appointed Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren to manage start-up of the bureau as his "special advisor" (read czar) given the long odds of her winning confirmation.[5]
Whether Warren or someone else takes the helm when the agency officially opens on July 21, the director will exert enormous power: consolidated and expanded regulatory authority over credit cards, mortgages, and a host of other consumer financial products previously wielded by seven federal agencies.[6]
In place of a lone director, H.R.1121 would establish a five-member commission, also nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, for staggered five-year terms.[7] No more than three commissioners could represent a single political party, and a commission chairman would be appointed by the President. A similar structure exists at the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Introducing the bill on March 16, Representative Spencer Bachus (R–AL), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, characterized the bureau as likely "the most powerful agency ever created."[8] Consequently, the change in management is necessary, he said, "to ensure that a non-partisan, balanced approach to consumer protection prevails."
A bipartisan commission may seem less autocratic than a single director vested with bureau control. Arguably, group decision making could slow the regulatory gears, as could partisan bickering. But the rulemaking process is not the fundamental problem with the CFPB, and tinkering with organizational structure will not reduce the harm of regulatory overkill to consumers and the economy. The real problem is the bureau's lack of accountability and the virtually unconstrained power bestowed upon it under the Dodd–Frank statute.
CFPB Set Apart with Little Accountability
Because the bureau is ensconced within the Federal Reserve, its budget is not subject to congressional control. Instead, CFPB funding is set by law at a fixed percentage of the Fed's 2009 operating budget—increasing from 10 percent in 2011 to 12 percent in 2013.[9] (The bureau may also request up to $200 million in additional funds from Congress.) This budgetary independence limits congressional oversight of the agency. The CFPB's status within the Fed also effectively precludes presidential oversight, while the Federal Reserve is statutorily prohibited from "intervening" in bureau affairs.[10]
The Bureau's accountability is also minimized by the vague language of its statutory mandate. It is empowered to punish "unfair, deceptive and abusive" business practices. While "unfair" and "deceptive" have been defined in other regulatory contexts, the term "abusive" is largely undefined, granting the CFPB officials inordinate discretion.
Warren and other bureau proponents deny any lack of accountability,[11] claiming the CFPB can be overruled by the Financial Stability Oversight Council, composed of representatives from eight other financial regulatory agencies.[12] However, the council's oversight authority is narrow, confined by statute to cases in which CFPB actions would endanger the "safety and soundness of the United States banking system or the stability of the financial system of the United States."[13] Any veto of bureau action would also require the approval of two-thirds of the council's 10-member board.
Excessive Regulatory Reach
Whether headed by a director or a commission, the bureau's regulatory reach will remain dangerously uninhibited. The statutory definition of "financial products or services" within bureau purview is as vague as it is broad: "(A)ny financial product or service that is…offered or provided for use by consumers primarily for personal, family, or household purposes…and is delivered, offered, or provided in connection with a consumer financial product or service referred to [as above]."[14]
As cited in the Dodd–Frank Act, these "products and services" include, but are not limited to:
Urgent Need for Repeal or Reform
Change is obviously needed, and eliminating the bureau outright would be the best option. Short of repealing Title X of the Dodd–Frank financial regulation statute, the following reforms are urgent:
1. Abolish the bureau's current funding mechanism (a fixed percentage of the Federal Reserve's operating budget) and subject it instead to congressional control. Although some financial regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Fed itself, also fall outside the congressional appropriations process, they are the exceptions rather than the rule among government agencies. An exception is typically justified by the sensitive nature of the agency's work in ensuring the "safety and soundness" of financial institutions. The CFPB, however, does not share that mission and instead is charged with a broad policymaking role. There is no justification for allowing the agency to escape congressional oversight.
2. Strike the undefined term "abusive" from the list of practices under CFPB purview. There is no regulatory precedent or jurisprudence that interprets the term in the context of consumer financial services, and the bureau should not have discretion to define its own powers.
3. The bureau should be explicitly required to apply definitions of "unfair" and "deceptive" practices in a manner consistent with regulatory convention and case law. The agency is widely expected to adopt such an interpretation, but that should be made certain. Otherwise, regulatory uncertainty will inhibit the availability of financial products and services.
Demanding Lawmakers' Attention
Although the Bachus bill would not impose meaningful restraint or accountability on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, there is a measure of comfort in the fact that it has drawn bipartisan support. At least lawmakers on both sides of the aisle evidently are concerned that the CFPB as currently fashioned could unleash unwarranted regulations that would raise the costs of financial products and services and make them harder to obtain. Doing so would further stymie economic growth and job creation. Representative Bachus would do well to build on this support for more extensive reforms.
Diane Katz is Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1]For example, see Damian Paletta, "Fight Over Consumer Agency Looms as Overhaul Is Signed," The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2010, at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704746804575367502836650966.html (April 7, 2011).
[2]H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011, at Bill Text - 112th Congress (2011-2012) - THOMAS (Library of Congress) (April 7, 2011).
[3]Public Law 111–203, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Title X: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Sec. 1011: Establishment of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, July 21, 2010, at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ203/pdf/PLAW-111publ203.pdf (April 7, 2011).
[4]Anna Canfield, "CFPB Implementation Team Reaches 100 Employees," Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, February 16, 2011, at http://www.consumerfinance.gov/2011/02/16/december-2010-cfpb-implementation-team-reaches-100-employees/# (April 7, 2011).
[5]Kate Andersen Brower, "Obama Appoints Warren to Shape New Consumer Agency," Bloomberg, September 17, 2010, at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-16/obama-will-announce-warren-s-new-role-in-rose-garden-tomorrow.html (April 7, 2011).
[6]Public Law 111–203, Title X: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Sec. 1061: Transfer of Consumer Financial Protection Functions.
[7]H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011.
[8]Press release, "Bachus Introduces Bill to Promote Robust Consumer Protection," at http://bachus.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1092 (April 7, 2011).
[9]Public Law 111–203, Title X: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Sec. 1017: Funding; Penalties and Fines.
[10] Ibid.
[11]Carter Dougherty, "Wren Defends Openness of Consumer Bureau to Congress," Bloomberg, March 15, 2011, at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-15/warren-defends-openness-of-consumer-bureau-to-congress-public.html (April 7, 2011).
[12]Composed of representatives from the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the National Credit Union Administration, and the CFPB itself.
[13]Public Law 111–203, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Title X: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Sec. 1023: Review of Bureau Regulations.
[14] Ibid., Sec. 1002: Definitions.


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I have fished it in the spring and in the fall a couple of times. Delayed harvest regulations were in place then, and the fishing was pretty good. Last I heard, they stocked all three species of trout in that particular stretch. It still counts as a slam, right?
The only place I know to access the water is at the public soccer fields. Just look on the right hand side of the road after you go a few miles on the road to VC, and you'll see them. I think the turnoff (which is a lot harder to spot than the park itself) is just before that old general store. If you cross the river, you've gone to far.
There is some good water there, and it holds quite a few fish in Delayed Harvest times (pretty much all stockers). The springtime was more productive than the fall, and a little color to the water helps.
I would love to describe my mystical experiences involving dry flies and trout sipping mayfly duns all around me, but unfortunately the most productive flies I have used there are sub-surface and look like worms and salmon eggs.
It still counts as a slam, right? :-/
Anyway, PM me for some spots up toward Foscoe that hold some wild trout. Some NICE wild trout!
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
What is the First Year of Law School Really Like?
Posted by John S. Wilson at 9:44 AM
Our four esteemed guests consist of three 2L's, two of which are transfer students, and a 1L. They are:
Michelle Tellock is currently a 2L at Yale Law School and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University where she double majored in Cognitive Science and Sociology. Before attending law school, Michelle worked for a year as a management consultant.
Tinu Awoyomi is currently a 2L at Columbia Law School. Her 1L year was spent at the University at Buffalo School of Law on a full-tuition scholarship. Tinu graduated summa cum laude from Long Island University where she majored in Social Work. Upon graduation from college, she was awarded an Honors Program Scholarship.
Katy Preston is currently a 1L at Harvard Law School and graduated from Rice University with honors where she majored in English. Prior to law school she worked as an LSAT tutor with Kaplan.
Danielle Church is currently a 2L at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. Her 1L year was spent at the University of Richmond Law School where she was in the top 12% of her class. Danielle also studied for her bachelor's at the University of Texas at Austin, and double majored in German and Government.
Policy Diary: Welcome! Thank you all for participating. I believe that 1L year is probably one of the most misunderstood components of legal education. My hope is to shed some light on the process and increase the clarity.
Michelle Tellock: Thanks for having me!
Tinu Awoyomi: Thanks for inviting me.
Katy Preston: I'm very happy to participate.
Danielle Church: Thanks, John. Glad to chat.
Defining Success
PD: I think a good place to start is: What is your barometer of success? Are you motivated by the same things you were during your undergraduate career? If not, how is it different?
MT: In college, measures of success were definitely a bit more clearly defined for us: take a relatively prescribed set of courses, get high grades, and be active on campus. There was generally always a "next step" to keep you motivated. Now – at least at a law school with a curriculum as flexible and a community as nurturing of individual interests as Yale's – there is a lot more room for an individual student to set his or her own goals. To some extent, that is very freeing, but it can also be a little scary. You have to know what you want before you go out to get it. I try to set specific goals for each semester: I want to learn about this new area of law, I want to do substantial writing, I want to build a connection with a professor, etc. That way, even if I later discover something new that captures my attention, I can point to real, concrete things that I've accomplished.
TA: For me, nothing changed between my undergraduate years and law school. In college, I was that student that studied all the time and was always in the library. I simply continued with my regular practices in law school. I know how rewarding success is in the long run. In college, it was about getting an award or hoping to get into law school or even getting a scholarship. In law school, it's the hope of doing what I want to do; I am motivated by my career goals.
KP: I had many different goals going into 1L year. I wanted to get good grades, but on top of that, I wanted to really be present in my classes. Although I'd worked in a law firm between law school and undergrad, I'd been exposed to only a tiny area of a specific field of law, so I wanted to find out what areas of law I actually liked. Similarly, I wanted to get involved in a wider range of extracurricular activities – I think this is particularly important for 1Ls because the 1L curriculum doesn't always focus on recent developments in the law, or application of the law, whereas activities like journals and student practice organizations usually do. Finally, I wanted to enjoy life and being a student! That can be a big struggle during 1L year, so I wanted to make it an explicit priority so that I didn't neglect it.
DC: I feel that my barometer of success changed during law school. I found that the short-term and long-term goals of law school seemed more apparent. From a short-term perspective, it was important for me to do well in order to transfer, and in order to have a wider range of job opportunities. From a long-term perspective, I wanted to take a variety of courses in areas that I'm interested in order to be a successful attorney. Of course, the short-term perspective is mostly relevant your first year. I found myself much more motivated in law school because of the more proximate and identifiable goals.
PD: Heading into 1L year, what were your expectations? Did you exceed them? If so, to what do you attribute the accomplishment?
MT: I'm not sure I knew what to expect! I had lots of friends who had gone to law school, but of course, it's hard to really describe the experience to someone else who hasn't been there. I stayed away from all the fictional accounts ("One L," "The Paper Chase," etc.) because I didn't want to have preconceived notions of what 1L would be like, and I think that served me well in the end. I decided that I wanted to immerse myself in all parts of school: not just class work, but also getting involved in clinics and clubs and journals. Having a variety of things on which to focus my energies helped me avoid the common "I hate this part of the law! Should I even be in law school?!?" freak out that I think lots of people experience during their required 1L courses.
TA: When I began my legal education, my goal was to excel. But excellence means different things to different people. I wanted to do my best as much as possible. I worked very hard my first year and I did well. Besides hard work, I attribute my success to God's grace, a strong network of family members and friends, and luck.
KP: I expected to hate 1L year! I too stayed away from the fictional accounts (with the noteworthy exception of Legally Blonde), but I'd heard from so many lawyers and law students that 1L year was terrible. To my surprise, I found it much less painful than I'd anticipated, and sometimes downright enjoyable. I attribute this to many things: some great professors, an amazing 1L section, my involvement in the law school's parody show, living with my wonderful boyfriend and some equally wonderful cats, watching lots of reality TV, and my ability to cook increasingly edible food, just to name a few. Most of all I was happy to feel that I didn't make the wrong choice by going to law school in the first place – I actually enjoy learning about the law, though perhaps not every kind of law.
DC: Based on past conversations with law students, I expected my IL year to be awful. This mindset, though, helped me exceed my expectations because I was less focused on the social aspects of law school. I fully anticipated to have to study hard and to devote myself to my classes my first year. As far as what I expected of myself, I was honestly surprised by how well I performed. There are so many talented and intelligent people in law school. However, I think that law school is so different than any other type of education that it is often difficult to predict how well people will perform. I credit my success in finding out early on what type of studying works for me. Some students do well without outlining, some students learn better by flash cards, and others by briefing cases. I think I excelled simply by figuring out how I learned best, and for me that was outlining early on in the semester, and then strenuously taking practice tests before finals.
PD: What separates those students who succeed their 1L yr from those who do not?
MT: In some ways, this is a hard question to answer for someone who goes to a school that doesn't offer many traditional measures of success to its students in the way of grades [Yale has essentially an uncurved honors/pass/fail grading system]. That said, I think those people who had the most meaningful 1L experience were those who didn't write-off 1L as simply a "learning experience." They did the reading for class not just to memorize the facts but also to understand how they fit into the larger themes of the course. They started doing research with professors, they went to lectures and conferences, and they thought about their own academic interests and how to improve their writing. They also took time to enjoy 1L – going out with their new friends, exploring the university and the city, and not becoming one-dimensional law students without other interests and hobbies.
TA: I always tell 1L students this even though it has not been proven: you must know yourself and your professors if you want to do well in law school. I think some people do not know what they are capable of, their limits, their strengths and weaknesses. I don't think anyone should dabble into law school without being sure of whom they are. If you know yourself, it will influence your study habits, your stress level, and your general time management plans. For example, some students need to study for longer periods of hours while others do not. Some are better writers than others. Yet, some are even better at memorizing. Some students must study difficult material for a long and sustained period, while others simply need to do so in a few days. A student cannot study for too little when she knows she needs to study for a long time to master the information.
Know your professors: This simply means going to class and "learning" what your professors consider important. I think that at the end of the day, everyone knows the rules. What separates the A student from the B student in my opinion is how they write their exams. You should let your professor know that you were listening to them all semester. If they emphasize policy, then make sure you put that in your exam. What do they care about? A student should exhibit them on exams.
KP: It's hard for me to say, because as I think we've seen, there are different ways to define "success," and furthermore, it's not always evident who has "succeeded" and who hasn't. But I think that to echo what Tinu is saying, it's important to know yourself – know your strengths, know your weaknesses, know what works for you, and know what doesn't. I am someone who is really sensitive to quality of study time over quantity. If I start to feel like I'm not being productive, I tend to take a break and come back to what I'm doing later; for me, I think it would have been a terrible strategy to try to spend as many hours as possible in the library. I am also more productive in the morning and early afternoon than in the evening, so I tend to get up early and go to the library before class rather than staying up late to finish homework the night before. These strategies both work really well for me, but they would be completely awful for many other people. I think that beyond some basic, common-sense practices like being prepared for class and studying from past exams, there is no one strategy that guarantees you success.
DC: This is a very difficult question to answer because success has so many different definitions. In my experience, though, the successful students were: (1) Those students who quickly were able to find out how they learn best; (2) The students that kept their head down and worked hard; and (3) The students that were able to tailor their studying towards the unique form of law school exams. This is perhaps the most difficult, because every professor grades and tests differently.
Studying and Persevering
PD: What study skills do you feel were vital in assisting you to grasp and retain information? In addition, what best prepared you for exams? How much of your 1L success is natural smarts vs. hard work?
MT: Coming into law school, I thought I had a pretty good memory, but clearly the amount of information in four or five courses is enough to overwhelm even the most well-trained mind! I have never really done the traditional multiple-color highlighting – that just doesn't help me focus on the important parts of a reading. Instead, I focus a lot on the Lexis or Westlaw headnotes/keycites and similar case summaries; I go back to them after reading a case to make sure that I – on my own – was able to pick out the important parts.
I'm certainly not the most conscientious student out there, and sometimes I fail to meet my own goal in this respect, but I think committing yourself to doing all the reading before class is immensely helpful – it's basically common sense, but it's impossible to really engage in the conversation if you don't know the background.
For exams, I think hornbooks/commercial outlines can be helpful to learn the doctrine and establish clear frameworks, but group outlines with classmates are generally more on-point with regard to what the specific professor is likely to ask on a test.
TA: As [I] stated [before], I didn't change my study habits in law school because I worked hard in college. So, I generally do what most people do: prepare for class which includes briefing cases, go to class, and create my outlines. I probably defer from most students in that I do not wait until finals to create my outlines; I do so throughout the semester, but that is because I know how best I grasp information. I think most of it for me was hard work. I think you need some intelligence but if you persevere, you will likely do well.
KP: I think the most important things for me were the basics: being prepared for class every day, paying attention during class, and taking good notes. I never really briefed cases, but I do think it's helpful to have a short summary of each case to trigger your memory – whether that's something you write yourself or something from Westlaw or a hornbook.
I did a couple of things more specifically to prepare for exams. I didn't take the time to make long outlines for my classes – instead, I downloaded long outlines from an online outline bank set up by one of the student organizations on campus. But I did spend a lot of time making mini-outlines (8-10 pages) and checklists (1-2 pages). This process really helped me synthesize what I learned in each course over the entire semester, and I think a shorter outline is also much more useful during an exam. The other useful thing I did to prepare was to go through old exams for each of my professors and work through them (usually writing an outline of an answer rather than a full answer just for the sake of saving time). Then I would either compare them to model answers or go through my answers with a friend. This is so important because professors tend to test on similar things from year to year. For example, my criminal law professor always has you apply the Model Penal Code plus Pinkerton liability. So even though we spent a lot of time learning about the common law during class, I knew I should spend much more time reviewing the Model Penal Code.
As far as hornbooks are concerned, I think it depends. If you have access to a (good) past outline of a specific professor's class, that can sometimes be infinitely more helpful than a hornbook, because it will reflect exactly what the professor is interested in (and thus, what she's most likely to test you on). On the other hand, some classes (especially Civil Procedure) tend to reflect what's in a hornbook more closely. I've found things to vary a lot by professor, so it's helpful if you can ask past students of that professor, or even the professor himself, what they recommend.
Also, I don't know about natural smarts, but being a strong (and quick!) test-taker definitely helps. Even though, I was a mess of nerves before my first exam, I know I'm a strong test-taker, so I focused less on that aspect of preparation. I imagine that if you have serious trouble with nerves or timing, you might want to structure your preparation differently, and try to simulate exam conditions before test day.
DC: For me, I found outlining to be incredibly important to helping me learn and memorize information. The key for me was not just to outline, but to edit my outline. I incorporated information from study aids, and from other students' old outlines. This constant review and editing made me familiar with the material and helped me navigate my outline for the exams.
As far as preparing for the exam, the best advice I ever received was to take as many practice tests as possible. In reality, there are only so many ways you can be tested on material. This also helped me learn how to formulate exam answers within a short time limit (I would time myself as if I were taking the exam). I would first try to access the professor's old tests, because many times they are remarkably similar to their current tests. After taking these tests several times, I would use the questions in supplements. It was always my goal to spend the last two weeks before finals just taking tests. I found this particularly helpful because the memorization process of learning is quite different from applying it to actual fact patterns.
PD: If you were to name three things no one ever seems to tell a 1L - but that a 1L needs to know - what would they be and why?
MT: (1) Outlining cases is a waste of time if it means you're obsessing over minor details – focus on the big picture of what the case means for the class as a whole. Ask yourself: why did my professor put this case on the reading list? What rule or theory does it stand for? In general, much of your outline is likely noise, distracting from the important parts.
(2) Don't be afraid to ask for help, especially from your Lexis/Westlaw reps and your librarians – learning how to efficiently do legal research will save you tons of time and frustration. The help lines are free, and librarians are usually overjoyed that someone is recognizing them as a useful resource.
(3) Choose your 1L summer job with an eye to two things: finding a good mentor (recommender, too!), and getting a good writing sample – both of these things will be immensely helpful as you search for 2L summer and permanent after-graduation employment. Sometimes, a "less prestigious" 1L summer job can be more beneficial if it gives you closer supervision and a chance to do meaningful writing.
TA: I would say:
(1)You should know yourself, as I mentioned earlier, know what works for you and what does not.
(2) Know your professors and build relationships with them. Included in this would be utilizing the resources your law school provides. I know of a great too many individuals who pass through law school but fail to make the best use of the experience. You are in law school for only three years, once you are out in the working world, you cannot go back.
(3) As much as possible, you want to build your intellectual skills so that you can develop those skills when you begin working. I know law school is tough and you will be busy all the time but try to develop relationships with your professors, get to know your colleagues, participate in activities, join organizations and network.
KP: I'm actually going to list three things that I was told that were very helpful, if that's okay:
(1) With regard to getting called on: everyone gets embarrassed at some point during the year. When it happens to you, you'll remember it, but probably no one else will. And it is completely separate from your performance on the exam, so don't worry about it.
(2) Exam questions are supposed to be hard – that is, that they're not supposed to be a simple application of the rule to a straightforward set of facts. Don't get freaked out when that happens on the exam!
(3) Don't get too wrapped up in school. Remember to have fun. Make new friends, and take time to maintain existing relationships as well. Sometimes it can feel like other parts of life are a time drain, taking away valuable hours you could be spending getting work done. But the truth is that friends, family, and significant others are what get you through 1L year. Taking 30 minutes to call your mom or a couple of hours to hang out with your boyfriend/spouse/roommate/dog does wonders for your sanity in the long run, even though it might mean making some adjustments to your sleep schedule/coffee intake in the short run.
DC: Here is the advice that helped me during law school:
(1) I would repeat what Katy stated about being called on in class. Everyone does get embarrassed! It's simply part of the 1L experience.
(2) I would definitely encourage people to apply to transfer. It is difficult to contemplate before starting law school, because it is really hard to predict how well you will do in law school before you start. However, in my experience, it has had enormous benefits. It can be a strenuous process, but it is definitely worth it.
(3) If you work hard your 1L year it will definitely pay off. If there's one year in law school that's the most important, it's the first year. It's important for transferring, for the job application process, and for journal applications.
PD: Did either of you consider pursuing a joint degree in law school?
MT: I've definitely considered it (probably a Masters in education), but I've basically been so caught up in enjoying law school that for now it's on the back burner. Yale makes it really easy to get a joint degree, but for now I'm happy with taking some education-related law courses.
TA: Yes, but I changed my mind a few weeks into law school because I realized that my law degree is sufficient for my career pursuits.
KP: I didn't consider it because none of my potential career goals really require it. I would consider going back to school in the future if that changes.
DC: I didn't consider it because it didn't coincide with my career goals. I admire those who do, though, because law school is difficult enough as it is!
Relationships with Professors and Peers
PD: I think a good number of prospective law students make a concerted effort to build lasting relationships with their undergraduate professors (in part) to obtain recommendations. However, once in law school students may be "too busy" studying or what have you to build relationships with their law professors. Do you feel that is accurate in your case? Or do you view professors as career/lifelong mentors and resources?
MT: I'm blessed to be at a school that naturally lends itself to closer faculty-student interaction, just based on its size. I think professors can be a great resource, and I think lots of law students probably don't take advantage of professors' willingness to serve as mentors. You can't go into their office and say, "Mentor me!" You have to put in some work, too, to ask specific questions and show them how they can help you…but some office hour visits can pay great dividends, both personally and professional.
TA: It really depends on so many factors: you, the [the professor], the law school, whether you transferred or not etc. I will say be open to [those] relationships.
KP: I think professors can be great resources, but a lot of the time, you have to take the first step. That can mean a variety of different things: stopping by their office hours, setting up a meeting with them, doing research for them. Once you take that step, though, I think most professors are very receptive, and can be great resources.
DC: I think a lot of it depends what different people want out of law school. If you are applying for clerkships in particular, it is important to have those close faculty relationships, in part for the letters of recommendation. I know many students, though, that know the type of law that they want to practice and find little need to develop relationships with certain professors. It is important to develop a professional network early on, whether that be with professors, practicing attorneys, or others. Aside from developing relationships for letters of recommendation, my advice is this: If you know that a professor is an expert on the type of law you want to practice—build that relationship! It will greatly help you in your career. However, if you don't want to practice in that area of law, you may be better off developing a relationship with another professor or with practicing attorneys in that field.
PD: The amount of competitiveness in law school is legion. How do you navigate relationships with peers? On one hand they are and will be an incredible resource. And on the other, they may be hiding books behind obscure library stacks.
MT: Here, again, I'm lucky – our lack of traditional grades and our small size mean that most Yale graduates don't find themselves competing with each other for all but the most selective jobs. I've found my classmates to be incredibly supportive: we have a school-wide bank of class outlines, and people refer each other for summer jobs.
TA: I have not had many problems with this issue; I am yet to encounter a student that is out to make others fail. I think you could make long-lasting friendships in law school. [And those times are great because] sometimes you need close friends who understand how stressful law school really is.
KP: Despite the fact that we're graded on a (pretty generous) curve, I haven't found students to be too competitive. Or maybe I just gravitated toward the least competitive people in my section, because I'm not terribly competitive! Well, I personally have found the atmosphere to be very collegial, though from what I've heard, it does vary from section to section. Certainly I haven't heard of anyone hiding books or anything like that. In my experience, if you ask someone for missed notes or a copy of their outlines, they will readily give it to you.
DC: In my experience law school can be incredibly competitive. Although it can be overwhelming, it can also be a motivation to excel. With close friends, I found it helpful not to talk about grades or exams too much. I found ILs tend to increase each others' anxiety, so at times it was helpful for me to study outside of the law school as much as possible.
PD: Tinu and Danielle, both of you transferred successfully. When did you make the decision to transfer and why?
TA: I began seriously considering transferring only after I received my first semester grades, but I thought about it sometime during my first semester. I had a great legal education in my first year at Buffalo. I was lucky to have some of the best professors I've had in law school. I decided to transfer because I wanted to be closer to New York city because I believe that it would be much easier for me to eventually work in the area if I graduate from a great school like Columbia.
DC: I knew I wanted to transfer before starting law school, but I was uncertain whether this would be a possibility depending on how well I performed my 1L year. I had a friend who had transferred law schools, and he had greatly encouraged me to apply to transfer. I feel that he gave me an accurate depiction of the benefits and the difficulties of applying to transfer.
PD: How did the decision to transfer affect how you approached 1L year? What resources did you use to assist you in the process, and how supportive were the faculty and the administration?
TA: I think my decision to transfer did not affect my approach to 1L year in any way. I would have done the same things whether I planned to transfer or not. But by the end of my second semester, when I had begun working on my transfer applications, I knew how important it was for me to duplicate my first semester grades so as to be able to transfer to the schools I applied to. Therefore, I took my second semester exams very seriously because I knew a lot depended on them.
DC: My decision to transfer didn't change how I approached my IL year either. It did, however, change how I interacted with the faculty and students at my law school. When asking for letters of recommendation, I received a very negative response from the faculty at the school. Because of this reaction and other advice I had been given, I decided not to tell other students about my decision to apply to transfer. I think it helped me stay focused on my 1L classes.
Summer Hiring
PD: Even those without an interest in attending law school have heard of the enormous amount of layoffs in the legal sector. Sites such as abovethelaw.com leak law firm deferment plans and layoffs at a rapid clip. The ABA Journal reports that summer associate hiring was at its lowest in 17 years. How has the legal market changed your 2010 summer job/internship hunt? Did you learn any lessons from last summer?
MT: Certainly, people didn't have as many opportunities as they may have had in previous years; that was evident in this year's 2L hiring. Firms asked tougher questions in interviews and wanted to know whether you really wanted to work for them long-term or whether you were just testing the waters of "biglaw," and students paid attention to the fiscal realities of the firms they were considering, not just their Vault ranking, practice area specialties, or office culture. I'm extremely happy to be going to my first-choice firm this summer; I think one of the big lessons of this year is that "fit" is something that runs both ways, and both parties are looking for a relationship that will weather short-term blips and prove long-term value. Summer associates have to prove that they're willing to listen, learn, and work hard.
TA: The market is tough, you hear this constantly. I'm lucky that I have a summer position that I want.
KP: I chose not to apply for a firm job this summer because I want to gain some public interest experience, and I plan to work at a firm next year. But competition outside of the private sector is becoming tougher also – I find myself competing against lots of 2Ls who probably would have been going to firms in different years. It's definitely tough for everyone.
DC: The job market has definitely been difficult. I've found an added complication to be that I transferred law schools. However, once I received my Fall 2L grades, I had a much better response. I learned through the application process that it was necessary to effectively articulate the reasons why I transferred law schools.
PD: Has the market made you adapt your outlook, in the sense that you are somewhat more open to working outside of the legal sector, or in public interest perhaps?
MT: As I said, I'm very pleased to be going to the firm I've chosen: it does the type of work I'm interested in, it's in the city where I see myself staying for the foreseeable future, I like the people there, and in fact, the firm promotes movement between private practice and government work. I think the market realities made some people think about how to be flexible within the legal profession: going to secondary markets or smaller, specialized firms. Certainly, if big firms' economic situations limit the salary differential between big firm work and other work, then recent graduates will be able to [or forced to] choose jobs based not just on salary but the content of the work. In some ways, I think that's a positive unintended consequence of the economic downturn for people who otherwise might have felt coerced by the lure of a big paycheck to battle student loans.
TA: My outlook has stayed consistent.
KP: It hasn't changed my outlook in that way, as I've always been interested in a wider range of legal jobs. But the tougher competition definitely requires all of us to manage expectations and be more flexible and creative.
DC: I am happy with my positions this summer, but I have noticed friends of mine having to be more flexible with their job outlooks, particularly those graduating this May.
PD: Thank you all again for participating. After the summer it would be great to hear about your summer work experiences. Lastly, was there anything either one of you wanted to add?
MT: Thanks for inviting me to participate!
TA: Thank you, John.
KP: Thanks, John!
DC: Thanks, I appreciate the opportunity!
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Unfortunately, the previously tested Gigabyte mainboard didn't allow us to easily remove the Crazy Cool system, because it served as a bottom part of the chipset Silent Pipe cooling system retention at the same time. This was one of the primary reasons why we couldn't recommend top mainboards from Gigabyte to computer enthusiasts. Luckily, Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 has been significantly improved from this standpoint. Now they include two additional screws that can be used instead of the Crazy Cool system to hold the chipset cooling solution. The use of these screws allows removing the harmful plate and makes the board compatible with almost any processor cooler.
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Analog Devices is projected to increase revenue only 0.4% this year and 9.70% next year while earnings are estimated to increase annually by 3.27% over the next five years. The P/E is 21.72 with a dividend yield of 2.59%. The financial strength is A+ and The Street rates it an A- stock.
Texas Instruments is predicted to have a loss of revenue of 6.40% this year but increase again by 6.60% next year. Earnings forecasts are good at an increase of 4.9% this year, 23.3% next year and to increase annually by 9% for the next five years. The P/E of 20.56 is coupled with a 2.49% dividend yield. The solid A++ financial strength gets the stock a B+ rating by TheStreet.
Conclusion: If the economy recovers and the company's R&D investments pay off, Intel investors could reap a 19%-to-21% total annual return. This may be the right entry point but I'd follow the moving averages and turtle channels to see if the momentum holds up:
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21 June Thursday 1804 river raised 3 Inches last night after our bow man Peter Crousat a half Mahar Indian examined round this Small Isd. for the best water, we Set out determined to assd. [ascend] on the North Side, and Sometimes rowing Poleing & Drawing up with a Strong Rope we assended without wheeling or receving any damige more than breakeing one of my S. [starboard?] Windows, and looseing Some oars which were Swong under the windows
Two me[n] Sent out to hunt this afternoon Came in with a Deer, [3] at Sun Set The ellement had every appearance of wind, The hunters inform me that the high Countrey on the S. S. is of a good quallity, and well timbd. The High lands on the L. Side is equally good The bottom land on this river is alike, 1st low and covd. with Cotton wood & willows Subject to over flow the 2nd is higher groth Cotton Walnut ash Mulberry Linn [linden] & Sycomore [4]
The river rose 3 Inches last night after the Bows man Peter Crousat viewed The water on each Side of the Island which presented a most unfavourable prospect of Swift water over roleing Sands which rored like an immence falls, we Concluded to assend on the right Side, and with much dificuilty, with the assistance of a long Cord or Tow rope, & the anchor we got the Boat up with out any furthr dang. [damage] than Bracking a Cabbin window & loseing Some oars which were Swong under the windows, passed four Isds to day two large & two Small behind the first large Island two Creeks mouth Called (1) Eue-bert [NB: Hubert] Creek & River & Isd. [5] the upper of those Creeks head against the Mine River & is large, passed a verry remarkable bend in the River to the S. forming an accute angle, [6] the high lands come to the river on the S. S. opposit the upper large Island, this Isd. is formed by a narrow chanel thro. the Pt. of the remarkable bend just mentiond below this Isd. on the L. S. is a Couenter Current of about a mile— passed between Several Small Islands Situated near the L. Side and camped above on the Same Side, [7] Two men Sent out to hunt this evening brought in a Buck & a pore [8] Turkey.
at Sun Set the atmespier presented every appearance of wind, Blue & white Streeks Centering at the Sun as She disappeared and the Clouds Situated to the S. W, Guilded in the most butifull manner. The Countrey and Lands on each Side of the river is various as usial and may be classed as follows. viz: the low or over flown points or bottom land, of the groth of Cotton & Willow, the 2nd or high bottom of rich furtile Soils of the groth of Cotton, Walnut, Som ash, Hack berry, [9] Mulberry, Lynn & Sycamore. the third or high Lands risees gradually from the 2nd bottom (cauht whin it Coms to the river then from the river) about 80 or 100 foot roleing back Supplied with water the Small runs of (which losees themselves in the bottom land) and are covered with a variety of time Such as Oake of different Kinds Blue ash, [10] walnut &c. &c. as far as the Praries, which I am informed lie back from the river at some places near & others a great Distance [11]
Thursday June 21st 1804. we Set out at 7 oC. passed a Creek on the south side called or Eue bow Creek [12] peulaur the Land high on South, on the N. fine Rich Bottom. I went on Shore with Drewyer all day & I never Saw as fine Timbered land in my life nor Such Rich handsome bottom land, Drewyer killed one Deer & him & me brought it to the River, one Turkey [13] likewise, we encamped on the South Side of the River, low land on S. Side high land on the N. Side.
Thursday June 21th Set out at 7 oclock Clear day past 2 Creeks on the South Side Callede Deubau Creeks they com in opset the middel of Isd 〈at the opper pint of the Isd.〉 the water at this Isd. is verry Strong the Land is Good and 〈High〉 well timberd on the South Side the Land high that on the N. is Low 〈Bottom〉 Land the timber is Cotton wood water Strong past Several Isd. Came 9 miles ouer hunters killed one Deer en camped on the South Side at the opper pint of isd. the Land is Low that on the N. is High Land.
On the 21st we had rapid water, and for about a mile had to warp up our boat by a rope. A creek called Du Beau or Du Bois, [14] falls in on the south side behind an island. We encamped in the evening on the south side.
Thursday 21st Got on our way at the Strong water Point the water was Strong likeways had to towe the Cheif part of the day to the 3 Islands Calld. the 3 mills [15] whare the water Runs Rapidly Campd. at the head of them Roed 12 Miles the hunters Came in with One deer & One turky and a bear Skin
Thursday June 21st We got under way from strong water point, being obliged to tow the boat, the Current setting so strong against us, we continued towing the greatest part of the day 'till we arrived at three Islands, called the three Mills where the water still run rapidly.— We encamped at the head of the three Islands, shortly after our hunters came to us, having One deer, One Turky, and the Skins of the bear that they kill'd the day before. The distance we came this day being 12 Miles.—
1. This course differs from the Codex A material because it picks up the last course of the previous day and adds the first course of the next day. (Return to text.)
2. The first four courses of the day are added up at the side of the entry: 1, 2½, 1½, 1, and a total of 6. (Return to text.)
3. Ordway says that he and Drouillard were the hunters. (Return to text.)
4. The ash is either Fraxinus americana L. var. americana, white ash, or F. pennsylvanica Marsh. var. subintegerrima (Vahl) Fern., green ash; the "Linn" is Tilia americana L., basswood, linden; the "Sycomore" is Platanus occidentalis L., sycamore, plane tree, buttonwood. Steyermark, 1179–80, 1043, 789. (Return to text.)
5. Apparently called chenail-a-Hubert (or Herbert), but an alternative reading is chenail-a-barre (chenail or chenal = channel). Hubert, or Hebert, is taken to be the "french man," but chenail-a-barre would be a chenail with a bar or blockage across it. From the latter form comes the present name, Sni, Sniabar, or Snibar River, applied apparently to the larger stream, near the present town of Wellington, Lafayette County, Missouri. Coues (HLC), 1:29, n. 62; Stewart (APN), 450; MRC map 13. (Return to text.)
6. Later called Camden Bend, after the town on its banks in Ray County, Missouri. It was still there in about 1890, but in later years the river made a new channel and cut off the bend, leaving it as an oxbow lake, present Sunshine Lake. The Ray-Lafayette county line still follows the old course of the river. The June 21, 1804, campsite is therefore no longer on the Missouri River. MRC map 13; MRM map 36. (Return to text.)
7. Here Clark seems to indicate that they camped on the larboard side, but in the Field Notes he indicates the starboard side; larboard is confirmed by Ordway and Floyd. They had been going round what was later called Camden Bend (see n. 6, above) and the camp was in Lafayette County. Nearby on the high ground on the opposite side of the river was the future site of the town of Camden. MRC map 13. (Return to text.)
8. Someone has written over "pore" to make it "poor." (Return to text.)
9. Clark accurately includes the hackberry, Celtis occidentalis L., in the list of upper floodplain tree species that occupy the higher, more stable river terraces. Bragg & Tatschl, 343, 347. (Return to text.)
10. Clark describes the ravine and bluff vegetation above the river, which includes several species of oak, blue ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx.), black walnut, and other species that follow the ravine back to the high praries at some distance. Steyermark, 1180–82. (Return to text.)
11. Clark's ecological description distinguishes between the cottonwood- and willow-dominated "low" floodplain vegetation, the more diverse "2nd or high bottom" vegetation, the "third or high lands" forests, and, finally, the treeless upland prairies. Those designations of forest types are accurate and typical of Missouri River topography and forest vegetation. Bragg & Tatschl, 343; Weaver, 49. (Return to text.)
12. Clark has it "Eue-beux" and "Eue-bert" while Floyd gives it as "Deubau"; now the several creeks called Little Sni a Bar Creek, Sni Creek, and Big Sni a Bar Creek, in western Lafayette County, Missouri. (Return to text.)
13. The wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. (Return to text.)
14. Clark and Floyd mention two creeks, Ordway and Gass only one; Clark gives the name as "Eue-beux" and "Eue-bert." Presently there are several, called Little Sni a Bar Creek, Sni Creek, and Big Sni a Bar Creek, in western Lafayette County, Missouri. (Return to text.)
15. No other journal keeper mentions the three islands, although Charles Floyd notes a single island where the current was very strong. They may be the islands at the point of Camden Bend, Ray County, Missouri (see Clark's entries). (Return to text.)
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Torchlight 2 Floor Report E3 2011 Live
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Sara Underwood hits the floor at E3 2011 for the latest on 'Torchlight 2' from Runic Games' Max Schafer, with four character classes, multiplayer features and an adventure across Vilderan. Check out more in the Torchlight 2 E3 2011 video.
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Over at Tor.Com, Mari Ness has been running a series of essays I cannot stay away from -- The Madeline L'Engle Reread.
If you're like me, A Wrinkle in Time was one of your SF Gateway books. I know it wasn't my first SF book -- that was Heinlein's Have Spacesuit, Will Travel -- but it was among the first SF books I read.
All the SF books at my school library had little rocket stickers pasted to their spines, even though, as I soon discovered, very few of them had actual rockets in them -- A Wrinkle in Time, for instance, did not. But I liked it anyway, enough that I went on to read every L'Engle book in the school and then the public library, even though most of the others had no little rockets on their spines. I also went on, through my adolescence and early twenties, to read most of the L'Engle I could find, and most of the books she would put out, though hardly any of them were actual SF, and though the quality, frankly (as Ness comments in this reread) is very mixed.
Even Wrinkle in Time, as I find in on a reread, is not the book I thought it was at 13. (Here is Liz Henry with a good reading on that.)
Still, despite her flaws -- which are many: I am rereading A Severed Wasp right now and keep literally choking at the smug pronouncements that L'Engle keeps putting in Mimi Oppenheimer's mouth about how Jews need to realize that it wasn't only Jews who were harmed in the Holocaust and that "other people" were hurt by Nazis too -- oddly, it's only the other people we hear and are told to be concerned about: no damaged Jew ever appears on stage. Hmm! Damaged Nazis, damaged Germans, damaged classical French musicians by the score, mais oui! But damaged or dead Jews? No, only a noisy living Jew who says Christ! every few lines and Oy vey! every other.
Not to mention the utter classicism: A casual comment by what is either the narrator (L'Engle) or the main character (who we're supposed to take as a decent human being) that it is "as surpising" to find true talent in a ten year old mixed race street child as it is to find that her mother is a gourmet cook. And then endless snide comments about bisexualism and people who smoke dope and people who listen to "pop" music and all the horrific crime in New York -- this despite the fact that our narrator has had affairs, two we're told about, that our narrator drinks -- we see her drink, often -- and that our narrator likes various sorts of music. But hers is "good" music!
Not to mention the religion crap. Oh L'Engle NO! It's not just that she goes on and on -- as she became more and more prone to -- about the Jesus-y stuff. No, there is also the anti-Haiti bits. Early on in the book, she and the Davidson children, as well as another priest, come upon "evidence" of "Black Magic" in the cathedral, done by those immigrants from Haiti. And we get a rant about how worship of Satan is real and very powerful, and the evils of worshiping that sort of "magic" religion. Dean Davidson, who (we are told) has "ancestors" from the islands "knows" about this sort of thing and keeps a close guard on the Cathedral, keeping it out.
See, it's not racism. Because Dean Davidson says it's not, that's why.
All this makes it sound as though I do not like L'Engle. Or this book. Neither of which is exactly true. There are bits of this book I like a lot. First, I like that Katherine Vigneras is not nice. Not even close to it. She's the meanest women in modern fiction who is meant to be an admirable character I have ever read, I believe. Also, the character of Emily is very well done, and the relationship between Emily and Katherine I enjoy every time I read the book. Plus the book totally passes the Bechdel test -- tons of women characters, who talk to one another all the time about things that matter in their lives. Plus these are women who have not made men the center of their lives -- although, to be fair, Katherine at least claims she made Justin, her piano teacher, the center of her life at one point. But frankly, from what she herself tells us, this is not at all the case. Her music was always the center of her life, as well as being the center of his life.
This is another reason I like the book, and a reason I keep coming back to it, despite all its flaws, and its flaws are MANY: it is an accurate portrait of an artist. Katherine Forrester Vigneras (she takes her husband's name, OF COURSE SHE DOES) is obsessive about her music. It is really all she thinks about. Everything translates through the music. People come over -- she wants them to leave so she can work on the music. She's at a party -- is there going to be music? Music is played -- is it like the music she's working on, or music she heard once, or music that was part of a program she worked on once? She's visiting the cathedral -- what are the acoustics like, how will the music sound here?
This is, in fact, what it is like to be an artist. The art is all there is. It's not that nothing else exists. You do (sometimes) get married, have relationships and friends and go to parties; but all that is secondary (third, or fourth, or fifth, even) to the art. L'Engle catches that perfectly in this novel.
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