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Surly kids who can't get into UT
The "Big Law" firms essentially hire from the top ~15 law schools, plus some small number of students who finish really high in their class from schools located near a certain office. For instance, a NYC office will hire a bunch of ivy leaguers and maybe a few kids from Fordham each year. Your daughter should probably apply to UT and other top 15 schools that look appealing (and fit w/ her LSAT score). And then also apply to a few safety schools in cities where she is interested in living. For perspective on why access to the major firms matters, those firms pay first year associates ~$250k w/ significant yearly raises, and more importantly are gateways to better jobs elsewhere (e.g., in-house jobs that are far less soul crushing). It is certainly not the only path to a high-paying legal career, but a very well trodden one.
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Which musician would've put out the best music if they hadn't passed?
Gram Parsons -- was just hitting his prime and incredibly prolific Jeff Buckley -- Grace is just so good and his vocal talents so unique, he likely had another masterpiece in him.
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Flaco Gone.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=78Zfk2seVVQ&si=Tb-g6eVeoKXTm-2s&feature=xapp_share
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Ardmore, OK
The answer used to be that you should go to the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. But thats no longer an option. Thanks, Carole Baskin. People in other parts of Oklahoma make fun of Ardmore.
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
Digging into the numbers a bit, my guess is that Anderson produces some of the highest performing kids in the district but also isn't doing as much to help their low performing kids. Just a guess as my kids are not high school age yet, but it would match my experience sending my kids to Gullet and Doss. At Gullet there was no diversity, the floor was pretty high, but the school also did not do much extra for the top performers (actively discouraging participation in things like G&T). Doss seems to group G&T kids together in classes and then push those kids to do work above grade level. I would not be surprised if that same divide persists through middle and high school, especially given the IB track.
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Manchester-London-Paris-somewhere else this Spring
Since this is becoming a catch-all "is my itinerary crazy" thread, I'll add my own question. We are going to Europe for 7-8 days in August. Wife and I both travelled a good bit when younger, but this will be the first time in Europe in 15+ yrs. Our primary destination is Paris. We have both been several times, so plan to only spend half the trip there. Goal for Paris is relaxing walks around the city and good food w/ the Orsay and Notre Dame being the only must do things. The big question is what to do with the remaining 3-4 days. I am currently considering either Amsterdam (largely due to Eurostar from Paris and then direct flight back to Austin) or destinations in northern France (maybe Reims, Lille or both). But are there hidden jewels I am not thinking about? Is something in southern France too far afield for such a short trip? FWIW, wife is not really a history buff, so I am guessing something like Bordeaux/Arcachon is more attractive than say Normandy.
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Mountain Lion Struck by Vehicle in Longview
There is a known problem with thousands of idiots owning big cats in Texas. If you really have a large black cat, it could be an escaped leopard or jaguar.
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Mountain Lion Struck by Vehicle in Longview
Fair point. I think its that none have ever been confirmed to exist. Some other cats (like bobcats) are known to be capable of melanism, but it occurs so infrequently that only a few have ever been observed.
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Mountain Lion Struck by Vehicle in Longview
There is a fun debate about whether those actually exist. Scientists say mountain lions cannot be melanistic . . . but a ton of people claim to see them. Part of our collective subconscious (like bigfoot).
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What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
Its like a doberman, Michael. Let it have its ears!
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The Surly Beginner Guitar Thread
I may not be totally understanding the question, but I think there may be a few potential next steps for you. The first thing I would try is learning common triad shapes -- some people find the CAGED system a quick way to learn a number of those shapes as it relies on chord shapes you already know. You could also try leaning some different modes so that you could (to use your example) shift to Dorian shapes over the 2 and Mixolydian shapes over the 5. But I'd probably just start with basic triads.
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An Official "I've Studied My Sample Ballot, I Know How I'm Voting, and Won't Be a Time-Wasting Jagoff at my Polling Place Whose Indecision and Lack of Preparation Causes Long Lines" Tracking Thread
In this case that message was indigent defendants being stuck in jail for longer than necessary when trials were delayed because the district clerk wan't competent enough to deliver jury summonses.
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An Official "I've Studied My Sample Ballot, I Know How I'm Voting, and Won't Be a Time-Wasting Jagoff at my Polling Place Whose Indecision and Lack of Preparation Causes Long Lines" Tracking Thread
Agree with the sentiment . . . especially for anyone living in a place like Travis County. The outlier may be parts of the state that are flipping blue and where the D party has never had a realistic enough shot at winning to properly identify and vet candidates. Hays county went strongly blue last cycle and ended up with a 19 year old district clerk that had no idea how to do the job, which unsurprisingly had real consequences for the county.
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