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Not that there are many plausible/excusable acts which warrant a felony arrest, but the PC around Beard's was domestic violence. Among a public education workplace, I can see how the arrest alone warrants termination. I don't like it in a raw contextual sense, because Beard remains innocent until proven guilty, but because the arrest is public record, I also assume The University has reviewed at least the Probable Cause Affidavit. Beard's counsel may have shared more, since he has rights to access the State's evidence via the Michael Morton Act. A felony arrest, especially in a large county/district, isn't one of those things where someone can just say, "trust me bro, this charge is getting dropped." Beard likely has months to wait on all of this, at least until the intake prosecutor makes his decision to present to the Grand Jury. And the saying goes, "a grand jury can indict a ham sandwich," which implies yet another layer of negative public record to emerge from this, before the charge may be dropped.

There's a strong desire to pay the NAR fees and study the two weeks or whatever shit-tier requirements necessary to become a licensed realtor, just so I can submit lowball offers for half of the day. Read deez tea leaves, or some shit, this seller's equity plea is nonsense. Noblility measure: I'm just doing this for the CAD

They're the same as apartments, albeit an asset class which the property developer/manager can unload at nearly any time for some measure of appreciation. Land value aside, most multifamily (apartments) are beholden to competition from rivals on the basis of what looks newer, cleaner, more desirable. They all still smell funny on the inside with the same cheap finishes. These developments could be planned for single-family homes, but instead have been developed specifically for rent-lording. Also, I'm of the opinion that building more housing isn't the solution when insitutional and mom-and-pop investors have been buying up multiple properties (in the recent era of cheap capital) for near-effortless speculation. All of this investment activity is occuring within price categories previously dedicated to the starter-home family. That family now has no option to buy in most metro cores, fucking them out of an earlier life opportunity of financial security. Then again, things have changed where it's cheaper to rent than own in nearly every market in the U.S. https://www.marketplace.org/2023/01/20/renting-is-now-cheaper-than-owning-in-most-of-the-country/ Prices for SFHs haven't cooled as much as they should be, builders paused many of their starts, buyers of new homes backed out of their contracts, and nobody wants to sell when it implies giving up a cheap mortgage.

The State brought those charges upon Beard, via Travis County intake DA. That same DA can very easily pass this onto an indictment before the District's prosecutor even bothers to open up the file and examine evidence. Beard could be spending $5000 on preparing a Grand Jury packet right now, no promise that it will even make a shit of difference, and once indicted, could stretch things out another year until the prosecution has time enough to schedule settings. She has no leverage unless she's withholding some evidence or offers an alibi contrary to material already turned over to the District prosecution*. He very likely has advice from his counsel to avoid all contact and communications with her until this blows over. Edit *assuming the PC affidavit isn't also flawed, which wouldn't be contested until the intake DA decides to take this to the GJ anyhow

The hull base of the M2 Bradley is made of aluminum, not exactly the sort of death-wish I'd like to engage counterfire strapped inside of. But yes, let their autocannons rain fire down on those dipshits.

The Ferrari California can justify such an opinion

He's going to start Milroe at QB and let Ty Simpson compete with Eli Holstein for backup? I'm good with that for Week 2.

I don't need to rehash, but those older LCs, Tacos and 4Runners have been perfected over years with powertrains two full decades old in design. Not necessarily overbuilt, but precise and right for the job. Port injection, 4-speed and 6-speed hydro-automatics, mechanical lockers, hydraulic sway bar disconnects, just raw mechanical shit that works. No direct injection, 10-speed flywheeling autos, regenerative/hybrid systems, turbocharged anything... until now. Their reputation in body-on-frame is there for a reason... and I wouldn't say, "pieces of shit," just archaic. It's strange that the '90s are alive and well, with a warranty, for $36-$47K a pop, among a small remainder of showroom inventory. As long as they met CAFE averages and kept order books open, their hands weren't ever forced to update.

It's mechanically feasible, and was tested in civil courts where Toyota maintained responsibility for the flaw via complimentary floor mat hooks, and, with some vehicles, a revised PCM flash that dulls throttle input when the brake pedal is applied simultaneously. The fun part, to me, is associating an entire brand with its inattentive, negligent (and sometimes outright dangerous) owners, because nearly everything Toyota represents is what many modern automotive enthusiasts avoid. Public road encounters are enough for me-- I can profile behaviors by make/model with enough validation to form a stereotype. Nissan owners are now on the clock, thanks to the Altima and their unfortunate penchant to employ a CVT in most of their product line.

Except that wasn't hysteria, that validated an entire stereotype of tuned-out, ignorant, careless, or geriatric vehicle owners (who doesn't care all that much about cars) with one particular brand. Why? Because at some point, Toyota decontented the driver's-side floor mat positioning hooks, or made them a consumer-installable item, where their owners were careless enough to let them roll beneath the pedal box.

The new tax credit scheme is deeply flawed; I'm not sure if the Model3 Long Range works within the price caps so that you're not left with a rental-tier Tesla, which is pretty much what the M3 was to start, cost-engineered in 2017 with a $35K price target. The Model 3 Performance still has the old/non-LFP battery pack, a positive thing, but you'll blow past tax credit eligbility. They're doing other odd things, like neutering FSD features after decontenting the LIDAR sensors, and leaving the base car's rear brakes on the Performance model, where it previously had fixed Brembos on all four corners. https://insideevs.com/news/630576/tesla-model-y-performance-plastic-caliper-covers/

Or a LX470, if you're into body-on-frame relics without Apple CarPlay but you can put 300,000mi on because driving anything more risky or engaging would be one step too far?

Stetson Bennett <=> John Parker Wilson Don't give Kirby Smart that much credit, even if he has all the Saban blackmail one might hope for. Florida is the farthest he's able to successfuly recruit from.

3rd-and-Orlando just became 4th-and-quit.

The disarray among Florida schools over the last decade or so is how Alabama and Georgia came to stack their rosters, to some degree. It used to be one of UF, FSU, or Miami would lock down the top talent in-state, much like what Mack did for Texas. NIL and other shens have loosened that in-state grip some, but Miami is making noise as of late. It's a matter of time for one of those programs to rise again.

Russia's own Avraam Frommanovsky "offed himself" in India from a "hotel fall" on Saturday. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/27/business/russian-deaths-india-pavel-antov-intl/index.html ...but really tho:

It's stark because one should assume Bama/Jawja are at the peak of their own dynasties and are either behind the ball in NIL or can't ball at our level. Oregon might be a two-trick pony which happens to play in an overlooked conference over a viewership slot most of the country moved on from by the time of their kicks. Trick 1: 526 alternate swish-uniform combinations, bro Trick 2: Play spoiler to USC, but only for one more year, then... [looking around] Utah, U-W, Cal?

Excellent loss of spoke detail beyond 20'. Rolling blobs of indiscernible brake dust.

If that's the case, this conflict won't end until Russia's dissolution (as we currently know it) or their brainwashed and corrupt Boomers and Gen-X generations die off, well into the 2030s, where their new leadership finally recognizes their own truths and their propaganda machine slows. I'm troubled with the theory in that ISW article, that Putin's ideologies are cemented into Russian culture which will outlive his reign.

ISW: Target Russia's Capability, not its Intent https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/target-russia’s-capability-not-its-intent So where does this leave us? Break the Russian will and kill as many who feel the need to cross into Ukraine with threats to their soveirgnty.. until an entire generation or two die off?

I want that sweater. Pretty badass that it features the Tryzub at the V-notch. Edit: Similar hoodie https://www.etsy.com/listing/1295770194/zelensky-green-hoodie-yellow-ukrainian?click_key=0c975f1b8293c0d231c5e55dc8a04e2334110afe%3A1295770194&click_sum=69d7c075&ref=shop_home_active_21&pro=1&frs=1

...so they have color, but still don't match the brightwork trim. I was afraid you gave it the "Nissan Midnight Edition" treatment. Subtle: fuck black powdercoated wheels in particular

Great spec on the M5 Comp, but what did you do to those poor wheels on the X7?!