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Anyone laughing at the Browns for who they picked is missing the point; I guarantee they tried to the last second to trade that pick and stockpile more, but when there was no call, they picked their position of greatest need. Yeah, they need help on the line, but RGIII/McCown will need people to throw to, and Barnidge is NOT going to have the same year he just had. With Gordon presumed gone for another season (forever), Benjamin leaving for greener pastures, Bowe being one of the most epic busts in recent WR history, they have nobody to throw to...Pryor? Hawkins? Hartline? Gimme a break. Gotta draft aggressively, gotta address needs, and with 12 picks they can take some risks. I think they should just draft 4 WRs, 2 d-line, 2 o-line, and use the rest of the picks on random D positions. Coleman is a reach, sure, but a reach that addresses a need, and a guy who has the unteachable qualities like speed and hands can be morphed into a solid NFL WR with practice and good coaching. and for once, I believe Cleveland has that. and it doesn't matter how long the QB is protected if his WRs are trash and can't get open. The best QBs in the league have become successful by having quick, powerful releases and fantastic timing with their WRs

They'd used up all of Bran's source material in the previous seasons and didn't want to risk diverging from the source IF Martin released another book. Once it became clear that wasn't going to happen anytime before S5 or S6, they said screw it and are reincorporating Bran this season I think.

I was more thinking he's the offspring of the rape of Lyanna Stark by Rhaegar Targaryen...hence Ned's otherwise inexplicable affinity for him, as he is the only remaining reminder that Ned has of his sister. Lyanna was Robert Baratheon's wife, thus giving Jon Snow the only legitimate claim to the Iron Throne due to all the Lannister children having no Baratheon blood in them (incest, duh). Even if Dany or any other Targaryen wanted to make a claim to the throne, Jon, son of Rhaegar, would have a more legitimate claim. Not only that but he would be the one who could unify the armies of Westeros and Essos to repel the threat of the White Walkers as the true Lord Commander of Castle Black.

His father could've been a Targaryen...and his mother a Baratheon (/Stark), thus making him a multiple heir (by almost any family's claims) to the iron throne. Hmmmmm can anyone think of a time when a Targaryen and a Baratheon bumped uglies and how that might've related to Ned Stark????

Stop and frisk is a violation of the 4th amendment. See how inflammatory it looks when you substitute in a different form of crime mitigation. How about making a law, not just in Chicago, but nationwide, requiring citizens to disarm themselves based on the idea that if we enact a draconian, unconstitutional policy requiring citizens to disarm, that a disarmed populace will be less likely to engage in violent crime? It's absolutely a rational argument that people without guns will engage in less gun violence, but it's a core tenet of our Constitution that we have the right to keep and bear arms (which I strongly believe in). And if, as you suggest, these people are not dumb and understand that a core tenet of our Constitution is that they should be free to move about their neighborhood without fear of unreasonable search and seizure, then what reason do they have to trust the authority figure(s) that have, as a matter of policy, violated that core tenet? You can't compare that to an airport. You buy a plane ticket and walk into an airport with the expectation that, for security reasons, you're going to be searched for the security of those around you. You have knowingly signed that social contract before you ever set foot in that area. No one lives at an airport. However, people ARE born into the culture of stop & frisk. They are born into a subjugated territory, and while I don't disagree with your assertion that people CAN and SHOULD want to and be able to break out of that cycle, my assertion is that you WILL NEVER understand what it's like to be born into that world, to grow up in that world, and face the challenges of that world. Your advice, while grounded in rationale and coming from a good place, simply does not fit into the puzzle as you intend it to because you're trying to fit a piece from your puzzle into someone else's puzzle assuming that they're putting together the same one. They're not. That's why all this talk of personal responsibility, while noble and not incorrect, doesn't apply as simply as you would like it to.

http://www.wlwt.com/news/multiple-fatalities-reported-at-pike-county-home/39162210 7 dead at 3 locations, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is sending "everybody"

Quit shooting each other (cops and locals both) and sit down for a damn minute to outline steps that each can take in order to make a better world for everyone's children. Isn't that America in a nutshell? Too much of this argument goes against JFK's immortal words; BLM is asking what Cops are going to do, and Cops are asking what BLM is going to do. Instead, Cops need to ask BLM what Cops can do, and BLM needs to ask Cops what BLM can do.

"To my point, these "families" or really individuals need to NOT have kids if they aren't in a position to raise them properly. Sorry, but that's a personal responsibility that yes begins with the PARENTS. The resulting kids are in a crappy situation, but they aren't DUMB and YES I do expect that they understand the concepts of right and wrong and personal responsibility. Those are pretty basic underlying concepts in life that even my dog understands. She pisses in the house and she is punished. Took her all of about 4-6 weeks to figure it out. Human beings aren't dumb." Here's the thing; your dog lives in a supportive environment where punishment and reward are clearly defined consequences of distinct actions. That is not the world these people live in; they suffer consequences for vague actions, or even no actions. "stop and frisk" just for being black or standing on a certain street. Do you think your dog would understand the concept of "you should not be a yellow dog standing on this sidewalk because yellow dogs that stand on this sidewalk often bite people?" I agree that it falls on the parents. It's no secret that the Chicago PD is insanely corrupt and probably breaks the law just as much as the people on the South Side that they're arresting. When you grow up seeing that, your view of personal responsibility is skewed. You are raised with the instruction that your personal responsibility is to never talk to the cops, never snitch, and never ever trust the white man. Yeah, that's the parents problems, but that's also how they were raised. For instance, you were raised with strong concepts of fairness, justice, and personal responsibility; how long do you think you'd survive in Mogadishu? Or Sudan? Or Nigeria? That's not your world, you're a minority there, and your concepts of justice and fairness carry no weight there. Would you simply adapt and turn into a warlord overnight in order to ensure your survival, because those are the values that ensure survival and integration into the local society? There's a very good chance you'd be killed before you got the opportunity, just because you're a white guy looking suspicious in a place that doesn't trust white guys. I think many people fail to understand exactly how different that world (South Side, not Africa) is compared to white suburban America. When I mentioned stop and frisk, you immediately went to an airport pat down. That is, to my mind, the most illustrative way of proving my point possible. You went to a scenario that almost no South Side Chicago native will ever experience; they can't even afford a goddamn plane ticket, how can you even compare getting patted down at an airport to stop and frisk? Driving through bad neighborhoods and getting talked to by police isn't an equivalent scenario. In my experience, I was walking to a friend's car and a paddy wagon came flying up next to me, both officers jumped out of the car, drew their guns, and yelled "HANDS ON THE CAR!" Even knowing that I'd done absolutely nothing wrong or illegal, it still is an incredibly anxious moment because I have no idea why they're acting with such aggression, I've got no idea if they think I've done something I haven't done, and I don't know what they're going to do. If that happened to me on a daily or even weekly basis in my own neighborhood, you bet I'd be hesitant to accept the idea that this is somehow my fault and I need to take personal responsibility to make it better.

It's very easy to say this kind of thing when you've never been on the ass end of any racial oppression. I believe both sides of the argument exaggerate quite a bit, but the fact of the matter is that I strongly doubt that any member of CR has ever had to deal with anything as soul-crushing and difficult as growing up on the South Side of Chicago. There is very little opportunity for youths there, it's very easy to tell people to "take personal responsibility" but many of these kids have been raised in an environment without any. They're raised with crucial family members in jail or dead, missing out on major milestones that help children develop into productive adults. Can you really blame a kid who has been raised around violence and crime, without adequate education, to understand the concept of personal responsibility AND act on it? I don't believe that racial oppression is 100% systematic at this point, but it's a self-replicating problem. I'm all for pulling yourself up by your bootstraps but I don't think you understand that these people are born without the proverbial boots at all, but they don't know that. They don't know there's a larger world out there because no one has offered them the opportunity to discover it. Have you ever been subject to a "stop and frisk"? I have. I'm a big fat white guy, but when I lived in Boston I was seen by police in a neighborhood "I shouldn't have been in" so I was stopped and frisked. It's violating, and it's fucking bullshit. I could absolutely see how that being part of my world would have a strong mental effect on me. I'm not justifying these crooks' actions, but it's so very very easy to suggest the solutions you are suggesting when you've never actually experienced profiling, unfairness, and the daily suspicion of those who are charged to serve and protect you.

Never forget, the people who rake that type of muck can vote and it counts just as much as yours or mine!

As hilarious as this is, don't click. They don't deserve the ad dollars you'll earn them.

(The following is stolen from someone funnier than me) He didn't die, he just finally got a message from David Bowie that he'd found a more suitable plane of existence.

Why don't you tell us how you really feel? :lolguy::lolguy: Was not aware of such issues. I always kinda kept Ducati off my map due to ownership costs.

They're not even including Destination Fee in their pricing, I would be willing to guess that they neglected to disclose that they're including all rebates which may not be stackable and rebates for which you don't qualify unless you're a triple amputee licensed realtor member of the NAACP retired veteran with a competitor brand lease that you're trading in with perfect credit and financing through their lender at 8.9% APR.

Buddy of mine who works at Pony Powersports has one. Sat on it, it felt kinda small for me, but the door's not shut on that idea.

Great suggestions both of you. Kerry, that Concours is looking more and more like a winner. I'd looked at a Triumph Sprint GT at Motohio and liked it, and there's actually a couple decent straight-up comparisons out there between those 2 bikes. I prefer the idea of a Japanese bike over another Euro bike, but each has a bit of charisma.

Honestly? I think if I had a more suitable bike I'd be riding 2up at least once a week if not more often. I try to go out every Sunday that weather allows with my friends and she wants to come along. I have Tuesdays off so I tend to go for a 2-3 hour ride every Tuesday by myself when I can. Never looked at a Concours14 but just having a peek on their website, that's kinda the type of bike I like. I really liked my Triumphs forward riding position but I want to sit "in" the bike, not "on" it like a supersport. You definitely understand what I'm saying based on that recommendation. EDIT: I should also mention that she has a bike, but it's in poor condition and we need to do some work to get it running. 1993 Yamaha virago 535 (I think). It was her late father's, hasn't been started since he died about 4.5 years ago. definitely will need new fluids, battery, tires, etc. Problem is it's up in Mansfield so I gotta figure out a way to get it down here. If we can get that running without a ton of money, we'll be able to ride together and this will be a less immediate issue.

So I'm currently facing a little bit of a dilemma. I love and dislike my current bike, which I've not even had for a year. 2004 BMW R1200C, a small-medium cruiser. I like it because it's unique, it's easy to ride, it's comfortable (for the most part), and it was cheap. There's the rub; it was a gift from my uncle. He can't ride any more so instead of selling it, he gave it to me. It's not been his baby or anything, he switched bikes somewhat often, but he really did love this bike. Prior to this I had a money pit Triumph Trophy 1200 which I enjoyed riding more than this, but it wasn't as comfortable, wasn't as good on longer rides, and always was broken. So I'm trying to come up with a solution to my conflicted feelings about this bike, and whether or not I should sell/trade. My basic pros/cons are as follows: pro: - I own it - sentimental value - comfy - funky style, unique - it was the James Bond bike from Tomorrow Never Dies and I'm super into Bond movies - my fiancée can fit on the back - nice features (heated grips, integral ABS, fuel injected) cons: - it's too small for me and the fiancée to ride comfortably together - it might even be too small for me...i'm a big guy so I feel like I look silly at times - woefully underpowered. I know what you're thinking, how could a 1200 be underpowered? 61hp, that's how. - 5-speed, shaft drive. less maintenance but also kinda jerky. wish it had 6 gears - miss the sportier feel of my Triumph, lack the comfort of a big tourer What would CR do? My ultimate goal, money a minor factor, would be to have 2 bikes, keep this for solo riding and have something else for me and the lady to tool around on, but while saving for a wedding that's not realistic. Here's my other likes: - comfort; my Triumph was uncomfortable and I rode it less than I should have as a result - low cost of ownership (says the guy with the BMW) - light-ish. I can handle a larger bike but I'd rather not have a 900lb monster, I like something that can handle well and I don't mind some bumps - reasonably comfy seating for 2 - power! goddamn I hate having this slow-ass bike - stylewise, I don't like anything overdone with graphics, lights, etc. I prefer simple, elegant style, but at the same time I'm not totally turned off by the sportbike styling. I just don't want a HD covered in skulls and iron crosses. absolutely no fancy boy leather either Any advice or directions to look? A friend who sells at Iron Pony suggested I check out the Yamaha Super Tenere, and I'm intrigued by the idea of adventure riding. Still, I'm not the guy that's Mr. ATGATT nor am I going to plan tons of offroad trips with my pals; it'd be more of a curiosity that I'd satisfy once in a while. My current thought is to ride this season with my BMW and if I still hate it, I'll have given it the ole' college try and uncle won't give a damn if i trade it off for something else. At the same time, I don't want to not ride it because I don't like it.

Might have to stretch the budget for one in decent condition, but late 60s/early 70s Olds 442. I admit it's a personal dream of mine to own one, and a lot of examples are rusty, but if you can find a decent one a few states south for a good price, I'd 100% go that route.

Lisa, I would like to buy your rock.

Yeah but not enough room for all those pedals plus feet. At least not for my size 13s.

Yeah it's one of those manufacturer choices I hate but I understand. Not enough volume sold, not enough percentage would buy manual, and more importantly (as they learned from the Elise) not enough damn space in the footbox for a 3rd AND dead pedal. The pro is that the dual clutch does a great job with the launch control function. EDIT: and the one that was at C&C...gray with an aftermarket center exhaust?

I wouldn't recommend it as a daily, but an Alfa Romeo 4C coupe seems right up your alley. Only drawback is no 3rd pedal option, but super lightweight, very outside the "norm", and you can talk to Eric at Crucial about power; I saw he'd had one of my clients' cars on the dyno recently.

Awesome. Awesome to the max.