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boilerhorn

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  1. I think the fact that she's fucking Manziel contributes to some of the dissent. She demonstrates poor judgment, yes; but, nobody wants to be eskimo brothers with him.
  2. Ugh - ESPN.com Texas scores 5 in the top of the 9th to come from behind to beat Stanford on the road. Florida sweeps SoCar to get to the CWS. Top headline: asshole bothers Griner at airport. UF is 8th. I guess we know what drives clicks - and it is not college baseball.
  3. I recommend the approach from @MonkeyDoughnut with a bit of a twist. Schedule an appointment with the professor to understand where he stands. If he is strident that BIL is a serial cheater and should be expelled and prosecuted, he should walk out, say “Thank you,” and contact an attorney that specializes in these things (they exist). If the prof seems reasonable, he can talk it through with him. See what his options are, etc. The university holds all of the power here, so you have to proceed with appropriate caution. The punishments (if found guilty - sounds like that would happen) range from hand slap to point deductions to assignment failure to class failure to expulsion to revocation of degree. If the professor seems reasonable, a simple question would be “If I knew this was wrong, would I have done something that was so obviously in violation of the rules?” The counter might be, “you signed off on the code of conduct, right?” And a response would be, “Yes. Just like we all read every line of the terms of service of every piece of software we’ve every purchased.”
  4. It’s almost like the NBA owners (by way of Silver) think Fertitta is a douchenozzle. And they’d be right. Using the lottery to express this opinion is they least they can do.
  5. For what it's worth... About eight years back, I had a 20 minute conversation with the owner of one of the tax protest aggregator services. I was preparing to protest on my own and wanted to pay him for 30 mins of his time. His response, "I can make far more money just pushing through a stack of protests than I can consulting. But since you are on the line..." He let me know that my approach was correct and that knowing "functional obsolescence" aspects of your property are helpful. [Well, at least then. 2 years ago, I was told that the folks from CA and NY were buying everything and did not really care about strange architectural aspects of your home.] Also note that many of these tax aggregators (at least the ones in Travis Co) once worked with TCAD and understand the constraints. However, they deal in bulk and you *might* be better off doing the work yourself. Anyhow - on the land valuation jump... The CAD will assert that the land valuations are meant to reflect what your vacant lot would sell for on the open market. This is false in practice. From 2021 to 2022, the CAD valuation of my land increased by 4x. Land values in NW Travis did not spike by 4x in 1 year. What I have been told.... The CAD attempts to assess the valuation of your entire property and tends to keep land valuations flat. If the improvement valuation - for the neighborhood - required to meet the overall appraisal exceeds the replacement valuation by ~25% (I think that is the number), the CAD will reappraise the land for the neighborhood. This is why it changes infrequently. Also, it is more difficult to protest, especially in urban or suburban areas, as there are very few vacant lots for sale.
  6. Spent a few minutes using the search function and could not find a thread on this. I did find some comments about the COA's shitty water being a proper motivator for such a system. If you have one or know someone who has one, what do you recommend? Key features? Key warnings? etc. Thanks in advance.
  7. Thanks to all on this thread! I bought a pair of DU/ER at REI today. So far, so good. Ordered 2 from Bonobos today after fitting at the Domain - arriving Wed. I am very optimistic about the Bonobos, too.
  8. I fully endorse and support this position. Jeff's did a fantastic job on our '22 Yukon. Great workmanship. Fantastic communication. Highly recommend Jeff's.
  9. This was my initial response, too. It is the same response I have now, a couple of hours later.
  10. Fwiw, your spouse (assuming there is a spouse) can also give $16k - tax free - to your kid's custodial account. The gains on selling the stocks might exceed the 0-tax threshold, but it is still likely lower than yours. You can also give $16k to anyone you want, tax free. Basically, $16k per sender, per receiver. DM me if you want to give more assets - tax free - to others CSB: I recently reviewed my lifetime earning report from SSA. When I was 4, I had income of around $5k (a very long time ago). I did not hit that point again until I was 15. Child labor? I suspect some form of tax shelter.
  11. Not a chance. Regents has standards. Yes, I am replying to a 1-yr old comment
  12. Thread resurrection. Looking for comfortable khakis, stretch jeans, etc. For a few years, I wore some wrangler "stretch jeans" that were around 2% spandex and came in several colors. Worked fine, but they only exist in black and blue now. Want a khaki colored "something" at this point that has decent fit, appearance, etc. Disclosure - I am fatter than I want to be. 40x32 and 40x34 often fit. But some of the styling looks hideous and boxy. I'll check out Bonobos at some point the in the near future. I like the LuLeLemon styling, but they do not have many fat-guy sizes in stores to try.
  13. I think the answer is "yes" if there is a termination and payout. I reminded myself of what happened during Herman's termination - and the answer is "yes". It is clear in the statement that CDC made the recommendation to Hartzell. https://www.kltv.com/2021/01/02/university-texas-board-regents-fires-head-football-coach-tom-herman/ EDIT: All of the above does not imply that Eltife is driving the decision. The BOR has to sign off (or at least be informed) on the termination/payout of a highly compensated indivitual, which is typical in the business world, too. For example, if a Fortune 500 CEO wanted to terminate a direct subordinate, it likely would require a payout. In nearly all cases, the CEO will inform or consult with the board.
  14. To pile on to this. If Eltife is making these decisions (he's not), the entire accountability, responsibility, and authority alignment at UT is FUBAR. However, it is not. If Eltife is formally involved at all, it is as a result of Hartzell bringing a topic to the Board of Regents for support/consideration/etc. Not unlike when a corporate CEO is making a giant decision and wants to make sure the board is aligned.
  15. Chow left USC early in 2005 to be OC for Jeff Fisher w/ the Titans.
  16. Looks like someone found a way to transfer inside the UC system.
  17. I referred to Booger's outstanding performance earlier in the thread. Both McFarland and Ryan Clark (now on ESPN) have been excellent. Ryan Clark is outstanding.
  18. Understood. He is prepared for 2023, but wanted to make sure he did not get some sort of surprise for the 2022 taxes. He received his bill, but we want to make sure he will not receive a "tax error not in your favor" letter at some point.
  19. Not sure if this is the best place, but... Son bought a house in April 2022. Previous owner was elderly and had the over-65 property tax exemptions. He noticed that his tax bill still included these exemptions. It is not clear if he needs to get that corrected/changed for the 2022 tax year. What needs to be done, if anything? Or does this fall under the same category as the valuation? Set early in the tax year and not changed until the following year?
  20. “Collisioning” is a new word for me. I think it was from McElroy
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