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I thought the prequels got better as they went along. III was excellent IMO. After much debate amongst my family, I rank the movies in this order: V III VII IV II VI I Star Trek rankings are much easier as all of the odd number movies are terrible and most of the evens are good/great..... with VI and IV leading the pack IMO and I and V brining up the rear.

My mind doesn't allow me to make conclusion off such loose inferences and innuendoes. What we know is that there was an argument at 2:30am between Edwards and a club promoter, who happened to be a friend of James, but not in his close inner ring circle. James was not there. Braylon punched the guy and that was that. If Lebron wanted someone in his entourage "handle any beefs" (as you put it) with Braylon, they probably would've picked someone who weighed more than 130 pounds. Besides, LeBron had never even met Braylon before this happened. I'm sorry if it doesn't fit the stereotype, but LeBron just isn't that guy. He has been under such a microscope, that if he was, we would know by now.

I saw it with my son and my dad yesterday and we all loved it. Very entertaining. Well directed and the special effects were great (but not overdone.... if that is even possible). I am not so sure yet that Fin won't end up being a Jedi himself. It seemed that Kylo Ren sensed something from him when he stared at him in the beginning. We don't know who Fin's parent's are, and neither does he, but I wonder if he has some relation to Mace Windu. On the other hand, my dad correctly pointed out that he somewhat mirrored the Han Solo role from IV. As for Rey, she seems to be the Luke of this series for sure. We don't yet know here family tree. That may be a twist of events in VIII I suppose, much like it was for Luke in Empire Strikes Back. I have a strong feeling that her roots are significant. Overall a great flick. Plenty of action and enough laughs. Driver did a good job with the conflicted Ren. Ridley is a rising star.

True, but that particular incident wasn't caused by any beef between LeBron and Braylon

One reason I've always placed the blame more on player evaluation over player development is that our draft picks rarely go somewhere else and give that team more or even the same level of production. But it does happen on ocassion and this is one of those years it is really showing http://espn.go.com/blog/cleveland-browns/post/_/id/17153/free-agents-who-left-browns-are-a-big-help-to-other-teams

This is a bold position to take, but also hard to argue with The two most improved players in the league are on the same team.... which just so happens to be the defending champs... and one of those players is the reigning MVP http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2015/12/18/most-improved-player-rankings-edition-ii-season-of-green/

So we are now looking at 700+ new apartments just on that corner. Nice.

I'm all for mixed use, but not particularly a fan of mixing residential with office.

^Not sure if you were being sarcastic, but we can only pray that Johnny emulates LeBron off the field. I doubt it has much to do with his entourage, but LeBron has never been in any real trouble, is a dedicated husband and father, and his charitable work is outstanding. The only negative I can recall (other than the infamous Decision) is that, at one time, he had a bad reputation as a tipper. But, I suspect THAT was indeed due to his entourage.

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I agree. But he also needs to be given some room to breathe. He is constantly under the microscope. Maybe it is just the day and age we live in, but I laugh when I think of what would have shown up on instagram, twitter, etc. if social media was around when Broadway Joe, or Wilt the Stilt, or any number of revered sports superstars from the past were in their prime. Johnny is going to party a bit. He is going to showboat. It is who he is. It's probably part of what makes him the player he is. When it affects the locker room or his play on the field, then it is fair game I suppose. But, same as the position I took with Josh, if it is just an 'image' problem for the franchise, then maybe we are worrying a bit too much about image. I'm tired of these continued efforts to bring in 'stand-up' guys while some of the more successful franchises take risks which pay off on players who might have some issues off the field. Hell, the teams in our division are a perfect example of that.

^I'm torn on which one I want to get the credit. I like 925 better as a building, but the May Co. developers are local guys. I also suspect that May Co's plans depend a lot more on receiving these credits.

^^Or coke. I know a few people who had major problems with one substance but the same addictive and self-destructive tendencies didn't apply to their use of all substances. One guy I was close with in college had a major drinking problem and went to rehab. He never drank again, but still smoked weed and he did fine with that. Another guy I knew had it bad with coke and had to cut that out, but drinking was never a problem. Neither of them went into a continuing program or followed through with counseling. I'm sure that doesn't work for a lot of addicts. Probably depends on a lot of individual contingencies. My brother, for his part, can't touch anything because it has a domino effect for him and down the spiral he goes. Of course, he has it so bad, there is absolutely no way he'd make it through an NFL season..... not even close. Many pro athletes have had well-documented trouble with addiction - Mickey Mantle, Lawrence Taylor, Brett Favre and probably Joe Namath - to name a few. I think Johnny will always be a bit wild. If you want a boy scout as your starting QB, he ain't it.

The assumption has been Johnny was in rehab for alcohol. I'm not so sure about that

^Seems to me that we can blame a lot of the stereotypes of CLE dialect on Drew Carey and his ilk from Paaaaaarma. Me either. I don't recall as a kid and can't say I hear it now. Maybe I just never paid attention, but I usually do with odd speech. For all of my dialect/grammar flaws, double negatives are probably my most common mistake..... especially when "ain't" slips out. Other common flaws of mine would be 'gonna', 'wooda'/'woodjya', 'wontcha'... and, of course, using 'got' when the proper term is 'have'

Where in CLE are you from? I find that makes a huge difference in this regional dialect conversation.

Nice shot. At a quick glance, it looks like the statute is trying to climb the side of the building..... but he doesn't have those suction devices the burglar used in that Superman movie.

^I don't see him going the same route as Gordon. As far as we know, Johnny is not in the NFL's substance abuse program. Josh was already in that program before he ever put on a uniform due to the incidents in college. That put him way behind the ball, causing him to be suspended for 20 games for (a) having trace amounts of THC in his system which wouldn't have even registered on IOC tests, and (2) for having a drink on a flight to Vegas. Once you're in the program, it is very difficult to get out of it and much easier to get suspended. I don't know if Johnny can be a franchise QB, but I am not convinced he can't be one. His last two starts have been very encouraging in that measurement. More importantly is the question of who you see as the QB we can hand the reigns to if not Johnny. If there was an Andrew Luck or Jameis Winston in this draft, that would be nice, but there isn't. Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch may turn out to be good pros, but I have some serious reservations about both. The worst thing we can do, IMO, is trade Johnny for a 5th or 6th rounder only to see him go Drew Brees on us with another team.

I don't see a sure fire franchise QB in this draft. There certainly is no clear cut #1

The unions don't have much, if anything, to do with double-dipping. Why would it fuel the anti-union sentiments? Ignorance, I suppose. State law sets up the pension systems (OPERS, OPF), not the collective bargaining agreements. And, normally, it is not bargaining unit members you see double-dipping, but members of the management.... the people who the Unions are constantly at odds with. Putting that aside, while it doesn't look good to Joe Public, the ability to double dip actually helps cities in a lot of circumstances. The City gets to keep an experienced official/employee past his/her retirement age. The City is not paying anything more than if the guy had not retired. The City already made its pension contributions.

Johnny looked good yesterday. He's probably always going to make a few boneheaded throws like that INT. But that's who he is. He is more a gunslinger, like Farve, than a technician, like Brady. But I was impressed with his decision making overall. He only scrambled when it was necessary and was generally smart, with that one exception, in throwing the ball away if no one was open. He kept the defense on their toes, which really helped the running game. I also liked what I saw out of Nate Orchard. I think Kruger is overpaid and will get cut in the offseason. Orchard should get a crack at filling that role of strong side pass rusher.

How bad is the injury to his thumb?

I'm not sure about overall employment, but several departments have seen significant cuts. Fire, for instance, is down over 100 members from its peak. Double-dipping is a state issue. Nothing the city can do about that. I'd agree this administration has a tendency towards cronyism, which is why it is important to support the unions' continued efforts to fight the same. All that said, drops in population don't necessarily mean the city needs less services. In many cases, it has the opposite effect.

What did they fail to prioritize? What measure(s) got bumped from the agenda so they could make time to vote on an amendment to an ordinance which changes a number?

^Well.... he won't be the head coach and his co-coordinator can kick his a$$ if he gets out of line, so we probably don't have to be worried about the same concerns which arose while he was at Rutgers.