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HAMILTON — It wasn't strange for Anthony Kubish and Darius Miller to see each other on the wrestling mat.
What made it different Saturday was that they were rivals for the first time.
In the past, Kubish and Miller, both seniors, were practice partners at Hamilton. Kubish transferred to Steinert and Saturday faced Miller at his old school, coming away with a 7-0 win at 152 pounds while helping the Spartans to a 72-6 triumph.
"It's a little bit weird," said Kubish, who was a district champion last season and is 10-2 this year. "You build a bond with your team and then you end up having to go against them, but you've got to do what you've got to do.
"I knew pretty much what (Miller) was going to do because we've been wrestling partners throughout our wrestling careers. I really wanted that match because we've been friends a long time and I wanted to see who got better throughout the senior year."
Kubish scored with a takedown in the first period and an escape and takedown in the second to build a 5-0 lead. He added a third takedown in the third period to complete the scoring.
"It was a new experience," said Miller, who was 16-7 last season and 4-6 this year. "I was looking forward to the match all week. It didn't work out in my favor; it is what it is.
"Wrestling him is nothing new. It was a bad day for me today. I take nothing away from him, he's a good wrestler, but I'll see him again."
Kubish said there would be no gloating over his win.
"No, no, no," he said, laughing. "We're friends. We're enemies during the match, but afterward we go back to being friends again."
Steinert (5-2) won its fifth consecutive match while registering six pins and receiving five forfeits from the undermanned Hornets (1-5).
Tyler Beers improved to 10-2 for Steinert with a 7-2 victory over Nick Cecala at 126. Beers and Cecala were both regional qualifiers last season.
Beers led 2-0 thanks to a first-period takedown and then got breathing room in the second period with a reversal and three near-fall points.
"He's wrestling fantastic," Steinert coach Adam Jankos said. "It seems like no matter who you put out on the mat, he's getting a win. I told him he could make Atlantic City (for the state tournament). We're looking at 126 and he's got a good shot. We'll keep him at that weight, keep him wrestling the way he's been wrestling, and go from there."
Steinert's River Ullrich remained undefeated (9-0) with a pin at 195 while freshman Brandon Cray upped his record to 10-1 with a pin at 113, and Jon Bussi improved to 9-2 with a fall at 285. Matt McDonald, who pinned at 160, is 8-2 for the Spartans.
Hamilton picked up its points courtesy of Ashton Lester's pin at 170.
"The guys continue to fight hard," Hamilton coach Justin Kloc said. "It's tough with the numbers we have as well as if kids miss weight or are sick. I've got a couple kids coming down with the flu now. But the guys we put out there, they fight and they work hard in the wrestling room every day."
Steinert (5-2) 72, Hamilton (1-5) 6
106-Bernstein (S) by forfeit; 113-Cray (S) p. Pontani, 0:23; 120-Benitez (S) by forfeit; 126-Beers (S) d. Cecala, 72-; 132-Walker (S) by forfeit; 138-Paragone (S) by forfeit; 145-Augustyn (S) p. Eversberg, 5:07; 152-Kubish (S) d. Miller, 7-0; 160-McDonald (S) p. Cruz, 0:40; 170-Lester (H) p. Patnaik, 4:53; 182-Van Cleaf p. Shams, 0:16; 195-Ullrich (S) p. Palascios, 1:04; 220-Harchik (S) by forfeit; 285-Bussi (S) p. Kintner, 0:59.


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Hair Club for No One
It's Brendan Fraser. The title should be self explanatory, non? Fraser was spotted shopping at Samy Cameras yesterday in LA spending some of that Mummy money on photography. And he needs another Mummy movie soon. Because lately Brendan Fraser has been for sh-t at the box office. Fraser can currently be seen in theatres in a movie called Furry Vengeance. It was released at the end of April, should be kicking around in a few cinemas still, earning an impressive 6% review rating and 0% from top critics and not that much better in ticket sales. Extraordinary Measures with Harrison Ford in January was the same.
Critically it's not new territory for him. But Fraser's career box office is in excess of 2 billion dollars worldwide. He makes terrible movies and those terrible movies make so much money. This is why his asking price is what it is. Which means Furry Measures was an anomaly, anomalies. He is the beneficiary of bad taste.
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Any proof that he was detained and that this happened? Otherwise I'm tempted to believe that it is a stunt to advertise his comic.
Any proof that he was detained and that this happened?
Well, given TSA's paranoia level, his description of events certainly is thinkable
The TSA agent probably thought he'd found Isaac Mendez...
Even if false, what does that say about society today if this is even believable.
That we have mob mentality? That isn't just today, that has been the case since we learned to use tools.
It says that people will believe what they want to believe.
Any proof that he was detained and that this happened?
You, sir, are begging for a goatse reply.
Do searches and seizures at airport security require warrants? Because if they did then there would be paperwork and if groups like the TSA wanted the benefit of the doubt they could say warrant or GTFO. But oh no wait travellers don't have any rights. Once you set up a rights free zone don't be surprised when everyone assumes you are abusing it. Until our freedoms are restored in an airport I'm inclined to believe every horror story I hear and assume that the jack booted morons are doing what ever they please. Because they have the power to do so.
We at the FBI do not have any sense of humor that we are aware of.
Reminds me of the people that try to ban "1984" and "Fahrenheit 451"
Who tried to ban those novels? Was it notable, or some overzealous high school librarian?
Who tried to ban those novels? Was it notable, or some overzealous high school librarian?
It's usually not the librarians.. it's the school board and administration.
Whether they are smart enough or not, TSA and airport security are essentially required by law to not understand irony, humor, jest, satire, sarcasm, or the like. Now surely the TSA officers in question, reading a script about terrorist attacks (as if such could be the topic of fiction in today's world!) and getting suspicious indicates they fall squarely in the "lack the intellect" bucket... But in either case, trying to explain the irony would just mean they'd say "I'm sorry sir, but according to DHS regulation 372(d) paragraph 2, I'm not allowed to understand what that word means."
The 1991 movie "Closet Land", starring Madeleine Stowe and Alan Rickman paints a horrifying picture of just how far a government might go in tracking literary "subversives". Sounds like mr. comic book writer is a lot more "at risk" than the childrens' book author in this movie.
Tho I agree TFA sounds too much like Slashvertizement, the concept is all too real. If it could be applied to a bunch of storyboards, why not to a novel??
So... next time you fly with an espionage novel in your luggage -- could you be the courier for The Bad Guys' Secret Plans??
I can see the grossly under-paid TSA Employees thinking: "Yay! We got one! We got a terrorist!" Too bad they don't go to school to learn the difference between Art and Terror Plans!
One presumes they did - otherwise it would have been mentioned. In which case it's just a sorry tale of someone, one of many every day, who gets stopped. Nothing much to see here. Let's have another story please.
But he wasn't just stopped.
I get stopped all the time, it's annoying, but not a big deal.
They not only stopped him, but then read his personal papers, and held him while they questioned him about them.
Papers are not bombs, or weapons. You cannot hijack an airplane with a script, whether it's for a comic book or a movie, or just a pure fantasy scenario you wrote for yourself to pass the time.
As such, TSA has absolutely no business, no right, and no authority to read them.
The fact that their employees are so badly trained that they actually believe they have this authority, and the fact that the average citizen is so badly informed that they believe it also, is just scary.
The irony that the papers they were reading were a fictional account of a government agency grabbing more authority than they should have is just the funny part of it all.
No, the irony is that the steps the author took to make sure he got one of the more close inspections of his gear so that he could have this anecdote to publish while getting dupes like you to believe that this is something other than a publicity stunt... the irony is that despite the sophomoric transparency of the whole thing, you fell for it.
To an extent, I agree with you. However, the problem remains that we live in a society where this kind of thing could happen. The bottom line is that TSA should not have had to read through his papers to ascertain that he was not a threat (nor should they have a right to). They very fact that there was a stunt to pull off is indicative of a problem with our society's acceptance of what rights authority has in our personal lives.
It's too bad that the TSA can't protect us from summer blockbuster movies and not just graphic novels.
Personally I think they should stop Michael Bay from boarding any plane after seeing how disturbingly obsessed the man is with explosions [youtube.com].
From wikipedia:
Foreshadowing a number of conspiracy theories which would arise in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the plot of the March 4, 2001 pilot episode of the series depicts a secret faction within the US government plotting to hijack a Boeing 727 and fly it into the World Trade Center by remote control. The stated motive was to increase the military defense budget by blaming the attack on foreign "tin-pot dictators" who are "begging to be smart-bombed."[3][4] In the episode, the plot is eventually foiled by the protagonists who board the doomed plane and deactivate the malicious autopilot system just seconds before the plane would have reached the World Trade Center.
Welcome to the era of Thought Crime.
Thinking about it is a crime.
Writing about it is a crime.
Drawing about it is a crime.
Last I check wasn't DOING a crime... well.. a crime?
Next thing you know Jessica Lansbury and company will be held and charged for all those terroristic threats and murder plans called "Murder She Wrote". They were so detailed! Lets not forget the Matlock, Columbo, Perry Mason, CSI, etc... All those murder plans!!! GET EM!!
"When is a man damned? When he is oblivious to it."
Jessica Fletcher was played by Angela Lansbury.
"I cooperated politely and tried to explain to them the irony of the situation." Mr. Sable's ignorance or willful abdication of his 5th amendment rights caused him to perhaps waste a great opportunity to challenge TSA policies on search of personal belongings. Next time, maybe a better approach would be (disclaimer, IANAL): "Am I being detained?" followed by "I'd like you to tell me what laws you are accusing me of breaking," or "I won't make any statements until I have spoken to a lawyer," as the case may be. If Mr. Sable had actually been prosecuted simply for having exercised his 1st amendment rights, his case would have had a much more significant impact in our fear-prone society, causing perhaps some much needed "clarification" of what the federal government can/cannot do "for our own good" to "protect us from the evil terrorists." Perhaps even a re-evaluation of TSA policies, or at least application of punishment to over-zealous agents.
"The minute I saw the faces of the agents, I knew I was in trouble." You're not in trouble just because a government employee says so (or looks at you funny). We do have a bill of rights, you know.
From TFA: "In the end, I feel my privacy is a small price to pay for educating the government about the medium." No one of any importance was "educated." No policy is likely to be changed as a result of this incident; law-abiding citizens are still going to be stopped in airports for carrying 'strange' books, scripts, magazines, etc. All this shows is that TSA agents can act in an arbitrary manner with repercussions.
Let me flesh out that scenario for you.
Next time, maybe a better approach would be (disclaimer, IANAL): "Am I being detained?"
TSA: Yes. Duh.
followed by "I'd like you to tell me what laws you are accusing me of breaking"
Conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to destroy buildings and property, conspiracy to commit jaywalking, conspiracy to....
"I won't make any statements until I have spoken to a lawyer"
TSA: Cool with us.
(long wait)
(optional: arrest on above charges, booking, transfer to jail)
(Lawyer arrives)
TSA: Okay, having conferred with your lawyer, we're dropping the charges. Have a nice day.
Lawyer (to dude): Okay, where do I send my bill?
Seriously, what would that have accomplished? Not that he accomplished anything anyway. The point is, justice and due process of law are slow and inconvenient.
No policy is likely to be changed as a result of this incident; law-abiding citizens are still going to be stopped in airports for carrying 'strange' books, scripts, magazines, etc. All this shows is that TSA agents can act in an arbitrary manner with repercussions.
Yup. We knew that already.
>>Mr. Sable's ignorance or willful abdication of his 5th amendment rights
Are TSA agents technically law enforcement officers? Are they trained in due process, reasonable force, constitutional rights? What power do they actually wield? As a free citizen, I expect to be able to walk out of any room without physical altercation unless I'm under the custody of a police officer or other law enforcement agent.
What would stop a person from standing up and walking out of one of these little TSA Q&A sessio
The TSA are, I believe, considered law enforcement. Mercenary law enforcers, the same way that King John hired mercenary law enforcers, the same way Blackwater/Xe were mercenary law enforcers, and - for that matter - how the Taliban is also largely made up of mercenary law enforcers.
Hands up all those who think mercenaries make bad enforcers? No, stubs don't count. The rest of you, form a line. The guy with the axe will be round shortly.
Those are good questions, and I really don't have the answers. From TSA's website (http://www.tsa.gov/who_we_are/what_is_tsa.shtm):
"We are the Transportation Security Administration, formed immediately following the tragedies of Sept. 11. Our agency is a component of the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for security of the nation's transportation systems.
"With our state, local and regional partners, we oversee security for the highways, railroads, buses, mass transit systems, ports and th
He was detained by the TSA, not the police.
The worst the TSA will ever do to you is call the actual police. The second worst is attempt to confiscate your belongings. The third - and the one most innocent travelers are most wary of - is they'll prevent you from boarding your flight.
For people falling into that third scenario you aren't arguing just against being detained. You don't want to wait for a lawyer, and you don't want to escalate the issue to them calling the police over. You're trying to get through TSA screening as quickly as possible so you can make your flight.
I've flown on average once a month for the past six years, and have been detained in a back room half a dozen times myself. The first time it happened I treated it like a police encounter ("No sir, I'm not aware," "am I being detained, or am I free to go?" "I don't have anything to say without my lawyer present."). I ended up missing my flight, missing a job interview, wasting a few hours in a security checkpoint waiting room, and getting nothing back in return - even with my lawyer's involvement.
Since then I've just played nice. I'm more interested in getting to my destination than being a martyr. It's one of those "You'd be right, but you'd still lose" scenarios.
There was a recent news item (can't recall if it was
That guy's name is Steve Bierfeldt, and he is suing TSA with the help of the ACLU. A synopsis from CNN (posted by Steve himself) can be found here [campaignforliberty.com].
Steve is in a much better position because he has the recording of the incident. This guy probably won't be able to get very far, if indeed this is more than a publicity stunt.
So far, the larger part of the comments here have dealt with the fact that this might be a scam.
IMHO, it's probably not. If you've heard some of the stupid shit from cops and other government bureaus that I have, this is right up their alley. Remember - these guys by and large aren't really trying to do the job they say they're out to do. And they're nowhere near as competent and knowledgeable as they imagine they are. I've been told before that the fact that the devil chicks I have tattooed on my forearms have some meaning in these exact words : "Don't think we don't know what those horns mean! We're not stupid!". Uh, yes, you are. They're devil chicks. What, you expect them to be wearing garland wreaths on their heads? Get real. There is no hidden meaning behind that, and I know what most gang and prison-related tattoos in Texas mean.
If you're a chickenhawk bureaucrat on a power trip, who are you likely to pick out as a target? A comic book artist? Or someone who does have actual ties to known and dangerous terrorist organizations? Let me repeat that, just in case you missed it : known and dangerous. Despite all the spoon-fed drivel that gets funnelled straight into your living room, courtesy of your brand-new digital TV, these guys are bureaucrats. They don't want to break a sweat, let alone get their asses shot off or some other form of retaliation. They're not heroes, except the extremely rare exception (think about it - you hear ten times as many stories about cops shooting unarmed civilians as you do an armed civilian shooting a cop...yet the cop is always painted as the "hero who died in the line of duty"; generally through their own stupidity, like not searching someone they just antagonized and arrested...now if the supposedly unbiased news puts those figures forth, what do you think the real numbers are?). They don't go out of their way or risk their lives to protect citizens. They don't do anything other than collect their check, do as little as possible, and then go home to fuck their middle-class fat-arsed wives and scream at their subnormal children. If they can skip out on doing their "duty" for a few hours by harassing some artist whom they had to have known has no affiliation or even a tenuous connection within an hour, you bet your bottom dollar they will be doing just that for as long as they can.
And a cavity search? Oh, I'd love to see those fuckers try that one of me. You ain't getting my clothes off unless you've already arrested me and have me full restraints (which makes it pretty hard to get someone's clothes off without cutting them off). Because I can and will fight, and there's only so many people that can gang up on one man, and that is not enough to get my clothes off me without beating me unconscious, which is pretty hard to do. Oh, sure, I'll get some kind of charge slapped on me. But you know what - it's not resisting arrest or assault if there's nothing to arrest you for!
You, as a society, have become sheep. And you have chosen wolves to protect you. Is it any wonder that the herd gets culled by their so-called guardians quite often? Here's Tom with the weather...
>>it's not resisting arrest or assault if there's nothing to arrest you for!
Oh ho ho, Get back to us when you try that trick! Every level of our judicial system has upheld nearly every "unreasonable" search. To most of our judges, there is no such thing as 'unreasonable search'. If someone wants to search you, that's their reason right there.
I don't like it, I don't agree with it, but I'd prefer a lawyer fight my legal battles for me rather than getting into a physical fight with taser-and-mace-armed thugs.
If you've ever been tazed or maced, raise your hand. OK, now keep them up if you want to try it again.
Actually (IANAL) - http://www.lawinfo.com/fuseaction/Client.lawarea/categoryid/144 [lawinfo.com]
What do I do if I am arrested?
If you are arrested, submit to the law enforcement officer. Do not resist, even if you are innocent. Your innocence does not make the arrest illegal as long as the officer has conformed to the requirements of a legal arrest. If you resist, even if you are innocent of the charges for which you are arrested, you could be charged with resisting arrest. If the officer does not conform to the requirements of a legal arrest, you should still allow yourself to be taken into custody without resistance. If this happens, you may be entitled to bring an action against the law enforcement officer for false arrest.
Keep in mind that these are the same folks that tried to take away a Congressional Medal of Honor 'cause its sharp and pointy...
... he had not started to write (and therefore would have been carrying around) his new comic story about a trio of bumbling TSA agents that are always screwing up everything.
... when employees of the TSA are allowed to be so completely full of themselves and their imagined importance that abuses like this routinely happen. There's nothing more malicious and mean-spirited than the BOTTOM RUNG of an authoritarian regime (like the TSA): the people on that lowest rung act out that authoritarian schtick in the worst possible way with people who are, if not completely innocent, certainly not deserving of the abuse of power.
What exactly will be the consequences of this abuse of power for the TSA employees involved? You already know the answer, don't you? NOTHING. No consequences at all... unless it becomes a huge public scandal and scapegoats must be habeas-corpused. That's a key tenet of a police state: the authorities and enforcers are not held to the same standards of behavior as those they are tasked to judge. We see the same thing in the corporate world as well in many cases.
So yeah, this really is the early stages of a police state. What are we gonna DO about it? Hint: electing a smooth talker like Obama isn't doing something about it.
Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work. -- John G. Pollard


text: Diablo's random dungeon generator is a cruel master. On some occasions, players can inch their way through the second dungeon level without incident. But sometimes, a vindictive roll of the dice plants a square stone edifice on the second dungeon floor. Peering inside its transparent top reveals a scene straight out of a slasher movie--floors covered in blood, torn bodies hanging from meat hooks and skewered on spikes. Wise players ignored the wooden door leading inside and lived to fight another day. The tragically curious peaked in and were immediately assaulted by the Butcher, a gargantuan demon clutching an axe as tall as a man and charging forward while bellowing an infamous battle cry now burned into the brains of millions of gamers: "Ah, fresh meat!" The Butcher's lair Everyone who played the original Diablo has a Butcher story, and DM Press wants to hear yours. Did you just barely cut him down the first time you went up against him, or did you beg off and return later with bigger, heavier, sharper tools of destruction? Maybe you exploited a glitch or rounded up a Battle.net mob, only for the Butcher to chop your party into bits and serve you to the Lord of Terror as a delicacy. To enter the Tales of Fresh Meat contest, register a Shacknews.com account and submit a story of up to 300 words describing your most memorable Butcher battle in the comments section below. All entries must be received before November 4th, 2012, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, and entry is limited to one story per participant. The winning entry will be included in Stay Awhile and Listen, and the winner will receive a free copy of the eBook on the Kindle, iTunes, or Nook eBook platform. Five runners-up will see their entries commemorated in the DM Press Hall of Heroes, an online gallery dedicated to the most campfire-worthy stories our readers have to offer. Please note that we will only consider Butcher stories from the first Diablo, not Diablo 3. Check out the official rules on the DM Press site. If you enter, you agree that you have read them. Participants must be at least 18 years of age, and must submit stories in English. Start posting below, and have fun. If you missed any part of this week's Stay Awhile and Listen content, be sure to give it a read.


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I have long believed that investors must be careful stock pickers in the Chinese market and ignore today's teachings that passive index investing is a superior strategy over time — it isn't.
Because of the opaque nature of the Chinese economy — where state-owned enterprises and large, government-controlled banks fund numerous activities on the basis of political directives — economic growth does not produce the earnings growth it would have produced in a properly functioning market.
While the Chinese economy has more than doubled since 2007 — GDP has gone from $3.49 trillion to (an estimated) $8.25 trillion in 2012 — the Chinese benchmark Shanghai Composite Index is down 65% from its high in the same time frame.
Busted-bubble markets take time to work out, but the dichotomy between economic growth and shareholder returns is more extreme than even Russia. Developed markets have their problems, too, but most likely would have seen their benchmark stock indices double or even triple had their GDP levels doubled in five years.
What gives?Trouble in China
Something is amiss in the Chinese economy. One can only hope the incoming Xi Jinping administration will begin more serious reforms.
Chinese companies — the most listed in the U.S. compared to any other major emerging market — have gotten bad press with a series of reports by Muddy Waters Research that have exposed Enron-esque behavior at some of its targets. Even famed billionaire John Paulson got badly burned with a large position in Sino-Forest, which filed for creditor protection in March 2012 after the Toronto Stock Exchange moved to de-list shares for failure to meet listing requirements. In June 2011, Muddy Waters correctly concluded that Sino-Forest grossly exaggerated the value of its plantation assets. Sino's auditor, Ernst & Young LLP, resigned, and the company last noted that it has failed to find a buyer.
Embarrassed by a series of accounting scandals, federal prosecutors have begun proceedings against the separately incorporated subsidiaries of five big accounting firms for failing to turn over evidence. The Chinese claim sovereignty and compliance with Chinese laws; the SEC claims that the investigation of companies whose shares trade in the U.S. demands cooperation.
Chinese stocks have been spotty performers with accounting problems advertised on news channels, yet the Chinese economy delivered 7.4% annualized year-over-year GDP growth in the third quarter. Despite the weak GDP numbers (compared to 2010), between the second quarter and the third, the economy grew at an annualized rate of about 9%. One quarter of annualized growth a turnaround does not make, but it is encouraging.
Remember: Globalization has made the Chinese economy increasingly vulnerable to exogenous shocks, which puts more urgency behind the idea that the next administration must introduce reforms that induce domestic consumption. China still is disproportionately exposed to the U.S. and Europe as export markets.
The latest Chinese data for November show exports grew at a weaker-than-expected 2.9% rate. Export growth had a consensus estimate of 9% and was notably weaker than the 11.6% rise seen in October. China's exports to the U.S. declined 2.6% from a year earlier, while exports to the European Union dropped 18% for a sixth straight monthly decline. I don't know what will happen with the fiscal cliff situation in the U.S., which clearly affects China as a large trade partner, but I am not an optimist on Europe.
The Chinese are between a rock and a hard place. Thus, bottom fishing is only advisable via larger-cap Chinese shares that are undisputed leaders in their industries and can survive any further slowdown should Q3's stabilization turn out to be a false dawn.Stocks to Consider
Baidu BIDU, -0.22% shares have been taken down with the selloff in Chinese ADRs. Baidu's primary listing is in the U.S., not in China, though its auditor Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP still is in trouble for not complying with the SEC. I think Baidu will be the last company to have de-listing risk, as the shares are also part of the Nasdaq-100 Index. They also are followed by many analysts; accounting issues are not as likely as they are with obscure ADRs.
Baidu is growing fast, Chinese slowdown or not. Revenues are forecast to grow 42% next quarter, while its price-to-book (8.1) and price-to-earnings (20.3) multiples have dropped at or below their valuation at the 2009 market bottom. Baidu's shares are priced as if China is experiencing a Lehman moment, which might be a distant possibility, but it's far from likely. Baidu has decimated Google in the mainland market, with 78.6% of China's search-engine market by revenue in the third quarter, compared with 15.4% for Google. There is one small, new Chinese search engine — Qihoo — but it is too small to be a threat.
Another major Chinese company trading at an attractive valuation is energy firm CNOOC CEO, -0.98% CEO trades at a P/E of 9.6 with an operating margin of 35.28% — I had to pause when I looked at that number. The most profitable major U.S. oil company on an operating-margin basis is Chevron, with the same metric at 15.72%.
With a virtual monopoly on offshore drilling in China — the recent dispute with Japan over uninhabited islands probably is about oil more than anything else — CNOOC seems to have a bright future, especially given that oil demand in China grows faster than the U.S. and the mainland has surpassed the U.S. as the world leader in oil consumption.
Ivan Martchev is a research consultant with institutional money manager Navellier & Associates. The opinions expressed are his own. Navellier & Associates holds positionsBaidu, Chevron and CNOOCfor its clients. This is neither a recommendation to buy nor sell the stocks mentioned in this article. Investors should consult their financial adviser prior to making any decision to buy or sell the aforementioned securities.Investing in non-U.S. securities including ADRs involves significant risks, such as fluctuation of exchange rates, that may have adverse effects on the value of the security. Securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and prices more volatile. Information regarding securities of non-U.S. issuers may be limited.


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Consumers Hit Snags as Health Law Kicks In
Americans seeking medical care and prescriptions got mixed results with the nation's newly-minted insurance plans.
Consumers began test-driving insurance coverage under the federal health-care law Thursday, seeking care at pharmacies and clinics, and in some cases running into hiccups as their policies took effect.
Doctors' offices, hospitals and pharmacies said they saw a limited number of people with the new insurance, which kicked in at the beginning of the year.


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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups peeled cubed potatoes
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1/2 cup sliced celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
- For crust, in a small bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut butter in flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add the water, mixing gently with a fork. Gather into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 30 minutes.
- For filling, place broth in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil over high heat. Add vegetables. Reduce heat; simmer 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- In a small bowl, combine flour and milk; stir into broth mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until slightly thickened and bubbly. Stir in cheese, chicken, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Heat until cheese melts. Spoon into a 10-in. (2-1/2 to 3-qt.) casserole. Set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll crust to fit top of casserole, trimming edges as necessary. Place on casserole over filling; seal edges. Make several slits in center of crust for steam to escape.
- Bake at 425° for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 6 servings.
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"Everyone loved this. On the dinner rotation!"
"Very tasty"
"Absolutely Delicious!!! It was full of flavor. The entire family loved this."
"easy to make, husband and kids enjoyed. Made the recipe just as written above."
"Delicious! Didn't change a thing, and it was great!"
"Everyone loved it. Added a bit more salt and some garlic."
"If there were six stars, I would give it that! Delicious and there were no left overs at all. I used a Rotisserie chicken and played with different veggies since we are not big fans of celery. Looking forward to making it again."
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Posted 24 August 2012 - 09:51 PM
the car will get good mileage on its own. I stand beside stock tires and proper maintenance. also use good quality gas, chevron, shell, etc. Dont put arco in your car.
Posted 25 August 2012 - 04:48 PM
Considering the info. I may try a 1 to 1.5" lift and I'll keep some 14" wheels and tires around for long trips. How big of a tire can you go before you are in danger of rubbing (particularly got to watch the sharp turns)?
Posted 25 August 2012 - 05:42 PM
street driving I havent noticed any bumps. the tires dont even look very stuffed. the ones I bought were 195/70/r14 bridgestones that were rated from the factory at 24.9 inches in diameter. Ive read here that you dont need a lift for 25 inch tires.
of course if you went offroad it would be different. I havent fully articulated to see if they rub then, but I doubt it would be serious.
I wouldnt go with a lift or tires as a spare set. You would not save enough gas if any to offset the cost of the few hundred you would spend. If you want to be taller or go offroad, do it. If not I wouldnt worry about it.
heres a pic of mine with the 14's. you can see there is really plenty of room.
Posted 25 August 2012 - 06:14 PM
Next I'd like to find out how far a gl can jump before an axle brakes.
I've since come up with some reliable data for that. The answer is, "all the way to the bottom".
Here are a couple of good videos I found:
That's a nice looking ride. No lift and still sufficient room for the 14's.
Posted 25 August 2012 - 07:52 PM
Posted 25 August 2012 - 07:58 PM
the suspension also adjusts about a inch up in the front (probably less) for more clearance so the tires wont rub if they do
I thought that was only the EA81 wagons?
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Posted 29 November 2012 - 12:11 AM
Well I didn't read the whole story here but I got the jest is to get good mpg..Right. Well years ago they sold a fancy vacuum guage called a "Mile o metter"I think..anyway as far as I know this was tested and proven to save MPG if used right..I did a "link" called mpg vs rpm's and we all came to the conclusion that running at 4 thousand rpm's got the best mpg.I have 14 inck tires on 2 of my brats and i don't even use 4th gear at almost 70 mph. On long cruses I usually run 3rd gear ,4 thousand rpm at 60-65 mph and got the best milage. Using 4th gear I got lower vacuume and almost was "luggin it" at 70....Now back to the mile o meter.It showed you how to drive using the highest vacuume witch give you the best mpg.. .check out that MPG vs RPM thing, It had lots of info.. Take care and Merry Christmas( If that applys) Todd the Old Subaru Freak:banana:
Todd has the best deal here-The guy wants MPGs!! The Vac. gauge is the easy & best way to do it. Look at BMWs {SORRY 4 Reference} they have THE GAUGE-MPGs-It works! I think he should buy a 85-88 ea81 2wd.hatchback! It was the last of ea81s Super Basic-vinyl floor-seats-heater-GRT.MPGs-34-38 and you still do 75mph and haul stuff:) Or if he doesn"t have a FI ea82 get 1! To clear up models EA82s Time belts 1985-1994 85-88 had carbs exc turbo, 88-94 FIs. But good old fuji heavy had to throw some carbies in the mix up till 89
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This really depresses me. I came on here because I've just been having an argument with a similarly irrational person, although not about religion, and I hate not being able to get through to these people. It's like they simply don't know how to think! You have been much more composed than me, I can't stand it when they go off on tangents or completely ignore what you say and replace it with some straw man bullshit. I lose my temper and swear at them and then I feel bad about it. It's so frustrating and I hate living at a time when so many people are wildly delusional. You see it most clearly in text form, when what comes back bares no resemblance to the rest of the discussion. These people are insane, but is there a cure?How should we talk to people like these? How can we get them to think? I have a theory that giving them evidence is no good, because they think we are simply trying to impose our beliefs on them, they don't understand that we are asking them to review the evidence for themselves. They have never been taught to question.To answer your question, of course it's not a fucking miracle! Treating it as such is a call to ignorance, it's implying that there's no reason to study this phenomenon because it's inexplicable, what a disgustingly defeatist and unscientific attitude! If something really weird happens then we investigate, if we find something even stranger and harder to explain then great, we keep going. I don't see the use in ever declaring anything a miracle.


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"It's a very simple game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Sometimes it rains." (Bull Durham)
Monday, December 7, 2009
The Quiet Man
As a boy in Chester, Pennsylvania, he would walk along the train tracks and pick up lumps of coal that fell from railroad cars to help heat his home. Physically, he was as tough as his background. He earned a football scholarship to Villanova, but didn't accept it because his family needed him near to make ends meet.
In fact, as a player, Murtaugh worked during the off season at McGovern's Men's Store on Market Street in Chester; being a big-leaguer never went to his head.
In 1937, at the age of 19, the St. Louis Cardinals signed him. He made his MLB debut with the Phillies in 1941. Murtaugh played nine seasons for Philadelphia (1941-43, 1946), the Boston Braves (1947) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-51). We couldn't confirm it, but suppose he was in the service during 1944-45.
In '48, he had his best year. Not only did he lead second basemen in the field, but he hit .290 and posted career highs in RBI (71), runs (56), doubles (21), triples (5) and games played (146) to go with a 23 game hitting streak.
In 1950 he hit .294, a career-high, but his playing days were nearing their end. His last at-bat was in September of 1951. Murtaugh's career stat line was a modest .254/8/219 in 767 games.
He began managing in the Pirates' system in 1952. He led the New Orleans Pelicans and Charleston Senators before returning to the Pirates as a coach in 1956.
In August, 1957, he took the helm of the parent club from the crusty Bobby Bragan. He would hold the job for all or parts of 15 seasons with four different stints as boss (1957-64, 1967, 1970-71, 1973-76).
When Murtaugh took over the Pirates in the middle of the 1957 season, the franchise had a fractious racial divide between the white players and the handful of blacks on the squad - Roberto Clemente, Bennie Daniels, Gene Baker, Roman Mejias, and Jim Pendleton.
He quickly changed the clubhouse attitude, letting the team know that he was about winning, and didn't care if the players were white, black, or green. Murtaugh went 84-70 in his first full campaign as manager, and was selected as the Associated Press "Manager of the Year" in 1958.
The best was just around the corner. In 1960, the Pirates won the National League pennant with 95 victories before stunning the can't-lose Yankees in the World Series.
He was selected "Man of the Year" by Sport Magazine, The Sporting News "Manager of the Year," and the Associated Press "NL Manager of the Year" once more after sending Casey Stengel's Bronx Bombers packing.
One of the players he turned around was Billy Mazeroski, who was tortured by Bragan. He was always being pinch-hit for, and spent the game looking over his shoulder, waiting for the hook to come. That's not exactly the way to build a rookie's confidence.
But Murtaugh recognized a kindred spirit - Maz came from tough times in Ohio - and told him that he was the Pirates' everyday, every inning second baseman now.
Of course, it helped that the Irish skipper had carved out a career as a gloveman at second and appreciated a flash of leather, but that quiet boost was all Maz needed to launch his Hall of Fame career.
One guy that he didn't see eye-to-eye with was Clemente; Murtaugh though he was a jake, sitting out games with minor injuries he should be playing through. Clemente, in response, never trusted Murtaugh and thought he was undercutting him. But understanding for both would come soon enough.
The Pirates stumbled after that historic 1960 series, and Murtaugh resigned for health reasons after the 1964 season (he had an ulcer) and took a front-office job, scouting and evaluating players for GM Joe Brown.
Murtaugh was pressed into service once again as an interim manager when Harry Walker was fired during the 1967 season, finished up the year, and returned to his desk job. But hey, things never work out exactly as envisioned.
Murtaugh took over the Pirates for his third stint in 1970, succeeding Larry Shepard, whose tenure had been marked by squabbling in the locker room. The laid back skipper quickly calmed those troubled waters.
It also didn't hurt that as a talent evaluator, Murtaugh knew the team was loaded and about to go off. He lobbied Brown for the job, and got it after a check-up OK'ed him for dugout duty.
Murtaugh and Clemente reached a respectful if not buddy-buddy state of detente in 1970. Murtaugh knew Clemente was the leader of the clubhouse. He started to use him as a conduit, knowing that Clemente would pass along his words to the rest of the team.
And it was a dugout loaded with strong personalities - Pops, Dock Ellis, Richie Hebner...and they all took to Murtaugh. Race never became an issue; Murtaugh fielded the first all-black nine in MLB history in 1971, explaining they were the best players he had that day.
They were plenty good enough, as the Bucs whipped Earl Weaver's Orioles for the title. Murtaugh, a champ again, retired again (and again was chosen The Sporting News "Manager of the Year"), leaving the team to his hand-selected protege, Bill Virdon.
And hey, guess what happened again? Brown canned Virdon in September of 1973, and Murtaugh, this time reluctantly, returned to managing. He stayed through the 1976 season, when he and Brown announced their retirements during the final week of the season. There were no more Series crowns for Murtaugh, but he did win a pair of division titles.
And there would be no more managing ballgames from the tranquility of his rocking chair in his manager's lair. Murtaugh died in Chester of a stroke at the age of 59, two months after retiring. His number 40 was retired by the Pirates the next year.
In 12 full seasons as Pirates manager (overall, he served parts of 15 seasons from 1957-1976), Murtaugh led his team to nine winning records and five league/division titles (1960, 1970, 1971, 1974 and 1975).
He finished second all-time in Pirates history for wins by a manager with 1,115, only behind Fred Clarke's 1,602 (1900-1915), and compiled a .540 winning percentage.
His granddaughter has even written a book about him: "The Whistling Irishman: Danny Murtaugh Remembered," by Colleen Hroncich.
In his pair of World Series wins, he defeated two Hall of Fame managers in Casey Stengel (1960 New York Yankees) and Earl Weaver (1971 Baltimore Orioles). And that's the raison d'etre for todays post.
Daniel Edward Murtaugh was passed over again by the Veteran's Committee in Hall-of-Fame voting, it was announced this morning.
His stats are in line with the other 19 HOF managers - his win percentage and Series titles are middle-of-the pack, and his win total is a little light, but still better than a couple of other guys. So where's the love?
Some say it's because he's from a small market; other say it's because he was so laid back. Some say he didn't thump his own tub enough, and others claim he was no innovator or a great X & O's man. Maybe it's a generational thing.
Here's what we know. Baseball is a game of numbers - wins, losses, averages, championships, name it, baseball has a figure for it. And since Danny Murtaugh's numbers match up against the best, it stands to reason that he should be included with the best, right? Hey, maybe next year...Pittsburgh's eternal battle cry.
2 comments:
- WilliamJPellas said...
Murtaugh's career record is significantly better than the numbers posted by Whitey Herzog, who was just voted into the Hall. Herzog's winning percentage was .532, Murtaugh's was .540. Herzog won 3 division titles with the Royals, and 3 NL pennants and a World Series with the Cardinals. Murtaugh won one fewer division title/pennant,but one more World Series. At worst, he is roughly equivalent to Herzog, though I still think he was a better manager.
A better example of the disrespect most of MLB has for the Pirates, I couldn't hope to find.
- December 8, 2009 at 2:18 PM
- Ron Ieraci said...
I agree, Will - as you can no doubt tell, I'm a big fan of Murtaugh. And hey, maybe KJ could play SS for us; sure has the hops for it. He probably wouldn't be willing to give up his day job, though - Mayor of Sacramento.
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Tim Kennedy produced the game-winning score late in the third period, as the San Jose Sharks ended a seven-game losing streak with a 2-1 decision over the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center.
Joe Thornton also scored and Antti Niemi came up with 25 saves for the Sharks, who hadn't won since a Jan. 31 triumph capped a streak of seven consecutive victories from the start of the season.
"They're a big, strong team over there and to get two points in this building is huge," said Kennedy. "You know we have to do a lot of traveling in a short span here and anytime you can get a win on the road it's big."
Patrik Berglund provided the sole offense for the Blues, whose three-game win streak came to an end. Jake Allen played well in defeat, stopping 23 shots.
"This is a common thing we've been doing these past four or five games," said St. Louis head coach Ken Hitchcock. "There's too many passengers on this team who aren't pulling their own weight. When you put skill ahead of work, maybe you get away with it for a little bit, but it catches up with you."
San Jose went up by a goal with 6:58 remaining in the third period. Tommy Wingels threaded a soft lead pass into the St. Louis zone on the left wing between three defenders, and Kennedy fired away from the outer portion of the left circle past an unscreened Allen.
Allen was pulled inside of two minutes to play, but hope for a tying goal evaporated when Blues forward Alex Steen was called for tripping with 47 seconds to go.
Berglund struck on the power play with 7:06 left in the opening period, tapping home a Vladimir Sobotka feed from the left side.
Thornton equalized for the visitors 3:55 into the second on a shot from the slot, converting a Dan Boyle rebound from the left side of the crease.
Game Notes
The Sharks had gone 0-4-3 since that 3-2 shootout victory over Edmonton, giving the club their longest losing streak since dropping 10 in a row (0-7-3) from Nov. 5-30, 2005 ... Berglund has scored in a career-best four straight games ... Allen had won each of his first three starts for St. Louis, falling two short of the club record of five straight wins set by Reinhard Divis from Oct. 15, 2002 to Jan. 15, 2004 ... Prior to the game, the Blues shipped forward prospect Jani Lajunen to the Predators for defenseman Scott Ford.


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Scratching the surface of his life, a very familiar, flat sort of American Hell, makes his need for medications a bit more understandable, as is the case for the millions of Americans like him who take psychiatric medication. Indeed, someone who wouldn't turn to antidepressants if condemned to this kind of life would seem, in my opinion, to be rather dull and insensitive, or downright sick.If we bracket Kazmierczak's massacre as the work of an evil lunatic on drugs, we'll miss yet another opportunity to genuinely examine what life is like for most Americans today, who live in that vast, terrifying chasm between the official propaganda about a nation of happy fun-loving Number Ones, and the reality of mediocrity, petty malice, and a flat physical setting that reflects the malice and mediocrity and miserliness of its town elders.
Or perhaps, does the world really need violent cartoons? What purpose would they serve? Merely to shock?
Rules for school shooters:...
You forgot the most important rule of all:Wear a Corrupt T-shirt.Or would that backfire on us?
No, we don't live in a "Christian world".People might call themselves "Christian", but 99.9% of these are following the decayed remnants of a religion that once was Christianity.


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Members at Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, California, are now well-educated on all things Australian thanks to the club's recent "Great Aussie BBQ." General Manager Alex Hammill, who hails from theland down under, brought his homeland to Braemar's driving range for an event that featured authentic Australian cuisine. The menu offered Shrimp on the Barbie, Meat Pie, Anzac biscuits, lamingtons (dessert) and Vegemite sandwiches. Alex educated Members about the food with fliers describing each food item. Activities included an Australian accent contest, a Heads or Tails game, a putting contest and a Vegemite sandwich-eating contest.
In addition, a local zoo sanctuary brought a baby kangaroo, crocodile, kookaburra and more. More than 200 Members and Guests participated and the weather was perfect – Great Aussie BBQ was a fun and educational way to spend a beautiful spring day.


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Last week, when Defense Secretary Leon Panetta decided to allow women in the military to occupy combat positions that had once been forbidden to them, I joined in the general jubilation. This seemed to be yet another step forward for society and, of course, for women themselves.
Before long, however, my jubilation turned to gloom.
It suddenly seemed strange to celebrate the Pentagon as a font of justice and wisdom. This is the same entity that has sent tens of thousands of young Americans to senseless deaths in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, deaths that we know were neither vital for national security nor necessary to advance America's interests. It is bizarre to see how quickly despondency over the slaughterhouse of war can turn into grateful expectation that, when the next military debacle comes, women will now be able to die as brutally and senselessly as men.
One pundit went so far as to admiringly quote a retired Air Force brigadier general, a woman, who said, "I think people have come to the sensible conclusion that you can't say a woman's life is more valuable than a man's life."
No, you could never accuse the generals of holding one soldier's life higher than another's — unless it belongs to a general. Once the brigadier general's surreal statement would have been fodder for the disgusted absurdism of a Heller or a Vonnegut. Now it is a ringing affirmation of a woman's right to die for nothing alongside men dying for nothing.


text: City Clerk Timothy Spanos said nomination papers are available in his office for those who would like to run in the special election for the 12th Essex state representative seat formerly held by the late Joyce Spiliotis. The Peabody Democrat died at the age of 65 on Nov. 29 after battling cancer. She had been reelected to her sixth term at the state election last November. Whoever is elected will fill out the remainder of her term, which began Jan. 2. The Massachusetts House recently set April 2 as the date of the special election and March 5 as the date of the primary. The 12th Essex district includes all precincts in wards 1-4 and precincts 1 and 3 in ward 5 in Peabody. Anyone seeking a spot on the ballot must obtain at least 150 certified signatures. Candidates have until Jan. 22 to submit nomination papers to the city clerk's office for certification, and until Jan. 29 to submit certified papers to the secretary of state's office. Spanos also said that Feb. 13 is the last day to register to vote in the primary and March 13 is the deadline to register to vote in the special elecion.


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Voting rights, schmoting rights. Who needs 'em in this post-racial day and age? We've clearly evolved, says the Supreme Court. Says Republicans. Says anyone who doesn't want Democrats to have voting rights. After all, if you can't win on the merits of your arguments, on your policies (or lack thereof), your talent, or on your powers of persuasion, then hey, cheat.
It's the 'Murican way!
Unless, of course, you get called out. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the city of Bellflower, right here in my home state of California, is getting sued. Why? Voting rights are being violated... allegedly:
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and two law firms filed a Superior Court complaint Monday afternoon, on behalf of three minority Bellflower residents alleging the city is in violation of the California Voting Rights Act.
The act seeks to ensure that minorities have an opportunity to elect leaders of their choice. The suit alleges that Bellflower's practice of electing council members citywide instead of by geographic districts has hindered Latino and African American candidates.
The plaintiffs said they have found patterns of racially polarized voting in the southeast Los Angeles County city of about 77,000. They want the city to switch to by-district elections to give voters in strongly minority neighborhoods an opportunity to elect at least one representative to the City Council.
What? Restricting the rights of not-white voters? In this day and age of GOP outreach? Don't be ridiculous...
It's not like Bellflower's population is 66% Latino and African American, but the council members are monochromatically pale. Come on.
Bellflower's population is 52% Latino and 14% African American, according to the city's website. All five council members are white.


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Turkish comic artist Mehmet Tekdal began his career in the puzzle magazine Bilmece in 1944 with the story 'Şişkoz-Afacanlar Başkanı. In 1945 he was present in Çocuk Haftası (Children's Week) with illustrations for the tale 'Altın Balta'. In that same year, he produced a Turkish serial with 'Son of Tarzan'. This was followed by several historical and mythical epics, including adaptations of Dede Korkut tales.
In the 1950s he was present in Ceylan with 'Beyaz Atlı Sipahi', 'Esir Yusuf' and 'Türkler Geliyor'. He was publisher of Roket, Turkey's first 3D comics magazine, in 1955. Tekdal continued to work for Turkish magazines until the early 1970s. He eventually emigrated to Germany.
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Brussels, 30 November 2009
The European Union and Georgia enter into a mobility partnership
Jacques Barrot, the Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for justice, freedom and security, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the Commissioner responsible for external relations, Tobias Billström, Sweden's Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy, and Giorgi Baramidze, Georgia's Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, today launched, with the relevant ministers of the Member States concerned (Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom), today launched a mobility partnership between the European Union and Georgia by signing a Joint Declaration in which they undertake to implement practical initiatives in the field of migration.
Mobility partnerships are flexible non-binding frameworks for enhanced dialogue and cooperation between the EU and third countries, involving the coordinated and consistent implementation of practical initiatives in the field of migration, proposed by the Commission, the Member States or the third country concerned, according to their own competences. The goal of the mobility partnerships is to ensure the responsible joint management of migratory flows in the interests of the Union, its partners and the migrants themselves. They are at the same time part of the process of implementing the global approach to migration developed by the EU over the last few years.
On the launch of this partnership, Vice-President Barrot stated: "I welcome the signing of the mobility and partnership agreement between Georgia and the EU, which will add to the recent visa facilitation and readmission agreements to boost cooperation between the EU and Georgia in the field of migration and open up new opportunities for practical joint initiatives. The partnership will cover several crucial issues, including the reintegration of returning migrants seriously affected by the global crisis."
Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner, responsible for external relations and the European Neighbourhood Policy, stated: "This mobility partnership with Georgia will give practical expression to the migration policy guidelines defined under the Eastern Partnership; it is a practical response to the Georgian citizens' aspirations for mobility and a new step in promoting close relations between our peoples."
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Initiatives under the partnership will be aimed at promoting a better framework for the movement of persons and legal migration, in particular by enhancing Georgia's ability to manage migration and by implementing measures to inform, integrate and protect migrants and returnees. The partnership will also support Georgia's efforts to improve its handling of issues relating to asylum and the protection of refugees, to prevent and reduce illegal migration and human trafficking and to strengthen border control.
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January 11, 2006
After a tough loss in last week's dual meet against Crook County, the Eagles' wrestling team stepped onto the mat Saturday with one major objective in mind: winning their annual home tournament.
And win it they did, in grand fashion. The annual Elks Memorial Invitational Wrestling Tournament brought eight teams to Hood River Valley High School this year. And after several rounds of action, the Eagles had 11 of their 15 wrestlers in the finals. In the end, the Eagles took first by an overwhelming margin over Tualatin, Lakeridge, Aloha, Gladstone, Lake Oswego, Marshall and Roosevelt high schools.
"It's always nice to take home first place," said Coach Rich Polkinghorn. "And it's always nice to be on the winning team. We get such a jaded perspective of competition being in the Intermountain Conference (IMC). The teams on Saturday were sort of in the mid-pack in their conferences so it showed us that the team is stronger than we thought."
Of the 11 that made it to the finals, seven took first place overall, which is seven out of only 10 weight classes. First-place finishers were Gage Morris at 103 pounds, Jose Ramirez at 112, Brandon Nakamura at 125, Kevin Dye at 130, Erick Lujano at 160, Sal Ledezma at 189 and Cory Miller at 125.
Second place finishers were Ben Eddy at 145, Justin Tolentino at 160, Lucas Mondragon at 189 and Hector Gonzales at 275.
Last season, the Parkrose Broncos edged Hood River by two points in the tournament to take first place from the Eagles. They would have none of that this year, as their nearest competition, second place finishers Tualatin High School were about 50 points behind.
Elks Invitational tournament winners receive a fairly unique award. Rather than a medal, recipients get an Elks mini semi-truck, with an engraved plaque fastened to the side. Ramirez, Gonzales and Lujano added another truck to their garage as repeat winners.
In perhaps the best and most inspiring match of the day, Ben Eddy faced a Marshall wrestler for first and second place. After taking an early lead, Eddy took a blow to the nose and began bleeding heavily. The match had to be stopped several times for the blood, which was remedied first by plenty of sanitary solution and cotton sticks packed in Eddy's nose.
The Madison wrestler aggravated the situation, and Eddy's blood soaked through the cotton like spilled wine through a paper-towel. With injury-time running down to zero, as a last resort HRVHS trainer Ed Medina lubed another swab with petroleum jelly, crammed it up Eddy's nostril and tightly wrapped athletic tape several times around his head and face.
Clearly constrained, Eddy wrestled with heart and strength through the ordeal. With the match within a couple points at the last 30 seconds, Eddy made a mistake that put him on his back. He was pinned with four seconds remaining in the final period.
"Ben is a tough kid," Polkinghorn said. "He's battled his way into varsity and he's turned into being very scrappy. It takes a lot of guts to keep going out there when your nose keeps bleeding like that."
The tournament win gives Hood River momentum for their second league dual meet at Hermiston High School Wednesday night.
Then on Saturday, the boys travel to the Sunset Tournament before returning home on Jan. 20 to take on league rivals, The Dalles/Wahtonka Eagle-Indians (varsity at 7:30 p.m.).
The Eagles' top five (so far):
Jose Ramirez — 14-2, 10 pins
Leo Gonzalez — 12-0, 10 pins
Erick Lujano — 12-6, 4 pins
Gage Morris — 11-5, 3 pins
Sal Ledezma — 9-3, 4 pins
Elks highlights:
1st Gage Morris- 3-0, 3 pins
1st Jose Ramirez- 2-0, 2 pins
1st Brandon Nakamura- 3-0
1st Kevin Dye- 2-0, 2 pins
1st Erick Lujano- 2-0
1st Sal Ledezma- 3-0, 2 pins
1st Cory Miller- 3-0, 2 pins
2nd Ben Eddy- 1-1, 1 pin
2nd Justin Tolentino- 2-1
2nd Hector Gonzalez- 2-1,
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