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The US Dollar continues to trade at major lows against major forex counterparts, and there is admittedly little scope for an immediate turnaround. Yet we wrote in our

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forecast that options and futures sentiment remains extremely bearish the US Dollar—suggesting a major or bottom is near. As with EVErything in trading, timing is absolutely critical and extremely difficult to determine. Yet we suspect that the weeks ahead could produce significant price moves across all US Dollar pairs.

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DailyFX+ System Trading signals

Momentum2 was by far our best performer through the past week of price action, as the relatively fast-shifting strategy latched on to nascent Trends across key currency pairs. Momentum1 actually lost on aggregate as it was much slower to adapt to quick and noteworthy shifts in sentiment. As it stands, we believe Momentum2 remains attractive. And the similarly fast-shifting Breakout2 strategy shows promise on the jump in Forex Options Volatility expectations. Range2 has ironically begun trading at arguably the worst time for Range trading systems. We have shifted our bias towards momentum and Breakout systems, and Range2 looks comparatively less attractive in the week ahead.

Definitions

Volatility Percentile

– The higher the number, the more likely we are to see strong movements in price. This number tells us where current implied Volatility levels stand in relation to the past 90 days of trading. We have found that implied volatilities tend to remain VERy high or VERy low for extended periods of time. As such, it is helpful to know where the current implied volatility level stands in relation to its medium-term range.

Trend

– This indicator measures Trend intensity by telling us where price stands in relation to its 90  trading-day range. A VERy low number tells us that price is currently at or near monthly lows, while a higher number tells us that we are near the highs. A value at or near 50 percent tells us that we are at the middle of the currency pair’s monthly range.

Range High

–  90-day closing high.

Range Low

–  90-day closing low.

Last

– Current market price.

Strategy

– Based on the above criteria, we assign the more likely profitable strategy for any given currency pair. A highly volatile currency pair (Volatility Percentile very high) suggests that we should look to use Breakout strategies. More moderate volatility levels and strong Trend values make momentum trades more attractive, while the lowest Vol Percentile and Trend indicator figures make Range Trading the more attractive strategy.

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ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES IS MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION.

OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.

Any opinions, news, research, analyses, prices, or other information contained on this website is provided as general market commentary, and does not constitute investment advice. The FXCM group will not accept liability for any loss or damage, including without limitation to, any loss of profit, which may arise directly or indirectly from use of or reliance contained in the trading signals, or in any accompanying chart analyses.

Written by David Rodriguez, Quantitative Strategist for

DailyFX.com

Source: DailyFX – Forex Strategy Outlook: Currencies Remain Primed for Sharp Moves

Translated (Contents of the auction paper) here:
1993 nissan skyline gts-t type-m
63510*km(Odometer clockwised or changed without any history),
Grade “R”, accident repaired, Interior “B” rank.
REMARKS:
Odometer changed , no replacement history, * Not correct km unit
Battery dead, Rear accident repaired.
INSPECTOR REPORT:
Right rear fender XX(Changed)
Right front inside panel disfigured(Not repaired)
Rear floor side disfigured(Not repaired)
Rear back panel disfigured(Not repaired)
rims scratched,
Driver side seat aftermarkt, shift nob aftermarket
Steering rim torn, Rear seat under part roll bar installed
underfloor scratched, disfigured
Right door panel has C2 level rusts

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ADS ON HOOBLY:
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THIS EXPORTER TODOROKI-TRADING SELLS MAINLY ACCIDENT REPAIRED WRONG KM ALL OVER THE WORLD.  THEIR WEBPAGE DOESN’T SHOW ANY OF THESE IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS LIKE OTHER EXPORTERS INFORM CLEARLY. NOT TRUSTWORTH EXPORTER.

THEIR NICE LOOKING BUT BAD CONDITION CARS YOU CAN SEE AT
HTTP://WWW.TODOROKI-TRADING.COM/

WE CONTACTED THIS EXPORTER BY E-MAIL, AND THE OWNER SENT THIS MAIL…THEY TOLD THIS VEHICLE HAS NON ACCIDENT HISTORY, CORRECT KM….WE HAVE NO IDEA HE SAYS TRUTH OR THIS AUCTION PAPER SAYS TRUTH.

HERE IS THE MAIL WE RECEIVED BY MR.REIJI IIDA,TODOROKI-TRADING.

Thank you very much for your message about our stock Skyline.
http://www.todoroki-trading.com/stock/nissan/118-skyline/jdm-hcr32-typem.html
 
This Skyline’s condition is very good.
About car detail,
Engine very good condition, no white smoke, no black smoke, very smooth and powerful.
Turbo charger good working.
MT, no bad noise, very smooth.
Clutch no slipping, very good.
The car is not accident.
We bought it from private person in domestic, therefore there is not auction sheet.
 
Mileage is original, not back turn.
Just after bought the brand-new car by past owner, Meter has exchanged to NISMO.
 
About price CIF Vancouver port,
CIF Vancouver JPY 687,000
CIF means FOB car price + Ocean freight + marine insurance
Payment method TT bank transfer.
Shipping method by RORO. We are using NISSAN’s car carrier ship for brand-new cars, not others.

Video on youtube,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iquZPbv2sM
 
Thank you in advance for your time about checking all files.
Waiting for your reply
Best regards
Reiji Iida
 
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TODOROKI TRADING
Address: 18-22-102 Shindenhonmachi Daito Osaka Japan
Tel : +81-72-874-2006
Mob : +81-90-2386-6573
Skype : todorokitrading
Web : http://www.todoroki-trading.com
 
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WE CONTACTED TO OTHER EXPORTERS OSAKA JAPAN, AND CONFIRMED THAT TODOROKI-TRADING PURCHASED THIS SKYLINE AT USS KYUSYU AUCTION ON DECEMBER 2009, SO HE MAKES AN STORY THAT [We bought it from private person in domestic, therefore there is not auction sheet.] BUT WE ALREADY CONFIRMED THIS COMPANY PURCHASED THIS AT THE AUCTION DIRECTLY.

IF THIS PERSON’S STORY IS CORRECT, IT SHOWS THAT HE HAS NO ABILITY TO CHECK THE VEHICLE HAS ACCIDENT HISTORY OR NOT, AND CHECK THE ODOMETER READING IS CORRECT OR NOT.

OR

HE JUST TRY TO MAKE MONEY , DECEIVE THEIR CUSTMERS BY FALSE STORY

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU WON’T TAKE THIS VEHICLE AT THIS COMPANY.

THE OTHER EXPORTER WE CONTACTED , THEY CHECK THE USS AUCTION DATA, CONTACT USS AUCTION COMPANY CONFIRM THAT THIS TODOROKI-TRADING PURCHASED THIS UNIT, AND THEY HELP TO TRANSLATE THE AUCTION PAPER BY OUR REQUESTS.

WE ALREADY GOT THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION COPY DOCUMENT OF THIS BAD SKYLINE, AND CHECKED THE CHASSIS NUMBER OF THIS PAPER AND THE REGISTRATION PAPER, AND CONFIRMED THIS UNIT IS THE SKYLINE THEY TRY TO SELL.

WE HOPE THIS INFORMATION HELP YOU GUYS NOT TO PURCHASE LEMON CARS, IMPORTING FROM JAPAN……

Reuters
EXCLUSIVE-Guinea-Chinese deal rests on $100 mln deposit
12.15.09, 8:46 AM ET

Guinea -

* CIF has deposited $100 million in Guinean central bank

* Funds unusable, meant to guarantee mining deal

* Future payments uncertain after assassination bid

By Saliou Samb and Richard Valdmanis

CONAKRY, Dec 15 (Reuters) – A Chinese fund has paid Guinea’s ruling junta a $100 million deposit to guarantee a mining deal but the vast future proceeds seen flowing from the accord remain uncertain, Guinean sources have told Reuters.

The deal, signed before the political crisis sparked by a botched Dec. 3 assassination bid on junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara, was initially valued at $7-9 billion and seen as a lifeline to a government facing international isolation.

But the wording of the accord stipulates that even the initial deposit cannot be touched by the junta, according to the sources, while any future revenues depend on whether the West African state can return to some sense of stability.

“They have made a deposit of $100 million into the central bank, but we cannot touch it,” said a Guinean central bank source who requested anonymity.

“They (the Chinese) know there is a risk that if there is a change in power, their agreement will be cancelled,” a separate government source said of questions hanging over the country’s future leadership while Camara recovers in a Moroccan clinic.

Defence Minister and Camara loyalist Sekouba Konate has taken temporary control of the country, the world’s top exporter of the aluminium ore bauxite and home to operations of major firms like Rio Tinto , Alcoa , and RUSAL.

The country is also believed to have untapped reserves of iron, gold, diamonds, and offshore oil and natural gas.

While there has been no move to impose a broad trade embargo in Guinea, it faces a ban on arms imports and junta members have been targeted with visa bans and other sanctions since a Sept. 28 crackdown on pro-democracy marchers that killed over 150.

ACCESS TO MINERALS AND ENERGY

China has boosted its resource investments around the world in recent years, particularly in Africa where it is seeking to lock up energy and minerals concessions to feed its rapid economic growth at home.

According to a source with knowledge of the accord, Camara allies clinched in June an accord with the Hong Kong-based China International Fund (CIF) to form a joint venture called Guinea Development Corporation (GDC).

Guinea would hold direct and indirect stakes amounting to 32 percent in GDC, with the rest held by CIF and majority-owned Angolan joint venture China Sonangol International, he said.

A copy of the accord seen by Reuters showed it was signed on June 12 by Energy Minister Mahmoud Thiam and two other Guinean officials.

Under its terms, GDC would have access to all the country’s minerals and energy resources not currently being exploited by other companies. Some of the revenues realised by Guinea would be used to fund electricity, water and transport projects — including a national airline, two government sources said.

It was not clear what conditions were attached to the release of the $100 million guarantee.

Thiam declined comment when reached by phone on Saturday and Monday, and has not responded to repeated calls since then.

Beijing has distanced itself from CIF’s mining deal, but a U.S. Congressional report earlier this year said some of its members work for the Chinese government. When contacted by telephone, the Chinese embassy in Conakry was not immediately available to comment on the deal.

With Camara still out of the country, it is not clear how future provisions of the deal will be implemented.

A separate central bank source said that an additional $200 million was now expected from CIF, but he could not give details on the timing of the payment or conditions for use.

Copyright 2009 Reuters, Click for Restriction

Oceanside Will Play Bellarmine Prep in Carson, Ca on Friday.

In Emily Hill’s article published on Guardian.co.uk’s Comment is Free page last Wednesday, while discussing the commoditisation of pink, the Evening Standard reporter noted, ‘Shops provide what customers want to buy – not the other way around’.

When the time comes that your child confronts you about Santa Claus, leaving you without any option but to backtrack on all the conservations you had with them on the topic for the past few years, don’t despair.

Your child from now on is not going to disbelieve everything you teach them in life, just because you chose not to instead tell them from the start about the myths of St Nicholas, so that whilst they wouldnt have believed in Santa, they could have believed that it was him who the Christmas gifts came from. I’m not sure how that one would have worked either.

No, what you must do instead of worrying over your child recognising you’ve lied to them all these years, you ought to look deeper than that. What have you done each Christmas up to this point? Denied the influence of marketing on your life by serving an ideal for your child at the end of every year.

While your child did believe in Santa, whether you were worried about any consequences of your child receiving more or less on Christmas Day compared to your child’s friends, because of the difference in bank balances concerned, think of it all another way.

Now that your child has reached an age where they no longer believe in Santa Claus (in an estimation made by adults on familyeducation.com most children stop believing in Santa between ages 8-10) they have reached an age where they are old enough to make their own decisions as consumers. Until that point, you the parent got “grouped” on your child’s behalf, but at the point they no longer believing in Santa Claus, they must assume the responsibility for themselves.

Be aware that following such a rule could cause increased guilt in certain purchases you make in other areas of your life. However, if said guilt does get the better of you, perhaps that’s not such a bad thing to happen after all.

Oceanside High School is Destined for State Bowl Game.

Comment at end

1st December, 2009

SO WHAT ARE THE PRESS GOING TO YELL ABOUT AFTER MANNING?

(Nice banner, John.  Mind if I borrow it?)

Banner above is from John Rentoul's blog - http://johnrentoul.independentminds.livejournal.com/101428.html

The habitually courteous and fair John Rentoul casts a gentle swipe at the usually reasonable Andrew Sparrow for his “Minute-by-minute coverage of what could be the most interesting hearing yet”.

I share with Rentoul a genuine admiration for Tony Blair. Yes, yes, I know, I know, what am I on? I actually believe EVERYONE is innocent until proven guilty – even Blair.

We few, we happy few need to stick together. But I quite enjoy Sparrow’s running commentaries.  He seems almost “one of us”.

He’s not a Daily Mail hack, John! Then again, I haven’t had time to read the whole three hours worth. Perhaps Sparrow really IS a little CIFer in disguise, like half of the infiltrators there.

(Sign the Ban Blair-Baiting petition if you’re not, Andrew! That’ll make it FOUR honest, justice-loving journos. )

Btw, dear reader, I’ll update you later via the good offices of Julie, as for last week’s reports from the Inquiry. I’ll bet you can hardly wait!!!

A reasonable headline on BBC Radio 4 at 10:00pm:  Manning, former policy adviser to Tony Blair, said, “It would be wrong to assume that Mr Blair took the eventual decision to invade Iraq,  because Bush told him to.”

Some highlights from today at the Trial of Tony B… Iraq Inquiry:

• Security arrangements should have been handled differently after invasion.
• America at fault for any failure here and not Blair.
• The ‘withchhunt’ against Ba’athists (Sunni) party was not right.
• De-Ba’athification – he said he does not know who took the decision, he thought Ambassador Bremer, but not sure if it was his decision alone. It took Britain and Rice completely by surprise. There is a shared view in Britain that this was a mistake.
• Problems with troop numbers – inadequate – to seal border with Syria and Iran – which left sources for insurgencies wide open.
• Americans seemed to lose focus in immediate aftermath of invasion, which they have admitted.
• Co-opting the Iraqi military – some Americans wanted it – he spoke to Rice on this – and Rice accepted that. Divided views in Washington as to how to handle this.
• Panel member  said, “evidently Britain did not have much leverage. Did we have any options?” Manning: “we had the option of not going.  But Blair thought he had to take military action, so he went to parliament for endorsement of the decision. Blair keen to keep UN option open. But by 2nd week of March he had concluded that the UN route was not going to work.”
• Manning said he had been telling the US that a 2nd resolution was essential, (because it would have kept international community together.)
• US military were pressing on Bush “to get on with it”.
• Manning was asked,”Was it a factor for UK as well?”
• Reply, “Only because it was a factor for US.”
• 27 January report by Blix saying UN inspections were not working. Saddam was not cooperating.
• Manning says he wanted the inspections to run longer.
• Also said the French wouldn’t approve of a 2nd resolution anyway, and the Americans had had enough.

Asked what did we expect from the invasion internationally?

Positives

• Iraq would be rid of WMDs.
• Stability/co-operation in The Gulf. (Clearly they believed theat WMD existed)
• Also the liberation of a lot of people in Iraq.

Negatives

• West seen to be picking on an Arab nation.
• War in Iraq Vs peace in Middle East.

From OC Varsity – La Mirada coach Mike Moschetti said he saw a more athletic Santiago team during film study than the one he saw on the field Friday, when his Matadores defeated the Cavaliers, 40-0, in a CIF-SS Southern Division quarterfinal at Garden Grove High.

Perhaps Santiago’s players should have spent more time studying for classes, said Cavaliers coach Aaron Shahrestani, adding that seven were declared ineligible when the school’s first-quarter grades were issued.

The roster depletion created a problem on an already-undermanned Santiago squad, and La Mirada (11-1), led by two-way standout J.T. Torres, wasted little time in putting the game away and setting up a semifinal matchup against Laguna Hills.

Torres ripped through the middle of the Cavaliers’ defense for a 60-yard touchdown run on the Matadores’ first play from scrimmage, added a 55-yard receiving touchdown later in the first quarter off a fake toss-sweep by quarterback Daniel Ponce De Leon, and bounced left for a 4-yard scoring run that gave La Mirada a 26-0 lead with 8:32 left in the second quarter.

“J.T. is the heart and soul of this team: He also blocks, tackles and plays great defense,” Moschetti said. “He’s a special player.”

Ponce De Leon found Julian Matta on a fade route for a 22-yard touchdown pass on the Matadores’ next possession, pushing the lead to 33-0, before Santiago (9-3) embarked on its best possession of the night.

Starting at their 20-yard line after yet another touchback — Matta drilled all seven of his kickoffs into the end zone — the Cavaliers marched 66 yards on 13 plays, coming up 3 yards short of a first down on a fourth-down completion from Chris Ortega to Oscar Languren at the La Mirada 14.

When Julian Martinez left the game because of an injury, Santiago inserted receiver and backup quarterback Missael Lagunas as the primary tailback. He came through with 81 yards on 16 carries, the lone offensive bright spot for the Cavaliers.

Torres and Ponce De Leon rested during the second half, when Alex Munoz took most of La Mirada’s carries and found the end zone on a 1-yard plunge two plays into the fourth quarter for the game’s final score.

By Andy Eiser
OC Varsity

From OC Varsity – Grant Valenstein recovered two fumbles — including one he returned 99 yards for a touchdown — and added an interception to help lead Laguna Hills score a 41-13 victory over Segerstrom on Friday night in a CIF-Southern Section Southern Division quarterfinal game at Segerstrom High.

Segerstrom trailed, 13-0, early in the second quarter and had marched within inches of the goal line before Valenstein’s return.

The Jaguars (7-5) never recovered.

“(The fumble return) changed the game, but not the outcome,” Jaguars coach Mike Maceranka said. “We needed to play a perfect game and we didn’t. That gave us no chance against a great team like Laguna Hills.”

Hawks coach Bruce Ingalls said, “Sometimes, especially in the playoffs, you have to be good, but you also have to get some breaks too.”

The Hawks (10-2) — the defending Southern Division champions — didn’t need many breaks Friday. Laguna Hills had only seven possessions and scored on five of them.

Quarterback Joey Bonutto had two touchdowns on runs of 2 and 4 yards, and Tommy Vorsheck, Jonathan Miranda and Alex Salera each added rushing scores for the Hawks.

“It was a team effort,” said Valenstein, who also had a key interception for the Hawks in Week 2 during their 33-14 victory over Segerstrom.

“Without Mike Vandal making a great play and stripping the ball, and a couple of blocks, I don’t make that play. It was a total team effort tonight.”

“He must like this field,” Ingalls said. “He was at the right place at the right time tonight.”

Segerstrom’s scores came in the second half. The first was on a 1-yard run by Justin Mills, and the second was a 29-yard touchdown reception by Atlas Smith from quarterback Brian Murrietta. Murrietta finished 8 of 10 for 141 yards.

Laguna Hills advances to the semifinals where it will face La Mirada, which routed Santiago, 40-0, on Friday.

“We’re happy to be in the semifinals,” Ingalls said. “We’re playing well at a time when we need to be playing well.”

By Mark Garcia
OC Varsity

In Nasrine Malik’s article published on Guardian.co.uk’s Comment is Free page last Tuesday, the London-based commentator wrote, ‘I believe that it is people from more traditional, poorer, less industrialised societies and cultures who are likely to have  more children.’

What it doesn’t say in the above description is that this demographic is also most likely to include more people who believe in God.

Would it therefore be safe to assume that if non-believers pro-create on a smaller scale, that eventually the people of the world will become generally less decadent? Malik argues that this is unlikely, as modern capitalist society offers too many benefits to all, so there is never likely to be a social and cultural shift in any major direction contrary to that which continues to accompany the decline of the birth rate in Europe today.

From OC Varsity – In a high-scoring overtime thriller, Segerstrom came away with a 41-35 victory over Mayfair of Lakewood on quarterback Brian Murrietta’s 3-yard touchdown run.

Murrieta had a 56-yard touchdown run on the fifth play of the game, to go along with 108 yards passing on 13 of 21 attempts.

Running back Matt Navarro rushed for 112 yards and four rushing touchdowns of 17, 1, 5, and 4 yards.

He had two crucial touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to tie the score, 35-35, after his team was down two touchdowns.

Navarro scored his last touchdown after a pass interference call, and that sent -the game in overtime.

“We have 33 seniors and at halftime we said it was up to them; they were going to lead us and they did it.” Jaguars coach Mike Maceranka said.

“They came back, and our senior leadership was key tonight.”

In overtime, Mayfair had a four-and-out and the Jaguars relied on their running attack to push the ball downfield.

“It (the win) is huge; this year our theme was the next step, we wanted to win our league and last year we made the playoffs but we lost so we wanted to get to the next step, which was to get to the next round,” Maceranka said. “This is huge for our school.”

By Simon Liang
OC Varsity

***

Segerstrom is the only Santa Ana school remaining in the CIF playoffs.

Santa Ana lost in the first-round to La Mirada, 44-3.

El Dorado defeated Santa Ana Valley, 42-14, to advance to the second-round of the CIF playoffs.

Mater Dei lost in the first round of the CIF playoffs to Bishop Amat of La Puente, 28-21, to end the Monarchs’ season.

From OC Varsity – Santiago literally ground out Costa Mesa’s season Friday, calling 50 offensive rushing plays against 11 passing plays to control the clock and seize a 24-6 victory in a first-round CIF-SS Southern Division playoff game at Bolsa Grande High.

Spearheading the Cavaliers attack was Brian Perez, who amassed 203 yards and bookend 41-yard touchdown runs on 24 carries before leaving late because of a knee injury. Julian Martinez’s 34-yard fourth-quarter scoring run iced the game with 1:14 left and gave him 138 yards on 23 carries.

“We wanted to establish the run and get the lead, and once we did, we got conservative and made sure we got the win,” said Santiago Coach Aaron Shahrestani, whose team improved to 9-2 and earned a quarterfinal home game against No. 2 seed La Mirada.

The Cavaliers’ possession advantage minimized the usually potent air attack of Costa Mesa (6-5), although Brian Waldron hauled in 10 passes from Todd Davis for 130 receiving yards in the final game for both seniors.

Josh Erno’s 7-yard scoring run with 3:47 left in the game allowed the Mustangs to avoid being shut out.

By Andy Eiser
OC Varsity

***

Santiago’s next opponent will be No. 2 seeded La Mirada, the Suburban League Champion, who defeated Santa Ana 44-3 in their first round playoff game.

Santiago, who finished second in the Garden Grove League, will face Costa Mesa on Friday, November 20 in the first round of the CIF Southern Division Playoffs.

The following is an analysis of Santiago by Carlos Arias of OC Varsity:
The Cavaliers own victories over Golden West League champion Segerstrom and Orange League champion Anaheim. The Cavaliers will be favorites against Costa Mesa in the first round, but they will be huge underdogs against No. 2 La Mirada in the second round.

From the La Cañada Valley Sun

One night. Two games. The La Cañada football team learned their fate about halfway through the fourth quarter: with San Marino defeating Temple City, 19-14, at home, La Cañada would have to hold on to defeat South Pasadena in the regular season finale at South Pasadena High, then try to beat Temple City in a playoff overtime game about one hour later at the same stadium.

Hold on the Spartans did, as La Cañada (5-4, 3-2 in Rio Hondo League play) defeated the Tigers, 39-20, in the regularly scheduled season finale here at Solari Field, then went on to defeat the Rams, 15-14, in triple overtime of the tie-breaker game.

With the consecutive victories, the Spartans ended a three-year playoff drought after what first-year head coach Dan Yoder called a gutsy yet successful two-point conversion play on the final possession of the second game to secure a postseason appearance.

Monrovia (10-0, 5-0) had earned the top spot in Rio Hondo League earlier in the season, but San Marino’s (8-2, 3-2) win over Temple City earned them the second spot because of their overall record.  La Cañada’s win over South Pasadena tied them with Temple City and the tiebreaking win earned them the third and final spot.  Had Temple City (5-4-1, 3-2) won either game, they would have earned a playoff spot through the league, but now they’ll have to apply for an at-large bid.

–By Parimal M. Rohit and Seth Amitin

By Brian Schippel

Freshman golfer Maddy Smith took 3rd place in the Trinity League finals last week to earn a spot in the first round of the CIF tournament.

Maddy Smith

In only her 3rd round of golf at an 18-hole course, Maddy shot an 81 to go with her earlier 9-hole scores of 40 at El Prado golf course at 38 at Mile Square golf club.

Her total score of 159 put her in 3rd place.

Maddy is the first golfer from JSerra to advance to CIF. Her accomplishment earned her the Orange County Register’s Golf Athlete of the Week honors.

Modded Again

I write this moments after posting a comment on Comment is Free. I shall reproduce it here as I doubt it will get published any time soon.

Dear CiF Mods,

I posted links to four photos that I own the copyright to and are licensed under a very liberal method that actively encourages people to download and use in any way they choose and what happens? You censor my post. I’m sure that in a discussion about copyright issues this has an irony that is not lost on most readers.

So, dear Mods, was it because some of the content contained mildly satirical criticism of Lady Mandelson? Too many links? Is it because I is black? I’d love to know.

By the way, before you deleted my post over 3,500 people got to see and/or download the images so it was all a bit of a stable/horse/bolt situation anyway. Rather like Mandy’s disconnection policy. Oh look, bonus irony.

Even more ironic is that there are plenty of comments on this article that actively explain how to circumvent Her Ladyship’s new policy and avoid the long arm of her law. It really does make me wonder why my post got removed.

A question too for Lady Mandy’s special friend David Geffen. Is that a politician in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

A call for an investigation into allegations of ‘a perception of a bias and discrimination’ has been issued by a protest group calling themselves the  Citizensagainst Cif-sandiego.

They are accusing the  governing board for high school sports in  San Diego,the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), San Diego section, of a pattern of discrimination in administering its rules,unfair and unequal administration of the rules and regulations, and of holding a biased attitude against schools from disadvantaged areas. 

One of the main issues cited to me by a parent from a school that is regularly discriminated against in the city, is that …”the CIF punishes and investigates athletes and schools South of the I- 8 freeway more extensively and more rigorously, and are punishing them more severely, then they have done with the athletes and schools in the more affluent areas of the city North of the 8”…

The affluent areas that she speaks of North of Interstate 8 in San Diego are places like the Scripps Ranch ,Rancho Bernardo, and Poway.One of the areas discriminated against in San Diego is called Southeast San Diego.

Poway residents have on an average a  median income per household  of $96,474, and the median income for a family living in Poway is estimated to be  $103,972, making it the 25th most expensive zip code in the United States.

In the last census taken in 2000, just to get an idea of the population in Poway, the racial makeup of the city was 82.85% White, 7.46% Asian, 1.67% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 3.27% from other races, and 3.99% from two or more races. Across all races 10.35% are Hispanic or Latino.

In Scripps Ranch, The median household income was $122,840; 46% of the 11,661 households made $100,000 or more and 7% made $29,999 or less, and the racial makeup of the neighborhood was 71% White, 15% Asian & Pacific Islander, 7.8% Hispanic, 3.7% from other races, 2.4% African American, and .01% American Indian…The source for this information is Wikipedia, so the information is an approximation,but does give you a realistic view of the areas in question.

In contrast,our source describes the make-up of Southeast San Diego like this…. Southeast San Diego had long struggled with an image problem plagued by street gangs, drug dealing, assaults, and homicide throughout its communities.Many of the inhabitants in these neighborhoods are working class or lower-income. The racial make up of the area is approximately Filipino (35%), followed by Hispanic-Latino (34%), Black (21%), and non-Hispanic White (4.0%),… (quoted from Wikipedia).

The source also states that  at one of the discriminated against high schools in southeast,  …roughly 63% of the student body is eligible for a Free or Reduced-Price Lunch, a figure that reflects the working-class nature of the area…

I am from one of the areas that make up a part of this community, and I am familiar with Poway and the areas north of I-8.In fact, when I was an instructor at a local art college in the Mission Valley area of San Diego, I would frequently be called to go on recruitment events at the local high schools during their career days. All the schools do a career day, and typically colleges and trade schools promote themselves and recruit for new students at theses events.

I was always happy to do it, and for the most part I was always well recieved.We were very succesful.

After a while, I noticed that I was always lecturing and recruiting at the high schools in the Northern county of San Diego, where the public school facilities are impressive, but never at any of the schools South of the 8 freeway, in the southern parts of our city.

I thought that it was just bad timing, and that it was a coincidence that I was never booked to recruit in the city, and that they were sending someone else, who possibly prefered those area high schools.

I eventually asked to go to school in the southern district, to recruit for new students, and I was told that there was no ongoing effort to recruit students from those areas because the tuition for our school was out of reach for the majority of the students at those high schools, so we do not go there.

I cite that example above to illustrate the basic attitude here in San Diego.If you have ever been to San Diego,or have visited here on a vacation, you were either in the Gaslamp district downtown, which is like the French Quarters in New Orleans, or you were at the beach and north of interstate 8.

You are probably surprised to hear that there is a minority community in San Diego, because what you see is that 49.36% of the population is non-Hispanic white.

The city has traditionally harbored an apartheid attitude towards the minority population here in the cit of San Diego.They have famously been discovered to have a policy of racial profiling and over policing of the urban communities, and for it to be such a small percentage of the population of San Diego, I have to ask, what is the threat?

The powers that be in the cities high school sports governing board are perpetuating this well deserved perception of racial and economic elitism by unfairly administering the rules,and using them as a weapon to selectively prosecute our children in the affected areas that include the Southeast San Diego and Eastlake schools,and systematically destroy the athletic programs and traditional dominance of these schools.

Without this type of hinderance that is the obsession of commissioner Dennis Ackerman, whose staff enforces CIF rules and investigates possible violations involving improper recruiting and player eligibility,The schools in the Northern part of the city would not ever have a hope of winning any type of CIF sports championship, outside of surfing and volleyball, tennis maybe, golf and fencing.

That is how it had been for years, until the more affluent parents and school councils in the rich areas colluded to break up the physical dominance of the Southeast schools in sports, by wielding the unfair and harsh application of the rules like a weapon to slaughter the hopes and dreams of our urban inner city children.

It is an old trick, and these little devils all read from the sam book of tricks. In the political arena, they call it redistricting, and what that does is recreate community boundaries in order to include a disproportional amount of white conservative voters, so they can continue to unfairly handle the minority citizens of their community.

In the CIF, the commissioner is just blatantly practicing his biases with the rules, openly, because, frankly, Dennis Ackerman knows that no one that has any real power or authority in San Diego is going to care less if he discriminates against the urban children or not.

It is quite possibly the mandate he had when he was given the position by the powers that be in the city of San Diego.They probably gave him a raise.

My parental source, Citizensagainst Cif-sandiego organizer and parent to a local high school football star,Cathy Dean, gave me this report as an example of the CIF Dennis Ackerman discrimination and bias with administering the rules….

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