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The shoulder-high screaming rights are a lot better at Trestles, the northerly portion of San Onofre State Beach, than they are at those inland locations. But it is precisely as historic a spot as those buildings are, and that is precisely why it belongs on the National Register of Historic Places, as they are.
Though it is revered by every serious surfer in the world, Trestles is not as well known to the average Southland beachgoer as are Malibu, the Huntington Beach Pier, Doheny, Black's in La Jolla or half a dozen other stretches of sand.
The reasons for that are two-fold. The beach, immediately south of San Clemente in northern San Diego County, while it is visible from the 5 Freeway, is inaccessible by automobile. A hike of about a half-mile from various street parking places is required for anyone wanting to visit the shore. Few casual sunbathers are willing to walk so far when dozens of other beaches are easier to get to.
Secondly, until the state beach was created in the 1970s, Trestles was famously illegal to surf at. That's because it was -- and technically still is -- a part of Camp Pendleton, the sprawling Marine Corps base that is the only thing keeping Los Angeles and San Diego from merging into one massive megalopolis. So in the infancy and then adolescence of the Southern California
When, after prolonged negotiations, the state beach park was created, allowing access not only to Trestles but to the longboard break called Old Man's, which formerly was only available to members of a private club that had made a deal with the Marines, what should all along have been a people's beach finally became one.
Beautiful places that need to be preserved are the reason for the existence of the National Register. The listing does not change the existing uses. But the Navy brass overseeing Camp Pendleton are worried that a National Register designation would limit the Marines from engaging in their own favorite activity at Trestles -- staging mock-battle landings from fast boats launched offshore and then "taking the beach" as part of their war games. Not so. The surfers and the military have co-existed quite happily now for decades. No one seeking the designation, including the sponsoring Surfrider Foundation, is doing so with any notion that the Marines would be forced to give up their beach landings.
Last month, the California Historical Resources Commission voted unanimously to recommend the site be designated historic. The feds should follow suit.


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This is a review of the novel The Harbour, by Francesca Brill. Set in Hong Kong during the Second World War, it follows the story of Stevie Steiber, an American journalist, and her illicit affair with British Major Harry Field.
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Pat Shurmur, fired as Browns head coach on Dec. 31, is headed back to Philadelphia as the Eagles offensive coordinator, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
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Chip Kelly, hired last week to replace Andy Reid, is expected to call plays on game days. It is a set-up Shurmur is familiar with. Shurmur doubled as head coach/offensive coordinator in 2011 and called his own plays. He also called his own plays last season when he had Brad Childress as offensive coordinator.
Shurmur hoped to the end of 2012 he would not be fired, but in his final press conference following a season-ending loss in Pittsburgh he said he would be coaching somewhere in 2013.
"I'm looking forward to (coaching) this team next year, if that's the case." Shurmur said on Dec. 30. "If not, then what I'm going to do is help coach and help inspire a team to win games in some role. I have kids in college. I have mouths to feed and this is my profession and this is what I choose to do. That's it. That is how simple it is in my mind."
Kelly and Shurmur seem an odd mix at first, but perhaps not so odd on second look.
Shurmur was an assistant coach under Reid from 1999-2008. He spent most of that time as quarterbacks coach. Shurmur gives Kelly a trusted veteran coach with 14 years of NFL experience.
Shurmur left to be offensive coordinator in St. Louis in 2009, the same year Michael Vick arrived in Philadelphia, so there is no connection there, but Shurmur does know the offense Reid ran in Philadelphia.
As up-tempo as Kelly's no-huddle offense was in at Oregon — the Ducks were 46-7 in four years under Kelly — he might want to blend some aspects of the West Coast offense in what the Eagles do going forward.
The Browns were 9-23 during the two years Shurmur was head coach. It is debatable whether he had a legitimate starting quarterback either season. Colt McCoy started 13 games in 2011 when the Browns were 5-11. New coach Rob Chudzinski is withholding judgment on Brandon Weeden, who was 4-11 as a starting quarterback last season. Continued...
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An 86-year-old Newham man was robbed after two men pretended to be police to get into his home.
The victim opened his front door to two men who said they were from the police and needed to gain access to his back garden.
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The USA continues to lag behind two-thirds of wealthy nations as well as some middle-income countries such as Botswana, Chile and Uruguay, in delivering civil justice, according to the World Justice Projects Rule of Law Index 2012 report.
These findings suggest that no progress has been made to bridge the gap between rich and poor in access to the legal system and to guarantee equal treatment for ethnic minorities, despite the Obama Administrations overarching initiative launched in February 2010. In the area of criminal justice the USA ranks 26th among 97 countries (and 24 out of 29 wealthy nations). In civil justice it ranks 22nd overall and 19th among high income peers. Strengths in checks and balances, free speech and other areas were also found.
Released this week in Washington, D.C., the report ranks countries across eight areas impacting on the rule of law: limits on government power, corruption, security, fundamental rights, open government, regulatory enforcement, civil justice, and criminal justice. The report is the product of interviewing 97,000 members of the general public and more than 2,500 experts in 97 countries.
According to the report, The United States performs well in most dimensions of the rule of law. The country has a well-functioning system of checks and balances (ranking seventeenth) and scores well in respect for fundamental rights, including the rights of association, opinion and expression, religion, and petition. The civil justice system is independent and free of undue influence, but it lags behind in providing access to disadvantaged groups. Legal assistance is frequently expensive or unavailable, and the gap between rich and poor individuals in terms of both actual use of and satisfaction with the civil court system is significant. In addition, there is a perception that ethnic minorities and foreigners receive unequal treatment.
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Achieving the rule of law is a constant challenge and a work in progress in all countries. The WJPs Rule of Law Index is not designed to shame or blame, but to provide useful reference points for countries in the same regions, with comparable legal cultures and similar income levels, said World Justice Project founder William H. Neukom.
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Study finds no single cause of honeybee deaths. [NYT]
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Vietnamese exporters have sold about 500,000 tons of rice to China so far this year, with nearly half that volume already shipped, Vietnam Food Association Chairman Truong Thanh Phong told the farm ministry-run Vietnam Agriculture newspaper.
"The number of contracts of rice sold to China has been increasing quickly," an official of Vietnam Food Association told Reuters, confirming the media report.
China has been buying rice from Pakistan and Vietnam in recent months to keep a lid on domestic rice prices which have climbed on the back of government support to paddy farmers, traders said.
"There is no problem with domestic supply. I think the estimated large imports could be due to cheap prices," said an analyst with a Chinese official think-tank.
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Chinese domestic milled rice was quoted at about 3,900 yuan ($619) per ton in Guangxi, bordering Vietnam, compared with $430 per ton for Vietnamese rice, according to the China National Grain and Oils Information Centre.
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Thailand, which has been the world's biggest exporter for three decades, looks set to see exports fall sharply to 7 million tons at most due to high prices caused by government intervention to support millions of poor farmers.
Vietnamese 5 percent broken rice prices have risen to around $435 a ton, up from around $405 a ton few weeks ago, thanks to fresh demand from China as well as a government-sponsored stockpiling plan aimed to keep in stock 2 million tons of paddy for three months ending June 15.
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Mr. Romney has made "stand up to China" a sound bite for his campaign. We've all heard it, and few of us would disagree with the sentiment. When America needs to place economic blame, China immediately comes to mind .
But how can this be accomplished ? Any ideas ? Trade restrictions ? Import taxes ? Embargo's ? Mitt isn't providing any details on the methods he plans on using to "stand up". And so it set me to thinking........
It's accepted that we buy more from China than they buy from us. But they DO buy from us. Billions every month, according to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Experts agree that any attempt we make at restriction or prohibitions aimed at China will be met with in a manner that guarantees retaliation. And retaliation will further cripple our economy. Make absolutely no mistake: We must export to China. We depend on their markets. Just ask the large American farm industry. Of course, there's a deficit. About 30 billion more from them than to them each month. Still, we've shipped over 8 billion a month to them just in August of this year.
So, again, how do we get tough ? The truth is, we don't. I don't, and most likely, neither do you. We all go to Wal-Mart. We buy Hanes and Fruit-of-the-Loom and Levis' and outdoor chairs and lawnmower blades and snow shovels and electrical cords and everything else we can get our hands on that we need. We buy U.S. brand names made with Chinese components. Like your new V-6 Buick ? Engine completely manufactured and assembled in China. The list goes on and on, and the more you look, the more you say "jeez, it's endless". And it is. Heck, even my beloved Harley-Davidson, a symbol of America, is loaded with Chinese and Japanese components. Sacrilege !
And back to Mr. Romney. His investments made him 22 million, give or take, last year. Investments made in corporations doing business all over the world, I would imagine. Just like mine, only on a much (MUCH) larger scale. Corporations run by various Boards and answering ultimately to shareholders. Like me. And Mr. Romney. And we, as shareholders DEMAND PROFITS. 'We invest in your company for profit, and we expect it each and every quarter. You like that high dollar position on the Board, buddy ? Then you better see to it that we get dividends.'
And you know very well how the rest has gone in recent years.......
The accepted way to slash costs and increase profits.....close facilities in the U.S. and take production to the Pacific rim, mostly China. Cheaper costs equals higher profits. Name a big corporation. GE, GM, Apple, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, LL Bean, Mattel, etc. Just try to find one that doesn't have manufacturing in China.
Is all this bad for America ? Depends on who you ask. The guy looking for work who lost his job due to offshore outsourcing will say it's just plain wrong on every level.
Ask Mitt Romney and he may think differently, given how he makes his income. Without these "ship it to China" business practices, Mr. Romney's investments could not have been so lucrative as to provide such an annual income.
Seems like a conflict of interest to me.
I will venture that every person has an opinion on this issue. And most clear headed folks will look at the reality of this and admit that there's just no easy solution, if there is one at all.
I doubt we've heard Mr. Romney's honest opinion, though.
Carl Jensen
4:05 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
WHAT KIND OF GUY HAS NO PROBLEM CLOSING OUR PLANTS AND OUTSOURCING OUR JOBS... Willard MITT ROMNEY DOES
JOB CREATOR RECORD: During the nearly 15 years that Romney was actively involved in running Bain, a private equity firm that he founded, it owned companies that were pioneers in the practice of shipping work from the United States to overseas call centers and factories making computer components, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As Govenor, he even OUTSOURCED jobs to India!
WHATS NEW? Bain Capital is CLOSING a PLANT in Freemont, Il on November 5th, one day before the election. Does he care that American Workers are about to lose their jobs? Nope, Bain Management is having the American Workers TRAIN thier Chinese counter parts for THIER Jobs!
Tough on China? Really? Mitt Romney's financial company, Bain Capital, invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India.
Hmmmm...We better think TWICE before voting to put another Republican in office, who clearly does NOT have the best interest of the majority of the American people. Remember...who their backers are...Big Oil and Corporate Donors with their hand out!
Carl Jensen
4:47 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Mr. Romney also has millions invested in a series of Bain funds that have a controlling stake in Sensata Technologies, a manufacturer of sensors and controls for vehicles, aircraft and electric motors that employs 4,000 workers in China. Since Bain took over the operation in 2006, its investment has quadrupled in value. Bain continues to own $2.6 billion worth of Sensata's shares.
Two years ago, Sensata bought an operation that made automobile sensors in Freeport, Ill. At the first meeting with the plant's 170 workers, Sensata managers announced that by the end of 2012 all the equipment and jobs would be relocated, mostly to Jiangsu Province. Workers have staged demonstrations, pleading for Mr. Romney to intervene on their behalf.
Chinese engineers, flown to Freeport for training on the equipment, described their salaries as a pittance compared with Freeport wages.
"This goes to show the unbelievable hypocrisy of this man," he said of Mr. Romney. "He talks about how we need to get tough on China and stop China from taking our jobs, and then he is making money off shipping our jobs there."
In the case of Sensata, however, Romney cannot deny the fact that in 2010 and 2011, according to his tax returns, Romney reported a charitable donation of $405,000 in Sensata stock that he received as "partnership distributions"
joe consumer
5:44 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
dear small business,
I am so tired of hearing about the "job creators". Here is a secret; businesses, especially mega corporations, are NOT job creators! Consumers are. Without them no business would hire, with them they must. The problem is that the consumers do not have any money to spend. Most of the money, and more each day, is being held at the top out of the hands of the consumer. Wonder why your small business is doing poorly? It's not because of teachers and safety personnel. Big business has you convinced they are on your side. They liquidate companies and ship them over seas which is good business for them but hurts you. Until we have regulations and taxes to encourage companies to give raises and benefits to workers instead of hording all the profits for shareholders, small business will continue to tank will wall street and the 1% thrive.
The consumer
Reds fan
9:03 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Apparently Obama's jobs czar likes to outsource jobs!!
Let me ask this how many Apple users want us to stand up to China? Isn't that where all of the iphones and ipads are made? Apple reported record profits and everyone is still buying their made in china products. I'm sure for a little less profit Apple could make stuff here right.....how come you or Obama doesn't attack them??
Because Obama owns Apple stock. He supports outsourcing Apple jobs to China too.
9:20 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Her's an easy suggestion...turn the junk over that you are buying and see where it is made, then choose that which is made in the U.S. (or second best, something made in Canada, Australia or Europe where the wages etc are similar to the U.S.). Sure you have to put down your cheeze puffs and actually work just a little, but alternatives for most items can be found that are made in the U.S. Target even sells flat screen T.V.s assembled in the U.S. (I know, the parts are made overseas, but its something). I've recently found plastic cups and plates, clothing (T-shirts and socks) and even plastic lawn chairs like those referenced above, that are made in the U.S. Another option is to buy stuff made locally, including food products. Be careful of buying canned or packaged food in a drugstore chain - much of that is made in China at lower safety standards. What this companies don't want us to realize, is that for every product made in China that we buy, it subsidizes a CEO's 7 figure pay, a Chineese worker's low pay, and the elimination of an American worker.
9:24 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tired of buyer $40 plastic junk toys from China at Wal Mart for your 2 year old for Christmas? Try contacting a local craftsperson, wood worker or art student and pay them to make unique wood blocks (that are painted with safe paint). Tired of paying $60 for a plastic doll made in China for your niece? Try searching for a local doll maker online. Fake plastic Christmas tree from China sold at HomeDepot? Try a real tree grown in NE Ohio by an actual farmer, heck youcan make a trip out of it by cutting your own. SO many options! Plus you are then supporting local American jobs, and then these workers have more money to spend locally.
Reds fan
9:35 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
So we shouldn't buy anything from Home Depot anymore is what you are saying? Or target or Walmart? That's like preaching cut defense spending except defense spending is people too. Are there jobs not worth anything?
BTW, I like a real tree and buy one each year. We make a family day of it. Family still matters.
11:22 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Well if HomeDepot and Wal Mart refuse to sell items made in the U.S. then perhaps you should consider not shopping there anymore. However since that is not the case and that was not what I was saying, then that is not the issue. There are alternatives to buying made in China items at nearly all stores, or locally made, or other options. I believe cutting defense spending is a whole other topic not applicable to this discussion.
And just like you found a fun alternative to fake imported trees, you can make it a family "adventure" to find alternatives to imprted goods.
Reds fan
11:34 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
I wonder if any products in your home or car are made in China.....or if you shop at HomeDepot, target, walmart etc
Would it be awesome if America made all of the stuff again especially APPLE stuff? Of course but like you said its unrealistic....although it seems that foreign car companies have found a way to locate here while bailed out Chrysler is moving to italy and making jeeps in china.
jim guls
6:43 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Funny how there is so much neg against Romney. This made in china has been going on way before he decided to put his hat in the ring. I didnt read or hear anything these past 4 years about obama against made in china. Wish you reporters and news people would report fair. Instead of one side. AS a Independent voter. I watch and read different news. Wish you would go after obama on the killing of our 22 NAVY seals who took out the most dangerouse person ( by the way they had to pull Obama off the golf course when they had to have the order to take the guy out) Closing the Ohio tank company cutting back on our arms force. Oh and the COAL MINERS being layed off 700 and more million taken from medicare for obamacare. or the attack that killed our people on 9-11-2012 and they watched it from a drone. and Passing the blame somewhere else. So, WE THE PEOPLE waking up and saying no more. Our families and friends and our country can not take WILL NOT take anymore lies from the reporters or news channels . WE WILL SEE right through them. (OH and Hollywood too)
Ed Fisher
9:11 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
This blog is about the simple, easy-to-understand topic of Romney's "stand up to China" statements. As usual, when faced with any facts which may counter your "Romney is the Messiah" mindset, other topics are raised to cloud the single issue being discussed.
Jack Kelly
7:34 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
"Funny how there is so much neg against Romney. "
Hypocritical and/or stupid much? Or just when posting here?
Ed Fisher
9:01 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Jack, while my blog is about Romney, clearly it is aimed at his "stand up to China" claims. Yes, it is negative. But is there anything that you believe is untrue ? What strikes you as hypocritical or stupid ? Him making millions supporting outsourcing of our jobs, or me commenting on it ?
Joseph Robert
8:08 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
New, CBS/NYTimes/Quinnipiac Poll
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Ohioans who early voted, 60 percent voted Obama, 34 percent voted Romney.
96 percent of Ohio voters who haven't voted, their minds are made up on voting choice.
Ohioans have a higher unfavorable (48 percent) rating than favorable rating (46 percent) for Romney. In contrast, Obama has higher favorable than unfavorable rating.
I believe that Romney's lies in his false Jeep ad aren't helping his favorability or his desperate and dying campaign! NBC-TV's Tom Brokaw called that ad "dead wrong" this morning (Oct. 31).
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Ed Fisher
8:50 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The truth is, we do what we can with what we have. If you have 30+ dollars to spend for a tee shirt, you can buy one made in the US. But I don't know anyone on that budget. Anymore, whatever you're looking for is most likely imported. If it isn't, you probably can't afford it. That's usually the case for me. But people like Mitt Romney DEPEND on sending US ,jobs to cheaper labor markets TO MAKE HIS MONEY. He doesn't care about your income. He only cares about his. If you don't see that, you're only trying to fool yourself.
Mr. T
9:02 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
@ Reds Fan
Please do a little more research, rather than listening to the ads on T.V. Jeep is not moving their manufacturing to China.. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/chrysler-ceo-jeep-production-isnt-moving-to-china/ and the Romney campaign has been criticized for spreading this misinformation.. Believing T.V. political ads, from either side, is like listening to the shake weight commercial and thinking your gonna loose weight.
tom m
6:44 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
MR T it is the GAC auto group to make Jeeps in China
Mr. T
8:25 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
First and foremost, did you read the posted link?? And second, yes tom m.. They are having talks about opening a plant in China, that would produce Jeeps that would only be sold locally to Chinese people. As China continues to 'advance' they have the one of the largest demand for cars in the world. The point is, NO I repeat NO American jobs would be lost.. The cleverly crafted Romney ad, is as usual, full of half truths.
P.S. I couldnt read you post because I dont have a subscription to that site.
Jean Williams
9:04 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
mr t which is it????? first you say >> Jeep is not moving their manufacturing to China
then you say >>>>>They are having talks about opening a plant in China,
make up your mind
8:37 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Only 1 in 10 Chinese own an automobile. It is estimated that 1 in 4 Chinese will own a car in 10 years time. The American auto companies would be totally foolish not to compete in a market with that kind of growth curve. Incidentally, it is that growth in car ownership in China and the greater Pacific Rim that will have looking back at today's gasoline prices as " the good old days" .
Mr. T
10:02 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
@Jean Williams
I default to my second comment >> did you read the article>>>>> Moving ALL manufacturing to China, which is what people infer from Romney's bogus add, and opening a NEW plant in China are two completely different things..
Murphy-Solon: I couldn't have said it better.. People think any expansion of business is 'bad' business. China is the new 'Communist' threat, reminiscent of Russia in the 60's and 70's, that the Republican party uses to scare voters.
Jean Williams
10:44 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
MR t there is the text of the ad "Obama took GM and Chrysler into bankruptcy and sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China. Mitt Romney will fight for every American job." so whats your beef
Mr. T
10:53 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
@ Jean Williams
I default to my first comment, Believing T.V. political ads, from either side, is like listening to the shake weight commercial and thinking your gonna loose weight. Here's a free tip, do a little research. If you did you would be appalled by these commercials. They are half truths and misleading..


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