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...defense also amassed six sacks, continuing its torrid pace from earlier in the season...
...their lending is up by a startling 50% this year, leading some to worry about a bubble economy, especially in real estate. "Some people think they have discovered the never-ending hockey stick," frets Erkki Raasuke, 35, chief executive of Hansabank, the country's biggest bank. Estonia's current torrid growth took him by surprise; he thought it would calm down once the country joined the E.U. in May 2004. Instead, it has accelerated, from an annual rate of 7.1% in 2003, to 8.1% in 2004 and 10.5% in 2005, according to revised figures published by the national statistics office...
...Martinez signing had two benefits for Minaya. Not only would Pedro draw Hispanic (and other) fans to Shea, but his leadership would attract other top-tier Latino players to the Mets. Carlos Beltran, coming off a torrid postseason for the Houston Astros, signed a seven-year, $119 million contract one month after the Martinez deal. "Beltran wouldn't have considered us without Pedro," Minaya says. Before this season, Minaya traded for Beltran's close friend, slugger Carlos Delgado, who has hit 38 home runs. Delgado eased Beltran's burden in the lineup, contributing to his MVP-caliber resurgence...
...after the straight-talking llaneros (cowboys) he grew up with. (One of his favorite American films is Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider.) Chávez is fond of calling Bush "Mister Danger," a reference to a quintessential Ugly American in Venezuela's best-known novel, Dońa Bárbara, a torrid story set not far from where Chávez was raised. And the "devil" barb, he points out, stems from a legend about a llanero who beats Satan in a singing contest. But at some point even cowboys have to learn a more diplomatic tune...
...fighting over the correct way to classify the feral Irwin. But during these days of brand marketing, what is the harm if people think Australians are excitable, love the outdoors and are high on life? Or that Australia is all frontier, with alien wildlife, dusty roads and a torrid climate? Why not let people hold those exotic thoughts, even if the reality is more mundane? If foreigners visit, or come to know their own Australian one day, they'll soon learn enough to think of us in the round. It may be an anti-climax, but not a bad experience...