Mexican Soccer

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My amateur adventures in a mexican Soccer League, not to be taken seriously. Purely to amuse friends and family.

• Includes detailed coverage and postal code coverage of major metropolitan areas, including new detailed coverage of Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and Puebla
• Includes major road coverage throughout the country, including MEX-85 from Monterrey to Laredo, TX and MEX-40 from Monterrey to McAllen, TX
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I moved here from california and it seems that no matter where I go in this state there is no good mexican food. If you know of any in the mooresville area that would be even better. I just miss mexican food it was such a staple back home.

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Monterrey, Pachuca to play in McAllen
McALLEN — A Mexican Soccer League exhibition between Monterrey and Pachuca of the Primera Division is set to start at 9 tonight at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

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By Michael Webster: Syndicated Investigative Reporter. Sept 19, 2009 2:00 PM PDT

As an ICE official he invested cash in global drug deals endangered the lives of U.S. and Mexican law enforcement by selling secret U.S. Government information to Mexican Drug Cartels (MDC’s) and ran huge cocaine shipments to Spain via US ports. Feds say he joined cartel full time after he retired from ICE.

Richard Padilla Cramer, a 26-year veteran of the U.S. anti-drug complex was arrested by DEA agents last month and is behind bars in Florida awaiting the results of a Federal Grand Jury investigation. Cramer was arrested and jailed after U.S. Government officials accused him of directing a massive cocaine shipment to Spain via the United States, and selling important information in law enforcement databases to a vicious Mexican Drug Cartel.

Cramer, as a high-ranking U.S. anti-drug official, held front-line posts both in the United States and in Mexico in regards to the War on Drugs. Cramer sometime later was investing in drugs and trafficking as a full partner in Mexico’s murderous drug cartels. According to records made available to the Laguna Journal, he led an office of two dozen agents in Arizona and others as the attaché officer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Guadalajara Mexico and worked with the U.S. Mexican Embassy in Mexico City and U.S. Consulate offices in Guadalajara and other Mexican cities.

According to documents obtained by this writer while employed as a high ranking U.S. law enforcement agent in Mexico, Cramer was also allegedly operating illegally by serving as a sort of secret agent and a full blown business partner of some of Mexico’s richest and most blood thirsty drug lords. According to federal investigators he was operating as a key Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent who operated freely moving back and forth from Mexico to the U.S. He was allegedly “a secret ally of drug lords,” reported the L.A. Times.

A Mexican Drug Cartel boss “convinced Cramer to retire … and begin working directly for (him) in drug trafficking and money laundering,” the complaint says. Cramer continued to sell secret documents that he obtained from active U.S. agents. This is a troubling aspect of the case still being investigated, the official said.

The charges underscore the corruptive might of the cartels, which have bought off Mexican politicians, police chiefs and military commandos. Drug lords have reached across the border with increasing ease, corrupting U.S. border inspectors and agents to help smuggle cocaine north. In 2006, the FBI chief in El Paso was convicted of charges related to having concealed his friendship with an alleged Mexican drug kingpin.

Cramer stands out because his rank and foreign post made his work especially sensitive, officials said. Stunned colleagues described him as a well-regarded investigator who spoke fluent Spanish and operated skillfully in the array of U.S. and Mexican agencies at the border when he ran the ICE office in the action-packed border zone of Nogales, Ariz., his hometown.

“It came as a complete shock,” said Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada in a telephone interview. “I have been in law enforcement at the border 42 years and I have seen some strange things, but I have never ceased to be surprised. You have to be watchful and mindful. The cartels have touched local, state and federal agencies.”

Estrada worked with Cramer at the Nogales police in 1979, and encountered him periodically as Cramer rose through the federal ranks.

About five months ago, Cramer showed up at the sheriff’s office in the small county on the border, Estrada said.  He applied for a job as a county detention officer, which pays about $29,000 a year, Estrada said. In contrast, Cramer’s federal rank probably commanded a salary of between $130,000 and $150,000, plus benefits, officials say.

Estrada, surprised, told Cramer that working as a jail guard would be “quite a drop,” the sheriff recalled.

“He said he wanted to keep being active, go back to his roots, keep busy,” Estrada said. “So we put him through … polygraph, background checks. We didn’t find anything suspicious.”

  “The suspected criminal activity that Cramer has actually been charged with occurred in 2007 while he was working as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Guadalajara, Mexico, according to a sealed criminal complaint issued on Aug. 28 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami,” noted the Arizona Star.

“Cramer’s duties as the ICE attache in Guadalajara included serving as a liaison with Mexican police,” the paper noted. “But the investigation revealed that he worked for ‘a very high-level drug lord,’ the federal official said. In a dark twist on the trend of former federal officials going into private consulting, the government veteran became a full-time adviser to traffickers after retiring from ICE in January 2007, Court documents reveal.”

Cramer allegedly advised traffickers on law enforcement tactics and pulled secret files to help them identify turncoats. He charged $2,000 for a Drug Enforcement Administration document that was sent to a suspect in Miami by e-mail in August, authorities say.

“Cramer was responsible for advising the (drug traffickers) how U.S. law enforcement works with warrants and record checks as well as how DEA conducts investigations to include ‘flipping subjects,’” or recruiting informants, according to a criminal complaint filed by a DEA agent.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney in Miami said Wednesday that she could not comment, but said that cases begun with complaints usually go before grand juries.

Arizona-based Green valley News and Sun added: “He is accused of negotiating cocaine shipments from Panama to Spain while he was working for ICE out of the Guadalajara office, according to the criminal complaint filed.“ The complaint also says Cramer and the smuggling organization invested about $400,000 in a 660-pound shipment of cocaine. The cocaine was shipped from Panama and went through the U.S. en route to Spain, where it was seized in June 2007.”

The U.S. government information he allegedly sold to the MDC’s “allegedly helped the Mexican drug lord conduct an internal hunt for [...] informants and so called turn coats and could have led to murders of U.S. informants and whose families were to be kidnapped in retaliation, one government official said who insisted on remaining anonymous.

The paper added: “Negotiations broke down between Cramer and the head of the trafficking organization that was looking for someone to blame for the losses in Spain. A fourth informant finally approached American law enforcement and told them he spoke with Cramer on a push-to-talk phone.

Mexican Drug Cartels and other drug traffickers use the Direct Connect for immediate communications that is offered by push-to-talk devices. The push to talk keyboard gives the MDC’s a better way to instantly communicate with friends, family and colleagues,” By combining Nextel Direct Connect with text messaging, Sprint customers have two of the most efficient ways to get business done wirelessly.”

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“Motorola Clutch was designed to give serious texters and talkers multiple ways to get the word out,” said Rick Gadd, vice president for Motorola Mobile Devices. “With a full QWERTY keyboard featuring shortcut keys, IM-style texting and push-to-talk technology which works like a verbal IM, Sprint customers are able to keep in constant contact, no matter how they prefer to communicate.”

While Cramer trained at a state law enforcement academy in Tucson with considerably younger cadets, a delicate DEA investigation of a Mexican drug ring active in Miami accelerated after more than two years in the making.

Working with four informants, agents had run across evidence implicating Cramer in corruption, the complaint says. In 2007, a cartel informant showed agents documents — four from the DEA database, one from ICE, two from the state of California — supplied by an American in Mexico named “Richard,” according to the complaint.

Agents identified the American as Cramer.

On Aug. 19, the DEA arrested Cramer at his house in a gated community in Sahuarita.”

On Sept. 4, Cramer was extradited to Florida from Arizona to face drug trafficking charges, where he currently awaits trial.

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Michael Webster’s Syndicated Investigative Reports are read worldwide, in 100 or more U.S. outlets and in at least 136 countries and territories. He publishes articles in association with global news agencies and media information services with more than 350 news affiliates in 136 countries. Many of Mr. Webster’s articles are printed in six working languages: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. With ten more languages planed in the near future.

Mr. Webster is America’s leading authority on Venture Capital/Equity Funding. He served as a trustee on some of the nation’s largest trade Union funds. A noted Author, Lecturer, Educator, Emergency Manager, Counter-Terrorist, War on Drugs and War on Terrorist Specialist, Business Consultant, Newspaper Publisher. Radio News caster. Labor Law generalist, Teamster Union Business Agent, General Organizer, Union Rank and File Member Grievances Representative, NLRB Union Representative, Union Contract Negotiator, Workers Compensation Appeals Board Hearing Representative. Mr. Webster represented management on that side of the table as the former Director of Federated of Nevada. Mr. Webster publishes on-line newspapers at www.lagunajournal.com  and www.usborderfirereport.com  and does investigative reports for print, electronic and on-line News Agencies. All of Mr. Webster’s articles, books/CD’s can be downloaded free.

The drug wars of Mexico have been described as violent and gruesome: 30000 people have been killed since 2006. Tuesday, Mexican officials arrested one of the alleged King Pins in the country’s drug wars. Judy Woodruff will talk to NPR’s Jason Beaubien, in Mexico City.

Mexico: Soldiers kill 30 in troubled border state
MONTERREY, Mexico—Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the U.S. border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the country’s drug war, authorities said Friday.

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With the holidays just around the corner, many folks will be making travel plans and purchasing auto insurance for travel to Mexico…some for the first time. In order to make this hectic time flow a little more smoothly, here’s a list of the absolute basics you’ll need to know before purchasing your Mexico auto insurance policy.

1. No Mexican Plated Vehicles. Since you are purchasing a “Tourist Insurance Policy”, ONLY vehicles with a U.S. or Canadian registration are eligible. Mexican rentals are excluded for this reason.

2. Anyone is Covered to Drive your Vehicle Under this Policy, as long as they: a.) have a valid U.S. or Canadian Driver’s License, b.) are 21 years of age or older, and c.) have the permission of the owner to be driving the vehicle.

Additional drivers do not have to be listed on the policy, although up to three names can be added if you like. DO NOT let anyone drive your vehicle that has a Mexican Driver’s License, as this will void coverage.

3. Be sure to include any towed items on the policy. Anything that you are towing to Mexico with your vehicle that is not listed on the policy will void coverage. Be sure to list them in the “Towed Unit” section of your Mexican insurance application, or tell your agent, if you are purchasing over the phone.

4. If you need to file a claim for any reason, be sure to file the claim in Mexico! In the unfortunate event of a Theft or Collision, it is important to call the number on your policy, so an adjuster can come to the scene and make a report. Returning to the U.S. without the adjuster’s report will void coverage.

5. Always print two copies of your policy. It’s a good idea to print two copies of your Mexican auto insurance policy…keeping one in the glove box, and one at your hotel, or the place you staying. In the event your vehicle is stolen, you will still have your proof of insurance and the phone numbers needed to make a claim.

6. Check the A.M. BEST rating. You can always find a cheaper Mexican auto insurance policy…kiosks and roadside vendors will be happy to sell you an auto policy for a fraction of what you might be paying online.

If you purchase a policy at a border or roadside kiosk, chances are, your insurance information will not be available to the authorities in Mexico, like when you purchase from a reputable online company. You may have to jump through hoops to get an adjuster to look at your vehicle. And, who knows what could be involved with trying to make a claim.

A.M. Best rates insurance companies based on many factors including financial stability. Before you purchase a Mexican auto insurance policy, be sure to check the company’s stability through A.M. BEST at www.ambest.com.

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There are few of life’s little pleasures as beneficial or fun as cooking. The ability to take separate ingredients and turn them into something beautiful is just one of those things that can never be matched by most other activities. You get to manipulate, touch, and choose what will go into your meal; making easy Mexican food is just one of those little pleasures that make any meal choice better, healthier, and much more zesty!

Can anyone make this wonderful cuisine? The good news is – yes! Easy Mexican food is just that: simple. There does not have to be anything difficult about making this cuisine for your own. You will even be surprised at how good the food will taste your first time around.

Many people are choosing to switch to making easy Mexican food because it is so simplistic, but the number of reason people choose this exquisitely beautiful cuisine is that it is good to eat and healthy. Whether you are on a low-sodium diet, fat-free diet, or even a diabetic diet, this is a cuisine that can be easily tailored to meet your needs.

There are many myths that follow this cuisine. Unfortunately, many of these myths may lead the average Joe into believing that this is an unhealthy food. Let’s take a look at a few of those myths…

MYTH: Cuisine from Mexico has too much cheese!

TRUTH: Cheese is delicious to many of us out there, but not everyone appreciates cheese. Anything is good if taken in the right portion. However, authentic cuisine from Mexico is not drenched or lathered in ooey gooey cheeses. In fact, you will find that you will use hardly any cheese in most the authentic dishes from the region. Tex-Mex foods do tend to have a lot of cheese. However, you can alter the cheese to any recipe or menu you choose!

MYTH: Cuisine from Mexico is all deep-fried!

TRUTH: While many Tex-Mex cuisines are deep-fried, you will not find all dishes are deep-fried. In fact, those dishes that are deep-fried usually have baked alternatives. Easy Mexican food is simplistic and delicious without the need to fry your foods like a French fry. If you do not like deep-fried dishes, steer away from recipes that call for deep-frying.

MYTH: Cuisine from Mexico is bland!

TRUTH: This is one of the most beautiful and well-presented cuisines in the world. All the fruits add not only color but they add exquisite tastes as well. The wonderful thing about this cuisine is that because it does use such a vibrancy of fruits and vegetables, you will be getting a gorgeous meal that is also extremely healthy. What more could one person ask for?

Easy Mexican food is a reality. These delicious meals are a wonderful part of a culture rich in healthy foods and beautiful presentations naturally found with the foods themselves. When it comes to being healthy, you will find that the truths are far more vibrant than the myths. Stay healthy. Stay green. Choose to try a delicious, authentic meal brought to you from within the borders of Mexico itself.

I’m visiting Mexico City at the end of July and speak only a little spanish. I’d like to go to some restaurants that are low key (not really fancy) but nice and with a variety of food.

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I was just wondering what the weather was like during the summer in Guadalajara. Does it rain a lot everyday? I was just wondering because I will be going there from July to August, and I want to know what kind of clothing to pack Is one still able to go out in the town, or is the weather to rough to even go out? Thanks for your time.

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mine is chivas guadalajara. all the way. second favorite is santos laguna

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I’m flying into Monterrey, Mexico and would like to spend a few days in Mexico City. Is it possible to drive/fly or take a bus to Mexico City? I have five days in Mexico.