Babesleaga Group AL : Week 3 : Greer Garson vs Joan Blondell

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Greer Garson vs Joan Blondell

Greer Garson (0-2-0 Pts. 36 Avg. 18.00)

  • Week 1 Lost to Veronica Lake 12-77
  • Week 2 Lost to Ingrid Bergman 24-58

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Joan Blondell (0-2-0 Pts. 36 Avg. 18.00)

  • Week 1 Lost to Gene Tierney 14-79
  • Week 2 Lost to Cyd Charisse 22-64

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Babesleaga Group AL : Week 3 : Cyd Charisse vs Lauren Becall

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Cyd Charisse vs Lauren Becall

Cyd Charisse (1-1-0 Pts. 101 Avg. 50.50)

  • Week 1 Lost to Maureen O’Hara 37-62
  • Week 2 Defeated Joan Blondell 64-22

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Lauren Becall (0-2-0 Pts. 85 Avg. 42.50)

  • Week 1 Lost to Ingrid Bergman 49-55
  • Week 2 Lost to Maureen O’Hara 36-60

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Babesleaga Group AL : Week 3 : Maureen O’Hara vs Gene Tierney

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Maureen O’Hara vs Gene Tierney

Maureen O’Hara (2-0-0 Pts. 122 Avg. 61.00)

  • Week 1 Defeated Cyd Charisse 62-37
  • Week 2 Defeted Lauren Becall 60-36

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Gene Tierney (2-0-0 Pts. 127 Avg. 63.50)

  • Week 1 Defeated Joan Blondell 79-14
  • Week 2 Defeated Veronica Lake 48-44

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Straight Line of the Day: Hey, Do You Have Excessive Wealth Disorder?

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What is Excessive Wealth Disorder?

We define Excessive Wealth Disorder (EWD) as a societal sickness resulting in the insatiable need to acquire more. EWD affects not only the excessively wealthy, but everyone in our society. 

EWD poses a massive threat to our planet, our society, and our wellbeing as individuals. We live on a planet with finite resources, yet EWD pushes the people who own corporations toward unfettered growth and unrestricted extraction of natural resources. As Americans with EWD, we are more interested in glorifying billionaires than supporting solutions for the public good. It doesn’t matter how much we have, we always feel that it isn’t enough.

The cure for this disorder exists. We must change the American Dream from an individualist fantasy to one that defines success by how well we care for each other.

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Babesleaga Group AL : Week 3 : Veronica Lake vs Ingrid Bergman

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Veronica Lake vs Ingrid Bergman

Veronica Lake (1-1-0 Pts. 121 Avg. 60.50)

  • Week 1 Defeated Greer Garson 77-12
  • Week 2 Lost to Gene Tierney 44-48

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Ingrid Bergman (2-0-0 Pts. 113 Avg. 56.50)

  • Week 1 Defeated Lauren Becall 55-49
  • Week 2 Defeated Greer Garson 58-24

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Babesleaga Group AL : Week 2 : Results and Standings

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Whelp, my bracket is busted, hope y’ll doing better.

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Standings

ContestantRecordPointsAveragePoints AgainstAverage Score
Gene Tierney2 – 0 – 011363.503863.50 – 19.00
Maureen O’Hara2 – 0 – 012261.007361.00 – 36.50
Ingrid Bergman2 – 0 – 011356.507356.50 – 36.50
Veronica Lake1 – 1 – 012160.506060.50 – 30.00
Cyd Charisse1 – 1 – 010150.508450.50 – 42.00
Lauren Becall0 – 2 – 08542.5011542.50 – 57.50
Joan Blondell0 – 2 – 03618.0014318.00 – 71.50
Greer Garson0 – 2 – 03618.0013518.00 – 67.50

Week 3

  • 10:00 am Veronica Lake vs Ingrid Bergman
  • 2:00 pm Maureen O’Hara vs Gene Tierney
  • 6:00 pm Cyd Charisse vs Lauren Becall
  • 8:00 pm Greer Garson vs Joan Blondell

 

 

 

 

 

Ratchet Question: When Market Prices for Transportation Costs Go Down, Do You Ever Reduce Prices?

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March 25, 2026

U.S. Postal Service Announces Transportation-Related, Time-Limited Price Change

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a time-limited price change to better align its costs of transportation with the market. This temporary price adjustment will provide needed flexibility for the Postal Service by helping to ensure that the actual costs of doing business are covered, as required by Congress.

While this price increase is a time-limited adjustment, it will provide a necessary bridge to a permanent mechanism to reflect market conditions in prices for competitive products that can support the Postal Service’s ability to achieve the universal service obligation in a more financially sustainable manner going forward.

The planned price change, which was approved by the Governors of the Postal Service on March 24, is an 8 percent increase that would affect base postage prices on the following retail and commercial domestic competitive products: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, and Parcel Select. No other products or services would be affected, including First-Class Stamps. Pending favorable review by the PRC, the price change would go into effect at midnight Central Time on April 26 and would remain in place until midnight Central Time on Jan. 17, 2027. At that time, the Postal Service can determine if a different long-term approach is needed.

Transportation costs have been increasing, and our competitors have reacted with a number of surcharges. We have steadfastly avoided surcharges …

…but … still … yet … however … nevertheless …

and this charge is less than one-third of what our competitors charge for fuel alone, so even with this change, the Postal Service continues to offer great value in shipping with some of the lowest rates in the industrialized world.