Sources inside the Jordan YMCA Earthquakes organization have reported that negotiations between two of the team's star free agents, Kathryn Roscetti (second from right, top row) and Elliot Madar (second from left, top row) have essentially gone nowhere, leaving the future of the franchise and its stadium deal uncertain. Publicly, co-coach Andre Madar expressed doubts over signing striker Elliot Madar to such a lucrative contract, only to see his hopes for a winning season dashed as the all-star forward spent only a few minutes on the pitch. "I have to question his dedication to this team," the coach said as he watched Elliot playing with leaves under the bleachers for the fourth game in a row. "His deal to promote Target Rain Gear isn't helping much either, those are not proper football boots at all." The normally taciturn Elliot wasn't above firing a few volleys back at the staff, calling coach Madar a "furry pee pee bendo poopy-ah." Meanwhile, Kathryn Roscetti's renowned ball control and vicious shooting from outside the 18-yard box also were nowhere to be seen as she and Elliot apparently forged a kind of agreement to boycott key matches. When the Revolution trounced the Earthquakes 82-nil on April 26, the two MIA attackers added insult to injury by running ostentatiously to the snack table to down several juice boxes. Coach Madar was seen to throw down his clipboard in disgust, while Coach Roscetti began to eat his hat. The Earthquakes source (who asked not to be identified) said her son might try harder next season but was not able to offer any assurances that he would stay with the franchise long enough to work out his differences with the coaches. An Elliot assistant was spotted returning his cleats, unused, to the sporting goods store yesterday. Kathryn Roscetti was spotted in post-season practice and in the weight room but her future remains up in the air. Seattle, Miami, and Jacksonville have all courted her in the past, so the Earthquakes will need to polish their crystal ball to find out how this all ends.

ARO (short for Auto Romania) was an off-road vehicle manufacturer located in Campulung-Muscel, Romania. ARO manufactured over 375,000 vehicles, 2/3 of which were exported to some 110 countries on five continents (before 1989 about 90% of the ARO production was exported). AROs were also produced in Brazil, Italy, and Portugal.In 1972 ARO successfully launched a ground-up redesign as their new family of models, the 24 Series which eventually included many models and configurations.In 1998 an American businessman, John Perez, offered franchise agreements to US auto dealers. Some 200 dealers paid $75,000 each for franchise rights, for a total of $15 million dollars.In September 2003 the Romanian state sold 68.7% of ARO to Cross Lander, a company owned by John Perez, for $180,000 US. The contract stipulated that the company had to invest $2 million US, which allegedly never took place. Instead, all of ARO's production tooling and equipment were sold off; this was an action which violated the privatization contract.] The Romanian state sued John Perez in 2006 for falsifying documents in order to acquire the company. The company Cross Lander USA Inc fired all its employees, sold its headquarters and closed down in February 2006. Now that 4X4 Romanian car is history, destroyed by one US businessman.