After one totwo days there will be a problem

Sometimes it works out for the best because everybody’s hungry and everybody’s fighting. Sometimes it works out for the worst when everybody’s out for their own.”As much as we revere Arenas’ candor and appreciate his removal of his self-imposed gag order, it’s unfortunate that the first notable thing out of his mouth without wielding a belt is absolute garbage.Countless stories have been authored regarding the team’s commitment to success for this season and the few to come, during which the Wizards can legitimately contend for an Eastern Conference title.And yet, Arenas is the one who has made the sacrifices The only oneDon’t bother asking questions anymore about why Arenas values controversy, because it’s clear that in his mind, he’s The Answer.He’s the answer to making the Wiz popular and relevant, he’s the answer to scoring woes, and he’s the answer to resolving the personal issues off the court that are clearly causing him turmoil on it. Your first inclination in hearing things going so wrong so soon for the Wizards is to blow it up. You can’t ship Arenas, but there may be some value in moving Butler or Jamison to a playoff contender.Perhaps the Wizards will only be well-suited in creating a situation around Arenas similar to the one in Philadelphia with Iverson: Happy-to-be-here role players rebounding and defending to conserve energy for Arenas’ scoring fancy.Nobody wants that, but the numbers and the emerging attitudes seem to call for it. (Repeats to fix typo in fifth paragraph)(Recasts, adds comments on shortages, sackings) By Nidhi Verma and Rina Chandran NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Petrol stations ran dry andflights were delayed at India's busiest airport as a strike bystate oil company officials demanding better pay entered asecond day.

Supplies were squeezed and oil companies said they weresacking striking workers, including the head of the unionleading the agitation. State-run firms dominate India's energy sector, controllingalmost the entire supply of transport fuels, natural gas anddomestic crude oil. Pandey said about 100 fuel stations in Mumbai, thefinancial hub, were not functioning. Compressed natural gassupplies in the city have also been affected.

Union leaders representing firms such as refiner Indian OilCorp (IOC.BO) (IOC) and explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp(ONGC.BO) said no negotiated solution was in sight for awalkout that has cut natural gas supplies by a third andreduced output at refineries and oilfields "The government is very adamant. The minister is notwilling to meet us," said Amit Kumar, the president of the OilSector Officers' Association (OSOA), which represents 55,000employees at a handful of government-owned firms IOC's director of marketing, G.C. Daga, said supplies toretail outlets had plummeted, with just 10 percent of normalofftake leaving refineries on Wednesday "It will be reduced further today," he said. "After one totwo days, there will be a problem." Long queues of cars formed outside petrol pumps in NewDelhi, amid fears most would run dry, witnesses said Queueingcars blocked main streets, causing traffic jams. Unions have called strikes frequently in recent years butthis is first time they have affected supplies. Offering some comfort to the government, officials atHindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL.BO) have not joined thestoppage, while a strike by millions of truck drivers haslowered diesel demand. SACKINGS The government has said the strike is illegal and has askedstates to use laws that forbid disruption of supplies ofessential commodities in Asia's third-largest oil consumer Companies are getting tough, firing some strikingemployees.