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Skip to comments.On a Largely Blue Island, an Exception: Trump Tower (91 NYC districts 100% Obama?)
Posted on 11/24/2012 11:07:17 AM PST by Olog-hai
Its black glass exterior soars high above Fifth Avenue, and its gold-tipped revolving doors have spun the likes of Bruce Willis and Anne Hathaway into its waterfall-splashed atrium.
But on Election Day, Trump Tower earned a different sort of distinction: a tiny island of Romneyville amid Manhattans deep, blue-state sea.
Mr. Romney won a single Manhattan precinct outright, a stretch of Park Avenue near the Waldorf-Astoria, where six voters showed up and four chose the Republican. But he suffered a resounding defeat in New York, a rare outbreak of consensus in a city famous for fevered disagreement: in 91 of the citys 5,286 precincts, Mr. Obama received 100 percent of the vote.
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Communists controlled this election.
If Russia updates their Nuclear first strike list, I will help them prioritize it for free.
Just a little joke BOR.
I'd be embarrassed to live in such a brain-dead part of the country, where everyone thinks and votes alike. It smacks of the old Soviet Union.
What happened in these same districts in 2008 ???
What did McCain/Palin get 4 years ago, compare side by side with 2012, district by district.
This is what Dems refer to as "Ground Game". Most of us just call it fraud.
It appears as though the ballot box thing doesn't work in this country anymore. 2012 was all the proof anyone needs of that.
Even if there were not some sort of fraud to prevent a single Romney vote out of 400 and these ghetto blacks were allowed to vote freely, how many of them would vote for Romney? 4% or 16 out of 400 like the rest of the blacks? Probably less. A handful of votes out of 400 is probably the right number for that population. Getting zero in a few percent of the precincts may be luck or some voter coaching or an gang agreement or something like that.
Does it really matter that Romney got zero instead of the 4 that he should have gotten? Practically speaking, it does not.
See post 6.
And yet take a look at any of the secession threads right here at FreeRepublic (and there are a ton of them!) and you'll see endless posts from FReepers who are close to violently opposed to living amid leftists.
The truth is that, although it wasn't a razor-thin win for Øbongo, it was a close election. 48 or 49% of us expressed our opposition to the Øbomunist (personally I believe that it was higher but vote fraud padded his tally).
Romney just failed to convey the urgency of the awaiting disaster that is Øbongo 2.0 and now we get to live with the results.
Communists controlled this election and the GOP look on without surprise
91 precincts at 100% = Why even bother pretending anymore? America has died, not with a bang but a whimper.
I don't know but the article says it was "a rare outbreak of consensus in a city famous for fevered disagreement" so that says something.
Prelude to War.
You were doing good until the 'Romney failed' part; This statement lends credence to this election being a valid one, which IT WASN'T. 0bama had a FRAUD ARMY called Unions.
Only problem with your logic is that in the precincts where Obama gets 400 votes and Romney ZERO! Were there really 400 legitimate voters there? Or are some fraudsters voting for dead or fictitious people via absentee ballot or early voting? With early voting a scamster can vote a few times if there is no photo ID requirement
It doesn't but I would love to see a statistician look at cities with a critical eye.
How many precincts votes at 50%, 60&, 70% or 80% of the registered voters? Too high a % indicates that fraud of bulk voting is in effect, especially in states with massive early voting.
What is the comparison of registered voters to the latest census estimates? Any more precincts voting 120% of the population?
What is the age distribution of voters in a precinct? A precinct that has thousands of voters over 80 y.o. is an anomaly.
What is the percentage of voters to the census estimate of voters (residents less illegals and prisoners)?
One that I would love to see - many precincts across the country consist of a single high rise building. What has changed over the years?
Some states publish a list of the people who voted - not how they voted but the fact that they voted in a primary or another election. What can be discovered about college student voting patterns? Especially CO and WA - beacons of vote fraud this year.
Would those be the precincts above 116th street?
Those are not unusual numbers. In the Cuyahoga data there are those kinds of numbers in both D and R areas: http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf_boe/en-US/ElectionResults2012/11062012UnofficialResultsbyPrecinct.HTM (top table on that page has turnout).
Any more precincts voting 120% of the population?
No, in the data above. Also no in the data I looked at for VIrginia.
The rest of your points are reasons for regular voter roll verification except for college students. They could obvious vote absentee in their home state and as absentee or in-person in their college state. I'm not sure if there is any cross-state checking.
Saul Alinsky-type tactics were used in this election — Go the opposite way than what is anticipated: Certainly, as anticipated, there was significant vote fraud that gave Obama votes. But, the un-anticipated — vote fraud that probably even more significantly, TOOK ROMNEY VOTES AWAY. It wouldn't have mattered in New York, but other areas, it may well have mattered.
Probably. These were between 50 to 70% turnout. The blacks in the country as a whole voted 4% Romney so these inner city blacks were probably 1%. That means out of the 400 there would be 4 Romney votes. The zero vote totals should not be surprising because of the hundreds of all black inner city precincts where the clan or gang is much higher priority than America.
I agree with you. I am actually surprised there aren't more of these 0 Romney vote precincts. In the inner cities of crime-ridden locations, there is probably not a single Republican voter. That is not hard to believe. It would actually be more surprising if you found a single R voter there...
I disagree. Statistically, it is highly improbable that, taken as an aggregate, that there wouldn't be at least one vote (error or otherwise) for Romney.
100% is extremely unlikely, even with a homogenous demographic.
However, all things (political parties) are not equal. The Republican brand is so extraordinarily toxic in inner cities that such a random occurence would in fact be close to impossible. There may even be some mechanism to prevent or avoid mistaken Republican votes (which would send off red flags everywhere) in such precincts.
I think we are fighting a dire situation - for a large segment of the population (around 40%), voting Republican is like committing suicide (or so they believe).
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It's another weak session for mortgage REIT funds, which are suffering from fresh focus on the fact that, eventually, the Federal Reserve will need to take away the quantitative-easing punchbowl.
This latest round follows a weekend article authored by the Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath reviewing the Fed's efforts to develop an exit strategy from its bond-buying programs:
Officials say they plan to reduce the amount of bonds they buy in careful and potentially halting steps, varying their purchases as their confidence about the job market and inflation evolves. The timing on when to start is still being debated. …
The Fed's strategy on how to unwind the program has emerged as a source of some uncertainty in markets in the wake of its policy meeting earlier this month. The Fed said in its postmeeting statement that it was "prepared to increase or reduce the pace of its purchases" as the economic outlook evolved.
The suggestion that the Fed might boost its bond buying was a change in the policy statement that seemed to some an acknowledgment that more aid for the economy might be needed. Employment data in April were weak and inflation has fallen well below the Fed's 2% inflation objective, both points that allow leeway for more stimulus. …
Charles Plosser, president of the Philadelphia Fed, said in an interview Friday that the change in the statement was meant "to remind everybody" that the Fed has "a dial that can move either way."
The dial can also pause. Fed officials could shrink the size of their purchases and hold it at that level for a while as they assess the effects, or they could make several moves in a row if that seemed right. They could also boost their buying if they lose confidence about the economic outlook. The strategy is meant in part to ensure flexibility in an uncertain economy.
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the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage PLUS Capped Index Fund (REM) is down by 1.8%, with notable decliners including American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), off 3.3%, and Annaly Capital Management (NLY), down 2.1%. Market Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT) is down 1.8% and Two Harbors Investment (TWO) is down 2.4%.

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GDB VI: This time *we* have Bulin...
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October 14 2009 09:26AM
Last year the Oilers rolled into the Windy City feeling pretty good about themselves toting a perfect 4-0 record. Dwayne Roloson got his first start of the season that night, which was also a Wednesday, but Nikolai Khabibulin was the star earning a 3-0 win.
Fast forward to tonight.
The Oilers are back in Chicago, sporting a nice 3-1-1 record. And like last year, they have three wins in games where they were out shot.
But there are some distinct differences to last year.
This time Khabibulin is on their team. The Oilers have 19 goals, with eleven different forwards having at least one. Last year it took them nine games to get 20 goals, and only eight forwards scored in the first ten games.
Three players, Dustin Penner, Denis Grebeshkov (how's that goat pick going Wanye?) and Mike Comrie are averaging a point a game. In fact, the only skaters who don't have a point yet are Sheldon Souray and Steve Staios.
The Oilers are getting balanced scoring from all four lines.
- Hemsky, Horcoff and Jacques have combined for three goals and eight points.
- Gagner, O'Sullivan and Stone have three goals and eight points.
- Brule, Penner and Comrie have six goals and 14 points.
- Moreau, Cogliano and Stortini have tallied four goals and seven points.
- Hell, even the blueliners are chipping in.
In 2007/08 Grebeshkov had a measly 34 shots in 71 games. Last year he fired 62 shots in 72 games, but he already has nine shots in five games this season.
Two years ago Ladislav Smid had four assists in 65, while last year he registered eleven apples in 60 games, but this year he is on fire with three assists in five games. The problem for Smid is he doesn't have a shot on goal yet, and his goalless streak is at 130 games.
His last goal came in the final game of the 2006/07, season when he scored in Calgary. Smid hasn't scored since Gagner was drafted.
Even Jason Strudwick is on a scoring binge, having two points in three games, although maybe we shouldn't be that surprised considering he set a career high with nine points last season.
But the two biggest differences I've seen so far is their willingness to play physical, and that they've been ready from the drop of the puck.
The Oilers haven't been dominated early in game so far. They've outscored their opponents 9-3 in the first period so far. Getting behind early, or getting dominated territorially were chronic problems last year, and so far they've managed to avoid that.
Their inability to close out games has been an issue, and one they will need to rectify, but it they can continually get out to good starts, then they'll have the chance to work on protecting the lead or at least finishing strong.
In their first five games last year the Oilers had 87 hits, and so far this year they have 107. Jacques (21), Stone (17) and Brule (14) and Stortini (10) have combined for 62, and it isn't surprising to see all of them on a different line. The first three weren't here last year, and you can't underestimate their value in making this Oiler team more physical.
Last season the Oilers could go half a period without a hit, or any energy that could possibly reverse the momentum in their favour. This year, that hasn't been the case, and if they keep playing physical it shouldn't change. None of the other forwards are hitting more than before, it's just that the three new forwards are hitting and are making an impact every game.
Game notes
- It's true that Moreau plays well v. Chicago with 10 goals and 18 points in 28 career games, but they are his second favourite team to play. In 44 career games against Phoenix he has 17 goals.
- Penner loves playing the Hawks more. He has eight goals in 14 games, the most goals against any NHL team.
- O'Sullivan has lit the lamp six times in 12 career games against the Blackhawks. The only team O'Sullivan feasted on more was the Oilers, with six goals and nine points in nine career games.
- Khabibulin also thrives against the Hawks, with a record of 12-6-1, a 2.16 GAA, .929 S% and three shutouts. The only team he has shut out more is the Kings.
- The Hawks have 18 goals through five games with Patrick Sharp 4-3-7, Patrick Kane 3-4-7, Kris Versteeg 1-5-6 and Brent Seabrook 1-4-5 leading the way.
- Jonathon Toews only has one assist thus far, while free agent signing Tomas Kopecky has zero points and is -4 with the Hawks.
- Like the Oilers the Hawks have four guys with double digits in hits: Seabrook (16), Troy Brouwer (15), Dustin Byfuglien (15) and John Madden with 12.
- The Hawks are great in the draw. Toews is 60%, Dave Bolland 56.4%, John Madden 55.4% and Colin Fraser 53.3%.
- Horcoff is 56.9% in the draws, while Brule is 46.5%, Cogliano 43.8% and Gagner 39.5%.
- As a team the Oilers are 50.6% overall, which puts them 12th in the NHL. The Hawks are 3rd best in the dot winning 56.4% of their faceoffs. The Oilers will need to bear down tonight.
Well, at least we dont cheer for the leafs
You mean Ducks North right?
October 15 2009, 07:17AM
I have to say once again we were outshot badly and for all of you who call them perimeter shots and weak shots, well how many weak shots that have been tipped or bounced off a player went in? Put the puck on net and you increase your chance of a goal. We seem to try pick are shots too much, just fire the puck at the net.
October 15 2009, 07:31AM
Yeah, we all could relax a bit I guess. I just thought about how much the flames suck and I feel better already.
Ya , that was the game I didn't want to see. Everytime they had anything going, turnover and trapped in our end. I thought our D was okay, until tonight, but do we ever miss Souray, and to a lesser extent, Staios. We are butter soft without them. But, I could not believe how slow we looked. Scary. The Wall was amazing. Held us in that game and if not for a couple of post....
Somewhat glad I missed the whole game. It's only one game and like I said in the past, 10 games will be the mark of when I hit the panic button.
I'm calling the next game a win by Oil 4 - 1 over the Wild. Bet on it!
October 15 2009, 08:24AM
Somewhat glad I missed the whole game. It's only one game and like I said in the past, 10 games will be the mark of when I hit the panic button.
I'm calling the next game a win by Oil 4 - 1 over the Wild. Bet on it!
I have used 25 games as a marker for knowing what you have.
10 is the marker for major/minor trades. For example a true sniper or face off guy. Like I said, I didn't see last nights game so that may have swayed my comments this morning, but from what I've seen I like this team rather than last year.
Penner's my Star and he's performing for now.
October 15 2009, 08:36AM
10 is the marker for major/minor trades. For example a true sniper or face off guy. Like I said, I didn't see last nights game so that may have swayed my comments this morning, but from what I've seen I like this team rather than last year.
Penner's my Star and he's performing for now.
Fair enough.
Question for you seeing as you never watched the game. Are you upset that we lost 4-3 last night? Considering the Hawks are pegged as a team that could knock Detroit out of the divison title this year. Is losing to a top team by one goal all that bad?
For those who watched, sure it wasn't the best effort we have seen, but this just tells me we aren't ready to hang with the big dogs yet.
Good job khabby.. that had 9-2 written all over it
October 15 2009, 08:55AM
10 is the marker for major/minor trades. For example a true sniper or face off guy. Like I said, I didn't see last nights game so that may have swayed my comments this morning, but from what I've seen I like this team rather than last year.
Penner's my Star and he's performing for now.
Unfortunatly the odds of a major trade happening anytime other then within a week or two of TDD are slim to nill.... Especially for a true sniper.
October 15 2009, 09:14AM
@Ogden Brother Jr. - Team Strudwick for coach
I thought it was a pretty weak showing, but you're absolutely right. We're not ready to challenge the Chicagos and the Detroits of the league.
The main issue I see is that 3 goals on 10 shots is only reason for optimism if they were clean goals resulting from the system Quinn is pushing. I don't really think that was the case last night.
That Blackhawk defence seems to move the puck exceptionally well and with forwards like Kane, Sharp, Toews, Byflugien and so forth they re going to be a tough team to beat this year. They have a very good shot at knocking off Detroit in that division.
That comback against the Flames was a huge statement and last would have been another one if it weren't for Bulin.
October 15 2009, 09:56AM
That Chicago team is unbelieveable. It was almost like they were playing keep away last night. The Oil were not in that game from the drop of the puck plus way too many giveaways.
October 15 2009, 10:00AM
So, we played like crap against a really good team and we only lost by one goal. Shouldn't THAT be a sign that we are not that bad of a team?
If we can get our stuff together and get our injuries on track, we have the cogs to make the machine work. I am not too disheartened by the result of last nights game. We have two goalies that are able to face a lot of shots which is excellent news!
BUCK up nationeers... still early...
*wonders when he can stop saying it is "early"*
October 15 2009, 10:07AM
@I'm a Scientist!
I agree. I think that the Oil are a good team, but Chicago is now an elite team as far as I'm concerned.
October 15 2009, 10:08AM
@ BigE57
I have to say that I tend to agree with which ever guy it was on the morning show that mentioned that Campbell could be moved if need be. Not sure what there is for UFA's after this year, but anyone looking at a puck mover should take a look at Campbell.
I have to say that I tend to agree with which ever guy it was on the morning show that mentioned that Campbell could be moved if need be. Not sure what there is for UFA's after this year, but anyone looking at a puck mover should take a look at Campbell.
I know they are up against the cap but if they come together and have the kind of success they are capable of or expecting I can't see them moving Campbell until the off season.
October 15 2009, 10:22AM
@ BigE57
Oh totally agree, just saying that come July 1st if a team is looking for a player like him he would be an option. I looked at the UFA's for next year and in terms of equal guys to Campbell there isn't much.
October 15 2009, 10:24AM
Just wait until Hossa is healthy... ugh.
I am not saying I think we will win the cup, I just want some playoff action, and from what i have seen during this early part of the season, I am relatively happy.
October 15 2009, 10:29AM
For those who think Moreau can't skate, please don't talk again. Criticize his penalties, but to say he can't skate is down right stupid.
And McGuire should never call Gagner Sammy again. I get it is schtick to call Chris' Christopher or Mike, Michael, but it is Sam. Never been Sammy.
The American Hockey league is plumb full of guys who can skate and take stoopid penalties.
We don't need that kinda player in todays game, trash talking the oppositions rookies before the face-offs is 90's hockey. He's nothing more than a fourth line role player taking up much needed cap space on a team that hasn't made the play offs in 3 yrs.....no wonder we're handcuffed during the offseason when changes are needed.
Only in Edmonton can a bit player like this be our Captain.
October 15 2009, 10:57AM
@quicksilver ballet
He's a damn good captain. The players on his team respect him and he is well respected around the league as well. Just because he takes the odd stupid penalty doesn't make him less worthy. I'd bet you anything that if he were traded pretty much anywhere, he'd be wearing at least an "A".
October 15 2009, 11:13AM
@ Fish:
Please put down the koolaid for a moment and really watch things. thecaptain is a 4th line guy getting paid 2 mill per season, under contract for another year after this one... He is not high on any wishlists. Also, it isn't the occasional bad penalty it is an absolutely insane amount of offensive zone bad penalties. If you've actually been watching the last few games there is a reason Quinn is scratching his head a bit with regards to thecaptain...There is a lot of highlight reel style poor decisions made by a guy that by now should know better.
With regards to campbell: I would be suprised if chicago can find a dance partner for that albatross. That cap hit isn't something many teams would want and/or be able to pick up.


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Skip to comments.Phyllis Schlafly: Are Mexican Immigrants Assimilating Or Invading?
Posted on 11/30/2001 7:47:46 AM PST by Stand Watch Listen
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, support for the United States has poured in from around the world, but the response from Mexico has been decidedly lukewarm. A Gallup poll reported that 78 percent of Mexicans oppose contributing troops to a multinational coalition, and we have seen no indication that Mexico will modify its oil policy of acting like a member of OPEC.
While there is no evidence that the 9/11 terrorists entered over the Mexican border, the trial in El Paso of an Iraqi smuggler produced evidence that he alone brought more than 1,000 Middle East illegals into the United States via that route, charging his clients $10,000 to $15,000 each. Border Patrol agents have confirmed the increase in illegal aliens coming from the Middle East across our southern border and the fact that Arabs pay up to $50,000 each for a "coyote" to smuggle them into the United States.
The 9/11 events have temporarily shelved the foolish proposals to grant amnesty to three million Mexicans illegally living in our country. Unfortunately, there is no indication that Mexico has retreated from its longtime goal of opening the U.S. border.
In Chicago on July 27, 1997, then Mexican President Ernesto Zedilla told the National Council of LaRaza, "I have proudly affirmed that the Mexican nation extends beyond the territory enclosed by its borders." He announced a Mexican constitutional amendment that purports to allow Mexicans to retain their Mexican nationality even though they become U.S. citizens (which is contrary to the U.S. naturalization oath).
When President Vicente Fox came to the United States this year, he reiterated this line, proclaiming that "the Mexican nation extends beyond the territory enclosed by its borders" and includes migrants living in the United States. He called for open borders and endorsed Mexico's new dual citizenship law.
Some Mexicans use the term "reconquista," which is Spanish for reconquest, to describe their desire to see California, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas acquired by Mexico and named the new country of Aztlan. They are teaching their youth that the United States "stole" those areas from Mexico and that they should be "returned."
The United States acquired the Southwest a century and a half ago in three ways: part by the 1845 annexation agreement with Texas, which was then an independent republic, part ceded by Mexico in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the Mexican-American War, and part by the 1852 Gadsden Purchase.
Mexico's claim to the Southwest originated with the 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, which drew an imaginary line on the map to divide the Western Hemisphere between Spain and Portugal. Because geography had so many unknowns at that time, Portugal got only Brazil (which is why Brazilians speak Portuguese).
Other countries never recognized this treaty, and Americans consider it ridiculous even to talk about giving the Southwest to Mexico. Most national borders all over the world have come about as the result of war.
Mexicans obviously have no thought of invading the Southwest with troops, so their hope is reconquista by migration, both legal and illegal. According to Mario Obledo, founder of the Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund, "California is going to be a Hispanic state and anyone who doesn't like it should leave."
An amnesty rally in the Los Angeles Sports Arena on June 10, 2000 attracted 25,000 people. In demanding amnesty for illegal Mexican aliens, the speakers proudly announced the names of at least a dozen unions in Los Angeles that are now headed by Mexicans.
Vicente Fox presented Mexico's Congress with a five-year development plan to eliminate the U.S.-Mexican border. He said he plans to serve "the 100 million Mexicans who now live in Mexico and the more than 18 million who live abroad," and to "strengthen our ability to protect and defend the rights of all Mexicans abroad."
Juan Hernandez, appointed by Fox as special liaison to Mexicans abroad, lobbies to get U.S. driver's licenses issued to illegal aliens and defends the Mexican government's issuance of desert survival kits to those sneaking across the border. On ABC's Nightline on June 7, he boasted: "We are betting that the Mexican-American population in the United States ... will think Mexico first."
Fox's five-year plan calls for building a larger consular presence in the United States, and this is already in operation. In U.S. areas with large Hispanic (including illegal) populations, the Mexican consul donates to the local public schools the same textbooks that are used in every elementary school in Mexico, grades 1 through 6.
The books, written in Spanish and including all academic subjects, teach that America "stole" the southwest from Mexico and that Mexico is entitled to take it back. The Mexican government considers these textbooks a symbol of Mexican national pride, guarantees a set to every Mexican child, and makes it a crime for anyone to sell them.
The only reason we learned about this Mexican plan is that one school in Santa Ana, California, decided to sell the books at a book fair and the local Hispanics kicked up a fuss about it. The school apologized to the Hispanics for selling the books, but should have apologized to the students for accepting the books in the first place.
The question we should ask our Mexican immigrant friends is, are you assimilating or invading?
Mexico had a President in the '30s who named his sons Lenin, Stalin, and Satan. Mexico is hardly the good little Catholic country some of you people imagine it to be. There is a substantial amount of the populace that is hostile to Christianity, and plenty more who are "nothing". And those folks see nothing wrong with ignoring inconvenient laws. More so than their Christian neighbors, who have some respect for law.
He knew he'd lost the war when all he had left in the chamber were personal attacks of "racism" and the other BS, instead of using rationale. It's the left's modus operandi -- so what else is new?
BTW, naaah, I don't think he'll be going too outta the way to let you buy him a beer...;-)
Right next door to Santa Ana, CA. Which has become a province of Mexico, thanks to the open door we've had for the last 25 years. The problem has been ignored by both the Dems and the GOP, and now the opportunists in both parties try to outdo each other in pandering to latinos. A plague on both their houses.
Their "solution", of course, is to try to out-pander the Democrats in sucking up to la Raza.
Oh, we can give all our speeches in Spanish, too! Oh, can we give all of your countrymen citizenship? Would they like free medical care, schooling, welfare, subsidized housing? (Jack Kemp) Can we change every radio and tv station to Spanish? Just tell us, we'll kiss your...."
Wait for "La Raza" to begin a campaign of killing cops: after they get their retaliation, they will go weeping to the UN, demanding a vote on independence.
It's a tried and true formula.
BLOAT, Cache, and Take Names!
I am on the East Coast, my particular city and area is becoming "infested" with illegal Mexicans. I say "infested" because that is what it is like. I am not a racist, and I am not against Mexican's as people, as Americans. I am a single woman and an equal opportunity dater, meaning I have dated a few "Mexican ancestry" men, one seriously. Here is the difference though; he was an American, an Army Ranger, and his ancestry was not a part of his daily life - as he was an American. His values, his language, his attitudes were American, and he looked down on people regardless of their ethnicity that were lazy, criminals, abusers of the system, etc. Back to my East Coast area. Again, he was an American. The Floridian Cubans made me mad last year during the Elian Fiasco when they were waving the Cuban flag while demanding our American rights, just as Mexicans who fly the Mexican flag, not as part of a "holiday," but regularly, do.
I went to McDonald's the other morning there was a picture of a Mexican man with his name next to the drive through, he was named Hispanic Employee of the month by the (get this) "Hispanic Chamber of Commerce!" On the window where you pick up your food was another sign saying "Proud Member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce." Excuse me, I don't live in Hispanic town, I live in Jesse Helms town - we have a Chamber of Commerce for the City, why do we need a "Hispanic" one? This does not tell me that the current immigrants are assimilating, or even trying to.
I go to my grocery store, half the clerks cannot even understand me, nor me them. To me this is a problem. I was there one day, there were two other people, "Americans," in the aisle also, we were just doing our shopping when suddenly we heard "Spanish" come over the loud speaker. We all looked at each other with "what the heck" kind of expressions; the announcement was redone in English momentarily. Again, this is not assimilating.
I moved here a few years ago from NY, I am still living in an apartment complex. It is an older complex, large apartments, good rent, prime location. For background, a friend from work lives less than a quarter of a mile from me and pays more ($250 a month) for her 1 bedroom that is also less than half my sq. footage for more money because she prefers "new," and the marketing appeal the "new" offers - I guess they have shinier brochures - as my complex offers the same amenities. Until the past year my complex had a lot of professionals. Within the last year they have been giving up their leases. Six notices have come out from management telling us that the parking lots are not for congregating, that furniture meant for the house is not allowed on the patios, that children need to be accompanied to the pool, the tennis courts, the "workout" room, that cars would be inspected visually for up to date licensure and inspection, and so on. There was even one that told us the manner in which our rent had to be paid, not the date, but suddenly the manner of payment changed. (as a side note: we, for a temporary period of time had a different Manager than the one that checked all backgrounds for 16 plus years due to her death - I guess the new Manager was a fill in and not doing well - she is gone now) The oddest thing though was that we received a notice telling us that addressed how many of us were allowed in each apartment and where it was specified in our leases. Did I fail to mention that our complex had within that time suddenly had grown to having a large "Hispanic" population? I also failed to mention that in the last year our crime factor had risen over 25%. Within the past few months there have been quite a few moving trucks, and the complex seems to be getting back to "normal." Thank God for new management.
The point of my wordy post though is that no one is necessarily being a "racist" because we speak out on the newest onslaught of illegal immigrants. We, Americans, just do not want to see our "culture" intruded upon, changed, disrespected, turned into slums, taxes going up to support those that are not citizens, a new language being used as if though it was the "language;" that is regardless of nationality, it just so happens that it is the Mexicans that are doing this, not another nationality.
You seemed to make light of the fact that European immigrants gave up all for a passage to American, you did not address the fact that those immigrants had to go through "processing" before entering the Country, and that they may have been sent back if they did not meet the stringent rules allowing them in, losing the money they paid to get here, plus all they may have had in their home country. The illegal Mexicans do not face that burden. You said the Mexicans were dirt farmers, what did they have to go back to; well, I ask what did the European immigrants have to go back to in their war slaught, sometimes disease ridden Countries, with no jobs, and now no goods as they had sold all to come here?
Your comments, in my opinion, are without thought, and just made with bias based on your heritage. Just because you are Mexican does not mean that all Mexicans are of good nature and heart, just as no one nationality or person is. Don't try to stick up for them all just because you share the same heritage. I will give the Mexicans time to assimilate, if they are here legally, and if they try, but forming a "Hispanic Chamber of Commerce" to me is not trying to assimilate, nor is the trying to get Spanish as a second language, waving the Mexican flag, speaking Spanish on the loud system at the grocery store, congregating in parking lots, collecting welfare, taking advantage of our system, etc. This is America, not Mexico-America.
Support gangbangers and you are one. He does, so he is guilty by association. How sad that a vet would not support his nation's sovereignty, as he does not.
Go grab your spray paint and you can join him. I suggest a big Viva La Raza!! followed by Su casa es mi casa. Or aren't you proud of this wonderful addition to our neighborhoods that has been introduced by your homeboys, vato?
And for those who doubt the audacity of our foreign enemies from within -- the agendas to infiltrate and take over selective parts of the United States of America is very real.
I read things like this and I don't know whether to cry or scream. It's such an outrage. Why was this allowed to happen? And not only was it allowed, but we are continually told that we should be thrilled about it; otherwise, we are evil, mean-spirited racists. In the name of wonderful, marvelous "diversity," we are ordered to cheerfully accept the lower property values, the crime, the ruined schools, and all the rest of it, and we'd better LIKE it, too!
What can we do? I feel so helpless. I feel like there's nothing we can do about this, nothing that will stop this invasion, nowhere to go to escape it anymore. The superwealthy can escape to gated communities with private schools and private security patrols. What about the rest of us? The politicians won't listen. And those who are removed from the problem don't care because it isn't happening to them...yet.
Get used to it, lady. Take it from those of us in California, you aren't going to shame him by pointing that out. Viva La Raza! Hooray for the Race... imagine that being your slogan.
Good evening Maalaea! Yikes, I haven't been out to HB since last January...don't tell me it got infected too? I thought that was one of the few conservative "pockets" OC had left! Bummer!
In 100 years there will be no Mexico or United States.
Sounds about right to me. California is leading the way. And it makes us sooo proud.
It was bad when I worked there in '89. Half our clients did not speak english....when they wanted to, that is. Workers comp claims always jumped at the end of each season (i.e. strawberry, celery, watermelon, ect...) We could time it to the tee. And we had to keep our car doors locked and secured at all times during a typical work day. Lovely.
I wished I knew the answer, other than being vigilant in our own neighborhoods. Take them back. Maybe as communities, we can get them back too.
Dang, who left the sign on?
The cable and construction companies should be heavily fined when they get caught hiring an illegal alien.
I wonder how many points affirmative action boy had added to his raw SAT scores to get into college?
How long have you been a member of the flat earth society ?
Has Bush ever come out and say *why* this would be beneficial to our country (other than for some economic reasons, which are not completely valid, imho)? I must've really missed something. Or is it just a "border state governor" thang?
But then this is FR and it's their lie so let them tell it like s/he want's.....
Ya'll Stay Safe !
The only reason you brought her up is because of her ethinicity. You can tell me all the "some of my best friends are Hispanic" stories you want, but the fact is you used Lozano as an example of slimy Hispanics, not slimy Democrats.
Go to http://www.crimelibrary.com and you will see how many white male serial killers there are.
Support gangbangers and you are one. He does, so he is guilty by association. How sad that a vet would not support his nation's sovereignty, as he does not.
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Go grab your spray paint and you can join him. I suggest a big Viva La Raza!! followed by Su casa es mi casa. Or aren't you proud of this wonderful addition to our neighborhoods that has been introduced by your homeboys, vato?
Have you two been formally introduced?
You're trying to make the point about criminals being disproportionately committed by minorities, but they're also disproportionately committed by men! Yet I don't see you in a tizzy about that.
They like to say their schools in Mexico are superior but the Mexican hispanics have a 38% drop out rate even with classes given in Spanish and on the border, you see them coming over every day with carloads of kids who attend US schools which they obviously wouldn't do if they had better schools. Mexico wouldn't be in the shape it's in if it had good schools.
If you aren't a mexican (and I think you are) you wouldn't understand what is going on until you are fighting mexicans in your own backyard. Unlike past immigrants these ones have told anyone who wants to listen that their objective is to invaded and conquer through illegal immigration large chucks of America's southwest territories. Only the naive fail to appreciate the gravity of this ongoing crisis. Ever wonder why most mexican's don't want to learn English like every other ethnic people that have come to our shores?
What is it about ILLEGAL that is so hard to understand?
I guess they'd make a better impression, if people didn't see the housing projects crowded with people from Mexico and so many using food stamps who can't speak a word in English, you can go to a grocery store in this town and be the only person using cash. In counties along the border, you see over a third of the population living on some sort of welfare, so it's easy to get the impression many are coming to get in on the freebies, with a drop out rate of almost 40%, it doesn't appear many are here to better their lives at all.
Hispanics aren't a monolith though, the US born English speaking have a higher rate of military service and patriotism than most other groups, and many are legal immigrants who chose to obey the laws in this country and are willing to learn English and work hard. But you can go into the projects around here and find plenty flying the Mexican flag and refusing to learn English or do much of anything with themselves.
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SHANGHAI – Vehicle sales by General Motors and its joint ventures in China increased 15.3 percent on an annual basis last month to an April record 261,870 units.
Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling, as well as their Buick, Chevrolet, Wuling and Baojun brands, all reached all-time highs for April sales. Cadillac set an all-time monthly sales record.
Its strong performance took GM's sales for the first four months of 2013 to a record 1,078,243 units, an increase of 10.9 percent on an annual basis. It was the first time GM surpassed a million unit sales for the year in April.
Shanghai GM's domestic sales in April were up 29.2 percent year on year to 121,559 units, SAIC-GM-Wuling's sales in China were up 5.9 percent to 134,815 units and FAW-GM's sales in the domestic market were down 0.3 percent to 5,124 units.
Buick sales in the domestic market totaled 66,923 units in April, which was an increase of 23.9 percent on an annual basis. The original Excelle family had sales of 25,336 units, an increase of 9.3 percent, while sales of the Excelle XT and GT increased 53.7 percent to 18,413 units.
Chevrolet sales in China rose 21.7 percent from the previous April to 50,559 units. Sales of the Cruze, the brand's most popular model, were up 8.6 percent to 17,277 units. It was followed by the Sail, which sold 15,409 units, and the Malibu, which sold 8,786 units.
Cadillac sales in April were up 99.1 percent from last April to 4,077 units. It benefited from strong demand of 2,195 units for the SRX luxury utility vehicle and 1,802 units for the new XTS luxury sedan.
Wuling sales in China rose 5.7 percent on an annual basis in April to 124,556 units. Sales of the Baojun passenger car brand rose 70.5 percent to 10,259 units.
Between January and April 2013, Shanghai GM had domestic sales growth of 16.8 percent to 503,587 units and SAIC-GM-Wuling generated domestic sales growth of 6.7 percent to 551,892 units. Both were records. FAW-GM's local sales were down 1.8 percent to 21,653 units.
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How comfortable are financial advisers with today's stock market? Increasingly so, to judge by their willingness to outsource their investment management responsibilities to third-party stock-ETF portfolios.
Morningstar reports the U.S. equity category of so-called ETF managed portfolios — this is what an adviser buys if he/she wants effectively to hand off day-to-day investment management — rose to 33% of the niche.
So-called global all-asset strategies, which are a popular one-stop investing option, have taken what the firm calls a "back seat" to advisers' clamoring for stock-market exposure.
Too little, too late? is the question Morningstar's analyst pose:
[B]leak global asset returns were masked the U.S. Equity market's 21% return. In fact, a hypothetical portfolio of 8–10 broad-based ETFs covering global asset classes would have posted just a 1–2% gain through September. Demand continued for Global All Asset strategies, but as a group their control of assets has deteriorated to under 32% of assets from nearly 35% of assets earlier this year. At the same time, U.S. Equity strategies have been the primary benefactor, rising to more than 33% of total ETF managed portfolio assets. Advisor demand combined with market appreciation has fueled this growth, but expectations should be kept in check given the duration of the equity rally.


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A number of changes can take place in the life of an individual and his family who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. It is important that a person with schizophrenia has a support system to help manage the necessary lifestyle changes. A healthy support system is an essential component to any successful treatment plan. The support system may come from a variety of sources, including family, doctors, residential supervisors, day program providers, friends, roommates, clergy, other religious affiliations, among others. It is vital that whoever is providing the primary support seek and utilize as many additional resources as possible.
Here are some tips on helping a person with schizophrenia make some adjustments and necessary lifestyle changes:
People with schizophrenia may need help from people in their family or community in many situations. Often, a person with schizophrenia will resist psychiatric treatment, believing that the symptoms experienced (such as psychotic delusions or hallucinations) are real. At times, family or friends may need to take an active role in having the person seen and evaluated by a professional, although this can often be a difficult and frustrating experience
Balancing an individual's need for treatment against his will, without violating their civil rights, can create difficult ethical dilemmas for family, friends, and doctors. The laws concerning involuntary commitment vary widely from state to state. In general, when people are considered dangerous to themselves or others as the result of a mental disorder, the police can assist in obtaining an emergency psychiatric evaluation and, if necessary, in-patient psychiatric hospitalization. In some places, staff from a local community mental health center can evaluate a person's illness at home if he will not voluntarily go in for treatment.
Sometimes only the family or others close to the person with schizophrenia will be aware of strange behavior or other symptoms. People with schizophrenia often do not fully disclose such information during an examination. Family members or friends should ask to speak with the person evaluating the patient so that all relevant information can be considered when deciding on a treatment plan.
It is very important that a person with schizophrenia continues to get treatment after discharge from the hospital. Discontinuing medications and/or noncompliance with follow-up treatment often leads to a return of psychotic symptoms. Encourage the person to continue treatment and assist him in the treatment process. This can positively influence recovery. Without treatment, some people with schizophrenia become so psychotic and/or disorganized that they cannot care for their basic needs, such as food, clothing, and shelter. This can lead to people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, ending up on the streets or in jails, where they rarely receive the kind of treatment they need.
Those close to people with schizophrenia are often unsure how to respond when patients make statements that seem strange or are clearly false. For the person with schizophrenia, the bizarre beliefs or hallucinations are real. Instead of "going along with" a person's delusions, family members or friends can tell the person that they do not see things the same way or do not agree with their conclusions, while acknowledging that things may appear otherwise to the patient.
In addition to involvement in seeking help, family, friends, and peer groups can provide support and encourage the person with schizophrenia to regain his abilities. It is important that realistic goals that are attainable are set. A patient who feels pressured and/or repeatedly criticized by others may experience stress that can lead to a worsening of symptoms. Like anyone else, people with schizophrenia need to know when they are doing things right. A positive approach may be helpful and perhaps more effective in achieving long term stability.
It may also be useful for those who best know the person with schizophrenia to keep a record of the following:
By knowing what symptoms have been present in the past, family members may know better what to look for in the future. Families are often able to identify early warning signs of potential relapses, such as increased isolation or changes in sleep patterns, even better and earlier than the patients themselves. Early detection can lead to an adjustment in treatment that can prevent a full-blown relapse.
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Getzlaf, Ducks finish Sharks
ANAHEIM -- Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf started things Monday night, and in the end, finished the San Jose Sharks.
Dropping the gloves to scrap with standout Sharks center Joe Thornton just two seconds into the game, Getzlaf helped set a tone that led to a 4-1 Ducks victory in the sixth and clinching game of an opening-round Stanley Cup playoff series at Honda Center.
After a power-play goal by Milan Michalek put the Sharks on top 10:19 into the first period, the Ducks responded with goals from Corey Perry, Teemu Selanne and defenseman Francois Beauchemin before Getzlaf applied the punctuation with a goal of his own at 17:06 of the third period.
By defeating top-seeded San Jose four games to two, the Ducks earned a second-round date opposite the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. The series will begin in Detroit, though the NHL has not announced a date for Game 1.
The spirited Ducks effort also included a rare fight by defenseman Ryan Whitney, who hadn't dropped the gloves since last season's playoffs, when he was with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
"A little playoff hockey," Whitney said. "It was an intense game."
It certainly started that way, with Getzlaf and Thornton mixing it up off the opening faceoff.
"It was obviously something that was provoked a little bit last game," Getzlaf said. "He challenged me last game off the opening draw. I didn't really want to fight at that point, with the series 3-1. I didn't want to give them any spark. Tonight was an opportunity to redeem myself, and Joe wanted to go again to spark his team, so we just decided to go.
"We wanted to be in their face and we wanted to play. I'm sure Joe thought the same thing. Joe kind of came in and said 'Do you want to go tonight?' I had every intention of asking him."
It took the Ducks a while to get going, with the Sharks posting an 18-9 advantage in shots in the first period, but once they got rolling, San Jose had no answer.
The Sharks, winners of the Presidents' Trophy, became just the fifth NHL team since 1967-68 to post the NHL's best regular-season record and go out in the first round of the playoffs.
"We were ready (for the series) right away," Selanne said. "I think San Jose was cruising all year. They didn't really have any hard times. Sometimes that can be dangerous."
The Ducks snapped a 1-1 tie with goals on back-to-back shots by Selanne and Beauchemin a minute, 23 seconds apart in the second period.
Selanne scored on the power play at 13:03, just nine seconds after Sharks center Torrey Mitchell went to the penalty box for hooking Ducks rookie center Andrew Ebbett.
After winning a right-wing faceoff, Selanne took a pass from Chris Pronger and drove from near the boards toward the net. Selanne's attempted centering pass in front deflected off the stick of San Jose defenseman Christian Ehrhoff and past goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.
A strong forecheck by rookie winger Mike Brown led to Beauchemin's goal at 14:26. Brown pushed the puck from near the right corner behind the net, where Ryan Carter banked a pass off the opposite-side boards to Beauchemin for a one-timer from the left point. Brown and Sharks center Marcel Goc were right in front of Nabokov when the puck sailed past him.
After being out-shot 18-9 in the opening 20 minutes, the Ducks turned the tables in the second period, posting a 15-8 advantage.
The Ducks took the game's first three penalties, and after surviving two, fell behind 1-0 when Michalek converted on the power play. Seven seconds after a faceoff in the Ducks' zone, Michalek found an open spot in the slot and buried the rebound of a hard Rob Blake shot from near the right-wing boards.
The Ducks got even with a power-play goal of their own, a 4-on-3 strike from Perry at 12:33. Parked in front of the net, Perry eluded Blake to backhand the mid-air rebound of a long Getzlaf shot past Nabokov.
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2. JONAS HILLER: Previously untested playoff goalie wrapped up a tremendous series by turning aside 36 San Jose shots
3. CHRIS PRONGER: Standout Ducks defenseman kept the wraps on Sharks offense and contributed two assists
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Splitbark armor = Best armor
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Chuck me on the list too. Just playing this to kill some time till I scrape some cash for Guild Wars 2, might as well find some people to play with too. I lost count on how many accounts I have just because of boredom, this would be my 5th I think.
Add Wolvenkrad on that dere list.
I just went to kill green dragon bots, I got rushed and killed... Still managed to do 200k. Lost my glory and regen bracelet tho :(
Laughing all the way to the bank.
Until a random event stops me.
Then I get pissed.
Are celebration cakes worth anything? If so, I'm selling them.
The ones you put candles on and you can do an emote?
They're untradeable if so.
I think...
Need to get 80-85 Herblore. Anyone got some tips on how to do it with a reasonable amount of cash?
Or just buy the ingredients and make magic potions. I found out the easiest way myself, cheers guys.
Theres a way to get 2m+ per hour by crafting, just saying.
well say it???
There is a way to make 8.9 mil an hour without any stats.
Steven is the master of fucking secrets. You have to ask him specifically for any tips and shit he has.
Because it's so fucking hard to just be like, "HEY BITCHES LET'S ALL GET FUCKING RICH".
Hey guys I heard if you have 85 Dungeoneering, Frost dragons are a good source of income. OH GOD IT HURTS TO GIVE OUT ADVICE, I THINK MY HEART'S STOPPING.
The best way to make money is to find something that you can get lots of quickly, wither that be mob drops or a skill. Then sell it.
Find a thing to exploit and exploit the shit out of it.
I join a shit tonne of merch clans, and if they target any the things above I no life the shit out of it then sell 3 days before the drop date or when it falls.
Jagex should make the Fountain of Heroes under the Hero's Guild have a left-click option to recharge any AoG and RoW in your inventory instead of having to use it on the fountain.
Awesome, maple longbows (u) sell for more then 4 times the price of a maple log.
Time to do some fletching!
Ye let's all not what everyone else is botting great solution would be worth it long term
Is RiD good? Like, is it fairly safe? Like, SHOULD I USE THAT SHIT?!!
Yeah but who the fuck would want to buy a gold bracelet?
This actually seems like a nice method. It actually makes me want to raise summoning for once.
So, what's your secret?
Because I am missing like 17 skillcapes and this is horrible :(
gold bracelets high alch for 300+
Those two people on that forum claim to have penises that drop down to their knees..
I'm buying 1mil maple logs if anyone is selling em on the GE.
>Training slayer.
>Wall beasts
>Now ghosts.
'>' is used for quotes anyway.
Source: I used to go on 4chan when I was 13.
Poor kid :(
So I lost connection and my account is stuck to being logged on even though it isn't.
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Blue Holidays, the holiday program of Virgin Australia, has introduced a range of cultural and musical event packages. Guests can book airfares, accommodation and show tickets in a few quick easy steps online.
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Virgin Australia's General Manager Marketing, Michael Betteridge, said that Blue Holidays has delivered exceptional, value for money holiday packages dedicated to theatre, ballet and art lovers.
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Members of Virgin Australia's Frequent Flyer Program, Velocity will reap further rewards when purchasing Blue Holidays event packages online. Value adds such as show programmes for Mousetrap, and attendance to Vernissage Day with Biennale of Sydney will be made available to the first 50 members to purchase the relevant package.
One of the many shows Virgin Australia will be supporting includes an all-Australian production of Agatha Christie's iconic play The Mousetrap. This will be the first time The Mousetrap has professionally toured in Australia and will be a part of worldwide celebration of the show's 60th Diamond anniversary, making it the longest running show of any kind in the world. Blue Holidays event packages are offering return airfares to Sydney, two nights accommodation and an 'A' reserve ticket to The Mousetrap from as little as $499pp*.
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Gillis, Hodgson and Advanced Stats
Thomas Drance
April 24 2012 01:47PM
We've long suspected that Mike Gillis and the Canucks use advanced metrics when making personnel decisions. Certainly they're up on the importance of zone-starts, that much is clear from the way the team deploys, but throughout this season they've openly discussed stuff like scoring chances while writing off the utility of plus/minus. We now think that the team looks to acquire players who demonstrably suppress shooting percentage, and based on the way Raymond has been deployed the past couple of seasons, and the acquisition of players like David Booth and Chris Higgins - there's suggestive evidence that the Canucks pay attention to possession numbers, and the idea of acquiring players who "drive play."
Read past the jump!
At this point, if you're covering the team and trying to figure out whats going on, you're missing the forest if you're not savvy to the underlying metrics. Trust in the numbers, and a modern view of the game has seeped into the very way the Canucks talk, and certainly has impacted several key roster decisions throughout the course of this season. Nowhere is that clearer than with Cody Hodgson.
Mike Gillis' stern comments on the issues the team faced when handling Cody were as close to Gillis "lashing out" at a player as we'll ever see from the former player agent. Here's a sampling of what Gillis said about the trade today (what is in block quotes below is two distinct quotes, one from the first part of the press conference and the second part was said closer to the end):
"Clearly there were issues that were ungoing. I spent more time on Cody's issues than any other player combined in the last three years. We made a determination that he didn't want to be here, we built him into something we could move."
"We put Cody on the ice in every offensive situation we could, I don't think he took more than 5 or 6 defensive zone faceoffs - that was by design. I don't regret that move and I'd do it again."
Those are two extraordinarily revealing quotes. Let's start with the first quote and the telling statement that "We built Cody Hodgson into something we could move." Canucks fans agonized about Hodgson's ice-time throughout the first part of this season, and blamed Vigneault for his hatred of young players generally, and of Hodgson in particular. Meanwhile, Cam Charron noticed that Hodgson was most effective while playing a limited role five-on-five, and playing sheltered minutes.
If we take Gillis at his word (and I don't see why we wouldn't, this was clearly the most candid part of the press conference), it turns out Hodgson's minutes weren't just a product of Vigneault's preferences - it was something the organization as a whole designed.
In early February, I broke down the evolution of Cody Hodgson's role on the club over at Pass it to Bulis. This is what I wrote then:
Finally we get to Hodgson, the man who has "claimed Malhotra's job" (but hasn't really). In the first three months of the season, Vigneault protected Cody Hodgson competition-wise, but not situationally. He trusted the rookie to hand it to the opposition's bottom-6 forwards, and third defensive pairings, without requiring offensive zone starts to do so.
For the most part, Hodgson was up to the task, and produced at a reasonable rate in this sheltered situation while posting impressive possession numbers. That has changed in a big way in 2012. Now Vigneault gives Hodgson the "Sedin treatment" in terms of situational deployment, but the rookie faces harder competition, and his possession numbers have cratered.
In January, Hodgson had a 12% on-ice shooting percentage, shot 28.6%, and carried a PDO of 107.7. No wonder there have been a rush of articles, some genuine and some tongue-in-cheek, praising Hodgson for being "clutch" – he scored on every third shot he took in the month!
I have no doubt that Hodgson possesses the raw tools to be an elite finisher at the NHL level, and partly that's what we saw this past month. But, obviously, there's no way he's going to keep scoring at January's rate over the balance of the season. Hodgson's January performance was a lot of fun, but it was something of a mirage and he's bound to regress, especially if the Canucks continue to get their teeth kicked-in from a possession standpoint.
Basically Gillis admitted today that the way they began to deploy Hodgson as the season wore on, was designed to inflate his value. They were after one of "six young players" apparently, and one of those players was Zack Kassian. After Hodgson played an entire month riding crazy percentages in three-ply soft minutes - the Sabres were willing to make the deal and Gillis lept at the chance to acquire Kassian. The move didn't work out in the short-term, but it turns out that we were dead-on when we described the deal thirty minutes after its completion as the "Canucks selling high on Cody Hodgson."
So now we know something else, and it's something very interesting. Not only do the Canucks use advanced stats when thinking about what personnel to add, but they consider how they can use their "edge" in understanding, to inflate player value on the trade market.
Most brazen comments from Gillis I've seen in his tenure.
You guys called it.
Cody wanted out. Cody wasn't working out in the Canucks' system. It wasn't a good situation for either Cody or the team.
The Canucks simply featured him in such a way as to maximize what they could get for him - because they really didn't feel they had any other option but to move him.
IRC, Cody's possession numbers also tanked as he started playing more and playing non-sheltered minutes as a "featured forward" (to borrow a football term) in Buffalo.
You also have to factor in fitness - Cody was playing on a western team with arguably the hardest travel shedule. As Boudreau pointed out earlier in the season the Eastern teams/GMs have NO CLUE how tough the schedule is in the west. So Buffalo gets a guy who's used to flying 5 hours and 1-3 time zones and is now taking bus trips to games. Conversely Kassian was clearly not in the same shape.
Give Kassian the off-season to work out with the Vancouver staff and get a full sleep pattern work up and I think we'll start to see a player that plays like the Bertuzzi he idolized while growing up.
April 24 2012, 01:53PM
Fascinating. I assumed the Canucks were cashing out on Hodgson after a nice run, but it's interesting to hear Gillis admit it so explicitly.
Any GM worth his salt should pay attention to advanced stats, whether they admit it to the press or otherwise. Obviously Gillis saw Hodgson as a pain in the rear and tried to inflate his value on the trade market before dumping him (which, I'm sure, is not a practice unique to the Canucks). However, I wonder what Kassian's numbers were on 5v5 play and on zone starts before they made the deal?
Very very interesting!
Very interesting! PITB had a column late in the season about Cody's defensive play - there was a video showing him dogging it on a play that led to a goal against the Sabres. But one wonders if it was prudent for Gilles to comment publically on this now. Doesn't this appear to show up the Sabres GM?
hmm.. I still don't understand the deal. Hodgson is a good player, he put up good numbers with Buffalo once he found his groove and he is still a young player.
Kassian has/was a plug this year, did absolutely nothing for the team.
hmm.. I still don't understand the deal. Hodgson is a good player, he put up good numbers with Buffalo once he found his groove and he is still a young player.
Kassian has/was a plug this year, did absolutely nothing for the team.
Cody's ice time went up and his production went down by a solid margin.
Does anyone else wonder who the other five young players are? Elliotte Friedman mentioned Washington, Carolina and Florida as other teams that were targeted by Gillis. Alzner/Carlson from Washington, Faulk from Carolina, and Gudbranson from Florida?
Does anyone else wonder who the other five young players are? Elliotte Friedman mentioned Washington, Carolina and Florida as other teams that were targeted by Gillis. Alzner/Carlson from Washington, Faulk from Carolina, and Gudbranson from Florida?
I recall one of the TSN guys (either McKenzie or Dreger) reporting that two other possible destinations for Hodgson were to Washington for Carlson and to Catolina for Brandon Sutter. Jim Rutherford loves Sutter though, so that deal fell through.
I still think Kassian will be a Beast one day soon. He has all the tools & I think any real hockey person can see why Gillis values him so high.... and Hodgson's face always reminds me of Eric Lindros - which by all accounts is who Hodgson strives to be off-ice - so I think Gillis made the right move. Having said that, we def could used him against LA.
The more I think of this, the less I like the comments by Gilles. Like a lot of people, my gut reaction to the trade was negative - Cody has scored some big goals, and he has a fantastic shot. I don't dismiss the analysis, and I can see the logic. As others have said, Kassian could turn out to be a great addition. But it is all uncertain now - potential, not current performance. At this point the stats approach hasn't yielded a cup. The cup is played with emotion as well and great teams often overachieve for emotional reasons - e.g. Colorado Avs in 2001 playing in final without Forsberg against a superior NJ team. Other example would be the 1993 Habs, the last Canadian team to win. So in making a comment like this, Gilles provides extra incentive for Hodgson to do well, and increases the risk of negatives on the Canuck side. In other words, no complaint about the trade, just the commments. Better to be proven right by the respective play of the two key players in the trade, than publically accusing Hodgson of being self centred. Also, how are future draft picks and their families going to feel about Gilles and Canucks after those comments?