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Skip to comments.Judge denies George Zimmerman motion to depose Ben Crump
Posted on 02/22/2013 5:05:29 PM PST by Uncle Chip
A judge on Friday ruled that the defense team for George Zimmerman cannot depose Ben Crump, the attorney representing the slain teen's family.
Judge Debra Nelson said the deposition was not needed and there was no undue prejudice. She also said that the defense has not yet deposed Witness 8, whose interview with Crump is in question, even though they've had her identity for 10 months.
Nelson did grant the defense's motions for subpoenas of voice samples from Martin over the last three years. If they exist, the audio samples are in the possession of Martin's family and Witness 8.
The defense said they wanted to depose Crump before holding a deposition with Witness 8, a friend of Martin who told Crump that she was on the phone with Martin before he was shot and killed last February in a gated Sanford community.
"It is widely accepted that (the recording of the Crump's interview with Witness 8) is largely unintelligible," West said.
The defense believed Crump should have been forced to reveal details of the interview and give insight to the inaudible words.
West also said the age of the key witness was misrepresented. He said that she was 18 years old at the time of the shooting, not 16 as previously released. He also tried to argue that Crump made himself a witness in the case when he interviewed the girl.
"Mr. Crump chose to conduct the interview in the fashion that he did. He chose to have ABC News present. It's not clear to me how and why that was set up," West said. "He chose not to have law enforcement present, in fact, (he) withheld this witness from law enforcement for some time ... He made himself a witness."
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"It is widely accepted that (the recording of the Crump's interview with Witness 8) is largely unintelligible," West said.
Who the hell is "West"?
This is a mistrial waiting to happen. An automatic reversal of guilt (if found guilty) on appeals. This dog and pony show will make the idiots prosecuting the Duke trial look like Einsteins.
Poor Zimmerman. He does not deserve this harrassment.
Deposing an opposing attorney in any litigation is pretty much impossible.
Is Crump an attorney of record in this case? I thought he was just Obama's agent, tasked with stirring up as much racial strife as possible.
Well.... at least there is now another certain reverseable error on appeal.
The Lynching of George Zimmerman continues....embarassing
tHAT'S FINE Automatic dead cinch appeal for this fine young first responder to a thug!! What a hero. we need to name schools after ZIMMERMAN. Awesome young man. God Bless George!!
I imagine that the responses to police questions were along the lines of:
"Yo, and he, like, ya know wha' I'm sayin?"
"Sh--. Ain't no thing."
"Man, ain't be like dat. And, yo, I be -- I be -- I be -- and like that. Ya know?"
"Dude, you crazy. I don' unnerstan that sh-- at all. Bu' he real."
I for one have been worried about George being railroaded from beginning, and my fears have only grown.
To the folks that speak of.... no problem, appeals will go Georges/our way, join the real world, the courts are full of partisan judges, people are railroaded every day, with little hope for appeal.
The percentage of folks that even get a appeal is very low
What about a mini trial before the real trial...stand your ground, is that off the table now?
That makes it official. This is a Show Trial. "Stand Your Ground" will be denied.
Railroading includes the trumped up charges on George's wife. With all the attorney fees they had/have no money, so they monetary issue a year ago was plainly a trap. Gotta keep her under their thumb too.
"She also said that the defense has not yet deposed Witness 8, whose interview with Crump is in question, even though they've had her identity for 10 months."
Is this true? Is she somehow inaccessible?
Did the defense expect Crump to throw DeeDee under the bus to explain the age thing, etc., thus getting her to spill the beans in revenge?
Agree. And how long would Zimmerman survive in a FL state prison.
How much longer can they keep this charade up?
It's been an "Official Show Trial" from day four after the homicide on.
"Stand your Ground" was already "officially" denied.
The chances of our current legal system to render justice in this case is almost zero.
Zimmerman killed Martin, we all know that as a factual statement of truth.
The who, what, when and where is open knowledge.
The "why" of it, is the lone point of fact that remains unresolved.
This statement is a lie. "Witness 8", aka "DeeDee", is a fiction created by Crump in order to get GZ arrested.
The second paragraph seems to have been accidentally redacted:
"Zimmerman's lead attorney, former Local 6 legal analyst Mark O'Mara, and attorney Don West argued the motion, seeking to question Crump. Zimmerman and Crump did not attend the hearing."
I do it because it is important, it is an investment in the future.
Freedom is never free!
Any one of us could be in George Zimmerman's shoes, the leftists hate the very thought of armed self defense.
George is a sacrifice on the leftist's altar, and if they are allowed to destroy him they will look for more.
It could be me!
Ah. Thanks.
By the way, Fox in Socks was always my favorite Seuss book. I enjoyed reading it to my kids long ago, and now my grandkids.
Unless one side makes a very,*very* serious mistake during jury selection it's difficult to imagine either a conviction *or* acquittal in this case.
No matter how good the tax situation is in Florida I'd never consider moving there. Their justice system is a joke. A bad joke.
Heck, I don't think I'd even go to a business meeting down there.
Don't lose hope my friend. He did nothing, zip, nada.That guy was a hooded crap head zombie. Watch "walking dead"— you will understand then.
Whatever the outcome, this will go to appeal.
They've been trying to get a clean recording for much of that time.
April 22 for the self defense immunity hearing at last report. The defense reiterated yesterday that this is a self defense case, not a stand your ground case. The procedural motions included in the stand your ground law apply to both kinds of case.
I am not as concerned about this as many.
I think some of the depositions the defense wants are to ferret out information which will benefit the defense in future defamation cases against the MSM and some of the accusers.
While I think the judge is making reversible errors along the way, there just isn't a whole lot of evidence against GZ. Even Witness 8, is not that bad for him, and I expect that even without a prior deposition of Crump, O'Mara and West will cut her to pieces in a deposition, and if it gets to trial she will look terrible on cross-examination.
Actually, the best outcome for the state is a hung jury where there are no riots and then they decide to drop the case.
The defense already conducted its mini-deposition of Witness 8 as directed by the court for the sole purpose of getting her address from her and she declined to give it.
That tells me that she has been prepped to lie and obfuscate and refuse to answer questions with the aid and comfort of the prosecution and the defense will have no recourse.
And when she appears for her deposition she can decline to give out her address at that time too. And without that address the defense has no way of knowing if the name she is using is hers or someone else's.
This lunatic for a judge here is aiding and abetting a fraud and she knows it by referring to Crump as "opposing counsel" and denying his deposition.
She is just giddy with glee about making arrangements for the June trial as if she is planning a party. No discussion about the April Immunity Hearing as if it is a given that her mind is already made up -- were' going to have a June party no matter what.
The question is what will the defense do from here on out.
I'm wondering if the deposition of Witness 8 will be even be productive for the defense at this point without knowing who she really is ahead of time and without Crump's previous deposition.
Perhaps since the April hearing is now a throwaway, use that for the deposition of Crump and Witness 8 and Witness 8.
Looking forward to that April hearing, hopefully it happens.
I also worry about people judging the case unfairly because of Georges size and appearance these days. I support George 150% just stating the obvious.
I understand fully the stress George must be under, I to once had to defend myself from a very serious charge, I did prevail, but could have gone the other way, I was lucky that I had a good judge that believed me, Grace of God!
It`s just that so many people jurors do judge unfairly, there was a hearing some months ago, George I think was wearing a pin striped suit, he had his hair grown nicely, not brush cut, he was slim and fit and very handsome...
I think it would be very helpful to him if he could get back to that place in his life, it should NOT matter at all,however unfortunately it may hurt him otherwise
Losing the motion is disturbing. Crump has been actively polluting the jury pool, and IMO has essentially manufactured a witness. Getting that on record, and pinning him down so the conflicts and his part in her testimony were obvious would have been really helpful. Allowing him to spew lies, then hide behind a privilege claim is bad news. I couldn't read the judge... either she couldn't really grasp the situation, or she grasped it, but wasn't going to let the defense resolve it in this manner.
Wait'll you see what Crump has "his" witness wearing at trial.
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San Juan got out to the early lead. Emery tied the score at 5-5 but never led in the first quarter and in fact never led in the first half. The Broncos outscored Emery 18-13 in the first quarter. Both teams scored 20 points in the second quarter as San Juan maintained their advantage. Colton Barnett paced the first half effort with 10 points as six different Spartans scored.
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Sex discrimination law is at a crossroads. While Title VII of the Civil Rights Act has done much to combat formal sex discrimination in employment, the gender-stereotyping theory of sex discrimination – perhaps the most transformative theory of sex discrimination – has been eroded in the courts by a problematic way of thinking about discrimination – the bootstrapping logic. The bootstrapping logic reasons that an employee cannot raise an actionable theory of sex discrimination to "bootstrap" protection for an unprotected trait. This Article uses the cultural relationship between meat-eating and stereotypical notions of masculinity to critique the bootstrapping logic. The centerpiece of this critique is a case-study of an ongoing lawsuit in which an employee has brought a discrimination claim against his former employer, alleging that the employer discriminated against him because he is vegetarian. By focusing on the male vegetarian case study – which involves allegations of vegetarian, sexual orientation, and gender-stereotyping discrimination – the Article argues that sex discrimination often manifests as other forms of bias. In the case of the male vegetarian, what may look like vegetarian or sexual orientation discrimination is really sex discrimination in the form of gender stereotyping.
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August 14 2013 09:39AM
During the intense draft rebuild of 2010-2013, the Edmonton Oilers spent a tremendous number of draft picks in the Western Hockey League. Most of that home cookin' has yet to pay off, leaving Oiler fans wondering if the organization should cast a wider net.
During the first 6 entry drafts of the Stu MacGregor era, the NHL as a whole selected 1265 total players, 209 (or 16.5%) from the Western Hockey League. That is significantly lower than the OHL total (21.56%) and would seem to confirm the widely held belief that the OHL is the superior development league.
For the first 6 years of the MacGregor era, the Oilers have spent significantly MORE picks in the WHL than the OHL:
- 2008 NHL draft: Oilers select 5 players, 2 from the WHL (211 players selected overall)
- 2009 NHL draft: Oilers select 7 players, 1 from the WHL (211 players selected overall)
- 2010 NHL draft: Oilers select 11 players, 4 from the WHL (210 players selected overall)
- 2011 NHL draft: Oilers select 9 players, 3 from the WHL (211 players selected overall)
- 2012 NHL draft: Oilers select 7 players, 1 from the WHL (211 players selected overall)
- 2013 NHL draft: Oilers select 10 players, 3 from the WHL (211 players selected overall)
The Oilers from 2008-13 (6 drafts) have selected 49 players overall, 14 from the WHL (or 28.6% of their total picks). Comparing that percentage to the league overall (16.5%, as listed above) gives you an idea about just how many picks over average the Oilers have been in the west under MacGregor
This may well be random--players chosen based on merit through the eyes of the scouting staff, and it's possible all of the players Edmonton chose would have been taken by other teams during this period. However, I think it's reasonable to wonder about all the attention paid to the Western Hockey League--we'll see as things roll out--and its unusual prominence in Oilers drafting strategy. Since 2008, the Oilers have drafted 7 OHL players, and 14 from the WHL. The NHL as a group consistently prefers the OHL. Is the Oilers draft strategy wise? Or is this random luck, based on when the Oilers pick their players?
The Oilers spent close to 30% of their draft gold in the west, you'd want to see plenty of return on that invesmtent. The good news? Those who have arrived are splendid!
- Jordan Eberle is one of the best draft picks in franchise history. A home run from #22 overall, a very rare item.
- Jordan Bendfeld a late round pick who spent three seasons in pro hockey.
- Cameron Abney, an enforcer chosen in the 3rd round, remains in system.
- Curtis Hamilton, a disappointing 2nd round pick who has not taken one step forward in pro hockey.
- Tyler Bunz, highly touted goalie struggling in pro hockey and encountering concussion problems.
- Brandon Davidson, on track as a prospect, although NHL employment may be out of reach.
- Drew Czerwonka big PF who lost his career to injury before turning pro.
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: Baby Nuge is a sublime talent and plays an extremely important position.
- David Musil: Shut down defensive player in junior begins the minor league road to the NHL. Jury is out.
- Travis Ewanyk: Checking C in junior, questions about offensive ability have expectations low.
- Mitch Moroz: PF taken so high it clouds the view, playing shut down role in junior.
- Jackson Houck: Interesting new pick, appears to be a very good 2-way prospect.
- Ben Betker: Stay at home type, a projection. A lot of unknown here.
- Greg Chase: Brilliant pick if they'd taken him 100 spots earlier! Love the selection at 188th overall.
The WHL has 14 picks since 2008, double the OHL number. One thing the Oilers have done though is spend their first round picks (and two of the #1's) in the OHL. Whereas Taylor Hall, Nail Yakupov and Darnell Nurse all came with high picks from the OHL, the only lottery pick from the WHL is Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The WHL has only 5 picks inside the top 50 during this era (Eberle, Hamilton, RNH, Musil, Moroz) compared to the OHL's 3 (Hall, Yak, Nurse).
My look at the OHL is available here.
What? What?
Seriously, the Oilers have invested a tremendous amount of picks in the WHL, I think they clearly prefer the WHL's tough reputation and size/skill combination. They have taken some long shots and flawed players in relatively high draft slots though (Moroz, Musil, Abney) and that will very likely impact the batting average.
One final thing: the Oilers scored well in a deep draft this season despite not spending any high picks in the WHL. I think you can make a case that Houck and Chase are better actual prospects than any of the WHL kids not named Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle.
That may be a reflection of the new GM, who put more emphasis on skill at this year's draft. If this is the result of lessons learned, then the Abney selection and others like it may have been worth it after all.
(photo by Rob Ferguson, all rights reserved)
August 14 2013, 09:48AM
I had no idea what I was doing or where I was after seeing that Jennifer Garner gif...wowzers, Im a big fan
The WDIAM girls you are posting (especially recently) have been outstanding.
General Manager Craig MacTavish announced today the Edmonton Oilers have named Bob Green Director of Amateur and Free Agent Scouting.
Green, who was honoured as the WHL's Executive of the Year in 2011-12 and 2012-13, will work closely with the Oilers Hockey Operations department and Amateur Scouting staff, assisting with identifying and recruiting NCAA, CHL and select European free agents, as well as develop a free agent priority list.
Green, 52, joins the Edmonton Oilers after serving as the General Manager of the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League for the past six seasons. In 2012-13, Green led the Oil Kings to first place in the Eastern Conference and to the WHL league final for the second consecutive year.
That was entirely too objective, lacking the expected vitriol. Where's the DSF people love to hate?
August 14 2013, 10:28AM
Something something something hockey something...mmmmmmm Jennifer Garner....
August 14 2013, 10:21AM
LT, that gif made my day. I like the cut of your jib, sir.
August 14 2013, 10:39AM
The big disappointment for me has been seeing Bunz go off the rails. A lot of the WHL names above (not counting Eberle, Nuge, and Musil) were the type of pick where an NHL career was far from certain.
I also know that projecting goaltenders is like alchemy (to steal a turn of phrase from LT). But Bunz just looked like such a good pick as his WHL career was winding up. It's a shame to see him struggling so badly in the ECHL.
August 14 2013, 10:17AM
Damn,Jennifer is FINE.
August 14 2013, 10:41AM
August 14 2013, 11:38AM
Still no Kate Beckinsale eh?
Well, here you go LT & guest's, enjoy!
Wait......what were we talking about again?
God love the WDIAM girls. Almost makes up for the loss of Gregor's Ice Girls of the week...before he got married that is.
August 14 2013, 10:06AM
I had always thought Tambo trumpeted skill at the draft and taking the best player available... Then I watched this vid and remembered he did a lot of talking but didn't ever really say anything, outside of cliches from the hockey interview handbook.
Today is one of those days when I wish the NHL season would just start already. Can't wait for October. Thanks LT for the Jennifer Garner GIF.
August 14 2013, 11:53AM
I keep re-watching the gif hoping for a nip-slip...if I watch closely and often enough, it will happen,right??
August 14 2013, 03:44PM
Jennifer Garner wishes she looked that good. That beautiful creature is Eva Green.
hhmmmmm... google says it is Jennifer Garner.
do you have a link to the movie it is from?
August 14 2013, 11:59AM
It is really interesting that you posted this the same day as the new hire.
What are the lottery numbers LT?
I think this doesn't however mean that the W is going to stay so strongly in the sights of the Oil.
Firstly, Green's job isn't going to be scouting draft eligible players. Though, no doubt, he will be asked to advise on players he's seen.
Secondly, a lot of the extra (beyond league average that is) W picks followed the Tambo model of chasing "face-punchers" and their little brother "enforcers." That era is over.
Finally, this move is just part of the package of MacT making the team smarter. Smarter teams work hard to weed out bias: ie., love for the W.
August 14 2013, 12:24PM
With regards to the WHL and the Bob Green hiring (as director of amateur free agent scouting or something of the sort) - the previous regime invested heavily in the WHL and yet the scouts that were routinely delivering were the ones overseas led by Mr. Musil the Elder.
I think MacTavish may have recognized this and has shifted focus. I get that MacGregor has a good eye for talent (good, not great) but the WHL is his backyard and sometimes it pays to look elsewhere for perspective. Shifting some focus away from the WHL is a good idea, and hiring another set of eyes to do so is a smart move.
Besides, with the way the NHL wind is blowing right now it isn't as though there are 29 other teams knocking the doors down to get some of these Eastern European kids, so why not take a page from history and select them in the draft?
Also, how is it one can watch a girl take a shower and suddenly feel dirty?
The flip side question to ask (and I am not making this assertion, just raising the point) is whether or not the OHL selection bias - along the lines of all-star team voting bias - simply reflects the fact that there are a lot more NHL teams in and around the OHL than the WHL or the Q.
If that's the case, then the WHL 'market' would be less 'efficient' (in finance geek terms), and you are more likely to be able to beat the market performance by picking from the WHL than from the OHL.
Of course, excepting the Baby Nuge at #1, the Oilers are batting one for thirteen (oh but what a one!) in WHL picks, so its safe to say that our scouting so far is not Warren Buffett class.
Stupid shower curtain !
August 14 2013, 01:46PM
Wait really? On a 5 inch phone screen it looks like JG, but Eva Green is acceptable too
@ Jordan Nugent-Hallkins
Jennifer Garner wishes she looked that good. That beautiful creature is Eva Green.
OHL and WHL, may have similar number of teams in the league, but the fact is that Ontario has a population of something like 13, million people, where as the West is more 8 million.
The point is that there a larger population in general to create your talent.
August 14 2013, 04:14PM
So in the GM anthology, where does trading J-Lo for JG rank. Do we give Mr. Affleck sneaky good status?
August 14 2013, 05:44PM
If you want us to read your articles Allan..........stop with the pretty girls. Might I suggest a shower scene with Rosanne Barr........on second thought, forget that.
I'm good with the pretty girls until hockey season starts.


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- Want a fun song to hear? Try "Ten-Twenty-Ten" by the Generationals.
- Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" is pretty dreamy already, but Foxes in Fiction's cover is pretty dreamy, too.
- And, finally, there's a vinyl and cassette only store in Portland called Mississippi Records (sigh, why can't it be here?) and they release these physical-copy only mixed tapes. Thing is, a nearby record label, Root Strata, has digitized them and has them on this site for free downloads. Pretty awesome.
Don't forget! Album Club is NEXT THURSDAY, March 24 at 6 p.m. at the Link Centre.
We're gonna discuss The Velvet Underground & Nico.
Free food and all that jazz.
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Just when we think maybe, finally we've seen it all, an extravagant new residence comes along that floors us all over again.
This time we're talking about the Odeon Tower in Monaco, a 49-story double skyscraper under construction in the most expensive real estate market on the planet. (Click here or on the image at right to see a slideshow on Yahoo! Homes.)
The Odeon is expected to have 70 luxury apartments, two "sky duplexes" of about 13,000 square feet -- and crowning it all, a five-floor, 35,500-square-foot "sky penthouse" with its own private swimming pool, according to press materials provided to Yahoo! Homes. (Related on Yahoo! Homes: A New York penthouse with a slide connecting two floors.)
The project won't even be finished before next year, but speculation is already rife over how much the penthouse will cost. $250 million? $280 million? $329 million? $387 million? The numbers seem impossible, even unreal. Yet a London estate agency did tell CNBC that sales are averaging about $7,700 per square foot, so if the penthouse keeps pace, that would mean a sale of more than $273 million.
Whatever the estimate, the consensus is that the home has a very real shot at the title of world's most expensive penthouse, currently held by London's One Hyde Park, where a penthouse reportedly sold for $212 million.
Take a video tour of the Odeon Tower below:
Also on Yahoo! Homes:
• America's most expensive home for sale
• The era of the $100 million house
• One tycoon is selling twin mega-mansions


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Latter-day teenagers need an education that goes beyond the curriculum covered in High School. That's the idea behind a series of life skills workshops launching this week.
Financial skills, nutrition advice, how to find healthy activities on a limited budget—these are topics even some adults could use some help with. But teenagers lacking knowledge in these areas may feel they have nowhere to go. That's according to Kate Merrigan, coordinator for UNITY, a youth outreach program run by a non-profit in North Adams, the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition.
When it comes to gaps in these basic life skills, her organization hears common themes from the teens it works with.
"They wish they had learned those things earlier. If they're not getting them from their families, they're probably not getting them anywhere. I think people used to get these things more at home, maybe from faith institutions if they were involved. But less young people are involved in faith organizations and a lot of k families are just struggling with other things so much that I think these are things they're not involved with at home."
So UNITY, working with Drury High School in North Adams and Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, is launching a series of workshops for teens this week. For one hour a month through May, the workshops will offer practical advice on things like conflict resolution, healthy relationships, and even tips on how to manage the social fallout after a breakup.
To address conflict resolution, Barrington Stage's education department will build on past experiences of its playwright mentoring program, says Frank La Frazia
"Let's say a particular student comes in and talks about something that upset them at school that day. So what we might do is we'll get the students to actually get on their feet and actually act out, in a safe way, that problem."
Merrigan says the free workshops, each expected to draw fifteen to twenty teens from northern Berkshire County, are not intended as a permanent solution to solving problems, but a way to at least offer some practical help in a quick and accessible way.


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The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office and the Western Area Power Administration are hosting a series of 13 public meetings/hearings to provide information and to gather public input on the TransWest Express Transmission Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Each meeting will provide information displays about the EIS process and schedule, project location maps, impacts to resources and potential land use plan amendments. BLM and Western managers and resource specialists will be available at the meetings to answer questions. Attendees will have the opportunity to have their verbal comments transcribed by a court reporter for the public record. The public has until Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 to review and comment on the DEIS.
The BLM and Western are co-lead federal agencies for the National Environmental Policy Act process for this project, and are working with cooperating agencies in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Nevada. Members of the public, government agencies, and Tribes are encouraged to comment on the Draft EIS during the 90-day public comment period. All meetings will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. TransWest Express DEIS Public Meeting will be held on Aug. 29 in Price, Carbon County Event Center, 310 S. Fairgrounds Rd.
TransWest Express, LLC and Western propose to construct, own, and operate the TransWest Express Transmission Project which would result in construction of approximately 725 miles of extra-high voltage, direct current transmission lines extending from south-central Wyoming to southern Nevada. The project is intended to provide the transmission infrastructure and capacity necessary to deliver up to approximately 3,000 megawatts of electric power from renewable energy resources in south-central Wyoming to markets in the Desert Southwest.
The Draft EIS is available for downloading from the BLM's project website at: www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/hdd/transwest.html and Western's project website at: http://go.usa.gov/YCeC.
Comments may be submitted to the BLM and Western during the public meetings, by email: email@example.com, or by mail to: TransWest Express Project, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 20678, Cheyenne, WY 82003.


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Playoff Scenarios
April 04 2011 09:19AM
Currently in 10th place, (37-32-10, 32 ROW), There are two playoff spots the Leafs can grab. Here's how they can do it:
7th place: Buffalo Sabres - 90 pts (40-29-10, 35 ROW)
ROW is wins in either regulation or OT. It's the new first tiebreaker. To catch the Sabres the Leafs need to beat Washington, New Jersey and Montreal before the shootout and the Sabres need to lose their remaining three games in regulation. One missed point by the Leafs or one gained point by Buffalo and it's over.
If the Leafs win out without the shootout they'll have 90 points and 35ROW. That would take us to the second tie breaker: points earned in head to head games. The Leafs are 3-2-1 against Buffalo this season, good for 7pts. Buffalo is 3-3-0 vs. Toronto for only 6pts.
Buffalo's schedule is: Tampa, Philly and @ Columbus. Tampa and Philly haven't done us many favors so far and Columbus are pretty terrible.
8th place: New York Rangers - 89 pts (42-32-5, 33 ROW)
The Leafs will, at a minimum, need 5 points in their next 3 games to catch the Rangers. That means they could lose in OT or a SO once as long as they win their other two games in regulation, assuming the Rangers don't earn another point. If the Rangers earn a single point the Leafs will need to win three games (two in regulation). The Rangers hold the second tiebreaker of head to head points so the Leafs would need to end up with 34 ROW and 89 or 90 points.
The Rangers' schedule is: Boston, Atlanta and New Jersey. Boston can beat the Rangers (but lost 1-0 on their last trip to MSG), the Devils always play their rivals hard and Atlanta is the mystery box.
9th place: Carolina Hurricanes - 87 pts (38-30-11, 33 ROW)
Carolina plays Detroit, @Atlanta and Tampa and the Leafs will need to pass them this week to. Though not as dire as Buffalo or the Rangers the Leafs are three points back of the Hurricanes with three to play. The Leafs will at a minimum need: 3 points and two regulation wins (so four points) to pass Carolina, assuming they lose out. The Leafs and Carolina each went 2-2-0 against each other and the final tiebreaker is goal differential. The Leafs sit at -27 and the Hurricanes at -20. If the Leafs could improve their goal differential by +21 in three games we won't care about ROW against Carolina. If Carolina gets four points in their next three games the Leafs can not pass them.
Essentially with three games remaning a single point by Buffalo eliminates the Leafs from 7th place. Two points by the Rangers eliminates the Leafs from the playoffs. The Leafs play Washington, @ New Jersey and Montreal. The hardest game for the Leafs is obviously the Capitals who are still jockeying with Philly for 1st in the East. The good news there might be that if the Leafs are completely outclassed on Wednesday night there's not much reason to go to the playoffs save for drafting later.
It's unlikely Toronto's going to the playoffs, their strong play started way too late to balance out their poor play, but the fact that we're writing articles about what needs to happen this week means we've come a long way from giving away the 2nd overall pick last year.
April 04 2011, 11:04AM
Uh, yeah, they are done. At least Boston won't pick 2nd this year.
April 04 2011, 11:36AM
Uh, yeah, they are done. At least Boston won't pick 2nd this year.
Agree. Although not mathematically eliminated, I think the Leafs would be safe booking tee times for middle of April with no concerns about having other commitments. Like Chemmy stated, the run started way too late to make up the lost ground.
April 04 2011, 05:45PM
"The Leafs sit at -27 and the Hurricanes at -20. If the Leafs could improve their goal differential by +21 in three games we won't care about ROW against Carolina."
How does that work exactly? +7, not +21, right?
It would be a huge fluke for TO to make it. NYR losing all 3 left, sure why not? Buffalo losing all in regulation, not a hope. Carolina Only getting 2 points? More likely than Buffalo losing 3 in regulation, way less likely than NYR going 0-3. Sad to say we need a fluke.


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Parcells could be bound for Big Apple once againBy Charean Williams
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
APNow that Bill Parcells has retired from coaching, what does he do? It's a good bet that Parcells will see plenty of Texas Tech basketball games and St. Louis Cardinals spring training, where his pals Bob Knight and Tony La Russa coach.
Parcells, 65, owns a home in Saratoga, N.Y., so he'll probably be seen at the track a time or two. It also seems likely he will get broadcasting offers to return as an NFL analyst.
But what if the New York Jets come calling with a consulting job? Since Parcells quit the Cowboys on Monday, there has been speculation in New York that he one day might return to the Jets.
Parcells coached the Jets from 1997 to 1999 was general manager in 2000. He has a solid relationship with Jets owner Woody Johnson and has served as a mentor to general manager Mike Tannenbaum and coach Eric Mangini. Parcells originally hired Tannenbaum in 1997 as the Jets' salary-cap expert and contract negotiator.
Had Parcells accepted the coaching job in Tampa Bay after the 2001 season, he probably would have taken Tannenbaum with him as a general manager there.
Parcells is believed to have been influential in the Jets' decision to hire Mangini last winter, a move largely orchestrated by Tannenbaum.


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What's wrong the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA)? The 1935 act clearly did not contemplate a competitive marketplace for electricity. Legislation should be updated to reflect...
Restructuring Revisited
What we can learn from retail-rate increases in restructured and non-restructured states.
After significant rate increases in many retail-access states, regulators and policy-makers are asking two critical questions: (1) Do the sharp increases in rates mean that customer choice and electric utility restructuring have failed? and (2) What can be done about these rate increases? The concerns about restructuring and retail access in the electric utility industry today are quite a change from 10 years ago, when it was widely anticipated that customer choice and competition would lead to lower rates, enhanced services, improved efficiency, and environmental benefits. 1
To be sure, restructuring always was a controversial issue in terms of implementation. However, back in the mid- to late 1990s few questioned the prospect of significant economic benefits that competition and customer choice would provide. For many today, that "conventional wisdom" seemingly has shifted almost 180 degrees. Much of that shift in sentiment is triggered by the rate shocks experienced in many retail access states as market prices increased and restructuring-related rate freezes expired.
In 2006, for example, Baltimore Gas & Electric's retail rates increased 72 percent, which provoked a political uproar that almost resulted in the dismissal of the state's five public utility commissioners by the governor. Similarly, after heated and politically charged debates, United Illuminating is phasing in a 50-percent rate increase for its Connecticut customers, and Delmarva is phasing in a 59-percent rate increase in Delaware. Most recently, after a decade of reduced and frozen retail rates in Illinois, a move to market-based retail pricing of customers' generation service in January 2007 increased residential retail rates by an average of 21 percent for Commonwealth Edison and between 36 and 53 percent for the three Ameren distribution utilities. The fact that some of Ameren's electric-heating customers, who enjoyed frozen rates as low as 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, saw their monthly bills double or even triple only added to the political upheaval that has spurred legislative efforts to roll back Illinois retail rates to their previously frozen level. This proposed extension of the 10-year rate freeze now threatens to bankrupt the Illinois utilities and already has forced their credit ratings below investment grade. To some observers these developments are a sure sign that retail restructuring has failed and that re-regulation of the industry may be the only way out.


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The Dallas Stars traded one of their top scorers and his expiring contract to the Montreal Canadiens for a power forward who has struggled so far this season.
Numbers Game breaks down the Michael Ryder-Erik Cole trade.
The Canadiens Get: RW Michael Ryder and a third-round pick.
Ryder, 32, returns to Montreal, where he had some productive seasons, twice hitting the 30-goal plateau in his first four NHL campaigns. Ryder has only topped 30 goals once in the ensuing five years and that was last season, his first in Dallas but, generally, he's been a solid source of secondary scoring throughout his career.
With six goals and 14 points in 19 games this season, Ryder was tied for the Stars' team lead in scoring at the time of the trade (with Jamie Benn, who had 14 points in 14 games) and Ryder's six power play points led the squad.
Through the small sample of 19 games this season, Ryder has enjoyed the strongest possession numbers of his career, though his offensive focus means that he has had the benefit of starting 56% of his shifts in the offensive zone. He is what he is -- a finisher who gets himself in good position to score goals, but doesn't offer speed or a physical component to his game.
Ryder has spent much of the season skating with Derek Roy and Loui Eriksson on the Stars' second line, but also spent time recently with Cody Eakin and rookie Reilly Smith (www.leftwinglock.com). After playing a career-high 17:23 per game for the Stars last season, Ryder sits at 16:22 per game this year, the second-highest mark of his career.
If Ryder can provide complementary offence for the Canadiens, that's great, but he's a low-risk addition since his contract, which carries a $3.5-million cap hit (www.capgeek.com) expires at the end of the season.
Getting a third-round pick thrown into the deal is pretty sweet for the Habs. It only brings a 20-25% chance of yielding an NHL player, but that's a decent card to play in addition to gaining financial flexibility due to the savings on Cole's contract.
The Stars Get: RW Erik Cole.
Cole is a 34-year-old winger who scored a career-best 35 goals and tied a career-high with 61 points last season, playing primarily with David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty on the Canadiens' most productive line. Cole didn't have as much success this season, managing six points in 19 games and going through a nine-game point drought. Recently, he had been skating with rookie Alex Galchenyuk and Lars Eller.
While Cole's production hasn't been ideal this year, there are some factors at play that could turn help Cole's season turn around.
For one thing, Cole hasn't been very fortunate around the net, finishing just 7.3% of his shots on goal, a career-low and just over half of last year's shooting percentage (14.5%).
Secondly, Cole has been playing nearly three minutes less per game (from 18:32 last season to a career-low 15:39 per game this season).
Like Ryder, Cole has started the majority (55.7%) of his shifts in the offensive zone, but has also been dominant in terms of puck possession, and when a player is controlling play, but not putting up points, there is a decent chance that the production will come around, particularly from a player that has a track record of offensive success.
In Cole's case, he has five seasons with at least 20 goals and five seasons with at least 50 points, including each of the last two years, so if he develops some chemistry with new linemates in Big D, and gets a couple minutes more of ice time per game, it's reasonable enough to believe that Cole's production will improve in his new surroundings.
Cole is signed for two more seasons, at a cap hit of $4.5-million per season, after the current campaign and with the Stars poised to still have four forwards headed for unrestricted free agency (Jaromir Jagr, Brenden Morrow, Derek Roy and Eric Nystrom), Cole should be expected to play a prominent role in Dallas for the next couple seasons.
While taking on Cole's contract might have been reason enough to not include any deal sweeteners, like a third-round draft pick, the Stars are making a classic buy-low maneuver, in the hopes that they come up with a top-six winger, even though he hasn't scored like one so far this season.
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NC judge allows lawsuits on private school grants
RALEIGH, WAKE COUNTY - A North Carolina judge is deciding whether a new law allowing taxpayer money to be used for tuition at private or religious schools should be put on hold.
Wake County Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood scheduled a hearing Friday on whether to block plans to begin awarding annual grants of up to $4,200 next month.
Taxpayers and groups representing teachers and many of the state's 115 school boards say the program challenged in two lawsuits should be delayed while the judge considers whether it is constitutional.
The grants are called "vouchers" by opponents and "opportunity scholarships" by the law.
They're scheduled to start in the next academic year for families meeting income requirements capped slightly above the level set for the federal free or reduced-price school lunch program.


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Neal Brennan explores depressing BBC news reporting, erotic photography of male bodies and his feelings about President Obama.
Good to see you.
Hey, uh, thank you allfor coming out.
I'm, I'm glad you're here.
The economy is awful, isn't it?
You know what drives me crazyabout the economy
is when they talkabout it on the news.
They act like everybody's rich.
You notice that?Where they'll be like,
"Global economic meltdown.
Is your money safe?"
What, do you mean the $43I have in my checking account?
It should be okay.
Thank you.
Then you turn the channeland they're like,
"Has the valueof your property gone down?"
I don't know.
Let me ask my goddamn landlord.
You know what the worst partof having a landlord is?
People think it's the money;it's so not the money.
Worst part of having a landlord
is having to call the landlord
It's a bit of an exaggeratedtitle, isn't it,
for a guy who rents out roomsto strangers for money?
Like there's something medievalabout the whole thing?
Whenever I see my landlord now,just to mess with him,
I'm always like, "Milord.
"Milord, I come to thee
"from the kingdomof Apartment 4J.
"Milord, if you wouldn't mind
"taking off your cape,
I need you to unclog m' toilet."
Uh, yeah, the news is (bleep).
Um, CNN is my network'cause, 'cause CNN,
even when it's bad news,it's kind of good on CNN.
But you know who's gotthe saddest news on Earth?
You ever accidentally watchthat British news?
Know what I'm talking about--that BBC News,
those sad-ass British accentson there?
Just the way they pronouncecountries on there
bums me out, like...
(in British accent):Afghani-stan.
Like, they could makeany news story sound sad
on the BBC, like...
"Today packs of wood nymphstraveled
"the hillsides of New Jersey
handing out chocolate chipcookies and (bleep) jobs."
We got to stayout of New Jersey.
Lot of time on the Internetas well.
I heard about this Web siterecently called,
called It Gets Better.
You guys know what this is?
All right, if you don't knowwhat it is, it's a Web site,
uh, where gay teenagersthat are getting bullied
by Tracy Morgan-- kidding.
"I'm gonna stab you."
I'm kidding.
No, gay teenagers that aregetting bullied at school--
they can go onlineand adult gay celebrities
have little videos for 'emgoing, like, "Hey,
"I know you're getting bulliednow, but just so you know,
it gets better."
Which sounds nice,but it's actually
just some empty Hollywood stuff
'cause if I was oneof the gay kids, I'd be like,
"So, celebrity,you can't help me today?"
Celebrities are like, "Today?
"No, we're afraidof the bullies as well,
but best of luck to you."
You know what Web site would be
way more effectivethan It Gets Better?
Web site called It Gets Worse
where all the people that weresuper-popular in high school
had to leave videosabout what losers they became
later on in life.
Wouldn't that be great?
Actually, wait, they have that.
It's called Facebook.
the Songies or something, uh...
I'm so-- are you not sickof these music shows,
these award shows?
It's like there's,like, no good songs,
then they're justgiving them awards.
Like, let's give Ne-Yo a prize.
Let's not, um...
So, so, uh, you know what elsedrives me crazy about that?
Remember when people usedto just do their songs
on these shows and get offstage?
That's not enoughfor these egomaniacs.
They have to show ushow hard they worked,
so, like,Usher will finish his song
and everyone's applauding,and instead of getting offstage,
Usher stands thereand does this.
(breathing heavily)
It's like, "Usher,you lip-synched a song.
"You didn't witness a murder.
Get offstage."
Fellas, nobody-- no--fellas, no woman on Earth
wants to look at her phone
and see a picture of your dick.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, ever.
Our bodies are disgusting.
They're not madeto be photographed.
That's what women's bodiesare for.
Women's bodies are beautiful.
They've got curves and padding
and their own cafeteria.
They have a lot happening.
Our bodies are not madeto attract women.
Our bodies are madeto see attractive women,
chase them downwith our superior speed...
subdue themwith our superior strength,
try to make a baby.
There we go.
This is the face I make.
I love you.
So, uh, so I'm single.
(crowd laughs)
(Brennan laughs)
No, I'm single,so girls will send me pictures
of their boobs sometimes,and it's the best.
It's the best.
That never happensto my married guy friends.
I shouldn't sayit never happens.
My married guy friends--their wives will send them
pictures of their boobs,but it's always with a note
that says, like,"I think my rash is back."
So girls will send mepictures of their boobs,
and then I gotto send something back,
and this isabout all we have to send,
so-- but, fellas,women don't want that.
They-- so put somethingin the frame,
if you're going to takea picture of it,
that women actually like.
Put, like, a scented candledown there...
or, like, a gift certificatefor Sephora.
(women cheering)
Yeah, or like a bigger dick.
Women are sensual creatures,you understand me?
So, so they...they don't want the organ.
They want a hint
of sexuality, fellas,
so if you got abs,take a picture of your abs.
You know what else women like?
Women like this thing,whatever this is, the ramp.
(women cheering)
Yeah, the on-ramp to Dick City.
For the black girls,the D'Angelo muscle, huh?
(women cheering)
Yeah, this is romantic.
This is like The Notebook.
This is A Walk to Remember.
This is Alien 3.
So we-- we--we want you, ladies,
and we want you andwe don't know how to get you.
We used to just be ableto chase you down and grab you,
but they made that illegal,like, 10,000 years ago.
Yeah, so now we gotto be romantic.
We don't know anythingabout that.
That's like... and there'sno end to the amount of romance
we're supposedto give you ladies.
'Cause, like, we'll take youout to dinner, right?
We're going to pay,
which, for a guy,is, like, insanely romantic,
but it's not enough.
You know how I knowit's not enough?
'Cause they always let that ladyinto the restaurant.
What lady?
Creepiest lady on Earth--goddamn flower lady.
Is there anyone worsethan that woman?
Whenever I see her, I'm like,"Who let her in here?"
"Roses for the lady?"
Do women even want the rosesat the restaurant?
(overlapping chatter)
No-- a lot of noes.
You know why, fellas?
'Cause the rosesare too convenient.
Yeah, women only like presents
if they're super-inconvenientto get.
Yeah. Women wants us to waitin line for six hours.
They're, like,"Drive to the next state."
They just want a story they cantell their girlfriends at brunch
about how muchwe suffered for them.
Like, "You don't knowabout these earrings?
"These are the earringsthat when Mike got 'em for me,
he fell on the escalatorand lost part of his hand."
"I don't even like the earrings,but I like
that Mike was legally dead fortwo minutes when it happened."
Still, it's sucha one-way street.
That's the thing.
So, I'm, like, real sensitiveto guys' issues.
Uh, the... like, one partof the year is just
about giving presents to women.
Between Thanksgivingand Valentine's Day,
every commercial on TV is aboutgiving presents to women.
"Give her a Decemberto remember."
"A diamond is forever.
♪ Every kiss beings with Kay. "
You know why all the commercialsare for women?
'Cause you can't advertisewhat guys want.
(cheering, applause,and whooping)
Like, legally,you're not allowed.
You'll never seea commercial, like,
"Ladies, this holiday seasongive him the gift
"he's been waiting for all year.
"A day of silence
followed by a three-way with youand your hottest friend."
(laughter, applause,and whooping)
"Followed by more silence."
"Only from J.C. Penney."
We live in a porny-ass world,don't we?
Just gets pornier by the day.
Hey, by the way,if you work in porn,
I don't know if youand your coworkers know this,
but we have enough porn.
You don't haveto keep making it.
You did a great job,we appreciate your service,
but you can shut it down.
If you make porn
or if you make those Croc shoes,we're good.
Porn used to amaze me.
I'd be like, "How'd they getthat man and that lady
to have sex at that bakery?"
But now, the older I get,the more I realize,
men and women having sex isthe easy part of relationships.
You know what's likea fantasy to me now?
You know what would be pornto me today?
Just video of a man and a womangetting along.
Like, wait, he has to work late
and she's not goingto take it personally?
Oh, that's hot.
Wait, they wentto a party together
and they want to leaveat the same exact time?
Oh, my God, where do they findthese people?
Wait, she wants to talkabout the new duvet cover,
he doesn't give a crap,
and she doesn't give a crapthat he doesn't give a crap?
Oh, that's goingto make me finish.
(crowd groans)
(Brennan laughs)
Ladies, it's not that we don'twant to talk to you.
We don't want to talk to anyone.
We don't want to talkto our guy friends.
Not about anything realor emotional.
What do you thinksports are for?
They're completely meaningless.
Football's meaningless.
Football sounds like
it's inventedby an eight-year-old girl.
"Like, all right,here's the deal.
"There's a ball,and you get four tries
"to take the ball ten yards.
"In between each try,we're gonna have a huddle,
and we're gonna tell secretsabout the other team."
"By the way, we're all wearingcapri pants."
"At half-time, the Black EyedPeas are gonna play."
I don't know what women wantto talk to us about.
We're jerks.Guys are jerks.
You want to knowwhat guys are really like?
Look what we're doingwhen there's no women around,
when it's all guys.
It's just a lotof slapping each other
and insultingeach other's appearance
and trying to injureone another's testicles.
(laughter)Women are nice.
Look at men's surprises.Look at women's surprises.
Women's surprises are nice.
Women's surprises are, like,"Today was Jill's birthday,
"and we all pretendedlike we forgot,
"and then at 4:30,we ordered cupcakes,
and she was so surprised."
And a guy's surprise.
It's, like,"Joe wasn't paying attention
so we lit his back on fire."
(laughter and applause)
"And then we foundit was his birthday.
"We set his car on fire, too.
He was really surprised."
Hey, where are we on Obama.We like him?
(loud cheering, applause,and whooping)Oh.
You voted for him, bro?You voted for him? Yeah.
Bro, you voted for him? Yeah.
Every brother I knowvoted for him.
Did brothers even needto punch the ballot?
Or you'd just walk inand be, like,
"All right, put me downfor my man. Thank you."
"Bitch, you knowwhat the (bleep) is, all right."
I like the dude,I voted for him, but...
I voted for him,but in some ways,
he's like America'srebound boyfriend.
(laughter)You know what I mean?
Like, we just want to be ableto call George Bush.
We'd be, like, "Yeah, we're withsomeone else now, George.
"And get this.He listens to us,
"and he doesn't just attackpeople for no reason.
And, oh, yeah, did I mention,he's black?" Click.
(laughter, cheeringand applause)
Yeah. You know,the other thing is,
he gets blamedfor a lot of stuff,
but I feel like 70% of the stuff
he gets blamed foris Bush's fault.
(applause, cheering,and whooping)
It's sad, 'cause it's justanother case
of a brother being at the wrongplace at the wrong time.
Getting accused of some stuffhe didn't do.
America's, like, "Freeze.
Put your handsagainst the White House."
It's, like, "It was George Bushand Dick Cheney.
They just (bleep) left."
(laughter and applause)
(loud cheering and whooping)
Yeah. And they-they...Sometimes they...
I followed the administrationpretty closely,
and they say, like, you know,
he's too insulatedagainst his critics.
Uh, and then... but he...
So he relies on Sashaand Malia and Michelle
to keep him humble, but you...
That might keep him humble,
but you know whatwould keep him really humble,
is if Sasha and Maliawere white.
'Cause they're, like,12 and 14.
They're sweet girls,but if they were white,
there's no one meaner on earth
than 12- and 14-year-oldwhite girls.
(laughter)They're, like, the meanestlittle bitches on the planet.
'Cause now he comes home,and he's, like,
"Sasha, Malia, study hard,get into a good school."
And they're, like, "Yes.Yes, Daddy. We love you."
But if they were white,he'd come home, he'd be, like,
"Sasha and Malia, study hard,get into a good college."
They'd be, like, "For what?You ruined the economy!
"There's not gonna be any jobswhen we get out, you jackass.
"We're going to Cancun.
"Hopefully,you won't wreck America
"while we're gone, dumbass.
"Oh, look, Sasha,it's Daddy's birth certificate.
Psych. You don't have one,foreigner."
Like, I said, I like the dude,voted for him.
Gonna vote for him again,but I got to say...
Yeah. I... I'm in this...
Yeah, in some... in some ways,the expectations were so high
that I haven't beenthis disappointed in a president
since allof the other presidents.
But with Obama, the thing is,I gave him money.
That's what hurt.
Like, I believe in the dudeso much
that I donated to his campaign.
Obama was basicallythe stripper
that I was, like,"No, fellas.
This one really likes me."
(laughter and applause)
"Want some...? Po, po, po.
"Hey, baby,you need some change? Hey!
Po, po, po, po, po, po,po, po, po, po, po."
He killed Bin Laden.That was something.
(cheering and applause)
Then they got mad at Barack
'cause he didn'trelease the photos.
But again,Barack's a nerd, man.
President Urkel.
But America's so blood-thirsty,they wouldn't have been happy
unless Barack came outwith, like, a teardrop tattoo,
and was, like, "Yo, thisBin Laden stuff-- done, son."
(cheering and laughter)
(laughter swells, applause)
(applause, cheering,and whistling)
He's black. You get it?
Does black stuff.
So, Obama. Black dude, ofcourse.
And I've workedwith black dudes before
on Chappelle's Show of course,which I was the...
If you're just tuning...(cheering and applause)
The reason all these people areapplauding is 'cause I, uh...
I co-created the Chappelle show,and, uh...
and it kind of scrambledmy brain,
'cause now think of everythingin racial terms.
And, uh... and I still thinkof, like, racial sketches,
'cause we used to dothe best racial sketches
on Chappelle's Show.
We did, like, blindwhite supremacists.
We did the bloopers from Roots.
(cheering and applause)
And I...
And I-I still think of thesecrazy-ass racial sketches,
and I got nowhereto go with them,
but I thought of one recently
that I'll pitch to you guysif you want to hear it.
All right?
(applause, cheering,and whooping)
All right, but don't be babies,all right?
(audience groaningand murmuring)
'Cause... 'cause this is racial.
All right.
I wish we could have donea sketch
about how scaredwhite people must have been
on the last day of slavery.
(laughter and groaning)
'Cause it was a real day.
It was January 30, 1865.
It's, like, what didwhite people do that day?
Like, "Could I see all theslaves in the front, please?"
"Oh, Jesus."
"Well, we had a heckof a run, didn't we?"
"I just want to say,you guys did a fantastic job...
"with the chores...
"these last 250 years.
"You'll be free tomorrow.
"Please don't murder us.
"Violence doesn'tsolve anything."
"Oh, really? What about allthe times you were whipping us?"
"Touché, Toby."
"Touché. Now, if you guyswouldn't mind clearing out
"your stuff,the Mexicans should be here
any minute to replace you."
All right, thanks, you guys,very much.


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Once upon a time the route to the executive suite of a luxury brand led through manufacturing and distribution. Not any more. These days, the way to the top appears to run increasingly through Asia.
From the recent appointment of Victor Luis, previously president of Coach's Asia business, to incoming chief executive of the company, to the naming of Sebastien Suhl, once head of Prada's operations in Asia, as chief executive of Givenchy last year, it seems experience in the emerging markets of the east has become a de rigueur part of a CEO's résumé.
And Messrs Luis and Suhl are but two of a group that includes Pierre Denis, former Asia managing director of Christian Dior who took the reins at Jimmy Choo in July 2012, and Christopher Zanardi-Landi, who oversaw expansion in China of Louis Vuitton, and returned to Paris last year to become the group's global executive vice-president.
The driving force behind the appointments is partly a significant shift in global spending patterns over the past decade. China, the world's third-largest consumer of luxury goods, will become number one by 2015, according to Goldman Sachs. While data from Bain Capital suggest that southeast Asian markets, driven by newly wealthy spenders from booming economies such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, grew more than 20 per cent in the past 12 months.
Meanwhile, in Europe and the US, luxury sales are increasingly made to emerging market tourists who descend upon London, Paris and New York, rather than local shoppers.
Floriane de Saint Pierre, a Parisian headhunter responsible for placing numerous high-profile designers and executives within the world's leading fashion houses, says these appointments are of no surprise given that more than 50 per cent of most luxury labels' profits now come from Asia. Coach, led by Lew Frankfort, has publicly stated that mainland China is both its fastest growing market and its largest geographic growth opportunity.
"It is clear that Asian customers are younger, savvier and the future face of luxury spending – companies realise that they need leaders who understand them inside out. And executives just don't have that knowledge without time on the ground," says Mrs Saint Pierre.
Indeed, some in the industry believe the hierarchy has not yet changed enough.
"The lack of Asian nationals in senior executive positions across the region is a global issue for the industry – brands can no longer rely on their traditional recruitment technique of poaching from competitors as few people have the necessary savvy and expertise," explains Gilles Auguste, consultant and author of Luxury Talent Management.
The era of the western executive with a translator in mainland China is over, he argues. As pioneers return home to run operations from Europe and the US, luxury groups urgently need to create "leadership duos" that hail from both developed and developing markets.
This year has already heralded the appointments of two Asia-born chief executives at leading global brands – albeit men who have honed their skills in the west. Taiwanese founder of Nautica David Chu joined jeweller Georg Jensen in February, and South Korean William Kim arrived at fashion label AllSaints in March.
Still, other companies remain sceptical about the idea that managerial expertise should derive from experience of a geographical sector.
"We always keep old guard management when entering new territories versus locals from that country or region," said Neil Clifford, Kurt Geiger's chief executive, at the Financial Times' Business of Luxury conference last June.
"Long-term employees who understand our business inside out are far better equipped to grow our company, regardless from where in the world that experience has come from. People, not just products, are what truly make a brand."


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Seneca Foods Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire most of the operating assets of Allens Inc. for some $148 million.
The deal is subject to a working capital adjustment and the assumption of certain liabilities, Marion, Wayne County-based Seneca Foods officials said.
The transaction is expected to be consummated through a court-supervised process under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The sale is subject to an auction and Bankruptcy Court approval.
Siloam Springs, Ark.-based Allens filed for bankruptcy Oct. 28. Allens will be seeking court approval of Seneca Food's asset purchase agreement.
Founded in 1926, Allens is a processor of canned and frozen vegetables, with some 1,175 employees.
If Seneca Foods is successful in its acquisition, company leaders said it will fit with the long-term growth objective to expand its line of canned vegetable offerings to include sweet potatoes and southern vegetables, and broaden its offerings of dry beans and spinach.
Miller Buckfire & Co. LLC is serving as Seneca Foods' investment banker. Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel LLP and Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP are serving as legal advisers.
In 2011, Allens and Seneca Foods entered into a memorandum of understanding contemplating a merger of the two companies in an all-stock transaction. Shortly after, Seneca Foods leaders said the firm likely would acquire Allens, but the companies later announced talks were off.
Allens established a local connection in 2003 when it bought Birds Eye Foods Inc.'s Veg-All line. A year later, Allens bought Birds Eye's Fresh Like canned vegetable business.
In 2006, Allens acquired a large piece of Birds Eye Foods' frozen vegetable business, which included plants in Brockport and the Genesee County towns of Bergen and Oakfield. At the time, the three facilities employed more than 300 workers.
In 2012, Allens sold four of its six frozen vegetable operations, including the three local sites, to the Bonduelle Group, a French firm.
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Seneca Foods Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire most of the operating assets of Allens Inc. for some $148 million.
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CINCINNATI (AP) -- Bronson Arroyo was back to baffling 'em with pitches thrown at different speeds from different angles.
Arroyo recovered from his roughest outing of the season with a solid showing, and Joey Votto drove in a pair of runs with a single and a triple on Friday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.
The Reds have won three straight since getting embarrassed by the St. Louis Cardinals at home last weekend, dropping games by scores of 13-3 and 15-2.
Arroyo (10-9) took the loss in that first game against the Cardinals, giving up seven runs in a season-low 3 2-3 innings. In his last two starts, Arroyo had allowed 10 runs in only nine innings.
He was back on his game against San Diego, allowing only four hits in seven innings, including Logan Forsythe's solo homer.
''You expect that, especially after that last little run,'' manager Dusty Baker said. ''He had a couple of rough ones. He had his regular catcher back.''
Catcher Ryan Hanigan was activated off the disabled list and started the game, his first in a month. He'd been sidelined since July 11 with a sprained left wrist. Hanigan went 0 for 2 with a pair of walks.
Arroyo took a little time after that rough outing against St. Louis to regroup.
''You have no choice,'' he said. ''You just keep going out and preparing yourself. You might dissect your preparations after two or three starts to try and pinpoint why you might not have been prepared. If it keeps up, you start thinking you're on the down side of the mountain.''
And where is he now?
''I'm right on top of the mountain,'' he said.
Votto drove in the first two runs off Andrew Cashner (8-6), ending the right-hander's streak of three straight wins. Brandon Phillips added a two-run homer off Tim Stauffer.
Once the Padres got behind, Arroyo wasn't going to allow them to catch up.
''He's got good stuff,'' Cashner said. ''Those were some of the better breaking balls I've seen from him tonight.''
San Diego's sloppy fielding helped the Reds score twice in the fifth for a 5-1 lead.
It was a break-out night for Todd Frazier. The Reds third baseman doubled in the first inning, ending an 0-for-31 slump that was the longest by a Reds player since Drew Stubbs went out in 32 consecutive at-bats last season. He came around on Votto's single, which gave the first baseman a seven-game hitting streak.
Frazier got advice from numerous people, including hits king Pete Rose, about getting out of his slump.
''He's the best hitter there ever was,'' Frazier said. ''He said never call it a slump. Call it a funk.''
Frazier opened the third with a walk and scored on Votto's third triple of the season, a drive off the wall in right field that deflected back toward the infield. Jay Bruce's double made it 3-0.
Frazier also had a walk and scored three times overall.
San Diego ranks fourth in the NL in fielding, but helped the Reds take control with sloppy defense. Votto opened the fifth inning with a four-pitch walk - Cashner wasn't going to give him anything this time - and came around on Chris Heisey's two-out single that right fielder Will Venable misplayed for an error. Then, Zack Cozart grounded to Forsythe, whose high throw from shortstop landed in the Reds' dugout area, letting in another unearned run.
Phillips hit his 14th homer an inning later, also with two outs.
Venable homered in the eighth off Alfredo Simon, extending his hitting streak to six games.
Reliever Jonathan Broxton gave up a single in the ninth, his first appearance since June 13. The Reds set-up man was activated on Wednesday after recovering from a sprained pitching elbow.
Notes: Padres LF Carlos Quentin was out of the lineup for the seventh straight game because of a sore right knee that's not improving much. Manager Bud Black said after the game that he'll go on the disabled list. The Padres plan to call up OF Jaff Decker before the game on Saturday night. ''Quentin couldn't get over the hump on this one,'' Black said. ... Bruce and Phillips are among only seven players in the majors who have driven in a run in at least 50 games this season. ... Frazier chose the soundtrack for the postgame fireworks show on Friday. ... LH Tony Cingrani (5-1) starts for the Reds on Saturday against RH Tyson Ross (2-5).
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