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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Viewer Alert: Fike Allegations And "NASCAR Now"
For those of you who have not read the Ryan McGee story over on ESPN.com, here is the link.
McGee writes about the new claim from former Truck Series driver Aaron Fike that he used heroin on race days prior to the events. In a nutshell, Fike states that he was on the track while high on drugs.
You may remember Ryan McGee as being employed by NASCAR Images over the last several years as the Managing Editor for that company. He is now a freelance writer who works for ESPN and has recently expanded his stories beyond NASCAR and into other sports. This is another strong and hard-hitting story that is going to have big repercussions.
NASCAR Now may treat this story as breaking news, or simply use it to lead the show. Even with the Truck Series off this weekend, this statement from Fike to McGee is ultimately going to cause a flood of concern. There is certainly a good reason why.
Many felt that other drivers who have been suspended for failed drug tests may have also been in the same situation and put other drivers at risk. Without naming names, veteran fans have seen the reckless actions of several young drivers who are currently suspended from the sport for failed drug tests.
The weakness in the NASCAR system is the current policy of testing once an issue or suspicion has arisen about a driver or crew member. The obvious topic of discussion is whether or not to institute a regular program of testing for anyone involved in "at risk" activity in the sport.
It should be very interesting at 6PM Eastern Time to see just how NASCAR Now deals with this story, and who they choose to have on the program to speak to this topic. This is not an issue that a Dale Jarrett or Andy Petree can speak to, other than to relate their own personal feelings.
NASCAR Now is going to need Ryan McGee or Aaron Fike to pay this story off on the only daily NASCAR program on TV. They will also need someone to speak to this issue from the perspective of what other professional sports leagues do in the same situations.
This post is not to debate Fike's statement or his personal agenda. It is merely to alert NASCAR fans that watching or recording the Wednesday 6PM show would be a good idea if they wanted an update on this story. There will be a full column up about the show immediately after it concludes. Thanks.
31 comments:
- Anonymous said...
This is one strange story. Heroin is a downer-an opium derivitive. Although people can build a tolerance to it and maintain a semblance of functionality, it sure seems as though someone in the sport who was around the guy would notice something!
It puts NASCAR in a tough spot-in the sense that historically speaking, the entire sport had its roots in the creation, transport and sale of illegal contraband-alcohol.
True, its been a long time since those days, but the irony of the sport trying to deal with substance abuse is too prominant to ignore.
- April 9, 2008 at 10:53 AM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Anytime somebody has been banned for ANY substance I have wondered, did they drive high during a race. Hard to believe it never happened.
I hae seen functional addicted people in a job I had years ago...surgeons, airline pilots, very disconcerting.
- April 9, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- Lou, Kingston, NY said...
wow again, JD.
Yes, I will watch. Just what we do not need, another can of worms opened up. We need all the info we can get from sources that we know and trust over the years to help us. But maybe Mr. Fike may need the most help. Or will NASCAR?
- April 9, 2008 at 12:36 PM
- Tracy said...
It sounds as if Fike has his head in the right place now. Good for him for bringing up an issue that hasn't seen much daylight in Nascar. I read somewhere that he's in the USAC car owned by Kasey Kahne, who is a longtime friend who has stepped up to help Fike as long as he stays clean. If your friends and empoyers can't tell you're strung out, it's scary to think who is driving high. Is it a high percentage? Who knows? If I were driving at those speeds on those tracks, I'd like some reassurance.
And whatever happened to Shane Hmiel?
- April 9, 2008 at 12:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
In that link to Ryan's summary story, there is also a link partway down next to Ryan's picture to the actual magazine story, which is even more indepth with Aaron.
It shows how outmoded NASCAR is when in the magazine article it notes the IRL changed its drug policy because of Fike. And he didn't even drive for their league.
NASCAR Now definitely needs to mention the stringent policies either in place or being implemented in other leagues and ask someone why NASCAR doesn't feel the need to follow suit.
The Indy Racing League has also bolstered what was already considered the toughest policy in motorsports, randomly testing everyone from racers to owners to pit crews to PR reps. While politely refusing to name Fike as the cause, an IRL spokesperson admits the new approach came about "in light of recent events."
- April 9, 2008 at 12:57 PM
- Bobby said...
The IRL's drug policy should also note that Fike had raced, and won, in IRL Infiniti Pro (now Firestone Indy Lights) races, including a win at Joliet. He also passed an IRL rookie proficiency test that permitted him to race in the IndyCar Series.
It was after Fike's suspension when the IRL implemented rules; NASCAR and the IRL are both members of ACCUS, the local governing arm of the FIA. If the FIA imposes drug testing on drivers for specific FIA licences, NASCAR drivers must pass such tests, as they are under FIA orders. There are selected Sprint Cup races (most notably the Daytona 500) where drivers must hold an FIA licence.
An FIA licence, in the United States, may only be awarded to drivers with licences and proficient in IMSA, SCCA, USAC, IRL, NASCAR, or Atlantic Championship (formerly Champ Car; they did not include the Atlantic Championship in the merger, and will keep the series to be run by themselves in 2008).
FIA drug tests are mandatory in those races.
I do think NASCAR needs to seriously include drug testing for BOTH drivers and over the wall crew members.
- April 9, 2008 at 1:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
I believe Kasey Kahne employs Tyler Walker, who is also under NASCAR suspension but has undergone rehab treatment. They were longtime friends until Tyler's issues came up, and Tyler had driven for him in the past.
I don't believe he employs Fike. In the ESPN article it sounds like Fike's USAC shop is near him in Ohio.
Shane Hmiel also returned to USAC for a while and he's racing midgets now but I don't know if they are USAC midget races he's competing in.
- April 9, 2008 at 1:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
In the ESPN article it sounds like Fike's USAC shop is near him in Ohio.
Sorry I meant to say near him in Illinois.
- April 9, 2008 at 1:24 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
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- April 9, 2008 at 1:44 PM
- darbar said...
I just finished listening to Nascar on Sirius and was amazed by their take on this issue. I wanted to call and tell Chocolate Meyers that it's not a good idea to have their head in the sand and say that this is not a problem in Nascar and that Nascar has a handle on it. IF Nascar did indeed have a handle on it, then they would have seen that Fike was high on heroin when in his truck. The Sirius guys said that Nascar can see when there's a drug problem, but apparently this isn't the case. Nascar needs not to pull a Major League Baseball and basically ignore the fact that drugs are pervasive and that their drivers or crew members could be using. Nascar needs to inplement a fair and non-restrictive drug testing policy that goes on often during the season. When you have guys like Fike and Hmiel doing drugs, you can bet there are more than just the two of them. Ignoring the problem could cause an accident of catastrophic proportions.
- April 9, 2008 at 1:49 PM
- stricklinfan82 said...
As a fan this story makes me sick. Hopefully some good will come out of this though if the TV networks make a big deal about it and don't elect to "sweep it under the rug" because of its controversial nature.
We all know that NASCAR quite often seems to be much more reactive than proactive when it comes to implementing changes of any kind.
Now I'm not a NASCAR driver and don't work with NASCAR so I don't know how their drug testing policy works. But when the story of his arrest/suspension first broke, I seem to recall many many drivers and media members crying out for a more random drug testing policy than their current method of testing "only when there is a reasonable doubt". Now maybe things have changed since then but I do not recall hearing publicly about any changes to this system, and I recall NASCAR defending themselves at the time and making sure to tell us Fike said he never did drugs during any race weekend.
If the policy has indeed not changed and these new allegations prove to be true, then I really hope we see the media, drivers, owners, team members, etc. ramp up putting pressure on this issue. If ANY driver, even one, has concerns over this policy then this is a very serious problem and I certainly hope the TV and print media will give them multiple opportunities to speak their mind and provoke NASCAR into making a change.
If this is true then this is a very very very serious issue and needs to be talked about everywhere. Not just on NASCAR Now but on the Truck race broadcasts, the Nationwide broadcasts, and the Cup race broadcasts. I'm sure there are plenty of drivers around that know a lot about Fike. Speed Channel and Fox currently employ the man that owned the team Fike drove for until his suspension - Jeff Hammond. There are also numerous veteran drivers in the broadcast booth right now that can tell us a lot more about NASCAR's drug testing policy (past and present) than the public knows - Dale Jarrett, Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, Kyle Petty, etc. - so I'd like to hear from them as well.
And Tracy, the particular driver you asked about has been banned for life from NASCAR after failing their drug rehab program.
- April 9, 2008 at 1:50 PM
- Anonymous said...
darbar said...
I just finished listening to Nascar on Sirius and was amazed by their take on this issue. I wanted to call and tell Chocolate Meyers that it's not a good idea to have their head in the sand and say that this is not a problem in Nascar and that Nascar has a handle on it.
The writer of that article pointed out that the NASCAR media folks rely on NASCAR to grant them access.
So it will be interesting to see if anyone sticks their neck out on this one at the risk of getting their hard card pulled, meaning they can't do much of anything at the track.
- April 9, 2008 at 2:03 PM
- Tracy said...
Thanks for the clarification on Tyler Walker and Shane Hmiel.
Fike deserves credit for telling the truth about being on heroin during a truck race. I can't imagine the Nascar folks think well of him for being so honest. But if safety is a primary concern (and it is), then drug testing policies should reflect that concern.
How hard is it to see the solution?
- April 9, 2008 at 4:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
"NASCAR Now is going to need Ryan McGee or Aaron Fike to pay this story off on the only daily NASCAR program on TV. They will also need someone to speak to this issue from the perspective of what other professional sports leagues do in the same situations."
I agree. Terry Blount and David Newton just posted columns on espn.com. While they were good columns, I hope I don't see them up there tonight giving their views instead of the author who actually went to Aaron Fike's hometown and spoke to him or Aaron himself. Aaron appears willing to talk so they should get him if possible.
Also strange that it's very clear that neither Newton or Blount knew about this story or they would have posted their columns last night (when this story was posted on the website) or this morning. Newton is using quotes from one of the same people (the testing expert) quoted in the ESPN Mag, but noticeably, they say "he said last year" or something. So it look likes he's using old quotes from the testing expert from another story he did about Fike. I know the Burton Harvick quotes are old because I saw them saying those comments on TV last year.
So I'd wager the ESPN Mag people don't let anybody know what they're working on. And it must have caught people by surprise including those at espn.com.
There's not even an Associated Press story yet (you'd think they would have "Espn the Mag is reporting (this)..." but no. No mention on Yahoo, That's Racin, or the big sites I visit. Scenedaily has a link to a sporting news story (which basically has what I thought AP would have), and that's it. It's not on nascar.com either.
- April 9, 2008 at 4:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
They randomly test cars after races, why not the drivers?
- April 9, 2008 at 4:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
NASCAR's comments that they have things under control and don't have a problem just sound so stupid...when you have a driver saying he drove while on drugs!
- April 9, 2008 at 5:00 PM
- red said...
as i recall from the period of time surrounding the shane hmiel mess, there seemed to be a consensus among the interviewed drivers that random, ongoing drug tests should be done. (it's important to make the distinction between how the drivers felt about the individual involved & how they felt about the process. clearly, there were differing opinions on the individual but i seem to remember that there was agreement on the issue of random testing.) random, on-going testing seems like a simple no-brainer. if i'm going to driving next to someone on a track, i certainly would want assurances that he/she is not under the influence of any drug, legal or otherwise.
bottom line: test, test everyone, test often and be consistent. there is no room for uncertainty here. if someone tests positive, provide the rehab option and continue to test. and if someone fails to complete the proscribed rehab process or tests positive while suspended? then banish him/her from driving in the sport for life. because, as much as i like shane hmiel, i wouldn't want to be running beside him the day after he did a banned substance. this sport is dangerous enough w/o the added uncertainty of drug abuse.
i will most certainly watch this program & i certainly hope nascar issues a definitive, clear, absolute media statement following it. and props to fike for working to get himself back "on track": he's standing up, admitting what he did was stupid and endangered others & is now working to help educate young people about it.
- April 9, 2008 at 5:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
I (unfortunately)have had this problem impact my personal and professional life (use by others not by me personally). If you do not know what to look for there are may times when you can not tell that a person is impaired (I got better at it over time) and those using can get very good at hiding it. I remember the first thing I did when hearing of this was be relieved that Fike stated he did not use when driving and was a recent user. I probably should have known better. The one thing the skeptic in me will say is Fike coming out now because he is in recovery and wants to improve they safety for everyone or his he exaggerating the truth for some type of personal gain. The fact that this is for ESPN the magazine is part of my skepticism since they are the ones who started swaybar gate and again why did this wait until the magazine came out before it hit the fan.
But still...Random drug testing along with testing for cause could work if they ramp up the random or what they consider cause. For example (I am by no means saying these drivers have issues but it helps my point)- Denny Hamlin almost passed out after Sundays race- drug test, Jeff Gordon couldn't get a handle on his race car and parked it -drug test, Michael McDowell and Reed Sorenson crashed in qualifying- drug test. Frequently late for driver meeting, or anything else for that matter- drug test, crashed- drug test (even if someone crashed you). No Tony calling out Goodyear should not be cause, and it can not be used by Nascar as a way to intimidate. Random needs to random but use a computer program (I am sure there is one out there, call a statistician) to provide multiple names each week, if they refuse pull their hard card until they comply and then retest them frequently. This can become a hugh can of worms especially in terms of privacy issues and am not sure if increased random or more strict on cause is a better answer. I am a regular poster here but because of the rather personal info in the beginning I am going to be an anon for this one.
- April 9, 2008 at 5:31 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
IIRC a few years back, Jr was interviewed on 60 minuts and the question of a drug policy came up and Jr said that their basically wasn't one!?
Am I the only one who remembers that interview.
NASCAR Powers that Be are STUPID if they think their sport is above the temptations of all others and their drivers are less than human.
This drug policy needs to be addressed and I hope this gets a lot of publicity myself.
- April 9, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- red said...
hey anon 5:31 -- like you, i have experience w/drug abuse. in my case, both alcohol and illegal drugs being abused by several siblings, uncles, and my dad. it doesn't necessarily help see the problem coming but it does make one always suspicious of an addict's motives.
that being said: both fike and walker have been open and upfront about how close they came to killing themselves and have both worked to educate young people as to the dangers. i do not believe that fike is bringing the issue to light for personal gain. in fact, it is my understanding that he was recently commended by the judge and probation officer involved in his case for not only taking responsibility for his actions and for setting up a foundation and website to help others.
i will be very interested in what fike has to say and i encourage the media to hold nascar's feet to the fire on this issue. it's NOT like a stolen sway bar or a missing oil reserve tank lid or a quarter panel being too high or low. this is a basic safety issue because, face it! nascar can make the safest car possible but if the driver is impaired, the entire field is in jeopardy.
- April 9, 2008 at 5:45 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Good show so far but Skinner left his sunglasses on...sigh..small quibble.
but I am glad the guys are open to more drug testing. Rusty says he tests his team frequently. I think his idea that 5 random drivers a race should be tested.
That would be ideal imho.
- April 9, 2008 at 6:20 PM
- darbar said...
Nascar Now did some pretty effective coverage of this issue. I liked they had a guy from the World Doping Agency. He had quite a bit if information on the effects of heroin. And this whole business of "reasonable suspicion" sounds far too bogus and a line you use when you are trying to hide your head from an issue. While the specialist said he congratulates Nascar's policy, I think that's bull. As a former high school teacher, I know that kids/adults become adept at covering up their drug and alcohol abuse. So unless Nascar is going to do full body checks,looking for track/needle marks, they're not going to know who's high and impaired. Because of this revelation from Fike, Nascar needs to implement a more widespread testing program to protect their drivers, crews and fans. There's no second guessing or looking into a guy's eyes to see if he's doping.
Chip Ganassi sounded a little silly with his answer to Nicole asking about drug testing. Is this guy out of the loop or what? I mean, to say that he was surprised by Nicole asking him such a question really made him sound rather dumb, especially for a man who owns teams in both Nascar and IRL (who's testing policy is far more comprehensive than Nascar's. I just wanted to ask Chip if he has been sleeping for the past 24 hours and why he'd be surprised by the biggest Nascar story of the week.
- April 9, 2008 at 6:29 PM
- red said...
i liked rusty's answer of "i don't wait on nascar to do everything" and that, as an owner, he takes responsibility for testing his employees. it is unsettling that he has concerns about pit members.
nascar respond: bleh. wishy-washy, non-committal, looking to be as white bread as possible. shame they blew the chance to say "like you, we just found out about fike's revelation and we're appalled. we're responding, we're stepping up the program, we'll have something in your hands, media types, in 10 days. we will work to make certain no one -- driver or pit crew member-- works a race under the influence!" like i said: bleh.
skinner & the glasses: looked bright out there. maybe the driver should be placed so that the sun is not in his eyes, thereby making it easier to see without sunglasses. i'm just sayin'. . .
and what the hell was up with brad d's camera presence? his head shot looked like a very bad mug shot. did they not use makeup on him? most disconcerting.
ganassi: how the hell can you be "caught off guard" about drug testing? isn't this story on your radar at all?!? he sounded clueless as an owner, especially after rusty's comments. yeah, i know he girded himself for questions about his texas comments but c'mon, man! think on your feet!
- April 9, 2008 at 6:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
"skinner & the glasses: looked bright out there. maybe the driver should be placed so that the sun is not in his eyes, thereby making it easier to see without sunglasses. i'm just sayin'. . ."
It is a whole different situation when you are setting up for a live shot outdoors. if you put skinner in the shade he will be too dark and the background will be washed out and too bright. so the only thing you can do is put skinner in the light. I know people don't like the sunglasses but sometimes you have to do stuff like that outdoors.
- April 9, 2008 at 6:42 PM
- Newracefan said...
I never realized that Nascar encourages and possibly holds team owners accountable for testing of their employees; that helps me be a little more comfortable with this entire mess. Skinner also says they use the more complex (and expensive) test that shows more than just a snapshot of that point in time which is also a improvement in what I thought was going on in Nascar. There is also the issue of what level of racing are we talking about here, there's cup, NW, Trucks and all the lower series and that's a lot of random testing, perhaps that's why Nascar does it on a reasonable suspicion basis. I still think they should throw in some random testing on each driver at least 2-3 times a season for the upper series. Nicole did a good job of asking the why now for Aaron and did anyone else think Chip just talked in circles
- April 9, 2008 at 6:43 PM
- red said...
anon 6:42: hmmmm. i dunno. my daughters have done tv production at both their middle and high schools and they have no problem doing outside shots with folks. sometimes, it's just a matter of finding the right place and using the right filter. that being said: as sophiaz said, it is a minor issue in the grand scheme of things.
- April 9, 2008 at 6:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
Ganassi had a busy day in Indy today announcing he was partnering with Rahal/Letterman to run Alex Lloyd at the Indy 500. My guess is he was previously scheduled to do the interview about his team's recent mediocre runs in Nascar and wasn't up to speed on the Fike thing. Manske probably could have given him a heads up before the interview that a drug question was coming.
- April 9, 2008 at 7:08 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is a new post up about NASCAR Now on the site.
- April 9, 2008 at 7:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
@Tracy--my friend out in Cali said that he was in his 'hood over the weekend racing with the Bay Cities Midgets. Apparently it was Shane's first time in the car and he won the feature :). They usually run in the Bay Area but a few times a year the Midgets go up to the Redding area to race.
@darbar--I had the same thoughts on Floyd. I was like have ya been under a rock?
@anon 7:09--If so, guess I *can* let Floyd slide this time on not knowing. But still seems he could have 2 cents to share.
- April 9, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- red said...
gymmie: thanks for the info about shane: wish i coulda been there. as i said: i like the kid and it was really hard to watch him implode the way he did. even tho' nascar's out for him, i'm really glad he's racing again. i believe him to be a talented young man and hope he's getting it back together. while nascar has to limit the number of chances they're able to give someone, life shouldn't. i can only hope he has the strength to stay clean and get his life back.
- April 10, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
@red--you're welcome! I agree! I'm not a fan of Shane but I DO hope that he gets his life on track and is able to find and keep the support to keep him on the straight and narrow.
- April 10, 2008 at 6:54 PM


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Aprox 5hrs from 2000 to 3000.
this almost looks like a possible small back yard field set up
fill the scuba pre game day
fill off scuba during the day
and run the shoebox to keep the scuba topped off throughout the day
does anyone else see this as a possibility?
Yes. That would work good.Quote:
Originally Posted by kwood
You would need more than 1 scuba still tho. Filling off of 1 scuba drains it very quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by kwood
What was your input into the Shoebox? 85 psi or 100?
85. I will be upping it to 95 and doing another test.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigEvil
Nice TunaQuote:
Originally Posted by Tunaman
Any rough idea on when starting to sell it?
so if you had two 80 cu. ft tanks yolked together this set up could possibly fill tanks for a small group of guys for an afternoon right?Quote:
Originally Posted by MANN
If you have more than one tank, you should cascade them instead of yolking them together, you would get more usable pressure that way. I usually drain a full 80 cf tank down to 1500 psi in a day play, so for half a day one tank per 2 people perhaps?Quote:
Originally Posted by kwood
you should cascade as doubledutch said. That is the only way you will keep enough pressure to feed a mag. We use 6, and can feed ~15 people for a full day with speedball. At the end of the day we can still fill 2k on hpa tanks.
hey Tuna how long till you have your kit up for sale?
I should have the last part tomorrow or friday.
I filled my first scuba on my Shoebox from 400psi to 3000 in 16+ hrs.
Originally Posted by Tunaman
Tuna - I have your Gauge Kit already and fill hose -
Can you please send me (a Price so I can pay Now!) on what I need to fill my Scuba (male to male nipples) so I can fill my SCUBA?
I tried a 1/8" Female union with 2 fill nipples - and the guts removed - But I am finding that since the Fill nipple that physically attaches to the SCUBA tank does not have the pin installed - that the Shoebox and Scuba meet an equilibrium before it can reach 3000psi.
(Not sure if Im saying it clearly - so, my male to male fill is straight through, allowing back pressure. Where a fill nipple at entry on the Scuba fill kit would help me be able to stop the flow back out of the Scuba.)
I dont know..... I just want to buy from you what I need to fill my Scuba! :clap: Since my idea didn't work at all!
Tuna - and let me know - so I can send payment ASAP!
Originally Posted by BigEvil
I filled my EMPTY[0 psi] 70/4500 to 3000psi in 1.5 hrs and to 4500psi in 2.5 hrs.
You said 16+ hrs. Lets just say 16 hrs. With my fill times I could fill 6.4 70/4500 tanks from EMPTY to 4500psi in that time. :D
I have 4 4500s and 1 3000 Tanks
I could fill two tanks on Monday after work. Tech my guns on Tuesday with two full tanks.
Then fill them all on Wednesday, Thursday, little on Friday and play the weekend with 5 FULL FILL tanks and not be bumming with flash fills at the field. Plus when I am driving home I wont be saying oh crap I forgot to top off[which they NEVER are] my tanks with flash fills at the field. :clap:
First of all, are your male nipples and union rated for 4500 psi? If the union is brass it is NOT rated high enough. That being said, you dont need a check valve on thwe scuba side...just close the scuba valve and bleed off through the shoebox. The Shoebox will overcome the equilibrium eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by PB_RoB
Originally Posted by Tunaman
The fill nipples are Paintball Tank Fill Nipples and the Union is only as long as the fill nipple threads - but yeah prob not safe or rated for 4500psi.
Anyhow - Paid in Full and thanks for all you do for the Community - Greatly Appreciated! :clap:
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And yeah - Im hoping it will push past equilibrium. It didn't take any time for the 70/4500
But I guess because of the sheer volume of the Scuba tank being 80cu - it could take longer? But it was steady for 30 to 40 min.... not one change! I will try again when I get your Fitting in!


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The Algerian war: Painful scars of a turning point in history (part 3)
Even after 50 years, the scars run deep over what was the birth of one nation and the end of another's colonial empire. François Picard's panel discusses why France's occupation of Algeria still remains taboo for many on both sides of the Mediterranean.
- Brahim SADOUNI, Author, "Une blessure profonde";
- Olivier TODD, Writer and journalist;
- Bernard COLL, President, Association of Young "Pieds-noirs";
- Phillip NAYLOR, Associate Professor, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Programme prepared and produced by Wassim Nasr, Anelise Borges, and Mary Colombel


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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper personally intervened to pressure the Palestinian Authority to drop its bid for upgraded status at the United Nations.
While in New York to accept an award and attend the opening of a new session of the United Nations at the end of September, Harper had "a short, brusque meeting with [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas," the Globe and Mail newspaper reported Monday.
"In a little room at the United Nations, Harper skipped most of the pleasantries in a 15-minute meeting, according to sources briefed on the session, and told Abbas he had come to deliver a message: If you keep doing what you're doing, he said – referring to the Palestinian bid for upgraded status – 'there will be consequences,'" the newspaper reported.
"It was just one part of the bare-knuckle approach Canada has taken toward the U.N. bid, though largely out of public view," according to the newspaper
The PA is set on Nov. 29 to ask the UN General Assembly to approve Palestinian status as a non-member observer state. Abbas was rebuffed in an attempt last year to have the 15-member U.N. Security Council recognize a Palestinian state.
A source told the Globe that Canada has warned the PA's envoys that their legation in Ottawa might be closed, and the Palestinian envoy, Said Hamad, sent home.
In addition, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has told several people, including Palestinian representatives, that he would travel to New York personally to cast a vote against the U.N. bid, the Globe reported.
The more serious potential aspects of the "consequences" about which Harper warned have to do with money: Ottawa pledged $300 million in aid over five years to the PA starting in 2008, and that period is about to run out.


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I was a literature major in college, which meant reading more books than I could handle. I had a boyfriend. Hanging out with Steve and his buddies, smoking pot, playing pinball, listening to Pink Floyd, quarrelling and making up - this consumed a lot of my time. Luckily I solved my reading problem - with a strategy so successful, I graduated phi beta kappa and magna cum laude with departmental honors. My secret? I learned that studying one page well was smarter than struggling through an entire book. Whether a novel was 250 or 500 pages, if I read a single chapter, page, or even paragraph with great sensitivity, I could tease out the relevant themes of the full text - and write a pretty decent paper at two am on the day it was due.
Taking the easy way out isn't exactly why, early on, I concentrated my astrology studies on the Moon. It's just that the more I looked at Luna, the more I recalled my college discovery, how within a single facet of any creative work, whether War and Peace, an impressionist painting, our solar system, or the galaxy, the whole cosmos might be read. Nature is economical. Or, like us, she gets a tune in her head and can't let go of it, singing its notes into new venues again and again. This is the testimony of fractals - the way geometric structures repeat themselves on any scale they're examined. Holograms too reveal how everything is enfolded into everything else, how throughout any system, the whole is captured in its smallest parts.
Look deeply at the Moon and you'll find more than the Moon. You'll find yourself and all the planets. You'll discover a rhythm that has permeated earth's life forms since the earliest cells washed ashore in the primordial high tides twice a day, or since the earliest animals fit their activities to the monthly round between Full Moon light and New Moon dark. You'll discover patterns of birth, growth and decay, patterns that spiral throughout your chart, past, present and future. Know the Moon and you'll know a lot. In this final installment of the Moon Watching series, we'll look at a few more secrets Moon phases can tell.
"Whether we move instinctively to the lunar rhythm, or must choose to synchronize ourselves with free will, if we want a broader support for our activities, it makes sense to keep Luna in mind. She offers temporal windows for beginnings and endings, and for everything in between. She is the consummate teacher of process."
There's a worm in the coral reefs of the South Pacific, called the palolo worm, considered a delicacy by Samoan natives. From October through November, palolo worms swarm and swim to the surface on the nights of the Last Quarter Moon, a happy fact for natives who know the worms' lunar regularity. Countless species - both animal and plant, in the oceans, in the sky, on land - respond to the Moon.[1] A nocturnal bird, the European nightjar, also favors the Last Quarter, regularly laying its eggs at this phase. Its babies then hatch at the waxing Moon, when all growing things are strengthened, and feeding is easier in the increasing moonlight.
Would that all life were so predictable as the palolo worm or that our own activities could be so neatly timed as the nightjar's. It's widely believed that human behavior also responds to the Moon, but so far, statistical verification lags behind this belief. We're left to debate and wonder if the Moon really lies in our blood. Whether we move instinctively to the lunar rhythm, or must choose to synchronize ourselves with free will, if we want a broader support for our activities, it makes sense to keep Luna in mind. She offers temporal windows for beginnings and endings, and for everything in between. She is the consummate teacher of process.
During the two weeks of the waxing Moon, Luna's light is increasing. She's building form. This is the time to start projects. From New Moon to Full Moon, outer-directed activity is favored. Bring ideas into form. Give them a tangible presence in the outer world. From Full Moon to New Moon, the Moon's light is decreasing. She's losing form. This is the time to let go. Review, release, retire, prepare for the next new cycle. Introspection is favored. Conflicts and challenges are largely internal.
This is the lunar rhythm understood by gardeners. Growth-promoting activities - planting and fertilizing - are scheduled for the waxing Moon. Cutting, weeding, and pruning are reserved for the waning Moon. Gardeners know that the waxing Moon energizes flowers and leaves, what appears above ground, while the waning Moon nourishes roots. But who has time to garden these days? We're too busy dropping the kids off at daycare, writing emails, holding meetings, flying to Portland, buying new cars. How can the Moon help our lives?
Knowing the eight different phases of the Moon can help fine-tune the waxing/waning rhythm. Posting an item for sale on Ebay? This may be better launched at the waning cycle, especially in the Disseminating phase. Planning a party or an important business meeting? Choose one of the four more social phases: New, Crescent, Full or Disseminating. Going to the dentist for a root canal? Schedule this for the Balsamic Moon if you can; there will be less blood loss and recuperation will be supported by the waxing Moon. Dying your hair? Choose the Full Moon when your hair will better absorb the new tint.
Each of the eight Moon phases has its qualities. But before we get carried away planning our lives to the Moon, we should remember that phases aren't identical from month to month. The New Moon is a good time for beginnings. But each New Moon is in a different sign - and in a different aspect relationship to the other planets. A friend once launched her job search at the New Moon. She sent out dozens of resumes and was disappointed when she didn't get a single reply. That particular New Moon (i.e., the Sun-Moon conjunction) was squared by Neptune. Likely her resumes "disappeared" in various secretarial hands. They never got to the people who needed to see them. Or perhaps she'd been unclear about who she was sending them to. It may have been more fruitful to wait until the First Quarter to take action, using the New Moon to instead clarify her intent, or perhaps make her initial contacts metaphysically, on the astral plane.
Chronobiologists Endres & Schad make an important point about natural rhythms: they're not nearly so predictable as the relentless beat of the mechanical world.[2] Because machines are designed to produce standard products, their rhythms are repetitive, repeating the same actions in the same way every time. Natural rhythms, like the recurring phases of the Moon, take place in a living context. Their repeated appearances are similar, but never the same - they're a live performance, not a recording. And in live performances, there's always the potential for missed notes, shifts in tempo, interruptions, surprise. First Quarter Moons may be generally auspicious for flexing our warrior strength. This doesn't mean all our punches will land whenever this phase arrives.
"Have you noticed how people are often depressed before their birthday? The pre-birthday blues is a common complaint which cycles make new sense of. A month and a half before your birthday, the transiting Sun is in a Balsamic relationship to your natal Sun. Your vitality goes underground. It may feel like a 'mini-death', and what's appropriate is to retreat from the world and rest - the same advice given for the monthly Dark Moon phase."
Moon phases can't protect us from the vicissitudes of life. We could perhaps hedge our bets by poring over dozens of charts, evaluating the appropriateness of a Moon phase against our personal context of transits, progressions, the solar return - or the global context offered by mundane charts. Of course this is something neither the nightjar nor the palolo worm needs to do. Nor, I think, do we. The most important thing I ever learned about Moon phases - and it took me years to learn - was that it's better to intuit them than to plan or think too much.
The Moon rules instinct and intuition, not our intellect. She transfers her rhythm to us through our bodies. We sense what's right to do when. People with a gift for timing show up in the right place at the right time intuitively. If we don't have this natural gift, working with Moon phases can strengthen our instincts, as long as we're also willing to improvise. The Moon is cyclic and changeable. She's more a teacher of process and presence than a mechanical clock. Each time we cycle back to a certain Moon phase, we should ask: How do I feel? What's the same this time? What's different? What's right to do now? This is the best way to time our lives to the Moon - with a willingness to fall in love with every moment, discerning the opportunity in every phase of our lives.
Rarely are big accomplishments achieved in a single month. They usually take more time. Yet the Moon's monthly practice in creativity is highly transferable knowledge. The monthly cycle can prepare you to meet all kinds of astrological weather. If, for example, you have a good understanding of the Gibbous between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place Moon phase, you'll recognize the conditions of this time - and know what to do with it - whenever it's served up. If you tend to have trouble with each Gibbous Moon phase, at least you'll know what you're personally up against.
Your chart might indicate a transiting planet is sesquiquadrate or inconjunct a natal planet, or your progressed Sun and Moon may be in Gibbous phase. But if your senses are alert, you won't need to look at the chart. You'll feel the frustration in your body, as unforeseen troubles conspire to halt your forward movement. What should you do? Analyze the situation, incorporate outer feedback, compromise and adjust, while patiently holding your focus. Remember this stalemate won't last forever; the Full Moon's turning point will eventually arrive. But what you learn during Gibbous may be priceless and necessary, making your Full Moon realization grander than you initially dreamed.
Knowing Moon phases is particularly useful for navigating planetary cycles - when Jupiter transits your natal Jupiter, for example, or the transiting Sun aspects your birth Sun. Have you noticed how people are often depressed before their birthday? The pre-birthday blues is a common complaint which cycles make new sense of. A month and a half before your birthday, the transiting Sun is in a Balsamic relationship to your natal Sun. Your vitality goes underground. It may feel like a "mini-death", and what's appropriate is to retreat from the world and rest - the same advice given for the monthly Dark Moon phase. After your birthday, when the Sun conjuncts your natal Sun, your life force returns. Your outlook is more expansive as you enter your Sun's New Moon phase, or the start of your personal new year.
Particularly productive is working with phases in the Mars cycle. Mars represents our desire nature and the internal fire to accomplish what we want. It's the go-getter in our chart. Mars circles the zodiac every two to two-and-a-half years - a decent timeframe for achieving worthwhile ambitions. Directing this cycle towards goals works well. If you're reading charts, the Mars cycle is a quick and easy indicator for the types of actions your clients may be, or may need to be, taking, whatever the situation slower-moving planets bring by transit. The Mars phase often shows what someone is capable of doing about a particular issue at the time.
So how does this work? When transiting Mars conjuncts your natal Mars, you've entered your Mars "New Moon" period. It's time to explore new possibilities. Venture out and experiment with self-expanding activities. When transiting Mars semi-squares your natal Mars, or moves 45 degrees ahead of the conjunction, you've entered your Mars "Crescent" period. It's time to anchor your ambitions. Focus your energy on what you can realistically accomplish and gather support for your plans. Beware of lethargy during this phase. A goal is most vulnerable the moment after it's declared. That's when habit and conditioned thinking take over. When transiting Mars squares natal Mars, you're at the Mars "First Quarter" phase. Opponents may appear. Meet your obstacles head-on and take active steps to carve your new reality. Anger can be a motivating force.
You've entered the Mars "Gibbous" phase when transiting Mars moves 135 degrees ahead of your natal Mars, the waxing sesquiquadrate aspect. Expect to make adjustments or endure a wait, but hang in there, because this is the phase just prior to fulfillment. When Mars opposes your natal Mars, you're at the Full Moon of the Mars cycle. It's the time of illumination. The fruits of your first year's efforts are revealed. Watch the tendency to project - that is to hang your failure or fulfillment on somebody else. You'll do best if you take responsibility for what you see.
At Mars' waning sesquiquadrate to natal Mars, you're at the "Disseminating" phase. Start actively promoting yourself or sharing what you've learned. Begin converting activity into the wisdom of experience. At transiting Mars' waning square, you're in the "Last Quarter" phase. Actively cut from your life what no longer suits you. Bring your deeds in line with your basic values. You're in the Mars "Balsamic" phase when transiting Mars is 45 degrees behind your natal Mars, the waning semi-square. The activity in this phase is mostly non-activity. Behave as the Buddha advises: "Don't just do something, stand there!" Release, rest, and prepare for your next Mars cycle to begin.
The same phase intelligence can be brought to transits. Consider an opposition from transiting Saturn to natal Venus as a Full Moon phase.[3] What you see is the fruition of a seed planted 14 years earlier when Saturn conjoined your Venus, this pair's New Moon, launching a new cycle of pleasure and responsibility. And if you're old enough, this Saturn opposition may reprise the themes from your last Saturn/Venus Full Moon, occurring about twenty-eight years earlier. Time always moves forward. It doesn't just return. But the same energy that gave birth to you and me also moves the stars, the planets, and the Moon. There are similarities therefore in every cycle, all transits, each moment. This is what I mean when I say "know the Moon and you'll know much more than the Moon." You'll understand the varied layers of time.
"Dane Rudhyar believed that as an integration of Sun and Moon, the natal lunation phase could tell far more about an individual than either of those lights alone. Instead of trading Sun signs at cocktail parties or Starbucks, we might do better to share natal Moon phases. The birth Moon phase describes a fundamental orientation."
Dane Rudhyar believed that as an integration of Sun and Moon, the natal lunation phase could tell far more about an individual than either of those lights alone. Instead of trading Sun signs at cocktail parties or Starbucks, we might do better to share natal Moon phases.[4] The birth Moon phase describes a fundamental orientation. It surprises me that astrologers rarely consider the lunation phase in synastry (evaluating the potential success or failure of a relationship through birth chart affinities). In both business and romantic partnerships, people are basically working towards a common goal. Compatible Moon phases can go a long way towards sustaining a good marriage or keeping business partners together through tough times.
Throughout this series we've looked at personality characteristics of the eight lunation types. I won't repeat those characterizations here. But perhaps the simplest test for Moon phase affinity is whether someone was born during the waxing or waning half of the cycle. The waxing hemi-cycle favors action. Its urge is to build - to have a visible impact in the outer world. The waning hemi-cycle favors introspection. Its urge is to ponder the meaning of actions or to re-think existing structures. Moon phases divide the world into two types: those who act and those who think.
Of course this is a simplistic distinction. Any human has to both think and do. What we're really getting at is someone's primary motivation, what yanks them out of bed each morning and drives them forward year after year. Waxing births are here to create forms. Waning births are here to question and transform what already exists. Understanding this can help you penetrate to the heart of the matter with anyone, whatever else is going on in their chart.
Consider two architects - one born at the waxing Moon, the other at the waning. Both will design buildings. But the one born at the waxing Moon will take the greatest delight in seeing her architectural plans realized, bringing something into existence that didn't exist before, leaving behind a tangible legacy of structures. That's the spark that will keep her going. The waning Moon architect will more likely be enthralled with the concepts of architecture, perhaps challenging old ideas of design, coming up with new visions. Both will have to meet with clients, sit at a drafting table and visit onsite contractors, but the parts of this work each enjoys will be different.
I once worked with five astrology aficionados who had started a computer consulting firm together. The chart for their business launch was shaky - and before the first year was up, three of the original partners had quit. The split occurred along natal Moon phase lines. The three who abandoned the firm were waning births, all Disseminators. The two who remained were waxing births, both First Quarters. The Disseminators had left over philosophical differences, taking their abundant enthusiasms elsewhere. The First Quarters were the ones who'd actually made the business happen. They'd gotten the space, the equipment, printed up the business cards. The First Quarters kept the consulting firm going for awhile, but as is the way of First Quarters, they needed to keep building. They folded the first business and started another soon after.
Notice how often cliques in your workplace or among friends collect along Moon phase lines. Of course sharing a natal lunation phase creates a certain affinity, but it's not the only ingredient for a successful relationship. It can also mean that the weaknesses of a particular lunation type are doubled. If two individuals born on opposite halves of the lunation cycle have respect for each other's strengths and differences, they can complement each other well. I love the progressed lunation cycle.[5] I wouldn't do an astrology reading without it. In ten years of selling Moonprints reports, many of the "Wow's" I've received have come from people whose personal mysteries were explained by this cycle. I've discussed progressed Moon phases in previous installments of this series. Many astrologers work with them - but rarely do astrologers discuss their value in understanding the Saturn return. Saturn and the progressed Sun-Moon cycle go around the chart at the same rate, returning to their natal positions every 28 years. When unmet desires rear up at the Saturn return, they will often have their roots in the natal Moon phase.
Brian came to me on his first Saturn return. With his natal Saturn in his second house, we talked of course about money and career. He'd recently gotten a promotion with a good-sized raise. It seemed like he was experiencing a happy Saturn return, reaping professional rewards for past efforts. But people don't usually come for readings because life is going well. Something else was going on.
Brian's crisis was that he desperately wanted to get married - certainly a reflection of Saturn's urge toward greater maturity and commitment. But his girlfriend was pulling back. He told me that his relationship life had always been more important than his work life and now he was miserable. Curiously, his chart had an abundance of "freedom" signatures: a Sagittarius Ascendant and a stellium in Aquarius opposing a 9th House Moon conjunct Uranus. Does that sound like someone desperate for a commitment? No way. In fact there was only one thing in his chart that indicated this desperation about relationships. He was a Full Moon baby. His progressed Full Moon return held the astrological key to his dilemma.
Full Moon types often attract partners to play out their shadow selves. When Brian and I looked at how there was a part of him that still craved freedom, it took some of the sting out of his girlfriend's rejection. As a Full Moon baby, learning lessons through relationships would be a constant theme in Brian's life. Through the lens of his progressed Full Moon return, he was able to momentarily, at least, achieve the balanced perspective that Full Moon births so deeply desire.
And I, of course, was grateful for the Moon - which provided the strongest clue to his needs at the time. Once again, that old strategy paid off: Read one page - or planet - well and tease out the meanings of the full text. This is the last article in my Moon Watching series, but my love for the Moon - and I hope yours now too - will go on and on.
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Last week OSDir.com surpassed their 100th Linux and open source screenshot tour, which has become an invaluable resource to the open source community.
Last fall they joined forces with LinuxBeta.com to make OSDir's screenshot tours page a unique and outstanding service for those who want to 'see' Linux and open source applications in action. LXer.com conducted this informative interview with the founder of these screenshot tours in August of last year. "Editors of Linux news sites like LXer see a lot of new community websites come up. Most new sites are good, but occasionally you find that real jewel of a site which is unique, new, and most importantly, useful. Chris Haney's new website... is one such site.", said LXer.
These screenshot tours are an excellent supplement to written reviews of distributions and applications. Novell.com, OpenOffice.org, UbunutLinux.org, and Linux.org are of a few examples of sites that are using and referencing OSDir screenshot tours. Many review writers now reference these screenshot tours in their articles. One of the great things about the screenshot tours is that the day of downloading ISOs then needing that extra computer, drive, or partition to have a look at it have virtually come to an end. Now it's a simple as heading over to OSDir's screenshot tours page. OSDir tries to add a different distribution to their list each time a screenshot tour is done, while keeping up with new releases. OSDir also has a forum to discuss these distribution and software releases and their screenshot tours.
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Huskers Knock off No. 30 VCU
Lincoln - The Nebraska men's tennis team captured four of the six singles matches to capture a thrilling 4-3 upset of No. 30 VCU in the Huskers' first match of the day at the Nebraska Tennis Center on Sunday.
With the victory, the Huskers improved to 2-3 on the year while notching their first win over a ranked team of 2013.
Nebraska Coach Kerry McDermott praised the toughness and focus of the Huskers to battle back and knock off VCU.
"This is a great team victory, especially after losing the doubles point," McDermott said. "We didn't let that affect our efforts and the outcome going into singles. I told our guys I couldn't be more proud of them today, because last year we went to Virginia and got beat like a drum at their place. Today our team stepped it up and went from boys to men. VCU is a great program. It was a great match between two even teams. I'm happy we got this one today."
VCU claimed the doubles points with wins at the top two spots, before Marc Herrmann started Nebraska's success on the singles courts with a 6-4, 6-3 sweep of VCU's Alejandro Argente at No. 3. VCU's No. 45 Max Wennakoski put the Rams back in front with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Eric Sock at No. 2, before Michael Voscek put VCU on the brink of victory with a 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) win over Sebastian Florczyk at No. 5.
Dusty Boyer started Nebraska's decisive rally with a 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6) win over VCU's Claes Goransson at No. 3 to close the team gap to 3-2.
Andre Stenger then registered Nebraska's most impressive win of the day with a huge 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 come-from-behind victory at No. 1 singles over No. 67 Alexis Huegas, and tie the team score at 3.
"It was good to see senior co-captain Andre Stenger man-up today and take out the No. 67 guy in the country," McDermott said. "It gave his teammates confidence at their positions."
Tom Blackwell then sealed the upset and the comeback with his own come-from-behind victory with a 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) over No. 113 Jamie Vazquez at No. 6 singles. Blackwell improved to 5-0 on the spring with the win.
"The game ball goes to Tom Blackwell, who won against the No. 113 ranked kid, and stealing the huge victory," McDermott said. "Tom is gamer."
The Huskers complete a busy day with a match against in-state rival Creighton at 6 p.m. at the Nebraska Tennis Center.
Nebraska 4, #30 VCU 3
Sunday, Feb. 10
1. (VCU) Alexis Huegas/Dylan McCloskey def. Andre Stenger/Marc Herrmann 8-6
2. (VCU) Max Wennakoski/Michael Voscek def. Brandon Videtich/Scott Elsass 8-5
3. (VCU) #36 Alejandro Argente/Jamie Vazquez No Finish vs. Dusty Boyer/ Bradford Zitsch (No finish)
Order of Finish 1, 2, 3
1. (NU) Andre Stenger def. (VCU) #67 Alexis Huegas 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
2. (VCU) #45 Max Wennakoski def. (NU) Eric Sock 6-3, 6-2
3. (NU) Marc Herrmann def. (VCU) Alejandro Argente 6-4, 6-3
4. (NU) Dusty Boyer def. (VCU) Claes Goransson 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6)
5. (VCU) Michael Voscek def. (NU) Sebastian Florczyk 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
6. (NU) Tom Blackwell def. (VCU) #113 Jamie Vazquez 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
Order of Finish 3, 2, 5, 4, 1, 6


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I do not think bonuses are appropriate for public employees, and I said so two years ago. But my proposal to eliminate bonuses did not get the support of my fellow commissioners. They argued that government should be run more like a business, and bonuses are a legitimate method of acknowledging and rewarding exceptional performance in business.
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No stage. No magazines. No problem. Kanye West simply found a new platform to spout his latest diatribe -- a legal deposition.
West compared celebrities fighting persistent paparazzi to the 1960s civil rights movement in a recent interview with a photographer's lawyer, according to a transcript obtained by TMZ.
Sit back and enjoy. This is vintage Kanye.
"I mean in the '60s, people used to hold up 'Die (N-word)' signs when my parents were in the sit-ins also," West said. "I equate it to discrimination. I equate it to inequalities."
But does he really equate flashing camera lights and pushy photographers to fire hoses and night sticks?
West continued, "We, as group of minorities here in L.A., as celebrities have to ban together to influence guys like this -- guys trying to take the picture, guys trying to get the big win, guys trying to get the check."
Misdemeanor battery -- also known in West's world as "influence."
And his best line yet: "I'm the smartest celebrity you've ever (expletive) dealt with. I'm not Britney Spears. I'm in the business of trying to make dope (expletive) for the world. You're in the business of representing scums and trying to make as much money as long as there's this lapse in the law."
By the way, that smartest celebrity ever struck a plea deal in March from the misdemeanor battery case that involved him and a photographer scuffling outside Los Angeles International Airport. West received a 24-month informal probation, must attend 24 private anger management therapy sessions and must complete 250 hours of community service.
The deposition was in connection to a civil suit over the same incident.
Ann Tatko-Peterson provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Follow her at twitter.com/atatkopeterson.


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"I am proud of my team tonight," said head coach Ramsey Smith. "We beat a very good Oklahoma squad and the 4-0 score certainly doesn't reflect how competitive the match was. We fought extremely hard and showed a lot of toughness when it counted. We will recover tonight and prepare for another great opportunity tomorrow."
The Blue Devils claimed the doubles point with wins from the No. 1 and No. 3 positions in the lineup, as the team has won the doubles portion in each of its 11 contests of the season. The No. 2 duo in the nation of senior Henrique Cunha and Hemmeler claimed the first win of the evening on court one, downing Oklahoma's No. 19 duo of Costin Paval and Dane Webb, 8-3. With the win, the pair has won 16 consecutive matches dating back to the fall and owns an 8-0 ledger against ranked opponents. The pair of Fred Saba and Chris Mengel clinched the doubles point for the Blue Devils in the No. 3 position, edging Leonard Stakovosky and Peerakit Siributwong, 8-6.
In the No. 3 spot in the lineup, the 18th-ranked duo in the nation of Jason Tahir and Michael Redlicki held a 7-5 advantage over Oklahoma's Axel Alvarez Llamas and Guillermo Alcorta before the match was left unfinished.
The Blue Devils claimed the first singles victory of the match on court three, as Redlicki continued the terrific start to his rookie year overwhelming No. 119 Dane Webb, 6-2, 6-0. With the win, Redlicki now owns a 5-1 record against ranked opponents for the season. Mengel returned to the singles lineup in the No. 4 position, giving the Blue Devils a 3-0 advantage by defeating Alvarez Llamas in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.
After falling in the first set at the No. 5 spot in the lineup, 4-6, Hemmeler, the 57th-ranked player in the latest ITA rankings, was able to bounce back to win the next two sets to edge Oklahoma's Stakovosky, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. The win clinched the 4-0 decision for the Blue Devils. A native of Zurich, Switzerland, Hemmeler now owns a team-high 10 wins for the dual season and a 20-4 overall record
In the No. 2 position, Saba was trailing in the decisive third set, 3-4, against Alcorta before the match was left unfinished, 3-6, 6-4, 4-3, while Tahir's match against Siributwong was also in a third set before it was left unfinished, 6-3, 2-6, 2-1. On court one, Cunha took the first set in his match over Costin Paval before it was left unfinished in set two, 7-5, 2-5.
Up next, the Blue Devils will face No. 1 Virginia in Saturday's quarterfinal of the ITA National Team Indoors. The match is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Nordstrom Tennis Center. Live stats and live video will be available for all of this weekend's action on http://www.gohuskies.com. For more information about the 2012 ITA National Team Indoor Championships, visit the tournament homepage at www.itatennis.com.
Tennis Match Results
Duke vs Oklahoma
Feb 15, 2013 at Seattle, Wash.
(Seattle Tennis Club)
#9 Duke 4, #8 Oklahoma 0
Singles competition
1. #68 Costin Paval (OKLA) vs. #9 Henrique Cunha (DU) 5-7, 5-2, unfinished
2. #65 Guillmermo Alcorta (OKLA) vs. #31 Fred Saba (DU) 3-6, 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
3. #15 Michael Redlicki (DU) def. #119 Dane Webb (OKLA) 6-2, 6-0
4. #53 Chris Mengel (DU) def. Axel Alvarez Llamas (OKLA) 6-4, 6-2
5. #57 Raphael Hemmeler (DU) def. Leonard Strakovosky (OKLA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
6. Peerakit Siributwong (OKLA) vs. Jason Tahir (DU) 6-3, 2-6, 2-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #19 Henrique Cunha/Raphael Hemmeler (DU) def. #2 Costin Paval/Dane Webb (OKLA) 8-3
2. Axel Alvarez Llamas/Guillmermo Alcorta (OKLA) vs. #18 Michael Redlicki/Jason Tahir (DU) 5-7, unfinished
3. #33 Fred Saba/Chris Mengel (DU) def. Leonard Strakovosky/Peerakit Siributwong (OKLA) 8-6
Match Notes:
Duke 9-1; National ranking #9
Oklahoma 5-1; National ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,4,5)
ITA National Indoors