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Judd Apatow is the writer/director of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," producer of TV's "Freaks and Geeks" and creator of the follow-up to that show, "Undeclared." The following is the first in a series of guest columns by Apatow for MTV News.
I was asked to write a column about the year in comedy. I think the most interesting comedy of the year was "Borat." It is original and screamingly funny. I would be jealous if I thought I had the courage, energy or inspiration to attempt something like Borat, but I don't. Several years ago I met with Sacha Baron Cohen about the possibility of writing a movie that would star this Borat character. At the time it was being discussed as a traditional film — you know, the kind with a script. I didn't get the gig. Someone else did. And apparently that person never bothered to write the script. He got busy I guess. The next thing I heard was that Sacha was going to shoot the film the way he ultimately did. So in a way it's good that I had a bad meeting, because if I had talked Sacha into hiring me, there would not be the Borat you are all seeing today. So in a way, as a result of my failure to amuse him that day, you got a classic comedy.
The movie I did work on with Sacha was called "Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby." I was one of the producers. I lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, with my family while we shot the film. My family misses Charlotte. Here's one story that illustrates why: I live in Los Angeles and recently we celebrated my child's birthday party at a kids' store in an outdoor mall. At the end of the party we exited the store and there were cops everywhere because someone had been stabbed at the mall. They pointed us in another direction to avoid the ambulances and police. As we walked away I noticed there was blood all over the sidewalk. I had to push my kid's stroller around the puddles of blood. This type of thing makes my wife want to move back to Charlotte. I assume this type of thing happens in Charlotte too, but since their mall seemed really serene, I have no argument against moving out of Los Angeles. That is not a funny story and has nothing to do with the year in comedy. We just miss Charlotte.
Currently I am editing a movie that I wrote and directed that comes out June 1 called "Knocked Up." It stars Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. It is about a guy (Rogen) who gets a woman (Heigl) pregnant on the first encounter. A simple premise. I know Matthew Perry did a movie with a similar premise a few years back. What can I do? If you really think about it, every great comedy idea one could think of has been done as well as it could be on "The Simpsons." I recently accepted that most every concept has been done and it is more important to approach the work honestly and bravely from one's specific life experience and point of view than it is to try and reinvent the wheel. And Charlie Kaufman is so good at reinventing the wheel that even reinventing the wheel has been done. I attempted that with "Knocked Up," and it seems to have come out well. If you want to see Seth Rogen naked, this is the film to see.
It seems like comedy is more popular than ever right now. There have been many very successful comedies as of late:
"Nacho Libre," "Click," "The Break-Up," "You, Me and Dupree," "Little Miss Sunshine," "Babel." But I think people always love comedies. I assume in the 1930s, people thought comedy was really popular because they had hit movies from the Three Stooges, the Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello, and Laurel and Hardy. I think every decade has its huge comedies and comedy stars. We need comedy. Life can be brutal, and watching something funny with strangers in a large room somehow makes it a tiny bit more bearable.
When I saw "Borat" at the premiere, I was sitting near Eric Idle of Monty Python, one of the greatest comedy minds of all time. I said hello before the screening. I told him I made "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," but he had not seen it. Still, he was very nice. While the film was playing, he would turn to me every so often during one of the more hilarious and outrageous moments, like the naked fight. His eyes lit up with joy and a facial expression that said, "Can you believe this?" It was as if he was so delighted by the movie that he needed to share it with someone, even if it was just some drooling fan that made a film he hadn't seen.
That's what comedy does. It brings people together. It makes us happy. It relieves the pressure, even if only for a moment. And 2006 was a year when we needed some laughs between all the madness that is happening in the world, and luckily for us there are a lot of great comics out there willing to oblige.
Check out everything we've got on "Borat", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up."
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Barack Obama Is Covered by Crocodile-Attack Insurance
Just while he's in Australia.
Just while he's in Australia this week. The payout, in case of death, is in the amount of $50,870, which raises a few questions: First, what activities exactly do the Aussies have planned for him? Second, that's all? Who wrote that insurance policy, Glenn Beck?


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About 20 miles west of Washington, D.C., steady hands and delicate fingers, sensitive to detail, craft pottery for a crucial cause. "I think it's a fun project. It was an easy yes," says 28-year-old Andrew Cummins, a native Californian who recently relocated to the northern region of Virginia. "I'm trying to make things that reference the past but are modern looking and have elegance."
Cummins and another artist at Jimmy Potters Studio are on deadline to make and donate 80 soup-serving sized ceramics for the annual Empty Bowls fundraising dinner in Fairfax City, VA. The event supports Our Daily Bread (ODB), a local nonprofit organization that expects to assist 1,000 hungry families this year. "It's just a really nice community event," says Lisa Whetzel, executive director at Our Daily Bread. "It brings together art and artists who are doing a good cause." The ceramic bowls, which will cost $30, go on sale the evening of February 27. Proceeds help fund ODB's emergency food program, which gives gift cards to families in need.
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Our Daily Bread, which hopes to sell 400 bowls on the night of the fundraiser, says local artists have been able to pledge just 250. If ceramic artists are interested in submitting pottery for the event, ODB is directing them to its website at www.odbfairfax.org.
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BOSTON The World Series champion Boston Red Sox have exercised their $13 million option on left-hander Jon Lester.
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Janine Beckie will play with the U.S. U-20 National Team later today in Sweden.
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LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech All-American freshman forward Janine Beckieis set to play today as a member of the U.S. U-20 national team in the first of two matches in Sweden.
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As if to prove my ongoing point, I-70 was closed at Copper Mountain yesterday for awhile, thanks to multiple accidents. As you can see from the totals listed below, there was really no reason for problems on I-70 yesterday, but there they were.
Oh well. We suppose we can shake our collective fists at the skies about the traffic, the tailgating rat racers, and our general sense of senselessness, but we'll start just sticking to the facts.
Fact 1: Weekend day trips to the mountains are becoming almost unbearable. Your best bet, if you can swing it, is to enjoy skiing and boarding on a weekday.
Fact 2: If you do go up on the weekend, leave early on both sides of the equation. We've found that if you leave the Front Range any time after 6:30 a.m., you will sit in traffic. It is far better to suffer through an extra-early wakeup than it is bumper to bumper in a Mad Max nightmare. Then, get the hell out of Dodge (aka whatever ski area you're at that day), no later than 2 p.m. Don't forget about a chance to win some great prizes in the Change Your Peak Time Challenge.
Fact 3: Summer ain't much better, but at least weather is not nearly the factor it is in the winter/spring months. Still, try to keep your travel times a bit out of the ordinary as I've had many post-mortem discussions with those who have sat in traffic from west to east for hours on end.
Fact 4: It's great to educate people about changing their peak travel time, but far better to educate them about safe driving and how safe driving alleviates traffic issues. Even in heavy traffic, if one keeps a safe following distance, doesn't weave in and out, and generally behaves behind the wheel like a rational being and not a Jersey Shore rat racer, traffic magically improves. Trust us.
Anyway… If you're looking for a play-hooky powder day it appears that Tuesday is your best bet, though it's not expected to be a big powder day and is supposed to be rather windy. Still, it should be a decent snow day and there's your chance to enjoy some new snow with less hassle.
Here are the 24-hour snow totals from across Colorado…
Arapahoe Basin: 4"
Aspen Highlands: 2"
Aspen Mountain: 1"
Beaver Creek: 2"
Breckenridge: 2"
Buttermilk: 0"
Copper Mountain: 3"
Crested Butte: 1"
Eldora: 4"
Keystone: 1"
Loveland: 4 1/2"
Monarch: 0"
Powderhorn: 0"
Purgatory: 0"
Ski Granby Ranch: 1"
Ski Cooper: 4"
Snowmass: 1"
Steamboat: 1"
Sunlight: 2"
Telluride: 2"
Vail: 2"
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I've seen and experienced more horror than my friends, family, even my own master. I was a riolu when I had my first emotional scar. But I'll start out with the day I was born, I assume that some of you know how most Pokemon are born, some are born the same as humans, but others are born from eggs. I was one of those Pokemon that was born from an egg. My mother and father were the only ones that were there the day I was born, I was a wild Pokemon when I was born. My mother placed me in the center of Entera Forest for my birth place. The second I hatched, a bright ray of an angelic sun light shone through. My mother and father were both astonished, soon after I was born, my father prepared for the war.
My mother and I bonded very quickly and took me everywhere she went. She was the only friend I've ever known in my young life. But soon, hunters came to take me, but my mother put me in hiding, I couldn't even bare to look, so I just ran as far as I could. I stopped for a while to rest. I fell asleep for at least when dusk approached. "Mommy? Where are you? Mommy!"
I got up on my feet and searched for her. I began hearing a voice, it was a girl's voice, but it wasn't my mother's voice. "Huh.......a dead lopunny. Looks like my aura powers were right, there was a dead corpse here in the middle of the forest......Which means hunters are around here some where.......I'd better find them and give 'em what for to kill an innocent Pokemon that didn't even do anything to them!" I peeked throw the bushes, I saw a figure which looked like a lucario, but before I could clearly identify it, it was gone at lighting speed. I found my mother's body, I ran to her and was happy that I found her. But little did I know that she was the dead lopunny. "Mommy! I found you.....but why are you so cold?......Mommy.....you're not talking to me....why? Mommy? Mommy?"
I rolled her over and her eyes were closed. "Mommy?.....Wake up! Are you sleeping?" I placed my tiny paw on her chest, she wasn't breathing. I grew scared and worried. "Mommy?" I felt around her belly, all I felt was liquid....it was blood. "Mommy!" I called for her. "MOMMY!" I cried for her, I was scared and alone. I cried and ran away from my mother's corpse. I found a pile of soft moss and flowers for me to sleep on. I cried myself to sleep. I still longed for a mother figure that would protect, care, tender, and love me. The next morning I heard the same voice again, but it was louder and it woke me up. "Hey! Guys! I found a riolu! It looks like it's still a baby!" The voices began to mix with girl and boy voices, I was scared. I backed way, and hid in the bushes. "Hm.....I know what'll make him come out of hiding." "I want my mommy!" I was even more scared when I saw the figure in person and it's friends. An aroma of sweet honey and warm milk filled the area around me. I sniffled a little, I had to admit I was a hungry and couldn't find anything to eat.
The voice soon began to coax me like a lullaby. "Come on, come on. It's okay, we're not gonna hurt ya." My head poked through, I saw a baby bottle in the girl's paw. "Mm!" I was a little nervous. "It's okay, baby, it's okay." I crawled out of the bushes and toward the girl. "That's it, you're a good boy. Good boy." I got closer to her and climbed on her lap. She gentle toke one of her arms and cradled me and fed me from the bottle. "Hungry, aren't you, sweetie?" A young man keeled down next to her. "So, Caitlin, you gonna name him or what?" "Alex, I'll name him.....I think I'll call you...Lucario Sheldon Aura. But some of you will be able to call you Sheldon. They'll call you Mr. Aura when you get a little older." "Rio! Riolu!"
Was I think all the could hear. "I knew you'd love it!" I was confused....the girl...Caitlin, she could understand what I'm saying? "Caitlin....you do know that Pokemon can't talk unless you teach them...right?" "Alex, I could understand him!" "I'll heard was 'Rio! Riolu'" Alex said in a high pitched voice when saying 'Rio! Riolu!' ("I don't talk like that!") "Come on, we'd better take him home." 'I wonder if that dead lopunny was his mother...' "Sheldon...that lopunny I found last night...was that your mother?" My eyes teared up and I cried like a baby....because I was a baby, I couldn't help but remind myself of my dead mother. "That was your mom, wasn't it?" I couldn't stop crying. "Shh, it's okay, shh. Don't worry. I can be your mother if you want me to." I wiped my eyes. "Rio?" "Yes, I promise that I won't let anyone hurt you....Sheldon." "Riolu!" I nuzzled my head close to her heart. She began singing a low tune, I was lulled to sleep by only her heart beat and a lullaby.
Years past, I was cared for, tendered, protected, nurtured, and loved by my master, she was the only mother I've ever known. But even she knew that I was about to evolve into a lucario soon, no matter how hard it was for her to let me go, she still wanted me to stay. She thought that if I ever evolved, I'd leave her someday. I see her almost everytime on the couch looking out the window with a depressed expression on her face. "Caitlin. you do know that I won't be a baby forever." "I know that, Sheldon....but you'll always be my baby." "Caitlin! YOU NEED TO STOP CALLING ME THAT! I'M NOT A BABY ANYMORE!" "Lucario Sheldon Aura, don't you dare raise your voice like that at me!" I ran far from her as I could, I ran off to God knows where. "Why does she treat me like I'm a baby?!? I'm a grown man!" "But you haven't even evolved yet." I spun around to find the love of my life, Luna Dusk Aurora. But instead of being a riolu, she was a lucario...and much more beautiful than ever.
"Luna, you...you finally evolved! And...you're...you're so beautiful." She giggled at me, I smiled and blushed at her. "Thank you, Sheldon. You and Caitlin having problems again?" "Yes, why is she always treating me like a baby! I'm not a baby anymore!" Luna keeled down next to me and lifted me from my feet and held me in her arms. "It's because she loves you and wants to protect you at all costs. Wolf told me that she made that same promise when she first got you."
"Yeah, it's true." Luna picked me up and held me close to her chest. I felt so safe whenever I was around her. "I think you'd be the luckiest Pokemon alive to have someone like Caitlin." "Yeah, I guess so." We stayed silent for what seemed like an hour. Finally I had to confess my feelings to her since the day I first lead an eye on her. "Luna, I lo-lov-love you." I began to blush when I said that. I didn't know what would happen after that. Luna smiled and said "I love you too, Sheldon." The next thing I know, she planted a kiss right in the kisser! I soon felt all tingly and started glowing. I also felt myself getting larger in both size and power.
After growing I examined myself for a while. "Sheldon! You've evolved! And you're so handsome." Luna had a dreamy look on her face, I was jumping for joy, I was the happiest Pokemon alive. "Luna! You gotta tell everyone! And if you need me, I'll be near the old oak tree three blocks from the barn." "Okay, handsome." She pecked my cheek and ran off to tell everyone. I walked all the way to the old oak tree with a dreamy look on my face. I sat against the tree thinking about mine and Luna's future.
"Ah, Luna and I are the perfect match. First, we'll start the perfect romantic dinner tonight, then on Christmas Eve I'll ask her paw in marriage, on Valentines Day our wedding, then a bundle of joy will be on board after we're married!" I sighed in a dreamy tone, I sat against the tree for an hour. The peace was disturbed by Scar the luxray and Kevin the lucario, I'll get to those two later. They were both laughing loudly and walked up to me, they always did like making fun of me. "Hey look! It's Mama's boy!" Kevin hooted. "What's wrong with being a mama's boy?" I asked in a cheerful tone.
Scar was suddenly suspicious about my happy mood. "Why are you so cheerful, weakling?" "Haven't you noticed? I've evolved!" "We can see that, stupid!" Kevin barked. "Nothing you say or do to me, can ruin my bad mood, boys!" Scar was annoyed by this. "You think you're so tough and strong, don't you? But in reality you still have the mind of an infant." "So? What's wrong with that?" "It means that you are still the weakest and the most timid out of all the lucarios in the world!" "Oh yeah? Want me to prove it?" Scar smirked and chuckled at me. "Yes, I challenge you to have a Pokemon battle with Kevin!" I smiled and raised a brow. "Deal!"
We started out on the Pokemon battle field only two feet from the barn. I remember that battle well. I started off with an aura sphere, Kevin dodged it and used a more powerful aura sphere. Then I uses bone rush. He dodged that too and used one ten times as strong. I wasn't gonna allow myself to lose this chance to prove I was strong. I used all I knew, Kevin dodged them all. He used mega punch, mega kick, force palm and lastly aura storm. I was knocked out.
I should include that I was younger then Kevin only by six or seven years. I got back up on my feet and struggled to stand up, my legs were changing from muscle to jelly. A huge lump in my throat was growing, I tried fighting the tears. Scar laughed, it was like a hyena with a never ending laughing ringing in my ear drums. Kevin's laughing was much more harsh, cruel, and of course louder. "See? You're just a wuss in a lucario's body!" I slowly started crying. "Damn, Scar! You were right after all! He's a big baby!" They walked away, leave my heart in a thousand broken pieces.
Sadness soon grew to a fiery anger. "I AM SO STRONG!!!" I yelled to the roof tops. "I'll show you who's the toughest, bravest, and strongest!" I took off running into the forest, I ran deeper and deeper. Oh I was really Naive as a young lucario, I still had the wit and mind of an egg, baby, and young riolu all in one.
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Sheldon: Hey everyone! My friend Caitlin, couldn't make it to say this, so I'll do it for her. Anyway this is my life story, it's sad from the beginning, but after my mother died, Caitlin took me as her own son. Then a few days or so I meet Luna (which we'll get to that later in the story.) and she and I finally KISSED!!!! ^^...Then we meet the meanest Pokemon God ever breathed his breath on! Scar and Kevin! Then after I battled Chris's D-Bag of a brother, I was kinda disappointed that I lost and only proved I was weak, I take off running to one of the biggest mistakes of my life!
Sheldon: AH! =O.....Hehe....Hi Caitlin....
Sheldon: Caitlin! There are people watching...or reading in our case!
Oh right, I'll finish this.
I own nothing anything copyrighted belongs to the rightful owners.
Sheldon: You're not mad about that are you?
We need to talk!
Sheldon: Okay....
Kevin the lucario belongs to ~hondasarecool
Sheldon: AH! =O.....Hehe....Hi Caitlin....
Sheldon: Caitlin! There are people watching...or reading in our case!
Oh right, I'll finish this.
I own nothing anything copyrighted belongs to the rightful owners.
Sheldon: You're not mad about that are you?
We need to talk!
Sheldon: Okay....
Kevin the lucario belongs to ~hondasarecool
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He locked you in a closet?
Sheldon: You just kept on hogging my spotlight!
Sheldon: You just kept on hogging my spotlight!
Chris: I can see that.
Wait what?!
Wait what?!
Sheldon: See?
Chris: Teleporting remember? I can get here when I want.
And I can throw you out when I want.
And I can throw you out when I want.
Sheldon: And I can turn into a were lucario and pound you to a pulp if you hurt my bro!
If you hurt Sean I will freaking kill you, Sheldon!
Sheldon: Yes, Caitlin! *gets scared now*
That's what I thought!
If you hurt Sean I will freaking kill you, Sheldon!
Sheldon: Yes, Caitlin! *gets scared now*
That's what I thought!


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[Editor's Note: Linda Chamblee of Raleigh sent us this story and photo about a seemingly abandoned fawn being rescued at Shelley Lake Park in north Raleigh. Keep reading to see who actually "rescued" the fawn, and to learn what you should do if you come across a lone fawn in the wild.]
I spotted this fawn on the evening of June 1 at Shelley Lake in Raleigh, only six feet off the path hidden in the leaves and trees. People kept walking by, but nobody saw the fawn. I brought my husband back, and he said it was only days old and that the mother had left it there to go eat and she would be back.
I was so worried about the fawn, I went back down to the lake the next morning morning to check on the fawn. It was still there. I started looking around to see if I could see the doe. I did spot her up on the hill. I walked back down the path and watched to see the doe come down toward the fawn. She bolted back into the woods when a runner came by.
My greatest fear was that a dog would attack this beautiful baby since it was so close to the path. I knew as each hour passed, more and more people would be walking the path and the doe wouldn't come near the fawn. My husband called the Wildlife Commission and they said as long as the fawn was not standing up and "bleating" (calling out), it was alright.
It was curled up and quiet as a mouse, so I felt it must have been alright.
[Editor's Note: The advice that Linda's husband got over the phone from the Wildlife Commission was exactly right. Deer are a"hider species," which means a doe will hide her fawn in vegetation while she feeds elsewhere. Because fawns lack scent and are camouflaged by their spots, they can hide well from predators. In a typical day, a doe will return to her fawn several times to nurse and clean it, but she'll stay with the fawn only a few minutes each time before leaving again. She might not return for several hours. Unlike her fawn, a doe *does* have a scent. She also needs to eat.]
When I went back later in the morning to check on it around 11:30, the fawn was gone. The leaves in the area where it had been were not disturbed, so I know that the doe must have found a quiet moment to move its fawn to a safer place. My heart is at rest knowing this beautiful baby is safe with its Momma.
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Lena Strobel and Samantha Schmidt are German travelers who came to Shankara Resto Sanur precisely on Sunday (Jun 15). The restaurant is a new place to enjoy a meal in the heart of Sanur tourism resort. Other than visited by foreign travelers on regular days, this restaurant looks so unique on Sunday because it holds a Sunday Market providing a variety of Balinese culinary treasures. Feeling curious, the two travelers still having the status as student then made a visit to the Sunday Market.
Lena Strobel and her friend Samantha Schmidt then tried to taste some prominent foods such as Sate Lilit, Lawar, Tum, Lontong Bali and Lawar Jamur. All the foods were vegetarian dishes. In addition, she also enjoyed the other serving such as Black Rice Porridge and Shankara Fried Banana.
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College Hockey:Dutchmen Slip by Huskies
Union Holds On After Dominating Huge Parts of Game
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — There werent any smiles on the faces of Union coach Nate Leaman, goalie Corey Milan and forward Stephane Boileau in the interview room after Fridays non-conference college hockey game against Connecticut.
And the Dutchmen won.
But there wasnt much for the Dutchmen to be happy about after their 3-2 win over the Huskies in their Messa Rink opener.
The Dutchmen (3-1-1) went from dominating UConn (2-3) to holding on for dear life.
We didnt finish our chances well tonight, Leaman said. When you dont put a team away with the number of chances we had tonight, it allows them to keep hanging around.
The Dutchmen jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on goals by Kelly Zajac and Adam Presizniuk 58 seconds apart early in the first period. They took a 3-1 lead into the third, but couldnt get another puck past goalie Beau Erickson.
The Huskies pulled to within one on Brendan Olinyks goal at 7:09 of the third. UConn had two great chances to tie it, but the Dutchmen got some fortunate breaks.
The first came with 4:03 left, when Nick Schneiders drive from the left circle hit the post to the left of Milan. Less than two minutes later, Milan stopped Daniel Nauratos right-wing drive, but he couldnt control the rebound. Justin Hernandez had Milan down, but he shot the puck over the net.
It was pretty hectic, Milan said. I got lucky with some posts, and them missing the net. We got away with it.
Then, with 1:37 left, Boileau was called for tripping Jason Krispel in the UConn zone, giving the Huskies a power play and one last chance to tie it up.
The Dutchmen survived that, too.
I was feeling bad, said Boileau, who scored late in the second. It was a bad penalty at the end of the game. I want to say thank you to the PK [penalty kill], thank you to Corey Milan, who did a great job at the end of the game.
Ken Schott covers college hockey for the The Daily Gazette in Schenectady, N.Y.
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College Hockey:UMD's Lessard Claims Hobey Baker Memorial Award
Nation's Top Scorer Led Bulldog Turnaround
BOSTON — Minnesota-Duluth forward Junior Lessard was honored Friday at historic Faneuil Hall in Boston with the 2004 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, presented annually to college hockey's top player.
Lessard, a native of St. Joseph deBeauce, Que., led the nation in goals this season with 32, in power-play goals with 14, and in points with 63. He also compiled a plus-21 plus-minus rating, and totaled three hat tricks.
He has already been honored this season as a first-team All-WCHA pick, as WCHA Player of the Year, as a first-team All-American, and as USCHO.com's 2003-04 Player of the Year.
Throughout his collegiate career, Lessard has been a critical component in the revival of the Bulldogs' fortunes. The team, under new head coach Scott Sandelin, went from a 7-28-4 record in Lessard's freshman year to a 28-13-4 finish this season, as UMD finished second in the WCHA and advanced to the Frozen Four for the first time in 19 years.
Lessard's own production increased each season as well; his career totals at Duluth are 74-68–142. His selection makes him the fourth Hobey Baker winner for UMD, following Tom Kurvers (1984), Bill Watson (1985) and Chris Marinucci (1994).
He has overcome adversity this season as well, including a life-threatening swimming incident last August, and a knee injury during the WCHA Final Five that initially was feared as season-ending. Lessard, however, recovered in time to play the next weekend in the NCAA tournament.
The Bulldogs lost in the national semifinals Thursday to Denver, despite Lessard's pair of goals. He also tallied twice in the Midwest Regional semifinals, giving him four goals in three games of the NCAAs.
In winning the 24th edition of the Hobey Baker, Lessard beat out fellow Hobey Hat Trick finalists Zach Parise of North Dakota and Yann Danis of Brown. He joins a list of honorees that includes initial winner Neal Broten of Minnesota, and last year's recipient, Colorado College's Peter Sejna.
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College Hockey:Western Michigan's Blashill gets USCHO nod as top coach
Western Michigan rookie coach Jeff Blashill, who took over a squad that won only eight games the previous year, has been voted as USCHO's coach of the year.
In an amazing turnaround, Blashill took the same squad that had finished in the basement the previous year and coached them to a 19-13-10 record and fourth place in the CCHA regular season standings, Western's first top-four finish since 1995-96.
He followed that up by leading the Broncos to a series win over Ferris State and Western's first CCHA tournament semifinal since 1993. There, they upset Michigan 5-2 en route to a runner-up finish to Miami in the tournament, Western's first appearance in the CCHA championship game since 1986.
To follow up on that, Western made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 15 years and gave Denver all it could handle before losing 3-2 in double overtime. The Broncos were less than five minutes away from an upset before Denver rallied to tie the game.
Blashill has a long history in the CCHA. He tended goal for Ferris State and was an assistant coach at both Ferris State and Miami prior to becoming a coach in the USHL.
"Jeff's an excellent recruiter and a real student of the game," said Miami coach Enrico Blasi.
Blashill had only four freshmen on the roster. While two were big scoring contributors, Blashill coaxed excellent seasons out of several sophomores and juniors. In Western's two seasons before Blashill took over, the Broncos won eight and 12 games, respectively.
Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy was the runner-up to Blashill for coach of the year.
USCHO's awards were voted on by staff members at the Frozen Four. Still to come this week are the All-USCHO first, second and third teams.
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Some people say Dollar General when they mean Dollar Tree. Some people say Family Dollar when the mean the Dollar Store. What they remember to say in name in each of these stores is the word "dollar." According to the financial section of CNN on Monday, two of these stores are merging, and that will eliminate having to remember a name at least one of the dollar stores. While Dollar Tree has been known as Family Dollar's rival, the former is buying the latter for a total value of $8.5 billion.
The combination of these two stores will not affect shopping that much because customers will continue to buy both Dollar Tree and Family Dollar items. Dollar Tree plans to sell the two brands. The pricing policy of both stores will still stay the same. For example, Dollar Tree stores sell all items for $1 or less, and that will continue. Many items at Family Dollar are sold for more than $1 and their pricing will not change, according to CEO Bob Sasser.
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Caroline Kennedy Is Having a Medium Christmas Eve
The headlines aren't going her way today.
You'd think, as the 25th approached, Caroline Kennedy would only increase in power. Like Superman recharging near the sun, Catholics derive energy from Christmas the way Jews do from Passover, and Episcopalians from gin. But that doesn't appear to be the case this year. According to the Times, Governor Paterson is annoyed that Caroline's handlers are telling people her appointment to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate is already a "done deal," which makes Pattycakes feel boxed in. Democratic State Assembly leader Sheldon Silver doesn't want her to be senator because she's aligned with Mayor Bloomberg, who is not a Democrat and is also basically enemies with Silver. And resistance among state party leaders is beginning to solidify against her.
Plus, the Daily News, New York's liberal-leaning tabloid where Caroline used to toil as a copy girl, has gone and dug up her rough net worth — a surefire blow to her populist appeal. Kennedy's worth is well over $100 million, according to the paper, which includes a $40 million, 366-acre oceanside estate on Martha's Vineyard (we almost threw up typing that, and we like rich people). After a bunch of billionaires basically brokered this year's change on mayoral term limits, New Yorkers are already chafing against the feeling that we live in some sort of pseudo-democratic oligarchy. Which we wouldn't mind, if we were the oligarchs. Or if we even just had the estate on Martha's Vineyard.
Resistance to Kennedy Grows Among Democrats [NYT]
Caroline Kennedy: The $100M Woman [NYDN]


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