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July 28, 2014
OCTOBER 31, 2006 -- Police say a landlord tenant dispute got firey, as in arson--and then got violent Tuesday afternoon. It happened at a house on Beechwood Road between South Point and Chesapeake in Lawrence County, Ohio.
A neighbor, Joann Marcum, says she heard three gunshots at about noon from her neighbor Tina Lovejoy's home, then ran inside to find Tina and her son Jeremy both shot in the head. Joann says Tina's injuries were the most life threatening.
"There was a lot of blood around her eye," said Marcum. "When the police got there, i told them to tend to Tina first."
Police arrested James G Jones for the shootings. He's charged with two counts of felonious assault and arson. Police and neighbors say an angered James Jones first torched his own trailer, then turned on his landlords living across the road.
Another neighbor, Bob Young, said she gave him an eviction notice, then got his gun and went to shoot them after burning out his own trailer.
Acting on a tip from the suspect's own family, sheriff's deputies tracked Jones to his daughter's nearby apartment--where he was arrested without incident. They expect to recover a handgun, likely the assault weapon, in Jones' black Chrysler.
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The story behind Futtner's Family Farm in East Hartford and South Windsor is so entrenched in the American Dream, it's downright Rockwellian.
Now, 100 years after the family sowed its first seeds, the fourth generation of Futtners, James and Honora, accepted the Century Farm Award during the 102nd Plant Science Day at the CT Agricultural Experiment Station in Hamden on Aug. 1.
It's something few, if anyone, would have contemplated when James Futtner's great-grandfather Beasso Futtner emigrated from Italy to the U.S. with his new bride in 1880, moved to the Greater Hartford area in the 1890 and started buying land in East Hartford.
"The part blows me away is my great grandfather brought over my great-grandmother on their honeymoon not knowing the language, and they slowly learned the language and just kept plugging away and made it work," James Futtner said.
Futtner Family Farm first started out growing tobacco before converting to carrots and cabbage, according to Honora Futtner, who was setting up the farm's stand at the South Windsor Historical Society Farmers Market on Sunday.
Four generations of Futtners later, the 25-acre farm still yields fresh vegetables, from sweet corn to squash, to lettuce, to potatoes to broccoli to cabbage to kale and cucumbers. The farm also includes a "Pick-Your-Own" operation for various vegetables and also features a roadside stand that is open seven months of the year.
"I think its fantastic," Honora Futtner said of receiving the award. "It's a real tribute to [James Futtner's great-grandfather] who started a hard, new life. He was unfamiliar with the terrain, the customs and the language and he built this business that lasted four generations."
Sadly, the realities of the wholesale farm business make it unlikely that there will be a fifth generation of Futtners to run the farm.
Honora and James have four children, none of whom have shown much of an interest in agriculture.
"It's almost impossible to make a living now," Honora said. "The industry for wholesale vegetables requires stringent rules that makes it costly and difficult to comply by. Our kids have seen us working seven days a week during the summer and, when there's no income during the winter, we work five days a week."
Not that Honora is complaining.
"Every vocation has its drawbacks," she said. "The appreciation we get from our customers is really nice. … It's a hard living, but it's fresh air, exercise, sunshine and rain. A lot of people appreciate the taste and flavor of fresh vegetables from Connecticut soil. This is some of the best soil in the world."
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By Eric Swanson
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — Yards of red tape nearly derailed a Canadian charity's efforts to help Oklahoma tornado victims.
But the story had a happy ending Monday, when a truck bearing 40,000 pounds of supplies pulled into the loading area at the Gate Church in Oklahoma City. The truck's arrival prompted organizer Dennis Sauve to breathe a sigh of relief.
"It was very comforting to see the truck was there and how appreciative people were for all the items," he said in a phone interview Thursday.
Tony Miller, lead pastor for the Gate, did not return a call seeking comment.
Paperwork: Sauve's encounter with American-style bureaucracy began nearly two weeks ago, when the Canadian charity Windsor Lifeline Outreach started collecting supplies for victims of the May 20 tornado, according to the June 1 edition of the Windsor (Ontario) Star. Within days, donors had contributed 40,000 pounds of food, diapers, blankets and other supplies —enough to fill a 53-foot refrigerated truck.
Before sending the supplies to the United States, volunteers gathered invoices and other documents for many of the items and sent the information to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Sauve said. He said customs officials told organizers that the truck driver would have no problems crossing the border because the shipment was considered as humanitarian aid.
Armed with that information, volunteers loaded the truck on May 29 and prepared to send it to Oklahoma.
But Sauve said customs officials changed their minds on May 30, saying that volunteers needed to supply additional documents for each item in the shipment.
"We were pretty confident with the certifications," he said. "Where we fell apart was with a lot of the canned food and the rice."
Later that day, volunteers learned that the shipment would not qualify as humanitarian aid because President Barack Obama had not declared a federal disaster in Oklahoma, according to the Windsor Star. The president issued the disaster declaration on May 31.
Customs officials also told the charity that the truck could enter the United States as a commercial shipment, which meant that all food had to be certified by the Food and Drug Administration.
Sauve said officials told the charity to get rid of a skid of Basmati rice because the United States has restricted imports of that product. Sauve offered to take the rice off the truck, but customs officials later reversed their decision and said the rice could stay.
Nearly 70 percent of the items in the shipment were donated, which sent volunteers scrambling to gather the documents that customs agents required. A broker working on the project helped volunteers estimate the value of each item and certify its country of origin, then sent the additional paperwork to customs.
The truck remained in Leamington, a Canadian city about 25 miles north of the border, for nearly four days while customs officials reviewed the information, Sauve said. Officials cleared the truck for entry on Saturday as a commercial shipment, and the driver headed to Oklahoma.
Customs agents had to be sure the food in the shipment satisfied the Food and Drug Administration's documentation requirements, said Kris Grogan, public affairs officer for Customs and Border Protection in Detroit.
Grogan said a broker representing Windsor Lifeline Outreach contacted customs agents on May 29 about the shipment. He added that the agency worked with the broker and officials with the Food and Drug Administration to make sure the supplies met federal paperwork requirements.
"From the time we got the initial call in Detroit, we were working around the clock to help the broker get the required paperwork and the registrations under the FDA bioterrorism act," Grogan said.
He said the truck arrived at the Ambassador Bridge — a border crossing connecting Detroit with Windsor —at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday. Within 30 minutes, customs agents had inspected the shipment and sent it on its way.
Shipping produce: The shipment included a supply of fresh produce from Canadian greenhouses, and volunteers worried that the food would spoil while the truck sat in Leamington. But their fears proved groundless, as the food arrived in Oklahoma in perfect condition.
Sauve flew to Oklahoma City with his church's lead pastor, Howard Mulder, on Monday to greet the truck when it arrived at The Gate. They arrived at the church just in time to see the truck pull up to the loading area.
"We cut through most of the red tape, and now we've got it there," Sauve said.
Sauve said that Windsor Lifeline Outreach has participated in disaster relief projects before, but the Oklahoma shipment marked the first time that the charity has tried to send supplies into the United States. He said the charity may be wary of tackling similar projects in the future.
"We certainly would have to be a lot more cautious and ask a lot more questions," Sauve said.


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The RAB Guide to Sanity During the Hot Stove SeasonBy
Five months without baseball can make people go insane. Hell, we've been without baseball for just a week now and I'm already to the point of missing Michael Kay. Missing Michael Kay. This is serious stuff, this baseball withdrawal. Thankfully, we have the hot stove season still ahead of us. Baseball will always be about what happens between April and October, but there's an understandable fascination with the yearly rebuilding process. We've already gotten into it heavily on RAB.
We all want to see the Yankees repeat as champions, so we want them to make moves that best position them for that. Unfortunately, this often leads to fans concocting unrealistic scenarios and then screaming when they don't come to fruition. This is nothing but counterproductive.
Major League Baseball is a complicated machine. What makes sense to you and me might not make sense to the guys running the teams. It leads us to sometimes question those in charge, and sometimes rightfully so. Other times, there's a factor at play unknown to all of us, but known too well to the GM and his staff. It can lead to some tumultuous times, but I think we're all calm and sane enough here to put it in perspective.
When evaluating what the Yankees should do, and what they have done, there is one principle to keep in mind, and that comes with one addendum. Understand this, and you'll understand a lot more about why teams make the moves they do and why they avoid others:
Teams have limited resources, and they must use these resources as efficiently as possible in order to build the best possible team.
Addendum: The game goes through this cycle every year, presumably forever.
This means we have to evaluate moves not only in a vacuum, but also as compared with all other possible moves. This perspective involves exploring options for not only 2010, but also for seasons further in the future. The Yankees' front office, however, will likely only look a year or two ahead.
Resources refers to not just money, but also to the team's players. Available funds and young talent are the two main forms of currency in baseball. The Yankees have made it clear that they will keep their payroll around the 2009 level, if not a bit lower, so that should put expectations in line. We know how much they can spend, and we know what players they have in the system. That should give us an idea of what the team can do.
The Yankees have holes and weaknesses. They'll continue to have holes and weaknesses, with the idea that they'll be fewer and less severe than other teams. To accomplish that, they'll deploy their resources as efficiently as possible. Not to pick on him, but commenter ledavidisrael showed us an example of this yesterday when he mused on how J.J. Hardy would help the Yankees. Hardy is a good player, and if his bat recovers he'll help the Twins. But why would the Yankees use their precious resources on him when they already have one of the best infields, if not the best, in the league?
The infield is not a weakness for the Yankees, so they should use as little of their resources on that as possible. They should look to any weaknesses, both on the major league roster and in the system, and use their resources to strengthen them. For the Yankees, that means pitching, as it does every team, and the outfield. If the team is going to make moves this winter, it should be with those weaknesses in mind.
They can improve the pitching and outfield mainly through free agency and trades. These will be the two major topics of discussion over the next four-plus months, as they are every off-season. In an effort to keep everyone as sane as possible, let's go over some of the finer points of the off-season. I did this last off-season, but I'm much better equipped this time around, thanks to some work by a few good writers.
Your trade proposal sucks
As fans, we love to come up with trade proposals to help our team. That's great, but 99.999999999% of the time, the trade proposed is unrealistic. This might be for a number of reasons, both obvious and non-obvious. Fans overvaluing their team's prospects is the main reason for ridiculous trade proposals, but there are plenty of others.
Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star tackled this subject a few months ago. He shows us, through first-hand experience, why a trade proposal from an outsider rarely makes sense.
Once, in a casual conversation a few years ago, a member of the Royals' front office gave me a homework assignment. He wanted me to come to him with a doable trade idea that would make the Royals better.
"And realistic," he said. "Don't have us trading Jimmy Gobble for Albert Pujols."
The next few days or so, I wore out Baseball-Reference and Baseball Cube and all the other nerdy sites even more than usual. I came up with something, I can't remember exactly what, but I vaguely recall suggesting either DeJesus or Teahen to the Cubs for a deal involving Ryan Theriot and other parts.
The Royals' executive considered it for a few seconds, acknowledged that it made sense in the obvious ways I pointed out, then listed two or three reasons it didn't make sense, reasons that I hadn't considered and most likely never would've known without that conversation.
Brian Cashman cannot control other GMs minds
Many players will be available this off-season via trade. While the Yankees might have seemingly unlimited financial resources (even though they don't), they certainly don't have unlimited player personnel resources. In fact, plenty of other teams have much more in the way of player currency, which usually consists of prospects.
For a recent example, the Tigers have reportedly made Edwin Jackson available. Maybe the Yankees see Jackson as a more cost-efficient alternative to John Lackey. Jackson would also come with less of a commitment, as he can become a free agent after the 2011 season. So instead of Lackey at five years and, say, $90 million, Jackson could be had for two years and, with arbitration raises, perhaps $15 million. That sounds like a much better deal, even if Lackey is a better pitcher.
We run into the resources problem immediately. Yes, Jackson would be cheaper than Lackey, but he would cost the Yankees plenty in player resources. Is that worth the trade-off? Maybe, maybe not. But even if the Yankees decide it is, the have to get Dave Dombrowski to accept their offer. Other teams will also present offers, and if the Yankees is not the best, the Tigers will not accept it and Jackson will be elsewhere in 2010.
Fans might scream at this, saying Cashman could have added this player or that to the offer to make it more enticing. But then we're back to the Mellinger argument. Each team has its own list of wants and needs, and they're going to take the package that best fits those. Slapping Kevin Russo on top of a package doesn't necessarily fulfill the Tigers' needs. There's also a point where the players going to the Tigers would be too great an expenditure of resources, even considering Jackson's relative cheapness.
Misinformation abounds
We'll see the Yankees connected with many names this winter — we've already seen them connected to Lackey and Holliday. The Yankees have financial resources, so agents frequently connect their clients to the Yankees, hoping that the specter of the Evil Empire can help raise the bidding. That the Yankees spent heavily last off-season will only increase this activity this off-season. Until we start to hear something substantial, take rumors as just that. You'll know when the Yankees start to get serious about someone.
Teams might not be interested in the Yankees spare parts
This doesn't happen nearly as often as it did a few years ago — or perhaps these people are commenting elsewhere — but fans sometimes want to sign a player whose position is already filled. The solution to the logjam is to trade the incumbent. We saw this last winter a bit with Adam Dunn. He'd be the DH, but the Yankees already had Hideki Matsui. Many fans thought the Yankees should have dumped Matsui on the Mariners and then signed Dunn. This rarely, if ever, happens.
If the Yankees don't want a player, it's unlikely that another team values him highly enough to give back anything of significant value in a trade. It's nice to think another team will help out the Yankees, but that is never the case. This is especially true when we're talking about older players. There are plenty of older players on the free agent market. Why wouldn't a team go out and get one of them, rather than use their own resources to acquire someone from the Yankees?
GMs are not idiots
OK, some general managers seem to make more foolish moves than others. Dayton Moore and Ned Colletti, for quick examples, have seemingly handed out a few more ill-advised deals than other GMs. That doesn't mean they're always ripe for the fleecing. J.C. Bradbury of Sabernomics has broken down some general manager myths, and explains why they're just not true. They include:
- GMS can buy low and sell high. "For this to work, the GM on the other team has to be a colossal moron." J.C. explains further here.
- The number of free agents at a position affects the price of free agents at a position. "The problem with this is that the free agents have come from somewhere. A high number of players looking for new teams means that there is a corresponding number of openings that teams need to fill." The exception is when teams have already filled the position from within, but then there are also teams which wish to upgrade at the position.
- Every trade has a winner and a loser. "Mistakes happen, but as a general rule, all parties to trades are winners." In their minds, at least. Trades might work out in favor of one part eventually, but that's information not available at the time of the deal.
- Players peak at 27 and old players are worthless. "The aging process is gradual, more like the Minneapolis Metrodome than an Egyptian pyramid."
The Yankees have a plan
By the time they're done evaluating their situation, they'll come up with a few plans, actually. There's the primary plan and then a number of backup plans in case one aspect or another of the primary plan falls through. Last year the Yankees got lucky. Their Plan A worked out. That won't always be the case, and it likely won't be the case this year. In any case, the Yankees will act according to their plans. If something unexpected comes up they might alter the plan, but otherwise they're going to act consistently with it.
Keep all this in mind throughout the off-season, and maybe you'll stay sane. Forget it, and you'll pull your hair out while screaming at Cashman for not acquiring this player or that. I think we'll have a much happier comments section this winter, though, if we take heed of all this.
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Your trade proposal sucks
By far my favorite part.
As George Costanza once said…"I figured out a way we could get Ken Griffey Jr and Barry Bonds, and we wouldn't even have to give up that much!"
Paging mryankee, you are needed in the thread. mryankee, your car's lights are on…
We can get Halladay 50cent on the dollar!1!
I want to believe Drayton Moore has already exceeded his really stupid move quota for 2009, but I'm almost as interested in what he does as what the Yankees do.
Dayton Moore even.
I always manage to combine him and Drayton McLane into one horrible baseball move making monster.
Ian Kennedy for Joey Votta. ha!
If there's any semblence of possibility to that MLBTR guess , Theo Epstein will lead the charge followed by Omar Minaya. Both squads could use a quality slugger, and Votto just started his career.
Caveat: Reds get to decide the bidder's top 3 prospects. That's not even including the Reds likely wanting 1 young, cheap, productive major leaguer too.
yeah… Its time to go nuts.
Caveat.. the Reds are trying to shed salary. Why trade the guy making a half million bucks?
because you can maybe get the team to take Arroyo too?
you only deal votto if they give you stuff back and they take an albatross deal, kind of like the jays should have done w Roy. instead of asking for the moon, take less, dump your junk and start over.
even if they were getting Halladay with him, no one was touching Vernon Wells with a ten foot pole. in 2011, Wells will make more than Teixeira, and the same as CC
Cause they do have another 1B waiting in the wings making less, but yeah it doesn't make sense. Personally if I'm the Reds I move Votto to a corner OF (where he played some in the minors) spot when Alonso is ready
I find (at least during the past two offseasons) that most members of this site (myself included) tend to not be guilty of the classic "IPK + Melky" trade but rather overreact to that part of the fan base and completely shoot on the other side. Example A – when we were all thinking Damon would be needed (or maybe even too little!) to land Swisher.
Well where's the fun in this?
That there are GMs who sometimes act like "colossal morons." Think "letting Swisher go" for example.
i want KING FELIX!
Trade Melky, Brett Gardner, IPK and the ghost of kei igawa.
That should suffice, right?
or would that only suffice in a different era
[/alex gonzalez'd
Montero,Hughes,Ajax,IPK for the King and Franklin Guteriez.
I also think it's safe to call Bill Smith and Kenny Williams an idiot. One traded an AS caliber OF for a bench player and a guy whose probably no better than a 2 starter in the PCL, and the other traded the game's best pitcher two years ago and can't expect contributions out of any of the guys he acquired in 2010. There are bad GMs out there, no Bill Smith likely won't trade Denard Span for Zack McAllister (though if he gave up Santana for Carlos Gomez, Keven Mulvey, Delios Guererra, and Phillip Humber who knows) and Kenny Williams likely won't deal Danks for AJax/IPK/Betances/Melky…but they still do plenty of stupid things. Jim Hendry also strikes me as the guy who makes plenty of dumb decisions…they're out there for sure.
Kenny Williams is not an idiot but his puzzling moves (like Swisher) are extremely puzzling.
Even if he absolutely had to deal Swisher you still gotta figure he could have squeezed out a little bit more – even from the Yankees.
Kenny Williams gets rid of players Ozzie Guillen doesn't like. Sometimes he gets a good return, sometimes he doesn't.
Jackson is available? Get it done Cash-homey. We need to buy low on this. I think Shelley Duncan and Juan Miranda might work?
So..you're saying we CAN'T get Zach Greinke for Nova and Coke? Well, I'll be damned.
Unfortunately, this often leads to fans concocting unrealistic scenarios …
What, like saying the Yankees should sign CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett? I remember fantasizing about punching people who kept posting that in the temple.
So…are we supposed to take this thread seriously??
if so…i have a lot of rethinking to do when it comes to a mega trade that would bring all the AL & NL Cy Youngs and MVPs of the past 5 season to the Bronx…..well atleast the ones who aren't already here.
"The Royals' executive [...] acknowledged that it made sense in the obvious ways I pointed out, then listed two or three reasons it didn't make sense, reasons that I hadn't considered and most likely never would've known without that conversation."
Kinda wish he had been more specific; obviously some fan proposals are just wacko, but it wouldve been insightful to know ther thinking, especially since it sounds like Mellinger really did his homework.
Well, say what you will, I'm just astonished Cashman hasn't landed Pujols by today. What is he doing? Imagine Pujols' bat in our lineup, him and Holliday, and Halliday. This winter is looking like a failure already.
so who will be the biggest name traded this offseason?
Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
William Van Landingham.
Melvin Crousett.
It's not as bad as 5 months.
91 days to pitchers and catchers…
but i somehow find spring training boring. The off season is fun, especially when you win as large as we did last year – and I don't mean just CC, Teix and AJ but in particular Swisher since it was not just money talking but also smarts.
I think the big question for us is how many 1-4 starters will the Yankees have come spring training. Counting Gaudin as a no 5 starter you already have
as potential 1-4′s
Pettitte is likely to return
If you sign Lackey, Harden or Bedard the'd have 6 good starters which might stunt Hughes development and tehre'd be almost no room to bring back Wang.
Not suggesting any specific trade, but would you see them sign Lackey, Harden or Bedard and then trade Hughes for a premium outfielder? I think that is generic enough not to fall into the "Your trade proposal sucks" category. Who do you think we could get for Hughes?
I actually think that winning the World Series makes it LESS likely that they will sign a Matt Holliday or John Lackey (The reason being, the demands by ownership and fans will not be as great, since they are not going through a nine-year title-less stretch). They are in a position where they can wait to trade for a player in July if necessary, and keep in mind, that Cashman is willing to do just that (He said NO to Santana, and rolled the dice he could sign Sabathia (Just to keep Phil Hughes)). Another possibility is this: The player who might be needed could turn out to be Montero, and they need a spot for him (Left Field or DH?). I would rather take a chance on him, then a guy like Holliday, who for all his publicity, knocked in 100 or more runs THREE times (Not exactly a Hall of Famer). Lackey who won over 14 games exactly ONCE, is even less of a need (Unlike last year with Burnett). I would prefer to sign Andy and if possible Damon.
From everything I am hearing a snail would play a better OF then Montero. The guy is either a DH/C not of for him specially not the spacious LF of Yankees Stadium.
Who do you think we could get for Hughes?
Hughes by himself? Probably not as much as we think.
he's young and cheap. If you use him to get someone with only 1 year left it might get you something interesting if you throw in a couple of teir 2 prospects?
Not suggesting any specific trade, but would you see them sign Lackey, Harden or Bedard and then trade Hughes for a premium outfielder?
No. Not in a million years.
I think that is generic enough not to fall into the "Your trade proposal sucks" category.
You are correct. Calling for the Yankees to sign John Lackey and then trade Phil Hughes for a premium outfielder is not a "your trade proposal sucks".
It is, however, a "Your understanding of the Yankees short-term and long-term planning strategies sucks" and a "Your methodology for constructing a consistently successful baseball team sucks" and a "Your ability to read the available options both now and in the future for how to improve this team sucks" and a "Your cost-benefit-analysis decisionmaking sucks". It's all of those things.
Except that a lot of people talk about the Yankees being in the running for Lackey. If we signed Lackey we would have a fixed 1-3 in the rotation for 4 years at least and you then wonder where Hughes fits in. If Hughes doesn't fit in, he might be worth more in a trade for us than as a back up starter.
I'm not saying we shoud sign Lackey or another free agent SP, but if we do and Pettitte is coming back I could see taht Hughes is worth more to someone else than to us.
Except that a lot of people talk about the Yankees being in the running for Lackey.
Irrelevant. "A lot of people" are often wrong. Don't say what you think other people are saying, say what you think you believe in.
If we signed Lackey we would have a fixed 1-3 in the rotation for 4 years at least
If we keep Joba and Hughes, we'd have a fixed 1-4 in the rotation for 4 years at least, and well beyond that, since Hughes and Joba are both 8-9 years younger than Lackey.
and you then wonder where Hughes fits in.
No you don't. He fits in in the rotation. This should not be an issue of debate.
If Hughes doesn't fit in, he might be worth more in a trade for us than as a back up starter.
He'd only be a backup starter IF WE STUPIDLY SIGNED JOHN LACKEY. The best way for us to avoid Phil Hughes becoming a backup starter is to not stupidly sign older pitchers in front of him to block his path.
I'm not saying we shoud sign Lackey or another free agent SP,
Yes you are. Don't lie to our faces. That's exactly what you're doing. We wouldn't be having this conversation if that wasn't exactly what you were doing.
but if we do and Pettitte is coming back I could see taht Hughes is worth more to someone else than to us.
I agree. In the scenario you outlined, where you intentionally, deliberately, purposely, and foolishly made Phil Hughes worth less to us than he would be worth to someone else, I agree with your statement that in that fucked up scenario, Phil Hughes would indeed be worth more to someone else than to us.
hughes could probably get you matt joyce
I must say, this is the best RAB post ever.
Hello boys this is my kind of thread. My boy Edwin Jackson is available? The Tigers must be very optimistic about the rest of their staff. Its to early for my Yankee centric trade suggestions. Just remeber Barry Bonds as Matsui's replacement. I will check in later with the rest of my thoughts.
We wait with breath that is bated.
"Hello boys this is my kind of thread."
You clearly didn't bother to read a word of Joe's post.
I'm just gonna shoot this out there in regards to Edwin Jackson: no trade proposal involving him coming to the Yankees is a good one.
List of players under contract to another team that the Yankees should consider trading for this offseason:
[end of list]
I have always been curious what it would take to get Verlander.
Without looking at every contract, I can feel fairly confident this is false.
I think his point is that the price tag would be too high for any player with a good contract; and anyone with a bad contract (Arroyo, Wells, Bradley) arent worth the money, prospects, or playing time.
A) Good players under contract to other teams would cost too much in terms of prospects.
B) Mediocre or bad players under contract to other teams wouldn't really help, or have a place or role on this team, since it's pretty stacked already.
C) We have no gaping or glaring holes to fill that would necessitate a bold and daring trade for an elite talent under contract to another team; all we need are small patches and plugs, and all those patches and plugs can be acquired through free agency where it only costs us money and not money AND prospects.
D) All of our long-term strategic player acquisition goals can be met either through internal promotions by our elite young prospects, or through future year free agent markets where the talent pool is greater.
We don't need to trade for anyone. Period. For every single potential trade scenario this winter, we're better served filling that player acquisition slot through either free agency or internally and waiting for a better solution further down the road.
You are 99.99 percent right.
I would only suggest you leave the door cracked for a deal like the Swisher/Betemit swap last year. Remember, that deal was genius not only because we got Swisher for Wilson freakin' Betemit and Jeff Marquez (and agreeing to swap Nunez for Teixeira, which time will tell if it matters). But, as importantly, the deal opened up two spots on the 40-man before the Rule 5 draft.
The Yanks are in a similar situation this year, maybe even worse than last year, regarding the Rule 5. A lot of guys will be exposed. If a deal comes up in which the Yanks can open up some slots on the 40-man AND fleece the other team (like Swish for Betemit), Cash has to pull the trigger.
But I agree with your A to D points fully.
Fair enough.
I just think people get a little hung up on the Swisher deals too much. Deals like that are rare. A deal where somebody gets something for relative nothings does not happen frequently, so expecting it or building scenarios around it is generally fruitless.
Just remeber Barry Bonds as Matsui's replacement.
I'd rather sign Yogi.
"The Tigers must be very optimistic about the rest of their staff."
No, the Tigers are pessimistic about their local revenue streams and terrified of the $100M+ in salaries they have committed, plus their seven arbies. Ok, Ramon Santiago is not so terrifying, but Verlander and Jackson aren't included in that $100M.
So it's finally confirmed: Kenny Williams is a colossal moron.
How is he a moron? Doesnt he have a title under his belt in Chicago? Thats something that isnt easy to do
Wait, aren't you always bitching about Cashman? He has multiple titles under his belt.
Great post – I really enjoyed reading this with my coffee.
I'll give you Melky and IPK for your coffee. Deal?
Kei Igawa for the rest of your coffee cake as well.
If you're missing Michael Kay, you need some serious meds. I
This is what Boras is doing to try to drive up Damon's value. It's hard to see all this info and not have your mind start to go to that.
Melky, IPK, Gaudin, and Mitre for King Felix. How on earth could
Seattle turn a package like that down??????
I think they'd need to throw in Gutierrez, too. You know, just to make it fair.
I got those kind of trades last year in fantasy baseball all the time:
Gaudin, Correia, Bud Smith, and Joel Pinero for Tim Lincecum
Lol, as if the quantity made up for the lack of quality
Brian Cashman cannot control other GMs minds
I think there's plenty of evidence to the contrary. I predict there will be another Betemit for Swisher type of deal this winter.
So my IPK and Melky for Sizemore, Igawa and Gardner for Justin Upton and AJax and Brackman for Braun trade proposals to fill in our OF (Swish DH's) for next year are out the window? Damn you, you socialists!
Braun DHs.
The off-season isn't needed to make me miss Kay. Joe Buck took care of that in the post-season already.
And any time I want to miss Kay during the regular season I can just wait for Fox's turn to broadcast a Yankees game.
Not even mentioning the massive amounts of miss-information during this time…it's impossible to listen to any sports talk radio, because fans make trade proposals that are crazy.
Actually, maybe it is a good time to listen, for the comedic value.
Any comedic value gets taken away when the host inevitably thinks Joba should go to the bullpen.
My favorite is when they say Joba is only an 8th inning guy, yet then they turn him into the centerpiece of a trade for Halladay or whomever.
Joba and Shelly Duncan for Hallady…done, fit him for pinstripes…
Thanks for encouraging all the Melky/IPK trade jokes. Most didnt need the encouragement. At least now they can say they were kidding.
An additional factor to note: Cashman moves with ninja-like secrecy.
Most of Cashman's biggest signings and trades have come with little to no public warning. The ARod trade is my favorite example – one minutes ARod was going to the Red Sox, MLB nixed the trade, and then ARod was suddenly a Yankee. I don't think anyone saw this coming.
The Abreu trade was similar. We got him for next to nothing in terms of players, the trade was a pure salary dump. Came out of nowhere.
PeteAbe basically called anyone who thought the Yankees would sign Teixeira an idiot who knew nothing about baseball. He was a Yankee beat reporter but he didn't have the slightest clue that Cashman was wrapping up a Teixeira signing.
This all just backs up the point about the general worthlessness of published trade and FA rumors, especially when it comes to the Yankees. Cashman never shows his hand.
I don't rank pitching among the Yankees' weaknesses, assuming Pettitte returns. They seem to be 8-9 deep in the rotation, and 8-9 deep in the bullpen (with some overlap). If there is a weakness in pitching, it is a reliable back-end starter–if that exists. Most reliable backend starters aren't backend at all, because they are so reliable!
These are the Yankees' 2 weaknesses: The outfield is subpar, and they are old. Unlike winter '08, there is not person on the market that perfectly addresses these weaknesses. I am hoping they can do something creative in a trade to acquire this year's Nick Swisher.
I enjoyed this post, I think we see 2 types of proposals, the redic for the bad i.e. the IPK + Melky for someone good, or those people trying to make sure they aren't those people, and thus offering top prospects for filler.
Either way, just goes to show, not that easy to be a GM.
So, how many times in the next few months' of comment threads will Mike, Joe, and Ben be linking back to this post?
A shitload.
C'mon, bro, my virgin ears!
That sounds about right.
My personal key to sanity during the off-season is to focus only on areas of real need and ignore all the distractible 12-year-olds foaming at the keyboard about their fantasies.
Last year that meant paying no attention to anything that did not relate directly to our getting, as I put it last October, "two of the top available pitchers and an actual firstbaseman". Thank you, FO.
This year the mantras I am beaming at NYY's organizational shoppers are "construct a credible outfield" and "don't forget a reliable mid-rotation innings-eater".
Focusing on the essentials makes it easier to skim the comments and scroll on by the folks who've been playing too much fantasy ball.
My personal key to sanity during the off-season is to focus only on areas of real need and ignore all the distractible 12-year-olds foaming at the keyboard about their fantasies.
Well said.
This year the mantras I am beaming at NYY's organizational shoppers are "construct a credible outfield" and "don't forget a reliable mid-rotation innings-eater".
"Construct a credible outfield": That can be accomplished with some grouping of Swisher, Melky, Gardner, Damon, and possibly Jerry Hairston or Mike Cameron. We don't need anything beyond that to construct a credible outfield. JMHO.
"don't forget a reliable mid-rotation innings-eater": Sounds like Andy Pettitte. That'll do it, nothing beyond that. Maybe J-Douche or Noah Lowry or something like that on a bullpen swingman/minor league deal. No Lackey/Harden/Sheets/Vazquez/Wolf/Garland/Pinero/Washburn, though. Nothing like that. That's beyond what we need. Again, JMHO.
tjsc/RU,I don't have any ambition to dictate specifics (just like last year I didn't have any great preference for AJ or hope for Teixeira) but I do want to see certain problems solved. I agree there are various ways to construct a credible outfield. I am less hopeful than you that it can be done without acquiring a proven major league outfielder so we don't have two iffy positions out there populated by make-do platoons. One, yes. But I am afraid to count on Damon every day going forward and if Girardi has to keep switchng him in and out that will make two unstable outfield positions — something to be avoided if possible, IMO.I'd love to believe that Andy Pettitte would be a "reliable mid-rotation innings-eater", but I see him as increasingly a five-and-fly guy. By innings-eater I mean somebody who can be counted on to regularly go seven and save the bp for the predictable melt-downs of the too-young (our whole kiddy corps), the too-crazy (AJ) and the too-old (Andy). Maybe we already have someone who can take this role (perhaps Aceves?) but the aging Andy in my view doesn't fill it. I could be wrong but that's how I'm seeing things right now.
is it opening day yet ?
Melky + IPK can get you something good. just saying..
With all this being said, what does it take to get Halladay?
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SP: Sabathia, Burnett, Pettitte, Chamberlain, Gaudin
RP: Aceves, Coke, Robertson, Marte, Lyon*, Hughes, Rivera
C: Posada, Cervelli
INF: Texeira, Cano, Jeter, Rodriguez, Pena, Hairston Jr.
OF: Swisher, Cabrera, Nady, Matsui, Gardner
Other: Mitre, Wang, Kennedy, Bruney, Ramierez, Jackson
Maybe a low risk/high reward gamble on Kelvim Escobar or Erik Bedard, just because that kind of signing didnt work for Boston last year doesnt mean its not worth the gamble.
Thats my 2010 Yankees. Competitive, and more cost effective then 2009. With a reserve of resources to play in the following years free agency market or at the mid-season trade deadline.
I do jump for either Felix Hernandez or Curtis Granderson with the understanding that either costs me Hughes or Joba, and Austin Jackson, and/or maybe Jesus Montero and change.
Do you really think the Yanks will start Gaudin over Hughes?
(that was a rhetorical question)
I think with Hughes innings limit and the issues with those limits Joba experienced they will keep Hughes in the bullpen at the start of the season and work him into the rotation as the year goes on. That also allows a chance for the Yankees to flesh out an adequate 8th innings replacement during the year. Maybe David Robertson is that good, maybe Joba bombs out of the rotation, maybe they make a trade or a signing, or Marte is truly all the way back. We know none of this now, and we wont know until the season begins to pan out.
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[...] Why bother writing about this, then? Well, because things like this need to be nipped in the bud immediately. Obviously it doesn't matter that much since the guys that matter don't pay attention to this stuff, but the more writers that run with things, the more legs things like these get in the rest of the media/blogosphere and that's just frustrating. As friend of the blog Joe Pawlikowski likes to say your trade proposal sucks. [...]
[...] Joe reminded us three offseasons ago, our trade proposals suck. I fully acknowledge that my trade proposal is dumb and extremely unlikely to happen, but I do [...]
[...] Convinced? Good, because I'm not, either. Yet this is an example of what the Yankees could have in right field if they opt to move Swisher. The only other alternative is to explore the trade market, but that's never a sound primary strategy. It's tough to determine what teams will trade a quality player at any given position, and even tougher to determine what they want in return. You can try to figure out a trade that would net the Yankees a right fielder, but may I remind you that your trade proposal sucks. [...]
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Nice Choice for Tahiti
My wife and I were in Tahiti for our honeymoon in July 2005. While we were only going to be in Tahiti 3 days before moving on to Bora Bora, we still wanted to stay in nice accommodations while we were there. Having stayed one night at the IC Tahiti on the return leg of our trip, I think the hotels are comparable as for quality, but the Radisson is a better choice for couples.
Nice Setting, Horrendous Service
I just got back from spending a night at the Radisson Plaza Resort in Tahiti and although the hotel is very nice and has a beautiful setting, the service was horrible.
Beautiful Rooms!
We just returned from a 3 day stay at this hotel on our way home from Sydney. The hotel is beautiful. We had a two room suite. The room was very large. The pool was wonderful. When we arrived the bus driver said that they had two types of weather in Tahiti---hot and hotter. They also have two modes of service---slow and slower. The service was very slow. Very few of the hotel staff speak English.
Good facilities, but service so horrible that it's amusing...
Stayed 1 night here for transit purposes, on our way back from honeymoon in Bora Bora and Taha'a.
What a place....
Stayed here last week...
-. Not cheap; but then NOTHING is cheap in French Polynesia
-. Great view of pool and ocean from my room. I would wake up early to watch the sunrise daily. I also loved the sunsets.
-. Great service and very friendly staff.
-. Very good food and excellent pool side service
-. Removed from the hustle and bustle of Papeete, yet close enough....
-. Gorgeous room decor
Passin the days away in Papeete
My wife & I stayed at the Radisson in Early April before a cruise. The rooms are gorgeous & decorated in a tropical cool style. We had a room with a jacuzzi style tub overlooking the bay. The housekeeping was excellent, so was the continental breakfast, which we used as more of a brunch. The place isn't cheap but it offers a very fine value. And the pool is awesome; just use lots of suntan lotion. We'll go back.
Beautiful hotel, horrifying service
We stayed at the Radisson Tahiti a few weeks ago on our last night in the Society Islands, on our way to Auckland. The resort was beautiful--rooms immaculate, smart and stylish, common areas beautiful. The hotel's bar could even fit right in with L.A.'s trendier hot spots with ease, with its low-slung couches, dark lighting and cozy little corners. But the good things about this hotel are overshadowed by an inexperienced, bumbling staff. Our stay happened to be on a Saturday, when the resort was literally overrun with locals and their children, swarming the pool and one restaurant and working the harried staff ragged. We waited 45 minutes to get a table for lunch at 3 pm--once seated we waited another 30 before we could even order a drink. The drinks never came--none of the waitstaff spoke English, so I struggled through with my rusty French. AFter almost two hours of waiting, an English speaking manager finally apoligzed and offered us a trip to the buffet for free. We tried again at dinner, but again, none of the waitstaff spoke English, or seemed to know how to service a dining room. Our waitress brought our order of a scotch and water, and a glass of wine, to the table after a 30 minute wait, and proceeded to pour the wine into the scotch and leave the glass, without any water to be seen. We sent it back, and she seemed nonplussed as to what was wrong.
Great rooms
I had a brief stay as a stopover in Tahiti just for 1 night. The rooms at the Radisson were very spacious with beautiful wood floors, nice size patios, and chic decor. The food in the restaurants was fantastic and service was very good. I am not sure if it would be great for a long stay as the beach is not great at the hotel, but they do have a very nice pool. They do have a complimentary shuttle service to the shopping district as well. Tours can be organized through the concierge. It's a very well kept property,as it should be since it is only a couple of years old. Great for a couple of night stopover before exploring the other islands of French Polynesia!
Pleasant Surprise!!!
We just returned from two weeks in Tahiti and started our trip after a very long flight at the Radisson Papeete. We booked a mini-suite and a suite there for us and another couple we were traveling with and were very pleasantly surprised. The rooms were HUGE and very modernly appointed and clean. The shower in our room was an inspiration for a home we are building we loved it so much. The service was on the minute, accommodating and friendly. The pool is fabulous and pristinely clean. Two things to note: The property is in a cove on a black beach that is lovely to look at but too dangerous to swim in. Save the swimming for Moorea. Also, the air-conditioning in the rooms do not work without the key in the inside door and the sliding door to the deck closed. Without the a/c on the room gets very hot very fast so make sure to get two keys upon check-in (to leave one in the room to operate the a/c ) and shut the doors to the bathroom on all entrances (we had two doors, one from the bedroom and one from the l.r) because the bathroom has levered wooden blinds and stays warmer than the rest of the room. With these doors shut and the key in the slot to keep the air in the on position you will be freezing by bedtime...if that's what you like. ;) FYI...If you are passing through Papeete on either or both ends of a cruise or trip through the islands I do not recommend the Intercontinental Beachcomber. Stay here at the Radisson instead. Less expensive and downright better property.
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My husband and I just stayed at the Radisson Tahiti on Dec. 18th and 19th following our cruise on the Paul Gauguin. It is a beautiful hotel and the decor reminded you of a Tahitian "W" Hotel. We signed on for a package that upgraded us to an ocean view suite. It was a great room and beautifully decorated, lots of storage space, and a bathroom to die for!!! I am very glad we stayed here versus one of the older more dated hotels on the island.


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In the Quay Complex of South Broadway she and her husband Dennis have been without power and see no sign of light and heat to come any time soon. The whole complex is out, with many elderly residents in it.
In the Quay, the Noonans said people have been looking after each other, but it's a challenge to get any outside information when you have no power.
"We were at the library trying to find a seat when we heard about 105 Wildey," said Dennis, referring to the warming shelter they found themselves visiting on Wednesday evening.
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An elderly couple arrived in the big gymnasium of the center around 6:30 p.m. and seemed grateful to just sit on the side chairs and keep their coats on for a while in the well-heated room. The couple, who didn't want to leave their names, also live on South Broadway though not in the Quay, and said they've been marooned.
They didn't know how to get their electronic garage door open. "I really didn't think I could open it," the woman said.
Finally she did manage to open the garage, get the car out, and go to Chase Bank where they told her about this shelter opening up. She didn't need any time for deliberation on that. "I got in the car and told my husband, 'let's go.'"
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Luckily they arrived here, with numerous others reportedly about to follow soon. Also coming soon were 100 cots for them to sleep on from the White Plains or New York City American Red Cross chapters, along with complimentary toiletry kits for adults and kid-kits for the young.
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Does Boise State's Winston Venable Hit on James Rogers warrant a game suspension? The WAC thought so, but later reduced the suspension to a half against the New Mexico State Aggies this October 2nd. Below is video footage from this past Saturday's game that has drawn a lot of attention from Karl Benson and WAC Officials.
Western Athletic Conference Supervisor of Officials Jim Blackwood, said Tuesday on Idaho SportsTalk the following:
"The player (James Rogers) that was hit was defenseless. The player (Winston Venable) that delivered the hit seemed intent on leaving a calling card."
In a split second, as the video below shows, Venable had to adjust his path to OSU QB Ryan Kantz as James Rogers was pushed by BSU CB Jamar Taylor. It would appear that once Venable saw Rogers, who stands 5 foot 7 inches, he attempted to get lower in order to avoid taking a hit to a lower part of his body. It is highly unlikely in the brief moment Venable was thinking about leaving a "calling card."
All athletes are coached to go at full speed in order to avoid injury. In this case had Venable slowed he could have likely been injured. Venable for his part used his hands to separate himself from Rogers during the hit.
This is my opinion of the play, but I would like to get your take on the hit. Please let us know what you thought about the play.
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Ashland City Commissioners voted 3 to 2 on Thursday to move its public meeting days and times.
If the issue is given final approval next month, the commission will begin having meetings at noon on the second and fourth Thursday of each month beginning in August. The commission now meets the first Thursday of each month at noon and the third Thursday at 7 p.m.
Commissioner Larry Brown and Mayor Chuck Charles voted against the switch, while Commissioners Cheryl Spriggs, Marty Gute and Kevin Gunderson voted in favor. Each elected official spoke publicly Thursday about their decision.
Former commissioner Tom Cantrell, along with resident Amanda Clay, a parent and Autism activist, spoke against the change, urging commissioners to keep the split schedule.
Cantrell was on the commission when it voted to have one meeting at noon and another at 7 p.m. as opposed to both at night.
"I think the split meetings worked well. It is a better opportunity for the public to come, some people cannot get off work at noon to come to meetings," he said.
Clay said she was concerned students, including her son, Austin, who was present at Thursday's meeting, would not have the opportunity to see a meeting and learn about city government if meetings were all during school hours.
Gute, Spriggs and Gunderson said they felt the change would serve citizens best.
"Times have changed in the city," said Gute. "Our population is aging, with 60 percent over 65 years old, and they do the majority of their activities during the daylight hours," he said.
Gute added that with technology, including cellphones and email, citizens can reach their elected officials and city staff instantly.
"The need to come to a meeting to resolve an issue is becoming a thing of the past, unless it's some kind of controversial issue," he said.
Brown disagreed. "I think we are better serving our community by having a meeting in the afternoon and evening. We do have all this technology, but I can tell you right now that when the issues are hot and individuals have concerns about what is going on in city hall, they want to come down here and look us eye to eye. (A meeting) that is where they should be able to do so, anytime they are available. I want to make it open and transparent all the time," he said.
"The real answer," suggested Gunderson, "maybe is to have these meetings broadcast on cable community access channels. Every other city around here (does it). There is no reason we shouldn't be on television."
Spriggs said other than Cantrell and Clay, she had not received a negative comment about the meeting change.
"I just think it's the best thing to do. If it doesn't work, we can move it back," she said.
Charles said he opposed the change because the split meeting times appeared to be working fine.
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Time Warner swaps 2 TV stations for Athens County
After two years of tuning into Columbus-based TV stations, Athens County viewers had to ring in the new year with Charleston versions of their CBS and FOX stations.
Time Warner Cable customers in Athens County have expressed frustration about the abrupt shift that occurred Jan. 1, though the cable provider has claimed no responsibility for the change.
From 2010 to 2011, Time Warner customers in Athens County had access to ABC and NBC affiliates from Columbus and Charleston as well as the FOX and CBS affiliates from Columbus.
With the FCC-mandated change, Time Warner must offer all the Charleston-based affiliates — meaning Athens will now get the Charleston FOX and CBS stations, Barbao said.
The cable provider could not fit all eight of the affiliates, so the Columbus-based FOX and CBS were traded for their Charleston counterparts.
Federal law mandates that cable providers carry local TV stations. But the FCC, which enforces the law, does not create its own districts, so the agency uses the designated market areas of the Nielsen ratings company, said Judy Barbao, a Time Warner spokeswoman.
Although Nielsen's DMAs are adjusted annually, Athens County remains in the Columbus DMA, said Courtney Jones, a Nielsen spokeswoman.
"We do not regulate anything that has to do with laws for cable providers," Jones said.
The change in affiliates stems from FCC regulation that mandates Athens have the affiliates it had 28 months before the current election cycle.
A FCC spokeswoman did not explain the rationale for the regulation and declined to comment.
"There's got to be a better solution," said Barbao. "But we are only following the rules we need to follow based on the FCC regulation."
Barbao said significant portions of the programming will remain the same but that local programming and sports coverage might be affected.
"Customers in the area will still get a mix of Columbus and West Virginia news," Barbao said.
Time Warner customers in Athens County have expressed their frustration with the change, Barbao said.
"It just seems asinine," said Kevin Gorczyca, an Ohio University senior studying early childhood education. "To switch it to West Virginia is the stupidest thing they could have done. It's just terrible."


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Margie Elizabeth Jaynes Brooks, 78, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, February 18, at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Pickard officiating.
Mrs. Brooks was a native of Ethelsville, Ala., and made her home in Alabama and also in Milledgeville. She was retired from the Veterans Unit at Central State Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leander and Mary Ellen Jaynes; her husband, Roy Harris Brooks; and siblings Herbert Jaynes and Boyd Jaynes and Hortence Lollar. She was a member of the Ethelsville Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Vicki B. Newsome of Gordon and Mary O. Simpson of Ivey; three brothers, Charles Jaynes (Ann) of Birmingham, Ala., Bobby Jaynes (Vivy) of Columbus, Miss., and Larry Jaynes (Linda) of Ethelsville, Ala.; a sister, Doris Neil (Jerry) of Birmingham, Ala.; four grandchildren and nine great- grandchildren.
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HUNTSVILLE — Six local wrestlers will compete for state championships Saturday at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville, and eight others will go in the consolation finals for third place. Pinson Valley and Fultondale have two wrestlers each in the championship round, while Hayden and Corner have one each.
In the team standings, Fultondale is in fourth place in Class 1A-4A, well behind front-runner St. James. In 5A, Pinson is in fifth, but at the top of the leaderboard it's a two-horse race between Scottsboro and Arab.
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Third Place: Daniel Adkins, heavyweight
Finals: Patrick Tenney, 103 lbs.; Jonathan Duke, 220
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Third Place: Braxton Worthington, 106; Jacob Howse, 138
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Police said Richard Edward Burton, 35, got into a fistfight on June 8 with residents on the street before getting into his gold-colored Lexus and crashing it into several vehicles parked on the side of the road.
Burton is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, driving under the influence at a high rate of speed, accidents involving damage to unattended vehicles and two counts of reckless driving, according to police records.
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Moon Township Police made the following arrests and responded to the following recent incidents. Each item is a reflection of police records and does not indicate guilt or a conviction.
- Police said an Oakdale man assaulted a police officer after refusing to pay his $25 cab fare.
William Harry Crisman, 41, was charged June 11 with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, public drunkenness and theft of services, after police said he attempted to fight officers who approached him to collect an unpaid, $25 taxi fee. Crisman was restrained at the hotel before he was transported to the Moon Township Public Safety Building, according to reports.
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Six percent turnout at Gilmanton's first SB-2 session
Residents amended several articles in the proposed $3.3 million budget during the five-hour meeting, said Debra A. Cornett, the town clerk and tax collector.

It took three times to amend Article 27, which as proposed asked voters for $44,000 to be deposited in the town's Capital Reserve Ambulance Replacement Fund.

One amendment was proposed that would have reduced that amount to $5,000 but that failed. A second amendment that failed would have eliminated the deposit entirely, Cornett said.

After much discussion, a third amendment was passed that changes the amount to be deposited in the ambulance fund to $22,000.

Also amended was Article 28, which proposed $87,000 to be deposited in the Capital Reserve Fire Engine Fund. Residents chose to change the amount to the budget committee's recommended $85,000. The selectmen had not recommended this article.

Residents also sided with the budget committee on Article 32, which would have asked voters for $64,040 to be deposited in the Capital Reserve Highway Equipment Fund. The selectmen did not recommend this article, but the budget committee recommended the amount of $30,000, which was the voter's preference as well.

Voting will take place on March 12 at Gilmanton Academy from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Nearly everyone has fond memories of what they learned in kindergarten, but for Rashed Al-Foudary, the year was particularly life-changing.
That year – 1982 – was when Al-Foudary's teachers discovered he was hearing impaired. Thirty years later, he's completely deaf and uses a cochlear implant.
He has never forgotten his teacher at Millbrook Elementary in Raleigh, Faye Bundy. Finding an old report card in which Bundy gushed about how he'd "grown up a lot this year" made him want to say thank you.
"Faye Bundy is the spark that has pushed me to reach where I am today," Al-Foudary wrote on his blog. "She was the first to support me and never gave up on me. She has encouraged and taught me to excel despite the massive barriers I faced during my early childhood with my hearing and speech.
"She basically was the springboard from which I started my life as a 'regular' kid."
The only problem? Al-Foudary, 36, now lives in Kuwait. He spent only a few years of his childhood in Raleigh and hasn't been back. So to track down the long-lost educator, he turned to social media. A Twitter exchange led to Wake County school board vice chairwoman Christine Kushner, who posted a link to Al-Foudary's blog on her Facebook page.
In a matter of hours, someone notified Bundy's family members and posted her contact information on the blog. She's still in Raleigh, having continued at Millbrook until her retirement in 2000.
"I was too excited to think of anything else; I was literally squirming in my chair," Al-Foudary said.
Finally armed with an email address, Al-Foudary fired off a message to Bundy.
"I admit I was so excited that I barely made any sense in the email," he said, adding that he hopes to visit the United States in the spring to thank his teacher in person.
Karen Barlow, Bundy's daughter, said her mom was thrilled to get the email. She's 73 now and suffers from Alzheimer's disease, and initially she had trouble remembering Al-Foudary. Then her husband showed her an old snapshot from Al-Foudary's blog, showing his birthday celebration in her classroom.
The memories came flooding back.
"For her to be able to remember him, it's just a miracle," Barlow said. "It was really neat. She remembers the mom, she remembers him and how sweet he was."
It's been 12 years since Bundy was in the classroom, and Barlow said it's rare for her to hear from former students.
Bundy's husband, Jim, commented on Facebook that "the greatest compliment that you can give a teacher is that they have made a positive influence on your life ... and certainly this was the case with my wife and Rashed."
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"Parents, warn your children! It's ... Old People in Love!"
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What Is It?
Scarlet fever is an infection caused by Group A Streptococcus ("strep") bacteria. It causes a finely textured rash that can appear like sandpaper along with other symptoms. It usually occurs after a strep infection of the throat (strep pharyngitis, or strep throat), but occasionally after a strep skin infection. The rash of scarlet fever is caused by a toxin that the strep bacteria produce.
Scarlet fever once was common among children ages 2 to 10, but now it is relatively rare. The reason for this remains a mystery, especially because there has been no decrease in the number of cases of strep throat or strep skin infections.
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A cosmopolitan, by definition, is a "citizen of the universe" — someone who engages with issues across the globe, from politics, to war, to climate change. For example, we listen to WAMC, read the newspaper, check our Facebook pages and act like dutifully connected people.
But the Director of the MIT Center for Civic Media, Ethan Zuckerman, argues that we're living in a state of "imaginary cosmopolitanism." We expose ourselves to limited kinds of information, particularly that which is already of interest to us or to those closest to us. He confronts this issue in his new book, Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection.
In an unparalleled collaboration, two leading global thinkers in technology and foreign affairs give us their widely anticipated, transformational vision of the future: a world where everyone is connected—a world full of challenges and benefits that are ours to meet and to harness.
Humankind is endlessly fascinated with maps, and we are surrounded by them now more than ever.
In On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks by Simon Garfield, Garfield explores the unique ways that maps reflect human history and how they are a key part of our evolution as a species.
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What is the Mitral Valve?
The mitral valve, also known as the bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve, is one of the four valves in the heart. It rests between two chambers of the heart, the left atrium and the left ventricle. It is made up of a ring of tissue that supports two leaflets, or tissue flaps, that work together to open and close. If the valve is healthy, the leaflets meet closely, preventing blood from passing through the valve until it opens.
The purpose of the mitral valve is to keep blood flowing from the atrium, the upper chamber, to the ventricle, the lower chamber, where it can be pumped to the rest of the body. If the mitral valve is not working properly, the heart may work inefficiently.
What Is Mitral Valve Prolapse?
Mitral valve prolapse, or floppy valve syndrome, occurs when the leaflets of the valve no longer close properly. In many cases, the prolapse poses no problems and isn't noticeable without specialized testing, such as an echocardiogram.
In more severe cases, the leaflets become so weak, or floppy, that they no longer prevent blood from flowing backward into the atrium. This backflow of blood is called mitral valve regurgitation and makes the heart work harder to pump blood.
In more severe cases of prolapse and regurgitation, symptoms may include shortness of breath, an abnormal heart beat, weakness and chest pain. A prolapse also increases the risk of endocarditis, an infection of the valve leaflets.
Source: What Is Mitral Valve Prolapse? National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Accessed March, 2009. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/mvp/mvp_whatis.html
What Is Mitral Valve Prolapse? National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Accessed March, 2009. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/mvp/mvp_whatis.html


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Local teen civil rights activists Colton McLain and A.J. Wilmoth joined around 150,000 others for the National March for Equality in D.C. Oct. 11 but received an unequal amount of camera attention, with their images being videotaped or photographed and displayed in Southern Voice, Advocate.com, and BBC and MSNBC coverage of the March. "We were right there, up in front with other students, holding a banner," says McLain, who was featured in last year's Metro Pulse cover story on openly gay high school students ("Out in School," April 20, 2008). "The whole march was so empowering, it gave me a lot of hope for the future, for equality—words cannot even describe it. I wish you all could have been there."
An outtake of McLain and Wilmoth marching and chanting was also featured on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a segment titled "Queer and Loathing in D.C." that lampooned major news outlets' avoidance of the event, particularly Fox News. Here in Knoxville, McLain's studying at Pellissippi State and planning to major in public relations. "The march made me want to come home and start advocating all I can," he says. "You start in your home town, and go from there."
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It's time again for the annual Liberty Volunteer Fire Department fund drive.
Volunteer firefighters will be going door to door Saturday in the community seeking donations for the fire department, said Liberty VFD Chief Andy Hughes.
Liberty Volunteer Fire Department members have for the past four years gone door to door in their district area and collected donations from those who would like to give to the local department.
"This is their major fundraiser event, and basically the department's only means for income," said Hughes. "The department itself is county owned, and the members are all volunteers. Time, dedication, monthly training and inspections are required of them as members, not to mention the numerous first responder calls and fires we answer."
On average, this small community department runs many calls a month. New members have come in this past year, Hughes said, adding a need for new gear and pagers that can cost $3,000 or more per person.
Liberty VFD prides itself for its quick response time and large turnout to such events as the parades, firemen competitions and other department fundraisers.
However, being a small department has a big disadvantage, Hughes said.
"Often we are overlooked. This results in lack of funding by its own people," he said. "If you receive a knock at your door or a letter in your door on Saturday, we are your fire department.
"What does this mean to you? It means when your loved ones are in a moment of panic for their lives, our faces will be the first you will see. It means when your house is suddenly filled with smoke in the middle of the night, our firemen jump out of their beds, rain sleet or snow to rush to your rescue. It means when your infant stops breathing, we are there with trained hands to get air back in those little lungs. We are 20-30 minutes away from the town limits, those minutes mean life or death when waiting for an ambulance to arrive," the fire chief added.
"What we do, we do out of our own desire and love for our community and its people. But the question is, what does it mean to you? Please, we ask that you take time and consider this and decide for yourself what would happen if your fire department had to close its door due to lack of funding. What if you had to wait that extra 10 minutes for the next nearest department to answer your desperate call?" Hughes asked.
The fire department volunteers will collect money Saturday.
"Our desire is simply this … help us help you," Hughes concluded.