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A LATE-NIGHT row between two neighbours ended with one of them dead, a court heard.
Garry Poore, 75, of Stock Road, Billericay, "went nuts" and confronted neighbour Ronald Mayne, 68, over noise coming from his caravan.
The two ended up arguing on Mr Mayne's doorstep before Mr Mayne died from a head injury a week later.
Poore denies manslaughter.
David Matthews, prosecuting, told Chelmsford Crown Court: "The defendant did not intend to kill him.
"The prosecution say a punch or a push propelled Mr Mayne backwards and he fell, hitting his head."
The trial heard both men lived next door to each other on the Templeton caravan park, in Bakers Lane, West Hanningfield.
On the evening of February 26 this year, Mr Mayne was at home and Poore had been out with his family.
Both men had been drinking.
Poore returned home, and shortly after midnight, he called police to complain about noise coming from Mr Mayne's caravan.
Officers arrived and Mr Mayne agreed to turn his television down before they left.
However, Mr Matthews told the court that about an hour later, police got another call from Poore complaining about more noise.
Mr Matthews described what happened next: "Unfortunately, between the defendant making the call at ten to one and eight minutes past one, the defendant had left his home armed with a hammer and went to Mr Mayne's caravan to confront him.
"During that confrontation, Mr Mayne was attacked and assaulted by the defendant and received an injury to the back on his head that in the end proved fatal."
Poore returned to his caravan and called police and said an ambulance may be needed. Mr Mayne, meanwhile, had managed to get back inside his caravan and was found in bed later on.
He was taken to Basildon Hospital with a serious head injury and was later transferred to the Queens hospital in Romford, where he died on Wednesday, March 5.
Poore was arrested and he told police he was "livid" at the noise coming from Mr Mayne's home and had "reached the end of my tether"
and "done his nut".
He picked up a hammer and used it to bang on his neighbour's caravan and when he came out, there was a row after Mr Mayne swore at him.
The court heard Mr Mayne suffered from a form of Tourette's, which leads to people swearing.
During the row, Poore told police Mr Mayne had fallen down and knocked himself out.
The trial continues.


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I'm already about to puke hearing multiple Pistons play this **** up. And that's exactly what it is, compared to any team with REAL struggles this season.
'We've been through a lot, with the brawl, injuries, guys being out.'
What about us, ********? Compared to us, you've faced nothing in those departments.


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Listen to Scott's
interview with Chalmers Johnson
Chalmers Johnson, author of Blowback:
The Costs and Consequences of American Empire and Sorrows
of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic, and the
guest on my March 26 radio show [stream]
[download mp3],
spent decades as what he now calls a "spear-carrier
for empire." According to Mr. Johnson, we have "[t]o a certain extent …
been at war since 1940." When the U.S. government told him that our military
dominance of much of the planet was strictly for the purposes of "containing
communism," he believed them and presumably taught his University of California
students the same. He was even employed for six years as a consultant to the
Central Intelligence Agency.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, Johnson, like many other political thinkers,
expected NATO to be dissolved and our "containment" to end. When this didn't
happen, he had to reevaluate his past positions. While most of the establishment
just carried on with their spears, inventing new
excuses for American
empire along the way, a few who supported empire during the Cold War – Johnson,
Buchanan, Jude Wanniski,
etc. – wanted out. They understood an inescapable fact of history: empires fall.
Babylon, Greece,
and Russia:
the people of all these states had to pay the price for letting their "leaders"
take their societies past the point of no return.
It is easy to be a cheerleader for empire. "We're winning
the War on Terror!" Many Americans apparently believe that the military
will keep the rest of the world (which they see as inexplicably perturbed at
us) at bay, and that we may continue pretending our
choice of direction secures our long-term security. In the past, it may
have been easy to imagine America and its Constitution
lasting many more lifetimes, but it is becoming harder to suspend disbelief as the
body count, price
tag, and growing resentment
wrought by our current adventures continue to mount. More Americans seem to
be catching on. Empire weakens us.
By definition, empire means overextension, dependence on the conquered, debt,
taxes, and highly centralized power. None of these things are conducive to a
lasting, limited republic. The "father of the Constitution,"
James Madison, said as
Not despite but because of overwhelming military and political dominance
over its satellites and the endless reach of its internal bureaucracy, the Soviet
Union came crashing down. Its people were unable
to support their top-heavy leviathan state any longer.
Short of outright occupation, there are still many ways of controlling foreign
powers, and economic pressure of one
kind [.pdf] or another
usually paves the way for a new kind of colonialism that calls itself anything
but what it is. For those in denial about America's status as world empire,
Chalmers Johnson reports in Sorrows
of Empire that there are currently 725 American military bases in 153
countries. Most of these, while tangible expressions of forward-deployed military
power, are permitted by the governments of these countries, often even by their
citizens. These are "friendly" occupations that breed dependence
on the U.S. for the locals' defense and economy,
which in turn ratchets up pressure on cooperative states to relinquish their
most valuable domestic resources
through agreements private interests would have to pay much more to secure.
Many of these occupations create "blowback,"
including resentment against us for policies most Americans don't know about
or understand. Blowback is what killed 3,000 on 9/11.
Empire's solution? Wage more war and
build more
bases, and on
it goes.
If we believe in the free markets we claim to be exporting, let's show the
world by example, and offer to buy their oil. How much oil could the average
American have bought at the local Quick-E-Mart with money the government has wasted occupying the
Middle East
and Central Asia? A
lot. It is much more costly to steal oil
than to buy it. American elites apply their mistaken belief in the domestic
power of government to international relations as well: if America needs oil,
they must use military force to "secure" it. They apparently think that if they
don't send in the Marine Corps, the people of the Middle East will just leave
the oil in the ground and make no money. If they were to do so, it would only
be as short-term revenge for recent meddling by the U.S. government. The more
aggressive our government is, the more reluctant to trade with us freely others
will be. If the U.S. treats the people of the Middle East with respect, of course
they'll sell the oil. Regardless, it happens to be under the ground in their
countries; it's up to them to sell or not.
Those waging war while preaching freedom and property rights ought to understand
this. Perhaps they just don't care.
The new domino theory (with America
as the
Reds) holds that once we erect "democracies" in the Middle East, the remaining
"non-democracies" will fall in line. This is laughable. Our $2.57 trillion government foments coups, hires mercenaries to train the
"national guard" for amirs and sultans,
encourages revolutions, installs airbases on holy land, and so forth, all of
which ultimately brings our rivals together. The instability spread by having
Americans in camouflage all over Asia will only make it harder in the end for
us to get the oil we need. Even if ends justified means, the rhetorical gloss
of freedom and democracy ought
to be fading fast for even the most devout statists.
(For the record, none of our allies in the region – Saudi Arabia, Egypt,
Jordan, Oman, the United Arab
Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan,
or Pakistan
– are democracies. Okay, I'll give you Djibouti. And
Israel is a democracy only if you don't count the folks living in the occupied
West Bank or Gaza.)
According to Chalmers Johnson, what was, in more rational times, America's
biggest fear, a Paris-Berlin-Moscow
axis, is now being realized. The aggressive position of the U.S. made it
happen. We might as well add China to the list, too. The old Sino-Soviet split is
healing quite nicely, as the Chinese-Russian "friendship treaty"
of 2001 and their upcoming joint military exercises
would seem to indicate. The Europeans are also warming to China. They will begin
selling them weapons again next
year. It's good that everyone wants to be friends, but these new friendships
are motivated by an increasingly common
view of America as their greatest potential threat.
We've gone so far down the path to empire and ruin that it may be too late
to turn back the tide with writing or voting. We may be left with two choices:
the bankruptcy and dissolution faced by the British Empire and the Soviet Union,
or the total devastation and unconditional surrender suffered by both Nazi Germany
and Imperial Japan. If the anti-imperial forces of this country were to put
everything they have into taking the House of Representatives in 2006, immediately
halting the expenditure of Treasury money on this imperial mess, and bringing
the troops home from their 725 or so foreign bases, we might be able to win
some forgiveness for our recent violence. The former soldiers may end up as
local cops or Homeland Security troops, but perhaps we'll be spared the airstrikes.
Scott Horton is an assistant editor at Antiwar.com and the director
of Antiwar Radio.
For more audio/video
pieces, including previous interviews by Scott, click
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As the 2012–13 ECHL season surges past its halfway point, the Jackals continue to jockey for playoff position against a trio of Atlantic Division rivals, including the Reading Royals on February 6—one of the top-ranked teams in the league. Through 35 games, the Jackals' 37 points has launched them into second place in the division. Forward [Dustin Gazley](http://gr.pn/13jLbKn)—who a season ago became the fifth rookie in ECHL history to lead the league in scoring—has enjoyed an impressive sophomore campaign and currently leads all Jackals scorers with 37 points. Meanwhile, forward [Artem Demkov](http://gr.pn/VVcYdM) leads the team with 20 goals, which, along with knowing his way around a zamboni cockpit, has earned him honors as the Jackals' "Hardest Working Player."
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The ECHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators, the Elmira Jackals skated onto the scene in 2000 as a member of the United Hockey League. After a successful seven-year run in the UHL—including a playoff appearance in their very first season—the Jackals moved to the ECHL in 2007–2008, where they've remained since. Although the Jackals are still in hot pursuit of their first Kelly Cup, the team has earned a playoff berth in every season, highlighted by an Eastern Conference regular-season title in 2011–12. Off the ice, the Jackals remain active in the community with efforts led by mascot Blade, who's often spotted mingling with fans at parties, retail stores, and while getting his eyebrows waxed at local spas.


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HANNAH Payton has become the National Trophy Series champion following a sensational victory in Shrewsbury this week.
The Kingswinford cyclo-cross star pulled out all the stops to win the final race in the Series after holding off a determined challenge from Redditch rider Beth Crumpton.
Payton went into the race with the knowledge that she had to finish ahead of Spanish champion Merce Pacios Pujado to make certain of the title.
However, the Spaniard suffered a dreadful race after crashing and could only finish fifth.
Instead it was Great Britain mountain bike squad member Crumpton, now based in Manchester who proved the major threat to preventing Payton from finishing on a high.
Payton was out to produce a third Series win but found Crumpton stuck to her shadow throughout the race.
Her coach and father Kevin Payton claimed: "It all came down to the final set of steps. Beth was right on her heels and Hannah had to dig that bit deeper".
Payton had previously won the Trophy Series as a Junior rider, but this was a much tougher level and sets her up nicely for the National Championships which take place this weekend in Derby.
Payton is under no illusions of the task ahead as she will face several full time professional riders who have returned from the continent especially for the event.
Payton has targeted a top four finish which could earn selection for the World Championships.
The Payton family were out in force at Shrewsbury.
Kevin Payton came sixth in the Over-50s event while Tom Payton was 22nd in the Senior Mens event, where victory went to Belgium star Yorben Van Tichect who beat all the top British riders.
Stourbridge Cycling Club's Anthony Neave came home 15th in the Junior event to confirm his UK top 20 ranking while Jayne Cheslin claimed 23rd place in the Senior Women's race which will put her in good stead for the Over-40s category at Derby.
Derek Hill came 27th in the Over-60's event, a pleasing performance for his first ever National race.


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ATLANTA - Utility regulators in Georgia abandoned a plan Thursday to give a $10,000 fine from a telephone company to an anti-abortion charity with ties to two officials, a decision that came after the attorney general warned the idea was unconstitutional.
The members of the Public Service Commission voted unanimously send the fine from Peerless Network of Georgia LLC to the state treasury. The firm agreed to pay the money for violating various reporting requirements.
Last week, Public Service Commissioner H. Doug Everett proposed that Peerless resolve the case by paying the $10,000 to Care Net, where his wife works as an unpaid volunteer. The Christian charity discourages pregnant women from having abortions and provides them with financial and other support. Everett abandoned that plan Thursday.
The commissioners agreed last week to accept the settlement, but they delayed until Thursday a decision on where to send the funds.
``With the benefit of hindsight because we put it on hold, I think that the charity is a very worthy cause, I may consider giving them a personal contribution ... but I don't think there's a strong enough nexus there,'' PSC Chairman Chuck Eaton said.
Everett's plan received initial backing from Commissioner Tim Echols, who serves an unpaid member of the charity's advisory board. Echols has previous financial ties to Care Net. Its national parent organization paid him nearly $10,000 for consulting services in 2006. The chairman of its Georgia affiliate has donated $600 to Echols' political campaign.
Lawyers had warned Everett that his plan was likely illegal.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Daniel Walsh told the commissioners in an Aug. 29 email that there may be legal justification for approving settlements where a company, for example, pays consumer refunds rather than a fine. However, Walsh cautioned that there needed to be a connection between the violation and the spending.
``Here, I don't see a plausible connection between a utility regulation and a pregnancy center,'' Walsh wrote, according to documents released under Georgia's open records law.
When that advice was ignored, Attorney General Sam Olens warned in a Sept. 4 letter that the PSC could not authorize an agreement in which a regulated company resolves a legal violation by donating money to a private charity.
``Despite the obvious good intentions of those expressing an interest in a settlement agreement that would provide funds to various non-profit organizations, the law simply does not permit such a result,'' Olens said.
An attorney for Peerless declined to comment.


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A new reception for wholesalers and distributors has been added to the agenda for the United Fresh Produce Association convention in San Diego.
For the event, set for May 14, the United Fresh Wholesaler-Distributor Board will play host to a networking reception for wholesalers and distributors, according to a news release from Washington, D.C.-based United Fresh Produce Association.
"Connecting with fellow wholesalers and distributors is so important to our sector of the industry," Ron Carkoski, chairman of the United Fresh Wholesaler-Distributor Board and president of Four Seasons Family of Companies, Ephrata, Pa., said in the release. "This is a business built around relationships and our board is committed to providing opportunities for the wholesale community to stay connected and engaged. We want every wholesaler and distributor in the industry to feel welcome at the United Fresh convention."
RSVPs for this event are required by May 1, according to the release. Wholesalers and distributors may RSVP by contacting Sophie Drayton at 202-303-3400 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Jim Cramer's Protégé, Dave Peltier, only buys Stocks Under $10 that he thinks could potentially double. See what he's trading today with a 14-day FREE pass.Apple could indirectly impact the valuation for Qualcomm. Citi recently downgraded some of the Apple suppliers, but Qualcomm is well-positioned for the continued growth in smartphones. Demand may eventually reach saturation in North America, but so far there is no evidence that this is happening. Demand in China, Europe, and the developing nations will ensure upside for Qualcomm.
An improving outlook for a company tends to shake out bearishness for companies facing high short-selling. In the technology sector, shares in companies like Oracle (ORCL) and Cisco (CSCO) rose more prominently than normal, after short-sellers covered their negative bets against them. Investors who bet against the prospects in Yahoo (YHOO) lost up to 25% as shares rose from $16 in October 2012 to $19.50. The companies experiencing a sharp decline in bearishness are listed below: Analyze These Ideas: Access a performance overview for all stocks in the list Bearishness happened to have declined for large capitalization technology stocks. While the negative positions could have been hedges, the appreciation in these shares is justified. Oracle reported another strong quarterly result, while Cisco did not provide guidance that was too disappointing. Yahoo's management change is so-far being greeted positively. Social media companies like Facebook (FB) or LinkedIn (LNKD) may command a premium, but Yahoo still draws healthy traffic to its content-generating sites. Yahoo Finance continues to be a popular portal for investors, and its partnership with CNBC and other media houses ensures there is always fresh material for its users. Of the companies listed, only communications equipment maker QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Microsoft (MSFT) continued to decline after short-selling volume declined 10% and 14% respectively.


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Definition: Zest
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You can harvest the zest by running a citrus zester (fine grater, vegetable peeler or paring knife) across the fruit. Be sure to only get the first layer of freshly washed fruit. If you can see the white part, you've zested too far.


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Genus: Chelonia
Species: mydas
Green sea turtles are rarely seen on land, but when they do make it to shore, they can stop traffic – beach traffic that is. Green sea turtles are an endangered species with drastically reduced population sizes. Females use beaches throughout the southeast United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hawaii to lay their eggs.
Although it might seem like an inconvenience to have a stretch of beach shut down to make way for turtles, the alternative is much more devastating. These majestic giants of the ocean depend on our support and protection to ensure that they do not go extinct. So remember on your next summer vacation to make way for the turtles, because they need the beach much more than we do.
Description: A green sea turtle's shell (called a carapace) is the largest and most noticeable part of the animal. The shell covers most of the body, except for the flippers and head. Despite its name, a green sea turtle's shell is not always green. The shell can be a blend of different colors including, brown, dark olive, gray or black. The shell is also smooth and heart-shaped. The underside of the shell (called the plastron) is a yellowish-white color.
Green sea turtles actually received their colorful name from the color of their subdermal (underneath the skin) body fat.
Unlike many other turtle species, sea turtles cannot retract their head into their shell. The head has brown and yellow markings.
Green sea turtles have paddle-like limbs called flippers that allow the turtle to move quickly and easily through the water.
Size: Green sea turtles are really big! They can grow to 3 - 4 feet (91 - 122 cm) in length. They are very dense and heavy animals. An adult green sea turtle can weigh upwards of 300 - 350 pounds (136 - 159 kg)! Despite their size, they are still not the world's largest sea turtles - that title belongs to the leatherback sea turtle!
Diet: Adult green sea turtles are herbivores. The jaw is serrated to help the turtle easily chew their primary food source -- seagrasses and algae.
Juvenile green sea turtles are omnivores. They eat a wide variety of plant and animal life, including insects, crustaceans, seagrasses and worms.
Typical Lifespan: Green sea turtles live very long lives. It takes at least 20 - 50 years to reach sexual maturity and a healthy individual can expect to live 80-100 years or even more! A lot is still unknown about the life history of green sea turtles.
Habitat: Green sea turtles have ocean water habitats and nesting habitats. Once a green sea turtle hatches and heads into ocean waters, it rarely returns to land. Instead, it feeds on off-shore plant blooms around islands and beaches.
Green sea turtles stay in shallow waters off-shore until the breeding season. They will travel long distances, even across oceans, to return to their preferred breeding site. In the nesting season females emerge onto warm beaches around the world to lay their eggs.
Range: Green sea turtles are found around the world in warm subtropical and tropical ocean waters, and nesting occurs in over 80 different countries. There are populations with different colorings and markings in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
In the United States, you are most likely to see green sea turtles on the Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the east coast of Florida. Less frequent nesting also occurs on the Atlantic coast in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Life History and Reproduction: The breeding season occurs in late spring and early summer. The males arrive in off-shore waters first and wait for the females to come to the beaches. Adult males can breed every year, but females only breed every 3-4 years or so.
A few weeks after mating, a female green sea turtle arrives on the beach and digs a hole in the ground for her eggs. Inside the hole, she lays over 75 - 200 eggs and then covers the hole with sand. At this point, her role is complete and she leaves her eggs to fend for themselves. A female green sea turtle can lay several clutches of eggs before she leaves the nesting grounds.
After approximately two months, the eggs hatch and the hatchlings make their way to the water. The newly hatched green sea turtles are very susceptible to predators, exposure and losing their way. Birds, mammals and other predators love feasting on the young turtles. One of the greatest threats to hatchlings is light pollution near beach nesting sites. The light from buildings and homes confuses the young turtles so that they crawl towards the light and not the ocean.
For green sea turtle hatchlings that reach the water, it will be at least 10-25 years before they themselves can breed. Females prefer to lay their eggs at their own nesting beach. Every 3-4 years when the females breed, they make a long migration back to their natal beach.
Threats to Green Sea Turtles:
Conservation Efforts:
Green sea turtles are protected by national and state laws, as well as international treaties. They are listed on the Endangered Species List -- listed as endangered in the state of Florida and as threatened in other state coastal areas where they are found.
Bycatch of green sea turtles (accidental capture by commercial and sport fishermen) is being reduced by fishing gear modifications (i.e. use of TED's or turtle exclusion devices), changes to fishing practices and closures of certain areas to fishing during nesting and hatching seasons.
Designation of critical habitat areas in coastal waters around parts of Puerto Rico.
Encourage use of low pressure sodium lighting along beach nesting areas
Regular monitoring of green sea turtle populations by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
University of Michigan's Animal Diversity Web
NatureServe Explorer
Sea turtles nesting in the southeastern United States are recovering, but the ancient reptiles still face formidable threats
In Hawaiian legends, a turtle named Kauila watched over children playing on the shore, now people are returning the favor


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I had another Photo Class last Monday night. It was great fun. I love that it is a small class--only 7 of us in the class and sometimes only 6.
A couple of the BIG things I am learning:
- You really should read your manual--I was actually pretty happy I could find mine ; ) I have had my camera since June 2010 and had never read my manual. I did actually look at it, but I never read through it.
- It is so important to practice.
- Check what is in the frame--look it over.
- Take a whole lot of pictures--you can't just take one and hope that one is good enough. I do know that I just have to learn to trash the ones that don't work instead of saving them on my computer. What in the world am I saving them for???
Here are a few shots I've taken over the past few weeks:
Class #1: It's always hard for me to take pictures into class and have people critique them. I'm not very confident, but I just make sure I put my "thick skin on that night" and try to remember that it is all about LEARNING!!! I was happy with this one. We were to set our camera in Program mode and focus on our grip and make the intent of our photo clear. It was to be a picture of a tree. (Do you think it was CLEAR ENOUGH???)
Class #3 was about shutter priority. I was pretty excited about this picture. I took my tripod and went over to this little mill and captured this one. When I saw it, I thought--IT WORKED
Class #4 this past Monday was learning about aperture priority. The couple of days the weather was cloudy and, in fact, we had flurries, so I decided to go to the Conservatory and take some pictures of flowers. I was quite happy with this one.


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Good Morning Fellow Collectors,
I found these plastic Mr. Peanut salt and pepper shakers at a flea market this past weekend, and had to add them to my collection. I am really not sure how old they are, but I still thought they were neat enough to buy. They are plastic and measure three inches high. The hats come off to add salt and pepper. They have "Made in the U.S.A." on the base, and it has "Mr Peanut" on the side of the hat. They don't seem to be hard to find, and I have found several different styles of these shakers in various colors and materials on the internet. I think they were probably a give away promotional item. I liked them, and that is usually what makes something collectible to a person! Hope everyone has a great day! Thrifty


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The North Platte Public School Foundation, in conjunction with the North Platte High School, has selected the 2013 NPHS Distinguished Alumni.
Byron Boslau class of 1962
Boslau is noted for outstanding accomplishments in business.
In 1974, Boslau joined Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraka as Accounting Manager. In 1998, he was elected President and Chief Executive Officer he became the Chairman of the Board in 1999. Boslau is also active involved in the Lincoln community.
Dr. Jim States class of 1962
States is noted for outstanding accomplishments in medicine and service to the community.
After graduation from NPHS, States attended graduate school and returned to North Platte, where he practiced dentistry for 40 years first with his brother Jerry, and later with his son, Trent. States continues to be active in the North Platte community.
Jim McFarland class of 1965
McFarland is noted for outstanding accomplishments in both business and athletics.
After graduation, McFarland played in the UNL, where he was named all-Big Eight and second-team All American. Then he played professional football for the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Dolphins in the NFL. After his NFL career, McFarland attended Cornell University and earned a law degree. He served two terms in the Legislature and currently practices in Lincoln. He is on the steering committee for the NFL Players Association. He also devotes time to visiting and educating inmates at the Nebraska state penitentiary.
Chuck Schwartz class of 1968
Schwartz is noted for outstanding service to the NP community.
For the last 40 years, Schwartz has been a business owner and broadcaster in North Platte. He is best known to the community as The Voice of the North Platte Bulldogs. Schwartz has also owned and operated the Swiss Colony in North Platte. This fall, he began his 25th consecutive year broadcasting in North Platte. His professionalism and skill earned him recognition multiple times and he serves as an ambassador for North Platte area schools and their teams, and also for the entire community.
Officially honored
The North Platte Public School Foundation recognized these alums at the Education After Hours gathering from 5:30-9 p.m. on Friday at the Holiday Inn Express.
Teachers of the year, an administrator of the year and a staff member of the year will also be honored. The gathering is the foundations largest fundraiser of the year.
A silent auction and live auction will be held as part of the evenings events.
Funds raised will help the Educator REACH Grant Program, the Prepared to Learn Program as well as scholarship funding, executive director Jackie Lucas said.
REACH Grants help educators provide more innovative instruction at all grade levels. The foundation has awarded more than $170,000 in REACH grants to educators during the last 14 years.
The Prepared to Learn Program provides immediate assistance to students in need, such as school supplies, clothing, shoes, eye glasses, after school care, lunch money, dental care and beds.
In addition, the foundation awards scholarships to graduating students.
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Bradford City's Capital One Cup heroes got a taste of the celebrity lifestyle as a tailor to Hollywood stars measured them up for their Wembley suits.
Members of Phil Parkinson's squad were yesterday suited and booted for their cup final clash against Premier League Swansea, courtesy of bespoke tailoring firm Simon Carter of London.
The League Two side has signed a sponsorship deal with the London-based company, whose customers have included A-listers Will Smith, Robert Downey Jr, Jack White and Jonathan Ross.
As his players were getting kitted out in their outfits for the showpiece event at Valley Parade yesterday afternoon, Bradford City manager Mr Parkinson said: "I'm so pleased that a strong brand such as Simon Carter has offered to kit out the lads with such great quality tailoring.
"This is a momentous occasion for both club and community. It's great to have so much support."
Mr Carter, who has collections in department stores and independent retailers in 35 countries around the world, said he was 'delighted' to be dressing Bradford City's players for their cup final day.
"Their route to Wembley has been heroic and a true underdog success story," he said.
Meanwhile, the club this week started to post out its first batch of tickets for the final in London on Sunday, February 24.
Over the next seven days, it hopes to send out all the tickets that have been sold to season ticket and flexicard holders so far in the Bradford end of the stadium since tickets went on sale last Wednesday.
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Winker, Sanchez and Rosa all have doubles, and Billings leads 7-1 after six.
Winker, Sanchez and Rosa all have doubles, and Billings leads 7-1 after six.
Jesse Winker.... all that kid does is freaking hit. The pre-draft scouting reports all said he was an advanced hitter, but this advanced? Unreal.
Yeah, pretty excited about Winker. Looking like an incredibly-good pick.
Billy singles, steals (102) and scores on Bowe's single. Bakersfield leads 1-0 in the third behind Tanner Robles.
I still maintain that Theo Bowe ought to be buying lottery tickets in Bakersfield every single day. There is something about that place that has done miracles for him. Yeah, his BABIP is incredibly high but I would be out there trying to push that luck as long as I could.
For Billings, Gelalich and Mejias-Brean, in their debuts, are each 0-2 with a walk.
Ty Washington's single in the eighth avoids the no-hitter for the AZL Reds. They still trail 4-2.
"Now that's a real shame when folks be throwin' away a perfectly good white boy like that."
Robles put up a terrific first start in Bakersfield: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K.
Lutz has a HR. Hamilton's 2-3 with a 2B. Blaze lead 3-0.
Jimmy Moran pitched the final 2.1 innings in a 7-2 victory for Billings.
The AZL Reds lost 4-2, managing but two hits. Richard McCaffrey pitched three scoreless innings and Joseph Housey finished with one. Avain Rachal worked two walks, making him the offensive star of the night for the Reds.
I was at the Dayton Dragons game today. Yorman Rodriguez was impressive. He drilled three screaming line drives deep into the outfield. Two fell for hits including an opposite field shot over the rightfielder's head and another one was caught by the centerfielder. He also had an infield single where the third baseman tried to barehand a bouncer. Yorman has power, speed and athleticism in spades. I was happy with what I saw from him. He was the lone bright spot for the Dragons in an 11-2 butt-kicking.
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Austin Dillon, in the heat of the Nationwide Series championship battle, will welcome a bit of a distraction this weekend.
Dillon will drive the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing car in place of the injured Tony Stewart in the Sprint Cup race Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, the team announced Monday.
MORE: RC OK with Dillon deal | Stewart released | WG chatter | Earnhardt wreck
Dillon, who leads Sam Hornish Jr. by three points and Regan Smith by five, has run well at Michigan — he drove a Richard Childress Racing car for Circle Sport Racing to an 11th-place finish at MIS in June.
The 23-year-old grandson of Richard Childress also has had a long relationship with Bass Pro Shops, one of Stewart's primary sponsors.
"I've watched Austin for many years and at each stage of his racing career he's been successful," Stewart said in a statement. "He's proven to be a very fast learner, and he's able to adapt quickly.
"Being the youngest champion in the history of the Truck Series (in 2011) is proof of that. His background in dirt racing is an asset, and off the track we share many of the same interests, specifically hunting and fishing. I know he'll perform well at Michigan and I'm just as confident in his ability to properly represent Mobil 1 and Bass Pro Shops throughout the race weekend."
No replacement beyond Michigan was announced for Stewart, who is out indefinitely after breaking his right leg in an Aug. 5 accident while racing a sprint car at Southern Iowa Speedway.
SHR co-owner Gene Haas said Sunday while he hoped Stewart could return within a month, he expects it will be longer for the three-time Cup champion. Stewart dropped from 11th to 17th in the driver standings after missing Sunday's race at Watkins Glen. A 15th-place finish by Max Papis kept the team in 11th in the owner standings.
Team Competition Director Greg Zipadelli said he visited Stewart at his home Monday and Stewart had input in the decision to put Dillon in the car. He said they had about 50 drivers inquire about driving while Stewart recovered from his injury.
"We'll evaluate each race as it comes and do the best job we can with putting someone in it we feel will do a good job for Stewart-Haas and all of our partners," Zipadelli said. "We will probably know more next week."
Dillon will have to split time this weekend with the Nationwide Series competing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Because Mid-Ohio is a new track, drivers have more than five hours of practice time slated for Thursday. Dillon could miss practice Friday to practice and qualify the Cup car at Michigan.
He could then return to Mid-Ohio for qualifying and the race Saturday, skipping Cup practice at Michigan.
"I know the way they like to work, and that is put the best equipment on the track they can," Dillon said of SHR. "And that is the greatest thing about this opportunity. We're here with a lot of racers, and that's what I love to do."


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The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205.
MEN DRAGGING DOG -- Caller in the 400 block of North State Street reported at 11:22 a.m. Saturday that two men were dragging an injured pitbull. An officer checked the area but the men were gone.
BOYFRIEND BROKE PHONE -- Caller on Washington Court reported at 12:03 p.m. Saturday that her boyfriend broke her phone and wouldn't let her leave the apartment. An officer responded and took a report.
LOUD POWER TOOLS -- Caller on McPeak Street reported at 12:04 p.m. Saturday that a neighbor was working on the roof with loud power tools and the caller wanted the noise turned down. An officer responded and reported that the area was quiet.
LOUD MUSIC -- Caller at the corner of East Gobbi and Leslie streets reported at 1:18 p.m. Saturday that "excessively loud music" was being played at an apartment building.
SHOPLIFTER -- Caller in the 200 block of East Perkins Street reported at 2:12 p.m. Saturday that a shoplift had occurred and the incident was captured on video. An officer responded and took a report.
FIGHT -- Caller on East Gobbi Street near the railroad tracks reported at 2:48 p.m. Saturday that two transients were fighting and one had a two-by-four. An officer responded and arrested Boyd Goodrich for assault with a deadly weapon and a 35-year-old Hopland man for battery and being drunk in public.
BURGLARY -- An officer responded to the 500 block of Capps Lane at 7:14 p.m. and took a report for burglary.
The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department regarding calls handled by the Fort Bragg Police Department.
DUI ARREST -- An officer stopped a vehicle in the 100 block of South Harrison Street at 1:24 a.m. Saturday and arrested Eleuterio Maybacab, 46, of Fort Bragg on suspicion of driving under the influence, and a 39-year-old man for being drunk in public.
DUI ARREST -- An officer stopped a vehicle in the 100 block of East Oak Street at 11:31 p.m. Saturday and arrested Luis Borja, 29, of Fort Bragg on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office:
FUGITIVE -- Shelly L. Watkins, 61, of Ukiah, was booked at county jail Wednesday at 11:20 a.m. on suspicion of being a fugitive from justice and driving with a suspended license.
DRUG POSSESSION -- Jaime O. Castanedacocom, 28, of Albion, was booked at county jail Wednesday at 1:32 p.m. on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
ASSAULT -- Kevin E. Bodjack, 54, of Ukiah, was booked at county jail Wednesday at 7:20 p.m. on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
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Tuesday night in Atlanta cemented the fact that Coach Williams has fully embraced the small ball lineup. And even though all three games since making the switch haven't resulted in wins, it can't be denied that UNC's season is finally looking up after a solid month of NIT talk. Point being: the new offensive philosophy isn't going anywhere; not this season at least.
As one might expect, the smaller Tar Heels were outrebounded by the Yellow Jackets—a problem that will last all season if UNC maintains this lineup—but the final score (70-58) shows what the change can do for their offense. Georgia Tech isn't a great team by any means, but they hadn't given up 70 points in eight games. Those are usually the types of stats you see coming out of Charlottesville.
To Roy's credit, the change wasn't just made for change's sake — small ball almost perfectly fits his 2013 squad. The system needs three things to be successful: mobile big men that can shoot, three-point shooters, and athletic wings that can drive and rebound.
For UNC: check, check, and check. The system is much like the spread offense run by Larry Fedora in Kenan Stadium — using quicker players and lots of movement to clear out the lane (and the other team's bigger post men) to create one-on-one opportunities for their perimeter players.
It isn't hard to imagine why this would be good for UNC. Most years the Tar Heels are simply bigger than everyone else, and have a pure point guard like Marshall or Lawson to set those big guys up. But clearly—painfully, painfully clearly—this season, that isn't the case.
Small ball starts with solid three-point shooting. Both McDonald and Bullock are shooting over 40% on the season (Bullock at 44%), and Hairston is shooting 40% in ACC play. If this wasn't the case, teams simply wouldn't have to follow Roy's offense around the perimeter. And "following" (aka movement) is what makes the whole thing work.
Without mobile bigs that can potentially shoot jumpers, the opposing post men would be able to camp out in the paint, defeating the entire purpose. But by moving your big men around, it creates lanes for your "center" (McAdoo) to score moving towards the basket, if that is his strength.
And of course, that is McAdoo's strength. JMM wants open lanes to take advantage of his quickness. Check out the shot below to see how Hairston (playing the 4) is going to pull his defender out of the lane.
With the other Tar Heels already outside the three-point line (below), McAdoo can break towards the basket where he's an elite scorer in open space.
Roy runs the same exact play two minutes later. In the third shot (below), you can see every Tar Heel is outside the three-point line. Try imagining that with Hansbrough, Tyler Zeller or Sean May around:
And again, McAdoo is able to sneak into the lane where he's almost impossible to stop one-on-one:
The fifth pic below is the same exact play but it highlights how important the potential for three-point shooting is to the success of the offense. You can see at the bottom of the screen three Tar Heels and three Yellow Jackets are tangled up in a small area. GTech's defenders have to stay right on top of the Heels because of the potential for jump shots, leaving the paint wide open for McAdoo to score (again) with an And-1:
It would be easy to say McAdoo is simply playing better—his 22/11 last night was one his best games of the season—but it's more likely that he's just seeing plays actually tailored to his skillset. McAdoo is not a traditional post man and it's no surprise he hasn't been terribly successful at trying to be one.
And JMM isn't the only one benefiting. Dexter is coming off some of his best games of the season and can be a devastating slasher when he actually has the space to do so. Below, you can see every Tar Heel is outside the three-point line again, opening the floor up.
Strickland has taken plenty of criticism for his offensive woes, but there are few defenders in the country that can stay in front of him without the help of a shot blocker in the lane. Dexter didn't score in the play above, but did set up McAdoo for an easy dime.
PJ Hairston has been the most publicized Tar Heel recently in terms of better stats under the new lineup but it might actually be Strickland who's seen the biggest improvement. Dexter leads the ACC in assist/turnover ratio — something no one was going to predict early in the season.
And not only does the new system open things up for the Tar Heels to drive, but in concentrates rebounding in the hands of the their wings — which just so happens to be the only spot on the floor where the Heels have height advantages. It's no surprise that Strickland, Bullock and Hairston combined for 18 rebounds on Tuesday night.
Small ball certainly isn't going to make the Tar Heels' issues go away. There's a reason why it's the classic style of play for most mid-majors and not the perennial powers. Bigger teams are going to give the Heels serious problems, but the idea behind small ball isn't that you necessarily maximize what you do, but that you wreak havoc on what the other team is trying to do.
—Something that could help the Heels a lot on Saturday against the Wolfpack. The Tar Heels had two atrocious offensive sets in Atlanta that ended up as shot clock violations, but on the bright side of that teams can't get out on the fast break if you aren't jacking up bad shots. And NC State will absolutely be looking to run all over the Heels again like they did last month in Raleigh.
The next few weeks are going to be extremely interesting in context to Roy Williams. The Hall of Famer has been hammered his entire career for failing to switch things up or adapt to his personnel, but 2013 is looking to be the perfect opportunity for Roy to lose that old trope. And they've never needed it more. UNC can almost certainly only lose one more game (maybe two) making either upcoming NC State or Duke a must-win.
If anything, Tar Heel fans should enjoy the relaxed attitude that comes from not being an absolute front-runner. There's enjoyment to be had when the weight of a national championship isn't the only thing that will satisfy fans. With realistic expectations, Tar Heel observers will have a front row seat to see if Roy can work the magic that many have said he doesn't have.
Roy has certainly gone all in. Hopefully he isn't bluffing.
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DENVER Colorado could save enough water for 170,000 new suburban families if all new construction included systems to recycle bath and laundry water, a water expert testified Monday.
Colorado is one of the only states in the arid West that doesnt allow the domestic use of graywater used water from sinks, washing machines, showers and baths.
But that could be about to change. A graywater bill passed a House panel unanimously Monday.
A year made a big difference for the bill and its sponsor, Rep. Randy Fischer, D-Fort Collins.
His bill died last year on a party-line vote in the House Agriculture Committee. This year, hes the chairman of the committee, and his current bill, House Bill 1044, got support even from Republicans who were critics last year.
Lawmakers from downstream districts had opposed the bill, because they depend on wastewater from cities to fill their streams.
Ive done my utmost to assure the water-rights holders and users of the state of Colorado that in moving forward with graywater, there will be no injury of senior water rights, Fischer said.
His bill calls on the state Water Quality Control Commission to pass rules about the acceptable use of graywater. Water from dishwashers and toilets would not be allowed to be reused.
Colorado State University Prof. Larry Roesner has been pushing Colorado to expand its graywater use for 10 years. He said graywater makes up 30 percent of household water use water that currently goes down the drain. If new homes and businesses all used graywater systems, the state could save 85,000 acre-feet a year, he said, enough for about 170,000 suburban families.
Fischer got votes from some of the same Republicans who killed his bill last year, including Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose.
Coram and others said Fischer put opponents at ease by making sure his bill wont hurt people with water rights, especially on the Western Slope.
I commend you for reaching across the west side, Coram said.
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City officials this week detailed a $69 million plan to solve many of Menifee's traffic woes in the next five years by revamping interchanges, widening roads and building bridges.
In laying out the city's first capital improvement plan, a long-term blueprint for major infrastructure projects, Menifee's new management team prioritized more than a half dozen projects, including revamping the Interstate 215 interchange at Newport Road, completing Menifee Road and building a Holland Road overpass. All of the projects can be paid for without dipping into the city's $6.5 million reserve fund.
While prioritizing the projects, new consultant Shawn Nelson worked closely with Interim City Manager Rob Johnson and acting City Engineer Jonathan Smith to identify various funding sources, such as Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fees, development impact fees, gas tax money and federal grants. Many of those sources had never been fully taken advantage of during the city's four-year history, officials said.
"The millions of dollars that we have now that we didn't have before is truly amazing," Councilman John Denver said during the Tuesday night workshop at a packed City Hall.
The goal is to begin addressing traffic issues in a city that frequently experiences gridlock now --- and is continuing to grow. That task is what intrigued Nelson, a former city manager in Temecula, when he came out retirement in February to work alongside Johnson as an executive consultant for the City Council.
The five-year plan that Nelson and his colleagues laid out would tackle several projects simultaneously with an eye on creating a plan that will accommodate the traffic in Menifee as the city expands over the next several decades.
"There is going to be pain over the next five years as we build these projects," said Nelson, noting that construction will lead to some additional traffic congestion in the interim. "What's exciting to me is … that once we complete (these projects), traffic circulation will be one of the more outstanding aspects of Menifee. I know that's hard to believe right now."
City traffic counts demonstrate the need for the road projects.
Newport's interchange is at 130 percent capacity at 46,000 daily trips and Scott Road's is at 156 percent capacity at 28,000 trips, which equate to unacceptable delays, Nelson said.
Although the McCall Boulevard interchange stands at only 87 percent capacity with its 29,700 trips, city officials identified the need to expand it as one of several priorities to help alleviate motorists' headaches as they travel through the city.
Johnson, Nelson and Smith detailed the plan and its order Tuesday:
- Adding an extra lane in each direction on Newport Road between Antelope and Menifee roads is expected to cost $3 million and can be completed by the end of 2013;
- Work on the $37 million Newport Road interchange is expected to take 18 months. That project, which will widen the bridge to add one more lane in each direction as well as two loop onramps to the freeway, could begin as soon as January 2014;
- Completing Menifee Road between Aldergate Drive and Simpson Road is a sixth-month project that can begin in 2014 at a cost of $4 million, which will come from developers fees;
- The Bradley Road bridge at Salt Creek -- which adds to congestion on McCall and Newport when rain floods the road -- is an $8 million project that can begin in 2014;
- Construction of an overpass at Holland Road -- which is expected to siphon 20,000 combined daily trips from the Newport and Scott interchanges -- is a $17 million project targeted for 2015-16.
City officials also outlined $40 million in Scott Road interchange improvements that will add nine lanes to assist vehicles on and off Interstate 215. The city already has identified more than $10 million to use for that project -- which would begin in 2015-16 -- and plans to seek more federal money for the interchange later this summer.
City officials also could ask neighboring Murrieta, which has a quarter of the project in its boundaries, and other neighboring communities in Southwest County to help with Scott Road interchange costs, Smith said.
The city also will begin to address the McCall interchange with work on preliminary designs to begin this year, although Denver said that was a project he'd like to see moved up the timeline to ease congestion in Sun City.
While Mayor Scott Mann said he hoped to push the Holland Road overpass ahead of other projects -- it was a focal point of his election campaign last year -- he acknowledged that city officials presented a plan that appeared to logically move toward improving traffic throughout the city.
"This is a strategic planning document," Mann said. "This city has never had a five-year capital improvement plan. I've got goose bumps."


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If you would like to help your library, please fill out the Volunteer Application online or download the Paper Form and return it to the library.
The Wimberley Village Library has an excellent junior volunteer program. To be eligible for this program youth must be entering grades 8 and up. All volunteers are required to fill out an application and acquire two teacher references. The general duties of junior volunteers are: assist with shelving, displays, straightening and assembling craft packages. Junior volunteers work in 1 to 2 hour shifts.
This is a great opportunity to get some work experience, serve your community and learn about the library. Junior Volunteers who complete 16 hours of service receive a picture resume for future references. Please download and complete the Jr. Volunteer Application Form and the Reference Form and return to the Wimberley Village Library.


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40 % did not respond at all. "Partial" not being defined
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A. " operating under the premise that this can actually improve the immune system."
B. " the possibility of a longer life expectancy"
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The BP Trading Post
A Look at the Corners
Though it's late in the season, our new Trading Post tool (explained at its unveiling by Derek Carty) can tell us a lot about how owners make pennant-drive trades, whether it's keeper owners dumping big names for future success, or contending owners chasing specific categories. As Derek and Michael Jong have already shown, Trading Post can show us whether owners believe in certain player performances, both year-to-date and during the season's final month. BP writers can also look at the fascinating back end of the TP engine to see the specific trades involved and look for dump trades or category-chasing. Since corner infielders and designated hitters are my Value Picks beat, those are the positions I'll be looking at here—a selection of overperformers, underperformers, and players with different long- and short-term expectations.
Freddie Freeman | Atlanta Braves | 1B
This season, Freeman is pushing PECOTA's 90th percentile despite a listless .264/.301/.402 line in August. This slump might be from fatigue, but it's sure not from bad luck—his BABIP is .328 over that span. Fantasy owners have cashed in on this performance, adding $4 to his value based on those future prospects, prospects that (along with his expected regression) explain the $14 ROS spread. The one-for-one deals in the hitter line show owners swapping his batting average for homers and steals, not a bad strategy since it's easier to make up ground in counting stats than ratios. The pitcher lines look odd, but they come from one-deal samples—he was swapped for David Robertson in one league and Chad Billingsley in another. If you're a Freeman owner in a redraft league, moving him looks like a good investment, while keeper owners should be sure they're getting steady talent in return. But I wouldn't be a Freeman buyer right now unless you're out of contention in a keeper league and the price is right.
Mike Carp | Seattle Mariners | DH
All of this screams overperformance and regression, but the Carp trades don't reflect this, as he's netting plenty of value, whether you're looking at the current or rest-of-season performance lines of the players he's swapped for. Over the next several years, PECOTA projects him as a mild slugger, delivering home-run totals in the mid-20s along with strikeout rates around 20 percent and walk rates around 10 percent, producing batting averages in the high .250s. These aren't bad numbers, but they're not worth a keeper spot in mixed leagues. With relatively little expected from Carp in the short- or long-term, now is a great time to see if any of your league's eternal optimists want to acquire him; he's definitely someone to avoid if he's offered.
Casey Kotchman | Tampa Bay Rays | 1B
The value differentials on Kotch's TP cards partly reflect PECOTA's head-scratching, but it doesn't explain everything. That gap between his ROS and YTD numbers, the reverse of Carp's, suggests that his owners are gambling on turnarounds from the players they're getting in return. Kotch looks like a better commodity in multi-player packages unless it's for a starting pitcher, since gaining 11 points of hard-to-budge batting average in a hitter swap hardly seems worth the loss of valuable counting numbers. If you own Kotch, now's the time to see if your fellow owners are willing to cough up value in a multi-player package, but their belief in him may not bring enough in a one-for-one swap.
David Freese | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B
Fantasy owners, even at a thin position like third base, don't seem to believe he's here, however, losing $6 trading for him. The wide spread between ROS and YTD numbers means his owners are getting players expected to regress in return. This could be recognition that Freese would only help a team's ratios—he offers little difference in counting stats. This undervaluing points toward a potential trade for a batting-average boost—23 points is a significant bump. Though his improving contact rates and selectivity lend credence to PECOTA's long-range projections, only keeper owners in the deepest of leagues should deal for a mid-tier talent like Freese.
David Wright | New York Mets | 3B
But fantasy owners have shown Wright little love in the trade market. While he's unlikely to regain all of that $26 projection with the meek Metsies, he's not bringing value by any measure. The one-for-one swaps show downgrades in every category, and it's hard to see him as being part of a keeper dump. Owners in all leagues tend to be shortsighted, and keeper owners don't usually target a player who's both ice-cold (he hit .190/.358/.301 in August) and having a poor season. If you're in a keeper league, Wright would make an excellent target for you, although he's unlikely to hold much value in redraft leagues.
Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B
Though his current .288/.360/.535 is weak by Pujolsian standards, it's hardly justification for the huge hit his owners are taking on the trade market. It would be easy to write off this differential as a keeper dump, but I saw almost no Pujols trades for top-notch prospects. Some one-for-one deals were clearly lopsided—like those for Roy Oswalt or Michael Bourn—and indicated either category swaps or temporary insanity. Whatever the reason, one of the greatest hitters in history seems to be getting the short end of the trade stick, and those robust PECOTA projections make it worthwhile to see if your league's Pujols owner suffers from the same brand of craziness.
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I have grown so tired of Wright in my keeper league that I finally traded him. I needed some K's and wins so I traded him for Haren. How does that trade measure in terms of value swap?
Aug 30, 2011 04:54 AM
Michael Street
BP staff
As always, the answer to both questions depends on where you are in your league standings, what categories you're chasing, and whether you're playing for this year or the future, as well as your own lineup composition.
Aug 30, 2011 10:15 AM
My league trading deadline is tomorrow (and can't imagine most leagues go much later if at all). Any chance you'll come out with another one of these column's by then? Maybe OF or Pitching? Love em, thanks.
Aug 30, 2011 04:55 AM
Michael Street
BP staff
Very glad to hear you're liking the Trading Post feature--I know Derek and Rob worked really hard putting the TP engine together. Because most league deadlines are passing or have passed, however, this will be the last Trading Post of this season. But you can definitely expect to see it in 2012, if not in the offseason.
Aug 30, 2011 10:17 AM
My first thought when reaching Albert Pujols name was whether there is anyway to get fair value for him. If not, then the only trades that are going to take place are "present for future" type trades, "category" type trades or stupid trades. (no quotations needed)
Aug 30, 2011 13:18 PM
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