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Movie review: Taking Lives **

Perhaps the most original thing you could say about Taking Lives, the new Angelina Jolie-Ethan Hawke serial killer thriller, is that, for once, an American-made movie has owned up to the fact that it was shot in Canada. In this case, the tight cobblestone alleyways of Old Montreal and towering government castles of Quebec City play themselves. Which lends a surprising amount of novelty to the proceedings, particularly to what amounts to another installment in one of the most overdone genres American film has ever celebrated: they used to make routine westerns, and now it's a rare week that goes by without what I like to call a Staller.

A Staller is simply a stalker movie shifted through the structure of a Hollywood thriller. The last time we saw one of these was, oh, last week: Secret Window. And Twisted the week before that. Ashley Judd is the Queen of the Staller. The term is ideal in that you are merely being stalled on the way to receiving the plot details you've experienced in every other Staller.

Taking Lives delivers its final revelation half an hour before it's done. Which is new (and a bad idea, as the story, having turned over all its cards, grows increasingly loony). Otherwise, Taking Lives, depressingly dutiful and tirelessly mediocre, includes the following Staller must-haves:

w A stylishly murky landscape. In this case, a milieu of grungy apartments and never-cleaned police stations, loaded with shadows and sunlight glowing behind closed blinds. These places are generally so darkly lit it's clear Canadians (or at least the characters in movies like this) never pay their electric bill.

Shame on you Canadians.

(See Seven for more details.)

w Whenever possible the extraneous police, the ones nipping at the heels of our hero or heroine, should be hostile, with as little motivation as possible. Here, Olivier Martinez (the sleazy bookseller from Unfaithful) gets to scowl at Angelia Jolie for no apparent reason. Taking Lives receives extra points for performing this in a French-Canadian accent, although Martinez and few of the French actors in the cast sound truly Quebecois.

w A serial killer with a distinctive style is important. He should kill on an anniversary whenever possible. For reasons unclear, this killer is finally being cornered 20 years after he tested his skills on a young drifter. On a whim, it seems. The 1983 opening is nicely unsettling: a long-faced teen with huge John Lennon specs sizes up his prey, buddies up, then kicks the guy into a truck, covers his tracks, and moves on. The rest tells the story of a man with a talent not unlike the talented Mr. Ripley.

Call this new guy the wily Mr. Mysterious. He kills and absorbs the identity of his victims. Not in a horror movie, soul-eating, shape-shifting way. According to Jolie, he is a hermit crab who changes shells and moves on.

Metaphor firmly established, he's also a human shellfish with an appreciation for personality couture. As long as that personality is attached to a young, blonde man, the murder fits.

(See Se7ven for more details.)

● An actress or actor who has won an Academy Award and never will again is optional but welcome. Angelina Jolie (best supporting actress for Girl, Interrupted; how quickly you forget) plays Illeana Scott, an FBI profiler with seemingly robotic eyes. Why she is working in Canada, I'm not sure. But this woman can stare at you and tell you drank three Diet Cokes a day when you were 17. Although not intuitive enough to steer clear of Beyond Borders and two Lara Croft Tomb Raider movies, she establishes the killer's modus operandi without a shred of evidence. (Note: if said details are handled in a sufficiently chilling manner, all-knowing profilers are fine.)

● There are exactly as many red herrings as there are cast members. (See Se7en for a notable exception.) There are two cast members here who maybe did it: Ethan Hawke plays an art dealer who witnessed the killer's handiwork and worries he's next. Kiefer Sutherland plays someone else I can't tell you about. Then there's Gena Rowlands as the mother of the killer, which establishes a huge gap in logic that ultimately collapses the story: If she is the mother of the still-unidentified killer, why not show her the possible suspects?

Revealing the killer's face, 20 years earlier, does however sharpen your eyes: Could Ethan have grown strapping? Or maybe Kiefer outgrew his inner geek?

● The filmmaker should reveal he went to film school and learned nothing other than how to make movies like the one you are watching. Taking Lives establishes this with a nifty opening credit sequence full of jump cuts and newsprint close-ups, all apparently dragged through mud, then filmed. (See Se7en for more details.) Also, the killer's habit of leaving paper dolls, often filmed against stark shadows, recall that time the director took Animation 143 and only received a B.

For the record, director D.J. Caruso (who tones down a bit from his debut thriller The Salton Sea) attended Pepperdine.

● Finally, a distinct sense of underachieving should be detected in a proper Staller. A Staller is the equivalent of a paid vacation for a movie studio (no effort, large reward). So scenes and performances (Hawke is especially good) and small moments of absorbing detail can suggest a movie less anxious to tread a trampled path. But craftsmanship should instead be employed in the service of utterly ordinary ends. Taking Lives overachieves at underachieving.

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Deputy faces charges in weapon, threat case

A 13-year Lucas County sheriff’s deputy was named in a three-count indictment handed up Thursday by a Lucas County grand jury.

Paul Little, 40, of 2932 Lambert Dr., was indicted on charges of unlawful transactions of weapons and intimidation of an attorney, victim, or witness in a criminal case. The grand jury declined to indict Mr. Little’s brother, David Little, 36, of the same address on an intimidation charge.

Paul Little, who was placed on administrative leave, was working in the county jail when he allegedly gave a 9mm gun to a paid informant working for the sheriff’s office. He allegedly told Toledo police saying it had been stolen from his car.

According to court records, after the informant returned the gun, the deputy told police he found the gun at his home. The charges allege Mr. Little, after learning the man was an informant, called him and threatened to kill him.

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Today's log

Bay Park Community Hospital

Jeanne and David Lewis, Toledo, girl, Tuesday.

Melissa VanHoy, Toledo, girl, Tuesday.

Jennifer Reamsnyder, Oregon, girl, Tuesday.

Flower Hospital

Amanda Detty-Schwartz, Toledo, boy, Monday.

St. Anne Mercy Hospital

Crystal and Thomas Burnworth, Sylvania, boy, March 23.

Ann and John Bishop, Toledo, boy, Saturday.

Razan and Zakariya Reed, Toledo, boy, Saturday.

Monica and Richard Thompson, Grand Rapids, Ohio, girl, Monday.

Andrea and Joseph Saylor, Ottawa Lake, boy, Wednesday.

St. Luke s Hospital

Kimberly and Christopher Marshall, Waterville, girl, Sunday.

Crystal and Jeffrey Cooper, Genoa, boy, Tuesday.

Brenda and Gary Luther, Maumee, boy, Tuesday.

Brandy and Tom Butler, Toledo, boy, Tuesday.

Nicole Riffle, McClure, Ohio, boy, Tuesday.

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center

Marlena and Jason Allwood, Delta, Ohio, boy, Tuesday.

Sherri Cornett, Toledo, girl, Tuesday.

Marquisa Bolden, Toledo, girl, Tuesday.

Anitra Jones, Toledo, boy, Tuesday.

Arquisha Mitchell, Toledo, boy, Tuesday.

Toledo Hospital

Samantha and Richard Stein, Holland, triplets, two boys and a girl, Feb. 2.

Deborah Nugent and Daniel Sekulski, Toledo, girl, March 12.

Jailyn and Melvin Surprise, Toledo, boy, Tuesday.

Angela Guida, Monroe, girl, Tuesday.

Melissa and Gary Jankowski, Maumee, girl, Tuesday.

Stephanie Biggs, Toledo, girl, Tuesday.

Terri and Andrew Roth, Sylvania, boy, Tuesday.

Angela and Stephen Kinsey, Waterville, girl, Tuesday.

Julie and Andrew Weinman, Toledo, girl, Wednesday.

Shannon and Todd Baughman, Grand Rapids, Ohio, boy, Wednesday.

Crime reports

Carl Nowak, of Toledo, bag and contents by a woman in the 600 block of Noble about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Cottage Inn Pizza, North Byrne, food items from delivery driver by two youths with whom he struggled in the 200 block of Hanover about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Victor Simon, West Poinsetta, welder.

Jill Przbniezny, Grantley, golf clubs, CDs, and door opener.

Wanda Addie, Parkdale, video game, video cartridges, DVD movies, and DVD player.

Khawaja Ahmad, Arlington, wallet and contents.

Dwayne Perkins, Chase, CD player, DVD player, TV, stereo system, speakers, air conditioner, camcorder, clothing, jewelry, and AM/FM/CD car stereo.

Randy Williams, Brownstone, leather coats, suede coat, stereo, CDs, and cash.

Ryan Ritter, Yondota, video game, tools, video cartridges, and jewelry.

Lisa Hill, Ilger, wallet and contents from auto in the 300 block of Highland.

Tonee Jacobs, Richford, rims, speakers, amplifiers, DVD player, CDs, and CD player from auto at home.

Benjamin Tawiah, Freeman, cellular telephone, camera, calculator, computer hard drive, tools, and cash from auto at home.

Christopher Roper, Otto, toolboxes, traps, and tools from van at home.

Fire alarms

12:00 a.m. 505 Jefferson, commercial fire alarm.

12:30 a.m. 301 Broadway, outdoor fire.

1:14 a.m. 700 Vinton, auto fire.

4:46 a.m. 2130 Scottwood, structure fire.

11:03 a.m. 1810 Clinton, commercial fire alarm.

11:19 a.m. 33 Nevada, auto fire.

2:02 p.m. 1020 Varland, auto fire.

2:10 p.m. 3537 Suder, wires down.

3:20 p.m. 1015 New York, commercial fire alarm.

4:01 p.m. 935 South, auto fire.

5:50 p.m. 4206 Monroe, commercial fire alarm.

7:39 p.m. 3316 Brock, structure fire.

8:32 p.m. 220 Palmer, structure fire.

9:06 p.m. 5319 Edgewater, outdoor fire.

Marriage licenses

Lucas County

March 29, 2005

Mark Ruetz, 47, driver, and Peggy Currier, 47, clerk, both of Swanton.

Kevin Driftmyer, 25, driver, and Carly Sanchez, 24, cosmetologist, both of Toledo.

John Broyles, Jr., 33, garbage collector, and Ronda Andrzejewski, 31, member service representative, both of Toledo.

Jason Massey, 23, student, and Jacquelyn Fish, 22, security, both of Toledo.

Martin Gray, 23, student, and Lindzey Wenzel, 21, education service coordinator, both of Toledo.

Divorces granted

Lucas County

David Brinkman from Shirley Robinson.

Regina Hicks from Howard Hicks.

Jill Flores from Louis Flores.

Marvin Domagala from Veronica Domagala.

Carol Ann Russel Rodriguez from Larry Rodriguez.

Lavater Tarrant from James Tarrant.

John Pappas from Lynda Hawkins Pappas.

Brad Rusch from Jeanine Rusch.

Damita Malone from Allen Sydnor.

Arianna Dunn from Kalman Dunn.

Billie Jo Christian from Darnell Koonce.

Ivy Caldwell from Charles Caldwell, Jr.

Margaret Hutchinson from Tommie Hutchinson.

Christopher Liebig from Rosalie Liebig.

Caroline Bryce from Johnnie Bryce.

Melissa Atkins from Lorenzo Atkins, Jr.

Nancy Wymer from David Connin.

Nellie Shrader from Thomas Shrader.

Marriage dissolutions

Lucas County

Barbara Borgelt and Andrew Zonker.

Dean Barrett and April Boros.

Cynthia Allar and George Allar.

Christopher Huddleston and Sharon Huddleston.

June Lafferty and Michael Lafferty.

Margaret Jennings and Sibley Jennings.

Isaac Demarest and Carrie Day.

Debra Berman and Jeffrey Berman.

Raymond Rodriguez and Elizabeth Yoachum.

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The Meaning of the 21st Century

One of the most important books I have read in the last year is James Martin’s “The Meaning of the 21st Century” (Buy it at Amazon or Kalahari). The subtitle explains: The Megaproblems of the 21st Century.

You can hear me talking about it on a ClassicFM book review show.

I recently came across the author’s website, and found this excellent summary of his book. From James Martin’s own website:

The problem most talked about at the moment is global warming and its effect on the Earth’s climate. It’s important to understand that there are other problems, some more serious than climate change, for example, the possibility that a World War with nuclear and biological weapons could wipe out civilization. here are 16 large-scale problems that we face.

The following are the large-scale problems of the 21st century:

  1. GLOBAL WARMING Global warming will lead to severe climate change. Unless stopped, it will upset the basic control mechanisms of planet Earth.
  2. EXCESSIVE POPULATION GROWTH World population may grow to 8.9 billion people, with a growing demand for consumer goods and carbon-based energy, far exceeding what the planet can handle.
  3. WATER SHORTAGES Rivers and aquifers are drying up. Many farmers will not have the water essential for food growing. There will be wars over water.
  4. DESTRUCTION OF LIFE IN THE OCEANS Only 10% of edible fish remain in the oceans, and this percentage is rapidly declining.
  5. MASS FAMINE IN ILL-ORGANIZED COUNTRIES Farm productivity is declining. Grain will rise in cost. This will harm the poorest countries.
  6. THE SPREAD OF DESERTS Soil is being eroded. Deserts are spreading in areas that used to have good soil and grassland.
  7. PANDEMICS AIDS is continuing to spread. Infectious pandemics could spread at unstoppable rates, as they have in the past, but now with the capability to kill enormous numbers of people.
  8. EXTREME POVERTY 2 to 3 billion people live in conditions of extreme poverty, with lack of sanitation. The difference between rich and poor is becoming ever more extreme.
  9. GROWTH OF SHANTYCITIES Shantytowns (shantycities) with extreme violence and poverty are growing in many parts of the world. Youth there have no hope.
  10. UNSTOPPABLE GLOBAL MIGRATIONS Large numbers of people are leaving the poorest countries and shantycities, wanting to find a life in countries with opportunity.
  11. NON-STATE ACTORS WITH EXTREME WEAPONS Nuclear or biological weapons are becoming easier to build by terrorist organizations, political groups or individuals, who are not acting for a given state.
  12. VIOLENT RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM Religious extremism and jihads may become widespread, leading to large numbers of suicide terrorists, and religious war between Muslims and Christians.
  13. RUNAWAY COMPUTER INTELLIGENCE Computers will acquire the capability to increase their own intelligence until a chain reaction happens of machines becoming more intelligent at electronic speed.
  14. WAR THAT COULD END CIVILIZATION A global war like World War I or II, conducted with today’s vast number of nuclear weapons and new biological weapons, could end civilization.
  15. RISKS TO HOMO SAPIEN’S EXISTENCE We are heading in the direction of scientific experiments (described by Lord Martin Rees) that have a low probability of wiping out Homo sapiens. The combination of risks gives a relatively high probability of not surviving the century.
  16. A NEW DARK AGE A global cocktail of intolerable poverty and outrageous wealth, starvation, mass terrorism with nuclear/biological weapons, world war, deliberate pandemics and religious insanity, might plunge humanity into a worldwide pattern of unending hatred and violence – a new Dark Age.

All of these mega-problems are multinational. None could solved by one country alone. All countries participate, to different degrees, in causing most of the problems, so they should naturally participate in the solutions. Perhaps the worst problem is the least probable – #15: the possibility that some scientific activity could accidentally wipe out humanity.

The 16 mega-problems are interconnected, and because of this, the solutions are interconnected to a large extent. Most of the solutions are not technically very difficult; they’re not “rocket science.” There are two exceptions to that.

Most of the problems are the consequences of bad management and absence of foresight. There is no silver bullet. Many different factors have to be brought into play to deal with the problem, as is the case in the management of corporations.

Just as the problems are the result of bad management, so the solutions need to be the application of excellent management. This is an age the most brilliant management in corporations. Every year there is crop of superstar corporations, that are wonderfully well managed. But, the brilliant management is being applied where there are large profits to be made, but not to the giant problems listed above. This is one of the changes needed.

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  1. I agree – awesome book. I followed it up with The Power of Unreasonable People – Elkington & Hartigan which, in my opinion, highlights some profound ways to actually address the various mega problems.

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Seth Godin on what’s changing now – and the opportunity it presents

Seth Godin’s blog today provides a great insight into what it will take to be successful in the new world of work. It’s well worth reading. And then writing a note to yourself… where do you want to to be? Who do you want to be?

The opportunity is here

Source: Seth Godin’s blog

At the same time that our economic engines are faltering, something else is happening. Like all revolutions, it happens in fits and starts, without perfection, but it’s clearly happening.

The mass market is being replaced by multiple micro markets and the long tail of choice.

Google is connecting buyers and sellers over vaster distances, more efficiently and more cheaply than ever before.

Manufacturing is more of a conceptual hurdle than a practical one.

The exchange of information creates ever more value, while commodity products are ever cheaper. It takes fewer employees to generate more value, make more noise and impact more people.

Most of all is this: every individual, self-employed or with a boss, is now more in charge of her destiny than ever before. The notion of a company town or a stagnant industry with little choice is fading fast.

Right before your eyes, a fundamentally different economy, with different players and different ways to add value is being built. What used to be an essential asset (for a person or for a company) is worth far less, while new attributes are both scarce and valuable.

Are there dislocations? There’s no doubt about it. Pain and uncertainty and risk, for sure.

The opportunity, though, is the biggest of our generation (or the last one, for that matter). The opportunity is there for anyone (with or without a job) smart enough to take it–to develop a best in class skill, to tell a story, to spread the word, to be in demand, to satisfy real needs, to run from the mediocre middle and to change everything.

Note: Like all revolutions, this is an opportunity, not a solution, not a guarantee. It’s an opportunity to poke and experiment and fail and discover dead ends on the way to making a difference. The old economy offered a guarantee–time plus education plus obedience = stability. The new one, not so much. The new one offers a chance for you to take a chance and make an impact.

Note: If you’re looking for ‘how’, if you’re looking for a map, for a way to industrialize the new era, you’ve totally missed the point and you will end up disappointed. The nature of the last era was that repetition and management of results increased profits. The nature of this one is the opposite: if someone can tell you precisely what to do, it’s too late. Art and novelty and innovation cannot be reliably and successfully industrialized.

In 1924, Walt Disney wrote a letter to Ub Iwerks. Walt was already in Hollywood and he wanted his old friend Ubbe to leave Kansas City and come join him to build an animation studio. The last line of the letter said “PS I wouldn’t live in KC now if you gave me the place—yep—you bet—Hooray for Hollywood.” And, just above, in larger letters, he scrawled, “Don’t hesitate—Do it now.”

It’s not 1924, and this isn’t Hollywood, but it is a revolution, and there’s a spot for you (and your boss if you push) if you realize you’re capable of making a difference. Or you could be frustrated. Up to you.

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Archive for Wednesday, October 31, 2001

Triple trouble

Brothers start, finish THS careers together

October 31, 2001

Seniors usually welcome freshmen onto athletic teams in different ways.

This year's Tonganoxie soccer team had three seniors greeting their younger brothers.

Freshmen Chris Colon, Travis Schultz and Michael Tate worked alongside their brothers all seniors Kevin Colon, Dustin Schultz and Matt Tate.

Kevin Colon said he enjoyed playing with his brother and the other freshmen, although there was no major initiation for this year's newcomers.

"These guys have it easier than anybody else," Kevin said. "We had it really bad as freshmen. Dirt was thrown at us."

The older brothers said there was no special treatment for their younger counterparts, except in Travis and Dustin Shultz's case.

"Dustin doesn't usually yell at anybody but Travis," Chris Colon said.

Dustin ultimately agreed.

"I tell him what to do," Dustin said.

The Schultz and Colon brothers have done plenty of communicating on the field.

While Dustin has been a varsity defender throughout the year, Travis moved up from the junior varsity. Against De Soto on Sept. 13, the younger Schultz nailed the winning goal for the Chieftains in his first game with the varsity in his first five minutes on the field.

Travis, though, hasn't bragged to his older brother too much.

"I look up to him," Travis said.

The Colons have a similar situation.

Kevin has paved the way for Chris as both played varsity soccer extensively this season.

Both became primary scorers for the Chieftains and each had game-winning goals this season.

Chris, who donned a shaved head and sweatband like his older brother, said he has respect for Kevin.

"That's my man," Chris said. "I guess I kind of look up to him."

The freshman Colon also took some advice from his older brother.

"He told me to not be afraid," Chris said.

While the Colon and Schultz brothers have played some varsity together, the Tates have not.

This would make sense, considering there's usually room for one goalie on a varsity team. Matt was the varsity goalie, while Michael helped protect the goal for the junior varsity.

Matt has tried to direct Michael this season, but the younger brother hasn't always been attentive.

"He won't listen to anything I say," Matt said.

Michael shook his head in agreement.

Although he might not hear what his brother says, Michael appears to be looking to fill his brother's gloves by playing the same position.

Despite the age differences, each pair of brothers started their careers about the same times.

Kevin and Chris started in the same year, as Kevin was a fifth-grader and Chris was a second-grader.

Chris said their stepmother wanted them to get involved in something, and soccer was it.

For Dustin and Travis, their mother didn't relish the idea of soccer.

"We always wanted to play, but our mom wouldn't let us," Dustin said. "She didn't want us sitting through the games, but she didn't want us getting hurt either."

Their mother eventually gave in. Dustin and Travis started playing about five years ago.

The brothers plan to keep playing, but it won't be on the same team, at least for now. Dustin looks to play at Manhattan Christian College, while Travis will continue at THS.

Matt also hopes to play in college, while Kevin doesn't plan on pursuing college soccer.

Either way, the younger brothers have three more seasons to fill their brothers' cleats.

At that point, they'll have to look outside the family to pass on their instruction.

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Article Written by J.R. Eskilson & Travis Clark
Published: May 3, 2012

In this week’s commitment update, a U.S. U18 Men’s National Team forward talks about joining the ACC, a striker from South Carolina stays local, a forward in Florida is Big Ten crazy, and a defender from the Midwest is off to an Ivy League program.

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Travis Wannemuehler, Forward, Indiana United Fire

Top 150 Rank: 37

Class: 2013

School: NC State

There are a plethora of reasons Travis Wannemuehler decided to head to North Carolina State.

The lure of an up-and-coming program and getting a chance to cut his teeth playing in one of college soccer’s highest levels was incredibly enticing.

“I couldn't be happier to be playing in the best soccer conference in the country, and I am very excited to try and help the program break into the top part of the ACC,” he wrote TopDrawerSoccer.com in an email.

A forward with an array of attacking abilities, Wannemuehler has been in and out of U.S. youth player pools while playing in Indiana, and he was a part of the last U.S. U18 camp that took place earlier in 2012.

There was a connection with the Wolfpack coaching staff as well that made it an easy choice.

“I think the great relationship the coaches and myself developed helped a lot in my decision,” he said. “Both Coach [Kelly] Findley and Coach [David] Costa are great guys who know a tremendous amount about soccer.”

Findley and Costa had coached at Indiana United Academy while both were part of the Butler staff in Indianapolis. They moved to NC State prior to the 2012 season.

Eli Dent, Forward, South Carolina United Battery

Top 150 Rank: 67

Class: 2013

School: South Carolina

A good deal of time has passed since Eli Dent made his verbal commitment to South Carolina.

With other schools like Wake Forest and Furman showing strong interest, Dent made his decision to stick with the Gamecocks at the end of last year.

“I chose USC for many reasons,” he wrote TopDrawerSoccer.com in an email. “South Carolina is a strong program that's not afraid of a challenge. I wanted to go to a school that would challenge me as a player and with the third toughest schedule in the country this year, I knew South Carolina would do that.”

None of his final choices would have taken too far away from his family, but he’s eager nonetheless about the possibility of them coming out to support him when he begins his playing career there.

“I am excited to stay relatively close to home because my family will be able to come to all my home games,” he said. “I thoroughly enjoy the fact that for the moment I can visit USC to see games and events whenever they come up.”

When he does begin his career there in the fall of 2013, joining him will be a pair of South Carolina United teammates, Koty Millard and Hamilton Carlin, helping Dent to make a smooth transition.

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For Danny Jensen, his family’s affinity to the Big 10 helped guide him in his college commitment.

“My family is crazy about the Big 10 . . . and so am I,” Jensen told TopDrawerSoccer.com. “I have had a dream for many years to be able to play on the field as a Buckeye and my dream became possible. I had to take advantage of it.”

Jensen has recently emerged on the national stage as a potent goal-scoring threat. The forward has 16 goals in 18 games this season for Weston FC in the U.S. Soccer Federation Development Academy, but in the previous two seasons in the DA, he was shutout while playing defense.

“I really never received an opportunity to play forward at the academy level in the past two years for Rush,” Jensen said. “I was a forward until about age 13 when I was switched to centerback, where I was needed.”

With the move to Florida last year, there was also a new club for Jensen and another chance to move up top.

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The striker had a couple other schools also vying for his commitment.

Indiana and Stony Brook were very much in the conversation,” Jensen said. “All three schools had a coaching staff that I knew I would be able to play for, but in the end it was Ohio State.”

Jensen is the first verbal commit for the 2013 class for the Buckeyes.

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"There has been enough talent to be competitive, but the basic problem is people who are running the game there has got left behind. In the Asian region, there is lot more motivation for a youngster to take to the game and hence they have made so much progress," The Gulf News quoted him, as saying.

"If you look at their [West Indies''] pattern of play over the last 10 to 15 years, you will see that they have started to fancy themselves as losers because of a lack of self-belief. Hence, they have often ended up losing matches from winning positions," he added.

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And you’re probably sick of hearing about it – or more so the speculation and mass hysteria.

So, for me personally, I plan on looking past the speculation and clearing the waters the only way I know how…

Through testing on my personal sites!

So, what does this have to do with my niche site?  Well, this particular site was kicked square in the nuts by the penguin.

Now, where most people would give up or cry about how evil Google is, I plan on taking the lemons Google gave us and making lemonade!

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I have a mixed bag of sites – some affected negatively and some actually gained ground.

Two of my sites I created at the same time and have the exact same backlinking portfolio, meaning I only used one service for both of these sites, yet one gained ground while the other fell off the map on the exact same day – April 24th.

Because of this, I plan on focusing on on-page factors first.  There are a few glaring differences between the two sites, especially when it comes to content, outbound links, etc.

Secondly, I plan on creating a more “chaotic” backlink portfolio to my affected sites.  By this I mean varying anchor text and so on.  Google love chaos, and subsequently penalize sites by identifying certain patterns  that look “unnatural”, so I plan on feeding the penguin what it wants.

There are too many factors to decisively tell what will be responsible if/when I’m able to bring my affected sites back, but it may help identify what has a better chance of working.

Am I Mad I Had A Few Sites Affected?

Yes and no.  It’s all part of the game so you must brace yourself for it and prepare for doomsday!

And don’t let people fool ya into saying this is why you must go white hat!  There are plenty of examples I’ve personally seen of sites that aren’t over-optimized (following conventional wisdom I guess) AND had never built a link to their site at all – ever – and they were still affected.

Plus, with this particular niche site I created, and actually ALL of my sites, I create VALUE!  I don’t make small niche sites with one page and slap up Adsense.  I create real value driven sites that aim to help people.  And the only reason I may be slightly upset is that the sites that replaced mine on the first page are laughable in most cases.

Fighting web spam my ass.  Increasing the likelihood of people using Adwords? More likely the case. Remember, Google is a for-profit business.

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I plan on using my aforementioned tests results and applying what works to this niche site to see if it helps.  It still receives longtail traffic (which convert better anyways), and is still making money.

If you have personally used a technique that helped get your sites rankings back please share in the comments or email me and I will test it out on my site.

More importantly, I plan on building up traffic through various other sources for this site, thus cutting Google out of the equation.  I recently added a forum to help build a “community” and give people a reason to come back.  I created a YouTube page and plan on adding multiple videos and building up that subscriber base, as well as adding an email list.

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Thomas Cook Anniversary, Travel ProdThe company pioneered high street travel agents

Passengers on Thomas Cook’s inaugural trip, 175 years ago on Tuesday, didn’t travel first class... and they certainly travel thirst class either!

That small step on the road to becoming a global holiday giant saw Cook – a Baptist minister in Market Harborough, Leics, who developed an eye for a business opportunity – host 500 paying people on a 12-mile trip by train from Leicester to Loughborough for a Temperance meeting.

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50 – years that Thomas Cook owns and operates a funicular railway at the top of Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, Italy.

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    After an early morning breakfast, check out from the resort & proceed on a fascinating S/S to Athirappally-Vazhachal. The charm of the Athirappally and Vazhachal, nature cannot be described by words, starting calmly from the high ranges, and crashing through gorges overhung with trees, this waterfall is one of the best places in India to re-capture a real sense of the of the 'Picturesque' - not just calm and sweet, but something wild and natural. Overnight stay at Munnar.

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    After an early morning breakfast, check out and proceed to Thekkedy, Thekkedy wildlife sanctuary and it is also called as Periyar. On ARR check in to HTL afternoon proceed for a CRUZ on the Periyar Lake. Here you will be able to see a large variety of wildlife, which include elephants, monkeys, deer, wild boar etc evening you can take a Elephant ride at Periyar wild life and rest of the day is for rest and overnight stay HTL at Thekkedy.

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    “Mom, I think we are being followed,” Tommy said.
    The two boys were in the back seat.   Charles was backing out of the driveway on our way to my mom’s house to celebrate Mother’s Day.  I flipped down the vanity mirror and scanned the road behind us.
    Tommy unbuckled his seatbelt and leaned across the backseat.  He tapped my shoulder and pointed at the tree shaded alley across from our carport.   “A car backed out of the other end of alley, ” he said.
       The dirt alley had once been paved with shells, but now was so rutted with thick roots no one drove through it.  The only people I could remember parking there were private investigators, hired to do surveillance on me and my family.         “It’s probably someone parked there for Mother’s Day.” I said, hoping I was right.
 I looked over at Charles.  He had stopped and was looking in the rear-view mirror.   Charles was one of those people who had to confirm something from every angle before he would believe it.   With no proof, I suspected that he thought I was paranoid.  We had had several ugly fights over the negative effect “the lawsuit” was having on  the kids.   Most of the time, he seemed to ignore me or change the subject whenever I thought someone was watching us too closely, or was asking too many questions.  Charles finally told me why he thought I was "over-reacting" after I told him about the man and woman in a brown van who had followed me for the third time.

    The brown van turned behind me into the Winn Dixie parking lot.  I expected the man and woman to wait in the van until I came out of the grocery store.   At least that is what all the other private investigators had done.  While reaching for a can on the shelf, I heard the soft click and whir of a camera shutter behind me, followed by the shuffle of shoes on the floor.
    The next time I heard the camera shutter I snapped my head around and glimpsed the dark haired man from the van slip behind the aisle.  I left my cart and hurried around the aisle to confront the man, but could not see him anywhere.  After finishing my shopping, I drove to five more stores and circled the parking lots, dragging the van along so I could get a better description of the car, its occupants, and the license tag.
    By the time Charles got home from work that day I was livid.  The kids were watching television, so I slipped out to the carport and met Charles as he was getting out of the car.  I described the details as he pulled his briefcase and other items from the car.  Charles seemed detracted or unconcerned.
    Dismayed and flushed with anger,  I said, “Charles.  Look at me."  When he looked up, I said, "Did you hear a word of what I said?  What if the kids had been with me?”
    “Are you sure it was the same car?” Charles asked, leaning in to lock the car doors.
    “Am I sure?"  I spun around and stomped toward the front door, then turned around and faced Charles.  “Is that all you have to say?” Charles looked tired as he shuffled his briefcase and lunch box to reach around me for the door knob.      I moved my body to the side to block his hand. “What does it take to convince you?”   Charles looked worn out from his stressful job and weary from his  hour-long commute.  I suddenly felt guilty for hitting him cold with the details of my day.
    “I know how hard this is to believe,” I said, my anger fading.  “But I was followed and photographed in the grocery store  today.”  I sighed and tried to relax.  “I’ll call Judy tomorrow and tell her to get the judge to stop this.  There has to be some protection for the kids and me.”  My shoulders sunk.  Looking out toward the street, my words came out in sobs, “I don’t feel safe anywhere and I’m afraid.  They’ve come to the door, interrogated the kids, and I suspect they’ve followed and photographed them too.”
    Charles sat his briefcase down and pulled me to him, holding my head against his shoulder.
    “What’s next?”  I said, pulling away and wiping away my tears.  I didn’t want to the boys to know I’d been crying.  I sniffed then swallowed.  “I’m sure there is some kind of legal protection for us.  Just because I filed a lawsuit doesn’t mean my family loses our Constitutional rights and protection from stalkers, invasion of privacy, or harassment.”
    Charles handed me a clean handkerchief then brushed my damp hair back and kissed my forehead.  “This is probably not the right time to tell you this.” he said.   “I wouldn't call Judy.  I called Judy last week and told her that you thought you and the kids had been followed.”
    I thought I was being followed? I swallowed and looked at him.  “What did she say?”
     “She laughed and said, ‘Nancy has an active imagination,’”
    My body tightened with rage, but Charles held me back from going inside.   I heard footsteps inside and Brandon opened the door.  We both smiled at him.  “Just catching a few hugs,” I said, then walked into the house to put dinner on the table.

    The only way to my Mom’s house in Gulfport, was a ninety- minute drive south on Highway 49,  a dangerous four-laned road.   Experience with the private investigators in the brown van had taught me that we’d have to lose the P.I. before we got to Highway 49.  First, I had to convince Charles to change our route so we could ascertain we were being followed.   If Tommy and I were wrong about the gray car, then Charles would believe what Judy had told him, and confirm his fear that I had caused the kids to become paranoid.
    Charles shifted into drive, then glanced in the rear-view mirror.  He had never been tailed, so had no idea how to outsmart and outrun a professional investigator.   I turned around, "Tommy, buckle your seat-belt," I said.  He had been looking out the back windshield.  I knew he was looking for the second P. I. car.
    Brandon glanced at his Dad, then at me.  He shook his head, indicating he had not seen anything.   Brandon had spent almost his entire life afraid that the people following me might harm me.  It saddened and angered me that my two sons had know no other life than that of suspicion and distrust, worrying that the next person at the door, or the next driver would be the one to try to harm us.
    We had adapted to being followed, photographed, videoed, and the embarrassment from the interrogation of our neighbors and friends.  None the less, I worried about psychological impact on my sons from a  lifetime of always looking over their shoulders and questioning anything out of the normal.  I tried to rationalize that the boys were learning the Constitution and Bill of Rights imbibed by their teachers was a facade.  It was frightening to learn that in the real world, private investigated weren’t always the “good guys.”   Sometimes they were the “bad guys,”  mercenaries who slid under the law to stalk, harass and invade the privacy of anyone.
    “Charles, slow down a little,” I said, scanning the mirrors and streets for suspicious cars.
    “What’s wrong?” Charles said, taking his foot off the accelerator.
    “I think we’re being followed.”
    Charles let out a sigh.  “You scared me," he said,  accelerating again.  "I thought something was wrong with the car again.”   His fear was understandable.  We were both worried about the growing debt  for expensive  repairs on both cars.
    “Charles, you need to slow down,” I pleaded.  “You're going to have to make a few extra turns  to see if we are being followed.”
Charles gently applied the brakes, staring into the rear-view mirror, “What makes you think we are being followed?”
    “Please, Charles,” I said.  “I don’t have time to explain.”
    “We will never get to your Mom’s house at this rate. We’re already late.”
    “We’ll have to work fast so they don’t catch up,” I said. “We won’t know for sure unless follow my directions.  Please, Charles.  After you turn left  here,  you will have to slow down.”
    Charles click on the turn signal as we approached the next street.
    “Turn it off,” I said. “You can’t use your turn signal.”  My tone was too abrupt and I instantly regretted it.
    “Shit,” Charles yelled, after he made the turn.  He braked to a hard stop.  “I feel like going back home and forgetting this.”
     “Please, Charles,” I said, softening my voice.  “Trust me.  You don’t want to drag this tail all the way down to Mom’s.  That would not be fair to her, nor us.  First, we need to find out if we are being followed.”
     “Tell me what do you want me to do,” he said.  I couldn’t tell if Charles was angry at me or the possibility of being followed.
    “Keep going, but slow down a bit,” I said, “I have to find them first then see where they are headed,”  If the car had backed out of the alley they would have to approach us from the left at Pearl Street, two street ahead.   A small light gray hatchback with dark tinted windows inched forward on Pearl Street and stopped at the stop sign.   I felt a familiar pain in the pit of my stomach.
    “Stop at Pearl street.” I said, swallowing and struggling to sound calm.
    “But there isn’t a stop sign there.”
    “Doesn’t matter.  Stop anyway,” I said..
    Charles slowed the car.  “I can’t just stop in the middle of the road.” he said, looking in the rear-view mirror.  “How do you know we are being followed?”
    “Just stop,” I shouted.
    Charles pushed hard on the brakes, finally stopping the car.  He was angry.
     “Please trust me.  Don’t move the car. We have to force his hand.”
    “Who’s following us? Which car?
    “Dad, the tail isn’t behind us, its ahead of us. ” Tommy said.  “See the gray car ahead, to our left?  See? Its got tinted windows.”
     Dark tinted windows was a dead giveaway.  I shook my head, thinking that with the dozen or so  PI’s I’d burned, one of them would have figured that out.   Another giveaway was that the driver remained stopped at the stop sign, even though he had time to turn.  He could be a private investigator, waiting to see which way we were going.  Or, he could just be someone lost and looking for a street name.
    “I can barely see the driver, but I think it’s a woman,” I said.  The mirror like tinting on the side windows made it impossible to see if there was a passenger.   There was almost always two people in the car.
    Brandon hadn’t said anything, but I  knew from experience the fear and anger he had felt whenever we had been followed.  Brandon would have his learner’s permit in the next year or two.  I had asked myself many times, What would he do something dangerous or risky if he thought he was being followed?   The defendants had acknowledged my injuries and knew there was nothing to discover.  The only reason for following us was harassment.  I was not going to just sit back and let the legal system and its judges to allow injured people to be victimized like this.
    My anger caused an adrenaline rush.  Checking that Charles was seat-belted in,  I ordered Tommy to sit back and buckle his seat-belt.  “Charles, keep your foot on the brake and don’t stare the driver.  We don’t want him to know that we know he’s following us until we check him out first.”
    “I wish you would quit giving me instructions,” snapped Charles.
    “I’ve done this dozens of times.  You haven’t.”  I said, “Don’t move the car.  There’s no doubt we are being followed.”
     The gray car remained in place at the stop sign.  I imagined the driver’s confusion, trying to guess our direction.
    “Looks like gestapo to me,” said Tommy.
    Gestapo, was my family's code word for private investigators.  Anger soured my stomach.   My daily emotional condition could be summed up in three words - depressed, guilty, and enraged.   For three years, my case had been sitting in the Mississippi Supreme Court in a backlog of cases.  Our financial picture was melting down and my medical bills were piling up.   My attorney didn’t believe that we were being followed.  She explained that, while my case was in Supreme Court, the defendants were not allowed “discovery,” including use of private investigators.
    “The driver is probably confused about why we stopped,” Charles said.  “I think I should go ahead and turn.”
    “No. No, wait a few seconds longer.  We don’t move until she does,” I said.  The longer the gray car stayed there the more I was convince it was a PI.   She was stalling to force us to turn first.
      “Boys, don’t look at the car.”  They already knew the drill, but I reminded them anyway.  At first, I had all but flagged down the private investigators making it obvious they had been discovered.   When my attorney had told me that if they were “burned,” PI’s were suppose to leave to prevent being sued for harassment.  I asked Judy what she meant by “burned.”   She replied, "That means you discovered them."
    But burning a PI did not make them leave me alone, nor had it not stopped the harassment.
    “Nancy, I can’t just sit here.  I have to turn or do something.”
    Charles would have to do a Crazy Ivan.  “I’m sure it’s a PI," I said.  "No one's behind us, so just stay put.”  The gray car remained at the stop sign.  Any other driver would have given up and turned.  There was no doubt we were being followed.  I just had to prove it to Charles.
    Through the side mirror I saw another car coming up behind us.  We were going to be forced  to make the first move.  Hopefully the private investigators weren’t using two cars this time.
    “Charles, when I tell you, turn left.  But don’t use the turn signal.”
    “I don’t like this Nancy.  I don’t see why-”
    “Hush,” I said.  "I have to think."  I closed my eyes, trying to visualize the route we could take.
    "Look, Mom," Tommy said.  The driver of the gray car slowly pulled forward.  After she crossed the intersection, she pulled over beside the church parking lot, then stopped.  I knew she was looking in her rear-view mirror to see which way we were going.
    “Charles.  Turn left - now” I said.  “Quick, before she has a chance to turn around.”
    Charles slowly turned onto Pearl, positioning us in the opposite direction of the gray car.   He  slowed down and looked in his rear-view mirror.
    “You have to speed up Charles,” I said.  “She'll turn around.  We'll look.  You drive.  We have to put  distance between us.  Head toward the Mall, that way we can lose her in the Terraces.”  I looked behind me through the rear window.  Both the boys had turned around as well.
    “How can you be so sure?”
    “I’m positive," I said.  " What have I been telling you for the last five years?  Haven’t you been listening?”  My patience had run out.
     “The gray car turned around," I shouted.  "She's gaining on us.  You’ve got to speed up.”
    “Nancy, I’m not going to run a stop sign.”
    It felt like Charles was driving in slow motion.  “Just drive faster - this is ridiculous.  And, quit looking in the mirror."
    “Did you see it?”  Tommy said to Brandon. Tommy had learned to drive at sixteen.   He had to wait until his Senior year in high school because we could not afford the extra car insurance.   While he had his driver’s permit, he shuttled me around on errands.
      We were  two blocks ahead, but the gray car was gaining.  As we approached Hardy, a busy, four- lane street, the traffic light was green.
    “Good. Now slow down. Don’t go through the green light.  Wait for it to turn yellow, then wait until I tell you to go,” I said.  The gray car was one block behind us.   I looked at the traffic light, “Turn Yellow. Turn Yellow,” I said.
    When the traffic light turned yellow, I said, "Wait," counting, "One, two, three. Go now.”
    “Nancy, you’re going to cause us to have a wreck-”
    “Now,” I shouted. “Stomp on it. Go. Go. Go.” I looked behind us as Charles gunned the car across the intersection.  If I timed it right, the traffic light would turn red before the gray car got to the intersection.
    The light turned red just as we we were clearing the intersection.  I turned around expecting to see the gray car to stop at the red light.
    The gray car ran the red light, bouncing over the large hump in the middle of the intersection.
    “Charles, she ran the red light.” I said, shaking my head. “Any doubts now?”
    “Is that car still behind us?” Charles asked, slowing down and squinting into rear-view mirror.  I suspected he was still trying to convince himself that the gray car was actually following us.
    “Yes,” I said. “Charles, you’ll have to speed up.”  Maybe they were learning my tricks or had them writing in my file.  My attorney said the private investigators kept files.  This woman was aggressive.  Losing her is not going to be easy.   If Charles could put more distance between us, we could lose her in the Terraces.
    "Turn left at the next street," I said, Charles ignored me and drove past it.
    “Why did you miss the turn?” I said, anger creeping into my voice.
    “I’m driving this car,” Charles said, “This is getting too dangerous."
     I took a deep breath.  The gray car was now only a block behind us. “Charles, this isn’t one of the male ego things.  I’ve done this dozens of times.  I am not going to go ride an hour to Gulfport, go shopping with the kids, and let that gray car follow us to Mom’s  house, knowing that the gestapo will sit outside watching and taking pictures of my mom, the kids, me, and you.”
    “Charles, pull over and let me drive,” I said.  I seldom drove anymore because of my memory problems and blackouts, which my doctors suspected were seizures.   Even though I was on medication, break-though-seizures were possible, so my doctors had advised me not to drive, especially if tired, sick, or stressed.   Unfortunately, those three words summed up my daily physical condition.
    Tommy leaned forward. “Dad, please let Mom drive. She knows how to do this.”
    Charles had driven past the entrance to the Terraces.  We were in the business section behind the Mall.  Most of the downtown stores were closed, so their parking lots were empty.
    “Turn right and pull over behind one of these stores so we will switch places,” I said.
    Charles pulled into the empty parking lot on the side of a carpet store.  “You’re not suppose to be driving.  And, it’s not safe in this area,” he had said, looking around.

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Harley-Davidson Mena backs UN food programme

Dubai, December 9, 2013

Harley-Davidson Mena, a subsidiary of the iconic motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson Europe, Middle East and Africa, donated $30,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to feed school kids in the Mena region.

This amount was compiled from 11 countries during the Open House 2013 under the theme ”Come Together, Change Lives”; where it gathered riders to support the United Nations WFP for the third consecutive year while unveiling the iconic new 2014 models and the new Project Rushmore.

The Open House had attendees of all kinds be it Harley or non-Harley riders in countries across the GCC, Levant and North Africa. The Open House featured a parade ride to build camaraderie and community while coming together for an excellent cause.

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“We are proud to hand over this amount to WFP today. The Open House day was indeed a success and we thank everyone from the MENA region that made this event happen. We look forward to coming together and changing lives again next year in 2014 with more exciting new projects and bikes,” said Elsa Abi Nader, marketing manager, Harley-Davidson Motor Company Mena. – TradeArabia News Service

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Brockton ( Massachusetts), April 1, 2008

Shards of broken glass outside the basement window of 31 Vine Street hint at the destruction inside the three-story home.

Thieves smashed the window to break in and then gutted the property for its copper pipes - a crime that has spread across the United States as the economy slows and foreclosed homes stand empty and vulnerable.

"They cut it here and then pulled it right out of the wall," real estate broker Marc Charney said, pointing to broken plaster near a wrecked baseboard heating system in the 2,774-sq-ft home in Brockton, Massachusetts, a working-class city of 94,304 people.

Similar stories are unfolding nationwide as a glut of home foreclosures coincides with record highs in the price of copper and other metals.

Real estate brokers and local authorities say once-proud homes coast-to-coast are being stripped for copper, aluminum, and brass by thieves.

Much of it ends up with scrap metal traders who say nearly all copper gets shipped overseas, much of it to China and India.

In areas hit hardest by foreclosures, such as the Slavic Village neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, copper and other metals used in plumbing, heating systems and telephone lines are now more valuable than some homes.

"We are in an incredibly unfortunate time where the nonferrous metals commodities market for scrap is at an all-time high. Houses are getting stripped pretty quickly once they go through the foreclosure process," Cleveland city councilor Tony Brancatelli said.

"We're seeing houses sold for $100 that are distressed houses that should not be recycled," he said. Some boarded-up homes in his Slavic Village community have "No copper, only PVC" painted on the boards to stop would-be thieves.

In Brockton, which suffered 400 foreclosures last year, blamed largely on predatory lending, and which is bracing for another 400 this year, Charney said the thieves inflicted about $15,000 of damage on the home on Vine Street.

"I had this property under agreement. We negotiated. The offer was accepted. The buyer came back to the property three weeks later only to find they had gotten in and stolen the copper, so we had to go back to the bank and renegotiate," said Charney, president of CharneyRealEstate.com.

After haggling, the bank shaved $5,000 off the $105,000 price. "The problem is there's almost no security. Does this look like anybody lives here?" he said, gesturing to the boarded-up home with chipped yellow paint and a "notice of foreclosure" letter affixed to its door.

"It's like a big billboard saying 'come and take me,'" he added. "It's an epidemic."

Jonathan Osman, a broker in Charlotte, North Carolina, said growing numbers of banks are balking at lending to prospective buyers of foreclosed homes that are stripped of copper pipes and other metals, further depressing housing prices.

"If the appraiser spots something that is not right, like copper tubing lying on the floor or something missing a lot of wiring, that's a red flag to the buyer's bank. That will essentially melt down any transaction you've got," he said.

"They don't want to make a $200,000 loan on a house that has serious problems in case the buyer defaults and they are stuck with it," he said in a telephone interview.

"It stinks for the banks that have foreclosed on the property because they now have a house that they really can't sell. They have nothing to do but auction it off for whatever they can get for it."

Along with copper, he often sees air conditioners and garbage disposals torn out. "I don't know what the solution is other than for the banks to not put a sign in the window saying the house is vacant," he said, "or maybe keep tenants there."

At least 15 US states - from California to New York - drafted legislation in the past year to deal with the problem, from tighter regulations on scrap metals' traders to tougher penalties fo

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