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Democratic candidate Ken Cooley won an easy primary victory in the newly configured Assembly District 8, according to unofficial results posted early Wednesday morning.
Cooley, a Rancho Cordova city councilman, earned 43 percent of the vote over Republican candidates of Carmichael at 22.3 percent and Barbara Ortega next at 21.0 percent, with all precincts reporting. Three other candidates trailed, including John Thomas Flynn with 6.5 percent, Janice Marlae Bonser at 4.5 percent and Phillip Tufi, a Rosemont businessman who placed last with 3 percent.
Under new primary rules, the two candidates with the most votes regardless of party affiliation will face off in the November general election.
"I'm very pleased with the results and to me they make sense," said Cooley. "I'm close to having double the votes to the next person. I don't know if that will hold up, but that's a good place to be."
The close battle for second place was surprising. Tateishi, chief of staff for Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Gold River), was endorsed by The Sacramento Bee and seemingly had an edge.
But Tateishi trailed Ortega until about 11:30 p.m. when he edged ahead.
"As we predicted from our campaign, once votes from people going to the polls started getting counted, things would start to go in our favor," said Tateishi.
District 8 is a new district comprising part of the current District 10, which is represented by Alyson Huber (D-El Dorado Hills). Huber is not running for re-election but did endorse Cooley for the new seat.
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Celebrating the Life of Muhtar Katırcıoğlu
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As 2013 came to an end, we said goodbye to Muhtar Katırcıoğlu, a good friend of ours and a strong supporter of Slow Food, who sadly passed away.
We first met Muhtar in the late 1990s, as we were putting together the international jury for the Slow Food Award. We were looking for jurors who were experts in their countries, and their task was to provide nominations for the award. The aim of the award was to give visibility and reward those farmers, fishers, researchers, chefs and professionals that were working to save even the tiniest piece of biodiversity. Muhtar perfectly matched the juror profile. He was born in 1928 in Egypt of Turkish background and graduated from the English School of Cairo. His first trip to Turkey was for a stint at the military academy, after which he went to England for one year in preparation for university. He studied politics, economics and philosophy at Merton College at Oxford, and completed his post-graduate studies in agricultural economics. He returned to Turkey to do his military service, after which he worked for various companies like Ford, Unilever, Singer and Shell. Shell, in fact, was his last contact with the sales and marketing environment. He retired early, following the petroleum crisis of the 1970s and decided to set up a company to deal with his true passion: antique maps and prints. This was his "job-hobby" when we met him. His vast and deep knowledge of geography, cuisine, gastronomy, agriculture and his love for Turkey and its inhabitants (beginning with his wife, Julia, whose intelligence, culture and grace remain in our memories of our visits) made him one of our main points of reference in this beautiful country. When informed of the news, Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini claimed that "our movement has lost a bright, refined and cultured person who played a pivotal role to establish and develop the Slow Food network in Turkey." Rest in peace, Muhtar. We are forever grateful for what you have taught us.
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The event is called the Pat Griskus Triathlon but organizers might want to consider re-naming the trophy after . Last Saturday, the Easton resident won the race for the sixth consecutive year. The 40-year old Thomas blew away the field with a time of 2:01:58, nearly five minutes ahead of the next finisher. The reigning male triathlete of the year is off to a great start in 2012, also winning the Harriman Olympic distance triathlon in May.
of Naugatuck might take the title from Thomas some day as the 22-year old phenom continues to make a name for himself in the triathlon world. Steiskal finished eighth in the event with a time of 2:12:01. He was first out of the water in the one-mile swim with a time of 22:57.
Cassandra Maximenko, also of Naugatuck, captured the woman's division of the event. The 29-old triathlete posted a winning time of 2:22:25. Jeanne Theleen, 21, of Southbury came in second, crossing the line in 2:26:35.
Other male competitors from the area to finish in the top 20 overall were: David Ellis of Milford, 15th, (2:15:16), Matt Art of Ridgefield, 17th (2:16:02) and Zachary Yannes of Oxford, 18th (2:16:13).
Ted Varga of Southbury won the Clydesdale division (200lbs plus) with a time of 2:32:40.
Dawn Dodsworth of Woodbury placed third in the Athena division as she recorded a time of 3:05:17.
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Matt Barnes of Bethel continues to dominate hitters in his first season of professional baseball. On June 14, The 2012 first-round pick of the shut down Carolina over five innings, giving up just one run on two hits while striking out nine. For the season, the hard throwing right-hander is 7-1 with a 0.99 ERA. More impressive is the fact that he's struck out 95 hitters while walking just 12. Opponents are batting just .176 against Barnes this season.
Mike Olt of is having one of the best offensive seasons among players in all of the minor-league levels. Playing for the Frisco Roughriders, the Texas Rangers' AA affiliate in the Texas League, Olt has 20 home runs and 58 RBI's, both are tops in the league. He's also hitting a robust .312.
Curt Casali of New Canaan is putting together an outstanding year playing for the West Michigan Whitecaps, the single-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers of the Midwest League.belted three home runs in his last ten games and now has eight for the season. Overall, the 10th round pick of the Tigers in the 2011 MLB draft is hitting .288 with 25 RBI's. He's only struck out 18 times this year while recording an on-base percentage of .402.
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Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII (also known as Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WW2) is a Simulation/Flight Combat Sim video game for PlayStation 3 developed and published by Ubi Soft on August 30, 2007. It's rated Teen by the ESRB and 17 of our users have voted it 4.1 out of 5 stars.
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Three men have been arrested and charged with allegedly taking roughly 162 pounds of copper from a power substation in Waleska, according to a press release from the Cherokee Sheriff's Office.
Donnie Chastain, 40, of Talking Rock, Charles Johnson, 34, of Marble Hill and Michael Smith, 31, of Ellijay were all arrested Tuesday and charged with felony theft by taking, criminal damage to property and criminal trespass.
They remain at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with a $17,575 bond.
On Tuesday around 2 a.m., sheriff's deputies were dispatched to an alarm call at a power substation at 4898 Fincher Road in Waleska, which belongs to Georgia Transportation Corporation.
At the scene, deputies discovered the fence on the perimeter was cut and found evidence that someone had been on the property.
Employees of Amicalola EMC arrived and informed deputies that roughly 162 pounds of copper had been taken from the substation, which they said would cost $3,800 to replace.
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The sergeant recognized the vehicle as it was spotted earlier that day in the area where the copper theft allegedly took place.
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What kind of difference in weights that you can do is there? I find I can do rack pulls with a much higher weight than I can deadlifts. Anyone else? Also, why?
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Bench - 374lbs -- 170kg -- Dec 20, '08 (@100kg class)
Dead - 589lbs -- 267.5kg -- Dec 20, '08 (Provincial Record @100kg class)
Total: 1537lbs -- 697.5kg -- Dec 20, '08 (Provincial Record @ 100kg class)
Bench Only -- 358lbs -- 162.5kg -- Nov. 25, '07 (Provincial Record @ 90kg class)
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Your range of motion during a rack pull is less than a DL.
Not a whole lot of work for your legs when doing a rack pull because the weight is already thigh high.
I like rack pulls for a few reasons:
They let me get some of the benefit of a deadlift for my back without overtaxing my hams, for which I really like RDLs. I've also got really lousy form for deads, and always scrape the crap out of my shins. This way I don't lose skin to work my posterior chain.
They are not quite equivalent to an off the floor dead, although you can vary the pin height so you hit them different ways. As I understand it, they can be quite helpful for working sticking points in your off the floor deads.
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Use rack pulls if you have problems with lockout. Don't use them if your weak point is at the floor.
Try switching to sumo . Better than nothing.Originally Posted by Built
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My weak point is definately at the floor. What can I do to improve that? Or is the answer just lots of deads?Originally Posted by dw06wu
Also, what is sumo?
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Total: 1537lbs -- 697.5kg -- Dec 20, '08 (Provincial Record @ 100kg class)
Bench Only -- 358lbs -- 162.5kg -- Nov. 25, '07 (Provincial Record @ 90kg class)
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Last edited by muscleup; 11-18-2005 at 01:28 PM.
If you have problems getting it off the floor, then pull from 25's or 35's. You want to increase the ROM at the bottom. ATF squats might have some carryover but if you are particularly trying to increase the deadlift then do increased ROM deadlifts.
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To help your deadlift pull off the floor, do rack squats. You do not start with your ass on the floor when doing deads, instead your hips are generally a little above parallel. Thus, do heavy rack squats with the pins set where your hips will be just above parallel on your deadlift day. You should be able to do 150-250lbs more than your regular squats on them.
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Why don't you use some really heavy dumbells, or find a trap (rickshaw) bar to do your deads with (maybe you can get your gym to order one if they don't already have one). That way you take the tension off of your hams and keep the weight clear of your shins simultaneously.
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Thread derail: Would dead lifting dumbells be just as good as barbell dead lifting?Originally Posted by djreef
Define "as good as". It's a much different motion, since your arms aren't locked in front of you. I would say DB deadlifts are better than no deadlifts, but why not just do BB deadlifts?Originally Posted by anasthetic
Also, to address the weak off the floor problem. I know fortifiedIron suggested bands and chains, but he's a hardcore mofo and I doubt you have bands/chains or want to buy them. His suggestion is probably the best, but barring access to that equipment...
Do the deadlifts either with smaller plates like someone else said, or put something under your feet (like a plate or a pad) so that when you grab the bar you have to sit down lower. These help train liftoff very well without having to buy the extra equipment. Be sure not to round your back like fortifiediron said, since it is much more appealing to round when the bar sits lower.
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To help pull off the floor:
1. Put ****loads of band tension at the start of the pull.
2. Lay chains on over the end of the bar. Set them up so at about knee height the chains will fall off the bar and go to the ground. I suggest taking a plate and adding to one end of the chain to make sure it falls off at the sametime.
3. Pull from smaller plates. You can go to Wal-Mart and buy the 45lb Gold Gym plates. They are smaller then the 45's and a little bit bigger then the 35s.
4. You can pull stand on a 1x6 or 2x6. However dont round your back at the start of the pull or get into bad positioning. I'm workin with one kid right now on this and everytime he rounds his back i hit him in the head or in the middle of the back with a broom stick
I also forgot to mention snatch grip pulls...this helps keep yourself upright.
At one time I could do a snatch grip pull standing on a 2x6 and get into perfect positioning. Now im fat and older and dont have the flexibility lol


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Modern websites bear little resemblence to their legacy predecessors. We'll show you why the new web is different and how you can benefit from the system of technologies we know collectively as Web 2.0.
Wikipedia, Google, and Myspace are shooting stars in the constellation of web content providers as we move on into a new millennium. These sites have one thing in common: a radical renunciation of the legacy concepts associated with the old World Wide Web. The companies embrace new technologies, and a new way of thinking that has come to be called Web 2.0. You'll see some examples of new Internet technologies in this month's Linux Magazine cover story. A Brief History Academics were the first users of World Wide Web; the web rested easily upon the foundation of preceding technologies, such as archie and gopher, and it provided an efficient means for scholars to share their work. In the mid-90s, private companies started using the web as an inexpensive and highly effective platform for sales and marketing.
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Inducing anesthesia in your veterinary patients can be challenging. Complications may arise, and we can make mistakes. But
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to blunders. Taking the time to consider the following smart practices hopefully will help you offer better patient care.
(Also see the Related Article "4 anesthesia mistakes you might not know you're making" below)
1. Watch for mismanagement of endotracheal tubes.
Failure to measure the tube length correctly can cause inadequate anesthesia and oxygen delivery, bronchial intubation, and
atelectasis, which is the collapsing of alveoli. It can also cause dead space, which is when the tube extends out too far,
causing an inadequate exchange of gases. This inadequate exchange can lead to a buildup of arterial carbon dioxide (hypercapnia),
which causes respiratory acidosis, thus greatly increasing the possibility for other complications.
Because of these risks, a technician should inflate the cuff and check that there are no leaks before continuing with the
anesthetic procedure. This process can entail slowly inflating the cuff while listening for an airway leak at the level of
the animal's mouth and administering a positive pressure breath. It can be helpful to ensure the chest rises with inflation
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A gold 2005 Chevrolet Impala was stolen from Champion Buick GMC in Brighton sometime between Jan. 23 and Jan. 31, according to a police report.
The dealership manager told police that they were missing a car from their used car lot inventory, but could not report it until doing a complete inventory check, the report said.
According to the report, two men were shown the car, which then turned up missing a few days later. When the manager looked for the keys, he discovered that they did not match and that someone had switched the keys.
The car was valued at $7,100.
Jewelry stolen from home; electronics, money passed by
Several pieces of jewelry were stolen from the 4000 block of Hawthorne in Marion Township on Feb. 13, according to a police report.
The homeowner said that she noticed the back door of her home was forced in upon arriving home, but didn't notice anything missing right away, the report said.
After looking further, the woman told police that she found her jewelry box had been empty, according to the report.
The suspect left behind several laptops and a $100 bill on the kitchen shelf, the report said.
$10,000 worth of jewelry stolen from home
Several items were stolen from a home on the 1000 block of Sierra Ct. in Marion Township on Feb. 12, according to a police report.
Items stolen include a Marlin 30/30 Lever Action Rifle with a scope, a large wooden jewelry box with jewelry inside, Nikon binoculars, a Cutco fillet knife set and a Sony Digital Camcorder.
The homeowner told police that his wife returned home on Feb. 12 to find the door leading from the garage to the house open, but they didn't think anything of it because the door doesn't secure and it had been blowing open from the wind, according to the report.
The homeowner said that everything that was taken was sitting out in the open.
The Nikon binoculars were valued at $300, the Sony camcorder was valued at $1,200, the rifle was valued at $750, the Cutco knife set was valued at $150 and the jewelry box with jewelry was valued at $10,000.


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Shamshi-Adad I
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Shamshi-Adad I (fl. late 18th century BC (short chronology) was an ancient Near East king. He rose to prominence when he carved out an empire encompassing much of Mesopotamia, Syria and Asia Minor often referred to as the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. After his death, the empire was soon defeated by Hammurabi of Babylon, coming under the control of the First Babylonian Dynasty throughout this period. He was incorporated into the traditional king lists of Assyria and earlier archaeologists assumed he was indeed Assyrian.
Rise to power[edit]
His father Ila-kabkabu ruled a kingdom on the borders of Mari and was an Amorite. Upon his father's death, the kingdom was inherited by another brother, leaving Shamshi-Adad to build his own from scratch.
He first conquered Shekhna and renamed the city Shubat-Enlil. The modern name of the site is Tell Leilan. He then seized the fortress Ekallatum on the left bank of the Tigris. This was accomplished only on the second try: a first attempt failed, after which Shamshi-Adad fled to Babylon. Eventually he returned, and was successful. This conquest made it possible for him to control the city-state of Assur, which was a flourishing city that traded heavily with Anatolia. He put his first son, Ishme-Dagan I on the throne of Ekallatum and continued his expansion.
Campaign against Mari[edit]
The next target was the city Mari which controlled the caravan route between Anatolia and Mesopotamia. The king of Mari, Iakhdunlim, was assassinated by his own servants, possibly on Shamshi-Adad's orders. Shamshi-Adad seized the opportunity and occupied Mari. The heir to the throne, Zimri-Lim, was forced to flee to Aleppo, ancient Yamkhad. Shamshi-Adad put his second son, Yasmah-Adad on the throne in Mari, and then returned to Shubat-Enlil.
With the annexation of Mari, Shamshi-Adad was in control of a large empire,[1] controlling the whole of Upper Mesopotamia. On inscriptions Shamshi-Adad boasts of erecting triumphal stelae on the coast of the Mediterranean, but these probably represent short expeditions rather than any attempts at conquest. Shamshi-Adad also proclaimed himself as "king of all", the title used by Sargon of Akkad.
Naturally, Shamshi-Adad's rise to glory earned him the envy of neighbouring kings and tribes, and throughout his reign, he and his sons faced several threats to their control. While Ishme-Dagan probably was a competent ruler, his brother Yasmah-Adad appears to have been a man of weak character; something the disappointed father was not above mentioning: Are you a child, not a man, have you no beard on your chin, he writes, and in another letter While here your brother is victorious, down there you lie about among the women.
Shamshi-Adad was a great organizer and he kept a firm controls on all matters of state, from high policy down to the appointing of officials and the dispatching of provisions. His campaigns were meticulously planned, and his army knew all the classic methods of siegecraft, such as encircling ramparts and battering rams. Spies and propaganda were often used to win over rival cities.
Shamshi-Adad continued to strengthen his kingdom throughout his life, but upon his death, it soon began to crumble. The empire lacked cohesion and was in a vulnerable geographical position. When the news of Shamshi-Adad's death spread, his old rivals at once set out to topple his sons from the throne. Yasmah-Adad was soon expelled from Mari by Zimri-Lim, and the rest of the empire was soon lost to Hammurabi of Babylon.
See also[edit]
- ^ Some of the Mari letters addressed to Shamsi Adad by his son can be found in the Mari Letters section of Shaika Haya Ali Al Khalifa and Michael Rice, (1986). Bahrain through the Ages. KPI. ISBN 0-7103-0112-X.
- OBO (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis) 160/4
- Nelson, Glueck (1959). Rivers in the Desert. HUC.
- McNeil, William H.; Jean W. Sedlar (1962). The Ancient Near East. OUP.
- George, Andrew (2000). The Epic of Gillgamesh. Penguin. No14-044721-0.
- Pritchard, James B. (1968). The Ancient Near East. OUP. ISBN 0-691-03532-6.
- Al Khalifa, Shaika Haya Ali; Michael Rice (1986). Bahrain through the Ages. KPI. ISBN 0-7103-0112-X.
- Nayeem, Muhammed Abdul (1990). Prehistory and Protohistory of the Arabian Peninsula. Hyderabad.
- Roaf, Michael (1990). Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. Equinox. ISBN 0-8160-2218-6.
- Awde, Nicholas; Putros Samano (1986). The Arabic Alphabet. Billing & Sons Ltd. ISBN 0-86356-035-0.
- Herm, Gerard (1975). The Phoenicians. William Morrow & Co. Inc. ISBN 0-688-02908-6.
- Pedersén, Olof (1998). Archives and Libraries in the Ancient Near East: 1500-300 B.C. Bethesda: CDL Press.
- Shiloh, Y. (1980). "The Population of Iron Age Palestine in the Light of a Sample Analysis of Urban Plans, Areas and Population Density". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (239): 25–35.
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By SCOTT WILSON
Glasgow Daily Times
When Warren Cunningham talks about the positives he sees in his team this season, the conversation eventually gets around to how often players step up to make the big plays. The Barren County Trojans, favored this season to win the 15th District, are balanced up and down the roster with players experienced in big games.
There won't be many games the Trojans play this season that are bigger than Friday night's battle with crosstown rival Glasgow and, if almost on cue, Barren County senior Dalton Bush stepped up with 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the Trojans to a 54-45 victory.
The win pushed the Trojans' record to 10-2 on the season and 3-0 in district play. The Scotties fall to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in district competition.
"I thought we were very sharp early, but Glasgow is a very good team and I knew they would make a run," said Barren County coach Warren Cunningham. "They didn't really do anything different in the second quarter, we probably just turned the ball over too much and it allowed them to come back."
"Anytime you get yourself down 13-0 and get yourself buried early, you're digging out of that hole the whole game," said Glasgow coach John Tinsley. "I think we put ourselves in a tough situation against a very good team and that makes it difficult."
Trailing 38-29 heading into the fourth period, the Scotties battled back to get the Trojans' lead to single digits. A bucket by Steely Harris made it 42-33 with 6:03 to go in the game and when Trey Tinsley nailed a big 3-pointer from the corner, the Scotties were within eight at 44-36 with 3:46 on the clock.
The two teams exchanged baskets and the Scotties began to pick up some momentum, scoring six of the next 10 points to pull within six at 48-42.
But that's when Bush came up big for the Trojans as he swished a deep 3-pointer from the top of the key to calm the Glasgow rally and give Barren County a 51-42 lead with 1:38 to go in the game. Each team went to the free-throw line in the final seconds.
Besides Bush's game-high 17 points, the Trojans got nine points from Bo Hubbard, eight points from Charley McCoy and seven points each from Jaucoby Poore and Clay Simmons. Barrett Billingsley had four points for Barren County and Matthew Bunnell chipped in with two points.
The Scotties put two players in double figures with Ryne Tinsley leading the way with 16 points. Harris chipped in with 11 points and Quentel Bradley had six. Nelson Glass and Trey Tinsley tallied three points each, while Milas Norris, Thomas Kingery and Conner Glass had two points each.
The Trojans shot 36 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range, while Glasgow converted 40 percent of its shots from the field and 29 percent of its shots from long range.
"I thought their halfcourt structure was very good," said Tinsley. "And our inability to penetrate enough early in the game bothered us. I thought we were a little shellshocked and, as I said before the game, you have to come out aggressive in games like this. And I didn't think we were as aggressive as we needed to be."
"I thought Dalton Bush played especially well in the second half," said Cunningham. "He made a big 3-pointer for us late in the game, somewhere around the 2:00 mark. Glasgow made the run late and I think they cut it to four or six, But we continued to attack the basket and defend well in the second half."
Barren County took the early lead Friday night, running away to a 19-5 advantage at the end of the first period. But the Scotties answered and outscored the Trojans 13-5 in the second period to cut the BCHS lead to 24-18 at the intermission.
The Trojans hit the road next week when they travel to Bowling Green on Tuesday, Jan. 1. The Scotties will be home on Tuesday when they host district foe Allen County-Scottsville. Both games are slated to start at 7:30 p.m.


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"I am not a role model." — Charles Barkley in 1993.
Who can young athletes look up to in a sports world that seems to blend in with the police blotter and one that is filled with athletes and coaches whose moral compasses point due south? Long before he walked into the Basketball Hall of Fame or put on a microphone for TNT, Charles Barkley said he didn't want any part of being a role model for our nation's youth.
It sure doesn't seem like anyone in professional or college sports wants to be someone that people look up to or set a standard that children want to achieve or follow. Tiger Woods, who many young athletes admired and respected for his talent and tenacity, didn't turn out to be the person we thought he was. Michael Vick? He wasn't any better and neither was Brett Farve. Joe Paterno and Rick Pitino didn't turn out to be the people they were made out to be, either.
Whether Barkley or any other athlete or coach likes it or not, they are indeed role models. They are chosen by children and teenagers who want to emulate their games and styles. Don't believe me? Just look at the amateur athletes who wear their favorite players numbers, dress in a uniform as their heroes do, and emulate their style off it.
Kids see their favorite players on ESPN and want to do everything they can do to be just like them. Tattoos? It sure seems like a lot of amatuer athletes got them because their favorite pro did. Twitter? Every professional athlete seems to have an account and the younger unpaid ones sign up just to follow them and read what they are thinking.
During an Easter Mass, of the New York Jet took a shot at professional athletes who insist they are not role models, "Yes you are. You're just not a good one," Tebow said. Tebow knows that whether he likes it or not, young athletes look up to him and are watching his every move. He has chosen to embrace his role, yet is criticized by other professional athletes because he walks the straight and narrow by not drinking, smoking, juicing, or chasing woman around.
Our sports world needs more athletes like Tebow, not less. He is everything good about athletics. He is humble, hard-working, and is not shaken by criticism, nor is he influenced by what others think. I'd rather have Tebow preaching to young athletes than a coach like Bobby Petrino of Arkansas who tells his players to be honest, respectful, and to abide by the rules, then turns around and cheats on his wife, lies to his employers, and is not forthcoming with the police officials who were investigating a crash that nearly claimed his life.
The problem just doesn't lie with the leaders of college programs who are supposed to help in the growth and development of young men. It has filtered down through many of our high schools and youth leagues.
Last fall, three football coaches in a turned in their resignations after it was learned they encouraged their players to burn the third-place trophies they had received. Winning became all too important and took a back seat to class, dignity, and respect.
When I was growing up, I idolized Steve Garvey, who was the 1974 MVP of the Los Angeles Dodgers. I did everything just like him. I wore his number, patterned my batting stance after him, and even played first base just like my "role model." I was shattered when I found out that he wasn't the person I thought he was. Garvey fathered children with several different woman.
That's when I turned to the only role models that I, and most children should ever have: parents. Parents are the ones every child or young peson playing sports should look up to, because the professional athletes that kids worship, usually don't turn out to be the people they thought they were. Sad, but in this day and age, it's often true.


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LIVINGSTON, Ala. – West Alabama cornerback Malcolm Butler and running back Kedrick Rhodes have been named to the 2014 Senior Bowl Watch List.
"It's a tremendous honor for those two young men to be thought of that highly," head coach Will Hall said. "The Senior Bowl is the most prestigious of all the all-star games in college football."
Butler is a preseason first team Division II All-American and All-Gulf South Conference cornerback who recorded five interceptions and broke up nine more passes last season. He recorded 49 tackles, 43 solo, as the Tigers led the nation in pass efficiency defense in 2012.
"It's a privilege and an honor to be selected for the list, especially for a player from a Division II program," Butler said. "They say hard work pays off and I have been working hard, staying humble and playing as hard as I can."
Rhodes transferred to UWA from Florida International and was named to 2012 Doak Walker Award watch list. He rushed for 2,159 yards and 13 touchdowns on 441 carries in three seasons for the Panthers. His best season was 2011 when he carried 234 times for 1,149 yards and eight TDs.
"I really wasn't expecting to be named to that list with all the great running backs in the nation. It was a surprise and an honor to me," Rhodes said. "Still, I have to focus on team goals and not individual goals. If we accomplish those team goals it will take me where I want to go."
The players on the Watch List will be narrowed to 110 roster spots that form the North and South squads for the annual all-star game.
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Chapel Hills James Taylor, who sang America the Beautiful, at Mondays inaugural, has been getting some urging to run for the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts.
A public radio broadcaster is encouraging Taylor to enter the race for John Kerrys seat. Kerry is on track to be President Obamas new secretary of state.
JT, who famously followed that road from Stockbridge to Boston, is as much of a hero to the people of the Bay State as General Henry Knox was, wrote Alan Chartock, president of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio.
He argues that Taylor would have a better chance of defeating likely Republican candidate Scott Brown than Democrat Ed Markey, the dean of the Massachusetts delegation. He is not the first celebrity name to be floated for the seat. Actor Ben Afflecks named also has been mentioned.
There is no indication that Taylor, who campaigned extensively for Obama, and who played at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in September, is actually interested in running for the Senate.
Hagan targeted over Hagel
Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan is the target of a new TV ad campaign from an outside group seeking to block President Barack Obamas nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary.
The 30-second spot from Americans for a Strong Defense is targeting senators in five states, hoping to create political pressure on lawmakers to reject the former Nebraska senator at his forthcoming confirmation hearing.
Hagan is not a coincidental target. The Greensboro Democrat is running for re-election in 2014 and represents a state with a major military presence.
We live in a dangerous world, an ominous announcer begins in the ad. But Barack Obamas nominee for secretary of defense wants America to back down.
The kicker: Call Kay Hagan and tell her to say no to Chuck Hagel before its too late. The phone number for Hagans Triad office appears on the screen.
The new group behind the ad a nonprofit that doesnt disclose its donors is part of a well-funded effort to block Hagels nomination. It includes a number of major GOP strategists, including a few Mitt Romney campaign staffers.
A spokesman for the group declined to put a dollar figure on the ad buy or say where it was running. But the group said it would appear on broadcast and cable stations.
Note to gov.: Expand Medicaid
Seventy-three groups, from AARP North Carolina to YWCA Central Carolinas, sent a note to Gov. Pat McCrory asking him to expand Medicaid as allowed under the federal health care law.
About 500,000 people would be added to the Medicaid rolls, with the federal government paying all the costs for almost all the new people for the first three years. About 1.5 million North Carolinians are enrolled in Medicaid now, with the state and federal governments sharing the costs.
Lots of health associations are among the letters endorsers, including the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association.
Community health centers and clinics signed the note, but hospitals, which would lose big if the state does not expand Medicaid, arent that well represented. Duke University Health Systems signed on, but not UNC Health Care or WakeMed.
Price keeps homeland gig
Rep. David Price of Chapel Hill will remain the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, he announced Tuesday. It is the same position he held in the last Congress.
The committee, which is chaired by Republican John Carter of Texas, is responsible for funding the Department of Homeland Security and related agencies.
Price said the committees main task is handling budget requests for the department to keep America safe from emerging threats.
But he also believes the committee can help in shaping immigration enforcement policy.
Meanwhile, Sen. Kay Hagan announced she was named co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmens Caucus.
Hagan will co-chair the committee with Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota. Hagan had previously been vice chair of the group that has 300 members.
North Carolina is among the best places to hunt and fish in the country and Im honored to continue to protect our rich outdoor heritage as co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmens Caucus, Hagan said in a statement.
I grew up in a family of lifelong hunters, and some of my favorite activities are hiking and fishing with my family across our state, Hagan wrote.
Her announcement comes as gun enthusiasts are leaning on her to take a more definitive position on gun control.
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If I had a dollar for every police report I've seen in my life that made me go "Hmmm?," I'd be rich and retired.
That's because, on an almost weekly basis, I see everything from head scratchers to candidates for the "Dumbest Criminal" Award.
This week's head scratcher comes from a 53-year-old woman, who showed up at police headquarters looking to report some vandalism to her home. The woman told an officer that someone had damaged the stairs leading to her back porch.
Also damaged was a garbage can, some siding on the house, a chair on the porch and a fence around her yard. The woman said it appeared the damage was caused by an ax.
When the officer asked about the date and time of the vandalism, the woman told him between 3 and 11:51 p.m. Feb. 1. That's Feb. 1, 2010, to be exact.
Reporting an act of vandalism four months after it happened seems odd enough, but reporting it three years and four months after it happened does lead to an obvious question.
What took her so long?
Not surprisingly, the officer taking the report was curious about that as well. So he asked.
The woman told him she was "informed she had up to five years to make a complaint" and "three years later, she felt it would be a good time to file the report."
Needless to say, no evidence of the vandalism exists anymore and the woman has no idea who a suspect might be.
Personally, I'd be about as prompt in investigating this complaint as the victim was in filing it. Meaning, check back with me in 2016.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005VALPARAISO (0-0) at IPFW (1-1)
WHEN: Wednesday, November 23, 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (11,500)
RADIO: Valpo Sports Radio Network (95.1 FM, WVUR, 95.9 FM, WEFM, 1270 AM, Relevant Radio, 1500 AM, WAKE). Todd Ickow will handle the play-by-play with Brent Whitlock providing the color commentary.
TV: WYIN 56, Channel 56 and WHME, Channel 46
THE COACHES: Valparaiso is led by Homer Drew, who is in his 29th season of coaching, and 17th with the Crusaders. He is 538-336 overall and 194-129 at Valpo. IPFW is led by Dane Fife, who is 1-1 in his 1st season overall and with the Mastodons.
BEHIND THE SERIES: The Crusaders lead the all-time series 2-0 over the Mastodons, winning once each of the last two seasons. Both previous meetings had come at Valpo's Athletics-Recreation Center, including a thrilling 74-72 overtime win February 23 of last season. In that game, Dan Oppland tipped in an errant shot with 29 seconds left in the overtime before David Simon's game-tying tip-dunk was waved off on an offensive foul call.
Valparaiso opens the 2005-06 season in Fort Wayne, Ind. Wednesday night against the IPFW Mastodons. Homer Drew's squad features six seniors, geared for a run at an eighth trip to the NCAA Tournament.
OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT: The Crusaders enter tonight's regular season opener off a perfect 2-0 exhibition season, and looking to win to road opener for the first time since 2000, when they beat Alaska-Anchorage at the Great Alaska Shootout. Valpo lost on the road it open last season, falling 88-70 at Cincinnati.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS: In a preseason poll of conference coaches, Sports Information Directors and media the Crusaders were picked to finish second in the Mid-Con behind defending regular season champion Oral Roberts. The Crusaders picked up two of 28 first-place votes and totaled a conference-best four preseason all-conference honorees. Defending first-teamer Dan Oppland was selected to the First Team along with 2004-05 Second Team selection Ron Howard. Ali Berdiel, who was granted a medical redshirt last season, placed on the Second Team along with junior college transfer Mohamed Kone.
THE SAVVY SIX: Thanks to a 2004-05 team that didn't lose a single player to graduation, this year's Valpo squad features a six-member senior class. Dan Oppland, Ron Howard, Seth Colclasure, Mohamed Kone, Ali Berdiel and Jim Hooper will all be counted on for on and off the court leadership as the Crusaders make a run at a 10th Mid-Con Regular Season title.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON(S): When Homer Drew retired from coaching in 2002 to let his son Scott take the reigns, it meant the Valpo bench had only one Drew for the first time in a decade. Since then, Scott has begun a major rebuilding effort at Baylor and Homer has returned to the sidelines. Now, with his NBA and international playing career over, Scott's brother Bryce is back at Valpo this season, reuniting father and son. Byrce, Valpo's most decorated and well-recognized former student-athlete, played six NBA seasons and one international year after being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the First Round of the 1998 NBA Draft.
DAN THE MAN: Very quietly, Dan Oppland is having one of the finest careers a Crusader has ever had. After an inconsistent freshman season, Oppland honed his game and came back as a sophomore to earn Second Team All-Conference honors with a 15.7 points/game scoring average. Still known only as a banger on the inside, the 6'8" Oppland went to work again after his sophomore season to develop an outside game and came back better than ever last year. The Saint Louis native shot 42.3% from three-point land, averaged 18.6 points/game and was named to the All-Conference First Team. In his three seasons, Oppland is already in the top-10 all-time in points and rebounds, and his 577 points last season were the sixth most ever at Valpo.
HOWARD'S END: Senior Ron Howard, winner of Valpo's 2005 Homer Drew Sr. Most Improved Player Award, comes into this season looking to turn that momentum into another all-conference season. Howard scored 13.8 points/game last season, eight more than he did as a sophomore, and racked up 116 assists, tops on the team. Dangerous driving to the basket and from the outside, Howard picked up his game in conference last year, scoring 16.6 points/game and earning Second Team All-Conference honors.
BIG MO BREAKS OUT: After a quiet exhibition debut, highly-touted juco transfer Mohamed Kone busted out in a big way in the November 12 exhibition win over Calumet. Kone played just 24 minutes but scored 21 points (on 8-of-10 shooting), grabbed 14 rebounds, blocked two shots and had four assists. Rated the top junior college center in America by a number of scouting services last year, the 6'11" Kone arrives at Valpo projected to fill a void at the center position.
GUESS WHO'S BACK: Last season was supposed to be the crowning year of the stellar Valpo career of guard Ali Berdiel. Instead, Berdiel missed all but the first two games of the season with a foot injury and watched the brown and gold struggle to a 15-16 finish from the bench. Granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA, Berdiel's back this year, poised to fill in where he can in the backcourt. Primarily a point guard his first three seasons, Berdiel is third-all time in career assists at Valpo, and with his long 6'6" frame is also seventh all-time in steals. A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Beridel played a year of high school ball in Northwest Indiana at Andrean High School where he was rated the #1 player in Indiana by Hoop Scoop.
IPFW NOTES: Former Indiana Hoosier star Dane Fife picked up his first win as a college head coach Monday night in the Mastodon's 65-64 win at Southeast Missouri State. Fife, the youngest head coach in Division I at 25 years old, played two seasons in the CBA before coaching under Mike Davis at Indiana each of the last two years.
DeWitt Scott, a 6'6" sophomore forward from Chicago, was a big reason Fife picked up that win on Monday, playing all 40 minutes and scoring 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Scott was especially deadly from deep, knocking down all four of his three-point attempts.
Quintin Carrouthers is the only other Mastodon averaging in double-figures through the first two games, and it's been his shooting from the field that's done it. Carrouthers has made 13-of-22 shots from the field, averaging 13.5 points.
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House Bill 5523, sponsored by state Rep. Aric Nesbitt, also penalizes educational institutions for dismissing or failing to admit a student who does not provide such details.
"Cyber security is important to the reinvention of Michigan, and protecting the private Internet accounts of residents is a part of that," Snyder said. "Potential employees and students should be judged on their skills and abilities, not private online activity."
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Valpo Hits The Road Again Thursday At Southern Utah
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
VALPO (8-11, 4-3) at SOUTHERN UTAH (9-8, 2-4)
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 27 - 8:05 p.m. CT (7:05 p.m. MT)
WHERE: Centrum, Cedar City, Utah
RADIO: WEFM (95.9, Michigan City), WVUR-FM (95.1, Valparaiso) - Todd Ickow and Andy Viano announcing.
TV: none
THE COACHES: Valparaiso is guided by Homer Drew, who has a career record of 531-330 in his 28th season and a record at Valpo of 262-208 in his 16th season. Southern Utah is led by Bill Evans, who has a career mark of 179-182 in his 13th season and a record at SUU of 179-182 in his 13th season.
SERIES RECORD: Valpo leads 11-5
LAST MEETING: Feb. 21, 2004 - Southern Utah won 75-58 in Cedar City, Utah
VALPO M.A.S.H. UNIT: Homer Drew has been forced to juggle a unit that has been besieged with injuries this season. Five players - senior point guard Ali Berdiel (17), freshman Shawn Huff (5), sophomore Kenny Harris (10), freshman Jarryd Loyd (4) and sophomore Jimmie Miles (4) have missed a total of 40 games due to injuries. Berdiel is out of action indefinitely. Valpo has played with eight scholarship players in nine games this season.
COLCLASURE 2nd IN MID-CON IN 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: Seth Colclasure stands 2nd in the Mid-Continent Conference in 3-point percentage (.488). A junior, Colclasure has made 42 of 86 from beyond the arc.
Following Monday's home victory over Oakland, Valpo continues a challenging road schedule Thursday at Southern Utah beginning at 8:05 p.m. The Crusaders are in the midst of a stretch in which they play four of five games on the road. On Thursday, Feb. 3, Valpo travels to Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to oppose IUPUI (6 p.m. CT) to conclude the stretch.
On Monday, Valpo shot better than 50 percent overall for the third straight game in defeating Oakland 82-71. Seth Colclasure scored a career-high 20 points, which included five, 3-pointers. Ron Howard recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. Dan Oppland tallied 11 points, and Kenny Harris and Shawn Huff netted 10 each.
Valpo Named One of the 100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time
The Valparaiso University men's basketball program was selected as one of the 100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time by Street & Smith's specialty publications. Among 309 Division I schools which were eligible for the historical recognition, Valpo was ranked 90th.
Street & Smith's 100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time is a 160-page commemorative keepsake that includes anecdotes, features and photographs of the best teams, players and coaches in college basketball history
VALPO LEADS NATION IN 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: Valpo leads the nation in 3-point field goal percentage through games of Jan. 24. The Crusaders are currently shooting 44.1 percent from 3-point territory (134-304). Samford stands 2nd at 43.0 and Furman is 3rd at 42.7. The Crusaders also stand 11th in the nation in free throw percentage (.754).
OPPLAND NEEDS 22 TO REACH 1,000-CAREER POINT MILESTONE: Dan Oppland, needs 22 points to reach the 1,000-career point milestone. The 6'8" junior has scored 978 career points. Oppland's 18.3 ppg. currently ranks 3rd in the Mid-Con. In addition to scoring in double figures in 17 straight games, Oppland is averaging 22.7 ppg. over the last six games.
HOWARD ON ASSIST RAMPAGE: Junior Ron Howard has become a complete player as evidenced by his increase in assists. Valpo's second-leading scorer (11.9 ppg.), Howard has averaged 7.6 assists over the last five games, including a career-high 11 Saturday vs. Western Illinois and 10 vs. Oakland in consecutive games. Howard ranks 4th in the Mid-Con with 3.89 assists per game and Jarryd Loyd (3.87) and Seth Colclasure (3.16) are 5th and 10th.
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Police cite addictions in uptick in armed robberies
In the first four months of this year, there have been 35 armed robberies in the city. That compares with 29 in the same period in 2012.
The jump is due entirely to a spike in January, when 16 holdups were reported, compared with seven the previous January.
And police believe, based on interviews with robbers who confessed to their crimes, that most of these holdups are being committed by drug addicts, desperate to feed their habit. "The common thread through all of them ... is drug addiction," said Capt. Nick Willard, investigative bureau commander for Manchester police.
These days, their habit likely involves a prescription drug, Willard said. "It certainly seems like that has taken over the underbelly of the criminal element in Manchester."
"In the early '90s, crack cocaine was a driving force behind a lot of the property crimes and personal crimes - street robberies."
Today, he said, "Prescription drug addiction is near epidemic proportion nationwide, and we're certainly seeing it in Manchester.
"People need to have it. They're willing to go to whatever extreme they have to to get it."
There were 74 armed robberies in Manchester in 2012, 73 in 2011 and 58 in 2010, according to police Lt. Maureen Tessier. She noted a robbery is classified as "armed" if the robber threatens someone with a weapon, even if one is not shown.
Police say there seems to be a pattern of escalation when it comes to the targets robbers choose. Holdups at corner stores tend to be more spontaneous, Willard said, and the robber is often on foot. "It may be in close proximity where the person's going to purchase their drugs," he said.
But when that doesn't provide enough money, he said, "what they'll do is they'll go straight to the pharmacy itself and commit robbery for the drug they're looking for."
And from there, some may escalate to robbing a bank, a crime that takes more forethought, Willard said. "It's more planned out, whereas the corner store is more of the spontaneous, desperate addict," he said.
When police interview robbers who have confessed to their crimes, Willard said, they often tell investigators they chose their locations based on the best escape routes. "I know one particular gentleman admitted to doing a bank robbery on Brown Avenue, and he talked specifically about being able to get up on the highway," he said.
Willard recalled a trio of masked men who committed a series of five shotgun robberies in the fall of 2010. Between Sept. 23 and Nov. 14 of that year, one or more of the men hit the TD Bank on Bay Street, Spring Hill Suites, the Super 8 Motel on Brown Avenue, Rite Aid on Hooksett Road and Hess Gas Station on Massabesic Street.
"What was different about them was just how dangerous they were," Willard said. "It was almost like TV. They would jump the counter while one person was holding a person at gunpoint."
Police feared the crime spree would turn deadly, he said. "All it would take is one accidental discharge from one of those criminals, and somebody could have been killed."
Manchester detectives, assisted by agents from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, managed to track down the men responsible for the robberies. All three confessed to the crimes and were sentenced to spend decades in federal prison.
At the request of the New Hampshire Sunday News, Manchester police produced a list of the top locations that have been held up since the beginning of 2011.
Three convenience stores, two pharmacies and three banks have been robbed three or more times in that period; Cumberland Farms on Webster Street and Walgreens on South Main Street were each hit six times.
Willard said police sometimes find patterns in the days of the week or hours that robberies may occur and set up surveillance to catch the crooks. But he said he wouldn't want city residents to respond by not going to certain businesses.
"What I would never want to do is cause fear in the citizenry," he said. "If we do that, then the criminals are going to change our behavior so much so that that would be just unacceptable to me.
"I think the best thing that a citizen can do if they're worried about robbery is being vigilant.
"If you see something out of the ordinary and you suspect something isn't right, call 911 or talk to the bank manager," Willard said.
"My advice would be basically for everyone to buy into safety for each other."
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As a further testament to the widespread (and cross-ideological) opposition to the Supreme Court's decision in the Kelo vs. New London, the American Farmland Trust issued a statement this week raising concerns about the possibility of agricultural land and open space being taken for economic development purposes:
- The ruling concerns conservation groups, who question whether the decision might allow communities to take private agricultural land and open space through eminent domain for development projects. "With so much farmland on the urban edge and near cities still in steep decline, ex-urban towns could be tempted by this ruling to make farmland available for subdivisions," said American Farmland Trust President Ralph Grossi.
Critics of the ruling are already at work on legislation to hinder the use of eminent domain takings for economic development projects. On June 30, the House voted 231 to 189 to approve a measure that would deny federal funds to any city or state project that used eminent domain to seize private property to make way for profit-generating projects, such as hotels or malls. The measure, an amendment to an appropriations bill, would apply to funds administered by the departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development. Key members of the House and Senate have vowed to take even broader steps soon, and various states may also take action to impose stricter standards on eminent domain takings.
"Farmers concerned about the potential use of eminent domain in their areas should attend local government meetings and get involved in the relevant planning process," said Bob Wagner, AFT's managing director for field programs.
AFT specifically mentioned concern over privately-held farmland and open spaces, but it seems that they missed an opportunity to comment on the threat to lands held by land trusts like the Nature Conservancy and similar organizations. While land trusts do generally fall under the category of private, not-for-profit corporations, the non-specific tone of the statement seemed - at least to my ears - to center on threats faced by farmers and individual landowners. The specific omission of land trusts is indeed puzzling given that AFT encourages the conservation activities of these groups.
As far as the environmental impact of Kelo goes, I worry that it could harm market-based conservation efforts like the conservation easement and outright land purchases routinely conducted by land trusts. In the wake of Kelo, is it wise to trust a revenue-hungry government to keep its hands off large, protected greenfield tracts that obviously have tremendous economic development potential? And if it injects a degree of uncertainty regarding the ability of land trusts to actually protect land, what would be the long-term effects on landowners' willingness to engage in market-based conservation? There's some interesting discussion on this at Asymmetrical Information and Slate.
And setting aside the economic development angle for a moment, an opposite, but equally frightening, scenario is also conceivable. Could the expansive notion of the "public purpose" validated by Kelo eventually grow to include the taking of private land for the purpose of habitat, park, or open space conservation? Certainly there are some judges out there sympathetic to the notion of conservation as a public good.
These contradictory examples illustrate the need for state and local government action to clarify the appropriate uses of the eminent domain power.


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