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The Corona del Mar High School Orchesis Dance Company performed Sunday during the second HALO Dance for Autism at Norman Loats Performing Arts Center.
The HALO Foundation, short for Healing Autism through Learning and Opportunities, uses dance to promote autism awareness and raise funds for treatment for less-fortunate families. The event helps raise awareness, advocacy and donations to benefit families in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District area with therapeutic services for children with autism.
Autism is a brain development disorder that generally causes difficulties in social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors.


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John M. Borman
John M. Borman, Lieutenant - July 30, 1946 (#99)
Rescue Co. No. 1 - 418 Jessie Street
Albert F. Hudson
Albert F. Hudson, Lieutenant - July 30, 1946 (#100)
Rescue Co. No. 1 - 418 Jessie Street
Walter V. Elvitsky
Walter V. Elvitsky, Hoseman - July 30, 1946 (#101)
Rescue Co. No. 1 - 418 Jessie Street
Charles P. Lynch
Charles P. Lynch - July 30, 1946 (#102)
Rescue Co. No. 1, (Detail from Salvage Co. No. 1)
161 Powell Street
Dazed with grief and exhaustion, Fireman E. J. Russell sat curb near the wreckage of the Hotel Herbert where four firemen in a five-alarm blaze early today. Tears were in his eyes and his voice broke as he spoke.
"My best buddies," he said. "My best pals. I saw them die." His friends were Albert Hudson and John Borman.
"I saw them when they died' Mr. Russell said brokenly, "They were right ahead of me, in the back kitchen.
"There was a sudden flash of fire that reached out and enveloped them just for a moment,
"Johnny fell. He was still alive, but I couldn't reach him. He drowned in the water from our own hoses.
"Al was burned badly. I couldn't see what happened to him."
(Mr. Hudson's body was found under the bandstand, where he had apparently fallen after attempting to flee from the flames.)
Mr. Russell fought to control his sobs.
"We were from No. 2 Division. I don't remember our company now. I can't think."
"I can't find my truck. I don't care if I never find it."
All I can think of is those two fellows and Walt Elvitsky. I didn't know Lynch (Charles Lynch, the fourth man killed), but he must have been a nice guy, too—all these fellows are.
Borman has a youngster—a daughter just two years old. And Hudson's wife is going to have a baby in a week or so. I saw those fellows die. I couldn't help them. I couldn't even help the other fellows get them out. It was too much for me. They were my friends.
"God, their poor kids.
''Those wonderful fellows."
Fireman Lynch—the first fatality —was pulled from the night club entrance, asphyxiated by fumes and badly seared. .He died at Mission Emergency.
Fireman Hudson and Lieutenant Borman were attempting to control the flames in the kitchen, when the flare-up drove them back. Mr. Borman fell into the pool of water and was drowned, and Mr. Hudson was buried under collapsing debris, The body of Fireman Elvitsky, buried under a ton of debris, and was recovered from the rear of the basement after it had been pumped out. He had apparently fallen into the flooded cellar when the floor collapsed. The body was not badly burned.
Lieutenant John Borman, 35, of 172 Twenty-first avenue, another of the victims, was killed in the blaze because he was temporarily filling in on the department's rescue squad. He was shifted to the squad only yesterday to take the place of Captain Otto Lippert, who was injured in a fall while fighting a fire Sunday.
Borman ordinarily was assigned to Truck 8, and other members of that crew said he would still be alive if he hadn't been shifted to the rescue, squad.
Borman is survived by a widow and a 19 months old daughter, Irene, and by three sisters. Born in Los Angeles, he was brought here as a child. He attended St. Ignatius High School and entered the department in 1935.
The third victim was Lieutenant Albert Hudson, 35, of 4065 Twenty-fifth street, a member of the rescue squad. Hudson had been injured twice before during his fire fighting career.
Hudson, whose widow was reported expecting a baby, first entered the department in Sep¬tember, 1935. He took a military leave to enter the Navy as a vol¬unteer in March, 1942, returning to the department on the first of February, 1946.
Shortly after, on February 16,' he was appointed a temporary lieutenant.
Hudson received a meritorious conduct award from the fire department January 28, 1942, for aid rendered in rescuing a man from a burning apartment on November 5, 1941.
The body of the fourth victim, Walter V. Elvitsky, of 1778 Twentieth avenue, was not recovered from the basement, until several hours after the fire. Elvitsky, a hoseman with rescue squad one, entered the department in 1942.
Elvitsky's father, Walter Sr., said that his son's wife, Lydia and their daughter, Natalie, 4, were vacationing at Jordan Park in Lake County, friends who telephoned Mrs. Elvitsky informed her only that her husband had been "seriously hurt."
Charles P. Lynch, 29, of 1517 York street, a member of the department's salvage corps and a victim in the disaster, talked of quitting only a week ago, according to his brother, James, also a fireman.
Lynch, a graduate of Mission High School, served throughout the war with the Seventh Division in the Pacific, and went through five major campaigns without receiving a scratch.
After receiving his discharge, Lynch, a veteran of such bitter campaigns as those on Okinawa, Leyete, in the Marshall Islands and at Attu, entered the fire department on November 7 of last year.
His brother, James, 31, a Navy veteran, fought the same fire this morning but escaped uninjured. When he heard the news of his brother's death at the scene, James said that he was going to leave the department.
A solemn parade, in strange, quiet contrast to other parades this city has seen, left the City Hall this, morning with its marching men moving in slow cadence.
It was a funeral parade for four local young men whose lives were snuffed out in seconds as they did their routine job early one morning this week.
Their names—John Borman, Waler Elvitsky, Albert Hudson and Charles P. Lynch.
Their job—firemen.
Today, more than 600 firemen from San Francisco and Bay Area cities marched in formal homage to the four. There was no music not even muffled drums.
They were joined by an honor guard of 60 policemen and Navy fire fighters from Treasure Island and Hunters Point.
In strange contrast, too, were the firemen in the guard of honor, all of whom were men who fought the same fire which killed the men to whom they were paying tribute. About the same time of day last Tuesday, they were smoke-blackened, in some cases injured, and weary firemen. Today they were in their formal blue uniforms with white gloves.
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Baseball Cards go "Exclusive" in 2010
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I can still remember back when I was oh so young, getting my weekly allowance then racing full bore on my bike with my friends in tow down to the local 7-11 to throw my weeks earnings of two dollars on the store counter and ask for packs of those foil wrapped baseball cards. I am not sure even now why those cards seemed to instantly transform my little world into a state if euphoria and let my imagination run totally rampant while glancing at that Cincinnati Reds Ken Griffey high color and foil card.
And after a quick evaluation of the cards in the deck, the losing players card from that bunch always ended up between a clothespin in the spokes of my bike for the trek home to produce a mimic motorcycle sound that let the neighborhood know the "Baseball Gang" was roaring down the alleyways. Then when we finally hit my garage, we would all circle and argue for hours trading our new cards with ones in our back pockets and never agreeing totally on their worth or importance, but remembering their stats and their teams.
And even while we sat there boasting about our treasured bounty from the store, we made sure to chew that starchy piece of bubble gum until it could not longer handle a single bubble or our jaws ached from the constant state of chewing. But to us, the cards were as close as we could get to our sports heroes. For the smiling faces of the professional ballplayers looking back either posed at the plate or on the mound sent us into hours to recalling their heroic moments. It sent us into a realm of fantasy where we would duplicate or even top their previous years statistics if we got the chance on the field.
So it was sad moment for me when I read in August 2009 that Major League Baseball was ending their 30-year relationship with the Upper Deck Company LLC and signed an exclusive multi-year trading card pact with The Topps Company Inc. It always seemed like there had been more than a dozen companies springing up and then dissolving into thin air selling and marketing baseball cards to the masses. But on January 1, 2010, the Topps Company will have exclusive use of any of the MLB's 30 team logos and trademarks.
And this is a huge blow to the small cottage industry that first thrust itself upon my generation with their multi-card sets and that historic piece of rectangular hard bubble gum. Upper Deck, which still has an agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association, might have something to say about all of this before the beginning of 2010. This season, Upper Deck produced over 16 different sets of cards just for 2009 alone. But will the streamlining of this iconic piece of cardboard be easy, or will it be pushed back into the darkness by the isolation of its true player and game images only being available by one lone manufacturer?
Comic Illustration by Rick Enright
In 1991, the sale of these little cardboard masterpieces reached over $ 1.2 billion in sales. Which at that time, was a huge chunk of change for the industry. I know that about that time I was pumping in a huge amount of excess cash to get some of the collectible cards and "game-used" cards that were beginning to float around the country. Who would not want a small piece of a Roger Maris bat, or even a small swatch of a Sandy Koufax jersey.
Most of these cards consisted of a small patch of a MLB sanctioned baseball, or a sliver of a players personal bat that was then dissected into a million pieces and sandwiched onto a card. And we were all eager to find those cards and put them into our collections at that time as an investment into our futures. Every season, the trading card companies made sure to advertise that there were "special cards" hidden within the hundreds and hundreds of decks for us to find. But after the trading card industry hit its top spot in 1991, it then began a slow decent towards the bottom.
By 2000, the industry was seeing only $400 million in sales annually and was seeking other avenues to promote and increase the sales of their products. Trading card companies used this down period to began its inversion into other sports besides baseball and football for their new revenues sources. And in 2008, the sale of these once wanted cards fell to an all time low in sales of just over $200 million, including the new card sources like NASCAR and NHL editions.
My romance with these special cards started about 2001 when I got my first "Game-Used" card from a pack I purchased in a 5-pack set in a small hobby store in St. Petersburg,Florida. The card was a 2001 Ken Griffey Junior "Game-Used" jersey card from his first stint with the Seattle Mariners.
The card was issued by Upper Deck, and it was a piece of his home blue jersey sandwiched between two pieces of plastic. Along with the holograms on the item and the photo of him on both sides of the card, it became a cherished piece of my card collection. More for the way he played the game then for the piece of fabric inside the plastic.
But it should come as no surprise that MLB decided to side with Topps in the exclusive rights for the trading cards marketing. Because the head honcho at Topps now had a visual presence with MLB in the form of ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner. Most people might remember he was also at the helm after Disney purchased the then Anaheim Angels back in the 1980's, and he was front and center on the podium to thrust skyward the first World Series trophy won by the team in 2002.
I am not calling foul here in any way, but it just goes to show you that sometimes it really is "who you know" and not "what you know" that can get you that one special meeting with MLB to even propose such an arrangement. Since Topps now has the exclusive rights to the teams logos and images, does this mean that the other companies will have to cease any contact with MLB players who might already be under contract for companies other than Topps? And can these companies, who have an exclusive signing contract with certain players block their signatures on cards in the future?
You would think that both of these questions will be percolating in more than a few boardrooms around the country in response to the announcement of a single entity taking over the MLB's marketing of the trading cards. I have heard whispers that Upper Deck might consider litigation or a simple injunction, but at this time nothing has been submitted to the courts. And you can imagine that individual players will be reviewing their current contracts with the trading card companies and align themse
lves to be in compliance with the MLB new agreement.
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig told MLB.com in August that the deal is suppose to "restore baseball cards as the games premier collectible." The multi-year deal will give Topps exclusive use of MLB,Jewel Events and club trademarks, logos, and other intellectual properties for use on baseball cards, stickers and other product categories featuring MLB players. Such a monopoly in properties surrounding baseball is a huge kudos for Topps.
It is funny how these little pieces of cardboard have produced and induced millions of people over the years to buy, sell and trade these cards both on avenues like E Bay or at your local Flea Markets. Just for giggles, I popped my hand into a box of older cards in my closet that I have not split up and alphabetized. So picked out a total of 10 cards to see which company dominated the cards in my box.
Well, Topps did end up coming out on top with 4 cards in that pile,with Bowman having three cards. Also within the pile were companies like Fleer, Score and Donruss90, which had the final 3 cards in the deck. And you could see quickly which company had the money and power to get major MLB players to sign deals with them, even back in the 1990 season. The bottom three companies did not have a superstar or starter on any of the MLB roster at that time. Bowman did get the likes of the Phillies Dave Hollins and Athletic pitcher Mike Gallego in my small selection.
But even back 20 years ago, Topps got the premier players for their set of cards. In those 4 Topps cards were players like Oakland's Shortstop Walt Weiss, Royal Second baseman Frank White, Tiger Shortstop Alan Trammel and Orioles starting pitcher Ben McDonald. But what was really wild during that brief time I put my hand back into that box was the nostalgia and the blast from the past seeing some of those names pop into my eyes again after so long. Some might go to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but all of them held different memories to me both as players and as cards in my collection.
I remember almost coming to blows with my friend Steve Haas back in 5th grade over my Cincinnati Reds Cesar Geronimo card, or how I felt like I was a really shrewd dealer to trade three non-marque players cards for a hologram 1989 Cleveland Indians card. Now all my trading cards are sectioned out by alphabetical order into small plastic containers, each with rubber banded players duplicate cards all together. To think of all the time and money I invested into these cards now seems so funny that someone like Cardinal Andy Van Slykes 1985 card could have graced the spokes of my motocross bike for weeks and I was not the wiser.
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But as the baseball card market has gone into the shallows, so has the Sports Card shops that used to number over 5,000 strong all over the country but has now dwindled down to under 500 shops specializing in these pieces of our baseball youth. But people have always told me that "all good things have to come to an end."
Maybe that is true even with those little cards we used to buy for the glory and charm of trading with our friends for hours at a time. That some cards were valued so high by us back then to be placed in our school books as bookmarks to show our exclusive pride towards our baseball heroes. And maybe, just maybe a few of us, like me…looked forward to that starchy piece of thin bubble gum when I opened the package…even today.


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On paper, Paly and Menlo were underdogs. Paper, however, can be crumpled up and thrown away and that's exactly how the Vikings and Knights treated their respective opponents.
On Tuesday, Menlo rallied from six runs down in the top of the sixth to tie its Division III game with Carmel, before finally claiming a 9-8 victory with a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth.
On Wednesday, Palo Alto jumped out to a four-run lead in the first inning and played solidly on defense while showing defending champion Mitty, 5-2, the in a Division I showdown.
On Saturday, Menlo (25-5) will seek its fifth section title against No. 8 Santa Cruz (15-14) at San Jose Municipal Stadium at 4 p.m. Upon that conclusion, Palo Alto (27-9) will seek its first section title against No. 5 San Benito (22-8) at 7 p.m.
Both teams were in similar situations last season as they advanced to section finals, even though both beat lower-seeded teams in the semifinals. Menlo was seeded third and faced No. 16 Hillsdale in the finals, winning 8-2. Palo Alto was seeded No. 1 in Division II and faced No. 6 Burlingame in the finals, but dropped a 7-4 decision.
Both Menlo coach Craig Schoof and Paly coach Erick Raich believe the tough semifinals provided good tuneups.
"I do think it was good for us for a couple of reasons," Schoof said. "One, things had been pretty easy for us in the first two rounds with 8-0 and 10-0 victories, and that game (against Carmel) was a reality check. Two, it proved we can come back no matter what. We will not relinquish the title without a fight — and the seniors will lead the way."
Raich is probably thinking the same way, especially after facing Mitty's top two pitchers, Brett Fuller and Tyler Davis.
"We didn't approach the game last night as our championship," Raich said. "We just wanted to make sure we played our game of baseball and, if we got beat, we could live with that. Our game plan was to put pressure on Mitty offensively and defensively, make them earn everything they get."
Menlo was favored against Hillsdale last season and proved the seedings correct. Saturday's matchup with Santa Cruz may be a little different.
"As for being the favorite, not so sure about that," Schoof said. "They are from an 'A' League, have played very tough competition, are on a roll, and we will be facing their ace. Watched them the other night (a 12-1 semifinal win over Half Moon Bay), not sure why they were 12-14 coming into the tournament."
Palo Alto also was favored in last year's title game against Burlingame for a number of reasons, but came up short. The Vikings have to guard against any letdown on Saturday.
"As for San Benito, they are a very good team and from what I hear, they are bringing Darrin Gilies back to pitch from a wrist injury, and he is very good. We need to have another great two days of practice and get in the mind frame for a dogfight of a game."
Raich and his players probably were expecting a dogfight with Mitty on Wednesday as the Monarchs came in ranked No. 20 in the state while the No. 3-seeded Vikings were No. 41, according to MaxPreps.
When Palo Alto scored four runs in the first inning, those rankings went out the window along with Mitty's hopes of defending its title as the Vikings went on to post its 5-2 victory.
"What a win for the Palo Alto team and community," said Raich, whose team earned the program's fourth trip to the finals and second straight.
It didn't take long for Paly to put itself in position for another title shot. Senior Christoph Bono got the first of his three hits in the first after one was out. Junior Austin Braff walked and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Senior T.J. Braff was intentionally walked to load the bases for senior Will Glazier, who lofted a sacrifice fly to score Bono. When the relay throw to the plate got past the catcher, Braff also came home for a 2-0 lead.
Senior Drake Swezey walked and stole second, one of five bases the Vikings swiped. That set the stage for junior Jack Witte, who lined a single to right to score Braff and Swezey.
Bono gave Paly a 5-0 lead in the third after getting a leadoff single and stealing second and third before scoring on a wild pitch by Davis.
"Bono had a huge game offensively and, top to bottom, the offense had great at-bats," Raich said.
After that it was all pitching and defense for Palo Alto. Junior Ben Sneider retired the first seven batters he faced and allowed four hits and two runs over 4 1/3 innings. Swezey, a senior, held Mitty scoreless the final 2 2/3 innings.
"We played unbelievable defense and Sneider and Swezey did an unbelievable job of attacking the zone and going right at the Mitty hitters," Raich said.
Austin Braff made two standout plays at shortstop, taking away potential hits in back-to-back innings, while Alec Wong made two nice defensive plays on tough ground balls in the sixth as the Vikings avenged their 6-3 loss to Mitty in the Mike Hazlett Memorial Tournament on Feb. 28. Paly started the season 1-3, but has gone 26-6 since.
Palo Alto will take a five-game win streak into Saturday's championship game and now has won 16 of its past 18 games.
This will be the first all-public school Division I final since 2004, when Wilcox defeated Palo Alto, 5-4, and only the third in the past 21 years. Monta Vista beat Leland in the Division 4A title game in 1990.
Menlo, meanwhile, will be attempting to win back-to-back titles since first accomplishing that in 1988 and '89. The Knights have a seven-game win streak, outscoring the competition by 78-18 during the streak.
Schoof had plenty of standouts on Tuesday, with junior Freddy Avis and freshman Mikey Diekroeger being two of them. Avis delivered a clutch two-run double to cap a six-run sixth inning and tie the game, 8-8, and force extra innings. The Knights loaded the bases in the ninth and Diekroeger brought home Phil Anderson with a sacrifice fly as Menlo escaped with a hard-fought win over Carmel (26-4).
"Freddy's hit was huge," said Schoof.
"That's what baseball is all about, having those kind of moments," added Avis.
Trailing 8-2 heading into the top of the sixth, Schoof gathered his team for one final talk. The situation looked grim, for sure.
"Coach Schoof said 'show the heart of a champion. Leave it all on the field,' related senior Jake Bruml. "We just left it all out there. We felt, and knew, we could do it."
Bruml, who had relieved Avis in the fifth and allowed a two-run double, took matters into his own hands with a leadoff double in the top of the sixth.
"I think that leadoff knock was huge," Bruml said. "I think it put pressure on them. Everything just went our way from then on."
After a strikeout, Diekroeger singled home Bruml and it was 8-3. Tim Benton's double-play grounder was dropped at second and Jake Batchelder was safe on a error to load the bases. Senior Robert Wickers then delivered a two-run single, a chopper over the third baseman's head. Suddenly, it was 8-5. Austin Marcus was safe when his apparent groundout was dropped at first, with another run coming home for an 8-6 game. After Carmel switched pitchers, Avis greeted him with a booming double to the left-field gap that scored two runs and tied the game.
In the top of the ninth, Anderson walked and Bruml's popup to short right was mishandled for an error by two converging players. The Padres tried to get Anderson at second, but the throw was wild and both runners were safe. Dylan Mayer laid down a bunt, with the new pitcher throwing late to third in an attempt to get Anderson.
With the bases loaded and no outs, Diekroeger brought home Anderson with his sacrifice fly.
Menlo didn't get its first hit until Anderson singled to center in the fourth. The Knights didn't get their first run until the fifth, when Anderson drilled a two-run single with the bases loaded. That gave Menlo life at 5-2 until Carmel scored three runs in the bottom of the frame for an 8-2 lead. The Knights' chances of defending their title looked all but gone at that point.
But, they never gave up.
"I thought it was possible," Schoof said of coming back, but he wasn't sure how probable it was. "We were beating ourselves early. It did not look like our game."
The Knights proved otherwise. Bruml, Batchelder and Anderson all had two hits. Avis, Anderson Diekroeger and Wickers all drove in two runs.
"It doesn't get any better than that," Schoof told his team afterward. Except, perhaps, for winning a fifth CCS title on Saturday.
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Joe also explains to Lenny that he has three concerns that keep him up at night: (1) Make sure that he and his wife Mary (age 61) can maintain their lifestyle if they live to a ripe old age (both are healthy and come from long-life families); (2) runaway inflation (thinks it is inevitable because of the out-of-control national debt); and (3) his obligation to pay for the college education of four more grandkids (already paid for the three oldest).
NOTE: Joe always left the bulk of his profits in Success Co. to grow the business. Outside of the business Joe and Mary have two upscale, well-furnished homes (one in Indiana -- worth about $1.3 million and the other in Florida, worth about $1.4 million). A variety of other assets total about $850,000, including $475,000 of liquid investments.
After much discussion, Lenny advises Joe to structure the sale as an installment sale for tax purposes. Reason, Joe will not pay any tax on the $3.4 million capital gain until he actually gets paid by Ken.
The Tragic Tax Cost of an Installment Sale for the Seller.
Not satisfied, Joe goes to see his CPA, Cal (by coincidence a reader of this tax column for many years).
First, Cal explained the tax consequences of an installment sale to Joe. Subject to Congress changing the tax rates, under the current law the rates (including healthcare) will rise from a top rate of 35% for 2012 to 40.5% for 2013 and beyond for ordinary income (which includes the interest income Joe will receive).
Capital gains (long-term) are even worse: Rising over 50% from 15% in 2012 to 23.8% starting in 2013.
Simply put, Joe would be clobbered with Federal taxes, plus Indiana will get its State income tax.
NOTE: Congress may change the tax rates, which will alter the tax dollars due, but the concept (the lousy tax results) will remain the same.
Next, the even worse tax cost for the buyer.
Cal explains that Ken gets killed with two problems: a tax problem and an economic problem. Let's lower the price of Success Co. to $1 million for ease of following the numbers. Assume the income tax burden (state and Federal combined is 44%). It's hard to believe, but Ken must earn $1.78 million, pay $780,000 in taxes to have the $1 million to pay Joe. And oh, yes, multiplied in this cases by 4.2 (remember the price for Success Co. is $4.2 million). On top of all that, the unpaid balance will always bear interest. That's the tax problem.
What's the economic problem? Sam's personal financial statement must now show a liability of $4.2 million, destroying his personal balance sheet, and making it almost impossible for Success Co. to borrow money for growth (banks want a personal guarantee from the owner).
Finally, Cal suggested Joe call me, which he did.
An Intentionally Defective Trust (IDT) solves the problems for both seller and buyer.
One strategy (an IDT) solves not only the tax and economic problems as outlined above but also solves a significant human problem: An IDT allows Joe to keep control of Success Co. until he is paid in full.
NOTE: The solution that follows assumes that Joe will sell all the stock he owns (100%) of Success Co. to Ken (because that is the typical situation we see the most in real-life practice). Later is an explanation of the variation we actually did for Joe.
The solution is a simple two-step process.
Step 1: Do a recapitalization (just a fancy name for creating voting and nonvoting stock)... say 100 shares of voting stock, which Joe keeps to maintain control and 10,000 shares of nonvoting stock, which ultimately will be transferred to Ken.
Step 2: An IDT is the weapon of choice to transfer the nonvoting stock to Ken. Actually, Joe creates the IDT and sells all 10,000 shares of his nonvoting stock to the trust for $4.2 million. The IDT now owns the nonvoting stock and Joe has a $4.2 million note receivable (payable from the IDT). The cash flow of Success Co. (must be an S corporation or become an S corporation) is used to pay off the note, plus interest.
Every $1 million of price for Success Co. will save about $200,000 in taxes. Here (with a $4.2 million price) the savings are $840,000.
Ken is the beneficiary of the IDT. When Joe's note is paid off, the trustee will distribute the nonvoting stock to Ken. Then, Ken buys the 100 voting shares from Joe for a nominal price (say $1,000). Ken now owns 100% of Success Co.
What is an IDT? It is the same as any other irrevocable trust, with one big difference: The trust is not recognized for income tax purposes. The result under the Internal Revenue Code is that every penny you (the seller) receive is tax free: no capital gains tax on the note payments, and no income tax on the interest income you receive.
Does an IDT work for a transfer to your kids?
Yes, it works exactly as explained above. Just substitute the name of your child for Ken in the above examples. And yes, the transfer can be to more than one employee or child. When one (or more) of your children is involved, an IDT offers three more important advantages: (1) The fair market value of the nonvoting stock can be discounted by about 40%. For example, if Success Co. is worth $10 million, the nonvoting stock (over 99% of the company's value) can be valued for tax purposes at about $6 million. (2) You can gift or sell all or a portion of the stock (voting and nonvoting) to the IDT. (3) The trustee of the IDT can be instructed to keep possession of the nonvoting (and the voting stock if in the trust) so if your child who is the beneficiary gets divorced, his/her spouse will have no interest in the stock.
NOTE: Can the same IDT strategy be used to buy out fellow stockholders?... YES.
How we adjusted the IDT strategy to accomplish Joe's special goals.
An IDT is extremely flexible. Go back to the beginning of this article and read again the three concerns that kept Joe up at night. To alleviate these concerns Joe sold only 65% of the nonvoting stock to the IDT. So Joe would continue to earn 35% of Success Co.'s income. A simple agreement tied up the 35% of stock so Joe could sell it to the IDT down the road at a formula price (intended to be fair market value at that time), and Ken was assured that some day he would own 100% of Success Co.
One more point: Joe was concerned that Success Co. could quickly lose its value if Ken got hit by a bus. To cover this problems we had the IDT buy insurance on Ken and in the event of his death, the insurance proceeds would pay any amount still due Joe.
And finally.
Every possible use of an IDT in succession planning is not covered in this article. Nor is every nuance, tax trap or exception covered.
One warning: If your professional advisor ignores the use of an IDT in your succession planning (no matter what his/her reason may be)... Run!
If you have a unique succession problem that is not covered in this article, contact me (Irv) at (847) 674-5295.
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Quote: #3: junior's class (10-12) for men, must have at least black belt, must be at least 25 (unless the parent of more than one child). For women, must have brown belt, must be at least 22.#4: children (9 and under) for men, Must have black belt, must be at least 25 (unless parent of more than one child), for women, must have studied for at least 2.5 years, must be at least 16.
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Boys of Summer
Four boys from West Baltimore play out their summer vacation in the streets.
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Boys of Summer
Four boys from West Baltimore play out their summer vacation in the streets.
Soft Eyes
Herc's soft-duty job with the mayor takes an unexpectedly hard turn.
Home Rooms
With his lead dwindling in the polls, Royce resorts to extreme measures
With Freamon and Greggs moved to Homicide, Herc and Dozerman join Major Crimes
Valchek leaks details of the Braddock case to Carcetti
Margin of Error
With Election Day looming, the three mayoral candidates make last-minute appeals
Unto Others
With a bounty on his head, Omar calls in a favor to Bunk
Corner Boys
Carcetti makes the rounds to monitor the pulse on the street
Know Your Place
Poot returns to the corner after a stint in prison--and is welcomed back by Herc
Burrell aims to better his reputation by having the department double arrests
A New Day
Carcetti faces his first dilemma when a group of ministers start a protest
That's Got His Own
On the trail of missing bodies, Freamon turns to a higher authority
Final Grades
The bodies from the vacants pile up while Burrell offers his support to Daniels
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An Enlightenment File Manager.
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Meet the AQUOS K Android Flip Phone: No Touchscreen! No Google Play!
The Nostalgia is Strong with This One
Yes, feature and flip phones are still widely available in Japan (not huge sellers these days), but we're pretty sure this is first time anyone's bothered to shoehorn Google's Android OS into a device that doesn't even have a touchscreen.


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Linky: Sun-SentinelFrom Colangelo, the discussion in a radio interview was about Bosh failing to push through injury during a playoff chase that ended one game shy of a postseason berth.
Such charges are serious, and worthy of further investigation, perhaps to confirm the teams' suspicions, perhaps to finally put all these conspiracy theories to bed well in advance of the start of training camp.
A $100,000 NBA fine silenced Gilbert, and Bosh took care of his own silencing with his rebuttal to Colangelo's comments on an appearance on a Canadian cable outlet Thursday.
But if the indignation is sincere, if the Cavaliers and Raptors truly believe there was some sort of before-the-fact chicanery involved, then why not take a stand? Why not show your fans that your franchise will not be trampled by those who you contend chose not to play by the rules?
Why? Because the Cavaliers and Raptors sold out such righteous indignation for packages of draft choices.
On the night that James and Bosh were being introduced at AmericanAirlines Arena, the Raptors and Cavaliers were finishing off arrangements with the Heat for sign-and-trade agreements.
For the Raptors, the NBA's version of an out-of-court settlement was two future first-round picks from the Heat.
For the Cavaliers, it was two future first-rounders and two future second-rounders.
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Yell County Judge Mark Thone said Wednesday a special combined meeting was held between the Yell County Quorum Court's budget and law enforcement committees to discuss the plans for the new jail, and also discussed the possibility of increasing the county sales tax to aid in the funding of the project.
Should the proposal for the new jail be approved by the court, a general election for the approval of a county sales tax would be called. The proposed tax would consist of a three-fourths of cent sales tax for the required bond for construction, and a one-fourth of a cent county general tax for the operations and management.
The current sales tax in Yell County is 7 cents. The new tax proposal would raise that by a penny.
The proposal is currently being discussed with a bond company. Thone said the process to have the project approved is fairly long and could take several months to complete.
"Once the proposal is presented to the court, there will be three readings of the ordinance," Thone said. "That's three meetings. In other words, three months. If they approve the ordinance, then there is a 60-day waiting period before any further motions. After that, there has to be a special election to allow the public to vote on the proposed taxes. So we're talking a decent time before anything takes place, if anything takes place."
The proposed new jail would be larger than Yell County's two current jails combined, and would be a modern facility compliant with federal requirements.
"One of our issues is space requirements," Thone said. "We don't have much space to house prisoners. Another issue that we are currently facing is the age of our jail system. It's outdated, and that gives us some trouble. Our two jails have been in place since the 1970s."
Thone said another issue related to the lack of space is the difficulty in separating prisoners according to the level of offense, as required by federal regulations.
"We can't co-mingle prisoners," Thonse said. "We don't want to put someone who is charged with murder in the same place as a person charged with a lesser crime. The things is, we just don't have the space available."
Currently, both Yell County jails combined are only capable of holding a maximum of 20 to 25 prisoners, according to Thone. The proposed new jail would have a maximum capicity of 75, nearly twice that of both current jails combined.
The proposed site for the new jail would be in Danville, next to the courthouse.


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Tis a fact sheet for King of Clubs for the Wii. From E3
Tee-off against the wackiest golfers this side of Augusta – like Bubba the Elvis impersonator, the buxom bombshell, or the tough guy truck driver. Every course in King of Clubs is in many ways a puzzle game, with multiple routes, a generous helping of moving obstacles, and the potential for some outrageous and intricate hole-in-ones. To get the best score, you'll need to take advantage of your magic golf bag that's full of tricky golf accessories – like special balls and trick clubs. You'll laugh through 96 competitive mini golf holes that will leave you in stitches…..Thank you…Thank you very much….
Release Date August 2008
Platforms Wii
ESRB "E" for Everyone
Genre Sports: Golf
Publisher Crave Entertainment
Number of Players 1 – 4 Players
UCP Code 6 50008 50015 8
Price Point $29.99
Key Features
• Experience the tricky and silly nature of miniature golf in every hole and course
• Play as different quirky characters, use wacky reacting golf balls and specially enhanced clubs
• Sure a hole-in-one is possible on every hole. Can you make the mythical "Hole in None"?
• Multiple environments and different themes to play in
• On-course hazards include wall sliders, gates, risers, bumpers, trapdoors, water hazards, pools of lava and even boiling oil!
• Frustrate your multi-playing buddy with gag balls, gag clubs and audio distractions when they're putting.


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D-Train derailed early with shoulder tightness
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- The D-Train was back with the Cubs for seven pitches.
Dontrelle Willis, whom the Cubs' selected in the 2000 Draft and is now in the team's Minor League camp trying to come back, started the eighth inning on Monday against the Dodgers with the game tied at 6. He got ahead, 0-2, to Nick Evans, but felt his left shoulder tighten. Willis threw four straight balls to walk Evans, then threw another ball before Cubs athletic trainer Ed Halbur went to the mound to check on the lefty pitcher. Willis then exited.
"It's frustrating," Willis said. "I worked real hard to get back and finally get in a groove and this happens. I'll overcome it. I've done it before. Just go back to the drawing board."
Willis was selected in the eighth round in 2000, but the Cubs dealt him to the Marlins in March 2002 -- a six-player deal in which Chicago got Antonio Alfonseca. Willis won 14 games and the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2003. Now 31, Willis also has played for the Marlins, Tigers, Diamondbacks and Reds. He last pitched in the big leagues in 2011.
Willis was an extra on the Cubs' travel roster and the seventh pitcher in Monday's game. The Cubs needed extra arms after starter Carlos Villanueva failed to finish the first, reaching his pitch count after five batters.
Willis ended up being the pitcher of record and took the loss, as Evans scored to lead the Dodgers to a 7-6 win. The lefty will be re-evaluated on Tuesday at Fitch Park. He said he's had this fatigue problem before.
"I've just got to do a better job doing the maintenance of keeping my shoulder and arm strength up," Willis said, sitting in a corner of the visitors' clubhouse at Camelback Ranch. "It's not so much the lifting and stuff, but doing things to keep my shoulder strong. It's just frustrating because I finally get a chance and hit the ground running. If guys can overcome ACL tears, I'll overcome this and come back.
"I'm just frustrated today. I really wanted to play and mix it up. It's early, so hopefully I have enough time to come back."
His plan now is to "work smarter, not harder." Willis isn't ready to give up.
"You keep fighting, keep competing," he said. "I'm sure it's nothing serious, I'm sure it's just fatigue and stuff like that. God willing, I'll spend a couple days of getting that stuff worked out and get right back on the field. I don't want to miss a lot of significant time."
Garza feeling better, may be ready for Opening Day
PHOENIX -- Matt Garza, sidelined one week because of a strained left lat, could start throwing this week and Cubs manager Dale Sveum feels the right-hander still has enough time left to be ready for the beginning of the season.
Garza ended his live batting practice session after 20 pitches because of soreness in his side on Feb. 17.
"Today, he said he felt really good," Sveum said on Monday. "It seems like every day he's getting better and better."
If Garza does start throwing this week, he would have about five weeks to build up innings for the season.
"Obviously, it'll be close but it looks like it probably can happen if he gets back tossing in the next few days or so," Sveum said.
Garza could still contend for the Opening Day assignment. Sveum said he'll most likely announce who gets the April 1 start by March 20, possibly sooner.
"If he's capable of tossing here in a few days then I don't see why he wouldn't be ready for Opening Day," Sveum said.
Villanueva looks to build off short first outing
PHOENIX -- Carlos Villanueva's Cubs debut lasted less than one inning.
The right-hander, who was making his first Cactus League appearance, had to be lifted after reaching his pitch limit against five batters. It was all Dee Gordon's fault. The Dodgers' leadoff man battled Villanueva in a lengthy 16-pitch at-bat.
"It happens," Villanueva said. "In a perfect world, it would've been six up, six down. It made me focus. I got him out, but after that, maybe I lost a little bit of focus."
Gordon was finally called out on strikes, but Villanueva then walked the next two batters. One out later, Nick Punto hit a two-run single and Villanueva was lifted.
"I was missing down, which, if you're going miss, you'd rather miss down there," he said. "It's spring, first game, and obviously, my sequences will be a little different during the season. Right now, it's getting to know my surroundings, getting to know hitters again. I feel good and we'll take it from there."
Villanueva was scheduled to throw 30 pitches.
"Throwing 16 to the first batter didn't help," he said. "Being a competitor, you don't want to come out in the first inning. I understand -- it's time to build up, time to work on things. I'm satisfied -- obviously, not with the results but with how I feel. We'll take it from there."
Schierholtz questions first glance at lineup card
PHOENIX -- Nate Schierholtz was originally listed in the Cubs' lineup for Tuesday's game at first base. Schierholtz did a double take when he saw that. He's never played first. Ever.
"I've never played first, I've never taken any ground balls, so I'm not sure if that's a misprint or not," he said on Monday.
"Not really, no," the outfielder said. "If that's the case, I'll have to obviously start taking ground balls before I play in a game and get a first baseman's glove."
He can't borrow one from Anthony Rizzo. Wrong hand.
"I have one at home here," Schierholtz said.
He won't need it. Apparently, Rizzo is starting at first on Tuesday and Schierholtz is getting the day off.
"That was a typo," Cubs manager Dale Sveum explained. "[Schierholtz] goes, 'You know, I haven't played first base.' I said, 'You're not playing first base.'"
The good news is that Schierholtz is paying attention and read the bulletin board.
Extra bases
• Cubs manager Dale Sveum was encouraged by Kyuji Fujikawa's outing on Sunday. The Japanese right-hander struck out two and gave up one hit in one inning in his first Cactus League action. Fujikawa had thrown in an intrasquad game on Friday.
"The life on the fastball was better [Sunday] than in the intrasquad game," Sveum said on Monday. "We definitely saw much better life. Sometimes it's because it's a real ballgame and not against your own team. Obviously, the one split he had incredible depth. I think the guy swung at a 50-footer [and struck out]."
The Cubs are still getting to know Fujikawa.
"A guy like him, his Spring Training is more working on his breaking ball to be able to get back in counts," Sveum said.
• Scott Feldman will make his Cubs debut on Thursday. He's been getting his bullpen sessions in before most people have their first cup of coffee.
"I'm working on my sleeping patterns now, trying to get up a little earlier, working on getting my body moving and grooving at 8 [a.m.]," he said on Monday.
Maybe they're getting him ready for day games at Wrigley Field.
"I've been getting up before it's even light out," he said.
• Arodys Vizcaino, recovering from Tommy John surgery, will throw his first bullpen session on Tuesday. He has already been told that he'll be staying in Mesa after Spring Training ends for extended spring workouts, possibly for a couple months. He was not expected to get into any Cactus League games.
• Rafael Dolis was wearing a round wall clock around his neck when he went onto the field for stretching on Sunday. He didn't have to do so Monday. Dolis was given the clock by the coaching staff because he was 15 minutes late for a 7:30 a.m. meeting.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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All signs indicate that Super Doubles at Harris Teeter will begin on 2/16!
For all the new couponers out there, I thought I would do a short post about the rules of Super Double Coupons at Harris Teeter. Hopefully it will help you save big!
* Harris Teeter begins Super Doubling coupons at 7:00 AM on the first day of the sale- you can get there before 7 to shop, but you cannot check out before then.
* Harris Teeter will Super Double coupons worth up to $1.98 face value. A $1.50 coupon will double to $3.00. A $1.00 coupon will double to $2.00. A $2.00 coupon will not double at all and will only be taken at face value ($2.00).
* Harris Teeter will Super Double/Double up to 20 coupons per day per address. If you have 20 $1 coupons and 20 $.75 coupons, only 20 total will double. They will not double 20 under $1 coupons and super double another 20 coupons that are over $1.
* Harris Teeter's policy is to double up to 3 identical manufacturer's coupons and 2 identical internet coupons (as long as you buy the product required for each coupon, of course). So, if you have five $1.00 coupons for a product, the policy is to only super double the first three.
* You must have a VIC card to take advantage of these deals!
Hopefully that will help some of you with the rules of Super Doubling! I will be posting some scenarios soon as more and more bloggers seem confident this is going to happen!


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February 24, 2010
Ask Rob - Remember Me Interview 6 - Literally
First, enjoy Rob talking about filming in NYC ;) I know you will...
Second, to ask Rob, Emilie De Ravin, Pierce Brosnan or Chris Cooper your question about Remember Me, submit your question in the comments at MoviePhone*
Hm... Dear Rob, would you ever consider entering a World-Record Rubber-band Contest? Because those flexy bad-boy fingers were just made to win!
Thanks Andie
- Lorabell
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Awwwh Rob you'll never be an outsider!! You're welcome anytime back to the big city. He put a little sunshine in NY for the summer while he was here:))ReplyDelete
LOL @ Lorabell- Rubber-band contest!!
I would love to see him in a doll that stretches. As a kid, I used to have these rubber dolls that you could stretch out- I want one of Rob. Hee Hee
Hey they just had a trailer on TV for Remember Me. Rob is such a cutie:D I have to stop caring about a person I don't even know!! I have never been so interested in someone I don't know and most likely never will meet in my life! This is crazy or I'm going crazy- the latter is most likely the case.ReplyDelete
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SALISBURY – At the start of 2013, healthcare professionals are busy trying to manage changes brought by federal healthcare reform.
"This is a pivotal year for the healthcare industry," said Nancy Bagwell, branch director for Peninsula Home Care. "The line of thinking has moved from treatment to prevention and education. Healthcare professionals across all platforms will be in direct communication with each other about the status and needs of every patient. We will work together to educate and empower our patients and engage them in their plan of care which will ultimately improve their health outcomes and control costs."
The changes that will take place in 2013 are based on the "patient-centered medical home" model. Medical Home models provide accessible, continuous, coordinated and comprehensive patient-centered care. This model has many benefits to both patients and medical staff because it provides more one-on-one time with the physician, improves caregiver cooperation, and provides more preventative care.
"This model is much more efficient because it puts everyone on the same page in regards to a patients' plan of care," said Bagwell. "It helps providers, across all platforms; prevent redundancies, unnecessary care, tests, hospital stays, and additional visits to specialists."
Additionally, the Affordable Care Act has introduced two new taxes to finance Medicare. Employers already take out 7.65 percent of workers' wages to support the elderly and disabled. Of that, 1.45 percent goes toward paying Medicare's hospital bills. Beginning in 2013, the Medicare hospital tax will be increased by 0.9 percent for anyone who earns more than $200,000. There will also be a new 3.8 percent tax on investment income, setting income thresholds again at $200,000.
In addition, a new health-care law includes a provision to boost primary care reimbursements in Medicaid to match those of Medicare for 2013 and 2014. On average, this will mean a 73-percent raise for Medicaid doctors.
In addition, Marylanders will be required to have a MOLST (Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment). The law, scheduled to go into effect on Feb. 1, 2013, requires a Maryland MOLST form be completed by or for all individuals admitted to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospices, home health agencies and dialysis centers. The MOLST form is intended to help physicians and other health care providers discuss and convey a patient's wishes regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other life-sustaining treatments.
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would you want the dog and pony show of will he stay or will he go in his contract year? wants to go to a winner?
would you want the dog and pony show of will he stay or will he go in his contract year? wants to go to a winner?
"I may be wrong ... but I doubt it"
I would renounce Bayless honestly and go with Flynn on a 4 year 12m deal if he would sign for that.
If we indeed keep Fields then he can float between a 2 and 3 and end up signing a vet to fill in the holes.
Lowry , Flynn , Uzoh
Mayo , Ross , Fields
Iggy , Kleiza , Fields
Bargnani , Amir , Acy
Valanciunas , Vucevic , Pryzibilla or Magloire
Source: phillyBurbs.comRod Thorn said theres no truth to rumblings about a trade involving the 76ers and Raptors.
Perhaps Colangelo leaked the rumor to get other teams to improve their offers for DD and Calderon?
As much as I want DD off this team, I prefer to stay away from Iggy and his fragile heel, not to mention his $14 million salary.
The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority. - Martin Luther King
good thing its a rumor i dont want iggy. Especially for DeMar
Then go after O.J Mayo
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Beware of Rod Thorn. He is a shark and we do remember the Wince deal don t we? Stefanski had a birds eye view of that trade (he was Thorn's asst in NJ) and should also be quite knowledgeable of Philly's roster. Double check the contents of your wallet when Thorn agrees to a deal.
My own preference is to try for Wilson Chandler. He is in the same age bracket, has good off & def skills, moderately priced with term and should not be prohibitive in terms of assets going back (but I'd rather not give up any futures). And then we should give it a rest until trade deadline.
Lets get Deng!! Instant top-10 defensive team if we trade Derozan for Deng.
ESPNSteinLine Marc Stein
Nick Young is signing with Philadelphia, agent Mark Bartelstein announces. Details to come
That could very well end the DeRozan to Philly rumors...
You know, at this point I think Deng is my choice as well. I think he's a better option than Iguodala, definitely, and I think the Bulls *should* be motivated to get a high-quality PG who can start all year in 2012-13. Unless they've simply written off this season while they wait for Rose to return. Jose seems like a perfect one-season solution, doesn't he?
Calderon and Ed works. Exchange Davis for James Johnson if they'd prefer a SF in return.
Lowry / Bayless
Derozan / Ross
Deng / Kleiza / Acy/Johnson
Bargnani / Amir / Acy/Davis
Valanciunas / Gray
seems like a decent rotation to me.
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I've fallen into the Deng camp (assuming Gay is off limits). I'd rather have Deng over AI. My concern over Deng is that he'll be playing in the Olympics for his home country while still holding on to a wrist injury that he may end up getting surgery for when the new season starts up. However I've heard that the surgery may not be required. He's younger and slightly cheaper than AI, and has similar defensive accolades as AI. But what I like most about Deng is that he has been playing for a defensive minded coach the past few seasons and so moving to a Casey system should be a natural move for him.
Second, DECENT!?!?
This team is the best team that BC would ever produce in toronto. So much defensive talent + Some serious offensive prowess. The team is 2 deep in every position (I trust Gray), as well as fluid (many combo players, could pull Large or Small lineup at will), the team is tall, the team can shoot, the team is young and improving. With the potential of Val being a star (I think he will be better than Hibbert, and he was an all-star last season), and Bargnani keeping his game up, and Derozan improving, while Lowry showing what he is worth, this team will be mid-high playoff caliber.
wasn't sure what Iggy's contract was like... so looked it up...
NO. please dear god NO.
He gets paid like basketball royalty when he's upper middle class at best
Brand was just amnestied according to Woj from Yahoo. They're pretty thin at the PF position at the moment. What implications does this have with the Raps. Does it have any implications at all? With Brand amnestied, could Iggy be on his way out?
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Mayor Jerry Don Barrett said state auditors recommended, after a recent audit, that an ordinance be created for items that are purchased by the city.
Items more than $1,000 have to have serial numbers, and records must be kept for auditors to view during annual audits.
Aldermen voted to pay Dusty Schmelzla, the widow of Atkins Police Officer Dolphus Schmelzla, his retirement, sick leave, vacation and comp time in monthly installments. They also agreed to give her his weapon.
Schmelzla died the night of Aug. 29 when his motorcycle was hit by vehicle at Tyler Road and East Main Street in Russellville. The council also approved the city begin advertising for another police officer.
Barrett thanked Richie and Robbie Schmoll for donating a truck and trailer to move the old visiting bleachers from Sorrels Stadium at Lemley Field to McLaren Park.
Barrett said the council will consider solid waste contract bids at its October meeting for the next two years. DC Trash has been the city's solid waste remover since winning the contract from Waste Management.


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Phillies lose another series as Cole Hamels is knocked out of the box, literally.
The Phillies dropped to 6-8 on the season as they lose another game, one in which they were almost no-hit by the Brewers, while their ace was taken out of the game after being hit on the shoulder by a line-drive hit by Prince Fielder.
The game started out as a pitchers' duel between Phillies' ace Cole Hamels and Brewers' starter Dave Bush for the first three innings, in which Hamels gave up only a single (Corey Hart) while striking out six of the first nine batter that he had so far faced, while Bush had allowed only one Phil batter to reach base, via a hit batsman (Jimmy Rollins). That all changed in the fourth, as, with a runner on first and one man out, Ryan Braun hits a two-run home run to left, his fourth home run of the season, and his third home run in the series, as he knocked in Hart, who had earlier singled, giving the Brewers a 2-0 lead. The next batter, Prince Fielder, then hit a first pitch line drive up the middle, which hit Hamels' on his left shoulder, as he was finishing his delivery. The Phillies, not taking any chances with their ace, decided to take Hamels out of the game, for what was later revealed to be a bruise on his shoulder. The Phils replaced him with J.A. Happ who then ended the inning with no further damage. The Brewers then added to their lead in the fifth, as Fielder hits a two-outs, based-loaded double, scoring Bush, who had earlier singled, had moved up to second on Rickie Weeks' single, and had gone to third on Braun's walk, Weeks, who had singled and had moved up to second base on Braun's walk, and Braun, who had walked, giving the Brew Crew a 5-0 lead. The Brewers then made it 6-0 in the eighth as Bill Hall hits a one-out, solo home run, his first home run of the year. As the Brewers were piling it on, Bush was no-hitting the Phils, having allowed only four more man to reach base (three walks and a hit batter), by the time Matt Stairs came up to pinch hit with one out. With the count 3-1, Stairs broke up both the no-hitter and the shut out, as he hit a pinch hit home run to right, his second home run of the year, both as a pinch hitter, making it 6-1 Milwaukee. After Shane Victorino got the Phils' second hit, a single, Bush was taken out of the game and replaced with Mitch Stetter, who would end the inning by getting Chase Utley to ground out, 4-3. Stetter would then end the game by pitching a scoreless ninth.
Cole Hamels took the lost, in spite of pitching a good game before being taken out because of a bruised left shoulder. He pitched three and one third innings, giving up just two runs on four hits and a hit batter, while striking out six. His record is now 0-2 with a 9.69 ERA. Hamels thinks that he will be able to take his next turn in the rotation. We'll see. J.A. Happ pitched an inning and a third in relief, giving up three runs on three hits and three walks, while he struck out three. Jack Taschner followed him, pitching two scoreless innings, giving up just a hit and a walk. Chad Durbin pitched an inning, giving up one run on on a hit, while striking out one. Brad Lidge pitched a scoreless ninth, giving up a hit, as he struck out one. Dave Bush got the win, as he gave up only one run on two hits, three walks and two hit batters, as he struck out four, in eighth and two-third innings. His record is now 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA. Mitch Stetter pitched one and one-third scoreless innings, giving up no hits.
The Phils got only two hits yesterday, Matt Stairs' pinch hit home run and Shane Victorino's single, as Bush no-hit them for the first seven and a third innings before Stairs finally broke it up with his home run. Before the home run, the Phils got only five men on base, via two hit batsmen (Jimmy Rollins and Victorino) and three walks (Victorino, Raul Ibanez and Chris Coste). After their eleven run explosion on Monday, the Phils have scored just two runs. This has got to stop.
The Phillies (6-8, 3rd) now go on the road to face the Florida Marlins (11-4, 1st), who are presently mired in a three games losing streak, for a three-games series at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida. The first game of the three-games set will be played tonight at 7:10 pm Eastern. The Phillies will send to the mound Brett Myers (1-1, 5.03), who is coming off a no-decision against the Padres on April 18, where he pitched a strong six and two-thirds innings, giving up just three runs on six hits and four walks, while striking out three, in the Phillies' 8-5 lost. He will be shooting for his second straight win. His opponent will be Josh Johnson (2-0, 2.91), who is also coming off a no-decision, with his coming against the Nationals on April 18, as he pitched six innings, giving up six runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out six, in the Marlins' 9-6 extra-innings win. He will be trying for his third win of the season. The Phillies hope to improve their record at the expense of the fish.


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Because I'm in that sort of mood to make you all read what I like to read, I am sending my lovely SPEWers into the land of D/A. And I'm not talking about Dumbledore's Army, though I suppose that could apply at some point. Nope. I challenge you to go forth and trawl the depths of the Dark/Angst category on MNFF and review.
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Hutchison stretches out in strong Minors start
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Drew Hutchison moved another step closer to opening the season in the Blue Jays' starting rotation by tossing seven scoreless innings during a Minor League game on Saturday morning.
Hutchison is technically still competing for a spot in the rotation, but there's very little doubt he'll be on the roster come Opening Day. He has been one of the best Toronto pitchers this spring and has received rave reviews from his coaching staff and front office.
The main goal of Saturday's outing was to increase his pitch limit to 80. He came within one of that benchmark while allowing just one hit and one walk with six strikeouts.
"I felt good all of the way through," Hutchison said. "I settled in about the third inning and had a nice rhythm from then on.
"I feel like I've pitched well. I came into camp ready to pitch well and I've done that. Just continue to perform."
Hutchison entered Spring Training with a lot of question marks surrounding his immediate future in the rotation. He underwent Tommy John surgery midway through the 2012 season, and even though he returned to the mound late last year in the Minor Leagues there was some doubt about just how effective Hutchison would be this spring.
The 23-year-old has since effectively answered all of those questions. Hutchison has felt healthy and seems to have picked up right where he left off two years ago. The native of Lakeland, Fla., has been able to command his fastball down in the zone to both sides of the plate while also showing a lot of movement on his secondary pitches.
"I feel good, it's one of those things where I wasn't sore before I got hurt, it was just the one pitch and then the injury," Hutchison said. "It wasn't a deterioration, it just happened. I did what I needed to do to get back, I worked hard to put myself in this position to have a chance, to go out and perform. So, I'm trying to go out and perform and do the best I can, and that's what my focus is."
McGowan still candidate for Blue Jays' rotation
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Right-hander Dustin McGowan apparently still has a chance to make the Blue Jays' starting rotation after all.
Just two days after John Gibbons appeared to indicate that McGowan was headed for a role in the bullpen, the tone of his scrum with a group of reporters changed. According to Toronto's manager, McGowan hasn't been ruled out as a starter and apparently never was in the first place.
The big question is whether McGowan will be able to maintain his health and get stretched out enough before Opening Day after throwing 47 pitches in his last outing. But either way, he's still under consideration.
"We don't have all of the answers yet, we have guys doing different things, we're trying to put it together," Gibbons said. "So no official announcements were made. I try to be honest and give you the best answers that I can, but I haven't officially said anything about anybody.
"The way it's set up now, he'll get a couple of more outings in. He can get there no big deal and if you throw him down there in the Minor Leagues, make sure he gets to whatever pitch limit we want, roll the innings to guarantee to get him that. [Pitch count] wouldn't be an issue there."
Most of Gibbons' scrum with the media on Saturday morning was spent arguing semantics. Several media outlets, including MLB.com, reported on Thursday that McGowan was set to start the season in the bullpen. The determination was made after Gibbons held court with the media earlier that morning.
At the time, Gibbons was asked: "Has [McGowan] been ruled out as a candidate to start or is that something you're still looking at?" He replied: "Well, he's kind of in limbo there. We want to be able to stretch him out anyways, if he's in the 'pen for multiple innings that would benefit us quite a bit down there. We know he can do two, if he can do three it would do wonders for us."
That prompted a followup statement from a reporter: "So it seems like he's more in the bullpen picture then." Gibbons appeared to confirm that by saying "Yeah, yeah. Unless he comes out of nowhere and you know ..."
McGowan then went out later that day and fired three scoreless innings vs. the Phillies. He allowed just one hit and struck out five in his longest outing since 2011. McGowan also threw 47 pitches, and while that's well short of where he would need to be at the start of the regular season, there's still some time to continue building up his endurance.
The current plan appears to be that McGowan will start a Minor League game on Tuesday and then again on March 30. That's the same day the Blue Jays will have to finalize their 25-man roster for Opening Day, and it's very possible the club will want to wait and see how he pitches in both outings before making an official decision on its rotation.
"I've said from Day One, I wanted to be a starter, but I know the obstacles I have to overcome to do it," McGowan said. "A bunch of surprises coming I guess.
"I didn't know if I'd be able to get to 80-85 pitches before spring is over, but I guess I've got a chance to, so we'll see."
The Blue Jays plan to start the year with R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle and Brandon Morrow in the rotation. Right-hander Drew Hutchison appears all but officially guaranteed a spot while McGowan is competing against the likes of Todd Redmond, Esmil Rogers and J.A. Happ.
Reyes isn't concerned about tight hamstring
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Jose Reyes left Saturday's 9-4 win over the Tigers after the third inning because of a tight left hamstring.
Toronto's shortstop attempted to downplay the incident by saying it was precautionary and didn't think it was a big deal. There's no immediate timeframe for his return to the lineup, but Reyes appears to be considered day to day.
Manager John Gibbons took a similar relaxed tone in his postgame scrum with reporters and responded "zero" to a question about his level of concern for the injury.
"If he didn't play a week from now, we'd have a lot of concern," Gibbons added.
Reyes had a lot of hamstring issues earlier in his career, but has been able to avoid any type of serious problem for the past two seasons. He last spent time on the disabled list with a hamstring issue in 2011, when he missed 29 games. Prior to that, his last DL stint because of a hamstring came in '04.
The 30-year-old Reyes is hitting .255 in 17 games this spring. He also has three doubles and five runs scored to go with three walks.
Janssen feeling good after first spring action
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Casey Janssen reported all is well one day after making his first appearance of the spring.
Toronto's closer arrived in the clubhouse on Saturday morning feeling just a normal level of soreness after tossing 17 pitches vs. the Phillies in a Minor League game the day before.
Janssen had not made an appearance this spring because of a sore shoulder, but he appears to be over the injury, and all signs still point to him being ready for Opening Day on March 31.
"Went well, threw all my pitches," Janssen said. "It was good to compete and just another step in the right direction, and getting ready for the season and Opening Day.
"Not too bad on the soreness. Those guys were scrappy down there and made me work a little bit. It's good to get a little sore. It's good to get some work in."
The plan is for Janssen to make three more appearances this spring before the club opens the season against Tampa Bay. Another goal is to have Janssen make two of those outings on back-to-back days as a final test to make sure he is physically ready to go.
It's a very familiar situation for Janssen, who only made three appearances last spring as well following offseason shoulder surgery. He went on to record 34 saves in 36 opportunities and have one of his better seasons in the Major Leagues.
"I mean, I think in a perfect world, I would have liked to be out there March 3 and pitching in games and everything like that," Janssen said. "Obviously it didn't work that way for me but, yeah, I think I can get there. I think the intensity level is going to pick up when you're in the Major League games and then when the big lights turn on, I think the intensity level will definitely be there.
"As long as I feel good, I pride myself on being a command guy and the radar gun doesn't matter that much when you can change speeds and hit your spots, and that's what I've relied on a lot of my career. If the velocity takes a few days to catch up, I think I can compete with what I've got."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Get Caught Up With the Oscar Nominated Films You Missed With These Adorable Children
by Glen Tickle Feb 20th
The Oscars are this Sunday, and I for one am woefully unprepared to make my picks in the annual bet I have with my friends. I have seen almost literally none of the films nominated this year, and I only have a few days left to get caught up if I'm going to stand a chance at winning the coveted prize of lunch at the local Chinese buffet. Thankfully, the tiny folks at Copycat Kidz have put together a highlight reel of sorts to cover the major players in this year's Academy Awards.Read More


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Art aficionados saw last week works by some of the regions top artists during the annual Colorfest Gallery Walk. This weekend, with the start of the Fourth Annual Durango Open Studios tour, the extra curious among them can go a step farther and see where all those works came from. The tour will go for two weekends.
I just dont think you can see 33 artists at work in two days, said Denise Leslie, owner of Shared Vision Publishing. She coordinates the open studios tour.
She has a point. Even though Leslie added the inaugural Mancos Open Studios this summer to make the trek more manageable, the artists are spread out enough (including Bayfield and Ignacio) that the drive time makes it nearly impossible to hit every studio. Mancos artist June McCartney will be a special guest for Durango Open Studios. She will demonstrate at the Open Studios headquarters at DurangoSpace. McCartney was forced to leave her home studio during Mancos Open Studios in June because of the Weber Fire.
There is as much artistic as geographic diversity. This year is the first time a fashion designer will participate. Durangos Sandra Cushman will show her styles at her home on Crazy Horse Drive. Most, if not all of the painters on the tour will be painting new works over the two weekends. Some of the most fascinating demonstration work will be done by the three-dimensional artists. Potters Nick Blaisdell, Adam Field, Lorna Meaden and Diane Brandt will share their methods with people who drop by. A day spent in the glass-blowing factory of Trefny Dix and Bengt Hokanson could burn up a quarter of the tour in the blink of an eye.
Even the Ignacio studios have been wrangled into two stops. Four of the five artists with a wide array of skills will set up shop at Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center. Rebecca Koepper will demonstrate pastel paintings, Diana Ruthers will show eclectic sculpture with intricate beadwork, Kasey Correia will demonstrate the art of raku pottery firing, and Meg McDonald will give a demonstration of intaglio printmaking.
The only Ignacio artist who will remain in her home studio is Lorraine Trenholm, but shes not far off the highway.
The two-week event will begin tonight with the opening of the all-important taster exhibit. Works by all of the artists are on display at DurangoSpace. Most artists will attend tonights reception. Musician Robby Overfield will deliver a solo performance.
Its not an ideal viewing spot, but Leslie has enjoyed working in a professional space surrounded by so much art.
There are more and more of these alternative art spaces, and it allows so many more people to see art who normally wouldnt, Leslie said. But this is really practical. The idea is to start the tour here, check out the work to decide whose studio youd like to see and then head out over the weekend and find it.