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One shot is all that kept LSU junior guard Jeanne Kenney from a perfect outing on Sunday afternoon. Kenney shot an unconscionable 5-of-5 from three-point range and 7-of-8 overall, scoring a career-high 22 points and carrying the Lady Tigers (17-10, 8-6 Southeastern Conference) to a 77-72 upset of No. 8 Kentucky (23-4, 11-3 SEC).
Kenney, whose grandfather passed away earlier this week, said she told her Coach Nikki Caldwell before the game that she was unsure how many minutes she would be able to play because of an injured foot she has battled this week.
But beaten and battered both physically and emotionally, Kenney came off the bench and mustered the best performance of her LSU career.
"Jeanne Kenney responded like her grandfather would have wanted her to," said Caldwell. "She is somebody who has always been unselfish. She embodies everything that you want in a student-athlete. Today she was one of the most courageous players I have had the opportunity to coach."
Kentucky overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to tie the game at 64-64 with just more than four minutes to play in the games, but Kenney drained her fifth and final three of the game to give LSU the final lead it would need.
Kenney went on to hit another jumper immediately after, and then tally an assist to give LSU a seven-point lead from which the Lady Tigers never looked back.
"I honestly didn't try to think about [the emotions] because once you put emotions into it, the more it affects your game," Kenney said. "My teammates were just there the whole time. They gave me the screen, the passes and the emotion needed to win."
Unable to make it back to her grandfather's funeral because the team was stranded in Columbia, Mo., Kenney said she planned to dedicate the game against Missouri on Friday to her grandfather. Kenney said she tried to do too much in that game, but that was not an issue on Sunday.
"He came to every game since I was young," Kenney said. "I remember every time I would look up and we would catch eyes, he would just give me a little salute. He's going to be missed."
Junior forward Theresa Plaisance, the SEC's second-leading scorer, on almost any other night would have been pointed to as the reason for Lady Tigers' success. She racked up 20 points and 13 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season.
But it was clear to Plaisance on Sunday afternoon that the game belonged to Kenney.
"Let me make this very clear: I have been playing basketball with Jeanne since I was 10 years old, and I am not surprised by her performance tonight," Plaisance said. "... Jeanne's not always looking for herself but tonight she really stepped up big for us. She took those shots because she and I know that she can knock them down."
As a team LSU put together one of its most efficient scoring outings, shooting 51.9 percent from the field. The Lady Tigers' 77 points is the second-most points they've scored in regulation of SEC games this season.
Much of LSU's ability to hold off the surging Wildcats in the second half can be attributed to the cushion the Lady Tigers built in the first half. Three of the Lady Tigers' four double-figure scorers on the afternoon had at least 10 points by halftime, including Plaisance, Kenney and senior guard Bianca Lutley.
Lutley started the game with two 3-pointers of her own and scored eight of LSU's first 16 points. Lutley, Plaisance and Kenney's efficient scoring led the team to a 64 percent shooting in the first half and built the 11-point halftime lead.
"I just thought LSU played so hard and really executed and made great, great plays to win," said Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell. "They certainly deserved to win today. They were outstanding."
Midway through the second half while Kentucky was making its comeback, the game became very physical for both teams. Both LSU and Kentucky were in the bonus with more than eight minutes to play in the game.
"I think the league's physical," Mitchell said. "It's crunch time for a lot of people. The players are playing hard and want to win, so it's tough out there."
With less than five minutes to play in the game, the physicality notched another casualty for an already banged-up LSU team.
Junior forward Shanece McKinney fell hard to the court injuring her knees and did not return to the game. In addition to Kenney's foot injury, LSU is also without sophomore forward Sheila Boykin, who is battling Guillain-Barre syndrome.
After the game Caldwell said she expects McKinney to be back in the lineup soon, but if McKinney is forced to miss time, LSU would be forced to play with the much-smaller lineup that it finished Sunday's game with for the majority of games.
"We're the walking wounded," Caldwell said. "Right now she's a little banged-up, but we have tomorrow off and she'll get into rehab. We'll be light this week and be ready to go on Thursday."
With two wins against top-10 teams Georgia and Kentucky in the last two weeks, LSU has most likely removed its bubble-team label. The Lady Tigers clinched at least an even record in SEC play after Sunday's win with only two games left to play.
LSU will close out its home schedule on Thursday when it hosts Alabama before traveling for a rematch with No. 10 Texas A&M to close out the regular season. The Aggies defeated LSU, 74-57, in Baton Rouge earlier this season.
But despite the impressive resume' the Lady Tigers have built during their current four-game winning streak and the confidence they admit they will take into the final two games of the season, the players aren't satisfied.
"Right now we're playing with the best teams in the country, and we are one of the best teams in the country with the unity we are playing with," Plaisance said. "Right now the only people that can beat us is ourselves."


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NEW YORK — Henrik Lundqvist is caught up in a numbers game he is quite happy about. With each win, the Swedish goalie is rewriting the Rangers' record book.
Lundqvist earned his 300th NHL victory and 49th career shutout in the Rangers' 3-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.
With his 30-save performance, he shut out the Red Wings for the second time this season and helped the Rangers complete a three-game season sweep of its Original Six rival. Lundqvist is one win shy of tying Mike Richter's franchise record. He caught Rangers great Ed Giacomin for the club mark in shutouts.
"It's a great feeling to be up there with those guys," Lundqvist said after his fourth shutout this season. "This organization has been around for so long, so to be up there with them, it's very special, and I am proud just thinking about it.
Chris Kreider helped him achieve it by scoring twice in the third — the first goal coming just 14 seconds in.
"He's the best goalie in the world, best around the league, and we're lucky enough to have him on our team," Kreider said. "It's kind of his style to get a shutout for his 300th win."
Lundqvist (24-20-4) was serenaded by the crowd with chants of "Hen-rik, Hen-rik" in the game's final minute. He has won two straight, after allowing a total of 13 goals in three losses (0-2-1) following the Olympic break, and given up just two goals in the process.
He got back to his winning ways Friday at Carolina, which is also the site of the Rangers' next game Tuesday.
"He's been the face of the franchise and will continue to be," forward Brad Richards said. "He's only been in the league eight or nine years, and it seems like 30 or 40 wins each year."
Brian Boyle made it 1-0 in the first period for the Rangers, who moved into second place in the Metropolitan Division — one point ahead of Philadelphia. New York is three points ahead of Detroit, which is in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1990.
Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonagh both assisted on each of Kreider's goals.
Jimmy Howard stopped 28 shots for the Red Wings, who have lost three of four (1-2-1).
"Can't win games if you don't score," Howard said. "They played their game really well."
Kreider provided all the insurance Lundqvist needed for his milestone win. He made it 2-0 by deflecting in McDonagh's shot from the left point and pushed the lead to three goals at 12:12, beating Howard with a shot as he drove down the left wing for his 16th.
The Rangers went ahead early when defenseman John Moore wound up for a shot inside the blue line that was blocked by Detroit forward Daniel Alfredsson. The puck deflected into the slot to Boyle, who spun and sent a drive that beat Howard at 5:14 for his fifth goal.
It was New York's first traditional 5-on-5 goal in three games. Both Rangers tallies in Wednesday's loss to Toronto were short-handed goals by defenseman McDonagh. In Friday's victory at Carolina, McDonagh scored another short-handed goal, Stepan connected on a power play, Rick Nash scored during 4-on-4 play, and Carl Hagelin sealed the win with an empty-netter.
Lundqvist was sharp throughout. He even shook off being covered by the net, which was tipped over onto him from behind when Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader checked Rangers defenseman Anton Stralman into the back of the cage late in the second.
"He's one of the best, and he was extra solid today like the Olympics," said Alfredsson, a fellow Swede. "We didn't execute well at all. We just couldn't get it done.
"Now everything is magnified. We have to correct our mistakes."
The Red Wings did little with two power plays in the middle frame and recorded only three total shots in their three advantages of the game.
Detroit had scored at least one power-play goal in five straight games.
"That was probably our worst game since Jan. 1," coach Mike Babcock said. "We did not play very good.
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Organic salmon? Chefs, retailers and seafood companies are trying to capitalize on the organic trend by selling "organic" salmon. Don't be fooled. There is no such thing. The USDA has not yet issued regulations on organic seafood.
"Organic salmon" sold in U.S. markets and restaurants is coming from Canada, Ireland, Scotland, and Chile where foreign certification bodies have announced their own 'organic' standards for farmed salmon despite the fact that there are no internationally agreed upon standards in place. Often, the standards used by these foreign certifiers differ significantly from what many American consumers associate with the USDA organic label.
The National Organic Standards board convened November 27 - 30 to further consider organic standards for farmed raised fish such as salmon. The board heard testimony from scientists, environmentalists, consumer advocates, chefs and aquaculture industry proponents during an Organic Aquaculture Symposium on Tuesday and during a public comment period on Wednesday.
Read the transcripts or listen to the radio stories that covered the NOSB meeting:
On November 1, a coalition of concerned advocates from 44 organizations sent a message to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), urging caution as that body considers whether or not to weaken USDA Organic Standards. The NOSB is meeting in late November of this year to consider the report of their Aquaculture Working Group. If acted upon, their recommendations would allow fish to carry the USDA Organic label despite being raised under conditions that fail to meet basic USDA Organic principles. Read the letter or a press release.
Read a commentary that ran on the Environmental News Network's website, Is Organic the Answer for Seafood?
Read more on Gourmet's Choptalk blog.
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Livestock Committee is recommending that fish raised in open net-cages and those using wild caught fish in their diet be excluded from forthcoming United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic aquaculture standards. Find out more.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has not finalized an organic standard for farmed fish and yet imported fish from Norway, Ireland and the United Kingdom that are certified as organic by each country's own certification process are being sold in U.S. grocery stores and restaurants with an "organic" label. Find out more.
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According to a recent survey by the Pure Salmon Campaign, six in 10 respondents said that they would not expect farmed fish with the "USDA Organic" label to contain contaminants or be farmed in such a way that is harmful to marine wildlife and not allow fish to follow their natural behavior. Find out more
On October 18, 2006 the Pure Salmon Campaign submitted oral and written comments to the National Organic Standards Board's on its aquaculture standards, stating that, "The Pure Salmon Campaign believes that the production of carnivorous finfish in open net cages is inconsistent with "organic" production on several fronts."
In this study, the highest concentrations of PCBs, dioxin-like PCBs, and DDT were found in organically farmed Norwegian salmon. These observations suggest that purchasing higher priced organically farmed salmon does not necessarily protect the consumer from toxic exposure. Read the study. [PDF]


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Professor Lee writes at the intersection of administrative law and immigration law. He is particularly interested in how enforcement realities constrain immigration law and policy across a variety of contexts and institutions, especially the workplace, the criminal justice system, and the food industry.
Recent projects have examined the use and justification of discretionary decision making in immigration enforcement policy, the structural implications of prosecutorial gatekeeping in state courts, and the pathologies associated with regulating employers for immigration and labor law violations. His work has been or will be published in the Harvard Law Review, California Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review, Stanford Law Review, Arizona Law Review, and other legal and scholarly publications.
Professor Lee received his B.A. from Stanford University, his M.A. in Asian American Studies from UCLA, and his J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law. A former Fulbright Fellow, Professor Lee worked at Skadden, Arps, clerked for Judge Mary Schroeder on the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and completed a fellowship at Stanford Law School before joining the UCI Law faculty.
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Food Law Survey, Immigration Law & Policy
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Recent Publications
- Harvard Law Review: "Growing Up Outside the Law" (PDF)
- UC Irvine Law Review: "Policing Wage Theft in the Day Labor Market" (PDF)
- California Law Review: "De Facto Immigration Courts" (PDF)
- University of Chicago Law Review: "Screening for Solidarity" (PDF)
- William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal: "Workplace Enforcement Workarounds" (PDF)
- Arizona Law Review: "Monitoring Immigration Enforcement" (PDF)
- Stanford Law Review: "Private Immigration Screening in the Workplace"
- Prof. Lee's Scholarly Papers on SSRN
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- May 22-May 24, 2014:
Speaker, Immigration Law Professors Workshop, UCI Law
- June 13-14, 2013:
Planning Committee Chair, 2013 Emerging Immigration Law Scholars and Teacher Conference, UCI Law
- Jan. 11, 2013:
Panelist on "The Political Theory of Immigration Policy," Perspectives on Migration, Governance, and Citizenship symposium at Duke Law
- April 20, 2012:
Speaker, Critical Race Theory and Empirical Methods Symposium, UCI Law
- March 17, 2012:
Panelist on "Law Professor Job Market: Strategies for Preparation and Success," Breaking In: How to Become a Law Professor or Work in Legal Education conference at Chapman University School of Law
- April 7, 2011:
Discussion leader, PERSPECTIVES Law Student Reading Group, UCI Law
- Feb. 17-18, 2011:
Speaker, Immigration Law Symposium, UCI Law
- Oct. 26, 2010:
Speaker on "Unauthorized Migrant, Information Policy, and Workplace Enforcement," CCIS Research Seminar Series, UC San Diego


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Here's what you didn't get to see on television:
Host Chris Harrison had taken the stage to deliver his opening monologue, but was stopped before he could get out his first "most dramatic" comment as the floor was not shining bright like a Neil Lane diamond. A production assistant was tasked with the cleanup. Harrison, feeling punchy, joked: "We're a big network show and we're waiting for one guy with a Swiffer."
While doing his cut-to-commercial tease about bad boys, he was halted once again. This time creator/executive producer Mike Fleiss was not happy with the amount of reaction he was getting from the live studio audience. He bellowed over the loudspeaker, "I know you all love the bad boys. I've made a living off of it. So I know you are excited. Don't hold back. Go crazy!"
Dan claimed he was introduced to Ben's baby mama in Vegas and she shared an alleged collection of complaints about his parenting, his cheating, custody battles and so on. Ben confirmed that the meet-and-greet happened to PEOPLE exclusively backstage.
"But what transpired is not what he said. My relationship with my son's mom is very strong. She texted me the night she met Dan. But she is going to be crushed when I tell her what got said tonight that he attributed to her because she would never have said those things because they aren't true and she's an honest person. There was never any infidelity in our relationship. He threw words into her mouth to hurt me and she's not there to defend herself. It's going to crush her but as soon as I get my phone back, I have to call her and warn her."
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Speaking of the mystery ending, the rejected were polled on who they thought would be, if there is one, the last man standing. Votes were very mixed. Mikey thought the "connection and mutual feelings were best" with Chris but most guys' money is on Brooks. "Brooks got the first date and from even then you could see how she acted around him." Juan Pablo, however, thought Brooks was no longer in the lead and that Drew "seemed too forced." James put it even less kindly, "I'm biased after things happened, but he doesn't represent the full package man. I don't respect him anymore. I was hoping it was Zak."
Pretty sure Zak was too. In fact, he painted a fairly grim portrait of his post-show recovery. Edited out were his admissions that he still loved this "incredible individual that I just want to be close too," that he had been ready to marry her, that he figured the ring scared her off, that watching the show hurt because he was blind to how enamored she was with other guys and that he hadn't even returned home to San Antonio yet. "I've used my family as a crutch and stayed with them, but I can only avoid it for so long."
The good news though was that the show helped him "climb a little farther out of the dark place. Tonight, after what she explained about my smile being a mask and after being able to play my song and get the emotions out, I got closure," he said. "I have full confidence that I can move on now and my number one priority is finding this exceptional person I'm looking for. I've spent too many years putting that on the back burner. Things are going to change when I go home."
Speaking of returning to real life, James answered our biggest burning question about whether he and Mikey have made good on their plans to cruise the Midwestern waterways with tall blondes. "Not yet. But Mikey is a friend for life. He's a great guy, hardworking and a family man, and now that this is over we will hang out. But I have not been on the infamous boat. I still don't understand what all the drama was about. We were just venting to each other. And where did that blonde thing even come from? Not that hair color matters, but I'm Latin and I lean toward brunettes anyway so I would not have said the blonde thing anyway."
Juan Pablo, easily the recipient of the loudest cheers all night long, came face to face with his crafty admirers when they were pulled from their seats for a segment on pronouncing his name correctly. He was so impressed that they made their t-shirts and rewarded them all with a kiss on the cheek. He even had Harrison smitten by night's end. After Juan Pablo re-tucked the mic wire behind his tie, Harrison joked, "Did you just feel me up? I will never wash this shirt again."
They didn't incorporate Des's choice words about Brian, the "disgusting" guy with a girlfriend who turned down their offer to appear on the episode. She also had an opinion about the rumor that the stunned and shunned single mom had taken him back: "If she could go back to him after what he did to her and her son then they deserve each other." After the show, she added, "I'm fine with him not showing up. I didn't really have anything more to say. I've already wasted enough time on him. If anything, I want my wasted time back."


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SAGE is pleased to present our new strategic plan, The Road Ahead.
As our prior 5-year plan wound down, SAGE celebrated many accomplishments, detailed in the Summer 2013 SAGEMatters. We also examined what still needs to be done to improve the quality of life for all LGBT older people.
To address the vast challenges that remain, in spring 2013 SAGE's Board of Directors adopted a visionary Strategic Framework to guide the next phase of the organization's work. Over the next 3 years, SAGE intends to deepen its federal policy work and its affiliate reach to achieve true national impact for the LGBT aging field. SAGE's efforts will continually emphasize inclusion of all LGBT older adults—regardless of where they live, and especially for those LGBT elders who have been most marginalized and are most in need of support. We will deepen our commitment to model service provision for LGBT older adults by adapting our services so that they are responsive to health and long-term care trends, evaluating and pinpointing which services are most effective, and using the resulting data to help replicate those services through our affiliate network. As the country's largest repository of expertise on LGBT aging, SAGE will focus on knowledge-sharing by bolstering our one-of-a-kind National Resource Center on LGBT Aging to continue training aging providers around the country and by providing LGBT older people with the information they need to plan for the future. And having catalyzed a fast-growing LGBT aging field in recent years, SAGE will now focus on sustaining that growth by encouraging and supporting the work of our partners, leveraging strategic alliances, harnessing trends in health care and other sectors to build self-supporting LGBT aging work, and strengthening SAGE's own infrastructure and support. It's 2013 and we at SAGE are determined to once again change the game for LGBT older adults across the country.
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The brief decline this morning is yet another example of how investors have come to expect government stimulation. When it doesn't arrive as expected, the markets suffer. This relationship with government intervention may turn ugly when the Fed finally decides to cut off its quantitative-easing programs. Individual investors should begin preparing themselves for some rough days or weeks ahead.
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Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) are trading lower by 1.2%. The likely cause for today's decline is Sony's announcement that its PlayStation 4 will hit the market at $399, a full $100 cheaper than Microsoft's Xbox One. If the Xbox One were only $50 more expensive and offered a compelling list of advantages over the PlayStation 4, many consumers would be torn between the two consoles. However, the whopping hundred-buck difference makes the choice a no-brainer for casual gamers.
Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) is down by 1.4% today. Given little news pertaining to the company, the reason for today's decline is unknown. But the company has struggled over the past few years as the price of aluminum has fallen, and one of my colleagues believes the company may soon be booted from the Dow.
Shares of both of the Dow's banks, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ) , have slipped 0.7% due to the issues in Japan. My colleague Jessica Alling noted this morning that over the past few weeks, when the Asian markets struggle, the big U.S. banks take a hit, which is what's happening today. But Bank of America only receives about 4% of its revenue from Asia, while 6% of JPMorgan's revenue comes from the region. Those markets shouldn't hurt the banks substantially, so these pullbacks are likely overreactions.
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- A city employee found a set of keys in the library parking lot area and they were turned into the library at 9:45 a.m. Friday.
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Very inspiring! Have you considered putting pieces of a lining fabric (on the biais) directly on the tweed fabric where it is itchy? You could sew the sides of the lining pieces to the pants seams, and finish the two other sides with pinking shears.
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Hello Nittany,
I am at a loss to understand why this question would have been so difficult for anyone at H & R Block to answer for you because it is a rather simple question.
If you wait until the time your mother passes away and then you inherit her assets, your
tax liability
at that time would be zero, unless some of her assets are held inside of an IRA account or other tax deferred account. If that were the case, then you would owe regular
income taxes
on that money only at the time it was withdrawn.
In the United
, there is no
tax at the
level and the state of FL also has no inheritance tax. Instead of an inheritance tax, the
imposes an
estate tax
(or as you referred to it the "death tax"), but that only applies to estates which exceed a certain value. Currently that value is set a $3.5 million. For next year in 2010, the estate tax is repealed entirely. And then starting in 2011, the estate value drops to $1 million as the value which is
. So as long as your mother's estate does not exceed $1 million, then you would never owe any estate taxes on her assets.
Also, if she owns a home or other real estate property that you will eventually inherit, then if you receive that property through inheritance, you will automatically receive a "stepped up" basis in the property at the time you inherit it. What that means is that your new basis in that property would be whatever the fair market value was on the day your mother passes away. And while you would not owe any inheritance tax on the value of the home itself, you would owe
capital gains
tax if you sell the property, but the tax would only be on any gain you had from the sale. The gain would be figured by taking your selling price less your new stepped up basis. So as you can see, receiving a stepped up basis on property is quite an advantage, as you will not have to use your mother's original basis in determining the gain.
Because of the stepped up value which is allowed on property received through inheritance, it would not be recommended that you transfer any property to your name prior to her death. Doing that would be considered a gift, and with a gift you would retain the same basis as your mother currently has, which means you would have a much larger gain when you eventually sell the property.
This same stepped up basis applies to any stocks your mother may own. If you inherit stocks your new basis automatically becomes the fair market value on the day she passes away. So here again when you would sell those stocks, you would have a much smaller gain to pay taxes on.
As I said earlier, the only assets which might be subject to regular income tax would be if your mother as money inside of an IRA account or similar tax deferred account. Money in that type of an account would be taxable to you in the year you withdraw it becaus none of that money has ever been tax paid. But this is the only thing you would really have to pay tax on if your mother's estate is below the values I listed earlier in this post.
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This is very helpful. The property and the annuity are in a trust which I am the
of. So is the checking account. There are no IRA's or
accounts. I assume the fact that the assets are in trust does not affect the outcome above. Is this true? The lawyer insists it is not necessary to put the annuity in the trust since it will not go to probate when my mother dies. Is this true? Why is this true of annuities but not property such as houses? Moreoever, a book I read points out that "You may be worth more than you think", indicating the jewelry and paintings etc., contribute to your estate. How would anyone know what jewelry we have??? This seems mysterious to me.
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Hello again Nittany,
First, there is one thing I would like to point out. The annuity which your mother owns will be partially taxable when you cash that in. As I mentioned to you earlier, money held in an IRA or other tax deferred account is subject to regular income tax when you withdraw it.
An annuity is a partially tax deferred account. An annuity is initially purchased by someone with tax paid money, and then the annuity is allowed to earn money on a tax deferred basis. So the portion your mother originally contributed to purchase the annuity would not be subject to tax, but any earnings on that account since she made the purchase would be subject to regular income tax when the money is withdrawn.
The same
that I can you earlier will still apply whether the assets are held inside out outside of a trust.
As far as the annuity not being part of the trust, it would not be necessary because you are listed as a direct beneficiary of the account. Property would not have you listed as a direct beneficiary, but rather through the will.
Regarding jewelery, paintings and other such assets -- when someone passes away it is the responsibility of the estate's executor or
representative to place a value on all items owned by the deceased. So the
would not necessarily know about items of this nature, but the executor is required to list them as part of the estate valuation if he knows they exist.
But as I mentioned earlier, if your mother's estate ends up being below the exemption allowed before estate tax kicks in, then none of this should really be an issue for you.
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Thank you very much. You are very helpful. I really do appreciate your well presented answers. Now I have a basis of information to build upon. Best regards.
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text: US Unable To Discount DPRK Satellite Claim By Paul Flatin Tokyo Kyodo 05 Sep 98 Washington, Sept. 4 Kyodo -- the United States cannot discount north Korea's claim that it launched a satellite Monday until it finishes reviewing its intelligence data, a defense department official said Friday. "The United States space command is in the process of evaluating north Korean assertions of having placed a satellite into orbit," the official said. "We are continuing to analyze the data as it is received. At this point, we cannot verify north Korean claims nor can we disprove them," he said. Pyongyang has said that Monday's launch of a multistage rocket was not a ballistic missile test but a successful launch of north Korea's first satellite. A State Department official told Kyodo news that the u.S. Will continue to view the test launch as a destabilizing factor in northeast Asia and beyond because a multistage rocket can serve as either a satellite launcher or a ballistic missile. "As recognized by the munitions technology control regime, any rocket capable of putting up a satellite, is also inherently capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction to many countries," the official said. The official noted that many countries, including the u.S., Russia and China, use the same rocket boosters to deliver both weapon and satellites payloads. "So, no matter what, this launch confirms am increase in (north Korea's) capability to threaten its neighbors," the official said. The pentagon's u.S. Space command operates an extensive network of sophisticated spy satellites to monitor the globe for early warning of any missile attack on the u.S. Or its allies. They detected and tracked Monday's launch of a north Korean multistage rocket. Navy ships and air force planes equipped with advanced intelligence-gathering cameras, radars and other sensors were also deployed to the region to observe the launch. Defense analysts in the u.S. Say it is extremely unlikely the u.S. Could have overlooked a satellite launch because the test was so closely monitored by so many intelligence assets. However, john pike, director of the space policy project at the American federation of scientists, says it is also not impossible for the u.S. Space tracking network to make a mistake. He explained that the final stage of the rocket, that presumably lifted P'yongyang's satellite into orbit, may have been too small for u.S. Radars to detect clearly. Pike also said the orbit north Korea claims to have put their satellite into is full of thousands of pieces of space junk, making it time-consuming, but not impossible for the space command to identify what, if it exists, is likely to be a satellite no larger than a small melon. "For all the money we sink into (u.S. Space command) you figure they have a perfect knowledge... [ellipsis as received] they clearly do not, and I think that's one reason why we haven't been able to get an official answer out of them," pike said.


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Published by Routledge
Short description:
Analysing a wide range of Chinese literary and visual texts from the beginning of the twentieth century through the contemporary period, this book challenges the view that canonical and popular culture are self-evident and diametrically opposed categories, and argues that the two cultural sensibilities are inextricably bound up with one another.
Full description:
Through analyses of a wide range of Chinese literary and visual texts from the beginning of the twentieth century through the contemporary period, the thirteen essays in this volume challenge the view that canonical and popular culture are self-evident and diametrically opposed categories, and instead argue that the two cultural sensibilities are inextricably bound up with one another. An international line-up of contributors present detailed analyses of literary works and other cultural products that have previously been neglected by scholars, while also examining more familiar authors and works from provocative new angles.The essays include investigations into the cultural industries and contexts that produce the canonical and popular, the position of contemporary popular works at the interstices of nostalgia and amnesia, and also the ways in which cultural texts are inflected with gendered and erotic sensibilities while at the same time also functioning as objects of desire in its own right. As the only volume of its kind to cover the entire span of the 20th century, and also to consider the interplay of popular and canonical literature in modern China with comparable rigor, Rethinking Chinese Popular Culture is an important resource for students and scholars of Chinese literature and culture.
Table of contents:
Introduction: The Disease of Canonicity (Carlos Rojas) Part One: Producing Popularity Michel Hockx -- Perverse Poems and Suspicious Salons: The Friday School in Modern Chinese Literature Alexander Des Forges -- The Formation of the "Professional Author" as a Figure in Early Twentieth Century Vernacular Fiction Eileen Cheng-yin Chow -- Serial Sightings: News, Novelties, and Zhang Henshui's An Unofficial History of the Old Capital John Christopher Hamm -- On the Literary Consecration of Jin Yong's Fiction. Part Two: Canonical Reflections Jianhua Chen -- An Archaeology of Repressed Popularity: Zhou Shoujuan, Mao Dun, and Their 1920s Literary Polemics Michael Berry -- A Tale of Two Cities: Romance, Revenge, and Nostalgia in Two Fin-de-Siecle Novels by Ye Zhaoyan and Zhang Beihai Ping-hui Liao -- From Romancing the State to Romancing the Store: Further Elaborations on Some Motifs in Contemporary Taiwan Literature Part Three: Nostalgia and Amnesia DAI Jinhua -- Rereading the Red Classics: "Bidding Farewell to Revolution" and Red Nostalgia Weijie Song -- The Reproduction of a Popular Hero: Tsui Hark's Wong Fei-hong Xiaojue Wang -- Memory, Photographic Seduction and Allegorical Correspondence: Eileen Chang's Mutual Reflections Part Four: Gender and Desire David Der-wei Wang -- Popular Literature and National Representation: The Gender and Genre Politics of Begonia Hsiao-hung Chang -- Asking Jin Yong, 'What is sentiment?' -- Gifts, Love Letters, and Material Evidence Carlos Rojas -- Authorial Afterlives and Apocrypha in 1990s Chinese Fiction
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Review: Ninja Blade
ESRB: M for Mature Genre: Action Number of Players: One Developer: FromSoftware Inc. Release Date: Out now, Released April 7, 2009 PASS/RENT When I first loaded this game up, I half expected yet another ninja-themed hack-and-slash game with maybe the occasional hint of plot. I was both surprised and disappointed with what I found as I played. The game brought together the classic ninja moves, like running on walls and epic leaps and combo attacks, and real-time sequences a la God of War. The big issue with the real-time sequences is their number. Almost every 10 minutes or so of gameplay, you're guaranteed to get at least one sequence if not more during boss fights. Some of the big finishing moves require you to press a certain button as it pops up. If you mess up during the cutscenes, you have to restart the whole thing. This process can getRead more →By RenoChan in Xbox 360 No comments yet


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Tequila Lime Chicken Crispers
This sweet tequila lime glaze is coated over crispy, oven baked chicken. It's a delicious combination of flavors.
Do you ever have some random phrase pop into your mind and you have no idea where it came from? Last week while making various tequila recipes, I kept thinking about a tequila lime chicken. I've never had tequila lime chicken nor did I come across any related recipes lately, but those three words just kept repeating in my mind. Tequila lime chicken. Tequila lime chicken.
The flavors just seemed like they would be amazing. Since I'm still obsessed with crunchy baked chicken, I decided to make a tequila lime glaze. This pale golden colored sauce is perfect. It's even better than I had dreamed. It's just the right balance of sweetness and you can definitely taste the tequila and the lime juice. I couldn't get enough of this. I'm definitely going to be making this one again and using this sauce in other dishes as well.
Like many of my other baked chicken dishes, this one comes together easily. I was done in about 30 minutes.
For another delicious chicken dish, check out my baked honey garlic chicken.
Tequila Lime Chicken Crispers
1/2 lb boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup panko bread crumbs (I use Kikkoman brand)
1 extra large egg, whisked
1 tsp fresh chopped cilantro (optional garnish)
for the glaze
2 tbsp granulated white sugar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1/4 cup water + 2 tsp cornstarch
1/4 cup tequila (I used reposado)
2 tbsp triple sec
1 tbsp fresh lime juice + 1 tsp fresh lime juice
1. Preheat oven to 400F. Dip chicken pieces in egg and then roll in bread crumbs until fully coated and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat until all chicken is coated. Bake for 15-20 minutes until chicken coating is a dark golden brown and is crunchy.
2. While chicken is cooking, make sauce on the stove. Add all sauce ingredients except the cornstarch + 1/4 cup water and 1 tsp lime juice. Bring to a low boil. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water, then add to the mixture. Stir until sauce boils again and cook until sauce becomes thick (should take less than 1 minute. you don't want to cook too long or you will evaporate all the alcohol). Turn off heat and add 1 tsp lime juice and stir in. Pour sauce on chicken right before serving. Garnish with cilantro if desired. Serve over rice if desired.
14 Responses to "Tequila Lime Chicken Crispers"
So awesome, love the flavoring!
LOL. I get those random inspirations quite frequently. Somehow I got combining cranberry and siracha while I was reading a mango salsa recipe. But hey, it worked!
These look so yummy! I can't wait to try them!
Yes yes yes! I want the whole batch!
They look awesome! Sure to be a crowd pleaser. Pinned.
These chicken crispers look absolutely AMAZING!! They also look highly addictive, though…this is a dangerous recipe
I made these and the tequila flavoring was a little bit strong for me but hubby liked them. I'll switch out the brands of alcohol for next time. Also, it made way more sauce than I needed!
I used foil and they took extra time to crisp up. Have you tried silicon baking mat for the basic chicken portion?


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text: Once again choosing to make a statement when dealing with his runway presentations, Rick Owens recently displayed his 2015 spring collection in Paris to jarring effect. The features of discussion are assuredly the powdery-faced models, that aided in the general sense of disarray that the show evokes, with matted hair, oversized cuts with fringed hems, and basic wrapped fits. Semblances of traditional menswear poke their way in, but are largely masked by the almost-primitive inspirations that Owens has looked to with this latest collection. Graphic imagery and color-blocking are also included by the Paris-based designer, to break up the somber color palette.


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Every parent should talk to his or her child about the possibility of sex abuse, and how to respond if it happens, says Starishevsky, a Bronx child sex crimes prosecutor who grew up in Parsippany.
"What most people think is that this is somebody else's problem," said Starishevsky, who recently spoke at a rededication for a vandalized memorial to child victims of clergy sex abuse in Mendham. "I try to mainstream it."
One in four girls and one in six boys will suffer some form of sex abuse before turning 18, she said. The chances are too high to ignore, Starishevsky said.
It's that concern that lead her to write "My Body Belongs to Me," narrated by a gender- and ethnically neutral child who suffers abuse, but finds strength after telling the child's parents.
And it's that concern that Starishevsky hopes will lead parents and their children to a new animated short based on "My Body Belongs to Me." The short is expected to stay on YouTube indefinitely.
As of Wednesday, the short had been viewed more than 5,700 times.
The animated piece came together after Starishevsky was approached at a speaking engagement by producer Michael Solomon, whom she then helped reach contacts for his in-progress documentary about child sex abuse, "Culture of Silence." When Solomon wanted to produce a piece for children as well, and was looking for source material, he decided Starishevsky's book would be a perfect match.
"I thought it was terrific," Starishevsky said of the short. She suggested small revisions after seeing an earlier version, so that the child would be more gender-neutral, as in her book.
But she said the film retained the most important element of her book — a moment when the abuse itself occurs.
Starishevsky initially self-published the book, as a professional publisher wouldn't produce the "My Body Belongs to Me" without removing a specific reference to the abuse occurring."They said, 'We don't think you should change it. We think you should take it out,'" she said. "'You can allude to it, you can dance around it, but you can't say it.'"
Starishevsky hadn't been willing to make that concession, and it took her time to find a publisher who agreed. A revised version of the book is set to be released by a publisher next year.
Solomon and his collaborators followed Starishevsky's approach. Their animation is far from explicit, keeping the most disturbing moment off-screen, but it's clear what has happened.
"I think he handled it very gently," Starishevsky said.
"My uncle's friend came over, and sat down next to me, and touched me in that place where no one else can see," the child narrator says.
Starishevsky said she hopes the film helps parents broach the subject of abuse with their children, but said it's important the conversation continue beyond that point.
"I don't want parents thinking this is a shortcut, that 'I've shown the kids the movie, and now I'm done,'" she said. "Yes, they can use it to break the ice, but hopefully the child will have questions, and it can be an interactive discussion."
The short is directed by Josh Franer, illustrated by Shawn Feeney and written by Starishevsky. Rainen Solomon provides the narration.


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The United States and Korea: Endless Entanglement or Crossroads for Change?
A Cato Institute Policy Forum Featuring
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Bill Taylor, President, Taylor Associates International; Ed Olsen, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School; and Ted Galen Carpenter, Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute.
Wednesday, June 4, 2003
12:00 noon
The 37,000 U.S. troops in Korea increasingly generate animosity, particularly among younger South Koreans. Meanwhile, North Korea has brazenly engaged in nuclear brinkmanship, practically daring the United States to attack, and demanding bilateral negotiations. The U.S. troops—a mere tripwire force with little military value—are caught in the middle. Should policymakers alter the American security guarantee for South Korea? How might relations between the United States and both North and South Korea be improved? How should the United States respond to the North's threat to build nuclear weapons? What role should other regional powers—China, Japan, and Russia—play? Please join four experts for a timely discussion of these issues.
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Larry M. Foy
"Skilled and experienced counsel":
Arbitrator Wilson in Aboui v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, December 11, 2008.
Larry Foy has defended insurance companies for over 30 years. He has run the gauntlet of first and third party claims, from bad faith claims to class actions, always advocating diligently for his clients.
In the course of his long career, Mr. Foy has participated in the evolution of Ontario insurance law at both the trial and appellate levels. Larry is a seasoned jury trial lawyer. He has advocated before the Financial Services Commission of Ontario and has attended hundreds of mediations. He recognizes the costs of litigation and tries to resolve matters creatively and expediently whenever possible to keep legal expenses to a minimum. Larry effectively analyzes the cost/benefit of every matter in which he is involved, and his clients have come to rely upon his advice on 'when to hold them and when to fold them'.
Larry has chaired a national seminar on bad faith claims. He has lectured on partial settlement agreements, sports torts and privacy law and evidence. In his private life has been a volunteer construction worker building schools and feeding centres in Guatemala. Larry has served on the Board of the George Hull Centre, a non-profit organization serving troubled youth and their families in Etobicoke. His sporting life sees Larry as an avid backcountry skier and scuba diver.
Martindale-Hubbell rating 4.4 of 5: distinguished
Recent reported decisions:
Gardner v. Hann 2011 ONSC 3356 (Can LII)
Gardner v. Hann 2011 ONSC 3350 (Can LII)
Gardner v. Hann 2011 ONSC 4105 (Can LII)
Gardner v. Hann 2012 ONSC 2006 (Can LII)
The Dominion of Canada v. Chambers, 2013 ONSC 6122
- LL.B., Western University, 1977
- B.A., University of Toronto, 1973
Professional Achievements
- The Best Lawyers in Canada, Insurance Law, 2013 - 2017
- Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Litigation-Commercial Insurance, 2015
Representative Work
- Arbitrator Wilson in Aboui v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, December 11, 2008.
- Member, County of York Law Association
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association
- Member, Advocates Society
- Member, Medico-Legal Society of Toronto
- Member, Canadian Defence Lawyers Association
- Member, Defence Research Institute (U.S.)
- Member, International Association of Defence Counsel (U.S.)
Industry Expertise
Key Practice Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Insurance Defence
Year of Call
- Ontario Bar, 1979


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ALAMEDA -- Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie met with seven reporters at the team complex Thursday to go over the team's 4-12 season and his plans for the immediate future, which includes hiring coaches to fill out Dennis Allen's coaching staff and preparing for the upcoming Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. The Raiders leave for Alabama on Saturday with practices beginning Monday and the game on Jan. 26.
Expect a full transcript later, but a few highlights of McKenzie's 42-plus minute meeting with media members, his first public comments since Nov. 30.
* McKenzie said the search for an offensive coordinator is "winding down" and acknowledged speaking with Norv Turner and Marc Trestman about the gig.
* McKenzie, on if Allen was married to zone-blocking scheme and if team learned from failure: "I don't think Dennis was married to a scheme. He saw a scheme that he was interested in, and liked what it had to offer. To me, it's not about scheme -- people get so tied up in scheme, it's how you use your players and how you execute.
* McKenzie on the salary cap issues: "Personally, I think we're year away from that. We're not in a salary cap situation like last year, but we still have issues and have some decisions that have to be made before free agency, or when free agency starts. So, we're not out of the woods, by any stretch. But, we are better off than last year.
* McKenzie, on if cutting Rolando McClain would have been a salary cap hit: "There's always acceleration with anybody you've got money tied into."
* McKenzie also said he was "confident" Darren McFadden would play the final year of his contract in Oakland in 2013. "When you talk about being productive, when you talk about offensively moving the ball, scoring points, getting some plays out of your big-play guys, you've got to find ways to let him do what he does best. We didn't. We didn't do that…when Darren is running certain plays, it's pretty doggone good, and which he had some last year. But when you talk about a scheme, he's not a lateral mover. He's not one of those guys. As soon as he can go north and south, that's when he's at his best."
* McKenzie, on what he saw in Terrelle Pryor: "What I did see was Terrelle that I was pleased with, he protected the ball in the game when you have snapping issues, even with handing off, the ball slipping, protecting when you're being rushed, he protected the ball. That was a plus for me. To see that and to see snap count, the offensive linemen getting used to his cadence and him getting the plays out and emotions and all the little things that he has to do to make sure there were no issues with penalties before the ball is snapped. Now, obviously, you can see the plays, and when things break down, where he can kind of create and do some things. But he had a chance to make some throws and he did pretty good. I was encouraged. Hopefully the new offensive coordinator will find a way to see what he can do best during this offseason and see what he looks like in preseason games."
* McKenzie, on Carson Palmer's health: "He's coming around. He's doing much better. He's healing up fine. That's the reports I got, earlier this week, as of Monday, he's doing fine."
* McKenzie, on if he will keep the No. 3 pick: "I won't get into what we'll do. I'm not tied down to anything in January. I'm sure my mind will change so many times before April. But it will be interesting to see what happens."
* McKenzie, on Mark Davis' mood at end of season: "Me and Mark we talk all the time. His concerns were as mine. How are we going to get better, mainly offensively. We talked about players, we talked about everything. Nobody is happy with a four-win season. Let's get that straight. It was more at the end we were talking about how we were going to upgrade. We didn't dwell on the negative if that's what you're asking. We're talking about, 'OK, what's the plan.' That's where we were."
* McKenzie said right guard Mike Brisiel had "major surgery" on an ankle, while right tackle Khalif Barnes had a procedure on an arm and linebacker Miles Burris had a knee procedure.
* McKenzie, on Allen's first year as a head coach: "I thought what he did with his team to try to create a culture in that locker room, to get those players to believe we're making a change here, to try to do things the right way, and the way we practiced, the way we approached games, I thought he did a really good job, getting these players to buy into what we're doing. Talking to these players, guys are looking forward to getting back, and that's what it's all about. You want a good response to a head coach, how he's leading a team and how they're following him. And I was very pleased by the way he led the team. And I was proud the way he identified the issues and attacked them. He didn't just continue to run this offense and make it work, keep this guy, keep this guy- he evaluated it, said okay, he stood up, and said okay, we're going to make a change. And he did that. But I like the way he led this team. They way the defense played, especially at the end, it was encouraging. So, I see much better things in the future. I mean he's a rookie coach, I am a rookie GM, but for a rookie coach I like the way he led this team."
* McKenzie, on his Super Bowl pick: "Guess it's got to be…go with everyone else. I got to put my money on Tom Brady."


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A Stopper is the guy you bring in with runners on base to get out of trouble, to try and keep e runners they inherit away from home plate. Every team should have at least one gritty guy who isn't intimidated by anything, who can get out of just about any jam. Now, no one could be perfect, but one might hope for a good bullpen to allow less than 1 of every 4 Inherited Runners to score.
The Giants, however, fail that benchmark.
So far this season, Giants relievers have inherited 97 runners, and have allowed 39 of them to score. That is a solid 40% of inherited runners who have been allowed to score. That is way, way too many. What is more disturbing is that the blame is shared around the bullpen, though one man does stand prominently over the others.
Runners Inherited and Allowed to Score:
Joe Nathan: 18 of 30; 60%
Tim Worrell: 5 of 10; 50%
Jim Brower: 5 of 12: 42%
Felix Rodriguez: 4 of 15; 27%
Christiansen: 1 of 4; 25%
Scott Eyre: 4 of 19; 21%
Chad Zerbe: 1 of 5; 20%
Manny Aybar: 1 of 1; 100%
Aside from Aybar's 1 for 1, Nathan leads the team in allowing Inherited Runners to score. He was hurt by a particularly nasty stretch in the middle of May, where he was brought in with the bases loaded four times in two weeks, and allowed 11 of the 12 to come around and score. Ugh. Until recently, Eyre had been the best imitation of a stopper the Giants had, but he allowed two runners to come in this past week to raise his percentage back up over 20%.
The worst part of Inherited Runners is that in most stat lines, they aren't represented as knocks against the relievers who allowed them, but they count against the pitchers who were depending on the relievers to bail them out. More often than not, this is the starting pitchers. Of the 39 Inherited Runners scored, 24 have been credited to our six regular starters over this season (Jensen didn't have any credited against him, but he never left any to any relievers. Of course, as a reliever, he hasn't inherited any, so it's all even) Especially with five of those six starters being candidates to tire as the game goes on, having a bullpen that can save them is important, but the bullpen has failed them.
Take into account what the ERA's of the starters would be if only half of the IR's were kept from scoring.
Jason Schmidt: from 2.43 to 2.39
Kirk Rueter: from 3.79 to 3.49
Kurt Ainsworth: from 3.82 to 3.48
Jesse Foppert: from 4.97 to 4.63
Damian Moss: from 4.52 to 4.36
Jerome Williams: from 4.82 to 4.17
Also keep in mind that two losses have been credited because of inherited runners scoring, one against Ainsworth and one against Moss. Those ERA shifts aren't minor, and that's just if you cut the Inherited Runners to the decent 20% rather than 40%. Imagine if the bullpen was extraordinary at keeping those runners from scoring.
Now, there's the very valid argument that starters that leave runners on base deserve to have those runs counted against him. And it's true, but I also believe that it's up to the relievers to not let them score. That's what a team is: you bail your teammate out.
And that's the bottom line: our bullpen isn't bailing the team out. Between the 9 losses the bullpen has been charged with and the 2 the bullpen allowed, that's 11 of our team's 30 losses that are attributable to the bullpen. That's an incredible 37% of our losses; that's way too much. That's a lot higher than the league average of 30%. Only the Red Sox, Royals, Mets and Padres have a higher percentage of their losses attributable to their bullpens, and the Mets and Padres are by a slim 1%.
When it comes to the problems the Giants have, most people rightfully point to the pitching staff. But from there, opinions differ on whether or not the help needed should go to the rotation or the bullpen. What we know right now, thanks to Peter Gammons of ESPN, is that Magowan has authorized a midseason budget adjustment: Sabean has free reign to go out and get a player to help. But whom?
There is concern about the young starters in our rotation. In particular, that their arms will fall off one way or another. Ainsworth's recent injury is particularly troubling in that end. However, for now, our young pitchers are throwing well; very well. Even with Foppert's meltdown on Sunday, all of our regular starters (including the injured Ainsworth and replacement Williams) have sub-5.00 ERA's. That's without the Inherited Runner adjustment. Only four other teams (Philly, Oakland, Seattle and Florida) can brag to having a full rotation with that, and none are lucky to have six starters (I'm not taking bets on Oakland's upcoming rookie, yet). Right now, our rotation is doing quite alright. However, our bullpen is currently having major problems right now. The way I figure it, when it comes to midseason trades, you should fix what's broken now rather than make preparations to fix what may or may not break in the future.
Of course, that's a situation that could change with Moss and Foppert's next starts, and with Ainsworth's recovery from injury. Until then, though, we've got guys who can start games. Let's worry about getting someone who can stop them.
On another topic, if you haven't been watching the College World Series, you've been missing some entertaining and evenly matched baseball, with many of these kids putting out gutsy amazing performances. Outfielders with bad knees running into the wall and diving to make game saving catches, another with an elbow that needs Tommy John surgery, yet he's gone out there and saved his team in right field again and again, and yesterday's most amazing performance: A 131 pitch start by Stanford's John Hudgins to starve off elimination, only three days after another similar start where he threw 135 pitches. In all, over just ten days, he threw 350 pitches, getting wins in all three starts.
The kids play with some real heart out there. Tonight's deciding game between Rice University and Stanford is at 4 PM eastern time on ESPN, or on the radio at 90.1 FM. Catch it if you can.
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Court hearing set for Penn State ex-administrators
HARRISBURG-- A long-delayed preliminary hearing for three former Penn State administrators accused of a criminal cover-up of sexual abuse complaints about ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been scheduled to start July 29 in the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg.
District Judge William Wenner said Tuesday the three-day hearing for Graham Spanier, Gary Schultz and Tim Curley will determine if prosecutors have enough evidence to send the matter to county court for trial. Charges against them include obstruction and conspiracy.


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2012.04.30 | Russian ag ministry offers binding govt service on grain marketRussia's Agriculture Ministry has prepared a draft of the president's ruling obliging the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Oversight to issue national quality certificates to grain producers and exporters worth about 1 billion rubles annually, business daily Kommersant reported Thursday.
Under the ruling, the service is to issue certificates for export batches and government purchases of grain and grain processing products. The service is also expected to control grain imports and record volumes in storage and circulation. The watchdog is to carry out the additional functions "within its current staff" and without additional expenses from the budget.
The Agriculture Ministry points out that control of government grain purchases by the Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare is not required and can be abolished.
According to the Agriculture Ministry's estimate, the quality oversight services, provided by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Oversight, would cost 0.5% of the price of an inspected grain batch. Thus, the reform would cost exporters about 1 billion rubles under the planned 25 million tonnes of grain to be exported in 2012. The Agriculture Ministry believes that the charge would have "no impact on the economic state of exporters."
Furthermore, the government is to work out a list of grain types and products subject to the state control, as well as the order of quality certification under government purchases, within six months.
The Agriculture Ministry attributes the necessity of the reform to the fact that otherwise "Russia could become the only country" among major grain producers, which ignored "the quality control of grain and grain processing products." Similar regulations are enacted in Belarus and Kazakhstan, as well as in Canada and the U.S.
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