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Make up your mind! A Georgia investment broker finally got around to filing his 2001 in April 2003. He presented his preparer with an unusual deduction, according to a Tax Court case yesterday (my emphasis):
The return was prepared by a certified public accountant (C.P.A.). On Schedule E, Supplemental Income and Loss, petitioner claimed a flowthrough loss of $516,609 from MCM. Although MCM did not report a loss on its Form 1120S, U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation, petitioner claimed a loss deduction of $554,622 on his own tax return and applied it against the $38,013 of passthrough income he reported from MCM. The deduction was characterized in a statement attached to petitioner's 2001 return as "General Partner Expenses paid to reimburse".
Petitioner claimed the deduction for payments he allegedly made to his clients to reimburse them for their losses in the hedge funds. Petitioner did not provide any detailed information or documentation about these payments to the C.P.A. who prepared his return. He simply told the C.P.A. to use the $554,622 expense on his 2001 income tax return.
There's already a lot wrong here. You can't pay deductions on behalf of an S corporation you own and deduct them on Schedule E. At best, such payments are miscellaneous itemized deductions, which must exceed 2% of AGI and do no good in computing alternative minimum tax. Only the actual K-1 amounts hit your Schedule E.
The mismatch between the K-1 and the Schedule E would attract IRS attention, even if filing almost a year late didn't. But the facts made things worse:
Ten days after petitioner filed his 2001 return, he submitted a different version of the return to a bank while applying for a loan. This version omitted the $554,622 deduction petitioner claimed on his filed tax return.
That sort of things is bad for making friends at both the IRS and the bank.
The taxpayer told the Tax Court that the deductions weren't fraudulent; they were just claimed in the wrong year:
Petitioner concedes that the deduction should not have been claimed for 2001. Instead, on his amended return petitioner claims his income for 2001 was fully offset by a net operating loss carryback from 2002 and 2003.
Unfortunately, the taxpayer failed to convince the tax court that there really were NOLs: "Petitioner has not provided any evidence of a net operating loss for 2002 or 2003, and we have no way of determining from the record whether a net operating loss was available for these years." The Tax Court was reluctant to take the broker at his word. This might explain the reluctance:
On November 3, 2006, as litigation with these clients was pending, petitioner voluntarily filed a petition with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida under 11 U.S.C. chapter 7, No. 06-50298-KKS. During the bankruptcy proceedings petitioner failed to report numerous assets on his bankruptcy schedules, including two boats, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, investment accounts, and $40,000 of artwork.
On October 21, 2008, petitioner was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida on 23 counts of criminal misconduct. United States v. Reinhard, No. 4:08-Cr-00049-RH-CAS (N.D. Fla. filed Oct. 21, 2008). On May 13, 2009, petitioner pleaded guilty to seven counts of the indictment, including: (1) making false statements on his 2001 and 2002 income tax returns, in violation of section 7206(1); (2) making false statements on a loan application, [*5] in violation of 18 U.S.C. sec. 1014; and (3) transferring assets and concealing them from the bankruptcy trustee, in violation of 18 U.S.C. sec. 152(7).
The Tax Court upheld the IRS. Worse for the taxpayer, the Tax Court upheld the 75% fraud penalty asserted by the IRS:
Petitioner admitted as part of his plea agreement that he "included as part of his return a fraudulent Schedule E expense of $554,622". Therefore, petitioner had admitted to fraud and is liable for the civil fraud penalty under section 6663(a) for the 2001 tax year.
When he filed his original 2001 tax return in 2003, petitioner was aware that the payments he reported would have been made in 2002 or 2003, not in 2001. Yet he directed his C.P.A. to claim a deduction for the payments for 2001 without any explanation. Petitioner is an intelligent and well-educated businessman, and we find that he knew that a cash method taxpayer can claim a deduction for an expense only for the year in which it is paid.
The Moral? Aside from the obvious "don't commit fraud" lesson, we can learn from some simple but egregious mistakes:
– Timing matters. You can only deduct cash-basis deductions in the year of payment.
– If you want to deduct an S corporation expense, have the S corporation make the payment. You can't pay corporate expenses personally and expect to deduct them as Schedule E expenses.
– If you want to deduct an expense, keep the documentation. The Tax Court never mentioned any settlement or other document showing that the broker had agreed to reimburse losses. If such an agreement existed, showing it to the Tax Court might have helped a great deal.
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Organizers of the RBC Canadian Open have strengthened the tournament's image and field strength in recent years by moving the venerable championship around to some of the country's most cherished classic courses. Players have raved about Shaughnessy in Vancouver, St. George's in Toronto and Hamilton in Ancaster, Ont. but there's something to be said for staying at "home," too.
The 104th edition of the national championship will be held at Glen Abbey Golf Club, the Oakville Ont., course that has served as the host venue 25 times since opening in 1976.
The familiar course, designed by Jack Nicklaus to be the home base of the Canadian Open and located in the backyard of Golf Canada's national headquarters, has produced some of the most dramatic moments in the event's storied history. No event is likely more associated with Glen Abbey than Tiger Woods' 6-iron shot out of the fairway bunker on No. 18 during the 2000 tournament - one of the most daring and iconic shots of his career. Sitting some 218 yards away from the hole, Woods was forced to carry a large pond that guards the green and managed to put the ball about 18 feet from the hole. He went on to defeat playing partner Grant Waite to win the tournament in his only appearance at Glen Abbey.
Mike Weir had his best career Canadian Open finish in 2004 but it was still a crushing disappointment both for him and Canadian golf fans. Weir, looking to become the first homegrown winner since 1954, lost to Vijay Singh in a playoff on the third extra hole.
In 2009, Mark Calcavecchia made rain-softened Glen Abbey look like a pitch and putt when he reeled off nine consecutive birdies, setting a PGA Tour record. Playing the back nine first during the second round, Calcavecchia began his historic run at the 12th hole and never had a birdie putt longer than 15 feet.
Little-known Lief Olson made one of golf's most incredible aces when his shot on the 132-yard, par-three 15th in 2009 deflected off the ball of playing partner Kris Blanks, took a 90-degree turn and rolled into the hole. He won a BMW roadster for the feat.
In 1994, John Daly showed off his grip it and rip it style when he attempted to drive the green on the par-four 11th, the signature hole that plays 459 yards from the elevated back tee and is protected by Sixteen Mile Creek in front of the green. A plaque on the tee box commemorates his eff ort, which came up just short when his ball dunked into the water.
John Daly at the 2009 Canadian Open at Glen Abbey
More moments could be created beginning July 25 as some of the best players in the world, including popular PGA Tour stars Graeme McDowell and Brandt Snedeker, take a crack at the legendary layout which is noted for its picturesque stretch of five valley holes that wind their way around and over Sixteen Mile Creek.
"I think it's a good golf course," says Weir, the Canadian who has come closest to lifting the championship trophy in recent decades. "It has some unique holes out there;obviously some of the valley holes have unique greens. You see a number of different types of winners there, some longer players, some medium-length players."
While Weir's form has been off during the past two seasons because of an elbow injury and surgery, the 43-year-old is nevertheless looking forward to the national championship and another chance to get the home fires burning.
"I'm excited actually that it (RBC Canadian Open) is going back there," says Weir, who has a pair of top-five finishes in his past three Canadian Open starts at Glen Abbey. "I've played pretty well there of late," he continues.
Mike Weir tees off at No. 3 in 2008 Canadian Open
Fans should be equally excited. Nicklaus designed Glen Abbey with the spectator in mind, leaving wide and even bowl-shaped spaces around many greens to off er excellent sight lines. Even folks watching on TV get the stadium feel. Golf Canada executive director Scott Simmons calls the Abbey the most "fan-friendly spectator course I've ever seen," and it certainly was one of the prototypes of the stadium-style courses in the modern era.
As exciting as the return to Glen Abbey is, the 2013 RBC Canadian Open will be about the players. Snedeker, the blond mop-topped 2012 FedEx Cup champion, and 2010 U.S. Open winner McDowell came aboard Team RBC this year, joining world top-10 stars such as Luke Donald and Matt Kuchar and respected veterans Ernie Els and Jim Furyk, who are all sponsored by the bank.
The Canadian contingent on RBC's sponsorship roster includes Weir, fellow stalwart Stephen Ames, David Hearn and Graham DeLaet, the country's top-ranked male pro.
But there will be more to the field of 156 than just the players with the bank's golden lion logo on their sleeves. American Scott Piercy is expected to return to Canada to defend the 2012 title he won at nearby Hamilton.
Long-time tournament director Bill Paul also has his sights set on attracting some of the game's most exciting young talent, too. Albin Choi of Toronto has been extended an invitation. The 21-year-old, who captured low-amateur honours at the championship last year, turned pro in June and the RBC Canadian Open would be an appropriate stage for a coming-out party.
Home fans can also expect to see Brad Fritsch, a 35-year-old from Ottawa who's not exactly a youngster but is in his first season as a PGA Tour member. He's had a strong start to his rookie campaign in the major league, making the cut in 15 of his first 20 starts this season, and will head to Glen Abbey with not only confidence but with enthusiasm for the championship venue.
"I'm looking forward to Glen Abbey because it suits my game the most ... out of all the other (Canadian Open) courses we play," says Fritsch, who has a half-dozen starts in the national championship over his career. "It's important to hit the fairway out there. Some of the par-fives are gettable and I enjoy the stadium aspect of that golf course."
Fritsch says he remains in favour of rotating the championship around the country – he also loves Shaughnessy, too – but this year he'll savour his week on an iconic course in his home province.
"I just look forward to getting back to Canada," Fritsch says. "It's nice to be home." Home to Canada, and the "home" of the RBC Canadian Open.
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- 1 Introduction
- 2 Specifications
- 3 What's New
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- 6 Body & Design
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- 8 Operation & Controls
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I work in Nyc as a fashion photographer and I have to say the the 5d series are the most used cameras out side of medium format cameras .Ive been shooting with the mark 3 for over a year after shooting with the mark 2 for 2 years great both great cameras. You can see the shots I've taken with it for my work on my website www.brianschutzaphotography.com hope it helps!! also note I only shoot RAW format.
Was it really 2009? I'm still in the first flush of my love affair with this camera. And I'm still fathoming the depths of its capability. Okay, she's got a lot of paint missing these days, but the images are still magic. Whenever I use another camera, I sigh and wonder why I didn't use the 5D2.
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As I know when the original 5D debuted three years ago, it wasn't clear why most enthusiasts would want such a camera. Though it captured excellent, high resolution images, it was slower and bigger and more expensive. Today the market has changed significantly, and it's clear that the market is ready for full-frame digital SLRs that can turn out high image quality. High quality is one thing, but being a camera that can deliver high quality over a wide range of lighting conditions and different ISO settings is what makes the Canon 5D Mark II such a compelling choice, and a clear Dave's Picks.
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In this article, expert macro photographer Thomas Shahan shares advice for successful closeup photography of bugs, insects and small animals.
DJI's new firmware makes it difficult to fly in restricted airspace, even when you have proper clearance. Is DJI placing themselves between professionals and the FAA?
Go behind the scenes with National Geographic photographer Renan Ozturk and see what it takes to capture a dangerous, harrowing, stunning Nat Geo photo essay.
Erez Marom tells the story behind this ominous photo of the sand 'reaching up' towards the mountains at Skagsanden beach in Norway. He calls this photo 'Torment.'
DPReview staffer Carey Rose has taken the Panasonic Leica DG 15mm F1.7 along for everything from a city-side boat ride to a bachelor party across the mountains. Find out how the little Leica fared.
Canon just unveiled the largest 12-ink printer on the market. The new imagePROGRAF PRO-6000 printer can make prints from 17 all the way up to 60 inches wide.
"Standing in one of the holiest places on earth, I felt uneasy," writes Wired's Jason Parham. "Most of my fellow visitors, I realized with a brief bloom of nausea, were taking selfies."
Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk has been receiving great reviews, but it's a challenge to see it in its full glory. This handy infographic reveals the aspect ratio chaos that is wrought as the industry retreats from film.
Anti-bullying organization Ditch the Label's Annual Bullying Survey 2017 reveals yet again that Instagram, more so than any other social network, has a the worst effect on youth mental health.
It's been a crazy day for innovative patent news. Apparently Sony is thinking of developing a medium format curved sensor camera.
An update to the Silkypix Raw converter fixes some bugs and adds support for several popular new cameras.
This crazy custom-built underwater camera shoots 8x10 large format film. It's supposedly "the first successful underwater 8x10 ever made," and it can be yours for $5,800... plus shipping.
Blackmagic just reveled a new accessory for their Cintel Film Scanner. The Cintel Audio and KeyKode Reader can capture KeyKode data and high-quality audio from film in real-time as it is being scanned.
A new Nikon patent shows a lens designed for a curved full-frame sensor. Could this be the high-end Nikon mirrorless camera people are hoping for?
The ability to shoot images at 1,000 fps first appeared in a Sony smartphone sensor. Now the Japanese manufacturer is using the same feature for industrial applications.
Astronomy expert and photographer Dr. Tyler Nordgren thinks you should "see your first eclipse, photograph your second." But if you do plan on taking photos this August, here are a few tips from someone who's been there.
How confident are you that you can spot a manipulated photo? A recent study at the University of Warwick shows that many people are pretty bad at it.
If you purchased a Leica TL2, do NOT attach Leica's Visoflex electronic viewfinder. Leica is working on a fix, but for now, it's possible the viewfinder will break your camera.
Google just released Motion Stills for Android. Unlike the iOS version, the Android app uses a redesigned video processing pipeline that processes each frame of a video as it is being recorded, creating instant results.
A huge copyright lawsuit between photography firm VHT and Zillow Group is heating up again, as both sides appeal a court ruling that granted VHT $4 million in damages.
European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet spent 6 months on board the International Space Station where he worked with Google capturing spheric panorama images that are now available in Street View.
It's official. PDN has confirmed with parent company Aurelius that 94-year-old lighting company Bowens is indeed going out of business.
The newly launched firmware version 1.06 fixes AF-issues that can occur with some lenses that are not officially compatible with the MC-11 converter.
Voyager is a waterproof smart light stick you can control entirely from your phone. The light has already blown past its $300K funding goal on Indiegogo.
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A close look at the EOS 6D II's Raw files suggest its dynamic range has taken a significant step backwards compared with the company's recent DSLRs. We look at how much difference this might make for your photos.
With a full-production review unit in our hands, we've got over 100 production samples from the new Canon EOS 6D Mark II to share.
Need a break from your day? Kick back and watch the making of a somewhat unconventional mojito filmed on Canon's new EOS 6D Mark II.
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Carbon pricing
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"Carbon pricing 101: why we need to put a price on pollution". please click on the link.This will take you to the Pembina Institute's website. This article discusses the need to develop an effective carbon pricing system within Canada.
"Carbon pricing is the generic term for efforts to put a price on carbon through either subsidies, a carbon tax, or an emissions trading ("cap-and-trade") system."
"The increasing amount of carbon dioxide being released in the atmosphere causes climate change, according to the consensus theory of anthropogenic global warming. Greenhouse gas emissions result from fossil fuel-based electricity generation. Associating an approximate cost to damage such as increasing extreme weather, carbon pricing may be used as an incentive to cut carbon emissions and find further support for utilizing existing and discovering new low-emission technologies."
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- Zezebel said...
One day, we cannot pay any price since everything already gone from this world.
- October 23, 2010 at 7:05 AM
- Wayne said...
Zezebel, sadly, yes unless people change how they act in our World, you will be right and then where will we be or where will we go?
- October 23, 2010 at 9:56 PM
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Thoughts worth thinking about
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every woman and man present their views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.- Albert Einstein Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. - Leo Buscaglia
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world. - Mohammed
Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty. -Albert Einstein
The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others. - Ghandi
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves. - Helen Keller
Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make yourself a happier and more productive person. - Dr. David M. Burns
Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures. -His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it. -
Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity. -George Bernard Shaw
Ego's trick is to make us lose sight of our interdependence. That kind of ego-thought gives us a perfect justification to look out only for ourselves. But that is far from the truth. In reality we all depend on each other and we have to help each other. The husband has to help his wife, the wife has to help the husband, the mother has to help her children, and the children are supposed to help the parents too, whether they want to or not.-Gehlek Rinpoche Source: "The Best Buddhist Writing 2005 pg. 165
The hostile attitude of conquering nature ignores the basic interdependence of all things and events---that the world beyond the skin is actually an extension of our own bodies---and will end in destroying the very environment from which we emerge and upon which our whole life depends.
Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others. Nor is it so remarkable that our greatest joy should come when we are motivated by concern for others. But that is not all. We find that not only do altruistic actions bring about happiness but they also lessen our experience of suffering. Here I am not suggesting that the individual whose actions are motivated by the wish to bring others' happiness necessarily meets with less misfortune than the one who does not. Sickness, old age, mishaps of one sort or another are the same for us all. But the sufferings which undermine our internal peace -- anxiety, doubt, disappointment -- these things are definitely less. In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves. When we worry less about ourselves an experience of our own suffering is less intense.What does this tell us? Firstly, because our every action has a universal dimension, a potential impact on others' happiness, ethics are necessary as a means to ensure that we do not harm others. Secondly, it tells us that genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others' happiness. Dalai Lama.
"We can judge the heart of a (hu)man by his or her treatment of animals."-Kant"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights - that is the way of the whole human being!" (Abraham Lincoln "Complete Works")
"It's not that humans and non-humans are identical... but the lack of understanding that led to the slave trade is the same lack of understanding many people have about animals today. When slaves were brought over from Africa, many people believed they were not humans, that they didn't have feelings. Many people believe that primates and other animals don't have feelings, too, but they do."- Jane Goodall
"Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."-
"Man is not on the earth solely for his own happiness. He is there to realize great things for humanity."- Vincent van Gogh
"The only way in which one can make endurable man's inhumanity to man, and man's destruction of his own environment, is to exemplify in your own lives man's humanity to man and man's reverence for the place in which he lives".- Alan Paton
I think I could turn and live with the animals. They are so placid and self-contained. They do not sweat and whine about their condition. Not one is dissatisfied. Not one is demented with the mania of owning things. Not one is disrespectful or unhappy over the world. - Walt Whitman"


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Q: Because my older PC lacks WiFi, I had to run a long network cable from my Verizon Fios router to it. Can I use the Linksys router I got for my old Comcast account to relay the WiFi?
A: If relocating the Fios router isn't an option, you can do exactly that. But it will involve more tinkering than I usually suggest: First, you load third-party firmware on the Linksys router, then you configure that new software to "bridge" your WiFi to the computer's Ethernet connection.
Several different kinds of free, alternative firmware (the name describes how this low-level software is embedded in the chips of a device) exist for Linksys's widely used WRT54 routers. When I wanted to use one such spare model to hook up an HDTV with Internet-video features, I went with the DD-WRT firmware (http://dd-wrt.com).
The DD-WRT site has a complete set of directions, or visit http://makeuseof.com and search for "DD-WRT bridge" to get a simpler walkthrough of upgrading an old router. The exact procedure is way too detailed to relate here; suffice it to say that you need to follow directions exactly, be patient, and have a decent grasp of networking jargon. It doesn't hurt to be lucky either, as the firmware-update procedure can "brick" the router if something goes awry.
But as I found out, at the end of the process you can extend your wireless network in two ways. You can run an Ethernet cable from it to a WiFi-deprived computer (or TV). Or, if your existing router supports a feature called WDS, short for "Wireless Distribution System," you can employ your souped-up router to extend your wireless coverage. Unfortunately, Verizon's Fios routers don't appear on DD-WRT's list of WDS-compatible hardware.
If you're not too technically inclined, though, this is best left to a friend with computing skills -- whom you can then take out to dinner as a reward.
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KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) When the Seahawks were trying to draft overlooked Lofa Tatupu three years ago out of Southern California, they couldn't reach him. He was in a beach house — and out of reception area for the family's cellphones, the only numbers the middle linebacker had given Seattle.
"Do you want to play football or what?" Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren growled when he finally talked to Tatupu that day.
Now, after three Pro Bowl seasons, the Seahawks have gone from not being able to get a hold of Tatupu to not wanting to ever get rid of him.
Tatupu and the four-time defending NFC West champions agreed on Friday to a $42 million contract extension that could keep him as the leader of Seattle's defense through 2015. It also keeps Tatupu from becoming a free agent after the 2009 season.
"This isn't just Good Friday. It's great Friday," Tatupu told Seahawks president Tim Ruskell upon finalizing the contract.
The deal reworks the final two years on the original contract he signed after being selected in the second round out of USC in 2005, plus six more years worth a potential $42 million.
Fletcher Smith, Tatupu's agent, said the deal includes about $18 million in guaranteed money from 2008 to 2010 and is similar in structure to the $50 million, nine-year contract Chicago Bears star middle linebacker Brian Urlacher singed in 2003, also three years into his career.
Tatupu is due $27 million from 2010-12.
Not bad for the sixth linebacker taken in '05 because he was supposedly too slow and too short. Last season he became the second player in Seahawks' history to be named to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three years.
"He has gone way over what anyone could expect from a guy who has played in the league as long as he has," Holmgren said.
Anyone, that is, except Tatupu.
"I think I've exceeded a lot of people's expectations, but not my own," he said with his mother, Linnea, and his girlfriend of six years, Rachel Marcott, sitting a few feet to his right.
The Seahawks were already pressed against their salary cap for 2008. Ruskell said it took Tatupu's defensive mates Patrick Kerney, Deon Grant, Jordan Babineaux and Craig Terrell restructuring their contracts to get the new deal done for the defense's beloved signal caller.
"I owe them a dinner, to say the least," Tatupu said, laughing.
As for the one Seahawk who may most need to restructure his contract to remain with the team, running back Shaun Alexander remains in a wait-and-see mode.
Jim Steiner, agent for the 2005 league MVP who has faded to the cusp of losing his job after two injury filled and ineffective seasons, said Friday he and the Seahawks are continuing to discuss what might be next for the 30-year-old. In the last month Seattle has signed free agent running backs Julius Jones and T.J. Duckett, while Alexander and perennial backup Maurice Morris remain on the roster. Two weeks ago Steiner said he was to meet with the team to see what may be next for his client.
"There have been no decisions as of now," Steiner said by telephone Friday.
If he doesn't accept reduced pay, Seattle could cut Alexander June 1 and spread the $6.9 million salary cap hit over two years. They could waive him before June 1 and swallow all that money this year. Or they could try to trade a runner who's value has never been lower immediately following his least productive season as a starter.
When asked for a best guess on where Alexander might play in 2008, Steiner said, "I'm not into the guessing game."
Ruskell said the team remains in constant talks with Alexander and has been forthright since last season ended on its plans to upgrade what was one of the league's worst running games.
"We are still in the process of going through that," Ruskell said when asked what options the team has with Alexander.
"I don't know that you ever have too many," running backs, Ruskell said. "And I don't know that we are in that situation.
"There has been no status change on anybody. We're still filtering through that."
Ruskell did acknowledge the sensitivity of demoting the league MVP and record holder for touchdowns from two seasons ago. Alexander was the franchise's centerpiece when Seattle gave him a $62 million, eight-year contract just 24 months ago.
"We're very cognizant of that. And Shaun has been kept abreast of everything we've done along the way," Ruskell said.
Alexander's current situation is a cold reminder that in the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately NFL, Friday's feel-good pronouncements cannot be guaranteed.
"This essentially makes him a Seahawk for life," Ruskell said of a deal that could last past when Tatupu turns 33.
"I'm going to end my career with the Seahawks," Tatupu said.
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Aang is attacked by a group of elite fighters, and finds himself helpless when they take away his bending. Only Katara and Tenzin can save him.
Aang sat in the quiet room. Dead silence. He glanced up from his mediocre painting, and sighed. Tenzin had gone with Katara to go to the market, Shua was out at the zoo with her friends, and Amon was...somewhere. But Aang sat alone in the magnificent room. Painting. Bored.
He sighed, and walked out to the garden to pick a tomato. As he walked by, he noted a low creak beyond the wall. He paused, and looked at the wall. Shortly after, he resumed his hike to the garden. As he exited the front door, he found that the creak had grown louder, and was higher-pitched. Around the corner, he found nothing but dead leaves fluttering on the ground, as the grass swayed gently in the wind. Yet the creak still mocked him. "What is that," he questioned himself, in a quiet murmur. He backed away from the side of the house, and marched onto the garden.
Kneeling down on the ground, he searched for the brightest orange tomato. But the brightest tomato was hardly orange; instead, it boasted only shades of green. Aang sighed, and walked over to the grape vine. But the noise still rung in his ear, in a low buzz once more. He turned around, bewildered. And yet as the noise continued, he saw nothing. As the rain began to fall, he turned his back, his eyes crinkled with a frown on his face. The noise crept up on him, growing louder with every drop of rain. He did a 180, and shot an air blast, a large grunt accompanying it. But nothing was there. And the noise grew louder. Aang prepared for battle, set in his stance, when he suddenly found himself fallen on the ground, face first. He quickly turned onto his back, and gazed up upon a fellow a few years younger than he was, only more muscular. The man spoke.
"We weren't behind your back," he informed him. And as the thunder began to roar, the man assumed a fighting position. "And I wouldn't try bending again if I were you." Aang ignored his warning and shot a fire blast at the man. But when he thrust his fist, no fire escaped. He stared at his fists in disbelief. "Especially since your bending is gone," he continued, a small smirk on his face. Two young men jumped out from behind the bushes, to Aang's fright. And as they charged him, Aang had no option but to run the other way. And he did.
The men charged after him quickly, not daring to look back over their shoulders. Aang rolled down the steep hill that he called his lawn and heard two other people hit the ground seconds later. They were gaining. And fast. As he sprinted down the dirt road, he felt a hand graze his arm, and his speed doubled.
The men were now losing distance, and Aang tried bending again. He thrust his arm, hoping to move the ground. Nope. Nothing. He was powerless. All he could do was run. Run, and hope for a savior. But no. None would come. No one would come to save him. He was all alone.
Katara darted home, Tenzin clasping her hand. Tenzin had asked hundreds of times "Why are we going so fast?" And hundreds of times, Katara said, "Because we had to." She didn't have an answer. She had no clue why they were running so fast, or why she was fighting back tears. She knew something was wrong. She knew she had a reason to run. She knew there was a reason why she was worrying so much. But what she didn't know was why. She glared at the house, and the disheveled garden. I knew it! Aang never left the garden the way it was. And he never let the front door open. The bushes were parted at the sides, completing the look of a complete mess. Tenzin must have taken note, as he mumbled, "Is there something wrong?" Katara avoided the question, and instead burst through the doorway.
"Aang!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, hoping in vain that he would respond. She repeated the word twice before finally throwing her torso around the banister and yelling up the stairs, "Where are you?!" As she darted up the steps, Tenzin shuffled into the back room. All he could find was a poorly constructed painting, with Aang's scent on it. Tenzin was beginning to worry, and his eyes welled with tears. He knew as well as Katara did that something was wrong, and it was Aang he was worried about. He was worried about what might happen to him. Katara flung herself down the steps, turned into the back room, and grasped Tenzin's hand. Tenzin didn't hesitate to run out of the house alongside Katara, and she began screaming his name across the neighborhood. Yet the only sound was the whistle of the wind.
And Tenzin and Katara darted down the street, not knowing where Aang was. Not having the slightest clue if he was okay, if there was any point in finding him, and if they would be okay. They were relying on pure instinct.
Aang ran as fast as he could without bending, his breath the only limiting factor of his survival. The men behind him were slowly losing speed, and one had tripped on a rock 1,000 feet back or so. Aang risked a glance over his right shoulder. The men were panting heavily, and one bent over, gasping for breath. As Aang felt his bending coming back to life, one of the men sped up. Aang tried to Firebend and end the battle. But all that left the tips of his fingers was a mere spark. And yet he felt himself Airbend just a little bit, boosting his speed. The men gained even more speed, but not enough to catch him. Aang began to feel his Chi flowing cleanly, and as he readied an attack, he tripped. On his own feet.
His hand had broken his fall, and he could feel scrapes covering his limbs. He attempted to stand when he felt a quick jab to his left shoulder blade. He collapsed completely, barely breathing. As the men picked him up, ready to hurt him...or worse...he felt a drop of water on his arrow, and suddenly, one of the men dropped. One remained. The man released Aang's shoulder, leaving him paralyzed on the ground. He couldn't see her, but he knew who was behind him. It was Katara, fighting the man. With a grunt, he fell to the ground, and Aang was rolled onto his back. There she was. Her hair loopies dangled in front of her large eyes, and she smiled. A tear rolled down her cheek, and she held him to her shoulder. Aang's eyes settled on Tenzin, who was sobbing. Aang smiled, and Tenzin moved into the hug.
He was so relieved. A tear dropped from his eye, too. That was the most dangerous thing that had happened to him since he had fought Ozai. But this was different. This time, there would be more. This time, he may not be so lucky. And this time, it had just begun.
The couch was comforting. Aang's head plopped against the back, his feet resting calmly on the coffee table, he was in a state of total relaxation. Shua was at his right, and Tenzin was at his left. After questioning Shua about her bending training, Aang felt he had to say it for whatever reason. "I love you guys so much," he told them. Shua immediately engaged him in a hug, and Tenzin followed reluctantly. The moment was interrupted by a shriek on the patio.
Katara burst through the door like she had just a few hours ago, and showed Aang a letter. As he put on his reading glasses, trying to make out the characters, his face dropped completely.
Amon had run away. And he wasn't coming back.
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