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Contingencies

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Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements  
Contingencies

NOTE 10 - Contingencies
 
Employment Agreements
 
On June 30, 2011, the Company entered into three year executive employment agreements with three stockholders, Brian Keller, Christian Oertle and Daniel Fisher, to serve as our President, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, respectively.  The agreements with Messrs. Keller and Fisher provide for annual salaries of $200,000 each and the agreement with Mr. Oertle provides for an annual salary of $150,000.  Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, each of these stockholders is eligible to participate in the Company’s long term incentive compensation programs and is entitled to an annual bonus if the Company meets or exceeds criteria adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board, subject to certain claw back rights. The agreements provide for payments of six months’ severance in the event of early termination (other than for cause).
 
Leases
 
The Company is committed under operating leases for its various properties, which provide for annual rentals of approximately $372,000 through September 2014. Rental expense charged to operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was approximately $279,000.