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French Broad Brewing is releasing its new barleywine on Friday. Pictured fro left are French Broad brewers Aaron Wilson, Chris Richards, and Shannon Hammett.
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If you follow the Mayan calendar, the end of the world is nigh. But that isn't slowing down the local brewing action.
French Broad Brewing is releasing its new barley wine on Friday, and it packs a delicious punch. The nectar is 9.3 percent alcohol, so sip it slowly. For now, it will only be available at the French Broad tasting room at 101 Fairview Road. Come January, it might show up at some other spots. It will be draft only, no bottles.
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Church eyes empty building
January 19, 2012
Anchor Covenant Church is a growing congregation, but it needs a home.
For the past several years, its members have met at Woods School, the YMCA and the First Congregational Church in Lake Geneva.
But, on Monday night, they presented plans for a much bigger future. Ned Sutherland, a Lake Geneva resident and member of the Anchor congregation, presented a concept for a fully functioning church and community center at 630 Williams St.
The 1.57 acre property, formerly the home of Arrow Products, is located on the west side of Williams Street, behind Michael Todd's Cleaners, Pat's Places II Travel, Randy's Professional Muffler Service and the Clark gas station.
Just more than two years ago, Chris Migut proposed work on the huge building in what he called just the beginning of improvements on the "distressed" property. Migut wanted to convert the building to retail, office and warehouse space. However, details were sketchy. Roof repairs were made and heating and cooling was added, but then nothing happened further with the project.
Now, Anchor wants to take the next steps to make the facility their home for a sanctuary, offices, education center and youth activity areas, fellowship hall and multipurpose uses for the community as a whole.
Sutherland, who represented the church during Monday's Plan Commission meeting, said the initial use of the building will be the 10,300-square-foot area that is partially finished.
That space will include a meeting area, office, nursery, kitchen and sanctuary.
That area is located on the south side of the property, just behind the Pat's Places II Travel building.
"We have uses for the other buildings," Sutherland said.
Although the plan does not include the Pat's building, it does include the removal of the muffler service station, which will be used for parking. Sutherland said Pat's is not part of the property they intend to buy and it would cost an additional $200,000 to include it in the project.
However, parking was a key question from Plan Commissioners. There was concern about enough parking if the church and other facilities drew 350 people at one time.
Sutherland said that won't be a problem for the near future. Church members have many ideas in mind about how to use parts of the remaining building, including space for kids to play.
"We want this to be a seven-days-per-week facility, not just Sundays," he said.
Sutherland said if the church purchases the property, concentration will be on improving the entire outside area. The building has basically been empty for 8 years and there have been previous ideas on what to do with the huge building.
"We come in with a new suggestion to improve the look of the property and Lake Geneva," Sutherland said.
Alderman and Plan Commissioner Tom Hartz called Anchor's plan "ambitious and creative."
"You have a challenge in front of you, but welcome to the neighborhood," Hartz said.
Monday was the first time Plan Commissioners saw the concept. Anchor will have to come back to the Commission and request a planned development zoning designation.
As of Tuesday, it was unknown when Sutherland and Anchor will return to the Commission for the zoning change on the property. There are additional fees and plans required to request the change.


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Becky Achuff (left), 2, of Bridgeton, Myla Laury, 3, of Millville, and Sophia Gagliardi, 2, of Linwood play on a newly installed gorilla sculpture at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton on Friday. / Staff photo/Charles J. Olson
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BRIDGETON — Lions, tigers and bears are staples at many zoos, but few can boast a 15-foot gorilla.
But that oversized statue, donated by Bridgeton residents Ed and Carmen Rivera, and a smaller, more life-sized sculpture of a gorilla mother and baby are now part of a long-term program of upgrades in store for the city-owned Cohanzick Zoo. The upgrades also include a Komodo dragon statue donated by Mayor Albert Kelly.
The next step is to name these new arrivals.
Zoo curator Kelly Shaw and city Recreation Director Melissa Hemple coordinated a contest for children who attend the citys Zoo Camp and the summer Out-to-Lunch program.
The children receive ballots with a picture of each sculpture and are asked to offer suggestions for what they think each should be named and why they made that choice.
The entry deadline for the name contest is Wednesday, and officials plan to announce the winners at noon Friday during a sculpture dedication event held at the front of the zoo.
Jayde Koegel, 6, of Gloucester offered her suggestion for the towering gorilla during a recent trip to the zoo with her family. I would name it Starey because its staring at me, said Jayde, leaning against the massive primate while posing for her aunts camera.
The mom and baby gorilla inspired Finola Werley of Greenwich. I want to name the mom Nozy because it looks like she is about to pick her nose, said Finola, a participant in Zoo Camp, where kids have a chance to learn about the lives of different animals.
Shaw saw the arrival of the statues last week as not only a nice photo opportunity, but a chance for children to further their education. Even though the zoo may not have room to host certain animals, the sculptures are a way to teach the kids about gorillas and Komodo dragons.
We make learning fun, Shaw said.
These statues, which came from Jantiques in Deerfield, were handpicked by Shaw and other zoo employees.
We knew we wanted a gorilla, she said. We wanted ones that would fit well with our existing zoo.
Even though shes ineligible to participate in the naming contest, Shaw has a few ideas of her own.
I call the big gorilla Mighty Joe Young. The Komodo dragon was my hand pick and probably my favorite. If I could name him, I would say Fluffy the Dragon, Shaw said.
Siera Lang, a Zoo Camp participant from Egg Harbor Township, has a different name in mind for the large lizard.
I said it should be called Mr. Kipling. said Lang, who was inspired by a 7-foot monitor lizard on the Disney Channel television series Jessie.
Shaw, who has been with the zoo for 16 years, has witnessed plenty of renovations and remodeling as she has advanced from volunteer to animal keeper to curator.
I always see the potential for what it can be, she said. I seem to overlook the tremendous changes the zoo has gone through.
Shaw hopes to see more sculptures make their way into the zoo and is excited for whats in store.
Its a nice addition, she said, Its wonderful that people are coming together and buying and donating the statues.


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No wonder James Righton wants to marry Keira Knightley!
The Oscar-nominated actress, who is engaged to the Klaxons keyboardist, recently traveled to Chad in Africa on behalf of UNICEF's Soccer Aid 2012.
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Your business transactions should always be supported by a contract that is legally binding on all parties. This secures the deal and holds non-performing parties accountable. As a small business owner, you can't afford to invest your time, money and energy into a business transaction without protecting yourself. This article outlines the basic steps to go about drafting a business transaction contract.
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- Modify the contract. If you decided to use a template, go through and modify the contract to suit your specifications. Many templates allow you to just fill-in-the-blanks with basic information (who, what, when, where, etc.). They also always come with boilerplate clauses, which are the generic clauses covering basic legal issues. Be sure to read those boilerplate clauses because you are still legally bound by the boilerplates. Change those as necessary.
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Don Shula's steak house empire has branched out to burgers.
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Majerus more than just a coach
You would have to put Rick Majerus in that special group, a vanished breed among college basketball coaches, the ones called characters.
Majerus, who died Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 64, belongs in there with guys like Abe Lemons or Al McGuire. Eccentrics. Basketball heads who had something more to offer, something other than an expertise about basketball.
They had a sense of humor, the gift of self-deprecation, which is not part of the job description for high level Division I college basketball coaches these days.
You tended to think about Majerus as a kind of Friar Tuck character – exuberant and dangerous in battle. He would entertain you while he was figuring out a way to knock you off the bridge and into the water below.
He never said anything about being Friar Tuck. He preferred thinking of himself as Uncle Fester in the "Addams Family."
But, according to some accounts, he could be demanding to the point of being hard-hearted. And he was cavalier about his health that was entertaining on one level, but disconcerting and darker on another. Heart bypasses in the high single digits.
Using your poor eating habits for 40 years as comedy has its limits, but Majerus never stopped with the jokes.
"I'm in Hawaii all this month and Santa Barbara all of July and August," he said to reporters in May 2004. "That's a pretty good schedule. My biggest concern is people keep pushing me back into the water. I don't mean the coaching water. I mean when I lay out on the beach, they think I'm a whale and give me a shove back in."
Majerus was one of college basketball's most reliable candidates for a job he did not occupy. He was college basketball's favorite candidate.
You are hard pressed to think of a college basketball coach whose name was mentioned for virtually every opening that presented itself. Rick never wearied of this circumstance. You had the sense he loved the idea of being wanted in this manner.
From 1989 to 2004, when he coached at Utah, there wasn't a year that went by that his name was not linked to some other job.
Majerus, like his mentor McGuire, could be candid in lively ways, which is the chief reason ESPN hired him as a game analyst when he was away from coaching. He was a popular banquet speaker for the same reason.
In 2006, we asked Majerus about MU and UW-Milwaukee walking away from a deal that would have established a series between the two Division I teams in Milwaukee.
"If I'm the coach at Marquette, I never want to see UWM coming down the road," Majerus said. "(Al) McGuire didn't want it. Hank Raymonds didn't want it — Hank may say differently — and I didn't want it. Because it's a no-win situation. It was like me at Utah playing Weber State. I think I beat Weber 13 times. The two times I lost, you're the cover of their press book the next season. You're the headline, not in the sports pages, but the front page of the newspaper. That's because it's David killing Goliath."
In 2002, he wrote a letter to an MU booster about Marquette's chances in the upcoming season. He said the team could reach the Final Four. They reached the Final Four. Majerus was asked about the letter.
"This letter has taken on the magnitude of the letter of Fatima," Majerus said. "I said they are going to have a great year this year. I said I think they had a great shot to go to the Final Four. This wasn't like the Mothman Prophecy. Or that I'm a savant. I just thought they could have a good season."
But candor isn't always wise.
In his autobiography, Majerus admitted that he once cheated on an exam as an undergraduate at MU and it took him out of the running to coach at Notre Dame.
Majerus will be appropriately remembered as a superb tactician and an effective teacher in his coaching jobs at Marquette, Ball State, Utah and St. Louis. A career record of 517-215 for 25 years work is not to be ignored. But he brought more to the coaches' box than the right Xs and Os. He brought some laughs and some interesting complications.
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Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
|Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure
European boxart
|Shun Nakamura
Sayaka Yamato
|Shun Nakamura
Kazuhiro Kawakami
|Toshiyuki Yonekura
|Makoto Goya
|Tomoya Ohtani
Naofumi Hataya
Takahito Eguchi
|Nintendo 3DS, iOS
|Release date(s)
JP January 19, 2012
EU April 5, 2012[1]
AUS April 12, 2012[2]
NA July 10, 2012[3]
JP October 30, 2013
NA January 9, 2014
EU January 9, 2014
|Rhythm, Puzzle, Adventure
|Single player, Multiplayer (2 players)
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, known in Japan as Rhythm Thief R: Emperor Napoleon's Legacy (リズム怪盗R 皇帝ナポレオンの遺産 Rizumu Kaitō Āru: Kōtei Naporeon no Isan?), is a rhythm, puzzle and adventure video game co-developed by Sega and Xeen and published by Sega for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released on January 19, 2012 in Japan, April 5, 2012 in Europe, April 12, 2012 in Australia, and July 10, 2012 in North America. An abridged port for iOS devices, titled Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper, was released on October 30, 2013 in Japan, and on January 9, 2014 in North America and Europe.
|This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. (May 2013)
In the game's prologue, the casket of Napoleon Bonaparte is mysteriously stolen from Les Invalides, in the city of Paris, France, and Napoleon is resurrected. Three years later, in present day, an 18-year-old boy named Raphael is leading a double life as an art thief named Phantom R, searching for the whereabouts of his father who disappeared around the same time Napoleon's casket was stolen. Phantom R steals works of art, and returns them a few days later for reasons unknown to the public.
After stealing a bracelet from the Louvre that bears the same symbol as a coin left behind by his father, Raphael encounters a girl named Marie who possesses a violin bearing the same symbol. However, she is being chased by a man claiming to be Napoleon, who demands an item known as the 'Dragon Crown.' Phantom R saves Marie and they visit Notre Dame where they recover the Dragon Crown for themselves. Phantom R also meets Jean-François, who serves as Marie's guardian at her convent. Phantom R visits Napoleon's underground hideout where he learns of someone working for Napoleon referred to as 'Graf' who Phantom R believes is his father. In order to further find clues about his father, and Napoleon, Phantom R visits the Paris Opera, and steals the 'Queen's Pendant' from Duchess Elisabeth. Marie also visits the opera, as Jean-François believes that Elisabeth is her mother. However, Elisabeth promptly denies this, and Marie runs off crying. Phantom R narrowly dodges arrest and takes Marie back to his flat where he reveals the true reason behind his acts of theft. His father, Isaac, was a forger and Phantom R was returning the true paintings hidden in his apartment.
Marie is invited to perform in the orchestra during an event in Versailles, and Phantom R takes the chance to investigate. However, Marie is kidnapped by Napoleon. Napoleon offers to exchange Marie for the Dragon Crown. Phantom R accepts the deal, and visits the Eiffel Tower along with help from his nemesis' daughter, Charlie. On the platform on the tower, Phantom R meets with Napoleon and Marie. Phantom R gives Napoleon a fake sabotaged Dragon Crown which releases gas obscuring Napoleon's view, and runs off with Marie. However, Jean-François prevents their escape from the tower by firing upon Phantom R with a handgun. Marie is taken back by Napoleon's troops and Jean-François removes the true Dragon Crown from Phantom R. Jean-François then reveals that Marie is the true key and that he was the one known as 'Graf.' Phantom R narrowly escapes being fatally shot as Charlie swoops down in a hang glider and flies off with Phantom R.
After a crash landing, Phantom R makes his way across Paris to put a stop to Napoleon's plans. Napoleon threatens Marie with the life of her mother (who turns out to be Duchess Elisabeth) and forces her to play her violin. As she finishes the song, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon emerge from the ground and float over the city. Napoleon declares them his "greatest possession, most powerful of all weapons." The Gardens create a huge storm which begins to destroy the city.
Phantom R climbs the Eiffel Tower and boards the hanging gardens along with the Paris police force, who arrest Jean-François. He enters the heart of the Gardens and has a swordfight with Napoleon. Phantom R brings Napoleon to his knees, who then explains his plot. He admits his true name is Leonard Bonar and that he is merely standing in place while the true emperor's body is restored. Their plan was to destroy Paris and allow Napoleon to rebuild it under his rule. Bonar believes they have triumphed, and allows himself to fall to his death in the Gardens feeling his work is done. Phantom R and Marie destroy the Gardens and barely escape as it collapses in the Champ de Mars. The city celebrates and Duchess Elisabeth explains how Marie shares the bloodline of France and Babylon. Phantom R promises her he will find his father and dances with Marie before they part. After the credits, Phantom R's father is seen talking to the real Napoleon.
The game's main action takes place in the Story Mode, where players follow Raphael as he investigates the mystery surrounding his father's disappearance and the resurrection of Napoleon. Throughout the story, players will navigate various areas across Paris, conversing with NPCs and solving puzzles to progress through the story. By touching various areas on the touch screen, players can find medals, people to talk to, and hidden music scores. Certain areas will also record sounds, which can be used to solve puzzles or construct the Master Instrument. Careful exploration by the player can reveal hidden rhythm games and story branches. Medals earned from rhythm games and found in areas can be spent in a shop to unlock additional minigames and movie clips.
During the story, players will encounter a series of rhythm games which are controlled by using the Nintendo 3DS's touch screen, face buttons or gyroscopic controls. Types of levels featured include swiping the stylus to match up with other dancers, tapping the touch screen to hide behind statues, pressing buttons to fight off groups of enemies and tilting the console to dodge attacks. The game also features tributes to past Sega rhythm games such as Space Channel 5 and Samba de Amigo. Additional medals can be earned depending on the rank players receive. The game also features wireless multiplayer for up to two players to compete for the highest score and Streetpass functionality where players can challenge others to beat a high score.
- Raphael / Ralph / Phantom R (ラルフ Rarufu?)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese), Bruce Sherfield (English)
- A young boy who leads a double life as the rhythm thief 'Phantom R' (怪盗R Kaitō Āru?). His line of work involves stealing forgeries of art created by his father and replacing them with the originals. He seeks to find his father, who mysteriously disappeared a few years prior to the game. His mother is a deceased ballet dancer.
- Fondue (フォンデュ Fondyu?)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Iwasaki
- Raphael's faithful pet dog who has been with him ever since he helped him during his first appearance as Phantom R. Fondue was attacked by a cat in the back streets of Paris. Raphael rescued Fondue and kept him in his apartment, after Fondue saved him from being arrested.
- Marie / Maria (マリア?)
- Voiced by: Ayame Gouriki (Japanese), Loïs Pparker Smith (English)
- A girl who possesses a violin carrying the same symbol as the coin left behind by Raphael's father. She is searching for her mother, who left her violin and a sheet of music when abandoning her. She is Raphael's love interest.
- Napoleon (ナポレオン Naporeon?)
- Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese), Paul Bandey (English)
- A mysterious man who claims to be the real Napoleon Boneparte and possesses an army of armored servants called the Chevalier Diabolique. He seeks an item known as the Dragon Crown.
- Inspector Vergier / Borduoin (ボードワン Bōdowan?)
- Voiced by: Shunsuke Sakuya (Japanese), Saul Jephcott (English)
- A police detective on the chase after Phantom R. He has been obsessed with catching Phantom R and has been chasing him since his wife died.
- Charlie / Claude (クロード Kurōdo?)
- Voiced by: Hana Takeda (Japanese), Rachael Berger (English)
- Vergier's child and a child prodigy detective who seeks to arrest Phantom R. Though often dressing in a boyish manner, she is really a girl named Charlotte.
- Elisabeth (エリザベート Erizabēto?)
- Voiced by: Yuhko Kaida (Japanese), Stephanie Campion (English)
- The Duchess of Paris who is thought to be Marie's mother. She abandons her because of Napoleon.
- Alfred / Rowan (ロアン Roan?)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Iwasaki (Japanese), Les Clack (English)
- Elisabeth's butler and guardian, who is skilled in hand to hand combat.
- Jean-Francois / Heinrich (ハインリヒ Hainrihi?)
- Voiced by: Yōji Ueda (Japanese), Saul Jephcott (English)
- A mysterious man who serves as Marie's guardian, later revealed to be an accomplice of Napoleon's.
- Issac / Darius (ダリウス Dariusu?)
- Voiced by: Takuya Kirimoto (Japanese), Tom Morton (English)
- Raphael's father, who mysteriously disappeared three years prior to the events of the game.
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure was officially announced by Sega on August 30, 2011.[4] In the Japanese version, the opening theme is "Clair de Lune" (クレアデルネ Kurea de Rune?) by Miwa while the ending theme is "Story" by Ai. In the Western version, the ending theme is "Je te dis au revoir" (I say goodbye) by Kahimi Karie. The official soundtrack was released in Japan on February 15, 2012.[5] It was later released on iTunes on February 15, 2012 in Europe,[6] and released in North America in August 2012.[7] In June 2012, the game's director, Shun Nakamura, stated that he was interested in making a sequel for the Nintendo 3DS or Wii U.[8]
A spin off of the game, titled Rhythm Kaitou R Premium Live, was released in Japan on October 30, 2013 for the iPhone and iPad. It adds new social elements and music not present in the original 3DS version.[9] An English version of Premium Live was planned for release in early 2014 under the title Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper. Whilst initially planned as a free app with additional paid content, the game was released on January 9, 2014 as a priced title.[10][11] On January 10, 2014 the game was pulled from the App Store due to bugs, although it returned shortly after.[12]
Rhythm Thief has received mostly positive reviews, currently possessing a score of 76 on Metacritic.[13] Famitsu scored the game 32/40 with four reviews of 8/10.[14] IGN gave the game a score of 8.0, praising its delightful tunes and gameplay, although criticising the inclusion of gyroscope controls.[15] Gamespot gave the game a score of 8.0, calling it "an enchanting rhythm adventure that really brings the funk."[16] CVG gave a score of 7.6, praising its rhythm gameplay while criticising its puzzle elements.[17] Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game 88%, calling it "a brilliant adventure whose shortness is its only drawback."[18] Eurogamer gave the game 8/10, calling it "stylish, personable and effortlessly idiosyncratic."[19] GamesRadar gave the game 4/5 stars, praising its variety of games and innovative use of the controls whilst criticising some forgettable songs.[20]
- ^ http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/02/rhythm_thief_arrives_in_europe_on_5th_april
- ^ http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/29669
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Rhythm-Thief-Emperors-Treasure-nintendo-3ds/dp/B005NDIXL2/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I17X3KERG0ZUXO&colid=2T8J4H31WD9XS
- ^ "Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure Announcement". Sega. 30 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.senpaigamer.com/nintendo-3ds/rhythm-thief-r-emperor-napoleons-legacy-original-soundtrack-album-release-15th-february
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/rhythm-thief-emperors-treasure/id533846607
- ^ http://kotaku.com/5926163/rhythm-thief-and-the-emperors-treasure-the-kotaku-review
- ^ East, Thomas (26 June 2012). "Rhythm Thief developer would like to make Wii U version". Official Nintendo Magazine. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "iPhone、iPad向け『リズム怪盗R プレミアムライブ』配信決定!". Sega-Net.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-07-rhythm-thief-coming-to-ios-this-winter
- ^ http://blogs.sega.com/2013/10/22/stellar-line-up-coming-to-mobile-tablets/
- ^ Gera, Emily (10 January 2014). "Rhythm Thief pulled from the App Store over bugs after one day". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/rhythm-thief-the-emperors-treasure
- ^ http://www.the-magicbox.com/game20120111.shtml
- ^ http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/122/1222257p1.html
- ^ http://uk.gamespot.com/rhythm-thief-and-the-emperors-treasure/reviews/rhythm-thief-and-the-emperors-treasure-review-6371015/
- ^ http://www.computerandvideogames.com/342994/reviews/rhythm-thief-the-emperors-treasure-review-mini-games-with-a-napoleon-complex-review/
- ^ http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/37105/rhythm-thief-review/
- ^ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-05-rhythm-thief-the-emperors-treasure-review
- ^ http://www.gamesradar.com/rhythm-thief-the-emperors-treasure-review/


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Court: TN Workers Comp Appeals
Hugh P. Garner, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellant, Kenneth Cameron.
C. Scott Johnson, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellees, United Parcel Services, Inc. and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Judge: ANDERSON
The employee was injured in a motor vehicle accident while at work. He claimed permanent injury to his left elbow and left shoulder. The trial court found that his left elbow was permanently injured but that his left shoulder was not permanently injured. The employee has appealed, contending that the trial court erred by not finding that the left shoulder was permanently injured, by not awarding additional temporary disability benefits, and by failing to order surgery for his left shoulder. The appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel for a hearing and a report of findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 51. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
William Troy Hart and Kristen C. Stevenson (on appeal), and Daniel W. Starnes (at trial), Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellants, ACE-American Insurance and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
J. David Miller, Kingsport, Tennessee, for the appellee, Karen R. Woods.
The employee fell at work and suffered a lower back injury. She received medical treatment, including two back surgeries, over a period of years. The trial court awarded permanent disability benefits based on the employee's back injury and a bladder and bowel dysfunction that developed during her subsequent treatment. Her employer's insurer has appealed, asserting that the trial court erred by adopting one medical expert's disability rating over another, by finding that the bladder and bowel dysfunction was caused by the work-related injury, and by awarding benefits in excess of the one and one-half times impairment cap because the employee voluntarily resigned. The appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel for a hearing and a report of findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 51. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
Court: TN Court of Appeals
Rhonda Jo Elfvin, Seymour, Tennessee, appellant, pro se.
David Wayne Webb, Sevierville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Steven C. Loveday.
Judge: PER CURIAM
Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals
J. Liddell Kirk, Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Fred Arnold McMahan.
Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Attorney General and Reporter; Tracy L. Alcock, Assistant Attorney General; Mike Flynn, District Attorney General; and Matthew Dunn, Assistant District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.
The Defendant, Fred Arnold McMahan, pled guilty to multiple felony drug offenses, and the trial court sentenced him to a fifteen-year Community Corrections sentence, consecutive to a ten-year prison sentence in another criminal case. In July 2013, the Defendant's Community Corrections officer filed an affidavit alleging that the Defendant had violated his Community Corrections sentence by failing to report for intake, and, after a hearing, the trial court ordered the Defendant to serve the remainder of his sentence in confinement. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court erred when it revoked his Community Corrections sentence because there was insufficient evidence presented to support the revocation. After a thorough review of the record and applicable authorities, we conclude that the trial court did not err when it revoked the Defendant's Community Corrections sentence, and we affirm the trial court's judgment.
Court: TN Attorney General Opinions
Date: 2014-08-14
Opinion Number: 75
Opinion Number: 76
In a memo filed last night, attorneys for the state asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed against TennCare officials accusing them of creating months-long delays for thousands of Tennesseans trying to apply for Medicaid. Attorneys argued that the long delays are not in their hands, but are the fault of the federal government. "In short," state attorneys wrote, "Plaintiffs allege an injury that results directly from the actions or inactions of the [federally-facilitated marketplace]." The initial lawsuit was filed last month by three legal advocacy groups — the Tennessee Justice Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the National Health Law Program — on behalf of 11 people who have waited two and three times the federal limit to learn whether they will be receive Medicaid coverage. The Chattanooga Times Free Press has more.
The three recently re-elected sitting justices on the Tennessee Supreme Court may follow up their retention vote by Tennesseans last week by standing behind state Attorney General Bob Cooper, who is seeking another eight-year term, according to Tracey George a professor of law and political science at Vanderbilt University Law School. George admits, however, that it's tough to say given the nature (and novelty) of the retention vote, where vast sums of money were spent, including more than $1 million combined among the three Democratic-appointed justices, and Republican opposition zeroed in on their nomination of Cooper, a Democrat. "The justices could rightly view the retention in the face of such strong opposition as a sign of support," George said. "Based on my intuition, it will not effect what the Supreme Court does. They won't face retention for several years and I'd be surprised if they do not reappoint [Cooper]." The Nashville Business Journal has more.
New Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Jeff Bivins threw his support behind Amendment 2 during remarks before the 74th annual Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Presidents Conference yesterday in Franklin. The amendment to the Tennessee Constitution calls for the governor to appoint Tennessee appellate court judges, subject to legislative confirmation, and followed by retention elections. The question is one of four proposed amendments before voters statewide on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. "The primary reason for Amendment 2 is to bring stability, conclusion and finality to the process," said Bivins. The Tennessean has more.
The UT student newspaper takes a look at how Tennessee has improved action against underage sex trafficking in a Daily Beacon article published today. The Protected Innocence Challenge, a comprehensive study which grades states on its laws to respond to domestic minors forced to engage in sex trafficking, graded Tennessee with a 93.5, or A, for human trafficking in 2013, up from its score of 79.5 in 2012 and 73 in 2011. Two notable changes behind the state's improved score are the amending of the patronizing prostitution law which significantly increased the penalty for buying sex with a minor and a new law requiring the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to update its website upon a missing child's recovery.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals clarified yesterday that same-sex couples in Virginia may get married beginning next Thursday at 8 a.m. unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes and puts a hold on the ruling, TriCities reports. The court on Wednesday denied a motion by one of the defendants in a federal case seeking to overturn Virginia's same-sex marriage ban to stay its recent ruling that found the ban unconstitutional. Legal experts believe that the Supreme Court will grant an appeal by the defendant, Michele B. McQuigg, circuit court clerk in Prince William County, to stay the ruling until it resolves the issue of same-sex marriage for all states.
Memphis-based shipper FedEx Corp. is facing a new charge of conspiring to launder money in the case involving shipments of drugs for illegal pharmacies. The company was charged today with knowingly accepting payment related to shipments of rogue Internet-based pharmacies, bringing the total number of charges up to 16. The Memphis Business Journal has more.
The FBI and Justice Department are conducting a full, independent civil rights investigation into the death of an unarmed black teenager shot by police in Missouri, Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday. Protests have followed the incident, some of them violent and involving clashes between demonstrators and police in riot gear. Representatives from the Justice Department's Community Relations Service, which works to mediate race disputes, has been sent to Missouri. WRCB has the story.
With a trial set to start Monday, attorneys representing former Knox County trustee Mike Lowe along with Ray Mubarak and Delbert Morgan were in court Thursday asking the charges be dismissed because documents needed for their defense were destroyed when Lowe's successor took office, WATE reports. The three were charged with theft more than two years ago stemming from an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, state auditors and the county district attorney's office that alleged the group funneled money through the trustee's office to a company that Mubarak owned.
Bill Haltom remembers in his monthly Journal column, how the late Sen. Howard Baker advanced the conversation on civility in the law. The column is an excerpt from Haltom's newly released book, The Other Fellow May Be Right: The Civility of Howard Baker.
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A WREG story referenced in yesterday's edition of TBAToday incorrectly reported that the current wave of immigrant children are trying to become U.S. citizens. TBA Immigration Law Section Chair Bruce Buchanan points out that the children are not attempting to become U.S. citizens, but are filing for asylum and, if granted, they would become asylees. After a year as an asylee, they can apply for permanent residence (green card) and continue in that status for a number of years. At some later date — at least 5 years depending on the age they obtained the green card — they could apply to naturalize to be U.S. citizens.
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TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "Last Man Standing," 8 p.m., ABC.
Mike really doesn't want an evening with the black neighbors. He doesn't dislike blacks, but he does dislike neighbors, and, often, people in general.
That sets off some strong moments for Tim Allen and guest star Jonathan Adams, as guys who really don't want to be there. Toss in another strong story - a turning point for the only daughter who shares Mike's interest in sports - and you have a surprisingly sharp, funny episode.
TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE II: "We Will Always Love You: Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston," 10 p.m., CBS.
As the daughter of a gospel star (Cissy Houston) and cousin of a pop star (Dionne Warwick), Whitney Houston soared easily in both fields. Now, this special includes stars from both.
CeCe Winans has won 10 Grammys, Usher has seven, Celine Dion has five and Yolanda Adams has four. We'll hear all of them - plus Jennifer Hudson (no Grammys, but an Oscar) and the late Houston. Clips range from a 1985 "Merv Griffin Show" (at 21) to most of her Grammy-telecast performances.
? "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" (2009), 7-10 p.m., FX. On the day the fifth "Twilight" film reaches theaters, the second one reruns. Bella has the difficult choice of loving a vampire or a werewolf.
? Comedies, 8-9 p.m., NBC. Still scrambling here, NBC plans "Go On" and "Guys With Kids" reruns.
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The Nationals' tremendous drafting over the past few years helped them land Gio Gonzalez from the A's.
They became the favorite for Gonzalez immediately after entering the picture through their teremndous prospct list, which was compiled vis super recent drafts.
Once Gonzalez passes the physical, the A's will get pitchers Brad Peaccock, A.J. Cole and Tommy Milone and catcher Derek Norris for Gonzalez. Peacock has a power fastball, a good curveball and improving changeup and is on the cusp of being a full-fledged major leaguer. Cole has the best arm of the bunch. Milone has great stats but was described by one competing GM as "ordinary.''
Norris is a big-time RBI guy who has struggled some the last couple years but is seen for having huge offensive potential.
These are four of the Nationals' top 10 prospects. But of course, none of them is Stephen Strasburg or Bryce Harper.
Meanwhile, they improved their rotation to the point where they may be a cotender. Good for them.


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Dear Amy: I am lucky enough to have both parents still living and in general good health. They live independently in senior housing. I realize that with age comes a certain amount of slowing down, however, one thing that seems to be slipping a little for them is general hygiene.
Sometimes they just smell a little "off," have greasy hair, bad breath or stray hairs growing in odd places. My mother decided that they don't really need to wash their clothes often because they don't get dirty.
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Bill Bloor, of Shelby, gestures as he talks about the atmosphere and the appeal of Sweeney's American Bistro. with him is his wife, Merrill. / DANIEL MELOGRANA / NEWS JOURNAL
Sweeney's American Bistro
MANSFIELD This month marks a year since Sweeney's Too became Sweeney's American Bistro under new ownership. Chef and co-owner Todd Wallace has been busy since then trying to find that right mix of menu, pricing, atmosphere and hours to achieve broad appeal with a degree of sophistication.
I think he's close to nailing it down.
"I've changed the menu more than four times, just looking for that right mix," the 1990 Lexington High School graduate said.
As for the decor, "I modernized so it's not the '70s steakhouse look anymore. It's a more metropolitan look we're trying to go for.
"The Sweeneys built this to be a special occasion restaurant. I don't want to do that. I want to expand that and include everybody."
Customers Bill and Merrill Bloor, of Shelby, have appreciated the changes.
"He's kept some of the old touches of Sweeney's, or even Adam's Rib, and upgraded it," said Merrill, who works the help desk for AAA.
"He seems to be going for more of a bistro effect," Bill said. "It was a lot darker in here. ... Right after it changed hands we said 'Let's go see what it's like.' "
After repeated visits, he said, "We haven't had a bad meal yet."
Bill, a representative for a medical supply company, seemed particularly pleased to find a place where his idea of medium rare matches the kitchen's idea of medium rare.
He said restaurants tend to undercook beef because it's preferable to throw a steak back on the heat for a minute than to waste an overdone ribeye. He's used to compensating by ordering his steaks medium.
"I had to learn to order differently here because they actually do it right the first time," Bill said.
Merrill ordered the pan-seared scallops.
"I love them," she said. "He cooks them well. It's a good portion. The seasoning is perfect and doesn't overwhelm the taste of the scallops, which I like."
I reluctantly turned down a drink from the bar (Todd, Bill and Merrill each called Sweeney's Steve Wachtel "the best bartender in town"), but otherwise took the Bloors' suggestions for my meal.
To start: The bacon-wrapped, horseradish-stuffed, honey-mustard-drenched shrimp lijon appetizer. It was a creative concoction with a serious punch of flavor. Good start.
"The first time I tried it was the last time we were here, and it was phenomenal," Bill said.
Then my bacon-wrapped, Gorgonzola-topped filet arrived -- thick, juicy and perfectly medium. I didn't realize it was the most expensive thing on the menu until after I ordered, but I stopped caring when it arrived.
Just when I thought the three of us had had enough, the server twisted our arms for dessert. For Merrill, pecan pie. For Bill, key lime. For me, Tollhouse pie.
Mine tasted like a just-from-the-oven, appropriately underdone chocolate chip cookie (who doesn't like raw cookie dough?) served with vanilla ice cream.
It certainly wasn't the healthiest meal, but I can think of worse ways to spend an evening than shooting the breeze over four leisurely courses, attended by exceptionally friendly staff in unpretentious surroundings.
Besides, I agree with Merrill's philosophy about enjoying the good things while we can.
"I operate on the I-might-get-hit-by-a-bus-tomorrow theory," she said.
Melissa Ramaley is a copy editor and page designer for the News Journal. To invite her to your favorite restaurant, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com with "It's All Good" in the subject line, or call 419-521-7231.


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Is anyone that's a member over at PSX Scene having problems logging in? I know there's been recent problems with traffic and there was a server change. However, I noticed other members are posting over there but I can't even login at all.
I keep getting the insufficient privileges message. I've been a member over there for 5+ years and haven't broken any rules or policies. Do you think it has to do with the recent server changes? I do know that for the past two days there's been issues with posting and database errors but not really getting logged into the site.
I hope I'm not the only one experiencing this but seeing others posting makes me wonder what the heck has happened? Thanks!
Psx Scene?
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Things are back working for me now! I think it was due to the DNS needing to refresh after the server change. I just couldn't understand how others were posting but I couldn't get logged into the site. Oh well! Mods can close this thread now. Thanks!
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Jazmine Destinie Shelton, the 13-year-old who was shot during a drive-by shooting Friday night.
The viewing will be held Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the Town & Country Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home at the corner of Normandy Blvd. and Memorial Park Dr.
Funeral Services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Paxon Revival Center.
"Thanks for all of your prayers for this broken family. Please continue to pray for Megan Simmons and her family. She is still holding on by a thread," said the Justice Coalition.
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Decided to keep my project camera a 6X9 instead of 6X12. Looking for a 65,68, or 75mm lens with shutter to cover 6X9. No movements will be used. A Copal 0 or 00 size would be best to allow for mounting it in the helicoid I have coming. I am using a Polaroid 600SE body that will be chopped and probably a Graflok back.
Also looking for a 2X3 Graflok back with GG for my project.
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Model IRV Charter Amendment (Short)
§ X. City election
All elections for mayor shall be by ballot, using a system of instant runoff voting without a separate runoff election. The city clerk shall implement an instant runoff voting protocol for mayoral elections according to these guidelines:
(1) The ballot shall allow voters to rank candidates for mayor in order of choice.
(2) If a candidate receives a majority of votes (over 50 percent of first choices), that candidate is elected.
(3) If no candidate receives a majority of first choices, an instant runoff retabulation shall be performed by the board of civil authority, or its designee, within five business days of the election. The instant runoff retabulation shall be conducted in rounds with the candidate having the fewest votes after each round being eliminated. In each round, each voter's ballot shall count as a single vote for whichever continuing candidate the voter has ranked highest. The elimination of candidates having the fewest votes after each round shall continue until only two candidates remain, with the candidate then having the greatest number of votes being elected.
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Early this morning I dreamt that I was diagnosed with a terminal illness. I wasn't upset about it. I simply accepted it as fact. My mother insisted that the whole family had to say their goodbyes so somehow I ended up in a huge maxi taxi heading into central Trinidad along with all my Chinese-mix Trinidadian second cousins going on a field trip.
When the maxi stopped, we got into a large basket attached to ropes that hoisted us high above the world into a rainforest. Strangely, I dream about this forest recurrently. It does not resemble anywhere I've been in my conscious life but when I dream, every detail is the same. It's startlingly familiar.
There's always a man in the entry booth, a muddy pathway with a steep incline and rich green trees so dense the sunlight is obscured. I always walk the same way, see the same chopped trunks and the stones hold the same pattern. Every time I'm hoisted up there, I know that I'm supposed to be going to the forest recreationally but I never feel safe.
This time, something was different. The man in the booth wasn't there. There was a sign saying that the walk was closed. Then it came out of the brush. The cougar with a head shaped like a dog. I'm sure I've seen this on a badly illustrated billboard on the highway to Port of Spain.
I tell everyone to stay calm, ignore it and it will go away. The dog-headed cougar follows me first, brushing its head against me for a sniff. I feel its hot breath and begin to panic but it loses interest and walks away.
Then I see my brother's girlfriend (she wasn't in this dream before!) reach to pat it's head. I pull her away but the creature has already latched on to her leg. She doesn't scream. Her little face contorts in pain and tears roll down her cheeks. She tells me how much it hurts. I hold on to her and tell her to ignore it and it will go away but I can hear the bones in her leg being crushed.
Then there is a gunshot and the man who's usually in the entry booth is holding the gun. He says that ignoring it won't make it stop.
Then the real me woke up and willed the dream to be different but I kept going back to where I left off. The last time I tried to move to another, I ended up on a beach that I've also never been to but is a recurrent setting for dreaming. I know that there are sharks in the shallows, there always are. I go in anyway and they take my legs apart.
I often dream lucidly. In fact, I worry when I don't dream that there must be something I'm worried about. But I can't help but feel there are connections between these dreams and what's going on while I'm awake. I've wondered if there's a connection too between the way I feel about my brother's girlfriend and the way I see myself.
She recently started university and I've been reassuring her that she will make friends easily. I have no doubt, consciously, that she will. I've even given her some suggestions for meeting people and deepening acquaintances.
All the while, I've been painfully aware that I need to take my own advice. We moved to Bristol two months ago and I have milked the refrain that it's so much easier to meet people in university – because it is.
How did I not notice before that I hardly ever initiate friendships? I think of all my closest friends and can tell the story of how most sought me out and made the effort to forge something deeper. I either went along with it or both of us fell into friendship spontaneously, as if by accident.
Last night I went to a clothes swapping party, knowing that my university friend wouldn't be there until the end and that I likely wouldn't know anyone. I resolved that I was going to do it and force myself to chat easily. Baby steps.
When lazbash was ready to get into the car and drive me there I complained that I was tired/too full from dinner/had too much to do. He insisted, "You're going." I joked, "I don't need friends – I have you." This has been an ongoing back-and-forth jest ever since that episode of Rev where the vicar's sad that he has no mates and his wife tells him he'll always have her.
But go I did. And I had a great time meeting some genuinely friendly women. So, why the sharks and the dog-headed cougar?


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The best performers in this year's stock market, so far, all have at least one trait in common: A bit of buyout hopes. Everett Collection Through midday Thursday the top four performers in the S&P 500 are Netflix and Life Technologies, a list that last year would have been in a far different spot. Each […]
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Many Netflix investors are happy with quarterly results and recent stock surge, but possibly no one is more pleased than Carl Icahn.
The typically activist investor acquired a nearly 10% stake in the streaming video and DVD-by-mail company.
In its letter to shareholders today, Netflix said Icahn purchased his stake at about $58 a share.
Considering the stock is now at $135.00, up 31% after hours on Netflix's surprising results.
At that math, Icahn acquired his 5.5 million shares for about $321.4 million and the position is now worth $748 million after hours.
That's a healthy return for the billionaire investor.
Netflix added in its letter: "We have no further news about his intentions, but have had constructive conversations with him about building a more valuable company."
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"Fascinating social media story."
The quote above is from Reed Hastings, chief executive officer of Netflix Inc., from a Dec. 6, 2012, post on Facebook. Those Facebook comments also were filed as an exhibit to a so-called 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. An 8-K alerts the public to public company news. It will quickly become apparent why it is relevant to specify that parallel regulatory distribution method.
Give Mr. Hastings credit for the detached, understated tone he took in that Dec. 6 Facebook post. One might have expected a bit more high drama from a man who had just (along with the company he leads) been served a "Wells Notice" from the SEC, indicating the regulator's staff would recommend civil action against Mr. Hastings and company. The reason: an alleged violation of Regulation Fair Disclosure, the 12-year-old rule more familiarly called Reg FD.
The SEC Enforcement Division has told Netflix and its CEO Reed Hastings that it is looking at suing them for an alleged disclosure breach. And the issues raised are the tip of the iceberg of those the SEC started to face this year arising out of the information and social networking revolution.
It is a bit silly that this situation could turn into litigation between the SEC and Netflix. Hastings announced on his Facebook page that for the first time in June a billion hours of programming had been delivered through Netflix. The Netflix stock moved up over 6% the July day of his post. Undoubtedly Hastings meant no harm by posting the boast to his Facebook page. At the same time, if the piece of information was material (an issue that is in dispute), investors should not be required to go a Facebook page to avoid being disadvantaged in their trading. Indeed, the SEC rules are very clear. Material information needs to be filed in a Form 8-K with the SEC or disseminated through a method "that is reasonably designed to provide broad, non-exclusionary distribution of the information to the public."
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings dismisses the idea that the company should sell itself, a position advocated by new investor Carl Icahn.
"The question is: Is that the right thing in the long term?" Hastings says in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
He argues the company can make it on its own, has enough money to expand internationally and doesn't need an owner with deeper pockets.
He also acknowledges, though, that the 10-year-old public company is in a "middle stage" and vulnerable to such talk because it doesn't have a $100 billion market cap. Hastings adds that for any new shareholder, it's easy to get an attractive return on investment by pushing for a fast sale.
Netflix shares, up 18% since Icahn revealed his stake, are down 0.5% to $81.14, sliding as WSJ reports Hastings comments.
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With his sharp-tongued calls for corporate shakeups, billionaire investor Carl Icahn has surely inspired some boardroom groans over the years.
Railcar maker Greenbrier is playing nice, however, following the energetic billionaire's disclosure that he has taken a 10% stake in Greenbrier and plans to discuss potential strategic options.
CEO Bill Furman calls Icahn a "a respected investor" that Greenbrier has had "considerable interaction" with in the past, chiefly by ways of Icahn's majority investment in peer American Railcar. (The two operate a joint-venture together in Ohio.)
"We agree that our stock is a very good value opportunity at present pricing," Furman says in the statement. "Greenbrier remains committed to enhancing shareholder value and to maintaining an open dialogue with its shareholders."
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If you were wondering how Netflix would respond to activist investor Carl Icahn taking a stake in the company, this morning you got your answer.
The company's board of directors adopted an antitakeover plan intended to block Icahn from expanding his nearly 10% stake in the streaming video and DVD-by-mail company. Under the plan, Netflix's shareholders will be given the right to acquire more stock if any individual investor acquires more than a 10% stake in the company, commonly referred to as a poison pill.
"Adopting a rights plan is a very reasonable thing to do in light of the recent, and stealth, accumulation of stock and options by an activist investor," said a Netflix spokesman.
Last week Icahn disclosed a 9.98% stake and said the company's shares were "undervalued." He also told the WSJ in an interview that he might seek buyers for Netflix.
News of his stake pushed netflix's shares up 14% last Wednesday. The gain erased all the declines the shares suffered the week before when it reported an 88% decline in third-quarter net income and signaled the expense of its international expansion would weigh on profits as the year closes out.
Shares of Netflix are up less than a percent this morning to $77.25
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Carl Icahn just hit the fast-forward button on Netflix. But as Heard on the Street's Miriam Gottfried writes, there is a risk for those bidding up Netflix's stock.
Icahn argues Netflix may hold "significant strategic value" for a variety of larger companies now competing more directly with one another because of changes to "the Internet, mobile and traditional industry."
The problem is Icahn has a spotty history of flushing out buyers. ANd while tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft can afford to take losses on video to draw in more customers, Netflix doesn't come cheaply.
MarketWatch's Rex Crum discusses Icahn's latest move with Dan Gallagher.
Sigh. It's inevitable that once high-flying tech companies crash land, they will become the subject of endless takeover rumors. It happened with Research in Motion, now worth a stubby one-tenth of its former high market value of roughly $80 billion. Carl Icahn is going to rescue RIM! No, it's Microsoft! Or Vodafone!
And now the takeover chatter merry-go-round is landing on Netflix. We'll let you go elsewhere to read about the chatter. Suffice it to say, those folks who bought into Netflix when it was trading above $300 a share are nowTebowing for an exit with shares hovering around $70. (Today, the stock price is 7.3% higher to $76.09.)
Expect the takeover hopes to continue now that Netflix market value has shrunk to less than $4 billion.
Whitney Tilson called it quits on his very public Netflix short, which cost him a bundle. But then Netflix messed up and made itself the butt of late night comics, and Tilson was long again. Now, Tilson is griping a bit about Netflix's plans to raise $400 million by selling stock and convertible bonds.
Tilson believes Netflix can start growing again in a year or two, but he takes Netflix to the proverbial woodshed for buying back its own stock when the price was high, and now issuing fresh stock when the share price is in the doldrums.
Here are snippets from Tilson's take today on Netflix:
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Hi. I'm Dr. John Barrasso, United States Senator for Wyoming. As a doctor who took care of patients for 25 years, I saw the problems with America's health care system every day. (Scroll down for video of these full remarks.)There's no question we needed real reform — reform so that people could get the care they needed, at lower cost.Americans now know that's not what President Obama's health care law delivered. What we got is higher taxes and bigger government, without the lower costs or quality care.The so-called Affordable Care Act is hurting middle class families — their wages, their jobs and their health care.On October first -- less than a month from today -- America will hit the deadline on one of the most critical and controversial parts of the Obama health care law.That's when the government insurance exchanges go into effect.Whether the exchanges are ready or not, millions of families will have to start arranging to buy their Washington-mandated health insurance.
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According to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, the average family premium for people getting insurance at work is nearly $3,000 higher than it was when the President took office.And because of the many new government regulations in the law, many part-time workers are having their hours cut back, and their pay reduced.In my home state of Wyoming, several county school districts are reportedly looking at actually cutting back the hours of hundreds of part-time workers because of the extra cost of paying for health insurance. This includes substitute teachers, bus drivers, coaches, cafeteria workers and custodians.In Virginia, thousands of state employees have had their workweeks capped at 29 hours because of how the law was written.Even some of President Obama's biggest supporters have been warning about the damage that his health care law is doing to hardworking American taxpayers.
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Heathrow and Gatwick lead race for airport expansion
Expanding Heathrow and Gatwick are the only options currently shortlisted as viable for increasing UK airport capacity, the government's Airports Commission reported today.
The interim report from the Commission has not ruled out recommending the creation of an airport in the Thames Estuary – popularly referred to as Boris Island – but said the idea needed further study before the Commission could decide whether to add this option to the shortlist.
A new or extended runway at Heathrow or a new runway at Gatwick are the current options on the list and ideas proposing an expanded Stansted or improved transport links between airports or with the rest of the country have been ruled out.
The Commission, led by economist Sir Howard Davies, isn't due to make its final recommendations until after the election in 2015.
But the interim report also put forward suggestions of how existing infrastructure can be used more effectively in the short-term including greater cooperation between airports, improved air traffic management and better surface transport links.
The report said: 'While the potential [Thames Estuary airport options] offered to reduce aviation noise impacts in the South East of England and to support economic development on the eastern side of London was attractive, they presented many challenges and uncertainties.
'They would be extremely expensive, with the cost of an Isle of Grain airport (the most viable of those presented) around five times that of the three short-listed options at up to £112bn.
'They would present major environmental issues, especially around impacts on protected sites. The new surface access infrastructure required would be very substantial, with potential cost, deliverability and environmental challenges of its own.
'And the overall balance of economic impacts would be uncertain – particularly as an Estuary airport would require the closure of Heathrow for commercial reasons and London City for airspace reasons.'
The Commission now plans to carry out additional analysis of the proposal to build an airport on the Isle of Grain and will decide whether to add the idea to the shortlist before the end of 2014.
Expansion of Stansted were ruled out because the airport's passenger numbers have fallen in recent years, while all other options were not seen as credible for further development.
Philippa Oldham, head of transport and manufacturing at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, said it was vital for the economy to increase airport capacity but the country's transport infrastructure needed to be considered as a whole.
'This shortlist offers some much welcome clarity on the country's options. In drawing up this shortlist, the Airports Commission has rightly prioritised market demand and cost-effectiveness. Gatwick is now one of the shortlisted options, reflecting the rise in demand for budget airline flights.
'But while the shortlist addresses the shortfall in aviation capacity, it is also vital that action is taken to ensure that the rest of our transport infrastructure can cope with this projected increase.'
The report recommended taking several measures to better use existing airport capacity, including:
- Optimising airspace by increasing airport collaboration, changing flight routes to match modern aircraft's more accurate navigation systems, and enhancing en-route traffic management;
- Introducing a package of surface transport improvements including enhancing Gatwick station, improving the London-Stansted rail link and Heathrow rail access from the south, and providing smart ticketing facilities;
- Creating an Independent Aviation Noise Authority to advise on the noise impacts of aviation and future improvements to airspace operations.
You can read more on the reasons behind the decision here.
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If Stansted's passenger numbers are dropping, surely that means there is spare capacity, available just for the sake of improved ground transport links!
Is it not simple? We need to expand the other airports around the uk. But then when booking a flight there needs not to be extra surcharges. I fly from Gatwick as my first option, and you regularly speak to people who have had to travel from the west country for their flights, what is wromg with expanding Exeter or Bristol or Bornemouth? Its all good and well the airlines wanting to expand existing as all their infrastructure is already on site or close by and this obviously helps with their costs, but can you imagine extra traffic at Heathrow? Really, this is the best option?! I think not, and anyone with half an ounce of sense can see that. I know we are smaller, but does America not have plenty of hub airports?
LHR has had runways removed - put a third one where it was always planned to be. LGW has needed a second runway for decades. Southampton is regarded as in the south-east - now Ford has shut the Transit production it would be relatively straightforward to turn the runway 15 degrees and extend it over the M27. After all, the airport can take a B757 now. Bournemouth is well under utilised and has a long runway. We definitely need a vastly improved infrastructure - especially the rail network in the South.
As ver, totally south east centric, no thought that many of the issues they talk about with regard to business relate to other parts of the country and once visitors have got through the shambles that is Heathrow, they then have to get out of the south east to where work is actually done. Laughable. In any case, without the current massive subsidies, air travel would drop tenfold.
Expanding any existing Airport would always include many compromises, and future expansion of them would become even more problematic.
A purpose built new Hub (Boris Island or some other new site) would not have these restrictions. How about one in the Severn Estuary (as part of a Tidal Barrage perhaps?), or a new Northern/Midland site? We need a world class Airport to take us forward, not a cobbled together update of old sites, trying to shoehorn facilities in! I'd love to see a Grand Gesture - a true 21st Century project.
As airliners get ever more enormous, the idea of building or extending airports in the middle of housing estates etc. is simply stupidity. For half a century at least we have meandered around the idea of an estuary airport. Surely now is the time to copy Singapore or Tokyo and actually do it. Combining with a tidal generator scheme would make sense, but linking into HS1 and 2 moreso
Ridiculous, preposterous nonsense, and a massive waste of resources.
The LAST thing Planet Earth needs is more air travel. We should be discussing plans to close down the Airports. Why do these greedy mindless Air Industry PR buffoons have any credibility at all in the media, let alone Government?
Its as if we have all lost our sense of reality in the rush to burn more Kerosene.
Lets get on with the business of building Infrastructure that has a good reason for existence and sustainable fundamentals (EROI>1, EF>1 planet).
Paul, well said, but the real value in an Estuary site is in the potential for a Barrage / Flood prevention / Tidal generation scheme, not the enhanced transport links which may be a profitable little side issue.
Somewhere, the group-think mindset "Transport is Good" has crept in; that may be true but it does NOT follow that "More transport is better". Why do we need so much transport?
Is it not conceivable that the yield in human welfare can be enhanced by having Less, not More transport?
with steady growth in population in London and the South East, and already massive aircraft movements around Heathrow, the only sensible - albeit bold - decision is the estuary alternative. There is space, opportunity and with fast rail, good access to London. Clearly some business traffic and some particular leisure traffic would continue at Heathrow, but for bulk, cargo and large numbers, go for the estuary. Do it now!
Another project to boost the SE at the expense of the rest of the country.
LHR restricted flight times due to being stuck in the w London suburbs.
GW & Boris Island wrong side of London for everyone else. How many of us have had to endure the misery of driving up to London on our congested motorways with the knowledge & fear that one breakdown/accident can clog it up for hours, so risk missing your flight? How many of us mitigate this by allowing extra journey time or buy a hotel room near to the airport?
If they are so set on that other bloody stupid white elephant, HS2, why not build up Birmingham International or prehaps a new hub 1/2 way along the line to help justify it?
At least this way the whole country benifits & it almost looks like a coordinated transport policy!
Change aircraft so they can land on water & land. Use some innovation to change the way things can be done! No airport required!
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Have you ever noticed that urban areas often feel hotter than their more rural surroundings? The culprit? The heat island effect.
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What a great concert for my first arena show! I arrived very early, About an hour and 15 minutes before doors at 6:00 PM but there was already a large line and lots of people going in. I got to my second-level seat around. 6:15. One thing about the Sprint Center that took me by surprise: It's a lot smaller than I thought it would be! It only holds around 15,000 people, but my second-level seat was absolutely perfect. I had a clear view of the stage and it was great! Another great thing about this show: The bands started right on time.
The Sword came on right at 7:00 PM. Some of the people commented on how quiet it was. They were definitely loud enough, but a lot quieter than I expected. A good show overall, though. Took around the middle of the first song with vocals to get the lead guitarists voice to be heard. At several points during their set, I thought to myself "It sounds like High On Fire playing Black Sabbath with Karl Sanders writing the music". Not sure if it accurately represents the band, but they were pretty good. The crowd got into them during "Freya", apparently from its appearance on Guitar Hero 2. They'd be way more awesome at a smaller venue, however. Pretty heavy.
Down came on at about 7:40 and lots of people around me really wanted to see them. I wasn't looking forward to them: Never liked Pantera and I thought they'd be really slow. They were heavy, but never slow! Phil Anselmo really worked the crowd during the songs, including actually throwing the mic into the crowd while he fooled around with something else! All the band worked all sides of the stage, and people went crazy whenever Mr. Anselmo came over to them. My favorite song of them would've had to be "N.O.D.". Very awesome, but once again, I think they'd be better in a smaller environment. Perhaps Ozzfest 2009?
Right at 9:00, the lights went down and The Ecstasy Of Gold came over the PA. People went insane, and the entire Sprint Center lit up with lighters and cell phone lights. After Ecstasy, a recorded version of the intro to "That Was Just Your Life" started to play and the band took the stage in darkness, kicking in along with the song at the right time. Metallica also worked the stage very well, moving back and forth across the stage, playing to everyone. During several songs, the four giant casket-shaped lighting fixtures hanging above the stage would slowly lower themselves closer to the stage and twist and contort themselves before retreating back to the ceiling again. The show also made use of laser light shows (That Was Just Your Life, Enter Sandman) and Pyro (One, Fight Fire With Fire). There wasn't a whole lot of banter to the crowd, but that's fine. Made room for more songs. The band played 18 songs within two hours, and threw in some surprises and treats, such as Ride The Lightning and Fight Fire With Fire. By the end of the night, they brought up the house lights and unleashed tons of inflatable "Metallica" balls on the crowd for "Seek And Destroy". Afterwards, they spent a long time throwing things to the crowd and thanking them. One can only hope they come back soon with something even better.
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