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KDDI and Sumitomo's plan to take over Japan's biggest cable-television operator has exposed a lack of protection for minority shareholders, who are crying foul over the process and pricing for the $2.4 billion bid.
Unlike in the U.S. or Hong Kong, where a sufficiently large share of minority holders can block a tender offer, small investors in Japanese companies don't always have that power. Investors said the current deal for Jupiter Telecommunications, if pushed through, could hurt investors' confidence and dent foreign investment in Japan.
The saga goes back to Oct. 24, when KDDI, Japan's second-largest mobile carrier, and trading house Sumitomo, which together own 70.7% of Jupiter, offered to buy the remaining shares for ¥110,000 (about $1,211) apiece. Jupiter said the price, a 39% premium to the average closing price over the preceding three months, was "appropriate" and provided "a reasonable opportunity" for shareholders to sell their stakes.
Jupiter, also known as J:COM, said it had set up a third-party panel in mid-October to evaluate the offer, adding that Sumitomo and KDDI rejected its earlier request for a higher price. The panel, which included an attorney and a finance professor, concluded that J:COM's board should recommend that shareholders accept the offer.
However, J:COM's quick endorsement of the offer raised alarm among many minority shareholders, generally institutional investors in the U.S., Europe and Asia. They questioned the valuation, the board's independence given that nine current or former employees of the bidders are among the 11 members, and the third-party panel's recommendation.
Some minority shareholders, dissatisfied that the third-party panel had conducted negotiations and discussions for only a week before it advised J:COM's board to recommend the offer, sought further explanation on how the price was determined. J:COM responded that it would act appropriately but provided no further explanation, according to lawyers representing the shareholders.
"It makes you wonder who protects the minority shareholders and in what way. We are concerned that global investor appetite [in Japanese shares] will decline if corporate governance is not appropriately exercised," said Mangyo Kinoshita, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, which is representing those shareholders.
The terms underscore the contrast with other developed markets, where tender offers can often be blocked if a certain percentage of minority shareholders oppose the bid. In the J:COM deal, a majority of minority shareholder approval isn't required.
Although shareholders can petition Japanese courts to determine the "fair price" for being squeezed out, the process is costly and time-consuming.
J:COM said it would express a fresh opinion once the tender offer date is set, but declined to elaborate. Spokespeople at KDDI and Sumitomo also declined to comment. J:COM was advised by Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, KDDI was advised by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and Sumitomo was advised by Goldman Sachs Group
Some minority shareholders say the valuation is too low. Sumitomo offered ¥139,500 per share for a partial buyout in 2010, and J:COM didn't recommend the offer to shareholders at the time. Since then, J:COM's revenue and cash flow have risen and its debt burden has fallen, which makes the offer price of ¥110,000 unsatisfactory, they say.


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Although written records date the earliest burials in Valley Cemetery at nearly 180 years ago, some unmarked graves there could be several years older.
"We have to probe very carefully before opening new graves, especially in the Valley Cemetery section, because there are quite a few graves that were not marked," said Larry McKitrick, the cemetery's maintenance superintendent. Valley Cemetery is now part of East Lawn Memorial Park in Reno.
He said the telltale sound of metal striking a wooden coffin is a good indicator that there's an unmarked grave just below the cemetery's surface.
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Cemetery director Tony McDaniel, left, and maintenance superintendent Larry McKitrick are shown with three sarcophagi dated around the turn of the 20th century. They are among some of the unique monuments marking grave sites in the Valley Cemetery section of East Lawn Memorial Park in Reno.
"Valley is the oldest part of the cemetery," McKitrick said. "We do have graves there that date back to the early 1800s."
Ernie Thode, former director of Washington County's Local History and Genealogy Library, said a book of readings of East Lawn Memorial Park and Valley Cemetery by local historian and author Wes Cochran indicates the oldest grave in Valley Cemetery belongs to 11-month-old Soloman Harness, son of Granville and Jane (Compton) Harness. The child died on June 16, 1834.
"The next earliest grave that I found was Naomi M. Bean, wife of James Bean, who died on Nov. 17, 1835, aged 36 years," Thode said. "Those two stones are located in the section with upright stones next to State Route 7 in the Valley Cemetery portion. And the oldest portion of Valley Cemetery is closest to the road."
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Location: 27880 State Route 7, Reno.
Age: Earliest recorded burial 1834, but some unmarked graves may be older.
Owner: American Cemetery Services of Wooster.
Phone: 373-2993.
Thode said many of the names found in Cochran's book seemed to be old settlers of the area who would most likely have been buried in the Valley Cemetery.
Some of those names included West, Thorniley, Racer, Alcock, Harness and Harsha.
"Wes does not distinguish between Valley and East Lawn in his book," Thode said. "But some of the burial dates for those families do come from the early years."
He said Valley Cemetery definitely existed in 1834, but he could not tell from the written records whether the cemetery dated earlier than that.
McKitrick also noted some of the older stone monuments in Valley Cemetery are so weathered that the names and dates of the deceased are no longer legible.
But he said it's not difficult for visitors to delineate between the old Valley Cemetery and the newer East Lawn Memorial Park.
"Valley has a lot of upright monuments, but in the East Lawn section the grave markers are all flat," he said.
East Lawn Memorial Park director Tony McDaniel said Valley Cemetery contains several unusual monuments.
"There are also three above-ground sandstone sarcophagi," he said.
McDaniel said East Lawn Memorial Park and Valley Cemetery is among 15 cemeteries and funeral homes operated by parent company American Cemetery Services based in Wooster.
"American has been in business for 45 years, and operates full-service cemeteries," he said, noting East Lawn offers traditional as well as crematory burial services.
"We average around 220 burials a year, including cremations," McDaniel said.
McKitrick, who has worked at East Lawn for 23 years, said the cemetery belonged to John Santone when he began working there.
"Santone later sold it to the Loewen Group who then sold the cemetery to American Cemetery Services in 2001," he said.
McKitrick said the cemetery still has plenty of room for growth.

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Brian Hook is the founder of Latitude, LLC, an international strategic consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. The firm works with corporations and nonprofits to develop and implement their international strategic plans and help expand their operations into new countries.
During 2012, Mr. Hook served on the Romney campaign as senior advisor on foreign policy. He was the foreign policy director for Governor Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign.
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He practiced corporate law/mergers and acquisitions at Hogan & Hartson in Washington, DC from 1999-2003. He also served as a legislative advisor to Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad and U.S. Congressman James A. Leach.
Mr. Hook earned a law degree from the University of Iowa; a master's degree in philosophy from Boston College; and a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Iowa. He serves on the Board of Trustees of St. John's Seminary in Boston, the Steering Committee of the John Hay Initiative, and the Board of Advisors of the Alexander Hamilton Society.
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Yarn Profile: Regia Jacquard
First Impressions
That's exactly what any skein of Regia's nifty pattern-printed yarns looks like. But knit them up and a magical, orderly pattern of colors unfolds before your very eyes.
The result looks totally professional. Only you (and any Regia-conscious passers-by) need to know how easy it was to knit.
In this review, we look at the Regia Jacquard pattern.
Knitting Up
You'll also find that the color repeats help alleviate any potential boredom. I found it hard to stop knitting because the unfolding colors were so captivating.
How do the colors work? Simple: The Jacquard pattern is based on a series of horizontal color bands alternating from a solid color to a two-color blend that looks heathered once knit up.
Because there's no vertical design, you don't need to align stitches on top of one another at a precise gauge. This means you're free to knit any size sock in any pattern you'd like. The larger the sock, the shorter the color bands will be, simply because it takes more yarn per row to knit a large sock than it does a small one.
You can begin from either the center of the skein or the outer edge, and you can include ribbing (or not) without destroying the pattern repeats. (The sample sock pictured above has a one-inch k1,p1 rib.)
Blocking / Washing
There was no change in gauge, and the socks bounced back into perfect shape once dry. Any irregularities in my knitting seemed to vanish.
Regia Jacquard has a non-irritating wool that is soft on the feet, with no scratching or irritating bumps.
It's warm but not stifling, breathes well, and holds its elasticity over time. It's thin enough that you can comfortably wear Regia socks with a variety of shoes.
But for beginners or people who simply want a breather project between more challenging ones, this yarn is magnificent. It's fun, fast, easy, and produces great, easy-wash results. This makes it ideal for gifts.
An average women's sock requires two skeins, bringing the bill to a mere $12. In my opinion, your money's well spent.
Previous Reader Comments
"This yarn really does work for socks! The yarn inspired me to knit my first ever pair of socks and discovered that they are fun, more so as I watch the pattern change. But I don't understand the heel instructions. Does anyone have a better way of explaining them or a picture???" patompat, 12/28/2001
"I'm a big Regia fan. I have used the jaquard yarn for 11 pair of socks and I'm now working on a cardigan using jaquard leftovers. It's growing fast and looks gorgeous!" knitter, 12/28/2001
"I saw this yarn on this site before and when visiting my yarn shope I did find it. The cost was the same, and I was glad because here things tend to be more. I am trying it today as I am staying in and have a day off, so I am excited to see how mine will be. My first attempt at making socks but I feel and hope they will come out fine. Hoping that I too can keep then for years. Wish I had got started on Christmas presents with it, but maybe next year, or I can start now?!!" anonymous, 12/28/2001
"My daughter told me about your sight and the socks made in Rgia Jacquard yarn. I live in Orange County California and would like to know where I can purchase this yarn. It sounds very exciting since you don't have to use a lot of different colord yarn that get all tangled up while you are working." pwpeanut, 10/28/2001
"I love Regia & have dried mine in the machine. They still look beautiful. Machine drying does not hurt them at all!" dtritz, 10/21/2001
"I made some socks for my baby niece, using the Regia Jacquard, and had enough left over to make a matching hat. In order to get the same pattern as the socks, I knit the hat in strips, using the same number of stitches as each sock, joining each strip as I knit. The results were amazing!" Paires, 10/19/2001
"I usually determine the longest repeat color (Regia Jacquard) and purl that color...adds texture to the pattern." Ruthieknits, 10/19/2001
"I love this yarn! The Jacquard is my favorite - everyone thinks I'm some fantastic knitter. Only my yarn supplier knows for sure . . ." olivia, 10/19/2001
"Regia is a wonderful sock yarn and as it goes through washer and dryer cycles it just gets softer. Our knitting guild caught the Regia fever from seeing my socks - top Redia Jacquard, sole in heather to match - worn with clogs." jp, 10/17/2001
"All the Regia yarns are terrific -- solids, patterns, heavier weights. They wash beautifully (I also don't put them in the dryer), maintain their color, their shape, and their integrity. And they come in colors as bright or as subtle or as plain as you could want. And so many of them!! A great yarn." Hieke, 10/16/2001
"This yarn is an adventure to knit. I am an experienced socknitter. I have made a couple pair of socks with the Regia Jaquard yarn and had no pangs of guilt for "cheating"....It's great, because during times that you don't want to have to look at your work (ie, at a meeting, at the movies) you can still create a visually stunning piece. It assists in the effort toward efficient use of one's time!" Joniknits, 10/16/2001
"I bought some Regia sock yarn last year and loved it. Around our LYS we're all admiring whomever is working on a skein that no one has worked on before. I think it's great to discover what the pattern will look like. I was bored with socks for a while, but I still will finish them because I love how they look." erica, 10/16/2001
"I've been tossing my Regia Jaquard socks in the dryer at least once a week since April and not noticing any shinkage etc." Scampercat, 10/16/2001
"I'm sitting here right now with my new Regia Jacquard socks on. They were fun to knit and everyone I show them to can't believe how easy they were. People that normally don't knit socks are interested. Here in Canada it is $7.95 ball so are a little more expensive. I have knit with Regia before and always was quite pleased. I knit many socks for my husband so they had a lot of wear and tear." mlatimer, 10/16/2001
"I knitted a pair of Regia & misread the directions using #4 needles for the body of the sock. It definitely holds it shape as I have tried to shrink them with no success." marvelus, 10/16/2001
"We agree on the Regia. The effect is impressive and easy. The yarn holds up very well. Makes a very impressive gift for yourself or others." mhk, 1/016/2001
"I'm making my first pair of socks in 30 years out of Regia Jacquard and they are going very well despite the fact that I am visually impaired andcannot see the stitches on size 2 needles. I love the way the colors work and I think it looks like Fair Isle knitting. I can't wait to finish them so I can wear them(I've never worn hand-knitted socks before!)" Spinner, 10/16/2001
"I LOVE the Regia Sock Yarn. I'm on my third pair of sock and a sack full of Regia to knit all winter! My first pair have been washed and dried too many times to count! I Love the yarn. If you are going to take the time to knit a pair of sock, take the time to buy Regia! I want a pair in every color." jprvw, 10/16/2001
"I share what you said in your evaluation of this yarn. It is FUN! Also, I made a pair for my husband using the Ringel yarn (just bands of color) and I throw those into the dryer without any apparent harm. Of course, he hasn't had them for two years so maybe it wouldn't be good long term but I throw everything into the dryer except sweaters." pkegh, 10/16/2001
"I have just been gifted 2 balls of Regia yarn and am at present knitting a pair of socks and loving it. The colour makes it so interesting and you just don"t want to stop knitting. Wonderful yarn I wish it was available here in Australia." joy, 10/16/2001
"I just started knitting with Regia Jacquard yarn about 3 weeks ago. I agree with everyone. It is wonderful. I look forward to knitting many socks with it." gperkins, 10/16/2001
"I'm on my second pair of socks using Regia sock yarn & I totally agree with the reviewer. The yarn makes socks fun to knit and definitely not tedious. I was glad to hear that they wash up well, I have been saving mine for holiday presents." kproberts, 10/16/2001
"I like Regia very much. I have knit four pairs of socks with Opal yarn. What fun. Lot of interesting printed patterns but you do need to stick with a 7/stitch gauge. One 100 g. ball easity makes a pair. It is a little tricky getting the second sock started to match the first. The last pair I made had the socks starting inside and outside the ball. I wonder how they did that?" donnaid, 10/16/2001
Opal is another pattern-printed yarn, similar to Regia. Because it isn't as widely available as Regia, we decided to focus on Regia instead. -Clara
"I agree completely about the Regia--but I do put mine in the dryer and have had no probs. I love the stuff." akirkman, 10/16/2001
"Regia is my absolute favorite sock yarn and I discovered it only this summer. Since then I've knit several pair. Each pair is different and I always get plenty of comments. Right now I have a sock in progress in my basket for the times I want a break from the sweater I'm making. I'm glad to know they will wear well, since most will be holiday gifts. I'd like to know why you don't recommend the dryer. Thanks!" nancy, 10/16/2001
Hi - I normally avoid putting superwash yarns in the dryer simply because it adds unnecessary strain to the fibers. However as you'll read below, other readers have had good success with Regia and the dryer. So I stand corrected on this one! -Clara
"I love this yarn, at first because of it's clever colours but now, after one year of wear, I appreciate the indestructable nature of my socks. It does not feel wonderfully soft to knit up, but after washing and blocking, the socks are as soft as you could wish...
If you feel that you are 'cheating' by having all the colour work done for you, then you could always, as I have done, use the opportunity to try out a new cuff texture or heel style." alison, 10/16/2001
"ditto Regia yarn. I happened on to this last spring. It is all you said. For me it has been therapy. I spend weekends with my 96 year-old strong-willed Mother, who still is living at home. I have her knitting with Regia also. Fun Fun" brsalmon, 10/16/2001
"We are trying it out to knit a childs pullover..so far it looks great. I'll tell you more when we get further along." ingy, 10/16/2001
"I've made lots of Regia socks. I wash AND dry all my socks in the machine. They tighten up a bit after washing, but relax to fit within 5-10 minutes. None of the socks are showing any real wear and most are worn by my SO who is very harsh on socks." ddancer, 10/16/2001
"I found Regia Jacquard yarn at my favorite shop a few months ago. I love it! It feels great in the hands and on the feet. I've got several skeins in my Christmas gift knitting queue. One addendum to your article: buy 3 skeins for large men's socks. Can't wait to try the Regia needles!" jladick, 10/16/2001
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Regia Jacquard
Fiber content
75% wool
25% polyamid
7.5 sts per inch on US 0-3 needles
Average retail price
$5.95 / skein
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Weight/Yardage per Skein
50g. / 229 yards
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Machine wash warm, dry flat, use low iron if necessary.
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A report on teacher pay nationwide was released Thursday, and to no ones surprise, North Carolina again ranked near the bottom. The National Education Association report ranked the state 46th among the states and the District of Columbia in average pay in 2012-13, the same as the previous year. The states average teacher pay of $45,737 is more than $10,000 below the national average.
The NEA also calculated that North Carolina saw the biggest decline in average pay over the past decade when accounting for inflation at 15 percent. The states average starting pay for teachers ranked 48th at just under $30,800.
For a state that says it wants a highly skilled workforce to attract good-paying jobs, these numbers are a disgrace. Having qualified, dedicated, enthusiastic K-12 teachers is essential to giving students the basic education they need to pursue higher skills in college, whether the four-year or vocational track.
It is sad when some teachers can qualify for a $10,000 raise just by moving to neighboring South Carolina, but that is the situation leaders have created in withholding all but one across-the-board raise since 2008.
Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders have vowed to raise starting pay this year and to work on better pay for other teachers. Teachers across the region and the state are not waiting quietly, or as of yet, leaving in droves. Instead they are exercising their right to free speech.
On Monday, after hearing from teachers, the Henderson County School Board voted unanimously to delay voting on a state-mandated plan to select which teachers will receive four-year contracts and raises in lieu of career status, or tenure. The General Assembly passed a budget bill last year that abolishes tenure, enacted in 1971 to protect educators from being dismissed or demoted without due process. In its place, the legislation requires schools to identify 25 percent of teachers to receive four-year contracts and $500 annual raises.
School board members last month reluctantly OKd a draft plan to implement the state law, but tabled a second vote required for passage Monday after hearing a letter from 51 West Henderson High teachers. It read: We do not wish to participate in a law that seeks to divide and conquer, rather than unite a group of adults who work together every day to help young people prepare for their futures. The signees asked the board to follow the lead of other systems legally challenging the law.
The board at its next meeting will consider a resolution calling on the Legislature to rescind the mandate and reinstate career status for teachers who have already earned it. A similar resolution that passed in Buncombe County calls on the state to use the money allocated for bonuses for 25 percent of teachers instead to reward excellence in teaching.
That may have been the intention behind the General Assemblys action. But the ham-fisted and arbitrary nature of these reforms, along with withholding teacher raises yet another year, had the opposite effect. It damaged teacher morale and insulted good teachers. Gov. McCrory and legislators have their work cut out to repair the damage, raise teacher pay, and show that North Carolina truly values its teachers.
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This vote brings a degree of stability to Irish finances but unfortunately it may be too little too late as it looks like the Euro project in general is in trouble and may not survive. The game has moved on and it is moving fast.
Capital is fleeing out of Greece and Italy and Spain. Yesterday the Spanish government alone announced that 100 Billion Euros has left the country in recent months. This is not good. It means that the Trillion Euros of support given to European banks by the European Central Bank is not being used to promote investment but is in fact targeted to bail out banks suffering from capital flight. To put it simply there is a run on European banks. This is why Swiss banks have introduced capital controls on Euro accounts wishing to switch into Swiss Franc accounts. Will The American Fed be the next to introduce such controls in an effort to support the Euro and discourage such panic?
In another strange twist of the unending "Euroblown" saga, Germans have started to check their Euros. Any Euro note with a Greek "Y" designation (All Euro notes have a letter indicating which European Central banks issued it) is being handed back in exchange for a Euro with a German "X" designation. Will the same thing start to happen with Irish, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish Euros? Will foreign banks soon adopt the same policy? If so the Euro project is "dead in the water" despite today's Irish referendum victory.
Switching the focus to Athens it looks like the anti-bailout party is going to win and this will have serious consequences for European monetary stability. If fact Greek society is falling apart and it is hard to see how the European Union can survive when it allows such social disintegration to take hold. Below I quote stories of real Greek people who were interviewed by CNN to give a flavour of what they are going through:
Panos Papanicolaou
47, neurosurgeon from Athens
"There is a big increase in suicide levels and traffic accidents, also in people with heart and psychological problems. So there's more diseases caused by the public crisis, as well as difficulties for a big part of the population getting access to health services. The biggest problem for us is there's a shortage of medical personnel. Older personnel are retiring but they're not being replaced."
Aggeliki Grevia
37, architect/Web designer
"Luckily, I'm not unemployed and haven't been forced to emigrate, as has happened with half of my friends. I don't have any children so I don't have to bear the double and triple burden of responsibilities that would increase with the abolition of the welfare state. Luckily, I don't have a mortgage loan. "But beyond that, I've gained social and political consciousness that had been in hibernation until now. I've realized that society does not mean economy - that this system is doomed even if we and our grandchildren pay forever. I've learned that the planet is polluted by this circulating financial, toxic mess that arrogantly demands to consume entire countries and culture, that our politicians are weaklings and Europe has suddenly become captive of the banks and a global oligarchy, and that power does not have morality or imagination."
George Pentafronimos
30, IT Consultant, PhD candidate
"Personally, I am proud to live in Greece of 2012. Another Greek legend is just at its very beginning -- and it seems that it is the turn of my generation to be sacrificed. Much pain is expected to come, and a lot more which we cannot even imagine. My friends are losing their jobs, while all people younger than 25 will never have the chance to be productive and exploit their studies. My parents' pension is either lost or reduced to half, hospitals and universities are merging or even closing, and my neighbor has not had electricity in the cold winter because he did not have the money to pay a new property tax. I studied for 10 years to obtain a PhD degree without expecting that this choice would urge me to go abroad in order to seek career opportunities. However, I am convinced I did not do anything wrong to be obliged to move in my 30s. We will refund all Europe for fake debts with our own lives. However two things will never change in Greece: The sun will always shine and our spirit will always be free."
Konstantinos Papaioannou
Greek language teacher and columnist
"My wife and I have been affected -- our income is down by a quarter. But all lives are affected: There is such insecurity. There's a feeling of no end in sight. No one can be assured there won't be more cuts. Many people are marginalized. Vulnerable groups are living below minimum standards: drug addicts, unemployed people and immigrants. Low-level crime is now tolerated -- this creates a climate of anger, and a loss of trust in political institutions. So the financial crisis has social and political consequences. Young people are facing 40% unemployment while pensions can be as low as €200 ($264) a month. You can't live on that."
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TJ Nelson, producer and co-anchor of the 5 p.m. newscast on WDAY TV, will take over the empty anchor's chair left by Austen Schauer at KVRR, the local Fox affiliate.
Schauer announced late last month that he'd be leaving Fox for a job at Park Christian School in Moorhead, Minn. His last day is Aug. 2.
At KVRR, Nelson will be alongside Candace Thornberg, co-producing and co-anchoring the 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. newscasts.
With nine years under his belt at WDAY, Nelson called this a "natural step" in his career.
"It was not an easy choice," Nelson said. "But these main anchor gigs don't open up very often."
Nelson's WDAY seat with co-anchor Robin Huebner won't stay empty long. Reporter and weekend anchor Todd Kurtz will step in at 5 p.m., said Jeff Nelson, WDAY news director.
TJ Nelson started at WDAY in 2004 as a producer and quickly began anchoring at 5 p.m. The Thief River Falls, Minn., native has been in broadcast for 27 years.
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|Bone-in chicken breasts seasoned with garlic powder and Cajun seasoning are wrapped in bacon and sprinkled with brown sugar. Served here with a side salad and steamed broccoli.
Spicy Sweet Bacon Chicken BreastsThis idea for chicken breasts came about one night when I had chicken, but could not figure out what I wanted to do with it. A quick tweet and a friend mentioned this concoction of sweetness she'd seen on another blog, Full Bellies, Happy Kids. Well, y'all know she had me at bacon, and as a plus, it sounded quick and easy and that is what I was in the mood for.
Her original recipe called for seasoning the chicken with salt and pepper, garlic powder and chili powder, which sounded great, but I decided to go with kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper, garlic powder and (what else but) my favorite Slap Ya Mama Cajun seasoning. Then you wrap the chicken with strips of bacon and get this... like you do with Pig Candy, you coat the bacon and the chicken with brown sugar! What you end up with is this wonderful, sweet, slightly caramelized coating. I was at the tail end of my brown sugar, so I just sprinkled what I had evenly over the chicken. More certainly would have been even better, but use as little or as much as you like.
The chicken breasts I used are what I would call normal sized, and bone-in beasts with rib meat, so I didn't chop them. If you have the big blown up breasts commonly found in the stores these days, you may want to divide them into two or three sections, just for speed of cooking.
Watch the cooking time though according to the size of your chicken, because you don't want to overcook it - nothin' worse then rubber chicken for dinner. The bone-in breasts I used were ready at about 30 minutes. You could use boneless chicken breasts also, but will need to adjust down your time since those cook a lot faster. Generally a light pierce of the chicken with the tip of a knive that shows juices running clear, will let you know that it's done, but you can also check with an instant read thermometer.
Spoon a little bit of the pan sauce over the chicken when you plate it. Just heaven. I served our chicken with a mixed garden salad and steamed broccoli.
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Recipe: Spicy Sweet Bacon Chicken Breasts©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 30 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 4 to 6 bone-in chicken breasts
- 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Garlic powder, to taste
- Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), to taste
- 4 to 6 slices of bacon
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup of light or dark brown sugar
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a baking dish with a light coating of olive oil, or use non-stick spray.
If using larger sized breasts, split them into 2 or 3 pieces. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Cajun seasoning. Wrap the chicken pieces with slices of bacon and place into the pan, skin side up. Sprinkle the tops of the chicken pieces generously with the brown sugar, patting it into the chicken.
Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the bacon is browned and chicken is cooked through and juices run clear when chicken is pierced. Spoon pan drippings over each serving.
Note: Can substitute boneless chicken breasts also, but adjust down your time since those cook a lot faster. Don't overcook! Flatten and stuff those with my chicken popper filling (click link for the recipe) or your own favorite prepared stuffing, cheeses and/or veggies like spinach or chopped, cooked broccoli or mushrooms, roll up, and wrap with bacon.
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Educators to hold 'Write in, Right on!' letter-writing campaign
Published: Monday, April 21, 2014 at 5:28 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 21, 2014 at 5:28 p.m.
Local teachers are taking pen to paper Wednesday night, expressing their concerns over current events in North Carolina public education to state representatives.
As part of the Henderson County Association of Educators' letter-writing campaign, "Write in, Right on!", educators will meet at four locations in Hendersonville from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday and write letters to N.C. Sen. Tom Apodaca, N.C. Rep. Chuck McGrady, and N.C. Rep. Chris Whitmire.
The HCAE is providing paper, pens, envelopes and postage to teachers who write during the campaign at either Jongo Java, 117 S. Main St.; Bean Juice Coffee, 1630 Spartanburg Highway, Suite D; Krispy Kreme, 1911 4 Seasons Blvd.; or heBrews Coffee, 45 Westside Village Road, Hendersonville.
Educators are also encouraged to "wear red to support public ed" during the event.
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The Aerospace Industries Association is encouraged by passage of a FAA reauthorization extension today.
"We're relieved Congress has extended FAA's operations," said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. "This will allow critical work to continue while Congress debates full reauthorization."
The expiration of the previous extension resulted in furloughs to 4,000 FAA employees, stop work orders to approximately 70,000 construction workers and lost revenues exceeding $380 million.
"We're very glad that Congress has decided to put Americans back to work," Blakey said. "We urge them to take advantage of this spirit of compromise to pass a full reauthorization bill when Congress returns in September."


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August, 26, 2005
A substitute teacher accused of molesting students is arraigned in court Friday. With close family and friends by his side, Billy Cleveland denies all of the charges. News 12 has the latest from court.
It all lasted five minutes. Former substitute teacher Billy Cleveland entered not guilty pleas on all eight counts of child molestation.
"It's too early for us to have a strategy. We don't know the evidence that they have against him. We have not received any of that evidence. We get to review that evidence and then we get to decide what we need to do to protect him," said Scott Connell, Cleveland's attorney.
In the courtroom, a handful of Cleveland supporters, but clearly not as many as the 100 who showed up at his bond hearing. Cleveland is thankful for that show of support. And in one of his comments outside the courtroom, Cleveland says everyone needs to give him his right, a fair trial.
"Only guy who gave me a good report like you didn't think I was guilty before I done anything," Cleveland said.
Cleveland is accused of molesting eight girls while working as a sub at Riverside and Brookwood Elementaries last May. After a summer-long investigation, a grand jury returned seven charges. And eighth charge was just added this week.
"When we went to grand jury with the seven counts originally there were scheduled interviews, at least three, and of those three, there was at least one disclosure," said Capt. Steve Morris.
Cleveland walks to a waiting car after the arraignment, free on bond.
"What will show my innocence? I can't go into anything because my attorney asked me not to," Cleveland said.
No date set at this time for trail, but the Cleveland following is expected back in full force.
A refresher course in what's happened so far: the alleged incidents happened over a about a two week period in May. Administrators told police about the possible abuse on June 14. The grand jury indicted Cleveland on August 1, he also turned himself in that day. That same day the grand jury also indicted Barbara Gleitsmann, the assistant principal at Brookwood Elementary, for failing to report the crimes immediately. Riverside Elementary Principal Jeanie Hill was demoted for the incident, but was not indicted by the grand jury. She has since retired.


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25 August 2007
Good Times
I tend to avoid blog posts about my life and all that, partly because there's not a whole lot of all that to it, but I do want to take this lazy Saturday to chronicle a few things and offer some public thank yous. I start work at a new school this coming week, and before I get all tangled up in that post-summer life, I want to preserve here a few great moments.
I owe thanks for sustenance and company to all sorts of people, including Gordon van Gelder, Liz Gorinsky, Juliet Ulman, and other friends new and old. Including one I'll mention at the end of this post.
Rick Bowes is one of the great people of the universe. We had dinner together Thursday night, and finally got to compare notes on all sorts of old Broadway and Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows (every other chance we've had, we've been around people who, for reasons I cannot fathom, find such subjects less than enthralling. And you were right, Rick: it was Donald O'Connor in There's No Business Like Show Business. Interestingly, though, Jerry Orbach did appear with Ethel Merman in 1967's TV version of Annie Get Your Gun.) As any reader of Rick's books Minions of the Moon, From the Files of the Time Rangers, or Streetcar Dreams might suspect, he tells marvelous tales of New York, its history, its changes not just during the decades he's lived in Manhattan, but since the good ol' days of Peg-Leg Pete.
On Friday, I got to go to the Random House building to meet the great and glorious Colleen Lindsay. Colleen was, I think, the first person in the publishing world to pay attention to The Mumpsimus, and so we have been corresponding for more than three years now, but never had the opportunity to meet in person until now. She'd thought she would have an easy afternoon, so we'd have lots of time to grab lunch, but little did she know one of the books she's a publicist for was about to explode across the world's media. That she was able to carve out a couple hours to spend with me was miraculous, and the naive country boy side of myself that I try so hard, and so seldom successfully, to conceal came out as I sat listening to Colleen talk to ABC News, Time, etc. All the while I looked out her window at the steel stalagmites of Manhattan and felt like I was at the center of the world. We did get to go to lunch, though, and talk about all sorts of things that had nothing to do with the book that had so suddenly consumed her life, and thus perhaps in some small way I helped preserve her sanity.
And then last night I finished the first real story (as opposed to vignette) that I have finished in over a year. It's a clumsy first draft, but it's something. So yes, I think I'm finally settling in.
Lastly, but not leastly, I wanted to note here that after a summer of bliss and relaxation, Meghan McCarron is leaving Brooklyn to return to work in New Hampshire. A year ago, I was helping find her way around my home state and the school where I worked, where she had just been hired. I told her from the outset that I expect to leave, that I needed a change of life and pace, but that doesn't make it feel any less strange for me to be here right now and for her to be heading back to NH today. She's been the only person in my new world who knows many of the sign posts of my old world, and that's made the transition much easier. And she helped me empty a truck full of stuff into my apartment. We had far fewer opportunities to spend time together here in the NY/NJ area than we expected, but nonetheless, I've gained great comfort just knowing she was around, and I look forward to her return. In the meantime, she's keeping my old apartment in NH warm and cozy, and guarding the many boxes of books I had to leave in the barn... (I should also note that I have given Meghan permission to write about what happened at the burlesque show, because I'm certainly not going to. So don't ask me. Ask her.)
And now back to our regularly unscheduled programming.
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Um, "great and glorious"? I would describe myself more like scatter-brained and anxiety-ridden, with a touch of "really bad fashion sense". Then there's my $6 haircut.ReplyDelete
- A Seksy Potato8/27/2007 12:31 AM
Oh, God, you live in Hoboken? The gentrification capital of the Eastern seaboard? The textbook example for how to displace poor colored people and cash in on urban desperation? It's always amazing to me, the talent that some people have for capitalizing on the injuries of others; and how quickly they are to wash their hands of culpability, even as they wring those hands over "the state of things." As long as no one is required to actually give up any opportunities for getting ahead...ReplyDelete
So hey, how do you like it? You making out OK?
Lucky you!ReplyDelete
Rick is probably one of the coolest, nicest people I've never met in real life but know only online. Here's hoping I meet him in real life someday soon.
Hey hon -- I've been looking around for you at receptions and meetings and you're not there! I am zealously guarding your books, and the random-ass cookware you left in your kitchen, and that stale box of triscuits. Miss you bunches, and I'll be back soon!ReplyDelete


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"I want my mom! Where's my mom?" a boy kept insisting in Mrs. Jorgenson's class Tuesday morning. It was the first day of kindergarten for the Redwood Valley High School class of 2027, and some students were having more trouble making the transition than others. There's more to school than just learning ABC's. There's that whole "interacting with others" stuff, too. Much of Tuesday was spent teaching the new school children such basic skills as, say, how to behave in school in the first place. "What have you learned in school so far today?" Mrs. Jorgenson asked the assembled students at one point. A number of kids shouted out answers. "How to have lunch!" said one. Mrs. Jorgenson pointed out one boy holding his hand up. "Where the library is!" he said. "Very good," said Mrs. Jorgenson. "You see? Teachers choose students who raise their hands." A few metaphorical light bulbs went on over students' heads. Mrs. Jorgenson also had the students review a few other skills they had learned so far. "How to sit criss-cross applesauce," said one. "How to be quiet," said another. "How to walk in line," said a third. Out in the hallway, Mrs. Mohr was showing her kindergarteners how bathroom breaks would go. The boys and girls lined up by gender, then went into the bathrooms four at a time while the others waited in the hallway. When they were finished, the students returned, washed their hands, and got in line for the drinking fountain. One thirsty boy, not seeing any reason not to, budged to the head of the line and bent over to take a drink, like he would do at home. Mrs. Mohr gently pulled him back. "No, there was a line here before you. You need to take your place in the back." In addition, the students went outside on their first practice fire drill, and how to play during recess. Getting onto the proper bus was a whole other lesson. Many of the skills necessary to be good students have to be taught, and aren't naturally second nature for human beings. The first few days of kindergarten are where many children are exposed to them for the first time.
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What if they had an election and nobody came? Only fourteen members file for Tribal primary election next month This year's primary ballot looks more like a general election ballot with barely more than a dozen Tribal members filing for office by Oct 25. Hoping to help guide the future of the Tribes for the next four years are: ARLEE: Jim Steele (incumbent) and Darrell R. Armstrong. 05 10 o & i § I J 1J J * J ¿5 f f •a p§ CD -P O * v4 ELMO-DAYTON: Al Hewankorn (incumbent), George Hewankorn (current sergeant-at-arms), and Laurence Kenmille (who was on the Council from 1978 to 1981). POLSON: Rose J. Evans (current appointee in the seat long held for over 30 years by E. W. Morigeau), Robert LClairmont, and Patrick H. Lefthand (one-time Council member from the Elmo-Dayton district). RONAN: Robert L McCrea (incumbent), Roy J. Couture, Stephen Small-salmon, and John B. Vallee. ST. IGNATIUS: Joseph "Joe Dog" Felsman (incumbent and current Council chairman) and Fred Matt The top two vote-getters in each district will face off in the December 14 general election Unless there's a strong write- in effort by someone, Arlee's and St Ignatius' primary election candidates are assured of a spot on the general election ballot Of the past six elections, only the 1981 contest failed to attract less than two dozen candidates. (There were 21 hopefuls in 1981.) The traditional abundance of choices led to a successful effort about four years ago to amend the Tribal Constitution to allow primary elections for culling the field so the eventual winners could say their victories were the result of a clear public mandate By late afternoon on the day before the filing officially closed, the Arlee, St Ignatius and Elmo-Dayton districts each had only one candidate - the incum-(Continues on page two) Kicking Horse Job Corps center gets a $ reprieve President Reagan hasn't put his okay on it yet but funding until 1987 for the Kicking Horse Job Corps center southeast of Ronan seems assured Center officials learned Oct 11 that the House Appropriations Committee had recommended that the national Job Corps program not be eliminated, as was the fear earlier this year. The committee even suggested kicking in an extra $23 million to cover the effects of inflation, bringing the funding figure to $640 million. Kicking Horse is the nation's only all-Indian Job Corps. Serving about 210 enrollees right now, it claims a 75% placement leveL No doubt helping the cause of keeping the center open was the amount of staff and local resident support letters received in Washington, D.C., according to Rep. Pat Williams in a recent letter to KHJC center director Virgil Clairmont
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ICON Aircraft, a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of light sport aircraft, announced that it will move to Vacaville next year, creating "hundreds, and eventually thousands, of advanced manufacturing-related jobs," according to an independent study cited by the company.
The firm said it will begin operating in a 140,000-square-foot facility adjacent to Nut Tree Airport in the first quarter of 2015. The company intends to consolidate aircraft manufacturing, sales, training, service and its corporate headquarters at the new location. According to its research, the move could eventually have a regional financial impact of more than $350 million annually.
ICON said the move follows a nationwide search of relocation sites.
"The selection of Vacaville as ICON's new home is a major milestone for the company and a significant economic win for the residents of the region," said Kirk Hawkins, ICON's founder and CEO. Hawkins said the relocation was due to "proactive, tireless" efforts of officials with Nut Tree Airport, the city of Vacaville, Solano County and the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development.


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Less than $1 million dollars.
Yup, that is all the money that the City of Granite Falls will need to come by to fully complete its decade long running flood mitigation plan, having received notification Friday that $1.512 million in federal EDA Disaster Relief Funds would be made available to replace and relocate the city's existing lift station at the south end of Minnesota Avenue in east Granite Falls.
"The first thing that comes to mind thinking of the project is that it lacks the glamour of some of the projects like the business relocations and the city water plant," said City Manager Bill Lavin. "But, really, I think of all the projects, this should have the greatest impact on health and safety for the community."
Lavin said that the health and safety component comes into play given that the majority of the sewage produced by the city will flow through the lift station as it is pumped uphill from Minnesota Avenue to the city's wastewater treatment plant.
At present, the several decades old lift station is located within the flood plain and is believed to have significant infiltration and inflow (I&I) issues. The I&I problems allow ground and floodwaters to enter and overload the system, creating both sewage back-ups into homes as well as forced bypasses of excess inflow and untreated sewage at the wastewater treatment plant.
The new lift station will be placed on higher ground, out of the flood plain and closer to Washington Street. Although the federal EDA grant is for $1.512 million of the project, the total project cost is expected to run $1.89 million. That additional $378,000 will be funded with Minnesota DNR flood mitigation funds, meaning that the entirety of expense appropriated to the city will be a big fat: nothing. In fact, the sum total of the roughly $22 million that has been appropriated for flood mitigation projects in Granite Falls will involve a direct contribution from the city of less than $600,000, or a little under three percent of the total project cost.
The Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission (UMVRDC) in Appleton alerted the city about the possibility of the federal grant last year and assisted the city in making the application. The UMVRDC has been under contract with the city for flood-related grant administration services for a number of years.
Asked if there was any way the city could have obtained a better deal, Lavin simply stated that it would have been "impossible."
"It would have been impossible to have received a better deal," he said. "Had we gone through other programs there would have been so much red tape and so many studies that we would not even be close to where we are now in terms of completion––and it most assuredly would have come at a much more substantial cost to local taxpayers."
Page 2 of 2 - With the flood proofing of Wing Bain Funeral Home recently completed, the city is working on finishing up the acquisition of a portion of the Granite Floral and Green House property along Hwy. 212 near the overflow channel and also the residence of Steve and Jodi Steffen, south of Hwy. 212, just east of the river.
Lastly, a secondary pumping station near the overflow channel behind the Wellness Center south of Hwy. 212 will be installed to de-water an upstream area north of Hwy. 212 near the corner of 7th St. and 12th Ave., which has been the location of several interior flooding events. That will relieve the city from having to place piping across the highway, as was done in 2001, in order to de-water the interior flood area during high water periods.
All of the projects are expected to be completed by early to mid 2014.
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All around us we see the bridges of life collapsing, those capillaries which create all organic life. This dreadful disintegration has been caused by the mindness and mechanical work of man, who has wrenched the living soul from the Earth's blood - water.The more the engineer endeavours to channel water, of whose spirit and nature he is today still ignorant, by the shortest and straightest route to the sea, the more the flow of water weighs into the bends, the longer its path and the worse the water will become. The spreading of the most terrible disease of all, of cancer, is the necessary consequence of such unnatural regulatory works. These mistaken activities - our work - must legitimately lead to increasingly widespread unemployment, because our present methods of working, which have a purely mechanical basis, are already destroying not only all of wise Nature's formative processes, but first and foremost the growth of the vegetation itself, which is being destroyed even as it grows. The drying up of mountain springs, the change in the whole pattern of motion of the groundwater, and the disturbance in the blood circulation of the organism - Earth - is the direct result of modern forestry practices. The pulsebeat of the Earth was factually arrested by the modern timber production industry. Every economic death of a people is always preceded by the death of its forests. The forest is the habitat of water and as such the habitat of life processes too, whose quality declines as the organic development of the forest is disturbed. Ultimately, due to a law which functions with awesome constancy, it will slowly but surely come around to our turn. Our accustomed way of thinking in many ways, and perhaps even without exception, is opposed to the true workings of Nature. Our work is the embodiment of our will. The spiritual manifestation of this work is its effect. When such work is carried out correctly, it brings happiness, but when carried out incorrectly, it assuredly brings misery.
Viktor Schauberger
Source: The Water Wizard: The Extraordinary Properties of Natural Water, Pages: 8, 9
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Movin' in the classroom
Bon Secours Virginia Health System recently unveiled its "movin' mania" program – designed to address childhood obesity – at Montrose Elementary in Eastern Henrico, one of a number of local schools that will employ the program.
Bon Secours will donate $120,000 to 115 schools in Henrico, Hanover, Chesterfield and Richmond to fund SOL-compliant movin' mania Learnercise mats, which encourage learning while moving. Teachers will track students' physical activity on the mats at http://www.movinmania.com where, students can earn points for healthy choices and redeem them for prizes, such as sports equipment.
"Finding a way to integrate movement into the core curriculum daily is a challenge," said Dana Baldacci, principal of Montrose Elementary. "We are thrilled to partner with Bon Secours to give our teachers an additional resource to increase both academic achievement and fitness."
Free children's clothing for those in need
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Local choral group seeks volunteers
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It's a great weekend to get outside! The Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society is offering two events this weekend. Accompany the group to find and document native plants present and blooming in Echo Lake Park on Saturday or take a "Sunday Stroll" at Dorey Park to observe the seasonal changes taking place. Other outdoor events this weekend include the final summer concert at West Broad Village and "Fridays on the Patio" at James River Cellars Winery in Glen Allen. If you're going to be outside, don't forget the insect repellent! To learn more about avoiding those pesky mosquitos, check out Henrico County's "Fight-the-Bite TODAY" event tomorrow. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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At the Monday meeting of the Dillon Economic Development Advisory Committee, discussion centered on how best to encourage economic development in Dillon. A sub-committee was formed to brainstorm various short-term opportunities for improving economic development - projects with a turnaround time of a year or less. The committee also discussed how to minimize barriers around zoning, planning and building for potential new business owners looking to set up in Dillon. The next DEDAC meeting is scheduled for Feb. 11. The agenda can be found online at www.townofdillon.com.
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Sean Penn's 19-year-old son, Hopper Penn, got into a nasty altercation with a paparazzo this week, dropping N-bombs and gay slurs at the African-American photographer, according to TMZ.
Footage shows Hopper following his father into a medical building in Beverly Hills, then pushing the unidentified paparazzo, who was taking his picture, and calling the man a pejorative usually aimed at gays and another usually aimed at African-Americans.
Sounds like Dad needs to take Hopper on one of his humanitarian trips to Haiti.
The photographer was definitely taken aback by Hopper pushing him, and can be heard shouting, "Don't you ever do that. You're a kid."
"What?! That's the kind of talk you're teaching him, Sean. Huh?" the photographer called out.
Right. You'd think the kid would be influenced by his father's history of calm, rational behavior in similar situations.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that police nearby asked what happened, but the photographer brushed off the incident as a verbal disagreement and said he didn't want anyone charged.
Hopper later told TMZ he "deeply" regretted his choice of words, but that the paparazzo made him "feel like an animal -- threatened and under attack, but that does not condone my own actions."
Really? An animal?
As you know, Sean Penn has no love for photographers. In 1987, the actor was sentenced to 60 days in jail (and served 33) for assaulting a photographer on a film. Penn also pleaded no contest to vandalism, (while a battery charge was dropped) after he kicked a paparazzo in 2010 and was sentenced to three years probation.
BIEBER ALLEGEDLY SPAT IN NEIGHBOR'S FACE: Justin Bieber spit in his neighbor's face and threatened to kill him, after the man had the gall to tell the 19-year-old he was driving recklessly.
Ever get the idea that Justin Bieber may feel a bit entitled?
Law enforcement and neighbors told TMZ that Bieber hocked one in the man's face during a heated confrontation Tuesday morning. Bieber's Ferrari had arrived on a flatbed truck at around 8 a.m. and Boy Wonder decided to take it for a spin in the gated community. A number of neighbors told the website Bieber was driving insanely fast, with one saying he hit speeds of up to 100 mph.
I know that's illegal for the rest of us, but am still waiting to hear from the legal team as to whether it's illegal for Justin Bieber.
The supposed victim -- a 47-year-old businessman and father of three -- went onto Bieber's Calabasas property and supposedly yelled, "You can't drive like this!"
The man told deputies Bieber responded by saying, "Get the (expletive) out of here," and then spit in the guy's face and said, "I'm gonna (expletive) kill you."
I can't tell you how hard most grown men would laugh if 105-pound Justin Bieber -- who may or may not have actually hit puberty yet -- said that to them.
The man filed a battery report and reportedly isn't ready to back down.
Sources connected to Bieber's security team told TMZ there was no physical contact between the singer and the neighbor. Talk about skating by on a technicality.
NBC REPORTEDLY APPROACHED ANDERSON COOPER: NBC has reportedly approached Anderson Cooper to replace Matt Lauer on the "Today" show by the end of the year, according to Deadline.com.
The story gets a bit weird, however. Apparently, NBC reportedly asked Lauer for his blessing while courting Cooper. Instead, Lauer reportedly called Cooper to voice his discontent, which caught Cooper by surprise because he thought NBC was working with Lauer to make his possible hiring work.
This is worse than a soap opera. When does the evil twin separated at birth get a job interview?
Cooper is under contract with CNN, but has an out allowing him to work on CBS' "60 Minutes" and host his daytime talk show. Lauer signed a $25 million a year deal last year that will keep him on "Today" for at least another year.
NBC executives have supposedly not denied approaching Cooper, but said he will not be replacing Lauer. "As we've said before, Matt Lauer is the best in the business. We want him in the 'Today' show anchor chair for many years to come," Alexandra Wallace, NBC News' senior vice president, told THR.
Of course they do.
On Sunday, New York magazine released a story that Lauer considered going to ABC not so long ago. Before that, Lauer told the Daily Beast he thought NBC mishandled his former "Today" co-host Ann Curry's firing.
It's also been rumored that "Jeopardy" has approached Lauer about taking over as host when Alex Trebek retires.
DAVID LETTERMAN BANNED 'SPRING BREAKERS' DIRECTOR: David Letterman banned director Harmony Korine from his show after allegedly finding him rifling through Meryl Streep's purse during a guest appearance in 1999, according to WENN.
James Franco appeared on "The Late Show With David Letterman" on Monday to promote his new movie "Spring Breakers," and conversation quickly turned to Korine, who directed the film.
Defending the director, Franco said, "He's great person to work with, but I think he had a period where he was going a little off the rails ... The legend is that he pushed Meryl Streep backstage. I mean if you push Meryl Streep backstage you get kicked off. But he said he was a little out of it, so maybe he was on something that night."
But Letterman told a different story. "I went upstairs to (the green room to) greet Meryl Streep and say welcome to the show, and I looked around, and she was not in there, and I found your friend Harmony going through her purse. True story. And so I said, 'That's it, put her things back in her bag and then get out of here.'"
That doesn't sound very harmonious.
Franco was surprised by Letterman's revelation. He then suggested they settle their differences, since Korine is supposedly a much different person now. "He didn't tell me that, but he's a good guy now you should bring him back on. I vouch for him."
Oh, well, there you have it. Case closed.
HAYDEN PANETTIERE MAY BE ENGAGED: Hayden Panettiere and boxer Wladimir Klitschko are not only back together, but are engaged, according to Us Weekly.
The "Nashville" star, who reconciled with her Ukrainian ex-boyfriend in January, is now supposedly planning their wedding.
"Very few people know, and she isn't wearing her ring publicly yet," said a friend of the couple, who split in May 2011 after two years together.
Despite being seen acting affectionately with one another in public in recent weeks, the 23-year-old actress and the 37-year-old fighter have not publicly confirmed their relationship. Panettiere said they were "just good buddies" in mid-January.
So that's what the kids call it these days.
Privately, however, the pair are supposedly eager to legalize their match. The source said "Looks like a summer wedding!"
That's very exciting. I'd better start looking for something to wear.
Panettiere previously dated "Heroes" co-star Milo Ventimiglia and "One Tree Hill" star Stephen Colletti, but the actress told Us Weekly in 2011 that she prefers dating athletes.
"They're in similar circles, where they understand the schedule, the work ethic, the social aspect," she said, "but they're not exactly in your industry, so it works out well."
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Thursday is March 28, the 87th day of 2013. There are 278 days left in the year.
1834: The U.S. Senate voted to censure President Andrew Jackson for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States.
1854: During the Crimean War, Britain and France declared war on Russia.
1898: The Supreme Court, in United States v. Wong Kim Ark, ruled that a child born in the United States to Chinese immigrants was a U.S. citizen.
1930: The names of the Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora were changed to Istanbul and Ankara.
1935: The notorious Nazi propaganda film "Triumph des Willens" (Triumph of the Will), directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin with Adolf Hitler present.
1939: The Spanish Civil War effectively ended as Madrid fell to the forces of Francisco Franco.
1941: Novelist and critic Virginia Woolf, 59, drowned herself near her home in Lewes, East Sussex, England.
1943: Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff died in Beverly Hills, Calif.
1963: The Alfred Hitchcock film "The Birds" premiered in New York.
1969: The 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, died in Washington D.C. at age 78.
1978: In Stump v. Sparkman, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld, 5-3, the judicial immunity of an Indiana judge against a lawsuit brought by a young woman who'd been ordered sterilized by the judge when she was a teenager.
1979: America's worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit 2 reactor at the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pa.
1990: President George H.W. Bush presented the Congressional Gold Medal to the widow of U.S. Olympic legend Jesse Owens.
2003: American-led forces in Iraq dropped thousand-pound bombs on Republican Guard units guarding the gates to Baghdad and battled for control of the strategic city of Nasiriyah. President George W. Bush warned of "further sacrifice" ahead in the face of unexpectedly fierce fighting. Japan launched its first spy satellites to monitor communist neighbor North Korea's missile development and suspected nuclear weapons programs.
2008: President George W. Bush declared that Iraq was standing at a defining moment as it struggled to put down heavily armed Shiite militias in new flare-ups of violence. Cuba made it legal for its citizens to own cell phones in their own names.
2012: The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up three days of public arguments on President Barack Obama's historic health care law. Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, 88, died in Nashville, Tennessee.
Actor Ken Howard (69), actress Dianne Wiest (65), country singer Reba McEntire (58), Olympic gold medal gymnast Bart Conner (55), rapper Salt (Salt-N-Pepa) (47), director Brett Ratner (44), actor Vince Vaughn (43), actress Julia Stiles (32), singer Lady Gaga (27).
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At the Library: Nov. 10
Published: Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 8, 2013 at 12:56 p.m.
New Books at the Henderson County Public Library
"Sycamore Row," John Grisham
"Critical Mass," Sara Paretsky
"Silent Night: A Spenser Holiday Novel," Robert B. Parker
"Outlaw," Ted Dekker
"Guests on Earth," Lee Smith
"The Abominable," Dan Simmons
"Mrs. Poe," Lynn Cullen
"Christmas Bliss," Mary Kay Andrews
"Southern as a Second Language," Lisa Patton
"Taken by the Wind," Ellen Hart
"We Are Water," Wally Lamb
"The Rosie Project," Graeme C. Simsion
"The Alligator Man," James Sheehan
"The Last Winter of Dani Lancing," Phil Viner
"The Night Guest," Fiona McFarlane
"Starry Night: A Christmas Novel," Debbie Macomber
"Bastion: Book Five of the Collegium Chronicles (a Valdemar Novel)," Mercedes Lackey
"Murder with Mercy," Veronica Heley
"Dressed to Kill," Patricia Hall
"The Aftermath," Rhidian Brook
"Between Friends," Amos Oz
"Transcendental," James Gunn
"Cain's Blood," Geoffrey Girard
"Constance," Rosie Thomas
"The Outcasts," Kathleen Kent
"Gutbliss: A 10-Day Plan to Ban Bloat, Flush Toxins, and Dump Your Digestive Baggage," Robynne Chutkan
"Ready for a Brand New Beat: How "Dancing in the Street" Became the Anthem for a Changing America," Mark Kurlansky
"Wittypedia: Over 4,000 of the Funniest Quotations," Des MacHale
"To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care," Cris Beam
"Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It," David M. Ewalt
"Caregiver's Handbook," Russell Caller
"Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir," Beth Kephart
"The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced," Stephanie Dalley
"The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease," Daniel Lieberman
"Stay, Illusion!: The Hamlet Doctrine," Simon Critchley
"Countdown: Our Last, Best Hope for a Future on Earth?," Alan Weisman
"The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age," Catherine Steiner-Adair
"The World's Rarest Birds," Erik Hirschfeld
"American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution," Garrett Epps
"What W. H. Auden Can Do for You," Alexander McCall Smith
"Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety," Eric Schlosser
"Heart Attack Proof: A Six-Week Cardiac Makeover for a Lifetime of Optimal Health," Michael Ozner
"Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces," Radley Balko
"The Way of Science: Finding Truth and Meaning in a Scientific Worldview," Dennis R. Trumble
"Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War," Max Hastings
"Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering," Clive Hamilton
"The Enlightenment Vision: Science, Reason, and the Promise of a Better Future," Stuart Jordan
"Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools," Diane Ravitch
"Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman's Guide to Winning Any Office, from the PTA to the White House," Rebecca Sive
"Manufacturing Processes: Materials, Productivity, and Lean Strategies," John Barry Duvall
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Finding Truman State ranked for various achievements is hardly surprising, but a recent report on Yahoo! wasn't exactly one for the billboards.
According to rankings compiled from a website students use to score their professors, Truman State ranks 21st on a list of universities with the worst professors.
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The vision of The Auxiliary Groups is to develop deep, personal and enduring relationships with current and future Museum supporters. Auxiliary Groups unite individuals according to personal interest or affinity and provide unique opportunities to discover, serve, and financially support the institution in ways that are personally meaningful and tangible.
Auxiliary Groups are closely connected with the Museum's Annual Fund, offering unique and complementary experiences that enrich the donor's relationship with The Field Museum. For example, auxiliary groups offer opportunities for donors to provide volunteer service, interact with peers, and socialize with a smaller group of individuals who share common interests.


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A brand with a distinctive old-school feel, adidas Originals is a collection of casual sports apparel and is adidas' heritage line. The brand uses the iconic Trefoil logo, which first appeared in 1972. Inspired by adidas' signature 3-Stripes, the flower shape with three stripes running through symbolizes the brand's diversity. It was the corporate symbol until 1997, when the 3 Bars design was adopted. Today, pieces in the adidas Originals collection are based on fashion from the 1960s through the 1990s. From flat bill caps to graphic tees, and from track pants to crewneck sweats, the adidas Originals collection is made to be noticed.
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Dad, CEO, Husband & Friend: HOW I Do It With Heart & Passion
By Coach Jimmy Hays Nelson I bet in your life you are probably asked to wear quite a few hats. Each one requires a different skill set to best accommodate the audience that has assigned that hat to you. Have I lost you already? Just bear with me for a moment. For me, a few of the hats I am required to wear on a daily basis are those of Dad, CEO, Husband, and Friend. You may have less hats to wear, you may have so many that the thought of just writing a list of them seem daunting! Do you ever feel as though you are asked to wear so many hats that none of them really have that perfectly fitted feel a hat is supposed to have? I have! That slight tinge of panic that can creep in when life has you so scattered that you feel like…Read More


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Dawn C. Williams, 48, of Monmouth, Ill., went by ambulance to Hannibal Regional Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries suffered in a one-vehicle accident at 3:20 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in rural Shelby County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Williams was driving a 2007 Pontiac Vibe on state Highway 168 three miles east of Shelbyville.
Officers said the vehicle went off the right side of the road and overturned, stopping in a field. Williams was wearing a seat belt.
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|Action Item Form
The purpose of this form is to provide the Executive Committee or the Board of Governors members a way to submit action items.
|Bid Letter Template
A template to use when bidding for nationalevents like the North Americans and the Wife-Husband regattas.
|Co-Ownership Certification Form
The purpose of this form is to have co-owners complete the certification form and submit to the FSSA for approval at least three months prior to regatta.
|District Governor Kit
This is a template for District Governors
|Fleet Captains Manual
This is a template for fleet captains
|Fleet Constitution & Bylaws
This is a template for Fleet Constitution and Bylaws
|Fleet of the Year Score Sheet
This document is for fleet captains to complete for submission of the Fleet of the Year award.
|Flying Scot Official Plan
This is the Flying Scot Official Plan provided by Flying Scot, Inc.
|FSSA Active Fleet Map
This is a map of active fleets as of 2009.
|FSSA Class Rules
Flying Scot Sailing Association Master Class Rules incluidng Constitution and Bylaws including CMRs & Specifications
Recent Updates:
The Revision dated 5-3-2015 added an introduction to designate the currently active Districts. It also added a new article B-VII.2 to define the eligibility requirements to be scored for trophies at non-sanctioned invitational events. It modified Article B-IX.9 to simplify the description of the NAC schedule. It modified Article B-II.4 to change the due date for membership dues, consistent with the change to the calendar year for memberships.
B-IX.6.c 4-23-14 revised article to clarify that previous Top 5 competitors at the NAC or MidWinters in the last five years must have their centerboards measured at the NAC in addition to any other required measurements.
B-III and B-IV 4-2-2014 changed the due date of Fleet reports, to reflect the change in membership dues date to a calendar year.
B-IX.7 4-2-2014 Added Candlewood Yacht Club (CYC) to owned boats.
Specification S-7. 4-2-2014 Revised to permit the use of VHF Radios while racing, with specific limitations.
Yellow Measurement Form: 4-2-2014 Revised to allow three boat weighing options: hull only, hull plus centerboard, hull plus centerboard plus mast and standing rigging.
CMR 28 Any bottom coating which is represented by the manufacturer as designed to last one season is not a temporary coating" and therefore not prohibited under the provision of S-V-3. Any legal coating may beapplied only once per calendar year. (revised March 2013)
CMR 87 The number of holes in the shroud attachment plates referred to in ARTICLE S-III - Spars, Rigging and Fittings, paragraph 4 Standing Rigging is optional. The minimum diameter of the attaching clevis pin shall be .25 inches. The restriction of not permitting changes to the length of the standing rigging during a race is further clarified that any changes cannot be made underway and shall only be made by returning to the dock/mooring designated by the organizing authority or the vessels home dock. (March 2013)
Specification change dated 01-07-2014 revised Article S-V Racing Restrictions #4 to include the following: The use of the side stay is permitted for a hiking handhold provided that the crew is seated on the deck, aft of the stay, and with their feet inboard of the seat back.
The Revision dated 07-16-13 revised Article B-X.1 to delete the requirement that previous winners of the Challenger Division must sail in the Championship Division of the Mid-Winters. It also revised Article B-VIII to exempt District Championships from approval of the National Championships Committee for the NOR, SIs, PRO, and Judges. It further revised B-VIII and B-IX editorially to correctly cite the location of several referenced documents on the FSSA website.
|FSSA Future Sanctioned Regattas
The FSSA sanctions 4 yearly regattas, the North American Championships, the Midwinters Championships, The Atlantic Coast Championships and the Wife-Husband Championships.
The attached shows the future locations for FSSA sanctioned regattas. It also shows open slots available for fleets to bid.
|FSSA Organizational Chart
The Flying Scot Sailing Association Executive Committee, Officers and Board of Governors shown as an organizational chart. (PDF)
|General Purpose Notice Of Race (NOR)
|A general purpose notice of race template.
|Host Questions
Questions that a club will be asked that is bidding for a national event.
|Managing FSSA.COM National Event Pages
HERE is instruction for Event Coordinators and their staff. It describes the creation and management of web site data to provide the detail needed for a National Event web site.


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