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Posted on: 11:26 am, December 7, 2012, by Will C. Holden, updated on: 11:36am, December 7, 2012
Uncle Nasty, whose real name is Gregg Stone, will no longer be hosting his afternoon show on KBPI after Clear Channel Communications dismissed him as part of a cost-cutting move on Dec. 6, 2012. (Photo: KBPI.com)
DENVER ? Those who were accompanied on their drive home by?KBPI?s Uncle Nasty or KBCO?s Keefer will now have to find new radio companions. Both were among a plethora of popular Denver radio personalities dismissed by their parent company, Clear Channel Communications, on Thursday.
Also among the casualties was FOX31 Denver reporter Julie Hayden, who co-hosted the KOA weekend morning program??Colorado Weekend? with her husband,?Chuck Bonniwell.?
?We?re disappointed,? Hayden said. ?But we weren?t doing it for the money.?
That likely won?t be the case for many other employees laid off across the country by Clear Channel on Thursday, a day which Uncle Nasty, whose real name is Gregg Stone, referred to as the annual ?Clear Channel Firing Day.?
He says the tradition started in 2008, when the company was acquired by Bain Capitol.
?It?s more of the same,? Stone said. ?Clear Channel cut backs. They axed quite a few afternoon personalities across the country today. ? To tell you the truth, I thought I was pretty safe. I thought I helped their bottom line and their revenue. And, you know, I was a good face for the station.?
That doesn?t mean that Stone, who said he was offered ?an insulting severance package,? isn?t abreast to the financial difficulties the?terrestrial radio business is experiencing.
With revenue plummeting, Clear Channel has been pushing its??iheartradio? app. But Stone said without the revenue that comes from advertisers on terrestrial radio, that hasn?t produced the sort of cash flow the company was hoping for.
?Without terrestrial radio there?s no cash flow,? Stone said.
With that being the case, Stone thinks Clear Channel is making a mistake by turning to its Premium Choice syndicated services to fill the seats he and others once occupied.?
Clear Channel Denver executive?Greg Foster did not provide specifics about how many employees lost their jobs on Thursday. Instead, he deferred to the following statement issued by the company:
We are constantly looking at all aspects of our business to ensure that it reflects how the best organizations work today, taking advantage of the latest cutting-edge technology and organizational structure so we can continue to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible.
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Like every successful business, our strategy continues to evolve as we move forward as a company; this creates some new jobs, and unfortunately eliminates others. These are never easy decisions to make.
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In the process of making these recent changes, some employees were affected. We thank them for their service and wish them all the best for the future.
Source: http://kdvr.com/2012/12/07/clear-channel-dismisses-popular-denver-radio-personalities/
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?Close to treason.?
That?s how Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Michael Marous described the actions of Jerome Rabinowitz, who was sentenced in federal court today for selling the Navy bad parts for nuclear equipment.
U.S. District Judge Gregory L. Frost ordered Rabinowitz to prison for four years after excoriating him for ?serious crimes against our government that put our fighting men and women in danger? and calling his fraud ?one of the most-egregious cases I?ve ever had.?
A jury found Rabinowitz, 69, of Great Neck, N.Y., guilty in August of 39 counts of wire fraud, false claims, money laundering and mail fraud. The case was prosecuted in Columbus because it?s home to the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, formerly known as the Defense Supply Center Columbus, which procures parts for the military.
Rabinowitz was indicted more than a year ago and charged with selling the Navy thousands of nonconforming electronic parts from 2006 through 2009 for its aircraft, aircraft carriers and strategic weapons systems on submarines. Rather than providing modern parts that met government specifications, Rabinowitz supplied surplus parts, some that were decades old, and was paid more than $300,000.
During the trial, government prosecutors presented evidence that Rabinowitz, who also did business under the name Jerry Roth, provided the Department of Defense with false documents about the manufacture of the parts.
The faulty parts were identified during regular checks of equipment, Marous said. The military then spent $137,147 locating and testing parts supplied by Rabinowitz and his business, J&W Technologies LLC.
Most of the parts were classified as ?critical application items,? Navy Cmdr. Kevin Cheshure testified during today?s hearing. That means the parts are critical for the operation of equipment, and their failure ?could lead to injury, if not death,? of service members, Cheshure said.
Thomas Kevin Goad, a quality-assurance specialist for Defense Logistics, testified that the parts had been used on the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, B-52 bombers, F/A-18 aircraft, KC-135 refueling aircraft, C-130 aircraft and F-16 aircraft, among others.
Aaron M. Goldsmith, Rabinowitz?s attorney, argued for a lesser sentence, saying that no evidence was presented that the parts Rabinowitz sold to the military caused ?something tantamount to treason.? Goldsmith said Rabinowitz has high blood pressure and other health problems that can?t be adequately treated in prison.
Asked by Frost if he wanted to say anything, Rabinowitz said he was not capable of commenting because of his health. He did say, however, that he plans to appeal.
Marous said Rabinowitz is a millionaire who ran a similar scam in 1990.
?The only reason we?re not asking for 10 years (in prison) is his age and his health,? he said.
Frost ordered Rabinowitz to pay a $25,000 fine and $492,025 in restitution and to forfeit $354,878 in cash or property as well as a 5.29-carat diamond ring, worth about $400,000, that Rabinowitz bought with some of the fraud proceeds.
Marous said several other similar federal cases are being heard in Columbus in the next few months.
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Source: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/12/07/fake_parts.html
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PECATONICA ? Pecatonica United Methodist Church, 528 Washington St., Pecatonica, will host a children's Christmas program at 9 a.m. Dec. 16.
Fellowship will follow service in the Anderson Fellowship Hall. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. for pre-k, elementary students and at 10 a.m. for middle/high school students. At 10:30 a.m., the PecUMC Ensemble rehearses and the blood pressure checks will be available during fellowship time.
For more information, call 815-239-1110.
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It's been a week of parties here. ?I guess December is always like that.
On Thursday night I hosted a "My Favorite Things" party at my house. ?
Here was the invitation:
I think the party turned out really well. ?People seemed to have a good time. ?I also had everyone bring their favorite holiday treat or appetizer, so preparation was pretty minimal for me, which was nice. ?I made pineapple-orange slush for drinks, and a jalapeno cheesy dip. ?A lot of ladies brought sweets, like cookies, brownies, etc. so we were all totally gorging ourselves on yummy treats all night. ?
Here are a few pre-party photos:
I hung snowflakes over my bar. ?They looked cute, and I think I'll leave them up all winter! :)
My kitchen all clean for the party. :) ?
All the chairs set up around the room. ?I ended up having 20 ladies come so it was a full house!
?The bowls to put their names in for the drawings.
?I made little tags for everyone to write the names of their foods on. ?It was fun to go along and see all the different things people had brought. ?Some people also brought extra recipes for anyone to take home who might want to try it out.
?My little hutch, all decorated and festive. :) ?This and the fireplace are pretty much the only two places I did anything to this year. ?We didn't do a tree because we're going home for Christmas. ?We went to a Christmas tree lot up the road last weekend, thinking maybe we'd get a small one, and I kid you not, there were ones that were no more than two and a half feet tall that they wanted $40--yes, FORTY--dollars for. ?The prices just went up from there. ?So yeah...no tree for us.
?The drinks all set up. ?I scored that super-cute ice bucket for $5.00 at a flea market a couple months ago. ?It even has four matching Christmas glasses that go with it.
?Part of the "spread." ?More people brought stuff after this.
What I bought for my Favorite Thing was a collection of all the items I have to have in my purse at all times. ?Kleenex, mini-scissors for clipping coupons, wet wipes, baby fingernail clippers--that big handle is so much easier to find in your purse than regular clippers,a nd those baby clippers are sharp!, gloves, and a retractable measuring tape. ?Oh--and you had to stay under $5.00 (so $15.00 total) for your items.
?The next party I had myself elbow-deep in this week was the ward Christmas party. ? I was on the planning committee, but my main task was helping with the decorations. ?My friend Michelle and I headed it up, and it took lots of manpower to make it happen. ?It turned out really great, though, I think.
(There are lights strung all along the ceiling, but they weren't on when I was taking these pictures this morning.)
There were tables in every feasible place, including up on the stage. ?Our church's gym is not very big, and there were SO many people. ?I heard they were expecting over 500. ?It wouldn't surprise me if we had that many. ?By the time Wes and I got our food there was nowhere to sit. ?We had to balance our food on our laps on some chairs lining one of the walls. ?Our ward needs to split...like yesterday.
?I love this picture of Chloe I snapped last night while we were setting up in the gym. ?She's become such a "kid" lately. ?She wandered over and plopped herself down with the older kids to watch a show. ?Pretty soon she was eating their marshmallows.
?Some more pictures of setting up:
?The lights on. ?(Blurry picture on my cell phone last night, but you get the idea.)
We also did a photo booth for all the kids coming to see Santa. ?(Two, actually--one for each foyer.) ?It was a hit I think. ?
Here's Chloe's moment with the Jolly Old Elf. ?I think she may have forgotten to tell him what she wanted for Christmas...
Source: http://wesanddanifrisby.blogspot.com/2012/12/party-on-garth.html
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A wheat field in Virginia, taken by photographer Dorothea Lange in 1936. Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.
Recently I went on an impromptu genealogy adventure.
You can read all about it here.? The outcome of this journey around Richmond, Va. was a copy of the inventory of my maternal 6th great-grandfather?s estate.? His name was James Drake.
From my research I have pieced together bits of his life.? He was born about 1740 in New Kent, Va. to William and Sarah Drake.? James married Mary Taylor and had 12 children (that I know of).? Their children were: Sir Francis (yes, named after that Sir Francis), Levina, James, William, Tarlton (through whom I am descended), Philadelphia, Joseph, Nancy, Martha, Thomas, Samuel and Sally.? They lived on their farm in what is now Powhatan County, Virginia and grew several crops on their 800 acres.? James died in the winter of 1797.
Needless to say, when I went on this adventure I was excited to maybe, possibly, just perhaps see and touch a piece of my history.? Well, the inventory I came home with was even more than I thought I would get when I left that morning. Having documentation in hand is always a good way to end a day. However, after I started reading it I also had some oooh?s, aaaah?s, and oh my?s.
They inventoried everything, and I mean everything.? From the two sets of broken wagon wheels he had on the property to the old swords he kept in the house.? There was a listing for each and every farm animal, how much planting grain (corn, cotton and wheat), the tools used to farm, all the furniture, and even what kind of pitchers they had (earthen ware, pewter and silver). Then, at the end of the inventory, the part I knew was coming: the slave listing.
If you have roots in Colonial Virginia, and your ancestor had a large farm or plantation, there is a good chance they owned slaves.? I knew this going in.? It was something I knew I was going to run across the more I dug into my family history, and something I?d have to reconcile with.? To try and hide from this fact and not talk about it?let alone not make it a part of my family story?would be like telling a half-truth.? I think you need to embrace your history: the good, the bad and the ugly.
So how do I feel about discovering a list of 12 men, women and children on my ancestor?s inventory?? To be honest, I have mixed feelings.? On the one hand, as a researcher, I understand that this is history.? To know your past you also have to understand the historical climate of the day.? Sadly, slavery was a fact of life in this time period of Virginia.? In your research you will find slaves, and your ancestors may have owned them, or may have been them.? But as a woman in the 21st century, seeing the names, ages and prices evoked a strong visceral reaction. I felt sick. Even though most of my family left the South before the Civil War because of their abolitionist ways, some had still owned people.
Yet still, I don?t know to feel. Do I have any right to judge my ancestors for what they did?? With the social and political histories of the time, owning slaves was not illegal.? While they may have been morally challenged, they were doing nothing wrong in the eyes of the law.
Recently I reached out to a Drake family researcher and am excited to learn more about this family.? She told me of another potential cousin she is in contact with, whose great-grandmother was a biracial slave on his son Samuel?s plantation. Moving forward, I don?t think I?ll ever again be so jarred by my research findings.
Source: http://www.familytreeuniversity.com/coming-to-terms-with-slave-owning-ancestors
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ? Butch Jones was pondering whether to leave Cincinnati this week to coach Colorado when he received a text message that inadvertently foreshadowed his eventual destination.
It was from Denver Broncos quarterback and Tennessee great Peyton Manning.
"He was selling me on Colorado," Jones said. "He said it was hard for a person from the University of Tennessee to be selling somebody to come to the University of Colorado. I wanted to text him back, 'Come on, I want to go to Tennessee.' "
That's exactly where Jones ended up.
Tennessee introduced Jones on Friday as its successor to Derek Dooley, who was fired Nov. 18 after going 15-21 in three seasons. Jones called Tennessee his dream job and said he was taking over "the best college football program in America."
It hardly mattered to Jones that he wasn't Tennessee's first choice.
"I think I was my wife's third choice, and it's worked for 20 years," Jones said.
The 44-year-old Jones has a 50-27 record in six seasons as a head coach. He went 27-13 in three seasons at Central Michigan and was 23-14 at Cincinnati the last three years. He now faces the task of rebuilding a former Southeastern Conference power that has posted three consecutive losing seasons.
Jones agreed to a six-year contract worth $18.2 million, ending a tumultuous couple of days for both himself and his new school. Colorado had offered him a five-year deal worth at least $13.5 million.
Tennessee went after at least two other candidates before hiring Jones.
During the 19-day search to replace Dooley, the Volunteers contacted ESPN analyst and former Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden, who indicated he wasn't interested. The Vols then pursued Charlie Strong, who said Thursday he had turned down their offer and would stay at Louisville.
"Rarely in life is anything exactly what it seems to be," Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said. "Life doesn't throw us all fastballs. It throws us curves, and then you've got some screwballs. ... You've got to be able to adjust."
Jones, meanwhile, was apparently waiting for a job like Tennessee.
On the same day Strong made his announcement, Jones rejected Colorado's offer. He also had been linked to the Purdue coaching job before removing himself from consideration.
Cincinnati athletic director Whit Babcock said Jones told him Thursday morning that he was turning down Colorado. Mere minutes later, Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart called Babcock to express his interest in Jones. Babcock said Jones notified him Friday at 5:15 a.m. that he was accepting Tennessee's offer. Jones informed Cincinnati's players at a 7:30 a.m. team meeting.
"It's been kind of a whirlwind," Jones said.
Jones' hiring means each of the four Southeastern Conference teams that fired coaches this year has filled its vacancy.
Kentucky hired Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops last week to replace Joker Phillips. Arkansas hired Bret Bielema away from Wisconsin on Tuesday to take over for John L. Smith. Auburn selected Arkansas State's Gus Malzahn on Tuesday as the replacement for Gene Chizik.
Jones will be Tennessee's fourth coach in a six-season stretch, not including offensive coordinator Jim Chaney's stint as interim head coach in the 2012 season finale after Dooley's dismissal. Phillip Fulmer was fired after the 2008 season. Lane Kiffin coached Tennessee in 2009 before leaving for Southern California. Dooley lasted three years.
After winning at least eight games for 16 consecutive seasons from 1989-2004 and posting double-digit wins in nine of those years, Tennessee hasn't earned more than seven victories in any of its last five seasons. The Vols went 5-7 this fall for their fifth losing season over the last eight years.
Jones believes Tennessee can recapture its past glory.
"Our fan base and myself have the same expectations," Jones said. "We're working to be the best. We're working to be No. 1 every day. We're working to be national champions, and we're working to be SEC champions. This program has done it, and we'll do it again."
Hart said at the start of the search that head coaching experience was "critically important" and that he wanted a coach who "knows the difficulty of climbing the ladder in the SEC." Jones lacks SEC experience, but his teams have earned at least a share of a conference title in four of his six seasons as a head coach.
"Les Miles and Nick Saban had zero SEC experience when they came into this league," Jones said.
After replacing Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly at Central Michigan and then again at Cincinnati, Jones maintained the momentum his predecessor had established at each school.
In Jones' three-year stint at Central Michigan, the Chippewas won two Mid-American Conference championships. Jones went 4-8 in his first year at Cincinnati, but the Bearcats are 19-6 since and have tied for first place in the Big East each of the last two seasons. Cincinnati's 2011 season included a 45-23 loss at Tennessee.
Jones, the third consecutive Cincinnati coach to leave after three years, signed a contract extension after the 2011 season that included a $1.4 million buyout if he left before Jan. 1. Mark Dantonio went 18-17 at Cincinnati from 2004-06 before Michigan State hired him away. Kelly posted a 34-6 record before leaving for Notre Dame.
Cincinnati has made defensive line coach Steve Stripling its interim head coach for the Dec. 27 Belk Bowl against Duke in Charlotte, N.C., while it begins searching for Jones' successor.
"Obviously we'd like to find somebody who would be committed here for a long time, and I think we're prepared to make those investments necessary to do that," Babcock said.
Now that he's left Cincinnati for Tennessee, Jones has plenty of challenges ahead.
He must restore a sense of order to a program that has lacked stability amid all these coaching changes. He also must win over a fan base that sought a bigger name and doesn't know much about him beyond the fact his Bearcats couldn't beat Dooley's Vols a year ago.
"You don't move backward," Hart said. "You move forward. I think that's what we have to do now as a fan base. Our alumni, our fan base, we've got to come back together as one. We've got to come back together and get Tennessee football back where we all want it."
Hart believes he's found the guy to get Tennessee there, even if he wasn't the Vols' first pick.
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AP Sports Writers Joe Kay in Cincinnati, Larry Lage in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Teresa Walker in Nashville, contributed to this report.
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