In May 2006, Bea Fields got a call from an out-of-state company president who wondered why his younger workers were showing up in flip-flops and T-shirts.

Because Fields is an executive coach, he wanted her to come to come work with them. They were good, smart workers, he said. But they looked sloppy. They were narcissistic and indifferent toward their work.

They had a much more carefree attitude, which affected their work and interaction with fellow employees.

"I didn't really want to do it at first," says Fields, who runs her own business, Bea Fields Companies Inc., in Southern Pines. "The whole idea just sounded like something that wasn't yet in my area of expertise."

But she had .

Call them canapes, antipasto or appetizers

Tomato pesto, crumbled bacon, and chopped toasted nuts are good. Heat in the oven until warm and creamy. If dairy isn't your thing, use beans as the base for dips. Ashton says combine a can of beans (black, pinto or navy are good), a chopped chipotle chile, lime juice and salt in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Alternatively, buy a tub of hummus and doctor it with pesto or tapenade. For another dairy-free option, Sandy Gluck, food editor at Everyday Food magazine, says to puree a small jar of roasted red peppers, a tablespoon of tomato paste, paprika and 1/4 cup toasted almonds.Now, on to the canapes and appetizers, or antipasti, if you prefer. These ideas are from Mary Ann Esposito, host of Public Television's long-running "Ciao Italia" cooking show and author of the recent "Ciao Italia Slow and Easy" cookbook."I like to do an antipasti that is unexpected," she says.

Moderator says anti-English bigotry is 'like sectarianism'

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland also claims in an Address for Lent on race relations in the UK that anti-English "banter" during sporting occasions could be harmful as it might lead to more sinister behaviour. The Rt Rev Sheilagh Kesting warns that anti-English attitudes are stoking growing anti-Scottish resentment south of the Border. In perhaps the most controversial passage of her address, the Moderator urged people to think twice before making racially tinged remarks during sporting events."There is a thin line between banter and something which is more sinister," she said. "In Scotland, we have got used to football as a context for perpetrating sectarianism so I don't think we can pass off lightly anti-English remarks which are made during matches. It is too easy to dismiss this as healthy rivalry.

ACC basketball contest rescheduled

Player) injury was in the forefront of our minds," John Clougherty, supervisor of ACC men's basketball officials, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution after the game was postponed.