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Free NFL word search puzzle games
Download our FREE NFL Word Search Puzzles

With Super Bowl LVII right around the corner, we thought we’d celebrate the AFC and NFC championship games and the winning teams in a different way.  This year we’ve created NFL word search puzzles!

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Click the button to be taken to the download page!

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If you’re looking for a way to challenge your mind while waiting for the big game, why not enjoy our free word games featuring searches, scrambles, and ciphers?  Test your knowledge of player names, fun facts, even the name of the AFC trophy. 

In case you didn’t know, we’re huge football fans at Paradise, so creating printable NFL word search games was a no-brainer.  And don’t worry – our word search puzzles come with answer sheets!  

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There’s games focused on the AFC championship game and the NFC championship game.  We also added some word search games focused on the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. 

We hope you enjoy our downloadable NFL work search games this week as you prepare for Super Bowl LVII.  We think it’s going to be a great game to close out a great season.  Although we’re always sad to see the end of an NFL football season, at least we have the XFL for another year.  Maybe this time it will actually stick around for a while! 

If you’re interested in more information about Super Bowl LVII click here.  The NFL did a great job of putting together information on the event as well as happenings around the game.

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Download our FREE NFL Word Search Puzzles

With Super Bowl LVII right around the corner, we thought we’d celebrate the AFC and NFC championship games and the winning teams in a different way.  This year we’ve created NFL word search puzzles!

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Click the button to be taken to the download page!

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If you’re looking for a way to challenge your mind while waiting for the big game, why not enjoy our free word games featuring searches, scrambles, and ciphers?  Test your knowledge of player names, fun facts, even the name of the AFC trophy. 

In case you didn’t know, we’re huge football fans at Paradise, so creating printable NFL word search games was a no-brainer.  And don’t worry – our word search puzzles come with answer sheets!  

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There’s games focused on the AFC championship game and the NFC championship game.  We also added some word search games focused on the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. 

We hope you enjoy our downloadable NFL work search games this week as you prepare for Super Bowl LVII.  We think it’s going to be a great game to close out a great season.  Although we’re always sad to see the end of an NFL football season, at least we have the XFL for another year.  Maybe this time it will actually stick around for a while! 

If you’re interested in more information about Super Bowl LVII click here.  The NFL did a great job of putting together information on the event as well as happenings around the game.

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United Furniture Situation Gets Worse
United Furniture Situation Going Downhill

As we posted late last year, United Furniture abruptly laid off 2,700 employees, notifying them via email in the middle of the night.  Now the company’s CEO David Belford is at the center of controversy over the company’s layoffs and the decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Belford and United Furniture have been accused of attempting a “cash grab” in the wake of the layoffs and bankruptcy filing, as creditors and lenders have come forward to reveal the chaos surrounding the situation.

It Began With An Email

The United Furniture saga began on Monday, November 21st at 11:49 pm when employees received an email instructing them to not report to work the following day.  It was later rescinded and followed up with another email informing them that they were permanently laid off and they would not be receiving COBRA benefits.  It was also confirmed by the North Carolina Commerce Department and the mayor of Winston-Salem where about 600 residents were employed by United Furniture that the company did not file a WARN notice of the closings.

Lenders Reveal Chaos

Lenders to United Furniture, including Wells Fargo Bank, state they were shocked by the abrupt layoffs, as the company had hours before allegedly demanded “substantial capital immediately” because it could not continue operations without the cash.

Wells Fargo, along with 2 other creditors are asking a US bankruptcy judge to force the company into Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy.  Wells Fargo has not provided a detailed amount they are owed by United Furniture, but in court documents they state they are owed more than $99 million.   The bank had approved $130 million for the company the summer before, securing the loan by company assets.

Layoffs Included Abandonment

According to the court filings, when the company laid offs its workers, it also abandoned all its properties, leaving 15 facilities without security and without insurance coverage after November 30.  The filings also state that some of the landlords of United Furniture properties locked up their facilities and denied access to anyone, in some cases not allowing employees to collect personal items.  Weeks later a former employee spoke with Business of Home on condition on anonymity stated, “Most of us understand that losing our jobs and health insurance can’t be undone, but keeping everyone from their personal belongings is pretty unacceptable,” says the former employee. “Some of us kept priceless things in our offices, like college diplomas and pictures of family that we could never get back if we’re not allowed to retrieve them. One of my co-workers had a chalkboard in her office that was written on by her children right before they tragically passed in an accident. That chalkboard is probably worth $5 to anyone else, but it’s priceless to her.”

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Owner Surfaced Weeks Later With Questionable Claims

Weeks after the mass layoffs on December 12th, United Furniture CEO gave an interview to Columbus Business First where he stated he was “devastated by the turn of events” and called the situation “agonizing.”  He also claimed that he was only recently informed of how dire the situation had become because his “insight into the company’s finances was limited” since he was a “passive investor.”

However, United Furniture’s former president and board member, Larry George, disputed Belford’s claims.  He stated that Belford “was always pretty aware of what was going on.  We had board meetings every quarter and we’d meet once a month to discuss the financials.  David either attended the monthly board meetings in person or via conference calls.”

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Delayed Bankruptcy Filings

While many legal experts expected United Furniture to file for bankruptcy protection shortly after closing, it took more than 50 days for it to happen.  Belford asked for permission to file Chapter 11 reorganization and to move the case from US Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Mississippi to the Southern District of Ohio.  United Furniture’s headquarters were in Mississippi, while Mr. Belford’s lives in Ohio and runs an investment firm called State Capital.

UFI Creditors Call Foul

Many of United Furniture’s lenders and creditors have accused Belford and the company of attempting to take advantage of the situation. They allege that Belford and the company used the layoffs and bankruptcy filing to try to avoid paying out the money they owe to creditors, while also attempting to free up cash that could be used to pay executive bonuses.

Wells Fargo accused Belford of attempting to liquidate UFI’s assets for the benefit of his “family trust” and that their Chapter 11 filing contains “gaping factual holes and revisionist history.”

They raised questions about the intentions of Mr. Belford, noting that he did not hire outside professionals to assist with restructuring until weeks after the company’s shutdown, and that they had taken no material action to preserve and protect the company’s assets.  In addition, Wells Fargo claims that it has spent over $1.5 million dollars since the November shutdown to pay for insurance, utilities and 24 hour security to protect the company’s 15 buildings and assets and accused Belford of “abandonment.”

They also claim that Mr. Belford has “security interests” in some of the company’s real estate and is attempting to “run a process intended for the sole benefit of himself” because with Chapter 11, United Furniture will be able to focus efforts on making its equity holders whole while leaving its lenders out in the cold.

The accusations against Belford and United Furniture have also been backed up by documents that were released in the wake of the layoffs and bankruptcy filing. These documents show that the company had been planning to close several of its stores for months before the announcement of the layoffs. This suggests that the company was aware of the financial trouble it was in and had been planning for a potential bankruptcy filing for some time.

The documents also reveal that Belford had been working on a restructuring plan for the company for months but had failed to inform the lenders and creditors of the plan. This has raised further questions about Belford’s intentions, as it appears that he was trying to keep the plan under wraps until after the layoffs and bankruptcy filing were announced.

Other Companies Affected

Keith Sechrest, co-owner of North Carolina based Seagrove Lumber LLC, was affected by the United Furniture layoffs, and also questions Mr. Belford’s claim that he was out of the loop regarding the company’s finances.  “I can’t imagine having a company as large as UFI and not know what’s going on,” he stated.  UFI owes Seagrove $1.2 million in unpaid invoices, forcing the company to lay off its 45 employees when the vast majority of its business went away due to United Furniture’s closing.  He also stated that his brother owns a lumber company that was forced to shut down and lay off 30 employees as UFI owes his brother’s firm $500,000, and that a small blade-sharpening business that worked with both companies is on the verge of closing, which would result in another 4 jobs in the state lost.

Misleading Statements

Much of the ire towards Mr. Belford and United Furniture stems from the fact that they were mislead about the situation at the company.  They stated they had been told recently that business was improving, and one North Carolina senior executive visited the plants in October and was told that “things were moving in the right direction.”

A former employee of United Furniture refuted Mr. Belford’s claims that he was unaware of the financial situation of the company, stating, “David came down within the last 6 months.  So he could of gave us more warning.  Instead [the] CEO kept telling us business was improving.”

The situation with United Furniture is bad no matter how you look at it.  Thousands of people and communities have been affected, and the ripple shows no signs of letting up.  

Human Resources , Special Interest
United Furniture Situation Going Downhill

As we posted late last year, United Furniture abruptly laid off 2,700 employees, notifying them via email in the middle of the night.  Now the company’s CEO David Belford is at the center of controversy over the company’s layoffs and the decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Belford and United Furniture have been accused of attempting a “cash grab” in the wake of the layoffs and bankruptcy filing, as creditors and lenders have come forward to reveal the chaos surrounding the situation.

It Began With An Email

The United Furniture saga began on Monday, November 21st at 11:49 pm when employees received an email instructing them to not report to work the following day.  It was later rescinded and followed up with another email informing them that they were permanently laid off and they would not be receiving COBRA benefits.  It was also confirmed by the North Carolina Commerce Department and the mayor of Winston-Salem where about 600 residents were employed by United Furniture that the company did not file a WARN notice of the closings.

Lenders Reveal Chaos

Lenders to United Furniture, including Wells Fargo Bank, state they were shocked by the abrupt layoffs, as the company had hours before allegedly demanded “substantial capital immediately” because it could not continue operations without the cash.

Wells Fargo, along with 2 other creditors are asking a US bankruptcy judge to force the company into Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy.  Wells Fargo has not provided a detailed amount they are owed by United Furniture, but in court documents they state they are owed more than $99 million.   The bank had approved $130 million for the company the summer before, securing the loan by company assets.

Layoffs Included Abandonment

According to the court filings, when the company laid offs its workers, it also abandoned all its properties, leaving 15 facilities without security and without insurance coverage after November 30.  The filings also state that some of the landlords of United Furniture properties locked up their facilities and denied access to anyone, in some cases not allowing employees to collect personal items.  Weeks later a former employee spoke with Business of Home on condition on anonymity stated, “Most of us understand that losing our jobs and health insurance can’t be undone, but keeping everyone from their personal belongings is pretty unacceptable,” says the former employee. “Some of us kept priceless things in our offices, like college diplomas and pictures of family that we could never get back if we’re not allowed to retrieve them. One of my co-workers had a chalkboard in her office that was written on by her children right before they tragically passed in an accident. That chalkboard is probably worth $5 to anyone else, but it’s priceless to her.”

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Owner Surfaced Weeks Later With Questionable Claims

Weeks after the mass layoffs on December 12th, United Furniture CEO gave an interview to Columbus Business First where he stated he was “devastated by the turn of events” and called the situation “agonizing.”  He also claimed that he was only recently informed of how dire the situation had become because his “insight into the company’s finances was limited” since he was a “passive investor.”

However, United Furniture’s former president and board member, Larry George, disputed Belford’s claims.  He stated that Belford “was always pretty aware of what was going on.  We had board meetings every quarter and we’d meet once a month to discuss the financials.  David either attended the monthly board meetings in person or via conference calls.”

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Delayed Bankruptcy Filings

While many legal experts expected United Furniture to file for bankruptcy protection shortly after closing, it took more than 50 days for it to happen.  Belford asked for permission to file Chapter 11 reorganization and to move the case from US Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Mississippi to the Southern District of Ohio.  United Furniture’s headquarters were in Mississippi, while Mr. Belford’s lives in Ohio and runs an investment firm called State Capital.

UFI Creditors Call Foul

Many of United Furniture’s lenders and creditors have accused Belford and the company of attempting to take advantage of the situation. They allege that Belford and the company used the layoffs and bankruptcy filing to try to avoid paying out the money they owe to creditors, while also attempting to free up cash that could be used to pay executive bonuses.

Wells Fargo accused Belford of attempting to liquidate UFI’s assets for the benefit of his “family trust” and that their Chapter 11 filing contains “gaping factual holes and revisionist history.”

They raised questions about the intentions of Mr. Belford, noting that he did not hire outside professionals to assist with restructuring until weeks after the company’s shutdown, and that they had taken no material action to preserve and protect the company’s assets.  In addition, Wells Fargo claims that it has spent over $1.5 million dollars since the November shutdown to pay for insurance, utilities and 24 hour security to protect the company’s 15 buildings and assets and accused Belford of “abandonment.”

They also claim that Mr. Belford has “security interests” in some of the company’s real estate and is attempting to “run a process intended for the sole benefit of himself” because with Chapter 11, United Furniture will be able to focus efforts on making its equity holders whole while leaving its lenders out in the cold.

The accusations against Belford and United Furniture have also been backed up by documents that were released in the wake of the layoffs and bankruptcy filing. These documents show that the company had been planning to close several of its stores for months before the announcement of the layoffs. This suggests that the company was aware of the financial trouble it was in and had been planning for a potential bankruptcy filing for some time.

The documents also reveal that Belford had been working on a restructuring plan for the company for months but had failed to inform the lenders and creditors of the plan. This has raised further questions about Belford’s intentions, as it appears that he was trying to keep the plan under wraps until after the layoffs and bankruptcy filing were announced.

Other Companies Affected

Keith Sechrest, co-owner of North Carolina based Seagrove Lumber LLC, was affected by the United Furniture layoffs, and also questions Mr. Belford’s claim that he was out of the loop regarding the company’s finances.  “I can’t imagine having a company as large as UFI and not know what’s going on,” he stated.  UFI owes Seagrove $1.2 million in unpaid invoices, forcing the company to lay off its 45 employees when the vast majority of its business went away due to United Furniture’s closing.  He also stated that his brother owns a lumber company that was forced to shut down and lay off 30 employees as UFI owes his brother’s firm $500,000, and that a small blade-sharpening business that worked with both companies is on the verge of closing, which would result in another 4 jobs in the state lost.

Misleading Statements

Much of the ire towards Mr. Belford and United Furniture stems from the fact that they were mislead about the situation at the company.  They stated they had been told recently that business was improving, and one North Carolina senior executive visited the plants in October and was told that “things were moving in the right direction.”

A former employee of United Furniture refuted Mr. Belford’s claims that he was unaware of the financial situation of the company, stating, “David came down within the last 6 months.  So he could of gave us more warning.  Instead [the] CEO kept telling us business was improving.”

The situation with United Furniture is bad no matter how you look at it.  Thousands of people and communities have been affected, and the ripple shows no signs of letting up.  

Capitalism and Whiney Rich People
Billionaires, Capitalism Isn’t the Problem.

Bernie Marcus, the billionaire co-founder of Home Depot, is the latest billionaire to lament the current workforce, stating, “nobody works. Nobody gives a damn. ‘Just give it to me. Send me money. I don’t want to work—I’m too lazy, I’m too fat, I’m too stupid.’’  

Mr. Marcus joins a list of uber rich people who have complained about the state of the current workforce, their lack of understanding of capitalism, and the hardships many companies are having in filling positions.

Capitalism Isn’t The Same These Days

As a 30 plus year Human Resources professional with experience across a wide range of industries, I’m tired of hearing it.  With that many working years in my rear view mirror, it’s clear that I’m not a millennial or Gen Z.  I’m a Gen Xer.  I grew up in the 70’s, and saw American industry at it’s boom.  I saw workers get good, well paying jobs that offered full benefits, retirement accounts, overtime pay for extra work hours, and opportunities for education and advancement.  To me, this was capitalism, where the rich still got richer, but there was appreciation for their workforce and the fact that they were the reason they were rich.  I also watched all those things slowly dry up through the 80’s and beyond.  I watched good paying jobs leave America for cheaper labor overseas, salaries get outpaced by inflation, and working conditions deteriorate to the point where many workers were not safe in their jobs.  I watched capitalism morph into a new me-generation, where it became mostly about the gain of a few at the expense of the masses.

Good Practices Trump Bad Workers

Now let’s be fair.  There are a lot of bad workers out there.  There are people who don’t want to work hard and are looking for any way to get something for nothing.  But in my experience, those people are the exception, not the rule.  In addition, if your company has good hiring practices, good training, and good policies to handle them when they do slip through the cracks, they don’t create big problems.

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The Main Problem, Dear Billionaires

But they’re not the main problem in this country.  And, capitalism in and of itself isn’t the problem.  Capitalism overall has proven itself to be a superior system to socialism or communism.  The main problem is greed.  Pure and simple, the main problem is greed, and what rich people have done to capitalism.  So many of the uber wealthy people who founded and ran/run companies could themselves be put into the category of bad workers.  The wealth and power they have come from the hard work of their ancestors, creating individuals who have massive means and influence to create and run the companies that they do.  As a result, they themselves don’t truly understand the expectations they put on their staff in comparison with what they are providing in return.  They’ve never had to put in the work, instead growing up in the lap of luxury with enough money to pay others to do for them.

Taking More and Giving Less Is Not Capitalism

Many companies have not maintained salary levels and benefits on par with what they expect in return from their staff.  Companies have chipped away at work-life balance, expecting workers to value their jobs over their families, friends, even mental or physical health.  For many years, workers silently obliged them, in many cases literally working themselves into an early grave.  My father was one of these people.  I watched him dedicate so much of his time and energy to his job for decades, to be rewarded with a terrible disease, most likely from exposure at his workplace, that forced retirement and took his life before he got a chance to truly enjoy being retired.

A New Mindset in the New Generations

The younger generations have also seen this, and they’re not accepting it.  They’re speaking up and demanding better working conditions, better salaries, and a work-life balance.  In order words, they’re making the rich owners, executives and stockholders cut into their staggering profit margins and take better care of their workers.  They’re rewarded with name calling and stereotyping.

I for one am proud of the younger generation for standing up for themselves and demanding better.  I’ve stated dozens of times through the years that my job entailed changing the mindset of executives much more than it did changing the behaviors of line workers.  And every time I hear yet another rich person complain about the current workforce and their lack of understanding of capitalism I realize that my workload is getting bigger.

I believe the younger generations have a great understanding of capitalism, possibly even better than the rich people complaining.  They are just not willing to stand by and watch the continual decline of communities, the environment, and a great country because of the rampant greed of a few.

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“I am opposing a social order in which it is possible for one man who does absolutely nothing that is useful to amass a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars, while millions of men and women who work all the days of their lives secure barely enough for a wretched existence.”

~ Eugene Debs

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Human Resources , Special Interest
Billionaires, Capitalism Isn’t the Problem.

Bernie Marcus, the billionaire co-founder of Home Depot, is the latest billionaire to lament the current workforce, stating, “nobody works. Nobody gives a damn. ‘Just give it to me. Send me money. I don’t want to work—I’m too lazy, I’m too fat, I’m too stupid.’’  

Mr. Marcus joins a list of uber rich people who have complained about the state of the current workforce, their lack of understanding of capitalism, and the hardships many companies are having in filling positions.

Capitalism Isn’t The Same These Days

As a 30 plus year Human Resources professional with experience across a wide range of industries, I’m tired of hearing it.  With that many working years in my rear view mirror, it’s clear that I’m not a millennial or Gen Z.  I’m a Gen Xer.  I grew up in the 70’s, and saw American industry at it’s boom.  I saw workers get good, well paying jobs that offered full benefits, retirement accounts, overtime pay for extra work hours, and opportunities for education and advancement.  To me, this was capitalism, where the rich still got richer, but there was appreciation for their workforce and the fact that they were the reason they were rich.  I also watched all those things slowly dry up through the 80’s and beyond.  I watched good paying jobs leave America for cheaper labor overseas, salaries get outpaced by inflation, and working conditions deteriorate to the point where many workers were not safe in their jobs.  I watched capitalism morph into a new me-generation, where it became mostly about the gain of a few at the expense of the masses.

Good Practices Trump Bad Workers

Now let’s be fair.  There are a lot of bad workers out there.  There are people who don’t want to work hard and are looking for any way to get something for nothing.  But in my experience, those people are the exception, not the rule.  In addition, if your company has good hiring practices, good training, and good policies to handle them when they do slip through the cracks, they don’t create big problems.

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The Main Problem, Dear Billionaires

But they’re not the main problem in this country.  And, capitalism in and of itself isn’t the problem.  Capitalism overall has proven itself to be a superior system to socialism or communism.  The main problem is greed.  Pure and simple, the main problem is greed, and what rich people have done to capitalism.  So many of the uber wealthy people who founded and ran/run companies could themselves be put into the category of bad workers.  The wealth and power they have come from the hard work of their ancestors, creating individuals who have massive means and influence to create and run the companies that they do.  As a result, they themselves don’t truly understand the expectations they put on their staff in comparison with what they are providing in return.  They’ve never had to put in the work, instead growing up in the lap of luxury with enough money to pay others to do for them.

Taking More and Giving Less Is Not Capitalism

Many companies have not maintained salary levels and benefits on par with what they expect in return from their staff.  Companies have chipped away at work-life balance, expecting workers to value their jobs over their families, friends, even mental or physical health.  For many years, workers silently obliged them, in many cases literally working themselves into an early grave.  My father was one of these people.  I watched him dedicate so much of his time and energy to his job for decades, to be rewarded with a terrible disease, most likely from exposure at his workplace, that forced retirement and took his life before he got a chance to truly enjoy being retired.

A New Mindset in the New Generations

The younger generations have also seen this, and they’re not accepting it.  They’re speaking up and demanding better working conditions, better salaries, and a work-life balance.  In order words, they’re making the rich owners, executives and stockholders cut into their staggering profit margins and take better care of their workers.  They’re rewarded with name calling and stereotyping.

I for one am proud of the younger generation for standing up for themselves and demanding better.  I’ve stated dozens of times through the years that my job entailed changing the mindset of executives much more than it did changing the behaviors of line workers.  And every time I hear yet another rich person complain about the current workforce and their lack of understanding of capitalism I realize that my workload is getting bigger.

I believe the younger generations have a great understanding of capitalism, possibly even better than the rich people complaining.  They are just not willing to stand by and watch the continual decline of communities, the environment, and a great country because of the rampant greed of a few.

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“I am opposing a social order in which it is possible for one man who does absolutely nothing that is useful to amass a fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars, while millions of men and women who work all the days of their lives secure barely enough for a wretched existence.”

~ Eugene Debs

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