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WHAT IS THIS HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI DEFENSIVE DRIVING SCHOOL ABOUT? Most Hattiesburg Mississippi defensive driving courses are offered in a hotel room, restaurant or other location. The Driving University online traffic school is 100% online and can be done at any hour of the day. The Driving University online driving school can be done at your convenience. You can finish driving school at one sitting or log on and off and finish traffic school in small amounts.
HOW DOES DEFENSIVE DRIVING ONLINE IN HATTIESBURG Mississippi WORK? If you want to stay home for traffic school and do defensive driving online, there are three simple steps. Step 1: Sign up here for Hattiesburg Mississippi traffic school Step 2: Pay online during the sign up registration Step 3: Begin the Mississippi defensive driving school online
WHO COMPLETES TRAFFIC SCHOOL ONLINE IN HATTIESBURG MISSISSIPPI? Drivers across Mississippi do defensive driving online instead of sitting in a Hattiesburg driving school class all day long. If an Hattiesburg Mississippi court or your insurance provider gives credit for completing defensive driving, then register today for Driving University and enjoy the simplicity and convenience like so many other Mississippi drivers have done already.
HOW IS DRIVING UNIVERSITY ONLINE DEFENSIVE DRIVING DIFFERENT? If you can fulfill your traffic school online requirement from home or go to a Hattiesburg hotel room for an entire day, which sounds more convenient? Plus the Mississippi online defensive driving course is about reminding drivers of the seriousness of operating a vehicle on Mississippi roads. It's a common-sense defensive driving school program. Driving University does not require you to study, memorize or take notes on Mississippi traffic laws to pass the course. Hattiesburg Mississippi traffic school is user friendly for everyone at all ages.
Defensive driving Mississippi certificate of completion Upon successful completion of the Hattiesburg Mississippi online defensive driving school, you will receive a completion certificate to give to the Hattiesburg Mississippi court that issued the traffic ticket or to your insurance carrier. Driving University will process your driving school certificate automatically and mail it to you.
FedEx delivery option Many drivers are in a hurry to get their Mississippi driving school certificate and that's why we send certificates by FedEx overnight delivery. This option is available when signing up for the Driving University online defensive driving course.
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When my date pulled up to Mum's on Long Beach's Pine Avenue Friday night, I was confused and dismayed. Are we yuppies now?
But no, we were just availing ourselves of Mum's' valets before hitting the salsa place, Mariposa, across the street. We drank good rum and ate good rellenos and tried not to laugh at the guy on keys who was growling out "Smooth" by Santana (featuring Rob Thomas!) a little bit off-key. "I hope they play more Santana!" I said, hopefully, and all my dreams—like my dream that classic rock stations would play more Led Zeppelin and Queen—did come true! "Would you like to dance with me?" my date asked. "No," I answered. But when he suggested Madison a block down the street—"Eddie Reed might be playing," said he—well, a girl can't argue with that. Eddie Reed might be a tattooed old tuff, but he's no flamey Brian Setzer. He doesn't pander. He plays big band like the old folks used to dance to, not a hip, let's-go-to-the-Derby retro swingathon. Nobody at his Madison shows—even the ones who know how to swing—dresses up like a snooded swing slave. Ask him for "Sea of Love," get out on the dance floor, and fake it.
There is nothing to report from the Artists Village opening Saturday night except that it was absolutely mobbed with thousands of people, and there was a particularly bad pottery installation on the promenade where you could pick up a phallic piece for your garden for just a donation, and they were so ugly they actually couldn't give them away. Also, I am at last moving from SnoopTown to Santa Ana—where it's safer—and I fully expect the mayor to throw me a parade. You heard me, Pulido. A parade.
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THE BROKEN CRYSTAL. by Robert Herrick TO fetch me wine my Lucia went, Bearing a crystal continent : But, making haste, it came to pass She brake in two the purer glass, Then smil'd, and sweetly chid her speed ; So with a blush beshrew'd the deed. Continent, holder. Source: Herrick, Robert. Works of Robert Herrick. vol I. Alfred Pollard, ed. London, Lawrence & Bullen, 1891. 234.
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March 5, 2014
For the period ending Jan. 31 the net loss totaled $248 million, or $3.05 per share, compared to a first quarter 2013 net loss of $123 million, or $1.53 per share. Revenues in the quarter were $2.2 billion, down from $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2013.
Analysts polled by Bloomberg were forecasting a consensus loss of $149 million with revenue of $2.66 billion.
Lower sales volumes, primarily due to the company's medium-duty emissions strategy transition from exhaust gas recirculation technology to selective catalytic reduction technology, along with lower military sales, drove the decline.
"We signaled that this would be a tough quarter due to our mid-range product transition, the ongoing reduced sales in our military business, and because the first quarter, historically, represents the weakest operational period of the year for us. Given all this, we are encouraged we hit our cash and adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) guidance," said Troy A. Clarke, Navistar's president and chief executive officer. "Clearly, we have more hard work to do to rebuild our market share and further reduce our costs, but we continue to make progress...and we feel we're off to a solid start in 2014."
As part of its engine restructuring efforts it announced plans last month to consolidate mid-range engine manufacturing into its Melrose Park, Ill., engine plant. Once completed later this summer, these actions, which include idling the Huntsville, Ala., mid-range engine plant, are expected to reduce Navistar's operating costs by more than $22 million annually, according to the company.
Navistar says it will add selective catalytic reduction emissions technology to its high horsepower inline six-cylinder engine platforms to complement the recent launch of the Cummins ISB. The company is already taking orders with deliveries scheduled for this summer.
"These actions will help us deliver on one of our biggest opportunities—reclaiming our market position in medium-duty and bus, which historically have been important businesses for us and our dealers," Clarke said. As we fully launch our mid-range SCR portfolio in the coming months and complete this phase of our engine restructuring, we anticipate we will improve our financial performance throughout 2014."
For the first quarter 2014, Navistar's North America truck segment recorded a loss of $207 million, compared with a year-ago first quarter loss of $101 million while its North America parts segment recorded a profit of $104 million, compared with a year-ago first quarter profit of $117 million.
During the same time its financial services segment recorded a profit of $23 million, comparable to first quarter 2013 profit of $22 million, while its global operations recorded a loss of $33 million, compared with a year-ago first quarter loss of $10 million.
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UC Davis Medical Center Purchasing Department
Welcome to the UC Davis Medical Center purchasing department Web page. The purpose of this Web page is to briefly familiarize material management customers with the functions and scope of activities performed by the department in acquiring goods and services for the health system.
Table of contents
The following information is a guide for health system staff members who need to obtain goods and services for their department. Please take a moment to review it completely. If you have any questions after your review, please feel free to contact the appropriate person using the information provided in this Web page.
General Information
The primary point-of-contact for matters relating to acquisition is the UC Davis Medical Center Purchasing Department. The Purchasing Department may be contacted during its business hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with the exception of public and university holidays. The department is located in the Facilities Support Services Building (which is adjacent to the Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center). The department's main telephone numbers are:
Front Desk: (916) 734-2475 Facsimile: (916) 734-7791.
The UC Davis Medical Center's Purchasing Department provides centralized purchasing services to the UC Davis Health System. Limited delegation of purchasing authority has been extended to select UC Davis Medical Center departments in recognition of their unique needs. The purchasing department, however, is responsible for ensuring that all purchases, either on a central basis or by a delegated department, are made in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth by the Regents of the University of California, the Office of the President, and the laws of the state of California. Departments retaining limited delegation of purchasing authority include clinical engineering, dietary, operating room, pathology, pharmacy and radiology.
Staff members are encouraged to familiarize themselves with policy regarding vendor relationships as articulated by UCDHS Policy and Procedure 2204, "Vendor Relationships" prior to interacting with vendor representatives during the performance of their duties.
Staff members are also encouraged to contact the Purchasing Department front desk in the event of "STAT" orders for patient care related purchases. The front desk staff will ensure the appropriate buyer is notified of the immediate need for the supply item in question and the buyer will, in turn, take every action needed to expedite the delivery of the item.
Methods of Making Purchases
For purchases with an estimated value of $100,000 or more, competitive formal solicitations are prepared and issued to industry. The solicitations are provided to potential bidders by mail as well as being posted on the material management Web site. Each solicitation will identify the responsible buyer, contain response due dates and provide instructions on how to respond to the solicitation as well as other pertinent information. After analysis of solicitation responses, the winner of the competition is selected on the basis of evaluation factors and criteria established to guide source selection activities.
For purchases with an estimated value of less than $100,000.00, solicitations may be prepared and issued based on the judgment of the buyer handling the acquisition. Solicitations for these acquisitions will vary in terms of complexity and are suited to fit the environment of the instant acquisition.
The University of California has also established Systemwide Planned Purchasing Agreements. The agreements are for use by campuses, medical centers and laboratories. Some of the agreements have been competitively bid and are designated as a "primary source." Such agreements are based on a commitment to the supplier to use their products exclusively and purchases at any dollar level may be made without seeking competition. The remaining agreements have been negotiated and are designated as University Price Schedules and are not to be used in lieu of competition.
The UC Davis Medical Center is also a member of the University Health System Consortium (UHC), a group purchasing organization. UHC is an alliance of the clinical enterprises of 88 academic health centers. UHC enables its members to pool resources, create economies of scale, improve clinical and operating efficiencies, and influence the direction and delivery of health care. Selected Health System purchases are made under the auspices of agreements developed on the behalf of the UHC membership.
Purchases and Payment
Purchase orders are issued for officially authorized purchases of the UC Davis Health System. The health system is not responsible for the payment of purchases made without an official purchase order. Staff members who direct vendors to proceed with the performance of any work or the delivery of any supplies without a purchase order do so on their own recognizance. Moreover, staff members may be held personally liable for any and all costs associated with unauthorized purchases. The health system is not exempt from state sales or use tax. Purchase orders include the address to which materials should be delivered and the address to which invoices should be submitted. After the receipt of supplies and/or services, vendors submit an invoice for payment. Vendors are instructed to prepare their invoices with the following minimal information to include the purchase order number, a description of goods or services furnished, quantities, unit prices, extensions, and payment terms. Incomplete or improperly prepared invoices can result in a delay of payment.
On-line Ordering
Purchase requisitions for goods and services are created and submitted directly to the purchasing department via an online ordering system. The online system enables users to simply point and click data entries for supplies needed on a recurring basis, or to individually handcraft single-use purchase requisitions for services or one-time supply needs. The single exception to this policy involves capital projects. Hard copy processing of capital purchase requisitions ensures complete coordination with all the functions involved in complex and costly capital projects. Additional information regarding the online system may be accessed by referring to the Enterprise Resource Planning system's Web page.


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Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released the following letter to Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy. This comes days after four bipartisan senators toured the Mexican border and reached a deal to handle future migrant workers. The deal reportedly resolves wages for low income workers and sets up a new visa program.
Rubio warned that a rush to legislate without input from all senators would be "fatal"
to earning public confidence. Read Rubio's letter below:
Dear Chairman Leahy:
As you know, I am part of a bipartisan group of Senators that has spent the last several months attempting to craft a consensus bill to fix our nation's broken immigration system. We have made considerable progress towards an approach that will secure our nation's borders, provide for robust interior enforcement, establish an effective entry and exit system, and maintain a lawful future flow of immigrants and workers to meet the needs of a dynamic and growing economy. We also create a tough but fair approach that will allow many people currently here illegally to earn the ability to apply for legalization and eventually, after certain triggers are met, removes prohibitions for them to apply for a green card.
You have stated on multiple occasions that you believe immigration reform should be the legislative priority of your Committee this year. We are grateful for that commitment and look forward to your leadership, and that of Ranking Member Grassley, as the process moves forward. Sensitive to your prerogatives as Chairman, I write to express my strong belief that the success of any major legislation depends on the acceptance and support of the American people. That support can only be earned through full and careful consideration of legislative language and an open process of amendments.
While you and your colleagues on the Judiciary Committee will agree on the details, I respectfully suggest that such a process must begin with a careful examination in the Committee including: hearings that explore multiple perspectives on the scope of the problems we face and the efficacy of the solutions we propose, markups in which a broad range of amendments can be considered, and a robust floor debate. All of this, and any Conference Committee deliberations, should occur in the full view of the American people, broadcast on CSPAN, and streamed live on the internet.
I am aware that the Judiciary Committee, both under your leadership and under the leadership of your predecessors, has conducted a number of hearings related to immigration reform. I am certain that those hearings deepened your knowledge of these issues and will guide much of your work this Congress. But they cannot be a substitute for fresh hearings to consider specific legislation as part of a national conversation. You have said the well-meaning disagreements senators have about these issues should be part of "a discussion we need to have out in the open, in front of the American people." I agree.
I cannot urge strongly enough that such a discussion start with meaningful hearings. Of particular importance is a full consideration of border security proposals, including testimony from border security experts, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and others. A key feature of our bipartisan approach has been an insistence on meeting border security and other enforcement triggers before unauthorized immigrants can apply for permanent residence. But the success of these triggers will require examining what the American taxpayer's commitment must be in order to make this security plan a reality.
For example, the legislation we will propose as a starting point for debate provides an estimate of money that will be required to fully implement the border security and fencing plan. But we need hearings to determine exactly how much money must be appropriated and which measures are most needed to achieve our border enforcement goals.
You have said that "delay for delay's sake" would be a mistake in this matter, I agree. But excessive haste in the pursuit of a lasting solution is perhaps even more dangerous to the goals many of us share. We owe it to the American people to get immigration reform right this time, so that future Congresses and future generations do not face the broken system we see today. A rush to legislate, without fully considering all views and input from all senators, would be fatal to the effort of earning the public's confidence.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -The Minnesota Wild certainly took enough shots on net to break out of their scoring slump. Erik Ersberg was just too good for the Los Angeles Kings.
Ersberg made 16 of his 33 saves in the third period, and the Kings converted two costly penalties against Minnesota defenseman Marek Zidlicky into power-play goals by Anze Kopitar and Michal Handzus to beat the Wild 3-1 on Saturday.
"I think really we only had a couple of chances to score. That's not enough. That's not a good effort," Minnesota coach Jacques Lemaire said after his team's fourth straight loss.
"The guys practiced well and they had good energy - and then the game comes the next day and there's nothing. We didn't play good enough against a team who really worked hard today. They moved the puck well, they were strong with the puck and they made great plays. You just have to play better than this."
It is just the second time in the franchise's nine-year history that the Wild have had a four-game losing streak with all four games being decided in regulation. It also occurred in February 2001 during the team's inaugural season.
Brent Burns spoiled Ersberg's shutout bid with 1:53 to play, converting a centering pass from former Kings center Eric Belanger during a power play for his fifth goal. It was the 10th time in 15 starts that Ersberg allowed two goals or fewer.
"Ersberg was great. He was focused and he killed a lot of plays," Kings coach Terry Murray said. "The plays they had at the net were quick plays, hard plays, stuff coming from around the back of the net. Then they end up with a player driving to the net looking for a re-direct, and it goes in."
Kings forward Alexander Frolov scored his 13th goal into an empty net with 26 seconds left. He has scored in eight of his last 11 games.
The Wild have been outscored 9-2 during their current skid, while their goaltenders have made 140 saves during that stretch - including 40 by Niklas Backstrom on Saturday.
"I don't think we expected to come out and get 40 shots against a team that has given up the fewest goals in the NHL, but it was important to come out and play our game," Murray said. "We knew coming off the St. Louis game (a 6-2 win) that we had a little bit of momentum and we wanted to build on it."
Minnesota is 1-for-14 on the power play in its last four games, after setting a club record for most power-play goals over a three-game stretch with 10 in 20 opportunities.
Preceding Burns' goal was a roughing penalty against Kings defenseman Peter Harrold, who went after Minnesota rookie Cal Clutterbuck at center ice and received a roughing penalty in retaliation for Clutterbuck's hard check from behind against Patrick O'Sullivan in front of the Los Angeles bench seconds earlier.
Minnesota's penalty-killing unit came in with a league-best percentage of 89.2, and had allowed just four goals in 53 short-handed situations on the road. But Kopitar opened the scoring at 15:08 of the first period during a goalmouth scramble while Zidlicky was off for interference against Dustin Brown. It was Kopitar's 10th goal and fifth in five games.
"I wouldn't say we weren't ready, but we definitely need to be better to start the game - especially on the road," Minnesota left wing Stephane Veilleux said. "We've been down two goals the last couple of games and we feel under pressure and we play desperate hockey when we shouldn't. We need to find a way to start the games on the right foot. We can't play desperate hockey in this league. Every individual has to give a little more and that's how we're going to get out of that slump as a team."
The Kings got their second goal with 17:02 left in the game while Zidlicky was off for holding Handzus. Matt Greene's slap shot from the right point deflected off teammate Wayne Simmonds' stick and struck the left post, but Handzus banged home the rebound with one second left on the power play.
"I think we've really got a `shot' attitude," Greene said. "If we've got a really good shot coming from the point, then it's going to spread things out and make the penalty killers respect the down-low play a little bit less. And that's how they can really open it up with guys like Kopitar and Brown."
Notes: Burns set a club record for power-play goals by a defenseman last season with eight. ... Minnesota has 40 even-strength goals, the fewest in the league. The Wild are 7-5-1 when they put at least 30 shots on goal. ... Brown, who recorded his first NHL hat trick in Thursday's 6-2 win over St. Louis, entered Saturday second in the league in shots on net with 130 - 37 fewer than Washington's Alex Ovechkin. ... Minnesota was 7-0-1 in its previous eight meetings with Los Angeles. ... Minnesota RW Owen Nolan missed his second straight game because of an injured right leg. ... Minnesota's next game is Sunday in Anaheim. The Wild have faced the Kings and Ducks in back-to-back road games nine other times, winning both games three times and losing both on two occasions. ... The Kings' next game is Monday night at San Jose. The league-leading Sharks opened their season with 3-1 and 1-0 wins in a home-and-home set with Los Angeles.
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15:08 LAK | PPG - Anze Kopitar (10) ASST: Dustin Brown (10), Patrick O'Sullivan (11) | 1 - 0 LAK | ||
2nd Period | ||||
3rd Period | ||||
02:58 LAK | PPG - Michal Handzus (7) ASST: Wayne Simmonds (3), Matt Greene (5) | 2 - 0 LAK | ||
18:07 MIN | PPG - Brent Burns (5) ASST: Eric Belanger (9), Marek Zidlicky (10) | 2 - 1 LAK | ||
19:34 LAK | EN - Alex Frolov (13) ASST: Dustin Brown (11), Drew Doughty (8) | 3 - 1 LAK |
Power Plays | 1/4 | 2/5 |
Power Play % | 15.8% | 19.0% |
% on Road | 11.1% | 15.3% |
% at Home | 19.6% | 22.1% |
League Rank | 27th | 11th |
1st Period | ||
04:51 MIN | Erik Reitz Charging against Alex Frolov | |
14:31 MIN | Marek Zidlicky Interference against Dustin Brown | |
15:42 LAK | Denis Gauthier Interference against Colton Gillies | |
2nd Period | ||
06:06 MIN | Cal Clutterbuck Hi-sticking against Dustin Brown | |
12:25 LAK | Kyle Quincey Holding the stick against Eric Belanger | |
18:42 MIN | Pierre-Marc Bouchard Tripping against Michal Handzus | |
3rd Period | ||
00:59 MIN | Marek Zidlicky Holding against Michal Handzus | |
07:00 LAK | Alex Frolov Interference against Stephane Veilleux | |
16:57 LAK | Peter Harrold Roughing against Cal Clutterbuck |
Saves: 40 | EV: 25 - 25 |
Saves: 33 | EV: 24 - 24 |


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Max Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)3rd Deck Queen Stateroom
Max Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, River View
Max Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)Riverfront Sacramento hotel in Downtown Sacramento, walk to California State Railroad Museum
Located in Downtown Sacramento, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Sacramento History Museum, California State Railroad Museum, and Crocker Art Museum. California State Capitol and Historic Governor's Mansion are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, a 24-hour business center, and valet parking. Free cooked-to-order breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, conference rooms, meeting rooms, and concierge services are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 44 rooms offer free WiFi, TVs with cable channels, and hair dryers. Showers, phones, and ironing boards are among the other amenities that guests will find.
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A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. 8 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, concierge services, and discounted use of a nearby fitness facility. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Delta King Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Concierge services
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 5
- Free breakfast
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Meeting rooms
- Total number of rooms - 44
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 8
- Smoke-free property
- Wedding services
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Access via exterior corridors
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Shower only
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Pilothouse Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Delta Bar and Grill - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Boat tours on site
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Cooked-to-order breakfast fee: USD 13 per person (approximately)


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Definition of milk snake in English:
A harmless North American constrictor that is typically strongly marked with red and black on yellow or white. It was formerly supposed to suck milk from sleeping cows.
- Genus Lampropeltis, family Colubridae: several species, in particular L. doliata. Compare with kingsnake
Example sentences
- Species seen included black rat snake, ribbon snake, milk snake, gray tree frog, green frog, pickerel frog, wood frog, spring peeper, mountain dusky salamander, and the rare and beautiful long-tailed salamander.
- Ventilation inspector Jim Knowles has dealt with some slippery customers, but nothing could have prepared him for coming face to face with a Mexican milk snake in Tameside.
- Betting shop boss Liz Lowe would have put money on never seeing a reptile at work, until she came face-to-face with this milk snake apparently guarding the safe at Ladbrokes in Colchester.
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Project by Bradley Sorenson | posted 01-06-2013 07:07 PM | 1786 views | 2 times favorited | 6 comments |
This piece is a queen size juniper bed set. I completed this project along with two other wood workers. The three of us worked liked an assembly line, one provided the material and filled in the turquoise inlays, I provided the shaping, sanding, and finishing (poly urethane over teak oil), and a third worker lag bolted the finished product all together. It was neat to produce a project of this size in about 3-1/2 days time. (Half of the time was just letting the oil set)
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Normally this is not my style of furniture, but this piece is gorgeous. |
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Beautiful I love this. I love the wood. -- Janiece |
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By Way of The Bow Chapter One: Target Practice By DLC
Disclaimer: Y'all ought to know by now, that what is posted on here is
pure fiction. And for that matter, the future content may not be approved by the
Comics Code Authority. References to DC comics and all that jazz are copyright
DC Comics. Any and all resemblances to real people are "purely coincidental", as
they say. Enjoy.
The music blasted throughout the club. I sighed, as
I sipped my drink. I had gained one semblance of freedom, but the price I paid
for it was depressing as all hell. I was grateful that the worst of it was over,
though. And that after a rather LARGE loan I dreaded having to repay, I was
finally the dubiously proud owner, of my own, first car.
At twenty-seven years old.
I had been attending the club for all of a week,
now. And the only thing to come of it (besides the headache from some of the
music I didn't like), was the humiliatingly depressing nightly Olympic event of
avoiding the club's resident date reject, who seemed hell-bent on getting my
damn phone number every time he saw me.
I bit down hard on a piece of ice in my drink, at
the thought of that. Mind you, I wasn't an unsociable guy. I'd just been burned
a few times, and while some gay guys came to this dump to hook up, I just came
to brood in my seat, sip my customary drink, see if there was ANYTHING worth
listening to by way of the night's performers, and possibly observe a few
people, professionally.
That's right. Professionally. I'm a writer, which
makes it my job to study people and then later create fictional characters based
on what I see. Unfortunately, it's a little hard to do said job, when people see
you looking at 'em and THEY think you want the ONE THING that's on their little
minds. Yecch.
The only thing I really liked about the joint, was
that it was tax-deductible on my 1040. Since I go there to observe people
mostly, The Little Weasel who handles my taxes considers my trips to dives like
this a business expense. I'd already patterned a few good characters, right from
day one. By day two, I was already beginning to recognize the regulars from the
night before.
I winced, and quickly slipped my PDA in my pocket.
Big Boy just spotted me again. Damn. I gracefully grabbed the remainder of my
drink, and began plotting the nearest escape route. Oh, Lord. He's comin' this
way. Time I went THATAWAY.
I slipped through the dance floor, my green duster
coat swirling about my ankles. I almost wished I could use my kit on him. Guys
like Big Boy just never know when to quit, until you bapped them one in the head
with a boxing glove. But there were just too many people around, and as tempting
as it was to knock him one to get him off my case... it'd cause too much of a
I almost chuckled, at the visual image of a glove
smacking that pest silly. I also flashed back on my favorite cartoons as a
kid... once, I used to root for old Wile E. Now here I was, in the shoes of the
damned Road Runner. Lord, you have a twisted idea of life comedy.
I dodged near the rear of the club, and found a
door. Is it unlocked? Yes! Thank you.... buh-bye! I leaned against the door,
slipped the lock, and listened with relief as I heard and felt the
oh-so-satisfying thud of Big Boy smacking against the closed door.
"And the Road Runner wins again..." I muttered with
slight relief. I unlocked the door again, and then moved down the hall.
I frowned, as I walked down the back hallway. I'd
never been back here before. Lots of doors, who knew what was behind 'em. I'd
seen people sneak back here in couples and sometimes small groups of three to
five... judging from some of the sounds coming from a few of the doors, I was
fast beginning to get a rough idea of what was transpiring behind closed
I hesitated, at one of the doors. It was slightly
ajar, there was a light on, but I didn't hear anything on the other side of it.
"Any port in a storm..." I muttered to myself. I pushed the door open, and
peeked around the door.
A guy sat at a table, listening to a pair of
headphones. I could see he had a number of tattoos on his arm, and that his
hair, was short and bleached blond. The room seemed... like a small oasis, like
it didn't even belong as part of the club at all.
As I watched him, I began to hear the soft strains
of the music playing through his headphones. I cocked my head. Hmm. Nice. Got a
good hook to it, catchy beat. I pushed my hat back on my head a little, and just
listened to the faint music a minute.
He stretched, and put his pen down. He hesitated,
almost like he sensed he wasn't alone in the room anymore, and turned to look in
my direction. He clicked off the music. "You lost?" he asked, a slight frown on
his face as he took in my appearance.
I blinked, suddenly recognizing who was addressing
me. Criminetly, wouldja look at that. Either my eyes were deceiving me, or I was
looking at none other than rapper Eminem sitting at a table in a back room of a
gay club, writing a song.
Simultaneously as I recognized who HE was, I also
blushed slightly, realizing how odd I must look. You see, the theme of the club
was a costume night. So I was dressed up as my favorite comics hero. Green
Arrow. I'd even worn a wig a shade of blond to match. The only thing different,
was that I was still wearing my duster coat from outside. I'd never taken it off
when I came in.
"Not really," I said, regaining my voice. "Just kind
of hoping I lost someone, if you catch my drift." I explained dryly, jerking my
thumb back the way I came.
He raised an eyebrow, then it dawned on him. "Oh...
OH! Well... have a seat."
"Thanks," I said. I finally took off my coat, and
pulled up a chair. I cocked a masked eye at him, and pursed my lips.
"You're Eminem, aren't you?" I asked, the question more of a statement.
"Yeah," he said. He pointed over to the couch, where
a sleeping form was huddled over under a blanket. "That's Hailie."
I blinked, trying to process. "Ah," I said.
"You're wondering why I'm here, aren't you?" He
asked, reading my expression. Perceptive, isn't he? I mused to myself. "The
thought had crossed my mind," I answered him.
"I own this place. Well... partly, anyway. Silent
partner. I guess you could call this room my office. Whenever I'm in town, I do
a lot of work here." He explained.
"Like that music you were listening to?" I asked,
gesturing to the headphones he'd placed on the table.
He nodded. "Yeah. New song I was workin' on. You
heard it?" he asked, a little surprised.
I nodded back. "Faintly. Catchy too." I smiled. "I'm
Jake, by the way." We shook hands.
"Nice to meet you. So. Who're you supposed to be?
Robin Hood?" He asked, looking over my outfit.
"Close. More like a more modern-day Robin Hood.
Green Arrow, actually." I said.
"Cool... I've actually read him before. Yeah, I see
it now. The G on the belt. Didn't notice that before. Good choice. If I didn't
end up with Hailie tonight, I was gonna go out there, with a costume."
"Really... who as?" I asked, curious.
He jerked his head over to the closet. "See for
yourself." I got up, and opened the door. A costume hung on a
hanger. I almost laughed. "Oh, no. Green Lantern?!?"
"Why not? Check it out, man... even got a brown wig.
Hal Jordan is THE best Green Lantern. Period." he said, slightly proud of the
"No argument there." I remarked. "Though Kyle's got
a nice butt..." "Ahhh! And the Emerald Archer shoots me right in the
bulls-eye!" He joked. "I'll have you know, I have a very NICE tookus, thank
you!" He got up, turned around, and wiggled it a little for my benefit.
"Uh... yeah. I'd noticed, actually..." I muttered to
myself. There were quite a few incidents posted all over the internet, of the
rapper's bare bottom. "Well, y'know... why DON'T you suit up and have some fun,
tonight? You said it yourself. You partially OWN this place. Just have one of
the security guys, watch her. She don't look like she's going anywhere. At least
not for a few hours." I observed, picking up the hanger and dangling the costume
He hesitated. He glanced at his sleeping daughter,
then at the stuff he'd been writing... and then at the costume. He HAD gone
through all the trouble to get the costume, and it would be a shame if he didn't
even get a chance to wear it tonight. Babysitting Hailie had come up somewhat at
the last minute. Besides. The only other reason, he didn't go out there in the
first place... was that he hated to go to a party alone. Even when he was
throwing it in the first place.
"On ONE condition...." he responded.
I raised an eyebrow.
The green costume fit him like a glove. Or in this case, a green BodyGlove. It certainly left little to one's imagination, being so form-fitting. "You ready?" He asked as I slipped my bow back into my quiver and finished washing my hands.
"As I'll ever be, 'Hal'." I remarked dryly.
"C'mon. I wanna check in on Hailie one more time, before we go out there." He suggested. I nodded, and he lead the way out of the private bathroom. We entered the room. At first, nothing seemed out of place. Then I stiffened.
"What is it?" He asked.
I pulled out my bow, and used it to lift up the blanket. Hailie was gone. I glanced at the table. So was my coat. "THAT'S what's wrong."
"Daddeee!" I heard Hailie cry out, as we looked at each other in horror.
"C'mon!" I shouted. We raced out of the other door, just in time to see Big Boy carrying my coat, and a big lump was moving inside it. Other doors were opening, as a few couples began sticking their heads out to see what the commotion was.
"We'll never catch up to him!" Marshall said worriedly.
"Yes. We. Will." I said, calmly. I grabbed an arrow. "Just... wait for it. Where are ya, you wascally wabbit...? Ah. Gotcha." I let fly with the arrow.
Straight and true, it flew and hit Big Boy right in the head with a solid whump just as he was about to open the door leading to the dance floor. A momentary silence reigned. Then someone began applauding. Others followed. I blinked. "Shows' over, people... nothing to see here... go back to whatever it was you were doing... thank you!" I said, as people reluctantly closed their doors.
I went over, and picked up my arrow. I shook my head, in amusement. "I was just thinking earlier, how much I'd love to hit that clown with a boxing glove... guess I got my wish after all." I dropped the boxing-glove arrow back onto the ground, and turned my attention to the fallen would-be kidnapper.
"Who IS that guy, anyway?" Marshall asked, catching up and stopping briefly to look at the guy before going to get Hailie, who had landed in a heap by the door.
"Search me. He's been pestering me for almost a week now, since I came to the club. I had a wierd vibe about him, but until now I didn't think he was trouble. Get your kid. I'll keep an eye on Chuckles here, while you get her back in the other room and call in the blue fascists." I paused, and then glanced at the door to the dance floor. "Tell 'em to come in the back door. I don't think you'd want the publicity if they went in the front."
"Good idea." Marshall said, giving his daughter a hug. "Good SHOT by the way."
"Thanks." I said, as I rolled the semi-conscious would-be kidnapper over to get a better look at him. Big Boy groaned. I propped him up by the door, then stepped back. A few arrows later, and he was all trussed up for the police.
"Hey, G....A? Marshall asked, coming back in the doorway. Nobody was there, except for the would-be kidnapper. Green Arrow was gone. The rapper blinked, and then scratched his head. "Who WAS that masked man?" He muttered.
Late Friday evening, an attempted kidnapping was thwarted by a hero at a costume party held at a local nightclub. Sources in the local police department are unwilling to confirm any details, but eyewitnesses claim that the child in question, daughter of one of the owners of the nightclub in question, was rescued by an anonymous partygoer dressed as the Emerald Archer, the Green Arrow.
It is reported this masked hero and the child's father stumbled onto the kidnapping attempt by accident, and in a move out of the comic books, Green Arrow used a trick arrow to apprehend the kidnapper before the fleeing man could make good his escape.
The man police found pinned to a wall by a pair of green arrows, Howard Sagen, is an escaped patient at a mental institution. Sagen is being held at police headquarters, pending transfer back to the sanitarium. The owners of the club do not at this time wish to comment....
I chuckled. I wasn't completely surprised, that the adventure had made the news. I WAS surprised however, that Marshall's name was left out of the account. I glanced over at last night's costume. It had been an interesting night, and I'd hated to duck out on him so quickly. But irregardless of any good deeds I'd done that night, I wasn't one to tangle with the cops. I'd had my fill of 'em over the years, before I'd started my new life on the west coast.
I scratched my head. The costume itched like hell in some places, but the disguise was damn good, I had to admit. The fake mustache and beard, the mask with prescription lenses, the blond wig... I felt a twinge at not sticking around to talk further with Marshall, and folded up my afternoon paper. That's when it hit me like a ton of bricks. "Crap. I never DID get my coat back... and my PDA was stuffed in the pocket!" I grumbled. I sighed. "Looks like I gotta go back to that club AFTER all..." I glanced at the costume, that I had left over my desk chair.
I sighed, and began applying the goop that was going to hold my disguise in place. It looked like another late night. And I still had to replace those arrows from last night's misadventure.
Green Arrow wasn't the only one to read the afternoon paper.
A man with a deep cigar was also catching up on the news of the previous evening. "So.... life imitates art, hm?" the man said, pondering over the article. "This... Green Arrow. I do hope, that last night was a one-time incident. It would be most... unfortunate, should he make himself into a nuisance in MY city."
The man stabbed his cigar into the paper. "Most unfortunate, indeed."
Night found me standing on a nearby roof, overlooking the club. Unlike last night, the place had no activity at all. I pulled out an arrow with a rope attached to it. Moments later, I was standing on the ground near the back door. I glanced around, and frowned as I noticed the back door was ajar slightly. "Hmm... when it looks like a trap, and smells like a trap...." I muttered to myself as I pulled out a trick arrow and held it ready in case of any surprises.
All was quiet, as I cautiously made my way inside. I made my way back to the room I'd found Marshall in last night. I pulled out a penlight from my belt, and turned it on. On the table, neatly folded was my coat from last night. Resting on top of it, was my PDA. I froze. I could hear breathing in the room, and it wasn't my own. The closet door opened. I gasped. "Holy Hannah!"
"I figured you'd have to come back for your stuff," Marshall said wryly as the light from my flashlight illuminated his face.
"Dammit man. What're you, TRYING to give me a heart attack or something?" I groused.
"Sorry." Eminem said, the slight smile on his face anything but apologetic. "So why'd you cut out like that, last night?"
"Personal reasons." I remarked, slipping my coat back on, and replacing the PDA back into the pocket. "For starters, I'm not a big fan of cops. I get why they exist, but I wasn't comfortable at talkin' to 'em. Besides which... I didn't come here in the first place, to play hero. Which reminds me... you still owe me a DANCE, buster." I said, referring to the unfulfilled condition that had been posed to me the previous evening.
He just chuckled, and turned on the lights.
"So. How's the kid?" I asked, gruffly.
"Hailie? She's a trouper, yo. Took the whole thing in stride, after she calmed down. She wants to meet you, by the way."
"We'll see," I said non-committally.
"It's kind of funny, though. When I told her who saved her, she wanted to know what you looked like. So I bought her a Green Arrow comic book." He shook his head, still smiling. "I think you've got a fan."
"Terrific. My day just gets better and better." I remarked dryly. "I see our little misadventure made the afternoon edition, too..."
"Well, it's not like you gave me your number, yo," the rapper said, practically. "I had to get your attention SOMEHOW."
"So how'd you get those trick arrows?" Marshall asked me. The two of us were headed out of the empty club for Marshall's car.
"I made them myself, actually. See, I'm a writer by trade." I pulled out the PDA and tapped it meaningfully. "Method writer, actually. I've wanted to take on the GA comic for awhile now, so I got into archery as a hobby... learned to make trick arrows as well. When I heard about the costume week at the club, I decided to go for broke and get myself a costume. The rest... well, you were there for that."
Marshall paused, then looked over at me. "Ever thought of just... doing it? You know. For real."
"What? You mean, dress like this EVERY night? Become Green Arrow?"
"Why not? I mean, you're a damn good shot. And you ARE already something of a hero, you saved my kid." Marshall said.
I paused, then cocked my head thoughtfully. "Tempting thought. I mean, you have no IDEA how tempting. GA was always my favorite hero, back in the day. I mean, sure, you have your Supes, or that long-eared ghoul, the Bat.... but Batman was always a bit too... intense, in my book. Fascinating as all HIS toys are. And Blue? Well, the day I wake up with x-ray vision, THEN we'll talk." I chuckled. "Become Green Arrow. Well... besides the fact that the cops frown on vigilantes outside of fiction like Zorro and the like... thre's one practical problem with that idea."
"What's that?" Marshall asked, stopping as we got to his car.
"These." I pulled out one of the trick arrows. "I sunk a good amount of my savings, into making these things just as a hobby. They don't come cheap, y'know. Now, say I lose about ten to twenty of these puppies in a night's work. I'd be in the poorhouse, before you could say bulls-eye."
"Not necessarily," Marshall mused.
"Ut-oh. Why do I get the feeling you're hatching something, in that bleached blonde head of yours'?" I remarked, noticing the look in Eminem's eye.
"C'mon. Put your stuff in the trunk. There's something I think you might want to SEE."
"Whoa. BIG place." I whistled, looking around. Big wasn't the half of it. Marshall had brought us to a tower that I remembered the city had proposed to be an observation point. As I remember, the funding cut out for running the joint after it had been completed. City had gone overbudget in the construction, and they just couldn't afford to run it as a tourist trap.
"Do you like it?" Marshall asked, watching me as I looked around.
"Like it? Cripes. The place reminds me of that Disney cartoon, about that superhero duck. I'd actually forgotten this place still existed."
"Well... the city's trying to unload it. I'd hate to see it get destroyed, after they went through all the trouble to build it. I don't know what I'd DO with it... but do you think Green Arrow could find a use for it?" Marshall asked, watching the wheels turning in my head as I looked around the place.
"Shoot... YEAH. Target range over there... worktable in that corner... loft up there to crash if I'd needed it... hm... yeah, it's a nice DREAM." I said, pointing out a few ideas that came to mind.
"Then consider it yours'." he said to me.
"WHAT?!?" I exclaimed, turning around in shock.
"You heard me. Make it yours'. Do what you want with it. Make your dream come true, Jake. You can do anything if you set your mind to it, man."
"Marshall... why?" I asked, thunderstruck at the man's generosity.
"I followed my dreams. I've made my share of mistakes, along the way.... but I've also gained more money than I honestly know what I'm ever gonna DO with. You saved my kid, man. Hailie means EVERYTHING to me. Buying a building... that's nothing. What YOU can do, out there.... that's something, man."
The moon shone brightly. As I stood on a fire escape, I notched an arrow and let it fly, at a gun held by a mugger in the alley below me. I jumped down to street level, and grinned.
"Aww, SHOOT!" The mugger said.
"Don't mind if I do..." I said, amused. As I notched another arrow to catch the fleeing mugger, I remembered Marshall's words from the night before.
"I'm Hailie's hero, man. Hailie's my hero. And you.... you could be this city's."
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$10 million gift energizes Houston's KIPP charter schools
$10 million gift energizes charter chain
By Jennifer Radcliffe | November 11, 2009
Houston's largest and most prominent charter school chain got a major shot in the arm Wednesday when the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced plans to help finance its aggressive expansion plan.
The foundation pledged $10 million to help the Knowledge is Power Program secure a $62 million bond, helping the charter system start construction that will more than double enrollment 11,500 students in five years. KIPP hopes to reach 21,000 students at 42 schools in Houston over the next decade.
"It allows us to fight another day," KIPP co-founder Mike Feinberg said.
KIPP's $100 million expansion plan, announced in March 2007, had stalled some because of difficulties securing credit in the bad economy, officials said. Gates' help is expected to save KIPP about $10 million by lowering the interest rate on the 35-year note.
"A year, even six months ago, trying to do a bond on our own was virtually impossible. The credit market was frozen," Feinberg said. "We're Kipsters, we say nothing is impossible. We could have done it, but it would have been a lot more expensive. $10 million buys a lot of books."
KIPP is the first charter school to receive such a guarantee from the Gates Foundation, but others, including Houston's YES Prep Public Schools, could follow suit under the program unveiled Wednesday.
The foundation is making a total of $30 million available for high-performing charter schools.
"While charter schools have proven to be extremely effective at improving access to quality education, they face unique challenges with respect to expansion," stated Vicki Phillips, director of education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "Innovative approaches to financing are critical to addressing the funding gaps that result as successful programs like charter schools endeavor to scale."
The financial support helps charter schools — public campuses funded with tax dollars — overcome one of their biggest obstacles: finding money to build campuses. Unlike their traditional counterparts, charters systems cannot hold bond elections or levy tax rates.
"Financing facilities is one of the biggest challenges charter schools have," said David Dunn, executive director of the Texas Charter School Association. "This kind of support from the Gates Foundation in just terrific."
The association lobbied last legislative session for Texas to make it easier for high-performing charter schools to expand. They didn't have luck in lifting the state-mandated cap of 215 charters, but the state did create a financing program to generate a public match for a fraction of private credit enhancement commitments.
"We are optimistic that other foundations will want to participate with the state," Dunn said.
About 85,000 children in Texas currently attend charter schools. Thousands more on are waiting lists for KIPP and YES campuses, which have gained popularity with their long school days, Saturday classes and track record of enrolling low-income, minority students in college.


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Administrative Board of the Library
Name |
Constituency & Department | Term Expires |
Stephanie Adams | Graduate Student | 2006 |
Daniel Anderson |
Humanities (English) |
2006 |
Idris Assani | Natural Sciences (Mathematics) | 2006 |
A. Reid Barbour |
Humanities (English) |
2007 |
Larry Benninger |
Natural Sciences (Geological Sciences) |
2008 |
Frank Dominguez | Humanities (Romance Languages) | 2008 |
Linda Dykstra (ex officio) |
Dean of the Graduate School |
--- |
Carl Ernst | At-large (Religious Studies) | 2007 |
Jon W. Finson |
Fine Arts (Music) |
2007 |
Carol Jennkins | Health Affairs (Library) |
2006 |
Paul M. Jones | Professional Schools (School of Journalism) | 2008 |
Diane M. Juffras |
Professional Schools (School of Government) |
2007 |
John Kasson | Social Sciences (History) | 2006 |
Charles Kurzman |
Social Sciences (Sociology) |
2008 |
Charlotte Mason |
Professional Sch. (Kenan-Flagler Business Sch.) |
2006 |
Monica McCormick | Graduate Student | 2006 |
Sarah Michalak (ex officio) | University Librarian | --- |
Robert Peet (Chair) |
At-large (Biology) |
2008 |
Richard J. A. Talbert |
Social Sciences (History) |
2007 |
Paul H. Tiesinga |
Natural Sciences (Physics and Astronomy) |
2007 |
Margaretta J. Yarborough |
Academic Affairs Libraries |
2007 |
§ 13-1. Administrative Board of the Library; composition.
(a) There shall be an Administrative Board of the Library
composed of twenty-two members. Fourteen members shall be elected by and from the following electoral divisions:
1. The Division of Fine Arts of the College of Arts and Sciences — one member.(b) The chair of the faculty shall appoint six members of the Administrative Board of the Library, as follows:
2. The Division of the Humanities of the College of Arts and Sciences — three members.
3. The Division of the Basic and Applied Natural Sciences of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Institute
of Marine Sciences — three members.
4. The Division of the Social Sciences of the College of Arts and Sciences — three members.
5. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Kenan-Flagler Business School, the School of
Education, the School of Law, the School of Information and Library Science, the School of Social Work,
and the School of Government — three members.
6. The Academic Affairs Libraries — one member.
1. one member from the Division of Health Affairs.
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Location: | Tunis, Tunisia |
Start Date: | 06-Feb-2014 - 08-Feb-2014 |
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Meeting Description: | Tunisia TESOL 1st International Conference 6-8 February 2014 Curriculum Development in ELT: Learning from Case Studies If you are teaching English, or content in English, at any level in the public or private sector, then you can be sure that you are involved in curriculum development for English language teaching (ELT). The Tunisia TESOL First International Conference will give you the opportunity to present your own ELT experience, learn about the experiences of others and, thus, contribute to a thorough review and discussion of the state of English and ELT in the local, national and regional context. Information regarding accommodation and venue place will be posted later on our website: http://www.tesol-tunisia.org/. |
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Q4 2012 Earnings Call
November 12, 2012 10:00 am ET
Donald J. Tomnitz - Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Member of Executive Committee
Stacey H. Dwyer - Executive Vice President, Treasurer and In Charge of Investor Relations
Bill W. Wheat - Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Executive Vice President
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Donald J. Tomnitz
Thank you, and good morning. Joining me this morning are Bill Wheat, Executive Vice President and CFO; Stacey Dwyer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer; and Mike Murray, now Senior Vice President and Controller. Before we get started, Stacey.
Stacey H. Dwyer
Some comments made on this call may constitute forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although D.R. Horton believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different.
All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to D.R. Horton on the date of this conference call, and D.R. Horton does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance is contained in D.R. Horton's annual report on Form 10-K and our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, both of which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Donald J. Tomnitz
D.R. Horton's financial results in the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 were our strongest performance since 2006, reflecting the improving conditions in our housing markets and, most importantly, the effective repositioning of our company over the last 5 years.
For the fourth quarter, pretax income was $99.2 million, the highest of the last 22 quarters. Our quarterly net sales orders improved 24% from last year, and our average sales price contributed to a 35% increase in the value of net sales orders. Our positive year-over-year sales comparisons continued through October and into the first part of November. Our backlog of sales orders increased 49% compared to last year, and our backlog value is up 61%, which puts us in a position for a strong first quarter of fiscal 2013.
Fiscal 2012 was D.R. Horton's most profitable year in the last 6 years with $242.9 million of pretax income. Essentially all of our operating metrics improved in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011. Our sales, closings and backlog all increased by double-digit percentages.
Our gross margin on home sales revenues increased 160 basis points. Our SG&A as a percentage of homebuilding revenues improved 100 basis points.
In response to our sales growth, we have increased our investments in homes under construction, finished lots, land and land development to position ourselves for future growth. Our increased investments also include the acquisition of the homebuilding assets of Breland Homes during the quarter, the 38th largest homebuilder in the U.S. in 2011 according to Builder magazine.
These investments are fueling our increasing profits even though macroeconomic conditions and outlook remain soft and uncertain. We are finding opportunities to take market share in existing markets while evaluating attractive new submarkets. Our entry-level business remains strong while we're expanding our product offerings for move up buyers.
To fuel our expected growth, we entered into a revolving credit facility during the year and raised $700 million of additional capital through 2 senior note issues, both at very attractive interest rates. Even after these capital raises, our balance sheet remains extremely strong, with net homebuilding leverage of only 21% and gross leverage of 39%.
Bill W. Wheat
In the fourth quarter, our homebuilding operations generated pretax income of $85.7 million compared to $27.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Our financial services operations generated pretax income of $13.5 million compared to $6.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Our net income for the quarter increased to $100.1 million, or $0.30 per diluted share.
Our diluted share count this quarter included 38.3 million shares related to our convertible senior notes. When these shares are dilutive, they're added to the diluted EPS denominator, and the associated interest expense and amortized issuance costs are added back to net income to calculate diluted EPS. In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we estimate that these shares and the related costs would be included in our diluted EPS only if quarterly pretax income is approximately $140 million or higher, which after applying a 38% income tax rate, would be approximately $87 million of net income.
For fiscal 2012, we generated pretax income of $242.9 million compared to $12.1 million in fiscal 2011. Our net income for the year increased to $956.3 million, which included a tax benefit of $713.4 million, primarily from the reduction in the valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets that we recorded in the June quarter.
Stacey H. Dwyer
Our fourth quarter home sales revenues increased 20% to $1.3 billion on 5,575 homes closed, up from $1.1 billion on 4,987 homes closed in the year-ago quarter. Our average closing price for the quarter was $231,100, up 7% compared to the prior year and up 3% sequentially. We expect that our backlog conversion rate will continue to revert closer to historical seasonal norms. For the first quarter, we expect our conversion rate to be in the mid-60% range.
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Conference from April 19-21, 2007 at the Mershon Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
We invite proposals for an academic conference that will form the basis for a planned volume on the theme: Rethinking Public Diplomacy: Toward an International History. Public diplomacy entails using communication methods �propaganda, media, policy initiatives, cultural production, or other means � to achieve desired geopolitical aims. Our goal is to bring together the latest scholarship on public diplomacy from a number of different disciplines and international perspectives, with an eye toward the publication of an edited book that will introduce scholars, graduate students, practitioners, and the general public to the �state of the field� in public diplomacy studies.
Ideally, the book will serve as a launching point for future analyses of public diplomacy. We hope to foster intelligent, historically well-informed dialogue within the academic and policy communities about the potentialities and limits of public diplomacy as both an ingredient of statecraft and an object of scholarly analysis. We are especially interested in exploring the international dimensions of public diplomacy � how nations other than the United States have used public diplomacy as instruments of foreign policy. We also hope to encourage comparisons across geographical and chronological lines. In addition, we hope to address the difficult, but exceedingly important, question of effectiveness: how do we assess the impact and effectiveness of public diplomacy programs? Finally, we hope to search the record of past public diplomacy programs for lessons for the future.
The focus of this project then is neither on one country or one set of countries nor on one era or range of eras; rather the conference and edited book are primarily concerned with the nature of public diplomacy itself, and how scholars have wrestled with integrating it into the historical study of foreign policy, domestic culture, media studies, and the like. As such, the organizers are particularly interested in papers that illuminate and innovatively address some of the common concerns that affect all studies of public diplomacy, such as:
Essays should go beyond mere narratives of public diplomacy campaigns to assess broad conceptual issues related to the history and analysis of public diplomacy (including but not limited to those cited above). We also welcome papers than discuss historiographical trends, or that analyze the role of the intersection between public diplomacy and the related fields of cultural relations, advertising, public relations, and others.
Since the ultimate objective is an edited book that addresses public diplomacy as a process and phenomenon, case studies are welcome provided that they illuminate fresh approaches in dealing with the process of public diplomacy for understanding international relations. We are keenly interested in exploring the international dimensions of public diplomacy during the 20th century, as well as historical precedents from earlier periods. Although we do welcome papers on the US, we especially encourage papers addressing the public diplomacy of nations other than the United States.
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Giuliani's newfound border security zeal is intended to blunt criticism by GOP rival Mitt Romney of Giuliani's pro-sanctuary record as NYC mayor. Giuliani has issued Clintonian denials that he supported sanctuary. But the record is clear. New York City's sanctuary policy was created in 1989 by Democrat Mayor Ed Koch and upheld by every mayor succeeding him. When Congress enacted immigration reform laws that forbade local governments from barring employees from cooperating with the INS, Giuliani filed suit against the feds in 1997. He was rebuffed by two lower courts, which ruled that the sanctuary order amounted to special treatment for illegal aliens and was nothing more than an unlawful effort to flaunt federal enforcement efforts against illegal aliens. In January 2000, the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, but Giuliani vowed to ignore the law.
To this day, the city's policy of safe harbors for illegal immigrants stands. Giuliani successor Michael Bloomberg defiantly reiterated the official sanctuary posture of NYC this week: "Let 'em come." Could he be more callous, cavalier and out of touch in a post-9/11 world?
From New York to Newark to Seattle to Portland to San Francisco to Los Angeles to San Diego to Houston to Miami, lawmakers have taken this go-with-the-flow attitude toward illegal alien border-crossers and visa overstayers and deportation fugitives. "Let 'em come."
But in the wake of the Newark murders and the illumination of illegal alien gang crime penetrating the country, a new rallying cry came from the lips of Newark Mayor Cory Booker: "Get this evil out of my city." That won't happen without a demonstrated commitment to cooperate with the feds to enforce immigration laws and deport violent and dangerous criminal aliens first.
A few weeks ago, I launched deportthemnow.com. Nearly 8,000 volunteers have signed up to make their voices heard. Our top priorities will be to push for the adoption of a program known as 287(g) to identify criminal illegal aliens in as many cities as possible; to repeal "don't ask-don't tell" sanctuary laws; and to support lawmakers like Newark City Councilman Ron C. Rice, who is pushing a resolution to coordinate efforts between law enforcement when an illegal immigrant is charged with a felony, and New Jersey Assemblyman Richard Merkt, R-Morris, who proposed prohibiting jail officials from releasing illegal immigrants and requiring them to be remanded to federal authorities.
It's time for ordinary Americans to come out of the shadows and remind Washington every day in words and actions that we are a sovereign nation, not a sanctuary nation.
No more promises. No need to wait for Election '08. Just do it.
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Hayward, Paul Antony (2005) 'The Cult of St Alban, Anglorum protomartyr, in Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman England'. In: More than a Memory: The Discourse of Martyrdom and the Construction of Christian Identity in the History of Christianity. Annua Nuntia Lovaniensia (51). Peeters, Louvain, pp. 169-199. ISBN 90–429–1688–5
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This article examines a saint's cult whose history between c.975 and 1175 comprises an important example of how the ways in which claims to power and status were articulated in the English Church were transformed by the Norman Conquest of England. The Abbey of St Alban, England's protomartyr, was perhaps the greatest beneficiary of these changes, raising itself from a middling position to become the premier monastery in the English Church by the 1160s. Its history is, however, extremely obscure during the critical century after 1066 when all of this took place. The present article offers a new reconstruction of the stages in this process. It shows that it was in the late Anglo-Saxon period that the saint was first defined as England's 'protomartyr', and it exposes hitherto unnoticed continuities in the attempts of successive regimes – Anglo-Saxon and Norman – to cast this manifestly 'Romano-British' martyr as an 'English' saint, but it also suggests that Archbishop Lanfranc's initiatives were much influenced by a Norman model – that set by the monastery of the protomartyr St Stephen in Caen. What we see is a melding of English traditions and Continental practice that had unusually powerful results.
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Sunbear Squad Fights Animal Abuse in Name of Departed Dog
There's a new group working to prevent dog neglect and cruelty, the Sunbear Squad. Named after a young male chocolate Lab who died of human neglect (and may I say human stupidity? -- Joy). He was locked in a West Virginia townhouse laundry room for six weeks before he was discovered. Neighbors who heard the poor dear did nothing to rescue a dog who could have been very easily saved.
This site offers all-original guidance, knowledge, and tools to help individuals prepare to report signs of animal abuse, neglect, and distress promptly. In other words, "Be a Better Good Samaritan for Pets!"
The site also has some really good sections about emergency preparedness and instituting neighborhood watches for dog abuse and neglect. One section I particularly like is the one on dog slang and how it reflects negatively on our furfriends, "Using Dog Slang Hurts Dogs."
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Like Gantry said, Kennedy and Boris didn't actually wrestle; Kennedy forfeited pre-match.
I say Thorn probably gets the 2 seed because because he was the Big 10 runner up. I realize that this is just a matter of when they lost to Russell, but that's the way it worked out and someone has to be ranked higher than the other. However, as I think about it now, I think Thorn's loss to Marion should give Kennedy the edge.