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Quarterly Report
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere herein. This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the "Company" or "we" or "our" or "us") cautions investors that any forward-looking statements presented herein, or which management may express orally or in writing from time to time, are based on management's beliefs and assumptions at that time. Throughout this report, words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "estimate," "project," "should," "will," "result," and other similar expressions, which do not relate solely to historical matters, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties, and factors beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. We caution investors that while forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs at the time such statements are made, said statements are not guarantees of future performance and are affected by actual events that occur after such statements are made. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on past forward-looking statements, which were based on results and trends at the time those statements were made, to anticipate future results or trends.
Some risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, those discussed in our Form 10- K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2012. These risks and uncertainties continue to be relevant to our performance and financial condition. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment where new risk factors emerge from time to time. It is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor can management assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as indicators of actual results.
Following the recession that commenced in 2008, the lodging industry has experienced improvement in fundamentals, which has continued into 2012. Room rates, measured by the average daily rate, or ADR, which typically lags occupancy growth in the early stage of a recovery, have shown upward growth. We believe improvements in the economy will continue to positively impact the lodging industry and hotel operating results for several quarters to come, and we will continue to seek ways to benefit from the cyclical nature of the hotel industry. We believe that in the prior cycle, hotel values and cash flows, for the most part, peaked in 2007, and we believe the hotel industry may meet or exceed these cash flows and values during the next cyclical peak. Industry experts have suggested that cash flows within our industry may achieve these previous highs again in 2014 through 2016.
Based on our primary business objectives and forecasted operating conditions, our current key priorities and financial strategies include, among other things:
• acquisition of hotel properties;
• disposition of hotel properties;
• investing in securities;
• pursuing capital market activities to enhance long-term shareholder value;
• preserving capital, enhancing liquidity, and continuing current cost-saving measures;
• implementing selective capital improvements designed to increase profitability;
• implementing effective asset management strategies to minimize operating costs and increase revenues;
• financing or refinancing hotels on competitive terms;
• utilizing hedges and derivatives to mitigate risks; and
• making other investments or divestitures that our Board of Directors deems appropriate.
Our investment strategies continue to focus on the upscale and upper-upscale segments within the lodging industry. We believe that as supply, demand, and capital-market cycles change, we will be able to shift our investment strategies to take advantage of new lodging-related investment opportunities as they develop. Our Board of Directors may change our investment strategies at any time without shareholder approval or notice.
Our cash position from operations is affected primarily by macro industry movements in occupancy and rate as well as our ability to control costs. Further, interest rates greatly affect the cost of our debt service as well as the financial hedges we put in place. We monitor industry fundamentals and interest rates very closely. Capital expenditures above our reserves will affect cash flow as well.
On February 21, 2012, we expanded our borrowing capacity under our $105.0 million senior credit facility to an aggregate $145.0 million and on September 24, 2012, we further expanded our borrowing capacity to an aggregate $165.0 million. We have an option, subject to lender approval, to further expand the facility to an aggregate size of $225.0 million. As part of the expansion an additional bank has been added to the bank line up in the senior credit facility. We may use up to $10.0 million for standby letters of credit.
On March 2, 2012, we commenced issuances of preferred stock under our at-the-market ("ATM") program with an investment banking firm pursuant to which we may issue up to 700,000 shares of 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and up to 700,000 shares of 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock at market prices up to $30.0 million in total proceeds. There were no issuances during the third quarter of 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we issued 169,306 shares of 8.55% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $4.2 million and 501,909 shares of 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of $12.3 million. The aggregate proceeds, net of commissions and other expenses, were $16.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
In September 2010, we entered into an ATM program with an investment banking
firm to offer for sale from time to time up to $50.0 million of our common stock
at market prices. No shares have been sold under this ATM program since its
On May 9, 2012, we refinanced our $167.2 million mortgage loan, due May 2012, and having an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.65%, with a $135.0 million mortgage loan, due May 2014, and having an interest rate of LIBOR plus 6.50%. As a result, our Doubletree Guest Suites hotel property in Columbus, Ohio, which was one of 10 hotels securing our $167.2 million mortgage loan, is no longer encumbered as 9 hotels secure our $135.0 million mortgage loan.
In February 2010, we executed a Standby Equity Distribution Agreement (the "SEDA") with YA Global Master SPV Ltd. ("YA Global"), which terminates in February 2013, that is available to provide us additional liquidity if needed. Pursuant to the SEDA, YA Global agreed to purchase up to $50.0 million (which may be increased to $65.0 million pursuant to the SEDA) of newly issued shares of our common stock if notified to do so by us in accordance with the SEDA. No shares have been sold under the SEDA since its inception.
Our principal sources of funds to meet our cash requirements include: positive cash flow from operations, capital market activities, property refinancing proceeds, asset sales, and net cash derived from interest-rate derivatives. Additionally, our principal uses of funds are expected to include possible operating shortfalls, owner-funded capital expenditures, new investments, and debt interest and principal payments. Items that impacted our cash flow and liquidity during the periods indicated are summarized as follows:
Net Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities. Net cash flows provided by operating activities, pursuant to our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows which includes changes in balance sheet items, were $106.8 million and $64.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in cash flows from operating activities was primarily due to a decrease in restricted cash due to the release of cash deposits for certain loans and capital expenditures, the timing of collecting receivables from hotel guests, paying vendors, and settling with hotel managers and increased hotel EBITDA.
Net Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, investing activities used net cash flows of $57.4 million, which primarily consisted of $62.6 million of capital improvements made to various hotel properties offset by cash inflows of $5.2 million, primarily attributable to cash payments received on previously impaired mezzanine loans. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, investing activities used net cash flows of $25.9 million. Cash outlays consisted of $145.3 million for the acquisition of a 71.74% interest in PIM Highland JV, $12.0 million for the acquisition of hotel condominiums, and $45.9 million for capital improvements made to various hotel properties. Cash inflows consisted of $154.0 million from the sale of four hotel properties and two condominium properties, $22.6 million from repayment of mezzanine loans,
and $748,000 of insurance proceeds from settlement of insurance claims.
Net Cash Flows Used in Financing Activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net cash flows used in financing activities were $70.6 million. Cash outlays primarily consisted of $53.3 million for dividend payments to common and preferred stockholders and unit holders, $188.9 million for repayments of indebtedness, and $3.7 million for payments of deferred loan costs. These cash outlays were partially offset by cash inflows of $16.0 million from issuances of our Series A and Series E preferred stock under our ATM program, $24.1 million in proceeds from the counterparties of our interest rate derivatives, and $135.0 million in borrowings on indebtedness. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, net cash flows used in financing activities were $75.3 million. Cash outlays consisted of $73.0 million for the repurchase of our Series B-1 preferred stock, $37.1 million for dividend payments to common and preferred stockholders and unit holders, $3.6 million for loan modification and extension fees, $206.0 million for repayments of indebtedness and capital leases, and $3.0 million for distributions to noncontrolling interests in joint ventures. These cash outlays were partially offset by cash inflows of $80.8 million from issuance of Series E preferred stock, $25.0 million in borrowings from our senior credit facility, $86.1 million from issuance of 7.3 million shares of common stock, $54.6 million from the counterparties of our interest rate derivatives, and $970,000 from a) recovery of a short-swing profit from a large shareholder (greater than 10% of a class of equity securities) and b) buy-in payments from executives in connection with the issuance of operating partnership units.
We are required to maintain certain financial ratios under various debt and derivative agreements. If we violate covenants in any debt or derivative agreement, we could be required to repay all or a portion of our indebtedness before maturity at a time when we might be unable to arrange financing for such repayment on attractive terms, if at all. Violations of certain debt covenants may result in us being unable to borrow unused amounts under a line of credit, even if repayment of some or all borrowings is not required. In any event, financial covenants under our current or future debt obligations could impair our planned business strategies by limiting our ability to borrow (i) beyond certain amounts or (ii) for certain purposes. Presently, our existing financial debt covenants primarily relate to maintaining minimum debt coverage ratios, maintaining an overall minimum net worth, maintaining a maximum loan-to-value ratio, and maintaining an overall minimum total assets. As of September 30, 2012, we were in compliance in all material respects with all covenants or other requirements set forth in our debt and related agreements as amended, except that as of September 30, 2012, we were in default on a non-recourse loan collaterlized by the Hilton hotel in Tucson, Arizona, as a result of ceasing to make debt service payments beginning in August 2012.
Mortgage and mezzanine loans securing PIM Highland JV are nonrecourse to the borrowers, except for customary exceptions or carve-outs that trigger recourse liability to the borrowers in certain limited instances. Recourse obligations typically include only the payment of costs and liabilities suffered by lenders as a result of the occurrence of certain bad acts on the part of the borrower. However, in certain cases, carve-outs could trigger recourse obligations on the part of the borrower with respect to repayment of all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the loans. We have entered into customary guaranty agreements pursuant to which we guaranty payment of any recourse liabilities of the borrowers that result from non-recourse carve-outs (which include, but are not limited to, fraud, misrepresentation, willful conduct resulting in waste, misappropriations of rents following an event of default, voluntary bankruptcy filings, unpermitted transfers of collateral, and certain environmental liabilities). In the opinion of management, none of these guaranty agreements, either individually or in the aggregate, are likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.
At September 30, 2012, our only recourse obligation is our $165.0 million senior credit facility held by six banks, which expires in September 2014. Currently, there is no outstanding balance on this credit facility. The primary covenants of this senior credit facility include (i) the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, of 1.35x through expiration (ours was 1.41x at September 30, 2012); and (ii) the maximum leverage ratio, as defined, of 65% (ours was 57.95% at September 30, 2012). In the event we borrow on this credit facility, we may be unable to refinance a portion or all of this senior credit facility before maturity. However, if it becomes necessary to pay down the principal balance, if any, at maturity, we believe we will be able to accomplish that with cash on hand, cash flows from operations, equity raises, or, to the extent necessary, asset sales.
Based on our current level of operations, management believes that our cash flow from operations, our existing cash balances, and availability under our senior credit facility ($165.0 million at September 30, 2012) will be adequate to meet upcoming anticipated requirements for interest and principal payments on debt, working capital, and capital expenditures for the next 12 months. With respect to upcoming maturities, we will continue to proactively address our 2013 maturities. No assurances can be given that we will obtain additional financings or, if we do, what the amount and terms will be. Our failure to obtain future financing under favorable terms could adversely impact our ability to execute our business strategy. In addition, we may selectively pursue debt financing on individual properties.
We are committed to an investment strategy where we will opportunistically pursue hotel-related investments as suitable situations arise. Funds for future hotel-related investments are expected to be derived, in whole or in part, from cash on hand,
future borrowings under a credit facility or other loans, or proceeds from additional issuances of common stock, preferred stock, or other securities, asset sales, and joint ventures. However, we have no formal commitment or understanding to invest in additional assets, and there can be no assurance that we will successfully make additional investments. We may, when conditions are suitable, consider additional capital raising opportunities.
Our existing hotels are mostly located in developed areas with competing hotel properties. Future occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR of any individual hotel could be materially and adversely affected by an increase in the number or quality of competitive hotel properties in its market area. Competition could also affect the quality and quantity of future investment opportunities.
Dividend Policy. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends of $0.11 and $0.10 per outstanding common share, respectively. In December 2011, the Board of Directors approved our 2012 dividend policy which anticipates a quarterly dividend payment of $0.11 per share for the remainder of 2012. However, the adoption of a dividend policy does not commit our Board of Directors to declare future dividends. The Board of Directors will continue to review our dividend policy on a quarterly basis. We may incur indebtedness to meet distribution requirements imposed on REITs under the Internal Revenue Code to the extent that working capital and cash flow from our investments are insufficient to fund required distributions. Alternatively, we may elect to pay dividends on our common stock in cash or a combination of cash and shares of securities as permitted under federal income tax laws governing REIT distribution requirements. We may pay dividends in excess of our cash flow.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following table summarizes changes in key line items from our consolidated statements of operations (in thousands): Three Months Ended Favorable/ Nine Months Ended Favorable/ September 30, (Unfavorable) September 30, (Unfavorable) Change Change 2012 2011 2012 2011 Total revenue $ 230,169 $ 214,587 $ 15,582 $ 705,189 $ 656,476 $ 48,713 Total hotel operating expenses $ (150,087 ) $ (141,835 ) $ (8,252 ) $ (454,337 ) $ (424,133 ) $ (30,204 ) Property taxes, insurance, and $ (11,876 ) $ (12,297 ) $ 421 $ (34,556 ) $ (34,953 ) $ 397 other Depreciation and amortization $ (34,200 ) $ (33,776 ) $ (424 ) $ (102,739 ) $ (99,580 ) $ (3,159 ) Impairment charges $ 5,066 $ 92 $ 4,974 $ 1,133 $ 4,748 $ (3,615 ) Gain on insurance settlements $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,905 $ (1,905 ) Transaction acquisition costs $ - $ (27 ) $ 27 $ - $ 791 $ (791 ) Corporate, general, and $ (10,851 ) $ (9,094 ) $ (1,757 ) $ (33,027 ) $ (33,982 ) $ 955 administrative Operating income $ 28,221 $ 17,650 $ 10,571 $ 81,663 $ 71,272 $ 10,391 Equity in earnings (loss) of $ (7,373 ) $ (6,228 ) $ (1,145 ) $ (17,654 ) $ 19,596 $ (37,250 ) unconsolidated joint ventures Interest income $ 30 $ 11 $ 19 $ 84 $ 70 $ 14 Other income $ 8,671 $ 17,349 $ (8,678 ) $ 22,988 $ 83,509 $ (60,521 ) Interest expense and $ (37,540 ) $ (34,530 ) $ (3,010 ) $ (109,334 ) $ (103,916 ) $ (5,418 ) amortization of loan costs Write-off of deferred loan costs $ - $ (729 ) $ 729 $ - $ (729 ) $ 729 Unrealized gain (loss) on $ (48 ) $ (352 ) $ 304 $ 3,365 $ (314 ) $ 3,679 investments Unrealized loss on derivatives $ (9,353 ) $ (16,727 ) $ 7,374 $ (26,753 ) $ (51,276 ) $ 24,523 Income tax expense $ (639 ) $ (1,077 ) $ 438 $ (2,884 ) $ (2,407 ) $ (477 ) Income (loss) from continuing $ (18,031 ) $ (24,633 ) $ 6,602 $ (48,525 ) $ 15,805 $ (64,330 ) operations Loss from discontinued $ - $ (351 ) $ 351 $ - $ (4,170 ) $ 4,170 operations Net income (loss) $ (18,031 ) $ (24,984 ) $ 6,953 $ (48,525 ) $ 11,635 $ (60,160 ) (Income) loss from consolidated joint ventures attributable to $ 219 $ 832 $ (613 ) $ 444 $ 981 noncontrolling interests $ (537 ) Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests in operating $ 2,665 $ 2,935 $ (270 ) $ 6,902 $ 1,207 $ 5,695 partnership Net income (loss) attributable $ (15,147 ) $ (21,217 ) $ 6,070 $ (41,179 ) $ 12,305 $ (53,484 ) to the Company
The following table illustrates key performance indicators for the 96 hotel properties ("comparable hotels") included in continuing operations that we have owned throughout the entire three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011 RevPar (revenue per available room) $ 100.78 $ 94.63 $ 100.93 $ 95.73 Occupancy 75.83 % 74.94 % 74.99 % 73.73 % ADR (average daily rate) $ 132.90 $ 126.26 $ 134.59 $ 129.84
Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
Revenue. Rooms revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012 (the "2012 quarter") increased $15.8 million, or 9.4%, to $185.0 million from $169.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 (the "2011 quarter"). The increase in rooms revenue was due to continued improvements in occupancy coupled with an increase in average daily rate at our comparable hotels. During the 2012 quarter, we experienced an 89 basis point increase in occupancy and a 5.3% increase in room rates as the economy continues to improve. Food and beverage experienced a similar increase of $1.5 million, or 4.6%, due to improved
occupancy. Other revenue, which consists mainly of telecommunications, parking, spa, and golf fees, experienced a slight decrease of $514,000. In addition, in the 2012 quarter, hotel revenue increased by $15.6 million of which $4.5 million was related to the assignment to us of the remaining 11% ownership interest in a joint venture which previously held a hotel property under a triple-net lease in December 2011. Rental income from the triple-net operating lease decreased $1.3 million for the same reason. Asset management fees and other were $100,000 and $69,000 for the 2012 quarter and the 2011 quarter, respectively.
Hotel Operating Expenses. Hotel operating expenses consist of direct expenses from departments associated with revenue streams and indirect expenses associated with support departments and management fees. We experienced increases of $3.6 million in direct expenses and $4.7 million in indirect expenses and management fees in the 2012 quarter. The increase in these expenses is primarily attributable to higher occupancy and higher management fees resulting from increased hotel revenues. In addition, the consolidation of the previously mentioned triple-net lease hotel property contributed $3.8 million to the increase in total hotel operating expenses during the 2012 quarter. Direct expenses were 29.8% and 30.3% of total hotel revenue for the 2012 quarter and the 2011 quarter, respectively.
Property Taxes, Insurance, and Other. Property taxes, insurance, and other decreased $421,000 for the 2012 quarter to $11.9 million primarily due to lower premiums for insurance policies and a reduction in deductibles for claims offset by increased property value assessments related to certain hotels.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $424,000 for the 2012 quarter compared to the 2011 quarter primarily due to capital improvements made at certain hotel properties since September 30, 2011.
Impairment Charges. We recorded credits to impairment charges of $5.1 million and $92,000 for the 2012 quarter and 2011 quarter, respectively, for cash received and resulting valuation adjustments on previously impaired mezzanine loans.
Transaction Acquisition Costs. In the 2011 quarter, we incurred transaction acquisition costs of $27,000 relating to the acquisition of real estate and other rights in the WorldQuest Resort condominium project.
Corporate, General, and Administrative. Corporate, general, and administrative expenses increased to $10.9 million for the 2012 quarter compared to $9.1 million for the 2011 quarter. This increase is primarily attributable to a $1.3 million increase in non-cash equity-based compensation due to the higher expense recognized on restricted stock/unit-based awards granted in 2012 at a higher cost per share. Aside from this, corporate, general, and administrative expenses increased $494,000 during the 2012 quarter compared to the 2011 quarter due primarily to approximately $755,000 of legal costs associated with the settlement of notes receivable.
Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. We recorded equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures of $7.4 million and $6.2 million for the 2012 quarter and the 2011 quarter, respectively.
Interest Income. Interest income was $30,000 and $11,000 for the 2012 quarter and the 2011 quarter, respectively.
Other Income. Other income was $8.7 million and $17.3 million for the 2012 quarter and the 2011 quarter, respectively. Other income primarily represents income from non-hedge interest rate swaps, floors, and flooridors and also includes $591,000 of realized gains and $777,000 of realized losses on investments in securities and other for the 2012 quarter and the 2011 quarter, respectively. The decrease from the 2011 quarter to the 2012 quarter is primarily attributable to derivatives that have expired since September 30, 2011.
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in response to thelostpatrolYep, i have the exact same problem. Since I upgraded to Snow Leopard the play/pause button on the keyboard opens itunes when pressed. Still looking for a solution, any suggestions?
McMursu Sep 2, 2009 1:24 PM
in response to thelostpatrolYeah, I have that same problem. I currently let it start and then put it on a store and minimize it. Annoying, but gets you around for now.
ChrisHillTucson Sep 3, 2009 9:53 AM
in response to thelostpatrolYeah, I don't use iTunes to play music. Imagine that. I've looked in Keyboard Shortcuts and didn't see anything obvious. Neither in the iTunes preferences.
deergomoo Sep 3, 2009 12:35 PM
in response to thelostpatrolI also have the same problem, it's most annoying and I can't find any way to stop it. Surely Apple realises that there are other media applications out there that respond to these keys? It's really annoying pausing Spotify then playing again only to find that iTunes starts playing with it.
peakz Sep 4, 2009 11:20 PM
in response to thelostpatrol*For Snow leopard users*: Ok i didnt find an answer for this problem, but i tried to work my way around(for people who wants to watch videos on VLC and pause it with the apple remote/keyboard and itunes keep opening)
*option 1*: open itunes and let it run but click on itunes store and hide itunes or minimize it. continue with watching videos on VLC and music won't play.
*option 2*: Use Front Row to watch all your videos. To do so install PERIAN for quicktime(which allows you to play all formats in quicktime) and put all your movies in your "movies" folder. Enjoy watching movies through front row.
*option 3*:(this one worked partially. ) Rename itunes in applications folder to "itunes_off". In order to do this you might need to make your user privileges to" read and write". right click on itunes and click on "get info" then go in privileges and click on little lock icon, enter your password and then change your user setting to "read and write". After this rename itunes to something else. But this solution didnt work correctly for me. it stopped opening itunes for a while but when i restarted my mac it started opening it again. Try if this works for anybody. And keep me posted.
peakz Sep 7, 2009 7:38 PM
in response to peakzI talked to apple care, they said the problem is not with snow leopard( What else are they going to say?)I think it is kind of true. We just have to wait for VLC, Plex, and Spotify updates in order for this problem to go away. It has nothing to with Apple. Just be patient for updates or 10.6.1 where they will fix a lot of issues with Snow Leopard.
Just follow my above mentioned work around or
launch quicktime at start up and hide it
Patrick Sikorski Sep 8, 2009 12:02 AM
in response to peakzHow is this not an Apple problem? The other software that people use with the Apple Keyboard/Remote is working fine. It is (Apple's) iTunes that keeps popping up randomly when people push play to do something else.
My story is, is that I press play on the Apple Remote to snooze the music that Aurora (alarm clock app) is playing, and when I snooze the music from Aurora, iTunes starts playing my rock music. That is not what I need to hear at 7:30 in the morning.
Examinus Sep 8, 2009 12:54 PM
in response to thelostpatrolThis happens for me too and it's very annoying. It's certainly a problem with Snow Leopard or iTunes in Snow Leopard. Either way it's an Apple problem!
adriaaan Sep 9, 2009 3:34 AM
in response to thelostpatrolAlso found this thread via Google. This is extremely annoying, especially since I barely even use iTunes, the music buttons are almost exclusively used with Spotify for me. Fix it Apple!
CHarvey Sep 9, 2009 3:43 AM
in response to thelostpatrolSee this thread also:
There are some more fixes/hacks there-none of them are perfect though.
t0ms65 Sep 10, 2009 2:33 PM
in response to thelostpatrolNot only it is annoying because it keeps starting iTunes whenever it's not already started, whatever other software you might be using - but what is really annoying is that you can't change the behaviour. All is needed is a setting in the keyboard mapping preferences.


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I was pretty much expecting to see Ser Barristan as soon as they showed the recaps of Season 1 & 2 at the top of the show. They very deliberately showed the scene where Ser Barristan quit the King's Guard in Season 1. The whole Dany storyline was very compressed, as well. But all in all, it worked.
The scene between Tywin and Tyrion was easily the best acted scene of the episode. Peter Dinklage and Charles Dance play these roles amazingly well! And I definitely appreciated when Cersei said that she had heard that Tyrion had lost part of his nose in the Battle of the Blackwater. It was a good nod to fans of the books who may have taken umbrage to Tyrion's wounds not being more severe.
I'm also a little puzzled by the developments in Astapor with Dany. I recall that Ser Barristan Selmy had disguised himself for some time as "Arstan Whitebeard" in the book, and had been accompanied by Strong Belwas. However, I think the disguised Ser Barristan worked far better in the book than it does on screen. A beard and a cloak don't really serve as much of a disguise for the viewing audience.
Good call. At first I thought it would be a little too convenient for them to run into him on a supply run - but it makes a lot more sense considering they went back to Rick's ground zero.
So on to the previews for next week... Anyone think the "shooter" in the preview for next week is Morgan from Season 1? He's got to come back sometime??
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Hmmm. I was thinking of picking up the Lannister version, but I wanted to find out if there was a Stark or Baratheon version first. But now I may just get the regular Blu Ray / DVD / Digital copy version.
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Gotelli, N. J., Ulrich, W. and Maestre, F. T. (2011), Randomization tests for quantifying species importance to ecosystem function. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2: 634–642. doi: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00121.x
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1. Quantifying the contribution of different species to ecosystem function is an important challenge. We introduce simple randomization tests (and software) for quantifying the average effect of species on ecosystem variables measured in multiple plots with and without the presence of a particular species. These randomization tests formalize the analysis of uncontrolled 'natural experiments' and quantify species effects in standardized deviation units.
2. We tested the method with data on ecosystem function in biological soil crust assemblages of lichens in semi-arid gypsum outcrops in central Spain. In sixty-three 50 cm × 50 cm sample plots, we measured the presence and percentage cover of 17 species of lichens and the levels of five important ecosystem variables (organic carbon, total nitrogen, urease activity, phosphatase activity and β-glucosidase activity). The randomization tests revealed 13 positive and six negative associations between species presence and ecosystem function.
3. We used data from an independent microcosm experiment on ecosystem function and species composition to validate these results. Microcosms that had higher levels of organic carbon and total nitrogen also had higher average species effect scores (measured from the survey data) for the species that were present in each experimental treatment.
4. As in all natural experiments, strong species interactions, effects of unmeasured abiotic variables on species occurrence and reciprocal effects of ecosystem variables on species occurrence can potentially confound estimates of species importance. Nevertheless, the method we propose provides a simple index and statistical test of species importance that can form the basis for additional hypothesis tests and experimental studies of species occurrence and ecosystem function.


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San Diego Restaurant Week is upon us yet again from September 16th-21st. It's a great time to try out many of the wonderful restaurants in San Diego for either lunch or dinner at a reduced cost to help you get delicious food in your belly without making your wallet cry.
For preview week this year, I was invited to dine at La Gran Terraza, located on campus at the University of San Diego.
I have to admit, I had no idea they had a restaurant open to the public on campus.
The La Gran Terraza is nestled in the back of one of the buildings on campus, not far from the student lounge. Connected to it is a bar type restaurant called O'Toole's. La Gran Terraza is in the back with the pretty, pretty view of the canyon.
Heather, my hot date for the evening, said she could see all of the way down to the ocean while I got mostly the canyon view. You can definitely hear what's going on in the adjoined bar, but it's still quiet and private enough to feel separated from that atmosphere.
[bread tray]
After placing our orders, we had someone come by to offer us their breads. They had a wheat looking one, a cheese bread, and a cranberry nut bread. I opted for cheesy and cranberry nut bread. The cheesy one was my favorite of the two.
[imprinted butters]
The USD imprinted butters amused me. The servers were quite good about asking if we wanted more bread throughout the evening, but without being overbearing about it. I like that.
[lobster martini / lemon soju, shaved fennel, blood orange-vanilla sorbet]
I had trouble trying to pick my first course out. Lobster? Scallop salad? Oven-roasted polenta? There are some really great options! I asked our waiter what he recommended and he wholeheartedly suggested the lobster martini. He said it was very refreshing and very good and that was enough for me to try it myself.
There's a hefty piece of cold lobster sitting on top of the sorbet. It was kind of hard to eat, and I sort of just stuck my fork and knife in to cut the lobster into pieces. After that unwieldiness, I ate a piece of the lobster with the sorbet and was surprised and impressed!
It was indeed just as refreshing as our waiter said it would be – the cold lobster pairs incredibly well with the sweet sorbet. The flavor of the lobster offset the sorbet just a tad to create a fun, rich flavor in my mouth.
Mmm, flavors in my mouth.
[taste of spain / serrano ham, marinated olives, manchego cheese, marcona almonds with grilled bread]
Heather opted for the Taste of Spain plate as her starter (which is not on the SDRW menu). It was a little tasting plate with treats of Spanish origin. She let me try a little bit – the ham and cheese were quite tasty, though when kind of all paired together (ham, cheese and bread) it tasted a bit salty to me. Heather said it did taste a tad salty to her, too, but that after a while she enjoyed the mingle of flavors.
I didn't touch those crazy olives though. Crazy olives do not go into my mouth. But almonds do!
[wild mushroom ravioli – kabocha squash, sage, pecorino and brown butter sauce]
Okay, so… when I ordered this, I was expecting mushrooms inside of my ravioli. But I saw them on top. I forgot about the "squash" part in the description.
Imagine my surprise when I ate one and encountered sweetness? Heather did the same thing as me and we both wondered, "Why is it sweet?" I sliced one open and said, "Ohh, it's squash ravioli!"
At first I thought it was kind of weird, but after eating a few more bites it made sense. Having the mushrooms on top let's you enjoy their full flavor and texture and contrasts nicely with the sweet squash ravioli. It's kind of a sweet salty pairing, but with savory food instead of sweet. The brown butter sauce added a nice, nutty flavor as well and let the veggies shine through.
[center cut filet of beef / shallot confit, baby veggies with cabernet reduction sauce]
Heather claimed she "wanted some meat". Interpret that as you will.
She went with the filet of beef and reclutantly asked for the beef to be cooked medium, knowing that medium rare is probably the "preferred" way to eat this. But whatevers. Eat it how you like! Just don't get it well done, okay? Please? Promise me.
She gave me some of the baby veggies to munch on which were quite delicious. They she gave me a slice of the beef to try. I noticed right away that it was not cooked to medium. Like, at all. It was almost rare with a very, very pink middle.
"I think it's still mooing," she stated at one point but it didn't deter her from eating almost the whole thing.
The meat was incredibly tender but I have to say, it was just a tad underdone even for my tastes. And I like it medium rare!
The cab reduction was also incredibly delicious.
[hazelnut milk chocolate mousse dome / with gianduja stracciatella ice cream]
I suppose Heather and I could have gotten two different desserts. But we were both sold once we saw "hazelnut" and "milk chocolate" and we just ordered the same thing.
And after one bite I told Heather, "I'm glad I don't have to share this with you."
Ohmygod. This was freakin' delicious. Smooth, creamy hazelnut milk chocolate mousse. Delicious sweet cream and chocolate ice cream. Lacy crispy cookie thing. Each item by itself was tasty but putting all three together just made for heaven on a plate!
There was also some creamy vanilla sauce at the bottom. I ate every last bite. How could you not?!
Seriously, you could come here and brave the weird campus parking and location just for this dessert.
Oh my. *fans self*
Are you convinced yet to try this place out? Here are some tips for you if you decide to give this place a shot so you can avoid the confusion I felt about parking and location:
Drive in through the "Main" entrance. There will be a little booth. Stop and tell them you're there to dine at the restaurant and they will give you a nifty temporary parking pass. Drive over to the parking structure right across the way, on your right. You can park on the top level, the 4th level or 3rd level. The restaurant is located in the 2nd building on your right across from the parking structure. It's past the student lounge, tucked in the back.
All in all, this was a pretty spot on dinner. The only totally weird thing about this place is the location. Also, walking on campus makes me feel old. But that dessert is swoon worthy enough for me to recommend this place. Check this or one of the other many, many restaurants participating in San Diego Restaurant Week next week!
Disclaimer: I was invited to dine here by a local PR company. Our meal was complimentary. I was not paid for this review and forever and always, all opinions are totally my own. For reals.
Menu for SDRW at La Gran Terraza can be viewed here.
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Hi! I love the USD-imprinted butter, so cute haha. And that hazelnut mousse! Makes me hungry 🙂
I've actually eaten there! back in spring 2008 – it was for an educator's function which USD hosted. we felt so important eating in this fancy dining area, not in the student cafeteria where we expected to eat lunch. too bad i didn't take any photos back then!
very nice post! the butter with the college logo reminds me of soap. and omfg, squash ravioli????? love it!
I've been to their campus and it's beautiful. Didn't know about this restaurant! Very cool.
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Authorities arrested 53 year John Browder from Camden County for indecent liberties with a minor. The Bertie County Sheriff's Department says a 14 year old girl told them Browder called her claiming he was from a modeling agency. But then, the conversation turned sexual. For the past month, authorities used a S.B.I. decoy to talk to Browder, who they say arraigned for a meeting last Thursday at the Food Lion in Windsor. That's where lawmen made the arrest.
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A review of the tidal current energy resource in Norway
As interest in renewable energy sources is steadily on the rise, tidal current energy is receiving more and more attention from politicans, industrialists, and academics. In this article, the conditions for and potential of tidal currents as an energy resource in Norway are reviewed. There having been a relatively small amount of academic work published in this particular field, closely related topics such as the energy situation in Norway in general, the oceanography of the Norwegian coastline, and numerical models of tidal currents in Norwegian waters are also examined. Two published tidal energy resource assessments are reviewed and compared to a desktop study made specifically for this review based on available data in pilot books. The argument is made that tidal current energy ought to be an important option for Norway in terms of renewable energy.
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-- Monday, Americans will observe Columbus Day, marking the 519th anniversary of Christopher Columbus landing in the Bahamas, and the winding down of Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated this year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
Americans have celebrated the anniversary of Columbus' "discovery" of the Western Hemisphere since colonial days. In 1792, Americans celebrated the 300th anniversary of Columbus's landing, and, in 1883, the United States hosted the World's Columbian Exposition on the 400th anniversary. In 1905, Colorado Gov. Jesse F. McDonald proclaimed the first, official Columbus Day. In April 1934, the U.S. made Oct. 12 a federal holiday and in 1971 fixed the holiday to the second Monday in October.
By the early 1400s, the growing demand in Europe for the luxuries of the Far East spurred Europeans to search for an all-water route to the east to reduce the problems of the long overland route across Central Asia. In the 1430s, Prince Henry of Portugal outfitted expeditions that began the race to the Far East by sailing down the Atlantic coast of Africa.
In the early 1480s, Columbus developed his plan to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean to reach the east. He had calculated that Japan lay only 2,300 miles west of the Canary Islands, when, in fact, it was more than six times that distance. Ironically, a Greek scientist, Eratosthenes, around 240 BC, had calculated the earth's circumference at about 25,000 miles, an error of about five percent.
In early 1492, Columbus convinced Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to finance his expedition. On the evening of Aug. 3, 1492, Columbus left Spain with three small ships, the Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria, for the Canary Islands. Four weeks later, the expedition left the Canary Islands and didn't see land until a lookout on the "Pinta" sighted an island in the Bahamas on the evening of Oct. 12, 1492.
Interestingly, Columbus was not the first European to set foot in the Western Hemisphere. Around 1002, Leif Erikson and a group of Vikings (or Norsemen) from Greenland established a short-lived colony in what is now Newfoundland. This achievement was lost to history until the 1950s, and, thus, Columbus received the credit for discovering this New World for many centuries.
After four more voyages to the Caribbean, Columbus died a broken, disgraced man on May 20, 1506, still convinced he had reached the Far East. His discovery set off an age of discovery and exploration during which expeditions from various European countries sailed the world's oceans. These voyages led to the emigration of millions of Europeans to the New World; the large-scale transfer of plants, animals, people, culture and diseases between the Old and the New World, called the Columbian Exchange; the start of a global economy and a commercial revolution; and the growing domination of the West of much of the nonwestern world.
Over time, some people came to oppose the celebration of Columbus Day. Since the 1960s, much of the opposition originated from the adverse effects of the Columbus's discovery and subsequent actions by Europeans toward the native populations of the New World. Europeans enslaved and exploited the labor of hundreds of thousands of natives. Hundreds of thousands died from European diseases for which they did not have immunities. Europeans also brought several million Africans to the New World as slaves on plantations throughout the Western Hemisphere.
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And then I have to not tell DH because he doesnt even know that he had an accident. How clueless are men? Heehee... Seriously if he really didnt want number four he really should pay more attention. Obviously he doesnt care that much. (Yay for me because I really wanted number four.) I wonder how long it will take him to notice that I didnt have a period?
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"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew 5:8). "This verse means people that go all out, not halfway, will see God," says Matthew, age 9. Lukewarm Christians make Jesus nauseated to the point of vomiting. I'm not making this up. Read Revelation 3:16. Have you ever been in love and …
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Kathryn Bigelow was at SIFF on Thursday, May 28 for the first screening of her remarkable new film The Hurt Locker. It's the first dramatic film of the Iraq war to really impact me perhaps because it doesn't take a political stance. Instead, it immerses us in the experience of a bomb disposal technician, Sgt. James (played by Jeremy Renner), who thrives on his work, and through his experience communicates something about the effect of war - and in particular this war - on the men who fight it. I had the opportunity for an all-too-brief interview with Ms. Bigelow. Here are a few extracts from that interview.
There's a constant sense of threat. How do you convey that to an audience? [Screenwriter Mark Boal] wrote it in such a way that made it feel reportorial and I wanted to preserve that in the shooting, keeping it very reportorial and surprising. We even blocked it in such a way that many of the cameras didn't know where the actors were and the actors didn't know where the cameras were. Everything was in motion and in flux, so everything was constantly surprising, just like the soldier in field. On the other hand, the actors are trained in bomb disarmament and the crew understands the mechanics of it, but still, where is he going to go? Every first take was not exactly surprising but genuinely, authentically, you-are there total immersion and not an artificially, mechanically described cinematic experience.
On defining the audience experience:
You're defining the character through action as opposed to, let's stop the narrative flow for a lot of backstory and reflection and then get back into the mix. [We wanted the film] to feel like this is a day in the office for a bomb tech. It just so happens your office is Baghdad and you're looking at a 300 meter containment and a 300 meter bomb disarmament are and you're walking down on a 1-5-5 [bomb] that you don't know if it has a secondary attached to it, is live, not live, is really a bogey for a sniper or is just something left there from who knows when, completely innocent and benign? So it's a sense of trying to keep it as authentic and realistic as possible.
On the quote that opens the film: "War is a drug"
I don't know if you're familiar with the book that Chris Hedges has written, "War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," it's a great book and required reading. One of the many things he talks about is, that war's dirty little secret is some men love it. This isn't everybody, it's just a particular type of psychological state with some men, there's a psychological allure that combat creates, some kind of attractiveness, and it does create an almost addictive quality that they can't replicate in any other way and are lost in any other context.
On the character of Sgt. James, the bomb tech.
It's almost like a particular facet of their personality has been activated, but it's at the price of something else. There's a kind of attraction, there's a kind of addiction, there's what I would call a price to his heroism and what that sacrifice has been for him has been a flight from intimacy. I think that what was so shocking and haunting about the observations that [screenwriter] Mark Boal had on his embed in Iraq. [We wanted] to look at those really complicated characters and the complicated psychology of what it takes to, basically, have the world's most dangerous job. It's very, very, very singular and yet you could extrapolate and say, there are people who like to base jump. In other words, there's a particular kind of psychology or quality that some people thrive on that others would find absolutely terrifying. Or unthinkable, beyond terrifying.
On the lack of overt politics in the film:
There's that old saw, there's no politics in the trenches. It was important to us to be reportorial. Regardless of your opinion about the particular conflict, you can look at these men and their job and their potential sacrifice and the lives that they are saving by the bombs that they're disarming and the heroism that they perform and just look at it on the face of that. I think that there's something pretty compelling about having that information and the fact that these men are volunteering to do that. And because the roadside bomb and the IED is the weapon of choice for this particular insurgency, it's a war of bombs. I think that fairly little is known about the process, the protocol, the individuals by the public at large.
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Wakulla County has a medically trained team that's gaining ground and recognition this year. They're called First Responders, and they play a crucial role in emergency response.
When the trucks respond to an emergency call, every minute counts, but there's a lot of ground to cover, making it crucial to call in the reserves.
Mark Aries says, "You generally beat the ambulance. You can be instrumental in saving a life that way."
Their title of "First Responder" was born some 27 years ago in Wakulla County.
Steve Pigott, Wakulla's original First Responder, says, "The first class was held in 1977. At that time, it was directed by Eric Hindle."
It was the first of its kind in all of Florida, with 15 volunteers. These days, the program has exploded to nearly 100.
Frances Councill, EMS Director, says, "Health care changed, used to be load and go. Now, [it's] a continuum of care and it starts with preventative things."
They are preventative things like administering oxygen, assisting with emergency births, even stabilizing a cardiac arrest. First Responders can be your neighbor, going above and beyond the call of duty.
For Michael Aries, it's a family tradition.
Michael says, "I was brought in by dad. I learned it from him; hopefully my kids will learn from me.
They receive no pay and little recognition, but to these volunteers the rewards are worth the sacrifice.
Over the years Wakulla County has received two of the First Responder of the Year Awards, a valuable recognition across the state of Florida.
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