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Clearwire (CLWR) Q4 2011 Earnings Call February 15, 2012 4:30 PM ET
Alice Ryder -
Erik E. Prusch - Chief Executive Officer and President
Hope F. Cochran - Chief Financial Officer
John Saw - Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President
Walter Piecyk - BTIG, LLC, Research Division
Jonathan Chaplin - Crédit Suisse AG, Research Division
Richard Choe - JP Morgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Romeo A. Reyes - Jefferies & Company, Inc., Research Division
Marc Albanese - Evercore Partners Inc., Research Division
Michael J. Funk - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Clearwire Corporation Q4 2011 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today's conference is being recorded for replay purposes. I would now like to turn conference over to your host for today, Ms. Alice Ryder, VP of IR. Ma'am, you may begin.
Alice Ryder
Thank you, Mary. Good afternoon, and welcome to Clearwire's Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results Conference Call. With me today are Erik Prusch, Clearwire's President and Chief Executive Officer, and newly appointed member of Clearwire's Board of Directors; and Hope Cochran, our Chief Financial Officer. John Saw, our Chief Technology Officer, is also available for the question-and-answer session.
Today's call is being webcast live on the Clearwire Investor Relations website and will be archived on that site and available for replay shortly after we conclude. Unless otherwise mentioned, where applicable, all sequential comparisons in today's discussion reference third quarter 2011 financial measures.
In addition, today's call may contain forward-looking statements reflecting management's beliefs and assumptions concerning future events and trends in or expectations regarding financial results. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, our future financial and operating performance and financial conditions, including projections and targets for 2012 and subsequent periods, subscriber growth, network deployment or development plans, strategic plans and objectives and future liquidity.
These forward-looking statements are all based on currently available operating financial and competitive information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Listeners are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as they are not a guarantee of future performance. Please refer to our press release and our filings with the SEC for more information concerning risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The company assumes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.
Finally, all mentions of EBITDA on this call reference adjusted EBITDA as defined in our press release where listeners may find definitions and reconciliations for all non-GAAP measures discussed today.
I will now turn the call over to Erik Prusch.
Erik E. Prusch
Thank you, Alice. Good afternoon, everyone. At the beginning of 2011, we laid out 4 goals for the year, all aligned towards achieving profitability. Those goals were, first, drive wholesale revenue growth; second, optimize the retail channel for cash generation with double-digit subscriber growth; third, cut costs; and fourth, develop and implement a long-term technology and funding plan.
I'm pleased to announce that through the hard work and dedication of our employees and our partners, we have achieved all 4 of our 2011 goals and also reached positive EBITDA in Q4, 1 quarter earlier than we expected.
I'll spend a few minutes discussing our accomplishments in these 4 areas. I will turn the call over to Hope to discuss our financial results and outlook and then I'll close with a discussion of our goals for 2012.
Starting with our first goal of driving the wholesale business. 2011 was a momentous year in terms of both subscriber and revenue growth and cemented our long-term strategic partnership with Sprint. During 2011, we added 5.9 million new wholesale subscribers to end the year with a total of 9.1 million, a 181% increase from the end of 2010. Wholesale revenue for the year 2011 was $494 million, which represented a staggering 876% increase from the full year 2010.
We've always recognized the need to ensure that the future growth of our business had a stable foundation on which to build. To that end, in our negotiations with Sprint during the fourth quarter, we pursued the objectives of extending our current WiMAX agreement, securing a commitment for future LTE network usage and creating a path to funding our LTE network build.
In December, we announced that we had successfully achieved those objectives with a series of new agreements that, one, extended Sprint's use of the WiMAX network through at least 2015; two, committed Sprint to prepayments for capacity on our planned LTE Advanced-ready network, subject to certain buildout conditions; and three, committed Sprint to participate in our recent equity fundraising.
Turning now to our second goal of optimizing the retail channel and targeting double-digit subscriber growth. During the year, we added 193,000 new retail subscribers to end the year with a total of 1.3 million, an 18% increase from the end of 2010. With the growth in subscribers and growth in average revenue per subscriber, as well as our meaningful cost-cutting efforts, our retail operations generated significant cash in 2011, a complete reversal of our 2010 operations which consumed a significant amount of cash.
This is an impressive accomplishment. It's also a direct result of achievements against our third goal, in cutting costs. During 2011, we implemented aggressive measures to reduce overall operating costs and improved spending efficiency throughout the business. In the second quarter, we entered into outsourcing agreements to transfer responsibility for day-to-day network management and customer care services. We also evolved our retail distribution model to focus on more low-cost channels with less overhead and drove marketing spend efficiencies.
A difficult example of optimizing the fixed cost of the business is the reduction in total company headcount, which declined 79% from its peak of approximately 4,200 during 2010 to approximately 900 at the end of 2011.
Our fourth goal was to develop and implement a long-term plan for both our network technology evolution and funding for the business. We advanced this goal on multiple fronts, starting with our announced intention to build an LTE Advanced-ready overlay network, targeting sites with the highest potential usage and leveraging existing infrastructure in a cost-effective manner.
We also cofounded the GTI forum with several of the largest global wireless carriers, with the purpose of promoting LTE development utilizing TDD technology.
Taking the ecosystem development a step further, we also partnered with China Mobile to accelerate the development of multimode, multiband LTE devices that will enable global roaming across TDD-LTE, FDD-LTE and other 2G and 3G networks. I'll share more on our progress with the LTE network build planning and our collaboration with Sprint in my closing remarks.
On the funding front, our new strategic agreement with Sprint contemplates payments for unlimited WiMAX usage in 2012 and 2013, a prepayment for LTE capacity usage and a pro rata equity commitment. This agreement also provided us with a path to obtain funding. We succeeded over the past 3 months in raising cash of $1.2 billion and secured total commitments for future payments of up to $1.1 billion dollars for a total of up to $2.3 billion. In addition to funding our LTE build objectives and operating costs, these transactions also serve the strategic purpose of positioning us to raise additional funds through a variety of instruments and establishing a major carrier that is committed to advancing the LTE ecosystem in the United States.
Now I'll turn the call over to Hope to discuss our financial results and outlook in more detail. Hope?
Hope F. Cochran
Thanks, Erik. We are very pleased to share our record fourth quarter and full year 2011 results, which demonstrate solid execution on all our goals for the year.
On a revenue front, we continue to see a significant growth in Q4, driven primarily by growth in our wholesale subscriber base, as Erik discussed. Total revenues increased 107% year-over-year and 9% sequentially, to a record $362 million. Retail revenue increased 33% year-over-year to $198 million in the fourth quarter on 18% year-over-year growth in subscribers and slightly higher ARPU.
Retail ARPU was $46.69 for the period, up 3% from $45.52 in fourth quarter 2010, reflecting the impact of the rate plan increase we implemented in the fourth quarter of 2010. Quarter-over-quarter retail revenue increased slightly to $198 million primarily due to higher equipment sales. The sequential decrease in retail ARPU from third quarter ARPU of $47.05 is primarily due to lower voice and fee-related revenues.
Going forward, we expect retail ARPU to decline modestly due to lower lease revenue as a mix of costumer shift toward their purchasing CPE equipment under the new model which was rolled out in the fourth quarter.
Wholesale revenue and fourth quarter increased 526% year-over-year to $164 million, reflecting 181% growth in our wholesale subscriber base and ARPU of $6.34 as compared to fourth quarter 2010 ARPU of $3.52.
The year-over-year increase in wholesale ARPU is primarily due to the 388% year-over-year increase in aggregate usage by wholesale customers as well as revised usage-based pricing terms with Sprint which were in effect for 2011.
Wholesale revenue increased 20% sequentially to $164 million in the fourth quarter as we saw 11% growth in our wholesale subscriber base and 22% increase in aggregate usage by wholesale customers, driven by 30% quarter-over-quarter growth in aggregate smartphone usage.
Fourth quarter wholesale ARPU increased sequentially from $6.20 in the third quarter to $6.34 in the fourth quarter as growth in smartphone usage levels more than made up for the expected decline in the mix of high-usage fixed devices as well as reduced usage on data-only devices following Sprint's introduction of usage cap on data service plans on those devices during the fourth quarter.
Not surprisingly, wholesale churn increased in the fourth quarter, both on year-over-year basis as well as quarter-over-quarter as our largest wholesale partner began offering an iPhone for the first time. While churn may be elevated due to demand for such an iconic device, we do not believe this metric is relevant, nor do we expect it to have a material impact on wholesale revenue in the near term due to the fixed nature of our WiMAX agreement with Sprint for the next 2 years.
On the expense side, we continue to improve expenses before noncash items in the fourth quarter. Cost of goods and services and network costs increased 4% quarter-over-quarter to $294 million. Excluding noncash expenses of $104 million and $122 million in third and fourth quarter of 2011, respectively, COGS decreased 4% quarter-over-quarter, primarily due to lower costs associated with hardware and software maintenance.
SG&A decreased 27% quarter-over-quarter to $129 million. More than half of the decrease was due to lower sales, selling and marketing costs, primarily driven by less advertising and lower commission expense due to a combination of both lower growth ads and the implementation of a new commission structure under our new retail model. Additionally, retail CPGA in fourth quarter 2011 was $259, down from $288 in third quarter 2011, reflecting reductions in marketing expenditures and commissions.
As we consider 2012, we expect additional selling and marketing efficiencies from the new retail model to result in low 200s CPGA for the full year, but expect increased marketing expenses in first quarter 2012 to support the formal launch and promotion of our new retail offering. As such, we expect fluctuations in marketing spend throughout the year to cause CPGA to vary from quarter-to-quarter.
With respect to G&A, we drove sequential improvement in the fourth quarter due to lower professional fees and employee-related costs as a result of reduced headcount. On the noncash expense side, we experienced a loss from abandonment of network and other assets of $123 million in the fourth quarter due to a change in build strategy as we shifted our focus to the LTE overlay in 2012.
Turning to our fourth quarter EBITDA performance. As a result of our record revenue and continued cash operating expense reduction, EBITDA improved 148% from a loss of $46 million in the previous quarter to a positive $22 million, achieving the significant milestone 1 quarter early.
In 2011, we increased total revenues by $718 million on increased usage and devices on the network. In addition, we also rationalized our cost structure such that despite the more than doubling of revenues, cash operating expenses actually declined.
As a result, while annual revenues increased $718 million in 2011, we had even greater EBITDA improvement of $743 million over that same period. In addition, at the market level, market EBITDA margins continue to expand and accelerated to 44% in the fourth quarter as compared to 29% in the previous quarter.
Our strong EBITDA and market EBITDA trajectory in 2011 demonstrates the substantial leverage inherent in our business model due to the primarily fixed cost structure of our operations, which provide significant economies of scale with increased usage in revenue. We believe that our achievement of positive EBITDA 1 quarter early is a strong and positive indication of the earnings potential of the LTE business in the future.
Capital expenditures in the fourth quarter were $23 million, bringing total CapEx in 2011 to $226 million. Excluding the third quarter favorable settlement on prior CapEx purchases, fourth quarter CapEx was lower than the quarterly run rate in 2011, reflecting reduced build activity on the WiMAX network with the completion of our substantial service requirements, as well as the reduction of CPE equipment CapEx, which had been related to our prior practice of leasing equipment to retail customers.
Looking ahead, 2012 will be a year of investment for Clearwire as we continue to operate our existing 4G business while also embarking on our plans to roll out the highest capacity LTE network in the United States. Our 2012 financial expectations take into account the cost for this build, which we believe are key to unlocking the value of our deep spectrum portfolio beginning in 2013 when we anticipate the first LTE devices for our network will become available.
As we had mentioned previously, we estimate CapEx for the LTE overlay to be approximately $600 million and expect to incur 1/2 to 2/3 of this amount in 2012 and the remainder in 2013. Taking the LTE overlay investment into account, which Erik will discuss in further detail, as well as the maintenance of our existing network and corporate CapEx, we expect 2012 capital expenditure to be approximately $450 million to $550 million, with most of the spend occurring in the second half of the year.
We are pleased by the agreement we reached with Sprint in December, which aligned the strategic objective of our 2 companies. One of our primary financial objectives in the discussion was to ensure sufficient cash infusion to the business as we set out on our LTE build this year.
As such, of the total $900 million we are set to receive for Sprint's unlimited retail WiMAX usage in 2012 and 2013, $600 million will be paid in 2012 and the remaining in 2013. In addition, we are due to receive $87 million this year under the terms of our previous Sprint agreement, bringing total 2012 cash payments to $687 million, which is more than 1.5x the $434 million cash payments we received from Sprint in 2011 and will support our liquidity position until 2013, when we will be in a position to benefit from the additional LTE revenue stream as our LTE sites go live and devices become available.
The revenue recognition for these payments, however, will differ from the timing of the cash flows. Under U.S. GAAP, the $900 million will be recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the course of 2 years. Taking this and our outlook for 2012 retail revenue into account, we expect total revenue in 2012 to be between $1.15 billion and $1.25 billion, while expecting higher cash receipts during the year based on the structure of the Sprint agreement.
Additionally, based on the fact that under the new agreement, most of our wholesale revenue is fixed and no longer dependent on network usage, we do not believe wholesale ARPU is a relevant metric for 2012.
On the expense side, we believe the cost-cutting activities for 2011 are fully reflected in the fourth quarter results. But we will also continue to look for incremental opportunities to reduce our cash operating expenses. As I discussed, we expect further reduction in sales and marketing for the full year as a result of our recently introduced retail model. We also expect to incur incremental expense related to our LTE build in 2012, primarily power-related.
Taking these factors into consideration, we believe 2012 EBITDA will be a loss of approximately $250 million to $350 million, primarily as a result of the wholesale recognized revenue being lower than the cash we expect to receive according to the Sprint agreement. Our 2011 results exemplify the dedicated focus our management has put towards prudently tending our liquidity position and cost profile and we expect to continue that practice through 2012.
In the past, you have heard me describe our LTE funding strategy as a balanced one. First, leading with equity; then, following with first lien debt; and subsequently, filling in with vendor financing. Over the past 3 months, immediately following the signing of our new agreement with Sprint, you have seen us take action on that front.
In December, we received 716 million net proceeds from a combination of a public equity offering and Sprint's equity investment under the new agreement. Last month, we received an additional $295 million from an offering of first lien notes and $150 million from Sprint as the first installment under the terms of our recently announced agreement. In addition, we have made significant strides with our potential vendors and are close to finalizing commitments from them for up to $200 million of financing on favorable terms relative to our first lien debt.
Our recent and overall history demonstrates our success in attracting capital to fund our build and operations and we continue to have discussions on financing from additional vendors and will provide updates as appropriate.
I am excited about the investments we are planning for 2012 and the implications for Clearwire's future. With that, I'll turn it over to Erik for some closing remarks.
Erik E. Prusch
Thank you, Hope. I'd like to take a moment to share with you our objectives for 2012. The accomplishments against our stated goals in 2011 position us well to capitalize on both strategic fundraising and operational momentum. This year, our key objectives will set the stage for our evolution into becoming the leading LTE wholesale provider in the United States.
Our objectives for 2012 are to increase the cash contribution from our retail operations, make significant progress in our LTE Advanced-ready network build, promote further development of the TDD-LTE ecosystem, and grow the wholesale partner base.
Starting with retail, we intend to capitalize on the excellent progress made in that business during 2011 and grow the cash contribution from retail operations by double-digit percentages in 2012. We will accomplish this by continuing to make prudent investments in subscriber growth, aided by a more flexible and value-oriented consumer offering and by carefully managing the cost of subscriber acquisition through an emphasis on lower cost channels and a shift to a device purchase model.
Before discussing our network build objective, I want to emphasize that not all LTE networks are created equal. With an average of 160 megahertz of spectrum in the top 100 U.S. markets, we expect our LTE Advanced-ready network to position us as a premier provider of wholesale 4G capacity in the country.
Our robust resources will provide a significant competitive advantage in an era where spectrum depth matters more than at any other time in the history of wireless. Planning efforts and site selections for the LTE network build is well underway. We have been working closely with Sprint to jointly identify overlay sites that deliver the most value to them as a wholesale partner and importantly, provide us with the best strategic advantage for future LTE wholesale partners.
Under discussion are up to 8,000 sites to be included in the first phase of our LTE build plan that are intended to target the highest 4G data usage potential. To satisfy the conditions for Sprint's LTE commitment, we are targeting at least the first 5,000 of these LTE sites to be on air by June of 2013, with a slightly longer-term objective of overlaying a total of approximately 8,000 sites.
To provide some context, in 2010, we brought more than 10,000 sites on-air, ultimately growing our total WiMAX sites on-air to approximately 16,000 nationwide. Because we have chosen an overlay strategy for our LTE build, we expect the first 5,000 LTE sites to have substantially less leasing, permitting and construction requirements than the original WiMAX build and as a result, we expect this approach will save us both money and time.
After the planning phase, we expect to begin initiating the build by the end of Q1 2012.
With respect to the ecosystem, our goal for the year through collaboration with our partners in the GTI forum is to advance the development of multimode, multiband devices. This work will promote support of FDD-LTE and TDD-LTE in our global 2.5 gigahertz band along with other LTE bands commonly used in the U.S. market.
The GTI forum has made excellent progress in this area. Most recently, during this year's CES, we focused on establishing technical requirements and timetables to achieve market availability goals. Top silicon vendors are gearing up to deliver multimode, multiband 2.5 gigahertz-compatible chipsets and GTI forum members SoftBank and China Mobile are either in the process of launching or trialing large-scale production TDD-LTE networks that will serve as technical and commercial catalysts for device availability.
Closer to home, new GTI forum member and LTE wholesale customer Sprint has stated that they expect to have 2.5 gigahertz-compatible multiband, multimode LTE devices in market in 2013, ready to take advantage of our network as it goes live throughout the year.
Globally, the 2.3 to 2.7 gigahertz band has been awarded in countries representing 45% of the world's population, which gives us confidence to believe that our chosen configuration of 2.5 gigahertz TDD-LTE will serve some of the largest consumer markets in the world, driving down costs on infrastructure and devices through economies of scale.
We enter 2012 at the confluence of several significant events and trends within the wireless industry. In the last year, we have witnessed transactional activity that has set new benchmarks for the value of the scarce spectrum assets which we hold and put even further pressure on those whose option to secure more of that scarce asset is not as clear.
The regulatory and spectrum policy environment continues to develop but has yet to offer a clear path for operators to solve the impending spectrum crunch.
Meanwhile, the customer will not wait. Their demand for connected devices, whether it is for smartphones, tablets or laptops, coupled with their appetite for high-speed mobile data consumption, is growing quarter-over-quarter. This demand is evident in the continuous stream of stats from analysts and operators alike. But more importantly, we see it in our own customer behavior, with an 88% year-over-year growth in usage per active smartphone device in the fourth quarter.
Unlike the operators whose spectrum limitations force them to cap their customers' demand and hamstring the value of their service, we welcome this consumption and we welcome the wholesale partners that want to offer their customers the most compelling mobile data value proposition in the market, unlimited usage.
This brings me to our fourth and most critical goal for 2012, which is to sign up additional wholesale partners to take advantage of our wealth of capacity and the differentiation it enables. We recently welcomed Simplexity and just today, the new service provider, FreedomPop, as wholesale customers and are in active discussions with several other potential partners.
Clearwire's 4G network can offer immediate benefit to companies who have been waiting to add 4G service to their business. We expect to make significant progress towards signing new wholesale customers in 2012.
I'd like to close by extending my gratitude to every member of the Clearwire team and congratulating them on a job well done. They stayed focused on executing on our plan and delivering results for our customers and shareholders despite a challenging and uncertain environment during 2011.
Clearwire is positioned to be both the 4G network of today and of tomorrow for many in our industry. We are moving beyond promises and into a new 4G reality.
With that, I'd like to turn the call over to the operator for Q&A.
Question-and-Answer Session
[Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from Walter Piecyk from BTIG.
Walter Piecyk - BTIG, LLC, Research Division
Hope, I may have missed this because you were giving a lot of stats out, but can you go over the average usage of customers, Q4 over Q3? And what's the usage of some of the newer customers that are coming on the network?
Hope F. Cochran
Well, yes, thanks for the question. It is one of the things that we are excited about as we look at the usage on our network. We've specifically seen the usage per device increase dramatically over the course of the year, as we watch our customers access the network, realize it works and continues to access it more and more. In regards to specific metrics, it's tough for us to give specific numbers as they really belong to our wholesale partners. So we try and give some visibility into them through percentages. So for instance, we were highlighting this quarter the usage of the smartphone. As you look from year-over-year, the smartphone per device metric has increased by 88%. So that's really the individual usage on that smartphone. When they started using it, in the early 2011 timeframe, has increased 88% throughout that year. The other metric that we looked at this quarter was the increase of total wholesale usage from Q3 to Q4. Again, it's outstripping the amount of customers we are adding to the network, also indicating that on a per device basis, the usage is increasing. It increased about 22% from Q3 to Q4 while our wholesale subscribers increased 10% for that same period. So just to give you a sense.
Walter Piecyk - BTIG, LLC, Research Division
So why do you think the 88% increase? Is this a result of if you looked at Q4 last year versus Q4 this year, people that were -- didn't have a WiMAX network lit up? Or is it a guy that actually was in a WiMAX network that's actually using their EVO more?
Hope F. Cochran
No, it's actually a guy using his EVO more. So we are looking at how much that individual was using in that Q4 window of last year compared to this year. And we can see each device utilizing on average 88% more.
Walter Piecyk - BTIG, LLC, Research Division
Okay, then just the other question was for Erik. Erik, I think there was a press release today or some indication that Tele2 or Telia Sonera were going to launch very soon a GALAXY S II with 2.6 in it. So I'm just curious about the 2013 timeline as far as your comments about the availability of devices. Obviously, Sprint can source the product whenever they want, but it seems to me that 2.6 devices are available today. So can you just kind of rationalize the comments on 2013?
Erik E. Prusch
Let me have Dr. Saw address that.
John Saw
John Saw here. We are very excited about the progress of the ecosystem in the 2.6 side. As you have noted, they are starting to make their presence felt. We have seen major Tier 1 chip vendors making commitments for adding our 2.6 LTE sets in their chipset. And then you mentioned the Telia Sonera phones. We expect to see more such announcements. I think they are also announcements at CES as well for multimode, multiband devices, including personal hotspots that include the 2.6 LTE. And as you know, Sprint has already announced that they expect to see our 2.6 LTE India devices in 2013. So we are excited about the progress of the ecosystem and I think over the next few months, you will see more and more such announcements.
Walter Piecyk - BTIG, LLC, Research Division
So are the 2013 comments more just you guys being conservative on when you expect to have those products in your network? Or is it related to when you're expecting Sprint to actually procure it?
Erik E. Prusch
Yes, I mean, ultimately, it's the evolution of the ecosystem. So as we expressed before, we're trying to time the ecosystem with the development of our network and getting the overlay done. We think that's a phenomenon that's going to occur aggressively in 2013 with probably a slow ramp at the end of this year and getting more aggressive into the middle of next year. But critical for us is getting to market with a developed network to be able to provide that overlay capacity at relatively the same time as the devices become available.
Our next question comes from Rick Prentiss from Raymond James.
John Saw
So let me answer the first part of the question. First thing to emphasize at a cell site, there is a very high degree of risk [ph], of what we have already invested for WiMAX in those sites. Having said that, there are a lot of sites that would simply require a software upgrade as well as adding a line card on the ground unit for us to turn up the LTE together with WiMAX. Some of the older markets may require additional hardware like radios and antenna. But the reason why we say it doesn't require a lot of zoning and permitting as they're building a new site is because we understand the hard level [ph] of actually building the site in the first place, and we're just simply adding new software or small hardware elements.
Erik E. Prusch
And Rick, as far as the second question on the timing of the 8,000, we're focused on the first 5,000. We believe that completing this phase 1 approach will happen sometime after 5,000 but not too terribly long after it. But we're preoccupied and very focused on getting the first 5,000, which will be what we expect to be the heaviest sites or heaviest tonnage sites.
Hope F. Cochran
Yes, you know we've had a fairly busy and successful period of capital raising as you indicated there, Rick, with the equity and the debt and working on the vendor financing currently. As we look ahead, we still do believe that we have a tremendous spectrum portfolio. It's important to this company but it's also probably more than we will actually utilize within the network. So it's something we have available to us and as we look forward.
Hope F. Cochran
Yes, it's one of the things that is a bit tricky because of course the revenue doesn't line up with the cash receipts. When we looked at working with Sprint on this new agreement, it was important to us to focus on when the cash was coming on in the door. And important in other ways to them in regards to the revenue recognition or the expense recognition. So we really focused on cash and therefore, you properly point out that EBITDA is not necessarily reflective of the cash that will come into the company. We will be receiving $600 million from them in regards to 2012 unlimited access, plus the $87 million which was from the previous agreement, plus of course our regular retail revenues. And then we did talk about the CapEx guidance of about $450 million to $550 million. So you can put those numbers together and get a good picture but remembering that we are getting more cash in than revenue we are recognizing.
Our next question comes from Jonathan Chaplin from Credit Suisse.
Jonathan Chaplin - Crédit Suisse AG, Research Division
Erik, the 5,000 sites that you're going to deploy in the first part of Phase 1, does that get you the sort of 40 to 50 million POPs in terms of coverage? And if so, how does that impact your ability to serve sort of some of the second-tier carriers like a Leap or a MetroPCS with that kind of a network build?
Erik E. Prusch
Yes, and thanks for the question, Jonathan. We're moving away from this concept of POPs coverage. We're really focused on number of gigs or amount of gigs that are going over the network. We're still in the planning phase. Obviously, we're prioritizing those sites where we're going to be able to deliver the greatest amount of tonnage for the fewest number of sites, that's the biggest bang for the buck or the greatest return on capital deployed for us. So I don't have a number for you in terms of POPs coverage but I can suggest that since it is going to be in the urban core, it will be disproportionately concentrated from a POPs standpoint and we'll let you know that as we go through time. As far as serving the second tier, that's what we love about this model. Since we're really focused on the top markets, the top geographies, the top urban cores, we can serve multiple wholesale partners simultaneously. We've got the depth of spectrum to be able to do it. We can turn it up very rapidly as witnessed by our build plan that we expect currently. And that's going to be able to provide that needed capacity for the rest of the industry, small players and large players alike.
Jonathan Chaplin - Crédit Suisse AG, Research Division
Okay, but with 5,000 cell sites, it sounds like you're going to be concentrating those cell sites in a handful of markets, I'm guessing.
Erik E. Prusch
Certainly in the top markets across the country and then we will continue the rest of the buildout phase and grow from that point forward.
Jonathan Chaplin - Crédit Suisse AG, Research Division
Does that the rule out your ability to serve a carrier likely Leap that might be sort of more focused in second- and third-tier markets?
Erik E. Prusch
Not at all. I think what we've seen in terms of all the types of carriers that are out there is they've still got the same needs in some of the Metropolitan areas that they have and that's where their capacity constraints are the greatest. So we have the ability to service them right away. In addition, what we're doing with Sprint is a very interesting architecture. It allows for greater control, it allows for them to determine when they use this and how they use this. We can extend that to other carriers or other partners who need that type of capacity on demand, peak hours or at specific times during the day.
Jonathan Chaplin - Crédit Suisse AG, Research Division
And then one quick follow-up for Hope. In terms of the amount of spectrum that you could part with and not sort of negatively impact your business model, sort of out of your 160 megahertz in top markets, how much of that could you potentially sell?
Hope F. Cochran
Yes, it's a good question. I just want to remember what the other carriers hold today that are operating multiple markets and networks which is, as we look at Verizon and AT&T, they're in the 100 megahertz range or so. So here we sit on 160, which is more than any other telco out there. So we're looking at making sure we can support the WiMAX network and have a great experience for those customers, rollout tremendously high-capacity LTE network. And you look at that and I think 80 to 100 megahertz is what we need to really fulfill that and we'll evaluate that market by market based on the demand for market, but we've got 160. So we definitely have some room.
Jonathan Chaplin - Crédit Suisse AG, Research Division
And under the Sprint agreement, in terms of what's classified as core versus noncore, is it somewhere around that 100 megahertz range?
Hope F. Cochran
Yes, it's not specifically defined, but you're right to point that out. The noncore would basically be defined as what we have and over our business plan. So as long we can service the customers and meet the SLAs, it's the spectrum that we don't use to be able to accomplish that. So we consider that excess spectrum and that would be very much in line with what I just defined for you.
Our next question comes from Phil Cusick from JP Morgan.
Richard Choe - JP Morgan Chase & Co, Research Division
It's Richard for Phil. I wanted to just talk quickly about the G&A line. It I guess is at a new level. Should we kind of have it staying there? Or do you think you're bringing down some? Or should kind of grow back as you -- with a higher marketing spend and then kind of actually increasing the business? And then with that, the marketing spend you're saying is being up in the first quarter, but should it continue to go up from there? Or is it just kind of the first quarter push?
Hope F. Cochran
Yes, thanks, Richard. If you look at G&A, there's SG&A and then there's G&A. We do try, in the press release, break them out for you in the reconciliation tables. From a sales and marketing perspective, we are launching a new way to go to market with retail. We talked about, during the call, that year-over-year, sales and marketing would go down. But we are wanting to reinvigorate that channel and therefore, the general historical trend has been that you spend more in the that channel in the Q1 window. So it reached -- the sales and marketing aspect was -- had been decreasing quarter-over-quarter in Q4 and I would expect that trend to reverse a bit going into Q1 but remain low for the entire year. In regards to G&A, you're seeing it at nice low levels for Q4. Primarily we're seeing those impacts of the cost-cutting measures we've taken throughout the year. It really has reached a nice low level and we'll look to maintain that.
Richard Choe - JP Morgan Chase & Co, Research Division
Great. And I guess a final question. On the vendor financing, I think we're looking for a little bit higher amount of vendor financing. What is -- I guess making the delta, I think we're looking for about 300 and you mentioned 200.
Hope F. Cochran
Yes, and I don't mean to come off the 300. So I'm glad that you bring that up to allow me to clarify any confusion. The 200 was referencing what I'm close to actively working right now and almost there in regards to signature. The objective is still to finance the build. We talked about LTE being about $600 million. That would be for the full 8,000 sites. And about half of that we purchased from vendors and that's what our objective would be for vendor financing. So we're just giving you some milestones along the way.
Our next question comes from Romeo Reyes from Jefferies.
Romeo A. Reyes - Jefferies & Company, Inc., Research Division
A couple of quick questions here for you. I'm trying to reconcile the guidance here. It seems like your wholesale revenue is going to be fixed at least on an accrual basis. And the variance appears to be on the retail side. If we're looking at the $1.15 billion to $1.25 billion of revenue guidance that you have, it would imply that you're going to do $700 million to $800 million of retail revenue. Right now, you're at a run rate of $800 million. And obviously, you mentioned that the retail was going to be down because of the change of the business model. But beyond that, is there anything else that we should look into? Are you looking -- are subscribers going to continue to decline on the retail side? Or is that why you're being conservative on bracketing, giving out these goalposts of $700 million to $800 million on the retail side? And then the second quick question is with respect to kind of a little bit of run rate math here. When we look at EBITDA is running around $90 million Q4 run rate, and it looks like at least the cash that you're going to be receiving from Sprint on the wholesale side is going to be kind of $687.5 million versus the $656 million run rate on wholesale revenue that you have from the quarter, so it looks like your actual cash revenue is going to be up relative to the Q4 run rate. So is EBITDA going to be up, or at least not EBITDA but cash flow from operations, do you expect that to be up relative to the Q4 run rate?
Hope F. Cochran
Yes. So that was a lot, Romeo, and I appreciate it. So let's get through it. As we look at revenue for 2012 in our guidance, we do feel like we know where the whole wholesale revenue is going to land based on the fact that we have a fixed contract for that. With that said, there is potential for upside as we bring on other wholesale partners, et cetera, that will take time to build up. In regards to retail, you can see that we have had some good quarters of growth in retail as we launched this new go-to-market strategy. Our objective with this strategy is to make sure we are continually improving the cash that it brings to the business. So we've talked about continuing to improve the distribution channels on the expense side and we're still looking at the revenue side, feel like there's some upside there but want to be conservative in what we're expecting. With regards to EBITDA, you hit on some really important points and I think it's the difference of cash EBITDA, if there were such a thing, to GAAP EBITDA, which is of course what we have to report. So as we look at GAAP EBITDA, it doesn't take into account the cash that we received from Sprint, and therefore there is a significant delta between the cash we received from Sprint versus the revenue that we needed to recognize throughout the year for them and that's due to the fact that the $900 million is coming in $600 million in 2012 but we need to recognize revenues in a straight-line perspective. So there's definitely a positive variance between the negative EBITDA and what we will actually receive in cash.
Romeo A. Reyes - Jefferies & Company, Inc., Research Division
Okay, so when you look at the $90 million run rate that you have in EBITDA, and I know that there's no such thing as cash EBITDA here, but it seems like your cash collections from Sprint are going to be greater than the $656 million run rate of wholesale revenue that you have from Q4. So other than kind of what you talked about the additional expenses in Q1 of 2012, is there anything else that could bring EBITDA down from -- or at least cash EBITDA down?
Hope F. Cochran
The only thing I would point to, but it will be fairly light throughout the year, is as we build the LTE network, our tower costs would go up slightly, our network costs. And some areas, and John indicated earlier, that we will be adding equipment to towers, that would usually indicate that tower rents go up. So you would anticipate that network costs increase slightly throughout the year as we go ahead and build the network, and that would be the only other change.
Our next question comes from Jonathan Schildkraut from Evercore Partners.
Marc Albanese - Evercore Partners Inc., Research Division
This is Marc Albanese on behalf of Jonathan. Just a couple of questions. First, can we dig in to the economics of your wholesale deals outside of Sprint? Are you shooting for similar prepayment-based models or just usage-based? Secondly, given the recent LightSquared news and leading up until yesterday, had you seen an uptick in inquiries from wholesale -- potential wholesale partners? And finally, would you work with Sprint in addressing a nationwide wholesale opportunity?
Erik E. Prusch
This is Erik, Marc. As far as the economics without sharing a lot of the details, we are looking at trying to develop a whole range of wholesale models out there, most of which are all going to be based in the same common denominator, which is a usage-based type of agreement that incents along with us more and more tonnage onto our network. That allows us to achieve greater economies of scale, of course, and cover fixed cost in a leveraged way. As far as LightSquared's concerned, what I would tell you is that we continue to field a lot of inbound inquiries in terms of wholesale deals. But we're pleased with the pipeline of opportunities that we've got in front of us and that's about as far that I'd like to go with that. And then as far as addressing a nationwide wholesale offering with Sprint, yes they're a partner and anything we can do to help support their efforts, along with supporting our own efforts, we would do. So if there's opportunities to address nationwide-type deals, we will do that, and of course as we continue to build out, we'll be able to appeal to a greater audience of carriers as well.
Our last question comes from Michael Funk from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Michael J. Funk - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division
Three quick ones. First, a point of clarification. Is the $200 million potential in vendor finances, is that in your guidance? I'm assuming it's not. And then how would it impact your guidance if you do come to an agreement? Would that result in, I guess, lower CapEx as we stand today or maybe a little bit more aggressive network build? And then second, where are you guys in the tower lease amendment discussions as we think about getting the LTE overlay? And then just finally, one really quick one, if I could, can you remind me what are the requirements for replacing capital if you were to sell spectrum? What is that time or requirement in your bond indenture?
Hope F. Cochran
Sure. I will take your first vendor financing question and then dovetail into your spectrum debt covenant question. In regards to vendor financing, we are working with our vendors and choosing vendors and making sure that we have good vendor financing alongside any agreements that we come to with them. It won't affect CapEx because when you record it, that is just how much you have in CapEx. It's just a matter of how I pay for it. Do I pay for it with a debt or a promissory note or do I pay for it with cash? So it will not impact my CapEx guidance. It would impact how much cash I'd spend in the year if I'm able to finance it versus pay out in cash. In regards to spectrum, when we sell any asset, we have to either replace it with a replacement asset within a year. Or we have to offer the debt holders back the same value of what we sold at par. And then it's up to them whether they choose to accept or not. Now I'll turn it over to Saw for the tower lease amendment.
John Saw
Michael, for your second question on where we are on the tower lease amendment, we'll have a better perspective once we finalize the site selection with Sprint. We don't expect to have to make lease amendments for every LTE site just because the WiMAX equipment that we have deployed in many cases are reusable for LTE without the need for additional equipment.
Thank you. This concludes our Q&A session. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your participation in today's conference. This does conclude the program and you may all disconnect at this time.
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68 Minutes to Pyeongchang? About That…
Maybe they had their fingers crossed.
When South Korean Olympic promoters traveled the world early last touting the mountain resort of Pyeongchang as host of the 2018 Winter Olympics, one of the prominent selling points was a promise to build a high-speed rail from Seoul's international airport to the site.
But on Tuesday, the Land Ministry said that promise didn't really exist.
The ministry was reacting to a newspaper article that said it had decided not to build the high-speed rail link due to high costs – around $9 billion – and the likelihood that few people would use it after the two weeks of the Winter Olympic event in 2018.
In the presentation to members of the International Olympic Committee, the Pyeongchang bid committee said South Korea planned to build a railroad that would take athletes from the Incheon International Airport to the mountain resort, a distance of more than 100 miles, in 68 minutes.
The number "68" flashed on a slide during one of the main presentations.
But in the fine print of the Pyeongchang bid document, South Korea only discussed a high-speed rail between Wonju and the coastal city of Gangneung, a project that was already underway before the bidding began. It said that railroad would make Pyeongchang accessible from Seoul within 50 minutes.
The airport in Incheon is at least another 45 minutes away, meaning the 68-minute target is impossible to meet, even without transfers and waits. Now, officials are saying 93 minutes is more likely.
The JoongAng Ilbo, the Korean newspaper that's been on top of the Olympic follow-up, on Wednesday quoted a land ministry official saying the 68-minute target was always simply an estimate. "I don't know why the media focuses so much on time," the official told the newspaper.

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Nichols: SMU survives scare from FCS power Montana St.
Mustangs cap 81-yard drive with winning TD with 12 seconds left
UNIVERSITY PARK — Facing a tough non-conference schedule against Big 12 and SEC teams, SMU dropped a game against Baylor and added Montana State.
But instead of getting a break, the Mustangs got more than they bargained for. They needed a dramatic finish to escape with a 31-30 win on Saturday night at Ford Stadium.
Quarterback Garrett Gilbert led SMU on an 81-yard drive. He found Darius Joseph between two defenders in the end zone for a 4-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds remaining in the game.
"Darius did a great job of reading the coverage," Gilbert said. "The safety committed hard and he made a good read. That entire last drive was a team effort. I'm very proud of the guys."
So the Mustangs improved to 1-1 entering their bye week. The Bobcats dropped to 1-1.
The Mustangs had the chance to take charge early but couldn't overcome their own mistakes.
Their biggest lead was 2-0. On 4th-and-10 from Montana State's 47 on the first drive, Gilbert punted out of the shotgun and Der'rick Thompson downed the ball on the 1.
On the Bobcats' first play, running back Cody Kirk was tackled in the end zone by linebacker Stephon Sanders.
After the safety, the Mustangs drove 63 yards to Montana State's three. But Gilbert fumbled at the one as he tried to run for the score and MSU's Robert Marshall recovered.
A three-and-out by the Bobcats gave SMU good field position again. But again the Mustangs failed to take advantage. On 4th-and-three from MSU's 39, Gilbert ran for five yards but the first down was negated by a holding call on guard Sam Rice. The Mustangs were forced to punt.
The Bobcats then drove 65 yards to score on Kirk's one-yard run. After Tanner Roderick's pass to Tiai Salanoa on the two-point conversion, MSU led 8-2.
Although SMU responded with Chase Hover's 45-yard field goal, the Bobcats put together a 67-yard drive. Quarterback DeNarius McGhee of Euless completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to John Ellis for a 15-5 lead with 12:16 left in the first.
The Bobcats then forced a three-and-out and drove 51 yards for another touchdown, a two-yard run by Shawn Johnson with 8:13 left in the first half.
Down 22-5, the Mustangs finally scored a touchdown. K.C. Nlemchi took the first carry of his career, and broke two tackles for the two-yard touchdown run.
Things seemed to have turned in SMU's favor. Freshman JaBryce Taylor scored on a 55-yard punt return as time expired in the first half with Montana State leading, 22-19.
But the Bobcats took the opening drive of the third quarter. A 12-yard run by Kirk and Roderick's run on the two-point conversion gave MSU a 30-22 lead.
"Shout out to our offense for hanging in there," Gilbert said. "We stayed on top of things to give ourselves a chance to win it. As a team that's all you can ask for, an opportunity to win the game."
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Paying a $381 ticket for bolting through a Santa Clarita intersection with a red-light camera might be tough on the wallet, but the pictures have improved public safety.
Collisions involving red-light violations decreased 58 percent since officials installed the cameras in 2003, according to data collected by city workers.
Broadside collisions decreased 44 percent and injury collisions decreased six percent over the same period. Rear-end collisions remained flat, according to the data.
The city began the program in 2003 with five cameras, adding three more upon the initial success of the red light cameras, said Senior Traffic Engineer Gus Pivetti.
Since its inception, thousands of citations were sent to red-light runners at the eight intersections in Santa Clarita that have the cameras.
Officials mailed 5,584 citations in 2006.
In 2007, city officials issued 7,319 notices, Pivetti said.
From Jan. 1 to the end of July, 3,923 citations were sent, he said.
The result has been a stronger message to drivers to stay safe.
"It brings awareness to the public to be more cognizant," said Pearl Navarro, an operations assistant for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
Despite the high number of citations and the decrease in collisions, there are no plans to add more red light cameras, said City Traffic Engineer Andrew Yi.
Up to 20 intersections can be equipped with cameras.
The Santa Clarita City Council approved the renewal of a contract Nov. 9, worth no more than $3.2 million for a five-year period, with Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. to provide the equipment.
The city will pay $44,000 monthly, according to the contract.
Under the previous contract with Redflex, the city received $150 from a $381 ticket, Yi said.
Of that, $89 went to Redflex.
Although the city received a small revenue from the tickets, the money funds maintenance, equipment and training costs associated with the cameras, he said.
Little money is left for the city.
"Unfortunately it's expensive, but it works," said city spokeswoman Gail Ortiz.
If a driver crosses the limit line while the signal is red, a beam initiates a series of four separate lights to take photos of the driver and vehicle, Navarro said.
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Sydney, Australia - December 7th 2011 - Greengum Games announces the release of Six, a fun, friendly and free Interactive Fiction adventure by Wade Clarke about six-year-old sisters playing hide and seek tip at their birthday party in the park.
Six recently competed in the 2011 Interactive Fiction Competition where it placed 2nd out of 38 games and received much critical praise for its lively cast of human and animal NPCs.
The game is released as freeware for Mac, PC and Linux systems and is now available to download from the Greengum Games website at http://www.wadeclarke.com/greengumgames
Six seeks to appeal to gamers from any background, but is also a particularly suitable introduction to Interactive Fiction games for young gamers, young gamer plus parent teams, or for anyone who might not have tried a contemporary text-based adventure game before. The game comes with a hand-drawn map and illustrated PDF manual, offers advice during play, and sports sound effects, music and several in-game artworks.
Six also features an unlockable player character, something common in action videogames but a rarity in the Interactive Fiction genre. "In an action game, playing a new character doesn't seem to make the whole gameworld change," says author Wade Clarke. "But when the game is delivered by text, you can rewrite the world through the new character's eyes, and that lets the player compare two people after living inside of each of them. In Six, those two people are a pair of little non-identical twin sisters."
For additional information on Six, contact Wade Clarke or visit http://www.wadeclarke.com/greengumgames
About Greengum Games
Greengum Games is the new indie entertainment development arm of Sydney-based artist Wade Clarke. Its goal is to deliver fun, fresh, imaginative and novel games that can be enjoyed by players of all ages. For further information visit http://www.wadeclarke.com/greengumgames
About Wade Clarke
In 2010 Wade released the well received Survival Horror Interactive Fiction title Leadlight for the Apple II. Leadlight was Wade's first major computer game project since the 8-bit era (even though it was still an 8-bit game). At Global Game Jam Sydney 2011 he shared the Most Innovative Game award with his team for the butterfly-effect-meets-Life sim game Impacts. Recently he produced the sound and music for the Flash action game formerly known as Xeno Slayer. Six is Wade's first Interactive Fiction title to be programmed in a contemporary language. Wade also produces and performs electronic music as Aeriae. Wade's homepage can be found at http://www.wadeclarke.com
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David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc. is a Washington, D.C. based design firm established in 1976, and incorporated in 1978. The firm began as a five-member architectural practice that would strive to produce the highest and best quality of design appropriate to each project. The firm currently employs an architectural and administrative staff of thirty. In addition to our Washington and Texas work, we are the designers of cultural, institutional, commercial, sports, educational and residential projects throughout the United States.
We are principally an Architecture and Planning firm. Our design-oriented firm emphasizes architecture as both a service and an art. Much early work in historic preservation engendered the firm with an appreciation for the expressive character that can be conveyed by buildings. Over the years we have developed skill and sensitivity in the use of architectural design features to make buildings engage their users in meaningful dialogue concerning form and function, tradition and innovation, relation to human scale and surroundings, entry and circulation, proportion, detail and materials, and civic life. We give priority to developing designs that interpret and positively impact the built environment. We believe buildings should enrich and improve the quality of life. Our clients want architecture of excellence, buildings by which people will be inspired and speak of favorably. At the same time, we realize we must develop master plans and design buildings that work, and which our clients can afford to build. In our architecture as well as our planning work, we believe in crafting places for people through careful attention to questions of scale, materials, and detail, while remaining consistent with the needs of the client, the inherent nature of the site, and appropriate architectural themes.


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Hi there, I just got the game about a week ago and love it. I'm looking for adults to dive with - say 20 and up. (I'm 46) A few of my friends have the game but its seems almost impossible to dive together with our different schedules. I got to dive once with a friend but only for a short while. I'd like to see what I can or can't do while wifi-ing and if there is anything unlocked or available to do that you can't do normally.
is there someone to play with i play endless ocean every day but no ones every on line.
my endless ocean friend code is 797295045301
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An inmate was found dead inside the Racine County Jail early Saturday morning, according to authorities.
The sheriff's department said the 56-year-old was found unresponsive around 5:40 a.m.
Officials said the inmate had multiple pre-existing medical conditions and had been under medical watch by jail staff.
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Pastor Jeff's Log – West Coast Dream Center tour & Vision update!
January 15, 2013
There are so many reasons for us to celebrate together all that the Lord has done, in and through us as a church family in 2012 – the first year of our three year commitment to the "By His Grace & For His Glory" Vision.
When the Vision was first presented on September 11, 2011, acquiring the entire was a distant dream with many obstacles, but as we trusted the Lord for "the next right steps", He began to unfold His plan and move in the hearts of His people. In the first half of 2012, our Over-and-Above-Giving (which represents the amount over and above the church operating budget) totaled the amount needed for the down payment and settlement costs to purchase the entire for $2,500,000, while not increasing our monthly expense over what we were previously paying in monthly rent.
We incorporated as an independent church on May 9, 2012 to sign the contract of sale and entered into four months of spiritual, financial and real estate due diligence exercises. The Lord went before us in all areas of the transaction and we settled on the property September 4, 2012. The elders dedicated the entire property back to the Lord at the settlement table with the congregational dedication taking place on Sunday, September 9, 2012 – exactly one year from the Vision casting.
The elders diligently sought the Lord's direction as each new Vision development opportunity was presented. The following areas were funded during the second half of 2012 through Over-and-Above-Giving and are in development for sustained impact in the region: Adopt-A-Block; CareNet; Disabilities; International Ministries; Youth Internship Development; Regional Partner Support to wHoly Chicken, Young Life and Southern Community Services; Auditorium Chairs, Grace Kids Renovations, Gym Outreach Program and Equipment, Leadership Team Development, GFC Timonium Loan Repayment and a GFCS Emergency Fund.
We thank the Lord for your continued spiritual and financial commitment to the Mission of Grace Fellowship Church Shrewsbury to Bring people into relationship with Jesus, Build them up into His image and Send them out in their unique calling and giftedness for the Cause of our King. We are also deeply grateful for your continued support of the ongoing development of the York Regional Dream Center.
We acknowledge with great confidence, that everything accomplished has been done "Only By HIS Grace and All for HIS Glory", and we remain committed to following HIM every step along the way in 2013.
With gratitude for your partnership in the Gospel,
Pastor Jeff
September 9, 2012
Dedication of the Shopping Center by Pastor Jeff
"Father, we now give it all back to You and acknowledge it was Yours before we ever had it and it's Yours now. And we ask simply only this… that You would have Your way… that Your Kingdom would come and that Your will would be done right here on earth as it is in heaven.
And Lord, as lives are changed, as good things happen and as Your blessings come, we pray that You will help us to stay humble before You and, always pointing up, give You all the glory and all the honor because You alone are worthy.
We pray this all in the precious name of Jesus… AMEN!!!!"
September 4, 2012
Dear Family of Grace,
Jesus has done it again! He has dumbfounded us all and silenced our mouths before Him. He has accomplished the miraculous! After only twelve short months since casting a vision on September 11, 2011, of what we believed the Lord had in store for us here on the hill, He has placed the entire – all seventeen acres and 118,00 sq ft of buildings – in our hands. Who could've imagined?
And just as soon as He placed it in our hands on Tuesday, September 4, the very moment that ownership was transferred – we gave it all right back to Him! It's all His anyway… its never been about a anyway…
It's always been about HIM! HIS Grace, HIS Love, HIS Goodness, HIS Faithfulness… about seeing HIS Kingdom come, His will being done, right here in Shrewsbury – as it is in Heaven!
So, together we begin the next season of ministry, just as dependent and desperate for Him as ever. More fully in awe of who He is, and more confident that He can do all things because we have seen it happen right before our very eyes.
He is building His Church (not a church building, but His "Church"), right here in the midst of our dark little world, and His promise is true – – the gates of Hell will never prevail against Him."And He who sits on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new'." Revelation 21:5
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Greetings Family of Grace,
By HIS Grace, I'm back home from an incredible "Dream Center" scouting trip to Seattle and Los Angeles. This was an amazing time away for two weeks experiencing three different "Communities for our King!"
I spent time with Dr. Ray Hampton of the Seattle International Dream Center – a "church without walls" in downtown Seattle. I "soaked up" inspiration and information like a sponge with Rick Cameron, the Director of the South Sound Dream Center located in the southern suburbs of that same city. I then flew to Los Angeles, where I (and my two oldest children) worked with our brothers and sisters in Christ at the LA Dream Center for five incredible days!
We worked in the projects of that vast city with their "Adopt-a-Block" teams. We were blessed to bathe in their expressions of worship and to "milk" their staff for all the information and inspiration we could hold. We saw their vast facility and how every available space is used to love the "least of these". We even visited "Skid Row", a place where over 5000 homeless people live in 15 square blocks,… a place of deep and desperate poverty,…a place I will never forget!
In LA, we witnessed the deep depravity of humanity and a community of Christ followers that inspired me to want to give everything I have to the cause of HIM!
No different than here… they're just a little further down the road.
This is an expression where thousands of lives are being touched on a daily and weekly basis with the good news of Jesus Christ, all through the building of relationships, all by the meeting of basic needs. The LA Dream center is used by Jesus to help meet the needs of over 40,000 per month – all for the Glory of God!
I need to be honest,… it's been difficult to know how to feel since I've been back.
By HIS grace, I've tasted more of what God wants His church to be. My heart is both excited and frustrated – but it's a Holy Frustration!
I've been here before….it's a passion from HIM!
A passion to be stretched and trust Him in new ways, A passion to follow where He leads in order to bring greater renown to His Name. He's telling me that His Spirit in us will be frustrated if we settle for less then what He wants!
And by HIS Grace we won't!
People of Grace, pray that this passion stays alive! If I stay close to HIM, I know that it will – it will become even stronger and more focused! It will become a raging fire and I want it to! but only because He lives in me. (My natural self would want to turn and run with my tail between my legs!)
Pray that the fire burns, grows and spreads… spreads to you, to others, to the surrounding communities, to other Kingdom expressions and even to those on the other side of the world. This is the same fire that is already burning in those of us who are saved by HIS Grace. It's the fire that is spreading throughout our planet in countless places – and this fire will NOT be quenched!
That's because the fire is Jesus! And He is an all consuming fire, passionate to spread His Love and His Glory into every corner of this dark world. AND HE IS SO FAITHFUL! I'm so crazy about Jesus! There's no one like HIM!
And don't look now, but I think He's making this "York Dream Center" idea become a reality… right here in our community… ONLY by HIS Grace and ALL for HIS Glory!
Just you wait and see… He's going to wreck us again and again with HIS Power, HIS Purpose, and HIS presence… and the little sleepy town of Shrewsbury, PA will never be the same again!
All because HE LIVES!
With Great Anticipation…..,
Pastor Jeff
"And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." Revelation 21:5
Monday, July 16, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Good morning Family of Grace,
I want to thank you so much for all your prayers.
The last few days have been outstanding! I sense the Lord's presence guiding me and opening doors as only He can do. I sense your prayers being lifted up as a "fragrant offering" to Him on my behalf, and on behalf of this crazy movement called Grace! I'll give you the highlights so far:
– Recording went very well! I had a great time with the engineer and producer, even stayed at their home. Blessed time!
– Up until yesterday wasn't sure where I/we would stay in LA. Every hotel I had contacted was booked solid, looked way beyond "sub-standard", or was over $300/ night. Kept praying I would make the right connection over the phone at the LA Dream Center. God answered that cry by connecting me with Kendra and Joel. Called their first recommendation for a hotel (1/2 block from the Dream Center). Guess what? They had only 1 room left, $90/night. What a good and faithful God!
– I noticed a friend's FB post the night before I was leaving. Some of you may remember Paul and Elli Martin who used to attend GFC Shrewsbury. I remembered then that they live in Seattle! I made a connection and spent the night at their house last night and again tonight. Great time of fellowship and Paul will be lending me their car to go to the South Sound Dream Center today. God provides everything we need and more!
– My time with Dr Ray Hampton of the Seattle International Dream Center yesterday was outstanding! He is a passionate and committed man. After meeting with me he communicated a desire to come visit us in PA! There was so much shared that I am trusting the Lord to help me sort through it over the days and weeks to come, with fresh deposits to come every day. Pray that He forms and informs, inspires and shapes me as only He can!
– Pastor Matthew Barnett has been in conversation with Joel Freebrain about our arrival. I will be talking with Joel by phone this afternoon in preparation for our time there. Pray that God orchestrates every detail of our time together, granting us "eyes to see and ears to hear" all that He has intended to impress upon our souls and minds.
That's it for now. I am a blessed "man on a mission" and am so grateful that Jesus is my guide!
By HIS Grace and for HIS Glory!
Pastor Jeff
"Have I ignored the needs of the poor, turned my back on the indigent, taken care of my own needs and fed my own face while they languished? Wasn't my home always open to them? Weren't they always welcome at my table?" – Job 31: 16-18 (The Message)
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Elizabeth Vargas didn't get much rest during her maternity leave: Since giving birth August 16, she's been caring for newborn Samuel Wyatt, while trying to keep son Zachary, 3, happy as well.
"That mantra 'sleep when the baby sleeps', doesn't work when you have a three year old," Vargas, 44, tells PEOPLE. "I'm still struggling to find enough time to give Zachary all the TLC he deserves when I'm up around the clock nursing the baby."
Although Vargas says her son has struggled with the new addition to the family, "he talks all the time about the things he's going to teach him – how to ride a bike and build blocks," she says. "My husband (Grammy-winning singer Marc Cohn, 47) and I have to continually remind Zachary that it takes a long time for a baby to be able to do anything fun. They're kind of blob like for awhile."
And that blob needs constant attention. "Samuel has a very sensitive tummy and a little bit of colic," says Vargas. "I know they outgrow it, but there's nothing more heartbreaking than watching your newborn cry and scream in pain."
One of the biggest hurdles though is lack of sleep – as most new parents know. "I haven't slept more than 90 minutes at a time in a month – I'm practically hallucinating," says Vargas.
Still in terms of her body, she says she's feeling better and anxious to fit into her old pre-baby clothes. "Even though (my) body still isn't back to normal – and shouldn't be if you're nursing, to be honest – I feel much more like myself. I'm looking forward to being able to squeeze back into all my old clothes at some point."
Vargas took 10 weeks leave from her job at ABC, but that's not to say she hasn't been working. "I am on the phone several times a week planning and booking stories and I start shooting some interviews in October. My first night back we have a major project airing."
The topic is something Vargas knows a thing or two about. "We have decided to address the issue of whether or not working mothers can have it all," she says. "Obviously, I'm exhibit A for: you can't. At least, not if "all" is defined as anchoring World News Tonight."
Indeed, Vargas has become an unwitting poster-woman for working moms. Though she scored the job of ABC co-anchor opposite Bob Woodruff just last August, Vargas discovered she was pregnant this February, one month after Woodruff was seriously injured on assignment in Iraq. With the anchor lineup forced to change, ABC offered Vargas the chance to anchor 20/20, and handed the World News job to Charles Gibson.
"Anchoring World News Tonight is a tremendously demanding job and there is a very little flexibility," says Vargas. "In order to do that job, you're talking 13-15 hours days, five days a week, sometimes seven days."
Though she worked on that schedule for a year and a half, Vargas didn't want try that routine with a newborn. "Zachary paid a price for that. He struggled with my absence," she says of her toddler. "When your child cries because you have to leave or you're not home, it's hard to ask him to understand that mommy's career is more important."
Despite the step back, Vargas insists she isn't stepping down. "Samuel and Zachary will get older and I fully intend to work as hard as I can to get another opportunity to anchor a daily broadcast," she says. "I hope I get that chance. I think I proved myself – I just couldn't do it now."
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The Phillies have accepted a 7 1/2 foot statue of legendary announcer Harry Kalas to be displayed at Citizens Bank Park.
The statue was presented to the Phillies as a gift from Dear Harry Inc., a fan-based group. The sculptor was Lawrence J. Nowlan.
Phillies representatives saw the first statue for the first time a few weeks ago.
"We were very impressed," Mike Stiles, senior vice president administration and operations said in a statement. "It's a wonderful likeness of Harry that really captures his spirit. There are interesting details that I don't want to give away. I think fans will be very excited to see this statue of Harry at the ballpark.


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Why wear Christian clothing?
Here are some GREAT reasons to wear Christian clothing from The God Mafia Clothing and Apparel.
People read Christian shirts, so the more shirts you have and wear, the more you are spreading His good news! Plus, when you wear Christian clothing it makes a clear statement of who you are and what you believe in. Wearing clothing from The God Mafia is a great way to open the door to evangelize to others. So when the clothes you wear look different than the norm, you stand out and it may be intriguing to others and open those doors. So it stands to reason, the more Christian shirts you wear, the more opportunities for you to witness! And don't you want to look stylish and be comfortable? And who knows, when you are wearing a shirt from The God Mafia it may just encourage other believers and it will remind you daily of the One who loves you and commanded you to spread the Good News of Christ. And last but certainly not least, when you wear any Christian clothing you are honoring God.


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Chicken With Cacciatore Sauce Recipe
- PREP TIME20 minutes
- COOK TIME40 minutes
- Dishes: Cacciatore
- Ingredients: Chicken, White Mushroom, Tomato, Garlic, Onion, Olive Oil, Black Pepper, Salt, Green Bell Pepper
- Meal Ideas: Classic Cooking, Holiday Cooking, Gourmet Cooking
- Cooking Method: Frying, Sauteing, Simmering
- Courses: Main Course, Dinner, Lunch
- Cooking Styles: Make-Ahead Meals, Meals For Two, Potluck, Light & Tasty
- Holidays: Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Valentines Day, New Year, 4th Of July
- Seasons: All Seasons
- Occasions: Dinner Party, Wedding, Birthday Party, Bachelor Party
- 20 oz.(560g.) chicken breast halves
- 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 (14.5 oz. or 400g.) can diced tomatoes
- 2 pancetta slices, cut in pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 oz.(56g.) fresh mushrooms, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
How to make Chicken With Cacciatore Sauce directions
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In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add pancetta to the skillet, and cook it until becomes crisp. When done, place it on top of a paper towel in order to let it cool and drain. Once cooled, coarsely chop it.
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Brown the chicken on all sides in the same skillet. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Remove the chicken and set it to the side.
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Add more oil if there is not enough and add garlic, green pepper, and onions. Reduce the temperature to medium- low, cover and cook the mixture for about 5 minutes.
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Mix the bacon thoroughly with vegetables. Stir mushrooms into the mixture and add the tomatoes, stirring well.
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Add the chicken to the mixture, and cover. Simmer the mixture over medium- low heat for about 20 to 25 minutes. Turn the chicken to ensure that it is evenly cooked.
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Independent Lens: Garbage Dreams
Monday, December 10 at 10:00 p.m.
Filmed over four years, "Garbage Dreams" follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, a ghetto located on the outskirts of Cairo.
It is a world folded onto itself, an impenetrable labyrinth of narrow roadways camouflaged by trash; it is the home to 60,000 "zaballeen," Arabic for "garbage people." When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of its trade, each of the teenage boys is forced to make choices that will affect his future and the survival of his community. By Mai Iskander.


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Hot January Music Releases
It used to be that January was a dead-man's zone for album releases. All labels shot their wad in the fourth quarter of the year before in order to capitalize on holiday sales. That still happens, of course, but January is no longer the wasteland it once was. Every month we'll look at CDs and other noteworthy musical projects coming out you should know about.
Glasvegas, "Glasvegas" (Columbia): Debut from alternative rock Glaswegian quartet includes the winsome "Daddy's Gone" and "Geraldine." There's no hiding lead singer James Allan's thick Scottish accent, which lends to the album's charms. Already out and a hit in the U.K., the album came in the British charts at No. 2 and NME has salivated over them as the next big thing. Fans of Muse will dig them.
Varsity Fanclub, "Varsity Fanclub" (Stonehall/Capitol). If the New Kids on the Block 2008 didn't do it for you and you're still waiting for the rumored 'N Sync reunion, then check out Varsity Fanclub. First single, "Future Love" was penned by OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder, who always co-wrote Leona Lewis's smash, "Bleeding Love." This one sounds like Backstreet Boys' without the great harmonies. However, for those feeling the boy band void and Chris Brown isn't enough, VF is for you.
Animal Collective, "Merriweather Post Pavilion" (Domino): Despite the deceptive title that would lead you to think this is a live album (MPP is an amphitheatre outside of Washington, D.C.), this is the latest studio album from the Baltimore-based avant-garde critical darlings. Any musical sound can find a home within AC's big tent, making them a great choice for music adventurers through mainstream pop travelers may find them a little too outside the lines. But they're always worth the effort since much of what they create is blissfully inventive and fun, such as "Water Curses" from previous EP.
Antony & the Johnsons, "The Crying Light" (Secretly Canadian) The follow-up to the Mercury-Prize winning "I Am a Bird Now," "The Crying Light" features more beautiful ballads and torch songs penned and sung by Lou Reed-acolyte Antony Hegarty. Antony & the Johnsons are ore heralded in the U.K. than at home; hopefully that will change with "The Crying Light."
Cash Cash, "Take It to the Floor" (Universal Republic): Electronic pop quartet who most recently opened for Metro Station releases debut CD, frontloaded with first single "Party in Your Bedroom."
Franz Ferdinand, "Tonight: Franz Ferdinand" (Domino/Epic). Scottish group, whose U.S. luster has faltered a little after an extremely strong start a few years ago, returns with a "dirty pop record," FF lead singer Alex Kapranos told Billboard.
Pat Green, "What I'm For" (BNA) Three-time Grammy-nominated country singer who is HUGE in Texas continue to try to spread his popularity nationwide with his latest CD. First single "Let Me" is already in the Top 20 on Billboard's Country Songs chart.
Hoobastank, "For(n)Ever" (Island): Remember those guys who sang "The Reason," that mid-tempo love ballad about how "the reason is you" a few years ago. Yeah, them. They're back.
Bruce Springsteen, "Working on a Dream" (Columbia) Timed to the Boss's appearance at the Super Bowl, and, some believe, with the presidential inauguration, "Working on a Dream" reunited Springsteen with producer Brendan O'Brien. Title track is an uplifting throwaway: several of the other tunes that have leaked out are much stronger, such as the jangly, winning "My Lucky Day" and the interesting, slightly psychedelic "Life Itself."


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"I am not sure about (the county's) distribution process, but I guess we are not in line," said Cheryl Laymon, director of the Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers.
Samuel Dixon offers medical care for some of the Santa Clarita Valley's poorest residents from its Newhall, Canyon Country and Val Verde offices.
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of the county's Department of Public Health, said the focus has shifted from large H1N1 vaccination clinics, such as the one scheduled Friday at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex, to providing the vaccine to private physicians and small clinics as the second wave of the virus has crested and is in decline.
County health officials didn't return phone calls or e-mails after Fielding's announcement during a telephone press conference held from the cities of Pasadena and Long Beach.
Laymon of the Samuel Dixon clinic said getting skipped over by a government agency is nothing new.
As the state budget contracted this summer and Laymon worried about whether the clinics could keep their doors open, Samuel Dixon was passed over for stimulus funds.
Laymon blamed federal standards on funding health clinics for allowing the stimulus funds to pass by Samuel Dixon because the SCV doesn't have a "ghetto."
Since the clinic serves the rural poor and the surrounding areas are solidly middle class, Samuel Dixon remains unqualified for lots of federal funding, including the stimulus money, Laymon said.
After Friday, those with the highest risk of contracting the virus would need to go to a private doctor or to one of the many county health clinics outside the SCV.
While Fielding noted the success of efforts to inoculate the county's most vulnerable residents, he said the swine flu still poses a risk.
"H1N1 pandemic flu remains a serious threat," he said. "There is a significant possibility of a third wave."
Since the first outbreak of H1N1 in the spring of 2009, 88 people have died from the virus in Los Angeles County.
A second wave of swine flu broke out this fall and peaked last month.
But even as the virus declines, many Los Angeles County residents continue to contract the disease.


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Facebook Shuts Down the page of Islamic News Agency for Publishing Mujahdeen News
The world media is not honest, media ou lets from around the world are controlled by either the Zionist or the American government whether this control is directly or indirectly via poppet regimes in the Arab world or via secular businessmen who work as agents for the American government and the Zionist Masons and the Israeli government.
Those media outlets spread US and Israeli government propaganda with an attempt to deceive the public opinion and brainwash people. And any attempt to have an independent media is faced with great deal of conspiracies as what ArabCrunch faced is an example.
Zionist and pro American government media organization spread false information about those who raise arms against the US government and work in disturbing their image.
Facebook is founded by a Jewish man Mark Zuckerberg and it is not far from aligning its policy with that of the US government and the Zionist movement. As Facebook allows crazy people to start pages to draw and mock the prophet of mankind Mohammad peace be up him while it shuts down non political Islamic pages and other pages that oppose the US policy and exposes their terrorist practice.
Few days ago facebook has shutdown the page of Islamic news agency Dawa AL Haq for publishing news about Al Mujahdeen specially the crusader French campaign in Mali. The page was shut down after reaching more than 70,000 fans.
The admins of the page has sent facebook a letter asking them to bring it back and they wrote:
"we publish news as they come from the original sources without interference, this page is independent and does not belong to any group or political party.
We believe that closing our page which achieved many fans 78,000 fans is bad for free speech.
Again we confirm that the page is a news page that redistribute news, we hope you bring the page down."
The news agency started a new page on facebook and continues to publish news on its account on facebook and twitter.
We the public whether we are Muslims and Non-Muslim have the right to get news information about the French and the American wars against Muslims from other sources that independent from American Zionist influence.
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LIBERTY - It didn't matter that there was 35 years of coaching experience at their respective schools for coaches Tony Napolet (John F. Kennedy) and Jeff Whittaker (Liberty).
Regardless of their backgrounds, neither was exactly sure what to expect from his team during a scrimmage on Aug. 21. Part of what created the unknown for the two coaches was that this wasn't any normal scrimmage.
The teams treated the matchup like a regular-season game, with kickoffs, referees, first downs, regular clock stoppages and a full halftime.
Both coaches came out of the scrimmage cautiously optimistic after each team showed positive signs - and a few negative ones - as the regular season approaches.
Napolet was especially pleased with the play of quarterback Anthony Angelo. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound senior threw the ball extremely well, tossing two touchdown passes and displaying precise accuracy on numerous throws.
''He's had a nice preseason,'' said Napolet, now entering his 20th season as Kennedy's coach. ''He's worked hard, and he's got some nice receivers to throw to. But you can't just throw it. We did a nice job throwing the ball, but we did a horrible job running the ball''
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2009 schedule
Aug. 28Eastlate
Sept. 4Niles7 p.m.
Sept. 11at Campbell7 p.m.
Sept. 18Struthers7 p.m.
Sept. 25at Salem7 p.m.
Oct. 2at Champion7 p.m.
Oct. 9Lakeview7 p.m.
Oct. 16at Hubbard7 p.m.
Oct. 23at Howland7 p.m.
Oct. 30Girard7 p.m.
2008 results - 8-3
Aug. 21at BrookfieldW, 56-21
Aug. 29NilesW, 48-9
Sept. 5CampbellW, 40-13
Sept. 12at StruthersW, 32-14
Sept. 19SalemW, 42-7
Sept. 26ChampionW, 35-0
Oct. 3at LakeviewW, 20-16
Oct. 10HubbardW, 33-28
Oct. 17HowlandL, 6-10
Oct. 24at GirardL, 22-36
Nov. 1Chagrin FallsL, 0-21
italics denote playoff games
Angelo is in his first year as starting quarterback, but he didn't play like it on Aug. 21. Both of his TD passes came in the second quarter after Liberty took a 7-0 lead. His first TD pass was on a fourth-and-4 play from the 10-yard line. He rolled to his right and floated a pass to Colin Smedi. The 6-2 senior leaped up and grabbed the ball just before a defender came flying in to try to swipe it away.
After a slow start, Angelo and the receivers showed a good rapport as most of his passes were on target, and when they weren't, the receivers made nice catches.
''Things really came together today,'' Angelo said. ''Last year it didn't seem like we really helped each other out. The offense didn't help the defense and the defense didn't help the offense. That's something that we've lacked, but this year I think that's going to change.''
His next touchdown pass came after the teams traded turnovers - Kennedy fumbled a punt and Liberty threw an interception on the next play. Angelo directed the Eagles to the Liberty 23-yard line with 10 seconds remaining in the first half. On third-and-7, he threw near-perfect post pass to junior receiver Carl Broadbent. Broadbent made a nice play by jumping up and catching the pass in traffic and was able to hang on despite being hit by two players.
''That post was on the money,'' Napolet said. ''We saw (the post). The defensive back was playing off and he was giving up the inside. So we told (Angelo) to look for the back-side post.''
The Eagles weren't the only team whose young players did well. Liberty had a slew of running backs who demonstrated a good combination of size, speed and strength. The Leopards started the scoring with a 35-yard touchdown run by Charles Perdue. He darted up the middle and then cut outside untouched into the end zone. He, along with Brandon Martin, Robert Smith-Harris, Antonio Kinard and Nico Minniti all had gained positive yardage for Liberty.
''We're excited about all our running backs,'' said Whittaker, who's in his 15th year with the Leopards. ''Charles is a little green back there right now. He's got a lot of athletic skill, there's no doubt about that. They all offer something different and I like the idea of having fresh running backs.''
The Leopards' defense, which was especially tough against the run, also played well at times. Kennedy gained very little - if any - yardage on the ground. Returning inside linebackers Kinard and Anthony Guiterrez were solid, and the defensive line wreaked havoc by penetrating the line of scrimmage and disrupting the Eagles' run game.
''There was too much confusion with formations and personnel wise,'' Napolet said. ''And we didn't block for (crap). There's a lot of room for improvement.''
Similar to Liberty, Kennedy's defense also played well. The Eagles had three sacks and several other plays in which they stopped Liberty running backs well behind the line of scrimmage. It was their special teams that put the game out of reach. Broadbent returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. He broke a tackle and darted down the sideline to put Kennedy up, 21-7.