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Law Firm OverviewScott F. Anderson, Attorney at Law has proudly served Arlington Heights, Illinois and its surrounding areas since 1999. Attorney Anderson specializes in criminal defense including DUI cases. In fact, it is the exclusive focus of the law firm.
If you have been arrested and charged with a crime, you need a strong defense to represent you in court. Attorney Anderson will help you with aggressive litigation tactics and a strategic plan. He will eliminate any confusion surrounding your case thanks to his supportive legal guidance. You will fully understand the justice system and your legal options.
With over 23 years of legal experience, Attorney Anderson knows how the opposing side thinks and operates. As a former prosecutor, he knows exactly what to say and do to get you the most favorable outcome. When it comes to your future and freedom, you need a knowledgeable attorney that is dedicated to you and your case.
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At the Law Offices of Scott F. Anderson, DUI criminal defense attorney, Scott Anderson, has over 23 years of experience working in the Illinois criminal justice system. He has handled DUI cases both in the trial courts and on appeal. He has represented clients for misdemeanor and felony DUI crimes throughout Cook, Lake, Du Page and McHenry Counties, with successful results.
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If you have been charged or someone you know has been arrested for a theft crime felony or theft crime misdemeanor, the Law Offices of Scott F. Anderson in Arlington Heights can help you figure out the best possible defense strategy. We know what it takes to provide the kind of criminal defense you need, from the beginning of an investigation to the end of your theft case.
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The Law Offices of Scott F. Anderson in Arlington Heights, Illinois, helps individuals who have been charged and arrested for various types of traffic violations in conjunction with serious traffic crimes and other traffic offenses. Penalty fees and fines for traffic violations vary from each county in the state of Illinois.
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At the Law Offices of Scott F. Anderson in Arlington Heights, Illinois, we defend clients who have been accused of all types of violent crimes, including murder, rape, home invasion, aggravated battery, assault and battery, and domestic abuse. As a law firm that is 100% focused on providing strong and aggressive criminal defense representation, our number one priority is to make sure our clients understand that we will do everything to give them the best results possible, no matter how complicated the case may be. We want clients to walk away knowing they received maximum defense representation.
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Ahmadinejad: Selflessness and martyrdom-seeking, only way to save mankind
February 2, 2006
IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Wednesday that selflessness and martyrdom-seeking is the only way to save mankind, adding, "We are all obliged to keep alive the culture of martyrdom-seeking in the society." According to IRNA correspondent in Bushehr, Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a meeting with families of martyrs and war-disabled veteran of the province on Wednesday night at a religious center, adding, Culture of martyrdom-seeking is our most effective weapon and best guarantee for our national security." The President reiterated, "Ruthless enemies who have a chronic enmity against our country and our nation have not succeeded in achieving their objectives so far thanks to the existence of this culture of martyrdom-seeking among our nation." Further stressing that the attitude and culture of martyrdom-seeking is the best guarantee for a nation's survival, he said, "He who is ready for martyrdom is always victorious." Ahmadinejad reiterated, "Martyrdom is the peak of mankind's perfection and the martyrs enjoy the highest status of humanity in this world and the Hereafter." He added, "People spend tough years of strenuous work in a bid to achieve the peaks of grandeur and pride, while our dear martyrs achieved those high peaks in shortest possible time." The President said, "Some people assume we have lost our martyrs and have no contacts with them any longer, but we assure them that the martyrs relations with us is not severed and they are witnesses to our deeds." Emphasizing the need to heed the material needs of the martyrs' families, war disabled veterans, and the freed POWs, he said, "We are all obliged to heed the problems and difficulties of the martyrs' family members." President Ahmadinejad added, "I, Ahmadinejad, hereby loudly announce that I kiss the hands of the martyrs' family members, and that I am proud to do so, since we are all highly indebted to our ear martyrs, war disabled veterans, freed POWs, and their esteemed families." In response to martyrs' families objection that the officials do not properly heed their problems, the President said, "If an official would insult the dear families of martyrs, or the rest of the dear people of this country today, and refrain from heeding their problems, he is not a member of my government." President Ahmadinejad also promised the Bushehri martyrs families to send the head of Marty Foundation to the province in near future to heed their problem, including housing and employment. The president was scheduled to have a meeting with the elites of the province later on Wednesday night and listen to their problems. IRNA-Thursday February 02, 2006
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Moonlight and Margaritas featuring Riverstreet Again will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Brenau University amphitheater, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.
To hear that old-time rock 'n' roll in the great outdoors, area residents can trek to The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center lawn and listen to the band Back in Time for a Saturday night summer concert in Gainesville.
The 2013 Rabies & Wellness Clinic will be from 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia at 845 W. Ridge Road in Gainesville.
The Back to School Bash for all Habersham County students will be from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Ruby C. Fulbright Aquatic Center in Clarkesville.
For more than 30 years, James Gregory has kept family audiences laughing with his comedy routine. The "Funniest Man in America" started locally in Atlanta in 1982, at Punchline Comedy Club. He hasn't slowed down since.
Ten years ago, lifelong Atlanta Falcons fan Howard Hopper saw his first professional football game as his favorite team played the Cincinnati Bengals in Atlanta.
As the summer heat rises, Horizon Theatre Company launches the Atlanta premiere of "Every Tongue Confess" a passion-filled mystery with original blues and gospel music.
The Southeastern Railway Museum's annual "Trains, Trucks & Tractors" event will open Aug. 3-4 in Duluth.
To celebrate the agricultural aspect of making wine, three Rabun County wineries are opening their farms and wineries to the public during Rabun County Farm Winery Day on Saturday, Aug. 10.
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is holding the second installment of its inaugural Watershed Outings on Lake Lanier on Saturday.
The fourth annual Breastfeeding in the Park will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Baldwin Park, 165 Willingham Ave., in Baldwin.
"Gypsy," a musical fable inspired by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, will open tonight at Habersham Community Theatre in Clarkesville.
Randall Bramblett, a singer-songwriter who has many times been associated with Southern rock, is mainly influenced by the sounds of soul, blues and gospel.
The 10th annual Heirloom Tomato Festival will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Glen-Ella Springs Inn and Meeting Place in Clarkesville.
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Texas High Plains cash grain markets Monday closed 2 cents lower for grain sorghum, 4 cents higher on wheat and 1 cent lower for soybeans and corn.
Prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator as of 4 p.m.; grain sorghum quoted per hundredweight; wheat, corn and soybeans per bushel. Area north of the Canadian River:
Grain sorghum: $3.16-3.25
Wheat: $2.75-2.87
Corn: $2.04-2.10 Triangle area from Plainview to Canyon to Farwell:
Grain sorghum: $3.36-3.51 mostly 3.51
Wheat: $2.66-2.84 mostly 2.79-2.80
Soybeans: $3.64-4.00 mostly 3.95-4.00
Corn: $2.08-2.22 mostly 2.22 Area south of a line from Plainview to Muleshoe:
Grain sorghum: $3.30-3.51 mostly 3.30-3.40
Wheat: $2.65-2.75
Soybeans: $3.75-4.00
Corn: $2.10-2.22 Elevators in the Texas South Plains were reporting offers and bids, fob the elevator for:
No. 2 grain sorghum: $3.83-3.96 per cwt.
No. 2 yellow corn: $4.34-4.44 per cwt. Texas Gulf export bids:
No. 1 HRW wheat: $3.54-3.64 per bu.
No. 2 grain sorghum: $4.04-4.14 per cwt.
No. 2 yellow corn: bids insufficient to quote
No. 1 soybeans: $4.60-4.70 per bu.
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I am pleased to announce that the show is now available on WOOL FM! check out their website by clicking below.
WOOL FM Thursdays 3:00P–4:00P (website & streaming)
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All times listed are Eastern time, please adjust for the time zone where you live.
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Archives are below the WKNH logo.
( WKNH streaming link below ) Did you miss a recent live show? If so click the link below!
Download show dated 9-25-16—->previously recorded show
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Biostatic, the host of Denver's Textures Ambient showcase, invited me and some amazing Denver synth artists kuxaan-sum, Sean Patrick Faling,Wes Milholen to join him as the Synth_Drone Collective for Sunday's show. We performed over 2 hours of continuous synth drones. Below is a recording of the live performance and a photo album.
This video is part 1 of a live cinematic electronica set I performed at the Boulder Synthesizer Meetup on August 11th 2015 at the Walnut room in Denver. In this video I'm performing both the music and the visuals.
Part 1 - Mark Mosher Cinematic Electronic Live - Boulder Synthesizer Meetup August 11, 2015 from Mark Mosher on Vimeo.
Part 1 - Mark Mosher Cinematic Electronic Live - Boulder Syntheszier Meetup August 11, 2015 from Mark Mosher on Vimeo.
In part 1 I perform an extended version of "Gonna Rise Up" from the album Fear Cannot Save Us" markmosher.bandcamp.com/album/fear-cannot-save-us. For this piece, I was doing live arrangement on the Octatrack plus playing lead synth on the Waldorf Blofeld. The lead patch is an original patch from INIT using OSC2 & 3 for sync with mod wheel. The original lead patch on the album version was done with Zebra 2. To retain some of its character, I used Extreme Sample Convert to multi-sample the Zebra patch then import into the Blofeld for the source for Oscillator 1.
Rig Notes:
This set was performed only on Octatrack dynamic performance sampler with original field recordings and sonic elements from albums plus a Waldorf Blofled keyboard with original presets.
Recording Notes:
Live audio was recorded on a Zoom H2n fed by my sub-mix to house via Mackie 402VLZ3. Main footage is from a GoPro with secondary foot from my friend Chris Frain.
Visuals Notes:
The ONLY video source is from live camera input being run through layers of custom Resolume presets controlled by an Arturia Beatstep live.
Things have been a little quite over here at Modulate This! HQ because I've been super busy working with my my good friend Darwin Grosse to form a new duo called (no)poem. Stay tuned for some upcoming behind-the-scenes posts where I'll share some insights into how we put the duo together as well as some notes on the tech and artistic elements of the our upcoming tour. For now here is a little background on the project.
For those who don't know Darwin, he is director of education and customer services for Cycling '74 (Max). He is the creator and host of the art+music+technologypodcast. Darwin also launched a brand new blog called All Things Modular.
We're striking out from Boulder on a mini-tour of the Heartland.
Are you ready to hear a copper heart played with dry ice fed through to an Octatrack with Theremin accompaniment? Well here you go.
Video of live concert footage: Concréte Mixer IV Denver - Co2 Copper Heart vs Octatrack vs Theremin with Thomas Lundy and Victoria Lundy. Recorded live at the Concréte Mixer IV concert at the Walnut Room in Denver on January 30th, 2015. I am live sampling the Copper Heart with an Elektron Octatrack and providing drum elements, Victoria Lunday is playing Theremin. The only audio source for Octatrack other than drum samples. Shot with GoPro with audio from Zoom H2n recording ambient room sound.
Live Concert Footage: Concréte Mixer IV Denver - Co2 Copper Heart vs Octatrack vs Theremin from Mark Mosher on Vimeo.
I am excited to be returning for my fourth Concréte Mixer show. At this event, I will use an Octatrack dynamic sampler to incorporate real-time audio output from other musicians at the event to create expressive "instruments" on-the-fly. I will also perform a solo piece manipulating field recordings with infrared AudioCube controllers. To accompany the music and sound for the show, I will also be providing interactive visuals with live camera input.
Friday January 305h, 9pm
The Walnut Room, Denver
3131 Walnut St, Denver, CO
$8 advance / $10 at the door
Tickets: http://www.thewalnutroom.com/event/756647-concete-mixer-iv-solo-denver/
RSVP on FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/events/867071910010193/
We are going to be STREAMING the show here if the internet connection is solid enough: http://tinyurl.com/radiospiral
"I can feel, as if it were quivering in my memory, the whole drama of these last three years of experimentation […] The miracle of concrete music is […] things begin to speak by themselves, as if they were bringing a message from a world unknown to us and outside us."
– Pierre Schaeffer, "In Search of a Concrete Music"
The Walnut Room in Denver has been a loyal supporter of experimental and ambient artists, and is a beautiful venue with superior sound and the best audio engineers in town. On January 30, five artists from different realms of performance and composition will convene at the Walnut Room to present an evening of acoustic, analog electronic and digital noises, sound effects and tonal music inspired by the musique concréte form and philosophy. Mark Mosher will create expressive sample-based "instruments" on-the-fly, building up his instruments in real-time by sampling his own synthesizers as well as capturing audio from contact mics, and output from the other artists. To compliment the music and sound, Mark will also project interactive visuals. He will be joined by electronic musicians Rod Tanaka and Mike Metlay, theremin artist Victoria Lundy, Concréte Mixer curator Thomas Lundy, and sound designer and musician Rick Reid all performing solo and interactive work.
Victoria Lundy has been playing theremin in the Denver experimental/underground/punk scene since the 90s. She was a member of the avant garde Carbon Dioxide Orchestra, who opened for the legendary Silver Apples in 1997; is a founding member of Denver's acclaimed nerd rock band The Inactivists and has appeared all of their 6 CDs and EP, and as a guest player live and in recordings with other local artists. She also was a member of Jackson Induced Mutant Laboratory and performed with them at the 2011 Denver Noise Festival and at the 2013 Denver Post Underground Music Showcase with ambient project Pythian Whispers. Victoria has appeared at many venues in Denver as well as Boulder's Dairy Center for the Performing Arts, and demonstrated the theremin at the World Science Fiction Convention. Recently she's been concentrating on solo ambient work exploring the expressive qualities of the theremin. http://fandalism.com/victorialundy.
Mark Mosher is a synthesist, recording artist, and performer from Boulder. He has performed at festivals and theaters around the country such as Electro-Music NY, Electro-Music & Mountain Oasis Festivals in Asheville NC, and the Art Institute of Sunnyvale CA. Locally he has produced shows and performed at the Dairy Center for the Arts, DU and CU. In 2015, Mark broke into the top 5 in the US and top 15 Global ReverbNation charts for the Electronica genre. Mark has been blogging on music technology for over 9 years at www.ModulateThis.com.
Rick Reid has been fascinated with recorded sound ever since early childhood, when he heard his own voice played back on his older brother's reel-to-reel tape deck. His first electronic instrument was a photo theremin, built with a Radio Shack electronics kit. Rick now owns and plays a wide range of electronic and acoustic instruments ranging from the conventional to the truly peculiar. Rick studied radio and TV broadcasting in both high school and college and worked part-time as a radio personality while still in school. He has since created thousands of TV on-air promos, marketing videos and commercials as a writer/producer for Starz, Encore, MoviePlex, TNN and broadcast TV stations in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. As a freelance voice actor, he has also been heard on dozens of national and regional radio and TV commercials, web videos and corporate/industrial media productions. Rick has been a sound designer for more than sixty theater production in the Denver-Boulder area, and has occasionally performed as a stage actor. He has released two experimental electronic music albums and created underscore and theme music for the sci-fi web video series "Lucha Libre: El Tecolote vs. the Body Thief from Dimension X." He is slated to play theremin on the score of an upcoming indie horror feature film. Rick makes his home in Denver with his pet tarantula, Curly. For more details about Rick's creative work and links to his music, visit www.RickReid.com.
Rod Tanaka Having been bitten by the electronic music bug the the late 70's, I purchased my Minimoog synth and have not stopped creating sounds and music. Years and many synths/gadgets later I find myself still creating new sounds and ways to perform. I have been in a few different Rush Tribute band projects for nearly 30 years and it is there where I have learned to push technology envelope the most and have had to be the most creative and original in finding solutions to pull off complex material in a live setting. Working and teaching at Guitar Center for 15+ years now, I have enjoyed getting hands on experience with all of the evolution that has come about in music technology. I have also worked for Apple as a trainer and developer and have delivered almost 3000 hours of personal one-on-one training helping people foster their creativity with technology. I have also been a Music Photojournalist for over 30 years and have gotten to interview and photograph many of the top artists of our time, from those experiences I'm able to have my pulse on whats happening in the music world. I currently privately teach songwriting, recording, music technology and am available for hire as a Drummer, Guitarist, Bassist, Keyboard/Synth Programmer.
Thomas Lundy has served as curator of the Concréte Mixer series since its beginning. He will provide metal shrieks for Mark Mosher.
Dr. Mike Metlay is an experimental music veteran with a career spanning over three decades, from modular synthesizers and tape splicing to modern software-based virtual instruments. Having left his career as a nuclear physicist to become the Editor of RECORDING Magazine (www.recordingmag.com), "Dr. Mike" has maintained a steady music output, racking up a large discography on labels like Aural Films, Earth Mantra, JustNotNormal, and his own now-retired Atomic City imprint.
He is best known as an organizer of collaborative music projects; in his own words, "I do not collect synthesizers—I collect synthesists." He used the infant Internet to organize the Team Metlay studio sessions of 1990 to 1999, and founded and ran Arizona's annual Different Skies electronic music gatherings from 2003 to 2012. Today, he curates mindSpiral, an ongoing series of music projects with a revolving roster, and the Eklektik Elektrik Kolektiv (EEK!), spontaneous music "flash festivals" where anything can happen. He participates in many music festivals, including City Skies and Mountain Skies, outgrowths of Different Skies in Atlanta and Asheville.
In addition to his studio and live work, Dr. Mike has a weekly radio show on stillstream.fm and a virtual alter ego, Mr. Spiral Sands, an avatar who plays electronic music in the online virtual world of Second Life. These virtual performances are often combined with live concerts and broadcasts over the Internet. Dr. Mike and Mr. Spiral have worked together for seven years now, and no longer argue over who gets top billing. Much.
For his first Concréte Mixer, Dr. Mike plans to update the found-sound experiments of his youth, combining non-electronic sound sources and microphone arrays with digital signal processing gear. To learn more about him and explore his music (including many albums available for free download under Creative Commons licenses), please visit www.mrspiral.com and mrspiral.wordpress.com.
I wanted to turn you on to a few electronic-music events that I will be participating in this week in Boulder.
Boulder, CO
Date: April 24
School: University of Colorado, Boulder
Time: 11am (faculty meet), 2pm (break-out sessions - student only), (Public Event @ 6:30pm)
Presenter(s): Mark Mosher (Artist), Ben Samples (Artist), Dave Hillel (Ableton)
Venue: University of Colorado at Boulder, College of Music, Room# N1B46, 18th & Euclid, Boulder, CO 80309-0301
RSVP: No RSVP needed
More Info: Eventbrite
Ableton is proud to partner with University of Colorado at Boulder for the Ableton University Tour, a day and evening of student workshops and public presentations held at the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, CO. Students are invited to join Ableton representatives and Certified Trainers for an afternoon of break-out sessions exploring composition, sound design, production techniques and performance utilizing Ableton Live and Push. Day time activities will be followed by a free evening presentation open to the public, featuring performances, tips and tricks and unique approaches for music-making from artists and Ableton experts. Special guests for the Boulder event include Mark Mosher (Artist), Ben Samples (Artist) and Dave Hillel (Ableton).
I'll be performing a concert set at the at the Dairy Center for the Arts next Friday April 25th at 8pm. In this concert I'll be performing songs from my cinematic alien invasion album series including songs from my new album Fear Cannot Save Us which is now available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon,and CDBaby. Joining me in this concert will be Wes Milholen (aka Antidata) on modular synthesizer systems, and Victoria Lundy on Theremin.
Where: Dairy Center for the Arts (map | official site)
When: Friday April 25th at 8PM
Tickets: $12 in Advance (on sale now) | $15 at the door
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/227848874087048/
I'm helping to organize this show and we're going to use a similar show format that was used for award winning Watt? Show (see this post on our Westword Magazine Best of Award). In this format each artist play a set. As with our Watt? show. We'll also be back in the wonderful Performance Space at the dairy which has elevated show seating and comfy seats. There is a bar and snack bar in the lobby and you can bring your wine or beer into the theater. It's just a great way to see a show of this sort.
We'll kick the show off with Wes Milholen (aka Antidata) performing a set that features original pieces on analog modular synthesizers. Next up will be Victoria Lundy will be playing a variety of classical and original ambient pieces on Theremin. There will be a brief intermission followed by my set with will also include "invader cam" which is an synchronized interactive visual performance.
Something new we'll be adding in this show is that we'll have visuals for all three performances. We'll close the show with a collaborative piece we worked up at a recent rehearsal.
To give you a feel for what the show will be like, here is a soundcloud set with music from all the artists.
We rehearsed the flow and progression from modular, to theremin, my all digital set followed by a collaborative piece and worked really well so I hope you'll join us for the show.
Get your advanced tickets here.
Mark Mosher
Electronic Musician Boulder, CO
www.FearCannotSaveUs <<< New Cinematic Electronica Albums
I've seen this show twice this year – once at Mountain Oasis 2013, and once in Denver. Simply amazing! In case you can't make it in person or you want to relive it checkout the video below.
"VEVO Presents: Nine Inch Nails Tension 2013, a concert film at Staples Center, Los Angeles on November 8, 2013."
This behind-the-scenes video below also mentions there was a difference between the "Festival Run" (as in Mountain Oasis) and the Tour. They used 3 trucks in the stadium tour 11 trucks. They didn't have anything that was rigged in the festival tour, so if you saw the show at Mountain Oasis, ywatch the video above to see all the screen projection action.
Nine Inch Nails 2013, Pt. 2 (VEVO Tour Exposed) (Teaser)
Mark Mosher
Electronic Musician | Composer | Sound Designer | Performer
Boulder, CO
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Thomas Dolby will be brining The Invisible Lighthouse Tour through the Denver area this week. He'll be playing Wednesday in Boulder and Thursday in Denver.
11/13/13 Boulder
The Dairy Center for the Arts
Time: 7:00pm. VIP SOLD OUT | Buy tickets
11/14/13 Denver
Bluebird Theater
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 3317 E. Colfax Ave. – Denver, CO 80218. VIP SOLD OUT | Buy tickets
About the Show
In this show Thomas will be playing and narrating the soundtrack to his self-made film debut The Invisible Lighthouse, with special guest Blake Leyh on live Foley sound effects. Here is a video trailer that will give you a feel for the show - http://youtu.be/BFxbkZqznB0.
See You At the Show
I'll be at at the Thursday show so perhaps I'll see you there.
Mark Mosher
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Boulder, CO
Here is a behind-the-scenes video from my August 23rd show at the Dairy Center for the Performing Arts in Boulder Colorado.
The video was shot at my sound check by fellow performer and Electric Trombone player Darren Kramer using GoPro. The audio is from GoPro camera.
At this show I'm using Abeton Live to do for live sequenced playback. For live play, For this song called "Dark Signals" (from my second album I HEAR YOUR SIGNALS) I'm using a my Remote SL MKII Keyboard along with Maschine (custom template in made with Control Editor) to play instruments in Live racks. As you'll see in the video I'm using pressure from the pads to modulate this synths.
AudioCubes are receiving light commands via MIDI CCs from Ableton Live. I never use on-board sounds in Tenori-On and instead use it as a controller and pump MIDI into synths hosted in Ableton Live.
The visuals are based on live camera input processed in Resolume. The Resolume system receives controller and automation from the Ableton rig via MIDI. I'm using the house projector to display my visuals on a screen that's the width the of the stage!
It's a little hard to tell from this video because audio is from GoPro, but the sound at this show was amazing thanks to Gannon Kashiwa who owns and operates GK:SOUND at the TARDIS in Denver. I'm working on a 3 camera edit from footage from the actually show performance which will have audio from the board – so stay tuned.
Mark Mosher
Electronic Musician | Composer | Sound Designer | Performer
Boulder, CO
Below is a Flickr slideshow (view embedded slideshow) with photos from the 2013 Midwest Electro-Music Experience. It was my first time at this festival. A good time was had by all and there were amazing performances. Thanks to Charles Shriner for hosting the event.
I went to the How to Destroy Angles show in Denver last night at the Paramount Theater. Here is a Flickr Photo set of some shots I took from my iPhone.
The band posted a this cool photo on their blog http://blog.destroyangels.com/post/48579040947/loopcloses-how-to-destroy-angels-on.
The show was great and visuals were incredible. If you are curious about the visuals and how they made them, checkout "Making How to Destroy Angels" video below. For even more info here is an article in Wired.
Mark Mosher
Electronic Musician | Composer | Performer
Boulder, CO
Depeche Mode performed a 45 minute set on Live on Letterman webcast series to promote their upcoming album Delta Machine. Here is a video of the entire performance. More on the tour and album here http://www.depechemode.com/
Watch full concert performance.
Here is the set list via Consequence of Sound.
Later that evening they performed on Late Night with David Letterman.
Oliver Chesler from Wire to the Ear was at the show. Checkout his post here.
Mark Mosher
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Boulder, CO
I've had the pleasure of hanging out with Kevin Kissinger on four occasions at past Electro-Music events. He's a great musician who plays synths, organ, and is known for his wonderful Theremin sets. Kevin is also into modular synthesizers and for this recent Electro-Music New Years live streaming concert he performed…
an improvised set on my modular synthesizer as part of the electro-music.com 10th annual New Years Eve streaming broadcast. This 7-minute video is a section of the set that could stand alone as a separate work.
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Stanford is No. 2 in the Soccer America Women's Top 25 heading into its showdown against No. 3 UCLA on Friday. In a year for high-quality freshmen, the Cardinal (16-0-1) has been blessed with three sensational first-year players -- Californians Teresa Noyola, Lindsay Taylorand Camille Levin -- who have combined for 26 goals and 15 assists in 17 games. Even more important, their skills complement each other -- which should make Stanford a national contender for the next four seasons.
TERESA NOYOLA.Noyola was the nation's top-ranked recruit in this year's freshman class and is considered one of top playmakers in the U.S. national youth team program. She was born in Mexico City and moved to the United States when she was three. She didn't have to look far when it came time to look at colleges. She resides in Palo Alto, so it was natural to chose Stanford, where her parents attended graduate school. Noyola, who played for Northern California powerhouse MVLA Mercury, has scored six goals and eight assists in 17 games.
Coach Paul Radcliffe on Noyola: "She's done an outstanding job for us. With every game, she's getting better at using her body to hold off defenders. Combine that with her intelligence, high level of awareness on the field, and technical ability to get the ball where it needs to go, she's been absolutely phenomenal." (stanford.com)
LINDSAY TAYLOR.Growing up in Los Altos, Calif., Taylor took up soccer after her parents vetoed her request to take up horseback riding. She has been scoring goals in bunches since playing AYSO ball for the Pink Panthers. She later played for Northern California powerhouse MVLA Mercury, where she played in Noyola. Taylor leads the Cardinal with 15 goals and 33 points in 17 games. In her best game of the freshman campaign, she scored a hat trick in a 5-0 win over Santa Clara, where her mother is an administrator.
Radcliffe on Taylor: "Lindsay's execution and finishing have been superb. She also has a great physical presence on the field as well, which is something that can't be said about most players in their first collegiate season." (stanford.com)
CAMILLE LEVIN. Levin has been part of the U.S. youth program since taking part in the identification camp at the age of 14. She starred on Southern California power Slammers FC before arriving at the Farm this fall. She started out as a defender but has been converted to holding midfielder. Levin, who has scored five goals and four assist in 17 starts, was named the Santa Clara/adidas Classic tournament's MVP.
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If you were to wake up slightly hungover with your arm under the one on the left, you might risk waking her up to pull your arm out from under her and then run like the devil to get away. If you were to wake up slightly hungover with your arm under the one on the right, however, you would gnaw your own arm off at the shoulder rather than risk waking her up. That is "coyote ugly"
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Within minutes there were half a dozen police cars in the area, plus helicopters and an armed response unit. They caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the officers said: 'I thought you said you'd shot them.'
To which I replied: 'I thought you said there was no one available.'
Where've you been!! Go back and re-read from post #72.
nice attention-getting phrase...
A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check tickets. As a man approached, she extended her hand for the ticket, and he opened his trench coat and flashed her. Without missing a beat she said, "Sir, I need to see your ticket, not your stub."
The man was in no shape to drive, so he wisely left his car parked and walked home. As he was walking unsteadily along, he was stopped by a policeman. "What are you doing out here at 2:00 a.m.?" asked the officer. "I'm going to a lecture," the man said. "And who is going to give a lecture at this hour?" the cop asked. "My wife," said the man. "She will be wanting her car back that I left on the side of the road."
The man was in no shape to drive, so he wisely left his car parked and walked home. As he was walking unsteadily along, he was stopped by a policeman. "What are you doing out here at 2:00 a.m.?" asked the officer. "I'm going to a lecture," the man said. "And who is going to give a lecture at this hour?" the cop asked. "My wife," said the man. "She will be wanting her car back that I left on the side of the road."
[So...do I get a grade, or what?]
"HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer."A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined. Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager.
The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he led him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager.
The manager said, "I can't hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type."
The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair.
The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, "The sign says you have to be good with a computer."
The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample spreadsheet and database and presented them to the manager.
By this time, the manager was totally dumbfounded. He looked at the dog and said, "I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can't give you the job."
The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the part about being an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The manager said, "Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual."
The dog looked at him straight in the face, and said, "Meow."
It was the first day of school for the kindergarten class. As the teacher walked in the classroom, she noticed something was written on the chalkboard: T T T 1A.
She looked at the children and said, "Who wrote this?" Little Keith raises his hand and says, "I did, teacher."
"Well, what does that mean, Keith?" asked the teacher. Keith answers, "It means, 'To The Teacher 1 Apple,'" and with that, he gave the teacher an apple. "Very good," says the teacher, "Thank You."
The next morning, the teacher walks in the classroom, and notices,once again, something written on the board. This time the chalkboard reads: T T T 1O.
She asked the children, "Who wrote this?" Then little Bobby answers,"I did, teacher." The teacher says, "Well, Bobby, what does that mean?" Bobby says, "It means, 'To The Teacher 1 Orange,'" and he gives the teacher an orange. "Very nice, Bobby, thank you", said the teacher.
The next morning, she walks in the classroom, and she noticed on the board; F U C K 1 T
Flabbergasted, the teacher exclaimed, "WHO WROTE THIS!!" Then little Juanito raises his hand and says, "I did, teacher."Angrily, the teacher asks, "Well, what does this mean, Juanito?!?"
"It means, 'From Us Chicano Kids 1 Tamale.'"
Surely that can't be nearly as embarrassing as the "Mommy's neat Hello Kitty Toy" discussion...
Hiya, Grimmy. Been out and about lately. Haven't had time for WFTD!
Why, did they
Free Fry Mumia ?
Then you have a lot of make-up work to do.
[see me after class]
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Annual Report
We are the nation's leading retailer, and a leading distributor, of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States. We began operations in 1979 and at August 25, 2012, operated 4,685 stores in the United States, including Puerto Rico, and 321 in Mexico. Each of our stores carries an extensive product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories and non-automotive products. At August 25, 2012, in 3,053 of our domestic stores, we also have a commercial sales program that provides commercial credit and prompt delivery of parts and other products to local, regional and national repair garages, dealers, service stations and public sector accounts. We have commercial programs in select stores in Mexico as well. We also sell the ALLDATA brand automotive diagnostic and repair software through www.alldata.com and www.alldatadiy.com. Additionally, we sell automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories and non-automotive products through www.autozone.com, and our commercial customers can make purchases through www.autozonepro.com. We do not derive revenue from automotive repair or installation services.
Executive Summary
We achieved strong performance in fiscal 2012, delivering record net income of $930.4 million, a 9.6% increase over the prior year, and sales growth of $530.9 million, a 6.6% increase over the prior year. We completed the year with growth in all areas of our business. We are pleased with the results of our retail business and the increase in our commercial business, where we continue to build our internal sales force and continue to refine our parts assortment. There are various factors occurring within the current economy that affect both our customers and our industry, including the impact of the recession, continued high unemployment, and other challenging economic conditions, which we believe have aided our sales growth during the year. As consumers' cash flows have decreased due to these factors, we believe consumers have become more likely to keep their current vehicles longer and perform repair and maintenance in order to keep those vehicles well maintained. Given the nature of these macroeconomic factors, we cannot predict whether or for how long these trends will continue, nor can we predict to what degree these trends will impact us in the future.
Another macroeconomic factor affecting our customers and our industry is gas prices. We believe gas prices have adversely impacted our customers' behavior with respect to driving and maintaining their cars. With approximately 11 billion gallons of unleaded gas consumed each month across the U.S., each $1 decrease at the pump contributes approximately $11 billion of additional spending capacity to consumers each month. During fiscal 2012, the average price per gallon of unleaded gasoline in the United States remained at a high level of $3.57 per gallon compared to $3.33 per gallon during fiscal 2011. We continue to believe gas prices remain at overall high levels, thereby reducing discretionary spending for all consumers, and, in particular, our customers. Given the unpredictability of gas prices, we cannot predict whether gas prices will increase or decrease, nor can we predict how any future changes in gas prices will impact our sales in future periods.
During fiscal 2012, failure and maintenance related categories represented the largest portion of our sales mix, at approximately 83% of total sales, with failure related categories continuing to be our strongest performers. While we have not experienced any fundamental shifts in our category sales mix as compared to previous years, we did experience a slight decline in sales of the maintenance category. We believe maintenance related products were negatively impacted by weather. Because of the unusually mild winter across parts of the U.S., we saw less wear on maintenance related products compared to the prior fiscal year. We remain focused on refining and expanding our product assortment to ensure we have the best merchandise at the right price in each of our categories.
Our primary response to fluctuations in the demand for the products we sell is to adjust our advertising message, store staffing, and product assortment. We continue to believe we are well positioned to help our customers save money and meet their needs in a challenging macroeconomic environment.
The two statistics we believe have the closest correlation to our market growth over the long-term are miles driven and the number of seven year old or older vehicles on the road.
Miles Driven
We believe that as the number of miles driven increases, consumers' vehicles are more likely to need service and maintenance, resulting in an increase in the need for automotive hard parts and maintenance items. Prior to the recession, we had seen a close correlation between annual miles driven and our annual net sales; however, this correlation has not existed in the recent recessionary period. Since the beginning of the fiscal year and through June 2012 (latest publicly available information), miles driven remained relatively flat compared to the same period last year. However, during the first two quarters of calendar 2012, miles driven improved by 1.1% compared to the prior year period. Throughout this fiscal year and contrary to the correlation experienced prior to the recession, sales have grown at a consistent rate, while miles driven have grown at a slower rate than what we have historically experienced. We believe that the impact of changes in other factors, primarily an increase in the average age of vehicles, more than offset the impact of miles driven. Over the long-term, we believe that annual miles driven will return to pre-recession low single digit growth rates, and the correlation between annual miles driven and the annual sales growth of our industry should return.
Seven Year Old or Older Vehicles
Since 2008, new vehicle sales have been significantly lower than historical levels, which we believe contributed to an increasing number of seven year old or older vehicles on the road. We estimate vehicles are driven an average of approximately 12,500 miles each year. In seven years, the average miles driven equates to approximately 87,500 miles. Our experience is that at this point in a vehicle's life, most vehicles are not covered by warranties and increased maintenance is needed to keep the vehicle operating. According to data provided by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, as of December 2011, the average age of vehicles on the road is 10.8 years as compared to 10.6 years as of December 2010. As the number of seven year old or older vehicles on the road increases, we expect an increase in demand for the products that we sell. Although we have seen an improvement in new car sales during fiscal 2011 and 2012, in the near term, we expect the aging vehicle population to continue to increase, as consumers keep their cars longer in an effort to save money during this uncertain economy.
Results of Operations
Fiscal 2012 Compared with Fiscal 2011
For the fiscal year ended August 25, 2012, we reported net sales of $8.604 billion compared with $8.073 billion for the year ended August 27, 2011, a 6.6% increase from fiscal 2011. This growth was driven primarily by an increase in domestic same store sales of 3.9% and sales from new stores of $214.2 million. The improvement in domestic same store sales was driven by higher transaction value, partially offset by decreased transaction counts.
At August 25, 2012, we operated 4,685 domestic stores and 321 stores in Mexico, compared with 4,534 domestic stores and 279 stores in Mexico at August 27, 2011. We reported a total auto parts (domestic and Mexico operations) sales increase of 6.5% for fiscal 2012.
Gross profit for fiscal 2012 was $4.432 billion, or 51.5% of net sales, compared with $4.119 billion, or 51.0% of net sales for fiscal 2011. The improvement in gross margin was primarily attributable to higher merchandise margins (19 basis points) and lower shrink expense (17 basis points). Lower acquisition costs drove the higher merchandise margins for the year.
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2012 increased to $2.803 billion, or 32.6% of net sales, from $2.625 billion, or 32.5% of net sales for fiscal 2011. The slight increase in operating expenses, as a percentage of sales, was the result of higher self-insurance costs (42 basis points); partially offset by lower incentive compensation (30 basis points).
Interest expense, net for fiscal 2012 was $175.9 million compared with $170.6 million during fiscal 2011. This increase was primarily due to higher average borrowing levels over the comparable prior year period; partially offset by a decline in borrowing rates. Average borrowings for fiscal 2012 were $3.507 billion, compared with $3.103 billion for fiscal 2011 and weighted average borrowing rates were 4.7% for fiscal 2012, compared to 5.1% for fiscal 2011.
Our effective income tax rate was 36.0% of pre-tax income for fiscal 2012 compared to 35.9% for fiscal 2011.
Net income for fiscal 2012 increased by 9.6% to $930.4 million, and diluted earnings per share increased 20.6% to $23.48 from $19.47 in fiscal 2011. The impact of the fiscal 2012 stock repurchases on diluted earnings per share in fiscal 2012 was an increase of approximately $0.96.
Fiscal 2011 Compared with Fiscal 2010
For the fiscal year ended August 27, 2011, we reported net sales of $8.073 billion compared with $7.363 billion for the year ended August 28, 2010, a 9.6% increase from fiscal 2010. This growth was driven primarily by an increase in domestic same store sales of 6.3% and sales from new stores of $216.8 million. The improvement in domestic same store sales was driven by higher transaction value and, to a lesser extent, higher transaction count trends. Higher transaction value is attributable to product inflation due to more complex, costly products and commodity price increases.
At August 27, 2011, we operated 4,534 domestic stores and 279 stores in Mexico, compared with 4,389 domestic stores and 238 stores in Mexico at August 28, 2010. We reported a total auto parts (domestic and Mexico operations) sales increase of 9.6% for fiscal 2011.
Gross profit for fiscal 2011 was $4.119 billion, or 51.0% of net sales, compared with $3.712 billion, or 50.4% of net sales for fiscal 2010. The improvement in gross margin was primarily attributable to lower shrink expense (32 basis points) and higher merchandise margins (26 basis points). Increased penetration of Duralast product sales, as well as retail price increases on commodity based products, drove the higher merchandise margins, which were partially offset by increased penetration of commercial sales.
Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal 2011 increased to $2.625 billion, or 32.5% of net sales, from $2.392 billion, or 32.5% of net sales for fiscal 2010. The slight increase in operating expenses, as a percentage of sales, was the result of higher fuel costs (20 basis points) and increased incentive compensation costs (17 basis points), partially offset by leverage due to higher sales volumes.
Interest expense, net for fiscal 2011 was $170.6 million compared with $158.9 million during fiscal 2010. This increase was primarily due to higher average borrowing levels over the comparable prior year period; partially offset by a decline in borrowing rates. Average borrowings for fiscal 2011 were $3.103 billion, compared with $2.752 billion for fiscal 2010 and weighted average borrowing rates were 5.1% for fiscal 2011, compared to 5.3% for fiscal 2010.
Our effective income tax rate was 35.9% of pre-tax income for fiscal 2011 compared to 36.4% for fiscal 2010.
Net income for fiscal 2011 increased by 15.0% to $849.0 million, and diluted earnings per share increased 30.0% to $19.47 from $14.97 in fiscal 2010. The impact of the fiscal 2011 stock repurchases on diluted earnings per share in fiscal 2011 was an increase of approximately $1.15.
Seasonality and Quarterly Periods
Our business is somewhat seasonal in nature, with the highest sales typically occurring in the spring and summer months of February through September, in which average weekly per-store sales historically have been about 15% to 25% higher than in the slower months of December and January. During short periods of time, a store's sales can be affected by weather conditions. Extremely hot or extremely cold weather may enhance sales by causing parts to fail; thereby increasing sales of seasonal products. Mild or rainy weather tends to soften sales, as parts failure rates are lower in mild weather, with elective maintenance deferred during periods of rainy weather. Over the longer term, the effects of weather balance out, as we have stores throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Each of the first three quarters of our fiscal year consists of 12 weeks, and the fourth quarter consisted of 16 weeks in 2012, 2011, and 2010. Because the fourth quarter contains the seasonally high sales volume and consists of 16 or 17 weeks, compared with 12 weeks for each of the first three quarters, our fourth quarter represents a disproportionate share of the annual net sales and net income. The fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012 represented 32.1% of annual sales and 34.8% of net income; the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 represented 32.7% of annual sales and 35.5% of net income; and the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 represented 33.2% of annual sales and 36.4% of net income.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The primary source of our liquidity is our cash flows realized through the sale of automotive parts and products. Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.224 billion in fiscal 2012, $1.292 billion in fiscal 2011, and $1.196 billion in fiscal 2010. Cash flows from operations are unfavorable to last year due to the change in inventories net of payables, offset by the growth in net income. We had an accounts payable to inventory ratio of 111.4% at August 25, 2012, 111.7% at August 27, 2011, and 105.6% at August 28, 2010. Our inventory increases are primarily attributable to an increased number of stores and to a lesser extent, our efforts to update product assortments in all of our stores. Many of our vendors have supported our initiative to update our product assortments by providing extended payment terms. These extended payment terms have allowed us to continue our high accounts payable to inventory ratio.
Our primary capital requirement has been the funding of our continued new-store development program. From the beginning of fiscal 2010 to August 25, 2012, we have opened 594 new stores. Net cash flows used in investing activities were $374.8 million in fiscal 2012, compared to $319.0 million in fiscal 2011, and $307.4 million in fiscal 2010. We invested $378.1 million in capital assets in fiscal 2012, compared to $321.6 million in fiscal 2011, and $315.4 million in fiscal 2010. The increase in capital expenditures during this time was primarily attributable to the number and types of stores opened, increased investment in our existing stores, and continued investment in our hub store initiative. New store openings were 193 for fiscal 2012, 188 for fiscal 2011, and 213 for fiscal 2010. We also completed 40 hub projects in fiscal 2012 and 20 hub projects in fiscal 2011 as part of our ongoing hub initiative. We invest a portion of our assets held by the Company's wholly owned insurance captive in marketable securities. We acquired $45.7 million of marketable securities in fiscal 2012, $43.8 million in fiscal 2011, and $56.2 million in fiscal 2010. We had proceeds from the sale of marketable securities of $42.4 million in fiscal 2012, $43.1 million in fiscal 2011, and $52.6 million in fiscal 2010. Capital asset disposals provided $6.6 million in fiscal 2012, $3.3 million in fiscal 2011, and $11.5 million in fiscal 2010.
Net cash used in financing activities was $843.4 million in fiscal 2012, $973.8 million in fiscal 2011, and $883.5 million in fiscal 2010. The net cash used in financing activities reflected purchases of treasury stock which totaled $1.363 billion for fiscal 2012, $1.467 billion for fiscal 2011, and $1.124 billion for fiscal 2010. The treasury stock purchases in fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 were primarily funded by cash flows from operations and by increases in debt levels. Proceeds from issuance of debt were $500.0 million for fiscal 2012 and $500.0 million for fiscal 2011; there were no debt issuances in fiscal 2010. In fiscal 2012, the proceeds from the issuance of debt were used for the repayment of a portion of commercial paper borrowings and general corporate purposes, including for working capital requirements, capital expenditures, store openings and stock repurchases. In fiscal 2011, we used the proceeds from the issuance of debt to repay our $199.3 million term loan in November 2010, to repay a portion of our commercial paper borrowings and for general corporate purposes. There were no repayments of debt for fiscal 2012 or fiscal 2010. Net payments of commercial paper and short-term borrowings were $81.3 million for fiscal 2012. In 2011 and 2010, we received proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper and short term borrowing in the amount of $141.5 million and $181.6 million, respectively.
During fiscal 2013, we expect to invest in our business at an increased rate as compared to fiscal 2012. Our investments are expected to be directed primarily to our new-store development program and enhancements to existing stores and infrastructure. The amount of our investments in our new-store program is impacted by different factors, including such factors as whether the building and land are purchased (requiring higher investment) or leased (generally lower investment), located in the United States, Mexico or Brazil, or located in urban or rural areas. During fiscal 2012, fiscal 2011, and fiscal 2010, our capital expenditures have increased by approximately 18%, 2% and 16%, respectively, as compared to the prior year. Our mix of store openings has moved away from build-to-suit leases (lower initial capital investment) to ground leases and land purchases (higher initial capital investment), resulting in increased capital expenditures per store over the previous three years, and we expect this trend to continue during the fiscal year ending August 31, 2013.
In addition to the building and land costs, our new-store development program requires working capital, predominantly for inventories. Historically, we have negotiated extended payment terms from suppliers, reducing the working capital required and resulting in a high accounts payable to inventory ratio. We plan to continue leveraging our inventory purchases; however, our ability to do so may be limited by our vendors' capacity to factor their receivables from us. Certain vendors participate in financing arrangements with financial institutions whereby they factor their receivables from us, allowing them to receive payment on our invoices at a discounted rate.
Depending on the timing and magnitude of our future investments (either in the form of leased or purchased properties or acquisitions), we anticipate that we will rely primarily on internally generated funds and available borrowing capacity to support a majority of our capital expenditures, working capital requirements and stock repurchases. The balance may be funded through new borrowings. We anticipate that we will be able to obtain such financing in view of our credit ratings and favorable experiences in the debt markets in the past.
Our cash balances are held in various locations around the world. Of the $103 million and $98 million of cash and cash equivalents at August 25, 2012, and August 27, 2011, respectively, $7.8 million and $6.7 million, respectively, were held outside of the U.S. and were generally utilized to support liquidity needs in our foreign operations. We intend to continue to permanently reinvest the cash in our foreign operations.
For the fiscal year ended August 25, 2012, our after-tax return on invested capital ("ROIC") was 33.0% as compared to 31.3% for the comparable prior year period. ROIC is calculated as after-tax operating profit (excluding rent charges) divided by average invested capital (which includes a factor to capitalize operating leases). ROIC increased primarily due to increased after-tax operating profit. We use ROIC to evaluate whether we are effectively using our capital resources and believe it is an important indicator of our overall operating performance.
Debt Facilities
In September 2011, we amended and restated our $800 million revolving credit facility, which was scheduled to expire in July 2012. The capacity under the revolving credit facility was increased to $1.0 billion. This credit facility is available to primarily support commercial paper borrowings, letters of credit and other short-term, unsecured bank loans. The capacity of the credit facility may be increased to $1.250 billion prior to the maturity date at our election and subject to bank credit capacity and approval, may include up to $200 million in letters of credit, and may include up to $175 million in capital leases each fiscal year. Under the revolving credit facility, we may borrow funds consisting of Eurodollar loans or base rate loans. Interest accrues on Eurodollar loans at a defined Eurodollar rate, defined as the London InterBank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus the applicable percentage, as defined in the revolving credit facility, depending upon our senior, unsecured, (non-credit enhanced) long-term debt rating. Interest accrues on base rate loans as defined in the revolving credit facility. We also have the option to borrow funds under the terms of a swingline loan subfacility. The revolving credit facility expires in September 2016.
The revolving credit facility agreement requires that our consolidated interest coverage ratio as of the last day of each quarter shall be no less than 2.50:1. This ratio is defined as the ratio of (i) consolidated earnings before interest, taxes and rents to (ii) consolidated interest expense plus consolidated rents. Our consolidated interest coverage ratio as of August 25, 2012 was 4.58:1.
As the available balance is reduced by commercial paper borrowings and certain outstanding letters of credit, we had $454.9 million of available capacity under our $1.0 billion revolving credit facility at August 25, 2012.
In June 2010, we entered into a letter of credit facility that allows us to request the participating bank issue letters of credit on our behalf up to an aggregate amount of $100 million. The letter of credit facility is in addition to the letters of credit that may be issued under the revolving credit facility. As of August 25, 2012, we have $98.7 million in letters of credit outstanding under the letter of credit facility, which expires in June 2013.
On April 24, 2012, we issued $500 million in 3.700% Senior Notes due April 2022 under our shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2012 (the "Shelf Registration"). The Shelf Registration allows us to sell an indeterminate amount in debt securities to fund general corporate purposes, including repaying, redeeming or repurchasing outstanding debt and for working capital, capital expenditures, new store openings, stock repurchases and acquisitions. Proceeds from the debt issuance on April 24, 2012, were used to repay a portion of the commercial paper borrowings and for general corporate purposes. On November 15, 2010, we issued $500 million in 4.000% Senior Notes due 2020 under a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2008. We used the proceeds from the November 15, 2010 issuance of debt to repay the principal due relating to the 4.750% Senior Notes that matured on November 15, 2010, to repay a portion of the commercial paper borrowings and for general corporate purposes.
The 5.750% Senior Notes issued in July 2009 and the 6.500% and 7.125% Senior Notes issued during August 2008, (collectively, the "Notes"), are subject to an interest rate adjustment if the debt ratings assigned to the Notes are downgraded. The Notes, along with the 3.700% Senior Notes issued in April 2012 and the 4.000% Senior Notes issued in during November 2010, also contain a provision that repayment of the notes may be accelerated if we experience a change in control (as defined in the agreements). Our borrowings under our other senior notes contain minimal covenants, primarily restrictions on liens. Under our revolving credit facility, covenants include limitations on total indebtedness, restrictions on liens, a maximum debt to earnings ratio, and a change of control provision that may require acceleration of the repayment obligations under certain circumstances. These covenants are in addition to the consolidated interest coverage ratio discussed above. All of the repayment obligations under our borrowing arrangements may be accelerated and come due prior to the scheduled payment date if covenants are breached or an event of default occurs.
As of August 25, 2012, we were in compliance with all covenants related to our borrowing arrangements and expect to remain in compliance with those covenants in the future.
For the fiscal year ended August 25, 2012, our adjusted debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, rent and share-based compensation expense ("EBITDAR") ratio was 2.5:1 as compared to 2.4:1 as of the comparable prior year end. We calculate adjusted debt as the sum of total debt, capital lease obligations and rent times six; and we calculate EBITDAR by adding interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, rent and share-based compensation expense to net income. We target our debt levels to a ratio of adjusted debt to EBITDAR in order to maintain our investment grade credit ratings. We believe this is important information for the management of our debt levels.
Stock Repurchases
During 1998, we announced a program permitting us to repurchase a portion of our outstanding shares not to exceed a dollar maximum established by our Board of Directors (the "Board"). On March 7, 2012, the Board voted to increase the authorization by $750 million to raise the cumulative share repurchase authorization from $11.15 billion to $11.90 billion. From January 1998 to August 25, 2012, we have repurchased a total of 131.1 million shares at an aggregate cost of $11.5 billion. We repurchased 3.8 million shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $1.363 billion during fiscal 2012, 5.6 million shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $1.467 billion during fiscal 2011, and 6.4 million shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $1.124 billion during fiscal 2010. Considering cumulative repurchases as of August 25, 2012, we have $355.8 million remaining under the Board of Director's authorization to repurchase our common stock.
Subsequent to August 25, 2012, the Board voted to increase the authorization by $750 million to raise the cumulative share repurchase authorization from $11.90 billion to $12.65 billion. We have repurchased 629,168 shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $234.6 million during fiscal 2013.
Financial Commitments The following table shows our significant contractual obligations as of August 25, 2012: . . .


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