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Since winning two golds and a bronze in gymnastics at the London Olympics, Aly Raisman has been on a whirlwind tour of the U.S. She's been on the "Today" show, "The Colbert Report," and the red carpet for the E! Network. Her medals have been with her for every step, so it's not a shock that one of the gold medals is already dented.
"They're so heavy and I don't want to lose them and I've already dropped one of them so there's a little dent in them. It gives it a little bit of character," she said.
Raisman already admitted she doesn't know which medal is the gold she won for the team competition and which one is from the gold on floor exercise. The dent will at least keep them from being interchangeable.
She shouldn't feel bad as she's far from the only one to tarnish her medal. Brazilian judoka Felipe Kitada broke his just hours after competing by dropping it in the shower, and the International Olympic Committee replaced it. German luger David Moeller broke his tooth after biting his newly on medal in 2010.
Don't worry, Aly. It's better to have a dented medal than no medal at all.
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Hanging Out at the Country Store
When I worked at a little country store in my neighborhood for several years, my boss was about 80 years old. He worked every day, pretty darned hard for a guy his age, and he always had many ideas and plans for the future!
One day in the store, I listened to that old man have a heart-to-heart talk with a young fellow in the neighborhood who was at loose ends. (I'll call him Josh.) I don't know why Josh dropped out of high school, but he did. I can't imagine why his parents permitted him to drop out, but they did. Such a shame -- Josh was a good kid.
Josh had been hanging out a lot at the store, and he had become quite friendly with my boss.
As they talked that day, it was clear that he was unsure about what he was going to do next. I think his parents were pressuring him to get a job, and certainly if he wasn't going to school, that was the next logical step.
My boss advised him to think about going into the military where he could finish his education and perhaps make a career. That was good advice, but when you tell an l8-year-old to do something for 20 years, it sounds like an eternity to them. They can't imagine that at 38 they will be still young.
The conversation went on and my boss counseled Josh to open up to his parents and really discuss the things in his heart with them.
It was evident that my boss, an old man, truly cared about and wanted to help Josh, and that Josh accepted and appreciated the affection and concern.
During the next few years, my boss was able to give Josh some fatherly advice at times that Josh probably wouldn't have liked to hear from his real father.
As it turned out, Josh didn't enlist in the Army, but he did get a job at one of the factories. Now, seven or eight years later, he's married and has a child, he's working, and he seems to be doing all right. Maybe someday he'll get his GED. I don't think it would be too difficult for him.
My boss has passed away, but he worked almost until the day he died. For him, it was like Emily Dickenson wrote: "Because I could not stop for death, Death kindly stopped for me."
I remember his relationship with young Josh as an example of the important role that elders can play in the community.
Posted by Genevieve on 12/05/2007
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Americans' attitudes towards old people generally leaves something to be desired. My brother has traveled to Japan on business. We have both had facial hair since we were able, but he has shaved and regrown his a few times. Before one trip to Japan he said he was growing his beard, which had turned gray by then, because the Japanese respected their elders. It was a good business ploy to appear older. Interesting contrast.
- Genevieve said...
Very interesting, Mark. I do agree that our culture doesn't respect elders as much as some other cultures.
Sometimes, part of the problem is that young people perceive older folks as being very critical. Unfortunately, I hear this from my own children (young adults) about some senior members of our church.
When people reach out and make friendships across generations, everyone in the relationship benefits.
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"I was away on holiday abroad looking at the papers and it was all about Oscar Pistorius," said Roger Black, Britain's former Olympic and world 400m silver medallist.
"He is one of the most recognisable sporting figures in the world.
"He does probably more for the Paralympic movement than anybody else because of the coverage he gets."
Despite the success of Team Great Britain, who finished third on the table, behind China and Russia, with their 34 gold medals, it was Pistorius who dominated the pages and the television screens.
He signed off in emphatic style on Saturday night when he stormed to victory a full 3.5 seconds ahead of his nearest rival in the men's T44 400m final.
Pistorius looked up to the heavens with his arms open wide as he crossed the line in a Paralympic record 46.68 seconds, while the other athletes were still halfway down the home straight.
"It was the last race of the Games and that was the last word," said Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG), afterwards.
"Every neutral in the stadium wanted that."
From a South African perspective, Pistorius afforded his country the honour of having the national anthem Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika bring down the curtain to the summer games with his 400m gold medal victory ceremony being the final event.
Having lost his 100m title to Briton Jonnie Peacock and the 200m race to Brazilian Alan Oliveira, Pistorius went into the last event with only the 4x100m relay gold as the only top prize to show for his efforts.
He was never in danger though as Blake Leeper of the US, clocked 50.14 and fellow American David Prince took bronze in 50.61.
"Oscar makes me want to run harder and strive harder," said Leeper looking at the 400m silver in his hand.
"He's my hero and to be able to run a race with him and to take silver behind him, means a lot to me.
"I only want to get better and hope that one day, when I step onto the track, the crowd yells and roars like that for me.
"Seeing what Oscar has done just inspires me and, hopefully, four or eight years from now, I can be on the same level - he's just an amazing athlete."
As he capped a remarkable final night at the Olympic Stadium, Pistorius summed up his own feelings.
"This summer has been a dream come true and I couldn't have hoped for anything better," Pistorius said.
"These have been some of the biggest highlights of my life.
"It was very special to me as it was the last event of my season and the last event of London 2012.
"I just wanted to give the crowd something they would appreciate and take home with them.
"Lord Seb Coe and his team at LOCOG have done the most amazing job at the Olympic and Paralympic Games."


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Every summer night, hundreds of people gather to see the world's largest urban bat colony emerge from under the Congress Avenue Bridge in downtown Austin, Texas. These 1.5 million bats are fun to watch, but they're also making our world a better place to live.
When engineers reconstructed the Congress Avenue Bridge in 1980 they had no idea that new crevices beneath the bridge would make an ideal bat roost. Although bats had lived there for years, it was headline news when they suddenly began moving in by the thousands. Reacting in fear and ignorance, many people petitioned to have the bat colony eradicated.
About that time, Merlin Tuttle brought BCI to Austin and told the city the surprising truth: that bats are gentle and incredibly sophisticated animals; that bat-watchers have nothing to fear if they don't try to handle bats; and that on the nightly flights out from under the bridge, the Austin bats eat from 10,000 to 20,000 pounds of insects, including agricultural pests.
As the city came to appreciate its bats, the population under the Congress Avenue Bridge grew to be the largest urban bat colony in North America. With up to 1.5 million bats spiraling into the summer skies, Austin now has one of the most unusual and fascinating tourist attractions anywhere.
The Austin American-Statesman created the Statesman Bat Observation Center adjacent to the Congress Bridge, giving visitors a dedicated area to view the nightly emergence. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people visit the bridge to witness the bat flight, generating ten million dollars in tourism revenue annually.
Our partner, Austin Bat Refuge, provides outreach at Congress Avenue Bridge on weekend nights during the summer season. Stop by their table and learn more about bats!
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A Little Background
Austin's bridge bats are Mexican free-tailed bats. They migrate each spring from central Mexico to various roosting sites throughout the southwestern U.S. Most of the colony is female, and in early June each one gives birth to a single baby bat, called a pup.
At birth the babies weigh one-third as much as their mothers (the equivalent of a human giving birth to a 40-pound child!).
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Dear Random House,
I'm really disappointed that you have bowed to the pressure of 3 complaints about the word "twat" in Jacqueline Wilson's latest novel My Sister Jodie.
This Guardian article explains the context:
The book is about Jodie, who is "bold and brash and bad", and her younger sister Pearl. During the course of the novel, when the two girls are sent to boarding school, Jodie becomes interested in a 19-year-old boy who uses the word "twat" in conversation with her. "The word 'twat' was used in context. It was meant to be a nasty word on purpose, because this is a nasty character," said a spokesperson for Random House.
I'm not buying your comment that Jacqueline does not want to offend her readers, and agreed to to have the word "twat" changed to "twit" in a reprint. In one breath you make an argument for leaving her work as was originally published and then in the next breath you chicken out.
I think this really sucks.
PS. There's a good post on this at the Bookseller.com too.
Thanks Beth and Janis!


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The Cubs got back to basics this afternoon and also back into the win column, that's not a coincidence. After yesterdays game, which was one to forget, the Cubs pitching shut the A's down all day while the offense pounded out twelve hits, and the defense was solid making no errors, a complete ballgame. Scott Feldman got the start for the Cubs, his first as a North Sider, and struggled a bit with his command but was able to pitch around some self-imposed trouble. Feldman worked two innings giving up one run on two hits while walking two and striking out two. Travis Wood followed Feldman out of the pen, and ended up with the victory as he also went two innings, he gave up one run on two hits while walking none and striking out two. Kyuji Fujikawa had his second straight strong outing as he worked a scoreless inning giving up one hit and striking out one, he now has three strikeouts in two innings of work this Spring. Jensen Lewis made things interesting in the ninth inning as he allowed one run on three hits, but got a couple of clutch strikeouts to earn the save.
The Cubs sprayed the ball all over the field offensively today, registering twelve hits with zero leaving the ballpark. Junior Lake had an impressive day at the plate going 2-for-3 with a double, and an RBI, he is now hitting .300 on the Spring (3-for-10). Darnell McDonald had a strong day at the plate as well going 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Jorge Soler flashed some of his tools in the game today, he finished 1-for-3 at the plate with two strikeouts, but gunned down Josh Reddick at 3rd base from right field. Javier Baez got the start at shortstop today while Starlin Castro nurses a tight hamstring, and went 1-for-3 with a run scored, he didn't endanger any infielders' lives today, which is good I guess. I know it's early, and it's only Spring, but it's nice to see a Cubs team competitive from the start.
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TiVo Reports Results for the Third Quarter Ended October 31, 2012
SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/12 -- TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO)
- Service & Technology revenue up 18% year-over-year to $61.0 million
- Adjusted EBITDA was $71.9 million and Net Income was $59.0 million; both exceeding guidance
- TiVo expects Adjusted EBITDA profitability next quarter, excluding litigation expense
- TiVo's subscription base increased 44% year-over-year to almost three million subscriptions
- MSO service revenue grew 84% year-over-year
- $250 million Verizon settlement once again proves strength of TiVo's intellectual property; Total consideration and damages from intellectual property actions now more than $1 billion
- Recent deals with Mediacom, Midcontinent, and Cable ONE highlight TiVo's leadership amongst U.S. mid-sized operators and continued distribution momentum
- ONO and Suddenlink deliver strongest quarter of TiVo subscription net additions to date
- Comcast expands TiVo XFINITY® ON Demand offering to 12 markets
TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a leader in the advanced television entertainment market, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended October 31, 2012.
Tom Rogers, President and CEO of TiVo, said, "This was another strong quarter for TiVo marked by meaningful execution across all areas of our business. We delivered solid revenue growth and our Adjusted EBITDA and net income exceeded our guidance even when excluding the significant positive impact of our litigation settlement with Verizon. We also signed new operator partnerships and continued to build our data analytics business. As a result of the progress we have made toward our operational goals, we expect to be profitable next quarter on an Adjusted EBITDA basis excluding litigation spend.
"During the third quarter, overall subscriptions increased 44% year-over-year as our deals with pay-TV operators brought TiVo to more and more homes and our MSO service revenue grew 84% in the third quarter as compared to the year-ago quarter, significantly more than the second quarter year-over-year growth rate of 22%. We continued to sign on new operator partners as Mediacom, Midcontinent, and Cable ONE turned to TiVo for their advanced television offerings, securing our leadership position amongst mid-sized operators and setting the stage for continued growth in our MSO business. Finally, the value of our intellectual property was once again highlighted by another favorable patent settlement, this time with Verizon, bringing the total consideration from the enforcement of our intellectual property to more than $1 billion from three litigations, and we believe further bolstering our position with respect to our ongoing intellectual property enforcement actions."
For the third quarter, service and technology revenues increased 18% to $61.0 million. This compared to guidance of $57 million to $59 million and $51.8 million for the same quarter last year. TiVo reported net income of $59.0 million, compared to guidance of a net loss of $(27) million to $(29) million, and a net loss of $(24.5) million in the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA was $71.9 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA guidance of a loss of $(14) million to $(16) million, and to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $(13.9) million in the same quarter last year. Included in this quarter's results were $2.4 million of ongoing licensing revenue and $78.4 million of litigation proceeds relating to past damages from the Verizon settlement.
Rogers continued, "This quarter we signed three new operator partnerships. The first is with Mediacom Communications, the eighth-largest cable operator in the U.S., which has chosen TiVo to deliver its next-generation, whole-home television experience to subscribers across its footprint. Additionally, Midcontinent Communications, a provider to approximately 300,000 customers, selected TiVo for its advanced television services. Finally, we announced a deal with Cable ONE, the 10th largest cable operator in the U.S. For Cable ONE, given its past experiences, it was critical for them to select a partner with a proven track record of execution. With these deals in place, we currently have relationships with 10 of the top 25 operators in the U.S.
"These deals increase the potential for TiVo to reach more homes and to drive further meaningful financial upside as we expect our existing R&D investment will be heavily leveraged, making it possible to implement a TiVo offering quickly with minimal incremental development cost. Additionally, these deployments are expected to utilize a six-tuner gateway set-top box that we are currently developing with Pace, which is expected to further reduce costs for operators.
"In terms of our existing deployments, we are continuing to see impressive subscription growth. In fact, several of our partners beyond Virgin Media have achieved a double-digit percentage TiVo penetration of their subscriber base as our product has become a key differentiator for their offering, which in addition to helping bolster customer acquisition is reducing churn rates and improving revenue per subscriber.
"In the U.K., Virgin Media continues to improve its pay television net additions, which are accelerating while its primary competitor is experiencing decelerating net additions. TiVo is now being enjoyed by more than one million Virgin Media subscribers, representing 30% of their base. Further, we recently announced Virgin Media is extending the TiVo experience beyond the set-top box by delivering video through an IP network from the cloud to a variety of devices. Virgin Media has recently introduced an app for iOS devices and a web portal that will give subscribers access to live program viewing, thousands of hours of on-demand content on tablets, smartphones, and computers, plus the ability to remotely manage their TiVo service.
"In Spain, despite a challenging economic environment, ONO had its best quarter of TiVo subscription growth to date, almost doubling its TiVo subscription base for the third straight quarter.
"In Scandinavia, we remain on track to launch our first IPTV implementation with Com Hem next year, which will allow Com Hem to offer TiVo both in its traditional form and directly from the cloud to connected devices without the need for a set-top box. We believe this cloud implementation will further increase the appeal of TiVo to pay-TV operators across the globe and will allow these operators to offer a superior television experience without the need to incur significant capex from set-top box purchases.
"In the U.S., our efforts with small and mid-sized cable operators continued to yield strong results as we delivered our strongest aggregate net subscription additions to date. With the announced launch of our non-DVR IP set-top box, TiVo Mini, that will create a whole home thin-client experience for our operators and TiVo Stream, which allows customers to stream as well as download content from their DVRs to their iPads and iPhones, as well as other planned products next year, we believe that we are well positioned to drive similar results across all of our domestic partnerships.
"On the TiVo-Owned front, we posted our best net subscription performance in almost four years and our lowest absolute churn rate in approximately six years. This quarter we also saw an increased percentage of sales of non-subsidized, higher end devices with larger hard drives and more tuners, which have significantly lower associated subscription acquisition costs. Looking ahead, we are planning on reallocating the subsidy dollars gained from this hardware mix shift to marketing programs which we believe will allow us to gain subscription additions while not significantly increasing acquisition costs from the levels we've seen over the last year.
"In addition, our Comcast TiVo offering continues to be well received and has been expanded from two to twelve markets. We've also expanded our retail distribution to Wal-Mart, the largest domestic retailer, which provides opportunity to drive incremental sales. With lower churn, better messaging, a mix shift to higher-end products, more distribution, as well as continued product innovation; we believe the prospects to drive stronger financial results for this business are as good as they've been in some time.
"Our efforts to take the TiVo experience beyond the living room took a significant step forward this quarter with the launch of our TiVo Stream offering. Early sales results in retail have been well above our forecasts and our MSO partners are excited to distribute the product, which has received significant accolades from media reviewers as well as our end-user customers.
"We also continue to build our data analytics business, with a focus on growing new revenue-enhancing opportunities and bolstering our ability to provide unique insights to an industry increasingly seeking alternative ways to measure audience behavior. We are quickly integrating the capabilities of TRA, now rebranded TiVo Research and Analytics (TRA), with our existing measurement services and are providing brands, advertisers, and networks with invaluable insights into not only what shows are being most watched, but also insights and analytics that link television viewing and purchase activity.
"This quarter our intellectual property was once again validated as we settled our patent litigation with Verizon for at least $250 million, bringing the total consideration from our intellectual property enforcement actions to more than $1 billion. We remain confident that the successes we've had defending our innovation, positions TiVo favorably in our ongoing enforcement actions, and believe the settlement with Verizon only further strengthens our hand."
Rogers concluded, "We believe this was a quarter marked by encouraging progress across the board for our business. Many of our operator deals are in full swing and are bringing the TiVo experience to hundreds of thousands of new homes. We signed important new distribution deals and secured a valuable litigation settlement with Verizon. We also continue to build a strategic position in the audience research and advertising arena. We believe that these trends will drive continued improvement of our financial results and support our plan to be profitable on an Adjusted EBITDA basis, excluding litigation expenses, in the fourth quarter."
Management Provides Financial Guidance
For the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2013, TiVo anticipates service and technology revenues in the range of $63 million to $65 million. TiVo anticipates net loss to be in the range of $(15) million to $(17) million and an Adjusted EBITDA loss to be in the range of $(2) million to $(4) million, including litigation expense.
Additionally, TiVo expects to be profitable on an Adjusted EBITDA basis excluding litigation spend in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 and for current operational trends to drive continued Adjusted EBITDA and net income improvement going forward.
This financial guidance is based on information available to management as of November 28, 2012. TiVo expressly disclaims any duty to update this guidance.
Management's guidance includes Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in Regulation G. TiVo has provided a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) in the attached schedules solely for the purpose of complying with Regulation G and not as an indication that EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA is a substitute measure for net income (loss).
Conference Call and Webcast
TiVo will host a conference call and Webcast to discuss the third quarter financial and operating results and guidance outlook at 2:00 pm PT (5:00 pm ET), today, November 28, 2012. To listen to the discussion, please visit http://www.tivo.com/ir and click on the link provided for the Webcast or dial (877) 618-4505 (conference ID number is 64085149). The Webcast will be archived and available through December 5, 2012 at http://www.tivo.com/ir or by calling (404) 537-3406; and entering the conference ID number 64085149.
About TiVo Inc.
Founded in 1997, TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) developed the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). TiVo offers the TiVo service and TiVo DVRs directly to consumers online at www.tivo.com and through third-party retailers. TiVo also distributes its technology and services through solutions tailored for cable, satellite, and broadcasting companies. Since its founding, TiVo has evolved into the ultimate single solution media center by combining its patented DVR technologies and universal cable box capabilities with the ability to aggregate, search, and deliver millions of pieces of broadband, cable, and broadcast content directly to the television. An economical, one-stop-shop for in-home entertainment, TiVo's intuitive functionality and ease of use puts viewers in control by enabling them to effortlessly navigate the best digital entertainment content available through one box, with one remote, and one user interface, delivering the most dynamic user experience on the market today. TiVo also continues to weave itself into the fabric of the media industry by providing interactive advertising solutions and audience research and measurement ratings services to the television industry.
TiVo and the TiVo Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries worldwide. © 2012 TiVo Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, TiVo's future business and growth strategies including future distribution agreements and subscription growth from MSO customers (both domestically and internationally) and TiVo's ability to drive better financial performance from TiVo's retail business, TiVo's future marketing plans and spend, the future availability of TiVo offering with Com Hem next year, future revenue opportunities from TRA, future increases in MSO revenues, future decreases in TiVo R&D spending, TiVo's ability to leverage and minimize its research and development in the future between MSO customers and in retail, and the future strength and value of TiVo's intellectual property portfolio. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "intend," "estimate," "continue," or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include delays in development, competitive service offerings and lack of market acceptance, as well as the other potential factors described under "Risk Factors" in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended April 30, 2012 and July 31, 2012, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect an analysis only and speak only as of the date hereof. TiVo disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
TIVO INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except per share and share amounts) (unaudited) Three Months Ended October Nine Months Ended October 31, 31, -------------------------- -------------------------- 2012 2011 2012 2011 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Revenues Service revenues $ 35,228 $ 32,413 $ 98,151 $ 99,763 Technology revenues 25,727 19,391 71,439 40,480 Hardware revenues 21,072 12,970 45,462 31,465 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net revenues 82,027 64,774 215,052 171,708 Cost of revenues Cost of service revenues 11,238 9,265 28,488 27,154 Cost of technology revenues 5,779 7,721 15,857 18,554 Cost of hardware revenues 23,434 16,817 56,336 39,071 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total cost of revenues 40,451 33,803 100,681 84,779 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Gross margin 41,576 30,971 114,371 86,929 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Research and development 28,277 27,272 88,489 80,542 Sales and marketing 7,958 6,753 21,425 19,995 Sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs 1,560 2,398 5,189 6,072 General and administrative 21,772 18,032 63,367 58,310 Litigation proceeds (78,441) - (78,441) (175,716) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total operating expenses (18,874) 54,455 100,029 (10,797) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Income (loss) from operations 60,450 (23,484) 14,342 97,726 Interest income 1,383 759 3,143 4,600 Interest expense and other income (expense), net (1,958) (2,015) (5,906) (6,604) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Income (loss) before income taxes 59,875 (24,740) 11,579 95,722 Benefit from (provision for) income taxes (848) 242 (1,067) (746) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) $ 59,027 $ (24,498) $ 10,512 $ 94,976 ============ ============ ============ ============ Net income (loss) per common share Basic $ 0.49 $ (0.21) $ 0.09 $ 0.82 Diluted $ 0.44 $ (0.21) $ 0.09 $ 0.74 Income (loss) for purposes of computing net income (loss) per share: Basic 59,027 (24,498) 10,512 94,976 Diluted 60,992 (24,498) 10,512 99,989 Weighted average common and common equivalent shares: Basic 119,363,613 117,232,354 119,149,010 116,208,111 Diluted 138,587,931 117,232,354 123,353,443 135,722,730 TIVO INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except per share and share amounts) (unaudited) October 31, January 31, 2012 2012 ------------ ------------ ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 177,466 $ 169,555 Short-term investments 446,084 449,244 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $396 and $370, respectively 28,388 24,665 Inventories 17,380 18,925 Deferred cost of technology revenues, current 11,725 4,400 Prepaid expenses and other, current 14,954 12,106 ------------ ------------ Total current assets 695,997 678,895 LONG-TERM ASSETS Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $49,566 and $47,170, respectively 10,059 9,191 Intangible assets and capitalized software, net of accumulated amortization of $20,059 and $17,797, respectively 17,350 4,677 Deferred cost of technology revenues, long- term 18,435 23,546 Goodwill 12,281 - Prepaid expenses and other, long-term 3,165 3,501 ------------ ------------ Total long-term assets 61,290 40,915 ------------ ------------ Total assets $ 757,287 $ 719,810 ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'EQUITY LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 28,565 $ 32,102 Accrued liabilities 42,592 45,341 Deferred revenue, current 95,688 74,986 ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities 166,845 152,429 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES Deferred revenue, long-term 81,837 81,336 Convertible senior notes 172,500 172,500 Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities 539 518 ------------ ------------ Total long-term liabilities 254,876 254,354 ------------ ------------ Total liabilities 421,721 406,783 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred stock, par value $0.001: Authorized shares are 10,000,000; Issued and outstanding shares - none - - Common stock, par value $0.001: Authorized shares are 275,000,000; Issued shares are 127,662,627 and 123,073,486, respectively, and outstanding shares are 123,818,266 and 121,616,908, respectively 128 123 Treasury stock, at cost: 3,844,361 shares and 1,456,578 shares, respectively (36,915) (13,788) Additional paid-in capital 1,038,681 1,003,696 Accumulated deficit (666,552) (677,064) Accumulated other comprehensive income 224 60 ------------ ------------ Total stockholders' equity 335,566 313,027 ------------ ------------ Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 757,287 $ 719,810 ============ ============ TIVO INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (unaudited) Nine Months Ended October 31, -------------------- 2012 2011 --------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net income $ 10,512 $ 94,976 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and intangibles 6,622 6,682 Stock-based compensation expense 25,163 21,979 Amortization of discounts and premiums on investments 4,097 2,483 Non-cash loss on over allotment option and non- cash interest expense 721 2,192 Utilization and write-down of trade credits - 619 Allowance for doubtful accounts 196 322 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of the acquisition: Accounts receivable (3,124) (3,311) Inventories 1,545 (2,271) Deferred cost of technology revenues (1,916) (11,088) Prepaid expenses and other (1,947) (653) Accounts payable (6,377) 11,854 Accrued liabilities (3,619) 5,717 Deferred revenue 20,122 95,988 Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities 21 293 --------- --------- Net cash provided by operating activities $ 52,016 $ 225,782 --------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchases of short-term investments (429,262) (640,300) Sales or maturities of long-term and short-term investments 427,925 256,990 Acquisition of business, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired (24,481) - Acquisition of property and equipment (4,594) (4,094) Acquisition of capitalized software and intangibles (95) (281) --------- --------- Net cash used in investing activities $ (30,507) $(387,685) --------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes, net of issuance costs of $6,391 - 166,109 Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to exercise of common stock options 5,788 9,796 Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to employee stock purchase plan 3,741 3,284 Treasury stock - repurchase of stock (23,127) (4,566) --------- --------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities $ (13,598) $ 174,623 --------- --------- NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 7,911 $ 12,720 --------- --------- CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: Balance at beginning of period 169,555 71,221 --------- --------- Balance at end of period $ 177,466 $ 83,941 ========= ========= TIVO INC. OTHER DATA Guidance Three Months Ended Reconciliation -------------- Three Months October 31, Ending -------------------------------- January 31, 2012 2011 2013 --------------- --------------- -------------- (In thousands) (In millions) Net loss $ 59,027 $ (24,498) $(15) - $(17) Add back: Depreciation & amortization 2,463 2,189 $3 - $2 Interest income & expense 582 1,256 $1 Provision for income tax 848 (242) $0 --------------- --------------- -------------- EBITDA 62,920 (21,295) $(11)- $(13) Stock-based compensation 9,018 7,420 $9 --------------- --------------- -------------- Adjusted EBITDA $ 71,938 $ (13,875) $(2) - $(4) Litigation expenses $ 9,473 $ 8,167 $7 - $9 Litigation proceeds (past damage awards) $ (78,441) $ $0 $0 --------------- --------------- -------------- Adjusted EBITDA excluding litigation expense and litigation proceeds (past damage awards) $ 2,970 $ (5,708) $5 - $7 =============== =============== ==============
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Results. TiVo's "EBITDA" means income before interest income and expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. TiVo's "Adjusted EBITDA" is EBITDA less expense for stock-based compensation. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles, which we refer to as GAAP. We have presented EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA solely as supplemental disclosure because we believe they allow for a more complete analysis of our results of operations and we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are commonly used to analyze companies on the basis of operating performance. In addition, because of the variety of equity awards used by companies, the varying methodologies for determining stock-based compensation expense, and the subjective assumptions involved in those determinations, we believe excluding stock-based compensation enhances the ability of management and investors to evaluate our operating performance over multiple periods. Management does not use EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of liquidity because, among other things, they do not exclude the impact of deferred revenues associated with the amortization of product lifetime subscriptions. We do not use stock-based compensation expense in our internal measures. A limitation associated with these non-GAAP measures is that they do not include any stock-based compensation expense related to hiring, retaining, and incentivizing the Company's workforce. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to represent, and should not be considered more meaningful than, or as an alternative to, measures of operating performance as determined in accordance with GAAP.
TIVO INC. OTHER DATA Subscriptions Three Months Ended October 31, -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ (Subscriptions in thousands) 2012 2011 -------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- TiVo-Owned Subscription Gross Additions: 30 30 Subscription Net Additions/(Losses): TiVo-Owned (15) (30) MSOs 240 147 -------------- -------------- Total Subscription Net Additions/(Losses) 225 117 Cumulative Subscriptions: TiVo-Owned 1,042 1,135 MSOs 1,898 910 -------------- -------------- Total Cumulative Subscriptions 2,940 2,045 % of TiVo-Owned Cumulative Subscriptions paying recurring fees 54% 56%
Included in the 1,042,000 TiVo-Owned subscriptions are approximately 208,000 lifetime subscriptions that have reached the end of the period TiVo uses to recognize lifetime subscription revenue. These lifetime subscriptions no longer generate subscription revenue.
Subscriptions. Management reviews this metric, and believes it may be useful to investors, in order to evaluate our relative position in the marketplace and to forecast future potential service revenues. Above is a table that details the change in our subscription base during the last three months ended October 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011. The TiVo-Owned lines refer to subscriptions sold directly or indirectly by TiVo to consumers who have TiVo-enabled DVRs and for which TiVo incurs acquisition costs. The MSO lines refer to subscriptions sold to consumers by MSOs such as DIRECTV, Virgin Media, Cableuropa S.A.U. ("ONO"), RCN, Grande, and Suddenlink, among others, and for which TiVo expects to incur little or no acquisition costs. Additionally, we provide a breakdown of the percent of TiVo-Owned subscriptions for which consumers pay recurring fees as opposed to a one-time prepaid product lifetime fee.
We define a "subscription" as a contract referencing a TiVo-enabled DVR for which (i) a consumer has committed to pay for the TiVo service and (ii) service is not canceled. We count product lifetime subscriptions in our subscription base until both of the following conditions are met: (i) the period we use to recognize product lifetime subscription revenues ends; and (ii) the related DVR has not made contact to the TiVo service within the prior six month period. Product lifetime subscriptions past this period which have not called into the TiVo service for six months are not counted in this total. Prior to November 1, 2011 we amortized all product lifetime subscriptions over a 60 month period. Effective November 1, 2011, we have extended the period we use to recognize product lifetime subscription revenues from 60 months to 66 months for product lifetime subscriptions where we have not recognized all of the related deferred revenue as of the reassessment date. We are not aware of any uniform standards for defining subscriptions and caution that our presentation may not be consistent with that of other companies. Additionally, the subscription fees that our MSOs pay us are typically based upon a specific contractual definition of a subscriber or subscription which may not be consistent with how we define a subscription for our reporting purposes nor be representative of how such subscription fees are calculated and paid to us by our MSOs. Our MSOs subscription data is based in part on reporting from our third-party MSO partners.
TIVO INC. OTHER DATA - KEY BUSINESS METRICS Three Months Ended October 31, ------------------------------------------- TiVo-Owned Churn Rate 2012 2011 -------------------- -------------------- (In thousands, except churn rate per month) Average TiVo-Owned subscriptions 1,050 1,149 TiVo-Owned subscription cancellations (45) (60) -------------------- -------------------- TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per month (1.4)% (1.7)% -------------------- --------------------
TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per Month. Management reviews this metric, and believes it may be useful to investors, in order to evaluate our ability to retain existing TiVo-Owned subscriptions (including both monthly and product lifetime subscriptions) by providing services that are competitive in the market. Management believes factors such as service enhancements, service commitments, higher customer satisfaction, and improved customer support may improve this metric. Conversely, management believes factors such as increased competition, lack of competitive service features such as high definition television recording capabilities in our older model DVRs or access to certain digital television channels or MSO Video On Demand services, as well as increased price sensitivity and installation and CableCARD™ technology limitations, may cause our TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per month to increase.
We define the TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per month as the total TiVo-Owned subscription cancellations in the period divided by the Average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for the period (including both monthly and product lifetime subscriptions), which then is divided by the number of months in the period. We calculate Average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for the period by adding the average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for each month and dividing by the number of months in the period. We calculate the average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for each month by adding the beginning and ending subscriptions for the month and dividing by two. We are not aware of any uniform standards for calculating churn and caution that our presentation may not be consistent with that of other companies.
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended October 31, October 31, -------------------- -------------------- 2012 2011 2012 2011 --------- --------- --------- --------- Subscription Acquisition Costs (In thousands, except SAC) Sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs $ 1,560 $ 2,398 $ 6,509 $ 8,286 Hardware revenues (21,072) (12,970) (61,890) (45,901) Less: MSOs'-related hardware revenues 13,051 8,998 40,656 24,273 Cost of hardware revenues 23,434 16,817 76,704 63,773 Less: MSOs'-related cost of hardware revenues (11,841) (6,351) (36,811) (17,463) --------- --------- --------- --------- Total Acquisition Costs 5,132 8,892 25,168 32,968 ========= ========= ========= ========= TiVo-Owned Subscription Gross Additions 30 30 114 142 Subscription Acquisition Costs (SAC) $ 171 $ 296 $ 221 $ 232 ========= ========= ========= =========
Subscription Acquisition Cost or SAC. Management reviews this metric, and believes it may be useful to investors, in order to evaluate trends in the efficiency of our marketing programs and subscription acquisition strategies. We define SAC as our total TiVo-Owned acquisition costs for a given period divided by TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the same period. We define total acquisition costs as sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs less net TiVo-Owned related hardware revenues (defined as TiVo-Owned related gross hardware revenues less rebates, revenue share and market development funds paid to retailers) plus TiVo-Owned related cost of hardware revenues. The sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs line item includes advertising expenses and promotion-related expenses directly related to subscription acquisition activities, but does not include expenses related to advertising sales. We do not include third-parties' subscription gross additions, such as MSOs' gross additions with TiVo subscriptions, in our calculation of SAC because we typically incur limited or no acquisition costs for these new subscriptions, and so we also do not include MSOs' sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs, hardware revenues, or cost of hardware revenues in our calculation of TiVo-Owned SAC. We are not aware of any uniform standards for calculating total acquisition costs or SAC and caution that our presentation may not be consistent with that of other companies.
Three Months Ended October 31, ------------------------------ TiVo-Owned Average Revenue per Subscription 2012 2011 -------------- -------------- (In thousands, except ARPU) Total Service revenues $ 35,228 $ 32,413 Less: MSOs'-related service revenues (7,526) (4,087) -------------- -------------- TiVo-Owned-related service revenues 27,702 28,326 Average TiVo-Owned revenues per month 9,234 9,442 Average TiVo-Owned subscriptions per month 1,050 1,149 -------------- -------------- TiVo-Owned ARPU per month $ 8.79 $ 8.22 ============== ============== Three Months Ended October 31, ------------------------------ MSOs' Average Revenue per Subscription 2012 2011 -------------- -------------- (In thousands, except ARPU) Total Service revenues $ 35,228 $ 32,413 Less: TiVo-Owned-related service revenues (27,702) (28,326) -------------- -------------- MSOs'-related service revenues 7,526 4,087 Average MSOs' revenues per month 2,509 1,362 Average MSOs' subscriptions per month 1,771 828 -------------- -------------- MSOs' ARPU per month $ 1.42 $ 1.65 ============== ==============
Average Revenue Per Subscription or ARPU. Management reviews this metric, and believes it may be useful to investors, in order to evaluate the potential of our subscription base to generate revenues from a variety of sources, including service fees, advertising, and audience research measurement. You should not use ARPU as a substitute for measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management believes it is useful to consider this metric excluding the costs associated with rebates, revenue share, and other payments to channel because of the discretionary and varying nature of these expenses and because management believes these expenses, which are included in hardware revenues, net, are more appropriately monitored as part of SAC. We are not aware of any uniform standards for calculating ARPU and caution that our presentation may not be consistent with that of other companies. Further, the inclusion of advertising and audience research measurement revenues in our service revenues has the effect of increasing ARPU above the amounts that are directly attributable to TiVo service subscription fees. With the acquisition of TRA in July 2012, future growth in our audience research measurement revenues will have the effect of further increasing this impact. Furthermore, ARPU for our MSOs may not be directly comparable to the service fees we may receive from these partners on a per subscription basis as the fees that our MSOs pay us may be based upon a specific contractual definition of a subscriber or subscription which may not be consistent with how we define a subscription for our reporting purposes or be representative of how such subscription fees are calculated and paid to us by our MSOs. For example, an agreement that includes contractual minimums may result in a higher than expected MSOs ARPU if such fixed minimum fee is spread over a small number of subscriptions. Additionally, ARPU for our MSO subscriptions may not be reflective of revenues received by TiVo as in certain cases the cost of development for such MSO customer may be deferred on our condensed consolidated balance sheet until later when related revenues from service fees are received and are first recognized as Technology revenues by us until the previously deferred costs of development are fully expensed. This recognition of service fees as Technology revenues will have the effect of lowering ARPU for certain of our MSO subscriptions until such costs of development are fully expensed.
We calculate ARPU per month for TiVo-Owned subscriptions by subtracting MSOs'-related service revenues (which includes MSOs' subscription service revenues and MSOs'-related advertising and audience research measurement revenues) from our total reported net service revenues and dividing the result by the number of months in the period. We then divide the resulting average service revenue by Average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for the period, calculated as described above for churn rate. The above table shows this calculation.
We calculate ARPU per month for MSOs' subscriptions by first subtracting TiVo-Owned-related service revenues (which includes TiVo-Owned subscription service revenues and TiVo-Owned related advertising and audience research measurement revenues) from our total reported service revenues. Then we divide average revenues per month for MSOs'-related service revenues by the average MSOs' subscriptions for the period. The above table shows this calculation.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama blamed the budget battle if his jokes fell flat at Saturday night's Gridiron dinner: "My joke writers have been placed on furlough."
Always a target for digs, the president tossed out a few of his own during the Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner, an annual event where political leaders, journalists and media executives poke fun at each other.
The so-called sequester that struck the federal budget this month drew another observation from Obama: "Of course, there's one thing in Washington that didn't get cut -- the length of this dinner. Yet more proof that the sequester makes no sense."
The ambitions of 70-year-old Vice President Joe Biden? "Just the other day, I had to take Joe aside and say, 'Joe, you are way too young to be the pope. You can't do it. You got to mature a little bit.'"
During a pause in his remarks, Obama took a long, slow sip of water and then said, "That, Marco Rubio, is how you take a sip of water." Rubio took a much-discussed water break while delivering the televised GOP response to the State of the Union address last month.
Obama also mocked the criticism from some quarters that he takes time off from his job. "We face major challenges. March in particular is going to be full of tough decisions. But I want to assure you, I have my top advisers working around the clock. After all, my March Madness bracket isn't going to fill itself out. And don't worry -- there is an entire team in the Situation Room as we speak, planning my next golf outing, right now at this moment."
The dinner was the organization's 128th since its founding in 1885. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar represented the Democrats, while Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal cracked wise for the Republicans.
Klobuchar joked that Obama had aged in office. "His Secret Service name used to be 'Renegade,'" she said. "Now it's '50 Shades of Gray.'"
Jindal jabbed at Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, telling the audience that Romney had warned him that "47 percent of you can't take a joke." Referring to his own prospects for a presidential run, Jindal asked, "What chance does a skinny guy with a dark complexion have of being elected president?"
Political disputes and feuds between politicians and the news media provided plenty of fodder. There was Obama's sometimes frosty relationship with the news media, the internal struggles roiling the Republican Party, and journalist Bob Woodward's dustup with White House economic adviser Gene Sperling, who advised Woodward in an email that the veteran Watergate reporter would regret his reporting about the forced spending cuts called a sequester.
Welcoming the 650 attendees, Gridiron President Charles J. Lewis of Hearst Newspapers noted that the organization had promised to keep the evening short, "especially because Gene Sperling said that a late night is something we'd all regret."
With a nod to print reporters' complaints about dealing with the Obama administration, Lewis said he thought he'd overhead Obama say on the way to the dinner: "So many newspaper reporters. So many interviews to turn down."
Musical skits are a tradition at the Gridiron dinner. Using the Beatles song "When I'm 64," one skit featured a look at Hillary Rodham Clinton's future with the lyrics:
"Got a bit older/Growing my hair/Gained a pound or two
"Going home to vegetate in Chappaqua/ I just want to be a grandma
"It was more than a case of Benghazi flu/Still I'll be just fine
"Will you select me/Will you elect me/When I'm 69."
Noting the close relationship between the GOP and the National Rifle Association, Gridiron members sang a tune called "My Gun," a takeoff on the Temptations' "My Girl." The lyrics included:
"If you hate the NRA/Tell my Walther PPK
"You're flirting with disaster/With my Bushmaster
"And when pigs fly away/You can take me away
"From my gun."
The Gridiron Club and Foundation contributes to college scholarships and journalistic organizations. It limits active members to 65 journalists based in Washington.
Except for Grover Cleveland, every president since the Gridiron was founded has addressed it. The club is the oldest and most exclusive for Washington journalists. Its motto is, "Singe but never burn."
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New Caledonia is a true melting pot of cultures and experiences. Originally settled by the Kanak people over 3000 years ago, this stunning island was annexed to France in 1853. French culture has an obvious influence here, however there is still a strong Melanesian presence.
Other cultures have also flocked to New Caledonia, including groups from Asia (Indonesia, Japan, and Vietnam) and other island nations (Tahiti, Wallis and Futuna, and Reunion Island). Each of these communities have made their mark on New Caledonia's society, bringing with them the culinary and artistic delights of their home nations.
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In Tomb Raider Underworld, Lara Croft, aims to maintain the high level of solid, free-flowing action that reinvigorated the series, while bringing back more of the spooky exploration and challenging jumping puzzles that helped define the classic Tomb Raider games of the late '90s. It takes a god's weapon to kill a god. Lara is set on a quest to obtain the power of Mjöllnir, the hammer of the invincible Thor. Lara's acrobatics and cunning are pushed to their limits in elaborate, sprawling platform puzzles set among ancient tombs and ruins in the jungles of Mexico, the coast of Thailand, beneath the frigid arctic seas, and in other forbidden places of mystic power around the world as the quest unfolds.
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Tomb Raider Underworld is a sequel from Legend. The developers are kind enough to acquaint new gamers by installing a video that summarizes the whole story to make everyone catch up. The game starts as Lara is led to an ancient Mediterranean Sea floor ruin by her exploration. As she begins to make some investigations, she makes a surprising discovery. The site that housed evidences about the existence of Thor's hammer, wielded by the God of Thunder is true. The discovery is also linked to the truth behind the mysteries of the Norse mythology. The story is well fabricated, mostly with what you expect from a Tomb Raider game installment. Fans will not be disappointed. Your need for exploration will be the fuel as you uncover each puzzle.
The game still stores Lara's flexibility and athletic movements seen on the previous releases. The Agility and the speed are still practically the same with additional freedom and control. You can easily manipulate Lara's movements as she swiftly moves through each obstacle. One of the new features of the game is the removal of the quick time events in Situation Adrenaline. In Underworld, you don't have to look on pop ups that tell you what to do instead, the game developer made you feel the action exactly and to react on it to avoid an incoming threat. Another new is Lara's ability to fire on two enemies from different locations at the same time.
Lara is also equipped with sticky grenades that would make a good timely kill. The adrenaline system is another breakthrough. When triggered, it works by slowing down the actions of the enemy and makes your hits stronger. The adrenaline is built up with continuous melee attacks and firing a bullet that hits the mark. You can release one anytime.
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A lot of planning and coordination is required to pull off the SmartPak catalog! This time, the photo shoot was held at beautiful Whitney Ridge Stables, LLC (WRS) in Higganum, CT. The crew, consisting of SmartPakers Becki, Melissa, Lissa, Maria, Carrie, Kristi, Kristina, and myself met bright and early on a sunny Tuesday morning to begin the busy two-day photo shoot.
We all felt lucky to be there! Not only is the farm itself lovely and picturesque with a variety of beautiful horses to model for us, but only a week before the shoot, we were unsure if it would be able to take place due to the impact of the tornados in OKC. A trailer of horses we intended to use as models had been attending a show in OKC when a powerful tornado touched down. The show was cancelled due to the damage caused by the storm and the horses hit the road for another show. We were first and foremost thankful that all of our equine models, the other horses at the show, and all of the exhibitors were safe, but we also knew the change of plans could mean the cancellation of the photo shoot. Not only were we lucky enough that everyone made it home safely, we were able to experience the generosity and hospitality of working at WRS! We can't thank them enough for hosting our photo shoot at their facility!
The weather, which was also a concern in Connecticut due to thunderstorms, held out for the shoot as well so we could shoot under blue skies. Shooting winter and fall imagery in the middle of summer is challenging, but our equine and human models were terrific (and we have a talented in-house creative team!). We also have some tricks up our sleeve, like fake snow (a little dry powder and water and *poof!*, we have snow).
Our first day on the shoot was focused on our horse models. Simon, a handsome chestnut gelding with a big white blaze; Armani, a seal brown gelding; Stevie, a dark bay with an expressive face; and Cody, a gorgeous 3-year-old, dapple-gray gelding, all modeled for us flawlessly. They patiently dealt with us as we shifted their feet and made a variety of noises (everything from a cow's moo to clucking and crumpling candy wrappers) to get them to prick their ears. They skillfully modeled their way through blankets, sheets, halters, fleeces, and much more! The horses looked particularly amazing in the new Rockin' SP blankets and sheets (coming soon)!
Our second day again began bright and early with some newcomers joining us, including our lovely human models, Erin and Alexa, along with a stylist and a make-up artist. Although not riders themselves, the models were excited to slip into character with the Cruel Girl and Wrangler jeans and tops, new jackets, Justin boots, blingy Nocona belts, spurs, and many more exciting new products! The models also enjoyed interacting and making friends with their horse co-workers, which made for some memorable photos. One of the most exciting parts of the shoot was being able to set up and photo our new competitive trail equipment! It was fabulous seeing the equipment in use.
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Owner and trainer Whitney Lagace founded Whitney Ridge LLC in 1999. With years of experience in the equine industry, Whitney has multiple AQHA World Championship titles to her name. The primary focus of WRS is the training and showing of American Quarter Horses. Whitney and her husband Mike operate their farm, built in 2008, out of Higganum, CT. Diane Planken is the Barn Manager. Services available at WRS include boarding, training, sales, and riding lessons for riders of any age and experience level. Check out their website as well as their Facebook page.


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- Date of Manufacture1950s
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- ConditionExcellent
- DimensionsH 33.5 in. x W 77.25 in. x D 18.5 in.H 85.09 cm x W 196.22 cm x D 46.99 cm
- Seller LocationNew York, NY
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A popular designer who had his heyday from the late 1940s into the 1970s, Harvey Probber is one of the post-war American creative spirits whose work has been recently rediscovered by collectors. His designs are by-and-large simple and elegant, but his signal achievement was to pioneer one of the key innovations of mid-20th century furniture: sectional, or modular, seating.
Even as a teenager, the Brooklyn-born Probber was making sketches of furniture designs — and selling them to Manhattan furniture companies. He began working as a designer for an upholsterer once he finished high school and, apart from a few evening classes he took as an adult at the Pratt Institute, he was self-taught about design and furniture making. After wartime service — and a stint as a lounge singer — Probber founded his own company in the late 1940s. A lifelong familiarity with the needs of New York–apartment dwellers doubtless sparked his most noteworthy creation: a line of seating pieces in basic geometric shapes — wedges, squares, half-circles — that could be arranged and combined as needed. Modular furniture remained the core idea of Probber's business throughout his career.
As a self-trained designer, Probber was never wed to any particular aesthetic. He preferred simple lines for their inherent practicality, but often used hardware to enliven the look of his pieces, or added elements — such as a ceramic insert in the center of a round dining table — that was visually interesting and could serve as a trivet. He gravitated toward bright fabrics with attractive, touchable textures that might be satin-like or nubbly. Above all, Probber insisted that the products that came out of his Fall River, Massachusetts, factory be built to last. "The quality of aging gracefully," Probber once told an interviewer, is "design's fourth dimension." This quality he realized: Probber furniture is just as useful and alluring now as it was when made — and maybe even more stylish.
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The God
"Norse God of Thunder! Legendary warrior born! He is the Son of Asgard, the Mighty Thor!
Growing up, Thor was my favourite Avenger and I had a ton of old issues. I was and still am a big fan of mythologies, so Thor had the great quality of taking the old and mixing it up in that crazy comic book/soap opera sort of way. What always appealed to me about the avengers was that it was basically a big team of nerds, being mostly scientists who were dealing the best they could with their blessings or curses. Even in the Ultimate Universe Thor's character changes are the least annoying. My childhood love of those comics is the reason my son's name is Odin.
Because these will be displayed at my local comic shop for FCBD I needed an actual display, so I threw this together to store Mjolnir safely and securely. It even has room to sit the wrist gauntlet for display as well."
The Archer
""I've never seen you miss... I don't expect you to start now." - Captain America
Clinton Barton was a former circus worker and criminal turned hero, who received his archery skills as a young boy through training with Swordsman and Trickshot. Barton would eventually join both the East Coast and West Coast branches of The Avengers, even leading at one time.
Since I have all of a dozen purple parts in multiple shades, I had no choice but to skip Hawkeye's mask and move on to building a functional bow and arrows. What can I say, I like a challenge."
The Soldier
"In World War II patriotic solider Steve Rogers recipient of the "Super Soldier Serum" became the living symbol of freedom, Captain America. Left for dead while frozen in ice, the star-spangled hero with an indestructible shield awoke years later to continue his never-ending battle for liberty.
I chose a Bucky Barnes costume for a few reasons and the most important one is that I think very few people deserve to be associated with one of the comic industries most honorable characters, Steve Rogers.
Whoever wields it, Cap's shield is a fromidable weapon of defense and offense. I built it to very specific dimensions taken from Marvel's comics and inside info on the actual prop used in the movie. It is heavy, but no heavier than the actual shield would be and the handles on the back rely on brown technic parts and are very sturdy."
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"One of the world's greatest spies and master of disguise, she's the legendary scarlet-haired NATASHA ROMANOVA, the BLACK WIDOW
We ordered a stretchy catsuit to be modified for some upcoming costumes at our local convention in November and it arrived a couple of days before I finished the Widow's accessories, so my wife threw this together in a couple of minutes and we did a couple of quick shots. It was cold out, but she's a trooper!
There's a very good chance these will end up as actual costumes we wear to the convention, so we plan on doing some more action shots down the road."


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If you hit the road with g-funk only to change lanes with punk/noise, taking a detour through trip hop and experimental hip hop's West Coast route along the way, you only have one possible destination: Nosaj Thing. The musical journey embraced by this young Pasadena producer has given rise to the sublime sound we recognize as his. Honing his musical chops at the legendary Low End Theory space in Los Angeles – where he rubbed shoulders with Flying Lotus, Dam-Funk and 12th Planet – Nosaj Thing caught serious attention with his debut Drift (2009) on Alpha Pup Records. Jason Chung further cemented his reputation, with his second record Home (2013), which takes after his layered debut masterpiece while carving out a more intimate space, including pop digressions from vocalists Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead) and Chaz Bundick (Toro Y Moi). A gleeful live performer and MPC virtuoso, Nosaj Thing has been known to leave audiences slack-jawed with his skills.
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Vycon's spectacular large scale design, Canopy, was inspired by a network of branches and leaves overhead creating a unique abstract. With metallic branches, it as if the sun has reflected off the limbs. Canopy's grand scale is cleverly engineered to be a reverse random pattern with a 24" H x 52" W repeat that can transform any space. Choose any of the 10 colors that are the perfect coordinate to Vycon's Canopy Texture.
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The Fort Lewis College mens basketball team was in position to take a road win over Western New Mexico at Silver City on Friday night.
But a 6-0 closing flurry by the Mustangs netted a hard-fought 66-64 victory over the Skyhawks .
That was probably the most disappointing loss of the season because we had opportunities there at the end, a frustrated Bob Hofman said after Fridays loss.
The Fort Lewis College head coach said the Skyhawks had chances at the end to extend their lead and win the game.
But we missed a layup ... we just didnt make plays, Hofman said after the Fort Lewis men fell to 14-4 overall, 11-4 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Western new Mexico improved to 8-12, 7-9 in conference.
Alex Herrera, the former Ignacio High School standout, led the Skyhawks with 20 points. He was 8 of 8 from the field.
He also had 12 rebounds.
Torrey Udall added 14 points. Nick Tomsick scored 10.
Lucio Luttrell led the Mustangs with 25. Chad Carter added 20.
FLC will play at New Mexico Highlands tonight.