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DPSI > SEC Filings for DPSI > Form 10-Q on 5-Sep-2012 | All Recent SEC Filings |
Quarterly Report
Forward Looking Statements
Some of the statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" which can be identified by the use of terminology such as "estimates," "projects," "plans," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," or the negative or other variations, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. We urge you to be cautious of the forward-looking statements, that such statements, which are contained in this Form 10-Q, reflect our current beliefs with respect to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting our operations, market growth, services, products and licenses. No assurances can be given regarding the achievement of future results, as actual results may differ materially as a result of the risks we face, and actual events may differ from the assumptions underlying the statements that have been made regarding anticipated events. Factors that may cause actual results, our performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include without limitation:
? Our ability to raise capital when needed and on acceptable terms and conditions;
? Our ability to manage the growth of our business through internal growth and acquisitions;
? The intensity of competition;
? General economic conditions and,
? Our ability to attract and retain management, and to integrate and maintain technical information and management information systems.
All written and oral forward-looking statements made in connection with this Form 10-Q that are attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Given the uncertainties that surround such statements, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Except as may be required under applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result more information, future events or occurrences.
We are an enterprise systems integrator that provides mobility systems integration and supply chain systems integration, as well as traditional scanning and mobility hardware solutions. We design, deploy and support mobile computing and wireless systems that enable our customers to access enterprise data at the point of decision whether they are on the retail selling floor, warehouse loading dock or on the road making deliveries. These systems generally include mobile computers, mobile application software, and related data capture equipment including bar code scanners and radio frequency identification ("RFID") readers. We also provide professional services including consulting, proprietary and third party software and software customization as an integral part of our customized solutions for our customers. Our supply chain systems integration offerings include Warehouse Management Systems, Transportation Management Systems, and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems as well as legacy systems. We operate in one business segment.
We deliver to our customers the ability to make better, faster and more accurate business decisions by implementing industry-specific, enterprise wireless and mobile computing systems for their front-line employees, inside and outside of the 'four-walls'. It is these systems which provide the information to improve the hundreds of individual business decisions made each day. The "productivity paradox" is that the information remains locked away in their organization's enterprise computing system, and historically, accessible only when employees were at their desk. Our solutions solve this productivity issue. As a result our customers are able to move their business decision points closer to their own customers who in turn, drive their own improved productivity and operational efficiencies.
We accomplish this by providing our customers with everything they need to achieve their enterprise mobility goals, starting with the planning of their systems, to the design and build stage, to the deployment and support stage, and finally to achieving their projected Return On Investment.
We have developed an 'ecosystem' of partners which we bring to every customer situation. The standout partner in this ecosystem is the Motorola Solutions, Inc. ("Motorola Solutions"), for whom we consistently are rated one of its top Value Added Resellers ("VAR") and which provides the vast amount of our re-sold products including bar code scanners, battery's charging stations and accessories. We also partner with other top equipment and software suppliers such as Zebra Technologies Corporation, Datamax - O'Neil - a unit of the Dover Corporation, in addition to a host of specialized independent software vendors such as AirVersent, AirWatch, Antenna Software, Verifone GlobalBay and Wavelink.
We are focused on several commercial enterprise markets. These include retail, manufacturing, distribution, transportation and logistics. We are also increasingly focused on the markets for these systems in the markets where there are large groups of field services workers. These markets include maintenance and repair, inspections, deliveries, and other specialized business services such as uniform rental. This part of our business did not exist a few years ago. But with the continued growth of the mobile internet, we expect to add resources in this area in order to take advantage of the increasing opportunities. We expect our customers to continue to embrace and deploy new technology to enhance their own customers' experience with business and improve their own operations to lower their operating costs and better service their customers. Our expertise and understanding of our customers' operations and business operations in general, coupled with our expertise and understanding of new technology for equipment and software offerings enables us to identify new trends and opportunities to implement new solutions to our existing and potential customers.
We have several offices throughout the U.S which allows us to serve any customer on a nation-wide basis. We can provide depot services through our West and East coast facilities.
We have recently seen indications that the major retailers are optimistic about the future economic climate which will translate into increased opportunities in our largest target market. Additionally, we are always keenly aware of potential acquisition candidates that can provide complementary products and service offerings to our customer base.
Acquisition of Apex Systems Integrators, Inc.
On June 4, 2012 ("Closing Date"), pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement ("Purchase Agreement"), we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Apex Systems Integrators Inc. ("Apex"), a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Apex is a leading provider of wireless mobile work force software solutions. Its suite of products utilizes the latest technologies to empower the mobile worker in many areas including merchandising, sales and delivery; field service; logistics and transportation; and, warehouse management. Its clients are North American companies that are household names whose products and services are used daily to feed, transport, entertain and care for people throughout the world.
In consideration for the shares of Apex, we paid CDN$5,000,000 (US$4,801,000 at
the Closing Date) ("Closing Amount") in cash. We could pay up to an undiscounted
amount of CDN$3,500,000 (US$3,360,700 at the Closing Date) in consideration of
achieving certain levels of adjusted earnings before interest, depreciation,
taxes and amortization ("EBITDA")in the period ended June 2013. Closing costs
and associated expenses either previously paid, payable in cash or recorded as
deferred financing costs after the Closing Date total approximately $1.8
million, including the issuance of 325,000 shares of our common stock at the
market price of $1.05 per share on the Closing Date. Of the total amount,
approximately $190,000, was reflected as deferred financing costs and the
remainder was reflected as a charge to selling, general and administrative
expenses in our historical financial statements as follows: 1) fourth quarter
ended December 31, 2011: $46,000; 2) first quarter ended March 31, 2012:
$351,000; and 3) second quarter ended June 30, 2012: $1,213,000. The transaction
was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting and the operating
results for Apex have been consolidated into our results of operations beginning
on June 5, 2012. We funded the purchase of Apex through borrowings as further
explained below.
The purchase price was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the fair value of the Apex assets acquired and liabilities assumed at June 4, 2012:
Assets acquired: Accounts receivable $ 242,992 Due from related party 411,926 Other current assets 63,456 Property and equipment 29,780 Intangible assets 4,465,890 Goodwill 2,448,969 Total assets 7,663,013 Liabilities assumed: Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities 194,721 Unearned revenue 297,518 Deferred tax liability 1,183,927 Total liabilities assumed 1,676,166 Net assets acquired $ 5,986,847 Purchase consideration: Cash paid at closing $ 4,801,000 Accrued earn out consideration 1,185,847 Total purchase consideration $ 5,986,847 |
Under the Purchase Agreement, the following post-closing adjustments will be made:
(a) if the Closing Working Capital as defined in the Purchase Agreement as shown
on the closing date balance sheet: (i) is less than CDN$200,000 (US$192,000
at the Closing Date), the Closing Amount shall be reduced on a dollar for
dollar basis by the amount of the shortfall; (ii) is greater than
CDN$200,000 (US$192,000 at the Closing Date), the Closing Amount shall be
increased on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount of such excess; and
(iii) is equal to than CDN$200,000 (US$192,000 at the Closing Date), there
shall be no adjustment to the Closing Amount as a result of this provision;
(b) the Closing Amount shall be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by the amount of any liabilities of Apex on the Closing Date as shown on the closing date balance sheet, including any taxes payable and indebtedness of Apex (other than the executory obligations under contracts and all accounts payable and accrued liabilities of Apex incurred in the ordinary course of business) and excluding any liabilities otherwise adjusted pursuant to (a) above.
Pursuant to the above, a working capital adjustment of approximately $412,000 was recorded at the Closing Date. At the current balance sheet translation rate, $422,000 is recorded as due from related party in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012.
In addition, if EBITDA, of Apex for the twelve months ending July 31, 2013 ("2013 EBITDA"), is equal to or less than CDN$2,000,000 (US$1,920,000 at the Closing Date), then Apex shall pay an amount equal to the product of the 2013 EBITDA multiplied by four less $4,801,000 ("2013 EBITDA Basic Earn Out Amount"), up to a maximum of CDN$3,000,000 (US$2,881,000 at the Closing Date). An amount equal to 22.22% of the 2013 EBITDA Basic Earn Out Amount shall be paid in cash and the balance shall be paid by Apex issuing a subordinated convertible note ("Note").
Under the terms of the Note, Apex will pay the principal sum due on the Note in eight quarterly payments beginning on January 31, 2014 ("Installment Dates"). Interest from and after August 1, 2013, shall be paid in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter commencing on January 31, 2014. The interest rate shall be determined as follows:
(i) 9% per annum, calculated and compounded quarterly before November 1, 2014; and
(ii) 11% per annum, calculated and compounded quarterly after October 31, 2014;
(iii) except, however, that, if, during the term of the Note, we raise Net Equity Capital (as defined in the Note) in an amount greater than CDN$5,000,000 and this Note is not repaid in full within 30 days from the date that we receive such Net Equity Capital, the interest rate otherwise provided in the Note shall be 15% per annum from the end of such 30-day period to the first anniversary thereof and 20% per annum thereafter to the date of payment in full.
The Note is convertible, only on each Installment Date, at the option of the Note holder, into shares of our common stock at a conversion price that is equal to the greater of the market price of our common stock on the day prior to the conversion, or a $1.00. The shares issuable under the Note will be restricted but will have certain piggy back registration rights as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
If the 2013 EBITDA is greater than CDN$2,000,000 (US$1,920,000), then Apex shall pay an amount (the "2013 EBITDA Additional Earn Out Amount") by which the dollar-for-dollar 2013 EBITDA exceeds CDN$2,000,000 ($1,920,000 at the Closing Date), up to a maximum of CDN$500,000 (US$480,000 at the Closing Date). The 2013 EBITDA Additional Earn Out shall be paid by the issuance of shares of our common stock. The number of shares to be issued shall be determined by the amount due divided by the 30 day average daily closing price of the shares of our common stock in the month of July 2013. The shares issued will be restricted but will have certain piggy back registration rights as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
The obligations of Apex under the Purchase Agreement are guaranteed by us.
The 2013 EBITDA Basic Earn Out Amount and 2013 EBITDA Additional Earn Out Amount were recorded as additional purchase price consideration and the fair value was estimated by using a Monte Carlo simulation model to calculate the present value of the earn out and determine the probability of reaching the earn out milestones. We simulated the EBITDA in the earn out periods by varying the following inputs:
? Revenue - Earn out period revenue was simulated based on management's projected revenue and a standard deviation based on revenue variance shown throughout management's 2012 - 2014 projections.
? Cost of Goods Sold ("COGS") Margin - Earn out period COGS margin was simulated based on management's projected margin and a standard deviation based on COGS margin variance shown throughout management's 2012 - 2014 projections.
? General and Administrative Expenses ("G&A") - Earn out period G&A expense was simulated based on management's projected G&A expense and a standard deviation based on G&A expenses variance shown throughout management's 2012 - 2014 projections.
Once the EBITDA was simulated in the earn out period, we then determined the amount of the 2013 EBITDA Basic Earn Out and the 2013 EBITDA Additional Earn Out that was achieved.
The present value of the total earn out amount was calculated using a discount rate of 19.7%. The discount rate was determined based on: (i) a discount rate of 16.0% based on the cost of equity less 2.0 percent specific risk premium since the Earn Out period is only for one year, plus (ii) a counterparty risk of 3.7% based on the after-tax estimated cost of debt. The fair value of the earn out was calculated to be approximately CDN$1,076,000 (US$1,033,000 at the Closing Date). At the current balance sheet translation rate, $1,058,000 is recorded in accrued earn out consideration in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012.As part of the Purchase Agreement, we are obligated to pay an additional bonus consideration to the CEO of Apex. Such bonus is considered additional contingent purchase consideration as we are obligated to pay the bonus regardless of whether or not the CEO's employment is retained. The fair value of the bonus was calculated to be approximately CDN$160,000 (US$154,000 at the Closing Date). At the current balance sheet translation rate, $156,000 is recorded in accrued earn out consideration in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012.
The fair value at June 4, 2012, of the intangible assets acquired and the estimated useful lives over which they are being amortized are:
Fair Value Estimated Useful Life Customer relationships $ 1,536,320 9 years ApexWare software 2,483,077 3.5 years Trade name 432,090 7 years Covenant not to compete 14,403 1 year $ 4,465,890 |
Amortization of customer relationships and trade names are calculated on the discounted cash flow methodology to more properly reflect the greater useful life of the assets in the early years while the proprietary software, ApexWare, is amortized using proportional revenue approach and the covenant not to compete is amortized on a straight-line basis.
The transaction resulted in a purchase price residual at the Closing date of approximately $2,449,000 for goodwill, representing the financial, strategic and operational value of the transaction to us. Goodwill is attributed to the premium that we were willing to pay to obtain the value of the Apex business and the synergies created with the integration of key components of a commercial infrastructure. The total amount of the goodwill acquired is not deductible for tax purposes.
On June 4, 2012, Apex entered into a Credit Agreement ("RBC Credit Agreement")
with Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC"), pursuant to which RBC made available certain
credit facilities in the aggregate amount of up to CDN$2,750,000 (US$2,641,000,
including a revolving demand facility with an authorized limit of $192,000). In
addition, Apex entered into a Loan Agreement ("BDC Loan Agreement") with BDC
Capital Inc. ("BDC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Business Development Bank of
Canada, pursuant to which BDC made available to Apex a term credit facility
("BDC Credit Facility") in the aggregate amount of CDN$1,700,000 (US$1,632,000)
( Note 7).
Pro Forma Financial Information: The following summarizes our unaudited combined results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, as if the Apex acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2011: (000's except per share data) Three Months ended June 30, Six Months ended June 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011 Net revenues $ 18,210 $ 13,876 $ 37,241 $ 27,397 Net Loss $ (1,532 ) $ (4,263 ) $ (2,232 ) $ (6,230 ) Net loss per share - basic and fully-diluted $ (0.20 ) $ (0.85 ) $ (0.30 ) $ (1.29 ) |
Included in the pro forma combined results of operations, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, are the following adjustments: (i) amortization of intangible assets of $229,000, $355,000, $572,000 and $704,000, respectively and (ii) a net increase in interest expense of $116,000, $181,000, $291,000 and $358,000, respectively. Net loss per share assumes the 325,000 shares issued in connection with the acquisition (see discussion at note 8) are outstanding for each period presented.
The unaudited pro forma financial information is not intended to represent or be indicative of our consolidated results of operations that would have been reported had the Apex acquisition been completed as of the beginning of the period presented, nor should it be taken as indicative of our future consolidated results of operations.
Recent Business Developments
Retail solution sales have continued to bounce back as the industry is in the beginning stages of a technology upgrade that will enhance retailers' own competitiveness. Our tablet-based assisted shopping solution suite for in-store applications is a revenue generation and productivity tool that continues to gain acceptance with existing and new retail customers. In field mobility applications our major wireless carrier partners are embracing our Grapevine Push-to-Talk solution for enterprise and small business applications. In addition we recently introduced a number of packaged solutions to be sold through our carrier partners which have been well received by the market. These encouraging demand trends reinforce our belief that revenue will continue to grow in 2012.
We relocated our Foothill Ranch, CA office to a larger facility in Irvine, CA. The new facility provides additional space to accommodate the expansion of the Express Depot and staging operation. Additionally, the new building provides expansion for our technical support team as well as larger customer meeting and product demonstration areas.
An Android version of APEXWare� Field Service has been ported to a mobile app that went into beta with one account in June 2012.
Company History
DecisionPoint Systems, Inc., formerly known as Comamtech, Inc. (the "Company",
"DecisionPoint", "we", "our" or "us"), was incorporated on August 16, 2010, in
Canada under the laws of the Ontario Business Corporations Act ("OCBA"). On June
15, 2011, we entered into a Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement") among the
Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, 2259736 Ontario Inc., incorporated under
the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada ("Purchaser") and DecisionPoint
Systems, Inc., ("Old DecisionPoint"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, under
Section 182 of the OCBA, on June 15, 2011 ("Effective Date"), Old DecisionPoint
merged ("Merger") into the Purchaser and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company. Prior to the Merger, Comamtech was a "shell company" (as such term is
defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
("Exchange Act")). In connection with the Merger, we changed our name to
DecisionPoint Systems, Inc., and the Purchaser changed its name to DecisionPoint
Systems International, Inc. ("DecisionPoint Systems International"). On June 15,
2011, both companies were reincorporated in the State of Delaware.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements present the previously issued shares of Comamtech common stock as having been issued pursuant to the Merger on June 15, 2011, in exchange for the net assets of Comamtech totaling approximately $3.9 million as consideration received. The shares of common stock of the Company issued to Old DecisionPoint's stockholders in the Merger are presented as having been outstanding since the original issuance of the shares. Further, the exchange ratio has been retroactively applied to all shares, weighted-average share, loss per share, and stock option and warrant disclosures.
We have two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Apex and DecisionPoint Systems International. Apex was acquired on June 4, 2012. DecisionPoint Systems International has two wholly-owned subsidiaries, DecisionPoint Systems Group Inc. ("DPS Group") and CMAC, Inc. DecisionPoint Systems International acquired CMAC on December 31, 2010. CMAC was founded and incorporated in March 1996, and is a logistics consulting and systems integration provider focused on delivering operational and technical supply chain solutions, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.
DPS Group has two wholly-owned subsidiaries, DecisionPoint Systems CA, Inc. and
DecisionPoint Systems CT, Inc. DecisionPoint Systems CA, Inc., formerly known as
Creative Concepts Software, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is a leading provider
of Enterprise Mobility Solutions. Enterprise Mobility Solutions are those
computer systems that give an enterprise the ability to connect to people,
control assets, and transact business from any location by using mobile
computers, tablet computers, and smartphones to securely connect the mobile
worker to the back office software systems that run the enterprise. Technologies
that support Enterprise Mobility Solutions include national wireless carrier
networks, Wi-Fi, local area networks, mobile computers, smartphones and tablets,
mobile software applications, middleware and device security and management
software. DecisionPoint Systems CT, Inc. formerly known as Sentinel Business
Systems, Inc. was founded in 1976, and has developed over time a family of
powerful enterprise data collection software solutions, products and
services. The combined company is a data collection systems integrator that
sells and installs mobile devices, software, and related bar coding equipment,
radio frequency identification systems technology and provides custom solutions
and other professional services.
Following the Merger, the business conducted by us is now the business conducted
by Old DecisionPoint prior to the Merger.
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon the unaudited results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the same periods ended June 30, 2011. These should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Form 10-Q along with our Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012.
For comparison purposes, all dollar amounts have been rounded to the nearest million while all percentages are actual.
Comparison of the Quarters Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011
Revenues were $17.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared to $13.2 million for the same period ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $4.5 million or 34.4%. The increase in revenue was primarily due to the increased field mobility solution sales and increased professional services revenue from our CMAC subsidiary in 2012 as compared to 2011. The return of normal product availability from our principal hardware vendor enabled us to fulfill our increased field mobility solutions sales in the current period.
During 2011, we experienced decreases in traditional mobility solutions revenue which historically generated lower gross margins, while our field mobility solutions and professional services revenues have continued to grow. While the . . .


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Senior writer John Oehser takes a look at four topics around the Jaguars two weeks into 2012 organized team activities . . .
4) A question of efficiency. We're two weeks into 2012 organized team activities – essentially halfway through the on-field off-season – so we'll kick off this Fabulous Four 2012 Memorial Day edition by examining a main task of OTAs: the installation of the offense. While the development of quarterback
3) A moment of appreciation. We had a chance to talk with defensive tackle
2) RIP Oklahoma. In case you missed it, the Oklahoma Drill – a long-standing Jaguars training camp tradition – is no more. As long had been suspected this off-season, Mularkey said he doesn't plan to use the drill, which had become a fan favorite and a franchise tradition under former Head Coach Jack Del Rio. Mularkey said the reasoning behind not continuing the drill was pretty simple: he didn't like it when he was a player with Pittsburgh, where it had been a tradition under Steelers Head Coach Chuck Noll. Although some Jaguars fans related to the drill, and although it made for a popular, electric scene for one night each year during training camp, the reality was the Oklahoma Drill was destined to be no more once the Jaguars changed head coaches. Teams at all levels more and more in recent seasons have eliminated the drill because of the potential risk of injury. While entertaining, to use it just once did make you wonder how much was really gained from the drill beyond entertainment value. Therefore, it moves into the category of Jaguars history. Certainly, for all of those who saw and looked forward to it, it's a history they will remember fondly, but realistically, the time was right for the tradition to end.
1) And finally, a word on the quarterback. Once again, we'll talk about Gabbert last in the Fabulous Four, and while that someday will end, Mularkey spent some time late in the week discussing Gabbert's development. It was some good, detailed stuff that merits a deeper look. Mularkey talked positively Thursday about the progress Gabbert has made, noting that he has been impressed with Gabbert's ability to grasp the offense. That meshes with what long has been said about Gabbert – that he has a strikingly high football IQ. Mularkey also said Gabbert's balance in the pocket – particularly on his deeper drops – has been an area of focus for quarterbacks coach Greg Olson and that Gabbert has made strides in those areas. Mularkey also said Gabbert has improved in his progressions on each throw. Mularkey said Gabbert still has to get more consistent, but he also noted something that often is forgotten – that Gabbert's not *supposed* to be perfect right now. This is the off-season and everyone knew Gabbert was going to need to progress during it. We're two weeks into the extensive on-field work so to think we'd be hearing about perfect practices and mastered fundamentals is unrealistic. This is the time when Gabbert is supposed to be making mistakes, to be working through the lessons, and Mularkey said that's what he's doing. Gabbert, as Mularkey also noted, didn't get a chance to do that last season, which he missed because of the NFL lockout. Because of that, Mularkey said Gabbert not only didn't get a chance to work on fundamentals, he didn't even get a chance to identify areas he needed to work on while transitioning from a spread offense in college to a pro-style offense in the NFL. That was what made the off-season now ongoing so important for Gabbert, and Mularkey said two weeks in, it is apparent that it's time well spent. "Once you get into the season, as everyone knows, there's not a big installation," Mularkey said. "It's 'This is the play, go out and practice it and play it on Sunday.' There's not a lot of time to teach like there is right now. This has been absolutely great, even with the restrictions on our time, we've gotten a lot done."


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- Krairit Euchukanonchai
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- 34,000
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- #846 Global 2000
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Krung Thai Bank Public Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of commercial banking services. It operates through three business segments: Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking & Treasury and Investment. The Retail Banking segment develops financial products and services. It also provides services for individual customers relating to deposits, loans, payment for goods and services as well as sale of products released by the banks subsidiaries and business alliances through network branches nationwide. The Wholesale Banking segment provides credit facilities and financial services to corporate clients. The Treasury and Investment segment controls the banks financial structure to make profit from the banks equity investment, foreign currency exchange services, international business and excess liquidity, and also supervising overseas branches and companies in which the bank has invested. It offers deposits, funds transfer, payment & top up, cards, e-banking, loans, wealth management, insurance, trade finance service, cash management, foreign exchange and derivatives, investment banking, and other services. The company was founded on March 14, 1966 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. More »
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May 10, 2012
Thanks to Tom Thumb's generous customers and associates across North Texas, the chain's Kindness for Kids program raised $162,209 last year for cancer patients at Children's Medical Center. This gift brings the company's cumulative donations to more than $1.9 million.
"We are truly grateful for Tom Thumb and its shoppers' steadfast dedication to our patients for the past 14 years" said J. Peter Kline, president of Children's Medical Center Foundation. "This is a great demonstration of how every member of our community plays a vital role in helping provide hope and healing to every child today, and for generations to come."
The funds raised will help support Children's After the Cancer Experience (ACE) program. The ACE program provides patient care, education and advocacy for childhood cancer survivors and conducts research to better understand the causes and cures of late effects among cancer survivors. The program enables seamless transition of pediatric cancer survivors to adult services via the ACE Young Adult program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The nationally recognized program is one of only a few long-term follow-up survivor programs in the nation that bridges the gap from childhood to adulthood within a centralized medical system. In 2011, the ACE program worked with nearly 100 new patients and provided more than 600 patient visits.
"Tom Thumb is honored to partner with Children's Medical Center through our Kindness for Kids program," said Paul McTavish, president of Tom Thumb. "It allows our associates and customers to make a difference in the lives of so many children, one dollar at a time."
Tom Thumb's Kindness for Kids program asks shoppers to donate $1 or any amount they choose at check-out for a now-familiar yellow, child-shaped paper cutout, which is posted at various places throughout the store. Funds raised at stores in the Greater Dallas area benefit Children's.
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CULPEPER, VA -- Gold's Gym franchisee Eddie Dail, who in July won the Visionary Award and the Bravo Award at the Gold's Gym convention in Las Vegas, died of a heart attack last Friday. He was 44.
Dail owned 12 Gold's Gyms between Virginia and Wisconsin and had plans to open 10 to 15 more clubs in the next two years.
According to a report in the Culpeper (VA) Star-Exponent, Dail had just returned from a business trip in Boston and was sleeping in a hotel near Washington Dulles International Airport when he died. He had planned to return to his Culpeper home in the morning.
The Visionary Award was presented to Dail by Gold's Gym International, Irving, TX. The Bravo Award was presented by the Gold's Gym Franchisee Association. Both are among the most prestigious awards given annually to the company's franchisees.
Dail, who opened his first Gold's Gym 19 years ago, served on four Gold's Gym Franchise Association committees and the D.C. Alliance, a group of Gold's Gym owners in the Washington, DC, market that provides ongoing support to local gyms. One Gold's franchisee told the newspaper that Dail "bled black and gold," which are Gold's colors.
Upon receiving the Visionary Award, Dail said, "I am thrilled to be recognized as one of the leading gym owners within the Gold's Gym family. There are so many strong Gold's Gym owners and I am thankful to many of them for helping me grow my business over the years. Without the support of others, I could not be where I am today."
Dail, who had had two heart attacks earlier in the decade, is survived by his wife of six years, Rebecca, their son, Dylan, 3, and a daughter, Ashley, 17.
In a statement, Gold's Gym International President and CEO James Weaver said: "Eddie Dail was one of the true visionaries of the Gold's Gym brand, and he will be dearly missed. In addition to his incredible work as a multi-club operator, Eddie was a selfless person who always took time to help his fellow gym owners throughout the years. He was a devoted friend to many and gave an incredible amount of his time and energy in an effort to better the future of everyone in the Gold's Gym family. The entire Gold's Gym brand owes Eddie a debt of gratitude. He was one of the pioneers of our brand, and his work will have a lasting legacy on Gold's Gym for years to come. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Eddie's family, including his wife and children."


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Somerset floods: Met Office issues ice warning
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- It will be used to transport supplies and ferry people in and out
- Met Office issues yellow warning of ice for Friday night
- Readers continue to send in their dramatic flood pics from across the county
considering they are making cuts both scc and tdbc seem to have alot of sofas they keep finding cash down the back.
brewhouse > hey £160k we thought we didnt have here you go!
Correction! The ratepayers of Somerset, including the unfortunate folk of Muchelney, have paid for the boat.
Somerset County Council, have merely redistributed the money, a pitifully small return and woefully late.
Better late than never but I would have thought that the Marines could have been approached at an early stage to provide this service.
great job done by everyone and fanx to the council for the boat that helped everyone.
Apologies to TUSC for stealing his copy & paste technique but.......please don't be surprised that this area floods.....
The village was recorded as Micelenie in the Domesday book meaning 'the increasingly great island' from the Old English miclian and from the Norsk Øe.[2] The -ey or -y suffix served as the old English designation for "island", and thus is common to many of the villages in this area of the Somerset Levels, which stood as islands just above the marshes, which have since been drained.
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Emails were sent to to the Ministers Office suggesting that the Army or the Marines could be used to help the people in the flooded areas as they have the expertise and the equipment.
Other than an automatic acknowledgement nothing has yet been received, I daresay we will get a reply when the emergency has gone.
We are off the radar as far as the government is concerned, if this was London or the home counties all three services would be on alert
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In the days since they disbanded, most people who have discovered them have done so out of interest in the members' subsequent projects. The most famous, of course, were
I may be making this sound more interesting than it is. We'll be charitable and state that these fellas went on to make better, more interesting, more exciting music later. "Spooky," which does for goths what "Mohawk Man" did for Exploited-loving, snaggle-toothed rockers, is probably their best song. The rest? I'd download the whole thing only if you're a completist.
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With the specter of the fiscal court approving a tax rate increase looming over its head, the Anderson County Board of Health voted unanimously recently to keep its tax rate flat.
Fresh off being informed by County Attorney Bobbi Jo Lewis that the fiscal court would have to vote to include its rate on property tax bills, health board members batted around several rate increase options, including raising the tax rate from 30 cents per $1,000 in assessed property value to 40 cents.
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Area bankruptcy filings - which surpassed the full-year record in September - charged on at a high pace in northwest Ohio in October, spiked by cuts in overtime, layoffs, and continued easy credit.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Toledo stamped 699 new cases last month, up 40 percent from the 501 cases submitted in the same month last year from 21 counties.
Through the end of October, the court received 6,764 filings. The previous full-year record was 5,713 filings in 1998.
Nearly all of the filings are Chapter 7 cases where debtors request to be excused from most of what they owe. Such filings are up 48 percent compared to the first 10 months of last year. Chapter 13 cases, where debtors repay more of what they owe, have increased at only half that rate.
Chapter 11 business filings numbered 14 through October, up from nine for the same period last year.
For a single month, October's total filings were far from a record. In March, the court received 876 filings, followed by 846 in April. Those months are often among the highest for bankruptcy filings.
The bankruptcy boom is likely to keep going in 2002, said Ed Snyder, a Springfield Township attorney who specializes in bankruptcies.
His typical bankruptcy client is a couple with two children and two mortgages on a home they have owned for a few years. Many earn $27,000 to $53,000 a year and have credit card debt.
But any major change in income - a loss of overtime or one spouse being laid off - leaves them unable to manage their debt load and lifestyle.
"They're just in over their heads," said Mr. Snyder, who expects to handle 200 bankruptcies this year - almost twice his usual number.
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Today Benjamin West is remembered because he was the father of American painting: and many like to think of him as the only American ever to become President of the Royal Academy of England. Benjamin West grew up in a deeply religious Quaker family. Quaker beliefs forbid the use or creation of images or icons in a strict adherence to their view of the second Commandment barring graven images. With the help of his faithful Indian friends - who taught him to create colors from the elements of the earth, and his faithful cat Grimalkin - who willingly sacrificed the hairs of his tail for Ben's paintbrushes, the aspiring artist continued to paint the scenes of his bucolic childhood growing up in the wilds of Pennsylvania.
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It says a lot about the strength of Arbouretum's sound that I was disappointed to find that not one track on Song of the Pearl ran over ten minutes. In fact, only one runs over six. How can the band who gave us stoned-loner epics like "Pale Rider Blues" and "The Rise" on their fantastic Rites of Uncovering not follow them up with, say, a meandering 30-minute, Roy Harper-style Side B?
Well, the answer is that Song of the Pearl isn't about the tumbling guitar solos -- and, once the initial disappointment passes, this move mostly works out for the band. Instead of resting on leader singer/shredder Dave Heumann's towering licks, the band explores the moody, fog-rolling-in side of their sound. Songs like "Down by the Fall Line" work on guitar textures instead of easily defined riffs, and then contain those textures in the tightest song structures we've heard from Arbouretum.
Heumann tends to lay an unassuming, faintly distorted layer of guitar under these songs, and then weaves clusters of notes through them. It's a compelling sound, particularly on "Another Hiding Place," as Heumann's thick guitars paw at each other in the verses, and then bark and growl at us on one of the album's biggest choruses.
The hushed counterpart to the size of "Another Hiding Place" is the devastating quiet of album closer "Tomorrow Is a Long Time." This one might, at first, feel like half an Arbouretum song. Heumann barely hits his guitar, but the low-end fuzz it makes echoes out into some expanse the players have built around themselves. Once again the singer ponders over a long and solitary life, but the barely there trudge isn't all hopelessness. Had this song ended with an ear-bursting rock-out, it might have implied a frustration that confirmed the song's negativity, or a premature freedom from this sad feeling. Instead, Heumann sings in a cracked near-whisper, and the song just drones and drones and then peters out, leaving us and the singer to really feel the heft of that isolation before leaving it behind.
But while these guitar-textured songs work, and put a spotlight on the deep, curling tendrils of Heumann's voice, it is telling that the best songs here are still built on bruising guitar attacks. "False Spring" is an absolute knock-out. The band layers chainsaw guitars together and lets them build size and inertia until they explode, but still leaves space for some good old shredding. "Infinite Corridors" finds Heumann trying out some more experimental sounds on his axe. The shuffling throb of the track parts so that he can grind away with feedback and notes pulled to the brink of snapping. And just when the song seems to fall apart, the whole band comes together and bashes out their loudest sound while Heumann once again delivers a stunning guitar solo.
These are not only the two longest songs on the record, they are also the two best, so clearly Arbouretum are at their best when they give themselves some space. So while the more textured approach works on Song of the Pearl, and it works very well in spots, alongside these bigger songs it sounds like they sell themselves a little short. They're right to think they can't continue to live and die on solos, but by toning those down they don't have to lose their size and space in the bargain. Song of the Pearl marks a nice transition for these guys, but it ends up sounding like it could have been more.
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After much searching on the web for designs I liked, I finally decided to build my own backyard coop. It was a good thing too, because the girls were getting way too big for the dog crate we were temporarily keeping them in. Part of this coop started life as an old homemde "dog box" that fit inside the bed of a compact pickup truck. This was left over from years ago when I deer hunted and it was no longer being used. The treated lumber was holding up well so I decided to make some use of it. The lower portion underneath the coop is the old dog box. I just started framing from there. I had no plans, but I did have a vision of what I wanted and I went from there. So, of course I made some errors and got frustrated a time or two but in the end it was worth it.
This is the basic design drawing.
(The opening underneath the coop is 14 inches but was framed with 2x4 lumber so the head space is 20inches for the girls. )
This is the initial frame under way and partially stained. The general dimensions are 8 feet long and just over 4 feet deep.
This is my helper / supervisor double checking my measurements. "measure twice, cut once Dad".
Well on our way now. As you can see, the front doors to the run area are on and all the hardware cloth has been installed. Oh yeh, and the nest box is coming along nicely.
Here is a shot of the roof ridge area with hardware cloth installed so no critters get in.
These are shots of the nest boxes from the top and from the inside of the coop.
This is the interior main wall that houses two framed windows and the "pop door" opening for the coop. The window frames are routered with a 1/4 inch slot at the rear so I can unscrew one side and sllide in a piece of plexiglass in come winter time.
The other end of the coop section also has two windows for cross ventilation. They are covered with some "awnings" made out of 3/8 plywood and roofing shingles. The white stuff is some clear caulking that has not cured yet.
The front of the coop has two "clean out" doors. I re-purposed an old window latch to lock one side. The other door then overlaps the locked one when closed.


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Thread: Think you're tough?
7/04/2005 12:02pm, #1
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--Think you're tough?
Thought I was going to a football/soccar/rugby game in a square in Florence Italy.
It is called Calicio Storico Florentino.
It was a full contact fight in the middle of a rugby match. Most of the front line guys were professional boxers/kickboxers and wrestler/grapplers. There are no rules. About 10 guys squaring off with ten other guys all in boxing stances and they were kicking, jabbing, hooks and grappling. The other guys on the field were assigned to stop the ball carrier in anyway possible. The blocks were brutal, they could range from hooks,kicks, full on tackles. They only carried out three players on strecher. I could not follow the game, too much action in all areas of the field.
Looked like a 50 minute gang fight with members only wearing wraps on their hand. Happens in July. Wild. :naka:
7/04/2005 12:21pm, #2--
I heard of that before but never got to see a match. Looks like fun. Probaly better than getting smacked by a tomato!
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu Zhi Dong Fang Bu Bai (Laughing Proud Warrior Invincible Asia) Dark Emperor of Baji!!!
Didn't anyone ever tell him a fat man could never be a ninja
You can't practice Judo just to win a Judo Match! You practice so that no matter what happens, you can win using Judo!The key to fighting two men at once is to be much tougher than both of them.
7/04/2005 12:30pm, #3
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--whoa, i saw on tv once there's some sort of sport (or game?) where it's like full contact fighting + rugby.
They slow motion-ed a segment of the game and from there, u can see people from opposing terms trying their best to stop the guy with the ball: one guy trying to jump on him and missed while another at the side tried a jumping kick, at the same time, some others are fighting it out in the background - one dude sort of suplex the another guy in the mud (yeah, the field looks muddy).
could that be the same type of game i've been wondering all this time? :P
7/04/2005 6:58pm, #4
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--any video clips? btw this would attarct many viewers if brought to US
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7/04/2005 8:40pm, #5--
I'd do it. But it's not an all out brawl. It's just a large wrestling match. You can't beat the hell out of one guy.
7/04/2005 9:47pm, #6
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--The italians are crazy...crazy I tell you! Lol! I remembered seeing that stuff once in TV and finding it crazy, but strangely cool. There's a lot of tension between italian cities,regions and even parts of town, so,instead of killing eachother in petty vendettas they play the "calcio" to pour every ounce of animosity building up in the year.It's a great way to relieve the stress and don' t think this is the only example...see the stick fights/rock trowing once a year in Peru between rival villages, the stick fights between african villages or the oil wrestling in Turkey(not much of a group brawl, but all about rivalary)
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7/04/2005 10:16pm, #7--
We're not that crazy =-)
Calcio just means soccer btw.
7/05/2005 2:34am, #8--
I saw some footage of one of these matches in a recent documentary on Leonardo Da Vinci. Apparantly it was Leonardo who designed the costumes for the game.
7/05/2005 8:37am, #9--
I watched it live back in the late eighties. It's much more intense than it appears on t.v. It's basically like a no-rules rugby match on steroids.
7/05/2005 9:47am, #10--
Cool! I'll be in Florence the end of July - maybe I can take pictures. Last time I was in Italy some English guys with very large heads and some tough looking Italians invited me to play rugby; yeah right... thanks anyway. There is a giant rugby player here, looks like a white Karl Malone, who's into karate and wrestling. A BYU (known here as '**** BYU') Samoan rugby guy cheated so our guy grabbed his elbow and kimured him.
"Preparing mentally, the most important thing is, if you aren't doing it for the love of it, then don't do it." - Benny Urquidez


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With John Boehner seriously weakened, it would take just 17 No votes or abstentions to deny him the Speakership. So we have to ask two questions:
Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment. Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.With John Boehner seriously weakened, it would take just 17 No votes or abstentions to deny him the Speakership. So we have to ask two questions:
Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment. Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.I feel Boehner is doing a good job as Speaker. He deserves to remain in that position.
Ryan is a start in the right direction…
Whoever will adamantly oppose gun control.
Whoever should adamantly oppose gun control.
Someone who doesn't always cry on camera, someone who has a spine and someone who has balls. That rules out Boehner.
The big issues surrounds economics — specifically the deficit and debt we are piling up. That's why I hope Ryan somehow gets into the driver's seat, as he could wrap circles around Obama's tediously inept skull. However, I think it is more likely that the status quo will prevail and Boehner will ubfortunately remain the Speaker.
Another magical thought is that Boehner would have enough self-awareness to see that he doesn't have the skill set to effectively challenge or hold his own with Obama, and would voluntarily want to turn the speakership over to a youngerm brighter person, who, yes, didn't cry sooften.
I like Mark Levin's suggestion…the speaker doesn't actually have to be a member of Congress. It's just wishcasting, but I wish they'd make Allen West the Speaker.
The only politician who knows the seriousness of the situation and has the strength to stop the madness is Ron Paul. Unfortunately, the country rejected his fiscal austerity warnings. The GOP has a chance to correct that error.
Ron Paul might contribute on a couple fiscal issues but he'd likely get distracted by trying to legalize pedophilie groups like NAMBLA — or some such idiocy — to appease his wacko base of crazies, all in the name of "civil liberties". Sorry, but ron paul has way too much in common with the ACLU to accomplish anything except dragging the nation further into the depths of depravity with the disgusting liberal left.
Louie Gohmert
Heh, Louie Gohmert would drive the unhinged left even more insane than they already are.
I think that Boehner will survive. It would be good if Paul Ryan could take charge, although his own plan is way too timid and takes too long to place our fiscal house back into order. With Boehner we will just be rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
It would be cool to see how well President Obama and Vice-President Biden would take Paul Ryan being next in line if they got impeached… Especially considering the Nation might wake up in 2014…
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