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D.R. Horton CEO got $6.4M fiscal 2009 pay package

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. gave CEO Donald Tomnitz compensation valued at about $6.4 million in fiscal 2009, a 6 percent increase from the prior fiscal year, according to Associated Press calculations of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing.

Huckabee clemency record revisted after shootings

As governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee had a hand pardoning or commuting many more prisoners than his three immediate predecessors combined. Maurice Clemmons, the suspect in Sunday's slaying of four Seattle-area police officers, was among them.

D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling more than 15 percent Friday.

D.R. Horton trims 3Q loss on smaller charges

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. reported fiscal third-quarter results on Tuesday that provided another sign the battered housing market is limping out of its recession.

D.R. Horton: Smaller is better in some markets

— D.R. Horton's chief executive says smaller, more affordable homes are selling well in some areas and will bring higher profits to the nation's largest home builder.

D.R. Horton's fiscal 2Q loss narrows

D.R. Horton Inc. said Monday it narrowed its losses in the most recent quarter as the nation's largest homebuilder dramatically decreased the charges it took against falling land values and unsold homes.

D.R. Horton's fiscal 1Q loss narrows

D.R. Horton surprised Wall Street on Tuesday with a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss as the nation's largest homebuilder slashed costs to cope with the worsening housing market slump.

DR Horton swings to $800 million loss

D.R. Horton Inc.'s chief executive said Tuesday he expects this fiscal year to be even more challenging than 2008, which ended with a nearly $800 million quarterly loss on slower home sales and more than $1 billion in charges.

D.R. Horton posts smaller 3Q loss on lower charges

D.R. Horton Inc., the nation's largest homebuilder, said Tuesday its losses in the fiscal third-quarter narrowed as the value of its inventory of unsold homes and land holdings showed signs of stabilizing, but the results fell far short of Wall Street's expectations.

D.R. Horton swings to 2Q loss on impairment charges

D.R. Horton said Tuesday it swung to a loss in the second quarter, as a sustained housing slump forced the nation's largest homebuilder to take hefty charges and write down the value of property.

Uh-oh! Horton hears Hollywood calling

Judging by the reception of recent Dr. Seuss movie adaptations, the general reaction to the news that a CGI “Horton Hears a Who” is on the way might be summed up as a rousing “Uh-oh.”

D.R. Horton Swings to 1Q Loss on Charges

D.R. Horton Inc., the nation's largest homebuilder, said Thursday it swung to a loss in its fiscal first quarter, due to hefty charges to write off inventory and land values as the housing slump continues to worsen.

D.R. Horton Swings to 4Q Loss

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. said Tuesday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter as the company again wrote down the value of unsold homes and land options, and the housing market showed few signs of improvement.

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New Reverend Horton Heat CD comes with shot glass
Source: gamil.com

Gamil Design worked with YepRoc and the rockin' Reverend Horton Heat to create a deluxe package for the latest album, "Laughin and Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat." The package features a speedometer design with interchangeable faceplates and includes two CDs and a b …

Two charged in the murder of Naked Body Found At Tuscaloosa McDonalds
Source: nbc13.com

Excerpt: Tuscaloosa County Homicide Unit investigators have charged 2 men in connection with the murder of 35 year old Vincent Hunter of Tuscaloosa.

Attack Ads Don't Work When People Are Hurting

Conventional wisdom is that negative attack ads work. The logic is that, if you attack your opponent enough and say terrible things about him, some of it is going to stick.

Neolithic house found during dig
Source: BBC News

Archaeologists have found the site of what they believe is one of England's oldest houses. The Stone Age house was unearthed at Kingsmead Quarry in Horton, close to Windsor Castle, and is thought to be more than 5,000 years old.

The Ballad of Tim Horton
Source: Revver

A tribute video to a fine gentleman and hockey legend, who would have been 76 on January 12.

Dr. Seuss Went to War
Source: orpheus.ucsd.edu

WOW. And I thought he just wrote books like "Hop on Pop"

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