| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Additionally, on todays call we will discuss certain non-GAAP financial information such as FFO, adjusted EBITDA, and comparable hotel results. You can find this information together with reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP information in todays earnings press release and our 8-K file with the SEC and on our web site at HostHotels.com.
This morning, Ed Walter, our President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide a brief overview of our fourth quarter and year end results and then will describe the current operating environment as well as the companys outlook for 2008. Larry Harvey, our Chief Financial Officer, will then provide greater detail on our fourth quarter and year end results including regional and market performance. Following their remarks, we will be available to respond to your questions.
Incriminating Video Spurs Probe of Meat Supplier
WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it was investigating a Chino, Calif.-based supplier of meat to the National School Lunch Program after release of a video showing slaughterhouse workers using inhumane and illegal practices on weak and sick cows.The video, presented by the Humane Society of the United States at a news conference Wednesday morning, showed workers at Hallmark Meat Packing using forklifts to pick up and roll animals too weak to stand and forcing sick or weak cows to stand by shooting high-pressure water sprays into their nostrils or repeatedly shocking them with electricity. .
What's Happening for Feb. 16
Crafters are needed for the annual Feather Fiesta Days craft faire held in Sank Park. There are 60 spaces open and all proceeds go to the docents. Come sell your crafts, meet friendly people, and have fun! To obtain a space, pick up an application at the Chamber office or call Carol at 589-1299. The fee is $35 per space. Reunions OHS Class of 1977 looking for classmates for our 30 Onederful reunion June 28, 2008. Please e-mail Robyn (Wood) North at rjnorth1@netzero.net or call 990-2615 if you know the addresses or phone numbers of our classmates. LPHS Class of 1998 is looking for classmates for our 10 year reunion Aug. 9. Please e-mail lp98isgreat@yahoo.com if you know the e-mail addresses or contact info of our classmates. We would like to be sure everyone receives the E-vite, that will be coming soon.
Home of cricket hosts tennis match
Marcos Baghdatis, Ana Ivanovic, Alicia Molik and Brydan Klein played a game on the precariously perched court, but were too dazzled by the view to bother keeping score. All four needed a detailed safety briefing before scaling dozens of stairs inside the scoreboard. Molik stepped on to court with a bit more trepidation than usual. Share this article What is this? .
Larry’s Bar to close on New Year’s Eve
One of them long known more for their food than drink will really hit home to many diners and will adversely effect an entire small village with its closing. There is also the Graystone Lodge, where the owner voluntarily went smoke free before the ban and made a big deal of the fact, then put the place up for sale shortly there after. Now it's been shuttered for several months. .
Iowans are feeling strain of interminable snow
Because I hear it every day. Every five minutes of every day."
Note to customers: She was smiling.
For Oskaloosa youngsters, the February storms have been good news and bad news. The good news: They have missed eight days of school. The bad: They won't be getting out until June 6, instead of May 27. "It's a disruption to our instructional program, absolutely," said Superintendent Carolyn McCaughey.
On snow days, youngsters have packed the local YMCA, but retailers who rely on foot traffic have reported a leaner month, said John Sullivan, executive director of the Oskaloosa Chamber of Commerce.
"We're very resilient people here, and we don't let a lot of things bother us," Sullivan said. "As far as nature's concerned, we have to deal with the hand we're dealt." At Images Salon, owner Jeana Fisk and employee Patty Patterson say local residents have scheduled tanning bed sessions not necessarily because they want a tan.
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