Interest rate swap, net of income tax of $7, $7, $22 and $22, respectively.
AZZ Inc. ("AZZ", the "Company", "our" or "we") was established in 1956 and incorporated under the laws of the state of Texas. The Company is a global provider of metal coating services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution, refining and industrial markets. The Company has two distinct operating segments: the Energy segment and the Metal Coatings segment. AZZ Energy is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy markets worldwide. AZZ Metal Coatings is a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot dip galvanizing to the North American steel fabrication industry.
The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of February 28, 2018, which was derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K covering such period.
Our fiscal year ends on the last day of February and is identified as the fiscal year for the calendar year in which it ends. For example, the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019 is referred to as fiscal 2019.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of November 30, 2018, the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, and cash flows for the nine months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017. These interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
On March 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and the related amendments ("ASC 606") using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of February 28, 2018. Results for operating periods beginning on or after March 1, 2018 are presented under ASC 606, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the accounting standards in effect for those periods. However, for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018, the impact of applying ASC 606 as opposed to applying legacy accounting guidance did not result in a significant change to reported revenues or costs of revenues. Accordingly, no reconciliation has been provided to show the difference between applying ASC 606 and legacy guidance for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018. In addition, there was no cumulative effect adjustment to the beginning retained earnings on March 1, 2018 related to the adoption. See Note 2 for a description of the Company's accounting policy resulting from the adoption of ASC 606.
On March 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which clarifies the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows.
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under the new guidance, a lessee will be required to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases with lease terms of more than 12 months. Consistent with current GAAP, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease.
thus periods prior to fiscal year 2019 will not be adjusted and any impacts of transitioning to the new standard will be reflected with a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption.
In preparing for the adoption of this standard, the Company is substantially complete in assessing its portfolio of leases for accounting and disclosure purposes. The Company is also progressing with the design of the future lease accounting procedures, policies and related internal controls and with the implementation of lease accounting software. While the Company has not yet completed its evaluation of the financial statement impact of the new lease accounting standard, the Company expects that the adoption will result in a significant increase in assets and liabilities related to operating leases in its consolidated balance sheets. However, the Company does not expect to record a significant cumulative effect adjustment as a result of adopting the standard.
The Company's significant accounting policies are detailed in Note 1 of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2018. The following section includes revised accounting policies related to the adoption of ASC 606.
Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the Company's customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration that it expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The amount and timing of revenue recognition varies by segment based on the nature of the goods or services provided and the terms and conditions of the customer contract.
AZZ's Energy segment is a provider of specialized products and services designed to support industrial, nuclear and electrical applications. Within this segment, the contract is governed by a customer purchase order and an executed product or services agreement. The contract generally specifies the delivery of what constitutes a single performance obligation consisting of either custom built products, custom services, or off-the-shelf products. When the Company does enter into an arrangement with multiple performance obligations, the transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling prices of the goods or services being provided to the customer and revenue is recognized upon the satisfaction of each performance obligation. The Company combines contracts for revenue recognition purposes that are executed with the same customer within a short timeframe from each other and that purport to be for a single commercial objective.
For custom built products, the Company recognizes revenues over time provided that the goods do not have an alternative use to the Company and the Company has an unconditional right to payment for work completed to date plus a reasonable margin. For custom services, which consist of specialized welding and other professional services, the Company recognizes revenues over time as the services are rendered due to the fact that the services enhance a customer owned asset. For off-the-shelf products, which consist of tubing and lighting products, the Company recognizes revenue at a point-in-time upon the transfer of the goods to the customer.
For services and custom built products, the Company recognizes revenues over time using a cost-to-cost input measure. This requires the Company to estimate the total contract revenues, costs and margin, which can involve significant management judgment. As a significant change in one or more of these estimates could affect the profitability of the Company's contracts, management reviews and updates its contract related estimates regularly. The Company recognizes adjustments in estimated margin on contracts under a cumulative catch-up basis and subsequent revenues are recognized using the adjusted estimate. If the estimate of contract margin indicates an anticipated loss on the contract, the Company recognizes the total estimated loss in the period it is identified.
a result, the transaction price and the measure of progress for the performance obligation to which it relates, is recognized as an adjustment to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis.
In addition to fixed consideration, the Company's contracts within its Energy segment can include variable consideration, including claims, incentive fees, liquidated damages or other penalties. The Company recognizes revenue for variable consideration when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. The Company estimates the amount of revenue to be recognized on variable consideration using the expected value or the most likely amount method, whichever is expected to better predict the amount.
AZZ's Metal Coatings segment is a provider of hot dip galvanizing, powder coating and other metal coating applications to the steel fabrication industry. Within this segment, the contract is governed by a customer purchase order or work order. The contract generally specifies the delivery of what constitutes a single performance obligation consisting of metal coating services. The Company combines contracts for revenue recognition purposes that are executed with the same customer within a short timeframe from each other and that purport to be for a single commercial objective.
The Company recognizes revenue over time as the metal coating is applied to the customer provided material as the process enhances a customer controlled asset. Contract modifications are rare within this segment and most contracts are on a fixed price basis with no variable consideration.
The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in accounts receivable, contract assets (unbilled receivables), and contract liabilities (customer advances and deposits) on the consolidated balance sheet, primarily related to the Company's Energy segment. Amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed upon contractual terms, either at periodic intervals (e.g., weekly or monthly) or upon achievement of contractual milestones. Billing can occur subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in contract assets. In addition, the Company can receive advances or deposits from its customers, before revenue is recognized, resulting in contract liabilities. These assets and liabilities are reported on the consolidated balance sheet on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period.
For the nine months ended November 30, 2018, the Company recognized $20.1 million of revenues from amounts that were included in contract liabilities at February 28, 2018. The Company did not record any revenues for the three or nine months ended November 30, 2018 related to performance obligations satisfied in prior periods. The Company expects to recognize revenues of approximately $13.8 million, $16.1 million, $1.5 million and $1.3 million in fiscal 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively, related to the $32.7 million balance of contract liabilities as of November 30, 2018.
The increases or decreases in accounts receivable, contract assets and contract liabilities during the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018 were due primarily to normal timing differences between the Company's performance and customer payments. The Lectrus acquisition described in Note 8 had no impact on contract assets or liabilities as of the date of acquisition.
No general rights of return exist for customers and the Company establishes provisions for estimated warranties. The Company generally does not sell extended warranties. Revenue is recognized net of applicable sales and other taxes. The Company does not adjust the contract price for the effects of a significant financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between when the Company transfers a good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less, which is generally the case. Sales commissions are deferred and recognized over the same period as the related revenues. Shipping and handling is treated as a fulfillment obligation instead of a separate performance obligation and such costs are expensed as incurred.
Earnings (loss) per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of stock awards.
For the three months ended November 30, 2017, approximately 0.1 million shares related to employee and director stock awards were excluded from the diluted shares outstanding count as the effect was anti-dilutive.
The Company has one share-based compensation plan, the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to promote the growth and prosperity of the Company by permitting the Company to grant to its employees, directors and advisors various types of restricted stock unit awards, performance share units, stock options, and stock appreciation rights to purchase common stock of the Company. The maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan is 1,500,000 shares. As of November 30, 2018, the Company had approximately 1,248,775 shares available for future issuance under the Plan.
Restricted stock unit awards are valued at the market price of our common stock on the grant date. Awards generally vest ratably over a period of three years but these awards may vest earlier in accordance with the Plan's accelerated vesting provisions.
The Company also grants performance share units ("PSU") awards to certain employees. These PSU awards have a three year performance cycle and will vest and become payable, if at all, on the third anniversary of the award date. The PSU awards are subject to the Company's degree of achievement of a target annual average adjusted return on assets during these three-year periods and, in certain circumstances, vesting is based on the relative performance of a predetermined group of peer companies. In addition, these PSU awards may have vesting conditions or certain vesting multipliers, which are based on the Company's total shareholder return during such three-year period in comparison to a defined specific industry peer group. The Company estimates the fair value of PSU awards with performance and service conditions using the value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. The Company estimates the fair value of PSU awards with market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation model on the date of grant.
Stock appreciation rights are granted with an exercise price equal to the market value of our common stock on the date of grant. These awards generally have a contractual term of 7 years and vest ratably over a period of three years although some may vest immediately on issuance. These awards are valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
The average remaining contractual term for those stock appreciation rights outstanding and those stock appreciation rights that were exercisable as of November 30, 2018 was 2.09 years, with an aggregate intrinsic value of $0.3 million.
The Company also has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which allows employees of the Company to purchase common stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. Offerings under this plan have a duration of 24 months (the "offering period"). On the first day of an offering period (the "enrollment date") the participant is granted the option to purchase shares on each exercise date at the lower of 85% of the market value of a share of our common stock on the enrollment date or the exercise date. The participant's right to purchase common stock under the plan is restricted to no more than $25,000 per calendar year and the participant may not purchase more than 5,000 shares during any offering period. Participants may terminate their interest in a given offering or a given exercise period by withdrawing all of their accumulated payroll deductions at any time prior to the end of the offering period. The fair value of the estimated number of shares to be issued under each offering is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For the nine month period ended November 30, 2018, the Company issued 73,702 shares under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock units, performance share unit awards, stock appreciation rights, and the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan at November 30, 2018 totals $8.0 million.
The Company's policy is to issue shares required under these plans from the Company's authorized but unissued shares.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company recognized impairment charges of $0.8 million, which were classified within cost of sales in the consolidated statement of income and were related to property, plant and equipment in the Metal Coatings segment that was vacated or abandoned upon the consolidation of two galvanizing facilities in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. As part of the consolidation of facilities, the Company also recognized $0.5 million in employee severance and other disposal costs in the second quarter of fiscal 2019, which were also classified within cost of sales in the consolidated statement of income.
A reserve has been established to provide for the estimated future cost of warranties on a portion of the Company's delivered products and is classified within other accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Management periodically reviews the reserves and makes adjustments accordingly. Warranties cover such factors as non-conformance to specifications and defects in material and workmanship.
On March 31, 2018, the Company made the final principal payment of $14.3 million to fully settle the 2008 Senior Notes on the scheduled maturity date.
On March 22, 2018, the Company purchased certain assets through a bankruptcy sales process from Lectrus Corporation, a privately-held corporation based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lectrus designs and manufactures custom metal enclosures and provides electrical and mechanical integration. The acquisition will complement AZZ's current metal enclosure and switchgear businesses.
This acquisition was not significant. Accordingly, disclosures of the purchase price allocation and unaudited pro forma results of operations have not been provided.
Certain statements herein about our expectations of future events or results constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and management's views and assumptions regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. In addition, certain factors could affect the outcome of the matters described herein. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, changes in customer demand and response to products and services offered by AZZ, including demand by the power generation markets, electrical transmission and distribution markets, the industrial markets, and the hot dip galvanizing markets; prices and raw material cost, including zinc and natural gas which are used in the hot dip galvanizing process; changes in the political stability and economic conditions of the various markets that AZZ serves, foreign and domestic, customer requested delays of shipments, acquisition opportunities, currency exchange rates, adequacy of financing, and availability of experienced management and employees to implement AZZ's continued growth strategy; a downturn in market conditions in any industry relating to the products we inventory or sell or the services that we provide; the continuing economic volatility in the U.S. and other markets in which we operate; acts of war or terrorism inside the United States or abroad; natural disasters in the countries in which we operate; and other changes in economic and financial conditions. AZZ has provided additional information regarding risks associated with the business in AZZ's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018 and other filings with the SEC, available for viewing on AZZ's website at www.azz.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. These statements are based on information as of the date hereof and AZZ assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with management's discussion and analysis contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, and with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
On March 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and the related amendments ("ASC 606") using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of February 28, 2018. Results for operating periods beginning on or after March 1, 2018 are presented under ASC 606, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the accounting standards in effect for those periods. However, for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018, the impact of applying ASC 606 as opposed to applying legacy accounting guidance did not result in a significant change to reported revenues or costs of revenues. Accordingly, no reconciliation has been provided to show the difference between applying ASC 606 and legacy guidance for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018. In addition, there was no cumulative effect adjustment to the beginning retained earnings on March 1, 2018 related to the adoption. See Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein for a description of our accounting policy resulting from the adoption of ASC 606.
We have two distinct operating segments, the Energy segment and the Metal Coatings segment, as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018. Management believes that the most meaningful analysis of our results of operations is to analyze our performance by segment. We use revenue and operating income by segment to evaluate our segments. Segment operating income consists of net sales less cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses that are specifically identifiable to a segment. For a reconciliation of segment operating income to consolidated operating income, see Note 5 to our quarterly consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Our entire backlog relates to our Energy Segment and was $307.8 million as of November 30, 2018, an increase of $42.4 million, or 16.0%, as compared to $265.4 million as of February 28, 2018. Our backlog increased $24.6 million, or 8.7%, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Both of these increases were primarily the result of several large international orders, higher overall activity within the Energy Segment and incremental business generated from our acquisitions completed during the previous twelve months. For the three months ended November 30, 2018, our book-to-revenue ratio increased slightly to 0.88 to 1 from 0.86 to 1 when compared to same period of fiscal 2018 and our incoming net orders increased by $31.5 million, or 17.5%.
For the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018, consolidated revenues increased $31.4 million, or 15.1%, and $114.8 million or 18.8%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2018.
Revenues for the Energy segment increased $25.0 million or 23.4%, and $68.0 million or 21.4%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2018. These increases in revenues were caused by several positive factors including improved turnarounds in the U.S. refinery market, increased international projects and an uptick in our electrical business. These increases were also attributable to incremental revenues from our acquisitions completed during the past twelve months and were partially offset by continued softness in the nuclear market, which is due in part to the Westinghouse Bankruptcy discussed below.
Revenues for the Metal Coatings segment increased $6.4 million or 6.3%, and $46.8 million or 16.0%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2018. These increases were a result of higher selling prices and higher volumes of steel processed during the periods driven primarily by improvements in various markets. These increases were also attributable to incremental revenues from our acquisitions completed during the past twelve months.
Operating income for the Energy segment increased by $23.6 million or 195.0%, and $28.8 million or 950.8%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2018. Operating margins were 8.7% and (11.3)%, for the three months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 6.7% and (1.0)% for the nine months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These increases were primarily attributable to the positive factors noted above and improvements in project margins. In addition, for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2017, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $8.3 million, classified within cost of sales, related to property, plant and equipment that was retired and a provision for doubtful accounts of $2.9 million, classified within selling, general and administrative, resulting from an adverse court decision related to certain outstanding accounts receivables. No such charges were recorded in the current fiscal year.
Operating income for the Metal Coatings segment decreased by $3.4 million or 15.7% and $0.8 million or 1.2%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2018. These decreases were primarily attributable to higher zinc and labor costs and a one-time charge of $1.3 million incurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2019 for asset impairments, employee severance and other disposal costs related to the consolidation of two galvanizing facilities in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. These unfavorable trends were partially offset by increased volumes and selling prices. Operating margins were 17.0% and 21.4%, for the three months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively and 19.3% and 22.7% for the nine months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These declines were attributable to higher zinc and labor costs, which were not fully offset by increased selling prices, and the one-time charge for the consolidation of facilities.
Corporate expenses decreased by $0.9 million or 11.2%, and increased $3.4 million or 14.0%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018 as compared to the prior year comparable periods. During the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018, we recorded lower share-based compensation expense as a result of certain employee performance share unit grants that were forfeited when various vesting conditions were not satisfied during the fiscal year. For the nine months ended November 30, 2018 as compared to the prior year comparable period, the decline in share-based compensation expense was more than offset by increased employee compensation, outside professional services and general corporate marketing activities.
Interest expense for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2018 was $3.7 million and $11.5 million, respectively, as compared to $3.5 million and $10.3 million for the prior year comparable periods. These increases were the result of higher interest rates on variable rate debt and slightly higher average outstanding debt balances. Our gross debt to equity ratio was 0.46 to 1 as of November 30, 2018, compared to 0.57 to 1 as of November 30, 2017.
The provision for (benefit from) income taxes reflects an effective tax rate of 17.8% and (91.6)% for the three months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and the change was primarily attributable to the net loss incurred and various tax benefits received during the prior year period. The provision for income taxes reflects an effective rate of 19.9% and 24.2%, for the nine months ended November 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and the decrease was primarily attributable to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
for the Southern District of New York, jointly administered as In re Westinghouse Electric Company, et al., Case No. 17-10751 (the "Bankruptcy Case"). To date, WEC has continued to operate under a Debtor-in-Possession Financing Facility and we continue to honor their executory contracts. The Company has been collecting on post-petition amounts due and owed. On February 22, 2018, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the Debtors' Modified First Amended Disclosure Statement for the Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization. In the Disclosure Statement, the Debtors estimated a 98.9% to 100% distribution on Allowed General Unsecured Claims. We have approximately $12 million of such claims filed with the court, which includes 100% of our pre-petition claims. The total claims filed exceed the book value of our exposure.
We have historically met our cash needs through a combination of cash flows from operating activities along with bank and bond market debt. Our cash requirements are generally for operating activities, cash dividend payments, capital improvements, debt repayment, acquisitions and share repurchases. We believe that our cash position, cash flows from operating activities and our expectation of continuing availability to draw upon our credit facilities are sufficient to meet our cash flow needs for the foreseeable future.
For the nine month period ended November 30, 2018, net cash provided by operating activities was $60.4 million, net cash used in investing activities was $21.3 million, net cash used in financing activities was $41.6 million, and a decrease of $0.9 million from the net effect of exchange rate changes on cash resulting in a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $3.4 million. In comparison to the comparable period in fiscal 2018, the results in the statement of cash flows for operating activities for the nine month period ended November 30, 2018, are primarily attributable to the increase in net income and more favorable impacts of changes in working capital. The Company's use of cash for investing activities was lower due to decreased capital expenditures and lower spending for acquisitions. Net cash used in financing activities was higher during the nine month period ended November 30, 2018 due primarily to net payments made on outstanding borrowings.
Our working capital was $239.6 million as of November 30, 2018, as compared to $197.4 million at February 28, 2018.
As of November 30, 2018, the Company had $273.0 million of floating and fixed rate notes outstanding with varying maturities through fiscal 2023 and the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants related to these outstanding borrowings. During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company repaid $14.3 million of outstanding principal related to its outstanding notes on the scheduled maturity date. As of November 30, 2018, the Company had approximately $282.9 million of additional credit available for future draws or letters of credit.
For additional information on the Company's outstanding borrowings see Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements and further below under Contractual Commitments.
In January of 2012, our Board authorized the repurchase of up to ten percent of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The share repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date, and the amount and prices paid for any future share purchases under the authorization will be based on market conditions and other factors at the time of the purchase. Repurchases under this share repurchase authorization would be made through open market purchases or private transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The Company did not make any repurchases of its common shares during the nine months ended November 30, 2018.
increases through escalation clauses in customer contracts for copper, aluminum, steel and nickel based alloys, when market conditions allow and through fixed cost contract purchases on zinc. In addition to these measures, we attempt to recover other cost increases through improvements to our manufacturing process, supply chain management, and through increases in prices where competitively feasible.
As of November 30, 2018, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under SEC rules. Specifically, there were no off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons that have, or may have, a material effect on the financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources of the Company.
As of November 30, 2018, we had outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $39.4 million. These letters of credit are issued for a number of reasons, but are most commonly issued in lieu of customer retention withholding payments covering warranty or performance periods.
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make judgments, assumptions, and estimates that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions are based on current facts, historical experience, and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances to determine reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources.
During the nine month period ended November 30, 2018, with the exception of the adoption of ASC 606, there were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2018. See Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein for our updated critical accounting policy and estimates related to revenue recognition upon the adoption of ASC 606.
See Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, included herein, for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the actual and expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition, which is incorporated herein by reference.
There have been no material changes to the Company's market risk disclosures during the first nine months of fiscal 2019. For a discussion of the Company's exposure to market risk, refer to the Company's market risk disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2018.
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, management of the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, due to the material weakness described below, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely discussions regarding required disclosure.
As previously disclosed, after filing our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2017, an error was discovered related to the Company's historical revenue recognition policies and procedures. In particular, the Company determined that for certain contracts within its Energy segment for which revenue was historically recognized upon contract completion and transfer of title, the Company instead should have applied the percentage-of-completion method in accordance with the FASB's Accounting Standards Codification No. 605-35, Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. This error resulted in a material misstatement of the financial statements and required restatement of the financial statements included in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017 and in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended May 31, 2017 and August 31, 2017. This error, which was not detected timely by management, was the result of inadequate design of controls pertaining to the Company's review and ongoing monitoring of its revenue recognition policies. The deficiency represents a material weakness in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Management is actively engaged in the implementation of remediation efforts to address the material weakness identified above. The remediation plan includes i) the implementation of new controls designed to evaluate the appropriateness of revenue recognition policies and procedures, ii) new controls over recording revenue transactions, and iii) additional training.
Management believes the measures described above and others that may be implemented will remediate the material weaknesses that we have identified. As management continues to evaluate and improve internal control over financial reporting, we may decide to take additional measures to address control deficiencies or determine to modify, or in appropriate circumstances not to complete, certain of the remediation measures identified. Procedures are in place, but subsequent testing of the operational effectiveness of the new controls is necessary to validate that the material weakness is fully remediated.
Subject to these remediation efforts, there have been no significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
On January 11, 2018, Logan Mullins, acting on behalf of himself and a putative class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's securities between April 22, 2015 and January 8, 2018, filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against the Company and two of its executive officers, Thomas E. Ferguson and Paul W. Fehlman. Logan Mullins v. AZZ, Inc., et al., Case No. 4:18-cv-00025-Y. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the Company's SEC filings contained statements that were rendered materially false and misleading by the Company's alleged failure to properly recognize revenue related to certain contracts in its Energy Segment in purported violation of (1) Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 and (2) Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The plaintiffs seek an award of compensatory and punitive damages, interests, attorneys' fees and costs. The Company denies the allegations and believes it has strong defenses to vigorously contest them. The Company cannot predict the outcome of this action nor when it will be resolved. If the plaintiffs were to prevail in this matter, the Company could be liable for damages, which could potentially be material and could adversely affect its financial condition or results of operations.
In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries are named defendants in various routine lawsuits incidental to our business. These proceedings include labor and employment claims, use of the Company's intellectual property, worker's compensation and various environmental matters, all arising in the normal course of business. Although the outcome of these lawsuits or other proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, and the amount of any potential liability that could arise with respect to such lawsuits or other matters cannot be predicted at this time, management, after consultation with legal counsel, does not expect liabilities, if any, from these claims or proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a material effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
There have been no material changes in the risk factors disclosed under Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018.
In January of 2012, our Board authorized the repurchase of up to ten percent of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The share repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date, and the amount and prices paid for any future share purchases under the authorization will be based on market conditions and other factors at the time of the purchase. Repurchases under this share repurchase authorization would be made through open market purchases or private transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act. The Company did not make any repurchases of its common shares during the three months ended November 30, 2018.
Note Purchase Agreement dated March 31, 2008, by and among AZZ incorporated and the purchasers listed therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(1) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on April 2, 2008).
AZZ Inc. 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEFA filed on May 25, 2018.).
Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2011, by and among AZZ incorporated and the purchasers identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on January 21, 2011).
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and between AZZ Inc. as borrower, Bank of America N.A. as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and the other Lender's party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on March 24, 2017).
AZZ incorporated 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEFA filed May 29, 2014).
First Amendment to AZZ Inc. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on January 21, 2016.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed Herewith.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed Herewith.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed Herewith.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed Herewith.


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Word of the Day Adom: As Red as Brown Can Be
As languages evolved, they developed words for colors. Red seems to have encompassed a lot.
Elon Gilad
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The Hebrew word for red is a-DOM, and the Bible abounds with it.
Word of the Day / Lavan
Word of the Day / Shakhor
Word of the Day / Basar Lavan
Word of the Day / Yarok
Word of the Day / Khoom
Word of the Day / Tzahov
Word of the Day / Segalgal
Word of the Day / Tzeva Adom
As we discussed last week, two researchers, Brent Berlin and Paul Kay, postulate that languages start with just two words for colors – the ultimate basics, black and white. Black encompasses all the dark colors and white, the warm ones. In their book "Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution" (1969), Berlin and Kaye describe a relatively fixed 7-stage progression to 11 basic colors – the third of which is red. Or, as we said – adom.
While the bible has precious little mention of black and quite a bit of white, it has a great many things described as being adom. These cover shades that would not be considered red at all in English, or in modern Hebrew either.
For example, special ritual cows are described as "red," though they are in fact brown (the Koran calls them "yellow"). Another "red" item, a-la bible, is the lentil stew that Jacob gave his brother Esau in return for his blessing – that is also described as adom but was presumably brown. ("Red" or "pink" lentils are a: no such thing and b: cook into a yellowish-brownish paste.)
Adom didn't only cover brown, naturally. It also covered various shades of red such as the hair of the famously redheaded King David, who is said to be an admoni. The Bible also uses the word adom to describe the pinkish flesh of a lover in the Song of Songs and the deep red color of blood.
It is likely that the word adom itself comes from the Hebrew word for blood – dam. That may also be true of the word for earth - adama.
The ancient Hebrews and the peoples of the Near East in general prized red dye. The Bible describes several such dyes, including shani – crimson, as well as tekhelet and argaman, both of which would be called purple nowadays. However, no word for purple made it into the Bible. People back then may have viewed the color purple as a mere kind of red, as Berlin and Kaye found to be the case with languages that didn't have a word for purple.
Words for purple only appear in the seventh stage, according to Berlin and Kay's 1969 study. We will see that modern Hebrew word for purple - sagol - would only come about in the late 19th Century. But before we arrive at purple, we must first go to green, the next color that Berlin and Kay's data suggests should appear in Hebrew - and the subject of Thursday's word of the day.
Red, a word that latter-day people don't consider ambiguous. Once, though, it could mean a wide range of colors.Credit: Eitan Ben-Moshe
Camels ambling through the desert of Edom. Once upon a time, camel-color could have been called "adom," or red.Credit: Moshe Gilad

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Tata Motors Q3 Result
Tata Motors Ltd.
JLR
Tata Motors reports massive Rs 26,961 crore Q3 loss on one-time hit from asset impairment at JLR
Consolidated revenue for the quarter rose 5 per cent YoY to Rs 77,001 crore.ETMarkets.com | February 07, 2019, 17:10 IST
NEW DELHI: Auto major Tata Motors on Thursday reported a massive Rs 26,961 crore consolidated loss for the December quarter. The company said it took one-time exceptional non-cash charge for asset impairment of 3.1 billion pounds.
The auto firm had posted a profit of Rs 1,214.60 crore in the year-ago period.
Consolidated revenue for the quarter under review rose 5 per cent YoY to Rs 77,001 crore.
In a filing to the BSE, the automaker said its performance was impacted by challenging market conditions particularly in China and inventory corrections.
The company added that it was taking decisive actions to make the business 'Fit for Future' by stepping up competitiveness, reducing costs and improving cash flows.
"We are announcing a non-cash exceptional charge to reduce the book value of our capitalised investments. This accounting adjustment is consistent with the other decisive actions that we must take as part of our 'Charge' and Accelerate transformation programmes to create an efficient and resilient business, enabling Jaguar Land Rover to counter the multiple economic, geopolitical, technological and regulatory headwinds presently impacting the automotive industry. We are taking the right decisions now to prepare the company for the new technologies and strong product offensive for the future," the company said in a release.
The company noted that JLR in January announced its plans to achieve £2.5 billion of investment, working capital and profit improvements by March 2020, and for that suggested a reduction in its global workforce by 4,500 people. This is expected to result in a one-time exceptional redundancy cost of around £200 million, it said.
"The EBIT margin for the full financial year ended March 2019 is expected to be marginally negative which will result in a loss before tax for the year before exceptional items," the company said on JLR business.
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Smith could have faced life in prison if he had been convicted of murder. In a plea agreement, Smith pleaded guilty on Feb. 5 to a felony charge of manslaughter by using a gun and admitted that he had a prior felony conviction for attempted robbery in 2002.
At Tuesday's sentencing hearing, Perry's relatives fondly remembered him as a man who loved his wife Rebecca, and his five children, five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. They also thanked Dalesandro for giving them justice.
Before Smith was sentenced, Perry's daughter, Jennifer Nay, told Judge Jonathan Skiles that the pain of losing a loved one felt like a bandage being ripped off an open wound over and over.
Emotions were so high that Perry's granddaughter, 13-year-old Madison Watt, left the courtroom in tears. When she returned, she told a shackled Smith that it wasn't time for her grandfather to die.
"Your careless act took a man's life," she told Smith.
Rebecca Perry said her husband was holding his great-grandaughter and had just put her down on the floor when he was shot. "It's such a nightmare, so unreal, seeing him in the hospital and told he was going to die," she told the judge.
In asking for leniency for Smith, Marousek said he never intended to kill Perry; the bullet went through a fence before it went through the sliding-glass door. And once police confronted Smith, he "admitted fault," Marousek said.
Skiles said the 21-year prison sentence was agreed upon by both sides. "Hopefully, time will heal the Perry family's pain. Your family will grieve as well," the judge told the defendant.


Made biking and safe streets a key issue in Atlanta City elections.
We led a city election initiative to make sure candidates for Mayor and City Council knew where we stood on the issues that affect people who bike in Atlanta. We held a mayoral forum, a rolling town hall, candidate rows at each Atlanta Streets Alive, and we published and distributed policy briefs and the mayoral questionnaires. These events not only showed you the candidates' positions on the issues but they also established common ground with the electeds who will eventually vote on these issues inside City Hall.
Advocate for bikeways on DeKalb, Monroe/Boulevard, and Ralph David Abernathy/Georgia, as well as other streets through our Connecting the City campaign.
We promoted civic engagement for DeKalb, Monroe, Boulevard. On DeKalb alone, resulted in over 1,000 public comments about the Complete Streets project. On Ralph David Abernathy, we kept a close eye on a Renew Atlanta project coordinated by BeltLine with GDOT to resurface the section in the Westview neighborhood. When GDOT's contractor got it wrong, we met with GDOT key staff and the board member to set things right.
Empower communities to organize for better biking and safer streets, by providing resources and trainings.
We wrapped up our first cohort of Bike Champions from Westside neighborhoods and launched a second cohort in NPU V.
Create Atlanta Streets Alive routes that connect neighborhoods in all parts of city, including a new route.
The new route, Westside, on Marietta and Howell Mill, was a big success, breaking our attendance record and connecting new neighborhoods, stakeholders, and businesses while laying the groundwork for community support of the Marietta Street resurfacing project.
Provide free bicycle safety education through classes, rides, school initiatives, and a ticket diversion program with traffic court.
We held more classes than ever, established a regular schedule and mix of classes (Bike Share, True Beginners, Urban Confidence, and Hack Your Commute) and launched a pilot Atlanta Public Schools bike education program with 4 schools. We started work on a ticket diversion program, making some headway with city administrators before hitting a wall with the state bureaucracy.
Advocate policies to increase the availability of affordable housing on bikeways and prevent displacement.
We advocated for the zoning update underway to remove parking minimum requirements for multi-family developments. We joined the TransFormation Alliance, a partnership of organizations working for a more equitable Atlanta by connecting housing with transportation access and opportunity.
Collect better data using permanent bike counters in partnership with the City of Atlanta.
We partnered with the city to install four bike counters, bringing the city total to 9. Next fall, we'll have a full year's worth of data at these nine locations to use in making the case to keep expanding and improving our bike network.


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Q: Change a value by specific name using XDocument I have a config file that I want to change certain key value pairs depending on user input.
Example of xml file is
<appSettings>
  <add key="key1"
       value="value1" />
  <add key="key2"
       value="value2" />
 </appSettings>

The user inputs a value for value 2 so I want to find key2 and update the value associated with it.
<appSettings>
  <add key="key1"
       value="value1" />
  <add key="key2"
       value="newValue" />
 </appSettings>

I have been trying to use this solution get key value pairs from xml using linq but cant figure out how to change the value. I don't think i need to parse either..
 public void changeAuthPolicyStoreAppName(string newPolicyStore, XDocument AppStore, string FOPath)
    {
        var newelement = new XAttribute("value", newPolicyStore);
        var changefoo = AppStore
                    .Descendants("add")
                    .Where(appSettings => appSettings.Attribute("key").Value == "key2")
                    .SingleOrDefault();
        changefoo.Attribute("value").Value = newPolicyStore;
        AppStore.Save(FOPath);
    }

Ok worked out the kinks this does what I am looking for. Any improvements?

A: You can use XPathSelectElement to find elements with specific names and/or attribute values:
    static void ModifyKeyValue(XDocument doc, int keyNumber, string newValue)
    {
        // XML fragment shows no namespace.  If your outer XML has a namespace, replace "string.Empty" with it.
        var namespaceManager = new XmlNamespaceManager(new NameTable());
        namespaceManager.AddNamespace("ns", string.Empty);

        // Select XElement named "appSettings" in default namespace
        var appSettings = doc.XPathSelectElement("//ns:appSettings", namespaceManager);
        if (appSettings == null)
            throw new InvalidOperationException(); // or create it?

        string keyValue = "key" + XmlConvert.ToString(keyNumber);
        string query = "./ns:add[@key='" + keyValue + "']";

        // Select elements named "add" with attribute "key" named "keyValue".
        var elements = appSettings.XPathSelectElements(query, namespaceManager).ToList();
        XElement element;
        if (elements.Count == 0)
        {
            // No element found with this key.  Add it.
            element = new XElement("add", new XAttribute("key", keyValue));
            appSettings.Add(element);
        }
        else if (elements.Count == 1)
        {
            element = elements[0];
        }
        else
        {
            throw new InvalidOperationException();
        }

        var attr = element.Attribute("value");
        if (attr == null)
            element.Add(new XAttribute("value", newValue));
        else
            attr.Value = newValue;
    }

And here's a version using only Linq-to-XML.  Not sure it's that much simpler.
    static void ModifyKeyValue(XDocument doc, int keyNumber, string newValue)
    {
        // XML fragment shows no namespace.  If your outer XML has a default namespace, replace "string.Empty" with it.
        var nameSpace = string.Empty;

        // Select XElement named "appSettings" in namespace "nameSpace".
        var appSettings = doc.Descendants(XName.Get("appSettings", nameSpace)).SingleOrDefault();
        if (appSettings == null)
            throw new InvalidOperationException(); // or create it?

        string keyValue = "key" + XmlConvert.ToString(keyNumber);

        // Select sub-elements of "appSettings" named "add" with attribute "key" named "keyValue".
        var elements = appSettings.Elements(XName.Get("add", nameSpace)).Where(e => e.Attributes("key").Where(a => a.Value == keyValue).Any()).ToList();

        XElement element;
        if (elements.Count == 0)
        {
            // No element found with this key.  Add it.
            element = new XElement("add", new XAttribute("key", keyValue));
            appSettings.Add(element);
        }
        else if (elements.Count == 1)
        {
            element = elements[0];
        }
        else
        {
            throw new InvalidOperationException();
        }

        var attr = element.Attribute("value");
        if (attr == null)
            element.Add(new XAttribute("value", newValue));
        else
            attr.Value = newValue;
    }

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My original intention when I started blogging was to create a space to collect ideas and flush out concepts. I try to incorporate current events and new ideas into my thinking about ongoing concerns. Case in point, the President had his first "State of Union Address" this week. Once again, the hidden racial context of the President's term in office came to the forefront. MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews suggested he "forgot the President is black," for an hour. The implication that he needed to forgot the President's color is full of questions about the problematic way he sees the President the other 23 hours in the day.


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I honestly don't know why it's so difficult to give away money, but apparently, it is. I had selected a winner of the scholarship but unfortunately, due to injury, they are unable to complete work and get the funds. I'm going to throw them a couple of commissions down the line, but I'm uncomfortable sitting on this money any more.
If you are a genre artist (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Military or other genre work) and are currently hard up (unemployed, disabled, medical expenses, in education or otherwise struggling) please get in touch, with a sample of your work and/or an entry within the next SEVEN DAYS.
Entrants, if accepted, will be awarded a scholarship/hardship grant of $500 USD in exchange for their entry, which will be then sold as stock art in the RPG industry, hopefully leading to more work and contacts in the future, as well as funding the next scholarship fund.
Contact me at grim@postmort.demon.co.uk or via social media for more details.
If I do not receive any entries by midnight on the 8th of March 2019 I will do what I did a previous year and use the money to commission works from artists offering commissions to help ease hardship (#commissionsopen, deviantart and so on).
Please share this everywhere and alert people you know who could qualify.
We're up over $300 but still need at least $200 more to hit the goal of $500.
We're also still need donated art that can be sold as stock art to support the scholarship fund and we still need applications from artists FOR the scholarship!
Please, please consider donating even a dollar, 5 dollars, any amount for the scholarship so that we can help support and foster new sci-fi, fantasy and horror artists to work in games and other publications in the future as well as helping out artists who might be in reduced circumstances due to unemployment, disability or other issues.
Please pass on this information wherever and however you can in forums, social media sites and elsewhere and let's make this a success again.
Then apply, help, donate, do something to aid this project!
The Darkzel Scholarship for 2016-17 will be starting fundraising soon.
This will be the fourth annual fundraiser in memory of my long-time art collaborator 'Zel' Harris, cruelly taken from us in a terrible accident, putting paid to what I always thought was a very promising career in art. In his memory and given working for me helped him through his education, I have set up an annual scholarship to aid genre artists working their way through college or in reduced circumstances such as disability, long term unemployment, mental health crises and other hardships.
The fundraising part will run through the month of December and we'll be accepting entries through December and January before awarding the scholarship by the end of February.
We already have a fund of $100 from this year's art sales, I'll be seeking to raise another $500 on top of that for a total of at least $600 as a scholarship.
The aim is still to make the scholarship self funding and it has become apparent that a much stronger effort is going to be needed to make this happen. As such I'm doing a big push this year for donation art. As well as supporting with financial contributions, sharing on social media etc I will be hitting up artists for contributions that can be sold to help support the scholarship in the coming years.
More information will be coming soon, but for now if you're an artist or know artists and are willing to help, please contact me about submitting a piece for sale (as stock art) to help continue to fund the scholarship. Your work will be sold electronically and will be used – with credit – by multiple role-playing and publishing companies as well as contributing via the sales to the fund.
These pieces should be genre fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, superheroes or similar) and 300-600dpi. Old pieces or concept pieces you haven't otherwise sold are perfectly acceptable.
I think you, in advance, for your aid, whether in donating art or helping with the publicity and fundraising in the near future!
The IndieGoGo section of this scholarship fundraiser can be found HERE.
Last year I discovered that my good friend, Zachary Harris – better known to you as Darkzel – had been killed. He was in Korea, teaching English, when he was struck by a bus while crossing the road and was killed. A tragic, pointless waste of the life of a talented artist who – I believe – would have had a grand future ahead of him.
I have struggled to think of a useful and respectful way in which to honour Zel's memory and to continue his legacy. In many ways our relationship was defined by the fact that the work I gave him helped pay him through his schooling and that we became friends as I watched him grow as an artist and a person.
Life is tough for students as a whole and art students, perhaps, in particular. All that work, often without the support of friends and family, chasing a dream that may, ultimately, never work out and never pay. Fantasy artists are being crunched quite a bit as well, work is scarce and pay hasn't really increased – at least in analog gaming – for some ten years or so.
If in some, small way, I can help other art students to get through their schooling, even if it's just to make sure they're kept in ramen noodles, that strikes me as a good way to remember Zel and to continue to help others in the same situation.
Every year, every December, I will announce the opening of the Darkzel Scholarship for applications. This will consist of the previous year's takings in terms of stock art sales from Zel's work and sales of the previous winner's art. This will help keep the project relevant, continue to add material and continue to increase the scholarship fund and material year by year to keep it relevant.
This year's scholarship amount will be somewhere over $150 US, which isn't enough so I hope to raise more. Please scroll down to the bottom to see details on that. I may also crowdfund to add to the amount.
You grant permission, should you win, for this piece of art to be sold as stock art on RPGNOW.com. Money raised from these sales will go to next year's scholarship.
You will include a link to your online portfolio, deviantart page or similar.
You must be able to accept payment via Paypal.
Q: Does it have to be adult art?
A: It doesn't have to be adult art. Zel worked on adult projects like Hentacle and Cthentacle but he also produced stock art that wasn't suggestive (as well as some that was). Zel also did science fiction, fantasy and horror work for me and elsewhere he did comics, adult and not, furry and not, LGBT and not. Zel did a huge amount of different stuff and you can do what you want too. Do what you love. Equally, don't feel you have to hold back on what you draw. I prefer stuff with a bit of edge and sexiness, so that may give you an advantage.
Q: Does it have to be B&W or colour?
A: It doesn't matter. Do what you prefer. Colour is more work and more impressive – often – but it is also less useful in many cases as stock art. There's pluses and minuses to both. It's up to you.
Q: Does it have to be anime style?
A: Zel started out with a much more typical anime style and I think a lot of people have gotten their start this way in the last 10-20 years in the way my generation got a lot out of copying the style of superhero and sci-fi comics. His style developed over time and he'd really begun to find his own artistic voice towards the end, away from those roots. So no, you do not have to stick to a comic/anime or any other particular style. The only thing it really has to be is genre based. That is science-fiction, fantasy, horror, pulp, superhero etc.
Q: Can I make more than one submission?
A: You can submit as many pieces of art as you want to. They will be considered as a single entry however.
A: Submissions will be accepted through December to Jamuary each year and I will try to make a decision and pay by the end of February.
A: Yes. The Darkzel Scholarship is meant to help up and coming artists of the future. To give them a paying gig, help them get through school/college, soften some of the monetary pain day to day and to give them genuine exposure and the chance to have their art appear in real products and pay-it forward to others in following years. You can be an adult student though, the problems are no less when you're juggling family, 'real' work and learning. People who are not students can ask for consideration on the basis of hardship, unemployment, needing money for art supplies/fear etc but the primary focus is students.
Q: Can I donate my submission for sale without winning?
A: Absolutely! If you want your submission to go up for sale anyway, even if you don't win, please say so. The more art we have, the more we can earn for the next year's scholarship. When you make your entry, please say so!
Q: How will you be judging the winner?
A: What I'm looking for is an ineffable quality. It is hard to define. I'm just looking for something that excites and engages, that stands out as a usable and great piece of illustration.
Q: I can't enter, how can I help?
A: Spread the word, tell students that you know that this is available. Talk about it on forums, tweet, facebook, G+, youtube, whatever you can do to pass it on. You can also Paypal me donations to add to the fund should you so wish. If you want to donate art anyway, to the ZelArt fund, you can do that too. Just contact me and show me the piece you want to offer and money raised from sales of that art will be added to the pot for upcoming years.
Q: Can I submit art I've already done or does it have to be new?
A: I would prefer you make a piece for this, but I appreciate December can be busy what with Christmas etc. So long as the submitted piece was created and completed within the year of the competition (2014 this year) that would be OK.
Q: What happens with the image rights?
A: Anyone who wins or allows their art to be sold to aid the scholarship allows that art to be used in projects by anyone who buys the stock. Otherwise you retain all rights. You can sell prints, make T-shirts, use it in your galleries and portfolios, sell it to somebody else. Whatever you want.
Q: Zel was very supportive of his LGBT friends and community. How does that figure into this?
A: If you want to do LGBT themed art to submit, you're more than welcome. It won't impact at all on your chances and would be fitting.


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by jen689 on Mon Jul 18, 2016 6:07 pm
Former Bachelor leading man Bob Guiney, 45, who announced his engagement to fiancée Jessica Canyon back in October, gives PEOPLE Now the exclusive scoop on his upcoming wedding.
"Third time's the charm!" the former contestant says. Guiney has been married twice prior to this engagement first to Jennifer Lantz and following to All My Children actress Rebecca Budig.
Budig and Guiney were married for seven years before divorcing in 2010.
Guiney claims that he was simply "too young" during his first marriage, affirming that he has no bad blood with any of his exes.
"We are still friends to this day," says Guiney of Budig. "When your relationship doesn't necessarily go the way you want it to, you can still maintain a friendship."
Now Guiney, 45, reveals why he's looking forward to saying "I do" and sharing his life with Canyon: "We get along great, she let's me be me. I know exactly who I am right now, as I would be in front of her with the same terrible jokes and the 'third time's a charm' crap," he tells PEOPLE Now.
The two are set to wed later this Nov. 11 (which is also the birthday of Guiney's father) in Punta Mita, Mexico.
Says Guiney, "It's going to be great." Link
by albean99 on Sat Aug 06, 2016 11:23 am
Good for Bob. Hopefully this marriage is "the one".
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by babs on Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:04 am
I hope this is the right place to post this. Such a sweet story about a former bachelor from season 7 bachelorette, Ames Brown.
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by GuardianAngel on Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:11 am
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by Miyala on Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:07 pm
So, I don't know where to write something about Jef Holm but I guess its allowed here? I often read in this forum that Jef is all about attention and I agree, that might have been the case coming into the bachelorette BUT... Sometime I look at his twitter or instagram and nothing… he never writes anything. Its like he's gone missing for years. He is like the worst example of wanting fame considering that he is totally off-line (except for once every fourth month or so). So, I guess, I am wondering why so many believe he is still all about fame? They way I look at it he was a lot about fame, got badly burned (it got to his head and he sacrificed his brother etc) and now he wants nothing to do with it…
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by Kashathediva on Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:32 pm
I think whenever he is referenced it is in reference to the persona referenced by you [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].
I don't think many, IMO, really care too much about him.
As mentioned, he is not mentioned often with "news". So there is not much new to discuss.
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by Newto on Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:43 pm
I don't think Jef is the only one who wishes to get on with life and put the whole Bach/ette experience behind them. After all, it is a type of bubble and when the bubble bursts or goes away, many realize it was an "adventure" and put it on the back burner where it eventually just becomes another part of life. This is probably the healthiest way. JMHO.
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by sosleepy on Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:13 pm
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote: So, I don't know where to write something about Jef Holm but I guess its allowed here? I often read in this forum that Jef is all about attention and I agree, that might have been the case coming into the bachelorette BUT... Sometime I look at his twitter or instagram and nothing… he never writes anything. Its like he's gone missing for years. He is like the worst example of wanting fame considering that he is totally off-line (except for once every fourth month or so). So, I guess, I am wondering why so many believe he is still all about fame? They way I look at it he was a lot about fame, got badly burned (it got to his head and he sacrificed his brother etc) and now he wants nothing to do with it…
I follow Jef on snap. A lot, and I mean A LOT of his snaps are with his family, at the ranch, the majority with his neices and nephews. Honestly, his snaps are many times downright wholesome. I think he gets a bad rap too, honestly. Don't get me wrong, I think he portrayed some immature punkish behavior during Emily's season (I never thought as bad as some thought here), he got horribly burned... Lost Emily, tabloid crap, lost People Water, had major falling out with his friend group, family drama... etc, etc. And then he totally and completely took a step back and retreated into private life. He removed himself from Bachelor nation. I do think he cares a great deal for his neices and nephews, and certainly spends more time with them than your average early 30 something single guy. If I had to guess, I'd guess he regrets ever doing the show to begin with.
by Kashathediva on Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:32 pm
This show is not your friend.
by nuts2uiam on Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:02 am
From a total package perspective for me, there are two that I would say I would have to wrestle with if force to pick one over the other. The two Chris's. Chris L. and Chris Sieg.
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It is a story of Rani, who after being ditched by her fiancé, decides to travel her planned honeymoon alone. While on this journey, she meets new people, makes new friends and discovers a new self.
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Before Kangana, Kareena Kapoor was offered the lead role.
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I am writing to endorse the proposed 150th anniversary reenactment to commemorate the Sesquicentennial Battle of Shiloh next March-April 2012 being put on by Lee Millar and the Battle of Shiloh Association and the Blue-Gray Alliance of reenactors. Recreations of events of the American Civil War, the most tragic time in our nation's history, can enhance the public's interest and knowledge of our history. This will help to educate the general public regarding our strong heritage and will promote tourism in the region.
I have been chairman of the Parker's Crossroads "Living History & Reenactment" since 1982. Lee Millar has been a major player in our event since the mid-1980s. There are few people with more knowledge on how to properly portray our history through such an event as the one being planned for McNairy andHardinCountiesnext year.
Lee has been involved in several major reenactments over the period of the past 25 years, including the 125th Anniversary of Shiloh (where 6,000 reenactors participated), as well as events at Brices' Crossroads, MS Franklin, Spring Hill, and others.
Lee serves with me on the board of directors for the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association. I know him well and believe he will make you proud of theShilohreenactment.
The Blue-Gray Alliance, working with the Battle of Shiloh Assn, represents over 12,000 reenactors nationwide and have recently presented the reenactments at Brice's Crossroads, the Twin Rivers Campaign, and will put on the 150th Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) this July and the 150th Battle of Wilson's Creek (MO) this August. They too have a great deal of experience with national events.
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