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Worldpay Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results
Accelerating Organic Growth and Expanding Margins Generated Superior Financial Results
Raising Full Year Guidance to Reflect Improving Trends
CINCINNATI and LONDON, August 9, 2018 - Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP, LSE: WPY) ("Worldpay" or the "Company") today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. Worldpay, Inc. was formed on January 16, 2018 through Vantiv, Inc.'s previously announced acquisition of Worldpay Group plc. Net revenue for Worldpay, Inc. increased 90% to $1.0 billion as compared to $530.0 million in Vantiv Inc.'s prior year period. Had the Vantiv Inc./Worldpay Group plc transaction closed on January 1, 2017, net revenue would have increased by 11% on a pro forma basis and by 9% on a pro forma constant currency basis as compared to the prior year period. On a GAAP basis, net income per diluted share attributable to Worldpay, Inc. decreased 102% to $(0.01) as compared to $0.42 in the prior year period. The GAAP loss is primarily due to transition, acquisition and integration costs and intangible amortization incurred in connection with the Vantiv, Inc./Worldpay Group plc transaction. Adjusted net income per share increased 25% to $1.04 as compared to $0.83 in the prior year period. (See Schedule 1 for net income per diluted share attributable to Worldpay, Inc. and Schedule 2 for adjusted net income per share.)
"Just two quarters after closing the Worldpay transaction, our combination is already delivering superior results through accelerating organic revenue growth and significant earnings accretion," said Charles Drucker, chairman and co-chief executive officer and Philip Jansen, co-chief executive officer at Worldpay. "With our leading global ecommerce and integrated payments capabilities, we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on the most significant areas of secular growth across the payments industry."
Adjusted EBITDA was $492.9 million or 49.0% of net revenue in the second quarter, representing 70 basis points of margin expansion as compared to Vantiv, Inc. results on a stand-alone basis in the prior year period. Had the Vantiv, Inc./Worldpay Group plc transaction closed on January 1, 2017, Adjusted EBITDA margins would have expanded by 160 basis points on a pro forma basis over the prior year period.
Worldpay, Inc. Second Quarter 2018 Results
June 30, 2017 (1)
Pro Forma (2) % Change
Pro Forma (2) Constant Currency % Change
Adj. EBITDA Margin
GAAP Net (loss) income attributable to Worldpay, Inc.
(104)%
GAAP Net (loss) income per diluted share attributable to Worldpay, Inc.
Increasing Financial Guidance
"We are raising our net revenue and adjusted earnings guidance ranges for the full year 2018," said Stephanie Ferris, chief financial officer at Worldpay. "We expect the accelerating organic growth trends that we achieved during the second quarter to continue for the rest of the year, and we are increasing our organic revenue growth expectations by one point for the full year with a partial offset due to currency. In addition, we continue to carefully manage expenses, resulting in further earnings accretion."
Worldpay, Inc. Third Quarter and Full-Year Financial Outlook
Third Quarter Financial Outlook
2017 Actual (2)
2018 Outlook (1)
GAAP Net income per diluted share attributable to Worldpay, Inc.
($0.06) - $0.12
(1) Combined company guidance excludes Worldpay Group plc net revenue and EPS contribution for the period from January 1, 2018 - January 15, 2018, prior to the completion of its previously announced acquisition by Vantiv, Inc. on January 16, 2018. Combined company guidance is based on an assumed exchange rate of U.S. dollar/pound sterling of $1.31.
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter 2018 financial results today at 8:00 a.m. ET. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone in the U.S. and Canada by dialing (800) 667-5617, in the U.K. by dialing 0800 756 3333, or for international callers +1 (334) 323-0509, and referencing code 3061646#. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and can be accessed for the U.S. and Canada by dialing (888) 203-1112, in the U.K. by dialing 0808 101 1153, or for international callers +1 (719) 457-0820, and entering replay passcode 3061646#. The call will also be webcast live from the Company's investor relations website at http://investor.worldpay.com. Following completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on the website.
Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) is a leading payments technology company with unique capability to power global integrated omni-commerce. With industry-leading scale and an unmatched integrated technology platform, Worldpay offers clients a comprehensive suite of products and services globally, delivered through a single provider.
Worldpay processes over 40 billion transactions annually through more than 300 payment types across 146 countries and 126 currencies. The company's growth strategy includes expanding into high-growth markets, verticals and customer segments, including global eCommerce, Integrated Payments and B2B.
Worldpay, Inc. was formed in 2018 through the combination of the No. 1 merchant acquirers in the U.S. and the U.K. Worldpay, Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange as "WP" and the London Stock Exchange as "WPY."
This earnings release presents non-GAAP and pro forma financial information including adjusted EBITDA, Underlying EBITDA, adjusted net income, and adjusted net income per share. These are important financial performance measures for the Company, but are not financial measures as defined by GAAP. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation of or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses these non-GAAP and adjusted financial performance measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that they provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making. Reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are presented in the attached schedules.
The forward-looking statements contained in this release are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experience and our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. As you review and consider information presented herein, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. They depend upon future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties (many of which are beyond our control) and assumptions. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual future performance or results and cause them to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Certain of these factors and other risks are discussed in the company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and include, but are not limited to: (i) our ability to adapt to developments and change in our industry; (ii) competition; (iii) unauthorized disclosure of data or security breaches; (iv) systems failures or interruptions; (v) our ability to expand our market share or enter new markets; (vi) our ability to successfully integrate the businesses of our predecessor companies; (vii) our ability to identify and complete acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships; (viii) failure to comply with applicable requirements of Visa, MasterCard or other payment networks or changes in those requirements; (ix) our ability to pass along fee increases; (x) termination of sponsorship or clearing services; (xi) loss of clients or referral partners; (xii) reductions in overall consumer, business and government spending; (xiii) fraud by merchants or others; (xiv) a decline in the use of credit, debit or prepaid cards; (xv) consolidation in the banking and retail industries; (xvi) changes in foreign currency exchange rates; (xvii) the effects of governmental regulation or changes in laws; (xviii) geopolitical, regulatory, tax and business risks associated with our international operations; and (xix) outcomes of future litigation or investigations and our dual-listings with the NYSE and LSE. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of these assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. More information on potential factors that could affect the company's financial results and performance is included from time to time in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the company's periodic reports filed with the SEC, including the company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and its subsequent filings with the SEC.
Worldpay, Inc. LEI number: 213800TV56O7TZI4U902
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
Interest expense-net
(79.9
(155.1
Non-operating expense(2)
Income (loss) before applicable income taxes
Net (loss) income
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
Net (loss) income attributable to Worldpay, Inc.
Net (loss) income per share attributable to Worldpay, Inc. Class A common stock:
Diluted (3)
Shares used in computing net (loss) income per share of Class A common stock:
(1) Based on the Company's adoption of Accounting Standard Update 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts With Customers (Topic 606) ("ASC 606") effective January 1, 2018, Network fees and other costs are now netted against Revenue. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, Revenue is equivalent to Net revenue as a result of the company's adoption of ASC 606. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, Net revenue is equivalent to Revenue less Network fees and other costs.
(2) Non-operating expense during the six months ended June 30, 2018 primarily consists of expenses relating to the Company's financing arrangements entered into in connection with the Legacy Worldpay acquisition, repricing of the Company's debt in June 2018 and the change in fair value of the Mercury tax receivable agreement ("TRA"), partially offset by a gain on the settlement of a deal contingent forward entered into in connection with the Company's acquisition of Legacy Worldpay. Non-operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2017 primarily relates to the change in fair value of the Mercury TRA.
(3) Due to our structure as a C corporation and Worldpay Holding's structure as a pass-through entity for tax purposes, the numerator in the diluted net income per share calculation is adjusted to reflect the Company's income tax expense at an expected effective tax rate assuming the conversion of the Class B units of Worldpay Holding into shares of our Class A common stock. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, approximately 15.0 million and 15.1 million, respectively, weighted average Class B units of Worldpay Holding were excluded in computing diluted net income per share because including them would have an antidilutive effect. Additionally, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, approximately 35.0 million weighted-average dilutive Class B units of Worldpay Holding were excluded in computing diluted net income per share because including them would have an antidilutive effect. As the Class B units of Worldpay Holding were not included, the numerator used in the calculation of diluted net income per share was equal to the numerator used in the calculation of basic net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Additionally, due to the net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, any remaining potentially dilutive securities were also excluded from the denominator in computing dilutive net income per share.
(Loss) income before applicable income taxes
Diluted shares
Six Months Ended
Net (loss) income before applicable income taxes
Transition, acquisition and integration costs(1) (2)
Intangible amortization(2) (3)
Non-GAAP adjusted income before applicable income taxes
(1) Represents acquisition and integration costs incurred in connection with our acquisitions, charges related to employee terminations and other transition activities. Included in Transition, acquisition and integration costs in the six months ended June 30, 2017 is a $38 million charge to G&A related to a settlement agreement stemming from legacy litigation of an acquired company.
(2) Below are the adjustments to Other operating costs, General and administrative and Depreciation and amortization.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
(3) Represents amortization of intangible assets acquired through business combinations and customer portfolio and related asset acquisitions.
(4) See note 2 in Schedule 1.
(5) Represents adjusted income tax expense to reflect an effective tax rate of 19.8% for 2018 and 34% for 2017, assuming the conversion of the Class B units of Worldpay Holding into shares of Class A common stock, including the tax effect of adjustments described above. Adjusted tax expense includes tax benefits due to the amortization of intangible assets and other tax attributes resulting from or acquired with our acquisitions, and to the tax basis step up associated with our separation from Fifth Third Bank and to the purchase or exchange of Class B units of Worldpay Holding, net of payment obligations under tax receivable agreements. The effective tax rate is expected to remain at 19.8% for the remainder of 2018.
(6) Represents the non-controlling interest, net of adjusted income tax expense discussed in (5) above, associated with a consolidated joint venture.
(7) The adjusted shares outstanding includes 15.0 million and 15.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, of weighted average Class B units of Worldpay Holding and other potentially dilutive securities that are excluded from the GAAP dilutive net income per share calculation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 because including them would have an antidilutive effect. The adjusted shares outstanding includes 35.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, of weighted average Class B units of Worldpay Holding that are excluded from the GAAP dilutive net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, because including them would have an antidilutive effect.
(1) Based on the Company's adoption of ASC 606 effective January 1, 2018, Network fees and other costs are now netted against Revenue. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, Revenue is equivalent to Net revenue as a result of the company's adoption of ASC 606. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, Net revenue is equivalent to Revenue less Network fees and other costs.
Accounts receivable-net
Merchant float
Settlement assets
Customer incentives
Property, equipment and software-net
Intangible assets-net
Current portion of notes payable
Notes payable
Realized gain on foreign currency forward
Deferred tax expense
(2,823.0
Repurchase of Class A common stock (to satisfy tax withholding obligations)
Settlement of certain tax receivable agreements
Payments under tax receivable agreements
Distributions to non-controlling interests
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents-Beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents-End of period
Non-operating expenses(1)
GAAP net income per share attributable to Worldpay, Inc.
Adjustments to reconcile GAAP to non-GAAP adjusted net income per share(3)
The Company adopted ASC 606, effective January 1, 2018. Under ASC 606, Network fees and other costs are now netted against Revenue and no longer appear as an expense between Revenue and Net revenue as they were shown in prior periods. As a result, Revenue and Net revenue are now equivalent. This change in presentation reduces Revenue by the amount of Network fees and other costs to an amount equivalent to Net revenue, but has no impact on Net income, Adjusted net income, or Adjusted EBITDA.
(1) Combined company guidance excludes Worldpay Group plc EPS contribution for the period prior to the acquisition closing from January 1, 2018 to January 15, 2018. Combined company guidance is based on an assumed exchange rate of U.S. dollar/pound sterling of $1.31.
(3) Represents estimated ranges of adjustments for the following items: (a) acquisition and integration costs incurred in connection with our acquisitions, charges related to employee termination benefits and other transition activities; (b) share-based compensation; (c) amortization of intangible assets acquired in business combinations and customer portfolio and related asset acquisitions; (d) non-operating expenses, (f) adjustments to income tax expense to reflect an effective tax rate based on tax reform and our new tax structure for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and the full year 2018, which includes the impact of the excess tax benefit relating to stock compensation as a result of the Company adopting the new stock compensation accounting guidance in 2017, assuming conversion of the Fifth Third Bank non-controlling interests into shares of Class A common stock, including the tax effect of adjustments described above; and (g) tax benefits due to the amortization of intangible assets and other tax attributes resulting from or acquired with our acquisitions, and to the tax basis step up associated with our separation from Fifth Third Bank and the purchase or exchange of Class B units of Worldpay Holding, net of payment obligations under tax receivable agreements.
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At the first sight of my homegrown tomatoes turning from green to red, my mouth begins to water for tomato sandwiches. Toasted bread, a little mayo, mozzarella cheese, ripe tomatoes and a few sprigs of basil (and sometimes a strip of bacon) make for the perfect summertime lunch.
But as much as I love my tomato sandwiches, I needed a new spin on this delicious fruit. I came across a grilled stuffed tomato recipe that featured similar elements of my favorite sandwich. Excellent! I don't have to veer too far from the tastes I already love. Plus, grilling is a must when the weather is warm.
These stuffed tomatoes overflow with cubes of sourdough bread tossed in butter and garlic, diced pancetta (Italian bacon) for a salty bite, Parmesan cheese for a little tang and red chili flakes that create a subtle spicy kick. And 10 minutes on the grill gives this dish the right amount of smoky flavor. My summer lunches will now alternate between these and sandwiches, for sure. I'll probably shed a tear when the last ripe tomato of the season is plucked from the vine.
Cook pancetta in a small frying pan and set aside to drain and cool. Cut the top of each tomato and hollow it out, removing all seeds and inner fruit; set aside.
Melt butter in a small pan over medium heat and add garlic. Cook for 1 minute and remove from heat. Add bread cubes and pancetta and mix to coat well with butter and garlic mixture. Let cool.
In a medium bowl, combine Parmesan, basil and chili flakes. Add cooled bread cubes and mix well. Season tomato halves with salt and fill with stuffing mixture.
Bring grill to medium high heat and grill tomatoes for 8-10 minutes. Remove and serve immediately or at room temperature.


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De sporocarpen staan verspreid of bij elkaar en hebben een hoogte tot 2,5 mm. De steel is slank, bleekgeel, bekleed met cysten (kleine wratjes) en de hoogte is 0,2 tot 0,4 mm. Het plasmodium is wit.

De sporen zijn bijna kleurloos en meten 6 tot 8 µm in diameter. De sporen zijn geornamenteerd met enkele verspreide wratten. Het capillitium is een los, elastisch netwerk van geelachtige draden van ongeveer 3 µm diameter, gemarkeerd met dwarsbanden, stekels en op sommige plekken bijna glad.

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Эва Уревц () — словенская лыжница, бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира 2021 года.

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Карьеру Эва Уревц начинала в качестве биатлонистки. Принимала участие в чемпионате мира среди девушек в 2011 году в чешском Нове Место и в Зимних юношеских Олимпийских играх 2012 года в Инсбруке.

В лыжных гонках Эва Уревц дебютировала на домашнем этапе Кубка мира в Планице 16 января 2016, где она в квалификации спринта заняла 41 место. Лучший результат в личных гонках — 5 место в спринте на этапе в шведском Ульрисехамне 6 февраля 2021 года.

На чемпионате мира 2021 года в немецком Оберстдорфе Эва Уревц вместе с Анамарией Лампич завоевала бронзовую медаль в командном спринте свободным стилем.

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** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY JULY 25 ** Joanna Decker, 49, a delegate from Washington State, who will be heading to Boston for the Democratic National Convention, she spend some time flyfishing on the Snoqualmie River in North Bend, Wash., on Friday July 23, 2004. She is a flyfishing instructor who spends time in the outdoors of the Northwest. As the delegates gather in Boston for this week's convention, an Associated Press survey of Washington's 95 delegates reveals who they are and what they care about.
There are no exact numbers, but by and large, fly-fishing has long been regarded as a "male-dominated" activity. There's little doubt that a female angler on the banks of a trout stream a few years ago would raise an eyebrow.
An unscientific survey of Colorado's fly-fishing cognoscenti confirms that somewhere in the past decade, women have made a significant ingress.
And so, she explains, fishing emanates a kind of welcoming atmosphere from one angler to the next, whether male or female. Sure, there's a bit of my-fish-is-bigger rivalry on any stream, but Stout said fishing's inherently mellow nature takes the edge off most clashes of ego. She also notes that, much like yoga, fishing offers a kind of mental relaxation that is often hard to find.
The mental aspects of fishing tend to level the playing field between the sexes, especially in a sport in which the gentle touch is more effective than raw strength.
"It's funny how often we'll have a couple out on a trip and the woman will often do better," said Dave Johnson, owner of the Crystal Fly Shop in Carbondale.
Johnson eschewed beginner's luck for a more pragmatic explanation: "Women have a great sense of listening to their guide," he said.
Guides and fly-shop owners are listening to their female customers as well. Johnson said that there's not a fly shop he's aware of that doesn't offer some kind of specialty female gear, most notably in vests and waders, where fit makes a big difference.
Denver-based Fishpond, which specializes in fishing gear, has created the Chica Women's Vest, which was beta-tested with some of Colorado's top fisherwomen. Designing women's fishing gear can be a challenge, said Fishpond co-owner Ben Kurtz.
"Most fisherwomen won't want to go out in pink, and the stereotypical chick's gear, so you have to have something that's a blend of what's appealing, but not offensive," Kurtz said.
Beyond color schemes, comfort level is critical, Stock said.
The R.L. Winston Rod Company has a rod designed by the petite yet powerful Joan Wulff, one of fly-fishing's most accomplished casters, who once cast 161 feet in competition. The rod is loved by both genders, but female anglers can perhaps find a bit of solidarity in using one of Wulff's designs. A shaped handle provides a more secure grip for those with small hands.
A Wulff rod is also a keen reminder that, when it comes to casting, technique is far more critical than strength.
The same is true for all aspects of fly-fishing. Patience, precision casting and experience are paramount. Brute strength is almost always detrimental. There's good reason women have returned to their rightful place on the river enjoying one of humankind's most enduring pastimes.


The Stirling Society of Architects (SSA) is one of the six chapters of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
We represent the Architects working or living in Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire.
The SSA is here to help and wishes to actively engage with clients, practices, architects, and the general public throughout the Forth Valley area. We hope that this website will be a significant step towards that ambition.
Please have a browse through our online directory of Chartered Architects where our members demonstrate a broad depth of design skills combined with local experience.
The ability of members in the Chapter area (and in other areas) is extensive, with individuals and practices available to handle all project types from the smallest domestic extensions to the most prestigious of commercial or public buildings.
Because our members live and work in the Chapter area they know well the Planning and Public Authorities with which detailed liaison is required to bring building projects from conception to successful completion; they understand the local issues involved; and – crucially – are locally based and therefore on hand and available to ensure that your projects are successfully delivered.


This reader highly recommends this book for all ages over early teens. A 'little birdie, a messenger and her partner the author's cat told this reader to be on the lookout for clues in the story to win many great prizes so be ready to play scavenger hunt, after reading this adventurous mystery and comedy all mixed in one suspenseful story. Clues are hidden throughout the book.
The prizes for finding the correct answers are hidden in the story are great. They range from an Indiana Jones fedora to engraved luggage tags, and even a pair of red high-heel pumps.
I hope to send out my first clues for things that are hidden in the book. I'll be asking a question every few weeks. The answers are hidden in the book... like a quote from a movie that won an Academy Award. The correct answerers get their name put in a bowl. My cat will pull the winners names.
I will be giving away Wendy's Indiana Jones hat, her red high heels, dog-tags (military style) with Wendy Darlin Tomb Raider on the tags. They are really gorgeous gunmetal gray stainless steel. Attention: Readers and Fans lots of prizes over the coming month(s).Be on the watch do not want to miss this great book and promotion.


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Ex-Microsoft and Yahoo research guru Gary Flake starts stealthy Clipboard
by John Cook on April 25, 2011 at 9:51 am April 25, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Gary Flake
Gary Flake, a former technical fellow at Microsoft who up until last fall ran the company's Live Labs research group, has emerged at the helm of a new Bellevue startup company called Clipboard. A filing with the SEC today indicates that the company has raised $1.3 million in financing, though investors in the startup were not disclosed.
In fact, very little is known about what Flake is doing. GeekWire reached out to the computer scientist to learn more, and he said that he's not looking for any PR at the moment.
Flake joined Microsoft in 2005, but left last year after the company disbanded Live Labs. Prior to Microsoft, Flake ran the research groups at Yahoo and Overture Services.
He's also the author of The Computational Beauty of Nature, described in a subtitle as "computer explorations of fractals, chaos, complex systems and adaptation."
Flake also has an eclectic set of interests, which according to his Web site includes rescuing pitbulls and once being named a regional wrestling champ. His Twitter account, @Flakenstein, offers few clues as to what he might be doing at Clipboard where he's listed as president and CEO.
But given Flake's background, this one should be very interesting to watch. Stay tuned.
John Cook is GeekWire's co-founder and publisher, a veteran reporter and the longest-serving journalist on the Pacific Northwest tech beat. Follow him @johnhcook and email john@geekwire.com.
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The Most Rugged GPS Units of 2011
Garmin has always been a leader in GPS technology and the introduction of the GPSMAP 62 series keeps it that way. This unit was designed specifically for climbers and comes with a carbide clip to attach it to climbing gear. The shockproof exterior cover is waterproof and protects against drops of up to 30 feet . The real advancement in this unit is the antenna. Encased in rubber insulating material, it can send and receive information from some of the most remote regions of the planet. The GPSMAP 62st comes preloaded with TOPO 100K maps, which cover the full U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico including national, state and local parks and forests.
The Garmin Montana 650t is the natural extension of the Oregon models. It is equipped with a massive 4-inch display, 5 megapixel camera and QWERTY keyboard so you'll be able to see where you're going, keep a record of it and search for new waypoints without having to navigate a touchscreen. It comes standard with TOPO U.S. 100K maps, a lock screen feature that prevents your unit from continually changing orientation, electronic compass and barometric altimeter. It can run on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery or two AAs, giving it a bit more flexibility than other models. While this is all great stuff, the real clincher is the durability of the unit. It is waterproof, so taking it out in the rain isn't a problem and the rubber casing protects it from drops, bumps, scratches and dirt. Take it with you while mountain biking, hiking, fishing or camping and never worry about being lost again.
Lowrance Endura Out & Back
The first Lowrance Endura series entry into the list is the Out & Back. The bright yellow case is easy to find even if it is dropped into the dense underbrush. It's drag and drop interface is much more user-friendly than either the Garmin or Magellan units but the ruggedness is a bit less complete. While the rubber bumper doesn't extend all the way around the exterior of the case, it does protect the Out & Back from most drops and it is waterproof up to ten feet. The Out & Back accepts public domain files and community-based content such as GPX trails, routes and general outdoor POIs. While it doesn't have as many of the bells and whistles as other units it is easy to use right out of the box, and it can be upgraded via plug-and-play microSD cards targeted for specific interests.
Lowrance Endura Safari
Unlike the Out & Back, this version of the Endura comes packed full of maps for hunting, fishing and hiking. The Safari also includes an MP3 player, picture and video viewer. A special SD card can be purchased that can add a turn by turn navigation option to the unit. While the technical specs are the same as the Out & Back, this one isn't as easy to use right out of the box. You'll have to work through three screens of set-up to get the unit ready for your particular area. The touchscreen is also very sensitive, but that can be adjusted for your personal needs.
Delorme Earthmate PN-60
Delorme is the Cadillac of the GPS industry. The Earthmate PN-60 has a high-sensitivity receiver with predictive GPS for fast satellite fix, and a 3-axis electronic compass with barometric altimeter. It also has 3.5 GB onboard memory which is expandable to 32 GB via SD card. This is a battle tested unit that works at both the North Pole and Mt. Everest. It's also waterproof, military grade shock resistant, and can be linked to the SPOT GPS unit for added functionality. The maps are just as good as the hardware, with realistic 3-D and 360-degree rotation that covers the whole of North America.
The Garmin eTrex 30 comes with all the standards, 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass, barometric altimeter, 1.7 GB of internal memory, easy to read screen and preloaded maps. Although it has all of these features it was developed with the geocacher in mind. The eTrex 30 supports geocaching GPX files for downloading straight to the unit. Its sturdy design works well in all types of environments and will not fail due to high humidity, rain, snow, dust, dirt or mud. It also has several available mounts for use with everything from motorcycles to kayaks.
Magellan eXplorist 710
The eXplorist 710 is Magellans answer to the Garmin Montana. It is a waterproof, multi-use GPS unit that can be used in the car, on the rapids or at 10,000 feet up the side of a mountain. It comes with Summit Series USA Topographic Mapping preloaded and turn-by-turn Navigation. This is really a mountain biker's best friend. The preloaded maps come complete with trailhead maps, including the nearest bike shops, fuel stations or potable water source. The design makes it easy to clip to a lanyard or attach via carabiner.
Magellan Tough Case
While the tough case isn't technically a GPS unit it does take an existing unit and outfit it for the elements. The tough case was designed specifically for the iPhone but can accommodate several other similar units. It's waterproof to IPX-7 standards, meaning it can be kept one meter underwater for up to 30 minutes. It also comes equipped with a secondary battery that doubles the life of an iPhone, and a high sensitivity GPS chip set that enhances the accuracy of the iPhone GPS unit to within 3 meters. So, if you own an iPhone and are in need of a rugged GPS unit, consider purchasing a tough case and getting twice the power for half the price of a new unit.
The Garmin Forerunner 910XT is great for the runner, swimmer and biker. It does more than just track your location and allow you to download it to an online map. It also records your heart rate, weight, body fat, body water and six other measurements. It can even pin your heartrate at a specific time to the mapping funtion so that you can follow the progression through a run or swim.
Suunto X10
While it may not be a household name, the Suunto X10 is a very capable GPS watch. It is water-resistant up to 100 meters, so scuba divers and snorkelers may be the prime target for the unit. It has a shock resistant rubber exterior, and an onboard barometric, altimeter and compass. It's a great companion for the hiker, biker or swimmer – not to mention a rugged little fashionable accessory.
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Director: Simon Kinberg
Screenplay: Simon Kinberg
Stars: James McAvoy (Professor Charles Xavier), Michael Fassbender (Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto), Jennifer Lawrence (Raven / Mystique), Nicholas Hoult (Hank McCoy / Beast), Sophie Turner (Jean Grey / Phoenix), Tye Sheridan (Scott Summers / Cyclops), Alexandra Shipp (Ororo Munroe / Storm), Evan Peters (Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler), Jessica Chastain (Vuk), Scott Shepherd (John Grey)
I have been largely baffled by the critical animosity and box office crash of Dark Phoenix, which is ostensibly the last entry in the X-Men series that began nearly 20 years ago with X-Men (2000) before Disney, which now owns the rights, inevitably reboots it sometime in the near future and integrates the characters fully into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is not particularly better, but certainly not any worse, than most of the films in the franchise, which have proved to be solid, durable, and sometimes genuinely moving big-screen entertainment over the past two decades. Of course, some films have clearly been better than others. James Mangold's gritty, violent Logan (2017) is arguably the high point, followed closely by Bryan Singer's socially conscious X2 (2003). I was left somewhat cold by the most recent entry, X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), primarily because it sacrificed the series' deeply vested interest in blurring the lines between good and evil with a generic behemoth of a villain who wants to take over the world and smash lots of stuff in the process (which has been a frequent gripe of mine with comic book movies in general). And that is precisely what Dark Phoenix doesn't do, yet it is being treated critically and commercially like it is the worst of generic toss-offs.
Written and, for the first time, directed by Simon Kinberg, who previously co-wrote X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), and X-Men: Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix tackles one of the comic book's most acclaimed story arcs, which finds the young, but powerful telepath Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) hit by a mysterious storm in outer space that endows her with greatly increased powers, but also makes her increasingly unstable and dangerous—to both herself and others (interestingly, Kinberg had previously adapted this storyline as one plot element in The Last Stand). This event takes place at exactly the moment in the early 1990s (following the retro timeline established in 2011's X-Men: First Class) when Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), who runs a school for "mutants," those born with an X-gene that gives them extra-human powers, has achieved political success in finding peace between humans and mutants, the former of whom tends to fear and therefore want to imprison or kill the latter. There is none-too-subtle suggestion, especially from Raven (Jennifer Lawrence), Xavier's adopted, shape-shifting sister, that he is a bit too proud of himself and is allowing his ego to put others in danger, which is precisely how Jean Grey ends up in that mysterious storm in space (Xavier sends her and a team of X-Men to rescue the astronauts on a stranded space shuttle in orbit, an act that he sees as crucial to cementing the human belief that mutants wants to help them, not harm them).
There is more, though, as a prologue shows us that Jean, when she was a child, was directly responsible for causing a car crash that killed her parents, an event that Xavier purposefully represses in her mind in a bid to protect her from its psychological repercussions. Unfortunately, that choice, while made in all sincerity, only kicked the ball down the road, as Jean begins to not only remember what happened, but then has to deal with the emotional fallout at exactly the time she has become both enormously more powerful and enormously more unstable. This threatens her relationship with her boyfriend, Scott Summers/Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), and also drives a wedge between Xavier and some of his most trusted allies—not just Raven, but also Hank McCoy/Beast (Nicholas Hoult), who has long been one of the X-Men's strongest supporters, but now begins to question whether the entire enterprise is based on the faulty foundation of Xavier's ego.
Thus, Dark Phoenix delves into the characters and their long-standing tensions, dramatizing how disagreements both small and large can move from a slow simmer into a roaring boil in short order. James McAvoy, who has been playing Xavier since X-Men: First Class, does a lot of strong work here, conveying a character who wants the best, but sometimes allows for compromises and ethically questionable decisions (in other words, he's a recognizably human leader who resists acknowledging his limitations and mistakes). His fraught relationship with Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Michael Fassbender) is brought once again to the fore, as Jean visits Magneto on the remote island where he and other mutants have retreated to get away from humanity. Magneto has always been one of the most fascinating of villains—a man who commits sometimes atrocious acts out of a genuine ethos about the flawed nature of humanity—and he is given plenty of room to play both sides of the divide.
Although it is not as action-packed as most comic book movie, Dark Phoenix works its way to a climactic action sequence in which most of the X-Men are locked up by heavily armed government agents on a speeding train while a group of aliens lead by Jessica Chastain's humorless leader Vuk tries to break in. If Dark Phoenix has a flaw, it is that Kinberg tries to pack to much plot into its tight two hours (it was originally planned to be a two-part movie ala Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame), which sometimes forces him to cut corners on both narrative and character. Still, it works on its own terms and deserves neither the critical scorn nor audience apathy it has received.
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During our trip to North Carolina, my husband went wreck diving. I was riding along with camera in my hands. while the guys were halfway through putting on the diving suits, a small school of dolphins swam by. They came very close to the boat. The guys reached down to the water, were almost able to touch them. My husband wanted to have a picture taken with the dolphins. Well, they had come as fast as they were gone. "Now we see them, now we don't!" Hmm, we could see a little bit of them as they were swimming away!
Loved Your photos! How exciting to be that up close. Great shots! Nice to see you are a supportive wife to hubby's diving! Romantic!
Oh, in fact we take turn to pick vacation locations in alternate years, so I was gladly go when it was his turn and always picked diving locations. But after Key West and got the deepest dive, he said he was done diving. He was done all the "dare devil" activities on his own term!! I'm glad to have no more worries!
Yes, thank you. I snapped fast enough. My husband and other guys swam with the dolphins in Maui. I didn't take any photos because I was going to jump in, but they were gone too fast!
I don't think I'm of too much help. I'm retired and don't need to use computer too much except check email and blogging. You may find some younger users and ask what they are interested to know!
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Thank you, Monica!! Looks good on your screen!
Thank you so much! I was lucky to get those photos! They went by so fast!
Oh, yes. Seeing whales and dolphins are always exciting!! Did you take any photos!
Sadly, we were far away and they were powering through. We have the memories, though!
Yes, I had the memories of my husband swam with the dolphins in Maui. Didn't take photos that time, because I tried to get into the water also. But the dolphins left fast!
Ohh, they are so precious!!! Awesome photos!!! Handsome husband. How is your daughter?
She is doing very well, didn't hear her complaint. I'm going to Portland for her shower in August! I just sent you email about you give-away.
How exciting!!! Be sure to look at my 'Baby Shower Mobile…..great idea I had to keep the paper and ribbon and make a adorable memento for both your daughter and child!
Oh thank you. I'll do that!
Thank you so much! They are wonderful!
Yes, I'd rather see them in the ocean than in Sea World. They are smart to learn to play all the tricks to audience!
🙂 haha, you got a fish sticker! I want one from my computer, let me look at my iPad! Thank you!
I love dolphins! We swam with them in the Bahamas.
My husband and other guys swam with them in Maui. He went diving in different places. NC was the deepest dive, and hey found the wreck.
I tried to jump in but too late!
What a special moment to have captured.
Thank you! It was my only time getting so close and got some good shots. My husband swam with dolphin in Maui, Hawaii. I tried to get into the water, so didn't take any photos!
Thank you for our encouragement. I hope so. I had so many bloggers who disappeared one me! I kept thinking about them and hope I'll be here for awhile!
I'm curious of how WordPress does to make blogs available for bloggers to follow. I'm amazed of how people find me!
I think I found you through someone else – liked a comment you wrote and went to your blog that's often the best way – you have an acute and piercing mind the best kind.
Oh, I understand. Yes, I usually tried to understand what the writer tried to communicate and then respond in a way to show my understanding and appreciation rather than the standard "nicely written" or something like that!
Exactly. I like to find people who write outside of the lines – you do – this is a good thing.
Please follow my current link, or add it to your Reader. Do you click my gravatar picture or name, WP messed it up. I'm waiting for them to fix it for me. Thank you for your patience!
I don't know why it did that? Weird. I clicked on your site to read it and that's what came up. Odd. Anyway thank you!
What is on private? I forgot what we were talking about!
Thank you, the only to get close to them in out in the ocean. This was the only time I got the close photos. They are beautiful!
Yes, the last photo. Australian. Very gentle. Thank you, Debbie!


The Tajikistan: Promoting Export Diversification and Growth study released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in August 2016 employs an inclusive growth diagnostic framework for analyzing the various factors that have hampered private investment and productive employment in Tajikistan.
Five major challenges have been identified: 1) improving access to finance and reducing its cost; 2) providing stable and uninterrupted power supply; 3) improving the quality of transport infrastructure and logistics; 4) strengthening governance and the rule of law; and 5) addressing market imperfections that constrain new investment and economic activities.
High-quality health and education services as well as strong social protection will also be essential to the country's more inclusive growth, according to the study.
The study shows that Tajikistan will need to explore more productive business and investment opportunities beyond its existing drivers of growth to be able to sustain its high economic growth in the long term. To significantly augment revenues from its aluminum and cotton exports, it has to diversify into other export products while improving the quality of its other current exports. For this, the country's domestic production capabilities need to be strongly enhanced and its industrial structure upgraded from low-value, low-skilled production to a high-value, high-skilled one.
Tajikistan reportedly needs to deepen its industrial base and improve performance in agriculture and services to achieve its goal. The major challenges it faces in its quest to become a modern and vibrant industrial economy are generating more private investment, diversifying and upgrading exports, and creating nonfarm employment opportunities. The country can meet these challenges by addressing underlying reasons for low private investment and improving the business climate.
The study notes that a vigorous industrial sector that generates sufficient decent employment opportunities is the key to Tajikistan's future growth. The country particularly needs to achieve sufficient export dynamism to induce productive investment, create adequate and decent jobs, and manage healthy foreign exchange reserves to help maintain macroeconomic stability and absorb external shocks.
In addition, while agriculture is still the main employment provider, there is great potential for improving its output and productivity. Strong productivity growth in agriculture would help release its excess labor to the growing industry and service sectors while keeping wage pressure under control for the emerging new sectors.
With strategic and targeted policy interventions to support innovative business models on a competitive basis, the Tajikistan government can meet the real challenge of promoting productive industry and service sectors, the study says, noting that this will in turn help absorb workers released from a more productive agriculture sector and those generated by population growth.


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Office of University Life - Sunset Yoga on Morningside
Take time for a mindful, stress-reducing, and fun break! The Office of University Life hosts free, open-level yoga classes every Wednesday, April 11th through May 9th at 6 pm on Mathematics Lawn - just in time for sunset.
The Frontiers of Intimacy: Socio-Legal Approaches (Center for Gender & Sexuality Law)
Join an interdisciplinary panel on the regulation of intimacy in modern family law.
International Symposium of Environmental Violence Against Indigenous Women (Center for Gender & Sexuality Law)
Saturday, April 14, 2018 10:00am to Sunday, April 15, 2018 5:00pm
Join the 3rd International Indigenous Women's Symposium on Environment and Reproductive Health to increase awareness about violence against Indigenous women and girls, and strength research and advocacy efforts. Co-supported with the Institute for the Study of Human Rights.
Film Fridays: The Post (Columbia Journalism School)
Free screening of Steven Spielberg's "The Post," the thrilling story behind the Washington Post's publication of the Pentagon Papers - and its female publisher Katherine Graham (Meryl Streep).
Hip-Hop Education: Propelling and Preserving the Movement (Office of Government and Community Affairs)
Join a Columbia Community Scholars discussion on hip-hop education, its value, how it happens, and how it is evolving.
You(th) be the Change (Columbia Committee on Global Thought)
A community workshop on how this generation of youth can "be the change."
Ally Week 2018 (Office of Multicultural Affairs)
Monday, April 9, 2018 12:00am to Friday, April 13, 2018 12:00am
Join Undergraduate Student Life's Office of Multicultural Affairs for Ally Week - for conversations about how to create meaningful solidarity.
CU Live: Talent Showcase (Office of University Life Events Council)
Join the Office of University Life Events Council for a live talent show featuring students from across Columbia! Students will compete in performances including poetry reading, dance, singing, stand up, and visual arts.
Religious Exemptions and the Sanctuary Movement: Re-claiming "Religious Freedom" from the Religious Right (Center for Gender & Sexuality Law)
How can "Religious Liberty" legislation protect undocumented immigrants? Join Professor Katherine Franke and Elizabeth Reiner Platt, Director of the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project for a discussion of the Sanctuary Movement.
Global Poets Poetry Reading with M. NourbeSe Philip and Tracy K. Smith (School of the Arts)
Join Tobago-born Canadian poet M. NourbeSe Philip and US Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith (Arts '97) for a poetry reading and discussion.
Join LGBTQ @ Columbia for a 3-hour training session that provides foundational knowledge needed to support and act in solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities at Columbia University.
Sustaining Peace Forum 2018 (Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity)
The United Nations has designated 2018 as the Year of Sustaining Peace. Join a forum featuring a showcase of critical and emerging voices in the international peace arena, policymakers, academics, United Nations representatives and activists.
The Center for Gender & Sexuality Law Block Party!
Join the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law for its semi-annual hallway soiree where students, faculty and staff can connect with others and brainstorm future events and programs.
Whose Religious Freedom? A Lunchtime Talk with Professor Franke and Professor Sahar Aziz (Center for Gender & Sexuality Law)
The Center for Gender & Sexuality Law hosts a discussion between Professor Katherine Franke and Professor Sahar Aziz about race and religion in American jurisprudence and the protection of religious minorities.
2018 Barnard Bike-A-Thon (Columbia Community Service)
Join Columbia Community Service for a Bike-A-Thon fundraiser benefitting dozens of local community organizations - with t-shirts for all participants, round-the-clock music and performances, cycling contests with prizes, refreshments and more!
Pop-Up Concerts - Juilliard415: Orchestra (Miller Theatre)
The Juilliard School's prestigious period-instrument ensemble made their Miller debut in 2014 to great acclaim and now return for the Pop-Up Concerts Series to highlight chamber music repertoire of the Baroque era.
Seriously Funny: A Roundtable on Women, Comedy and Politics
6pm Screening and Reception
7pm Panel Discussion
2018 Summer Congressional Internship Stipend Deadline (Office of Government and Community Affairs)
Friday, March 9, 2018 5:00pm
Apply before March 9 for the 2018 Summer Congressional Internship Stipend offered by the Office of Government and Community Affairs and have the opportunity to intern in Washington DC.
Office of University Life - In Conversation: Exploring Race and Whiteness in America Today
University Life hosted - A candid discussion between author and poet Claudia Rankine (Arts '93) and Columbia Oral History Master of Arts faculty, research scholar and documentarian of "Whiteness Project" Whitney Dow (GS '86) about identity, race and social constructs in America. MSNBC's Joy Reid moderates.


2. Scutellaria javanica Junghuhn, Java. 1: 621. 1853.
Herbs perennial, erect, to 1 m tall. Stems finely puberulent or subglabrous. Petiole 0.8-1.2 cm; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, 4-9.5 × 1.5-4 cm, reduced toward stem apex, ± leathery, adaxially glabrous, abaxially finely puberulent along veins otherwise glandular, lateral veins not extending to margin, base broadly cuneate, margin (4-)6-8-undulate-dentate, apex caudate-acuminate. Racemes secund, terminal, 7-14 cm; bracts lanceolate, 3-6 × 1-1.25 mm, ciliate, apex acute. Pedicel 5-6 mm, finely puberulent. Calyx 3-3.5 mm, finely puberulent, ciliate; scutellum semicircular, 2-2.5 mm, ca. 4.5 mm in fruit. Corolla dark purple, to 3.1 cm; tube ca. 2.5 cm, bent at base, gradually dilated above middle to 8 mm wide at throat, puberulent outside, villous on basal 1/4 inside; limb glabrous inside, upper lip erect, broadly triangular-ovate, ca. 9 mm wide, base abruptly constricted; lower lip spreading, ovate-orbicular; lateral lobes triangular, ca. 2.5 mm wide. Nutlets unknown. Fl. Apr-May.
Grasslands near forests; 1200 m. Hainan [Indonesia, Philippines].


SEMI, the industry association of semicap equipment (SCE) companies, released the North America June book-to-bill data after the close on Tuesday.
Typically, book-to-bill is viewed as a lagging indicator, as companies have already reported or guided second-quarter bookings, and Novellus Systems (ticker: NVLS)/ ASML Holding (ASML)/Tokyo Electron [of Japan] have also guided third-quarter bookings down.
Since last week at [trade show] Semicon when SCE companies were sounding cautious on third-quarter order guidance, our industry checks have been a bit more positive on order flow, especially from Samsung. Remember that Samsung's Line 16 orders are a major swing factor for orders -- it is not clear if these orders are coming in the third quarter -- but we think if they do not, then fourth-quarter orders could be up quarter-over-quarter, and semi-cap orders could be bottoming here in the third quarter.
Tuesday night, Apple (AAPL), the largest buyer of semiconductor chips, and the largest customer of Samsung, reported fairly strong June [fiscal third] quarter results (20.3 million iPhone units, up 9% quarter-over-quarter; 9.2 million iPad units, up 97% quarter-over-quarter; both well above consensus). Apple results do not hurt of course, but Apple is gaining share.
For SCE companies, the overall change in wafer forecast demand for all players combined matters more. Apple noted "favorable" component pricing to persist for NAND, DRAM, optical drives, LCD and battery in September quarter.
We will need to hear confirmation on demand trends from the major capital-expenditure spenders, Intel (INTC), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) and Samsung, over the next two weeks to better assess prospects of order recovery from the current midcycle pause guided to by SCE companies in second-quarter/third-quarter 2011.
However, we believe SCE orders are declining well below normalized order levels in the third quarter, and SCE stocks do not reflect secular improvements in capital intensity, so we remain constructive on SCE companies.
Front-end bookings (three-month moving average) were $1.30 billion (down 3.4% month-over-month), and billings were $1.38 billion (down 1.1% month-over-month), leading to a book-to-bill ratio of 0.94. June will be the seventh straight month of book-to-bill ratio of less than 1.
Note that Tokyo Electron and Novellus have guided September bookings down about 10% quarter-over-quarter, and ASML has guided down over 40% quarter-over-quarter, so we expect book-to-bill data to show continued declines in the third quarter.
This cycle, book-to-bill was over 1.0 for about 17 months from July 2009 to November 2010. Prior to that, book to bill was less than 1 for 28 months in second-half 2007 to first-half 2009 major cyclical downturn. In typical midcycle corrections, book-to-bill has been less than 1 for about 14 to 15 months. We currently believe bookings will bottom in the third quarter, and recover more robustly in the fourth quarter, or latest by first-quarter 2012, which would be consistent with a typical midcycle correction in front-end equipment orders.
Back-end bookings (three-month moving average) were $251.9 million (down 9.6% month-over-month), and billings were $274.9 million (down 1.6% month-over-month), leading to a book-to-bill of 0.92.
Due to its shorter lead times, back-end book-to-bill tends to run closer to 1 time, with rarely more than six to nine months of sustained book to bill below 1 (the exception was in the 2001-2002 downturn, when back-end equipment had significant corrections). Second-quarter average back-end bookings (using June three-month moving average as a proxy) were up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter from the first quarter.
We are currently modeling $362 million (down 17% quarter-over-quarter) for Teradyne's bookings in the second quarter. Breakup of bookings in our model: 1) Semi test product -- $275 million (down 5% quarter-over-quarter); 2) Semi test service -- $47 million (down 34% quarter-over-quarter due to seasonality); 3) System test product and service $41 million (down 45% quarter-over-quarter due to lumpiness in hard disk drive (HDD) bookings).
We believe our semi-test-product bookings are reasonably consistent with the back-end bookings from Semi, and as such our bookings should be approximately reasonable for the second quarter. We are currently modeling bookings up about 10% quarter-over-quarter in the third quarter and flattish in the fourth quarter -- given recent weakness in foundry wafer starts, subcontractor utilizations and Microchip Technology (MCHP) weakness, we expect there can be some downward bias to third-quarter bookings.
Even if we assume flattish third-quarter bookings in aggregate, Teradyne appears to have about $1.50 in earnings-per-share power for calendar 2011. Teradyne will have about $5 in net cash per share, and is the most improved margin model in semi-cap cycle to cycle -- implying company is only trading at about six times calendar 2011 potential earnings power excluding cash.
We remain positive on Teradyne, and would look to be more aggressive if near-term bookings weakness causes a pull back -- as the stock is not valued to reflect secular (industry consolidation), structural (margin improvement) and potential share gains.


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Written by rising star Steve Orlando (BATMAN, MIDNIGHTER) and illustrated by a league of superstar artists including Ivan Reis (GREEN LANTERN) and Andy MacDonald (DETECTIVE COMICS), this JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD spin-off is a JLA for a whole new era--exploding from the pages of the blockbuster DC Rebirth event! The Justice League and the Suicide Squad-the World's Greatest Heroes and its worst-went to war. A team unlike any other rose from the ashes. Batman. Black Canary. Vixen. The Atom. The Ray. Killer Frost. Lobo. Some are heroes, some are villains and some exist in the gray area in between. But the Caped Crusader sees the potential in all of them to show everyday people that their superhuman guardians are just like them: capable of fighting for justice despite their flaws. Batman had better be right, because Earth is about to be invaded by a threat from beyond our universe. The tyrant called Lord Havok and his army of Extremists are out to make the planet safe again-by destroying the free will of all its inhabitants. Can this untested new Justice League help America fend off the Extremists' agenda? And can the Dark Knight contain the Main Man-the living weapon of mass destruction known as Lobo? Discover the answers in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL. 1: THE EXTREMISTS! Also includes JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: REBIRTH #1.
Orlando, Steve (Comic book writer), writer.


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Recently, 10 individuals from throughout the Research Triangle in North Carolina used their social media prowess to generate buzz for the 2016 Toyota Prius while also competing to win donations for charitable organizations. Following a successful #TriPrius campaign, The National Organization for Disorders of the Corpus Callosum (NODCC), Raleigh Public Record and Raleigh Crime Stoppers will each be awarded $1,000 to help further their missions.
"We have seen great success in working with non-traditional media to promote the Toyota brand," said Christie Caliendo, public relations lead, Southeast Toyota Distributors. "Our influencer campaigns throughout the Southeast have enabled Toyota to tap into new brand ambassadors who generate authentic online content, allowing us to reach and appeal to various segments of the market."
#TriPrius was a collaborative effort between Toyota Motor Sales, Southeast Toyota Distributors and 10 Raleigh-area social media influencers of varying genres. The influencers were encouraged to drive the all-new Prius around the Triangle for a week and post about their reactions. Some participants focused their messaging on the Prius's advanced technological features, such as Toyota Safety Sense (TSS), others posted images of its stylish and innovative design, while some touted the trunk's capacity to haul groceries for a family of four. Regardless of the theme, the message was clear: the 2016 Toyota Prius is a hit!
The weeklong campaign also featured group outings to incorporate all three cities of the Triangle, including a kick-off dinner at Durham's Basan Bull City Sushi, a walking tour of Chapel Hill to view some of Michael Brown's murals, a meet-up soiree at Joule in Raleigh and social media challenges. A panel of judges then reviewed the social engagement and selected a winner in each of three categories:
The Pixel Hunter (Jennifer Martin benefiting Raleigh Public Record): Toyota highlighted several hidden gems and national treasures located throughout the Triangle. The winner was the influencer who visited the most destinations on the #TriPrius map by end of the week.
The Game-Changer (Jed Record benefiting NODCC): This winner was the participant who captured the most creative photographic content featuring their Prius and local surroundings.
The Multiplayer (Jennifer Martin benefiting Raleigh Crime Stoppers): The individual who generated the most engagement across their social media platforms.
"Toyota's #TriPrius campaign not only gave us the chance to explore the Triangle and connect with some amazing people in our community, but also to compete on behalf of a local charity," said Jennifer Martin, executive director of Shop Local Raleigh. "We wouldn't hesitate to participate in another influencer event with Toyota. They are an ideal model of a true community partner committed to paying it forward."
This philanthropic initiative highlights the commitment of Toyota and its area dealers to positively impacting the communities they serve, and allows the brand to support three vital organizations on behalf of these Triangle influencers.
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Do you want to embark on a unique tour of Asia? Do you want to explore some of the fascinating cultures in the Far East? Or do you want to push yourself to the limit on an adventure tour that has no equal? Please follow us on a mystical journey across some of the most mysterious countries in the world. We design group tours around the culture of a specific place rather than around standard tourist attractions.
The legendary Silk Road is living proof that the path to adventure is almost always a long one, but is wrought with exciting surprises.
This tour begins at the very source of the Silk Road, starting in Xi'an and ending in Ürümqi. From towering mountains to the sandy expanse of the Gobi Desert, we'll cover all kinds of exotic terrain.
Venture across lush grasslands, conquer hostile deserts, wander through the alien Loess Plateau, and marvel at some of the most beautiful landscapes northwestern China has to offer.
Face the ultimate hiking challenge along the Wild Great Wall!
We have selected four parts of the Great Wall to show you what the real Great Wall looks like. The plan both includes sections of the Great Wall that are in their original condition and haven't undergone any maintenance, and also some sections that have been repaired but not to the same extent as the crowded tourist attraction known as the Badaling section.
For all of you who have always dreamed of uncovering the mystery behind the ancient Chinese martial art known as Tai Chi, this is the tour for you.
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Retirement crisis: Do you have enough saved? Here's how to tell
By Brittany De Lea Published December 12, 2018 Personal FinanceFOXBusiness
Navigating the markets to secure your retirement
Principal Financial CEO Dan Houston on the state of the economy and Americans' savings for retirement.
It's no secret that the majority of American workers are struggling to reach retirement savings goals.
A new study by professional services firm Aon found that two in three workers fall into that category.
What's worse, more than 46 percent of workers were actually "significantly" below – which was measured as more than four times pay below – their savings targets. Another 20 percent fell into the two- to four-times below target category, while 15 percent were two times, or less, below their retirement goals.
On average, workers – including employer contributions – are saving about 12.6 percent of their pay for retirement accounts. That compares with the 16 percent that Aon recommends workers put away in order to retire comfortably by the age of 67.
The median employee expects to be able to retire by the age of 70, according to Aon, but that may not be feasible for all workers.
For younger workers, the problem is even more pronounced as retirement benefits and pensions plans have decreased over time. While 73 percent of workers were eligible to receive a pension in 1996, only 8 percent could by 2017.
Additionally, medical costs – a big source of retirement spending – are projected to continue to increase over time. Overall, Aon found that the younger an employee is, the more they were likely to fall into the "significantly below" target category – including 55 percent of individuals in their 20s.
Industry can also influence a workers' retirement readiness. Those in aerospace, energy and oil, for example, were more likely to be able to retire by the age of 67, compared with workers in food service, retail distribution and some hospitality professions – whose retirement target was 75 or older.
The Trump administration and conservative lawmakers have sought to help Americans save more for retirement, including a new effort to increase age contribution limits for individual retirement accounts (IRAs).
Retirement reform: What lawmakers are missing
For 2019, the Internal Revenue Service raised contribution limits to $19,000, from $18,500, for 401(k) retirement plans. For IRAs, that number – which hadn't been raised since 2013 – increased to $6,000 from $5,500.
There are also ways older Americans (ages 50+) can increase savings through catch-up contributions – which allows for an extra $6,000 to be put into a 401(k).
The level of funding in an individual's IRA account could also help boost Social Security checks. According to a study by the Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, more than 34 percent of people who began taking benefits at the age of 66 had enough funds in their IRA to delay claiming Social Security for two years, while about 25 percent were capable of delaying for four additional years.
Delaying Social Security until the age of 70 could increase a retiree's lifetime income stream by as much as 32 percent.


Wash and prepare the quails (pigeons). Roll the quail/pigeon meat with the pork fat and wrap with thread, season with salt and pepper. Soak the dried mushrooms, clean and peel the champignons, then slice them thinly. Peel and dice the onions. Fry the quails, add the poultry stock and stew covered for about 30 minutes. Fry the mushrooms with the onions, add to the quails and boil. Remove the quails after 10 minutes and halve them. Add the cream mixed with flour to the sauce and bring to a boil. Place the quails in the sauce, heat up and season. Serve with groats, young potatoes or boiled vegetables.
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On this episode, Josh and Brandon discuss the first home preseason game. The Ravens hosted the Rams and Brandon and Josh were both at the stadium to watch the game. They talk about the new stadium upgrades, Joe Flacco's first preseason game in a few years, and Lamar's first game in Baltimore.


Help brave Gerasim deserve the hand of the beautiful princess Isolde in the amazing match 3 game Gems of the Aztecs! Are you fond of romantic stories where love is beyond all the prejudices? It's so nice when people from the various social categories can be together because they love each other! But unfortunately only a few of such love stories have a happy end. In the game Gems of the Aztecs you can help a desperate boy find the ancient treasures to get married with his beloved. A king of the tribe, Isolde's cunning father is against his daughter's marriage with poor Gerasim. So the only thing he can do to propitiate him is to find the incredible treasures of the forsaken civilization. Are you ready to join the boy in this reckless adventure? He won't be a success without your help, so launch the game Gems of the Aztecs just now! Dive into the world of the lost civilization and solve lots of puzzles where you are to match the identically colored gems to get great bonuses. If you are not afraid of difficulties, choose the game Gems of the Aztecs and have fun! Here you are to boost your mind while moving the precious gems of different colors: rubies, sapphires, emeralds and ambers. At the beginning of the level you get special tasks and if you are successful enough to cope with them, you get treasures. At first, the tasks are easy: you should for example complete 5 rows of blue gems in a limited number of moves. If you can solve the task in less amount of moves, you get a reward. But the difficulty will increase with the level, so you get a perfect workout for your brains without fail. Fulfill all the conditions to get 3 stars at the end of the level and get closer to the Gerasim's dream! There are several bonuses at your disposal: Shaman dagger, Chief's strike, Color hurricane and others. At the end of the level you'll see the score, so do your best to beat your own record and help Gerasim marry Isolde in the game Gems of the Aztecs!


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Video: The Story Of Bob Dylan's 'Basement Tapes' – 24 Minute Mini-Documentary
December 9, 2014 album, audio, Bob Dylan, documentary, Music, news, VideoBasement Tapes, Bob Dylan, Days of the Crazy-Wild, Greil Marcus, music, Sid Griffin, videoMichael Goldberg
This is excellent. Greil Marcus, Sid Griffin and others tell the story of Bob Dylan's "Basement Tapes."
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Robbie Robertson's Version of How the 'Basement Tapes' Came to be Recorded
November 9, 2014 audio, Bob Dylan, interview, Music, news, Videoaudio, Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan, Days of the Crazy-Wild, interview, music, news, Robbie Robertson, The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, videoMichael Goldberg
Big Pink.
One way the story goes, Bob Dylan called members of The Hawks who were still on salary with him but living in New York, and he had them come to Woodstock, at first to work on a film and then to back him on some demos of new songs.
Robbie Robertson has a different version. As Robbie tells it, the guys moved up to Woodstock and rented Big Pink and set up the basement for recording. Then Dylan came over, saw it, and wanted to record there. and asked the guys to back him.
The only problem with Robbie's version is that before anything happened in the basement, there were sessions with members of The Hawks in the Red Room at Dylan's house, Hi Lo Ha, in Byrdcliffe Colony, not far from Woodstock.
Still, it's interesting to hear Robbie tell his version of the Basement Tapes story.
Here's a transcript:
We had moved up to Woodstock, New York because in New York City we couldn't find a place that we could work on our music without it being too expensive or bothering people or something.
We go up there, and Albert Grossman says, "Up there you can find a place, you know, that's there no people around and you can do whatever you want." We're thinking, "Oh, my God, we desperately need that," and there was some stuff that I was working on then with Bob Dylan up there, too, some film things that we were messing around with.
Anyway, we went up there, we found this ugly pink house out in West Saugerties, just on the outskirts of Woodstock on a hundred acres and there's nothing around and we think, "All right, we can do this." We get this place. Some of the guys live there and, in the basement of this place, I think, "Okay, we'll set up our equipment here and this is where we'll work on our music."
Robbie talks about the Basement Tapes.
I have a friend of mine who knows about acoustics and recording and microphones and all kinds of things, so I say to him, "Take a look at this place and see, because we're going to use this and we just want to make sure that it's going to work."
At this time, you've got to remember, nobody was doing this. It didn't exist, that people would set up and now everybody does it. Back then, this was very rare. It was like Les Paul did that. Everybody else, if you were going to make a record, you went and made a record where they make records, right?
Anyway, I had this friend of mine, this guy that I know, look at the thing in the basement and he said, "Well, this is a disaster."
He said, "This is the worst situation. You have a cement floor, you have cinder block walls and you have a big metal furnace in here. These are all of the things that you can't have if you're trying to record something, even if you're just recording it for your own information, your own benefit. You can't do this. This won't work. You'll listen to it and you'll be depressed. Your music will sound so bad that you'll never want to record again."
I'm like, "Holy, jeez." I said, "Well, what if we put down a rug?"
He said, "A rug?" He said, "You don't need a rug, you need everything here. This is impossible."
The legendary basement. Note the rug.
I thought, "God, well that's pretty depressing," but we'd already rented the place. We didn't have a choice. I was thinking, should we set up upstairs in the living room? What should we do here?
I thought, well, the hell with it. We have no choice. We don't have the flexibilities, and we got this old rug and we did put a rug down, and we got a couple of microphones left over from the tour. We had this little tape recorder and we were going to start writing and making this music for our record.
Then Bob Dylan comes out and he sees this and he says, "This is fantastic!" He said, "Why don't we do some stuff together?" He's like, "I want to record, I need to make up some songs for the publishing company for other people to record."
In the meantime, Bob is taking care of all of us all of this time. We owe him to do something just to, because the idea was we were going to go into another tour but he broke his neck in a motorcycle thing and we couldn't do that. We're still on the payroll and it's going on and on and on, so it was a way to do something, a gesture back.
I said, "Yeah, okay, we'll do these things and then we'll work on our stuff."
He starts coming up and he comes out all the time. It's like the clubhouse, now, this place. We love it and we're laying down these things on tape and, in their own way, they're like field recordings.
They sound fantastic in their own way. I think, you know what? There is something about bringing the recording experience to you in your own comfort zone, as opposed to going into somebody's studio that has a huge clock on the wall and the guys in the union there saying, "Hey, it's about dinner break." You make your own atmosphere. There's something very creative about this.
We do the stuff with Bob, we do all kinds of stuff ourselves, everything, the whole thing. It's like nobody's ever going to hear this thing. It becomes the first huge bootleg Rock 'N Roll music record ever. It was like, that wasn't the idea. That was only for the publishing company and the artists that might want to record that particular song. It became a whole other phenomenon, and it's okay.
Rare 'Basement Tapes' Period Photo of Bob Dylan and Rick Danko – 'Complete Basement Tapes' To Include Over 20 Unheard Recordings
August 26, 2014 album, audio, Bob Dylan, covers, Music, news, Photograph, streaming musicalbum, Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan, Complete Basement Tapes, Days of the Crazy-Wild, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, music, news, photo, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, streaming music, The Band, True Love ScarsMichael Goldberg
A rare, previously unseen March 1967 photo of Rick Danko and Bob Dylan taken prior to the 'Basement Tapes' sessions. It's "unknown" where the photo was taken, but it's not from the actual sessions. "No photos exist of the actual basement tapes sessions," said a source close to the "Basement Tapes" project. "It's from earlier that year." Photo courtesy Arie de Reus.
More than four decades after Bob Dylan and the musicians that would become The Band recorded a crazy mix of original compositions, standards and obscurities – recordings that became known as the 'Basement Tapes' – "every salvageable recording from the tapes" is finally being officially released on November 4, 2014, according to bobdylan.com.
Hear a version of "Odds & Ends" that will appear on the new set:
The six-CD deluxe set, titled The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, will sell for $149.98 and will include a 120-page booklet with liner notes by Dylan expert Syd Griffin, author of "Million Dollar Bash: Bob Dylan, the Band, and the Basement Tapes."
Although bootlegs of many of the recordings have circulated since a batch of them were first released on the bootleg album, The Great White Wonder, in 1969, and most recently on an 11-CD bootleg, From the Reels – Complete Basement Tapes, the official boxed set will include at least 20 recordings that have not been previously released.
According to Larry Jenkins, who is involved with the project, determining what hasn't been heard before is "kind of complicated, because this is the first time that all the original sources have been used. So, ultimately all of the recordings sound different."
Rolling Stones's Andy Greene writes:
The previously unknown tracks include an epic, apocalyptic rocker, "Wild Wolf"; an early draft of "I Shall Be Released" with slightly different lyrics; a cover of Hank Williams' 1949 classic "My Bucket's Got a Hole In It"; and country-fied versions of "Blowin' in the Wind," "It Ain't Me Babe" and "One Too Many Mornings," featuring Band keyboardist Richard Manuel handling lead vocals on the first verse.
In going through the tracks being released on the new set, and what has previously been released, I come up with this unverified list of previously unreleased 'Basement Tapes' recordings. Please let me know if any of these versions have seen the light of day before.
1. Edge of the Ocean
2. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It (written by Clarence Williams)
3. Roll on Train
4. Mr. Blue (written by Dewayne Blackwell)
5. I'm a Fool for You (Take 2)
6. Blowin' in the Wind
7. One Too Many Mornings
8. A Satisfied Mind (written by Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes)
9. It Ain't Me, Babe
10. My Woman She's A-Leavin'
11. Mary Lou, I Love You Too
12. Dress it up, Better Have it All
13. What's it Gonna be When it Comes Up
14. Wild Wolf
15. If I Were A Carpenter (written by James Timothy Hardin)
16. 2 Dollars and 99 Cents
17. Jelly Bean
18. Any Time
19. Down by the Station
20. Hallelujah, I've Just Been Moved (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
21. That's the Breaks
22. Pretty Mary
23. Will the Circle be Unbroken (written by A.P. Carter)
24. She's on My Mind Again
25. Northern Claim
26. Love is Only Mine
What became know as the 'Basement Tapes' sessions began in the "red room" of Bob Dylan's house, Hi Lo Ha, in upstate New York. "Oddly enough, it was referred to as the 'red room', but it was not red," Jenkins said. 'At one time, it was probably painted red and the name stuck."
As for what color the now historic site of the beginnings of the 'Basement Tapes' was?
"That information is lost to the sands of time," said another source close to the project.
For some reason Dylan and company decided to move the sessions to 'Big Pink,' the house shared by Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson in West Saugerties, New York. That's where the rest of the sessions took place.
The musicians who are on these recordings: Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson and Levon Helm.
Garth Hudson, who was keyboardist in The Band, and who played on most of the 'Basement Tapes' recordings, worked with Canadian music archivist and producer Jan Haust "to restore the deteriorating tapes to pristine sound, with much of this music preserved digitally for the first time," according to bobdylan.com.
Greil Marcus wrote in his book "Invisible Republic: Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes":
There is no common memory, let alone documentation, to provide the exact dates when Bob Dylan and the former Hawks began meeting to try their hand at old songs, or when old songs gave way to a long burst of mockery and novelty ("Bob would be running through an old song," Robbie Robertson says, "and he'd say, 'Maybe there's anew song to be had here'"). Certainly they began playing, and occasionally taping the results, in the Red Room in Dylan's house in Woodstock. Most of the commonplace or covered material, the least finished and sure, from Ian and Sylvia hits to "Johnny Todd," from Johnny Cash classics to "Cool Water," comes from there, beginning in the early summer of 1967. The basement of Big Pink, the house Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel were renting in West Saugerties, was more of a hideaway, or a hideout. Sessions there went on through the summer, then off and on through the rest of the year and into the next. The first few months produced most of the best-known basement originals, and the series of parodies and breakdowns that stretches from "Tupelo" through "I'm in the Mood" into "See You Later, Allen Ginsberg."
The deluxe edition will include these songs:
BOB DYLAN – THE BASEMENT TAPES COMPLETE:
THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 11
(all songs written by Bob Dylan unless otherwise noted)
5. Belshazzar (written by Johnny Cash)
6. I Forgot to Remember to Forget (written by Charlie A Feathers and Stanley A Kesler)
7. You Win Again (written by Hank Williams)
8. Still in Town (written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard)
9. Waltzing with Sin (written by Sonny Burns and Red Hayes)
10. Big River (Take 1) (written by Johnny Cash)
12. Folsom Prison Blues (written by Johnny Cash)
13. Bells of Rhymney (written by Idris Davies and Peter Seeger)
14. Spanish is the Loving Tongue
15. Under Control
16. Ol' Roison the Beau (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
17. I'm Guilty of Loving You
18. Cool Water (written by Bob Nolan)
19. The Auld Triangle (written by Brendan Francis Behan)
20. Po' Lazarus (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
21. I'm a Fool for You (Take 1)
1. Johnny Todd (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
2. Tupelo (written by John Lee Hooker)
3. Kickin' My Dog Around (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
4. See You Later Allen Ginsberg (Take 1)
6. Tiny Montgomery
7. Big Dog
8. I'm Your Teenage Prayer
9. Four Strong Winds (written by Ian Tyson)
10. The French Girl (Take 1) (written by Ian Tyson and Sylvia Tyson)
12. Joshua Gone Barbados (written by Eric Von Schmidt)
13. I'm in the Mood (written by Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker)
14. Baby Ain't That Fine (written by Dallas Frazier)
15. Rock, Salt and Nails (written by Bruce Phillips)
16. A Fool Such As I (written by William Marvin Trader)
17. Song for Canada (written by Pete Gzowski and Ian Tyson)
18. People Get Ready (written by Curtis L Mayfield)
19. I Don't Hurt Anymore (written By Donald I Robertson and Walter E Rollins)
20. Be Careful of Stones That You Throw (written by Benjamin Lee Blankenship)
21. One Man's Loss
22. Lock Your Door
23. Baby, Won't You be My Baby
24. Try Me Little Girl
25. I Can't Make it Alone
26. Don't You Try Me Now
1. Young but Daily Growing (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
2. Bonnie Ship the Diamond (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
3. The Hills of Mexico (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
4. Down on Me (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
5. One for the Road
6. I'm Alright
7. Million Dollar Bash (Take 1)
9. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread (Take 1)
10. Yea! Heavy and a Bottle of Bread (Take 2)
11. I'm Not There
12. Please Mrs. Henry
13. Crash on the Levee (Take 1)
15. Lo and Behold! (Take 1)
17. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Take 1)
19. I Shall be Released (Take 1)
21. This Wheel's on Fire (written by Bob Dylan and Rick Danko)
22. Too Much of Nothing (Take 1)
1. Tears of Rage (Take 1) (written by Bob Dylan and Richard Manuel)
4. Quinn the Eskimo (Take 1)
6. Open the Door Homer (Take 1)
9. Nothing Was Delivered (Take 1)
10. Nothing Was Delivered (Take 2)
12. All American Boy (written by Bobby Bare)
13. Sign on the Cross
14. Odds and Ends (Take 1)
16. Get Your Rocks Off
17. Clothes Line Saga
18. Apple Suckling Tree (Take 1)
20. Don't Ya Tell Henry
21. Bourbon Street
5. Ain't No More Cane (Take 1) (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
7. My Woman She's A-Leavin'
8. Santa-Fe
9. Mary Lou, I Love You Too
11. Minstrel Boy
12. Silent Weekend
14. 900 Miles from My Home (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
15. Wildwood Flower (written by A.P. Carter)
16. One Kind Favor (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
17. She'll be Coming Round the Mountain (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
18. It's the Flight of the Bumblebee
20. Goin' to Acapulco
21. Gonna Get You Now
23. Confidential (written by Dorina Morgan)
24. All You Have to do is Dream (Take 1)
1. 2 Dollars and 99 Cents
2. Jelly Bean
3. Any Time
4. Down by the Station
5. Hallelujah, I've Just Been Moved (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
6. That's the Breaks
7. Pretty Mary
8. Will the Circle be Unbroken (written by A.P. Carter)
9. King of France
11. Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
12. On a Rainy Afternoon
13. I Can't Come in with a Broken Heart
14. Next Time on the Highway
17. Silhouettes (written by Bob Crewe and Frank C Slay Jr.)
18. Bring it on Home
19. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies (Traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan)
20. The Spanish Song (Take 1)
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Audio: Bob Dylan and The Band's Official 'The Basement Tapes' Released 39 Years Ago – 'Big River,' 'I Don't Hurt Anymore,' 'Cool Water' & More
June 29, 2014 album, audio, Bob Dylan, covers, Music, song, streaming musicBasement Tapes, Big River, Bob Dylan, Cool Water, Days of the Crazy-Wild, I Am Your Teenage Prayer, Joshua Gone Barbados, music, streaming music, The Band, The French Girl, The Hills Of Mexico, Waltzing With SinMichael Goldberg
One of the covers from a bootleg Basement Tapes collection.
On June 26, 1975, 39 years ago, Columbia released a version of The Basement Tapes.
The two album set contained 24 songs from the more than 100 songs that Bob Dylan and The Band recorded during the informal 'Basement Tapes' sessions.
Many of the recordings that didn't make it onto the official release, are wonderful.
Yeah, the fidelity from the bootlegs isn't so great, but the vibe is incredible.
Here are ten gems.
"Big River":
Big River by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark
"I Am Your Teenage Prayer":
I Am A Teenage Prayer by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark
"I Don't Hurt Anymore":
I Don't Hurt Anymore by Bob Dylan & The Band on Grooveshark
"I Can't Make It Alone":
I Can't Make It Alone by Bob Dylan & The Band on Grooveshark
"Cool Water":
Cool Water by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark
"Joshua Gone Barbados":
Joshua Gone Barbados by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark
"Belchezaar 1 & 2":
Belchezaar 1 & 2 by Bob Dylan & The Band on Grooveshark
"Waltzing With Sin":
Waltzing With Sin by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark
"The Hills Of Mexico":
The Hills of Mexico by Bob Dylan on Grooveshark
"The French Girl" Take 2:
The French Girl Take 2 by Bob Dylan & The Band on Grooveshark
[In August of this year I'll be publishing my rock 'n' roll/ coming-of-age novel, "True Love Scars," which features a narrator who is obsessed with Bob Dylan. To read the first chapter, head here.]
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Say What? Dept.: T Bone Burnett To Complete 'Basement Tapes' Dylan Songs, Record Album
November 16, 2013 Music, news, streaming music, VideoBasement Tapes, Bob Dylan, Days of the Crazy-Wild, lyrics, music, news, streaming music, T Bone Burnett, The BandMichael Goldberg
A batch of "recently discovered" song lyrics that Bob Dylan wrote in 1967 for the recording sessions in the basement of Big Pink,The Band's pink house in West Saugerties (near Woodstock), have been turned over to T Bone Burnett by Dylan for the purpose of making a new album.
However, Dylan himself may not appear on the album. In a press release announcing Burnett's new Electromagnetic Recordings label, the Basement Tapes project was mentioned in a list of recordings Burnett has planned:
The Basement Tapes…Continued: Bob Dylan's music publishing company recently discovered lyrics Dylan wrote in 1967 for informal sessions with members of The Band that later became known as The Basement Tapes. Dylan has entrusted Burnett with these lyrics, and early next year – nearly 47 years since the legendary original sessions – Burnett will assemble a select group of contemporary recording artists in the famed Capitol Studios to complete the songs and record them as a band. Fans will experience this historic creative collaboration through an album release, as well as a documentary film and book of photography by award-winning filmmaker and photographer Sam Jones (The Wilco documentary, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, and his interview show, Off Camera with Sam Jones). Burnett's association with Bob Dylan began in 1975 when he became a guitarist on Dylan's famed Rolling Thunder Revue tour.
Now I'm a big T Bone Burnett fan, but this one makes me wonder. What I love about the original Basement Tapes recordings is the ragged quality, and Dylan's voice, and how The Band supports the songs, and The Band's background vocals, which fit perfectly with Dylan's singing.
That said, there are amazing covers of Dylan's Basement Tapes songs including The Band's version of "I Shall Be Released," and more recently, Jim James version of "Goin' To Acupulco." So I guess I'll wait and see how this turns out.
And who know, maybe Dylan himself will put in an appearance.
But what I'm waiting for is an official release of all the Basement Tapes recordings. What a box set that would make. Some on Sony Legacy! Come on Bob! Come on Jeff Rosen! I'm not the only one waiting.
Good story about the Burnett album here.
Some successful covers:
Jim James & Colexico, "Goin' To Acupulco"
The Band, "I Shall Be Released"
Sonic Youth, "I'm Not There"
The Byrds, "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"
These next aren't covers of a Basement Tapes song but they're great.
Fairport Convention, "I'll Keep It With Mine"
Nico, "I'll Keep It With Mine"