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Aehr Test Systems Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2021 Financial Results and Maintains Financial Guidance for Growth and Profitability in Fiscal 2021
By: Aehr Test Systems via GlobeNewswire News Releases
September 24, 2020 at 16:05 PM EDT
FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR), a worldwide supplier of semiconductor test and reliability qualification equipment, today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2021 ended August 31, 2020.
Fiscal First Quarter Financial Results:
Net sales were $2.0 million, compared to $5.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
GAAP net income was $107,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to a GAAP net loss of $413,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.
Non-GAAP net loss was $2.0 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, which excludes the impact of stock-based compensation and non-cash net gain of $2.2 million and a tax benefit of $215,000 related to the closure of Aehr's Japan subsidiary during the quarter. This compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $214,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, which excludes the impact of stock-based compensation.
Backlog as of August 31, 2020 was $1.2 million.
An explanation of the use of non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of Aehr's non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found in the accompanying tables.
Fiscal First Quarter COVID-19 Related Business Impacts:
Bookings and Revenue Negatively Impacted by COVID-19 – Fiscal first quarter bookings and revenues were negatively impacted by pushouts of forecasted customer orders and production ramp delays for FOX-P systems and consumables for silicon photonics transceivers used in data centers and 5G infrastructure, devices used in automotive applications, and sensors used in mobile devices. These customers have indicated the pushouts are temporary and that they will require the additional system capacity and consumables later in the current fiscal 2021 year.
New Customer Evaluations and Orders Experienced Delays – Travel related restrictions due to COVID-19 and overall caution in a significant number of new potential customers worldwide has delayed evaluations and initial orders for Aehr's systems and consumable products in the first quarter.
Temporary Cost Reductions Implemented in Response to Delays in Expected Orders and Revenue – During the quarter, Aehr implemented temporary expense reductions across the company including pay reductions of its executive staff due to customer order pushouts and delays in production ramps. These changes are expected to result in a total cost savings of over $550,000 per quarter.
Fiscal First Quarter and Recent Business Highlights:
Shipped and Successfully Installed Initial System for a Major New Customer in Silicon Photonics – During the quarter, Aehr shipped and successfully installed a FOX-NP TM system for initial production burn-in and stabilization for a new customer who is a global leader of communication transceivers for data centers, telecom, and 5G infrastructure. This customer is forecasting to transition to Aehr's FOX-XP wafer-level test and burn-in systems during this fiscal year to meet their volume production forecast.
Began Marketing and Sales Campaign with the World's Largest OSAT Supplier – During the quarter, Aehr began an initial marketing and sales campaign with the world's largest Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) supplier for the FOX-PTM family of products including Aehr WaferPaks TM and DiePaks® for production test, burn-in, and reliability screening of devices at full wafer, singulated die, and module level. The initial marketing and sales campaign has already resulted in multiple new customer engagements.
Broadened Deployment of the FOX-XP for Silicon Carbide Devices – During the quarter, Aehr added multiple new device design wins and completed the initial production release of several new silicon carbide devices on its FOX-XP full wafer level test and burn-in system with its lead customer that is using the FOX-XP system for high volume production burn-in and infant mortality screening of silicon carbide devices at wafer level for electric vehicle power modules.
Silicon Photonics Ramps Forecast Remains Strong – Although Aehr experienced pushouts of customer forecasted orders in the first quarter for its FOX-P systems and consumables in data center and some 5G end use applications for silicon photonics transceivers, these customers have indicated the push outs are temporary and that they will require the additional system capacity and consumables later in the current fiscal 2021 year.
Potential upside in Mobile Sensor Segment – Aehr has seen incremental applications and devices that provide upside in this segment late in fiscal 2021 and into 2022.
Aehr Remains Engaged with Over a Dozen New Potential Customers – Aehr's list of Tier 1 and Tier 2 customers that are considering using Aehr's products for high market growth applications including silicon photonics and silicon carbide production burn-in continued to grow in the first quarter.
Gayn Erickson, President and CEO of Aehr Test Systems, commented:
"While COVID-19 has created real challenges due to travel restrictions and overall caution that resulted in delays of some customer production ramps, we believe these delays are temporary and do not impact the demand for our products or the attractiveness of the key markets that we serve. We maintain our belief that we will come out of this worldwide pandemic stronger than we went in with more production customers, more applications, and higher value products. Our key customers are serving some of the highest growth markets including data centers, 5G infrastructure, sensors and technology for smartphones and tablets, electric and hybrid electric vehicles, and memory and data storage in computing, data centers, mobile devices and hundreds of applications that are keeping the world connected. As a result, we believe our products will be in high demand this year and for years to come.
"We saw our silicon photonics customers move to production with our FOX systems for the first time this past fiscal 2020, which includes our lead customer and three additional silicon photonics customers who have each told us that they expect to ramp production during Aehr's fiscal 2021, adding capacity in both systems and consumables. During the quarter we shipped and installed a FOX-NP TM system for initial production burn-in and stabilization for a new customer in the silicon photonics space who is also forecasting to transition to our FOX-XP wafer-level test and burn-in systems during this fiscal year to meet their volume production forecast.
"We continue to see the total available opportunity for silicon carbide and silicon photonics wafer level and singulated die test markets to be approximately $250 million of needed capacity including consumables. We are currently engaged with over a dozen potential Tier 1 and Tier 2 customers for both silicon photonics and silicon carbide applications, and we expect several of these potential customers to place initial orders this fiscal year, with ramps into production later this fiscal year or in fiscal 2022. We are also seeing renewed activity and interest for our FOX systems and consumables for several new applications in the 2D and 3D sensor markets, particularly for mobile devices, and believe this could add to our currently forecasted revenue for this fiscal year and next.
"Last quarter, we completed organizational changes to move to more effective third party sales representatives in Europe and Japan, and this quarter put in place temporary expense reductions across the company in response to COVID-19 related delays in orders and impacts on revenue. Together these changes will result in total cost savings of almost $700,000 per quarter, lowering Aehr's revenue break even by approximately $4.5 million per year.
"As we continue into fiscal 2021, we remain optimistic about the growth opportunities for our systems and consumables within our installed base of customers, as well as our ability to expand the number of customers using our family of FOX-P solutions. We expect significant growth in both our top and bottom lines moving forward, with much lower fixed operating expenses and significantly higher margin products and services."
Fiscal 2021 Financial Guidance:
For the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, Aehr maintains its expected full year total revenue to be between $25 million and $28 million, which would represent growth between 12% and 26% year over year, and to be profitable for the fiscal year.
Management Conference Call and Webcast
Aehr Test Systems will host a conference call and webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. PT) to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2021 operating results. To access the call dial 800-353-6461 (+1 334-323-0501 outside the United States) and give the participant pass code 9822939. In addition, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available over the Internet at www.aehr.com in the Investor Relations section. A replay of the conference call will also be available via telephone beginning approximately two hours after conclusion of the call through 8:00 p.m. ET on October 1, 2020. To access the replay dial-in information, please click here.
About Aehr Test Systems
Headquartered in Fremont, California, Aehr Test Systems is a worldwide provider of test systems for burning-in and testing logic, optical and memory integrated circuits and has installed over 2,500 systems worldwide. Increased quality and reliability needs of the Automotive and Mobility integrated circuit markets are driving additional test requirements, incremental capacity needs, and new opportunities for Aehr Test products in package, wafer level, and singulated die/module level test. Aehr Test has developed and introduced several innovative products, including the ABTSTM and FOX-PTM families of test and burn-in systems and FOX WaferPakTM Aligner, FOX-XP WaferPak Contactor, FOX DiePak® Carrier and FOX DiePak Loader. The ABTS system is used in production and qualification testing of packaged parts for both lower power and higher power logic devices as well as all common types of memory devices. The FOX-XP and FOX-NP systems are full wafer contact and singulated die/module test and burn-in systems used for burn-in and functional test of complex devices, such as leading-edge memories, digital signal processors, microprocessors, microcontrollers, systems-on-a-chip, and integrated optical devices. The FOX-CP system is a new low-cost single-wafer compact test and reliability verification solution for logic, memory and photonic devices and the newest addition to the FOX-P product family. The WaferPak contactor contains a unique full wafer probe card capable of testing wafers up to 300mm that enables IC manufacturers to perform test and burn-in of full wafers on Aehr Test FOX systems. The DiePak Carrier is a reusable, temporary package that enables IC manufacturers to perform cost-effective final test and burn-in of both bare die and modules. For more information, please visit Aehr Test Systems' website at www.aehr.com.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Aehr's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "going to," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue," or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Aehr's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the temporary nature of customer pushouts and customer needs for additional system capacity and consumables in fiscal year 2021; Aehr's total cost savings related to temporary expense reductions and the impact of Aehr's restructuring on its ability to achieve higher future profitability; customer transitions to new product offerings based on volume production forecasts; potential upside in the mobile sensor segment due incremental applications and devices; the ability of current awareness and adoption rates to drive the markets for silicon carbide and silicon photonics to move to wafer level or singulated die burn-in; customer capacity needs forecasts related to Aehr's products; our expectations related to the timing and volume of our lead customer's future purchases; the total available opportunity for silicon carbide and silicon photonics wafer level and singulated die test markets; expectations regarding the timing and occurrence of orders of potential and existing customers and the related impact on Aehr's forecasted revenues; cost savings related to organizational changes to third party sales representation in Europe and Japan; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Aehr's production, customers, applications, product value, and demand for Aehr's products this year and in future years; growth in systems and consumables within Aehr's installed base of customers and expansion of the number of customer's in Aehr's FOX-P solutions; Aehr's top and bottom line growth, lower fixed operating expenses and higher margin products and services in 2021; and Aehr's revenue in fiscal 2021. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Aehr's recent 10-K, 10-Q and other reports from time to time filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aehr disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.
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– Financial Tables to Follow –
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS AND SUBSIDIARIES
Aug 31, May 31, Aug 31,
Net sales $ 2,012 $ 3,773 $ 5,533
Cost of sales 1,785 3,866 3,262
Gross profit (loss) 227 (93 ) 2,271
Selling, general and administrative 1,514 1,674 1,808
Research and development 900 854 892
Restructuring - 220 -
Total operating expenses 2,414 2,748 2,700
Loss from operations (2,187 ) (2,841 ) (429 )
Interest (expense) income, net (13 ) (17 ) 12
Net gain from dissolution of Aehr Test Systems Japan 2,186 - -
Other (expense) income, net (94 ) (17 ) 10
Loss before income tax benefit (expense) (108 ) (2,875 ) (407 )
Income tax benefit (expense) 215 (10 ) (6 )
Net income (loss) 107 (2,885 ) (413 )
Less: Net income attributable to the
noncontrolling interest - - -
Net income (loss) attributable to Aehr
Test Systems common shareholders $ 107 $ (2,885 ) $ (413 )
Basic $ 0.00 $ (0.13 ) $ (0.02 )
Diluted $ 0.00 $ (0.13 ) $ (0.02 )
Shares used in per share calculations:
Basic 23,248 23,060 22,708
Diluted 23,455 23,060 22,708
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results
GAAP net income (loss) $ 107 $ (2,885 ) $ (413 )
Stock-based compensation expense 270 300 199
Dissolution of Aehr Test Systems Japan (2,401 ) - -
Excess and obsolescence provision - 1,645 -
Non-GAAP net loss $ (2,024 ) $ (720 ) $ (214 )
GAAP net income (loss) per diluted share $ 0.00 $ (0.13 ) $ (0.02 )
Non-GAAP net loss per diluted share $ (0.09 ) $ (0.03 ) $ (0.01 )
Shares used in GAAP diluted shares calculation 23,455 23,060 22,708
Shares used in non-GAAP diluted shares calculation 23,248 23,060 22,708
Non-GAAP net loss is a non-GAAP measure and should not be considered a replacement for GAAP results. Non-GAAP net loss is a financial measure the Company uses to evaluate the underlying results and operating performance of the business. The limitation of this measure is that it excludes items that impact the Company's current period net income. This limitation is best addressed by using this measure in combination with net income (loss) (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure). These measures are not in accordance with GAAP and may differ from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies.
We believe these measures enhance investors' ability to review the company's business from the same perspective as the Company's management and facilitate comparisons of this period's results with prior periods.
August 31, May 31,
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,313 $ 5,433
Accounts receivable, net 1,116 3,717
Inventories 8,102 7,989
Prepaid expenses and other 439 512
Total current assets 15,970 17,651
Property and equipment, net 622 663
Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,952 2,107
Other assets 147 153
Total assets $ 18,691 $ 20,574
Current portion of long-term debt $ 933 $ 653
Accounts payable 809 945
Accrued expenses 1,373 1,439
Operating lease liabilities, short-term 671 658
Customer deposits and deferred revenue, short-term 387 170
Total current liabilities 4,173 3,865
Long-term debt, net of current portion 746 1,026
Lease liability long-term portion 1,432 1,605
Deferred revenue, long-term 19 22
Total liabilities 6,370 6,518
Aehr Test Systems shareholders' equity 12,321 14,077
Noncontrolling interest - (21 )
Total shareholders' equity 12,321 14,056
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 18,691 $ 20,574
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MU men's hoops defeated by Rider
Posted on December 22, 2011 by Tony Graham
Penn is mightier than the Hawks….yeh..I know that's really, really bad. I just couldn't help myself…Thi is why I do not write headlines….
OK..let's do this -Rice not happy with Hawks effort after loss to the Broncs ..
By Tony Graham
WEST LONG BRANCH – When the Monmouth University men's basketball team reconvenes next week after the Christmas break its holiday season will officially be over.
'"On Dec. 26th our team gets back, we're going two a days (practices) on the 26th and 27th, and play (at Lafayatte) on the 28th," Monmouth coach King Rice said Thursday night.
Rice's less than cheery demeanor could be traced to Monmouth's 74-62 defeat at the hands of Rider in a non-conference game at the Multipurpose Activity Center.
According to Rice the Hawks (2-10) had departed for the holidays prior to tip off.
""Our players already left, they weren't here tonight," Rice said. "'They were already gone on break."
"'We didn't come to play today," Monmouth junior forward Ed Waite said.
Waite scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds (6 offensive) but Monmouth fell behind Rider (3-10) by 13 points in the second half. An ensuing series of Monmouth rallies fell short.
"We've just got to get it done," Waite said. "'When we get back on the 26th we've just got to go hard."
"I told them before the game, ' Guys, please don't go home before the game,' " Rice said. ""It happens all across the country and tonight it happened to us.
""He (Waite) knows it, everybody in our locker room knows it. Our kids left before the game, mentally.
""That's the only way you describe how we looked out there. We had 4 of our best days of practice this week (but) they checked out and went home.
"I don't want to take anything away from Rider," Rice said. ""They thoroughly outplayed us because their kids stayed to finish their preseason stuff before they went home."
Rider 6-foot-8 senior forward Brandon Penn stayed around long enough to tie his career high with 26 points and set career marks with 15 rebounds, 8 field goals, and 6 treys.
The Broncs shot 51.1 percent (24-for-47).
Still, Monmouth was able to yank 1,490 fans into the game when a layup by Jesse Steele pulled the Hawks within 64-60 with 3:23 left.
But the roar from the crowd was quickly silenced when Rider 6-foot-7 sophomore Daniel Stewart (17 points) stuffed a pass from freshman guard Eddie Mitchell.
Rider ended the night sinking 6 foul shots in a closing 10-2 run.
"We've been having trouble closing games out," Penn said. "Because we were up we didn't just want to slow it down and try to be complacent so we kept pushing it because the game's not over.
""We didn't run back (on defense)," Rice said. ""I talked to Ed about it because it was Ed."
Rider coach Tommy Dempsey said he quickly noticed Rice's infuence on Monmouth's style of play.
"This is the first time I put in a DVD of Monmouth and didn't know exactly what I was going to see,," Dempsey said.
"Dave's (Dave Calloway's) teams were going to play how they were going to play. They were going to play their match up zone, they were going to run their motion offrense.
"'Both coaches (Calloway and Rice) I believe are very good coaches in totally different ways," Dempsey said.
"Obviously King is going to play faster and he's going to get after you and play more pessure defense. As he gets his chance to put his stamp on it they'll be great at it. And they'll be really hard to play against going forward.
""As soon as they understand exactly what he wants and adds some pieces they're going to be a hard team to play."
Steele added 12 points, and freshman Austin Tillotson had 11 points and career-highs with 6 assists and 4 steals.
Monmouth outscored Rider in the paint, 32-22, and in second chance points, 16-9.
Rice said freshman forward Andrew Nicholas, who did not play Thursday after suffering a concussion in practice, "hopefully will be back soon."
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13 Responses to MU men's hoops defeated by Rider
bbfan says:
MU basketball takes a back seat to the two best college teams in the area….Brookdale and Ocean County College
Hayward says:
Not a bad effort tonight. Rider just better team. First time seeing team this season. I like Austin Tillotson. This team should win some games in NEC. Getting back in NEC tournament a reasonable goal.
Tony, please refresh my memory – Why isn't Gary Cox playing? Is it still the academic thing from last year?
Tony Graham says:
Hay – Gary was one of the academic casualties last year – but IS eligible this year and could be playing – and they could use him – but is red-shirting this season because KR felt it best for him that he concentrates on academics and graduates…….he will have a full year next year…
I think Coach Rice and Ed Waite hit the nail on the head with respect to some of the guys checking out for the holidays. In fact, at one point I turned to my buddy and said, "Well, it looks like these guys are on break already. That sucks."
Still, though, I see a lot of potential in the team and in the beginning of this new program.
X O & XYZ says:
I though it was a decent crowd even though it's the break and there are no kids on campus. But they are going to have to be better if they want to keep the fans coming. Ed W. looked pretty good but that was about it. Everyone else looked flat and I think your article says it all …. they went on Christmas break a little early. What do you think Tony, Marcus looks like he has a long way to go before he gets back to where he was at the end last year.
True B&W says:
Pretty bad effort. Rider is not good. Not sure about the MU guard rotation. If Steele is off, Will should get a better run. Was KR slighting Ed W? Ed W was the only big guy who showed up. Big Phil is out of shape which is amazing. Also some of his escapades even make the coaching staff cringe. Marcus needs to loose the brace or sit out. You can tell he is not able to go full speed. Tolli is gutty and can hang at the NEC/MAAC level. Dion is getting close but a bit mechanical.
I think the brutal "preseason" is starting to wear on the kids. Like I have said before, getting slaughtered game in and game out is depressing and only breeds more losing. These kids need to learn how to win!!
True – Face it. Rider was the better team.
Marcus isn't sitting out…that's, in my opinion, not remotely close to being an option. Then who would be in your front court? Do you have eligibility??
Though I agree KR may have overdone the scheduling here and there, you weren't knocking the preseason after they drubbed Fordham …
mu mystery coach says:
If there were kids who were checked out and disinterested in the game then they belonged on the bench or off the team. That comment if true infuriates me. There are plenty of people who would give their blood sweat and tears for a win in a basketball game. As a fan I'm outraged to hear that's how some of the players felt- checked out. I love k r and his staff and support them 100% but to hear that is enough to question why I'm spending my hard earned $ time and emotions cheering for kids who were just checked out.
MUMC – I am at a loss as to what to tell you other than what I have stated..
KR may have been a little caught up in the emotion of the moment …but – then again – if that's how he felt, well, that's how he felt…It is true this team is somewhat limited in overall ability and can ill afford to take almost any play off – now whether that's physically practical I don't know….
Fred78 says:
Tony – I was a bit surprised by KR's comments after the Rider game. Seemed somewhat similar to what DC would say (in frustration) in years past. I was not at the game and did not get a chance to listen, but I agree with MMC – move down the bench and put other players in. KR can't wait for 'his team' to appear, he's got to deal with what he's been dealt for now. This is a gimme year for KR, he should take advantage of it – stay positive. Your thoughts?
Fred78 – I was surprised, too, I thought the execution was more the problem than the effort..not to mention that – as I have said – i thought Rider was simply better in many areas. But, again – he should know his team's psych better than anyone. As for moving down the bench.. every scholarship player other than Daniel James played…
loyalhawkfan says:
Wagner beat Pitt 59-54. It's Pitt's only 2nd loss of the year. They say LIU & RMU are NEC powers this year….Lookout for the Seahawks!!
loyal – yes…good for Wagner and the NEC!!
That'll be an interesting stretch for MU when they play Wag (Jan 7) and Harvard (Jan. 10 ) back-to-back at home …
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How I feel about the departures of Dion Nesmith and Marcus Ware
A good move, King Rice needs to look to the future with younger players who are :"his" recruits (57%, 67 Votes)
Not a good move, they would have been fifth year seniors who may have helped significantly (31%, 36 Votes)
I'll wait and see how it works out (12%, 14 Votes)
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If you woke up in the Seattle area Thursday morning thinking the streak for consecutive days with no measurable rainfall must surely be over, well, we're here to lift the fog around what actually constitutes "rain" these days.
The misty drizzle which coated cars and decks and gardens looked and felt like more than just the cool, damp air we see on a lot of mornings, especially in northern parts of the city, or those closer to the water.
But according to the National Weather Service in Seattle, a trace amount of precipitation is not enough to end the streak of dry days that now stands at 40. And apparently that's what they got at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where official measurements are conducted.
BREAKING: A trace of rain has been reported at Sea-Tac Airport. The dry streak is still intact because it's not considered measurable rain.
It takes 0.01 inches to be considered measurable rainfall, and despite NWS Seattle tweeting that it recorded 0.02 itself, the streak is alive. Others on Twitter were sure that what they saw was rain — and it sure sounded like it in at least one video.
The record of 51 consecutive days would be tied on Aug. 7 if we stay (mostly) dry until then. In a blog post this week, before Thursday's drizzle, Northwest weather guru Cliff Mass wrote that it's increasingly likely the record will fall.


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Review of Moon Over Broadway
Review of Moon Over Broadway directed by D.A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus
This is another behind the scenes look at the making of a broadway show. A few weeks ago I reviewed Every Little Step. That film was about the auditioning process for the musical A Chorus Line. While that film touched on the genesis behind A Chorus Line, its focus was on the auditions. This film goes into a lot more detail about the creative process that goes into staging a Broadway play.
The film begins with the introduction of the two main stars, Carol Burnett and Phil Bosco. From there we are introduced to the writer, Ken Ludwig, and producers Elizabeth Williams and Rocco Landesman. At this point the actors have been hired, the financing has been acquired, and everything is in place to begin rehearsals for the play Moon Over Buffalo.
Since this is a new play there are plenty of kinks to work out. There is a table reading and then rehearsals with constant rewrites. One interesting scene involves a confrontation between the director Tom Moore and actor Phil Bosco. Phil has a few suggestions on how to fix certain scenes, but Tom is stubbornly not open to suggestions. In fact, he states that the play is not going to be improvisational. He claims that 96% of the play works just fine on paper and he doesn't see any reason to change things. He makes this statement with one of the most talented improvisational actresses in the world, Carol Burnett, sitting at the table next to him. You get the idea throughout that Carol isn't very happy with the process.
After a couple of dress rehearsals the play is staged in front of a paying audience. More changes are made. The director starts to accept suggestions from Carol and Phil. The director defends his decision to not allow improvisation by saying that if he included every suggestion that an actor made nothing would ever get accomplished. This is total bull-crap. Improvisation and collaboration leads to a better end product. You try everything and take what works. But if if you don't take the time to listen, then you're limiting yourself.
Before debuting on Broadway, the play moves to Boston where it plays for five weeks. The intention is to iron out more of the problems before New York. At one point the producers discuss the possibility of bringing in a ghost writer to spruce up the jokes. Ultimately they decide against it and stick with Ken.
Then it's off to New York and a couple of shows for the critics before the official Broadway opening. Everyone's's nervous. A bad review in a paper like the New York Times and a play can open and close the same week. In fact, at the end of the film they point out that of all the plays that opened in New York that year, only three continued for its full run. Moon Over Broadway was one of them.
Lastly, this film had one of the most interesting audio commentaries I've heard. The audio commentary includes commentary from the writer, producers, director, and actors. But not all of them are present at the same time. So we get to hear Phil Bosco talking honestly about the problems he had with the director, and then we get to hear the director's version of events. Carol's audio commentary is in the form of audio excerpts taken from an interview she did several years after the play had ended.
This documentary was shot in 1995 and aired in 1997, so it's a little dated. One scene in particular involves the writer writing a new scene on an IBM PC with a floppy drive. Still, If I were an aspiring actor I would definitely check this film out along with Every Little Step.
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Jimmy Adams square cuts Havant spinner Brad Taylor for four. Jon Player picture.
Hampshire's Jimmy Adams hit a chanceless, unbeaten century to steer St Cross Symondians through a nervous late wobble and to an enthralling three-wicket victory over ECB British Gas Southern Premier Division champions Havant at the Green Jackets Ground.
The left-hander, who joined the Winchester club as a colt long before his county days began, struck a no risk 107 not out as St Cross successfully chased down Havant's 265-8.
"I always enjoy coming back here to play at my club where it all began for me a long time ago now," he said.
For all the while he enjoyed the company of opening partner Tom Foyle (45) and Dutchman Logan van Beek (55), it looked as though Adams would guide St Cross to a comfortable win.
But those 100 runs off the last 20 overs targets are seldom as straightforward as they might seem – as Hampshire prospect Brad Taylor (3-47) proved when he took three wickets in four balls late in the game to create jitters in the home camp.
Adams, who struck 12 fours, watched helplessly at the non-striker's end as St Cross slipped from the comforts of 245-3 (Harry Came 25) to 245-6.
But James Marsh, hobbling on one leg after twisting his knee in a fielding accident, quickly biffed three boundaries and with Adams bringing up his ton, St Cross got home.
Havant fought all the way before conceding a second defeat in four 50-over 'white ball' matches.
They ran into early difficulty after being sent in, with Channel Islander Matt Stokes (5-48) having he champions wobbling at 46-4.
But Ben Walker (59) and Josh McCoy (79) arrested the slide with a 137-run stand which was to underpin the innings.
Stu Ransley (35) and Richard Hindley (22) later added precious runs to provide Havant with a competitive total.
St Cross got off to a typical Tom Foyle (45) flier – a six and seven fours coming off the left-hander's bat – and were ahead of the run rate from that point.
Adams and van Beek then put on 99, but that three-wicket maiden by Taylor made it a nervy finish to a splendid game.
The win lifted St Cross into third place ahead of Saturday's demanding visit to Lymington, the first of the season's Time Pennant matches.


Use these new free Printable Medical Certificate templates all month long for awards and certifications.
It is important in the medical field to have all your certificates out for display to convey authority and professional status. Also, It increases patient and client trust.


VA loans are probably the most misunderstood mortgage program in Orange County, CA. Real estate agents, Loan Officers, home sellers, and even eligible Veterans often receive incorrect information when they inquire about the VA loan program. A recent VA survey found that approximately half of all military veterans do not understand the VA loan program and how they can benefit from it. With this in mind, below are 5 myths about VA loans that Orange County Veterans, and anyone involved in the sale of a home with VA financing, should know and understand.
Fact: Veterans and active duty military can use the VA loan many times. While there is a limit to the Veterans entitlement which determines the amount of VA loan the VA will guarantee, it is important to know that even if the entitlement was used on the previous purchase of a home, once restored, it can be used again. Also, if the borrower has an outstanding VA loan, it is possible to get another VA loan. If the entitlement available is exceeded with the new purchase then a down payment would be required. But the down payment, in many cases, would still be less than that required by other types of loan programs. In Orange County, where the 2015 VA loan limit is $625,500 for 100% financing, there is "bonus entitlement" available for Veteran because of the it is considered a "high cost" area.
Fact: For eligible Veterans and active duty military, VA mortgage benefits never expire. This myth most likely comes from the confusion over the Veteran benefit for education. In most cases the Montgomery GI Bill benefits expire 10 years after discharge. But VA mortgage benefits do not expire. It is not uncommon for a Veteran 30 years removed from the military to use the VA loan program for the first time to purchase a home for $625,500 or more in Orange County. The down payment is less ($0 if the price is under $625,500), there is no mortgage insurance, and the interest rates tend to be better than other types of financing.
Myth 3: A Veteran can only have one VA loan at a time.
Fact: You can have two or more VA loans out at the same time as long as you have not exceeded your entitlement and eligibility. Although, as mentioned above, it is possible to exceed the entitlement by coming in with a down payment. It is not uncommon for someone who is moving to Orange County from out of state to purchase a home with a VA loan while already having a VA loan on their out of state property, which has been turned into a rental. Because Orange County has a higher VA loan limit (and bonus entitlement) than most counties throughout the country, Veterans moving from out of state, or even from a low limit California county, will be able to take advantage of their "Bonus Entitlement" that is available in high cost counties like Orange County.
Myth 4: If a borrower has a short sale or foreclosure on a VA loan, they cannot have another VA loan.
Fact: If an Orange County Veteran has a claim on their entitlement they may still be able to get another VA loan. But the maximum amount they would qualify for may be less. VA is actually more flexible than other types of mortgage programs when it comes to the waiting period required after a bankruptcy, short sale or foreclosure. VA only requires a two year wait period for any of these events. FHA requires 3 years after a foreclosure. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac require 7 years after a foreclosure.
Fact: The Veteran is allowed to pay most of the closing costs without any restrictions. There are certain costs that are known as "non-allowables". Non-Allowables are primarily made of up the escrow closing fee and the lender fees. However, the VA borrower is allowed to pay up to 1% of the loan amount towards "non-allowables". Since most VA lenders do not charge an Origination Fee and will waive lender fees on VA loans, the 1% allowance covers the other non-allowable costs, meaning that the seller does not need to help the Veteran with closing costs. Just like any real estate transaction, everything is negotiable. In Orange County, where a typical VA loan is higher than $300,000, and can easily be higher than $600,000, that 1% allowance more than covers the non-allowables. Also, in many cases the lender can use a "lender credit" to cover the closing costs for the buyer. So it is still possible for a VA buyer to have no down payment and pay no closing costs (a VA No No) without any help from the seller.
The most important first step in the home buying process is getting Prequalified for the loan. For Veterans in Orange County, working with a local VA Loan Specialist is important. The VA loan officer should be able to prepare custom loan scenarios and present them in a unique manner that makes it easy to understand the options available.


It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, not Christmas, it's officially autumn! Yay! This is the best season in my opinion and here is an Autumn Bucket List of all the things you have to do before the season is out.
Some people love the crisp snowy days and dark nights of winter, others love the blooming flowers of spring, and some love the hot long nights of summer. Not me. I love the crispy leaves, snuggly clothes, pumpkins, changing colour of trees, the smell of bonfire night and comfort food of autumn. They are just some of the things that make it my favourite time of the year.
Avery was born in the middle of autumn last year, so it was a blur of late pregnancy and having a newborn! That meant I didn't get to do all my favourite autumn things. Because of that, and because it's Avery's first proper autumn, we are going to make the most of it and these are all of the things you just have to do in autumn.
I will update at the end of autumn how we got on with completing the list. It's going to be a fun autumn if we manage to do all of these.
What would be on your autumn bucket list? Have you managed to tick any of these lot off yet in the past week?
Love this list!! Hope you can get it all done cause that sure will be the most awesome autumn ever!
Oh I love this. Autumn is my favourite time by far!
That's quite a list! Totally with you on the apple pie!
Autumn is my favourite season too! I love everything about it. This is such a fun bucket list, the pumpkin picking sounds fun!!
Brilliant suggestions! I love seeing the leaves change colour, and can't say no to a cosy Sunday afternoon!
I love this! I will have to join you on this bucket list…except for the scary movie. I hate scary movies, lol! I wish I could do all of these right now but we have not received any nice autumn weather, unfortunately.
I just copied your list and am bookmarking. It's the perfect way to celebrate fall!
Those are some beautiful Fall leaves pictures.
This looks prety similar to our bucket list. It's more than a week in and I still haven't picked out a pumkin yet! We are looking forward to all things fall in Oregon though!
We don't really get much autumn here in California, but this post has me craving hot Chocolate in front of an open fire.


Typical Apple. They say that they have no interest in a "stylus", but then they go and create one that will be way better than any stylus on the market.
I need a smartpen that can help me with my penmanship. It's gone down the tube since getting a computer. I'm sure I'm not the only one.


The New York Times announced that 17-year-old company veteran Andy Wright has been promoted to a new position, publisher of The New York Times Magazine. "Wright's appointment comes ahead of the magazine's expected relaunch and only a few months after Jake Silverstein was hired away from Texas Monthly to become the magazine's editor in March," writes Arti Patel.
So many media company mergers are expected in the wake of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal, "and the enormous scale and power that [the combined company] will have over the television and broadband industry," that the Federal Communications Commission "will be under tremendous pressure to block at least one of the mega-deals lest they be viewed as being asleep at the switch," writes Mike Farrell, partly paraphrasing and also quoting from a report by industry analyst Craig Moffett.
Nieman Journalism Lab traces Mashable's evolution from tech news site to real-time global news gatherer. The transformation is largely due to executive editor Jim Roberts, who spent 26 years at The New York Times and other "serious" publishers before joining Mashable last October. In addition, Brian Ries, Mashable's real-time news editor, is bringing a more "modern" approach to reporting. "You can have the 1,200-word article if you want … but if you think the story can be better told in a series of Vines … then go with that," said Ries.
Publishers, Audiences Loving The "Continuous Scroll"
Susan Sarandon will be taking over as TONY's editor in chief this week. Or at least, for one day, according to this story, which says the actress and social activist is "spending the day in our Manhattan offices today, July 21st, planning the articles, layouts, digital packages and social activity for our August 14th issue." Um, doesn't it take more than a day to actually do that job? Still, it's a cute gimmick, having a celeb editor, one which should get the mag some notice, anyway.
Is Edward Snowden Marketers' Worst Nightmare?
Could Edward Snowden's next target be Madison Avenue? Such a scenario is actually possible now that the NSA leaker plans to dedicate his life to personal data privacy. Along developing related technology, Snowden is using his star power to preach the gospel of personal privacy, Re/Code reports. "We the people … have both the means and the capability to help build a better future by encoding our rights into the programs and protocols upon which we rely every day," Snowden said via a Google Hangout at the Hackers on Planet Earth Conference, this weekend.
Are Game Sites Routinely Shilling For Game Makers?
Some of the world's largest video game publishers offer sponsored deals to prominent YouTubers, and apparently sometimes the game makers try to make deals to get flattering commentary, this story hints.


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← D&C 107. Part 7. Interregnum Continued.
D&C 107. Part 9. Revisions of The November Revelation. →
D&C 107. Part 8. The March 28, 1835 [April 28, 1835] Revelation.
Continues Part 7
Joseph Smith founded two new priesthood offices early in 1835, the Twelve Apostles and the Seventy. While the apostleship had been presaged before the formal organization of the church (D&C 18) the first formal ordinations took place in February 1835. The apostles felt the need for some formal direction regarding their standing and duty in the church and asked Joseph Smith for such direction. Heber C. Kimball noted the experience in his journal as follows:
One evening when we were assembled to receive instructions, the revelation contained in the third[1] section of the Doctrine and Covenants, on priesthood was given to brother Joseph as he was instructing us and we praised the Lord.[Kimball journal 94B, p. 23, CHL.]
The text of the March 28* revelation takes the form of a lecture, settling different questions, establishing terminology and the ordering of offices as well as appealing to OT-related priesthood narrative, a tradition with Joseph Smith, and combining several revelatory threads. The text of the revelation was printed in the D&C in August 1835, a project which had been underway for some time. Since it will be more efficient to comment on the text form people are familiar with, we use the form of the currently printed version in the LDS Doctrine and Covenants which corresponds to D&C 107:1-57.
1 There are, in the church, two priesthoods, namely, the Melchizedek and Aaronic, including the Levitical Priesthood.
2 Why the first is called the Melchizedek Priesthood is because Melchizedek was such a great high priest.
3 Before his day it was called the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God.
4 But out of respect or reverence to the name of the Supreme Being, to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, they, the church, in ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchizedek, or the Melchizedek Priesthood.
5 All other authorities or offices in the church are appendages to this priesthood.
6 But there are two divisions or grand heads—one is the Melchizedek Priesthood, and the other is the Aaronic or Levitical Priesthood.
It is difficult to overestimate the importance of this passage in modern normative Mormonism. Conceptually the revelation establishes two authority "pools" from which all priesthood offices are drawn. These pools are the Melchizedek Priesthood and the Aaronic Priesthood. This revelation marks the first time that this revised architecture is used. Eighty odd years later we find Joseph F. Smith engaging in back reading it into all the early revelations. See his Gospel Doctrine chapter 9. His system is interesting, but not historical. On the other hand, it became normative in LDS thought. Not only would JFS's interpretation change the way the revelations were understood, it would change the way priesthood was given to men in the church. We will return to that in a later post. The remark about the Levitical priesthood is curious given later reference in the revelation. But it is certainly a nod to the Mosaic era, where the Levites and the family of Aaron formed two different priesthood castes.
7 The office of an elder comes under the priesthood of Melchizedek.
This short sentence addressed a question resulting from early practice. It seems familiar from D&C 84, but recall that the system there was quite different. (See part 6.) Its import is that the office of elder is no longer a tag-along to the high priesthood. It sections out a bit of the new category, "Melchizedek Priesthood."
8 The Melchizedek Priesthood holds the right of presidency, and has power and authority over all the offices in the church in all ages of the world, to administer in spiritual things.
9 The Presidency of the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek, have a right to officiate in all the offices in the church.
10 High priests after the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood have a right to officiate in their own standing, under the direction of the presidency, in administering spiritual things, and also in the office of an elder, priest (of the Levitical order), teacher, deacon, and member.
11 An elder has a right to officiate in his stead when the high priest is not present.
12 The high priest and elder are to administer in spiritual things, agreeable to the covenants and commandments of the church; and they have a right to officiate in all these offices of the church when there are no higher authorities present.
The important phrases here for us are "The Presidency of the High Priesthood, after the order of Melchizedek" and "High priests after the order of the Melchizedek Priesthood." The high priesthood is no longer the fount from which the office of elder springs, at least according to the March revelation. The ordering phrase is reminiscent of section 20 language.
13 The second priesthood is called the Priesthood of Aaron, because it was conferred upon Aaron and his seed, throughout all their generations.
14 Why it is called the lesser priesthood is because it is an appendage to the greater, or the Melchizedek Priesthood, and has power in administering outward ordinances.
15 The bishopric is the presidency of this priesthood, and holds the keys or authority of the same.
16 No man has a legal right to this office, to hold the keys of this priesthood, except he be a literal descendant of Aaron.
17 But as a high priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood has authority to officiate in all the lesser offices, he may officiate in the office of bishop when no literal descendant of Aaron can be found, provided he is called and set apart and ordained unto this power by the hands of the Presidency of the Melchizedek Priesthood.
Here we have a new definition of "lesser priesthood." It no longer refers just to the office of priest, as it does in section 84, and the offices of deacon and teacher are not styled as appendages to it, instead all are drawn from the pool of the Aaronic order. An important addition here is the office of bishop. It is now a part of the Aaronic order, not an appendage to the high priesthood. Moreover, the OT notion of patrilineal heritage attaches to the bishopric. If a literal descendent of Aaron can be identified, he may officiate without being ordained to the high priesthood (which may still officiate in the other offices). During Joseph Smith's lifetime, no man was identified by the presidency as being in this category. It's meaning was not practical, but lies in linkage to the ancient pre-Christian world. In Joseph's view, the priesthoods of all former dispensations would be included in this last restoration.
18 The power and authority of the higher, or Melchizedek Priesthood, is to hold the keys of all the spiritual blessings of the church—
19 To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, to have the heavens opened unto them, to commune with the general assembly and church of the Firstborn, and to enjoy the communion and presence of God the Father, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant.
20 The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic Priesthood, is to hold the keys of the ministering of angels, and to administer in outward ordinances, the letter of the gospel, the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and commandments.
The quotation from Hebrews 12 is interesting and one Joseph would repeat elsewhere (yes, you guessed it, in a funeral sermon!). In a sense, this passage reaffirms that the ideas of D&C 84 are still valid, simply expressed in a new context. In an important sense, the revelation takes what was once the sole province of the high priesthood, and spreads it out into the new authority pool, the Melchizedek Priesthood. If any of this seems confusing to you, imagine the people on the ground at the time. (grin) There is also the fun of re-reconciling these ideas with both the biblical texts and Joseph's additions to it. I won't go into that here.
21 Of necessity there are presidents, or presiding officers growing out of, or appointed of or from among those who are ordained to the several offices in these two priesthoods.
22 Of the Melchizedek Priesthood, three Presiding High Priests, chosen by the body, appointed and ordained to that office, and upheld by the confidence, faith, and prayer of the church, form a quorum of the Presidency of the Church.
The presidency of the high priesthood is molded into the new formalism with a new title: the Presidency of the Church[2] or as it had already become known, the First Presidency. This is both a new and a continuing construct. Joseph F. Smith's view was that members of the First Presidency, based on this verse, must be ordained high priests (whether or not they were previously apostles – apostles who had not been ordained high priests should have this done as a matter of course). The presidency are identified as a separate quorum. Some distance is placed between the Presidency of the Church and other high priests by this perhaps, but recall that "quorum" had a less formal import then.
23 The twelve traveling councilors are called to be the Twelve Apostles, or special witnesses of the name of Christ in all the world—thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.
24 And they form a quorum, equal in authority and power to the three presidents previously mentioned.
While early practice following this revelation suggests otherwise, the language here harks back to the 12 counsellors in the court of the president of the high priesthood. Indeed, so did the high council. In fact, the Twelve are a traveling high council as later text shows. The word "quorum" appears again, which now replaces the vague terms used in earlier revelations. The Twelve as a group are equal in authority to the Presidency quorum. The word equal here has never been taken seriously, except in terms of succession.
25 The Seventy are also called to preach the gospel, and to be especial witnesses unto the Gentiles and in all the world—thus differing from other officers in the church in the duties of their calling.
26 And they form a quorum, equal in authority to that of the Twelve special witnesses or Apostles just named.
27 And every decision made by either of these quorums must be by the unanimous voice of the same; that is, every member in each quorum must be agreed to its decisions, in order to make their decisions of the same power or validity one with the other—
28 A majority may form a quorum when circumstances render it impossible to be otherwise—
29 Unless this is the case, their decisions are not entitled to the same blessings which the decisions of a quorum of three presidents were anciently, who were ordained after the order of Melchizedek, and were righteous and holy men.
The Seventy are addressed here and we find again that as a quorum their authority is equal to the other two quorums, by transitivity, but again, the meaning here is viewed as relevant only in terms of succession. The Church Presidency is here given an ancient (OT) basis. This meshing of OT and NT was typical of Joseph, as we have noted.
30 The decisions of these quorums, or either of them, are to be made in all righteousness, in holiness, and lowliness of heart, meekness and long suffering, and in faith, and virtue, and knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity;
31 Because the promise is, if these things abound in them they shall not be unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord.
32 And in case that any decision of these quorums is made in unrighteousness, it may be brought before a general assembly of the several quorums, which constitute the spiritual authorities of the church; otherwise there can be no appeal from their decision.
The judical character of these quorums is hinted at here, and also a new judicial body, the "several quorums." The meaning here is vague and has never been tested although it could refer to the "solemn assembly" motif. It could also appear in the approval schemes of new policy or revelation, as in the 1978 priesthood change.
33 The Twelve are a Traveling Presiding High Council, to officiate in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Presidency of the Church, agreeable to the institution of heaven; to build up the church, and regulate all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the Gentiles and secondly unto the Jews.
34 The Seventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Twelve or the traveling high council, in building up the church and regulating all the affairs of the same in all nations, first unto the Gentiles and then to the Jews;
35 The Twelve being sent out, holding the keys, to open the door by the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and first unto the Gentiles and then unto the Jews.
The authoritative ordering which was not implied in the earlier text is given here. Functionally, the Presidency directs the Twelve who direct the Seventy in turn. In actual fact, the Presidency has nearly always directed everybody.
36 The standing high councils, at the stakes of Zion, form a quorum equal in authority in the affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to the quorum of the presidency, or to the traveling high council.
The high councils en masse form a quorum. Never truly tested as an issue of government it nevertheless could be interpreted as a safety valve, available if the unthinkable happened. But see part 12. (Yes, that is the last one.)
37 The high council in Zion form a quorum equal in authority in the affairs of the church, in all their decisions, to the councils of the Twelve at the stakes of Zion.
This curious passage seems to place the Zion high council on a level, by themselves, with the Twelve Apostles. Since there is no designated Zion high council at present, the point is moot perhaps, but interesting. Part 12 is also relevant here. Moreover, the Q12 were, in this era, basically barred from messing around in stakes. That would begin to change in Nauvoo.
38 It is the duty of the traveling high council to call upon the Seventy, when they need assistance, to fill the several calls for preaching and administering the gospel, instead of any others.
39 It is the duty of the Twelve, in all large branches of the church, to ordain evangelical ministers, as they shall be designated unto them by revelation—
40 The order of this priesthood was confirmed to be handed down from father to son, and rightly belongs to the literal descendants of the chosen seed, to whom the promises were made.
The regulation of church "Patriarchs" is given here, they are to be called by the Twelve in all large branches of the church. The patrilineal descent mentioned in regard to bishops reappears here. It has never been enforced except in the case of descendants of Joseph Smith, Sr.
41 This order was instituted in the days of Adam, and came down by lineage in the following manner:
42 From Adam to Seth,……
53 Three years previous to the death of Adam, he called Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah, who were all high priests, with the residue of his posterity who were righteous, into the valley of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and there bestowed upon them his last blessing.
54 And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed Adam, and called him Michael, the prince, the archangel.
55 And the Lord administered comfort unto Adam, and said unto him: I have set thee to be at the head; a multitude of nations shall come of thee, and thou art a prince over them forever.
56 And Adam stood up in the midst of the congregation; and, notwithstanding he was bowed down with age, being full of the Holy Ghost, predicted whatsoever should befall his posterity unto the latest generation.
57 These things were all written in the book of Enoch, and are to be testified of in due time.
An excerpt (or perhaps a condensation) from the "book of Enoch" gives the lineal descent of the ancient patriarchs. The revelation apparently makes reference to Joseph's vision of Adam-ondi-Ahman.
The effect of the March 28 revelation is difficult to quantify. It would (gradually) change the discursive world of Mormonism in many important ways. But the most curious thing about it, was that Joseph decided to include the November 11, 1831 revelation as a continuing text following this one in publication. The semantic tension between the two texts should be evident to the reader by now. But there were certain important elements of the November revelation which were not found anywhere else. Joseph was sensitive to charges in the past that he produced revelations at need. Preserving the text of the November revelation without major edits was important to all concerned.
Next time we look at how Joseph and his fellow editors treated the text of the November 11 revelation when they published it as "part 2" of the March 28 revelation above in the first edition of the Doctrine and Covenants.
[Part 9 is here.]
*The date of March 28 is traditional, but based on the movements of the apostles and Joseph Smith, it seems likely that the March date is a typographical error. For some analysis of the date, see Steven C. Harper, Making Sense of the Doctrine and Covenants pp. 563-564 n2. My thanks to Jonathan Stapley for pointing out this out to me.
[1] Now section 107. Kimball's reference is to what are now verses 1-57 of D&C 107. Since the original of the March 28 [April 28] revelation is not extant, it is difficult to determine how much of the text of 1-57 was given at that time. The "book of Enoch" material may possibly have been a later addition.
[2] Note the presence of the KRB preamble here. The KRB text is from the 1834 time period. [See JSP intro to Revelation Book 2.]
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I thought Kimball's journal from this period was only available in the T&S. The text is the same as the T&S and is definitely edited (HCK's orthography is miserable). Can you tell me anything more about the journal you cite?
That is an edited version J. The quote came from Robert Woodford.
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" The patrilineal descent mentioned in regard to bishops reappears here…" Unless I am missing something, the context seems to require Patriarch as the office referred to here. Correct?
Yeah. I was probably not clear here. The bishop and the literal descendant of Aaron business is what I meant as reappearing, but this time with reference to patriarchs. But it's not enforced and apparently never was outside JS Sr. family. And of course that whole institution is gone now.
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A supporter of Gen. Abdel Fattah Sisi protests comedian Bassem Youssef at a Cairo rally.
CAIRO -- Apparently there is nothing funny about politics in Egypt these days.
A wildly popular "Daily Show"-type satire program was yanked from the air at the last minute Friday night, with the private channel that carries the show citing comedian Bassem Youssef's failure to follow its editorial guidelines.
Youssef had returned to the air just a week earlier after a nearly four-month hiatus. His first show since the military-backed interim government took power poked fun at public adoration of Gen. Abdel Fattah Sisi, the military chief who is the country's most powerful figure.
Shortly before Friday's show was to air, an announcer read a statement attributed to the board of directors of the channel CBC, saying that an episode that had been recorded earlier in the week would not be shown.
On his show, "El Bernameg," or "The Program," Youssef had spent much of its previous season mocking Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood. Morsi's government reacted with fury, and Jon Stewart took up Youssef's cause after authorities briefly arrested the Egyptian comic.
In July, after huge nationwide demonstrations, the army removed Morsi from power, and in the intervening months, even implied criticism of the army or Sisi has become taboo. The army chief is the center of a near-cult of personality, with slavish odes appearing in official media and chocolates bearing his image on sale in Cairo shops.
After his comeback show last week, Youssef almost immediately faced a barrage of legal complaints accusing him of defamation, among other things. He was out of the country at the time of Friday's announcement, but his defenders and critics quickly took to social media to praise or condemn him.
One of his backers was Mohamed ElBaradei, the prominent ex-diplomat who resigned as vice president to protest a bloody crackdown on Morsi's supporters in mid-August. ElBaradei himself had faced charges of "betraying the public trust" that were recently dropped, and has publicly criticized curbs on free expression since the coup.
A popular Twitter commenter who tweets as the Big Pharaoh said he had attended Wednesday's taping of Youssef's show, and that the main target of the comic's latest gibes was not the army or the government, but Egyptian media, including his own CBC channel.


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Misplaced Childhood
Review by Gary Hill
This album was my first exposure to Marillion, and the first thoughts that I had were that they sounded a lot like Genesis, and the real Genesis, not the pop stuff that the band was putting out by that time. The album truly grew on me, and with time I came to realize that it might have some leanings towards Genesis (certainly Fish' vocals feel a lot like Peter Gabriel at times) but this is really worlds beyond Genesis. Indeed this CD is a masterpiece, and probably my second favorite album of all time (Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime taking the number one spot). As much as I love classic Genesis, they have never produced an album that is this consistent. There is not a single note out of place on this one. I can't imagine the band improving the disc by changing even one thing. The lyrics are impeccable and the story is a universal one, if a bit unclear. The listener will certainly be able to relate to sections of the lyrics here, even if they can't figure out the whole picture and how it all fits together. If you only buy one Marillion album, make it Misplaced Childhood. This is one of the finest discs ever created.
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Beautiful keyboards serve as the backdrop for what is a half spoken, half sung poetry recital by Fish. Steve Rothery also adds some awesome guitar work in the background of this one. This one sets the stage lyrically for the emotional play that is about to begin. "The spirit of a misplaced childhood is rising, To speak his mind, To this orphan of heartbreak, disillusioned and scorned, A refugee, refugee" This one merges directly into the next cut.
This one was actually a huge hit for the band, and the first introduction many had to the group. If you are like me when you hear the words single and hit together, you think of asinine pop music. Well, this one is one of the exceptions to the rule. This is a very well constructed and potent progressive rock ballad. Rothery again finds the opportunity here to put in a very tasty solo, and Fish's lyrics are incredibly strong here, painting very solid pictures for the listener, and I think any man can relate to the feeling of regret at lost love here. "Do you remember, The cherry blossom in the market square? Do you remember, I thought it was confetti in our hair, By the way, didn't I break your heart?, Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart, So sorry, I never meant to break your heart, But you broke mine" "Kayleigh, is it too late to say I'm sorry, And Kayleigh, could we get it together again, I can't go on pretending that it came to a natural end, Kayleigh, I never thought I'd miss you, And Kayleigh, I've hoped that we'd always be friends, We said our love would last forever, So how did it come to this bitter end?" "Kayleigh, I'm still trying to write that love song, Kayleigh, it's more important to me now you're gone, Maybe it will prove that we were right, Or it'll prove that I was wrong."
Coming in with just piano, the opening verse is sung over this accompaniment. This one is lyrically based on a nursery rhyme, seemingly to convey the innocence of the lost love. "Then I heard the children singing, They were running through the rainbows, They were singing a song for you, Well it seemed to be a song for you, The one I wanted to write for you, for you, you" "Lavenders blue, dilly dilly, lavenders green, When I am king, dilly dilly, you will be queen, A penny for your thoughts, my dear, A penny for your thoughts, my dear, IOU for your love". The band manage to make this a pretty intensely powerful piece, and once again transition it straight into the next song.
Bitter Suite
At nearly six minutes, this piece is a series of five train of thought, seemingly isolated experiences. Obviously the title, more than just clever word play on a synonym, tells the listener this - namely that this is a series of songs tied together out of a shared bitterness. The first part of the suite starts with just textural keyboards and some seemingly random drumming As it carries on some melody elements seem to emerge, but never really fully develop, and Fish essentially gives us another poetry reading to start off the suite. This piece is entitled "Brief Encounter", and I have never really grasped the meaning of it. The second segment is based in the same backdrop and is entitled "Lost Weekend", again, I am not clear on the lyrical concepts here. The only real difference here is that Fish's vocal delivery is more sung than the last segment. At the end of this movement, the band moves into a full-on prog rock jam, having ramped up the intensity steadily, but almost imperceptibly during the last section. This new jam resolves out into a guitar based song structure that is very pleasing to the ear. Entitled "Blue Angel", it obviously speaks of an encounter with a prostitute. The band hit their stride as this one resolves out, and Rothery takes a soaring solo. This drops down, then, first to piano, then picked guitar. As an insomniac writer, I can really relate to the lyrics of this one, entitled "Misplaced Rendezvous" "It's getting late, For scribbling and scratching on the paper, Something's gonna give under this pressure, And the cracks are already beginning to show". The main focus of this section, though is the aforementioned rendezvous. "This time, it seems to be another misplaced rendezvous, This time, it's looking like another misplaced rendezvous, With you, The parallel of you, you". The final segment of the suite, based on the balladic forms started in the last movement, is called "Windswept Thumb" and seems to speak of a wanderlust in the personality of the narrator (or Fish depending on how personal these lyrics really are). "On the outskirts of nowhere, On the ringroad to somewhere, On the verge of indecision, I'll always take the roundabout way, Waiting on the rain, For I was born with a habit, from a sign, The habit of a windswept thumb. And the sign of the rain." With a crescendo and a final cry of "rain", this moves into the next track.
Heart of Lothian
As this one begins to emerge a voice says, "Rain on me", in an obvious nod to The Who. This is a faster paced, harder edged prog rock number. This eventually drops to just atmospheric keys and vocals later in the piece, and some of the lyrics here are incredible. "And the man from the magazine, Wants another shot of you all curled up, 'Cause you look like an actor in a movie show, But you're feeling like a wino in a parking lot, How did I get here anyway?" Finally, as Fish declares, "And the man in the mirror has sad eyes", it transitions to the next piece.
Waterhole (Expresso Bongo)
This is a short bouncy prog number with a dark tone. This one is quite a strong piece. This cut has a great percussion presence and the move into " Lords of the Backstage" is brilliant.
Lords of the Backstage
Another short piece, this is a bouncy prog number that really rocks. Fish's performance is incredible here and the lyrics here are exceptional. "A love song with no validity, Pretend you never meant that much to me, Numb, a valium child. Bored by meaningless collisions, A lonely stretch of headlight, diamonds trapped in black ice, A mirror cracked along the white lines…I just wanted you to be the first one, I just wanted you to be the first one"
Blind Curve
Coming in at a slower pace, this one builds up very dramatically. This one is an emotional powerhouse and it keeps changing and reworking itself. At over 9 minutes it can afford to. This one, like "Bitter Suite" is divided into movements. This first movement, "Vocal Under A Bloodlight" begins with the lines "Last night you said I was cold, untouchable, A lonely piece of action from another town, I just want to be free, I'm happy to be lonely, Can't you stay away?" This doesn't last much longer, and as it transitions into the next segment, "Passing Strangers" it shifts to a more balladic pattern, but still holds the basic themes from the first movement. "So now we're passing strangers at single tables, Still trying to get over, Still trying to write love songs for passing strangers, All those passing strangers". This resolves into a very powerful balladic melody as it carries forward into the next segment, "Mylo". As someone who interviews musicians, and indeed has interviewed Fish (albeit on the telephone), I found the following lines to be extremely well written and powerful. "Another Holiday Inn, another temporary home, And an interviewer threatened me with a microphone, 'Talk to me, won't you tell me your story'…And so I talked about conscience and I talked about pain, And he looked out the window and it started to rain, I thought: 'Maybe I've already gone crazy', And so I reached for a bottle and he reached for the door, And I picked up the sleeping pills crushed in the floor, Inviting me to casual obscenity". This lyrical segment gives way to an intriguing guitar solo section that calls to mind again the sound of Genesis' Steve Hackett. Rothery works through this melody, but then it goes away, replaced by a thumping rhythmic section. It's pretty obvious here that this represents a drug and alcohol induced haze. "Wasted, I've never been so wasted, I've never been this far out before" However, the experience causes him to confront the real issues haunting his spirit. "Perimeter walk, There's a presence here, I feel I could have been ancient. I could have been mystical…There's a presence, A childhood, my childhood, My childhood, childhood, a misplaced childhood" This "Perimeter Walk" segment ends with the lines, "The childhood, the childhood, Oh please, give it back to me", and then the band explode out into a very powerful hard edged progressive rock stomp, the guitar catching plenty of chances to solo as they move it into the "Threshold" segment. One of the most powerful musical elements of the album, this section also features some of the most gut wrenching lyrical imagery. "I see priests, politicians, The heroes in black plastic body-bags under nations' flags, I see children pleading with outstretched hands, Drenched in napalm, this is no Vietnam, I can't take any more, should we say goodbye, How can we justify? They call us civilized!" A reprise of earlier musical themes crescendos and transitions the piece into the next song.
Childhood End?
After all the bitterness and dark despair that pervaded much of the album, it resolves out into this gloriously potent and uplifting composition. This song is quite probably the single most empowering song every done - at least it sure has that effect on me. "And it was morning, And I found myself mourning, For a childhood that I thought had disappeared, I looked out the window, And I saw a magpie in the rainbow, the rain had gone, I'm not alone, I turned to the mirror, I saw you, the child, that once loved" The realization sinks in, "Hey you, surprised? More than surprised to find the answers to the questions. Were always in your own eyes, You realize you could have gone back to her, But that would only be retraced, In all the problems that you ever knew, So untrue, For she's got to carry on with her life, And you've got to carry on with yours". The further realization comes that "I can do anything, I'm still the child. 'Cause the only thing misplaced was direction, And I found direction, There is no Childhood's End" The fast paced prog begun in this one carries straight through into the album's closer.
A quick shift to a traditional Celtic jam takes the composition and the group begin building a killer prog structure from there. This is another that rocks out rather well, while still maintaining strong prog and traditional Celtic leanings.


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The finale of Netfix thriller YOU left creepy Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) free from all his worries with neighbour Delilah, ex Candace, and Forty Quinn all dead and unable to expose him.
Reconciled with a pregnant Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti) - who proved to be a sweet serial killer herself - it seemed that Joe was ready to settle down.
However, star Badgley has insisted that it will not be a happy ending for Joe and Love.
Speaking to TV Line , Badgley explains: "Even Joe says, pretty unequivocally, that they're not soulmates.
"He's afraid of her at the end. Basically, it's set up for Season 3 in a way where they would be each other's arch-nemesis."
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"But I don't know that Joe can or should change. I certainly don't know if he will change."
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