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It's the difficult 116th album. Here we have 17 Drabbles all set in the Elite Galaxy, all set around the topic of "Finally, a Parsimonious Moist Floccinaucinihilipilification Without Revenge". 17 of the greatest Drabbling minds gathered here, and decided to wait a week before entering the competition in the hope that it might be a little more sensible.
The rest of us, we threw sensibility to the wind. We glory in our lack of sense. And here, for your reading pleasure, is the result.
01 - Simoof - The Turnaround
The floccinaucinihilipilification of the Roman Dwarves never seemed more unjust. Tommy removed his fist from without his belly button and pounded the console. The communication seemed garbled.
Being a somewhat parsimonios he was concerned this was a fault with his own equipment. Would he finally need to spend some money on an upgrade?
As he rocked himself to a standing position as small squeak escaped his buttocks leaving a moist stain on his chair. He waddled through to ships server. The cam feed of Rose and Seamus still functional. The word written in blood across the monitor - new. "Revenge"
02 - STRONTIUM DOG - the lieutennants moist defacation
the lieutennants moist defacation finally began to make sense the floccinaucinihilipilification of his orders
did not come without a smelly revenge on the alien assault.
captain Grim saluted his staff sargent.
" it is a bloody massacre sir, the lieutennants men are are.........."
"spit it out man!"
"mostly horibbly disfigured,an alien DNA reorganising teleportation rifle sir,ears where eyes use to be, arms where ears use to be, yet still alive still writhing in agony"
i am afraid the lieutennant was hit too sir!"
"nooooooooooo he was a class act lad an will be sorely missed!, put all those effected out of there missery ASAP!"
"the lieutennant is still shouting orders an barely affected as his mouth is now were his arsk used to be."
03 - Phoenix_Dfire - Finally, a Parsimonious Moist Floccinaucinihilipilification Without Revenge
Mac looked down at his slightly damp co-pilot from the upper cockpit of the ASP, trying not to smile. Davie was wiping off the coffee which had fallen off Mac's console while evading that last interdiction.
Oi! Davie called up. Were you getting your own back for the Fertilizer on Achenar?
No. Mac sighed, wishing for a second he had dropped the tepid, disgusting liquid on purpose. Petty revenge a waste of my time and its a waste of coffee.
Coffee that crap we cant sell the stuff! Davie snorted back.
Mac couldn't answer as another interdiction hit the Sanctimonious.
04 - MrMogadon - Mystery in Space
A pervasive parsimonious presence lingered over the Maori Cellist and its Captain, 5-strong crew and a few jobbing itinerants.
The first mate seemed most affected and became ever more withdrawn. Five days in, he ejected himself into space. A note in his cabin, read:
The voices showed me the floccinaucinihilipilification of existence. All is Chaos. The void, my only chance of peace.
Without shame, the Captain wept, making the note moist with his tears.
His friend had loved life. Something was very wrong. Something strange. Something unworldly. He had to find out the cause. Thats when the whispering voices started....
05 - Erik Marcaigh - On to Better Things
Erik and DocStone landed on the planet and walked over to the splattered remains.
Erik questioned DocStone, "How did that sperm whale appear out of nowhere?"
"No clue. Damn messy, though."
"So, Simoof's remains are rather moist. Can he be put back together again?"
"Not without a lot of money and time."
"Nah, I've got my revenge and I need to be more parsimonious again."
DocStone looked over, worried about the floccinaucinihilipilification of his job. "So what now?"
"I don't need you anymore, so I'm leaving without you," Erik said as he walked back to the ship.
"Finally," sighed DocStone.
06 - Iain M Norman - Bloody Brothers
Simoof expelled voluminous amounts of intestinal gas, cheeks clapping the staccato rhythm
of a spectacular flatule.
"Dont do that in the cockpit!", Psykokow choked.
"Hurrrr!", muttered Simoof, "COCKpit! Hnnnnghh."
"You seriously disgust me, my own brother. We do not have the luxury of opening windows!"
"Well, if you weren't so par...err..parsi..err...moany-parsi...?"
"Yeh. If you weren't so parsi...damn it...tight-fisted, then we'd have something better than
these crappy food cartridges."
"Those are top quality, Federation seal and everything. You've underestimated the value of
things again."
"As have you," replied Simoof, "You've underestimated this fart, I'm upgrading it to a moist shart."
07 - Frank - Dead Astronauts Don't Wear Plaid
Dave never tired of checking his Cobra for faults. It looked beautiful, a brilliant sapphire glinting in the starlight, set in a peaceful velvety black starscape. "Open the cargo bay door Hal."
Hal's voice was emotionless. "I'm afraid I can't do that Dave."
"Why the hell not?"
"Remember you bought dinner at Lave. You're such a cheapskate you bought the lowest priced dessert. It was the merest trifle. It was disgusting. The base was so soggy I could hardly finish it. Well now at last it's payback time. I'm going to leave you outside. Maybe I'll leave you there indefinitely."
08 - Ian Phillips - A new order?
The rubber glove snapped as it was drawn onto the student's hand, which then carefully dipped a pellet into a brown liquid.
The instructor, looking over the student's shoulder, commented, "An unusual technique. Why have you chosen to poison your pellets?"
"Dismissing methods that have been tried and proven over millenia is folly. An assasin must be prepared to use any method to achieve their goal."
He shook the extra liquid from the pellet, placing it in a box marked 'Revenge'.
The instructor replied, "Finally a student without Floccinaucinihilipilification but still parsimonius with the poison when moistening their revenge weapon."
09 - psykokow - Take That
It was certain to come back and haunt him, even the payoff seemed hardly worth the effort, but he couldnt pass up the chance to settle the score with his friends at lave station.
He aligned his sidewinder in the docking recess and matched the spin, deployed his remlok, grabbed his tools and stepped out of his cockpit.
He muttered Ill teach them for not paying me as he cut at the letters mounted on the station.
The loitering alarm triggered and he had to cut his sabotage short.
Looking back he saw LVE STTION fading softly into the black.
10 - SkipRat - My dearly beloved - SkipRat
Floccinaucinihilipilification? I dont think much of that he said with a smile
Just like I dont think much about your moist He stopped dead in his tracks as his wife stared at him with cold harsh revenge in her eyes.
Look you parsimonious b*****d, I'm just sick of your penny pinching antics, just get us a new bloody scanner. Its almost impossible to mine efficiently without one She said fuming.
Okay, okay, Ill sort it out when we get back he said, finally giving in.
I know a bloke in Dongkum who will give us a great deal
Darling darling
11 - Splendour - Finally, a Parsimonious Moist Floccinaucinihilipilification Without Revenge
"Finally, a Parsimonious Moist Floccinaucinihilipilification Without Revenge"
At last!
Over the rattling of the life support system the discovery scanner announced an earthlike planet.
This was it! She could turn this bucket of bolts around and head home.
Dax had been too cheap to fix the scrubbers and the water content of the cabin air had been rising for days. She wiped mist from the surface of the panel and looked again Temperature, good. Surface gravity, OK. Atmosphere, methane? Methane!
Anger welled. She almost put her fist through the screen, but stopped herself in time. The ship was still needed, she still had a planet to find.
12 - Galactic Midden - Now over to our raving reporter
Dim Brightly, GalNet's self-important "and finally" reporter complained bitterly, "what a spectacularly undignified journey! 5 days reaching this backwater..." a local gruff eyed him askance, "my parsimonious editor will pay for this!
"Cameraman follow!" Dim headed inside to begin the interview.
"No ostriches here mate" the tourism clerk said replying to Dim's enquiry.
"I said 'moist Richard' you bumpkin. What happened!?"
"Why, we melted him you pompous ! Right after the press had finished covering the Mr Universe ice sculpture contest".
Without a story, Dim exploded "well that was floccinuh... floccinow... floccinau... well that was a monumental waste of time!"
13 - cleonymus - Underinsured
The space station had suffered a minor disaster. A water tank leak on level five had flooded one of the hangers, ruining a cargo of cheap food cartridges before they could be loaded. The resulting mush had closed the landing pad for half a day. The insurance claim made interesting reading.
The loss adjusters weekend was ruined. The company had refused to pay weekend rates and the journey to the station interminable. A true professional, he could not let that influence his decisions.
He called up the commodities market and smiled. He had already decided the food cartridges were worthless.
14 - Edith_The_Hutt - Roman Dwarves 2: Electric Boogaloo
Short Titus knew the price of everything and the value of nothing. He spread misery far and wide, grinding trade routes while menacing novice pilots.
Though a fat credit balance and lack of friends gave his life no satisfaction Titus kept himself constantly protected within either his ship or private terminal. There was only one gap.
Little Livia hated Titus, he ruined her favorite ports, drove away her friends and undercut her profits.
The fire hoses and power cables were cheap to subvert. As Titus walked between his ship and private terminal Livia at last took her damp, shocking vengeance.
15 - DocStone - A New Beginning
She hadnt seen her brothers in months. It didnt look like that was going to change any time soon either.
Old Ten-Credits OBrien may have earned his name for being frugal with money, but the right pressure applied just so meant he was rather more generous with the information he held.
She wiped the wet blood from her bruised hands; a sobbing Ten-Credits authorised the ship transfer.
So the lives of her brothers had been deemed worthless?
Powering up her newly acquired Cobra MkIII she set course for the slavers last known position.
Free them first, then time for revenge.
16 - Listeri69 - A way to win.....
Simoof stood in the doorway with it swinging in his hand, he looked proudly out of the canopy,
Finally, a Parsimonious Moist Floccinaucinihilipilification Without Revenge,
that was the review he got from the sharter of the year and his trophy was evidence that he had won hands down.
He was a little concerned that the contest would take place at hutton orbital next year and he wasn't sure if he could make it with a full load.
This called for drastic action he would have to plant some laxatives there.
it would be breaking the anti-doping rules infact a Flock-in-a-can-to-help-amplification
17 - insanephoton - Poetic Justice
Harry coughed. The moist air aggravated his Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The disease was the result of his time in slavery. Harry had been forced to work in the lava fields of Asharta Prime without a respirator. The parsimonious slaver's floccinaucinihilipilification towards his charges had lead to many premature deaths.
Finally Harry was in a position to extract his revenge. Watching the med teams arrive, Harry knew that the slaver's fate was already sealed. A slow acting poison had been administered. There was no antidote. The victims usually took many agonised hours to die as they struggled to breathe. Poetic justice, Harry thought.


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445 12th Street, S.W.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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SouthernLINC Wireless
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American Automobile Association
Kathleen Marvaso, VP of Public Affairs
Center for Auto Safety
Clarence Ditlow, Executive Director
National Safety Council
John Ulczycki, Group VP - Research, Communications & Advocacy
National Organizations for Youth Safety
Jacqueline Hackett, Student Representative
Nationwide Insurance
Bill Windsor, AVP Office of Safety
Erin Meluso, President
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How are "Believers" rewarded?
First we concentrate on learning more about love; the love that takes place between God and us.
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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|Lawlor's Strand
At the centre of the village, pristine thatched cottages overlook Lawlor's Strand where, despite the soft rain that was falling when I arrived, children played happily at the shoreline building sandcastles and splashing each other with sea-water. Although Dunmore East is located relatively close to Waterford City, you really get the sense that it is a place where you can cast aside the stresses of everyday life. We all need the chance to relax and unwind sometimes and I was really looking forward to doing exactly that during my stay at The Strand Inn which is known for its warm welcome, comfortable rooms and top-notch food.
|The Strand Inn Bedroom
Inside, I was greeted by the friendly staff and shown to my large, comfortable room on the top floor of the hotel. I Immediately loved the spacious but simply decorated room with its enormous bed, comfortable couch and the spectacular views of the sea which could be seen through its windows. Walls painted white along with the white bed-linen gave this unpretentious but tastefully decorated room a lovely airy feel whilst striped velvet cushions added a cheeky splash of colour and prevented the room from seeming too austere.
|The Strand Inn Dining Room
The restaurant at The Strand Inn has been cleverly designed with large expansive windows to showcase the wonderful sea views through its windows. The dining room is bright and spacious and feels stylish but not intimidating. The Foyles are avid art collectors and many of the paintings that they have acquired over the years hang on the walls of the restaurant and throughout the rest of the hotel.
|Pan-Fried Lambs' Liver
As I waited for my starters to arrive I chatted to Clifden Foyle, nibbled on the very tasty homemade soda bread and sipped on a rather nice glass of Prosecco. Clifden is a charismatic host and you really feel that he wants each guest to enjoy their time at The Strand Inn. Throughout the evening, he stopped by the tables and talked to the diners many of whom he knew by name as they had stayed at the Strand Inn previously.
|Crab Claws
My other starter - Pan-Fried Crab Claws in Garlic Butter (€14.50) was also fantastic. It was full of garlic and made with loads of butter which dribbled down my chin in a very satisfying way as I sucked the sweet crab-meat from the claws. Both dishes were very different but equally good and it was obvious to me that there was talent in the kitchen and that a lot of care and attention had gone into creating the dishes.
|Baked Lobster
The dessert menu features many old-school classics including one of my favourites - Sticky Toffee Pudding. In the end however, I decided to go for the Strawberry Pavlova (€6.50) which was everything you would want it to be - light and airy with a slightly chewy centre, packed full of juicy strawberries and cream. Simple, but delicious. In many ways, the Pavlova reflected the rest of the food at The Strand Inn, which is simply prepared but primarily focused on flavour.
|Strawberry Pavlova
After a deep and refreshing night's sleep in my comfortable bed, I awoke to the sound of waves crashing against the cliffs. I had left my bedroom window slightly ajar and during the night the tide had come in. Still groggy and slightly disorientated I was confused by the sound of water so close by and for a moment or two thought that I was on a cruise ship. I quickly realised where I was and in a relaxed fashion got up out of bed, showered and made my way down to breakfast.
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As I packed up my bags and got ready to leave, I can truly say that The Strand Inn is somewhere that I will definitely return to. I have stayed in many top hotels around Ireland and whilst they may be luxuriously decorated and situated on large country estates etc., they often feel soulless and as a guest it sometimes seems that you are on a hospitality conveyor-belt. This is not the case at The Strand Inn. You know that your needs as an individual really do matter. Many of the guests return year-after-year and having spent some time there, I can understand why.
The Strand Inn
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Telephone: 051383174
Website: www.thestrandinn.com
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For only the second time ever, it's an EMERGENCY Podcast Beyond! The boys assemble to delve into this "Future of PlayStation" event, discuss rumors, makes predictions, and answer your questions!
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The Beyond boys ride again! This week, the team tackles The Last of Us versus The Walking Dead: The Game, the next Uncharted, and if Quantic Dream's Kara demo is becoming Singularity.
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Stephanie Lee joins the Beyond boys to talk IGN All-Stars, PS4 waiting for the next Xbox, and the great debate over the next PlayStation controller. Get hyped!
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Colin reviewed the crap out of Ni No Kuni, so he takes your questions. Then, Greg talks about DC Universe Online, we pitch the Goldfarb dating game, and Clements gets a new nickname.
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Tue, 8 January 2013
It's the boys' annual PlayStation prediction show followed by the audio-only podcast you love. What's in the extended cut? Well, discussion about the next PlayStation and Xbox, talk of THQ's demise, and more prognosticating about the death of Clements and Greg taking his son as a godchild.
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We're a day late thanks to the New Year, but Beyond goes on. Today, the No. 1 PlayStation podcast on the Internet talks about the "outrage" over Tomb Raider's multiplayer, the death of the PlayStation 2, and why Colin used to rubber band a magnet to his head.
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Wed, 26 December 2012
Merry Christmas, y'all! Rather than spend time with our families, the Podcast Beyond boys got together at the PlayStation Home, made a holiday dinner, and recorded a show. They discuss Journey vs. The Unfinished Swan vs. The Walking Dead, Goldfarb sings, and Colin does dishes mid-show. Bask in the fried turkey glow with us.
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If you didn't know, Persona 4 Golden is awesome. So, for the first part of the world's No. 1 PlayStation podcast, Beyond is all about ramen and Shadows. Then, Colin shows up and the team talks about Mega Man, Vita vs. 3DS and more.
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The entire Beyond crew is together today to talk to you about Phantom Pain really being Metal Gear, the non-news of The Last of Us multiplayer, and what got nominated for IGN's Best of PlayStation 2012 awards.
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It's time for another (late) episode of the Internet's No. 1 PlayStation podcast. Today, Colin runs through the news, Greg is deemed the Augustus Gloop of cancer, and Clements explains why The Walking Dead: The Game's gameplay doesn't do it for him.
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Eight major formats are offered for submission: 1) symposium, 2) workshop, 3) research oral/poster presentation, 4) innovation in policy and practice oral/poster presentation, 5) round table discussion, 6) alternative showing/new technology, 7) alternative showing/art, and 8) lunch with an author.
All abstract submitters, including individual contributors, are encouraged to interact and collaborate with other presenters and participants wherever possible. Participatory, collaborative and non-traditional session formats will be given priority in the selection process.
A symposium consists in a set of integrated oral presentations related to a particular topic. The total time allowed for a symposium will be 90 minutes, consisting of three to five presenters with a moderator to facilitate the discussion (variations will be considered). At least 45 minutes of the symposium should be dedicated to interaction with the audience. We encourage the submission of symposia in which presenters and moderators/discussants represent different areas, such as from policymaking, practice, and research. Diversity of gender, cultural and geographical representation is an asset.
The convener must submit an abstract on the entire symposium, stating the general objective and proposed format of the session, conference's theme and/or sub-themes addressed, as well as the abstracts and contact details for each presentation in the symposium.
Past experience has shown that due to the challenges of room allocation in the conference facilities, a small proportion of submitted symposium abstracts are selected. The scientific committee reserves the right to ask submitters to merge symposium projects.
A workshop provides an opportunity for conference attendees to participate either in a Skill Training Workshop, or to debate innovative ideas and challenging questions, and thus identify areas for further action and/or develop suggestions as to how these ideas could be implemented in practice. A workshop involves a session coordinator, and possibly several co-organisers/session trainers. The duration of the workshops will be up to 105 minutes, and will take place in the last session of each full conference day.
The convener must submit an outline of the entire workshop, stating objectives, format and learning goals (training workshops), as well as the contact details of all co-organizers/session trainers.
Research oral and poster presentations report on the results of original research projects relevant to health promotion and/or the conference's theme and sub-themes, or present new methodological developments. Research abstracts must follow appropriate scientific structure: Background/Objective; Methods; Results, Discussion.
Abstracts must clearly indicate the thematic scope, keywords, and preference for presentation format (oral or poster), as well as presenter's contact details. Abstracts will be clustered according to content. The number of oral presentation sessions is limited. The scientific committee reserves the right to offer the alternative of a poster presentation to those who submitted an abstract for an oral presentation.
Selected abstract submitters will be given the opportunity to give an oral presentation (10-minute presentation and 5-minute Q & A) or present a poster (on-paper or projected electronic poster). Poster presenters will have pre-scheduled time slots for presentation and discussions with conference participants.
A series of round table discussions on issues relevant to the four conference sub-themes will be organized, each based on an abstract submitted. Each round table discussion session will be composed of a panel of 6 presenters. Each presenter will have a maximum of 5 minutes (no slides) to report on an experience or practice related to the theme of the round table. In each session one hour will be devoted to exchange between the audience and the panel. Structured abstracts must include: Conference sub-theme addressed; Relevant experience or practice; Implications for health promotion; Implications for sustainable development. Abstracts will be selected to represent a diversity of experience from a variety of regions.
Acknowledging that health promotion practitioners often develop innovative alternative material in support of intervention, this session provides developers an opportunity to share and discuss their material/tools. Material submitted may include: applications for mobile devices, video, games, websites, blogs, software, or any other format suitable for dissemination. Presenters must submit a complete description of the material to be presented, including: the health promoting objectives; a synopsis of the scenario; the intended audience, the duration and intended use.
All selected submitters will have be given a maximum of 15 minutes to present their work in sessions with comparable new technology alternative showings, followed by a discussion with the audience.
Acknowledging that health promotion practitioners often develop innovative alternative material in the form of art to support or even comprise the intervention, this session provides practitioners an opportunity to share and discuss their artwork. Material submitted may include: visual or interpretative art. Presenters must submit a complete description of the material to be presented, including: the health promoting objectives; a description of the artwork; the intended audience, the duration and intended use.
All selected submitters will have be given a maximum of 15 minutes to present their work in sessions with likewise artwork alternative showings, followed by a discussion with the audience.
Authors of original work in Health Promotion (recent textbooks, guidelines) will be offered the possibility to present and discuss their work with conference delegates in a brown bag lunch format. Short oral presentation (15 min) by the creators(s) will be followed by a discussion with participants. A graduate student in health promotion will assist the authors in facilitating the discussion.
Objectives: 1) to promote discussions based on recent original work in health promotion; 2) to showcase recent publications in health promotion, and 3) to foster networking during and after the conference.
Structured abstract must include:
For books: Author(s); Book title; Publisher and year of publication; Book description; Relevance for health promotion or sustainable development
For blogs and other forms of publication: Author(s); Title; Description; URL; Relevance for health promotion or sustainable development
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Jesus summarized ten commandments into two main categories: loving God and loving people around (Matthew 22:37-39). In this article, the first category covers first to third commandment. The second category consists of fourth to tenth commandment (Romans 13:9) and can be followed by unbelievers. The word neighbour means people around.
The first commandment:
It is about believing in God only. Moral standard exists because God exists. Thus this commandment is the first. Example of violation:
1) Believing in no God.
2) Believing in other god, in the form of an idol or not.
3) Believing in God, but also believing in other god (2 Kings 17:33).
The second commandment:
Idols can be statues, or not. For Christian, it is about proper worship. Example of violation:
1) Making an idol for God (Exodus 20:23, Romans 1:23). It is also a blasphemy to portray indestructible God in a destructible idol.
2) Regarding something, such as own self or money as more important than God or morality.
3) Idolizing any person.
4) Taking advice from astrology. Zodiac sign itself is not superstition but astrology is.
The third commandment:
It is about not causing damage to God's reputation in terms of morality. Damaging God's name by wrongdoings is a type of blasphemy, showing lack of reverence towards God's name. Meanwhile, do not succumb to gratuitous pressure from people who twist around saying that unacceptance of certain immorality can damage God's name. Example of violation:
1) Claiming God has said something that God has not said, like what charlatans do. In other words, shaping God to suit his taste (e.g. to be less judgemental towards sin or diluting a sin to a mistake).
2) Performing misconduct as a Christian, a follower in the name of God, bringing dishonour on God or misrepresenting God (2 Samuel 12:14). This includes improper behaviour such as vulgar language, personal attack, gossiping and whining (1 Corinthians 10:10). Negative thinking indicates distrust towards God (Matthew 6:31-32).
3) Claiming own church as the only one true church among all churches.
4) Being legalistic towards others on matters that are not covered by ten commandments.
The fourth commandment:
It is about resting one day weekly. Sabbath means rest. God brought Israelites, who were slaves without a rest day, out of Egypt. Sunday is mostly accepted as a worship day because it is the day of Jesus' resurrection and Holy Spirit's descension. And it cannot be a worship day if it is not a rest day. Currently the norm of weekly rest day from work is Sunday so follow it to keep up the synergy. It is alright for a job to rest on another day if the work on Sunday is not only for money, but also for serving the society. Example of such jobs are fireman, nurse, police and utility technician. Avoid shopping on Sunday so that shopkeepers can take a rest too. Sundays for countries that have blue law are more relaxing. Wanting other people to work without a rest day a week violates this commandment. When a person does not rest one day after six days of labour, his health and family will be affected. Some, who misunderstand that this commandment is about Saturday, ignore it and uphold only nine commandments. While this commandment is not about Saturday, it is not about Sunday either. We are in no place to condemn other people who do not rest on the same day like we do. The Bible says to rest on the seventh day after six days of working so the rest day depends on which day on the week the work starts.
The fifth commandment:
Adam and Eve dishonoured their Father, God, and fell. Follow and agree with what the parents say as long as it does not conflict with any of the other nine commandments. If a person does not even honour parents, then he or she may not be able to love other people. Avoid worrying parents by not committing sin, in which trouble can prevented.
The sixth commandment:
Murder includes suicide and abortion. It does not include lawful killing for justice, such as soldier, policeman and capital punishment. While sinner should indeed receive punishment, hating other sinner as sinners ourselves is analogous to murder (Matthew 5:22, 1 John 3:15). Note that telling the sinner about his sin is not hatred, but love for the sinner or the sin victim.
The seventh commandment:
Adultery is any sexual contact outside marriage. When teaching kids about this commandment, one example is to say that we should always keep the clothes on when being with other people. Example of violation:
1) New marriage resulting from unjustified divorce.
2) Lusting in the heart (Matthew 5:28) or causing enticement to other person (2 Samuel 11:3).
3) Bestiality (Leviticus 18:23).
4) Premarital intimacy (1 Corinthians 7:2).
The eight commandment:
It is about rightful taking. The necessity of security device shows that many people fail to observe this commandment. Stealing food to feed family is a bad excuse. Example of violation besides obvious theft and robbery:
1) Habitually starting work late.
2) Incurring cost to company (e.g. phone call, printing) for non-business purpose without offering to pay back.
3) Using company Internet for non-business purpose. Most companies are tracking this. 4) Having unlicensed copy of music.
5) Occupying shopkeeper's time even though already setting out in mind before entering the shop not to consider buying at all at that shop.
6) Using other people's wireless network without permission.
7) Corruption.
8) Jumping the queue.
The ninth commandment:
This includes white lie. It is never right to lie. Obey God instead of lying to get away with something. Example of violation:
1) Unsure about something but still saying it as if it is truth. Make sure it is a fact before saying it.
2) Copying homework.
The tenth commandment:
This commandment deals with mind instead of action. Coveting can lead to violation of other commandments. David violated the tenth commandment when coveting Uriah's wife, and further violated the sixth commandment by getting Uriah murdered. Satan, Adam and Eve fell because of wanting to be like God. Gambling is coveting other people's money.
The first - Do:
Exodus 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 5:6 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy 5:7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
The second - Don't:
Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Exodus 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy 5:8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Deuteronomy 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
Deuteronomy 5:10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
The third - Don't:
Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Deuteronomy 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
The fourth - Do:
Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exodus 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Exodus 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Deuteronomy 5:12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.
Deuteronomy 5:13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:
Deuteronomy 5:14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
Deuteronomy 5:15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
The fifth - Do:
Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 5:16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
The sixth - Don't:
Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.
Deuteronomy 5:17 Thou shalt not kill.
The seventh - Don't:
Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Deuteronomy 5:18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
The eighth - Don't:
Exodus 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
Deuteronomy 5:19 Neither shalt thou steal.
The ninth - Don't:
Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 5:20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
The tenth - Don't:
Exodus 20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Deuteronomy 5:21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.


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It's Friday! – Thank you for your support! About 400 friends and supporters celebrated the Foundation's 20th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award dinner on Monday evening at the Renaissance Waverly Atlanta. At the event to honor our Freedom Award recipient, Rogers Wade, were Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. We also took the opportunity to recognize Hank McCamish for his role as our founder. Economy – More tricks, less treat: Halloween candy prices are monstrously high this year. What does that have to do with the price of sugar? Nearly everything: U.S. sugar prices are twice as high as the rest of the world because government price controls hinder competition, the National Center for… View Article


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The City National Rochdale High Dividend Income strategy focuses on stocks with an attractive yield. Through fundamental, "bottoms-up" equity research, our team looks to gain confidence that: 1) the dividend will be maintained, and 2) it will grow over time. In that context, do pipeline Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) belong in our high dividend strategy, given weak energy prices, and their recent volatile stock performance?
Pipeline MLPs (also known as "midstream" companies) are engaged in the transportation of energy, such as natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), or oil. Many MLPs offer attractive dividend yields derived from revenues based on fee-based tariffs through contracts that are regulated by the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission and indexed to the Producer Price Index. Historically, these revenues have been very stable and utility-like. MLPs are a "pass-through" business structure that allows the companies to distribute their income to shareholders while avoiding taxes at the partnership level. This considerable tax advantage is, by law, only available to domestic energy companies.
Due to the nature of their long-term contracts, midstream pipe-line companies generally do not have direct exposure to the price fluctuations of the commodities they transport. In other words, if oil or natural gas prices fall by 25%, for example, the companies' revenues are not immediately affected and, all else equal, should remain stable. However, over longer time periods, MLPs can be affected by reduced production activity, which means less oil or NGLs to transport, and therefore lower revenues. There is also "counterparty" risk – given drastically lower energy prices, might the producers using the pipelines go out of business and, if so, can the volume in the pipelines be maintained? An additional concern is access to capital markets. With the decline in stock prices and increase in debt costs, what has happened to MLPs in terms of their cost of capital and ability to access capital?
The primary concerns of future growth prospects, counterparty risks, natural gas liquids (NGLs) (or other commodity) exposures, and capital costs (as well as access) are all aspects of our ongoing analysis of the pipeline sector, no matter the market conditions. And, although our portfolio consists of stocks in sub-sectors that mitigate these risks, in times of heightened volatility the prices of MLPs can closely follow prices in broader energy markets. So while the businesses may have solid, recurring pipeline revenues, and are otherwise insulated from the ramifications of falling oil prices, the sector has still been affected by price weakness in energy commodities (primarily oil). This can be seen in the graph of returns in the Alerian MLP Index versus West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil.
We focus on select pipeline MLPs that we believe can maintain their distributions in an adverse environment such as this one. The factors we have discussed have brought the prices of these select MLPs to attractive levels. When we look at valuations, we see that sector yield, spread to 10-year Treasury, spread to investment grade bonds, price to discounted cash flow (DCF), and enterprise value to EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) are all at the most attractive levels of the past five and ten years.
At the same time, we cannot predict what energy prices will do – oil prices may remain low for quite some time. While not over-weighting the sector, we will continue to hold our select names and focus on factors that drive cash flow and distributions. Given the current valuations and yields of our holdings, we expect that both capital returns and distributions will be positive contributors to total return over time.
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Any opinions, projections, forecasts, and forward-looking statements presented herein are valid as on the date of this document and are subject to change.
There are inherent risks with equity investing. These risks include, but are not limited to, stock market, manager, or investment style. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices. Investing in international markets carries risks such as currency fluctuation, regulatory risks, economic and political instability. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors as well as increased volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity. Emerging markets can have greater custodial and operational risks, and less developed legal and accounting systems than developed markets.
There are inherent risks with fixed income investing. These risks may include interest rate, call, credit, market, inflation, government policy, liquidity, or junk bond. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall. The yields and market values of municipal securities may be more affected by changes in tax rates and policies than similar income-bearing taxable securities. Certain investors' incomes may be subject to the Federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and taxable gains are also possible. Investments in below-investment-grade debt securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality, commonly known as "junk bonds" or "high-yield securities," may be subject to increased interest, credit, and liquidity risks.
Investments in emerging markets bonds may be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than the bonds of governments, government agencies, and government-owned corporations located in more developed foreign markets. Emerging markets bonds can have greater custodial and operational risks, and less developed legal and accounting systems than developed markets.
Investments in Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) are susceptible to concentration risk, illiquidity, exposure to potential volatility, tax reporting complexity, fiscal policy and market risk. Investors of MLPs are subject to increased tax reporting requirements. MLP investors typically receive a complicated Schedule K-1 form rather than Form 1099. MLPs may not be appropriate investments for tax-advantaged accounts because of potential negative tax consequences (Unrelated Business Tax Income).
As with any investment strategy, there is no guarantee that investment objectives will be met, and investors may lose money.
Returns include the reinvestment of interest and dividends.
Investing involves risk, including the loss of principal. Diversification may not protect against market loss or risk.
Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.
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The Standard and Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq.
The MSCI EAFE Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across developed markets countries around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Developed markets countries in the MSCI EAFE Index include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.
The Barclays Aggregate Bond Index is comprised of U.S. government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and corporate fixed income securities with maturities of one year or more.
Producer Price Index measures the average changes in prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Barclays U.S. High Yield Index covers the universe of fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. Eurobonds and debt issues from countries designated as emerging markets (sovereign rating of Baa1/BBB+/BBB+ and below using the middle of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch) are excluded, but Canadian and global bonds (SEC registered) of issuers in non-EMG countries are included. Original issue zeroes, step-up coupon structures, 144-As and pay-in-kind bonds (PIKs, as of October 1, 2009) are also included.
J.P. Morgan's Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index Broad Diversified High Yield (CEMBI BD HY) is a market capitalization weighted index consisting of US-dollar-denominated emerging market non-investment grade rated corporate bonds. According to J.P. Morgan, this index limits the weights of those index countries with larger corporate debt stocks by only including a specified portion of these countries' eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.
Alerian MLP Index is the leading gauge of large- and mid-cap energy Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs).
Barclays U.S. Corporate BBB OAS Index is the Baa component of the U.S. Corporate Investment Grade index. The U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index is publicly issued U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes that meet the specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements. To qualify, bonds must be SEC-registered.
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The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society is the supporting charity of (and major shareholder in) the North Norfolk Railway, which operates a 5¼ mile heritage railway from Sheringham to Holt. Founded in October 1959 after the extensive closure of the M&GN system, the Society works to preserve, display and operate a wide range of historical artefacts which include four steam locomotives and many unique carriages and wagons.
Norfolk's Railways 1927 - 1966
Norfolk's Railways 1927 -1966 covers nearly 40 years of railway operation in the county. This is just a glimpse of a transport industry that arrived in Norfolk over 170 years ago and, as with the national system, it developed, thrived, declined and what remains thrives again.
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We are trying to capture the actual response time from "Problem Reported" to the actual time it takes for a tech to contact caller, and then also to the time of resolution.
If someone calls in at 10:15 and we create a ticket, is the time captured as a create time in either Helpdek or the Portal?
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The reason I ask this is that we need to capture "Reponse" time to an issue and not just the "Close" time.
We do not always have access to the Portal, Email or the HelpDesk and need to record the time we actually contacted the user that called in the ticket. I know that thr "Response" filed records date and time to but I need to be able to enter a Date and Time manually into a custom attribute.
I was wondering if there was a system variable such as "@now" or "@today" that could be used as a default value for a custom attribute.
It's a cool feature but not what I need.
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We have now assigned someone to take phone calls and enter the tickets then contact a tech. We need to track how long it takes from the time a tech is contacted to when they respond to the call by either calling the end user to let them know we have received the call and an ETA.
The Doctors are complaining that we are too slow to respond and things are falling through the cracks.
Do your techs carry smart phones? If so they could send a quick response when responding to tickets. This would log in ticket activity and be reportable and because it is automated couldn't be manipulated. The techs incentive to do so would be rating them on response time, if not responding impacts their performance review they should want to respond.


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The Sounders returned to Starfire this morning after three days off. The main news of the day was Tyrone Mear's green card. (See post below.) There also wwere health updates on Brad Evans and Erik Friberg.
Otherwise, the main topic of conversation was the USA's loss to Guatemala on Friday, which sets the stage for a crucial rematch at 4 p.m. today in Columbus (ESPN2).
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On team's return after three days off: It was all right. Everybody was able to get away a little bit. Today was just training to get back in the rhythm… not overly hard, just to let everybody get their legs back under them. It was good. The spirit was good.
On Mears' green card: It's good. It opens up a foreign spot for us as we move forward with our decisions. Obviously as we're looking at players that's an easier possibility for us.
On Brad Evans' return from shoulder dislocation: He did all right. I know he was a little frustrated today with his game moreso than anything. It's been a while since he's been back into training, but he was able to get through full training. … We'll see (about readiness for Montreal on Saturday). Today was the first heavier day for him, so a lot depends on how he feels the next day. If he feels no more sore, feels all right, then we go from there.
On Erik Friberg: Getting better. He made some progress. We wanted to step back. Whenever you come off an injury like his and deals with the MCL, it's always a step process. Step up and then you plateau and then you step up again. He's on the plateau right now and we'll see how he does the rest of the week.
On return of international players: They fly back in Wednesday. Obviously they won't be at training Wednesday, then on Thursday we'll play it by ear. We've got to see how everybody does today, make sure nobody picks up any injuries, see how many minutes they play, and that will determine how what we're going to do for the weekend.
On how worried USA should be: Let's not be Chicken Little: 'The sky is falling, the sky is falling.' I think we're very quick to do that. Things are going to happen. Streaks come to an end. And so this streak with Guatemala came to an end. I think everybody saw the game, so they can draw their own conclusions. We're a team that should qualify for the World Cup. We should get out of this group and into the hex. I think the response tonight will be good.
On how he feels: Great. Thanks for the concern. Back in practice, full. Last week was a good week. Today was another good day. …
On USA-Guatemala: Tonight is obviously a massive one. Big one.
On this kind of World Cup qualifying drama: I think there were a couple of big performances by Eddie Johnson last cycle to push the U.S. into a good position, into the hex. CONCACAF is tough. It's a very hard region. Going away from places isn't the same as Germany going into Holland, and staying at really nice hotels, and getting really nice pitches, and the traveling fans come and fill half the stadium. It's a little bit tougher, I think, from my experiences. Obviously I don't know what it's like to play overseas day in and day out, but I've had a couple of national-team experiences and it's almost easier going to Europe than it is south of the border. In saying that, tonight is obviously a massive one. The guys will be up for it.
On who might be in that Eddie Johnson role tonight: Graham Zusi popped into my head last night, so I'm hoping tha Graham gets on the pitch and does his thing and gets back in the team, because I think he's a high-quality player that can make special things happen on the field. Hopefully he gets back on the pitch and he mades a difference.
On what a failure to qualify for World Cup would represent for USA: A tremendous failure. But I think we could talk about this one after tonight. We've got to win tonight. … That won't happen, but if it did we could talk about it then.
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball
The 'story' behind the album has been well told in the last few months - the Boss is pissed off with the rich folk of America who have crushed the lives of the hard-working men and women. In a way, the album's tales complete an overarching thematic narrative. Born to Run presented us with characters who were, truth be told, trapped in a dead end. The narrators of 'Thunder Road', 'Born to Run' and going back to 'Rosalita' all saw the potential for something better ("we're pulling out of here to win," "Baby we were born to run," "And the record company, Rosie, just gave me a big advance"), but these songs take place in the present tense. We don't actually find out at the time if the better life materializes.
There are hints in other albums, but Wrecking Ball confirms exactly what happens. You dream your whole life of escaping but you can't and the rich man shits all over you. I'm not American, so can't really comment on the cultural ramifications of Bruce's words, but it seems pretty clear that the American Dream has become a nightmare for most of the country's inhabitants.
Critics are lauding the album - best since Tunnel of Love, most confrontational since Nebraska. In this insightful piece, Louis Masur called Wrecking Ball the most musically innovative album of Springsteen's career; he praised the constant tension between words and music as an old Springsteenian songwriting device. So it must be pretty damn good? Right?
It is. And yet, and yet...There is something about the album that doesn't quite click - that 'thing' is the music. Listening to the songs, it is easy to understand Masur's argument. We've got the jingoistic 'We Take Care of Our Own,' the romping 'Shackled and Drawn', and the melancholy 'Jack Of All Trades', each of which present alternative musical voices to the lyrics. My problem is that I don't hear the music as oppositional; rather I hear it as the stylistic culmination of a decade's work.
Going back ten or so years, The Rising seemed to mark a shift in Springsteen's idiolect (the musical characteristics of a particular artist) songs towards Celtic-folk and gospel models. String sections become more prominent ('Lonesome Days', 'Mary's Place', 'The Rising', 'Waiting on a Sunny Day'). In the same songs, the 'breakdown' section is a notable addition to the standard verse-chorus structures. Derived from gospel, the texture drops away, the harmonies alternate between the tonic chord and the subdominant (up a fourth), and sometimes there is a repeated line ("turn it up" in 'Mary's Place'; 'With these hands' in 'My City of Ruins'). Finally, Springsteen uses a full backing vocal section, which gives the impression of a gospel choir, rather than the single voices that provided harmonies in earlier songs (Thunder Road, Badlands etc.).
We shouldn't be surprised by these changes - the breakdown section is quite evident in 'Backstreets' from 25 years earlier (the repeated 'Running on the Backstreets' line over oscillating G and C major chords), and in a quite brilliant essay for American Music, Joel Dinerstein convincingly demonstrated the connections between Springsteen's performing and musical style and soul music (Vol. 25, no. 4, 2007). Through the 2000s, Springsteen explored the folk genre in even greater depth with We Shall Overcome, before returning to rock aesthetic with Magic. Nonetheless the strings are still apparent on 'Girls In Their Summer Clothes' and 'Long Walk Home' and the pentatonic folk influences audible in 'You'll Be Coming Down.'
Wrecking Ball crystallizes these influences and thus it acts as the next (final perhaps?) musical step in this stage of Springsteen's career. 'Shackled and Drawn' has a pentatonic melody played by strings, three chords (Bb, Eb and F), a gospel choir, and a final call-to-arms for "everyone to stand up and be counted tonight..."; gospel vocals mark 'Land of Hope and Dreams'; 'We Take Care Of Our Own' uses celli in the same manner as 'The Rising' and 'Lonesome Days' and features a superb breakdown section to lead into the final chorus; 'Death to my Hometown' and 'Easy Money' are straight out of Irish lands; 'You've Got It' has blues inflections in the vocal and slide guitar, but, textually, sits firmly in Springsteen's post-2000 style with its acoustic guitar foundation and ringing electric slightly in the background. Much has been made of the drum loops created by Springsteen, but the beats themselves often mirror Max Weinberg's contributions, in particular, the heavy and deliberate snare hits.
My point is that the sounds of Wrecking Ball appear as an end in itself. Above these sounds, Springsteen has placed a selection of stories.
These observations ultimately lead us to that fundamental question of what can or does music mean? I will not attempt to answer that in any detail today; suffice to say, the most convincing argument I have read is Allan Moore's on the "Persona-Environment Relation" (Music Theory Online, 2004, developed in his 2001 book Rock: The Primary Text). His method for interpretation is based on the analogy of a person's speech (i.e. the singer) and their body language (i.e. the accompanying features). He outlines a range of types of relationships: broadly, the music indicates a style (i.e no impact on the lyrics), the music negates the lyrics, and the music enhances the lyrics. Thus, a song 'means' the combination of the various strands. Moore does not equate aesthetic judgment with these categories, although my initial belief is that the good songwriters naturally gravitate towards the latter categories. It does not seem unreasonable to equate the first category with someone delivering a speech with no body movement or energy; likewise, lyrics upon which the music has no effect have, I believe, less impact.
The critics are lining up to state that the high tempo, folk songs in fact mask the dark stories told by Springsteen. Fair call. However, from the perspective of his career development, it is equally possible to hear the lyrics and music as NOT tightly married. Granted, the folk and gospel styles connote 'the people' and their struggles, so perhaps, it is like a marriage of convenience. But the level of irony that was so gloriously apparent and biting in Springsteen's earlier days is much less convincing and, dare I say, meaningful in Wrecking Ball. Even though 'Born in the U.S.A' fitted the sound of stadium rock, it's cold textures from walls of synths and snares (again from Moore - take away one drum or one keyboard and there's nothing there) created a high degree of ambiguity. 'We Take Care of Our Own', its supposed successor, makes, paradoxically, this ambiguity all to obvious.
In closing, Wrecking Ball is a fine album. It is a testament to Springsteen's skill as a songwriter and a musician that, despite my problems, his stories are vivid and his sounds are so fresh and energetic that they induce repeated listening. Dave Marsh once said that the E Street Band was the greatest rock and roll band on the planet - I don't disagree. Springsteen by himself ain't half bad either. I will predict now that he will feature on most critical outlets' "Best of" lists at the end of 2012. All this for a guy who must be close to collecting a superannuation payment. But in another context, sitting quite close in my iTunes library to Wrecking Ball are his decades-old songs; when it comes to evaluating the best Boss songs, I don't think the new material will quite make the grade.
Postscript: As an addendum to yesterday's post, I have changed my mind - Jack Of All Trades might make the cut. Here, the tension between music and lyrics works. With the slow tempo and mournful trumpet solo, there is a lack of energy. Springsteen's vocal matches this perfectly, even though the surface message is positive (I'm a jack of all trades, we'll be alright); each phrase is one bar long and there are gaps between every line; the melody arches in the middle of sections but falls away as the narrator delivers his most optimistic words. Springsteen captures the voice of someone who has slogged his guts out, but has been screwed over and now...well, maybe, he just can't be fucked anymore. Don't know what Tom Morello's guitar solo at the end adds (come on Bruce, this isn't a power ballad!), but if you turn the song off at 4'57", it's a poignant tribute to the working class.
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Interesting analysis of the context of the work of The Boss, he has always made powerful music whilst speaking for the downtrodden. I'm reminded of songs like Atlantic Cirt, where he tells a story of no opportunity and being trapped in your own life by economic circumstance, or Born in the USA where he describes the experiences of a returned Vietnam veteran, forgotten by the powerful people whose interests were served by that terrible war. A song like the Ghost of Tom Joad seems oddly prophetic, it may have been written during Reagan years, but the sense of economic hopelessness evoked could apply just as well to America in the present day, or as this youtube clip shows, during the Great Depression. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4gra-OuONI&feature=related)ReplyDelete
Bruce Springsteen, when he describes what it is like to be at the bottom of the trickle down theory, remains on of the most relevant and important musicians to emerge from America.Replies
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Thanks for your comment. The character Tom Joad is taken from Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, so your connection there is certainly on the money!
I guess what I was trying to argue is that the musical irony inherent in some of Springsteen's earlier work is not quite as pointed on Wrecking Ball. Ultimately, this is nit-picking, but, hey as one of the great songwriters of the last 50 years we can probably hold him to high standards. In the last paragraph or two, I was trying to qualify that argument by pointing out that his songs are still so penetrating and poignant that my criticisms probably don't matter all that much. Springsteen could sit there and bang a drum and his songs would still be replete with meaning and feeling. Well...maybe not, but you get the picture!