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Temple of Doom: Paul Temple (BBC, 1969-71)
Posted on May 20, 2013 by billysmart
'Paul Temple: The Guilty Must Die' (BBC1, 4 August 1971) Douglas Camfield's characteristic mastery of depth of field is on display in Ros Drinkwater's pop art studio. Just imagine what this must have looked like in the original colour!
(Review of The Paul Temple Black & White Collection, originally published on Tachyon TV, 2012)
A common game played by fans of old British TV drama is identifying rival copycat productions in the eternal competition between the BBC and ITV. So, for example, Target shall forever be known as "The BBC Sweeney", while few conversations about Enemy at the Door take very long before someone describes it as "the ITV Secret Army". Sometimes these comparisons can be a bit unfair, but more usually they are uncomfortably accurate. So I can't think of a better way to easily explain the intentions behind the strange case of Paul Temple than to describe it as "the BBC Saint"
The similarities in the formats of the two shows are striking; both series derived from long-running popular sources in other media, and presented the adventures of a globetrotting gentleman amateur detective, righting wrongs and solving crimes for no reason of reward beyond the hero's own inherent chivalry. Before reaching British television screens in 1969, Francis Durbridge's creation had already been heard on the radio and read about in novels since the thirties, been made into films in the forties, and then been adapted into an immensely popular radio series in Germany.
This German success was crucial to the form that the inevitable television version of Paul Temple eventually took. With the stories being as popular abroad as at home, a Paul Temple series was likely to gather strong sales overseas. After a conventionally produced first series (none of which survives) a canny BBC Enterprises took advantage of German interest, and from then on Paul Temple became the BBC's first international drama co-production, financed and filmed in association with Taurus Films GMBH of Munich. The resulting shows showed off their higher budget by incorporating extensive filming in exotic and glamorous European locations such as beaches and ski resorts, shot on cinematic 35mm film, before returning back to Television Centre to record the interiors on videotape. The series might have only run for two years, but had a very high turnover of production, churning out 64 episodes, with the BBC transferring producer Derrick Sherwin away from Doctor Who to oversee the demanding show at short notice – the effect on Who being the main reason that Paul Temple is remembered these days.
Three years ago, Acorn released the eleven surviving colour episodes of Paul Temple on DVD, and a rum and disconcertingly unfamiliar type of programme it turned out to be when watched. The sense of disconnection between film and studio that viewers too young to have grown up with the convention often feel when watching old television is felt even by TV swots such as myself when Paul Temple switches back and forth between attempted James Bond-style glamour in Istanbul bazaars and a Wood Green interiors.
Perhaps a series with a stronger sense of character and reason for existing might have been able to overcome this handicap of an oddly juxtaposed style, but Paul Temple's major flaw lay in its insipid generic hero. Paul Temple turned out to be a man who it was very hard to care about or find interesting. He's a successful thriller writer – as demonstrated by his complaining about his publisher and deadlines at the beginning of each episode – whose emotional involvement with the alarming situations that he faces varies between mild amusement and mild exasperation. Francis Matthews' performance as Temple tried to convey this as a suave and admirable sang-froid, but the thinness of the material that he had to work with meant that he really came over as a detective who's bored with his adventures. Ros Drinkwater, as his wife and partner in crime-solving, Steve, fared only slightly better, as at least the plots often required her to flirt with villains and dash about the place in a different natty designer trouser suit in each episode. The intention behind this couple was that the husband and wife shared brittle and ironic sparring dialogue with each other, a purpose generally sunk by this dialogue never quite managing to be funny.
The original Acorn box set missed out the five episodes that only survive on monochrome 16mm prints, an omission rectified by this second collection. Seeing these particular shows in black and white doesn't make as much difference as you might expect, as they happen to be the final five episodes of Paul Temple when resources for overseas locations had run out, and the closest thing we get to international glamour is confined to some stock footage of an Irish race meeting, so you're not left feeling deprived of any diverting colourfulness that you might be missing out on.
Seeing these episodes is an instructive lesson in the sort of things that reach the screen when a programme ends its run, limping exhaustedly towards completion. In one edition Francis Matthews is clearly indisposed and George Sewell steps in to do the necessary legwork to solve the crime, aided by three brief appearances of Paul Temple in filmed inserts. A couple of rather risky scripts reach production, the sort of stories that would have stayed in the filing cabinet if there was other material left to work with.
These two stories aren't necessarily the best of Paul Temple, but they do attempt to do something more interesting than the usual whodunit fare. John Wiles' 'Long Ride to Red Gap' concerns a Surrey approved school, where a Lord of the Flies-style tribe of delinquent boys run riot around their drunken headmaster (Kevin Stoney) and terrorise the outskirts of Guildford, stealing dynamite and causing cars to crash while dressed as Native Americans. Another attempt at social commentary can be found in the final episode, 'Critics, Yes! But this is Ridiculous!' in which a Scottish holiday for Paul and Steve is disrupted by murderous goings on at a hippy commune. The suspicious locals – who perhaps inevitably include Angus Lennie – are appalled by the scandalous goings-on on their doorstep ("They're dope fiends an' layabouts! Aye, she used to be a nice girl until she went awa' to that university"), while Temple's attempts to intervene are met with hostility by the hippies ("You have bad vibrations, man"). A young Maurice Roeves plays the thankless part of the charismatic cult leader, less Charles Manson than George Best in a kaftan.
Even an unexceptional drama series made by the BBC in the early seventies could call upon a raft of very talented and original directors to add mobility and intelligence to matters, seen here in the contributions of such familiar Doctor Who names as Michael Ferguson and George Spenton-Foster. This is most apparent in 'The Guilty Must Die', an episode directed by Douglas Camfield, whose audacious style (dramatic close ups, starting a scene by cutting into a detail, making rooms feel like unfamiliar and dangerous spaces) could always be relied upon to make the most routine scripts look as close to Hitchcock thrillers as television could achieve. He also knew how to cast a production in depth, seen here in the presence of Joe Melia and Sylvia Syms, and from the early moment that Michael Sheard appears in a minor role as a lovelorn accountant, you know that this is going to be an enjoyable fifty minutes. That said, you do also have the alarming sight of Patrick Mower as a swinging gold-digging seducer, chatting up Mrs. Temple in a swanky restaurant ("For a married woman, you're very forward. Your place?")
Although a general blandness of characterization and vagueness of purpose don't make Paul Temple an especially satisfying programme to watch, period BBC strengths of production and acting do mean that these episodes give genuine surface pleasure for the viewer. But the greatest promise that this release holds is in demonstrating the willingness of non-BBC companies to release black and white BBC programmes. Since 2Entertain have a horror of releasing any black and white drama that isn't telefantasy then it would be great if the likes of Acorn could do the same thing for the BBC that Network do for ITV. Just imagine the sets that we could be enjoying: Maigret, Z-Cars, Doctor Finlay…
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Q: 12.04 Audio skipping occasionally I'm having a problem with skipping audio on two different machines, both with up-to-date Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop installed (one 32 bit, the other 64)
It doesn't happen all the time (maybe once per song when it gets bad), and happens regardless of the program creating the audio (could be streaming through Grooveshark, or playing files with VLC, etc.)
Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening, or how I could fix it? I don't really even know where to start.
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A: I had exactly the same problem (audio skips and stutters at random, CPU usage low) with Ubuntu 14.04. Upgrading Alsa/DKMS following this procedure solved my issues: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/UpgradingAlsa/DKMS

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A: First I would check if it is a problem on PulseAudio or ALSA-level. Try playing some music in a program that outputs directly to ALSA (launched with pasuspender in Ubuntu). When I had a similar problem I used Mixxx.
If the skipping does not occur you can be pretty sure it is a PulseAudio problem.

A: Jordan, I have been having this same issue for quite some time now. I followed the steps at this page and I haven't noticed any skipping when playing audio/video in VLC. Hopefully this solves the problem.

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Officially Indian : symbols that define the United States / Cécile R. Ganteaume ; foreword by Colin G. Calloway ; afterword by Paul Chaat Smith.
Washington, DC : National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 2017.
From maps, monuments, and architectural features to stamps and currency, images of Native Americans have been used again and again on visual expressions of American national identity since before the country's founding. In this in-depth study, Cécile R. Ganteaume argues that these representations are not empty symbols but reflect how official and semi-official government institutions -- from the U.S. Army and the Department of the Treasury to the patriotic fraternal society Sons of Liberty -- have attempted to define what the country stands for. Seen collectively and studied in detail, American Indian imagery on a wide range of emblems -- almost invariably distorted and bearing little relation to the reality of Native American-U.S. government relations -- sheds light on the United States' evolving sense of itself as a democratic nation. Generation after generation, Americans have needed to define anew their relationship with American Indians, whose lands they usurped and whom they long regarded as fundamentally different from themselves. Such images as a Plains Indian buffalo hunter on the 1898 four-cent stamp and Sequoyah's likeness etched into glass doors at the Library of Congress in 2013 reveal how deeply rooted American Indians are in U.S. national identity. While the meanings embedded in these artifacts can be paradoxical, counterintuitive, and contradictory to their eras' prevailing attitudes toward actual American Indians, Ganteaume shows how the imagery has been crucial to the ongoing national debate over what it means to be an American.
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Bears miss out on first-round bye but have plenty of momentum heading into the playoffs
The best-case scenario for the Bears would have been lucking into a first-round bye and getting an extra week to prepare for the playoffs.
That would have required an improbable upset by the injury-riddled 49ers against the Rams in Los Angeles.
That scenario didn't come to pass Sunday afternoon, but probably more importantly the Bears head into the postseason for the first time in eight years playing well as they pounded the NFC North rival Vikings 24-10 at U.S. Bank Stadium, knocking the defending division champions out of the postseason.
The Bears improved to 12-4, a remarkable seven-game improvement under first-year coach Matt Nagy. It's the most wins for a first-year coach in franchise history. By knocking the Vikings out, the Bears will host the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles in the wild-card round next weekend at Soldier Field.
The Bears knew they likely would wind up with the No. 3 seed in the NFC and with a wild-card-round game at home. With a young roster, the majority of which is not playoff-tested, Nagy made the right decision by ensuring his team went into the playoffs playing well. That meant keeping their best players on the field Sunday. It was a raucous environment, thanks to a stadium-record crowd of 66,878, something that can't be replicated in practice no matter how loud your crowd-noise speakers are, and the kind of thing the Bears will have to tackle if they want to make a deep playoff run.
Wide receivers Anthony Miller and Taylor Gabriel left the game with shoulder injuries, and that's concerning given that receiver Allen Robinson was held out of this game with a rib injury suffered in last week's victory against the 49ers. But there was no other way to get these players prepared for the kind of hostile crowd the Bears would have to handle in, say, New Orleans in the NFC championship game. The Eagles didn't escape their 24-0 victory over the Redskins in Washington without damage as quarterback Nick Foles was knocked out with a rib injury.
The Bears simply haven't faced a rough spot on the road since the season opener in Green Bay. Maybe this is something Nagy had in mind as his offensive linemen were forced to work off silent counts and still did a good job protecting for quarterback Mitch Trubisky and opening holes in the ground game as Jordan Howard (21 carries, 109 yards, two touchdowns) topped 100 yards for only the second time this season and the second time in the last four games.
Trubisky was sharp with the football with no turnovers. He completed 18 of 26 passes for 163 yards, a perfect 40-yard pass to Gabriel setting up a 1-yard touchdown run for Howard in the second quarter. That's the kind of efficient effort the Bears need from Trubisky in the playoffs, and he didn't look jumpy at all with the stadium roaring at the start.
After the Vikings pulled within 13-10 late in the third quarter, the Bears marched 75 yards on 16 plays in a drive that consumed 9 minutes, 5 seconds and might be remembered as one of the most important possessions of the regular season. Tarik Cohen scored on a 4-yard run and then linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski caught a pass from Trubisky for a two-point conversion with Nagy's faith in kicker Cody Parkey probably on pause for the remainder of the season after he banged a try off the right upright for his third miss on a point-after attempt this season.
Fill-in Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski got the job three weeks ago with the mandate to run the football, but there was no place to go against the Bears' front.
Even as it became apparent the 49ers weren't going to catch up to the Rams, who led 31-10 at halftime, the Bears had their starters on the field into the fourth quarter. The Vikings ran the ball 15 times for 63 yards, and that wasn't enough to create any kind of play-action passing game for Kirk Cousins, the $84 million man who was supposed to get the Vikings over the hump after they reached the NFC title game last season.
Cousins completed 20 of 33 passes for only 132 yards. He was forced to get the ball out quickly, which prevented Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen from challenging the secondary. The defense has played against a few better offenses, but this was a pretty dominating effort and without the benefit of a home crowd.
Nagy rotated in reserves in the fourth quarter, and they still dominated Cousins and the Vikings offense. Roy Robertson-Harris went off after he crushed Cousins and it looked like he jammed his neck on impact.
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The 49ers never had a shot as the Rams wound up whipping them 48-32, eliminating the Bears' hopes of earning a coveted bye.
With the bye out of the equation, the Bears' best move was to go into the playoffs with momentum. After winning their fourth straight game and fifth straight in the division, they have it.
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'Into the Woods'' transformative journey to enter Dunham Hall April 22
"Into the Woods" interweaves characters from the various Brothers Grimm fairy tale stories: "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella" and "Rapunzel" among others with transformations among cast members.
Alexis Ronan, Miles Tillman and Halley Robertson perform in SIUE's production of "Into the Woods." For ticket information contact the box office 618-650-2774 or toll free at 1-888-328-5168, extension 2774. Photo courtesy of SIUE marketing and communications department.
Professor Marc Schapman serves as musical director of SIUE's production of the musical. He co-directs the cast of 20 students with theater and dance professor Peter Cocuzza.
The musical first opened on Broadway in 1987 in which Stephen Sondheim composed the score, and James Lapine, who authored the book also directed its debut.
According to Schapman, "Into the Woods," was released as a movie in 2014, and the show is whimsical, comical, unbelievable, really sensitive and very romantic.
"The story lines represent a nice array of moments in the show," Schapman said. "It's not always lovey dovey or slapstick. It's always a roller coaster of emotions."
Most people know these fairy tale stories and relate to the subject matter which also feature lots of themes, ideas and commentaries, according to Schapman.
Theater major Alexis Ronan, who plays the baker's wife said her role is very challenging to play because she has to try to understand her character's often-changing emotions.
"I can't just play her at one level. Every single scene her emotions are very different. She has a very big heart. She's very maternal. She's very caring. But a lot of times she reaches a tipping point where she becomes opportunistic, or selfish," Ronan said. "She was challenging for me because I couldn't stay at one level the whole time."
"In the Woods" is a beautiful show, according to Ronan, and has been one of her favorite musicals.
She said she hopes people will take away from that it is just like real life because although "happily ever after" occurs after Act I, the second half, according to Ronan, goes beyond "happily ever after."
"It takes a fairy tale and it makes it reminiscent of real life," Ronan said.
Junior music major Tyler Green, who plays Cinderella's Prince, said his character has a lot of comedic moments and as his character is elevated in his status, he is very disconnected from the other characters.
He added that the Prince does not have a lot of common sense to deal with real world matters.
"He tries to be very charming and very seductive to get what he wants, and so that's kind of a new thing I'm having to experiment with and that's very fun for me," Green said.
The story, according to Green, is very endearing, and he adds that there is a twist on these well-known fairy tales.
Green said it allows for the characters to be a bit more human.
"The audience ought to find at least one character to relate to in a lot of ways," Green said.
He added it has a lot of laughs and great musicians within the show.
The qualities and melodies, according to Schapman, are very accessible to the audience.
"There is a repeated tune that burrows its way through the show," Schapman said. "There's a lot of repeated ideas musically. When you have a lot of repetition and melodies you walk away each night after rehearsal humming a tune in your head."
Cocuzza, who has worked on several musicals together with Schapman said he thinks it is a win-win for both departments and their respective students.
According to Cocuzza, it is a challenge because music students get to act and theater students get to sing.
Schapman said one benefit is it gives students confidence who may think they are not singers.
"Anytime you have to step outside of your comfort zone, that's a very vulnerable situation," Schapman said. "That's just part of growing up–taking chances and risks musically and theatrically."
According to Schapman, coaching and teaching their weak spots is a form of education, and to watch the students strive to get better since the beginning rehearsals is fulfilling
"A couple of them discover how talented they already were," Schapman said.
Junior theater major Shawna Trusty plays Little Red's grandmother and the voice of the Giant and said being at rehearsal every day and working with the cast as actor along with seeing how they are onstage helps her efforts as also makeup designer.
Trusty said they use prosthetics in the show for the Witch and the Wolf.
The Witch does a full makeup and body transformation onstage which involves using prosthetics and masks, according to Trusty.
"That's my biggest project," Trusty said. "She is an ugly old hag, and then she suddenly becomes beautiful again."
Schapman noted a big scene in the show where one character has an effect on what everyone else does within the show.
"In the end everyone realizes that when everyone does something that it has impact on everyone else and their actions have larger consequences (impact on other people) than we might have thought. That's the morale of the story," Schapman said.
Cocuzza noted that in a musical of this size and scope they are not only dependent on the skills of the singers and performers but the skills of the students who work backstage moving the scenery and running the sounds and lights.
"One part simply can't work without the other, so one of the challenges of any production is to bring all the talents to bear each night," Cocuzza said.
"Into the Woods" opens at SIUE's Dunham Hall Theater on Wednesday, April 22 and runs through Sunday, April 26. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wed-Sat. and 2 p.m. on Sunday. For ticket information contact the box office 618-650-2774 or toll free at 1-888-328-5168, extension 2774.
Filed Under: Music • Theater & Dance
Tags: Alexis Ronan, Brothers Grimm fairy tale stories, Dunham hall, featured, Halley Robertson, Into the Woods, James Lapine, Marc Schapman, Miles Tillman, peter cocuzza, Shawna Trusty, Stephen Sondheim, Theresa San Luis, Tyler Green
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Back when Vans was operating out of a single storefront, one of the things that set their deck shoes apart was that customers could bring in their own fabric, and have a custom pair of Vans made. This individualistic bent continued with Vans producing their own distinctive and wild colors and patterns, and even holding contests where the public would submit their own designs to the company.
These classic Vans silhouettes feature some touchstones of offbeat pattern design. The Hawaiian motifs of tropical flowers and Hula dancers and the casual dining theme of hamburgers and tacos are firmly established as visual signifiers of carefree, possibly not always within all the rules, definitely not always good for you, good times.


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» Judge finds that extortion led to property division settlement
Judge finds that extortion led to property division settlement
On Behalf of Law Office of Rebekah Brown-Wiseman, P.A. | Sep 2, 2015 | Divorce |
Many in Florida are familiar with the career of Terrence Howard, star of the hit television series "Empire" aired by Fox. The actor went through a difficult divorce that was completed in 2012 when he signed a settlement agreement with his former wife. The result of that property division agreement was very favorable toward Howard's ex-wife. That, according to Howard's attorneys, was the result of extortion and coercion during the negotiation process.
A judge has reviewed those claims and, in a recent hearing, found that there was undue influence placed upon Howard when he signed the divorce agreement. As a result, the agreement was overturned. The former couple will now have to renegotiate the division of marital assets.
Specifically, the court heard evidence that included a recorded phone call in which Howard's ex-wife threatened to release private information about the actor for payment unless he gave in to her financial demands. On that occasion, the ex demanded that $40,000 be paid by the end of the day. That payment was issued to her via Howard's accountant.
Couples who are in the process of property division negotiations should do so absent any form of undue stress or coercion. If a settlement is reached while one party is under duress, the agreement can be rendered null and void, as in this high-profile example. Anyone in Florida who feels that they have been placed under duress during divorce negotiations may benefit by consulting an attorney to determine if the matter should be brought before a court of law.
Source: ABC News, "Judge Overturns Actor Terrence Howard's Divorce Settlement", Anthony McCartney, Aug. 24, 2015


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An Act amending the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, further providing for qualifications for license.
Representative TOPPER
Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, June 8, 2020 [House]
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact - Additional Cosponsor Memo
This bill amends the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.0261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act. Other bills that also amend the same statute are listed below.
HB 106 Rep. QUINN
Memo: Genetic Counselors Ordering Genetic Testing
HB 1926 Rep. READSHAW
Memo: Revoking the License of a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine for the Theft of a Controlled Substance
HB 1998 Rep. SONNEY
Memo: Modernizing Physician Assistant Practices
SB 341 Sen. KILLION
SB 699 Sen. GORDNER
Memo: Allowing Physicians to Utilize a Designee for Preparation of Written Agreements
Only the first 5 bills are included here. Looking for more? View all legislation amending October 5, 1978 (P.L.1109, No.0261), known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act
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Q: Script to convert epoch time to human readable format I have a file which contain multiple rows. Some rows represent date and time but that time is in Epoch format. I have tried using some command but that command converted all of the numeric digits. I want to convert only what is applicable.
Same file is as below :-

cat FORMATTED
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0='917598936722' 395='1529313008' 391='0' 165='0' 142='0' 131='Status_Pending'
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0='917598936722'    :MSISDN
131='Status_Pending':PROMO_TP3_STATUS
142='0'             :USAGE_COUNT_3_STATUS
165='0'             :EBUCKET_USAGE_TS_3
391='0'             :PROM_3_END_TIMESTAMP
395='1529313008'    :Date_TC1
396=='1529313008'   :TC2

I need to convert the epoch time present in rows Date_TC1 and TC2. Similar to this there are many more rows and I don't which row represent Epoch date/time; but where this date/time is present in Epoch format, I need to convert to human readable format.

A: cat conv.awk

/Date_TC1/||/TC2/   {
    split($0, r, "'")
    print(r[1], strftime("%c", r[2]), r[3], r[4])
    next
    }

{ print }

awk -f conv.awk src.txt
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0='917598936722' 395='1529313008' 391='0' 165='0' 142='0' 131='Status_Pending'
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0='917598936722'    :MSISDN
131='Status_Pending':PROMO_TP3_STATUS
142='0'             :USAGE_COUNT_3_STATUS
165='0'             :EBUCKET_USAGE_TS_3
391='0'             :PROM_3_END_TIMESTAMP
395= Mon 18 Jun 2018 11:10:08 AM CEST     :Date_TC1
396== Mon 18 Jun 2018 11:10:08 AM CEST    :TC2

A: Using GNU sed, try this:
sed -re 's/([0-1][0-6][0-9]{8})/$(date -d @&)/g;
         /date -d/ s/\x27/\\\x27/g;
         /date -d/ s/\$[^(]/\\$\(/g;
         /date -d/ s/.*/echo &/e' FORMATTED

Explanation:

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*s/([0-1][0-6][0-9]{8})/$(date -d @&)/g: Replace all timestamps (10 digits with 00 - 16 as first numbers) with $(date -d @<timestamp>)

*/date -d/: Only run the following commands when date -d was found in the line (= lines that we changed in the previous step)

*s/\x27/\\\x27/g: Replace all ' with \' so that everything in between will be interpreted in the last step.

*s/\$[^(]/\\$\(/g;: Replace all $ that are not followed by a ( with \$, so that these will not be interpreted as variable in the last step

*s/.*/echo &/;e: Execute (e) an echo on the whole line (.*)

Note: This behaves similar to eval, executing everything that is in the original file, e.g. `do_something_evil`.

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Topic CRM
SubTopic CRM strategy
CRM careers
Oracle CRM
SAP C4/HANA
Handling hosted CRM growing pains
As smaller companies mature and their functional needs grow, are they likely to say so long to hosted CRM?
Jon Panker, Vice President, International
In 2001, then-software startup MercuryMD Inc. chose hosted CRM because it didn't have the budget for an on-premise rollout.
About a year later, a single reason compelled the Durham, N.C.-based health care applications firm to bring CRM in-house: At the time, its provider didn't enable offline access.
"It became clear as our folks were traveling that the online software had some limitations," said David Levin, MercuryMD's director of marketing.
So, MercuryMD turned off its hosted service from Salesforce.com and installed SalesLogix software. It now has 35 users running SalesLogix 6.1 to track leads, gauge marketing activity and keep tabs on trouble-tickets and customer deployments.
Levin said MercuryMD is happy with its decision to bring CRM in-house but would have stuck with Salesforce.com had it had an offline edition. The San Francisco-based vendor has since released that edition.
Many of the benefits of hosting -- such as low upfront costs and the ability to free up internal IT staffs -- appeal largely to smaller businesses with less complex CRM needs. As these companies mature and their functional needs grow, are they likely to follow MercuryMD's lead and give hosting the heave ho?
Thus far, analysts said a relatively small number of hosted CRM users have abandoned the model.
Chris Selland, vice president of sell-side research at Boston-based Aberdeen Group Inc., doesn't expect a hosting mass exodus. He said hosted CRM might not meet a company's need because it is tougher to integrate and customize and its monthly rental fees may result in a higher total cost of ownership.
Is hosted CRM really faster and cheaper? Our editors debate the merits
Learn more about some of the hosted CRM providers
However, providers are already addressing two of those three limitations. The hosted players are releasing application programming interfaces and development platforms like Salesforce.com's sforce that make it easier for businesses to customize and integrate the hosted services. Third-party developers are also signing on to produce add-ons to hosted software.
That means economics may be the biggest threat for hosting. Selland said hosted CRM makes sense for customers with fewer than 50 seats. As the size of a deployment grows, however, he said the on-premise option is often cheaper.
"It's like a car. If I'm going to use a car one a day a month, I should rent it. If I'm going to use it every single day and drive it into the ground, I should buy it," Selland said.
Other analysts have said that hosting ends up costing more in the long haul regardless of deployment size.
Hosted CRM and accounting provider NetSuite Inc. in San Mateo, Calif., said it has lost just a handful of its 7,000 customers because the company's needs outpaced its software's functionality.
"From our perspective, everything's going the opposite way," said NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson. "People are running to this model."
Making the switch
When companies lease their CRM software, the data sits outside the corporate firewall, usually in a data center many miles away from its headquarters. Standard hosting contracts spell out the type of access that businesses have to their data. Contracts often also include migration plans, in the event of a vendor switch.
Nelson said that his customers are welcome to their data "anytime they want it" -- even if that means a nightly data export for complex internal reporting.
Still, Selland said transferring data after a vendor swap isn't always foolproof. While companies can easily get their core information, they often lose valuable data structure. For instance, when transferring sales force automation data, businesses may be able to capture all their account information but might not be able to recreate linkages between accounts, opportunities and appointments, according to Selland.
"It's disruptive to rip out one of these systems and go with another," Selland said. That's why his primary advice is to negotiate with an existing vendor before abandoning it; a firm may find that provider is better able to meet its needs than it initially thought.
MercuryMD's Levin described his 30-day data migration project as "smooth" and commends Salesforce.com for sending the data. The lone hiccup in MercuryMD's SalesLogix installation came in synchronization.
Hosting is here to stay
Even if they lose some hosting customers over time, vendors now realize that this is a viable way to sell software. In the last few years, CRM providers have looked to steal a slice of the growing hosted pie from industry pioneers like Salesforce.com, which now boasts more than 11,000 customers.
Siebel Systems Inc., the longtime on-premise CRM software leader, scrapped its initial foray into hosting. Yet, last year it did an about face, reentering the market by partnering with IBM and acquiring hosted provider UpShot Corp.
Siebel touts a hybrid CRM model that boasts simple integration between its on-premise applications and Siebel CRM OnDemand hosted software. That strategy enables companies to get their feet wet with hosted software and then upgrade to on-premise as the business grows or to link CRM applications in the corporate headquarters with hosted software at far-flung divisions.
Just about every CRM vendor now has a hosting strategy, especially those targeting small and midsized companies. Pleasanton, Calif.-based FrontRange Solutions has been busy re-architecting its software and will roll out its first hosted application later this year. Best Software, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company that makes SalesLogix, last year acquired ACCPAC International Inc. in an effort to give its customers a hosted alternative.
Jon Van Duyne, Best's senior vice president and general manager of SalesLogix, said he's considering a migration path from ACCPAC to SalesLogix for customers looking for a deeper technology offering once they experience some CRM success.
Hosted CRM's future
Most expect that hosted CRM will continue to gain traction, especially since its providers haven't tapped the lion's share of the market. The vast majority of smaller businesses still haven't invested in packaged CRM software.
Still, few dispute that hosting will evolve.
Ben Kiker, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Bellevue, Wash.-based Onyx Software Corp., predicts companies will still host their CRM software, but some will do it themselves instead of contracting with a provider. Onyx, which has historically offered its midmarket CRM applications through traditional license agreements, has hosted CRM partnerships with vendors like IBM.
Within 18 months, Kiker said many larger organizations will realize that it doesn't make sense to pay monthly fees to an outside provider to rent a smattering of CRM seats across multiple divisions.
"One day, someone is going to start doing the math on what they're spending on a monthly basis and say, 'why are we doing that?'" Kiker said.
The smarter budgetary bet, he said, would be for these bigger businesses to host the software in their own data center and extend it out to divisions or subsidiaries in a utility computing model.
Selland expects the most significant change to be a narrowing of the gap between hosted and on-premise offerings. Soon, he said, the user interfaces and functionality will be similar.
"The only real difference will be what your invoice looks like," Selland said. "How do you pay for the software and where does the server sit?"
Despite its CRM experience, MercuryMD wants to make it clear that it's still bullish on the hosted model. In fact, it's building a hosted version of one of its health-care applications, largely to target customers looking for upfront cost savings.
"I don't know too many startups or small teams in large corporations that can shell out $50,000 to $100,000," Levin said.
Dig Deeper on CRM strategy and implementation
SalesLogix CRM 7.5 demonstration screencast
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Sage takes ACT to the Web
By: Barney Beal
SAP CRM could have big year ahead
Preserve Your Choices When You Deploy Digital Workspaces –Citrix
Content spotlight: Sales excellence – SearchCustomerExperience
Survey: CRM users eager for Web services – SearchAppArchitecture
Is price the new CRM battleground? – SearchCustomerExperience


…Them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
God honors those who honor Him. He'll never forget the seeds of loyalty you sow. He'll multiply them and give them back to you in a harvest of blessing. And Malachi 3:17 says when He makes up His jewels, you'll be forever among them.
Forever. Think about that for a moment. By honoring God with your life and your lips, you're stepping into a realm of blessing that will literally take an eternity to explore.
Once you begin to get that kind of eternal perspective on things, you'll see that it's grossly immature to get mad at God when temporary things don't work out exactly how and when you want them to. You'll see that your loyalty must be first of all to God, that you must seek first His kingdom—even when things seem to be going wrong. The Bible says that if you'll do that, all these other things will be added unto you.
God never forgets. He'll never forget that in the heat of the battle, when others were giving up and saying, "Hey, this faith stuff doesn't work!" you were still honoring Him by standing firm and speaking His promises.
So determine in your heart today to be loyal toward God in every word you speak. Make up your mind once and for all that nothing in your life is as vital as honoring Him. Keep honoring Him and speaking words of faith.
It will work deliverance for you in this life, and in eternity you'll sure be glad you did.


As those who've followed my posts on lowering the 924 know, I've slammed the car to gain aero benefit. In that process I relied on the assumption and accepted as fact, that the tops of the front and rear wheel well arches were the same distance from the ground when the car was level.
With that assumption (regrettably) I didn't also measure the height from four hard suspension mounting locations. I also read that the interior surface of the 924's rocker panel (with the door open) is parellel to the car's stance.
Presently the distance measured from the top of the front wheel well arch is about 1.5" higher than same measurement taken at the the rear wheel arch. But a bubble level placed on the rocker panel upper surface (door open) says the car is now level. So which is correct?
Assignment: If any of you would, please measure the height of your front and rear wheel wells and then use a level on your rocker panel, and report back on your findings. That will solve my simple minded confusion.
P.S. The distance measured from the ground to the rocker panel pinch welds is essentially the same front and rear confirming the bubble level.
Front fender opening definitely taller than the rear.
+1 focus on the spirit level placed on the sills. You should aim for a slight front rake or level. Use bolt heads or chassis spots under the car to ensure front rear diagonal measurements. Not the fenders. Ideally a four wheel Hunter laser geo with ride height or corner weight session should be employed for proper chassis set up.


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On the latest episode of BNN's The Disruptors, Sharon Zohar, CEO of The Big Push, a Toronto-based accelerator that wants to help female innovators get investment ready, discussed the funding gender gap in Canadian startup communities.
In the video below, Zohar says that women-led startups receive less than 3 percent of venture funding. According to Zohar, the initial step to correcting that gap is translating what female disruptors have to a more male-dominated space.
When asked about the recent attention Silicon Valley has received regarding sexism, Zohar suggested that the industry is not at a tipping point yet. For her, this is just the beginning of a larger conversation that will continue, and needs to include men.


Editor's Note: The headline of this story was changed from its original posting.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (2/7/19) —A resolution that calls on the federal government to expedite research on the safety and effectiveness of medical marijuana is on its way to full House for a vote.
Bentley, who has been a practicing pharmacist for more than four decades, told the committee that HCR 5 is a call for safe medication management.
Should HCR 5 become law, it will be forwarded to the Federal Drug Administration, National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Drug Enforcement Administration for consideration.


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Qatar aims to double its gas-derived petrochemical output by 2020
April 06/2012
(downstreamtoday) -- After focusing on LNG and GTL, Qatar is now aiming to spend USD25 billion to double its gas-derived petrochemical output by 2020
Qatar's giant gas reserves have transformed the fortunes of the small Arabian peninsula state. The country has, by some metrics already become the richest place on earth.
Having mastered the upstream business, attentions are now being turned to its downstream dreams, a logical next step to further monetise its hydrocarbon riches, and diversify its economy beyond the cash-for-gas model.
"In the hydrocarbon area, we are now focusing on petrochemicals," says Abdulrahman al-Shaibi, managing director of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority. "We will spend USD25 billion on creating additional petrochemical industries as an important feedstock for small and medium-sized companies," al-Shaibi adds.
As part of its ambitious petrochemical programme, Qatar aims to further expand its throughput by 2020. "We aim to more than double our annual petrochemical production capacity from currrent 9.2 million tonnes to 23 million tonnes by 2020," says Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada, minister of energy and industry, managing director and chairman of the board of Qatar Petroleum (QP).
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It's Effies night tonight. Who are going to win big?
These are possibly the mostly fiercely contested awards in India and this year every single agency and client of significance has participated in the awards...
Updated: October 29, 2021, 20:13 IST
It's that time of the year again. The pinnacle of the advertising and marketing industry award, the Effies are here. These are possibly the mostly fiercely contested awards in India and this year every single agency and client of significance has participated in the awards. The pandemic had created a sense of despondency and these award provided a much needed sense of celebration for the industry.
Since Effies are possibly the most contested and coveted effectiveness awards, there are lots of people who are willing to make guesses and the rumour mill goes into an overdrive. At ETBrandEquity.com we thought it maybe worthwhile to put together a bit of an analysis to see who are going to win big.
The shortlists are up on the ad club's website and we could see some patterns emerging.
The client of the year
Every year, every single marketer looks forward to this trophy. The last few years HUL had a monopoly of sorts on this award. Cadbury India won it 2 years in a row in 2011 and 2012. After that from 2013 to 2020 HUL won it 6 out of 7 times. In 2020 they shared it with Star India and 2018 One97 Communication (PayTM) won the coveted trophy.
Will it be HUL again? HUL has a whopping 23 shortlists. Mondelez has 18, Reckitt Benkiser 12, ITC, Nestle, Pepsico have 11 a piece. So is it going to be HUL again or will Mondelez pip them to the post?
The adclub website doesn't specify the name of the agency in the shortlist but we could figure out most.
Four agencies have 40 or more shortlists according to our analysis. They are McCann, Ogilvy, Mullen Lowe Lintas and DDB Mudra Group. The last few years have been dominated by three out of these four. In the last 10 years Ogilvy won it 5 times, Lowe won it 3 times and McCann won it 3 times. Last Effie had a joint winner –McCann and Ogilvy tied for the top slot.
So who is it going to be this year? We reached out to Partha Sinha, an Effie veteran and the President of the Ad club on this issue. In between hearty laughter he said " It's really difficult to hazard a guess on this one. The Gold, Silver and Bronze have different points. Then something like the grand Effie can change the equation completely. Then there are points for finalists, contributing agency and so on. If you ask me it is easier to wait for the event than to guess the winner."
The Grand Effie
The grand Effie is the crown jewel of the Effies. There's no way to know or guess what can win it. But in the last three years the Grand Effie went to Ogilvy twice and 82.5 Communication for Star Plus, Fevikwik and Bisleri respectively.
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Neuroprotective effect of saponin rich extract of Acorus calamus L. in rat model of chronic constriction injury (CCI) of sciatic nerve-induced neuropathic pain.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2012 Aug 01; 142(3):723-31.JE
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE
Traditionally, Acorus calamus has been used for the treatment and management of headache, migraine, body ache and severe inflammatory pain in the Unani, Ayurveda and Indian system of medicine.
Present study focuses on the evaluation of saponin rich extract of Acorus calamus (SRE-AC) in chronic constriction injury (CCI) of sciatic nerve induced neuropathic pain and neuronal functional changes in rats.
The pain sensitive tests, i.e., thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia and sciatic functional index test, were performed on the different days, i.e., days 0, 1, 7, 14, and 21. The motor and sensory nerve conduction velocity was also measured on the 21st day. Tissue total protein, superoxide anion generation, total calcium, myeloperoxidase and TNF-α levels were estimated to assess biochemical changes. Histopathological evaluations were also performed. SRE-AC (20 and 40 mg/kg) and pregabalin (10mg/kg, serving as a positive control) were administered orally for 14 consecutive days from the day of surgery.
CCI produced significant (P<0.05) increase in thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia, rise in sciatic functional index, decrease in nerve conduction velocity, along with biochemical and histopathological changes. Oral administration of SRE-AC and pregabalin significantly (P<0.05) ameliorated CCI-induced nociceptive pain threshold, sciatic functional and electrophysiological changes in a dose dependent manner. Further, tissue biochemical and histopathological changes were also attenuated.
SRE-AC has shown ameliorative effect in CCI-induced neuropathic pain which may be attributed to its multiple actions including anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective actions.
Publisher Full Text (DOI)
Muthuraman A
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India.
Singh N
AcorusAnalgesicsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHyperalgesiaMaleNeural ConductionNeuralgiaNeuroprotective AgentsPhytotherapyPlant ExtractsRatsRats, WistarRhizomeSaponinsSciatic NerveTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Muthuraman, Arunachalam, and Nirmal Singh. "Neuroprotective Effect of Saponin Rich Extract of Acorus Calamus L. in Rat Model of Chronic Constriction Injury (CCI) of Sciatic Nerve-induced Neuropathic Pain." Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 142, no. 3, 2012, pp. 723-31.
Muthuraman A, Singh N. Neuroprotective effect of saponin rich extract of Acorus calamus L. in rat model of chronic constriction injury (CCI) of sciatic nerve-induced neuropathic pain. J Ethnopharmacol. 2012;142(3):723-31.
Muthuraman, A., & Singh, N. (2012). Neuroprotective effect of saponin rich extract of Acorus calamus L. in rat model of chronic constriction injury (CCI) of sciatic nerve-induced neuropathic pain. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 142(3), 723-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.049
Muthuraman A, Singh N. Neuroprotective Effect of Saponin Rich Extract of Acorus Calamus L. in Rat Model of Chronic Constriction Injury (CCI) of Sciatic Nerve-induced Neuropathic Pain. J Ethnopharmacol. 2012 Aug 1;142(3):723-31. PubMed PMID: 22706151.
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Attenuating effect of Acorus calamus extract in chronic constriction injury induced neuropathic pain in rats: an evidence of anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and calcium inhibitory effects.
Protective effect of Acorus calamus L. in rat model of vincristine induced painful neuropathy: an evidence of anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activity.
Antinociceptive effect of Butea monosperma on vincristine-induced neuropathic pain model in rats.
Attenuating effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Acorus calamus in vincristine-induced painful neuropathy in rats.
Hyperbaric oxygenation therapy alleviates chronic constrictive injury-induced neuropathic pain and reduces tumor necrosis factor-alpha production.
Ameliorative potential of Alstonia scholaris (Linn.) R. Br. against chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic pain in rats.
Effects of repeated administered ghrelin on chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve in rats.
Neuropathic pain-attenuating potential of aliskiren in chronic constriction injury model in rats.
Neuroprotective effect of l-theanine in a rat model of chronic constriction injury of sciatic nerve-induced neuropathic pain.
Exercise training attenuates neuropathic pain and cytokine expression after chronic constriction injury of rat sciatic nerve.


Who taught you about servant leadership?
In response to that question, I usually hear names of parents, teachers and coaches. In the workplace, I hear names of great bosses. Sometimes I hear names of historical or religious figures.
That is, I hear names of positive examples: Role models and those who walk the servant leadership talk.
What I usually don't hear?
Names of negative examples: Role anti-models (I just made up that term) and hypocrites who don't practice what they preach.
But let's not overlook those bad apples.
Because, in my experience, bad apples can be good teachers of servant leadership. You can learn a lot from negative example.
You can learn a lot about humility by observing the arrogant; you can learn a lot about generosity from observing the selfish; you can a lot learn about foresight by observing the short-sighted.
Moreover, experiencing the negative example teaches you what it feels like to suffer under poor leadership. That's a unique learning experience.** It can have a profound and lasting effect.
Indeed, in my professional career, I've had my share of crappy bosses. I've spent a lot of days at work being been treated like . . . what's the word I'm looking for . . .
. . . crap. Yeah, that's it.
I can easily name those crappy bosses. And I can easily remember what they what they said, what they did, and – most powerfully – how they made me feel.
How do I know those negative examples were good teachers?
In the perfect world, I suppose we would only have people providing positive examples of servant leadership.
But since it ain't a perfect world, let's make the most of the negative examples of servant leadership we encounter.
What do you think? Can we learn about servant leadership from the negative example? What's been your experience?


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"The Foundations Of Decay" Lyrics & Meaning (My Chemical Romance)
My Chemical Romance were quiet for a long time.
They broke up in 2013 and released a greatest hits album in 2014.
Since then, not much until the 2019 reunion tour. And that was interrupted by Covid.
That all changed in May of 2022.
That's when they released their first new song in 8 years: The Foundations of Decay.
And it is very autobiographical. What are they singing about exactly?
Keep reading for a deep dive into the The Foundations of Decay lyrics meaning. Are the band the ones who are decaying, or is it us, the fans?
1 The Foundations Of Decay Lyrics And Meaning
1.1 The Foundations Of Decay Lyrics
1.1.1 Verse 1
1.1.2 Pre-Chorus
1.1.3 Chorus
1.1.7 Breakdown
1.1.8 Bridge
1.1.9 Outro
1.2 The Foundations Of Decay Meaning
2 The Foundations Of Decay Lyrics And Meaning: Final Thoughts
The Foundations Of Decay Lyrics And Meaning
Fans of My Chemical Romance have been waiting a long time for new music. More than eight years, The Foundations of Decay ended that wait, and did so in style.
The band ended their hiatus in the best way possible: with an absolute banger of a song. It did well on the charts, too, so it even gets the popular vote!
Even better, lead singer Gerard Way decided to continue with some of their most common themes, instead of going in a whole new direction. Let's take a closer look at the lyrics in full, before getting into their meaning.
The Foundations Of Decay Lyrics
See the man who stands upon the hill
He dreams of all the battles won
But fate had left its scars upon his face
With all the damage they had done
Pre-Chorus
And so time with age
It turns the page
Let the flesh
Submit itself to gravity
Let our bodies lay, mark our hearts with shame
Let our blood in vain, you find God in pain
Now, if your convictions were a passing faith
May your ashes feed the river in the morning rays
And as the vermin crawls
We lay in the foundations of decay
He was there, the day the towers fell
And so he wandered down the road
And we would all build towers of our own
Only to watch the roots corrode
But it's much too late
You're in the race
So we'll press
And press 'til you can't take it anymore
And if, by his own hand, his spirit flies
Take his body as a relic to be canonized, now
And so he gets to die a saint
But she will always be the whore
(You look stressed out!)
Against faith (Cage all the animals)
Against all life ('Cause the message must be pure)
Against change (You can wander through the ruins)
We are plagued (But the poison is the cure)
You must fix your heart
And you must build an altar where it swells
When the storm it gains, and the sky it rains
Let it flood, let it flood, let it wash away
And as you stumble through your last crusade
Will you welcome your extinction in the morning rays?
And as the swarm it calls, we lay in the foundations
Yes, it comforts me much more
To lay in the foundations of decay
Get up, coward!
The Foundations Of Decay Meaning
The Foundations Of Decay addresses some of My Chemical Romance's most common themes, including aging, death, and reflections on the world's apparent state of decay. Let's start from the beginning.
Gerard introduces the main character of the song: an old man who watches a view from the top of a hill. The band members are in middle age today. At this stage in their careers, they find themselves at a crossroads in life.
They are now able to reflect on their successes, while also looking toward an uncertain future. When reflecting on 'battles won', this could refer to all the hits the band has. This sets up the rest of the song as a possible exploration of the legacy of My Chemical Romance and what's next for them.
No battle is won without scars. Taking the song as an exploration of My Chemical Romance's legacy, these lines express regret and pain for what they've left in their wake. During their active years, they had become a beacon for many people struggling with depression and self-harm.
And so tired with age
He turns the page
After the band broke up, each member turned the page in their lives and achieved new things outside of My Chemical Romance.
This included Gerard's comic book series The Umbrella Academy, which was later adapted into a hit Netflix series, and Frank Iero's various solo projects.
Let the flesh submit itself to gravity
An important sign of age is the flaccidity of the meat from the bones. This also stays in line with this song's central theme of decay. Gerard sings about surrendering oneself to the relentless march of time toward death.
These lines could symbolize various types of change:
The change in the band as they transition from their past to this reunited form, maybe letting their old selves fade away
The personal change Gerard feels as he approaches middle age, more than two decades since My Chemical Romance was founded
Let our bodies lay while our hearts will stay
Let our blood invade if I die in pain
The body is what the band is: their image, their previous work, what people think of them, and their music. They are letting that body "lay" by letting it pass and die.
The heart is what the band stands for and their goal, which hasn't changed over the years: to make good music that helps people. This says that whatever they do may not be like the "body" before, but the heart will still be there.
Now, if your convictions were a passing phase
The band expressing their uncertainty about whether they will be able to return to the same old fanfare. Will they be received with the same type of adoration?
The "vermin" in this song could represent those who feed on the destruction or decay of others in society. The band isn't sure if they'll ever be able to come back, when there are people like that in the world.
Despite having been separated for 8 years, the band has remained in its legacy. It is easier to draw on the successes of the past than to try to create something new.
These lines refer to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City. Lead singer Gerard Way witnessed this historic event.
This event became a key turning point in his life, as he searched for a way to express the terror he experienced. This led to the creation of My Chemical Romance.
Returning to the song, "build your own towers" refers to having your own impact on the world and shaping your own life. It could also refer to the band's career and successes, both together and in their time apart.
These lyrics refer to the increasing pressure placed on artists to outdo themselves with each subsequent release. This pressure comes from commercial entities, record labels, and even the fans.
Let our bodies lay while our hearts we'll save
One theory is that these bodies represent the past of the band members. They are asking their fans not to try to resurrect them exactly as they were in 2013.
In the Roman Catholic Church, canonization is when the church names a dead person a saint. This refers to the song's theme of death, the end, and decline.
There is a gender tension between this and the next line, in which the man who lets himself go is seen as a saint while the woman who suffers from depression and substance abuse is shamed.
And you must build an altar where it rests
When the storm decays and the sky it rains
These lines may refer to the 9/11 memorial in New York City, which is a waterfall deep within the original foundations of the Twin Towers. It is an architectural reminder of human decay and the dire consequences of terrorism and war, but also a sign of peace and glory for the people who died there in 2001. A dark light for humanity.
The voices in this last verse are calmer, until the last line. They are almost dreamy, as if it were safer and more comfortable to decay. But in the last verse, as if talking to itself, the band yells to get up.
They call themselves "cowards" for wanting to avoid their fears of trying again and failing, or falling into the negative things they experienced while active before (Gerard, for example, claimed he developed a drinking problem and many negative emotions that contributed to the band breaking up in 2013).
In the end, they stood up and faced their fears by releasing this song. And we are all grateful for that.
The Foundations Of Decay Lyrics And Meaning: Final Thoughts
My Chemical Romance ended a long hiatus with the release of The Foundations of Decay, and fans rejoiced. They basically picked up right where they left off.
This song continues many of the themes they explored previously in their music, but added a healthy dose of introspection about their career, the pause they took, and the current resumption of activities.
This song has a dark title, but the subject matter is far less dark. Fleet Foxes have a song with incredibly violent lyrics, but the meaning behind them is much less dark. Our breakdown of the lyrics and meaning of White Winter Hymnal will tell you all about it.
For a song similar in feel, checkout our breakdown of the lyrics to Black Hole Sun and their meaning. Soundgarden's is also a bit darker, but it is in a similar vein.


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Our Picks for 9/29-10/7: Ellen Waterston, Evil Dead, and more
What to do in Central Oregon the week of 9/29-10/7/2010.
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The executive director and founder of the Nature of Words is releasing her new book, a collection of essays entitled, "Where the Crooked River Rises, A High Desert Home" at this event. If you want a sample of Waterston's fiction, check out her short story in this week's special Fiction
6:30pm. Camalli Books, 1288 SW Simpson Ave.
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It's time again for another installment of Ignite Bend, the multimedia event that brings the region's creative minds together to present on a wide range of topics while a slide show plays behind them. Chances are, you'll learn something. 7pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St.
Evil Dead:
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Back for a second Halloween season after enjoying a well- received first run last year is Evil Dead: The Musical, a theatrical rendering of the famed tongue-in-cheek horror film series. But this version is full of campy songs and hilarious dialogue. Don't worry though, there's plenty of blood to be splattered and if you're lucky enough, you might get some on your clothes! It does wash out, so it's all cool. Runs through October 30. Thursdays - Saturdays 8pm, Sundays 5pm. $20/adults,
$18/students. Special shows: Weds, Oct 13 - $13 tickets; midnight and 7pm shows on Halloween Eve, Oct 30. 2nd Street Theater, 220 NE Lafayette Ave.
Top Shelf, TXE, The Kid Espi
If you haven't had a chance to check out the Madhappy Lounge, use this local hip-hop show as a chance to see some music in the former Bendistillery Martini Bar location. Bend's own Top Shelf has been kicking some fresh beats lately and are one of our city's most consistent beat makers. Also on board is local Kid Espi and Portland's TXE. 10pm. Madhappy Lounge, 850 NW Brooks St.
Art Hop
Twice a year, First Friday goes big time for the Art Hop, which is happening on Friday night in downtown Bend. Take a look at the encyclopedia-sized (not literally) gallery listings in the Local Arts calendar and also check out the Arts On supplement. Downtown Bend. Kicks off at 5pm.
Night Under the Covers:
If you don't like the Beatles, you need to check yourself before you end up wrecking yourself. Then, you should show up at this tribute to the greatest band of all time where local musicians, including Kousefly, Anastacia Beth Scott, Josh Hart Project, Stan Roach, Chris Chabot and others play tunes from the Beatles. 4pm. Tart, 920 NW Bond St.
The Redwood Plan
Back in town once again is Seattle dance punk party hounds, The Redwood Plan, who are touring in support of their new full-length release, Racing Towards the Heartbreak. Front woman Lesli Wood is a sight to be seen as she bounces about the stage, making you want to join in. Local rockers Yenn open. 9pm. Madhappy Lounge, 850 NW Brooks St.
Bend City Council
Candidates' Forum
Not sure which City Council candidate to vote for? Well, then, dear reader, you need to get yourself informed and this forum, brought to you by the League of Women Voters, will do just that for you. 5:15pm. Bend City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.
The Devil Makes Three, Larry
and His Flask, The Dela Project
No drummer? No problem, says this fiery Americana trio. Read more about the band in this week's Sound section. $17/adv., $20/door. 9pm. Domino Room, 51 NW Greenwood Ave.
If you're a fan of alternative country you might want to get yourself to this show, because this band helped create that distinctive genre. The Canadian band first stepped into the mainstream with a cover of the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" in 1988 and have remained an alt-country staple since then, releasing more than 15 albums over the last 22 years. $17, $32, $38 in adv at towertheatre.org. 7:30pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St.
We've been lucky this year to have a string of incredible folk musicians stop off at the Tower and the latest of those is Greg Brown, the Midwest folkie known for his deeply rich voice. His records have earned him numerous awards, but it's always been his live performances that have made Brown a legend in the folk world. Longtime Brown collaborator Bo Ramsey opens. $30/adv, $35/day of show. 8pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St.
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Haunted houses spring up all across the country this time of year as a way of celebrating Halloween. Every year our local newspaper provides a guide to the local haunted houses complete with a rating system that rates each house for its fright factor. Instead of the star system that is used by the movie critic, the haunted houses receive ratings on a scale of one to five ghosts. This system helps parents and children alike to choose the house that matches their appetite for fright. When it comes to our emotional wellness, one of the many important influences that effects our well-being is the kind of home in which we grew up. Some of us were blessed to grow up in homes with a stable emotional atmosphere. Others of us grew up in homes that were haunted with high degrees of emotional turmoil; homes that may have been haunted with verbal abuse, untreated mental illness, drug or alcohol addiction, or domestic violence.
There are obvious and significant differences between the haunted houses of Halloween and haunted houses of emotional turmoil. The former are not real and the latter are all too real. A person can choose whether they want to enter a Halloween haunted house, but no one gets to choose the home and family he or she enters at birth. The good news though is that we can choose to leave behind the effects of a home that was haunted with emotional dis-ease and turmoil.
It is one thing to physically leave our childhood homes, it is quite another to leave them emotionally and spiritually. A person who grew up in a critical, shame-based home may not be aware of how much those ghosts of shame and criticism influence the way they treat themselves and others. A person who grew up in a house haunted with anger, alcoholism or other drugs will have to be quite intentional to prevent those ghosts from residing in their own emotional houses as adults.
Here are a few brief ghost busting tips to help with your emotional wellness: First, and most importantly, if you are struggling with some ghosts from your past, break through any denial that you may have and face the issues directly. You cannot work to rid yourself of the ghosts that may live in your life if you do not first acknowledge that they are there.
Let others in and ask for help as you work to leave these ghosts behind. Seek support from friends, family members, a counselor, a support group and your faith community.
Seek help from God or your Higher Power. Spiritual support is invaluable as you discover that there is a higher Love that can cast out the fear of any ghosts from your past.
Be patient and gentle with yourself. Celebrate the fact that you are on a journey of healing and wholeness and that real change and growth takes time.
Happy Halloween everyone. And remember, if you do find yourself entering a haunted house of any kind, never go alone. Be sure to surround yourself with others to help keep you safe.