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""Yours Is No Disgrace" is a song by English progressive rock band Yes, which first appeared as the opening song of their 1971 album The Yes Album. It was written by all five members of the band: Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye and Bill Bruford. The song was also released as a single in some continental European countries such as Italy and the Netherlands. In Italy the song was divided between the A-side and B-side. In the Netherlands it was released as a maxi single, backed with "Your Move" and "Sweet Dreams". The song has been a regular feature of Yes' live shows. It has also appeared on many live and compilation albums, including Yessongs, Classic Yes and Yesstory. The opening track off The Yes Album, "Yours Is No Disgrace" clocks in at nearly ten minutes. According to Allmusic critic Dave Thompson, the length and complexity of "Yours Is No Disgrace" was tester for Yes' lengthy songs over their next few albums, most notably "And You and I," although he states that "at the time of release, however, it was unique – and, listened to in isolation today, it remains so." Lyrics According to Edward Macan, "Yours Is No Disgrace" "is generally recognized as Yes' first antiwar song" (though "Harold Land" from their debut album deals with the subject of war). Anderson has stated that the theme of the song was recognition that the kids fighting the war had no choice but to fight and that the war wasn't their fault. Author Bill Martin describes "Yours Is No Disgrace" as "a remarkable and subtle song about the Vietnam War." The lyrics make their point by contrasting the suffering of the soldiers in Vietnam with people partying in Las Vegas. Thompson praises the line "On a sailing ship to nowhere" as "[conjuring] a mental image that the music cannot help but echo." The original words "armies gather near" (confirmed in every recorded live version) have been misprinted as "armies scatter the earth" numerous times, suggesting this may have been a mis-transcription in the first published version, as the album cover itself did not include lyrics. However, this does not appear to have impacted the overall anti-war interpretation of the song. Composition The song begins with a staccato introduction, which builds tension right away. This is followed by Howe's guitar riffs, which have been described by various critics as both joyous and menacing. Author Dave Simonelli remarks that the "jagged but simple related pattern of chords" that Howe plays are developed in a manner analogous to a symphony. Village Voice critic Robert Christgau also praises Howe's playing on the song. Howe has stated that his guitar solo on the song is one of his favorites because it was the first time he was able to overdub his parts in that manner. Tony Kaye was against idea to use any kind of synthesizers out of studio, so early live videos shows no Moog, and Jon Anderson was forced to handle Kaye's parts on the Dewtron "Mister Bassman" bass pedal synthesizer. Later, when Rick Wakeman joined the band, he took over main riff on MiniMoog during live performances. According to Yes biographer Chris Welch, the vocals by Anderson and Squire "exude a sense of optimism as if all past battles are finally over and nothing can now stop the band's musical odyssey." Personnel Band *Jon Andersonlead vocals, percussion *Chris Squirebass guitar, backing vocals *Steve Howeelectric & acoustic guitars, backing vocals *Tony KayeHammond organ, Moog *Bill Bruforddrums, percussion ReferencesBibliography *Dimery, Robert 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die New York: Quintet Publishing Limited, 2005. *Covach, John Rudolph and Boone, Graeme MacDonald Understanding Rock: Essays in Musical Analysis New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. External links * Category:Yes (band) songs Category:1971 songs Category:Song recordings produced by Eddy Offord Category:Songs written by Jon Anderson Category:Songs written by Chris Squire Category:Songs written by Steve Howe (musician) Category:Songs written by Bill Bruford Category:Protest songs Category:Anti- war songs Category:Songs of the Vietnam War "
"Ragnvald Bødtker (29 June 1859 – 22 March 1946) was a Norwegian engineer, known as the director of log driving in Halden for 42 years. Personal life He was born in Overhalla as a son of district stipendiary magistrate Job Dischington Bødtker (1818-1889) and his wife Fredrikke Sophie Sejersted (1825-1872). He was the brother of military officer Carl Fredrik Johannes Bødtker and County Governor Eivind Bødtker, a second cousin of theatre critic Sigurd Bødtker and chemist Eyvind Bødtker and an uncle of banker and art collector Johannes Sejersted Bødtker and radio personality Carl Bødtker. In November 1887 he married Inger Marie Soot (1858–1939), a daughter of another log driving inspector. Career The family moved to Tønsberg in 1861, and despite ill health he graduated from middle school. He then attended Trondhjem Technical School between 1878 and 1881. He worked as a road engineer from 1882 to 1883, and with mapping from 1883 to 1889. From 1890 to 1932 he was the director of log driving in the Halden Watershed. Several dams and canals were constructed during his period; the lakes Setten, Rødenessjøen, Femsjøen (twice), Øgderen, Ertevann, Øymarksjøen, Aspern and Ara were regulated. In 1907 the Tista Canal was finished. He was also a member of the executive committee of Halden municipal council. In 1932 he retired, and took on writing the history of log driving in Norway. This was released in two volumes, Norsk fløtnings historie inntil 1860 (1938) and Norsk fløtnings historie 1860 inntil 1943 (1945). Bødtker died in March 1946 in Oslo. References Category:1859 births Category:1946 deaths Category:Norwegian engineers Category:Norwegian historians Category:People from Overhalla Category:People from Tønsberg Category:People from Halden Category:Østfold politicians "
"PSN-632,408 is a selective ligand for the suggested novel cannabinoid receptor GPR119. See also * AR-231,453 * PSN-375,963 References Category:Pyridines Category:Oxadiazoles Category:Piperidines Category:Carbamates Category:Tert-butyl compounds "