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LWR Special Reports: Now on Your iPad
Posted on 18. Mar, 2013 by Lutheran World Relief.
Do you enjoy reading our quarterly newsletter, LWR Special Reports? You can now read it even easier: on your iPad! We have rolled out an iPad version of LWR Special Reports that offers more interaction. We'll be adding even more features in future issues, like additional photos from the stories, special videos and more! Download […]
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An Update on Typhoon Bopha Recovery
Posted on 05. Mar, 2013 by Dan Ruth.
Lutheran World Relief's staff have been hard at work in the Philippines after Typhoon Bopha struck the island of Mindanao on December 4. Despite the challenging situation and landfall of February 19's Tropical Depression Shanshan (locally, "Crising"), which caused flash flooding, our team has made significant progress. Here are a few highlights: With over 233,000 […]
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A Prayer for Ash Wednesday
Posted on 13. Feb, 2013 by Dan Ruth.
Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Precious Lord, Our world is a wilderness of dust and ash. The flames of poverty consume. Deserts engulf forests and grasslands. Drought, famine and food shortages blow through an ever more hopeless world. Yet amid the ashes and dust, we know that you are […]
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LWR Supports Environmental and Disaster Education in Indonesia
Posted on 04. Feb, 2013 by Lutheran World Relief.
Mr. Kairan, a fifth grade teacher in Indonesia, is always looking for new ways to engage his students. He wants them to know about issues that impact their lives and believes in teaching practical lessons outside of the classroom. He enjoys educating his community's future leaders, opening students' minds to the wonders of scientific learning. […]
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Photo Friday: Mission Quilts in Tanzania
Posted on 01. Feb, 2013 by Dan Ruth.
Mr. Issa Ali is a resident in a home for the elderly in Tanzania. The Mission Quilt and a Personal Care Kit towel that he received from LWR are draped across his bed. He enthusiastically told LWR staff, "Naipenda sana blanketi hii!" which translates to "I like this blanket very much!" (There's not a word […]
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How We're Planning for Success
Posted on 30. Jan, 2013 by Brenda Meier Kimaro.
Last week I joined my colleagues and our partners here in Tanzania for an intensive three-day workshop to learn what DMEL is and how to use it. It left me with a deeper understanding and a greater appreciation for the work of LWR. DMEL is an acronym for a planning method that stands for "Design, […]
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You Know You Are a Lutheran When…
Posted on 14. Jan, 2013 by Dan Ruth.
"You know you are a Lutheran when… even if you knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, you would still plant your apple tree." I ran across this image on the Lutheran Memes Facebook page this morning, and think it's a wonderfully hope-filled statement, and appropriate for Lutheran World Relief. LWR's work to […]


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|ECG response of koalas to tourists proximity: a preliminary study
|Yan Ropert-Coudert1Lisa Brooks2Maki Yamamoto3Akiko Kato4
|Koalas operate on a tight energy budget and, thus, may not always display behavioral avoidance reaction when placed in a stressful condition. We investigated the physiological response of captive koalas Phascolarctos cinereus in a conservation centre to the presence of tourists walking through their habitat. We compared, using animal-attached data-recorders, the electrocardiogram activity of female koalas in contact with tourists and in a human-free area. One of the koalas in the tourist zone presented elevated heart rate values and variability throughout the recording period. The remaining female in the exhibit area showed a higher field resting heart rates during the daytime than that in the isolated area. In the evening, heart rate profiles changed drastically and both the koalas in the exhibit and in the tourist-free zones displayed similar field resting heart rates, which were lower than those during the day. In parallel, the autonomic nervous systems of these two individuals evolved from sympathetic-dominant during the day to parasympathetic-dominant in the evening. Our results report ECG of free-living koalas for the first time. Although they are preliminary due to the difficulty of having sufficient samples of animals of the same sex and age, our results stress out the importance of studies investigating the physiological reaction of animals to tourists.
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The ambivalence.
With consumerism being viewed as modernity's last ritual, and nature being the scapegoat feeding the sacrifice, we see modernity as a principally "negative" form of culture that has forgotten how to manage mimesis. But in the same time, the root of modernity is its capacity to reveal the very existence of the scapegoat, and by then "de-sacralizing" culture. Once the scapegoat's innocence has come into light, the unanimity directed against him may not work anymore. Modernity, if it always forgets that it has to re-invent tools to manage mimesis, also always remembers that mimetic rivalry must not be managed by the means of sacrifice and scapegoating.
It is however difficult to observe this ambivalence, precisely because it escapes the categories that we usually use to describe social dynamics. From this perspective it is interesting to see that new concepts are being created, precisely in the attempt to turn the hidden scapegoat status of nature into a clear status of innocent victim.
An observable example : the creation of the Ecocide concept.
Of one those concepts is the "Ecocide". Litteraly "crime against nature", or more precisely "act of killing the system of relations and exchanges". It is an attempt to describe the condition of nature as something that is being killed on purpose. This idea is a shift if we compare it to the usual conception of ecological arguments, which is "a finite world with limited resources that we must not exploit excessively".
The Ecocide concept introduces a shift in the representation of both causes and effects. Nature is now purely seen as a victim that needs to be saved, just like any other victim put in danger by our actions. This is an interesting personalization of Nature as a scapegoat making a point that has nothing to do with reason, but much more with modern moral justice.
This shift is actually a good representation of modernity's ambivalence : both perpetrator of the sacrifice, and in the same time emancipating (or trying to) itself from its violent management of mimesis. It is in that regard very interesting to note the following goal of the concept of Ecocide, as explained by Frances Aldson in her article :
Equally, if not more, important is that it serves as a deterrent, engendering a change of mindset and corporate attitude that revolutionises 'business as usual' scenarios.
Shedding light on the consumerist ritual.
The explicit goal of the concept is here to shed light on a reality, being described as "a crime", a persecution, comparable to any other persecution among humans. It is trying to turn this "ritual" against nature into a visible thing, so that "business as usual" cannot be occurring anymore. Business as usual is another expression for "unanimity against the victim", since the very function of a sacrifice IS to maintain the order as it was in "normal times", as usual.
It is hence very interesting to observe that even though the trend of sacrificing nature seems heavy and hard to change, just like any unanimous conviction is, modernity is from within always attempting to reveal this mechanism to the perpetrators. The concept of Ecocide is a symptom of this ambivalence, which is important because it allows an interpretation of modernity that does not fall into Manichean considerations and explanations about what had happened and what should be done. It re-opens, in a way, room for anthropological reflexion and considerations that are reaching a wider audience than the legal specialists.
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NJIT Women's Soccer Team Opens Conference Play with 2-0 Win
October 06, 2008
Erika Taugher and Emma Vinski each scored goals and visiting NJIT came away with a 2-0 women's soccer win Sunday afternoon at South Carolina State in the United Soccer Conference opener for each team. The Highlanders will host Longwood University this Saturday at 11 a.m. on Lubetkin Field as part of NJIT Day. >>
Washington's Two Goals Lead NJIT's 5-1 Win Over Howard
October 25, 2007
Freshman Kori Washington's pair of goals led the NJIT women in a 5-1 win over Howard University in United Soccer Conference play in a steady rain Wednesday night on Lubetkin Field. Washington, who collected her second and third goals of the season, added an assist, giving her a five-point night. >>


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What are the key components to successful orientation of new employees, from both the employer and employee perspective? Once the offer letter has been extended, signed and returned, what should be included in the process to give a good and lasting impression?
— Appearances Matter, human resources consultant, finance/insurance/real estate, Philadelphia
I am an HR generalist at a nonprofit social services agency that deals with domestic violence. Due to the nature of the work, we have always experienced a turnover rate between 30 and 40 percent. Is our turnover rate at or near average benchmarks for this line of work? And knowing we can't change the stressful nature of the work, how do we keep our best people from burning out?
— Stress is Killing Us, HR/facilities manager, nonprofit, Phoenix, Arizona
How could we get managers to influence employees?
— Not Influential Enough, director of human resources, manufacturing, Kerala, India
We are a big retail organization that is just starting to launch job evaluations for all our positions. Our ultimate goal is to make sure people have an opportunity to grow and are in jobs that best suit their interests/goals. We realize no system is perfect, but what are some solid methods or approaches to sort out the most relevant data to use when making our assessments?
— Shed Some Light, HR Manager, retailing, Illinois
Our executives have told us they want everyone here to "think like a leader." The thrust is to get people to take ownership and hopefully boost engagement/morale and make us generally more productive and a better place to work. We have good leadership programs in place but have never applied a leadership model across the entire organization. Although this sounds like a great idea in theory, how do we put it into practice? Where do we start and what steps do we follow?
— Aiming to Please, distribution, Gaithersburg, Maryland
What do recruits want most today? Is money still the key factor or is professional development more important? It's sometimes hard to tell what we should tout.
—Inquiring Mind, manager, consumer products, Sri Lanka
We're hearing more people talk about engagement for contractors and temporary staff, or contingency labor. While this sounds great in theory, how plausible is it? And does it carry the same weight as engaging our direct hires?
— Enough Worries, project manager, architectural manufacturing, Memphis
I'm wondering about strategies to turn low-potential employees into high potentials. How often is this done and are there any best practices?
—What About the Also-Rans? OD specialist, software/systems, Washington, D.C.
I am searching for examples of measures that can show the "mission impact" of training for employees that provide administrative support. As an example, if the training is for finance managers at an organization that focuses on biomedical research, what metrics would likely demonstrate how the training received affects the organization's research?
— Mission Impossible or Not, Raleigh, North Carolina
Our company soon must replace a number of senior-level boomers nearing retirement. How do we develop younger high potentials to take over as senior executives? Does it take a different approach than we used in years past?
— Our Future Is Our Past, senior organizational development officer, financial services, Gaithersburg, Maryland


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Martin, Busch proving sponsors and owners should be looking for talent over image
By admin | June 16, 2009
By Richard Allen
What does it say about a sport when one of the oldest participants is tied with one of the youngest participants for most wins? That is exactly the case in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to this point in 2009.
Mark Martin turned 50 years old just prior to the start of this season. His win in Michigan this past Sunday was his third of the season, which pulled him into a tie with Kyle Busch for most wins. Just last month Busch turned 24 years of age.
Two drivers are tied for the most wins. One of those drivers is twice the age of the other.
This occurrence actually says one very important thing about the sport. It says that the corporate mold sponsors and owners are using to find drivers is all wrong.
A race car does not know who is pushing the pedals and turning the steering wheel. Martin proves that the older guys can still get it done. This should serve as a message to owners and sponsors that winning races is the important thing, not maintaining a certain young, pretty boy look. And it takes talent to win races.
Sponsors seem to be enthralled with good looking, young drivers. And, they seem to have little concern for the ability to drive a race car. Since sponsors want fresh faces, owners go out and find them. So, the sport is now filled with a bunch of drivers who are out of their league.
To answer the question as to which is more important fitting a certain mold or being able to drive a race car, who do you think has gotten more positive publicity from sponsoring a race car this year, Kellogg's or Jack Daniel's? Kellogg's or UPS? Kellogg's or Crown Royal? Kellogg's or Home Depot?
At age 50, Mark Martin is not a young, pretty boy. He may not be the person some Fortune 500 companies want filming their commercials. But, he does win races. And having a picture taken of the car a company sponsors in victory lane makes for a pretty nice advertisement.
On the other side of this issue, Kyle Busch also breaks the corporate image mold. Granted, at 24 he is young. He is not just young, but talented.
Young and talented doesn't sound so bad to the image spinners until Busch starts talking. He loves to stir controversy. He purposely picks at other drivers and their fans. He seems to relish getting booed in pre-race introductions. He is far from the robotic, politically correct corporate mold.
He has been criticized, here and other places, for his actions but at least those words and actions aren't always the same old scripted chatter of a New York publicist.
While some corporate types may not wish to be associated with controversy, Busch offers a good return on investment because he is often in the headlines whether he is winning or losing. But the key is, he is often winning.
Darrell Waltrip was never very well liked when he was winning races and championships in the 1980s. Still, his cars were always well sponsored because he was getting photographed and interviewed from victory lane on a regular basis.
Back in Waltrip's day almost every driver in NASCAR would have broken today's corporate mold. Thankfully, those guys were around then. But unfortunately, Mark Martin and Kyle Busch are among the very few racing today who are not among the corporate clones.
Richard Allen is a member of the National Motorsports Press Association. His weekly column appears in The Mountain Press every Wednesday.
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Mary Says:
June 17th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Lori anderson Says:
June 17th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Just a thought. As a sponsor I would prefer the mark Martin type. someone children could look up to as a role model. Kyle Busch actions and attitudes would not be what I wanted. Who would want their children acting like he does? I would want the driver to have talent , show respect, no nasty attitude and tantrums.
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June 18th, 2009 at 10:39 am
I think Kyle Busch has accepted that right now he is not popular with the fans and just plays to the role of unpopular driver.
On the other hand Kyle's brother
Kurt Busch is not popular with the fans but tries too hard to have the fans like him and he comes across as fake.
I agree that Kyle is a lot like Darrell Waltrip of the 1980's. I don't think his sponsors will mind if he plays the 'Bad Boy' role as long as he keeps winning.
This week they will be at Infineon Raceway and since Kyle is a good road racer and he won both road races last year I think he might give the fans one more reason not to like him!
Rhonda Says:
June 18th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Guys like Kyle & Mark who were not blessed with faces like Jimmy Johnson do use what they came into the sport with their racing abilities. If this sport was based on gorgeous drivers many like jr, Mark, Kyle, Bliss, Tony and so on would never get to be in a car.
As for Kyle's actions, i wonder if we were all followed to work or in our daily lives how well we would look. Just because he puts himself in a spotlight does not mean he will not be himself just as you would not not be yourself if u were. His actions are not always rosie but i have seen many in this sport with the same ugly actions or worse. I do not excuse him for what he does but i wont condemn him because I am not any better than him in any way. So any time anyone wants to bag on him or other drivers for their actions bag yourself first, fix it then remember u are still no better than any one else.
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June 18th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Kyle Busch is a great driving talent no doubt–just think if he would have been blessed with a famous racing name like Earnhardt to start with—–May be the Jr fans woild stop bemoaning the fact the Busch is outdriving Jr, in every facet of the sport with Jr. driving for the Richest Team in Nascar!! Hey Jr. fans –I'll take Busch at Sonoma and give you 10 to 1 odds he outdrives 'Ironhead Jr" ! Yes, if I were a sponsor I would want a race winner-not an average driver living off his famous Father's Reputation !! Look at the record since Hendrick got rid of Busch for Jr—what is it now? Someting like 30 total Nascar (all series) wins for Busch and a freak fuel mileage win for Jr!!!!!! Get Real-Busch can drive and is controversial–but that sells tickets just like DW used too!!! FACTS and TRUTH are more reliable than Emotional Stupidity when it comes to chosing who is the Best in DRIVING TALENT!! That's what sponsors really look for =RESULTS in thw WIN Coiumn !! PERIOD!!
Rhonda Says:
June 19th, 2009 at 8:31 am
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH H. Risher, u are sooooooooo going to NASCAR hell for those comment!….Very well put


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On Friday, a bunch of abortion advocates filed suit in Texas for portions of the now infamous House Bill 2, the extensive pro-life bill that Governor Rick Perry signed into law last July. Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the American Civil Liberties Union have joined forces on behalf of more than a dozen abortion providers to fight provisions that make abortions safer for women.
I know -- it doesn't make any sense to me either. It makes me wonder what the true motivation of these organizations is when they're stirring public outrage by saying that HB2 will restrict women's access to health care, or mess with their reproductive rights or whatever.
This new law does not restrict abortion for abortion's sake. It's funny, because they're not even challenging the only part of the bill that actually does restrict abortion -- those done after 20 weeks. So they're not fighting the part that says you can't have an abortion (at a certain point in your pregnancy), but they are fighting the parts that protect women from getting 'back alley' abortions.
Well ok then.
Don't believe me? Have no fear, I've read the bill for you, and broken down exactly how the "restrictions" that these pro-abortion groups are fighting actually help women.
Which means that it's still perfectly legal in Texas to abort your 5-month-old fetus with Down syndrome. Just make sure mom has a phone number to call in case she starts hemorrhaging or something.
Do you think this new law protects or exploits women?
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It's Texas. Anyone who acts surprised by this law has been asleep for the past 30 years. At some point you have to wake up, realize the reality of your situation, and move if you don't agree with the political climate you find yourself living in.
The doctor who performs the abortion DOES NOT need admitting privileges at a hospital in case of complications. The hospital is already staffed with doctors more than capable of handling any complication or emergency.
1. Only 5 of Texas' forty-two clinics will meet these standards. The rest will likely have to close. Do you have ANY idea how big Texas is? A woman might have to travel for several hours to a clinic.
2. The clinics that will be forced to close have good safety records. They don't perform back alley abortions.
3. Any emergencies resulting from complications of an abortion will likely be seen in an ER, by an ER physician. If there is not a life=threatening emergency, the woman would be able to go back to the clinic.
4. The ambulatory surgical centers that will be able to perform abortions are a lot more expensive than other clinics, thereby keeping some women from being able to afford them.
5. Governor Perry's sister, Milla Perry Jones, is a lobbyist for a group that runs ambulatory surgical centers which are co-owned by doctors. And this is the REAL reason that the law has been passed.
Ms. Erikson, you are delusional if you think that this has anything at all to do with protecting women. It's just Texas politics as usual. And it IS an attack on women's health, becuse most of these clinics provide many more health services than just abortions.
yes purple protecting innocent babies are an attack on women's health after all women are only healthy if they are making other's pay for them to kill their babies.
Funny how when that doctor was on trial for the horrible conditions at the abortion clinic and the murder of babies, everyone was so upset and said that clinics need to be regulated and safe. Now a state is trying to make them safer and people don't want that.


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Reviving corals -- how can your community maintain the living sea sculptures?
Do you live in or know of a place that could benefit from coral restoration, shore protection, artistic coral refuges?
Corals are dying due to many conditions largely caused by humans: overfishing, pollution, run-off, climate change, ocean acidification, sedimentation.
How we can implement more restoration to complement Marine Protected Areas and waste reduction?
I work to rehabilitate corals using Biorock® mineral accretion.
This is how it works:
low volt direct current through seawater precipitates mineral deposition onto metal. The resulting surface is a natural substrate for corals to settle upon and colonize. The process can increase their survival in heating trends, and the corals can grow faster because they are getting minerals for exoskeleton growth from the electrolysis. To learn more about a current project in Cancun, Mexico that unites art, science, and eco-tourism: http://kck.st/vZ4GIk
And also: http://blog.ted.com/2012/03/09/sculpting-coral-gardens-fellows-friday-with-colleen-flanigan/
The aim is to help people and oceans live in better harmony.
What do you think makes the ideal scenario and approach for creating a successful coral refuge that is assured to be maintained after installation?
Do you have suggestions for creating a self-contained power supply to make this technology more viable worldwide?
Closing Statement from Colleen Flanigan
thank you all, for joining and sharing your voices.. And thanks, Troy, for those contacts; I did not get here in time to reply. This question led to discussion and agreement that there are problems and solutions are needed. Seems internal infrastructure and interdisciplinary programs are suggested. Bottom up. I tried to reframe the question to invite more direct responses about who within communities are interested in this work and how can they set up systems to be responsible for these type of projects. What are the incentives and ways to get more projects going. To date, Bali has the 2 most cared for Biorock nurseries and it is because of expats and locals, NGO's and dive shops, govt, tourists, universities, and workshops doing it together. As an artist activist, I believe this art/sci work can help the environment, the economy, and education, so hope to meet more partners open and ready to make it happen.
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Mar 8 2012: I live in Puerto Rico and have been witness to the sad decay of the coral reefs that surround the island. Whether it is because of pollution, or construction, or human abuse, I have seen the beautiful coasts of this island succumb with years pass. There are many factors that can be taken advantage of here that could help support a "green" way of recovery for the reefs; for example, solar energy can be used to power up any devices.
The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez has a struggling Marine Biology department that could use new ideas and incentives. It can be an ideal place to do your research since that particular campus is also home to a very important Engineering school. Perhaps an incentive can be created to partner up the different Engineering departments and Marine Biology, even Biology into providing a creative solution based on your idea. The university also happens to be located in the west of the island, home to amazing reefs, and the Marine Biology department happens to own an offshore island that is surrounded by some of the best coral reefs in Puerto Rico. Sadly , the reefs around Magueyes island are some of the ones being affected by pollution and human abuse. Even more, the bio-bay there is also dimming out! It is one of the very few in the whole world. I can see your project becoming a beacon of hope on that campus if people are willing to give you a chance.
Mar 14 2012: Coral reefs in La parguera are in part being affected by the pollution release from ill designed sanitary tanks in the Magueyes (Marine Sciences) island off the coast of La Parguera and leaking sanitary systems from illegarl houses on the coast. Urban development and sprawl and the sediment and pollution related to ill planned land use is having an irreversible impact in one of best reef systems of Puerto Rico. We've been talking about this for decades and also making and remaking studies but we never get to management actions that effectively reduce degradation.
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Another interesting thing is with cloak being 100% I think we're going to be able to stealth through flares. Think about what a flare is...just a super-aggressive debuff. You can actually cloak it off for maybe a half-second but it's re-applying so rapidly that eventually it quickly finds that 10% and reapplies. If vanish is 100% I think that we're going to be able to walk through flares AND walk accross frost traps without recieving their debuff. Myabe those effects are physical and I'm totally wrong, but I hope I'm right.
I'm really glad that the devs are taking this agressive approach to fixing vanish. Is it overpowered? Maybe, but who cares! If it is they can sort it out on the alpha/beta and come to some sort of middle ground. It's better than sitting on thier hands and being like "guise, it's complicated, so we're not even gunna try."


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From the Bird's Nest: LSU Win a Thing of Beauty
LSU #2 in AP Poll
Top 25 Teams That Disappointed In Week One
There were a number of top-25 college football teams that didn't live up to their preseason hype during the opening week of the 2011 college football season.
Keep in mind though, that it is only one week, and most, if not all of these teams, will rebound, and have very successful seasons.
LSU Handles Oregon
LSU/Oregon Preview
Is LSU vs. Oregon The "Will Lyles Bowl?"
How The Top 25 Will Fare This Weekend
This weekend is the first one in the 2011 college football season.
All of the top-25 teams will be in action, during opening weekend, including the ninth-ranked Oklahoma St. Cowboys, who will take on Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns, and the fourth-ranked LSU Tigers, who will square off with the third-ranked Oregon Ducks.
Will LSU Or Oregon Be Most Affected By Suspensions?
One of the biggest college football games of the season will take place on opening week, as the LSU Tigers take on the Oregon Ducks, at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas.
A sidebar is the suspensions of a key player that each team is dealing with.
LSU will be without the services of quarterback Jordan Jefferson, while Oregon will have to make-do without cornerback Cliff Harris.
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I like the Ragnaros model of normal-vs-heroic difficulty.
tibbelkrunk said...
I like the Ragnaros model of normal-vs-heroic difficulty.
In normal, you sort of just beat him down and scare him off. You still "win" the encounter, but the job isn't really done.
Then later on, you come back in heroic-mode to really kill him.
With that model, the normal-mode raiders get to beat the content, and the heroic-mode raiders still get the feeling of accomplishment when they finish it all on heroic.
What if each boss was similar?


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The first hour out of the box determines whether you'll love a product
Scoble links to a piece at Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger but has the more salient quote himself:
At Winnov we used to ask "what's the OOBE like?" The "Out of Box Experience." The first hour of a product's life will determine whether or not you're fantastically in love with it or not.
And: My coworker, Jeff Sandquist, even quantified it further. He only gives a piece of software a week. If he is still using it after seven days, he'll keep it, but if it frustrates the heck out of him he uninstalls. Getting adoption requires paying a huge amount of attention to the first few hours of experience.
- These posts might be related (the database thinks..):
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- And since everyone else is saying it... here's my "Apple on Intel" story. From April 2000 (6 June 2005; score: 35.84%)
- Two data points on the iPod's continuing popularity in the UK (19 October 2004; score: 30.93%)


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I am a lifelong techno-nerd; musician, and electronics engineer who has made a decades-long career in the audio end of the Film and Music realms - so:
My Inner Ear is trying to imagine what an an amazing sound all that Machinery must have made while everyone was busy hammering out their work.
Having owned my share of teletypes, flexowriters, and computer console typewriters - and (years ago) having been in a large electromechanical telephone central office - the sound must have been fascinating.
Well, fascinating to an old audio geek like Moi.
And you just know you would be the one who had "just bought" the old version a day before the new one was announced!
The typewriters here are Underwood No. 5's, whereas the ones in the 1911 ad below are Underwood No. 4's. I wonder if No. 4 owners camped outside typewriter stores when the Underwood 5 came out.
Do you suppose that's smoke from a powder flash at right? Or just some emulsion fungus?
[It's a magnesium-powder flash (note the shadows cast by the waste baskets). Hence the title of this post. Two flashes were used to make this picture. Note the box of Diamond matches on the desk lower right. - Dave]
I think those would be cranking out form letters and each cluster of 3 or 4 would be operated by one person. Each typewriter would crank out most of a form letter and stop for the typist to insert names, addresses or other personalized info -- spinning around and around on their stool loading paper and typing a little bit on each one.
[You and tterrace have the right idea. The machines are what at the time were called "automatic typewriters," used for circular work. The ones shown here are Underwood Automatic Operators, a.k.a. the Underwood Automatic Operator Typewriter. They seem to have made their debut around 1911. The mechanism used compressed air or an electric motor to drive a punched paper stencil (the "master"), somewhat like a piano roll, connected to a standard Underwood typewriter. Below: ad from 1911. I would guess that this particular bank of machines played some part in the Democratic Party's fund-raising efforts for the 1920 presidential campaign. - Dave]
It looks like a typewriter repair shop that also sells used office furniture.
Churn out "personalized" form letters by the hundreds? Press releases or vote/funding appeals? Operator types in name and address manually and then lets it rip?
Are they early teletype machines? Receiving results from around the country on election days? Maybe that's why they face in in groups of four - they were just receivers, no typing on them.
Wow! Someone took the power cords off all those typwriters - now how will they connect to the interwebs?
Was this the reporters' rooms after it was over, or what?
Okay you "vintage equipment" Shorpyites. Are those really electric typewriters? I note the levers and linkages going below the tabletops and what appear to be electric motors underneath. Also see the railing with the multiple electrical cords draped over it. Also note the extra length of the carriages, almost like the ones on the old billing machines. And finally, each grouping of four machines is clustered alluding to the fact that four people crowded together in that one small hole in the center to do their reporting.
[These Underwoods didn't have anything to do with reporting. Who can fill in the blanks? - Dave]
Interesting "typewriter cozies." Given he date of the photo, I'm assuming that they were made of oilcloth or something like it.
This was on the old bowling alley area, I presume. It doesn't look as pristine or exciting as it had. In fact, it's starting to look a bit run down and unkempt. Too bad.
[Your chronology is backwards. This is five years before the bowling alleys. - Dave]
Wrong again, eh! Ah well, and so it goes.
Some history on the old convention hall at Liberty Market can be found here.
[Also right here on Shorpy (scroll down to the comments). - Dave]
The white spots on several desks, note the railing to the left, roosting pigeons perhaps? Obviously this room was a storage area.
There appear to be electric motors housed in the wooden typewriter cabinets. The machines look to be the standard Underwoods of the time and not motorized in any way. Any ideas?


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Rolling Stone is reporting that Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" may get the Glee treatment on the musical's 300th episode. The episode will mash-up both Adele's "Rumor Has It" and "Someone Like You" in the same show. This should be interesting. I'm not a fan of Glee, but I'll have to check out their version of Toby's party anthem. What country artist would you like to see the show tackle next?
Toby's "Red Solo Cup" music video has become a viral sensation, already earning over 1.2 million views on YouTube alone.


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Jack Spicer said...
I'm guessing you're one of the people that railed against the cross-faction Paladin/Shaman thing?
I love these changes. I'm a sucker for priest buffs. All priests across the board are better with these changes.
I really think the apocalyptic "homogenization" that everyone's so worried about is GREATLY exaggerated. Classes still feel quite unique and races have their own flavor.
I don't see how people take changes like this and turn it into a doom and gloom scenario where everyone plays a grey cube that has the same abilities as everyone else.
So far in the beta, it's not like that at all. Not even close. Doing Naxx last night was a total blast! The way raid stacking works now (something I was originally against) is great in practice and makes perfect sense. This is just another change that will make the game less limiting.


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Saturday 17/11/2012 @ Capitol
- By Daniel White
Saturday 17/11/2012 @ Capitol
Saturday 10/11/2012 @ The Chamber
It didn't take much to get the small but enthusiastic crowd at Perthquake ricocheting off the walls, and in the case of Karratha natives Common Bond, all it took was one word: 'sup'.
As soon as picks hit strings and sticks hit drums, it was game on – and with beardy frontman Corey entreating the crowd, 'come on, I've seen you guys, I know what you can do!' there was no option but to play along. Within moments my partner in crime was whispering 'The Acacia Strain…Bury Your Dead…THE BLED!' in my ear, high praise indeed for a band that's only been on the scene since late 2010. Praise well-deserved, however…with consistent vocals, unusual breakdowns and even – shock, horror – decent singing, CB are a tight, well-oiled machine of awesome. With Devyn and Jackson on guitars, Jarryd on bass and Bodhi on drums, they harness a contagious brand of energy; most notably in crowd favourites Disconnect and Break Yo Self Fool. Easily the fastest song of their set, Disconnect is furious, unrelenting and in my humble opinion, reminiscent of hardcore stalwarts The Ghost Inside (who happen to be one of their main influences). As Corey introduced Break Yo Self Fool – 'this worked well last time we played it at HQ' – the kids went so kerr-azy it left me wondering if AA metal shows had always been so acrobatic, or if I'd just been away for too long. Finally finishing with Chambers, which is something of a vehicle for Corey's impressive vocal range, I was left wanting more. These dudes are a class fucking act.
To wrap up proceedings in killer style, beloved Perth band Mandalay Victory was up next. Having shared the stage with the likes of Parkway Drive, Deez Nuts, The Amity Affliction and Enter Shikari, Mandalay's reputation precedes them, and for good reason – they're seasoned veterans of the scene. With Dane Warren on vocals, Byron Turner and Matt Falcon on guitar, Alex Earle on bass/backup vox and Matt Gerber on drums, you wouldn't think that a band could display the level of professionalism and humility that they do and still manage to be BRUTAL – yes, in capitals – but these guys are living, screaming, sweating proof that it's possible. With mega heavy guitar work, strong vocals and driving drums, a frenetic pit encircled them within seconds and wouldn't let up. Luckily for a chosen few, Dane is generous with the mike shares and definitely made some young whippersnappers very happy as a result. Adding to the easygoing vibe of the set was the photographer who would sporadically appear on stage, roam around, take a few shots and then disappear again – which just cemented my opinion that in spite of their ever-growing popularity, they still have their Vans planted firmly on the ground. With their new material bringing to mind my favourite melodic masters Misery Signals (try saying that three times), you be the judge - http://www.myspace.com/mandalayvictory
Saturday 10/11/2012 @ The Chamber
Friday 28/09/2012 @ The Beat Nightclub
I did have some trouble finding the Beat, having never been there before and unfortunately after being redirected to the Bird ("Do you guys know where Beat is?" Bouncer: "Yeah its just down the street couple of shops before the Train station" "Not the Bird.. the Beat?" Bouncer: "Yeah") I arrived for only the end of Antelopes set. My advice for future navigators is don't ask bouncers for directions cos you might miss out on some hectic, yet ultimately shit-balls awesome music. Combining your usual post-rock fair with tribal drumming and a fair bit of noise and samples Antelope created something somewhere between 65 Days of Static and Radiohead, without the latter's predisposition to smooth licks and strained vocals. These guys set the bar high really early on and I would strongly recommend that you go see them.
Only Hope opened with ambient strains of guitar feedback driven in part by violin bow and in part by a supremely tight rhythm section, they burst into a wall of grinding power chords and searing guitar leads. Driven by the sort of live intensity that most bands aspire to, OH set out to command and conquer the Beat one break-neck track after the other. Front-man Jacob "Unknown Last Name" dominated the stage despite his relatively small stature (compared to his band-mates), spitting fire and brimstone on those unfortunate or lucky enough to be caught in his relentless onslaught. Howling and growling his way through the set, the man barely needs a microphone, despite the churning riffage and thunderclap beats. Shuddering to a halt amidst squealing guitars and a seemingly endless shimmer of cymbals Only Hope opened the night up to a world of hurt.
Not content with the amount of dancing room the stage provided Foxes moved 60% of their personal off the stage and onto the dance-floor, embodying the phrase "up in your grill". Short of actually jumping onto people Foxes' live show is as close to the punishing antics of Dillinger Escape Plan as a band who list Sigur Ros in their influences is likely to get. DEP these guys are not, what they are is a pleasant strain of shoe-gaze mixed with the aggression and anguish of post-hardcore bands such as Eleventh He Reaches London and ATDI. Off kilter rhythms and angular noisy leads mix to create something set apart from your run of the mill hardcore groups.
Spilt Cities took the stage amongst a packed floor, unassuming and quite polite (like Walter Cronkite) you could mistake these young fellows for an Indi-pop group. 3 minutes in though any doubts were dissuaded from the room and while Spilt Cities have there fair share of melodic breaks, reverb drenched guitar and angsty vocals they hit as hard as they hug. Alternating between slow builds reminiscent of Bloc-Party and Mogwai and soaring choruses probably representing the heavier aspects of those bands and then some. Post-hardcore is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot, often to bands that would just as easily fit into punk or math-rock, however Spilt Cities embody the truest aspects of the genre sounding like a conglomerate of the genre's early noughties heyday. Somewhat calmer than their forerunners for the evening the boys won over the crowd with a tight and earnest performance, launching their new EP onto welcoming ears.
Monday 01/10/12 @ The Den, The Civic Hotel
The night starts off at The Den, The Civic Hotel's offering to the local music scene. The place is suitably small and nearly empty when I arrive, save for the first support band Faim setting up their gear and Mc Lars himself chilling out in the corner with fans, energetically discussing topics such as the local music scene and quokkas over boxes of Chicken Treat. This scene frames the entire night for me; friendly and intimate. Mc Lars stands front row centre for his support bands, watching with rapt attention and congratulating both on their performances afterward. He states later that; "I have no fans in Perth, only friends." It's all a welcome change from pretentious international acts, hiding backstage and limiting contact with fans to hurried, half hearted autographs and a few words.
5 piece Faim kick the night off with entertainingly high energy antics and the surprising mix of the powerfully theatrical yet clean vocal stylings of frontman Noah Skape against simplistic, 70s/80s dirty punk-rock. Noah's stage presence calls to mind figures such as Freddie Mercury, all eyes in the room are focused on him as he catapults through the crowd, poses on top of amps, somersaults, performs Charlie Chaplin impressions between songs and generally does everything except actually singing from the stage. The rest of the band create great contrast, although similarly interesting to view (the drummer's hair is a shade of toxic green and the token female bass player is suitability cute and indie) the static backdrop they create accentuates the interest created by the frontman notorious for stripping off his clothes and destroying instruments during gigs.
10 past 6 are on first impression, quite a typical Australian pub rock act. However, their meat and potatoes approach to hard rock is livened up with boundless energy and charisma which certainly got the venue going. With a boyish charm, they powered through their set stopping only to discuss playing older songs, banter with the crowd and share the single delay pedal that they owned. After reaching the top 8 (out of 60) in a battle of the bands competition at the Rockingham Hotel earlier this year and with a self titled EP set to be released later this month, these are four boys to watch out for. 10 past 6 are continuing their 'Flying High' Australian tour this month with shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Finally the headliner, rapper MC Lars took to the stage armed with his Mac laptop, homemade animations, a cocky, confident swagger and tracks sampling artists including Goyte, Teagan and Sara, Zebrahead and Iggy pop. His interesting new approach to music involves literature inspired hip hop which he calls lit-hop. Through his background as a 19th century literature major in college Lars tackles literary bigwigs such as Moby Dick; Ahab, and even Shakespeare; Hey there, Opelia, in his songwriting. The entirety of his new Edgar Allen Poe EP is similarly based on the poetry of Poe, taking on an educative role with lyrics which explain the fundamental mechanics of rhyme in a poetical sense through the form of modern day hip hop in the song Floe like Poe. Rather than standing at a gig, the feeling is created of being in class with the world's coolest English teacher.
The show is rife with audience participation, Lars makes the usual requests; hands in the air, jump ect but also brings out a raven puppet, featured in the music video for his song Floe like Poe which needs to be operated during Mister Raven and freestyles at one point about items found in the collective pockets of the crowd. It's moments like this which reinforce the sense of frivolity prevalent through the whole set. Lars never seems to take himself too seriously; his songs poke fun at the music industry and popular culture in songs such as Hipster girl and Signing Emo, and even sci-fi with the darker Lars attacks. The set is finished off with the popular single Download this song, a top 30 hit in Australia back in 2006 which seems to be the favourite of the night judging by the reaction from the crowd. MC Lars Edgar Allen Poe EP tour continues with dates over east and is definitely one to check out for tongue in cheek fun with a hip hop flair.
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'It's gonna be a ball tearer!' boasted the event page for Gloria Ironbox's EP launch and as I dashed into Ya-Yas, I could tell it was no empty promise (despite not having the balls to tear). With its signature purple decor and images of Dylan, Hendrix and Edie Sedgwick adorning the walls, Ya-Yas is one of my favourite live music venues in Perth- and judging by the packed-to-bursting crowd that night, I'm not alone. I found a spot so close to the stage I was practically on it and settled back, beer in hand, as Raging Lincolns kicked off proceedings.
With her deep, carrying voice, frontwoman Babe Lincoln is a breath of fresh air in a scene stale with oh-so-pretty, breathy female singers. Her voice isn't pretty, but that's what takes the Lincoln's bluesy sound to the next level- she possesses a power both soulful and raw. With the help of fellow bandmates- Afro on guitar, Reverend 'Keys' on, ahem, keys, Benny Bones on bass and Lincoln Smash on skins- she belted out tunes like S.H.Y.T, Zombie Fight Club and a stellar cover of Johnny Cash classic Folsom Prison Blues. It was an all-too-short half hour set, but they ended on a high with fan favourite Fightin' and Feudin'- a rollicking, whiskey-soaked, piano-house sing-along of a song. These guys are generating nothing but rave reviews, so here's another- they're well worth the ringing ears. GO SEE.
Wizard Sleeve were next on the bill and yes, as their name would suggest, they play rude'n' dirty. Moustachioed, bespectacled frontman Brandon Wilks was a joy to watch, dancing around the mic stand with abandon as he unleashed his unique brand of vocals- think Jim Morrison meets SuperGiant. LOUD is obviously their prerogative- but in spite of their grungy, fuzzed-out stylings, I was dancing the whole time. You can definitely move to this band- a point Brandon really drove home, as he didn't stop moving once. Richie and Rusty took no prisoners with their brutal guitar work, and the rhythm section didn't disappoint either- Glen (bass) and Adam (drums) have frantic chemistry, playing off each other perfectly. It was somewhere towards the end of their set that I realised I was jostling for space in a nearly packed-out bar- job well done, fellas.
Ya-Yas favourites The Midnight Mules sauntered on stage next, pre-requisite beers in hands. They blasted straight into single PoP CoC, a joyous, exuberant little tune that never fails to fill the floor. A couple of new songs followed suite- the heartbreaking If I Could Be and Vampire Weekend-inspired Hey, hinting at a new direction for the band. The Mules are known for their cheeky, Brit Pop sound, and with his signature golden mane and hilarious quips, frontman Tom Mantle has more charisma than you can poke a stick at. By comparison, lead guitarist Chris is the 'quiet achiever' (although his solos are anything but); bassist Vinnie strolls around the stage like he's going on a particularly badass walk in the park; and 'meat and potatoes' drummer Matty keeps it all together with his chugging drums. Signing off with Lonely Road, another floor filler that had everyone dancing, it's easy to see why their EP-in-the-making is being produced by Novocaine Corey Marriott- a sure sign of wicked things to come. Stay tuned.
As they took the stage hostage with a cacophony of overwhelming sound, Gloria Ironbox clearly saw no need for anything so petty as an introduction. Guitarist Martin Kruit and bassist Bob Gordon sculled pints of water like they'd just escaped the desert, while drummer Joshua Barker destroyed his kit with a Walter White snarl. He was wearing a Breaking Bad shirt, so I guess that makes sense.
If I could sum this three-piece up in one word, it would be: rambunctious. They're all about real, gritty, rock'n'roll mayhem; they're not all about 'having shit indie clothes or hipster hair'. (Direct quote). There are no bells or whistles here- just a shitload of driving drums, slamming strings and noise. But good noise. The kind of noise you can dance to, as proven by the swarm of punters grooving near the stage. Whatever noise they're making, it's clearly working, as they've just made it to the state finals of NCBC (National Campus Band Comp). Get on it.
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This Is How Music Should Be Heard Live
"Welcome to our lovely Living room! "Announces Karin Paige our host, whilst 30 or so music lovers, friends and artists comfortably arrange themselves around the beautifully illuminated room, many found space on the floor with cushions and a glass of wine, others by a mantle over the fireplace, a beer in hand trying to avoid knocking any knick knacks off as they leant against it.
This was the setting for the 169th SoFar Sounds Event worldwide, held in Karin of Spoonful of Sugar's North Beach Home. The Event for the unfamiliar is a Global Movement founded in London, based on highlighting an artist's natural talent, while remaining as stripped back, intimate and pure as possible. The night is recorded and then later uploaded to be seen by a far wider audience of music lovers. The rules involved are as such, the event remains a secret, even the line-up is kept secret from the performers themselves, and the audience remain absolutely silent during the artist's performance, as to improve the recording's quality and truly create a SoFar Sounds experience.
The first performer of the night was none other than Tim Hart of Boy & Bear, who is touring nationally to promote his first Solo Record "Milling the Wind." His brand of Acoustic Folk while musically is not too dissimilar to his counterparts in Boy & Bear, in creating dramatic musical climaxes and peaks in melody to beats of silence that have just as much (if not more) impact. Tim's skill as a lyricist is mesmerizing, his ability to draw you into the journey of the characters he creates makes you feel truly apart of the story. He was then accompanied by Stu Larsen; his Tour Manager and Supporting artist to perform one of his songs together, Stu's electrifying performance was just as impressive with pitch perfect control of his voice, and harmonies with Tim as he played Acoustic Softly beside him. This is how music should be heard live.
Following on from Tim was Patient Little Sister, a brother sister duet, performing on acoustic and violin respectively. Their performance while not as atmospheric was more upbeat while being steeped deeply in Irish Folk along with clear influences from Bob Dylan, the chemistry between the two was clear as they playfully bantered between each song creating a positive and uplifting vibe.
Spoonful of Sugar the hosts for the evening, kept the vibe going following on from PLS, They opened with "Not Today" from their current EP playing what I'd like to coin as Sunshine Acoustic Pop, being very uplifting and melodic acoustic songs. They then went into a sadder song after Karin gave everyone some context around the lyrics, of a mother, and her daughter's understanding of a tragedy, this deeply involved everyone drawing the crowd into the story and subject matter.
To close the night was Felicity Groom, who has built herself quite a reputation in Perth as an accomplished Songwriter and Composer, often Supporting John Butler. Felicity was the most instrument heavy of all the acts, with guitars, bass, drums and electric harp. Her performance closed the night dramatically with her brand of Melancholic, ambient acoustic music, her performance of "Oh Jesus" a piece from a soundtrack she'd written for a local play, was dark, emotional and spellbinding, anyone entering the room at that time would think they'd taken a wrong turn somewhere and stepped into a David Lynch film. She finished her set with us chanting alongside her through the choruses creating an otherworldly vibe which left most stunned by what can only be the most intimate of performances.
The performances were all recorded by John Aliaga from Impartial Cameraman; one song from each of the acts will be edited and uploaded to the SoFar Sounds Website, and the artist's respective webpages.
More details of this global community can be found at www.sofarsounds.com alternatively to be involved locally you can contact email@example.com if you would like to host an event, volunteer a space, or participate in performing.
Reviewed by Rhys Willoughby
Last Friday night I found myself at the Beat nightclub once more, jostling among an eager throng of listeners to catch Hostile Little Face kick off their debut album, 'The Architect'- with a little help from some stellar supports.
Relative newcomers Silver Grenade took to the stage first with their unique, arresting brand of metal. Undeniably heavy but with a pop sensibility that makes you want to sing along, they have a distinctly Karnivool-esque sound. Frontman Scotty Doo was obviously born to perform, although I could have done without the aviators he hid his face behind. He maintained an easy banter with the punters ('this song is called Cold and Frozen and it's about some bitch' was quite the crowd-pleaser) and luckily enough had talent to spare, with an amazingly versatile set of pipes. Catchy tunes like Walk Away and Growing Up proved this foursome are a force to be reckoned with, and I'm placing my bets that we'll be hearing a lot more of them in the future.
Dead Set Radio possessed the stage next, slamming straight into their first track with no need for introduction. Front chickie Zemyna Kuliukas proved her rock'n'roll soul by sculling honey straight from the bottle- but if she had a case of the sniffles you couldn't tell. Her voice soared and wailed with abandon as they tore through songs like Lost (which is apparently about 'going douth and getting lost') and a truly badass cover of Lady Gaga's Paparazzi. Having platinum-haired Zemyna at the helm, I'd imagine these guys get a lot of Paramore comparisons- but with their heavy-yet-danceable sound, sublime harmonies and Jake and Bheck's masterful guitar work, I was reminded more of early No Doubt. Pair this with the fact that they've played with everyone from indie-kings Set Sail to metal heavyweights Voyager, it's clearly only up from here for this super-talented five piece.
One Armed Scissor were next, bringing a mutinous energy to proceedings. They're so high energy that they're almost exhausting to watch- frontman Matt Wells screams like some kind of Motley Crue banshee, roams around like a snarling Sid Vicious and sits atop various parts of the stage like he owns it. They're grungy and groovy, and I couldn't help but move to songs like Mister Cigarette and Windmill. Tongue-in-cheek interplay between Matt and bassist Ava Grandison was a constant, and with Matt's admission that 'I knocked out my lip ring at the last gig so, so far, so good!' it was time to bow out- with the aid of an insane cover of Song 2 by Blur. For what it's worth, I think the Brits would have approved.
The MDC defiantly informed the now-packed band room 'we're a rock and roll band', and there's no argument there. They're all about old-school sing-alongs, balls-on-the-floor retro rock and chaos, chaos, chaos. They're not just some 70s throwback, however- they really seem to encapsulate that raw essence so sadly missing from other bands of this genre. Their tracks are as varied as they are loud- One Night Stand Off is fast and rollicking, Dangerous is what you'd get if Neil Young had a pint with Nirvana and Heartbreaker (off their EP of the same name- a Led Zeppelin reference if ever I saw one) is so catchy I was singing along by the end. They rioted around the stage like a big dysfunctional family, entreating the crowd to repeat after them and say 'shit shit fuck shit' as they launched into a cover of Grinspoon's More Than You Are. With some instrumental issues ('the stage is broken!) and frontman Stag's voice showing the wear and tear of a gig well-played, they unplugged too soon for their panting audience.
And so with everyone present considerably more rowdy and beer soaked than at the night's beginning, it was finally time for Hostile Little Face to unleash their debut album. Despite frontman Mitch Freind telling us 'my voice is so croaky I feel like a pig!' I couldn't hear it- strong vocals had been a constant throughout the night and his were no exception. This four piece plays softly and sweetly, lulling you into a false sense of security until they suddenly and forcefully crescendo with a clashing medley of sounds. In this way, despite regularly drawing comparison to the likes of Incubus and Jimmy Eat World, they're reminiscent of Mogwai- they certainly share the same ethereal soundscape and slow-burn sensibility. Mikey Kirou's stop-start drumming perfectly fits their 'melodically thrashy' sound, and the electric on-stage chemistry between guitarist Chris Marchegiani and bassist Stephen Marchegiani makes it easy to see why HLF have been handpicked to support British India and Birds of Tokyo on their upcoming tour. With sing-along tracks like 27 Verses and Return to Sender, I can safely say these lads walked away with more than a few new fans- and a few more album sales as well.
Saturday night. What to do; stay in and watch Liverpool get thrashed by West Brom, or go to the Rosemount to watch Dam Few put out their debut double A-side, Scarlett/Animosity. Glad I chose the Rosemount.
First on stage was Jacob Diamond. The young singer-songwriter has been playing around town for some time now and has an EP out. It was just Diamond and his guitar on stage, and the songs had a very laidback sound, especially I Can't Be Sure and The Natural Gardener. I'm All Alone sounded sombre, but was probably the best song in the set. It'll be interesting to hear what these songs sound like with a full band. Keep your eye on this guy.
The next act was Patient Little Sister. This folk-pop brother and sister duo had songs you could dance to, such as Madison Blue and Hard To Say Goodbye. Eliza Rogers is probably the band's secret weapon, with her distinctive violin sounds and her dulcet voice acting as a good counter for the more Bob Dylan-esque vocals of older brother James. Eliza also sang lead on two songs, Heart Of Stone and the more alt-country sounding Bit By Bit, a song which is screaming 'SINGLE!' It's a pity the crowd hadn't picked up, these siblings have a good thing going on.
Next up was Dead Owls. At last, some performers who weren't afraid to crank up their amplifiers! Originally from Melbourne, this two-piece band (guitar/drums) is quite similar to Dinosaur Jnr and Bright Eyes, with psychedelic guitar moments interspersed with hard hitting riffs. A little tip though fellas, it might help if you tell prospective fans what song you're playing – the band just seemed to zip through their setlist. Their best song was Inside My Head, a marked improvement on the other songs in the setlist.
The final support act was Harlequin League, James Rogers' other, more well-known band. They kicked off with one of their best known songs, Again And Again. Rogers is undoubtedly the focal point of the band, but the contributions of guitarist and keyboard player Ben Pooley cannot be overlooked. Whether it's pulling crazy noises out of his guitar on All Your Wars Are Won, or playing guitar and synth on Wait Don't Strain and Bones, Pooley manages to add distinctive parts to every song. The band left the stage in a wash of feedback, as if they'd created a giant energy field.
Dam Few finally hit the stage at 11:30pm. At last a sizeable number of fans had shown up. The hard hitting Animosity was an early taste of what the fans wanted. Dam Few had come to play, why else would they be wearing white shirts with bow ties? On several songs the band had guest saxophonist Stef Bennett contributing. Dam Few's sound is quite wide ranging, whether its fast-paced rockers like Americide or the slow ballad Seesaw. Judging by the looks of the audience most of the fans were Nineties kids, which meant the cover of the Pokemon Theme went down like a treat. After an instrumental which saw all three band members hitting drums they brought out the grand finale, their debut single, Scarlett. Here's a young band that rocks and has songs a lot of people can enjoy.
Reviewed by Chris Martin
As I entered the dark, cocoon-like band room of the Beat nightclub, I couldn't help but notice how fitting a place it was for grungy stalwarts FOAM to launch their EP, Sarpa Salpa. The club has a distinctively makeshift, DIY vibe that perfectly suits its punters- The Cure provided the soundtrack in between sets and cheap beer in red plastic cups flowed freely.
The suitably dressed Energy Commission kicked off proceedings, commanding attention in their orange bin bag suits and safety goggles. Rather than play originals, they bravely chose to tackle Devo's first album- and, thankfully, pulled it off with aplomb. These guys count Lou Reed, Black Flag and The Hives among their influences; but with their unique post-punk sound and playful, tongue-in-cheek stage show, they also bring to mind the B52s (albeit a wilder, woollier version). Front man Forman doesn't so much sing as chant, and their 'stand-in' on keyboards, Will, was doing a stellar job of adding to the eccentricity. By the time they bowed out, I felt like I'd just stumbled off the set of 80s cult classic 'Weird Science'- which in my books is high praise indeed.
Immediately following Energy Commission was two-man band Puck, who were considerably more stripped down in their performance style but just as high energy. Comprised of Steve on guitar and Liam on drums, these two equally share the microphone- but singing drummer aside, they're about as far removed from the Eagles as you could get. Reminiscent of an early 90s fuzz band with their raw and sludgy sound, they were heavy- but in a foot-tappin', head-noddin' kind of way. I was mesmerised by Liam's dreamy, distorted vocals and the super BIG sound they produced. As enigmatic off-stage as they are on, Puck may have only been on the local music scene for a short while- but they are the living, howling proof that less is more.
Amid a buzz of anticipation, underground favourites Hunting Huxley took to the stage next. My first experience seeing these psychedelic cats was when they unleased their "rock n roll cheesecake" at Mojos' Led Zeppelin Tribute Night, circa 2010- and if you were lucky enough to be there, you would damn well remember them. These guys wail, in every sense of the word- their set at the Beat was, to quote my own notes, like 'a perfectly executed jam'. Spontaneous, flowing and yet devastatingly precise, they exude such raw passion it felt almost voyeuristic to watch them. They were considerably more prog-y than the last time I saw them- which can be a dangerous thing in this modern age of 'quick fix tunes'- but their intuitive connection with the audience ensured we were left hoarse and panting for more.
A hard act to follow, but they followed them nonetheless- the gentlemen of the hour, FOAM. I actually stumbled across this three-piece recently at Ya-Yas and it was love at first sight. They were playing to a somewhat contemptuous crowd that night and I wanted to go and shake them all for not appreciating the musical miracle that was unfurling before them. FOAM regularly draw comparison to 90s heavyweights Nirvana and Soundgarden, and while it's easy to see why, it would be a great injustice to simply write them off as 'another grunge throwback band'. Joel (guitar& vocals), Harley (bass) and Jackson (drums) aren't kidding around- they channel a gloriously savage rage, which is at once ear-splitting and enthralling. In between tearing the stage to shreds, they also possess a sort of shuffling humility- with Joel reassuring the audience at Ya-Yas that they didn't have to applaud if they didn't want to, because 'we don't judge'. However, the applause was so rapturous at the launch that there was no need for modesty. With tracks like Banf Gablei, Super Neutral and Total Body Disruption, they're the kings of angsty anthems- but they also have some lovely little introspective songs to break up the ire. They were a snarling force to be reckoned with who tore through their set all too quickly, and I can't wait for their next killer show.


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