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Shape Toning Workout: Bikini Body All Year-RoundMichelle Dozois, Lisa Wheeler
Year Released: 2005
Categories: Total Body Workouts
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I'm reviewing this workout after doing each segment at least once.
General workout breakdown: This DVD contains 3 30-min. workouts: one cardio, one strength, and one that's a little bit of both.
*Cardio Interval is an all-cardio workout with progressively building intervals. Michelle builds the simple, athletic moves (lunges, squats, knee pulls / repeater knees, tire runs, burpees, ski hops; a few slightly dancey ones like hip shakes or chasses also appear) into combos which are done pretty much evenly on both sides, then condensed and repeated again on each side, before going on to the next one. The moves increase in intensity throughout the combo, hence the "hill" description of the interval. In between combos a few moments of a filler move (e.g. hamstring curls) allow you to catch your breath. Higher impact moves (e.g. jumping jacks, jogging) are included, usually to boost intensity, but lower impact modifications are often shown. The workout concludes with a short cool-down (4 min.).
*Sculpt Plus is an all-strength workout that uses both a resistance band and dumbbells. After a short cardio- and dynamic stretch-based warm-up (4 min.), Lisa introduces a number of multi-limbed / compound moves (i.e. moves that work both the lower and upper body simultaneously), like a squat with an overhead triceps press or a plie squat with biceps curls; a number of the moves also have a more functional flair (i.e. multi-planar and/or mimicking everyday moves), like the exercise that involves reaching down as if to pick something up from the floor and then reaching across the body to put it away above one's head. The reps tend towards high (maybe 10-12 or so reps), so this is more of an endurance workout; that said, a lot of focus is spent on keeping things moving to make sure the heartrate gets up and stays up, so it's even more of a cardio sculpt workout than a strength-building one. The final 5 min. are done on the floor; here the moves tend to be less focused on working the entire body at once. Oh, and there are no straight up crunches. T he workout ends with a short total body stretch (4 min.)
*Potpourri is a mix of cardio, strength, and cardio & strength. Lisa leads a short kickboxing segment (10 min., including about 2 min. that serve as more of a warm-up) that includes bob and weave, jab, cross, upper cut, jumping rope, knee smash, boxer's shuffle, roundhouse and front kicks (beginning with chambers), jumping jack, and finally building up into a very short punching and kicking combo. Michelle leads a short toning segment (10 min.) that again focuses on movements involving multiple muscles, with a decent emphasis on the backside of the body. Tracy then leads a "skills and drills" segment where you hold a dumbbell while doing cardio and strength moves (e.g. shuffling while holding the dumbbell at chest, then stopping to do a chest press to the side), again focusing on more functional exercises that move around the body and challenge the balance, before moving to floor for moves like push-ups and dips (10 min., with a very short stretch, like 30 seconds, at the end). Again, no crunches appear; the core is worked during many of the standing moves, and the specifically abs moves are ones like a v-sit / boat / teaser prep with a rowing motion.
Level: I'd recommend this to experienced exercisers working out at the intermediate level. Modifications and choosing only one segment at a time could make this accessible to experienced beg./int., and savy int./adv. could probably make this work for them, too, especially if you do two segments back to back or even the whole shebang at once. I personally found the cardio more challenging than the strength portions, though.
Class: Michelle, Lisa, and Tracy (so when one is leading, the other two are the background exercisers). One of them shows some modifications for reduced impact / less complicated / less challenging moves. All three wear microphones throughout and contribute tips, encouragement, comments (like "Whew! I feel this one in my glutes"), reminders about how this will get you that bikini body, etc.
Music: upbeat instrumental with a beat that's your typical exercise video fare.
Set: bright interior set that kind of looks like a brick warehouse, with all sorts of exercise equipment (treadmill, step, medicine ball, punching bag, resistance band, etc.) and a few potted plants arranged around the perimeter.
Production: clear picture and sound, with the instructors' voices just a bit louder than the music. The camera angles are mostly helpful except for the ones that were shot through the cardio machines and from a couple of other funky angles (unfortunately these sometimes appear at a change in move – you know, right when you actually need to see the instructor and/or modifier).
Equipment: resistance band (one comes with new DVDs), 1 (or maybe 2) pair of light to medium (the back cover suggests 3 or 5 lb., but I found 5 and 8 more appropriate) dumbbells, and a mat (depending upon your workout surface). I'm not too fond of workouts that use only one set of dumbbells, but it's tricky to pick up and drop weights during this video because there's not a lot of down time.
Space Requirements: If you can take a step and kick all around you (front, side, and back) or can take a couple of steps to each side, you have enough space to do this program.
DVD Notes: The Shape promo (40 seconds) plays every time you pop in the DVD. The main menu offers these choices: Program 1 (= Cardio Interval), Program 2 (= Sculpt Plus), Program 3 (= Potpourri), and Extras (Meet the Instructors, About Shape, and Credits). Lisa, Michelle, and Tracy's introduction to the workout philosophy behind the "Bikini Body Camp," suggested rotations with this DVD and with the other Shape Bikini Body Bootcamp, and an overview of each segment, play each time the main menu comes up; the choices are off to the side.
Each segment has its own chapter, but there are no chapters within these segments, although one of my DVD players but not the other recognizes the Potpourri as having different chapters for each segment. Unfortunately, this means if you wanted to add just one of the Potpourri bits onto the Cardio Interval or Sculpt Plus parts you could be out of luck. There's also no way to string workouts together; you have to go back to the main menu and pick the next one.
In addition to a green resistance band of mediumish strength, new DVDs also come with a "Back to Basics Meal Plan."
Comment: In my opinion, this and Shape Bikini Body Camp: Transforming are the most advanced of Shape's cardio and/or strength offerings so far.
Instructor Comments:
All three instructors cue decently, although they (especially Lisa) tend to cue right on or just a hair before move changes and don't always include a lot of (verbal) directional indications. They mirror cue (i.e. when they say "right," they mean your right). They all contribute tips, encouragement, and other feedback even when they're not the leads. Each has her own personality, of course. Lisa goes above and beyond fulfilling all contractual obligations to plug the bikini body shtick ("Talk about a butt blaster"), Tracy comes off as more down to earth ("And all you need is a dumbbell"), and Michelle cheers you on with some extra spunk ("C'mon; you can do this").
I'm reviewing this workout after doing the cardio portion several times and the toning portions once each.
General workout breakdown: see Sollamyn's great review. I want to add that there's a very short warm-up and cool down for each segment.
Level: I'd recommend this to an experienced beginner through low/mid-intermediate. Michelle and Lisa include moves that require great form and balance in order to execute properly with not a ton of form instruction and tips. I consider myself a solid to high intermediate in weights (having lifted on and off for about a decade but only about a year and a half ago introducing heavier weights into my at home routines), almost a solid intermediate in Pilates, and at least a high intermediate in cardio. I found these workouts on the easy side, even with heavier weights during the toning portions, although I did feel a nice slight burn in my inner thighs after doing both lower body segments back to back.
Class: three young women join Michelle or Lisa for the toning portions, while two join Michelle for the cardio. One background exerciser shows modifications.
Music: typical upbeat instrumental exercise video stuff.
Set: The set is a brightly lit large room, made up in the corner to look like part of a living room with a patio overlooking the ocean (which is obviously just a painting in the intro segment).
Production: The picture and sound are good, and the camera angles are more helpful than not. Form tips flash across the screen before some exercises; I'm a fast reader, and I had to read very quickly to catch everything.
Equipment: For the Abs part you need a mat (or equivalent). For the Butt & Hips you need sneakers, a mat (or equivalent), and a pair of dumbbells. For the Upper Body segment you need a chair and several pairs of dumbbells. For the Thighs / Legs and cardio workouts you'll sneakers.
Space Requirements: enough room to lie down with your arms and legs extended and take a couple of steps in each direction.
DVD Notes: The menu lets you choose "Overview," "Play Program," "Select Multiple Zones," "Choose Exercise Order for One Zone," and "Bonus Features." If you choose to play all, you can skip through the intro and blurbs between segments with your DVD remote. You can also choose to have the DVD player shuffle the exercises. The bonus features include "Meet the Instructors" (written bios of Lisa and Michelle), the "Fat Burning Interval Workout" segment, "About Shape," and credits. The long introduction and warnings that can't be skipped are mildly annoying.
Conclusion: This would be a nice video for someone who likes "toning" rather than "weights" workouts. Personally I've moved away from "toning" videos, preferring instead videos that promise me increased strength, but that's my priority. I was hoping that maybe this would replace Tamilee Webb's I Want that Body, but Shape Toning's not quite as intense, even if it does have some less traditional moves and some work for the shoulders, back, and chest. The cardio workout is a nice 18-minute add on, but I'm not sure it was worth purchasing the whole video just for that.
Instructor Comments:
Michelle and Lisa have similar personalities: encouraging and upbeat without being annoyingly perky. I happen to enjoy working out with both a lot, as I find their on screen personae pleasant. Both instructors mirror cue. Their cueing is adequate, but somehow the moves are still a little tricky to pick up, especially during the cardio portion. They do seem to work in mentions of "toning," "burning fat," or a "bikini body" into each segment.
I am, what I like to call, a knowledgeable beginner. I've been around on the Videofitness boards for over a year and had a little experience with videos before that. I like mixing up my exercise, but my preferences lean toward strength training and yoga over cardio. I'm somewhat of a klutz and a slow learner when it comes to complex choreography.
I am reviewing this DVD after using it four times (except for the cardio bonus which I've only done once).
DVD Notes: This DVD includes four separate toning segments of about 15 minutes each (hips/buns, abs, upper body, and legs) and a 20-minute bonus cardio workout led by Michelle. Lisa and Michelle alternate between the four toning segments (Lisa does abs and legs; Michelle does upper body and hips/buns). You have a lot of choices with this DVD. 1) You can pick and choose which segments you want to do and in which order you'd prefer to do them; or 2) you can play the workout as is (as ordered above); or 3) you can have them 'shuffled' for you. Also, you can shuffle the exercises within each toning segment. Because of this shuffling feature, there is an ever-so-brief pause between each exercise (about 2 seconds). Each segment also has a short introduction screen, and sometimes there are brief fitness/health tips between segments. During the workouts, form tips will flash on the screen (reminded me of the ...for Dummies workouts, only not quite as obtrusive). And I do mean 'flash' because I'm a slow reader and sometimes found it difficult to read the message before it flashed off. While somewhat helpful, I suppose, it was annoying to hear the flash message sound when, for example, I'm in plank pose and didn't feel comfortable looking at my TV screen. Some of those messages, therefore, were only good for previewing.
The workouts, in general: Mostly ballet mixed with traditional in the lower body segments, and Pilates mixed with traditional in the abs segment. The upper body were mostly traditional weight moves, but not always very commonly seen exercises. On my first try with these workouts, I really didn't feel much of anything (no DOMS) except, perhaps, with the abs segment. However, after doing this entire workout four times and increasing my poundage where weights are called for, they seem to get more effective with each workout, and here's why (IMHO): many of the exercises require coordination and balancing (I'm talking lower body here) and, particularly in Lisa's leg segment, she did several combination moves that were tricky and wouldn't really be effective unless you know what you're doing or you are extraordinarily coordinated. For example, she'd do a forward lunge, followed by drawing up your knee on the working leg, turning it out, and then moving that leg back into a curtsy squat (I hope I explained that right!). But once I got the hang of it, I found these moves to be fairly effective on my not-so-in-shape body.
Instruction: Michelle does a better job of cuing when you can't look at the screen, but for the most part, I have few complaints. However, I don't think this would be good for absolute beginners. The instruction isn't always very detailed, and it's not always easy (or possible) to watch the flashed message form pointers. Also, as I said, some of those combo moves of Lisa's were pretty tricky. Beginners might get frustrated easily by them.
Fitness Level: advanced beginner to low intermediate who prefers nontraditional toning over weight-training. There are three background exercisers and one of them shows modifications where called for.
Fun Factor: OK, if you like ballet inspired lower body workouts and Pilates-based abs.
Music: Forgettable, although I know I've heard some of those tunes before, in other workout videos.
Set: Looks like they're in the walkout basement of a large, nice house.
Bonus Cardio: This is a 20-minute interval workout led by Michelle. She has two background exercisers and one of them does low impact modifiers. I stuck with the low impact because of my bad knee (meniscus tear). I think if you do the high impact workout, you should get your heart rate up. Michelle keeps you going at a quick pace. When I previewed this workout, I thought it looked a little too frenetic for my taste, but when I did it, it wasn't difficult to keep up and I actually didn't feel as winded as I thought I would (but as I said, I did the low impact). It was an average 20-minute workout with basic, athletic-type choreography that would be a good add-on or for a day when you are short on time but need your cardio!!
Overall, I'd give this DVD a B (above average, but room for improvement)


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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
A Spirit Of Fear?
I do agree with part of what was said. Living in fear is harmful---and unnecessary.
A lot has been said about fear lately.
The ACLU agrees that fear is not a good thing.
Interestingly, the ACLU has written an open, critical letter to President Obama accusing him of making America "a nation governed by fear."
POLITICO, generally supportive of the President, is reporting they are disappointed with the President because he has not used fear as part of his governance. They are saying, "Obama does not instill fear..." while they quote another analyst that says the President should make clear "that people have a good reason to be afraid of him."
So what part does and should fear play in our individual lives and out collective life as Americans?
Are Faith and Freedom folks scared?
Some thoughts about the President, "the folks" and fear.
The ACLU writes in their open letter to the President, "We are tired of living in a nation governed by fear instead of the principles of freedom and liberty that made this nation great."
Hey, part of that is my line.
Those "principles of freedom and liberty" were, according to our Founders, drawn from biblical truth---so why does the ACLU attack every public expression of the source of those values while at the same time demanding them?
That's the mystery of secular progressivism.
Ironically in their letter to him, they quote President Obama himself from a 2009 speech where he was criticizing President Bush. "Too often---our government made decisions based upon fear rather than foresight, and all too often trimmed facts and evidence to fit ideological predispositions. Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, we too often set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford. And in this season of fear, too many of us---Democrats, Republicans; politicians, journalists and citizens---fell silent."
Yes, the President actually said that. Words have consequences. Now a strong supporter of secular progressivism is accusing him of acting like his predecessor.
The motive of the ACLU letter, I must say, is not only to criticize the President, but to pressure him in their support of Edward Snowden---the guy who leaked the classified information and is still eluding the American government.
In doing so they are exposing the President, whom they have supported, for the person he actually is.
However, POLITICO, generally supportive of the President writes, "Not yet six months into his second term, Barack Obama's presidency is in a dead zone."
Why is it in a dead zone?
Because, they say, "Obama does not instill fear"---no one's afraid of him.
Oh, the irony.
Interestingly, they say "Ronald Reagan was buoyed by the power of his ideas" and conservatives saw him as "the godfather of a historic moment."
POLITICO says Obama is not buoyed by the power of his ideas and he has few political skills other than making speeches, therefore they conclude he should use the power of fear.
They say, "Obama is standing in a presidential pulpit that recently has proved to be the opposite of bully." And they say Republicans and Democrats have shrugged him off on budget sequestration and gun control.
Breitbart, a conservative voice, says POLITICO is trying to goad the president to use fear to get better results. They are trying to scare him.
Breitbart says, "The idea that Obama might simply not have the skills, experience or interest to govern the nation seems not to have occurred to Politico's writers."
So, "To fear or not to fear"---that is the question.
There are two kinds of fear. One is a reverential fear or awe of God, the other a paralyzing emotion that controls people or is used to control people. That kind of fear can result from perceived circumstances or real circumstances.
And no, the Faith and Freedom folks are not scared by the attack on our faith, the influence of Islam or the perilous times in which we live.
We are concerned. We are not scared.
First, there is a fear that is to be encouraged. It is beneficial, but it must be understood.
It is a reverential fear or respect or awe of God.
Psalms 111:10 says it is the beginning of wisdom and leads to good understanding.
Proverbs 19:23 says the "fear" of the Lord leads to life, rest, peace and contentment.
Proverbs 14:27 says this kind of fear is a "fountain of life."
Proverbs 14:26 says it is a place of security and safety for us.
Second, there is a paralyzing, debilitating fear that can control an individual. It can be a passing moment of fear or we can live in a "spirit of fear."
2 Timothy 1:7 says, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of a sound mind."
Certainly there are times in everyone's life when we experience a moment of fear. That fear can be perceived, based on imagined circumstances or real, based on actual circumstances that can produce harm.
Living with that kind of fear is fostered by Satan, not God.
The young virgin Mary experienced a moment of fear when told how God would use her life. The shepherds were fearful when the angels spoke to them, the disciples were fearful on a number of occasions. In every case the word from the Lord was "Fear not."
Perfect love casts out fear (1 John 4:18). Looking to God is looking to perfect love, drawing close to God is drawing close to perfect love and fear is cast aside.
Sometimes we have a moment of fear in regard to our personal future, our health, a family member, a relationship---any number of things can give anyone a moment of fear.
However, "Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world."
I don't know whether the President will try to exert more fear or less fear, but one thing is certain, there is a "spirit of fear" in our world today and it is creating confusion among those who do not have a firm spiritual anchor.
There is, however, one thing that I am absolutely certain.
Take this with you today:
"Do not fear, for I am with you, Do not anxiously look about, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I uphold you with my righteous right hand" (Isaiah 41:10).
Be Not Afraid. Be Blessed.
3 comments:
- Anonymous7:27 AM, June 26, 2013
So much for all of your work here! It failed! And now, it's time to address my needs.ReplyDelete
I am a traditional Mormon. I am so delighted that now it's "love" that defines marriage rather than the union of a man and woman to create a family and family tree biologically. I live with three woman. I love all of them. Now that love is the basis, this gives us -- finally, finally -- the basis to argue that our plural marriage should be honored and respected. Who are any of you to discriminate against those of us who live with multiple partners in a happy family. I am so happy...so very happy! I cannot believe this day has arrived. Children will finally be raised by multiple parents who won't need to rely on daycare. I can hardly contain myself... oh thank you..
- Anonymous9:59 AM, June 26, 2013
Thank you once again Gary for an excellent article. The Bible verses are powerful and so true!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:22 PM, June 26, 2013
Thank you, Gary, for the insight; for standing on the Word, for being salt and Light!ReplyDelete
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Getting Hobby Lobby Right
The media's reporting on Hobby Lobby made it seem like the Supreme Court decision was nothing more than a conflict between religious liberty and women's rights. The reality is more complicated, though not so complicated that we can excuse the hysterical reactions.
The case involved a regulation created by Health and Human Services under new powers given by the Affordable Care Act. This bureaucratic decree, known as the contraceptive mandate, requires that employee health plans include all 20 forms of birth control approved by the FDA. Four of these take effect after conception, and certain religious groups see them as the moral equivalent to abortion.
The Christian owners of Hobby Lobby, a chain of craft stores, wanted no part in providing those four contraceptives, though they agreed to cover the other 16 kinds and never indicated that they would discriminate against employees for their reproductive choices. The case ended up in the Supreme Court with Hobby Lobby arguing that the contraceptive mandate put an unreasonable burden on its free exercise of religion.
The argument rested on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), passed in 1993 by a majority Democratic Congress under President Clinton. The RFRA holds that "Government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion," unless doing so both "furthers a compelling governmental interest" and "is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest."
During the oral argument, Justice Sotomayor posed a question on many people's minds: Is a corporation really a 'person' that can exercise religion? Contrary to what many believe, the doctrine of corporate personhood isn't an invention of the Court: The very beginning of the U.S. Code reads, "the words 'person' and 'whoever' include corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals." By the letter of the law, Hobby Lobby's religious exercise qualifies for RFRA protection. Whether that's a strange and unintended accident of lawmaking is a different story. The Court rules on the law as it's written.
The government then needed to prove that its interest—the provision of subsidized birth control—was compelling, and that its method of achieving it—requiring employers to include it in their health plans—minimized the burden on religious exercise.
The phrase 'compelling interest' is so vague that the Court tends to play it safe by assuming that any interest of the government must be compelling. "We find it unnecessary to adjudicate this issue," the Court opined, allowing it to move on to the RFRA's final question.
Is there a way for the government to achieve its goal while putting less of a burden on religious exercise? The answer is an emphatic yes. The health care law itself includes an accommodation that allows employees to receive government-subsidized contraceptives if their employers don't provide them. That part of the law was written with religiously affiliated non-profits in mind, but, as the Court opined, the Department of Health and Human Services "has provided no reason why the same system cannot be made available when the owners of for-profit corporations have similar religious objections. We therefore conclude that this system constitutes an alternative that achieves all of the Government's aims while providing greater respect for religious liberty."
The explicit result of the ruling was the exemption of certain corporations from the birth control mandate. To be specific, it applied only to "closely-held" corporations, in which five or fewer people own at least half the company collectively. However, the Court made clear that women could still receive subsidized birth control from the government under the accommodation explained above, and that "The effect of the HHS-created accommodation on the women employed by Hobby Lobby and the other companies involved in these cases would be precisely zero." This point should be made exceedingly clear: No one is losing access to free birth control. The government is just taking the burden of conscience off the employer.
While the actual facts of the Hobby Lobby decision don't leave a whole lot of room for outrage, we should never underestimate the force of hip self-righteousness. "Not my boss's decision," the protest signs read. The supreme irony, lost on the protestors, is that bosses never wanted anything to do with it in the first place.


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I believe many of us must be increasing our credit cards usage during this festive period. Last weekend, I tried to pay for something in a computer shop and found out that my credit card had reached its limit - anyone agree that the credit limit in M'sia is pathetic?
It's probably a good time to consider a new Credit Card to replace this current one since the features aren't that attractive. These days, searching a credit card online is easy via Credit Card search engine, where you can compare cards and the attractive options that follow. Some cards offer special rebates on shopping purchases, 0% balance transfers and much more. Applying for a credit card can be done easily online without having to drive down to the bank anymore.
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The Inn at Okoboji unveils changes along Lakeshore Drive
(Local News ~ 05/15/15)
OKOBOJI ― An old friend has a new look in the Iowa Great Lakes. The Inn of Okoboji is getting ready for its 119th season and guests will notice immediate changes as they pull into the parking lot. Features include a new pool deck and terrace adjacent to the lounge. Landmark Cafe is the newly renovated on-site restaurant featuring new outdoor carpeting...
'Nothing but smiles'
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A northwest Iowa native is preparing to embark with the Harlem Globetrotters on their 90th anniversary world tour this coming fall. Working with the Globetrotters for 18 years, Briar Cliff University graduate and Marcus native Brett Meister is the senior vice president of communications for the team. Touring over 400 games a year, Meister sees the Globetrotters as "Ambassadors of Goodwill."...
Arnolds Park Amusement Park opens today
(Local News ~ 05/15/15)
ARNOLDS PARK -- Arnolds Park Amusement Park's 125th season is set to launch at 10 a.m. today -- once again offering thrilling rides, smiles, laughter and long-lasting memories. Located along 750 feet of West Lake Okoboji shoreline, the park that began as a lone water-toboggan slide has blossomed into one of Iowa's greatest treasures and is ready to play host to some more summertime fun...
SHS speech and drama students honored
(Local News ~ 05/15/15)
The Spencer Administrative Building was the setting and Spencer High School's speech and drama students were the cast of characters for the 2014-15 Annual Speech and Drama Awards Banquet. The evening began with the presentation of the awards in Individual Speech by Becky Koenig and Amy Metcalf, individual speech coaches, who gave out certificates to students for their accomplishments at the district and state contest of the Iowa High School Speech Association, as well as the following major individual speech awards:. ...
Little Tiger Relays set for Tuesday
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Fifth and sixth grade students from Lincoln Elementary, Sacred Heart and the Spencer Middle School will take to the track on Tuesday for the 49th annual Little Tiger Relays to be held at Dale Norton Field. The four divisions for the event include fifth grade girls, sixth grade girls, fifth grade boys and sixth grade boys. ...
Fixing games
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Honestly Shaughnessy Fixing games As impossible as it may seem, the NCAA appears as though it's capable of change. Well, some change. It's not like they're going to go out and give a couple bucks to those broke college kids that are worth billions of dollars. (We care about education! ...Unless you're really good at basketball. Then it's cool if you just take a year of underwater basket weaving and take off.)...
BEST basketball shooting school in Spencer
(Other Sports ~ 05/15/15)
BEST Shooting School will again be held in Spencer this summer for boys and girls entering grades four through 12 during the 2015-16 school year. The acclaimed program has over 20 years of experience and has instructed over 35,000 students from elementary to the NBA. Last year in Spencer over 80 students participated...
Rebel girls win district
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/15)
MANSON -- Thursday night couldn't have gone much better for Sioux Central's girls as a 151-point performance earned them district championship bragging rights. Plus, they'll be sending nine events to next weekend's state meet in Des Moines with a possibility of a 10th depending on times set at rain delayed district meets. Only first-place events automatically advance in 1A...
Goal Kick Summer Soccer Camp
(Other Sports ~ 05/15/15)
Goal Kick Sporting Goods is now accepting registrations for their upcoming Summer Soccer Camp to be held June 29 through July 2 for boys and girls with ages 5-6 participating from 9-10 a.m. each date for a cost of $44 and ages 7-14 participating from 9 a.m. ...
Spencer Tiger girls basketball camps
(Other Sports ~ 05/15/15)
Two Spencer girls basketball camps have been announced for this summer. Both camps will be held at the Spencer Middle School. Both camps are open to all girls interested in playing basketball and wanting to improve their basketball skills through fundamental drills. ...
Tiger Football Camps
(Other Sports ~ 05/15/15)
Registration forms for this year's youth and high school Tiger football camps are now available at the Spencer High School and Central Offices as well as the school's website under the documents tab. The youth camp will be held from Monday, Aug. 3 to Friday, Aug 7 with grades three through six training from 8-9:30 a.m. ...
- Clay County Speedway Results -- Friday, May 15 (High School Sports ~ 05/15/15)
Rally the troops
(High School Sports ~ 05/15/15)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY -- It's hard to imagine placing 20th in the nation out of 192 teams as anything less than a massive accomplishment, but when the bar is set as high as Spencer's archery program has put it, 20th just doesn't quite bring the satisfaction it normally would...
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As storm season approaches, Serve Moore churches are working harder than ever to make sure residents and their RENEWED homes finally have some of their final physical needs met. The fences, landscaping and shed-building continues to be of high importance in this process as they protect homes and belongings from high winds, drainage issues that result from high amounts of rainfall and hail.
Along with these continued efforts, this week our volunteers have been painting fire hydrants around the city (honk and wave if you see them!) and today picking up efforts to renew Orr Family Farm. The owners of Orr Family Farm are especially grateful for the volunteer efforts. The farm is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and along with the many other homes and businesses, was hit hard by the May 20th storm. The large acreage of the property means lots of debris cleanup to this day. Along with the re-leveling of gravel and walkways on the property, our volunteers are cleaning up any remaining debris just in time for the farm's annual Easter egg hunt on April 19th. This is a great example of how debris cleanup isn't just for looks - it is necessary to restore the safety of outdoor spaces like the farm and our city's public parks.
The University of Oklahoma's Big Event is a highly energetic university-sponsored service group that we will be fortunate enough to work this Saturday (tomorrow). They are bringing 200 volunteers to #RenewMoore! We can't wait to update you early next week on all the progress they will contribute to renewal.
We are so blessed to have such wonderful groups sent our way to undertake the many tasks that go along with the renewal efforts. Thank you to each of our volunteers once again for coming and spending your valuable time (including your spring breaks) to serve Moore in a very special way.
A Huge Thank You
As always, thanks to the hundreds of new and returning volunteers to HQ this week:
Next Step Ministries joins us again from Madison, WI
Mizzou BSU from Columbia, MO
Wonder Voyage from Coppell, TX
Seattle Christian School from Seattle, WA
University of Oklahoma's Big Event from Norman, OK
Disciples of Christ Christian Church from all over
United Way of Central Oklahoma, from Oklahoma City
First Church of God from St. Joseph, MI
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The A&E Series, "Breaking Bad," could aptly be described as "Mr. Rogers becomes Scarface." It is a morality tale about a milquetoast high school science teacher who is diagnosed with cancer. Out of concern for the finances of his family – the medical expenses associated with his cancer treatment, as well as their financial well-being after his passing – he decides he "must" step over the legal line just a little bit, just for a … Continue reading
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What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books and having every item in 'em through a round dozen of months presented dead against you? If I could work my will," said Scrooge indignantly, "every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, … Continue reading


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Behind 44 Stanley 's industrial looking façade is a Mad Hatter ensemble of industrial warehouses that have been converted into jewellery studios, quasi-Provencal barns, hole-in-the-wall shops, and art galleries that make for a refreshing change from the cut-copy-paste shopping malls that have proliferated Jo'burg's retail scene.
Comprising about 25 stores, the shopping quarter centres around two courtyards. West, is a shaded urban olive grove, occupied by the patrons of il Giardino degli Ulive Italian restaurant who come for leisurely long-table alfresco feasts under the orchard in summer, and brazier-side, in-kitchen dining in winter.
East, the other outdoor area, is a cheery piazza packed with old-fashioned wrought iron chairs and tables, where the Salvation Café satisfies whole-food appetites, and the Boat, a quirky Portuguese take-away servery, specialises in fresh sandwiches, pasties-de-nata, and faturas to-go.
Whether by design or fortuitous coincidence, the stores located on the west side of the precinct appear to pay homage to all that's retro, classic and tradition-driven; while the studios and galleries on the east side celebrate all that's eco-conscious and neo-modern.
At 44 on Stanley, almost every store is worth a look-see, because nothing is run of the mill, or off-the-rack, from Nigella Lawson's Wonki-Ware ceramics to the authentic Zululand pottery. You'll find couture straight off the runway of African Fashion Week, and planet-friendly organic cotton and hemp clothing that could also serve as a low-carb, high-fibre alternative to brunch should Vovo Tello bakery have sold out of their sought after organic, stone-ground flour breads and French patisserie.
With a vibe that's part Greenwich Village, and part Notting Hill scruffy-chic, 44 Stanley in Milpark lures trendy families, arty-farty types, and iPad and Google-geeks, who bring their Smartphone's and Apple-Mac's out for a breath of fresh air and sunshine the way the rest us walk our dogs. Real pooches are welcome, by the way.
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Leadership Part 15
A leader takes charge of the big picture.
The Big Picture
Becoming sidetracked with minutiae distracts from focus on the goal. Consider the conductor of a symphony orchestra who has before him the music of Beethoven and 95 talented musicians ready to play it. The conductor has heard this same composition played by other orchestras a dozen times before, but he knows what he wants from this piece that will take it above and beyond previous interpretations. He will have only one performance date and a few rehearsals leading up to this performance. During this time he must communicate his vision to the musicians who will be waiting for his baton to drop and the first note to be played. He cannot play each instrument himself and he must respect the talent that each musician brings to the table.
He starts by telling these talented artists, not how to play their respective instruments, but how he feels about the piece of music to be performed…about how he believes each section and soloist can bring his dream to life.
As the rehearsals proceed he calls to the attention of each section—the strings, the wood winds, percussion—how they can modify their performances in order to bring about the desired total effect. Finally, at the last rehearsal he addresses his people with an upbeat message of how well he knows they will come together for the performance night.
On the evening of the concert the 95 individual professionals are in place. The concert master has entered and the orchestra has tuned up. The houselights dim. The leader—the maestro—strides to the podium from the wings. He bows, acknowledging the applause, glances at his music, lifts his baton, eyes the orchestra from side to side, lowers the baton and the music begins.
For the next 25 minutes all that he has felt about this piece—all that he has communicated during rehearsals—is communicated again through the passion of his expressions, movements and emotional contact with these 95 individuals who have come together as one.
The music ends. His hands drop to his side. The audience breaks into rousing and prolonged applause. He knows that his vision and his focus have paid off. He recognizes the entire orchestra and the specific soloists by asking them to stand in order to receive the applause of the audience.
A leader is able to visualize the big picture while carefully orchestrating all the pieces that go into its makeup.
Take Charge
If you are to be a leader you must be willing to take charge. You must accept the responsibility that goes along with being in charge. The ultimate success or failure of a project can always be attributed to the person in charge. In success it is easy for the leader to bask in the glory of the accomplishments of the moment. With failure the leader might direct the blame to subordinates. But a real leader does neither.
Success may very well be the result of a "take charge" leader whose creativity and drive single-handedly created the success. But, usually not. Normally there are others who have contributed to the outcome. This is the time for the "take charge" leader to recognize those people. Self adulation is not an admirable trait even by someone who rightfully deserves all the praise.
Likewise, failure could have been the result of a subordinate whose non-sanctioned action brought the project down. But not really, because—as Harry Truman said—the buck stops here. The person in charge must always be willing to accept the blame because they had the opportunity to alter the course of events that led to the failure.
Humility in success—and in failure—is the sign of a leader.
Coming up…decisiveness and risk taking as a part of the leader's Focus.


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Exaptec leads the way with Robotic Automation Solutions and Applications world-wide! At Exaptec we are passionate about robot technology and we are excited by how they are changing the way we work, learn and play, and how they are co-evolving with us as an extension of our lives. We work closely with our Clients to utilise robotic hardware and software components to unlock New Business Models that deliver tremendous benefits and value.
We have been recognised as one on the "25 Most Promising Robotics and Automation Tech Solutions Providers" in 2016 by APAC CIOoutlook.
Robots for home and business have arrived to stay. We use the latest Extreme Application Technologies to innovate and disrupt legacy systems in order to automate and augment human processes to become more efficient and effective. At Exaptec we understand the real-world application of robots to help our clients to maximise the benefits of robotic technology.
Exaptec operates at the forefront of technology to design, create, build, deploy and support uniquely innovative and disruptive bespoke integrated service robotics automation solutions for clients world-wide.
Our robots are being used productively today by individuals, managers, teachers, students, consultants, teams and families across Australia and New Zealand. Our Double robot is the first telepresence robot to star on Australian TV- Channel 9 The Block .
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Our robots and application software solutions are used across a range of industries and sectors including Healthcare, Retail, Education, Security, Manufacturing, Financial, Utilities and Government.
Our range of robots available for integrated solutions include Telepresence Robots as well as Intelligent Service Robots and Social Robots.
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Ideal for conference rooms, offices, kitchens, and any space where people congregate. Access Kubi from anywhere in the world via an internet-connected smartphone or computer.
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mBot Ranger is a three-in-one STEM educational robot kit you can program and control via smartphone, tablets, or computer. It's a great way to start your exploration in the world of robotics.
mBot provides an an easy-to-assemble all-in-one introduction to programming, electronics and robotics.
RQ-HUNO is an affordable and feature-rich robotic DIY kit designed to provide robot enthusiasts with the an educational and entertaining experience.
The UXA-90 is a well-proportioned one-metre-tall humanoid robot designed to move an act in a realistic way.
Codeybot is a fun, interactive, and fully customisable robot that introduces children to the fundamentals of coding.
Snow is a charming penguin-shaped robot designed to recognise and respond to the emotional state of the person it is interacting with.
Amy is a multifunctional service robot designed to work in restaurants, bars, cafes and at events where food and beverages are being served
Alice is a multifunctional professional service robot designed to assist customers and clients in a clear and pleasant manner.
The little robot with the big personality, NAO is made up of a multitude of sensors, motors and software and piloted by a made-to-measure operating system: NAOqi OS.
OMNI is our in-house developed omni-directional platform. With a payload of up to 100kg, it has the largest carry capacity of any omni-directional robot on the market today.
OBA is a great delivery butler, and extremely clever too. OBA can deliver food, drinks, medicines, toys and other goodies such as an engagement ring to your fiancee!
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Catering to demand for high-end telepresence robots in business and health-care, Beam represents our most advanced range of enterprise-level telepresence robots.
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Many believes that when we were young life was easier but the truth is life still is easy. It always will be. The only difference is we're older, and the older we get, the harder we make things for ourselves. As we grew older our minds became gradually disillusioned by negative external influences and we began to hesitate and question our instincts.
It is we who have made our lives harder and harder, and we are the ones who started losing touch with who we really are and what we really need. I can see you nodding and so am I.
It's all in our hands. We can be effective, confident, energetic, successful, connected, clear-headed, courageous and comfortable in your skin. Free from all what holds you back. Let's pledge to make 2015 the year we invest in our happiness and the positive changes we're making in our life and the lives around us!


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Abottle of red, a bottle of white. It all depends upon your appetite."
Those are some of the lyrics to Billy Joel's song, "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant," but they also represent today's state of mind when it comes to dining out in the wine and grape-growing region surrounding New York's Finger Lakes.
Located in central New York, the Finger Lakes region once was looked upon as less than full-bodied when it came to producing wines of real merit. Today, the region's wine
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Sabrina is your "All American Teenager" who has been trained in modeling/acting. She is a very punctual, committed and determined young lady who possesses magnificent leadership skills beyond her years.
She has modeled for stores such as The Deb shop,Bebe,Body Central, Strawberry. In addition, she has done York Galleria and Colonial Park Mall Fashion Shows in Pennsylvania.
Sabrina is good in most sports,she played competitively in volleyball. She is also very experienced with working with children of all ages. She plays the flute actively in band,orchestra and concert band! In her past she has also played the piano and the violin as well.Sabrina has taken a year of Spanish.
She has also attended Pennsylvania State police Camp and also the Hershey State Police Academy as a Cadette as well.
Sabrina has been and is currently in several ads for McCormick Orthodontist showing off her infectious smile in Pa,DE and MD
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I thought I'd share with you how we do Christmas. After the Christmas Eve service, we (meaning us 'children') put OUR presents under the tree. Then the younger kids go to bed. Mom, Dad, Caroline, and I usually stay up a while longer and watch a movie or play a game.
On Christmas Eve, Caroline and I sleep in the kid's room. That way, we can all see the tree at the same time in the morning. We've been doing it that way forever. After we go to bed, Mom and Dad put THEIR presents under the tree. The rule has always been that we can't get up before six in the morning, but we could make as much noise as we wanted to before then. We used to wake up at like five and play Christmas music really loud and ring bells and sing. Now (we getting OLD…) we wake up at about five till six and watch the clock. At exactly six o'clock, we all run out to the living room.
We open our stockings before breakfast because part of breakfast is in our stockings. We always get an orange and a little box of raisins. Christmas breakfast is the hardest one in the world to swallow. Who wants to eat when there is a pile of presents in the living room? Then we read the Christmas story from the Bible. We usually read it from all the gospels to get the whole story.
Then…we open the presents- one at a time. The rule is you can't pick a present for yourself out- you have to pick one for someone else. And, being scrapbookers, we take tons of pictures! In the afternoon, we relax and enjoy each other's company.
I'm so excited this year about some of the presents I have for people! I just can't wait to give them because I know they're perfect!


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Head of quant research | Boutique insight agency
- Recruiter
- Elizabeth Norman International
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £70000 - £90000 per annum
- Posted
- 23 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 22 Sep 2018
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- James Webb
- Discipline
- Marketing
- Specialism
- Data & Analysis, Research & Insight
- Sector
- B2C, Food & Drink
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- Agency
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- Director / Head / VP
- Contract Type
- Permanent
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- Full-Time
We're looking for a head of quantitative insight to join really exciting boutique research agency.
The agency:
A very well established agency, known for being a fun place to work & delivering high quality commercially focussed insight. 30 people strong. Some big clients include L'Oréal, Boots, Asda, Paddy Power, Virgin media. They're method neutral with a very seamless integrates approach, currently their work is about 65% qual, 35% quant, they're looking at getting this to be of a 50/50 split.
They're a really friendly bunch, really nice people, get on with anyone type characters, the culture is pretty apparent soon as you walk into the office. They like to back people with ideas, everyone is encouraged to contribute with new ideas and suggestions.
They're really focussed on insightful, jargon free, presentations, getting to the core business issues. They focus on looking at the wider context and they're positioning is about guiding clients through insight.
Projects span: NPD, customer journey, concept testing, proposition or advertising development, deep dive U&As, segmentation, brand and customer experience tracking or pricing studies, using a host of traditional and newer approaches, such as behavioural economics, eye tracking and galvanic skin response studies.
The role:
The head of quant insight will sit on the management team. You'll be the external face of the agency, for quant, you'll be involved in writing white papers, thought leadership and promoting the agency at conferences. You'll manage a team of 8, be managing and growing key clients as well as remaining hands on with meaty strategic research projects.
10years plus research experience.
Team management experience
An excellent client developer and new business developer
Entrepreneurial character, someone with ideas on how to take the quant offer further
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Obama retakes the oath of office after busy first day
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts was ushered into the Map Room of the White House on Wednesday night to re-administer the oath of office to President Barack Obama because the original oath on Tuesday had a word out of sequence.
White House counsel Greg Craig said the move was made out of "an abundance of caution." Obama's second swearing-in, devoid of the pomp of the initial event, took place at 7:35 p.m. in the presence of a few aides and reporters. The chief justice was wearing a court robe. "Are you ready to take the oath?" Roberts said. "I am," Obama said, "And we're going to do it very slowly."
The retaking of the oath followed two meetings, one with economic advisers and another with the defense secretary, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and others to discuss national security and the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
Obama had said that he'd ask top military officials to give him a plan for withdrawing combat troops from Iraq over a 16-month period and redeploying some to Afghanistan. However, a senior military adviser, who wasn't authorized to speak on the matter and couldn't be named, said that no agreement was reached in the meeting on a plan for withdrawal.
Obama began his first full day in office by attending a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, a tradition for new presidents. He celebrated a political victory as his former presidential primary rival, Hillary Clinton, was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state, with a vote of 94-2.
He appeared to be moving full steam ahead on plans to halt military commission trials at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detention camp. The new president on Tuesday ordered a 120-day halt to the trials there. Obama was expected to sign an executive order on Thursday to close the military prison at Guantanamo. A draft order of the closure plans was circulating around Washington on Wednesday; the American Civil Liberties Union posted a copy on its Web site.
Obama also found time to call four Middle Eastern leaders on Wednesday morning: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said in a statement that Obama emphasized protecting a cease-fire in Gaza in part by blocking arms smuggling to Hamas and in part through reconstruction efforts.
Gibbs said that Obama thought it was important "on his first day in office to communicate his commitment to active engagement in pursuit of Arab-Israeli peace from the beginning of his term, and to express his hope for their continued cooperation and leadership."
Later, Obama announced during remarks at a swearing-in ceremony for White House staff and Cabinet officials that he'd freeze the pay of White House employees who make more than $100,000 a year. He told his senior staff that given the economic climate, "it's what's required of you at this moment."
He signed two executive orders and three memoranda to implement the pay freeze, ethics and public records changes.
The executive order on ethics prohibits executive branch employees from accepting gifts from lobbyists. It prohibits anyone who works for the administration to leave and lobby the executive branch "for as long as I am president," Obama said. It also precludes lobbyists hired by his administration from dealing with agencies on matters they lobbied about for two years.
A second order revokes an executive order signed by former President George W. Bush in 2001 that limited release of former presidents' records, and replaces it with new language aimed at more transparency. Obama's order could expand public access to the records of Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney, as well as other former leaders, in the years to come, said Steven Aftergood, the director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists.
"It's extraordinary that a new president would address this issue on his first full day in office," Aftergood said. "It signifies the great importance he attaches to open, accountable government. The new order suggests President Obama will take a narrow view of executive privilege and assert it in a much more limited way than what we've seen in the recent past."
Bush's order gave former presidents broad ability to claim executive privilege and to designate others — including family members who survive them — to exercise executive privilege on their behalf. Obama's new order gives ex-presidents less leeway to withhold records, Aftergood said, and revokes the ability of presidents' survivors to exercise that privilege.
Another Obama memo issued on Wednesday appears to rescind a 2001 memo by Bush's then-Attorney Gen. John Ashcroft giving agencies broad legal cover to reject public disclosure requests.
"For a long time now, there's been too much secrecy in this city," Obama said. "This administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold information but with those who seek it to be known," Obama said. "The mere fact that you have the legal power to keep something secret does not mean you should always use it.
"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency."
At the staff swearing in, hours before Roberts came to the White House to re-administer the presidential oath, Vice President Joe Biden took a friendly jab at the chief justice. A day earlier, Roberts had tried to administer the oath to Obama from memory and reversed some words in it. Biden asked for a text to administer the staff oath, saying, "My memory is not as good as Justice Roberts'."
An oath of office do-over is unusual, but there are two precedents. In both cases, questions arose about the legitimacy of the oaths, which were administered following the deaths of sitting presidents.
In September 1881, when President James Garfield died, two months after he was shot by an assassin, Vice President Chester Arthur was sworn in at a private ceremony in his New York City home by a state Supreme Court justice. When President Warren G. Harding died in August 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his father, a notary public, in a Vermont farmhouse. Arthur and Coolidge retook their oaths once they returned to Washington.
(Marisa Taylor, William Douglas, David Lightman and Nancy A. Youssef contributed to this article.)
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Here on their Load debut, the noisy Brooklyn guitar/drums/electronics duo hold firm to what made them innovative and interesting while managing to make their sound new and forceful all over again.
The stateside fringes The Wire's David Keenan collectively dubbed New Weird America only four years ago sounded a bit different this different year. More melody, more cohesion, and-- for better and worse-- less chaos: In 2007, several of the bands earmarked in Keenan's wide menagerie came closer to home to roost, at least temporarily. Magik Markers made a piano-heavy record of damaged torch songs, and Marker Elisa Ambrogio sang sweetly with beau Ben Chasny on his latest, Six Organs of Admittance's Shelter from the Ash. Sunburned Hand of the Man proved vivacious beneath the editing touch of British fan Kieran "Four Tet" Hebden, while Massachusetts brethren MV & EE washed Neil Young's Decade in lye soap. Devendra Banhart sounded like a 17-year-old with a Lyrichord crush, and Animal Collective continued to hem the noise inside the pop. And a year after releasing a 12-song, 51-minute rock album, Sonic Youth covered Bob Dylan, while Thurston Moore released a largely acoustic album under his forename and Kim Gordon portrayed an aging folksinger in I'm Not There. Oh, and there's Mouthus, the Brooklyn-based, guitar/drums/electronics noise duo of Brian Sullivan and Nate Nelson. For their Load Records debut, Saw a Halo, Sullivan and Nelson landed a mostly perfect album. Though known for electricity and abrasion, Mouthus added acoustic guitars for three of the record's seven tracks. Surprise, surprise.
Acoustic guitar excepted, the success of Saw a Halo depends largely on the same elements as the rest of Mouthus' 10 LPs since 2002. The duo's sound still pivots on manipulation. Nelson's drums can sound like traditional traps one minute or dim, percussive clicks the next, and guitarist Sullivan can (but rarely does) twist through a bona fide solo or use his instrument just as an input for pedals and as an outlet for cacophonous textures. Fascinating but vaguely familiar sounds have always been paramount to Mouthus' appeal, as has gumption. Mouthus' most riveting moments have come when Sullivan and Nelson attacked a motif or incidental sound with gusto, pushing everything to be louder, bigger, more daring. On Saw a Halo, they do that seven times.
But Mouthus is controlled and composed here, too, and that's the linchpin. Saw a Halo adds structural smarts to sonic iconoclasm as it moves through big arcs lined with micro-plots of clashing sounds. By the time Sullivan lets an eight-minute shrill solo collapse to a feedback-and-percussion din on closer "The Gift of Sighs", that arc is exhausting and cathartic. Something about it feels like high drama: The secret is order, with seven tracks split into two sides (you'll notice seven seconds of silence after track four if you're tuning in digitally). Those track markers may seem arbitrary, jokes of sorts amid a persistent, unflinching, even monotonous noise.
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On Saw a Halo, Mouthus has done what is so difficult for so many bands: They've held firm to what made them innovative and interesting, but they've poured it into a shape that makes it new and forceful all over again. Mouthus were great as early as 2005's Slow Globes; now-- with mastery over some of the most daunting sounds coming out of experimental circles in 2007-- they're mostly peerless.


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