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Ruth Soénius is Director of User Experience at Siemens Corporate Research (SI ) in Princeton, N.J. As chair of this year's International Design Excellence Awards, she brought together a panel of judges from around the world, including legendary product designer Richard Sapper; Carole Bilson, vice-president of global design and usability at Pitney Bowes (PBI ), and Moira Cullen, design director at Coca-Cola North America (KO ). Here, she explains her choice of jury, and outlines the exhaustive—and exhausting—process of choosing the best designs from a field of more than 1,700 entrants:
The International Design Excellence Awards provide a snapshot of the state of design and give both internal and external observers a sense of the field's current status in the world at large. This is important for many reasons, not least for designers to take the opportunity to stop and assess how their industry is evolving. Clearly, the discipline has come a long way from the days when it was seen as styling or as some kind of superficial pandering to the lure of the new. It's now well on its way to being seen and valued in broader terms. Designers, and the corporations that employ them, are truly embracing the medium's power to create, shape and convey an entire experience.
That's not to say that there's not a long way to go, and one of the conclusions drawn by this panel of judges was that the battle is far from over. Still, many companies seem prepared to pay only lip service to the ability of design to shape and affect a business on every level. In contrast, the panel that I invited to judge this year's entrants represents some of the most outspoken design thinkers in the world. Those from within global corporations, such as Moira Cullen from Coca-Cola, Carole Bilson from Pitney Bowes, and Gavin Ivester of PUMA (PUMG ), come from companies that have understood and embraced design's importance and value to the bottom line. Theirs is no mere lip service or faddism; these leaders take a clear position and are tireless, smart, and serious evangelists for design as central to smart business.
This year, the awards have been rebranded, celebrating "International Design Excellence" instead of, as previously, "Industrial Design Excellence." That's an important shift, reflecting that design is about much more than just good product design and that design is now a global industry. I was adamant that the jury also be international, and invited judges from Europe and Asia. Milton Tan, for instance, is a Fellow at the Ministry of Information, Communications & the Arts in Singapore, and Robin Edman is chief executive of the Swedish Industrial Design Foundation. Richard Sapper, from Milan, is a consultant for IBM (IBM ) and has done important work for companies such as Alessi and Artemide . Andreas Haug is co-founder of Phoenix Design in Germany. All the judges brought insights from their native cultures, along with their deep understanding of what is pertinent in a good design solution.
It was also really important to me to have an opinionated jury that was qualified to assess a wide range of entrants and had the expertise necessary to understand the nuances of every entry. Although the IDEA are probably best known for rewarding consumer products, the categories are very broad, and the panel had to evaluate work from a variety of disciplines including interactive design, transportation products. and basic research. That's why I called up Michael Schrage, author of the book Serious Play: How the World's Best Companies Simulate to Innovate. I didn't know him, but I'd heard him speak at the Aspen Design Conference a number of years ago and thought he'd be a good person to judge the innovation and research categories. Likewise, Sigi Moeslinger from Antenna Design has proven herself time and time again with her amazing user-centered interface designs.
I also invited a series of judges from the cultural, educational, and consultancy fields. Jurors such as Barbara Bloemink of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, Prasad Boradkar of Arizona State University and Stephen Wilcox of Philadelphia-based consultancy Design Science brought important insight that ensured a well-rounded assessment of each and every project. Design awards are often judged through a narrow lens. These awards aimed to assess design as it exists in the real world—and to award great projects accordingly.
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1. Innovation: How is the design new and unique? 2. Aesthetics: How does the appearance enhance the product? 3. User: How does the solution benefit the user? 4. Environment: How is the project ecologically responsible? 5. Business: How does the design benefit the client's business? 6. Research: What validation is given that the design solved the problem?
The judging process initially took place over the Internet, which allowed the judges to have the necessary time and space to understand each project in detail before voting. There were two rounds of online judging before we met in Washington in April to fight things out in person. Yes, fight. Judging is a very emotional process. If I stand up and make a case for what I think is the "best product," I'm essentially telling people about my point of view in design. People get defensive when challenged, so you can be sure that there were lots of intense discussions.
But at the end of the exhaustively rigorous process, a few conclusions could be drawn. First and foremost, as demonstrated by the wealth of serious, thoughtful entrants, design is not about the appearance of a product anymore. It's not about surface but instead about scope and structure; design is a multifaceted industry. That's both refreshing and reassuring. But it's also clear that we, the so-called experts, are still developing our ideas about how design should be seen. Many of the discussions that we had in this group concerned whether something was a really excellent solution or not: Did it do enough? Could it have been done better? Is it appropriate, and is it authentic? I'm proud to say that in this year's crop of winners, plenty of projects were all of the above.
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With the U-M women's lacrosse program's first recruiting class in the books, all 28 members will now be featured in their own student-athlete spotlight, breaking down each future Wolverine, on and off the field.
Kim Coughlan is a two-time varsity letterwinner (2011, '12) and will play her final season at Saint Anthony's High School (South Huntington, N.Y.) this spring.
As a sophomore and junior, Coughlan helped the Friars win the program's fourth and fifth consecutive league championships, respectively, recording back-to-back 12-0 records in league play. She also helped Saint Anthony's achieve a No. 3 national ranking in 2011 and 2012, and in 2012 earn the No. 1 spot in New York State, according to Lax Power.
The right-handed midfielder played club lacrosse for the Long Island Express. She was also an all-league hurdler and varsity letterwinner in indoor track and field as a freshman (2009).
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"Kim is a fierce competitor whose grit, determination and stealth-like style of play shine through in a leadership capacity on the field. She is a well-balanced student-athlete who can be relied on to not only meet but exceed expectations, setting a high bar for the rest of the team. Kim's overall athletic ability and compelling attitude are a winning combination."
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How many times did you preach in seminary?
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Grab the closest recent seminary graduate and ask him this question: how many times did he preach while in seminary?
Not how many preaching classes did he take; on how many occasions did he actually preach a sermon? His answer, I suspect, may surprise you.
Depending on the seminary, the answer may start at only two or three, since some schools offer only a couple of classes in preaching. Even at the seminary I attended, which is known for its strong emphasis on preaching, we were required to take only four classes in homiletics (the study of preaching); of those, we preach in only three of them (although we do some initiatory presentation in the first class as well). So by the end of my seminary career, I was required to preach all of six times to fulfill the requirements of my degree– a pastoral ministry-oriented degree.
In my denomination, these six times are insufficient to be ordained (thankfully– can you imagine a pastor who had preached only six times before beginning his ministry?). My presbytery required me to preach not just six, but 12 times in order to complete my internship. And, since a preached sermon is part of the ordination exam itself, I guess technically the requirement is 13 times.
Still, that strikes me as simply not being enough. Consider this: one pastor I know remarked that it takes a preacher about 100 sermons to find his "voice" in preaching. That is, assuming he preaches twice a week, the 13-sermon ordinand will need nearly a year before he is comfortable with his own style of preaching. (Of course, this number is approximate, and some guys will be comfortable long before that, but the exception proves this rule in this case.)
Some classmates have responded to my critique in this way: "that's true if you're going straight into a solo pastorate, but I'm going to be an Associate Pastor, so I'll get plenty of time to find my voice." When, I ask, do they expect to get that time? The very nature of the Associate or Assistant Pastor position implies that they are not the Head Pastor, and therefore probably not the main preacher. (For some Head Pastors, this means that the only time the Associate will preach is when the Head Pastor is on vacation!) Even if you assume that you'll get one or two preaching opportunities per month, that means it will be more like 3-5 years before you're truly comfortable preaching.
What is the alternative? Seminaries could always offer more preaching classes, but that would mean that elective hours would be devoted to them (not necessarily a bad idea), or that the already-bloated Master of Divinity degree– usually between 100 and 112 credit hours– would become longer still. No, the time-tested traditional method for garnering preaching experience is the so-called "Pulpit Supply" option.
Pulpit supply is just what it sounds like: some church needs a preacher to be in their pulpit, and seminaries supply one. Most of the pastors I know who were seminary-trained a generation ago tell great tales of their pulpit supply experiences, including which churches were always cold, which ones were sure-fire Sunday dinner opportunities, and so on. This great tradition lives on for only about 15% or less of today's seminarians, by my estimation.
I knew a few guys who were out filling pulpits almost every Sunday; they actually got to their "home church" only once or twice per semester! But most of those who go for the pulpit supply opportunities get a few– say, 3-6– chances to preach each semester. Some guys I was in seminary with preached the same two or three sermons every time (which doesn't help their training in sermon preparation, but it does help their actual preaching experience), but most of us wrote a few new sermons each semester.
Pulpit supply can be a good way to earn some extra money, as most churches pay $75 or $100 each time you preach. This represents a big shift away from convention– instead of paying big bucks for your education, you actually get paid for it. Preaching is hard, and sermon preparation is harder still, so even $100 is no easy money, but it can be a great way to earn and learn at the same time.
The dividends might pay off in even more ways. By pursuing pulpit supply opportunities, not only did I get good experience and progress toward "finding my voice" (I preached almost 100 times during my time in seminary), and not only did I earn some good money doing so, but I also developed a sermon series while in the process. I worked through much of Ephesians, as I anticipated preaching that series at my first call after graduation. Although I'll rework the sermons to fit the context and revisit the important considerations of explanation and application, I already have a foundational framework in place.
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If I recall, I only preached two times in seminary classes (neither of which I would call full sermons). When I was called to pastor my first church during seminary, I had preached less than ten times in my life!
I have often said that first church really took one on the chin for the kingdom!
I believe there is no substitute for preaching real sermons to real people. More preaching classes back then would have had limited impact.
Some preaching courses now would be fantastic, now that I am fiften years into pastoral ministry. It is like what I have felt about premarriage counseling being wasted on the premarried. Let me see them as they approach their first anniversary, when they are really interested.
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Thanks for the advice, I found it very insightful. I live in Pennsylvania, and this last summer I had the opportunity to work in a program call "Chaplains in the Park." I was permitted to visit campsites at a statepark on Saturday night, and Sunday morning I gave lead a worship service. I did this 15 times, and I was the only person in the park who only had one service on Sundays. One person I meet was given 3 parks for each Sunday.. going from 0 to 45 sermons in 3 months.
Honestly, I have been (and am) kind of scared of the whole preaching thing. Yet, this was really great because the crowds were fairly small and gave some good feed back. Mostly, it was encouraging. Preaching is hard for me, yet I hear preachers like Mark Driscoll say that it took several years for them to find their preaching voice. I'm encouraged by hearing about how people had to grow; it's awesome to see how God's grace works itself out in people's lives.


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As if Ice-T reading an audio book wasn't enough, Shad Moss, perhaps better known as Bow Wow, also has a new day job: he'll soon be appearing on TV with Patricia Arquette and James Van Der Beek in CBS' new series CSI: Cyber.
He will play a hacker named Brody "Baby Face" Nelson, a who must work with the police or go to jail, Deadline reports.
Nelson must assist the cops in the shadier corners of the web without falling back into his criminal ways. According to creator Anthony E. Zuiker, "Bow Wow is a gifted young actor who will have the responsibility, through his character, to set an example for young people who watch the show to 'do what's right' even when you know 'nothing but wrong.' It will be a redemption story and a cautionary tale all wrapped into one.
"The role of Nelson required someone with deep acting chops and off the charts smarts. Shad Moss is a unique talent that possesses both."
The first season of the show will hit the air in January 2015, appearing on CBS Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT.


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After almost a decade of dilly-dallying, India on Friday conveyed to Iran its intent to invest in the development of the strategically-important Chabahar port in Iran.
This investment is seen as a way to counter the Chinese-managed Gwadar port in southwestern Pakistan.
The two sides have also pushed for transit pact between India, Iran and Afghanistan, which would help India get access to the land-locked and resource-rich countries.
"We are going ahead with the Chabahar project. Cabinet has already cleared it", external affairs minister Salman Khurshid, who held a series of meeting with Iranian leadership said here.
Following up on the decision, a high-level delegation headed by union shipping secretary will be visiting Tehran to fine-tune the plans. India initially plans to invest $100 million.
"The two sides discussed bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. They discussed Indian participation in Chabahar Port project which will provide connectivity with Afghanistan and will give an impetus to Afghanistan's economic development," the joint statement, issued after the meeting, said.
A host of problems, including the West's antagonism toward Iran, chill in India-Iran ties after New Delhi voted against Tehran at the International Atomic Energy Agency, had come in the way of the project for many years.
Chabahar is an important Iranian port along the Makaran coast and offers Iran easy access to the Indian Ocean and it is closer to India than the existing Bandar Abbas port. India, Iran and Afghanistan have already signed an agreement to give Indian goods, heading for Central Asia and Afghanistan, preferential treatment and tariff reductions at Chabahar.
According to technical studies, the next phase includes construction of a multi-purpose cargo berth and two container terminals. Chabahar gained strategic importance during Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
Gwadar has strategic and economic importance for China as around 60% of its crude oil comes from the Gulf countries that are close to Gwadar.


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Date of Stay: July, 2009
The camphost at this park was not very helpful or knowledgeable.T he rules were not being enforced and the grass was dead. Everytime you tried to ask the camphost a question you couldn't find them and if you did you couldn't get a straight answer.
Date of Stay: June, 2009
The park was OK but the owners are clueless you can talk to them about something, And the next time you ask they have no idea what you are talking about. Many false promises. Park as deteriorated in the last two years. The Manager that was here towards the middle of June is very incompatible. (May have been a owner also). Will not return to this park. So much for a 5 year tradition.


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Cardinal Stritch University and Junior Achievement of Wisconsin are collaborating to host a Wisconsin Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA member who will serve as a community partnership liaison.
This initiative is geared to pave the way for partnerships that will help Stritch engage with Junior Achievement and other organizations and businesses working to build stronger local and global communities.
"Being awarded this position not only recognizes Stritch's ability to play a meaningful role in community and economic development, but it will also help grow our capacity to expand civic learning opportunities for our students and alumni," said assistant professor Mark Gesner, College of Business and Management faculty chair of community engaged learning & leadership.
AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is the only federally funded national service program that focuses on anti-poverty outcomes. Members serve full-time in a community for one year at a nonprofit organization, university,or local government agency, working to fight illiteracy, improve health services, support economic growth, strengthen community groups, and much more.
In return for their service, AmeriCorps *VISTA members receive:
This opportunity is ideal for graduating seniors and alumni. To apply to the Wisconsin Campus CompactAmeriCorps VISTA program on the AmeriCorps website, follow these steps:
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by Saud Abu Ramadan
GAZA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Despite the recent escalation of violence between
Israel and militant groups in the Gaza Strip, the Islamic Hamas movement
preferred not to react to Israel's attacks and had called on minor Gaza militant
groups for restraint.
Palestinian observers see that Hamas movement is not currently interested
in going into another war with Israel, similar to last winter's "Cast Lead"
Israeli military operation, which killed more than 1,400 people, adding that
Hamas focuses more on political activities rather than military actions.
In the last 10 days, Gaza militant groups, mainly the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC)
fired Russian made Grad rockets at southern Israeli towns, in addition to firing
dozens of mortar shells at Jewish communities in the vicinity of Gaza.
Israel, meanwhile, had immediately reacted to launching rockets and mortars
from the Gaza Strip at southern Israeli towns, by carrying out a series of air
and ground strikes on militants and smuggling tunnels near the borders fence
with Gaza, killing at least ten Palestinians within the last 10 days.
Reyad el-Astal, a professor of the Middle East studies at the Gaza-based
al-Azhar University told Xinhua that Israel "is deliberately trying to drag
Hamas into a new war in order to test its military abilities and to see how
strong the movement is one year after the end of the Cast Lead war."
On Thursday, Ezz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas
movement revealed new missiles it used during Israel's military operation last
year. It published on its website images of the weapons that it could secretly
smuggle to Gaza. The photos showed Tandem and RPG-29 anti-armor missiles.
Despite Hamas denial, Israel has accused the pro-Iran Islamic movement,
which seized control of Gaza in June 2007, of producing makeshift rockets, and
of seeking to get longer-range and more developed missiles through a network of
tunnels located under Gaza's southern border with Egypt.
"I believe that the current Israeli military escalation on the Gaza Strip
and the different statements of senior Israeli army officials published in the
Israeli media this week also aims at exerting pressure on Hamas to drag it for
carrying out retaliatory attacks in order to justify another war on Gaza," said
Well-informed Palestinian sources in Gaza, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, told Xinhua that during the recent Israeli military escalation on
Gaza, Hamas leaders held a series of meetings and talks with leaders of
different groups in Gaza and urged them for restraint.
Minister of interior in the deposed government of Hamas in Gaza Fathi
Hammad had several times stated that there has been an agreement reached with
other Palestinian factions and militant groups to avoid firing rockets from Gaza
Strip at Israel "to preserve the highest interests of the Palestinians."
Spokesman of al-Qassam Brigades, better known as Abu Obeida had also stated
that "Hamas is not interested to get into wars against Israel," however, he
added "But if Israel launches a war against us, we know how to defend ourselves
and the Zionist enemy will receive more painful strikes."
The sources had also revealed that Hamas leaders asked the leaders of the
less-influential Islamic Jihad (Holy War) Organization in Gaza not to fire
rockets back at Israel after three militants of the group were killed in Israeli
airstrike east of the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Spokesman of al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad armed wing, better known as
Abu Ahmed revealed in a press statement that the Palestinian armed wings in the
Gaza Strip, including his group, "are preparing themselves for the upcoming
confrontation with the Zionist enemy."
However, he said that "our response to the crime of killing our three
militants will be carried out in the proper time and place, adding "the
Palestinian armed resistance have painful weapons, but using these weapons
depends on the circumstances decided by the armed resistance leadership."
But Isam Shawar, a West Bank-based political analyst ruled out that Israel
would carry out another war similar to the Cast Lead military operation, adding
that "Israel wants to drag Hamas and other militant groups to respond in order
to target their political and military leaders and will avoid targeting
"All indications show that Israel is preparing for a big decisive strike
that will target a big number of political and military leaders of Hamas and
Islamic Jihad," Shawar told Xinhua. "I believe that Israel would avoid civilians
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We've ranked the top 15 happiest places to live on the coast. And the winners are ... (Check out the 2016 lineup and vote for your favorite here, through 11:59pm PST January 25th!)
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2. Naples, Florida
Credit the romanticism of promoters in the late 1800s, who saw a town much like its Italian namesake, with abundant fishing, the temperate climate on the Gulf of Mexico, and a view that surpassed the Bay of Naples in its grandeur. This lively town lives up to its international reputation.
With rich cultural offerings (including resident orchestral and theater groups), this town of just fewer than 20,000 people offers big-city-pay-offs minutes from beaches with some of the finest snowy white sand in the region. A strong arts community has kept the downtown scene as beautiful as the shoreline. Shopping mavens love to scout for antiques and artisans finds at Tin City, an open-air marketplace. Always a center for fresh seafood, the town as undergone a recent culinary boom. And with so much within reach of its neighborhoods, it's one of the most walkable cities on our list.
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Kirsten Ussery and her partner Erika Boyd are planning to open a business called Detroit Vegan Soul with a mission to help people live healthier lives by providing great-tasting, high-quality, nutritious vegan food that appeals to everyone, while at the same time supporting a sustainable earth. At Detroit Vegan Soul, soul food is served with fresh, organic, and completely plant-based ingredients. The menu is prepared with organic produce, natural ingredients and sweeteners, all made without additives, preservatives, refined flours, sugars, dairy, eggs or animal by-products. When the café opens, it will be the first 100% plant-based soul food café in Detroit.
The ladies are semi-finalists in this year's Comerica Hatch Detroit contest, an annual competition which awards $50,000 and support services to one lucky business start-up chosen by a panel after considering input from online voters.Ussery recently sat down with Huffington Post to further discuss Detroit Vegan Soul. Excerpts from the interview are below.
On the types of meals they will serve:
In the café, we'll serve many of the same dishes we currently serve in our meal delivery and catering business like Mac –n-cheez, Okra Stew, Bar-b-que Tofu, "Catfish" Tofu, Smothered Tempeh, Kale Salad, Smoked Collard Greens, Seitan Pepper steak, Sweet Potato Pie, and Peach Cobbler. But, we'll also serve fresh juices, smoothies, sandwiches, etc. All of our ingredients are plant-based, organic, and free of preservatives, additives, refined flours, sugars, dairy, eggs and animal by-products. In support of a sustainable earth, we use bio-degradable packaging.
On their clientele:
We are targeting anyone who wants delicious soul food that's also nutritious. Many people who currently order meals from our meal delivery service are not vegetarian or vegan. They simply love our food. We're also getting a lot of support from vegetarians and vegans who are happy to have another option, one that is completely different from anything else available to them. We are the only 100 percent cooked vegan soul food business in Michigan. We believe our concept appeals and attracts everyone, whether vegetarian, vegan, or neither.
If they can afford to open the café if they don't win the competition:
If we do not win Hatch, it may take us a little longer to open but we are determined to open. There's a large demand for us. We've had so many people from all over Michigan, and even outside of Michigan contact us to say they can't wait until we open. People who live in other states have said they can't wait to order food from us when they're in town and visit our café when it's open.
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With so many great TV shows around these days, there aren't enough hours in the day to keep up. We do our best, of course, and have highlighted a few of our absolute favorite series below. Check out our interviews with Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Vince Gilligan from "Breaking Bad," follow along as Vince and the boys from "Entourage" try to take over Hollywood, see who made the cut in our "10 Losties We Love" feature, and read through all of our TV series blogs. Finally, check back often as we continue to add new shows to the list.
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With Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul leading the way, AMC's "Breaking Bad" has become one of the most gripping shows on TV.
TV Girlfriends, cast profiles, features
Women have "Sex and the City." Guys have Vince, E, Ari and the rest of the gang. We win.
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HBO gets into the fantasy game with this incredibly rich adaptation of George R.R. Martin's popular book series.
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Now that we've left The Island for good, look back on "Lost" with our finale blog, interviews, DVD reviews and more!
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AMC's foray into original programming makes us long for the days when drinking at work was not only accepted, but encouraged.
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After giving us great shows like "The Shield" and "Nip/Tuck," FX delivered again with this outlaw biker drama.
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Mogadore and Norwayne are the final two remaining undefeated football teams in the area with 9-0 overall records.
Mogadore is set to make its 26th state playoff appearance since the tournament started in 1972, and Norwayne will be making its fourth trip.
Norwayne won the Division IV state championship last season. Mogadore has won three state titles and finished state runner-up four times.


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Outside of our office there are a few simple things that you can do to maintain good oral hygiene. During dental checkups, we'll provide a thorough dental exam and cleaning and use a few more tools you probably don't have at your home. You're in good hands at Marin Center for Aesthetic Dentistry.
Our location makes it easy for ANYONE in the Marin County area to come see us for quality dentistry. Our high-tech dental office means our patients are more comfortable and spend less time in the office while having anything from a routine dental exam (checkup) and teeth whitening to a new set of porcelain veneers.
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CB 14 Seeks DOT Help On 'No Parking' Signs
The often-contentious issue of the "No Parking Any Time" ban on Rockaway Beach Boulevard is entering a new phrase. At a meeting of the Community Board 14 Transportation Committee on July 22, it was decided that the issue would be turned over to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ascertain its opinion of the new parking procedures.
Members of the Transportation Committee met with community members and local civic activists at a meeting held at the Beach Club last week.
The Committee listened as representatives spoke for and against removing the signs.
"Our association, which represents the area, is disappointed by a select few who want to revisit the vote," said Edward Re, the president of the 635 member Rockaway Park Homeowner's Association. "This was hashed out several years ago.
"All those homeowners at the time, three years ago, absolutely every neighbor came and voiced their opinion…the plans were finally submitted to the DOT. They were returned for revisions and printed in the local paper."
Linda Ruscillo, who along with her husband Daniel, founded The Coalition Against No Parking Signs (CANPAS), did not agree with Re.
"All correspondence shows that the plans were turned down," said Ruscillo, referring to a letter CANPAS received by use of the Freedom of Information Act and was recently reported on in The Wave.
The January 31, 2001 letter from the Rockaway Park Homeowners and Residents' Board of Directors to Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer reveals, "It is the consensus of this organization of 335 members that we do not, under any circumstances, support the Center Median Contract HWQ331C proposed for the construction on Rockaway Beach Boulevard between Beach 130 Street and Beach 126 Street. That we demand the medians stop at Beach 130 Street is not a new stance [for the organization]."
Ruscillo gave the committee 76 letters asking for the 'No Parking' signs to be removed. He also said he had 600 signatures (100 from Belle Harbor residents).
"I had no problem getting almost 80 residents [over two Sundays to sign]. Nobody turned me down," said Ruscillo. "Everyone wants one lane of traffic and the parking back. There's more letters coming."
Re and Bernie Warhock (another member of the Rockaway Park Homeowner's Association) told the committee that the organization intended to take another vote on the matter.
"We were determined we were going to have a meeting and are going to have a ballot as to what our members [want]," said Warhock. "This is still on the table. We will do whatever our community wants."
The meeting got a little heated when committee member Steve Cooper spoke. In addition to access to the beach and parking for people who rent, he also discussed the impression that so many 'No Parking' signs give to people outside the community.
"It's almost like you're saying stay out, don't come in our exclusive community," said Cooper. "It's becoming more and more obvious that…and it seems to only other people not to you of course, and I don't think you would intend it, but it gives the impression you're saying "we're an exclusive community and the less people from outside coming in the better we'd prefer it."
One community member said, "We're not discussing that here. You have no right to discuss that here."
Yet, Al Moore defended Cooper by saying "I don't have to live on your corner to have an opinion, to have my say."
It was Re who tied his reaction to Cooper's comments to the question of the parking signs.
"I don't think you have a right because this was hashed out. This was beaten to death," said Re. "I think that anyone who discusses it shows a tremendous disrespect for those of us who put 15 years in. It's a total disrespect to have this discussion now."
Committee co-chairman Steve Cromity suggested, and all parties agreed, to let the DOT decide on the matter of safety and traffic conditions that have been created by the median and the installation of the 'No Parking' signs. The committee hopes to get data on accidents in the area since and prior to the signs being put up.
"We'll have a second meeting after getting the data and absorbing it," explained Cromity.
The signs were put up over the Easter weekend and are scheduled for reevaluation after a four-month period.
In April Jonathan Gaska, the District Manager for Community Board 14, told The Wave that the DOT "wants to go through the busiest part of the summer and then review the signs."


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2013 B.E.T.A. Challenge Finals
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship
Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)
Event Details
Join Babson for the 2013 B.E.T.A. (Babson Entrepreneurial Thought and Action®) Challenge! Hear the nation's top entrepreneurship students and alumni present their ventures - and compete for over $100,000 in cash and services in kind!
The Blank Center's B.E.T.A. Challenge recognizes major milestones Babson businesses have achieved by taking action. The 2013 B.E.T.A. Challenge finals will be on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Winners of the graduate, undergraduate and alumni B.E.T.A. Challenge will each win a grand prize of $20,000 in cash and "services in kind" donations from corporate sponsors respectively. In addition, $2,500 will be awarded to the two other finalist ventures in each of the three competitions.
12:30pm - Registration opens (Olin 120)
1:00pm - Opening Remarks/Undergraduate Finalist Presentations (Olin 120)
2:30pm - Graduate Finalist Presentations (Olin 120)
3:45pm - Alumni Finalist Presentations (Olin 120)
5:00pm - Networking/Awards Ceremony (Blank Center Rotunda)
Click here for more information on the B.E.T.A Challenge.
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When & Where
Olin Hall, Room 120
Babson College
231 Forest Street
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 12:30 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)
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Budget Central
The Budget Central web page has been created in an effort to provide the latest information on the budget reductions to Colorado State University-Pueblo's Fiscal Year 14-15 budget. The site will continue to be updated as new resources, media coverage, and budget documents and correspondence become available. We anticipate that the web site will become a useful tool in the future as discussions of subsequent budgets begin.


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About Berkeley Electric
About Berkeley Electric: We take pride in our accomplishments and seek to make our customers' homes and commercial spaces safer, better functioning and more energy efficient places to live and work. Our licensed and journeyman electricians are professional and proficient. They get the job done rightthe first time!
We welcome the opportunity to serve your needs. You can always reach us during business hours through our full-time staff. We will respond to your service call within 24 hours.
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Power folding mirrors
Does the Overland have this, and is it automatic? I just noticed mine are not closing.
Is there a better manual online or someplace for this Jeep? The book is not very in-depth.
PS - The ride on this Overland is amazing compared to my Lexus GS350. I think it might be because I've gone from having run flats to these tires. Whatever it is, its fantastic going over all the potholes in NY. So quiet and smooth.
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They r power mirrors which must be maually folded.and call customer service monday and request all the manuals for your ride be specfic on your radio 430 730 n such. good luck and enjoy ur new ride u will love it ..........pat
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The domestic Grand Cherokee unfortunately did not get the power folding mirrors. Its something I really wish they had because its kinda cool, but I guess we cant have it all. There are a couple threads going about this if you do a search.
Power folding mirrors are retrofittable on the 05-10 WK's so it could possibly be something thats doable on the newer ones to. The problem would be acquiring the parts to do it. They do make them since import models got them, but you cannot just go to Jeep and order those parts.
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Full manual here. http://www.jeep.com/en/owners/manuals/
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There is an iPhone app manual. Makes it nice to search.
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'There is no replacement for displacement' is a solid statement and I'm pretty sure that the guys on here that have responded will agree (I'm not trying to speak for them.) But from reading this, it is relatively obvious that several of these guys have dated themselves with their comments - which there is NOTHING wrong with.
The question you have to answer is what are your goals. All out power from a SBC? Something that's fun to drive? Something that makes people take a second look? Which of these questions is most important to you? Oh yeah, don't forget the budget question.
For me, fun to drive and making people take a second look while staying in a reasonable budget was most important. I found a 327, I am running it and I love it. It screams and sticks together. From a nostalgic perspective, I believe that a 327 is the coolest SBC out there, but that is my opinion. If you want all out power, then find a 400, stroke it to a 434 or so and you'll make my 327 look silly in terms of power and torque. The same can be said for a well built 355 or 383 and it can be done cheaper than a 400. In the end, YOU need to know what your goals are and be happy with your choice.
p.s. MouseFink - in '68 the only concerns I had was when and where my next meal came from (Mom). Love to hear old tales - keep them coming!
i appreciate everybodys opinions and sharing the knowledge and or stories.... i know the 327 was pretty stout back then but i guess in these new days people are running 355 and 383's , 406's all over the place....
but one serious question ive always wanted to ask... Why do you think it was replaced with the 350????????
Do some research and reading in your spare time (not meant sarcastically).
Check out Chevrolet small-block engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 283 was an overbored 265. The 327 was a stroked and overbored 283. Hence the reason for the early small journal 327's. I think GM realized they could restroke the 4.00" bore 327 to 3.48 without any block clearance issues, so why not take advantage of the longer stroke and rod to stroke ratio and build 350's. I've read in several places (not known to be fact) that the 307, that came out in '68 was the result of alot of 283 blocks 'laying around' at GM that could use the newer 327 cranks. And, again from what I've read, the 302 was a response to racing displacement rules. Now, for the 400, I don't know, maybe GM wanted lead the pack for small blocks.
Of course this is my opinion.
But one thing that GM did was maintain a very similar platform that led to alot of interchangeable components amongst different displacements and model years, which is real good for us and made the SBC very cheap to build. For example, check out the pricing on building a stage II or stage III 455 Buick or hot 340 or 383 Mopar.
AGAIN, just my opinion.
327 Vs 350
Back in the early 60s,maybe some of the other guys remember better than me. GM built 5 x377 cube stroker small blocks for the vette racing program.I think they were put in a 63 vette?
over in Europe the Germans were well into developing fuel injection for their road cars and were able to find more power that way,better mileage was more important in Europe than here.
R&D will try many things and market some of the successes
The 350 chevy came out in 1967 in the Z-27 Camaro.not sure what the 396 was designated as?
the 302 of course was Z-28
sorry,useless bits of info tossed in a random order
The Chevy 302 (301 as it was called in the day) engine was a 283 CI engine bored to 4".
The SB Chevy 283 engine bored out to 301 CI was the top dog SB Chevy engine until Chevrolet introduced the 327 CI engine in 1962.
My first street machine when I graduated high school was a yellow '56 Chevy Del Ray 2-door sedan with a 265 CI Power Pack engine, 3-speed with OD. I rebuilt and installed a 1957 Chevrolet 283 CI engine in the '56 Chevy. My 283 CI engine was bored to 4.00" for 301 CI and I installed a 4.56:1 rear gear. I wrecked my '56 Chevy on December 23, 1962 and installed the 4.56 rear end in my 1959 Impala 2-dr. HT with a 4-speed.
My '56 Chevy Del Ray was MINT, even for 1962. It was equipped with a 3-speed floor shifter from Honest Charley Speed Shop and a Sun 5000 RPM tachometer mounted on the steering column. I rolled it on a icy road two days before Christmas 1962. I bought a beige 1959 Impala 2-dr HT with a 283 engine and a 4-speed six months later with a $500 loan for the down payment from my father. I salvaged the 4.56 Posi rear end and later used it on my '59 Impala. The only engine parts I salvaged from my '56 Chevy was a pair of Corvette valve covers.
Of all the cars I have owned, I liked my lemon yellow '56 Chevy Del Ray the best. It came from the factory with a 4.11 rear end because it had 3-speed transmission with OD. I replaced the 4.11 open rear end with a 4.56 Posi Traction using new GM ring and pinion gears.
Don't believe everything you read on the web!!
Yes, A 283 is like a bored 265, a 302 is like a bored 283, and a 327 is like a bored 265 or 283 and on to the 350 But if you read that on the web you would think a 350 is a bored 265 block casting!
The easy way to build a "301" is to use an early 327 and a 283 crank. We did that in the 60s but that's not the 302 of legend.
DZ302 and YZ302
When you see fully machined blocks from machinist on the web passing off there 3932386 casting converted 327's & 350s As Genuine Z28 DZ YZ 302's,LT1's,High Perf. 300 350 370 375HP 350's ask them what the #'s on Main caps are. If there Not the Nodular Forged (Denoted by the Capped letters "NF") "2482"s then they are FAKE!
Camaro Hi-Performance: Vehicles: The Old Reliable
Jerry MacNeish and the legendary Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins at the 1994 NHRA Keystone Nationals, Maple Grove, PA.
VIN number 124378N411100
Build Date 04A (first week of April)
Color Corvette Bronze
Interior Code 712, black standard
Car Shipper Shipped on April 11, 1968 to Ammon R. Smith Auto Company, York, PA
Engine Data Cubic Inches, 302
Cylinder heads #3917291, completely stock, no porting allowed!
Stock rocker arms & valve springs
Intake 302 aluminum intake, casting #3917610
Carburetor Holley, #4053, 780 CFM 4bbl
Camshaft Crane, .480 inches lift, 272 degrees duration, valve lash, .016-.016
Pistons GM 302, .030" oversize
Horsepower 456 @7700rpm
Rear Tires 9" x 30.0" Hoosier's
Rear axle & ratio 12-bolt, 5.57 Richmond Pro Gears
Clutch 10 inch, three finger from Advance Clutch Technology
Shift Points 8200 RPM
BEST ET 10.80 @122.30mph
05 stock champion
That's old skool: Stock class stock heads' stock rockers and springs, Shifting at 8200, 456 hp 7700rpm and still will make your heart stop today! Thus called a legend!!!
IMO: Don't forget in the beginning of 1970, Emission level was getting tighter it was coming into play.
That is why a 283 was replaced with a 307, 327 was replaced with a 350, 427 was replaced with a 454. And the 305 has a smaller bore but same stroke as the 350. It seem the longer stroke motors produce less emission. Chevy was in a hurry of building 302 for trans-am racing that was limited to 305. that's another story. Because of cars were getting heavy chevy needed a longer strokes motors in order of getting more torque.
yes it was, remember back when the 327/350 came out.. the tire tech wasn't what it is today.. today we are spoiled with rubber that even slicks of the day didn't have..
the 327 lack of hugy low end helped it. get the car out of the hole.. and the rpm range worked great with the transmissions aval. then.. 2speed powerglide or 4 speed wide stick..
I've driven both a 327 and 350 vettes with sticks.. and the 327 was way more fun..
I saw a test comparing a stock high hp late model Vette with a 67 Vette ( I think an L 88?) in the 1/4 and 0 to 60 times! The new Vette beat out the 67 but the 67 had stock tires 7 inch tread the new vette had stock tires but with a really wide tread and it also had stock traction aids that the early Vette didn't come out with!! I watched that and thought it was so unfair!!!!!
Its like the stock factory muscle cars of the 60s, and 70s they came out with stock tires of a tread pattern of 6 to 7 1/2 inches with bare bones suspensions, The new muscle has big tires big tread,traction aids etc ! and to compare the 2 to 1/4 and 0-60 times with data from 60s and early 70's compared to new car test data today is Ludicruse! But you see it over and over again
My associate, Randall Brock, purchased a slightly used 1967 Corvette 427 L88 in 1969 for $6,000!
I drove his 1967 Corvette 427 L88 a few times and it was the fasted street driven vehicle I have ever drove or even rode in. The Corvette could turn 11.00 sec. ETs consistently with some good bite. R. Brock also owned a 1969 Dodge Charger with 426 Street Hemi with an automatic transmission and his L88 Corvette could blow the Charger's doors off.
Randall Brock's 1967 L88 Corvette
427 CI engine
430 HP at 4600 RPM (advertised)
560 HP at 6400 RPM
Total production: 20 (14 known to exist today)
850 CFM Holley double pumper
Cast iron heads
White with black interior
No radio available
No spark plug static shields
M22 Muncie 4-speed
K66 TI ignition
Side pipes
4.56 Positraction
Built at the St. Louis MO Assembly plant
The unconfirmed rumor was that Brock's 1967 L88 Corvette was ordered by the TV host Dick Clark but when it arrived without a radio, Clark refused to accept it.
In 1971, Randall Brock traded his '67 L88 Corvette roadster for a 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400 convertible which I acquired a year later . The '67 Firebird had 3500 miles on the odometer. The new owner of the '67 L88 Corvette lived in San Antonio TX and he turned it into a race car and it was never licensed again. It has disappeared from history.
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In the real world often the relationships and dimensions of component just don't work together, one could think 312 Y block Ford as an old example. Other times you just hit it. The 327 was one of those times, it seems the 4 inch bore in any engine is a gift that allows valves big enough to feed the cylinder. To me it's almost a magic dimension; it's hard to think of a poor running 4 inch bore motor from any manufacturer. Sure you can load 'em up with emissions and mess them up, but generally they've proven to be a family of well, if not superlative, performance engines.
All 327s have a good rod length to stroke ratio, the performance engines got forged cranks; they also got well proportioned to slightly large ports, big to bigger valves, high compression dual quench heads. Just a lot of stuff that works well together.
But against an equally prepared larger engine like the 350 the 327 and 302 for that matter need to have a drive train that adjusts for their need to turn more RPM for equal power. So the end result is as much matching the vehicle and driveline characteristics to the engines characteristics.
One has to keep in mind the primary driver behind engine size evolution is the need for more torque to move grocery getters, sell these is what pays the bills over at GM, Ford, and Chrysler. Performance sells to pretty small crowd so even if mom and pop came in to the dealer on Monday following some big national raceway win the preceding Sunday; it was more likely they left with a 250 horse 327 in a station wagon than a 360 horse 327 in a Corvette. So the performance arm of the company most always makes due with what's up for mom and pop production. So as the 283 was a torque search over the 265, the 327, 350, and 400 were from the same intention on the part of Chevy; more torque to cruise more weight and power consuming gadgets.
I won't even comment on some the stuff they went to in the interest of emissions like 262 or 267, these tiny bore motors are attempts to use Voodoo to solve engineering problems and everybody went down that road to the same end.
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PLAGUE WIDOW Review + Stream
Written by Metaloath
I'm no good with catchy titles, so I'll just cut straight to the chase: Plaguewidow is the best stuff I've heard for a very long time.
Plaguewidow's self-titled EP released on Buriedinhell Records in February 2012 is available through plaguewidow.bandcamp.com. It offers death metal brutality beyond belief, and represents, in my opinion, one of the most sincere and hell-bent takes on extreme death metal I have heard in a long fucking time. Hal Rotter (Guitar), Danny Hynes (drums), and Marc Dickson (vocals) are, judged by the music they make, probably spawned by Satan, and sent to this earth in the sole purpose to lay all to waste, eardrum by eardrum, venue by venue.
If this band doesn't make you seriously considering quit your job to worship death metal 24-7, you're either unemployed or out of your goddamn mind. Or even worse: Not into metal.
The EP contains five songs and some intermezzo/ambience tracks. It's all over in just over 15 minutes. By then, your pants are soiled and your mind is long ready to pitifully surrender due to constant death metal siege.
The tracks were recorded late 2011 at Mayhemeness Recording Studio, Sacramento, CA, US, and produced by the band themselves together with Robert Swanson who also did mixing and mastering. The result is a shock and awe experience that death metal potentially holds the power to create at its best.
See, the trick with this musical genre is to find something new within the well-established templates and formats of death metal. I mean, in how many ways can you play fast as fuck and growl your lungs to shreds? Are there any gory details of death and molestation left to verbalize?
As I see it, the death metal genre offers enough traps and mistakes to make 97% of the bands that play this music to loose. The music is built up by well-known tricks and templates, and few bands manages to make themselves visible in the sea of mediocre bands that emulate this type of musical expression. D-beats, blastbets, grinding, chugs and wailing chords. Blood-stained imagery and gloomy descriptions of stuff that is fucked up. You know, the usual suspects.
On the other hand: If you listen to Cannibal Corpse with the latest album, they do succeed somehow without any 'redefinition' the genre or musical innovation. With a 20 years track record they can just blast like motherfuckers like they always have done. And there are no complaints here: We bang our heads not only to the Torture album, but also to the institution of Cannibal Corpse, and the fact that they do not offer anything substantially different than the previous albums does not matter in this context. It's all good, and it becomes meaningful by recognition, not only of the songs and sounds, but also easily recognizing the whole aesthetics of the band. Philosophers of mind would label this as experience through recognition, not construction.
So the question is: Could a new and yet-to-be-established band play standard death metal and summon the chilly feeling of almighty power in the listener that true metal does? Without any track record or momentum in itself? Very seldom – but Plaguewidow do seriously slay ass within the fairly standard formula of death metal. And they do that without the track record.
In plain English: I hail this band on a daily basis for reviving a genre that I personally get ever more pessimistic about as depressing crap-ass bands surface every second of every day and night on the junkyard of information also known as the Internet. The DIY culture is a good thing, but the price we pay is that there are no whatsoever boundaries or filters hindering crap to surface. Therefore I'm stoked about Plaguewidow because they stand out and kick the listener in the nutts/vagina with a truly fierce and proficiently skilled take on death metal. It is as simple as that. DIY means that metal freaks must pay attention to good bands. Consider this article as a wake-up call, in that sense.
The ambient intro-track of the Plaguewidow EP conjures the uneasy feeling of being lured into a trap. I feel like one of these dumbass characters in the opening scenes of a horror-movie. You know, where you have this unknowing idiot stumbling into the hands of a violent maniac. It always ends in violent gore, every time.
Then the first song 'Womb' comes flying out of nowhere. It kicks off with a couple of pulsing chasms of compact blast beats and swarming raw distortion, and then the gates of Hell and its neighbourhood opens up wide, and churns the last of light out of this world. In between the odd harmonies, peculiar clean guitar chords that hangs in the air. The vocals are busy with malicious growls coiling in the depths and sometimes it peaks to screams of the undead protesting their premature coffin restraint.
The sound on this EP is compact as fuck, yet not in a digitalized and processed way. They have avoided the clicky and flat sound that techie-death metal often ends up with. No bands mentioned, no feelings hurt or new enemies made. I'd say that production here is a #epic_win in terms of its analogue feel and foggy distortion while maintaining definition and clarity. It is a fantastic combination. The spatial feeling of the EP is very constrained, almost as claustrophobic and as roomy as your future coffin to be. It is dense and compact through being tightly and well played, that my best guess. And I like it. A lot.
The songs are short. Womb ends suddenly after one minute and five seconds, before my neck has auto-severed itself due to lightning fast epilectic headbanging. And the next song 'Mabus Incarnate' is let loose before you have caught your breath.
The song structures are quite straightforward at the first listen, but the sheer intensity of the drumming and chugs of the instruments makes the songs grow like weed plants in the garden of Satan, they change from each time you listen, and they open up with details and nuances. The guitar work develops from being repetitive and one-dimensional, and it suddenly sounds carefully construed with tones bending and squirming as a limb with fractured bones. The riffs fluctuate between massive chugs, floating chords, and this painful hellish swarm of insects. Classic formats, beautifully put together to riffs and moods.
One of the true treats of this album is the drumming of Danny Hynes. He seem to have thrown away all the crap and ornamentation, and just reduced the task to fucking demolish the world by means of steady blastbeats only interrupted with concentrated, punctuated fills. No multiple polyrythm jerk-off or cymbals lingering like foreign prostitutes hovering on depressing street corners. No funky beats or tongue-in-cheek beat pattern reversals. And it works! Like a motherfucker! It's the most positive drum-listening experience since I pounded my dog to death dead with a brick at the age of 10. The plain blastbeats is pure genius in the sense that it really brings out the speed and determination of the songs. The mind-boggling phenomenon here is that the songs create complexity through simplification. By reducing the expression of drumstick jerk-off and ornamentation, the songs become richer and should induce an unprecedented musical hard-on. By being focused, the EP becomes more vivid and powerful. I mean, listen to the latest Gojira album, Enfant Sauvage, where the drummer is all over the place with every trick in the book of drumming stuffed into the songs. A real pro, no doubt. But this is the opposite approach, and I hereby nominate Hynes and Plaguewidow to honorary members of society of sobriety in drumming. Keep it plain and simple, its dead efficient. Just ask my dog.
Lyrically, the EP is somewhat pessimistic on behalf of the Universe as such. Most songs spell out with tricky words and high-end phrasing that we're all fucked beyond recognition, and only crap remains for all life from here to eternity. Fair enough. There are even some ambience tracks with spoken-word stuff in the same spirit as the song lyrics. I'm no poetry kinda person, but there's evil stuff going on with sentences like "graveyard of the universe" and "yellow evil faces peeking from behind monuments" and "destruction from space" and even worse forecasts. But its allright, you know, they don't dwell on this, but dive head first into the next blast-fiesta that is self-evident in its brutality, no matter what the fuck you feel about poetry or the universe being fucked over by a cosmic asshole.
It is interesting to hear the song 'Operating the Segmental Apparatus' as it for a moment takes a detour from the power grip of blastbeats + guitar mayhem like in the other songs. A couple of chords into the song, Plaguewidow do this scale ascension/decent riff with mid-tempo drumming that reveals what must be inspirational hails to the second wave of Scandinavian black metal practitioners. Even the drummer is tempted to throw in some out-of-blast rhythms. The sound and feeling in changes from being an uncompromising brutal demolition to a jolly good soundtrack for your favourite Saturday night self-muitlation ritual. The vibe brings on this evil and vivid atmosphere, not that different from stuff like Watain (SE), Mayhem (NO), Nettlecarrier (NO) or Enthral (NO). It certainly brings back the sweet memories of the smell of gasoline and church wood burning while sirens wail from afar in the night. Looking at the 'curated' mixtape that Plaguewidow put together for Cvlt Nation, it is not unlikely that these guys are familiar with Arctic Satan / Scandinavian metal stuff.
Well, I'm not gonna go on forever about this EP. As you probably have figured out, I like the EP a lot and do not pretend to give objective advice or anything. It's good, the best stuff I've stumbled upon on Bandcamp so far. If you're into death metal and brutal shit, check this band out and buy a copy to support these guys. From what I understand, they are currently playing shows and developing material for full-length album. Judging by the stuff they have put out so far, its gonna be a motherfucker of an album, certain to threat world peace and the global climate at once.
Hell, I even recommend this band for deaf people, as the artwork is really really good.