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...music and formed the band that is finally gaining the recognition they deserve. At less than 33 minutes long, the CD might just be too short to contain all the rock. Characterized by driving distorted guitar riffs, howling vocals and the old-school background subtleties of the electric organ, the Features cast themselves into the ranks of the Strokes and Jet. Highlights include the disc’s fourth track, “Blow Out,” that opens with a Weezer-esque upbeat chord progression beneath a few bars of catchy background vocals. Its elated chorus...
...SUNDAY, Larry Finney, John Tomlinson and George Harrison, like carnies setting up a tent, began repurposing the cafeteria at the Loganville, Ga., middle school. First they carried in a dozen fake potted plants; then they replaced the lunch tables with a set of heavy risers. Next came an electric organ, boxes full of things like altar cloths and processional candles, and a rack bearing priestly vestments. By 9 o'clock the cafeteria was no longer a cafeteria; it was the sanctuary of the Holy Cross Anglican Church, where the priest, a magnetic 45-year-old named Foley Beach...
...music is a substitute for the traditional drone of an organ, explains Lyzz K. Middaugh-Mote, 20, Pizzeria Regina worker and soon-to-be college student, who came to Boston from Minnesota last year and “church-hopped” for a while...
...DIED. PEI PEI, 33, the oldest giant panda in captivity; of organ failure; in Hangzhou, China. Pei Pei more than doubled her species' expected life span of about 15 years. Her death highlights the breeding difficulties of the endangered animals and comes on the heels of China's decision to create a $21.8 million panda-protection zone in the south-western region, where it hopes to stabilize the population...
...released from St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney at the weekend after taking ill on Aug. 17, he is expected to resume work this week. The other 20%, however, deteriorate and may need surgery to remove damaged tissue. In this group, 1 patient in 5 dies, usually from multiple organ failure. Gallstones, lumps of cholesterol that tend to run in families, are a leading cause of pancreatitis. Tests failed to find any in Latham's case, but that doesn't mean they're not there. By blocking the pancreatic duct, stones a fraction the size of a pea can trigger...