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...even as volcanic tremors begin knocking plates off tables, shrouding ships in ash and making compasses spin. Winchester, a geologist by training, initiates us gently into the pleasures of plate tectonics, and he leavens his lectures with big-budget action scenes: when the big day comes, ravenous tidal waves chase the locals up cliffs and strand a hapless Dutch gunship a mile and a half inland, its crew of 28 dead on arrival...
With each of Schutt’s windups, an array of a dozen or so scouts wound up as well. Guns up, click, back down. Windup, aim, click, down. Their ritual followed the almost tidal flow of Schutt’s delivery, mechanical but calm, as the men with briefcases with stickers bearing Twins and White Sox and Dodgers logos concentrated coolly and fiercely on their scientific exercise...
Longwave manage a few memorable tracks. “Wake Me When It’s Over” pulls together dream-tinged guitars and Steve Schiltz’s soothing vocals for an affecting opener. “Tidal Wave,” the most fun song, sounds like it came right off of Idlewild’s delightful 100 Broken Windows. “Strangest Things” incorporates odd electronic sounds into a simple melody, creating a sweet ode to life’s little mysteries...
...same weekend, junior Gabe Jostrom had the unenviable task of being the only competitor representing the Crimson at Atlantic Coast Monos. Jostrom battled strong tidal currents and a driving rain, finishing near the bottom of the pack in his first collegiate sailing event...
...flash by short-circuiting internal electrical connections, thereby wrecking memory chips, ruining computer motherboards and generally screwing up electronic components not built to withstand such powerful surges. It's similar to what can happen to your computer or TV when lightning strikes nearby and a tidal wave of electricity rides in through the wiring...