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"We will probably lose the couch and the desk and just do more things. We'll still have celebrities. There will still be a monologue, the stuff that works, headlines, and Jaywalking." —Jay Leno doesn't have any new ideas for his new show [Boston Globe]
"It has actually no meaning whatsoever. Chris used to be embarrassed by it." —>Neil Tennant on the meaningless origin of their band name, Pet Shop Boys [CNN]
"I got to shoot five guns and drive a motorcycle and dye half my hair blue. It was so fun to be out of corsets."—Emmy Rossum on shaking the period costumes for Dragonball: Evolution [LAT]
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The international press realizes it won't have Bush to kick around for much longer.
The international press struck familiar notes in its coverage of the U.S. midterm elections. Editorial writers at Britain's Daily Mirror and Lebanon's Daily Star reached into their big bag of clichés and pulled out the "C word." The Mirror said that the Democrats must "use the US constitution to coral the cowboy," while the Star declared that "American voters have demonstrated a belated understanding of what people virtually everywhere else have known for years: George W. Bush is a dangerous cowboy who needs to be restrained." Displaying more subtlety, the Thursday cover of Britain's Independent featured a huge photograph of the president with the headline, "It's the War, Stupid."
For some, the elections marked the end of an era—Spain's El País said Americans have finally emerged from the "stupor" they fell into on 9/11, while a column in the Guardian declared that the "ugly American mark two is dead." According to Simon Jenkins, "The gun-toting, pre-Darwinian Bushite, the tomahawk-wielding, Halliburton-loving, Beltway neocon calling abortion murder and torturing Arabs as 'Islamofascists' has been laid to rest." Still, with Bush a lame duck—or as Le Monde put it, proving that most things sound better in French, " un canard boiteux"—the papers know they won't have him to kick around for much longer. Under the headline "Thank you, America," the Guardian's editorial writers indulged in a cathartic rant:
That long political hurricane has now at last blown itself out for a while, but not before leaving America with a terrible legacy that includes climate-change denial, the end of biological stem-cell research, an aid programme tied to abortion bans, a shockingly permissive gun culture, an embrace of capital punishment equalled only by some of the world's worst tyrannies, the impeachment of Bill Clinton and his replacement by a president who does not believe in Darwin's theory of evolution."
According to La Tribune de Genève, the election represented "a triumph for women." In an op-ed that claimed Hillary Clinton had "the presidential stuff," the biggest argument in her favor seemed to be symmetry. (How Swiss!) The writer gushed, "[H]er return to the White House would … institute an astonishing succession: Bush (father), Clinton (Bill), Bush (W.), Clinton (Hillary)." The other winning woman was, of course, speaker-presumptive Nancy Pelosi, described by the Guardian as "the Armani-clad San Francisco leftwinger of the caricaturists' dreams."
The London Times' comment editor, Daniel Finkelstein, a former adviser to Britain's Conservative Party, counseled Republicans to "draw a line under the past" and move on: "[Y]ou need to change. If you didn't, you wouldn't have lost." What kind of change? "Remember that you lost to the Democrats, not to a party running to your right. Beware of turnout-based explanations, the idea that you just need to get out more of your vote. Most of these are developed by people reluctant to accept that they have to compromise or change in any way." Canada's National Post echoed this sentiment: "The defeat suffered by Republicans in yesterday's mid-term elections presents a sobering lesson to conservatives on both sides of the border: When right-wing parties stop being right-wing, they falter at the polls."
The prize for the most ethnocentric headline goes to the Times of India for "Indian-American puts the Senate in balance." According to the story, Virginia Senate candidate George Allen's use of the term macaca "to twit a political worker from the rival Democratic Party" turned the tide in that race. The political worker was, of course, SR Sidarth, "of Indian ancestry but born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia."

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Why they'll win: UConn-Notre Dame
Writers face off on why their pick will win this national semi
Why Notre Dame will win
Three times the Fighting Irish have faced Connecticut this season, and three times they have come out with a "W." None of the matchups were blowouts (one even went to three overtimes), but they all came down to which team wanted it more. Each time so far this season, Notre Dame has come through in the clutch and earned the victory.
"I think all three of the first three games were decided within the last couple of minutes," Skylar Diggins said. "And I think both teams had an opportunity to win the [games]. I was proud of how my team just made big plays toward the end."After three matchups this season, no one knows UConn better than the Irish. However, Notre Dame can't overlook the Huskies' late bloomers in freshmen Moriah Jefferson and Breanna Stewart, who have both stepped up during the NCAA tournament to provide more threats on the UConn bench.
Muffet McGraw will definitely look for Diggins to fill in any holes that Connecticut might create on Sunday in the semifinal matchup, whether it be on defense, rebounding, creating opportunities for her teammates, or putting the ball in the net.Diggins averages more than 17 points and six assists per outing. Couple that with three other starters who average more than 12 points a game in Kayla McBride, Natalie Achonwa and Jewell Loyd, and you've got a tough offense to stop.
More than anyone, the Irish know what that feeling is like, deep in the pit of their stomachs, that they have felt the past two seasons when they went home empty-handed after falling just shy of the national crown. And that very feeling will be one of the drivers that Notre Dame will use to ensure a different outcome this time."It would mean a lot – I saw this over and over – not only to me but to our team and our program, the city of South Bend who has been supporting me my whole life, the university, Coach McGraw," Diggins said. "It would just mean a lot, so many things so much bigger than myself. And the opportunity is here now."
It might be easy to sit back on their heels and have the mindset, "been there, done that," in facing the Huskies yet again. That is the farthest thing from the Fighting Irish's minds. Two opponents lie in the way of a national title, and the first is Connecticut. And the Irish is just as focused on this game, if not more so, as any other throughout the season."When you're playing against them, you can't just focus on them and the front of their jersey," Diggins said. "You have to really focus on what you want to do and executing your game plan. And I think we've been the aggressors for the most part the last couple of times we played them. And I think that helps us, when we're just worried about us, what we're going to do, and what we need to do to win the game."
--Summer McKesson, NCAA.com
Why UConn will win
In a series between such closely matched teams that know each other so well, it comes down to one thing. Who has the greater will to win?
On Sunday, Connecticut will.
The Huskies have lost to Notre Dame three times this season, and each meeting has come down to who can finish off the job. UConn won't let it slip away on Sunday. They have been working on making clutch free throws and taking care of the basketball in late-game situations.
"The little things are what seem to kill us in those games, in those big games and finishing them off," sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis said. "There are spurts in the games before where we played great and we did everything we were supposed to do. But when it came down to the wire, it just didn't end the way we wanted it to."
Missed free throws and errant passes have not been erased from UConn's memory, but have been used as motivation to improve those aspects of the game.
"We've been working really hard to prepare for this game and building our confidence," senior Kelly Faris said. "I think we're in a much better place than we were before."
"We've been working on making sure that doesn't happen," Mosqueda-Lewis said. "We've been putting ourselves in positions like that in practice and being successful. And if it comes down to that [Sunday], then we'll be ready."
In addition, UConn's freshmen, especially Breanna Stewart, are playing like seasoned veterans at this point in the season. Stewart has been on fire in the postseason, averaging 17.3 points in seven contests and earning Bridgeport Regional Most Outstanding Player honors.
"I think they've come a long way," Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw said. "And they're playing really great basketball right now. I think Stewart, to be the most outstanding player of the regional tournament, that's quite an accomplishment for a freshman."
When the Irish and Huskies step on to the court at the New Orleans Arena on Sunday, there will be no mystery or crazy game plan. It will just be another classic battle in an epic war.
"I think because we are so familiar with one another and we play each other so often, it comes down to who has a greater will to win, and who's going to step up and make those though plays," junior guard Bria Hartley said.
"We know what Notre Dame runs … we know it better than our own offenses. I think it's going to come down on who's going to make those big plays and who's going to step up."
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Durham began their fourth County Championship match of the season against Derbyshire at the Riverside today looking for a batting boost.
And the return of overseas player Martin Love will improve a batting line-up which has once again proved brittle.
In three rain-affected four-day games Martyn Moxon's men have yet to reach 200, a meagre 185 in the first innings of the opener at Somerset their best effort to date.
No county picked up fewer batting bonus points last year than Durham and the Riverside outfit have yet to open their account on that score this summer.
Slow early-season wickets haven't helped but the fact only two batsmen have moved into three figures tells its own story.
Captain Jon Lewis has led from the front, racking up 346 runs at an impressive average of 69.
The only other player to move into the hundreds is last year's player of the year Michael Gough.
But 74 of the former England Under-19 captain's 116 runs came in one innings against Gloucestershire.
The malaise has left Durham 9.25 points adrift at the bottom of the second division table.
Veteran batsman Vince Wells, brought in to add experience to a young batting line up, has managed just 17 runs from his first five championship innings.
Lewis said: "It's still very early days and there's no need to panic.
"We've lacked consistency and the weather hasn't helped but we need to score more runs."
Batting collapses and poor periods of play have hampered Durham's progress so far this season.
The final day of last week's match with Worcestershire was a classic example. Chasing a victory target of 250 in 67 overs at Stockton, Durham were well placed at 134-1 at tea.
But six wickets then fell for just 15 runs.
Had the rain not intervened it was Worcestershire who were hot favourites to win.
* Durham's pace bowling sensation Dewald Pretorius has been called in to the South Africa squad to tour England later this summer.
Pretorious said: "Last time I played for my country it gave me an insight into what level I needed to perform at to consistently play Test Match cricket.
"I haven't played international cricket since February 2002 and I can't wait to get back.
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There's no roadmap for how community banks can make their branch networks profitable, but efforts by Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., could serve as a guide.
Webster has been out in front of the banking industry's slow move away from branches and toward digital service. The $21.2 billion-asset company began transforming its network in 2010, and, while the changes aren't over, management has begun to see results.
Webster also has several years of experience addressing the trickiest issues associated with an overhaul, ranging from deciding when and where to cut branches to retraining employees while optimizing customer service.
Like other community banks, Webster has not only cut branches, but worked to reduce the size of those that remain. It's trimmed its floor space by about 50,000 square feet, with about 40% of the cuts coming this year, and plans to eliminate another 15% to 20% in the next five years.
Webster reinvested the savings to make its branches more efficient and automated, hiring facilities manager Jones Lange LaSalle to oversee the network. Webster also uses internal data to estimate the value of each product it offers, and has retrained its staff to focus on more profitable business lines. These efforts have helped lower Webster's efficiency ratio to 58.7% at March 31, compared to 70.65% four years earlier.
The company has also expanded its commercial operations by opening loan offices in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington in recent years.
Webster Chief Executive Jim Smith and Chief Financial Officer Glenn MacInnes recently discussed their efforts in an interview. Here is an edited excerpt from that discussion.
What spurred Webster to overhaul its branch network?
JIM SMITH: The community bank is not earning its cost of capital and we are transforming it so that it will. We realized in 2010 that we weren't going to be able to offer totally free checking anymore, and we realized we were going to have to deal with our least-efficient branches. So we went ahead and changed our checking account offerings and reduced our footprint.
From 2010 through 2012 we took out 8% of our offices. Then we invested in automated image-capture ATMs for the entire franchise. We were able to upgrade our online banking and bill-pay services, and introduce online banking and mobile deposit capture. We're moving rapidly toward completing the transformation of the community bank.
Ultimately, we'll probably end up with the same number of offices that we have today, only they'll be a lot be smaller. Some of them will be moved to better locations, and they'll all be electronically outfitted.
What are the dangers of changing your network, and how do you address those issues?
SMITH: The biggest danger is you don't pay attention to your customers or how they bank. We've dealt with that by using location-specific information when we're making decisions to close, consolidate or optimize branches.
We know how our customers operate. If we're looking at a couple of branches in a single market, we know how many transactions a customer makes at a single banking center and at nearby banking centers, where they do their ATM business, where they do their online banking and mobile banking we have that all available to us. We know what the likely effect of consolidating a branch into another is going to be and, as a result, we're able to make better choices.
We're learning that our customer base is remarkably diverse. Some people are branch-wed, others are banking-center wed. Some people do 80% of their business through ATMs and some do 90% on mobile. We have a broad swath of customers with varying behaviors and we have to make sure that we harmonize the customer experience across all of the channels.
What's the next step?
SMITH: First we looked at our product set, then we looked at the number and location of our branches, then we said we've got to look at our automation. One-third of our deposits are made by electronic means, so we need fewer people to be facing customers in the branches for the purpose of transactions. When you have more automated transactions, you need fewer tellers. So you convert them to universal bankers so they can be more of a consultative person than a transaction person. We've been developing all of our banking center personnel to meet that standard.
GLENN MACINNES: We've also trained our branch managers to be certified business bankers. Then we redesigned our incentive program. We've looked at the net present value we earn on a typical account, and we've totally aligned the incentive program with that. Now we know what we earn per product. We also know what we earn per product at the banking centers and distribution network. When you align the incentive program along those lines, you get the right result.
SMITH: People are getting paid when they create value. We have 22% fewer people in our banking centers today than we did three years ago. At the same time, we have 40% more customer-facing sales people in the form of investment executives, mortgage bankers and business bankers.
What type of retraining do you provide for branch employees? How much have you invested in training?
SMITH: It's a significant amount. Every one of our branch managers more than 160 people has been certified as a business banker through an in-house, Webster university-development program. That is now being followed up by an intensive sales-development program for our banking-center personnel.
All of our bankers in the banking centers have been developed to be universal bankers. They're not all called universal bankers, but they've all had training to be universal bankers. That's been ongoing for about 12 months ago.
What customer behavior data would you like to have that you currently lack?
SMITH: There's always more to learn. The big thing I'd say is that, while we're transforming ourselves, the real question is are we moving fast enough to keep up with the preferences of our customers because they're moving even faster. The way that banking is conducted five years from now will be breathtakingly different from how it was five years before. The world is moving very fast to mobile and I'm happy to say I think we're up on that curve.
My father used to say, many years ago, that if we take care of our customers, everything else will take care of itself. The idea is you have to focus, focus, focus on the customers all the time. And if you serve them well, they'll be rewarded for it.
As we transform we have to make sure we're being responsive to our customers. If we're putting our banking centers in the right locations, and we're using the right information to make sure we're meeting our client's needs that's the ticket to success.
Chris Cumming is a reporter for American Banker.
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If you need to be reminded that you shouldn't take your partner for granted
when life has become ordinary, but love sure hasn't, listen to this.
"The very though of you and I forget to do the little ordinary thingsthat everyone ought to do [...]And I'm happy as a king[...]You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you"
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when you're going the right way
You mean the world to me
even though you might be crazy[...]
It's funny you said we'd never make it
and look how far we've come"
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"Now I need someone to breathe me back to life
Got a feeling that I'm going under
But I know that I'll make it out alive
If I quit calling you my lover
Move on[...] Tripping over myselfAching, begging you to come help"
(Shawn Mendes - Stitches)
"Collecting strange perfections
in any stranger I choose."
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Got dizzy dancing tango
I'm falling apart in your hands again
No way - I've got to get away"
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If you feel like you've met your soulmate, listen to this.
"I feel the wind move; we breathe the same air
You're like the best news that I can't share
A stranger's eyes that somehow look familiar
I know that when it's you, I'll remember!"
(Audien ft. Lady Antebellum - Something better)
If there is no one more magnetic than the person next to you, listen to this:
"Gotta picture in your wallet
Makin' me a habit [...]
Brushin' my hair back
Feelin' ya lips on my cold neck[...]
You do it to me so well
Hypnotic takin' over me
Make me feel like someone else
You got me talkin' in my sleep"
(Zella Day ft, Vanic - Hypnotic)
If Love is the one thing that completely messes with your head, listen to this.
"Fell in love once and almost completely[...]but sometimes these feelings can be so misleading.She turns and says are you alright? I said I must be fine cause my heart's still beating"
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What's with All the Live-Action Remakes?
Turning classic animated kid stories into live-action films and TV shows is a trend that's here to stay. From Beauty and the Beast to Riverdale, live-action retellings are a hit.
Partly, that's a result of the technology available to filmmakers today. Live-action movies can rely on special effects and still look like real life. Just think of 2016's The Jungle Book – watching the film it's easy to believe that Mowgli, played by kid actor Neel Sethi, swims and converses with a bear named Baloo. The seamless combination of live-action and CGI in The Jungle Book would not have been possible 10 years ago. But the technology is just part of what drives the making of live-action adaptations.
In the clip above, Mowgli and Baloo sing together in a scene that looks convincingly real.
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Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)
Common Name(s):
Aristichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)
Hypophthalmichthys mantschuricu Kner, 1867
Leuciscus nobilis Richardson, 1845
|Taxonomic Notes:
|Usually placed in the genus Aristichthys, but Howes (1981) showed that it is congeneric with Hypophthalmichthys species.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Data Deficient ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Huckstorf, V.
|Freyhof, J. & Allen, D.
The species is only native to central and southern China where it has been declining due to dams, overfishing and loss of habitat. The species may be threatened and is therefore assessed as Data Deficient due to the lack of knowledge regarding species population size and current population trends and threats in its natural distribrution range.
|Range Description:
| Hypophthalmichthys nobilis is reported to be native to central and south China (Kottelat and Freyhof 2007). Introduced to numerous countries and has achieved a near global distribution. Established reproductive populations in Europe, North America and Central Asia.
|Countries occurrence:
Introduced:Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Armenia; Belarus; Bhutan; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Cambodia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Egypt; Estonia; Fiji; France; Germany; Greece; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Latvia; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nepal; Netherlands; Pakistan; Panama; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Singapore; Slovakia; Sri Lanka; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United States; Uzbekistan; Viet Nam
|Additional data:
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|In the second half of the 20th century, a marked decline in the abundance of this species was observed in its natural distribution range.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|In its natural distribution range, inhabits rivers with marked water-level fluctuations, overwinters in middle and lower stretches. Lives up to 20 years. Spawns for the first time at 5-6 years, 550-700 mm SL and 5-10 kg, earlier and smaller in subtropical areas. Migrates long distances upriver at the beginning of a rapid flood and water-level increases (in April-July depending on locality). Spawns during floods. Stops spawning if condition change and starts again with increase of water level. Spawns in upper water layer or even at water surfaces. Females spawn up to 1.1 million eggs in 1-3 portions depending on duration of high-water period. Eggs are yellowish, transparent, and hatch after about 2 days at temperatures around 25°C while drifting downstream in the deep open-water layer. If the river flow is blocked or if available river stretches are too short, eggs cannot drift long enough and fail to develop. After spawning, adults leave the river and migrate back to forage habitats. Larvae drift downstream and settle in floodplain lakes, shallow shores and backwaters with little or no current. In autumn-winter, when temperatures falls to 10°C, juveniles and adults form separate large schools and move downstream to deeper places in the main course of river to overwinter. Feed mostly on zooplankton, also algae. Often crossed with H. molitrix (source: Kottelat and Freyhof 2007).
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Use and Trade:
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis is a commercially important fish species in China with high abundance in the catch (Wu et al. 2000). It is also used in aquaculture. Marketed fresh and frozen.
|Major Threat(s):
|Major threats to Hypophthalmichthys nobilis in its native distribution range are overfishing and river modifications (e.g. dams, dykes and floodgate construction and reclamation of floodplains into agriculture land) (Duan et. al 2009).
|Conservation Actions:
|It is not known if there are any conservation measures in place. More research and monitoring is recommended.
|Huckstorf, V. 2012. Hypophthalmichthys nobilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T166172A1116524. . Downloaded on 19 August 2018.
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Lontra canadensis (Shrebber, 1776), the North American River Otter (currently being revised)
A large, sturdy otter, 1.5m long, weighing 15kg. The paws are webed to the end, with tufts of hair under the toes; the claws are strong. The rhinarium is large and diamond-shaped, the muzzle broad and well-whiskered. In general, this species is dark brown on the upper surface, sometimes with frosting, and paler below and on the face. There is a great deal of regional variation, with many subspecies. This species shows variable sociability - some animals are solitary, others live in fairly stable pairs, some families join together while hunting, and all of this can vary seasonally. These otters exhibit delayed implantation - while the gestation is around the normal otter 63 days, breeding takes place once a year in late winter/early spring, depending on latitude. This species also has a characteristic "chuckle" vocalisation. These otters mainly eat a wide variety of fish, but in different locations and seasons, amphibia, muskrats and birds may be important. Crayfish and mussels are also taken. Liers reported that his many pet otters had a passion for blueberries and would patiently strip a bush if encountered during a walk.
These otters are found in a huge variety of habitats from coastal waters, swamps and lowland rivers, creeks and streams to mountainous areas - wherever there is sufficient food and suitable den sites.
North America: Canada (Alberta; British Columbia; Labrador; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon) and USA ( (Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming)
Conservation Status
Red List Category LC (Least Concern)
Improvements in water quality and trapping management, along with a reintroduction effort has enabled this species to recover from the low numbers of the early 19th century.
(Source: IUCN Red List)
Current Concerns
Since 1976 over 4,000 otters have been reintroduced among 21 states. Also, 29 states and all Canadian provinces except Prince Edward Island have viable populations that sustain annual harvests. Current harvest strategies do not pose a threat to maintaining otter populations. However, harvest may limit expansion of otter populations in some areas. Oil spills present a localized threat to otter populations, especially in coastal areas. Water pollution and other degradation of aquatic and wetland habitats may limit distribution of otters and pose long-term threats if enforcement of water quality standards are not maintained and enforced. Acid drainage from coal mines is a persistent water quality problem in some areas that eliminates otter prey prevents thereby inhibits recolonization or expansion of otter populations. Recently, there has been discussion of the long-term genetic consequences of reintroduction projects on remnant otter populations (Serfass et al. 1998). The threat of disease to wild otter populations is poorly understood and has received little study (Serfass et al. 1995). Similarly, many perceived threats to otters such as pollution and habitat alterations have not been rigorously evaluated. Additional research is needed to clearly delineate the impact that various forms of water pollution, agricultural and other development along riparian habitats, industrial and housing development in coastal areas, cumulative impacts related to loss or alterations of wetlands, large flood control structures, and interactions that these and other factors have on otter populations. Threats to otter populations in North America vary among regions and are influenced by type, distribution, and density of aquatic habitats and characteristics of human activities.
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Thin, tall and narrow chassis makes it more comfortable to use than other big-screen Androids
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User-friendly interface
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Special Studies
We give working allied health professional a unique alternative: earn a bachelor's degree by adding liberal arts to your healthcare education.
Our discussion-driven, adult learning environment develops skills you can directly apply to your job. You will be comfortable, challenged and grow while collaborating with peers and faculty who really care. Yes, at SAU you can earn a bachelor's degree in a supportive and accommodating environment.
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Our adults students are following unique paths and working at their own pace, but they share a commitment to earn their degree. At SAU, we commit to help you succeed. You get small classes, exceptional faculty, discounted tuition, and eight-week courses – half the time as a traditional classes. As a working adult, you can earn your degree faster, more affordably and still have time to enjoy life.
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Whether you work full-time or part-time, this program fits your schedule. Our eight-week courses are held once a week in the evening or on Saturday in Davenport; our hybrid courses are a mix of online and in-seat classroom lessons; you can take a course fully online; or attend traditional morning or afternoon classes on campus, too.
You pick the learning environment that works best for you.
Working adults bring a wealth of professional and personal life experiences into our classrooms. We value that experience and want to give credit where credit is due.
Through our Prior Learning Assessment Program, you can earn credit for your work and life experience. Military and LOMA courses may also be applied to help earn your degree faster. Contact an academic advisor to find out how your experiences and accomplishments can help you earn your degree faster.
If you've already completed some undergraduate coursework, or earned an associates degree, we give you credit for that, too. SAU accepts up to 90 credit hours from four-year colleges and universities, and up to 60 credit hours from two-year or community colleges. The total number of combined credits St. Ambrose will accept is 90 credit hours.
In order to complete the application process, request official transcripts from all of the colleges and universities you have attended to be sent to SAU.
For more information, contact Jeff Karll, at 563-333-5709 or email email@example.com.
When you enroll at SAU, you join a community of active learners, people of all ages, backgrounds and goals. We support all of our students through focused resources and facilities, including:
- Our main campus is centrally located in Davenport, near the north-south corridor of Brady Street and the east-west corridor of Locust Street.
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To earn a Bachelor of Science in Special Studies, you need a minimum of 120 credit hours. Of those, at least 30 credit hours must be at the 300 & 400 course level. You must take at least two Writing Intensive (WI) courses (one at the 300 & 400 course level), and earn a grade of 'C' or better.
To graduate, you must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and complete an Information Literacy course within your first 12 credit hours at SAU.
These are the required courses, followed by the credit hours needed. Each course can be completed in eight weeks:
Written Communication - 3
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Iowa residents must file by July 1 to be eligible for the Iowa Tuition Grant. Most grant, loan, and scholarship programs require you to maintain a minimum number of credit hours per semester. Here is a sampling of the minimum credit hours required:
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The New York Film Critics Circle got things started this Oscar season by becoming the first major critics group to announce their annual awards. Last year the New York critics gave their Best Film award to Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist, paving the way for a near sweep of the precursor awards and eventually a Best Picture win. While the tastes of the critics groups and the Academy do not always align, the NYFCC awards are a good indication of where the awards might land.
Both Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty and Steven Spielberg's Lincoln won three awards each from the New York critics. Zero Dark Thirty took the top prize along with a second Best Director award for Bigelow (the first was for 2009's The Hurt Locker) and the Best Cinematography award for Greig Fraser. Lincoln scored acting awards for Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field along with Tony Kushner's screenplay. Kathryn Bigelow's film about the siege on Osama Bin Laden's compound has been gradually getting more buzz since it first screened for critics and with today's victory, it can now be considered a serious contender. It may even be in line to follow the same awards path as her previous feature, The Hurt Locker, which received very few acting precursor awards, but many for Best Director and Best Picture.
The biggest surprise of the day might have been Rachel Weisz snagging the Best Actress prize for her performance in Terence Davies' The Deep Blue Sea. The last actress to win the NYFCC award and not receive an Oscar nomination was Sally Hawkins in 2008 and it has only happened twice since the year 2000. This does not necessarily guarantee some Oscar attention for Weisz, but it definitely makes her a name to watch.
Curiously absent from today's awards were the big films from The Weinstein Company. The Master, Django Unchained, and Silver Linings Playbook were all films that had an opportunity to get recognized, but simply were not. Do not assume that means they are out of the Oscar race, however. Harvey Weinstein prefers to use his persuasive powers on members of the Academy, rather than small critics groups. Those films may factor into the awards race yet.
It's tempting to use the New York Film Critics Circle Awards to gauge the mindset of the Academy and quickly declare frontrunners in several categories, but doing so would be premature. There are several other major award announcements coming in the next two weeks, so stay tuned for a much better picture of what is to come.
New York Film Critics Circle
Awards 2012
Best Film
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best Actress
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Best Supporting Actor
Matthew McConaughey, Bernie, Magic Mike
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field, Lincoln
Best Screenplay
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Best Animated Film
Best Non-Fiction Film
The Central Park Five
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty
Best First Feature
David France, How to Survive a Plague
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Definition of Blue cardinal flower
1. Noun. Tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers.
Generic synonyms: Lobelia
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There's a small family owned restaurant near my house called Philly's. I am addicted to their mac & cheese bites and needed to find a way to make them at home because Philly's isn't open 27/4. I also try to bake instead of fry and these mac & cheese balls are perfect. I suppose they are supposed to be for an appetizer or side dish, but frankly nothing else gets eaten when these are made.
Do you know how next day mac & cheese is clumpy & thicker than when it's fresh? That's what you want. So, I make 2 batches of mac & cheese and the next day or day after is when I use the left overs to make these balls.
Angie's Mac & Cheese Balls
Yield – Approximately 20 balls
Preparation Time – 20 minutes
Cooking Time – 20 minutes
- 1 box of mac & cheese (any kind you like)
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 2 cups Italian bread crumbs
- 1 tbs olive oil
- Scoop out the cold mac & cheese a squish it up firmly about golf ball size.
- Drizzle the olive oil onto a baking pan, lightly coating.
- Roll the ball in the flour, dunk it in the beaten eggs, and roll it in the bread crumbs.
- Place on baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 425
- Flip balls over and bake for another 10 minutes until golden brown
- Serve with dipping sauce.
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If you have a knack for fixing stuff, you may want to consider becoming a motorcycle mechanic.
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Motorcycle mechanic specializations
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Though the specifics may vary, the goal of each specialization is the same: Service and repair the part or parts that need it.
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The typical route of small engine mechanics (including motorcycle mechanics), according to the BLS, is a high school diploma paired with on-the-job training. But though that may in some cases get you in the door, employers often prefer employees with postsecondary education (sometimes in small engine repair), with completed courses in small engine repair, automobile mechanics and science.
Certification is not required, though it "can demonstrate a mechanic's competence and usually brings higher pay," according to the BLS. Certification from the Equipment & Engine Training Council (eetc.org), which requires passing a test, is the industry-recognized small-engine mechanic credential for small engine mechanics, according to the BLS. Manufacturers may also offer certification for equipment or specific repair methods.
Motorcycle mechanic salary and career outlook
According to the BLS, the mean annual wage of motorcycle mechanics in the United States as of May 2013 was $35,400, with the lowest-paid 10 percent earning an annual wage of up to $20,930 and the highest-paid 10 percent earning an annual wage of at least $53,330.
Employment of motorcycle mechanics, according to the BLS, is expected to grow by 6 percent between 2012 and 2022, with the number of registered motorcycles increasing being a listed reason. Job prospects are expected to be better for those with postsecondary education.
As far as where geographically the growth will happen the most, Projections Central expects that between 2012 and 2022 the states with growth increasing the most, percent-wise, will be:
- Tennessee: 27.1 percent
- California: 26.7 percent
- Florida: 23.3 percent
- Colorado: 23.1 percent
- Washington: 22.7 percent
- Utah:21.5 percent
- Idaho:21.5 percent
- Arizona: 17.7 percent
- South Dakota: 17.3 percent
- Alaska: 16.0 percent
If you like fixing stuff, and especially appreciate motorcycles or other small engine vehicles, then you may want to consider learning more about motorcycle mechanic schools and give this growing career field a shot. You may find that, in the specialization you choose (motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes or all-terrain vehicles), it's a job that suits you well.


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The United States has been rocked by unsubstantiated claims that his aides colluded with the Kremlin to win the election.
Just over a week before Trump takes office, the United States has been rocked by unsubstantiated claims that his aides colluded with the Kremlin to win the election -- and that Russia has compromising sexual material on Trump.
"I think it's a disgrace that information would be let out," Trump said, training fire on media outlets that published the allegations and the intelligence agencies who he suggested may have leaked it.
"It's all fake news. It's phony stuff. It didn't happen," he said in his first press conference in nearly six months.
"It was a group of opponents that got together, sick people, and they put that crap together."
It "was released by maybe the intelligence agencies, who knows, but maybe the intelligence agencies, which would be a tremendous blot on their record," Trump said, later saying it was "disgraceful."
On Twitter, he decried a political "witch hunt" against him and asked: "Are we living in Nazi Germany?"
The US intelligence community has concluded Moscow interfered in the November election in a bid to tip the race in Trump's favor.
Intelligence chiefs last week also presented America's incoming 45th president, as well as current President Barack Obama, with a two-page synopsis on the potentially embarrassing but unsubstantiated allegations involving Russia, according to CNN and The New York Times, who cited multiple unnamed US officials with knowledge of the meeting.
The Kremlin has dismissed the dossier -- drawn up by a former British intelligence agent hired to do "opposition research" on Trump during the presidential campaign and published by US media outlet BuzzFeed -- as a "total fake" aimed at damaging bilateral ties.
Trump spokesman Sean Spicer turned his fire on BuzzFeed.
"It's frankly outrageous and highly irresponsible for a left-wing blog that was openly hostile to the president-elect's campaign to drop highly salacious and flat-out false information on the internet just days before he takes the oath of office," he said, introducing Trump.
Trump later called BuzzFeed "a failing pile of garbage" and warned they would "suffer the consequences."
"I have no dealings with Russia. I have no deals in Russia. I have no deals that could happen in Russia, because we've stayed away. And I have no loans with Russia," Trump then said.
Even before the allegations surfaced widely in US media on Tuesday, Trump's Republican allies have become increasingly uneasy about Russia's role in the election, with calls for an independent investigation growing.
The issue threatens to sap legitimacy from the Trump administration before it even enters the Oval Office.
Trump fanned the flames by again downplaying Russia's influence in the outcome of the election and defended his openness towards Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"As far as hacking, I think it was Russia, but I also think we've been hacked by other countries, other people."
"If Putin likes Donald Trump, I consider that an asset, not a liability, because we have a horrible relationship with Russia," Trump said.
"I don't know that I'm going to get along with Vladimir Putin. I hope I do. But there's a good chance I won't."
Without corroborating its contents, BuzzFeed published a 35-page dossier of memos on which the synopsis presented to Trump is based.
The memos, which had been circulating in Washington for months, describe sex videos involving prostitutes filmed during a 2013 visit by Trump to a luxury Moscow hotel, supposedly as a potential means for blackmail.
They also suggest Russian officials proposed lucrative deals in order to win influence over the real estate magnate.
Trump was reportedly informed of the existence of the dossier -- and its salacious details -- last Friday when he received a briefing from US intelligence chiefs on alleged Russian interference in the presidential election.
The classified two-page synopsis reportedly included allegations that there was a regular flow of information during the campaign between Trump surrogates and Russian government intermediaries, which a Trump aide denied.
On Wednesday, Trump would not comment on the classified briefing, but did say he had read some of the information "outside of the briefing," without specifying which parts.
"The Kremlin does not have compromising information on Trump," Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov telling journalists.
The Kremlin spokesman called the dossier a "total fake" and "an obvious attempt to harm our bilateral relations."
No other US president-elect in modern times has waited so long to go formally before the media, considered important to shore up public accountability, yet Trump has reveled in ripping up the rule book.
During his last press conference -- before the election -- he invited Russia to hack his Democratic opponents.
The New York billionaire, never previously elected to office, has preferred to make off-the-cuff statements, punch out incendiary tweets and call out anyone who dares cross him -- from Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep to an Indiana union leader.
While he has conducted one-on-one interviews with select media and taken questions from reporters in informal settings, his performance at the press conference will be scrutinized, as polls show his already bleak approval ratings deteriorate further as the clock ticks down to inauguration day on January 20.


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CARSON CITY, Nev., Sept. 27 (UPI) — Rumors that O.J. Simpson was caught stealing cookies in prison have been greatly exaggerated, Nevada corrections officials said Friday.
The cookie-stealing story was originally reported by the National Enquirer, citing unnamed sources, and spread widely. But the Los Angeles Times said it got a different story.
In the Enquirer version, a guard caught Simpson stuffing cookies down his shirt and pulled them out.
Simpson apparently has gained weight during his time behind bars. The NFL says he weighed 212 pounds when he was playing for the Buffalo Bills, and Fox Sports estimates his current weight at 300 — and presumably more of it is fat and less muscle than in his football days.
Simpson was convicted in 2008 of kidnapping and armed robbery aimed at a sports memorabilia dealer. He says he made an ill-advised attempt to get some of his own property back.
He can expect to be paroled in four years and is also awaiting a judge's ruling on his appeal for a new trial.


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NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brett Bivens weighs in today with some comparisons on the QB position in Seattle. He's not saying Russell Wilson will have the type off career that Matt Hasselbeck had in Seattle, but the next time you think to yourself "Russell isn't working out," realize that he has been better in almost every category than Matt was through 8 starts. Tarvaris Jackson, Trent Dilfer & Matt Flynn are also included in this post.
Seahawks QB comparisons: Wilson vs. Hasselbeck vs. Jackson
Moments in time: Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks 2006 MNF
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Brandon Choate brings us his newest installment of Moments in Time. This week, the Seahawks take on the Packers in the spotlight of Monday Night Football. The teams faced off in 2006 in the same setting, except Seattle was cold and snowy as Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander effectively handled Brett Favre and the Packers 34-24. Alexander rushed for 201 yards on a record 40 carries.
The Seahawks receiving corp and who will make the cut
NWSB Insider and Seattle Seahawks writer Jordin Ereth breaks down the Seahawks wide receiver position. In Al Pacino's words, "Players are living and dying for that one inch!" Sidney Rice is lying back in his red jersey enjoying margaritas on the sideline. Doug Baldwin was the Seahawks leading receiver last season. Unlike Terrell Owens when Braylon Edwards came in Jordin was convinced he would make the team.
Matt Flynn & Doug Baldwin – Seahawks teammates & BFFS?
NWSB Rookie Insider and Seattle Seahawks blogger Alistair Corp brings us a Northwest gossip today about two up and coming players on the roster. Doug Baldwin and Matt Flynn are developing some great offseason chemistry. It's relieving for Seahawks fans too see this, even though it's coming from a teammate, after watching the Kevin Kolb disaster last season in Arizona.
Nine B.C. Lions named to the CFL All-Star team
NWSB insider Carolyn Smith brings us good news for BC Lions fans. 9 Lions have been named to the CFL all-star team. Travis Lulay, Geroy Simon, Angus Reid, Jovan Olafiove, Aaron hunt, Khalif Mitchell, Solomon Eilimiann, Korey Banks, and Paul McCallum all made the list.
Seahawks Moments In Time: Holmgren's Lambeau Return
Insider Brandon Choate takes us back to the 1999 season where Seattle Seahawks head coach was returning to Lambeau Field for the first time since leaving Green Bay. The Seattle Seahawks helped Holmgren thoroughly enjoy his homecoming with a 27-7 drubbing including Shawn Springs FG block returned for a TD for the Seahawks


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (sentinel.ht) – U.S. Ambassador Peter F. Mulrean has been asked to hand in his resignation within the next 10 days, before U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. This, to me, is a prelude to a very tightrope for the incoming Haitian President Jovenel Moïse because history shows, when a Republican is in the White House, there is little support for malpractice in the Haitian National Palace.
It is not just the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, Mulrean, that Mr. Trump has asked to resign, but all ambassadors appointed by the outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama. This indicates a true shift in foreign policy, no continuation for a foreign policy shaped on the failed, dangerous and corrupt Democrat Clintonian doctrine.
Now, let's review the outcomes of Haitian presidents under recent U.S. Republican administrations:
2004: President Jean-Bertrand Ariside, charged with establishing totalitarian rule, is overthrown in coup under George W. Bush.
1991: President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, charged with aggressive reform and alienation of industry leaders during a time of fundamental political transition, is overthrown in coup under George H.W. Bush.
1986: President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier, a dictator, is overthrown in popular uprising under Ronald W. Reagan.
*1862 (bonus): Republican U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was the first in the U.S. and among the world powers to recognize Haiti as a nation.
Contrast that to the outcomes of Haitian presidents under U.S. Democratic administrations:
2011-16: President Michel Martelly is provided steadfast support towards establishing a totalitarian regime under Barack H. Obama.
1994: President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is returned to power by force to essentially destroy Haitian agriculture, security and sovereignty under William "Bill" J. Clinton.
1978: President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier undertakes a massive operation to slaughter the "black pigs" as directed by USAID which began the downward spiral of the Haitian economy, this under James "Jimmy" E. Carter.
What this history demonstrates to me is that there is a fine line for Haitian administrations to govern well when a Republican is in the White House and misconduct, malpractice, is not just tolerated by Democratic administrations, but supported. It continues to be said that the United States is behind the coups listed above under the Republican administrations, but I believe my eyes than what is said. What I saw at the end of the day is Haitians leading those coups.
The difference, I would say, is that Democratic administrations stop uprisings in Haiti and that has been to the detriment of Haiti because those in power, abuse that power.
It sounds controversial but I believe a people, internally, should have a right to war, civil disobedience, even civil war. Imagine if in the mid-late 1800s, as the U.S. was entering into its Civil War on the issue of slavery, Great Britain, France and Spain had sent soldiers ("peacekeepers") to quell the battle. It is safe to say that the 13th Amendment would have never been passed. Today, Haiti is under United Nations peacekeeper occupation and it is not serving for the development, evolution and growth – growing pains, even – of the country. Mr. Trump is hinting at defunding the U.N., thank God.
For President-elect Jovenel Moïse, good governance and political savvy will likely be required in order to stay in office and defend against an uprising. This would mean working with all along the political spectrum. This would mean solving problems for the struggling poor and bringing the elite into an understanding that their success is dependent upon the majority's success.


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The Toronto Maple Leafs should give Justin Pogge some playing time in March. This way he will be ready for next year and be a steady backup to Vesa Toskala.
By 2010 the Leafs will have Pogge, Jeremy Williams, Nikolai Kulemin and Steven Stamkos or Drew Doughty all ready to play.
Add them in with Tomas Kaberle, Ian White, Jiri Tlusty and some other key players, and Toronto should finally be able to compete for a top position in the standings.
Please Leaf Nation, don't make a late run, miss the playoffs and get a good draft pick.
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Announcing Gargantua, the Giant Monsters MMO!Press Release
Nemesis Games announces their upcoming MMO Gargantua, a little game about giant monsters. Play for free. Play with or against your friends. Destroy towns and cities. Satisfy your monster's hungers and collect achievements for your lair. Destroy and eat things…like shopping malls. Life is good.
Austin, TX, August 26, 2009: Gargantua is a retro style massively multiplayer game being developed and published by Nemesis Games LLC. PVP will be a featured part of gameplay. Players will be able to play as Giant Saurians, Giant Apes, or Giantesses. Other classic giant monsters will be available to play at a later date. Closed testing will begin in the Fall of 2009. The game is being developed using If-Else Software's proprietary Elderlands™ game engine. Additional details on Gargantua features, gameplay and release dates will be announced on www.gargantuagame.com
About Nemesis Games
Nemesis Games LLC is a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for computers and the Internet. Based in beautiful Austin, Texas, as well as on the Internet at www.nemesisgames.net, Nemesis Games was created in 2009 by Jeff Dee and the Adams brothers to bring their unique creative visions to life.
Gargantua, the Gargantua logo, and related properties are trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or in other countries owned by Nemesis Games. © 2009 Nemesis Games LLC. All rights reserved.


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President Obama gave a remarkably moving speech at the Tucson memorial service. He showed his keen intelligence as well as his compassion for the fallen and those affected by the terrible loss.
His profound words gave comfort to many, and his speech was highly praised by those on both sides of the political aisle.
The U.S. is currently divided, with economic troubles, job loss, general uncertainty about the future of the nation, gun and violence issues, and vitriolic political metaphors. There is a need for the political parties to truly work together for the common good, and a stronger effort to agree to disagree without resorting to being disagreeable and incendiary.
Obama's speech after the tragedy in Tucson reminded me of the Depression days, when President Franklin Roosevelt's "fireside chats" restored hope to the American people. Everybody tuned into the radio to hear what the President planned to do for the country. FDR gave us hope when we needed hope. President Obama should speak more frequently to the American people, in the vein of FDR, explaining his plans and hopes for the American people. As then, we need hope and inspiration now.


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1. Favorite band of last year (Phoenix) covers favorite act of my youth (Bob Dylan): world collapses in on itself. Fortunately I survived my encounter with this tune. Thomas Mars channels a very convincing Dylan, staying very true to the original "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" off the beyond essential, Blonde on Blonde. From personal favorite "Visions of Johanna" to classics "Just Like a Woman" and "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" check out the original too - please. Phoenix - "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands"
2. Animal Collective premiered their "visual album" at Sundance yesterday and have some screenings planned for NYC and Chicago in the next couple months (hopefully LA soon?). more info here: http://oddsac.com/. The 30 second teaser below is everything you would expect from an AC video: visually captivating and terrifying. Unfortunately not a lot of insight into the music in the teaser, but I was sold at "visual album".
3. Spoon's Transference came out last week and I have been listening to it non-stop. So hard to rank Spoon albums since all of them are truly fantastic, but they focus more here on textures with the same brilliant instrumental interplay. Britt's voice is as captivating and playful as ever on the melodies. Check out "Who Makes You Money" and "I Saw the Light" (especially the absolutely awesome piano solo / break starting at the 2 min mark). Best album of the year so far (a bit underwhelmed by the other big releases - Vamp Weekend, Beach House (though do check out "10 Mile Stereo" HERE which is an excellent track off a good album, and Surfer Blood).
4. Dirty Projectors weren't content to just rest of their laurels of "best of year" lists from nearly every publication or maybe just because of that they have given their fans a present. Single "Ascending Melody" (not featured on Bitte Orca, but from that session) has been released on their website for free: http://www.dirtyprojectors.net/. I like the single, but for me the highlight is the free b-side, "Emblem of the World". It is as simple as this band gets (or I would bet will get) - just a simple guitar strum, minimal drums and David Longstreth at his most harmonious.
5. I have already raved about Yeasayer's first single "Ampling Arp"; this single may just top that one. "One" - 80s disco infused good times. Free download here: http://www.yeasayer.net/. The rest of the album, Odd Blood, drops February 9th and it ain't too shabby, but these two are the absolute gems.
6. Check out this very cool video of El Perro De Mar joined by Lykke Li on an LA rooftop performing an acoustic version of "Change of Heart". Love this cover (and the original HERE). Check it out:
7. LASTLY, LCD Soundsystem and The National have new albums out this spring!!! The National are playing the Wiltern on May 22 and LCD Soundsystem as of now is playing Coachella on April 16th and hightailing for a European tour after that. More updates on these guys (and a massive Coachella primer posting) coming soon.
Not a bad start to the new decade...


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