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...attack a red wing. They're protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Intentionally harming a red wing exposes one to a $250,000 fine and two years' imprisonment on a felony conviction. Even the city's Animal and Care Control Agency can't move a red wing nest without a permit. Nevertheless, local and federal officials have advised citizens confronted head-on by a red wing to simply stare back into its eyes. Better yet, they advise, avoid known red wing territories altogether. But in a city that cherishes every rare minute of sunshine, it's unlikely many will...
...gets is a minute-long, foghorn-like blare that all but pushes the listener off the edge with her.It has taken them a decade, but Portishead have reinvented themselves so successfully that they barely identify with their past. For diehards, the new maturity may result in something like empty nest syndrome. What Portishead is now interested in is visceral, confrontational, alarming, and totally brilliant music.—Staff writer Ryan J. Meehan can be reached at meehan@fas.harvard.edu...
...rises to a new level with “Dreamer,” which is dedicated to a single mom whose baby has a no-good father. Slug sounds like he’s borrowing from a LIfetime special: she “worked it and built her own nest to live.” With working-class hero lines like “she still dreams after she woke,” Slug could have easily been writing songs for Marianne Faithfull. It’s surprising, then, that Marianne Faithfull may be the only artist in history whose...
...Cirque Lodge treatment center in Utah. The Lodge has also treated Burton-grad Mary-Kate Olsen for anorexia and purported cocaine addiction.Now a deep breath.Ragging on child stars is easy, and there are many more with similar or worse stories. But with so many coming from the same nest, any logical thinker is prone to ask, “What’s up?”My favorite line from the Burton obituary quotes a 1984 People Magazine interview with the agent: “I hate to say it, but kids are pieces of meat...
...Your nest egg doesn't have to suffer a similar fate. Any time turmoil strikes the market and your notional allies--in this case, banks and bond-rating agencies and bond insurers that are supposed to backstop you--fail in their duty and leave you, well, dogless, it's a good time to take a good look at what you own. In this sense, says Guy Cumbie, a financial planner in Fort Worth, Texas, "anything that stress-tests your portfolio and gets you to pay attention to the level of risk you are taking is a good thing...