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  Swan
Swans are large water birds of the Anatidae family, which also includes ducks and geese.
Swans mate for life; the number of eggs in each clutch varies both within and among swan species.
Most species of swan are white, but Australia is home to a species known as the Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), which is fl with a red beak and white patches under its wings.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/cy/Cygninae.html   (303 words)

  
 Swan
Among Druids, the Swan represents the soul, and is associated with the Festival of Samhain.
In another variation, they were swans for 900 years, and when they were transformed back to humans, upon being baptized by St. Kernoc, the priest of the new religion, and they fell to the earth dead (but their souls were saved).
Swan tells Dragonfly in legend, “I learned to surrender my body to the power of Spirit and was taken to where the future lives.
www.druidry.org /obod/lore/animal/swan.html   (3805 words)

  
 Swan - Gurupedia
Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae.
Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator is a North American species very similar to the Whooper Swan (and sometimes treated as a race of it), which was hunted almost to extinction but has since recovered: it is one of the heaviest flying animals, at up to 17 kilograms (38 pounds).
Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus is a relatively small swan which has two major subspecies (sometimes treated as a distinct species); as the name suggests, it breeds on the Arctic tundra, further north than other swans.
www.gurupedia.com /s/sw/swan.htm   (491 words)

  
 Swan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Joseph Swan was born in Sunderland, England on October 31, 1828 to John and Isabella Swan.
Swan went on to develop another 70 inventions in this field, including, in 1877, the invention of a dry plate photographic process based on gelatine and the use of silver bromide.
Swan was elected to the Royal Society in 1894 and was president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers from 1898 to 1899.
chem.ch.huji.ac.il /~eugeniik/history/swan.html   (1272 words)

  
 Lionel F. Swan
Lionel F. Swan was born on April 1, 1906 in Port of Spain, Trinidad to Julia and Horatio Swan.
Swan relocated to Detroit in 1951 and practiced with Dr. Jerry A. Thornton in River Rouge.
Chief among Dr. Swan's contributions was his involvement in the long battle to integrate the staffs of Grace and Harper Hospitals.
www.med.umich.edu /haahc/oralbios/swan.htm   (545 words)

  
 MotherPie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
My mother had cared for her aunt through her bc illness and death and had hosted her sister-in-law when she came to the city for bc radiation treatments.
That was 22 years ago and at a time when my father ran out of the surgery waiting room to pick up my brother from camp, leaving me to tell my mother of her diagnosis.
My youngest daughter had never held one, didn't know how you can pet them between the horns at the back of their head and put them to sleep.
motherpie.com   (7432 words)

  
 Northwest Montana Vacation Home Rental in Flathead Valley
Secluded among evergreens, the Swan Nest offers privacy and yet is only minutes from Glacier National Park, Kalispell, Bigfork, the Jewel Basin, Flathead Lake, Blacktail Mountain and Big Mountain ski resorts, and all the best the Flathead Valley has to offer.
The Swan Nest was thoughtfully built for wheelchair-friendliness and includes a wheelchair ramp for those with special needs.
Swan Nest is a newer 1600-square-foot home nestled on eight gorgeous acres offering seclusion and beauty.
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 Swan Imports
Swan Imports Pty Ltd is a family company established in the early 1960s.
Among Swan Imports "firsts" is the introduction of WASK and Iris stopping equipment and Rotamole guided horizontal drilling equipment.
Swan Imports is well known for its consistent commitment to efficient service and competitive pricing.
www.swanimports.com.au /history.shtml   (227 words)

  
 The Beatles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Their contract was probably one of the worst at the time, as they were paid one penny for every single sold, which was split among the four Beatles.
In August 1963 the Philadelphia-based Swan label tried again with The Beatles' "She Loves You", which also failed to receive airplay.
Internal divisions within the band had been a small but growing problem during their earlier career; most notably, this was reflected in the difficulty that George Harrison experienced in getting his own songs onto Beatles' albums, and in the growing artistic and personal estrangement between Lennon and McCartney.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Beatles   (6726 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Swan
The Anseriformes and the Galliformes (pheasants etc) are ancestral to neognathous birds, and should follow ratites and tinamous in bird classification systems.
Once swans were considered a edible form of poultry.
Cygnus, the Swan, is also a constellation in the northern sky.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Swan   (418 words)

  
 Mazzy Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
On Among My Swan, Mazzy Star vocalist Hope Sandoval (she of the pretty, bulimic whisper) and guitarist David Roback (of the slow-strummed, medicated lullaby) take their sound experience to where it's never been before: the realm of the completely comatose.
She Hangs Brightly and So Tonight That I Might See teetered beautifully on the brink of tranquillity; Among My Swan slumbers, hushed mostly by Sandoval's jaded, bittersweet vocals.
The ethereal flow present on Mazzy Star's most alluring earlier tracks (especially "Hallah," "She's My Baby," and "Sweet Mary Silence") is replaced by careless instrumentation (the Dylan harmonica on "Flowers In December"), goofy, space-aged sound effects (the glitzy moog phasers on "Umbilical"), and Sandoval's empty, tired voice (crushing each track of this exhausting record).
www.bostonphoenix.com /alt1/archive/music/reviews/12-12-96/OTR/MAZZY_STAR.html   (159 words)

  
 Concert News & Reviews - Mazzy Star
They left the stage, but did come back for an encore, starting with "Give You My Lovin." The last song, I'm presuming, was a new song (and a good one at that), and though I can't remember the phrase she kept repeating, I remember one of the words was "sunshine".
The group played through "Hallah," "Be My Angel," "So Tonight That I Might See" and "Give You My Lovin'" before Hope walked offstage in the middle of "She Hangs Brightly" due to the return of the feedback and a few rowdy people in the crowd.
So of course, it was not my fault in the least that when I showed up there at 9ish, Mazzy Star had already been playing for 10 or 15 minutes.
www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Palms/9191/concert.htm   (5314 words)

  
 01/16/01 -- A quiet swan song among wolves and bears
Babbitt, whose 500-million-acre domain as Interior secretary stretched across an area larger than many European countries, could have selected any natural backdrop in America to mark the end of his long career in public service.
But he chose to sing a quiet swan song among howling wolves he once carried with his own hands into the nation's oldest national park.
"My advice to young people is that public service is a terrific career.
forests.org /archive/america/aquiswan.htm   (674 words)

  
 Mazzy Star--So Tonight That I Might See - @forums
My 2 fav's of the three are So Tonight...
and Among My Swan, though I do love the louder, more country quality of She Hangs Brightly, which included one of the most brilliant singles of the nineties, Helah.
I really haven't listened to Among My Swan as much as the other two; maybe that's why I'm not as into it.
www.atforumz.com /showthread.php?t=228159   (1411 words)

  
 Music CD: Among My Swan. Mazzy Star Tracks: Disappear, Flowers In December, Rhymes Of An Hour, Cry, Cry, Take ...
My favorite Mazzy Star song on here probably.
Personally their debut "She Hangs Brightly" was always the best to me, but "Among My Swan" may change that.
This album is so simultaneously morbid yet beautiful, it could almost bring a 33 year old guy to tears.
www.musicolympus.com /cd-store/B000002TMY/Among_My_Swan_-_Mazzy_Star.html   (1044 words)

  
 Masters of the Obscure
My collection is growing and for the first time in my life I'm really gaining weight (which is a good thing for a weakling like me).
My dream is to write for Marvel Comics some day, and as a teenager already have so many ideas that I have trouble keeping track of them.
My favourites are Daredevil, Spidey, X-Men, New Warriors, Ravage 2099, Cardiac, Deathlok (Michael Collins), Sleepwalker, Alpha Flight, Cloak and Dagger, Generation X, Ghost Rider, Blade, Power Pack, pretty much all the Marvel UK characters, including (of course) Captain Britain (During my time at S.T.R.I.K.E I worked closely with his sister Betsy honest).
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 Tangled up in blue
She Hangs Brightly {1990}, So Tonight That I Might See {1993}, and the new Among My Swan (all on Capitol) are immaculate amalgams of folk, blues, country and psychedelia.
Among My Swan is Mazzy Star's most consistently sublime album.
On Swan, Hope's never sounded more alluring, her voice going down like honey liqueur, so detached it seems beamed down from the clouds.
www.wackyfarm.com /mazzy/tangled.html   (3363 words)

  
 Swizzle-Stick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It's been far too long the release of the last Mazzy Star record Among My Swan.
Two of the other outstanding tracks, "Charlotte" and "Around My Smile" also appeared on last year's EP At the Doorway Again.
In the end, this is a better record than Among My Swan.
www.swizzle-stick.com /bin/review.php?id=R0001618   (220 words)

  
 Mazzy Star: Among My Swan - All CDs $5.99 and Free Shipping at yourmusic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Having built up a considerable reputation thanks to "So Tonight That I Might See", Mazzy Star reappeared after three years with "Among My Swan", only to receive widespread indifference.
Instead, they kept on keeping on, proffering the same combination of psych, blues, folk, and art-pop touches which made their earlier releases so captivating.
That said, though, at base "Among My Swan" just isn't as quietly involving as the earlier records, that magical fusion of styles somehow coming across as a little been there/done that here.
www.yourmusic.com /browse/album/22548.html   (227 words)

  
 Laura Knauth's Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
My favorite graphical adventure games are from LucasArts (Monkey Island) and Sierra (King's Quest).
She is among my favorite to watch because of her impeccable form and stunning lines.
My favorite episodes: War of the Coprophages, Humbug, Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose, and Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' were all written by Darin Morgan (who also played the part of the loser in 'Small Potatoes').
www.lauraknauth.com   (1284 words)

  
 The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music - Mazzy Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The most recent album is Among My Swan from 1996.
Their music has much in common with a number of other artists, most of them also progressive country acts from Austin and environs, without ever cloning those others, instead coming up with something fundamentally original.
I love Mazzy Star's style, but their first album had such a huge impact on me it's going to be hard for them to top this.
ectoguide.org /genre/blues/mazzy.star   (639 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Among My Swan: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Buy Among My Swan with So Tonight That I Might See today!
"Among My Swan" is Mazzy Star's best and very solid all the way through.
One should be warned before listening to A Mazzy Star album that they make powerful music and if you're listening closely it may take you off guard.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002TMY   (578 words)

  
 Hope Sandoval
Beginning with 1990's She Hangs Brightly (Rough Trade) and continuing with 1993's So Tonight That I Might See and 1996's Among My Swan (both on Capitol), Sandoval and Roback crafted a world where the lights and the flowers are always blue -- unusually beautiful, but tinged with melancholy.
Calling from a phone booth near her home in San Francisco, Sandoval was often reluctant to elaborate on her curt responses, leaving lots of silent pauses.
Her new solo album, which she recorded with My Bloody Valentine drummer Colm O'Ciosoig, isn't a radical departure from Mazzy Star, although it's often acoustic and spare, with folk guitars and soft keyboard washes and Sandoval's evocative voice.
www.hopesandoval.com /press/harp0102.shtml   (1283 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com Music - Among My Swan -- Mazzy Star - CD
Instead, they kept on keeping on, proffering the same combination of psych, blues, folk, and art-pop touches that made their earlier releases so captivating.
That said, though, at base Among My Swan just isn't as quietly involving as the earlier records, that magical fusion of styles somehow coming across as a little been-there, done-that here.
Keep an ear out for the soft chimes that punctuate "Happy," for instance, or how William Reid from the Jesus and Mary Chain's guest guitar helps turn "Take Everything" into the slow-burning monster it is. Sandoval's singing is as drowsily intoxicating as before, while Roback's ability to create atmospheres is equally fine.
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 PEA ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE OFFERS FEAST FOR THE EYES DURING WINTER
As though they were in a choreographed dance, the swan synchronized their every move.
These white swan with their fl bills are the Grace Kellys of the swan world while the domestic swan is more like Marilyn Monroe.
Tundra swan don't arch their necks like domestic swan, but hold them straight and proud.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp941228/12240105.htm   (822 words)

  
 A&E
Among My Swan, the third album from Mazzy Star, doesn't deviate from their formulaic sound that fits somewhere between the Velvet Underground and the Cowboy Junkies.
Hope Sandoval and David Roback have created another winding soundscape; their haunting lyrics and flowing guitar/keyboard melodies drift through speakers late at night.
Overall, the diversity and talent evidenced on Among My Swan provides most low-fi music lovers with something to appreciate and enjoy.
www.mndaily.com /ae/Print/1997/01/musicfx.html   (516 words)

  
 Mazzy Star - Among My Swan - Buy Music at Real Groovy New Zealand NZ
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 Amazon.com: At the Doorway Again: Music: Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The opening track brings back bits of guitar and bass traces from "Disappear" by Mazzy's last album "Among my Swan," however, there is a much more different tone with very strong "calming affects." This album contains heavily dreamlike vibraphones that reverberate between Hope's lush and childlike vocals.
It seems the singer is moving a little left of the drugged-down countryness of her peers, and of her other band Mazzy Star, and going straight for drugged-down.
A little my bloody valentine for reference, minus the sideways violent distorion, add some Angelo Badalamenti moments, all with her heavenly eyes-down singing on top, and you've got this ep: a great way to end this year and give hope for the proper album next year.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000520XS?v=glance   (1247 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Among My Swan: Music: Mazzy Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Mazzy Star's latest album, Among My Swan, is both an exceptional sound and experience.
Perhaps there should be one qualification in that its not for everyone in the Techno Spice World of Top 40.
know what i was listening to my first year in college (1993): A guide by J.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002TMY?v=glance   (1674 words)

  
 Mazzy Star Boulevard - Among My Swan
AMONG MY SWAN features the same swirling, psychedelic folk music that brought MAZZY STAR mainstream success with 1993's SO TONIGHT THAT I MIGHT SEE.
Smooth as honey and wispy as tumbleweed, Sandoval's haunting voice traps the listener in a celestial trance.
AMONG MY SWAN never lapses into the self-indulgent side of psychedelia; the music is always kept muted and close to its folk and blues roots.
www.mazzystar.nu /web/album3.asp   (199 words)

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