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It feels like a generation ago, but it's only been 22 months since Trevor Powers, the easygoing mastermind of Boise breakout band Youth Lagoon, told me that "a little write-up" from online tastemaker Pitchfork was "like the biggest accomplishment of my life."
That was before he was paid to perform in Tokyo and Amsterdam and Paris and Munich. Before he gigged five times for eager fans and press at last week's South By Southwest festival in Texas - his second year showcasing at the event.
Before random teenage girls wearing too much eye makeup began professing their love on Facebook. Before he made a senior citizen cry at an Ohio festival.
"I'm not even kidding!" Powers says, as if convincing himself. "Probably late 70s, early 80s."
The old man told Powers that Youth Lagoon's music is what he'd been hearing in his mind, unable to express, for the last 70 years.
"He was like, 'I've never had this experience.' He started tearing up," Powers remembers, "and I was like, 'Holy cow. This is insane.' "
Powers likes that word: insane. It's a convenient, inarguably accurate catch-all for his blazing ascent from "bedroom indie-pop" act to international music force.
The Powers vocabulary also nods toward: "nuts" (a description of what this weekend's Treefort Music Fest is going to be); "rad" (the idea of performing in May at the Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington); and "freaking out" (his state of mind when J. Spaceman of British space-rock band Spiritualized attended a Youth Lagoon gig and told him they should do shows together).
Basically, Powers talks like an ordinary 24-year-old. Except that this journey he's on?
It's anything but.
Same goes for Youth Lagoon's new album, "Wondrous Bughouse."
A trippy excursion through Powers' galactic-pop universe, "Bughouse" is a more complex, ambitious record than his dreamy, low-fi debut, "The Year of Hibernation." It's a doozy of a headphones album, even if a reviewer at Pitchfork argued that it is something else.
"When it was done being mixed ... I sent it to a few friends, and that was the first thing I told them, was to listen to it on headphones," Powers says. "Just because there was so much intricacy put into every single element. Everything sounds very isolated in a good way on headphones."
Everything sounds off-kilter in a good way, too. Powers' synth melodies are delicate yet filtered through a carnival mirror. His vulnerable, echoing voice creates the illusion that he's singing from another dimension. It's not always easy to understand the lyrics behind the canvas of volcanic sonic colors - nor is it always crucial.
This fact hasn't stopped critics from overanalyzing - perhaps putting 10 times more thought into a lyrical phrase than Powers did.
"Oh, totally!" he says. "Mostly, though, it's always back to your personal life."
"Everything gets so blown out of proportion," he laments.
Remember the story behind the first record? Supposedly inspired by a breakup? It was more like a brief separation after the record was done, he says: "And then somehow it got out that, 'Oh, it inspired ...' - it's kind of all not true."
He married her in September. They'd dated for over six years.
Somehow, though, Powers still finds himself painted as a kid in his room in a rural town called Boise.
"I hardly ever read anything," he admits, "because it makes me sick. But sometimes I do, and the whole review is basically on who they think I am as a person, and most of the time it's like completely different than who I am. And all of a sudden, it's spun out of control. And next thing I know, I'm reading things about me - there'll be different links about me on the Internet or whatever - none of it's true. It's just CRAZY. The whole mentality of the Internet is just so twisted."
This statement might be perceived as ironic coming from a person who used the Internet to get his songs noticed in the first place.
Powers chuckles.
"Yeah! It's a necessity. Especially when you don't live in one of the go-to's as far as like the music world: New York or Chicago, anything like that."
Powers enjoys Boise life. He's stoked about Treefort. With a newly beefed-up backing band, he'll gig on the Main Stage at 7 p.m. March 24.
After that, Youth Lagoon will start another tour in April. More foreign lands, more nameless faces, maybe even more weeping seniors.
If not always wonderful, it certainly must be wondrous.
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Coffee prices have seen a parabolic run-up in recent weeks as unprecedented hot and dry weather in Brazil has sucked the life out of what was expected to have been a record crop.
Prices are at $1.75 per pound, up 3 percent today. According to Reuters, last week's 20 percent surge was the largest one-week rally since December 1999.
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One estimate said 30 percent of the coffee crop may have been lost.
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Not to mention you can get them in the outlet if you're lucky for around $400-500. For example, back in December it was $560 for an X230 with IPS. That being said I love my X200T I got for $350 on ebay. Once you go trackpoint, you never go back. I wish more laptops had trackpoints, and I wish there was an option to get rid of the useless trackpad. The only thing stopping me from getting any other laptop is no trackpoints. |
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Well, now that the so called "Superfight" is off the table and Pac and Arum rejected a 40 million dollar payday I often wonder how/what style/manner would Floyd have chosen to box/fight Manny?
We all know that Manny only knows one way to fight, he will come forward and dart in and out-never changing tempo, never counterpunching, setting traps or timing/measuring his opponent>>>contrary to what many of his fans believe>>>he was never a Boxer in the classic sense. Floyd is the consummate Boxer, he uses his defense to create offense (except when someone tags him, then he goes on the attack) but he does all the things you'd love to see a true Master Boxer should: he uses the ring to circle his opponents with his legs or even stands in the pocket and circles, he sets traps, shoulder rolls, uses the caging method when on the ropes, rolls with the punches when they connect, ducks/dodges, slips, punches at angles, curls his gloves to catch punches, counterpunches and then spins out on the exit, jabs to the stomach and then feints a jab to the stomach and comes back to the head. I guess I could go on and on but we've all seen it everytime he fights. The question is which style/manner would he had used in your opinion to fight Manny, here's my take: Floyd is a defensive fighter first, he never takes punishment unnecessarily unless he's trying to entertain the crowd (see the Augustus and Cotto fights for reference) so given that we know his true nature that's what I believe he would've stuck to. Floyd is a notoriously slow starter (unless you crack him good and make him fight, see Mosley fight for reference), so given that we know this much about him it is likely that he would've taken about 4-5 rounds and figured out Manny's speed, angles and took away his right hook then the whuppin would commence. I believe that he would've elected after the 4th or 5th to simply stand in the pocket and make Manny miss and then counter him all night, I don't believe he ever would've came forward because he knows that Manny will only go forward plus he'd have many more opportunities to counterpunch/potshot/pick him apart as he darted in and out. |
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I don't really know how Floyd would fight since I have never seen him doing one thing twice. BUT...when I was imagining the fight, I always saw Floyd doing that little jump backwards when Manny was trying to do some of his jab-jab-left combo's. I think Floyd would definitely try to abuse Manny's lack of reach by doing these little things. All in all, I think he would fight like he did against Mosley. Conservative, carefuly placing shots and jabbing to the stomach like he did against Corrales.
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Tuesday was a big day for many children and parents in Coldwater — the new school year began.
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As I awoke Tuesday morning I was struck with butterflies in my stomach. I was anxious, excited, nervous and little scared. I was unsure why at first because my oldest had been in preschool for two years so this shouldn't be the reason.
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I have a close relationship with my niece and nephew — they were like my first set of kids. I was 13 when my nephew was born and 16 when my niece was born. I have watched them grow and become wonderful kids. They too have begun an exciting and new adventure in their lives — and it's somewhat sad for me because they're growing up and will soon be on the biggest adventure of all — adulthood.
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- "Ordinary. Wizarding. Level. Examinations. O.W.L.s. More commonly known as 'Owls'. Study hard and you will be rewarded. Fail to do so and the consequences may be… severe."
- —Dolores Umbridge to a fifth-year's class[src]
An Ordinary Wizarding Level (often abbreviated O.W.L.) is a subject-specific test taken during Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry students' fifth year, administrated by the Wizarding Examinations Authority. The score made by a student on a particular O.W.L. determines whether or not he or she will be allowed to continue taking that subject in subsequent school years.
As well as referring to the test that students take in their fifth year, the term "O.W.L" also refers to the type of class, i.e. the level of difficulty of the class the student is taking. In addition, "achieving an O.W.L" is used to refer to a class in which the student has passed their O.W.L exam (example: Harry Potter received an O.W.L. in Transfiguration by attaining a passing grade on the O.W.L test for that class.)
Preparation for both O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s is very hard work. Students will generally begin preparing for their O.W.L.s in their fourth year, in order to take them at the end of their fifth. The pressure was enough to make certain students such as Hannah Abbott have a panic attack, and it was necessary to give them a Calming Draught to lower their anxiety.
Due to the serious and important nature of the tests, cheating is both highly tempting for the students and highly guarded against by the exam givers. Anti-Cheating Spells are applied to all O.W.L. exam papers. Despite this, at least one student attempts to cheat every year, though none have been successful since the year 1896.[1]
Most O.W.L.s are divided into written exams and practical exams. The O.W.L. is comparable to the Muggle "O level" exam given at the same stage of education (the "O" standing for Ordinary). In 1988, this examination was replaced by the G.C.S.E. in England and Wales and the Standard certificate in Scotland, but wizards are under no obligation to change their examinations when Muggles do. Strict measures, such as Anti-Cheating Quills and Anti-Cheating spells, are used to prevent academic dishonesty. Among the examiners were Griselda Marchbanks and Professor Tofty.
- Written: Levitation Charm, Cheering Charm, Counter-charm for hiccoughs.
- Practical: Take an egg cup and make it do some cartwheels, Levitation Charm, Colour Change, and Growth Charms.
- Written: one of the questions was the definition of a Switching Spell
- Practical: Vanishing spell
- Written: ?
- Practical: Fanged Geranium
Defence Against the Dark Arts
- Written: Question ten - name five signs that identify the werewolf
- Practical: Counter-jinxes and Defensive Spells, Riddikulus, Patronus Charm (for bonus points).
Ancient Runes
- Written: Translation of Ancient Runes like "ehwaz".
- Practial: ?
- Written: Contains a question about Polyjuice Potion
- Practical: ?
Care of Magical Creatures
- Written: ?
- Practical: Identify a knarl hidden among a dozen hedgehogs; Demonstrate correct handling of a bowtruckle; Feed and clean out a fire crab without sustaining serious burns; Choose from a wide selection of food the diet they would give a sick unicorn.
- Written: Identify all of Jupiter's moons.
- Practical: Look at the telescope and fill in the blank star‐chart with the precise positions of the stars and planets they were observing.
- Written: ?
- Practical: Crystal ball reading, tea-leaf reading, palm-reading.
History of Magic
- Written: Wand legislation, Goblin riots of the eighteenth century; Statute of Secrecy breach; Formation of the International Confederation of Wizards and explain why the Warlocks of Liechtenstein refused to join.
O.W.L. exams are administered over a period of two successive weeks at the end of fifth year. Those exams that are divided into two parts: students will sit the theory portion in the morning and the practical portion in the afternoon, with the exception of the Astronomy practical exam, which occurs at night.
First week
- Monday – Charms
- Tuesday – Transfiguration
- Wednesday – Herbology
- Thursday – Defence Against the Dark Arts
- Friday – Study of Ancient Runes
Second week
- Monday – Potions
- Tuesday – Care of Magical Creatures
- Wednesday – Astronomy, Divination or Arithmancy
- Thursday – History of Magic
- Muggle Studies – not specified
O.W.L. scores
If a student fails an O.W.L. and still wishes to retake it, they are presumably held back in that class. This was the case for Marcus Flint; Professor Severus Snape also remarked in 1996 that Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle need to pass their Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.
Passing grades
- Outstanding [O] (may continue to N.E.W.T.-level)
- Exceeds Expectations [E] (may continue to N.E.W.T.-level)
- Acceptable [A]
Failing grades
- Poor [P]
- Dreadful [D]
- Troll [T]
Confirmed O.W.L.s received by subject
Subject | Known Students Who Achieved O.W.L. | Notes |
Study of Ancient Runes | Hermione Granger, Bill Weasley, Percy Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Bathsheda Babbling | |
Arithmancy | Hermione Granger, Bill Weasley, Percy Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Septima Vector | |
Astronomy | Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Aurora Sinistra | Harry and Ron's O.W.L.s may or may not have allowed them to continue to N.E.W.T.-level, though it is unknown as neither of them chose to apply for the subject in either case. |
Care of Magical Creatures | Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Charlie Weasley, Angelina Johnson, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Silvanus Kettleburn, Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank |
Charms | Seamus Finnigan, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter, Dean Thomas, Ron Weasley, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Alicia Spinnet, Cedric Diggory, Barty Crouch, Jr., Filius Flitwick, Nymphadora Tonks, Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Lee Jordan | It is noted that Augusta Longbottom failed her Charms O.W.L. |
Defence Against the Dark Arts | Hannah Abbott, Susan Bones, Terry Boot, Lavender Brown, Michael Corner, Seamus Finnigan, Anthony Goldstein, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Ernie Macmillan, Draco Malfoy, Padma Patil, Parvati Patil, Harry Potter, Dean Thomas, Ron Weasley, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Quirinus Quirrell, Remus Lupin, Alastor Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, Lee Jordan, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Pansy Parkinson | Most of these were members of Dumbledore's Army, which contributed to their high scores.This is the only course Harry Potter received an 'Outstanding' in, and Hermione Granger didn't. |
Divination | Parvati Patil, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Sybill Trelawney | Lavender Brown may also have achieved an O.W.L. in this subject, given that she and Parvati are usually mentioned as being the most enthusiastic, interested and diligent in this class. |
Herbology | Hannah Abbott, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, George Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Pomona Sprout, Herbert Beery | Notably the only subject that George Weasley took that Fred Weasley did not. Evidently Fred failed Herbology. |
History of Magic | Hermione Granger, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Cuthbert Binns | As this is known to be an extremely boring subject, given Professor Binns' droning lecture style, most students find it impossible to pay any attention and thus almost impossible to get a good O.W.L. score on. |
Muggle Studies | Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Arthur Weasley, Quirinus Quirrell, Charity Burbage | Although it is never confirmed that Arthur earned a pass in this subject, it is likely due to his fascination of Muggles and his work in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office. |
Potions | Terry Boot, Michael Corner, Hermione Granger, Ernie Macmillan, Draco Malfoy, Theodore Nott, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Blaise Zabini, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Severus Snape, Horace Slughorn, Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Nymphadora Tonks |
Transfiguration | Lavender Brown, Seamus Finnigan, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Parvati Patil, Harry Potter, Dean Thomas, Ron Weasley, Fred Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Katie Bell, Cedric Diggory, Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, Barty Crouch, Jr., Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alastor Moody |
All of the O.W.L.'s listed above (except for Neville's Transfiguration O.W.L., and possibly Harry's and Ron's Astronomy O.W.L.s) qualified for an advancement to N.E.W.T.-level classes.
Behind the scenes
- O.W.L.s are comparable to the GCSE exams taken by students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Standard Grade exams in Scotland, as well as the formerly used Ordinary Levels that these exams appear to be named after, being taken around the same age and studied for two years before examination. A Scottish student would typically only sit 8 standard grades, while English, Welsh and Northern Irish students typically sit 10.
- In their Charms exam, students are called in order by last name, alphabetically. However, Harry Potter and Hannah Abbott are called at the same time for their Transfiguration exam, which may mean Transfiguration O.W.Ls are called in order of first name.
- The only known characters to receive all twelve O.W.L.s are Percy Weasley, Bill Weasley, and Barty Crouch Jr. However, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, it is revealed that attempting this would cause a timetable clash; Minerva McGonagall had to write several letters to the Ministry in order to obtain a Time-Turner for Hermione Granger so that she would be able to attend all her classes when she attempted to take all twelve subjects in her third year (although she ultimately dropped two when she was not able to cope with so many subjects). Therefore, Percy, Bill, and Crouch Jr would have had to have done something similar to be able to study all twelve subjects too. However, it should be noted that Barty Crouch Jr. obtaining twelve O.W.L.s was mentioned by his father during a bout of insane rambling due to the damage to his mind from fighting the Imperius Curse and could have been a delusional mistake on the part of Barty Crouch Sr., although given the Crouch's strong links to the Ministry the idea of Barty Crouch Jr. acquiring a Time Turner is more plausible.
- Harry Potter and his year all begin studying for their O.W.L.S as early as the beginning of fourth year. It is unknown whether this is the case with other years at Hogwarts or if it was a precaution so students didn't forget their work whilst the Triwizard Tournament was being held.
- In third year in Danish it is known as A.L.N. (Almindeligt Troldmands Niveau) which is a directly translation of Ordinary Wizarding Level, but not directly translation of OWL. In fifth year in Danish, however it is known as U.G.L. (Udmærkelse for Genialitet og Lærevillighed) which needs an E to be a correct translation of O.W.L., this is not a direct translation of Ordinary Wizarding Level.
- In early editions of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hermione Granger is said to receive eleven O.W.L.s, scoring ten O's and one E. However, after the events of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hermione shrunk her class load from twelve subjects to ten, dropping both Divination and Muggle Studies. This was corrected in the Scholastic edition, where Ron instead states the she received nine O's and one E, giving her a total of ten O.W.L.s.
- It is interesting to note that the passing grades of O.W.L. exams are vowels (A, E, and O), while the failing grades are consonants (P, D, and T).
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Mentioned only) (Not Danish)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Appears in flashback(s))
See also
Notes and references
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Schools: Academy of Broom Flying · Beauxbatons Academy of Magic · Brazilian wizarding school · Charm School · Durmstrang Institute · Euro-Glyph School of Extraordinary Languages · Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry · Mahoutokoro School of Magic · Merge School of Under-Water Spellage · Salem Witches' Institute · Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts | ||||
Examinations: First year exams · Second year exams · Third year exams · Fourth year exams · Ordinary Wizarding Level · Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test | ||||
Core classes: Astronomy · Charms · Defence Against the Dark Arts · Herbology · History of Magic · Potions · Transfiguration | ||||
Elective classes: Alchemy · Arithmancy · Care of Magical Creatures · Divination · Muggle Studies · Study of Ancient Runes | ||||
Extra-curricular classes: Apparition · Advanced Arithmancy Studies · Ancient Studies · Art · Flying · Frog Choir · Ghoul Studies · Hogwarts orchestra · Magical Theory · Muggle Art · Muggle Music · Music · Xylomancy |


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Excellent video-for an excellent issue!
This is tailor made for libertarians! Neither "progressives" nor "conservatives will touch it, although for different reasons, leaving millions of voters (mostly men, but also women who love them) disenfranchised. It is made for movements like ours that seek to expunge ALL violence in society, except when committed for clear self defence. We seek a world of peace where all people, men, women, and children alike, are treated with respect.
Nobody else in our politics does this anywhere!
It is an important issue if Hitlery runs. Somebody must tell the truth about this. And an even more important issue, for millions of men (to say nothing of the children) orphaned by government who takes fathers off to prison for false charges of DV, if she doesn't!
We libertarians are also the only people whom I think can offer everybody a way out of the victim trap. Both man and women bear equal responsiblity for the society we create and we both live in, and both sexes bear an equal responsiblity for dealing with this!
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"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, finally they attack you, and then you win"! Mohandas Gandhi
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Great story.
Lets hope they can out play Karl Rove and his machine. I remember a number of these stories that ended with all of us getting fucked over by the party leadership.
'Peace is a powerful message.' Ron Paul
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It does appear now is the perfect chance to grab unwanted alternate positions in the GOP so Paulites can spread their mighty alternate wings of influence in local REC's nationwide. At this pace the GOP take over should be complete any day now. The 2016 National GOP Convention will be a bastion of free speech and freedom. I can't wait! If your sardar is not going off reading this comment, it should be. My spindar was going off as I authored this response.
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I am in Broward.
How do I get connected here?
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Right here
Another former republican has joined the libertarian party.
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We have a Georgia for Liberty
We have a Georgia for Liberty website that helps us get organized. Check Campaign for Liberty, Florida for Liberty - perhaps you can get plugged in that way too.
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Go to your Broward County Rep. Executive Committee meetings.
Just contact the local rep. party to find out where and when they are held.
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Now this is what I'm here for!
while you're here please watch this piece on feminism. This is going to be a big issue if Shillary runs.
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Diligence pays off. We are taking back our party one precinct at a time, one county at a time. This is great news!
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"A rich layered casserole with potatoes, ground beef, onions, cheese, and a luxuriant cream sauce."
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