Carter Albrecht

Jeffrey Carter Albrecht (23 June 1973 – 3 September 2007) was an American musician perhaps best known for his keyboard and guitar work in Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. He was shot and killed by his girlfriend's neighbor early in the morning on 3 September 2007.

Originally from Derby, Kansas and a 1995 graduate of Southern Methodist University with a degree in piano performance, Albrecht was a pianist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and taught piano in the mid-1990s.

He was a member of Dallas band Sorta, playing keyboards, guitar, and providing vocals. Albrecht also fronted his own popular Dallas band, Sparrows, which included Ward Williams and Danny Balis (also of Sorta), Bryan Wakeland (Polyphonic Spree), Mike Daane (Andy Timmons Band), and later on Brant Cole and Dave Monsey (Fiona Apple). Sparrows released two critically acclaimed albums, Rock and Roll Days (2002) and Snowflakes (2004) before disbanding in 2005. Prior to Sparrows, Albrecht played guitar in another popular local band, The Limes, which also included his friend Ward Williams on bass and Joey Shanks (Slider Pines) on guitar and vocals.

Belgian police arrest 12 in huge anti-terror operation

Edit The Irish Times 18 Jun 2016

Twelve people suspected of planning new terror attacks were arrested in Brussels on Friday and Saturday after police carried out about 40 house searches across Belgium, the federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement. It said a total of 40 people had been questioned after the raids. “In connection with a criminal investigation concerning terrorism... ....

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IAAF Refuses To Lift Ban, Russian Olympic Team To Miss Rio Olympics

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jun 2016

A decision by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) governing body Friday will force Russian track and field athletes to miss the Rio Olympics after the sport's governing body decided unanimously to keep a ban in place ahead of the Games, SkyNews reported.In November, the IAAF provisionally suspended the country’s athletes from competition....

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GOP Wants to Declare War On Islamic Ideology In Wake Of Orlando Shooting

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jun 2016

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingRepublicans are giving a whole new meaning to Carl Von Clausewitz’s famous military theory “war is the continuation of Politik by other means.” ... “Groups like ISIS want to claim that they are the true leaders of over a billion Muslims…who reject their crazy notions” said the president ... Indeed, some view it as either a conservative or liberal movement dependent on their notion of Islam....

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Video: Godzilla-sized lizard tries to enter home in Thailand

Edit Deccan Chronicle 17 Jun 2016

How often do you see a Godzilla-sized lizard knocking your door? On Wednesday a Thai resident captured a video of his encounter with a giant reptile, who was knocking on his door trying to get into his house. Attanai Thaiyuanwong found this huge lizard trying to make his way into his place and within no time shared the photos of it on Facebook ...   . ....

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'We’re Officially Living in a New World': Antarctica Hits Highest CO2 Level in 4 Million Years

Edit Alternet 17 Jun 2016

Earth's most remote continent has officially caught up to the rest of the planet. That spells disaster for us all. We’re officially living in a new world. Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of the Industrial Revolution, setting a new high year after year. There’s a notable new entry to the record books. The last station on Earth without a 400 parts per million (ppm) reading has reached it. A little 400 ppm history....

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The FDA Now Officially Belongs to Big Pharma

Edit Alternet 24 Feb 2016

Robert Califf's ties to Big Pharma run very deep and the Obama nominee just sailed through the U.S. Senate. It is hard to believe only four senators opposed the confirmation of Robert Califf who was approved today as the next FDA Commissioner ... He rushed Chantix, Pfizer’s stop smoking drug, varenicline, to market which was linked to a string of 2006 suicides and the violent death of Dallas musician Carter Albrecht ...  Related Stories....