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Dawn Ahmed figures it's a natural that she's working for Toyota Motor Sales USA. Ms. Ahmed says she's been passionate about cars since she was a kid, when her dad took her to auto shows and races. At 16, she bought her first car, a 1959 Chevy that she worked on herself in a body shop.
|Dawn Ahmed, manager-national sales, Toyota Division, Toyota Motor Sales USA
The Pasadena, Calif., native probably never dreamed back then that she would end up working on one of the auto industry's most successful new-line launches—Scion.
After getting her master's in business from UCLA and two years as a financial analyst, Ms. Ahmed in late 1997 joined Toyota's corporate planning department. In 2000, she moved to the automaker's small Genesis Group, which morphed into Toyota's youth-targeted Scion unit. Ms. Ahmed was Scion's first national advertising manager. Her team brought in new agencies and partners to develop plans that let young prospects discover the Scion sub-brand for its California-only launch in 2003 and nationally in 2004. Last June, Ms. Ahmed moved to manager-national sales, overseeing more than 100 events per month. "Our goal is to make Scion a very small personal brand," she says.
"Part of the challenge in starting and launching Scion was we were marketing a lifestyle brand, which is a pretty big risk for an automaker," says Ms. Ahmed, 37. She's especially proud of being party to the team that developed a brand "that people are rallying around."
Will Travis, president of Scion ad agency Attik, San Francisco, praises Ms. Ahmed for not being afraid to try new marketing tactics and for knowing what's relevant to the target. "She's one to shake up the industry," he says.
Ms. Ahmed was on the move again when Advertising Age called for this interview. She's now national truck communications manager of Toyota Division and is working on the crucial launch of the brand's next full-size Tundra pickup early next year. Pre-launch activities are already under way. The pickup is the lead model for Toyota as presenting concert sponsor of Brooks & Dunn's country music tour for the next two years.


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This weeks second review is on the Current/Elliott The Stiletto skinny jeans in Grey Leopard. If you are big fans of DenimBlog, you might remember when I first posted about these jeans and fell in love with them, many months ago. I finally took the plunge and bought them from Shopbop a couple of weeks ago and I am so happy that I finally did! I was hesitant for such a long time about spending so much money on a 'fun' pair of jeans, but I realised that these can easily be a staple jean as they are subtle!
The fit of these is actually my favourite cut from Current/Elliott. The Stiletto is their perfect skinny jean! It's got a shorter inseam so it hits at the ankle and it's super slim all over, the rise is low and I find it to be their most flattering cut. I took a size 27 in these instead of a 26 because I wanted to be comfortable in them from the off, usually I wear mine around a bit to stretch them out so they fit perfectly for a long time, but I realised that I usually end up wearing my jeans a little looser most of the time as it's much more comfortable. I would say these ran true to size though and the denim is comfortable as it's 98% cotton and 2% elastane.
Now the leopard print, where do I start! These are actually my favourite leopard print jeans that any denim brand has ever brought out! I love them even more than those Rebecca Minkoff ones from a couple of years ago! What makes me attracted to these is that they are subtle, unlike most brands who make the leopard print really full on, these are much more easy to wear because they essentially count as grey jeans. I also really love that the leopard spots are in a darker grey instead of a different colour and the fact that each leg is different, they are not symmetrical, makes them even better!
I can definitely see why these have been one of the brands biggest sellers! Everywhere has been restocking them constantly and so many celebs have worn them as well as many other bloggers, they are just such an easy take on the leopard print trend and so versatile! I'm glad that Current/Elliott know this too because they released these leopard jeans in so many colours! One of my favourites being the Fig wash, which is a dark red, and most recently, the new pastel shades! How many of you are a fan of their leopard print jeans? I would definitely recommend them to anyone! I'm so glad I finally bit the bullet and bought them! They make such a fun addition to my jeans collection! Buy these jeans online at Shopbop.com for $198.
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"Tails" from the Vet Clinic
by Rikki Schmidt
One day a golden retriever was brought into the clinic by a concerned couple. The beautiful animal, named Sunny, appeared to be in the peak of health.
"And why are we seeing Sunny today?" Marc asked as the technician led the obedient dog and his owners into an exam room.
"Well Doc," the woman began, "he's been drinking an awful lot of water lately. Like maybe a gallon a day." The possibility of diabetes began to loom large in Marc's mind.
"Is he losing weight?" Marc asked. "Does his eyesight seem to be getting worse?" While he was talking to the people he put a water dish down in front of Sunny but the dog paid no attention.
"Nope," the man said quickly. "Nothing seems to be wrong with him at all. He's just drinking like a fish for some reason. Like my wife said, about a gallon a day."
Marc examined the sweet dog who was quite amenable to all the poking and prodding. "With excessive thirst," he explained to the couple, "we always have to consider diabetes. Although Sunny doesn't seem to exhibit any of the other symptoms. And he didn't drink any of the water here. I'd like to take some blood tests to see what's going on."
The couple readily consented so Marc drew the blood and told them he would call in a few days with the results. But two days later when the tests came back, everything was normal. It seems Sunny didn't have diabetes or anything else. Marc asked the owners to come back for another consultation. He put a water bowl down but once again, Sunny didn't seem interested.
"How's Sunny doing," he asked.
"Still drinking a gallon a day," the husband told him.
"How do you know it's that much?" Marc pressed for more information on this puzzling case.
"Well," the wife explained. "You know how terrible the tap water here tastes. So we buy bottled water. And we got Sunny one of them 'self-filling' coolers. You know, like the kind you see in offices? The ones with the big jug on top? But instead of having to press the lever to get water, this one is set up so it automatically fills Sunny's water dish as soon as it's emptied. Makes it real convenient for us. But less than a week goes by and I have to replace that five gallon jug."
"When do you notice the dog drinking?" Marc asked. "And what is he doing just before he's drinking? Is it after he's been walked or chased a ball?"
The woman thought for a moment "Seems like there's no one time he drinks more than others. And I can't tell you what he's been doing beforehand. We have a big fenced yard and a doggy door so he pretty much comes and goes as he pleases. I can tell you what he does right after he drinks though."
Marc was interested "What's that?"
"Well, you know how when you drain enough water out of them jugs, it sort of has to readjust itself with the pressure and all? Kind of makes that 'glug' sound and a bunch a bubbles come up?"
"Yes.." Marc said slowly.
"Well, it seems Sunny likes that part."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, he gets real excited about it. Every time he hears that 'glug' and sees the bubbles he wags his tail and gets all happy. Seems like he looks forward to it. While he's drinkin', he's watching the jug like he can't wait for it to happen."
"Really?" Marc stroked his chin as a ridiculous, yet plausible explanation began to take shape in his mind. "You think it's possible that Sunny may be drinking all the water just to hear that glug sound?"
The husband and wife looked at each other.
"I mean it sounds almost like a learned response," Marc continued. "Sunny knows if he drinks enough water, sooner or later he'll see the bubbles and hear that sound he likes. So he keeps drinking to make it happen. Look, we've offered him water the two times he's been in the clinic and he hasn't touched it."
At first, the dog's owners sat there in silence. But then, they too, realized that, as bizarre as it sounded, Marc's theory had possibilities.
"Well I'll be!" the husband exclaimed. There's nothing wrong with that dog at all."
The wife chimed in, "yeah, he just been 'conditioned.' Like Pavlov's dog."
"More like Perrier's dog" Marc said and they all laughed.


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Drew Barrymore: Joan's on Third with Will Kopelman
Drew Barrymore grabs lunch with boyfriend Will Kopelman at Joan's on Third on Tuesday (March 22) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The couple didn't shy away from some PDA, sharing hugs and kisses throughout their meal.
Drew, 36, recently got a surprising shout out on Radiohead's latest album, The Kings of Limbs.
"A very big thank you very much indeed to Drew Barrymore," the band wrote in their credits. Fans have speculated the group recorded part of the album at her L.A. house!


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Is latest Islamic State propaganda star Canadian?
The FBI has asked Canadians to look at photos and video of a gun-toting ISIS terrorist who appears in its latest propaganda video, suggesting that people who've heard the masked man's accent suspect he might be from North of the border. The FBI is working with Canadian and European intelligence agencies to identify the fighter. FBI Handout/QMI Agency
SEATTLE — The FBI is asking Canadians to look at photos of a gun-toting ISIS terrorist featured in a recently released propaganda video, suggesting people who've heard the man's accent suspect he might be from there.
"We don't say he is a Canadian," said FBI spokesman Andrew Ames of the Washington, D.C., FBI field office, which handles foreign fighter terrorist cases. "We are saying that people outside the FBI who have watched the video have observed that he possibly sounds Canadian."
The FBI posted photos and a short excerpt of the terrorist's rambling 55-minute video on its own website and YouTube account this week, asking the public to help identify him.
The possible Canadian connection emerged afterward.
ISIS first released the video on September 19. It shows a tall, masked man in desert combat gear.
The terrorist switches easily between English and Arabic pronouncements, which the FBI said are "intended to appeal to a Western audience."
Sporting a well-rounded pot belly not well hidden by his loose-fitting jacket, the terrorist is seen standing in front of purported soldier prisoners — their faces are all obscured — as they seemingly dig their own graves.
He brandishes a handgun, appearing to preside over executions. But no killing is shown. The video ends with him shouting: "The fighting has just begun."
Ames said the FBI is working closely with Canadian and European intelligence agencies to identify all ISIS fighters.
A "substantial number of tips" are pouring in and Ames urged anyone who may know the man in the photos to call the FBI or police in Canada.
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|Mountains & Plains Book Award, 1994.
|251 pages ; 22 cm
|Account of the first astonishing occurrence in the lives of a woman named Sofia and her four fated daughters; and the equally astonishing return of her wayward husband --
On Caridad's holy restoration and her subsequent clairvoyance: Both phenomena questioned by the doubting Tomases of Tome --
On the subject of Dona Felicia's remedios, which in and of themselves are worthless without unwavering faith; and a brief sampling of common ailments along with cures which have earned our curandera respect and devotion throughout war and peace --
Of the further telling of our clairvoyant Caridad who after being afflicted with the pangs of love disappears and upon discovery is henceforth known as La Armitana --
Interlude: On Francisco el Penitente's first becoming a santero and thereby sealing his fate --
Renewed courtship of Loca's mom and dad and how in '49 Sofia got swept off her feet by Domingo's Clark Gable mustache, despite her familia's opinion of the charlatan actor --
Caridad reluctantly returns home to assume a life as what folks in "Fanta Se" call a channeler --
What appears to be a deviation of our story but wherein, with some patience, the reader will discover that there is always more than the eye can see to any account --
Sofia, who would never again let her husband have the last word, announces to the amazement of her familia and vecinos her decision to run for la mayor of Tome --
Wherein Sofia discovers La Loca's playmate by the acequia has an uncanny resemblance to the legendary Llorona; the ectoplasmic return of Sofi's eldest daughter; Fe falls in love again; and some culinary advice from La Loca --
Marriage of Sofia's faithful daughter to her cousin, Casimiro, descendant of sheepherders and promising accountant, who, by all accounts, was her true fated love; and of her death, which lingers among us all heavier than air --
Of the hideous crime of Francisco el Penitente, and his pathetic calls heard throughout the countryside as his body dangled from a pinon like a crow-picked pear; and the end of Caridad and her beloved emerald, which we nevertheless will refrain from calling tragic --
Final farewell of Don Domingo, sin a big mitote; and an encounter with un doctor invisible, or better known in these parts as a psychic surgeon, who, in any case, has no cure for death --
Dona Felicia calls in the troops who herein reveal a handful of their own tried and proven remedios; and some mixed medical advice is offered to the beloved Doctor Tolentino --
La loca Santa returns to the world via Albuquerque before her transcendental departure; and a few random political remarks from the highly opinionated narrator --
Sofia founds and becomes la first presidenta of the later-to-become world-renowned organization M.O.M.A.S.; and a rumor regarding the inevitability of double standards is (we hope) dispensed with.
|Ana Castillo.
Tome is a small, outwardly sleepy hamlet in central New Mexico. In Ana Castillo's hands, though, it stands wondrously revealed as a place of marvels, teeming with life and with all manner of collisions: the past with the present, the real with the supernatural, the comic with the horrific, the Native American with the Hispano with the Anglo, the women with the men. With the talkative, intimate voice and the stylistic and narrative freedom of a Southwestern Cervantes, the author relates the story of two crowded decades in the life of a Chicana family. The mother, Sofia, holds things together in the years following the disappearance of her husband Domingo (he of the Clark Gable mustache and the uncontrollable gambling habit). Then there are the daughters: Esperanza, Chicana campus radical turned career woman and television news reporter; Caridad, a nurse who dulls the pain of being jilted with nightly bouts of alcohol and anonymous sex. Fe, the prim and proper bank employee in constant quest for the good life; and la Loca, whose "death" and subsequent resurrection at age three have left her strange and saintly and attuned to higher spiritual frequencies. Ana Castillo's triumph in So Far from God is to weave the mundane and the miraculous, the modern and the archaic, and the tragic and the humorous into one rich novelistic fabric. Hers is a homegrown magical realism, leavened with sly commentary. Controlled anger, and a distinct feminist point of view of the world and the cosmos. Of all the marvels in this book, and there are many, the greatest is the achievement of its creator.
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For more than 20 years in Broward County, adults and children have been getting to know each other at the annual Adoption Appreciation Picnic with the ultimate goal of forming a family, and they are doing it again Saturday in Pompano Beach.
The "Family Friendly Festival" kicks off National Adoption Month in Broward and provides an opportunity for bonding over food and fun, according to ChildNet officials.
The community-based child care agency in Broward and Palm Beach counties is teaming up with the Omega Psi Phi fraternity to host the event at Weaver Park, 800 NW 20th St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., organizers said.
The picnic celebrates families who have recently finalized adoptions and provides prospective adoptive parents and children the opportunity to meet while participating in sports, arts and crafts, face painting, jewelrymaking and other activities. There will be food and music, officials said.
Those considering adoption must meet several requirements. For more information, call ChildNet at 954-414-6000 in Broward or 561-352-2500 in Palm Beach County, or go to childnet.us.


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She will be talking mostly about The Sending.Ethereal
Tickets can be booked at either of our two stores:Ethereal
Bendigo - 03 5443 2695, email: -email-,
Centro Lansell - 03 5447 1944, email: -email-
The misfits would be best off contacting the Centro Lansell store and asking for Chris to get the tickets quickest.
Chris also said that he wants to make sure that any of the misfits who want to go get tickets so we're letting you guys know the booking details a little before the promotional stuff goes up around town.
Thanks James! How do we access the stream, I can't see a link on the facebook event? Can we get it as a podcast by any chance?
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I heard you guys wanted a podcast well as our stream crashed last week nobody heard it outside of bendigo anyway so now is your chance to listen to isobelle's interview and some of her talk in bendigo.
Oh Why is it the one weekend I'm busy?
Thanks for information Ethereal!!
Any people 'thinking' of making it down from Sydney?
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Grace Church is Worshiping Christ all together
Grace Church is Sharing Christ in the Word
Grace Church is Tending our Faith in Christ
Grace Church is Following Christ into the World
This is our mission statement. Come by and try us on; worship alongside us. Grace members serve as ministers alongside their pastor, Rev. Scott Campbell.
If you wish to contact us by e-mail, phone or letter please contact us at:
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Thanksgiving 2016 Information
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone this 2016! The pictures in the post are from 20 years ago from our archives. The pictures shown are from Charles Wright's food drive and volunteers cooking a delicious holiday meal.
Food Line Hours (St. Leo Food Bank):
Week before Thanksgiving: (Nov. 15th-19th)
Regular Schedule (T/TH: 10am-5:30pm, W/F, 10am-3:30pm, Sat 10am-1:30pm)
Turkey raffle during the food line
Week of Thanksgiving: (Nov. 22nd-26th)
Tuesday & Wednesdays (Nov. 22nd-23rd): Extended Hours from 10am-5:30pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday (Nov. 24th-26th): CLOSED
Notes about our food bank during Thanksgiving:
We will be running a regular food bank meaning that we do not give out "Thankgiving Baskets". We may have some of your traditional Thanksgiving items present when you visit, but it is not guarenteed. We will be giving out whatever food donations we have from our partner organizations.
The two days before Thanksgiving tends to be our busiest days of the year. Don't fear if you see lines out the door! We will having TWO Computer Operator's present to help with checking you in faster as well as many, many wonderful volunteers assisting you through the food line. Please remember to bring your own bags to carry your bounty home!
Supporting our Efforts
If you are interested in donating your time in assisting us as Thanksgiving approaches, please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Megan Capes, at or call our office at 253.383.5048. We would love your firstname.lastname@example.com
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If you are interested in donating food from turkeys to canned food to produce, bring it on by! We would so much appreciate it. We are appreciating over 1000 families visiting us those two days before Thanksgiving, so any help will go a long way in assisting us serve our brothers and sisters in Pierce County. For any questions, please call our office at 253.383.5048
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CAASPP TESTING AND THE SECURE TEST BROWSERBefore your student begins testing at River School, the CA Secure Browser must be installed on their school device.
To help you , here are a few f things you can do to check and see if your students device is ready for the upcoming test peiod:
- Check to see if your students device has the CA Secure Browser installed on the device.
- Launch the browser to verify that the application is updated – Version 9
(If they had the browser installed last year, it should have updated and they should be ready good to go.)
- If the the device Does Not have the browser installed or if this icon is not on the device: <CAASPP.PNG> CA Secure Browser, the secure browser needs to be installed.
You can follow this link: http://ca.browsers.
airast.org to the test browser website and find your download there.
- Download and Installation:
A. For Windows or Mac devices, please download the file and install the application.
B. For Chromebooks, you will find instructions on how to add the AirSecureTest App to Chrome.
Please Note: Before making any changes to your students Chromebook, in "Settings"make sure the device is set to "Sync".
- If you experience any problems with the installation, have your student see his or her teacher.
District CAASPP Information
California Assessment of
Student Performance and Progress
River School is proud of the effort each of our students put forth into taking the CAASPP in May 2015. We are eager to review the data and create our goals for the upcoming year.
We are pleased to see that River School data shows our students at or above state expected averages for these new tests. We are especially proud of our motivated and inspiring educators at River School.
Statewide and district results can be found at:
The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) tests were administered in spring 2015, and the results establish a new baseline in California education data.


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ESSEM COST Action ES1204
Loss of the Night Network (LoNNe)
LoNNe aims to improve knowledge of the multiple effects of increasing artificial illumination worldwide. Innovations in technology and policy are urgently required to address the impact of artificial lighting on the natural environment, biodiversity, ecosystems, human health and society, and to identify potential corrective measures. Until now, the overwhelming focus for improvements in illumination technology has been with regard to energy and luminous efficiency. Existing research associated with the impact of artificial lighting on various aspects of our environment and lives is fragmented, and generally at best at a regional or national level. The current potential for networking to enhance mobility between different actors from science, health care, public authorities and industry is limited. LoNNe aims at a cooperation of these players in order to cross-fertilize skills, and to create standard operating procedures. The COST Action will be open to any field of research, with the explicit goals of influencing the development path of modern lighting technology, and creating guidelines for lighting concepts that are ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable.
(Descriptions are provided by the Actions directly via e-COST.)
General Information*
Chair of the Action:
Dr Franz HÖLKER (DE)
Vice Chair of the Action:
Prof Abraham HAIM (IL)
Science officer of the Action:
Administrative officer of the Action:
Action Fact Sheet
Memorandum of Understanding
Action website:
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Okay, we will not wait for anyone to raise their hands on that one. People are not passionate about PowerPoints and slide presentations. It is your job to make yours (as a management accountant) interesting so whoever listens, will engage and will not fall asleep out of boredom (haven't we all experienced that state at least once?).
When I've been working in a big corporation, I remember that the higher you got, the more presentations you had to give. And if you are invited to do even more, that is a really good sign. It means that someone appreciates you, recognises you. That's why it is really important to do it right. Giving presentations can either hurt your career (if you don't do it well) or can be a career elevator. When you are seen as an expert, people come to you for your opinion, thoughts, to share your experience with them and soon after new job opportunities will appear.
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CIMA has been running the new 2015 syllabus for 3 years, so I thought it is high time to have a deeper look at the exams pass rates. I will not bore you with a full statistical analysis, because that is not the point. As a CIMA student, you should understand the numbers and get some insights from them. So here it goes - the most recently released data is from January 2018.
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ARTSBEAT; Philip Seymour Hoffman To Play Willy Loman
By PATRICK HEALY
Published: October 21, 2010
The director Mike Nichols confirmed on Wednesday that he would mount a Broadway revival of ''Death of a Salesman'' next fall starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman and Linda Emond as Linda Loman.
Mr. Hoffman, an Academy Award winner for ''Capote'' and a Tony Award nominee for ''True West'' and ''Long Day's Journey Into Night,'' has been eager to play Willy for some time, Mr. Nichols said in a telephone interview, and the two men have been making plans for a production for months. For Linda they both wanted Ms. Emond, who is perhaps best known for her multiple-award-winning performance as the Homebody in New York Theater Workshop's 2001 production of Tony Kushner's ''Homebody/Kabul.''
Mr. Nichols and Mr. Hoffman previously collaborated on the 2001 Central Park production of ''The Seagull,'' which drew mixed reviews.
Mr. Hoffman is 43, on the young side for Willy, who is in his 60s for much of the play though he appears at earlier ages in flashbacks and memories. The last Willy on Broadway, Brian Dennehy, was 60 when that 1999 revival began. But Dustin Hoffman was 47 when he played the role on Broadway in 1984, and the original Willy, Lee J. Cobb, was 37 when he opened at the Morosco Theater on Feb. 10, 1949. (Ms. Emond, for her part, is 51.)
''Willy is different ages over the course of the play - young, middle-aged, old - but what matters is finding the right man to play the part,'' said Mr. Nichols, an Oscar winner for ''The Graduate'' and multiple Tony winner as best director from ''Barefoot in the Park'' in 1964 to ''Spamalot'' in 2005. ''I'm thrilled to be doing this with Phil.''
Mr. Nichols said there were no plans right now for an out-of-town tryout, and no performance dates and theater to disclose beyond the intention to open next fall. The New York Post reported in September that Mr. Nichols and Mr. Hoffman were planning to do the revival next year.
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Foji Gill jolted us with "Dafa Ho Ja" which I loved the music video for this song, I would rave about it on my radio show… I loved the old school style with traditional beats. For the past 19 weeks, Dafa Ho Ja has stayed in the top 10 on the "Official Download Chart" on BBC Asian Network. The single dropped on Feb 26th, every one wanted to know… who is Foji?! I remember Bobby Friction interviewed him, when Bobby took over the Charts show on the BeeB. He's young and has already proven he's no "one hit wonder" in the scene. Miss Pooja was featured on the track (folks who listen to my show loved Foji vocals with Miss Pooja up in the mix). Dafa Ho Ja probably saved me one too many times, when I would constantly get bombarded with Miss Pooja request.
His new single, Bruahhh, is currently number 1 on the SimplyBhangra Charts, Foji is gearing up to launch his forth single. The single is going to be dedicated to his hero, Bhagat Singh. The music video will be shot in rural spots in Punjab, he's definitely setting trends in the Asian music scene.


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How quickly some minds change.
A week ago, many Orlando Magic fans regarded the trade of J.J. Redick, Gustavo Ayón and Ish Smith to the Milwaukee Bucks for Tobias Harris, Beno Udrih and Doron Lamb as a blunder.
How quickly some minds change.
A week ago, many Orlando Magic fans regarded the trade of J.J. Redick, Gustavo Ayón and Ish Smith to the Milwaukee Bucks for Tobias Harris, Beno Udrih and Doron Lamb as a blunder.
That sentiment has softened somewhat.
Harris, a 20-year-old combo forward, has tantalized fans by scoring at a surprisingly high rate, running the court well and attacking the glass.
"I'm really just trying to be a leader out here on the floor," Harris said.
"Even it just being my second year in the NBA, I believe in myself and that I contain a lot of leadership skills. So what I'm trying to do is just get everybody on the same page just to keep everybody positive just to get us ready for what's to come. As a young team, this is building steps for us."
After three games — admittedly, a ridiculously small sample size — Harris leads his new team in scoring, averaging 17.7 points per game. He also has made 67.7 percent of his shot attempts.
Statistics can be a mirage, of course.
In Harris' case, most of his gaudy numbers have come in the fourth quarters of blowouts against backup players. On Wednesday night, he scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the final period of the Magic's lopsided loss to the Sacramento Kings.
But his statistics also might be a sign of what he can offer.
"He's really talented [with] a lot of potential," Udrih said. "In Milwaukee, he didn't get a chance, and now he's playing. He's playing hard. In Milwaukee, they put him more in a small forward position, even though in college he was playing power forward. And, here, he gets to see minutes at both positions.
"He can be a great player in this league, and I believe he's going to keep improving."
Redick already has proven what he can do. He has developed into one of the league's better role players, and this season, he had emerged as one of the Magic's best playmakers.
The Magic believe that Redick's agent, Arn Tellem, will seek an annual salary of $8 million to $10 million for Redick on the free-agent market this summer.
Team officials had no intention of paying that kind of salary over the long term to a complementary player. Even if the Magic were willing do so, they had no guarantee that Redick would've re-signed with them instead of with a contender.
Magic executives decided that they couldn't risk having one of their most established assets, Redick, leave for no assets in return.
Harris and Lamb, a 21-year-old rookie, at least give the Magic young players whose contracts are relatively inexpensive. Harris and Lamb also won't hit unrestricted free agency anytime soon.
Now it's up to the Magic to develop Harris and Lamb, and it's up to the players to make the most of their opportunities.
Harris realizes just how much of an opportunity he has with the Magic.
It hits home because his playing time with the Bucks decreased this season. He played in all 14 of Milwaukee's games in November, averaging about 18 minutes per game. But from Dec. 1 through Feb. 20, he played in just 14 of Milwaukee's 39 games and averaged about five minutes per game.
He tried to maintain his confidence.
"[I] continued to work on my game each and every day, knowing that a opportunity was going to come," Harris said. "I stayed prayed-up, like I always am, and I know that good is going to come."
The Magic hope so.
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Science Department
At St Columba's we believe the study of science fires pupils' curiosity about phenomena in the world around them and offers opportunities to find explanations.
From year seven pupils will learn how knowledge and understanding in science are rooted in evidence. They will discover how scientific ideas contribute to technological change – affecting industry, business and medicine and improving quality of life.
We hope to prepare pupils to question and discuss issues that may affect their own lives, the directions of societies and the future of the world.
Key Stage 3
Teachers have very high expectations of students and we aim to provide the best support and encouragement for our students. As teachers we are aware of students' academic achievements and know their capabilities, we use this information to set personalised targets for each individual and are aware of how to set ambitious but achievable targets. We have a very good support system in place with the SEN department and staff often discuss lesson plans and activities with teaching assistants and HILTAs.
Numeracy & Mathematics
As science is a key subject in school life as well as outside school. We strongly believe in cross circular activities which is why you will find that numeracy is used a great deal in science. Graph work is undertaken, drawing and interpreting results tables, measuring and predicting rates of reactions are often used in science.
Literacy and vocabulary
Students are greatly encouraged to speak and write fluently in all aspects as this has been shown to improve their understanding of topics when revising but also encourages students to think more scientifically if they are constantly reminded of correct terminology and asked specific questions to stretch their vocabulary and understanding. By using vocabulary correctly during lessons it allows students to have open discussions and analyse ideas together, debate and discuss advantages and disadvantages to specific aspects, a skill that is very useful in exams. In a further attempt to support students during lesson extended writing exam questions are practiced and marked with students to demonstrate the level of written communication that is expected.
|Year 7 – The following topics will be covered throughout the year
|Areas covered in this topic
|Numeracy & Mathematics
|Literacy & Vocabulary
Flowering plants and pollination
Reproduction and fertility
Changes in puberty
How a foetus develops and what affects a developing foetus
|Rate at which diffusion occurs.
Growth stages of a foetus
Stages of puberty
|New terminology of cells and their uses.
Different parts of the reproduction system
|Eating, drinking & breathing
|Healthy diet
Deficiencies diseases
Human digestive system
Bacteria and its role
Measuring breathing
Gas exchange
|Measuring breathing rates during exercise and how this increases gas exchange and blood pressure
|Names of the different parts of the digestive system
How enzymes are used to assist in digestion
|Mixing, dissolving and separating
|Safety in the laboratory
Understanding water
Separating mixtures
Dissolving and evaporating
Extracting salt
|Recording results to analyse ways to separate mixtures
|How particles change from one state to another under different conditions
|Elements, compounds and reactions
|Periodic table
Elements and atoms
Metals and non-metals
Combining elements
Reactions of carbonates
|Equations regarding the combining of elements
Recording results to show chemical reactions
|New scientific terminology
Demonstrating the ability to complete word and symbol equations
|Forces and their effects
|Discovering and measuring forces
Weight on other planets
Effects of forces
Stretch and compression
Hooke's law
Air and water resistance
Forces and motion
|Recording results from various practical activities
Calculate the effect different forces have on motion
|Describe the different factors that must be considered when explaining how different forces act
|Energy transfers and sound
|Energy transfers
Doing work
|Measure different amounts of energy and explain their effects.
|Explain how energy transfer diagrams are applied to different situations
Use scientific skills and knowledge to explain how dynamos work
|Year 7 Learning Check lists – Click Here
|Year 8 – The following topics will be covered throughout the year
|Areas covered in this topic
|Numeracy & Maths
|Literacy & vocabulary
|Getting the energy your body needs
|Human skeleton
Anaerobic respiration
Aerobic respiration
|Equations to show how energy is transferred
Record results from fermentation practical and interpret graphs
|Develop knowledge of several bones in the human body and explain the role of muscles
|Looking at plants and ecosystems
Food webs
|Explain how the number of organisms in an environment influences a food chain/web
|Look at and explain how there is a connection to life- how what we do impacts where animals live, the population of animals and how we can help the environment
|Explaining physical changes
|Solids, liquids and gases
Conserving mass
Physical and chemical changes
Properties of mixtures
|Calculate any changes in mass
Explain the movement of molecules
|Learn new terminology and be able to apply this knowledge to new situations
|Explaining chemical changes
Acids reacting with metals and carbonates
Acid rain
|Research how population increase is associated with climate change
Interpret different sources of information relating to changes in gas levels
|Use word and symbol equations to demonstrate understanding of when and how different chemical reactions occur
|Exploring contact and non-contact forces
Static charge
Electrostatic fields
Gravity on earth
Pressure calculations
Gas pressure
|Pressure calculations
Explain how pressure changes with increasing depth
|Use existing knowledge and apply this to new investigations and situations to explain how electrostatic fields influence magnets
|Magnetism and electricity
Using electricity
Insulators and conductors
How magnets work
Electric circuits
Series and parallel circuits
|Calculate the amount of current in a circuit
Record the changes in series and parallel circuits
|Investigate how circuits work and how conductors and insulators influence these
Explain using scientific methods why particular aspects are seen in circuits
|Year 8 Learning Check lists – Click Here
|Year 9 – The following topics will be covered throughout the year
|Areas covered in this topic
|Numeracy & Maths
|Literacy & Vocabulary
|Variation for survival
|Variation and classification
Survival of the fittest
Inside the nucleus
Inheritance / reproduction
|Measuring the size of cells and explaining how microscopes increase the size of specimens
|Explain how everything we are comes from the information inside our cells
Describe and understand how variation develops and how this impacts on the environment
|Our health and the effects of drugs
|Cigarettes and alcohol
Effects of drugs
Preventing and treating infection
|Interpret numerical information relating to the number of diseases and treatments.
|Discuss and explain how dangerous drugs and alcohol can be as well as how useful drugs can be
Explain how drugs and alcohol can change personalities as well as health implications
|Obtaining useful materials
|Metal ores
Reaction energy and catalysts
Special materials
|Equations to explain the different types of reactions
|Describe the different processes that are required to extract metals
|Using our earths sustainability
|The atmosphere
Damage to earth's resources/ combustion
The rock cycle/rocks
|Record results of changes in different gas levels
|Looking at how our behaviour influences the earth's resources
Discuss how the atmosphere has changed and is there any aspect we can change
|Motion on earth and in space
|Forces in equilibrium
Gravitational fields and the motion of earth
Stars and galaxies / solar system
|Calculate how gravity changes on different planets
|Explain and understand the changes that have occurred in the solar system
Describe how gravitational fields influence that movement of earth
|Waves and energy transfer
|Energy transfers
Energy in the home/ fuels
Water waves
Light waves/sound waves
|Calculate angles that waves move in
|Identify different types of waves and explain the effect of each of these
Describe the difference between light and sound waves
|Year 9 Learning Check lists – Click Here
At key stage four (Yr 10/11) students will follow Edexcel's GCSE Science 2011 or Edexcel BTEC Applied Science
|Combined Science – Click Here
|Biology – Click Here
|Chemistry – Click Here
|Physics – Click Here
|Combined Science sample exam material – Click Here
|Biology sample exam material – Click Here
|Chemistry sample exam material – Click Here
|Physics sample exam material – Click Here
|Physics equation sheet – Click Here
|Science command words – Click Here
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SITOP anniversary, Januar 01, 2018
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An efficient power supply is a basic requirement for operating any plant, no matter the industry or need. Critical production processes can only be maintained if a constant power supply of the necessary quality is available for the automation system. SITOP has proven its value in the manufacturing environment over many years, and is always setting new standards in terms of integration, efficiency and reliability.
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More than twenty years ago, Siemens began a unique success story in the power supply sector. Since then, SITOP has demonstrated in countless installations how reliability, efficiency, and integration can be guaranteed permanently at the highest level in all industrial sectors. SITOP has also shown it is able to deal with all applications.
When it upgraded its electrical equipment at the Hydropower Museum, Fest AG opted for a three-phase (40 A) SITOP power supply to provide all of the automation technology with electricity.
A SITOP UPS1600 (20 A) uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with a battery module ensures that the facility can be returned to a safe state if a power outage occurs.
It's particularly important to ensure 24 V power is available to slow the turbine when necessary, to prevent it from running out of control and the consequential damage that would be involved.
The SITOP library provides modules and faceplates for preferred power supply strategies, which can be directly incorporated into SIMATIC PCS 7.
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Antonio Conte, Roberto Martinez and Claudio Ranieri were all on Leeds United's shortlist before Marcelo Bielsa's appointment.
Kusal Mendis has replaced the injured Kusal Perera in Sri Lanka's squad for the Twenty20 internationals against Bangladesh.
Perera is yet to recover from the side strain he suffered playing against Zimbabwe in the one-day international tri-series that also involved hosts Bangladesh.
"According to medical advice, Perera needs more time to recover," Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.
Mendis has replaced his fellow batsman in a 15-man squad as Sri Lanka prepare to take on the Tigers in the shortest format in Mirpur on Thursday, before a second T20I in Sylhet three days later.
The 23-year-old Mendis has a top score of just 22 from eight innings in T20Is.
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|The Career Golden Masters: A run-down of Djokovic´s magnificent record
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|Federer raring to go at US Open after Djokovic defeat
|Chelsea boss Sarri plans to give up smoking
|Alonso´s Toyota team stripped of Silverstone victory
|Ceballos: No issue with former Real Madrid boss Zidane
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|Astros avoid sweep with win over Athletics
|Seppi advances, Paire exits Winston-Salem
|Bale feeling good as Madrid eye sweep of trophies
|You can´t leave a house three-quarters built – Neville urges United to back Mourinho
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This morning I was reading Heidegger's thoughts on essence for my lesson on Being and Essence. It was only a summary, from the Historisches Worterbuch der Philosophie article on Wesen, but it was interesting all the same, the type of things the man can do with words and with language. Terribly evocative, his use of language. No wonder he is so attractive.
I was saying at the Lonergan Reading Group this afternoon: Gadamer corrects Heidegger in significant ways, but without a doubt Heidegger is greater than Gadamer. One does not have to get it all right to be a great philosopher, and one does not always have to be the greatest philosopher in order to be right! Many great philosophers have been wrong in very significant ways, and yet they have contributed significantly to the unfolding of thought and the self-discovery of the human being.
And I guess thoughts on right and wrong might not even make sense to a Heideggerean. But.
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Established under M.G.L. c. 44B, the Community Preservation Act (CPA) allows Massachusetts cities and towns to raise funds through a surcharge on local real estate taxes. These funds can be used to:
- acquire, create and preserve open space;
- acquire, preserve, rehabilitate or restore historic resources;
- acquire, create, preserve and support community housing; and
- acquire and preserve land for recreational use.
In the General Election of 2012, Canton residents voted to adopt the CPA with
a 1% surcharge on all real estate property tax bills with two exemptions:
- residential property owned and occupied by any person who qualifies for low- income housing, or low- or moderate-income senior housing, and
- the first $100,000 of taxable value of all residential real property.
Is our Project Eligible? Click this link to view a summary of the MA Department of Revenue's Allowable Uses Chart.
2017 Community Preservation Plan Update
Projects for consideration at the 2018 Annual Town Meeting should observe the following schedule: Pre-application period opens July 1, 2017 and forms are due by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 6, 2017. Submittal of a pre-application is a mandatory first step in the application process.
Upon notification that a proposed project is eligible, Full Project Applications for CPA Funding are due by 5:00 pm on November 17, 2017.
The Committee generally hosts a workshop for CPA applicants over the summer. Workshop details (date, time, location, etc.) will be announced here and in the local media.
Use the links below to access applications and other important documents. For more information about CPA -- including a comprehensive database of CPA-funded projects throughout the Commonwealth -- please refer to the Community Preservation Coalitions website at: www.communitypreservation.org.
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Allan Hancock College students will directly benefit from a series of grants recently awarded by Pacific Gas & Electric through the college's foundation.
The "Boosting Student Success" grants total $16,500 and will support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students, as well as the Student Ambassador Program. The donation is also being used to fund a student and community-focused entrepreneurial business conference that occurred last spring.
"Not only has PG&E stepped up to support student success through these generous grants, but it recognizes the importance of Hancock by being an active member of our President's Circle of donors," said Kevin Walthers, Allan Hancock College superintendent/president. "Hancock is only as strong as its communities, and when you have great partnerships like we do with PG&E, we can continue to work together to change the odds for students and help ensure that success is at the end of their educational journey."
"We are proud to give back to the communities in which we live in and serve," added Pat Mullen, PG&E's local division director. "Our partnership with Allan Hancock College has been a successful one and we are pleased to support these valuable student programs. Not only do students benefit, but so does the entire community, including local employers who benefit from a well-trained workforce."
The STEM program received $4,500 to purchase several books and reference sets for science research. They include Encyclopedia of Energy, Natural Resource, and Environmental Economics (2013, Elsevier), Biotechnology: In Context (a 2012 award-winning exploration) and Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 2nd Ed. (2013). They will be housed in the library for students and available for reference to the public.
Another $7,000 will help fund the Student Ambassador Program. These ambassadors provide a crucial peer-to-peer experience that helps new students understand and access the array of services throughout the college. The ambassadors complete an intensive knowledge-based and customer service training program to ensure they have the skills and tools to fully assist fellow students.
PG&E also provided $5,000 to the college in support of its student and community-wide Entrepreneurial Business Start Up conference, which was held in Santa Maria last February. The day-long event focused on how to launch a business and steps to expand an existing business.
PG&E presented the grants at the Allan Hancock College Foundation meeting last week.
— Gina Herlihy represents Allan Hancock College.


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Olivia Culpo Reveals How To Master Multiple Outfits In One Day
Olivia Culpo dons a super cute floral dress while co-hosting an episode of Amazon's Style Code Live on Thursday (September 15) in New York City.
The 24-year-old model and former Miss Universe chatted with Frankie Grande about NYFW and how she pulled off five outfits in one day.
"Oh my gosh, public restrooms and cars!" she shared. "I changed in two public restrooms and then I changed twice in cars. And that one outfit I had no idea that it was even buttoned in the back."
Olivia added, "I got out of the car like five minutes after I had finished changing into it and all the photographers were there and I was trying to look down like is there anything out that should not be out! It's scary."
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My last supper of this trip was also the most memorable: this was my 20th Michelin Stars where I've dined at in this year alone. L2O was one of the finest dining spots in Chicago that once stood toe to toe with Alinea with 3 Michelin Stars. Although it received 2 Michelins Stars during my visit, it was only one of the two restaurants in the city with that rating. L2O featured some of the most intricate dishes I've ever seen in my travels and its tasting menu was eye opening.
L2O (or Lake to Ocean) first came to my attention during an old episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations. The chef back then, Laurent Gras, seemed to make artwork out of premium ingredients from the ocean. After Gras's departure in 2010, the restaurant reverted back to 1 Michelin Star, although it gained another one by the time of my visit. Seeing how I couldn't score a reservation at Alinea (no one would go with me), L2O was the dining destination I look forward to the most in this trip. To commemorate this event, of course I have to arrive in style…
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Crab Chip, Crab Cream, Corn Custard, Condrieu, Chive
Foie Gras, Strawberry, Brioche, Lillet – Foie gras is always welcomed in my books and here I loved that balance of the heavy foie and the light, dehydrated strawberry with the brioche to cut down any signs of richness.
Percebes, Grapefruit, Tarragon – I was told this was somewhat of a delicacy in Spain. They were hand picked by divers in the stormy seas just off the coast of Portugal. They tasted like mussels and the shells cracked easily when bitten on which left an uncomfortable texture in my mouth. Sorry Spaniard divers…
Striped Tortellini, Razor Clam, Zucchini, Garlic – Another creative looking dish which hit that umami spot.
Stuffed Quail, Celery Root, Smoked Cherry, 23-Flavor Gastrique – This was the highlight of the night. It was a de-boned quail stuffed with foie gras. The meat itself was very tender and was accentuated by the foie. The sweetness from the gastrique balanced out the meat well. Insanely good.
It was only an hour into my tasting menu that made me realize everything about this place screamed class and elegance…they were definitely not messing around. Front of house staff were noticeably knowledgeable and provided 5-star service. Dishes looked like they came from a modern art museum and often accompanied by sophisticated and impactful flavors. They even have a live aquarium in the washroom:
At the end of my meal, I was given a tour of the kitchen and a sent off by some of the staff members. What a grand finale to end my trip off.
Name: L2O
Address: 2300 N. Lincoln Park West, Chicago, IL 60614, USA (Map)
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Dishes You Must Try: Stuffed Quail
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Washington, USA: WWF-US has released a Greenprint agenda, a policy roadmap for the next US president to address global threats to environmental, social and political stability in four key areas.
The WWF Greenprint highlights how the challenges of climate change, conservation of natural resources, food security and freshwater availability are intertwined, and how they can and should be solved by the next president.
Conservation is in Americas long-term strategic interest, said Bruce Babbitt, chairman of WWF-USs Board of Directors and former secretary of the Interior Department in the Clinton Administration.
Responsible and sustainable resource management is critical not just to protecting nature, but to avoiding conflict, alleviating poverty and promoting stability around the world.
In our conservation work around the world, WWF has long recognized the connection between political stability, regional security and natural resource use, said Carter Roberts, president and CEO of WWF. These issues are now taking centre stage in the form of climate change, energy independence, and national security.
Roberts added: Global consumption of natural resources far exceeds the earths regenerative capacity. We are borrowing from our natural capital at an entirely unsustainable rate.
And, as is evidenced from the current economic crisis, unsustainable borrowing is not without profound consequences. To raise the stakes even further, there can be no bailout if the Earths systems collapse.
The WWF Greenprint has been provided to Senators John McCain and Barack Obama and their campaign staffs.
It outlines specific policy initiatives that would reduce threats to global peace and security by cutting greenhouse gas emissions and establishing preparedness measures for dealing with the impacts of climate change, ensuring plentiful food and clean water for people around the world, and retooling the U.S. governments Cold War-era foreign assistance program to ensure more sustainable use of the worlds natural resources.
William Reilly, former WWF chairman and current member of WWF-USs Board of Directors and former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President George H.W. Bush, added: The next administration will face daunting challenges on all fronts.
Climate change is melting the Arctic, fueling deadlier storms, diminishing the availability of food and water, and threatening geopolitical instability on a scale never before witnessed. The WWF Greenprint outlines a clear path for slowing climate change and preparing the world for its impacts.
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Levon Helm, legendary co-founder of the Band and multiple solo Grammy winner, has been cleared for a return to performing after undergoing an undisclosed medical procedure. He's set to perform again on March 10, according to a new post by manager Barbara O'Brien on Helm's Facebook page.
Helm suffered through a bout with throat cancer in the late 1990s, a condition that originally led doctors to advise a radical laryngectomy. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer instead underwent a difficult series of radiation treatments. The tumor was successfully removed, but Helm's vocal cords were damaged. It took years for him to regain the tenor voice that helped define the Band, but he's since released a trio of well-received albums and regularly held house concerts in New York state's Ulster County dubbed "The Midnight Ramble."
Helm's Ramble at the Ryman earned him a third consecutive Grammy on Feb. 12, even as he missed a month of performances. The live album, recorded at Nashville's Ryman Theater, featured guest appearances by Sheryl Crow and Steve Earle, among others. Helm bested a well-regarded list of fellow nominees, including Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris, who has also appeared at Helm's Midnight Rambles.
Helm's 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer also earned a Grammy for best traditional folk album. The follow up Electric Dirt then won the first-ever Grammy for best Americana album in 2010. Helm's live album Ramble at the Ryman, issued last year, won in the same category. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 91 in its list of the 100 greatest singers of all time.
He'll be joined at the March 10th Midnight Ramble by Mumford and Sons. Los Lobos are scheduled to sit in with Helm on March 31.
Here's a look back at our recent thoughts on Levon Helm. Click through the titles for complete reviews …
LEVON HELM – RAMBLE AT THE RYMAN (2011): We're reminded again here that Levon Helm was the loamy voiced, rail-jumping rhythmic center point of the Band, its yearning storyteller and gritty soul. Their records were drawn from continuity, bringing in dizzyingly diverse, age-old influences and performed in a chorus as if by brothers. That has always made a treasure hunt out of selecting any individual triumph on their old records. Not here, as this Ramble becomes a showcase for Helm. It's also an important reminder: The Band's principal songwriting credits may have gone to Robbie Robertson, but they were then — and are here, again — often completely inhabited by Helm's carnal Arkansas drawl.
LEVON HELM – ELECTRIC DIRT (2009): Nothing drove old Levon Helm down. Not the messy dissolution of his group, The Band; the perhaps inevitable subsequent financial ruin; a terrifying bout with throat cancer; a pair of shatteringly tragic deaths within his inner circle; or a yawning quarter century span between solo records that made him all but obscure in modern musical circles. There is, of course, a dark and deep sense of loss — this candid accounting of, and quiet mourning for, the old times, the old ways, the old friends that fans of some of The Band's best-known Helm-sung tunes ("The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "The Weight," and "Up on Cripple Creek") will recognize. But Helm sings with the bone-deep confidence of someone who has eyeballed our biggest fears and lived to tell the tale.
LEVON HELM – DIRT FARMER (2007): His earthy, Arkansas drawl epitomized the roots-minded rock combo The Band just as much as Robbie Robertson's evocative compositions on American folklore. And now he's back with a rare studio album that makes The Band sound like a sleek, electronica dance music. There's not a trace of a plugged-in instrument anywhere and amongst songs by Steve Earle and J.B. Lenoir are songs that aren't even copyrighted anymore. But Helm's steady drumming and blessedly rural warble remains. That should be plenty good enough for any fan of The Band.
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1 tablespoon canola oil
2 medium yellow onions, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
3 cups chicken stock or low-sodium, canned
3 cups shucked English peas
1 cup spinach leaves
4 tablespoons butter, cold and in pieces
Salt and black pepper to taste
1 lime, juiced
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon truffle oil
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup blanched, stringed snow peas, sliced lengthwise 1/8-inch
Salt and black pepper taste
In a hot saucepan, coat with oil and brown onions and garlic, about 5 minutes. Season. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. The stock should taste salty, like pasta blanching water. Add the peas and cook until soft, about 5 to 8 minutes. Do not over-cook for they will darken. Check peas often. During the last minute, add the spinach. Immediately blend using a hand blender and when pureed, add the butter and blend well. Check for seasoning.
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