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Ideal for a beginner or intermediate gardener, our spring workshops are designed to help you improve your gardening knowledge. Come armed with questions and learn from our experts.
All workshops are at 10am unless otherwise noted. Dates and times are subject to change. Download our current workshop schedule here:
Starting Seeds Indoors
March 19
Learn the basics including what materials you need, how to plant and more! Watch a demonstration, have a free cup of coffee and help kick off the 2016 growing season. The whole family is welcome!!
Garden Planning and Design
April 2
Whether you're just getting started or need to completely re-do an existing garden, this workshop will help you plan the steps you need to start the garden of your dreams.
Beginner Gardener Boot Camp
April 9
Never owned a spade or planted anything in your life? Then this is the workshop for you. We'll show you the basic tools you need and how to use them. Plus, you'll learn to move plants in your garden and take a plant from a pot and plant it in your garden. No boots required to attend.
All About Soil, Compost, Mulch & Fertilizers
April 16
Learn what differentiates soil, compost and mulch and the types of fertilizer and how to best
utilize each of them in your garden. Come loaded with questions – we're here to help!
Vining Plants and Living Screens
April 23
They say fences make great neighbors, but sometimes a little greenery will do. In this session, we'll discuss options for creating privacy in your yard or your deck using vining plants. We'll also tackle options for creating screens to mask unsightly views.
Herb & Vegetable Gardening
April 30
Learn how to prepare and plant an edibles garden (including veggies and herbs). We'll teach you about preparing and planting in different environments – containers, raised beds and in the ground. Topics discussed will include soil amendment, fertilizers, pest prevention and what to plant when.
All About Roses
May 7
Just in time for Mother's Day, join our experts to learn about rose gardening. We'll discuss selection, planting, care and design.
Tomato Time!
May 14
What's better than a freshly picked tomato from your own garden? We'll help you choose the
tomatoes that are best for you, show you how to plant them and what you need to know to help them thrive.
Shade Gardening
May 21
Work hands-on with our perennial expert and discover what shade plants are best suited to your
yard. This workshop will take place in the shade garden next to our parking lot and will include
topics like "what can I plant under that Maple tree?"
Designing and Planting Containers & Window Boxes
May 28
Looking for a little adventure in your containers? Join us to learn how to create the most striking
containers on your block! We'll help you address the unique conditions around your home, teach you about plant compatibility and show you how to use tropical plants outdoors.
Growing Plants for Pollinators and Other Beneficial Insects
June 4
Pollinators and other beneficial insects are essential to our gardens (and our planet) and are
becoming more rare. In this session, we'll help you learn what to plant in your garden to attract
pollinators and insects and how you can create an environment to help them flourish.
Patio Gardening
June 11
Just in time for your summer cook-outs, we'll help you bring the beauty of your home to your outdoor space. From single pots to containers, hanging plants, trees, trellises and more – your patio
can be whatever you dream it will be. Bring questions, ideas, pictures and plans and we'll help
you bring it all together.
Garden Enemies—Dealing with Weeds, Pests & Diseases
June 18
This session will tackle the obstacles you face in gardening – pests, disease and soil deficiencies
and problems. Does your soil have too much sand or clay? Is your pH out of whack? Are you
plants undersized or not blooming? Do you have unwelcome visitors crawling on your leaves?
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courtesy of City of Inver Grove Heights • The Inver Grove Heights City Council voted Aug. 13 to delay splitting up a portion of city-owned land, outlined in black, after residents raised concerns about the move. A plot that would have been created was to be purchased and used by AmericInn Hotel and Suites for a park and ride; the hotel currently has overflow parking at a nearby AMC Theatre.
The Inver Grove Heights City Council voted Aug. 13 to delay dividing up a piece of city-owned land along Highway 52, that would have been used as a hotel park and ride.
At the close of primary polling Aug. 14, incumbents in local city races came out on top and will be on the ballot in the general election in November.
Inver Grove Heights became one of the latest cities on Aug. 6 to begin the conversation about using police-worn body cameras.
Hannah Burlingame/Review • The new Inver Grove Heights Community Theatre will be performing "Little Shop of Horrors" starting Aug. 3 and running through Aug. 12 at the Simley Performing Arts Center.
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After more than a year in court, the family of a Cottage Grove man killed in a 2016 Inver Grove Heights crash has been awarded a settlement worth more than $2 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the other driver.
submitted graphic • The SMART Center will cost an estimated $13.2 million and be located one mile south of Inver Hills Community College, accessible from Highway 52/55 and Interstate 494. The location makes it convenient to first responders from around the state.
It's something that's in the news nationwide: police needing training to be better equipped to handle people in crisis.
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Roy Ludvig Derry, 75, of Inver Grove Heights, was sentenced June 7 to six years supervised probation for fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
On June 20, residents and those who work in Inver Grove Heights had another option for their lunch time break: food trucks.
courtesy of the City of Inver Grove Heights • Three railroad crossings in the Concord neighborhood will become quiet zones, where conductors are no longer required to sound their horns, in order help improve quality of life in the area, following a June 11 Inver Grove Heights City Council vote. A crossing in the 105th Street neighborhood could become a quiet zone if the city can find help in funding the roughly $250,000 worth of work required for the designation.
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A good health means that all your system works properly and that there's nothing that could give you a hard time.
Generally, people think that if nothing hurts, they have a very strong health, when the truth is that they can't really tell what's going on with their body.
In order to make sure everything is fine, you have to see a specialist. However, if your health is in danger, there are some teas that could work miracles for you and your body. Just give them a try!
How Tea for Good Health Works
A Tea for Good Health's main purpose is to ameliorate your affections and induce a state of calmness and well-being. However, these teas are very useful if you have a very deficient immune system or you're very sensitive to a series of external factors which may cause you colds, flu or asthenia.
If that is the case, a Tea for Good Health will make your body produce the necessary amount of enzymes and nutrients in order to restore your natural health.
Aside from Green Tea and Yerba Mate Tea, few teas can be taken for any problem. Not many teas have the same number of active ingredients capable to sustain life, like these two teas have.
Efficient Tea for Good Health
When choosing a Tea for Good Health, you need to keep in mind the fact that you're looking for a decoction that's both efficient and safe. If you don't know which teas are good to strengthen your immune system, here's a list to choose from:
– Ginger Tea – the well known Chinese tea has a lot of benefits in store for you. Some say that it also cures a lot of affections, such as stress, anxiety and sore throat.
Ginger Tea has a pleasant taste; just make sure you use the right amount of herbs when preparing a decoction in order to avoid irritations of the stomach, diarrhea and intolerance to acid foods and drinks.
– Peppermint Tea – it's good for a series of conditions, starting with digestive tract diseases and ending with respiratory system affections. It has a pleasant taste and it's also one hundred percent safe. You can also use it if you're suffering from diarrhea, bloating, vomiting and nausea.
– Chamomile Tea – the world's greatest panacea can be used to treat and bring relief to almost any medical problem, from sore throats to diabetes and menstrual or menopausal pains.
You may also give it a try in case you're suffering from stress, anxiety, migraines or headaches. A Chamomile Tea compress will turn this great Tea for Good Health into a reliable disinfector.
– Rooibos Tea – rich in vitamin C, this tea can be taken to treat any auto-immune deficiency, such as colds, flu, soreness, pleurisy or pulmonary edema. Just make sure you don't take more than 2 cups per day in order to avoid other health complications.
Tea for Good Health Side Effects
When taken properly, these teas are generally safe. However, high dosages may lead to a number of problems such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, upset stomach or even hallucinations. If you've been taking one of these teas for a while and you're experiencing some unusual reactions from your body, talk to a specialist as soon as possible.
Talk to an herbalist or ask your doctor before starting any kind of herbal treatment and be well informed of the risks. If you have your doctor's ok on the matter and there's nothing that could interfere with your herbal treatment, choose a Tea for Good Health that seems right for you and enjoy its wonderful benefits!


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Ordon Sword
In The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess this is Link's second sword, once you meet up with Midna she instructs you to gather some weapons, along with a Hylian Sheild you steal a sword that was ment to be sent into Hyrule Castle.
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There are lots of ingredients that can be used in many different ways to improve our overall health and among them is sodium bicarbonate (baking soda).
We all love to show off a flat stomach, so we resort to various techniques to achieve this goal. And one of the best is in most homes.
The key to reducing the abdomen is within our reach and the best thing about it, is super economic.
Baking soda is the formula for losing weight. Do you know why it's so effective? Because it contains alkalinizing compounds and is digestive.
The next question that would arise is: How to use the bicarbonate to obtain the figure that I desire? There are three ways of using baking soda to help us significantly decrease the volume of our abdomen and get that flat stomach we desire.
Here Are 3 Baking Soda Recipes To Eliminate Fat:
Recipe 1:
- Baking soda with lemon juice and grapefruit
- 1 tsp. of baking soda
- 1 lemon or grapefruit
- ½ glass of water
Preparation and Use:
First dissolve the baking soda in ½ glass of water then add lemon or grapefruit juice. Stir well until all ingredients combine.
Consume every day 20 minutes before having breakfast.
Recipe 2:
- Baking soda with apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
- 1 glass of water
- ½ tsp. of baking soda
Mix all the ingredients in a glass like the previous beverage. Consume it on an empty stomach, and you will rapidly notice that you'll lose weight and burn corporal fat, too!
Recipe 3:
- Baking soda with fruits
- 2 lemons
- 2 cups of water
- 1 cup of strawberries
- 1 bunch of fresh mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
Mix the ingredients well until they combine.
Consume it 2 times every day.
These recipes can help you in the fight against excess weight and fat. Try to avoid sugars and flour and do some light exercises for best results.


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How hard it is sometimes to write of arguments
When all of these words are in love with each other!
Whether tumbled to glow by the rivers of language
Or new-hewn from the rich ore of our dreaming minds,
They chime in jewel-music through our minds,
Spill from our lips, darting, dancing,
Desiring connection, linking and chaining
To enchant the world. Not that they
Are only happy things- our souls' children,
They are also prey (and predator) to terrors,
Sadness, deceit, despair, rage, regret.
All these are fit freight for them. But what
A waste to spend them on petty fights,
Little frets; wit without pity, devoid of joy.
Yet far better to speak a thousand thousand
Times of glorious trivia, than to keep silent save
For a few crabbed and bitter serious sentences.
Every minute, and minute speck, is worthy
Of our tongues' spendthrift largesse.
There is a time to keep still, but also
A time to speak- and when we do, we can,
We should, we must choose wisely.


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Our Services
Broadspire offers the following services for general liability cases (bodily injury, property damage, or other damages arising out of your premises, operations or products):
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One of our most popular programs, where young children "live and breath" stories out in the wild. We'll be doing everything from building a house out of real bricks, sticks, and hay out in the woods to re-enact the classic fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs to creating a shoemaker's shop in the woods after hearing the story, The Elves and the Shoemaker. With the turn of every day, comes a new story for the children to experience and lots of FUN!
*If two or more children from the same family are attending they will be eligible for a discount of $25 per child.
*Prices go up April 30, 2018 to 250.00
Program Dates: July 10-13th
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21 Watching and Besetting, Constable Pollero.
" It is clear this Britton character is unhinged and a menace not only to your family Jack, but I would assume anyone else who might happen to upset him. It reeks of delinquency in their duties (at best) that the police haven't at the very least had cause to get his guy looked at by a psychiatrist. I can only guess they're mates of his who feel sorry for him (or somebody is directing them to try and assist him in his pursuit of you).
Either way it is clear the police are not being neutral in their dealings but are showing a bias towards the fruitcake."
2 The first time they "broke down."
And then 5 days later they "broke down" in the same place again.
They told the cops that they were broken down but left some time after the cops without lifting the bonnet.
'OBVIOUSLY THERE TO WIND UP VANDERLUBBE* Watching and besetting is a crime! And still the cops did nothing.
Just one of the numerous times that Britton and his moronic cronies kept a watch on our family. These days they call it "Stalking."


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Solon Springs overviewSolon Springs is a relaxing place surrounded by picturesque views of lakes. You're sure to enjoy all of the bar and dining options. Spend a relaxing day at Pattison State Park and Shues Pond Park when the weather is nice. Make some memories at Amnicon Falls State Park and Cable Natural History Museum. A family-friendly area, Solon Springs also has something for everyone.
Where to stay in Solon SpringsWhether traveling for business or pleasure, Solon Springs can accommodate you. There are Solon Springs accommodations with discounts of up to 10%. We have room prices starting at 100 USD per night.
How to get to Solon SpringsFly in to Duluth, MN (DLH-Duluth Intl.), 41.2 mi (66.2 km) from downtown Solon Springs.
What to see around Solon SpringsIt's notable for its lakes and favorite places for nature lovers that include:
- • Cable Natural History Museum
- • Pattison State Park
- • Shues Pond Park
- • Wilderness Walk Zoo and Recreation Park
- • Amnicon Falls State Park
- • Telemark Resort and Convention Center
- • American Birkebeiner Trail
- • Hayward Golf Club
- • Park Theater
When to visit Solon SpringsWondering what time of year to travel or what clothes to pack? Here are some typical temperatures to help you plan your vacation:
Seasonal temperature averages
- • January-March: 46°F day, 1°F night
- • April-June: 80°F day, 25°F night
- • July-September: 82°F day, 41°F night
- • October-December: 62°F day, 4°F night
- • January-March: 3.11 inches
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Pyre Lamp
Sleek, slender, svelte; this handsome stainless steel table lamp brings light and looks to a space. A tapered stem features a dark, vintage silver finish and five tiers of black crystal disks. The design is fantastically modern and the mixing of crystal and stainless steel is utterly unique. Topped with a microfiber drum shade in black with cotton lining and a matching vintage silver finished finial. From designer Celerie Kemble.
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
What was life like for Fredrick in the plantation?
Douglass described his childhood on the plantation as a time of cold and hunger. He was not overworked, and he had few chores outside of running errands and driving the cows. He was, however, poorly clothed and nourished.
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Indie combines a unique blend of restaurant, lounge and three exclusive bars.
INDIE DIFC provides the perfect location to sit back and enjoy an assortment of eclectic global cuisine, fresh cocktails and a premium selection of international drinks amidst a mix of funk, house and classic indie tunes.
Where: DIFC, Gate Village 05
Cuisine: American
Perfect for: Dinner in a retro setting.
Our Order
– Spicy Tuna AED 63
– Edamame Addict AED 30
– Salmon Tartare AED 63
– Super Corn AED 59
– Spicy Rock Chicken AED 50
– Chicken & Soba AED 63
– Gnocchi AED 98
– Sea Bream AED 88
– Pont-neud Fries AED 27
– Choco Co AED 45
– Coconut Passion AED 45
Service: Super sweet and friendly staff. Our server took great care of us. Every staff just had a smile on his/her face. The manager was sweet enough to come by at the end and explain the concept of indie and about the different nights they host.
What we loved: We loved almost every starter that came to the table, it was one better than the other. Our server suggested some really mouthwatering dishes. For example, the Spicy Tuna was so delicious we couldn't help but order it twice! The Salmon Tartare and Super Corn just melts in your mouth. We couldn't stop trying out every appetizer on the menu, but sadly had to keep room for mains! The Chicken & Soba Salad is an extra healthy dish for all those weight watchers out there. It consisted of grilled chicken, raw vegetables and soba noodles topped with wholegrain mustard dressing. For the mains, we really enjoyed the Gnocchi that comes with Pesto sauce and Burrata. The Sea Bream was white fish served with a lot of potatoes, we weren't able to finish the whole dish, but the quality of every dish is beyond incredible. If you like something on the menu, just order it. It's tastier than it sounds for sure! For the sides we chose to go for the fries, this dish actually surprised us. It wasn't like the usual fries, each of the pieces were so large in size and tasted amazing. The quantity is more than just for a side. Finally, for the dessert, we ordered the Choco Co & Coconut Passion. Our favorite was the Choco Co only because it was more of chocolate. It was basically chocolate fondue with vanilla ice cream on the side. The Coconut Passion was a bit more of a panna cotta with coconut, lots of passion fruit and berries. It really depends on personal taste.
What we didn't like as much: There wasn't anything we disliked as such, we enjoyed every dish and drink we ordered.
What we recommend:
- Spicy Tuna
- Salmon Tartare
- Spicy Rock Chicken
- Gnocchi
Ambiance: Indie just gives you the whole retro, cozy vibe. Beautiful and quite a large space. During a weekday it's pretty empty, the food and interiors surely make up for it but again if you like a place really crowded, visit Indie on a Wednesday or a weekend, you would love it. Whereas, we sometime just prefer it to be quiet during the week where we can just chill and eat good food.
More on Indie…
Retro Night every Friday – Upgrade your Fridays with Indie's new RETRO nights. It all kicks off at 9pm and your Fridays won't be the same anymore with all the '80s, '90s & the best of 2000s pop, hard rock, disco and indie you could ever wish for. Make sure you enjoy some of the fabulous food available. It's too good to miss!
Off Beat Wednesdays – Weekly 9PM till late. Through December and January, INDIE DIFC is delighted to welcome Boogie Breeze directly from New York City, supported by a live in-house band.
#TSDreviewsIndie: 4.0 / 5
Contact: http://www.indiedifc.com/


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Thanks to the clear instructions and practical methods developed by authors Valerie Peterson and Janice Fryer, amateur cookie crafters can achieve bakery-quality design and homemade fresh taste. Cookie Craft gives readers access to the entire world of decorated cookies, beginning with an inspirational gallery of 150 colorful cookies guaranteed to start those creative juices flowing.
The authors go on to discuss ingredients, supplies, equipment and technique. They include four delicious recipes for rolled cookie doughs (Traditional Sugar, Chocolate, Nutty, and Gingerbread) that provide perfect blank canvases for decorating, and, of course, their recipe for versatile Royal Icing.
In the most important section, they share the design techniques accumulated and perfected during hundreds of afternoons spent crafting thousands of cookies. Cookie crafters will learn how to pipe, flood, and sugar their cookies, how to design color palettes that work with every season, how to make cookies stand up in fun 3-D structures, and much more!
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The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a new executive for Idemili North Local Government Area.
It is led by Edozie Mbaneme.
But there was a melodrama at the party's rally at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Nkpor, in the local government, when party faithful requested Olisaemeka Onyeka to represent them in the House of Assembly.
The member representing the people is Tony Oneweek Munogor. He won the election on the platform of the defunct All Action Congress (ACN).
The party faithful shouted continuously the name of Onyeka (Odu) as the man they want to represent them, since APC does not give an automatic ticket to its candidates.
Addressing the crowd of over 2,000 supporters yesterday, APC Chairman Emeka Ibe urged the party faithful to mobilise more members.
The party chairman noted that with what was going on in Idemili North, APC remained the party to beat in any election in the area.
He said nobody could take away the area from the party, despite the "blackmail and irresponsible politicking" by the party's opponents.
Also, the state Women's Leader, Mrs. Calister Nwachukwu, hailed Senator Chris Ngige for his leadership qualities, especially the transformers he bought for all the communities in the state.
Onyeka said the allegation against APC that it had links with Boko Haram was its rivals' blackmail tactics because the party's acceptance as the change agent was growing daily.
He said: "This is the only platform the Igbo people have to express themselves. So, if we are voted into power by the grace of God in 2015, everybody will be happy in this state."
Muonagor urged the party's supporters to always canvass votes for its success at the polls.
The lawmaker added that APC was the only party that could bring change to Ndigbo and Nigeria.


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This is the weather forecast for Monday 21st November and outlook for Tuesday 22nd for the Cannock Chase area.
The Morning.
The early morning starts off raining and feeling chilly with the temperature around 3 centigrade.
A wet, breezy morning with heavy persistent rain.
The Afternoon.
During the afternoon we will see the heavy persistent rain continuing. Remaining very breezy, blustery at times. Todays top temperature reaching 7 centigrade.
The Evening and Overnight.
During the evening winds will ease and the rain will turn showery. After midnight showers will merge into longer spells of rain. Temperature overnight falling to 6 centigrade.
Outlook for Tuesday 22nd November.
Mainly cloudy with a chance of a shower, 7 centigrade.


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Dr. Heidi Helgeson, MD, Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Helgeson graduated from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN with a double major in Biology and Theology. After graduation, she spent a year working with AmeriCorps at an AIDS hospice in Washington, D.C., followed by a year working with juvenile probation services in Minneapolis. She then moved to Colorado to attend medical school as well as her residency where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Helgeson joined RGH in August of 2009. She has special interests in obstetrics, women's health, and pediatrics and is currently on Faculty with the University of Colorado as a clinical instructor in family medicine. Dr. Helgeson most enjoys the continuity of care and relationships with patients and their families that develop as a part of rural medicine.
Medical Training:
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO
Residency Training:
Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency, Fort Collins, CO – Family Medicine; Chief Resident
Board Certifications / Additional Medical Training:
Board Certified in Family Medicine
Dale Berkbigler, MD
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recently elected Dr. Berkbigler as a Fellow, and honor only 1 other Coloradoan and only 227 Physicians nationwide received this year. The American College of Physicians (ACP) recognized personal integrity, superior competence, professional accomplishment and scholarship.
Hobbies include: He has climbed all 54 mountains in Colorado over 14,000 feet high ("fourteeners") and he is an accomplished pilot who flies his own airplane.
Residency Training:
Chief resident in Internal Medicine at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City MO.
Internal Medicine Residency at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO.
Board Certifications / Additional Medical Training:
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Jennifer Harbert, MD
Dr. Harbert was born and raised in Connecticut but spent many summers in Creede with her family. Dr. Harbert came to Creede between college and medical school and ended up falling in love with the community and her husband. She returned to Creede in 2000 as the town's only physician for the next 11 years. Dr. Harbert is now practicing emergency medicine at Rio Grande Hospital in order to be able to spend more time with her husband and her two sons. In her free time she enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with her boys!
Medical Education:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Residency Training:
St. Mary Corwin Hospital, Pueblo, CO – Family Medicine
Board Certifications / Additional Medical Training:
Board Certified in Family Medicine
Donna Nelson, MD
Dr. Donna Nelson, MD is a board certified emergency medicine doctor in Del Norte, Colorado. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Colorado and New Mexico. Emergency Medicine: General Emergency Medicine
Board Certifications / Additional Medical Training:
American Board of Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians – ACEP Fellow
Patrick Thompson, MD
Dr. Thompson served his country as a United States Marine after high school. Dr. Thompson then returned to the San Luis Valley to complete his undergraduate degree and began his career in the health care field as an Emergency Medical Technician. Thompson then received a scholarship to attend medical school. Dr. Thompson also served our country in the United States Air Force and retired in 2010. Dr. Thompson is excited to be in he San Luis Valley to complete his medical career.
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Dr. Walker and his wife, Dr. Kelsey Jo Hurley Walker, enjoy the outdoor recreational opportunities that the valley has to offer. He enjoys gardening, backpacking and fly fishing, as well as throwing pottery. He moved to the valley to be close to family and currently works at the Del Norte Clinic and Rio Grande Hospital.
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University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Residency Training:
John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas
Kelsey Jo Hurley Walker, MD
Dr. Hurley Walker came to the San Luis Valley to be closer to family and to continue the family legacy of medicine that includes her father, Grant Hurley, who is also a local doctor, as were her Great Granddad and Granddad. Her mother is also a Public Health Nurse. Her hobbies include riding horses, backpacking with her husband, Dr. James Ely Walker and cooking.
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- Post Graduate: John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX
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- BS: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO: CSU Honor's Program, Cum Laude Graduate, Phi Betta Kappa Honor Society
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Dr. Ward grew up on a small farm in Western Nebraska. During her residency, she also completed the advanced obstetrical track to specialize in high risk obstetrics and women's health. While in Texas, she found the love of her life, Johnny, and as a result became a season ticket holding Aggie fan! They have two Siamese cats that keep them on their toes. Along with Aggie football, Dr. Ward loves to watch college basketball, especially March Madness! She enjoys outdoor activities like hiking, running, and biking. Dr. Ward prides herself by her Christian faith and is thankful for the opportunity to work at Rio Grande Hospital and looks forward to providing exceptional care to the San Luis Valley. She joined RGH in 2014.
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March 21, 2010
So I've decided to get back into blogging, though long interludes and hiatuses are still likely to occur. This is primarily just an outlet for me to get excited about boring things, so unless have a thing for dusty academic literature, musical aesthetics, trivial rants, and disjunct sentences, you can probably skip it.
They'll be short, in any case, seeing as I spent almost an hour setting this thing up and writing this blurb, and am now feeling guilty that I am not reading the books (almost done two out of the thirteen I checked out!) that need to read for an impending paper on Stockhausen. Oh, Saturday night. I have my coffee in hand.
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Mathura: Two siblings, who cracked IIT entrance test but were unable to afford the fees, have been given financial assistance by a university here.
Vinita and Sudhir, a resident of Jatpura village under Mant tehsil, had secured 3044 and 5683 rank respectively in the IIT entrance exam.
Despite cracking the examination, they were unsure about their future due to financial condition of the family.
In a bid to seek financial help, the duo approached District Magistrate Rajesh Kumar during Tehsil Diwas celebration yesterday.
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The amount was sanctioned immediately and given to their family yesterday itself, he said.
He assured all possible helps for the better future of these hard working students and promised to pay the fee of their degree course.
The DM said financial aid has been sought for these students from Chief Minister's office as well so that they can bear the expenses other than their study.


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I am a single parent and on Parenting Payment, and I work part time. I have 3 kids full time.
My income is about $750/wk + $250 child support. I also get FTB as a lump sum - around 12k/yr.
I have a sml mortgage in Perth - 500/mth (bought 1st house at age 21, now 38 - paid it down hard pre - kids (1st bub at 26yo) and working FT).
I have 1 x investment property - doesn't quite pay for itself.
I own my car - saved hard to buy outright.
I have PHI, house/contents and car insurance.
If you are intelligent with your money from a young age you can set yourself up. Being on such a low income really bugs me at times, but I feel I manage it quite well. We holiday a few time a yr (including to Bali once yr).
We eat healthy and simple.
It's my priority to be at home rather than work FT - My kids play a lot of sport..If I worked FT they wouldn't be able to attend.
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22-04-2016 12:13 #122Senior Member
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I am a sahm. My husband earns $150k gross per year. After tax we receive about $2k each week. His work pays for his vehicle, and associated expenses such as petrol, rego etc. and we own another car outright. We do not receive anything from Centrelink and I did not receive baby bonus or government paid parental leave.
Our mortgage payments are around $500 per week so that leaves us $1500 per week for other bills and food etc. We have savings and we do not have a credit card.
22-04-2016 13:27 #123
But it should be 50% each on essentials- school, medical, agreed upon activities, etc.
CS is for support- clothing, pocket money, etc.
We pay around $1200 a week all up.
Although with the birth of Bella, it will go down.
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I'm a sahm. My partner works 3 days a week (5 hours each day). He's on workcover. Before that he was working 70 hours a week.
Our combined income (which included family tax benifit, child support and his wage) per month is $5800 per month ( so roughly $60,000 a year between us).
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22-04-2016 14:30 #125
We earn about 65k a year and live quite well. We don't own but that's more about not being able to get together a deposit so much as not being able to pay a mortgage (we live regionally so smaller mortgages).
There's no real secret other than live within your means. We're just not really interested in 'stuff'. I buy second hand for lots of things, not bc we are broke but bc I'm smart everyone comments how nice the inside of our house is. So it's not like I buy scummy stuff. We just don't do credit. We pay cash or we don't buy.
I think people get into this debt cycle - I want that TV worth 2 grand but I don't have the cash. Oh well I'll stick it on the credit card and pay it off fast! But then you are saddled with monthly repayments for everything that eat into your disposable income. People have the car, the huge mortgage in the expensive suburb but they are 'broke'. We do it backwards. We have the 2k in the bank when we see the tv bc we don't have all these debts to repay, that money then goes into savings. We buy the tv with cash, so no debt still and by the next pay we are banking into savings again.
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22-04-2016 15:59 #126
Basically we earn after tax $4,800 per fortnight between us, no centrelink payments. That's not including dh's oncall every 3rd week. We pay all expenses fortnightly such 1 mortgage, life insurances, pay extra into our supers, insurance for 3 vehicles, house insurance, money to the kids bank accounts, some onto the credit card and into savings account, PHI then general household bills such as phones, water, shire rates, food. We only pay 20% of electricity as work subsidizes it. We don't overspend, we live comfortable enough. Oh and we have daycare fees for 1 child deducted fortnightly.
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The assumptions in this thread are rather amusing.
I was a sahm for years...and DH earns a good wage, but we did struggle because we do live in the 'expensive suburb.' It had nothing to do with being greedy or not being willing to make sacrifices or anything like that.
My dh's job requires him to work close to the city...so we had a choice...to live in the expensive suburb close to dh's work (so he didn't have 14-15hr days with travel time), be surrounded by great public schools within walking distance, and everything that we love (city life).
Or, we could live an hour away in a more rural area that is saturated with low ses families, send our children to the overfull public schools, or pay through the roof for the private school (or send our kids to a catholic school when we're atheists....no thanks), DH could spend 2-3hrs travelling each day and we'd have to drive everywhere because there's nothing close and the public transport system is awful.
We are now a family of two working parents...because we absolutely love the lifestyle we have in our 'expensive suburb,' and have absolutely no desire to move. We'd be absolutely miserable.
Oh, and if we sold our house to move out we'd be able to buy a house right, and we could both work meaningless part time jobs and live 'the simple life.' But we'd be absolutely miserable.
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This thread is so interesting and has made me have a think as we are about to go down to a single income in 4 weeks as our little on is due in June.
Hubby and I are on very good salaries and live a lifestyle of if there is something we need or want we generally don't go without. In saying this, we save very hard and don't throw our money away. However there are things that will definitely change once I am not working, As an example us at the moment having take out 2 times a week is something we can afford and are happy to do. New circumstances will mean re adjusting and more meal planning and prepping.
Our mortgage is not overly large, repayments around $1700 however we currently pay extra at $2200. All up our annual expenses excl mortgages is around $17,000 not including groceries or spending money. So 1 wage we should be able to make ends meet and still have some savings each month.
Being the saver I am, we started saving this time last year to be able to go to 1 income comfortably, able to enjoy our holidays we have annually and hopefully not have money stresses during my time off work.
I think the main thing I have taken from all the advise / examples is you live within your means and readjust. Where you may have been able to spend money somewhere with 2 incomes which doesn't make financial sense with 1 so you adapt and or compromise on other things.
Thank you so much for all the great tips too 😊
22-04-2016 18:19 #129
Edited: my bad, I was quoting DP on some of the numbers. Rego is actually more like $800. Thanks for the correction.
As for gas, insurance etc., location certainly is a major factor but it also helps to bargain hard. We've reduced our bills a LOT purely by switching or threatening to switch providers.
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22-04-2016 18:28 #130
You've chosen a more expensive lifestyle that you love, which is great. I think most people could get by fine on a hell of a lot less money if they really had to. It might mean moving to a location they don't love; having no choice in school; taking a less fulfilling job etc., but they could do it if they had no choice.
It's fantastic that so many of us HAVE these options, and the ability to decide how we want to live our own lives. What gets me is when people - of whatever income - fail to acknowledge how incredibly privileged we as Australians are and all of the luxuries we have (whether that be the ability to earn enough to live in the suburb we want, to buy coffee when out or to spend $240 a year on takeaway).
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When Henry and Dorothy go to view Atlantic House in 1988, they instantly fall in love with it. After purchasing the property and restoring it. It becomes the holiday home for the couple and their daughter's Constance and Prudence.
As we're introduced to the sisters as children, one thing stands out and that's their competitiveness. The story jumps forward to the sisters as grown-ups, their competitiveness remains. Despite both of them having gotten married and having children…. when they are together their rivalry kicks in. But can this holiday at Atlantic House change that. And as secrets are revealed, will the sisters change for the better……
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Monday February 6th 2017
City centre safety work recognised
Sheffield's partnership working for a safer city centre has been recognised at a national awards ceremony.
Tracey Ford, from Sheffield City Council Drug and Alcohol Coordination Team, manages the city's Best Bar None scheme which works with city partners, including Sheffield Business Improvement District, to promote the responsible management of licensed premises.
Now Tracey has been recognised and at an awards ceremony in London scooped the 'Outstanding Commitment to Best Bar None' award. The city's scheme was also one of only three finalists up for the Best Overall Scheme and was highly commended at the ceremony.
Tracey said: "I am absolutely overwhelmed to be recognised nationally. In all honesty, I've only been able to achieve this with the support from all the partners and premises involved, so this is down to their hard work too as much as mine.
"When I started Best Bar None there were only a few of us involved but it's gone from strength to strength since then. We have purchased mobile phone chargers for Sheffield Street Pastors and we have the award winning Best Bar None app ."
Sheffield BID Police Sergeant Matthew Burdett (pictured with Tracey) said: "It was a real privilege to make the shortlist for this national award once again and to come away with highly commended is something the partners can all be really proud of – and recognition that Best Bar None in Sheffield continues to flourish."
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Silly kitty Murphy has made this old tissue box his new favorite toy. He loves jumping though the box over and over again! If you've seen my other videos, you already know that he really loves chewing on boxes, as you can tell by the looks of this one! Eventually kitty Sonny wanted in on the action too, so he comes over to play with his brother… enjoy 🙂
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"Caravan Chronicles" is written by Simon & occasionally Sue Barlow
About Caravan Chronicles:
Caravan Chronicles was started in January 2012 about 6 months after Simon & Sue bought their first caravan and was intended as a simple blog about their first few months 'learning' to caravan. However, during the research into buying a caravan, it became clear that on caravan forums for every good answer to a question, there were at least ten bad answers and just as many on-line arguments! It seemed almost impossible to get straight answers to questions. Simon being eminently practical and still retaining that rare trait of 'common sense' started replying to some of the posts. He wrote the first guide 'Understanding the Dynamics of Towing" one night … closely followed by a couple of other guides to post on a forum. However it seemed like starting a blog would be the way forward and Caravan Chronicles was born. In it's first year (2012) it had just over 36,000 page visits. In 2014 it had over 336,000 page visits and in 2015 it had 1.26 million page visits making it the fastest growing blog in the market sector.
About Simon:
"Simon P Barlow BSc MBCS CITP, was a professional photographer for a number of years before retiring (again). He began taking motor sport pictures in the early 80's for car and bike magazines while at university and later moved on to aerial photography after gaining his pilots licence.
After studying electrical and mechanical engineering then moving on to study for a degree in computer engineering he had a successful career in IT lasting over 25 years, working for various companies including fiddling with stuff at Boscombe Down for the MOD, disappearing down a bunker in Stokenchurch for the RAF, designing network stuff for the Nimrod and Eurofighter projects while at BAE Systems and doing a bit with Boeing and Lockheed Martin on the JSF at the same time (but don't tell them!). A bit of networking for the AWACS lot at RAF Waddington came next with a bit of other stuff for the RAF before trying out a local metropolitan borough council for size for a year. Finding it didn't quite fit, in 2000 moved on, bought an anorak and started learning all about trains with First Group at First North Western and then Northern Rail. Not able to stand any more excitement, in 2006 Simon 'retired' from IT and returned to photography to and photographs stuff he want's to… or occasionally when someone ask's him to.
In March 2015 Simon put on a shirt and tie again and 'un-retired" working for one of the major ground handling companies at MAN. After twelve months of looking after airlines a change of pace (and company) beckoned and now works part time ( so 'semi-retired') for a small aviation company at Manchester International Airport looking after non scheduled flights….
In his spare time he designs, builds and installs wiring systems for small aircraft and writes articles across a broad range of subjects. He is currently trying to write a book about his flight round the world in a single engine Beech Bonanza airplane in 2009 and holds both UK and American pilots licences with multi engine and IR ratings.
Simon has been married for over 34 years to Sue who is the Chief Clinical Perfusion Scientist at a major private hospital in south Manchester. They both live just outside Manchester with their three Siamese cats – Henry, Oscar & Polo."
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Miami Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Pick, Odds, Prediction - 6/18/14
Chicago Cubs (29-39) at Miami Marlins (35-34)
MLB Baseball: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 12:40 pm (Marlins Park)
Jake Arrieta (R) (2-1) (2.093) vs. Nathan Eovaldi (R) (4-2) (3.710)
The Line: Miami Marlins -131 / Chicago Cubs +121 --- Over/Under: 7.5 See the Latest Odds
TV: CSN-CHI, MLB Network
The Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins will play a rubber game on Wednesday afternoon.
The Cubs have lost six of their last 10 games and are now 11 games below a .500 record. While the offense has given the Cubs issues all year, it's actually been their pitching rotation that has allowed four or more runs in 10 of 16 games in the month of June. The Cubs pitching has been solid for much of the season with a 3.58 ERA, which is ninth in the majors. Offensively, Starlin Castro has nine RBI in his last nine games and Anthony Rizzo has gotten on base at least once in five straight. Jake Arrieta takes the mound, and he's 2-1 with a 2.09 ERA and has 44 strikeouts in 43 innings. This is Arrieta's second career start against the Marlins.
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Despite losing four of their last six games, the Marlins are just a half a game out of first place in the NL East. The Marlins have consistently been one of the better offensive teams in the league, as they've scored four or more runs in six of their last eight games. Giancarlo Stanton has scored six runs in his last nine games and Casey McGehee has gotten on base in 12 straight. The Marlins pitching staff has an ERA of 3.86. Starting is Nathan Eovaldi, who is 4-2 with a 3.71 ERA and has 72 strikeouts in 87.1 innings. This is Eovaldi's second career start against the Cubs.
The Cubs are 7-2 in Arrieta's last 9 starts as an underdog and 8-3 in Arrieta's last 11 starts overall. The Marlins are 7-3 in Eovaldi's last 10 home starts and 2-5 in Eovaldi's last 7 starts overall.
Eovaldi has been great at home his whole career and the Marlins are still one of the best home teams in all of baseball. I like the fish in this spot against a below par Cubs squad.


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So people, I'd like to share what I've just read. The book name is Memoirs of a Geisha. There's a film that is based on that novel with the same title. This is such an amazing book, written by Arthur Golden. He's such an amazing author! He's an American, he's a man and he lives nowadays, but he could write such a breathtaking novel that tells you about geisha's life. He had to transform from a man to a woman, from an American to Japanese, and from present time to past time.
Before it's getting too far, I want to ask you, do you know what Geisha is? Geisha is traditional, female Japanese entertainer whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music and dance. Mostly, geisha's job is to entertain guests in traditional Japanese bars.
The novel is told from the point of view of Sayuri Nitta, a retired geisha who is living in New York City. She is a beautiful, grey colored eyes woman. She recalls her early childhood as Chiyo Sakamoto, a 9 year-old girl who lives in Yoroido a small poor and dull village with her parents and family in the year 1929. Unluckily, Chiyo and her sister, Satsu, are sold into a life of servitude by their parents. Her sister is taken by a brothel and she's taken by a geisha house named Nitta Okiya in Kyoto. There, she learns how to be a geisha.
But, there's a popular geisha who lives in Nitta Okiya. She's Hatsumomo. She has a very evil behavior. She thinks that Chiyo and with her talents and beauty can beat Hatsumomo's popularity and wealth so Hatsumomo annoys Chiyo's life cruelly.
While mourning in the street, a man greets her and cheers her up. Then, that man buys her an ice snow cone, and then he wipes Chiyo's tears with his handkerchief. After that, he gives Chiyo his handkerchief and some money. That man is Chairman Ken Iwamura. After that, Chiyo is obsessed to be a geisha because she thinks, by being a geisha she would meet Ken Iwamura again in another time.
When Chiyo is being a teenager, a famous top Geisha in Kyoto, named Mameha, interested with Chiyo's beauty. Then, Mameha teaches Chiyo many things about Geisha and then when Chiyo's getting famous, she changes her name into Sayuri.
Because of Sayuri's great career, the owner of Nitta Okiya adopts Sayuri to be her daughter. So, Hatsumomo no longer can annoy Sayuri.
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Lisa Cheung, MD
Dr. Cheung's parents are originally from mainland China. She is the only one in her family born in the United States, and grew up in Sacramento. Dr. Cheung earned her undergraduate degree at UC Davis and then travelled on to Medical College of Wisconsin for medical school, and the University of Wisconsin for a residency in internal medicine.
Dr. Cheung has worked with Lassen Medical Clinic since 1995. In 2014, she switched from private practice to become the Director of the Lassen Hospitalist Group. She is also a current Executive Board member of Lassen Medical Clinic and the current chairperson of the Medical division for St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Dr. Cheung has also held positions as Chief of Staff for St. Elizabeth's Hospital and as chairperson of North State Community Board for Dignity Health.
Dr. Cheung was named Physician of the Year in 2014 by St. Elizabeth's Hospital (her second time receiving the honor).
Her hobbies include racquetball, fishing, kayaking, telling jokes, and spending time with her Siberian Husky.
"My mission is to make my patients feel at ease while in the hospital and show them my compassion and concern. "
– Dr. Cheung
More About Dr. Cheung:
Internal Medicine
Joined Lassen Medical Clinic:
- July 1995
Board Certified:
- 1995
- Doctor of Medicine Degree, Medical College of Wisconsin, 1992
- Bachelor of Science, University of California, Davis, 1987
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Language(s) other than English:
- Cantonese
- Physician of the Year, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, 2014
Location: St. Elizabeth's Hospital
To reach Dr. Cheung, please contact our Red Bluff location at (530) 527-0414.


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Greg Hicks, 69, long a fixture of South Whidbey Island, died in April. He was born in Seattle and graduated from Ingraham High School. A proud member of the Marine Corps., Greg served in combat in Vietnam.
He moved to the island in the 1970s and worked at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders before becoming a welder for the University of Washington. A skilled tradesman, he was admired throughout his career for his steady work ethic.
Greg was quiet and kind, a devoted son, brother and uncle. He lept to help friend and stranger alike. Greg supported many local businesses and artists and lavished care on the dogs he rescued. He was a lover of Harley Davidson motorcycles, hard bound books and his mother's legendary chocolate chip cookies. Fishing trips with his dad were prized memories.
If you would like to make a donation in Greg's memory, please consider Brigadoon Service Dogs in Bellingham, earmarked to their Canines and Heroes for Independence program. These dogs address the special needs of veterans who suffer from PTSD, a condition Greg lived with for 50 years.
Online condolences can be made at Visser Funeral Home, Langley.


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PAOK-Gaziantep: 82-85
Gaziantep came good in the fourth quarter and beat PAOK in Greece on Wednesday for their second victory at the start of the Basketball Champions League season.
Trailing by as many as nine points in the second half, the visitors from Turkey clawed their way back and prevailed, 85-82.
Excelling for the second straight week was Sean Armand, the guard who pulled all the right strings late for Gaziantep and finished with 20 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds. Armand did all of his scoring in the second half.
His late alley-oop pass on a backdoor cut by Victor Rudd was a thing of beauty. Rudd dunked it and it was effectively the final nail in the coffin for PAOK, who dropped to 0-2 with the loss.
Jure Balazic, also playing well for the second straight week, was instrumental for Gaziantep in their comeback. Down 59-52 late in the third quarter and beginning to fade, Gaziantep got the ball to the Slovenian and he drilled a 3-pointer.
PAOK maintained an edge, though, until late in the fourth quarter when again Balazic came to the fore. His basket made it 77-75 in favor of Gaziantep and they led for the rest of the way.
A key sequence happened inside the final minute after Lucky Jones had trimmed the Gaziantep advantage to 79-77.
Armand drove and scored and an unsportsmanlike foul was called on Jones. Armand made the free-throw and then with Gaziantep maintaining possession, he dribbled until just four seconds remained on the shot clock down made his alley-oop pass to Rudd for the dunk.
Armand led the way in scoring while D.J. White was also big, scoring 19 points. Rudd contributed 17 and Balazic 13. PAOK, beaten by MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg on Gameday 1, got a game-high 22 points off the bench from Brandon Triche.
PAOK will play at Capo D'Orlando next week in a battle of 0-2 teams while Gaziantep will host defending champions Iberostar Tenerife (1-1).


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David Byrne and Brian Eno have a new record, available today.
Perhaps it will be good. "My Life In The Bush of Ghosts" is decent enough – more on that later – but the free download song off the new record is decidedly ordinary. That probably would surprise a lot of people, but it shouldn't, because the two are relatively ordinary musicians. But this post is not about them so much as about the relativity of the avant-garde.
This article about the two, and their collaboration, takes as implicit that their connections to the avant-gare, which completely mystifies me. This is not a complaint about Eno or Byrne. They do what they do well. Although Talking Heads never spoke to me much until "Speaking in Tongues," where they became good musicians and made good music, I have many Eno recordings I enjoy, and his last record is really pretty damn good; he has great ears and great taste. But I first heard his name back in high school, when people were talking about this totally avant-garde record, this idea of ambient music meant to be part of the environment. It was totally avant-garde!
Of course, it wasn't. Well, if all you knew of music was pop and rock, it certainly was. And for the majority of listeners and critics, music began only in the 20th century and the only music that exists is rock and pop. When I first heard of "Music for Airports," I had already known about Satie, so this idea was nothing new. And when I first heard The Talking Heads, I had already been playing free jazz, so again, nothing new.
The avant-garde as a movement in music really came into being in the 20th century, prior to World War I, and by that I do not mean that the directed development of music reached an ultra-extreme point, but that there was a conscious effort, begun by the Futurists, to destroy the previous history of music and start it again from a non-musical basis. Since that time, there have been a variety of attempts to put the possible future of music at some point far outside the contemporary limit of tradition; George Antheil based a career on it, the beginnings of tape and electronic music, the methods of Xenakis and Scelsi, all of these were truly avant-garde rather than logical next-steps in the progressive accretion of musical knowledge. What makes the avant-garde so vital is that, as T.S. Eliot pointed out, the tradition of an art form eventually reaches that outlying point and incorporates it, and so no artists is ever totally outside the tradition. The avant-garde is literally out front, waiting for the rest to catch up.
The same is not quite true for pop and rock music; these are forms with limited possibilities for expansion, and their history tends to be circular, recycling older styles in new packages. This is because, like non-Western "classical" music, the purpose of rock and pop is mainly social, so there are constraints on what is accepted, since the point is popular acceptance. Classical music is absolute music, it exists for itself, and so can attempt and incorporate anything that works. So the idea that Brian Eno would, in a pop music context, make a record that had no words, was quiet and was not meant to draw attention to itself, seemed more than a little odd, but in the history of music, the all-encompassing history, there was nothing odd or even new about it. In fact, this has been a long-time social purpose of music, and so fit perfectly well into the pop world. Eno, and Eno and Byrne together, have shown the pop world different ways to think about pop music, which makes for more interesting listening for us all. But avant-garde? No – neither starved for this.


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It seems like just yesterday that MillionTreesNYC reached its halfway point of 500,000 trees planted, but now they're already up to 800,000! Mayor Bloomberg helped plant the 800,000th tree yesterday on Governors Island in an act that also symbolized the completion of the first phase of the new Governors Island Park. The 30-acre green space is due to open in May of 2014.
MillionTreesNYC is one of the city's most important green initiatives and is part of NYC's comprehensive, long-term sustainability agenda, also called PlaNYC. The program began in 2007 with the goal of reaching one million trees planted by 2017. By planting so many new arbors, New York City can increase its urban forest. An urban jungle is the one of the few things that keeps the city from becoming a sweltering valley of concrete and steel. At the same time, greenery is important to keeping our air clean.
"MillionTreesNYC has not only increased NYC's urban forest, but also engaged thousands of New Yorkers to help clean the city's air and green its public spaces," said Director of the Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability Sergej Mahnovski in a release.
"Today, thanks to the efforts of over 27,000 volunteers and the leadership of partners like Governors Island," he continued. "We are 800,000 trees closer to reaching our goal of one million, ensuring a greener, greater New York for generations to come."
The new 30 acres of parkland on Governors Island will include Liggett Terrace, a six-acre plaza filled with seasonal plantings, water features and public art. Other features of the park include the 1,500 trees of Hammock Grove and a 14-acre wide Play Lawn.
Meanwhile, the most picturesque destination of the park will be a site known as The Hills. The 10-acre area will be built up using recycled construction and fill materials to create a hill 25 to 80 feet above the Island. When completed in 2015, the highest summit will provide vistors with a 360-degree panorama of the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor and the Lower Manhattan skyline.
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We have had a very busy summer here in the garden at Strawberry Hill House, thanks partly to several donations and funding bids that have come in for a series of garden projects.
In June and July, First Grounds Maintenance
came and reseeded our lawn where it had been damaged by the presence of the ice rink. The process involved spiking the lawn with a VertiDrain, using a tractor mounted seeder and then spreading a top dressing of sand over the area. This was kindly paid for by Stadium Support Services. It really has made a difference and the lawn looks great now.
The Teddington Society have generously given us two donations this year. One was for gravel for our car park and it does look much better there now because of it. The second was for terracotta pots and plants for around the outside of the house. There are many paintings that date from Horace Walpole's time at Strawberry Hill and those of the house show a large number of planted wooden tubs and terracotta pots.
18th century engraving showing pots Garden volunteer Kevin watering new plants
The donated money has helped us recreate part of the 18th century garden a little more closely.
Another project that has started this summer is in the woodland which has been a little neglected over the years. Here we will recreate Walpole's Serpentine Walk, a winding wooded path lined with flowering trees, shrubs and flowers. To start this transformative project, the volunteers have spent a lot of the summer clearing areas of bramble, ivy and bind weed. They have opened up glades and pruned back trees and shrubs to let more light in. After we started this work we heard the amazing news that we were to receive funding for the project from the Richmond Civic Pride Fund. This has enabled us to buy a number of suitable trees and shrubs as well as tools. Many of the trees are British natives such as rowan/mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia), wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis), hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), dog rosa (Rosa canina), field rose (Rosa arvensis), and crab apple. We will also be planting tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum) and common wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana). These will add year-round interest to the area with colours from flowers, leaves and berries, and they will be good for wildlife. Further possible funding will help us buy bulbs such as bluebells and snowdrops, ferns and other woodland perennials. This week we spent two days working with students from Richmond upon Thames College who helped to clear some ivy and plant trees and shrubs as part of the project (full blog to follow).
In June, a group of garden volunteers, tour guides and I visited Rousham, a beautiful garden near Bicester in Oxfordshire. It was created by William Kent for General James Dormer in the late 1730s. Horace Walpole was a great admirer of William Kent's work and Rousham was one of his favourite gardens and I can see why. It is stunning with its ponds and rills, temples, statues, tree lined avenues and vistas. There is also a fabulous walled garden. I will be writing more of Rousham, Kent and Walpole in a future blog.
Elsewhere, the volunteers have been hard at work weeding, watering, pruning, dead heading, mowing and edging. I am ten months into my time at Strawberry Hill and it has been a great year so far. Roll on autumn…
Kate Robinson, Gardener-in-Charge