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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 03, 2012
A sustainable garden works in harmony with nature. These gardens are low-water, organic, chemical-free, and support environmental conservation.
Sustainable gardens are the trend right now, says CEO of Green Thumbs Up, Fanny Obadia. Trained in horticulture and landscape design and specializing in organic, low-water, sustainable gardens, she adds that most techniques are easy and can save homeowners both time and money.
Here are a few things to keep in mind:
????1. Plant native plants and trees which need less care and energy and will be healthier than exotic species. Another benefit is that native birds, insects, and other wildlife will be able to use the fruits, nectar, and habitat these plants and trees provide.
????2. Organic gardening is a great way to grow fruit and vegetables. This method allows homeowners to grow food without the use of pesticides, herbicides, and other chemicals that pollute the soil and water. An array of tools is available to bolster plant health and ward off pests, including using beneficial insects such as lady bugs, organic fertilizers, and compost to supply the soil with nutrients.
????3. Mulching protects the soil by helping it retain water, control weeds, and insulate plants from extreme temperatures. Materials such as wood chips, nut shells, grass clippings, compost, sawdust, or leaves can be used as mulch. Mulching is a great way to recycle materials that might otherwise be discarded.
For those with a busy lifestyle who want an organic, sustainable garden but do not have the time or expertise, professionals are available to install and maintain an organic garden.
Green Thumbs Up, a licensed landscape contractor with a horticulture background, can help homeowners re-create an outdoor space, add new paths, or build raised beds for fruits and vegetables. They are a one-stop shop, providing landscape design, installation, and maintenance with experience in many design styles, including contemporary, modern, English, Japanese, as well as landscape designs for Eichler homes. This is a company that gives back to the community as well, including sharing profits with Heifer International, a non-profit world hunger organization.
Its very important to me to build good relationships with our clients says Fanny, who has a hands-on approach from conception to completion and speaks English, Spanish, and French fluently. I take the time to listen and ask relevant questions about their lifestyle and gardening needs. I like to meet all the family members and incorporate what they want in the yard.
For more information about this special company that provides personalized service, please visit their website http://www.paloaltogardens.com.
About Green Thumbs Up
Based in Palo Alto California, Green Thumbs Up Inc. is a licensed landscape contractor that designs, installs, and maintains beautiful and environmentally friendly garden spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area. Owner and CEO Fanny Obadia, has experience in many design styles including contemporary, modern, English, Japanese, and specializes in fruit and vegetable gardens and sustainable and low-water gardens. Her artful detail and attention to sustainable landscaping and garden practices are reflected in her beautiful work. Green Thumbs Up is a member of the California Landscape Contractors Association and Certified Bay Friendly Landscaping.
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(PRWEB) January 19, 2012
Celebrity Erik Estrada will visit ICDC Colleges Huntington Park campus to meet with current students, faculty, and invited guests at the colleges Huntington Park Open House on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ICDCs Huntington Park campus Open House will start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. The event is open to the public. Estrada is a renowned actor who reached celebrity acclaim as a result of his role as Ponch on the six-year run successful TV series, CHIPS and more recently for qualifying as a dance finalist on the Latin America hit show, Mira Qui?n Baila (AKA Spanish-language version of the Dancing with the Stars show).
Estrada, a Deputy Sheriff in the State of Virginia and Reserve Police Officer in Indiana will join a round-table discussion on The Impact of Police Budget Cutbacks on Community Safety: Can Trained Civilians Learn Police Services? in support of ICDCs Homeland Security program. He says, Our nation needs qualified Homeland Security professionals now more than ever, individuals trained in careers such as border patrol, law enforcement, and security management to help keep our nation safe. In his law-enforcement role, Estrada is also a certified member of Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program (ICAC Program) and has been an advocate for waging the war against cybercrime pornography involving children. Estrada also publically supported the state of Californias legislation to prohibit the use of cell phones while driving.
Estrada will also be joined by a speaker panel that will include George Holt, co-founder of Solutions Group International (SGI). Holt, a retired Police Sergeant with a combined 23 years of service at two police agencies in the city of Los Angeles, is highly decorated, having been awarded the Police Star Medal twice for heroism and bravery in the line of duty (1996 and 2001). Holt is a certified Range Master and Firearms instructor and has extensive experience proving personal security for a number of high profile clients in fields such as entertainment, business and politics. Holt also has served as a Narcotics Detective, a Patrol Division Watch Commander and a supervisor for one of the largest Bomb Detection K9 Unit in the Western United States.
Estrada and Holt will also be joined by Nickolas Ferara, current CEO of LEOSEC Security Solutionsa California-based protection firm specializing in security service, threat assessments and consultation services for a number of organizations, state-wide. Ferara, a former police officer is a certified drug recognition, narcotics and protection specialist as well as a threat assessment professional. The panel will also include ICDC Colleges Director of Homeland Security program and Homeland Security instructor, Huntington Park campus. The workshop will include an opportunity for the public to ask the panel questions, including employment opportunities in Homeland Security. The workshop is free and open to the public.
About ICDC College
ICDC College offers Associate’s Degree programs and Fast-Track Diploma programs online in careers such as Alcohol and Drug Counseling, Homeland Security, Forensic Science, Health Care Management, and Business Management and Accounting. ICDC College also offers over 24 diploma/certificates on campus including Alcohol and Drug Counseling, Homeland Security and Investigation, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Computerized Accounting, Medical Office Management, Physical Therapy Aide, Dental Technician, and many more. ICDC College, in affiliation with Los Angeles Unified School District, offers G.E.D. and ESL classes for its students and the general public as a community service. ICDC College has multiple campus locations throughout Southern California. Government Financial Aid, including Veteran benefits, is available for those students who qualify. ICDC College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and is approved by the Department of Veteran Affairs as an Institution of Higher Learning (IHL). ICDC College is named as a 2012 Military Friendly School and ranks among the top 20% of all colleges, universities and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace Americas veterans, as reported by G.I. Jobs. For more information about ICDC College, call 1-888-592-4232 or visit http://icdccollege.edu. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the programs, and other important information, please visit http://icdccollege.edu.
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Phone: 877-516-3039 / e-mail: lisa.mcgloiry(at)icdccollege(dot)edu
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Jacksonville, Florida (PRWEB) January 20, 2012
More than 50 works by renowned artists such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent will be on display at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens from February 16 through May 6, 2012 as part of the exhibit: Impressionism and Post Impressionism from the High Museum of Art. The exhibit illustrates the emergence of Impressionism in France during the 1870s, the movement’s evolution to Post-Impressionism, and its later influence on American artists. This progressive look provides a unique perspective of one of the most controversial, significant and ultimately widely popular artistic movements, said Hope McMath, Director of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. We’re thrilled to bring this must-see collection to The Cummer and the city of Jacksonville.
The exhibit on loan from the High Museum of Art in Atlanta features works by such pre-Impressionist artists as Eugene Boudin to mark the initial transition from the traditional, academic paintings of the French Academy of Fine Arts and the Paris Salon to the loose brushwork and airy landscapes of Monet, Renoir and Pissarro that defined the Impressionist movement. Today, Impressionism is one of the most beloved artistic techniques but the movement was avant-garde in its day. Respected artists in the mid-1800s were painting dramatic historic scenes and religious works. Monet, Renoir and Pissarro rebelled against the traditional, narrowly-defined art of the time and challenged the status quo with loose, rapid brushwork and en plein air painting that explored the effects of light on the landscape, said Cummer Curator Holly Keris. What critics of the time labeled ‘unfinished’ and ‘superficial’ would later draw widespread public acceptance and adoration.
The term Impressionism was derived from Claude Monet’s painting titled Impression, Sunrise which caused a stir when it debuted in 1872. The Impressionism and Post Impressionism from the High Museum of Art exhibit features paintings by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Frederic Bazille, all founders of Impressionism. The movement spanned two decades and the exhibit represents works from throughout the period, including paintings by American greats such as Cassatt and Sargent who were influenced by Impressionism, and examples of how the movement evolved into Post-Impressionism as seen in works by Bonnard, Paul C?zanne, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Edouard Vuillard. In addition to a change in technique to more visible strokes, Impressionist artists broke away from traditional rules of subject matter and composition. Impressionism was the mix of all of these elements candid poses and more natural compositions, brushstrokes that showed immediacy and movement, less use of black, somber colors, and the belief that the viewer’s eye would allow less detailed, unblended colors and shapes tell a story, explains Keris.
Some of the works featured in the Impressionism and Post Impressionism from the High Museum of Art exhibit include:
The Beach at Sainte-Adresse (1865) by?Fr?d?ric Bazille, a close friend of Monet’s whose artistic career was cut short by his death in the Franco-Prussian War;
Claude Monet’s Houses of Parliament in the Fog?(1903), one of a series of paintings the artist made of this important place in different light and atmospheric conditions;
Camille Pissarro’s Snowscape with Cows at Montfoucault?(1874), which shows the influence of Paul?C?zanne in its limited color palette and regulated brushstrokes;
Tuileries Gardens?(ca. 1897) by American artist Childe Hassam, which references a famous work by his older and more well-known contemporary Claude Monet;
John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Ralph Curtis on the Beach at Scheveningen?(1880), an en plein air example with actual grains of sand from the beach in its surface; and
John Henry Twachtman’s Along the River, Winter?(ca. 1889), an austere winter landscape that borders on the edge of abstraction.
Special Programming & Events
Throughout the Impressionism and Post Impressionism from the High Museum of Art exhibit from February 16 through May 6, TreeCup Caf? at The Cummer will feature Parisian-inspired fare on Tuesday evenings and The Cummer Store will be stocked with a variety of Impressionist gifts, prints and treasures. Special events and programs include:
Calling all Photo Enthusiasts: February 16 May 5
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens invites experienced and novice photographers alike to capture reflected images or reflected light along the St. Johns River. From February 16 through May 5, 2012, send between one and three photos to lstevens(at)cummer(dot)org. All appropriate photos will be shared on The Cummers Flickr account. This is not a contest, but rather a shared photo experience celebrating Impressionism and creative expression.
Lecture: Brilliant Transformations: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: Dr. Debra Murphy, University of North Florida
Tuesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. $ 5 Members and Non-members
Lecture: Special Guest Lecturer David Brenneman, Director of Collections and Exhibitions, High Museum of Art
Tuesday, March 6 at 7 p.m. $ 5 Members and Non-members
Talks and Tea: Seated galley talks at 1:30 p.m. with afternoon tea and refreshments following.
Reservations requested; please call (904) 355-0630. $ 6 Members and Non-members
March 21 & 22 at 1:30 p.m.
April 18 & 19 at 1:30 p.m.
Art for Two: Classes in painting, drawing and printmaking.
Somethings Fishy! February 11, 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Print Like our Japanese Friends March 10, 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Lets Make a Good Impression April 14, 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Art Adventures: Classes in painting, drawing and printmaking.
Somethings Fishy! February 18, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Pleine-air Painting The Garden March 17, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Lets Make a Good Impression April 21, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Moon Gazing River Cruise: April 5, 2012
Join the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens for a brilliant evening as we cruise the St. Johns River under the evening sky. Enjoy wine, cheese and light hors doeuvres. Like Japanese Artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, whose selected woodblock prints from the series One Hundred Views of the Moon, are currently on view at The Cummer, you will be entranced by the moon as it lights a shimmering path along the river on this hour-and-a-half cruise. We will board The Riverkeeper Water Taxi between 7:00 and 7:30 pm at The Riverside Artist Market Dock under the Fuller Warren Bridge and return to disembark at approximately 9:00 pm. The trip is $ 45.00 and reservations can be made by contacting Louise Stevens at (904)899-6004.
Bon Voyage Late Closing Hours: Saturday, May 5 until Midnight
Savor the last chance to see the Impressionism and Post Impressionism from the High Museum of Art at The Cummer until 12:00 midnight.
About The Cummer
For the past 50 years, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens has been committed to engaging and inspiring through the arts, gardens and education. A permanent collection of nearly 5,000 objects and historic gardens on a riverfront campus offers more than 109,000 annual visitors a truly unique experience on the First Coast. Nationally recognized education programs serve and adults and children of all abilities. For more information, including hours, visit http://www.cummer.org.
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Bellevue, Wash. (PRWEB) February 01, 2012
Bellevue Towers, the regions largest urban condominium project, has sold 13 new homes in January, bringing the project to 50 percent sold and putting it on track to meet its record setting sales of 2011. With last years sales totaling 144 units and $ 88,940,000 – double the volume of the closest, comparable project in the market – the January 2012 sales of 13 new homes for $ 11,100,000 confirm Bellevue Towers as the most attractive condominium value currently offered to buyers in the market.
Our ability to offer limited release prices in early January on select homes had a direct impact on our impressive January sales, said Patrick Clark, principal with Realty Trust, the brokerage company marketing and selling the project, who also noted that these sales included three $ 2 million+ homes. With the support of the Seller, prioritizing sales velocity and value for buyers has proven to be the right course. Bellevue Towers sold 13 new units in the month of January at an average cost per square foot of $ 486 based on the average sold unit size of 1,526 square feet.
Bellevue Towers remaining homes include studio and one-bedroom residences priced from the $ 300,000s, two-bedroom homes priced from the $ 600,000s, and spacious penthouses priced from $ 2 million. These homes range from 807 square feet to 6,398 square feet and represent some of the most generous-sized condominiums in the market, offering the best value on a per square foot basis. Original prices have been reduced on average by 30 percent, with a limited release of new homes reduced by as much as 40 percent from original pricing to generate strong momentum going into the new year.
The opportunity to purchase a home for 40 percent or more off the peak continues be attractive to many buyers, said Clark. Prospective buyers recognize that we are meeting the market in terms of pricing and value, and that has resulted in strong January sales.
Bellevue Towers consists of a 42-story North Tower and a 43-story South Tower with 539 total homes. Each tower offers its own lobby with dedicated concierge service, while sharing an array of other amenities. Residents of Bellevue Towers have access to a 24,000-square-foot urban garden nestled between the two towers, a private screening room, large dining room with terrace and chefs kitchen, fitness center, spa and sun deck, and a great room that opens to an expansive outdoor terrace with fireplace and barbecue grill.
The project also features more than 300 original pieces from Northwest artists including Lucinda Parker, Julie Speidel and George Batho. Standard finishes in all Bellevue Towers homes include Viking or Wolf cook tops and ranges, Sub-Zero refrigerators, Bosch dishwashers, full-height granite kitchen-counter backsplashes and master bathrooms finished in marble or travertine.
New pricing information and tours are available Wednesday through Friday from 11 am to 6 pm and on Saturday and Sunday from Noon to 5 pm at 500 106th Avenue NE in downtown Bellevue. Prospective buyers may make arrangements by calling 425.454.9922 or visiting http://www.bellevuetowers.com/.
Editors Note: High-resolution images of Bellevue Towers and the new penthouse model home are available by calling (425) 451-4387 or emailing Margaret(at)gruman-nicoll(dot)com
About Bellevue Towers
Bellevue Towers is a two-tower, 42- and 43-story condominium community comprised of 539 residential units located in the heart of downtown Bellevue at the intersection of NE 4th Street and 106th Avenue, within easy walking distance of shopping, dining and the Downtown Park. Bellevue Towers features large, luxuriously appointed floor plans that showcase spectacular city, lake and mountain views together with extensive homeowner amenities including a fitness center, spa, screening room, guest suites, dining room, community great room and rooftop garden between the towers. As sustainable as it is luxurious, Bellevue Towers has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold status, making it the largest LEED Gold residential development in the Northwest.
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