The Maddening Chirp Of The Cricket Late Summer Nights
A humorous ode to crickets invading homes as summer ends. The narrator shares sleepless nights, odd evictions, and quirky battles with the chirping insects, including a bag and riding crop episode and a spray incident.
Lodi Grape Festival Opens with Harvest Exhibit
The event in Lodi California runs September 19 22 showcasing 110 grape varieties. It features professional entertainment wine tasting art and floriculture exhibitions.
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Lodi
Calif
The Quest for a Better Night's Sleep Tips
More than 50 million Americans struggle with sleep per Better Sleep Council. The guide lists factors from meals and caffeine to stress and room conditions, and offers a step by step plan including consistent schedules, exercise timing, worry time, routine bedtime, temperature control, noise and light management, and posture oriented sleep sets.
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Better Sleep Council
Arlington
Sleep Council
Pulling Down the Shades On The Old Enemy Insomnia
A reader tipsheet offers methods to beat insomnia including progressive muscle relaxation with tense and release cycles, foods rich in L-tryptophan such as milk and turkey, guided visualization of tranquil settings, deep breathing, warm baths, and counting sheep to distract the brain and induce sleep.
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Dreamland
Harris to Perform at USC Aiken Evening in September
Augusta native Jerry Harris, a versatile pianist known for improvisation and a varied repertoire, will headline USC Aiken’s Evening in September at the Etherredge Center of Fine Arts tomorrow from 5 to 8 p.m. Reservations are closed.
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Augusta
Jerry Harris
Broad Street Park
Duke Ellington
Harris
USC Aiken
Etherredge Center of Fine Arts
Aiken
Houndslake
Green Boundary Club
Rye Patch
Howard University
New York
Apollo Theater
Harlem
Old Ship Ahoy
Broad Street
Jim Nabors
WJBF
Gomer Pyle
Jessye Norman
John Barnes
Eagles Nest
Augusta Hilton
Sleep Myths and Facts From Sleep Experts
The Better Sleep Council notes we spend a third of life sleeping and five to six years dreaming. Smokers take longer to fall asleep and wake more. improper mattresses and poor posture cause backaches. Historic sleepers like Dickens, Franklin, and Twain favored unique setups. Insomnia defined as difficulty sleeping for 30 to 45 minutes or under six hours of rest. Hereditary sleepwalking is discussed with a nightly wandering anecdote.
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Better Sleep Council
Arlington
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Charles Dickens
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Oktoberfest at USC Aiken features German fare and live music
USC Aiken hosts Oktoberfest on Thursday October 10 from 7 to 11 pm near the baseball field. General admission is 7.50 in advance, includes German sausage a hard roll sauerkraut and one drink. Limited 100 rent tickets offer a table eight with eight entry passes waiter service dinner and Bavarian dishes. Palmer's caters Goorman Sauerkraut Band performs. reservations at 648-6851 ext 305.
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USC Aiken
USCA
Palmer’s
Goorman Sauerkraut Band
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