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Go Modesto – Chinese New Year
Go Modesto
Celebrate Chinese New Year Feb 8 at one of your favorite Chinese restaurants or Feb 13 at the Modesto Senior Center. or February 21, at the Modesto Center Plaza center with the Stanislaus Country Asian Society. This is the year of the Monkey and we hope that this brings success and good fortune to all. We will be celebrating at Minnie's with one of those glorious cocktails.


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Catlynn Cunningham
Catlynn decided to pursue a career working with animals during a high school internship at a veterinary clinic, and has been grooming dogs since 2006. She has worked in salons, veterinary offices, and boarding kennels and her favorite part of the job is meeting new people and dogs. She lives west of Indianapolis with her standard poodle Ruby, two Great Pyrenees Delta Dawn and Pony, miniature horses Boots and Banjo, and a flock of chickens and ducks. In her spare time she rescues and fosters livestock animals, and loves to spend time outside with her pets.
Katie Deveau | Groomer
Katie Deveau has been grooming since 2009. Before that she attended Ball State University and graduated with a degree in Painting. Upon graduation she quickly translated her art degree to three demensional work with fur. She geniunely believes that empathy and education go hand in hand with grooming and feels strongly about developing bonds with her four legged clients. She attends grooming conferences yearly and stays up to date with trends, techniques, and tools.
Katie lives on the southside of Indy with her derpy-Doberman, Vulcan, pitty-mutt Gorbash, lionhead rabbit, Francis, and two studio cats, Kitty and Roger. When not grooming she divides her time between painting and spending time with her family.
Katie Williams | Groomer
Katie Williams has been professionally pampering pets since she was a teenager. From then on it was clear that this was the pawfect career path and she could not imagine a better way to spend her days! She has a passion for senior dogs and making sure their spa experience is calm, comfortable, and personable. She believes that patience and compassion are the key to keeping our pups looking and feeling great!
Katie resides downtown with the queen of her heart, her crazy cat Marla Singer, Marla's son, Bernard, and her gorgeous, gimpy Chinese crested puppy, Roman.
Kelsey Williamson | Groomer
Kelsey Williamson has had a passion for animals her whole life! She grew up with so many wonderful pets that she knew from a very early age that she wanted to pursue a career working with them as an adult. She started working with pets professionally at the age 16 and began her grooming career in 2004. She loves nothing more than building a lifetime of caring and trusting bonds with her furry clients; especially the "misunderstood" pets that don't especially enjoy being pampered! She believes empathy, understanding, and education are the keys to building strong bonds between groomers and pets. Even after grooming for over a decade, she enjoys furthering her grooming education to keep up with the latest trends, tools, and techniques to best keep her clients feeling and looking their best. She enjoys attending dog shows, trade shows, and seminars each year.
Kelsey lives outside of Zionsville with her husband Andrew; their 4 rescue cats: Petri, Pistachio, The Pig, and Pipes; a Mastiff named Fezzik; their sassy 1lb house chicken HENrietta; and an ever growing flock of assorted poultry. When she isn't grooming she enjoys cooking, the outdoors, and simply spending time with her many pets, friends, and family.
Maggie Jones | Groomer
Maggie has been working in the dog grooming business for over 7 years. She started as a "tech helper" in middle school and high school. Her favorite part about working with dogs is that she enjoys working with puppies and "difficult" dogs. She can generally strike a deal of sorts with them and get things done when other people cannot.
Maggie's hobbies outside of work include working on her 27 acre farm in Greenfield and doing various activities with her three horses. Maggie also has three poodles, two miniatures and a standard. Her favorite Furr service is de-shed!
Caitlin Beckerich | Groomer
Caitlin has been an animal lover all her life. She started out as a Veterinary Assistant in high school, and has continued to work in the veterinary field. She has also been grooming show dogs the past 10 years, with a focus on poodles.
Caitlin lives in Indy with her 4 miniature poodles, Izzie, JJ, Sydney, and Emma. In her spare time she likes showing dogs and training her 2 horses.
Cody Childress | Groomer
Cody was brought up showing horses and raising/showing rabbits. He took a major interest in the grooming aspect of both hobbies and decided to pursue a career in the pet grooming industry. He has been grooming professionally since 2008 and loves the opportunities for growth and continued education that the industry provides.
Cody currently resides on the west side of Indianapolis with his three Poodles CeCe, Joplin, Jeffrey and his 26 year old turtle, Jordan.
Andi Merrill | Lead CSR
Andi has always been creative growing up, dancing and playing the alto saxophone at a very young age. She then pursued her passion for pets by working in a kennel throughout high school. In college, she explored the visual arts such as photography, screen printing, and ceramics. She received her degree in Photography with a minor in Psychology from Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI in 2015. Animals have always made her the happiest though, so she decided to get back to her roots and start working with pets again. She dreams of maybe one day owning a doggy café.
Andi lives in Downtown Indy with her sassy little pug, Luna (aka Luna Petunia) and cat, Ponyboy. When not at Furr or The Monon Coffee Co (her weekend job), her passions include baking, ceramics, exploring the city with her friends, or just curling up with her cuddle buddies and relaxing.
K'trina Polston | CSR
K'Trina has worked with animals for 5 years and is excited to continue expanding her experience and education at Furr. She lives in Greenwood with her son, Carson, and two rats named Oreo and Nibbles. Even though she doesn't currently own a dog her favorite types are Pitties and German Shepherds.
In her free time, K'trina enjoys reading and being outside. She absolutely loves Halloween and thinks it would be super cool to be a special effects makeup artist one day!

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By Dr. Jessica H. Waldman, VMD, CVA, CCRT
Huckleberry is a 4-year-old Yellow Labrador, whose full time job outside of playing and hanging out with mom, is working as a magazine model for a doggie door company.
About two months ago Huck was suddenly hardly able to put down his left front leg. After a thorough exam by his regular vet, Dr. Hiatt, Huck and Mom were referred to California Animal Rehabilitation (CARE ) for suspected arthritis in his elbow.
When he arrived at CARE, Huck was hardly using his left front leg at all. Dr. Oxford examined him and found that he had severe range of motion deficits in his left elbow with pain (meaning Huck couldn't bend or straighten it normally) and she also suspected arthritis was at play.
Elbow arthritis is common both older and in younger dogs when their elbow shape isn't normal from birth (like Huck). So, as they age, it can become quite painful.
Dr. Oxford also found that Huck was dealing with some back pain along the mid-spine, likely from compensating for his front leg limp. Then Dr. Oxford had to break the news that our fashion model was also overweight – in her file notes she wrote: "weight loss!!!"
That day, Huck's mom was given a detailed home exercise program aimed at increasing the range of motion of his elbow, for back pain management and strengthening. A new eating regime was created for Huck that included supplements and a full nutrition plan (since mom likes to cook!), with strict
weight loss goals.
Huck was put on an 8-week therapy program and started coming to CARE twice a week where the therapist team gave him a workout of active exercises, therapeutic laser, PST, manual work, strengthening, underwater treadmill and acupuncture.
Just shy of wrapping his 8-week program, today, our star model, Huckleberry is limp free! He has also lost 15 pounds and is bursting with energy! Mom says, "Thanks for getting Huckleberry his job back!" We are so excited for him because Huck is a great example of how weight loss in conjunction with therapy is often the key to overcoming chronic problems. Check out his "before" and "after" pictures!
Dr. Jessica H. Waldman, VMD, CVA, CCRT, is a founding partner, veterinarian, certified veterinary acupuncturist, certified canine rehabilitation expert, and medical director at California Animal Rehabilitation. Dr. Waldman is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association. She is also a faculty member at the Canine Rehabilitation Institute and one of the founding members of the American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians.
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Abercrombie Sale Picks | Abercrombie Holiday Gift Ideas
Okay, so when I was younger I used to go onto all these websites- Abercrombie, Hollister, American Eagle, etc. and I would screenshot all the clothes I wanted and then put them together in styled outfits in a Word Document as my "wishlist" 😂 True story. I guess I was Reward Style collage-ing before it even existed. In reality, we shopped at Kohl's because we couldn't afford the clothes I actually wanted (in hindsight it's cringy how obsessed I was with everything Hollister 😂) Now as a 20 something the obsession with Abercrombie continues...
I know what some of y'all are thinking... Abercrombie? Are we 14? Hear me out! Abercrombie is so much like Madewell. They have great clothes that are great quality AND they've been killing their sales lately. Before you knock them, just try it out! I promise you will not be disappointed! Also, this isn't sponsored or anything- I'm just a true 14 year old fan girl. 😂 I've rounded up a few of my favorite things for y'all that are on sale right now for 50% off! (excluding my favorite slipper booties) These are great staples to add to your own wardrobe, or great clothing gift ideas for Christmas!
- Mock Neck Sweater | Perfect winter staple & these are super cozy!
- Flannel BF Pajama Bottoms (come in pants for $19, or shorts for $13) | I love PJ'S. I'm wearing my buffalo check pajama set as I type this. These are a must have winter item for me because I'm always FREEZING!!
- Cozy Boyfriend Flannels | These are such good quality and such a good price! They come in SO many different colors so they can appeal to a lot of different tastes!
- Fuzzy Slipper Booties | Just had to add these because I own them and love them!
- Fierce Body Spray | This stuff is just so good... The body mist is the perfect amount of scent, I think the actual perfume is too strong!
- Distressed Denim | If y'all are fans of Caitlin Covington like I am, these look almost identical to the distressed denim she always wears at a fraction of the price! Score! And the other pair are an identical knock off of the Levi's everyone has!
- The Perfect Lace Cami | This cami is so pretty! The perfect staple to layer under cardigans!
- Down Stuffed Winter Coat | Winter coats are so expensive, this one normally retails for $120!
- One other item that isn't pictured is their perfume tester for only $18! It comes with 10 mini perfumes to test which one you like the best! This is a fantastic stocking stuffer gift!
I can't be the only one who thought I HAD to have all the name brands when I was younger. It makes me laugh now looking back. What are some funny obsessions you had in middle school?! Comment them down below!


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ACE in Romania has now been rehomed.
Please contact Loren Woka (contact details below) if you would like to learn more about him and offer him a forever home.
© German Shepherd Rescue 2019
Registered in England and Wales as company number 06669864 Registered Charity Number 1141122
German Shepherd Rescue, Little Vauld, Marden Hereford HR1 3HA.
German Shepherd Rescue helping rehome GSD's


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Home In Richfield Township Explodes, Man Injured [VIDEO]
A home under construction in Richfield Township exploded in an accident yesterday. One man was injured in the blaze when neighbors rushed to help.
We have known Ed Strange for a long time. He was at his home next door to the house when the explosion happened. When he saw the man in trouble, he rushed to help.
Source: ABC 12


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Court terme (1 à 3 semaines)
JEMBRANA - Indonésie
Rénovation - Education - Culturel
- Chantier International
- 28-01-2019 - 08-02-2019
- 10 volontaires
- Adulte | 18-45 ans
- 230 EUR de frais de participation Frais de participation qui reviennent directement à l'organisme d'accueil du projet et qui comprennent les frais d'hébergement, de nourriture et de coordination du projet.
- Code projet: DJ-1813
Bali Island is popular as the island of gods and very famous with culture and nature attraction. Dejavato decides to conduct the project in the west part of Bali Island and it can be reached for 3 hours by car or bus from Denpasar. It is not like in the east part of Bali island that put tourism industry as the main income, but it has more rice farm and plantation also the biggest fish commodity in Bali island that produce various kind of fishes that also exported to other countries. It has a busy seaport in Gilimanuk as a gateway that connecting Bali and Java island through Bali sea. Since most of the area is mountainous and it consists of primary monsoon forest, it has west Bali national park with the total area of 19.000 ha as the important place for conserving rare and endangered animals like birds, cattle as well as rare plants. In collaborating with Educational Department Affairs, Dejavato has conducted several workcamp projects at local schools since 2010 as main activity at school from 7 am until 1 pm, Monday to Saturday. We accommodate the need from local students to have opportunity to interact with foreigners and increasing communication ability among students and teachers.
The volunteers will assist to help teachers to teach students simple basic English and introduce some English kids songs. The volunteers will also do simple renovation to the school such as making bookshelf for a library and painting the classroom. They will also involve in other activities like cultural exchange and playing with the kids after the school hour in several extracurricular such as sport, art, scout, music and traditional dance.
Logement & Nourriture
The volunteers will be accommodated in local host family (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed), where they will also receive food. Prefer no vegan (strict vegetarian)
Emplacement & Temps libre
During free time, the volunteers will have the chance to visit the diverse exciting attraction in Jembrana and Bali which has been popular all over the world. The volunteers may visit beaches, temples, handicraft making centre or traditional market.
The expected profile for a volunteer in this kind of centre contains a sum of characteristics: Open-minded, Tolerant, Creative, Flexible, Patient, Respect the local customs and local's rule and willing to accept basic living condition in the project site.
Notes Supplémentaires
Extra fee 230 euro or 3.910.000 IDR/camp (flat rate 1euro : 17.000 IDR)


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Evie and I were talking the other day, and she asked, "What are the top reasons people come to your group?"
I have been running Submissive Safe Space (SSS), a discussion and support group for s-types in San Francisco, for the past four years. I thought of three topics off the top of my head that keep coming around. S-types (as I prefer to call them — its non-gendered and takes into account submissive and slave types) come to the group when they are new to the scene, when they are ready to begin their search for a Dominant or Master, and when they are crisis.
Generally, the newbies find us when they are looking for information to get them started on their journey and to make friends within the community. Enjoying BDSM in the S.F. scene is all about building friendships and relationships.
It's a smart s-type who realizes if he, she or they wants to explore their kinks and find their special someone(s), it is best to start by meeting like-minded people. SSS has been a good resource for gathering information and exploring burning questions. Hearing how other s-types found their D-type helps generate ideas about how you may want to approach your own search for a Dominant play partner or D/s relationship.
Also, hearing other s-types share their stories is a good education in the pitfalls involved — BDSM is intense, emotionally and physically. Evie and I focus a lot on education and safety for a reason. Building your resources and educating yourself is about exercising personal responsibility. Being an s-type does not mean giving up your personal responsibility — if anything it is quite the opposite.
Which brings me to the type of personal crisis that brings an s-type to the group for support:
Sub drop.
Often a new s-type comes to our door crying and having difficulties with emotional self-regulation. When I inquire further, it comes out that they have recently played and had an amazing scene. Now it's a day or two later, and they are depressed and crying, perhaps even feeling insecure and ruminating on negative thoughts. This is sub drop. During a BDSM scene, adrenaline, endorphins and oxytocin are all released in larger than normal amounts. It literally makes you high. I have had scenes that left me unable to drive safely. And I have had scenes so intense that I was high for days.
What goes up must come down; eventually your body needs to return to baseline. Sub drop can be very difficult to handle, especially when you are new to BDSM, but the group members' collective wisdom has come up with a Sub Drop Toolkit we share with our teary newbies.
- Negotiate your aftercare before the scene. Everyone has different needs. Some people need cuddles and a sleepover; others need space. Figure out what you need and ask for it.
- Stay hydrated and eat well. I used to be so hyped up before a scene with my Dominant, I wouldn't eat on the days we played. This is a bad idea. Extreme swings in blood sugar levels will contribute to sub drop. Drink plenty of water and be sure to have a snack ready after you play. You will likely be hungry. Figure out what you need; s-types generally tend toward either sugar or protein. I love fresh fruit after I play. Eat healthy in the days following your scene.
- Get plenty of sleep and be gentle with yourself the day after. Cuddling up with a good book and a cup of tea in your favorite cozy clothes is a nice way to promote floating down rather than dropping down. Cuddling with your Dominant is even better!
- Connect and communicate with your Dominant in the days after. Getting together and connecting for reassurance and support helps ameliorate the effects of sub drop. I am a switch, and there have been times when I get together with my s-types for tea or lunch a couple of days later, especially if we have played hard or the scene was very challenging. Text, email or phone if you can't meet up.
Our group meets at the SF Citadel, and we are grateful that the dungeon owners have given us the space for free. They recognize the importance of providing support and education to kinky community members. If you are not lucky enough to live in a place where there is already an established s-type discussion and support group, consider starting one yourself and promote it on FetLife.
~ FlamingJune
Do you have a special way of easing sub drop? Share it in the comments section!


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Ben Filipkowski's Story/
First, please tell me a little bit about your company and your job.
I work for SEO Twist, a digital marketing agency that provides SEO (search engine optimization) services. I'm a content writer, which means I help write web content (including website content, blogs, and some social media) for a variety of our clients. I've become the de facto copy editor, though, which is fine by me because I'm a nerd that really enjoys editing.
Overall, did you find the Professional Writing program worthwhile?
Absolutely! I was a direct entry student, which means I started in the second year, and I specifically chose the program because of the work experience/internship component. The fact that I learned a ton about freelancing, building a career, and making a living as a writer was definitely welcome, too.
How difficult was it for you to find a job in writing?
On the one hand, it felt extremely difficult, but on the other, I had a job about two months after I completed the program. It's difficult in the moment, but much easier to handle when you step back and take some perspective. I had a few freelance jobs between graduating and starting my job, which helped.
How has the course impacted your career and writing style?
I came into this program with about a year and a half of experience as a community reporter for a small newspaper in the Ottawa valley, and now I'm working for a really fun and exciting digital marketing agency. That's pretty big, career-wise—at least, it feels that way for me.
In terms of writing style, I've become far more aware of word choice, word count, and space. Getting to the point can be tricky when you've only got 200 words, so you have to make them count—but I like that sort of challenge.
What skills did you learn in the course?
Punctuality, communication, and adaptability. Get the work done on time, stay in touch with the people you need to keep as contacts, and be prepared to adapt to the demands of each job.
Do you do any writing outside of work?
Yes, but it's a habit I need to grow and feed and nurture. I always have ideas running in my head, but it can be tough finding time to get them down.
What struggles, if any, did you have in finding success in your writing career? What obstacles or criticism did you have to overcome?
Staying positive. It's tough applying to things and hearing nothing. It's tough feeling stuck, and I felt stuck for a while before I started the program. Thankfully, I'm figuring it all out now.
How should graduates of the program go about actually getting a job?
Make contacts, try and get some work from them, then keep doing a good job. And get applications out there, use your networks... that sort of thing.
Alternatively, you can do what I did when I became a reporter: fall backwards into it after a year of unemployment after graduating from university. That's a huge story in and of itself—in summary, just do, experience stuff, then write about it. Write for people, volunteer, meet other writers, make a name, make a portfolio, and get out there and put the applications out. You've got to hustle a bit, but keep at it and you'll find something.
Do you have any advice to offer young writers? If you had the opportunity to go back and talk to yourself while you were in the program, what would you say?
I'd say just stick with it, you're doing the right things. Pay attention, because your profs certainly do, and they want you to succeed.
I'd also tell myself to get out there more often and go on the adventures that are worth writing about. You can never have too many adventures.
Ben Filipkowski's Linked In account.
William Cousins
William Cousins is a Professional Writing student at Algonquin College, living in Ottawa, Ontario. Writing is his passion. He believes in the power of the written word, and aspires to perfect his craft in order to create great works of art. From movies, to song lyrics, to video games, he is locked in a constant quest for the perfect story.
Facebook | Algonquin College Alumni | Blog I follow: Life After College


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Cold Pursuit
Cold Pursuit (R)
Release Date: February 8th, 2019
Runtime: 1 hr. 58 min.
Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Emmy Rossum, Tom Bateman
Synopsis: COLD PURSUIT, an action thriller infused with irreverent humor, stars Liam Neeson as Nels Coxman, a family man whose quiet life with his wife (Laura Dern) is upended following the mysterious death of their son. Nels' search for justice turns into a vengeful hunt for Viking (Tom Bateman), a drug lord he believes is connected to the death. As one by one each of Viking's associates "disappear," Nels goes from upstanding citizen to ice-cold vigilante, letting nothing - and no one - get in his way.
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Reliance Jio Phone delivery started in phased manner, completion before Diwali
This Diwali there is one more gift people can give if they like to which has multiple usage and will turn down your bills for a very long time. Finally there is end to the long awaited Reliance Jio Phone as the it has been officially announced officially and in fact delivery has already started.
There are many users who have been eagerly waiting for Reliance Jio Phone to start getting delivered at least during this season so that it adds to their happiness index on this festival.
There was almost 2 delays already and some rumors had it that Jio Phone delivery will be in the month of Oct. 2017. Though even now after official start of Reliance Jio Phone delivery, company has announced to complete delivery before diwali i.e. 19th. It means for most customers, Reliance Jio Phone will come to them in the month of Oct. only. However since delivery has started, it give them confidence that now in coming days they will get it and there are no more delays in the pipeline.
Reliance Jio Phone delivery has been started in phased manner for convenient supply and rural and semi urban users may get it slightly ahead of others. One do not have to call or visit any store for getting delivery of Reliance Jio Phone as he will get all the information through message on their phone.
The process of receiving Reliance Jio Phone from retail stores will remain the same. One has to produce Aadhar card, Rs. 1000 due amount and also code he has received from Reliance Jio Phone. If you return this handset after three years, the full amount will be refunded. There may be some terms and conditions which one has to dig in for better clarity.
One should not worry about voice calling on Reliance Jio Phone as Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani has confirmed it will always be free and users have to pay just Rs. 153 for data usage on monthly basis.


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ICYMI: Listen to The Sometimes Island's New Single "Bad People"/
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter The Sometimes Island (a.k.a. Matt Blankenship Jr.) recently released his new single "Bad People."
A vibrant electro-pop dream, "Bad People" is stamped with Blankenship Jr.'s signature harmonies, airy beats, and pensive lyrics. The song is the title track from his upcoming EP, which is scheduled for release on July 28.
"What are bad people anyway?" he ponders. "It's easier to imagine everything in black and white, but in reality, there's so much grey in between. Shockingly, it's easy for most people to look at a homeless person on the street and think 'that's not my problem and they probably got what they deserved'. We are all connected, and I wrote this song about how people come to accept the labels they are given when instead they can break the cycle, tap into their potential and transform their lives. We're all bad people, and we are all good people."
Listen to "Bad People" below.
The Sometimes Island will embark on a promotional tour of the West Coast in celebration of his new EP Bad People. Dates below:
7/29 Los Angeles, CA EL CID (Bad People EP release show)
7/31 Folsom, CA Nicholson's Musicafe
8/1 Ashland, OR Oberon's Tavern
8/2 Seattle, WA Substation
8/3 Port Townsend, WA Boiler Room
8/4 Portland, OR Ranger Station
8/5 Eureka, CA Little Red Lion
8/6 Reno, NV Sparks Lounge
8/7 Santa Cruz, CA Bocci's Cellar
8/8 Pacifica, CA Winters Tavern
8/9 San Francisco, CA Revolution Cafe
8/11 San Diego, CA City Pub
Check out The Sometimes Island's perfect summer playlist here and be sure to have a listen to his previously released singles "Can't Move On" and "Stick To Yer Guns."
For all of The Sometimes Island's latest news and updates, follow him on social media:
Facebook: facebook.com/TheSometimesIsland
Instagram: @thesometimesisland
Twitter: @sometimesisland


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In January we challenged you to a 1000m in the quickest time possible.
CONGRATS Tom Tiley you won (after Jon BUT he'll let you have this one – he said!!!)…completing 1000m in just 3:19 chased by Sid at 3:21! Tom …your prize is on its way!
Great to see one of our newest members Oz Osborne's name on the board! Well done!
This month we are challenging you to do as many underhand pull ups as you can in 2 minutes (you can use bands). When you have completed it, get your name and if you used a band or not on the board! This month there will be two prizes! Come on, everyone have a go…let's see as many names on the board as we can! Challenge yourself.
You have until February 28th to get you score down!
Good Luck!


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Do you ever wonder what happened to the classic American neighborhood? Neighborhoods used to have a real sense of community, and neighbors actually knew each other by name.
St. Louis gets a bad rap when it comes to crime statistics vs. actual safety. In fact most St. Louis residents say they feel safe walking alone at night in St. Louis.
Metropolitan boundaries have more to do with the crime statistics being reported by most media outlets than reality. St. Louis finds itself on top ten most dangerous city lists constantly. However, when greater metropolitan statistics (accurate representations of crime) are used instead, St. Louis barely makes it on '100 most dangerous cities' lists.
St. Louis Communities Must Stand Together to Fight Crime
The police can only do so much. Building a strong network of people that feel empowered to report crime and do their best to deter criminal behavior can have a powerful impact on the safety of a neighborhood and of our entire city. Ultimately, it's up to YOU to make your St. Louis neighborhood safe.
Organizing a neighborhood watch program is a great way for neighbors to stand together against criminals.
According to the National Neighborhood Watch, the purpose of a neighborhood watch is to "unite community members to establish control of their neighborhood to improve quality of life and reduce crime in the area." Neighborhood watch programs are bringing residents together across America to fight crime.
How Do I Start a Neighborhood Watch Program?
The National Neighborhood Watch lists five essential steps for establishing and maintaining an effective Neighborhood Watch Program in your area.
Step #1 – Recruit and organize as many neighbors as possible
Step #2 – Meet with local law enforcement
Step #3 – Discuss community concerns and develop an action plan
Step #4 – Create a communication plan
Step #5 – Hold meetings and events
Define The Reach of Your Neighborhood Safety Program
Make sure there isn't an existing neighborhood watch in your area. If there isn't an active program, start by mapping out the area your watch will encompass and establish partnerships with residents and local law enforcement. Address goals and concerns from both law enforcement and residents. Recruit and teach volunteers, and be sure to select enthusiastic leaders that are well organized.
Organize community projects that will help draw in new recruits and keep volunteers engaged. Consider projects like cleaning up graffiti or building a neighborhood playground. It takes patience, planning, and enthusiasm to form a successful Neighborhood Watch Program.
Check out the National Neighborhood Watch website when you are ready and register your watch.
Neighborhood Safety in St. Louis
Sadly, the most dangerous neighborhoods are statistically the least likely to have a neighborhood watch program. If you have an existing neighborhood watch program in one of the safest neighborhoods in St. Louis, do those neighbors a favor and volunteer to help set up a watch program in a less fortunate part of town.
ST. Louis Stands Together Against Crime
When neighbors work together to deter criminals, everyone wins. On a personal level, an electronic security system is one of the best ways to deter burglars from targeting your family's home. Contact Butler Durrell Security to learn more about setting up an electronic security system, home automation, or monitorecd fire detection equipment.


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Taylor Swift's stalker has been sentenced to six months in jail.
The 28-year-old singer was left terrified last March when Mohammed Jaffar entered her New York apartment building and was arrested for burglary, stalking and trespassing, but now, more than a year after his arrest, he has been sentenced to half a year in prison.
According to E! News, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office says that Mohammed pleaded guilty to attempted burglary in the second degree on Monday, May 7, and on Wednesday, May 16, a judge officially handed him his punishment.
In addition to his six months jail sentence, he has also been sentenced to five years on probation, where he has to continue mental health treatment in Michigan.
Mohammed was originally supposed to face trial in September 2017, but was found unfit to stand trial.
The New York District Attorney's office said at the time: "The case was called yesterday in Part 71 and the defendant was found unfit to stand trial, then placed in the custody of the New York State Office of Mental Health."
After Mohammed's arrest in 2017, he was held on $20,000 bail and the judge signed off on an order of protection against him.
According to the criminal complaint obtained by the publication, Mohammed allegedly wanted to meet with the singer and had previously tried to get in touch with her on multiple occasions.
For the 'Gorgeous' singer, Mohammed's sentence comes just one month after her Beverly Hills home was the subject of an attempted break-in by a rope-wielding stalker named Julius Sandrock.
According to reports at the time, cops came across "empty gun holster, live rounds of .380 'Fiocchi' ammunition, latex gloves, black gloves, a knife, multiple masks 'similar to the ones painters use', a black half-face mask, one 9mm ammunition round, an empty box of .22 caliber ammunition and black rope", inside his car.
Taylor was not at the property at the time of the alleged incident, and Sandrock, 38, was released from police custody two days after his arrest.
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As South's senior art students apply to college, many are now contemplating how they will assimilate their passions into their future endeavors.
Hannah Fürgang is a funny, charismatic senior with a strong passion for theatre. Recently, she has performed in the performances Burial at Thebes, Macbeth, Guys and Dolls, and The Miracle Worker with South Stage and The Producers and Wonder of the World with the Newton Summer Stage. Currently, Fürgang is preparing for her upcoming role as Alice in Sweet Charity.
Though Fürgang has been a part of theatre throughout her four years at South, she has considered pursuing a future outside of this. "I love theatre but I can honestly say that I hate the competitive nature of it, so I've crossed it off of my list of career aspirations, she said.
Nevertheless, Fürgang, who will attend Tufts next year, has not completely eliminated the arts as a possible major she might pursue. "I still want to explore it further in college, she said. "If I do an arts-related minor, I'd probably choose music.
The lack of security in a career has steered many students away from art-based professions. "I don't want to choose a profession that would depend so much on auditions and physical health and looks and other factors that I can't control, she said.
Instead, Fürgang will probably incorporate theatre in other ways. "I don't want my job to be completely monotonous, but I'd rather complement it with art than have art be the main focus.
Like Fürgang, senior Ariel Kirshenbaum has also prioritized her interests. "I've never planned on doing anything big in college pertaining to the arts, but now I think I want to minor in it [¦] I don't really care about the esteem of the school's art program'€as long as there's an opportunity to do it, I'll be happy with that.
Like many other art students, Kirshenbaum's interests cover a wide range from athletics to art.
While Kirshenbaum and Fürgang will pursue the arts to a lesser extent, other students intend to study the subject more keenly. South Art teacher Megan Crist explains that "this year it is hard to tell what the majority of students are interested in pursing.
At the same time, "This year seniors are leaning towards liberal arts colleges with a strong art program, she said.
Crist believes that some students will reassess their interests after they enter college. "Two or so people find that their favorite course is the art course and transfer [to a liberal arts school], Crist said. With this in mind, students who reevaluate their college plans can find comfort and solace.
Senior Noa Belfer is one of the seniors who has decided to pursue art in college. As an AP Studio Art student with many years of experience, Belfer is only applying to art schools.
"I value art more than any other interest or school work, she said. "For me, art has become a priority. I find it more important to do well in art class than to succeed in my other classes.
Still, Belfer has a few concerns about the process, believing that there is not always enough information on art colleges. "Even if you know a school is good, it is often hard to find information about a single program within the school, she said.
Belfer also remains uncertain as to what she plans to study. While she is considering illustration or animation as possible majors, she is still undecided.
Nevertheless, Belfer is confident in her decision to attend art school rather than a college of the arts and sciences. "I make this decision, just like I made the decision to go to art college, because I am more passionate about arts than anything else in my life, Belfer said.
Belfer, Fürgang, and Kirshenbaum are all enthusiastic about what lies ahead. Though senior art students face the same dilemma, the decision they ultimately choose will not restrict them from pursing their passions.


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My client is an internationally renowened construction and real estate developer based in Mayfair. They work on exciting projects across the world, from the Far East to the USA, and are firmly established as a leading name in their field. As a result of their growth, they have opened the search for an Accountant to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a major part of a continually expanding company, working closely with senior management figures and helping them continue to grow.
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You have survived graduation! You have ridden the roller coaster of emotions as your "baby" completes one portion of their education and prepares to move on to another. It's time to get ready to send them away to college. But are you ready? For both you and your teen, going off to college is more than just packing the car and heading off down the highway of life.
Dr. Ruth Peters, a clinical psychologist in Clearwater, Fla., offers the following tips to make the transition from high school graduate to college freshman easier for student and parent alike.
"The going off to college routine (http://today.msnbc.msn.com) really has several distinct parts to it. First comes the difficult distinction between 'What I want to take with me' vs. 'What I have room for and what the college will allow in a dorm.' Usually the two are very different. Kids want to take a lot — their computer, stereo/CD system, all of their clothes, music, pictures, yearbooks and the list goes on. Forget the knickknacks and stick to the basics. Every college or university offers a list of necessary items to bring — just check their website or call the housing or admissions offices for further information."
"If your teen is like most others, the last place they want to visit is the infirmary. Be sure that their medications (for allergies, asthma, and birth control if that is an issue) are up-to-date and packed. Make sure that all vaccinations are updated. Make sure that your child has had the hepatitis B vaccine, as well as Menactra — a newer vaccine for meningitis that is specific to the strain that appears to haunt the halls of college dormitories.
"Also, ask your teen's physician to speak a bit about exercise, nutrition and the dreaded "Freshman 15" — the 5- to 15-pound weight gain that many kids experience during the first year or so of college.
"You know your son or daughter better than anyone, and if you sense more than a bit of anxiety about the move, be sure to address that. Some teens, of course, are raring to go and won't give it a second thought, but many, many fresh high school graduates are fearful of the unknown. Some may even be depressed about leaving home or their old friends. Thinking and talking about fears and concerns ahead of time will make the transition much more successful and pleasant."
"Make sure that your teenager has been taught some basic life skills." This should include laundry tips, basic car maintenance, and guidelines on budgeting finances.
"Make sure that your kid has a cell phone with an updated calling plan.
"Be sure to check to see if it works well on the road to and from school as well as at the college — in the dorm room and on the walkways between classes."
By following these guidelines, you and your teenager will be better prepared for a pleasant and successful college experience.
This should be one of the most exciting, challenging, and stimulating times of his or her life. And yours, too!


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Anti-terrorism chief rebukes politicians who use cases as talking points
Monday, February 8, 2010
President Obama's senior counterterrorism adviser on Sunday criticized politicians for using terrorism situations such as the Detroit bombing case as a "political football."
But leaders of the Republican Party, among the harshest critics of the handling of the Detroit incident, on Sunday disputed John O. Brennan's remarks.
Republican House and Senate members have questioned why Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect in the Christmas Day bombing attempt, was not treated as an enemy combatant instead of being questioned for 50 minutes by the FBI and later given his Miranda rights.
Former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, in her speech Saturday night before the Tea Party convention, said the Obama administration sees "no downsides or upsides to treating terrorists like civilian criminal defendants. But a lot of us would beg to differ."
Without citing individuals, Brennan, a longtime CIA official and now White House deputy national security adviser, said on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Quite frankly, I am tiring of politicians using national security issues such as terrorism as a political football. They are going out there, they are unknowing of the facts, and they are making charges and allegations that are not anchored in reality."
Brennan said that on Christmas night he had briefed four senior House and Senate Republicans about Abdulmutallab, who was "in FBI custody" and at that point "talking" and "cooperating." He said that at no point did any of the four -- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Senate Republican minority leader; Sen. Christopher S. Bond (Mo.), ranking GOP member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), the House minority leader; and Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.), ranking minority member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence -- raise concerns about Abdulmutallab being placed in military custody or being Mirandized.
Brennan said "quite a bit of an outcry after the fact" led him to be "concerned on behalf of the counterterrorism professionals" that politicians are using the issue for partisan purposes, whether they be Democrats or Republicans.
On Sunday, all four Republicans took issue with Brennan's characterization of their Christmas night conversations. Don Stewart, a spokesman for McConnell, said the senator was given only "a heads-up that Abdulmutallab was in custody, but little else. He wasn't told of the decision to Mirandize Abdulmutallab." Bond said he also was never told of the decision and added, "It's absurd to try to blame congressional leaders for this dangerous decision that gave terrorists a five-week head start to cover their tracks."
Hoekstra said that Brennan told him the bomber was in custody and that "we're trying to get as much information as we can. We'll keep you posted." No legal strategy was discussed.
Boehner, according to spokesman Kevin Smith, got a call on his unsecured cellphone that was short and "only informed Boehner that . . . Abdulmutallab was in custody." Boehner added that Brennan and the administration "should focus on fixing the near-catastrophic intelligence breakdown that failed to prevent this attack."
During the "Meet the Press" interview, Brennan said the right thing had been done on Christmas, but he made clear that the administration may be rethinking that decision. He said the president had ordered a new look at the processes "and whether or not we can enhance and strengthen them, and that's what we're looking at right now."


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Today we have sketch number #274 and a brand new sketch sponsor Pink Fresh Studios. This sketch is full of fun circles, which can lead to so many interpretations!! you only have to check out the other amazing designers HERE to see their awesome take on this sketch..
I decided to use my Heidi Swapp " Dreamy" collection to complete this sketch.. I am not sure what is going on at the moment, but I am really liking working just within a collection. I never used to be like that!! Perhaps it is the easy of having everything already matching , and takig out some of the guess work.. In any case I LOVE this collection and am so pleased I got to scrap this precious photo of my two babes.
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Fair Work Commission Annual Wage Review
- Minister for Employment
- Minister for Women
- Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
- Senator for Western Australia
The Fair Work Commission has today increased the national minimum wage rate by 3.3 per cent, from 1 July 2017. The national minimum wage rate applies to approximately 200,000 workers.
The national minimum wage will increase from $17.70 an hour or $672.70 per 38 hour week to $18.29 an hour or $694.90 per week (an extra $22.20 per week).
The Turnbull Government respects the independence of the Fair Work Commission which aims to balance the interests of workers, employers, the economy and jobs.
As in previous years, the FWC also increased the minimum wages in all 122 awards by the same percentage as the national minimum wage rate, meaning a total of approximately 2.3 million workers will have a 3.3 per cent wage increase from 1 July 2017.
Today's rise compares to a 2.4 per cent increase in 2016 and a 2.5 per cent increase in 2015 for both the national minimum wage rate and award wages.
The 3.3 per cent increase in the national minimum wage rate and awards represents a real increase, as the inflation rate currently sits at 2.1 per cent in the year to the March quarter 2017.
The Turnbull Government remains focussed on implementing policies that will grow our economy, create more jobs and help workers achieve higher incomes.


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When two rivals fall for the same woman, she must make a choice that will shape the future of their clan.
Bailey has given up on ever finding love. So when her best friend sets her up on a blind date, she's more than just a little skeptical. But all doubt is pushed aside after she meets Jaxon, a bear shifter who is everything she could ask for—strong, handsome, and kind.
But Jaxon has a rival for leadership of his clan, another bear shifter named Levi who is thrilling and mysterious with an air of danger that draws Bailey in. Levi also becomes a rival for Bailey's affections. She tries to resist him, but the allure is too strong.
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My only love sprung from my only hate.
They came without warning.
Earth was theirs virtually overnight.
The human population lives under their thumb.
Fighting is useless, but my father tried anyway.
Now he's gone.
I've join their defense force in hopes of finding my father.
People believe I'm a traitor to my species, a collaborator.
Given the feelings I'm developing for one of the aliens, they might be right.
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Bears crush wolves. They don't date them
I wouldn't say I'm prejudice, per se.
I just think wolves are a waste of fur.
And the world would be better off without them.
But these stupid wolves won't take no for an answer.
Evan is doing everything he can to get me to fall in love with him.
While Garrett is trying to ignite my passions.
But me?
I'm barely tempted.
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The love story is the most powerful story ever told. What's more fascinating than how people fall in love?
I love to explore the infinite ways the love story can be told. From the most gentle innocent, to the most evil villain, there is a perfect match for them all, and I will find them.
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Fed Cup: Revamped tournament could be held as soon as April 2020
A revamped Fed Cup Finals – featuring 12 teams – could be up and running as early as next April.
BBC Sport understands venues in Europe, the Middle East and on the east coast of the United States are currently being sought.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has asked for 'expressions of interest' by the end of this week.
The Davis Cup – the men's equivalent team competition – has already undergone significant reform.
A $3bn (£2.29bn), 25-year partnership has been agreed with Kosmos, the investment group founded by the Barcelona defender Gerard Pique.
This November, 18 teams will compete for the title and $20m (£15.24m) of prize money in the inaugural finals in Madrid.
The pace of Fed Cup reform has been far slower, with Martina Navratilova telling the BBC the competition has become an "after-thought."
Two separate World Groups of eight teams, and the difficulty of winning promotion from zonal competitions, has long frustrated players and captains.
The ITF has, though, doubled the prize money at World Group level this year, and is now pursuing a week-long Finals featuring 12 teams. It is hoped prize money will equal that of the Davis Cup.
Eight home and away qualification ties are expected to be staged in February, which means 20 teams will have the chance to be involved each year.
In an interview with BBC Sport last month, Pique suggested the Davis Cup and Fed Cup could become a combined event in the "close future". It is not yet known whether Kosmos wish to be involved in the ITF's plans for 2020.
The Fed Cup, which was founded in 1963, is the largest annual international team competition in women's sport
Under the current rules, Great Britain are one win away from a return to the World Group for the first time since 1993. Promotion to World Group 2 would be the prize for victory against Kazakhstan at London's Copper Box Arena in April.
However, if the competition is reformed in time for next year, then a win against Kazakhstan would almost certainly guarantee the involvement of Anne Keothavong's team.
"The ITF is committed to enhancing the Fed Cup women's team tennis competition," the organisation said in a statement.
"Nothing has been decided, but the ITF has been discussing formats with nations and players to increase the size of the Fed Cup World Group to 16 nations.
"Following the 2018 AGM, the ITF announced a 100% increase in Fed Cup prize money compensation from 2019, and stated that it was looking at making changes to Fed Cup for 2020."


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Thursday morning should be like Christmas if this storm delivers. We'll head out about an hour before opening and start packing things in. The cat will start on Livermore and Upper Snows and then bounce around the North End to keep it from getting too deep out there. The South End will be packed and groomed by snowmobile throughout the day. Grab your classic skis and come have powder day!
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Raymond Frederick Berres played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1934, 1936), Pittsburgh Pirates (1937–40), Boston Bees/Braves (1940–41) and New York Giants (1942–45). He batted and threw right-handed.
Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Berres on August 31, 1907, he was a 5 ft 9 in 170-lb, light-hitting catcher who, thanks to his fine glove, managed to play in 11 major league seasons for four National League teams, usually in a backup role. He provided fine catching, quality game-calling, and a respectable throwing arm.
Drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Birmingham Barons (Southern Association) in the 1933 Rule 5 draft, he debuted with Brooklyn in 1934, backing up Al Lopez behind the plate.
He returned to the minor leagues in 1935, but became Brooklyn's starting catcher when Lopez was traded to Boston in December 1935. His most productive season came as a 1936 rookie, when he posted career highs in batting average (.240), hits (64) and doubles. The Pittsburgh Pirates, short of catching, signed him a year later.
Before the 1940 season, Berres was traded by Pittsburgh to the Boston Bees in exchange for Lopez. He played in part of two seasons with the Boston franchise, including their first year as the Braves in 1941, when he appeared in a career-high 120 games while hitting .201(56-for-279); he also led the NL in fielding percentage with a .995 mark.
Berres died in his hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin on February 1, 2007 from pneumonia at the age of 99. Berres was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.


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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments March 2 in a case that challenges whether a Florida law undermines a 2002 Supreme Court decision prohibiting states from using the death penalty against people with severe intellectual disabilities.
In Atkins v. Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the use of capital punishment against the "mentally retarded" constituted cruel and unusual punishment, but deferred to the states to create procedures for determining who falls into that category.
In Florida, these death penalty eligibility questions rest entirely on an IQ threshold. People with an IQ above 70 are eligible. People with an IQ below 70 are not.
As disability advocates see it, this definition is overly simplistic because IQ changes over time and does not analyze the individual's real world abilities.
"Obviously, the Court did not demand (nor did it expect) perfect uniformity of procedures among the States," a group of disability rights groups wrote in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court. "But the commitment in Atkins of the responsibility for devising procedures most certainly was not an invitation for any State to substantially reduce the number of individuals entitled to constitutional protection by means of arbitrarily barring a fair adjudication of whether or not they have mental retardation."
The Supreme Court appeared divided at oral arguments. As the likely swing justice, Anthony Kennedy, who joined the 6-3 majority in the Atkins decision, appeared skeptical of Florida's law.
"Your rule prevents us from getting a better understanding of whether the IQ score is accurate or not," Kennedy told Florida Solicitor General Allen Winsor, according to the Christian Science Monitor.
The person at the center of the case, Freddie Hall, was convicted of the 1978 murder and sexual assault of Karol Hurst. His IQ has been measured as low as 71, which is within the 5-point margin of error normally used in making IQ tests.
"There are no easy short-cuts available to courts in making this decision—a decision with a defendant's life in the balance," the amicus brief stated. "Both for clinicians and for courts, this involves weighing all the relevant evidence…A fixed point cutoff score for ID is not psychometrically justifiable."
The brief was signed by the National Disability Rights Network, American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, ARC of the United States, Disability Rights Florida and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.
Disability Rights Washington, the publisher of disAbility Rights Galaxy, is the protection and advocacy system in Washington state and a member of the National Disability Rights Network, NDRN.


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Everything Gone but the Water
Brandon R. Reynolds | Photo: Brian Flaherty | December 17, 2015
What was lost, and what wasn't, when the Valley Fire tore through Harbin Hot Springs.
It was kind of a dark day. It was overcast. I was playing in my garden. I had morning glories that were blooming and twining up around things—I was just having a good time. And I noticed dark brown smoke. There'd been fires all summer long—the Rocky Fire, the Jerusalem Fire—helicopters every morning. You'd wake up to the sound of Good Morning, Vietnam. So we were just a little blasé, I suppose, with a heavy dose of denial. We began to evacuate guests from the hot springs—there were, I believe, 500 guests here. Everyone got out without a mess, and I waited until the very last minute, keeping an eye on security and stuff.
And then I saw it. Flames were flicking down the valley, and the sound of it, I never in my dreams…this thing with an appetite, this…roar. It filled the entire world. Smoke flying through the air, and bits of trees falling off, and ash like snow falling—the whole cyclone of debris, and people moving through it in a sleepwalking kind of state, and the sky was just black boiling clouds with red reflected up under them. It was like a stage set. I was an usher for the San Francisco Opera years ago, and I saw Don Giovanni about, I don't know, a hundred times—and you know that part where the devil comes up through the stage with the smoke around him? I could hear that music behind this firestorm. It was hungry, and it wanted to eat me, and it was gonna. —Julie Adams
When the Valley Fire started on September 12 at 1:24 in the afternoon, somewhere near the intersection of Bottle Rock Road and High Valley Road, just northwest of the town of Cobb, it should have continued up the draws of Cobb Mountain or north toward Mount Konocti and Clear Lake. Wildfires prefer to travel uphill, a fact that is not a defiance of physics but a fulfillment of it. Heat rises, evaporating the moisture in the air above the fire and preheating what is uphill, making it more prone to combusting. Fires are, above all, opportunists. But the Valley Fire didn't behave the way fires tend to. Instead it began moving southeast, downhill, powered by 20-mile-per-hour winds blowing down from the northwest. It moved unbelievably fast. Within an hour the fire had burned 50 acres. Within another hour it had consumed 400, whipping past Forest Lake and Whispering Pines and heading toward Harbin Hot Springs, where Julie Adams, the resort's managing director, had already begun to oversee an orderly evacuation.
The fire was helped along by the wind, the drought, and the bark beetle (subfamily Scolytinae), which preys on trees stressed by a lack of water. In what has been called the largest forest-insect outbreak in history, bark beetles have marched south along the wooded West Coast and beyond, chewing through 46 million of the country's 850 million acres of forest. The dead trees they leave behind are fuel. Everything is fuel.
The fire followed Highway 175 southeast, chasing evacuating cars and trucks and being chased in turn by fire teams and police and planes dropping retardant. The fire created its own weather, generating even stronger winds that powered it further. Normally a fire expands equally in all directions, but the wind created a preference, directing the fire's full fury toward Middletown (population 1,600). Embers were launched a mile out by hidden archers, igniting spot fires. The smaller fires heated the area, pulling the huge body of the main fire forward like workers dragging a large, storm-tossed ship ashore.
Barely two hours old, and just minutes before it tore through Middletown, the fire came down through the valley next to Mount Harbin, toward an ancient underground spring venting the earth's heat. If the fire could've heard the thoughts of those it would soon displace, it would have picked up Don Giovanni's Commendatore scene—the rising of the devil through the floor of the stage—playing in Adams's mind. Non si pasce di cibo mortale chi si pasce di cibo celeste, it would have sung, if it could sing—if it could do anything but roar.
You can tell that civilization has returned by the brand names: Allstate, Farmers, Verizon. They're stamped on the side of satellite trucks that appear only when something has gone very wrong. These trucks join trucks with other stamps—FEMA, Red Cross, Veterans Affairs—second responders tucked into side streets and sprawled along the main drag of Middletown, at the intersection of Highways 175 and 29 in the hills of Lake County. In a park in front of the Middletown Senior Center, tents have been erected, also bearing the names of insurance companies. People mill around, some waiting in lines to fill out paperwork with a government agency, some sitting with company representatives in folding chairs. They cluster around the Verizon Wireless Crisis Response Team's truck, charging phones and using provided laptops or the free Wi-Fi that, like water and power, has become an essential utility. At one tent near the parking lot, Pacific Gas & Electric is handing out blue 45-gallon Sterilite totes that contain, among other things, two Cabela's duffel bags, a Clear Solution 11-piece personal hygiene kit, a first aid kit (with the PG&E logo), Parle cell phone chargers, two PG&E luggage tags for people who may be leaving, and Wenzel tents (either 5-, 6-, or 10-person models) for those who have nowhere else to go.
It's a beautiful day, just before noon on a Friday. There's a festival feel, the people coming and going, the big humming trucks, the tents, the plastic totes full of surprises. A fall festival in the mountains! Except that the festival, really, is a refugee crisis. In another place, that might look like long columns of weary pilgrims carrying dusty suitcases away from bombed-out cities. Here, it's telephones on folding tables; it's brochures; it's people tripping over federal wires and cords that are an OSHA hazard in themselves. Everything looking flimsy, insubstantial, itinerant.
According to Cal Fire, the Valley Fire destroyed "1,280 homes, 27 multifamily structures, 66 commercial properties, and 585 other minor structures." It burned through Cobb, Middletown, and Hidden Valley, taking places off the map and redrawing city limits. It devastated Anderson Springs completely, leaving nothing but chimney stacks standing in rows like gravestones. It devoured 76,000 acres of meadow and hillside and main street in three counties: Lake, Napa, and Sonoma. Nineteen thousand people were evacuated; four firefighters were injured; four people were killed. The ground for miles around was baked solid, as though the world were a clay pot in a kiln.
In the middle of this vast landscape of destruction lies Harbin Hot Springs Retreat & Workshop Center, the spiritual if not geographic center of rugged, feral, otherworldly Lake County. Site of one of Northern California's most popular clothing-optional resorts and "intentional" communities, the springs at Harbin have been used by residents of Middletown and visitors from the Bay Area and beyond for more than 150 years (not to mention by Native Americans for thousands of years before that, and by ancient squid 135 million years before that). On weekends, hundreds would come from all over the world to bathe in the pools, indulge in a massage, and be naked. The place was not just a community but a pilgrimage site—a palimpsest of experiences so deep that it was really a layering of civilizations. In its long human history, the area around the hot springs had burned many times before, but never with the unpredictability and violence it would on September 12. "There is no history—no, what am I trying to say?—no norm for this," says Cal Fire battalion chief Scott McLean, speaking of the Valley Fire and other conflagrations that have occurred recently throughout the bone-dry West.
Driving in from Calistoga a few weeks after the catastrophe, I smell the Valley Fire as soon as I view the burn on the distant hills. The scent is instantly familiar, a constant in the sensory background. I want to see what has become of Harbin and its surroundings. Apparently I am not alone: When I reach the security trailer to meet Eric Richardson, Harbin's human resources manager, and tour the ruins, he tells me that the security team has been turning back pilgrims ever since the fire was contained. Some visitors knew that the place had been destroyed, and some did not; many were held by the security staff as they wept.
Richardson is one of 34 core employees who are keeping Harbin going and beginning to think about when, and how, to rebuild. Before the fire, Harbin was an employer of 245 and the residence of some 65 people who lived on the grounds in cottages, tents, or domes. In all, more than 100 Harbin staffers lost their homes to the Valley Fire. Richardson, who lives in Middletown, was one of the lucky ones—his house sat just outside of the fire line. When he and his colleagues were forced to evacuate, he says, it marked the beginning of an instant diaspora: "Your friends, your job, your house, all gone in the span of two hours."
Richardson takes a photographer and me on a tour of landmarks that are no longer there, pointing to various empty spaces as we labor up the hills in our heavy-duty air masks. When Harbin burned, it left not only the ash of wood beams and the charred rubble of foundations, but also the toxicities of melted plastic, computers, and electrical wiring. Here and all around Lake County, the cleanup crews are hazmat-certified, the workers wearing Ebola suits as they walk the small-town sidewalks.
I'd visited Harbin once before, a few years ago. At check-in, I'd assumed that the receptionist's disclaimer of clothing-optionality meant a bunch of people in swimsuits and one or two leathery hippies in the buff. I was wrong. When the gate to the deck opened, before me stood a tableau of naked humans stepping into and out of the pools, sunning themselves on the deck, basking in their robelessness. The moment in The Wizard of Oz when everything turns to color—that's the effect it had on the senses.
The term "clothing-optional" had always suggested to me that you could opt out of wearing clothes; what it really meant at Harbin was that you could opt in. Watching the naked people and, yes, becoming the naked people, I found the experience to be sexual but not erotic. The feeling it evoked was older than Eros, charged with the low hum of instinct: reproduce, compete, commune, check out.
Now, as we crunch over charred debris, Richardson shows us what the fire erased: the hotel and cabins, the restaurant and offices and cottages, the sundeck that once cantilevered over the hill, draped heavily with nudes. Now it's all just negative space in the unclean air. The slate tiles of the gazebo lie on the ground in the shape of a roof, having settled there as the wooden structure burned out from beneath them. The domes covering the pools where people practiced Watsu, a kind of aquatic Shiatsu that was developed here, were chewed by burning embers, leaving pinpoints of light like stars in a planetarium show. "We've been talking about this fire for years before it happened," Richardson says. But when it finally did happen, there was nothing to do but run. Though devastated, he and the other Harbinites I meet around Middletown and throughout the diaspora are accepting of what has befallen their home. They'd come to Harbin in the first place to be close to nature. They have no illusions about nature's indifference to their presence.
Harbin's been called Black Sheep Hot Springs on more than one occasion, 'cause all of us seem to have that family story going on. Massage therapists and gardeners and construction workers and office workers and administrative people—someone once described us as a pack of lone wolves. And it's true. I've always said that at Black Sheep Hot Springs…how does that saying go? You either have a problem with authority or you become an authority problem. —Adams
The Valley Fire banished the pilgrims, burnt the forest, and overwrote everything that came before it—everything except the waters. In the blistered, barren valley the only sound now is of the water, still flowing hot through melted and broken pipes.
Who can say that it wasn't this quiet once before? For 3,000 years, the Lake Miwok people lived and worked here. They slept in the nude and carried their shelters on their backs. They revered the feathers of birds, especially the red ones of hummingbirds and woodpeckers, which they believed connected them to an ancient source of heat and light with many names, among them fire. Because they had no written texts, the Miwok's history and language are mostly a mystery. What we do know about the geologic and human history of the area can be found in Ellen Klages's excellent book, Harbin Hot Springs: Healing Waters, Sacred Lands. Klages moved to Harbin in 1987 and lived there for four years, during which she got interested in the place and wrote the book, which the resort published. Harbin has been many different things, she tells me over the phone: a sacred Indian land, a resort for invalids, a sportsman's club, a family resort, a countercultural mecca, and, now, a disaster zone. It has cycled through a multitude of identities—but always, even when there was little else, there was the water.
Two million years ago, Lake County was an inland sea, home to ancient creatures. Geologic activity formed the Coast Range and unleashed magma from beneath the earth that created volcanoes and drained water miles into the crust. This geologic tumult eventually stabilized, but it left a 13-mile-wide magma chamber beneath the land that boils the water far under Harbin. The water turns into steam, which in turn heats the groundwater closer to the surface. The groundwater wends its way through cracks in the earth, leaching lithium, sulfur, iron, and arsenic, before emerging in springs with temperatures of up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. As Klages puts it in her book, hot springs "are the final stage of thermal activity in volcanic regions, lingering on for eons as visible proof of the unseen fires below."
The Lake Miwok hunted around the springs and bathed in them, and their shamans used the waters as an entrance to the spirit world. Other tribes, too, came for the waters' curative powers. "Then, as now [circa 1991], the springs area was both a sacred place for healing and a kind of resort," Klages writes. Later, from far outside the Lake Miwok territory, "beyond the beyond," came the Spanish, who began converting the indigenous tribes to Christianity and forcing them to labor at the newly established missions in Northern California. The population of Lake Miwok, through disease and marriage and massacre, dwindled. When Mexico declared its independence from Spain in 1821, the land in and around Lake County was parceled into ranches. California's annexation by the Union and the discovery of gold drew hundreds of thousands of settlers, some of whom bought Mexican land grants from the new government. One of them was Archibald Ritchie, a wealthy San Franciscan who acquired the hot springs land in one of his purchases. After Ritchie died, the property fell, in 1856, into the possession of one James Harbin, who managed in the document-sparse time to get his name permanently affixed to the springs.
Harbin soon sold the place to two men who built the first hotel a decade later. Eventually it wore the flamboyant appellation the Harbin Hot Springs Health and Pleasure Resort, boasting waters good for curing "female complaints." In the decades that followed, its mainstream appeal shifted from health to recreation and back to health again. Automobiles and improved roads allowed San Francisco society folks to more easily make the journey north and east, a trip that took five hours before World War I (and, sometimes, in terrible traffic, takes about that long now).
In the 1950s, as American pastimes leaned away from soaking in hot prehistoric squid water, Harbin fell into disfavor. It burned at least four times between that era and now, through negligence and maybe some light arson. In the late 1960s, it was occupied by a mystico-scientific group that founded Harbinger University, which at first was dedicated to the scholarly exploration of physics and UFOs, but soon descended into the same kind of heedless hedonism that characterized the darker side of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district.
Free love and drug use were rampant. People slept anywhere they could, strummed guitars, and lived according to their most basic desires. "If it was too hot, they broke a window to get air," writes Klages. "If it was too cold, they used the furniture for firewood." The waters were fouled, the conditions grim. Drugs seeped out into neighboring communities, where their legacy is still seen in the rampant methamphetamine use in Lake County. Relations with Middletown soured, and police officers and health officials became frequent visitors. Eventually, the lotus-eaters wandered off and the place closed. On weekends, locals shotgunned the buildings for good measure.
After that, Harbin nearly became a few more things—a golf course, a state park—before a man named Robert Hartley bought it in 1972. Hartley (who has been called Ishvara since a yogi gave him the name in 1977) oversaw Harbin's transformation into something that allowed all of its past incarnations to coexist: It became a place for healing and expression, a venue for spiritual exploration and holistic living, and a testing ground for new types of communities. Hartley and others established a nonprofit called the Heart Consciousness Church, to which he sold Harbin. A relatively stable managerial system, says Klages (not to mention the disappearance of those '60s-era "people on acid, wandering through town"), began mending relationships with Middletown.
Now 82, Hartley has long since turned over management of the resort in favor of a very American kind of spiritual practice, playing the stock market in the morning and meditating in the afternoon. After fleeing the fire—he left his hillside cottage above the pools with only a laptop and the clothes on his back—he moved to San Jose for a while, before coming back to a Harbin-owned house in Middletown. When, one afternoon, I finally reach him there by phone, I ask what drew him to the springs in the first place. "Freedom freedom freedom freedom freedom," he chants. "Don't have to wear clothes; don't have to measure up to anybody else's expectations; and can decide what kinds of relationships we want to have with each other."
This, more than anything, explains how Harbin transformed from an isolated mountain community into a wildly popular resort over the last four decades: It became whatever you wanted it to be. The holy writ of freedom, Harbin's one true belief, drew in seemingly everybody. Here were the nomadic New Agers who carried their shelters on their backs; there the modern Victorians coming up from the city. You'd hear a multitude of languages at the showers or in the locker rooms. The hotel and cabins filled up well in advance (camping space was generally available); massage reservations came with a waiting list; workshops on various kinds of sexual healing were always up on the bulletin boards. Some people came to be repaired, some to just get away from it all, but their motives all melted into one shared desire: to Be Here Now. At Harbin, the secular soaker and the spiritual seeker could percolate meditatively side by side, naked or not, whatever.
I think of all the changes that I've seen, from the raw-sewage-on-the-lawn-Grateful-Dead-making-acid-in-the-kitchen era to the kind of victim-of-our-own-success place that we were before the fire. It was so crowded all the time, just packed, packed, a thousand people on the weekend. And at each moment when I saw a change happen—like, "Oh gosh, we have to filter the water, nobody's gonna come anymore"; "Oh no, we're gonna have to charge more money, nobody's gonna come anymore"; "Oh, now you gotta wear your pants when you go to the restaurant, well, nobody'll come anymore"—that didn't happen. The thing that worked, the magic, was that nobody took credit for it. We all just loved each other. —Adams
The resort's management learned that Harbin had been destroyed from photos and videos posted online by trespassing pilgrims. They shared the information on Facebook, and before anyone had officially confirmed it, everyone knew: Harbin was gone. Most of the staff would have to be dismissed. The far-flung network of global Harbinites living around the Bay Area and in France, Israel, Italy, and beyond began reaching out to their suddenly homeless or jobless brethren. Work was found at other springs; camping space was offered in Hawaii.
HR manager Richardson says that a survey a few years back put the average age of residents at Harbin at 50. He thinks that older Harbinites—the ones who get regular Social Security checks—can afford to wait out a reopening, but many others will have to relocate, perhaps permanently. "The younger residents, I think, are more motivated to move on," he says. "They need income."
Shane Powers moved to Harbin in 2012 after nearly a decade in the East Bay, forced out by high rents. He worked security, studied massage, and lived in a tent on the property. After the fire, he and a few other Harbinites camped on the coast near the Russian River for days. "We just sort of hunkered down and regrouped," he says, "and tried to reconnect with everybody as much as we could." For a week the Harbin community tried to find itself. Many weren't on Facebook, so it was word of mouth as much as anything. When Powers returned with the others to the springs, his tent was gone. Now he is subletting an apartment in Middletown and trying to figure out what to do next. "I don't really know for sure if I'll stick around for the rebuild, but for right now, that feels the best for me," he says. "I can't go back to the city for sure, unless I get some high-paying job."
When the resort does reopen, there could be an entirely new community, populating an entirely new Harbin. This could mean a somewhat new Middletown as well. Harbin, along with energy company Calpine and the county casinos, is one of the largest employers in town. In a county where unemployment was at 8.2 percent before the fire, the former den of licentious, drug-addled hippies is now an essential part of the local economy. In town halls and fire recovery meetings, the Middletown government has been unambiguous in its support for getting the resort rebuilt and reopened ASAP. The community of supporters and seekers have been doing their part as well: Just a month after the fire, more than $200,000 in donations had poured in through Facebook. Tentatively—very tentatively—management is suggesting the springs could reopen as soon as May.
Whatever Harbin becomes next, Hartley and others insist, it will continue to enshrine their original, guiding vision. "We're planning to completely rebuild, and to do so in a different way because we're not constrained by history," says Hartley. "The place was gradually built over the last 150 years and burned down and rebuilt and so forth. You can't just rebuild what was, because part of the charm of it was age, and you can't reproduce that." Instead, he says, they'll reconsider what the place can be. He sounds like he's looking forward to this new era, and to the freedom freedom freedom of starting over from scratch.
Well, we're cleaning up, and we're thinking about it, and it won't be the same—ever. It'll never be the same. I look at it, I see the ghosts of buildings that were there. So I need to wipe my visual slate. I hope it just rains like hell this winter. The land is gonna slide around and be in different places, and the water is determined to flow down the hill, and we need to find a way to direct that. I really want to let that creek loose. I wanna let it be free, to run through the way it's supposed to. —Adams
Spend some time around a disaster, and it starts to mess with your mind. You see an untouched house next to an immolated wreck and think about how capricious it all is. You see intention, preference. You see an ironic sense of humor in the fact that the smokers' deck at Harbin was spared from burning. It's a scary and dangerous thing to assign motive to nature, of course—you very easily slip into that personification of forces that's so ancient and familiar. It's how gods are born.
One afternoon a month after the fire, I talk to Sama Morningstar, a yoga instructor at Harbin whose apartment was an herb garden away from the fire line. "I'm sitting in my apartment now, looking out my window, and everything is as it was before—and then I step outside and look at the neighbor's, and everything is gone," she says. "It's pretty amazing and miraculous how the burning happened and didn't happen around here."
While they go through the motions of recovering from one disaster, everyone is thinking about the next one: the eastern Pacific weather phenomenon known as El Niño, which this year may be the strongest ever recorded. It might bring rain to quench the state's drought but also, perversely, cause mudslides on the barren hills, a disaster of water born of a disaster of fire. The evacuees who have returned to Middletown are reminded constantly of the compromises required to live so near to nature—but they are unwilling to acquiesce to the inevitable. In fact, coming back and building again is becoming its own inevitability.
I feel this strongly when talking to Harbin managing director Adams. We meet five weeks after the fire, at the Bar X Ranch, part of the 14,000-acre holding that the Heart Consciousness Church bought from the Skaggs family, a storied retailing clan that founded or ran Payless, Safeway, and Albertsons. Adams has been at Harbin 30 years and had a cottage right next to the pools. Originally from Arkansas, she still has a minor tributary of an Ozark accent running through her pleasant growl. She sits in a chair in the corner of the living room of a surviving house on the Skaggs property. The place is being renovated into housing for her and a few other members of management. Her arms are crossed over a cane. As she leans forward, in an untouched farmhouse surrounded by utter devastation, her telling of the story of the fire, and of Harbin, is more incantation than recitation. As she talks, she is holding back tears.
The rebuilding is already taking shape in her mind. With the old temperamental buildings gone, Adams sees an opportunity to use green construction methods, to create a definite sense of architectural identity rather than the kludge that years of hardship and necessity had made of the resort. Management has signed a contract with the Seattle-based green architecture firm Mithun to design the new version of Harbin. Meanwhile, the cleanup is going well. Crews have removed six inches of topsoil and foundations in some places. Most of the big shade trees are gone (though a few sycamores remain). The toxic remediation has also spared important aspects of the property, like the labyrinth, the fountain, and of course the pools.
What no one knows is how far the diaspora will have spread, and how strong the pull will be to bring the seekers back. Adams is desperately hoping for that May reopening—a "very optimistic guess," she adds. The pools will be swimmable by then, maybe. People could do some camping, perhaps. Bodyworkers and administrators and gardeners and cooks will be working again, ideally. These are not guarantees, just aspirations. "It's not based on anything but hope and spit," Adams says. Before she gets up to leave, I ask her if the fire has diminished the appreciation of nature that brought her and everybody else out here in the first place. Her answer, like all of her answers, is a good one:
What are you gonna do, get mad at the world? I don't know. It's a natural cycle for this part of the country, to burn and regrow and burn and regrow and burn and regrow. The tragedy, you know, the loss of it, is human scale. The financial cost of a fire is in human structures. Trees grow back, grass grows back, birds come back. It goes on and on and on. So, no, you don't get mad at the place for burning when that's what it's supposed to do. It's a candle—it's supposed to illuminate the page.
Originally published in the January issue of San Francisco
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