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Groveland breathes easier as Rim Fire moves east
Vivian Ho, David R. Baker
Aug. 24, 2013 Updated: Aug. 24, 2013 10:52 p.m.
Firefighters move in to douse a spot fire while battling the Rim Fire on Saturday in Yosemite National Park.
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2of128Alex Candia covers up to avoid breathing smoky air while walking along Highway 120 in Groveland, Calif. on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. The Rim Fire has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
4of128YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA - AUGUST 24: A firefighter walks by a burning bush while battling the Rim Fire on August 24, 2013 in Yosemite National Park, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 4,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 2,000 firefighters are battling the blaze that has entered a section of Yosemite National Park and is currently 5 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
5of128YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA - AUGUST 24: Firefighters move away from a burning manzanita bush as they battle the Rim Fire on August 24, 2013 in Yosemite National Park, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 4,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 2,000 firefighters are battling the blaze that has entered a section of Yosemite National Park and is currently 5 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
7of128YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA - AUGUST 24: U.S. Forest Service firefighter Chris Brossard talks on his radio while monitoring a spot fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 24, 2013 in Yosemite National Park, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 4,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 2,000 firefighters are battling the blaze that has entered a section of Yosemite National Park and is currently 5 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
8of128Firefighters take a break after protecting Camp Mather from the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. The wildfire, one of the largest in the nation, has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
10of128Flames roar through tree tops above Berkeley's Tuolumne Camp on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Burning near Yosemite National Park, the Rim Fire has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
11of128A fire crew approaches a burned zone from the Rim Fire inside Yosemite National Park on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. The wildfire has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
13of128A fire crew works a fire zone inside Yosemite National Park on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Burning near Yosemite National Park, The Rim Fire has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
14of128A firefighter uses a handtool to extinguish a hot spot from the Rim Fire near Camp Mather on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Burning near Yosemite National Park, the wildfire has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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17of128Western edge of Rim Fire near Yosemite taken from airliner approaching SFalgreening/algreening / reader photoShow MoreShow Less
25of128This photo obtained August 23, 2013 courtesy of the US Forest Service, shows the Rim Fire as it burns near Yosemite National Park, California. The wildfire outside Yosemite National Park, is one of more than 50 major brush blazes burning across the western United States , has more than tripled in size overnight and still threatens about 2,500 homes, hotels and camp buildings. Fire officials say that the blaze burning in remote, steep terrain has grown to more than 84 square miles (135 km) and was only 2 percent contained on August 22, 2013, down from 5 percent a day earlier. AFP PHOTO / US FOREST SERVICE == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / US FOREST SERVICE / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==HO/AFP/Getty ImagesHo/AFP/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
28of128GROVELAND, CA - AUGUST 22: A firefighter from the Colorado based Long Canyon Fire Department monitors a back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 22, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 1,000 firefighters are battling the blaze that was reduced to only 2 percent containment after it nearly tripled in size overnight. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
29of128This photo obtained August 23, 2013 courtesy of the US Forest Service, shows the Rim Fire as it burns near Yosemite National Park, California. The wildfire outside Yosemite National Park, is one of more than 50 major brush blazes burning across the western United States , has more than tripled in size overnight and still threatens about 2,500 homes, hotels and camp buildings. Fire officials say that the blaze burning in remote, steep terrain has grown to more than 84 square miles and was only 2 percent contained on August 22, 2013, down from 5 percent a day earlier.
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31of128Colorado Rural Protection firefighter Molly McGee fights the Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest Thursday, Aug.22, 2013.
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32of128Western edge of Rim Fire near Yosemite taken from airliner approaching San Francisco
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34of128A firefighter from Cosumnes Fire Department monitors a back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 22, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 1,000 firefighters are battling the blaze that was reduced to only 2 percent containment after it nearly tripled in size overnight.
35of128A spot fire along Highway 120 on Thursday August 22, 2013, as the Rim Fire continues has grown to over 36,000 acres near Groveland, Calif.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
37of128A fire restrictions sign is partially burned away by the Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in California. California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency due to the huge fire, one of several blazes burning in or near the nation's national parks and one of 50 major uncontained fires burning across the western U.S.Andy Alfaro/Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
38of128Fire hoses surround the buildings at Camp Mather as fire crews arrived this morning for a structure protection assignment on Thursday August 22, 2013, as the Rim Fire has grown to over 36,000 acres near Groveland, Calif.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
40of128Smoke from the Rim Fire is visible from satellite images.NOAAShow MoreShow Less
41of128Helicopters were out in force making water drops near Ferretti Rd. in Groveland, Calif., as the 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
43of128This photo obtained August 23, 2013 courtesy of the US Forest Service, shows the Rim Fire as it burns near Yosemite National Park, California. The wildfire outside Yosemite National Park, is one of more than 50 major brush blazes burning across the western United States , has more than tripled in size overnight and still threatens about 2,500 homes, hotels and camp buildings. Fire officials say that the blaze burning in remote, steep terrain has grown to more than 84 square miles (135 km) and was only 2 percent contained on August 22, 2013, down from 5 percent a day earlier.
44of128A fire crew works on a back-fire to prevent the wildfire from crossing Ferretti Rd. on Thursday August 22, 2013, as the Rim Fire has grown to over 36,000 acres in Groveland, Calif.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
46of128Fire crews set back-fires to prevent the wildfire from crossing Ferretti Rd. on Thursday August 22, 2013, as the Rim Fire has grown to over 36,000 acres in Groveland, Calif.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
47of128A firefighter watches along Ferretti Rd. in Groveland, Calif., as the 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
49of128A firefighter from Ebbetts Pass Fire District monitors a back fire as he battles the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
52of128A U.S. Forest Service firefighter monitors the Rim Fire on August 22, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 1,000 firefighters are battling the blaze that was reduced to only 2 percent containment after it nearly tripled in size overnight.
53of128as the more than 16,000 acre wildfire continues to grow near Groveland, Ca., Tuesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
55of128Firefighters with engine 372 from El Cerrito,Calif. watch the perimeter of the Tuolumne Trails resort along Ferretti Rd. in Groveland, Calif., as the 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
56of128Faller Craig Morgan who is responsible for cutting down unstable burned trees walks through a burned area off of Packard Canyon Rd. near Groveland, Ca., as the 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
58of128Fire burns near the Tuolumne Trails resort off Ferretti Rd. in Groveland, Ca., as the 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
59of128Firefighters attend the 6 a.m. morning briefing at the incident base camp as the 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow near Groveland, Ca., on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
61of128Homeowner Ty Vamosh watches the distant smoke near his property along Ferretti Rd. in Groveland, Ca., as the 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
62of128A fire truck from Ebbetts Pass Fire District monitors a back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
64of128Firefighters from Ebbetts Pass Fire District monitor a back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
65of128Flames from the Rim Fire burn near a road sign pointing towards Yosemite on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
67of128The sun sets through heavy smoke from the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
68of128Helicopters were out in force making water drops anear Ferretti Rd. in Groveland, Calif., as the 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
70of128Helicopters were out in force making water drops along Ferretti Rd. in Groveland, Calif., as the 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
71of128A firefighter from Ebbetts Pass Fire District uses a hose to cool down hot spots while battling the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
74of128A firefighter from Ebbetts Pass Fire District uses a drip torch to light a back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
79of128A firefighter from Ebbetts Pass Fire District uses a hose to cool down hot spots of back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
82of128A Smokey the Bear sigb is posted along US highway 120 as the Rim Fire burns out of control on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
83of128A firefighter from Ebbetts Pass Fire District uses a hose to cool down hot spots of back fire as he battles the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
85of128A firefighter from Ebbetts Pass Fire District uses a drip torch to light a back fire as they battle the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
86of128Firefighters from Ebbetts Pass Fire District monitor a back fire as they battle the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
88of128An air tanker drops fire retardent near Ferretti Rd. in Groveland, Ca., as the more than 16,000 acre Rim Fire continues to grow on Wednesday August 21, 2013.Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
89of128Fire consumes trees along US highway 120 as the Rim Fire burns out of control on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
91of128Firefighters monitor a back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 21, 2013 in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
92of128Fire consumes trees along US highway 120 as the Rim Fire burns out of control on August 21, 2013 in Buck Meadows, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
95of128A car drives along US highway 120 as the Rim Fire burns out of control on August 21, 2013 in Buck Meadows, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and threatens 2,500 homes outside of Yosemite National Park. Over 400 firefighters are battling the blaze that is only 5 percent contained.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
98of128Bar owner Chris Loh is keeping the historic Iron Door Saloon open for business in Groveland, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, despite the Rim Fire continuing to burn out of control.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
100of128Bar owner Chris Loh is keeping the historic Iron Door Saloon open for business in Groveland, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, despite the Rim Fire continuing to burn out of control.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
101of128The historic Iron Door Saloon remains open for business in Groveland, Calif. despite the Rim Fire raging out of control on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. The wild fire has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
103of128Lynne Dust (left) and Cindy Watts are among residents of the Groveland, Calif. area to attend a community meeting for updates on the Rim Fire on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
104of128A dog named Regan joins other locals to hear updates from firefighters on the Rim Fire in Groveland, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
106of128Mike Dueitt (left), deputy incident commander of the Rim Fire, updates residents on the status of the wild fire in Groveland, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
109of128Corinna Loh gets her first look at the remains of a 4-bedroom home at her family's Spinning Wheel Ranch resort in Tuolumne County on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. The Rim Fire blazed through the property earlier in the week, destroying the home Loh grew up in, which was among several vacation rental homes on the property, as well as a 2-bedroom cabin.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
110of128Despite evacuation orders and a sudden drop in tourism because of the Rim Fire, many residents chose to stay in town and keep their businesses open in Groveland, Calif. on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
112of128Residents gather in the gymnasium of the local school to hear updates on the Rim Fire in Groveland, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. The wild fire has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
113of128Paul Frank (center), who owns a home in nearby Greely Hill, attends a community meeting to hear updates by fire officials on the Rim Fire in Groveland, Calif. on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
116of128Corinna Loh views the remains of a 4-bedroom home at her family's Spinning Wheel Ranch resort in Tuolumne County on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. The Rim Fire blazed through the property earlier in the week, destroying the home Loh grew up in, which was among several vacation rental homes on the property, as well as a 2-bedroom cabin.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
119of128A road sign shows fire damage above a valley scorched by the Rim Fire in Tuolumne County on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
121of128A burned road sign is a reminder of the Rim Fire still burning out of control in Tuolumne County on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
122of128Residents display their appreciation for emergency responders with a banner in front of the Iron Door Saloon in Groveland, Calif. on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. The Rim Fire has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
124of128Fire personnel drive on Highway 120 in Groveland, Calif. on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. The Rim Fire has scorched over 150 square miles of terrain.Paul Chinn/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
127of128Chris Loh, on Thursday August 22, 2013, is the owner of the iron door saloon as well as the Spinning Wheel Ranch, in Groveland, Calif. He is concerned about the condition of his ranch ten miles away as it is surrounded by the Rim Fire which has grown to over 36,000 acres .Michael Macor/San Francisco ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Groveland, Tuolumne County --
Legend has it that when a wildfire would roar through downtown Groveland in the days of miners and gold strikes, the bartenders at the Iron Door Saloon would just shut the building's hefty namesake and let the fire do what it had to do.
"That's why they have those huge iron doors, for fire protection," said local John Van, over a beer at the saloon. "In the earlier days, they'd just close the doors, the fire would roll through and then they'd open back up for business."
Stories like this have been passed around the small community outside Yosemite National Park during the past week, as plumes of smoke from the Rim Fire hung over the downtown strip.
It's that sort of toughness that has been passed on as well, through either a lifetime of living in the fire country of the Sierra Nevada foothills or trust in the word of the neighbors who have.
Foothills residents are now facing one of the largest fires in California's history.
The Rim Fire continued to grow, with at least 129,620 acres burned. By Saturday, 2,672 firefighters, backed by water-dropping helicopters and planes, had contained only 7 percent of the blaze, which was marching eastward through dense and dry pine forest. In all, 23 buildings have burned, with 4,500 more in jeopardy.
The fire's towering plume of smoke arced clear across the Sierra, reaching Lake Tahoe and Reno on the far side of the mountains. But the wildfire's impact also was felt 150 miles to the west, in San Francisco.
The Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, which supplies the city's drinking water, lies in the fire's path. So do the transmission lines that carry power from hydroelectric generating stations feeding off the reservoir.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission assured customers Friday that the water, shipped to the Bay Area via underground pipes, remains safe to drink. But the fire had forced the commission to shut down two of its three main hydroelectric stations. City officials as well as Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for San Francisco as a result.
While some foothill residents fled the fire, many in the Groveland area chose to stay. The community of just more than 600 residents has been through enough wildfires to know when to panic and when to continue on with daily life.
They know to open their homes for the friends who have to leave, and constantly check on the ones still living in the affected areas. And even the ones who had to evacuate know to accept what's out of their hands, to respect but not fear Mother Nature.
"We've been through a few of these already," said Peggy Mosley, owner of the Groveland Hotel. "We know that by the grace of God and firemen, we're probably going to be OK."
Groveland is a hub of that part of the foothills, with many in Pine Mountain Lake, a community to the northeast that was especially threatened by the fire, calling Groveland their hometown.
Last week, locals traded tidbits of information throughout the downtown stretch of Groveland. Updates on the fire's size were constantly passed from person to person.
At the Iron Door Saloon, Grovelanders chatted over $2.50 happy hour drinks about how the fire compared with those of previous seasons. Robert Hamlin, 52, a Groveland resident since 1976, recalled how the charred tree trunks from the 1987 fire smoked for weeks after the flames were put out.
"When it first happens, there's always just so much misinformation, so much panic," Hamlin said. "You're going to see people freaking out, going to shelters. But when it's over and done with, it's a bonding thing. People come together."
This is just the kind of place Groveland is, locals said. It's a place where everyone knows each other's business and wave to each other in the street.
It was the type of place where a lifelong Oakland resident like Chris Loh wanted to start a family when he moved into town 13 years ago.
He and his wife, Corinna, took over operations at the Iron Door Saloon for her parents a few years later and have been running it ever since.
"There's a lot of old blood in this town," said Loh, 38. "There are families who homesteaded here. It's neat to see that kind of heritage continue on."
Groveland's economy relies heavily on the thousands of tourists pouring through town on their way to Yosemite during the summer, staying at their hotels, eating at their restaurants and getting drinks at their bars.
Because of the fire, businesses along the strip have been closing early each night. The Strawberry Music Festival, one of the biggest events of the summer, has been postponed indefinitely.
At the Hotel Charlotte, owner Jenn Edwards said she and her staff spent the past week handling phone calls from tourists canceling their stays, and then rebooking the rooms for emergency personnel and media representatives.
After a week of bad news, the tide began to turn in the town's favor Saturday, with reports that the fire was no longer active in the Pine Mountain Lake region.
The fire - and the focus of firefighters - began moving away from Groveland, east toward Yosemite and north toward Tuolumne City.
For the unknown number of area residents who evacuated their homes, whether voluntarily or under orders from authorities, the news comes as a relief.
"A bunch of friends who are displaced are staying with neighbors around us," Loh said. "It's horrible. You're just waiting.
"But they're troupers," he continued. "Everyone's a trouper here."
Vivian Ho and David R. Baker are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. E-mail: vho@sfchronicle.com, dbaker@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @VivianHo, @DavidBakerSF
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Vivian Ho has worked for the San Francisco Chronicle since 2011, covering crime and breaking news as a Go Team reporter with a desk in the Hall of Justice. She reported on Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the Occupy movement, the Napa earthquake, the Rim Fire and the World Series riots as well as on homicides, criminal street gangs, sexual assaults, domestic violence cases and police personnel matters. She also writes for Chronicle Watch, a weekly column exploring stubborn issues in the Bay Area. Before she joined The Chronicle, Vivian reported for the Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Vivian spent most of her life in the frozen tundra that is New England and has a hard time understanding weather stories in California.
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David Baker covers energy, clean tech, electric vehicles and self-driving cars for the San Francisco Chronicle. He joined the paper in 2000 after spending five years in Southern California reporting for the Los Angeles Times and the Daily News of Los Angeles. He has reported from wind farms, geothermal fields, solar power plants, oil fields and an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. He also visited Baghdad and Basra in 2003 to write about Iraq's reconstruction. He graduated from Amherst College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in San Francisco with his wife.


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Werking
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The mouth is the gateway to good health, most would agree. Everything that we consume in terms of food and beverage enters through our mouth - which makes our teeth an important element in maintaining good health, which in turn leads to an active vibrant lifestyle. Today more than ever we are blessed with so much of choice in terms of food. The menu choices are unlimited and so are the accompanying sauces and dips. In terms of beverages again there is much choice leaving your mind in a realm of decision. While all this is cool and fun we tend to forget the importance and influence oral health has on the operation of the entire human body.
I spoke to Dental Surgeon Faadhil Rizvy who explained "Troubled teeth and gums aren't always just a dental problem. Sometimes they indicate deeper issues. Your mouth can indicate a lot about your overall health condition. We look around the mouth for colour changes - ulcers – spots around gums – worn teeth - breath.
Some of the disease that manifest their symptoms via the mouth include- diabetes, kidney disease, liver related issues, acid reflux, oral cancer, tuberculosis and even HIV. So as we see oral health and general health are inseparable and bidirectional.
"Dental health plays a major role in oral health and focus will be on this. Tooth decay and gum disease (gingivitis and periodontal disease) are the two main dental diseases. While dental caries is the major cause for tooth loss in the younger age group, periodontal disease is the reason for many older patients losing teeth. Dental plaque is the evil of both these conditions".
Plaque is the soft sticky film that sticks to your teeth after a meal. If not brushed away after a meal, more plaque builds up on tooth surface and gum margin and bacteria accumulates. Plaque has bacteria that feast on sugars from food and produce acids. Overtime these acids break down the strongest outermost part of the tooth enamel and create cavities. Initially the minerals in saliva and fluoride in toothpaste help to re-mineralise enamel.
Some of the common mistakes that young folk do are trying to open drink bottle caps using their teeth and trying to bite and open packets of polythene and plastic. This puts undue strain on teeth and can even break the tooth.
Dr. Faadhil spoke on the importance of brushing and cleaning our teeth saying "Aim is to remove plaque, not to polish your teeth so be gentle, no need to brush hard and damage teeth. For the same reason don't use a medium or hard brush, it will wear down your enamel, causing tooth sensitivity. A tooth brush should have soft nylon bristles with round ends.
* Start from back and move forward. *Brush outer surfaces first then inner and finally the biting surfaces.
* Place the bristles of your brush along the gum line at a 45 degree angle in contacting with tooth surface and gum line. *Brush upwards from the gum line towards the biting surface in sweeping motions or in a vibrating circular motion.
* Repeat for inner surface of all teeth similarly maintaining the 45 degree angle. *Brush for at least three minutes- this gives time for fluoride in tooth paste to go in and the job is thorough.
Explaining the importance of good eating habits the doctor added "When it comes to health of your teeth you really are what you eat!
"All foods have pH values and the more acidifying your diet gets, more loaded the tooth gets with harmful bacteria that cause plaque buildup and tooth decay.
Strike a balance and opt for diet rich in alkalinizing crunchy food.Enjoy fresh unsweetened fruit juices and plenty of water. Sugar free drinks like sodas and citrus drinks – can be worse than drinks with sugar.
Most of them usually contain phosphoric acid, citric acid, tartaric acid and have more eroding effect on enamel. Although it is better not to snack between meals so that saliva can have time to neutralize acids, eating cheese will help do this fast. So limit sugary and acidic foods.
Cigarettes have nicotine and tar. Nicotine makes smoking an addictive practice. Tar makes the plaque in the mouth stickier increasing risk of caries and more gum disease. Smoking causes constriction of blood vessels .As a result even with progressed gum disease, due to less blood supply, gums may not bleed and mask the signs of the disease. Excessive indulgences in alcohol are known to cause not only brain and liver disease, but affect the mouth as well. Heavy drinking with smoking increases the risk of oral cancer.


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Alabama likely to trade marriage licenses for certificates
by: Greg Loyd, Reshad Hudson
Posted: May 24, 2019 / 11:38 AM EDT / Updated: May 24, 2019 / 11:38 AM EDT
The state of Alabama is looking to get out of the marriage license business.
A bill that would replace the license with a certificate has passed both chambers of the legislature and now heads to the governor's desk.
The bill passed the senate 26 to 0.
Lawmakers who support the bill say it would get the state out of the marriage business. But opponents say it's born out of prejudice.
"It carries the same weight. It's the same state recognizing this certificate of marriage," said Matt Simpson of Mobile. "It carries the same weight and approval from the state."
This bill comes after a few probate judges refused to issue marriage licenses following the Supreme Court decisions legalizing same-sex marriage.
"I support it because it doesn't require the probate judges to sign off on a marriage license," said Representative Wess Allen of Troy.
During his time as probate judge, Allen stopped issuing marriage licenses all together.
"I believe marriage is between man and woman, as do a lot of Alabamians. We passed a constitutional amendment back in 2006, about 80 to 20, in favor of defining marriage in the state," Allen said.
Representative Neil Rafferty voted against the bill.
"This bill was born out of prejudice. It accommodates a handful of judges that couldn't check their personal feelings at the door," Rafferty said.
This bill now heads to governor's desk, where she is expected to sign it.
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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) - The College Board has decided to get rid of their optional SAT essay and subject tests.
The changes are a result of the board moving towards streamlining their standardized tests. This is an effort accelerated by the pandemic.
by Chuck Williams / Jan 21, 2021
Fort Benning is vaccinating soldiers – but the Army is also still dealing with the COVID crisis as soldiers test positive and require isolation.
And the virus did not go away when 11,000 soldiers returned from holiday leave.
by Elizabeth White / Jan 21, 2021
AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) - Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum is a beacon of hope in Auburn University's mission to destroy COVID-19 via mass vaccinations. The AU Medical Center staff can now vaccinate between 800 to 1,000 people a day and are eagerly awaiting more vaccines to widen their community outreach.
AU hasn't wasted a moment rolling out vaccines.
Georgia Gov. Kemp holds Thursday news conference on COVID vaccines
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Q: spark AnalysisException Unable to instantiate SessionHiveMetaStoreClient in second notebook?

I am running spark in a jupyter notebook, and I just figured out what the problem was, but maybe that is useful for others. I am running this code in two notebooks:
import pandas as pd
from pyspark import SQLContext
df = pd.DataFrame({'x': [1, 2, 3]})

sc = SparkContext.getOrCreate()
sqlContext = SQLContext(sc)
sqlContext.createDataFrame(df)

The first notebook returns:

DataFrame[x: bigint]

While the second notebook returns:

AnalysisException: Unable to instantiate [...].SessionHiveMetaStoreClient

A: Even though the spark context is the same when you get it with SparkContext.getOrCreate() something hinders spark to insantiate that object. sc.stop() is not enough.
The solution is to close down the first notebook, i.e. stop the kernel completely. Then it works in the second notebook. Maybe someone can add an explanation why that happens.

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dystopian espionage Islam Last Survivors series political science fiction thriller
CreateSpace Indie published
Codename: Winterborn
After a nuclear war in 2090 a third of the world is in ruins, and spy Kevin Anderson is sent to find the nuclear arsenal of the Islamic Republic of France.
Allan Yoskowitz, Declan Finn · for adult, young adult readers · February 2013
After a small nuclear war in 2090, a third of the world is in ruins, along with the Western half of the United States. Three years later, spy Kevin Anderson and his team are sent to find the nuclear arsenal of the Islamic Republic of France. When his team is betrayed by the politicians who sent them, Kevin is out for blood. Hunted by an army, Kevin must kill the Senators before the next team is sent to their deaths. Without resources, or support, it's almost certainly a suicide mission. But Kevin will gladly make this sacrifice, for his codename is Winterborn.
Book 1 of the Last Survivors series, science fiction/dystopian fiction for young-adult readers.
John Konecsni says:
At first glance, this looks like a simple revenge novel. It could have been, but it's far, far more complex than that.
Kevin Anderson is an interesting protagonist on a quest for justice — not revenge, justice. The distinction is important in this plot, because revenge is such an easy path for Kevin to slip onto. Our hero even outright *says* that what he's doing is necessary, and gives good, solid reasons for it, as opposed to indulging in petty vengeance.
There is no moral ambiguity about the villains — they're evil, period, and need to be stopped. Justice in this case is complicated, and there is even a moment where Kevin obviously takes revenge — and immediately falls to pieces. In standard Christian tradition, he rights himself, and gets back on the proper path. He slips and stumbles as anyone else would stumble, but he gets back up.
There is a bit of strangeness here and there, but I think it holds up well.


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Q: Why do simulated results differ to calculated results? Why, when using a program such as multisim, do the simulated results within the program differ slightly to those calculated analytically.
Would there be any reasons other than rounding errors in calculations and the fact that multisim uses ideal components?
For example, I have a circuit; a 3 phase unbalanced load connected up in star, with one leg having a resistor and capacitor, one leg having a resistor and inductor, and one leg that has only a resistor. In multisim I have used z blocks for the 2 legs and a resistor for the leg with no xl or xc.
I've calculated the I through each phase, I for the neutral, and the total power dissipated. My simulated results for the currents are around 1-2mA out (which would be accepted as correct), and the power dissipated is about 200W out (again would still be accepted.)
For distinction criteria I am to compare the results and explain why they are different, and apart from the reasons listed above I cannot think of any, however for a distinction I would be expected to write more than just a paragraph.


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The original of this piece was made for an auction in SIsters, OR this summer where I'm teaching at The Quilter's Affair. So if you're going to be there come and bid high for a good cause!
But if not... I wouldn't want to leave you out. I've made it into a PDF pattern. And, not to leave you hanging if you don't already know the the stitches... there are 7 embroidery stitches included with detailed instructions and illustrations. Never you mind you'll only use five of them in this pattern. Two are just for fun!
This pattern is based on my Paris Apartment fabric line, and will be one in a series of patterns.
You can get this pattern, here, on PatternSpot.com OR on my website (scroll to bottom).
I now have actual strike-offs for Art Journal rather than the digital prints, and I can't wait to show you the difference! The COLOR! So much richer. Boy am I thrilled to see it! I'm especially in love with the blues.
Here's an example of the original prints so you can see the difference. Wow. Look at that brown compared to the strike-off brown above! Cool.
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Well, back to book-deadline-land. Getting there! Pinch me. I'm having so much fun!
What I don't know (is under there) won't hurt me.
Harley Kitty has been on the lam somewhere in Janis's home after leaving his tracks on her new bag.
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incorporates other unique features such as community spaces for health screenings and therapeutic services for physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as a green space that boasts a playground for children of all abilities.
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– japoński piłkarz, reprezentant kraju.

Kariera klubowa
Od 1989 do 1997 roku występował w klubach: Furukawa Electric, Gamba Osaka i Kyoto Purple Sanga.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W reprezentacji Japonii zadebiutował w 1987. W reprezentacji Japonii występował w latach 1987–1989. W sumie w reprezentacji wystąpił w 10 spotkaniach.

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Bibliografia
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Reprezentanci Japonii w piłce nożnej
Urodzeni w 1966
Piłkarze JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Piłkarze Gamby Osaka
Piłkarze Kyoto Sanga F.C.
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REXYGEN | Programming automation devices without hand coding.
REXYGEN turns devices into programmable data loggers, communication gateways and automation controllers.
The family of REXYGEN software tools is extensively used in various fields of automation, process control and robotics.
Just like oxygen in nature, it is the essence of life for many devices, machines and technologies in the world of automation.
No cloud-based solution, everything works locally.
You have full control: your device, your algorithms, your data.
The development and deployment of a control system for production of powdered milk has been smooth and straightforward. All our needs in the PID control domain were covered by REXYGEN function blocks out of the box.
The improved efficiency and optimized throughput of the facility is kept by the PLCs ever since.
All three REXYGEN-enabled robotic manipulators on our production lines have proven to be extremely stable. After two years of operation, mostly in 24/7 mode, the error counter still sits at zero.
My hydroponics application requires only basic control algorithms but I like that REXYGEN with its libraries is capable of much more than I will utilize at the moment.
That along with the capability of creating the accompanying graphic user interface made REXYGEN the first choice for development of my hydroponics control system.
Graphical programming using the so-called function blocks provides a straightforward and convenient style of programming.
Your automation device can run a simple algorithm containing a few comparators and timers or you can turn it into a large-scale industrial control system.
Regardless of the complexity of your algorithm, you always have detailed diagnostics at your disposal. You can use either live or archived data to fine-tune your projects.


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Taku spinosocarinatus is een bidsprinkhaankreeftensoort uit de familie van de Takuidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1909 door Fukuda.

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Recently, I've started saving earthworms again. You know, the lost and dying kind that end up on pavements and paths, trying to squirm their way home. I always used to when I was a little girl – picking them up from concrete or pavestone (carefully, with a stick, so's not to burn them) and putting them back on the nearest patch of cool earth where they belong. Watching as they wriggled home into the dark. Then, when I was 11, I watched a boy at school laugh as he trampled them into the ground. I couldn't eat for 3 days after that. Soon after, I stopped picking them up, or at least I think it was then. Paralysed, a little lost – what good kindness, in the face of human cruelty? But just recently, I've been unable to walk by. Something in their pale, smooth pinkness – so utterly naked – reminds me unbearably of my own vulnerability, their helpless flickering back and forth a painfully obvious metaphor for what passes, these days, for my heart.


Two women got caught with edible marijuana while trying to get through airport security.
After a stop in South Dakota, Rebecca Mason-Wygal was boarding a plane back to California but was arrested when an airport security screener detected a controlled substance in her possession.
Mason-Wygal, 28, of San Jose, Calif., was carrying an assortment of edible pot candies: bubble gum, lemon drops and chocolate bars.
She's one of a few people police in Sioux Falls have charged with possession of a controlled substance, a felony, for carrying edible pot products they legally bought in Colorado.
"You can buy all the marijuana you want in Denver, but if you show up in South Dakota it's illegal. Just because you bought it some place legally doesn't mean it's legal in another place," police spokesman Sam Clemens said.
Indeed, Dan Letellier, executive director of Sioux Falls Regional Airport, said travelers have a responsibility to know that what's legal in one state might not be legal in another.
Alicia Marie Coffey Hutchinson, 28, of San Jose, Calif., was arrested Tuesday after TSA agents noticed a Kiva chocolate bar containing pot and a bottle with medical liquid cannabis inside, police say. She, too, purchased the items legally in Colorado.
Letellier, who didn't know about the edible pot products until the recent arrest, said his staff isn't doing anything specifically to check for the pot products.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says ignorance of state laws isn't a defense for illegally bringing marijuana into the state.
Now, prosecutors are determining whether the women's cases will be prosecuted federally or on the state level. Some federal drug charges come with a mandatory minimum sentence.
Keith Stroup, legal counsel for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, said he doesn't believe the women should be charged with felonies simply because marijuana use is not socially acceptable.


"Experimental evidence for enhanced evaporation of small (3-9 µ radius) water droplets are presented. Both "pure" droplets and droplets contaminated with surface active materials fell into air of known relative humidity (96-99 per cent) at an ambient temperature of 29.9C and evaporated. The rates of evaporation were determined by photographing the evaporating drops, measuring the distance a drop fell during a fixed time interval, and applying Stokes law. The contaminated droplets exhibited a rate of evaporation 1.8µ² sec⁻¹ faster than "pure" drops. This can be compared with rates for pure drops of 1.9 and 5.7µ² sec⁻¹ at 0.1 and 0.3C dew point depressions respectively. Finally, the increase in the rate appears to be independent of the relative humidity with the range studied"--Abstract, page ii.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-92).
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Vacation clubs offer suite rewards
Above, the Abaco Club in the Bahamas, one of Private Escapes' vacation homes.
By Julie Dunn | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: January 21, 2006 at 5:03 p.m. | UPDATED: May 8, 2016 at 7:27 a.m.
Donaldson & Co., a real estate investment firm in Fort Collins, has sent executive assistant Jennifer Hays and her husband on several trips over the past few years – including a stay at Trump International Hotel condo in New York City – in the name of play, not work.
That's because Donaldson & Co. is a corporate member of Fort Collins-based Private Escapes, a luxury vacation-home club. Hays' boss offered her the use of the different properties as a thank you for her hard work.
"We get to go to these fabulous places and (the company) picks up the tab for the nightly fee," said Hays. "It's a perk that not everybody gets. These are not places that I would get to go with my income."
Donaldson & Co. is one of a growing number of companies that have recognized that upscale vacation clubs can be an attractive and cost-effective tool for employee recognition, executive retention or to woo potential clients.
"It's not your typical incentive," said Richard Keith, co-founder of Private Escapes. "But when that employee comes back from a delightful vacation sponsored by the firm, they're willing to knock down brick walls for the company."
Private Escapes has 250 members and two membership plans, with the one-time, fully-refundable entrance fees ranging in price from $107,500 to $215,000 and annual dues that range from $8,300 to $11,500. That gives a company the right to dole out access to dozens of properties, located from Telluride to Los Cabos, Mexico, for 47 nights per year.
There are at least 18 active destination clubs in the U.S., about one-third of which are based in Colorado, according to resort industry consulting firm Ragatz Associates. Overall, membership sales grew from $130 million in 2003 to roughly $750 million last year. That figure could top $2 billion annually by 2008, said president Dick Ragatz.
The corporate niche is "an untapped segment of the market," he said. "People are talking about it, but nobody has figured out how to really sell it yet."
Denver-based Exclusive Resorts, by far the largest player in the category with 1,800 members, does not offer a corporate plan, but at least three other Colorado-based destination clubs, including Dream Catcher Retreats, Quintess and High Country Club, are also actively going after the niche.
Corporate destination memberships are the most attractive to smaller, privately held companies, with the average size ranging from five to 50 employees, industry executives agreed.
But Ben Addoms, co-founder of Boulder-based Quintess, which has 14 corporate members out of a total of 92, said he expects more publicly traded companies to start joining the clubs.
"The reality is you can put the deposit on the balance sheet as an asset," he said. "I think we'll see more public companies getting into it. What we offer is a lot more unique than taking someone to the Super Bowl or the Indy 500."
Quintess is in negotiations with one such company that wants to purchase the equivalent of 28 corporate memberships because they have such a need for client entertainment, according Addoms.
High Country Club, which just entered the destination-club market last fall, is trying to capture companies looking for a lower fees. Its packages start at $30,000 for the fully-refundable, one-time membership fee and $8,400 in annual dues.
"I really think we have a unique opportunity because of our pricing," said president Christian Kirschner. "For some of the other clubs, (corporate memberships) can be a tough sell because it is really expensive."
Staff writer Julie Dunn can be reached at 303-820-1592 or at jdunn@denverpost.com.
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Spur Valley Golf Resort is a campground located in Radium Hot Springs. We are located just 15 minutes North of Radium Hot Springs. Nestled in a beautiful river valley with Luxor Creek meandering through. You will love the peace and tranquility while strolling around the property and venturing out on the trails and roads that surround us. Spur Valleys old growth forest is alive with an abundance of birds and wild life.
We have over 100 R.V. and camping sites ranging from full services to dry sites. Our resort offers seasonal, monthly and nightly rentals. The season runs from Easter to Thanksgiving each year. You may winter your R.V. on your seasonal site. Each site has its own picnic table and fire-pit (group areas may differ).
There are clean hot showers, flush toilets, and laundry facilities. Tennis courts, volleyball, badminton, horseshoe pits, and a playground as well as a small library and pool table. Our recreation field is large enough for baseball, soccer and football games.
Places to eat within 5km of Spur Valley Golf Resort include La Cabina Ristorante & Carrington's English Lounge, Radium Husky House Restaurant, The Old Salzburg Restaurant, and Melting Pot Eatery.
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1999 - 2002 midfielder
Born on 17th August 1970 in Kristiansund, Norway.
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Brought into English football by Wimbledon, this industrious midfielder made a big name for himself at Selhurst Park. His incisive runs and accurate passing saw him at odds with the perception of Wimbledon's long-ball game. The Norwegian attracted much attention and eventually went to Liverpool for a fee of around £3.5 million. Unfortunately, his career went into stagnation there as he started well, but fell out of favour and towards the end of season 1998-99 realised that his opportunities at Anfield would be limited. The change of management obviously did not help, but the midfield there has become full of players who would hold down a regular first team place elsewhere and this is why Oyvind sought to play his football at another club. Offers from Sheffield Wednesday were rebuffed when he knew Spurs were interested, as he wanted to return to the capital. His addition to the squad was valuable as he could play as an orthodox wide midfielder or in the hole behind the forward a la Beardsley. His £3 million fee has been criticised by some as too much for a Premier reserve player, but other similar stars cost twice that.
His first season was a relative success. He provided a link between the forward line and midfield, getting into the area and scoring a few goals to boot. However, he was subject to injury problems, which kept him out of Euro 2000. He overcame that to feature in the pre-season games for 2000-2001 and during that campaign he was in and out the first team in the Premier League as injury hit again. However, he has yet to reproduce his best form and is generally playing in an unusual position on the left of midfield to accommodate Anderton on the right.
Rumours of a transfer to Charlton Athletic in summer 2001 did not come to anything and he played most of the 2001-02 season as a squad member under Glenn Hoddle's management. Again the summer of 2002 brought rumours of a move, but none came about and this left him again as a second string player, behind many of the summers imports Hoddle brought in.
He initially moved to Villa Park, where he got few games and left for his home country with Lyn Oslo taking him back to Norway. Oyvind retired from playing at the end of the 2007 season when he was with Stromsgodset in the second tier of Norwegian football.
NICKNAME : Leo; Oyvay
Club Signed Fee Debut Apps Goals
Molde (Norway) 1st January 1989 ?? ?? 64 9
Rosenborg (Norway) 1st January 1991 ?? ?? 63 20
Wimbledon 8th November 1994 £650,000 ?? 97 + 5 as a sub 16
Liverpool 2nd June 1997 £3,500,000 ?? 42 + 7 as a sub 7
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 6th August 1999 £3,000,000 ?? 59 + 13 as a sub 11
Aston Villa 20th August 2002 Free ?? 16 + 7 as a sub 3
Lyn Oslo (Norway) ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
Stromsgodset BK (Norway) ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
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83 full caps; 18 goals
Under-21 caps; goals
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with Harvey Sheldon from 2005-2010, which included teaching on the Syon Abbey training excavation. Since then he has been working as a field archaeologist. Robin taught archaeology evening classes from 1977-2013, and hopes to provide lectures to the Mill Hill Archaeology Study Society from late 2015.
Robin is the Hon Treasurer of RESCUE: the British Archaeological Trust and has over forty years seen various features of archaeology, including the roles of archaeological societies, the origins and growth of archaeological units, the development of the Institute for Archaeologists, the commer-cialisation of archaeology, and the rise of community archaeology.
former Inglis Barracks – talk by Ian Cipin.
Tuesday 10 November 2015 The History of The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Speaker to be advised.
Also, may I thank all those who have offered to write up the lectures for 2015. We have a full complement, but if you would like to offer to be a reserve in case of illness, please contact the Secretary, Jo Nelhams.
Rob Kayne started the lecture by showing several maps revealing the location of Singapore and its neighbours. Comparison with the last map from 1800s showed that it has been enlarged thanks to land reclamation instigated by Sir (Thomas) Stamford (Bingley) Raffles.
He went on to show how the station names used for the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system reveal the history of all the people who built Singapore. Dhoby Ghaut was the place where laundry was done by the river (Dhoby = washing; Ghaut=steps beside the river). The Indian words reveal the Indian heritage of those who did the laundry. Queenstown was named after Queen Elizabeth II, denoting the English connection; Ang Mo Kio means Red Hair Bridge, named by Hokkien speakers, (Red Man is the local term for a Caucasian); Toa Payoh means big swamp, a reminder that the area was marshy; Aljunied was named after a man from Sumatra; Dakota indicates where the former Kallang airport was; Mountbatten, commemorates Mountbatten presenting the Union Jack to the people of Singapore in 1946.
Singapore has three significant dates in its history: the first was 700 years ago mentioned in a Chinese account, before the name Singapore was given to the area; the second was in 1819, when modern Singapore was founded; the third was its creation as a republic 50 years ago, which today is being commemorated by red dots with SG and 50 in the red dot (SG on top, 50 underneath). Singapore's nickname is Little Red Dot.
Singapore was previously known as Temasek. It was renamed Singapura (Lion City), possibly as a result of conquest by a Srivijaya prince. A wall on the North boundary was built in the past to protect Bukit Langaran (Forbidden Hill), believed to be the graveyard of the old dead kings. The Singapore river protected the other boundaries of this area. Excavations here have shown evidence of 14th century royal burials together with jewellery, figurines and pottery. Ceramics found in the river indicate trade with China from 13th century onwards.
We were then taken on a virtual tour of the Singapore museum, starting with the poster which commemorates 700 years of habitation, showing us images of the various galleries and focusing on the gold centrepiece of a 13th or 14th century necklace which shows a lion's head, a possible allusion to Singapore. There is also a lot of 12th, 13th and 14th century pottery.
Of particular interest is a fragment of a very large stone called the Singapore stone, found in 1819 at the mouth of the Singapore River. This stone was originally 9ft across and had writing inscribed on it, which it is felt could have revealed a wealth of regional and local history. Unfortunately, although many people of different cultures claimed it was in their script, nobody successfully deciphered it, and in 1843 the East India Company decided to blow it up so that the area could be used for further building development. Afterwards a few fragments of the stone were collected and one now remains in the Singapore museum.
In 1611 Singapore was destroyed by fire which left only a small town of 1000, of mostly Malay and a few Chinese inhabitants.
The speaker then told of Sir Stamford Raffles, describing his birth on a boat and his rapid rise from a poor background to the position of Lieutenant Governor of Bencoolen. This was too obscure, remote and small for his ambitions, thus the start of his connection to Singapore was explained. . Following a visit to Lord Hastings, then Governor General of Bengal in Calcutta, Sir Stamford Raffles and William Farquhar landed on Singapore on 29th Jan 1819, having sailed there separately.
On 7 Feb 1819 Sir Stamford Bingley Raffles left Singapore, having the day before signed a treaty on behalf of the East India Company (EIC) with the Temengong (local leader) and the Sultan of Johor. The treaty allowed the EIC to establish a trading post in return for payment of an annual rent and protection from the Dutch. The treaty declaration document can now be seen in the Singapore museum.
Raffles left Farquhar on Singapore as Resident, visiting twice more, when he consolidated the EIC's position, expanding its interests to "possession" of the whole island except the residences of the Temengong and the Sultan.
Growth of the island was rapid due to its prime position on trade routes, its sheltered anchorage, the river basin allowing easy offloading from smaller boats, its supplies of drinking water and the port's policy of no duties payable. In 1822, the population was 5,000 with a turnover of 8 million Spanish dollars. A year later the population had doubled to 10,000, and the turnover was 8.6 million Spanish dollars. Land reclamation began during Raffles' visits, and the city's functional areas were defined and declared in his Jackson Plan of 1822.
One of the building innovations instigated by Raffles was a covered pathway system that runs in front of the houses alongside the road. This provides shelter from the weather, particularly the heavy rain, and is known as the Five Foot Way, still in use today. Several images of the differing parts of this were shown, each displaying characteristics of the local residents.
On 9 June 1823, Raffles returned to Bencoolen to prepare to return to England due to increasing ill-health epitomised by increasing frequency of serious headaches. He never returned to Singapore.
Raffles hired a ship called the "Fame" from Bencoolen to go to England. The ship left on 2 Feb 1824, laden with 30 tons of his life's work – Malay literary collections, sketches and maps, artefacts, animals (live and stuffed) and his own extensive written records, plus a commercial consignment of gunpowder. On its first night at sea the ship caught fire, exploded and sank but with no loss of life.
Raffles returned to Bencoolen. After two months, having assembled a new, albeit smaller, collection, he returned to London and purchased a house and farmland in Mill Hill. The freehold included a public house, the "Rising Sun". His neighbour and good friend was William Wilberforce.
Singapore became a Crown Colony after the dissolution of the East India Company, and its growth continued to attract immigrants from China's coastal regions and India. The island was invaded by Japan in 1942 and renamed Syonan To (Southern Light). It returned to British occupation at the end of the war, and began to achieve self-governing status from 1948 onwards, though defence and foreign policy remained matters for the UK to decide. Following a UN Resolution in 1962, a referendum resulted in Singapore becoming a member of the Malaysian Federation until its ejection in 1965, when it became an independent republic.
The 1950s and 1960s saw a transition from kampong (village life) to modern suburban dwellings and social infrastructures. Various images of this transformation were shown.
Singapore's four official languages are English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil, with additional languages and dialects spoken by its many immigrants and their descendants. As a result of cultural mixing and cross-influences, a further dialect "Singlish" is widely spoken despite its lack of official status.
Mark R Frost: Singapore – a Biography; Maurice Collis: Raffles – the Definitive Biography; John Bastin: Raffles and Hastings; Nigel Barley: In the footsteps of Stamford Raffles; J G Farrell: The Singapore Grip; Josephine Chia: Kampong Spirit (a Kindle publication).
The Bothy at Stephens House, East End Road, Finchley, has been awarded a grant of more than a million pounds by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The charity Terapia (www.terapia.co.uk), based at Watford Way, Hendon, plans to use the Bothy as a centre providing free mental health services to children and teenagers. The Grade II Listed building had been placed on English Heritage's "At Risk" register, but now work on it is due to begin early in 2016. Remedial work to the structure is to be carried out soon.
There is a downside to the good news. Terapia will receive the £1,012,000 grant if it is able to raise another £900,000 on its own. Bozena Merrick, Clinical Director and Chief Executive of Terapia, is confident that they can reach that extra figure. Already The Bothy Charity Shop in High Street North Finchley is raising money towards the extra funds.
Ben Greener, the Heritage Lottery Fund's Historic Advisor, said "Historic buildings are inspirational spaces and our research shows they are the very places where enterprise thrives.
Note: for those unfamiliar with the Bothy in Stephens House gardens, it is not the small, unlocked mountain shelter the name suggests, but looks a little like a small castle. Built in 1882, it is a large square-shaped walled garden, including what was the park keeper's house, and has rendered battlements and buttressed walls. Its quaint Moorish exterior is to be altered as little as possible.
Friday 13th March, 7.45 pm, Enfield Archaeological Society, Jubilee Hall, 2 Parsonage Lane, near junction with Chase Side, Enfield EN2 OAJ. Fulham Palace: Archaeology and Revival. Talk by Phil Amery. Visitors £1. Refreshments, Sales, information. 7.30 pm.
Friday 20th March, 6.30 pm. Friends of the Petrie Museum. UCL Lecture Theatre, G6, Institute of Archaeology, 31 Gordon Square, WC1. Foreign Connections: Egypt and the Outside World Before the New Kingdom. Talk by Garry Shaw.
Friday 28th March 7pm. C.O.L.A.S, St Olave's Parish Hall, Mark Lane, EC3R 7NB. When is a Torc not a Torc? Fragmentation and Transformation. New Research on Iron Age Silver and Gold Assemblages. Dr Julia Farley (BM). Visitors £2.
Wednesday 1st April, 8pm. Stanmore & Harrow Historical Society. Wealdstone Baptist Church Hall, High Street, Wealdstone, John Betjeman's London. Talk by Colin Oakes. Visitors £1.
Thursday 2nd April, 8 pm, Pinner Local History Society, Village Hall, Chapel Lane car park, Pinner. What Shaped Pinner Before the Railways Came. Talk by Pat Clarke (Vice-President of LAMAS). Visitors £2.
Wednesday 8th April, 7.45 pm, Hornsey Historical Society, Union Church Hall, corner of Ferme Park Road/Weston Park, N8 9PX, The Natural History of Haringey's Ancient Woodlands. Talk by David Bevan. Visitors £3. Refreshments, sales and information.
Saturday 11th April, 11 am-3pm Saturday 11th April, 11am – 3pm, North London & Essex Transport Society. Enfield Transport Bazaar. St Paul's Centre, 102 Church Street, Enfield, EN2 6AB. Bus, railway, aviation and military transport, with books, photos, DVDs, timetables, maps, memorabilia etc. Admission £3. Refreshments available.
Saturday 11th April, 10.30 am-4.30 pm, Mill Hill/Edgware Model Railway Exhibition, John Keble Church Hall, Church Close (opposite Deans Lane), Edgware HA8 9NS. Variety of layouts in halls and church. Trade stands, refreshments. Admission: Adults £4, Concessions £3.
Monday 13th April, 3pm, Barnet Museum & Local History Society. Church House, Wood Street, Barnet (opp. Museum). Pork, Laundries and Takeaways: Changes in Barnet High Street. Talk by Jackie Leedham. Visitors £2.
Thursday 16th April, 7.30 pm, Camden History Society, Burgh House, New End Square, NW3 1LT. Camden Goods Station Through Time. Talk by Peter Darley, £1.
Tuesday 21st April, 1-2 pm. Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1. Electrifying Brunel's GWR: the UK's Historic Infrastructure in the 21st Century. Talk by William Filmer-Sankey (FSA). Free.
Wednesday 22nd April 6pm. Gresham College at Museum of London, 150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN. Restoration and Reaction: Palaces of the Restoration. Talk by Simon Thurley (CEO of English Heritage) on their architectural innovation. Free.
Wednesday 22nd April, 7.45 pm. Friern Barnet & District Local History Society, North Middlesex Golf Club, The Manor House, Friern Barnet Lane, N20 ONL. Constable and Turner. Talk by Pamela Wright. Visitors £2. Refreshments and bar.
Friday 24th April, 6.30 pm. Friends of the Petrie Museum, UCL Lecture Theatre, G6, Institute of Archaeology, 31 Gordon Square, WC1. Gebel Silsila: Uncovering the Birthplace of Egypt's Temples. Talk by Sarah Doherty.
Monday 27th April, 6.30 pm-8-m, British Library, 96 Euston Road, NW1 2DB, in Conference Centre. William Marshal: The Architect of Magna Carta? Talk, Dr Thomas Asbridge (QM UoL) Cost £8 (concs. £6.75). Also exhibition, Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy from 13t March, £10.
Thursday 30th April, 8pm, Finchley Society, Arts Depot, Tally Ho! Corner, 5 Nether Street, N12 OGA. (Please note different venue!) Details not yet available. Please see Finchley Society's March/April Newsletter. Non-members £2.
With thanks to this month's contributors: Stephen Brunning, Liz Gapp, Eric Morgan, Jo Nelhams.


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Adonis est une pièce de théâtre de Guillaume-Gabriel Le Breton publiée en 1569.

Elle a été représentée en 1569 devant Charles IX, puis, en 1577 à l'Hôtel de Bourgogne et en 1579 au Collège de Boncourt. C'est une tragédie en 5 actes.

Résumé
 Acte I : Vénus a décidé de  faire porter des cornes à Vulcain en aimant Adonis.  Le « mignon » accepte de ne pas aller à la chasse, que redoute sa divine maîtresse, et propose de continuer leurs ébats.
 Acte II : ulcéré d'être trompé, Mars décide d'exercer sa vengeance sur le damoiseau.
 Acte III : deux chasseurs amis d'Adonis, Montan et Sylvain, discutent du Sort trompeur et des présages. Vénus dispute son fils Cupidon.
 Acte IV : Sylvain raconte à Montan la mort d'Adonis, tué par le sanglier qu'il chassait.
 Acte V : Vénus énumère les beautés de son amant trépassé et jure de se venger.

Bibliographie
 Théâtre français de la Renaissance, la tragédie à l'époque d'Henri III, deuxième série, vol. 1 (1574-1579), Florence-Paris, Olschki-PUF, 1999 (édition due à Mario Bensi).
 M. Grandmotet, « Étude sur la tragédie d'Adonis de G. Le Breton », Bulletin de la Société Nivernaise, t. I, 1854,
 J.-C. Ternaux, « Ovide, Ronsard et Le Breton : à propos d'Adonis », Revue des Amis de Ronsard, XVI, Société des Amis de Ronsard du Japon, 2003, .

Tragédie
Pièce de théâtre française
Pièce de théâtre du XVIe siècle
Pièce de théâtre se déroulant dans l'Antiquité
Mythologie gréco-romaine dans la littérature après l'Antiquité


Wigan has a new £2m Museum of Wigan Life – and a small part has been devoted to Isherwood.
The Wigan Culture and Leisure Trust has created the grand new facility in the History Shop where George Orwell studied in 1936 while researching his book The Road to Wigan Pier.
As our photograph shows, Molly Isherwood, the artist's sister-in-law was one of the first people to visit the new facility.
A photograph of the artist together with one of his paintings are shown alongside other famous Wiganers, including Ian McKellen.
In another part of the museum is a photograph of Isherwood's iconic painting of The Wigan Arms (long demolished) in Scholes, not far from the family shop on Greenhough Street (also demolished).
Molly Isherwood said: "I am delighted that this small tribute has been paid to my brother-in-law who loved his home town.
The Wigan Life Museum was officially opened by Billy Boston, the world-famous former rugby league player on the 9th April 2010.


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Hakeem Olajuwon Net Worth: Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon formerly known as Akeem Olajuwon, is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2016, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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Born Hakeem Abdul "The Dream" Olajuwon on January, 21, 1963, in Lagos, Nigeria, he rose to international stardom playing the center position for NBA teams, the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. Even though he was introduced with the sport at the age of 15, standing 6 ft 9 in. (206 cm) tall helped him land the center position for the Nigerian national team. From 1981 to 1984, he attended the University of Houston, where he led his team, three times in a row, to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Final Four (national tournament semifinals). After he was drafted by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association, Olajuwon and the even taller Ralph Sampson created the duo aka Twin Towers offense.
This had an impact on creating an image for himself as a dominant big man in the NBA. After he was traded to the Warriors in 1988, he joined the team of the Rockets' where he established himself as an undisputed leader. By the time he became an American citizen in 1993, Hakeem became the only player in NBA history to win the NBA MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, as well as Finals MVP awards in the same season, i.e., 1993-94 season. In 1996, he joined the gold-medal-winning US national team at the Olympics, and also entered the list of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. What's more, together with Shaquille O'Neal, he was recognized as the NBA's best centers. He signed with the Toronto Raptors in 2001, but a year later Olajuwon retired as league's all-time leader in blocks with 3,830.
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Full Name Hakeem Olajuwon
Net Worth $200 Million
Place Of Birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.08 m)
Weight 256 lbs (116 kg)
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Education University of Houston
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Dalia Asafi (m. 1996)
Children Abi Olajuwon, Aisha Olajuwon, Rahmah Olajuwon
Parents Salim Olajuwon, Abike Olajuwon
Siblings Akinola Olajuwon, Afis Olajuwon, Tajudeen Olajuwon, Yemi Kaka, Kudirat Olajuwon
Nicknames Akeem Abdul Olajuwon , The Dream , Akeem Olajuwon , Akeem The Dream
Awards NBA Most Valuable Player Award, All-NBA Team, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, NBA All-Defensive Team, NBA All-Rookie Team, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Best NBA Player ESPY Award, Southwest Conference Men's Basketball…
Nominations Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year
Movies NBA: Furious Finishes, Heaven Is a Playground, 1983 NCAA Championship: NC State vs. Houston, NBA Hardwood Classics: Hakeem Olajuwan: Hakeem the Dream
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Tickets for this event are limited and available for $25 through The Rooms' box office.
The event will be followed by a spirited reception. Tickets for this event are limited and available for $25 through The Rooms' box office.
The seven speakers at the event will include chef Jeremy Charles (Raymonds / The Merchant Tavern), who will tie his talk into his love of local food and its relationship to water, and Evan Fraser (Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security), an incredibly dynamic speaker, who will talk about water as it relates to balancing conservation with food production.
Royal Canadian Navy Rear-Admiral John Newton, Commander of the Maritime Forces Atlantic, will be talking about our country's role asea. And lastly, scientist Kimberley Robertson, the program chair at MUN's Fisheries and Marine Institute, will talk about her work on water quality and resource management.
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The Windsor Lake Wafer Treatment Facility treats raw water collected from the Broad Cove River and Windsor Lake watersheds. The Little Powers Pond Pump Station pumps raw water from the Broad Cove River watershed and transfers it directly into the Windsor Lake watershed. The raw water to be treated is then taken from Windsor Lake and is pumped up to the Main Treatment Building via the Low Lift Pump Station. The treatment process consists of alkalinity enhancement with hydrated lime and carbon dioxide, screening, membrane microfiltration, primary disinfection using ultraviolet light and secondary disinfection with chlorine.
The rated capacity of Windsor Lake is 70,000 cubic metres per day in the summer and 53,500 cubic metres per day in the winter. The difference in capacity over the seasons is due to the viscosity changes in water as it gets colder.
Treated water from Windsor Lake is either pumped or gravity-fed to homes or businesses in the east end and downtown areas of St. John's.
The Bay Bulls Big Pond (BBBP) Water Treatment Facility collects raw water from the Bay Bulls Big Pond watershed and pumps it to the Main Treatment Building via the Low Lift Pump Station. The treatment process consists of screening, ozone disinfection, filtration through a rapid gravity dual media filter, pH adjustment using hydrated lime, and chloramine disinfection using ammonia and chlorine.
A Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Pretreatment Facility with alkalinity enhancement is currently being constructed and is scheduled to be in operation in 2013.
The rated capacity of Bay Bulls Big Pond is 85,000 cubic metres per day.
Treated water from Bay Bulls Big Pond is pumped to the west end of St. John's, Mount Pearl, Paradise, Conception Bay South and Portugal Cove – St. Philip's.
Brilliant , water experts! Here is a relevant question. Why is every municipality in NFLD putting FLUORIDE in our drinking water. The experts say its poison! Hitler used it in the concentration camps to make the prisoners passive. So, lets see what these brilliant speakers got to say aboUT the effects of fluoride in our drinking water!


Taz Farmer preaches on Exodus 33:12–23.
Todd Austin preaches on the Golden Calf in Exodus 32:1–14.
John Carr preaches on Exodus 20:1–20.
John Carr preaches on Exodus 14:10–31.
Taz Farmer preaches from Exodus 3:1–15.
Taz Farmer preaches from Exodus 17:1-7 on being in the wilderness.
John Carr preaches on the first nine plagues from Exodus.
John Carr preaches from Exodus 3 and 4.


Store your treasured momentos and reminisce on the good times! Place your cherished keepsakes inside — photos, handwritten letters, children's artwork, pet belongings, wedding albums or anything dear to your heart! Your items will be kept inside and your favorite photo will be beautifully displayed on the hinged lid.
I was amazed and delighted with the quality of this keepsake box. The photographs were reproduced beautifully and the quality of the box itself means it will hold sweet memories for generations.