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Vol. 1, No. 42

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L O C A L LY

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COVER STORY A&E

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S TA G E , A R T & EVENTS

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EPICURE

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ASTR OLOGY

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The The governor’s governor’s rationale rationale ffor or the money designated the ggas as ttax ax flip f lip is is to to rredirect edirect m oney d esignated ffor or ttransportation ransportation ((by by Prop. 42 Prop. 4 2 vvoters) oters) aand nd use use iitt tto o fund fund other other programs. programs. The proposal, will have devastating T he ggovernor’s overnor’s p roposal, iiff iimplemented, mplemented, w ill h ave a d evastating impact on Santa impact o n tthe he S anta Cruz Cruz Metropolitan Metropolitan Transit Transit District District in in the the short short term while undermining CO term w hile u ndermining llonger-term onger-term eefforts fforts tto o rreduce educe C O2 emissions emissions under A.B. Under proposal, Santa Cruz Metro u nder A .B. 332. 2. U nder tthe he ggovernor’s overnor’s p roposal, S anta C ruz M etro sstands tands $6.5 million nearly 20 percent tto o llose ose $ 6.5 m illion aannually nnually iin n sstate tate aand nd llocal ocal ffunds, unds, n early 2 0p ercent off iits budget. will o ts b udget. According According to to Metro, Metro, the the proposed proposed cut cut w ill rresult esult iin n tthe he off b bus Santa rreduction eduction o us sservice ervice iin nS anta Cruz Cruz County County from from 39 39 ffixed ixed rroutes outes iin n operation ffull ull o peration to to four. four. ParaCruz, ParaCruz, which which shuttles shuttles people people with with disabilities disabilities health potentially tto oh ealth aappointments, ppointments, would would be be cut cut from from 3377 tto o 110 0 vans, vans, p otentially Metro would bee rreduced jjeopardizing eopardizing llives. ives. M etro sstaffing taffing w ould b educed from from 375 375 employees employees 80 on many tto o8 0 and and would would result result in in the the elimination elimination of of 24-hour 24-hour service service o nm any off ssubsidized College rroutes outes aand nd a ccessation essation o ubsidized ffares ares ffor or UCSC UCSC aand nd Cabrillo Cabrillo C ollege Residents Doon orr Live Oak bee sstudents. tudents. R esidents iin n rrural ural aareas reas llike ike Bonny Bonny D oon o Live O ak ccould ould b When workers work, our sstranded. tranded. W hen w orkers ccan’t an’t gget et tto ow ork, o ur eeconomy conomy ssuffers uffers ffurther. urther. Another off tthe plan A nother cconsequence onsequence o he ggovernor’s overnor’s p lan is is tthe he prospective prospective lloss oss off u union Santa byy tthe o nion jjobs. obs. S anta Cruz Cruz Metro Metro employees employees are are rrepresented epresented b he United Transportation Union. When union workers U nited T ransportation U nion. W hen u nion jjobs obs aare re llost, ost, w orkers health benefits without work need on public benefit llose ose h ealth b enefits aand nd w ithout w ork n eed tto o rrely ely o np ublic b enefit programs p rograms for for health-care health-care coverage coverage for for themselves themselves and and their their families. families. Linked devastating L inked to to these these proposed proposed cuts cuts will will be be a d evastating impact impact on on the the Metro’s Metro’s upgrading with ccurrent urrent ccommitment ommitment tto ou pgrading iits ts ffleet leet tto o ccomply omply w ith A.B. A.B. 332’s 2’s CO C O2 eemission mission rreduction eduction o objectives. bjectives. 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A Berry Bad Thing How bad does a pesticide have to be before the California 9ZeVgibZci d[ EZhi^X^YZ GZ\jaVi^dc locks it up and throws away the key? We’ll soon find out. Last week a hX^Zci^[^X gZk^Zl Xdbb^iiZZ released a report on the fumigant bZi]na ^dY^YZ, created by chemical company 6gnhiV as an alternative to bZi]na Wgdb^YZ in strawberry fields. And what did that report say? A lot of things, many of them alarming in spite of the mannerly and scientific tone of the paper. We took a whack at translating a few key passages. “It is abundantly clear from basic chemistry that methyl iodide reacts readily with macromolecules, including with DNA, creating long lasting changes. In DNA, the effects of these methylated additions are mutagenic events that ultimately give rise to cancer.� Translation: This shit causes cancer! That’s really obvious! “[L]arge variability in achieved protection is observed even through rigorous respirator application (e.g., under controlled experimental conditions).� Translation: You can’t guard against it. Even the guy in the lab with the well-fitting respirator got a blast of it in the tests. “From [farmworker] testimony (predominantly from a group organized by growers), it was abundantly clear that respiratory protection, despite strict regulations on paper, is commonly inappropriate, inadequate, or inaccessible.� Translation: The farmworkers brought in by their bosses to testify before us last September didn’t know what a respirator was, much less how to use one. Respirators won’t save the farmworkers. “Based on the data available, we know that methyl iodide is a highly toxic chemical and we expect that any anticipated scenario for the agricultural or structural fumigation use of this agent would result in exposures to a large number of the public and thus would have a significant adverse impact on the public health.� Translation: Spraying this uncontainable poison around oh, say, a town where people are trying to breathe will make a lot of people very ill. 9g# HjhVc @Z\aZn, a consulting scientist with EZhi^X^YZ 6Xi^dc CZildg`, says methyl iodide is more acutely toxic than methyl bromide and could cause cancer, thyroid disease and late-term miscarriages. She was also at the hearing in September 2009 when a group of field workers brought in by their employers, presumably to testify about the sufficiency of the safety training they’d received, inadvertently revealed just the opposite. “What became clear during the hearing is that the workers didn’t know what a respirator was. It was a very telling moment

when they said, ‘What kind of mask did you use?’ And they said, ‘Oh, one of those ones made of paper.’ The growers got more than they bargained for.� The report will help the DPR decide whether to register methyl iodide as an allowable pesticide in California. That decision could in turn affect whether or not the DPR’s federal counterparts at the :ck^gdcbZciVa EgdiZXi^dc 6\ZcXn will revoke their approval of methyl iodide, granted in October 2007. The EPA announced last September it would reopen its consideration of the pesticide pending the scientific review panel’s report. Stay tuned. —Traci Hukill

Overtime Blues It may be the dead of winter, but summer is already on the minds of LVihdck^aaZ X^in ZbeadnZZh—specifically the June budget and the potential $5 million hole in it. At the Feb. 9 city council meeting, financial director BVgX E^bZciZa blamed declining property taxes and the state and national budget crisis, but he also pointed out that police and fire overtime were a major stress on the city coffers. The fire department is projected to go $759,000 over budget and the police department $294,000, according to the report, and Pimentel estimates this is almost entirely due to overtime costs exceeding $1.5 million. Overtime hours have nearly doubled since 2007 and Pimentel called the trend “unsustainable.� There’s not much wiggle room at the fire department, says LVihdck^aaZ ;^gZ 8]^Z[ BVg` 7^hWZZ. “We’re doing everything we can with what we’ve got,� he says, adding that overtime hours are a given as long as the fire departments keeps “minimum constant staffing.� That means whether someone takes a vacation or gets sick or injured, someone must be paid in overtime to pick up the slack. “We’ve calculated that if everybody just takes their minimum vacation, no sick leave or anything, that takes about $300,000,� he says. Then of course there are those pesky conditions under which overtime is a necessity—you know, fires. “We’re going to do everything we can over the issues we have inf luence over,� he says. Things are slightly less tricky over at the LVihdck^aaZ Eda^XZ 9ZeVgibZci, where the overtime excesses are easily explained by the 2007 decision to switch to a three-day, 12-hour shift schedule for officers. “We went to an emergency schedule to help put more officers on the streets while low on staff,� says 8]^Z[ BVccn HdaVcd. “This 12-hour shift comes with built-in overtime.� With eight hours built-in overtime per month paid at time and a half, the leap in overtime costs in the last three years is no mystery. Now, with eight new patrol officers trained and filling

that gap, the force has been able to switch back to a more normal four-day, 10-hour shift, eliminating the built-in overtime. Solano estimates that should essentially do away with $300,000 worth of overtime, not to mention give officers a break.

‘We’ve calculated that if everyone just takes their minimum vacation, no sick leave or anything, that takes about $300,000’ “Twelve-hour days are very long days. Some officers have expressed, you know, appreciation to be able to go back to the 10hour shift,� he says. —Jessica Lussenhop

Great Jumping Jaguars! This Labor Day weekend, Surf City will play host to the first HVciV 8gjo 8dcXdjgh YÉ:aZ\VcXZ Vi 8]Vb^cVYZ, drawing fancy cars from all over the Bay Area and giving Pebble Beach one less thing to lord over everyone else. The benefit for Children’s Hospice of Santa Cruz will take place Sept. 3–5 and feature all the necessary components of a sprawling lawn party: wine, good food, a fashion show, possibly an art show, maybe Rolls Royces. Definitely Ferraris. Almost certainly some beauties from the collection of local fancy car aficionado Bruce Canepa. All that appear to be missing are the croquet sets and lawn whites. “It’s still in the preliminary stages,â€? says Chaminade sales director H]Zgg^Z =jcZ`Z. “We just came up with the dates. Hopefully this will be something that goes on year after year, but we’re just getting our feet wet.â€? The idea, hatched by the communityminded people at 8]Vb^cVYZ and DXZVc =dcYV, bears close comparison to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance held each August on the Monterey Peninsula. Unlike that annual advertisement for the lifestyles of the rich and famous, however, this show will include muscle cars. So start polishing the GTO, kids. It’s showtime. —Traci Hukill

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Levine, the SRI consultant, wants to drive home a couple of ideas. One is that SRI already gives returns on a par with traditional investing; in the future, he thinks socially responsible businesses will outperform old business models thanks to their farsightedness. Just look at the Big Three automakers, he says. “A lot of those businesses, why they got into so much trouble is they were quarter-toquarter organizations,

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just looking at what was hot. In the early 2000s, what was hot was SUVs. But they weren’t focusing, like Toyota and Honda, on fuel efficiencies. And you see in the long term that they have underperformed against those peers.� A second message is about putting your money where your mouth is. “Learning is one thing,� Levine says. “You have to go out and act upon a lot of these measures. Otherwise you’re lipsmacking and doing nothing. I see it all the time; the top environmental nonprofits—you’d be surprised—don’t do social investing. I just want to emphasize that you really have to integrate this in as many ways as possible.� THE WHAT’S NEXT LECTURE SERIES starts Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7pm at Kuumbwa, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. Tickets are $15 at 831.459.2495. To learn more about the panelists see www.newmansownorganics.com and www.sustainablelifemedia .com, or contact Joshua Levine at joshua.levine@rbc.com.

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really see anything going on with the surfers, so everyone was just chilling, hanging out and having a good time. Next thing I know, this huge wave comes ripping through and knocks everyone off their feet and people start screaming. It was pretty crazy, but that’s what happens if you come to watch the biggest waves in the world.�

Santa Cruzans Go Big Though a South African won overall, Santa Cruz was well represented at Mavericks. Shane Desmond and Anthony Tashnick took second and third place, winning $25,000 and $15,000, respectively. Tashnick also picked up a $5,000 prize for the “gnarliest drop.â€? Other locals, like three-time Mavs winner Darryl “Fleaâ€? Virostko, advanced through the first heat, as did crowd favorite Peter Mel. Yet as Desmond explained after the contest, just surviving waves that powerful was an accomplishment all its own. ¨

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“Those were the biggest waves I’ve ever seen anyone paddle into,� said the highball-clutching, barefoot Westsider, sporting his red Mavericks jersey. “This was a special day and I’m really proud to have come out here and competed with all these guys.� In anticipation of huge crowds, Mavericks event planners had encouraged fans to head to AT&T Park in San Francisco where, for $25, they could catch the action close-up on the Jumbotron. Regardless, some fans arrived at the Pillar Point beaches and cliffs as early as 4am with high-powered binoculars and lawn chairs, looking to lay claim to prime viewing spots. Closer to the action, scores of boats, yachts, dinghies and jet skis jockeyed for position a few hundred feet from the break zone. The colossal waves made for nearly six hours of stomach-churning misery for seasick-prone spectators and journalists as the vessels bobbed up and down ceaselessly. On the press boat, reporters and photographers from

around the country and the world popped Dramamine and clung to the boat’s railing, steadying their cameras and microphones to catch the action and occasionally leaning over the side to wretch. The massive waves seriously damaged two boats, shattering windows and cracking hulls. The violence of the surf, however, only further convinced onlookers and surfers that they were watching history being made. After the competition, a shirtless, grinning Dave Wassell, the fourth-place finisher and recipient of the coveted Jay Moriarity Award, said that even at home on Oahu’s North Shore he’d never seen waves quite like what broke that day. “This was undoubtedly the largest surf that any paddle-in contest has ever seen,� he said to the great cheers of fans gathered for the awards ceremony. “The contestants have set the bar so high today it’s unbelievable, and I don’t know if it will ever be topped.� View more Mavericks photos at http://news.santacruz.com.

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ZACHARY ZACHARY MASON MASON reads reads from from ‘The Odyssey’ ‘The Lost Lost Books Books of of the the O dyssey’ on on Tuesday, Tuesday, Feb. Feb. 23, 23, at at 7:30pm 7:30pm at at Kepler’s, Kepler’s, 1010 1010 El El Camino Camino Real, Real, Menlo Menlo Park. 650.324.4321. Park. Free. Free. 6 50.324.4321.

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27<<3@ 7A A3@D32 SHE WAS going for a homey, warm name—something like sitting down for a meal with the neighbors. At the time, Lucille Tepperman had left Santa Cruz and moved to Paris, disgusted with the re-election of George W. Bush and looking to get serious with her music. A jazz and soul vocalist with glassy, Tori Amos-y pipes, she linked up with electrobeat chef and hip-hop junkie Fablive and a backup band and called their act “Dinner at the Thompsons�—as apple-pie a name as one could ask from a disenchanted, pond-hopping Yankee. “I met Fab on the coast of France and I really liked the music he was into and thought it would be cool to work together,� says Tepperman, caught while on her way to Los Angeles for a gig at The Viper Room. “Everything from hip-hop to jazz, funk and breakbeat, we try to mix it up with a historical view from the ’80s to today.� The laid-back luck and ease with which Tepperman and Fablive assembled their set has stayed with the group since they started in 2005. And on the duo’s debut LP Off the Grid, the group finds itself working with artists like famed Detroit rapper and J Dilla associate Guilty Simpson, as well as deep funk icon Lee Fields. The sound is somewhere between a Sun Ra jazz freakout, a rough cut on a Wu-Tang Clan B-side and a full-on disco coke party. And with hearty helpings of thick-as-gravy bass and fresh soul chops, Dinner at the Thompsons is making fans from Santa Cruz to Paris get up for seconds. (Curtis Cartier)

DINNER AT THE THOMPSONS cuts beats Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 9pm at Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. Tickets are $7 advance/$10 at the door. For tickets visit www.moesalley.com or call 831.479.1854.

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/13 =4 0/AA “WEIRD� doesn’t begin to describe the bizarre mind of rock’s most brilliantly eccentric bassist, but it’s a good place to start. Les Claypool, the gangly bass spanker known for leading hillbilly prog metal trio Primus, is as odd as it gets when it comes to artists of any media. He’s also arguably the greatest living wielder of the modern bass guitar. A virtuoso among virtuosos, his hybrid flamenco slap style is as unmistakable as it is insanely complex, and famously got him turned down from a job as Metallica’s bassist for being “too good.�

Featuring Peter Meehan, CEO of Newman’s Own Organics, KoAnn Skrzniarz, CEO of Sustainable Life Media, Joshua Levine, Vice President of the SRI Wealth Management Group at RBC, and Sandy Skees, CEO of Communications4Good, the panel will explore trends and success factors in triple bottom line companies. Tickets: General Admission: $15 / NextSpace Members: $10 / Students: Free with valid ID & Eventbrite ticket When:

February 18, 2010 from 7:00 — 9:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30)

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Kuumbwa Jazz Center 320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060

Some folks may have thought Claypool’s wackometer would have been maxed out through his work with Primus, his five side project bands or the movie directing, winemaking and novel writing he’s undertaken to fill in the blanks. But it’s through his solo work that we see Claypool at his weirdest— and perhaps at his best.

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His latest album, Of Fungi and Foe, is the follow-up to 2006’s Of Whales and Woe and was born out of a soundtrack he made for the Nintendo Wii and DS game Mushroom Men. Entirely guitar-free, the disc is a wet and swampy voodoo spell of an album with hard, marching drums and Les’ signature stringrattlings. It also features collaborations with Gogol Bordello’s gypsy punk frontman Eugene Hßtz, Cake drummer Paulo Baldi and a handful of other musical oddballs.

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Performing live, Les promises plenty of solo material as well the odd Primus track and perhaps some cuts of his Oysterhead and Fearless Flying Frog Brigade projects. Add that to a show that’s sure to feature more than its share of redneck imagery and anthropomorphically festooned musicians, and you’ve got a night somewhere between a Arkansas hoedown, a South Park episode and a circus freak show. (Curtis Cartier)

The What’s Next Lecture Series takes a provocative look at innovation from business, policy and social change vectors, providing inspiration, insight and the tools needed for of Santa Cruz will host five topics that include Sustainability and Social Innovation (Feb 18), Energy (April), The New Workplace (June), Research & Development (October), and Gaming & Social Media (December). Located at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, the series will be open to students, faculty, businesses and the general public.

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THESE PEOPLE CAN FLY runs Thursday–Saturday, Feb. 18–20, at 7pm and Sunday, Feb. 21, at 3pm at the UCSC Theatre Arts Second Stage, and continues Feb. 26–27 at 7pm at Santa Cruz High, 415 Walnut Ave., and March 7 at 7pm at the Oldemeyer Center, 6 Hilby Ave., Seaside (free). Tickets are $14 general/$11 students and seniors at www.santacruztickets.com or 831.459.2159.

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vid video deo danc dances: es: harem harem girls in sear search c of ch one with a navel jewel a pasha, p navel je wel lolling lo olling belly likee a tongue. outt of her plump b ton elly lik ngue. There’s T e’s nothing delicate Ther delicate in thiss world: encircling thee concrete, concrete, the highways high hwayys encir c cling nonstop thee project, project, oject the TV spilling nonst top bilge. bilg ge. Mia’s Mia’s mother is as negligent negligen nt as she’s presence, an animal, and yyet et she ’s a real real pr esence, too: she’s nature. to o she o: ’s true to her own natur e. What amazes about Fish Tank, am out F mazes me most ab ish T aankk, raw It’s rare ffinally, iinallyy, is its ra aw hedonism. It ’s ra are that director suree eeye a dir d ector who has such a sur ye and sensitivityy ccan understand earr and such sensitivit an unde erstand hard party. thee bliss of a har d par ty.

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BEST ACTRESS - HELEN MIRREN BEST SUPPORTING ACT0R - CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

“Helen Mirren is a lusty, roaring wonder‌simply astounding!â€? –Rolling Stone

Helen Mirren Christopher Plummer Paul Giamatti James McAvoy (R)

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Jeff Bridges Maggie Gyllenhaal Robert Duval Colin Farrell (R) On 2 Screens! Daily:

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of his indispensable books on cult movies, Danny Peary wrote that he likes John Carpenter’s Halloween because the director’s genuine affection for his teen-girl characters comes through. He then compares that to Carrie, implying director Brian DePalma seems to be working out some issues in his depiction of cruel and vicious highschool girls. He’s right about Halloween, but I’m not sure he gives Carrie its due. First of all, DePalma was working from Stephen King’s book. Secondly, it was long after this movie was made that there started to be some honest discussion

in the mainstream about the “mean girl� phenomenon, and now Carrie seems rather ahead of its time. In any case, Sissy Spacek’s portrayal of a misfit girl abused by her mother and classmates is still gut-wrenching, and our collective consciousness can’t seem to shake the images from this film—from the locker room to the pig’s blood on prom night to the shocking ending that has inspired thousands of copycats since (although I’ve never understood why Wait Until Dark never gets credit for using the same trick eight years earlier). (Plays Thu at the Santa Cruz 9.) (SP) 47A6 B/<9 (123 min.)

See review, page 37.

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(R; 112 min.) Christopher Plummer is Lev Tolstoy in this historical drama about the tempestuous life of the Russian writer, who finds he can’t always live up to his own high ideals. Then he builds a giant, time-traveling cannon and blows up the screenwriters who have other characters calling him by the Westernized name “Leo� despite the fact that the movie is set in his native country. (Opens Fri at the Del Mar.) (SP) @=19G 6=@@=@ >71BC@3 A6=E (1975)

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(R; 118 min.) Denzel Washington stars as the usual wanderer on the usual postapocalyptic wastes. The Hughes brothers’ Bible-flogging apocalypso could be read as a Western, but it’s a monomaniacal one. Washington underplays the part of a soft-spoken drifter who deals with a vicious yet zany town boss (Gary Oldman). The film is blessed with actors (Tom Waits, Michael Gambon and a probably synthesized but touching Mr. Bigglesworth cat), but the movie has this pious streak that can’t be overcome. Scriptwriter Gary Whitta, as in the IMDb sentence, “Gary Whitta was editor of PC Gamer for several years,� seems to have retrofitted this film from a video game. (RvB) 1@/HG 63/@B (R;

119 min.) Crazy Heart gives Jeff Bridges a belly-baring role, with his slit-eyed country singer Bad Blake as a kind of Bad Lebowski, a morose sweet-talking satyr drinking his way to the grave. On tour in his ancient 1978 Chevy Suburban, he meets a former Oklahoma newspaper reporter, Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal). What truly concerns Jean is the influence this charismatic wreck of a man will be on her young son. Robert Duvall, who co-produced, plays a clean and sober bar owner in Houston who is also Bad’s mentor. Ultimately, it may be that Bridges is more fun to watch as a drunkard—his Bad has a hostile, coolly funny mean streak that goes away when he gets dry and sensitive. (RvB) 1@3/B7=< (PG-13;

108 min.) Without the crescent-shaped beard, Charles Darwin (Paul Bettany) is not just a romantic but also a quivering neurotic. The script by John Collee shows us Darwin in the period leading up to the publishing of On the Origin of Species. He’s a nervous wreck,

tormented by the declining health of his beloved daughter Annie (Martha West) and unable to confront his religious wife, Emma (Jennifer Connelly), about his scientific findings. Creation is unstuck in time; we have to judge the hairline on Bettany’s toupees to tell us where we are in the tale. Here, then, is one of those biopics that make you want to run straight out of the theater and go find a good book on the subject. Creation tries to remind us of the price Darwin paid for his genius, but here is a father of evolution fit to please any smooth religious sadist; they can look and say, “We always told you Darwin was insane.â€? (RvB) 23/@ 8=6< (PG-13; 108 min.) Dear John is based on Nicholas Sparks’ epistle romance between a big, shy lug of a Green Beret named John Tyree (Channing Tatum) and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), a well-off college girl who lives by the beach in South Carolina. She is a good girl who doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke and doesn’t sleep around. Despite the good breeding, upon the first kiss with Tatum, she wraps her legs around him like he’s a brass stripper pole. Tyree begs Savannah to wait for her while his tour of duty ends. Then Sept. 11 strikes: a choice between his country and Amanda Seyfried. The Forever War is cornstarch to hold this batter together—the movie shuns female curves and goes full porno on the fuselages of cargo planes instead. Director Lasse HallstrĂśm does a few things neat—a matching shot between a fountain of brass shell casings and tumbling of coins at the mint. (RvB) 3253 =4 2/@9<3AA

(R; 117 min.) Scriptwriters William Monahan and Andrew Bevel have shaped this remake of a 1985 British TV series for Mel Gibson. There’s an inside joke about the actor/ director’s knowledge

of Latin, for example, and Gibson’s character, Boston police detective Thomas Craven, sums up his moral stance: “Either you’re hanging from the cross, or you’re banging in the nails.� Craven is a bereaved dad, as well as judge, jury, executioner and bailiff, so he likes to do a bit of both hanging and hammering. The cop’s daughter, Emma (Bojana Novakovic), gets shot by parties unknown; Craven goes on search for the killers. The trail leads to Emma’s workplace, a sinister governmentrun nuclear facility. Craven is hindered by the plant’s operator (Danny Huston) and helped by knowing government functionary Ray Winstone, by miles the best thing in this movie. Until the final shootouts, which are brisk as firecrackers, Edge of Darkness plods through its one-clue-perscene story. (RvB) B63 7;/57</@7C; =4 2=1B=@ >/@</AACA (R; 117

min.) For Terry Gilliam, Don Quixote is still the ur-text. Despite the various stops and starts he has had adapting the Cervantes classic, Gilliam repeatedly makes films about fantasy as an escape from a cruel world. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, a very personal and notso-coherent fantasy, has Christopher Plummer in the Man of la Mancha role this time, with Verne Troyer as Percy, a dwarf Sancho Panza. Plummer plays Doctor Parnassus, an immortal sage reduced to busking in a horse-drawn Gypsy wagon. He and his crew set up their stand in the streets of modern-day London at its vilest, trying to lure patrons in to a world beyond the doctor’s mirror. On board is his daughter, who doesn’t know that she has been promised to the devil on her 16th birthday; Mr. Nick (Tom Waits) is sniffing around already. During their travels, the group rescues a hanged man named Tony (an irresolute Heath Ledger). Certainly, Gilliam’s love for antique theater is true—

although the greasepaint and cardboard make one wonder why he didn’t stage this story instead of filming it. (RvB) <7<3 (PG-13; 117 min.)

Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 (1963) is boiled down to a musical series of celebs in pushup bras. An Italian film director, Guido (Daniel DayLewis), has announced an ambitious new film project. But Guido has no idea what the film is going to be, and the time to start shooting is coming up. Director Rob Marshall (Chicago) has calmed the camerawork down—he’s previously been an addict of fast cutting to make a group of mostly nonsingers and nondancers to look like lightfooted showstoppers. But only Marion Cotillard, as Guido’s much-spurned wife, delivers a number that leaves an aftereffect. (RvB)

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If you’re not a kid, and don’t have kids, you are no doubt thinking this is a sports movie about some track and field hero you never heard of. Close! It’s based on the teen bestseller about a modern-day kid who discovers he’s the descendant of a Greek god and that it’s his destiny to be drawn into a battle between the ancient figures of Greek mythology. Did I say close? I meant way off. (SP) >@317=CA 0/A32 =< B63 <=D3: >CA6 0G A/>>67@3 (R; 110

min.) Much lauded, but it’s a bulldozer. It’s 1987, during some of Harlem’s most suffering years. A girl of immense girth, 16-year-old Claireece (Gabourey “Gabby� Sidibe) makes her way through life. She has intelligence, but she can’t focus, and we learn why in flashback; she was serially raped by her mother’s boyfriend. Her scathing, angry mother, Mary (Mo’Nique), blames Precious for this and her resulting pregnancy), urging her to stop this foolishness about school and go on welfare. Mo’Nique is

that’s been essential to a success worthy of its sensationalism. (RvB) / A7<5:3 ;/< (R; 109 min.) Based on Christopher Isherwood’s early-1960s novel, canonical in gay literature but slightly dusty today. A British professor (Colin Firth) teaching in L.A. loses his longtime companion in a car accident and has decided he can no longer stand the pain. He finds some consolation with a hard-drinking old friend (and ex-lover) called Charley (Julianne Moore); on his route, he encounters young men who are both interesting and interested. Noteworthy as a great comeback performance by Firth, who has had much substandard work to deal with lately. Firth plays George with sensitivity and grace, and a sense of the era that most of the performers here lack. Director Tom Ford shows his roots as a fashion designer, focusing on surfaces. The clothes don’t make the men. (RvB) C> 7< B63 /7@ (R; 109

min.) As the predatory Ryan Bingham, George Clooney delivers

a startlingly good performance. Sadly, the film is compromised by director Jason Reitman, who shows signs of morphing into Cameron Crowe. Bingham is a hired terminator—a man brought in to fire people; he tolerates this job with benefits of an executive life with plenty of travel. Enter a young, seemingly equally callous rival (Anna Kendrick). Having this inexperienced girl along interrupts Ryan’s regularly scheduled no-strings flings with a fellow constant business traveler, Alex (Vera Farmiga). The acrid first half is the best part—Clooney makes us admire Ryan’s gamesmanship. The film wants us to equate two different kinds of toxicities—to draw a line between the corporate bloodletting that juices up stock portfolios and the wrongness of the present-tense sex life that Ryan and Alex enjoy. Too bad that Farmiga and Clooney are such a scintillating pair that you don’t want to see them pay the piper. (RvB) B63 E67B3 @700=<

(R; 144 min.) In the

insignificant village of Eichwald (“Oakwood�), just before World War I, we hear a series of stories. These stories concern acts of violence that disturbed the orderly progression of the years. The events are narrated by an old man who was, long ago, the town’s vacant-looking schoolteacher (Christian Friedel). He advises us that everything we will see is based on things half-heard and halfremembered. We can take this ineffectual man’s word for it. Clues pass him by, and he can’t provide a solid resolution for the story. He doesn’t seem to understand that Eichwald is poisoned, root and branch. The schoolteacher comments that what we see will help us understand “the events that came after.� By “the events,� director Michael Haneke may mean Germany’s next 30 years after 1914. Eichwald is a serpent’s-egg hatchery: the village’s obedient children will be participants in the kaiser’s war and Hitler’s crime wave. (RvB) B63 E=:4;/< (R; 102 min.) It’s not a perfect film, but The Wolfman is a loving

remake, made by people who understood the romance, pathos and torment of the original 1941 film. This new animal has speed on his side, and there’s more viscera flying around. In 1891, after the horrific death of his brother, the noted Shakespearean actor Lawrence Talbot (Benicio del Toro) returns home to his family’s mansion. This means a re-encounter with his estranged father Sir John (Anthony Hopkins). The town gossip has it that Lawrence’s brother was killed by a tame dancing bear owned by a band of Gypsies; when investigating on a moonlit night, Lawrence himself is nearly killed by the real culprit. The fiancÊ of the late brother (Emily Blunt) stays to nurse Lawrence back to health And when the next moon rises, well, you know. Probably you could hire a makeup man just to make Del Toro look less like a wolf. But the Talbot scenes suggest Del Toro was cast for his resemblance to Lon Chaney Jr., with his clouded, thick features and his air of suffering. We see the human under the fur. (RvB)

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Indian. Authentic Indian dishes and specialties served in a comfortable dining room. Lunch buffet daily 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner daily 5pm to close. www.ambrosiaib.com American and specialty dishes from the British and Emerald Isles. Full bar. Children welcome. Happy hour Mon-Fri 2-6pm. Open daily 11am to 2am. Italian. Ambience reminiscent of a small trattoria in the streets of Italy, serving handmade lasagna, pasta dishes, gnocchi and fresh fish. Wed-Sun, Lunch 11am-2pm, Dinner 5-9pm. Continental California cuisine. Breakfast all week 6:30-11am, lunch all week 11am-2pm; dinner Fri-Sat 5-10pm, Sun-Thu 5-9pm. www.seacliffinn.com.

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meat and vegetarian kebabs, gyros, falafel, healthy salads and Mediterranean flatbread pizzas. Beer and wine. Dine in or take out. Tue-Sun 11am-8pm.

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California Continental. Swordfish and other seafood specials. Dinner Mon-Thu 5:30-9:30pm; Fri 5-10pm; Sat 4-10:30pm; Sun 4-9pm.

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Mexican/Seafood/American. Traditional Mexican favorites. Best fajitas, chicken mole, coconut prawns, blackened prime rib! Fresh seafood. Over 50 premium tequilas, daily happy hour w/ half-price appetizers. Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm. California organic meets Southeast Asian street food. Organic noodle & rice bowls, vegan menu, fish & meat options, Vietnamese style sandwiches, eat-in or to-go. Consistent winner “Best Cheap Eats.� Open daily 11am-11pm American, California-style. With a great bar scene, casually glamorous setting and attentive waitstaff. Full bar. Mon-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 1-10pm. Crepes and more. Featuring the spinach crepe and Tunisian donut. Full bar. Mon-Thu 11am-midnight, Fri 11am-1am, Sat 10am-1am, Sun 10am-midnight. Seafood. Fresh seafood, shellfish, Midwestern aged beef, pasta specialties, abundant salad bar. Kids menu and nightly entertainment. Harbor and Bay views. Lunch and dinner daily. Mexican. Serving breakfast all day. Popular for our street tacos and handmade Salvadorian pupusas. Vegetarian options made w/ local fresh vegetables & organic tofu. Daily 9: 30am-9:30pm. Americana. Ribs, steaks and burgers are definitely the stars. Full bar. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner Sun-Thu 5:30-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-10pm. California/full-service bakery. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. “Best Eggs Benedict in Town.� Happy Hour Mon-Fri 5-6pm. Halfprice appetizers; wines by the glass. Daily 8am-9pm.

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Thai. Individually prepared with the freshest ingredients, plus ambrosia bubble teas, shakes. Mon-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri 11:30am-10pm, Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-9:30pm. Italian-American. Mouthwatering, generous portions, friendly service and the best patio in town. Full bar. Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am, dinner nightly at 5pm. Irish pub and restaurant. Informal pub fare with reliable execution. Lunch and dinner all day, open Mon-Fri 11:30ammidnight, Sat-Sun 11:30am-1:30am. Wine bar with menu. Flawless plates of great character and flavor; sexy menu listings and wines to match. Lunch Wed-Sat noon2pm; dinner Mon-Thu 5-10pm, Fri-Sat 5-11pm, Sun 4-10pm; retail shop Mon 5pm-close, Tue-Sat noon-close, Sun 4pm-close. Pizza. Specializing in authentic Sicilian and square pizza. Homemade pasta, fresh sandwiches, soups, salads and more. Hot slices always ready. Sun-Thu 10am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm. Pizza. Pizza, fresh salads, sandwiches, wings, desserts, beers on tap. Patio dining, sports on HDTV and free WiFi. Large groups and catering. Open and delivering Fri-Sat 11am-2am, Mon-Thu 11am-1am, Sun 11am-midnight.

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Organic Pizza. Everything organic: pizza, lasagna, soup, salad, beer and local wine. Always organic, local produce. Party room seats 32. Weeknights 4-9pm (closed Tue), Fri 4-10pm, Sat 1-10pm, Sun 1-9pm. See menu at www.redwoodpizza.com.

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Cambodian. Fresh kebabs, seafood dishes, soups and noodle bowls with a unique Southeast Asian flair. Beer and wine available. Patio dining. Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm.

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Astrology Free Will

By Rob Brezsny

For the week of February 17 /@73A (March 21–April 19): I personally don’t believe we’re living in the worst of times, although I know many people who do. While there are indeed reasons to despair, our current state of affairs is actually in many ways quite glorious. And our struggles are puny compared to those of the generation that lived through the two World Wars and the Great Depression. Having said that, I think it’s fine to believe that civilization is in a terrible mess if it motivates you to shed all your trivial distractions and inessential wishes so as to dedicate yourself to living an exciting, generous life that’s rich with love and meaning. Now is a prime time for you, Aries, to dedicate yourself to such a path. B/C@CA (April 20–May 20): Throughout 2010, you’re most likely to be consistently in the right place at the right time if you cultivate an amused skepticism toward what’s in vogue. In fact, I suspect that only one trend will be of any use to you at all. You heard me correctly, Taurus: Of all the fashionable obsessions that may tempt you, just one will be in sweet alignment with your authentic needs. And guess what? Right now happens to be the perfect moment to get hooked up with it.

53;7<7 (May 21–June 20): When I was lead vocalist in the band Tao Chemical, I sang a tune whose chorus went as follows: “I want the truth/ the whole truth/ nothing but the truth/ I want the truth/ Don’t beat around the bush.� Shortly after we started performing the song, my girlfriend broke up with me. And she felt free—given what I proclaimed in those lyrics—to share with me every excruciating detail about her new relationship. It was painful, and I felt tempted to forswear the song and never utter those brave words again. But I was ultimately glad I didn’t weaken. To this day, I prefer knowing the full facts. Now I’m recommending to you, Gemini, that you pledge yourself to the same intention in the coming weeks. It should be much easier for you than it initially was for me. Most of the truths rushing in will be interesting and enlivening, with just a little angst mixed in. 1/<13@ (June 21–July 22): “Jane Austen was the spinster daughter of a clergyman who led an uneventful life,� wrote Geoffrey Wheatcroft in The Guardian. “She just happened to write half a dozen f lawless masterpieces, which came perfectly formed, not from experience but from imagination.� Most of us don’t have anything close to the inconceivably potent imagination that Austen possessed. But I believe 2010 will be a year when you can access at least a portion of that wondrous capacity. You’ll be able to fantasize about vast possibilities in exquisite detail. You will have great skill at smashing your way free of limiting expectations through the power of your expansive vision. And the coming weeks will be a time when it should all kick into high gear.

:3= (July 23–Aug. 22): Of all the symbols in the world, the swastika is the most horrendous. As the logo for Hitler’s Nazi movement, it will forever smack of evil. But it didn’t used to be that way. In many cultures throughout history, from the Greeks to the Hindus to the Native Americans, the swastika was a representation of the sun’s path across the sky, and was regarded as highly auspicious, even a good luck charm. Can you think of a more modest equivalent of this phenomenon in your own life, Leo? A formerly wonderful thing that got spoiled somewhere along the way? The coming weeks will be a good time to determine whether you could redeem and rehabilitate it. D7@5= (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): I need a break from watching you work your psyche to the bone. At least for now, I’m not willing to indulge you in your inclination to do your duty so exhaustively that you suffer. And as much as I admire your drive to get things perfect, I cannot in good conscience encourage you to do that, either. It is therefore with a sense of relief that I counsel you to take at least a week off from the behavior I described. Instead, try playful, messy experiments that are in service to your own needs. Be a freewheeling explorer, a wandering improviser. :70@/ (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): “Whatever gets in the way of the work,� wrote poet Jason Shinder, “is the work.� His counsel will serve as a good reminder for you if you meet with obstacles in the coming days. If you ever catch yourself thinking, “Damn!

I’d be making such good progress if it weren’t for these inconvenient complications,� consider the possibility that the inconvenient complications aren’t distractions, but rather crucial clues; they’re not pains in the assets, but medicinal prods that point the way to the real opportunities.

A1=@>7= (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): Have you ever watched the TV show The Office? If so, you may remember when Darryl from the warehouse was going out with customer service rep Kelly. “You need to access your uncrazy side,� he told her at a turning point in their relationship. “Otherwise, maybe this thing has run its course.� I’d like to invite you to do the same, Scorpio: Tap into, draw up to the surface, and abundantly express your uncrazy side. I predict that you will have a whole lot of fun if you do, thereby proving that you don’t need to be marinating in chaos and torment in order to experience high adventure. A/57BB/@7CA (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): The game you’ve been enmeshed in has reached a sticking point, or soon will. I recommend that you call for a suspension of action. If that’s not possible, hide from the other players for a while, or jokingly tell them you have to excuse yourself because it’s time for your regular bout of cleansing escapism. Then, during the break, scour your brain free of clutter so you can gain a more dispassionate view of your own strategy. I also suggest that you seek the advice of a smart and impartial observer. If all goes well, you’ll be able to return to the fray refreshed within ten days.

1/>@71=@< (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): Being scrupulously ethical can be taxing and timeconsuming. It involves high levels of ongoing selfexamination, which many people are too selfish and lazy to bother with. On the upside, pursuing a path with integrity ultimately reduces one’s suffering. It also attracts the kind of assistance that is most likely to aid and abet one’s quest for liberation. As a bonus, it makes it unlikely that one will be a cockroach in one’s next incarnation. I’m bringing this up, Capricorn, because I’m sensing that you’re about to be tempted to be less than your best self. Please don’t succumb.

/?C/@7CA (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): “The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable,� said renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith. If that’s true, I’m doubling the damage to my dignity by using astrological analysis to make an economic forecast in this horoscope. But that’s OK. My job is to report the raw truth as I see it, not worry about my reputation or social status. And the raw truth as I see it is that you are more likely than all the other signs of the zodiac to prosper in 2010, even if the economy as a whole continues to limp along. The next four weeks will be an ideal time to launch a master plan to take advantage of this potential.

>7A13A (Feb. 19–March 20): Historians trace the origin of Poland as a nation to the year 966. It mostly thrived for hundreds of years, but was extinguished in 1795, when three imperialistic invaders—Russia, Prussia, and Austria—claimed different parts of it as their own. Throughout the 19th century, when there was no Poland, the Poles fought to restore self-rule. Their dream came true on November 11, 1918, when Poland once again became an independent nation. I regard the phase you’re now in, Pisces, as having certain similarities to the state of the Polish people in October 1918. Congratulations in advance for the imminent return of your sovereignty.

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Santa Cruz 740 30th Avenue, Space 69, Santa Cruz. Great value close to the surf! This 1 BR/ 1BA mobile home in Snug Harbor has been well cared for & landscaped for privacy. Available at $99,000. MLS#80947703. Terry Cavanagh at Pacific Sun Properties 831-345-2053. Visit www.114sutphen.com/ www.snugharbor-sc.com

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Can You Say Positive Cash Flow? Boulder Creek–Duplex+ Commercial Opportunity 1/3 acre downtown, duplex is two 2bedroom 1 bath units with tenants that would like to stay, large commercial building with separate gas & electric meters currently vacant! Great parking. T & C Realty (831) 335-3200

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Boulder Creek 40 acres. Timber Preserve Zoning. Creek frontage. Wild and serene. Off grid. Private Road. Small ridge top site. Good owner financing offered. $295,000. Shown by appointment only. Contact Deborah J. Donner, Donner Land and Mortgage Co., Inc., Broker at 408/395-5754 or www.donnerland.com

Judy Ziegler, GRI, CRS Cornucopia Real Estate 1001 Center Street - Suite 5 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone: 831-429-8080 Fax: 831-429-2898 judy@cornucopia.com URL: www.cornucopia.com

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Highland Way. 5 acres. Double wide with wrap around deck. NICE. Spring and creek. Sunny. Private road. Off-grid. Possible owner financing. $289,000 Shown by appointment only. Contact Deborah J. Donner, Donner Land and Mortgage Co., Inc. 408/395-5754 or www.donnerland.com

At the old homestead, a roof leak which manifested itself on a bathroom wall, repaired, and painted a lovely Robin’s egg blue color, significantly cheered up the rather dull previous color. In the process, everything had to be removed from that wall. I then noticed how uncluttered and more open the space was with nothing lingering on any flat surface available, the normal condition.

Boulder Creek 3 acres. Harmon Gulch. Creek. Private road. Quiet. Sunny possible site. Owner financing. Shown by appointment only. Contact Deborah J. Donner, Donner Land and Mortgage Co., Inc. 408/395-5754 or www.donnerland.com

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Charming Country Cottage, Boulder Creek ##### Offered at $339,000

• Private, quiet, sunny • 2 Bedrooms, 1 ½ Bath • ¼ Acre, large shed, art studio • Magnificent herb garden • Excellent condition, new septic • Enjoy large deck off living room • Cozy woodstove for chilly evenings • Walk in closet in master bedroom Judy Ziegler GRI, CRS, SRES ph: 831-429-8080 cell: 831-334-0257

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Somehow this combo was inspirational and I viewed the freshly painted and emptied space with new eyes, so to speak. Conrad advocates, somewhat tongue in cheek, that people should take all their possessions and pile them up outside the front door. Then take a look at the shell that remains. He advises to first sort out the basic structure, surfaces and finishes. Then bring back belongings that contribute something positive to their lives whether aesthetically, emotionally or practically. In other words, work from the inside out. Start with where you are and who you are to make your home as comfortable as a favorite piece of clothing. Lighting and flooring may be the two most important elements in your home. We are in constant touch with the floor, lighting can enhance or diminish our moods. When on vacation, we live well without most of our possessions. We are reminded that machines break down, need servicing and maintenance and possessions need organization, storage and being looked after. Being offered too much brings on petty choices that can obscure the advantages of practicality and beauty. We can restore and enhance quality to everyday living with things that work well, look beautiful, evoke memories and express our unique personalities. With the complexities and fast pace of modern life, our homes must act as antidotes to the stress and tensions of daily life, provide place and space for relaxation, rejuvenation, contemplation—where we can unwind and be ourselves. This need for space, privacy and comfort is more acute now than ever before. How to do this is a question of recognition. First focus on the simple pleasures that you enjoy- things that stand out in your life, triggers like sounds, smells, sights, intangibles which identify what makes you feel good. Simple things like draperies that open smoothly, a drawer that glides open, walking through leaves in autumn, the smell of damp earth or fresh coffee. A place that feels like yours and no one else’s, where you can stay in touch with what you enjoy. How we live is fundamental to our well-being.

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At the same time I was given a book by an English designer, Sir Terence Conran, founder of Habitat, a popular English store which brought good, affordable, modern design to the general public. He also wrote House Book, an international best seller.

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Just some pre-spring thoughts stimulated by aromatic blossoms landing on sidewalks, sunnier days, blooming acacias, a repaired wall, a reassessment of the status quo. Of course, a home is necessary to begin with, and if you are lacking in this valuable asset, do call and we will be most happy to provide you with one.

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