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3;4 4@33 H=<3 KUDOS to Asana Tea House on Lincoln Street downtown for ripping out their wi-fi and installing ethernet cable connections for their customers. Not only will the new hard-wired connections be faster and more secure, they will reduce exposure to electromagnetic radiation that has been linked with health problems like sleeplessness, headaches, ringing in the ears and more serious aff lictions such as cancer. Because of the increasing evidence of health damage, France’s national library removed their wi-fi and Swiss schools are

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/ 5@/<2 4CBC@3 NOW THAT Santa Cruz County has acquired the 31-mile railroad grade we can expect a grand future for local transportation. People can ride a train from South to North County. Imagine the sensation of rolling through unknown parts

of the county: passing all the cross streets with people sitting in their boring cars. Wave at them as you ride to adventure! Besides passenger and freight service, the rail line puts the Arana Gulch paving project to rest. Now that there is a viable alternative for bicycling east–west and that alternative is now a county property. The rail trail will be the route. A significant difference in construction costs as compared to the bridge and road assault on Arana open space. Now the City of Santa Cruz is faced with explaining the need for the “Master Plan� when it f lies in the face of logic. Can you say redundant? I have to add that the third alternative was the Harbor route: another costsaving construction. Most of the asphalt infrastructure is already there. Further testimony as to how workable was this plan came during last March’s hearing with the Coastal Commission where pro and con public members would speak for three minutes: the executive Harbor Master from the Harbor Authority took the time to vigorously plug for the Arana Master Plan. In other words, Commission, don’t look at how much less land impact and minimal cost would be the Harbor route.

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N Spain I’ve had octopus, and in Sweden I’ve eaten reconstituted lutefisk, but heart is a dish I’ve never encountered in any of my travels. Last Saturday, however, that changed. After morning errands at the Westside Farmers Market, I stopped in at El Salchichero, where it warmed my heart to find that I don’t have to cross any geographical boundaries to leave my comfort zone and embark on a gastronomic adventure. When butcher Chris LaVeque told me what organs they had for sale, I couldn’t resist buying a pig heart. For $3 per pound it was an excellent deal and made a delectable dinner for three—but not necessarily a simple one. The heart was much larger than a fist. It was, in fact, larger than my two fists put together. As soon as I removed the muscle from its vacuum packing,

its obscene smell, metallic like seaweed, filled my kitchen to the corners; anyone who popped their head in would have been right to wonder what, exactly, was cooking. I didn’t have a recipe, only LaVeque’s suggestions: cut off the tough top portion of the heart, segment it, remove all the remaining gristle. When I began to wrestle with the raw and reeking muscle, however, I ended up just hacking off what seemed like the edible meat from the valves and exterior and calling it good. After being cut up, the meat looked like any other. To make a meal out of it, I fried up onions, garlic, sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts, then tossed the heart meat in with a good dousing of teriyaki sauce. It was a kind of epic fusion dish. The sweet potatoes

provided a lovely backdrop for the chewy meat, and the brussels sprouts added satisfying crunch. I found the combination of flavors to be perfectly to my liking, while my friends—evidently more sensitive souls than myself—both claimed to be able to feel slippery traces of the muscle lingering in their respective esophagi upon finishing eating. I just thought it tasted like pork. If I were to do it again, I’d probably want to make a stew. There would definitely still be onions and garlic involved, but also potatoes, greens, beets and rice. It would be a savory stew just right for the tail end of winter and this unsavory weather. Next time, I’ll try cooking brain. —Maya Weeks

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WITH Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal on the table, higher public education is looking at a likely cut of $1.4 billion—$500 million of which is slated to come from the University of California system. Protests took place across the state on March 2 in the second annual National Day of Action for Public Education. While building occupations and arrests happened at other campuses, UC–Santa Cruz remained peaceful—although hardly silent. “The University sticks to the argument of economic crisis. But a lot of us don’t buy into it and we realize it’s a crisis of priorities,� says Edgar Medina, a third-year anthropology major with a minor

in Latin American studies. “What does it mean that the gym was open more hours than the library last year?� About 80 students crammed into the Ethnic Resource Center after the March 2 rally in an impromptu conference where students of color and white students discussed white privilege, inclusion and democracy. About 35 students remained in the building overnight after being offered a meeting with Executive Vice Chancellor Allison Galloway. They accepted the offer, but after the deadline of 6:30pm, and the negotiations never took place. Students gave the vice chancellor of student affairs, Alma Sifuentes, a list of demands that included an expanded Ethnic Resource Center,

Surfing and non-surfing Santa Cruzans alike can now rest easy knowing that the seven-mile stretch of cliff between Natural Bridges and Opal Cliffs, home to legendary Steamer Lane, the Hook and the grom-friendly waves at Cowells, are protected. Kind of. Santa Cruz was officially declared a LdgaY Hjg[ GZhZgkZ in an announcement made Feb. 24 by the Davenport-based HVkZ i]Z LVkZh 8dVa^i^dc, which is responsible for bestowing the largely ceremonial honor. The designation will function mostly as point of local pride but many hope it will also prove to be a selling point for tourism and a deterrent for over-development of the coast. At least those were the reasons cited when Santa Cruz’s nomination was unanimously supported by resolution of the City Council in December. Along with Santa Cruz, a twoand-a-half-mile swath of coastline just off the coast of Portugal at Ericeira was also named a reserve. Santa Cruz and Ericeira, picked from more than 100 other nominees worldwide, join just two other named reserves— Malibu in Los Angeles and Manly Beach in Sydney. Save the Waves bases the award on four characteristics: quality and consistency of the surf zone, environmental characteristics of the area, the surf culture and history and, finally, support from the local community. The city officially recognized the award in a March 3 ceremony at Santa Cruz’s Surf Museum. County Supervisor BVg` HidcZ, who also serves on California’s Coastal Commission, was among the speakers. “Santa Cruz is a leading example of all of the criteria used to make that decision,� Stone said, calling the award a “global recognition for what Santa Cruz means to the surfing world.� Tessa Stuart

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OUTSPOKEN Edgar Medina is among a contingent of UC students that wants an ethnic studies department or program.

which students say is smaller than the soon-to-be-renovated “Express� coffee store next door. As working-class and minority students increasingly miss out on college opportunities because of fee increases—one study showed a 12 percent drop in Latino enrollment at UC-Berkeley last year—the Resource Center provides an essential support for minority students. The demands also include the creation of an ethnic studies department and major. “You have to go through the whole catalogue to look for classes that address issues of racism, immigration, colonialism, and this is something that a department would serve as a resource for,� says Medina. Also at issue is whether ethnic studies should be a “department� or a “program.� “A department is a physical administrative structure. At the end of the day students have to think about if they really want a department or if they want a program,� says Ashish Sahni, campus diversity officer, adding that an ethnic studies program or department would have to come from the faculty, not the administration. “The faculty are the content experts. They understand how the field has evolved since it began 40 years ago. Without their vision, it’s impossible to make anything happen.� Medina says that students have been meeting with supportive members of faculty who are helping to draft a formal petition. Rosie Cabrera, director of the Chicano Latino Resource Center, says the students have been trying for an ethnic studies department since she began working there in 1984. “This is a long-haul issue, and the budget complicates it,� she says. “I just hope that the students not get discouraged because it takes time. They’ve got to educate the younger students on the issues in order to be diligent. When a generation leaves, amnesia happens.�

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Twix to escape the flaming apocalypse in the cities. The people who’ve paid $95 today to learn survival skills our ancestors used on a daily basis are a mix of the pessimistic, the playful and the paranoid. And we’re all pretty stoked about making a friction fire. Cliff Hodges, the founder of Adventure Out and one of our instructors for the day, is striding around the site in a black T-shirt and jeans. Hodges, a Santa Cruz native and MIT grad who also co-founded CrossFit West near Harvey West Park, starts the class by introducing his co-instructors: Tom McElroy, a former instructor at

the New Jersey–based Tracker School who is now studying the human rights of indigenous people at the University of Connecticut; and Jack Harrison, a North Bay native who met Hodges in an indigenous culture class at Arizona’s Prescott College. Hodges tells us this is a leave-no-trace class that takes its cues from techniques used by indigenous people today. We go around the circle briefly introducing ourselves, then Hodges explains that the four areas we’ll cover—shelter, water, fire and food— are, in that order, the things a person needs in order to survive in the wild. We start with shelter. ¨ !

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Not A Single Luxury Following Hodges, we trudge a short distance away to Exhibit A, a long, low pile of duff with an opening at one end. “This is not a high-tech shelter,� Hodges says without irony. “This is a shelter to keep you warm, dry and alive.� I try to picture wiggling into this natural-fiber bivouac for a toasty night of shut-eye, but the picture doesn’t come easily. “All shelter is, is insulation,� Hodges continues. “Depending on the quality of the insulation we have, we need a lot of it.� Turns out when you’re using forest debris—the needles, sticks and leaves scattered all over the forest floor—it takes a layer 4 to 6 feet thick to achieve insulation comparable to that offered by a basic down sleeping bag. It’s as labor-intensive as it sounds. Hodges says his first debris hut took eight hours to build—“and I was still really cold,� he laughs. The three instructors demonstrate the principles behind building a

debris hut, which starts with a skeleton of branches and lattice-style woven sticks to keep the structure from collapsing into a pile of leaves. Our first assignment is to break into groups and build a basic debris hut of our own. We have half an hour. All we get is a length of twine to help secure the frame. As Group Three mills around, it quickly becomes apparent that one of the primary challenges is the group dynamic. Who’s in charge here? Fortunately we’re a harmonious lot that coalesces loosely around a consensus-driven process. When someone finds the end of a big hollowed-out redwood log, our work is half done. Building off the existing log we construct a respectable shelter in short order. Someone wonders aloud whether this is cheating. When our time is up we gather for a tour of each group’s site. Group One has wisely chosen a hilltop location—high and dry, as they say— but when we arrive all we see are a ¨ #

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It takes Harrison about 10 seconds of vigorous bowing to produce a flame. We applaud like we’re at the circus. “You don’t want to leave rib poles sticking out,� Hodges warns. “You create a path for water to come in.� Finally it’s our turn. “Looks sick!� Harrison exclaims. Group gloating commences until Hodges points out one minor issue: we’re in a dry gully. “If it starts raining, you’re pretty much in the creek,� he says. “So think about these things from a survival point,� McElroy tells the group. “If you know your car is three miles away but it’s freezing, how could you apply these principles?� One guy volunteers. “Stuff your clothes with debris?�

“Right,� McElroy says. “Or if you’re in your car, what could you use to go walk for help? You could tear open the seat cushion and make yourself a coat out of that.� An anachronistic technique to be sure, from the standpoint of honoring ancient ways. But what could possibly be more human than opportunism, than creativity, than good old Yankee ingenuity?

To Build A Fire After shelter it’s on to water, sort of. Hodges informs us that learning how to find water in an emergency situation is easily a full-day class. Instead, we’ll be focusing on how to purify water, which brings us to the height of the day’s summer camp–style awesomeness: making a fire from sticks. “As a little kid you hear that if you rub two pieces of wood together you’ll get fire, right?â€? McElroy asks. “But as a kid I tried that and no fucking way.â€? Everyone laughs. “So we’re going to make what’s called a bow drill. It’s a universal technique for making a friction fire.â€? The bow drill consists of three pieces of wood and a piece of twine (note to self: buy some twine). A long, slightly curved limb makes a bow when twine is tied to either end. A second length of wood, 10 to 12 inches long and the circumference of a broom handle, is whittled to a sharp point (it looks like a crayon) and set on top of the third piece of wood, a block with a notch in it. As Harrison demonstrates with intimidating speed, the twine of the bow can be twisted around the “drill;â€? a strong back-and-forth sawing motion spins the drill into the block of wood until, voila—an ember tumbles through the notch and onto a waiting leaf, where it’s carefully transferred to some dried moss or other tinder. It takes Harrison about 10 seconds to produce a flame. We applaud like we’re at the circus. We’re each given twine, pieces of wood and a knife for making our drills. “Some might be thinking, ‘Where will I get a knife and a square block of wood?’â€? Harrison says, holding up one of the blocks being passed out for carving into a drill. ¨ %

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few sticks leaning against a natural berm. The Ones are shamefaced. “So—what happened?� Hodges asks. “We had too many ideas,� one mumbles. The Twos fare significantly better. Their hut, not far from ours, is picture-perfect, though its position in a slight bowl at the base of a redwood is problematic: in a rainstorm, water would pour right in the entrance. “It is a little bit of a water trap,� says McElroy, “but it’s well-constructed. This entire thing should be covered with leaves. Three feet of debris out from the ribs will stop a good rainstorm.�

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education. “Our passion is teaching the knowledge that’s been lost from indigenous cultures who lived close to the earth,� he says. “We try to keep it intact as much as we can.�

Primitive As Can Be After fire, we learn how to make twine, in case we forget ours at home, using techniques still employed by tribes in the Amazon. We also learn how to make bowls (necessary for purifying the water) by using coals to burn out depressions in the wood. Finally, we get a brief rundown from McElroy on a few edible plants found throughout North America and the basics of making a Figure 4 trap, which basically consists of a heavy object leaning on a stick configuration that collapses when some unsuspecting critter takes the bait. “This can work on animals as big as deer,� McElroy assures us. “You’ll notice that we don’t spend that much time on food,� says Hodges, “because really, in a survival situation, it’s not that important.

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established over 30 years ago in Bauhaus, Murphy remains an unpredictable and compelling figure. An unceremonious end to 2006’s Bauhaus reunion and a recent public spat with Dead Can Dance’s Brendan Perry over failed tour plans, in which Murphy blasted Perry for “pretentious musical tourism,� have only added to his mercurial mystique. As he departs on a new U.S. tour, Murphy remains mum about details surrounding his new album, Ninth, but is previewing material from it during his sets. It’s dangerous to speculate about what surprises the album will hold. From late ’80s and early ’90s modern rock radio-friendly anthems like “Cuts You Up� and “The Sweetest Drop� to 2002’s Dust, which eschewed goth-rock formula in favor of an atmospheric sound steeped with references to traditional Turkish forms, Murphy has routinely confounded and delighted his audience. But it’s this unpredictability and commitment to following his own muse that makes Murphy an enduringly compelling figure when many of his peers rest on their crimson laurels. PETER MURPHY BVc`aROg &^[) @W] BVSOb`S # A]_cSZ /dS AO\bO 1`ch BWQYSba # ORd ' R]]`) eee `W]bVSOb`S Q][

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Stage 2/<13 The Aluminum Show A unique performance that combines movement, dance and visual theatre. Through the use of special effects, creative mechanisms and acrobatic dance, inanimate objects come alive with the same energy, emotion and personality as human beings, creating a sparkling world full of reflexes. Sun, Mar 13. $48-$68. Sunset Center, Mission and Eighth streets, Carmel-by-the-Sea, 831.620.2048.

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Of Mice and Men Jewel Theatre Company brings its 2010/2011 season to a close with John Steinbeck’s moving play about two drifters

with a dream, Of Mice and Men. Bringing the iconic relationship of George and Lennie alive are well known local artists Mike Ryan and Erik Gandolfi. Wed-Sat, 8pm and Sat-Sun, 2pm. Thru Mar 19. $22-$27.50. Center Stage, 1001 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.7506.

Pippin Featuring the music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz, Pippin opened on Broadway in 1972. Set in Charlemagne’s France, the show’s themes and message are still strikingly relevant to today’s audiences—coming of age, rites of passage and the quest to find self-fulfillment and personal significance. Thu-Sat, Mar 10-12, 7pm. $10-$12. San Lorenzo Valley High, 7105 Hwy 9, Felton.

Simply Maria and Food for the Dead Two shows, both written by Josefina LĂłpez, author of “Real Women have Curves.â€? “Simply Mariaâ€? traces the sometimes awkward and often ironic path of a young woman immigrating from Mexico to the United States and her challenge to pursue her dreams in the face of her parent’s more traditional expectations. “Food for the Deadâ€? finds a woman who is finally taking control of her life visited by the spirit of her overbearing, departed husband and his attempts to retain his authority over

the family from beyond the grave. Thu-Sun, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. Thru Apr 3. $8$15. El Teatro Campesino, 705 Fourth St, San Juan Bautista, 831.623.2444.

Words on Stage: Voices from Great Literature The poetry and prose of the Irish poet William Butler Yeats and readings from the biography of the Irish patriot Maud Gonne, Yeats’ unrequited love and muse. The readings span the rise of the Celtic Literary Revival at the beginning of the 20th Century, WWI, the Easter Rising, the Irish Civil War and the beginnings of WWII. Mon-Tue, Mar 14-15, 7:30pm. Free, donations appreciated. Golden Bough Theatre, Monte Verde between Eighth and Ninth streets, Carmelby-the-Sea, 831.622.0100.

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Rare Strings Traveling by lute and guitar, virtuoso artist John Schneiderman offers attendees a musical promenade from Moscow to the Dresden court, the Parisian salon, and even a brief escapade to Vienna. The program of music from the 1700s and 1800s includes selections by Weiss, Alexandrov, Sychra, Coste and Mertz, played on a collection of “rare strings�—the baroque lute, 11-string Russian guitar and 19thcentury seven-string guitar. Sat, Mar 12, 7:30pm. $3-$23. UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.9693.

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One Night of Queen A two-hour stage show, paying tribute to the music and theatrics of Queen. Performed by the Works, a five-piece band headed by Britain’s Stars in Their Eyes winner and Freddie Mercury sound-alike Gary Mullen on vocals, with Davie Brockett on guitar, Jonathan Evans on drums, Billy Moffat on bass and Malcolm Gentle on keyboards. Sat, Mar 12, 8pm. $39-$58. Sunset Center, Mission and Eighth

;CA3C;A 1=<B7<C7<5 Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Lawrie Brown: Photographs from the Trash Series. Santa Cruz-based photographer Brown says individually, images of garbage constitute a personal accounting of a person’s life and collectively, a cultural history. Thru Mar 13. $2-$5. The Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California. A juried exhibition featuring 59 ceramists and glass artists, the majority of which have never exhibited at MAH before. Also featuring a display by Anne Morhauser of AnnieGlass. Thru Mar 13. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

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Davenport Gallery Our Oceans. Featuring more than a dozen painters, sculptors and underwater photographers capturing the beauty of the sea in a benefit for Save Our Shores. Artists’ reception Sat, Mar. 12, 3-6pm. Thru Mar 31. Free. 450 Hwy 1, Davenport, 831.426.1199.

Felix Kulpa Gallery One’s Own Voice. Ceramic sculpture from the studio of Coeleen Kiebert. Kiebert’s interest in the effects of oriental philosophy on western art has taken her to Japan and China, experiences that have left a decided mark on her work. Thru May 1. Free. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

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A variation on Santa Cruz Baroque Festival’s season theme, “Endangered Musics,� the program will feature lute and guitar virtuoso John Schneiderman playing on once-popular instruments driven to the brink of extinction: a baroque lute, 11-string Russian guitar and 19thcentury seven-string guitar. The program will include pieces by Weiss, Alexandrov, Sychra, Coste and Mertz from the 18th and 19th centuries. Saturday, March 12, 7:30pm. Tickets $3–$23. UCSC Music Recital Hall, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz. 831.457.9693 or SCBaroque.org.

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Masaoka Glass Design

Insistence of Memory. The art work of David Linger and Randy Hussong, screen printing on porcelain and mixed media. Thru Mar 11. Free. 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6308.

Bella Amore. The love inspired exhibition will feature a unique selection of heartfelt paintings and art glass and includes the glass work Alan Masaoka, Nick Leonoff, Nancy Francioli, Jennifer Horning, Eloise Cotton, Todd Moore,

Mark Abildgaard and Chris Tedesco, with paintings by Gerrica Connolly and Ellen Henrici. Thru Mar 12. 13766 Center St, Carmel Valley.

Michaelangelo Gallery Robynn Smith: Works on Wood and Paper. Santa Cruz artist Smith uses contrasting images to create detailed print comparisons of the wretched and the sublime, life and death, light and dark. Thru Mar 31. Sat-Sun, 11am-5pm; weekdays by appointment. 1111 River St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5500.

Pajaro Valley Arts Council A Harvest of Images: Pajaro Valley Impressions. Using traditional and experimental processes, 48 Monterey Bay area printmakers have created over 100 images that speak to the geography, history, agriculture, labor, cultures and habitats of the Pajaro Valley region. Artist reception Sun, Mar 13, 2-4pm. Thru Apr 17. Free. 37 Sudden St, Watsonville, 831.722.3062.

Santa Cruz County Bank Everyday People. Seven artists showcase the human condition at work, at home and at play, in oil, acrylic, watercolor, encaustic, pen & ink and a range of mixed media. On display at all branches. Thru Apr 1. 720 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.5000.

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In the Creative Spirit. Mountain Art Center artists share their work with the community “In the Creative Spirit.� Featuring pieces in a variety of mediums, from handmade scarves, jewelry, glass, ceramics, paintings, prints, baskets, sculpture, textiles. Thru Apr 26. Free, 831.336.3513. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm. 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond.

Addonizio and Browne will give a reading of their poetry. Tue, Mar 15, 7:30pm. $3 donation to Poetry Santa Cruz suggested. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.464.8983.

Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios Monsters Never Die. Prints and paintings by artist and illustrator Kenny Srivijittak. His artwork is inspired by romantic failures, childhood nostalgia, the people that surround him and the imaginary. Thru Mar 31. 118 Coral St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.7277.

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:31BC@3A Conference of Association of Environmental Professionals This year’s theme is “Navigating the Waters: Planning in a Sea of Change,� born from the current climate of changing public policies and priorities, funding uncertainties, transformative state and federal regulations and the evolution of new technologies. Panelists and speakers include experts in the areas of coastal and climate-change planning, solar and water-sensitive infrastructure, regulatory permitting for alternative energy projects and environmental constraints for regional and site-specific design, among others. Wed, Mar 9. Monterey Plaza Hotel, 400 Cannery Row, Monterey. Conference. montereybayaep.org.

Gardeners’ Club Meeting Is your garden in need of a facelift? Join Jan Shaw as

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Yoga Instruction Pacific Cultural Center: 35+ classes per week, 831.462.8893. SC Yoga: 45 classes per week, 831.227.2156. TriYoga: numerous weekly classes, 831.464.8100. Also: Yoga Within at Aptos Station, 831.687.0818; Om Room School of Yoga, 831.429.9355; Pacific Climbing Gym, 831.454.9254; Aptos Yoga Center, 831.688.1019; Twin Lotus Center, 831.239.3900.

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Zen, Vipassana, Basic: Intro to Meditation Zen: SC Zen Center, Wed, 5:45pm, 831.457.0206. Vipassana: Vipassana SC, Wed 6:30-8pm, 831.425.3431. Basic: Land of the Medicine Buddha, Wed, 5:30-6:30pm, 831.462.8383. Zen: Ocean Gate Zendo, first Tue each month 6:30-7pm. All are free.

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The Race to Save the California Condor From Extinction Watsonville Wetlands Watch hosts award-winning environmental journalist John Moir as he recounts, with rare photos from the recovery effort, the riveting saga of bringing the condor back from the brink and explain the current challenges facing the condor program. Thu, Mar 10, 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Pajaro Valley High School, 500 Harkins Slough Road, Watsonville, 831.728.8102.

<=B713A Dine out for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte’s Westside Health Center Dine at Hula’s Island Grill any Monday in March and Westside Health Center, operated by Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM), receives 10 percent of all sales as part of Hula’s Mahalo Mondays Program. Your support allows Planned Parenthood Mar Monte to continue providing highquality, affordable care at a critical time for women and families who have lost jobs, homes and access to health care. Mon Thru Mar 28. Hula’s Island Grill, 221 Cathcart St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.4852.

Red Cross Mobile Blood Drives Drives occur at several

locations countywide each month; for schedule and locations call 800.733.2767.

Patty Locatelli. Thru Mar 31. 831.332.6431.

SC Diversity Center

Stitchers-by-the-Sea Meeting

The Diversity Center provides services, support and socializing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning individuals and their allies. Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.425.5422.

The local chapter of Embroiderers’ Guild of America meets and weaves yarns; public welcome. Second Wed of every month, 7pm. Free. Dominican Hospital Rehab Center, 610 Frederick St, Santa Cruz, 831.475.1853.

Sigma Alpha of Omega Nu Scholarships

Support and Recovery Groups

Applications are now available to seniors graduating from Aptos, Harbor, Santa Cruz, Soquel, San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley, Pacific Collegiate, Delta and Cypress Charter High Schools, as well as Cabrillo and UCSC students. Students must plan to attend a public college or university in California. Contact your school’s counseling office or Omega Nu Scholarship Chairperson,

Alzheimer’s: Alzheimer’s Assn., 831.464.9982. Cancer: Katz Cancer Resource Center, 831.351.7770; WomenCARE, 831.457.2273. Candida: 831.471.0737. Chronic Pain: American Chronic Pain Association, 831.423.1385. Grief and Loss: Hospice, 831.430.3000. Lupus: Jeanette Miller, 831.566.0962. Men Overcoming Abusive Behavior: 831.464.3855. SMART

Cattivo Live electronica from DJ Jimi and guests, many artists of various curios and burlesque dancers. A monthly community music and arts party with all profits going to C2C. Fri, Mar 11. $10-$15. 418 Project, 418 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.466.9770.

:=AB 7< / 5==2 0==9 READING is like no other form of entertainment. It’s immersive in a way that music, movies and video games cannot even begin to equal. The reason is very simple: the reader is not simply a passive recipient of the work, but rather a collaborator who partners up with the writer to create the reading experience. Jasper Fforde takes this idea to an involving new level. His heroine, Thursday Next, is a literary detective who works for the Department of Jurisfiction. When a crime is committed in a work of fiction—that is, when the fiction itself is altered— Thursday Next enters the Bookworld to make things right—or wrong—again. Starting with The Eyre Affair, Thursday Next has survived five novels with Fforde. But as his latest begins, the title itself starts the tale: One of Our Thursdays Is Missing. Fortunately, the written Thursday Next is able to leave her book to take an assignment for the Jurisfiction Accident Investigation Department. A border war between Racy Novel and Women’s Fiction is starting to heat up, and the consequences could be serious (or the stuff of Serious Fiction). Fforde’s world is a dense mix of intelligent satire and language gone wild. The man himself is every bit as quickwitted and quirky as his fiction, which threatens to both split your side and melt your brain. This is reading distilled to its purest, smartest and silliest essence, the written equivalent of an M. C. Escher painting. Fforde will be appearing as part of the Agony Column Live, a series of readings hosted by real-world KUSP interviewer Rick Kleffel. The written Rick Kleffel has an innate distrust of his realworld version, but he’s pretty sure that the raucous crowds who typically show up for Fforde will not want to miss Thursday this Saturday. (Rick Kleffel)

English Country Dance Second and fourth Thursdays of each month; beginners welcome. Thu, Mar 10. $5-$7. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.8621.

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LGBT Senior Luncheon The Santa Cruz Diversity Center LGBT Senior group welcomes all LGBT seniors to an event, featuring a fabulous luncheon and presentation on emergency preparedness after. Oak Tree Villa Retirement Community, 100 Lockewood Dr, Scotts Valley. Sun, Mar 13, 12:303:30pm. $5 donation requested.

Mom’s Night Out Leave the kids at home and have fun. Free massages. Half-off pool. Extended

Happy Hour menu. Drink specials. Free admission. Prize Raffle. Thu, Mar 10, 5-8pm. Free. Surf City Billiards, 931 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.7665.

Salsa Classes No partner required. MonWed Thru Mar 14. $5-$7. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6177.

Santa Cruz Handweavers Guild Meeting Internationally known rug

weaver Martha Stanley will again fascinate attendees with the details of how she works, what catches her imagination and why she tries to replicate work and techniques she sees in the back rooms of museums. Stanley will also bring in a number of examples of pieces she has woven and tell the stories behind them. Wed, Mar 9, 9:30amnoon. Free. Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos.

Women in Business Luncheon Keynote speaker Claire Schneeberger, founder of Monarch Media, will discuss the tools that are used for e-learning today and provide some examples of how technology will transform the way we receive information in the future. Thu, Mar 10, 11:30am-1:30pm. $35 members; $50 nonmembers. Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.3720.

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Thursday, March 10 U 7 & 9 pm

SFJAZZ Collective The Music of Stevie Wonder

$28/Adv $31/Dr, No Jazztix/Comps Sponsored by A Train Law Group

Monday, March 14 U 7 pm

STEVE COLEMAN AND FIVE ELEMENTS

$22/Adv $25/Door Pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm 1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Monday, March 21 U 7 & 9 pm

JIM HALL QUARTET FEATURING GREG OSBY, STEVE LaSPINA AND JOEY BARON $25/Adv $28/Dr, No Jazztix/Comps Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts

Thursday, March 24 U 7 pm

Cuban piano phenomenon! QUINCY JONES PRESENTS: THE ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ TRIO $20/Adv $23/Door

Monday, March 28 U 7 pm

Inspirational African rhythm-driven Gospel LINDA TILLERY AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE CHOIR $20/Adv $23/Door

Thursday, March 31 U 7 & 9 pm

ROBBEN FORD & JONATHAN McEUEN ACOUSTIC DUO WITH SPECIAL GUEST ANNE KERRY FORD OPENING

13B/13/< A=173BG San Francisco alt-country gang Or, The Whale plays the Crepe Place this Friday.

$23/Adv $26/Dr, No Jazztix/Comps Sponsored by Tom Thacher and Sue Nerton

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STANLEY CLARKE BAND

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Monday, April 11U 7 & 9 pm

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND

$25/Adv $28/Dr, No Jazztix/Comps Pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm Sponsored by PaciďŹ c Sun Properties Susan and Alan Goldstein

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SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK Internationally acclaimed, female a cappella ensemble $40/Gold Circle, $30/General No Jazztix or Comps Sponsored by Carolyn Hyatt

Dinner served Mondays & Thursdays beginning at 6pm. Serving premium wines & microbrewed beers. Snacks & desserts available all other nights. All age venue. Advance tickets at Logos Books & Records and online at kuumbwajazz.org. Tickets subject to service charge and 5% S.C. City Admissions Tax.

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Triumphing over a number of personal obstacles—most significantly a childhood marked by his father’s incarceration and his mother’s drug addiction—mixtape sensation Fashawn has made a name over the past two years as an MC to watch. His 2009 debut Boy Meets World was an underground hit showcasing rhymes that reveal skillful mic control over repeated listens. Lyrically, Fashawn straddles the line between conscious rap and gangsta swagger, a feat that has eluded MCs such as his childhood hero Nas, whose seminal debut album Illmatic Fashawn honored last year with a mixtape tribute. The Catalyst; $10 adv/$15 door; 8:30pm. (Paul M. Davis)

In comparison to Derek Fudesco’s previous band, the angular post-punk outfit Pretty Girls Make Graves, the Cave Singers are quietly revelatory: lush, organic and most of all, acoustic. The band’s indie folk-rock sits comfortably alongside the likes of Ryan Adams and the Cardinals but has a strong identity that distinguishes it from most indie rock pastoralists. On the band’s third album, No Witch, the Cave Singers get right with the Lord and explore their spirituality in a way that even nonbelievers can appreciate. Songs of spiritual exploration are often hackneyed, but the trio approaches the subject with a deft touch. Tickets purchased for the Brookdale show will be honored. Fernwood Resort, Big Sur; $12.50; 9pm. (PMD)

With rollicking, foot-stomping porch jams, stripped-down Carter Familyesque country ditties and just enough feedback to keep the chaos crowd interested, Or, the Whale has one foot in the olden days of American roots music and one foot in the folk-rocking, noise-loving aughts. Celebrated for their honest and gritty song styling, their soaring harmonies and their DIY take on alt-country musicmaking, the San Francisco–based music collective has become a favorite among the Bay Area punk-folk crowd. Crepe Place; $8; 9pm. (Cat Johnson)

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Film. Survivor A man rebels against the terms of ‘Nora’s Will’ in a fine Mexican drama by Mariana Chenillo 0G RICHARD VON BUSACK

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IT IS easy to see why Nora’s Will keeps turning up on the film festival circuit. Mariana Chenillo’s study of a woman’s wake has an unusual setting: the Jewish community in Mexico City. The lead character, the 60ish JosĂŠ (Fernando LujĂĄn), might be a figure out of Roth or Bellow—a man who can deny religion easier than he can deny his Jewish roots. Nora’s Will is about the question of what these roots signify: ancestral wisdom, obligations—or something as simple as having a codified method to deal with pain. Cinco dias sin Nora is the Mexican title; the double meaning of “testamentâ€? and “will powerâ€? in the English title is significant. For years, JosĂŠ lived across the street from his ex-wife, Nora, in a corridor of high-rise condos near Chapultepec Park. During their marriage, she had tried to commit suicide. After 14 attempts, she succeeded in a lethal overdose. Death hasn’t stopped her controlling qualities. She’s directing the course of a last Passover Seder through a flurry of notes on the refrigerator that include detailed directions on how to prepare the brisket. She even used food to tip JosĂŠ off to her death; she sent a delivery boy with a load of perishable frozen meat to his place.

MAGNETIC PERSONALITY His wife is gone, but JosÊ (Fernando Lujån) still faces the funeral instructions she left behind on the refrigerator. The motif of cold meat is essential to the comic side of the film: beside the stuffed refrigerator lies Nora’s corpse itself. She couldn’t possibly have timed her death to cause more inconvenience. Her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren were on vacation and have to fly in for the emergency. JosÊ also learns that there is a double bind: Jewish burials must take place within 24 hours. Yet no one is to be buried until Passover is complete. So Nora’s body lies on the bedroom floor, shrouded, with a platter of dry ice over her stomach. Her loyal cook, Fabiana (Angela Pelåez), decides to pretty Nora up with makeup and give her a cross to wear. Nora’s sizable vibrator gets excavated, although her two playful young grandchildren who find it decide that it’s really a flashlight. JosÊ fights Nora’s posthumous passive-aggressivenessby doing the easy practical things, even if they outrage his relations. The Catholic cemetery will bury Nora at whatever time is required.

Hungry and unwilling to follow Nora’s elaborate cooking instructions, JosÊ calls for pizza. This is a scandal to the visiting rabbi and his woebegone assistant MoisÊs (the drily funny Enrique Arreola), a poor convert. The pizza is made with leavened bread, and there’s pork on it. We’ve all had atheist relatives who liked to stir it up with the devout ones. JosÊ isn’t quite this kind; he’s a mature sad figure, standing firmly on his principle that God doesn’t exist. This estranges him from his bland son and his daughter-in-law. And JosÊ harbors some private outrage: sifting through Nora’s files, he discovers that his ex-wife had a sweetheart back when they were married. During the course of one of Nora’s funerals, there’s a Talmudic reading suggesting what might be done with the corpse of a suicide. As at the graveside of Shakespeare’s Ophelia, it’s questionable whether such a body can be buried in consecrated ground. I don’t

want to spoil the actual saying from the first-century rabbi Akiva ben Yosef: it’s a strange contrast of kindness and shocking cruelty. What he prescribes is perhaps more chilly than even the Christian custom of burying the suicide at a crossroads, staked like a vampire. “As if their hearts weren’t broken already,â€? goes the line in Ulysses. Nora’s Will has the closed-in dynamics of a play. The flashbacks don’t look convincing; the soundtrack by Dario GonzĂĄlez Valderrama, at first minimal and unobtrusive, grows too refined by the end of the film. But Nora’s Will evinces the reliable fascination of a story of cultural fault lines chafing, and it also has a constant tone of intelligence. It’s literally unorthodox.

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IT MIGHT have been called Godard Does Matrix, so much does George Nolfi’s new film owe to earlier, greater sci fi storytellers. With its endless corridors, doorways to mysterious somewheres, subterranean chase scenes and men in trenchcoats and hats, The Adjustment Bureau, based on a Philip K. Dick short story, is visually haunted by Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal Alphaville. Mostly, this completely entertaining romantic caper owes everything to the chemistry between leading actors Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, who effortlessly make a lot out of a little. Matt Damon’s character, emerging senatorial golden boy David Norris, is no film noir spy. Instead he’s a likeable, ambitious politician with a gift for winning votes. He accidentally meets dancer Elise (Blunt) in an off beat scene worthy of Godard himself. The two flirt and banter and within moments we know that they know that, well, you know. Enter mysterious men in fedoras representing “The Adjustment Bureau� who have their own mission, which includes making sure that Fate runs according to plan. It seems that David and Elise were not supposed to be together. But their love is so strong that the plot helps them madly grasp at magical strategies for dodging Fate, literally trying to beat the odds written by some higher power. The plot throws in an extra kink: If David does defy the persistent

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92 Years of Imagination BOOK OF DESTINY Matt Damon and Emily Blunt make an unsettling discovery in ‘The Adjustment Bureau.’ “adjusters� and stays with his beloved Elise, he will never achieve his destiny of political glory. It’s a small and familiar plot, but it’s enough. The film bristles with juicy little touches, magic doorways that lead—a la Inception—to sudden spatial non sequiturs. Doorknobs and stairways echo moments from Alice in Wonderland. A rogue adjustment agent, played with wry melancholy by Anthony Mackie, decides to help the lovers. Meanwhile, the head adjustment officer—a choice cameo by vintage screen lion Terence Stamp—is determined to shut down the romance. It’s enough tension to keep us in popcorn. With its determined hero and his bewildered heroine pursued by men with otherworldly powers, The Adjustment Bureau has exactly the right ingredients for an enjoyable dip into the sci-fi subconscious. You don’t want to press the plotlines too much, especially along the well-trodden seams. But you won’t want to. Here’s

a nugget of film trivia for diehard fans: Alphaville—made in 1965 during the height of the French love affair with futuristic film noir—was so influential to a generation of avantgarde authors that it was actually the prototype for Dick’s classic Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, from which Ridley Scott later made Blade Runner. And even though Nolfi (who worked with Damon on The Bourne Ultimatum) is no Godard, The Adjustment Bureau is deliciously diverting. Toss in some gorgeous visual PR for Manhattan—the Met, the New York Public Library, penthouse balconies overlooking Central Park—and this cinematic amuse bouche is way better than anything opening right after the Oscars has a right to be.

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Film Capsules <3E ALIEN (1979) A cargo ship hauling mineral ore lands on a foreign planet after intercepting a distress signal. The ship suffers a rough landing, forcing the crew to split up—half go looking for the origin of the SOS and the other half stay behind to do repairs, while a native of the planet begins stalking and picking off members of both crews. Starring a particularly badass Sigourney Weaver. (Plays Fri midnight at Del Mar.) ALIENS (1986) Propagation is the name of the game in the sequel to 1979’s Alien. Sigourney Weaver, (SPOILER

ALERT!) the only surviving member of the original crew, returns to Earth only to be confronted with accusations and disbelief at her account of the fateful events of the first film. She is vindicated when the planet’s new colony loses contact with Earth’s and she is selected to head a rescue trip and to kick more, and multiplying, alien ass. (Plays Sat midnight at Del Mar.)

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES (PG-13; 116min.) When a meteor shower raining down on the City of Angels turns out to actually be an alien race bent on colonizing the earth, the only hope for humankind is a Marine platoon (comprised

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of Aaron Eckhart, Ne-Yo and Michelle Rodriguez, among others) with the moxie to mount a resistance. (Opens Fri at Santa Cruz 9, Scotts Valley and Green Valley.)

CARMEN 3D (Unrated; 245 min.) Carmen is a gypsy woman who steals the heart of Army corporal Don Jose, and then the affection of a bullfighter named Escamillo; all hell breaks loose when her scorned first lover learns of the second. The production of Georges Bizet’s famous opera, performed at London’s Royal Opera House, was filmed for screening in 3D. (Plays Thu 7pm at Santa Cruz 9.) THE GODFATHER (1972) Before

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there was The Sopranos there was the classic Academy Award–sweeping mob film chronicling the trials and tribulations of the Corleone crime family. The film, which AFI ranked as the third most important of all time, is a natural selection when one considers it as a repository of nuggets of wisdom such as “family first,� “go to the mattresses� and, when in doubt, “leave the gun. Take the cannoli.� (Plays Thu 8pm at Santa Cruz 9.)

IPHIGENIE EN TAURIDE (Unrated, 165 min.) This week’s presentation of “The Met: Live in HD,� is Euripides’ re-imagining of a Greek legend.

In classic Greek mythology, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia before the Trojan War to ensure the gods are on the Greeks’ side, but in Euripides’ play the goddess Diane saves Iphigenia, spiriting her away to distant Tauride, where she serves as a high priestess to the goddess though her family believes her dead. (Plays Wed 6:30pm at Santa Cruz 9.)

MARS NEEDS MOMS 3D (PG; 88min.) When his mother is kidnapped by extraterrestrials and taken to Mars to look after their alien brood, Milo must find a way to rescue her. The savvy 8-year-old stows away on a spaceship and enlists the

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MY DOG TULIP (2009) An animated feature for an adult audience, telling the story of a lonely man who rescues a German shepherd and gains a best friend. Featuring narration by Christopher Plummer, Isabella Rossellini and Lynn Redgrave. (Opens Fri at the Nick.) RED RIDING HOOD (PG-13; 109 min.) Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!) plays Valerie, a young girl in a medieval village terrorized by a werewolf. As if matters weren’t complicated enough, she is also torn between two potential suitors—one of whom is a dark stranger in possession of some mysterious, potentially supernatural abilities. If this all sounds a bit familiar that’s because the film is directed by Catherine Hardwicke of Twilight fame. (Opens Fri at Aptos, Santa Cruz 9 and Green Valley.)

@3D73EA THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG-13; 124 min.) Matt Damon plays a charismatic U.S. Senate candidate who falls in love with a ballet dancer (Emily Blunt) after a chance meeting in a public restroom. Damon’s character is never meant to meet the woman again, but to the chagrin of the Adjustment Bureau, a group of shadowy agents whose job it is to assure everything goes according to a set plan, the pair manage to run into each other once more. Together the couple must evade the agents if they have any hope of being together in spite of destiny’s official plan. Written by Phillip K. Dick. ANOTHER YEAR (PG-13; 129 min.) As suffused with harmony as a great work of Asian art, alive with the wit and compassion that have made Mike Leigh a master director of comedies. It’s a study in dichotomy: an aging, hard-working couple (Ruth Sheen, Jim Broadbent) in the suburbs of London contrasted with the life of their highmaintenance friend Mary (Lesley Manville). If Another Year is a four-paneled study instead of a wide canvas like Secrets and Lies, the figures are deep and well conceived,

perhaps idealized but not sweetened. (RvB)

Beastly’s sympathies for the devilish. (RvB)

BARNEY’S VERSION (R; 132 min.) Director Richard J. Lewis’ version of Mordecai Richler’s 1997 novel skews melodramatic and inappropriately touching. Setting the novel aside, though, Lewis’ comedy is an unusually intelligent and sarcastic film. Paul Giamatti is the Barney in question, a harried but wealthy Montreal TV producer. Barney’s three marriages—to Rachelle Lefevre, Minnie Driver and Rosamund Pike—were catastrophes of different varieties. As this artist of the perfect squelch, Giamatti is bracingly cast, and one can’t imagine anyone else in the part. (RvB)

BIUTIFUL (R; 147 min.) In Barcelona’s Santa Coloma district, Uxbal (Javier Bardem) has learned that he has stage-four prostate cancer. His estranged wife, Marambra (Maricel Ă lvarez), is a promiscuous bipolar case who is too close to Uxbal’s brother, Tito (Eduard FernĂĄndez). His two children are growing up neglected. Seeing the end in sight, Uxbal works night and day. The beauty of anything but rot is either missing or bruised in director Alfonso GonzĂĄlez Iùårritu’s film. There is no fun for the poor in a neighborhood IĂąarritu rhapsodizes about, neither in color itself nor in sex. At a strip club, with mutant dancers decorated with extra nipples on their asses, Biutiful goes beyond its belabored world-is-a-ghetto point right into straight disgustorama. (RvB)

BEASTLY (PG-13; 95 min.) Reasonably amusing redo of Beauty and the Beast. Manhattan preppie Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) insults a goth girl witch and is transformed into a scarred creature until some other lady declares love for him. It starts out like a young-readers version of American Psycho, complete with white-on-white-onwhite luxury furnishings, but then it turns into a nouveau fairy tale with too much time on its hands. As a blind tutor, Neil Patrick Harris lazes around like David Wayne in an old MGM musical. Former Disney pixie Vanessa Hudgens plays Lindy, the neo-hippie beauty compelled to live with “Hunter� (Kyle’s beast name). Grossed by Bulgari jewels, she loves Hunter S. Thompson, Che and Machu Picchu—this makes for an agreeable sequence of building an urban greenhouse out of salvaged materials, as well as an equally charming scene at the school where a loudspeaker calls out, “Bus for Machu Picchu now leaving!� Lines like that make director/writer Daniel Barnz potentially someone to watch, but he’s got to cinch up and salt the slower material. The witch herself, Kendra, is played by MaryKate Olsen (!) in various guises, with a little crescent tattoo around one eye like a German dueling scar. She’s costumed as a ghoul Louise Brooks, a dead Faye Dunaway and an eldritch Stevie Nicks. The potential twist this material needs could have been Hunter/Kyle falling for her: once you’ve had the dark side you never go back. Kendra’s curtain call suggests

CEDAR RAPIDS (R; 86 min.) (R; 86 min.) Michael Areta’s comedy—his best—comes out in favor of the pleasures of the flesh. Based on a robust script by Phil Johnston, the film chronicles the transformative dirty weekend of a meek Wisconsin insurance executive, Tim Lippe (Ed Helms). The Best Westernish business hotel in Cedar Rapids looks like Xanadu to him, and there he meets a team of fun lovers: square but friendly Ronald (Isiah Whitlock Jr.), a playful mom who is comfy with her sexuality (Anne Heche, excellent) and the life of the convention, Dean Ziegler (John C. Reilly). Reilly, who seemed at first to be headed for Rod Steiger roles, did a 180-degree turn to become one fantastically adept comedian (Walk Hard, Step Brothers). His Dean is beautifully obscene, a rare example of a coarse jackass who brings hilarity to every gesture, every unprintable under-the-breath comment. (RvB) DRIVE ANGRY (R; 104 min.) Nicolas Cage plays a soul who has escaped from Hell on a mission to exact revenge from the men who killed his daughter and who kidnapped, and plan to sacrifice, his granddaughter. The man, Milton, is trailed by a Satanic operative known as the Accountant (William Fitchner), who the Prince of Darkness has charged

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help of a Martian girl to get his mom home. Featuring the vocal talents of Seth Green and Joan Cusack. (Opens Fri at Del Mar, Scotts Valley and Green Valley.)

with bringing Milton back to the underworld before he unleashes too much hellfire on the living.

HALL PASS (R; 105 min.) When two wives (Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate) grow weary of their husbands (Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis) ogling other women, they hatch an unorthodox fix for their relationship troubles. The women decide to give their fellas a “hall pass�— meaning the guys are welcome to engage in any extramarital activities they please for one week—but things go awry when the men realize that the pass works both ways. I AM NUMBER FOUR (PG-13; 104 min.) This 4 on a scale of 10 kids’ sci-fi movie has a “based on the Scholastic Book Service novel� vibe. Teen warriors from outer space live among us, tattooed for some reason with figures that look like graphics from an Asteroids video game; they’re hunted by pig-toothed villains with open sinuses, and meanwhile we pitiful earthlings are ignorant of it all. Way too much Gough and Miller in the script. Some signs of Marti Noxon’s hand on the script in the arrival of a female battler played by Teresa Palmer. The stiff, callow lead, Alex Pettyfer, and the strikingly pretty Dianna Agron (as the old-school Kodak-film fancying girl the alien meets) were an off-screen couple, but you’d never know it. Hard PG violence goes badly with the kid-safe tone. (RvB) THE ILLUSIONIST (PG; 80 min.) It is a pretty thing, but can you call The Illusionist Jacques Tati? Sylvain Chomet directs this animated feature based on an unproduced script by the auteur of M. Hulot’s Holiday and others. Compared with Chomet’s The Triplets of Belleville this new film seems underpowered and faint. It’s hard to make an entire movie out of wistfulness. Tatischeff (Tati’s real name) is an aging stage magician who holes up in a theatrical hotel with other small-timers. But Tatischeff has company: a young girl who believes that his conjuring tricks are authentic magic. The cityscapes glow enchantingly; the tinted melancholy seascapes show that if 2-D animation is really on its way out, Hayao Miyazaki won’t be its only pallbearer. (RvB)

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THE KING’S SPEECH (R; 118 min.) Colin Firth gives a deeply affecting portrayal of a shame-wracked man born and bred to be a spokesman, yet who is handicapped with a crippling stammer. In the 1930s, Firth is the Duke of York, a family man with two daughters and a wife named Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter). The stammering Duke, known to his family as “Bertie,â€? is the official spare to the heir, next in line to the Prince of Wales. A superlatively cast Guy Pearce embodies this Edward’s upper-class shadiness and monstrous entitlement. The Prince is the love slave of a twice-married American named Simpson; his affair and his indifference to world troubles are pushing events to a constitutional crisis. The man tapped to solve it is Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an Australian speech therapist tasked with helping the Duke find his voice on the eve of England’s entry into World War II. Rush’s wit and nimbleness counterpoints this story of majesty, which is almost exactly as tragic as it is comic. (RvB) NORA’S WILL (Unrated, 92 min.) Mariana Chenillo’s study of a woman’s wake has an unusual setting: the Jewish community in Mexico City. For years, the 60ish JosĂŠ (Fernando LujĂĄn) lived across the street from his ex-wife, Nora, in a corridor of high-rise condos. During their marriage, she tried to commit suicide; after 14 attempts, she succeeded. She couldn’t have

possibly timed her death to cause more inconvenience. Her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren have been on vacation and have to fly in for the emergency. JosÊ also learns that there is a double bind: Jewish burials must take place within 24 hours— yet no one is to be buried until Passover is complete. JosÊ might be a figure out of Roth or Bellow—a man who can deny religion easier than he can deny his Jewish roots. Nora’s Will is about the question of what these roots signify: ancestral wisdom, obligations—or something as simple as having a codified method to deal with pain. This comedy-drama has the reliable fascination of a story of cultural fault lines chafing, and it also has a constant tone of intelligence. It is literally unorthodox. (RvB)

RANGO (PG; 107 min.) In an animated film about the perils of trying to fit in, a pet chameleon called Rango (voiced by Johnny Depp) is a little out of his depth when he escapes his terrarium home and ends up in the Wild West. Rango quickly becomes the sheriff of the town of Dirt, but struggles with the consequences that his new life has on his sense of self. Also featuring the vocal talents of Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Abigail Breslin and Alfred Molina. TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT (R; 97 min.) In a film loosely based on the thumping Eddie Money ’80s party anthem of the same name, a brother and sister team (Topher Grace

and Anna Faris) grapple with what to make of their postcollege selves. On Labor Day weekend 1988, they attend a party together; she gets a marriage proposal and he tries to trick the girl of his dreams (Teresa Palmer) into liking him by pretending he works at the at the estimable Goldman Sachs instead of the factually accurate Suncoast Video.

UNKNOWN (PG-13, 113 min.) Another version of a plot that could be described this time around as “The Gentleman Vanishes.â€? Liam Neeson, arriving in Berlin, loses his attachĂŠ case and his memory, and finds himself battling against an international plot. Oh, for the days when Berlin was sinister. Director Jaume Collet-Serra sniffs around the city seeking the scent of fear. There are a few diverting Fritz Lang moments: a fight in a bomb-struck hotel, a stint at a scary clinic and the ruined, ultracynical visage of Bruno Ganz as an ex-Stasi detective with a nasty cough. The film tries to get us into the spirit of what Ganz euphemistically describes as “the good old days,â€? but when we’re zoning out on the streetscapes, it’s all too clear that Berlin is now the capital of a wellscrubbed, prosperous and efficient nation. Neeson is certainly tough enough, weary and mystified; Diana Kruger is a fine gamine as the taxidriving good girl. As Neeson’s wife, a rigid January Jones is to the Hitchcock blonde what Unknown is to the Hitchcock movie. (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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7528 Soquel Dr, 831.688.4465

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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All day breakfast. Burgers, gyros, sandwiches and 45 flavors of Marianne’s and Polar Bear ice cream. Open 8am daily.

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1750 Wharf Rd, 831.475.1511

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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231 Esplanade, 831.464.1933

international wine list and outdoor dining with terrific views in the heart of Capitola Village. Open daily.

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203 Esplanade, 831.475.4900

California cuisine. Nightly specials include prime rib and lobster. Daily 7am-2am.

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1116 Pacific Ave, 831. 426.7588

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221 Cathcart St, 831.426.4852

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. ’60s Vegas meets ’50s Waikiki. Amazing dining experience in kitchy yet swanky tropical setting. Fresh fish, great steaks,

vegetarian. Full-service tiki bar. Happy-hour tiki drinks. Aloha Fri, Sat lunch 11:30am-5pm. Dinner nightly 5pm-close.

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Seafood/California. Fresh catch made your way! Plus many other wonderful menu items. Great view. Full bar. Happy hour Mon-Fri. Brunch Sat-Sun 10am-2pm. Open daily. Italian. La Posta serves Italian food made in the old style— simple and delicious. Wed-Thu 5-9pm, Fri-Sat 5-9:30pm and Sun 5-8pm.

Fine Mexican cuisine. Opening daily at noon. 49-B Municipal Wharf, 831.458.9393

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Japanese Fusion. Sushi bar, sake bar, vegetarian, seafood, steak in fun atmosphere; kids play area; karaoke every night. Open seven days 5-10pm; Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm.

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710 Front St, 831.427.4444

Thai. Individually prepared with the freshest ingredients, Santa 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. Santa 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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Mexican. Open for breakfast. We use no lard in our menu and make your food fresh daily. We are famous for our authentic ingredients such as traditional mole from Oaxaca. Lots of vegetarian options. Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, weekends 8am-9pm.

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TTAURUS A UR US (April 20–May 20): YYour oouur meditation for for this week week comes comes from from writer writer H.P. H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft. “What “What a man man does for for pay is of little significance. significancce. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive responsive to t the world’s beauty, beautyy, is everything!� While that’s that’s always alwayys good counsel, I think it’s rigght now. it’s especially apt for for you right now. You’re Yoou’re in a phase of your astrological you’d be smart astrological cycle when w to to evaluate evaluate your your own own worth worth based based less less on on what what job job you do and more more on who you are. are. Practice Practice thinking this healing you embody h li idea: id The Th soulfulness lf l b d andd express express from from moment moment to to moment moment is is the the single single greatest greatest measure measure of your success as a human hum man being. GEMINI (May 21–June 20): One of my favorite favorite peculiarities peculiarities about about the the English English language language is is the the idiosyncratic idiosyncratic words words it it uses uses to to characterize characterize groups groups of specific specific animals. For example, the correct correct term for for many many owls owls gathered gathered together together is is not not “flock� “flock� but but “parliament�: “parliament�: a “parliament “parliament of of owls.� owls.� Likewise, Likewise, we we say a “rabble “rabble of butterflies,� a “prickle “prrickle of hedgehogs,� a “shrewdness “shrewdness of apes,� and a “murder “mur m der of crows.� crows.� If If I had had to to come come up up with with a comparable comparable term term for for the the human human members members of of your your tribe, tribe, it it might might be be something something like a “zeal of Geminis� Geminis� or a “charm “charrm of Geminis� Geminis� or a “romp “romp of Geminis� Geminis� or an “exaltation “exaltation of Geminis.� All those words that will be you, words capture capture part of the glory g especially i ll for for the th nextt few few weeks. weekks. s CCANCER ANCER (June 21–July 22): The rroots oots of the lotus ar aree anchored Its leaves float anchored in muck at the pond’s bottom. b on on the the water water and and its its dramatic dramatic flower flower rises rises above above on on a thick thick stem. stem. It’s It’s an an evocative evocative plant plant that that is is featured featured in in many many ancient ancient myths. myths. For For Buddhists, Buddhists, it it was was an an emblem emblem of of enlightenment: enlightenment: beauty beauty ascending ascending from from the the mud. mud. In In India, India, a thousand-petaled thousand-petaled golden golden lotus lotus symbolized symbolized the the miracle miracle of of creation. creation. To To the the Egyptians, Egyptians, it it represented represented rebirth. rebirth. Even modern science hass contributed to building building the the mystique mystique of of the the lotus, lotus, having having determined determined that its seeds can remain remain viable for for many centuries. It’s It’s not a fragile fragile marvel! marvel! In the 16th-century 16 6th-century Chinese folk folk tale “Monkey,� “Monkeyy,,� a teacher instructed instructed the hero hero on how to achieve a long life. life. “Even amidst fierce fierce flames,� he he said, said, “the “the Golden Golden Lotus Lotus can can be be planted.� planted.� For For the the foreseeable foreseeable future, future, Cancerian, Cancerian, thee lotus is your power object. LEO LE O ((July July 223–Aug. 3–Aug. 22): 22): ““Picture Picture a vvery ery ccomplicated omplicated combination lock, one that rrequires equirres dialing up eight different writes Huffington. diff erent numbers to open,� write es Arianna Huff ington. ““You You hhave ave sseven even ooff tthe he nnumbers, umbers, bbut ut tthe he llock ock sstill till won’t that number.. won ’t open until you hit upon tha at ffinal inal number ‘big’ One-eighth may not seem as ‘big g’ as seven-eighths, without bbut ut w ithout tthe he ffinal inal cclick lick ooff tthe he ccombination, ombination, tthe he won’t Sound tumblers won ’t ffall all into place.� So ound ffamiliar, amiliarr, Leo? In myy aastrological m strological oopinion, pinion, yyou ou hhave ave ddialed ialed uupp tthe he ffirst irst what sseven even nnumbers umbers bbut ut yyou ou ddon’t on’t kknow now w hat tthe he eeighth ighth lock is yet; until you discover it, the loc ck will stay closed. Wheree should you look ffor missing info? It’s Wher or the mi issing inf o? It ’s now wasn’t within your rreach, each, and it wasn ’t bef bbefore. ore.

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SSCORPIO CORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov 23–Nov.. 21): Despite the weal wealth th and renown renown hhee hhas as aaccumulated ccumulated dduring uring hhis is iinfluential nfluential career, musician Brian career, m usician B rian EEno no iiss a bbig ig ffan an ooff rraw aw simplicity. R&B, music, simplicity. SSpeaking peaking aabout bout R &B, ssoul oul m usic, aand nd psychedelia, he said, “These earlier er eras as of pop music were were characterized characterized nnot ot bbyy tthe he ssearch earch ffor or pperfection erfection but but by by bbizarre izarre eenthusiasms, nthusiasms, ssmall mall bbudgets, udgets, eerratic rratic technique, crum crummy mmy equipment, and wild abandon.� Would consider approach Would you cons ider playing with that appr oach in the coming weeks, coming w eeks, SScorpio? corpio? IIt’s t’s not not necessarily necessarily something something you should do aallll the time, but right now I suspect it it’s ’s a formula interesting formula ffor or thee most inter esting kind of success. SSAGITTARIUS AGITTARIUSS ((Nov. Nov. 222–Dec. 2–Dec. 221): 1): R Research esearch D Digest igest Blog write B log aasked sked eeminent minent ppsychologists sychologists ttoo w rite aabout bout tthe he ttheme heme ““one one nnagging agging tthing hing yyou ou sstill till ddon’t on’t uunderstand nderstand yourself.� wondered about yourself .� One expert wonder ed why he always overestimates over estimates hhow ow much work he can get done. Another A nother ppondered ondered tthe he ffact act tthat hat hhee ffalls alls pprey rey ttoo hhis is oown wn irrational he’s awaree he has ir rational biases even though he ’s well awar thirdd sa said can’t it’s them. A thir id he can ’t ffathom athom why it ’s so easy ffor or some hardd to learn others. him to learn som me things and so har What would W hat w ould yyour our aanswer nswer bbe, e, SSagittarius? agittarius? TThis his iiss aan n excellent time, astr aastrologically ologically speaking, to see if you bottom can get to the bo ottom of a truth about yourself that eluded (To story, here: has always elud ed you. (T To rread ead the story y, go her e: /tinyurl.com/DontKnowYet.) http:/ // /tinyurl.co om/DontKnowYYeet.)

CCAPRICORN APRICORN (D (Dec. Dec. 22–Jan. 19): I suspect that you will either be spectacularly spectacularly right or breathtakingly breathtakingly wrong wrong in the coming com ming days. Which way it goes will all depend on whether whetther you’re you’re observing observing and responding responding to the actual events eveents unfolding unfolding in front front of you or else are are more more focused focused on on the the images images dancing dancing around around in in your imagination. imagination. Of course it’s it’s always a good idea to get get your your biases biases and and projections projections out out of of the the way way so so you you can see life life as itt really really is, but it’s it’s especially crucial now. now. So much is contingent contingent upon your ability to be acutely perceptive objective. perceptive and crisply c AQUARIUS A QU ARIUS (Ja (Jan. an. 20–Feb. 18): In the old ffairy airy tale, the character character known knnown as Rumpelstiltskin Rumpelstiltskin had the power metaphorical ttoo sspin pin sstraw traw iinto nto ggold. old. TThat hat sskill kill hhas as a m etaphorical wizardry rresemblance esemblance to to tthe he w izardry yyou ou ccould ould ppull ull ooff ff iin n tthe he ordinary coming weeks: weeks: transforming t ansforming seemingly or tr dinary or Although worthless stuff into i a valuable asset. Al though your work might miraculous make w ork m ight seem seem a bit bit m iraculous aand nd m ake ssome ome people wonder iiff you’ve used hocus-pocus, the fact fact iiss that that it it may may at at times times feel feel tedious tedious or or extremely extremely demandingg to you. yyoou. Be gutsy g y in your y masteryy of the iintricate ntricate details, details, Aquarius. Aquarius. I’ll I’ll bbee tthinking hinking ooff yyou ou aass tthe he Gritty Magician.

PISCES PIS CES (Feb. 19 19–March 9–March 20): “Good things may come come to to those those who who wait—but wait—but they’re they’re mostly mostly just just the the things left behind behinnd by those who hustle and bustle.� That message was w in the fortune fortune cookie I got with my my Chinese Chinese take-out take-out food food tonight. tonight. It It happens happens to to be be a perfect perfect fit fit for for your your current current astrological astrological omens, omens, so so I’m handing it over ovver to you. In the coming week, I don’t don’t recommend recommend that that you you sit sit around around patiently patiently and and watch watch how how the the trends trends ripen. ripen. I don’t don’t tthink hink yyou ou sshould hould bbide ide your your time time or or be be cautious cautious in in making making a commitment. commitment. Be Be proactive, proactive, Pisces—maybe Piscess—maybe even gung ho. Carpe Carpe the freaking freaking diem. Homework: Home ework: What Wha h t do yyou oou w want ant ttoo be when yyou ou gr grow ow up?? Testify up Testifyy at at http://www.freewillastrology.com. http:///www.freewillastrology.com.

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