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Overnight Vehicle Dwelling Ban Renewed LA City Council reinstates Section 85.02 of municipal code. By Sam Catanzaro It is again illegal to sleep in a car on the streets of Los Angeles. On Tuesday, July 30, LA City Council reinstated Section 85.02 of LA Municipal Code which prohibits individuals from using a vehicle for dwelling between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on residential streets and any time within 500 feet of a park or a licensed school, pre-school or daycare facility. On July 1, City Council let the ban expire before they went to recess, unintentionally giving people living in their cars a grace period. At City Council meeting Tuesday a heated public hearing took place on the issue, with an overwhelming number of people speaking out against renewing the ban. “We can sleep in ditches but we cannot sleep in our cars. There has to be a way that we can

all work together. That there could be designated for the less fortunate to sleep in their cars while they get on their feet,” said Jose Garcia a veteran who was previously homeless for five years. “Not every homeless person is bad. And everybody deserves a second chance.” Peggy Lee Kennedy, a member of the Venice Justice Committee, worried that renewing the ban would harm individuals who have the least in society, “The City likes to think of itself as somehow doing this balancing act to protect the people that are housed by criminalizing and harming those who are not. That’s not a balance. You’re harming people that have the least amount among us,” Kennedy said. “Don’t just work with private developers doing long term efforts and over-the-top bridge housing efforts, that are going to house ten percent or less of the people.” Mary Anne Curtis of the End Homelessness LA Campaign took issue with the difference in the way the fact that the City lets e-scooters park on the street but not unhoused individuals. “Thousands of electric scooters are given priority parking on streets that people un-

housed are being swept off,” Curtis said. “980 plus have died this past year and your response is to ban them from street parking?” Despite the overriding public support against renewing the ban, City Council voted unanimously to reinstate Section 85.02 of the code, making the overnight dwelling in vehicles illegal immediately. After Council voted, members of the public began chanting “shame on you” repeatedly,

forcing City Council President Pro Tem Nury Martinez to instruct the Los Angeles Police Department to remove the protestors. Councilmember Mike Bonin, who represents Council District 11 which includes Pacific Palisades, was not present for the vote. In an email to Century City-Westwood News, however, Bonin said that he was unable to at-

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Rail Line from the Valley to Westwood? LA Metro’s Sepulveda Transit Corridor project

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A rendering of a potential light rail stop near the Sunset Boulevard exit of the 405 freeway

By Keldine Hull The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority is a series of public meetings in selected locations to address the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, which aims at constructing a rail transit line that connects the Valley to LAX with a potential station in Culver City. According to Metro, “The natural barrier created by the Santa Monica Mountains means that most people traveling between these areas are funneled primarily onto the I-405 Freeway, already ranked as one of the most traveled urban highways in the nation.” Metro added, “More than 400,000 people travel through this area every day to commute to work, school, and other destinations along the freeway and beyond.” Metro is currently in the process of conducting its Feasibility Study to identify and evaluate a range of rail transit alternatives between the San Fernando Valley and LAX. The study,

which began the end of 2017 and is expected to conclude this fall, is divided into two areas: a Valley- Westside segment and a WestsideLAX segment. Metro continued, “Its findings will be the basis for future environmental analysis and project refinement.” Potential locations for a stop in and near Westwood include the UCLA campus, the future West-

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wood Purple Line Extension stop and the Expo Line Sepulveda and Bundy stations. The location of the stations will be determined by the type of train LA Metro chooses. These include Heavy Rail Transit (HRT), currently used by the Red and Purple Lines, Light Rail Transit (LRT), currently used by the Expo Line and monorails. HRTs, offer the highest speed, fastest

loading but requires a fully separated right-ofway. LRTs offer high speed, flexibility, can operate in-street or on a separated right-of-way. Monorails, while having a lower speed can operate on steeper grades than HRTs and LRTs, something LA Metro is taking into account given the terrain of the Sepulveda Pass. All of these options can make it from the Valley to the Expo Line in 26 minutes or less, with the fastest being HRTs at 15 minutes. For comparison, without traffic, the same distance takes 22 minutes in a car and 110 minutes in traffic, according to LA Metro. Through the public meetings, Metro looks to not only present transit concepts and cost projections but to receive public input as well. To learn more about the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, visit: https://media.metro.net/ projects_studies/images/factsheet_sepulveda_ transit_corridor_2018.pdf

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AUGUST 9 – 22, 2019

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‘DUMPED LIKE A DOG’ Disabled senior left in front of homeless shelter by nursing home By Sam Catanzaro A disabled senior says a Santa Monica nursing home misled and left him in a wheelchair in front of a local homeless shelter without a place to sleep. Alan Corona is a 72-year-old disabled senior who has a cervical disc disorder with myelopathy that leaves him dependent on a wheelchair and walker to get around. For eight months, Corona was living at Pacific Post-Acute, a nursing home, on 17th Street in Santa Monica in June, however a series of events led to his discharge. Having made some progress with his rehabilitation, Corona says Pacific Post-Acute informed him that he would be moved to an assisted living facility in Hawthorne. In addition, Pacific PostAcute told Corona that they would begin collect-

ing his Social Security check plus $113 a month to stay in the facility. According to Corona, for eight months, Medicare and Medi-Cal had been paying his rent at Pacific Post-Acute. When Corona refused to pay for these services, Pacific Post-Acute gave him a 30 days notice of eviction. Corona then began looking for a new place to live, including Rosecrans Villa, an assisted living facility in Hawthorne, which is where Corona thought he was going to move to. Given a discharge notice from Pacific Post-Acute saying that they would transport him to Rosecrans Villa on June 7, Corona packed his belongings and medications to prepare for the move. In the transport vehicle, Corona says he was informed that he was not going to Rosecrans Villa but instead to the People’s Concern (OPCC) homeless shelter on Cloverfield Boulevard in Santa Monica. According to Corona, he was told that the move would be only temporary until a bed opened up at Rosecrans Villa. Arriving at OPCC, however, Corona realized that this was not the case. “I was driven in front of a shelter and dumped

THE LITTLE THINGS YOU MAY NOT BE THINKING OF WHEN INTERVIEWING A REALTOR

By Ron Wynn

When the market is hot, and buyers are a dime a dozen, it may not be so important that you choose a master artist to put in front of the canvas when selling a home, but when social media and world news starts preaching negative propaganda, buyers need to feel confident about moving forward in a major real estate transaction, especially when they are investing their life savings and committing to a 30-year mortgage. An agent who simply assigns a team assistant to handle showings and do Sunday open houses is not going to provide the confidence and comfort necessary to keep the transaction well-oiled and moving forward. What happens when there are bumps in the road? What happens when the appraisal comes in lower than the selling price? What happens when the physical inspection reveals that the pipes are rusty and showing signs of corrosion and that the foundation has slightly shifted? What happens when the title report shows that the neighbor’s fence is encroaching by 4 inches on to the subject property? What happens when the buyer finds out that the people next door has barking dogs or there is a drug recovery home on the street nearby? What happens when the buyer measures the house and finds that the square footage quoted was inflated by 200 square feet. What happens when the stock market drops 100 points from the date the home goes into escrow? What happens when the termite company says there is $30,000 of termite work needed? What happens when a buyer comes up with a recent sale comp to justify that the listing price is unrealistic and over market value? When properties fall out of escrow it’s not usually because a buyer didn’t qualify, in fact the

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with my bags and medicine,” Corona said. “I was taken for a ride and dumped like a dog.” Wheelchair-bound and alone, Parsons found out that there was not a bed for him at OPCC and since then has been living between hospitals, essentially homeless. OPCC said in an email to Century City-Westwood News that Corona has never been entered into the facility's system. When reached for comment, Pacific PostAcute said they could not speak on the matter due to federal laws protecting patient information. “We are unable to provide the comments you seek,” Pacific Post-Acute wrote in an email to Century City-Westwood News. “A response requires sharing information that is HIPAA [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of

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main reason homes fall out of escrow is because of buyer remorse and because of a disconnection between the buyer and seller. A savvy homeowner should employ the agent who can best navigate through choppy waters. When the currents get rough, you need a skilled professional to keep everyone calm while doing what needs to get done, but in many cases, problems can be avoided with better accuracy and proper disclosure from the beginning. Buyers need a lot of hand-holding through a typical transaction and the listing agent may not have a direct line of communication with the buyer. The listing agent, working with the buyer’s agent, can make or break the transaction, just over inappropriate behavior and procedure. The listing agent needs to think ahead to make important and time sensitive decisions and work closely with the seller to collaborate in the process by suggesting a suitable marketing strategy, doing proper research and making appropriate disclosures. Finding solutions to potential issues is about timing, presentation, attitude, choice of words and compromise.

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1996] protected.” An employee of Pacific Post-Acute who wishes to remain anonymous confirmed, however, that Corona was not informed he was being taken to OPCC until he was in the transport vehicle. “When he was in his access car he was told that he was not going to be transferred to the original place he thought he was going to go to so they took him to the other place,” said the employee in a phone interview with Century City-Westwood News. Rosecrans Villa, when reached for comment, confirmed that on June 3, 2019, they received a referral for Cornona and spoke to him on the phone to discuss arraigning a face-to-face evaluation, informing him of their facility requirements, admission policies and procedures. “During the phone interview our Administrator had with Mr. Corona, she informed him that he would have to pay our rental agreement amount of $1078.38/month if he was to be admitted. Mr. Corona informed her that he refused to pay that much rent due to he wanted to keep his social security checks and not pay rent with his SSI. He was not paying rent at the nursing home, due to they charge his insurance and he did not agree to pay rent at our facility if we were to admit him,” Rosecrans Villa wrote in an email to Century City-Westwood News. “The conversation with Mr. Corona was brief and then ended with him knowing he was not going to be admitted to our facility due to his refusal to pay rent.” In their email, Rosecrans Villa made clear that they were not involved in Corona’s discharge and that currently there is no room for him at the facility. “Rosecrans Villa was not involved in any other discharge planning for Mr. Corona after we informed him and the facility social worker that we would not be accepting him,” Rosecrans Villa wrote. “We are full at this time and do not have any planned vacancies coming up. It is our policy to only accept clients with current physician statements, medications, and funds.” Corona disputes this fact, saying that Rosecrans Villa never told him that he would not be admitted and that until he was in the transport vehicle, he was under the assumption that he would be living in the assisted living center. When reached for comment, the City of Santa Monica said they are aware of the incident and that the City Attorney’s Office has received Corona’s complaint and is now investigating it.

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AUGUST 9 – 22, 2019

E-Scooters Not as Green as They Seem? Study reveals devices true environmental impact By Kai McNamee After taking Santa Monica and Los Angeles by storm, shared electric scooters were touted by many as a solution to the climate crisis. Bird and Lime, two of the largest producers of dockless e-scooters, both market their services as a way to reduce carbon emissions in urban settings — but a recent study shows that these devices aren’t as environmentally friendly as they might seem. A study recently published in Environmental Research Letters found that riding an electric scooter is more damaging to the environment than riding a bus or bicycle. The majority of the scooters’ greenhouse gas emissions, the pollutants responsible for global warming, come from the initial manufacture of scooters and the vehicles people use to collect and charge them. The study, conducted by North Carolina State University graduate student Joe Hollingsworth, noted that the average shared electric scooter produces the equivalent of 202 grams of carbon dioxide per passenger-mile. This measurement accounts for the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the manufacture, transport, collection and distribution. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), driving a typical automobile produce over 400 grams of carbon dioxide per mile. Hollingsworth’s team surveyed 61 riders in

Wake County, North Carolina and analyzed survey data published by the Portland Bureau of Transportation to determine the displacement effects of shared scooters. Hollingsworth’s team reported that 49 percent of riders would have biked or walked had e-scooters not been available and 11 percent would have taken a public bus. While riding a shared e-scooter might be more environmentally friendly than driving a car, the scooters produce over twice the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by a public bus, and more than 25 times the amount produced by a bicycle. Since Bird’s launch in 2017, the company has reported over ten million rides, claiming to have “prevented more than 12 million pounds of carbon emissions from being released into the air.” Lime has similarly tallied over ten million rides, reporting that 27 percent of those rides were to or from public transit hubs; in June alone, Lime boasted providing 15,000 free rides to help Europeans vote. The study found that environmental impact is dependent on the typical scooter’s lifespan, which Hollingsworth’s team estimated to be between 6 months and two years — scooters that last longer before replacement produce less permile emissions. According to Lime, their newest “Gen 3” scooter has an expected lifespan of one year; previous models were reported to last around six months. A study conducted by Quartz found that Bird scooters in Louisville Kentucky have an average lifespan of less than a month.

According to a recent study, e-scooters may not be as environmentally friendly as they seem.

At the beginning of August, Bird announced “Bird Two,” an improved scooter model featuring 50 percent more battery life than the previous iterations and various anti-theft and anti-vandalism measures. In additional to suffering daily wear from regular use and charging, scooters are frequently vandalized. The viral Instagram account Bird Graveyard has over one hundred thousand followers and 389 posts depicting people trashing Bird and Lime scooters by kicking them over, throwing them off of buildings, and even setting them on fire. According to Slate, the city of Oakland removed 60 electric scooters from Lake Merrit in October alone. On the Westside, the water near Venice Canals and the Venice Pier are both locations in which scooters are often found thrown into, as reported by Yo! Venice. With short lifespans and high rates of replacement, the environmental impact of scooter manufacturing is amplified.

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In addition to the environmental impact due to scooter production, a large portion of scooter emissions are associated with the collection and charging process. Users of shared scooter apps can sign up to become chargers — chargers typically drive around urban areas picking up scooters to charge at home, earning anywhere between $3 to $20 per scooter. Once the scooters are charged, chargers drop the scooters off at designated locations. Hollingsworth’s data showed that chargers drive 0.6-2.5 miles per scooter during the collection and distribution process. According to the study, scooter production makes up 50 percent of emissions while collection and distribution makes up 43 percent. 4.7 percent of emissions come from the electricity used to charge scooters, and the emissions associated with transport from the manufacturer proved to be trivial. Bird and Lime could not be reached in time to comment before publication.

AUGUST 9 – 22, 2019

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Hollyrod Foundation – Megafest Film Festival SOCIAL CITY NEWS by Marci Weiner

Holly and Rodney Peete created the Hollyrod Foundation in 1999 after they lost Holly’s dad to Parkinsons disease and their son RJ was diagnosed with autism. Since then, they launched the first Hollyrod Compassionate Care Center that provides young adults in over a dozen locations around the US and Canada with vocational training, job placement, and assistive technology to those afflicted with autism and Parkinson's disease. This year, they held their 21st Annual Design Care Gala at Saddle Rock Ranch in Malibu and raised over $700,000 for the cause. The event featured musical performances by prodigious savant Kodi Lee (America’s Got Talent) and legendary iconic Band,

Cameo. Also featured was a fashion show by designer, Pamella Roland; whose outfit was worn by Eva Longoria, winner of the Hollyrod Humanitarian Award. Other honorees included civil rights attorney, Arreva Martin, Kalin Bennett (NCAA Basketball player with autism) and Jimmy Choi (American Ninja Warrior) who is an advocate for Parkinsons disease. Some of the celebs in attendance included Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Gabrielle Union, Laila Ali-Curtis, and Dwayne Wayde. A grand evening to help assist those afflicted with Parkinson's disease and autism. I am certain you remember my previous “Lady of the Week” Dr. Susan Stafford, former Hostess of “Wheel of Fortune”. Last week, Susan received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the AOF Megafest Film Festival in Las Vegas. Others honored included Photos: Courtesy. LEFT – Eva Longoria.

TOP LEFT – Designer Pamella Roland with Hostess Holly Robinson Peete. DIRECTLY ABOVE – Dr. Susan surrounded by good friends Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. (Fifth Dimension) in Las Vegas. BOTTOM RIGHT – Laila Ali at Hollyrod event.

actor Steven Baldwin and Todd Fisher, who accepted an award for his late mother and sister, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. A beautiful event full of love and inspiration. Dr. Susan’s true legacy in life.

AUGUST 9 – 22, 2019

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tend the Council meeting due to a medical issue but would have opposed the renewing of the ban, citing lack of progress with The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) Safe Parking Program, “I would have voted against reinstatement of the ban on people living in vehicles. When the council revised 85.02 a few years ago, it was a temporary measure with a sunset provision, outlining where people could reside In their vehicles and where they couldn’t, while the city crafted a safe parking program. We have repeatedly extended the sunset while the city and LAHSA have lagged in creat-

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ing safe parking for the thousands of people living in their cars,” Bonin said. “We need to be moving people out of homelessness – not into homelessness. If we tell people with no homes that they cannot live in their cars, they are going to wind up on the sidewalks in our neighborhoods, and get locked further into homelessness, becoming harder and more costly to help. It will set us back even further in combating homelessness.” In his statement, Bonin called on the city to dramatically expand safe parking programs and offer people a secure and legal place to park with a pathway to services and housing. “That means a dramatic expansion of safe parking at city-owned lots, and an urgent appeal to faith communities, nonprofits and businesses to offer space in their lots,” Bonin said. In addition to banning sleeping inside a vehicle, the ordinance makes illegal possessing items that are not associated with ordinary vehicle use, such as a sleeping bag, bedroll, blanket, sheet, pillow, kitchen utensils, cookware, and bodily fluids. In addition, the law bans obscuring the vehicle’s windows and preparing or cooking meals inside or on a vehicle. Violations of the law are punishable as an infraction, with the first violation not to exceed a $25 fine, the second not to exceed $50 and the third $65. Violators may be eligible for referral to a prosecutorial-led diversion program such as the Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART). The ban will expire and be deemed to have been repealed on January 1, 2020, unless extended by ordinance.

UCLA Police Looking for Sexual Predator in Westwood Man caught on camera pushing, making sexual threat at woman. By Sam Catanzaro The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Police Department are asking the public for assistance in identifying a sexual assault suspect captured on camera. According to UCLA police acting Capt. Kevin Kilgore, on July 16 a female was walking on the Money Private School sidewalk near Lafor Conte Avenue and Westwood Boulevard when sheTuition was approached a man or College withbyzero

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who began pushing her while making sexually explicit threats. Multiple bystanders intervened by yelling, forcing the suspect to stop and the victim was able to escape by running from the scene uninjured. The suspect, who was last seen walking southbound on Westwood Boulevard toward Weyburn Avenue, is described by UCLA police as around 35-years-old, 5-feet-8 inches tall with a thin build, shaved head, goatee and brown eyes. He was wearing a long white tank top, sagging khaki/gray pants and may have a tattoo on his left arm and shoulder area. In addition, police say he potentially was under the influence of drugs and/or drugs. Anyone with information is asked to call UCLA police detectives at 310-825-1491.

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New at the Fairmont Miramar, Dogtown Coffee Honors the Z-Boys’ Skateboard and Surf Culture By Robert Spuhler

The spirit of Southern California’s surfing and skating culture can be seen across every inch of Dogtown Coffee, from photos and murals that line the walls to the surfboards suspended from the ceiling and skateboards preserved at the entrance. To understand Dogtown Coffee, one must first understand the Dogtown of the ‘70s. Stuck between Santa Monica and Venice jurisdictions, this stretch of Main Street was run down, with gang and drug problems making it difficult for local businesses to stay open. Ho’s Surfboards was a meeting place for the Zephyr surf team, including its junior division. Over time, the Z-Boys, as they were known, revolutionized skateboarding. They took what was essentially ice skating on wheels and added aggression, speed, and an

attitude that would eventually bleed over into Southern California’s punk-rock scene. Some of them became the biggest names in skating, while superstars like Tony Hawk cite them as role models and influences. It is this history that Dogtown Coffee seeks to preserve. Founded in 2012 by Assaf and Itay Raz and Itai Klein, all of whom lived nearby, the store itself is not a part of the “Dogtown” era. Instead, the shop is a place to house the voices of that era, which is why so many of the still-living Z-Boys have made their way here at one point or another over the course of seven years. “We’re not Dogtown,” Raz says. “We were not here. We were not the ones creating the history. And we don’t pretend to be Dogtown. We are custodians, and we feel blessed to be that.” Dogtown Coffee has a new connection with the Z-Boys’ history through their much-anticipated second location at the Fairmont Miramar, in the heart of Santa Monica. Back in 1978, the young men and women who reinvented the art of skateboarding came into this very neighborhood for what would become known as the Dog Bowl sessions. They were a little older and a lot more famous, but still Z-Boys in spirit. A teenager sick with cancer asked his family to empty out the swimming pool so his heroes could come skate, and so the story goes, the

Z-Boys crossed the line from rundown Dogtown to upscale Santa Monica. The Fairmont Miramar is also a fitting place for Dogtown’s exclusive new outpost thanks to its location. Just like the original Dogtown Coffee, the beach is just a short distance away, and this influence can be seen on Dogtown’s menu. Hand-held wraps, sandwiches, and breakfast burritos, all foods that

can be taken down to and eaten at the beach. “You need to make the kind of food that if a surfer comes out of the water with a hole in the stomach and dripping water from his wetsuit, [it’s] the kind of food that they will buy and feel at home,” Raz says. The full article originally appeared on the Fairmont Miramar blog. Read more at santamonicamiramarhotel.com.

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IF I WERE YOU...

BY ROSS TRUDEAU / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

1 2 3 4 5 82 Expensive line of nonsense someone 1 Begin 19 throws you? 6 Commercial aunt since 85 Novel endings, maybe 1889 23 12 Prep to find fingerprints 87 Informal assertion of authority 26 16 Checkup sounds 88 Indigo source 30 19 Deduce 89 Part of NGO 20 Rabid supporters 90 Orders 35 36 21 Steel head? 93 “Feed me!,” maybe 40 23 Land O’Lakes and 94 Tannery stock Breakstone’s? 95 “What are you hauling in 47 48 25 Part of the SkyTeam there?” and “How many Alliance 54 55 axles you running?” 26 With severity 100 Course 58 59 27 The only way to get 101 Actress Moreno respect, so they say 102 One putting others 62 29 Kind of torch down 67 68 69 30 Commies 103 Ivory, e.g. 106 In a state 31 Ministering? 75 108 Entering your middle 35 Giant in direct sales 81 82 name, then date of 37 Pro or con birth, then adding a 38 Vientiane native 85 86 “1,” etc.? 39 Stag’s mate 112 Missile in a mating 89 ritual 40 Laundry unit 95 96 41 “Inside the N.B.A.” analyst 113 Best of all possible worlds beginning in 2011 101 114 Amounts to 43 Wunderkinds, say 115 Amount to 47 “Damn, I can’t seem 106 107 to get a ball into fair 116 “… ish” 112 territory!”? 117 Nitpicky know-it-all 53 Fabrication 118 Scoring factor at a 115 116 crossword tournament 54 Chicago airport code 55 Wide divide 14 Most common U.S. surname 56 Lose an all-in hand, say DOWN 1 Bros, e.g. 15 Wee one 57 Vitriol 16 Trattoria option that 58 Aziz of “Master of None” 2 Letter-shaped fastener means “garlic and oil” 3 Subsequently 60 Most susceptible to 17 Poem name whose 4 Sadly unoriginal works sunburn singular and plural 5 In vogue 61 Biblioklept’s targets forms are the same 62 Like a trip overland from 6 Box of 12? 18 Slowness embodied 7 Manning with two Super Venezuela to Bolivia? 22 Betrays, in a way Bowl M.V.P. awards 67 Musical closings 24 “Treasure Island” 8 “I want my ____” (1980s 70 Easy buckets monogram slogan) 71 Tiny, multitentacled 28 Genetic messenger 9 Suggestion from a creatures 31 Excessive lovers of the financial adviser, for 75 Operating system since grape short the early ’70s 10 Rami ____ of “Mr. Robot” 32 Classical theater 76 Mother ____ 33 Concrete 11 Attack vigorously 77 “Robinson Crusoe” author 12 Title role for Jamie Foxx 34 Temptation location 80 Fútbol stadium cry 13 Like the Statue of Liberty 35 Big name in soda cans 81 Ingredient in a Cuba libre at night and foil

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36 Show grief 37 Guest bed, in a pinch 42 Extended writer’s blocks? 43 Scrapbooking need 44 Big success 45 Good source of calcium 46 Grasps 48 Hosiery shades 49 This Hebrew letter: ‫ׁש‬ 50 American Girl products 51 Keep watch for, maybe 52 Overdo it on the praise 57 “The Lord of the Rings” actor Billy 59 He fought alongside Achilles 60 Remote button 61 Aspirin maker 63 Narrow valleys

64 Oreo ingredient until the mid-’90s 65 One ogling 66 “You just blew my mind!” 67 Medical breakthrough 68 “Movin’ ____” 69 Tiny 72 Wide-swinging blow 73 CBS’s “Kate & ____” 74 Peddles 76 Harbor sight 77 Box of 12, say 78 “Ticklish” toys 79 Raced 82 [The light turned green! Go!] 83 Free trial version 84 Where you might open a whole can of worms?

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86 Track down 90 Move in the direction of 91 Jerk 92 Rise to the occasion 94 Comedic duo? 95 Skipping syllables 96 Difficulty 97 2022 World Cup host 98 Alternatives to cabs 99 About to blow one’s top 100 3, 4 or 5, usually 103 What a 76-Down pulls 104 Certain buy-in 105 Vet’s malady, for short 107 Kerfuffle 109 Turf 110 Luxury-hotel amenity 111 Get gold from one’s lead?

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) For Aries today, the risk of accidentally committing an act of betrayal is increased. You yourself will not notice how seriously you might damage a person who has helped you a lot in the past. You can avoid this situation if you control every word you say. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Taurus today is primed for a major success in any endeavor. Hurry to make the most of this favorable moment! Concentrate on your most cherished dream and do everything to make it come true. You only need one thing - to strongly want this unmet goal to become a reality. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Today, Geminis will be surprised to find some flaw in themselves. This concerns something insignificant (perhaps a tiny birthmark that does not look aesthetic, a little pimple, wrinkles or freckles). Either way, this flaw will provoke a violent protest, and you decide to get rid of it as soon as possible. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Cancers will meet this Friday in playful moods. You will want to endlessly attract attention to yourself, and for this reason you are committed to joking and giving promising looks to people of the opposite sex. LEO (July 23 - August 23) Leos today will make an important decision regarding their destiny. You realize that you do not have enough of everything that you want at the moment, and that you are ready to actively fight for a better future. You will even draw up a plan for this life-changing struggle, which you will proceed to implement without the slightest delay. VIRGO (August 24 - September 22) Virgo on August 10th will get full relaxation. Your work day will end sooner than other members of your family, and you will get time to hang out for a couple of hours. When the whole family is assembled, the house members will decide that you should all spend the Friday night at an outing. LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) Libras today will try to finish their current project as soon as possible in order to make their long-awaited weekend a little longer. This time you spend on yourself (more precisely, to create an impeccable appearance). And, your appearance will truly win over an impregnable fortress (your old love). SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) For the Scorpios, the main task of this day will be reconciliation with their best friend. You will understand that you behaved impermissible, deliberately allowing them to be impacted for your own benefit. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21) Sagittarius will be surprised by the events of this day. Everything around you will begin to happen as if by magic. It is necessary only for you to think about something, and it will immediately happen, causing both joy and great amazement in your soul. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Capricorns will spend August 10, 2018, slowly thinking about the fate of their marriage or romance. In general, you will still find your relationship quite happy. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Aquarius today is not recommended to trust their personal transportation to an outsider. Having taken note of this forecast, you will protect yourself from very big trouble. In general, this Friday will not give you major problems, and you will spend it in high spirits. PICES (January 21 - February 19) For Pisces, August 10, 2018 will be an unremarkable day, during which all thoughts are only about the weekend, and not about work. Nevertheless, you will perform your work efficiently, so that your weekend will start ahead of schedule.

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