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A TASTE OF JOHNATHAN GOLD
Remembering beloved L.A. food critic in a Santa Monica mural. By S am C atanzaro
Pulitzer-prize winning food-critic Johnathan Gold died on July 21 at the age of 57. Following Gold's passing, local muralist Jonas Never unveiled a mural at Margo’s in Santa Monica paying tribute to the legendary Jonathan Gold. Located on 16th and Montana, the mural depicts Gold holding a copy of the Los Angeles Times's Johnthan Gold's 101 Best Restaurants. The annual publication featured Gold's favorite restaurants in the greater Los Angeles area and over the years included many in Santa Monica. At Cassia, the Vietnamese and French-inspired restaurant on 7th Street in downtown Santa Monica, Gold wrote in high praise for chef Bryant Ng's creative dishes such as egg custard with sea urchin and escargot
Vietnamese style: Snails and lemongrass. "At Cassia, nominally Vietnamese, he is claiming the essence of French cooking as his own," Gold wrote in his 101 Best Restaurants review for the Los Angeles Times At Rustic Canyon - owned by Josh and Zoe Loeb, the owners of Cassia - Gold took to heart chef Jeremy Fox's use of seasonal vegetables, often from the Santa Monica Farmer's market. In addition, Gold made a bold claim about Rustic Canyon by writing in his review the "electric-green shellfish pozole is remarkable, conceivably the single best dish to be found in Santa Monica." Gold was known for bringing to light obscure restaurants throughout the city but also loved the classics such as Michael's, the longtime Santa Monica fixture on Third Street. In his review, Gold gave Michael's
credit for kickstarting the California cuisine movement and took to heart how the restaurant has evolved over the years. "Michael’s can credibly claim to be the birthplace of California cuisine, but current chef Miles Thompson takes things in a different direction, punctuated with dusky greens and splashes of citrus, whole grains and fermented things," Gold wrote in his review for the Los Angeles Times. Many gave Gold credit for popularizing street tacos in Los Angeles but the critic was also fond of Mélisse, the two-star Michelin hyperformal restaurant on 11th and Wilshire that is the antithesis of street food. In his review, Gold acknowledges that Mélisse fulfills stereotypes and cliches about fancy restaurants and this is exactly what makes the restaurant work. "You can’t hold ironed tablecloths, ro-
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mantic mood lighting and lobster Bolognese against a place whose appeal rests on exactly those things," Gold wrote in his review. "When you’re in the mood to be clobbered with truffles and drink good white Burgundy, Mélisse is an obvious place to go." Gold wrote a glowing review for the pressed duck at Dialogue, Dave Beran's tasting menu restaurant in Santa Monica, going as far to say that it was one of the best things he has eaten in his entire life.
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On Wednesday, February 1, at 12:58 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were flagged down by a citizen in the 2000 block of Pico Boulevard who told them that they had heard glass shattering and had spotted a man standing next to the broken window of a parked car on the street.
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Santa Monica City Council approved a Compensation Philosophy for City of Santa Monica staff, Tuesday, July 24, during a regular City Council Meeting. According to the City, council implemented a key recommendation of the Moss Adams ins of any race, color, review national origin dependent of and staffethnic compensation. “The philosophy aligns total rams, and activities generally accorded or compensae school. tion with the organization’s overall mission and goals to guide future policies and pracbasis of race, tices.color, The approach calls out the factors to ministrationbeofweighed its in establishing, administering modifying the compensation system for policies, and scholarship City staff, including fiscal sustainability and and other recruiting and retaining a high caliber workforce,” City staff said. “This Compensation Philosophy represents longtime best practices undertaken by the City and includes clear guiding principles aligned with citywide goals,” said Mayor Ted Winterer. “It ties our commitment to competitive reliable source compensation One to peer cities and to delivering for standards all yourofinsurance the highest service to needs. the community. Adoption of the CompensationofPhiThe Ideal combination losophy iscoverage, the first price step inand crystalizing service.the compensation review recommendations. The
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The citizen added that this person had appeared to have been picking items off the ground next to the vehicle before leaving the area. The citizen gave the officers a detailed description of the suspect and the officers went in search of this man. As the officers expeditious adoption the were searchingand the unanimous area they spotted anotherofvehiphilosophy fortifies Council’s commitment to cle with a smashed window that was parked at the proactive transparent fiscal side of the and street. The officers thenmanagement.” drove back to Compensation is not they a speciftheA2000 block of PicoPhilosophy Boulevard where spotic is fit designed to capture the suspect. philostedpolicy a manand who the description of the ophy of the detained City as an in The officers this“employer man and a of fewchoice” moments the Century has the a responsibility later21st the citizen whothat hadalso flagged officers down to its citizens to be fiscally responsible and appeared and positively identified the suspect. transparent, Citythe staff said.of the first vandalized Shortly thereafter owner The appeared philosophy are committed vehicle andstates stated “we that numerous items to organizational community thatpromoting had been recovered from theand suspect had been values that his include: exceptional service to the stolen from car. The owner of the vandalized public; consistent and excellent performance; vehicle was desirous of a prosecution so the officers innovation; good fiscal, social, and environarrested this 19-year-old Santa Monica resident and mental stewardship; and ethical behavior.” he was charged with vehicle burglary in addition to The new guiding state, “The possession of opiates. Bailprinciples was set at $20,000. compensation program should aim to retain and Heattract Triedhigh-skilled, Speed high-performing staff capable of delivering the highest standards of On Wednesday, February 1, at 3:40 a.m. offipublic service to our community. The City will cers of the Santa Monica Police Department expect to consistently perform those receivedalla staff call for service in regard to a to possible high theirjust work performance, serbicyclestandards theft thatin had occurred in the 1300 vice, ethics and passion for public service. block of 10th Street. As the officers hastened to the The alsoviastrive administer pay and sceneCity they will learned policetoradio that a victim had benefits in a way that is fair and transparent to seen a man stealing her bicycle that at that time, had all, that provides equal pay for equal work, and been locked up in a bicycle rack in the courtyard of that does not take into consideration race, eth-
the apartment complex in which she resided. The victim had been able to supply a detailed description of the suspect, which had also been conveyed to the officers, as they were en route to the location. The officers arrived in the vicinity of the apartment complex and began to scour the area. The officers soon spotted the suspect lurking in the 1300 block of Alley Number 10. The suspect was easy to recognize due to the fact that in addition to the description given by the victim the suspect was riding one bicycle whilst pushing a second one with his free hand. The officers attempted to stop this suspect but he tried to speed away Photo: and inMorgan doing Genser. so discarded second bicycle. The officers eventually The Citythe of Santa Monica approved a compensation philosophy helpand guidehepaying City staff.and taken off caught thetoman was arrested to jail. A search of this 21-year-old Hemet, California resident resulted in the discovery of not only the nicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual seemingly obligatory burglary toolsorientation, but also a gender or expression, or man otherwas factors packet ofidentity methamphetamine. This later unrelated to work performance.” charged with possession of burglary tools, possesThis is the first action theft item and thatresisting has been sion of methamphetamine, or completed of the identidelaying arrest. Bail13 wasrecommendations set at $10,000. fied in the employee compensation study conducted bys Note: the independent Moss Adams. Editor’ These reports arefirm part of a regular police The study is the most comprehensive ever uncoverage series entitled “Alert Police Blotter” (APB), dertaken a Southern California city. which injectsbysome minor editorial into certain police activcompensation philosophy wascoverage distribitiesThe in Santa Monica. Not all of The Mirror’s of uted among the City’s eleven labor unions in incidents involving police are portrayed in this manner. its form for evaluation Moredraft serious crimesand andcalls police-related activities areevery regufive years. Other withofcompenlarly reported withoutpublic editorialentities in the pages the Santa sation philosophies include San Luis Obispo Monica Mirror and its website, smmirror.com. and the County of Sonoma.
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Saturday July 28, the City of Santa Monica’s Community & Cultural Services department continued their annual Summer Concert Series, “Meet Me at Reed.” Throughout the month of July, the Parks and Recreation staff have been present at the concerts in support of Park's Month. For the final Meet Me at Reed performance of July, the Paul McDonald Big Band took to the stage with an 18-piece band comprised of brass, percussion and guest vocalists. Returning for the pre-concert festivities were the recreation staff who brought an assortment of blue building blocks. Children and their parents built various structures with one another until the band started their sound check. Heath Hamilton informed attendees that the following week the staff would be at Gandara Park for Jazz on the lawn, which will take place on Sundays throughout the month of August. With more than a 150 attendees on the lawn of Reed Park, the Paul McDonald Big Ban launched into their first set of songs, an eclectic mix of jazz, salsa, blues and original compositions. The accomplished
conductor-composer has worked with the BBC Radio Big Band and Orchestra, andwas invited to play the Meet Me at Reed Series after members of the Santa Monica City Government had seen his performances locally. “We used to play a lot at Typhoon, which is a restaurant at the Santa Monica Airport. We played there for a long time and some people from the City saw us, and asked if we would do a concert at Meet Me at Reed,” stated McDonald. While McDonald has played in and around Santa Monica before, he cited that this was the first time he was playing the Meet Me at Reed concert series. The composer and jazz pianist stated that the music played during the set consisted of original compositions and covers, but the arrangements are his. For aspiring musicians, McDonald advises to “get involved with as many different music projects as you can, play a theatre, play jazz, rock, play with your friends, play along to records, eventually you find your voice. Try to get involved with as many types of music as you can.” Over the course of the concert, McDonald’s advice was reflected in the song selections which ranged from
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One of my clients bought a house in Malibu, and (before hiring me as their architect) started a major remodel project without first obtaining a building permit. The interior of the house was completely gutted, and the roof, previously held up by interior walls, was left leaning on rickety makeshift supports hastily nailed in place. A small ground shake could bring everything down. The house was a hazard to anyone in the house, and to any passerby. A passing building inspector, alerted to the
pile of construction debris outside, immediately red-tagged the house. This forced the owners to pursue a proper building permit, followed by site visits carried out by alert building-and-safety inspectors. The system, in this case, worked, and prevented harm to the owner, the builders and the neighbors. Our government system is set up, for the most part, to protect individuals and the public from unnecessary dangers. We have administrative systems in place that are designed to detect dangerous violations, and forestall damaging events. One might debate the actual effectiveness of such systems, but their intent cannot be disputed. What makes protective laws effective? The police powers of the state. This means that if a build-
ARE YOU WAITING FOR THE MARKET TO DROP?
By Ron Wynn
The cities of Los Angeles, Santa MNone of us have a crystal ball, but the way it looks right now, it’s going to be a long time before real estate prices drop on the Westside. The reason we know that, is because of the tremendous demand there is and the very, very limited supply. It really doesn’t look right now that there is going to be a change in that balance. Unless a recession comes out of left field, there will not be a supply of homes large enough to cover the demands that we have from a growing population in an economy where there are many local jobs and very little unemployment. Although it is true that many people have given up the idea of buying, and Millennial’s are quite comfortable renting luxurious places and can afford to pay high rents, there still exists a tremendous amount of demand for single-family homes. People with children want a backyard and want to feel like their hard work has paid off. Owning a home is one way to prove that they have made it in their life. There is still the American Dream of owning a home. It may not resonate as strong with everyone, but the dream still exists. With such a limited amount of inventory and so many people on the Westside, it is hard to imagine that prices will drop. Of-course things can happen. Should we heaven forbid have an earthquake, or an economic bust for any other reason, this will strongly and immediately affect our market. Certainly things that come out of left field will put a halt to the unstoppable market that we currently face. Anything that might jolt employment on the Westside can have a strong impact on the local real estate market. There’s so much talk about robots putting people out of work, but there are also new job with
this in mind. Let’s not over-look the most important thing of all; that would be- interest rates. You never know what’s going to happen. Also, taxes are a big issue, including how in the future, legislation will affect the reporting of capital gains. If they do away with capital gains tax, there might be more properties come on the market. People may let go of their properties, especially if they feel that inventory is going to increase. But for the time being, the only thing we know for sure is that, interest rates have remained low and if they do go up, they don’t appear they will go up quickly. There will be a point however, where if interest rates go up, people will feel they cannot afford that big of a mortgage. The effect will be, that they will need to borrow less money to keep paying the same payment. Paying less money translates to paying less for a property. If that seems to be the trend, it may impact prices. It’s going to take some time for that to happen. I would say if you are waiting it out for the market to drop, you may be very disappointed, particularly if you are able to buy today. My recommendation is for people who are in a position to buy a home and really want to buy a home- they should not try to psyche out the market or sit at the sideline anticipating a big drop. I could be totally wrong and you can be laughing at me in a year or two from now. On the other hand, if it goes the other way and you were in a position to buy today, you may be very sad to know you were in a position to buy and you are no longer able to. Give it a lot of thought. Talk to knowledgeable people to try to get an insight. Bounce it off your friends and discuss this with people who have been in it know of economics and lived through other changing markets in the past.
ing inspector lawfully shuts down a construction site, the City has the power, by law, to penalize a builder (or owner) that refuses to comply. Our City can enforce these kinds of laws because the number of potential violations is, normally, relatively small, and the City has the means to address them more or less effectively. But what if the number of scofflaws becomes massive enough to overwhelm the City’s resources? That is the genius, and danger, of an increasing number of tech-based businesses now appearing in our midst. For years the central focus of many technology firms was the disruption of traditional ways of doing business. These firms exploited flaws and inefficiencies in the business operations of many companies to offer fast, efficient substitutes that would appeal to companies and users alike. Their success made them, in turn, the new behemoths of business. Think of Apple’s “1984” advertisement introducing the then-new Macintosh, in which the target was large, slow and inefficient IBM. Today the focus of many firms has moved from disrupting business to disrupting government. They can offer products with wide appeal, and then provide them in large numbers that overwhelm the ability of cities to govern their lawful use. The amount of data generated by the massive number of users then becomes an asset that helps these companies raise billions of dollars in speculative investment. All of this makes them formidable challengers to the rule of law, and to the ability of municipalities to enforce their codes. A quick visit to downtown Santa Monica will immedi-
ately show the challenge our City is facing with the electric scooters, for example. And, although the city’s efforts last week to ticket scooter riders who break the law was a good first step, it was too small an effort to yield long-term results. This is not an argument against electric scooters. They can play an extremely important, helpful and desirable role in our community–as long as they are used lawfully and without harm to others. While the current focus in the media is on the new electric scooters, those are of least concern compared to what is appearing on the horizon. Autonomous cars (with no clear chain of liability in case of accidents), drone shipments over private property, massive invasions of our daily privacy (without our knowledge) and many more–all are in the planning stages. With enough speculative support by get-rich-quick investors and willing cooperation by individuals on the ground who enjoy their products, these companies are on the verge of presenting an insurmountable challenge to the ability of citizens to decide what is allowed in the community, and to governments protecting our public safety. Our community must decide whether our laws will be determined by citizens acting through public government, or by private corporations. When corporations flout public law to make a profit, the resulting breakdown in order can lead to vigilantism. We already see that now in our city, with numerous reports of people sabotaging electric scooters that are left in illegal places or on private
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Here We Go Again! BEHIND THE SCREEN By Kathryn Whitney Boole When Abba first entered the music charts as a group, in 1974, it was not considered cool to like them – they were too “candy-pop,” not edgy enough, deep enough or dark enough. Today, in what can seem like the darkest of times for our world, the sweet, sunny, melodic simplicity of Abba is “just what the doctor ordered.” In the first few scenes I was dubious about the choice of Lily James as “Young Donna.” I had a hard time visualizing her as young Meryl Streep. However, James won me over quickly. She embodies the same fiercely independent yet sweet quality that Streep conveys. Cher is eccentrically spectacular as Donna’s mother, “Ruby Sheridan.” All your favorite characters are back again, having a blast. Even Streep has a cameo. The music of Abba is at once plaintive and jubilant. This movie does not pretend to be anything
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Free Sunscreen Coming to BeachArcher Near School You G 50 dispensers slated for city beaches, including in Santa Monica. By Sam Catanzaro
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Nothing ruins a nice day at the beach more than forgetting to apply sunscreen and turning into a lobster. Now in Santa Monica, this may become a less frequent misfortune, as beach patrons will soon have access to free sunscreen thanks to 35 dispensers to coming to beaches throughout the city.
This is part of a public health campaign between UCLA, sunscreen company BrightGuard and the nonprofit organization IMPACT Melanoma with the goal of raising awareness about the importance of wearing sunscreen. According to some estimates, between 40-50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have skin cancer at least once in their lives. Dr. Jennifer Hsiao is a dermatologist at UCLA's Medical Center and spoke at the launch of the campaign about the importance of wearing sunscreen, even when it is not sunny. "Sunscreen is such an important first line of defense our skin has against devel-
DBAs and LEGAL NOTICES SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. SS026779 Superior Court of California, county of Los Angeles 1725 Main Street | Santa Monica, CA 90401 Petition of: Jade Katie Jarillas Cruz for change of name. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME To all interested persons: Petitioner: Jade Katie Jarillas filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jade Katie Jarillas Cruz to Vanessa Katie Jarillas Cruz The court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 8/17/2018 | Time: 8:30AM | Dept:WE- K Room: A-203 A copy of this ORDER to SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: SANTA MONICA MIRROR | Dated: JUL 03, 2018 Judge Gerald Rosenberg Published: 7/13/2018, 7/20/2018, 7/27/2018, and 8/03/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NUMBER: 2018171578 ORIGINAL FILING This statement was filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES ON 7/12/2018 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as 1. THE GOURMET SOUP KITCHEN LLC 701 OCEAN AVE 211 SANTA MONICA, CA 90402 2. SOUP TO GO. The full name of registrant(s) is/are: THE GOURMET SOUP KITCHEN LLC 23229 SATICOY ST WEST HILLS, CA 91304. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/2003. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed AMY LYNN CAPLAN Statement filed with the County Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 1/11/2018. NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET
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Ah, the fruits of summer. Peaches, nectarines, cherries, watermelon. I have such fond memories of them as a kid. My brother and I would swing on our swing set and eat watermelon; then have a seed-spitting contest to see how far the seeds would go – the swings helped. My father would be cutting the grass. I love the scents of watermelon and grass. What I didn’t know as a kid was that watermelon is really nutritious. Check out what WebMD had to say: Watermelon is Loaded with Lycopene The cherry-red color comes from lycopene, an antioxidant. Studies show it may help curb your risk of cancer and diabetes as part of a healthy lifestyle. Watermelon has more of this nutrient than any other fruit or veggie – even tomatoes. Woo hoo! I like watermelon much more than spinach or Brussles sprouts. To load up on lycopene, choose a melon with bright red flesh rather than yellow or orange. And the riper, the better. Also, seedless melon tends to have more lycopene than those with seeds. loved the ones with the seeds as a kid; not so much now. I gave up spitting seeds in 2nd grade. Protects Your Joints Watermelon has a natural pigment called be-
ta-cryptoxanthin that may protect your joints from inflammation. Some studies show that over time, it could make you less likely to get rheumatoid arthritis. It might be too late for me; I wonder if it reverses the effects of RA. Easy on Your Eyes Just one serving of watermelon gives you more than 30 percent of the vitamin A you need each day. This nutrient is one of the keys to keeping your eyes healthy. Maybe the fact that I’ve been eating watermelon is why my eyes markedly improved at my eye exam last week. Naturally Sweet Hydration Juicy watermelon is 92 percent water, so it’s a simple way to help stay hydrated. Every cell in your body needs water. Even a small shortage can make you feel sluggish. If you get really dehydrated, it can become serious enough that you need to get fluids by IV. I say forget about all the designer waters; carry around a bag of watermelon balls! Soothes Your Skin Vitamins A, B6 and C in watermelon help your skin stay soft, smooth, and supple. Because it’s loaded with water, melon also makes a great face mask. Mix 1 tablespoon of watermelon juice with the same amount of Greek yogurt. Spread over your face and leave on for 10 minutes to slough off any dry, dull skin. Rinse and pat dry. I’m trying the mask now. Satisfies Your Sweet Tooth A cup of ice cream will set you back around 300 calories. You can enjoy the same amount
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Aries today will begin a beautiful relationship. If you have a permanent partner, then this concerns reviving your passion. It will happen spontaneously, right after you and your partner go together to attend an event. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Taurus today is destined to find out for itself what injustice is. You will be better than all your colleagues in the performance of official tasks, but a major award will not be given to you, but to someone else instead. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) For the Geminis on August 3, 2018 it will be very important to receive praise and attention from others. You will doubt yourself, which on the eve of an important speech is simply not permissible. If you do not have people near you who can sincerely say "You're ready, and you can easily cope with this task," do self-talk. Set yourself up for success, and you will certainly succeed. Moreover, today there will be super-favorable circumstances on your side. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) This Friday will bring Cancers fatigue. You will be exhausted by the fuss that accompanies literally everything that you plan to do. Even the most simple plan, on which you focus easily, will face a number of small obstacles. In this case, you still should not panic. You will certainly carry out your business (albeit not as fast as you thought). LEO (July 23 - August 23) Leos today will show a brilliant knowledge of human psychology. You will try to best a cunning and quirky person, who accounts for dozens of broken hearts and mercenary relationships. You, at first, like other victims, will melt at their great warmth, but you will be able to catch yourself in time. This insidious person will be turned away from you at the gate, and so what if you are quite rude. VIRGO (August 24 - September 22) The Virgos on August 3rd will be creative in the realm of the senses. You will arrange an unforgettable date for your other half, and she will want to talk about it to everyone with whom you are intimately acquainted. So, there will be a touching note on social networks, in which your constant partner will express you his love and admiration. LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) For Libra, this Friday will be full of all kinds of surprises. The first and
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most important of them will be a spontaneous relationship, which you will begin with an unfamiliar person. If you are a respectable family man, the main choice of this day will be for you to decide on your family's future. You firmly determine that you intend to leave this city (or the country) in search of a better future. You will have just one thing to do: persuade your partner in marriage. SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) Scorpios today will plunge into their memories. You will be sad, longing for the hours spent in the arms of your former other half. You will encounter the smell of someone's perfume, exactly the same as the aroma of your ex-relationship partner. You, of course, are free to mourn about them a little, but then you still need to return to reality. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21) Sagittarius today will successfully turn in their project and wait with trembling hands to see if it is appreciated by his management. The answer will come in a couple of hours. Your boss will say that you have fully justified his trust, and that he is very pleased with the results of your work. Then you will receive a tightly closed envelope, in which a pretty decent amount will be waiting for you. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Unexpected luck falls on Capricorn's head, literally like snow in August! Whether that is luck in business, the success of a financial plan, or success of a romantic nature is difficult to say ... Nevertheless, even after reading these lines, the unexpected (albeit pleasant) events of the coming day will catch you by surprise anyway! AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Aquarius is not recommended to spend August 3, 2018 finding out the relationship with his other half. In any case, they will remain absolutely right, whereas you are fundamentally wrong. Instead of arguing with her on every issue, make sure that the arguments between the two of you are completely stopped. Pesces (January 21 - February 19) Pisces today will be dreaming about something dear to them, referring to a luxurious object which you will see on Instagram. You want to have the exact same thing, and none of your friends have this curiosity yet. You will place this order without delay, then announce it on your social page.
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88 “What chutzpah!” 89 Early record holder 91 Puts to rest 94 Pricey-sounding apparel brand? 96 Tinder, e.g. 98 Surface 99 “Well, I’ll be” follower 101 B’way buys 104 It covers a lot of ground 106 Recognition for a scientist 108 Comic’s offerings
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79 One-named singer whose last name is Adkins 80 Pitches 82 Albany is its capital: Abbr. 83 Gorsuch’s predecessor on the bench 84 Two of diamonds? 85 Trusted news source in the Mideast 87 Friend of Descartes … or, in English, question pondered by Descartes?
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This Week’s Sudoku Puzzle
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