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Femme Fatales and Tough Guys Rule at Noir City
January 07, 2019
Calling all film noir aficionados - the magnificent Castro Theater will host the 17th edition of the Noir City Film Festival from January 25 - February 3. The fest will feature the world premiere of the restored print of director Richard Fleischer's "Trapped," along with the Barbara Stanwyck classic, "The File on Thelma Jordon" on opening night. Additionally, the festival will continue its tradition of pairing "A" movies with complimentary "B" movies throughout the screenings. The lineup will include pairings of "The Well" with "Detective Story," "The Turning Point" with Otto Preminger's "Angel Face," and "Kiss Me Deadly" with "Killer's Kiss." Other notable noirs include director Samuel Fuller's "The Crimson Kimono," Jean-Luc Godard's timeless French New Wave crime drama "Breathless," and Alfred Hitchcock's 1960s shocker "Psycho." Noir City is the largest annual film noir festival in the world, and this year Eddie Muller, Film Noir Foundation president and host of Turner Classic Movies' "Noir Alley," will lead the way through this dark and wonderful selection of films that began in mid-century America, and end with a double bill of 1960s films that changed the idea of noir, and movies in general, forever.Share
Celebrate the Best of B'way for the Holidays
December 03, 2018
This holiday season, treat yourself and your loved ones to something truly special – a month of shows direct from Broadway. First, check out "A Bronx Tale," at the Golden Gate Theatre through December 23. Based on Chaz Palminteri's play, the powerful Academy-and-Tony-winning team of Jerry Zaks and Robert De Niro created this 1960's era musical about a young man who is torn between his love for his father and his ambition to become a mob boss. "A Bronx Tale" is punctuated by the sounds of the '60s via an outstanding score by the renowned composer Alan Menken. Next up is "Dear Evan Hansen," a darkly comic musical fresh from a smash run at Broadway's Music Box Theater. This bittersweet Tony-and-Grammy-winner spins a tale of young love and adolescent angst, all set to a stellar score. Performances are at the Curran Theater and run through December 30. Lastly, don't miss the supercalifragilistic performance of "Mary Poppins" at the San Francisco Playhouse through January 12. This new adaptation of the venerated children's classic about everyone's favorite nanny includes all the old familiar musical hits and will make an enchanting holiday memory for years to come.Share
Fabulous Films, Vintage Vinyl, and a USO Dance
November 01, 2018
This month, our guests can choose from a myriad of entertaining events, and we have listed a few of our favorites here. First, calling all Jacks and Jills – suit up in your sharpest WWII military regalia and join us at the Presidio Officer's Club on November 3 for a USO-style dance. Step back in time with us to an era when "swing was king" and the boogie-woogie bugle boys ruled. You'll be jitterbugging and jiving in style on San Francisco's most historic dance floor! Next, this is the month for film festivals, and you'll find an amazing array here: The 43rd Annual American Indian Film Festival on November 7-11 at the Brava for Women in the Arts Theater, the 20th Annual San Francisco Transgender Film Festival on November 9-11 at the 16th street Roxie, and the 15th annual "Another Hole in the Head" Genre Film Festival on November 28 – December 12 at Japantown's New People Cinema. Lastly, join thousands of vinyl groupies and music lovers for KUSF's wildly popular "Rock 'n' Swap Record Fair" on November 18 at McLaren Hall/USF. Along with vinyl, you'll find many rare music-related items and paraphernalia in a variety of formats and genres.Share
Check Out San Francisco's Haunts
October 01, 2018
A small, icy, and invisible hand on your arm, a disembodied voice shouting "Get out" at you, and a pale young woman asking you if you've seen her long-lost child. These scenarios are chilling, and the experiences that spawned them are legion. In fact, for those who believe in paranormal activity, it is generally agreed that the Bay Area is home to some of the most haunted spots in the U.S. Many of these have a long-standing reputation for such activity, and the list includes Chinatown, Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, and more. One of the best ways to see these "spirited" hot spots is via a variety of ghost tours, four of which are available only during the Halloween season. You can select from such options as Chinatown, the Haunted Haight, Alcatraz, City Hall, the Nob Hill Vampire Tour, and many more, including a time-travel Segway tour! Ghost-spotting is not guaranteed, but you'll hear the eerie and often bloodcurdling stories from which it is believed that the ghostly goings-on came to be. Most of these tours charge a fee, but the San Francisco Public Library offers free walking tours of many of the City's neighborhoods. For more information, click here.Share
The Best Bloody Mary in San Francisco
September 03, 2018
Beloved by brunchers and spicy cocktail aficionados, the Bloody Mary was (allegedly) created by bartender Fernand Petiot of Harry's New York Bar almost 85 years ago. Originally a bland concoction of vodka and tomato juice, the drink remains a constantly evolving phenomenon now prized for its piquancy. Bartenders have long argued about lemon versus lime and horseradish versus Tabasco when it comes to their recipes, and have since fostered an atmosphere of fierce but friendly competition. On September 29, Mixologists from the City's finest bars, restaurants, and hotels will be out for figurative blood as they try to one-up each other with unique mashups and unusual garnishes. Come help select the People's Choice Award for the best Bloody Mary in the City from ten of the Bay Area's newest, most original, and most ingenious versions of this popular libation – all curated by a crack team of experts. There will be two sessions of tastings, innovative garnishes, craft spirits, and live music to keep the party vibe going. For more information, click here.Share
Movies Under the Stars
August 06, 2018
Summer is slipping away and soon the Bay Area will feel the nip of cooler autumn evenings. Until then, there are some fabulous films out there being shown outdoors, so don't let the outdoor movie season slip away without checking out the following list. First, join us for the 15th anniversary of Film Night in the Park. With a variety of movies shown in various parks throughout the city, this series features both classics and the latest in feature films. Come early with blankets and a picnic – films begin at dusk. The season-ending films are as scheduled: "Lady Bird" on August 25 at Washington Square Park, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" on September 8 at Union Square Park, and "Black Panther" on September 22 at Dolores Park. Also, be sure to save the date of August 24 at 8 p.m. for an outdoor showing of "School of Rock" Head over to Pier 39 for this popular feature starring Jack Black and Joan Cusack. Bring your blankets and a picnic, or grab a bite at any of Pier 39's eateries for screenside dining.Share
Sea Lions and STRAWS at Pier 39
July 03, 2018
Only a short distance from the Calista Organic Hotel, Pier 39 is situated along The Embarcadero at Beach Street. With two levels offering a myriad of dining, entertainment, and shopping, the Pier is one of the most visited attractions by both locals and guests each year. A unique, hand-carved carousel, musicians and street performers, mind-challenging puzzles at "SOLVE IT! Think out of the Box," and a rollercoaster ride combined with state-of-the-art 3D laser tag at "7D experience" provides a variety of activities and fun for everyone. The Pier is also home to some of San Francisco's most famous residents: the city's sea lions. Along with additional sea creatures at the Aquarium of the Bay, the sea lions at the Sea Lion Center are always entertaining and educational. To that end, one of the year's most interesting and informative short films will be shown every weekend at the Center through September 3. The award-winning documentary "STRAWS" uses bright and amusing straw history animation to inform us about the problems caused by plastic pollution, particularly straws and encourages us to be part of the solution. For more information, click here.Share
Treat Dad to the Clusterfest, a Craft Spirits Carnival, and Great Jazz
May 28, 2018
This month is the ideal time to spoil Dad, or the entire family, with tickets to some of San Francisco's most eagerly-anticipated events. First, for the laughs of a lifetime, join us June 1-3 for Comedy Central's Clusterfest, where the lineup will include such luminaries as Jon Stewart, Amy Schumer, Trevor Noah, John Mulaney. For tickets and details, click here. Next, don't miss the 36th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival on June-6-17. The fest will feature almost two weeks of stellar sounds from an array of acclaimed jazz musicians, including Latino and Bossa Nova master Sérgio Mendes, distinguished trumpet virtuoso Arturo Sandoval, and many more. Tribute shows to former bands and musicians include pianist Oscar Peterson and the big band sounds of Benny Goodman. Finally, head over to downtown for the 7th Annual Craft Spirits Carnival on June 6-9. Indulge in two days of sampling hand-crafted premium spirits from up to 100 crafters. Sip and sample as you enjoy your spirits along with art, live music, and a variety of edibles! For more information, click here.Share
One Cool Happening: The Bay Area Maker Faire
May 07, 2018
Join us for a spectacular event that began over a decade ago in the Bay Area and created a "maker movement" wave that is sweeping the globe. On May 18-20, some of the coolest things you'll ever see will be on display at this year's Bay Area Maker Faire, and you can not only view the works, but also meet their creators. These modern-day makers include students and teachers, artists and crafters, engineers and all-around-techies. Their creativity, resourcefulness, and enthusiasm are as contagious as it is fascinating. See such marvels as the World's Smallest Robotic House: A creation of sheet metal artisans Scott Parenteau and Steve Hawthorne, this tiny house measures only 21" x 21", yet provides room to stand or sit during the day, and rotates to turn its wall into a bed that sleeps two at night. Next, check out Perkunas Studio's amazing and moveable 3-D unicorn, panther, and other creatures. Don't miss Andy Tibbetts' Clock Ship Tere, which is a masterpiece of mechanical engineering. Andy has honed his maker skills for years, most recently as the head fabricator for "Space Whale," which was featured at Burning Man 2016. For a complete list of makers, click here.Share
San Francisco International Film Festival Honors Charlize Theron
April 02, 2018
A tour-de-force screenplay and direction by Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman, along with a stellar performance by Charlize Theron, makes the trio's latest collaboration, "Tully," one of the fastest-rising stars in the cinema firmament. Along with other first-rate offerings, "Tully" will be shown as part of the annual San Francisco International Film Festival. Films will be screened at a variety of venues across the city from April 4-17, and Theron and Reitman themselves will be in attendance for a program and conversation prior to the screening of "Tully" at the Castro Theater on April 8. The SIFF is the longest-running film festival in the Americas, and has dedicated this tribute to Theron for her outstanding performances in such roles as serial killer Aileen Wuornos and a miner in "North Country" along with her dazzling showmanship in "Mad Max: Fury Road," and in the spy thriller, "Atomic Blonde." Additional films include "I Am Not a Witch" by Rungano Nyoni, UK/France, "Night Comes On" by Jordana Spiro, USA, "Ravens" by Jens Assur, Sweden, "Scary Mother" by Ana Urushadze, Georgia/Estonia, "The Sower" by Marine Francen, France, and "Suleiman Mountain" by Elizaveta Stishova, Kyrgyzstan/Russia. For details, click here.Share
The Best Saint Patrick's Day Eats
March 05, 2018
Saint Patrick's Day in San Francisco is one epic party, with a huge parade and a variety of entertainment. Add to your enjoyment of the holiday by grabbing a drink and some authentic grub at one of the city's best Irish pubs, four of which are listed here. First, try the Phoenix Bar & Irish Gathering House on nearby Valencia Street, for their homemade Colcannon, Bangers and Mash, and Shepherd's Pie. Next, for a real St. Pat's celebration atmosphere (especially for Happy Hour), check out the outdoor party at Harrington's Bar and Grill in the Financial District. The Chieftain Irish Pub and Restaurant in the city's SOMA district and Johnny Foley's Irish House near Union Square are also ideal stops for pub food, along with some other fabulous menu items and fun patrons. Foley's also offers live music most nights of the week. Finally, top off your dining experience with a traditional Irish coffee at the Buena Vista Café in the Fisherman's Wharf area. The Buena Vista is a bit expensive, but they were the first place in the country to offer these iconic coffees, so you'll be carrying on a glorious Irish tradition.Share
Treat Your Valentine to a Twilight Cruise
February 05, 2018
This Valentine's Day, surprise and delight your special someone by booking passage on a romantic California Twilight Cruise. The two of you can bask in warmth and comfort while viewing a spectacular display of San Francisco's lights and historic landmarks from an indoor heated viewing deck. You'll also enjoy listening to live guitar music as you nosh on a variety of savory or sweet snacks, and sip on your favorite hot or cold beverage. Or, bundle up and make your way to one of the outdoor viewing decks for a closer look at some of San Francisco's iconic night-lit landmarks, such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Coit Tower, AT&T Park, Alcatraz, the Bay Bridge, and the Ferry Building. Be sure to make plans soon, as this cruise is only available through March 26th, and advance reservations are strongly recommended. To book passage, or for more information, click here.Share
Have a Whale of a Time at Point Reyes
January 08, 2018
Veteran whale-watchers and whale-watching newbies will be flocking to Point Reyes National Seashore this season to view the annual migration of the magnificent gray whales. Over 90 percent of these impressive gray mammals will pass close to the tip of this peninsula from December through February. However, January is usually the optimal viewing month, with more than 1,000 gray whales passing by daily. Although Point Reyes does not allow direct access to the tip during the viewing months, it does allow visitors to board shuttles at the parking lot, and get off at various prime viewing areas. Cetacean lovers who relish an up-close-and-personal experience can board a gray whale cruise boat. Cruises run from winter through early spring. Whether you plan to watch by land or by sea, you should wear sturdy shoes and layered clothing for warmth; cruisers will need waterproof shoes. A pair of good binoculars and a digital recorder and/or camera will provide optimal viewing and memory-making, and be sure to stock up on drinking water and nutritious snacks. For cruise details, call San Francisco Whale Tours at (415)706-7364 or click here for more information on Point Reyes.Share
Explore San Francisco by Cable Car
December 04, 2017
With its clanging bells and singing cables, the cable car has become the traditional symbol of San Francisco transportation as well as part of its culture. Andrew Hallidie tested the first cable car in 1873 and now, almost 150 years later, the cable cars traverse the city, carrying residents and visitors alike on regularly scheduled routes. These iconic cars are a fun way to tour the city at your leisure, taking whichever line you choose, and hopping on and off where and when you wish. The cable cars travel to San Francisco's most popular tourist attractions, such as Chinatown, Union Square, North Beach, and Fisherman's Wharf, but also into some of the city's legendary neighborhoods, such as Pacific Heights and Nob Hill. The routes consist of three lines: the Powell-Hyde Line (blue line), the Powell-Mason Line (green line), and the California Line (red line). You can board at any of the turnarounds, or any of the MUNI Cable Car Stops spaced about two blocks apart along each line. Tickets can be purchased from the car conductor, or via the MUNI app. For more information, click here.Share
Spend the Holidays on Ice
November 07, 2017
Of the many iconic sounds and sights of the holidays, there is little that conjures the magic of the season like the clash of metal skates on a smooth sheet of ice. Whether you're cutting figure eights yourself, or serenely sipping hot chocolate as you watch the skaters glide past, the Holiday Ice Rink at Embarcadero Center is the place to be. Presented by Hawaiian Airlines, the Bay Area's largest indoor ice rink will be open from November 3rd through January 7, 2018 for blissful holiday skating surrounded by a stunning urban cityscape. Skating sessions begin on every even hour beginning at 10:00 a.m. and last 1 ½ hours. Before or après-skate, be sure to check out the many restaurants, shops, and other entertainments the center has to offer. Located just across from the Ferry Building, Embarcadero Center is an ideal place for family-friendly holiday fun. Hours are from 10:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. on Sundays – Thursdays, and 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. For details, call (415) 837-1931, or email: email@example.com
Visit Haunted Alcatraz for Halloween
October 02, 2017
Famous as one of the most haunted places in America, Alcatraz, commonly referred to as "the Rock" earned its position in the pantheon of the paranormal before it became a federal prison. Alcatraz Island came under the control of the United States military during the mid-1800s, and a fortress was constructed that would become a holding place for military prisoners. These prisoners were made up of rebellious Native Americans, Confederate soldiers and sympathizers, and Spanish prisoners. They lived in poor conditions, and suffered from cold, isolation, and even torture. Rebuilt in the early 20th century, Alcatraz was operated as a federal prison for the most dangerous criminals from 1934 – 1963. Known as "inescapable" due to the treacherous currents that surround the island, it was true that no inmate ever escaped, despite years of attempts. Since opening to the public in 1973, Alcatraz receives a million visitors annually. Many of these have reported such phenomena as disembodied voices, phantom gunshots, rattling chains, and a foul but indescribable odor. Apparitions of prisoners, soldiers, guards, and Native Americans have all been seen on numerous occasions. For more information about visiting Alcatraz, call (415) 561-4900, or click here.Share
September at the Castro: Bill Nye the Science Guy
September 05, 2017
Indulge your inner nerd on Sunday, September 10, when Booksmith presents Bill Nye at the Castro Theater. Celebrating his latest book, "Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap Into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem," Nye says his goal is for the reader to develop stronger critical thinking skills to create change, and to "examine every detail of the most difficult problems that look unsolvable that is, until you find the solution." Nye is a popular guest on both entertainment and news programs, and often speaks about climate change, personal success, and societal and political issues. Joining Nye is Kishore Hari, the Bay Area Science Festival director based out of the University of California, San Francisco. A science educator and former chemist, Hari founded an environmental services company specializing in mercury removal and treatment. He serves as the science correspondent for Tested.com, and is the host of "Inquiring Minds," the weekly Mother Jones science podcast. Showtime is 1:00 p.m. Ticket prices include a copy of Nye's book and a bow tie – honest!Share
Movies Under the Stars
August 07, 2017
The Monterey Bay Aquarium invites you to join us for Film Night in the Park. One of San Francisco's most popular events during the summer and early fall, this outdoor film series has been attended by over 100,000 people since its inception in 2003. All films are free of charge and are screened amidst scenic park surroundings at three different venues: Dolores Park at Dolores and 19th Streets, Union Square, and Washington Square Park in the North Beach neighborhood. The parks are easily accessible via BART/MUNI, and attendees are also encouraged to walk or bike to the events. Director Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" will be showing on August 26 at Washington Square Park at 7:45 p.m. This winner of multiple Oscar and Golden Globe awards has been lauded for breathing new life into classic film genres. Next up in September: Mike Nichol's iconic satire, "The Graduate," will show on September 9th in Union Square, and "The Breakfast Club," director John Hughes' seminal film about adolescent angst will be screened on September 23rd at Dolores Park. Picnicking before the film is also part of the experience, so be sure to bring plenty of snacks, drinks, and blankets.Share
A Fun and Educational Walking Tour
July 04, 2017
San Francisco is home to so many famous attractions that it's often difficult for guests to choose what sites to visit based on the time available to them. For those guests, and for others who want to do more than take a few photos, a SF Library Walking Tour is one of the best ways to learn the history and discover the essence of the city beneath its veneer. Led by knowledgeable and experienced docents, these free tours are scheduled at various dates and times, and the tour selection includes many of the city's iconic landmarks and neighborhoods. The Russian Hill and the Castro tours will remind visitors of Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City," and "Harvey Milk." Chinatown, the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, the Coit Tower Murals, and City Hall and the Civic Center are also popular. Historic Nob Hill and the Beat Generation's North Beach are two of the most requested tours, along with the Japanese Tea Garden, and many other historic sites. A list of tours, along with their descriptions, dates, and times can be found here: http://www.sfcityguides.org/current_schedule.html.Share
Chocolate and Art Show Benefits "Artists for Trauma"
June 05, 2017
This year, forget the ties, the after-shave, and the campy boxers, and give Dad something he'll remember for years to come – a San Francisco getaway. Father's Day is an ideal time to visit the city, and Dad can play tourist to his heart's content. San Francisco is also a city of multicultural festivals and events, many of which help to raise funds and awareness for a variety of organizations, such as the one below. This year's Chocolate and Art Show will be held at the SOMArts Cultural Center on June 22 – 23, from 8:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Featuring live body and face painting, live music, and live portraits, the show will also feature the work of some of the city's best new artists. There will be free chocolate for all, and a portion of the proceeds will go to "Artists for Trauma."Share
Mission Murals: Tour the Art Alleys
May 01, 2017
For guests of the Calista who enjoy public art and culture, the Mission Mural Tour is a must-see. A vital part of the city's public art scene, they are a fascinating mélange of Depression-era WPA art, early 20th century Mexican muralists, and graffiti artists whose work demonstrates a heavy influence by graphic comics and/or pop culture. Balmy Alley and Clarion Alley are where most of the murals are located, but there are many other places in the Mission area to view these, including the back side of residences, and there are hundreds of murals by artists of all ages, ethnicities, and levels of experience. Mural themes vary, but social injustice and frustration with inequity is a popular topic due to the city's rapidly changing demographics. Others range from the fantastic to the more traditional. The murals are best viewed on foot, so wear comfortable shoes and plan on roaming freely. The area is easily accessed via BART, and a map of nearby stops is available. To schedule your own mural art "staycation," call us at (415) 287-3657, or visit: http://www.calistaorganichotel.com/Share
Best Bars in San Francisco: Food & Wine Picks
April 03, 2017
San Francisco is home to a huge variety of trendy boites and bistros known for cutting-edge design and experts in the art of cocktail-crafting. So, how can tourists new to the city select one, two, or even a few during their stay? Food & Wine magazine recently solved this dilemma by searching out the best destination bars in the U.S. Their list of "50 Best Bars in America" includes seven of San Francisco's own, and the three below are less than 20 minutes away from the Calista Organic Hotel. Rich Table keeps it fresh and local. Try the Tiger Lily cocktail – it's a dreamy blend of blood oranges, Blanco tequila, Aperol, and Mexican Liqueur. For reservations, call (415) 355-9085. Beretta is popular for its upscale pizza and its impressive cocktails. A base of absinthe and rum mixed with bitters, lime, and maraschino makes the Dolores Park Swizzle an interesting choice. Call (415) 695-1199 for details. With its reputation for excellent modern Vietnamese food, and cocktails that complement the menu, the Slanted Door features such libations as the Pisco Apricot Tropical. Call (415) 861-8032.Share
Book Now for Bargains
March 06, 2017
One of the best travel bargains in San Francisco, the Calista Organic Hotel is featuring more savings in March with our special packages listed below. Shopping Spree Package: From $599 Begin your three-night stay with a bottle of organic wine and concierge services for shopping in Union Square, home to Macy's, Barneys NY, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Westfield SF Centre. Rest and refresh at any of the square's enormous selection of restaurants, outdoor cafes, and coffee shops. Use rate code "Organic3." Winter Getaway: From $999 Want to spend more time in our fabulous city? Opt for the six-night package and get the same concierge services for Union Square shopping, along with a bottle of red or white organic wine. Use rate code "Organic6." Loyalty Program We love our returning guests, and, to show our appreciation for their loyalty, we offer rewards of valuable points with every stay. Each reservation gets you closer to a new reward. Our Shopping Package and the Winter Getaway are only available until April 1, so make your reservations soon! To make reservations, or for more details, email: email@example.com, or call us at (415) 287-3657.Share
Valentine's Day for Wine Lovers
February 06, 2017
Whether you're a couple of hopeful singles on your first date, or a long-married couple celebrating an anniversary, there is nothing more romantic than sipping wine together. Fortunately, the city offers more boites and bistros than you can shake a decanter at, and the three below are only minutes away from the Calista Organic Hotel. Located at 476 Castro Street, Blush! Wine Bar was inspired by European wine bars and offers over 50 wines by the glass. High marks are consistently garnered for service, ambience, and wine selection. Call (415) 558-0893, or visit: http://www.blushwinebar.com/home. The Etcetera Wine Bar at 795 Valencia Street features a large selection of wines by regions, along with knowledgeable servers, and some tasty tapas. Fun, trendy music and a laid-back vibe is ideal for first dates. Call (415) 926-5477 or visit: http://etceterawinebar.com/. Listed in Food & Wine's "Best New Places to Drink Wine," Gourmet & More is ideal for those who prefer BYO. Located at 141 Gough Street, their back patio is a great setting for pairing your wine with fine (primarily French) cheeses from their cellar. Call (415) 874-9133 or visit: https://gourmetandmorestore.com/.Share
Get Your Flix Fix at the Castro Theater
January 09, 2017
Minutes away from the Calista Organic Hotel, the Castro Theater is a notable city landmark, and a Mecca for cinephiles. This January, the theater will show its regular movie calendar, but will also present NOIR CITY 15 from January 20-29. An annual tradition, NOIR CITY features ten days of the best noir from some of the industry's most respected directors. This year's theme is "The Big Knockover," and portrays the history of the heist from the 1950's to 2015. The 24-film selection will include such Hollywood heavyweights as "The Asphalt Jungle" and "Criss Cross," along with British director Basil Dearden's iconic "The League of Gentlemen." Also showing will be Argentinian director Fabián Bielinsky's neo-noir thriller, "El Aura," which cemented Bielinsky's name in the industry. Additional films include Takumi Furukawa's "Cruel Gun Story," Jules Dassin's "Rififi," Mario Monicelli's "Big Deal on Madonna Street," and Claude Sautet's "Classe Tous Risques," all selections of the prestigious Criterion Collection. The Castro Theater is located at 429 Castro Street. Call (415) 621-6120 for details, or visit: www.castrotheatre.com/p-list.htmlShare
Close to the Calista: Three Great Breakfast/Brunch Stops Within Walking Distance
December 05, 2016
San Francisco has a ton of terrific restaurants, and some of the best places for brunch and breakfast are mere steps away from the hotel. Check out our suggestions below for nearby scrumptious eats. The Pink Elephant Alibi at 142 Minna St. is famous for its Bottomless Mimosa Bar with pour-it-yourself champagne and a huge selection of juices (including jalapeno, watermelon, mango, coconut, and guava), their delicious food (Sassy Bacon, Salmon Eggs Benedict), and their loud, youthful vibe. It's a great choice for a boozy brunch. In the mood to grab n' go? Stroll over to 100 Van Ness Ave. and pick up some of The Corridor Café's famous "Cruffins" and one of their distinctive coffees or lattes. For more substantial fare, order their mushroom breakfast burrito – it's served with green chile crème fraiche, cheddar cheese, and a side of tater tots. For a jazzy, New Orleans-style breakfast, come to Brenda's French Soul Food at 652 Polk St. They serve up large portions of Catfish Eggs Benedict, Grillades with Grits, fried chicken, and Crawfish Beignets, along with a tasty gumbo made with chicken, sausage, and okra.Share
The Best Bargain for Your San Francisco Staycation
November 07, 2016
Swear off the overpriced hotels with all those amenities you'll never use, and check into the Calista Organic Hotel instead. Our modern efficiencies are clean and comfortable, with kitchenettes that include refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and microwaves. You'll enjoy daily housekeeping, cable television, and complimentary Wi-Fi too. Best of all, you're only a few minutes away from Fisherman's Wharf, Market Street, Union Square, Lombard Street, and Lafayette Park, among many other world famous attractions in the Bay Area and beyond. You'll find an enormous selection of eateries, clubs, and other entertainment options, most within walking distance. Our friendly staff is happy to assist with everything from restaurant or club suggestions to directions for those unfamiliar with the area. We're also near local grocers and some of the best takeout in the city, if you're in the mood for a quieter evening. Next time you travel to San Francisco, be good to yourself and your wallet, and make the Calista Organic Hotel your preferred staycation location.Share


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Kolkata, Jul 10 (PTI) Suspected terrorist Mohammed Musiruddin had gone to Kashmir for a training session to work for terror groups like Islamic State and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a senior officer of West Bengal CID claimed today.
"His training happened in Kashmir. That is what he has told us but not given us the name of any particular place. He is saying that the training went on for about three months at an interior place of Kashmir," the officer said.
Thereafter, 25-year-old Musiruddin went to New Delhi and did a recce of the citys prominent places and monuments for a possible terror attack, the arrested suspect has revealed during his grilling jointly by NIA, IB and state CID, he said.
In fact, during questioning, Musiruddin was made to sit with two of his arrested accomplices Kallu Sheikh and Amin Sheikh, who according to the CID sleuth, also confirmed the declarations.
Last Monday, Musiruddin arrived at Howrah station from Tamil Nadu and straightaway went to Esplanade area of Kolkata where he bought a sharp weapon and returned to Howrah to board the train for his native place Labhpur.
Acting on an information that he was returning to Kolkata on Monday, CID tracked his movements in the city and arrested him from Burdwan station in the night.
CID sources said NIA sleuths had been keeping an eye on Musiruddin for quite some time.
Burdwan district entered the terror map in October, 2014 when two suspected JMB terrorists were killed while making improvised explosive devices at a rented house at Khagragarh.
The NIA arrested a mechanical engineering student on suspicion of being a terrorist from Durgapur in March.
Another person, suspected to be a Bangladeshi terrorist, was also arrested from Asansol later. PTI SCH SUS ZMN

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Additional outside funding is fueling the biomanufacturing center at UMass Lowell, this time in the form of a $150,000 grant from the Mass Technology Collaborative's John Adams Innovation Institute. The grant follows $175,000 in seed funding from Chancellor William T. Hogan and University of Massachusetts President Jack Wilson, which has leveraged about $750,000 in industry support to date.
"We are grateful to the Mass Technology Collaborative for supporting these efforts," says the project's director, Assoc. Prof. Carl Lawton. "The funding will allow us to begin what we hope will be scaled up to a statewide program. The aim is to help biotechnology firms make the leap from research and development to manufacturing operations ߝ and at capturing those jobs for Massachusetts residents."
A needs assessment of the biotechnology industry in Massachusetts shows that about 40 companies are expected to make biomanufacturing location decisions in the next three years. Lawton has a proposal before the Legislature to expand the reach of the biomanufacturing center statewide, which has received support in the economic stimulus bill. That bill is pending before a conference committee.
If approved, the legislation could provide $25 to $35 million for biomanufacturing facilities at UMass Lowell and UMass Dartmouth. At Lowell, an advanced manufacturing building would be partly dedicated to the Center's needs, and, at Dartmouth, a $10-15 million large-scale bioprocessing facility would be built.
With such support, it is expected that 10 new manufacturing plants and 8,000 jobs would be generated within 10 years.
Under the Innovation Institute grant, UMass Lowell will lead a collaborative effort to establish two pilot programs. The biomanufacturing center's team, led by Lawton, will apply state-of-the-art technologies to a company's specific product, provide professional education courses, establish an applied research program and conduct further needs assessments.
Lawton's team also plans to establish an applied research program aimed at improving the quality, cost and productivity of large-scale biomanufacturing. Partners include UMass Dartmouth, Tufts, WPI and Nova Biomedical, a multi-national corporation headquartered in Waltham, which is a lead contributor. Companies such as Antigenics, Cambrex, Genzyme, Invensys, Millennium and Wyeth also have pledged support for the statewide effort.
The award is the second to UMass Lowell from the Innovation Institute Fund. A $5 million award for a Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence was granted in late 2004.


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Yet another case of senseless gun violence is making headlines, this time because it involved the relative of a prominent athlete (and because of its particularly tragic details): NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin, mother-of-four Nykea Aldridge, was fatally shot on Friday in Chicago -- while police say she was on her way to register her kids for school. Aldridge, who was reportedly not the intended victim, was pushing her 3-week-old infant in a stroller at the time.
Brothers Darwin Sorrells Jr., 26, and Derren Sorrells, 22, have been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder for the crime. At a news conference on Sunday, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson said that both men are gang members who were on parole for gun convictions. Apparently the brothers were aiming for the driver of a car when they struck Aldridge, hitting her in the head and arm (miraculously, the baby was unharmed). Aldridge died 45 minutes later at the hospital.
Community mourns Nykea Aldridge, Wade's cousin, as the investigation of her death continues: https://t.co/BozDl80FQE pic.twitter.com/fa5KK14oeW
Community mourns Nykea Aldridge, Wade's cousin, as the investigation of her death continues: https://t.co/BozDl80FQE pic.twitter.com/fa5KK14oeW— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) August 28, 2016
Wade, who has spoken out about gun violence in the past, expressed his sorrow and frustration on Twitter, saying, "Another act of senseless gun violence. 4 kids lost their mom for NO REASON. Unreal. #EnoughIsEnough."
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No reason at all. What a horrible, horrible waste of a life. But one has to wonder: If Aldridge weren't Wade's cousin, would we even be talking about this terrible crime? After all, according to the Chicago Tribune, at least 455 people have been shot to death in Chicago so far this year. Since Saturday afternoon, four people have been killed and 24 injured in Chicago shootings, police said at the conference on Sunday. How many of their names do we know? How many of their faces would we recognize? Aldridge, at least, has a face we can all see -- and mourn:
Her name is Nykea Aldridge and she was a human being. pic.twitter.com/eXatQknhqw
As Johnson said:
This tragedy isn't just noteworthy just because Ms. Aldridge has a famous family member. It's noteworthy because these two offenders are prime examples of the challenge we face in Chicago with repeat gun offenders who don't care who they shoot, don't care whose life they take, and clearly, clearly don't fear the consequences of their actions.
Repeat gun offenders, indeed: With six felony convictions under his belt, Derren Sorrels was on parole for motor vehicle theft and escape from custody at the time of the shooting; Darwin Sorrells was on parole for a gun charge after being sentenced to six years in 2013 (he was released early). What needs to change before people with histories of gun violence are held more accountable for their actions?
One person, unsurprisingly, seems to think he knows the answer to that question. Donald Trump weighed in on the tragedy with a predictably tone-deaf and entirely baffling tweet:
Dwyane Wade's cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago. Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2016
What one thing has to do with the other remains unclear, of course (even Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, didn't bother to defend her boss when asked about the tweet on Fox News Sunday, only saying that she was "pleased" his next tweet "expressed his condolences to the Wade family about the death of his cousin"). But empty blanket statements like this one are utterly meaningless and only serve to detract from the real issue here, which is the gun violence epidemic in this country.
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What we need are real solutions. What we need are neighborhoods where mothers can safely push their babies in a stroller to their children's school. What we need is a country where criminals with histories of gun violence don't have access to weapons and the freedom to use them.
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10 Must-Read Books For October
Jane Smiley, Some Luck (October 7)
Like Marilynne Robinson, Jane Smiley has won the Pulitzer for fiction that takes place in Iowa. Like, Robinson, too, Smiley has been nominated for a National Book Award for her new novel. But as Robinson's Gilead tetralogy now (possibly) concludes, Smiley is opening up a new trilogy with Some Luck, a family saga that follows the Langdon family through three decades of life in America, beginning (of course) in Iowa. Rumor has it that the trilogy, taken as a whole, will span an entire American century, which would certainly make it one of the most ambitious projects in recent American fiction. — Jonathon Sturgeon


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Of all the amazing accomplishments of Abraham Lincoln's career, perhaps the greatest was his ability to overcome the urge to travel to General George McClellan's headquarters and blow his head off.
James McPherson - whose Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom has become one of the great studies of the Civil War era - focuses on Abraham Lincoln as commander-in-chief. Citing a dearth of such studies in the Lincoln historiography, McPherson concentrates on the day-to-day military leadership Lincoln provided to what seemed to be a never-ending line of big-talking do-nothing generals.
One of the main premises of the book is that Lincoln was forced into taking a far more active role in military affairs than he had ever intended, largely because of the ineptitude of his commanders. He spent countless hours studying military histories late at night at the White House, talked with generals and military advisers, asking probing questions that helped to shape his military strategy.
It was not until Ulysses S. Grant's rise through the ranks that Lincoln found a general who shared that strategy: defeat of the Confederate army. More important than capturing Richmond, Vicksburg, Atlanta or even defending Gettysburg was the pursuit and defeat of that army. Lincoln - and Grant - realized that until that army was defeated, the war would continue even if the Union successfully captured every major city in the South.
Throughout McPherson's work, we see an agonized Lincoln waiting at the War Department telegraph office for his generals to attack. He wrings his hands at their lack of movement, at their over-caution, and at their short-sighted aims of capturing pieces of land at the expense of pursuing the enemy. There is the possibly apocryphal story of Lincoln saying, "If General McClellan isn't going to use his Army, perhaps he won't mind if I borrow it." That, in a nutshell, was Lincoln's first two-plus years as commander-in-chief. You only need substitute the names of Joe Hooker, George Meade, Ambrose Burnside and a half-dozen others in place of McClellan to get the full impression of what Lincoln faced.
McPherson confronts head on the natural question that might arise: if these generals were so incompetent, isn't Lincoln at fault himself for appointing them in the first place? As McPherson points out, in each and every case where Lincoln appointed these men, they were universally recognized as the most qualified for the position....on paper. There were some exceptions, military appointments Lincoln made with politics in mind [the appointment of Democrat-turned-Republican Benjamin Butler being one of the more famous].
Incorporating his thesis from Battle Cry of Freedom, McPherson points out the evolution of Lincoln's thinking as to the main goal of the war. What started out in 1861 as an effort to reunite the Union as it was, evolves into creating a new Union free of slavery. The abolition of slavery gave the War a greater meaning than simple reunion: there had to be a greater purpose for all of this carnage than simply restoring the Union as it was in 1860. That purpose was abolition.
By 1862, it was abolition and the complete destruction of the Confederate army that served as Lincoln's two main war aims. Many times, however, Lincoln would be frustrated by his generals' inability or unwillingness to comply with his commands. In September 1862 he has to actually spell out for McClellan, "Destroy the rebel army." In June 1863 he says in frustration to Hooker, "Lee's Army, and not Richmond, is your true objective point." In anguish, he chastises George Meade after the latter's inability or refusal to pursue Lee's army out of Gettysburg. If Meade had only accomplished, "the literal or substantial destruction of Lee's army, the rebellion [would] be over."
As McPherson points out, many generals won battles capturing territory. But the war was won by those generals carrying out Lincoln's edict to destroy the enemy army: Grant at Vicksburg, Philip Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, George Thomas at Nashville and - ultimately - Grant at Appomattox.
Indeed, it was not until the team of Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Thomas and Sheridan came to the fore by 1864 that Lincoln had "his man". That is, a general (or, in this case, generals) who would fight the war the way Lincoln wanted it fought.
Destroying an army is not easy, however. It is bloody, lengthy and hard. The sheer number of Americans who died in these battles staggers the mind today. Grant was known as "The Butcher" - and that was what Northerners called him, so appalled were they at the casualties he [and, ultimately, Lincoln] was willing to endure in the pursuit of his war aim.
Tried By War is a quick read, and not too heavy on the detailed military analyses that sometimes makes reading military history a little like watching paint dry. As with most works that analyze Lincoln, the reader comes away from Tried By War with an even greater appreciation of the man and in amazement at all that this brilliant "backwoods lawyer" accomplished in saving the Union.
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New pattern-books and mags!
I should have enough patterns to knit from now. The Classic Winter is the last one I received. This is patterns for the new Rowan RY Soft Tweed yarn. I bought two skeins that I am now making a scarf out of. The yarn is very soft and feels easy to knit with, but I don't know if I like it. So when doing any of the other designs I might end up using a substitute yarn.
Other patterns I have recieved lately is Vogue knitting and Simply knitting. I didn't really go crazy when reading them, but there are some nice designs. What I really is not so happy about is that I still am waiting for the Rowan Magazine # 38....Being a Rowan Member haven't really been a good thing! I could have bought it on the internet a long time ago. Rowan did promise me to send a new copy for 10 days ago so if it is not in my mail tomorrow I will contact them again. This is my first Rowan magazine and I have been waiting eagerly for a very long time now!
I have also bought one of the new Design-books from Garnstudio. It is in my office at work together with a single skein of 'Eskimo'-yarn and a crochet-needle :-)


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Judging is now underway in the 21st Century Living Awards.
In the first of 10 categories in The Journal/Evening Gazette 21st Century Living Awards 2004, Homemaker features a random selection of the many entries for Best Starter Home.
Clarion Homes. The Manor Garth at Seamer, Cleveland
The Manor Garth development is perfectly placed with easy access to main routes, close to picturesque Great Ayton and only two miles from the market town of Stokesley.
The mews-style development of eight two-bedroom properties is located on Tanton Road, close to the Village Green.
The design of the property has utilised every space and with storage essential to most first-time buyers, this property provides an under-stairs cupboard and fitted wardrobes in both bedrooms.
Externally, the property has its own garden and car parking space.
This starter home enables the purchaser to take advantage of remote controlled lighting, heating, audio and visual appliances and added security at any point in the future.
Homes at Manor Garth were priced at £125,000.
Other finalists in the category are:
Wards include:
Barratt Newcastle. The Washington at Moorfield, Darlington
This house is one of Barratt Newcastle's best-selling starter homes.
The Washington offers a well-designed interior layout with two double bedrooms, lounge/diner with French doors leading out into the garden, fitted kitchen with appliances and downstairs cloakroom, providing space, style and excellent value for money with prices starting at £80,000 at Moorfield.
The Etal at Grangewood, Widdrington, Northumberland
Grangewood is a scheme of 145 units located in the rural village of Widdrington Station in mid-Northumberland.
The site consists of a mix of two, three and four bedroom properties and is being developed over five years.
Properties include the Etal house type, a two bedroom semi-detached or link form with two double bedrooms, £64,995.
Yuill Homes. The Vermont at Queensbury Gate, Longbenton, N'cle
Externally the Vermont is traditional in design.
Internally, this two bedroom home provides contemporary, open-plan living with a smart kitchen with stylish breakfast bar leading directly through to the spacious living area. A light, airy feel is created by French windows leading to a chic town garden.
Upstairs, both bedrooms feature en suite facilities.
The master bedroom has a faux balcony and wardrobes.
The Vermont, comes complete with a stylish kitchen, including oven, hob and hood, Axel pole and rack, high gloss worktops and burglar alarm along with front and rear garden making the home good value at £113,000.
Meadowcroft Homes is building three new homes in Wolviston.
The Newcastle-based builder has released the individually designed properties - Orchard Manor, Thornton Grange and Highfield House - for sale.
The four and five bedroom properties offer features including an impressive entrance and hallway, traditional timber flooring, period style windows and white oak internal doors.
The ground floor of Orchard Manor includes a spacious drawing room and dining room, complete with decorative cornice and architraves and skirtings.
An additional reception room leads to a fully fitted kitchen. There is also a wc and separate laundry room.
On the first floor, the master bedroom measures 19' x 16' and has a separate dressing area, full en suite facilities, two dormer windows and a Juliette balcony with French windows. One of the additional four large bedrooms is also en suite.
Access to the properties is via a private road and fully landscaped gardens with paved drive, paths and forecourt are complimented by timber gates and fencing. External lighting, a spacious double garage and state-of-the-art security systems are also incldued.
Alasdair Hall, director of Meadowcroft Homes, said: "Wolviston is an extremely desirable and much sought after location and the exclusivity of this latest development reflects that."
More details on 0191 275 1650, Monday-Friday from 9am-5.30pm.
Sales have gone through the roof at Yuill Homes' North Mews development in Stokesley with more than 80pc of homes selling out within hours.
Boasting 12 three and four bedroom homes, the site has attracted overwhelming interest from eager house hunters keen to secure a home within the market town.
Overseeing the development of the new site is senior site manager, Steven Cook and development sales manager Bronwyn Stringfellow who is based at Yuill Homes' Middleton St George development at St George's Gate.
She said: "The fact that 80pc of these homes were snapped up within 24 hours proves the popularity of this new development. Those interested in North Mews should get in touch as soon as possible if they want the chance to secure one of the two remaining homes at this much sought after address."
To find out more about North Mews, please visit Yuill Homes' Middleton St George development open Thursday to Monday between 11am to 5pm or contact the development sales manager on 01325 335485.


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Father Durack
By Matters India Reporter
Patna: An era in the Bihar Church history ended on February 12 with the death of its last American Jesuit missionary.
Father Jerome Durack died at 6:20 am at Xavier Bhawan, Xavier Teachers Training Institute, Digha Ghat, a western suburb of Patna, the state capital. He was 88. He was unwell for the past few days.
"Father Durack's death is a moment of special significance to the history of the Church and of Jesuits in Bihar. He has been the last American Missionary working in Bihar. With his death a significant chapter in the history of Christian faith and Patna Jesuits come to gracing end," says Father Anto Joseph Thundaparambil, a Patna Jesuit.
Father Durack came to Patna in 1951 and visited his home only once, in 1976, and that too under obedience to his Jesuit superior.
"Hundreds of families and thousands of Christians in Bihar would miss him, but would remember him with love and devotion in years to come," Father Thundaparambil said his condolence message.
The young priest hailed Father Durack as "a model of missionary zeal and Jesuit charism." His prized possession were the Bible, the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola and the Constitutions of the Society (all in Latin). "He read them again and again. They had become his life."
Fr. Durack was born in 1929 at Chicago, Illinois, in the middle class family of Jeremiah and Lillian Durack. After high school, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1947. After arriving in India he completed his priestly studies from Pune, Shembaganur, Jaipur, and Kerseong. He was ordained a priest at St. Joseph's Pro-Cathedral, Patna in 1960.
From 1962 to 1974, he was entrusted with the formation of Jesuits as a teacher in St. Joseph's Mission Home, Palai, Kerala, southern India, and director of candidates in Xavier Hall, Patna.
He served the Christian community as a pastor in 1976 and the rest of his life. He cycled or walked into Christian families; administered the Sacraments, preached; taught catechism, laity, bishops, clergy, and religious.
He served as parish priest of Bettiah, northern Bihar twice, 1974-1976 and 1999-2007. He was parish priest of Latonah for two years from 1992 and then in Kurji, Patna for four years. He also served as secretary to the Bishop of Muzzaffurpur for ten years from 1982 and then secretary to the Bishop of Bettiah for seven years from 2007. He was the vicar general of Bettiah during 1999 –2008.
He also served as the spiritual director of Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Bettiah for two years. He guided the general chapters of the congregation as he always admired the unique contribution of the sisters in the faith formation of Catholics in Bihar.
Father Durack also contributed to the growth of Catholic literature in Hindi such as Dharma Gyan (religious wisdom) and Prem Apaar (incomparable love). He has translated many lives of saints. Recognizing his contribution to Hindi Catholic literature, he was awarded with Cherubim Barno Sahu Award by Prabhat Prakashan in 2014.
His books — English Speech Drills, Let Us Learn English Grammar, and Some Principles and Practices are still being used as source books to teach English to religious and seminarians.
Until January, he maintained house accounts of Sanjivan Jesuit community, taught catechism to those recommended by the Kurji parish priest, offered spiritual guide to religious and laity. He also visited Christian families in the evening.
"He was a truly spiritual man -very austere, a man very congruent in words and deeds and in his silence," recalled George Kunnath, a management consultant and former Jesuit seminarian in 1970s.
"He was very systematic and methodical in helping me/us in inculcating self-discipline. The way he facilitated English grammar, spelling and writing skills I still value. Many of us found him difficult to emulate but looking back I value his contribution to my life," Kunnath said.


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We had a very productive, but still restful weekend. The major accomplishment was getting the back part of the pasture fenced using electric fence. Hopefully it will work and will keep the goats in. We'll know for sure in a few days. Also got about seven loads of laundry washed, hung out on the line to dry, folded and put away; with all the rain we had last week, I didn't get any laundry done during the week. There's little rain in the immediate forecast so hopefully we can get some garden work done this evening, well, I'll work in the garden, Wally will mow the lawn. The spring crop all but bombed out and it's almost time to plant early summer vegetables so I don't want to screw that up. I managed to get up a little earlier this morning than I have been getting up so hopefully I can get the chores done and get to work on time. The new general manager starts today. It will be interesting to see what, if any, changes take place. I'm sort of thinking that there will not be a whole lot of change. Having the two days off seems to be what I need to recharge my batteries enough so I'm not so ragged going into work so maybe it won't bother me so much.
I've received numerous calls from people wanting to buy dairy goats. I've turned them all down. I just get the feeling that we should hold on to what we have and see what happens in the future. Things just don't seem right to me and I don't want to let go of what we've worked so hard to get just because it's a bit inconvenient to milk eight goats and one cow.
I rode Rosie on Sunday and had a good ride, but my muscles are complaining a bit this morning.
I best get back to getting things done so I can get out to milk and get things done so I don't have to run like a fool to get to work on time.
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Although most of us think that tennis is a difficult kind of sporting event, this is easy to learn by undergoing proper training. Nowadays, we can say that not only teenagers and adults are showing interest to learn this type of sport. Countless of enthusiastic kids like in Asia are beginning to undergo training and schooling to learn better.
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An important factor why hiring an expert trainer is crucial because this person can improve the mental and physical aspect of a child.
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For many beginners for children tennis Singapore, these aforementioned factors are crucial to start learning the basics on how to play and become competitive during the actual game. Furthermore, children who engaged themselves must understand the basics and the exact racket to utilize when they play. There are different kinds of rackets and their sizes, designs and brands differ to one another to meet the requirements of every player.
For parents who want to see their kids succeed when they train, they must consider the best trainer with complete amenities. Through understand the right strategies when hitting the ball, swinging the racket, moving with better footwork and more, these young folks can reach their goal on time. In addition, learning everything about this sport can make them wealthy playing tennis.
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So last week we talked a little bit about some of the research behind noise phobias and how it actually affects more dogs than you think…
This weeks I'm going to take you through a simple yet effective way to start overcoming some of these noise phobias with your own dog.
After all the value of a bombproof dog who isn't fearful of certain noises they are exposed to in everyday life is infinite.
These are the dogs, you can:
– take for a walk and feel totally relaxed
– take to training class and they learn and perform to their maximum
– take to competition and get the same results you get at home
– relax on every day of the year, even ones with fireworks!
In this blog post, I dive into some of the details of achieving that bombproof dog. When you get it, you won't look back! In fact, we say it is the best trophy in our dog's trophy cabinets!


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Tourism is Maine's largest industry. In 2003, tourism generated $ 13.4 billion in sales of goods and services. In 2004, tourism provided for 176,633 jobs, generated $3.8 billion in wages, and $530 million in tax revenues. Governor John Baldacci formally recognized the economic and ecological importance of tourism by highlighting it as one of the five primary industries at the Governor's 2003 Conference on Natural Resource-based Industries. Access to the natural resource base, and the need to collaborate with other resource-dependent industries, were identified at the conference as cutting across multiple industries, including tourism. Since the Governor's Conference, several studies and proposals have pointed to the need for university-based extension in the area of sustainable tourism development. The University of Maine has heeded this call by creating a new Center for Tourism Research and Outreach. And the state recently unveiled its new nature-based tourism initiative. The premise of many of these proposals is that, if carefully planned and managed, tourism can contribute to the economic development of Maine's rural and urban areas. This is particularly true in Maine's coastal zones. The leading regional destinations for tourists in 2004 were all on the coast: Southern Maine coast (29%), the Downeast Acadia region (18%), and Greater Portland/Casco Bay (17%). This coastal trend is consistent with years past. While successful tourism-based economic development initiatives will increasingly draw visitors to Maine's inland areas, tourists themselves continue to rank coastal experiences among their most sought after. For example in 2004, 59% came to explore the beach and ocean and 43% ranked eating lobster as integral to their Maine experience. The economic power of tourism and its affiliated businesses result in a coastal industry larger than fisheries and aquaculture combined. The impacts of tourism, both good and bad, affect all industries, communities and individual residents along our coast.
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Nov 29, 2008
Mystery Bird
About a year ago, I decided to plant a "qi" garden. What this means is a garden with plants that will emit lots of energy. This was my working sketch:
I brought down plants from the jungle and planted them there in the garden. The uppermost layer was dominated by a Meranti tree ( which I had planted 12 years ago. Then the next layer were Eugenias. I collected ferns and other shrubs from the jungle and started to build up the layers. Rhizomes were added to occupy the layer below the soil. Wines and tanduk rusa occupy yet another of the multiple spaces that one can find in the jungle that I am duplicating here.
The meranti that forms the top layer, now 30 meters tall.
By the beginning of this year, the garden was taking shape nicely and I began to do my qi gong exercises regularly in the garden. The garden emanates a calm energy and one feels energized yet calm after a couple of hours in the garden.
The jungle - like atmosphere of the garden
Rare funguses form the bottom layer
One day, about 4 or 5 months ago, I heard a low "kroaw kroaw" in some of the bushes. It sounded full throated and I estimated the bird that made the sound to be the size of a pheasant or a large chicken. I was doing my qi then and I just sort of looked at the location where the sound came from, some bushes and return to my qi exercises. After I finished, I did a casual examination of the location where the call was coming from and found nothing. Odd, I thought that a large bird like that could hide itself so well.
This carried on for a while. Each time I moved around in the garden or did my qi, the bird would make its calls. Not calls of anger or alarm or warning. Nothing like that, just calls to let you know it is there – kroaw, kroaw, kroaw.
One day, curiousity took command, and I went down to my knees and search everywhere in that little garden. Nothing, nada. And when you least expect it, it goes kroaw kroaw kroaw.
(to be continued)
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Sep 30, 2007
For the needy - herbs and vitamins
Kini kita sediakan minuman herba untuk mereka yang memerlukan. Rumusan konsultan kami, HS Wong, minuman ini mengandungi bakawali dan herba lain dan terbukti di ladang kami menguatkan sistem pertahanan badan pekerja serta haiwan seperti kambing, kuda dan lain.
We now brew immune boosting herbs like bakawali for those who come to our kitchen. We also provide multivitamins. Donors for the multivitamins (which we have to buy) are welcome.
Once a week, a shot of bakawali to keep the coughs and colds away. For those who come to our kitchen, a drink of the herbal concoction first before getting the food.
Pahit nye!!!
Sorry guys, drink up the most bitter drink you have ever drunk in your life, before you can get the food.
Aug 27, 2007
Hot Food For The Homeless
Working with and sponsored by Dapur Al-Masyhur, www.al-masyhur.com
On August 26, 2007 we had our inaugural 'Hot Food For The Homeless' kitchen at Bukit Bintang. About 20 homeless came.
Volunteers helping out
A sampling of the dishes - chicken curry, fried eggs, hot rice, stir-fried vegetables.
Volunteer chef, Devan
Every time you buy "DQ" and "Al Masyhur", part of your purchase will go to feeding the homeless and needy, including old folks homes, ophanages, and others. In the near future, your purchase will go into starting micro-farm projects among rural farmers.
Contact Dapur Al Masyhur at email@example.com
Micro Farming
Dato' Abdul Hanan bin Alang Endut, Sec. Gen. of the Min of Science, Technology and Innovation visited our farm on August 26, 2007. For the first time in his life he ate 'sawi' raw like a salad and declared surprised at its 'sweetness' and crunchiness. The 'sawi' was grown using our Nature-Q Farming methodology.
Dato' Hanan was especially interested in our experiments with micro-farming where on an acre of land, we raise goats, chickens, organic vegetables and fruits to produce an income of between rm2000 to rm5000 per month.
This picture shows a goat shed built using traditional technology and sustainable materials costing about rm250 for a shelter to house up to 50 goats. Using modern methods, the cost would be rm20,000. Most of the materials used in a modern shelter would be timber and not sustainable.
Dec 09, 2006
Natural Cures
Thursay, December 7, 2006, the farm manager at the goat farm in Serting asked permission to sembelih a female goat that have not been eating for 4 days. Based on their experience, the goat is going to die in a day or two. They suspect brucelliosis. I asked them to give me one clear example of what the disease will do to a goat; they mentioned that a pregnant goat will abort. Based on the homeopathy principle of 'Similia Similibus Curantur', I try to recall any herb or plant which can cause pregnancies to be aborted and remembered bakawali. In large dosages it has been reported to cause abortions, but in small dosages it boosts the immune system and clears the body of toxins and parasites. This is a shot of the plant:
I asked the workers to go to the neighbouring villages to hunt for the plant. They came back with some excellent examples and I quickly worked out the dosage - 5gms per day. Thursday evening I asked for the progress; they replied no change. Still not eating and very weak. It looks like a goner. I told them to change the dosage to 10gms and twice a day. Friday evening I asked for progress. They say, there is some improvement - the goat is starting to eat some. Saturday 9th, I asked for progress again. They said, the goat is OK, eating, normal. I told them to continue the treatment for at least 10 days as the herb do not kill the pathogens but instead works by boosting the body's own ability to fight off the pathogen. If we stop prematurely, the pathogens will make a come back.
On December 22, 2006, we are receiving our Organic Status ("Sijil Organik Malaysia") certificate from the Minister of Agriculture himself. If I were allowed to give a small speech ( which won't happen, but one can daydream), I will tell this story about the goat and add:
Stop the cutting down of forests. We can never know what treasures we will lose. The royalties and taxes the Government receives from the logs cannot possibly pay for the higher water bills consumers have to pay, the costs of improving drinking water infrastructure, the changes in micro-weather; flash floods, lightning damage, etc. and the loss of numerous medicinal plants yet to be discovered.
That female goat that was saved by the bakawali was a valuable breeder goat. When breeders are down with infectious diseases, we permit antibiotics to save them. She had been given two courses and clearly the bacteria causing the infection had become resistant since she made no progress. And yet the bakawali got her up on her feet and feeding within two days!
Stop the cutting down of forests! Nobody gains, not the 'rakyat', not the Government!
Apr 30, 2006
Avian Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest
This is an article by Nicholas von Hoffman in the Nation. Somehow or other, the message must get across to our authorities that it is modern intensive farming that must be controlled:
The more detailed report from GRAIN, an international NGO promoting sustainable agriculture, is here:
Please print out these articles or forward to as many people as possible, so they are aware of the issues behind the bird flu scare, and hopefully contribute towards making the right decisions by authorities.
Apr 14, 2006
Sustainable Agriculture
We try to be as sustainable as possible at our farm. We don't use electricity, minimise the use of diesel ( we are experimenting with our own bio-diesel), and minimise inputs into the farm.
Here is how we shade seedlings from the sun - no plastic sheets, etc., just some branches and good old dried lalang.
Some farmers grow mushrooms and sprouts on sawdust and claim the products to be organic. Well, it is not. The sawdust comes from treated wood.
We use dried lalang. Sometimes we shred the lalang, depending on the requirement of what is planted.
You can contribute to sustainability by buying local. Buy from farms near to you. This reduces tranportation fuel. Imported fruits tastes great, but a lot of fuel was burnt bringing those delicious strawberries to you. The fruits may be cheaper than locally grown to you as a consumer, but the costs to the Earth is more. The price you pay reflects the subsidies most governments give to farmers either directly or indirectly. Put back the subsidies, add the fuel costs, etc. and you will see a totally different picture - one that cannot be sustainable in the long run.
Sustainable farmers like DQ do not use subsidies. We use what nature provides.
Apr 09, 2006
Certified Organic - One of 5 only
We are one of only 5 farms certified organic by our Ministry of Agriculture.
See the full list here:
Jan 06, 2006
We are Certified!
It's official, our farm now is a Certified Organic Farm. Certifying Body is Ministry of Agriculture. Standard is Skim Organic Malaysia under the National Organic Standards MS 1529: 2001. These standards are in line with international standards under IFOAM.
Here's a copy of the letter from the Ministry.
Dec 27, 2005
Cooked DQ Chicken Meals
Our range of home-cooked DQ Chicken dishes are gaining in popularity. Do not expect gourmet restaurant flavours, that's not what we are selling. We aim for home-cooked flavours; dishes that you will not mind having for dinner,
every other day or so.
Our best seller now is DQ Mushroom Chicken Stew. At RM23 a box suitable for 2 to 3 persons, it is a bargain. All ingredients used are natural.
Next comes two traditional recipes, Hakka Ginger Chicken and Fuchow Red Yeast Rice Wine Chicken. Home-cooked by Mdm. Fang Oi Ngor, these two dishes come in smaller packs suitable for 1 to 2 persons, even three if you are having your own dishes. Each sells for RM12 and is value for money.
On the pipeline is Rendang Betawi cooked by Mak Sa'ad Binti Haji Adam. We are waiting as anxiously as many of our customers are for this gem (it is GOOD!).


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I am grumpy tonight. It's not because I'm tired (I'm always tired, ok? That's like a prerequisite to being a mother)....it's not because I'm tired, although that probably is making it worse. It's because I'm worried. I have noticed in recent months, that when I am concerned about something, I become grumpy. Tonight, that is also exacerbated by an incident at school involving the girls' lunch orders from the canteen. Something I'm very peeved about, and intend to write a letter of complaint to the school. But I won't go into it here, suffice to say, this is not the first time.
I digress again.
My worry is in relation to my son. He grinds his teeth. This is a relatively new thing for him. He has been grinding his teeth, for maybe..... 6 weeks? The first week or two, it was nearly all day. Drove me absolutely crazy. Then it started to taper off, and now he only does it when he is bored, I think. I don't believe it is a sensory issue for him. I think it is just a habit. One of my older daughters used to do this too, and all of them grind their teeth in their sleep occasionally anyway.
So no, I don't believe it is a sensory craving, and even as a baby , my son never did put things into his mouth. I thought this was unusual at the time, but never really thought hard about it. Instead, I looked at the 'positive' side, and thought that I was lucky, as the choking and germ hazard was greatly reduced because of this. Well, it turns out that he was just not developing as a normal kid should. So much for being positive.
I am worried though, because I heard someone mention that their child also did this (he also has autism), and had to have 4 teeth removed (*gasp* what??). They did, however, point out that their child had a 'thing' for juice, and that they had left the teeth-grinding habit unchecked. And they were reluctant to mention the incident in the first place so as not to scare me. At this point, I want to say very clearly, that these are good people who take very good care of all their children. They are a family that I look up to and admire and hold in the greatest of esteem. Their experience and advice regarding my son is something I value highly, so the mistake they made with their child would have been exactly that, just a mistake.
Anyway, normally I am not easily scared. But I think that without realising, this has become a concern to me. He might not do it so much anymore, but when he does grind his teeth, he really goes for it! So I have been worried all day about it. And it has stressed me out, and so I am grumpy now. I do try to interrupt the grinding, as much as I am able to. I do this by either squeezing his jaw, or giving him a snack. Usually fruit or a cheese stick. The snack works better than squeezing his jaw. Today, I have doubled my efforts to rid him of this behaviour. It hasn't worked much that I can see. I have even taken to putting my fingers in his mouth to rub his gums and teeth. He only lets me do this because I've been trying to desensitise him this way, in order to prepare him for accepting a tooth brush into his mouth.
I wish he would stop. But it has become alot more apparent that this isn't going to stop by itself. I don't know why this wasn't clear to me in the first place. It's as if it just didn't compute, even though I knew. Fatigue I guess. I don't know. I do know that my brain isn't as sharp as it could be these days haha. Too much going on, and not enough sleep. Anyway, it isn't going to go away by itself. I need to work at this.
Like everything else about his autism... I need to work on it all. None of it is going to 'go away' or decrease in intensity by itself. It makes me think, we have a long road ahead of us. And thinking about that makes me tired. And more stressed. And more grumpy.
I know everything will be alright, but I wish I could just get a glimpse of the future to see it. Just so I can be reminded that all this hard work will definately pay off. But the future for my boy is still cloudy for me. I guess I have to be used to that.
Worried. Stressed. Grumpy.
But still smiling. God's got us.


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5 December 2014


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I love reading novels. It's one of my addictions, I feel lost without one in my hand or on my mind. I love how completely i get to wear the skin of another person when reading them, how absorbed I am into the world that has been created in there, how everything recedes and suddenly there are a million, million possible realities with people I care about and fall in love with and hate and detest. I wanted to share some of my favourite passages from the books I read this January.
(a magical book, both in writing and by the occurrence of magic, that follows a family and their fortunes through 100 years of upheaval and change in a south American country.)
…the devil had probably won his rebellion against God, and that he was now the one on the heavenly throne, without revealing his true identity in order to trap the unwary.
Walls eaten away by bone-salt, the broken down wooden balconies gutted by fungus, and nailed to the outside door, almost erased by rain the saddest cardboard sign in the world: Funeral Wreaths for sale.
She asked God, without fear, if he really believed that people were made of iron in order to bear so many troubles and mortifications.
The sun came out with such strength that the light creaked like a fishing boat.
Time also stumbled and had accidents and could therefore splinter and leave an eternalized fragment in a room.
(a historical fiction book about the spread of the Mongol empire Genghis' Khanship, the writer skilfully imagines the motivations and inner desires of the Mongol rulers)
There are some who will tell you they seek happiness, that there is nothing more to our lives than that simple aim. I tell you now that the sheep are happy on the plains and the eagles are happy in the air. For us, happiness is a small thing, one to be discounted in a man's life. We strive and we suffer because through those small things we know that we are alive.
The Arabs judged dawn as a time when a black thread could be distinguished from a white one.
Life was just a restless fever dream, a short breath between longer sleep.
When you are afraid and you do nothing that matters…it eats at men when they think they are cowards. How you raise your sons and daughters matters. This wife who warms you at night matters. The joy you take in being alive, the pleasure of strong drink, companionship and stories-all that matters. But when you are dust other men go on without you.
(a beautiful book based during the 3 year Biafran civil war. The book had one of the most beautiful women in the world and her twin sister who though she wasn't as beautiful I couldn't help falling in love with.)
Perhaps it was why an erection eluded him: the gelding mix of surprise and desire.
We don't have dowries, we have bride prices
You and yours will live, and I and mine will live. Let the eagle perch and let the dove perch and, if either decrees that the other not perch, it will not be well for him.
If God could make them care so genuinely, God was a worthy concept.
The slow sadness of missing a person who was still there.
(this follows a family that's half british(the father) and half American(the mother and children because culture matters more than genes sometimes) it is a story of the effects of beauty and adultery and the need to laugh with the people you love.)
"Halleluiah" by Leonard Cohen playing on her dime-store record player, that song Howard liked to call a hymn deconstructing a hymn.
The tears you cry for someone you never met who made something beautiful that you loved.
She called a rose a rose. He called it an accumulation of cultural and biological constructions circulating around the mutually attracting binary poles of nature/artifice.
The unmistakable Poles and Russians introducing the bones structure of Soviet Realism to an island of chinless, browless potato faces,
It takes a lot of practice to ensure that a whole bottle of Cabernet and a pint of beer makes only a slight dent in your sobriety, but Howard felt he had reached this stage of accomplishment
The smiled the kind of smile you might employ when trying to convince a lunatic to quit holding a gun to your mother's head.
(the protagonist cannot be faithful, this is his curse, he's amazing with women this is his blessing, he falls in love with one woman and is thus cursed to forever hurt her. It's a book about how painful love can be both for the person hurt and the person being hurt.)
No, vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of emptiness below us which tempts and lures is, it is the desire to fall, against which terrified, we defend ourselves.
When the strong were too weak to hurt the weak, the weak had to be strong enough to leave.
It was a recapitulation of time, a hymn to their common past, a sentimental summary of an unsentimental story that was disappearing in the distance.
Extremes mean borders beyond which life ends, and a passion for extremism, in art and in politics, is a veiled longing for death
Every Frenchman is different. But all actors the world over are similar- in Paris, in Prague , or the back of beyond. An actor is someone who in early childhood consents to exhibit himself for the rest of his life to the anonymous public. Without that basic consent which has nothing to do with talent, no one can become an actor. Similarly a doctor is someone who consents to spend his life with human bodies and all that they entail. That basic consent(and not talent or skill) enables him to enter the dissecting room during the first year of medical school and persevere through the requisite years.
Es muss sein, es muss sein, ja, ja, ja, ja!(it must be, it must be, yes, yes, yes, yes!) and the fourth voice chimes in with Heraus mit dem Beutel(out with the purse!) a year later the same motif showed up as the basis for the fourth movement of the last quartet, Opes 155. By that time Beethoven had forgotten about Dembscher's purse. The words Es mus sein! Had acquired a much more solemn ring, they seemed to issue directly from the lips of Fate. In Kant's language even Good Morning, suitably pronounced can take the shape of a metaphysical thesis. German is a language of heavy words. Es muss sein was no longer a joke it had become der schwer gefasste Entschulss(the difficulty of weighty resolution)
Men who pursue a multitude of women fit neatly into two categories. Some seek their own subjective and unchanging dream of a woman in all women. Others are prompted by a desire to possess the endless variety of the objective female world. The obsession of the former is lyrical: what they seek in women is themselves, their ideal, and since an ideal can never be found, they are disappointed again and again. The disappointment that propels them from woman to woman gives their inconstancy a kind of romantic excuse, so that many sentimental women are touched by their unbridled philandering. The obsession of the latter is epic and women see nothing the least bit touching in it: the man projects no subjective ideal on women, and since everything interests him, nothing can disappoint him. This inability to be disappointed has something scandalous about it. The obsession of the epic womaniser strikes people as lacking in redemption(redemption by disappointment.) because the lyrical womaniser always runs after the same type of woman, we even fail to notice when he exchanges one mistress for another. His friends perpetually cause misunderstandings by mixing up his lovers and calling them by the same name. In pursuit of knowledge, epic womanisers(and of course Tomas belonged in their ranks)turn away from conventional feminine beauty, of which they quickly tire, and inevitably end up as curiosity collectors. They are aware of this and a little ashamed of it and avoid causing their friends embarrassment, they refrain from appearing in public with their mistresses.
This is the image from which he was born. As I have pointed out before, characters are not born like people, of woman; they are born of a situation, a sentence, a metaphor containing in a nutshell a basic human possibility that the author thinks no one else has discovered or said something essential about. But isn't it true that an author can write only about himself? Staring impotently across a courtyard, at a loss for what to do; hearing the pertinacious rumbling of one's own stomach during a moment of love; betraying, yet lacking the will to abandon the glamorous path of betrayal; raising one's fist with the crowds of the Grand March; displaying one's wit before hidden microphones-I have known all these situations, I have experienced them myself, yet none of them has given rise to the person my curriculum vitae and I represent. The characters in my novels are my own unrealised possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by them all. Each one has crossed a border that I myself have circumvented. It is that crossed border(the border beyond which my own I ends) which attracts me the most. For beyond that border begins the secret the novel asks about. The novel is not the author's confession; it is an investigation of human life in the trap the world has become. But enough. Let us return to Tomas
We all need someone to look at us. We can be divided into four categories according to the kind of look we wish to live under. The first category longs for the look of an infinite number of anonymous eyes, in other words for the look of the public… the second category is made up of people who have a vital need to be looked at by many known eyes. They are tireless hosts of cocktail parties and dinners. They are happier than the people in the first category who, when they lose their public, have the feeling that lights have gone out in the room of their lives. This happens to all of them sooner or later. People in the second category, on the other hand can always come up with the eyes they need…then there is the third category, the category of people who need to be constantly in the eyes of the one they love. Their situation is as dangerous as the situation of the people in the first category. One day the eyes of their beloved will close and the room will go dark…and finally there is the fourth category, the rarest, the category of people who live in the imaginary eyes of those who are not present. They are the dreamers.
(the main character is a paedophile. The great success of this book is that you can empathise with such a disgusting character, that you can bear to see out of his eyes for however long it takes you to read it and it's a pretty long book. It's also so beautifully written it's possible to transcribe the whole book, which means that paradoxically I highlighted much less)
As different as mist and mast
The result of considerable literary inbreeding in modern fiction
(On asking for directions) or else they went into such complicated explanations, with geometrical gestures, geographical generalities and strictly local clues.


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Top: Ann Taylor (similar)
Jewelry: (lots of simple jewelry here)
I entitled this post "The Forgotten" because when I was cleaning out my closet, I found this sweater. I realized that I had not worn it at all during the Fall/Winter season. So, when we had one of our cooler days, I knew that I had to take that opportunity and wear it.
I have loved this sweater ever since I got it a few years ago. when I was looking for a tunic type sweater, so I was very surprised when I realized that I had forgotten it. Most of the time, I wear it with leggings or skinny jeans so that the slim pants balances out the loose-ishness (made up word of the day #1) of the tunic.
I love this color purple! I think that yellow, turquoise/aqua, red, and green would look great with it! And of course, grey!
Have you ever forgotten any clothes before? If so, what? What color would YOU wear with "The Forgotten Sweater"?
Photography by Allie D.


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Karlie Maternity Short
Maternity Shorts
NY-based company DL 1961 is revolutionizing denim, one pair of jeans at a time. Using eco-friendly denim fibers that use half the dye, energy and water of traditional denim processing, the line of maternity denim uses high quality ethically sourced cotton and hybrid elastane, a combination of innovative stretch fibers that allow 360-degree movement as well as superb lifting and sculpting.
The DL 1961 Karlie Maternity Short has subtle fading that lends a lived-in look to the classic cutoff. Featuring inset elastic panels for a comfortable expansive fit, the shorts also have frayed leg openings, faux-front pockets, button closure, zip fly and patch back pockets.
Key features:
- Made of 98% cotton, 2% polyester
- Denim offers 360° of movement and 98% retention to never sag, bag or lose shap
- Inset elastic panels
- Frayed leg openings
Zipper fly and button closure
- Machine wash cold, tumble dry low
Color: Sprawling