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January 2018 Articles
RAINS BRING EARLY DESERT WILDFLOWER BLOOMS: BOOKMARK THESE RESOURCES
Anza-Borrego Desert
desert wildflowers
January 22, 2019 (Borrego) -- Thanks to the rain, wildflowers are blooming early this year in the Anza-Borrego desert, according to Sunbelt Publications. If you're planning to visit the Anza Borrego Desert State Park, these sites will provide updates on where and when to view those beautiful blooms:
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WILD IN THE COUNTRY: ROCK 'N' ROAR AT MAY 19 FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS
Lions Tigers and Bears
January 30, 2018 (Alpine) - Lions Tigers & Bears, San Diego's only accredited big cat and exotic animal rescue, will host its annual springtime fundraiser, "Wild in the Country" on Saturday, May 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. This year's theme is Rock 'n' Roar.
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LA MESA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PREPARES FOR SALUTE TO LOCAL HEROES AND ANNOUNCES 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Salute to Local Heroes
La Mesa Chamber of Commerce
Source: La Mesa Chamber of Commerce
January 8, 2018 (La Mesa) - In 2018, the La Mesa Chamber of Commerce is celebrating their 10th anniversary and this year's "Salute to Local Heroes" is a special evening that begins this year-long celebration. La Mesa is known as the "Jewel of the Hills" and this evening will be the first "jewel" of this celebratory year that is themed, "One Jewel of a Night." This evening will honor local heroes, install the Board of Directors and includes a silent auction, raffles and a delicious dinner. This special evening will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Town & Country Resort Hotel (Town & Country Ballroom), 500 Hotel Circle North in Mission Valley.
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JULIAN-CUYAMACA FIRE FEE FAILS TO QUALIFY FOR BALLOT AS TENSIONS ESCALATE OVER FUTURE OF FIRE DISTRICT
Cuyamaca
Juliain-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District
Julian fire fees
Story and photo by Miriam Raftery
Photo: 2011 Angel Fire, burning behind Julian High School
February 3, 2018 (Julian) – The San Diego County Registrar of Voters Michael Vu, in a letter to Patricia Landis, has advised that a proposed ballot measure to raise fees to $200 in the Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District had only 191 valid signatures—34 signatures short of the 225 needed to qualify.
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VOTE FOR US! WE'RE A FINALIST FOR "BEST MEDIA" IN SANTEE'S FAVORITES SURVEY
Santee Chamber
Santee's Favorites
Santee news
January 25, 2018 (Santee) – We're proud to announce that East County Magazine is a finalist in the Santee's Favorites survey! You can help by voting for East County Magazine here in the "media and entertainment" category. You can vote once each day, per IP address, now through February 4.
If you enjoy our local news and events coverage, or appreciate our wildfire and emergency alerts, please vote for us as often as possible and share with friends and family! Vote here.
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SDSU MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESS CONFERENCE 1/31: HOME FOR THE MILITARY
San Diego State basketball
San Diego State Men's Basketball
SDSU basketball
SDSU men's basketball
Aztecs basketball
Aztecs Men's Basketball
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Story by Liz Alper
Video courtesy goaztecs.com
January 31, 2018 (San Diego) - The Aztecs men's basketball team has had a harrowing couple of weeks, but now they're back home (finally) and ready to face Air Force Saturday night. Head coach Brian Dutcher and junior guard Jeremy Hemsley sat down with the media this week.
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: FULL MOON TRIFECTA!
Best Photos from our Readers and Staff
Story and photos by Robert Gehr
January 31, 2018 (San Diego's East County) -- Many of us were treated to a special, once in a lifetime event if we were awake and looking towards the western sky during the early morning hours. Did you see it?
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DESTINATION EAST COUNTY: FEBRUARY 2-MARCH 4
Destination East County
By Miriam Raftery, East County Magazine
January 31, 2018 (San Diego's East County) -- This week's Destination East County includes Mean Mary in concert in Santee, a pow-wow at Cuyamaca College, Hawk Watch in Ramona, the Oak Ridge Boys at Sycuan, Inside the Actors' Process at the Stagehouse Theatre, and a violin and cello concert at Mission Trails Regional Park.
Plus, we'll have coming attractions including Cupid and Canines at Grossmont Center, a chamber music concert at the La Mesa Library, open farm day at the Oasis Camel Dairy, a Valentine's Dinner in Julian, gardening tips and tours, live music at local night spots, the Martin Luther King Choir's ensemble in Lemon Grove, a star party and a Celtic harp concert at Mission Trails, Seussical the Musical in Spring Valley, and a St. Patrick's Day half marathon run through El Cajon.
So stay tuned for all of these events and many more!
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ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS
January 31, 2018 (San Diego's East County) - East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen on important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
2018 State of the Union fact check (New York Times)
Trump officials take heat for declining Russian sanctions (The Hill)
Interior cancels decades-old protections for migratory birds (High Country News)
In Reversal, EPA Suspends Alaska Mining Project to Preserve Watershed Protections (NPR)
Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit (New York Times)
Trump calls report he ordered Mueller's firing 'fake news' (The Hill)
Bernie Sanders 'Medicare for all' online townhall drew over 1 million live viewers (Huffington Post)
Newly Defanged, Top Consumer Protection Agency Drops Investigation of High-Cost Lender (Pro Publica)
Trump's Justice Department Warns House Republicans Not to Release Disputed FISA Memo (Buzzfeed)
Showdown escalates between Trump, Nunes and the FBI (Washington Post)
3 Ways the New Tax Law Will Impact Seniors (Caring.com)
5 Ways Election Interference Could (and Probably Will) Worsen in 2018 and Beyond (NPR)
No Middle Eastern or North African Category on 2020 Census, Bureau Says (NPR)
A Conspiracy of Silence Assaults Privacy (Jewish World Review)
Paris floods: Hundreds flee in boats as Seine rises (International Business Times)
At Least 103 Killed, 235 Wounded in Taliban Car Bombing in Kabul (NPR)
Pope urges Europe to be more active in fighting anti-Semitism (Reuters)
Egypt anti-gay raids: LGBT rights activists fear widespread brutal crackdown (International Business Times)
Mexico Registers Its Highest Homicides on Record (NPR)
In Turkey, cruel tradition trumps 'picture perfect' gender laws (CS Monitor)
Violent Protests in India Follow Release of Controversial Bollywood Epic (NPR)
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FLU KILLS HUNDREDS HERE, INCLUDING 10-YEAR-OLD BOY
flu deaths
boy dies of flu
January 31, 2018 (San Diego) -- The flu is taking a deadly toll locally. Last week, 32 people died of the flu in San Diego County, including a 10-year-old boy.
So far this season, 206 flu deaths have been reported, according to County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
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EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: LOCAL AND STATEWIDE NEWS
East County Round-UP
January 31, 2018 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego's inland regions, published in other media. This week's top "Roundup" headlines include:
Tule Wind now producing electricity (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Protests to Continue in La Mesa After Police Body Slam Student (KPBS)
San Diego home price increases, once again, among highest in U.S. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Illegal Pot Shops Are Opening Faster Than San Diego County Can Shut Them Down (Voice of San Diego)
Medical examiner: Homeless deaths on the rise in San Diego County (iNewsSource)
Homeless man almost crushed after San Diego city workers scooped him up and tossed him in a garbage truck (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Concerns about Santee housing boom (KNSD)
Lemon Grove man convicted on child pornography charges (Patch)
What is that mysterious foul smell at Lindo Lake? (CBS 8)
Calif. murder suspect said to have trained with extremist hate group (MSN)
'Anything could happen': Amid newsroom clashes, Los Angeles Times becomes its own story (Washington Post)
In California, Stockton Experiments With Guaranteed Basic Income (NPR)
Why a California judge swiped left on Tinder's 30-or-older fees (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION HONORS CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS
Martin Luther King Celebration
By Maridian Broadus
Photo, left: Honoree Alan Cabrera, Jane Elliott, Rev. Shane Harris, Honoree BAPC State President Dr. William Blair
January 31, 2018 (Lemon Grove) — "Where are we 50 years later?" That is the question posed by Reverend Shane Harris, president of the National Action Network in San Diego, and by keynote speaker, educator and anti-racism activist Jane Elliott at the Martin Luther King Jr. 88th birthday celebration held on Friday, January 19th at Lemon Grove Community Church. NAN is a social justice organization that advocates on behalf of minorities and the disenfranchised. The celebration paid homage to Dr. King and honored local civil rights activists.
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HEALTH AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
January 31, 2018 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.
U.S. flu outbreak worse since 2009 swine pandemic (BBC)
Is Smoking Pot While Pregnant Safe for the Baby? (NPR)
More birth defects seen in U.S. areas where Zika was present (Reuters)
Flu Virus Can Trigger a Heart Attack (NPR)
What's the 5-Year-Survival Rate for Cancer Patients Around the World? (NPR)
She championed the idea that freezing your eggs would free your career. But things didn't quite work out. (Washington Post)
Health Stocks Drop After Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Announcement (NPR)
Why Males Are Biology's Riskier Sex (NPR)
Tech firms let Russia probe software widely used by U.S. government (Reuters)
Net neutrality rules are gone, but where's the outrage? Burger King found it (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sound waves 'can help' early tsunami detection (BBC)
New Fossil Found in Israel Suggests a Much Earlier Human Migration Out of Africa (NPR)
Chinese scientists break key barrier by cloning monkeys (Reuters)
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JANA BUTH NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
San Diego State Tennis
San Diego State women's tennis
SDSU tennis
SDSU women's tennis
Aztecs tennis
Aztecs women's tennis
Buth begins 2017-18 season with a perfect doubles and singles record
Source: goaztecs.com
Photo courtesy goaztecs.com
January 31, 2018 (San Diego) - San Diego State senior women's tennis player Jana Buth (Kaiserslautern, Germany) has been named Mountain West Player of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday. This is the first career MW weekly honor for Buth.
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ADELA DE LA TORRE APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
Adela de la Torre becomes the ninth permanent president of SDSU and the first woman to serve in that role.
Source: SDSU News Center
January 31, 2018 (San Diego) - The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Adela de la Torre to serve as president of San Diego State University. De la Torre currently serves as vice chancellor, student affairs and campus diversity at the University of California, Davis.
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CITIZENS OVERSIGHT SIGNS $873 MILLION SAN ONOFRE SHUTDOWN SETTLEMENT WITH SCE, SDG&E AND OTHER PARTIES
San Onofre nuclear power plant
SDG&E
Substantial relief to ratepayers: $873 million will not be paid to utilities over the next 5 years, resulting in $775 million reduction
January 31, 2017 (San Diego) – Citizens Oversight, also operating as the "Coalition to Decommission San Onofre," today signed a settlement agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE), San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) and other ratepayer advocates to bring to a close the dispute over the amount ratepayers are obligated to pay for the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS). The nuclear plant was subject to an emergency shutdown on January 31, 2012, and permanently shuttered on June 6, 2013.
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LOCAL LEVELS OF OZONE PEAK IN MOUNTAIN AND DESERT AREAS
ozone levels
January 30, 2018 (San Diego's East County) – You might be surprised to learn where the highest levels of ozone pollution are in San Diego County. Hint: it's not urban areas in local cities, but rather, communities in East County's mountains and desert areas.
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DRIVER DIES AFTER CRASHING INTO BUILDING IN EL CAJON
driver dies after crashing into building
January 30, 2018 (El Cajon) --- The driver of a green Ford pickup truck that crashed into a business at 1417 North Cuyamaca Street in El Cajon yesterday afternoon was taken to a hospital, where he later died of severe injuries. The identity of the victim, a 46-year-old African-American man, is being withheld pending notification of his family.
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29 JOHNS ARRESTED IN PROSTITUTION STING OPERATION, D.A. ANNOUNCES
prostitution sting
January 30, 2018 (San Diego) – In what she calls a "wakeup call for men who buy sex," San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan today announced the arrest of 29 men following a three-week sting operation.
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TAX TIPS AND ALPINE HONORARY MAYOR ON AGENDA FOR "HOT TOPICS" BREAKFAST FEB. 13 AT JANET'S MONTANA CAFÉ
Alpine-Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce
Hot Topics Breakfast
January 30, 2018 (Alpine) — You're invited to get 2018 tax filing tips from Roger Garay, Online Bookkeeping & Tax Service, and hear about the Alpine Honorary Mayor campaign.
Both are on the agenda for the Alpine-Mountain Empire's "Hot Topics" breakfast at Janet's Montana Café, 2506 Alpine Blvd. in Alpine. The event will be on Feb. 13 from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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VALENTINE'S DESSERT AND WINE PAIRING FEB. 14 AT SAN PASQUAL WINERY IN LA MESA
San Pasqual Winery
Valentine's Day dinner
Romance in East County
January 30, 2018 (La Mesa) -- In celebration of Valentine's Day, you're invited to take your sweetheart, best friend, or even a group of friends to a dessert & wine pairing at San Pasqual Winery tasting room in La Mesa's downtown village.
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TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR DREAMERS
By Chris Jennewein
Reprinted with permission by Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association
Photo: President Trump applauds Congress curing his State of the Union speech. Image from White House video
January 30, 2018 (Washington, D.C.) - President Trump doubled down on his offer of a path to citizenship for California's estimated 500,000 eligible "Dreamers" Tuesday night in his first State of the Union speech.
The plan, which has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, would include a 12-year path to citizenship for 1.8 million immigrants brought to America as children in return for "a great wall on the southern border" and an end to both the visa lottery and chain migration.
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CHICK-FIL-A IN LA MESA, SANTEE HOSTING `DADDY-DAUGHTER DATE NIGHT' ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7TH
January 30, 2018 (East County) – Just in time for Valentine's Day, the 12 Chick-fil-A restaurants in San Diego County, including the restaurants at 9418 Mission Gorge Road in Santee and 8200 Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa, will host a "Daddy-Daughter Date Night" for fathers and daughters from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 7.
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SDSU'S ASHLEY HENDERSON NAMED MW WOMEN'S INDOOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
San Diego State track & field
SDSU track & field
Aztecs track & field
Henderson wins second award in as many tries this year
January 30, 2018 (San Diego) - San Diego State's Ashley Henderson has been named the Mountain West Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Henderson has won the weekly award twice in two tries this year (also Jan. 16), two indoor awards for her career and five MW athlete-of-the-week awards overall (also three outdoor accolades).
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GOALKEEPER BORIS PARDO EARNS TEAM OF THE WEEK HONOR
San Diego Sockers
His nine-save and .900 save percentage performance against Turlock was key; Hiram Ruiz makes Honorable Mention list with two goals in the same match
Source: San Diego Sockers
Photo courtesy San Diego Sockers
January 30, 2018 (San Diego) - The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) announced today the Team of the Week for week 14 and Sockers goalkeeper Boris Pardo was placed on the team for his efforts against the Turlock Express. Hiram Ruiz was named on the Honorable Mention list with his two goals in the same game.
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SDSU WATER POLO: CRAWFORD EARNS SANDY NITTA AWARD FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
San Diego State water polo
SDSU water polo
Aztecs water polo
Head coach earns award for Pacific Southwest Zone
January 30, 2018 (San Diego) - San Diego State water polo head coach Carin Crawford has earned the Sandy Nitta Distinguished Coaching Award for the Pacific Southwest Zone, USA Water Polo announced last week. It is the second straight year in which Crawford has won the award.
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SDSU MEN'S GOLF TIES FOR 10TH AT ARIZONA INTERCOLLEGIATE
San Diego State golf
San Diego State men's golf
SDSU golf
SDSU men's golf
Aztecs golf
Aztecs men's golf
Aztec freshman Puwit Anupansuebsai ties for 28th individually
Photo: P.J. Samiere (left) tied Blake Abercrombie for the Aztecs' lowest score on Tuesday with a 72 during the final round. Courtesy goaztecs.com
January 30, 2018 (Tucson) - The San Diego State men's golf team finished in a tie for 10th place at the Arizona Intercollegiate on Tuesday after shooting a combined 6-over-par 290 during the final round at Sewailo Golf Club. With their score, the Aztecs completed their opening event of the spring with a 54-hole total of 46-over 898 on the par-71, 7,292-yard course layout.
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EX-PADRES GM PASSES AWAY
Passages: Kevin Towers
Photo via @Sweendog9 on Tumblr
January 30, 2018 (San Diego) - Former Padres general manager Kevin Towers has passed away at the age of 56. Towers, who is most known for putting together the 1998 Padres team who won the National League championship, passed from a rare form of thyroid cancer that he was diagnosed with in December of 2016.
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ROUND TWO SUSPENDED FOR SDSU MEN'S GOLF AT ARIZONA TOURNEY
Tournament to resume Tuesday; Aztecs remain in 10th place
January 29, 2018 (Tucson) - The San Diego State men's golf team sits in 10th place at the Arizona Intercollegiate after play was suspended on Monday toward the end of round two due to darkness. As a team, the Aztecs remain at 40-over par through holes 14-15 at the par-71, 7,292-yard Sewailo Golf Club when dusk fell.
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HUMAN SMUGGLING ARRESTS INCLUDE TWO DACA RECIPIENTS AND A U.S. CITIZEN
DACA recipients
January 29, 2018 (San Diego) – Two immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have been arrested for involvement in human smuggling in two separate incidents, The U.S. Border Patrol reports.
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Pork, celery, onion and bean sprouts. Served with rice.
Pork, celery, onion and bean sprouts. Served with noodles.
Thick rice noodles. Large sized.
Shrimp, chicken and beef. Soft boiled noodles. Large sized.
Soft boiled noodles. Large sized.
Shrimp, chicken and jalapeno peppers.
Stir fried bean cake tofu with ground pork in a spicy hot sauce. Served with rice.
Chicken, beef and shrimp. Served with red and green pepper, bean sprout, curry and vermicelli.
Served with red and green pepper, bean sprout, curry and vermicelli.
Beef cooked with broccoli, baby corn, pea pods, pepper and chef's special hot sauce. Served with rice.
Spicy sauce with broccoli, red and green pepper and basil leaves.
Sriracha sauce with broccoli and onions.
Broccoli and snow peas slow cooked in spicy green curry.
Fish filet in Thai panang sauce.
Stir fried rice with protein, egg, chopped jalapeno pepper and basil leaves.
Peanut curry noodles with gravy.
Stir fried Thai rice noodles with basil, onion, pea pod, bean sprout and carrot.
Daily soup, spring rolls, pot stickers, Mongolian beef, spicy garlic chicken, fried rice, fortune and almond cookies.
Daily soup, spring rolls, pot stickers, Mongolian beef, Hunan shrimp, house chicken, fried rice and fortune and almond cookies.
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Iskra Lawrence Shared a Compelling Message About Body Dysmorphia and Disordered Eating
The model is speaking up in light of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Faith Brar
Faith Brar is a Maine-based freelance health and wellness writer and content creator whose work has appeared in a series of Meredith digital brands, including Shape. When she's away from her keyboard, you can find her lifting weights, hiking mountains, binge-watching true crime shows, and spending quality time with her hubby and dog-child, Drake.
Craig Barritt /Stringer/Getty Images. Photo: Craig Barritt /Stringer/Getty Images
We all know Iskra Lawrence for breaking down society's standards of beauty and encouraging people to strive for happiness, not a number on the scale. The body-positive role model has appeared in countless Aerie campaigns with zero retouching and is always posting inspirational and motivational messages on the 'gram.
In her most recent post, in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, she opened up about her struggles with body dysmorphia and disordered eating. "I want to combat the stigma around this mental illness," she wrote alongside side-by-side photos of herself. The photo of the left showed Lawrence airbrushed and Photoshopped to an almost unrecognizable degree; on the right, was a photo of her today, rocking a bikini on the beach, truly happy with being "perfectly imperfect."
"I wish I had known that Photoshop and retouching didn't make me perfect or beautiful," she wrote in the post. "Also that I didn't have to be a 'male fantasy.' This was again another societal fantasy I thought as a woman I was expected to be."
Lawrence spent years of her career as a model, thinking she was supposed to look a certain way in order to fit in. "When I started modeling, I was so focused on the scale, so focused on looking a certain way, that I didn't even realize I had a mental health issue," she previously told Shape. "I was working out so hard, to the point where I was dizzy and my eyesight would become blurry. I was obsessively writing down how many calories I was consuming, and my diet was so poor that I was constantly tired and would often fall asleep in the middle of the day. Despite that, mentally, I always felt like a failure because I could never reach the aesthetic or standard I'd set for myself or what I thought society expected of me." (
Why Body-Shaming Is Such a Big Deal-and What You Can Do to Stop It
Blinded by obsession over changing her appearance, Lawrence was ignoring all the signals her body was giving her. "It was basically screaming that I was hurting myself, but I continued to ignore it until one day, something just clicked," she said. "I stopped trying to alter what I looked like and accepted my body as it was. With that, I also gave up on dieting, restriction, and everything else that was damaging my body and self-esteem."
Since then, Lawrence has worked hard to become comfortable in her skin. One of the most valuable lessons she's learned is that she's worth so much more than what she sees in the mirror. "I've never felt more beautiful or sexy just being the real me, and knowing that I'm loved because I'm me not some fantasy or perfected illusion," she continued to share in her post. "That my value wasn't based on a set of measurements, a number on the scale or the size I wear."
Today, her goal is to continue sharing that inspiring message with women to encourage them to love their bodies as they are and to have more open and honest conversations about disordered eating and self-image. "I know now that my body is mine and therefore perfectly imperfect and my home to be cherished," she wrote. "I'm grateful I'm here to tell my story when there are too many lives being lost from this mental illness. I hope that someday you share your story because we need more representation when we talk about eating disorder recovery. Sending you all so much love and hope that you will tell yourself today and every day that you love yourself too."
If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, NEDA's toll-free, confidential helpline (800-931-2237) is here to help.
People Are Sharing Their 'Runner's Body' to Celebrate International Women's Day
Bebe Rexha Shared a Heartbreaking TikTok That'll Hit Hard for Anyone Who's Struggled with Body Image
The New Documentary 'What Happened, Brittany Murphy?' Explores the Actress' Extreme Weight Loss
Iskra Lawrence Clapped Back at a Troll Who Said She Should Retouch Her Photos
How 'Manifest' Actress Melissa Roxburgh Healed Her Relationship with Exercise After an Eating Disorder
Mel C Opened Up About Dealing with Mental Health Struggles and Eating Disorders
20 Celebs Criticized for Their Curves
10 Things This Woman Wishes She'd Known at the Height of Her Eating Disorder
Iskra Lawrence Shared the Daily Affirmation That's Been Her 'Saving Grace'
This Instagrammer Is Sharing Why It's So Important to Love Your Body As It Is
Zosia Mamet Opened Up About Having an Eating Disorder
I Didn't Know I Had an Eating Disorder
How Aly Raisman Boosts Her Body Confidence Through Meditation
Iskra Lawrence Shares How Pregnancy Impacted Her Eating Disorder Recovery
How I Overcame the Societal Pressure to Lose Weight for My Wedding
Remi Bader Shared That She's Seeking Treatment for Binge Eating

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Jerry D. Weast
Former Post Doctoral Fellow at Duke University - Graduate School
Jerry Weast, a veteran of education leadership, including 35 years as a superintendent of schools, has amassed a record of results. Leading school districts in five states, Weast has demonstrated his commitment to ensuring all students graduate prepared and inspired for success in college and careers. Weast is widely respected for his expertise in crafting coherent strategies to sequence change efforts and advises and collaborates with foundations and school district leaders to improve the quality of public education across the United States.
Weast led Montgomery County Public Schools(MCPS) to achieve both the highest graduation rate among the nation's largest school districts for four consecutive years and the highest academic performance ever in MCPS as the non-English-speaking student population more than doubled and enrollment tipped toward low socioeconomic demographics. U.S. News and World Report found that MCPS high schools comprise about three percent of the nation's top high schools for STEM education (Classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011). During Weast's tenure, MCPS received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for management excellence in 2010 and was a 2010 finalist for the Broad Prize in Urban Education.
Weast has received numerous awards and honors, including the Educator of the Year Award from the Schott Foundation for Public Education in 2011 and the American Educational Research Association's 2012 Distinguished Public Service Award.
Weast authored a chapter on the achievement gap in a book, Improving the Odds for America's Children, dedicated to Marian Wright Edelman's 40 years at the helm of the Children's Defense Fund (2014). His groundbreaking approaches to improving public education are the subjects of case studies by the Harvard Business School, The Pew Foundation, the Foundation for Child Development, the Panasonic Foundation, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; and of the book Leading for Equity (Harvard Education Press, 2009). Analyses of his successful leadership are featured in several books: Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools (Kirp, 2013); Team Turnarounds (Frontiera and Leidl, 2012) and Respect (Kwalwasser, 2012) – and the early childhood education initiatives Dr. Weast led in Montgomery County are discussed in the book Building Blocks, (Maerhoff, 2006).
Weast serves on a number of boards and advisory groups, including the Committee for Economic Development, the National Education Association Foundation Senior Fellows Advisory Group, the board of directors of Editorial Projects in Education, the Opportunity to Learn advisory board (Schott Foundation), the advisory board to the P3 Executive Leadership Institute (University of Washington), and the advisory board of America Achieves. Weast is founder and president of the Partnership for Deliberate Excellence, LLC, through which he works with school districts.
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President at Institute for Educational Leadership
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Former Director of Education Investments at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
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Co-Founder at XTO Energy, Inc.
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Stan Ross Department of Accountancy at The City University of New York - Baruch College
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Member, Board of Trustees at Committee for Economic Development
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Director & Senior Vice President at alliantgroup LP
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This book celebrates the character and richness of the English landscape. From the sweeping stretches of sandy coast in Northumberland to the high peaks of Helvellyn and Scafell Pike in the Lake District, from the rolling hills of the South Downs to the granite cliffs of the Cornish coast, the English landscape is immensely varied and distinctive. The book is illustrated throughout with colour photographs and maps. The English Landscape is indispensable for anyone who cares about England's most precious asset. 460pp. Index. Size: 4to Large Post (10½" x 8¼" approx.) Introduction / preface by Bill Bryson.


It would be a bit bold to suggest I have the answer, but it strikes me that in the letters of the New Testament, Paul and others are writing to people. In fact, we could say that God, speaking through Paul and others, is giving his Word to people in the form of a letter because letters are written for readers. Letters are personal. They are not just about information but about connection and relationship. Letters need readers.
So after identifying who he is in relation to Jesus, Paul clarifies that he is writing to people. People are the point. Theology is for people because God is for people. Christianity is not about a religious system that puzzlers are trying to piece together. It's about us—real, everyday people—who belong to Jesus. God loves us and calls us to be holy people (saints). God wants to extend his grace and peace to us.
I think God is making a point by using letters in the New Testament. God wants me to know that he doesn't just want me to hear truth; he wants me to hear him because I matter to him personally.
Heavenly Father, for the gift of your letters to us, we thank you. For your desire that we hear you, affirming our value to you, we give thanks in Christ. Amen.


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The Sensitivity Training Dummy is our newest Patent Pending design to take your Martial Arts training to a higher level. You can train solo or up to 4 practitioners at one time. The torso of the dummy freely spins 360 degrees in either direction, and can also be locked in fixed position not to rotate.
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Socio-Cultural Management Journal
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"Socio-Cultural Management Journal" is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal, which covers current issues of theory and history of the art of management and practical aspects of its organization in the socio-cultural sphere.
The journal presents a completely new managerial and cultural direction of research, focused on philosophical and scientific understanding and practical improvement of the art of management in the organization of the life of society, which distinguishes the presented journal from many other scientific journals of managerial profile.
The purpose of the journal is competent coverage of fundamental and practically significant scientific achievements of professors, teachers, researchers, doctoral students, postgraduate students, students, as well as managers-practitioners, both directly in Ukraine and countries near and far abroad all whose scientific, corporate and professional interests include issues of socio-cultural activities management.
This is a scientific platform for the ideas and views exchange on trends in the theory and practice of the art of socio-cultural management in Ukraine and the world.
Given that the direction of the journal's research is completely new, the editorial board aims to spread the journal's ideas to different continents and countries around the world, focusing on the principles of transparency and best practices for scientific publications.
The scientific journal was founded in 2018 as the "Bulletin of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts. Series in Management of Socio-Cultural Activities". In 2020, it was renamed the "Socio-Cultural Management Journal".
The journal is included in category "B" of the List of scientific professional publications of Ukraine in the field of science "Cultural Studies" in the specialty 028 "Management of Socio-Cultural Activities" (order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No.1643 from 28.12.2019).
There are two regular sections in the journal, intended for the publication of original theoretical and empirical scientific articles: "Theory, History, Culture and Art of Management"; "Practical Aspects of Socio-Cultural Management". These sections are basic and mandatory for each issue of the journal.
In addition to original scientific articles, which are the basis and priority of the journal, the journal may publish review scientific articles, as well as analytical reviews of scientific events (conferences, seminars, round tables) and reviews of important monographs and educational materials. To do this, the journal provides three non-permanent sections: "Scientific Reviews", "Conferences, Seminars, Round Tables", "Reviews", which are filled only in the presence of relevant materials.
The Founder, Owner and Publisher of the journal – Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts
Editor-in-Chief: Professor Yaroslav Martynyshyn, founder and the head of Scientific School "Art of Management". Editor-in-Chief is the authorized representative of the Publisher and the highest official of the journal. He heads the journal and makes decisions on all issues related to the journal.
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Language: English.
Frequency: 2 times a year. Number 1 (June); Number 2 (December).
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THEORY, HISTORY, CULTURE AND ART OF MANAGEMENT
Entrepreneurship: Theory, Genesis, Socio-Cultural Dimensions and Strategies
Yaroslav Martynyshyn, Olena Khlystun, Maryna Antonivska, Oksana Krupa
The Culture of Economic Life of Society: Essence, Basic Values, Management
Yelena Kovalenko
Main Directions of Cultural Diplomacy of the USA and Japan
Myroslava Poplavska
PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF SOCIO-CULTURAL ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT
Spatial Semiotics and Landscape Hermeneutics in the Professional Training of Managers of Socio-Cultural Activity
Olga Boyko, Serhii Zuiev, Tatiana Povalii, Larysa Otroshchenko
Psychological Stability and Coping Strategies of a Fashion Business Manager as Determinants of Effective Overcoming Difficult Management Situations
Оlena Kostiuchenko, Maryna Bryl, Liudmyla Dykhnych
Popularity Strategies of a Modern Music Artist
Iryna Parkhomenko, Kateryna Berezovska
Assessment of a Socio-Cultural Product Quality
Yuliia Tymchenko
Organization of Theatrical Activity Within the Non-Governmental Sector of Culture
Mariia Yakovenko
Consumer Behavior Research in the Marketing Field in the Last Five Years: Literature Review
Vera Gravite-Lapere


PINEVILLE, La., June 2, 2013 - Thirty-three Cleco line mechanics leave today for Oklahoma City after Friday's storm damaged Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company's (OGE) system. Cleco crews leave just seven days after returning from helping OGE rebuild its system in Moore, Okla., after a devastating tornado hit the area.
"The tornado damage in Moore was so extensive, our crews worked on the basics, like replacing poles," said Floyd Pittman, Cleco's mutual assistance coordinator. "We understand Friday's storm did not create the same level of damage, but it was severe and widespread, leaving areas flooded, which could slow restoration efforts. However, our crews are leaving with a purpose - to help restore the area's power as quickly and as safely as possible."
Cleco sent 34 workers on May 21 to assist OGE restore power one day after an EF5 tornado hit Moore. The tornado killed 24 and demolished the utility's electric system. The storm Friday, May 31 brought torrential rains, hail, flooding, and multiple tornadoes, killing at least nine people.
"Our hearts go out to the people in Oklahoma, and our crews are ready to lend a hand," said Pittman. "Our friends at OGE and their customers have been through a lot. Our crews are determined to do whatever it takes to help the Oklahoma City area after this storm disrupted their lives."
Cleco is a member of the Southeastern Electric Exchange's mutual assistance program where member utilities offer power restoration assistance after major weather events.
Cleco Corporation is a regional energy company headquartered in Pineville, La. Cleco owns a regulated electric utility company, Cleco Power LLC, which owns nine generating units with a total nameplate capacity of 2,565 megawatts and serves approximately 283,000 customers in Louisiana through its retail business and 10 communities across Louisiana and Mississippi through wholesale power contracts. Cleco also owns a wholesale energy business, Cleco Midstream Resources LLC, which owns two generating units with a total nameplate capacity of 775 megawatts. For more information about Cleco, visit www.cleco.com.


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And work the white man�s gain.
And seal them with your dead.
Go, girdle them with forts.
Ye cannot stoop to less.
Will not your fraud of "freedom"
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Wild Sentry for Wolves
When Wild Sentry, the Northern Rockies Ambassador Wolf Program, traveled to Silver City, New Mexico last year, more than 450 people attended for what was expected to be a shouting, gun-slinging, heated debate. Instead, people listened, and many changed their minds about wolves.
Started by Patricia Tucker and Bruce Weide in 1991, the Wild Sentry "pack" is comprised of Koani, a female gray wolf; Indy, her dog companion; Tucker, a wildlife biologist; and Weide, the storyteller. Together, they travel to regions where wolf populations are slowly recovering to challenge stereotypes about wolves. They make 150 presentations to more than 20,000 people annually.
"Wild Sentry presents information that lets people make their own assessments of wolves based on science, natural history and biological fact," says Cynthia Wayburn, a New Mexico audience member.
Wild Sentry's main audience is children because, says Tucker, "This generation will ultimately decide future wolf recovery." As part of her presentation, Tucker stresses that wolves don't eat little girls in red hoods—or their grandmothers. "`Little Red Riding Hood' has really influenced peoples' attitudes toward wolves," says Tucker. "We need to teach a different meaning of the story, so we don't raise more generations afraid of wolves."
The Idaho Cattle Association (ICA), meanwhile, opposes efforts to reintroduce the wolf. "We interpret an increase in the number of wolves as an increase in the threat to livestock," says ICA's George Bennett.
Tucker admits that some wolves do learn to hunt and kill livestock, and agrees that appropriate measures are necessary in these rare instances. She adds, however, that no healthy wild wolf has ever attacked a human. Weide says the image of wolves as vicious beasts is fueled by the way stories, movies and advertisements portray them. Koani's appearance on the stage during presentations is meant to give people a first-hand opportunity to see a wolf, and demonstrate the naturally shy and non-aggressive behavior of the species.
"I felt honored to see Koani," says Will Roush, a high school sophomore. "Wolves shouldn't be killed out of fear."
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Tree Swallows, Grand Teton, USA. Photo: Xavi Bou
How Xavi Bou Makes His Mesmerizing Portraits of Birds in Flight
Through photos and now video, the Spanish photographer takes an artistic approach when capturing birds flying through the sky.
By Jessica McKenzieReporter, Audubon Magazine
Birds in This Story
Latin: Sturnus vulgaris
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"I don't want to show a bird flying," says photographer Xavi Bou. "I want to show a flight."
Although Bou has dedicated years of his life to photographing birds, someone encountering his work for the first time could be excused for having no idea what his subject is. In a project called Ornithographies, he creates mesmerizing images by taking many photographs per second and stitching up to 3,500 or more of them together. The results are beautifully abstract, capturing the energy of flight, whether in the chaotic squiggles that result when Alpine Swifts dive and swoop for insects, or the smooth, even undulations of a gull flying over the water. They may not be moving pictures—although Bou uses a cinema camera that takes 60 frames a second—but they have movement. Bou began working on the project in 2012, and debuted the first images in 2015; his work has since been exhibited around the world.
More recently, Bou has expanded the project to video, including one called Murmurations that shows a flock of starlings evading a hawk. "What happens is, if in this moment a hawk appears to attack them, it's when they do this dance," he says. "The hawk is like carving this ephemeral sculpture that's in the air." As with the still images, Bou knit multiple series of photographs together to create an animation. He estimates that every day of filming requires two weeks of post-production work; for Murmurations, he also enlisted the help of a film editor. The final product, which was filmed in southern Catalonia, was then set to ethereal music.
Ornithographies is the culmination—or rather, continuation—of a lifetime of birdwatching. Bou was born in Prat de Llobregat, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain, and often accompanied his grandfather on his long, daily walks around the delta to observe planes, ships, and, of course, birds. Upon returning home, they would consult a field guide to identify species. While Bou estimates he can now recognize 90 percent of European and Mediterranean birds, he says the polluted urban area he grew up in inspired him to focus his work on common birds. "We have more richness than we thought," he says. "There are many species of birds in this city that we are not paying attention to, and it's really a treasure. It's really something that we have that helps us to disconnect—or reconnect, if you prefer—to nature."
Bou, 41, trained as a scientist at university and worked in the advertising and fashion industry for more than a decade while searching for a subject, an original idea. "During these years, nature was my escape," Bou says. When he was stressed, he would grab his binoculars and head out into the field. On hikes, he'd stop to look at animal tracks and scat. "What I realized is, if I want to do a personal project, I have to talk about nature."
Common Swifts, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Photo: Xavi Bou
The idea for Ornithographies began with a paw print he saw while hiking in the Mediterranean forests of Catalonia. "I thought to myself, what kind of tracks would leave the birds in the sky?" Bou says. "I imagined these shapes." Bou looked into whether other artists had done anything like what he was imagining. "Normally, at that point, you find that many people have done, and really well done, so you get really sad—this is what used to happen."
This time was different. As Bou began developing the project, he didn't want people's analytical brains to kick in when they saw his work. He didn't want a viewer thinking about the tilt of the wings or the shape of the feathers at a particular moment, as one might while looking at a series of photographs by Eadweard Muybridge, one of the original chronophotographers. "I don't want to see the 'bird, bird, bird'," Bou explains. He found that by overlapping photos taken in quick succession, you lose the shape of the bird, revealing instead a "complete new organic shape."
As for what's next, Bou says he is always looking for ever more complex behavior to capture. "Every time is more challenging, and also challenging to not copy myself," he says.
During the pandemic, Bou has been busy taking care of his 5-year-old daughter, but still has found time to start learning bird calls. Once he can again travel internationally, he wants to capture groups of migrating raptors in the places where they congregate in huge numbers, like Veracruz, Mexico, or Batumi, Georgia. He'd also like to go back to Iceland, where there's a stark contrast between the heaviness and sharpness of these dramatic rock formations just off the coast and the delicate lines of birds in flight. Regardless of where the work takes him next, he says, one thing will stay the same: "The sky is the canvas."
Greater Flamingos, Ebro Delta, Catalonia,Spain. Photo: Xavi Bou
White Storks, Medina-Sidonia, Spain. Photo: Xavi Bou
Yellow-legged Gulls, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Photo: Xavi Bou
Race pigeons, Cunit, Catalonia, Spain. Photo: Xavi Bou
Turkey Vultures, Jackson Hole, USA. Photo: Xavi Bou
European Starlings, Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain. Photo: Xavi Bou
Common Raven, Yellowstone Naitonal Park, USA. Photo: Xavi Bou
Common Cranes, Gallocanta, Spain. Photo: Xavi Bou
Alpine Swifts, L'Estartit, Catalonia, Spain. Photo: Xavi Bou
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The one who roams the world with wild abandon is the one who turns pavements to runways. She who dares will make the world her stage. Meet Liv Lo, an emerging regional personality set to conquer the world with her vision for a fitness revolution. Unlock Liv's wardrobe of monochromatic metallics and high-shine fabrics, after-dark dressing is done right in perfected doses.
Your career to date has been pretty unconventional, can you tell us a bit more about it?
I guess I always have followed my dreams! For 15 years I have lived and worked in Taiwan, Canada, Japan, and Singapore. Moving countries also provides opportunity for a career shift. During my career I have created and sold a company, been an actress on television and modelled on major campaigns internationally. I am now working as an emcee, producing a workout called Fit Sphere, teaching yoga and hosting workshops at Yoga Movement, while creating digital content for clients. While I currently have 4 jobs I have always had my own working hours and schedule and joke that I am my own slave driver! My career path has been unconventional because I have always pursued my curiosity and passion to create. If I look back it's crazy that I have always had a working visa, but I have never considered that pressure because the transition is in the pursuit of freedom.
How does it feel having the public spotlight on your marriage and as the 'power couple' of SG?
I always feel funny when people say that because we personally don't notice it. I am happy that Henry and I can represent a strong relationship because it is something we work at. We are both pursuing our own careers and have never held each other back. We support and trust each other and are successful and happy because of it. With Henry pursuing Hollywood now I hope that our relationship will be a continued positive influence on others.
Your multicultural background of Taiwanese and Italian descent and bilingual life from Tokyo to Singapore has allowed you to be immersed in the two worlds of the East and West Has there been a particular time where you truly realised a difference in fashion and style in the context of culture?
The first time I visited Henry in KL from Japan was a shocker. We were newly dating and I wanted to make an impression. I brought all the latest Tokyo fashion for my visit but Henry just remarked "your style is lost here. Can you just wear a t-shirt and jeans"?
What is a top priority for Liv Lo these days amid the many hats you play, from a businesswoman to a public persona and alas, a wife?
While I juggle all my roles I am trying to figure out how to align all my careers. I am pursuing what I truly and undyingly love, FIT SPERE! It's taken me years to admit to myself and pursue this dream of mine but I cannot hold back any longer. I have been working out on video tape since I could remember. Think Paula Abdul and Cindy Crawford. Now I am creating my own bodyweight workout combing HIIT and Yoga in a video program. It will be available for sale from December 1st on www.fit-sphere.com. I am not sure what the future holds (babies, moving countries??) so I am working on making myself ready and able for anything.
What life mantra do you live by?
Vintage is the best eco-choice on the plant. There is a big faux pas about used clothing especially in Asia. I feel there is not enough education on the waste of fast fashion. Cheap materials contain plastic and are irritable to the skin and cause micro plastic waste. The fashion industry is smart. As soon as consumers figure something out about fast fashion they reinvent their language and trick the consumer to think they have better practices. I would rather spend my hard earned money not on marketing and fashion that is going to make me feel off trend in a week but to truly ask myself if I love this piece and why, think about what can I wear it with at home, and if I could wear it in more styles than one. I love buying second hand pieces because they add value in circulation. This is why a lot of people are practicing buy less, invest more.
A fun story about one of the items you have put up on sale with us?
The silver chainmail dress is Versace by H&M and is an extremely covetable collectors item. Definitely one of a kind.


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Yasui leads by example on rebuilding team
Sophomore volleyball player Bryanne Yasui lives two lives.
For eight months of the year, Yasui weathers cold Plattsburgh winters and endures the stress of college life.
The rest of the time she spends nearly 5,000 miles away at home in Honolulu, with temperatures that hover between 70 and 80 degrees year-round.
"It was my first time seeing falling snow and leaves changing," Yasui said of her move to Plattsburgh.
Each snowfall, Yasui still receives texts from teammates telling her to look outside.
And while life is certainly different on the East Coast, it's not exactly one she prefers.
A self-described "seafood person," Yasui loves the food and the beaches back home, making sure to fill her quota of each whenever she's able to return for school breaks.
On the flip side of Pacific paradise, Yasui and her teammates have struggled this year with what women's volleyball head coach, Jake Bluhm, called a "building season."
Plattsburgh began scouting Yasui in her junior year of high school, where she won three varsity letters in girls' volleyball as a defensive specialist/libero and earned an Oahu Interscholastic Association East All-Star Honorable Mention in 2014.
"Bryanne reads the game very well. She's the anchor for our ball control right now," Bluhm said. "We look to her to do a lot of things and help us along."
During her freshman year, Yasui started two matches and competed in 112 sets. She was first on team and second in SUNYAC with 4.60 digs per set out of 515 total.
Off the court, Yasui doesn't lose her touch.
"Because she's a fierce competitor, she's very strong-willed," Bluhm said. "She'll speak her mind."
In the future, Yasui hopes her education in human development and interest in psychology will allow her to work with and counsel children one day.
"Originally, I was an art major, which is kind of why I came to New York," said Yasui, who had hoped to score New York City internship.
However, the idea of her big city dreams clashed with the reality of them once Yasui settled into college.
"I wanted to be able to go home during breaks," she said. "And there's not as many opportunities in art, so I figured I could something to help other people."
Still, art remains part of her.
"I try to take at least one art class every semester," Yasui said. Having recently picked up photography, she uses her creative streak and love for movies to cope with stress.
A family-oriented person, Yasui isn't the only one who's had trouble with her move.
Her mother, Jeanette Yasui, is grateful that technology keeps the pair in touch, but there's no substitute for seeing her daughter in person.
"When Bryanne is away, I miss our conversations most," she said.
The elder Yasui, also born and raised in Hawaii, has been to Plattsburgh only twice, first when she accompanied her daughter on a campus tour, and again on move-in day.
She misses her children on holidays and family gatherings especially, but cherishes the time she does get to spend with them.
"When she's home, we enjoy shopping and baking together," she said.
Though Yasui is bracing herself for the start of her second winter, she said she's already sick of the season. And while most of her classmates will spend over a month living inside their heavy coats, Yasui will be back home, likely baking and beaching.
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Giant 3D Family Panto Musical to play Sydney's State Theatre
Theatre People Newsroom — February 23, 2019
BONNIE LYTHGOE PRODUCTIONS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
PETER ROWSTHORN, JIMMY REES, LUKE JOSLIN
to star in
GIANT 3D FAMILY PANTO MUSICAL SPECTACULAR
DIRECTED BY BONNIE LYTHGOE
PLUS 9 EXTRA SHOWS ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
Director and Producer, Bonnie Lythgoe today announced that her sixth Australian panto JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, a 'GIANT' 3D family panto musical spectacular will star PETER ROWSTHORN, JIMMY REES and LUKE JOSLIN.
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK will feature a fantastic 3D sequence, that will transport audience members deep into the Giant's castle and will play at the majestic State Theatre, Sydney from Friday 12 to Sunday 21 July 2019.
Announcing this fabulous cast Bonnie Lythgoe said "I am thrilled to have such a legend as Peter Rowsthorn in this year's Panto and so happy that the hilarious Jimmy Rees is coming back and delighted to welcome the amazingly talented Luke Joslin who will play "Flesh Creep", the Giant's evil Henchman.
PETER ROWSTHORN best known as long- suffering husband Brett Craig on Kath & Kim is delighted to be joining Bonnie in her next panto and will take on the role of 'King Crumble'. Currently appearing on Dancing with The Stars, JIMMY REES aka Jimmy Giggle from the hit ABC Kids' show, Giggle and Hoot, is returning for his third Bonnie Lythgoe production and will play 'Silly Billy'. Also joining the cast is musical and theatre performer/director LUKE JOSLIN (who is currently causing hysterics in Peter Pan Goes Wrong).
www.ozpanto.com
VENUE: State Theatre, 49 Market Street, Sydney
DATES: Friday 12 to Sunday 21 July 2019
PERFORMANCES: Friday 2pm & 7.30pm; Saturday 13 July 2pm & 7pm; Sunday 14 July 1pm & 5pm; Wednesday 17 July 11am (Relaxed performance) & 3pm; Thursday 18 July 11am & 3pm; Friday 19 & Saturday 20 July 2pm & 7pm; Sunday 21 July 3pm
PRICES: from $49 to $99 plus Family tickets $260
BOOKINGS: Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com.au or 1300 139 588
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Jymmy Dougllas França (Rio de Janeiro, 15 de abril de 1984) é um ex-futebolista brasileiro que atuava como atacante. Atualmente, é diretor do Castelo.

Começou sua carreira no Castelo, equipe do estado do Espírito Santo, em 2001. Jogou ainda por Estrela do Norte, Angra dos Reis, Quissamã, Americano, Friburguense, Jaguaré e América de Natal, sendo contratado pelo clube eslovaco Spartak Trnava em janeiro de 2009.

Por 2 temporadas, Jymmy defendeu o Sheriff, e foi um dos grandes destaques da equipe, sendo artilheiro do Campeonato Moldávio de 2009–10.

Jogou também por Chornomorets Odessa, Shimizu S-Pulse, Tokyo Verdy, Guaratinguetá, , Paulista de Jundiaí e , encerrando a carreira em 2017.

Títulos
Sheriff
 Campeonato Moldávio: 2009–10
 Copa da Moldávia: 2009–10
 Copa da CEI: 2009

Individuais
 Artilheiro do Campeonato Moldávio de 2009–10 (13 gols, empatado com Alexandru Maximov)

Ligações externas
 Perfil de Jymmy França - OGol.com.br

Naturais da cidade do Rio de Janeiro
Futebolistas do Rio de Janeiro (estado)
Futebolistas do Castelo Futebol Clube
Futebolistas do Estrela do Norte Futebol Clube
Futebolistas do Angra dos Reis Esporte Clube
Futebolistas do Quissamã Futebol Clube
Futebolistas do Americano Futebol Clube
Futebolistas do Friburguense Atlético Clube
Futebolistas da Associação Jaguaré Esporte Clube
Futebolistas do América Futebol Clube (Rio Grande do Norte)
Futebolistas do Futbolniy Klub Sheriff
Futebolistas do Chernomorets Odessa
Futebolistas do Shimizu S-Pulse
Futebolistas do Tokyo Verdy 1969 Football Club
Futebolistas do Paulista Futebol Clube
Futebolistas do Guaratinguetá Futebol

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Key West's Fantasy Fest On, But With A Few Changes
The Organizers of Key West's biggest yearly party 'Fantasy Fest' made the announcement on Monday of the cancellation of the annual Fantasy Fest parade as well as the street fair on Friday and Saturday, Oct 29-30.
This statement on Facebook from Festival director and producer Nadene Grossman Orr
"We cannot look into the future, but we can certainly see what is happening in our community today, and the impact that the new variant of COVID-19 has made. We stand by our request that you only attend Fantasy Fest if you are fully vaccinated. We hope that you will abide by our COVID policy and do your part to make the decision to participate based on your own personal wellbeing." Fantasy Fest visitors should be prepared with masks, proof of vaccination or a negative test, as venues may enforce their own rules for entry to their events. 'Key West and the Florida Keys are open for business and our festival partners are looking forward to welcoming you,"
What is Fantasy Fest?
Anyone who has spent any time on Key West's famous Duval Street, knows it feels like there's always a party going on, but that wasn't always the case. Shops up and down Duval, put out the "gone fishing" signs and closed up for months at a time back in the 70's as tourism slowed down.
A group of local business owners started thinking about what they could do to change that by attracting visitors and tempting snowbirds to return sooner for an earlier start of the lucrative winter season. Bill Conkle, Tony Falcone, Joe Liszka and Frank Romano decided a big party might just do the trick, and taking advantage of the popularity of Halloween and the tradition of fanciful costuming locally, in 1979, they threw a parade, which later became Fantasy Fest
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MATTR: A Timely Resource for Manufacturers
Home 9 Manufacturing Operations 9 MATTR: A Timely Resource for Manufacturers
How can small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) gain insights into new technologies to incorporate into their businesses? Develop new applications of existing products? Resolve longstanding issues in production or resolve quality assurance issues in product evaluation? They need MATTR, the MEP-Assisted Technology and Technical Resource.
MATTR, a service offering of NIST MEP (National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership), provides a mechanism for manufacturers to connect with the technical experts, facilities and other resources of the NIST laboratories. Accessible only through the MEP National Network™ of which NIST MEP is the federal partner, the MATTR service is open to even the smallest manufacturers in the country via their local MEP Center. Center representatives are available for on-site evaluations designed to uncover how advanced manufacturing technologies can impact a manufacturing business — and to recommend feasible options specific to a company's operation and workforce. If a need arises for technical assistance that might be available from the NIST labs, the Center representative submits a MATTR request to start the process.
Research occurring at the NIST labs covers many areas in current and future manufacturing technologies important in the United States, including the aerospace and automotive industries, biosciences, cybersecurity, material sciences, robotics and additive manufacturing. This research portfolio serves as an excellent resource for SMMs in understanding how to apply technologies to enhance their manufacturing practices. Additive manufacturing, as an example, has opened new doors to efficiency, speed and cost-reduction. It has also introduced challenges common with all new technologies: a lack of established methods. Through MATTR, SMMs can receive guidance in applying this emerging technology to their manufacturing operations.
Why Does MATTR Matter?
NIST labs focus on research in engineering, material measurement, physical measurement, communications technology, information technology and nanotechnology. MATTR is a way for MEP Center staff to help their clients put these technologies to use in the real world.
Additionally, NIST joint institutes and centers of excellence specialize in cybersecurity, materials design, biosciences and many other technical fields. With this NIST knowledge base available through MEP Center staff, SMMs have access to world class, federally funded resources that can help chart a successful path to the future.
When companies work with the NIST labs, they don't just help themselves — they help America's efforts to advance its entire manufacturing sector. The experience and data gained from helping companies lets NIST continuously learn and enhance its capabilities. MATTR is a bi-directional conduit that allows NIST staff to share their technology knowledge, while helping them better understand the real needs of SMMs and the U.S. manufacturing ecosystem in order to guide future research.
MATTR in Action
For example, Innovate Hawaii, the Hawaii MEP Center, contacted the MATTR service on behalf of a small photonics company that had developed a unique confocal microscope with a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. The company needed help in testing and evaluating its microscope with an advanced laser light source. The MATTR service identified a NIST scientist who was very interested in pursuing a research project with the company because of the potential capabilities of the ultra-fast laser and advanced microscope pair. As a result, there is now a CRADA between the company and NIST.
To learn more about how manufacturers can use MATTR to access the expertise and resources of NIST labs, connect with your local MEP Center.
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The Definitive Story About the Most Sophisticated Cyberattack in History
Alexis C. Madrigal
The story of Stuxnet, a piece of malware that almost certainly targeted an Iranian nuclear facility, is complex and dense. Most of the interesting stuff is buried in the half megabyte of code that the worm is made of, and telling a good story about the details is nearly as difficult as figuring them out in the first place.
That's why a new story on Wired's Threat Level by Kim Zetter is such a triumph. She got access to the security researchers who deciphered the worm and figured out how to tell the most technically informed story about Stuxnet I've ever read. While it may not contain any bombshell revelations about the worm, it will still stand as the definitive story about how the worm works and how we figured that out.
The other longform piece about Stuxnet, Michael Gross' Vanity Fair piece, a wonderfully devastating conclusion about what Stuxnet means. Zetter doesn't go into that explicitly, but by virtue of her blow-by-blow reporting about the shambling collaborative brilliance it took to reach real conclusions about the worm's behavior, we can draw a few of our own:
1. Unless the Pentagon and NSA have access to security researchers far superior to the known experts, this country is not ready for a war that uses software to cripple real-world infrastructure.
2. We probably won't know that who or what we're fighting until it's already on.
3. We probably won't know we've been attacked until after its already happened, perhaps months or even years later.
If you are interested in the future of cyberweapons, you owe it to yourself to read Zetter's piece. Even if you already know the basic features of the story, her writing and reporting will sharpen it in your mind.
Alexis C. Madrigal is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology.


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Operational Planning Pre-Pueblo
"Don't you know there's a war going on?"
The response of the Fifth Air Force representative to our efforts at coordinating emergency response to any contingency support requirement of the "Gravy Boat" was understandable, but not reassuring.
"All our quick-response aircraft are in Vietnam," he continued. But when we asked him to put us on distribution for his message telling CINCPAC he would not comply with the OPORDER, he changed his tune. Commander Carl Jennings, Lieutenant Commander Carl Hokenson and I had made the coordinated effort on behalf of COMNAVFORJAPAN in accordance with the OPORDER. Given the, albeit reluctant, assurance of contingency support, we left the Air Force Headquarters west of Tokyo and headed back to Yokosuka, , proceeding with preparations for the USS BANNER's intelligence collection missions, given the code name "Gravy Boat."
It was toward the end of 1965 and into mid-1966 that the USS BANNER transited the Pacific for a complete refit and, making Yokosuka, Japan her homeport, embarked on a series of intelligence collection mission. BANNER had been an AKL, but was now outfitted with an extensive electronics suite, including the latest and most sophisticated communications intelligence collections equipment the U.S. had available. This installation was given the name "Sod Hut," and BANNER was given an Auxiliary Research designator. It was the second of the series (USS PALM BEACH was the first) and was the first to deploy to the Pacific, predecessor to the ill-fated USS PUEBLO.
It was my privilege in those days, as Surface Intelligence Officer for the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, to work closely with BANNER's commanding officer, Lieutenant Bob Bishop. Bob was a "mustang" quartermaster, and a sharper professional I never met. During the weeks of final outfitting, bringing aboard the Signals Intelligence team from Kami Seya, merging the "specialists" with his own crew to form a cohesive unit and making preparations for operations at sea, I spent many hours aboard the ship, going over every possible contingency with Bob. We discussed, in detail, every aspect of any foreseeable eventuality.
"Bob, what will you do if they try to force you into port?" was one of the questions I asked him. He responded immediately: "They'll never force me into port – I'll scuttle the SOB first!"
Continuing the discussion, he called his warrant officer chief engineer to the wardroom and asked him how long it would take to scuttle the ship. "Two minutes with a chipping hammer" was the prompt reply, a reference to the very thin hull of BANNER. After some serious thought, he said he could open the cooling water intake valve to flood the engine room, and punch several holes with the fire ax.
Give me five minutes and nobody will be able to stop it going down, but it might stay afloat for another two hours." Lieutenant Bishop then told him to write it up as a ships' bill.
We spent a lot of time in the Sod Hut installation, which was about 20 feet fore and aft, as I recall it, with solid electronics from deck to overhead on overhead on both bulkheads. The center of the compartment was similarly jammed with electronics in a built-in rack, leaving just enough room to squeeze around the forward and aft ends. When we reviewed the plan for emergency destruction of this equipment (enough explosive to disintegrate the entire electronic suite), Lieutenant Bishop said he had no intention of going to sea aboard a floating bomb and vetoed the idea of explosive. Instead, he acquired two heavy sledge hammers and made sure the Sod Hut crew knew what was expected if an emergency destruct situation ever arose.
Lieutenant Bishop was also greatly concerned with the amount of classified documents he was supposed to have aboard. He took only the minimum; those pertaining only to the immediate assigned mission. Even so, he was concerned with the emergency destruction problem. The plan was to use thermite grenades, or canisters, set off in the top drawer of each filing cabinet, the idea being that the thermite would burn the classified documents, starting at the top and burning on through each drawer as gravity drew the thermite down.
Our SIGINT team from Kami Seya said they had actually tried to burn some documents in this way, and found there were a few problems with the procedure. First of all, the thermite only burned the papers with which it came into direct contact, burning a hole through the center of the files and leaving the rest unburned and legible. Worse, the thermite went right through the files and out the bottom of the file cabinet. Aboard ship, the thermite would continue on through the deck and through the next compartment, and so on.
Noting that he already had a bill to scuttle the ship, Bob decided not to use thermite grenades. Instead, he had several duffle bags rigged with quarter-inch boiler platted fitted into the bottom, a new canvas base sewed over it, and the sides of the bags perforated and grommeted with numerous three-quarter-inch holes. The essential, hard copy, classified documents were carried in these bags rather than in file cabinets. Access to the open deck to dispose of these bags, if need be, was just aft of the "break," in sheltered area where it would be possible to cast them overboard under any foreseeable circumstances.
As a former salvage diver, I knew that these bags would be extremely difficult to locate in any appreciable water depth, such as 200 feet or more, which applied to all the areas in which BANNER was expected to operate. Further, these would be international waters, and any search effort would show that the bags were not in any country's territorial waters. A "burn" facility was installed on the stern, where each day's accumulation of classified message traffic was disposed of. Thus, given half-way decent weather, there would never be more than a 24-hour accumulation of classified material to be burned.
In those mid-1969s days, the Soviets were playing "hardball" in terms of ship-to-ship confrontations with the U.S. Navy. They were "shouldering" and otherwise harassing our ships worldwide. CINCPACFLT decided enough was enough, and issued a directive that all Navy ships in this area of cognizance would act with boldness, maneuvering only at the last minute to minimize (not avoid) damage. Considering BANNER's then hull, I mentioned this to Bob, and he asked me to obtain a waiver in his case. COMNAVFORJAPAN messaged for instructions, and CINCPACFLT issued an exception to the rule of BANNER.
I remember asking Captain Tom Dwyer (who had relieved Captain John Lacy as COMNAVFORJAPAN N-2) what he was telling our Japanese counterparts about BANNER and her mission. Captain Dwyer (who was another superb boss) was holding to his instructions not to reveal anything but the authorized cover story to the JMSDF: BANNER was a research vessel, doing "atmospheric research" in the Sea of Japan. In those days, Rear Admiral Uchida, head of JMSDDF Intelligence Division (later Admiral Uchida, Japanese "CNO"), was a frequent golfing companion of Captain Dwyer. The N-2 informed us one Monday morning of the following conversation with the Admiral: "Captain Dwyer, we are aware of the location and activities of your spy ship; I believe I can keep mention of it out of the press. By the way, there are several favors I've been meaning to ask you."
I left Japan in mid-1966, reassigned to the Navy Field Operational Intelligence Office (NFOIO) at Fort Meade. The USS PUEBLO arrived in Yokosuka shortly thereafter, and Commander Pete Boucher, the COMSUBFLOT-SEVEN staff, took over as Commanding Officer. I had known Pete primarily as the voice at the other end of the secure communications line between our COMNAVFORJAPAN Intelligence Operations spaces and his facility at COMSUBFLOTSEVEN. He also sat in on all our briefings of submarines preparing for intelligence collection operations in the Far East.
USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
I have often wondered at the vast difference between the total preparedness and contingency planning of BANNER, and the apparent lack of such planning on PUEBLO. In my view, Commander Boucher cannot be faulted for his leadership and courage ashore in North Korean captivity, but I must question his preparedness of the adversity he encountered at sea. (Some readers may not be aware that the only death of the PUEBLO crewman occurred after capitulation to the North Korean Navy. In international waters while PUEBLO was proceeding into port, the ship moved slowly in order to burn several days' accumulations of classified message traffic and otherwise implement the emergency destruction bill. The North Koreans took them under fire in order to speed them up).
At about 0200 one winter's morning in early 1967 I got a phone call to come at once-there was a problem. At the NFOIO spaces in the NSA building I read the reports of PUEBLO's capture by the North Koreans and realized that the Fifth Air Force representative had been "blowing smoke" when he assured us they would have contingency-response assets available. It would not be the first time that the "can-do" attitude expected of all competent military organizations had been extended beyond rational limits. The only contingency response Fifth Air Force had available was nuclear attack.
An immediate update to the North Korean order of battle was required. Not with a great deal of hope, I placed a secure-phone call to Larry Swim, the ace photo interpreter at "Building 213" in Washington, D.C. Despite the hour, I was amazed to hear Larry's voice at the other end of the line. "What are you doing there at two in the morning?" I asked.
"Waiting for your call," he said. "We just got a bucket down two days ago and finished analysis this afternoon. Are you read to write?"
He proceeded to list the entire North Korean order of battle, port by port. I put the data in message format and sent it Op Immediate to CINCPACFLT, COMSEVENTHFLET, COMNAVFORJAPAN and carriers in WESTPAC.
But it was too late to help PUEBLO. Without immediate contingency air support, prior to the capture of the ship and crews, the only response would have been punitive, and probably would have resulted in the death of the entire PUEBLO crew. They had it rough enough as it was.
By Don Tuthill
Source: NCVA CRYPTOLOG Fall 1988 (Naval Intelligence Professionals Quarterly)
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We all have a day or more that last in our memories of things past. One of mine was the day of "The Pueblo Incident". That is what the news story would be titled in history.
January 22nd was my 21st birthday. It was going to be a small celebration with some classmates the day before graduation from class A school at Corry Field. The celebration was not to be. The following morning, we would assemble for graduation and the official assignments to our duty stations. The majority of the new graduates would be sent to Bremerhaven, Germany. Another group would go to San Miguel in the Philippines. Some would get sent to smaller places on the globe. My assignment was to Hakata, Japan.
Left in the group of assignments were two Brand New CTs. They had orders to the AGER2, the Pueblo. Our instructor, CTC Hitchcock, looked at the class and said these two gentlemen will remain on board with him for reassignment.
Two years later I would cross paths with my instructor, now a Warrant Officer, at Hakata Activity. We spoke of many things, little things. What did I think of the Security Group? Would it be a career option? We did not speak of the Pueblo or the two members of the class back in Florida and their reassignments. The loss of CTs lives was not spoken about Life and other tragedies had happened and would again in the future.
William A. Wilke CTR3


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Autobiography and Memoir
Back Talk: Terry Castle
A conversation with the author of The Professor about her affair with an older woman and the journals of Susan Sontag.
Terry Castle is the Walter A. Haas professor in the humanities at Stanford University as well as the author of seven books of criticism and a frequent contributor to the London Review of Books. Her latest book, The Professor (Harper; $25.99), is a collection of six previously published autobiographical essays and one new novella-length piece, "The Professor," the story of Castle's graduate affair with an older female professor. –Christine Smallwood
Why did you feel moved to write about the professor now, after so many years?
That is a very difficult question, and perhaps my therapist could answer better than I can. I think because it was a story that I had long felt I needed to tell for my own emotional purposes, but it took me a long time to get over some residual blocks and fears, a sense that I wasn't ready to write about it. I really do think that age brings with it blessings as well as curses, and that one of the blessings is you suddenly feel able to be more direct about your own life–or at least I've found that to be true. I definitely had inhibitions about it, because I felt myself in that period to have been such an idiot, and it took a while to realize I could describe my own idiocy and it might be interesting to people.
TERRY CASTLE
I'm glad you used the word "idiocy." In your writing, you frequently cast yourself as a hapless protagonist, a bumbler, someone on a journey of discovery or education. Is that a conscious decision, to write about yourself so critically?
My friends say I am much harder on myself than other people. It seems to be a feature of my psyche. I've come to value a kind of unpretentiousness, and I take real enjoyment but also intellectual purchase from the idea of self-burlesque, or taking a mock-heroic attitude toward myself. I've got opinions and I love to spread them, obviously, but I also feel that's all they are: opinions. I don't know for sure about many of these things, and so it's in some ways a conscious casting off of a sort of authority or pedantry or certainty. As one ages, a lot of the most painful things one remembers about the past, all you can do is laugh about them–they're so absurd and ridiculous. Things get funnier in retrospect, and I entertain myself with my own younger self.
This collection includes your famous piece on your friendship with Susan Sontag. Did you read Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963, which was published last year?
I was absorbed by it, just mesmerized. There's one moment when she's moved to Paris and she's involved with this woman named Harriet, and she speaks freely about their sexual relationship. From my own partial or invested standpoint, I and all of my friends, who, since the 1970s, have speculated about Sontag's sexuality and whether or not she was "a lesbian," felt vindicated there. She has a brief period when, in the journals–and there are just a few entries from this period, when she was in San Francisco, when she's in her 20s, I think–she's going to gay bars and she's reading Nightwood and she's doing all the cliché lesbian things. I remember reading it and I was thinking, I was right, I was right!
In The Professor, you quote from your own journals, and write about how excruciating it is to face them. I wonder if you ever feel squeamish about reading other people's journals.
No, never, I don't think I ever feel that way about people's journals and letters. I'm too much of–I don't want to say a gossip freak, but I love literary gossip, whatever the delivery device. I love it. I grew up in a family in which saying anything was so taboo that I'm enormously interested in how people figure out how to speak for themselves, articulate aspects of themselves and, you know, develop a kind of self-knowledge through writing. I'm just fascinated by the process. And I'm always in principle more interested in openness and explicitness than I am in being, I don't know, kind of prim about it, or, Oh, privacy is the greatest invention of civilization. I don't have that kind of paranoia or that disinclination. It's interesting. We are interested in people's personalities, especially when it's a person as startling and magnificent as Sontag was.
You've been making art for more than thirty years now, and you made the collage that's on the cover of The Professor.
I did. Something I've always felt about doing anything art-related– whether it's using actual physical materials or now digital thingamajigs, like Photoshop–I've always felt that the activity and my enjoyment of it comes from the opposite lobe of my brain than the writing does. It's almost like I can feel that part of my cranium getting an enjoyable workout that has nothing to do with writing, which has for so long been fraught for me with mad perfectionism and self-doubt and anxiety. I've started spending a lot more time on art than I used to, and this does worry me a little. I'm not reading as much as I used to because I've gotten so caught up in the visual side of things.
Why does that worry you?
Because I have an image of myself as being an omnivorous reader, and I was at one point! This happens to a lot to people, by the way. Reading habits are changing quite dramatically away from books toward digital content, whether it's verbal or visual or whatever. The old-fashioned book has lost a lot of its aura.
Do you notice that in your students?
Yes I do, very much. Most of them now–the undergraduates in particular, although this is also true of graduate students–they're children of a digital world. And the immersive reading I did when I was a child, very few of them seem to have had that early totalizing experience of the book. And I think that some of the decline in certain skills, writing skills in particular, is linked to this. Because I think that part of what makes you a good writer takes place before you're ten years old, when you're reading increasingly sophisticated sentences and paragraphs while your brain is in a labile state in which you're taking everything in at a very deep level.
Do you use an electronic reader?
I don't, but Blakey, my partner, does, and she loves it. I'm a late bloomer, that's why "The Professor" is only coming out now, when I'm 56. I was sort of emotionally retarded before–now I'm slightly better. These new inventions–the iPod, the iPhone, the Kindle– there's an inevitability about them. You know they are not going away, that they are going to change everything. I wait until Blakey has crossed the frontier before I timidly follow, so I'm sure that if we talk three years from now I'll be, I don't know, taking little pills that have books in them or whatever the latest thing is. I'll probably have a little web portal that's been attached to my temples.


"Suspenseful and moving . . . This author has a talent for telling a story and telling it well." - ABNA Breakthrough Novel Award "Like the nesting dolls of the title, the story moves backward through time, masterfully disclosing the mysteries of three generations of dysfunction. What we learn is that violence and alcoholism are not random, but historical . . . Lyrical and passionate, NESTING DOLLS is an excellent debut." -- Kaylie Jones, author of LIES MY MOTHER NEVER TOLD ME Seventeen-year-old Valentine never imagined her life as a fairytale. Growing up, she's barely getting by, spending her time, energy, and money caring for her younger brother, Jonathon, and herself. Her mother lives recklessly and selfishly, occasionally sobering just enough to see her children through glassy eyes. After yet another violent episode involving her mother's boyfriend, Valentine decides to run away, taking Jonathon with her. In search of a better life, she gets half-way across the country . . . only to receive such shocking news, it forces her to turn the car around. Twenty years earlier, Valentine's mother Theresa, the privileged daughter of a small-town police chief and a strict, repressive mother, finds herself desperate and devoid of options when she lands in Los Angeles, 13 years old, pregnant, and utterly without a clue. Life on the street is ten times meaner than she ever imagined, and as she struggles to get through each day, week, and month, she holds on to the hope of finally getting herself back to upper-class suburban bliss . . . if she can only make it out of LA in one piece. And twenty years before even that, in suburbia, Theresa's mother, Caroline, plays the part of doting wife like a pro, but behind the designer skirts and lipstick smiles lies a married life of severe physical and emotional abuse. After having two children, Caroline settles into the idea of living in home with a man who terrifies her...only to have the love of her life show up on her doorstep, asking her to make a choice that will forever change her path and those of the women who will come after her. NESTING DOLLS is the multigenerational story of three women, how their lives connect and diverge, and how they support or betray each other due to circumstances and the choices they make. Their lives each span a different time, a different life, but ultimately converge in a single theme: how mothers and daughters are truly bound together forever, no matter what they may imagine, dream, or regret. "By turns poignant, funny, and frightening, NESTING DOLLS is a gorgeously-written reverse fairy tale the reader will be reluctant to set down." - Lenore Hart, author of BECKY and THE RAVEN'S BRIDE.
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