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...struggling model in Paris, I experienced the futility of trying to apply New England rules of good behavior to the wrong environment. All of the by-then ingrained qualities which had made me a teacher's pet in prep school--discipline, organization, punctuality--were spurious currency in a community fueled by spontaneity, in which models wandered into shootings late and relied on after-hours socializing to advance professionally. Rejection as a model cut more deeply than rejection as a student because it was myself--my face, my figure, my smile--being rebuffed, sometimes tactfully, often abruptly, on a daily basis...
...energetically implemented popular civic reforms. The P.R.I, did not take any legal action last spring when the COCEl reinstalled a radical peasant, Leopoldo de Gyves, as mayor of Juchitán. But as the elections approached, the ruling party began to assert its power. Government-run Oaxacan newspapers ran spurious accounts of fizzled COCEI rallies. Seven days before the elections, P.R.I, and COCEI sympathizers clashed violently in Juchitán, leaving two people dead and dozens injured. Accusing De Gyves of having fomented the incident, the state governor simply replaced him with a P.R.I, man and postponed Juchit...
...flyers. In some cases, they test their electronic beacons, known as ELTs (emergency locator transmitters), to see if they are working properly, and then forget to turn them off. These devices, required by law, automatically start broadcasting on standard international frequencies after a sharp impact like a crash. When spurious NASA signals deluge the air waves, rescuers are overwhelmed. They must track down every alarm. Says Mosemann: "Suppose your local fire station received your call and the fire chief has to ask a policeman to drive by your house and verify the problem. Ridiculous...
...struggling model in Paris I experienced the futility of trying to apply New England rules of good behavior to the wrong environment. All of the by then ingrained qualities which had made me a teacher's pet in prep school discipline organization punctuality--were spurious currency in a community fueled by spontaneity in which models wandered into shootings late and relied on after-hours socializing to advance professionally Rejection as a model cut more deeply than rejection as a student because it was myself my face my figure my smile being rebuffed sometimes tactfully, often abruptly on a daily basis...
Throughout history, scholars have been forced by the forgers' wiles to sift the real from the spurious in the written record. Great literature, from Homer to Shakespeare to Frost, has been lifted by forgers, some unmasked, some forever anonymous. Religions have been undermined, the reputations of races besmirched, nation set against nation, scientist against scientist, banker against depositor, even lover against the beloved, all by forgers' clandestine deceptions. Phony works of art have debased culture. Crass counterfeiting has threatened the stability of currency...