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Cookie Town
Pacific Cookie Company turns 35 and a new Dim Sum restaurant in Capitola nails the wonton
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Sun Enters Scorpio, United Nations Day, Full Moon
Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 21 and 22) are the last days of Libra. Friday, a very complex day, Sun enters Scorpio. During Scorpio we can expect the Nine Personality Tests, Scorpio’s emphasis on death and regeneration and its call to discipleship. There are unusual and multiple interactions with the planets, reflecting the deep complex emotional and mental waters of Scorpio itself. A major shift of energies is the sign change (from Libra to Scorpio), from balance to desire, rest to transformations, choice to revelations. Continuing through Sunday.
Saturday, United Nations Day, is the 70th birthday of the United Nations (Scorpio organization), created by the hierarchy to bring forth the rule of law for the world. The U.N., in its reconstruction work, is a deeply Scorpio endeavor.
Sunday is favorable with Venus/Jupiter in Virgo, radiating love/wisdom (Ray 2) to Earth and humanity, expanding goodwill. Tuesday is the full moon, Scorpio solar festival (4 degrees). Scorpio is the sign of deep feeling, Temple Mysteries, Persephone and Pluto’s underworld—psychological, spiritual, hidden and sheltered. Scorpio is the “flaming sword” protecting the Tree of Knowledge (and desire), from which the serpent plucked the apple offered to Eve (feminine mental plane). Scorpio is the sign and color of pomegranates, the orange of persimmons, pumpkins and Halloween, the latter informing us soon “something wicked (good) our way comes.” Scary indeed!
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RETHINKING BIG
As part of UCSC’s Data Science week, the first ever DataLex Conference brought together 26 speakers on Tuesday, Oct. 13, ranging from industry leaders to lawyers and scientists, to examine privacy, big data, and the surrounding laws.
Dilated Pupil 2015-2016
In our last issue of Dilated Pupil, things got kind of … weird. I mean, we interviewed the UCSC banana slug mascot, and he talked about how living on campus helped him to come out as a hermaphrodite—“twice the junk at half the speed” is I believe how he put it.
I’d like to say we’ve come to our senses since then, but, well, there’s an ode to female body hair in here. But—and this is an ever-so-important but—there’s also a lot of useful information in this issue for students across Santa Cruz County, from the top of UCSC’s city on a hill to the Aptos streets of Cabrillo’s city on a much, much smaller hill.
For instance, trying to figure out the bus system in this area can be more complicated than the plot of Interstellar, without our handy guide that lays out where to go and which routes to get there on. We introduce a whole lot of ways to jump right in to all the culture that Santa Cruz has to offer—and that’s quite a bit. And for music lovers, we’ve laid out basically every local resource you could need.
Seriously, what can’t you find using this guide? Beaches, beer, bikes? All here. Fitness, food, hikes, health care? Same. You just take the tests; let Dilated Pupil handle the rest.
Film, Times & Events: Week of October 16
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French Connection
Sarah Vowell puts her unique spin on an obscure piece of American history Sarah Vowell is the American history teacher we all wish we’d had. Slightly sardonic, often hilarious, and deeply sympathetic, she guides us into the thick of the past with tongue in cheek and quip at the ready, pointing out ironic connections, wandering down...
Cookie Town
Pacific Cookie Company turns 35 and a new Dim Sum restaurant in Capitola nails the wonton C is for cookie, and if we Santa Cruzans never had to grow up and abandon our favorite childhood dessert, we can place our blame squarely at the delicious doorstep of Larry and Shelly Pearson. Back in the heyday of...
High-Level Policy
New state pot laws line up with county task force A brand new sweeping package of laws aims to transform California’s billion-dollar medical pot sector with a complex multi-agency system of testing and licensing. And it’s right in step with the action local government leaders and marijuana advocates are taking. “It’s perfect timing, actually,” says Colin...
Sun Enters Scorpio, United Nations Day, Full Moon
Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 21 and 22) are the last days of Libra. Friday, a very complex day, Sun enters Scorpio. During Scorpio we can expect the Nine Personality Tests, Scorpio’s emphasis on death and regeneration and its call to discipleship. There are unusual and multiple interactions with the planets, reflecting the deep complex emotional and mental waters...
From The Editor
Plus Letters To the Editor Santa Cruz was all-in very early in the organic food revolution, and some of the local trailblazers are still thriving today. Staff of Life, for instance, has been around for 40 years, and this weekend New Leaf Community Markets celebrates its 30th anniversary with a block party at their Westside store....
RETHINKING BIG
As part of UCSC’s Data Science week, the first ever DataLex Conference brought together 26 speakers on Tuesday, Oct. 13, ranging from industry leaders to lawyers and scientists, to examine privacy, big data, and the surrounding laws. Keynote speaker Jim Dempsey, executive director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, suggested privacy be re-defined in...
Film, Times & Events: Week of October 16
Films this WeekCheck out the movies playing locallyReviews Movie Times Santa Cruz area movie theaters > New This Week BRIDGE OF SPIES In May of 1960, two weeks before an East-West summit in Paris, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet airspace. With the world teetering on...
What’s the best thing about dining out in Santa Cruz?
All the eclectic choices. Cathy DeBolske, Santa Cruz, Caregiver People try really hard to keep food exciting and fresh. Nikos Lynch, Santa cruz, Self Employed There’s such a variety. You can walk down the mall and find lots of good food. Debbie Comstock, Scotts Valley,...
Comanche Cellars
Saddle up for Maverick wine from Comanche Cellars For this equine-themed winery, Maverick is an appropriate name for a rebellious red wine with a big-kick finish. A mouthful of Maverick is like plush velvet, but also akin to galloping off on a trusty steed—it’s gentle but can also pack a punch. A blend of 60 percent...