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I. Definition of the Prevention Area
Young people in many countries have unprotected sexual intercourse with one or more partners, potentially exposing themselves to HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), or unintentional pregnancy. Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programs work to delay initiation of sex, reduce the number of sexual partners, and increase the use of condoms and other forms of contraception. Some programs also seek to increase testing and treatment for HIV and other STIs. They can be implemented both in schools and in other community settings.
II. Epidemiological Justification for the Prevention Area
The global HIV epidemic cannot be reversed without sustained success in reducing new infections. The proportion of new HIV infections attributed to young people varies greatly across countries and by type of epidemic. A recent United Nations Children's Fund report estimates that young people aged 15 to 24 accounted for 41 percent of all new HIV infections in adults in 2009. This represents an estimated 5 million young people. In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 3.3 million youth are living with HIV. Globally, young women make up more than 60 percent of all young people living with HIV; in sub-Saharan Africa, their share jumps to 72 percent.
Young people can reduce their chances of contracting HIV if they reduce their sexual risk by, for example, delaying sex, reducing the number of partners they have, avoiding sex with older partners and with people having concurrent partners, increasing condom use, and, for uncircumcised men, undergoing voluntary medical circumcision. There is strong evidence that CSE programs with certain core programmatic components can reduce sexual risk by changing some of these behaviors. When these programs are implemented in schools, they can reach very large numbers of young people before and after they begin having sex. They can also reach out-of-school youth in clinics, other youth-serving organizations, and communities more generally.
III. Core Programmatic Components
Some CSE programs have reduced sexual risk-taking, while others have not. Effective programs incorporate 24 core characteristics in their development and implementation. For example, they involve experts in behavior change theory and research, involve young people in the design of the program, use a clear logic model, focus on specific behavioral goals and specific cognitive factors that affect those behaviors (e.g., knowledge, perception of risk, values, attitudes, peer norms, skills, intentions), employ multiple participatory activities that address those cognitive factors, give clear messages about behavior, implement at least 12 sessions (if in schools), and provide training to educators.
IV. Current Status of Implementation Experience
Close to 100 studies have examined the impact of CSE programs around the world. These studies include strong quasi-experimental or experimental designs. Their results support several conclusions about the impact of CSE programs:
- A third or more of these programs delayed sex, reduced frequency of sex, reduced number of partners, increased condom use, increased overall contraceptive use, or reduced unprotected sex.
- Almost two-thirds had a desired impact on one or more of these sexual behaviors.
- None increased any measure of sexual activity.
- Virtually all programs that incorporated the core components had significant desired effects on behavior.
- Their positive impact on behavior is modest, but programmatically meaningful.
If implemented on a large scale, effective CSE programs represent a cost-effective method of changing behavior and thus can serve as an important component within comprehensive initiatives to reduce HIV, other STIs, and unintended pregnancy.
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This overview of the HIV epidemic among young people is one of the most up-to-date reports on HIV among this age group. It describes the epidemiology of the HIV epidemic among young people at a global and regional level, followed by detailed chapters focusing on very young adolescents, older adolescents and young adults, as well as adolescents and young people living with HIV, with case studies, maps, and easy-to-use data. There are statistics on demographic, epidemiological, and education level indicators among this population; a chapter on their knowledge, sexual behavior, access, and testing patterns; and HIV indicators for young people at higher risk. It advocates a continuum of prevention to protect young people from HIV and details other opportunities for action that arise from this public health crisis.
This systematic review of 63 studies on the impact of sex and sexually transmitted infection education on young people's sexual behavior found that most of the interventions increase young people's knowledge. Approximately a third delayed sexual debut, frequency of sexual intercourse, and number of partners, while approximately 40 percent of the interventions increased the use of condoms and other contraceptives. The reduction in risky sexual practices was not dramatic, but was sufficient to reduce rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, the author notes. Although the studies covered a wide geographical area, their findings may not have worldwide applicability, and none of the studies looked at same-sex sexual behavior or population-level changes due to large-scale roll-out.
In this cluster randomized controlled trial of 86 community-based organizations serving African American adolescents, 1,700 adolescents either received a health promotion education intervention from an organization assigned to this group or from an organization assigned to deliver an intervention targeting HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) risk reduction. The participants were followed up at three intervals for 12 months. Those in the HIV/STI intervention group were more likely to report consistently using condoms than their counterparts who did not receive the intervention. The study was the first of its kind to prove that community-based organizations are an efficient channel through which to implement HIV/STI risk reduction interventions. The study also found that training costs for facilitators were not prohibitively high.
This review examines which factors have the greatest bearing on adolescent health in a developing country setting, both in terms of risk and protection. Sixty-one papers were analyzed, and the review looked at factors associated with premarital sex, condom use, and pregnancy. It revealed that factors outside the individual, such as peer, partner, family, and school level, had little impact on sexual risk behaviors, while the strongest associations were related to adolescents themselves, such as gender, education, and non-sexual risk behaviors. The authors note the lack of rigorous research in this area and call for a broader research base. However, the review already identifies several important factors, for example, communication with partners, concurrently targeting different risk factors such as substance abuse and sexual behavior, and harnessing the powerful role of parents in influencing their adolescent children.
This is a systematic review of 23 studies of HIV education programs for young people in sub-Saharan Africa conducted from 2005 to 2008. The review constitutes an update of the first Steady, Ready, Go! review and uses its framework of evaluation of school-based interventions, health services, and geographically defined communities, with an additional section on interventions with biological outcomes. The authors describe school-based interventions as largely successful in terms of educating young people about sexual risk behaviors, but not enough to effect actual risk reduction. Interventions aimed at HIV prevention via improved access to health services can only be successful if they are acceptable to and used by young people. Interventions in geographically defined communities are particularly problematic to evaluate, the authors found. They conclude that a range of tools is needed and that a one-size-fits-all approach to young people and HIV prevention will not be effective.
This review summarizes research into sexual risk behavior and its consequences among young people in the United States. It is the largest, most in-depth systematic review of multiple kinds of programs. There is information about the prevalence of risky sexual behavior, and the resultant rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There are detailed chapters on the case for prevention; factors affecting teenagers' sexual behavior; a description of the review methodology; and the findings, divided into curriculum-based sex and HIV/STI prevention interventions and other types of programs. The report concludes with a chapter on application of research to communities, highlighting those that have strong evidence of efficacy in reducing teen pregnancy and rates of STIs.
This review focuses on evidence from high-income countries measuring biological, behavioral, cognitive, attitudinal, or other outcomes related to HIV risk reduction. The 39 studies included are only from North America due to a lack of available literature from other countries. Interventions promoted sexual abstinence, condom use, and partner reduction for HIV prevention, with abstinence the most effective choice. Most studies measured behavioral rather than biological outcomes. Twenty-three studies found a significant protective effect on sexual risk behavior, including incidence and frequency of unprotected sex, number of partners, condom use, and sexual initiation. No adverse effects on behavioral outcomes were found. Because of differences between studies, the authors could not aggregate most data. They recommend the HIV research community define consistent outcome measures that reflect HIV risk. This would enable biological data to be more easily pooled and overcome the statistical limitations that come with low incidence rates and small sample sizes.
This review presents in a table format more than 500 risk and protective factors that can affect the rate of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and assesses the extent to which interventions aimed at reducing teen pregnancy and STI rates can change them. The findings are based on over 400 studies. The review gives each intervention a star rating (one star denoting a factor that is the most difficult to change directly by pregnancy and STI programs, up to three stars denoting those factors most amenable to change by pregnancy and STI programs). The factors fall into four broad categories: individual biological factors; disadvantage and dysfunction in the teenager's lives and environments; the sexual values and modeled behavior of teenagers as well as their parents, peers, and partners; and connections that discourage early sexual activity and teen pregnancy, such as attachment to influential adults in schools and via religious organizations.
This systematic review of 22 studies from developing countries worldwide assessed the efficacy of interventions to reduce a total of 55 sexual risk behaviors, such as sexual debut, frequency of sexual intercourse, condom use, and sexually transmitted infections. The studies included those that used both curriculum- and non-curriculum-based interventions; incorporated characteristics that were known to be effective HIV prevention interventions or did not, and were led by teachers, other adults or peers. The review found that reported risky sexual practices were lower after most school-based sex and HIV education interventions. The authors recommend wider implementation of curriculum-based programs incorporating interventions that are already known to be effective, and caution that more research is needed to evaluate peer-led and non-curriculum-based interventions.
This randomized controlled trial tested the effectiveness of a HIV prevention intervention in a cohort of 550 Latino adolescents. The participants underwent six 50-minute modules delivered in English or Spanish by adult facilitators either on HIV or health promotion. They were then followed up for a year and self-reported their sexual behavior. Sexual intercourse, multiple partners, and unprotected sex were reported less by the adolescents in the HIV group. At follow-up, adolescents in the HIV group who were sexually inexperienced at baseline reported less incidences of unprotected sex in the previous three months compared to the adolescents in the health promotion group. The study was the first to demonstrate that such an intervention can be effective among Spanish-speaking young people, and the activities may have applicability in Latin American and other Spanish-speaking countries, although more research is needed to test the generalizability of the findings, the authors note.
This randomized controlled trial compared three different school-based HIV interventions. They were teacher training in the government's HIV education curriculum, encouraging debate and essay writing among students in condom use for HIV prevention, and making education less expensive. Teenage childbearing, associated with unprotected sex, was the primary outcome of the study, while the secondary outcome was HIV knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Teacher education did not reduce teen pregnancies, but it increased the number of teen pregnancies within marriage. The student essay writing and debates intervention was associated with higher self-reported condom use at the same level of sexual activity. Lower education costs were associated with lower dropout rates as well as fewer teen pregnancies. However, to determine whether self-reported condom use after the school-based intervention is associated with lower incidence of HIV, biomarker tests would need to be used, the authors note.
This randomized control trial tested the Relative Risks Information Campaign, which was implemented among 2,500 Grade 8 students in 71 schools in Kenya, comparing them with the cohort a year ahead or below as the control group. The information campaign informed the teenagers of the higher prevalence of HIV among adult men and their partners relative to teenage boys. The intervention led to a 65 percent reduction in teenage pregnancies to adult male partners, suggestive of a significant reduction in cross-generational unprotected sex. It also led to an increase in self-reported condom use among teenage couples. This suggests a substitution effect, but it did not lead to an increase in pregnancies where both partners were teenagers. The author argues that educating teens about HIV risks without specifying the risk distribution may be missing out on an important opportunity for risk reduction.
This training manual is one of only four rigorously evaluated curricula in Africa that demonstrated impact on sexual behavior. Program A is for trainers, teachers, and parents involved in the implementation of the AIDS Education Syllabus. It provides a plethora of learning resources, including detailed trainers' notes, timed session outlines, and many handouts. Course B uses the core courses from course A. In addition, it enables participants to evaluate their action plans for implementation of the syllabus and ascertain any weaknesses and gaps. The course equips participants to provide factual information to young people to promote safe sexual behavior. The training should also enable participants to strengthen their inter-sectoral networking and set up support activities.
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This cluster randomized controlled trial of 2,700 men and women in 70 villages in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa tested the Stepping Stones program. It comprised 50 hours of participatory learning aimed at improving sexual health. Villages in the control group received a three-hour intervention of HIV and safer sex education instead. The primary outcome was incidence of HIV at 12 and 24 months, with secondary outcomes of herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) infection, unwanted pregnancy, depression, substance misuse, and sexual habits such as the number of partners and history of transactional sex. The intervention lowered rates of HSV-2 infection, but it did not have an impact on incidence of HIV. It did not have an effect on female behavior but reduced incidence of intimate partner violence perpetrated by male participants. Although the intervention failed to directly reduce HIV rates, it did have an impact on two risk factors for HIV, namely HSV-2 infection and intimate partner violence.
A group of international youth HIV and reproductive health researchers, program implementers, curriculum development experts, educators, and others met to discuss the Kirby 2005 review of characteristics of effective curricula. This expert consultation provided the crucial perspective of those implementing curriculum-based health education programs in developing countries. Based on their program implementation experiences, each of the characteristics Kirby identified as a hallmark of successful programs was carefully reviewed and discussed. This resulted in the group developing 24 standards of high-quality health program features that can assess the quality of a curriculum--existing or proposed--and its implementation. The standards are divided into three sections: (1) curriculum development and adaptation, (2) curriculum content and approach, and (3) curriculum implementation. The implementation section has multiple examples and lessons learned from implementation experiences worldwide.
This report is a systematic review of 158 studies on adolescent sexual behavior risk and protective factors in developing country settings. The findings are presented as individual and also as cross-cutting risk factors. Important themes emerged; for example, only 1 percent of the more than 11,000 papers published on this topic met the review's inclusion criteria, few studies consider contextual factors, and factors specific to non-westernized regions have been under-researched. There is also little evidence on the impact of coercive sexual practices despite the fact that adolescents are primary targets. Moreover, the most commonly analyzed factors were sociodemographic, but these are the least amenable to interventions. The review is subject to a number of limitations, such as clustering of research in a few countries and a paucity of data from North Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caribbean. Because most of the studies reviewed are cross-sectional, causality cannot be determined.
This systematic review of 83 program evaluations had two main aims: to ascertain the effects of curriculum-based sex and HIV education on sexual risk behaviors, and to discover the shared characteristics of those programs that were effective. The studies covered composite risk-taking measures as well as individual risk factors such as timing of sexual debut, frequency of sex, number of sexual partners, and use of condoms and other contraceptives. The programs had an overall positive impact on one or more sexual risk behaviors, and outcomes were similar in developed and developing country settings. Factors that successful interventions had in common include curricula developed by diverse teams working toward clearly defined goals, a safe environment for young people that gave them ownership of the information, and implementation by trained educators with minimal support from authorities. The report offers recommendations, both for program designers and for further research.
This report brings together 10 interventions in seven countries that had demonstrable success in reducing sexual risk factors such as initiation of sex, number of sexual partners, and contraceptive use. There are tables comparing the design and impact of the 10 interventions, and a chapter for each describing them in detail from program components and evaluation methodology to outcomes. What the programs have in common is that they treat young people in a holistic manner, consider sexual development to be a normal part of adolescence, and involve key stakeholders. They are described by the authors as culturally appropriate, thoughtful, and realistic. They provide comprehensive information covering both contraception and abstinence, and many of them incorporate youth health or health care referral services.
This detailed report presents an evaluation of the Primary School Action for Better Health project, implemented in Nyanza and Rift Valley in Kenya. The project had numerous positive outcomes. First, it shifted pupils' primary reported source of information about HIV away from the mass media and toward teachers and school texts, although this did not undermine female relatives as the preferred source of information for both sexes. Second, the project corrected misinformation among pupils and improved their critical thinking about HIV. Abstinence was presented as the only fully effective means of HIV prevention, and the project incorporated strategies to encourage it. However, information about condom use was often negative and at times even factually incorrect, reflecting teachers' ambivalence about discussing condoms with pupils. Overall though, teachers responded well to the project, and HIV education is more prominent on the school curriculum as a result of the project, the study found.
This randomized controlled trial of 20 high schools in California and Texas comprising a cohort of over 3,800 students tracked their sexual risk and protective behaviors after the implementation of Safer Choices, an educational program aimed at behavior change to prevent HIV, other sexually transmitted infections, and teen pregnancy. The most noticeable outcome was that condom use improved after the intervention. It also improved some psychosocial variables predominantly related to condom use. The effects were sustained over 31 months of follow-up. However, age at sexual debut remained the same, as did frequency of intercourse and number of sexual partners. The study supports further implementation of theory-driven, school-based, multicomponent programs to reduce HIV-related sexual risk behaviors, the authors found. Safer Choices was well received by both students and staff, and even after the study ended, most of the schools continued to use the curriculum.
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The Stay Healthy HIV prevention curriculum, which has been pilot tested in Namibia, addresses gender as a way to reduce sexual risk behavior. The report describes gender-specific norms that have an impact in sexual risk behaviors and the gender transformative approach to tackling them. The curriculum comprises 18 sessions and three homework assignments. The objectives of the curriculum are to enable young people to understand how unprotected sex could interfere with their future life goals; understand human sexuality across different life stages; have a sound understanding of HIV transmission, prevention, and consequences; and understand their own HIV risk. There are appendices describing the theory of change logic model that underpins the Stay Healthy intervention and a sample consent form for parents and guardians.
To respond to the intractable HIV epidemic among youth, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and partners undertook a systematic review of sexuality education programs. Their conclusions were informed by studies that evaluated 85 worldwide youth sexuality education programs through 2009. Volume 1 presents the evidence for developing comprehensive sexuality education programs, the characteristics of effective programs, and recommendations based on good practices in schools. It is intended to help people develop and implement comprehensive sexuality education in schools.
To respond to the intractable HIV epidemic among youth, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and partners undertook a systematic review of sexuality education programs. Their conclusions were informed by studies that evaluated 85 worldwide youth sexuality education programs through 2009. Volume 2 presents the basic minimum package for comprehensive sexuality education. Learning objectives include six key concepts broken down by appropriate messages for various age groups, and resource lists include comprehensive sexuality education curricula, teacher training manuals, and curriculum guides selected by an expert technical group.
This comprehensive package of resources takes as its starting point gender inequality as a key driver of the HIV pandemic. It is a practical curriculum that focuses on gender, sexuality, and HIV, and has seven key features: it is evidence based, comprehensive, takes a human rights-based approach, is gender sensitive, promotes critical thinking, encourages engagement, and is culturally sensitive. It comprises of guidelines and activities. The guidelines are for curriculum developers and educators as well as health and education policymakers and school administrators. There is also a book of 54 activities for young people to foster critical thinking skills. It is available in English, Spanish, and French.
This tool is one of the few materials of its kind available in Spanish. It uses an organized set of questions to enable users of curriculum-based programs to assess how much a curriculum incorporates elements that are known to be effective. This in turn enables them to select HIV, other sexually transmitted infection, and pregnancy-prevention programs that are the most suitable for the community they serve. It can also be used to guide the development of a new curriculum and to implement an existing curriculum more effectively. There are three sections describing the profile of effective curricula, and a section each summarizing the characteristics in table form, providing useful resources and a glossary.
This practical tool enables users to deploy intervention mapping to plan school-based sexual and reproductive health and rights education programs. In this way, they can determine to what extent the curriculum incorporates interventions that are based on evidence of efficacy in changing behavior. The primary target users are project workers from government and nongovernment organizations working on sexual and reproductive health and rights projects in developing countries, although it is also useful for researchers and curriculum consultants. There is a detailed description of intervention mapping and a step-by-step guide to using it to evaluate curricula.
This tool uses an organized set of questions to enable users of curriculum-based programs to assess the extent to which a curriculum incorporates elements that are known to be effective. This in turn enables them to select HIV, other sexually transmitted infection, and pregnancy-prevention programs that are the most suitable for the community they serve. It can also be used to guide the development of a new curriculum and to implement an existing curriculum more effectively. There are three sections describing the profile of effective curricula, and a section each summarizing the characteristics in table form, providing useful resources and a glossary.
This randomized controlled trial evaluated a HIV prevention curriculum delivered to 500 sexually experienced African American teenage girls. The curriculum comprised four group sessions of four hours each. Intervention group sessions covered HIV knowledge and condom use skills, as well as ethnic and gender pride, healthy relationships, and communication. The control group received sessions on exercise and nutrition. Six and twelve months after the intervention, the participants were interviewed, self-completed a questionnaire, provided samples to test for sexually transmitted infections, and also showed their condom use skills. Among the intervention group, condom use was more consistent. The girls in this group also demonstrated better condom application skills, fewer new partners, and fewer acts of unprotected sex. Chlamydia infections and self-reported pregnancy outcomes were also positive. It was the first trial to demonstrate that it is possible to effect behavior change among sexually experienced African American adolescent girls, the authors note.
This teachers' guide comprises 11 sessions of 40 minutes based on a variety of teaching methods including group work, competition, quizzes, games, drama, simulations, and stories. The sessions cover how HIV causes AIDS; the transmission modes of sexually transmitted infections and their relationship to HIV; reproductive organs, pregnancy, and menstruation; condoms; and interpersonal topics such as respecting other people's decisions and dealing with temptation. It was designed for rural schools in Tanzania and was rigorously tested by a randomized controlled trial, showing that it improved multiple sexual behaviors among young people.
Children and AIDS: Fifth Stocktaking Report
United Nations Children's Fund, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund, & United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (2010).
This report covers the whole span of HIV and childhood from prevention of mother-to-child transmission, pediatric care and treatment, and HIV prevention among adolescents and young people, as well as protection, care, and support for children affected by HIV and AIDS. The chapter on adolescents describes the progress made on prevention of new HIV infections, discusses the barriers to HIV prevention among this age group, and what factors have made prevention strategies successful.
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UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2010
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. (2010).
This report provides an update of the state of the HIV epidemic, including data and commentary on HIV and young people. It has chapters on HIV prevention and treatment, as well as human rights and gender, and investment in HIV. There are country-specific progress indicators and estimates of HIV and AIDS for 2001 and 2009. It is rich in tables, maps, and illustrations, making it easy to read and use.
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School Connectedness
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009).
This webpage on school connectedness, defined as students' belief that their teachers and peers care about their learning and about them as individuals, has numerous useful links. There is a downloadable strategy guide (PDF, 1.7 MB) on fostering school connectedness, fact sheets, and a staff development program. The facilitator's guide (PDF, 1.1 MB) for the staff program is also available for download, and there are two PowerPoint presentations, one giving an overview of school connectedness and another on action planning for school connectedness.
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What Works Best in Sex/HIV Education?
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. (2006).
This two-page document lays out the case for sex education, argues that it works, and that effective programs are replicable. It highlights studies of curricula found to bring about significant behavior change and describes the main features of effective curricula. It calls on policymakers to fund and support the implementation of sex and HIV education programs, particularly among subgroups known to be at higher risk of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and unplanned pregnancy.
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An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is the delivery of powerful anti-inflammatory medicine directly into the space outside of the sac of fluid around your spinal cord. This area is called the epidural space.
ESI is not the same as epidural anesthesia given just before childbirth or certain types of surgery.
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A very close game saw Alabama rise over Georgia to win the SEC Championship. Scoring in the game didn't start until the second quarter. The first quarter saw Alabama fumble and Georgia miss a field goal attempt, but the two teams stayed evenly matched and scoreless.
The Bulldogs managed to end a 13-play drive across 87 yards to get a touchdown a minute into the second quarter. The score was made by Jay Rome, who carried an Aaron Murray pass 19 yards into the endzone. Marshall Morgan's extra point was good. Alabama started putting points on the board with around 2 minutes remaining before halftime. The 6-play drive finished off with running back Eddie Lacy breaking through the Georgia defense to rush 41 yards into the endzone. Jeremy Shelley's point was good to tie up the game.
Right before halftime, Alabama was able to grab the lead from Georgia. An interception by Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix was returned to 35 yards to the Georgia 47 yard line. Bama was able to press down to the 5 yard line before running short on time. Jeremy Shelley was able to kick a 22-yard field goal as the clock ran out. Coming back from the locker room, the Bulldogs kicked up their game a notch. Their first drive saw Georgia push 75 yards down the field in 9 plays to get another touchdown. Todd Gurley got the score on a 3-yard rush with 12:09 on the clock. This set the score at 14-10 with Georgia regaining the lead. After stopping Alabama's drive, Georgia got a chance to score again. Alabama's Cade Foster was attempting a 49 field goal on 4th and 8 from the Georgia 32 yard line. Bulldog Alec Ogletree was able to recover the ball after the kick was blocked and return it all the way for a touchdown. Marshall Morgan kicked the extra point to bring Georgia up 21-10. In their next possessions, Alabama regained the lead in the game. A 4-play drive consisting of nothing but rushes by T.J. Yeldon covered 62 yards for another touchdown. This included a 31-yard rush by Yeldon and a 10-yard Yeldon rush for the touchdown. The Tide went for the two-point conversion and got it with a T.J. Yeldon rush. This set the Tide trailing by 21-18. After forcing a Bulldog punt, Alabama found another touchdown. The 7-play drive covered 74 yards. Eddie Lacy got the score on a 1 yard rush as the game passed into the 4th quarter.With 14:57 remaining in the game Alabama got the lead at 25-21. The back-and-forth continued as Georgia scored again. The Bulldogs quickly drove down the field in a 5-play rush across 75 yards. The big play of the drive saw Aaron Murray complete a pass to Tavares King for 45 yards to the Alabama 12 yard line. The touchdown was made by Todd Gurley in a 10-yard rush with 12:54 remaining in the game. Marshal Morgan's extra point set the score at 28-25 in Georgia's favor. Alabama found their chance to get the lead again with around 3 minutes remaining in the game. The 4-play drive ended abruptly when Amari Cooper grabbed a McCarron pass for 45 yards and the touchdown. Jeremy Shelley's extra point set the score at 32-28. The end of the game saw Georgia with possession of the ball and one minute remaining on the clock. The Bulldog hopes were crushed as the clock ticked down with Georgia's offense inside of the 10-yard line. Alabama is now expected to go on to the BCS National Championship game to face Notre Dame.
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Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald writes that the Marlins will give top prospect Andrew Heaney "a long look" in spring training.
Red Sox manager John Farrell said Sunday that Rusney Castillo and Mookie Betts are "going to get equal playing time" during spring training.
Indians manager Terry Francona indicated on Monday that Nick Swisher (knees) is likely a couple weeks away from game action.
Jose Iglesias (shins) played one inning in the field Monday in the Tigers' exhibition game against Florida Southern.
Alex Rodriguez will make his Grapefruit League debut Wednesday against the Phillies.
Victor Martinez (knee) ran on the anti-gravity treadmill and took 30 swings off a tee from both sides of the plate on Monday.
Reds manager Bryan Price said Monday that Joey Votto (quad) is not up to game speed.
Jon Lester has been named the Cubs' Opening Night starter.
Corey Hart needed stitches after slicing his foot while getting into a hot tub at the Pirates' spring training complex on Sunday.
According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, the Diamondbacks are shopping Aaron Hill, Cody Ross, and Trevor Cahill.
Carlos Gonzalez (knee) ran the bases in Rockies camp Monday for the first time this spring.
Chase Utley won't appear in any spring games this week due to lingering ankle soreness.


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The early part of any season is sure to be full of statistical anomalies, and this shortened campaign is no different. Take a look around the NHL and there are a lot of numbers that pop out.Start Slideshow
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The only teams without a home victory so far are both playoff teams from last season. The Pittsburgh Penguins are 0-2-0 at The House That Sid Built despite packing record crowds into the arena for both of their games. The Nashville Predators, who have gone to a shootout in four of their seven games — incredible in itself — have been on the wrong end of tiebreakers in both of their games in Music City.Next
Phil Kessel has taken 27 shots on goal without scoring, the most of any player in the league. Last season, Kessel scored 37 goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs on 295 shots for an accuracy rate of 12.5 percent. For his career, Kessel is a 10.6 percent shooter, which means that he could have expected to score 2.8 goals (okay, call it three) by now. The goals will come, but for now, Toronto has to be at least pretty happy with a 3-3 start given that their top goal scorer hasn't found the back of the net, and Joffrey Lupul is out with a broken arm.Next
Chicago Blackhawks rookie winger Brandon Saad does not have a point, but that's not for lack of opportunities. The 2011 second-round draft pick has started 78.6 percent of his shifts in the offensive zone, third-most in the NHL among players who have appeared in at least five games. The only players with a higher rate of offensive zone starts are Los Angeles Kings rookie defenseman Jake Muzzin at 82.1 percent and first-year Colorado Avalanche tough guy Patrick Bordeleau, at an incredible 90.9 percent. Meanwhile, Predators rookie defenseman Rich Clune is getting a trial by fire, starting 92.9 percent of his shifts outside the offensive zone.Next
During 5-on-5 play, the Calgary Flames have the worst save percentage in the league, at .885, which helps explain why they are last in the Western Conference at 1-3-1, especially considering that Jarome Iginla is second to Phil Kessel with 19 shots on goal without scoring. Meanwhile, the second-worst team in 5-on-5 save percentage at .886, the New York Islanders, have raced to a 4-2-1 record on the strength of the NHL's second-best scoring offense (27 goals), hottest power play (37.5 percent) and second-stingiest penalty kill (96 percent). All of those numbers should see some regression to the mean.Next
Thomas Vanek leads the NHL with 15 points, which means that he has been on the scoresheet for 65 percent of the Buffalo Sabres' goals. Other players who have been involved in at least half of their teams' goals are Vanek's teammate Jason Pominville (12 points/23 Sabres goals), Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk (8/14) and Henrik Zetterberg (7/14), Edmonton's Taylor Hall (9/18), Minnesota's Zach Parise (9/18), New Jersey's David Clarkson (8/16), the New York Rangers' Marian Gaborik (8/16), San Jose's Patrick Marleau (14/27) and Joe Thornton (14/27), and Washington's Mike Ribeiro (8/15).


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By Bill Francis
The brotherhood of big league knuckleball pitchers is relatively small, but one of its former practitioners could be seen floating through the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Monday.
Steve Sparks made a name for himself tossing a baseball with no spin to bewildered hitters during a nine-year big league career spent with the Milwaukee Brewers (1995-96), Anaheim Angels (1998-99), Detroit Tigers (2000-03), Oakland A's (2003) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2004). The right-hander made the trip from his home outside Houston in Sugar Land, Texas, with his 14-year-old son Blake.
"Blake and I have talked about coming to the Hall of Fame for four or five years now," Spark said. "He's going into high school next year and just thought with his schedule this might be our last chance for awhile, so we decided to make the trip this year.
"His sisters are in camp for the month of July so this is a chance for him and me to get out and do something by ourselves."
This was Sparks' first trip to the Hall of Fame.
"I'd never been here before, so I was very anxious. It's a dream come true just seeing all the artifacts. I've always been enthralled by the game's history," Sparks said. "I grew up reading books about the history of the game, and I work with Fox Sports in Houston doing the pre- and post-game shows for the Houston Astros, so I've stayed in it and I've always enjoyed it. So for Blake and me to enjoy this together has been a lot of fun."
Sparks, who turned 45 on July 2, ended his major league with a 59-76 record, highlighted by a 14-9 mark with the 2001 Tigers, and a 4.88 ERA.
"I was in my 40s and I just felt like I was ready to be home with my family," Sparks said. "And the hitters let me know it was time to get out of the game, too."
While the Hall of Fame boasts two knuckleball pitchers – Hoyt Wilhelm and Phil Niekro – the game has seen at least 250, but fewer than 90 who threw it regularly. This year, only Boston's Tim Wakefield, R.A. Dickey of the Mets and Los Angeles Dodger Charlie Haeger are regulars at it.
Sparks was your regular fastball, curveball, slider, changeup pitcher before the Brewers approached him about making a radical change.
"I played professionally for 19 years but my first five or six years I was a conventional pitcher," Sparks said. "I was kind of stalling out at the Double-A level, and the Milwaukee Brewers, the team I was with in the minor leagues at that point, felt like I might be a good candidate for the knuckleball because being shorter in stature helps (he's 6-feet tall) and also I had pretty clean mechanics.
"They gave me a three-year plan and I started back over in Single-A, and by the end of that three years I was knocking on the door."
According to Sparks, it was a lot of trial and error in the beginning, but eventually a coach hooked him up with big league knuckleballer Tom Candiotti.
"I had about five pages worth of questions to ask him over the telephone," Sparks said. "And then actually got a chance to meet him at the Houston Astrodome at the tail end of one of his seasons with the Dodgers and that was very beneficial. It's a very close fraternity of knuckleball pitchers, and Candiotti, for myself, was probably the most helpful. He was kind of a hybrid knuckleball pitcher, where he threw a lot of curves and sliders and fastballs, and that's what I did a lot.
"The biggest luxury for me at the major league level was the bounce back factor. You didn't have to rely on velocity three or four days after you pitched. You could go out there, and as long as you had good feel and took the spin off the ball you had a chance to be successful."
And while Sparks played with and against a number of Hall of Famers over the years, he grew up in Tulsa, Okla., with fellow pitcher Tom Seaver as his favorite player.
"In 1969 I was five years old and my father taught me how to read the box scores," Sparks said. "That was the year the Mets had their miracle season, Tom Seaver was the best player on that team at that time, and that's who I stuck with."
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quote:wonder if that is the same tigerbait that trolls our radio station. We would offer Les but unfortunately for you all he is not our 1,2,3 or 4th choice. Tigerbait
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The bayfront is sleeping.
Every other November, it awakens with the strong visual presence of up to 21 sculptures from national and international monumental visual artists that adorn the stretch along U.S. 41. Come May, the sculptures are taken down and the outdoor installation space goes back into hibernation.
But the eight board members of Sarasota Season of Sculpture, the nonprofit group responsible for curating the free bi-annual exhibit, never take a rest. There are plenty of fundraising and educational artist visits to plan during the interim.
Susan McLeod, board chairwoman, would love it if the exhibit could be annual, but the funding isn't there — yet. She suggests it's not easy trying to fundraise for an organization that people don't know exists.
She blames the lack of awareness on the off year, when the lack of physical reminders, or sculptures, leaves the organization off the radar. This year is an off year.
Albeit, the group has had some press since the start of the off-season. For one, a woman crashed her Mercedes Benz into the base of the 25-foot-tall "Unconditional Surrender" in April. The sculpture arrived November 2005 to the bayfront during season three of Sarasota Season of Sculpture.
Another headline came when the Sarasota Public Art Fund garnered more than $500,000 to purchase the red 70-foot sculpture on the corner of U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue, "Complexus," by artist John Henry.
McLeod says even with the headlines, many people don't realize Sarasota Season of Sculpture was responsible for the two permanent fixtures, in coordination with The Sarasota Public Art Fund. Sarasota Season of Sculpture board member Tom Savage headed the fund, which exists via The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, and spearheaded the drive to purchase the sculptures. In turn, Season of Sculpture received a commission on each sculpture, which helps fund the group's efforts. This covers the upward of $150,000 it costs per every season the sculptures are installed.
Sarasota Season of Sculpture has been responsible for donating and giving $1.2 million worth of art to the city of Sarasota in the past four years.
And plenty of sculptures have found a permanent home around the city, thanks to Sarasota Season of Sculpture, such as: "The Wave" by Malcolm Robertson at the Longboat Key Club and "Enigma" by Dennis Kowal on the bayfront.
"There's a large group of people in Sarasota who enjoys the sculptures and think the city puts them there," says McLeod. "They don't know it's (really) a nonprofit group that needs support."
The volunteer group is busy planning the seventh season that opens in November. This year, instead of exhibiting 10 or more different artists, like it did in the sixth season, the installation will feature three international artists exhibiting several pieces each.
The group also strives to host artist visits in the interim to keep attention focused on visual arts and Season of Sculpture.
The group brought back artist Chakia Booker, known for her rubber-work sculpture featured in season six, March 13 through March 15 to talk with students and children from local groups such as the Boys and Girls Club, to bring the focus back to visual arts.
And there's more news for this off-season. In April, local publishing group Serbin will release a 186-page photographic retrospective of the 13 years and seven seasons of Sarasota Season of Sculpture.
"We needed to have something in our hands to help people understand what it is we've done, what we continue doing, and that we need support," McLeod says.
It's a project the group has planned for two years. To date, there aren't official plans for where the book can be purchased, but McLeod is sure there will be a release party.
For 13 years, the group has brought what McLeod believes is the strongest representation of visual art to the area. She's been a part of it for 10 of those years.
"If you were walking or driving down the bayfront and saw those monumental sculptures there, you wouldn't have a question about who we are as a community," she says. "We are an important representation of the artistic passion of the community."
13 — Number of years Season of Sculpture has been in existence
132 — Number of sculptures brought to Sarasota since the inception of Season of Sculpture
96 — Number of artists represented since the first year of Season of Sculpture
15 — Number of U.S. states represented by Season of Sculpture over the past 13 years
13 — Number of foreign countries represented by Season of Sculpture over the past 13 years.
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5 great great filmCogginCarr | 05/01/2013 | See all CogginCarr's reviews (6)This just is not a film its a piece of art. Tim Burton gone back to his roots, and I loved it...............
2 SAME OH BURTON..yardman | 31/12/2012 | See all yardman's reviews (202)from the momment the movie starts it has tim burton written all over it..you know that dark gothic feel..and i have to say its starting to get a little boring..the story focuses on a boy bringing his dog back from the dead..now while watching i was trying to think is it trying to be a comedy or something a bit more serious..either way it was lacking any spark and found it hard to stay intrested being in black and white certainly didnt help..maybe its time for tim to try something a little different..all in all if you want to watch a good animation movie at the momment i suggest paranorman..
5 My film choice of 2012!!mattymark | 14/03/2013 | See all mattymark's reviews (531)Totally, utterly, absolutely brilliant!!! Tim Burton at his very best in all aspects of the film - story line, animation, characterisation. It doesn't need colour, almost better without it, as it certainly is a tribute to the Black and White Horror Movies. Anyone who has not seen this MUST get a copy to play - again and again!!
5 Top stuffbowsie1 | 01/03/2013 | See all bowsie1's reviews (125)Top 100 Music Reviewer This is a great Tim Burton film that shows grief and death in a way that makes it better for kids to appreciate. The story is great and the animation is superb. On a par with Paranorman, but this is far more quirky and a really great story. Recommended
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quote:Andy Dufrene is a douche. Morgan Freeman is too wise and noble. Wise, noble people don't end up in prison. The bad-guy warden is one dimensional. Yeah, prison staff are not the brightest bulbs in the world, but nobody is that stupid to miss out on the hero's escape method all those years. And I don't like Stephen King in general. He apparently didn't do any research at all on how prisons operate, because there are a number of glaring errors. But he's Stephen King, and a lot of people will read his books and go see movies based on them, no matter how shitty. Good for him, I guess.
quote:So typical that the Academy would love it.
quote:I'm not a big Nolan fan. He's a good director, but very overrated.
quote:absolutely. people act like he is the modern day kubrick on here. totally overrated.
quote:Why compare Nolan to a director who himself was overrated?
quote:And you can't deny the impact he has had on the summer movie season. He has revolutionized the summer popcorn movie by making them more than just mindless action.
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quote:i haven't seen enough of his movies to make an accurate assessment of him, but what I've seen I have enjoyed
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Mazda B-Series Starting problems
I did have it checked out and the mechanic said he didn''t find anything wrong with it. He did say that it needed new plugs and wires because the originals are on there.
What on earth could be a cause of this?
It won't crank, then it does and drives for a while, then it won't crank again.
Any help or advice?
KCRam Mt. Arlington NJPosts: 3,516You may want to read through Ford Ranger Starting Problems to see if a similar problem and solution has already been noted.
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alnotatwork Posts: 2My 89 b2600i w/5 spd transmission and 225k miles started giving me grief last summer. I'd shut it off and when I tried to start it again I got nothing when I turned the key - no crank, no idiot lights, no heater fan, no radio. However, the headlights and emergency flashers all worked fine. After turning key on/off several times and/or waiting a few minutes everything went back to normal and it started just fine. Problem got progressively worse - ie. more frequent occurrences and longer waits to restart. Truck will not fire with push start when this occurs. Replaced battery cable ends and starter to no avail. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as truck is now sitting in the north woods of Minnesota 300 miles from home and 50 or so miles to any repair shops. Thanks.
weenypoo Posts: 2I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AN FILTER ON MY 1990 B2200 MAZDA TRUCK AN IT RAN GREAT FOR THREE WEEKS. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND IT JUST QUIT RUNNING. I WAS TOLD IT HAD A FUEL RELY FROM THE DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT BUT THEY SAID IT WAS IN THE FUSE BOX ON THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT FENDER. THE FUSE BOX ISN'T THERE AND THE FUSE BOX THAT IS UNDER THE HOOD DOESN'T HAVE A FUEL RELAY. I NEED MY TRUCK FOR WORK CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT HERE? I'M GETTING PRETTY UPSET WITH THIS, I'VE HAD MY HEAD IN MOTOR MANUALS FOR WEEKS. i'VE ASKED EVERYONE, I EVEN CONTACTED THE MAZDA MANUFACTURE BUT ENDED UP AT A DEAD END BECAUSE THEY TRANSFERRED ME TO A PARTS DEPT THAT COULDN'T HELP BECAUSE OF IT BEING AN OLDER MODEL.. ANY IMPUT WOULD BE DEEPLY HELPFUL.
tonywatson Posts: 1I have the same exact problem with my 1997 B4000. I have asked all of my mechanic buddies about it and know one has been able to identify the cause of this problem. When my truck wont start, I will shoot a little starter fluid into the air intake and about 99% of the time it will fire up. I pull out the hose that goes from your valve cover to your air intake between the air filter and manifold. Its the easiest place to do it. You can also open your air filter housing and spray it in there. But if you do this make sure you close the housing back up before trying to start your engine. Mine backfired once when I had not closed the housing after spraying starter fluid in it and I almost got burned. Flames shot out at me and singed my eyelashes. If you should find out why this is happening, please post it here. I would love to know.
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tommie1818 Posts: 1My b2200 1989 would not crank. Intermittant at first but then nothing (6 months) Roll started everytime. I checked starter,solenoid,coil,ignition switch, battery poles, battery. Nothing !! |Finally checked fusible link, (plastic connector) was ok not burned or anything, but being desparate by now opened up the link and the connectors were totally corroded.
Used a wire brush,(Much like a bad battery connection) reconnected it and Bahhhm!
Very unusual! very economical to fix as well!
I should have use a volt meter to check that line. I Must get in the habit of that.
Hope it helps someone with mysterious and intermittant starting issues. -
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jrab2600i Posts: 1I have a 1990 B-2600i p/u and shut down while driving this March. Electrical still worked but no acceleration (fuel flow)...come to find out through diagnosis testing that it was the ECM (computer chip in firewall) was bad. Fortunately was replace and back on road but unfortunately part is expensive...part and labor ($1,100.00). If truck is worth something to you it's worth the amount. My truck is almost in mint condition, I take care of it and I use it for loading and off road job site purposes. Hope this helps.
lmoreno3 Posts: 21I was having the same problems with my '90 Mazda B2200. I found out that the problem was with the ignition key cylinder harness. I removed the steering wheel shroud then pulled and pushed on the ignition harness with my left hand, while turning the key with my right. The truck started right up. I did this for several weeks, until I noticed that the only bolt that holds the harness into the key cylinder, was a little too long. Got ahold of another one just a tad shorter and replaced the bolt. Truck now starts everytime I turn the key. Replacement harness costs about $100.00. The bolt only cost me 5 cents. Good luck and hope this helps.
gk384 Posts: 1i have a 1987 mazda b2600 carbarated 4 cylinder 8 valve and it sat for a bit with bad gas and a blown head gasket. i had the head rebuilt and put in new plugs, wires, cap and rotor. I got it running and put in 91 octane to help burn out the old gas and a few days ago i took it for a drive and everything was ok until the oil light came on but it still made it home fine. today i started it up it ran rough and two blocks from the house it shut down. now it wont fire up and every once in a while it coughs out the muffler. Any ideas?
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paulntxk Posts: 1I have a 1988 Mazda B2200. It will sometimes start but die in maybe 5 seconds. will not restart, seems there is no spark when I hook a spark plug wire to a loose grounded spark plug. Sometimes if I leave it for a few hours or days, it will start again and then do the same thing (just quits like you turned off the ignition switch). Help please!!!
1988b2200 Posts: 1Have you by chance come to figure out what the problem was. I am having the exact same issue and can not seem to figure it out. Replaced ignition coil, distributor cap and rotor as well as the ignition wiring to where the key goes but not the actual ignition switch wjere the key goes. Any info woud be great.. thanks . Beckie
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We have a 94 Mazda B4000 that has this intermittent starting problem. The dealer charged us $700 to look for the cause, and told us there is nothing wrong. Avoid dealerships at all cost. We started knocking the fuse box with our knuckles while the other person turned the ignition and it started. Discovered that it is a square relay within the fusebox named the EEC, basically Electric Relay. Others have noted that the power to radio and lights also was interrupted when it did not start. Replace the EEC relay.


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The College News Z-615 VOL. XXVI, No. 8 BRYN MAWR and WAYNE, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1939 Copyright, Bryn Mawr Princeton, B. M. Choirs Unite Talent cSe*,'iS39 PRICE 10 CENTS Bach Cantatas Are to be Led by Willoughby at Joint Concerts The Bryn Mawr Choir and the Princeton Chapel Choir will com- bine to give two concerts this week- end. The first will be given on Sunday afjtei^oon, December 10, at 4.30 in thev'Princeton Chapel; and the second, on Monday evening, De- cember 11, at 8.30 in Goodhart Hall. Several members of the Philadel- phia Orchestra-will accompany and play three selections. v. Ernest Willoughby of Bryn Mawr will direct both concerts, since Robert Hufstader, choirmas- ter and organist of the Princeton Chapel Choir, has a leave of ab- sence because of illness. Lindsay Lafford is substituting in Mr. Huf- stader's place for this year.. In the Bryn Maw Choir Janet Russell is acting as manager, Mary Newberry as assistant manager, and Annie Emerson as librarian. In the Princeton Chapel �Choir, Lindsay Laffosd is choirmaster and organist, Robert S. Davidson, assis- tant organist, and George A. Haas, choir manager. . Continued on Page Two Individual Acting Shines In 'Time and the Conways' By Olivia Kahn, '41 In several respects J. B. Priestly's Time and the Conways might have been considered a better choice for the annual three-act play given by the Players' CJub than last year's Arms and the Man. It includes more character roles and is as a whole less subtle. But it is also so considerably inferior as a play that no excellence of acting or produc- tion could make it a complete success. Occasionally, Ktamver, the play was extremely convincing and^some of � the individual performances were really distinguished, espe- cially thoseS of Ann Updegraff, Eleanor Emery, and Fifi Garbat. The most refreshing characteriza- tion of the evening was that of Carol, the youngest Conway, as portrayed by Ann Updegraff. It was truly unfortunate that she died before Act II, because she brightened up the first and last acts so conspicuously one had more Doyle Inaugurates Science Lectures interest in her further development than in that of her brothers and sisters. Eleanor Emery gave her usual excellent performance, here in the role of Mrs. Conway. Age is Miss Emery's forte, the older the better. She demonstrated pro- fessional poise in the first act, playing^ with a wonderfully firm touch, but she showed even more comprehension of character in the second act which takes place 20 years later. The central role of the play, Kay Conway. was ably taken by Fifi Garbat. Miss Garbat had little scope to show her ability in the first act, but in the second, she was excellent. The newspaper woman she represented became amazingly real, and although she can scarcely be said to have domi- nated the stage she gave the play a cool dignity that did much to keep it in balance and effectively set off the other characters. Continued on Page Three Other Professors Inspired To Tell Club of Private Research Work Mail to the Campus . Included in First Issue of 'Lantern' Mail to the campus, only slightly expurgated and abridged, as col- lected by Bess Lomax and E. Cro- zier, '41, is reproduced in the Fall Issue of The Lantern. The Lan- tern came out Monday night, and is available in the Bookshop. Any- one buying a copy and signing in the Bookshop can get the subse- quent issues at a reduced rate. �. The contents include a burlesque of Gertrude Stein by Mary Helen Hardin, '42, and a satire on Bryn Mawr life by Anne Kearny, Rhoads maid. Three stories, four poems and one article, The Price of Paci- fism, by Emily Cheney, '40, com- plete the issue. Common Room, November SO.� "Enzymes are biological catalysts, and as such they speed up biologi- cal reactions," said Mr. Doyle in his lecture on Enzymes and their Dimensions. This lecture, the first Science Club lecture this year, in- augurated the plan to have /the faculty tell about their private re- search. It was so well liked that afterwards several other profes- sors offered to tell the club about their work. Enzymes are also, called fer- ments, and fermentations have been employed, even though their make-up was not understood, to make bread and beverages since prehistoric times. Enzymes, Mr. Doyle explained, like all other catalysts have no effect upon the quantities of the end products of a reaction. They control only the rate at which the reaction will take place.' Differing from other cata- Contlnued on Page Four 'News' Invades Village in Vain Attempt To Unveil Mysteries of Local Politics By Joan Groat, '42 Elizabeth Crazier, '41 Know your Community. Be an intelligent voter. Know your com- missioner. Get acquainted with your town committee-man and learn the political issues of your town. These, wo thought, were noble ideas. Wedjdn't know it would be so hard. Beginning with the general or- ganization of the township, we found ourselves in the outer office ,0; ""rse,vt'-s � l"e UUM;r �'"� date on both tickets. We asked Mr. of Mr. Evan James. Secretary of ??amDa �,W(> tllo tnwn �,�,�,,���,.- the Board of Commissioners of Lower Merion Township. "Could we see Mr. James?" . ... if we would" wait. We sat down. Fin- ally we were ushered into the inner office. We were uncertain what to ask him. Obviously he considered ns about 14 years of age. We be- came morn uncertain Hut he an- swered our questions, though he kept peering around behind us to see if anyone else was waiting for him outside. After a little, while, we emerged with -�_the following facts. Bryn Mnwr is a post office �nothing more. There is no such thing as an incorporated town of Bryn Mawr. The administrative divisions, East and West Bryn Mawr, make up two of the 13 dis- tricts of Lower Merion Township. From each district, a commissioner is elected by popular vote to the Board of Commissioners. The Treasurer, the influential office of the Commission, is elected at large. Of the 13 commissioners, 12" are Republican, and the thirteenth is a Democrat-Republican, the candi- James where the town committee men fitted into the set-up. "Oh," he said. "Now you're going from government info politics." So we followed this up. Here, we thought, is where we find out about the p.-ilitical parties and the political issues. We called last night on M . Lacy Gaines in his cigar store-leer garden on Lan- caster p;ke. We opened the door, "cor steins en route to the mouth were lowered in amazement. Beyond t'e. di'-ar counter, the nl->ce looked like a cartoon of tb" Mi'-He West General Store. W< hesitated ��<' t'"e counter as Mr Continued on Pace Three Mrs. Plum Renders Songs With Feeling Sympathetically Interprets Finnish Melodies, Strauss, Brahms' Lieder Deanery December �?.�Henrietta Bagger Plum's most enjoyable con- cert of folksongs and lie<ler revealed a natural voice of exceptional clar- ity, and an enviable control of vol- ume. The Finnish folksongs were especially good, both in expression and rendition. Although the mezzo - soprano range is a difficult one, Mrs. Plum handled her soprano tones with as much ease as her low contralto notes. This was particularly no- ticeable in the Saint-Saeus selec- tion, which, however, was not a happy choice. The aria is uninter- esting, and offers do chance for dramatic expression and sympa- thetic interpretation. But, Mrs. Plum's other selections' proved that she has this ability. The German lieder were well in- terpreted and full of feeling. Mi*. Plum, whose favorite composers are the lieder writers Brahms and Richard Strauss, showed that she understood and loved what she was singing. Throughout the program the changes of mood and key were emphasized by the use of a good legato and by volume contrasts. Unfortunately, some of the best ef- Contlnued on Page Three COLLEGE CALENDAR Thursday, December 7.� Mr. Barnes, director of the Y. M. C. A. in Ardmore, on Group Leadership, Common Room, 5 p. in. Friday, December 8.�Ju- nius Bird on Early Man in South America, Geology Lec- ture Room, Chemistry and Geology Building, 8.30. Slides w:ll be shown.. Sunday, December 10. � Concert with ancient Chinese instruments ""by Mr. Chung Loh Wei, Deanery, 3.30. Monday, December 11. � Concert of Cantatas by Bach and Parry, Princeton and Brvn Mawr Choirs, Goodhart Hall, 8.30. Tuesday, December IS. � purrent Events, Mr. Fen- wick, Common Room, 7.30. Wednesday, December IS. �Industrial Group Supper, Common Room, 6.30. Director Outlines Labor School Aims Explains Curriculum, Selection Of Workers and Position Of Undergraduates Common Room, December 4.� Miss Jean Carter, director of the Hudson Shore Labor School, out- lined the school's program and the role of the college student there. She explained the method of choos- ing the workers and their plan of study. The aim of the Summer School is to help workers understand themselves in relation to their so- cial and economic groups. To ac- complish this aim the school has correlated courses in Economics, English, Dramatics and Science. Recreation is also included. The college undergraduates, seven in all from various colleges, Continued on Pane Three A. Cook Aids Seniors Plan For Business Naturalism Reborn Says Weiss Article The promise of American philo- sophy today lies in the revivifica- tion of naturalism and idealism, states Paul Weiss in an article on The Year in PhftoBtrphy appearing in the December 6 issue of the NtW Republic. As evidence. Mr. Weiss briefly traces the rise and fall of logical positivism, a school of thought which grew out of the post-war despondency and which was based on the premise that pres- ent clarity is preferable to ultimate truth. The positivists rejected metaphy- sics, contending that only those as- sertions were significant which could he checked by modern science. Today, however, metaphysicians such as Whitehead an a1 the modern Thomi.W are powerful despite this opposition. Its decline is largely a result of John Dewey's pragma- tism, for although Dewey is anti- metaphysical his views are more flexible than those of the positivists. This genei*al movement is indica- tive of the progress of philosophy, Mi-., Weiss postulates, as such prog- ress depends upon the willingness of the philosopher to retreat to first principles. PROPAGANDA SNARE REVEALED BY WELLS Education Endangered By Emotional Appeal Common Room, Ducertiber 5.� "Propaganda is the deliberate at- tempt to influence public opinion and thus produce certain attitudes and actions," declared Roger Wells, addrecsing the International Relations Club in the first of a series of le?tures on propaganda. Mr. Wells discussed the dissemina- tion of propaganda, and the way in which it can be differentiated from education. Propaganda is-spread by means of the printed word, cartoons, ma�s meetings, songs, and whispering campaigns. Mr. Wells postulated four axioms by which propaganda agents may be detected. If a per- son spreading certain doctrines �eeks to conceal his identHry "there is a strong presumption that what he is""saying is propaganda." Secondly, if there is a direct resort to falsehood, as in the atro- city stories printed during the war, we may assume that propaganda is being; employed. The presentation of only a part of the truth is Mr. Wells' third axiom, and finally the ��tress on the emotional rather than Continued on Pajte Four Internship plan Provides Two Months' Training * In Technique Graduates of womerKq colleges, filing out every June, usually have three alternatives in mind: secre�- ' tarial school, marriage, or Macy's. Alice Rice Cook, director of the Graduate Center in New York, de- voted her informal talk with jun- iors and seniors to descriptions of possibilities outside these three, particularly to the experience at- tainable through a business intern- ship. Started two years ago, the busi- ness internship plan is based on the belief that women college grad- uates need an opportunity to ex- plore arid prove their skills, and to acquire that first requirement of all "employers: experience. The pban provides two weeks' training in routine office techniques, coupled with study and definition of the exact field and concern in which the student wishes to take the fol- lowing two-month internship. . Statistics on the success of past interns show 85 i>er cent of the last TO girls now occupying regu1- iar positions. Final clinching of the job in every case depends on the individual's initiative in prov- ing herself necessary to the con- cern training her,- or in using the Continued on Page Four Assistant Curator Slated To Discuss Patagonian Culture On Friday night at 8.30, Mr. Junius Rird, assistant curator of the American Museum in New York will give a lecture on Early Man in South Ann rica in the Geology Lec- ture room. Mr. Bird ha-, done extensive re- search in anthropology. His first field work was with Captain Bob Bartlett in Hudson Bay and Green- land, where he made collections for the Museum of the American In- dian in New York. , In 1932 and 1934 he was sent to Patagonia by the American Mu- seum of Natural History. He ex- cavated at the most southern tip of Patagonia, an inhospitable and primitive section, and made some Very important discoveries. On his second trip he was accompanied by his wife and they worked with very little equipment, almost entirely alone. In Patagonia be traced a contin- uous series of cultures back to an age contemporary with the last gla: cial period or just after. It is this phase of his work which he is going to discuss? Distribution Begun Of Activities Fund Thirteen hundred and one dollars ^ have now been paid out of the Ac- tivities Drive Fund. The Bryn Mawr League and ^he Varsity Players Club have received the full amount of their scheduled allot- ment, 300 dollars and 400 dollars respectively. The Bryn Mawr Sum- mer School has received 400 dollars out of their 1400 dollars, the Peace Council 175 dollars out of 800 dol- lars. Besides this. 26.51 dollars was spent on the Latin Play and 9.50 dollars on the expenses in- curred bv the Activities Drive. ' J
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