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Jonathan Edwards and the art of persuasion
In this lesson, students will study the elements of persuasive writing in Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" according to the following criteria: speaker, audience, occasion, and means of persuasion, and then analyze a contemporary piece of writing, such as an advertisement, for similar elements.
A lesson plan for grades 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies
Learning outcomes
Students will:
- learn the basic tools necessary for the evaluation of persuasive writing.
- learn to identify the speaker, audience, occasion, and means of persuasion used in a piece of persuasive writing.
- apply those skills to Jonathan Edward's sermon in guided practice.
- apply those skills independently to contemporary persuasive writing, such as an advertisement.
Teacher planning
Time required for lesson
90 minutes
- Jonathan Edwards' speech "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
- magazines (a wide range of different kinds such as Field & Stream, Surfer, Southern Living, etc. are especially effective
- copies of editorials from recent newspapers or magazines
Students will already be familiar with the following:
- the basic tenets of Puritanism
- The desire to have one's feelings or life changed radically was an experience called grace. Grace involved a cleansing of the individual — a purging of sinfulness. Grace also entailed much self-examination as the Puritan sought signs that God was working within him &mdash a key to understanding Edward's point of view.
- Puritans valued plainness, especially in religion. This extended to their writing. For examples, see in particular, Ann Bradstreet, though is not as clearly seen in writers like Cotton Mather. This insistence on plain speaking shapes much of American literature (Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemingway, etc.)
- The Puritans were convinced that they were carrying on God's work in settling the New World. Their lives in the New World were a divine mission (very evident in William Bradford's writing).
- the four forms of discourse (narration, description, exposition, and persuasion)
- narration: telling a story, developing a sequence of events (plot)
- description: writing that appeals to the senses
- exposition: writing that communicates information
- persuasion: writing meant to modify behavior
- Class discussion begins with a biographical overview of Jonathan Edwards and his place in eighteenth-century American literature.
- Discussion continues with a review of the forms of discourse. This leads to an analysis of "Sinners" as persuasive writing and the need to evaluate persuasive writing according to the following criteria: speaker, audience, occasion, and means of persuasion.
- The teacher will begin with a comparison of "Sinners" with modern advertising, drawing on student experiences. Class discusses Edwards as a speaker, addressing questions of credibility, then moves on to look at modern advertising and the need for companies to speak through spokespersons and the need for credibility. (students invariably mention Michael Jordan).
- Even more fruitful is a discussion of the audience. Edwards clearly demonstrates an awareness of his audience in the way he frames his argument. God's wrath is compared to a flood, a storm, and an Indian attack. All these images would have been familiar and alarming to an 18th century audience. (There is an opportunity here also to discuss extended metaphor). The repeated reference to fire is another example. Again, discussion expands to look at how advertisements are targeted to particular audiences (after-school advertisements, football games versus a new program such as "60 Minutes").
- The third point of discussion is occasion. Edwards is writing as part of the Great Awakening, and specifically for a revival. The selection is appropriate in both contexts. Once again, the discussion shifts to a look at contemporary advertising. Specific occasions include Christmas, back-to-school time, and the Super Bowl. Also discuss the concept that some (most) advertising is not keyed to a specific occasion.
- Finally, we talk about Edwards' means of persuasion. Most obvious is his reliance on fear, but there are others (repetition, limited opportunity, bandwagon). These are also popular means of persuasion in advertising.
- Following this discussion, students are placed in groups of two or three, given a magazine, and asked to analyze an advertisement. I give an example: This is an advertisement for Nike, the spokesperson is… she/she was well-chosen because…The audience for this publication is… which is well suited for this product for the following reasons… The occasion is… The means of persuasion are… which are especially effective for this product/audience because…
- Students then work together for about 10–15 minutes to prepare their responses. These are then presented to the larger group. One student reads the group's findings while another walks around with the ad so all can see.
- Teacher directs questions to ensure understanding. For example, if the students fail to appreciate why a particular advertisement is in Popular Mechanics, a question like, "Who buys/reads this magazine?" would be appropriate. If the students missed a bandwagon type appeal ("The number one brand of tires in America"), a question like, "How does Goodyear appeal to our desire to be in the majority?" would address this.
This lesson has carryover benefits for the study of Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine, which, in a sequential course, follow shortly.
Initially, the teacher can assess student understanding by listening to the group presentations. In looking at and presenting their analysis of an advertisement, have they:
- correctly identified the speaker (company, spokesperson, etc.) and addressed the question of credibility? Why was this person chosen?
- correctly identified the target audience? What is the relationship between the targeted audience for this advertisement and the publication in which it appeared?
- determined if this advertisement is dependent on a particular occasion, and if it is, how is that apparent? Or is it a nonspecific occasion?
- correctly identified the means of persuasion (fear, limited opportunity, bandwagon, sex, popularity, status, etc.)
A rubric for evaluating student presentations is included.
Further assessment comes from the next unit test in which students are given an advertisement, editorial, or other persuasive document and asked to evaluate it according the four points discussed in class. See the sample test.
Supplemental information
The greater the variety of magazines, the more interesting the discussion generated.
I have had students do this for homework as well. In this case, it is individual rather than group work.
I have also had students bring in their own magazines. That way they can chose an advertisement that is more relevant.
- Common Core State Standards
- English Language Arts (2010)
Reading: Informational Text
- Grade 11-12
- 11-12.RIT.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison...
- 11-12.RIT.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- 11-12.RIT.9 Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Lincoln's Second...
Speaking & Listening
- 11-12.SL.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly...
- Grade 11-12
- English Language Arts (2010)
- North Carolina Essential Standards
- Social Studies (2010)
United States History I
- USH.H.1 Apply the four interconnected dimensions of historical thinking to the United States History Essential Standards in order to understand the creation and development of the United States over time. USH.H.1.1 Use Chronological thinking to: Identify the...
- Social Studies (2010)
North Carolina curriculum alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 11
- Goal 1: The learner will demonstrate increasing insight and reflection to print and non-print text through personal expression.
- Objective 1.02: Reflect and respond expressively to texts so that the audience will:
- discover multiple perspectives.
- investigate connections between life and literature.
- explore how the student's life experiences influence his or her response to the selection.
- recognize how the responses of others may be different.
- articulate insightful connections between life and literature.
-consider cultural or historical significance.
- Objective 1.02: Reflect and respond expressively to texts so that the audience will:
- Goal 3: The learner will demonstrate increasing sophistication in defining issues and using argument effectively.
- Objective 3.01: Use language persuasively in addressing a particular issue by:
- finding and interpreting information effectively.
- recognizing propaganda as a purposeful technique.
- establishing and defending a point of view.
-responding respectfully to viewpoints and biases.
- Objective 3.01: Use language persuasively in addressing a particular issue by:
- Goal 4: The learner will critically analyze text to gain meaning, develop thematic connections, and synthesize ideas.
- Objective 4.01: Interpret meaning for an audience by:
- examining the functions and the effects of narrative strategies such as plot, conflict, suspense, point of view, characterization, and dialogue.
- interpreting the effect of figures of speech (e.g., personification, oxymoron) and the effect of devices of sound (e.g., alliteration, onomatopoeia).
- analyzing stylistic features such as word choice and links between sense and sound.
- identifying ambiguity, contradiction, irony, parody, and satire.
- demonstrating how literary works reflect the culture that shaped them.
- Objective 4.03: Assess the power, validity, and truthfulness in the logic of arguments given in public and political documents by:
- identifying the intent and message of the author or artist.
- recognizing how the author addresses opposing viewpoints.
- articulating a personal response to the message and method of the author or artist.
-evaluating the historical significance of the work.
- Objective 4.01: Interpret meaning for an audience by:
- Goal 5: The learner will interpret and evaluate representative texts to deepen understanding of literature of the United States.
- Objective 5.02: Analyze the relationships among United States authors and their works by:
- making and supporting valid responses about the text through references to other works and authors.
-comparing texts to show similarities or differences in themes, characters, or ideas.
- Objective 5.02: Analyze the relationships among United States authors and their works by:


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London - The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Monday it had disbanded the independent commission it had set up to investigate alleged involvement by the global governing body in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
The UCI said it was shutting down the commission, which only met in public for the first time on Friday, because both the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the United States Doping Agency (USADA) had refused to co-operate with its investigations and thus any report it produced would be dismissed "as not being complete or credible".
UCI president Pat McQuaid, who attended Friday's hearing in London, said they had been left with little choice but to disband the commission after WADA labelled it a "useless exercise".
"Over the weekend I spoke to John Fahey, president of WADA," McQuaid said in a statement on Monday.
"He confirmed WADA's willingness to help the UCI establish a truth and reconciliation commission (TRC), as well as saying that WADA had no confidence in the existing independent commission process...We have therefore decided to disband the independent commission with immediate effect."
McQuaid added WADA had concluded "the UCI was not allowing the commission to conduct a proper and independent investigation," and had, therefore, "decided not to take part and invest its limited resources into such a questionable and useless exercise".
It was an investigation by USADA that led to Armstrong being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.
And it was comments in their "reasoned decision" regarding the UCI's alleged complicity in his drug-taking and the conduct of the American's US Postal Service team that led cycling chiefs to set up the independent commission.
An inaugural procedural hearing of the three-member commission chaired by Philip Otton, a former judge in England's Court of Appeal, and also including British Paralympic champion Tanni Grey-Thompson and Australian lawyer Malcolm Holmes, was suspended Friday until this Thursday.
Otton said he hoped the adjournment would allow all those involved to reach agreement on an amnesty, whereby witnesses could give evidence free of the fear of subsequent disciplinary action by the UCI.
However, UCI lawyer Ian Mill told the hearing the governing body could not offer an amnesty to cyclists who admitted doping offences as this would breach existing WADA rules.
Immediately after Friday's hearing, McQuaid insisted the UCI wanted to work with WADA, saying they could not conduct a TRC hearing without them.
But this is set to be a new process given that Thursday's commission hearing won't now take place.
"We do this with regret, but given the stance of WADA we did not see any other option," insisted Irishman McQuaid, UCI president since 2005, who said the commission's work would be shared with the TRC, which he hoped would be running later this year.
He added: "This is too important for rushed discussions, or hasty decisions.
"It is completely unrealistic to expect that we and WADA can sort through all the details of setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in just a couple of days, based on an arbitrary deadline set by the independent commission of Thursday."
He also said there were cost implications for the UCI, given WADA "contrary to earlier indications" had refused to contribute financially.
"While I am committed to a TRC, it needs to be a process which is in the best interests of our sport and our federation -- and which also does not bankrupt it," McQuaid said.
"I hope the lessons learned from the truth and reconciliation process will help in particular to educate young riders and to help eradicate doping in its entirety from cycling."
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The Comic Speculator is a blog written by WorthPoint Comic Book "Worthologist" Matt Baum that takes a look at each week's hot new comics and back issues and the comic market place in general. Prices discussed here are taken from the Overstreet Guide to Comics (OVST), Comicspriceguide.com (CPG) and current online auction sales. Sales numbers and rankings are courtesy of ICV2.com. The codes under the prices of new titles discussed are Diamond Comics order codes that can be used to help your local comic retailer in ordering the issues discussed. If you want to hear what this nerd sounds like you can catch him on his podcast, the Two-Headed Nerd Comicast, where he and his friend Joe discuss the latest comic news, review some new comics, and answer your questions.
Welcome back true believers. It's time again for an expedition into the cavernous depths of the haunted mines that is the comic book back issue market. (Today's writing soundtrack was "Worship Music" by Antrhax)
Pedigree Comics' Grand auction for September (which ran Sept. 7-14) ended with some truly amazing final bid prices. Two Marvel Silver-Age comics collected the highest bids and both were Avenger-centric: First, a copy of Avengers #4 (Marvel,1964; the first Silver-Age appearance of Captain America) in CGC 9.6 condition sold for $62,501, which, believe it or not, was a disappointment, as earlier this year a copy of the same comic in the same condition sold for $90,000—way up from the $64,000 sale Pedigree realized for this book in 9.6 condition back in 2009. Some (me included) expected for this Avengers #4 to break that record. As it stands, there're only eight copies in 9.6 condition (and none higher), making this an extremely rare comic. So why did this buyer get a $62,000 deal? There's no good answer. The comic market fluctuates just as much as the stock market, but I can say that that economy wasn't as craptacular back in 2009. Or at least we didn't know how bad it would get.
Second place went to a CGC 9.6-graded copy of Tales of Suspense #40 (Marvel, 1963, the 2nd appearance of Iron Man in the costume), which sold for $35,000. This is another one that I thought would go for more but it certainly didn't disappoint. Copies of Tales of Suspense #40 in 9.6 condition are nearly impossible to come by. Currently the CGC Census only lists three copies in this condition with none higher. There being so few, it was hard to predict what this ToS #40 would sell for. In Pedigree's May Grand auction, a copy in 9.2 condition sold for $13,005 and that same month a copy in 9.4 condition sold for $15,535 at Heritage Auctions. I was guessing this auction would end closer to the $40k mark but I doubt anyone was upset with the results.
The third-place honoree was a record breaker. A copy of Silver Surfer #1 (Marvel, 1968) in CGC 9.8 condition sold for record $34,500. This copy was one of four other copies in 9.8 condition, and the last time Pedegree sold a Silver Surfer in this condition was back in 2008 for $27,000. Not a huge jump in price, but keep in mind the Surfer is not exactly one of Marvel's "A-list" characters. This is the latest in a string of early Silver Surfer comics to break records. Last June a copy of SS #4 sold for $8,500 on eBay and a copy of #7 in 9.8 sold for $4,500. I guess it's time to get those Silver Surfer comics graded.
The DC relaunch has been all the rage for the past month and speculators took notice. At the end of week 1, titles like Animal Man and Swamp Thing were selling for as much as $20. Since then, things have cooled off a little, but each week has had a couple issues that have set eBay ablaze. Here's a look at the highest-selling titles on the back issue market as of Sept. 29.
Each of the Justice League titles, (Justice League, Superman, Action Comics, Batman, Detective, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Flash) all had 1:200 variants that continue to out-perform just about any other 1:200 variant—other than maybe the Ultimate Spider-Man 1:200 variant—and are selling for as high as $250. And I don't mean a couple here and there. All of them are selling for $230 and up and there're plenty for sale. Of course, this flies in the face of everything I've said about the 1:200 variant in my weekly Comic Speculator blog, but I still think these will be coming down in price. There just can't be that many collectors out there willing to drop upwards of two-bills on one comic.
Even the 1:25 variants of most of these titles are selling for more than $20 and showing no sign of decline. The ones to watch right now are some of the lesser-ordered titles that are quickly becoming scare:
Red Lanterns #1: This one spins directly out of the pages of Green Lantern and is currently selling for $17 and up.
Aquaman #1: The new Aquaman series by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reiss looks to prove that he doesn't just talk to fish. #1 came out this week and nerds are already paying $13 and up for first-printings.
Animal Man #1: Buddy Baker's return was selling for more than $20 after disappearing from shops during week 1 of the relaunch. Now things have cooled off and prices are settling around the $6-$8 range.
Swamp Thing #1: This was another week one launch that sold out instantly and was hitting $15-$20 prices but has settled back near the $10-price range. Watch for prices on Swamp Thing #1 to creep back up as the buzz for this series increases. As a Swamp Thing nerd, I'm pretty damn excited for the direction writer Scott Snyder is taking this new series.
Wonder Woman #1: This is another title that got fantastic reviews and is creeping up in price every day. Currently Wonder Woman #1 is selling for just over $8 but it's going up from there.
Detective Comics #1: I would have thought there was piles of Detective #1 out there still but, surprisingly, issues are selling for almost $10. There's still a pile at my local shop. Hmmm . . .
Nightwing #1: This is another one that fans were salivating in anticipation over and it turned out to be great. I know, because I'm a Nightwing fan and I salivated in anticipation, and then loved #1. Currently, Nightwing is selling for $7 and up. This is another one that I see going up in price in the months ahead.
Catwoman #1: The new Catwoman by Judd Winick and Guillem March got a lukewarm reception from fans (I personally dug it and gave it a good review on my podcast). Maybe all those nerds complaining about "too much sex-appeal" are lying because copies of #1 are selling for more than $10 and seem to be going up from there.
Batgirl #1: This was the most controversial of the relaunch titles (nerd-controversy, mind you) because it features the formerly paralyzed Barbra Gordon now swinging through the Gotham night and beating the hell out of criminals. Why does anyone live in Gotham I wonder? Nothing sells like controversy in the comic world and it's keeping Batgirl at the $9-$12 range. This is another one I see continuing to climb slowly in value.
Red Hood and the Outlaws #1: Red Hood seemed to be universally reviled by critics online, me included, but is selling for $8-$10 and there doesn't seem to be very many out there. This could be a really tough issue to find very soon. That said, it really was bad.
These are just a few of the highlights, of course, and we'll know more about the DC relaunch titles as the weeks go buy. I should mention that all of the relaunch titles sold out before shipping so all the first-printings are out there. It'll be interesting to see if the same happens with the second issues as, typically, retailers tend to cut their orders of second issues by sometimes as much as half.
These could be the hot back issues of the future, so pay attention and buy now or pay way too much for them later. The sell-outs discussed here are taken from the August Top 300 selling comics list provided by Diamond and are at the distributor level meaning there may be copies still available at your local comic shop.
Rachel Rising #1
Mega Man #4
Sonic The Hedgehog #227
Sonic Universe #31 Mega Man continues to be one nerds are looking for here with issue #4 selling for just under $5.
Executive Assistant Iris Vol. 2 #2 CVR A
Bart Simpson Comics #62
Sergio Aragones Funnies #2
Simpsons Comics #181
Planet Of The Apes #5
The Rinse #1
Detective Comics #881
Justice League #1
Justice League #1 Combo Pack (came w/ digital download code)
Teen Titans #100. Justice League #1 was also the highest-selling comic for August, so don't expect to see this one selling for more than cover anytime soon.
Kevin Smith Bionic Man #1
Doctor Who Annual 2011
Dungeons And Dragons #9
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #169
Hellraiser #4
John Byrne Next Men #9
Suicide Girls #4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing #1. TMNT was the easy winner here. There were a ton of variants for issue #1 and all of them are selling well. The regular covers are going for $6-$12 and seem to be going up. Watch this one.
50 Girls 50 #3
68 (Sixty Eight) #3
Avengelyne #2
Butcher Baker Righteous Maker #6
Chew #20
Haunt #17
Infinite #1
Invincible #82
Morning Glories #11
Red Wing #2
Savage Dragon #172
Savage Dragon #173
Severed #1
Vescell #1
Walking Dead #88
Witchblade #147
Alpha Flight #3 $2.99
Amazing Spider-Man #668
Amazing Spider-Man Infested #1
Avengers Academy #18
Astonishing X-Men #41
Black Panther Man Without Fear #522
Daken Dark Wolverine #13
Daredevil #2
Deadpool #42
Deadpool #41
Deadpoolmax #11
Fear Itself Fellowship Of Fear
Fear Itself Uncanny X-Force #2
Ghost Rider #2
Hulk #38
Incredible Hulksv#634
Iron Age #3
Journey Into Mystery #626
Marvel Universe vs .Wolverine #3
Mighty Thor #5
Moon Knight #4
New Mutants #30
Secret Avengers #16
Spider-Island Deadly Foes #1
Spider-Island Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #1
Thunderbolts #162
Uncanny X-Men #542
Uncanny X-Force #13
Uncanny X-Force #14
Wolverine #13
X-Men #16
X-Men Legacy #253
X-Men Schism #2 $3.99
X-Factor #223
X-Factor #224
Fly #3 A Cvr Ebas
Grimm Fairy Tales #62
Grimm Fairy Tales #63
Sinbad Gft Dream Eater One Shot
Grimm Fairy Tales Annual 2011
Salems Daughter Haunting #1 A CVR
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Berman's "MNF" Interviews With Obama, Romney Fail To Stir The MassesESPN's Chris Berman interviewed both President Obama and Mitt Romney during halftime of ESPN's Eagles-Saints "MNF" game last night, but a large number of Twitter users were ambivalent about the segment. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Jeff Schultz wrote, "Oh goody, just what we all wanted and needed on this night: Chris Berman breaking down the election." Dallas Morning News Evan Grant wrote, "Chris Berman interviewing Obama and Romney? OK, the election is officially a farce." The Bergen Record's Tom Gulitti wrote, "I turned off the sound when Chris Berman started his interviews with the presidential candidates." SB Nation's Jeff Gluck wrote, "Just goes to show you how clueless upper management TV execs are that they think we want to see Chris Berman interview candidates." WFAN-AM's Sweeny Murti wrote, "Wow. Those Berman interviews were awesome. Can't wait until the tables are turned when A-Rod guests on Meet The Press." Newsday's Erik Boland wrote, "I wonder how many people will, at the last minute, decide to vote because Chris Berman and Mike Tirico told them they should."
WEIGHING IN: Berman during the segment asked Obama what "does he now know about America and Americans that he may not have known four years ago." Obama said, "This is a big, diverse country. People have a lot of strong opinions, there are a lot of differences but at their core Americans are hard-working, they are self-reliant, they are decent, they look after one another. ... One of the big unifiers in this country is sports, and football in particular. You don't go anyplace where folks don't talk about some football." Berman noted Obama four years ago called for a college football playoff, something that will happen in beginning in '14. Obama jokingly said, "Promises made, promises kept. ... This is the kind of change you can believe in." He added he would "like to see it actually go to eight" teams in a playoff instead of four. Romney during his interview said if he could change one thing in sports it would be to remove the "specter" of performance-enhancing drugs because "that's the biggest concern in sport." Romney said when he was serving as SLOC President & CEO for the '02 Salt Lake Games, "that was always the issue that clouded a potential accomplishment." Romney said at the Salt Lake Games he saw the "great qualities of the human spirit," which will help him if he is elected president. Romney: "Most people watch the Olympics not just because of the interest in the sport itself. I mean, how many people were avid fans of women's bobsled, for instance, before the Olympics. But they watch the bobsled event because they get to see the character of human beings in the crucible of sport" ("MNF," ESPN, 11/5). Berman also interviewed Obama and John McCain the Monday night prior to the '08 election (THE DAILY).
THE RIGHT CHOICE? SI.com's Richard Deitsch prior to the interviews wrote the selection of Berman to conduct the discussions was a "poor choice in my opinion given the network has at least 100 staffers better suited for the role." Deitsch: "Will Berman ask relevant questions? Of course he will. A posse of smart and journalistically sound people led by ESPN senior vice president and director of news Vince Doria will aid Berman with tangible queries." But ESPN has "plenty of people on staff ... who have far more journalistic bona fides than Berman, still solid as a host on 'Sunday NFL Countdown' but better suited at soft-balling Roger Goodell and NFL owners with ice cream sundaes when it comes to serious interviewing" (SI.com, 11/5). S.F. Chronicle's C.W. Nevius said before the interviews, "Sporting events like this are like the ultimate live reality show. You've got a built-in audience, you've got people there. All I would say is don't fumble. You've got a lot of potential to mess up in front of a big audience. If it goes as planned, it'll be fine" ("Chronicle Live," Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 11/5).
"MNF" RATING: ESPN earned a 9.5 overnight Nielsen rating for the Saints' 28-13 win over the Eagles last night. The game does not include ratings for the greater N.Y. area due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Last year's comparable Bears-Eagles game drew an 11.7 overnight rating. Last night's game peaked with an 11.1 rating in the 9:30-9:45pm ET quarter hour (THE DAILY).
"Elementary," My Dear Watson: CBS Picks First-Year Drama To Follow Super Bowl
CBS yesterday announced that its first-year drama "Elementary" will receive the post-Super Bowl XLVII slot on Feb. 3, 2013, and is expected to air at approximately 10:00pm ET. The show currently airs Thursdays at 10:00pm ET and is averaging 14.2 million viewers, ranking as the No. 2 new series on TV this season (CBS). In L.A., Joe Flint noted NBC, which aired last season's Super Bowl, "used that big audience to launch the second season of its musical competition show 'The Voice,' which drew more than 37 million viewers." The broadcast nets "used to try to launch new programs out of the Super Bowl but now tend to use it to promote existing shows." The "last time a new show was launched behind the Super Bowl was when CBS premiered the reality program 'Undercover Boss' in 2010" (LATIMES.com, 11/5). DAILY VARIETY's Andrew Wallenstein wrote, "Choose wisely and suddenly a show can hit a whole new level, as NBC's 'The Office' did in 2009. Make the wrong move and you fritter away an opportunity: The Peacock picked 'The Good Life' in 1994 only to see it die 13 episodes later." The selection "boils down to either giving a new series the shot of a lifetime or giving an existing property a shot in the arm." CBS went with the latter, and "therein lies the problem: 'Elementary' hasn't displayed the kind of potential some other Eye assets have demonstrated." Given how well CBS is "poised for midseason, the network would have been best launching a new series." If there is any network that "knows how best to pump up a primetime property with the Super Bowl, it's CBS." But picking a scripted drama "runs counter to the strategy it has employed in three of its last four outings" (VARIETY.com, 11/5).
Terry Bradshaw Apologizes For "Chicken" Comment During Reggie Bush Highlight
Fox' Terry Bradshaw yesterday apologized for a comment he made during highlights of Sunday's Dolphins-Colts game, according to Michael Hiestand of USA TODAY. During a clip of a touchdown by Dolphins RB Reggie Bush, Bradshaw said it was "like he was chasing that bucket of chicken the wind was blowing." Bradshaw said that he "meant to say 'you' as a reference" to fellow Fox analyst Jimmy Johnson. Bradshaw said, "[I'm] so sorry if I hurt anybody, and I'm shocked I'm in this position." Bradshaw said that the comment was "just part of a running joke." He said Johnson's "big thing is chicken, Kentucky Fried Chicken. He won't share it with anybody" (USA TODAY, 11/6). Fox studio host Curt Menefee yesterday defended Bradshaw, saying that the "'controversy' is much ado about nothing." SI.com's Jimmy Traina wrote, "When you listen to the full quote, it's not hard to believe the Fox guys. But maybe the lesson here is to leave the inside jokes off the air" (SI.com, 11/5).
HERE WE GO AGAIN: In DC, Clinton Yates wrote Menefee's reaction to Bradshaw Sunday "was extremely telling." Yates: "He didn't laugh to cover up the joke. He didn't stay silent as if to try ignore it. He let out an audible groan that seemed to say, 'If I could say something about this, I would.'" Yates added, "That was the saddest part. Menefee appeared to feel muted. ... Is America really too stupid to deal with the reality of racial insensitivity amongst our countrymen if we're forced to understand the valiance of war while we watch football? The answer is no" (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 11/5).
People & Personalities: Barkley May Be Nearing The End Of His Broadcast Career
SI.com's Richard Deitsch reported TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley is "almost done" with his broadcasting career. Barkley said, "I love my job. I love the people I work with. And I'm going to try to do things to keep me engaged. But I have four years left on my current deal and to be honest with you, it's going to be a struggle for me to make it for the whole four years." He added, "I need something more, or something else to do." Deitsch noted Barkley has "uttered similar things before ... but he offered extended remarks about needing a new challenge" (SI.com, 11/5).
GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic hired former Univ. of Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams as a college basketball analyst. Williams will be a studio analyst for shows including "Geico SportsNet Central" and "SportsTalk Live." He also will contribute to CSN Mid-Atlantic's websites. He will not work the booth for any games (John Ourand, THE DAILY). In DC, Dan Steinberg noted while Williams was a "weekly guest" on WTEM-AM last season, he "tried to lay low locally, giving new Maryland Coach Mark Turgeon space to build his own program." Williams did work for Big Ten Network last year, and moving to CSN Mid-Atlantic "might make that more challenging." But Williams said that Turgeon is "off to a fine start" (WASHINGTON POST, 11/4).
HUSKY ASSIGNMENT: In Hartford, Mike Anthony reported former UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun will join radio play-by-play announcer Joe D'Ambrosio for Friday's UConn-Michigan State game in Germany, which "could be a wonderful mix of insight and pure entertainment." Calhoun will "offer thoughts on his former team and players -- all, presumably, in his 100-mph, sometimes indecipherable cadence." Wayne Norman, the school's regular radio analyst, is "staying home for the UConn football game" Saturday afternoon (HARTFORD COURANT, 11/5).
SNAKES IN A BOOTH: In Phoenix, Paola Boivin notes the D'Backs yesterday introduced their new TV broadcast team of Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly, and the D'Backs "believe they hit a home run" with the hirings. Berthiaume has "less play by play experience than many who applied for the job." However, D'Backs President & CEO Derrick Hall said that Berthiaume's "'cachet' in the business ... along with his eagerness and love of the sport enhanced his resume." Berthiaume said of Brenly, "He's the perfect guy for me. He's known here. He's won in the market here. He's been a terrific broadcaster for a long time, and he's got network credibility" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 11/6).
YESSSSSS! Blogger Ed Sherman wrote of CBS play-by-play announcer Marv Albert, who continues his career at the age of 71, "Turning 70 isn't news in this business anymore. It is just a speed bump for broadcasters and analysts these days." The sports media industry is "jammed with guys who have blitzed past the notion of retirement age." Sherman: "Brent Musburger is 73; Verne Lundquist is 72. And heck, they're just kids compared to Vin Scully, who turns 85 this month." Albert jokingly said, "The most important thing is that 70 is the new 68." Albert: "I'm better now than I ever have been. You learn so much as you're doing it. I'm watching tapes and I'll see things that get me annoyed and where I know I can improve. ... I understand better letting the crowd play more. I've always said it was important for me who I was working with, because I like to kid around a lot. But I've also learned to use my partner better." He added, "I love what I'm doing. As long as I can stay at the same standard, there's no reason to stop. It feels pretty good" (SHERMANREPORT.com, 11/5).
PEOPLE & PERSONALITIES: Comcast SportsNet Houston has hired Steve Bunin as an anchor and reporter. Bunin had been with ESPN since August '03. Meanwhile, CSN Mid-Atlantic hired Nicole Darin to serve as an anchor and reporter. Darin previously had been with CSN Chicago (THE DAILY)....Mavericks TV play-by-play announcer Mark Followill on Saturday "took a nasty fall on his bike" and was "taken to the emergency room with facial injuries." While it "was not believed that he had any broken bones," his return to the broadcast booth "is unknown at this time" (DALLASNEWS.com, 11/3).
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I just bought Enfold and Im really impressed, great work!
I saw the translation thread, but couldn't find anything for swedish. I don't really have an issue though except for the breadcrumbs: Both that the homepage is called "Home" and the "You are here" text. Im a bit familiar with the css and php-files and have done quite som own editing of other themes in the past. Though I haven't figured out if there is an easy way to find which file to edit. I use chrome and the webmaster tool to look/find in the code, and found this:
"You are here:" But is there any way to see what file it's in? I usually just search through the files by guessing (often functions, single-page or something like that).
I also wonder if I add the portfolio category to the breadcrumbs? Right now I have "You are here:Home/Portfolio page/Portfolio name", I would like "You are here:Home/Portfolio page/Portfolio category/Portfolio name".
Best regards,
We decided to go without the breadcrumbs, so I don't need to translate that anymore. The only thing I want to translate now is the word "All" in the portfolio sorting.
And I have an additional question:
1. Can I add a sorting function for team members, maybe like the same that's for portfolios?
Open up wp-contentthemesenfoldconfig-templatebuilderavia-shortcodesportfolio.php and search for:
$output .= "".__('All','avia_framework' )."";
Replace 'All' with your custom text.
2) No, a sorting function for the team members in not available at the moment.
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This is the Beonex Communicator suite (Web browser, HTML editor, e-mail user
agent, news reader, address book, and spell-checker). It is based on Mozilla,
but with extra emphasis on security and privacy.
Because of a security bug, the Chatzilla IRC client is not included in this
port. Support for SVG and threading are disabled because of compilation
problems. Java has not been tested.
WWW: http://www.beonex.com
No installation instructions: this port has been deleted.
The package name of this deleted port was:
distinfo: There is no distinfo for this port.
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
No options to configure
Number of commits found: 14
As announced on Aug 7, remove the forbidden beonex port
This port is scheduled for removal on Nov 7 2003 if it is still broken at
that time and no PRs have been submitted to fix it. If you are interested
in saving this port, please send your patches to the maintainer. If the
maintainer is unresponsive or the port has no maintainer, then please
submit them via send-pr.
Remove USE_GNOMENG.
According to Ben Bucksch, version 0.8.2 "contains critical security
Approved by: kris (ports frozen by portmgr)
Retire comment file.
Add patches by Glen Nakamura which enable compilation with GCC 3.2.1
on the Alpha. I only tested this with FreeBSD 5.0-RC3, and the
browser segfaulted immediately when I ran it.
Mark as i386-only.
Sponsored by: David O'Brien and Sofia Pappatheodorou
Unbreak for use with IPv4 on FreeBSD -CURRENT (only tested on i386).
Obtained from: ume
(ports/www/mozilla/files/patch-nsprpub::pr::src::pthreads::ptio.c rev. 1.1)
s/Mozilla/Beonex/g ;-)
Use most of the configure options from Ben Bucksch's .mozconfig.
tested on: -CURRENT/i386 (it still compiles)
Submitted by: Ben Bucksch
Chatzilla and the spell-checker are default extensions for Beonex,
so to disable Chatzilla, list all the other default extensions.
The spell-checker is used by both the HTML editor and mail/news.
I haven't yet added a knob to disable the HTML editor, so the
spell-checker is always enabled too.
Submitted by: Ben Bucksch
Default to the Modern theme (untested, except by selecting it in
the preferences dialog).
submitted by: Ben Bucksch
Use official URL.
submitted by: Ben Bucksch
Installing with cpio is sufficient, so don't install again with pax
new port, based on ports/www/mozilla, of Beonex Communicator
Servers and bandwidth provided byNew York Internet, SuperNews, and RootBSD
No vulnerabilities have been reported in the past 14 days
* - modified, not new
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Your FishbowlNY editors are dudes (not dude-itors) who sometimes have a tough time figuring out how to dress fly, which is why we rely on experts like those at GQ to help us out. Enter GQ's special "What to Wear Now" issue.
The glossy features "Every coat, shoe, accessory, color, styling trick, and sweater (just to name a few) you're going to want on your body this fall," according to the official announcement.
This is a smart move by GQ. A lot of men are like us in that they want straightforward advice on what to rock, and GQ is providing that. Nothing complicated, just "Yo, wear this and try not to say anything stupid." Now if someone could just publish a magazine titled Smart Things to Say to People, we'd be set.
What to Wear Now hits newsstands August 27.


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by Eleanor Morad
(London, UK)
Checking villagers' health
I am a third-year medical student and my initial reason for going travelling this summer was to experience healthcare in a developing country and see how different it is to how we practice medicine in England.
I chose Nepal, as I had never previously been to this part of the world and decided to go through INFO Nepal, as the organization seemed well organized and arranged our placement as well as sightseeing, jungle trips and accommodation.
I travelled with a friend and we arrived in Kathmandu airport after 30 hours! Instantly, we appreciated the change from London – it was hot, busy and we were quickly surrounded by taxi drivers and hotel owners trying to help us. We were taken in a car to the Happy Home in Kathmandu, where we would stay for the next three days.
As we drove through Kathmandu, the pollution was as we expected but we had not been prepared for the numerous cows patrolling the streets and poking their heads through the taxi windows! The driving also took a little getting used to – horns are used more to warn other drivers of your presence, which was a little nerve-wracking at first!
The Happy Home was a lovely place to stay while we acclimatized to the city – it was very luxurious and the family were most welcoming and hospitable.
During our first few days, we had language lessons and sightseeing. The language lessons were invaluable as I went from knowing absolutely no Nepali whatsoever to being able to have a very basic conversation. I learnt some useful phrases, especially medical ones for the placement. We were taken to temples which were beautiful and really worth going to, especially the "monkey temple!"
The next stage of our experience was a three-day stay in a jungle resort in Chitwan National Park. After a lengthy eight-hour bus journey we arrived and the differences with Kathmandu were instantly apparent – the climate was much hotter, the land was flat and there were mosquitoes everywhere – even with repellent spray and mosquito nets, I still managed to acquire an impressive number of bites! My favourite day here was when we were taken on a canoe to the jungle – passing crocodiles in the water as we went! We then had a three-hour jungle walk, where we saw rhinos, deer, monkeys and many other smaller creatures. It was amazing to be so close to animals that I had previously only seen in books!
Later in the day, we went on an elephant trek through the jungle, which was definitely an experience. With branches lashing at our dangling legs, we were able to see the jungle from a height and again saw many wild animals. In the evening, we were taken to a Tharu cultural show, consisting of singing and dancing, which was very entertaining.
The majority of our time was spent staying at the Happy Home in Chitwan, home to 22 lovely children. We stayed here with two other volunteers and quickly felt right at home. The only problem was the frequent power cuts – they were usually fine but when one coincided with a little girl being taken quite seriously ill, it caused a bit of general panic. Fortunately, we were able to give her medication and she was fine.
Our days were mostly spent at the local Health Post – the rough equivalent to an English GP surgery. Patients presented with a variety of medical problems, most frequently skin infections and gastrointestinal problems. After the doctor there gave us a summary of what the patient had complained of, we were left to examine the patient and formulate a possible diagnosis and management plan. This was challenging, as the language barrier caused some degree of uncertainty but by using basic phrases and sign-language, we usually came to a decision.
As I expected, healthcare was very different in Nepal and basic hygiene measures were not implemented, so we left handwash gel and rubber gloves behind for future use. However, it was really useful to see how medical practice worked here and I really felt that our contributions were listened to and valued and we were able to be much more involved in patients' care than in England.
Altogether, I had a thoroughly enjoyable experience in Nepal and am glad I went through INFO Nepal. Nepal is a beautiful country to visit, despite the widespread poverty, and the Nepali people were very welcoming and friendly to us. We met many other volunteers throughout our time here, both through this organisation and others, so it was nice to meet so many new people and share our experiences. The INFO Nepal staff were all very helpful and I would recommend the healthcare program to any medical students, who want to combine seeing healthcare in a totally different setting, with an unforgettable experience in a beautiful country.
by Alex Norton Payne
My time at the school in Nepal was some of the best I have spent during my travels. Both students and teachers went out of their way to accommodate me, and I was made to feel like one of the family.
Physical education is something the children only have a cursory knowledge of. Outside football and early morning fitness they just don't do any. Gradually over my stay we moved from basic stretches, hand/eye co-ordination exercises and cardio-vascular fitness up to running, marching and high-speed fitness games. The children loved every second of it, just enjoying being out of the classroom. Throughout classes it was equally important to stress health issues - why we should keep fit and so on.
To teach, prior knowledge of your subject is of great importance because the children are relying on you to teach them new and useful things. So think first, do you really know enough about a subject to spend maybe an hour a day teaching it? Bear in mind that the Nepalese are incredibly fast learners, and something that would take a month to learn here can be figured out in a week there. Not perfectly, mind you, but enough to get by.
To be honest, I think that during my time at the school, I learned more than the students did. The Nepalese are a magical people, and after coming from a consumer-based society where community spirit is all but forgotten, they rekindled my faith in humanity. If you can teach a subject and want to know more about my experiences and volunteering opportunities, please visit VEEP Nepal (http://veepnepal.org.np/). They are very much a professional organisation.
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by Alana and Kristy
(Wallsend 2298, NSW, AUSTRALIA )
Orphan Children with us
We arrived in Kathmandu 26th Nov 2007, the airport was an experience in itself. We were hassled by many taxi drivers and guest house owners, but once we saw the INFO sign there was a sense of relief. Bicky was there to greet us and we made our way to the Happy Home in Kathmandu (where Asim and his family lives). The family was very welcoming.
During our first 2 days we had Nepali language lessons with Krishna. She was fantastic and taught us so much. We also were able to explore the streets and shops during our spare time. The surrounds are very overwhelming and it took time to get used to the pollution, chaotic traffic and the busy streets and markets.
Day 3 led us to a village (Sanga) in the mountains. The views as we trekked was amazing and the host family so inviting. There were goats and cows in a room in the house! But it made our time here even more memorable. To experience how village people live is amazing.
After our training we moved to our placement at Chitwan Happy Home. The six-hour bus trip from Kathmandu to Chitwan was so beautiful - with the river following the winding road. Our lack of experience led us into the Chitwan jungle – we didn't get off at the correct stop! Asim managed to track us down and send a driver to take us to the Happy Home. If it wasn't for him we would still be stuck in Chitwan jungle!
Our first day at the placement was welcoming. Three previous volunteers were finishing up but it was good to be able to hear their stories and carry on from where they had left off. We spent our mornings organizing the kids for school – helping to prepare their breakfast, pack their school lunches, hand out their medication, bathe them and dress them ready for school. It was hectic with 13 kids but so much fun!
During our days we washed their clothes, cleaned their rooms and bathrooms as well as organizing the evenings activities. After school we played outside with the kids and bonded well with them all. We also occupied them with lots of games, coloring in and craft – all of which they loved!
The kids really made the experience worthwhile. It was very rewarding to see them happy, healthy and safe. On our departure we threw a mini party with fizzy drink chocolates and presents! Seeing the kids appreciate the simplest things topped off the week (we were very emotional!) Please visit their website at www.infonepal.org to know more about their work.
by Silvia Nilsen
(Westville, KZN, South Africa)
Sil and Isa - Hospitaleras at San Roque
"Well, that's that then," said Judith, volunteer warden of the San Roque pilrims' albergue (hostel), a small two-up-and-two-down school house on the edge of a common outside Corcubion near Finisterre on the west coast of Spain.
"Remember, if the place burns down, it's your fault!" She was joking - or was she?
Judith had collected us from Finisterre that morning and driven us to Cee to do grocery shopping. She and her husband took us to the albergue to show us the ropes - how to work the temperamental washing machine, where to check the fuse box if there was a power failure, and how to check the fire extinguisher in case of a fire.
"And remember" she said sternly just before driving off, "You must not accept more than 20 pilgrims. The insurance cover is very strict and if you feel sorry for a lone pilgrim and allow him sleep on the floor that'll be the end of our albergue."
As she drove away I realised that Isa and I were now completely in charge of this pilgrim shelter on el Camino for the next two weeks. Isa, a young Basque woman from San Sebastian, and I just looked at each other. She couldn't speak any English and my Spanish was rudimentary to say the least. Over the next two weeks my Spanish improved tremendously and Isa learned how to say, "OK, no problem", my favourite response to some of the many crises and challenges we faced caring for a 20-bed albergue whose hospitaleros provided breakfast and dinner, and tender loving care to a stream of pilgrims every day.
We soon got into a routine and alternated the chores of scrubbing, sweeping and mopping, often to the beat of a 'Full Monty' music CD.
"We are family – sweep, sweep, sweep. I've got all my sister with me" – mop, mop, mop".
One day I scrubbed toilets, showers and dormitory floors and the next day I changed beds, washed the linen and swept and mopped downstairs. My pet hate was HAIR. Hair in the showers, hair in the beds (of all varieties!): hair on the furniture, hair on the floors. Some days I swear I could have stuffed new cushions with all the thick bunches of hair I pulled off the broom.
When the last pilgrim left in the morning, we spent a couple of hours cleaning and then waited for the bread van to buy our daily bread. Then we donned our backpacks and walked a kilometre into the town. We shared the shopping, tearing a list in half after translating my half into English. Some days we struggled back up the steep, narrow path to the albergue laden with groceries. I often bought the wrong thing. When items came as 'no-name brands' it was impossible to tell what was floor cleaner and what was toilet or tile cleaner and for a few days I mopped the floor with lavender toilet liquid and washed the linen in softener. On the way back to the albergue we placed bets on how many pilgrims would be waiting for us. The bet was a martini for Isa or a hot chocolate for me. I never had to buy Isa a martini!
At night we shared cooking (sometimes for 22 people) on two small hot plates and a tiny microwave oven. My curried beans and lentils dish was a hit – made with 'curry spice' pimento, colouring, pizza spice and peach marmalade! One could make the same meal every night – with new pilgrims arriving every day – but for our own sakes we varied the meals and served a salad with every meal. On day two I made a salad dressing using lemon juice and oil and cut little yellow arrows out of the lemon peels. Pilgrims were delighted when they found 'flechas amarillas' on top of the salad pointing the way to Finisterre!
In some parochial albergues the hospitalero is expected to do an 'oracion' or blessing. This was not required at San Roque but I decided that the pilgrims should sing for their supper. I made a list of the words "we are hungry", which we heard every night, in different languages and before we ate, all the pilgrims had to sing "we are, we are hungry" in their own language to the tune of the Queen's 'We will Rock You'. I started them off with the English words, clapping and banging on the table.
Clap, clap, bang; clap, clap bang: "We are... we are … HUNGRY!" bang, clap, clap bang. "Tengo, tengo HAMBRE" bang, clap, clap, bang. "Ich bin, ich bin, HONGER" bang, clap, clap bang!" Some nights there were up to ten nationalities around the table and the song sounded like a football chant!
We worked really well together sharing the early and late shifts. I am a morning person. Isa is a night bird. After supper we would chat and sing songs with the pilgrims and I offered foot massages. We set the table for the breakfast and at around 10:30pm I said goodnight and went to bed. Isa stayed up until the last pilgrim was shooed upstairs and she switched off the lights and locked up. I got up at 6am and crept downstairs to cut the bread, put the milk on to boil and play Gregorian chants at 7am to wake the pilgrims. Isa came down at 7am to help serve the coffee and Cola Cao (hot chocolate) and wave the pilgrims good-bye.
I'm sure that being a hospitalero at the end of the Camino is different to being one at the start. Pilgrims at the start need encouragement for the long journey that lies ahead. Most of our pilgrims were comfortable with their backpacks, had survived blisters, shin splints and other physical problems. Some were excited about finishing what they had started but many had haunted, sad faces – fearful of what it would be like when there were no more yellow arrows to follow; when they had to return to their normal lives.
The Federation of Hospitaleros Voluntarios only allows you to serve for two weeks in an albergue. I didn't really understand why before I worked at San Roque, but after two weeks of early mornings and late nights, daily physical work, emotional caring and responsibility, I understood.
Isa and I are still in regular contact. I am her "Africa-Mama" and she is my Spanish daughter. We are planning on working together again some time.
NOTE: There are two requirements for volunteers to work as hospitaleros in albergues staffed by the Spanish Federation, Asociacion Galega de Amigos, some Confraternities and other voluntary organisations. You must have walked a Camino route and have done a Hospitalero Training course.
by Serena
(Oaxaca, Mexico)
Child in Oaxaca
About a decade ago, I came to Oaxaca for six months to finish writing a novel and to better my Spanish to a bilingual level. What I encountered when I arrived was a beautiful place that was also the second poorest state in Mexico.
Many of Oaxaca's children live and work in the streets, and attend little to no school. Add to this fact that even public schools demand a certain amount of financial obligation for school supplies and even uniforms.
Grassroots is an organization begun in Oaxaca that attempts to level the playing field for Oaxaca's Triqui people, many of whom don't speak fluent Spanish but rather their indigenous language. I wandered into Grassroots and wound up with a weekly volunteer position. I was one of many young women (all female, all young) volunteering at the learning center.
On any given day, several children would show up with homework in hand, their basic supplies and needs met by donations. I would be waiting, prepared to assist in school subjects. Rather than write each answer together, I would attempt to do activities to reinforce information. We would sing, play games, act things out, and tell stories. I can honestly say it was an incredibly rewarding teaching experience that helped begin my successful career in the profession. To this day, Grassroots helps the children of Oaxaca, and now offers a fuller spectrum of services.
I have returned to Oaxaca and have plans to work with Oaxaca's street children again. They now can attend a preschool and kindergarten program through Grassroots. There is also a free English language program for children and a bilingual story hour. So many opportunities to help so many people. Viva Mexico!
(Photo: Nicholasf via Flickr)
Ed. Note: You'll find this organization at http://www.oaxacastreetchildrengrassroots.org/.
by Alex
I first volunteered in my first year summer of university. I went with a British organisation to an orphanage in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
I enjoyed every single bit of the 6 weeks I spent there. I worked as an HSS (then geography) teacher in a local combined school, teaching grade 9, and the results for my modules were exceptionally high. After school, I played with children at the haven, going on walks in the local area, reading stories, doing food pick ups and baking cakes. There were a lot of tears when I had to leave.
I actually enjoyed the experience so much, that I returned the next year, and worked as a carer for the children, this time staying for 2 months. And then the following year, when I graduated, I arranged to spend a year working and helping out on the farm and at the children's haven, and organising for a group of British volunteers to visit the haven and help there too.
That is when it all went wrong. The children had grown up into young men and women, and the middle-aged South African guy, who was the son of the 'mummy' of the house was living there too. I started hearing snide stories about myself (well, what I could translate from Afrikaans!), and being expected to collaborate in some, let me say, not so legal practise that went on. As my Afrikaans improved, my understanding grew, and I was far from happy. The children were wonderful but the 'responsible' adults, not so. In the end, a row and a fight left me sore and sorry, but I left.
Now, a couple of years on, I am engaged, and my fiance and I have started our own volunteer organisation in Zavora, Mozambique (www.mozvolunteers.com). We have based the organisation of our place and projects on the terrible experience that I had as a single woman volunteering alone in an African environment. We have made sure that every problem that was present in my own volunteer experience has been tackled, and as such now have a successful organisation that recruits many women from all over the globe. We have had only good responses, feedback and success in our projects.
It took a disasterous experience of my own to create a great organisation. I experienced the problems myself, and am now able to ensure that when under my care, other people do not.
by Shawna
(Spokane WA, USA)
I have made my first visit to Morocco since it became a Projects Abroad destination. The first thing I've just got to mention is the food. Saad Rbiai and his partner are looked after by Saad's childhood nanny who is the most utterly amazing cook. We started our dinner with chicken and mint pasties, a subtle blend of flavours in perfect puff pastry. The main course was a traditional Moroccan tajine, a kind of excellent beef casserole. The pudding, for which I thought I had no room but somehow had a second helping, was a lemon pie which I will still remember after several years in heaven. STUNNING!
I am pleased that Projects Abroad Morocco is based in Rabat. It is rather an attractive city with lots of walls and castles, including a splendid fortress called Chellah overlooking the river and inhabited by many storks who nest on the turrets and towers of the old castle. I went back to the airport at the end through Casablanca which is really just a huge industrial city and not at all in keeping with its romantic image - Bogart and Bacall and all that.
I met all our volunteers who work on a variety of Teaching and Care projects, and these all seem to be going well, doing work that's really needed. I was also able to see a brilliant new care project where we're soon going to start work, a highly imaginative scheme for street-children from the shanties surrounding Rabat. In this project, kids do ordinary school lessons and get a square meal - and just a few are residential as well - but, impressively, they also have drama classes and learn how to do circus acts.
It's great to see kids in difficulty not just doing the necessary things but also having a great time just for fun, not just kicking a ball around the yard but doing something really special and unusual that will always be a part of their lives.
From Morocco, I headed to Togo. The most important thing there is that we will be able to have human rights projects for French-speakers. These will be at the Organisation for Women in Law and Development, where volunteers will be able to help set up and run educational campaigns and can help to deal with the individual cases of the women who come for help. Morocco and Togo have in common that they are both French-speaking African countries. We in the English-speaking world tend to forget about French-speaking Africa - yet to return to the theme of food - a mix of baguettes and fufu, of Cotes du Rhone and mint tea. Ah yes, I forgot the mint tea - we finished off our meal at Saad's place with mint tea - amazing mint tea - the mintiest, most honeyish, subtlest, spiciest, sweetest. "Get me back to Rabat - get me back to Saad's nanny - NOW!


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White with pale green tips, torpedo-shaped, about 6 inches long, and generally thought of as a salad food here in the U.S., Belgian endive has an interesting history.
Cichorium endivia, a member of the daisy (Asteraceae) family, is a derivative of Cichorium intybus or common chicory (the kind sometimes found by the side of the road, with the blue flowers...) Related vegetables are the deep red salad green "radicchio" and "escarole" lettuce, sometimes called curly endive.
The young leaves of the wild common chicory used to be enjoyed as a salad green in Europe in early spring, but the leaves soon turn bitter as they get older and so the joy was short-lived. A clever Belgian farmer once found his chicory roots had sprouted yellowish white leaves while stored in his cellar, and found these leaves had a pleasing delicate taste, so decided to continue growing this vegetable in the dark. In the mid-nineteenth century the vegetable was being cultivated and sold as 'witloof' (meaning 'white leaf') in markets throughout Belgium (the French, knowing a good vegetable when they see one, soon followed suit). It is more often eaten cooked rather than raw in Europe, and one of my favorite recipes follows at the end of this article. Still today most endive for sale in the U.S. is imported from Belgium or Northern France, where it is sometimes referred to as 'white gold'.
Endive is nutritious and rich in fiber. It is a good source of potassium and calcium and vitamins A, B, C and E, and very low in calories.
It is recommended to keep the endive heads in dark conditions during storage, since otherwise they quickly turn bitter. In Europe it is often sold wrapped in blue paper for this reason.
Commercially (and mostly hydroponically) grown these days, this vegetable, which is fairly pricey, can be grown easily from seed in your vegetable plot... but you have to take two steps. First - grow the endive plant from seed in spring; germination takes a matter of days only and within several weeks you have a vigorous head of green, bitter leaves. Once the plants have matured, dig up the roots and cut off the tops. Then dig in the roots again (this can be done in an unheated greenhouse) and cover with about 4 inches of soil AND A PLASTIC TARP. This keeps the light from the emerging heads which remain a pale greenish white color and keep their delicate flavor. In about 6 weeks the heads can be dug up and consumed.
If you are a clever home gardener, you can grow them in a sizeable bucket: Put the roots in tightly packed, fill in with moist soil, and cover with a black plastic garbage bag. No watering needed! Simply leave the bucket in your basement or shed for about 4 to 6 weeks and hey presto: vegetables!! If you do this routine several times over a period of two months, you will ensure a supply of the tasty greens, with a delicate, nutty flavor, throughout the winter months. Kids would get a real kick out of this magic growing trick and might even be persuaded to 'eat their greens'....
This process is nicely illustrated in the article http://www.kitchengardeners.org/2006/02/growing_belgian_endive.html
You will come across this vegetable as single raw leaves filled with a seafood salad or flavored cream cheese on hors d'oeuvre trays, mixed in salads (a very nice combination is blue cheese and walnuts) but rarely cooked. Simply braised it is a nice accompaniment to red meat and game, but here is the promised recipe of the way I learned to love Belgian Endive:
Baked Belgian endives with ham and cheese sauce.
Depending on size, allow 2 to 3 heads of the endives per person. Leave the heads whole and cook for approximately 10 minutes; drain thoroughly (it may be necessary to squeeze some of the remaining water out of the cooked heads.) Wrap each head in a slice of cooked ham.
Grease a rectangular oven dish with butter, and place the wrapped endives in a row, covering the bottom of the dish.
Prepare a white sauce with butter, flour and milk, adding some salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg to taste; then add a good quantity of freshly grated cheese; cheddar is fine, although a combination of swiss and cheddar is more delicate. Pour the sauce over the endives. Sprinkle breadcrumbs on the top and add a few dots of butter, then bake in a hot oven for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned.
Now spend about 10 minutes waiting for the dish to return to edible temperature (I can't tell you how often I have burned my mouth!) and enjoy.
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KREB BRANCH. Kreb Branch rises on the Austin-Fayette county line two miles north of Willow Springs (at 29°59' N, 96°35' W) and flows intermittently southwest for two miles, to its mouth on Jones Creek in extreme east Fayette County (at 29°59' N, 96°37' W). It crosses rolling terrain surfaced by limy-clay soils that are rated as good for agriculture and are used primarily as pasture for cattle and horses, as evidenced by a number of stock watering tanks along the stream and its minor tributaries. Grasses provide the major vegetation. The creek's name may be derived from that of Theodore, Eduard, or Hermann Krebbs, who enlisted in Company G, Fourth Regiment of Texas Cavalry, at nearby Shelby in 1861 and for whom the community of Krebsville is named.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:Leonie Rummel Weyand and Houston Wade, An Early History of Fayette County (La Grange, Texas: La Grange Journal, 1936).
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When I interviewed Gov. Nathan Deal in late January, one of my questions was a little unfair.
But I think you often can learn something from how someone answers such queries.
Anyway, I asked Deal whether, in two years or so – if he was widely seen as being an effective governor – he might seek re-election in 2014.
"I'm not going to speculate on that," he said. "My goal is to do the best job I can during the four years voters have given me. And then, toward the end … I suppose, in consultation with everybody, we'll make that decision. But not now."
A good answer. After all, he'd been sworn in less than three weeks earlier.
Fast forward about three months.
Word of at least two major re-election fundraising events – one in Atlanta and the other in Savannah – has surfaced. More may be in the works.
And yes, said Deal spokesman Brian Robinson, the governor "has every intention of running again."
So, as it turned out, Deal didn't wait until anywhere near "toward the end" of his four years to make up his mind. Or to order his money-tree shakers to limber up.
Why the much faster turnaround?
As of late Wednesday, Deal's office hadn't responded to questions about when Deal decided to run again and start raising money – or why.
"It's just a sign of the times," suggested Richmond Hill businessman and GOP activist Steve Croy, who will attend at least one of the events. "You've got to shore up the war chest."
Robert Eisinger, a professor of political science at the Savannah College of Art and Design, agreed.
Even to keep open the possibility of running again, you need to start raising money early to remain a politically viable candidate, Eisinger said.
And – at least marginally – raising megabucks now might help Deal govern more effectively, said Kerwin Swint, a Kennesaw State University political science professor.
"He can show his political strength that way," Swint said. "That can add to his overall image."
At the national level, Eisinger noted, the perception that even an incumbent needs an early start on his re-election effort has been around for a long time.
It's called "the permanent campaign"
Indeed, Sidney Blumenthal, a journalist and later senior adviser to President Bill Clinton wrote a book with that as its title.
Blumenthal argued that political consultants had replaced party bosses, their machines and old-style patronage.
The strategists specialize in what others have called "incumbent maintenance." And, as a result, Blumenthal concluded, campaigning became an essential element of governing.
The idea wasn't new.
"Essentially," Pat Caddell, a pollster for President Jimmy Carter wrote in 1976, "… governing with public approval requires a continuing political campaign."
At least when it comes to fundraising, the permanent campaign has spilled over states such as Georgia, Eisinger argues.
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The Obama administration is wading into enemy territory Thursday as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner heads to the Hill to address the GOP House freshmen — the driving force behind Republican opposition to a straight debt limit increase.
Geithner's appearance is another sign that the White House, which hosted the Republican Conference on Wednesday, wants to get moving toward a deal. A symbolic vote Tuesday night on a "clean" debt ceiling increase failed, clearing the way for serious negotiations.
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The freshmen, who said they were disappointed by President Barack Obama's remarks at the White House on Wednesday, are even more skeptical of Geithner, who animates so much of their distaste for the president's economic policies.
If Geithner wants to win them over, he must clear a high hurdle. Freshmen said he has been warning of an impending debt ceiling deadline for months, issuing at least four dates by which the debt ceiling needed to be raised. Two of those deadlines have since passed. The next, just before the House takes its August recess, raised some eyebrows in the conference.
"He pushed it to the day before we go to recess. If you can't see a political thing there, 'Oh, we happen to be OK until just before we go away,'" Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois said Wednesday. "It makes me wonder if that's a real date."
Other members of the deeply conservative class described the suspicion the date changes have engendered with the freshmen.
"We all have to be mindful that there is somewhat of a Chicken Little aura about Secretary Geithner. If he's going to describe economic catastrophes in specific dates, then he needs to be accurate when he does that," says freshman Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama. "When we keep hearing these 'the world is coming to an end' deadlines, then those deadlines come and pass without the projected economic catastrophe, it really weakens his veracity, which in turn may embolden people who think that Geithner is not accurately projecting the economic consequences of not raising the debt ceiling."
Oklahoma Rep. James Lankford, a freshman on the Budget Committee, had another children's tale reference to describe how some in his class view the secretary.
"There's a story I heard when I was a little kid about a little boy who cried wolf," he said. "It seems to ring true in this conversation. At some point, you've cried wolf too many times. The reality is in that story, the wolf does come someday, but we don't know when to trust you."
This isn't Geithner's first trip to the Hill. He's spoken in private sessions with several House committees, including Ways and Means and Rules, shoring up critical support among Republicans for the difficult task he faces selling the conservative members on the importance of raising the debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion. California Rep. David Dreier, who chairs the Rules panel, said Geithner told him he has "no choice but to be honest" about when the debt ceiling will be reached.


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Weather may be the biggest variable for a corn crop, but with ESN SMART NITROGEN, farmers can count on consistent yields in wet or dry years.
ESN, made by Agrium Advanced Technologies (AAT) is a controlled-release fertilizer, consisting of a urea granule encapsulated in a polyurethane coating. This allows the N to release from the granule into the soil, driven by temperature and moisture. The higher the soil temperature, the greater the release of N, so release occurs during the growing season, when the plant needs it most.
"One of the biggest challenges farmers face with their N management programs is the unpredictable nature of weather that can lead to N loss," says Dr. Alan Blaylock, AAT Agronomy Manager.
"ESN provides a more reliable yield response because it reduces the yield loss associated with N loss," says Dr. Blaylock.
Research Shows Consistent Yield in Diverse Conditions
Research has shown ESN produces a consistent yield response in a variety of years with very different rainfall conditions, while performance of conventional N sources varies widely from year to year.
ESN has shown the yield consistency in a variety of geographies and on a number
of different soil types that can present different N management challenges.
Dr. Kelly Nelson, research associate professor at the University of Missouri, has worked with ESN on the claypan soils of Northeast Missouri since 2004. This research has shown gaseous N loss through denitrification loss as the major challenge with urea applications to poorly
drained claypan soils.
"ESN can help combat this, because the slow-release properties mimic a side-dress application of N and provide a steady supply of N throughout the growing season," says Nelson.
"The physical coating protects the urea prill during weather conditions that are favorable for denitrification loss," says Nelson.
Nelson says that ESN has shown consistent yields in a variety of weather conditions over the years. He adds that ESN also performs consistently well in high-risk areas of the field.
Going from claypan soils to the sandy soils of Nebraska, Dr. Richard Ferguson, soil fertility specialist at the University of Nebraska, has worked with ESN under a variety of conditions.
In three successive years, Ferguson conducted field studies with extreme weather conditions conducive to N loss. In those years, ESN proved to be significantly better than other sources of N, showing as much as 60-80 bu/acre yield increases over UAN solutions with no inhibitors
"ESN has protected N from multiple loss conditions, like leaching and volatilization, while many other methods protect against only one form of loss," says Ferguson.
"By keeping N out of the nitrate form in significant quantities, ESN's gradual release allows more of the N to be available to the crop," says Ferguson.
Ferguson has also conducted lab incubation studies comparing ESN to other fertilizer applications and replicating challenging weather and soil conditions. In both the field studies and the incubation studies, ESN has shown a very predictable response across varying moisture
conditions, says Ferguson.
AAT research confirms the assertion that ESN shows consistent corn yields over time.
"We have hundreds of crop-years of data on ESN, showing better uniformity of yield over time, regardless of weather and soil type," says Blaylock.
ESN's Continuous Feeding Helps Crops Endure Dry Weather
Nitrogen loss is less of a concern in dry weather, but that doesn't mean farmers won't see value from using ESN, even in dry years.
Controlling the rate of N supply helps prevent "luxury growth" of leaf area, says Blaylock. When corn plants grow more leaf area, the plant consumes more of the soil moisture. This can be a concern in dry years, because that soil moisture may be depleted prior to the reproductive
stage, when it will be needed for grain fill.
"ESN provides continuous feeding of N that allows the plant to conserve more moisture for grain fill," says Blaylock.
ESN Prevents N Loss in Wet Weather
Wet seasons threaten N through two major loss mechanisms: leaching and denitrification. In porous soils, water moves N past the root zone where it can't feed the corn plant, and potentially into ground and surface water.
Excessively wet soils with less permeability may be prone to denitrification, by which bacteria convert nitrate-nitrogen into gases that can escape into the atmosphere.
"Farmers see the greatest benefits from using ESN when N loss is significant," says Blaylock.
"In some cropping systems, where soils are prone to N loss, farmers may be over-applying N to compensate for the losses. By using ESN, farmers can protect more N from loss, and potentially save money on the front-end, by improving their nitrogen management."
Protecting Farmers N Investment
AAT believes in the 4Rs of Nutrient Stewardship. The concept of applying the right nutrient source at the right rate, at the right time, and in the right place has been related to agricultural sustainability.
"Managing N takes a lot of guesswork for a farmer - knowing how much to apply and when-and there is always a risk that environmental conditions could negatively impact crop
performance," says Blaylock.
"ESN reduces that risk and removes variability, which could allow farmers to do a better job of managing their N budgets," says Blaylock.
Ultimately, the consistency of yields means more economic gains for farmers.
"Yield consistency really means farmers are eliminating the years of down yields by eliminating variations in N," says Blaylock. "Using ESN to get more consistent yields puts more money in farmers' pockets."


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