![]() We have a mission beyond circulation, we want to bridge divides. We’re known as being fair even as the world becomes as polarized as at any time since the newspaper’s founding in 1908. We’re run by a church, but we’re not only for church members and we’re not about converting people. The Monitor is a peculiar little publication that’s hard for the world to figure out. And I’m going to argue that we change lives precisely because we force open that too-small box that most human beings think they live in. We’re the bran muffin of journalism.īut you know what? We change lives. We’re seen as being global, fair, insightful, and perhaps a bit too earnest. If you were to come up with a punchline to a joke about the Monitor, that would probably be it. Sometimes, we call things ‘boring’ simply because they lie outside the box we are currently in.” My work in Kenya, for example, was heavily influenced by a Christian Science Monitor article I had forced myself to read 10 years earlier. “Many things that end up” being meaningful, writes social scientist Joseph Grenny, “have come from conference workshops, articles, or online videos that began as a chore and ended with an insight. The last time the two events converged was in 1982 and the next time will be 2033, NASA officials said in a video.Ībout a year ago, I happened upon this statement about the Monitor in the Harvard Business Review – under the charming heading of “do things that don’t interest you”: It will also coincide with a lunar eclipse, making it a supermoon lunar eclipse – an event that has happened just five times since 1910. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hanging high overhead with no reference points to provide a sense of scale, one full Moon looks about the same size as any other."īut this September’s supermoon will be a special one. Also, there are no rulers floating in the sky to measure lunar diameters. "In practice, it's not always easy to tell the difference between a supermoon and an ordinary full moon," NASA says. "A 30 percent difference in brightness can easily be masked by clouds and haze. Full moons close to perigee seem extra big and bright. As the moon travels its elliptical path around Earth, it gets about 30,000 miles closer at perigee than at its farthest extreme, apogee. On September 27, the moon will reach its full phase while also nearing its closest point to Earth in its orbit, creating views of a "supermoon."Ī supermoon happens when the moon reaches its peak while it is at the closest possible distance to the earth, making the moon’s diameter appear around 14 per cent bigger and can look up to 30% brighter than usual, according to NASA.įull moons vary in size because of the oval shape of the Moon's orbit. Sky gazers will be treated to a colorful cosmic show this fall. But visiting Iche – a restaurant with a job-training program aimed at offering youth employment opportunities amid growing violence in Ecuador (and mentioned by me in today’s Daily) – made me think twice about focusing just on my reporter’s notebook. (And working through meals 100% does not make us better reporters!)I’m not sure I’ve converted to someone who makes meal reservations alongside scheduling interviews. Thank goodness for airplane snacks miraculously still tucked into workbags. The other journalist and I all too frequently overschedule, working up to the point where we’re about to gnaw on our own arms. One reporter says she always prioritizes good meals: It’s what keeps her going on sometimes challenging trips. A few minutes later I was bombarding her with details of a salad, heaps of local herbs and greens on top of fried plantains and several varieties of peanuts (there are 17 indigenous to the province of Manabí, where I was reporting on the coast).A few days before my trip I was talking with some colleagues about our work-travel habits. “This might be one of the best meals I’ve had all year,” I wrote her, accompanied by a picture of thinly sliced raw fish topped with scoops of savory ice cream that, as they melted, flooded the dish with an herby, nutty flavor. There are standout dishes in every country across the region – pupusas, arepas, ceviches, ají sauces, tapioca – but as a whole, it’s hard to beat the flavor and history cooked into Mexican food.So imagine my surprise last week in Ecuador when I found myself texting a food-writer friend in Mexico photos of one of my final lunches. Camera manufacturerĬreator: PolyView® Version 4.Living in Mexico has made me a bit of a snob when it comes to Latin American cuisine. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
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