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Current Research and Projects
Be'chol Lashon is part of a research institute that combines the creativity of original research with the rigor of social science models of inquiry to create, implement, and evaluate programming. Be'chol Lashon helps conceptualize and design programs-even envisioning new organizational structures-to address the needs uncovered in the Institute's research. Successful components are replicated; others are redesigned and improved.
Be'chol Lashon Research Scholars
Be'chol Lashon research scholars are part of the Association of Contemporary Jewish Studies, a new group founded and hosted by the Institute for Jewish and Community Research. It represents scholars from across many disciplines who conduct research and teach about the current character and condition of Jewish life. This new Association seeks to bring men and woman from political science, economics, geography, psychology, history, sociology, philosophy, and other fields to contribute their methodological, theoretical and intellectual skills to study Judaism and Jews.
An Assessment of Community Building: The Ugandan Model
We are engaged in a ten-year model building and evaluation project with the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda, a growing community of 800 in Southern Uganda.
The model relies on a professional relationship with community leaders, who utilize sound management principles to improve community life. We conduct feasibility research and project evaluations, and construct models for community development. We are engaged in developing communal infrastructure, including water access, health care, and economic development. We are also involved in providing technical assistance to assist in the creation of an Abayudaya NGO system on the ground in Uganda to work interactively with professionals in Jewish organizations in other countries.
The Abayudaya community also wishes to build institutional capacity for training rabbis and leaders from emerging Jewish communities throughout Africa. We are conducting feasibility research for creating a new yeshiva in Uganda that will be organized and led by Rabbi Gershom Sizomu.
A Needs Assessment of the Jewish Communities of Nigeria
A survey was conducted to examine the demographic and religious characteristics of Nigerian Jewish communities. These communities are ethnically and geographically diverse, and our research shows a strong desire to forge links with other Jewish communities around the world. The survey was designed to also serve as a needs assessment for organizational planning.
A self-administered questionnaire was distributed and collected in Nigeria in 2005 by Dr. Dele Jane Osawe (may her memory be a blessing) on behalf of the Pan-African Jewish Alliance (PAJA), an initiative of Be'chol Lashon. It was completed by over 300 members of the Nigerian Jewish community.
Among the many issues explored were how Nigerian Jews navigate living among Christian and Muslim majorities, how spiritual seekers express their Judaism, and their relationship to world Jewry. The community needs analyzed included infrastructure, such as schools, synagogues, and libraries. We found that the community is seeking Jewish education, rabbinic training, and access to the world Jewish community. Rabbi Capers Funnye is spearheading this important work with Ibo congregations in Nigeria.
An Oral History of the Lemba Jews of Southern Africa
Dr. Rabson Wuriga is writing a monograph entitled, Of Sacred Times, Rituals, and Customs: Oral Traditions of the BaLemba of Southern Africa on the ritual practices and beliefs of the Lemba from original research.
The Lemba of South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique have an oral history that tells how they are descended from a group of Jews who left Judea and settled in Yemen before journeying to Africa to their present home in Southern Africa. BaLemba oral traditions have been transmitted from generation to generation in various forms. The fear of extinction, and the fear of loss of accumulated knowledge is the drive behind the writing of most traditions-the BaLemba oral traditions being no exception.
Among the questions to be examined are:
|What are the Lemba oral traditions?
|How have the Lemba people maintained these traditions?
|Why are oral traditions so important to the Lemba people?
|What are the beliefs and behaviors of the younger generations?
|How can the traditions of the Lemba people be passed on to new generations?
The Pan African Jewish Alliance (PAJA)
The Pan African Jewish Alliance (PAJA) represents historic and emerging African and African-American Jewish communities around the world. PAJA was created with the goal of unifying African and African-American Jewish communities and building bridges with other Jewish communities. PAJA is conducting historical and sociological research, including a needs assessment on how to serve African Jews. Communities include: Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Burundi, and Uganda.
A Feasibility Study to Establish Jewish Institutions for the Anusim of Spain
This study is an analysis of a nascent NGO system, the development of emerging leadership, and the creation of a modern Jewish community of Anusim in Spain. It explores the planning philosophies and methods to reclaim and rebuild a community that was forced into exile or underground during the Inquisition over 500 years ago. The research conducted by Aharon Franco in Lorca, Spain serves as a case study in how Anusim communities can and will re-emerge as openly, practicing Jews.
The World Federation of Anusim
This initiative calls for expanded and coordinated efforts to bring people of Spanish and Portuguese Jewish descent back to Judaism. The World Federation of Anusim Communities is a union of Anusim communities, Agudat Sefarad Olami La Union de Comunidades de Anusim Mundiales, whose mission is to coordinate outreach efforts to Anusim. The Anusim Feder0ation seeks to welcome and facilitate the return of Anusim, including assisting them in return/conversion.
Outreach to Diverse Jews: The Bay Area Model
Bay Area Be'chol Lashon programs serve as a case study in meeting the needs of African American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Latino, mixed-race and other ethnically and racially diverse Jews-a fast growing segment of the local Jewish population. Our research has shown that one in every seven (over 14%) Bay Area Jewish households have at least one person who is an ethnically or racially diverse Jew.
Many mainstream Jews who do not fit into an obvious Be'chol Lashon category also want to be part of Be'chol Lashon: It is more representative of the pluralistic, multicultural values embodied in a dynamic, global people. Participants feel part of something less insular and more accepting of difference, including new and dynamic interpretations of community and ritual Jewish practice.
A National Survey of the Racial and Ethnic Identity of Jews in the United States
A national study of Jewish attitudes toward race and ethnicity will explore how Jews see themselves in terms of their own self-identification. Many discussions take place about whether Jews are an ethnic group or a religious group. Research in this area has been largely superficial. We are examining in depth the intersection between racial and religious self image and behavior in the United States. At the same time, we are exploring attitudes toward conversion, group heritage, and interactions with other racial, ethnic, and religious groups.
National Study of Religious Intolerance: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Tolerance
We are engaged in a four-year study of religious tolerance and intolerance in the United States, in partnership with the Institute for the Studies of Religion, Baylor University. We will begin with a national survey of the American population based on a sample of sufficient size to permit the examination of many religious subgroups.
A survey of Americans will examine three dimensions of religious tolerance and intolerance:
|Stereotypes that religious groups have of one another
|Positive and negative feelings that religious groups hold of other religious groups
|Knowledge and feelings about the theological frameworks, ritual practices, and belief systems that groups have of one another.
Bay Area Be'chol Lashon International Think Tank
The Bay Area Be'chol Lashon International Think Tank is an invitation-only conference for leaders of Jewish communities around the world: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Australia, Europe, Israel & the United States. The Think Tank is a lively forum for conversation, creative thinking, and developing new approaches to communal growth. Many Jewish communities exist in isolation, separated from one another by history, geography, knowledge, culture and experience.
Every year is different but common themes include:
|How do we redefine who is a Jew?
|How do we enrich Judaism by embracing our ethnicity, culture, and identity?
|How do we respond to spiritual seekers who are interested in converting to Judaism?
|How do we nurture and grow established and emerging Jewish communities around the world?
The Think Tank allows for the exchange of information, projects (planned or envisioned), and the opportunity to develop networks and groups that work together throughout the year.


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For most of the past month, the members of the Glendale Community College men's golf team have been making the practice rounds while putting up with the chilly temperatures.
Virtually none of the Vaqueros have locked up a top-six spot in the starting lineup. It's a message that's been delivered by GCC Coach Greg Osbourne.
"Every single one of these guys has the capability to break 80 and I like that," said Osbourne, whose team will begin its season Monday in the Bakersfield College Tournament at Bakersfield Country Club. "The competition for cracking the starting lineup will be pretty tough because anybody can post a good score.
"While we do have a lot of depth, we don't have a lot of experience. That's where it comes down to practicing. They will be as good as their practice will get them. That's where they need to focus the most. We know we can have a good team."
The Vaqueros finished second in the Western State Conference last season behind College of the Canyons before finishing third in the Southern California Regionals with a lineup that included Michael Timpson, Rich Maloof and Mathias Dahl. Glendale reached the state tournament in 2011.
Glendale will feature two returners to its 12-member squad — Clayton Ojeda and Jin Park. Park, a Burbank High graduate, returns after sitting out last season.
They will be joined by sophomores Derrik Hubbard and Randall Vautravers and freshmen Win Kyaw, Tavit Garabedian, McCauley Taylor, Kyle Blatchford, Anthony Capozzi, James Platt, Justin Sandon and Nick Scott.
Osbourne, who coached the women's golf team to a runner-up appearance in the California Community College Athletic Assn. Women's Golf Championship in the fall, said finding the right mix will be key early in the season.
"Anybody on our team can win a conference match," said Osbourne, who is also a PGA pro and the head pro at Chevy Chase Country Club in Glendale. "Each guy brings something new to the table and they all have good aspects to their respective games.
"It comes down to preparation. You get into competition and the nerves and thinking come into play. You need a lot of good things to happen in order to win. We have a lineup that can be interchangeable. I think we have a shot to get to state, but that's a long way from now. ... We have a lot of good talent and it's about piecing it all together."
The Vaqueros will participate in the two-day Tee-Off Classic, which will be held Feb. 4-5 at Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills. Glendale won the event last season.
Glendale will then compete in its first conference match Feb. 18 at Valencia Country Club. The Vaqueros will host a conference match April 15 at Oakmont Country Club. The Vaqueros won on their home site last season.
The conference championship will take place April 22 at Soule Park Golf Club in Ojai.

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Campbellsville High School will once again offer free ACT workshops for its students.
Workshops will be offered from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. on Fridays leading up to the state ACT testing day, which is Tuesday, March 20.
The workshops are free, and will be offered in the math, science and English/reading subject areas.
CHS teachers Kevin Rafferty, Cheryl Dicken, Tammy Wilson, Mary Jo Hazel, Lauren Bennett, Tyler Hardy, Lindsay Williams and Ben Davis will lead the workshops.
This year's free workshops will be offered on Friday, Jan. 26, Fridays, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, and Fridays, March 2, 9 and 16.
Last year, 75 percent of the students attending the sessions raised their ACT composite score.
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I revisited it today because I chanced upon Amir Zia's review for Newsline last month. He succinctly articulated some of my biggest problems with the content of the memoir, saying:
And…"Khan's personal analysis of the origin and spirit of the Pakistan Movement underlines his simplistic and superficial understanding of those times. In fact, it appears more akin to former military ruler General Zia-ul Haq's distorted and twisted propagandist history, which still remains a part of our curriculum. For instance, Khan, in his zeal to promote the Islamic basis of Pakistan, equates Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah's religious views with those of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi by saying that both stood on the same page vis-à-vis the role of religion in politics."
"The tribal system, its code of honour and values are a constant refrain in the book. Khan maintains that the tribal areas were "crime free" before the upheavals of the recent years, ignoring the fact that before the start of the war on terror, the entire belt remained the epicenter of smuggling and gunrunning in the region. The known criminals and absconders used to take refuge in these areas and vehicles snatched from various parts of the country landed in the tribal belt. But Khan, in his zeal to glorify tribalism and the jirga system, shuts his eyes to all these facts. He makes a passing reference to the tribal practice of 'honour' killings which are being endorsed by jirgas in the rural areas. In fact, he views these jirgas as an "ancient democratic system." The oppression, the backwardness, the myopic worldview and total alienation from the modern world, all of which stem from tribalism, fail to bother the Khan."
Amir Zia did make an effort to balance his take on 'the Khan's' personal history with references to the many good things in it, calling his recollections of cricketing life and building the Shaukat Khanum Memorial hospital 'moving' and 'inspiring'. Mr. Zia is probably a better person than I am because I feel no such compunction. Whatever bright spark once lurked in the heart of this self professed Chosen One – his version of what happened to make an English jury return a verdict of 10-2 in his favour in the Botham libel case can be summarized with "As I was waiting, I got a message from a friend that Mian Bashir wanted to speak to me. I phoned him and found him in a cheerful mood. 'Allah is changing the jury's mind!' he said – has long been obscured by a cloud of magic dust. Like in Pullman's His Dark Materials, only without its fierce interrogation of dogma and ritual.
If you don't like my words for it, take a few from the horse's…er…mouth:
The Khan on what needs to be done to deal with the '10%' of truly militant militants in the tribal areas (the rest apparently prefer crochet, only times are hard and the war blocks access to the market for doilies):
"I have spoken to General Pasha, head of the ISI about this, and he too believes that if we disengage from the US war, start a dialogue with the tribes, and withdraw troops from the tribal areas, we could eliminate this 10 percent in ninety days".
The Khan on the need for enshrining the difference between a public face and a private face or, as some people might call it, hypocrisy:
'The main difference Islamic sharia has from Western secular society is in the realm of public morality. This protects the family system, one of Pakistan's greatest strengths…An Islamic society tries to protect the sanctity of marriage by creating an environment that affords the least temptation for people to commit infidelity. Secondly, it tries to protect impressionable young people from public immorality, the same concept behind the 'adults only' film classification…So apart from these vital provisions aimed at protecting the family, a true Islamic society would be no different from the democratic welfare states of Europe."
Passages like this worried me because they indicate a rigid, conservative mind that thinks along the lines of 'my way or the highway'. It is the disproportionate power given to those who would be custodians of 'public morality', for political purposes, that has landed Pakistan in the soup it is in today. Passages like this also amused me because, for someone whose main vote bank so far seems to be young people, he really is pretty clueless about what young people really want and, more importantly, need. The life of the body, the life of the mind, these are fundamental human rights. And too many of the physical and creative freedoms required to have either would potentially face the chop if somebody decided to place the protection of 'impressionable young minds' above both.
The Khan, for example, only took about two decades of experiential learning to understand "there was a world of difference between happiness and pleasure-seeking".
The Khan on people who might disagree with him:
Yep. Damn redistribution of wealth (don't look now, Ali Shariati). And women voting in parts of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa. And supermarkets. And mineral water. Especially mineral water."…those at the other end of the extreme are called the 'liberal fanatics'. To liberal fanatics modernization means westernization and Islam can only impede Pakistan's progress…For them every solution to Pakistan's problems is imported. Hence liberal fanatics have variously advocated Marxism, a radical version of women's liberation, market economics and other Western beliefs."
The Khan on about half of the people who attended his Party In The Park:
... Which would, errrr, make the Oxford-educated Khan singularly incapable of providing intellectual leadership, would it not:? But I digress..." The elite that consumes most of the country's educational resources is incapable of providing the intellectual leadership needed to move forward either the religion or the culture. Western education simply does not allow them to do so."
Rants about this 'elite' function as periods throughout the memoir, punctuating his opinions on everything from environmental degradation to the need to overhaul the education system to his observations about the injustice of our judicial system. This is a real pity because they undermine the few things he says that actually make sense. Pakistan is indeed, as he hammers home again and again, saddled with a parasitic elite that has insisted on usurping, keeping and abusing power to the detriment of the many hovering around the poverty line; but his reductionist identification of them as people who have strayed from the one faith and become 'westernized' is sadly flawed. The powerful elite of which he speaks include the shallu-wearing landlords and industrialists that are now part of his movement for justice. They can also wear beards, uniforms and burqas as well as jeans and ape Saudi Arabia as well as Western pop culture, but apparently that isn't quite as bad. His position seems to be that if you are not part of the solution (in this case, his notion of Islam) you are part of the problem.
This debauched, rudderless, still mentally colonized elite has done Pakistan a world of harm, he says. For example, post 9/11:
That previous nugget comes much before the point towards the end of the book where he says:"I have never seen Pakistanis so terrified of US anger as during this period. This is a typical example of how fear can be used as a weapon by the ruling elite to make the people fall in line; at the same time, it shows that policies based on fear always end up in disaster."
"...my biggest worry remains that if things continue as they are we could face a rebellion within the army's ranks, the ultimate nightmare situation for Pakistan."
I could go on, and quote verbatim other choice bits of text, such as his one sentence lament about how mean presswalas kept calling up his good friend Sita White for 'lurid interviews', or the paragraph where he mentions one Shah Mehmood Qureshi as an example of what is wrong with Pakistani politics, or how he lambasts the jamaati thugs he is now in bed with, or how it only took him five meetings and nearly as many years to understand Musharraf wasn't a good boy, or how my mother's brother's third cousin's dog inferred a Madonna-whore complex from all the things Khan Saab's book didn't say about women in Pakistan when he accidentally sank his teeth into it but, really, what's the point. Let's not be liberally fanatical in our negativity and look at the plus points of it.
1) We have been asking for a PTI manifesto and lo and behold there has been one amongst us for a couple of months already, complete with Islamic Fabioesque cover and – just like his first book where the ghost writer really was a ghost - no mention of who actually wrote it.
2) In this book, we learn a lot about poetry. Well, Iqbal's poetry. Well, those of Iqbal's poems which fit into Imran Khan's view of the world. In particular, the one about the shaheen. No not Khayaban-e-Shaheen, the other shaheen, the eagle, which as Khan Saab tells us is "an emblem of royalty which denoted a kind of heroic idealism based on daring, pride and honour." (No mention of course of that of Iqbal's verse that calls, e.g., for burning down crop fields that do not feed the peasant, but I digress again.)
I was thinking of Khan Saab's fondness for the metaphor of the regal predator driven to hunt rather than scavenge when I read the inimitable Aakar Patel's column in the Express Tribune today. In the column, the second in his examination of the army's dominance in Pakistan today, Mr. Patel puts it down to a caste-driven obsession with the notion of 'warrior'. His hypothesis…
"is that the division of the Punjabi nation in 1947 produced a Pakistani Punjab that was heavily weighted in favour of the martial castes. The trading castes, which tend to be more pragmatic and balance society's extremism mostly left to come to India. This has produced the imbalance which explains Pakistan's fondness for a state dominated by soldiers. Gen Pervez Kayani runs the state's foreign policy, security policy and most of its economic policy because the majority of Punjabis are comfortable with the idea of a warrior being in charge."
Mr. Patel's insight into the veneration awarded to 'leading from the front'- which in my book can also be considered a Pashtun trait- is driven home when, later in the column while mentioning Kayani's recent statement that our nation's "honour will not be traded for posterity", he goes on to say that…
"Only a warrior would make that statement and only a nation of warriors would accept it."
You see the same kind of verbal posturing in Imran Khan's utterances (tsunami = destruction), and the same kind of frenzied, emotional response in his followers (tsunami? a massive tidal wave that kills indiscriminately? hell yeah!) that a popular general would get from his ranks. It is almost as if hundreds of thousands of usually pacifist people have suddenly decided to get in touch with their inner Spartan.
In Imran Khan's Pakistan though, there would be no loincloths.
My basic problem with the worldview that Aakar Patel is skewering and Imran Khan and other balding eagles seem most comfortable inhabiting is that Pakistan can no longer afford to be a nation of warriors. We need a narrative of inclusiveness, tolerance and unity based on achievable things like economic goals, not one that suggests identity is who you're not rather than who you are. Those who want to buy into the PTI's 'war' on corruption, the west (and mineral water) might want to stop and ask themselves what impulse, whose hand, they are really strengthening.
My other basic problem with men who think they are berserkers is their propensity for camp followers or, in less offensive terms, their demonstrated opinion of where women would be post-victory. Consider this clip follow up of an excellent Express Tribune report about what happened after Prime Minister Gilani was successfully driven off stage by the soldiers of the Lawyers' Movement at a Lahore Bar Association meeting a couple of days ago...
Incidentally, Imran Khan's last reference to the the Brotherhood of the Black Coats he mentions glowingly several times in his memoir is:
"Though the anti-status quo wave known as the lawyers' movement for genuine democracy was hijacked, it remains simmering beneath the surface; I am convinced the moment the next elections are announced, a 'soft revolution' will explode on our political horizon and sweep away the corrupt status quo from Pakistan once and for all."
Ladies, keep those Rose Petals handy.


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The colourful, charismatic party capital of Latin America is one of the most vibrant places on earth. The city is watched over by Christ the Redeemer, sitting on top of the city's landmark Corcovado Mountain. This historic city is known worldwide for its magnificent New Year firework display on Copacabana beach, its explosive carnival, colourful people, and outstanding natural landscape. If you love dancing, shopping, golf, exquisite cuisine or the thrill of fabulous water sports, you will not be disappointed by Rio de Janeiro.
Brazilian Real R$ = 100 centavos
Police: 190
Fire: 193
Ambulance: 192
O Globo
Jornal do Brasil
Jornal do Commercio
Jornal Copacabana
O Dia
Tribuna da Imprensa
Jornal da Barra
Shops are generally open from 9am-6pm during weekdays. Smaller shops, and those in tourist areas, often stay open later. Banks are open from 10am-6pm on weekdays.
11,8 million
Rio Convention & Visitors Bureau
Rua Guilhermina Guinle, 272 / 6º andar, Rio de Janeiro
Open: Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri 9am-6pm. Tue 9am-6.30pm
+55 21 55 2266 9750
Rio de Janeiro, which translates to the River of January, sits on the Atlantic coast of Brazil and is the country's second largest city behind São Paulo. For over two centuries it was the bustling capital of Brazil, and even today it is one of the most important commercial and political centres in the country.
Cariocas' sense of fun is matched only by the spectacular natural environment Rio boasts. There are mountains, nature trails and forests including Floresta da Tijuca, the world's largest urban forest. Its beaches are among the most beautiful in the world, and its waters are home to an abundance of marine life. Along with Copacabana in the heart of the city, popular beaches include Prainha and Grumari, the beaches of Búzios just along the coast, and the beaches of Piedade and Jurubaíba. Rio de Janeiro has famous landmarks too. Along with Christ the Redeemer, the massive statue of Jesus, there is Sugar Loaf Mountain, the iconic image of the Rio skyline.
The city also has many museums including the 'living museums' of Petrópolis and Parati, where visitors can see authentic architecture from the time Rio de Janeiro was founded, while sporting enthusiasts will be captivated by the Maracanã Stadium, one of the largest in the world.
Rio de Janeiro's attractions are diverse, from festivals and landmarks to forests and nature trails. As a throbbing metropolis, Rio de Janeiro is legendary. Not only does the city host its fabulously outrageous carnival every year, the liveliest and most colourful party in the world to which everyone is invited, but it is filled with dance, music, and the same passion every single day.
Christ the Redeemer
Sugar Loaf
Rio de Janeiro Carnival
Mirante Dona Marta
Rio Jazz Festival
The Beaches of Rio de Janeiro
The Marine State Park of Aventureiro
Teatro Municipal
Escadaria Selarón
Sitio Roberto Burle Marx
Mangueira Samba School
Hang Gliding over Rio de Janeiro
National History Museum
Rio de Janeiro is a multi-cultural city which is reflected in its varied choice of restaurants. Whether you plan to eat traditional dishes like Feijoada, have a glass of Caipirinha, or prefer Mexican, Oriental, French, Italian or Middle Eastern cuisine, you will find a restaurant to suit your palate and budget.
Cais do Oriente
Zot Gastrobar
Hachiko Contemporâneo
Braseiro da Gavea
Zaza Bistro Tropical
In a true Rio de Janeiro spirit, the city's cafés are often elaborate venues with a wide range of beverages and pastries or light snacks on offer for you to enjoy.
Confeitaria Colombo
Café Hum
Da Casa da Tata
Talho Capixaba
Almost all areas of Rio de Janeiro have a lively nightlife scene with samba being the music of choice. If you add great restaurants and sunsets into the equation, such as those at Arraial do Cabo, then you have the ingredients for a perfect evening.
Casa Rosa
Zero Zero
Palaphita Kitch
Rio Scenarium
Jazz In Champanheria
Lapa 40 Graus
Bla Bla Champanheria
Alto Lapa
Clube dos Democraticos
Shopping in Rio de Janeiro will be an experience. For top-notch clothes and accessories, head for the Rua Visconde de Pirajá which runs parallel to the beach in Ipanema. Another good street for shopping, especially for crafts, is the Feira de São Cristóvão in the north of the city.
A few of the greater shopping malls are The Fashion Mall in the Estrada da Gàvea and São Conrado that has nearly 150 upmarket shops plus restaurants and cinemas, while the Barra Shopping complex in Avenue das Americas, Barra da Tijuca is one of the city's largest.
Shopping Streets
The Fashion Mall
Barra Shopping
Búzios Speciality Shops
Shopping Village Mall
Shopping Leblon
Shopping Nova America
International Airport Galeão
Most flights arrive into Rio de Janeiro via International Airport Galeão. The airport is located on Governador Island, the largest one in Guanabara Bay, and is located around twenty kilometres from the city centre. The airport is served by a good road network, including the Linha Vermelha and Linha Amarela freeways and Avenida Brasil.
International Airport Galeão has a range of facilities including ATM's, bank, restaurants, telephones, parking and car hire offices.
There are four bus lines (2018, 2101, 2145 and 2918) that run to and from the city centre and Rio's other airport, Santos Dumont Airport. The buses run every ten minutes and journey times can vary depending on the time of day, but allow at least 40 minutes.
For regular taxis there are two companies at the airport, Aerotaxi: +55 21 3398 3163 and Aerocoop: +55 21 3398 3691. There are also VIP taxis available.
Address: International Airport Galeão, Rio de Janeiro
Phone: +55 21 3398 5050
Website: www.aeroportogaleao.net
Santos Dumont Airport
Santos Dumont Airport is located eight kilometres downtown from Rio de Janeiro. It has a range of facilities, including ATM's, telephones and car hire offices.
There are two bus lines that operate from the airport. Number 2145 runs to Rio de Janeiro International Airport and 2018 runs to Rio de Janeiro International Airport and Alvorada.
There are also taxis and rental cars available.
Address: Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro
Phone: +55 21 3814 7070
Website: www.aeroportosantosdumont.net
Public Transport
Getting around Rio de Janeiro is relatively straightforward. The city is divided into four zones: the South (Zona Sul), Centre (Centro), North (Zona Norte) and the West (Zona Oueste).
You can get around with metro and bus, ónibus, that are both very inexpensive ways to travel and you can also purchase a combination ticket. You can buy tickets and cards at all stations. Be careful of pickpockets during rush-hour!
Website: www.rio.com/practical-rio/buses-rio
More Information: www.metrorio.com.br
Ferries run frequently between the mainland and some of the islands. They allow you to take bicycles on board if you wish to explore when you disembark.
Website: www.grupoccr.com.br/barcas
Taxis can be seen everywhere and they are fairly priced, although always use those associated with an accredited company with an identification sticker in the window. Be sure it has a meter before you begin your journey, some drivers might quote you excessive rates at night-time. Taxis are usually found in the designated ranks outside the airport terminal and hotels, and are generally yellow or white coloured. If you feel unsure ask the hotel or restaurant to call you a taxi, that way you can be absolutely sure it is safe.
+55 21 9136 9784
+55 21 3078 5050
+55 21 2467 7408
Central Táxi
+55 21 2195 1000
There are many post offices around the city in Rio de Janeiro. The name of the national post agency is Correios which means 'post office'. To locate a post office more easily, remember the blue and yellow colours of the post office sign.
Address: Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana 540, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro has a number of pharmacies around the city. Large pharmacy chains to look for are Drogaria Pacheco, Droga Raia and Drogaria Pop.
Drogaria Pacheco in Copacabana:
Address: Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana 534, Rio de Janeiro
Phone: +55 21 3208 4600
Website: www.drogariaspacheco.com.br
Country code: + 55
Area code: 21
110V or 120V, AC, 60 Hz, European plugs with two circular pins or Japanese-style plugs with two perpendicular flat blades. Some hotels have 220V outlets.


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TiPb checks out the best, most must-have apps for former BlackBerry users to load up as soon as you get your new iPhone 4
Switching from BlackBerry Storm or Bold or Tour to the new Verizon iPhone and curious which are the best, most must-have apps you need to make yourself feel at home? Well read on for TiPb's top 5 most recommended, most must-have apps to get your Android experience maximized on iPhone.
Google Sync (Push email, calendar, contacts)
While you're giving up BIS and BES, you don't have to give up your addiction to super fast push email, calendar, or contacts and since Google has licensed ActiveSync, you can even get it for free! If you already have a free Gmail or paid Google Account, you're good to go. Just set it up as an Exchange account on your iPhone and get your push on. If you don't already have Gmail, go grab an account and then set it up as Exchange. You can even forward your old account or have Gmail fetch it for you so your transition is smooth as silk. [Built-in - Gmail link]
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- MobileMe is Apple's paid push email, calendar, and contacts service that also gives you iDisk cloud storage, photo galleries, and a host of Mac features. [$99/year - MobileMe link]
Good for Enterprise is for those who want extra secure Exchange or Lotus email on their iPhone. (You'll need Good on your IT sever side as well.) [Free - iTunes link]
Kik (BBM)
BBM put the crack in CrackBerry and leaving it behind is hard to say the least. The good news is you're leaving a BlackBerry locking but now have access to cross-platform replacements like Kik. It gives you all the real-time sent, received, and read status you crave and if you get your friends onboard, you'll never miss BBM again -- and can probably save on SMS text messages as well. [$0.99 - iTunes link]
Also check out:
- WhatsApp Messenger is similar to to Kik and works on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Nokia. [$0.99 - iTunes link]
BeeJive isn't BBM but it is IM and if you'd rather use something more universal, that supports AIM/MobileMe, MSN/Windows Live, Yahoo!, GoogleTalk, Facebook, MySpace and Jabber [$9.99 - iTunes link]
Boxcar (Notifications)
While we can't turn the iPhone 4 LED flash into a notification light for you (yet!) a lot of apps come with built-in push notifications and local notifications that will give you popup alerts, badge number counts, and sounds. Boxcar takes this to the next level with push notifications for Twitter, Facebook, Email, RSS, Growl, Github, Google Voice, Google Buzz, App Recommendation, and more. [Free - iTunes link]
Reeder (RSS/News Feeds)
BlackBerry 6 includes feeds and while that's far from being a mainstream feature power users will want their RSS -- enter Reeder. It syncs with Google Reader accounts and it's lightning fast. Just tap the app open and start browsing, reading, and sharing your feeds. [$2.99 - iTunes link]
Also check out:
- NetNewsWire isn't as fast but it's widely popular and it's free! [Free - iTunes link]
Twitter might sound crazy but many sites push their RSS to Twitter so you can follow them or makes lists of your favorite sites and get your news that way. [Free - iTunes link]
Jailbreak [Themes/settings]
The App Store has 350,000 apps but due to Apple's policies there are just some low-level, system-side things they just can't do. Jailbreak -- which "breaks" open the root "jail" and lets you install non-Apple approved apps is an option. With Jailbreak you have access to the Cydia Store, themes and customizations, notifications and easy settings access, and pretty much everything else you can think of and Apple would never approve. Check out our Jailbreak Starters Guide to get you going, our Top 5 Jailbreak apps and Top 5 Jailbreak themes for some of our favorites, and head on over to the Jailbreak Forum for expert help and discussion.
More iPhone apps and games
Once you've gotten that Google fix and you're ready for the best of the rest, check out TiPb's Top 10 iPhone apps where we list off some of the best, most must-have social networking, communications/IM, productivity, music/internet radio, photography, utility, and location apps, along with casual, time management, and hard core games. We've also got an ongoing series of top app lists in different categories and we're adding more all the time, so keep your eyes peeled!
Your top apps?
So there you have them, our top 5 best iPhone apps for Droid/Android switchers. Be sure to check out our Picks of the Week and iPhone App and Games Forum for more recommendations, and if we missed any of your favorites leave them in the comments below!
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Emotionology is a body of information that has several parts. It includes a new healthy/wealthy philosophy, a collection of exercises along with models that explain how and why these exercises work. Although you probably will need someone to walk you through the exercises at first, over time you can do many of them yourself. No one can make you update your thinking. It is up to you to choose to update your thinking and change your life. Emotionology has the tools to help you do this.
Emotionology started out in the 80s with quite a few techniques that came from (NLP) Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Over time other techniques were added from other programs and then the "Thinking Model" was added from marketing research. The "Bio-Chemical Model" which explains how emotions are really chemistry came from Candice Pert's research. The Positive model or X vs. Y System was developed over time as a result of working with many people and discovering what works and what doesn't work ending in a philosophy that creates health, wealth, and happiness.
Emotionology uses many exercises and processes where you can release the things that hold you back in life. We hold on to beliefs based on experiences we've had in our lives, usually as very young children.
When something happens in life and it affects us, it's usually because an emotion is attached to it. When something else happens that reminds us of the emotion of that first event, it attaches itself to the first emotion, and now the two memories are related and categorized as one emotion. When you compound these feelings with other feelings as we go through life, they get tangled up in themselves and become confusion, are emotional triggers or hot buttons.
Some people want to make sense of the confusion and go into therapy to better understand why they feel the way they do — and look for a way to feel better. Others turn to drugs — prescribed or illegal — or alcohol to numb out, without much success. Others still turn to meditation, spiritual practices, anything to get on that path of feeling good about them.
Emotionology gets to the heart of an emotion. It takes the best part of exercises and issues to move one or two steps farther, to resolve an emotion without talking it to death. And through techniques you can learn to do yourself, you can clear up a negative emotion fast — sometimes in as little as 30 minutes.
One of the first thing to understand about Emotionology is the two systems that we use to deal with our lives. When we understand what these systems are and how they operate, we can begin to release those emotions that hold us back from what we want: The lives of our dreams. I'm up for it. Are you?


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2013-2014: In cross country, first on the team and 20th overall at the Heptagonal Championships…Second overall at Harvard-Yale…Second on the team and 30th overall at the Boston College Invite…Second on the team at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational.
2012-2013: In cross country, named All-Northeast…First overall in Yale's win against Harvard…Second on the team at the national Wisconsin Invitational, where the Bulldogs placed 13th…Second on the team at Heps…First for the Bulldogs at NCAA Regionals...Named Division I Cross Country All-Academic status...In indoor track, competed on 4x800-meter relay team...In outdoor track, ran a personal best of 4:40.61 in the 1,500m, finishing sixth at the Sam Howell Invitational...Placed fourth in the 3,000-meter at Harvard-Yale.
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Off the Track: Research Intern in the Yale Department of Geology & Geophysics, Lab of Pincelli Hull and collected and analyzed data on planktonic foraminifera to understand biotic recovery, evolutionary and ecological response of the ocean environment to global changes (summer 2013)…Research Inter at Dolphin Communications Project in Bimini, Bahamas and in Stonington, CT and involved data collection and analysis for longitudinal collaborative study of cognitive and social behavior of bottlenose and wild Atlantic spotted dolphins (summer 2012)


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MILFORD (CBS) – An alleged shoplifter was hit with a stun gun as he tried to escape from Target in Milford, according to police.
Milford Patch reports that man, identified as Michael Pete Harding, 50, of Grafton was trying to swipe a shopping cart full of items that included several cases of Red Bull, Tide detergent, and packages of Justin Bieber valentines.
Police believe he planned to resell the items.
While Harding was in the store, Target's store security recognized him as having shoplifted from the store in the past, so they called police.
An officer was waiting for him as he tried to run out the doors.
"He pushed the cart at me and then ran off to my left," the officer told the Patch.
The officer was able to chase down Harding.
Harding allegedly tried to punch the officer, and was hit with a stun gun in response.
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Alan McGee has been in touch with Dangerous Minds to give an exclusive update on his new record label 359 Music.
Less than a month since he launched 359, Alan has received an incredible range of music demos from unsigned musicians and bands.
'It's been very good,' says McGee, 'I've had over 2,000 MP3s to listen to, and I have still about 600-hundred-odd to go. So, for anybody reading this, I will be getting back to you.
'There's a lot of good stuff and at least, 15 very good things I've found from people sending in their MP3s, which is pretty fucking incredible—considering I expected to find only about 1-or-2.
'What's really good is the range of the music. I expected to get 2,000 bands all trying to be like the Gallaghers, but that is not the case—it's all over-the-shop.'
While the initial response was high, Alan noticed there were very few demos from female musicians. Therefore, he posted a further request specifically asking for more women to send in their music.
'We put out the YouTube clip asking for more girls to send in music, because it was all blokes sending in stuff. After that post, we received about 300 girl bands out of the next 500 that were sent in and the standard of music was very high.
'Overall, the music has been incredible. There's a lot of stuff I hadn't expected, especially from people who have been ignored by the system.
'I suppose if anything, 359 is a launch pad for people. Whether they stay with us or not isn't important—if they do, they do, if they don't, they don't. We are essentially a launch pad to give people a shot at it, a chance to show what they can do.
'There is no label sound, which will become apparent after about a year-and-a-half-to-2-years. The last thing I wanted to do was create Creation Records Part 2.
'359 is more for people who are into music. It's more of an attitude, you know? It's like a vibration that draws you in, do you know what I mean? Music is a vibration, it's like why do we all love "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk? It's because it vibrates within us and makes us feel good.
'I'm not saying we're going to have the next Daft Punk, but maybe one day. Musically the label is going to be all-over-the place, because it will be about creating moods, creating music that is good, and I think this will become apparent after we've released about 15-20 albums or so.'
359 is a partnership between Alan McGee and Iain McNay, the chairman of Cherry Red Records.
'I think Iain is the best person to be doing this with. I mean Iain is just fucking cool. Any guy that can deal with me saying, "I'm never come to your office ever again. I'm never going to come to a marketing meeting. I am never going to go to a gig in London. And I am never going to go to an awards ceremony. As long as you can deal with me on that basis, then we're partners." And we are.
'We could have gone with a Japanese major, with a 6-figure salary, but you know what, I've gone with Iain and it's like, half the company, no wage, and I don't think I could get a better deal. Can you imagine turning round to Warners Japan and saying, "I'm never going to come to a marketing meeting. I'm never going to come to your office. I'm never going to go to a gig in London, and I'm never going to go to an awards ceremony." They would stop before I finished my first sentence!
'Iain is the only person in the music business who can put up with my fucking demands on that! Everyone else would go, "Go fuck yourself!" But Iain can put up with that.'
'The best thing I ever did was going away for 5-years. Where I live is completely spiritual. I can sit in my room, look at the Black Mountains, and I can just decide should I or should I not go and do this or go and do that? I find in London that everything is like a bum rush every single time. It's just too much.
'I think I'm averse to London. It eats your fucking soul. It's not people's fault, it's just there's no spirituality in London. There may be creativity, but there's no spirituality. People are on the bread-line, and they're just used up as a resource. People just end up using each other, you know, eating each other, it's a kind of cannibalism. It freaks me out. All I ever want to do in London is get in and get the fuck out of it.
'With the technology now, it means you can run everything from home. I've got a book coming out, I've got a record company, a publishing company and 2-films all coming out, and I'm running it from my fucking bedroom in Wales.
'The bottom-line is: if I can do it on a Blackberry and a computer, any fucker can do it—because I'm not that bright. You've got to have the confidence, but once you go after it and do it, then you realize you can do it.'
Alan also mentioned that his first film as producer, Kubricks, written and directed by Dean Cavanagh will having a special screening in Leeds this month.
'It's just for friends and family, but we have a plan to show it in New York, and we have a distribution deal for Europe on the table, which we're probably going to do.'
He has almost finished his autobiography, and will be making his second appearance as an actor in the film Svengali, which stars Johnny Owen and Martin Freeman, and has been nominated for an award prior to its premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival, later this month.
If you are an artist and want to be considered for 359 Music send an mp3 to email@example.com
For more information, visit the site 359 Music, or follow 359 updates on Facebook.
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Former UNLV forward Anthony Bennett will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a torn left rotator cuff, according to multiple reports.
Bennett, the 2012-13 Mountain West Freshman of the Year and a consensus projected top-five overall pick in June's NBA Draft, is expected to be sidelined around four months. Though the injury will prevent the talented 20- year-old from participating in pre-draft workouts, it isn't believed to affect his overall stock or availability for the upcoming NBA season.
"Minor Setback, Major Comeback," Bennett tweeted on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-8 Ontario native averaged 16.1 points and 8.1 rebounds in his lone season at UNLV, helping the Runnin' Rebels to a 25-10 record and a No. 5 regional seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
Bennett is one a number of top prospects for the June 27 draft to be dealing with a significant injury. Kentucky forward Nerlens Noel, a prime candidate for the No. 1 overall pick, is on the mend from a torn ACL he suffered in February, while highly regarded Maryland center Alex Len is likely out 4-to-6 months after recently having surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle.


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I am currently a Public Services Librarian at a regional branch in the El Paso Public Library System in Texas. My main duties include overseeing Young Adult services, reference, and promoting our library and its programs. I have only been in this position for a little over a year, right after I received my MLIS from the University of North Texas in the fall of 2007. I was fortunate to work as a library assistant during the course of my graduate studies, and then even more fortunate to be promoted to a professional position at the same branch. I have a BA in Computer Information Systems from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Becoming a YA librarian was never my intention, but it has become a perfect fit and a passion for me. I never thought that I would love to interact with teens, and enjoy YA literature. I eventually want to explore other areas of librarianship in an academic setting.
I love all things culinary, Rock Band, and the occasional bad reality show.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Fall Fantasy
Gatsby, what Gatsby? This month, MODERN SALON brings you not one, but two cover stories inspired by the recent renaissance of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, fueled by the spring 2013 release of Baz Luhrmann's grand interpretation on the big screen.
See more of Nick Stenson's vision on page 122 and catch Luis Alvarez' work on our special edition holiday issue, mailing separately. Our two Gatsbys are quite different—Stenson's is ready-to-wear and Alvarez' is futuristic— but both share a common theme of fantasy and escape. A little excess goes a long way in creating an indulgent get-away experience for clients, with vintage shapes and textures made modern with contemporary color, styling and products.
At the 2013 Emmy Awards, we saw plenty of nods to Gatsby glam from today's smaller screen stars and their styling teams, too. From Homeland best actress winner Claire Danes' faux bob and shimmering silhouette of a gown to Nashville star and presenter Connie Britten's longer cascade of classic curls to Mindy Kaling's face-framing finger waves, glimpses of roaring '20s styles were all over the red carpet. Even nominee Aaron Paul was breaking Gatsby, with debonair, tailored crop, groomed sleekly to the side.
What does this mean to your salon as you hit the high point of fall makeovers and the head-to-toe holiday rush of clients and opportunities?
Brush up on bobbing options. Real cuts and faux styling. Be versatile and customize your interpretation to maximize service dollars.
Up your curl game. With the evolution of thermal tools, styling products and education now available, you should be ready to help clients add curl to any look. Consider holding curl workshops for your team, even clients. Demo techniques, create curl accents for long and short looks, updos, etc.
Know the palette. For hair color, cosmetics and nails, you must be the authority. Ask your client what tones she's planning to add to her fall wardrobe as well as what she's thinking for holiday party wear. Blues are big this year, as are plum and gray accents. Gilded and shimmery accents are strong, but with muted tones, layers, fringe. Be prepared to prescribe hair color, nail shades and makeup that complements.
Add hair color. Always. See Stenson's recommendations for the best bets in both blond and brunette, and be sure to research more formulas and techniques (modernsalon.com) to help clients transition and shine through the winter.
While Fitzgerald's tale was ultimately a tragic and cautionary one, the story of Gatsby in the salon this fall and holiday season should be festive, lucrative and truly glamorous.
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With seniors Sam Blake and Kelly Brady home sick last Wednesday, the line-up on the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy golf team got very young in a hurry.
In a match on the Lions' home course at Sunnybrook Golf Club, visiting Academy of Notre Dame received its top three scores from 12th-graders in a 248-321 victory. Dena O'Larnic was the only senior in the match for SCH, which slipped to 1-3 on the season.
Notre Dame, the three-time defending champions in the Girls Inter-Ac League, had also beaten the Lions earlier in the season, and each team owned a victory over Baldwin School. Springside Chestnut Hill's record also includes a close (nine stroke) loss to Episcopal Academy.
SCH seniors Blake and Brady, also starters on the school's squash team, will attend Sewanee (University of the South) and Trinity College, respectively. O'Larnic, a swimming standout during the winter season, will make a shorter trip to Ursinus College.
At Sunnybrook back on April 10, the Lions knocked off Baldwin, 284-295. Brady led the way with a round of 48, while Katie Shields came in with a 58 and fellow sophomores Serena McNiff and Morgan Schneer each carded a 59.
Two days later at White Manor Country Club, SCH was nipped by Episcopal, 262-271. In that outing the Lions received a score of 47 from Brady, a 49 from O'Larnic, and a 54 from Blake.
Most of last Wednesday's Notre Dame rematch was played in a light rain, and this obviously bothered SCH more than the Irish. With the Lions short-staffed, there were two regular foursomes, and two other groups with two Notre Dame players and one from the home team. Out of the eight official entrants for each side, the top five scores are counted towards the team total.
In the first group, McNiff shot a 59 for SCH, while Notre Dame collected the match low of 44 from Brigh Desjardins and a 47 from her senior classmate, Alex Stensland. Another threesome followed, netting the Lions a 58 from Schneer, and the Irish a 51 from upperclassman Courtney Mangano. The other Notre Dame score from this group, produced by Stephanie Bellisario, was later discarded in the team scoring.
When the first of the foursomes finished up, O'Larnic arrived with a 63 for the host school, and Shields scored a 67. The visitors scratched a round by Grace Desjardins, while counting a 53 fired by another sophomore, Coryn Mullen.
Representing SCH in the last group were freshman Maddie Nicol and sophomore Sarah Schacht, and Nicol's 74 rounded out the team score for the Lions. Completing the tally for the victorious Irish was a 53 by sophomore Erica Westlake, and the figure fashioned by junior Kelliann McGlynn went by the boards.


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Bedford-Fulton-Huntingdon Solid Waste Authority reviewed tonnage reports for the first six months of 1993 from the three counties which indicate that the tonnage anticipated at the tri-county landfill for 1993 may be down significantly from 1993 budget estimates. The reports for the first 26 weeks for 1993 show that tonnage received from Fulton and Huntingdon counties are both up slightly from 1992 levels while tonnage received from Bedford and Blair counties are down significantly from 1992 levels. Tonnage from Fulton County for the first six months of 1993 has increased by 233.56 tons over the same period of 1992 and tonnage from Huntingdon County is up 117.5 tons.
David and Sandra Saylor of Dublin Township reported seeing a large black bear crossing their property on Cherry Lane Road on Monday.
The Yankees finished the 1993 season with a 17-win and four-loss record to capture the championship of the Fulton County Little League. Team members are Mike Johnson, Chad Lininger, Ross Weller, Clint Wyrick, Morris Suders, Derrick Peck, Matt Gordon, manager Andy Doyle, coach Dean Seville, Brad Seville, Dustin Doyle, Nick Souders, Jason Sheffield, Barry Weller, Roger Strait, coach Josh Strait and coach Scott Gordon.
Deaths: Janet Swope, McConnellsburg; Pearl Drummond, Hedgesville, W.Va.; Charles Black, Chambersburg; Elvin Baker, Everett; Julia Schneider, St. Thomas; William Stotlemyer, Little Orleans, Md.; Eleanor Cooper, Boonsboro.
Stacey Clippinger and Jonathan Helman were united in marriage May 1, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Mc- Connellsburg. Parents of the couple are Jane Peck, Mc- Connellsburg, and Jerry Clippinger, Waterfall, and Carla Helman and Mr. and Mrs. John Helman, all of McConnellsburg.
Merrill W. and Edith V. Seville of McConnellsburg were honored on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. A surprise party was held at McConnellsburg firehall, hosted by their eight children and spouses.
Gena Keebaugh was fortunate to get her picture taken with Muhammad Ali during a three-hour layover at Heathrow Airport in London, England. Gena was with the Forbes Road hockey team on their trip to England. The Forbes Road group and Muhammad Ali boarded the same airplane bound for Frankfort, Germany. She is the daughter of Mike and Teresa Keebaugh of Hustontown.
30 Years Ago
From The Files of August 4, 1983
Browns and blues described Fulton County this summer. The browns are those of the fields and lawns, and the blues are those of the sky and the farmers' moods as several consecutive weeks of dry, hot weather have left their mark on the county.
Members of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee took shelter from the hot midday sun in the Scrub Ridge Mountain Inn, marching from Ohio to New Jersey to protest working conditions in the tomato fields of Ohio. They spent the night at the Jack Hendricks farm south of McConnellsburg.
Lori Ann Hixon, daughter of Darl and Dorothy Hixon, Needmore, became the bride of Dwight Delmas Lee Bard, son of Rev. Delmas and Shirley Bard of Warfordsburg on June 11.
Investment rates at First National Bank: 7-31 day CD, 9.36 percent; 18-month CD, 10.45 percent; money market, $10,000 and over, 9.36 percent.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude B. Truax Sr. were honored on their 25th wedding anniversary June 19 at Needmore Firehall.
Specials at the IGA: ground beef, $1.19 lb.; whole fryer legs, 49 cents pound; King bread, 2 for 89 cents; Campbell's soup, 3 for 89 cents; bananas, 37 cents a pound.
Births at the Medical Center; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joel Wilt, Warfordsburg, on July 27; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Milford Fortney, Shirleysburg, on July 23; a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Brouse, Shade Gap, on July2 4.
Deaths: Joseph Taylor, McConnellsburg; Raymond H. Miller, Needmore; Amanda Rockwell, Chambersburg; Sara Strait, Harrisonville; Guy Hoopengardner, Hancock; Martha F. Mellott, Laurel, Md.; Goldie M. Diehl, Hancock; William Single Sr., Mifflintown.
Sally Paylor and Rick Wilson were united in marriage on June 25. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Eston Paylor and Mrs. Betty Miller and the late Sharon Wilson of Shade Gap.
Pleasant Ridge Church of the Brethren was the setting of a candlelight ceremony uniting in marriage Diane Lynn Richards and Elzy Eugene Golden Jr. on May 21. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Richards of Needmore and Mr. and Mrs. Elzy Golden Sr., Hancock.
Marriage licenses: Allen M. Sprankle, Mercersburg, and Michele Pragliolio, Mercersburg; Mark D. Ramsey, Orbisonia, and Linda Jo Brown, Hustontown; Clarence R. Younker, Mercersburg, and Robin D. Gilpin, Hancock.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 2, 1973
Art's Bowling Center on South Third Street, Mc-
Connellsburg, changed hands this week when the owner, Art Gelsinger of Chambersburg, sold the business to Albert Diegelman and Stephen Hoover, both of McConnellsburg.
Five countians will receive degrees at Shippensburg State College on Friday. They are: Carol Parsons of Hustontown, Master of Education degree in reading; David Hoover II, McConnellsburg, Master of Education degree in elementary education; Linda S. Isban, McConnellsburg, Master of Education degree in counseling; Sarah E. Souders of Needmore, Master of Education degree in elementary education, and Trudy Helsel, Wells Tannery, Master of Education degree in elementary education.
Room rates at Chambersburg Hospital were increased $2 per day, effective on Wednesday of this week. A private room with bath will cost $59.75, while a two-bed room with bath will cost $49.25.
Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Shimer are spending two week's vacation in Texas and Mexico.
Marriage licenses: Duane Clark of Breezewood and Pamela Reighard of Clearville; J. Preston Mellott of Mc- Connellsburg and Josephine T. Clopper of Warfordsburg; Glenn Ott and Catherine J. Sipes, both of McConnellsburg; Michael Miller of Shade Gap and Sarah Grace Clark of Baltimore.
A total of 11 4-H members and leaders from Renesselaer County, N.Y., visited with 4-H families in Fulton County last week. Eight 4-H'ers, two adult advisors and the assistant county agent from Fulton County participated in the second half of a 4-H interstate exchange program with Brown Company, Wis., recently. Those visiting Wisconsin were: Debbie Mellott, Virginia Palmer, Michelle Rasp, Paula Smith, Ricky Anderson, Robin Feight, Dave Drenning, Lynn Knepper, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hoopengardner and Rich Lehman.
Mr. and Mrs. Denver Evans of Warfordsburg celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 14.
Army Pvt. William R. Shives, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abner R. Shives of Big Cove Tannery, recently completed eight weeks of advanced individual training as an armor reconnaissance specialist at the U.S. Army Armor Center at Fort Knox, Ky.
Little League teams marked the end of the season with a trip to Baltimore on Monday to see a big league baseball game. Thee were four busloads of players and their managers.
Deaths: James Smith Sr., Hancock; Hilda M. Black, Greencastle; Merle A. Beam, Windber.
Birth at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hall of Shade Gap on July 22; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fogal of Blairs Mills on July 22.
An afternoon wedding took place on Saturday, June 2, at the Church of God, Hustontown. United in marriage were Miss Ruth Elizabeth Roher of McConnellsburg and Michael George Fraker of Fort Littleton. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Page Roher and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Fraker.
Airman John L. Buterbaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Buterbaugh of McConnellsburg, has graduated at Keesler AFB, Miss., from the U.S. Air Force aircraft navigation equipment repairman course conducted by the Air Training Command.
Specials at the local IGA: Chef Boy-Ar-Dee beef ravioli, 3 cans for $1; Nestea iced tea mix, 59 cents; family-size Tide, $2.30; turkey drumsticks, 43 cents lb.
Correction to births from last week's issue: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. Carbaugh of McConnellsburg on July 17.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 8, 1963
Many interesting supporting acts will supplement the Sandy Luce All-Girl Racing Rodeo troupe when it appears at the Fulton County Fair on Tuesday, August 27. These will include a dazzling exhibition of cowboy rope spinning and Australian whipping, a trained Brahma bull and a clown mule.
Edith Clark of McConnellsburg was the winner of the second McConnellsburg 200 Silver Dollar Jackpot held Saturday night at the Medical Center Street Fair.
A Fulton County girl, 18-year-old Rosalie Hixon, of near Crystal Spring, has returned from the 11th annual International Paralympics held last week in Stoke Mandeville, England, after successfully competing in the wheelchair games.
The local IGA offers cantaloupes, jumbo size four for $1; spare ribs, 49 cents a pound; half-gallon dill pickles, 49 cents; chuck roast, 35 cents a pound.
Gerald E. Bivens of McConnellsburg and Mary A. Paylor of Mercersburg and Pleasant Leroy Deshong of Needmore and Carol Virginia Stephens of McConnellsburg applied for marriage licenses at the local courthouse the past week.
Miss Eileen Yvonne Golden of Warfordsburg and Douglas M. Mills of Hagerstown exchanged their marriage vows on Saturday, June 22.
Births: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wible of Mc- Connellsburg on July 29; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gracey of Waterfall on July 30; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clair Miller of Fort Littleton on July 30; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mellott of McConnellsburg on July 30; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wireman of McConnellsburg on July 30; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Kendall of Mc- Connellsburg on July 31; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gordon of Fort Loudon on August 1; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand C. Wise of McConnellsburg on August 1.
"Gunfight at the OK Corral" and "The Birds" are showing at the Fulton Theater this week.
Deaths: Mrs. Alberta J. Heefner of Waterfall; Clarence Gobin of Akron, Ohio, formerly of Fulton County; Gilmore Evans of Six Mile Run; Mrs. Edmund Unger of Saint Thomas.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 6, 1953
Mrs. James L. Gatins, who had been a patient in
Chambersburg Hospital, returned to her home last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. "Ike" Bivens and little daughter have moved to their newly built home a short distance off the Lincoln Highway in upper Ayr Township.
A square dance will be held at the local American Legion home on Saturday night, with music furnished by Gene Hockenberry and his Knights of the Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Grier Stevens and son have moved to New York, where Mr. Stevens will work on the "thru-way" highway.
Pvt. R.P. Morrison of Pennsylvania State Police has been transferred from Bedford to McConnellsburg to replace Pvt. Fred Leamer, who was sent to Huntingdon.
Preparation of land from pasture will be the theme of the Fulton County Pasture Renovation Day on August 21 at the farm of Kenneth Gordon, just south of McConnellsburg, according to Harold Rotz, chairman of the committee.
Miss Edna E. Bateman of Harrisburg has retired from the United Telephone Co. As a traffic supervisor, Miss Bateman was a frequent visitor to McConnellsburg.
Sgt. Kenneth E. Waite, son of Mrs. Louella Waite of Fort Littleton, was reported missing in action on July 15. Sgt. Waite was with the 45th Infantry Division in Korea and his tour of duty would have been completed in three weeks, at which time he was scheduled to return home.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark of Warfordsburg on July 29; a son to Mr. and Mrs. George Newman of Harrisonville on July 30.
In preparation for Youth Activities Week being conducted at the Methodist churches of Fulton County as part of a nationwide program for youth, there will be a meeting in the McConnellsburg Methodist Church on August 6 for pastors, Sunday School superintendents, teachers and counselors of youth.
Pennsylvania's 3,016,900 families – with an average annual buying income of $5,500 – own 2,753,100 automobiles and trucks, more than 2,693,300 refrigerators, 2,891,600 radios, 3,201,700 television sets and almost 2,285,200 vacuum cleaners, according to a special study just completed. Pennsylvania is considered as having a "high" standard of living.
John Richard Fore and Elizabeth Ann Richter were married on July 11.
Donald McCoy of Fort Littleton celebrated his sixth birthday at a party on July 30.
Pvt. Guy E. Hann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Hann of Needmore, recently arrived in Alaska for duty with the Alaska General Depot at Fort Richardson.
Miles Horne is busy working on the house which he is building at Clear Ridge.
Death: Mrs. Charles Black.
"Even the smallest undertaking is worth the pains of good workmanship."
Deaths: Mrs. Cora Bennett of Roaring Springs; Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Palmer of Warfordsburg; Lewis Duvall of Akersville.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 5, 1943
The small game season this year has been increased to a full month to give war workers more recreation as well as to help relieve the meat shortage. The season will run from October to November 27.
Death: George Andrew Ott of Windber.
Pfc. George N. Black is now stationed at Fort Knox, Ky.
C.B. Chubb of Port Royal has been elected as teacher of vocational agriculture in the local school. His salary has been set at $2,600 per year.
Instead of the usual two, only one automobile license plate will be issued in 1944.
J.E. Palmer of Warfordsburg has been appointed as inheritance tax appraiser and investigator for Fulton County.
Pvt. Bernard C. Barton is now stationed at Clemson, S.C.
Fred B. Gress and Dorothy M. Cline were married on July 30, 1943.
Merrill Fore and Annie Fleming were married on Saturday.
Homer E. Arnold and Rhea Vida Deneen were wed July 7.
Pvt. Edward Hendershot of Cito is a patient in a hospital in Arizona, suffering from arthritis
Sgt. Max Hooper and Betty Bailey were married on July 26.
A/S Walter Fix is now stationed at Bainbridge, Md.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of August 3, 1933
Airplanes are a rather common sight these days, but people here, nevertheless, were thrilled last
Thursday when eight planes flew in formation, over town, en route from Virginia to Duncansville for a dedication service.
Marjorie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Fields of town, is suffering from a very sore arm, which she received when she upset a pan of hot water.
Mrs. Jacob Black of Coles Valley suffered a paralytic stroke last week.
Sunday was a very hot day, 96 degrees in the shade.
Roswell Stains of New Grenada had a banner hay crop this year. He harvested 52 loads and didn't even mow one field because he had no room for it.
A total of 103 friends gathered to help Baltzer Sipes celebrate his 36th birthday one evening last week.
Deaths: Mrs. Jacob Black of Coles Valley; Mrs. Catharine Garland of Tiffin, Ohio; Mrs. Amanda Carlin of Burnt Cabins.
The new marker at the entrance of Memorial Park in Mc- Connellsburg was dedicated last week. The marker was designed by William J. Lowe and was erected by David Gress. It has the following inscription: "This park forum and bronze tablet erected by the citizens of Fulton County as a memorial to all who served in the Civil War, Spanish American War and the World War." A surprise visitor in Mc- Connellsburg last Wednesday was Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, wife of the president, who spent an hour at the Fulton House. Mrs Roosevelt and her companion were attracted by the sign, "Since 1793" and decided to investigate. They were much pleased with the old hotel and had tea in the new "pine room" in the basement. Gypsy Smith, world noted evangelist, will be the principal speaker at the Crystal Spring Camp Meeting this year. The Ambrose Brown home at Clear Ridge was destroyed by fire on July 25. Three sons, Stanley, Reuben and Charles, were asleep in the house at the time the fire started and were lucky to escape with their lives. Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Morton and children have left for their home in Sioux City, Iowa, after spending two weeks with relatives and friends here. Charles Bard has returned to his home at Knobsville after undergoing an operation in a hospital in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Garland of Needmore are attending the Century of Progress exhibition in Chicago. Mrs. Frank Bratton of Fairview was taken suddenly ill at church on Sunday evening. She was taken home immediately and, on Monday, Dr. H.C. McClain rushed her to Waynesboro Hospital, where she was operated on for appendicitis. The new road from Hustontown to Waterfall has been completed and is now open for public use.