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In the News (Thu 16 Oct 08)

  
 Press Release
Culture Trek: Jamaica follows on the heels of WYBE’s first youth media documentary series, The Tolerance Project which explored the subject of teens and diversity in Philadelphia.
The resulting series is peppered with revealing moments of what youth culture is like both in Philadelphia and Kingston.
Take six high school kids from the Philadelphia area, six from Kingston, Jamaica, give them video cameras to record the smallest details of their lives, get them communicating through e-mail, and then bring them together for five days on the sunny island of Jamaica.
www.wybe.org /programs/culture_trek/culture_trek_ireland2/about/production_press.html

  
 Judaism and Jewish Resources - Andrew Tannenbaum
Visit the Virtual Shtetl, the Yiddish Language and Culture web site at the University of North Carolina.
Toronto's Ashkenaz Yiddish Culture Festival page also keeps a list of Yiddish culture web links
Eric Simon keeps a list of Torah study opportunities on the net, with many pointers to Yeshivot and other organizations who provide Divrei Torah, including web sites and mailings lists.
shamash.org /trb/judaism.html   (7777 words)

  
 philadelphia * The Journals of Benjamin Henry...
Sparks from the Anvil of Oppression Philadelphias African Methodists and Southern Migrants, 18901940.
The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 17991820 From Philadelphia to New Orleans.
Birchs Views of Philadelphia A Reduced Facsimile of the City of Philadelphia As It Appeared in the Year 1800.
www.booktitles.de /bookuuuphiladelphia.html   (1448 words)

  
 Philadelphia Israeli Film Festival
The Israeli Film Festival of Greater Philadelphia is a celebration of Israeli culture, with the aim of enriching the American vision of Israeli culture and society through film.
This year the Israeli Film Festival of Greater Philadelphia marks its 10th anniversary.
elcome to the Israeli Film Festival of Greater Philadelphia.
www.iffphila.com   (261 words)

  
 Philadelphia CultureFiles :: gophila.com - The Official Visitor Site for Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia CultureFiles :: gophila.com - The Official Visitor Site for Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia CultureFiles is an insider’s guide to the museums, arts and culture in Philadelphia and Its Countryside.
If books are a measure of a place's worth, then Philadelphia stands tall
www.gophila.com /C/Things_to_Do/211/Philadelphia_CultureFiles/210.html   (192 words)

  
 Folk Music, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Resource Guide
The Philadelphia Folksong Society is an organization dedicated to furthering folk music in the Greater Philadelphia area, offering concerts and workshops and producing the Philadelphia Folk Festival, which is held on the weekend before Labor Day weekend at the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, PA.
UMOJA is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of African culture through the public performance of authentic traditional and neo-traditional music, dancing, and storytelling, and through demonstrations and educational lectures and workshops in African heritage, culture, and arts.
a unique ensemble of talented young folk artists dedicated to the performance and preservation of the music, songs, and dances of Eastern Europe and other related folk cultures.
www.clpgh.org /subject/music/folk.html   (832 words)

  
 African American Web Sites
The African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP) is dedicated to collecting preserving and interpreting the material and intellectual culture of African Americans in Philadelphia, the Delaware Valley, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Americas.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a national research library devoted to collecting, preserving and providing access to resources documenting the experiences of peoples of African descent throughout the world.
African Women Global Network (AWOGNet) is a global organization that networks all men and women, organizations, institutions and indigenous national organizations within Africa, whose activities are targeted towards the improvement of the living conditions of women and children in Africa.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /caas/projects/aawebsites.html   (832 words)

  
 Mercer to Bring World of Arts and Culture to Central Georgia Youth & Families
The Georgia International Festival For Young Audiences is presented in collaboration with The Philadelphia International Festival for Children and Mercer University& School of Education.
Reared on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, Locke got his first training in the traditions of his culture.
The Georgia International Festival For Young Audiences was created out of an existing successful collaboration between Mercer University and Bibb County Public Schools.
www.mercer.edu /advancement/news/1998/128arts.htm   (1348 words)

  
 LTSP - Philadelphia, City of Neighborhoods
Philadelphia has become one of the foremost centers for culture and the arts with the new Avenue of the Arts.
The city of Philadelphia, like the seminary, is a city rich in history and culture.
Philadelphia also was reported recently as the safest of the 12 largest cities in America.
www.ltsp.edu /campus/philadelphia.htm   (1348 words)

  
 Philadelphia CultureFiles :: gophila.com - The Official Visitor Site for Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia CultureFiles :: gophila.com - The Official Visitor Site for Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia CultureFiles is an insider’s guide to the museums, arts and culture in Philadelphia and Its Countryside.
The Files are searchable by category, location and special interest while introductory pages for each of the 14 main categories provide even more insider insight.
www.gophila.com /C/Things_to_Do/211/Philadelphia_CultureFiles/210.html   (192 words)

  
 Philadelphia CultureFiles :: gophila.com - The Official Visitor Site for Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia CultureFiles is an insider’s guide to the museums, arts and culture in Philadelphia and Its Countryside.
If books are a measure of a place's worth, then Philadelphia stands tall
The Files plot a veritable “what’s what” of the cultural world, with instant access to more than 350 fact-filled Web pages for more than 500 visitor-ready experiences.
www.gophila.com /C/Things_to_Do/211/Philadelphia_CultureFiles/210.html   (192 words)

  
 South Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originally named Cedar Street in William Penn's plan of Philadelphia, South Street was the traditional southern boundary of Philadelphia's city limits before the townships of Passyunk and Moyamensing were annexed to the city.
South Street is an east-west street in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Most people who frequented South Street actually lived in South Philadelphia, unlike today where it is populated by the inhabitants of North/West Philadelphia, suburban Philadelphia and New Jersey.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Street   (777 words)

  
 Info and facts on 'South Philadelphia'
South Philadelphia is the neighborhood which spans the area between the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers south of South Street.
Author Murray Dubin of the Philadelphia Inquirer has written a colorful and informative history of this neighborhood.
South Philly is home to many of the clubs that march in the Mummers Parade (additional info and facts about Mummers Parade) each year on New Years' Day.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/south_philadelphia.htm   (266 words)

  
 mantua.html
Mantua is an underdeveloped black urban neighbourhood in Philadelphia, lying just to the north of the University of Pennsylvania, close to the center of Philadelphia.
An art program was established with the Philadelphia College of Arts, and the Mantua Academy of Theatrical Black Arts was founded in which some fifty young men and women were trained in dance.
Since the early nineties, Mantua has been the one community able to banish the drug dealing culture from its street corners, marching with candles and hard hats at night claiming back their streets.
www.interactdesign.com /bigin/mantua.html   (266 words)

  
 The Philadelphia Cheesesteak Part One
The Chicken Cheesesteak: A condescending concoction which, though tasty, is another instance of American Popular Image influence on the Philadelphia Culture.
The number one mistake in the US when replicating a Philadelphia Cheesesteak is the unsolicited addition of sweet, green/red/yellow, bell peppers, referred to in the remainder of this document as GREEN PEPPERS.
Since they can't read too good, the name Philadelphia Cheese Steak Sandwich gets "whisper down the laned" to finally be called a Steak and Cheese before someone finally gets the big idea to write it down, in chalk, at the top of a greasy griddle six hundred miles away.
www.davidpatrone.com /Literature/Cheesesteak.htm   (266 words)

  
 Concerned Women for America - Philadelphia Police Arrest 11 Christians for ‘Hate Crimes’ at Homosexual ‘Outfest’
Philadelphia Police spokeswoman Officer Maria Ibrahim said the current charges were: “criminal conspiracy,” “failure to disperse,” “disorderly conduct” and “obstructing a highway.” The District Attorney’s office had not returned a call to Concerned Women for America’s (CWA’s) Culture & Family Institute as of press time.
Philadelphia was also in the news during the summer when the Phillies baseball team hosted “Gay Day” at Citizens Bank Park, featuring the first pitch thrown out by a player from a lesbian softball team.
The defendants, who range in age from 17 to 72, were confronted almost immediately by the “Pink Angels,” a group that blocked them by interlocking their arms, shouting obscenities, and shoving large, pink Styrofoam cutouts of angels in front of them.
www.cultureandfamily.org /articledisplay.asp?id=6522&department=CFI&categoryid=family   (266 words)

  
 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Tourism and Travel Information
Philadelphia museums such as the Rodin Museum, which reopened its doors this year after lengthy renovations, are a huge part of this city's culture.
Philadelphia offers a wide variety of cultural attractions, and Doubletree places guests in the perfect position to enjoy the full palette.
Philadelphia has it all - hot clubs, a raging bar scene and lots of live music.
www.123philadelphia.com   (266 words)

  
 The Liberty Bell
Hidden in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia, it was re-placed in Independence Hall in 1778.
The bell tolls: foundry technology in the history of culture.
The bell was rung on July 8, 1776, for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0194027.html   (266 words)

  
 Detection of bcr-abl Transcripts in Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia After Marrow Transplantation -- Radich et al. 89 (7): 2602 -- Blood
THE PHILADELPHIA chromosome (Ph) is the hallmark of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and also occurs in approximately 5% of children and 20% of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
A phase 2 study of imatinib in patients with relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoid leukemias
The endpoint of relapse was defined as either the presence of leukemic blasts in the BM or peripheral blood or evidence of the Ph chromosome on cytogenetic examination.
www.bloodjournal.org /cgi/content/full/89/7/2602   (5529 words)

  
 Philadelphia's Chinatown: An Overview : Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Dreams deferred, the immigrant sojourners gradually dispersed across the country, gathering in “Chinatowns,” poor neighborhoods in major cities where most of the residents were single men, a “bachelor society.” Chinese immigrants were brought east to New Jersey from San Francisco to work in laundries and subsequently arrived in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia's Chinese sensed the impending changes when they heard the news of the Japanese bombardment of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Churches, businesses, and social and cultural organizations were established to improve neighborhood life, preserve Chinese culture, and provide services to growing numbers of families and immigrants.
www.hsp.org /default.aspx?id=190   (5529 words)

  
 Biblical places: Philadelphia
Philadelphia was a city 30 miles southeast of Sardis in Asia Minor.
The letter to the church of Philadelphia is the 6th one written to the 7 churches in Revelation, chapters 2 and 3, and it receives no reproach.
It was founded by Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamos, to be an "open door" for Greek culture.
www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /s30.htm   (5529 words)

  
 PA Gov. Schweiker Announces $5.8 Million for Philadelphia Zoo for Major New Carnivore House Renovation
The zoo is one of the most-visited cultural organizations in the Philadelphia region.
One of the top zoos nationally in attendance and membership, the Philadelphia Zoo hosts 1.1 million visitors every year and has a membership base of 50,000 families.
"The Philadelphia Zoo is recognized as one of the most vital and vibrant zoos in the country," Gov. Schweiker said.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-07-2002/0001853676&EDATE=   (780 words)

  
 U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Philadelphia Zoo President Pete Hoskins to Retire..."
Former chair of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (GPCA), Hoskins says he will continue to work on behalf of the arts and culture community in the Philadelphia region.
America's first zoo and one of the region's foremost conservation organizations, the Philadelphia Zoo is home to more than 1,500 animals, many of which are rare and endangered.
In 1997, he guided the Zoo's Board and staff through the development of "Vision 2020" and the Zoo's master plan as the Zoo renewed and strengthened its mission to educate visitors and inspire them to take action in their own lives to protect animals and their natural habitats.
releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=49376   (666 words)

  
 Philadelphia Hotel near Libert Bell Philadelphia Zoo African American Museum Academy Natural Sciences Art National Jewish history New Jersey State Aquarium Sheraton University City Hotel Philadelphia Pennsylvania PA romantic package
Visit the Philadelphia Zoo, the African American Museum, National Museum of Jewish History, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Museum of Art, or the Franklin Institute Science Museum.
It's easy to find out why Philadelphia is known as the city that loves you back, with its culture, history, and wonderful people.
Philadelphia is home to more American history than any other place in the world.
www.philadelphiasheraton.com /About.asp   (501 words)

  
 West Philadelphia Partnership
Located in West Philadelphia, Penn offers its students the resources of one of the world's best research faculties and of a major metropolis rich in history, tradition and culture.
Founded by Philadelphia financier and philanthropist Anthony J. Drexel, Drexel University is a privately controlled, non-sectarian, coeducational center of higher learning, distinguished by a commitment to preparing men and women for success in their chosen careers.
Founded in 1740 as a charity school for Philadelphia children, the University of Pennsylvania is America's first university and one of its foremost institutions of higher education.
www.westphilly.org /links.html   (402 words)

  
 ELS.com
Philadelphia, the second-largest city on the East Coast, is a modern yet historic city offering visitors a lively experience in American culture.
ELS/Philadelphia is located just 25 minutes from downtown Philadelphia on the beautiful, safe campus of
Saint Joseph’s University also offers a 4-month certificate program in International Business each September and January, where ELS students with university degrees who have completed Level 112 can study with American business students.
www.els.edu /Centers/Philadelphia/default.els?ISO=en   (193 words)

  
 Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation
Become part of the neighborhood for a day as you take in the art, hear the music, taste the food, experience the culture and listen to the stories that make up Philadelphia’s richly diverse communities.
Throughout Philadelphia, once empty and scarred walls are now filled with peaceful gardens and exotic landscapes, moving tributes to historic figures and local heroes, and allegories that speak to the values and aspirations of Philadelphia's diverse communities.
Visit Aspen farm, one of Philadelphia’s most award winning and enduring community gardens since the 70’s and hear from some of the residents who work together to stabilize and beautify their community through gardening.
www.gophila.com /philaneighborhoodtours.htm   (969 words)

  
 St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: National Football League
Pro football attendance surpassed the one million mark in 1939, the same year that a contest between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Eagles was telecast in New York City by NBC.
Doubts that the NFL could make it outside football's traditional hotbeds in the east and midwest were soon quashed when the barnstorming Bears played to a house of 75,000 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Their 73-0 drubbing of the Redskins in the 1940 championship game is remembered as one of the signature routs in sports history.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100866   (1425 words)

  
 NPR : Transcript: An Exploration of Deaf Culture
The reason I'm calling specifically, to follow up on the discussion of education and choices of language and culture, choices made by hearing parents; is because recently I had the occasion to be part of a major education of the deaf conference in Philadelphia...
There are plenty of divisions and arguments within deaf culture, but the deaf and hard of hearing share another universal trait--the incomprehension of the hearing world around them that sees their condition as a disability, as a handicap.
The millions of Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing form a unique community, a culture, they say, shaped by their shared experience and their shared language.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4476250   (6258 words)

  
 Disruption of 3D tissue integrity facilitates adenovirus infection by deregulating the coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor -- Anders et al. 100 (4): 1943 -- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Philadelphia) were cultured in Iscove's medium (University of
3D cultures of S1, T4-2, and T4-2rev cells were grown in basement membrane gel and infected with a GFP-expressing, nonreplicating adenovirus (Ad-GFP) at a multiplicity of infection of 10 plaque-forming units per cell.
Cells were grown as monolayer or 3D cultures in basement membrane (BM).
www.pnas.org /cgi/content/full/100/4/1943   (6258 words)

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