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* Former IJA president Ron Graham, who is now president of the American Mathematical Society, is publishing a paper on "Juggling Drops and Descents" in the summer issue of American Mathematical Monthly. The co-author is Colin Wright.

* Juggler and unicyclist Paul Hadfield marked his first performance before royalty on April 30 at the palace of King Hassan III in Rabat, Morocco. The show was part of a celebration of the birthday of Princess Lalla, the king's granddaughter. Hadfield performed fire devil stick, small and large unicycles, torch-juggling and unsupported ladder, while accompanied by the Funny Factory Band from Colts Neck, N.J. The King exchanged repartee with the juggler in both English and French, and commanded a repeat performance at the house of the princess the following evening.

* Also performing overseas was Catch This, (Terry Hurd and Joel Poppert), who spent two weeks in the United Arab Emerites in March. They did shows in the city of Dubai at two very large shopping malls, where crowds of 500-600 people watched their act.

* Rev. Mike Hout of Kettering, Ohio, was featured in the March edition of "The Lutheran" magazine for his varied juggling skills. Hout, winner of several lJA joggling races, also is listed in the 1994 Guinness Book of World Records for his time of 18.9 seconds over the 110 meter hurdles while joggling. He teaches juggling at his church, and has expanded the juggling ministry into the inner city with free classes. "For me, juggling shows cooperation and peace," he said. "It's a symbol of the way the world should be."

* In other joggling news, Juggler's World editor Bill Giduz joggled and won The Kilted Mile at the first-ever Loch Norman Highland Games near Charlotte, N.C., in May. Though not a Scot by any stretch, Giduz borrowed a kilt from Clan McBean and stepped to the starting line as their representative, with three borrowed McBean apples. As the sole joggler, his time of 6:57 was tops in the field of eight entrants.

* Another accomplished joggler is Jim Lungren of Irving, Tex., who completed the Dallas White Rock Marathon in December, then joggled Fort Worth's Cow town Marathon in February in a personal record time of 4:36. Lungren's participation in the Dallas Azalea 10-kilometer run in April was featured in a story in the "Tyler Telegraph." He completed that race in 50:45 with no drops.

* The Seattle Weekly reports in its May 18 edition that the hydroelectric plant worked on by the late juggler Ben Linder in San Jose de Bocay, Nicaragua, has finally been completed. Linder was murdered by Nicaraguan contras in April 1987 as a volunteer worker on that project. Construction was delayed by several other problems, including a big hurricane, the kidnapping of one operator and more contra attacks.

* French juggler Yann Forget put on a happy juggling face for locals during a month-long international walk in western India organized by the Friends of All charity group. The group traveled from village to village in Gujurat state, enjoying cultural programs staged by the villagers during the evenings. When the foreign trekkers were invited to share their own native skills, Forget was one of the few who could ably respond.

* John Brader, a former football lineman and fourth-year engineering student at Boston University, performs outside of class with partner Tom Imler as "Modern Motion." A member of the Harrisburg Juggling Association who learned to juggle in 1988, John began offering juggling lessons at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire during his summer vacations from college. A typical Modern Motion show is between 30 to 40 minutes long, with mostly ball, club, torch and knife passing tricks. Their variety show also includes balance tricks, contact juggling and fireeating.

* An article in the May issue of The B'nai B'rith International Jewish Monthly magazine described the clowning tradition in Jewish culture and the juggling scene in modern Jerusalem. Chasidic weddings traditionally include a badchan, or jester, and a group is now reviving the tradition. Their weekly workshop meets orr Ben Yahuda Street, and is led by an English transplant named Charlie Sofair.

* Mark Nizer was on the playbill this year for "R.G. Smith's Elegant Evenings of Comedy and Magic," a fundraising show staged by Smith in mid-Atlantic cities.

The 1994 series of four shows grossed more than $75,000, and more than $400,000 has been raised over its seven-year history. The shows are produced and emceed by Smith for Exchange clubs in various cities, which sell tickets and use proceeds for charities such as child abuse prevention centers. Smith uses four to six variety acts each season, and invites interested performers to contact him at: Valley Agency; Chambersburg PA.

* Laura Green, now settled into Los Angeles, is performing as "The Juggling Queen" in schools there. She kicks off the show with a few minutes of wild juggling, then turns students loose to balance peacock feathers, spin plates, twirl ribbons, flip flower pots and juggle bean bags and scarves. She also appears at fairs and festivals and street performs regularly at University City Walk.