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The mabinogion
BENDIGEID VRAN, the son of
Llyr, was the crowned king of this island, and he
was exalted from the crown of London. And one afternoon he was at Harlech in
Ardudwy, at his Court, and he sat upon the rock of Harlech, looking over the
sea. And with him were his brother Manawyddan the son of Llyr, and his brothers
by the mother's side, Nissyen and Evnissyen, and many nobles likewise, as was
fitting to see around a king. His two brothers by the mother's side were the
sons of Eurosswydd, by his mother, Penardun, the daughter of Beli son
of Manogan. And one of these youths was a good youth and of gentle nature, and
would make peace between his kindred, and cause his family to be friends when
their wrath was at the highest; and this one was Nissyen; but the other would
cause strife between his two brothers when they were most at peace. And as they
sat thus, they beheld thirteen ships coming from the south of Ireland, and
making towards them, and they came with a swift motion, the wind being behind
them, and they neared them rapidly. "I see ships afar," said the king,
"coming swiftly towards the land. Command the men of the Court that they
equip themselves, and go and learn their intent." So the men equipped
themselves and went down towards them. And when they saw the ships near, certain
were they that they had never seen ships better furnished. Beautiful flags of
satin were upon them. And behold one of the ships outstripped the others, and
they saw a shield lifted up above the side of the ship, and the point of the
shield was upwards, in token of peace. And the men drew near that they might
hold converse. Then they put out boats and came towards the land. And they
saluted the king. Now the king could hear them from the place where he was, upon
the rock above their heads. " Heaven prosper you," said he, "and
be ye welcome. To whom do these ships belong, and who is the chief amongst
you?" "Lord," said they, "Matholwch, king of Ireland, is
here, and these ships belong to him." "Wherefore comes he?" asked
the king, "and will he come to the land?" "He is a suitor unto
thee, lord," said they, "and he wilI not land unless he have his
boon." "And what may that be?" inquired the king. "He
desires to ally himself with thee, lord," said they, "and he comes to
ask Branwen the daughter of Llyr, that, if it seem well to thee, the Island of
the Mighty may be leagued with Ireland, and both become more powerful."
"Verily," said he, "let him come to land, and we will take
counsel thereupon." And this answer was brought to Matholwch. "I will
go willingly," said he. So he landed, and they received him joyfully; and
great was the throng in the palace that night, between his hosts and those of
the Court; and next day they took counsel, and they resolved to bestow Branwen
upon Matholwch. Now she was one of the three chief ladies of this island, and
she was the fairest damsel in the world.
"There is in this bag a different sort of meal,
Thereupon came the hosts unto the house. The men of the Island of Ireland
entered the house on the one side, and the men of the Island of the Mighty on
the other. And as soon as they had sat down there was concord between them; and
the sovereignty was conferred upon the boy. When the peace was concluded,
Bendigeid Vran called the boy unto him, and from Bendigeid Vran the boy went
unto Manawyddan, and he was beloved by all that beheld him. And from Manawyddan
the boy was called by Nissyen the son of Eurosswydd, and the boy went unto him
lovingly. "Wherefore," said Evnissyen "comes not my nephew the
son of my sister unto me? Though he were not king of Ireland, yet willingly
would I fondle the boy." " Cheerfully let him go to thee," said
Bendigeid Vran, and the boy went unto him cheerfully. "By my confession to
Heaven," said Evnissyen in his heart, "unthought of by the household
is the slaughter that I will this instant commit."


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Braille Monitor March 2006
Ask Miss Whozit
From the Editor:
In recent months Miss Whozit has answered reader questions about etiquette and
good manners, particularly as they involve blindness. If you would like to pose
a question to Miss Whozit, you can send it to the attention of Barbara Pierce,
1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230, or email me at <[email protected]>.
I will pass the questions along. Letters may be edited for space and clarity.
In recent weeks I have heard several comments suggesting that I have invented
the questions submitted to Miss Whozit. This is most certainly not the case.
If no one writes with questions for her, this column will not appear. Here are
several of the most recent letters Miss Whozit has received:
Dear Miss Whozit,
I use a system that I am sure is not unlike those of thousands of other independent blind shoppers. I enter the store, go to the counter, and request that someone assist me in locating the items I want to purchase. I ask for prices and sizes of the brands available and sometimes request information from the labels. You get the picture. This arrangement generally works well.
Often when I go to the counter, a line of customers is in front of me, so I patiently wait for them to be taken care of. I am perfectly willing to wait my turn like anyone else. This is the way it should be.
However, lately I have become increasingly irritated when shopping at the drugstore close to my home. Generally at this store two cashiers are working up front, and when I request assistance, one of them closes her register to assist me, leaving one cashier available to handle checkout.
Often, while I am shopping with the help of the employee who has volunteered to assist me, she glances towards the front and says something like, "Oh, my goodness, she has a line almost out the door. Wait right here while I help her take care of some of these people. I'll be right back."
I repeat that I have absolutely no problem waiting in line for my turn to be helped. But it truly irritates me to have to wait while my assistant runs back to take care of those who have come to the checkout counter after me. Such treatment feels to me like a statement that the time of the sighted people who didn't need individual assistance is more valuable than mine and that it is more important to keep them happy, comfortable, and satisfied than it is to treat me respectfully.
I would be more understanding if there weren't another cashier up front to wait on the line of customers. Last week this happened when I went to the drugstore. I waited a couple of minutes, but then, rather than be marginalized, I decided that my purchases could wait, and I left.
Miss Whozit, am I wrong
to feel imposed upon? How should I handle such inconsiderate behavior? I wish
to behave with courtesy, but I dislike feeling like a doormat.
Tired of Waiting
Dear Tired,
I regret to be the one to break the news to you that retail store personnel and sales policies are often unfair. Have you ever stood at a department store counter having the clerk tally the cost of your purchases, only to have the phone at her elbow ring? Invariably she pauses in the completion of an actual sale to deal with an enquiry that may or may not ever result in a sale. The waiting customer has no choice but to stand patiently gazing into space, unless he or she is prepared to walk away from the goods already selected.
We have probably all had this experience because it seems to be retail policy to answer the phone no matter what activity doing so interrupts. Your frustration is akin to that just described, but Miss Whozit is quite sure that no policy directive is involved in your problem.
The cashier assisting you was hired as a cashier. She has been trained to recognize that her duty is to keep the lines at those stations as short as possible. When a customer enters the store with a request for assistance in selecting purchases, she is willing to help, but I suspect that she does not consciously identify doing so as part of her job description. When she glances up to see a long checkout line, her reflex response is to help resolve the bottleneck caused by her absence from her post.
This is merely the difficulty as the employee perceives it. Miss Whozit suspects that most times this does not reach the point of concluding that the blind customer is not as important as those who followed him or her to the counter for assistance.
So the social problem facing you in this situation is to find a tactful way of making employees seek a fairer solution to their problem. Miss Whozit has found that teaching civility takes time and care. She cannot think of a way short of rudeness to accomplish your goal in one visit. But when the cashier returns to you to help you complete your purchases, you might try saying sweetly, "If you can't be spared at the front to serve customers who came in after me, is there a clerk or manager whom we could get the next time to assist me? I am in a hurry as well, and it seems a bit unfair for me to have to wait until that entire line of customers has been served when I asked for help before all of them."
Of course, the better a
customer you are, the more likely the staff is to recognize the validity of
your position. Miss Whozit can't guarantee that you will reform the employees'
behavior, but you will have done what you could to make them think about how
to treat all their customers more fairly.
Dear Miss Whozit,
I am a sighted member of
the NFB, and I have always wondered about the etiquette of mentioning quietly
to a blind person that his or her clothing has a conspicuous spot or a tear.
My common sense tells me that that is the only way the blind person is likely
to know about it in order to take care of it, but I don't want to embarrass
the person, particularly if nothing can be done about the problem.
On a related matter, how does one tell a blind person that his or her child is lying? For example, I was once seated at a luncheon table where a blind mother said to her child, "Did you finish your lunch? You may not have dessert if you didn't."
The child immediately said, "Yes," when in fact the plate was obviously still filled with food. The child looked at me as if to say, "Are you going to rat on me?" I remained silent so as not to embarrass the parent, but I was left feeling that by doing so I had undermined her authority.
Miss Whozit, I don't want
to appear to be condescending, but in the same situation I would want to know
the facts. What do you think?
Afraid to Speak Up
Dear Afraid,
You get high marks for wanting to do the right thing, but low marks for courage. Your two dilemmas are quite different. When it comes to stains, tears, or even unzipped zippers and unbuttoned buttons, your course of action depends on when you notice the problem and what can be done about it. If a blind speaker is about to step to the podium when you notice that the marinara sauce from the pasta is decorating his tie, kindness dictates that you keep the information to yourself because the knowledge could accomplish nothing but making the gentleman feel at a disadvantage. If, on the other hand, you are armed with one of those handy little towelettes soaked in stain remover and if the spot can be attacked discreetly or in private, courtesy and kindness dictate that you quietly mention the problem and offer to help.
Certainly, if the blind person is about to leave for home, mentioning the problem and even offering to mark it with a pin or piece of tape for later treatment would be both kind and tactful. Unfortunately, some blind people are so embarrassed by receiving such information that they do not receive it in the spirit in which it was offered. But if you convey the information in private and at a time and in a place where the information can be acted upon, mature blind people will be nothing but grateful.
Your other question is an entirely different matter and a much simpler one. But acting constructively requires an instant response. In the situation you described, the sighted child was seeking to establish an alliance of the sighted against the blind. Alliances are crucial in dealing with children, and we adults need all the help we can get. You had better align yourself with the blind adult. If you had acted quickly in the case you cited, it would have been easy to achieve a healthy resolution of the problem. As soon as the lie was uttered, you should have commented cheerfully, "I don't know what the rules are in your family, but leaving two-thirds of your sandwich and all of your salad wouldn't count as finishing your lunch in my family."
Mom would then have been in possession of the facts. Whether she would then have taken Miss Whozit's position that those who play fast and loose with the truth get no dessert and no television that evening or decided not to create a scene, would clearly have been up to her. You would have delivered the message that you wouldn't lend credibility to lying and that you respected the parent. It would have been up to the parent to construct such confrontations in the future in a way that the child couldn't get away with lying. Civilization and civility are fragile flowers. As a conscientious sighted friend, you can help blind people nurture them. As one civilized adult to another, Miss Whozit thanks you.


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Demanding calls of dusty seagulls echoed across the air accentuated by the whispering sound of the waves reaching the shore.
Which is why, to those who listened, it came as a surprise as an exasperated voice that sounded like a bee to the ears, interrupted the calm of the ocean.
"Honestly! You sure are persistent, huh? There's no way something like that can make your wish come true,"
The bland comment reached the back of the boy who was ankle deep into the ocean, gazing away at the fiery sky as the sun set, illuminating the waters.
"Would my lady like to try it too?" He replied with a cerulean glance.
She snorted, her golden hair, lightly touched by the suns fingers, flying as she turned her head with a humph. "Something that trivial doesn't even need me to try it," She opened her eyes to meet his, revealing an exact match for her brothers eyes as well as a smile dancing within. "Because," she teased. "Isn't everything I wish for going to be made true by you, Len?"
Her smile and her words hit him in the heart, taking him aback. Abruptly, he began to chuckle. Len breathed in the moist, salt-like air deeply and gave a small smile to his sister. "That's true…Rin,"
He waded out of the water. The sun, setting behind his back, decided to run its clever fingers through his hair, giving it a copper glow.
Len reached her side and offered a hand in her direction. "Shall we head back, my lady?"
"It's Rin," she said halfheartedly, taking his hand.
Her brother only answered with a soft smile, and together the two made their way back, away from their shore.
Only one of them returned alone, with a wish in a glass bottle to tell the story of regret.
A small memory flitted through her thoughts, breaking the ache in her heart only to be replaced by haunting pain.
"Have you heard this story?" He would implore with a secretive smile and a twinkle in his light blue eyes.
"A secret legend," he had said.
Each day, religiously faithful, he had went out. Only this time, he brought her with him. But only because he asked if she would try it, of course.
"Put a parchment with a wish written on it into a small bottle,"
At that time, he had brought with him two bottles, one filled with an already written letter and the other with unwritten paper. "And if it's washed away by the sea, then someday, the thought will bear fruit."
Following his instructions closely she had filled out her wish, and together, the two siblings threw their bottles as hard as they could out to the sea, laughing and happy.
Holding the glass bottle- which was filled with her wish, close to her heart- she let the painful sound of the ocean shower her ears as his voice echoed in her heart. Rin closed her eyes and surrendered to that happy memory before it had changed. She became still.
Her voice called across the water to his back, asking, "Hey, what are you always so honestly wishing for everyday?"
He turned with a grin, seeing his sister all wrapped up in layers. "I'm wishing for Miss Rin's chest to grow very big!"
He laughed at her shocked expression.
She had run into the water to stand with him, and along the way she had shed her heavy blanket and coat to avoid the water. Although, with his blatant comment she felt that it certainly had not been worth the effort.
Len gave her a smile as she gripped his shirt in flushed anger. Just as she opened her mouth he said, "I'm kidding!"
Her cheeks flushed even redder and he let out another laugh. Cutting her retort quickly with a gently hand, he answered truthfully, "It's to always have my lady smile and that she always be happy,"
She turned away, holding her hands behind her back in utter sureness. "Then always stay by my side," Her eyes suddenly took on a small hint of shyness as she continued, "Because the times when Len is near me is when I'm the happiest!"
Len's cheeks were dusted in pink as her words lifted his heart. He turned his blue eyes to the setting sun, his golden hair splaying wildly against his neck despite it being tied up, "I see. If that could happen then I would be relieved,"
Together the twins gazed at the sun in solemn silence.
She always was happiest when he was by her side. She remembered each and every cheerful smile he would give her in the morning. She remembered the kind hands that held her when she was injured.
The same gentle hands that served her food each day, only to be covered in blood by the next.
He always did anything for her sake. Anything to make her happy. Even if it meant breaking his own heart to do so.
Every selfish wish she asked, he would answer.
Somehow, someway, it was always done, always completed to make her happy.
But now those selfish wishes can not be complete because he is no longer here. Hence was the reason why she is standing in the salty water, with a wish in her hand, alone.
The light had left his eyes, leaving them a dark and murky blue.
Rin gave a startled gasp, her hand moving to her mouth in silent horror.
He walked into the house with blood trailing his steps as it dripped from his hands. Red marred his face, and she noticed that it too marred his white shirt.
All of this was for her. Always.
Her brother gave her an empty smile. "I'm sorry for startling you,"
Her hands gripped her heart fearfully. What had she done? "…Len?"
He walked by her and went out back to wash off the blood, still keeping that gentle smile of his fixed firmly upon his face.
She fled down the hall, chasing after him. When she she reached his room she hid. With her back against the wall of the cold hall she listened in guilty silence to his anguished tears as he cried behind his pillow in attempt to stifle them.
She was the cause of his grief.
His grief for her selfish wish.
From then on, he continued to grant her wishes with nothing but an empty and haunted smile.
Raising her head to the heavens she opened her mouth, "I am getting the sea to deliver my thoughts,"
'I don't care,' was what her hands said. But inside, her heart cried bitter tears of overflowing regret.
The bottle drifted slowly away from her.
She straightened and let out a sigh as the salty wind whipped by her, vainly trying to tuck a stubborn stray of wheat-colored hair behind her ear.
The wind had its own desires and soon she gave up, settling on watching her wish fly away from her.
The farther away it drifted the more she watched in pained stillness as the waves pushed past her ankles, bringing with them the saddest of her memories.
They had ordered that she be killed for her selfish acts. Acts that were a crime soaked in blood.
He had grabbed her hand and together they fled, running far away from the house and into the streets.
When they had reached the darkest corner they could find the elder of the two stopped.
He faced her with the saddest smile she had ever seen and slowly, he let down his hair. The sun giving way to shadows.
She gasped as he gathered her in a hug, her heart pounding. "What are you doing?" His arms tightened in answer.
In a few more moments he leaned back and began to loosen the bow in her hair. He then gathered her hair in a low ponytail- much like his hair had been in- and tied it it with his hair string.
"Give me your dress,"
She started. "What? What is going on?"
His shirts were already off and tears gathered in her eyes as she pleaded against his chest.
His empty smile softened and he gently pushed her back. "Rin," he said quietly and offered his shirts to her.
Like being hit by a bag of bricks it dawned on her what he was doing. She wiped her arm across her eyes and he turned around.
Once they had switched he fixed her bow into his hair, setting the final piece.
They turned as they heard the angered shouts of the villagers, and they could hear the hatred that laced those voices.
Len turned to her with a small smile. "Rin, this is good bye,"
"What? No, Len, please!" She gripped the front of the dress, pleading with her eyes as she realized what he was about to do.
"I will do anything for your sake," he said and determinedly walked to where the soldiers and the revenge-filled villagers were. With a final whisper he said, "Be happy, Rin."
And with that she numbly let her hands drop to her side, the tears falling faster and faster, soaking the ground on which she knelt.
How could she be happy if he was the only one that could make her happy?
She was within the crowd on that dark, cloudy day dressed in a dark traveling garb as a disguise, trying to make her way forward to where her brother was being held. Trying to reach the gallows.
He was already fitted. His hands and his head were the only things the crowd could see.
"Len!" She had cried, tears gathering at her eyes as the hands of cold fear entered her entire being, squeezing her heart.
His dull blue eyes slowly reached hers. Always, no matter where she was, he always knew where to find her. His eyes still held a hint of determination and, to her surprise, love. He gave her one last empty smile as if to say, "Don't worry, this is nothing. It'll be alright."
She watched in horror as the blade flew down and ended his smile in an instant.
How could he still love her? Even towards the end?
Her tears had never ceased that day.
The clouds that hid the sun darkened quickly.
The wind blew strongly, whipping her hair and the blanket around her shoulders- to which she held onto tightly- this way and that. The water against her ankles crashed higher than her knees, soaking her dress.
The glass bottle that held her deepest wish had already disappeared from her sight, and slowly, a salt crystal joined the ocean beneath.
Her tears fell faster than the rain that was pouring.
She dropped to her knees, her hands clenching her chest as sorrowful cries tore out of her.
The waves were crashing and moving all around her, but the only thing she could do was say, "I'm sorry,"
The wind was heavy and the air was thick. By now she was already soaked and the blanket, useless.
"I'm sorry," she cried brokenly.
On that day did she finally realize her sins. On that day did she finally begin to regret her selfishness. For it had only caused the darkest days for her brother, and the beginnings of her sleepless nights.
"I'm sorry," she sobbed.
If only she could go back. Go back to the happy times that were. Like the time when they both enjoyed the rare treat of watermelon, or the time when he told her of the ocean's secret legends, or the time when they gazed at the setting sun by the shore.
"I'm so sorry!" she gasped. Her cry swept away by the rest of the noise.
Her tears fell, filled with regret.
"God," she cried to the heavens. "Please!"
Deep racking sobs escaped her and she grasped at the sand beneath.
If I can be reborn again…"
The hours passed by and the waves moved with a lazy calm. The wind had stilled and the sharp cries of the gulls could be heard again. Before she knew it, the sun had already peaked behind the clouds.
"It'd be nice…" whispered a voice within the ocean. "If we could be twins again,"
Her eyes snapped open, heart pounding. Rin stood up quickly, desperately searching. But only the sight of the setting sun, that was lighting the blue afire, met her eyes.
She closed her eyes. "That's right," she turned her head and let the breeze dry her face. "Isn't it?"


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Sometimes even the smallest act of kindness can have a big impact:
Tom Cagley tells of going to the post office on Perkins Road to mail a present to his granddaughter in Virginia.
He also asked the clerk for a sheet of stamps.
Says Tom, "After I bought the stamps, I motioned the lady behind me to 'come on down.'
"I moved over and saw her hand the clerk a dollar bill. 'I need a stamp,' she said softly.
"I offered her one of my 20 and, amidst her protests, took one of mine and affixed it to her envelope.
" 'At least take my dollar,' she insisted. I did not.
"It's a short walk out to the parking lot, but she must have thanked me a half-dozen times until she opened her car door.
" 'You just made my day,' she announced, 'maybe my month. Thank you again.' "
Explosive incident
Mary Michel says, "When I was growing up, I had a great aunt and uncle who lived 'in the country,' in Sorrento.
"Every year, all of my Baton Rouge cousins and my Houston cousins would gather at my aunt's home on Easter Sunday.
"Since they had several acres of land, it was a great place for an Easter egg hunt.
"When we would walk around the pasture, we would always be careful to avoid 'cow patties.' One year, my brothers and my male cousins thought it would be fun to light firecrackers in the patties and blow them up.
"One time they got a little too close to the huge Brahman bull, who was apparently perturbed by the sound of the fireworks, and he started to charge after them.
"You never saw so many little boys run that fast! Needless to say, firecrackers were banned from all family gatherings after that!"
Close call
Another "wrong city" tale, this one by Daphne Crawford:
"At the end of World War II, my mother's boyfriend, who would later become my father, called her from a train station to say he was ready to board the train for 'Cornell University in Utica, New York.'
"While the war had taken my dad from his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, to many faraway places, my sweet Southern mom had not traveled much outside of the then small town of Auburn, Alabama.
"But mom knew very well that Cornell was in Ithaca, New York.
"After correcting him, my dad said a quick goodbye and hung up, hoping to grab his bags off the wrong train. He was successful."
City, not street
Bill Jolly also has a "wrong city" story:
"My dear departed mother was a member of a garden club.
"In the early '70s, they were to meet downtown.
"Several of the members took the new 'Lafayette' exit on the interstate, assuming it was an exit to Lafayette Street.
"They were surprised to find themselves in Port Allen.
"Rather than trying to renegotiate the bridge, they went and had tea with the Wilkinsons, for whom the bridge was ultimately named."
Which reminds me
Like Bill Jolly's mom and her friends, I once got on the interstate in the early days of the I-10 bridge.
Heading for The Advocate office on Lafayette Street, I too went over the bridge and was in Port Allen before I realized my mistake.
Not knowing the Wilkinsons at that time, I went to a bar. …
Wear it proudly
Mike and Pam Jastram advise LSU fans, "Don't leave home without your LSU cap."
On an 18-day, 4,000-mile motorcycle trip to Wisconsin and Michigan, "our LSU caps were a great way to start a conversation: 'What brings you here?' and 'Did you bring any of that good food?'
"We had a great tour of Lambeau Field. Jimmy Taylor's picture greets you as you walk in the stadium.
"We visited Michigan's 'Big House' stadium, where we were advised by a Michigan employee that the stadium has been closed to visitors since 9/11.
"But he allowed us to walk in the stadium and take pictures.
"Outside the fence, we heard a 1979 graduate of Michigan ask this same employee if he could enter the fenced area, only to be turned down.
"The POWER of LSU caps!"
Special People Dept.
Mary B. Daniels, widow of City Judge William Hawk Daniels, celebrates her 92nd birthday on Monday.
They're different
Buddy Abraham says all our talk about "cow pies" illustrates the importance of accuracy in language.
You don't want to ask for cow pies when you really want cow peas. …
Seattle redneck?
Ron Sanders, of Port Allen, comments on the article in the Thursday Advocate about a Seattle man who tried to burn out a spider and started a fire that did $60,000 damage to his house:
"After reading the story, I found that we have a new 'You might be a …' joke.
"You might be a Seattle resident if you use a blowtorch inside your house to kill a spider."
Write Smiley at email@example.com. He can also be reached by fax at (225) 388-0351 or mail at P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821.


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Anuj Mehrotra
Business School Administrator Helps Students and Businesses Aim High
Anuj Mehrotra is an innovative teacher, administrator, and researcher who contributes to the University of Miami School of Business Administration's academic success in many ways. Along with his wife, Kashmira, Mehrotra also gives back to the school each year through the United Way of Miami-Dade County.
"We feel fortunate that we can now help our University."Anuj Mehrotra
A native of India, Mehrotra came to the U.S. in 1986 after earning a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He continued his studies with a master's degree from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a doctorate in operations research from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
In 1993 he joined the UM faculty, and recently marked his 20th anniversary at the School of Business Administration. He currently serves as vice dean of graduate business programs and executive education and as the Leslie O. Barnes Scholar and Professor of Management Science. "I have seen our University significantly change for the better over the past two decades," Mehrotra says. "In fact, the rate of change is increasing as we build an even more dynamic institution."
Throughout his career, Mehrotra has focused on helping students and organizations fulfill their potential. He has received several teaching awards and published numerous thought-provoking articles and books on such topics as logistics, supply chains, and operational improvements for a number of diverse businesses, including newspapers and fisheries.
"Almost every field in the public and private sector lends itself to mathematical models that can lead to more efficient operations and higher-quality results," he says. "It's invigorating to be at the forefront of business innovation, and I am always learning something new."
But Mehrotra and his wife, who received scholarships as students, have long known the importance of scholarship assistance and are committed to providing support that will benefit UM students. "We were raised in families that emphasized the importance of higher education," Mehrotra says. "We feel fortunate that we can now help our University."


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MSU Denver�s direct impact in the Denver and Colorado community continues to be demonstrated through stories in local and national news media. Key coverage areas include the presidential elections, the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center, the status of the University�s Hispanic Serving Institution initiative and fall 2012 enrollment figures. Our professors have offered their expertise to the news media on a variety of topics, including the presidential debates, criminal trends and statistics, federal banking policy and social issues. These stories demonstrate the ways MSU Denver provides students with individualized, relevant and affordable education defined by diversity, high-quality professional experiences and community engagement.
The September/October Issue of Trusteeship Magazine featured an article written by President Stephen Jordan in which he answered questions about issues confronting colleges and universities as the start of the Affordable Care Act approaches.
On October 4, The Denver Post quoted President Stephen Jordan about federal education programs following the presidential debate.
On September 12, President Stephen Jordan was interviewed by KUVO-FM about the University�s strategy to increase freshmen enrollment.
On September 7, The Denver Post interviewed President Stephen Jordan and other Colorado university leaders about the challenges and opportunities facing Colorado higher education. The story also appeared in the Ca�on City Daily Record on September 7.
On October 23, 9NEWS interviewed Braelin Pantel, associate dean for student engagement and wellness, about how the MSU Denver Food Bank helps students and benefits from the 9Cares Colorado Shares Winter Food Drive.
Robert Preuhs, an assistant professor of political science, organized a Colorado Latino voter event on October 10 at the University where polling data on Latino support for the presidential candidates was presented. A sampling of the coverage includes:
VOXXI on September 15 and Think Progress on October 10 ran stories about how undocumented students nationally are accessing higher education. The stories included MSU Denver�s Colorado High School/GED Non-resident Tuition Rate. Several Colorado election candidates have been asked for their opinion of the University�s new tuition rate. A sampling of the coverage includes:
On September 30, The Denver Post ran a story that 15 MSU Denver anthropology students and an instructor helped search for the remains of Dolores House, who went missing about 40 years ago.
On October 17, Examiner.com ran a story about Dazbog Coffee�s new location on the MSU Denver campus, noting that a portion of the sales will support an entrepreneurial scholarship.
On October 14, Examiner.com ran a story highlighting SpringHill Suites Denver Downtown, which is part of the University�s Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center. The October issue of Restaurant News of the Rockies ran a feature story highlighting the September 27 Hospitality All Stars gala at the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center. A story also appeared in Smart Meetings magazine in October.
Westword on October 3 ran a story about MC Lyte, who was the keynote speaker at the Sankofa Lecture Series organized by the Department of African and African American Studies.
The Denver Post on September 18 profiled MSU Denver�s Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center, noting that it gives students hands-on experience and job opportunities. In another article in The Denver Post on September 18, MSU Denver�s enrollment and its partnership with Sage Hospitality in the SpringHill Suites Denver Downtown were mentioned.
El Semanario on September 21 highlighted MSU Denver�s �El Grito de Dolores� celebration honoring Mexican Independence Day.
On September 21, El Semanario ran a story on the progress of MSU Denver�s Hispanic Serving Institution initiative.
Stories highlighting the September 24 opening of Red Robin�s Burger Works at the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center ran in the following media outlets:
On September 6, YourHub Denver profiled the �Return of the Corn Mothers� exhibit at MSU Denver�s Center for Visual Art September 20 through November 2. It was also mentioned in The Denver Post on September 14 and LatinLifeDenver.com on October 22.
We very much appreciate the support provided by our MSU Denver faculty and staff in responding to media requests on national, regional and local levels. Interview requests are often fulfilled on a moment�s notice, and our experts frequently invest their own personal time to make stories possible in support of the University.
African and African American Studies
On September 25, the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier profiled the book titled, "The Maid Narratives: Black Domestics and White Families in the Jim Crow South," co-authored by Assistant Professor David Jackson.
On September 11, Equities.com ran a story from the Dayton Daily News that quoted Associate Professor Jeff Price about airport security.
9NEWS on October 15 interviewed Assistant Professor Andrew Bonham about the significant role DNA will play in identifying Jessica Ridgeway's killer.
Criminal Justice and Criminology
On October 10, Associate Professor Allison Cotton was interviewed by 7NEWS about police investigations of child abductions.
On October 10, Affiliate Professor Stacey Hervey was interviewed by FOX31 and CW2 about how to speak to children about personal safety and common misperceptions about abductions.
On October 1, Professor Joseph Sandoval was interviewed by 7NEWS regarding a police officer�s alleged mishandling of a sexual misconduct accusation.
On September 17, Associate Professor Allison Cotton was interviewed by 7NEWS about the psychological state of a serial groper attacking women in the Denver area.
On October 9, The Denver Post ran a guest commentary by Associate Professor Alexandre Padilla in support of Amendment 64, which would legalize the limited possession of marijuana by adults over 21 in Colorado.
The Denver Business Journal on October 4 interviewed Emeritus Professor John Cochran about the fiscal policies mentioned during the presidential debate.
On September 29, The Daily Caller ran a guest commentary by Associate Professor Alexandre Padilla, "Why California shouldn't force porn stars to wear condoms." The Daily Caller on September 25 also published Padilla�s article, �Bad news for the land of the free.�
On September 13, The Huffington Post and North County Times interviewed Associate Professor Alexandre Padilla about contributions to Democrats by donors tied to Bain Capital and its related companies.
On October 15, EdNews Parent ran a guest column by Assistant Professor Ann Morrison outlining tips for managing online instruction.
Hospitality, Tourism and Events
On October 11, 303 Magazine ran a guest column by Affiliate Professor Simone Spinner about food and wine learning opportunities, including a wine dinner hosted by MSU Denver�s Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management Department. 303 Magazine on September 13 published a story by Spinner, �Chasing Grapes: The World�s First Premier Cru: Aglianico.�
The September issue of Restaurant News of the Rockies included an article titled, �Colorado Governor�s Garden Party Attracts Chefs and Students� by Assistant Professor Jackson Lamb. The issue also featured an article recognizing the retirement of Professor and Chair John Dienhart.
On October 19, The Denver Post ran a story quoting Lecturer Darrin Duber-Smith about the marketing impact of the USA Pro Challenge cycling race.
Political Science
On October 20, CNBC.com interviewed Professor Norman Provizer on how foreign policy in the presidential debate will provide clarity for undecided voters.
On October 17, the Christian Science Monitor interviewed Professor Norman Provizer about the role and impact of third-party candidates in elections.
On October 3, Professor Norman Provizer was interviewed by 9NEWS about the absence of third-party candidates in the presidential debate.
On October 1, Assistant Professor Robert Preuhs was quoted by Swiss Public Radio about Colorado�s Latino voters and their impact on the 2012 presidential election. Preuhs was also interviewed by WBGH-TV [Boston] in a segment of PBS� 2012 election coverage series, �Your Vote: The Latino Vote.�
On October 1, KUVO-FM interviewed Professor Norman Provizer about the impact of the presidential debates.
9NEWS on October 1 interviewed Professor Norman Provizer about the implications of discussing gun control in the presidential debate.
On September 29, 850 KOA interviewed Professor Norman Provizer about unaffiliated voters and the upcoming election.
On September 28, Assistant Professor Robert Preuhs was interviewed on WBAI.org about his new book, �Black-Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics.� Preuhs discussed the findings he and co-author Rodney E. Hero presented in this first study of minority intergroup relations at the national level.
On September 14, Professor and Chair Robert Hazan was interviewed by 7NEWS 5 p.m. and 9NEWS about anti-American protests in the Middle East. These interviews were also aired on 7NEWS 10 p.m. and on My20.
9NEWS on September 12 interviewed Associate Professor Richard Moeller about the difficulty of providing adequate security at foreign embassies, including in Libya.
On September 12, Professor and Chair Robert Hazan was interviewed by FOX31 and 850 KOA about the impact of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
On September 23, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel interviewed Assistant Professor Travis Heath about the psychological benefits of youthful activities geared for adults.
On October 16, NBC Latino profiled alumna Carolina Fontoura Alzaga (�07), an artist who makes chandeliers out of bike parts.
The Denver Post on October 15 interviewed Affiliate Professor Larry Ambrose about the history of kite flying and the One Sky One World Kite Fly for Peace event.
On October 2, The Denver Post ran a story about issues in the presidential race that quoted MSU Denver students Tyler Antikainen, Laura Noe, and Jesse Altum. The story also appeared in the Ca�on City Daily Record and Kaiser Health News.
On September 29, Assistant Professor Alex Komodore was interviewed by Colorado Public Radio about the �Guitar celebration at MSU Denver" concert featuring the French guitarist/composer Roland Dyens.
On September 26, La Voz ran a story updating the progress of its former Student of the Week, MSU Denver senior Sonia Gutierrez.
On September 25, the Berlin Daily Sun [New Hampshire] announced that alumna Cyrena-Marie Briede (�05) was named summit director of the Mount Washington Observatory.
The Herald [South Carolina] on September 25 reported that alumnus David Nafie (�94) was hired by Jviation as a planning manager based in its Denver office.
On September 24, the Trinidad Times Independent profiled alumnus Andrew Hall (�04), who received the 2012 Prosecutor of the Year award from the Colorado chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
On September 21, the Summit Daily News previewed an upcoming performance by the Denver band, The Living Wills. Students Devin Wills and Brian Saulig, who are members of the band, were interviewed.
A September 20 story in the Montrose Daily Press profiled city clerk and alumna Lisa DelPiccolo (�87), who was listed as the 67th of 130 reasons to love Montrose in celebration of the city�s 130th anniversary.
On September 12, student Alheli Vergara was part of a PBS Studio 12 panel discussion, �Undocumented Students and the American Dream.�
On September 12, Incentive Travel & Corporate Meetings noted that the Professional Convention Management Association named Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management Professor Cynthia Vannucci this year�s Educator Honoree.
On September 10, the Colorado Statesman interviewed student Luis Serrano about the struggles he faced prior to the deferred action immigration policy and what it means to him and other undocumented students.
On September 9, ReporterHerald.com ran a feature story about Affiliate Professor Debra Faulkner and her mother. They wrote about Loveland's history as part of a publisher�s series, �Images of America.�
ESPNScrum.com on September 7 ran a story on alumnus and former MSU Denver basketball player Hayden Smith (�08), a member of the practice squad of the New York Jets.
On September 6, Great Plains Examiner profiled swimming coach and alumnus Todd Schmitz (�01), a member of the U.S. coaching staff for the London Olympic Games.
On October 19, The Denver Business Journal ran a story about RNL Design�s work on the Student Success Building and the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center quoting Sean Nesbitt, MSU Denver director of facilities planning and space management.
On October 19, The Washington Post and Richmond Register ran stories about the search for a new president of Eastern Kentucky University. The stories noted that Carrie Besnette Hauser, MSU Denver�s former vice president of advancement and external affairs, is one of the consultants on the search committee.
On October 17, AviationNews.net profiled the upcoming activities planned by MSU Denver�s American Association of Airport Executives chapter.
On October 16, 4-Trader and Equities.com mentioned MSU Denver as one of the universities provided rare Earth elements ore by Rare Resources Elements Ltd for research purposes.
La Voz on October 2 mentioned that MSU Denver inducted several individuals and the school�s 1982 baseball team to its 2012 Athletic Hall of Fame. La Voz also mentioned MSU Denver�s collaboration with the Hispanic Chamber Education Foundation to offer the Hispanic Leadership Development Program.
On October 3, Our Colorado News mentioned Irene Griego, former program coordinator and part-time faculty member of the Teachers for Colorado Program at MSU Denver, as one of three candidates in the District 7 race for the University of Colorado Board of Regents.
CBS News MoneyWatch on October 1 ran an article headlined �50 state universities with best, worst grad rates� that put MSU Denver into the second category. The University�s six-year graduation rate in 2010 was 20.5 percent based on data collected by the Chronicle of Higher Education, including from the federal National Center for Education Statistics� Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The system tracks four- and six-year completion rates only for first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students who begin their college educations in the fall semester.
Former men�s basketball coach Mike Dunlap, current head coach of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, was profiled in several articles, including in Thunder.com on October 16, The Washington Post on October 3 and NBCSports.com on September 13.
On October 1, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a feature story on Temple student Danielle Maslany, a recently appointed intern in the Philadelphia Flyers' public relations and new media departments, who is dedicating her work to the memory of Jessica Ghawi, the University student killed in the Aurora theater shooting.
On September 27, the Pueblo Chieftain mentioned the BEST Robotics Project competition scheduled to take place at MSU Denver in late October.
The Atlantic on September 27 profiled former MSU Denver student John Sherry in a story about the struggling middle class. This story also ran in the National Journal.
On September 20, Westword reported that former congressman Tom Tancredo purchased an ad in The Metropolitan seeking plaintiffs in a potential lawsuit challenging MSU Denver�s Colorado High School/GED Non-resident Tuition Rate. Stories about Tancredo�s potential lawsuit also appeared in the Huffington Post on October 13 and ColoradoPols.com and Bigmedia.org on October 11.
On September 19, La Voz profiled former criminal justice professor Celeste C de Baca in an article about her contributions to the law and those of her family.
The Daily Camera on September 16 highlighted Mental Health Partners� 50 years of service to low-income patients. Current patient and former MSU Denver student Greg Vickery was mentioned.
On September 13, The Denver Post ran a story on the death of MSU Denver student and Army specialist Jesse Pringle, who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident.
On September 12, the Billings Gazette featured an article about the high coaching standards of former MSU Denver volleyball coach Lisa Axel in her first year as head volleyball coach for Montana State Billings.
Westword on September 12 ran a story about a 1940s radio segment co-authored by former MSU Denver Professor Elliot Wager.
The September issue of Restaurant News of the Rockies included an article on the eighth annual Denver Food & Wine Festival. A follow up story ran in the October issue of Restaurant News of the Rockies.
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Many songs have been written about the darkness of addiction, but few speak to the light and hope of recovery. The song featured in this article, "This Thing Called Addiction" covers all the bases. It was written and performed by Rapper, Santa Monica Sam, a songwriter and recording artist who enjoys creating recovery related music. The first verse in the song speaks to the nature of addiction, the second verse speaks to the repercussions/consequences and the third verse speaks to the hope and inspiration of recovery. It literally takes the listener on a journey from darkness to light.
Sam has been an active and sober member of the recovery community for over twenty years. He's also an avid roller skater, who enjoys hanging out with the Venice Beach skate crew on sunny weekends. He relocated from Atlanta to Los Angeles in 2002. While living in Atlanta, he developed a group fitness skating program called Skate-O-Robics. At the time of his relocation, he thought LA would be a great place to re-launch his skating program, but after some soul searching, Sam had a shift in perception. He decided to put the skating idea on hold and began to write songs.
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His recently released CD, "Universal Flow" was consciously written and is intended to speak consciously to others. Although listeners who are familiar with recovery language, can hear spiritual principles in the songs, The second track on the CD "This Thing Called Addiction" is recovery specific and the video can be seen on youtube. The song/video was recently featured in the Reel Recovery Film Festival, in New York, Vancouver, Ft. Lauderdale and Los Angeles.
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__Another story of senseless killings in the name of hate and anger over the dire economic situation. Will we ever get America back on it's feet, so we can stop killing each other. Only because there are not enough jobs to go around. Or someone who maybe screwed up at work due to stress. And got fired over it, it is getting to be an epidemic condition in our country right now. Where are we going in this country to beable to stop this condition?
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Video Game • Hundreds of video games claim to give players the power to choose their own paths. "Dishonored" (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3), a first-person game in which the player controls a man wrongly accused of murder, actually delivers on that promise.
As a dishonored guard in a steampunk-stylized universe, you have to find the man who killed the princess you were sworn to protect. During a mission, you can take the stealth approach or go in guns blazing to achieve your goal.
You can decide exactly how you approach the mission with different consequences depending on which tack you take. The graphics seem dated and the ending is somewhat disappointing, but the developers hired a surprising voice cast, including Oscar winner Susan Sarandon.
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Amy Rauch Neilson is a free-lance writer and editor who has specialized in writing about the stock market and investing basics for beginners for nearly two decades. An avid investor and former member of the Kix Investment Club, Amy lives in Belleville, Michigan with her husband and two-year-old son. Her "Join the Club!" column will be featured regularly in the ICLUBinsider.
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So, the big day has come and you'll be holding your investment club's inaugural meeting at your house tonight. First, the important stuff: You've double-checked the kitchen and yes, you have chips and dip, a veggie tray for the more health-conscious members, a pan of double-fudge brownies for those who have given up on that idea, and a variety of beverages chilling in the fridge.
Next, you roll up your sleeves and get to work. After all, an investment club is a partnership – it's a legal business entity. Using the Sample Agenda on the ICLUB.com website, you begin to put together an agenda for tonight's club meeting. As you run down the list of items to be discussed, you nod your head at the Call to Order (that's an easy one), but then you start to panic as you realize that there are several items on the list that don't apply to your club – at least, not yet.
There are no minutes from a previous meeting to accept, no club valuation statement for the treasurer to give (heck, your club doesn't even a have a treasurer), and no old business, since you're brand new. You'll be meeting in just a few hours and there's a question bouncing around inside your head. Where do we go from here? And how do we get from here – a fledgling club -- to there – an experienced club with members that make small talk about the latest happenings in the airline industry before the meeting is even called to order?
Before you allow yourself become overwhelmed with all that lies ahead, consider for a moment all that you have accomplished so far just to bring your club to this point. The idea of learning about investing on your own had always seemed a bit daunting. But learning about the stock market with a group of friends -- and making money to boot? Well, that's got a certain appeal to it.
How to Handle a Settlement Check
By Daniel R. Abraham
ICLUBcentral VP of Customer Care & Special Projects
If your club has just received a settlement check as a result of a class-action suit, here's how to handle it.
Step 1) Select the correct transaction
a. In Club Accounting 3 (CA3):
b. In myICLUB.com (Club Accounting Online):
Step 2) Complete the transaction
a. If you still own shares of the security, change the TYPE box to Return of Capital.
b. If you do NOT own shares of the security, you will need to enter the transaction as a Capital Gain distribution rather than a Return of Capital. If less than a year has passed between the date of purchase and the date of the settlement check, the gain will be short-term (select TYPE = Short-Term Capital Gain). Otherwise, it will be long-term (select TYPE = Long-Term Capital Gain). Note that if you have sold the security, CA3 will not show it on the list of securities until you select SHOW INACTIVES.
That's it! Now go out and invest the money well.
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Dutch (released in the UK and Australia as Driving Me Crazy) is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Faiman (his only other film along with Crocodile Dundee) and written by John Hughes. The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri. The film stars Ethan Embry (as Ethan Randall), Ed O'Neill and JoBeth Williams with a cameo appearance by golfer great Arnold Palmer. O' Neill and Embry would work together again over a decade later in the 2003 version of the series Dragnet. Ari Meyers and E.G. Daily co-starred. Dutch Dooley (Ed O'Neill) attends a ritzy party with his girlfriend, Natalie Standish (JoBeth Williams). He stands out terribly among the upper-class aristocrats -- wearing a cheap suit and telling boorish anecdotes. While there, he meets Natalie's snobbish, wealthy ex-husband Reed (Christopher McDonald), who tells Natalie that he will have to break his Thanksgiving plans with their son Doyle (Ethan Randall) for an unexpected business trip to London. He also threatens to strip Natalie of her custody of Doyle if she gives Reed a hard time. Dutch overhears this in the background and then threatens Reed with bodily harm should he hurt Natalie. Natalie calls
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So far this year, John Hughes has given us "Career Opportunities," "Only the Lonely" and now, "Dutch." And it's only July! Actually, it's not hard to understand how Hughes turns out so many screenplays. He probably just leaves the old ones in his computer so they're easier to rewrite. "Dutch" is little more than "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" meets "Uncle Buck," by way of "Home Alone," with some "Pretty in Pink" thrown in. Oh, did I mention "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"? All that's missing is John Candy. Hughes wrote and produced "Dutch" but left directing chores this time to Peter Faiman, who also did " `Crocodile' Dundee." But Hughes' movies are pretty much cookie-cutter flicks they all look alike. And this one is no exception. Following the John Hughes formula, "Dutch" pits rich stereotypes against blue collar stereotypes, goes on the road and mentions Chicago a lot. Ed O'Neill, best known as Al Bundy on TV's "Married . . . With Children," stars in the title role as Dutch Dooley, a Chicago construction worker with his own company. His girlfriend is single parent Natalie (JoBeth Williams), whose ex-husband, Reed, is a wealthy jerk (Christopher McDonald, who played a similar male chauvinist pig character as Geena Davis' husband in "Thelma & Louise.") Their son is spoiled, bratty, snobbish Doyle (Ethan Randall). When Doyle, who is in a private school in Georgia, stands his mother up for Thanksgiving, Dutch offers to go get him. Despite warnings from Natalie about what he's in for, Dutch thinks this will be an opportunity for him to get to know the lad, traveling from Atlanta to Chicago by car. But when he arrives, Doyle greets him with a karate kick to the groin and a stun gun. Their relationship goes downhill from there. Doyle tries to endear himself to the boy, setting off fireworks by the roadside, making faces and generally going out of his way to be nice to the kid but to no avail. Eventually, the lad's mischief wrecks Dutch's car and they're on the road hitchhiking. Along the way they share a deck of playing cards adorned with nude women, sleep in a homeless shelter (a condescending sequence if ever there was one) and get picked up by hookers (extremely tasteless, even by Hughes' standards). The problem here is that, like "Problem Child" and its sequel, you may never warm up to young Doyle, who, through most of the film is so obnoxious you wonder why Dutch bothers. "Dutch" also gets off to a very slow start. The timing seems off and the jokes seem stale until about halfway through, when the humor quotient picks up. The one bright spot is Ed O'Neill, who is very funny and warm as Dutch, showing potential as a fine comic leading man. Young Randall is good, but as written and directed his character is just too alienating most of the way. Williams has a most thankless role and McDonald is merely a broad comic device. Worse, in the end, Hughes' script opts for violence as a solution to domestic problems between ex-spouses, which seems very ill advised. Especially considering how much of this movie is layered in thick sentimentality. "Dutch" is definitely a mixed bag, but does have some laughs here and there. It is rated PG-13 for violence, profanity, vulgarity and female nudity on a playing card.July 19th, 1991 · Details
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Discussion in 'Hacks' started by England-Kev, Nov 14, 2007.
Weslake made a lot of different race products including the top end for the Rickman Weslake:
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Been slowly working my way down the east coast from Mass to Georgia on this via state highways and what not.
Slow work, but it's a blast. Only serious incident so far was eating the driveshaft in rural Pennsylvania which stranded me for 5 days, but there are enough tools in that black box to pull the bike apart, only had to borrow a jack.
But yeah, that's my hack. Run her 4 seasons.
Man Love the set up. I had a Suzuki GS also (assuming thats whats on the car) ANyways two great bikes both my favorite color. GOod luck man and have fun!
Thanks Ryushin =)
Ha, yep its an '89. Taking it down to give to a friend who's in college in Savannah. I really enjoyed it while I had it, she's been making her rounds through my group of friends, great machines - I was surprised by how much I liked it.
Thanks for the luck, I'll need it, the gearbox is beginning to bleed out, which is alright cause I have a new one on a shelf at home, just gotta keep it together for the rest of the trip =P
Right right, time to go scrounge some food and get back on the road!
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Thanks brother from down under !!
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|April in Paris (April 19, 2012)
This is the last open house of the semester, and follows the theme "April in Paris." The Clark Library has one of the most extensive collections of maps of Paris in the U.S. View many early maps of Paris including Turgot's plan of Paris (1739), Belleforest (1575), and the Haussmann plan for Paris, plus many other maps and guidebooks for Paris and France.
|Traveling By Train (November 19, 2011)
Please join us for our first Third Thursday in the Stephen S. Clark Library for Maps, Government Information and Data Services. Our theme for this month's open house is "Traveling by Train". We'll have many colorful and historical railroad and subway maps, timetables, guidebooks, and travel brochures from our extensive collection on view.
Maps of the Mediterranean (April 21, 2011)
Mapping Science (March 17, 2011)
|Water Maps (February 17, 2011)
Please join us for this special Third Thursday in the Library Gallery in support of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Winter Theme Semester on Water. Some of the items that we will be featuring are early charts of the Great Lakes, a 25 ft. long scroll map for navigating the Colorado River, a World War II pilot's cloth emergency map showing ocean currents, 17th century nautical charts, and some remarkable maps of the Mediterranean Sea . As a special feature we will be previewing MFA student Collin McRae's short animation "Stitch".
|Maps of the Bible and the Holy Land (January 20, 2011)
In conjunction with the current exhibit in the Library's Audubon Room "Celebrating 400 Years of the King James Bible" we will be highlighting rare and modern maps depicting scenes from the Old and New Testaments and maps of the Holy Land in general. Some of the items that will be on display are a map showing the shipwreck of the apostle Paul in the Mediterranean (1540), historical maps of Palestine (1630), and rare maps showing the Exodus and other historical events of the region.
|Highlights of the Collection (December 16, 2010)
This month we will be featuring highlights from our collection including several wonderful new additions. The maps on display will include a 1662 Plan of the Kremlin, a three-dimensional relief map of Mont Blanc, a detailed plan of Seville from 1788, and the Map of the Peninsula of India (1800).
|Maps from & about Indigenous Cultures (November 18, 2010)
Various cultures think of and express spatial representation in different ways, sometimes stretching some of our preconceived notions of what a map is. We will have images and reproductions of some of these interesting maps as well as maps showing the locations of indigenous cultures.
|Maps of Cities (October 21, 2010)
The Map Library has a large collection of maps of urban areas and we actively acquire historical city maps to support research on campus. Some of the maps on display will be a 1666 map of London showing the Great Fire of that same year, the finely detailed Nolli plan of Rome (1748), a 26 sheet map of Tokyo from ca. 1849, and many other interesting maps and views of cities.
|Tour de France: Travel & Topography in France 1700-1900 (September 16, 2010)
In conjunction with the current Hatcher Library Audubon Room exhibit "Tour de France: Travel & Topography in France 1700-1900" we will be featuring maps of France. We will be displaying maps from our renowned collection of maps of Paris and other areas of France, including the finely detailed Turgot Plan de Paris (1739), and the first survey of France (1757) by Cassini. We will also be having a map sale of duplicate modern travel and road maps.
|Government Maps & Documents (April 15, 2010)
The Government has been printing documents for distribution for nearly 200 years. We had on display the 1835 Michigan-Ohio border question map, maps used in the Civil War, early maps of the Great Lakes from the Lake Survey, maps of John Wesley Powell's adventure on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1876, lunar landing maps and many other government documents.
Maps of Mexico & Mexican Connections in the United States (March 18, 2010)
|Weird & Wonderful Maps & Map Projections (February 18, 2010)
Some maps are just plain strange; they don't conform to our ideas of how a map should look. Some of these qualities are the result of artistic and creative impulses, others are done with the specific intention of emphasizing certain spatial characteristics. Some projections involve complex geometry and the results often express creative and beautiful images of earth including "double hearts." We will have on display Oronce Fine's 1531 heart shaped map, Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion map, and many others.
|Islands of the World (January 21, 2010)
Islands hold a special place in our psyches and imaginations; they can represent safety, isolation, or even idyllic utopia. On display was the atlas L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo (Famous Islands of the World) (1620), 17th and 18th century maps of Malta, Madagascar, and the "Spice Islands", as well as many other rare and interesting items.
|Highlights of the Collection (December 17, 2009)
The Map Library's collection of maps and atlases is continually growing through purchases and generous gifts. We showed some of these new additions to the collection such as facsimile medieval world maps known as mappae mundi, early airline travel maps and brochures, and vintage roads maps as well as other beautiful maps.
|Maps of World War II (November 19, 2009)
It was 70 years ago this Fall that the war officially began. The Map Library has one of the largest collections of maps produced for World War II in the U.S. They make up a significant portion of our collection and consist of maps produced for both civilian and military use. On display was silk maps carried by pilots, German intelligence maps and aerial photos, weekly Newsmaps and information posters, detailed maps of the warfronts, and other items.
|Meaningful Maps (October 15, 2009)
This was a celebration of the contributions of the University's museums. The Map Library has many items that support museum collections. Included in our display was maps of Mayan and Egyptian ruins and temples, the Roman Empire, illustrations from the explorations of naturalists, and examples of our own museum worthy maps and atlases.
Maps in Books (September 17, 2009)
Road Maps (April 16, 2009)
|Maps & Art (March 19, 2009)
|Celestial Maps & Atlases (February 19, 2009)
|Historical County Maps (January 15, 2009)
|Highlights (December 18, 2008)
We featured highlights from our collection with a focus on some new additions, including: a beautiful 1830's map of Florence, a large collection of vintage U.S. road maps, an atlas of the environs of Paris (1762), and many more wonderful maps and atlases.
|Linguistic Maps (November 18, 2008)
This month highlights ethnographic and linguistic maps from our extensive collection. Maps are a powerful tool for understanding the locations of both current and historical cultures and where particular languages and dialects are spoken. Linguistic maps are especially useful in understanding countries such as Papua New Guinea where over 800 languages are spoken.
|Cartographic Beasts (October 16, 2008)
Featured the often strange and unusual creatures and animals that are portrayed on early maps. Some were drawn as descriptive illustrations of newly seen animals and others are used as symbols of strength, power and knowledge. Even more interesting are the strange human-like faces that were often used in decoration.
|Charting the Seas (September 18, 2008)
A celebration of the mapping of the oceans and the Great Lakes - including early nautical charts of the Pacific Ocean, Lake Michigan and some 18th century French charts.
|Olympics (August 21, 2008)
A celebration of the Olympic Games with maps of Olympic cities - including the ancient site of Olympia - and other items related to the Olympic Games and their history.
|Africa (May 15, 2008)
|Games (April 20, 2008)
A fun exploration of maps from games, map game boards, and map jigsaw puzzles. We invite you to bring your own!
|World Capitals (March 17, 2008)
Celebrate the world's capitals with maps and travel guides from our extensive collection.
|China (February 20, 2008)
Celebrate the Chinese New Year with maps, books and other interesting items relating to China, including some materials from the Asia Library. Lunar year 4706 is the year of the Rat.
|Literary Maps (January 17, 2008)
We explore Middle Earth, the Beat Greenwich Village, Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco and other literary landscapes
|Cartographic Feast (December 20, 2007)
We will feature maps relating to food including: a 1642 Dutch map of the Spice Islands, A&P's large and colorful pictorial food map of the United States from 1932, and various wine, cheese, coffee and tea maps.
|Empires (November 15, 2007)
This month we will feature maps showing the Roman, Ottoman, Mughal and other empires over the ages. Featured items will include The Peutinger Table, an 18th century reproduction of a 4th century Roman road map, and a 17th century map of New Spain.
|Detroit (October 18, 2007)
This month we celebrate Detroit, featuring over 300 years of maps as well as historical travel guides, materials relating to the 1967 riot, the 1807 Woodward plan of Detroit and much more.
|The University of Michigan: Past and Present (September 20, 2007)
This month will feature the beautiful art deco-style map Down in Ann Arbor Town (a detailed 1869 map of Ann Arbor), Vietnam era editions of the The Michigan Daily and other gems from the Library's collection. Help us to celebrate 190 years of University history.
|Maps of the Heavens (August 16, 2007)
|Pictorial Maps (July 19, 2007)
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