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The Gamut: A Journal Of Ideas And Information, No. 16, Fall 1985, Cleveland State University

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CONTENTS OF ISSUE NO. 16, FALL, 1985

Klaus-Peter Hinze: Hitler and the Beetle, 3

One of America's favorite automobiles, the Volkswagen "bug," began as a pet project of the Nazi regime.

Ron Haybron: Packaging the Seasons, 12

Calendars of different societies have ingeniously struggled with the incompatible cycles of sun, earth, and moon.

Nancy McAfee: Philip Johnson's Play House, 27

Cleveland's new theater complex is a major example of Post-Modern architecture.

Carsten Ahrens: Recollections of a Dragonfly Man, 39

A naturalist's lifelong pursuit of the fascinating famUy of the Odonates.

Wojbor Woyczynski: Of Men and …

John Muir Newsletter, July/September 1985, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

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Holt-Atherton Pacific Center \\/ / University of the Pacific for Western Studies \. Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 5 JULY/SEPTEMBER 1985 NUMBER 3 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS A NEW FORMAT NEXT ISSUE We have published this little newsletter the last five years as a means of keeping interested subscribers informed on the status of the John Muir Papers Microform Project. As you will see by the following item, the project is near completion, and by definition the raison d'etre for this modest rag will end. However, until the end of this year we will keep current Muir …

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 27 Number 7, Summer 1985, Santa Clara University

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2 - COMMON COURTESY By Thomas J. Peters. Competitive advantage is boiled down to service, quality, and courtesy. Everyone should provide it. Why else be in business?

9 - THE RISE AND FALL OF OPEC By T John Whalen, Jr. Traces the evolution of OPEC, discusses the dominant factors that led to its loss of power, and analyzes its impact on world oil prices and supplies.

13 - AN AFFLUENT AMERICAN RESPONDS TO GLOBAL POVERTY By William J. Wood, S.J. A Jesuit reflects on global poverty and explains why he is an affluent American, and describes those who are in …

John Muir Newsletter, April/June 1985, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

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Holt-Atherton Pacific Center for Western Studies VOLUME 5 APRIL/JUNE 1985 University of the Pacific Stockton, Calif 95211 NUMBER 2 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS MUIR CONFERENCE AN OUTSTANDING EVENT Over 250 registrants from all parts of the West attended the special John Muir Conference on the University of the Pacific campus April 12-13. Twenty-five speakers and panelists from thirteen differene academic institutions in nine different states and the Ditrict of Columbia participated in this edition of the California History Institute, highlighted by Hollywood actor Lee Stetson's highly-acclaimed one-man show: "Conversation with a Tramp: An Evening with John …

John Muir Newsletter, January/March 1985, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

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Holt-Atherton Pacific Center for Western Studies VOLUME 5 University of the Pacific Stockton, Calif 95211 JANUARY/MARCH 1985 NUMBER 1 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH, KIRSTEN E. LEWIS WINDING DOWN THE PROJECT Shortly you will receive a flyer from Chadwyck-Healey, Inc. announcing the availability of the John Muir Papers on microfilm. We had hoped to have the microfilm edition ready by the time of the special John Muir Conference at the University of the Pacific on April 12 and 13. Instead, the flyer will have to serve until the final snags are worked out in filming and indexing. To date, all …

The Gamut: A Journal Of Ideas And Information, No. 14, Winter 1985, Cleveland State University

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CONTENTS OF ISSUE NO. 14, WINTER 1985

Dick Goddard: Weather Forecasting and Folklore, 2

Ancient weather maxims rival modern science

A. H. Benade: The Evolution of Woodwinds, 10

Changes of design have radically altered performance qualities

Dennis Dooley: Time's Shadow: The Thin Man and Dashiell Hammett, 34

Famous detective writer was his own most popular character

Laura Martin: Gringa in the Field, 45

Woman anthropologist's experience among Mayan Indians

Glending Olson: What's So "Fine" About the Arts?, 64

In earlier times, the fine arts were so much a part of daily life that nobody noticed …

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 27 Number 3, Winter 1985, Santa Clara University

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2 - WHEN ARE LEADERS AT THEIR BEST? By James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. There is a revolution in leadership style taking place in corporate America. This deals with how ordinary people get extraordinary things done in organizations.

7 - A MEDITATION IN ST. IVES By William J. Rewak, S.J. Some reflections on the essence of work taken from Father Rewak's travel diary during a trip to England last summer.

10 - TAKING LAUGHTER SERIOUSLY By John Morreall. A philosophy professor shows how important humor is to human life and how understanding our laughter can help us understand …