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OLLI
E-News #17-07 of Apr. 27, 2007
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Issue 17-07 of Apr. 27, 2007
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ALERTS
> NEXT WEEKEND: THE
OLLI SUMMER CATALOG WILL BE POSTED ONLINE.
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LEWIS & CLARK
LECTURE. 7:30 Tue, May 8, Fairfax Station. See Virlinda Snyder
for
info.
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REMINDERS
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TODAY AT 10:00
-- BOARD MEETING. TA-1. Members are encouraged to attend.
>
HISTORY CLUB.
British role in Africa, 1939-1965. 2:00 Wed, May 2, TA-1. Read
more.
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| ARTICLES AND
NOTICES
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DEPARTMENTS
> LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR. A letter about chairs; a response to
a previous letter.
> CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
Upcoming arts and music events at Mason. By Jan Bohall
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MASON
HIGHLIGHTS. Other events at nearby Mason. By Barbara Kyriakakis
> COMING ATTRACTIONS. Upcoming
OLLI non-class
events for the next two weeks. |
BOARD ELECTION AND ANNUAL MEETING
Annual meeting is next Friday at 10:00
 THE ELECTION IS
LOOMING. The
candidates have made their presentations
at the Reston campus. Their photographs and bios are presented on the
display boards at Tallwood and Lake Anne and are available on the OLLI
Website.
Ballots for this year’s election have been
mailed to all OLLI
members in good standing. If you haven’t received yours, please call
the OLLI office and let them know. Members who do not have access to
the Internet or the candidate display boards may also request that
copies of the candidates' bios be sent to them by regular mail.
The annual meeting is scheduled for Fri, May
4, 10:00, at Tallwood. This will be your second chance to hear and ask
questions of the candidates. During the meeting, each of the Board
candidates will be introduced and asked to make a brief presentation.
They will also be available to answer your questions. Try to attend,
and then VOTE for your choice of six of the nine candidates.
The nominating committee is extremely
gratified by the quality and
enthusiasm of this year’s candidate slate. They each exemplify the
spirit of volunteerism that is the hallmark of our organization.
Voting officially commences at the annual
meeting and will end on May 18 at noon. |
Contributed
by the
Nominating Committee:
Richard Lanterman, chair; Florence Adler; Leo Brennan; Eileen Duggan;
Abbie Edwards; Ted Parker |
 "MEET THE
CANDIDATES" MEETING
A report on Monday's meeting at Lake Anne
 By Susanne Zumbro, Board member
ON MON, APR 23, A
"MEET THE CANDIDATES" MEETING was held at Lake Anne. In
attendance were seven of our nine board nominees, eight of our current
board members, four members of the nominating committee, and about 15
additional OLLI members. I am reporting below on a few points made by
each candidate, which I cleared with each of the individuals mentioned.
The nominees were called to speak in alphabetical order.
- Joan Axilbund felt that the biggest
issue facing OLLI is
growth, which includes evaluating the issue of the executive director
position. She stressed that as an organization grows, it must change,
that this can be difficult, and that finding ways for community
outreach is vital.
- Emmett Fenlon emphasized that our
academic programs are the
essence of OLLI and that the social aspect of OLLI is important as
well. He stressed the importance of openness and two-way communication:
from the board to its members and from the members to the board.
- Debbie Halverson talked about her
special fondness for
Reston. She stated that she finds herself in the unusual situation of
being the only incumbent running for election and feels that by
returning to the board, she could provide an important sense of
continuity.
- Bob Lawshe reported that he tries
not to think of problems
as something to be solved, but rather as opportunities to be taken
advantage of. He further stated that the most important thing we should
do at OLLI is to maintain our academic and social programs.
- Rosemary McDonald vowed that she
would be committed to
continuing and enhancing the content of our programs. As a Restonite,
Rosemary emphasized her interest in exploring other facilities in the
area.
- Ed Mentz stated that he would do his
best to serve the
membership. He spoke of the functions of the executive director,
emphasizing the need for developing University and fund-raising
contacts.
- Al Roe reported that he sees our
programs as the heart of
OLLI. Al expressed concerns about the budget deficit of $47,000
projected at the February OLLI board meeting that he attended. He
expressed reluctance to support another dues increase and the need to
look at other options.
After the nominees spoke, there were questions from the floor.
- One OLLI
member asked about the time commitment involved in
serving on the board. The response was that the time commitment is
significant and that members of the board are expected to serve on
committees and contribute their time in other ways as well.
- Another OLLI
member questioned how decisions are made. In
response, members were encouraged to attend board meetings, speak to
board members, and write letters to the editor of OLLI E-News.
 THE GREATEST
GENERATION
Last in our WW II veterans series
By Barbara Kyriakakis, OLLI
E-News assistant editor
DEFERRED
UNTIL THE END of his junior year at the University of
Washington in Seattle, Gerry Holmes was inducted into the Army Air
Force in June 1943 at Ft. Lewis, Washington, at the age of 20. He took
basic training at Keesler Field in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was
stationed in the Pacific in an Ordnance Depot Company in the Fifth Air
Force, a non-combat unit. He kept inventory and unloaded bombs near
airstrips in New Guinea and Biak.
Before being discharged in Feb 1946 as a
Master Sergeant, Gerry was part of a contingent that closed the base on
the island of Biak, a part of the Dutch East Indies at that time, and
turned it over to Dutch officials. He and his fellow soldiers had fun
providing fireworks for two days and nights by blowing up ammunition
dumps as a component of this operation.
Although Gerry had orders authorizing his
return to the States, getting off the island presented a problem: the
date for the arrival of the next ship was unknown. In an effort to get
transportation back home, Gerry decided to hang around the airstrip.
Eventually a transport flew in from Manila. Gerry engaged the pilots in
conversation and soon learned they were bound for Australia to pick up
a Japanese war criminal. The pilots agreed to come back through Biak to
refuel on their return trip to the Philippines the following week and
give him a ride. So it was that Gerry arrived in Manila together with a
Japanese war criminal.
After his discharge, Gerry went back to the
University of Washington for his BA in Economics and Business
Administration, then received an MA in Foreign Affairs from George
Washington University. He retired in August 1991 from the Department of
Labor. He has been an OLLI member since 1995.
Collage
at right shows Gerry now and during WW II
THE MAYMONT SPECIAL
EVENT IN PICTURES
Scenes from Maymont Estate in Richmond
The above graphic with his photos is
courtesy of OLLI
member
Dan Feighery
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FIRST FRIDAYS AT OLD
TOWN HALL
About next Friday evening's free event
 
By Kevin Murray, Theater of the First Amendment managing director
MASON'S THEATER OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
(TFA)
presents Building
Bridges to the 2008 Arts at Mason Festival, a Fairfax Spotlight on the
Arts event on Fri, May 4, at 8:00 pm at Old Town Hall in downtown
Fairfax (photo at right).
It’s a mini-artsfest all in one evening!
Select performances of new plays, opera, music
and a special appearance by Acting for Young People’s top students.
Reflecting the programming of TFA’s Arts at Mason Festival, which
debuts in June 2008, the evening will include selections from new plays
by Paul D’Andrea and Karen Zacarias, music by Mason jazz combo
Jubilaires, and even a touch of opera! Acting for Young People joins
the fun with a charming performance by some of their best young
students.
A wine and cheese reception follows, featuring
more jazz. All free. Mark your calendars now, and come join the fun on
May 4!
For more information, call 703-993-2195 or visit the TFA Website.
THE OLLI-LOUDOUN STORY
How OLLI-Loudoun came about
By Arleen Richman, OLLI
E-News assistant editor
THE
OLLI-LOUDOUN PILOT PROGRAM is now in full swing. One hundred
twenty
students are attending a total of 10 classes during this spring
semester; classes meet in state-of-the art classrooms at Mason's
Loudoun campus -- the second floor of a large office building at Ridgetop Circle (shown in photo above) in
Sterling. Most of the
students are paying $35 to
attend one class; under a special pricing structure, students also can
choose to pay $100 for three or more classes. On Fridays, students can
attend an Investment Forum and History Club without charge.
 A large share of the
credit for the Loudoun
program can be attributed to Ray Beery, chair of the Loudoun campus
steering committee, and the four steering committee members: Celeste
Brodigan, Richard Nolan and Nancy Robinson, all Loudoun County
residents, and OLLI
past president Charles Duggan.
Ray became acquainted with OLLI in 1993,
when
he was employed as a project manager at Computer Sciences Corporation.
"I took a class during my lunch hour to try it out," he said. When he
retired in 1994, he joined OLLI and remained an active member until
2000 when he and his wife moved to Leisure World of Virginia. "The
Fairfax campus was a long way off," Ray says. Although he tried a
similar lifelong-learning program at Shenandoah University, "most
offerings there just could not attract a critical mass of students," he
notes. When his wife died in 2005, Ray decided to go back to
OLLI. He remembers, "The day I went to enroll, executive director
Dick Chobot said OLLI had a project to open a branch in Loudoun County
and asked me to run with it." As president of OLLI from 1999-2000, Ray
had considerable experience in taking the ball and running with it.
"It wasn’t difficult to secure courses
and
teachers for our program," states Ray, a retired Air Force officer who
was born and educated in Kansas. Dr. Peter Stearns, provost of George
Mason University, volunteered to teach a class in world history; Debbie
Halverson offered to teach Writing Your Life Story. They were joined
by Ben Gold, a frequent lecturer on The Supreme Court, and Abbie
Edwards, who instructs on Eastern Philosophies. Ray, who was introduced
to computers back in 1960 by the Air Force, is happy to once again be
teaching Computing for Seniors -- the ninth time he is teaching this at
OLLI and other locations.
Most of the members are new to OLLI and live
in one of the five new retirement communities in Loudoun. When
Greenspring Village of Loudoun County opens (anticipated summer 2008)
there will be even more potential students. "There are people who
really want lifelong learning; our goal is to keep them informed of the
opportunities available," says Ray.
The extension of the Loudoun pilot program
through the summer has been
approved. Most of the classes will be one-time classes, similar to the
Tallwood format, although there will be a few two-session classes and
another multi-session computer class, taught by Ray. Students will pay
$50 for the summer session and be able to take as many classes as they
like.
Ray is now ready to turn over the leadership
of the Loudoun steering effort to someone else. "I plan to continue to
participate as a member but will not be the chair," he said. In search
of greater balance in his life, he plans to devote more time to his
condo and to travel. His first planned trip, with his new life partner,
who is also an OLLI member, will be to Quebec in May.
Photo
of Ray Beery by Gordon Canyock
PRESENTATION OF NCC GENERAL SECRETARY
OPEN TO ALL
Mon, May 14, at 2:00
By
Bruce Reinhart ,
Philosophy, Ethics & Religion Resource Group co-chair
THE REV.
DR. BOB EDGAR,
GENERAL SECRETARY of the National Council
of Churches (NCC), will address the topic "American Religious
Perspectives on World Affairs" on Mon, May 14, at 2:00 at The Church of
the Good Shepherd, 9350 Braddock Rd., Burke, Virginia (at Olley Lane
and Braddock Road; map).
The presentation, which is one of the sessions in course 601 on
"Religious Culture in Our Public Life," will be open to all OLLI
members and the community. This would be a good time to invite friends,
especially if they are prospective OLLI members.
Rev. Edgar (photo
at right), who will be coming from New York, is known not only
for his leadership of the National Council of Churches but also for his
six-term membership of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was the
first Democrat in more than 120 years to be elected from the heavily
Republican Seventh District of Pennsylvania.
The National Council of Churches is comprised
of 35 Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, historically African-American and
peace communions to which more than 100,000 local congregations and 45
million persons are affiliated. Beyond the member communions, more than
50 faith groups from Roman Catholic to Pentecostal participate in the
Council’s work through the NCC’s five ecumenical program commissions.
 ENCORE, ENCORE!
OLLI Drama Club to perform an encore
By Eileen Duggan,
Vice President
THOSE OF YOU WHO MISSED
the OLLI Drama Club’s performance of "These Are the
Days (of Our Lives)" at Mason’s First Light Festival last month will
have the opportunity to see it performed at Tallwood on Fri, May 11,
at 1:00.
Come and enjoy an afternoon of theater
written,
directed and performed by your fellow OLLI members. The
play, a comedy written by the collaborative team of Carolyn
Sanders, Kathie West, Vera DeWeese (scene 1) and Jane Tombes (editor),
humorously examines the issues facing three "women of a certain age" as
they cope with adult children, online dating and new careers. It
played to an enthusiastic audience at the Festival and has been
submitted to the Eileen Heckart Senior Play competition.
Comments/questions/suggestions about OLLI?
Here's how to express your views--
- Privately--
- Contact any Board member
or the Executive Director;
- Send an email to the entire Board
(email the editor or the office to have your
message forwarded to all members of the Board);
- Submit a suggestion online
or in the box in the Tallwood social room or on one of the "parking
lots for ideas" in classrooms; or
- Contact the office by email
or phone (703-503-3384).
- Publicly
(if you would like your comments to be seen by other members, including
the Board, and the Executive Director): Email a Letter
to the Editor or a Letter to
Ms. Ollie Ettakit for publication in OLLI
E-News.
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
A forum for members to voice their views
on OLLI matters
WE
WILL
PUBLISH your brief letters about OLLI and, if
a response seems appropriate, we will include an OLLI response from the
executive director or the applicable officer or committee
chair in the same issue. Submit your letter via email to the editor or
submit it as a "letter to the editor" via
the online
suggestion box or the suggestion box in the Tallwood Social Room.
To be published in a given Friday's issue, the editor must receive the
letter no later than 7:00 pm on Monday so that any applicable OLLI
response can also be published. Letters can be published
anonymously but you must include your name and email address or phone
number so we can verify that you are an OLLI member.
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An opinion about chairs
These are my personal views and observations on chairs:
I have sympathy for complaints of a
small percent of our members who find our present seating
uncomfortable. However, I also notice the few members who bring their
own "sports cushion" and do not complain. Remember, you are not in the
luxurious comfort of your own home. You are in a classroom with others.
I have noticed students do not select the extra "cushion chair" when it
is placed in a classroom. My personal opinion is our present chairs
were a wise choice. They are not "bare bottom" or "over cushioned."
They are easy to slide across the floor and perfect for moving back
without standing to permit latecomers to pass. Best of all, they do not
strain your back when you have to rearrange the chairs.
My suggestion is a "seventh-inning stretch"
during the one and one-half hour class. Everyone stand, move their
muscles, circulate their blood, wave their hands like a bird flying,
and smile at their neighbor
-- Doris Ewing, OLLI member |
The
president responds to last week's letter
President
Debbie Halverson
replies to a letter in last
week's issue:
The
conflict of interest issue mentioned in last week’s letter to the
editor has more to do with clearly laid-out guidelines for the
nominating committee that are followed scrupulously by nominating
committee chairs; as I interpret them, these prevent anyone not on the
committee from inserting influence on its proceedings. They run the
election process.
I’ll
plan on continuing my duties as president until the election is over or
until I am no longer in that office. I’ll hope that members will not
construe such actions as sending out president’s letters or running
public meetings as taking unfair advantage of my office in order to
promote myself.
| REVISED POLICY CONCERNING LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR |
Some
members expressed concern about a letter published last week that,
in their view: (1) was offensive and insulting because of its implied
criticism of the OLLI president; (2) inaccurately stated that a dues
increase was "imminent;" and (3) was not accompanied by an OLLI
response. Other members, including the editor, thought the letter
simply expressed the writer's viewpoint about a timely topic and that
any desired OLLI response in the next issue was acceptable.
The discussion has led us to review our policy
and make the following changes. Although we have regularly edited
letters and suggested changes when appropriate, we will be more
sensitive to the wording of letters and will work with the writers to
help ensure civil discourse and accuracy of facts. Whenever an OLLI
response
is clearly appropriate, we will commit to publishing an OLLI response
in the same issue so that members will have more complete information
and a balanced picture. To that end, we
are establishing an earlier
deadline for letters to the editor -- 7pm on Monday rather than 7pm
Wednesday -- to provide time for the appropriate OLLI official to give
us the OLLI response. We hope these changes will encourage
continued
full and open communications between members and the OLLI leadership.
-- Gordon Canyock,
Publications Committee chair
-- Rod Zumbro, OLLI E-News editor
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 COMING EVENTS AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Something for everyone at nearby Mason,
Apr 27–May 6
By Jan Bohall, OLLI
E-News staff writer
For tickets, call 888-945-2468 (phone orders are handled by tickets.com)
or visit the Center
for the Arts Box Office, Tue–Sat, 10:00–6:00.
GMU
Players—Mainstage
The
Cripple of Inishmaan
By Martin McDonough
Fri, Apr 27, 8:00
Sat, Apr 28, 2:00 & 8:00
Sun, Apr 29, 2:00
Also May 3, 4, 5, 6
Admission: $8 seniors/students, $12 adults
TheaterSpace (From Level 2 of Parking Deck take the bridge. Enter first
door on the left and follow hallway; go through gray doors and
downstairs).
Susan Shields Ballet Cocktail
An
Evening of
Contemporary Dance
Bringing a unique blend of contemporary ballet and modern dance, Ms.
Shields is showcased in a group of outstanding regional companies
performing her work: the Washington Ballet, Boston Ballet II,
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, American Repertory Ballet and Richmond
Ballet dance companies. She has shared the stage with Baryshnikov and
Mark Morris, and is now a distinguished member of Mason’s dance faculty.
Sat, Apr 28, at 8:00
Admission: $44, $36, $22
Concert Hall
Come early for an artistic discussion at 7:15 in the Grand Tier Lobby.
GMU Music Scholarship Concert
GMU
Symphony Orchestra
GMU
Chamber Singers and
University Chorale
Prof. Anthony Maiello will conduct the Symphony Orchestra and Dr. Lisa
Billingham will lead the Chorale and the Chamber Singers. The
University Rector Sidney Dewberry will appear as special guest
conductor. They will perform Haydn’s Mass no. 11 in D Minor “Lord
Nelson” and Camphouse’s Symphonic
Fanfare.
Also, featured winners of the 2007 Dept. of Music
Concerto Competition will perform works by Mozart, Boehm, Sarasate,
Falvo and Catalani.
Sun, Apr 29, 7:00
Admission: $8 seniors/students, $15 adults
Concert Hall
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Vision
Lecture Series
Legacy
of Life: Creating
Healthy Futures
David Anderson, Professor, Director, Center for the Advancement of
Public Health
In this last Vision Series lecture of the season, the speaker
challenges us to imagine a society with ideal circumstances for
individuals, families, organizations and governments. He believes that
we can create healthier futures if we focus on a personal legacy
incorporating practical strategies for individual and collective
action, and emphasizing root causes of behaviors of concern.
Mon, Apr 30, 8:00
Admission: Free, tickets available at www.gmu.edu/cfa/vision/ or
at the CFA Ticket Office during the hours above and on the evening of
the lecture.
Concert Hall
GMU Dance Company
Thu, May 3––Sat, May 5, 8:00
Admission: $7 seniors/students
Dance Performance Studio (Third floor of the Performing Arts Building,
adjacent to the Concert Hall).
GMU Opera
Fri, May 4, & Sat, May 5, 8:00
Admission: $10 seniors/students
Harris Theater
Come early for a Wine and Cheese tasting at 6:30 in the lobby.
Shen Wei Dance Arts
Chinese-born choreographer Shen Wei blends dance, theater, Chinese
opera, painting and sculpture. The New York-based company will perform
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring; Folding
with a background of Tibetan Buddhist chants; and Tavener’s The Last Sleep of the Virgin.
Sat, May 5, 8:00
Admission: $44, $36, $22
Concert Hall
Come early for an artistic discussion at 7:15 in the Grand Tier Lobby.
United
States Marine Band
Lt. Col. Michael J. Colburn, conducting
Sun, May 6, 2:00
Admission: Free, no tickets required
Concert Hall
GMU Music Honors Recital
Sun, May 6, 3:00
Admission: Free
Harris Theater |
 MASON HIGHLIGHTS
A brief listing of other events at nearby
Mason
By Barbara Kyriakakis
OLLI
E-News assistant editor
- Visiting
Writers – Lee Ann Brown, poet, and Tony Torn, writer, discuss their
play, Sop Doll! A Jack Tale Noh Drama,
on Mon, Apr 30, at 7:30, Johnson Center, Gold Room.
- Speaker - Alexander
McCall Smith, author of The No.
1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
Books will be available for sale and signing. Co-sponsored by Fairfax
County Public Library Foundation. Concert Hall Box Office (703)
993-8888. May 1, 7:30, in the Concert Hall.
- AVT Annual
Student Exhibition – Johnson Center, Gallery 123 & Fine Arts
Gallery from May 1-19. Free. Opening Reception: Wed, May 2, 7:00-9:00.
- Seminar
- German Art Songs, Thu, May 3, 3:00 in the Concert Hall, Grand Tier
III.
COMING
ATTRACTIONS
Non-class events at OLLI for the next two
weeks
The following
list covering the
next two weeks is extracted for your
convenience from the more
complete OLLI
Staff Forecast of Non-Class Events. Board, committee, resource-group and
'membership-type' meetings/events are highlighted
in bold. OLLI members are
welcome at all Board, committee and resource-group meetings (except
executive sessions).
APR
27 Friday 9:30 AM
Drama Club TA-3
10:00
AM Board of Directors' Meeting TA-1
10:00 AM 112
Recorder Workshop TA-2
11:30 AM
Recorder Group TA-2
1:00 PM Spec
Event G: Senior Transportation TA-3
1:30 PM Homer
Book Club Annex
3:30 PM Teacher
Appreciation Reception GMU CFA
30 Monday 1:30 PM
Bridge Club at Lake Anne Reston
MAY
1 Tuesday 8:15 AM
Walking Group Lake Anne
1:00
PM Publications Comm Mtg TA-3
2 Wednesday 1:30 PM
Bridge Club TA-3
1:30
PM Special Events Resource Group Mtg
TA-2
2:00 PM History
Club TA-1
2:00 PM Spec
Event H: French Cheeses at Unitarian Church
Reston
2:30 PM Sign
Language Club Annex
4 Friday 8:30 AM
Spec Event I: Mount Vernon Bus Trip Fair Oaks
Mall Lot 44
10:00 AM 112
Recorder Workshop TA-2
10:00
AM Annual Membership Meeting TA-1
1:30 PM Homer
Book Club Annex
8:00 PM Spec
Event J: The Dark Lady of Sonnets
GMU-Harris Theater
7 Monday 1:30 PM
Bridge Club at Lake Anne Reston
8 Tuesday 8:15 AM
Walking Group Lake Anne
9 Wednesday 1:30 PM
Tallwood Book Club TA-2
1:30 PM Bridge
Club TA-3
2:00 PM Spec
Event K: Coptic Egypt TA-1
2:00 PM Spec
Event L: Reston Museum at Lake Anne
2:30 PM Sign
Language Club Annex
11 Friday 9:30 AM
Drama Club TA-3
10:30
AM Reston Advisory Comm Lake Anne
10:00 AM 112
Recorder Workshop TA-2
1:00 PM Drama
Club Play TA-1
1:30 PM Homer
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Rod
Zumbro
Editor
Karen
Hamilton
Deputy
Editor
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About OLLI
E-News. OLLI
E-News, OLLI's weekly newsletter, is emailed to OLLI
members with email addresses on Fridays. When classes are in
session, printed copies of this newsletter are distributed in
classrooms, primarily for members without email. We encourage OLLI
members and
staff employees to submit news items and write articles; deadline to
the editor is 7:00 PM Wed (Mon for letters to the editor) for that
week's issue. Comments,
suggestions or complaints? Please contact the OLLI
E-News editor or the
Publications Committee chair, Gordon
Canyock.
Note
about HTML graphics. If
you do NOT see
photos and
clickable links in this message, you might want to ask a teenaged
grandchild or a neighborhood teenager or college student to fix things
for you. Or you could change your
email settings yourself. Here's how to view html-formatted messages
like this newsletter in
three popular email systems:
- Outlook
Express.
Click Tools; select Options; in the Read tab, uncheck "Read all
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Click Mail Options/General Preferences; under Security, uncheck "Block
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Upgrade,
if possible, to an AOL version above 5.0.
GMU Webmail.
If OLLI E-News is being sent
to your gmu.edu email address, we recommend against
using GMU Webmail
(i.e., iPlanet "Messenger Express") to read this newsletter
because it
is normally impossible to view the newsletter in GMU
Webmail
as a single
integrated
document, with text and accompanying images. You could forward the
newsletter to your alternate Web-based email account such as Yahoo Mail
or
Hotmail and read it there ... or just read it online at
the OLLI
Website after it is posted
each week.
Perhaps the easiest solution for those of you with GMU email accounts
is to configure your desktop email system such
as Microsoft Outlook Express or Mozilla Thunderbird to retrieve mail
sent to your gmu.edu address. To do this, see these
instructions.
Finding
the Latest
Issue Online. The
new weekly issue of OLLI E-News
is
usually posted Thursday evening. Here's how to read the online version
right after
it is posted:
- It is identified by
the next number in
sequence for that year -- e.g., if last week's issue number were
enews1-07, the next issue number would be enews2-07 and could be found
at www.olli.gmu.edu/enews2-07.htm.
- Thus, go to the list of the last 12
issues, click the most recent issue (probably last week's), change
(in the address field of your browser) the enews number to the next
number, and then press Enter.
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OLLI
E-News Editorial Staff
Assistant
Editor, Database Manager
Barbara Kyriakakis
Assistant
Editor
Arleen Richman
Photo
Editor
Michael Coyne |
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2007 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University.
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April 27, 2007
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George Mason University. Materials in this publication subject to
OLLI-GMU copyright may be reproduced for noncommercial educational
purposes as long as credit is given to OLLI-GMU.
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