@START@ATW BBS List BBS's Proudly Carrying "Across The Wire" Magazine ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NOTE: It is important to run the UPLOAD.EXE MONTHLY and to not keep uploading the same *.ATW file every month. Running the UPLOAD.EXE file ensures us of having the most recent information from the readers!! All BBS's with a date of 2/96 will be removed from the Aug 96 Listing unless we receive your log files. Alabama ~~~~~~~ UP ALL NIGHT BBS MAX2000 334-347-3001 5/96 @Liberty Alan Albert 205-245-9139 6/96 Alaska ~~~~~~ Arkansas ~~~~~~~~ Jackalope Junction Steve Prado 501-785-5381 2/96 Arizona ~~~~~~~ PC-Arizona BBS Ron Keane 602-423-0640 2/96 PharmAZcy Online! Michael Guzzo 602-955-3835 5/96 American Travelers BBS Larry Crabbe 602-978-6505 6/96 California ~~~~~~~~~~ The Launch Pad BBS Rick Olsen 805-734-3878 5/96 Alberhill Online! 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Dennis Coyle 203-230-8204 7/96 Delaware ~~~~~~~~ Renegade's Cove Dave Osburn 302-653-1467 7/96 Florida ~~~~~~~ EastSide System David Lane 407-337-1274 2/96 Jupiter BBS Services Ted Parsons 407-575-3853 7/96 Barney's PipeLine! BBS Will Crain 407-728-7386 2/96 Treasure Coast Online Dean May 407-878-0790 5/96 The Dark Side BBS! 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Steve Cotten 808-969-3698 6/96 Idaho ~~~~~ The UPPER ROOM BBS Steve McNutt 208-331-0082 7/96 Anita's Place BBS Anita Nikiforuk 208-666-4010 5/96 Illinois ~~~~~~~~ The Sojourner BBS Rick Flint 708-872-4096 6/96 The Trading Post BBS Ken & May Streetz 708-941-7095 7/96 The Snuffy BBS Marty Buchaus 815-464-0136 4/96 The Gamers Edge Gary Allgood 217-528-1427 7/96 AUDIO-VIDEO Concepts Online Greg Zoll 217-529-0239 6/96 The Darkroom BBS Dave Davidson 618-345-3663 6/96 The Mysterious Seas Bill Mapp 217-629-7336 7/96 Indiana ~~~~~~~ Nerdville BBS John Guarnero 219-736-4957 6/96 The Right Choice BBS Skip Howard 219-962-2132 6/96 The CyberSpace BBS Charlie Smith 317-856-9020 7/96 Graphic Station Tony Hite 812-426-0477 3/96 Indianapolis Computer Society BBS Dennis Teague 317-861-5739 5/96 Iowa ~~~~ Horseless Carriage Warren Miller 515-752-6554 7/96 Confession Corner BBS Jon Clemons 515-753-1106 5/96 The Proteus BBS (RBBS-PC) Robert Vander Broek 515-432-1965 7/96 Bear Facts ][ Bob Hindal 515-287-2008 7/96 Computer Support Hot-Line Robert McVey 515-246-1353 6/96 Kansas ~~~~~~ 501 EnterPrises BBS David Kreifels 316-326-3906 4/96 Kentucky ~~~~~~~~ The Little Bitty BBS Louis Luxemburg 502-933-7241 7/96 The REBEL BBS Mike James 502-633-7133 7/96 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Doug Rogers 606-271-6611 6/96 The PartTime BBS! Travis Basham 502-241-6536 7/96 Empyrean Plains Lance Radebaugh 606-272-6696 7/96 Louisiana ~~~~~~~~~ Inner Sanctum Aaron Corcoran 504-334-1547 2/96 Maine ~~~~~ Diamond Viper BBS Glenn T. Rioux 207-783-8320 5/96 Maryland ~~~~~~~~ CRANk cRUz 410-377-2559 4/96 The Last DX Connection Pete Huber, K3ZR 301-805-8921 3/96 Bifrost Kevin Carlin 301-779-8375 4/96 Pooh's Corner BBS Pooh Bear 410-284-1158 7/96 Massachusettes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nocturnal Charlie Kaczor 508-943-8411 3/96 ARCHIVES John Viera 508-995-0085 4/96 Horsin' Around! BBS Marie Plasse 413-731-5342 3/96 FourPlay BBS John Martin 508-372-1126 5/96 Michigan ~~~~~~~~ The Intensive Care Unit Ben Shaver 906-428-3250 6/96 ...No Carrier... Charon Cook 810-949-3809 7/96 Games World Online BBS Joker 810-792-1986 7/96 Minnesota ~~~~~~~~~ Middle Earth BBS Bruce Toothman 612-722-0623 6/96 Mississippi ~~~~~~~~~~~ The Eagles Den BBS Gary Trivanovich 601-396-9811 5/96 Under The Moon BBS Ken Boyink 601-686-7744 3/96 Missouri ~~~~~~~~ The Parson's Toys Bill Turner 314-774-3047 7/96 Adventure Zone BBS Keith Tiggemann 573-346-9644 7/96 The Ozark Palace BBS Wayne Stanley 573-346-1194 2/96 Montana ~~~~~~~ GENESIS Steve Geberth 406-761-2434 5/96 Nebraska ~~~~~~~~ Castle Keep BBS/Internet Services Jim Kerber 402-292-0789 5/96 Mid-West BBS Ernie Hundt 402-585-4482 3/96 Nevada ~~~~~~ Virtual Partners BBS Scott & Cindy Ramer 702-644-1731 6/96 The Music Hall II Paul Rudolf 702-356-5867 3/96 New Hampshire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BRICKYARD BBS Don Foster 603-332-0419 2/96 New Jersey ~~~~~~~~~~ The Waterside BBS Darrin Hentze 201-641-5375 7/96 Space Station II Bob Meany 609-665-0969 6/96 The Spinning Wheels BBS Ken Bourke 908-781-0232 3/96 The Waste Land BBS Tom Stasyshyn 908-782-4974 6/96 PC Users Group of South Jersey Bob Meany 609-662-6923 6/96 Veterans Club George Siegrist 609-861-0329 7/96 New Mexico ~~~~~~~~~~ New York ~~~~~~~~ The Sanatorium! 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BBS Curtis Brewington 914-665-1725 6/96 Hidden Paradise BBS Dean Brooks 716-345-9800 6/96 North Carolina ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gentle Breeze BBS Larry Beheler 704-657-6898 7/96 The Pig-Pen BBS Boss Hog 910-324-1703 6/96 Mayberry BBS Randy Culler 910-789-8183 4/96 Digital Visions BBS Chad Hedrick 919-492-6760 3/96 Tri County Online Rick McWilliams 919-492-4956 6/96 North Dakota ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daedalus Online Davis Robinson 701-857-6090 4/96 Gamma World BBS Lance Powell 701-727-9811 2/96 Ohio ~~~~ The Edge of Insanity Dale Miracle 216-896-4251 7/96 Hall of Fame BBS Dennis Haddox 216-456-8856 7/96 The Light of Day BBS Eric Supple 216-327-1423 7/96 The Trading Post Frank McCourry 216-284-3025 7/96 Pegasus ]I[ Bob Delugach 216-677-3437 5/96 The NEST BBS Bruce Reusch 513-583-7574 7/96 Data Stream Ace 330-929-9097 7/96 The Other Side Karen Long 330-832-0565 6/96 FIRST TRY Ken Mathews 614-685-3013 6/96 Oklahoma ~~~~~~~~ Oregon ~~~~~~ WithDrawn Nik Bauer 503-557-3372 2/96 Emerald Online BBS Chuck Orton 503-343-1420 6/96 Pennsylvania ~~~~~~~~~~~~ T&J Software BBS Tom & Jane Wildoner 717-325-9481 7/96 The FreeLand BBS Marty Cox 717-636-0936 3/96 Stimpy's Sandbox Mark Friend 717-730-8504 7/96 Woody's NutHouse Jim Woodward 717-748-5728 2/96 The Northeast File Bank Stuart Wilson 717-876-0152 7/96 Blue Light Special Brad Peters (Fubar) 717-957-9230 2/96 Centinel Eric Lanius 717-852-8121 7/96 The Summit SearchLight Richard Lis 814-886-2563 7/96 Frank's Place BBS Frank Lisak 412-422-8246 5/96 The DataWerks Tom Czachor 717-489-0862 3/96 The Seeker's Place Anthony Phillips 610-237-6628 7/96 The Gutter D D Trikk 717-346-3034 6/96 Bird Brains Fernando Robles 610-437-4438 4/96 Swamp Gas's Saloon Sam Michaels 717-652-4382 7/96 South Carolina ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monetta Boy's BBS Shuler Burton 803-685-6020 2/96 South Dakota ~~~~~~~~~~~~ South Dakota's first Rush Room Gaylen Hintz 605-793-2506 7/96 Tennesee ~~~~~~~~ The Tazewell BBS Jim Edmondson 615-626-0557 2/96 The Registry BBS Bill Kern 615-870-0794 2/96 Asgard BBS Eddie Nelson 423-878-8226 5/96 GameLand/2 BBS Michael Walker 423-977-9385 5/96 Texas ~~~~~ Tin Can BBS Rickey Starling 409-544-7098 6/96 Casa De La Luz Chuck Haynes 512-219-9853 3/96 Ralph Cody 512-339-7838 7/96 Dingle Delaware Cathy Keller 512-442-8145 7/96 Rusted Shut Eugene Lee 817-778-2828 7/96 The Cracker Box Bruce Goode 817-737-5436 5/96 WYCKED WAYZ! Jaymz Sommers 512-276-7470 5/96 Utah ~~~~ Virginia ~~~~~~~~ AD Public Message System James Goldbloom 703-998-2958 2/96 Servant of the Lord BBS Charles Wootten 804-590-2161 6/96 PowerBase BBS Chris Elliott 804-793-3618 5/96 EduComm BBS Keith Wright 804-838-1245 3/96 Little America BBS Tom Barstow 804-564-9013 3/96 The Northern Lights J.D. Barnidge 804-526-8278 7/96 Washington ~~~~~~~~~~ Tacoma Recovery Jim Short 206-589-3820 7/96 West Virginia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wisconsin ~~~~~~~~~ The BIRCH BARK BBS James Fish 414-242-5070 3/96 The Binary Bicycle Scott Daniels 414-375-1877 6/96 MarLyn's Manor Marve & Lynn Heisler 414-432-1393 6/96 K-9 Korner RBBS Ron Mainguth 608-849-9796 4/96 NIKOhost BBS Christopher Nikolai 715-675-5756 7/96 The Buy and Sell BBS Ronald Hansen 414-764-9500 5/96 The Burlington BBS Gary R. 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Run the program UPLOAD.EXE which is included with the ATW door. This program will ask you for some information and will then ZIP up the information and log file. The file created will be called xxxxxxxx.ATW - simply upload this file to T&J Software! T&J Software BBS 717-325-9481 3 Nodes - 28.8k Upload to ATW SUBMISSION file area. E-Mail to: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net Crash it to Fido 1:268/400 2. Your BBS will remain on the list indefinitely as long as the log files are sent to T&J Software at least ONCE every SIX months. 3. After lapsing for SIX months, your BBS listing will be removed. @START@Letter from Tom Greetings, I'm currently sitting here in Toronto Canada typing this letter trying to think of what I should type about (besides how wonderful Toronto is). The number one thing that comes to mind is the future of BBS'ing. I personally feel that the BBS community is dying a slow death. I really hate to say it, but it is true. I see it happening every day. Friends shutting down their BBS's, door registrations down 75% since August 1995, fewer callers calling, door authors not releasing any new projects, and the list goes on. Slowly but surely the internet is gobbling down the BBS community. As local internet access comes to small towns, villages, and borroughs (yes, we have borroughs in Pennsylvania) the gobbling will quickly turn into an all out food fest! Personally, I can only see four ways of surviving the slug fest: 1. Get on the internet. 2. Specialize. 3. Specialize. 4. Specialize. The first item is obvious, get on the internet and open your BBS to the entire world (via telnet, ftp, http, etc.). The rest may be a bit more obscure. You need to specialize your BBS in ONE area (or more if you can handle it) and be the one stop shop for this information. Another key word in the above sentence is INFORMATION. Correct, the Information Age is upon us. Several thousand years from now Information Age will be on the history charts along with Mesozoic and Bronze Ages. Pick an area (preferably something you are knowledgeable about) such as Environmental Information. Develop your WorldBBS into THE source for this information. Make it something the general public would pay for. The number one thing that has made large BBS systems flourish is keeping them FRESH! Keep adding information (remember that word) and keeping the "old" information up-to-date. Turn your WorldBBS into THE site on the net for the information you are providing. Another key is databases of information. By adding various informational databases to your WorldBBS you open up an entire subset of your BBS package. Users being able to do online searches for information (databases) on your system. Databases you create. Information you develop. Instead of having pages, files, and html screens of information (that others may "borrow" from your site) the database will force them to come to your site to search. When asked if I would do an html version of ATW, I declined. The problem with that is having a "single" site running it, with "links" from all over the world to that one site. It basically means my time is being spent in support of one person, I don't like the sounds of that. Thus the world through Tom's eyes.....<G> Do I want the BBS community to die? No! Do I think there is a "need" for BBS's? For Sure! I've made too many friends since 1990 to think otherwise. It's like growing up in a small town with lots of friends and good neighbors and then moving to the city, loosing close friends, having many neighbors, but not knowing them. Perhaps things will change as time goes on, I sure hope so. Well, before I depress myself any further...... See you next month! ...Tom @START@ATW Readers Questions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── MESSAGE FROM: SYSOP Nice Idea...I really like it! How can i get an ad on the magazine? Joker {Rick Longo} Games World Online BBS RESPONSE: Easy Rick! Keep sending the monthly log files and we'll keep your advertisment in the magazine! ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── MESSAGE FROM: Leah Brann Yuck! What's w/ all of this conservative stuff? RESPONSE: Simple! He contributes to the magazine! Writing articles and submitting them to ATW costs nothing, feel free! ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── MESSAGE FROM: Melanie Cavender Hi, I'm new here so I thought I'd say I really like your work. Keep it up. I'll keep on reading. RESPONSE: Thanks, we'll try! ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── @START@ ATW Policy Policy Statement for Across The Wire Monthly BBS Magazine: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POLICY DATE: May 27, 1996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Policy: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. No charge will be collected for access to this magazine. The door/magazine may be run on a pay BBS, but no additional charge will be claimed for access to this information. 2. Individual articles may contain there own copyright information. 3. The copyright notice on Across The Wire magazine is on source code and the door reader only. The following rules shall apply to all articles/screens submitted: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. T&J Software retains the right to refuse any article submitted for publication in Across The Wire magazine. 2. T&J Software reserves the right to modify/change the text of any articles submitted (for spelling and clarity only) for the magazine. 3. T&J Software reserves the right to refuse any ANSI screen submitted for publication in the magazine. BBS ANSI screens will be displayed pending room in the database. We don't want a bloated database filled strictly with BBS ads <G>. 4. BBS advertisements will only be included if the subject BBS is an active BBS carrying the magazine (regular uploading of the log file). 5. ANSI screens in "bad taste" will be rejected. How to Submit Articles: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Articles should be uploaded to T&J Software BBS by the 21st of each month to be included in the next month's magazine. Articles can be uploaded to the following locations: T&J Software BBS 717-325-9481 3 Nodes - 28.8k Upload to ATW SUBMISSION file area. E-Mail to: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net Crash it to Fido 1:268/400 Submitting your BBS Name and Number for inclusion in the magazine: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. A BBS will only be added to the magazine BBS Listing if the sysop of the submitting BBS uploads the magazine log files on a monthly basis. 2. After six months of no magazine log files being sent to T&J Software, the BBS listing will be removed from the list. 3. No charges will be collected to include a BBS name in the listing or for advertising in an ANSI screen. Tom & Jane Wildoner T&J Software @START@Picture Books ages 4-8 Shadowville written and illustrated by Michael Bartalos Tick-Tock by Eileen Browne. Illustrated by David Parkins Kente Colors by Debbi Chocolate. Illustrated by John Ward NOTES FROM THE WINDOWSILL ISSN 1078-8697 An electronic journal of book reviews. Copyright 1996 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Mail web@armory.com with comments or questions. For info and archives, see http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html Vol. 4, No. 5b Picture Books, ages 4-8 5/18/96 __ Shadowville_ written and illustrated by Michael Bartalos. Viking, 1995 (0-670-86161-8) $13.99 Whether they "surf, sail or come by whale," all shadows head towards Shadowville at night. This remarkably illustrated book shows what shadows get up to after their busy day is done: playing shadow sports and eating in the shadow restaurant (where oddly, they never gain an ounce.) Sharply defined, oddly angled black silhouettes, with faces that recall a 1950's aesthetic, create a surreal, fascinating land of Shadow-people; I was particularly fascinated by the Shadow Cacti, who walk from the Gobi with their arms out like Egyptians drawings, juggling buckets of water atop their hands. Although the rhyming text is innocuous and cheerful, there's something just a tad sinister about these pictures, which seems very appropriate to the subject. __ Tick-Tock_ by Eileen Browne. Illustrated by David Parkins. Candlewick, 1994 (1-56402-300-1) $14.95 (reprinted from the hardcover review, volume 2, number 38) The writer and illustrator of _No Problem_ (reviewed volume 1, number 15) have created another delightful mechanistic muddle. When Skip Squirrel's mom goes to the store, warning Skip not to jump on the chairs because something might get broken, it's not hard to guess what will happen next. Soon Skip and her friend Brainy are joyously bounding through the air--and right into Mom's prized cuckoo clock. "Don't panic," says Brainy. "We'll take it to Weasel. She fixes things." But Weasel's specialty is fixing bikes, and trying to fix the clock with some patches and air just doesn't do the trick. Hedgehog's attempts to put new soles on it at her Shoe Emporium are similarly unsuccessful. Finally Owl, after removing the patches, bike oil and shoe laces, manages to get the clock working just in time for Mom's arrival at four--but when the cuckoo comes out, they discover that Owl too, has left her individual mark on it, much to everyone's surprise... especially Mom's. With its zesty look at a familiar predicament and some absurd solutions, this silly story is irresistible. Parkins' goofy watercolors match it perfectly, with humor, animation and delectable little details that will provide hours of visual fun. As in _No Problem_, the all-female animal cast is drawn pleasingly gender-neutral, unencumbered by ribbons, skirts or batted eyelashes. __ Kente Colors_ by Debbi Chocolate. Illustrated by John Ward. Walker, 1996 (0-8027-8388-0) $15.95 In a joyful celebration of the symbolism of colors, this picture book relates the bright, rich colors in West African Kente fabrics to the people, customs and natural beauties of the land of their origin. The text is made up of simple but effective rhymes (or almost-rhymes): "Yellow Kente for pineapples sweet. Sunset Kente red and deep"; the illustration are vividly colored paintings, with contrasting Kente patterns as frames. I would have liked more information about Kente fabric than the book provides, but it is an evocative introduction to West African culture. @START@Picture Books 4-8 From: "Wendy E. Betts" <web@armory.com> Date: 24 May 1996 22:02:33 GMT * Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight by Ogden Nash. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger Nina Bonita by Ana Maria Machado. Illustrated by Rosana Fara * The Trouble With Mister by Debra Keller. Illustrated by Shannon McNeill NOTES FROM THE WINDOWSILL ISSN 1078-8697 An electronic journal of book reviews. Copyright 1996 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Mail web@armory.com with comments or questions. For info and archives, see http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html Vol. 4, No. 5c Picture Books, ages 4-8 5/22/96 __ Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight_ by Ogden Nash. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. Little, Brown, 1996 (0-316-59882-8) $14.95 Custard, the sweet, shy hero of _The Tale of Custard the Dragon_ (reviewed volume 3, number 6e) returns to prove once again that even a cowardly dragon can be brave. When maiden Belinda is kidnapped by the wicked Sir Garagoyle--who's twice as big as a big gorilla and covered in armor like an armadilla--her swaggering pets Ink, Blink and Mustard are suddenly extremely busy elsewhere. It's up to Custard to tackle the fierce knight and rescue Belinda from his dismal dungeon. Once again, Munsinger's witty pen & ink and watercolor illustrations bring the loveable dragon, stuck-up pets and (usually) unflappable Belinda to life. The depiction of Belinda is especially charming--a plain little girl whose fairy-tale maiden status is denoted by the princess headdress she always wears, tied under her chin. (A spare can be seen on her hatstand.) Nash's hilarious verses paint vivid images on their own, but now that they've been matched with these pictures, it's hard to imagine them in any other context. * __ Nina Bonita_ by Ana Maria Machado. Illustrated by Rosana Fara. Kane/Miller, 1996 (0-916291-63-4) $9.95 Nina Bonita is a beautiful little Brazilian girl, with eyes "like two shiny black olives" and skin as dark and glossy as "a panther in the rain." Her neighbor, a white rabbit with pink ears, thinks that Nina Bonita is the loveliest person he's ever seen and longs to have a daughter just like her--but when he asks Nina for the secret that makes her skin so dark and pretty, Nina makes a few wild guesses, with some pretty silly results for the rabbit, who tries spilling ink on himself, drinking coffee, and eating blackberries until he can barely move. Finally Nina's mother decides to set things straight, telling the rabbit that Nina looks just like her grandmother. With that in mind, the white rabbit finds a lovely black rabbit to marry and soon has a delightful family of every color and shade. Originally published in Brazil, _Nina Bonita_ brings a carefree simplicity to the subjects of skin color and multi-racial families that few American books can match. It may, in fact, seem overly simplistic to an American audience, but I found it rather relaxing to see the volatile issues treated so matter-of-factly, like a glimpse of an ideal world. The illustrations amply justify the rabbit's viewpoint, showing an exquisitely beautiful girl with a cloud of smoky hair, whose dark skin glows richly amid the pastel background showing life in Brazil. __ The Trouble With Mister_ by Debra Keller. Illustrated by Shannon McNeill. Chronicle, 1995 (0-8118-0358-9) $13.95 An enchanting tribute to the power of love and imagination, this is the story of a boy who wants a dog so badly, he manages to create one. Mister is a huge purple dog, with one green eye, one blue eye, and yellow socks on his paws to keep him warm in the winter. At first he only exists on the paper on which Alex drew him, folded over and over to be pocket sized--but then one fateful night, Mister comes to life! Alex is thrilled to be able to play with his pet, but when he wakes up in the morning, Mister is gone. Has he finally gotten a dog only to lose him? Illustrated with wacky, slightly surreal pictures that have an almost 3-D effect--except for Mister, who is charmingly water-colored, even when alive--this is a funny, tender and wondrous story. Children may be confused about Mister's abrupt changes from paper to real to paper again, but it's the sort of confusion that leads to new thoughts and discoveries. * @START@NET.SEARCH REVIEW: Net.Search, William Eager et al, QUE Corporation, 1995 Net.Search is about finding information on the Internet As we all know, there is a lot of material and information there - the question is how and where to find it. Its fairly simple once you know the tricks. I have reviewed a couple of Bill Eager's books in the past and found that this title which is a group effort is a good way to start learning how to perform searches on the net. The first questions Net.Search addresses are what kind of information can be found on the Internet and how to search for what you want. Other important areas covered are strategies for effective searching, databases, search tools such as Gopher, Veronica and WAIS. Web searching is also covered and includes information onWebCrawler, Lycos and Yahoo. File transfer is also detailed and how to search for files using Archie through the Web, Telnet and even by e-mail for those whose access is limited to mail only. While on the subject of files, the author-team covers UUencoding, compressing and uncompressing files using PKZip and other utilities, viewing pictures and listening to audio. Another important area addressed in Net.Search is copyright issues - both copyright law and software licensing. Then there's some material on newsgroups and mailing lists with instructions on using both including searching for those that are of interest to you. Finally there are some advanced techniques covering database search engines and Boolean and natural languale searching. This book addresses a definite need today - how to find things on the Net. There are now books on using specific Net searching tools but Net.Search gives everyone from the casual to accomplished users a comprehensive overview of most of them in one volume. %T Net.Search %A William Eager, Larry Donahue, David Forsyth, Kenneth Milton and Martin Waterhouse %I QUE %C Indianapolis Indiana %D 1995 %O $24.99 USA, $33.99 Canada %G ISBN: 0-7897-0242-8 %P 387 pahes, paperbound %K Internet, Communications/Online (C) 1996 Michael Crestohl Nahant Massachusetts USA mc@shore.net @START@NET VOTE REVIEW: Net Vote - Follow the 1996 Campaign Online! Greenberg & Miller This book (actually two of them) seems to be a good bit of fun. Election campaigns are serious business - there's a lot at stake. Most of us find the numerous campaigns tiresome at best after the candidates have been chosen. There are two versions of Net Vote - one for Democrats with Bill & Al on the cover and one for Republicans with Bob and Newt. The contents however are identical. Politicians are quick to jump on anything that will get their name and platform before the electorate. The Net is so powerful a tool that any politico in his right mind will try to harness it. All the presidential candidates have (or had) home pages and several are now offline. This book was probably written before the New Hampshire primary and some of the hopefuls are no longer around. But for those who are still in the running, their home pages have become glossier and slicker complete with sound and videos. Some of the more interesting places to visit are the sites of the "also-rans" - the more obscure guys trying to be elected President. We don't hear much about them through local media and several of these candidates have a certain amount of entertainment value. Also there are several of the more interesting parties, issues and personalities. I found Net Vote an interesting directory of politically-oriented Net and Web sites but better get it quick - because after November its going to be a souvenir - a remembrance of campaign 1996 when the hoopla is all over. %T Net Vote - Follow the 1996 Campaign Online! %A Ben Greenberg & Kristin Miller %I Michael Wolff & Company Publishing %C New York, NY %D 1996 %O $12.95 %G ISBN: 0-679-77028-3 Democratic Edition 0-679-77028-4 Republican Edition %P 183 pages %K USA politics, 1996 elections (C) 1996 Michael Crestohl Nahant Massachusetts USA mc@shore.net @START@YA Fantasy & Science Fiction Singularity by William Sleator The Night the Heads Came by William Sleator If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan NOTES FROM THE WINDOWSILL ISSN 1078-8697 An electronic journal of book reviews. Copyright 1996 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Mail web@armory.com with comments or questions. For info and archives, see http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html Vol. 4, No. 5f Young Adult Fiction: Fantasy & SF 5/26/96 __ Singularity_ by William Sleator. Dutton, 1985; Puffin, 1995 (0-14-037598-8) $3.99 pb One of Sleator's most interesting stories, this is a fast-paced yet thoughtful look at the relationship between time and change, a coming-of-age story with a terrific science-fiction twist. Harry and Barry are twins, yet somehow Harry always feels young and foolish next to his more aggressive brother. When they discover an amazing secret--a playhouse in which time moves thousands of times faster than normal--Barry immediately takes control and refuses to let Harry tell anyone, even after Harry deduces that the playhouse may be a gateway to another universe, and an extremely toothy monster (visible through its reflection in water) may be approaching their world through it. That's when Harry realizes that the special properties of the playhouse may be just what needs to change the balance of power in their relationship, and he locks himself away for what will be a year to him--yet only a night to Barry. He wants to be the older brother--but what he doesn't expect is that what started as an act of jealous defiance would become a spiritual journey. Although Sleator's prose is fairly lightweight, the basic themes of this story are quite profound. The effects of Harry's year in the playhouse are beautifully imagined; his growing inner serenity, even in the face of the approaching menace, change the tone of the book from scary thrills to contemplative wisdom. It's totally unexpected-- and completely enthralling. __ The Night the Heads Came_ by William Sleator. Dutton, 1996 (0-525-45463-2) $15.99 Sleator's latest science fiction thriller is a rather disappointing "alien abduction" story with an implausible environmental twist. When Leo and his artist friend Tim are captured by bizarre, bodiless aliens,only Leo is returned--with his memory erased and a mind-controlling implant in his ear. Accused of foul play by TimUs parents--who strangely seem more concerned about the $357 Tim was carrying than about their lost son--Leo is sent to a hypnotist, who "uncovers" a patently ridiculous memory of an abduction by little green men. Then Tim returns, with a stack of nightmarish drawings and a confused story about dangerous aliens called The Others. . . leaving Leo to try and figure out which of his memories are real, what the aliens want from him and his friend, and just whose side he should be on. As is often the case with Sleator's books, _The Night the Heads Came_ is long on plot and action but short on detail and characterization; in fact its present tense narrative is terse to the point of resembling a rough draft, with none of the smooth inevitable-feeling unfolding of events that made previous Sleator books like _Interstellar Pig_ so chilling. Still, I have to admit its grisly aliens gave me quite a case of the heebie-jeebies. __ If I Should Die Before I Wake_ by Han Nolan. Harcourt Brace, 1994 (0-15-238040-X) $16.95; 1996 (0-15-238041-8) $6.00 pb (Reprinted from the hardcover review, volume 2, number 39) Hilary, a young member of the "Aryan Warriors," a Neo-Nazi organization, lies in a coma after a motorcycle accident. Seemingly lifeless, her mind still works furiously, ceaselessly spewing a torrent of hate for her mother and for Jews, whom she blames for her fatherUs death. Then she finds her consciousness slipping away--into the body of a girl called Chana, a Jewish girl who lived during the Holocaust, 50 years before. At first Hilary thinks her visions are a meaningless dream and refuses to accept their significance, but they keep coming. Inside Chana, Hilary experiences the fear, pain, loss and despair of the Jews in the Nazi ghettos and concentration camps, becoming one with her in her suffering until she can no longer tell where Chana's life ends and hers begins. The inherent power of this story is somewhat marred by an ambitious narrative style that isn't completely successful. Hilary's tormented inner voice, half watered-down expletives and half confused flashbacks, does not give a convincing explanation of her anti-semitism. Chana's narrative works better, especially as it become the focal point of the novel: the recreation of the physical and emotional horrors of the Holocaust is vivid and soul-wrenching. (At one point, Chana realizes that the smell of Auschwitz is that of "human flesh, human hair and bones burning. I was drenched in it, choking with it, but I knew that in order for me to live, I had to breathe, I had to inhale this residue of someone else's life.") Chana's story, describing in bitter detail her efforts to keep both her body and spirit alive, builds in power until finally the war is over and she has survived--in part, as her intuitive grandmother tells her, because Hilary's spirit was with her. "She was the brave Chana, the strong Chana, the Chana who could cry and mourn so many deaths, so much destruction, so that you wouldn't have to. . . Your _shvester_, your other self, kept your soul alive." In a deeply moving ending, the separate spirits of the two girls talk to each other for the first time--only now Chana is the old woman she is in Hilary's time, another patient in the hospital. By sharing her experiences with Hilary she has saved her life, just as Hilary's presence saved _hers_ in the past. And now, she tells Hilary, it is her turn to share what she knows with others, to be a witness: "I reached out to you. I touched you. I screamed, and you heard. . . In hearing me, in understanding me, you have given my past new meaning. It will change the meaning of your past as well, and someday your life as an angry child who has turned her hate to love will change still another life." @START@Rhyming Books ages 2-6 While You Sleep by Julia Moore. Illustrated by Lyn Gilbert "I Don't Care" Said the Bear written and illustrated by Colin West Toddlerobics written and illustrated by Zita Newcome Eek! There's a Mouse in the House written and illustrated by Wong Herbert Yee NOTES FROM THE WINDOWSILL ISSN 1078-8697 An electronic journal of book reviews. Copyright 1996 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Mail web@armory.com with comments or questions. For info and archives, see http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html Vol. 4, No. 5g Picture Books: Rhyming, ages 2-6 5/27/96 __ While You Sleep_ by Julia Moore. Illustrated by Lyn Gilbert. Dutton, 1996 (0-525-45462-4) $11.99 Lyrical, evocative, yet very simple, this is a sweet and soothing lullaby that describes the activities of the outside world, where "sea plants sway, clown fish play, sunflowers bloom, hummingbirds zoom," all "while you sleep." Possibly some toddlers may find this more intriguing then soporific, but the general effect is lulling and comforting. Lush, glowing pictures show a variety of different natural landscapes, peacefully inhabited. (2-4) __ "I Don't Care" Said the Bear_ written and illustrated by Colin West. Candlewick, 1996 (1-56402-807-0) $9.99 As the bear walks around "with his nose in the air," he takes no heed of the small voice that warns him of "a moose on the loose and a bad-tempered goose." Even "a pig who is big and a snake from the lake" don't rattle him--but when the bear realizes that the voice that's been warning him belongs to a teeny-weeny mouse, he runs off in terror, leaving the other animals in stitches. This is a fun look at a familiar theme, with a repetitive text that reads aloud nicely. West's watercolor pictures are appropriately silly and expressive, particularly the snooty bear and the very clearly ticked-off goose. (2-4) __ Toddlerobics_ written and illustrated by Zita Newcome. Candlewick, 1996 (1-56402-809-7) $14.99 Eight energetic toddlers take us through an exhilarating workout in this animated rhyming book. In "toddler gym" the exuberant youngsters "stretch up high and touch the sky," to begin their playful exercises; young listeners who have been getting restless will be happy to join them. Beginning readers may also enjoy reading--and acting out--this book with younger siblings, and just a touch of exercise class parody is amusing for adult readers, without going over the top. The watercolors pictures of brightly outfitted toddlers against a white background are lively and cute, a bit in the plump, rosy-cheeked style of the Anholts' books. (2-6/4-6) __ Eek! There's a Mouse in the House_ written and illustrated by Wong Herbert Yee. Houghton Mifflin, 1992; 1995 (0-395-72029-X) $4.95 pb and cassette tape (reprinted from the hardcover review, volume 3, number 7b) When a little girl spots a mouse in her house, she send in the Cat to chase it. But then the Cat knocks over a lamp, so she has to send in the Dog to catch it. . . and soon the house is so full of animals, she has to send in the Elephant to chase them all out. . . except for the mouse. With a light rhyming text and pictures that get increasingly chaotic and absurd as each new animal joins in, this is a very funny and enjoyable read. The cheerfully nonchalant expressions of the animals are especially delightful, as they scamper and dance through the house, playing with everything they see and painting a surreal picture of what animals might get up to if they only could. This book and tape package comes in a handy plastic "carry-along case." The tape, with "turn the page" signals on one side and a plain version on the other features a slow, expressive reading by Will Hines and a chirpy, noisy, repetitive soundtrack reminiscent of Merry-Go-Round music. (2-6/4-6) @START@Visual Activities ages 3-10 Just Look photographed by Tana Hoban Animal Faces by Kyoko Toda. Photographed by Akira Satoh NOTES FROM THE WINDOWSILL ISSN 1078-8697 An electronic journal of book reviews. Copyright 1996 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Mail web@armory.com with comments or questions. For info and archives, see http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html Vol. 4, No. 5h Picture Books: Visual Activity, ages 3-10 5/29/96 __ Just Look_ photographed by Tana Hoban. Greenwillow, 1996 (0-688-14040-8) $16.00 In this wordless book, die-cut pages and photographs offer readers three distinct ways of looking at everyday objects: a section seen through a circle, the object itself, and the object in its background. For example, a luminous pink ball with odd red lines is revealed as the inside of a rabbit's ear; turning the page shows us a a group of rabbits from a distance. This is a remarkably effective way to show the aesthetic value of objects we would normally not give a second glance--a reminder of the fun we can have with our eyes just about anywhere. __ Animal Faces_ by Kyoko Toda. Translated by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum. Photographed by Akira Satoh. Kane/Miller, 1996 (0-916291-62-6) $16.95 Extremely entertaining as well as educational, this charming book from Japan shows that all animals are unique individuals. Each two-page spread is devoted to a particular type of animal represented by 21 different photographs. A brief description of the animal is followed by a question for readers to ponder as they look at the photos: "What helps you tell one giraffe face from another?" "Can you spot the orangutans who look ready for mischief?" (Almost all of them, I thought.) The astonishing variety of expressions the different animals display is quite fascinating and makes the touch of anthropomorphism in the text easy to forgive. An underlying theme of the book is the threat of extinction many animals face. The page about wolves is particularly effective: after noting that wolves have been killed off in Japan because they were thought to be dangerous, the book asks "Do these wolves look especially dangerous to you?" while showing utterly beguiling photos of doglike, sad-eyed creatures. (A few scary ones do help explain how they got that reputation.) Unusually long for a picture book, _Animal Faces_ covers 24 different animals, showing 504 different faces--each more intriguing than the last. Not only does it provide hours of visual fun, it leaves readers more interested in the world around them--unlike finding Waldo one more time. @START@Nonfiction Culture/Society ages 9 & up City Within a City: How Kids Live in New YorkUs Chinatown by Kathleen Krull. Illustrated by David Hautzig The Other Side: How Kids Live in a California Latino Neighborhood by Kathleen Krull. Illustrated by David Hautzig * Bar Mitzvah by Eric A. Kimmel Bat Mitzvah by Barbara Diamond Goldin Young, Gay and Proud edited by Don Romesburg The Journey Out by Rachel Pollack and Cheryl Schwartz NOTES FROM THE WINDOWSILL ISSN 1078-8697 An electronic journal of book reviews. Copyright 1996 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Mail web@armory.com with comments or questions. For info and archives, see http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html Vol. 4, No. 5i Nonfiction: Society/Culture, ages 9 & up 5/29/96 __ City Within a City: How Kids Live in New York's Chinatown_ & _The Other Side: How Kids Live in a California Latino Neighborhood_ by Kathleen Krull. Illustrated by David Hautzig. Lodestar, 1994 (0-525-67437-3; 0-525-67438-1) $15.99 each; Puffin, 1996 (0-14-036520-6; 0-14-03621-4) $6.99 each pb (reprinted from the hardcover review, volume 2, number 54) These titles in the "World of My Own" series are an interesting look into the lives of American children who belong to two cultures: the outside world of "typical" American life, and the often vastly different inner world of ethnic neighborhoods. Each book explores the lives of several children, describing the different ways in which their multicultural background affects their relationships with family, friends and outsiders to their home world, as they try to maintain a sometimes difficult balance between the comforts of assimilation and the values of their ethnic culture. Plentiful colored photographs give a very good sense of what these neighborhoods look and feel like, with sidebars offering further historical and cultural background about them. The simplistic text is somewhat less effective, often reading as if the author is merely reporting the childrenUs answers to survey-like questions, without going into any depth. But for the most part it succeeds in what it tries to do, discussing everyday details that will resonant with young readers--Chao's fights with his mother over whether to watch a Chinese or American TV station, for example. Using more than one child's voice is effective, showing that there are different reactions to the multicultural experience (Sze Ki thinks Chinese comedies are funnier than American ones), as well as similarities. (9-13) __ Bar Mitzvah_ by Eric A. Kimmel. Viking, 1995 (0-670-85540-5) $15.00 __ Bat Mitzvah_ by Barbara Diamond Goldin. Viking, 1996 (0-670-86034-4) $14.99 These companion volumes examine the religious, social and personal significance of the ancient coming of age ceremony for Jewish boys and the fairly recently created parallel ceremony for Jewish girls. The two books have somewhat different flavors: _Bar Mitzvah_ concentrates on explaining the many meanings behind the traditional ceremony, while _Bat Mitzvah_ is more of a handbook for girls preparing their ceremony--which having no set traditions, can be celebrated in many different ways. Both books use stories and interviews to convey the deep spiritual meaning the coming of age ceremony can have for Jewish adolescents; _Bar Mitzvah_ is particularly stirring, with the author's passion for his subject quite evident. * (11 & up) __ Young, Gay and Proud_ edited by Don Romesburg. Illustrated by Michael Willhoite. AlyCat, 1995 (1-55583-279-2) $5.95 pb Originally published as a groundbreaking pamphlet for gay teens, _Young, Gay and Proud_ has now been revised for the fourth time, to address the needs of gay teens in the 90's. Combining factual chapters on myths, safe sex, coming out and so forth with personal essays by gay teenagers, it's an outspoken and thorough handbook designed to help answer the many questions young people have when they first begin to realize they're "not like everybody else." In fact, as these statistics and personal accounts show, although they may not be like _everybody_ else, they're certainly not alone. Although it is no longer the only book of its kind (see the following review of _The Journey Out_) _Young, Gay and Proud_ has the advantage of being written mostly by young people and being published by a small press; consequently, its narrative voices feel comradely--even more so when they're occasionally a bit naive--and it's not afraid to be quite blunt about sex. This may make it vulnerable to censorship, but with the suicide rate for gay teens still shockingly high, this is a book that every school and library with young adult patrons should try to make available. (14 & up) __ The Journey Out_ by Rachel Pollack and Cheryl Schwartz. Viking, 1995 (0-670-85845-5) $14.99; Puffin, 1995 (0-14-037254-7) $6.99 pb Covering much of the same material as _Young, Gay and Proud_, _The Journey Out_ has a more balanced, comprehensive and authoritative tone, which may make it a more popular choice with schools and libraries, as well as with some readers. Although strongly and completely gay-positive, it also feels more accessible to straight readers, which makes it an excellent choice for classroom use. I found it generally the more appealing book, in terms of both text and design--but both have their merits. (12 & up) @START@Fiction ages 6-9 Trouble Will Find You by Joan M. Lexau. Illustrated by Michael Chesworth The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman. Illustrated by Dee DeRosa NOTES FROM THE WINDOWSILL ISSN 1078-8697 An electronic journal of book reviews. Copyright 1996 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Mail web@armory.com with comments or questions. For info and archives, see http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html Vol. 4, No. 5j Children's Fiction, ages 6-9 5/31/96 __ Trouble Will Find You_ by Joan M. Lexau. Illustrated by Michael Chesworth. Houghton Mifflin, 1994; Avon Camelot, 1996 (0-380-72565-7) $3.99 pb "Stay out of trouble one day," says Diz's father. "Then you can have a dog." Surely Diz can do it--after all, he never _means_ to get into trouble, it just happens. Little does he know that his efforts to stay out of trouble are going to lead to finding a valuable ruby, catching a burglar, rescuing four homeless puppies and finally making his dream come true. Although it's nicely characterized and often quite funny, this story has a dated feel that may not appeal to young readers used to more sophisticated fare. (6-8) __ The Magic Finger_ by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. 1966; Viking, 1995 (0-670-85252-X) $14.99 Revenge has never been sweeter--or sillier--than in this lively story about a little girl with some very strong opinions and a very strong way of expressing them. She doesn't really want to hurt anyone--but when she gets mad, she starts to see red, and suddenly her Magic Finger sends out an electric flash and "things begin to happen." When her neighbors the Gregg family refuse to stop hunting animals and birds, the little girl sees red. The next thing they know, the Greggs are nesting in a tree while a giant family of ducks moves into their house, to lie on William's bed, play with Phillip's electric train--and hold Mr. Gregg's gun. . . All ends happily though, with the Gregg's thoroughly chastened and converted to the anti-hunting movement. Blake's expressive, whimsical pen & ink drawings are perfect to illustrate this oddball story, which also makes a fun read-aloud. (6-8) __ Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman_ by Stephanie Greene. Illustrated by Dee DeRosa. Clarion, 1996 (0-395-72098-2) $14.95 "Parents always said things like that. They said names could never hurt you. But kids were smarter. They knew they could." More than anything, Owen hates being short. His best friend Joseph says it's worse being fat, but Owen knows he's wrong: "Being small was practically the worst thing that could happen to you. Unless you were small, you couldn't understand." But when the most terrible day of the year arrives, height-and-weight-chart day, Owen is for once left unscathed by the nurse's booming remarks; it is Joseph who is publicly humiliated. Owen rushes to his friend's defense--and is suddenly in big, big trouble. With believable depictions of childhood relationships and concerns, this warm and funny book gently conveys a positive message about size and character without ever losing its empathetic insight into childhood feelings. Owen's legitimate dread of height-and-weight- chart day will strike familiar chords in many readers, as will his difficulty in getting any adults to really understand his problem. I was a little unsatisfied by the conclusion, in which Mrs. Jackson agrees she shouldn't make personal remarks that everyone can hear; it doesn't seem to occur to anyone, including the author, that she shouldn't make them at all. But aside from that personal quibble, I found this to be a very likeable and encouraging story. (6-9) @START@Counting Books ages 3-8 Dinner at the Panda Palace by Stephanie Calmenson. Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott One, Two, Three, Count With Me written and illustrated by Catherine and Laurence Anholt Dragon Naps by Lynne Betrand. Illustrated by Janet Street NOTES FROM THE WINDOWSILL ISSN 1078-8697 An electronic journal of book reviews. Copyright 1996 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Mail web@armory.com with comments or questions. For info and archives, see http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html Vol. 4, No. 5l Picture Books: Counting/Numbers, ages 3-8 5/31/96 __ Dinner at the Panda Palace_ by Stephanie Calmenson. Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. HarperTrophy, 1996 (0-69470-054-1) $7.95 pb and cassette tape The joint is really jumping at Mr. Panda's restaurant, when a hungry elephant comes in lugging his trunk, two tired lions arrive, happy to shed their royals robes, three pigs dash in trying to lose a wolf and a group of four peacocks walks in with heads held up high. Eventually fifty-five diners fill the Panda Palace--but helpful Mr. Panda can always find room for one more. Basic counting has rarely been more delightfully reinforced than in this infectiously fun story. The effortlessly rhyming text and lively watercolors build on each other perfectly, offering a wealth of comic details about the customers, who each have an individual and appropriate style of dress and taste in food. This book and cassette package includes a reading by Russell Horton, who does a nice job of giving different voices to each animal. Beginning readers can read along with "turn-the-page" cues or enjoy a plain version on the other side. (3-8/4-8) __ One, Two, Three, Count With Me_ written and illustrated by Catherine and Laurence Anholt. Viking, 1994 (0-670-85261-9) $12.99; Puffin, 1996 (0-14-055596-X) $4.99 pb (reprinted from the hardcover review, volume 2, number 41) This counting book offers a lot of textual support for its small, whimsical drawings, making it an excellent choice for those who have already learned the numbers from one to ten but still need counting practice. The rhyming text encourages the reader to participate, while each page offers different kinds of items to count, making it a new game each time. An unusual touch is an increasing level of difficulty: in the first pages, items are grouped from one to ten, but in later pages they're out of order, offering a new challenge and a more flexible approach. The cute little pictures are clearly defined and also fun to look at, although the Anholt's apple-cheeked children are sometimes a bit too precious for my tastes. (3-8) __ Dragon Naps_ by Lynne Betrand. Illustrated by Janet Street. Viking, 1996 (0-670-85403-4) $14.99 "_One_ day, _two_ dragons' mothers said these _three_ words: `Time for naps.'" The two dragons hate napping, but they dutifully go upstairs, to pass the time as best they can, including thinking of _twelve_ places they'd like to go on vacation, _thirteen_ things they'd buy (including beds with escape hatches), and fourteen things they can't stand (naps are number 13). It's not really a counting book and the mildly subversive humor of this story can be enjoyed for its own sake, but readers learning number progressions will also enjoy the clever construction of the text. Street's witty pictures match the wry tone of the text, capturing the painful boredom of the dragons without becoming boring themselves; in a funny twist on traditional counting book style, each page which includes a written number also shows the numeral in an appropriate place in the illustrations--a fifteen watt light bulb, for example. (3-8) @START@Young Adult Novels Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden NOTES FROM THE WINDOWSILL ISSN 1078-8697 An electronic journal of book reviews. Copyright 1996 Wendy E. Betts. Reproduction for personal and non-profit use is permitted only if this copyright notice is retained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission. Mail web@armory.com with comments or questions. For info and archives, see http://www.armory.com/~web/notes.html Vol. 4, No. 6a Young Adult Novels 6/4/96 __ Rats Saw God_ by Rob Thomas. Simon & Schuster, 1996 (0-689-80207-2) $17.00 Introducing a promising new voice in young adult fiction, _Rats Saw God_ is a hip, funny yet intensely felt portrait at a bright, smartass, very unhappy teenager who discovers that for most of his life he's been a rebel without a clue. In almost no time and for no apparent reason, Steve York has gone from being a 4.0 student with near perfect attendance to an almost dropped-out "pothead." When DeMouy, the school counselors asks "Do you mind telling me how someone who makes a 760 verbal on his SAT fails English?" Steve replies "I couldn't make it all the way through _The Outsiders_ again." But Steve does care enough about school to want to graduate--and he needs that English credit. And so he agrees to make it up by writing a hundred page paper and decides, for once, to take the classic advice and write about what he knows. "I hoped DeMouy would appreciate what I was about to do. In order to bypass summer school, I was set to open wounds that had never really healed." Alternating between descriptions of his current life and his first two years at Grace High School, Steve tells the story of his antagonistic relationship with his famous father (always dismissively referred to as "the astronaut"), his creative involvement in GOD (Grace Order of Dadaists), and how his heart was "run through frappe, puree, and liquify on a love blender" by fellow Dadaist Wanda, aka Dub. In the process, he begins to understand things about himself--and his father, and Dub--that he hadn't realized before. And he finds those opened wounds beginning to heal. Narrated with about equal amounts of wit and teenaged angst, _Rats Saw God_ is a very believable look at a particular kind of high school experience. The long description of the progress of Steve's relationship with Dub drags a little and his transformation at the end seems overdone for dramatic effect, but the story as a whole is insightful and compelling. __ Tomorrow, When the War Began_ by John Marsden. Houghton Mifflin, 1995 (0-395-70673-4) $13.95 For Ellie and her friends, the end of a carefree camping trip in the Australian bush becomes a bizarre nightmare when they return to find their families missing, their farm animals dead and every comfortable, trustworthy aspect of day-to-day life suddenly gone. As it becomes clear that their country has been invaded, the group of friends realize they have to prepare for lives in hiding--and make some difficult decisions about how much they can or should participate in the war against the invaders. For all of them it becomes not just a time for fear and grief, but an ongoing challenge that reveals strengths and weaknesses they never knew they had. Marsden eases into this story by describing the camping trip, giving us a chance to get to know the characters and their relationships--and building our sense of uneasiness. The plot quickly becomes terrifying and remains suspenseful to the end, yet there's more to it than thrills--there are also breaks in the action for the characters to think about what's happening to them. Ellie is the narrator, "plain old Ellie, nothing special about me, middle of the road in every way," and her changes she experiences are particularly intense, as she discovers herself capable of strategy, cunning--and violence. Trying to cope with the personal aftermath of her actions, Ellie must delve into the serious questions of right and wrong: "All I could think to do was to trust to instinct. . . human laws, moral laws, religious laws, they seemed artificial and basic, almost childlike. I had a sense within me to find the right thing to do, and I had to have faith in that sense." It's unusual and stimulating to see a coming-of-age-during wartime story from the point of view of a girl--and a girl playing an active, courageous part. Intensely personal, Ellie's narrative describes her feelings of lost innocence and her growing attraction for two of the boys in her group as well as her crisis of conscience. The narrative voice isn't perfect: the romantic elements are rather self-conscious and some of the speeches Ellie reports don't ring true, like badly delivered monologues. But there's also a lot that's strong and powerful. Thought-provoking as well as breathlessly exciting, _Tomorrow, When the War Began_ is hard to put down. I just hope the sequel is published in America, and quickly! @START@Deathmatch Tips Hi, I am the author of a Doom web page you may have seen titled, "The Doom and Doom2 Deathmatch Tips Page." I have created a new web page titled, "Deathmatch Tips at Large." This page is forum for the exchange of Doom deathmatch tips. Anyone may contribute a deathmatch tip to this page by sending me an e-mail with the subject line "Tips at Large". Which brings me to the reason why I am writing this: I am looking for skilled players to submit tips. If you are interested in submitting a deathmatch playing tip, you can find "The Doom and Doom2 Deathmatch Tips Page" at: http://www.sscf.ucsb.edu/~duncan/doom/tips.html or go directly to the "Deathmatch Tips at Large" page at: http://www.sscf.ucsb.edu/~duncan/doom/atlarge.html I hope to hear from you. Sincerely, Brian @START@DOOM: FTP and WWW Sites - * < DOOM FTP/WWW Site List > * - May 21, 1996 Apr 09 - Resolved "?" items, removed idsoftware partial mirror. New http gamers.org mirror path, location for ftptree/ftpbush. New Strife homepage. New !?WTF Productions!? URL. Added 5 URLs. Apr 30 - Updated Stan Olson's link, added 2 others. May 07 - Updated a few entries, added 3 others, removed a few index.html's. | May 21 - Added Australian powerup.com and Illinoisian (:D) ais.net mirrors, | Added long overdue link to the html-ized RGCD FAQ, + 7 more URLs. | Frans de Vries is the maintainer during JVE's absence this summer. NOTE: Various WWW versions of this document are available, including one at http://www.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/docs/rgcd-pips/FTP_WWW_sites.html Primary DOOM FTP Sites and Mirrors ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The "Primary" site contains the "master copy" of the DOOM FTP Archive. Contributions can be uploaded to the /pub/idgames/incoming directory, but LMPs should be uploaded to the /pub/idgames/lmps/incoming directory. "Mirror" sites each have a duplicate of the primary's idgames hierarchy (sometimes with a different name) that is updated on a daily basis. If a mirror site is closer to you, please use it instead of the primary. Log in as "anonymous" or "ftp". Use your e-mail address as the password. California: ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/ (Primary Site) 165.113.58.253 http://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/ Oregon: ftp://ftp.orst.edu/pub/doom/ 128.193.128.6 Arizona: ftp://ftp.infomagic.com/pub/mirrors/doom/ 165.113.211.2 Wisconsin: ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/id/id-mirror/ 206.230.220.2 http://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/games/id/id-mirror/ | Illinois: ftp://ftp.ais.net/pub/idgames/ 199.0.154.8 Virginia: ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/pc_games/doom/ 152.163.200.5 New York: ftp://ftp.gamers.org/pub/games/idgames/ 128.205.37.150 http://ftp.gamers.org/pub/games/idgames/ England: ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/idgames/ 193.63.255.1 http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/idgames/ England: ftp://ftp.dungeon.com/pub/msdos/games/IDgames/ 193.130.144.3 France: ftp://ftp.calvacom.fr/pub/pc/doom/ 194.2.168.3 France: ftp://ftp.jussieu.fr/pub/idgames/ 132.227.77.2 Belgium: ftp://ftp.linkline.be/mirror/idgames/ 194.51.224.5 Germany: ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pc/msdos/games/doom/ 160.45.10.6 Austria: ftp://flinux.tu-graz.ac.at/pub/idsoftware/ 129.27.2.237 Sweden: ftp://ftp.luth.se/pub/games/doom/ 130.240.16.39 Sweden: ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/ 130.238.127.3 http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/ South Africa: ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/msdos/idgames/ 146.232.212.21 Taiwan: ftp://nctuccca.edu.tw/PC/games/DOOM/ 140.111.1.10 | Australia: ftp://ftp.dstc.edu.au/pub/idgames/ 130.102.181.31 | Australia: ftp://ftp.powerup.com.au/pub/games/doom/ 203.2.122.72 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NOTE: World Wide Web surfers can use http://www.cdrom.com to browse the /pub/idgames directories. Unfortunately, file HREFs use ftp:, so copy, paste, and edit the link to use http: for faster access. :) SPECIAL NOTE: John Van Essen (that's me!) created a WWW page showing the www.gamers.org/pub/games/idgames hierarchy in a graphical directory tree format with hyperlinks to each directory at www.gamers.org. http://www.gamers.org/ftp/ftptree.html has full tree. http://www.gamers.org/ftp/ftpbush.html has fewer subdirs. Other DOOM-Related FTP Sites ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Texas: ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/ 192.246.40.6 -Official id Software Distribution Site N. Carolina: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/games/doom/ 152.2.254.81 -Official Linux DOOM Distribution Site California: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/doom/ 192.9.5.5 -Official Sun DOOM Distribution Site California: ftp://ftp.activesw.com/pub/doom/ 205.158.31.66 -Official DoomArena Distribution Site England: ftp://ftp.mantis.co.uk/pub/doom/ 193.129.10.1 -Archive of rec.games.computer.doom.announce DOOM-Related WWW Sites ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ General DOOM Info ----------------- http://www.idsoftware.com/ -Id Software Inc. homepage (creators of DOOM) http://doomgate.cs.buffalo.edu/ -DoomGate Index http://www.mantis.co.uk/doom/ -"Mantis DOOM page" - home of rgcd.announce archive http://www.gtinteractive.com/ -GT Interactive Software Inc. homepage (distributors of DOOM) http://www.gamers.org/~rogue/strife.html -"Strife" homepage http://www.ravensoft.com/ -Raven Software Corp. - Creaters of Hexen and Heretic http://www.cam-orl.co.uk/~fms/dht.html -"Doom Honorific Titles" http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/misc/doombench.html -DOOM Benchmark - system performance using Doom as benchmark http://www.omnigroup.com/Software/Doom/ -OMNI Development Inc's DOOM II for NEXTSTEP http://www.yahoo.com/Recreation/Games/Computer_Games/Titles/Doom/ -Yahoo's list of DOOM-related links http://www.ypn.com/games2/a659.html -"Your Personal Network" DOOM page (wide range of info) http://www.ypn.com/games2/a662.html -"Your Personal Network" Other 3-D games page (Heretic/Hexen/Quake) DOOM Help and FAQ's ------------------- http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~mapleson/doom/doom.html -DOOM Help Service (DHS) http://www.happypuppy.com/hleukart/ -Hank's Official DOOM FAQ + "DOOM Hacker's Guide" book info + more http://doomgate.cs.buffalo.edu/docs/FAQ/doomfaq/ -HTML version of the DOOM FAQ | http://www.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/docs/rgcd-pips/RGCD_FAQ.html | -Rec.Games.Computer.Doom FAQ - Up-to-date info on DOOM + addons http://www.cmpharm.ucsf.edu/~troyer/sgidoomfaq.html -SGI DOOM FAQ http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/~stevev/Linux-DOOM-FAQ.html -Linux DOOM FAQ http://doomgate.cs.buffalo.edu/~rkinion/faq.html -MacDOOM FAQ http://doomgate.cs.buffalo.edu/docs/FAQ/bfgfaq/ -Tony Fabris' BFG FAQ http://www.globalnews.com/cgi-bin/sidney/support.cgi -"GT Interactive Software Inc." General and troubleshooting Doom FAQs http://www.voicenet.com/~reeltime/mdr.html -"MacDoom Review" e-zine homepage http://www.mindspring.com/~wcarter/hexen.html -"The Unofficial MacHexen Homepage" - info about Mac version of Hexen http://www.pi.net/~javanree/doom.html -"JAB van Ree Doom Page" - home of the DOOM Editing Guide http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/2979/ -Michael Kelsey's beginner's guide to Doom editing with DEU Hook Up With Other DOOM'ers --------------------------- http://dirac.bcm.tmc.edu/ifrag.html -iFrag FAQ (IHHD information) http://www.dwango.com/ -DWANGO page http://www.teleport.com/~caustic/ -Multiplayer Combat Simulations page http://minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au/~s9407330/list.html -Australian deathmatcher's list http://www.universal.nl/USERS/Anneveldt/default.htm -Dutch/European Modemfunsters | http://www.embratel.net.br/infoserv/graphus/doom/doom2.htm | -"Level Seven" - Doom II Deathmatch in Brazil (Portuguese) http://www.xmission.com/~morrison/IMPL/home.html -Tom Morrison's Internet Modem Player's List http://www.u-net.com/~pubnet/ -"BytesEyes" APCI Doom Server in the UK http://www.bogo.co.uk/gamesnet/home.htm -UK Games Net page http://www.demon.co.uk/greyroom/homep/darrens/dazzdoom.html -Information on IFRAG multiplayer DOOM in the UK http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~fdwtrig/multi.html -UK Multiplayers list http://www.ablecom.net/~billc/ -"Dr_FunFrocks Ifrag HomePage" http://www.mcp.com/brady/connect/ -Brady Games Gamer Connection http://clever.net/visiongrafx/gamers.html -"The Gamer's Connection" - Listing service for multiplayer games http://www.zorda.com/playlst/ -Hexen Players List http://www.azstarnet.com/~doomgod/ -Modem games Yellow pages http://gramercy.ios.com/~pbcalex/gamers.html -"The Gamer's Connection" - Modem player list by areacode http://www.pegasus.oz.au/~forager/doom/ -"Sunshine Coast Modem Deathmatch Players Haunt" http://www.users.fast.net/~cpishock/cgifrag.html -Coach Gripsky's "Ifragger's Corner" | http://www.rockisland.com/~phook/ | -IRC #Deathmatch Channel home page - profiles, pwads, links Editors and Utilities --------------------- http://www.umich.edu/~gregl/dhe.html -Greg Lewis' official DeHackEd homepage http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~quinet/games/doom-en.html -Raphael Quinet's DOOM page (DEU stuff, etc.) http://www.stud.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/ftp-mirror/olivier/ -Archive of Olivier's Lair, Home of WinTex 4.0 http://www.agt.net/public/allang/DoomEd.html -DoomEd home page http://www.mmmutants.com/~renegade/main.html -Renegade Graphics home page - EgoED & DoomED Deluxe editors http://csntitas.cs.utas.edu.au/ed-209/ -The official ED-209 (Doom/Doom II editor) homepage http://www.wolfenet.com/~sbs/ -"Official DeeP homepage" - DOOM/DOOM II/HERETIC/HEXEN/STRIFE editor http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/jknight/demon.html -James Knight's DEU-based editor for the Mac (was MacDeu) http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g253/hoffo002/dmapedit/ -DMapEdit home page http://www.cis.ufl.edu/~thoth/purplefrog/editor.html -Purple Frog Mission Editor home page http://www.pennet.com/drsleep/ -Dr Sleep's DOOM Apothecary - Home of DETH and HETH http://www.geopages.com/hollywood/2298/ -Djinni's Hexen-editing page http://www.cs.utah.edu/~blood/triad.html -"Triad Games" - Doom E2 (Easy Edit) editor http://www.io.org/~mikado/deimos.html -Doom Editor Interface for the Macintosh Operating System Home Page http://www.cybernet.dk/users/jensh/doom/special/ -Reject Map Builder and special effects http://www.iscs.nus.sg/~siakaili/dman.html -Official web page of the Doom II utility "DMan" http://www.dallas.net/~captain/ -Valet Web Site (DOOM front end) http://www.xs4all.nl/~jwkorver/ -Ruud van Gaal's official DoomShell page - Doom/Hexen/Heretic front-end http://www.prima.ruhr.de/home/slop/r-u-n.html -R-U-N v2.0 - a frontend for DOOM II http://fly.hiwaay.net/~jfdement/jserve/ -Multi-player (up to four players possible) serial driver http://www.poly-eng.uakron.edu/~hermann/ser7/ser7.html -DOOM, DOOM ][, HERETIC and HEXEN Serial Device Driver http://www.psinet.net.au/~stokfam/ -SuperSer II homepage (Serial Device Driver) http://tph100.physik.uni-leipzig.de/~girlich/doom/ -LMP format description & LMP utils http://www.db.dk/student/k93/1/urn/doom.htm -"The Doom Editing Page at Wolfland" - links to editing info WADs and Patches ---------------- http://www.teleport.com/~pcwace/ -"Doom II Underground" - Lots of info and WADs - a VERY well-done page http://www.msen.com/~psteele/dhaven/dhaven.html -Patrick Steele's DeathMatch Levels, HTML version of this article http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/~cf9038/simpdoom/ -Chuck Fuoco's Official Simpsons DOOM site http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/m206/chasa001/raven/ -Raven Levels homepage http://www.interlog.com/~symcon/levelnet.html -The Bitchin' Series of PWADs http://www.island.net/~idendy/ -Rogue Enterprises (original wads and deathmatch database) http://www.cris.com/~gala/doom.html -"DOOM/SNAKE.WAD Home Page" http://www.linefeed.com/linefeed/alek/dario/dmatch.html -Dario's Deatchmatch Levels http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~dbiggs/ -Dave Bigg's homepage with "Chook Doom" stuff http://www.tisl.ukans.edu/~sparks/DOOM.html -"Craig and Brian Sparks' Doom Page" - Over 50 of their own WADs http://pwp.usa.pipeline.com/~pcupka/doom.htm -Patrick Cupka's DOOM II levels http://www.cstone.net/~mbreeden/pages/punishr.html -The Punisher's "Casualties of War" levels http://users.aol.com/mreed3015/ -Mike Reed's DOOM2 Page - original PWADs, including Hoover Dam http://www.neosoft.com/~teamtnt/ -"TeamTNT Home Page" - The New Technology WADs http://doomgate.cs.buffalo.edu/~williams/ -Lists and links to the "best" pwad files http://cres1.lancs.ac.uk/~esasb1/doom/ -"The Wadster's Guide" http://www.welch.jhu.edu/homepages/samtay/html/handbook.html -Sam Taylor's html version of Bill McClendon's Wad Designer's Handbook http://www.webcom.com/deth/ -"The Deathmatch Pages" - home of the DeatchMatch Forum http://mcmsmo.usmc.mil/doom/doom.html -Marine Doom homepage (co-op DOOM II levels simulate fireteam concept) http://www.geopages.com/hollywood/2299/ticprod.html -"TiC's HomePage/Productions" http://mailer.fsu.edu/~mwiskema/doom.html -"TiC's WAD Reviews" http://unix.hacks.arizona.edu/~heretic/heretic.html -"Heretic's Dungeon of Doom" - DooM and Heretic wads and reviews http://www.geopages.com/hollywood/1757/ -"The Best of the Internet (Levels for Doom and Doom 2)" http://www.serve.com/SpookU/doom7734/doom7734.htm -Home of Doom 7734 ("30 levels of pure insanity") http://www.cybercity.dk/users/ccc2112/home.html -Copenhagen Central Station wad http://www.pcug.org.au/~dean/ -Home of the TriO series - "the HOTTEST DooM II DeathMatches!" http://www.calyx.com/~njj/ -Doom "Legalize It" theme page http://www.geopages.com/SiliconValley/2145/ -Happy Napalm Software - Creators of DOOM Gore http://users.aol.com/rambutt9/rambutt/rambutt.html -Rambutt's Doom Stuph (original wads and other stuph) http://www.geopages.com/siliconvalley/2636/ -"Doom II levels by Luca Mugnaini - Florence - Italy" http://www.public.asu.edu/~ermac/mk/doom.html -Mortal Kombat pwads http://www.cris.com/~driller/ -Driller's Deathmatch PWADs http://www2.best.com/~smmcnutt/smhexen.html -Scott McNutt's "SM Levels for Hexen" http://www.worldaccess.nl/~redhouse/doom2.htm -"DOOMIE Brothers Info and Links" - including DOOMIE levels http://205.198.115.66/html/doom/ -TSS Online Doom Page - lots of WADS (many with ratings) http://www.mainelink.net/~elf66/ -MacDOOM WAD of the Day page http://www.gamers.org/wtf/ -"?!WTF Productions!? Home Page" - D.J. Quad's DOOM 2 support group http://www.radware.net/users/giboney/ -Thomas Giboney's "Project: DOOM II" - His WADs + Wad of the Week http://www.usa.net/~mustaine/mtn_king.html -"Doom II Mountain King" - based on "Capture the Flag" concept http://www5.ios.com/~rhentz/doompage.html -Flagg's Doom page - his own WADs http://www.maverick.org/maverick/twc/twc.shtml -The Wad Crew - monthly packages of Deathmatch WADs http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~martins/invasion/invasion.html -Home of the Invasion series of WADs for DOOM and DOOM II http://www.sound.net/~cyberdmn/ -"Davey's Kick-Ass Doom Links" - Wads, screen shots, utilities http://members.aol.com/wadpaks/page.html -"The Wadpaks Page" - Doom II Deathmatch levels http://www.netins.net/showcase/zero/doom.htm -"Count Zero's Doom Page" - Original and modified WADs http://junior.wariat.org/~rgp/ -"I, ANUBIS" total conversion for DOOM II (loosely based on Stargate) | http://www.devlab.com/kronos/ -Home Page of The Kronikil's Deathmatch Series http://server.berkeley.edu/~thomasm/deathmatch/ -"TJM's Deathmatch Addiction" - Original + favorite deathmatch wads http://chat.carleton.ca/~pderbysh/fury.html -"Doom II: The Devil's Fury" - 9 original PWADs http://www.math.purdue.edu/~clever/DOOM/doom.html -Single-player PWADs | http://alpha.ok.ae.wroc.pl/~slon/ -Grzegorz Werner's WAD Download Page http://netnow.micron.net/~bober/doomlvr.htm -Doom Lover Brucer's Deathmatch WADs | http://www.pacifier.com/~cjones/ | -"Dark Moon Software" home page - Doom/Heretic PWADs | http://www.geocities.com/timessquare/2598/ | -"Cyberdemon's Doom2 and Hexen page" - Hexen and DOOM II pwads | http://www.ozemail.com.au/~brockhoa/ | -"Doctor Who Doom2" - changes graphics/sounds to Dr. Who theme | http://members.aol.com/aries88229/public/dm2_1.htm | -"The Doom2 Nightmare" - Doom/Doom2/Quake info - home of 7SINS.WAD http://www.eskimo.com/~mtomas/DoomWADCheats.html -Doom WAD Cheat Page - various techniques for 'helpful' effects http://www.smartlink.net/~sid/ -MacDOOM WAD pages - news and info, Mac-made WADs http://www.ocnus.com/models/Doom/ -VRML models for DOOM - modified E1Mx levels http://www.umr.edu/~coleman/genwad/ -Strafe's "Genwad Homepage" - random map generator for Doom/II/Heretic http://www.megamedia.com/doom.html -Monolith DOOM page - lists of favorite PWADs, LMPs, macros, etc http://www.tfm.com/~squick/doom/doommortals.html -Doom Mortal's reviews of User-submitted PWADs http://www.idiom.com/~bilofsky/doom.htm -Walt Bilofsky's "Doom Reviews for the Recreational User" http://www.vivanet.com/~pecora19/dwyp/dwyp.htm -"The Doom Wad Yellow Pages" - annotated index of downloadable WADs http://individual.puug.pt/~lll/abwadind.htm -Another 'The Best' PWADs list, HTML version Miscellaneous ------------- http://www.cu-online.com/~solso/doom.html -Stan Olson's DOOM page - HTML version of this list http://www3.hmc.edu/~tkelly/docs/doom/ -Pherion's DOOMWeb Node http://www.cis.ksu.edu/~trm/doom.html -Tim's DOOMWeb Node http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/~rkinion/doom.html -Ron's DOOMWeb Node (with links to MacDOOM page and many others) http://web.one.net/~cjs/doom.html -"CJS's Original Unoffical DOOM WWW page" (originally by vhold) http://www.megsinet.net/barr/Doom.html -Michael Barr's DOOM page - DOOM, DOOM II, & Heretic info http://www.PooterMan.com/doom.html -Todd Potter's Doom page http://www.tach.net/public/doom.html -Info and ftp links http://haven.ios.com/~bookers/Doom.html -Suphi's Hell On Mac page (Mac Doom II stuff) http://www.borg.com/~chris/ -Mohawk Valley Society of Doom Page http://www.cs.tulane.edu/www/Ward/doom.html -Tom Ward's Doom page - links for Macs, wads, other doomers http://norden1.com/~bielby/id/heretic.main.html -Brett Bielby's Heretic page http://doomgate.cs.buffalo.edu/descent/ -All purpose Descent site http://www.csv.warwick.ac.uk/~phuer/ -"Descent into Doom" page (Doom & Descent) http://www.erie.net/~mrdoom/ -Tom Sanner's multimedia doom page http://www.via.nl/cgi-bin/ssis/users/jaspars/Welcome.html -Richard Jaspar's "Hell on Earth" page http://www.mindport.net/~ptrainor/doom.html -Pat Trainor's "Amazingly Stupid Doom Page" http://weber.u.washington.edu/~hodges/doom2.html -Doom2 animation over Netscape 1.2n (interesting...) http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/The_Williamsons/ -Adam Williamson's Home Page - Wolfenstein 3D FAQ http://www.vidgames.com/ps/software/doom.html -"The Unofficial PlayStation Homepage" - info on PlayStation Doom http://www.zensoft.com/Raven/Hexen.html -"The Wacky Hexen Page" - offbeat + animation on home page http://www.gac.edu/~bgustafs/macdoom_park.html -Brent Gustafson's "MacDOOM Park" page - MacDOOM/MacHexen, etc. info http://www.li.net/~dsquid/doom/doom.html -"Datasquid's Assortment of Doom (tm) Paraphanalia" (Bill Bessette) http://www.pavilion.co.uk/bdd/ -"Brighton's Dungeon of DOOM" http://www.best.com/~lyle/doombook.shtml -"Lyle's Doom Deathmatcher's Bible" - Strategy, Tips and Tricks http://www2.islandnet.com/~ccaird/idgames/ -"Colin's DOOM, DOOM ][, Heretic, HEXEN, Strife and Quake WWW Site" http://home.earthlink.net/~doomer/ -"Doomer's House of Carnage" - New wads, Hints, Tips, DM Secrets http://www.dragonfire.net/~KingStevie/doom2.html -"DOOM II: The King Stevie Way" - His majesty holds court... http://users.aol.com/johnjankow/electric.htm -"Electric Pancake" - Doom/Hexen levels, reviews, links | http://www.mm.com/user/tcdmntia/wwd/ | -"World Wide Dementia" doom page @START@DOOM I Keys FAQ THE DOOM 1 KEYS FAQ 1.1 Inspired by the DOOM ][ Keys FAQ CONTENTS 1 About this FAQ -------------------------------------------- 1.1 Copyright & Credits 1.2 What this FAQ covers 1.3 What this FAQ does not cover 2 Definitions -------------------------------------------- 2.1 Blue 2.2 Red 2.3 Yellow 2.4 Key Card 2.5 Skull Key -------------------------------------------- 3 What do I need these for? -------------------------------------------- 3.1 What do I need a blue key for? 3.2 What do I need a red key for? 3.3 What do I need a yellow key for? 4 Where do I find the keys in DOOM? -------------------------------------------- 4.1 Episode One 4.2 Episode Two 4.3 Episode Three 4.4 Episode Four 5 Which episodes have how many of which keys? --------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1: ABOUT THIS FAQ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1: Copyright & Credits This FAQ is written by Patrick Kalinauskas, allurian@nai.net. You may distribute this file for free or as part of a CD-ROM; commercial distribution except as part of a CD-ROM is prohibited. This FAQ is identical to version 1.0 except for this notice. 1.2: What does this FAQ cover? This FAQ covers how to find the keys in DOOM I. 1.3: What doesn't this FAQ cover? This FAQ does not cover any other game besides DOOM I. It does not cover how to destroy the guardians that will try to keep you from the keys either. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2: DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1: What is Blue? Blue (blu) - a color between green and violet. A rather beautiful color. 2.2: What is Red? Red (rehd) - a color between orange and violet. Some people consider it a symbol of love. You will consider it a symbol of a) red keys, b) red doors, or c) something's been hurt. 2.3: What is Yellow? Yellow (yel-lo) - a color between orange and green. Now, I would duplicate the DOOM ][ keys FAQ's attack on the color, but being in love with a blonde, it would not be such a good idea. Of course she'll probably never play DOOM, let alone read this FAQ, but still... 2.4: What is a Key Card? A Key Card is a small object, found in DOOM, that looks like a computer add-on card. They come in three colors, red, blue, and yellow. 2.5: What is a Skull Key? A Skull Key is a small object, found in DOOM, that looks like a small skull. As with the Key Cards, they come in red, blue, and yellow. Skull Keys function identically to Key Cards. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3: WHAT DO I NEED THESE FOR? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.1: What do I need a blue key for? You need it to unlock blue security doors. Besides, they're pretty to look at. 3.2: What do I need a red key for? You need it to unlock red security doors. 3.3: What do I need a yellow key for? You need it to unlock yellow security doors, and to remind you of your beautiful blonde girlfriend while you're spending half of each day playing DOOM :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4: WHERE CAN I FIND THE KEYS IN DOOM? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.1: Episode One E1M1: Hangar Unfortunately, there are no keys in this level *sigh* E1M2: Nuclear Plant BLUE KEY: This level is unfortunately devoid of the beautiful Blue Key. RED KEY: The useful Red Key is to be found by taking either non-Red door from the start room and going upstairs. YELLOW KEY: There is no yellow key on this level. E1M3: Toxin Refinery BLUE KEY: This beautiful gem is found on the platform in the room at the end of the corridor past the "O" shaped acid pit. RED KEY: Sorry, there is no red key here. You won't see that useful item again till level six. YELLOW KEY: The YELLOW KEY is found in the middle of the secret Computer Room, to be opened by the switch down and to the left of the corridor leading to the O-pit. E1M4: Command Control BLUE KEY: The wondrous BLUE KEY is found in the central chamber. Just walk up to the doors and they will open. RED KEY: Be patient. Level six is only two levels from here. YELLOW KEY: After you get the BLUE KEY, the YELLOW KEY is found by going through the blue door and following the main corridor north to the end, then taking the right-hand, followed by the left-hand branch. E1M5: Phobos Lab BLUE KEY: You have to have the YELLOW KEY first. Go through the yellow door, then take either branch to the acid pit. Run across the acid, flip the switch. Return to the yellow door, and run to the passage directly across. Go to the switch in the room, which opens the door. At the end of that passage will be the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: Just a little longer to wait... YELLOW KEY: Go to the parapet east of your start point, and you will see a bridge rise. Now go to the stairs leading up, and take the passage out to the bridge. Follow it to the passage leading into the wall, at the end of which is the YELLOW KEY. E1M6: Central Processing BLUE KEY: You need the RED KEY first. The BLUE KEY is on a platform south and west of the red doors. RED KEY: Go east from the first intersection, then veer southeast into the big room. The RED KEY is at the east end of the room. YELLOW KEY: As you approach the blue door, a tower behind you will lower. The back of that room is a secret door. Turn left to find a wall flanked by blue lights. This is a secret door leading to the YELLOW KEY. E1M7: Computer Station BLUE KEY: You need the RED KEY first. The BLUE KEY is to be found in an obvious spot after passing through the red door. RED KEY: You need the YELLOW KEY first. From the room accessed by yellow doors, go through the southern passage and follow it to the room with the lowering pillar. Turn right, then go north to the room with a lift (from which you can see (but not get!) the beautiful BLUE KEY. Take the lift and follow the passage to the RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: The YELLOW KEY is found by going southeast from the start to a lift, which takes you to a ledge. Follow it into the passage. In the passage is the YELLOW KEY. E1M8: Phobos Anomaly There are no keys on this level :-( E1M9: Military Base BLUE KEY: You need the RED KEY first. Go through the red door, blow up the barrels, and flip the switch. This raises a Demon pen with the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: You need the YELLOW KEY first. Go through the yellow door, and the RED KEY will be right there. YELLOW KEY: Go west from the Cage Room in the middle; the YELLOW KEY is placed obviously. 4.2: Episode Two E2M1: Deimos Anomaly BLUE KEY: The BLUE KEY is found by passing through the evil cross at the beginning. It is in the room beyond. RED KEY: The RED KEY is found by taking the teleporter in the start room and flipping the switch across the blood pit. This reveals a small thingamabob with two switches. Flip the one CLOSER TO THE FIRST SWITCH you flipped; this opens a secret passage to the north with the RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: There is no YELLOW KEY here. E2M2: Containment Area BLUE KEY: The BLUE KEY is found by following the crushing-ceiling passage, then continuing until you see that blue glow. RED KEY: The RED KEY is found by using the blue door. YELLOW KEY: The YELLOW KEY is found by going to a room with a blood pit. Follow the lights on the ceiling to reach the YELLOW KEY safely. E2M3: Refinery BLUE KEY: From the room with the pentagonal slime pool, go west as far as you can (yes, jump in the pit). Go up the stairs and jump into the room; on the far side of the room (concealed by a pillar) is a BLUE KEY. RED KEY: Patience again... you won't be seeing the RED KEY again until level six. YELLOW KEY: There is no YELLOW KEY on this level. E2M4: Deimos Lab BLUE KEY: From the room you warp into, go west as far as you can, then turn north, west, and then south through the door; use the lift to gain access to the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: It isn't here! YELLOW KEY: The YELLOW KEY is found by going through the blue door, then under the crushing ceiling. E2M5: Command Center Surprisingly, considering the complexity of the level, there are no keys on this level. E2M6: Halls of the Damned BLUE KEY: After you mess with all those darn rooms in the beginning, you'll find yourself in a room with a blue door and a normal door. Go through the normal door, then head southeast to get the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: The RED KEY is found in that annoying southwest maze. After going through the door to the south half of the maze, go west, south, then east to find the RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: From the northern hub-room, go south. The YELLOW KEY is at the south end of that room. E2M7: Spawning Vats BLUE KEY: To get the BLUE KEY go to the room with all those boxes, then flip a switch in the SW corner of the box room. This leads to a room with the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: You need the YELLOW KEY first. Go through the yellow door, then through the *DOOR* to the right. Jump down, enter the passage at the opposite side of the room to a switch, flip it, revealing the RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: This reminder of my beautiful love is to be found by going through the blue door and going downstairs, then left, then upstairs to the YELLOW KEY. E2M8: Tower of Babel The Cyberdemon is hard enough here without worrying about keys. E2M9: Fortress of Mystery BLUE KEY: Go east from the Caco room and flip the switch opening a door revealing a BLUE KEY. RED KEY: Go through the blue door to get the RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: Go through the red door to find the YELLOW KEY. 4.3: Episode Three E3M1: Hell Keep The keep is wide open and unprotected, for it has no keys! E3M2: Slough of Despair BLUE KEY: The BLUE KEY is at the end of the "pinky" of the Slough. RED KEY: This level is devoid of the useful RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: None here, sad to say. E3M3: Pandemonium BLUE KEY: Take the east stairs from the big room opposite the start alcoves. Go south from the top of the stairs, then east, and take a lift down. Continue southwest into a silvery room with the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: None here... YELLOW KEY: Arrghh! Does id have something against my beloved blonde? They haven't included ANY YELLOW KEYs in the first three levels of this episode! E3M4: House of Pain BLUE KEY: Go west from the area with three switches, then south, to find the wondrous BLUE KEY along with some uglier things.... RED KEY: The RED KEY is found just past the yellow door. YELLOW KEY: Seeing this brings my love back into my mind... whatever Pain is in this house is gone. Anyway, to get the YELLOW KEY, in the room with the switch pillars use the WEST switch on the WEST pillar. E3M5: Unholy Cathedral BLUE KEY: The BLUE KEY is in the northernmost room. To get it, flip all the switches under crushing pillars. RED KEY: There is none. YELLOW KEY: The YELLOW KEY is found in the southern structure with respect to the central teleport terminal. To get it, go to the northwestern area with the green slime pit, cross it, which opens a door, then go through that door and run to the teleport. E3M6: Mt. Erebus BLUE KEY: The BLUE KEY is in different places according to the difficulty level. On low levels it is on the floor in an area with four Imp cages. On higher levels the BLUE KEY is in the Y-shaped structure, in the southeast branch. RED KEY: There is no RED KEY on this level. YELLOW KEY: There is also no YELLOW KEY on this level. E3M7: Limbo BLUE KEY: Go west from the big blood pool room. Then go south, go around the octagon, and then southeast. There's a BLUE KEY there. RED KEY: The RED KEY is found on the far-western safe spot in the northeast blood trenches. YELLOW KEY: From the big blood pool go north, and take the western teleporter. Flip the switch, return, and take the eastern teleporter. Get the YELLOW KEY. E3M8: Dis Are you kidding? This level is WAY too simple for keys. There aren't even that many doors! E3M9: Warrens BLUE KEY: After you cross the trigger that was the exit teleporter in E3M1, several passages open. Go to the north end of the area you are in and take the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: The RED KEY is found by going down the east passage from the start room, which teleports you. Go east from your destination to get a RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: None again! What gives? 4.4: Episode Four E4M1: Hell Beneath BLUE KEY: After getting the RED KEY, go through the red door. Go around the wall and push the north torch to get that darn wall outta the way (and revealing a music logo). The BLUE KEY will be in the east alcove. RED KEY: The RED KEY is to be found by jumping down into the western acid pit, then entering the building, and turning east at the top of the second flight of stairs. YELLOW KEY: None again *sigh* E4M2: Perfect Hatred BLUE KEY: The BLUE KEY is found far, far to the southeast. RED KEY: The RED KEY is found on the next level. Patience! YELLOW KEY: The YELLOW KEY is found by flipping the Satyr Switch on the west side of the pillar with the yellow switch. Jump through the newly-opened door and flip the switch to raise the walkway, which you should run onto as soon as it starts raising. Jump over to the place with the plasma gun, opening a door revealing the YELLOW KEY. E4M3: Sever the Wicked BLUE KEY: After getting the RED KEY, go to the red gate. Open it, gaining passage to the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: The RED KEY is found on top of a pillar. Hurl yourself into the pit, then flip the switch at the bottom to lower the pillar. YELLOW KEY: None here. E4M4: Unruly Evil BLUE KEY: There will be a BLUE KEY on this level when Spectres fly. RED KEY: From the center water pool hurl yourself into the eastern slime pit, then quickly go east, and take the potions. Then use the lift to go back up. This reveals an opening with the RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: Absent! E4M5: They Will Repent BLUE KEY: Go through the red door, then northwest. This reveals a BLUE KEY. RED KEY: From the area with the chaingun, go west, then north through the door. Take the elevator and turn east; this reveals the RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: The YELLOW KEY is found by climbing down into the blood near the yellow door, then turning west to a door, leading to a teleport. This takes you to the ledge with the YELLOW KEY. E4M6: Against Thee Wickedly BLUE KEY: Take the western elevator up to the teleporter tower in the middle. After teleporting, jump west, then up the stairs to the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: Go into the yellow-door cabin and flip the switch. Then return to the picket fence area and jump onto the teleporter, taking you to a balcony. Follow the corridor off the balcony to a RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: Using the blue switch, open the northern bars to get a YELLOW KEY. E4M7: And Hell Followed BLUE KEY: Go directly east from the first intersection, then turn north. Open the door. Go east, then south, and flip a switch to reveal a Soul Sphere. Take the Soul Sphere and a door will open revealing the BLUE KEY. RED KEY: Go back to the first intersection, then west, south, and west again. There's a RED KEY there. YELLOW KEY: Push on the mural in the RED KEY room to expose a teleporter to the YELLOW KEY. You must have the BLUE KEY first. E4M8: Unto the Cruel BLUE KEY: Absent! RED KEY: Push on the right-hand demon mural in the marble hall. It reveals the RED KEY. YELLOW KEY: Go to the left-hand demon mural and push it. Take the teleport. Climb the stairs, then follow the catwalks north and west to a room with an elevator. Use the switch to lower it, then jump in and turn east to find the YELLOW KEY. E4M9: Fear BLUE KEY: When Spectres fly. RED KEY: When Barons fly. YELLOW KEY: After lowering the "Beirut Barricades" turn east, then turn south. Face the easternmost gap and jump through, then follow the ledge to the YELLOW KEY. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5: WHICH EPISODES HAVE HOW MANY OF WHICH KEYS? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 Total-B R Y Total Keys E1 --- -R- B-Y B-Y B-Y BRY BRY --- BRY 6 4 6 16 E2 BR- BRY B-- B-Y --- BRY BRY --- BRY 7 5 5 17 E3 --- B-- B-- BRY B-Y B-- BRY --- BR- 7 3 3 13 E4 BR- B-Y BR- -R- BRY BRY BRY -RY --Y 6 7 6 19 There are a total of 26 blue keys, 19 red keys, and 20 yellow keys in DOOM. @START@DOOM Editing Guide _______ _____ _____ __ ___ _____________ _____ _____ _____ _ _ ______ | ___ \ _ | _ | \ / | | ____| _ \_ _|_ _|_ _| \ | | ___ \ | | \ | | | | | | | . V . | | |__ | | | | | | | | | | | \| | | \/ | | / | \_/ | \_/ | |\ /| | | __| | | | | | | | | | | | . ` | | ___ | | / / \ / \ /| | V | | | | | |/ / _| |_ | | _| |_| |\ | | \ \ | `' / \_/ \_/ \_| | | | |____|___/ \___/ |_| \___/\_| \_| \__| | |___/ and DOOM II \_| \_____/ G U I D E \_____/ By Jan-Albert B. van Ree (javanree@gamers.org) Version 1.1 =========================================================================== Disclaimer =========================================================================== This info is to aid in informing the public about editing the games DOOM and DOOM 2, by id Software. In no way should this promote you killing yourself, killing others, or killing in any other fashion. Additionally, the author does not claim ANY responsibility regarding ANY illegal activity concerning this file, or indirectly related to this file. The information contained in this file only reflects id Software indirectly, and questioning id Software regarding any information in this file is not recommended. The author shall not be responsible for any damage done by using information contained in this file. I am not in ANY way connected to id software. So don't ask them for help. Instead mail me at javanree@gamers.org for questions about this file. I do not gain any profit writing this guide. All of these programs were tried as well as I could, and tested version was always shareware. If anyone thinks his/her creation is not mentioned or mentioned wrong, please email me. Don't bother the creaters of the discussed programs with questions about this guide, send them to ME. I just love to get some email from you DOOM fans! =========================================================================== Copyright notice =========================================================================== This article is Copyright 1996 by Jan-Albert van Ree. All rights reserved. You are allowed to make copies of this file as long as it's a copy of the original text, with my name, this statement and the rest of the header included. You may distribute this through a BBS or the Internet, as long as no profit is made. Only exception made is for Compuserve. So watch it Mr. Shovelware! Put this on a CD or disk without my permission, and if I find out I'm coming after you. You may not distribute this work by any non-electronic media, including but not limited to books, newsletters, magazines, manuals, catalogs, and speech. You may not distribute this work in electronic magazines or within computer software without prior written explicit permission. These rights are temporary and revocable upon written, oral, or other notice by the author. If you would like additional rights beyond those granted above, write to the author at "javanree@gamers.org" on Internet. =========================================================================== Contents =========================================================================== Chapter 1 : What is DOOM and why do I want an editor 1-1 DOOM by id Software 1-2 Editing for DOOM Chapter 2 : What can I edit 2-1 Levels 2-2 Graphics 2-3 Music and Sound 2-4 DOOM.EXE editing Chapter 3 : Most used editors with background info 3-1 Level Editors A) DEU B) DCK C) Deep D) EdMap E) Deth F) DoomEd G) DoomCad H) Renegade Graphics DoomED 3-2 Graphics, Sound and Music Editors A) DeuTex and DeuSF B) WinTex C) MIDI2MUS and MUS2MIDI 3-3 Nodebuilders and more A) IDBSP B) BSP C) Reject D) Warm E) Zennode Chapter 4 : Authors experience 4-0 Before we start editing : required for editing 4-1 Level editing 4-2 Graphics editing 4-3 Music and sound editing Chapter 5 : Where to get the stuff 5-1 FTP-sites 5-2 WWW-sites Chapter 6 : People who have helped me with this "guide" Appendix A : WAD author template =========================================================================== Chapter 1 : What is DOOM and why do I want an editor =========================================================================== [1-1] DOOM by id software DOOM is a three dimensional, virtual reality type action game created by id Software. In some ways, it is similar to Wolfenstein 3-D (id Software, Apogee). If you have ever played DOOM, you'll know it's a major step forward compared to Wolfenstein 3-D. Even the level editing has improved. This guide will try to give more information about most popular editors. It will be updated every now and then, so if you want something mentioned / reviewed please let me know. This guide is not just for you, a lot of stuff is done BY you. [1-2] Editing for DOOM After having finished all the levels, most people start looking for more to play. Since the map-format of DOOM (this is the WAD-file) is pretty easy to understand, and id has created options for adding extra levels, a lot of people started making editors to create new levels, add new music and sounds, textures and even new weapons and stuff like that. id has requested people not to make any maps that will work with the shareware version of DOOM, to keep the sales going. Please respect this! You can easily do this by using monsters / textures which are only in the registered version of DOOM. So if you want to start editing and want to feel good about yourself, register DOOM. It pays, id Software :) This does not go for DOOM II, which doesn't have a shareware version. More about this in the level design FAQ by Tom Neff (tneff@panix.com). You may have heard of the Ultimate DOOM, featuring a new episode. The main WAD file has changed somewhat, a patch to upgrade your version of DOOM to The Ultimate DOOM with the 4th episode is at id's web- and FTP-site. More on this in chapter 4.0. The same goes for Heretic. Look for Heretic Shadow of the Serpent Riders. A patch to upgrade Heretic 1.2 to Heretic SOSR is also available. Everything in the DOOM.WAD file is copyrighted. So do NOT extract textures or anything from it to use in your own work, original or modified. Same goes for the DOOM.EXE file. You can only point at their resources, like in a PWAD, with entries pointing to the main IWAD (DOOM.WAD) Also copyrighted is the layout of the maps. So don't copy id Software's map layouts, but be original and do your own layout! This also goes for DOOM ][, Heretic and Hexen. =========================================================================== Chapter 2 : What can I edit =========================================================================== There are two ways of editing. You can change the DOOM.EXE file, with a utility like DeHackEd, or make / modify a WAD-file. By changing the EXE file, you can change stuff like weapon damage or firing speed. Editing WAD-files gives you the possibility of changing music, textures, sound and maps. [2-1] Levels One of the most fun things to edit is a map. There are a lot of editors around to edit a map. You have a few options : - Editing one of the original maps (from the DOOM.WAD file) - Editing a map from someone else - Create your own map from scratch The first two can give a problem. The original maps are copyrighted. Also a lot of people don't give you the right to alter their maps. More info is usually in the TXT-file which comes with the WAD-file. Also when you create a map, use the template discussed in appendix A to give other people information about their rights regarding your files. There are a lot of map-editors on the Internet. Some of them require a separate nodebuilder. Most editors are shareware so you can try before you buy. Where to get the files is described in chapter 5. [2-2] Graphics DOOM allows changing graphics, like a wall or a monster. Again the legal part: You are not allowed to change the original graphics and put them in a separate patch WAD (PWAD) file. For texture changing you'll need a good photo-editing program. DOOM uses its own color palette, so your drawing program should support non- default palettes. All graphic inputfiles should be in BMP or GIF format. [2-3] Music and sound Thanks to id, who released the MIDI2MUS utility, we are able to make our own music. A MIDI file can be converted to a MUS file, which is the DOOM format for music. This is pretty easy stuff, and can change to mood of a level completely. If you have a SoundBlaster (TM) or 100% compatible soundcard you can also record your own WAV-files and insert them in a PWAD file. So next time a sargeant sees you, you could make him yell "He you there!" instead of the growling noise. As far as I know, the Adlib and PC-speaker sound- effects can not be changed. But I don't think they can be improved due to the quality of these devices. If you're into DOOM and want some excellent sound and music, go get an Gravis UltraSound Max or a SoundBlaster AWE 32. [2-4] DOOM.EXE editing The last thing I will discuss is the EXE file editing. There are just a few utilities for this, since this is one of the hardest parts of DOOM editing. The only two I know are DeHackEd and D2, which are not reviewed, since I do not have enough knowledge about EXE-editing. Changing the EXE file has one big disadvantage, the DOOM.EXE file will be modified so it can't be patched to a higher version. So back up the EXE file before editing it! WAD-files are easier to edit and to distribute and don't make any changes in the original game files. Editing the EXE file is also only possible for DOS and Linux. It can be used to cheat, by making faster weapons or getting more health, but it also be applied to change the behaviour of monsters and create all sorts of cool effects. Just like the DOOM.WAD file, the executable is copyrighted and you should not distribute a modified version. id has however unofficially accepted that DHE/D2 patches to produce modified executables can be distributed. ---Conclusion--- Probably the best thing for you, after you have read the DOOM FAQ by Hank Leukart and The Unofficial DOOM specs by Matt Fell is to start with the level editing. Then work your way up editing sounds, music, and then the graphics. If you are still not satisfied, try the EXE editing. Also keep the DOOM level design FAQ by Tom Neff at hand, this can be one of your biggest "DOOM editing books". Additionally, see the WAD Designers Handbook by Bill McClendon. But please remember before you start to MAKE A BACKUP OF ALL THE GAME FILES! For more information look in the RGCD FAQ by Frans P. de Vries, which is posted weekly in the rec.games.computer.doom.* newsgroups. =========================================================================== Chapter 3 : Most used editors with background information =========================================================================== [3-1] Level editors The first thing you will have to decide is to get an editor that will run on your system. If you are running under Linux or OS/2 you won't have as much choice as when you were running under DOS. Editing under Windows is something special. It is very hard to run DOOM under Windows, so if you get yourself a Windows editor, you will have to realise that you'll keep switching between DOS and Windows, which will take much time and can be frustrating. I will try to give you the latest version number, but I can't get everything right the first time. If you want your editor here or you see a version which is outdated, please contact me. ---DEU--- Written by Raphael Quinet (quinet@montefiore.ulg.ac.be) and Brendon J Wyber (b.wyber@csc.canterburg.ac.nz) The current version is 5.3 beta 9. Also available is a 32-bits version, 5.21 GC. This was one of the first editors around. It runs under just about all platforms since you have to compile it yourself using a C compiler and features all the necessary options for creating a good WAD file. It allows you to insert DEMO files, edit maps, check maps for errors and much, much more. My biggest problem with DEU was the user-unfriendly interface. You have to keep the manual with you the first weeks you work with DEU to look up the right way to get things done. + Very powerful + Allows editing of DOOM, DOOM II, Heretic + Lot of graphic modes supported (VGA, SVGA in 640x480 and 800x600) - Not a very userfriendly program - Doesn't support stuff like autobuilding of stairs A lot of people have written tutorials for DEU. Get one of them and save yourself a lot of trouble. For people who don't like the interface of DEU there is a Windows version called WinDEU. I've only tried version 5.9 (the new 32-bits test version) but I must say that it's quite an improvement over the older versions. The big increase of speed is very welcome, specially on large maps. This could become even more populair than DOS DEU, if they can get all bugs out and make it a bit more stable. ---Deth--- Written by Antony Burden (antony@cis.compuserve.com) and Simon Oke Current version is 3.92 Also a DOS editor, pretty much the same possibilities as DEU and other DOS-based editors since it was based on the DEU source code. Again pretty easy to use. For Hexen editing get Heth, this is a special Deth version for Hexen. + Good user interface + Fast (pretty much because it is a DOS program, like other DOS programs) ---DeeP--- Written by Sensor Based Systems (sbs@wolfenet.com) Reviewed version 8.40 Current version is 8.50 DeeP is a DOS based editor with (wat a change) a nice user inter- face and a lot of tutorial stuff included. But again no install file. This is very powerful stuff. Also a 32-bits version out. It can put a lot of separate PWAD files into one big one. The editor allows you to see the textures you can use for e.g. a wall. It also contains some info about DOOM itself. The interface looks somewhat like Windows. Support for DOOM, DOOM ][, Heretic, Hexen and Strife. Hexen support is superb : built in Hexen script support (only in registered version) + Easy to use + Works under DOS and still has a good interface + Very fast - Can't think of anything right now ---DCK (DOOM constuction kit)--- Written by Ben Morris (bmorris@islandnet.com) Current version is 3.6.1 Another DOS based editor, but with a better user interface. One of the most powerful editors I have come across yet. It has built-in functions for building doors, stairs and elevators. Really good. If you hate Windows, this is probably the best editor for you. It works on all id games for now. + Real easy to use + Lots of work is done for you when building stairs and elevators - Can't think of anything right now ---EdMap--- Written by Jeff Rabenhorst (araya@wam.umd.edu) Reviewed version 1.31 Current version is 1.40, but this is still pretty unstable. Again a DOS based editor, but the interface could use some extra work. The tutorial files are pretty good. This editor (also) looks a bit like DEU. All important functions for building maps are included. All pretty standard I guess. Contains some fun stuff, like autobuilding of stairs, elevators and teleporters. + Lots of extra's for levelediting + Nice config. program ---DoomEd--- Written by Geoff Allen (allang@agt.net) The current version is 4.2 which is for Windows 3.1 DoomEd is one of the first Windows based editors. It features almost everything you expect from an editor. It is very easy to use and has a lot of handy tools for standard procedures like building stairs. DoomEd can handle multilevel WAD-files, demo's, music and much more. If only a good online help was included. Best is you get to choose the way of nodebuilding! + Very easy to use + Almost everything can be inserted / removed + Can make PWAD files and DWD files (for IDBSP nodebuilder) - Can crash at the most weird times - Editing things on big levels is a bit shaky sometimes - Sometimes doesn't save correctly ---DOOMCad--- Written by Matt Tagliaferri (matt.tagliaferri@pcohio.com) Current is 6.1 which is for both versions, and runs under Windows 3.1 I have had a hard time getting this editor up and running, but it was worth the effort. This is a very nice Windows editor, and although not with as many possibilities as DoomEd, DCK or DEU, still more than enough for beginners to "get the hang of it". Unfortunately it doesn't allow you to make multilevel PWAD files, but there are several utilities that can combine a bunch of lose PWAD file into one big PWAD file. Also scrolling of the map isn't very easy since there are no scrolling bars (why?) + Very easy to use + Clear and useful online help file - Hard to set up (no nice setup file included!) - Not enough stuff in it for advanced editing ---Renegade Graphics DoomED--- Written by Renegade Graphics (renegade@execpc.com) Current version is 2.20 for running under Windows 3.1 This is a nice editor, with a good install program and a nice looking editor screen. It runs under Windows. And again, no online helpfile. But there is a nice textfile included with more info on building your own map. I have has some trouble working with this one. For instance, you can't move around in your map very easy with a scrollbar or something like it. Also making multilevel PWAD files is very difficult or even impossible. + Easy to use + Lots of things can be adjusted to your own taste - Editing multilevels is (nearly) impossible - Only good for maps ---WadAuthor--- Written by Williston Consulting Current version 1.2 for Win95/Windows NT or Win32S 1.3 or higher This is definately one of the most stable and easy to use Windows editors around. It features multimap making and lots more. After registering the authors even give you a bonus, some DOS utilities to list and change WAD files. The editor has some very nice things, like showing a picture of the thing instead of some coloured dot. The help files are very clear even to newbies :) + Easy to use + Can edit almost all maps (Hexen and Ultimate DOOM also!) - Zooming isn't very comfortable And last there are some editors now for Apple users. No review since I don't know one little thing about Apples. Anyone....? Same goes for Linux and other platforms. [3-2] Graphics, Sound and Music Editors When people make their own WAD files, they usually want to change the graphics as well, to make something that is really their own product. This can be done with a graphics editor. Wall textures are made out of patches. We have wall textures existing of one patch, like the ashwall texture, and textures that are created by combining more patches like all the switch textures. A flat (floor or ceiling graphic) is always one entry. So it is possible to get a picture, convert it to a GIF or BMP file that is 128x128 pixels (or any power of two) and put it in DOOM as a graphic, to make a patch out of it. The patch can be used to create a texture. DOOM uses a different color palette, so your photo-like pictures may turn out to be terrible once you get to see them in DOOM. Best is to get a program like Paint Shop Pro and extract the palette from a picture and use this for creating new graphics. To make something in a graphic transparant use a unique color and pass on the RGB value for this color to your importing tool. The tool will change the graphic so DOOM can use it the way you want it. Due to some fault (??) in the DOOM engine the flats (floor and ceiling textures) can't be changed like this. There are two ways to (legally) do this. One is to make a WAD file with only the necessary new flats and let the user use DeuSF to include all other flats in the WAD so it works. Method number two is to change ALL the flats and put them in your PWAD. Floors and ceilings CAN'T be animated. The most tricky part is replacing sprites. All monsters and some objects have 8 views. To replace the graphics correctly you need to replace all of the views or things will look weird. Some things are animated, like barrels. You CAN'T make the animation cycle bigger without changing the DOOM.EXE file. ---DeuTex and DeuSF--- Written by Olivier Montanuy (?.?@compuserve.com) Current DeuTex version 3.6 DeuSF version 3.8 DeuTex is a DOS utility which is run from the command prompt. There is a Windows shell, but this doesn't improve things very much. This utility is very powerful and can import to and extract graphics from a WAD file. Picture format is BMP or GIF. It can also build/rebuild PWAD files. It basically can extract or import ALL entries in a WAD file. DeuSF is for making PWAD files with changed sprites or flats. This is normally not possible. Supports GIF, BMP, WAV, AU and MUS. + Can do almost everything + Good manuals available - Not very easy to learn ---WinTex-- Also written by Olivier Montanuy Current version is 4.2 To make up for the inconvenience using DeuTex, DeuSF and other DOS- based utilities, this neat Windows program controls all these DOS programs by running them using a PIF file. The program is just a shell that sets up the programs parameters. It is very easy to use and all of your knowledge from the DOS utilities can still be used. + Combines the good things from the DOS utilities and the Windows interface - I don't really know ---NWT (New WAD Tools)--- Written by Denis Moeller Current version 1.3. NWTpro 1.4 beta 1 is out but still a beta... Just like WinTex, this is something you just have to get and try. It does almost everything Wintex can, and runs under DOS. This is really great stuff you guys. Go get it! + Importing/Exporting almost everything in WAD files. + Very clear menu structure + Also for Heretic, with a different palette! + Plays soundeffects on a SoundBlaster - Why not a cfg-file, but a -file parameter???? By changing music and sound in DOOM, you can create a totally different atmosphere. This is very easy, specially if you have some MIDI device like a keyboard. Make your own MIDI file and convert it to DOOM music. You can also extract MUS files from DOOM and convert them to MIDI. You CAN'T use a WAV file as music in DOOM or related games. Same goes for VOC and AU files. MOD files might work if they can be converted to MIDI. To record sound for DOOM you need a SoundBlaster or 100% hardware compatible soundcard. Recording is done in MONO on 11kHz. DOOM makes its own stereo-effect if needed. Maximum length is about 6 seconds. ---MIDI2MUS--- Written by id Software As far as I know this is the only way to make music for DOOM. Use a MIDI file as input, and out comes your MUS file. Easy to use. There is no alternative, but if this is still to difficult, it can be controlled by Wintex. + Easy to use - Don't know anything ---MUS2MIDI--- Written by Jochem Erdfelt (joekim.erdfelt@swcbbs.com) Version 0.9 Now let's go the other way! This is a bit trickier. Best is to use Wintex, since you will not be bugged with questions about the tempo of the song. This information is required if you run it from the command prompt. + Only one (again) but pretty good. - Not to easy to use (unless run from Wintex) [3-3] Nodebuilders and more If your editor can't build its own BSP tree you'll need a builder like BSP or IDBSP. Input is a DWD or WAD file. If your editor gives you a WAD file, and your nodes builder needs to have a DWD don't worry, this can be converted to a DWD file. Some builders also build a good reject map, to speed up the game by reducing the line-in-sight calculations. ---IDBSP--- Written by id for NextStep and ported to DOS by Ron Rossbach (ej070@cleveland.freenet.edu) Current version is 1.10 The original. Builds the smallest levels, and also the fastest. But still has some bugs, even admitted by id. Source code is available, so if you have the guts, give it a shot. It is written in C. + Fast and easy to use - DWD file needed, so most of the time you have to convert your WAD - Coprocessor highly recommended, emulating is real shitty! ---BSP--- Written by Colin Reed (dil@cix.compulink.co.uk) Current version is 1.5 This builder is available for most systems, DOS, Unix and OS/2 so everyone can use it. Most used since it was the first for DOS. Used in most editors that can build their own BSP tree. + Fast, easy and most used - WAD files are a tad slower and bigger than with IDBSP ---Warm--- Written by Robert Fenske, Jr (rfenske@swri.edu) Ported to OS/2 by Mark K. Mathews (mmathews@genesis.nred.ma.us) Current version is 1.6 Again a very good nodebuilder, the authors even claim this is one of the fastest nodebuilders around. This one indeed is fast, but the maps it builds aren't the smallest (IDBSP builds the smallest maps) but are very playable. Due to the reject builder the maps play very well. Also does other things like merging 2 PWADs into 1. Supports DOOM, DOOM ][, Heretic and Hexen. + Very fast builder + Good reject builder + Source included - WAD file size pretty big compared to IDBSP (the original) - Difficult in use when you have special effects like invisible doors - Some bugs with special shaped sectors have been reported ---Zennode-- Written by Marc Rousseau (rousseaum@pictel.com) Current version is 0.98a Again a very fast nodebuilder. Included in the ZIP file is a program to check how the BSP is build. Pretty good looks. Supports DOOM, DOOM ][, Heretic and Hexen. Also builds a reject table. Works under OS/2, DOS and Windows 95/NT. + Very fast + Easy to use - Nothing to see here...move on please ---RMB--- Written by Jens Hykkelbjerg (jensh@cybernet.dk) and Steve Benner (S.Benner@lancaster.ac.uk) Current version is 3.0 This is a very good reject builder. Works better than reject and it's behaviour can be adjusted to your taste and time. It also gives the efficiency of the reject map + Better than reject and other utilities + Easy to use - On large map it takes a LONG, LONG time ---Reject--- Written by L.M. Witek (lee@trousers.demon.co.uk) Current version is 1.10 This util only builds a reject map, so only useful if your editor does make a BSP tree but no reject map. Works pretty good. But you better get an editor that does all the work in one time or use IDBSP. + Reliable + Easy to use - This is a lot of extra work (most of the time this is not needed because the editor can do it, and most levels are not that big) ========================================================================== Chapter 4 : Authors experience ========================================================================== [4-0] Required for editing The Official DOOM FAQ by Hank Leukart, filename DMFAQ??.ZIP, where ?? is the version number. 66 (6.666) is the latest. The Unofficial DOOM specs by Matt Fell, filename DMSPEC??.TXT or .ZIP, where ?? is the version number, 16 (1.666) is the latest. If you have decided which platform to use get some editors, best is to get one listed since these are the most used. Also needed are : - A fast computer (486) with 8Mb and a big HD for easy working, especially if you want to edit under Windows. If you don't have 8Mb and a 486, don't try editing under Windows, but go to DOS unless you want to spend half of your time waiting while Windows is starting up or (re)building a map. - A lot of patience. - Try getting all versions of DOOM and DOOM ][ to test your WAD file! If your PWAD doesn't work with one or more versions, mention this in the WAD template (appendix A). For DOOM the latest version is The Ultimate DOOM with DOOM OS version 1.9, for DOOM ][ it's 1.9 also. This is it. id has no plans to go any further. Heretic's latest version is 1.3, and Hexen's latest version is 1.1, with 8 player capabilities included! - Before starting, READ the unofficial DOOM specs and the Official DOOM FAQ and anything else you can get. - A freezer with some beer or something like it. - A really sick mind filled with hellish idea's for levels (just kidding!!) [4-1] Level editing I started editing using DEU and DeeP, but since I like Windows more and I already had DoomEd on some shareware floppy, I started using DoomEd and I still do! In my opinion, DoomEd is one of the best editors. It can make multilevel WAD files, you can use almost unlimited pre- defined sector styles and all graphics can be viewed for easy editing. Recently I started using WadAuthor, after finding out it wouldn't run on my system because I needed Win32S version 1.30. This is now my main level editor although I still use DoomEd for some special things. And why not have the good things of both ? One of the best things about DoomEd is that everything is sector- oriented. So you make 2 sectors, and then connect the vertices by dragging them along the screen with the mouse and that's all! Making doors and stairs is easy, most work is done for you, even the texture aligning. [4-2] Graphics editing I have to admit that I am pretty new to this stuff. I myself use WinTex 4.2 since I hate all the stand-alone DOS utilities. WinTex has all these files, and can control them all. As photo editor I use CorelDraw 5.0, but shareware stuff like Paint Shop Pro is just as good and easier to learn. NWT is also pretty handy since I don't have to load Windows to change one small thing. [4-3] Music and sound editing Since I am also a musician, I am pretty much into MIDI files. As MIDI editor I use Recording Session, a (again!) Windows program. The converting is done using WinTex and inserting is done by DoomEd. MIDI files can be grabbed from BBS's and also from Internet. Try picking one that fits with the mood of your level! Editing sounds is a little bit more tricky. Since I have a Sound- Blaster AWE 32 I use some Creative software for recording the WAV file. WAV files are also available on BBS's and Internet if you are too lazy to make them on your own. Importing done by WinTex. Conclusion: I do everything with DoomEd and Wintex. Wintex can control more stuff than is included in the ZIP file, read the text files and get the other files as well, you won't be sorry. Always try to get the latest version of all programs, these usually have less bugs. If you are new to editing, try getting some good WAD's. A good list like the one in the Official DOOM FAQ will help. The DOOM WAD yellow pages can help on this too, at http://www.vivanet.com/pecora19/dwyp/dwyp.html. Also try the WTF productions site, a DOOM II support group, they're at http://www.gamers.org/wtf. And remember, becoming good at something usually takes a lot of time and practice so keep trying and don't be ashamed to ask questions. The perfect newsgroup for editing questions is of course rec.computer.games.doom.editing. This is the homebase for all DOOM level editors. The people here can answer almost all of your questions. Good luck with your WAD making career! =========================================================================== Chapter 5 : Where to get the stuff =========================================================================== [5-1] FTP-sites Look in the REC.COMPUTER.GAMES.DOOM.* newsgroups. There is a FTP- and WWW-FAQ with all major DOOM sites listed, which is always up-to-date. It's at http://www.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/docs/rgcd-pips/FTP_WWW_sites.html too. All FTP-sites are anonymous, so your name is ANONYMOUS and the password is your email adress. Also for a list of where to get most DOOM related software get the RGCD FAQ by Frans P. de Vries. This FAQ gives latest versions of most utilities and where to get them. And finally some important news about DOOM and other 3D-games is also published here. The FAQ is updated regularly, so try obtaining the latest version. [5-2] WWW-sites id Software website http://www.idsoftware.com GT Interactive http://www.gtinteractive.com Raven http://www.ravensoft.com Hank Leukart's pages http://www.happypuppy.com/hleukart WTF productions pages http://www.gamers.org/wtf For everything else, see chapter [5-1] =========================================================================== Chapter 6 : People who have helped me with the guide =========================================================================== id Software for creating DOOM, Ultimate DOOM, DOOM II, Final DOOM, Quake, Heretic and Hexen Raven for Heretic and Hexen. Hank Leukart for writing The Official DOOM FAQ. Matt Fell for the Unofficial DOOM specs. Frans P. de Vries for the ASCII logo, and much more. Without him, this text never would exist. Raphael Quinet for comments and suggestions. Kapi for comment on text and giving me a DoomGate account :) The WTF productions group and especially D.J. Quad. Everyone else that helped me in ANY way. =========================================================================== Appendix A : WAD template, extra info about your PWAD =========================================================================== There is a special template, which everyone should fill in and include when they distribute their WAD file(s). This template gives other people all the information they need to have regarding to your WAD file(s). The template can be found on all DOOM FTP-sites (see [5-1] above) in the subdirectory docs/editing/wadtempt.zip. @START@HURRICANES, TYPHOONS AND TROPICAL CYCLONES FAQ: HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, AND TROPICAL CYCLONES --- PART I: DEFINITIONS, BASIC QUESTIONS, AND BASIN INFORMATION By Christopher W. Landsea NOAA Post-doctorate Researcher NOAA AOML/Hurricane Research Division 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, Florida 33149 landsea@aoml.noaa.gov 1 June, 1996 *********************** New for this month..... ....................... What is the Dvorak technique and how is it used? (Part I) How does the damage that hurricanes cause increase as a function of wind speed? (Part I) How do I convert from mph to knots (to m/s) and from inches of mercury to mb (to hPa)? (Part I) New hurricane tracking program for the Macintosh (Part II) Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane best track data available for 1995 (Part II) Where can I get real-time advisories for tropical cyclones? (Part II) Where can I get real-time tropical weather analyses and forecast fields? (Part II) Where can I get real-time ship and buoy data? (Part II) Where can I get real-time sea surface temperature data? (Part II) Where can I get real-time satellite pictures? (Part II) Where can I get real-time radar data? (Part II) Where can I get real-time hurricane aircraft reconnaissance data? (Part II) Where can I get real-time tropical cyclone motion and intensity model forecasts? (Part II) Where can I get tropical cyclone preparedness information? (Part II) ....................... New for this month..... *********************** This is currently a two-part FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions report) that is in its eighth incarnation (version 1.8). However, there may be some errors or discrepancies that have not yet been found. If you do see an item that needs correction, please contact me directly. This file (Part I) contains various definitions, answers for some specific questions, and information about the various tropical cyclone basins. Part II provides sites that you can access both real-time information about tropical cyclones, what is available on-line for historical storms, as well as good books to read and various references for tropical cyclones. Keep in mind that this FAQ is not considered a reviewed paper to reference. Its main purpose is to provide quick answers for (naturally) frequently asked questions as well as to be a pointer to various sources of information. I'd like to thank various people for helping to put together this FAQ: Sim Aberson, Jack Beven, Gary Padgett, Tom Berg, Julian Heming, Neal Dorst and Gary Gray all provided substantial bits to this FAQ. Also thanks to the many people who provided additional questions and information for this FAQ: Ilana Stern, Dave Pace, Dave Blanchard, Ken Fung, James (I R A Aggie) Stricherz, Mike Dettinger, Jan Schloerer, Eric Blake, Jeff Kepert, Frank Woodcock, Roger Edson, Bill Cherepy, Stephen Jascourt, Kelly Dean, Malcolm ??? and Jon Gill. Many thanks also to Jan Null for providing the first .html version of the FAQ. If I didn't get to all the suggested FAQs, I'll try to include them in future versions. Where can I get the latest version of this document????? -------------------------------------------------------- The two portions for this FAQ are posted monthly on sci.geo.meteorology and on sci.environment usually early in each month. One can also ftp to retrieve the latest files at: downdry.atmos.colostate.edu. Login as 'anonymous' and password as your email address. The files are in the pub directory. If you do not have ftp access, you can request copies from me directly via email. The easiest way to get the latest version would be via the World Wide Web and your favorite web server. Surf to: http://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/ *************************************************************************** OUTLINE ------- DEFINITIONS, BASIC QUESTIONS, AND BASIN INFORMATION 1) What is a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone? 2) Why are tropical cyclones named? 3) What are the tropical cyclone names through 1998? 4) How are tropical cyclones different from mid-latitude storms? 5) How are tropical cyclones different from tornadoes? 6) Which is the most intense tropical cyclone on record? 7) Which tropical cyclone intensified the fastest? 8) Which tropical cyclone has produced the highest storm surge? 9) What are the largest rainfalls associated with tropical cyclones? 10) Which are the largest and smallest tropical cyclones on record? 11) Which tropical cyclone lasted the longest? 12) Which tropical cyclones have caused the most deaths and most damage? 13) Tropical cyclone myths: 13a) Doesn't the low pressure in the tropical cyclone center cause the storm surge? 13b) Doesn't the friction over land kill tropical cyclones? 13c) Aren't big tropical cyclones also intense tropical cyclones? 14) What regions around the globe have tropical cyclones and who is responsible for forecasting there? 15) What are the average, most, and least tropical cyclones occurring in each basin? 16) What is the annual cycle of occurrence seen in each basin? 17) How are Australian tropical cyclones ranked? 18) How does El Nino-Southern Oscillation affect tropical cyclone activity around the globe? 19) What may happen with tropical cyclone activity in a 2xCO2 world? 20) Are we getting stronger and more frequent hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones in the last several years? 21) Why don't we try to destroy tropical cyclones by: pick one or more - a) seeding them with silver iodide, b) nuking them, c) placing a substance on the ocean surface, d) etc. ? 22) What is a sub-tropical cyclone? 23) What does the acronym "CDO" in a discussion of tropical cyclones mean? 24) What is a TUTT? 25) Why do tropical cyclones' winds rotate counter-clockwise (clockwise) in the Northern (Southern) Hemisphere? 26) How do I convert from mph to knots (to m/s) and from inches of mercury to mb (to hPa)? 27) What is the Dvorak technique and how is it used? ATLANTIC BASIN-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS 28) How are Atlantic hurricanes ranked? 29) What are the most and least tropical cyclones occurring in the Atlantic basin and striking the USA? 30) For the U.S., what are the 10 most intense, 10 costliest, and 10 highest death toll hurricanes on record? 31) What is Prof. Gray's seasonal hurricane forecast for this year and what are the predictive factors? 32) How has Dr. Gray done in previous years of forecasting hurricanes? 33) What are those models that the Atlantic forecasters are talking about in the Inter-Governmental messages? 34) Why doesn't the South Atlantic Ocean experience tropical cyclones? 35) What names have been retired in the Atlantic basin? 36) Does an active June and July mean the rest of the season will be busy too? 37) Who are the "Hurricane Hunters" and what are they looking for? 38) Where do these easterly waves come from and what causes them? 39) What are "Cape Verde"-type hurricanes? 40) How does the damage that hurricanes cause increase as a function of wind speed? *************************************************************************** Subject: 1) What is a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone? The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub- tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993). Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds (see note below) of less than 17 m/s (34 kt) are called "tropical depressions". (This is not to be confused with the condition mid-latitude people get during a long, cold and grey winter wishing they could be closer to the equator ;-) Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 17 m/s they are typically called a "tropical storm" and assigned a name. If winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt), then they are called: a "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E); a "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline); a "severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E); a "severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean); and a "tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean) (Neumann 1993). Note that just the definition of "maximum sustained surface winds" depends upon who is taking the measurements. The World Meteorology Organization guidelines suggest utilizing a 10 min average to get a sustained measurement. Most countries utilize this as the standard. However the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) of the USA use a 1 min averaging period to get sustained winds. This difference may provide complications in comparing the statistics from one basin to another as using a smaller averaging period may slightly raise the number of occurrences (Neumann 1993). *************************************************************************** Subject: 2) Why are tropical cyclones named? Tropical cyclones are named to provide ease of communication between forecasters and the general public regarding forecasts, watches, and warnings. Since the storms can often last a week or longer and that more than one can be occurring in the same basin at the same time, names can reduce the confusion about what storm is being described. According to Dunn and Miller (1960), the first use of a proper name for a tropical cyclone was by an Australian forecaster early in this century. He gave tropical cyclone names "after political figures whom he disliked. By properly naming a hurricane, the weatherman could publicly describe a politician (who perhaps was not too generous with weather-bureau appropriations) as 'causing great distress' or 'wandering aimlessly about the Pacific.'" (Perhaps this should be brought back into use ;-) During World War II, tropical cyclones were informally given women's names by USA Air Force and Navy meteorologists (after their girlfriends or wives) who were monitoring and forecasting tropical cyclones over the Pacific. From 1950 to 1952, tropical cyclones of the North Atlantic Ocean were identified by the phonetic alphabet (Able-Baker-Charlie-etc.), but in 1953 the USA Weather Bureau switched to women's names. In 1979, the WMO and the USA National Weather Service (NWS) switched to a list of names that also included men's names. The Northeast Pacific basin tropical cyclones were named using women's names starting in 1959 for storms near Hawaii and in 1960 for the remainder of the Northeast Pacific basin. In 1978, both men's and women's names were utilized. The Northwest Pacific basin tropical cyclones were given women's names officially starting in 1945 and men's names were also included beginning in 1979. The North Indian Ocean region tropical cyclones are not named. The Southwest Indian Ocean tropical cyclones were first named during the 1960/1961 season. The Australian and South Pacific region (east of 90E, south of the equator) started giving women's names to the storms in 1964 and both men's and women's names in 1974/1975. *************************************************************************** Subject: 3) What are the tropical cyclone names through 1998? NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE NAMES (Courtesy of Gary Padgett and Jack Beven) Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea --------------------------------------- 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Arlene Alberto Allison Arthur Ana Alex Bret Beryl Barry Bertha Bill Bonnie Cindy Chris Chantal Cesar Claudette Charley Dennis Debby Dean Dolly Danny Danielle Emily Ernesto Erin Edouard Erika Earl Floyd Florence Felix Fran Fabian Frances Gert Gordon Gabrielle Gustav Grace Georges Harvey Helene Humberto Hortense Henri Hermine Irene Isaac Iris Isidore Isabel Ivan Jose Joyce Jerry Josephine Juan Jeanne Katrina Keith Karen Kyle Kate Karl Lenny Leslie Luis Lili Larry Lisa Maria Michael Marilyn Marco Mindy Mitch Nate Nadine Noel Nana Nicholas Nicole Ophelia Oscar Opal Omar Odette Otto Philippe Patty Pablo Paloma Peter Paula Rita Rafael Roxanne Rene Rose Richard Stan Sandy Sebastien Sally Sam Shary Tammy Tony Tanya Teddy Teresa Tomas Vince Valerie Van Vicky Victor Virginie Wilma William Wendy Wilfred Wanda Walter (The 1999 names will be identical to the list for 1993.) Eastern North Pacific (east of 140W) --------------------- 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Adrian Aletta Adolph Alma Andres Agatha Beatriz Bud Barbara Boris Blanca Blas Calvin Carlotta Cosme Cristina Carlos Celia Dora Daniel Dalila Douglas Dolores Darby Eugene Emilia Erick Elida Enrique Estelle Fernanda Fabio Flossie Fausto Felicia Frank Greg Gilma Gil Genevieve Guillermo Georgette Hilary Hector Henriette Hernan Hilda Howard Irwin Ileana Ismael Iselle Ignacio Isis Jova John Juliette Julio Jimena Javier Kenneth Kristy Kiko Kenna Kevin Kay Lidia Lane Lorena Lowell Linda Lester Max Miriam Manuel Marie Marty Madeline Norma Norman Narda Norbert Nora Newton Otis Olivia Octave Odile Olaf Orlene Pilar Paul Priscilla Polo Pauline Paine Ramon Rosa Raymond Rachel Rick Roslyn Selma Sergio Sonia Simon Sandra Seymour Todd Tara Tico Trudy Terry Tina Veronica Vicente Velma Vance Vivian Virgil Wiley Willa Wallis Winnie Waldo Winifred Xina Xavier Xina Xavier Xina Xavier York Yolanda York Yolanda York Yolanda Zelda Zeke Zelda Zeke Zelda Zeke (The 1999 names will be identical to the list for 1993.) Central North Pacific (from the dateline to 140W) --------------------- Akoni Aka Alika Ana Ema Ekeka Ele Ela Hana Hali Huko Halola Io Iolana Ioke Iune Keli Keoni Kika Kimo Lala Li Lana Loke Moke Mele Maka Malia Nele Nona Neki Niala Oka Oliwa Oleka Oko Peke Paka Peni Pali Uleki Upana Ulia Ulika Wila Wene Wali Walaka Each year the next name is just the one following the last from the previous year. Once through a list the next name will be off of the top of the next list. The first storm for 1996 should be Oliwa. Western North Pacific (west of the dateline) --------------------- Ann Abel Amber Alex Bart Beth Bing Babs Cam Carlo Cass Chip Dan Dale David Dawn Eve Ernie Ella Elvis Frankie Fern Fritz Faith Gloria Greg Ginger Gil Herb Hannah Hank Hilda Ian Isa Ivan Iris Joy Jimmy Joan Jacob Kirk Kelly Keith Kate Lisa Levi Linda Leo Marty Marie Mort Maggie Niki Nestor Nichole Neil Orson Opal Otto Olga Piper Peter Penny Paul Rick Rosie Rex Rachel Sally Scott Stella Sam Tom Tina Todd Tanya Violet Victor Vicki Virgil Willie Winnie Waldo Wendy Yates Yule Yanni York Zane Zita Zeb Zia Each year the next name is just the one following the last from the previous year. Once through a list the next name will be off of the top of the next list. The first storm of the year in 1996 was Dan. North Indian Ocean ------------------ Tropical cyclones in this region are not named. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TROPICAL CYCLONE NAMES (Thanks to Julian Heming, Jack Beven, Gary Padgett, Frank Woodcock and Jon Gill.) Southwest Indian (west of 90E) ---------------- 1995-1996 Agnielle, Bonita, Coryna, Doloresse, Edwige, Flossy, Guylianne, Hansella, Itelle, Jenna, Ketty, Lucia, Molly, Nadege, Odette, Paquerette, Rolina, Sylvianne, Talla, Vivienne, Walya, Yoline 1996-1997* 1997-1998* 1998-1999* 1999-2000* ANTOINETTE AIMAY ALDA ASTRIDE BORDELLA BIBIANNE BIRENDA BABIOLA CHANTELLE CINDY CHIKITA CONNIE DANIELLA DONALINE DAVINA DAMIENNE ELVINA ELSIE EVRINA ELINE FABRIOLA FIONA FRANCINE FELICIA GRETELLE GEMMA GENILA GLORIA HELINDA HILLARY HELVETIA HUDAH ILETTA IRELAND IRINA INNOCENTE JOSIE JUDITH JOCYNTHA JONNA KARLETTE KIMMY KRISTINA KENETHA LISETTE LYNN LINA LISANNE MARYSE MONIQUE MARSIA MAIZY NELDA NICOLE NAOMIE NELLA OCLINE OLIVETTE ORACE ORTENSIA PHYLLIS PRISCA PATRICIA PRISCILLA ROLINA RENETTE RITA REBECCA SHERYL SARAH SHIRLEY SOPHIA THELMA TANIA TINA TERRENCE VENYDA VALENCIA VERONIQUE VICTORINE WILTINA WANICKY WILVENIA WILNA YOLETTE YANDAH YASTRIDE YANSELMA [The other areas have lists which they continually rotate through - i.e. don't start again from 'A' each year] Western Australian region (last storm Chloe) (90E to 125E) -------------------------------------------- Annette, Bobby, Chloe, Daryl, Emma, Frank, Gertie, Hubert, Isobel, Jacob, Kirsty, Lindsay, Margot, Nicholas, Ophelia, Pancho, Rhonda, Selwyn, Tiffany, Victor, Alison, Billy, Connie, Damien, Elsie, Frederic, Gwenda, Herbie, Ilona, John, Kirrily, Leon, Marcia, Ned, Olga, Pedro, Rosita, Sam, Tina, Vincent, Walter, Alex, Bessi, Chris, Daphne, Errol, Fifi, Graham, Harriet, Ian, Jane, Ken, Lena, Monty, Naomi, Oscar, Pearl, Quenton, Sharon, Tim, Vivienne, Willy Northern Australian region (last storm Neville) (125E to 137E) ----------------------------------------------- Amelia, Bruno, Coral, Dominic, Esther, Ferdinand, Gretel, Hector, Irma, Jason, Kay, Laurence, Marian, Neville, Olivia, Phil, Rachel, Sid, Thelma, Vance, Winsome, Alistair, Bonnie, Craig, Debbie, Evan, Fay, George, Helen, Ira, Jasmine, Kim, Laura, Matt, Nicola, Oswald, Penny, Russell, Sandra, Trevor, Valerie, Warwick Eastern Australian region (last storm Agnes) (137E to 160E, south of ~10S) -------------------------------------------- Agnes, Barry, Celeste, Dennis, Ethel, Fergus, Gillian, Harold, Justin, Katrina, Les, May, Nathan, Olinda, Pete, Rona, Steve, Tessi, Vaughan, Abigail, Bernie, Claudia, Des, Elinor, Fritz, Grace, Harvey, Ingrid, Jim, Kathy, Lance, Monica, Nigel, Odette, Pierre, Rebecca, Sandy, Tania, Vernon, Wendy, Alfred, Blanch, Charlie, Delilah, Ernie, Felicity, Greg, Hilda, Ivor, Joyce, Kelvin, Lisa, Mark, Nina, Owen, Polly, Roger, Sadie, Theodore, Violet, Warren Fiji Area next 10 names (last storm William) (160E to 120W) -------------------------------------------- Yasi, Zaka, Atu, Beti, Cyril, Drena, Evan, Freda, Gavin, Hina Papua New Guinea (last storm Adel) (140E to 160E, north of ~10S) ---------------------------------- Adel, Epi, Guba, Ila, Kamo, Tako, Upia *************************************************************************** Subject: 4) How are tropical cyclones different from mid-latitude storms? The tropical cyclone is a low-pressure system which derives its energy primarily from evaporation from the sea in the presence of high winds and lowered surface pressure and the associated condensation in convective clouds concentrated near its center (Holland 1993). Mid-latitude storms (low pressure systems with associated cold fronts, warm fronts, and occluded fronts) primarily get their energy from the horizontal temperature gradients that exist in the atmosphere. Structurally, tropical cyclones have their strongest winds near the earth's surface (a consequence of being "warm-core" in the troposphere), while mid-latitude storms have their strongest winds near the tropopause (a consequence of being "warm-core" in the stratosphere and "cold-core" in the troposphere). "Warm-core" refers to being relatively warmer than the environment at the same pressure surface ("pressure surfaces" are simply another way to measure height or altitude). *************************************************************************** Subject: 5) How are tropical cyclones different from tornadoes? While both tropical cyclones and tornadoes are atmospheric vortices, they have little in common. Tornadoes have diameters on the scale of 100s of meters and are produced from a single convective storm (i.e. a thunderstorm or cumulonimbus). A tropical cyclone, however, has a diameter on the scale of 100s of *kilometers* and is comprised of several to dozens of convective storms. Additionally, while tornadoes require substantial vertical shear of the horizontal winds (i.e. change of wind speed and/or direction with height) to provide ideal conditions for tornado genesis, tropical cyclones require very low values (less than 10 m/s or 20 kt) of tropospheric vertical shear in order to form and grow. These vertical shear values are indicative of the horizontal temperature fields for each phenomena: tornadoes are produced in regions of large temperature gradient, while tropical cyclones are generated in regions of near zero horizontal temperature gradient. Tornadoes are primarily an over-land phenomena as solar heating of the land surface usually contributes toward the development of the thunderstorm that spawns the vortex (though over-water tornadoes have occurred). In contrast, tropical cyclones are purely an oceanic phenomena - they die out over-land due to a loss of a moisture source. Lastly, tropical cyclones have a lifetime that is measured in days, while tornadoes typically last on the scale of minutes. An interesting side note is that tropical cyclones at landfall often provide the conditions necessary for tornado formation. As the tropical cyclone makes landfall and begins decaying, the winds at the surface die off quicker than the winds at, say, 850 mb. This sets up a fairly strong vertical wind shear that allows for the development of tornadoes, especially on the tropical cyclone's right side (with respect to the forward motion of the tropical cyclone). For the southern hemisphere, this would be a concern on the tropical cyclone's left side - due to the reverse spin of southern hemisphere storms. (Novlan and Gray 1974) *************************************************************************** Subject: 6) Which is the most intense tropical cyclone on record? Typhoon Tip in the Northwest Pacific Ocean on 12 October 1979 was measured to have a central pressure of 870 mb and estimated surface sustained winds of 85 m/s (165 kt) (Dunnavan and Diercks 1980). Typhoon Nancy on 12 September, 1961 is listed in the best track data for the Northwest Pacific region as having an estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 kt with a central pressure of 888 mb. However, it is now recognized (Black 1992) that the maximum sustained winds estimated for typhoons during the 1940s to 1960s were too strong and that the 185 kt (and numerous 160 kt to 180 kt reports) is somewhat too high. Note that Hurricane Gilbert's estimated 888 mb lowest pressure in mid- September 1988 is the most intense [as measured by lowest sea level pressure] for the Atlantic basin (Willoughby et al 1989), it is almost 20 mb weaker (higher) than the above Typhoon Tip of the Northwest Pacific Ocean. While the central pressures for the Northwest Pacific typhoons are the lowest globally, the North Atlantic hurricanes have provided sustained wind speeds possibly comparable to the Northwest Pacific. From the best track database, both Hurricane Camille (1969) and Hurricane Allen (1980) have winds that are estimated to be 165 kt. Measurements of such winds are inherently going to be suspect as instruments often are completely destroyed or damaged at these speeds. *************************************************************************** Subject: 7) Which tropical cyclone intensified the fastest? Typhoon Forrest in September 1983 in the Northwest Pacific Ocean deepened by 100 mb (976 to 876 mb) in just under 24 hr (Roger Edson, personal communication). Estimated surface sustained winds increased a maximum of 30 kt in 6 hr and 85 kt in one day (from 65 to 150 kt). *************************************************************************** Subject: 8) Which tropical cyclone has produced the highest storm surge? The Bathurst Bay Hurricane produced a 13 m (about 42 ft) surge in Bathurst Bay, Australia in 1899 (Whittingham 1958). *************************************************************************** Subject: 9) What are the largest rainfalls associated with tropical cyclones? 12 hr: 1144 mm (45.0") at Foc-Foc, La Reunion Island in Tropical Cyclone Denise, 7-8 January, 1966. 24 hr: 1825 mm (71.8") at Foc-Foc, La Reunion Island in Tropical Cyclone Denise, 7-8 January, 1966. 48 hr: 2467 mm (97.1") at Aurere, La Reunion Island 8-10 April, 1958. 72 hr: 3240 mm (127.6") at Grand-Ilet, La Reunion Island in Tropical Cyclone Hyacinthe, 24-27 January, 1980. 10 d: 5678 mm (223.5") at Commerson, La Reunion Island in Tropical Cyclone Hyacinthe, 18-27 January, 1980. (Holland 1993) *************************************************************************** Subject: 10) Which are the largest and smallest tropical cyclones on record? Typhoon Tip had gale force winds (15 m/s) which extended out for 1100 km in radius in the Northwest Pacific on 12 October, 1979 (Dunnavan and Diercks 1980). Tropical Cyclone Tracy had gale force winds that only extended 50 km radius when it struck Darwin, Australia, on 24 December, 1974 (Bureau of Meteorology 1977). *************************************************************************** Subject: 11) Which tropical cyclone lasted the longest? Hurricane/Typhoon John lasted 31 days as it traveled both the Northeast and Northwest Pacific basins during August and September 1994. (It formed in the Northeast Pacific, reached hurricane force there, moved across the dateline and was renamed Typhoon John, and then finally recurved back across the dateline and renamed Hurricane John again.) Hurricane Ginger was a tropical cyclone for 28 days in the North Atlantic Ocean back in 1971. *************************************************************************** Subject: 12) Which tropical cyclones have caused the most deaths and most damage? "The death toll in the infamous Bangladesh Cyclone of 1970 has had several estimates, some wildly speculative, but it seems certain that at least 300,000 people died from the associated storm tide [surge] in the low-lying deltas." (Holland 1993) The largest damage caused by a tropical cyclone as estimated by monetary amounts has been Hurricane Andrew (1992) as it struck the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana, USA: US $30 *Billion* (R. Sheets - personal communication 1996). Most of this figure was due to destruction in southeast Florida. *************************************************************************** Subject: 13) Tropical cyclone myths: 13a) Doesn't the low pressure in the tropical cyclone center cause the storm surge? No. Many people assume that the partial vacuum at the center of a tropical cyclone allows the ocean so rise up in response, thus causing the destructive storm surges as the cyclone makes landfall. However, this effect would be, for example, with a 900 mb central pressure tropical cyclone, only 1.0 m (3 ft). The total storm surge for a tropical cyclone of this intensity can be from 6 to 10 m (19 to 33 ft), or more. Most (>85%) of the storm surge is caused by winds pushing the ocean surface ahead of the storm on the right side of the track (left side of the track in the Southern Hemisphere). Since the surface pressure gradient (from the tropical cyclone center to the environmental conditions) determines the wind strength, the central pressure indirectly does indicate the height of the storm surge, but not directly. Note also that individual storm surges are dependent upon the coastal topography, angle of incidence of landfall, speed of tropical cyclone motion as well as the wind strength. *************************************************************************** Subject: 13) Tropical cyclone myths: 13b) Doesn't the friction over land kill tropical cyclones? No. Friction acts to accelerate the low-level inflow, which by itself is not harmful to the tropical cyclone. But over land the tropical cyclone lacks the moisture flux from the surface that fuels the convection. Without the deep convection near the storm center, the cyclone rapidly fills. Numerical simulations have actually shown that if a tropical cyclone makes landfall over land that is very moist (a swampy region for example), that the tropical cyclone *intensifies* (Tuleya and Kurihara 1978). Wakimoto and Black (1993) suggest that this might have occurred in the case of Hurricane Andrew striking Florida. *************************************************************************** Subject: 13) Tropical cyclone myths: 13c) Aren't big tropical cyclones also intense tropical cyclones? No. There is very little association between intensity (either measured by maximum sustained winds or by central pressure) and size (either measured by radius of 15 m/s [gale force] winds or the radius of the outer closed isobar) (Weatherford and Gray 1988). Hurricane Andrew is a good example of a very intense tropical cyclone (922 mb central pressure and 64 m/s (125 kt) sustained winds at landfall in Florida) that was also relatively small (15 m/s winds extended out only about 150 km from the center). Weatherford and Gray (1988) also showed that changes of both intensity and size are essentially independent of one another. *************************************************************************** Subject: 14) What regions around the globe have tropical cyclones and who is responsible for forecasting there? There are seven tropical cyclone "basins" where storms occur on a regular basis: --- Atlantic basin (including the North Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea) --- Northeast Pacific basin (from Mexico to about the dateline) --- Northwest Pacific basin (from the dateline to Asia including the South China Sea) --- North Indian basin (including the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea) --- Southwest Indian basin (from Africa to about 100E) --- Southeast Indian/Australian basin (100E to 142E) --- Australian/Southwest Pacific basin (142E to about 120W) The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, USA has responsibil- ities for monitoring and forecasting tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific basin east of 140W. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center has responsibilities for the remainder of the Northeast Pacific basin to the dateline. The Northwest Pacific basin is shared in forecasting duties by China, Thailand, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. The North Indian basin tropical cyclones are forecasted by India, Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, and Sri Lanka. Reunion Island, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, and Kenya provide forecasts for the Southwest Indian basin. Australia and Indonesia forecast tropical cyclone activity in the Southeast Indian/Australian basin. Lastly, for the Australian/Southwest Pacific basin Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and New Zealand forecast tropical cyclones. Note also that the USA Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issues warnings for tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific, the North Indian, the Southwest Indian, the Southeast Indian/Australian, and the Australian/Southwest Pacific basins, though they are not specifically tasked to do so by the WMO. The USA Naval Western Oceanography Center in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu does the same for the Pacific Ocean east of 180E. (Neumann 1993) Note that on rare occasions, tropical cyclones (or storms that appear to be similar in structure to tropical cyclones) can develop in the Mediterranean Sea. These have been noted to occur in September 1947, September 1969, January 1982, September 1983, and, most recently, during 13 to 17 January, 1995. Some study of these storms has been reported on by Mayengon (1984) and Ernest and Matson (1983), though it has not been demonstrated fully that these storms are the same as those found over tropical waters. It may be that these Mediterranean tropical cyclones are more similar in nature to polar lows. The following are the addresses of tropical cyclone centers listed above that are responsible for issuing advisories and/or warnings on tropical cyclones (thanks to Jack Beven for these): National Hurricane Center Mail: 11691 SW 17th St. Miami, FL 33165-2149 USA Central Pacific Hurricane Center Mail: National Weather Service Forecast Office University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Meteorology 2525 Correa Rd. (HIG) Honolulu, HI 96822 USA Naval Pacific Meteorological and Oceanographic Center Mail: NPMOC/AJTWC Box 113 Pearl Harbor, HI 96860 USA Joint Typhoon Warning Center - Guam Mail: NPMOCW/JTWC PCS 486, Box 17 FPO AP 96536-0051 USA Regional Specialized Meteorological Center Tokyo, Japan - Typhoon Center Mail: Japanese Meteorological Agency 1-3-4 Ote-machi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan Royal Observatory - Hong Kong Mail: 134A Nathan Road Kowloon Hong Kong Bangkok Tropical Cyclone Warning Center - Thailand Mail: Director Meteorological Department 4353 Sukumvit Rd. Bangkok 10260 Thailand Fiji Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Mail: Director Fiji Meteorological Services Private Mail Bag Nadi Airport Fiji New Zealand Meteorological Service Mail: Director Met Service PO Box 722 Wellington New Zealand Port Moresby Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Mail: Director National Weather Service PO Box 1240 Boroko, NCD Paupa New Guinea Brisbane Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Mail: Regional Director Bureau of Meteorology GPO Box 413 Brisbane 4001 Australia Darwin Tropical cyclone Warning Center Mail: Regional Director Bureau of Meteorology GPO Box 735 Darwin 5790 Australia Perth Tropical Cyclone Warning Center Mail: Regional Director Bureau of Meteorology GPO Box 6080 Perth 9001 Australia Jakarta, Indonesia Mail: Director Analysis and Processing Centre Jalan Arief Rakhman Hakim 3 Jakarta Indonesia Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centre - Reunion Mail: Director of Meteorological Services PO Box 4 97490 Sainte Clotilde Reunion Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Center - Mauritius Mail: Director of Meteorological Service Vacoas Mauritius Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Warning Center - Madagascar Mail: Director of Meteorological Service PO Box 1254 Antananarivo 101 Madagascar Nairobi, Kenya Mail: Director of Meteorological Services PO Box 30259 Nairobi Kenya Maputo, Mozambique Mail: Director of Meteorology PO Box 256 Maputo Mozambique The following cities are also mentioned as tropical cyclone warning centers, though I don't have the addresses for them. Philippines: Manilla China: Beijing Dalian Shanghai Guangzhou Korea: Seoul Vietnam: Hanoi India: New Delhi Calcutta Bombay Bangladesh: Dhaka Burma: Rangoon Sri Lanka: Colombo Maldive Islands: Male *************************************************************************** Subject: 15) What are the average, most, and least tropical cyclones occurring in each basin? Based on data from 1968-1989 (1968/69 to 1989/90 for the Southern Hemisphere): Tropical Storm or stronger Hurricane/Typhoon/Severe Tropical Cyclone (>17 m/s sustained winds) (>33 m/s sustained winds) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basin Most/Least Average Most/Least Average Atlantic 18/4 9.7 12/2 5.4 NE Pacific 23/8 16.5 14/4 8.9 NW Pacific 35/19 25.7 24/11 16.0 N Indian 10/1 5.4 6/0 2.5 SW Indian 15/6 10.4 10/0 4.4 SE Indian/Aus 11/1 6.9 7/0 3.4 Aus/SW Pacific 16/2 9.0 11/2 4.3 Globally 103/75 83.7 65/34 44.9 Note that the data includes subtropical storms in the Atlantic basin numbers. (Neumann 1993) Starting in 1944, systematic aircraft reconnaissance was commenced for monitoring both tropical cyclones and disturbances that had the potential to develop into tropica cyclones. This is why both Neumann et al. (1993) and Landsea (1993) recommend utilizing data since 1944 for computing climatological statistics. However, for tropical cyclones striking the USA East and Gulf coasts - because of highly populated coast lines, data with good reliability extends back to around 1899. Thus, the following records hold for the entire Atlantic basin (from 1944-1995) and for the USA coastline (1899-1995): Maximum Minimum Tropical storms/hurricanes: 19*(1995) 4 (1983) Hurricanes: 12 (1969) 2 (1982) Intense Hurricanes: 7 (1950) 0 (many times,1994 last) USA landfalling storms/hurricanes: 8 (1916) 1 (many,1991) USA landfalling hurricanes: 6 (1916,1985) 0 (many,1994) USA landfalling intense hurricanes: 3 (1909,33,54) 0 (many,1994) (*) As a footnote, 1933 is recorded as being the most active of any Atlantic basin season on record (reliable or otherwise) with 21 tropical storms and hurricanes. For the Northeast Pacific, the records stand at maximums of 27 tropical storms/hurricanes in 1992 and 16 hurricanes in 1990. Reliable records go back in this basin to around 1966 when geostationary satellite coverage began. For the Northwest Pacific, the peak year stands at 1964 with 39 tropical storms, 26 of which became typhoons. Reliable records for this basin begin around 1960. *************************************************************************** Subject: 16) What is the annual cycle of occurrence seen in each basin? While the Atlantic hurricane season is "officially" from 1 June to 30 November, the Atlantic basin shows a very peaked season with 78% of the tropical storm days, 87% of the minor (Saffir-Simpson Scale categories 1 and 2 - see subject 28) hurricane days, and 96% of the intense (Saffir- Simpson categories 3, 4 and 5) hurricane days occuring in August through October (Landsea 1993). Peak activity is in early to mid September. Once in a few years there may be a tropical cyclone occurring "out of season" - primarily in May or December. The Northeast Pacific basin has a broader peak with activity beginning in late May or early June and going until late October or early November with a peak in storminess in late August/early September. The Northwest Pacific basin has tropical cyclones occurring all year round regularly though there is a distinct minimum in February and the first half of March. The main season goes from July to November with a peak in late August/early September. The North Indian basin has a double peak of activity in May and November though tropical cyclones are seen from April to December. The severe cyclonic storms (>33 m/s winds) occur almost exclusively from April to June and late September to early December. The Southwest Indian and Australian/Southeast Indian basins have very similar annual cycles with tropical cyclones beginning in late October/ early November, reaching a double peak in activity - one in mid-January and one in mid-February to early March, and then ending in May. The Australian/Southeast Indian basin February lull in activity is a bit more pronounced than the Southwest Indian basin's lull. The Australian/Southwest Pacific basin begin with tropical cyclone activity in late October/early November, reaches a single peak in late February/early March, and then fades out in early May. Globally, September is the most active month and May is the least active month. (Neumann 1993) *************************************************************************** Subject: 17) How are Australian tropical cyclones ranked? The Australian forecasters have developed a scale for tropical cyclone intensity for storms in their area of responsibility - 90 to 160E (Holland 1993). Note that the sustained winds are based upon a 10 min averaging period instead of the USA 1 minute period. Australian Scale Sustained Winds (km/hr) 1 63-90 km/hr 2 91-125 3 126-165 4 166-225 5 > 225 There are further comments on this scale in subject 28). *************************************************************************** Subject: 18) How does El Nino-Southern Oscillation affect tropical cyclone activity around the globe? The effect of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Atlantic tropical cyclones is described in subject 31). The Australian/Southwest Pacific shows a pronounced shift back and forth of tropical cyclone activity with fewer tropical cyclones between 145 and 165E and more from 165E eastward across the South Pacific during El Nino (warm ENSO) events. There is also a smaller tendency to have the tropical cyclones originate a bit closer to the equator. The opposite would be true in La Nina (cold ENSO) events. See papers by Nicholls (1979), Revell and Goulter (1986), Dong (1988), and Nicholls (1992). The western portion of the Northeast Pacific basin (140W to the dateline) has been suggested to experience more tropical cyclone genesis during the El Nino year and more tropical cyclones tracking into the sub-region in the year following an El Nino (Schroeder and Yu 1995), but this has not been completely documented yet. The Northwest Pacific basin, similar to the Australian/Southwest Pacific basin, experiences a change in location of tropical cyclones without a total change in frequency. Pan (1981), Chan (1985), and Lander (1994) detailed that west of 160E there were reduced numbers of tropical cyclone genesis with increased formations from 160E to the dateline during El Nino events. The opposite occurred during La Nina events. Again there is also the tendency for the tropical cyclones to also form closer to the equator during El Nino events than average. The eastern portion of the Northeast Pacific, the Southwest Indian, the Southeast Indian/Australian, and the North Indian basins have either shown little or a conflicting ENSO relationship and/or have not been looked at yet in sufficient detail. *************************************************************************** Subject: 19) What may happen with tropical cyclone activity in a 2xCO2 world? Two impacts of anthropogenic climate change due to increasing amounts of "greenhouse" gases that may occur (Houghton et al., 1990, 1992) are increased tropical sea surface temperatures (moderate confidence) and increased tropical rainfall associated with a slightly stronger inter- tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) (moderate/low confidence). Because of these possible changes, there have been many suggestions based upon global circulation and theoretical modeling studies that increases may occur in the frequency (AMS Council and UCAR Board of Trustees, 1988; Houghton et al., 1990; Broccoli and Manabe, 1990; Ryan et al., 1992; Haarsma et al., 1993), area of occurrence (Houghton et al., 1990; Ryan et al., 1992), mean intensity (AMS Council and UCAR Board of Trustees, 1988; Haarsma et al., 1993), and maximum intensity (Emanuel, 1987; AMS Council and UCAR Board of Trustees, 1988; Houghton et al., 1990; Haarsma et al., 1993; Bengtsson et al., 1994) of tropical cyclones. In contrast, there have been some conclusions that decreases in frequency may result (Broccoli and Manabe 1990; Bengtsson et al., 1994). One report (Leggett, 1994) has suggested that increased tropical cyclone incidence and severity have already taken place, but provided no quantitative evidence. Any changes in tropical cyclone activity are intrinsically tied in with large-scale changes in the tropical atmosphere. One key feature that has been focused upon has been possible changes in sea surface temperatures (SSTs). But SSTs by themselves cannot be considered without corresponding information regarding the moisture and stability in the tropical troposphere. What has been identified in the current climate as being necessary for genesis and maintenance for tropical cyclones (e.g. SSTs of at least 80F or 26.5C) might change in a 2xCO2 world because of possible changes in the moisture and/or stability. Additionally, besides the thermodynamic variables, changes in the tropical dynamics will also play a big role in determining changes in tropical cyclone activity. For example, if the vertical wind shear over the tropical North Atlantic decreased (increased) during the hurricane season in a 2xCO2 world, then we would see a significant increase (decrease) in activity. Another large unknown is how the monsoonal circulations may change. If the monsoons became more active, then it may be possible that more tropical cyclones in the oceanic monsoon regions might result. One last final wild card in all of this is how the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) may change in a 2xCO2 world, as ENSO is the largest single factor controlling year-to-year variability of tropical cyclones globally - see sections 18) and 31). If the warm phase of ENSO (the "El Nino" events) occurred more often and/or with more intensity, then the inhabitants along the Atlantic basin and Australia would have fewer tropical cyclones to worry about. But people living in Hawaii and in the South Central Pacific would have more storms to deal with. The reverse would be true if the cold phase (or "La Nina") became more prevalent. Overall, it is difficult to assess globally how changes of tropical cyclone intensities (both the mean and the maximum), frequencies, and area of occurrence may change in a 2xCO2 world. It may very well turn out that changes around the globe may not be consistent, with some regions receiving more activity while others getting less. Certainly, this is an area of research that needs to continue until more definitive answers are found. *************************************************************************** Subject: 20) Are we getting stronger and more frequent hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones in the last several years? Globally, probably not. For the Atlantic basin, definitely not. In fact, as documented in Landsea (1993), the number of intense hurricanes (those hurricanes reaching Saffir-Simpson scale 3, 4, and 5 - defined in subject 28) has actually gone *down* during the 1970s and the 1980s, both in all basin intense hurricanes as well as those making landfall along the U.S. coastline. "With Andrew in 1992 and the busy 1995 hurricane season, have things changed during the 1990s?" No. Even taking into account Andrew, the period 1991 to 1994 was the *quietest* four years on record - using reliable data going back to 1944. Of course, with a very active Atlantic hurricane season (19 tropical storms and hurricanes, 11 hurricanes, and 5 intense hurricanes), it is quite possible that we may be moving to a regime of more tropical cyclone activity - but one year does not a trend make. Some more interesting tidbits about Atlantic tropical cyclones: * no significant change in total frequency of tropical storms and hurricanes over 52 years (1944-1995), * a strong *DECREASE* in numbers of intense hurricanes, * no change in the strongest hurricanes observed each year, * A moderate *DECREASE* in the max intensity reached by all storms over a season, * no hurricanes have been observed over the Caribbean Sea during the years 1990-1994 - the longest period of lack of hurricanes in the area since 1899. This was followed up by 3 hurricanes in just one year - 1995 - to affect the region, * 1991-1994 is the quietest (in terms of frequency of total storms - 7.5 per year, hurricanes - 3.8, and intense hurricanes - 1.0) four year period on record, since 1944. (This is work in progress that has been submitted for publication.) As for the other basins, Black (1992) has identified a moderately severe bias in the Northwest Pacific reported maximum sustained winds during the 1940s to the 1960s that makes interpretation of trends difficult for that region. Nicholls (1992) has shown that the numbers of tropical cyclones around Australia (105-165E) has decreased rather dramatically since the mid-1980s. Some of this reduction is undoubtedly due to having more El Nino events since that time (i.e. 1986-87, 1991-2, 1993, 1994-95). However, even taking into account the El Nino effect, there is still a reduction that is unexplained and may be due to changes in tropical cyclone monitoring. The other basins have not been examined for trends, partly because the data will likely not be trustworthy before the advent of the geo- stationary satellites in the mid-1960s. IMHO, I would suspect though that the western portion of the Northeast Pacific, the eastern portion of the Northwest Pacific, and the South Pacific east of 165E would have a real upward trend of tropical cyclone occurrences because of the more frequent El Nino events in the last decade or so (see section 18 for more information on El Nino effects). *************************************************************************** Subject: 21) Why don't we try to destroy tropical cyclones by: pick one or more - a) seeding them with silver iodide, b) nuking them, c) placing a substance on the ocean surface, d) etc. ? Actually for a couple decades NOAA and its predecessor tried to weaken hurricanes by dropping silver iodide - a substance that serves as a effective ice nuclei - into the rainbands of the storms. The idea was that the silver iodide would enhance the thunderstorms of the rainband by causing the supercooled water to freeze, thus liberating the latent heat of fusion and helping the rainband to grow at the expense of the eyewall. With a weakened convergence to the eyewall, the strong inner core winds would also weaken quite a bit. Neat idea, but it, in the end, had a fatal flaw: there just isn't much supercooled water available in hurricane convection - the buoyancy is fairly small and the updrafts correspondingly small compared to the type one would observe in mid-latitude continental super or multicells. The few times that they did seed and saw a reduction in intensity was undoubtedly due to what is now called "concentric eyewall cycles". Concentric eyewall cycles naturally occur in intense tropical cyclones (wind > 50 m/s or 100 kt). As tropical cyclones reach this threshold of intensity, they usually - but not always - have an eyewall and radius of maximum winds that contracts to a very small size, around 10 to 25 km. At this point, some of the outer rainbands may organize into an outer ring of thunderstorms that slowly moves inward and robs the inner eyewall of its needed moisture and momentum. During this phase, the tropical cyclone is weakening (i.e. the maximum winds die off a bit and the central pressure goes up). Eventually the outer eyewall replaces the inner one completely and the storm can be the same intensity as it was previously or, in some cases, even stronger. A concentric eyewall cycle occurred in Hurricane Andrew (1992) before landfall near Miami: a strong intensity was reached, an outer eyewall formed, this contracted in concert with a pronounced weakening of the storm, and as the outer eyewall completely replaced the original one the hurricane reintensified. Thus nature accomplishes what NOAA had hoped to do artificially. No wonder that the first few experiments were thought to be successes. To learn about the STORMFURY project as it was called, read Willoughby et al. (1985). To learn more about concentric eyewall cycles, read Willoughby et al. (1982) and Willoughby (1990). As for the other ideas, there has been some experimental work in trying to develop a liquid that when placed over the ocean surface would prevent evaporation from occurring. If this worked in the tropical cyclone environment, it would probably have a detrimental effect on the intensity of the storm as it needs huge amounts of oceanic evaporation to continue to maintain its intensity. However, finding a substance that would be able to stay together in the rough seas of a tropical cyclone proved to be the downfall of this idea. (Does anyone have a good reference for this?) There was also suggested about 20 years ago (Gray et al. 1976) that the use of carbon black (or soot) might be a good way to modify tropical cyclones. The idea was that one could burn a large quantity of a heavy petroleum to produce vast numbers of carbon black particles that would be released on the edges of the tropical cyclone in the boundary layer. These carbon black aerosols would produce a tremendous heat source simply by absorbing the solar radiation and transferring the heat directly to the atmosphere. This would provide for the initiation of thunderstorm activity outside of the tropical cyclone core and, similarly to STORMFURY, weaken the eyewall convection. This suggestion has never been carried out in real- life. Lastly, there always appears ideas during the hurricane season that one should simply use nuclear weapons to try and destroy the storms. Apart from the concern that this might not even alter the storm, this approach neglects the problem that the released radiation would fairly quickly move with the tradewinds to over land. Needless to say, this is not a good idea. < Start Soap Box > Perhaps the best solution is not to try to alter or destroy the tropical cyclones, but just learn to co-exist better with them. Since we know that coastal regions are vulnerable to the storms, enforce building codes that can have houses stand up to the force of the tropical cyclones. Also the people that choose to live in these locations should willing to shoulder a fair portion of the costs in terms of property insurance - not exorbitant rates, but ones which truly reflect the risk of living in a vulnerable region. < End Soap Box > *************************************************************************** Subject: 22) What is a sub-tropical cyclone? A sub-tropical cyclone is a low-pressure system existing in the tropical or subtropical latitudes (anywhere from the equator to about 50N) that has characteristics of both tropical cyclones and mid-latitude (or extratropical) cyclones. Therefore, many of these cyclones exist in a weak to moderate horizontal temperature gradient region (like mid-latitude cyclones), but also receive much of their energy from convective clouds (like tropical cyclones). Often, these storms have a radius of maximum winds which is farther out (on the order of 60-125 miles [100-200 km] from the center) than what is observed for purely "tropical" systems. Additionally, the maximum sustained winds for sub-tropical cyclones have not been observed to be stronger than about 64 kt (33 m/s). Many times these subtropical storms transform into true tropical cyclones. A recent example is the Atlantic basin's Hurricane Florence in November 1994 which began as a subtropical cyclone before becoming fully tropical. Note there has been at least one occurrence of tropical cyclones transforming into a subtropical storm (e.g. Atlantic basin storm 8 in 1973). Subtropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin are classified by the maximum sustained surface winds: less than 34 kt (18 m/s) - "subtropical depression", greater than or equal to 34 kt (18 m/s) - "subtropical storm". Note that while these are not given names, they are warned on and forecasted for by the National Hurricane Center similar to the treatment received by tropical cyclones in the region. *************************************************************************** Subject: 23) What does the acronym "CDO" in a discussion of tropical cyclones mean? "CDO" is an acronym that stands for "central dense overcast". This is the cirrus cloud shield that results from the thunderstorms in the eyewall of a tropical cyclone and its rainbands. Before the tropical cyclone reaches hurricane strength (64 kt or 33 m/s), typically the CDO is uniformly showing the cold cloud tops of the cirrus with no eye apparent. Once the storm reaches the hurricane strength threshold, usually an eye can be seen in either the infrared or visible channels of the satellites. Tropical cyclones that have nearly circular CDO's are indicative of favorable, low vertical shear environments. *************************************************************************** Subject: 24) What is a "TUTT"? A "TUTT" is a Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough. A TUTT low is a TUTT that has completely cut-off. TUTT lows are more commonly known in the Western Hemisphere as an "upper cold low". TUTTs are different than mid- latitude troughs in that they are maintained by subsidence warming near the tropopause which balances radiational cooling. TUTTs are important for tropical cyclone forecasting as they can force large amounts of harmful vertical wind shear over tropical disturbances and tropical cyclones. There are also suggestions that TUTTs can assist tropical cyclone genesis and intensification by providing additional forced ascent near the storm center and/or by allowing for an efficient outflow channel in the upper troposphere. For a more detailed discussion on TUTTs see the article by Fitzpatrick et al. (1995). *************************************************************************** Subject: 25) Why do tropical cyclones' winds rotate counter-clockwise (clockwise) in the Northern (Southern) Hemisphere? The reason is that the earth's rotation sets up an apparent force (called the Coriolis force) that pulls the winds to the right in the Northern Hemisphere (and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere). So when a low pressure starts to form north of the equator, the surface winds will flow inward trying to fill in the low and will be deflected to the right and a counter-clockwise rotation will be initiated. The opposite (a deflection to the left and a clockwise rotation) will occur south of the equator. NOTE: This force is too tiny to effect rotation in, for example, water that is going down the drains of sinks and toilets. The rotation in those will be determined by the geometry of the container and the original motion of the water. Thus one can find both clockwise and counter- clockwise flowing drains no matter what hemisphere you are located. If you don't believe this, test it out for yourself. *************************************************************************** Subject: 26) How do I convert from mph to knots (to m/s) and from inches of mercury to mb (to hPa)? For winds: 1 mile per hour (mph) = 0.864 knots (kt) 1 mph = 1.609 kilometers per hour (kph) 1 mph = 0.4470 meters per second (m/s) 1 kt = 1.853 kph 1 kt = 0.5148 m/s 1 m/s = 3.600 kph For pressures: 1 inch of mercury = 33.86 mb = 33.86 hPa For distances: 1 ft = 0.3048 m *************************************************************************** Subject: 27) What is the Dvorak technique and how is it used? The Dvorak technique is a methodology to get estimates of tropical cyclone intensity from satellite pictures. Vern Dvorak developed the scheme using a pattern recognition decision tree in the early 1970s (Dvorak 1975, 1984). Utilizing the current satellite picture of a tropical cyclone, one matches the image versus a number of possible pattern types: Curved band Pattern, Shear Pattern, Eye Pattern, Central Dense Overcast (CDO) Pattern, Embedded Center Pattern or Central Cold Cover Pattern. If infrared satellite imagery is available for Eye Patterns (generally the pattern seen for hurricanes, severe tropical cyclones and typhoons), then the scheme utilizes the difference between the temperature of the warm eye and the surrounding cold cloud tops. The larger the difference, the more intense the tropical cyclone is estimated to be. From this one gets a data "T-number" and a "Current Intensity (CI) Number". CI numbers have been calibrated against aircraft measurements of tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific and Atlantic basins. On average, the CI numbers correspond to the following intensities: CI Maximum Sustained Central Pressure Number One Minute Winds (mb) (kt) (Atlantic) (NW Pacific) 0.0 <25 ---- ---- 0.5 25 ---- ---- 1.0 25 ---- ---- 1.5 25 ---- ---- 2.0 30 1009 1000 2.5 35 1005 997 3.0 45 1000 991 3.5 55 994 984 4.0 65 987 976 4.5 77 979 966 5.0 90 970 954 5.5 102 960 941 6.0 115 948 927 6.5 127 935 914 7.0 140 921 898 7.5 155 906 879 8.0 170 890 858 Note that this estimation of both maximum winds and central pressure assumes that the winds and pressures are always consistent. However, since the winds are really determined by the pressure gradient, small tropical cyclones (like the Atlantic's Andrew in 1992, for example) can have stronger winds for a given central pressure than a larger tropical cyclone with the same central pressure. Thus caution is urged in not blindly forcing tropical cyclones to "fit" the above pressure- wind relationships. (The reason that lower pressures are given to the Northwest Pacific tropical cyclones in comparison to the higher pressures of the Atlantic basin tropical cyclones is because of the difference in the background climatology. The Northwest Pacific basin has a lower background sea level pressure field. Thus to sustain a given pressure gradient and thus the winds, the central pressure must accordingly be smaller in this basin.) The errors for using the above Dvorak technique in comparison to aircraft measurements taken in the Northwest Pacific average 10 mb with a standard deviation of 9 mb (Martin and Gray 1993). Atlantic tropical cyclone estimates likely have similar errors. Thus an Atlantic hurricane that is given a CI number of 4.5 (winds of 77 kt and pressure of 979 mb) could in reality be anywhere from winds of 60 to 90 kt and pressures of 989 to 969 mb. These would be typical ranges to be expected; errors could be worse. However, in the absence of other observations, the Dvorak technique does at least provide a consistent estimate of what the true intensity is. While the Dvorak technique was calibrated for the Atlantic and Northwest Pacific basin because of the aircraft reconnaissance data ground truth, the technique has also been quite useful in other basins that have limited observational platforms. However, at some point it would be preferable to re-derive the Dvorak technique to calibrate tropical cyclones with available data in the other basins. Lastly, while the Dvorak technique is primarily designed to provide estimates of the current intensity of the storm, a 24 h forecast of the intensity can be obtained also by extrapolating the trend of the CI number. Whether this methodology provides skillful forecasts is unknown. *************************************************************************** Subject: 28) How are Atlantic hurricanes ranked? The USA utilizes the Saffir-Simpson hurricane intensity scale (Simpson and Riehl 1981) for the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific basins to give an estimate of the potential flooding and damage to property given a hurricane's estimated intensity: Saffir-Simpson Maximum sustained Minimum surface Storm surge Category wind speed (m/s,kt) pressure (mb) (m,ft) -------------- ------------------- --------------- --------------- 1 33-42 m/s [64-83 kt] >= 980mb 1.0-1.7 m [3-5 ft] 2 43-49 [84-96] 979-965 1.8-2.6 [6-8] 3 50-58 [97-113] 964-945 2.7-3.8 [9-12] 4 59-69 [114-135] 944-920 3.9-5.6 [13-18] 5 > 69 [> 135] < 920 > 5.6 [> 18] 1: MINIMAL: Damage primarily to shrubbery, trees, foliage, and unanchored homes. No real damage to other structures. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Low-lying coastal roads inundated, minor pier damage, some small craft in exposed anchorage torn from moorings. Example: Hurricane Jerry (1989) 2: MODERATE: Considerable damage to shrubbery and tree foliage; some trees blown down. Major damage to exposed mobile homes. Extensive damage to poorly constructed signs. Some damage to roofing materials of buildings; some window and door damage. No major damage to buildings. Coast roads and low-lying escape routes inland cut by rising water 2 to 4 hours before arrival of hurricane center. Considerable damage to piers. Marinas flooded. Small craft in unprotected anchorages torn from moorings. Evacuation of some shoreline residences and low-lying areas required. Example: Hurricane Bob (1991) 3: EXTENSIVE: Foliage torn from trees; large trees blown down. Practically all poorly constructed signs blown down. Some damage to roofing materials of buildings; some wind and door damage. Some structural damage to small buildings. Mobile homes destroyed. Serious flooding at coast and many smaller structures near coast destroyed; larger structures near coast damaged by battering waves and floating debris. Low-lying escape routes inland cut by rising water 3 to 5 hours before hurricane center arrives. Flat terrain 5 feet of less above sea level flooded inland 8 miles or more. Evacuation of low- lying residences within several blocks of shoreline possibly required. Example: Hurricane Gloria (1985) 4: EXTREME: Shrubs and trees blown down; all signs down. Extensive damage to roofing materials, windows and doors. Complete failures of roofs on many small residences. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Flat terrain 10 feet of less above sea level flooded inland as far as 6 miles. Major damage to lower floors of structures near shore due to flooding and battering by waves and floating debris. Low-lying escape routes inland cut by rising water 3 to 5 hours before hurricane center arrives. Major erosion of beaches. Massive evacuation of all residences within 500 yards of shore possibly required, and of single- story residences within 2 miles of shore. Example: Hurricane Andrew (1992) 5: CATASTROPHIC: Shrubs and trees blown down; considerable damage to roofs of buildings; all signs down. Very severe and extensive damage to windows and doors. Complete failure of roofs on many residences and industrial buildings. Extensive shattering of glass in windows and doors. Some complete building failures. Small buildings overturned or blown away. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Major damage to lower floors of all structures less than 15 feet above sea level within 500 yards of shore. Low-lying escape routes inland cut by rising water 3 to 5 hours before hurricane center arrives. Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground within 5 to 10 miles of shore possibly required. Example: Hurricane Camille (1969) Note that tropical storms are not on this scale, but can produce extensive damage with rainfall-produced flooding. Note also that category 3, 4, and 5 hurricanes are collectively referred to as intense (or major) hurricanes. These intense hurricanes cause over 70% of the damage in the USA even though they account for only 20% of tropical cyclone landfalls (Landsea 1993). Note that in comparison with the Australian scale (subject 17), Australian 1 and and most of Australian 2 are within the tropical storm categorization (i.e. would not be on the Saffir-Simpson scale). An Australian 3 would be approximately equal to either a Saffir-Simpson category 1 or 2 hurricane. An Australian 4 would be about the same as a Saffir-Simpson category 3 or 4 hurricane. An Australian 5 would be about the same as a Saffir-Simpson category 5 hurricane. *************************************************************************** Subject: 29) What are the most and least tropical cyclones occurring in the Atlantic basin and striking the USA? Starting in 1944, systematic aircraft reconnaissance was commenced for monitoring both tropical cyclones and disturbances that had the potential to develop into tropica cyclones. This is why both Neumann et al. (1993) and Landsea (1993) recommend utilizing data since 1944 for computing climatological statistics. However, for tropical cyclones striking the USA East and Gulf coasts - because of highly populated coast lines, data with good reliability extends back to around 1899. Thus, the following records hold for the entire Atlantic basin (from 1944-1995) and for the USA coastline (1899-1995): Maximum Minimum Tropical storms/hurricanes: 19*(1995) 4 (1983) Hurricanes: 12 (1969) 2 (1982) Intense Hurricanes: 7 (1950) 0 (many times,1994 last) USA landfalling storms/hurricanes: 8 (1916) 1 (many,1991) USA landfalling hurricanes: 6 (1916,1985) 0 (many,1994) USA landfalling intense hurricanes: 3 (1909,33,54) 0 (many,1994) (*) As a footnote, 1933 is recorded as being the most active of any Atlantic basin season on record (reliable or otherwise) with 21 tropical storms and hurricanes. *************************************************************************** Subject: 30) For the U.S., what are the 10 most intense, 10 costliest, and 10 highest death toll hurricanes on record? Updated from Hebert et al. (1992): 10 Most Intense USA (continental) hurricanes from 1900-1994: (at time of landfall with landfall area) ------------------------------------------------------------ HURRICANE YEAR CATEGORY CENTRAL PRESSURE 1. "Labor Day" - FL Keys 1935 5 892 mb 2. Camille - LA/MS 1969 5 909 3. Andrew - SE FL 1992 4 922 4. Unnamed - FL Keys/S TX 1919 4 927 5. Unnamed - Lake Okeechobee, FL 1928 4 929 6. DONNA - FL Keys 1960 4 930 7. Unnamed - Galveston, TX 1900 4 931 8. Unnamed - Grand Isle, LA 1909 4 931 9. Unnamed - New Orleans, LA 1915 4 931 10. Carla - C TX 1961 4 931 Note that Hurricane Gilbert's estimated 888 mb lowest pressure in mid- September 1988 is the most intense [as measured by lowest sea level pressure] for the Atlantic basin, but it affected the USA only as a weakening tropical depression (Neumann et al 1993). 10 Costliest USA (continental) hurricanes from 1900-1994: (adjusted to 1990 dollars - except for Andrew) --------------------------------------------------------- HURRICANE YEAR CATEGORY DAMAGE (USA) 1. Andrew - SE FL/LA 1992 4 ~$30,000,000,000 2. Hugo - SC 1989 4 7,155,120,000 3. Betsy - FL/LA 1965 3 6,461,303,000 4. Agnes - NE U.S. 1972 1 6,418,143,000 5. Camille - LA/MS 1969 5 5,242,380,000 6. Diane - NE U.S. 1955 1 4,199,645,000 7. "New England" 1938 3 3,593,853,000 8. Frederic - AL/MS 1979 3 3,502,942,000 9. Alicia - N TX 1983 3 2,391,854,000 10. Carol - NE U.S. 1954 3 2,370,215,000 Note that this does not take into account the massive coastal population increases and structural buildup that have occurred along the US East and especially the Gulf coasts during the past few decades. Intense hurricanes will continue to inflict massive destruction along the USA coastlines, even with perfect forecasts of their track and intensity. 10 Deadliest USA (continental) hurricanes from 1900-1994: --------------------------------------------------------- HURRICANE YEAR CATEGORY DEATHS 1. Unnamed - Galveston, TX 1900 4 6000+ 2. Unnamed - Lake Okeechobee, FL 1928 4 1836 3. Unnamed - Fl Keys/S TX 1919 4 600-900 4. "New England" 1938 3 600 5. "Labor Day" - FL Keys 1935 5 408 6. Audrey - SW LA/N TX 1957 4 390 7. Unnamed - NE U.S. 1944 3 390 8. Unnamed - Grand Isle, LA 1909 4 350 9. Unnamed - New Orleans, LA 1915 4 275 10. Unnamed - Galveston, TX 1915 4 275 ADDENDUM: Unnamed - LA - 1893 - 2000 Unnamed - SC/GA - 1893 - 1000-2000 Unnamed - GA/SC - 1881 - 700 One can take some comfort in the fact that even with the massive damage amounts reported with hurricanes in the last couple decades, none of those hurricanes caused huge numbers of deaths in the USA. This is because of the increasingly skillful forecasts of hurricane tracks, the ability to communicate warnings to the public via radio and television, and the infrastructure that allows for evacuations to proceed safely for those in the hurricane's path (Sheets 1990). However, if people chose to ignore warnings or if evacuations are not able to remove people from danger (because of too many people overcrowding limited escape routes - the Florida Keys and US 1 is a good example), then the potential remains for disasters similar to what was seen decades ago. *************************************************************************** Subject: 31) What is Prof. Gray's seasonal hurricane forecast for this year and what are the predictive factors? Prof. Bill Gray at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) has issued seasonal hurricane forecasts for the Atlantic basin since 1984. Details of his forecasting technique can be found in Gray (1984a,b) and Gray et al. (1992, 1993, 1994). Landsea et al. (1994) also provides verifications of the first 10 years of forecasting. A quick summary of the components follows: * El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - During El Nino events (ENSO warm phase), tropospheric vertical shear is increased inhibiting tropical cyclone genesis and intensification. La Nina events (ENSO cold phase) enhances activity. * African West Sahel rainfall - In years of West Sahel drought conditions, the Atlantic hurricane activity is much reduced - especially the intense hurricane activity (Landsea and Gray 1992). Wet West Sahel years mean a higher chance of low-latitude "Cape Verde" type hurricanes. This is also due to higher tropospheric vertical shear in the drought years, though there may also be changes in the structure of African easterly waves as well to make them less likely to go through tropical cyclogenesis. * Stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) - During the 12 to 15 months when the equatorial stratosphere has the winds blowing from the east (east phase QBO), Atlantic basin tropical cyclone activity is reduced. The east phase is followed by 13 to 16 months of westerly winds in the equatorial stratosphere where the Atlantic activity is increased. It is believed (but not demonstrated) that the reduced activity in east years is due to increased lower stratospheric to upper tropospheric vertical shear which may disrupt the tropical cyclone structure. * Caribbean sea level pressure anomalies (SLPA) - During seasons of lower than average surface pressure around the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic hurricane activity is enhanced. When it is higher than average, the tropical cyclone activity is diminished. Higher pressure indicates either a weaker Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) or a more equatorward position of the ITCZ or both. * Caribbean 200 mb zonal wind anomalies (ZWA) - The 200 mb winds around the Caribbean are often reflective of the ENSO or West Sahelian rainfall conditions (i.e. westerly ZWA corresponds to El Ninos and West Sahel drought conditions). However, the winds also provide some independent measure of the tropospheric vertical shear, especially in years of neutral ENSO and West Sahel rainfall. Dr. Gray and his forecast team issues seasonal forecasts in late November, early June, and early August of each year with a verification of the forecasts given in late November. To obtain these forecasts, surf to: http://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/~thorson/forecasts/index.html Also available (via unix machines) a finger command to get a table with the latest forecast info and what the observations have been of the season so far. Available via: finger forecast@typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu *************************************************************************** Subject: 32) How has Dr. Gray done in previous years of forecasting hurricanes? Here are the numbers that Dr. Gray has issued for his real-time Atlantic tropical cyclone seasonal forecasting: Year Early December Early June Early August Observed Forecast Forecast Forecast Named Storms: 1950 to 1990 Mean = 9.3 1984 --- 10 10 12 1985 --- 11 10 11 1986 --- 8 7 6 1987 --- 8 7 7 1988 --- 11 11 12 1989 --- 7 9 11 1990 --- 11 11 14 1991 --- 8 7 8 1992 8 8 8 6 1993 11 11 10 8 1994 10 9 7 7 1995 12 12 16 19 Hurricanes: 1950 to 1990 Mean = 5.8 1984 --- 7 7 5 1985 --- 8 7 7 1986 --- 4 4 4 1987 --- 5 4 3 1988 --- 7 7 5 1989 --- 4 4 7 1990 --- 7 6 8 1991 --- 4 3 4 1992 4 4 4 4 1993 6 7 6 4 1994 6 5 4 3 1995 8 8 9 11 Intense Hurricanes: 1950 to 1990 Mean = 2.3 1990 --- 3 2 1 1991 --- 1 0 2 1992 1 1 1 1 1993 3 2 2 1 1994 2 1 1 0 1995 3 3 3 5 *************************************************************************** Subject: 33) What are those models that the Atlantic forecasters are talking about in the Inter-Governmental messages? (Contributed by Sim Aberson) A variety of hurricane track forecast models are run operationally for the Atlantic hurricane basin: (1) A statistical-dynamical model, NHC90 (McAdie 1991), uses geopotential height predictors from the Aviation model to produce a track forecast four times per day. The primary synoptic time NHC90 forecasts (00 and 12 UTC) are based upon 12 h old Aviation runs. A special version of NHC90, NHC90-LATE, is run at primary synoptic times with the current Aviation run, and is available a number of hours after NHC90. Both versions of NHC90 have been run operationally since 1990. (2) The Beta and Advection Model, BAM, follows a trajectory in the vertically-averaged horizontal wind from the Aviation model beginning at the current storm location, with a correction that accounts for the beta effect (Marks 1992). Three versions of this model, one with a shallow-layer (BAM-SHALLOW), one with a medium-layer (BAM-MEDIUM), and one with a deep-layer (BAM-DEEP), are run. The deep-layer version was run operationally for primary synoptic times in 1989; all three versions have been run four times per day since 1990. (3) A nested barotropic hurricane track forecast model (VICBAR) has been run four times daily since 1989. The primary synoptic time runs are run from current NMC analyses, the off-time runs are run from six hour old data (Aberson and DeMaria 1994). (4) A three-dimensional mesoscale model designed specifically for hurricane forecasting, the QLM (Quasi-Lagrangian Model), has provided forecasts at primary synoptic times (Mathur 1991). The QLM uses input data similar to that used by VICBAR and has been run since 1989. The QLM is to be retired soon. (5) The NMC Aviation model (Lord 1993) has been used for track forecasting since the 1992 hurricane season. (6) A triply-nested movable mesh primitive equation model developed at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (Bender et al 1993), known as the GFDL model, has provided forecasts since the 1992 hurricane season. *************************************************************************** Subject: 34) Why doesn't the South Atlantic Ocean experience tropical cyclones? Though many people might speculate that the sea surface temperatures are too cold, the primary reasons that the South Atlantic Ocean gets no tropical cyclones are that the tropospheric (near surface to 200mb) vertical wind shear is much too strong and there is typically no inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) over the ocean (Gray 1968). Without an ITCZ to provide synoptic vorticity and convergence (i.e. large scale spin and thunderstorm activity) as well as having strong wind shear, it becomes very difficult to nearly impossible to have genesis of tropical cyclones. However, in rare occasions it may be possible to have tropical cyclones form in the South Atlantic. In McAdie and Rappaport (1991), the USA National Hurricane Center documented the occurrence of a strong tropical depression/weak tropical storm that formed off the coast of Congo in mid-April 1991. The storm lasted about five days and drifted toward the west-southwest into the central South Atlantic. So far, there has not been a systematic study as to the conditions that accompanied this rare event. *************************************************************************** Subject: 35) What names have been retired in the Atlantic basin? In the Atlantic basin, tropical cyclone names are "retired" (that is, not to be used again for a new storm) if it is deemed to be quite noteworthy because of the damage and/or deaths it caused. This is to prevent confusion with a historically well-known cyclone with a current one in the Atlantic basin. The following list gives the names that have been retired through the year 1994 and the year of the storm in question. (Kindly provided by Gary Padgett and Jack Beven). Agnes 1972, Alicia 1983, Allen 1980, Andrew 1992, Anita 1977, Audrey 1957 Betsy 1965, Beulah 1967, Bob 1991 Camille 1969, Carla 1961, Carmen 1974, Carol 1965, Celia 1970, Cleo 1964, Connie 1955 David 1979, Diana 1990, Diane 1955, Donna 1960, Dora 1964 Edna 1968, Elena 1985, Eloise 1975 Fifi 1974, Flora 1963, Frederic 1979 Gilbert 1988, Gloria 1985, Gracie 1959 Hattie 1961, Hazel 1954, Hilda 1964, Hugo 1989 Inez 1966, Ione 1955 Janet 1955, Joan 1988 Klaus 1990 *************************************************************************** Subject: 36) Does an active June and July mean the rest of the season will be busy too? No. The number of named storms (hurricanes) occurring in June and July correlates at an insignificant r = +0.13 (+0.02) versus the whole season activity. Actually, there is a slight _negative_ association of early season storms (hurricanes) versus late season - August through November - r = -0.28 (-0.35). Thus, early season activity, be it very active or quite calm, has little bearing on the season as a whole. These correlations are based on the years 1944-1994. *************************************************************************** Subject: 37) Who are the "Hurricane Hunters" and what are they looking for? (Contributed by Neal Dorst.) In the Atlantic basin (Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea) hurricane reconnaissance is carried out by two government agencies, the U.S. Air Force Reserves' 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center. The U.S. Navy stopped flying hurricanes in 1975. The 53rd WRS is based at Keesler AFB in Mississippi and maintains a fleet of ten WC-130 planes. These cargo airframes have been modified to carry weather instruments to measure wind, pressure, temperature and dew point as well as drop instrumented sondes and make other observations. AOC is presently based at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida and among its fleet of planes has two P-3 Orions, originally made as Navy sub hunters, but modified to include three radars as well as a suite of meteorological instruments and dropsonde capability. The USAF planes are the workhorses of the hurricane hunting effort. They are often deployed to a forward base, such as Antigua, and carry out most of the reconnaissance of developing waves and depressions. Their mission in these situations is to look for signs of a closed circulation and any strengthening or organizing that the storm might be showing. This information is relayed by radio to the National Hurricane Center for the hurricane specialists to evaluate. The NOAA planes are more highly instrumented and are generally reserved for when developed hurricanes are threatening landfall, especially landfall on U.S. territory. They are also used to conduct scientific research on storms. The planes carry between six to fifteen people, both the flight crew and the meteorologists. Flight crews consist of a pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, navigator, and electrical technicians. The weather crew might consist of a flight meteorologist, lead project scientist, cloud physicist, radar specialist, and dropsonde operators. The primary purpose of reconnaissance is to track the center of circulation, these are the co-ordinates that the National Hurricane Center issues, and to measure the maximum winds. But the crews are also evaluating the storm's size, structure, and development and this information is also relayed to NHC via radio and satellite link. Most of this data, which is critical in determining the hurricane's threat, cannot be obtained from satellite. *************************************************************************** Subject: 38) Where do these easterly waves come from and what causes them? It has been recognized since at least the 1930s (Dunn 1940) that lower tropospheric (from the ocean surface to about 5 km with a maximum at 3 km) westward traveling disturbances often serve as the "seedling" circulations for a large proportion of tropical cyclones over the North Atlantic Ocean. Riehl (1945) helped to substantiate that these disturbances, now known as African easterly waves, had their origins over North Africa. While a variety of mechanisms for the origins of these waves were proposed in the next few decades, it was Burpee (1972) who documented that the waves were being generated by an instability of the African easterly jet. (This instability - known as baroclinic-barotropic instability - is where the value of the potential vorticity begins to decrease toward the north.) The jet arises as a result of the reversed lower-tropospheric temperature gradient over western and central North Africa due to extremely warm temperatures over the Saharan Desert in contrast with substantially cooler temperatures along the Gulf of Guinea coast. The waves move generally toward the west in the lower tropospheric tradewind flow across the Atlantic Ocean. They are first seen usually in April or May and continue until October or November. The waves have a period of about 3 or 4 days and a wavelength of 2000 to 2500 km, typically (Burpee 1974). One should keep in mind that the "waves" can be more correctly thought of as the convectively active troughs along an extended wave train. On average, about 60 waves are generated over North Africa each year, but it appears that the number that is formed has no relationship to how much tropical cyclone activity there is over the Atlantic each year. While only about 60% of the Atlantic tropical storms and minor hurricanes (Saffir-Simpson Scale categories 1 and 2) originate from easterly waves, nearly 85% of the intense (or major) hurricanes have their origins as easterly waves (Landsea 1993). It is suggested, though, that nearly all of the tropical cyclones that occur in the Eastern Pacific Ocean can also be traced back to Africa. It is currently completely unknown how easterly waves change from year to year in both intensity and location and how these might relate to the activity in the Atlantic (and East Pacific). *************************************************************************** Subject: 39) What are "Cape Verde"-type hurricanes? Cape Verde-type hurricanes are those Atlantic basin tropical cyclones that develop into tropical storms fairly close (<1000km or so) of the Cape Verde Islands and then become hurricanes before reaching the Caribbean. (That would be my definition, there may be others.) Typically, this may occur in August and September, but in rare years (like 1995) there may be some in late July and/or early October. The numbers range from none up to around five per year - with an average of around 2. *************************************************************************** Subject: 40) How does the damage that hurricanes cause increase as a function of wind speed? Or to rephrase the question: Would a minimal 74 mph hurricane cause one half of the damage that a major hurricane with 148 mph winds? No, the amount of damage (at least experienced along the U.S. mainland) does not increase linearly with the wind speed. Instead, the damage produced increases exponentially with the winds. The 148 mph hurricane (a category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale) may produce - on average - up to 100 times the damage of a minimal category 1 hurricane! Landsea (1993) analyzed the damage caused by various categories of tropical storms and hurricanes after normalizing by both the inflation rate and population changes. Tropical cyclones from 1944 through 1990 were tabulated in terms of 1990 U.S. dollars. The following table summarizes the findings: Intensity (cases) Median Damage "Potential Damage" Tropical/Subtropical Storm (75) <$1,000,000 0 Hurricane Cat. 1 (34) $24,000,000 1 Hurricane Cat. 2 (14) $218,000,000 10 Hurricane Cat. 3 (24) $1,108,000,000 50 Hurricane Cat. 4 (6) $2,274,000,000 100 Hurricane Cat. 5 (1) $5,933,000,000 250 The "Potential Damage" values just provide a reference value if one assigns the median damage caused by a category 1 hurricane to be "1". The rapid increase in damage as the categories go up is apparent. 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HISTORICAL INFORMATION 11) Where can I get historical data of tropical cyclones? 12) What journals have regular articles on tropical cyclones? 13) What books have been written about tropical cyclones? 14) What refereed articles were written during 1994 about tropical cyclones? ************************************************************************** Subject: 1) Where can I get real-time advisories for tropical cyclones? There are three good ways to get these. Either telnet to a site and peruse the advisories you would like to see via a menu, have the advisories sent directly to you via email, or visit sites via the World Wide Web. Option 1: Telnet to a site --------------------------- The site that has a very comprehensive listing is the Weather Underground at University of Michigan. Simply telnet to: downwind.sprl.umich.edu 3000 Make sure to include the '3000' at the end of the command. From there you have a simple menu driven system to get to the USA National Hurricane Center, the USA Central Pacific Hurricane Center, and the USA Joint Typhoon Warning Center products. Option 2: Advisories automatically sent to you ----------------------------------------------- WX-TROPL is available through the WX-***** lists which reside on the VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU (UIUCVMD) machine at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. It is created for people to receive as an email tropical bulletins originating from the US National Hurricane Center, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. To get information as to how to sign up onto WX-TROPL, ftp to vmd.cso.uiuc.edu and use anonymous FTP to retrieve the file WX-TALK.DOC from the directory "wx". If you don't have ftp access, contact either Chris Novy <chris@siu.edu> or Charley Kline <cvk@uiuc.edu>. Now that the Joint Typhoon Warning Center advisories are available, one can get tropical cyclone advisories for the whole world with the exception of South Pacific tropical cyclones east of the dateline. Option 3: Get the advisories via surfing the Web ------------------------------------------------- The World Wide Web is a great source for real-time tropical cyclone advisories. For brevity here are some reliable http sites (provided by Gary Gray): gopher://geograf1.sbs.ohio-state.edu:70/1/Tropical (good source) http://banzai.neosoft.com/citylink/blake/tropical.html (everything) http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/tropical.html (most info available) http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/us/hurricane.html (full advisory list) http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml (map) http://nhc-hp6.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics.html (new stuff... looks great) http://nhc-hp6.nhc.noaa.gov/products.html (all products) http://www.atms.unca.edu/%7Efarr/hurricane96.html (simple & excellent) http://www.ih2000.net/ira/bmt-wth.htm (strike probs & track maps) http://www.typhoon.org.hk/ (all basins) http://www.weather.brockport.edu/cgi-bin/hurricane (nice search) ************************************************************************** Subject: 2) Where can I get real-time tropical weather analyses and forecast fields? (Provided by Gary Gray.) gopher://geograf1.sbs.ohio-state.edu:70/1/Tropical (lots of info) http://banzai.neosoft.com/citylink/blake/tropical.html (most products) http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/tropical.html (most info available) http://grads.iges.org/pix/trop.00hr.html (nice tropical graphics) http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml http://nhc-hp6.nhc.noaa.gov/products.html (most products) http://nhc-hp6.nhc.noaa.gov/products1.html (more great products) http://www.atms.unca.edu/%7Efarr/hurricane96.html (many products) http://www.flinet.com/%7reiter/ (links to tropical weather summary) http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/tropical.html (several products) http://www.nws.noaa.gov/Marine.htm (some unique maps) http://www.sims.net/links/hurricane.html (good set of info) http://www.utmb.edu/hurricane.html (basic info) ************************************************************************** Subject: 3) Where can I get real-time ship and buoy data? (Provided by Gary Gray.) http://banzai.neosoft.com/citylink/blake/tropical.html (great source) http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/tropical.html (good set of data) http://thunder.met.fsu.edu/~nws/buoy (great graphic buoy/cman source) http://www.bbsr.edu/weather (nice ship, bouy, and wave data) http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/tropical.html (Gulf & W Atlantic) ************************************************************************** Subject: 4) Where can I get real-time sea surface temperature data? (Provided by Gary Gray.) gopher://gopher.ssec.wisc.edu:70/19/mcidas.d/other.d/.molly.gif http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/tropical.html (several products) http://ssec.ssec.wisc.edu/data/sst/latest_sst.gif (global SST image) http://www.bbsr.edu/weather (decent AVHRR SST maps) http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/tropical.html (analysis & anomaly) http://www.nws.noaa.gov/Marine.htm (a few different "styles") http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/images.html (several good SST maps) http://www.seaspace.com/images/goes8.gif (global SST image) http://www.sims.net/links/hurricane.html (global SST image) ************************************************************************** Subject: 5) Where can I get real-time satellite pictures? (Provided by Gary Gray.) gopher://geograf1.sbs.ohio-state.edu:70/1/wxascii/gophergrafx/satpix http://oldthunder.ssec.wisc.edu/ (Chris Velden's site) http://banzai.neosoft.com/citylink/blake/tropical.html (many good pix) http://nrlmry.navy.mil/photos.html (GOES 9 and global) http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/tropical.html (a few good pix) http://clunix.cl.msu.edu:80/weather/ (lots of sat pix) http://grads.iges.org/listing/wx.html (nice GOES-8/9 full disk images) http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml http://tuna@www.alw.nih.gov/weather.html (many pix have bad links) http://www.atms.unca.edu/%7Efarr/hurricane96.html (the basics) http://www.bbsr.edu/weather (Bermudocentric & other sat pix) http://www.dibbs.net/%7Ejadkins/storm.html (Atlantic) http://www.flinet.com/%7reiter (GOES-8 US & Atlantic & FL) http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/tropical.html (tropics) http://www.sims.net/links/hurricane.html (several decent sat pix) http://www.t-e.k12.pa.us/~dbaron/satellite/ (tons of sat pix) http://www.typhoon.org.hk/ (few pix, but all basins) http://www.cira.colostate.edu (GOES-8 & 9, and historical) ************************************************************************** Subject: 6) Where can I get real-time radar data? (Provided by Gary Gray.) http://banzai.neosoft.com/citylink/blake/tropical.html (nice source) http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/tropical.html (full set of rad pix) http://tuna@www.alw.nih.gov/weather.html (Mid-Atlantic sites) http://www.atms.unca.edu/%7Efarr/hurricane96.html (decent selection) http://www.flinet.com/%7reiter (Miami radar) http://www.gulf.net/%7Egbamonte/min_wet.htm (Mobile, AL radar) http://www.ih2000.net/ira/bmt-wth.htm (coastal TX radar only) http://www.satchmo.com/nolavl/storm.html (New Orleans radar) ************************************************************************** Subject: 7) Where can I get real-time hurricane aircraft reconnaissance data? (Provided by Gary Gray.) gopher://geograf1.sbs.ohio-state.edu:70/1/Tropical (good recon lists) http://banzai.neosoft.com/citylink/blake/tropical.html (decent source) http://nhc-hp6.nhc.noaa.gov/products1.html (excellent site) http://ws321.uncc.edu/data/tropical (simple recon report grabber) http://www.funet.fi/pub/dx/text/utility/Hurricane (decoding info) http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/tropical.html (TCPOD & recon reports) ************************************************************************** Subject: 8) Where can I get real-time tropical cyclone motion and intensity model forecasts? (Provided by Gary Gray.) http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/us/hurricane.html (GFDL model output!) http://nhc-hp6.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/afos_web/NMCCHGHUR (NHC model ouput!!) http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/z/u/zudark/www/earth.html http://www.fnoc.navy.mil/noraps.html ("normal" model, but good for TS) http://www.nws.noaa.gov/Marine.htm (not models, but some forecasts) http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec2/sec2cyclone/sec2cyclone.html(old storms) http://maine.maine.edu/~rlight51/tropical.html (Gary. Gray's model) http://taylor.ems.psu.edu/~owens/weather.html (Gary. Gray's model) ************************************************************************** Subject: 9) Where can I get tropical cyclone preparedness information? (Provided by Gary Gray.) http://www.casualty.com/hcane.html (all the basic preparedness info) http://www.co.alachua.fl.us/%7Eacem/oemtest.html (Alachua Co., FL) http://www.fema.gov/fema/trop.html (FEMA) http://www.flinet.com/%7reiter (several links) http://www.gulf.net/%7Egbamonte/min_wet.htm (general preparedness) http://www.insiders.com/boca/flweathe.htm (basic preparedness info) http://www.oo.com/%7Efrank/disaster.html (disaster preparedness) http://www.pbpost.com/storm96/ (lots of preparedness info) http://www.sims.net/links/hurricane.html (great preparedness info) ************************************************************************** Subject: 10) What computer software is available for tracking tropical cyclones? (Descriptions kindly provided by Tom Berg and via the authors. Note that this does not constitute an endorsement of any product.) 1. HURRTRAK (Windows-based) --- shareware, semi-functional available on Compuserve in Aviation and Weather Channel forums. Also on AOL. It is also available through the WeatherNet: http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/software.html The company is PC Weather Products P.O. Box 72723 Marietta, GA 30007-2723 404-953-3506 800-605-2230 They offer a hobbyist edition and a regular edition. The hobbyist is $68.50 and the professional $206.50. They have Atlantic and Pacific versions. The professional edition allows for county lines, roadways, more detailed charts, and NHC forecasted positions. 2. STORM (DOS-based) ------ shareware, semi-functional available on AOL. The company is Utopia Software P.O. Box 420324 Houston, TX 77242 They offer a regular and enhanced version. The regular version is $25 and the enhanced is $50. What the enhanced offers special is the ability to enter and plot the forecasted positions from the NHC and to include offshore platforms or ships positions on the charts. 3. FORCE12 (Windows) ---- shareware, semi-functional available on Compuserve in Aviation and Weather Channel forums and AOL. The company is Epperson Computing P.O. Box 1094 Baytown, TX 77522-1094 There is only one version. The price is $25. 4. MERLIN (DOS) ----- shareware, semi-functional available on Compuserve in Aviation and Weather Channel forums. The company is T.M. Parker P.O. Box 1431 La Porte, TX 77572 There is only one version. Price is $29. 5. GCANES (DOS) ----- shareware, semi-functional available on Compuserve in Aviation forum. The company is Robert Terwilliger 2398 SW 22nd Ave. Miami, FL 33145 There is only one version. Price is $15. 6. HURRICANE FORECASTER (DOS) - shareware, semi-functional available on AOL. The company is Craig Rorrer 3809 Iola Ct. Virginia Beach, VA 23456 There is only one version. Price is $19.95. 7. HURRICANE TRACKER (Windows) -- shareware, semi-functional available on Compuserve forum Aviation. The company is Nicheware P.O. Box 1312 Summerville,SC 29484-1312 There is only one version. Price is $25. 8. HURRICANE WATCH! (Windows) --- shareware, semi-functional available on Compuserve forum Aviation and AOL. The company is SeaBorne Systems 414 Long Leaf Acres Dr. Wilmington, NC 28405 There is only one version. I think the price is $49. 9. TRACKEYE (Windows) ----- shareware, semi-functional available on Compuserve forums Aviation and Weather Channel. The company is GenCode Technologies 7907 N. Rome Ave. Tampa, FL 33604 There is only one version. Price is $19.95. 10. TRAKHUR (DOS) --- I only found it advertised in Weatherwise magazine. The company is Bryan Lambeth, PE Hurricane Research Srvc P.O. Box 181032 Austin, TX 78718 The version I have is TRAKHUR PRO. The regular price is $39.95, but the pro version was $59.95. 11. TRACKER (DOS) -- again, I found it through Weatherwise. The company is OceanSoft Inc. P.O. Box 1224 Largo, FL 34649 As to the price, I don't remember exactly. I think $69.95. But it also includes something unique called Mapper, this allows you to build your own maps of any ocean and will show the map in Mercator, Azimuthal, and spread types. 12. WINSTORM --- shareware, semi-functional available on Compuserve forum Aviation and AOL. The company is Ingramation 2437 Bay Area Blvd. Suite 349 Houston, TX 77058 13. MCHURRICANE -- a hurricane tracking program for the Macintosh, posted on AOL, along with several shareware CDs. The company is William I. Chenault 149 Country Club Rd Shalimar, FL 32579 (904)-651-2276 The shareware fee is $25. ************************************************************************** Subject: 11) Where can I get historical data of tropical cyclones? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BEVEN REPORTS ;-) For unofficial near-real time summaries of global tropical cyclone activity, Jack Beven of the USA National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center produces these on a weekly basis and has done so for over three years. Text copies of past weekly summaries can be retrieved via ftp from squall.met.fsu.edu. They can be found in the directory pub/jack. If you'd like to obtain these near-real time summaries directly, simply email Jack at: jbeven@delphi.com and ask him to start sending you the summaries. Note however that these are already posted on sci.geo.meteorology and WX-TALK. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE DATA ftp downdry.atmos.colostate.edu [129.82.107.154] Atlantic basin tropical storm and hurricane best track data, 1886-1995. Every 6 hour intensity and position information (files ending .atl). Also, Northeast/North-central Pacific tropical storm and hurricane data (1949-1995) (files ending .epc). Provided by landsea@aoml.noaa.gov (Chris Landsea). http://thunder.atms.purdue.edu/hurricane.html This best track information for the Atlantic has provided in seperate images for each years by some people at Purdue University. The tracks for the individual years have been provided in a color coded (for intensity) format. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT-FREE DATA World Weather Disc ($295): Monthly temp, precip, pressure, sunshine data for about 2000 world stations for period of record. Daily weather data at hundreds of US stations. Data for some stations on temp, precip, freeze, drought, soil moisture, wind, storms. Frequency and movement of tropical cyclones. Contact: Cliff Mass, Dept. of Atmos. Sci. (AK40), University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. 206/685-0910. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Global Tropical and Extratropical Cyclone Climatic Atlas (GTECCA) ($100): This CD-ROM contains all global historic tropical storm track data available for five tropical storm basins. Periods of record varies for each basin, with the beginning as early as the 1870s and with 1992 at the latest year. Northern hemispheric extratropical storm track data will be included from 1965 to 1992. Tropical track data includes time, position, storm stage (maximum wind, central pressure when available). The user can display tracks, track data for any basin or user-selected geographic area, or tracks passing within a user-defined radius of any point. Narratives for all tropical storms for the 1980-1992 period will be included as well as basin-wide tropical storm climatological statistics. Contact: National Climatic Data Center, Federal Building, Asheville, NC 28801, USA. 704/271-4800, email orders@ncdc.noaa.gov. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Site Historical Data: (Provided by Gary Gray.) http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/tropical.html (1995 storm map) http://grads.iges.org/pix/allhurr.html (1995 track info) http://lumahai.soest.hawaii.edu/Tropical_Weather/tropical.shtml http://meridian.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/dmsp.html (Allison & Erin sat pix) http://nhc-hp6.nhc.noaa.gov/pasthur.html (archive data) http://thunder.atms.purdue.edu/hurricane.html (past tracks) http://vortex.plymouth.edu/home.html (some nice past sat pix/loops) http://www.aer.com/hurricane/hurricanes_95.html (great 1995 sat pix) http://www.bbsr.edu/weather (nice 1995 sat pix) http://www.fema.gov/fema/trop.html (some 1995 storm archives) http://www.flinet.com/%7reiter (links to much past data) http://www.gulf.net/%7Egbamonte/min_wet.htm (Erin & Opal stories) http://www.insiders.com/boca/flweathe.htm (brief Andrew/Gordon info) http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp/ols-app-hurr.html (a few old sat pix) http://www.pbpost.com/storm96/ (excellent 1995 overview) http://www.satchmo.com/nolavl/storm.html (LA storm archives) http://www.sims.net/links/hurricane.html (1995 storm archive) http://www.terrapin.com/hurricane/Plotter (1995 plots... needs Java) http://www.vas-das.com/ (TONS of GOES-8 images... not just tropical) ************************************************************************** Subject: 12) What journals have regular articles on tropical cyclones? The American Meteorological Society publishes the _Monthly Weather Review_ which has annual summaries of Atlantic basin tropical cyclones, Atlantic basin tropical disturbances, and Northeast Pacific (east of 140W) basin tropical cyclones. These summaries have a substantial amount of data and analysis of the storms. _Weatherwise_ prints annual summaries of both the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific basins which are less technical that the _Monthly Weather Review_ articles, but come out months earlier. For just the tropical cyclones of the Southeast Indian/Australia and the Australia/Southwest Pacific basins, the _Australia Meteorological Magazine_ has a very thorough annual summary. The Indian journal _Mausam_ carries an annual summary of tropical cyclone activity over the North Indian Ocean. _Mariner's Weather Log_ has articles from all of the global basins in annual summaries. These are descriptive and non-technical. ************************************************************************** Subject: 13) What books have been written about tropical cyclones? ************************ BEST NON-TECHNICAL BOOK: _The Hurricane_ ************************ For a excellent introductory text into hurricanes (and tropical cyclones in general), this book by R.A. Pielke provides the basics on the physical mechanisms of hurricanes without getting into any mathematical rigor. This first version is just 100 pages of text with another 120 pages devoted toward all of the tracks of Atlantic hurricanes from 1871-1989. Roger A. Pielke is a professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (USA). The book's 1990 edition is available through Routledge Publishing, New York. (An updated version of this book should be forthcoming in 1996.) ******************** BEST TECHNICAL BOOK: _Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones_ ******************** This is the revised version of _A Global View of Tropical Cyclones_ and is the most current, detailed book available on the subject. This book provides the state of the science as of 1994. Improvements over the previous version include a chapter on the ocean response to tropical cyclones. This paperback book is written in 1995 by G.R. Foley, H.E. Willoughby, J.L. McBride, R.L. Elsberry, I. Ginis, and L. Chen with Elsberry serving as Editor and is available from the World Meterological Organization as Report No. TCP-38. Their address is: World Meteorological Organization Publications Sales Unit Case Postale 2300 CH-1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland ************************ BEST FORECASTING MANUAL: _Global Guide to Tropical Cyclone Forecasting_ ************************ For the tropical cyclone forecaster and also of general interest for anyone in the field and those with a non-technical interest in the field, the loose-leaf book - _Global Guide to Tropical Cyclone Forecasting_ (1993) by G.J. Holland (ed.), World Meteorological Organization, WMO/TD-No. 560, Report No. TCP-31 is a must get. (See above for address of the WMO.) ********************** OTHER BOOKS AVAILABLE: ********************** ______Atlantic Hurricanes_______ A classic book describing tropical cyclones primarily of the Atlantic basin, but also covering the physical understanding of tropical cyclone genesis, motion, and intensity change at the time is _Atlantic Hurricanes_ by Gordon E. Dunn and Banner I. Miller. Written in 1960, published by the Louisiana State Press, this book gives provides good insight into the knowledge of tropical cyclones as of the late 1950s. It is interesting to observe that much of what we know was well understood at this pre- satellite era. Gordon E. Dunn was the Director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center and Banner I. Miller was a research meteorologist also at the National Hurricane Center. ________Hurricanes, Their Nature and History______ Before Dunn and Miller's book, Ivan Ray Tannehill came out with an authoritative reference on the history, structure, climatology, historical tracks, and forecasting techniques of Atlantic hurricanes as was known by the mid-1930s. This is one of the first compilations of yearly tracks of Atlantic storms - he provides tracks of memorable tropical cyclones all the way back to the 1700s and shows all the storm tracks yearly from 1901 onward. The first edition came out in 1938 and the book went through at least nine editions (my book was published in 1956). Mr. Tannehill was engaged as a hurricane forecasts for over 20 years and also lead the Division of Synoptic Reports and Forecasts of the U.S. Weather Bureau. Princeton University Press, 308 pp (in 1956 version). ________A Global View of Tropical Cyclones_______ A very thorough book dealing with the technical issues of tropical cyclones for the state of the science in the mid-1980s: _A Global View of Tropical Cyclones_ (1987) by Elsberry, Holland, Frank, Jarrell, and Southern; University of Chicago Press, 195 pp. A revised version of this book has recently become available, see _Global Perspectives on Tropical Cyclones_ below. ________Tropical Cyclones of the North Atlantic Ocean, 1871-1992_______ Researchers and those who follow Atlantic hurricanes should all have a copy of the atlas: _Tropical Cyclones of the North Atlantic Ocean, 1871-1992_, by C.J. Neumann, B.R. Jarvinen, C.J. McAdie, J.D. Elms; Asheville, NC, (1993), Prepared by the National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC, in cooperation with the National Hurricane Center, Coral Gables, FL, 193 pp. ________Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 1871-1993, An Historical Survey_________ A recent book providing a historical perspective of Florida Hurricanes is _Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 1871-1993, An Historical Survey_, F. Doehring, I.W. Duedall, and J.M. Williams, (1994), Tp-71, Florida Sea Grant College Program, Gainesville, Florida, USA, 118 pp. ________Cyclone Tracy, Picking up the Pieces_______ Twenty years after Cyclone Tracy, this book recreates, by interviews with survivors, the events during and after the cyclone that nearly destroyed Darwin, Australia: _Cyclone Tracy, Picking up the pieces_, B. Bunbury, (1994), Fremantle Arts Centre Press, South Fremantle, Australia, 148 pp. ************************************************************************** Subject: 14) What refereed articles were written during 1994 about tropical cyclones? At the ftp site: ftp downdry.atmos.colostate.edu [129.82.107.154] The file, TCpubs.1994, contains all known refereed publications concerning tropical cyclones that were in journals around the world with a print date of 1994. Maintained by landsea@aoml.noaa.gov (Chris Landsea). ***************************************************************************** Chris Landsea NOAA Post-Doctorate Fellow in Climate and Global Change NOAA AOML/Hurricane Research Division Voice: (305) 361-4357 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway Fax: (305) 361-4402 Miami, Florida 33149 Internet: landsea@aoml.noaa.gov ***************************************************************************** "June - too soon. July - stand by. .... Old Florida fisherman's jingle August - look out you must. .... on the hurricane season September - remember. .... (from _The Everglades: River of Grass_) October - all over." @START@S. Texas Backs Clean Energy More information on public support for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the environment. Remember, folks, you can register your opposition (with Congress) to cutting the federal wind and solar energy research budget at the following Web site: http://www.netcom.com/~stevie2/budget.html Info on other surveys is available through our Web site: http://www.econet.org/awea Look in the FAQ section. Tom Gray Director of Communications American Wind Energy Association I was recently a participant in a novel polling exercise in Corpus Christi. Central Power & Light (CPL) needed to get public input on a forthcoming integrated resource plan. They used a deliberative poll. A statistically valid sample of people were polled. A representative sample of those, some 266 citizens, were brought together for an intensive weekend of deliberation on the issues. An exit poll recorded their preferences. Most deliberation occurred in small groups, with no advocacy by any moderators or experts. Participants got to address questions to 3 panels of "experts" and the PUC itself. I summarized the results in an EDF briefing document as follows. Karl R. Rabago, Environmental Defense Fund 44 East Avenue, Suite, 304, Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 478-5161, fax (512) 478-8140 krabago@edf.org South Texans Speak Loudly and Clearly for a Clean Electric Energy Future "Central Power and Light had better start working on energy efficiency and renewable energy if they are going to satisfy customers,"said Karl R. Rabago, Environmental Defense Fund's national energy program manager, about results from an innovative polling exercise conducted last weekend. This poll strengthens findings from other polls which show strong support for clean energy in Texas. CP&L gathered a representative sample of electric customers in Corpus Christi on June 1 & 2 to discuss options for meeting a projected need for new electric resources. EDF's Rabago participated in the meeting as an expert on energy efficiency and renewable energy issues. CP&L says it needs 200-400 MW of new electric capacity by the year 2000, and given delays for regulatory approvals, this means the company must start the approval process now. A Deliberative Pollingv exercise was an effort by the company to determine customer preferences. Identical polls were conducted before and after the discussion process, and the results were released today. The poll brought surprises in a number of areas. Highlights of the results include: o Almost half the participants (46%) said the first thing the utility should do is promote energy efficiency. An additional 22% said energy efficiency was the second choice. The most popular second choice was renewable (wind and solar) energy, with 38% of customer support. The most popular third choice was building a fossil fuel plant, using coal or natural gas (29%). o Customer views changed as a result of the process. These changes are likely to be the most strongly debated issue to come out of the poll. Only 11% of customers wanted energy efficiency as their first choice before deliberating. This number grew by a factor of four as a result of the process--to 46%. Two-thirds of the customers wanted renewable energy as their first choice before deliberation. When presented with the immediacy of the need for a power solution, CP&L's lack of experience with renewables, and the abundance of low-cost efficiency resources, renewables as a first choice dropped to 16%. Still, customer support for renewables and the reduction of pollution were strongly supported in response to other questions (see below). On average, customers also felt very strongly that the costs of renewable energy will drop with further development of these technologies. o Customers are willing to pay more for clean energy. 76% of customers are willing to pay $1 or more per month for renewable energy, 65% of customers will pay $1 or more for energy efficiency each month, and 68% of customers will pay $1 or more per month for unspecified options to provide extra environmental protection. The results prove that customers are willing to share in the cost of developing new renewable energy generation options. Moreover, the slightly lower willingness to pay for energy efficiency proves that customers know these resources are available at very low prices not requiring a premium payment. In fact, while willingness to pay fell for all options after deliberation, the amount customers were willing to spend on renewables fell the least. o Customers have very strongly held values. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 representing an "extremely important," the following issues scored 8 or higher: + Reduce pollution (9.32) + Reduce use of natural gas and coal with customer-based energy efficiency (8.72) + Using resources that maintain environmental quality (8.71) + Promote economic growth in the community (8.57) + Using renewable energy, like the sun or wind (8.55) + Everyone has their basic needs met (8.46) + Preserve limited fossil fuels for the future (8.18) + Rates and services to treat low income customers fairly (8.01) o Customers also understood the concept of long and short term costs. Fully 76.5% of customers expressed a preference for projects with high capital costs and low operating costs like renewable energy. 50.2% of customers also said that the utility should focus on the long term (over the next 10-20 years). An additional 37.8% of customers felt the utility should focus on both the long and short term in their planning. o Customers had strong opinions on CP&L planning priorities as well. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 representing an "extremely important," the following options scored 8 or higher: + Energy efficiency services and technologies (8.5) + Solar and wind energy (8.4) + Options to add an extra measure of environmental protection (8.35) o Customer concerns about environmental problems were very strong. 77.9% of customers said global warming was a very serious (43.8%) or somewhat serious (34.1%) problem. 83.5% of customers said air pollution was a very serious (32.3%) or somewhat serious (51.2%) problem. Moreover, demonstrating a lack of faith in current pollution control efforts, 51.2% of customers felt that air pollution is a problem that is likely to get worse. "This marks the first time a utility has involved a statistically representative sample of customers in the process of resource planning," said Rabago. "CPL has taken a very positive step as a utility satisfying the requirement of public participation, as required by integrated resource planning requirements passed into law last year. This is why consumers and environmental advocates fought so hard for IRP." Integrated resource planning became law in Texas last year, though the Public Utility Commission has yet to adopt final rules. "EDF hopes the PUC will look closely at these polling results, and ensure that the final IRP rules will ensure customers get what they want from their utility," concluded Rabago. "Texas customers want an increased effort to make energy use more efficient, cleaner, and more renewable--all without compromising reliability. There is a huge untapped demand for clean energy that customers will buy if they are allowed to choose. With aggressive efforts to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy to complement our low-priced natural gas resources, Texas can get more jobs, more power, cleaner air and a brighter future." @START@EPA Internet NewsBrief June 7, 1996 INTERNET NEWSBRIEF June 7, 1996 ** SPECIAL EDITION ** ISO 14000 INFORMATION ** SPECIAL EDITION ** ** EPA INFORMATION ** EPA Standards Network http://es.inel.gov/partners/iso/iso.html Produced as part of the Enviro$en$e program, this site offers an insight into the ISO standards from the US EPA. THe site includes basic information on the ISO standards and their impact in the US. Also included are contacts for more information but there are no links to sources outside the EPA from this site. ** GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ** National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/environ.html The NIST promotes US economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards. This site offers information on the ISO 14000 and its impact on American buisiness. ** INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION ** International Organization on Standardization (ISO) http:/www.iso.ch/meme/TC207.html The official organization for the development of standards, this is the direct source for information on ISO 14000 and other international standard documentation. This URL points to the actual provisions of the ISO 14000 as directed by the Technical Committee 207, its administering body. ** BUSINESS/CORPORATE INFORMATION ** A lot of information exists from corporate sources because many companies exist to train businesses and employees in the ISO 14000. This list chose sites that were informative and somewhat comprehensive. This list in no way endorses a particular company or its products. Book excerpt - Tom Tibor's ISO 14000: A guide to the new environmental management standards. http://http1.brunel.ac.uk:8080/depts/chem/advanced/resource/tibor.htm Excerpted from a 1995 publication by Irwin Publishing, this document offers a clear overview of the topic and includes detailed information on the development of the standards. Exploring ISO 14000 http://www.mgmt14k.com A primer to the ISO 14000, this site is produced by Management Alliances Inc. Including features like FAQs, full text articles and the popular ISO 14001 pizza, the site covers ISO 14000 in depth and touches on ISO 9000 as well. Stoller ISO 14000 Information http://www.stoller.com/iso.htm A facet of the S.M. Stoller Corporation's Web site, this page presents information about ISO 14000 and their training programs for business and industry. The site includes an overview and description, full text articles, and a visual roadmap. ISO 14000 Infocenter http://www.ISO14000.com This site is produced by the Environmental Industry Web Site (www.enviroindustry.com). Though under construction at the time of this citation, its content seems solid and comprehensive. DISCLAIMER The information provided in Internet Newsbrief was correct, to the best of our knowledge, at the time of publication. It is important to remember, however, the dynamic nature of the Internet. Resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restrict access the next, and the location of items may change as menus and homepages are reorganized. @START@EPA Internet Newsbrief June 14, 1996 INTERNET NEWSBRIEF JUNE 14, 1996 ** EPA INFORMATION ** CBEP Fact Sheet http://www.epa.gov/ecosystems/fact.html A new site from EPA on its Community-Based Environmental Protection (CBEP) program. The CBEP approach tailors environmental programs to address the problems of a particular watershed, ecosystem, or other place. CBEP is designed to maximize the use of scarce resources, encourage local support, and consider the economic well-being of communities. The site includes a thorough explanation of the program; examples of CBEP projects; and contact information throughout the agency. EPA National Library Network Program http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/index.html The EPA Library Network works to improve access to information for EPA decision making and environmental awareness. Their new web site offers access to the EPA national catalog (via telnet); Library Network Policy and Procedures; and a sorted list of EPA libraries. Under construction are a list of journals held by EPA libraries and a core list for an environmental reference collection. ** GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ** Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development. http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/ U.S. Department of Energy has created this site to help communities design and implement sustainable development; a new approach to planning. The resources include a tool kit, road map, and current events. The site is a part of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in the Department of Energy. HUD Office of Lead Based Paint Abatement and Poisoning Prevention http://www.hud.gov/lea/leahome.html A new web site from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, this site includes regulations, outreach, training, standards and grant availability. Several of the pages are still in development. ** INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION ** U.S. Census Bureau International Programs Center (IPC) http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/ The IPC is the area within the U.S. Census Bureau that conducts international research, international technical assistance and training, and makes software products available to countries around the world. The site includes a world population clock, information resources, and several searchable databases of information. ** BUSINESS/CORPORATE INFORMATION ** Elsevier Science Tables of Contents service http://www.elsevier.nl:80/cas/estoc/Menu.html The Elsevier Science Tables of Contents service is updated weekly and gives the tables of contents of more than 1,000 Elsevier Science primary and review journals. Search capabilities include journal and article title, date, and abstracts. DISCLAIMER The information provided in Internet Newsbrief was correct, to the best of our knowledge, at the time of publication. It is important to remember, however, the dynamic nature of the Internet. Resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restrict access the next, and the location of items may change as menus and homepages are reorganized. @START@Rachel #497: Economic Inequality and Health =======================Electronic Edition======================== . . . RACHEL'S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #497 . . ---June 6, 1996--- . . HEADLINES: . . ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND HEALTH . . ========== . . Environmental Research Foundation . . P.O. Box 5036, Annapolis, MD 21403 . . Fax (410) 263-8944; Internet: erf@rachel.clark.net . . ========== . . Back issues available by E-mail; to get instructions, send . . E-mail to INFO@rachel.clark.net with the single word HELP . . in the message; back issues also available via ftp from . . ftp.std.com/periodicals/rachel and from gopher.std.com. . . Permission to repost, reprint or quote is hereby granted. . . Subscribe: send E-mail to rachel-weekly-request@world.std.com . . with the single word SUBSCRIBE in the message. It's free. . ================================================================= ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND HEALTH It seems obvious that poor people are more likely to be sick, and to die at an earlier age, compared to rich people. Several recent studies from the U.S. confirm that this is the case.[1,2,3,4] What is not so obvious is that the health of the poor is harmed in proportion to the size of the gap between rich and poor. It isn't the absolute level of poverty that matters so much as the size of the gap between rich and poor. In other words, "...what matters in determining mortality and health in a society is less the overall wealth of that society and more how evenly wealth is distributed. The more equally wealth is distributed the better the health of that society," according to an editorial in the BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL April 20th.[5] Two recent studies of the U.S. indicate that this is so,[6,7] and they are not the first to make the case.[8,9] The two recent studies, published in April in the BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, examine all 50 states within the U.S. Each study defines a measure of income inequality and compares it to various rates of disease and other social problems. Both the studies --one from Harvard and one from University of California at Berkeley --conclude that the greater the gap between rich and poor, the greater the chances that people will be sick and die young. It isn't the absolute level of wealth in a society that determines health; it is the size of the gap between rich and poor. Let's look at some of the details: George Kaplan and his colleagues at Berkeley measured inequality in the 50 states as the percentage of total household income received by the less well off 50% of households.[6] It ranged from about 17% in Louisiana and Mississippi to about 23% in Utah and New Hampshire. In other words, by this measure, Utah and New Hampshire have the most EQUAL distribution of income, while Louisiana and Mississippi have the most UNEQUAL distribution of income. This measure of income inequality was then compared to the age-adjusted death rate for all causes of death, and a pattern emerged: the more unequal the distribution of income, the greater the death rate. For example in Louisiana and Mississippi the age-adjusted death rate is about 960 per 100,000 people, while in New Hampshire it is about 780 per 100,000 and in Utah it is about 710 per 100,000 people. Adjusting these results for average income in each state did not change the picture: in other words, it is the gap between rich and poor, and not the average income in each state, that best predicts the death rate in each state. This measure of income inequality was also tested against other social conditions besides health. States with greater inequality in the distribution of income also had higher rates of unemployment, higher rates of incarceration, a higher percentage of people receiving income assistance and food stamps, and a greater percentage of people without medical insurance. Again, the gap between rich and poor was the best predictor, not the average income in the state. Interestingly, states with greater inequality of income distribution also spent less per person on education, had fewer books per person in the schools, and had poorer educational performance, including worse reading skills, worse math skills, and lower rates of completion of high school. States with greater inequality of income also had a greater proportion of babies born with low birth weight; higher rates of homicide; higher rates of violent crime; a greater proportion of the population unable to work because of disabilities; a higher proportion of the population using tobacco; and a higher proportion of the population being sedentary (inactive). Lastly, states with greater inequality of income had higher costs per-person for medical care, and higher costs per person for police protection. The Harvard researchers used a slightly different measure of inequality, called the Robin Hood index.[10] The higher the Robin Hood index, the greater the inequality in the distribution of income. The researchers calculated the Robin Hood index for all 50 states and then examined its relationship to various measures of health and well being. They found that the Robin Hood index correlated with the overall age-adjusted death rate. Each percentage point increase in the Robin Hood index was associated with an increase in total mortality of 21.7 deaths per 100,000 population. The Robin Hood index was also strongly associated with the infant mortality (death) rate; with deaths from heart disease; with deaths from cancer; and with deaths by homicide among both blacks and whites. The Harvard team concludes that reducing inequality would bring important health benefits. For example, if the Robin Hood index were reduced from 30% to 25% (about where it is in England), deaths from coronary heart disease would be reduced by 25%. These studies are important because they confirm work that has previously found a relationship between income inequality and health, using data of good quality from all 50 states.[11] Inequality in the distribution of income and wealth[12] has been increasing in the U.S. for about 20 years.[13,14,15,16] In 1977 the wealthiest 5% of Americans captured 16.8% of the nation's entire income; by 1989 that same 5% was capturing 18.9%. During the 4-year Clinton presidency the wealthiest 5% have increased their take of the total to over 21%, "an unprecedented rate of increase," according to the British ECONOMIST magazine.[17] Inequality in the distribution of wealth in the U.S. is even greater than the inequality in income. In 1983, the wealthiest 5% of Americans owned 56% of all the wealth in the U.S.; by 1989, the same 5% had increased their share of the pie to 62%.[16,pg.29] These trends in inequality in the U.S. are accelerating as time passes. We now know that these trends have real consequences for the health of people and society. As a nation, we have traditionally thought it was acceptable if the rich got richer, so long as the poor were minimally provided for. These studies now reveal that such a situation is not acceptable. As the gap grows between rich and poor, the health of the nation deteriorates, the social fabric unravels, and the cost of maintaining community goes up. How does the gap between rich an poor harm the health of the poor? Evidently, the psychological hardship of being low down on the social ladder has detrimental effects on people, beyond whatever effects are produced by the substandard housing, nutrition, air quality, recreational opportunities, and medical care enjoyed by the poor.[18] The growing gap between rich and poor has not been ordained by extraterrestrial beings. It has been created by the policies of governments: taxation, training, investment in children and their education, modernization of businesses, transfer payments, minimum wages and health benefits, capital availability, support for green industries, encouragement of labor unions, attention to infrastructuire and technical assistance to entrepreneurs, among others. In the U.S., government policies of the past 20 years have promoted, encouraged and celebrated inequality. These are choices that we, as a society, have made. Now one half of our society is afraid of the other half, and the gap between us is expanding. Our health is not the only thing in danger. They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind. --Peter Montague =============== [1] George Davey Smith and others, "Socioeconomic Differentials in Mortality Risk among Men Screened for the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial: I. White Men," AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Vol. 86, No. 4 (April, 1996), pgs. 486-496. [2] George Davey Smith and others, "Socioeconomic Differentials in Mortality Risk among Men Screened for the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial: II. Black Men," AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Vol. 86, No. 4 (April, 1996), pgs. 497-504. [3] Gopal K. Singh and Stella M. Yu, "US Childhood Mortality, 1950 through 1993: Trends and Socioeconomic Differentials," AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Vol. 86, No. 4 (April, 1996), pgs. 505-512. [4] C. Wayne Sells and Robert Wm. Blum, "Morbidity and Mortality among US Adolescents: An Overview of Data and Trends," AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Vol. 86, No. 4 (April, 1996), pgs. 513-519. [5] Editorial, "The Big Idea," BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 312 (April 20, 1996), pg. [985]. [6] George A. Kaplan and others, "Inequality in income and mortality in the United States: analysis of mortality and potential pathways," BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 312 (April 20, 1996), pgs. 999-1003. [7] Bruce P. Kennedy and others, "Income distribution and mortality: cross sectional ecological study of the Robin Hood index in the United States," BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 312 (April 20, 1996), pgs. 1004-1007. [8] Richard G. Wilkinson, "Income distribution and life expectancy," BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 304 (January 18, 1992), pgs. 165-168. See also footnote 11, below. [9] Robert J. Waldmann, "Income Distribution and Infant Mortality," THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS Vol. 107 (November 1, 1992), pgs. 1283-1302. [10] The Robin Hood index (RHI) is calculated by dividing the population into 10 groups, richest to poorest. The RHI calculation proceeds by first summing the percentage of income for each 10% group whose percentage of available income exceeds 10% and then subtracting the product of the number of 10% groups that meet this criterion times 10%. Example: in Massachusetts in 1990, the top 10% received 29.93% of income; the next lower 10% received 16.41% of all income; the next lower 10% received 13.09% if all income; the next lower 10% received 10.83% of all income, and the remaining six 10% groups each received less than 10% of income and are therefore ignored in the RHI calculation. The RHI index for Massachusetts in 1990 is therefore calculated from the top four 10% groups: (10.83% + 13.09% + 16.41% + 29.93%)-(4x10%) = 70.26%-40% = 30.26%. See Appendix, pg. 1007, of Kennedy, cited above in note 7. [11] The body of literature linking health to the gap between rich and poor is reviewed in Richard G. Wilkinson, "Commentary: A reply to Ken Judge: mistaken criticisms ignore overwhelming evidence," BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 311 (November 11, 1995), pgs. 1285-1287, which was written as a response to Ken Judge, "Income distribution and life expectancy: a critical appraisal," BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 311 (November 11, 1995), pgs. 1282-1285. [12] Wealth is the net worth of a household, calculated by adding up the current value of all assets a household owns (bank accounts, stocks, bonds, life insurance savings, mutual fund shares, houses, unincorporated businesses, consumer durables such as cars and major appliances, and the value of pension rights), then subtracting the value of all liabilities (consumer debt, mortgage balances, and other outstanding debt). [13] Sheldon Danziger and others, "How the Rich Have Fared, 1973-1987," AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW Vol. 79 (May, 1989), pgs. 310-314. [14] McKinley L. Blackburn and David E. Bloom, "Earnings and Income Inequality in the United States," POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW Vol. 13, No. 4 (December, 1987), pgs. 575-609. [15] Johan Fritzell, "Income Inequality Trends in the 1980s: A Five-Country Comparison," ACTA SOCIOLOGICA Vol. 36 (1993), pgs. 47-62. [16] Edward N. Wolff, TOP HEAVY; A STUDY OF THE INCREASING INEQUALITY OF WEALTH IN AMERICA (New York: Twentieth Century Fund, 1995). Although this is a study of wealth inequality, chapter 6 deals with income inequality. [17] "Up, down and standing still," THE ECONOMIST February 24, 1996, pgs. 30, 33. [18] George Davey Smith, "Income inequality and mortality: why are they related?" BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol. 312 (April 20, 1996), pgs. 987-988. Descriptor terms: wealth; income distribution; equity; inequality; economy; poverty; morbodity statistics; mortality statistics; homicide; tobacco use; education; disabilities; incarceration; robin hood index; harvard; berkeley; ################################################################ NOTICE Environmental Research Foundation provides this electronic version of RACHEL'S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY free of charge even though it costs our organization considerable time and money to produce it. We would like to continue to provide this service free. You could help by making a tax-deductible contribution (anything you can afford, whether $5.00 or $500.00). Please send your contribution to: Environmental Research Foundation, P.O. Box 5036, Annapolis, MD 21403-7036. --Peter Montague, Editor ################################################################ @START@Rachel #498: Dangers of Chemical Combinations =======================Electronic Edition======================== . . . RACHEL'S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY #498 . . ---June 13, 1996--- . . HEADLINES: . . DANGERS OF CHEMICAL COMBINATIONS . . ========== . . Environmental Research Foundation . . P.O. Box 5036, Annapolis, MD 21403 . . Fax (410) 263-8944; Internet: erf@rachel.clark.net . . ========== . . Back issues available by E-mail; to get instructions, send . . E-mail to INFO@rachel.clark.net with the single word HELP . . in the message; back issues also available via ftp from . . ftp.std.com/periodicals/rachel and from gopher.std.com. . . Permission to repost, reprint or quote is hereby granted. . . Subscribe: send E-mail to rachel-weekly-request@world.std.com . . with the single word SUBSCRIBE in the message. It's free. . ================================================================= DANGERS OF CHEMICAL COMBINATIONS The chemical industry received some extraordinarily bad news last week. SCIENCE magazine published a new study showing that some COMBINATIONS of hormone-disrupting chemicals are much more powerful than any of the individual chemicals by themselves.[1] SCIENCE magazine is the conservative voice of mainstream science in the U.S. Until last week SCIENCE had largely ignored the possibility that industrial chemicals may be interfering with hormones in wildlife and humans. The new study shows that combinations of two or three common pesticides, at low levels that might be found in the environment, are up to 1600 times as powerful as any of the individual pesticides by themselves. The study showed that one chemical, chlordane, which has no ability to disrupt hormones by itself, nevertheless greatly magnifies the ability of other chemicals to disrupt hormones. If these findings are confirmed by follow-up studies, it could profoundly affect the way chemicals are viewed, tested for toxicity, and regulated because combinations of chemicals will have to be considered. The environmental protection apparatus of the U.S. and, indeed, the world, is presently based on studies of individual chemicals acting alone. Hormones are natural chemicals that act as messengers, traveling through the blood stream, regulating various bodily processes, coordinating the body's activities to maintain health. Hormones are particularly important during growth and development of an egg, an embryo, a fetus, a baby. About 100 different hormones have now been identified, and they control growth, development and behavior in all vertebrates (fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals), including humans.[2] (See REHW #263, #264.) Since 1991, studies have shown that at least 50 synthetic (human-created) industrial chemicals can interfere with hormones and disrupt normal growth and development in birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and humans.[3] The results of such interference can include changes in sexual preference and behavior; small penises; diminished sperm count; various cancers; nervous system disorders; birth defects; and damage to the immune system, among other effects. Many of the 50 hormone-disrupting chemicals are commonly found in detergents, plastics, and pesticides. In response to these studies, the chemical industry has asserted that low-level environmental exposures are not powerful enough to affect humans.[4] The new study published this week in SCIENCE shows that the chemical industry's position is not likely to hold up under scrutiny. The editors of SCIENCE evidently considered the new study so important that they simultaneously published two articles commenting on the findings.[5,6] (Furthermore, in the same issue, they published a flattering review of the recent book on hormone-disrupting chemicals, OUR STOLEN FUTURE.[7]) Even the editors of the NEW YORK TIMES considered the new study important enough to report on it in a straightforward manner.[8] In March and April the TIMES had published a series of biased and inaccurate articles by Gina Kolata, who said the theory that industrial chemicals might interfere with hormones had been "refuted by careful studies," none of which she cited or described. (See REHW #486 and #492.) When scientists wrote letters to the editor, seeking to restore balance after Ms. Kolata's reporting, the TIMES refused to publish any of their letters. One group of scientists finally grew so frustrated that they took the highly unusual step of purchasing ad space in the TIMES to complain about Ms. Kolata's inaccuracies and bias.[9] The idea that common industrial chemicals may be interfering with the hormones of wildlife and humans, has far-reaching implications. If it is true, it means that the chemical industry as we know it is a threat to all life on earth. How can we learn whether this is true? Chemicals with vastly different molecular struc-tures have proven to be hormone disrupters.[10] This means that a chemical's ability to disrupt hormones cannot be discovered simply by examining a diagram of the molecule. In other words, the study of so-called structure/function relationships is not helpful in the case of hormone-disrupters. Therefore thousands of chemicals will need to be tested individually for their ability to disrupt hormones. A thorough battery of tests has not yet been devised, and there are now 70,000 chemicals currently in commercial use, with about 1000 new ones added each year. The prospect of testing the toxicity of this number of chemicals, even one at a time, is daunting. No one knows where the resources would come from to conduct such a large number of tests. The new study in SCIENCE makes the enormous problem of individually testing 70,000 chemicals seem small by comparison. If scientists have to study COMBINATIONS of chemicals, their job is vastly increased.[11] For example, to test just the commonest 1000 toxic chemicals in unique combinations of 3 would require at least 166 million different experiments (and this disregards the need to study varying doses).[12] Even if each experiment took just one hour to complete and 100 laboratories worked round the clock seven days a week, testing all possible unique 3-way combinations of 1000 chemicals would still take over 180 years to complete. This is not the first evidence that some combinations of chemicals are more powerful than any of their individual chemicals. Earlier this year researchers at the Duke University Medical Center published a study of three chemicals to which U.S. soldiers were exposed during the Gulf War. None of the three chemicals, by itself, caused nerve damage in laboratory animals, but TOGETHER the three chemicals showed powerful nerve-damaging effects --effects so strong that the researchers concluded that they may have found the cause of "Gulf War Syndrome," which plagues at least 30,000 U.S. veterans of that war.[13] Even earlier, studies had shown that exposure to radiation enhances the toxicity of certain chemicals,[14] and that tobacco smoke and asbestos enhance each other's toxicity.[15] However, the U.S. never tests chemical combinations to assess chemical dangers. For example, the National Research Council (NRC) recently studied the problem of doing "risk assessments" for combinations of chemicals. The NRC concluded that simply adding up the individual toxicities was the way to handle combinations. NRC said this approach would underestimate the toxicity of combinations of chemicals no more than 10-fold.[16] The new study published in SCIENCE throws the NRC's conclusion into a cocked hat. Combinations of two and three pesticides turn out to be anywhere from 160 to 1600 times as powerful as any of the individual pesticides. Risk assessments that assume chemical combinations are only 10 times as powerful as the individual chemicals may underestimate the dangers 100-fold or more. Most importantly, one chemical (chlordane) by itself showed no hormone-disrupting effects, yet it magnified the hormone-disrupting power of other chemicals when combined with them. This means that we must identify, and protect ourselves against, even very weak hormone-disrupting chemicals because they may not be so weak when combined with other common chemicals. It is hard to imagine a practical, manageable testing program that can sort through these problems and produce reliable, comprehensive results in less than a century. By that time, if damage is being done now, as many scientists believe is the case, it will be far too late. The solution to this huge, complex problem? Theo Colborn and Pete Myers suggested some beginning steps in their recent book, OUR STOLEN FUTURE (see REHW #486, #487, #490): ** Greatly reduce the number of chemicals on the market. (pg. 226) ** Reduce the number of chemicals used in a given product; make products simpler. (pg. 226) ** Make and market only chemicals that can be readily detected at relevant levels in the real world with current technology. (pg. 226) ** Do not produce a chemical unless its degradation in the environment is well understood. (pg. 227) ** Curtail the introduction of thousands of new synthetic chemicals each year. (pg. 247) ** Reduce the use of pesticides as much as possible. (pg. 247) Pesticides should be used only in genuine emergencies. (pg. 217) ** Shift the burden of proof onto manufacturers... To a disturbing degree, the current system assumes that chemicals are innocent until proven guilty. This is wrong. The burden of proof should work the opposite way, because the current approach, a presumption of innocence, has time and again made people sick and damaged ecosystems. (pg. 219) ** The tool of risk assessment is now used to keep questionable compounds on the market until they are proven guilty. It should be redefined as a means of keeping untested chemicals off the market and eliminating the most worrisome in an orderly, timely fashion. (pg. 219) ** Science alone does not always have the answer.... The time has come to pause and finally ask the ethical questions that have been overlooked in the headlong rush of the 20th century. Is it right to change Earth's atmosphere? Is it right to alter the chemical environment in the womb for every unborn child? (pg. 247) ** Now that we know better, we must have the courage to be cautious, for the stakes are very high. (pg. 249) --Peter Montague =============== [1] Steven F. Arnold and others, "Synergistic Activation of Estrogen Receptor with Combinations of Environmental Chemicals," SCIENCE Vol. 272 (June 7, 1996), pgs. 1489-1492. [2] Anthony W. Norman and Gerald Litwack, HORMONES (San Diego, Ca.: Academic Press, 1987). See Appendix A. [3] Theo Colborn, Frederick S. vom Saal, and Ana M. Soto, "Developmental Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Wildlife and Humans," ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES Vol. 101, No. 5 (October, 1993), pgs. 378-384. [4] Stephen H. Safe, "Environmental and Dietary Estrogens and Human Health: Is There a Problem?" ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES Vol. 103, No. 4 (April, 1995), pgs. 346-351. [5] Jocelyn Kaiser, "New Yeast Study Finds Strength in Numbers," SCIENCE Vol. 272 (June 7, 1996), pg. 1418. [6] S. Stoney Simons, Jr., "Environmental Estrogens: Can Two 'Alrights' Make a Wrong?" SCIENCE Vol. 272 (June 7, 1996), pg. 1451. [7] Anne N. Hirschfield and others, "Problems Beyond Pesticides [review of OUR STOLEN FUTURE]," SCIENCE Vol. 272 (June 7, 1996), pgs. 1444-1445. [8] Warren E. Leary, "Test Developed to Weigh Impact of Hormone-Like Pollutants," NEW YORK TIMES June 7, 1996, pg. A15. [9] "When It Comes to Chemicals, Is Only Good News Fit to Print? [advertisement]" NEW YORK TIMES May 29, 1996, pg. A19. [10] John A. McLachlan, "Functional Toxicology: A New Approach to Detect Biologically Active Xenobiotics," ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES Vol. 101, No. 5 (October, 1993), pgs. 386-387. [11] Leslie Lang, "Strange Brew: Assessing Risk of Chemical Mixtures," ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES Vol. 103, No. 2 (February, 1995), pgs. 142-145 [12] The formula for calculating how many different subcollections of size k can be formed from a collection of n different chemicals is (n!)/((k!)*((n-k)!)) where n! means n factorial and * means "multiplied by". In the case under discussion, k is 3 and n is 1000. See, for example, Michael Orkin and Richard Drogin, VITAL STATISTICS (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975), pg. 285. [13] Mohamed B. Abou-Donia and others, "Neurotoxicity Resulting >From Coexposure to Pyridostigmine Bromide, DEET and Permethrin: Implications of Gulf War Chemical Exposures," JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Vol. 48 (1996), pgs. 35-56. For popular accounts of this study, see Elizabeth Pennisi, "Chemicals Behind Gulf War Syndrome?" SCIENCE Vol. 272 (April 26, 1996), pgs. 479-480, and Philip J. Hilts, "Chemical Mix May Be Cause of Illnesses in Gulf War," NEW YORK TIMES April 17, 1996, pg. A17. [14] J.G. Sharp and D.A. Crouse, "Apparent Synergism between Radiation and the Carcinogen 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine in the Induction of Colonic Tumors in Rats," RADIATION RESEARCH Vol. 117 (1989), pgs. 304-317. And see Frank E. Lundin, Jr., and others, RADON DAUGHTER EXPOSURE AND RESPIRATORY CANCER; QUANTITATIVE AND TEMPORAL ASPECTS (Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service, 1971). [15] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR ASBESTOS (UPDATE) (Atlanta, Ga.: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services [1600 Clifton Rd. -Mail Stop E-29, Atlanta, GA 30333; phone (404) 639-0730], August, 1995), pg. 75. [16] SCIENCE AND JUDGMENT IN RISK ASSESSMENT (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1994). See Chapter 11. Descriptor terms: science magazine; hormones; endocrine disrupters; hormone disrupters; pesticides; synergism; endosulfan; chlordane; wildlife; detergents; plastics; our stolen future; theo colborn; john peterson myers; new york times; gina kolata; gulf war syndrome; radiation; tobacco; cigarettes; asbestos; risk assessment; toxicity testing; ################################################################ NOTICE Environmental Research Foundation provides this electronic version of RACHEL'S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY free of charge even though it costs our organization considerable time and money to produce it. We would like to continue to provide this service free. You could help by making a tax-deductible contribution (anything you can afford, whether $5.00 or $500.00). Please send your contribution to: Environmental Research Foundation, P.O. Box 5036, Annapolis, MD 21403-7036. --Peter Montague, Editor ################################################################ @START@SC Action #218 THREATS TO CA. CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT ACT Defending the Environmental Agenda June 4, 1996 "In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of the citizens to give to the other." -- Voltaire --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sierra Club Legislative Hotline - 202-675-2394 Sierra Club World Wide Web - http://www.sierraclub.org White House Comment Line - 202-456-1111 Pres. Clinton's E-mail - president@whitehouse.gov V.P. Gore's E-mail - vice.president@whitehouse.gov White House Address - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500 US Capitol Switchboard - 202-224-3121; 800-972-3524;800-962-3524. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: IN THE MAIN RING: What's in the Woods - California's Central Valley IN THE REAL WORLD: Who's in the Woods - Citizens Protest Clearcut Rider INSIDE THE BELTWAY: What's in the Water - You May Never Know! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IN THE MAIN RING - Threats to California Central Valley As reported earlier the Natural Resources Defense Council has released a new report entitled "Still in the Woods - Congress' Continuing Attack on the Environment." The NRDC report (available at www.nrdc.org) details a number of anti-environmental legislative proposals still percolating along in the dreaded 104th Congress, and in the following we highlight one of them: "The Central Valley Project Reform Act." H.R. 2738 rolls back the landmark progress made with the passage of the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Prior to the passage of that Act, more than 85% of the CVP's water went to agriculture, devastating the environment and stifling urban water supplies. "The CVPIA introduced market- based mechanisms and environmental restoration obligations to the CVP for the first time in its fifty-plus years of existence," according to NRDC. But H.R. 2738 would abandon this progress by eliminating key economic and environmental provisions of the CVPIA. The bill would undermine the market-based reform of the agricultural subsidies and impair the consensus-based solutions to resource disputes established by the 1992 bill. The bill would cripple fishery restoration efforts, threatening jobs in California's recreation and fishing industries, and eliminate key protections for wetlands and wildlife. NRDC reports that the lead sponsor of this bill recently agreed to withdraw it from consideration this year, but we've got to keep an eye out...this Congress never saw an anti-environmental bill it didn't like! Citizens Demonstrate to Stop Clearcut Rider Devastation As the weather warms up, the so-called "salvage" sales approved under the lawless clearcut rider are moving forward. According to the Portland Oregonian, environmentalists are "digging in" for a "summer of resistance" to the sales. Most of the protests are aimed at protecting old-growth or stopping sales of healthy green trees that have been repackaged and are being now disguised as "salvage" under the rider. More than 100 protesters have already been arrested this year during civil disobedience, and huge rallies are being planned. On June 2, 500 people marched against the Tobe West sale in the Coast Range, and in April, 700 people rallied against the Enola Hill sale near Portland. Past protests have disrupted logging for "short" periods, according to the Oregonian. Organizers predict more disruptions and arrests unless President Clinton begins to "exercise the cancellation clause written into standard timber-sale contracts." INSIDE THE BELTWAY - What's in Your Water? Representative Jim Saxton (R-NJ) has sent a letter to House Commerce Committee Chairman Robert Bliley (R-VA) asking him to support right-to-know legislation for drinking water. Rep. Saxton wants to have the EPA set "maximum contaminant levels" for certain water pollutants and to require companies to inform consumers when drinking water contaminants exceed those levels. Saxton wants to include the language in the Safe Drinking Water Act pending before Bliley's committee. Last month, the Fredericksburg VA Free Lance-Star ran two editorials criticizing Rep. Bliley for taking campaign funds from the chlorine and pesticide industries as well as supporting weakening changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act. "[Bliley's] constituents will have cause to wonder who he is attempting to represent when he attempts to revise the [SDWA] in ways that are not in the interests of people who drink water." %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% This environmental alert was produced by the Sierra Club Legislative Office, 408 C Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, Tel: (202) 547-1141, Fax: (202) 547-6009. Sierra Club 24-Hour Legislative Hotline: (202) 675-2394. The Sierra Club electronic mailing list is for legislative alerts and other important information. 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The web server is at the URL: http://www.sierraclub.org/ The Sierra Club Home Page gives access to much information, including: an overview of the Sierra Club and its history; a searchable collection of Sierra Club Conservation policies; descriptions of 1995 Outings; how to contact local Sierra Club Chapters throughout North America and Sierra Club membership information. @START@SC Action #219 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS MAKING THEIR WAY Defending the Environmental Agenda June 5, 1996 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sierra Club Legislative Hotline - 202-675-2394 Sierra Club World Wide Web - http://www.sierraclub.org White House Comment Line - 202-456-1111 Pres. Clinton's E-mail - president@whitehouse.gov V.P. Gore's E-mail - vice.president@whitehouse.gov White House Address - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500 US Capitol Switchboard - 202-224-3121; 800-972-3524;800-962-3524. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: IN THE MAIN RING: Appropriations Bills Make Their Way Through Congress IN THE FIELD: Subsidies for Corporate Grazing Too Many Cattle UNDER FIRE: Role of Fire in Forest Ecology --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appropriations Bills Make Their Way Through the House Its high season for appropriations bills as some of the 13 House Appropriations subcommittees have begun to move their legislation through mark up. So far, we are feeling cautiously optimistic as some of these bills have emerged relatively clean (sans riders) from the various committees. EPA - In a remarkable departure from last year's budget battles, the EPA spending bill passed out of committee last week by voice vote and with little debate. Unlike last year's markup, which was dominated by partisan sniping over attempts to cut EPA's budget by one-third while restricting agency authority through policy riders, last week's markup was without fireworks. Although some Democrats said they still have problems with the legislation, both sides acknowledged they should have a bi-partisan agreement by the full committee markup on June 13. The bill granted EPA $6.55 billion, a $19 million increase over FY96. Although the number is still $500 million short of the administration's request, several of EPA's high priority programs, like the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) and Superfund response cleanup actions are funded at the President's level. Interior - Despite the heavy pressure to avoid last year's budget battles over riders to the appropriations bill, rumors are still circulating about possible attempts to add anti-environment riders to the Interior Appropriations bill during June 5 markup in the subcommittee. Some of the riders rumored to be offered include: - A "forest health" amendment by Rep. George Nethercutt (R-WA) that would renew the Timber Clearcut Rider that is currently devastating our Ancient Forests; - A possible amendment by Rep. Charles Taylor (R-NC) which would reverse a recent court case in Georgia which protects migratory birds in certain areas within the Chattahoochee National Forest from timber operations during the nesting season; - A possible rider that would prevent the USFWS from implementing pesticide policies on wildlife refuges to address the use of toxic pesticides in the Klamath Basin of CA and OR that has been linked to the death of waterfowl; - An amendment offered by Rep. Livingston to cut Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt's travel budget; - A possible amendment concerning the reintroduction of the mexican wolf. Going into the markup on June 5, the Appropriations Committee had cut the Interior Department budget authority by $722 million. However, because of the additional $5 billion added in the Senate budget resolution, it is possible that the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee could receive as much as $700 million more in its "602(b)" allocation. Funding level rumors: Endangered species funding: Candidate Conservation acct - $4.8 million; listing - $5 million; consultation - $18 million; recovery - $38.5 million. Total: $66.3 million, $6 million over FY96. LWCF: $100 million, no earmarks ($30 million for each agency except BLM gets $10). This is $38 million less than FY96. NBS - no new bill language, $137 million - same as FY96 (President had asked for $7 million more, but Young had asked for $20 million less.) OCS and mining patent moratoria are rumored to have been retained in the bill STILL IN THE WOODS: Subsidies for Corporate Grazers As reported June 3, the Natural Resources Defense Council has released a new report entitled "Still in the Woods - Congress' Continuing Attack on the Environment." The NRDC report (available on the Web at http://www.nrdc.org/publ/thewoods.html) details a number of anti-environmental legislative proposals still making their way through the dreaded 104th Congress. The following, from the report, handles the "Public Rangelands Management Act." The Public Rangelands Management Act narrowly approved by the Senate in march continues the fiscally irresponsible and environmentally damaging grazing policies that plague our public lands. The bill would perpetuate a federal program that costs US taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars every year for federal lands. The House is expected to vote on the Senate-passed version within the next few weeks. Among other things, S.1459 would: - Lead to widespread environmental and ecological damage to public lands; - Lock the public out of land management decisions; - Make grazing a "right," rather than a privilege; and - Continue to make taxpayers subsidize federal grazing programs. Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Richard Zimmer (R-NJ) are circulating a Dear Colleague Letter to other member of the House urging Members to oppose the bill. *****Take Action*****: Call, write or e-mail your Representative and ask them to oppose the grazing bill, known officially as S. 1459, the "Public Rangeland Management Act." Also ask your Representative to sign on to the DeFazio (D- OR) / Zimmer (R-NJ) Dear Colleague letter urging other Congressmen to oppose the bill. The US Capitol Switchboard number is 202-224-3121 or 1-800-962- 3524. Too Many Cattle A news release from Susan Schock, Director of New Mexico based Gila Watch, highlights that over 200 cattle in the Gila National Forest have died from starvation this spring. Susan Schock: "Cattle carcasses litter stream bottoms throughout the Gila.We face a real threat in terms of both water quality and quantity.[The drought] is hitting hard because the forest is overstocked and severely degraded from more than a century of overgrazing." Gila Watch charges that Senator Domenici (R-NM) "used political muscle" to increase cattle numbers on the Diamond Bar wilderness grazing allotment after the Forest Service ordered a reduction in cattle numbers. Riparian expert Dr. Bob Ohmart has predicted that the area will suffer irreparable harm if cattle are not remove immediately. Rancher Kit Laney has refused to remove the cattle and threatened to meet federal employees with "one hundred people with guns" if the Forest Service attempts to remove the cattle. BORN IN FIRE: The Native Forest Council and Cascadia Fire Ecology Education Project have recently completed an all new version of "Born in Fire - Warner Creek and the Politics of Salvage Logging" The video is used as a case study to address issues relevant to public forests on a national level: the natural role of fire in the forest ecosystem; the problems with fire suppression; the problems of subsequent management activities; and arson for profit. The video is available for a small fee to groups who wish to organize a community showing. For a copy of the video contact: The Native Forest Council (541-688-2600) Cascadia Fire Ecology Education Project (541-726-4738). e-mail: zerocut2@aol.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% This environmental alert was produced by the Sierra Club Legislative Office, 408 C Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, Tel: (202) 547-1141, Fax: (202) 547-6009. Sierra Club 24-Hour Legislative Hotline: (202) 675-2394. The Sierra Club electronic mailing list is for legislative alerts and other important information. If you want to join our list, send e-mail to: majordomo@igc.apc.org with the following command in the body of your e-mail message: subscribe sc-action Commands in the "Subject:" line are not processed. If you have any questions or problems regarding the mailing list, please send a message to sf.moderator@sierraclub.org. For more information on becoming a member of the Sierra Club, or for information our Books and Outings programs, contact our national headquarters. Sierra Club, 730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Tel: (415) 776-2211 or e-mail to information@sierraclub.org, or.... The Sierra Club also has a "home page" on the "World-Wide-Web". The web server is at the URL: http://www.sierraclub.org/ The Sierra Club Home Page gives access to much information, including: an overview of the Sierra Club and its history; a searchable collection of Sierra Club Conservation policies; descriptions of 1995 Outings; how to contact local Sierra Club Chapters throughout North America and Sierra Club membership information. @START@SC Action #222 NEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Defending the Environmental Agenda June 10, 1996 "In every place on which the sun sees the water, the water also sees the sun and in each of these places it can present the sun's image to the eye." -- Leonardo Da Vinci --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sierra Club Legislative Hotline - 202-675-2394 Sierra Club World Wide Web - http://www.sierraclub.org White House Comment Line - 202-456-1111 Pres. Clinton's E-mail - president@whitehouse.gov V.P. Gore's E-mail - vice.president@whitehouse.gov White House Address - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500 US Capitol Switchboard - 202-224-3121; 800-972-3524;800-962-3524. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: IN THE MAIN RING: Spending Bill Nearing Full Committee Action ON THE HILL: Takings Bill Gets Window-Dressing IN THE FIELD: Sierrans Shine Spotlight on Seastrand Greenwash Sen. Warner on Primary Election Eve --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPENDING BILLS NEARING COMMITTEE ACTION This Thursday, June 13, the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to markup the FY 1997 VA, HUD and Independent Agencies bill. Funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which is included in this bill would give EPA $6.55 billion, but still $500 million short of the Administration's request. Wednesday, the Interior Department funding bill will go before the House Appropriations Committee. It contains $500 million less in budget authority from last year. Please watch this space for further details and urge your Representative to oppose funding cuts and anti-environmental riders to these bills. Also this week, both the full House and Senate will vote on the 1997 budget resolution which is the blueprint for overall spending levels. Both House and Senate resolutions call for major cuts in environmental programs and assume revenues from drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. TAKINGS BILL GETS WINDOW-DRESSING We are hearing that some Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are working on an alternative takings bill. The Republican alternative may include some of the following changes to Sen. Dole's bill, S. 605: move the compensation threshold to 50%; define property as real property and water rights; and exempt civil rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The exemption for civil rights and ADA is a positive step but the other changes are cosmetic. Taxpayers would still be forced to pay for smaller "so-called" losses in property value because the bill still applies to a portion of property and many reasonable environmental, health and safety programs would be undermined. The alternative, like the Dole bill, would force taxpayers to pay polluters not to pollute. The timing for full Senate consideration of this bill may be after the Senate chooses a new majority leader, which is expected to be June 12. On a brighter note, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court on 6/3 ruled that Waukesha, WI has the right to rezone land for conservation purposes without compensating the landowner. The Wisconsin State Supreme Court upheld the principle that the entire property must be considered in a takings claim. The court ruled the rezoning didn't deprive the owner of all or substantially all of the use of his land, so he wasn't entitled to payment. The Dole bill, which specifically applies to a portion of property, would be a radical departure from settled constitutional law. ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL I: Sierrans Shine Spotlight on Seastrand Greenwash You can run for office but you cannot hid from your record. This is a lesson that Rep. Andrea Seastrand (R-CA) got when she came home to convene her Environmental Task Force. Sierra Club's Santa Lucia Chapter held a press conference and asked the public to judge for itself who the real Andrea Seastrand was. The real Seastrand's voting record shows that she belongs to the hardest core of the most anti-environmental clique in the most anti-environmental Congress. Seastrand voted to stifle the EPA's ability to implement or enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. Local Sierrans report that the press conference went well and was well attended by the media with TV and print media attending. The press was eager for facts about her record. At the task force meeting, Seastrand had with her Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD). But Gilchrest's shining environmental record didn't help Seastrand very much as she was questioned hard about her voting record. It didn't take long for voters to see through this greenwash. ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL II: Sen. Warner on Primary Election Eve Today's Washington Post quotes Sen. John Warner (R-VA) defining what it means to be a "real Republican." His definition included someone who protects the environment. Good answer but who was he talking about? Warner's League of Conservation Voters score was all of 7% last year. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% This environmental alert was produced by the Sierra Club Legislative Office, 408 C Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, Tel: (202) 547-1141, Fax: (202) 547-6009. Sierra Club 24-Hour Legislative Hotline: (202) 675-2394. The Sierra Club electronic mailing list is for legislative alerts and other important information. If you want to join our list, send e-mail to: majordomo@igc.apc.org with the following command in the body of your e-mail message: subscribe sc-action Commands in the "Subject:" line are not processed. If you have any questions or problems regarding the mailing list, please send a message to sf.moderator@sierraclub.org. For more information on becoming a member of the Sierra Club, or for information our Books and Outings programs, contact our national headquarters. Sierra Club, 730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Tel: (415) 776-2211 or e-mail to information@sierraclub.org, or.... The Sierra Club also has a "home page" on the "World-Wide-Web". The web server is at the URL: http://www.sierraclub.org/ The Sierra Club Home Page gives access to much information, including: an overview of the Sierra Club and its history; a searchable collection of Sierra Club Conservation policies; descriptions of 1995 Outings; how to contact local Sierra Club Chapters throughout North America and Sierra Club membership information. @START@SC Action #223 Craig Forest Health Bill - BAD NEWS Defending the Environmental Agenda June 12, 1996 "Thank God, they cannot cut down the clouds!" -- Henry David Thoreau --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sierra Club Legislative Hotline - 202-675-2394 Sierra Club World Wide Web - http://www.sierraclub.org White House Comment Line - 202-456-1111 Pres. Clinton's E-mail - president@whitehouse.gov V.P. Gore's E-mail - vice.president@whitehouse.gov White House Address - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500 US Capitol Switchboard - 202-224-3121; 800-972-3524;800-962-3524. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: IN THE MAIN RING: Budget Bills Craig Forest "Health" Bill, S. 391 Lott Is New Republican Leader ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Arkansas Primary Success IN THE FIELD: Dole's Campaign Schedule EPA Report Finds Fish Consumption Advisories Up 14% Three Editorials on Craig's Forest "Health" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUDGET BILLS - ACTION NEEDED Contact your Representative and Senators and urge them to oppose funding cuts and riders to budget bills that would reduce our environmental safeguards. Also ask them to work to remove the provision that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and development. CRAIG FOREST "HEALTH" BILL, S. 391 Contact your Senators and urge them to oppose any forest legislation that is based on a sham "forest health crisis" and tell them that a full repeal of the clearcut Rider is needed. LOTT IS NEW REPUBLICAN LEADER On June 12, Senate Republicans elected Mississippi Senator and current Majority Whip Trent Lott as the next Majority Leader. Lott said at a news conference, "Our agenda will be the same as Bob Dole laid out for us. We do want to control the size and scope of government... We do want to control the rate of growth of government...reaching a balanced budget by the year 2002. And we do want to provide tax relief for families with children." Lott must have forgotten to mention that he and Dole share another key goal, reduction of our environmental protections. Lott and Dole both received a 0% score on the 1995 League of Conservation Voters scorecard. Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK) was named Majority Whip (1995 LCV 7%), Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) was re-elected Conference Chairman (1995 LCV 0%), Sen. Connie Mack (R-FL) was re-elected Conference Secretary (1995 LCV 7%), and Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) was elected Policy Chairman (1995 LCV 0%). With these gentlemen taking over and retaining key leadership positions in the Senate, this gives us a great opportunity to write letters to the editors of our local newspapers to spread the word about their anti-environmental voting records. DOLE'S CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE Wasting no time after officially stepping down from the U.S. Senate, Bob Dole has embarked on a three day "Heartland Tour" of seven states. June 12 he spoke at the Toledo Chamber of Commerce before heading to New Century, Kansas and Branson, Missouri. Tomorrow Dole will be in Kentucky and Alabama and has plans to hit Louisiana and Georgia on Friday. ARKANSAS PRIMARY SUCCESS The June 11 primary runoff races in Arkansas yielded two great victories for Sierra Club-endorsed candidates. In the race to succeed retiring U.S. Senator David Pryor (D), Attorney General Winston Bryant solidly defeated state Senator Lu Hardin 54% - 46%. Bryant led Hardin in the May 21 primary 40% - 22%, in a field of six candidates. Bryant is popular among environmentalists, having sued the Forest Service over clearcutting and the State Pollution Agency for not enforcing its own regulations, among many other actions. Republicans do not yet have a candidate in this race; previous nominee Lt. Gov. Mike Huckabee dropped out after Gov. Jim Guy Tucker announced his resignation, to assume the governor's office until at least the 1998 election. The Arkansas Republican party will pick a replacement candidate shortly. In the 2nd congressional district, Club-endorsed state Sen. Vic Snyder narrowly defeated Pulaski County Prosecutor Mark Stodola 51%-49% in what was widely seen as a stunning upset. Stodola emerged from the May primary with 48% to Snyder's 32%. Stodola had been campaigning for the seat since last year, while Snyder only announced his intentions 90 days before the primary. The Sierra Club Arkansas Chapter has given two awards to Snyder as a state senator, and he has also received an award from the Arkansas branch of the Wildlife Federation. Snyder has been an environmental leader in the state senate, managing to pass difficult environmental legislation against long odds. Snyder will face the winner of the Republican runoff, conservative Little Rock attorney Bud Cummins. EPA Report Finds Fish Consumption Advisories Up 14% Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency released a report that showed that the number of fish consumption advisories, which warn consumers to avoid or limit their intake of fish from certain bodies of water, has risen 14% over the 1994 level. The report revealed that 1,740 water bodies in 47 states received advisories in 1995. The report also listed 46 contaminants found in fish last year including mercury, dioxin, polychlorinated byphenyls (PCB's), chlordane, and DDT. Mercury, a toxic metal discharged by industry which can work its way up the food chain, was by far the most pervasive contaminant responsible for 1,308 of the 1995 advisories with 90% of those advisories posted in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, North Dakota, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina and Georgia. Advisories for PCBs are up 37% despite a ban on the sale of products containing PCBs. Advisories are up 16% for chlordane and other assorted chemical compounds and the warnings for DDT increased 3% even though the insecticide was banned in 1972. (Gary Lee, Washington Post 6/12) Three Editorials on Craig's Forest "Health" Bill The following are excerpts from three editorials on the Craig "Forest Health" bill. As you can see, our side of the story is getting out but so is our opponent's. Write a letter to the editor or make an appointment to talk with your paper's editorial board to discuss the sham "Forest Health" bill and pressure your Senators to oppose this legislation. Baltimore Sun, May 27: "The Craig bill makes no ecological or economic sense. Concocting a phony forest health emergency, these measures exempt timber sales from environmental laws (including the Endangered Species Act) and limit public challenges to irresponsible logging." Portland Oregonian, June 7: "Obviously, the merit or demerit of any compromise won't be evident until one is produced. ... [But] there's no question here that [many federal forests] face severe threats to their health that warrant far more attention than they have received from federal agencies. Many environmentalists seem totally dismissive of those threats, seeing any forest health strategy as a timber-industry subterfuge to gain access to high-value timber." Spokane Spokesman-Review, May 22: Craig's forest-health bill "would address the crisis in dry inland forests. It would allow foresters to identify dying stands. Without waiving environmental requirements, it merely would expedite appeal processes so salvage logging could proceed before trees rot. ... Inland forests need to be restored, and Craig's bill would be a good way to get the job done." LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Senator Larry Craig's (R-ID) "Forest Health" bill (S.391) is scheduled for a vote in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee June 19th but Senator _________ should not fall for the misleading nametag and hollow promise that the bill will "fix" the clearcut rider. Senator Craig's true motivation for the bill is clearly to create permanent new loopholes for the logging industry to destroy our National Forests at the taxpayer's expense. S.391 attempt to legitimize a phony "forest health crisis" and permanently install the fundamental problems of the "clearcut rider" in place through 1996. This bill was written by a Senator with a League of Conservation Voters rating of 0% and democrats currently trying to negotiate on the specifics of this bill must realize that the bill is fundamentally flawed and cannot be fixed. The backhanded language of S.391 allows destructive logging in designated "health areas" which are determined by agency decisions which cannot be challenged in court. The bill would also waive compliance of environmental protections within these areas. Craig's devious "health" bill must be stopped in any form. The only "forest health crisis" I see is the one created by Larry Craig and bad legislation like S.391. Sincerely, %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% This environmental alert was produced by the Sierra Club Legislative Office, 408 C Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, Tel: (202) 547-1141, Fax: (202) 547-6009. Sierra Club 24-Hour Legislative Hotline: (202) 675-2394. The Sierra Club electronic mailing list is for legislative alerts and other important information. If you want to join our list, send e-mail to: majordomo@igc.apc.org with the following command in the body of your e-mail message: subscribe sc-action Commands in the "Subject:" line are not processed. If you have any questions or problems regarding the mailing list, please send a message to sf.moderator@sierraclub.org. For more information on becoming a member of the Sierra Club, or for information our Books and Outings programs, contact our national headquarters. Sierra Club, 730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Tel: (415) 776-2211 or e-mail to information@sierraclub.org, or.... The Sierra Club also has a "home page" on the "World-Wide-Web". The web server is at the URL: http://www.sierraclub.org/ The Sierra Club Home Page gives access to much information, including: an overview of the Sierra Club and its history; a searchable collection of Sierra Club Conservation policies; descriptions of 1995 Outings; how to contact local Sierra Club Chapters throughout North America and Sierra Club membership information. @START@SC Action #224 YOUR GUIDE TO THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT Defending the Environmental Agenda June 13, 1996 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sierra Club Legislative Hotline - 202-675-2394 Sierra Club World Wide Web - http://www.sierraclub.org White House Comment Line - 202-456-1111 Pres. Clinton's E-mail - president@whitehouse.gov V.P. Gore's E-mail - vice.president@whitehouse.gov White House Address - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500 US Capitol Switchboard - 202-224-3121; 800-972-3524;800-962-3524. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: IN THE MAIN RING: House Action Looming on Drinking Water Bill Interior Appropriations News YOUR GUIDE TO THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ----------------------------------------------------------------- GOOD BILL OR WORLD'S SMALLEST FIGLEAF? As you know by now, it's working. Our messages of outrage, our calls, rallies and letters are being noticed and not just by our friends. We've known for a while that the 104th Congress would eventually run afoul of strong activist presence and overwhelming support. It's happening. The House of Representatives is poised to pass a Safe Drinking Water Act, H.R. 3604, one that the environmental community views as a good step in our quest to guarantee Americans safe, clean water from our taps. Seems like a long time since just last May, when the same House of Representatives pushed through H.R. 961, the Dirty Water bill, which would have weakened another landmark law, our Clean Water Act. For details on the bill H.R. 3604, see today's special section, Your Guide to the Drinking Water Act. You may need this information soon, because the full House could approve this bill quickly, perhaps next week and possibly under the so-called "suspension of the rules" in which debate is limited and individual members' actions are difficult to track. It's obvious members of the House have gotten the message, and know how deeply Americans care about safe, clean water. It's also obvious that there are others who are merely having election year conversions. How can you tell if your public servant is a tried and true environmentalist or whether he or she is a Johnny- come-lately? Look for a chart in the June 14 update that shows the results of our analysis of nine different votes on water-related matters during the 104th Congress. Not only did the House Leadership's agenda usually prevail (it was stopped in the Senate or at the White House) but our analysis shows that 148 members of the House failed to vote for water protection even once. Those are the members of Congress we need to hold accountable. INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS NEWS Just when we thought the "no riders" message had penetrated, Rep. Frank Riggs (R-CA), acting on an Interior Appropriations measure now moving in the House offered an amendment barring the government from designating about 4,000 acres of private land in California as critical habitat to protect the endangered marbled murrelet. The amendment would specifically prohibit the US Fish and Wildlife Service from using funds to designate critical habitat for the murrelet on private lands. Colleague Ralph Regula (R-OH) offered a second degree amendment dealing with exempting old growth forests. The Regula amendment passed by voice vote and Riggs amendment passed 22-18. There were bright spots, however, by some of our most learned statesmen. During consideration of the bill, Congressman Sid Yates (D-IL) proposed a repeal of the timber salvage rider. Regula opposed the amendment, citing the same old concerns for forest health. Yates' amendment failed 14-28. The highlight, however, was a statement from Congressman Walsh who voted for the rider last year, yet changed his position. ********YOUR GUIDE TO THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT******** KEY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HOUSE DRINKING WATER BILL OVER THE SENATE BILL "BRIGHT LINE" PROVISIONS THAT, IF STRUCK, WILL CAUSE OUR OPPOSITION The public health, consumer, and environmental communities support the House bill, while we opposed the Senate legislation, primarily because the House made four key improvements to the Senate bill. If these House improvements are stripped (or other central provisions of the House or Senate bills are weakened), we will vigorously oppose the final legislation and urge a veto. 1. Right to Know. A right to know provision in the House bill requires consumers to be told at least annually: (1) the levels of regulated contaminants detected in tap water; (2) what the enforceable maximum contaminant levels and the health goals are for the contaminants (and what those levels mean); (3) the levels found of unregulated contaminants required to be monitored; (4) information on the system's compliance with health standards and other requirements; and, (5) information on the health effects of regulated contaminants found at levels above enforceable standards, and on the health effects of up to 3 regulated contaminants found at levels below EPA enforceable health standards where there still may be health concern. The Senate has no comparable provision, because it rejected the Boxer-Daschle right to know amendment. 2. Radon. The House adopted a provision requiring EPA to set a health standard for cancer-causing radioactive radon within 3 years, to be based on sound, peer-reviewed science, and after a cost-benefit analysis that takes into account the costs and benefits of control programs for radon from sources other than tap water. The Senate sets a radon standard of 3,000 picocuries radon per liter by fiat--allowing 10 times more radioactive water than the Bush Administration EPA proposed, presenting a cancer risk EPA says is about 1 in 500, or 2,000 times higher than EPA's target from fresh food. 3. Water System Operator Competency. The House bill requires all states receiving federal State Revolving Fund assistance to establish an operator certification and training program to assure that all community and non-transient noncommunity water system operators are competent. The Senate bill requires only that water systems receiving federal assistance be run by certified competent operators. 4. Small System Variances for Systems Serving Under 3,000 People. The House bill limits the special breaks for small systems through variances to systems serving under 3,300 people-- the size at which special consideration may be justified due to lack of economies of scale. About 25 million people use systems serving under 3,300 people. The Senate bill unjustifiable allows larger systems--those serving up to 10,000 people-- to get health standard waivers through the variance provision, potentially affecting 50 million people using these systems. Many other important improvements made in the House legislation that should be retained, as discussed in the attached section by section summary of the bill. In addition, a few weakening changes adopted by the House should be reexamined if the House bill is reopened. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% This environmental alert was produced by the Sierra Club Legislative Office, 408 C Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, Tel: (202) 547-1141, Fax: (202) 547-6009. Sierra Club 24-Hour Legislative Hotline: (202) 675-2394. The Sierra Club electronic mailing list is for legislative alerts and other important information. If you want to join our list, send e-mail to: majordomo@igc.apc.org with the following command in the body of your e-mail message: subscribe sc-action Commands in the "Subject:" line are not processed. If you have any questions or problems regarding the mailing list, please send a message to sf.moderator@sierraclub.org. For more information on becoming a member of the Sierra Club, or for information our Books and Outings programs, contact our national headquarters. Sierra Club, 730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Tel: (415) 776-2211 or e-mail to information@sierraclub.org, or.... The Sierra Club also has a "home page" on the "World-Wide-Web". The web server is at the URL: http://www.sierraclub.org/ The Sierra Club Home Page gives access to much information, including: an overview of the Sierra Club and its history; a searchable collection of Sierra Club Conservation policies; descriptions of 1995 Outings; how to contact local Sierra Club Chapters throughout North America and Sierra Club membership information. @START@SC Action #225 Dolphin Deadly Bill On the Move Defending the Environmental Agenda June 14, 1996 "Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different." -- Albert Szent-Goygyi --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sierra Club Legislative Hotline - 202-675-2394 Sierra Club World Wide Web - http://www.sierraclub.org White House Comment Line - 202-456-1111 Pres. Clinton's E-mail - president@whitehouse.gov V.P. Gore's E-mail - vice.president@whitehouse.gov White House Address - 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20500 US Capitol Switchboard - 202-224-3121; 800-972-3524;800-962-3524. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: IN THE MAIN RING: Dolphin Deadly Tuna Bill Advances IN THE OTHER RING: Safe Drinking Water Act Forget Whitewater, We've Got "Yamscam" IN THE FIELD: SC'S Bettinger and Gray Media and Political Training in Utah ATTACHMENTS: Vote Chart Water Fact Sheet Radon in Drinking Water: Facts & Myths --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEADLY TUNA BILL ADVANCES The Senate Commerce Committee gave its approval June 14, to allow the "Dolphin Safe" tuna label to be applied to tuna that has not been caught in a manner that would protect dolphins. H.R. 2823 (Gilchrest R-MD - Cunningham R- CA) in the House has been approved by the Resources Committee and has been referred to the Ways and Means committee. This bill could be ready for a House floor vote by early July. The Senate bill will wait until after the House floor vote. The Sierra Club strongly opposes legislation to undermine present U.S. policy that has reduced dolphin deaths by 95%. The Sierra Club supports the Boxer/Biden compromise bill (S.1460) in the Senate which would protect the "dolphin safe" label, require research on bycatch and on effects of encirclement on dolphin populations by tuna fishers. "Dolphin deadly" legislation (H.R. 2823 Gilchrest/Cunningham and S. 1420 Stevens/Breaux) would repeal provisions in US law that prohibit sale of "Dolphin Unsafe" tuna in the US and alter the definition of "Dolphin Safe" to permit the chase, encirclement, capture, and injury of dolphins so long as no dolphins were "observed" dead in nets (more than one mile long)! Sierra Club is determined that U.S. environmental standards must not be weakened for the sake of free trade. Clinton and Congress should fight to preserve each nation's right and duty to take appropriate unilateral measures to protect the global commons from unreasonable exploitation. How you can help save the dolphins -- Participate in the NATIONAL DOLPHIN CALL-IN WEEK, June 17-21 to lobby against Dolphin-Deadly Legislation in Congress! * Urge your Representative to oppose H.R. 2823 in the House, your Senators to sign the Boxer/Biden/Smith "Dear Colleague" letter supporting S. 1460 (Boxer/Biden) "dolphin safe" bill. * Call the White House public comment line at 202-456-1111 and express your horror that President Clinton would support Dolphin-Deadly legislation (he checks frequently on message issue totals!) * Write a letter to your newspaper alerting your community to this new threat to dolphins. (If you have access to a fax machine you can receive a two page factsheet on this legislation by calling our new "Fax-Back" service at 1-800- and the factsheet is also available on our WEB site.) SAMPLE LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: Just when we thought the dolphins were safe from the tuna fisherman the Congress is considering legislation to severely weaken our law that ensures that the tuna we eat/buy? has not been caught in ways that kill dolphins. Before the "dolphin safe" tuna law was adopted, over seven million dolphins had been drowned in tuna nets between 1960 and 1990 as a result of dolphin-unsafe fishing techniques. In response to this incredible loss, Congress banned the sale of tuna caught by methods that are known to kill dolphins. Reported dolphin mortalities have [delete since] decreased by over 90 percent since the 1990 law went into effect. Due to pressure from some Latin American countries who claim that our embargo is an unfair trade practice, the Congress is considering legislation, with the support of the Clinton administration, that would weaken the federal definition of "Dolphin Safe" tuna to allow chasing, harassing, injuring and encircling dolphins in the pursuit oftuna. The same practices that were banned in 1990 to protect the dolphins. The result would be that all tuna imported in the US could be labeled "Dolphin Safe" using these methods if no dead dolphins were observed during the catch in the mile-long purse nets. If we are to continue to protect the dolphins our Senators need to know of your opposition to Senator Steven's bill (S. 1420). Urge them to oppose changing the dolphin safe label by supporting Senator Boxer's bill (S. 1460) in the Senate. SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT Keep watching the Safe Drinking Water Act, H.R. 3604, as it shapes up pending a full floor vote in the House. So far, this is a good bill that the environmental community views as a step in the right direction for clean and safe drinking water. And many of your representatives are poised to support this bill. Unfortunately, rather than believing that this represents a dramatic eco-conversion of the House leadership, we suspect this vote may be used by our adversaries as a last ditch attempt to greenwash a bad voting record. In order to separate the heroes from the hacks, we have attached (see SC Action 225b) a chart that shows the results of our analysis of nine different votes on water- related issues during the 104th Congress. Also included in this update is a fact sheet entitled "Radon in Tap Water: Facts & Myths." IN THE WATER: Forget Whitewater, We've Got YAMSCAM The June 14 edition of the Washington Post reported "The Republicans have Whitewater to work on. Now some Democrats say they've got 'Yamscam'." "What could this be?" you ask. Read on. On Monday, the state of North Carolina traced one of their largest fish kills to a cattle farm owned by Senator Lauch Faircloth (R-NC). State officials estimate that roughly 250,000 gallons of partially liquefied sweet potato scraps (used for feed) spilled into over twenty miles of one of the state's most pristine waterways. As you remember, Senator Faircloth introduced S.851, the Wetlands Destruction Act, which contains a major exemption for large factory farms. (One of the many reasons your senators should oppose this terrible bill). This is just the latest of many spills that North Carolina waters have endured from big factory farms. A similar fish kill in the area last summer prompted state officials to visit Faircloth's farm as the trail of dead fish ended just down stream. However officials at the time felt they could not conclusively prove Faircloth's farm caused that spill. The state did warn Faircloth that the huge quantities of scraps stored just a few dozen feet from the creek was a potential disaster waiting to happen. Unfortunately their warning rang true when a farm hand forgot to shut a valve controlling the feed. The spill and subsequent fish kill began in the Great Coharie Creek and continued in the Black River, one of the state's most pristine water bodies. In normal times, North Carolinians would be outside canoeing, fishing and swimming- today they are watching dead fish and an orange plume spread throughout the river. Senator Faircloth could face a $10,000 fine but state officials have not decided what, if any, penalty to assess. The Raleigh News & Observer reported that Faircloth apologized "to the people who use the streams, the environmental people who protect them, and everyone else who was affected..." "Even so," wrote the Washington Post, "Senate Democrats no doubt will demand hearings into prior anti-fish statements by Faircloth, then subpoenas for farm employees, then inquiries into why a different valve maker wasn't contacted..." IN THE PRESS: SC'S Bettinger and Gray On June 14, Albany's Daily Gazette reported the Club's endorsement of Lee Wasserman in the primary race against U.S. Rep. Michael McNulty. Wasserman has agreed to take the lead on the environment and has the support of N.Y. Club leaders. Both Mark Bettinger, Northeast Regional Representative, and Robert Gray, Chair of the Hudson Mohawk group, were quoted as supporting the decision. Gray explained that McNulty has "supported us on some issues and on others he didn't." Bettinger agreed, arguing that "we can't afford to have a part-time friend in Congress, especially at this time when we face such an environmental onslaught there. We need a full-time ally." And now Wasserman seems to have a full-time ally in the Club, as Gray explains that "local Sierra Club members know firsthand what an effective leader Lee is on environmental issues." It is this leadership that places Wasserman a step ahead of Rep. McNulty in the Club's eyes, as McNulty has supported what Bettinger calls environmental "sneak attacks" like the regulatory reform bill. MEDIA AND POLITICAL TRAINING IN UTAH Sierra Club continues to go out into the field to train, activate and mobilize our grassroots. Over the June 7-8 weekend, 20-25 Sierra Club leaders and other environmentalists participated in two one-day trainings (media and political organizing) and planned for exciting summer and fall of educational and campaign activities. The participants were from a broad representation of the conservation movement including a member from the Sportsman Club, Republicans for Environmental Protection, students from the University of Utah, activists from the Utah Wilderness Coalition and numerous Sierra Club members. Coming out of the weekend the Utah chapter energized their leaders, recruited new activists and members, built and strengthened coalition relations, gained media and political organizing skills and developed a fun and impressive plan to elect a pro-environmental member to Congress. VOTE CHART WET1 1251. H.R. 1158 - Second Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act. As part of the bill to provide aid to the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing, a clause was added to the bill which rescinded $1.3 billion from the state revolving funds which provide grants to states and municipalities to build sewage treatment facilities and monitor water quality. The bill was initially vetoed by President Clinton, but was eventually signed into law with minor changes. NO 3/16/95 227-200 WET2 1319. H.R. 961 - Collins Amendment to Ensure Environmental Justice. Rep. Collins (D-MI) proposed Clean Water Act amendments that would have strengthened current water pollution laws to allow for increased protection of minority and low-income populations from water pollution. The Collins amendment was rejected. YES 5/11/95 153-271 WET3 1324. H.R. 961 - Pallone Amendment. The Pallone (D-NJ) amendment would have required a mandatory minimum penalty that all violators of the Clean Water Act must pay, regardless of the extent of the violation. It also sought to target facilities that repeatedly violate their pollution permits so that penalties and inspection requirements increase. Additionally, it would have allowed citizens to sue for violations, and courts to use penalty and settlement fees to fund projects which would help repair the damage caused by the violation. The Pallone amendment was rejected. YES 5/11/95 106-299 WET4 1329. H.R. 961 - Largent Amendment. The Largent (R-OK) amendment reduced the amount of money given to State water pollution control programs by $1 billion over the next five years. It also eliminated the revolving funds which the State uses to control runoff source water pollution (contamination which cannot be traced to a single source, such as runoff from streets and farms). Runoff pollution is the single largest polluter of American bodies of water. The Largent amendment was adopted. NO 5/12/95 209-192 WET5 1337. H.R.961 - Clean Water Act Revisions/Passage. This bill undermines over twenty years of progress our nation has made in cleaning the nations' waters by gutting the current protections of the Clean Water Act. It severely limits the EPA's ability to control dangerous toxic water pollution. It removes thousands of acres of wetlands from federal protection; it delays the implementation for control of polluted runoff unless funding is appropriated up front; and includes a controversial takings component. USA Today called this bill "the Polluters and Developers Protection Act" This measure was adopted. NO 5/16/95 240-185 WET6 1599. H.R. 2099 - Stokes Amendment to Restore Enforcement Authority to the Environmental Protection Agency. The FY96 bill to fund the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) became the legislative vehicle for 17 provisions to weaken public health and environmental protection. Such provisions are known as "riders". Among the riders were measures to: eliminate EPA's role in protecting wetlands; prohibit EPA from implementing a program to save the Great Lakes; halt programs to keep arsenic and radon out of our drinking water; and block enforcement of clean water provisions. Stokes (D-OH) and Boehlert (R-NY) offered an amendment to strike language that prohibits or limits the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to implement or enforce environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act. The Stokes-Boehlert amendment was adopted. NO 6/27/95 202-218 WET7 1602. H.R. 2099 - Durbin Amendment To Protect Humans From Toxic Exposure. Rep. Durbin (D-IL) amendment sought to remove restrictions on the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to protect humans against exposure to arsenic, benzene, dioxin, lead, or any other known carcinogen. The Durbin amendment was rejected. YES 7/31/95 188-288 WET8 1605. H.R. 2099 - Stokes Amendment to Strike EPA Riders. The House GOP leadership forced a revote on the Stokes (D-OH)-Boehlert (R-NY) amendment after it passed three days earlier (See above -- WET6). The Stokes-Boehlert amendment was rejected on a tie vote. YES 7/31/95 210-210 WET9 1762. H.R. 2099 - Stokes Motion to Strike EPA Riders. The House considered the 17 anti-environmental riders again during a vote naming conferees to the House-Senate Conference Committee on H.R. 2099. During this procedure, Rep. Stokes (D-OH) offered a motion to instruct the House conferees to drop the anti-environmental riders in the House-Senate Conference. The Stokes motion was adopted. YES 11/02/95 227-194 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% This environmental alert was produced by the Sierra Club Legislative Office, 408 C Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, Tel: (202) 547-1141, Fax: (202) 547-6009. Sierra Club 24-Hour Legislative Hotline: (202) 675-2394. The Sierra Club electronic mailing list is for legislative alerts and other important information. If you want to join our list, send e-mail to: majordomo@igc.apc.org with the following command in the body of your e-mail message: subscribe sc-action Commands in the "Subject:" line are not processed. 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The web server is at the URL: http://www.sierraclub.org/ The Sierra Club Home Page gives access to much information, including: an overview of the Sierra Club and its history; a searchable collection of Sierra Club Conservation policies; descriptions of 1995 Outings; how to contact local Sierra Club Chapters throughout North America and Sierra Club membership information. @START@THE MODEMWARRIOR'S DIRECTORY V 1.3 JUNE 1996 THE MODEMWARRIOR'S DIRECTORY For all modem-to-modem games Update and release 1.3, June 1996 By: Jack Davis Dead_Clown@msn.com Visit this directory on the web! http://www.probe.net/~lokety/tmd.html *READ FAQ AT END OF DIRECTORY* ------------------------------------------------ ENTRY COUNT: 194 23 new entries since May! ------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES --201-- * Morris Plains, NJ Eric Souza MW2 kaching@bc.cybernex.net --203-- * New Hartford, CT FIFA96,NHL96,DOOM1 Tf12@aol.com * Stamford, CT Nigel Vass MW2 nigelct@aol.com * Wallingford, CT Kevin McKiernan WARCRAFT2 MAGIC101@msn.com --205-- * Huntsville, AL Neel Lakhani DOOM2,DN3D,JANES LONG-BOW Me31@msn.com --206-- * Kirkland, WA Berg Oswell DOOM2 berg@eskimo.com * Seattle, WA Peter Davis MW2,DESCENT,DOOM2 (SW1.9) Davis123@msn.com * Seattle, WA Peter Neal MW2 wolfyx2@aol.com --207-- * Bangor, ME Shawn Box agenth51@maine.maine.edu maine.maine.edu/~agenth51 * Orono, Maine Todd Morse MW2,DOOM1/2,HEXEN, HERETIC,ND3D,DESCENT1/2 Gmorse@maine.maine.edu --208-- * Boise, ID Ron D. 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Trevis MW2,TERMINAL VELOCITY mainlandfx@dlcwest.com --403-- * Calgary, Alberta Patrick Latter MW2,DESCENT dlatter@agt.net 403-254-1585 * Edmonton, AB Brent Desouza MW2,C&C,DESCENT vertigo@connect.ab.ca * Sherwood Park, AB Mike Balaneski MW2,WARCRAFT2,C&C, NASCAR,DOOM michael@agt.net * Alberta Eisernes MW2 eisernes@compusmart.ab.ca --416-- * Brampton, ON Bryan Lau MW2,CIVNET dumb@inforamp.net * Brampton, ON Bryan Lau MW2,WARCRAFT2 dumb@inforamp.net * Scarborough Dennis Fung "The Menace" DOOM2,DESCENT2,FURY3 defung@io.org http://www.io.org/~defung * Toronto, ON Dave Glue DN3D,HARDBALL5 daveacg@interlog.com --514-- * Montreal, Quebec Christopher "Topher" Andrews MW2,DESCENT cl_andr@alcor.concordia.ca * Montreal, Quebec Lou Atwater DOOM1/2,NFS,VIRTUAL POOL cyborme@aol.com --604-- * Coquitlam, BC Scott Paik (Paikman) MW2,WARCRAFT2 skyhigh@skybus.com * Quebec Phelan Kell DOOM2,HEXEN,FALCON 3.0, MW2 jackryan@total.net * Vancouver, BC Brian Oraas C&C,WARCRAFT2,MW2 boraas@direct.ca * Vacouver, BC Ben Murphy MW2,WARCRAFT2 factor7@cycor.ca * Vancouver, BC Crickster C&C,FIFA96,NHL96, ICR1,NFS brandon_crick@mindlink.bc.ca * Vancouver, BC Brad Weldon MW295,WARCRAFT2 bdweldon@unixg.ubc.ca * Victoria, BC Al Adrian AKA 2OIx FALCON3,FIGHTER DUEL, AIR WARRIOR aadrian@ios.bc.ca --613-- * Orleans, ON Chris Winder MW2 jk.winder@sympatico.ca --705-- * Angus, Ontario Perry Strand MW2,TANK COMMANDER VIRTUAL POOL,DOOM1/2 pstrand@sparky.transdata.ca * Bailieboro, Ontario Matthew Villeneuve MW2,DESCENT,DOOM2 mvilleneuve@consumersgas.com --819-- * Gatineau, Quebec Eric Gingras MW2,DOOM2,MAGICCARPET, HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC 102671.3613@compuserve.com --905-- * Brampton, Ontario Bryan Lau MW2,DOOM2,CIVNET dumb@inforamp.net * Brampton, ON Bryan Lau MW2,WARCRAFT2 dumb@inforamp.net * Brampton, ON Raven M.P. MW2 mike@octonline.com * Oshawa, Ontario Martin Cserhati MW2 lpc@mail.durham.net AUSTRALIA * Brisbane, Australia John Cowley DOOM1/2,NFS,WARCRAFT2, C&C,HEXEN,MW2 dmcowley@msn.com * Brisbane, Australia Cesar Eduardo Tomassi GESTETNER,DOOM1/2,MW2 WCARMADA,WCACADAMY sast@ecn.net.au * Castlemaine, AREA 3054 Edward Lewis MK3,MW2 yps@castlemaine.net.au * East Fremantle-WA Cooper DOOM1/2,DN3D/MW2 looper@omen.com.au 339-5769 BRAZIL * Rio de Janeiro, RJ Fernando Henrique Lemos de Araujo MW2,C&C,DOOM2 faraujo@ibm.net ENGLAND * Warminster, Wiltshire Henry Gibson FIFA96,MW2,EF2000,DOOM2 HERETIC,C&C,LINKS,DESCENT Bognor@msn.com MALAYSIA * Kuala Lumpur, 03 Outside Round MW2,NASCAR haylyn@pl.jaring.my * Petaling Jaya Bronson Chin bron@pl.jaring.my MEXICO * Mexico City Gerardo MW2 103503.2026@compuserve.com NEW ZEALAND * Area 07 Daniel Nicholls MW2, DOOM2 znaddanz@wave.co.nz SINGAPORE * Loke Teng Yan MW2,DOOM1/2,DESCENT,C&C, HERETIC,HEXEN,QUAKE (test1) 93202707@np.ac.sg http://arbornet.org/~lokety ------------------------------------------------- GAMING NETWORKS/BBS's/COMPUTER ARCADES etc. ------------------------------------------------- --IN PERSON GAMING CENTERS-- TEXAS * NETWARS is an in-person local network set up at Lone Star Comics, 504 E Abrams, Arlington, TX. Games include MW2, Warcraft 1/2, C&C, Descent, Heretic, Witchhaven, Doom 1/2, and more. For more info, contact Stephen Wiles at: peg9post@airmail.net WISCONSIN * THE VIRTUAL GAMING CENTER is an in-person arcade where you can rent to play multi-player (up to 8 players in the same game) PC games on a blazing fast network, 27 inch monitors, and stereo headsets! Including games like: DOOM 2,HEXEN,DESCENT,WARCRAFT 2,DUKE NUKEM 3D, COMMAND & CONQUER, and more... Located @ 1514 S. 84th Street, Milwaukee, WI. (414) 476-1514 Questions? Contact vgc@execpc.com --OTHER GAMING SERVICES (BBSs ETC)-- * THE EMERALD ISLE BBS (714) 870-3050 This BBS has a "Game Connection" link where you can play WITHOUT a network. Support includes: 31 lines Doom - 4 players Descent - 7 players Descent2 - 7 players Civnet - 7 players Hexen/Heretic - 4 players Any MANY other 2 player compatible games Questions? Contact captain.redbeard@714.sasbbs.com OR sunarja@ix.netcom.com --------------------------------------------------- *FAQ--THE MODEMWARRIOR'S DIRECTORY, V1.3* --------------------------------------------------- Hail fellow Modemwarriors! I maintain and update this directory so that Modemwarrior's may find opponents in their area. Please read on for information about the structure and organization of TMD, as well as how to submit your entry... The BEST version of TMD is at: http://www.probe.net/~lokety/tmd.html This web-version is nicely maintained by my friend Yan, and it is updated about once a week. This TEXT version is updated and posted once near the end of each month at most of the gaming newsgroups. So, for the most current data, (and a more enjoyable experience!) check out the http site. SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY: I'll need the following information... *Your name *Your telephone area-code *Your Country/City/State (or province etc...) *The modem-to-modem/network games you own *Your primary e-mail address If a telephone area code does not apply to your region/ country, supply some other relevant information that will let Modemwarriors know where you are. Also, please do not forget to INCLUDE YOUR CITY for many area codes cover entire states/regions. NOTE: New entries will appear on the web version of TMD in 3-5 days. They will appear in this text version on the next monthly release of TMD. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS DIRECTORY! It will not be distributed or used in any way or for any other purpose than for modemwarriors to locate you. Because of all the entries I recieve, I may not always send a confirmation e-mail that I recieved your entry. If you want a confirmation, please type in the subject box "confirmation requested". If you are a current member of The Modemwarrior's Directory and need to update your entry (ie new games, change of e-mail address), just notify me. Also, please notify me of any mistakes or non- existant e-mail addresses. My address is: DEAD_CLOWN@msn.com If you are representing a gaming network, BBS, computer arcade, etc., please e-mail me about your entry submission. ORGANIZATION of THE MODEMWARRIOR'S DIRECTORY Entries are formatted as follows: --000-- TELEPHONE AREA CODE * Noplace, NY CITY/STATE (province etc) Joe Blow MODEMWARRIOR'S NAME DOOM2,MW2 GAMES (in caps) Jblow@here.com MODEMWARRIOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS Telephone area codes are listed in numerical order. Within the area codes, entries are listed alphabetically by CITY. The United States and Canada are listed first, after which countries are listed alphabetically. Because of space considerations, some games have been abbreviated: AIRTRAFCONT....Air Traffic Control C&C............Command & Conquer DN3D...........Duke Nukem 3D DUNGMAST2......Dungeon Master II EMPIREDLX-WIN..Empire Deluxe for Windows FLTSIM.........Flight Simulator F15SE3.........F-15 Strike Eagle III ICR1/2.........Indy Car Racing 1 or 2 LODERUN........Lode Runner MK3............MORTAL KOMBAT 3 MW2............Mechwarrior 2 MW295..........Mechwarrior 2 for Windows 95« NFS............The Need For Speed NHL96..........NHL Hockey '96 ROTT...........Rise of the Triad WCACADAMY......Wing Commander: Acadamy WCARMADA.......Wing Commander: Armada 1942PAW........1942 Pacific Air War (SW) after a game indicates shareware version By the way, I am also the author of The Mechwarrior 2 Player Directory. It is similiar to this directory, but exlusively for MW2. Check it out at: http://arbornet.org/~lokety/mw2_pd.html I welcome comments and suggestions. If you feel TMD could be improved in some way, run it by me! Look for the next update of The Modemwarrior's Directory soon. Happy gaming! Jack DEAD_CLOWN@msn.com ------------------------------------------------ Copyrights and Disclaimers: ------------------------------------------------ *THE MODEMWARRIOR'S DIRECTORY V1.3, ⌐ 1996 JACK DAVIS PLEASE DISTRIBUTE! BUT DO NOT ALTER, PILFER, OR COMBINE WITH ANY OTHER SUCH DIRECTORY WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR *ALL GAMES ARE COPYRIGHTS/TRADEMARKS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES *DISTRIBUTE THIS DIRECTORY FOR GAMING PURPOSES ONLY!!! NO ONE is to use the names and/or electronic mail addresses on this list for ANY OTHER PURPOSE than to contact them for a modem-to-modem match, or to correspond about subjects pertaining to the computer gaming community. -------------------------------------------------- @START@Extensive Zork Nemesis review @ Arcadia All is not well in the Great Underground Empire! Find out all about its problems in Arcadia's review of Activision's excellent new game Zork Nemesis, which continues the 13 year Zork legacy. Featuring superb sound and a full 360 degree rotational interface, Nemesis should fit the bill for most any adventurer. Come check it out at http://www.arcadiamag.com. __________________________ Greg Kasavin shrike@slip.net Arcadia. April 1. No Joke. http://www.arcadiamag.com @START@SCROLL OF WINDOWS '95 GAMES SCROLL OF WINDOWS '95 GAMES ************************************************************************* MAY 1996 Spell 05 of 12 ************************************************************************* Hail Gamers! Now that Win95 has been released, I thought I'd inscribe a scroll of all the upcoming games that will have conversions to Win95, or made specifically for Win95, so we can decide if we want to wait for the Win95 versions or go for the DOS releases. Unlike my Address Tomes, there will be only 12 conjurings of this scroll. Each conjuring will take place on the 20th day of each moon in the realm of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce. The last conjuring will take place on the 12th moon of the year 1996. Thereafter, the seers doth deem that the scroll be a waste of magic as henceforth all games are expected to be Win95 only or will have Win95 versions. Note that this scroll will only comprise those games which *require* Win95 to run, i.e., the Win95 versions of these games *cannot* run on any other OS except Win95. Games which can run on DOS/Win3.1 and also on Win95 will not be put on this scroll (otherwise we may as well put down every game title). Win95 conversions refer to the specific version of an existing title that can only run on Win95 and no other OS. The scroll is therefore not a Win95 *compatibility* listing. Email me if thou dost have additions to the list according to the above criteria. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- key: * = released ======================== Win95 CONVERSIONS ============================ * 3D Ultra Pinball (Sierra) All Star Baseball (Accolade) * Allied General (SSI) * Atari Action Packs 1, 2, & 3 (Activision) * Battle Isle III * Chessmaster 4000 Turbo (Mindscape) Cyberia II (Xatrix) Daedalus Encounter (Virgin) * Descent II: Counterstrike (Parallax) * Doom II (id) * Dust: A Tale of the Wired West (CyberFlix) * Earthworm Jim (Activision) * Empire II: The Art of War (New World Computing) Flight Unlimited (LookingGlass Technologies) * Fury3 (Microsoft) * Gabriel Knight II: The Beast Within (Sierra) * Heroes of Might & Magic (New World Computing) Hexen (GT Interactive) IndyCar Racing 2 (Papyrus) IronBlood (Take 2 Interactive) Jazz Jack Rabbit 2 (Epic MegaGames) * The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time (Sanctuary Woods) * King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride (Sierra) * Knight Moves (MicroProse) * Lode Runner: The Legend Returns (Sierra) Magic: The Gathering (MicroProse) * Mechwarrior II (Activision) * Microsoft Golf (Microsoft) Mortal Kombat 3 (GT Interactive) NASCAR Racing (Papyrus) One Must Fall 2097 (Epic MegaGames) Panzer General (SSI) * Phantasmagoria (Sierra) * Police Quest: SWAT (Sierra) Quake (id) Return to Krondor (7th Level) Sail 95 (Vivid Simulations) * Shivers (Sierra) * Sid Meier's CivNet (MicroProse) * SimCity 2000 (Maxis) SimCity Classic (Maxis) SimTown (Maxis) * SU-27 Flanker (SSI) Super Bubsy (Accolade) * Torin's Passage (Sierra) * Trophy Bass: Outdoor Sportsman (Sierra) * Ultimate Doom (id) * Virtual Karts (MicroProse) * Widger Workshop (Maxis) Wizardry Gold (Sir-Tech) ========================= Win95 *ONLY* ============================= * Aces of the Deep Command (Sierra) AD&D: DeathKeep (SSI) * Al Unser Jr. Arcade Racing (Mindscape) * Beavis & Butthead in Virtual Stupidity (Viacom NewMedia) Chessmaster 5000 (Mindscape) Close Combat (Atomic) * Comix Zone (Sega) * Commodore 64 15-Pack (Activision) * Cyberspeed (Mindscape) * DogZ (PF. Magic) * Double Switch (Digital Pictures) * Earthsiege II (Sierra) * Ecco the Dolphin (Sega) The Elk Moon Murder (Activision) * Endorfun (Time Warner) Falcon 4 (Spectrum HoloByte) * Freddi Fish and The Case of The Missing Kelp Seeds (Humongous) * Full Tilt Pinball (Maxis) * Gadget (Synergy) * Havoc (Reality Bytes) * The Hive (Trimark Interactive) HyperBlade (Activision) * Ice & Fire (Zombie) * The Indian in the Cupboard (Viacom New Media) * Josephine: Portrait of an Assassin King's Quest VIII (Sierra) * The Last Dynasty (Sierra) * Let's Explore The Airport (Humongous) * Let's Explore The Farm (Humongous) * Locus (Zombie) * Lode Runner Online Edition (Sierra) MagZone (Trimark Interactive) One Must Fall II (Epic MegaGames) Pax Imperia II (Blizzard) * PBA Bowling (Bethesda) * Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Activision) * Pressure Drop (Starhill Productions) Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo (Humongous) Red Baron II (Sierra) Return Fire (Time Warner) * Shanghai: Great Moments (Activision) * Shock Wave Assault (Electronic Arts) Silverheart (Origin) * Spycraft (Activision) * Thexder (Sierra) * Tomcat Alley (Sega) * TriTryst (Virgin) Ultima IX: Ascension (Origin) * Under Pressure (Starhill Productions) Unreal (Epic MegaGames) * Virtua Fighter Remix (Sega) [requires Diamond Edge 3D card] * Virtual Corporation (Microforum) * Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat (Mindscape) Wing Commander V (Origin) [5!! not 4!] Wing Commander Privateer: The Darkening (Origin) * Zork: Nemesis (Activision) -- ************************************************************************ * Sir Launcelot du Lake Chevalier de la Dragon swkgohw@nus.sg * * Avatar & Knight of Britannia -==(UDIC)==- __ * ********************************************************** / \ * * * | () | * * A strange game * |\_\ /_/| * * The only winning move is not to play * | _ _ | * * * |/ | | \| * * - Wargames * | | * * * /____\ * ************************************************************************ @START@The Patches Scrolls Hello fellow gamers everywhere! Several times a day a newsposting can be read: Where is a patch for this or that game? Shouldn't anybody know where to find them? Yes, anybody should - but not everybody could. To solve this problem I'll once every few weeks post this letter with all the patches i'm aware of. Sorry, this isn't exactly true. There are some patches in the world from which I know there are they located at, but haven't found the time to store them on my server and/or in the list. Common patches archives are at ftp.uml.edu , ftp.uwp.edu and wuarchive.wustl.edu - this was so in the past. Now quite a couple of games companies have joined Internet and created their own ftp-areas which too cover game-updates (also called 'patches'). Names like Electronic Arts, Microprose, Spectrum Holobyte, Apogee, Epic MegaGames, Advanced Idea Machines, Papyrus Design, Maxis and Accolade come to mind. But it's uncommon for gamers to just have one game or only buy games from one particuliar company. So it's most likely you'll have to browse through a couple of sites and locations regularly to find any new patches for your games. Should this be the case? No, i think NOT! There is ONE place on the whole Internet who (nearly) has them all - all patches available at the Internet: ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de You can find patches in /pub/ms-dos/games/patches - and more GUS-specific, in /pub/ms-dos/sound/gravis/games If speed is of concern for you (this and it's small userlimit are still the main problems at my site), grab the files from our official american mirror: ftp.cdrom.com! The whole ms-dos archive is mirrored at their site in /pub/dresden - so have a look. Yes, game-patches are in /pub/dresden/games/patches... :) Or you aussies can always go to ftp.midnight.com.au in /pub/dresden/patches and download any patch. Look for more mirror sites below in this text. Uploads - I'm talking about game patches here - should go to /pub/incoming/ms-dos/games/patches . You can also upload to ftp.cdrom.com, simly use /pub/dresden/incoming First - the THANK YOUs (in no particuliar order) ------------------------------------------------ Eric Grover Teri Takamoto (a special BIG one to this lady!) Sir Launcelot du Lake Fabrice Timmermanns all the guys from Walnut Creek CDROM Chris Taylor from Interplay for being of so much help for us online-gamers Brenda Garno from Sir-Tech (always the fastest replies) Brian from Microprose (I've got my MPS-newsletter...) Scott Hamilton from HPS Axel Wolf John Gibb Georg Ruof from New World Computing Robert Spencer from PC Games Plus Peter Muthsam ...and all the others I've missed, but who helped me in several ways. Thanks especially to those who uploaded files via their slow modem connections and had a lot to pay for their kindness. Some notes from the author (sort of a FAQ): =========================================== Currently ALL new patches which I was able to obtain will first be stored on ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de in /pub/ms-dos/games/patches Various mirrorsites pick them up from here and put those files on their servers. These sites are (noted with directory as well) ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/games_patches/pc (this site also has special areas for mac & amiga) ftp.midnight.com.au:/pub/dresden/patches hub.tem.nctu.edu.tw:/Msdos/games/patches ftp.gamesdomain.co.uk:/pub/patches ftp.gamesdomain.com:/pub/patches (Please note that hub.tem.nctu.edu.tw is only partially mirroring and might not contain all recent patches or any recent patches at all.) I get my files from various sources (friends, companies, CDs, ftp-sites) and for some reasons I have to convert all files into PkZip-archives. So if you know other good game patches ftp sites you might find some of the patches I cover in this list under another filename and with another filesize. Don't worry, it should be the same patch. I have included some of the major games companies ftp sites, so you can get many patches even if all "dresden"-servers are busy. I might add more ftp sites and maybe even http sites in the future. Here is how all patches entries are handled in this list: - ALL patches are for the (US-)English version of a game only if not noted otherwise. - You can upgrade ANY (US-English)version of a game to the latest version with the provided patches. If you need any special version(number) to upgrade to the latest patch, it's noted in the appended description of its filename. e.g. dm12_19r.zip - DOOM! 1.2 to 1.9 - EVERY patch is for the releasemedium it usually comes on. So if a game ONLY comes/came on diskette, this is not extra noted, if it comes/came ONLY on CD-ROM, this too is not extra noted. But if versions for both disk and/or CD exist (or whatever will be used for games storage), I'll note that. - If you need info about when a patch was added to the archive, there are two ways (and maybe more) to find out: by ftp: do a 'ls -lt' in the specific directory by WWW: read whatsnew.html on my webpage at http://www.inf.tu-dresden.de/~mr2 I can't add this and all the other wanted information in my patches scrolls since this would burst the filesize into much bigger areas. Maybe I'll add this info on my webpage but unless I get paid for that not in the near future -- I have to finish my study some time... To obtain the current patches scrolls, send me a mail (mr2@irz.inf.tu-dresden.de) with subject 'send patches scrolls' and I'll automatically send it to you. Use the FULL text, even if one character is wrong/missing it won't be send. Never send a mail which includes 'test' - such mails will be automatically wiped out! If you only want news on new patches with some additional information on some patches (I try as hard as I can to obtain such information, but in some cases it's impossible to get it in my limited spare time), you can subscribe to G+ Magazine, which from now on will carry EXCLUSIVELY this 'column'. To subscribe to G+ you can either do that by sending a mail with subject 'SUBSCRIBE G-PLUS' to netslave@midnight.com.au or subscribe via their Webpage at http;//www.midnight.com.au G+ is like most/all e-magazines so far, free of charge. You'll still have to pay your telefone bill, but that's all. My webpage at either http://www.inf.tu-dresden.de/~mr2 OR http://www.cdrom.com/~mr2 carries only all available patches plus a few infos about changes/additions to my archive in the past. It will not be a replacement for neither the scrolls nor my patches news. What I'm waiting for: Master of Orion 1.4, Clash of Steel 1.2 (1.1 is BUGGY) and some patches for older 'classics' like Might&Magic series. Will these things ever see the light of Internet? How to get files from my site ============================= by FTP: ftp ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de login as anonymous or ftp password as usual (don't type 'usual'!) cd /pub/ms-dos/games/patches now GET your files or use one of our mirrors: a) ftp ftp.cdrom.com login (see above) password (see above) cd /pub/dresden/games/patches now GET your files b) ftp ftp.midnight.com.au login (see above) password (see above) cd /pub/dresden/patches now GET your files c) ftp.gamesdomain.co.uk login (see above) password (see above) cd /pub/patches now GET your files d) ftp.gamesdomain.com login (see above) password (see above) cd /pub/patches now GET your files by FSP: fsp 141.76.1.11 21 cd /pub/ms-dos/games/patches GET your files by ftp-by-mail: if you don't know how this works: send a mail with subject:help to ftpmail@irz.inf.tu-dresden.de by WWW: connect to http://www.inf.tu-dresden.de/~mr2 or to http://www.cdrom.com/~mr2 or to http://www.cdrom.com/pub/dresden/games/patches choose the highlighted site you would like to download files from click onto the file you want to own; wait... :) The list as of 9th june '96 =========================== Changes since 7th may: * First: i had to remove all Air Warrior patches since they weren't intended for the general public. * But the good thing is: i finally was able to implement the Mac & Amiga archives. I hope they will grow at least as continually as the PC archives. On the other hand i wish they will not. I will not go into detail this time. I'm just saying that i added another couple of german updates - localization takes its toll - and a couple of regulars like Steel Panthers 1.19xx and Galactic Civiliations 2.12a got added. More details in the next issue. * Microprose has changed it's ftp-server (for the bad IMHO for ftp-only users). It's now www.microprose.com (or www.holobyte.com). * Note that the Mac and Amiga archives are _NOT_ available at Dresden, but only ftp.cdrom.com in the newly created /pub/games_patches directory. *Here is the list with new releases (and old ones recently added): apchptch.zip Apache 1.1 (17th april '96) cm2patch.zip Championship Manager II 1.1 cnw106.zip Conquest of the New World 1.06 colger.zip Colonization 3.0 (german) ds9v11.zip Deep Space 9: Harbinger 1.1 ffe106d.zip Frontier: First Encounters 1.06 (german rel.) gc212a.zip Galactic Civilizations II 2.12a gc214b.zip Galactic Civilizations II 2.14 (beta!) gnb4v11.zip Great Naval Battles IV 1.1 hb4patch.zip Hardball IV updates indydesk.zip Indy's Desktop Adventures (installation update) ju_151.zip Jack Nicklaus Unlimited Golf 1.51 lafpatch.zip Live Action Football maabus.zip Maabus fixes mlpatch1.zip Metal & Lace patch #1 (installation fix) oldtime1.zip Old Time Baseball 1.10 (beta!) {disk 1} oldtime2.zip Old Time Baseball 1.10 (beta!) {disk 2} pd10to12.zip Power Dolls 1.0 to 1.2 pd12to13.zip Power Dolls 1.2 to 1.3 ps_115.zip Panthers in the Shadows 1.15 rise101.zip Rise and Rule of Ancient Empires 1.01 sh_v101.zip Silent Hunter 1.01 sied2_02.zip Siedler II 1.02 (german) st101.zip Silent Thunder 1.01 stars25u.zip Stars! 2.0b to 2.5 (registered) steel19x.zip Steel Panthers 1.19xx (beta!) su27v11.zip SU-27 Flanker 1.1 tac102.zip TacOps for Windows 1.02 tfs130d.zip Terminator: Future Shock 1.30 (german release) tfs130uk.zip Terminator: Future Shock 1.30 (UK-release) tmayp101.zip Total Mayhem 1.0.1 tony96.zip Tony LaRussa Basball III '96 1.10 (beta!) ur96pat.zip Unneccessary Roughness '96 (5th january '96) vcptch.zip Virtual Corporation 1.0 update wake11jc.zip Dark Sun II: Wake of the Ravager 1.10 (jewel case edition) wc2g_120.zip Warcraft II: Tide of Darkness 1.00 to 1.20 (german release) wsd_106.zip World Series of Poker Deluxe 1.0.6 * Go ahead - play the games again. Maybe with all these new patches you can finally enjoy them... Acknowledged sites locations ------------------ --------- 1.) ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de A) /pub/ms-dos/games/patches B) /pub/ms-dos/sound/gravis/games (only on ftp.cdrom.com!) C) /pub/games_patches/mac (only on ftp.cdrom.com!) D) /pub/games_patches/amiga 2.) ftp.ea.com /pub/patches 3.) ftp.uwp.edu A) /pub/msdos/games/patches B) /pub/msdos/games/apogee C) /pub/msdos/games/epic 4.) ftp.netcom.com /pub/ac/accolade 5.) cactus.org A) /pub/falcon3/programs B) /pub/hitech-sim/patches 6.) www.microprose.com A) /pub/mps-online/new-versions B) /pub/sh-online/updates 7.) ftp.maxis.com /pub/maxis 8.) ftp.interplay.com /pub/patches 9.) ftp.bethsoft.com /pub/Patches 10.) ftp.lucasarts.com /pub/patches IP-numbers: ----------- ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de : 141.76.1.11 ftp.ea.com : 159.153.88.3 ftp.uwp.edu : 204.95.162.190 ftp.netcom.com : 192.100.81.1 cactus.org : 192.207.27.4 www.microprose.com : 204.163.196.10 ftp.maxis.com : 199.182.213.3 ftp.interplay.com : 207.77.204.10 ftp.bethsoft.com : 205.197.248.17 ftp.lucasarts.com: 204.71.70.10 Mirror-sites ------------ I) ftp.informatik.uni-rostock.de /pub/msdos/falcon3 (mirror of ftp.k9.com) II) ftp.cdrom.com A) /pub/games_patches/pc B) /pub/games_patches/gravis (mirror of ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de) III) hub.tem.nctu.edu.tw /Msdos/games/patches (mirror of ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de, partial) IV) ftp.midnight.com.au /pub/dresden/patches (mirror of ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de) V) ftp.gamesdomain.co.uk /pub/patches (mirror of ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de) VI) ftp.gamesdomain.com /pub/patches (mirror of ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de) IP-numbers: ----------- ftp.informatik.uni-rostock.de : 139.30.5.237 hub.tem.nctu.edu.tw : 140.113.30.104 ftp.midnight.com.au : 203.14.168.18 ftp.gamesdomain.co.uk : 194.72.76.110 ftp.gamesdomain.com: 204.254.77.195 ftp.cdrom.com : 165.113.58.253 Companies on the net -------------------- *Accolade ftp.netcom.com:/pub/ac/accolade IP: 192.100.81.1 *Apogee ftp.swcbbs.com:/pub/apogee IP: 204.68.200.2,204.95.162.190 ftp.uwp.edu:/pub/msdos/games/apogee *Bethesda Softworks ftp.bethsoft.com IP: 205.197.248.17 *Disneysoft ftp.caprica.com:/pub/disneysoft IP: 198.180.167.16 *Domark www.domark.com IP: 205.158.5.67 *Electronic Arts (+ affiliates) ftp.ea.com IP: 159.153.88.3 *Epic Megagames ftp.uwp.edu:/pub/msdos/games/Epic IP: 204.95.162.190 *ID ftp.idsoftware.com IP: 192.246.40.6 *Interplay ftp.interplay.com:/pub/patches IP: 207.77.204.10 *LucasArts ftp.lucasarts.com IP:204.71.70.10 *Maxis ftp.maxis.com:/pub/maxis IP: 199.182.213.3 *Microprose ftp.microprose.com IP: 204.163.196.10 *Papyrus Design ftp.std.com:/pub/vendors/papyrus IP: 192.74.137.7 *Sierra On-Line www.sierra.com:/pub/sierra IP: 204.194.12.28 Known patches ------------- (Note:The line after each patch in the list indicates the known locations of this file, so read carefully and keep the 'Known sites' in memory!) for instance: (1A) means site 1) - that is ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de, directory A) - that is /pub/ms-dos/games/patches Use mirror-sites instead of the original sites - this will help keeping traffic low on the original sites and will help the mirror-sites to improve their mirroring speed. general Updates for PC ---------------------- * 1830: Railroad & Robber Barons (july, 17th '95) 1830jul.zip location: (1A) size: 208k * 1942: Pacific Air War 1.4 to 1.5b paw15b.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 293K * 1942: Pacific Air War 1.4 {disk 1} paw_v14a.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 1420K * 1942: Pacific Air War 1.4 {disk 2} paw_v14b.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 1339K * 1942: Pacific Air War digital sound-fix (requires version 1.4 of the game) 1942dig.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 5K * 1942: Pacific Air War Gold (volume label fix) pawgcd.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 3K * 5th Fleet 1.2 5thflt12.zip location: (1A) size: 305K * A-10 Tank Killer (clicking sound fix) a10click.zip location: (1A) size: 4K * A-10 Tank Killer 1.52b1 a10patch.zip location: (1A) size: 54K * A-train 1.02 atdos6.zip location: (1A,7) size: 207K * Absolute Zero 1.04 azup104.zip location: (1A) size: 1158K * Aces of the Deep 1.2 aod12.zip location: (1A) size: 827K * Aces of the Pacific patch B aces_ptb.zip location: (1A) size: 594K * Aces of the Pacific: 1946 patch A 1946ptch.zip location: (1A) size: 171K * Aces over Europe (new joystick drivers and other fixes) aoe_dos.zip location: (1A) size: 69K * Advanced Civilization 1.0 to 1.01 adciv101.zip location: (1A) size: 286K * Aegis: Guardian of the Fleet 1.1 aegis_11.zip location: (1A) size: 9K * Aide de Camp 1.16b adc_116.zip location: (1A) size: 549K * Air Bucks 1.2 to 1.21 ab121p.zip location: (1A) size: 109K * Al Qadim 1.1 alqadm11.zip location: (1A) size: 631K * Albion 1.27 (german release) albi127.zip location: (1A) size: 448K * Alien Legacy 1.01 alien101.zip location: (1A) size: 250K * Alien Logic: Skyrealms of Jorune 1.1 jorun1_1.zip location: (1A) size: 157K * Aliens v2 (french release) aliensp2.zip location: (1A) size: 507K * Allied General 1.1 agwin11.zip location: (1A) size: 573K * Alone in the Dark (CD-version) aitdcdfx.zip location: (1A) size: 147K * Alone in the Dark II fix aitd2fix.zip location: (1A) size: 1302K * Amazon Guardians of Eden fix amazon2.zip location: (1A) size: 61K * Ambush at Sorinor 1.02 amb102.zip location: (1A) size: 140K * America Invades 1.0 to 1.0.1 ai_101.zip location: (1A) size: 53K * American Civil War 1.15 (additional files for int. release) cw115int.zip location: (1A) size: 39K * American Civil War 1.15 {disk 1} (UK-release) cw115en1.zip location: (1A) size: 1392K * American Civil War 1.15 {disk 2} (UK-release) cw115en2.zip location: (1A) size: 369K * Ancient Art of War in the Skies v2 aawsv2.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 195K * Anstoss (german release) anstoss.zip location: (1A) size: 1148K * Anvil of Dawn 1.1 anvup11.zip location: (1A) size: 131K * Apache 1.1 (17th april '96) apchptch.zip location: (1A) size: 491K * Archon Ultra 1.0 to 1.1a au10211a.zip location: (1A) size: 443K * Archon Ultra 1.1 to 1.1a au11211a.zip location: (1A) size: 195K * Armoured Fist 1A14 (CD-version) af14cd.zip location: (1A) size: 175K * Armoured Fist 1A14 af14dk.zip location: (1A) size: 174K * Ascendancy (Antagonizer AI module, US-release) antag.zip location: (1A) size: 297K * Ascendancy (Antagonizer AI module, non-US release) antag_f.zip location: (1A) size: 297K * Ascendancy 1.8.5 (US-release) asc185.zip location: (1A) size: 286K * Ascendancy 1.8.5 (non-US release) asc185f.zip location: (1A) size: 286K * B-17 Flying Fortress v2 b17v2.zip location: (1A,3A,6A) size: 215K * Bard's Tale Construction Set 1.3 btcs_v13.zip location: (1A,8) size: 527K * Battle Chess Enhanced (CD-version) cdchess.zip location: (1A,8) size: 70K * Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess fix chess2.zip location: (1A,8) size: 404K * Battle Isle II 1.05 (german release) bi2_105.zip location: (1A) size: 165K * Battle Isle II: Erben des Titan (german release) bi2updt.zip location: (1A) size: 251K * Battleground: Ardennes 1.1 {disk 1} bga11_1.zip location: (1A) size: 1329K * Battleground: Ardennes 1.1 {disk 2} bga11_2.zip location: (1A) size: 1281K * Battleground: Ardennes 1.1 {disk 3} bga11_3.zip location: (1A) size: 862K * Battleground: Gettysburg 1.02 bgg102.zip location: (1A) size: 1215K * Battles of Britain 1940 upgrade bobexe.zip location: (1A) size: 120K * Battles of Destiny fix bodpch.zip location: (1A) size: 84K * Betrayal at Krondor 1.02 bak102.zip location: (1A) size: 243K * Big 3 for Windows (6th april '95) big3.zip location: (1A) size: 249K * Biing! 1.4 (german) biing_14.zip location: (1A) size: 526K * Blackthorne (patch for Gravis Gamepad) btjoy.zip location: (1A,8) size: 97K * Blake Stone 2.0 (registered) bspatch6.zip location: (1A,3B) size: 634K * Blake Stone 2.0 to 2.1 (registered) bs21pat6.zip location: (1A,3B) size: 254K * Blake Stone 2.1 to 3.0 (registered) bs30pat6.zip location: (1A,3B) size: 627K * Blood Bowl 1.1 bloodp.zip location: (1A) size: 198K * Bolo update (german release) bolo_upd.zip location: (1A) size: 254K * Boppin' 1.0 to 1.1 (registered) bopb11pt.zip location: (1A,3B) size: 284K * Breach II 2.3 b2_23.zip location: (1A) size: 268K * Breach III 1.0 to 1.01 b3_101.zip location: (1A) size: 584K * Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic fix b13patch.zip location: (1A) size: 130K * Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space 1.01 baris101.zip location: (1A,3B,8) size: 398K * Caesar 1.1 caesar11.zip location: (1A) size: 109K * Capitalism 1.02 (german release) capg102.zip location: (1A) size: 389K * Capitalism 1.02 cap102.zip location: (1A) size: 389K * Capitalism 1.10 (beta!) cap11bta.zip location: (1A) size: 404K * Carriers at War Construction Kit 2.0 to 2.03 cawc203a.zip location: (1A,3A) size: 203K * Carriers at War Construction Kit 2.01 to 2.03 cawc203b.zip location: (1A,3A) size: 169K * Carriers at War Construction Kit 2.01a to 2.03 cawc203c.zip location: (1A,3A) size: 144K * Carriers at War Construction Kit 2.02 to 2.03 cawc203d.zip location: (1A,3A) size: 119K * Castle of Dr. Brain (new Soundblaster driver) brain_sb.zip location: (1A) size: 4K * Castles 1.01 castles.zip location: (1A,8) size: 112K * Championship Manager II 1.56 cm2patch.zip location:(1A) size: 1141K * Chessmaster 4000 1.04 cm4_104.zip location: (1A) size: 218K * Chewy 1.1 (german release) chewy11.zip location: (1A) size: 376K * Civilization (new soundcard drivers) civsnd.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 56K * Civilization for Windows 1.2.0 civwinv2.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 344K * Civilization II 1.11 civ2111.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 717K * Civilization v5 civv05.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 134K * CivNet patch 3 civnetv3.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 1186K * Clash of Steel 1.1 cos11.zip location: (1A) size: 213K * Colonization 3.0 (german) colger.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 637K * Colonization 3.0 colv30.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 391K * Colonization CD-fix (CD-version) col_cd.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 2K * Colonization for Windows (Win95-fix) col95.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 484K * Comanche: Maximum Overkill update M2G (pentium-update & more) cmom2g.zip location: (1A) size: 59K * Command & Conquer 1.07 to 1.19p cc119p.zip location: (1A) size: 604K * Command & Conquer 1.07 to 1.20p (french release) cc120f.zip location: (1A) size: 472K * Command & Conquer 1.07 to 1.20p (german release) cc120pg.zip location: (1A) size: 423K * Command H.Q. 1.97 chq197.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 136K * Conan (CD-version) concdfix.zip location: (1A) size: 97K * Conquered Kingdoms (3rd march '95) conqkin1.zip location: (1A) size: 353K * Conquest of the Longbow : Robin Hood lbpat.zip location: (1A) size: 14K * Conquest of the New World 1.06 cnw106.zip location: (1A,8) size: 529K * Country Club Golf 1.14 (for Links 386 CD and Links 386 Pro) ccprocd.zip location: (1A) size: 787K * Creature Shock 1.0a crshk10a.zip location: (1A) size: 143K * Crimewave (486-fix) crimewav.zip location: (1A) size: 243K * Crisis in the Kremlin 1.01 citk101.zip location: (1A) size: 81K * Crusader: No Remorse 1.01 to 1.21 cru121p.zip location: (1A,2) size: 2724K * Crusader: No Remorse soundcard-patch (GUS,SB16&AWE,Ensoniq) crusndp.zip location: (1A,2) size: 22K * Cyberia (savegame-fix) cyb1208.zip location: (1A,8) size: 96K * D-Day 1.1 dday11.zip location: (1A) size: 352K * Daedalus Encounter 1.2 daedal12.zip location: (1A) size: 423K * Daemonsgate (31st may '94) dgupdate.zip location: (1A) size: 469K * Dark Forces (Thrustmaster .B50 file) darkfrce.zip location: (1A) size: 1K * Dark Legion Critic's Choice 1.1 ccdl11.zip location: (1A) size: 789K * Dark Legions 1.1 (CD-version) dlcd11.zip location: (1A,3A) size: 835K * Dark Legions 1.1 dl3511.zip location: (1A,3A) size: 779K * Dark Queen of Krynn 1.1 dqkfix.zip location: (1A,3A) size: 265K * Dark Sun 1.1 (CD-version) - disk 1 dscd11a.zip location: (1A) size: 1420K * Dark Sun 1.1 (CD-version) - disk 2 dscd11b.zip location: (1A) size: 1196K * Dark Sun 1.1 - disk 1 dsun11d1.zip location: (1A) size: 1419K * Dark Sun 1.1 - disk 2 dsun11d2.zip location: (1A) size: 327K * Dark Sun II: Wake of the Ravager 1.10 (CD-version) wakecd11.zip location: (1A) size: 276K * Dark Sun II: Wake of the Ravager 1.10 (jewel case edition) wake11jc.zip location: (1A) size: 150K * Dark Sun II: Wake of the Ravager 1.10 wakedk11.zip location: (1A) size: 133K * Darklands (new sounddrivers for Roland+SB combo) drnsnd.zip location: (1A,6A) size: 107K * Darklands v5.1 (Upgrade for v4 or v5) dark51.zip location: (1A,3A,6A) size: 420K * Darklands v6 (Upgrade for v5 or v5.1) dark65.zip location: (1A,3A,6A) size: 813K * Darklands v7 (Upgrade for v6) darklnd7.zip location: (1A,3A,6A) size: 600K * Das Schwarze Auge II update (german release) dsa2pat.zip location: (1A) size: 279K * Dawn Patrol 1.7 dpupdate.zip location: (1A) size: 483K * Deep Space 9: Harbinger 1.1 ds9v11.zip location: (1A) size: 273K * Delta-V fix (CD-version) dvfxcd.zip location: (1A,9) size: 1K * Descent (new Thrustmaster .B50 & .M50 files) descfl.zip location: (1A) size: 2K * Descent 1.0 to 1.5 (registered) dreg15.zip location: (1A,8) size: 566K * Descent 1.4a to 1.5 (registered) dreg14a5.zip location: (1A,8) size: 239K * Detroit 2.1 detv2_1.zip location: (1A) size: 344K * Dime City 1.0c (german release) dime_10c.zip location: (1A) size: 941K * Disciples of Steel 1.013 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II 1.7a doom2p.zip location: (1A) size: 149K * Dracula Unleashed 2.1 du21.zip location: (1A) size: 269K * Drug Wars save/restore fix ggdwfix.zip location: (1A) size: 172K * Duke Nukem 3D 1.1 (shareware) dn3d11pt.zip location: (1A) size: 602K * Duke Nukem 3D 1.1 to 1.3d (shareware) dnsw13pt.zip location: (1A) size: 1194K * Dune II 1.07 dune107.zip location: (1A,3A) size: 179K * Dune II PAS-fix (CD-version) duneup.zip location: (1A) size: 69K * Dune II sound-fix d2sound.zip location: (1A) size: 48K * Dungeon Master II sound-fix dm2up.zip location: (1A,8) size: 274K * EA Sports Cricket '96 (fix for 486sx machines) crk96sx.zip location: (1A,2) size: 647K * EA Sports Cricket '96 (fix for Trident VLB 9400 CXi videocard) c96trdnt.zip location: (1A,2) size: 323K * EF 2000 Midlife update 2.02 (french release) fpatef2.zip location: (1A) size: 2635K * EF 2000 Midlife update 2.02 (german release) dpatchef.zip location: (1A) size: 2651K * EF 2000 Midlife update 2.02 epatchef.zip location: (1A) 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/ +-----------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Gon - 70 centimeters are enough to conquer the world! / `------------------------------------------------------------' @START@TacOps Gazette 96.06 TacOps Gazette 96.06 [TacOps is a computer game for the Macintosh computer and for the PC (Windows only).] <<Have you given any thought to a squad level game, with each "piece" representing an individual soldier?>> No serious thought - primarily because so many other companies have already done or are developing that type of game. Atomic Games should be releasing such a game in the near feature (Close Combat) - I expect it to be a great game and I encourage you to take a look at it when it comes out. <<Anyone have any idea by what is meant by 'Improved ATGM warheads'. Are there plans to improve OPFOR's ATGM warheads?>> Basically it means warheads that are up to Western standards for their size - exotic charge liners, tandem warheads - in general more expensive and more modern ordnance technology. Improvements that OPFOR could reasonably make if OPFOR were willing and able to spend the time and money. The improved equipment for OPFOR is optional, but not using it makes for rather boring game play if the US player has any M1 tanks and it is hard to find a PBEM opponent willing to take the OPFOR side without the "good stuff" <g>. <<Recently I've come up with a tactic thater a "game trick". Basically what I do is establish a good TRP anywhere within 1 km of the intended target with several turns of spotted, adjusting fire, then shift fire onto the real target, which is usually not in my LOS. If left alone, the arty fires will drop one level in accuracy with each turn. However, if I shift back to the TRP and then shift to the target again on each turn, I can maintain level 4 accuracy on the unobserved target.>> I do not consider that to be a "game trick" - given the constraints of the current TacOps arty model. Use it with a clear conscience <g>. See what follows for the "why" of it. <<Is this at all realistic?>> Yes and no. The TacOps arty routines and arty combat results tables are "effect oriented" rather than "procedure oriented". The arty targeting and call for fire "procedures" in TacOps are not perfectly realistic - they were not meant to be. The TacOps design goal was for the responsiveness of indirect fire support to be realistic and for its effects on target to be realistic - when averaged over the course of several turns. <<Can an artillery unit consistently hit a registered TRP even if there is no longer a forward observer monitoring the fires?>> In the real world, yes - in TacOps, no. In the real world, modern arty salvos do not wander around significantly until the gunners change the firing settings on the tubes or on the ammo (assuming that the guns are properly emplaced on dry/firm ground). Unobserved arty salvos wander around in TacOps because the game engine assumes that if you as the TacOps player are directing your arty to lay on an unobserved target then your "virtual arty gunners" are changing the firing settings with each salvo so as to cover more ground so as to have a better chance of hitting a target that "your virtual troops" can not in fact observe. <<The US Air Strikes are almost always shot down (75 % +) once the bad guys get their SAM`s deployed in the right 1/3 of the map. As an very old USAF guy it seems to me that is unrealistic for hand held AA weapons.>> I don't think it is unrealistic for today's weapons vs low level attacks. Although the game often shows aircraft as being "shot down" by hand held SAMs it would probably be more realistic to consider them as having been damaged or discouraged to the point where they had to/chose to leave the battle area. <<As an old Air Force trooper I am disappointed in the air support. I keep losing most of my incoming strikes before they can do any damage. Am I doing anything wrong(probably at this point in my learning curve)? Any help here would be appreciated.>> You probably are not doing anything wrong. TacOps was designed to be a very hostile air environment. TacOps assumes that both sides have good medium and high altitude SAM coverage so the game currently models only low level air to ground attack. Most TacOps scenarios feature OPFOR formations that have a portable SAM in every platoon. The combination of these factors makes for a very hostile air environment. In most TacOps scenarios it will be difficult to get effective air strikes unless (1) you launch several missions in the same minute so as to provide more targets than the air defense can cope with or (2) you wait to use your air support late in a game after OPFOR (especially the SAMs) has been heavily attrited. Also, if you are sending air strikes against large concentrations of tanks and APCs and you are not suppressing those formations with arty and you are not smoking units near but not in the target area during the turns leading up to the airstrike then you are also dealing with dozens of turret mounted heavy machine guns (suppression silences them as well as local SAMs). The heavy machine guns have less than a 1% chance of discouraging an airstrike, but if you are facing several dozen, that % starts to add up to a significant number. Some game design philosophy... TacOps does not model unconstrained air power because unconstrained air power in a tactical level game would guarantee victory to the side that had it - there would be no "game" to the game play. Tactical air support is far more effective in real life than what seems to be shown by TacOps. The real world effectiveness of tactical air support is so great that it creates a serious problem in designing a tactical level, ground oriented game. If one side or the other has plenty of tactical air support and if the tactical environment is such that those assets are free to roam the battle area at the altitude of their choice then (1) that side is going to win any tactical ground engagement and (2) there will be no incentive to employ ground assets in any role other than merely locating the enemy. In other words - a dead boring ground ops game <g>. The focus of TacOps is ground ops. Since aircraft do not usually play a critical role in TacOps scenarios, the air support routines are very generalized. Aircraft are assumed to have executed an approach to target that gave them a reasonable chance both of hitting the target and of escaping effective ground observation and fire prior to the target. The scenarios do not generally contain aircraft in great quantities because in a tactical game if only one side has great air power the other side is guaranteed to lose and if both sides have significant air power then the game deteriorates into just hiding from aircraft. Such a game would be boring. I do have an item on the wish list to add the clicking of a map entry point and an attack path for aircraft to and from a ground target, but I don't know when I will get to it. The motivation for that change is not so much to increase the fidelity of the air play but rather to increase the fidelity of the ground SAM anti air play. Increasing the fidelity of the air play gets real complex real quick and would add greatly to the users workload when you consider all the variables involved in having the user specify the attack profile, bomb load, speed, height and angle of release, etc. and then all the game engine ripple effects of the variables of the different attack profiles on the response from ground to air weapons. The most likely result of having a skilled user do all that would be that he would end up with the same result over the target that the game now provides <g>. <<I know how insistent you are about this being a *tactical* game. I appreciate this approach but cannot figure out why there are no A10's. Seems of all the available fixed-wing aircraft in the US arsenal, these are the most "tactical" in nature.>> There are two considerations on my putting A10s into TacOps ... a. The main problem is that the A10 is unlike other fixed wing aircraft and it is unlike helos. Neither set of program routines are appropriate to simulating it. Requires a new targeting approach and huge blocks of new code. Don't know when I'll be able to get to it. b. There is also a gaming or play balance consideration to the A10. A couple of A10s firing Mavericks at an 8 km standoff would tend to produce a turkey shoot in a tactical level game, as would A10 strafing runs in a permissive environment. <<It would be nice if a single click on a unit marker only resulted in the display of that unit's information line; a double click would be necessary to give orders.>> My main goal in interface design is to link the easiest mouse and keyboard commands to the most frequently done user actions. The two most frequent actions required from a user in TacOps are (1) clicking movement points on the map and (2) opening unit orders windows. The number of occurrences per game of a user opening a unit info window is way behind the number of times that he will open a unit orders window. Clicking the mouse one time is less work than clicking it twice - therefore in my opinion a single click should be reserved for opening the unit orders window. <<The LOS feature is awkward. I read in the Gazette how slow you said it would be for a click on a single point to reveal all visible areas. How about at the end of each turn, all obscured areas be overlayed with gray? If one wanted to see which units were observing a particular point, the player could then employ the existent LOS feature. Otherwise, the player would still have a general awareness of blind spots, an awareness which seems very realistic. Moreover, the whole calculation would be handled in one go and would not impede the order's phase.>> An example of what you are asking for. Map15 measures 1556 x 664 pixels - that means there are (worst case) over one million pixels (1,033,184) to be checked for a "total map" line of sight check. Task Force Nankervis has 167 US unit markers in it - if the US player breaks down no units. So we start checking the map to find and highlight in some manner every blind spot (i.e. a place on the map that no US unit has a line of sight to) ... we start with pixel h0 v0 in the upper left corner of the map ... in this case a line of sight check between one US unit and pixel h0 v0 involves checking a one pixel wide line from the center point of the unit to pixel h0 v0 - if the unit happened to be 4000 meters from pixel h0 v0 then there would be about 400 pixels in the line, however it happens that I can check the line of sight by only sampling every 10th pixel in that line so in fact checking the LOS for that unit would involve checking a mere 40 pixels between the unit's center and pixel h0 v0 - so worst case we do a check like this 167 times to pixel h0 v0 - once per each US unit ... if no US unit can see pixel h0 v0 then we color that pixel in some way ... cool, only 1,033,184 pixels times 167 units times 0 to 40 subchecks to go until we get to pixel h1556 v664. Now some of the checks will not have to go the whole route due to things like an infantry unit inside an APC gmpletely because it can not see out of the APC, or a unit is totally surrounded by woods or town, or because it is more than 4000 meters from the pixel being checked and therefore can't see it regardless of LOS. Still, the whole process for a large scenario is still going to amount to at least a hundred million checks with each check consisting of dozens to hundreds of CPU steps/code actions. Best regards, Major H majorh1@aol.com @START@BC3K Press Release BATTLECRUISER 3000 A.D. GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT! Take 2 Interactive Software announces final changes to legendary PC title New York, NY, May 15, 1996 - TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE announced today its intentions to make the final updates to the long awaited PC title BATTLECRUISER 3000 A.D. After 5 years of product development and numerous technological advances, both TAKE 2 and the project's founder and lead designer, Derek Smart, have decided to collaborate in taking one last step to complete the PC mega-game for a September 1996 release. The two parties have agreed to assign TAKE 2 development teams to work closely with Smart in addressing a number of different areas, including audio and visual portions of the game, quality assurance testing, and final product wrap-up. These last few adjustments should make BATTLECRUISER 3000 A.D. a long awaited release that actually meets its lofty expectations. BATTLECRUISER 3000 A.D. will be distributed under TAKE 2's current distribution agreement with ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT (NASDAQ: AKLM). This recently formed agreement has already produced the current hit RIPPER and the eagerly anticipated Advanced Dungeon & Dragon's IRON & BLOOD, scheduled for a September release on the Sony PlayStation, with additional PC CD-ROM, Sega Saturn, and 3DO M2 platform versions planned for later this fall. Take 2 anticipates BATTLECRUISER to be its most substantial release to date, with a planned roll out of 200,000 units worldwide. In what is one of the most complex and advanced PC game projects ever undertaken, TAKE 2 has decided to focus its resources on some of the more artistic aspects of the game. "One of the last areas of focus is going to be an overall update to the visuals in the game, ranging from background art, to aircraft texture-mapping, to the cinematic sequences," stated TAKE 2 President Mark Seremet. "Derek has done such an incredible job creating the AI (Artificial Intelligence) for BATTLECRUISER over the past few years, that we thought our resources could be used most efficiently by assigning a team of artists to step in and lend a hand, thereby helping in making the game everything the public expects it to be," Seremet continued. In conjunction with the visual upgrades, TAKE 2 plans to devote hundreds of man hours just to the quality assurance testing of the game. "With a game as complex and diverse as BATTLECRUISER, the game testing and debugging portion of the development cycle becomes particularly important to ensure that the consumers get a bug-free product," explained TAKE 2 CEO Ryan Brant. 3000AD President and BATTLECRUISER lead developer Derek Smart added, "I believe that the collaboration of both the 3000AD and Take 2 teams will bring this game to the conclusion I had in mind when I first designed it." Smart continued, "With the testing and graphics experience of the Take 2 team, I truly believe that BATTLECRUISER 3000 A.D. will now have the critical elements it has been missing throughout these years." In addition to contributing a team of artists and game testers to the project, TAKE 2 has also decided to make some final adjustments to the audio portions of the game. "We are planning to re-write the entire script and re-record all sound samples before the game's release, as most of it was done early on in the project's existence, Seremet added. In all, TAKE 2 has assigned 12 of its employees to work exclusively with Derek Smart on the project. This, they feel, will ensure that the product is brought to market once and for all, at a level of quality that befits an award-winning, ground-breaking advance billing. BATTLECRUISER 3000 A.D. promises to be one of the most in depth and complex simulations to ever hit the entertainment software market. At the heart of this complexity lies the first ever neural net, which controls the game's artificial intelligence (AI), used for an entertainment software title. The neural net is such that in real time, the entire game and all of its elements lives and is free form. Adding to the depth of the game is the fact that, in effect, BATTLECRUISER 3000 A.D. is three games in one. BATTLECRUISER combines vast elements of strategic conquest and resource management, an advanced space-flight simulator, and a lightning fast ground-based combat simulator. The BATTLECRUISER galaxy comes to life via a true 3D polygon world complete with texture maps, light source, gouraud and phong shading, all interleaved with breathtaking rendered cinematic sequences, digitized sound effects, an original music score, and fully supported SVGA graphics. BATTLECRUISER 3000 A.D. can be played in one of three different modes of play: x-treme carnagemode, advanced campaign mode, and the free flight mode. The x-treme carnage mode is primarily used for training, but can also serve the function of fast-paced hard core arcade action. This will provide the green commander with the necessary training he/she will need to enter the "real world" side of the game. The advanced campaign mode is designed for the experienced commander and provides him/her with full freedom and decision making power. The advanced campaign mode is a non mission driven mode allowing for extensive replayability. Finally, there is the free flight mode, which allows the player to create his/her own missions and objectives, and gives the game a more linear direction. BATTLECRUISER 3000 A.D. was developed by 3000 A.D., Inc. and will be released for PC CD-ROM (SRP $79.95) in September 1996. TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE is a multimedia developer and publisher specializing in entertainment products for IBM (and compatibles), Macintosh, and next generation set-top platforms. TAKE 2 is headquartered in New York City, with development offices and studios in Latrobe, PA. Take 2's recent award-winning titles include: RIPPER, MILLENNIA: ALTERED DESTINIES, HELL: A CYBERPUNK THRILLER, and STAR CRUSADER. Visit Take 2's web site at http://www.take2games.com/ Sony PlayStation is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment of America. Sega Saturn is a trademark of Sega Enterprises, Ltd. ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, AD&D, IRON & BLOOD AND RAVENLOFT are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. and used under license @START@SILENT HUNTER v1.01 Patch Available SportsFans: Got on to compu$erve after seeing a post by another alert gamer that a patch is out for SH... found two sfx's and it's a little confusing which one is the final interim patch according to the info on CS so I'm dropped the two of them on our site at work and I'll let you guys try and figure it out altho it looks like the first one has the latest readme and I'll include that readme here to give you an idea what the patch does... - Rmk ============================================ FTP Site: ftp.geod.emr.ca /pub/MSDOS/games ============================================ ZIP File List for: sh-v101.exe Length Method Size Ratio Date Time CRC-32 Name -------- -------- -------- ----- -------- ----------- -------- ------- 2337 Deflate 1178 50% 1-06-96 2:39:48 pm 48708653 readme.101 1422915 Deflate 682571 52% 23-05-96 10:02:22 pm a60df8d5 sh.exe -------- -------- ----- ------- 1425252 683749 52% 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZIP File List for: silent.exe Length Method Size Ratio Date Time CRC-32 Name -------- -------- -------- ----- -------- ----------- -------- ------- 1422915 Deflate 683857 52% 23-05-96 10:02:22 pm a60df8d5 sh.exe 2493 Deflate 1267 50% 24-05-96 10:22:32 am 1f5fc5bf readme.txt -------- -------- ----- ------- 1425408 685124 52% 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ File: readme.101 ] ------------------------------------- V1.01 05/24/96 Initial Patch 1) Hot key bug on scope ID Book N and T keys now work on periscope screen 2) Compressed air usage bug Compressed air not used during normal depth changes 3) Crew quality update in career changed GREEN: 2 patrols VETERAN: 3-5 patrols ELITE: 6+ patrols A new boat will cause an ELITE crew to fall back to VETERAN, but if player has a VETERAN crew, the rating will remain the same. 4) Text error on homeport screen "Task Force 42" was displayed as "k Force 42". This is fixed 5) Hot key for calendar ALT-F10 now takes player to calendar screen 6) Weather conditions underwater/sailing model Surface sea conditions now effect underwater performance to a depth of about 80 feet. Surface conditions gradually have less effect the deeper the boat is. On NOVICE sailing model, sea conditions have no effect on sub performance. On INTERMEDIATE sailing model, sea effects are less severe than REALISTIC. 7) Depth change keys reset time compression Any key effecting sub depth will reset time compression to x1. Prevents accidental death on high time compressions (x256). 8) Enter key on numpad works Second ENTER key on Numpad now works like standard ENTER key. 9) Flooding rate increases with depth Sub flooding rate increases at deeper depths. 10) No Depth Charges below 200 in historic models In all but EXPERT combat model, depth charges will not be set deeper than 200 feet. Early in the war, they may not go even that deep. Also, range of DC effectiveness has been reduced 1/4 and by 1/2 in the vertical (depth). 11) Lower merchant crew gunnery effectiveness Merchant gunnery has been reduced significantly at all crew quality levels. Merchants should never be as effective as patrol crews at all but the closest ranges. 12) Chart screen bug on plot line display Plot lines are now properly clipped to the view window at high magnification. 13) Cabin door opens only when entering Cabin door now opens only after hot spot has been clicked on with the mouse. After the animation is done, the captains cabin is entered. 14) Slow down Port Arrival/Departure animations on fast machines. 15) "Phantom Ship" contact generation bug in open seas appears to be fixed. @START@UFO/XCOM -- thanks, tips and spoilers My pal and fellow translator Ojevind has become deeply involved in the noble art of computer gaming. Quite an extraordinary development for a guy who only a few years ago made his living with a typewriter and thought that a computer worth the name had to occupy a whole building... Anyway, here are his tips. --TG --- I should like to extend my thanks to those who answered my query about additional tactics when playing UFO/XCOM. Here come a few tips of my own. Mostly, they concern how to use your soldiers and equipment. 1. Soldiers. The official manual deserves to be taken seriously, not least when it urges the player not to let his soldiers get killed during the ground missions. A soldier who has survived ten or twenty missions is a fantastic killing machine; properly equipped and protected, he/she is almost impossible to kill unless you are careless or very unlucky. Be very cowardly and sneaky as you move your soldiers across the battlescape. Don't let them take a shot at an alien if they are reasonably close to each other and there still is a chance that the alien will survive - and shoot back. (Of course, if they are very close, give the alien a burst and finish it off.) Instead, you should let another soldier have a try (from another direction), or let a soldier pop down a grenade where the alien is. Not on the same square, because that activates it; place it in a neighbouring square instead and don't move any closer until the next turn, when the alien is dead. The smoke grenades are great life-savers. I suspect hat many players underestimate them. More about them later on. HWPs should not be exposed too close to aliens either; but losing an HWP is almost always preferable to losing a soldier. You can buy a new HWP which is quite as good. A dead squaddie, or even a dead rookie killed in action, means that you'll have one untrained greenhorn more on your next mission. 2. Proximity grenades. These are mostly useful early in the game. However, keeping a number of them at a garrisoned base means that you can booby-trap passages if the aliens invade the base. They are also useful outside terror ships, if you want to slow down aliens that may emerge through a door that you are not just yet ready to walk in through. 3. Smoke grenades. When leaving the Skyranger, you should detonate one of these. After the HWP and three of the four soldiers closest to the exit have left, you let a soldier in the next line behind them activate a smoke grenade on 0 turns and throw it to the fourth soldier. Let this soldier walk off the plane and throw the grenade close to the exit. He probably won't have any time units left to shoot after that, but never mind. The important thing is that the rear end of the Skyranger will be covered in smoke, and unless an alien is very close,it won't see your soldiers. But your soldiers will se it, heh-heh. If you are attacking a terror ship with Chryssalids, everybody's least favorite alien, smoke grenades can be quite useful to. Detonate a couple of smoke grenades well away from the ship, so that there is clear air between your soldiers inside the smoke and the ship. When the Chryssalids come out, the smoke makes them uneasy and they won't venture very far into it. When it stops running about, your soldiers can shoot it. A proximity greande near the exit won't kill the Chryssalid, but it will slow it down and give your soldiers additional fire opportunities. When you want to walk in through a door which you suspect has aliens on the other side, pop a smoke grenade outside and wait a turn or two while the smoke thickens. Then, when you enter, you will find that those aliens which are not immediately inside the door won't see the soldier. You can shoot the one that is nearest and walk out again. Or, if you have several soldiers outside the door, you can let them take turns at shooting every alien they can see. However, you should keep in mind that there may be other aliens further away that YOU cannot see, but who may come closer and shoot when it is their turn. Finally, smoke grenades are useful if your base is attacked. As a rule, the aliens won't fire off blaster bombs into smoke as such, only at visible humans. 4. Heavy lasers. These cumbersome weapons are quite useless on missions, but keep a couple of them on bases in case the base is invaded by a force including robots - you know, the friends that Sectoids and Ethereals surround themselves with. 5. Firestorms. These small troop transports are probably intended solely for missions against smaller ships that have landed. Unharmed ships contain Elerium, which is why they are always worth capturing. If the Hyperwave Decoder tells you that a Scout, Abductor or Harvester is going to land in a given area where you have a Firestorm, wait until it has landed and then send your troops there. This will alleviate the usual Elerium problem. 6. Psi powers. Train your soldiers until they become quite skilled (it is a very swift process). Take prisoners even if you don't have to - it is good training. If you keep it up long enough, your telepaths will be able to force even an Ethereal Commander to dance the rumba down the passages of a battleship. When you attack Cydonia, all your soldiers should be veterans or first-class rookies with a resistance against psi attack of at least 50. Most of them should be equipped with psi amps and let the aliens do most of the job by killing each other. 7. It is not only Terror Ships that have double doors that HWPs can pass through. Battleships have them too. 8. Cydonia deserves a final comment. Do not content yourself with discovering the downward passage and letting your survviving soliders beat a panicky retreat to it, losing further people in the process. Eliminate every alien on the surface. When you have done that, your entire force (including all your HWPs) will automatically be transferred to the down level on your next turn. I recommend 10 skilled soldiers, two Heavy Plasma HWPs and two of those HWPs that fire blaster bombs. (HWPs that can fly, of course.) It is quite possible to win the final battle without losing a single soldier. That is all I can think of right now. Have fun! Oejevind Laang Thomas <grundberg@access.josnet.se> Lund // Sweden @START@*** INTERNET PC GAMES CHARTS * EDITION 181 *** This file only includes the latest Games Charts, but we have much more. 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That address must not be used. | ============================================================================== It's [the chart] is printed and hung on the wall by the front entrance to the offices. - Joe (Apogee) It's quite enjoyable and helpful to see this information. - Jason (LucasArts) As always, many thanks. - Tomi (Accolade) The following Top 40 contains the best download PC games in the world. The list includes demo versions, shareware versions and freeware games. Vote for a game in this chart if you think other people should download it. ============================================================================== Download Top 40 Edition 51 - Week 25 - June 17, 1996 ============================================================================== TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1 20 Duke Nukem 3D {share} 3D Realms AC 1 [1863] 462 2 2 16 Quake/test {demo} Id/Id AC 2 [1876] 172 3 5^ 32 Warcraft 2: Tides of D. {demo} Blizzard ST 3 [1774] 179 4 4 51 Nethack 3 {free} DevTeam RP 1 [1186] 165 5 3 26 Stars! 2.0 {W} {share} Star Crossed ST 3 [1816] 164 6 8^ 51 Angband {free} Robert Alan Koeneke RP 2 [1255] 140 7 6 26 Descent 2 {demo} Parallax/Interplay AC 1 [1821] 128 8 7 51 Descent {share} Parallax/Interplay AC 1 [1644] 110 9 9 51 Doom {share} Id AC 4 [1645] 101 10 10 6 Mixman {share} Mixman AD 10 [1928] 214 11 11 51 VGA Planets {share} Tim Wisseman ST 7 [1651] 58 12 13^ 36 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {share} Raven/Id AC 1 [1751] 63 13 12 47 MechWarrior 2: The Clans {demo} Activision AC 10 [1696] 54 14 14 27 Toyland {O} {share} Rainald Menge AC 9 [1813] 53 15 15 51 Slicks 'n' Slide {share} Timo Kauppinen SP 11 [1659] 53 16 16 51 FreeCell {W} {free} Microsoft ST 5 [1660] 50 17 21^ 32 Wolfenstein 3D {share} Id/Apogee AC 14 [1658] 53 18 27* 3 Yendorian Tales: Chapter 2 {share} SmithWare RP 18 [1929] 53 19 20^ 51 Scorched Earth {share} Wendell Hicken AC 7 [1673] 40 20 19 41 Abuse {share} Crack Dot Com AC 6 [1715] 34 21 18 39 Tyrian {share} Eclipse/Epic AC 3 [1725] 30 22 17 31 Extreme Pinball {share} Epic/Electronic Arts AC 4 [1776] 23 23 24^ 51 Jazz Jackrabbit {share} Epic AC 13 [1652] 35 24 22 51 Terminal Velocity {share} Terminal R./3D Realms AC 3 [1646] 29 25 23 48 Rise of the Triad: The Hunt Begins {share} Apogee AC 10 [1668] 23 26 25 51 One Must Fall: 2097 {share} Epic AC 8 [1647] 23 27 33^ 2 Randzu {share} Wolf ST 27 [1935] 35 28 31^ 51 Minesweeper {W} {free} Microsoft ST 5 [1184] 29 29 28 51 Stars! {W} {share} Star Crossed ST 3 [1662] 23 30 38^ 10 Exile 2: Crystal Souls {share} Spiderweb RP 29 [1914] 33 31 26 11 Star Quest 1 {share} Virtual Adventures AC 20 [1890] 17 32 29 8 Windhall Chronicles 1: Path to FortuneC.E. Forman AD 24 [1899] 16 33 32 13 Masterroids {O} {share} Hobbes AC 17 [1885] 20 34 34 11 Strife {demo} Rogue/Velocity AC 32 [1877] 21 35 30 9 The Light: Shelby's Addendum {share} IMI AD 25 [1889] 13 36 40^ 2 Afterlife {demo} LucasArts ST 36 [1944] 25 37 36 50 Sherlock {share} Everett Kaser ST 11 [1654] 20 38 -^ 48 Heretic {share} Raven/Id AC 7 [1648] 24 39 -^ 4 Mine Bombers {share} Skitso AC 39 [1921] 24 40 35 8 Lost New York {share} Neil DeMause AD 30 [1920] 13 Dropped Out: 37 3 Seek and Destroy Vision/Safari AC 35 [1878] 39 6 SpiritWrak Dan S. Yu AD 32 [1922] The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: ============================================================================== Runners Up for Download Top 40 Edition 51 - Week 25 - June 17, 1996 ============================================================================== NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tip 1 2 EITTris {free} Eric Jorgensen AC [1954] Tip 2 2 SubSpace {share} Virgin AC [1955] Tip 3 5 IMP {free} Per Fragemann ST [1930] Tip 4 3 Krypton Egg {share} C y V AC [1946] Tip 5 3 Fire and Ice {share} Streetwise AC [1945] Tip 6 3 WinWar II 3.0 {WS} {share} Silicon Commander ST [1943] Tip 7 2 Four Hills {share} Jukka Hakosalo SP [1957] Tip 8 2 Spin {free} Ground Up AC [1956] Tip 9 4 Cylindrix {share} Goldtree AC [1936] There are many web pages and publications that report what they believe are the best PC games available. Panels of game experts might meet in smoke filled rooms and argue the merits of one game vs. another. Some might judge games by how many times they are downloaded. There are several organizations offering awards to shareware games at the upcoming Shareware Industry World Conference. Many of the nominees will be found right at the top of the Download Top 40, while others do not appear at all. I thought of commenting on some of the games that do not appear on the charts, but why would I do that? Who wants to hear about games people are not voting for? Here at the World Charts we know that you're the only expert that counts. The PC Games Charts are the product of the opinions of thousands of game players. There is no better panel of experts than game players themselves. In fact, every week I myself cast a ballot. Which brings me to another point, voting! We can never have enough votes. Those of you who only vote for a few games, download a few more, and vote for the ones you like. Consider yourself a member of a panel of experts. Your responsibility is to tell the world which games are the best. I maintain a page called Santiago's Download Top 40 Games Page: http://gas.uug.arizona.edu/~ahk where I maintain links to some of the best web pages devoted specifically to each of the games on the Download Top 40. You can find all the best games on my page, as well as the Runners Up. Feel free to vote for a shareware game even after you've got the registered version! Since the registered version of Duke Nukem 3D came out, votes for the shareware version have plummeted. Encourage your friends to vote, your fellow workers, your teachers, your students and your families! Vote! Vote! Vote! -- Santiago (a.k.a. Arthur Kerschen) http://gas.uug.arizona.edu/~ahk The following Top 100 contains the best full price PC games in the world. The list includes commercial retail games and registered shareware games. Vote for a game in this chart if you think other people should buy it too. ============================================================================== Commercial Top 100 Edition 181 - Week 25 - June 17, 1996 ============================================================================== TW LW NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat HI ID Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1 15 Civilization 2 {W} MicroProse ST 1 [1879]1513 2 2 38 Command & Conquer/Covert Ops. Westwood/Virgin ST 1 [1729]1187 3 4^ 6 Duke Nukem 3D {reg} Apogee/FormGen AC 3 [1923]1135 4 3 28 Warcraft 2/add-on: Tides of Darkness Blizzard ST 2 [1817]1080 5 5 17 Wing Commander 4 Origin/Electronic Arts AC 4 [1867] 524 6 6 25 Galactic Civilizations 2 {O} Stardock ST 3 [1828] 445 7 7 14 Descent 2 Parallax/Interplay AC 5 [1891] 450 8 8 88 Doom 2: Hell on Earth Id/GT/Virgin AC 1 [1502] 414 9 9 46 MechWarrior 2/NetMech: The Clans Activision AC 6 [1697] 311 10 10 37 Heroes of Might and Magic New World ST 10 [1737] 263 11 11 88 Master of Magic SimTex/MicroProse ST 3 [1501] 329 12 12 69 Dark Forces LucasArts/Virgin AC 2 [1585] 267 13 14^ 37 Need for Speed Distinctive/Electronic Arts AC 12 [1738] 233 14 13 77 Descent {reg} Parallax/Interplay AC 1 [1565] 247 15 15 141 Master of Orion SimTex/MicroProse ST 2 [1344] 400 16 17^ 24 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within {W} Sierra AD 16 [1832] 222 17 16 35 Steel Panthers SSI/Mindscape ST 16 [1757] 201 18 18 79 Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger Origin AC 6 [1562] 186 19 23^ 29 Worms/Reinforcements Team 17/Ocean AC 19 [1784] 191 20 19 82 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans Blizzard/Interplay ST 4 [1528] 163 21 20 181 Civilization/CivNet MicroProse ST 1 [1002] 404 22 29^ 81 Panzer General SSI/Mindscape ST 11 [1522] 229 23 26^ 29 Stars! 2.0 {W} {reg} Star Crossed ST 22 [1786] 172 24 21 113 U.F.O./X-Com: Enemy Unknown Mythos/MicroProse ST 1 [1437] 196 25 22 89 Colonization MicroProse ST 5 [1496] 164 26 27^127 SimCity 2000 Maxis/Mindscape ST 2 [1399] 251 27 25 63 X-COM 2: Terror f.t. Deep Mythos/MicroProse ST 8 [1600] 147 28 28 35 NHL Hockey '96 Electronic Arts SP 23 [1748] 151 29 24 31 Hexen: Beyond Heretic {reg} Raven/Id/GT AC 8 [1775] 121 30 30 28 The Dig LucasArts AD 21 [1798] 148 31 31 12 Fantasy General SSI/Mindscape ST 31 [1900] 143 32 34^ 36 Crusader: No Remorse Origin/Electronic Arts AC 14 [1741] 133 33 32 28 Fifa Soccer 96 EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 20 [1787] 122 34 37^ 31 Stonekeep Interplay RP 21 [1779] 136 35 38^100 Tie Fighter/add-on LucasArts/Virgin AC 3 [1473] 180 36 33 28 11th Hour: Be Afraid of the Dark Trilobyte/Virgin AD 15 [1809] 112 37 35 35 Championship Manager 2 Domark SP 35 [1746] 117 38 39^ 87 Galactic Civilizations/Shipyards {O} Stardock ST 1 [1508] 153 39 36 24 Avarice Preview {O} CSS/Stardock AD 14 [1837] 111 40 42^ 16 Indycar Racing 2 Papyrus/Sierra SI 40 [1862] 127 41 41 59 Full Throttle LucasArts AD 10 [1612] 127 42 40 83 Transport Tycoon/deluxe MicroProse ST 14 [1521] 130 43 45^ 33 Caesar 2 Impressions/Sierra ST 34 [1742] 101 44 46^131 Doom/Ultimate Doom {reg} Id AC 1 [1386] 176 45 43 6 Conquest of the New World Quicksilver/Interplay ST 43 [1853] 96 46 44 40 Star Emperor {O} Stardock ST 4 [1716] 96 47 52^ 28 Capitalism Enlight/Interactive Magic ST 41 [1806] 103 48 49^ 10 Zork Nemesis Infocom/Activision AD 48 [1906] 97 49 53^ 82 Nascar Racing Papyrus/Virgin SI 21 [1529] 122 50 48 15 NBA Live 96 EA Sports/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1871] 88 51 51 23 Monopoly Westwood/Virgin ST 29 [1841] 86 52 47 13 Terra Nova: Strike Force C. LookingGlass/Virgin AC 46 [1883] 78 53 50 117 Myst {W} Cyan/Broderbund/Electronic Arts AD 11 [1426] 121 54 65^ 10 Advanced Tactical Fighter Origin/Electronic Arts SI 54 [1907] 94 55 61^ 4 Chaos Overlords New World ST 55 [1937] 85 56 64^ 18 Anvil of Dawn DreamForge/New World RP 56 [1819] 81 57 55 22 Shivers {W} Sierra AD 39 [1791] 68 58 62^ 27 TFX 2: EF2000 DID/Ocean SI 53 [1797] 74 59 57 61 Jagged Alliance Sir-Tech/Mindscape ST 9 [1605] 73 60 58 42 Phantasmagoria Sierra AD 19 [1712] 71 61 59 23 Allied General {W} SSI/Mindscape ST 52 [1829] 67 62 56 180 Dune 2: Building of a Dynasty Westwood/Virgin ST 4 [1110] 173 63 60 90 System Shock LookingGlass/Origin/Electronic Arts AC 11 [1438] 83 64 63 27 Screamer Graffiti/Virgin AC 44 [1801] 64 65 54 11 Italian Football Manager {reg} Charl Gerber SP 51 [1347] 56 66 68^ 34 Ascendancy Logic Factory/Virgin ST 22 [1753] 57 67 67 28 Rebel Assault 2: The Hidden Empire LucasArts AC 40 [1795] 57 68 66 50 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity Spectrum Holobyte AD 16 [1641] 55 69 71^154 Betrayal at Krondor Dynamix/Sierra RP 6 [1275] 110 70 87^108 Ultima Underworld Blue Sky/Origin/Mindscape RP 70 [1009] 80 71 85^ 98 The Settlers/Serf City Blue Byte/SSI ST 6 [1458] 74 72 69 77 Heretic/Shadow of the Serpent Rider {reg}Raven/Id AC 4 [1566] 58 73 73 3 Sensible World of Soccer Sensible/Renegade SP 73 [1912] 48 74 70 33 Microlearn Game Pack 2 {O} Microlearn Nordic AC 38 [1764] 44 75 83^ 48 Buried in Time Presto/Sanctuary Woods/US Gold AD 42 [1687] 48 76 72 29 Destruction Derby Reflections/Psygnosis AC 46 [1788] 43 77 96^ 4 Big Red Racing Big Red/Domark AC 77 [1917] 70 78 78 27 Advanced Civilization Avalon Hill ST 65 [1803] 44 79 91^ 17 Full Tilt! Pinball {W} Cinematronics/Maxis AC 74 [1856] 46 80 76 19 Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat {W} Mindscape ST 64 [1849] 42 81 -^161 7th Guest Trilobyte/Virgin PU 16 [1230] 79 82 97^ 61 NBA Live 95 Hitmen/Electronic Arts SP 34 [1602] 47 83 84^ 31 3D Ultra Pinball {W} Sierra AC 61 [1754] 42 84 81 14 Top Gun: Fire at Will! Spectrum Holobyte SI 54 [1881] 41 85 80 178 VGA Planets {reg} Tim Wisseman ST 3 [1131] 105 86 79 138 Day of the Tentacle LucasArts/US Gold AD 6 [1268] 70 87 99^147 Ind. Jones: Fate of Atlantis LucasArts/US Gold AD 3 [1003] 82 88 88 70 Rise of the Triad: Dark War {reg} Apogee AC 18 [1564] 45 89 98^ 7 3D Lemmings Psygnosis/Sony AC 63 [1918] 40 90 100^130 Sam & Max Hit the Road LucasArts/US Gold AD 11 [1379] 67 91 77 26 Extreme Pinball {reg} Epic/Electronic Arts AC 70 [1789] 33 92 82 180 Star Control 2: Ur-Quan Masters Accolade AC 3 [1116] 95 93 74 37 Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds Bullfrog/EA AC 57 [1739] 31 94 75 8 Earthsiege 2 Dynamix/Sierra AC 70 [1911] 32 95 92 172 X-Wing/Imperial Purs.,B-Wing LucasArts/US Gold AC 1 [1169] 92 96 95 2 Battle Arena Toshinden Digital Dialect/Funsoft AC 95 [1933] 37 97 94 2 Silent Hunter Aeon/SSI/Mindscape SI 94 [1913] 34 98 93 37 Fade to Black Delphine/Electronic Arts AC 54 [1740] 33 99 89 9 Spycraft: The Great Game {W} Activision AD 80 [1897] 34 100 90 116 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Sierra AD 25 [1377] 47 Dropped Out: 86 12 Ripper Take 2/Gametek AD 67 [1884] The following games have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: ============================================================================== Runners Up Commercial Top 100 Edition 181 - Week 25 - June 17, 1996 ============================================================================== NW Title Developer/Publisher(s) Cat ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tip 1 10 'D' Acclaim AD [1916] Tip 2 2 AH-64D Longbow Origin/Electronic Arts SI [1965] Tip 3 3 Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Wall of Fire Koei ST [1948] Tip 4 5 Strife Rogue/Velocity AC [1934] Tip 5 4 Swords of Xeen New World RP [1940] Tip 6 3 TacOps {W} Arsenal ST [1947] Tip 7 3 Virtual Snooker Celeris/Interplay SP [1949] Tip 8 4 Football Limited Ocean SP [1939] Tip 9 7 Conqueror A.D. 1086 Software Sorcery/Sierra RP [1924] Tip 10 2 Shockwave Assault Electronic Arts AC [1959] Tip 11 2 Marathon 2 Bungie AC [1960] Tip 12 5 Tensor Palet/AIM ST [1932] Tip 13 5 Pango GeniaLogic/AIM ST [1931] Tip 14 3 Deathkeep SSI/Mindscape RP [1950] Tip 15 6 Cyberia 2: Resurrection Xatrix/Virgin AC [1927] Tip 16 1 Indiana Jones: His Desktop Adventures LucasArts PU [1967] Tip 17 1 Manic Karts Manic Media/Virgin [1968] Tip 18 6 Sniper Virgin AC [1926] Tip 19 2 Battleground: Waterloo TalonSoft ST [1961] Tip 20 1 Toon Machine Sierra [1969] Tip 21 2 Bermuda Syndrome Century/BMG AD [1962] Tip 22 2 Kingdom O'Magic Sales Curve AD [1963] Tip 23 1 Tony LaRussa 1996 edition StormFront SP [1970] Tip 24 3 Assault Rigs Psygnosis AC [1951] Tip 25 4 Cylindrix {reg} Goldtree AC [1938] Tip 26 4 Warbirds ICI SI [1942] Tip 27 2 Wetlands Hypnotix/New World AC [1964] Tip 28 3 Total Mayhem Cinematix/Domark AC [1952] Tip 29 4 Normality Gremlin/Interplay AD [1941] Tip 30 2 Witchaven 2 Capstone/Intracorp AC [1966] Tip 31 1 Big Hurt Baseball SP [1971] ============================================================================== | TW : This Week | The Internet PC Games Charts are compiled using | | LW : Last Week | votes sent by gamers from all over the world. | | NW : Number of Weeks | The latest charts are published every Monday on | | HI : Highest Position | Usenet in the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.* newsgroups.| | ^ : Climbing |--------------------------------------------------| | * : Bullet | If you send your votes, do it like this: | | AC : Action | > 5 Dark Invader [1435] | | AD : Adventure | > 4 Mysterious Forces 2 [1322] | | PU : Puzzle | > 5 Super Fighter [1502] | | RP : Role-Playing | > 2 Magic of Zuul 4 [] | | SI : Simulation | > 4 The Lost Tycoon [] | | SP : Sports |--------------------------------------------------| | ST : Strategy | (c) 1996 all rights reserved | World Charts | | {free} Freeware | Distribution of these charts | Balderikstraat 16 | | {demo} Demo Version | is granted only by written | 3032 HC Rotterdam | | {share} Shareware | permission. | The Netherlands | | {reg} Registered |--------------------------------------------------| | {W} Windows Only | Download Top 40: ahk@gas.uug.arizona.edu | | {O} OS/2 Only | Commercial Top 100: pcgames@worldcharts.nl | | | On the WorldWideWeb: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jojo | | | Supported by XS4ALL Internet Provider | ============================================================================== @START@The Secret Life of Plants [This really, really happened. I was there.] A couple of weekends after my wife and I had planted azalea bushes, they began to bloom. Wanting to discourage the blooms so that the plants would concentrate on rooting instead, I removed all the blooms and buds that I could see. When my wife returned home from a business trip, I told her that the azaleas were trying to bloom, but that I had pinched off all the buds. "You pinched off all the buds?" "Yes." "Why?" "...Because they were too young to be having sex...?" @START@Taxi Driver Source: a Marconi installation engineer told me this in 1960 and I haven't heard it since unless I've told it. ----- A rather posh lady is showing her small daughter around Rome in the back of a taxi. They pass a railway station and the daughter asks: "Mummy, what are all those ladies doing standing around in very short dresses?". The mother realises that she is referring to the prostitute day shift, but hedges - "I expect they are waiting for their friends, or looking at the Roman architecture, dear". The taxi driver flips back the partition and says: "Go on, a-mother. Tell her they're prostitutes!". "Mummy what are 'prostitutes'?" With a sigh, Mother tells all. The little girl is very interested: "But Mummy, don't they sometimes have babies?". "Well yes dear, I'm afraid they do." "But Mummy, what happens to the babies?". "Well dear, that's the interesting thing about it: invariably they become taxi-drivers". @START@Rejected Titles for Twister Don't know where this one came from, but I saw the movie and some of these are very approriate!. :) Subject: Rejected Titles for Twister > The Top 17 Rejected Titles for the Movie "Twister" > > >17. "Totally Gone With The Wind" > >16. "Lift and Separate" > >15. "Boys on the Side -- Of My Barn" > >14. "Summer Film So Full of Special Effects We Couldn't Fit in the Plot" > >13. "The Weather Channel: The Movie" > >12. "Schindler's Twist" > >11. "Field of Debris" > >10. "Dead Man Flying" > > 9. "I, Cumulus" > > 8. "One House Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" > > 7. "The Splintered Bridges of Madison County" > > 6. "Wizard of Oz II: The Search For Toto" > > 5. "Killer Genuine Draft" > > 4. "Four Weddings & A Funnel" > > 3. "Indiana Jones and the Trailer Park of Doom" > > 2. "A Funnel Thing Happened On The Way To The Farm" > > and the Number 1 Rejected Title for the Movie "Twister..." > > "Roofless in Seattle" @START@Too Late? The employee newsletter distributed where I work ran this announcement from the Training Department. "CPR (Cardiopulmonary Rescusitation) classes will be conducted next week for personnel wishing certification. Attendance is required for those who have expired or are about to expire." Better hurry. @START@Old Man Murphy Old man Murphy had worked down at the brewery for years, but one day he just wasn't paying attention and he tripped on the walkway and fell over into the beer vat and drowned. The foreman thought it should be his job to inform the widow Murphy of her old man's death. He showed up at the front door and rang the bell. When she came to the door, he said, "I'm sorry to tell you, but poor old Murphy passed away at work today when he fell into the vat and drowned." She wept and covered her face with her apron and after a time, between sobs, she asked, "Tell me, did he suffer?" "I don't think so," said the foreman, "He got out three times to go to the men's room." @START@Makes you think, doesn't it? I was walking out of a supermarket recently, in somewhat of a hurry, when asked by a petitioner to sign some petition. I declined, saying I was in a hurry. There was a man walking ahead of me who turned around and said "There ougta be a law against dem annoying pollster folks!" To which I replied: "And how do you propose to make it a law?" And he replied with, "I dunno... petition fer it, I guess.." Some people really make me wonder... @START@It doesn't add up Original observation ... thanks to George, my favorite fifth grader. Consider the answer you might receive asking a grade-school child the question "What is 2 plus 2?" in each of the last five decades: in 1956 "4, of course" in 1966 "3, but it's the method that's important" in 1976 "just a second while I get out my calculator" in 1986 "just a second while I launch 'Calculator' on my Mac" in 1996 "just a second while I check the addition home page" @START@You have the right to remain stationary Recently, while stopped at a traffic light in the suburbs of Boston with an out-of-state friend, a police car pulled up next to us. On the side was written in large letters: "NEWTON POLICE." My friend's immediate response was, "I wonder what they do. Enforce the Law of Gravity, maybe?" @START@*** INTERNET MOVIES TOP 100 * EDITION 025 *** This file only includes the latest Movies Chart, but we have much more. Go to http://www.xs4all.nl/~jojo if you want to see other charts and info. ============================================================================== | * * * I N T E R N E T M O V I E S C H A R T S * * * | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | (c) 1996 World Charts Issue 25 - Week 25 - June 17, 1996 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | This week the votes from 412 people have been used to compile this chart. | | Send your votes to movies@worldcharts.nl and you'll get the next chart | | sent to you personally. Ask for the document that tells how to vote. 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That address must not be used. | ============================================================================== The following Top 100 contains the best movies and videos in the world. Vote for a movie in this chart if you think other people should see it too. ============================================================================== Internet Movies Top 100 Edition 25 - Week 25 - June 17, 1996 ============================================================================== TW LW NW Title Category Label/Publisher HI ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 1 25 Braveheart AC/AD Icon/Ladd/20th Century/Paramount 1 [1002] 2 3^ 25 Forrest Gump CO/RO Paramount 2 [1101] 3 2 23 12 Monkeys SF Atlas/Paramount/Universal 2 [1126] 4 4 25 Pulp Fiction DR Miramax 1 [1102] 5 5 25 Apollo 13 DR/RO Imagine/Universal 1 [1001] 6 13* 5 Twister AC/AD Universal/Warner Brothers 6 [1218] 7 6 25 Se7en TH New Line 4 [1006] 8 7 25 GoldenEye AC/AD Eon/MGM/United Artists 3 [1011] 9 8 25 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls CO Warner Brothers 8 [1060] 10 9 25 Speed AC/TH 20th Century 9 [1103] 11 10 25 Toy Story AN Pixar/Disney 1 [1013] 12 21* 4 Mission: Impossible AC Paramount 12 [1227] 13 12 25 Babe: The Gallant Pig CO Kennedy Miller/Universal 10 [1039] 14 11 25 The Net TH Winkler/Columbia 9 [1010] 15 15 10 Star Trek: Generations SF Paramount 15 [1169] 16 14 25 The Usual Suspects AC/TH Gramercy/Blue Parrot/PolyGram 12 [1003] 17 17 24 Jumanji AD/FA TriStar/Columbia 15 [1111] 18 20^ 25 Die Hard: With a Vengeance AC/TH Cinergi/20th Century 6 [1007] 19 18 25 Interview with the Vampire DR/HO Geffen 13 [1104] 20 19 10 The Shawshank Redemption DR Castle Rock 19 [1180] 21 16 18 Broken Arrow AC 20th Century Fox 12 [1152] 22 24^ 12 Fargo CO/TH Gramercy/PolyGram 22 [1173] 23 23 25 Waterworld AC/AD Davis/Gordon/Universal 10 [1009] 24 30^ 25 Clueless CO Paramount 24 [1021] 25 26^ 14 The Birdcage CO MGM/United Artists 24 [1171] 26 22 25 Natural Born Killers AC Warner Brothers 19 [1108] 27 29^ 25 Batman Forever AC/AD Warner Brothers 7 [1005] 28 28 25 Crimson Tide TH Hollywood 6 [1008] 29 25 25 Heat AC/TH Monarchy/Regency/Warner Brothers 15 [1109] 30 27 25 Strange Days AC Lightstorm/20th Century 23 [1035] 31 36^ 25 Casper AD/FA Amblin/Harvey/Universal 11 [1024] 32 31 25 While You Were Sleeping CO/RO Caravan/Hollywood 6 [1004] 33 35^ 25 Get Shorty CO/DR Jersey/MGM/United Artists 10 [1016] 34 33 25 Bad Boys AC Columbia 20 [1025] 35 38^ 25 Outbreak DR/TH Punch/Warner Brothers 14 [1012] 36 44^ 17 Il Postino/The Postman DR/RO Cecchi Gori/Miramax 36 [1144] 37 37 22 Mr. Holland's Opus DR Interscope/PolyGram/Hollywood 21 [1131] 38 32 13 Executive Decision/Critical Decision AC/Warner Brothers 28 [1176] 39 34 11 Clerks CO Miramax 34 [1179] 40 42^ 25 Assassins AC/TH Donner/Silver/Warner Brothers 39 [1057] 41 41 25 Desperado/El Mariachi 2 AC/CO Los Hooligans/Columbia 22 [1019] 42 -* 1 The Rock AC/AD Hollywood 42 [1241] 43 39 25 Mortal Kombat AC/AD Threshold/New Line 14 [1022] 44 40 16 Rumble in the Bronx AC/AD Golden Harvest/New Line 17 [1163] 45 43 19 Dead Man Walking DR Gramercy/PolyGram 32 [1130] 46 57^ 2 Dragonheart FA Universal 46 [1235] 47 51^ 17 Happy Gilmore CO Universal 38 [1159] 48 50^ 25 Judge Dredd AC/SF Cinergi/Buena Vista 25 [1032] 49 48 25 Casino DR Universal 39 [1055] 50 49 6 Truth About Cats & Dogs CO/RO 20th Century 49 [1204] 51 46 25 First Knight AC/AD First Knight/Columbia 15 [1031] 52 45 24 Sense and Sensibility CO/RO Mirage/Columbia 29 [1120] 53 47 25 Dangerous Minds DR Via Rosa/Hollywood 30 [1048] 54 54 25 Hackers TH United Artists 40 [1059] 55 52 5 Mystery Science Theater 3000 CO Best Brains/Gramercy 52 [1212] 56 56 21 From Dusk Till Dawn CO/HO Los Hooligans/Miramax 43 [1133] 57 55 21 Billy Madison CO Universal 41 [1077] 58 53 24 Leaving Las Vegas DR Initial/MGM/United Artists 30 [1124] 59 60^ 25 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory AC Warner Brothers 21 [1037] 60 63^ 25 Showgirls DR Vegas/United Artists 25 [1044] 61 59 25 Copycat TH New Regency/Warner Brothers 50 [1052] 62 64^ 25 La Cite des Enfants Perdus AD Lumiere/Sony/Canal+ 29 [1045] 63 58 14 Powder DR/FA Caravan/Hollywood 58 [1046] 64 61 7 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy CO Lakeshore/Paramount 61 [1200] 65 67^ 25 The American President CO/RO Castle Rock/Columbia 33 [1040] 66 65 25 Species SF MGM/United Artists 35 [1017] 67 94* 2 I Shot Andy Warhol DR Orion 67 [1233] 68 84^ 25 Congo AC/AD Kennedy Marshall/Paramount 20 [1026] 69 66 16 Muppet Treasure Island AD/CO Jim Henson/Disney 51 [1162] 70 62 20 A Little Princess DR Baltimore/Fox 54 [1085] 71 -* 1 Welcome to the Dollhouse CO Sony 71 [1237] 72 82^ 2 The Arrival/Shockwave AC/SF Live 72 [1234] 73 69 25 Rob Roy DR/RO Talisman/MGM/United Artists 22 [1015] 74 68 25 Kids DR Excalibur/Miramax 61 [1051] 75 72 9 James and the Giant Peach FA Skellington/Disney 52 [1195] 76 74 24 Sabrina CO/RO Mirage/Sandollar/Paramount 49 [1114] 77 71 25 A Walk in the Clouds DR/CO Zucker/20th Century 43 [1038] 78 83^ 12 Up Close and Personal DR/RO Cinergi/Touchstone 61 [1170] 79 76 22 Tommy Boy CO Paramount 38 [1092] 80 80 25 Johnny Mnemonic SF/TH Alliance/Cinevision/TriStar 30 [1028] 81 73 15 Black Sheep CO Paramount 56 [1158] 82 -^ 17 Pocahontas AN/RO Disney 35 [1030] 83 85^ 9 Primal Fear DR Paramount 61 [1193] 84 70 9 Flirting With Disaster CO Miramax 53 [1181] 85 78 25 The Brady Bunch Movie CO Paramount 57 [1053] 86 79 24 The Santa Clause CO Disney 36 [1125] 87 97^ 25 To Wong Foo, Julie Newmar CO Amblin/Universal 30 [1062] 88 88 2 Spy Hard CO Hollywood 88 [1232] 89 -^ 1 The Phantom AD Paramount 89 [1239] 90 75 6 Barb Wire AC/AD Gramercy/Polygram 67 [1209] 91 77 24 Cutthroat Island AD/RO Guild/Carolco/MGM 51 [1118] 92 93^ 19 The Bridges of Madison County DR/RO Warner Brothers 18 [1023] 93 90 2 Bottle Rocket CO Gracie/Columbia 90 [1197] 94 87 25 Englishman Who Went Up a Hill CO/RO Parallax/Miramax 47 [1056] 95 -^ 1 Eddie CO Hollywood 95 [1240] 96 89 9 Ghost in the Shell/Koukaku Kidoutai AN/SF Bandai/Manga 81 [1192] 97 91 25 The Quick and the Dead AC/AD TriStar 66 [1043] 98 92 16 The Basketball Diaries DR Island/New Line 31 [1067] 99 98 2 Police Story 4: First Strike AC 98 [1228] 100 86 7 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home DR Warner Brothers 73 [1094] Dropped Out: 81 5 The Craft DR Columbia/Sony 71 [1210] 95 4 Fair Game AC Silver/Warner 90 [1140] 96 20 Highlander 3: The Sorcerer AC/FA Falling Cloud/Miramax 45 [1054] 99 5 The Doom Generation DR Desperate/ 86 [1201] 100 2 Heaven's Prisoners DR New Line100 [1223] The following movies have not yet received enough points to enter the chart: ============================================================================== Runners Up Internet Movies Top 100 Edition 25 - Week 25 - June 17, 1996 ============================================================================== NW Title Category Label/Publisher ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tip 1 6 Hamsun DR Nordic [1211] Tip 2 5 Flipper AD/CO Universal [1221] Tip 3 5 Cold Comfort Farm CO Gramercy [1224] Tip 4 7 Mulholland Falls DR Largo/MGM [1205] Tip 5 5 Friday CO New Line [1225] Tip 6 6 The Pallbearer CO Chess Club/Miramax [1217] Tip 7 8 Celtic Pride CO Hollywood [1203] Tip 8 4 Horseman on the Roof/Hussard sur le Toit DR Miramax [1231] Tip 9 4 Jack and Sarah CO Gramercy/PolyGram [1230] Tip 10 5 Boys DR Touchstone/Warner Brothers [1219] Tip 11 6 The Great White Hype CO 20th Century Fox [1216] Tip 12 6 It's My Party Opala/MGM/United Artists [1214] Tip 13 6 The Last Dance DR Touchstone [1215] Tip 14 5 Original Gangstas/Hot City AC Orion [1220] Tip 15 5 The Journey of August King DR Miramax [1222] Tip 16 5 Flirt True Fiction [1226] Tip 17 3 Nelly et Monsieur Armand CO/DR Artificial Eye [1236] Tip 18 3 The Professionals AD Pax [1238] Tip 19 2 Striptease TH Columbia/Sony [1242] ============================================================================== | TW : This Week | The Internet Movies Charts are compiled using | | LW : Last Week | votes sent by people from all over the world. | | NW : Number of Weeks | The latest charts are published every Monday on | | HI : Highest Position | Usenet in rec.arts.movies.lists+surveys. | | ^ : Climbing |--------------------------------------------------| | * : Bullet | If you send your votes, do it like this: | | AC : Action | > 5 The Trousers [1034] | | AD : Adventure | > 4 Eighty-Four [] | | AN : Animation | > 4 Revenge of the Net [1087] | | CO : Comedy | > 3 Adelaine [1049] | | DR : Drama | > 4 Hot-spots! [] | | FA : Fantasy |--------------------------------------------------| | HO : Horror | (c) 1996 all rights reserved | World Charts | | RO : Romance | Distribution of these charts | Balderikstraat 16 | | SF : Science Fiction | is granted only by written | 3032 HC Rotterdam | | TH : Thriller | permission. | The Netherlands | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | mtstreet@soltec.com (comments) and movies@worldcharts.nl (votes) | | On the WorldWideWeb: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jojo | | Supported by XS4ALL Internet Provider | ============================================================================== @START@ON SCREEN: Lesbian & Gay Film Fest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 23, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN THE LESBIAN AND GAY FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL OF TORONTO May 23-June 2. The Metropolitan Cinema (394 Euclid Ave.), with additional screenings at the Central YMCA (20 Gloucester St.) and AGO's Jackman Hall (317 Dundas St. W). $7, galas $10. Festival hotline: 925-XTRA. by GEMMA FILES It's that time again, when the Inside/Out Collective revs up its festival of lesbian and gay film and video. This year it promises good films, with hard questions and interesting answers. Just like always. This is the sixth annual festival of fictional and non-fictional movies by and about gay people, the one that examines the increasing fluidity and superficiality of most current gender and sexual identity labels -- with a few films thrown in that have nothing to do with sexuality of any kind. On the (mainly) latter tip and among the festival's highlights are four fresh new slices of whimsy from local videomaker Steve Reinke, still steadily inching his way toward his stated goal of 100 titles. The best of his pack is Falling (May 25, 7 p.m., Met), a wry monologue which shows how he wrote himself out of a "real job" as a Road To Avonlea screenwriter by doing an experimental take on the now-defunct TV show's unspoken rule -- that all the characters have to spend most of their time falling down, for no apparent reason. On the other hand, there's Kim Longinotto and Jano Williams' documentary, Shinjuku Boys (Australia,1995) (May 25, 9 p.m., AGO), an amazing look at the three Japanese onnabe -- male impersonators -- who work as "ideal boyfriends" in a downtown club providing giggling heterosexual girls with non-threatening "masculine" attention. Gaish is a butch charmer who romances women right and left, but never spoils the illusion by taking off her clothes; Tatsu, who's on a program of male hormone injections, is already far enough down the female-to-male transsexual route to consider marriage and adoption with "his" steady girl; Kazuki lives in a Platonic common-law situation with a male-to- female gay bar dancer. All three have slipped through the cracks that Japanese society's rigid gender definitions leave open for any who dare to take advantage of them, maintaining themselves through a balancing act that makes for fascinating cinema. A similar play of illusion versus self-delusion lodges at the heart of Midi Onodera's Skin Deep (June 1, 7 p.m., Met), a quick but effective stare down the gender vortex. Its main character, bisexual female director Alex Koyama (Natsuko Ohama), wants insight into the pleasure/pain principle of tattooing. She hires Chris, a young transgendered woman (played by biologically male actor Karem Malicki- Sanchez) with a serious self-mutilation habit, as her assistant/consultant. Chris soon thinks she's found a soul mate, and Alex is in no hurry to disabuse her of the notion. Against the warnings of her current lover, Montana (Melanie Nicholls- King), Alex invites Chris to involve herself in every aspect of Alex's professional and personal life, even introducing her to her best friend, bar owner Penny Loafer (Dana Brooks), a real-life Victor/Victoria who's spent most of her career disguising her biologically female body as that of a male drag queen. This is, of course, the kind of thing that can only end badly, but only after a lingering examination of the fantasies we spin for ourselves about who we are, and who we want to be. And though she got a little press at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, I'm happy to see Inside/Out helping more people to become exposed to Onodera's fresh and freaky filmmaking sensibility. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Frank And Ollie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 23, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN FRANK AND OLLIE Written and directed by Theodore Thomas. Documentary. Opens May 24. (eee of 5 eyes) by GEMMA FILES You grow up in a situation," says producer/director Theodore Thomas, "and you don't see how unique it actually is until you leave it. It wasn't until I had the benefit of distance that I realized I had a great opportunity just waiting to be picked up on -- the chance to introduce other people to what I already knew intimately." Thomas is talking about the amazing true story behind his debut feature documentary, Frank And Ollie -- the titular 60-year-plus working relationship between his own father, legendary animator Frank Thomas, and fellow Disney stablemate Ollie Johnston. Jointly responsible for such classic sequences as the spaghetti-eating scene from Lady And The Tramp and the ice skating scene in Bambi, the pair have continued to support and challenge each other since they first met in 1931 as Stanford University art students. A whole lifetime later, they're still living like twins: building their houses next door to each other, popping in and out all the time, sharing their families, their workspaces, their inspiration. "It's a story of two artists creating as one," says Thomas' co- producer, Kuniko Okubo. "These guys are so identified with each other, outsiders see them as interchangeable. At Disney, one never gets mentioned without the other. Some younger animators even had trouble understanding this 'Frank-and-Ollie' they kept hearing about was actually two separate people." "Two personalities combined," agrees Thomas. "Which could get a little dry if you just left it at that. But then, we also had access to all those great old Disney films." Not to mention Frank and Ollie themselves, once the most handsome of Walt's original animators, the "nine old men." They are still dapper and spry, with enough deadpan comic timing to carve an alternative career as a self-trained vaudeville act. Both experts, they maintain work in specific areas: Frank is in charge of emotional insight, observing and plundering those around him for gestures and facial expressions; Ollie, with his superior technical skill, studies whatever type of animal they're currently anthropomorphizing until he knows exactly how to make a prepubescent deer behave like a human child. As Okubo points out, it was Disney who first encouraged this creative symbiosis; in the early days of the '30s and '40s, Walt ran the studio as a sort of intellectual beehive in which everyone was expected to cross-pollinate ideas. Frank and Ollie simply became the guys who did it best. She adds, "The really amazing thing about Frank and Ollie, though, is how their art and their friendship are inextricably linked. I really can't think of any other relationship I've ever seen between two men like that -- non-competitive, but constantly stimulating each other to new heights. And how they both acknowledge it, without resentment. Because they know that if they hadn't met each other, their work just wouldn't be as good." Not wanting the movie to degenerate into a greatest hits package, Thomas is careful to use only clips that illustrate how Frank and Ollie's personal lives intersect with their working methods. Like when Frank cheerfully admits he extrapolated Prince John's thumb-sucking neurosis -- a highlight of Disney's 1973 Robin Hood adaptation -- from things he noticed Thomas do as a baby. "This was 16 years later, when he did that," Thomas says, visibly impressed. "I was in college by the time he worked those observations into a character. And it still amazes me to realize how he and Ollie can look at the world in such detail, then store it, and use it. Disney got a lot of criticism for making animals act like humans, but that was never the point. Dad and Ollie never drew skunks, or birds, or dogs. They drew people in animal suits." No fairy dust, as Ollie puts it. Just the keen sound of steel sharpening steel, as two creative minds keep on rubbing up against each other -- and the exciting brightness of the sparks they throw off. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Denise Calls Up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 23, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN DENISE CALLS UP Starring Alanna Ubach, Tim Daly, Caroleen Feeney and Dan Gunther. Written and directed by Hal Salwen. Opens May 24. (eeee of 5 eyes) by ALEX PATTERSON The telephone and the movies have had a rocky relationship in the past few years. The meeting of the two media has produced the Whoopi Goldberg stinker The Telephone, which was so bad the star sued to prevent its release; a phone-sex import from Holland called 1-900 that went unreleased in Canada after tanking in the U.S.; and a picture generally regarded as among Spike Lee's worst, Girl 6, which recently opened and closed almost simultaneously. Denise Calls Up, however, might just lift the hex. A smart, funny, snappy little urban nightmare, it was one of very few titles at last year's Toronto International Film Festival that could be described as a real "find." A small-scale ($600,000) but very professionally mounted debut from New York City, Denise Calls Up is a lot more fun than it sounds. I myself wasn't sure if I could take a whole movie of phone conversations, but Denise's succinct running time (81 minutes) and, more importantly, the excellence of Hal Salwen's writing and directing, makes the experience an unexpected pleasure. The Denise bunch (unknowns mostly, plus Wings' Tim Daly and a hilarious cameo by Sylvia Miles) are well-meaning but miserable work- at-homes: microserfs who've let their professional lives ruin their personal lives. It begins the morning after a party to which all of them were invited -- yet to which not one of them managed to show up. Into this electronic chain gang is tossed Denise, a flaky young woman outsider who's pregnant thanks to sperm donation (another image of mediated communication) from someone inside the group. Along the way, a man and a woman who've never actually met get to do the obligatory phone-sex sequence which, for perhaps the first time in history, happens to be very funny. I tell Hal Salwen that Denise is the kind of pointed yuppie rondelay we expect -- but rarely get any more -- from Woody Allen. I also tell him it contains more recognizable human behavior than we've seen from Woody in quite some time. The director doesn't get defensive, exactly, but it does seem like he's prepared for this line of questioning. "I am not trying to be Woody Allen," he says, though adding that he admires Allen. "If people want to make that comparison, fine, but everyone can only be their own person. Right now, all these young filmmakers want to be Tarantino, and it's a mistake ever to consciously emulate someone else. But you can't help absorbing influences -- it's like osmosis." Before he got to make Denise, Salwen had sold or optioned half a dozen screenplays -- "exploitation, cop action-dramas," he admits -- none of which you've ever heard of. "It's funny: people tell me I'm good at pitching, but I just hate the bullshit. I sold a script for a comedy to Touchstone [Disney's mainstream division:. They liked it enough to buy it, but tried to change it drastically -- then ended up not making it at all. Still, it kept me alive for a while, and kept me growing artistically." While stuck in development hell, Salwen discovered he knew more about the technical side of movie-making than a lot of the people he was trying to sell himself to, and determined to go it alone. It's true that there are few activities less cinematic than yakking on the blower, but the succession of one-shots of people with hand-sets jammed up against their faces seems unimportant when you're being treated to so much splendid comic writing. Although we're still waiting for a savior to come along and reinvigorate the moribund romantic-comedy genre the way Tarantino jump-started the crime picture, Denise Calls Up (and the current Flirting With Disaster) are at least headed down the right path. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Dead Man ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 23, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN DEAD MAN Starring Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer. Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. Opens May 24. (eeee of 5 eyes) by GEMMA FILES What's in the name? Not that much, usually... unless you're William Blake, the main character of art-house director Jim Jarmusch's oh-so- cool and freaky new western, Dead Man. And not a visionary English poet but a naive young 19th-century accountant from Cleveland on your way to take a job in the frontier town of Machine. As embodied by Johnny Depp, Blake is a clueless city slicker in a truly offensive suit, a doe-eyed innocent with "crucify me" written all over his back (figuratively speaking, of course). By the time he reaches Machine, a hell hole full of dark, Satanic mills where the locals sell bones in the street, his employment opportunities have already evaporated. Penniless and stranded, Blake falls in with former town whore Thel (Mili Avital), whose jealous ex-boyfriend (Gabriel Byrne) just happens to be the son of his prospective employer, steelworks owner John Dickinson (Robert Mitchum). Soon enough, an altercation leaves Thel and her ex both dead, and Blake on the run with a bullet lodged next to his heart. Blake becomes an instantly notorious outlaw who spends the next two hours playing out the longest death scene since D.O.A. Along the way, Blake meets Nobody (Gary Farmer), a solitary mixed- blood Native who was stolen and re-educated by British soldiers, thus familiarizing him with the poetry of the other William Blake. Choosing to believe Blake is the reincarnation of his literary namesake, Nobody warns him that whatever writing he does now will be "in the blood of dead white men." Several corpses later Blake is close enough to the other side to start believing his own press. "Yes, I'm William Blake," he eventually tells a luckless pair of U.S. marshalls who think they've got the drop on him, before shooting them both. "Do you know my poetry?" By turns revisionist and redemptive, the surrealistic Dead Man moves with a slow, strange dignity. And the audience is invited along on every step of Depp's journey toward the acceptance of his own mortality. It's pretty damn funny at times, too. "Dead Man is a movie with a lot of surprises in it for people, if they're willing to accept them," says Jarmusch, in his usual deadpan drawl on a line from NYC. "If you've read Blake, maybe you'll know enough to recognize that all the 'Indian-like' stuff Nobody spouts is made up of quotes from his poems and proverbs, or that John Hurt's character is named after a real-life guy who sued Blake for sedition. Or maybe you don't know anything about Blake, but it won't make any difference -- what you don't already know, you'll learn." Comments Farmer, "For myself, I was really surprised that non-Native audiences could get as much out of it as they seem to be getting. But it just goes to show there's a crosspoint of wisdom that everyone can tap into if they try, no matter what culture they come from... though the moral of the story does seem to be that most white people have to already be dying before they can figure that out." As befits Jarmusch, the same guy who brought us such minimalist classics as Down By Law and Night On Earth, Dead Man quickly evolves into a Rorschach blot in which the usual conventions of the western genre -- cowboys, Indians, posses, dancehall girls -- are open to interpretation. In one black scene, Depp encounters a trio of trappers (screenwriter/actor Billy Bob Thornton, rock idol Iggy Pop, wearing a dress, and Jared Harris) who act like they just escaped from the Kids In The Hall version of Deliverance. Meanwhile, a subplot has him pursued by three hired killers (Eugene Byrd, Lance Henriksen and the man with the running monologue, Michael Wincott), one of whom turns out to be a cannibalistic demon. "I wrote the parts of Bill Blake and Nobody specifically for Johnny and Gary," says Jarmusch. "The rest of the characters were all cast after the fact, and it still amazes me how many cool people were willing to take tiny little parts just to get in on this project. Working with Mitchum, for example, was amazing -- but kind of intimidating, too, because he never improvises. "Which was the exact opposite of people like Iggy, who rewrote everything I gave them. I mean, we needed a particularly lurid passage from the Bible, so Iggy took off with a copy, and 10 minutes later he comes back with this crazy rant about killing Philistines: 'I will smite thee, and I will take thy head from thee...' He knew exactly what I was looking for." According to Farmer, the underlying themes of Dead Man remain closer to everyone's hearts than many audience members might like to think. "Even a 100 years ago, "he observes, "we didn't worry so much about our own deaths as we do now. We didn't cut ourselves off from the process by constantly trying to convince ourselves it was never going to happen to us. But the fact still is, you wake up every day, and you're dying. It doesn't matter whether you've got a bullet next to your heart -- death is a companion we're all going to have to travel with." The familiarity of that observation coupled with the film's calculated inconclusiveness is sure to leave some people flabbbergasted -- more even than Neil Young's score, which features one electric guitar lick infinitely repeated, like a mantra. They're waiting for it to try and sell them something," Farmer observes, dryly. "And it never does." Says Jarmusch, "People have this ingrained set of expectations, and Dead Man thwarts them at every turn. They want a 'happy ending.' But to me, even if Bill did initially get his job, lived to be 80 years old in the town of Machine and ended up dying in his sleep, his life would be less rich than the truncated version we see here." So in a way, everything does work out for the best. Jarmusch smiles. "Yeah, Bill gets where he's going. He dies well." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Cold Comfort Farm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 23, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN COLD COMFORT FARM Starring Kate Beckinsale and Ian McKellen. Screenplay by Malcolm Bradbury based on the novel by Stella Gibbons. Directed by John Schlesinger. (PG) Opens May 24. (ee of 5 eyes) by ALEX PATTERSON Often staged but never before filmed, Stella Gibbons' 1932 novel Cold Comfort Farm is one of those touchstones of British culture -- they adore it but it baffles outsiders. A pastoral romantic comedy, it can be recommended to hardened anglophiles only. And even for that reduced audience there are significant obstacles standing in the way of full enjoyment. Jazz-age London deb Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale) is, at 23, planning to spend her next 30 years collecting material for "a novel as good as Persuasion." Like any good Jane Austen heroine, the high-born Flora has no money yet deems work beneath her; she opts instead for sponging off relatives. In Flora's case, this means a surly gaggle of Sussex savages named the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. At first appalled by the Starkadders' animalistic existence, Flora soon sets out, in familiar Austenian style, to solve each of the family members' problems and broaden their constricted horizons. Despite Beckinsale's understated charm and an impressive supporting cast that includes Ian McKellen (Richard III), Stephen "Jeeves" Fry and AbFab's Joanna Lumley, the laughs rarely arrive and tend to be pretty feeble when they do. Nor is there much in the way of rich, insightful observations of human foibles and clash of the classes -- which is, I suppose, the difference between a major novelist like Austen and a minor one like Gibbons. Some of my more-easily-pleased colleagues have been declaring Cold Comfort Farm a comeback for lapsed director John Schlesinger, creator of distant classics like Midnight Cowboy and more recent clunkers like The Innocent and Eye For An Eye. Although it's true that Schlesinger seems to have a firmer grasp of his material than he's shown for quite some time, that is cold comfort considering the material in question has been collecting dust an awfully long time and was of dubious quality to begin with. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@REVIEW: SPY HARD (1996) SPY HARD A film review by James Berardinelli Copyright 1996 James Berardinelli RATING (0 TO 10): 3.0 Alternative Scale: *1/2 out of **** United States, 1996 U.S. Release Date: 5/24/96 (wide) Running Length: 1:21 MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Sexual innuendo, mock violence) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Nicolette Sheridan, Andy Griffith, Charles Durning, Marcia Gay Harden, Barry Bostwick, Stephanie Romanov Director: Rick Friedberg Producers: Rick Friedberg, Doug Drazin, and Jeffrey Konvitz Screenplay: Rick Friedberg & Dick Chudnow and Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer Cinematography: John R. Leonetti Music: Bill Conti U.S. Distributor: Hollywood Pictures Clunk. Clunk, clunk, clunk. THUD! Those are the sounds of the would-be jokes in SPY HARD repeatedly falling flat (alternatively, it could have been the sound of my head hitting the seat-back in front of me as I tried to knock myself senseless to avoid watching any more of this film). Director Rick Friedberg (who made the "bad golf" videos with Leslie Nielsen) has crafted a dreadfully unfunny comedy that takes NAKED GUN-like sketches and rehashes them without a whit of style or energy. Lead actor Nielsen appears worn out and co-star Andy Griffith looks like he'd rather be solving murders in MATLOCK. Despite the title, which might lead you to believe that you're in for a lampoon of Bruce Willis' highly successful action trilogy, SPY HARD has nothing to do with DIE HARD. This is actually a spoof of the James Bond movies, with a few uninventive jabs at PULP FICTION, CLIFFHANGER, IN THE LINE OF FIRE, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, SPEED, ET, SISTER ACT, TRUE LIES, RAMBO, and JURASSIC PARK thrown in. However, these are guaranteed to provoke more winces than laughs, even from those who find just about anything funny. And, as far as mocking Bond goes, SPY HARD does a worse job than CASINO ROYALE. There are two memorable, moderately-entertaining sequences in SPY HARD. The first is the opening credits -- a direct take-off of Maurice Binder's 007 work, with naked, silhouetted models doing underwater acrobatics. Only in this case, half the women are obviously overweight. Meanwhile, Weird Al Yankovic sings "Spy Hard", a none-too-subtle takeoff of "Thunderball" with moderately-clever lyrics. In fact, if there's one aspect of SPY HARD worth lauding, it's Bill Conti's music, which suggests just about every film that's parodied without ever resorting to a strict rip-off. Then there's a HOME ALONE spoof, with Mason Gamble (DENNIS THE MENACE) standing in for Macaulay Culkin. This time, however, the tables are turned, and the two crooks get to have their way with the kid, giving him more than a taste of his own medicine. The basic storyline, such as it is, has agent WD-40, aka Steel, Dick Steel (Nielsen), out to stop the armless madman, General Rancor (Griffith), before he destroys the world. Steel is accompanied by a beautiful young spy, Veronique (Nicolette Sheridan). Along the way, Steel and Veronique get help from a number of Bond-esque characters, including an "M" in his dotage (Charles Durning), his oversexed secretary, Miss Cheevus (Marcia Gay Harden), and a "Q"-type. Cameos abound: Mr. T, Fabio, Robert Guillaume, Robert Culp, Ray Charles, Pat Morita, Alex Trebek, Hulk Hogan, and Dr. Joyce Brothers. (Not exactly a list like the one from THE PLAYER, is it?) For movie-after-movie, Leslie Nielsen has milked this same personality, and it's starting to wear very thin. As affable as the actor is, there's just nothing left in this caricature. However, while SPY HARD might have worked better with, say, Roger Moore in the title role (his 007 was a parody towards the end, anyway), Nielsen's performance is only a small part of a massively-flawed production. HARD is the operative word here, because, even at just eighty-one minutes, this movie is unbelievably difficult to sit through. - James Berardinelli e-mail: berardin@bc.cybernex.net web: http://www.cybernex.net/~berardin @START@REVIEW: THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK (1996) THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK A film review by James Berardinelli Copyright 1996 James Berardinelli RATING (0 TO 10): 7.0 Alternative Scale: *** out of **** UK/Germany, 1994 U.S. Release Date: Spring 1996 (limited) Running Length: 1:39 MPAA Classification: No MPAA Rating (Violence, mature themes, vomit) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Cast: Hugh O'Conor, Anthony Sher, Ruth Sheen, Roger Lloyd Pack, Charlotte Coleman Director: Benjamin Ross Producer: Sam Taylor Screenplay: Jeff Rawle and Benjamin Ross Cinematography: Hubert Taczanowski U.S. Distributor: C/FP Distribution The time is the late 1960s. The place is Great Britain. If this setting somehow doesn't seem quite real, it's because we're seeing it through the eyes of Graham Young, a teenage boy who wants to become history's most accomplished poisoner. As defined by the courts, Graham is an incurable psychopath, and, as portrayed in Benjamin Ross' deliciously malicious debut feature, he hasn't got a heart. Thus, our perspective of events, which is filtered through Graham's point-of-view, is cold, clinical, and, occasionally, downright disturbing. Based on a real-life case, THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK is the blackest of black comedies. None of the humor is of the laugh-aloud variety, but the script drips with acidic irony, and there are moments of clever, quirky comedy that are easily appreciated on an intellectual level. THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK rarely engages the emotions, but empathy with Graham isn't what Ross is aiming for. In fact, had we felt anything for the main character, it would have disrupted the director's delicate balance of horror, comedy, and social parody. The world according to Graham Young (memorably portrayed by Hugh O'Conor) is a strange place. To the 14-year old, it's populated by a series of bizarre caricatures, and the only feeling he can muster for any of them is contempt. His stepmother (Ruth Sheen) and father (Roger Lloyd Pack) are uncaring buffoons, and his sister, Winnie (Charlotte Coleman) suffers from excessive narcissism. Graham starts tinkering with chemistry because, in his words, "Life is a series of illusions that only a scientist could strip away." When he begins putting antimony sulfide in his vials, he's trying to make a diamond, but the inadvertent byproduct of this experiment, a lethal toxin, intrigues Graham more than any sparkling gem could have. Soon, Graham has poisoned his mother. Keeping a meticulously- detailed diary of her day-by-day progress, he charts her improvements and relapses as he decreases and increases her dosages (he puts it in the medicine that's supposed to cure her). Eventually, she dies, and, when Graham tries to repeat the experiment with his father, the police catch him. He's committed to an institution for the criminally insane, where, after several years of intense psychotherapy, he is deemed fit to re-enter society. However, it's only a matter of time before Graham is again seduced by the poisonous lure of a skull-and-crossbones marked bottle. When it's on target, as it is during most of the first and last half-hours, THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK is fascinating, lively, and (admittedly) slightly sick. But it also makes a pointed statement about how men in the criminal justice system, when assuming the role of God, can make horrible mistakes simply because they can't conceive of ever being wrong. Graham Young is a case in point. He never should have been let out of the mental hospital, but, because a doctor (Antony Sher) pronounces him cured, he is released. THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK sags noticeably in the middle. The sequences featuring Graham in the hospital aren't compelling, and the young man's supposedly-legitimate conversion from heartless manipulator to model prisoner feels artificial. Graham's relationship with another parent-killing prisoner comes across as flat. THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK is designed to keep the audience off- balance, and that's exactly what it does. As presented here, Graham isn't worth caring about, but he provides the perfect filter for Ross' exploration of life's macabre side. More than anything else, THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK can be appreciated for its grotesque satire. Be warned, however: those without a taste for this sort of thing will find themselves unpleasantly surprised by the toxic manner in which this picture develops. - James Berardinelli e-mail: berardin@bc.cybernex.net web: http://www.cybernex.net/~berardin @START@ON SCREEN: The Horseman On The Roof ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 30, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN THE HORSEMAN ON THE ROOF Starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez. Screenplay by Jean- Paul Rappeneau, Nina Companeez and Jean-Claude Carriere. Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. French with subtitles. (AA) Opens May 31. (eee of 5 eyes) by GEMMA FILES Forget the sepia-toned poster, the intoxicating Provence horizon, the gorgeous, looming faces of Olivier Martinez and Juliette Binoche. The Horseman On The Roof (Le hussard sur le toit), the newest epic from Cyrano de Bergerac director Jean-Paul Rappeneau, is far less a romance than a down-and-dirty 19th-century romp. Adapted from the novel by French author Jean Giono, it's a sort of Three Musketeers rolled into one hussard, replete with swordfights, platonic but passionate love, and one daring escape after another. The mounted officer in question is Angelo (Martinez), a suave and indomitable hero by way of Italy, currently (we're talking early 1800s here) embroiled in a noble but rather futile revolt against the occupying Austro-Hungarian Empire. Angelo's politics have already caused him to seek shelter in nearby France; now there's a posse of relentless German secret agents on his trail, led by a turncoat former pal of his. The only option, obviously, is to flee -- which he quickly does, over the hills and into Provence, from whence he hopes to cross the Alps back into Italy and live or die on his home ground. Along the way, he meets Pauline (Binoche), a mysterious and very married noblewoman whom Angelo ends up escorting across the plague- ridden province. Since he's a gentleman and she's a lady, however, their attraction is kept strictly at a smoldering level and all the clothes stay on -- until an amazing scene, near the end of the film, in which the constant threat of mortal illness finally catches up with our star-crossed pair (truly, a consummation devoutly not to be missed). "The beauty of the book lies in its simplicity," says Rappeneau, in town to promote the film. "But the same qualities that make it such a brilliant novel make it amazingly difficult to turn into a movie. For example, there are really only two main characters: Angelo, and the landscape of Provence. Juliette Binoche's character doesn't even appear until 300 pages into the book, and she certainly isn't as important as I ended up making her." Long considered "unadaptable," Giono's novel hinges on a portrait of Provence so sensually intense it borders on the fetishistic. Rappeneau, a self-confessed Provence groupie, takes every opportunity to recreate this emotional intoxication in (so to speak) the flesh. "For me," says Rappeneau, "Provence is a sort of mythic country. I wasn't from that region originally, in fact I only dreamed about it through Giono's book, and I discovered it in reality as I shot the movie. Until the last minute, I delayed going there physically, because I was afraid of being disappointed. I didn't even want to go to Manosque, where Giono used to live and where he died, because I felt that shooting there would be a kind of sacrilege. And neither Olivier nor Juliette knew anything about Provence, either, so they were equally as delighted as I was by the discovery of that territory." With its nodding fields of wheat and gnarled, fruit-laden trees, its pungent summer haze and its palpable air of history, Provence provides a perfect backdrop for The Horseman's almost-modern fairytale narrative: a meditative look at just how thin the distinction between life and death can wear, wrapped up in series of increasingly elaborate chase scenes. In the titular scenario, Martinez is forced to hide out on the rooftops of a town driven crazy with fear of infection, his only companion a starving cat. "I had a great fear that The Horseman was too linked with the sociological history of France to travel well," Rappeneau says. "It wasn't the same kind of fear that I had when adapting Cyrano de Bergerac, because that was a universal story that everyone could understand; the only thing I had to worry about was how to reproduce the poetry in the right type of English. But The Horseman is almost all atmosphere. To make it move, I had to reinvent whole sections of the story, and hope I could make them look as though they flowed naturally from the rest of the book." He pauses. "And if I've succeeded in this, and the result turns out to be able to be appreciated by as many people as possible, I'll be very happy." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: From The Journals Of Jean Seberg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 30, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG Starring Mary Beth Hurt. Written and directed by Mark Rappaport. May 31-June 6 at Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. 532-6677. June 7-13 at Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave. 531-9959. (See eye's Independent & Repertory listings for times.) (ee of 5 eyes) by KATHE GRAY Mark Rappaport has a thing for exhuming the lives of dead stars. It's been a fertile effort for him; first Rock Hudson, now Jean Seberg and with dream machine casualties like Marilyn, Judy Garland and River Phoenix left to go, he could easily continue ad infinitum. All he has to do is stick his hand into the compost heap and pull out a fist full o' Hollywood. Because Hollywood, Rappaport suggests, is the hunter that maims its prey but doesn't kill. It's a point he drove home with Rock Hudson's Home Movies, a smart and moving portrait of an individual caught in the chasm between the myth and the man. The film made it obvious that Rappaport despises the star-making machine. From The Journals Of Jean Seberg makes clear to me he also despises the stars that are made. Back in 1957, Seberg was selected as the winner of the biggest talent contest since the search for Scarlett O'Hara in the '30s. She achieved instant celebrity and was cast as the lead in Otto Preminger's Saint Joan, a film panned by audiences and critics alike. Were it not for Jean-Luc Godard casting her in Breathless, that harbinger of the French New Wave, Seberg would surely have sunk into quiet obscurity. Instead, she made some truly bad films and died of an overdose at 40. Rappaport resurrects her from this early grave to teach a Film History 101 class. Seberg (Mary Beth Hurt) appears in the same Herald Tribune T-shirt and pixie hair-do she sported in Breathless, an aging diva lecturing on the personal and social context of her oeuvre. It's a post-modern, posthumous turn that works to the director's advantage. But then Rappaport's got good form. His mix of documentary and dramatic reenactment is sassy. Though at times draggy, the editing and the careful layering of images is mostly inventive, betraying the film's kinship to the snappiest of independent art video. He cuts in a fantastic barrage of old film clips and, through Hurt/Seberg, contextualizes them. Unfortunately, the text drains the complexity from the film clips we see, reducing them, even dismissing them and their importance to film history. What's worse, Hurt/Seberg's commentary mocks her younger self -- as well as the selves of Bardot, Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave -- cruelly. She doesn't look back in anger. Or sadness. Or even irony. She looks back in scorn. It makes me think of People magazine. Rappaport may feign sympathy for Seberg, but really he thinks of her as a stupid cow. Ultimately, From The Journals Of Jean Seberg says that maybe Hollywood's not really to blame after all. Women are dumb and they make dumb mistakes. Why, look at poor Jean... Yeah, we've come a long way, baby, but we still get burned at the stake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Dragonheart ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 30, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN DRAGONHEART Starring Dennis Quaid and David Thewlis. Screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue. Directed by Rob Cohen. (PG) Opens May 31. (eee of 5 eyes) by Edmund Lee Near the beginning of Dragonheart, a wounded prince is rushed to a cave where a magical, life-saving dragon is known to live. When the dragon is beckoned, a familiar, booming voice fills the cave. "That's no dragon -- that's Sean Connery hiding in there!" you're thinking. "Come out where we can see ya, ol' man!" The voice is distracting, but the casting choice is easily forgiven when you behold this awesome talkin', flyin', jokin' beast, courtesy of Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects wizards responsible for Twister and Jurassic Par. The scaly creature, called Draco, an 18- by 43-foot computer fabrication, is far and away the best thing about this otherwise passable movie. With every facial and body expression taken into consideration, the dragon comes wondrously alive and manages to be both fearsome and huggable -- if you had very long arms. Once upon a time there was a tyrannical king, his young prince (Naked's David Thewlis), and a brave knight (Dennis Quaid). In a peasant uprising, the king is killed and prince stabbed in the heart. The prince is rushed to the aforementioned dragon, who transfers some of his life-force to the prince -- but only after he makes the prince swear that he'll rule with mercy. (This is all jammed into the first five minutes.) But the prince turns out to be even more evil as king than his father, and so the knight, believing that it was the wretched dragon's doing, becomes a dragon slayer. Later the knight stumbles into ol' Draco again and they patch up their relationship. The two friends then meet a fiery young woman (Dina Meyer) who persuades them to join her battle against the king and his army. Dragonheart, directed by Rob Cohen (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story), wants to be both a kids' movie and an adult adventure, but doesn't quite succeed at either. Kids will be enamored of the dragon but the battle scenes have adult doses of violence. Grown-ups will come away unstimulated upstairs, as the script is not overly sophisticated and there's nothing in the story that you haven't seen before. The acting is similarly hit and miss. Quaid, as the knight, is serviceable but not always believable -- he doesn't completely step into role the way he stepped into the creased boots of Doc Holliday in Wyatt Earp. Pete Postlethwaite as a friendly monk is too cartoonish to be taken seriously. Dina Meyer and Julie Christie (as the king's mother) aren't given much to do. Thewlis, on the other hand, doesn't hit a false note as the devilish king who wears his troubled psyche on his bloody sword -- he's the next best thing to the dragon. Nevertheless, Dragonheart should leave the short people satisfied and the larger humans not bored -- once they submit to the dragon's charms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Once Upon A Time... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 30, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN ONCE UPON A TIME...WHEN WE WERE COLORED Starring Al Freeman Jr. and Phylicia Rashad. Screenplay by Paul W. Cooper based on the book by Clifton L. Taulbert. Directed by Tim Reid. Opens May 31. (ee of 5 eyes) by KATHE GRAY There's more to black than Venus Flytrap and so Tim Reid has cast aside the cool duds of the articulate and unflappable WKRP DJ and opted for the director's chair instead. The result's an ambitious and intelligent project that lacks dramatic bite. Based on the book by Clifton Taulbert, Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored is told from the perspective of Taulbert (played by Charles Earl "Spud" Taylor Jr., Willie Norwood Jr. and Damon Hines) as he ages from 5 to 16. The film chronicles life in the black section of Glen Allan, a small town in western Mississippi, in the period between the end of World War II and the onset of the civil rights movement. As with To Kill A Mockingbird, racial injustices simmer below the surface, occasionally bubbling to the fore. Mostly though, what's important here is the tight-knit community held together by the bonds of family and the quotidian details of life -- fishing trips, church picnics and laboring in the cotton fields. Aye, there's the rub. Reid depicts the day-to-day in real time, but what's fine for a weekend in the backyard doesn't translate so well to the screen. The pacing is monotonous, its tempo slow to lugubrious. By the time the film clocks in its full one hour and 52 minute run, a few viewers have been lost along the way. As has the story line. Ostensibly a coming-of age tale, Once Upon A Time... is really a linked series of vignettes about community members and events. These episodes are rich in character and captured with an eye for authenticity, but young Clifton is frequently lost in the telling. The lack of a solid through line turns him -- ironically -- into the vehicle of the story rather than its master. That's a shame, for what this directorial debut is trying to say is subtle and sensitive: it's as different from Shaft, the Cosbys and Dead Presidents as cotton from polyester. Once Upon A Time... is a celebration of life in the face of American apartheid -- and this celebration can lead to change, too, it seems to say. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Spy Hard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 30, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN SPY HARD Starring Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan. Screenplay by Rick Friedberg, Dick Chudnow, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Directed by Rick Friedberg. (AA) (e of 5 eyes) by DAVID DRAYTON The kid sitting next to me (I figure he's about 12) is laughing himself silly -- he's on a major giggle fit. Some benighted fools would say that the fact that he's 12 is reason enough for him to be laughing at something as resolutely unfunny as Spy Hard. "Hey, come on," they would say, "he's just a kid!" Sorry, I have to strongly disagree. The kid's seriously ill. I think he's got some sort of bizarre brain disorder that's causing him to see another movie on the screen... A FUNNY MOVIE! If only I could be as sick, 'cause the movie my brain is processing is pretty damn feeble. Secret agent WD-40 (laughing yet?) a.k.a. Dick Steele (Leslie Nielsen) is lured back into active service when he receives an urgent message from the agency's director (Charles Durning). It seems that General Rancor (Andy Griffith), an old nemesis of Steele's, is back in business. And what does General Rancor want? You guessed it: world domination. And of course Steele is the only one who can stop his diabolical scheme. Sounds like a routine assignment for Nielsen: just cause all sorts of slapstick mayhem while acting totally oblivious to the hilarious carnage and suffering -- also save the girl and the world. Easy! Well, not so easy. Nielsen does the best he can but director Rick Friedberg is no David Zucker (The Naked Gun). Nothing -- and I mean nothing -- in Spy Hard works; from the "Weird Al" Yankovic title song (Fat women float behind "Weird Al" in place of the usual Bond beauties) to all the erect penis references (Spy Hard, Dick Steele... uh, get it?). It's very tired comedy with no impudence or energy. Every one-liner and sight gag lands with a hideous thud. But that kid sitting next to me keeps laughing. For God's sake somebody call a doctor! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Under TheDomim Tree ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 30, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN UNDER THEDOMIM TREE Starring Kaipo Cohen and Juliano Mer. Screenplay by Gila Almagor and Eyal Sher. Directed by Eli Cohen. Hebrew with subtitles. (PG) Opens May 31. (eee of 5 eyes) by ALEX PATTERSON There may have been sold-out shows night after night during the Toronto Jewish Film Festival, but Hebrew-language movies are still a rarity in North America. If you want an introduction to contemporary Israeli cinema, Under The Domim Tree isn't a bad place to start. The story takes place on a kibbutz in 1953, when the state of Israel was only a few years old -- and the Holocaust was still fresh in everyone's mind. A group of teenagers (Poles mostly) live at a "state boarding school" (an orphanage actually) where they work the land, milk the cows and try to avoid discussing what happened to them "back there" in Europe. Despite their extraordinary circumstances, both as witnesses to the war's destruction and as participants in the nation- building that followed, these are ordinary young people: they argue, they fall in love and they have heated discussions about whether or not it's moral to accept the reparations money being offered by Germany. What makes Domim Tree unusual is its focus on the psychic scars of those who survived -- what would now be called post-traumatic stress syndrome. Several of the children are obsessed with searching for their parents from whom, one way or another, they became separated during the upheavals. This psychological approach is, apparently, the specialty of Gila Almagor (Israel's best-known actress and who has a cameo here as a psychiatric inmate), whose novel director Eli Cohen (who made The Quarrel in Canada a few years ago) is working from. (Domim Tree is a sequel to Almagor's The Summer Of Aviva, though no knowledge of the earlier movie is needed to make sense of this one.) It's all fairly low-impact stuff -- not one domim tree gets blown away by a hurricane -- but the film's dramatic deficiencies are redressed by its attractive cast and easy-going pace. Under The Domim Tree may not awe you, but it ought to charm you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@REVIEW: EDDIE (1996) EDDIE A film review by James Berardinelli Copyright 1996 James Berardinelli RATING (0 TO 10): 3.0 Alternative Scale: *1/2 out of **** United States, 1996 U.S. Release Date: 5/31/96 (wide) Running Length: 1:40 MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Language, brief sexual situation) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, John Salley, Malik Sealy, Rick Fox, Dwayne Schintzius Director: Steve Rash Producers: David Permut and Mark Burg Screenplay: Jon Connolly, David Loucka, Eric Champnella, Keith Mitchell, Steve Zacharias, and Jeff Buhai Cinematography: Victor Kemper Music: Stanley Clarke U.S. Distributor: Hollywood Pictures New York Knicks fans, still smarting from a lackluster season and second-round playoff ejection, may find some solace in EDDIE, a fantasy for Big Apple NBA fans. Just about everyone else is likely to find this smug, self-congratulatory, moronic comedy unbearable. Whoopi Goldberg doesn't exactly have a sterling track record, but this particular travesty resembles a pile left by the runaway elephant in MADE IN AMERICA. Whoopi plays Eddie Franklin, a rabid Knicks fan (very much in the mold of the Celtics fans from the infinitely better CELTIC PRIDE). She sits high in the cheap seats at Madison Square Garden, yelling epithets at the beleaguered coach (Dennis Farina, doing a Pat Riley imitation). By day, Eddie is a limo driver, and, when one of her pickups turns out to be Wild Bill Burgess (Frank Langella), the Knicks' new owner, she deluges him with unsolicited advice. Bill is so impressed by her that, when he sees her at a game one night, he rigs an "honorary coach" contest so that she wins. When the fans react with unbridled enthusiasm to her antics, Bill goads the current coach into resigning, then hires Eddie as the replacement. And, of course, the sorry Knicks start to get better just as the season winds down. Eddie has inherited a team of talented problem players, so, according to formula, she sets out winning their trust and turning them around. She reunites one with his wife, learns Russian to communicate with another, and brings in a third one's mom for an inspirational pep- talk. The results? Well, when it comes to the big game, the oaf who can't plant his feet suddenly grows roots and the superstar who never passes treats the ball like a hot potato. There's a bit of contrived melodrama at the end that tries to fake the audience into thinking that the result of the game might be in doubt, but we know better. EDDIE tries to be a little different by introducing a sub-theme involving the arrogant self-absorption of today's athletes. One player haughtily ignores a kid's request for an autograph; another won't practice because he's involved in a photo shoot for a rap album cover. This topic is a good launching pad for satire, but EDDIE does nothing with it. It's just a plot device cooked up by one of the six credited screenwriters. (When has a script written by so many been any good?) The character of Eddie is one of the film's worst miscalculations. We're supposed to like her, but, with Goldberg exhibiting all the loud, loutish arrogance of the stereotypical Knicks fan, we end up wishing for her downfall. Quite a few past and current NBA players (Walt Frazier, John Salley, Dwayne Schintzius, and Dennis Rodman) make appearances, but their (thankfully) limited exposure does little more than prove that they're considerably more effective on court than on screen. Those offended by the rampant commercialism of motion pictures (Disney and its subsidiaries are particularly guilty of this) will find much in EDDIE to raise their ire. Huge chunks of the film function as glorified commercials for ESPN (including a completely unnecessary cameo by Chris Berman) and New York's clear-channel WFAN radio. There are a couple of clever moments in EDDIE, such as a scene where a player offers a scientifically accurate definition of a black hole (this echoes the "civilized" Right Guard commercials), but this film offers very few laughs. It's a dull, stale affair with suspenseless game sequences, humorless jokes, and pathetic drama. In short, unless you're craving a Knicks fantasy triumph, EDDIE is one summer movie to stay far away from. - James Berardinelli e-mail: berardin@bc.cybernex.net ReelViews web site: http://www.cybernex.net/~berardin @START@REVIEW: DRAGONHEART (1996) DRAGONHEART A film review by James Berardinelli Copyright 1996 James Berardinelli RATING (0 TO 10): 5.0 Alternative Scale: ** out of **** United States, 1996 U.S. Release Date: 5/31/96 (wide) Running Length: 1:43 MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Violence, mature themes) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cast: Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Dina Meyer, Pete Postlewaite, Julie Christie, voice of Sean Connery Director: Rob Cohen Producer: Raffaella De Laurentiis Screenplay: Charles Edward Pogue Cinematography: David Eggby Music: Randy Edelman U.S. Distributor: Universal Pictures In the early summer sweepstakes, Warner Brothers has weighed in with TWISTER, Paramount with MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, and now Universal with DRAGONHEART, director Rob Cohen's swords-and-sorcery saga. No prizes for guessing which is most likely to be the also-ran. DRAGONHEART, which not only has the kiss-of-death of a De Laurentiis being listed in the credits (Raffaella is the producer), is a remarkable example of how not to fashion a solid adventure story. Crowds craving excitement will be irritated by the numerous lulls; those hoping for something of substance will feel cheated. Why is it so difficult to make a good fantasy motion picture? It's possible to count on one hand the number of passable efforts. Most fantasy movies, including George Lucas' WILLOW, the CONAN twosome, and last year's Arthurian FIRST KNIGHT, vary from mediocre to virtually unwatchable. Fantasy is undoubtedly a rich and popular genre, but it apparently doesn't translate effectively to the fast-paced, visual medium of film. Even with ILM providing nearly-flawless special effects, DRAGONHEART lacks a much-needed spark. It's obvious and plodding, and only occasionally impressive. One distinction this movie can claim is that it's almost certainly the most unusual buddy movie of the year (KAZAAM not excepted). We're not talking about two mismatched cops, self-destructive lovers, or oddball losers. Instead, there's a beefy warrior-type and his new best friend, Draco, who just happens to be a gargantuan, fire-breathing lizard. You know, the kind J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about that are featured prominently in the cult game DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. In this case, the scaly beast with the house-wide wing span and man-sized teeth not only belches flames, but is quite talkative (not to mention philosophical) -- even if his voice does sound exactly like that of actor Sean Connery. This isn't the first major screen appearance of a live-action dragon. And, although the beast is a lot more impressive here than the one featured in 1981's DRAGONSLAYER, not even the thrill of a dragon attack can save this film. Part of the problem is that Draco, despite looking imposing, is anything but that. With Connery lending his voice, we immediately think of him as a helpful, friendly creature, and Draco's affability makes it impossible for us to be in awe. In the end, he's just Dennis Quaid's computer-generated sidekick. Quaid, playing a knight wandering the earth in the late tenth century, gives the film's most credible performance. He's believable as the once-valorous warrior, Bowen, who, as the result of a series of bitter disillusionments, has turned to mercenary means to earn a living -- he'll kill any dragon for a bag of gold. Too bad that the character is so flatly-written. The same gripe goes for his romantic interest, a young peasant girl named Kara (Dina Meyer), who's trying to incite a rebellion against the nobles. With her obvious, twentieth-century American accent, Meyer makes Kara a living anachronism. Bowen's chief nemesis is the evil king, Einon (David Thewlis), a former pupil. Thewlis (NAKED) is an accomplished actor, but his unimposing villain comes across as a pale imitation of Tim Roth's ROB ROY bad guy. Pete Postlewaite (Oscar-nominated for IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER) portrays a roving poet/monk who hooks up with Bowen, and Julie Christie has a small role as Einon's long-suffering mother. About the only thing rousing in DRAGONHEART is Randy Edelman's bombastic score. While the dragon has a fair amount of screen time, the spectacle soon wears off, and the script lacks the necessary vitality to keep us riveted. DRAGONHEART boasts a few worthwhile moments, like the image of a rearing Draco silhouetted against the setting sun or the standoff between man and beast with Bowen inside the dragon's maw, but there aren't enough of these. In appearance, DRAGONHEART bears a resemblance to BRAVEHEART -- there are the same kind of dirty peasants, thatched cottages, and walled castles. Unfortunately, the similarities don't extend to the battle sequences. Scenes of Bowen and Einon crossing swords generate little or no tension, and the clash of their respective armies isn't any better. While BRAVEHEART kept us on the edge of our seats, there are times when DRAGONHEART has us wishing we could crawl under them. - James Berardinelli e-mail: berardin@bc.cybernex.net ReelViews web site: http://www.cybernex.net/~berardin @START@REVIEW: THE ARRIVAL (1996) THE ARRIVAL A film review by James Berardinelli Copyright 1996 James Berardinelli RATING (0 TO 10): 7.5 Alternative Scale: *** out of **** United States, 1996 U.S. Release Date: 5/31/96 (wide) Running Length: 1:55 MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Violence, mature themes) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Cast: Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Teri Polo, Ron Silver, Richard Schiff, Tony T. Johnson Director: David Twohy Producers: Thomas G. Smith and James Steele Screenplay: David Twohy Cinematography: Hiro Narita Music: Arthur Kempel U.S. Distributor: Orion Pictures The biggest alien invasion picture of the summer of 1996 is INDEPENDENCE DAY. But it's not the first. THE ARRIVAL, with a significantly lower budget than Fox's July 3 release, has that distinction, and, while this particular film doesn't boast any radical or surprising ideas, it combines numerous familiar plot elements into a suspenseful, entertaining whole. Best of all, perhaps, is the realization that some thought went into writer/director David Twohy's script. This is not a dumb movie; in fact, with its heavy reliance upon real science, it's startlingly credible. When aliens can disguise themselves as humans, as in THE ARRIVAL, we're never sure who's a friend and who's a foe, and the best science fiction/horror films of this ilk continuously keep us guessing. Conspiracy lovers will have fun sorting through the layers of cover-up and treachery here. And those who crave scary-looking, otherworldly creatures will get their fill from the aliens in their natural forms. The premise is rather simple. The aliens hail from a planet orbiting Wolf-336, an unstable star located 14.6 light years from Earth. A colonizing force has arrived here incognito with the goal of readying this world for inhabitation. That process involves accelerating the greenhouse effect -- intentionally polluting the atmosphere so that the global temperature rises, causing the polar ice caps melt. Zane (Charlie Sheen) and Calvin (Richard Schiff), a pair of CETI radio astronomers, intercept communications between Wolf-336 and Earth. When they report this to their boss, Phil Gordian (Ron Silver), Zane is fired and Calvin suffers an unfortunate accident. With the help of Kiki (Tony T. Johnson), a neighborhood boy, Zane begins investigating on his own, ignoring his girlfriend (Teri Polo) in his quest to determine who's out there. But Zane isn't the only one observing strange goings-on. A UCLA environmentalist (Lindsay Crouse) has noticed the alarming increase in global warming, and it's only a matter of time before she and Zane meet each other and compare notes. THE ARRIVAL is low key, which is refreshing at this time of year, and it's as much horror as pure science fiction. This is the kind of movie that a director like John Carpenter might have made during his late-70s/early-80s heyday. It's creepy and atmospheric, and, after a rather protracted opening forty minutes, well-paced. Spectacled and bearded, Charlie Sheen is surprisingly effective as the paranoid protagonist. He's more of an everyday sort of guy than a superhero, and, as a result, is easy to identify with. Everyone else in the cast is basically a supporting player, including Ron Silver as an oily CETI executive, so the responsibility for the movie lies fully on Sheen's shoulders, and he carries the burden admirably. X FILES fans will discover a lot worth appreciating about THE ARRIVAL, which shares certain core similarities with the TV show. This film, however, takes things much further. Believability is a tremendous asset in a picture like this. 1993's FIRE IN THE SKY, supposedly based on a "true" story, was incredibly hard-to-swallow. On the other hand, THE ARRIVAL, a completely fictional tale, is easy to accept. David Twohy should be commended. In a summer when tornadoes, impossible missions, and flying dragons are grabbing the headlines and the big money, his smaller effort has shown more creativity than any of those blockbusters. - James Berardinelli e-mail: berardin@bc.cybernex.net ReelViews web site: http://www.cybernex.net/~berardin @START@ON SCREEN: Welcome To The Dollhouse ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE Starring Heather Matarazzo and Victoria Davis. Written and directed by Todd Solondz. Opens June 7. (eee of 5 eyes) by GEMMA FILES OK, let's take a poll. Everybody whose memories of childhood, specifically the school-attending portion of it, make you want to cringe, retch, or run as far away as possible, raise your hands. Then write a letter and tell me whether I'm right or wrong in thinking that for every person actually lucky enough to be pretty or popular, there were a million other awkward outcasts like myself -- or like Dawn "Weiner Dog" Weiner, heroine of writer/director Todd Solondz's inventively scathing, self-described "sad comedy" of what passes for prepubescent manners, Welcome To The Dollhouse. As played by newcomer Heather Matarazzo, Dawn is a geeky girl with supermodel's lips, equally huge glasses and a highly inappropriate grasp of fashion. At home, she's caught between a sickly-cute little sister (in a ballerina's tutu, no less) whom her mother adores and an older brother who spends every waking moment trying to build up his college entrant's resume. At school, she runs a daily gauntlet of other kids -- girls who call her "lesbo" if she's unlucky enough to choose to sit next to one of them in the cafeteria, boys who alternately tell her how ugly she is and threaten to rape her -- as she flails her slow but steady way through the hell that is Junior High. Just honest enough to make life hard on herself, just imaginative enough to covet things she's too inexperienced to understand she can never have -- like the local hunk/aspiring rock star (Eric Mabius) who plays in her brother's awful garage band -- Dawn goes constantly unrewarded for her feeble attempts at self-defence. ("Who ever told you to fight back?" her mother demands, after Dawn is called to the principal's office.) And she shows absolutely no sign of ever turning into the usual Hollywood swan. Which is exactly the way Solondz wants it. "People go on about how dark the movie is," Solondz complains, mildly. "But I see it as a satire, accurate enough to hurt, but with a layer of humor. To bring it to some kind of fake ending where Dawn suddenly becomes popular, or whatever -- even to throw in any kind of breadcrumbs of hope -- just seemed like it would undermine everything we'd been trying to say so far about how badly people treat each other, at any age. "On the other hand, the fact that she hasn't just jumped out the window by the time the credits roll has to count as some kind of happy ending." "I would say it's true to life," Matarazzo chimes in. "When I was working on a movie recently, there were these two 22-year-old girls who heard I was in Dollhouse and were like, 'How could her mother let her do something like that?' But in fact, I would consider this as the G-rated version of what really goes on in Junior High." Because of Dollhouse's unsettling nature (a.k.a. "sick" and "depressing" according to many who read the script), parents were not exactly lining up to let their daughters compete for the part of Dawn, let alone those of her tormentors. So Solondz took to hanging around in local New Jersey shopping malls, handing out audition flyers to any girl who looked particularly uncomfortable in her own skin. He eventually seized on Matarazzo, who, though he continues to deny it, happens to bear a fairly striking physical resemblance to Solondz. But Dollhouse, apparently, is not meant to be autobiographical. "First of all, I'm obviously not a little girl," Solondz says. "I'm not saying I didn't have a painful childhood, because I did. But my pain just didn't happen to be Dawn's. If I'm like anybody in the movie, I guess I'm most like the little boy she sees getting beaten up, and then when she asks him if he's OK he turns around and calls her 'Weiner Dog,' like he's afraid of catching whatever she has and ending up even worse off than he already is. Except I was always a little faster than that kid, so the abuse I took rarely got physical." "Everybody can identify with it, though, because everybody has had experiences like Dawn's," Matarazzo puts in. "I mean, I know I've come home crying after being made fun of -- just stupid stuff. But kids have to learn to think before they call people things. "Before I did this movie, I'd always known people had feelings, but at least now, when somebody's calling somebody else, like, 'faggot' or 'lesbo,' I try to tell them how not-cool it is. Which isn't always easy, either -- it's not like I'm some superhero, right? But if being Dawn taught me anything, it taught me how strong I can really be." Despite almost universal acclaim for Dollhouse since its debut at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, Solondz remains more than a little skeptical about his current status as this month's duly elected filmmaking flavor, mainly because it's his second kick at this particular can. While still at film school, he got writing deals with both Columbia and 20th Century Fox, but went with a third company (PolyGram) that eventually released a version of his first feature -- Fear, Anxiety And Depression -- that seemed barely recognizable, not to mention financially "disappointing." Leaving moviemaking behind, Solondz worked teaching English as a second language for several years, until a friend told him she had raised enough money to invest in his next project. "I was completely unprepared for people to react as positively as they have to the movie," Solondz admits. "After all, it's a movie that's about kids but definitely not for kids. And there's no sex or violence to keep the adults interested, either. When people started wanting to buy the rights, I just told my lawyer: 'Yes, quick, sell it before they catch on.' " So is the best thing about childhood really that you eventually grow out of it? Solondz and I would probably say yes, Matarazzo no. "Oh, Dawn will chew through it all eventually," says Matarazzo. "She'll go to Disneyland with everybody else, get left out like usual, probably sit alone and have to, like, ride the teacups by herself." She grins. "But she'll try." The moral apparently being -- if there is one -- that nothing childhood throws at you can really be so terribly hard, if even a Weiner Dog can survive it. REEL HELL If Welcome To The Dollhouse makes you want to seek out other films where childhood is not portrayed as some mythically golden Road To Avonlea outtake, the titles listed below are available on video: Move over, Larry Clark -- River's Edge (1987, dir. Tim Hunter), though nominally a remake of screenwriter-turned-director Hunter's earlier screenplay, Over The Edge, could just as legitimately be called the first version of Kids. The difference? An actual plot... and a whole lot less voyeuristic smirking. In a dead-end small town, one of an aimless, drug-soaked bunch of teenage losers kills his girlfriend, then leaves her body in the bush. Intermittently, he takes all of them out to see her; equally intermittently, some of them wonder if they shouldn't maybe do something about it. Or perhaps you like a little revenge fantasy with your peer pressure, at which point there's Heathers (1989, dir. Michael Lehmann), the movie that introduced audiences to both Christian Slater's Jack Nicholson impression and a pre-Beverly Hills 90210 Shannen Doherty, or the slightly more obscure Massacre At Central High (1976, dir. Renee Daalder). Both make points about politics by examining the inventive ways high school cliques find to torture those who don't measure up to their entry requirements -- and both end with an explosion. But if you're looking for a real industrial gothic, Charles Dickens kinda rotten childhood, then look no further than the nominally kid- friendly musical Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971, dir. Mel Stuart). Charlie Bucket is so poor he has to make a single chocolate bar last all year. Luckily, his latest treat turns out to contain a ticket to tour Wonka's miraculous factory and compete with a series of truly grotesque fellow children and adults for the prize of a lifetime's supply of figure-wreckin', hyper-makin', tooth-rottin' good candy. As Wonka, Gene Wilder is a misanthropic freak who punishes those he despises with the help of a horde of moral-spouting dwarfs called Oompa-Loompas. Yet the movie as a whole is just cute enough that your parents won't object to you renting it. (Until they read this article, that is.) Enjoy, and remember, the pain won't last forever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: The other summer film list ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN THE OTHER SUMMER FILM LIST by EDMUND LEE Seeing any movie is a cool way to spend the summer because of the air- conditioning, but even Toronto's hellish humidity beats a film that turns you into an ice block of boredom. So, rather than the customary list of summer blockbusters, here's a partial selection chosen by a more useful criterion: films that appear to be worth your time. (Caveat: advance appraisals are a crapshoot.) Chain Reaction - After his comedy-drama bomb Steal Big, Steal Little, Andrew Davis returns to action where he scored big with The Fugitive. Keanu Reeves is a scientist framed for murder in this high-tech espionage thriller. (August) The Frighteners Heavenly Creatures' - wunderkind Peter Jackson's first American feature is about a town overrun by infighting ghosts -- one of them a serial killer. Michael J. Fox is a psychic ghostbuster. (July) The Ghost And The Darkness - A true story from 1896 about two nasty lions who took issue with British plans to run a railway through their territory and went on a killing rampage. (August) I Am Cuba - A previously unreleased propaganda project between U.S.S.R. and Cuba hated by both parties when finished in 1964. Unveiled at last year's Telluride festival as a newly discovered classic, its visually rich interlinking of unrelated narratives was characterized as an "epic hymn to romantic Communism." (June 14) Independence Day - The trailer for this film about an alien invasion looks great -- as did the trailer for director Roland Emmerich's previous hit film, StarGate. Will Smith and Bill Pullman are in the welcome party. (July 3) Joe's Apartment - Based on the award-winning MTV live-action/animated short, this first feature by John Payson stars 50,000 singing and dancing roaches, roommates of a lowly newcomer to Brooklyn. (July) John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. - Recommended on the strength of Escape From New Yor -- probably the last decent movie Carpenter directed. Kurt Russell returns as Snake Plisskenn. (August) The Kingdom Denmark's Lars Von Trier's - (Europa, and this year's Cannes runner-up Breaking The Waves) surreal comedy about a hospital run by the crazed, it also has a crazed running time of 274 minutes. (June 21) Lone Star - The latest by writer-director John Sayles, who has one of best track records of American filmmakers (The Secret Of Roan Inish, Passion Fish, Eight Men Out, City Of Hope), is a shadowy mystery set in a Texas border town that has been controlled by two powerful men, Kris Kristofferson and Matthew McConaughey. (June 28) The Roc - Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris in a FBI chemical- weapons actioner that comes with good advance notice. The last by the producing team of Jerry Bruckheimer and the late Don Simpson. (June 7) She's The One Ed Burns' - follow-up to The Brothers McMullen is another story about brothers (Burns, Mike McGlone) trying to sort out their lives as they sort out their past. Jennifer Aston and Cameron Diaz are the babes in waiting. (Summer) Summer In Italy - Cinematheque's annual tradition of Italian classics is a welcome haven from the low-brow, big-bang fare. (July 3) Trainspotting Hyped - the best Brit film in a decade in (where else) the U.K., this is the second feature by Shallow Grave director Danny Boyle, based on the book by Irvine Welsh about Edinburgh kids who get their thrills lying on railroad tracks. (July) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: On the Beat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN ON THE BEAT Starring Li Zhanho and Wang Liangui. Written and directed by Ning Ying. In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles. Opens June 7 -- Bloor Cinema. (See eye's Independent & Repertory listings.) (eee of 5 eyes) by MARK DILLON In Beijing, an old drunkard is bitten by a rabid dog, and the police use the incident as an excuse to exterminate all domestic dogs in the vicinity. This may seem an inconsequential premise for a feature film, but it is with this slight starting point that award-winning Chinese director Ning Ying makes some sweeping comments about her country in the satirical film On The Beat. The film centres around Yang Guoli (Zhanho), a veteran cop who must show the ropes to young recruit Wang Liangui (who uses his real name in the role). Simone and Sipowicz these guys ain't. They long for the state-of-the-art cars and guns that they see in reruns of Hunter. When they must get to the scene of a crime it is usually by bicycle or their station's patrol jeep, which they end up pushing. Other comparisons between Chinese and American culture abound in the film. While the cops blame American movies for much of the crime and drinking in their precinct, their chain-smoking and macho posturing is pure Hollywood. Dogs also become a symbol of Western decadence. According to the film, it is illegal to keep dogs as pets in Beijing. In the Chinese tradition, they may only be kept to watch over farms. The city-wide canine ban is representative of the constant government intervention the film questions. In one sadly touching scene, the police interrogate a bourgeois family from whose house neighbors swear they heard barking. While the parents attempt to bribe the officers, their 5-year-old daughter sits atop a bed under which the dog is hidden. Over the image of the child sobbing the beloved pet gives itself away with its growling. What may be most amazing about On The Beat is that it slipped out of its native country without creating much of a stir. The People's Republic, whose sea of bureaucracy is roundly criticized throughout the film, is known to reprimand artists who refuse to espouse the Party line. The film is so low-key -- so much so that it will be a hard sell to Western audiences -- that perhaps the powers that be missed the film's tone of dissension. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Pasolini: An Italian Crime ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN PASOLINI: AN ITALIAN CRIME Starring Carlo De Filippi, Nicoletta Braschi and Tony Bertorelli. Screenplay by Marco Tullio Giordana, Stefano Rulli and Sandro Petraglia. Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. Italian with subtitles. (AA) Opens June 7. (eee of 5 eyes) by KATHE GRAY Pier Paolo Pasolini is renowned for the contributions he made to the world of cinema. I know this from a film course I took in university. Not that I got to see any Pasolini in class -- his material was considered too explicit, too graphic, too sexually liberated, for a bunch of sophomores. Instead, we watched The Bicycle Thief. Fast forward a few years and I still haven't seen any Pasolini. I have, however, watched a lot of Law And Order and that's mostly what Pasolini: An Italian Crime reminded me of: an Italian L&O with actors dressed in that evil polyester garb people so liked in the '70s. Other than the clothes, this is not a bad thing. I like L&O, I like seeing how the twin institutions of law and justice work in concert, I like how sometimes the bad guys win. Not that Pasolini is simply the story of good guys and bad guys. It is, after all, about a great man's death. Pasolini was an outspoken leftist ideologue, an artist with a flair for the sensational, and an openly gay man. He died as he lived, controversially and in the public eye. When his body was found savagely beaten and murdered by street hustlers, his death was dismissed by some as "one of those faggot things," and mourned by others as "a crime against culture." While Pino Pelosi (played by Carlo De Filippi) was sentenced for Pasolini's murder, some speculated that the death was a hit orchestrated by fascists who feared his popularity and intellect. Botched crime scene protocol, delayed witness interviews and an incomplete autopsy lend credence to the theory. But we'll never know for sure: like the best of L&O, Pasolini ends with fewer answers than questions. Visually straight ahead, Pasolini: An Italian Crime lacks the artistry that I've read characterized Pasolini's films. However, there are moments where grainy footage of the real Pasolini, of the 1975 crime scene, of squatters and hustlers, are intercut in Jarman-esque montages -- the strangely moving poetry of death. In conjunction with the release of the film, an exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of Pasolini's death, entitled "From the Fields of Friuli to the Canadian Universities," which features original manuscripts, first editions, artwork and archival material, runs to June 14 at the Robarts Library (130 St. George St.). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Turning April ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN TURNING APRIL Starring Tushka Bergen, Aaron Blabey and Kenneth Welsh. Screenplay by James Nichol. Directed by Geoffrey Bennett. (AA) Opens June 7. (eeee of 5 eyes) by KATHE GRAY It's not easy being married to a bloke named Chappie. Just ask April (Tushka Bergen). Here she is at the cusp of 30 and repressed as only a British post-colonial in pastel clothes can be. Her days consist of planning garden parties, attending teas and having her hair done as only Dippity-Do can do it -- activities she must complete with consummate attention to detail and propriety. Chappie's promotion into the upper echelons of bureaucratic process depends upon it. April is good at perfection -- she's been on auto-pilot for years. The dutiful daughter of a well-known environmentalist (Judi Farr), she also obediently hides the nasty secrets of her philatelist dad (Kenneth Welsh). Now she's a good mother to her 9-year-old daughter and if Chappie's boss had his way, she'd be the ideal mistress too. April hardly has time for herself (not that she has much sense of self, mind you) but she does have a hobby: shoplifting trinkets from the local five-and-dime. And it's shoplifting that provides her release from her domestic hell -- she's accidentally kidnapped by a motley crew that hold up said bargain basement. When they decide to let her go, she refuses to leave. While April does take Leif (Aaron Blabey), the gang's darkishly handsome leader, as her lover, Turning April is no more an investigation of the Stockholm Syndrome than it is a comedy. It's a coming-of-age film really: it reminds us that a girl's first period means squat. True coming-of-age is what happens when we realize that we've actually got some stake in our lives and we set out to do something with it. An Australian-Canadian co-production, Turning April was filmed down under with a mainly Aussie cast, the ubiquitous Welsh (Whale Music, Margaret's Museum) being the sole exception. It's a pretty film with panoramic views of the Sydney harbor and luxuriant indoor shots. The lighting fairly glows and even sewers seem OK places to hang out for the afternoon. But make no mistake -- like I Love A Man In A Uniform, Turning April may be filled with funny bits and neat pictures, but all that stuff gets blown away in the end. Turning April is a serious film tempered with humor, and though it may try to cover an issue too many, it has impact. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: The Arrival ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN THE ARRIVAL Starring Charlie Sheen and Ron Silver. Written and directed by David Twohy. (PG) (eee of 5 eyes) by DAVID DRAYTON I have to admit that I had almost written the whole review of The Arrival in my head before I had even stepped into the theatre. I mean, come on! It looked like a cheap attempt to cash in on the upcoming release of the mega-budgeted Independence Day, and Charlie Sheen... with a goatee! It just had to stink! Well, beam me up and call me Scotty 'cause I just had a close encounter of the thrilling kind. The Arrival is a nifty little sci-fi treat, a throw-back to the sci-fi of the '50s, when the possibility of the extra-terrestrials visiting earth was feared and not revered. Despite the TV ads showing Sheen staring agog at the sky, The Arrival is more The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers than E.T. Sheen is radio astronomer Zane Ziminski, a guy who spends all his time listening to the universe, hoping to hear signs of life but always hearing nothing... until (of course) one night. Zane gets a clear transmission from space; it lasts 42 seconds, then goes away and never comes back. Zane takes the taped evidence and hands it to his boss, Gordian (Ron Silver). Suddenly, before you can say major conspiracy, Zane is laid off and the tape disappears. I don't want to give away any more of the script, by writer-director David Twohy (screenwriter on The Fugitive and Alien 3) -- suffice it to say these mean buggers from another world are right under Zane's nose. Twohy doesn't put on a light show: he never revels in special effects (though the aliens in this picture are well-conceived) and he's not a wizardly action-director. But Twohy does know how to tell a story and pace a film. (And that's very important in a film that's as highly derivative as this one is.) He also knows how to get solid performances from mediocre actors, i.e. Sheen, and Lindsay Crouse (she plays a friendly global-warming expert on the same alien trail as Zane). For fans of sharp and shocking '50s style sci-fi, The Arrival is required viewing. For those foolish disbelievers who think we haven't been take over by aliens already, you can't say The Arrival didn't give you fair warning. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON SCREEN: Eddie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON SCREEN ON SCREEN EDDIE Starring Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella. Screenplay by Jon Connolly & David Loucka, Eric Champnella & Keith Mitchell and Steve Zacharias & Jeff Buhai. Directed by Steve Rash. (PG) (ee of 5 eyes) by ALEX PATTERSON Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg) is a basketball-loving limo driver who for years has been a noisy fixture in the nosebleed section at New York Knicks games. When eccentric Texan financier Wild Bill Burgess (Frank Langella) buys the franchise, he decides Eddie's brand of fandom is what the team needs to reverse its losing streak. Upsetting the city (and defying reason), Wild Bill names the enthusiastic but inexperienced Eddie as the Knicks' new coach. As the 187th basketball picture of the past three years, you might expect Eddie to try something a little different from the previous 186. Instead, it pretty much conforms to its underachieving genre -- i.e., it's little more than an excuse to get some hoop action on the big screen. And if that's all you require, you might as well jump, as Eddie will supply you with glimpses of real-life sports stars like Malik Sealy, Mark Jackson and John "Spider" Salley. But if it's a movie you want, look elsewhere, 'cause all you're going to find here are Whoopi's patented bug-eyed histrionics, and no characterization beyond the superficial nor drama beyond the numbingly obvious. Plus, of course, the obligatory celebrity cameos (Fabio, Donald Trump, former and current New York mayors, and so on). This, despite a script for which no fewer than a half-dozen writers receive screen credit -- never a good sign. A six-pack of top-dollar Hollywood talent chained to typewriters can't come up with anything better than feeble pokes at Dennis Rodman's earrings? To add hypocrisy to injury, the film repeatedly reprimands NBA players for being millionaire egomaniacs who disrespect their fans. Sitting through Eddie, I can't say I felt a whole lot of respect being shown to me as a member of the audience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available collected reviews --------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Movies eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@REVIEW: THE PHANTOM (1996) THE PHANTOM A film review by James Berardinelli Copyright 1996 James Berardinelli RATING (0 TO 10): 6.5 Alternative Scale: **1/2 out of **** United States, 1996 U.S. Release Date: 6/7/96 (wide) Running Length: 1:40 MPAA Classification: PG (Cartoon violence) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cast: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, James Remar, Catherine Zeta Jones, Patrick McGoohan Director: Simon Wincer Producers: Robert Evans and Alan Ladd Jr. Screenplay: Jeffrey Boam based on the comic book created by Lee Falk Cinematography: David Burr Music: David Newman U.S. Distributor: Paramount Pictures It's probably unfair to characterize THE PHANTOM as a BATMAN- wannabe, since Lee Falk's comic book creation predated the Caped Crusader. Nevertheless, as far as motion picture adaptations are concerned, Michael Keaton first stepped into his suit seven years before Paramount Pictures released this movie. And, since both superheroes lack recognizable super powers and wear costumes, the connection is obvious. It should be noted, however, that while Batman's form-fitting suit looks a lot more stylish than The Phantom's cheesy purple outfit, appearance isn't everything -- this film is more fun than Tim Burton's 1989 atmosphere-soaked, empty-headed yarn. That's not to say that THE PHANTOM, directed by Simon Wincer (FREE WILLY), doesn't have atmosphere. Actually, it's a nice-looking motion picture, with splashy colors highlighting nearly every scene. But, unlike BATMAN, it doesn't hang everything on mood, and the tone isn't relentlessly downbeat. Quite the opposite, in fact. Since THE PHANTOM never takes anything seriously, the audience doesn't have to, either. This is the sort of tongue-in-cheek campiness that knows exactly what it is, and the irreverent tone saves this film from being another failed RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. In fact, the action sequences are among the least enjoyable parts of THE PHANTOM, since they're uniformly routine. If you want action, see THE ROCK. This film is for those who enjoy come-to-life comic books with self-consciously preposterous dialogue, over-the-top acting, silly plot contrivances, and a superhero who strikes all the right poses. It's not great cinema, but that doesn't stop it from being enjoyable in a B-movie way (and, unlike most films out there now, it's entirely suitable for children). For four-hundred years, the Phantom has haunted the Bengalla woods, known to the native inhabitants as "The Ghost Who Walks." Kit Walker (Billy Zane) is the twenty-first man to take up the mantle, inheriting it from his late father (Patrick McGoohan), who makes occasional ghostly appearances to advise him. It's the lot of the Walker family to "fight piracy, cruelty, and injustice in all its forms", and has been since the boy who became the first Phantom witnessed his father's murder. Because all the Phantoms wear the same costume, the outside world believes that there's only one of them -- an immortal vigilante of sorts -- and Kit is in no hurry to dispel the illusion. The age-old enemy of the Phantom is the evil Sengh brotherhood, who are searching for the fabled Skulls of Touganda, a trio of artifacts that, when brought together, give the possessor great powers. One New York businessman, Xander Drax (Treat Williams), wants those skulls for himself, so he sends his henchman, Quill (James Remar), into the jungles of Bengalla to retrieve one. Quill and the Phantom have a history -- he's the one who stabbed Kit's father in the back. Meanwhile, back in the Big Apple, a newspaper publisher and his daughter (Kristy Swanson) who suspect that Drax is up to no good run afoul of the megalomaniac when they start investigating his personal affairs. Billy Zane, who played the psycho in DEAD CALM, is an excellent choice for the lead role. Zane adopts the right self-deprecating tone and has a well-toned body that fills out the skin-tight costume impressively. He seems to be enjoying himself, which is important for this sort of part. Kristy Swanson (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) slides into the love interest role with gusto, showing enough spunk to avoid fading into the background. Catherine Zeta Jones plays an exotic, athletic bad girl. The villains are Treat Williams, who has as much fun here as Jack Nicholson did in BATMAN, and James Remar. Although THE PHANTOM is more often enjoyable than not, it lacks that special characteristic necessary to provide it with a unique identity. Arriving in the midst of so many "can't miss" offerings, I expect it to sink like a rock, moving quickly to "dollar theaters" then to video. I'd like to be able to champion this film, but the truth is that I'm tiring of the genre as a whole, and, while THE PHANTOM opts for a different tone than most of its brethren, it's still not an especially memorable motion picture. This is the kind of movie that offers modest entertainment while you're in the theater, but is forgotten by the time you get home. - James Berardinelli e-mail: berardin@bc.cybernex.net ReelViews web site: http://www.cybernex.net/~berardin @START@REVIEW: THE CABLE GUY (1996) THE CABLE GUY A film review by James Berardinelli Copyright 1996 James Berardinelli RATING (0 TO 10): 3.5 Alternative Scale: *1/2 out of **** United States, 1996 U.S. Release Date: 6/14/96 (wide) Running Length: 2:49 MPAA Classification: PG-13 (Mature themes, profanity) Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cast: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, Diane Baker, George Segal Director: Ben Stiller Producers: Bernie Brillstein, Brad Grey, and Marc Gurvitz Screenplay: Lou Holtz Jr. Cinematography: Robert Brinkmann Music: John Ottman U.S. Distributor: Columbia Pictures If the fare being shown on cable TV isn't enough to turn potential customers away, THE CABLE GUY might do the trick. Much in the tradition of SINGLE WHITE FEMALE and this year's FEAR, the movie takes a pathological loner and inserts him into the protagonist's life. The grim scenario is made less appealing by the presence of Jim Carrey in the title role. Carrey's constant, failed attempts to do something humorous with his sinister character are jarring. Presumably, director Ben Stiller intended THE CABLE GUY to be a dark satire of the genre recently popularized by THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE and its ilk. One of the more obvious problems is that these movies exist almost as self-parodies in their own right, and it's difficult to lampoon something that's silly and overblown to begin with. Others have tried and failed, proving, if nothing else, that this ground isn't as fertile as it appears to be. Another problem is that, at times, sitting through this movie becomes an endurance contest. Basically, it's not a whole lot of fun. There's no one to identify with -- Carrey's Cable Guy is a stalker, and Matthew Broderick's Steven is bland to the point of near-invisibility. I'm not sure how Carrey's legions of fans will react to this picture. Their star gets numerous opportunities to go through his usual shtick -- the funny expressions, exaggerated body language, and strange voices -- but the Cable Guy isn't the kind of likable lunatic Carrey portrayed in his popular ACE VENTURA outings and DUMB AND DUMBER. Here, he's seriously disturbed, and, too often, Stiller's film tries to cull humor from a personality that isn't funny. THE CABLE GUY begins by introducing us to Steven, who has just been kicked out the apartment he shared with his girlfriend (Leslie Mann). In setting up his new bachelor pad, Steven needs his cable connected. The guy who arrives (late, of course) to do the job seems a little off- the-wall, but he does what he's supposed to, and, when he throws in some free premium channels, who is Steven to complain? Unfortunately, the Cable Guy is in desperate need of a friend, and he has chosen Steven as the object of his unhealthy fixation. Suddenly, in the Cable Guy's mind, he and Steven are best buddies. Steven, however, has a different perspective, but his attempts to rid himself of this unwanted interloper lead to disaster. THE CABLE GUY is loaded with homoerotic overtones, and this may affect how Carrey's fans react to the film. It's not a stretch to imagine that the Cable Guy is looking for more than a friendly relationship with Steven -- all the phallic jokes and double-entendres emphasize this point. So, once again, Hollywood has equated ambiguous sexuality with a character who can be charitably described as a nutcase. Even though much of THE CABLE GUY is stuck in the mire, Stiller crafts a few shining moments. Many of these involve a minor subplot focusing on the TV coverage of a high-profile muder trial (clearly modeled after you-know-who). We get news-update type snippets throughout the film, and, in a clever bit of screenwriting, the verdict dovetails with the climax of the main plot. Other parodies are in evidence as well, with tabloid TV, STAR TREK, and GOLDENEYE all getting good-natured jabs. And Janeane Garofalo is delightful in a deadpan cameo as the serving wench at a Medieval Times restaurant. Sadly, however, most of the comic and thriller potential in THE CABLE GUY is wasted. This movie is neither exciting nor funny, and its constant, desperate attempts to make us laugh are pathetic. It's likely that those who dislike Carrey will despise this picture. Regardless of your opinion of the comic, however, one thing is clear: director Ben Stiller has taken a huge misstep in attempting to broaden the range of his $20 million star. - James Berardinelli e-mail: berardin@bc.cybernex.net ReelViews web site: http://www.cybernex.net/~berardin @START@ON DISC: Gotta get up to get down ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 23, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON DISC ON DISC GEORGE MICHAEL Older DreamWorks/MCA by MARC WEISBLOTT If nothing else, the arrival of Older should provide some indication of how Michael Jackson's last leaden raft of new material would've fared on its own terms. All of HIStory's bleating pleas for mercy were packaged in tandem with past glories, and that's just the sort of Sony marketing strategy that kept George Michael grappling with his record company in court, leaving his faithful to wonder about the type of music he could've spent the past five years making -- likely, he'd have overcome his sullen state by now and delivered a fruit basket of "Fastlove"s. Figure this is all as a consequence of having created one too many almost-immortal pop songs by the time he turned 23 -- and since the masses didn't consider his first official solo salvo, "A Different Corner," too ponderous, the stage was set for Georgie to brand himself nothing but a balladeer. Alas, all that uptempo Faith stuff seems like an accident of a libido spiralling out of control -- in actuality, he's just a voyeur who takes solace in sniveling in the darkness, at least until the temptation starts him swiveling. Older succeeds in offering three or four shades of solemnity. The bookending "Jesus To A Child" and "You Have Been Loved" represent the most familiar, mournful kind. Then there's the bombastically introspective "Praying For Time" type, most pronounced in the title track and the panoramic brass used to underscore the optimism of "Spinning The Wheel" and "Move On." In "It Doesn't Really Matter" and "To Be Forgiven," the songsmith who wrote "Careless Whisper" tries too hard to be subtle. And George's inevitable exorcism of success, "Star People," serves as this album's outlet for his still-snide interpolations of '70s soul. So why does "Fastlove" cut such a stunning swath? Probably because it's the song that George Michael promised to deliver 10 years ago, when he duped the world into thinking that Andrew Ridgley was an albatross. Squalling saxophone and all, it's what logically should've followed "I'm Your Man" and "The Edge Of Heaven" instead of "I Want Your Sex" -- a definition of perversion that swirls and twirls. Needless to say, it's the only time that Older smoulders, but I will eagerly wait for more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON DISC: THE TRAGICALLY HIP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 23, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON DISC ON DISC THE TRAGICALLY HIP Trouble At The Henhouse MCA by JASON ANDERSON The Tragically Hip have proven to be impervious to any quills or arrows in this country. They've fought long and hard for the last decade, played every last shithole from here to Yellowknife and possibly Morningside and maybe a few wedding receptions. Now their albums sell faster than K-Y Jelly at a clerics' convention and they can fill any hockey arena you choose, any county fair, any El Dorado. And as they proved two weeks ago when tickets went on sale for their Horseshoe gigs, they can get their fans out of bed before dawn. But where do they go from here? Road Apples saw them hit their peak for rock riffage, Fully Completely gave them a slightly broader pop context, Day For Night was the moody, murky art-rocker and Trouble At The Henhouse is... Day For Night With A Vengeance? Gord Downie continues to refine his delivery and penchant for a jarring image (and he throws in the world's first gratuitous Eric's Trip reference in "Put It Off") but fresh ideas are in short supply and the mood remains pretty firmly downbeat. Most of the songs here follow the Hip template to a T: Gord warbles, guitars come in one by one until some kind of primal riff is achieved and then Gord happens upon a line that becomes the chorus. It gets to be a drag, y'know? That said, when songs are isolated from the monolith-in-2001-like whole, they seem stronger. (Who would've figured the Hip for a singles act?) "Ahead By A Century" is pretty, well-paced and very smartly arranged -- probably their best pop song so far. "Butts Wigglin' " suffers a little for providing a near-complete plot synopsis of Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy but succeeds because it features one of Gord's most judiciously restrained performances, and "Coconut Cream" boogies mightily on a riff that's half "Making Plans For Nigel" and half "Kool Thing." And some of these chorus lines appeal to me because they're just so utterly bizarre. "In my opinion the drug is ready," "We'll survive our paradoxes," "40 gallons in a steady stream," "Does it diminish your super-capacity to love"... most people avoid reading William Carlos Williams when out of their gourds, but not, as it would appear, Gord. Such elements subvert Trouble At The Henhouse's frustrating air of underachievement. A few more rockers would've helped the mix of tracks immeasurably, but there's always the next blockbuster. They own this country, after all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON DISC: FLESHTONES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 23, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON DISC ON DISC FLESHTONES Laboratory Of Sound Ichiban by B.F. "MOLE" MOWAT The buzz on this baby by the veteran NYC soul-garage outfit was akin to the anticipation kids used to feel when Marvel released those "Special Edition" comics, the ones where two superheroes hitherto unknown to each other would team up for an issue. Well, nobody could have predicted this pairing. The Fleshtones have been around for 20 years or so, with albums that range from the great (Roman Gods, Hexbreaker) to the merely tolerable (Beautiful Light). Consider them the rock equivalent of Daredevil, blind to current pop stylings but with an innate sense of self-preservation. The man behind the board was Steve Albini, the former leader of Chicago's premier squall-rock outfit of the late '80s, Big Black, and better known to moderne pop fans for "producing" such acts as The Pixies and Urge Overkill. Let's say he's one of the X-Men. The guy with the optic blasts, maybe. And once the two parties discarded their preconceived notions of each other, they settled down to make a damn good album. To his credit, Albini doesn't "produce" Laboratory Of Sound: he merely sets up the mikes and lets the band fuggin' wail. And wail they do, with cut-and- slash guitar work from Keith Streng, who koffs up licks from Kinda Kinks and More Golden Eggs From The Yardbirds. He almost buries singer Peter Zaremba in the mix but the Z-man holds his ground and blows some good 'n' sloppy harp to boot. The former bassist for Toronto's Raving Mojos, Ken Fox, contributes "Let's Go!" Worthy of being called a Fleshtones classic, it brims with impetuous energy, advocating all sorts of bad behavior. What else? There's the originals, "Nostradamus Jr." (fuzz guitar mania), "A Motor Needs Gas" (self-explanatory) and "Psychedelic Swamp" (ditto). There's even a non-joke cover of Cher's (!) "Train Of Thought." Of course, all of this is sheer commercial suicide, and would be considered aberrant behavior by most people with good, uh, taste. Ignore them. They won't have as much fun as you will with this in your paws. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@SPINcycle -- May 23 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 23, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPINcycle spinCYCLE THIS WEEK: STUFF YOUR MOTHER WARNED YOU ABOUT... AND BEL CANTO. by ERIN HAWKINS * JAKE SLAZENGER/ Makesaracket (Clear/Cargo): µ-ziq or Kid Spatula freaks curious to check out a far funkier and kitschy side to Michael Paradinas must track down Makesaracket. Though his techno trademarks flourish throughout, one can't help feeling like you're stuck in a disco game show of the future. This is a good feeling. * VARIOUS ARTISTS/The Event Horizon (City Of Tribes): A warm and welcome sampler of upcoming material from San Francisco's magical/mystical and very musical City Of Tribes label. Members of Trance Mission appear solo and in various configurations. Stunning are "The Wind On My Back," John Loose's soaring cello-stitched percussive composition, and "For A Pavilion Of Wind & Cloud ~ Eileithyia" by Canadian atmospheric guru Kenneth Newby. * THE TIKI TONES/Idol Pleasures (Mai Tai/Doctor Dream/Cargo): What else can I say? Throw me into the volcano as a sacrifice to the coconut god Waki-Maki. You'll find me in the bottom, baby, doing the limbo with Lucifer himself. Stay in the groovy! * SEVERED HEADS/Gigapus (Decibel/ Outside): As it would turn out, Australia's Severed Heads haven't dropped into the bottomless abyss of Nettwerk bands from the '80s. Resurfacing on Milwaukee's Decibel (the un-cheesy industrial label), band founder Tom Ellard has crafted a would-be soundtrack for a modern-day Fritz Lang film. Lots of clean lines and airtight drum machine sounds. Poppy, Kraftwerky and an overall pleasurable listening experience. * VARIOUS ARTISTS/A Stab At The Residents (Vaccination Records): Sweating over what to get ol' pops for Father's Day? Why not get him the first and maybe the last-ever Residents tribute album! As can only be expected, this is a hubcap hurtling down the highway in the most delightful way. Cool artists abound like Splatter Trio, Silica Gel, Non Credo and Stan Ridgway (whose hilarious contribution is lifted off an answering machine) for 76 minutes of brain-bending fun. A highly recommended and 100 per cent Matthew Sweet-free tribute album! * BEL CANTO/Magic Box (Atlantic/Warner): Our rosy-colored post-goth Nordics have finally returned after a very long hiatus in which band members Anneli Drecker and Nils Johansen respectively had children. The result of all this new life found its way into Magic Box, which brims with new worldbeat grooves and positive sentiments. Only someone deliriously happy would name a song "Big Belly Butterflies." * GUH/Guh (Unmanageable): Great Jehovah, three in one! Who could sing nothing but the highest praises for our very own Guh? At first, the prospect of sitting through three hours of slap-happy back alley jazz (bagpipes 'n' all) was a petrifying thought. Now I've fallen in love with each beautifully dented tin can, crumpled-up sheet of newspaper and glass shard strewn about. Unpigeonholeable, ambitious, mucho loco and completely unpredictable. Give them a Governor-General's award or at least some money. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON DISC: Everything But The Girl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 30, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON DISC ON DISC EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL Walking Wounded Atlantic/Warner by JASON ANDERSON First, the bad luck. Everything But The Girl's Worldwide in '91 indicated that the wine-bar pop of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt had run its course and rather than flame out in an orgy of excess and recrimination, they entered polite middle-age. An unplugged thingamajig followed, but they then closed shop to deal with Watt's grave medical condition -- which led not only to him losing a few pounds but part of his intestine, too. They returned with more bistro blues on 1994's Amplified Heart and then... viva los bravos pathetico! Two songs revived their decade-old career -- Thorn's performance on the title track of Massive Attack's Protection and Todd Terry's remix of Amplified Heart's "Missing." In the case of the former, a good-to-great singer is reborn, and in the latter, a worldwide hit ensues. Now Everything But The Girl have a plan -- and they're sticking to it come hell or high water. Album No. 8 features nine variations/vexations on the "Missing" theme and two would-be-smash remixes. While Walking Wounded initially seems contrived -- why the lack of eagerness to use more than three drum presets? And on "Flipside," what's with Thorn's Tricky impression? -- some of it is successfully sleek and affecting. As in "Protection," a feeling of dislocation arises due to the contrast between Thorn's wan, emotive voice and the reserved synth arrangements and shuffling dancebeats (rarely swift enough to inspire more than a vigorous slouch). Thorn's vocals seem alienated from the rest of the songs' textures, a conflict matched in the couples-in-crisis stories. Despite the recent success, this may be Everything But The Girl's least happy album, and that's saying something. The title-track collaboration with jungle-for-people-who-don't-like-jungle duo Spring Heel Jack has a Silk Cut-smooth malevolence that lends credence to Thorn's last lament, "Somedays I think I could go insane." "Single" is a towering slab of self-pity ("And how am I without you? Am I more myself or less myself?"), and "Mirrorball," with its tale of teenage geekdom, is even more traumatizing. Most likely hit: The remix of "Wrong," again by Todd Terry, who knows exactly which beats to firm up. But just as fans of "Missing" may've been surprised to discover a low-key cabaret record in Amplified Heart, some may be alarmed at how sad and how static Everything But The Girl sound, even when redesigned as a dance act. Fine work nonetheless. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON DISC: Pantera ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 30, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON DISC ON DISC PANTERA The Great Southern Trendkill EastWest/Warner by J. ALEXANDER FERRON Back in the day, when kids really knew how to rock, there's no damn way they would have accepted the likes of the Goo Goo Dolls and Prez USA. That's not even rock! Those milquetoast bands would quiver in the presence of true metal barbarians like Judas Priest and, of course, the legendary Iron Maiden! People today chuckle when one mentions the sheer superiority of a band like Mstley CrYe. These morons, however, can laugh only at their own incompetence -- for bands like CrYe gave the kids what they really wanted. The Unstoppable Force Of True Metal Power! Some say there are impurities in the milk these days -- trace amounts of toxic sludge have caused all the kids to turn into wimps. I personally know of one hard-rocking metal family in Brampton whose two brothers alone could take on and thoroughly whip the entire 1996 alternative nation. These brothers were legendary metal warriors, and they worshipped the flag of Imperial Japan. They were special men who smoked damn good hash and were not afraid to share their drugs with the young and very impressionable. In those days of glory, the Mighty Q was the lodestone. Back then they didn't insult the masses with the pallid strains of half-dead fuckers like the whining Seven Mary Three. No! Back then Southern rock meant Molly Hatchet! And if Molly Hatchet didn't fix your vibe, then a double shot of fuckin' Coney Hatch surely would. These were the halcyon days, my friend. In those days the likes of R.E.M. would have been beaten senseless with day-glo tire irons, and exposed as effeminate charlatans! Even the sad-eyed Courtney Love would have been denounced as a false messiah! Let tha fuckin' Metal Revival begin! I got the Pantera tape and it rocks! You gas up the El Camino, I'll get the McCool sisters, James Bong'll bring the bud, we'll drive to the beer store -- Party All Night!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@SPINcycle -- May 30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY May 30, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPINcycle spinCYCLE by JASON ANDERSON This week: Willie and the poor boys -- nouveau indie country moaners meet the master. But first, some schmaltz... * VARIOUS ARTISTS/The Nashville Sound... Owen Bradley (Decca/MCA): Loretta! Patsy! Kitty! Brenda! An indispensable though brief collection of Bradley-produced epics that, unless you're impervious to the lure of TV-advertised records, you probably own already. Still saccharine enough to sweeten all the coffees in the world. * WILLIE NELSON/Revolutions Of Time... The Journey 1975-1993 (Legacy/Columbia/ Sony): Though he remains an unrepentant redneck, Willie's no less than America's best crooner of the last 25 years. This three-disc Columbia comp (with one disc devoted to duets) proves that he could make magic out of even the crappiest material. Though I know some folks who prefer his pre-Columbia work, there's no discernible decline in quality in this set, even though hearing "Pancho And Lefty" so close to "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" is a mite disturbing. And on his next album, he's going reggae! * PALACE MUSIC/Arise Therefore (Drag City/Cargo): Will Oldham's draggy take on Appalachian folk has always seemed bogus to me -- and his voice is nasal in the worst way -- but Arise Therefore sees him lightening up. Death and calamity ensue, but he sings with more chutzpah and messes with a drum machine, and to hear a song called "You Have Cum In Your Hair And Your Dick Is Hanging Out" delivered with such austerity is rightly surreal. * LAMBCHOP/How I Quit Smoking (Merge/Cargo): Speaking of surreal, Kurt Wagner leads his dirty dozen players through another carnival funhouse of beer, blues and bluegrass at 16 rpm. Wagner brings a sense of dry (very, very dry) humor to the proceedings as he murmurs along like Townes Van Zandt on half-a-gallon of morphine. The perfect soundtrack if Albert Brooks ever makes a western. * SMOG/Kicking A Couple Around (Drag City/Cargo): Recorded, like Arise Therefore, by Steve Albini, this EP is almost too intimate. Will Callahan can write beautiful songs and "The Orange Glow Of A Stranger's Living Room" is so still, so heartbreaking that it suggests Callahan is the Cormac McCarthy of a scene populated by Louis L'Amours (even though the snob in me sez Cormac ain't what he used to be). * SACKVILLE/Low Ebb (Magwheel/Cargo): I'm not sure how much more rural despair I can take. This debut by this Montreal five-piece features some fine violin work by Genevieve Heistek but it feels a bit self- conscious in comparison with the above, aside from the genuinely frenetic "Thomas." The moments of levity are much appreciated. * SCUD MOUNTAIN BOYS/ Massachusetts (Sub Pop/Warner): Joe Pernice is the best singer of the contemporary posse, which helps make this the most enjoyable and certainly the least introverted of the new albums mentioned here. Much smoking and drinking takes place, but I'm so depressed by now, I'm actually looking forward to Willie's reggae record. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON DISC: KING'S X ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON DISC ON DISC KING'S X Ear Candy Atlantic/Warner by MARC WEISBLOTT The prospect of contending with a sixth King's X album was a less than alluring one, especially after their last two largely botched attempts to capitalize on a wonky cult following. The sublime entity renowned for their kaleidoscopic metal hymns were duped into behaving like a plodding power trio, with mohawked black dude Doug Pinnick croaking songs that defied melody. These wasted efforts (1992's self-titled set and 1994's Dogman) also represented a surge away from the Christian rock tag that was an easy excuse for why the first three King's X albums didn't sell millions. The spiritual melodies and sublime musical chops of the earlier albums contained an undercurrent of born-again hubris, but soon as it was shed, their glory was basically struck down by lightning. Part of the scheme, no doubt, was getting second-string singer Ty Tabor, whose voice boasts the twang that's common to most mushy Christian rock, to keep his mouth closed. Not that frontman Pinnick's hoarse harpings aren't integral to this combo's sound -- just that his belters are better enhanced by those soaring background vocals. So the first sign that King's X have gotten back their stride is the harmonic tempo that plays against the thumping thrust of "Sometime." It's followed by "A Box," whose throttle is enhanced by choirboy Glen Phillips from Toad The Wet Sprocket, fresh from filling the same duties on the Hootie & The Blowfish album (at this rate, he's a sure bet to sing on the next records from Lenny Kravitz, Vernon Reid and the Jon Butcher Axis). Tabor returns for "Mississipi Moon," a nougaty pop nugget that leans toward true alt-rock superstar status. Certainly, credit for this is due to producer Arnold Lanni, whose work with Our Lady Peace was a triumph of style over substance. For Ear Candy, equal measures of each are amplified with each successive song -- its last six tracks are the most honest this band has ever done. Between Pinnick pondering his own dysfunctional origins ("Run," "Fathers," "Picture"), Tabor's sudden surge of skepticism ("Lines In The Sand," "Life Going By") and drummer Jerry Gaitskill's harmonic assault ("American Cheese"), the results are captivating. Overall, a splendid return to form from a group who didn't want to know that they even had one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@ON DISC: Top of their game ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ON DISC ON DISC ORBITAL In Sides Internal/PolyGram by ERIN HAWKINS Orbital -- whom you may know as the baggily attired, chrome-domed and wackily, flashlightedly bespectacled brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll - - are to techno what George Jones is to country, Metallica is to hard rock and Skippy Extra Chunky is to my morning toast. They are, quite simply, the best -- especially when you put them alongside the garden- variety knob-twiddlers that just don't have it. In Brit-crit vernacular: "Orbital sit at the top of techno, crapping on all the rest." Me, I'm just a wholesome Canadian. When I saw them play live last year, Phil and Paul had complete control over the multitude of rave kids and over-19 types who just came to listen to the music in their unfabulous clothes. The brothers know how to work it and they proved that, even in a live situation, a slow-building melody can elicit just as lethal a response from a crowd as the most mind-numbing drum 'n' bass rattles. It should come as no surprise, then, that In Sides, their fourth domestic release, is very good, even brilliant, and well beyond the patchy and all 'round tougher Snivilisation from '94. Compared to the hard-edged and even industro-crunch of some of those songs, the 1996 model of Orbital is far closer to shimmering vintage tunes like "Lush" and the glorious "Halcyon + On + On." There's a warmer, mysterious, even romantic feel to In Sides. Two songs in particular fall into the epic exotica category, "The Box" and "Out There Somewhere?", both of which are split into two parts. Singer Auntie (who is she?) has a voice both haunting and dreamy as it floats around the latter as well as "Dwr Budr." The most aggressive Orbital get here is on the rambunctious and jungly "P.E.T.R.O.L." The best thing of all is that the Hartnolls' music is evolving, and even if they have maintained their strongest signature keyboard sounds, they're great sounds. Orbital are always on the move and constantly remaking and remodeling with a whole new arsenal of drum tracks, pushing them over the fence that so many of their electronic peers get their pants snagged on. May the circle of sensuous, sumptuous, human house music never be broken. Vivre Orbital! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @START@SPINcycle -- June 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ eye WEEKLY June 6, 1996 Toronto's arts newspaper .....free every Thursday ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPINcycle spinCYCLE THIS WEEK: NOT ALL COMEBACK ATTEMPTS ARE CREATED EQUAL. by MARC WEISBLOTT * COLOR ME BADD/Now & Forever (Giant/Warner): Oklahoma City sweathogs who produced the 90210 era's equivalent to Welcome To The Pleasure Dome last time out return on much humbler terms. Superstar producer connections still intact, it's a pretty predictable pastiche -- curiously, their collaboration with Faith Evans doesn't sparkle as much as the workout with Boyz II Men. Brian Abrams' well-honed imitation of Brian McKnight provides the finest flourishes, especially resplendent on "From The Back." * KOOL & THE GANG/State Of Affairs (Curb/EMI): After eight years in flux, J.T. Taylor returns to bring 'em back alive, and how. Instead of "Celebration" retreads, it follows closer to the spirit of "Misled" -- black rock that really swings. Perhaps no one else can pull off songs with titles like "In The Hood" and "Life In The '90s" and not sound embarrassing. Such finesse doesn't entirely extend to the ballads -- but that there's no sappy "Cherish" helps prove their point. A startlingly awesome album, all things considered. * PETER WOLF/Long Line (Reprise/ Warner): The first time I heard "Lights Out" I figured it for Mick Jagger's first solo single -- funny how the estranged J. Geils' shouter's solo career has followed a similar trajectory, only without a paying gig to fall back on. Seeing how he's hit 50, the frivolity of Freeze-Frame is well behind him -- but only the bittersweet nostalgia of "Riverside Drive" really registers. The rest would be enough to mark him as The New Dylan -- that is, if anyone were longing for the stuff Dylan did in the mid- '80s. * SPIN DOCTORS/You've Got To Believe In Something (Epic/Sony): That they've fallen from grace is a fallacy -- this album maintains everything that got them to this stage... except for the catchy tunes, of course. And while Chris Barron has shed his facial hair, the new guitar player looks exactly like the old guitar player. Actually, it's screwball rapper Biz Markie's presence on the remake of "That's The Way (I Like It)" that oughta force the band to refocus -- with the Biz in tow full-time, at least their more drawn-out songs would stop sounding so smug. * VOICE OF THE BEEHIVE/Sex & Misery (EastWest/Warner) American stepsisters who charmed the Brits in more innocent times return to fill the missing link between the Bangles and Wilson Phillips -- seven years in the making and seven years too late. It's the standard stride away from giddiness -- a raft of notable co-writers proves that Zodiac Mindwarp can make better pop fluff than Andy Partridge. * SCORPIONS/Pure Instinct (EastWest/ Warner) Not a whistling solo in sight, but the spoils of "Wind Of Change" will linger forever and ever. At least they've finally managed to sneak a bare breast on the cover -- even though the woman is cradling a crying baby. With lots of atmospheric anthems, Klaus Meine continues his campaign to become the new Chris DeBurgh -- albeit with a beret instead of a bowl haircut. Yet after 25 years, he still can't enunciate in English. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retransmit freely in cyberspace Author holds standard copyright http://www.eye.net Mailing list available music archives at ---------------------> http://www.eye.net/Arts/Music eye@eye.net "...Break the Gutenberg Lock..." 416-971-8421 @ARTICLE: About Your Moderator Hello Everyone! I'm happy to be a contributing party to this new TJSoft Door program! I'm James Fish, moderator of the ATW Political Forum. I will be contributing non-mainstream conservative text files and responding to appropriate messages left regarding same. Two years ago I was computer illiterate..."today I are one!" Am sysop of The BIRCH BARK BBS, featuring a significant collection of political, historic and economically oriented files. 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The welcome letter will tell you more! =================================================================== @START@Legal 'rights'? FWIW [Excerpt] PRISONER LAWSUITS During 1995, more than 63,000 civil lawsuits (about one-fourth of the country's total) were filed in federal district courts by prison inmates. According to journalist Dale Van Atta, it is one of the ways that the "prisoner-rights industry allows criminals to cast themselves as victims rather than offenders and take revenge on society." Writing in the April Reader's Digest, Van Atta catalogues such examples as Lawrence Bittaker, who sits on death row for sexually assaulting, torturing, and mutilating five teenage girls in Los Angeles County in 1979. In one instance, Bittaker "raped and tortured...16-year-old Shirley Lynette Ledford, for hours with pliers, a screwdriver and a sledgehammer - while recording the sadistic crime on tape." In 1992 the serial killer filed a complaint "charging that prison officials were subjecting him to 'cruel and unusual punishment' - by serving soggy sandwhiches and broken cookies in his lunch sack." Incredibly, the judge refused to dismiss the suit as frivolous, so it cost taxpayers thousands of dollars to have the case investigated and defended in court. Eventually, it was dismissed after the state established that "even if Bittaker didn't eat the lunch, there were enough calories in the hot breakfast and dinner delivered each day to his cell." In another instance, writes Van Atta, "A South Carolina inmate, a former cop, sued the police and sheriff departments for issuing him the gun with which he shot his wife." And an Arizona convict "sued the Board of Pardons and Paroles for failure to rehabilitate him properly since, after he was paroled, he was arrested and convicted of another crime." Since indigent inmates "are not charged photocopying and postage fees," in one suit alone "eight county clerks [in Florida] spent three days copying 26,500 pages of complaints to mail to more than 260 defendants." Possible solutions to the problem, which are included in model laws unanimously endorsed by the National Association of Attorneys General, include requiring inmates to pay filing fees and other court costs required of the average citizen; deducting the cost of feeding, clothing, and housing litigious inmates from any award they might receive (Van Atta cites a 1995 Justice Department study which "found that 94 percent of inmate civil-rights cases are dismissed; less than five percent result in the prisoner's winning a settlement or trial verdict"); and imposing sanctions, such as reduced days off for good behavior, for filing frivolous suits. (Pleasantville, NY 10570) - Robert W. Lee Source: The New American Free Press, p.35 May 27, 1996 Subscriptions: 1-800-727-TRUE =================================================================== The above text comes from The BIRCH BARK BBS / 414-242-5070 (long distance callers require manual upgrade, usually within hours) =================================================================== To subscribe to FWIW simply send the following: To: listserv@earth.execpc.com Subj: (leave blank) Message: subscribe fwiw That's it! The welcome letter will tell you more! =================================================================== To unsubscribe, simply send the above instructed message, substituting "unsubscribe" where appropriate. =================================================================== Home page: http://www.execpc.com/~jfish @START@On Democracy... FWIW -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is ever eager for rapid progress, and the only progress which can be rapid is progress downhill. - James Jeans -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a word all public men use and none understand. - Bernard Shaw -------------------------------------------------------- The doctrine that the cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy is like saying that the cure of crime is more crime. - Mencken -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy reads well, but it doesn't act well. - Bernard Shaw -------------------------------------------------------- Representative government should be something for us to support rather than something to support us. - Irvin S. Cobb -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy means not "I'm as good as you are" but "you're as good as I am." - Theodore Parker -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. - Mencken -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is the last refuge of cheap misgovernment. - Bernard Shaw -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a form of government where you can always say what you like, and do what you're told. -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a ship of state whose officers try to steer a straight course in all directions. -------------------------------------------------------- The virtue of a free government is that the more freedom you have, the less government you need to have. -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a form of government whose citizens have complete freedom to choose which candidate they prefer to mess things up for them. -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a form of political faith that the next bunch of politicians we elect will be an improvement. -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a form of government under which everyone has the freedom to elect officials to restrict his freedom. -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a form of government in which the people often vote for someone different but seldom get something different. -------------------------------------------------------- The chief defect of a democracy is that only the political party out of office knows how to run the government. -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a form of government where every taxpayer has complete freedom in electing officials who have complete freedom in taxing them. -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a form of government where you say what you think even if you don't think. -------------------------------------------------------- There's nothing like democracy: it gives every man an equal right to feel superior. -------------------------------------------------------- Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. -------------------------------------------------------- In a democracy all men are equal, except that the President is more equal than anyone else. -------------------------------------------------------- Source: 20,000 Quips & Quotes: A Treasury of Witty Remarks, Comic Proverbs, Wisecracks, and Epigrams By Evan Esar 1995 Barnes & Noble Books =================================================================== The above text comes from The BIRCH BARK BBS / 414-242-5070 (long distance callers require manual upgrade, usually within hours) =================================================================== To subscribe to FWIW simply send the following: To: listserv@earth.execpc.com Subj: (leave blank) Message: subscribe fwiw That's it! The welcome letter will tell you more! =================================================================== To unsubscribe, simply send the above instructed message, substituting "unsubscribe" where appropriate. =================================================================== Home page: http://www.execpc.com/~jfish @START@PC Justice?? BREACH OF DUTY On the heels of the Simpson verdict, speculation about criminal jurors engaging in racial nullification is on the rise. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that black jurors around the country "are choosing to disregard the evidence, however powerful, because they seek to protest racial injustice and to refrain from adding to the already large numbers of blacks behind bars." Backing up its claim, the Journal reported that convic- tion rates are unusually low in urban areas with large minority populations, including a mere 28.7% in Wash- ington, D.C., and 30% in Detroit. Even more astonish- ing: More than 47% of black defendants in the South Bronx are acquitted - three times the national average. Despite these disturbing figures, some black leaders see a positive trend. Paul Butler, a black criminal law professor at The George Washington University, thinks that, in cases that don't involve violence, black jurors should "presume in favor of nullification" because the community needs the help of all - even guilty defendants - in order to build itself. Source: Human Events Capital Briefs, p.2 October 20, 1995 Subscriptions: 1-800-787-7557 =================================================================== The above text comes from The BIRCH BARK BBS / 414-242-5070 (long distance callers require manual upgrade, usually within hours) =================================================================== To subscribe to FWIW simply send the following: To: listserv@earth.execpc.com Subj: (leave blank) Message: subscribe fwiw That's it! 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On ABC's "20/20" news program last week, Cassatt, commenting on Napolitano's refusal to take up the case, said, "They didn't like the fact that all of [the sting subjects] were interested in sex with young boys. They believed that we were targeting homosexual males....I was told that." Cassatt ended up having to go to a local county attorney in Arizona, Rick Romley, who found more than enough evidence to proceed with the proposed investigation. Sting target James Moore eventually admitted to molesting more than 200 young boys and was sentenced to three consecutive life terms for child molestation. In all, the probe led to arrests of 45 people in 36 states. GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole excoriated the Clinton Administration over Napolitano, saying, "It would be highly disturbing, to say the least, if our top federal law enforcement officials are not aggressively enforcing the federal child pornography laws at the very same time that Congress is attempting to strengthen these laws." Source: Human Events The Right Ear, p.24 Subscription: 1-800-787-7557 =================================================================== The above text comes from The BIRCH BARK BBS / 414-242-5070 (long distance callers require manual upgrade, usually within hours) =================================================================== To subscribe to FWIW simply send the following: To: listserv@earth.execpc.com Subj: (leave blank) Message: subscribe fwiw That's it! The welcome letter will tell you more! =================================================================== To unsubscribe, simply send the above instructed message, substituting "unsubscribe" where appropriate. =================================================================== Home page: http://www.execpc.com/~jfish @START@Politicized awards... South African terrorists to get bravery award --------------------------------------------- South African Defence Minister Joe Modise has said that ANC military wing fighters and members of the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) are to be awarded the Honoris Crux, South Africa's highest award for bravery. The ANC is insisting that even those found guilty of the Church Street bombing, in which 17 people died, should be awarded the medals. Source: Intelligence Digest: A Review of World Affairs 15-29 December 1995 Subscription: $197/year 1-800-237-8400 Intelligence International Ltd. 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He will stoop for the prop- erty of others if the government encourages him, and he will stoop for power over the lives of others if the government grants him that special privilege. Remove these appeals to man's avarice and, having nothing to stoop for, he will stand upright." - Leonard E. Read =================================================================== The above text comes from The BIRCH BARK BBS / 414-242-5070 (long distance callers require manual upgrade, usually within hours) =================================================================== To subscribe to FWIW simply send the following: To: listserv@earth.execpc.com Subj: (leave blank) Message: subscribe fwiw That's it! 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Professor John DiIulio points out, "Known felons whom the system has put back on the streets are responsible for about one in three violent crimes, and barely one violent crime in a hundred results in imprisonment. On any given day in 1994, about 690,000 people were on parole and 2.96 million were on probation. And 1.5 times as many convicted violent felons were on probation or parole as were in prison. All told, research shows it costs society at least twice as much to let a prisoner loose than to lock him up." Source: The New American The Right Answers, p.19 May 27, 1996 Subscriptions: 1-800-727-TRUE =================================================================== The above text comes from The BIRCH BARK BBS / 414-242-5070 (long distance callers require manual upgrade, usually within hours) =================================================================== To subscribe to FWIW simply send the following: To: listserv@earth.execpc.com Subj: (leave blank) Message: subscribe fwiw That's it! The welcome letter will tell you more! =================================================================== To unsubscribe, simply send the above instructed message, substituting "unsubscribe" where appropriate. =================================================================== Home page: http://www.execpc.com/~jfish @START@Radio Shack advocacy sacked... CORPORATE MEA CULPAS -------------------- In September 1994, Tandy Corporation's chain of Radio Shack stores began distributing, as part of the company's United Against Crime project, a pamphlet entitled How Can I Help Stop Gun Violence? The National Crime Prevention Council and National Sheriff's Association co-sponsored the project. The pamphlet urged Americans to, among other things, "Ask local officials to advocate a variety of ways to prevent handgun violence such as increasing local regulation of those with Federal Firearm Licenses, consumer-protection regulations governing manufacture, taxes on ammunition, bans on assault weapons, gun turn-in days, and liability legislation." Within days, apparently in response to an outcry from pro-gun customers, Radio Shack opted to disavow the pamphlet, destroy millions of copies stockpiled in company warehouses, and direct its nearly 7,000 outlets to stop distribution of the copies they had received. Unfortunately for Radio Shack, the genie was already out of the bottle, and even today the pamphlet pops up here and there to cause the company headaches. During the recent holiday season, for instance, it sparked a call by some pro-gun forces for an economic boycott of Radio Shack. Leah McCloe, project coordinator for the United Against Crime project, recently reassured The New American that Radio Shack has diligently sought since September 1994 to preclude circulation of the pamphlet and will continue to do so. In a related story, on December 19, 1995 the J.C. Penney Company revoked its corporate policy of banning legally carried guns from its stores. "No Guns" signs, which began appearing in its Texas stores late in the year in anticipation of the state's new conceal-carry law (which went into effect on January 1st), were ordered removed. Source: The New American Gun Report, p.42-43 February 5, 1996 Subscriptions: 1-800-727-TRUE =================================================================== The above text comes from The BIRCH BARK BBS / 414-242-5070 (long distance callers require manual upgrade, usually within hours) =================================================================== To subscribe to FWIW simply send the following: To: listserv@earth.execpc.com Subj: (leave blank) Message: subscribe fwiw That's it! The welcome letter will tell you more! =================================================================== To unsubscribe, simply send the above instructed message, substituting "unsubscribe" where appropriate. =================================================================== Home page: http://www.execpc.com/~jfish @START@'Rallying' the troops? FWIW [Excerpt] Orwell in the Trenches ---------------------- "Men and women of Operation Joint Endeavor, we thank you here for being warriors for peace." Thus spoke President Clinton during his January 13th visit to NATO occupation forces in Bosnia. The Orwellian aspects of the presidential photo-op were not confined to the President's corruption of the language. According to the Washington Times, the presidential security team took great care to ensure that Mr. Clinton's supposedly adoring troops had removed both the ammunition and the firing mechanisms from their rifles. This directive was a potent -- albeit implied -- insult to military discipline and professionalism of the U.S. troops. But the Clinton Administration, not content with mere implied insults, has undertaken to indoctrinate U.S. troops in Bosnia regarding the glories of their Commander in Chief: The Administration has issued a pamphlet entitled Answers You Can Use, which presents a collection of pre-chewed soundbites soldiers can use in interviews with the press. According to Bill Gertz of the Washington Times, one of the potted lines the troops are instructed to tell reporters is that "U.S. forces are confident in our trained and competent leaders. We have pride in our leadership, from the president on down, and full trust in their decision." Some of the talking points obliquely address the concerns raised by the case of Army Specialist Michael New, the exemplary U.S. soldier who was recently court-martialed for refusing to serve under UN command or wear a UN uniform in Macedonia (see page 44). Following are some more excerpts from Answers You Can Use: * "We are trained, ready and fully prepared to conduct peace operations." * "We are not here to fight but we have the capability, when required, to enforce the treaty and to protect ourselves." * "We are a disciplined and trained force. We understand our mission and the rules of engagement." * "U.S. forces have a long tradition of working with the United Nations and NATO and are confident in our abilities to work together in this mission." According to Gertz, the propaganda pamphlet is backfiring: "Many soldiers privately expressed dislike of Mr. Clinton, who avoided service in the military during the Vietnam war. One soldier said he lost all respect for the president.... One lieutenant colonel confided that he disliked the president but was careful not to express his opinions when enlisted personnel were around." 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Smiths' e-mail: gcaselton@easynet.co.uk Graeme Caselton @START@Fried Rice Fried Rice 3 cups water 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice 4 slices bacon, chopped 3 eggs 1/8 teaspoon pepper 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger 8 ounces cooked pork, cut into thin strips 8 ounces cooked shrimp, shelled, deveined and coarsely chopped 8 green onions, finely chopped 1 to 2 tablespoons soy sauce Combine water and salt in 3-quart saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. Stir in rice; reduce heat, cover and simmer until rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes; drain. Cook bacon in wok over medium heat, stirring often, until crisp; drain. Remove all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings from wok. (I use turkey bacon so I just add a little vegetable oil at this step.) Beat eggs and pepper with fork in small bowl. Pour 1/3 of egg mixture into wok. Tilt wok slightly so egg covers bottom. Cook over medium heat until eggs are set, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from wok. Roll up omelet and cut into thin strips. Pour 1/2 tablespoon of oil into wok. Add 1/2 remaining egg mixture; tilt wok and cook until eggs are set. Remove, roll up and cut into thin strips. Repeat with another 1/2 tablespoon oil and remaining egg. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in wok over medium-high heat. Add ginger and stir-fry 1 minute. Add rice; cook and stir 5 minutes. Stir in eggs, bacon, pork, shrimp, onions, and soy sauce. Cook and stir until heated through. @START@Non-baked Cheesecake Easy Cheesecake Dessert Crust: 3 c. crushed graham crackers 1 stick margarine 3/4 c. powdered sugar Filling: 1 (8oz.) pkg cream cheese, softened 1/4 c. milk or half and half 1/4 c. powdered sugar 1 (16oz.) container Cool Whip Topping(opt.): Cherry pie filling Strawberry glaze Soften margarine in 9x13-inch pan in microwave and work in graham crackers and powdered sugar. pat firmly in pan and let set in refrigerator. Meanwhile, mix cream cheese and milk together till well blended. Add powdered sugar and whip will together. Add cool whip and whip in blender till fluffy. Spread over crust. Beth bethb@lincnet.com @START@Chinese Almond Cookie CHINESE ALMOND COOKIE 2 3/4 c. flour, sifted 1 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 c. butter or margarine 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 tsp. almond extract 1/3 c. almonds Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Slice butter into small pieces and stir into mixture. Add egg and almond extract. Mix well. Spoon dough onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes and enjoy! Another recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! -- Visit http://www.cookbooks.com for free recipes and cookbook info! Email your favorite recipes to: mailto:recipes@cookbooks.com for inclusion in our new Recipe Postings area! @START@Sauce Bolognese a slightly different SAUCE BOLOGNESE 1 can corned beef 1 medium-sized onion 1 cup tomato ketchup 2 tbsp good grade olive oil small bunch of marjoram and oregano (or 1 tbsp each dried herbs) pinch of pepper and garlic powder Empty corned beef and tomato ketchup into bowl and stir thoroughly or mix with electric mixer. Do not mince or blend! Grate onion on coarse grater or chop finely, fry in oil till transparent. Add beef, ketchup, herbs, pepper and garlic, stir, cover and simmer over low flame for 10 mins. Pour into glass jars, cover tightly and when cool, put in refrigerator. Keeps 2 months in unopened jars, 1 week in opened jars. Fine over spaghetti, rice or what have you. | | yehuda paradise (_) Ramat Gan, Israel | (paradise@math.tau.ac.il) | Recipe Internet Recipes from AROUND THE WORLD to subscribe, send E-mail to davidg@clam.rutgers.edu with the subject SUBSCRIBE RECIPES =====> http://clam.rutgers.edu/~davidg/recipes.html @START@Key West Lime Parfaits KEY WEST LIME PARFAITS Vegetable cooking spray 1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts 1/2 cups plus 2 Tab. chocolate wafer cookie crumbs divided 3 cups lime sherbet, softened 1 tab. grated lime rind Coat oven-proof dish with cooking spray. Spread nuts in dash and micro, uncovered high for 6-7 minutes until lightly toasted, stirring every 30 seconds. Combine toasted nuts and 1/2 cup chocolate cookie crumbs; stir well set aside Combine lime sherbert, and lime rind in bowl, stir well. Spoon 1 tablespoon chocolate cookie crumb mix into each of 6 (6 0z.) parfait glasses, top with 1/4 of sherbet mixture. Spoon 1 tablespoon of crumb mixture over each top with 1/4 cup sherbet mixture. Sprinkle with 1 tea. of crumbs, cover and freeze till firm. Yield 6 servings 181 calories each. Cool and refreshing!!! @START@Kinilaw (Raw Tuna Salad) Here's a favorite delicacy served in the Southern parts of the Philippines. Each area however uses ingredients norrmally found exclusively in the area only. The preparation however remains the same and the ingredients listed here are the ones commonlu used in most areas. KINILAW (Raw Tuna Salad) 1 Kg. Fresh Tuna, cubed 1/2 cup finely chopped ginger 1/2 cup finely chopped onions 3 Lemons (use the sour ones) 1 cup Vinigar (use the one that is not so strong and, if possible, dilute with water on a 1 to 1 basis) Cayenne pepper and salt to taste Rinse the fish with water once and with vinigar once but swiftly. Put in a bowl. Sprinkle on top the ginger and the onions. Squeeze out the juice of 2 lemons on the mixture. Add the Vinigar, the cayenne pepper (crushed) and salt to taste. Mix everything slowly so you don't crush the fish. Decorate with slices of lemon on top. NOTE: In some parts of the country, they use the local coconut wine (tuba) instead of vinigar. If you use a stronh vinigar it will cook the fish almost right away as soon as you pour it over the dish. The idea is not to cook the fish entirely. It should still be pinkish inside so as to keep it soft and tasty In some parts of the country they add about 1/2 cup of coconut milk to remove the fishy taste of the fish. In other parts they add slices of cucumber to the dish. Some add slices of fresh tomatoes too. This dish goes perfectly well with Tuna, Mackerel, Cod or any meaty fish. Some even use the small fishes like sardines without the head and tail and sliced lengthwise. This can however be very inconvenient because of the bones. Any kind of fish can be used and the fresher the fish the better. This dish is used as an appetizer. It goes perfectly with beer or any drink of your choice. Some take it though as a main dish with rice. ED MONTALVAN P.O. Box 232 9000 Cagayan de Oro City Philippines edmon@cc.xu.edu.ph http://beehive.twics.com/~mbasa/edmon @START@Summer Pasta SUMMER PASTA 8 plum tomatoes (or use homegrown!) 1 lb brie (rind removed)* 1/2 to 1 c. fresh basil 4 cloves garlic minced 1 c olive oil 1/2c black olives salt and pepper to taste 1 1/2 lb. linguine freshly grated Parmesan cheese Prepare ahead of time: In large serving bowl combine tomatoes, chopped brie, basil, garlic, olive oil, black olives and salt and pepper. Cover and set aside at room temperature for 1-2 hours. When you are ready to serve prepare pasta al dente, drain and toss with the tomato sauce. The heat of the pasta will bring out the flavors and further melt the brie to make a rich creamy sauce. Top with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately with a nice loaf of bread and a glass of wine!!! *I have also used Motzerella cheese instead of the brie--it tastes just as wonderful!! @START@Flour Tortillas This recipe came in handy for the year I spent in Wisconsin, and I don't even want to get into the tortilla situation up there! :) Flour Tortillas 2 c. flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 2 tbls. shortening (lard or plain Crisco, NOT butter) 1/2-3/4 c. warm water Mix flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Add shortening and mix in with your fingers. Sprinkle enough warm water over the flour mixture and mix to create a soft, slightly sticky dough. The amount of water really depends on how dry your flour is. Knead for a bit to bring it all together and form a ball. Wrap in plastic and set aside for 15 minutes to let rest. Letting the dough rest is an important step. The dough will fight rolling it if you don't. Divide the dough into 8 portions. Roll each portion out into thin rounds - or as close as you can get. A rolling pin is cumbersome to use when making tortillas; try using a section of a dowel or old broom handle if you can. Toss onto a hot griddle or cast iron skillet and move around with your fingers to prevent sticking. It will shrink slightly during cooking. Turn once tortilla begins to puff and gets brown/black spots. Caution: over cooking makes crackers. Immediately wrap in foil or put in plastic bag to steam while you continue to roll and cook remaining tortillas. This same dough can be used for sopapillas, a dessert and/or bread in New Mexico. Roll the dough out a little thicker, then cut rounds into 4 pieces. Fry until golden in deep hot oil. Serve along a meal as bread (northern New Mexico) or with honey as a dessert (southern New Mexico). @START@Antipasto Salad Bowl ANTIPASTO SALAD BOWL 1 small head romaine lettuce, broken in bite-size pieces 1 cup cooked green beans 1 cup cooked zucchini 4 slices salami, cut into thin sticks or slices 1 small green pepper, halved, seeded and diced 1/2 cup sliced black olives 1/2 cup any type bottled Italian salad dressing Grated Parmesan cheese Place lettuce in a large salad bowl; add green beans, zucchini, salami, green pepper and olives. Drizzle salad dressing over and toss to blend; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and toss again. @START@Astr, Phys, Cosmo, GR books - 5/26 update The books marked "GOING TWICE" will be sold on Monday evening if there are no new offers. After two days, each book is upgraded to the next level (GOING ONCE, TWICE, SOLD!). 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List: $83.50 Buyout: $70 Minimum: $40 Offer: $45 sulkanen@ssl.msfc.nasa.gov 5/23 Offer: $40 dbriggs@rira5.nrl.navy.mil The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia, Maran ed. -- unused 1002 pages, 11" x 9" x 2" List: unknown Buyout: $60 Minimum: $35 Offer: $40 bobf@physics.berkeley.edu 5/23 Offer: $35 iivan Numerical Modeling in Applied Physics and Astrophsyics, Bowers & Wilson unused List: $75 Buyout: $64 Minimum: $38 Offer: $38 maron@tapir.caltech.edu 5/18 -- GOING TWICE Astrophysical Formulae, 2nd Ed., Lang, paperback good condition (edge of pages slightly stained from being thumbed through) List: unknown Buyout: $50 Minimum: $25 Offer: $30 bobf@physics.berkeley.edu 5/23 Offer: $25 dbriggs@rira5.nrl.navy.mil Offer: $25 iivans Offer: $25 maron@tapir.caltech.edu Radiative Processes in Astrophysics, Rybicki & Lightman, paperback List: $54.95 Buyout: $50 Minimum: $30 Offer: $30 dbriggs@rira5.nrl.navy.mil 5/16 -- GOING TWICE The Physical Universe, Shu List: $58 Buyout: $50 Minimum: $30 Offer: $45 bobf@physics.berkeley.edu 5/23 Offer: $40 peterm@srl.caltech.edu Stellar Structure and Evolution, Kippenhan & Weigert (1991) List: $39.95 Buyout: $35 Minimum: $25 Offer: $25 mcollins@wdc.sps.mot.com 5/22 -- GOING ONCE Black Holes, White Drawfs and Neutron Stars, Shapiro & Teukolsky, paperback List: $89.95 Buyout: $78 Minimum: $50 Offer: none Relativity Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flat and Curved Space-Times, Ellis & Williams, paperback -- unused List: $35 Buyout: $30 Minimum: $17 Offer: $20 rmc@cfa160.harvard.edu 5/22 -- GOING ONCE General Relativity, Wald, paperback List: $34 Buyout: $30 Minimum: $20 Offer: $30 geoffrey.landis@lerc.nasa.gov -- SOLD! 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Offer: $25 fis2395@pinon.ccu.uniovi.es Introducing Einstein's Relativity, D'Inverno, paperback List ~$40 Buyout: $30 Minimum: $20 Offer: $20 heafnerj@mercury.interpath.com 5/16 -- GOING TWICE General Relativity, Kenyon, paperback -- unused List: $35 Buyout: $30 Minimum: $20 Offer: $20 geoffrey.landis@lerc.nasa.gov 5/20 -- GOING TWICE Advanced General Relativity, Stewart, paperback -- unused List: $27.95 Buyout: $24 Minimum: $15 Offer: $20 fis2395@pinon.ccu.uniovi.es 5/20 -- GOING TWICE Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics, and Geodesy List: unknown Buyout: $50 Minimum: $30 Offer: none Cosmology Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Early Universe, Kolb & Turner List: $54.95 Buyout: $48 Minimum: $30 Offer: $30 maron@tapir.caltech.edu 5/18 -- GOING TWICE An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology, Islam, paperback -- unused List: $27.95 Buyout: $24 Minimum: $15 Offer: $15 rmc@cfa160.harvard.edu 5/21 -- GOING ONCE Principles of Physical Cosmology, Peebles List: $70 Buyout: $62 Minimum: $40 Offer: none Gravitation and Cosmology, Weinberg List: $84.75 Buyout: $75 Minimum: $45 Offer: $55 fis2395@pinon.ccu.uniovi.es 5/20 -- GOING TWICE Offer: $45 j414@midway.uchicago.edu -- WITHDRAWN The Large-Scale Structure of Space-Time, Hawking & Ellis, paperback List: $44.95 Buyout: $40 Minimum: $30 Offer: $30 jsa@astro.lsa.umich.edu 5/17 -- GOING TWICE Popular (General) Science Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Breakthrough - the race for the superconductor, "How three scientists unlocked the secrets of superconductivity and made a discovery that will change the way we live" by Robert Hazen, hardback, unread, 275 pages List: $18.95 Buyout: $15 Minimum: $8 Offer: $8 brianhe@attachmate.com 5/23 Space, Time and Graivty, 2nd Ed., "The theory of the big bang and black holes" by Robert Wald, hardback, 155 pages List: $29 Buyout: $20 Minimum: $10 Offer: $10 73320.3575@compuserve.com 5/17 -- GOING TWICE The Matter Myth "Dramatic discoveries that challenge our understanding of physical reality" by Paul Davies and John Gribben paperback, 320 pages List: $12 Buyout: $8 Minimum: $5 Offer: $8 brianhe@attachmate.com -- SOLD! Einstein's Moon "Bell's theorem and the curious quest for quantum reality" by F. David Rent, hardback, 170 pages List: $18.95 Buyout: $15 Minimum: $8 Offer: $8 brianhe@attachmate.com 5/23 Seven Ideas that Shook the Universe by Nathan Spielberg & Bryan Anderson hardback, 265 pages List: $29.50 Buyout: $20 Minimum: $10 Offer: $10 brianhe@attachmate.com 5/23 Fractals ~~~~~~~~ The Fractal Geometry of Nature, by Benoit Mandelbrot unused List: $39.95 Buyout: $35 Minimum: $20 Offer: $25 jburton@apex.net 5/20 -- GOING TWICE Offer: $20 mark.burke@ul.ie Fractals Everywhere, by Barnstay (a textbook on fractals based on a course taught at Georgia Tech -- lots of examples and math) unused List: $49.95 Buyout: $42 Minimum: $20 Offer: $20 mark.burke@ul.ie 5/22 -- GOING ONCE Chaos and Fractals "The mathematics behind the computer graphics" proceedings of symposia in Ap. Mathematics, vol. 39, AMS unused List: $36 Buyout: $30 Minimum: $18 Offer: $22 fis2395@pinon.ccu.uniovi.es 5/20 -- GOING TWICE Other ~~~~~ The Gourman Report "A rating of Graduate and Professional programs in American and International Univerities", 6th Ed., revised (recent) paperback List: $19.95 Buyout: $17 Minimum: $12 Offer: none That's it! keith @START@Space Calendar - 05/28/96 Welcome to the Space Calendar! This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries for the upcoming year. It is also available on the World Wide Web at: http://newproducts.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/ The WWW version of the Space Calendar includes over 300 links to other home pages that have additional information on that subject. This calendar is compiled and maintained by Ron Baalke. Please send any updates or corrections to baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov. Note that launch dates are subject to change. Also, note that anniversary dates are listed in 5 year increments only. The following people have contributed to this month's calendar: o Philippe Berthe - Intelsat 709 launch is now Jun 13, 1996. o Keith Stein - TOMS launch is now Jun 29, 1996. - Nike-Black Brant launch is May 30, 1996. - Cluster launch is now Jun 3, 1996. o Jacek Kruk - TM-24 launch is now Aug 14, 1996. o Glenn Cunningham - Mars Global Surveyor launch is Nov 6, 1996. - Mars Global Surveyor TCM-1 is Nov 21, 1996. - Mars Global Surveyor TCM-2 is Mar 21, 1997. - Mars Global Survyeor TCM-3 is Apr 20, 1997. o Andre Gelinas - Progress M-32 launch is now Jul 5, 1996. - Interball-2 launch is Jul 11, 1996. - Iridium-1 launch is Aug 1996. - Inmarsat-3 launch is Aug 1996. - FAST launch is now Aug 15, 1996. - Bion-11 launch is Sep 1996. - Progress M-33 launch is Sep 5, 1996. - Tempo-1 launch is Sep 18, 1996. - Intelsat 801 launch is now Oct 1996. - NOAA-K launch is now Jan 1997. - Iridium-2 launch is Nov 1996. - Geosat launch is Nov 1996. - SWAS launch is now Nov 1996. - SAC-B/HETE launch is now Dec 12, 1996. - Tempo-2 launch is Nov 1996. - Progress M-34 launch is now Dec 20, 1996. - Seastar launch is now Jan 26, 1997. - Soyuz TM-25 launch is now Feb 2, 1997. - Progress M-35 launch is now Feb 28, 1997. - Progesss M-36 launch is now Apr 5, 1997. o Martin Terlunen - Arabsat-2A launch is now Jul 5, 1996. o Eric Mathis - GPS-26 launch is Jul 9, 1996. o Rick Cooper - GE-1 launch is now Aug 22, 1996. - EHF launch is now Jul 19, 1996. ========================= SPACE CALENDAR May 28, 1996 ========================= * indicates changes from last month's calendar May 1996 May 28 - 25th Anniversary (1971), Mars 3 Launch (Soviet Mars Orbiter/Lander) May 29 - Asteroid Ceres at Opposition * May 30 - Nike-Black Brant IX Launch May 30 - 25th Anniversary (1971), Mariner 9 Launch (Mars Orbiter) May 30 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Surveyor 1 Launch (Moon Soft Lander) June 1996 * Jun ?? - Apstarr-1A Long March Launch * Jun ?? - Italsat-2 Ariane 4 Launch Jun 01 - Moon Passes 0.8 Degrees North of Asteroid Ceres Jun 01-06 - Space 96, Albuquerque, New Mexico * Jun 03 - Cluster Ariane 5 Launch (ESA/NASA) Jun 03 - Comet Gunn, Closest Approach to Earth (1.469 AU) Jun 03 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Gemini 9 Launch Jun 06 - Comet Hyakutake Crosses the Earth's Orbit Jun 07 - Asteroid 498 Tokio Occults 8.9 Magnitude Star in Ophiuchus * Jun 07 - Delta Clipper XA Flight Test * Jun 10 - Asteroid Ceres Occults 7.7 Magnitude Star SAO 159866 Jun 10 - Mercury At Its Greatest Elongation (24 Degrees) Jun 11 - Asteroid Icarus Near-Earth Flyby (0.1012 AU) Jun 12 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #5 (OTM-5) * Jun 13 - Intelsat 709 Ariane 4 Launch Jun 14 - Mercury Passes 3 Degrees South of Mars Jun 16 - Asteroid 1990MU Near-Earth Flyby (0.2499 AU) Jun 16 - Mars Passes 3 Degrees NW of Mercury * Jun 19 - NEAR, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #2 (TCM-2) Jun 20 - STS-78, Columbia, Life & Microgravity Spacelab (LMS) Jun 20 - Summer Solstice June 22-23 - Universe '96, Santa Clara, California Jun 23 - Mercury Passes 1.5 Degrees North of Venus Jun 25 - Comet Parker-Hartley Perihelion (3.05 AU) Jun 27 - Galileo, 1st Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 1) * Jun 28 - Galileo, Europa Observations (Orbit 1) * Jun 28 - Jupiter/Europa Occults PPM 269153 * Jun 29 - TOMS Pegasus XL Launch Jun 29 - Asteroid Metis at Opposition * Jun 29 - Venus Passes 4 Degress South of Mars Jun 30 - GPS-10 Delta Launch Jun 30 - Asteroid 7074 Interamnia Occults 10 Magnitude Star in Triangulum Jun 30 - 25th Anniversary (1971), Death of 3 Cosmonauts in Soyuz 11 July 1996 Jul ?? - Telecom-2D/Insat-2D Ariane 4 Launch Jul 01 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #6 (OTM-6) Jul 02 - Comet Kopff Perihelion (1.5796 AU) Jul 04 - Jupiter at Opposition * Jul 04 - Comet Hale-Bopp at Opposition * Jul 05 - Progress M-32 Launch (Russia) * Jul 05 - Arabsat-2A/Turksat Ariane 4 Launch Jul 05 - Earth at Aphelion (94,512,258 miles from Sun) Jul 08 - Comet Kopff, Closest Approach to Earth (0.5651 AU) Jul 09 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #7 (OTM-7) * Jul 09 - GPS-26 Delta Launch * Jul 11 - Comet Kopff at Opposition * Jul 11 - Interball-2 Launch (Russia) Jul 12 - Moon Occults Venus * Jul 16 - Comet Spacewatch Perihelion (1.54 AU) Jul 16 - Asteroid Victoria at Opposition Jul 17 - Venus at Greatest Brilliancy (Magnititude -4.5) Jul 18 - Neptune at Opposition Jul 18 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Gemini 10 Launch * Jul 19 - EHF-7 Atlas Launch Jul 20 - 20th Anniversary (1976), Viking 1 Mars Landing Jul 21 - 35th Anniversary (1961), Mercury 4 Launch Jul 24 - Comet Gunn Perihelion (2.462 AU) Jul 25 - Uranus at Opposition Jul 26 - 25th Anniversary (1971), Apollo 15 Launch * Jul 27 - Comet 1996 E1 (NEAT) Perihelion (1.31 AU) Jul 29 - South Delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower August 1996 * Aug ?? - Iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch * Aug ?? - Inmarsat-3 Proton Launch (Russia) Aug 01 - STS-79, Atlantis, Mir Docking Aug 02 - Asteroid Toro Near-Earth Flyby (0.2208 AU) Aug 06 - 35th Anniversary (1961), Vostok 2 Launch Aug 06 - Asteroid 3103 Eger Near-Earth Flyby (0.1151 AU) Aug 06 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #8 (OTM-8) Aug 07 - Hot Bird 2 Atlas Launch Aug 08 - Asteroid Nausikaa at Opposition Aug 09 - 20th Anniversary (1976), Luna 24 Launch (Soviet Moon Sample Return) Aug 10 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Lunar Orbiter 1 Launch Aug 12 - Perseids Meteor Shower (Potential Meteor Storm) * Aug 14 - Soyuz TM-24 Launch (Russia) * Aug 15 - FAST Pegasus XL Launch * Aug 17 - ADEOS/NSCAT Launch Aug 17 - Asteroid Lutetia at Opposition Aug 17 - Asteroid Dembowska at Opposition Aug 17 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Pioneer 7 Launch (Solar Orbiter) Aug 19 - Asteroid Urania at Opposition Aug 19 - Venus Reaches Greatest Elongation (46 Degrees) Aug 20 - Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Perihelion (2.663 AU) Aug 20 - Asteroid Laetitia at Opposition Aug 21 - Mercury At Its Greatest Elongation (27 Degrees) * Aug 22 - GE-1 Atlas IIA Launch Aug 24 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Luna 11 Launch (Soviet Lunar Orbiter) Aug 25 - 15th Anniversary (1981), Voyager 2 Saturn Flyby Aug 28 - Asteroid 1991 CS Near-Earth Flyby (0.0508 AU) Aug 28 - GPS II R-1 Delta Launch Aug 31 - Comet Wild 4 Perihelion (1.989 AU) September 1996 Sep ?? - VSOP-Muses-B Launch (Japan) Sep ?? - Intelsat 802 Ariane 4 Launch * Sep ?? - Minisat-1 Pegasus XL Launch Sep ?? - Echostar 2 Ariane 4 Launch * Sep ?? - Bion-11 Cosmos Launch (Russia) Sep 03 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #9 (OTM-9) Sep 03 - Asteroid Thyra at Opposition Sep 03 - 20th Anniversary (1976), Viking 2 Mars Landing Sep 04 - Venus Passes 3 Degrees South of Mars * Sep 05 - Progress M-33 Launch (Russia) Sep 06 - Galileo, 2nd Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 2) Sep 09 - Comet Wirtanen Closest Approach to Earth (1.4917 AU) Sep 09 - Asteroid 1994 PC Near-Earth Flyby (0.1706 AU) Sep 11 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #10 (OTM-10) Sep 12 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Gemini 11 Launch Sep 15 - 5th Anniversary (1991), UARS Deployment from STS-48 Sep 16 - Asteroid 1989 RS1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.1950 AU) Sep 18 - Loral DBS Atlas Launch * Sep 18 - Tempo-1 Launch Sep 21-28 - National Astronomy Week '96, England Sep 22 - Autumnal Equinox (18:00 UT) Sep 23 - 150th Anniversary (1846), J. Galle's Discovery of Neptune Sep 26 - Saturn at Opposition Sep 26-27 - Lunar Eclipse Sep 28 - 25th Anniversary (1971), Luna 19 Launch (Soviet Lunar Orbiter) October 1996 Oct ?? - Measat-2/Nahuel-1A Ariane 4 Launch * Oct ?? - Intelsat 801 Ariane 4 Launch Oct 03 - Mercury At Its Greatest Western Elongation (18 Degrees) Oct 04 - Asteroid Juno at Opposition Oct 07 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #11 (OTM-11) Oct 09 - Draconids Meteor Shower Oct 10 - 150th Anniversary (1846), William Lassell's Discovery of Neptune's mo Triton Oct 12 - Partial Solar Eclipse Oct 15 - Comet Machholz 1 Perihelion Oct 21 - Orionid Meteor Shower Oct 22 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Luna 12 Launch (Soviet Lunar Orbiter) Oct 22 - Asteroid 1989 UQ Near-Earth Flyby (0.1505 AU) Oct 23 - Asteroid 4947 Ninkasi Near-Earth Flby (0.2131 AU) Oct 24 - 145th Anniversary (1851), William Lassell's Discovery of Uranus moons Umbriel and Ariel Oct 25 - 325th Anniversary (1671), Giovanni Cassini's Discovery of Saturn's mo Iapetus Oct 25 - Asteroid 4197 1982 TA Near-Earth Flyby (0.0846 AU) Oct 27 - Daylight Savings - Set Clock Back One Hour (USA) Oct 27 - Asteroid 3908 1980 PA Near-Earth Flyby (0.0613 AU) Oct 29 - 5th Anniversary (1991), Galileo Flyby of Asteroid Gaspra Oct 29 - Asteroid 1991 VE Near-Earth Flyby (0.0853 AU) Oct 30 - 15th Anniversary (1981), Venera 13 Launch (Soviet Venus Lander) Oct 31 - Comet IRAS Perihelion November 1996 Nov ?? - Intelsat 803 Ariane 4 Launch * Nov ?? - Iridium-2 Launch * Nov ?? - Geosat Launch * Nov ?? - SWAS Pegasus XL Launch * Nov ?? - Tempo-2 Launch * Nov ?? - Comet Helin-Roman-Crockett Perihelion (3.49 AU) Nov 01 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #12 (OTM-12) Nov 04 - Galileo, 1st Callisto Flyby (Orbit 3) Nov 04 - Taurids Meteor Shower Nov 04 - 15th Anniversary (1981), Venera 14 Launch (Venus Flyby/Lander) * Nov 06 - Mars Global Surveyor Launch (Mars Orbiter) Nov 06 - Galileo, Europa Observations (Orbit 3) Nov 06 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Lunar Orbiter 2 Launch Nov 07 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #13 (OTM-13) Nov 07 - STS-80, Columbia, Wake Shield Facility (WSF-03) Nov 08 - Edmund Halley's 340th Birthday (1656) Nov 09 - Comet Mrkos Perihelion (1.413 AU) Nov 11 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Gemini 12 Launch Nov 14 - 25th Anniversary (1971), Mariner 9 Mars Orbit Insertion Nov 14 - Andromedids Meteor Shower Nov 16 - Mars '96 Launch (Russia) Nov 17 - Leonids Meteor Shower Nov 20 - Asteroid Interamnia at Opposition * Nov 21 - Mars Global Surveyor, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #1 (TCM-1) Nov 23 - Asteroid 1993WD Near-Earth Flyby (0.2466 AU) Nov 23 - Asteroid Davida at Opposition Nov 27 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #14 (OTM-14) Nov 27 - 25th Anniversary (1971), Mars 2 Mars Orbit Insertion/Lander Crash (Soviet Union) Nov 29 - Asteroid 4179 Toutatis Near-Earth Flyby (0.0354 AU) December 1996 Dec ?? - Thaicom-3 Ariane 4 Launch Dec 02 - Mars Pathfinder Delta 2 launch (Mars Lander/Rover) Dec 02 - 25th Anniversary (1971), Mars 2 Mars Orbit Insertion/Mars Landing Dec 05 - STS-81, Atlantis, 5th Shuttle-Mir Mission, SPACEHAB Dec 09 - Asteroid Kalliope at Opposition * Dec 12 - SAC-B/HETE Pegasus XL Launch Dec 13 - Geminids Meteor Shower Dec 14 - Tycho Brahe's 450th Birthday (1546) Dec 15 - Mercury At Its Greatest Eastern Elongation (20 Degrees) Dec 15 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Dollfus' Discovery of Saturn Moon Janus Dec 16 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #15 (OTM-15) Dec 19 - Galileo, 1st Europa Flyby (Orbit 4) * Dec 20 - Progress M-34 Launch (Russia) Dec 21 - Winter Solstice Dec 21 - 30th Anniversary (1966), Luna 13 Launch (Soviet Moon Lander) Dec 22 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #16 (OTM-16) Dec 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower Dec 25 - Asteroid 1994 WR12 Near-Earth Flyby (0.0978 AU) Dec 27 - Johannes Kepler's 425th Birthday (1571) January 1997 Jan ?? - JCSat-4 Atlas-2AS Launch * Jan ?? - NOAA-K Titan 2 Launch Jan 03 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Jan 07 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #17 (OTM-17) Jan 10 - Asteroid 1991 VK Near-Earth Flyby (.0749 AU) Jan 11 - 210th Anniversary (1787), Herschell's Discovery of Uranus Moons Titania and Oberon Jan 12 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 4 Perihelion (2.02 AU) Jan 20 - Galileo, Europa Flyby (Orbit 5) Jan 20 - Comet Hale-Bopp Crosses the Orbit of Mars Jan 21 - Asteroid 1994 PC1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.0651 AU) Jan 25 - Asteroid 1989 UQ Near-Earth Flyby (.2286 AU) * Jan 26 - Seastar Pegasus XL Launch Jan 27 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Apollo 1 Fire February 1997 * Feb ?? - Comet Russell 4 Perihelion (2.2 AU) * Feb 02 - Soyuz TM-25 Launch (Russia) Feb 05 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #18 (OTM-18) Feb 05 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Lunar Orbiter 3 Launch * Feb 10 - Comet Shoemaker-Holt 2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.9245 AU) Feb 13 - STS-82, Discovery, Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission #2 Feb 14 - 25th Anniversary (1972), Luna 20 Launch (Soviet Moon Sample Return) Feb 17 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #19 (OTM-19) Feb 20 - Galileo, 2nd Europa Flyby (Orbit 6) Feb 20 - 35th Anniversary (1962), Friendship 7 Launch (John Glenn) Feb 23 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #20 (OTM-20) Feb 23 - Asteroid 1991 CS Near-Earth Flyby (0.2229 AU) Feb 23 - 10th Anniversary (1987) of Supernova 1987A Explosion * Feb 28 - Progress M-35 Launch (Russia) March 1997 Mar 01 - 15th Anniversary (1982), Venera 13 Venus Flyby/Landing (USSR) Mar 03 - 25th Anniversary (1972), Pioneer 10 Launch (Jupiter/Saturn Flyby) Mar 05 - 15th Anniversary (1982), Venera 14 Venus Flyby/Landing (USSR) Mar 07 - John Herschel's 205th Birthday (1792) Mar 08 - 20th Anniversary (1977), Discovery of Uranus' Rings Mar 09 - Solar Eclipse, Visible from Russia, Arctic Mar 09 - Comet Hale-Bopp Crosses the Earth's Orbit Mar 10 - Asteroid 1990VA Near-Earth Flyby (0.2069 AU) Mar 14 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #21 (OTM-21) Mar 14 - Comet Wirtanen Perihelion (1.065 AU) Mar 17 - Mars at Opposition * Mar 21 - Mars Global Surveyor, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #2 (TCM-2) Mar 22 - Comet Hale-Bopp Closest Approach to Earth (1.315 AU) Mar 24 - Partial Lunar Eclipse Mar 27 - STS-83, Columbia, Materials Science Lab-1 (MSL-1) Mar 27 - 25th Anniversary (1972), Venera 8 Launch (Venus Lander) April 1997 Apr 01 - Comet Hale-Bopp Perihelion Apr 02 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #22 (OTM-22) Apr 04 - Galileo, Europa Observations (Orbit 7) Apr 05 - Galileo, 3rd Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 7) * Apr 05 - Progress M-36 Launch (Russia) Apr 06 - Daylight Savings, Set Clock Ahead 1 Hour (North America) Apr 08 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #23 (OTM-23) Apr 15 - 25th Anniversary (1972), Apollo 16 Launch (Manned Moon Landing) Apr 15 - Wilbur Wright's 130th Birthday (1867) Apr 17 - Comet Boethin Perihelion Apr 17 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Surveyor 3 Launch (Moon Lander) * Apr 20 - Mars Global Surveyor, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #3 (TCM-3) * Apr 20 - Lyrids Meteor Shower Apr 24 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #24 (OTM-24) May 1997 * May 01 - STS-84, Atlantis, 6th Shuttle-Mir Mission, SPACEHAB * May 04 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #25 (OTM-25) * May 04 - 30th Anniversary (1967), Lunar Orbiter 4 Launch * May 05 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower * May 06 - Galileo, Callisto Observations (Orbit 8) * May 06 - Comet Wild 2 Perihelion * May 07 - Galileo, 4th Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 8) * May 10 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #26 (OTM-26) * May 24 - 35th Anniversary (1962), Aurora 7 Launch (Scott Carpenter) ___ _____ ___ /_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov | | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab | ___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ Pasadena, CA | If your dog doesn't like /___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| | someone, you probably |_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | shouldn't either. @START@EUVE Electronic Newsletter EEEEEEEEEEE U U V V EEEEEEEEEEE E U U V V E E U U V V E EEEEEEE U U V V EEEEEEE E U U V V E E U U V V E EEEEEEEEEEE UUUUU V EEEEEEEEEEE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER OF THE EUVE OBSERVATORY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vol 6, No. 5 31 May 1996 ISSN 1065-3597 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (C) 1996, Regents of the University of California --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes from the Editor ===================== by Brett A. Stroozas, ISO Manager Welcome to the electronic newsletter for NASA's Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) satellite, compiled and published monthly by the Center for EUV Astrophysics (CEA) at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB). The contents of this issue of the EUVE electronic newsletter are as follows: 1. EUVE Science News 1.1 Recent EUVE Science Highlights 1.2 Abstracts of Recently *Accepted* EUVE Papers 2. EUVE Science Operations News 2.1 Goals/Status for the "Outsourced" EUVE Mission 2.2 Public Data Release for 1 Jun 1996 2.3 On-Line Access to EUVE 3. SelMon Test-Bed Experiment to Begin at GSFC To comment on or make suggestions for the EUVE electronic newsletter, please send e-mail to archive@cea.berkeley.edu (Internet). The EUVE observatory performed well throughout the month of Apr 1996, conducting observations of the following Guest Observer (GO) targets (alternate name and spectral type information taken from the SIMBAD or internal CEA databases; "NOIDs" are unidentified objects): =================================================================== Target Alternate Spectral Observation Name Name Type GMT Date(s) Notes =================================================================== RE J1746-703 EUVE J1746-706 NOID 27 Mar - 05 Apr 1996 --- 3C 273 PKS 1226+02 QSO 27 Mar - 05 Apr 1996 RAP 1219+044 -------- AGN 27 Mar - 05 Apr 1996 RAP 1227+024 -------- AGN 27 Mar - 05 Apr 1996 RAP EUVE J0729-388 -------- NOID 05 Apr - 11 Apr 1996 --- ALEXIS Transient -------- NOID 11 Apr - 11 Apr 1996 TOO EUVE J0729-388 -------- NOID 11 Apr - 14 Apr 1996 --- Jupiter -------- SolSys 14 Apr - 17 Apr 1996 --- Mkn 421 UGC 6132 BLLac 17 Apr - 30 Apr 1996 --- EUVE J1429-38.0 -------- NOID 17 Apr - 30 Apr 1996 RAP EUVE J1434-36.3 -------- NOID 17 Apr - 30 Apr 1996 RAP V824 Ara HD 155555 K1Vp 30 Apr - 03 May 1996 --- =================================================================== Key to Notes: RAP = simultaneous Right Angle Program imaging observation TOO = Target of Opportunity 1. EUVE Science News ==================== 1.1 Recent EUVE Science Highlights ---------------------------------- by Dr. Pierre Chayer, EUVE/CEA Scientist *** EUVE Observations of the Bright Comet B2 1996 (Hyakutake) *** Comet B2 1996 (Hyakutake), first detected January 30th by Yuji Hyakutake in Japan, was observed by EUVE from 21-25 Mar 1996. The EUVE operations team successfully programmed the satellite to track the fast-moving comet at the time of its nearest approach to the Earth. Concurrent with the 82 ksec spectrometer observation, an image of the comet was obtained with the Deep Survey imaging telescope using the Lexan filter (70-190 A). If detected, spectral resonance lines of helium and neon, which are only visible in the EUV spectrum, can provide important clues to our understanding of the formation of comets and of the solar system. These comet observations are being analyzed by Dr. Michael Mumma. 1.2 Abstracts of Recently *Accepted* EUVE Papers ------------------------------------------------ Included below are abstracts of EUVE-related papers recently *accepted* for publication. For those papers authored by CEA personnel, the CEA publication numbers are indicated. Unless otherwise noted, researchers may obtain preprints of the CEA papers by sending an e-mail request containing the publication number(s) of interest to pub@cea.berkeley.edu. Researchers are encouraged to contribute *accepted* EUVE-related abstracts for inclusion in future editions of this newsletter; abstracts or preprints will also be posted under the CEA WWW Home Page. Please send all abstracts or preprints to archive@cea.berkeley.edu. -------------------------------------------------------------- THE CALIBRATION OF THE EUVE SPECTROMETERS, I. WAVELENGTH CALIBRATION AND RESOLUTION M. Abbott, W. Boyd, P. Jelinsky, C. Christian, A. Miller-Bagwell, M. Lampton, R.F. Malina., and J.V. Vallerga To appear in The Astrophysical Journal (Supplement). [CEA publication #729] We describe the wavelength calibration of the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) spectrometers and measurements of the spectrometers' resolution. The three spectrometers operate in the wavelength range from 70 to 760 A with a resolving power of ~300. We present the equations required to map each detected photon to a wavelength and imaging angle. The equations depend on the position of the source on the sky, the orientation of the spacecraft when the photon arrives, and the position on the EUVE detectors where the photon arrives. These equations were determined using a ray-traced model of the EUVE spectrometers along with measurements of emission lines and continua obtained both in prelaunch laboratory calibration and from observations of stellar sources while in orbit. We describe the procedures used to apply the equations in this paper to actual spectrometer data. We also discuss the implications of the results of this calibration for the analysis of the spectral images and suggest aperture sizes for spectral extraction. With this calibration, we can remap detected photons with rms errors of 0.22 resolution elements (0.11 A) in the short wavelength (SW) spectrometer, 0.13 elements (0.13 A) in the medium wavelength (MW) spectrometer, and 0.13 elements (0.25 A) in the long wavelength (LW) spectrometer. The imaging angles for any one observation have rms errors of 4.8" (1.1 pixel) in the SW spectrometer, 3.3" (0.7 pixel) in the MW spectrometer, and 2.9" (0.6 pixel) in the LW spectrometer. -------------------------------------------------------------- DISCOVERY OF A WHITE DWARF COMPANION (MS0354.6-3650 = EUVE J0356-366) TO A G2V STAR D.J. Christian, S. Vennes, J.R. Thorstensen, and M. Mathioudakis To appear in The Astronomical Journal. [CEA publication #735] We present X-ray, ultraviolet, and optical observations of the mysterious EUV/soft X-ray source EUVE J0356-366 (= MS0354.6-3650). Initial Einstein observations identified this source with a cluster of galaxies, but the relatively high source count rate in the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) 100 A band and the lack of variability hinted that EUVE J0356-366 might be a white dwarf; the UK Schmidt plate of the field surrounding this object found a 12.45 magnitude G2V star that could hide a compact companion. This hypothesis was confirmed in an IUE ultraviolet spectrum that shows the definite signature of a hydrogen-rich white dwarf (DA). A model atmosphere analysis shows that the DA star is hot (T_eff >= 52,000 K) and may have a low abundance of heavy elements. We show that the G2V star and the DA star form a physical pair at a distance of 400 pc and therefore add to the list of white dwarf plus luminous main sequence star binaries discovered in EUV surveys. -------------------------------------------------------------- AN EPHEMERIS FOR THE PRE-CATACLYSMIC BINARY EUVE J0720-317 S. Vennes and J.R. Thorstensen To appear in The Astronomical Journal. [CEA publication #737] We present H-alpha radial velocities and equivalent widths of the hot white dwarf plus red dwarf binary EUVE J0720-317, which cover a 621 day baseline without cycle-count ambiguities and define an orbital period of 1.26245 +/- 0.00004 d. The equivalent width variation lags the radial velocity by 0.21 +/- 0.02, consistent with an expected 0.25-cycle offset if the emission arises entirely from reprocessing of the white dwarf's EUV radiation in the red dwarf upper atmosphere. Moreover, using our new ephemeris we show that photometric variations reported in the literature are strictly in phase with the Balmer line strength variations, providing further support for the EUV-illumination model. We present revised estimates of the component masses and discuss the binary evolutionary status. -------------------------------------------------------------- EUVE PHOTOMETRIC ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS OF AR LACERTAE D. Christian, J.J. Drake, R.J. Patterer, P.W. Vedder, and S. Bowyer To appear in The Astronomical Journal. [CEA publication #740] We report on observations of the eclipsing RS CVn system AR Lac with the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) scanning and deep survey (DS) telescopes. This system consists of a G2IV star and a K0IV star separated by 9.2 R_solar with an orbital period of about 1.98 days. The scanner observations consisted of a single pointing over a period of 25 hours, providing some coverage of both primary and secondary eclipses and subsequent scanning during the all-sky survey. During the pointed observation AR Lac was detected in the EUVE Lexan/boron (Lexan/B, 50-180 A) and Al/Ti/C (160-240 A) bands at average count rates of 0.12 and 0.016 count/s, respectively. During primary eclipse, the Lexan/B count rate was at about one-third of its subsequent value at quadrature, suggesting that, in the case of a compact and relatively homogeneous corona, a minimum of 60-70% of the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) emission originates on the G star. There was no detectable modulation corresponding to secondary eclipse in either Lexan/B or Al/Ti/C bands. Data taken several months later during the EUVE all-sky survey yield the same Lexan/B count rate as the pointed data but only an upper limit in the Al/Ti/C bandpass. AR Lac was observed again with the DS as part of a Guest Observer pointed observation. This single pointing lasted slightly more than 3 days and included both primary and secondary eclipses. AR Lac was detected in the DS Lexan/B band with an average count rate of 0.31 count/s. The primary eclipse is easily visible as a ~40% decrease in intensity. A dip in the lightcurve is present at the time of secondary eclipse but is not readily discernible from the average level of variability. A flare corresponding to a factor of two increase over the quiescent emission count rate was observed during the next expected secondary eclipse. We have performed an elementary emission measure analysis and compared isothermal models that fit the EUVE data to earlier EINSTEIN, EXOSAT, ASCA and ROSAT two-temperature models culled from the literature. In general, the EUVE data indicate very similar emission measures to those derived in previous work, indicating that the corona of AR Lac does not vary in average X-ray or EUV luminosity over periods of years up to a decade. Assuming an isothermal model with T ~ 1E+07 K, as indicated by the emission measure analysis, the total Lexan/B count rate at quadrature implies an EUV luminosity of 1.1E+30 erg/s in the 50-180 A bandpass. -------------------------------------------------------------- 2. EUVE Science Operations News =============================== 2.1 Goals/Status for the "Outsourced" EUVE Mission -------------------------------------------------- by Dr. Roger Malina, CEA Director As reported in a previous edition of the newsletter, NASA has made a decision to outsource operations of the EUVE satellite to CEA at UCB. In making this decision, Dr. Wes Huntress situated it within the NASA Zero-Base Review of 1995 that stated "the guideline to NASA centers that outsourcing and commercial services shall be maximized". Discussions with Dr. Joseph Rothenberg, Director of GSFC, confirms that it is GSFC's plan to outsource operations of most small satellites such as EUVE and that discussions are already under way on outsourcing of other GSFC missions. Subsequent to the outsourcing decision, the following specific policy goals for the outsourcing were established by the EUVE Program Manager, Dr. Guenter Riegler, in cooperation with Dr. Rothenberg and UCB: (1) EUVE mission operations should transition to a location at or near the UCB campus in order to enable student participation and to approximate the likely setting for future university-run mission operations models. (2) After transition of mission technical and operations knowledge and establishment of a robust core operations capability, an education component should be attached to EUVE mission operations in order to foster science and engineering training and outreach. (3) Technology innovation, testbedding, and dissemination shall continue to be an important objective for the EUVE program. The focal point at GSFC will continue to be Dr. Peter Hughes, who will keep the UCB team informed of technology advancements within NASA and will assist in disseminating technical and operations developments generated within the EUVE team. (4) After successful completion of the outsourcing transition, leadership and responsibility for the continued operation of EUVE shall transfer from NASA to UCB. We are currently working to establish detailed plans to allow us to meet these goals. The UCB proposal to NASA for the EUVE outsourcing contemplates the establishment of an EUVE Advisory Board that would oversee policy aspects of the EUVE operations and ensure that the interests of the user communities are being met in the operations of the EUVE mission. This Advisory Board is in the process of being established. The outsourcing schedule is a tight one, with the first phase of transfer occurring on 16 Jul with a contract in place with an Industrial Partner for the EUVE outsourced operations. During the transition there may be small impacts on the EUVE science plan; guest observers with any concerns about any impact on their science observations should feel free to contact me at rmalina@cea.berkeley.edu. 2.2 Public Data Release for 1 Jun 1996 -------------------------------------- by Dr. Nahide Craig, EUVE User Support Scientist The table below lists the GO observations that become public on 1 Jun 1996. For each entry is given the target name, the approximate exposure time in ksec, the GMT start and end date(s) for the observation, the spectral type of the target, and the data identification code. All public data sets can be ordered from the archive via WWW and electronic or postal mail (see addresses below). Please be sure to include in your order the DataID(s) of interest. Processed data sets are shipped on 8mm tape (or, if requested, on CD-ROM) via postal mail. The data rights policy for GO observations states that GOs have proprietary rights to the data for one year from the date (s)he receives it. It is often the case that long observations are broken up over many months; e.g., an observation approved for 60 ksec may actually be observed for 10 ksec one month, 20 ksec the next and 30 ksec three months later. In such cases the one-year proprietary period begins after the GO is sent the final piece of the completed observation. =============================================================== Target ~Exp Observation Date(s) SpT DataID Name (ksec) Start End =============================================================== Data Sets Available 1 Jun 1996: VW Cep 100 30 Jan - 02 Feb 1995 K0Vvar go0293 VW Cep 41 02 Feb - 04 Feb 1995 K0Vvar go0294 kappa Cet 100 13 Oct - 17 Oct 1994 G5Vvar go0295 kappa Cet 41 17 Oct - 18 Oct 1994 G5Vvar go0296 EUVE J0715-704 100 09 Feb - 12 Feb 1995 DA go0297 EUVE J0715-704 1 12 Feb - 12 Feb 1995 DA go0298 DH Leo 100 12 Feb - 16 Feb 1995 K0V go0299 DH Leo 100 16 Feb - 19 Feb 1995 KOV go0300 DH Leo 21 19 Feb - 20 Feb 1995 KOV go0301 HZ 43 33 07 Feb - 09 Feb 1995 DAw go0302 Jupiter 56 07 May - 09 May 1994 SolSys go0303 * Jupiter 82 19 Mar - 22 Mar 1995 SolSys go0304 AM Her 100 08 Mar - 12 Mar 1995 CV:AM go0305 AM Her 28 12 Mar - 13 Mar 1995 CV:AM go0306 GJ 411 100 22 Mar - 26 Mar 1995 M2V go0307 GJ 411 100 26 Mar - 29 Mar 1995 M2V go0308 GJ 411 100 29 Mar - 02 Apr 1995 M2V go0309 GJ 411 71 02 Apr - 04 Apr 1995 M2V go0310 alpha Col 89 05 Mar - 08 Mar 1995 B7IVe go0311 EUVE J1126+186 100 13 Mar - 16 Mar 1995 DAw go0312 EUVE J1126+186 81 16 Mar - 19 Mar 1995 DAw go0313 UZ For 90 18 Nov - 22 Nov 1993 CV:AM go0314 UZ For 107 15 Nov - 19 Nov 1995 CV:AM go0315 RE 1149+28 100 26 Dec 29 Dec 1994 CV:AM go0316 RE 1149+28 100 29 Dec - 02 Jan 1994 CV:AM go0317 RE 1149+28 33 02 Jan - 03 Jan 1995 CV:AM go0318 3c273 46 03 Jan - 06 Feb 1995 QSO go0319 * This Jupiter observation was conducted as a calibration/engineering test. =============================================================== 2.3 On-Line Access to EUVE -------------------------- Listed below are the various methods for on-line access to EUVE: o CEA World Wide Web (WWW) URL http://www.cea.berkeley.edu/ telnet www.cea.berkeley.edu 200 (for those without a WWW browser) o anonymous FTP ftp ftp.cea.berkeley.edu Name: anonymous Password: type_your_full_e-mail_address o anonymous gopher gopher ftp.cea.berkeley.edu o EUVE Electronic Newsletters Past issues -- available via the CEA WWW site Subscriptions -- mail majordomo@cea.berkeley.edu ("subscribe euvenews") Post message to all subscribers: mail euvenews@cea.berkeley.edu o GI Program Are you interested in finding out about or using EUVE data? Do you need help in understanding EUVE data sets? Do you need help in using the available EUVE data analysis software tools? If you answer "yes" to any of the above, the Guest Investigator (GI) Program at CEA can help YOU! For more information see the CEA WWW site or contact the Archive (archive@cea.berkeley.edu). o Public RAP The Public Right Angle Program (RAP) is a simple and easy method for researchers to propose for long-exposure EUVE imaging data. For more information on the Public RAP and the simple proposal process see the CEA WWW site or contact the EGO Center (egoinfo@cea.berkeley.edu). Mail all proposals to euverap@cea.berkeley.edu. o Contact information for the EUVE Science Archive or EGO Center: Center for EUV Astrophysics 2150 Kittredge St. Berkeley, CA 94720-5030 510-642-3032 (voice) 510-643-5660 (fax) archive@cea.berkeley.edu egoinfo@cea.berkeley.edu 3. SelMon Test-Bed Experiment to Begin at GSFC ============================================== by Tom Morgan, Applied Research Technology Manager The Center for EUV Astrophysics shipped the Selective Monitor (SelMon) workstation and software to the EUVE Control Center at GSFC on 8 May 1996. The SelMon software application is being developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) by Drs. Richard Doyle and Dennis Decoste, both members of JPL's Artificial Intelligence group. SelMon will be part of an experiment funded by NASA Headquarters and the GSFC Flight Testbed for Innovative Mission Operations (FTB-IMO). SelMon will be incorporated into the control center architecture to receive real-time health and safety data from the EUVE spacecraft. Results from the SelMon experiment will indicate if satellite health and safety monitoring and component trending can be performed without traditional apriori construction of limits and thresholds. SelMon is expected to monitor the health and safety of the satellite more precisely than the traditional methods that use simple limit checking. The SelMon application utilizes a "learning engine" and historical health and safety data to characterize nominal component behavior signatures. Significant deviations from nominal behavior signatures will activate alarms and alert EUVE operators. The SelMon application created for EUVE is being studied by other NASA missions. The Hubble Space Telescope ground systems reengineering team, Vision 2000, was given a demonstration of the EUVE SelMon workstation in late May. The experiment will provide insight into the potential for plug-and-play "black-box" learning systems to replace traditional knowledge engineered rule bases. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The EUVE Electronic Newsletter is issued by the Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. The opinions expressed are those of the authors. EUVE Principal Investigators and Newsletter Publishers: Dr. R.F. Malina and Professor S. Bowyer. Newsletter Editor: B.A. Stroozas. Funded by NASA contract NAS5-29298. Send newsletter correspondence to archive@cea.berkeley.edu. The EUVE project is managed by NASA's GSFC: Paul Pashby, GSFC Project Manager; Dr. Yoji Kondo, Project Scientist; Dr. Ronald Oliversen, Deputy Project Scientist; Mr. Kevin Hartnett, Mission Director. NASA HQ: Dr. G. Riegler, Program Manager. Information on the EUVE GO Program is available from Dr. Y. Kondo, Mail Code 684, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771 at (301) 286-6247 or e-mail to euve@stars.span.nasa.gov. END-----------EUVE------------ELECTRONIC---------------NEWS-------------END -- ========================================================================= Brett A. Stroozas | EUVE Science Operations Manager Center for EUV Astrophysics | 510-643-7312 (voice); 510-643-5660 (fax) University of California | Internet: bretts@cea.berkeley.edu @START@Final Mars Global Surveyor Instrument Delivered PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Contact: Diane Ainsworth FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 1996 MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR DONS ITS SCIENCE PAYLOAD All six science instruments comprising the scientific payload of NASA's new Mars Global Surveyor orbiter have been integrated on the nearly complete spacecraft, which is in development at Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corp.'s Denver facility. The last of the instruments -- the thermal emission spectrometer -- arrived at Lockheed Martin on May 28, completing Surveyor's suite of equipment to study the surface, atmosphere and interior of Mars over a full Martian year, the equivalent of about 687 Earth days. "The instruments have been installed on the payload platform and have undergone initial power-on testing to make sure all of the electrical connections are working," said Glenn Cunningham, Mars Global Surveyor project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "The spacecraft has been moved from the assembly area to Lockheed Martin's Space Simulation Laboratory, where environmental qualification testing will be completed." During this phase of testing, Surveyor is being subjected to simulations of the harsh conditions of launch, Cunningham said. After completing those tests, the spacecraft will undergo two weeks of testing in simulations that will replicate the environment of space -- extremely cold temperatures and illumination on one side of the spacecraft by the Sun -- to assure that Surveyor's temperature control design is adequate for its 10-month journey to Mars and two years in orbit around the planet. Mars Global Surveyor carries six of the eight instruments that were flown on the Mars Observer spacecraft, which was lost in August 1993. The instruments include: a thermal emission spectrometer, designed to analyze infrared radiation from the surface of Mars; a Mars orbiter laser altimeter, which will measure the height of Martian surface features; and a magnetometer and electron reflectometer, which will search for evidence of current and ancient magnetic fields. Also onboard the spacecraft are a Mars orbiter camera, which will take high resolution photographs of the planet and provide daily global weather maps, and an ultra stable oscillator that will be used along with Surveyor's telecommunications system to map variations in the gravity field of Mars and study its atmosphere. Mars Global Surveyor also will carry a Mars relay radio system that will be used to support the Russian Mars '96 mission, planned for launch in late 1996. The relay system will periodically receive and relay data from instrument packages deployed to the Martian surface by the Russian Space Agency. Of the six science instruments onboard the spacecraft, four -- the camera, laser altimeter, electron reflectometer and thermal emission spectrometer -- will be carried on the spacecraft's nadir panel, along with the relay system. Mars Global Surveyor will orbit the planet in a low altitude, nearly circular orbit over the poles of the planet, keeping its nadir panel continuously pointed at the surface. The spacecraft will complete one orbit around Mars about every two hours. As the weeks pass, Surveyor will create a global portrait of Mars, capturing the planet's ancient cratered plains, huge canyon system, massive volcanoes, gigantic channels and frozen polar caps. Surveyor's science instruments have been provided by the following institutions: Hughes Santa Barbara Remote Sensing Inc., Goleta, CA, and Arizona State University, Tempe, provided the thermal emission spectrometer; NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, provided the laser altimeter and magnetometer; the University of California, Berkeley, and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, the French space agency, provided the electron reflectometer; Malin Space Science Systems Inc., San Diego, CA, furnished the Mars orbiter camera; Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, provided the ultra stable oscillator; and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales furnished the Mars relay radio system. Mars Global Surveyor will be shipped from Denver to Cape Canaveral, FL, in mid-August, where it will be fueled, integrated with the third stage booster of a Delta II expendable launch vehicle and readied for launch on Nov. 6. Surveyor will arrive at Mars in September 1997 and spend approximately five months aerobraking through the Martian atmosphere to lower itself into the final mapping orbit. Global mapping operations will begin in March 1998, allowing scientists to obtain the first extensive record of Mars' surface, atmosphere and interior. Mars Global Surveyor is the first of a decade-long program of robotic missions to Mars, managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. @START@Lunar Prospector Spacecraft Construction on Schedule 96-27 May 20, 1996 Missiles & Space Communications Office Contact: Buddy Nelson (415) 424-3110 Email: buddynelson@lmsc.lockheed.com LUNAR PROSPECTOR SPACECRAFT CONSTRUCTION ON SCHEDULE SUNNYVALE, California, May 20, 1996 -- Construction and assembly of the Lunar Prospector spacecraft that will return the United States to the Moon is proceeding on schedule for an October 1997 launch. Lunar Prospector is the first peer-reviewed, competitively selected mission in NASA's new Discovery series of "faster, better, cheaper" solar system exploration missions. It represents the implementation of NASA's new way of doing business, focusing on minimizing risk and cost, rapid turnaround time and delivery of science data. The Lunar Prospector mission was proposed as a joint effort of Lockheed Martin and NASA Ames Research Center, along with important other contributions from Los Alamos National Lab, the University of California Berkeley Space Science Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , and a few others. These institutions have built scientific instruments for the mission at a tiny fraction of the usual cost. Overall management of the Lunar Prospector program is the responsibility of principal investigator Dr. Alan Binder of Lockheed Martin. "The strength of this program is that we discuss issues as they arise, on the spot, and get them resolved within a very short time. We don't have the problem of requirements coming in from afar that the engineers are stuck with. This is a great way to build a spacecraft." "Lunar Prospector is a terrific little spacecraft whose strength is its simplicity," continued Binder. "I think we've done a marvelous job in the way it was conceived and the way we've implemented the whole thing. I'm very happy and completely satisfied with the effort to date." "Lunar Prospector is serving as a pathfinder in many different ways," said NASA mission manager Scott Hubbard of Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. The mission "is making history in terms of management style, technical approach, cost management and focused science. The only way to do a tightly cost-constrained program is to let the contractor focus on doing the job, take responsibility for it, and not have to respond to a shadow organization," he said. "It requires insight rather than oversight. However, we do pay close attention to the progress of the program and involve NASA in any areas which have the potential to delay schedule, raise cost or significantly degrade the science return. NASA is the customer for Lunar Prospector data and the Mission Office has the responsibility to safeguard the public's interest." Additionally, NASA Ames has the responsibility to carry out navigation, analysis, tracking and the organization of the operations center. According to project manager Tom Dougherty of Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space Company in Sunnyvale, CA, all hardware and subsystem procurements are nearing completion, actual spacecraft components are under construction, scientific instruments are approaching final readiness and assembly and testing are about to begin. The current schedule calls for static and dynamic structural testing in May and June, structural modifications through July, plumbing in August, wiring and hardware installation in September and full-up system tests beginning in October. "We're extremely pleased with our progress so far," said Dougherty. "We've put a detailed program in place and we're meeting the schedule and maintaining cost control. The key to our approach is to put together a small, collated, multi-talented group, with close ties to the customer, namely the principal investigator, so that decisions can be made in real-time." The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is a small, spin- stabilized vehicle with a fully fueled mass of 513 pounds. It is 4.6 feet in diameter, 4.1 feet in axial length drum with solar cells mounted on its outer surface which provide 206 watts of power. During a one-year polar orbiting mission, it will map the Moon's surface composition, gravity and magnetic fields, and volatile release activity. Six scientific instruments are mounted on three booms to isolate them from the bus and simplify the spacecraft-instrument interfaces. The experiments were chosen for their scientific value, ability to be flown on a simple, spin- stabilized spacecraft, and low mass, power and data rate requirements. A gamma-ray spectrometer will provide global maps of the elemental composition of the surface layer of the Moon. Knowledge of the concentrations of such elements as uranium, thorium, potassium, iron, titanium, oxygen, silicon, aluminum, magnesium and calcium will aid in understanding the composition and evolution of the lunar crust. A neutron spectrometer will have the capability to locate as little as one cup of water in about a cubic yard of lunar soil (regolith). The discovery of lunar polar ice would mean that water, necessary for life support and as a source of both oxygen and hydrogen to produce rocket propellant, would be available in situ to future lunar explorers. An alpha particle experiment will provide information on the level of tectonic and volcanic lunar out-gassing activity. It will map the locations and frequency of radon gas release events on the Moon, thought to be tectonically and volcanically dead until Apollo. A magnetometer and electron reflectometer will map local lunar magnetic fields, known to be weak compared to the global magnetic field of the Earth. This will help to determine the origin of such fields and may provide information on the size and composition of the lunar core. An indication of the economic potential of the Moon may result. The Doppler gravity experiment will provide the first complete gravity map of the Moon, essential for planning follow-on unmanned and manned lunar missions. It will also provide data on density differences in the crust, internal densities and the nature of the core. When Lunar Prospector is launched, it will take four days to reach the Moon, making two midcourse maneuvers, deploying booms, and collecting calibration data via its science instruments en route. Once the spacecraft reaches the Moon, it will be put into a circular, 118-minute, 63 mile altitude, polar-mapping orbit to begin its mission. If fuel is available at the end of the one-year nominal mission, lunar mapping may be extended at lower altitudes over areas of special interest. When the fuel needed for orbital maintenance is depleted, the spacecraft will impact on the lunar surface. @START@Asteroid 1996 JA1 Images ASTEROID 1996 JA1 IMAGES Images of asteroid 1996 JA1 are available at the following URL: http://rampages.onramp.net/~binder/Missed.html This asteroid missed the Earth by only 450,000 km on May 19, 1996. The images were taken by Keith Rivich and Dennis Borgman during a star party in Fort Davis, Texas. ___ _____ ___ /_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov | | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab | ___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ Pasadena, CA | If your dog doesn't like /___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| | someone, you probably |_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | shouldn't either. @START@Latest Comet Hale-Bopp Ephemeris Orbit and Ephemeris Information for Comet 1995 O1 Hale-Bopp Don Yeomans - JPL May 28, 1996 Additional observations through May 25, 1996, provided by the Minor Planet Center, have been used to update the orbit, ephemeris, and error analysis. Object: Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) Ref. Solution: 32 Planetary Ephemeris: DE403 No. Observations: 936 Observation Arc: 1993 Apr 27 - 1996 May 25 ---- Residual Summary ---- RA Dec Total Mean .005 .003 .005 RMS, unweighted .667 .845 .761 ---- Corrected Elements (J2000): Solution 32 Epoch 2450520.50000 = 1997 Mar 13.00000 Post-Fit Std.Dev. e 0.995038361 .000005177 q 0.914119479 .000009551 Tp 2450539.6668732 .0031738483 1997 Apr 1.16687 Node 282.4709323 .0000289 w 130.5943673 .0003987 i 89.4283468 .0002580 ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR COMET HALE-BOPP (1995 O1) The following (J2000) osculating orbital elements can be used to generate ephemeris data using two body programs. However, care must be taken to select an orbital element set with an epoch close to the desired ephemeris output times. ---- Elements at other epochs: Epoch (TDB) e q Node w i Tp 1996 May 8.5 .99643474 .916590274 282.471540 130.433689 89.409049 1997 Mar 1996 Jun 1.0 .99599928 .915777977 282.473417 130.484426 89.431978 1997 Apr 1996 Jul 16.0 .99550897 .914887986 282.473920 130.540972 89.436722 1997 Apr 1996 Oct 4.0 .99516562 .914311382 282.472611 130.579416 89.431303 1997 Apr 1997 Mar 13.0 .99503836 .914119479 282.470932 130.594367 89.428347 1997 Apr 1997 Sep 9.0 .99502984 .914060475 282.470095 130.590516 89.427269 1997 Apr e: Eccentricity q: Perihelion passage distance (AU) Node: Longitude of the ascending node (deg.) w: Argument of perihelion (deg.) i: Inclination (deg.) Tp: Perihelion passage time (TDB) Ephemeris data at 1 day and 5 day steps (O hours UTC) D.K. Yeomans (JPL) - May 28, 1996 Ephemeris computed using orbital solution No. 32 dated May 28, 1996 Magnitude predictions are only crude estimates. Absolute (inertial) plane-of-sky ephemeris uncertainties (1-sigma) over this interval are as follows: 1996 Apr. - Sep. < 3" 1997 Jan. - Feb. < 10" 1997 Mar. < 30" 1997 Apr. < 20" Ephemeris (with perturbations) for Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) Date (UT) R.A. J2000 Dec. 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37 6.81996 Jun 30 18 56 07.48 -11 59 40.2 2.930 -20.735 3.930 168.0 3.1 23 6.81996 Jul 1 18 54 45.20 -11 53 42.7 2.918 -20.097 3.919 168.3 3.0 9 6.81996 Jul 2 18 53 22.26 -11 47 44.7 2.906 -19.457 3.908 168.6 2.9 11 6.81996 Jul 3 18 51 58.69 -11 41 46.2 2.895 -18.815 3.897 168.7 2.9 25 6.71996 Jul 4 18 50 34.53 -11 35 47.5 2.885 -18.170 3.887 168.7 2.9 40 6.71996 Jul 5 18 49 09.83 -11 29 48.5 2.874 -17.523 3.876 168.5 3.0 55 6.71996 Jul 6 18 47 44.64 -11 23 49.5 2.864 -16.875 3.865 168.2 3.1 70 6.71996 Jul 7 18 46 18.99 -11 17 50.4 2.855 -16.225 3.854 167.8 3.2 84 6.71996 Jul 8 18 44 52.94 -11 11 51.4 2.846 -15.575 3.844 167.2 3.4 97 6.71996 Jul 9 18 43 26.54 -11 05 52.6 2.837 -14.924 3.833 166.6 3.5 111 6.61996 Jul 10 18 41 59.83 -10 59 54.2 2.828 -14.274 3.822 165.8 3.7 124 6.61996 Jul 11 18 40 32.87 -10 53 56.1 2.820 -13.624 3.811 165.0 4.0 136 6.61996 Jul 12 18 39 05.72 -10 47 58.6 2.813 -12.976 3.801 164.1 4.2 149 6.61996 Jul 13 18 37 38.42 -10 42 01.8 2.805 -12.329 3.790 163.2 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J2000 Dec. = Geocentric astrometric right ascension and declination referred to the mean equator and equinox of J2000. Light time corrections have been applied Delta = Geocentric distance of object in AU Deldot = Geocentric radial velocity of object in km/s r = Heliocentric distance of object in AU Theta = Sun-Earth-Object angle in degrees Beta = Sun-Object-Earth angle in degrees Moon = Moon-Earth-Object angle in degrees TMag = Total magnitude = .0 + 5.00*log(Delta) + 7.50*log(r) @START@Surveyor 1/Mariner 9 Anniversary SURVEYOR 1, MARINER 9 ANNIVERSARY May 30, 1996 Today is the 25th and 30th anniversaries of the Mariner 9 and Surveyor 1 launches, repectively. Surveyor 1 was NASA's first spacecraft to soft land on the Moon in 1966. Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to go into orbit aroundaround another planet when it orbited Mars in 1971. More information on the launches is available at the following URL: http://www.flatoday.com/space/today/053096d.htm ___ _____ ___ /_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov | | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab | ___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ Pasadena, CA | If your dog doesn't like /___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| | someone, you probably |_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | shouldn't either. @START@New Class of Comets Douglas Isbell Headquarters, Washington, DC May 31, 1996 (Phone: 202/358-1753) Jim Sahli Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (Phone: 301/286-0697) RELEASE: 96-108 CHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS OF COMET HYAKUTAKE SUGGEST A NEW CLASS OF COMETS Astronomers observing the close approach of Comet Hyakutake to the Earth in March discovered large quantities of the gases ethane and methane in the comet. This is the first time these or other molecules classified as "saturated hydrocarbons" have been found in a comet, strongly suggesting that at least two basic types of comets inhabit the Solar System. This conclusion also has potentially profound implications for scientific theories that describe the primordial conditions that led to the formation of the Sun and the planets. The discovery by a team of NASA and university researchers using the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, will be published in today's issue of Science magazine. Ethane has never before been detected in comets or in interstellar matter, the ultimate source material from which the Solar System was formed. Yet, comet investigators found levels of ethane in Comet Hyakutake that are about 1,000 times greater than can be explained if the molecules were formed by normal physical processes within the gases of the primordial solar nebula, the birth cloud of the Solar System. "The discovery of ethane was a blinding surprise," according to research team leader Dr. Michael J. Mumma of the Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. The spectral lines, or identifying signature of ethane gas, "were so bright they seemed to leap off the computer screen when we got the first observation," Mumma said. The discoveries were made on March 24, 1996, with the three-meter diameter telescope of the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility atop Mauna Kea. The investigators used a state-of- the-art instrument known as a high-resolution infrared spectrometer. The device was cooled to about minus 400 degrees Fahrenheit to achieve the needed sensitivity to infrared light, which has a longer wavelength than red light and cannot be seen with the human eye. The unexpected ethane discovery came as the observers searched for evidence of molecules of methyl alcohol, a known constituent of other comets. However, "the emissions of methyl alcohol that we first looked at were much weaker than expected, so we decided to search for other signatures of the alcohol," said research team member Dr. Michael A. DiSanti of the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. "But after reprogramming the spectrometer, instead of detecting methyl alcohol, we discovered ethane." Further observations and analysis showed that ethane and methane each constitute about one percent of the frozen gases in Comet Hyakutake. (The astronomers measured radiation from gases released from their frozen state as the solid nucleus -- or "dirty iceball" -- of the comet was warmed by the Sun.) "Comets that are rich in ethane must have experienced very different conditions during their birth than comets that do not contain it," Mumma said. One theory is that ethane- rich comets formed in the warmer region near the primitive Saturn and Jupiter, while those without it formed farther away from the young Sun, near the primitive Uranus and Neptune. Another possibility is that cometary ices formed even earlier, in different layers of the original interstellar gas and dust cloud that led to the solar nebula. An even more challenging concept is that the vast sphere of comets that are believed to surround the Solar System, called the Oort Cloud, may contain comets that formed from different solar nebula -- that is, stars other than the Sun. Chemical and physical processes may have been at work in any scenario, altering the properties of the material that now makes up the comet's ice. The discovery of ethane in Comet Hyakutake will spur scientists to go back and review measurements of other comets to see if unusual blips in their data contain hints of ethane. "For example, we're going to go back and look at Comet Halley data again," Mumma said. Similar measurements of Comet Hale-Bopp, which will pass closely by Earth in March and April 1997, are scheduled for June, he added. As a comparison to comets, there are three major categories of asteroids. Some of the rocky bodies now considered to be asteroids may in fact be dead nuclei of short-period comets. Both ethane and methane occur naturally on Earth and some other planets, and in certain meteorites, including the Murchison meteorite that fell on Australia in September 1969. While ethane is much less common than methane in the planets, it is almost equally abundant to methane in both Comet Hyakutake and in the Murchison meteorite, the researchers note. "Therefore, it is possible that the gases found in the Murchison meteorite and those found in the comet had a common origin," according to Dr. Marina Fomenkova of the University of California at San Diego. "However, the diversity of organic material in primitive meteorites and in comets shows that they formed under a wide range of conditions," she cautions. Science team members including Drs. Karen Magee-Sauer, Rowan College of New Jersey, Neil Dello Russo and David X. Xie of the Goddard Space Flight Center, and Charles Kaminski of the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility office, Hilo, Hawaii, are continuing to investigate the questions raised by the cometary ethane discovery. "This is the type of finding that makes a person excited to be a planetary scientist," Mumma said. "It may open a new window on our understanding of comets and their role in shaping the world in which we live." @START@Safety Panel to Conduct Space Shuttle Program Review Mark Hess Headquarters, Washington, DC May 31, 1996 (Phone: 202/358-0002) RELEASE: 96-111 SAFETY PANEL TO CONDUCT SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM REVIEW NASA has asked the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel to undertake a focused review of the Space Shuttle program, concentrating on the safety of the Shuttle in light of management changes, planned Shuttle upgrades and flight rates to build and support the International Space Station. The safety review is being conducted at the request of the White House. The ASAP was created by the Congress in 1967 following a command module fire on Apollo 204. The panel will submit their final report through NASA to the White House by the end of November. "We welcome this review," said Steve Oswald, the Office of Space Flight's deputy associate administrator (Shuttle). "Our number one priority in the Shuttle program is to fly safely, and we welcome the ASAP's experienced and independent viewpoint to make sure we stay focused on that goal." In directing the NASA Administrator to conduct the review, the President's Science Advisor Dr. John H. Gibbons stated as its goal, "to ensure that our efforts to improve and streamline the Space Shuttle program do not inadvertently create unacceptable risk." The Shuttle program has been at the forefront of the Agency's efforts to reshape its management and organizational structure. Changes in the Shuttle program include plans to consolidate Shuttle operations to a single prime contractor, downsizing the Shuttle workforce, and reducing the cost of operations and management. "We've accomplished these changes while successfully maintaining the safety and reliability of the system," said Oswald. "What we want the Safety Panel to do is examine all the things we have done, or plan to do, and make sure we are not overlooking anything that could adversely affect safety." Oswald said NASA also will ask the Safety Panel to examine the planned Shuttle flight rate, and conduct a technical audit of the performance improvements planned for the Shuttle in preparation for constructing and supporting the International Space Station. @START@NASA Robot May Enhance Brain Surgery Jim Cast Headquarters, Washington, DC May 31, 1996 (Phone: 202/358-1779) John Bluck Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA (Phone: 415/604-5026) Mike Goodkind Stanford University Medical Center News Bureau, Stanford, CA (Phone: 415/725-5376) Irene Ohlendorf Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA (Phone: 415/858-3925) RELEASE: 96-110 NASA ROBOT MAY ENHANCE BRAIN SURGERY A simple robot that can "learn" the physical characteristics of the brain soon may give surgeons finer control of surgical instruments during delicate brain operations. In a new procedure being developed at NASA's Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA, a robotic probe will "learn" the brain's characteristics by using neural net software, which is the same type of software technology that helps focus camcorders. The probe, equipped with a tiny pressure sensor, will enter the brain, gently locating the edges of tumors while preventing damage to critical arteries. "Potentially, the robot will be able to 'feel' brain structures better than any human surgeon, making slow, very precise movements during an operation," said principal investigator Dr. Robert W. Mah of the NeuroEngineering Group at Ames. Brain tumors typically have a different density than normal brain tissue. This difference allows neurosurgeons to find the tumor's edge through experience. "NASA's Neurosurgical Computational Medicine Testbed is a unique and essential element in our goal to improve the safety, accuracy and efficiency of neurosurgery," said Dr. Russell J. Andrews of the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and clinical associate professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University. "This collaboration is a good start toward meeting that goal." Mah has worked with Andrews since 1994 to develop the smart robot. The probes used on the robot are much smaller than standard probes, and should further reduce potential brain damage. During standard brain surgery, the surgeon uses a magnetic resonance image to guide placement of the probe in the brain. The physician samples the tumor by inserting a biopsy probe through an opening in the skull. "A probe can be as large as 0.2 inches in diameter," Mah said. "As it enters the brain, there may be injury to brain tissue. If an artery is damaged as the doctor inserts the probe, the patient could bleed to death," Mah said. In contrast, during the robotic neural net procedure, the speed and maximum pressure are controlled by a "smart" computer program that continues to learn as it gains more experience. If it hits an artery, the probe will stop before it penetrates. If the computer stops the probe, the surgeon can decide what to do next. "Besides having robotic computer control, we have miniaturized everything. Instead of a probe that is almost 0.2 inches in diameter, all we need is a probe about one-third that size," Mah said. "That minimizes brain damage, too." A biopsy needle extracts a tissue sample through the probe. Ames is developing robotic telepresence surgery to deal with medical emergencies that may occur during long-duration human space flights. "On a long-duration mission, there likely won't be a medical specialist on board to deal with a specific surgical problem," Mah said. "A surgeon on Earth could control the surgery by issuing high-level commands, such as 'start surgery' or 'take sample' to the robot. The computerized robot would go as far as it could within safe limits. Then it would wait for the next command from Earth." During early tests, scientists used tofu, a food made from soybeans that has a consistency very similar to brain tissue, to model tissue types. "These tests were used to teach the neural net software what are normal brain tissues and arteries and what are not," Mah said. The software learns to distinguish tumors from normal brain tissue by remembering the pressure signatures or profiles for each kind of tissue, and then making a model. Using traditional computer programming to do the brain modeling job is not practical. "It is very difficult to model the human brain. A human computer programmer would have to mathematically model each patient and each kind of tissue," Mah added. A modified form of the brain surgery robot could be used for other kinds of surgery. "It could be used in the kinds of surgery that can use 'smart' sensors. Besides pressure sensors, there are sensors that can detect temperature, acidity and the amounts of various kinds of chemicals," he said. In addition to the brain surgery project, the Ames NeuroEngineering Laboratory is developing other forms of software with potential uses such as balancing the centrifuge on the International Space Station, balancing airborne astronomical telescopes, emergency aircraft propulsion control and eliminating atmospheric distortion from astronomical telescopes. @START@Results of the Launch Readiness Review >Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 13:50:54 EST >Reply-To: ESAPRESS list <ESAPRESS@VMPROFS.ESOC.ESA.DE> ARIANE 501 - JOINT ESA/CNES STATUS REPORT N 6 Paris, 1 June 1996 Results of the Launch Readiness Review The Launch Readiness Review for the Ariane 501 launch was held at the Guiana Space Centre, the Europe's spaceport, on 30 and 31 May. The Review analysed the status of the Ariane 5 launcher and all launch complex facilities, and declared them ready for the launch. On 30 May the four satellites for the CLUSTER mission completed their final Flight Readiness Review and were also declared ready for the launch. The Ariane 501 Launch Readiness Review Board accordingly authorised the start of the final countdown. The launcher will be rolled out from the Final Assembly Building to the launch zone on the morning of Monday 3 June and set up for the launch on Tuesday 4 June. The launch window begins at 0835h and ends at 1035h (Kourou time), 13h35 £ 15h35 (Central European Time). The European Space Agency has delegated management of its Ariane 5 programme to the French Space Agency, CNES. Note to Editors : The Ariane 501 launch press events at the Carousel du Louvre (Paris), ESTEC (Noordwijk), ESOC (Darmstadt) and BPD Difesa e Spazio (Colleferro) are maintained for the launch date 4 June 1996. Journalists who have not yet registered are invited to send in their registration form by 3 June 1996 at the latest. The broadcast of the Ariane 501 videotransmission via the Telecom 2C (3 East, 12.606 GHz, channel 3, sub-carrier audio French 5,8 MHz, English 6,6 MHz, PAL) and the SBS- 6 satellite (99 West, 11.921 GHz, channel 9, sub-carrier audio English 6.60 MHz & 7.20 MHz, NTSC) is maintained for 4 June 1996. In addition, EUTELSAT will broadcast this ESA/CNES TV special via EUTELSAT IIF1 on Hot-Bird position 13 East, channel 33, frequency 11.593 GHz. The programme starts at 1235h on 4 June 1996 and ends 60 minutes after lift-off. Status reports on the launch preparations can be obtained from the answering service on the following numbers : + 33.1 - 47.12.47.10 (French) + 33.1 - 47.12.47.11 (English) @START@Tethered Satellite Investigation Report Released Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington, DC June 4, 1996 (Phone: 202/358-1979) Jerry Berg Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL (Phone: 205/544-0034) Enzo Letico ASI, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/863-1298) RELEASE: 96-112 TETHERED SATELLITE INVESTIGATION REPORT IS RELEASED NASA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) today released the report of the investigative board appointed to determine factors which resulted in the Feb. 25 tether break and loss of the Tethered Satellite during the STS-75 Space Shuttle mission. Findings of the board, included in a 358-page document, identified primary causes which accounted for the tether break during deployment of the Tethered Satellite. "The tether failed as a result of arcing and burning of the tether, leading to a tensile failure after a significant portion of the tether had burned away," the report concludes. The arcing occurred because either external foreign object penetration (but not orbital debris or micrometeoroids) or a defect in the tether caused a breach in the layer of insulation surrounding the tether conductor. The insulation breach provided a path for the current to jump, or arc, from the copper wire in the tether to a nearby electrical ground. The board found that the arcing burned away most of the tether material at that location, leading to separation of the tether from tensile or pulling force. The break occurred when approximately 12.2 miles (19.7 km) of tether was unreeled, in a period when the tether was experiencing normal stresses of approximately 15 pounds (65 newtons). In addition to the two primary causes for the tether break, the board cited, as one contributing factor, that "the degree of vulnerability of the tether insulation to damage was not fully appreciated." The board noted that the actual environment that the tether was exposed to in flight made it more vulnerable to damage than was expected. And, it noted that the high voltages under which the system was operating could, over a period of time, have reduced the ability of the tether insulation to withstand electrical breakdown due to contamination found in the tether. "The tether itself was a remarkable engineering achievement," said Ken Szalai, who chaired the investigative board, "and produced some startling scientific discoveries." Scientific papers recently presented at an American Geophysical Union conference reported that currents generated by the tether were three times higher than theoretical models had predicted prior to the flight. "Constructing a tether that was strong, lightweight and electrically conducting took the project into technical and engineering areas where they had never been before," said Szalai. "Now, with 20/20 hindsight, they know where the system is vulnerable and can improve the design." The Tethered Satellite System is a joint NASA-ASI system that was flown aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in an experiment to better understand the electrically charged environment of Earth's ionosphere, and how tether systems behave in it. ASI had the responsibility of providing the satellite, while NASA had the responsibility of the Deployer, which includes the tether, and the overall responsibility for payload integration and operations. The provision of science investigations was shared by ASI and NASA. The system was generating 3,500 volts DC and up to 0.5 amps of current during satellite deployment. That high level of electrical energy resulted from the length of conducting tether extending from the Shuttle, coupled with the 17,500- mile-per-hour speed at which the Shuttle and tether were cutting through Earth's magnetic field lines. The board found sufficient evidence to identify two possible causes of the breach in the insulation -- foreign object damage, or a defect in the tether itself. Debris and contamination found in the deployer mechanisms and in the tether itself could have been pushed into the insulation layer while the tether was still wound on its reel. The investigation found evidence of damage to copper wire in the tether, and also established that normal forces on the tether while on the reel could push a single copper strand or foreign debris through the insulation. The arcing, which began in an intricate part of the Tethered Satellite System known as the lower tether control mechanism, sputtered intermittently for nine seconds as the moving tether passed through deployer mechanisms and then into the boom area of the tether system. At the time, tether was continuing to play out at one meter per second, or slightly more than three feet per second. "This arcing produced significant burning of most of the tether material in the area of the arc," the board found. The tether was designed to carry up to 15,000 volts DC and handle tensile forces of up to 400 pounds (1780 newtons). It used super-strong strands of Kevlar as a strength-providing member, wound around the copper and insulation. However, postflight inspection of the tether end which remained aboard Columbia showed it to be charred. The board concluded that after arcing had burned through most of the Kevlar, the few remaining strands were not enough to withstand forces being exerted by satellite deployment. Extensive, rigorous tests performed in support of the investigation established that undamaged tether would not arc, even when subjected to electrical potentials much higher than the 3500 volts experienced during the mission. The board was able to exonerate a number of factors which clearly did not cause the break. These factors include the satellite, the science equipment hardware and operations, which were being conducted prior to the break, in addition to micrometeoroids or orbital debris impact, and electrical storm activity. The investigation panel made several detailed recommendations which it said should be followed for any future space missions involving electrodynamic tether systems such as that flown aboard Columbia. These include more precautions to ensure any such tether systems in the future do not suffer from possible debris or contamination damage and specific attention during design to minimize the possibility of high-voltage arcing. The board offered, in the form of observations, its assessment that the STS-75 tether problem "is not indicative of any fundamental problem in using electrodynamic tethers." It also noted that in spite of the break, a "significant amount" of scientific data was obtained from the Tethered Satellite operations during STS-75. The nine-member independent review panel was formed in consultation with ASI and appointed by NASA's Associate Administrator for the Office of Space Flight, Wilbur Trafton, shortly after the tether break. The board was chaired by Ken Szalai, director of the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA, and included representation from NASA and the ASI. @START@Galileo Update - 06/04/96 PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov GALILEO MISSION STATUS June 4, 1996 Yesterday marked the start of the return of scientific data recorded by NASA's Galileo spacecraft during its close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io last December 7. The data will be sent back at the rate of 20 to 80 bits per second over the next two-and-a-half weeks. Among the data being returned are long-awaited measurements of the Io torus, an invisible doughnut-shaped ring around Jupiter populated in part by charged ions of oxygen and sulfur emanating from the volcanic moon Io. The measurements Galileo made of this energetic region are of great interest to scientists attempting to understand the complex interplay of magnetic forces and matter in Jupiter's magnetosphere. Planning continues for Galileo's upcoming June 27 encounter with the moon Ganymede. Yesterday's data return from the spacecraft included an optical navigation image of Ganymede and a reference star to help fine-tune targeting of Galileo's 844-kilometer (524-mile) altitude flyby of that big moon. Used for navigation purposes only, the image is the product of new computer processing capabilites on the spacecraft that allow Galileo to send back only the information required to show the spacecraft is properly targeted and that the jovian satellites are where navigators calculate them to be. Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. With a diameter of 5,300 kilometers (about 3,300 miles), it is three-quarters the size of Mars. The return of the Io data and the optical navigation frame were enabled by the extensive new software that was radioed to the Galileo spacecraft last month. Galileo is now equipped to perform its orbital mission with this new software. Galileo is now 10.8 million kilometers (6.7 million miles) from Jupiter, and 653 million kilometers (405.7 million miles) from Earth. One-way communication time is 37 minutes. Galileo's speed in orbit around Jupiter is 3.2 kilometers per second, about 7,300 miles per hour. @START@FLIGHT 501 FAILURE - FIRST INFORMATION N 20-96 - Paris, 5 June 1996 ESA/CNES JOINT PRESS RELEASE FLIGHT 501 FAILURE - FIRST INFORMATION The first Ariane-5 launch took place on Tuesday, 4 June 1996, from the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport, at Kourou in French Guiana. The launcher was carrying the European Space Agency's four Cluster satellites, a science mission to study Earth-Sun interactions. Following nominal ignition of the Vulcain engine (H0) at 09.33.59 hours Kourou time, i.e. 12.33.59 hours GMT or 14.33.59 hours Paris time, the flight proceeded as follows: * H0 + 7.5 s : Ignition of solid booster stages and normal lift-off. * Up to H0 + 37 s : Flight guidance and trajectory normal. At this moment the velocity of the launcher was Mach 0.7 (857 kph) and its altitude 3500 m. * H0 + 37 s to H0 + 39 s : Sudden swivelling of both solid booster nozzles up to the limit, recorded by telemetry. This caused the launcher to tilt sharply, giving rise to intense aerodynamic loads on the launcher structure resulting in breakage. Following loss of launcher integrity, destruction of all launcher elements by the onboard neutralisation system. Preliminary analysis of the telemetry data confirms that the propulsion stages (solid boosters and cryogenic main stage) functioned correctly. The direction of inquiry is tending towards the launcher's "electrical and software system". An independent inquiry board is being set up by ESA and CNES to determine the causes of the failure and propose corrective action. It will be asked to report by 15 July. ESA, the European Space Agency, has delegated management of its Ariane-5 programme to the French space agency, CNES. @START@DC-XA Renamed for Space Pioneer James Cast Headquarters, Washington, DC June 7, 1996 (Phone: 202/358-1779) RELEASE: 96-114 REVOLUTIONARY NEW LAUNCH VEHICLE RENAMED FOR SPACE PIONEER NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin today announced that the Agency's experimental DC-XA flight vehicle -- a vertical takeoff and landing rocket ship -- will be re-named "Clipper Graham" in honor of the late Lt. General Daniel O. Graham. "NASA is committed to developing and demonstrating reusable launch vehicle technologies. Graham was a visionary who championed the promise of fully reusable single-stage-to-orbit vehicles at a time when the majority of the space community were skeptics. We're doing this in commemoration of his vision in opening the space frontier," Goldin said. Formerly called the Delta Clipper, the four-story DC- XA is currently conducting a series of unmanned flight tests in New Mexico for NASA. The project was conceived to provide NASA's Reusable Launch Vehicle Program with an early, small scale flight demonstration of advanced technologies required by reusable launch vehicles. The DC- XA, developed by the Department of Defense, incorporates the latest advances in technology, propulsion systems and composite materials. A West Point graduate, Graham served in a number of high military and government posts including Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. He also founded and became Chairman of the Space Transportation Association to assure continued U.S. leadership and superiority in providing reliable, economical space transportation systems. @START@Galileo - Countdown to Ganymede Home Page GALILEO - COUNTDOWN TO GANYMEDE HOME PAGE June 10, 1996 A special Countdown to Ganymede home page is now available at the following URL? http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/countdown/ The Galileo spacecraft is currently in orbit around Jupiter, and has begun its 2 year orbital tour. Galileo's orbital tour consists of 11 elliptical orbits around Jupiter, and each orbit (except one) will include a close flyby and gravity assist of one of the Galilean moons (Ganymede, Callisto or Europa). In addition to closeup observations of a Galilean moon, distant scientific encounters with additional satellites are scheduled for a number of orbits, and Io will be observed at medium range on every orbit. The first satellite encounter is scheduled for Ganymede on June 27, 1996 (also referred to as Ganymede 1). With a diameter of 5,262, Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. Ganymede is larger than Mercury and Pluto, and three-quarters the size of Mars. Galileo is will flyby Ganymede at a distance of only 844 km on June 27, which is over 70 times closer than the Voyager's closest approach. Highlights of the Countdown to Ganymede home page: o Computer-generated Jupiter approach images are displayed at the top of the home page, including Galileo's view of Jupiter and an overhead view of the Jovian system. These images will be updated daily until arrival day, and on arrival day will be updated every five minutes. o The latest Galileo status reports reporting on the Ganymede 1 encounter. o Galileo's current position, updated every minute. This includes the distances from Jupiter, the Earth and Sun, and relative speeds. o Ganymede fact sheet. o A detailed timeline of events and sequences that the spacecraft will perform for the Ganymede 1 encounter. o Galileo SSI planning images provided by the Galileo imaging team. o Galileo images of Ganymede (high-resolution images expected in July 1996). o Voyager 1 & 2 images of Ganymede. o Hubble Space Telescope images of the Galilean satellite. o Pioneer 10 & 11 images of Ganymede. o Images of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 & Ganymede. o Live events on June 27, 1996, as they become available. o Ganymede animation - fly over the surface of Ganymede. ___ _____ ___ /_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov | | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab | ___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ Pasadena, CA | Go as far as you can see; /___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| | when you get there you'll |_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | be able to see farther. @START@Measures taken after first Ariane 5 test flight Nr 21-96 - Paris, 10 June 1996 ESA-CNES JOINT PRESS RELEASE Measures taken after first Ariane 5 test flight Following the failure of flight 501 (see the joint ESA/CNES press release of 5 June 1996), Mr Jean-Marie Luton, the Director General of ESA and Mr Alain Bensoussan, Chairman of CNES have decided : 1.to strengthen the investigative powers of the Launcher Qualification Review (RQL) for all launcher elements, and in particular set up specialised audits, 2.the setting up of an Enquiry Board with the following terms of reference : - to determine the causes of the launch failure, - to investigate whether the qualification tests and acceptance tests were appropriate in relation to the problem encountered, - to recommend corrective action to remove the causes of the anomaly and other possible weaknesses of the systems found to be at fault. The Board will have the following members: - Prof. Jacques-Louis Lions (Chairman)Academie des Sciences (France) - Dr Lennart Luebeck(Vice-Chairman),Swedish Space Corporation (Sweden) - Mr Jean-Luc Fauquembergue, Delegation Generale pour l'Armement (France) - Mr Gilles Kahn, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), (France) - Prof. Dr. Ing. Wolfgang Kubbat, Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany) - Dr. Ing. Stefan Levedag, Daimler Benz Aerospace (Germany) - Dr. Ing. Leonardo Mazzini, Alenia Spazio (Italy) - Mr Didier Merle, Thomson CSF (France) - Dr Colin O'Halloran, Defense Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), (U.K.) The Board which will have access to all industrial teams and to all the documents and hardware needed for the enquiry, will be assisted by a Technical Advisory Committee. It will deliver a report in mid-July. @START@Jonathan's Space Report No. 290 1996 Jun 16 Cambridge, MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shuttle and Mir --------------- Launch of mission STS-78 is scheduled for Jun 20. A Spacelab Long Module is in Columbia's cargo bay together with the EDO (Extended Duration Orbiter) pallet with extra consumables to support the long 16-day mission. Crew of STS-78 are Col. Terence `Tom' Henricks, Kevin Kregel, Capt. Susan Helms, Dr. Charles Brady, M.D., Dr. Richard Linnehan, D.Vet.M, Dr. Bob Thirsk, M.D., and Dr. Jean-Jacques Favier, Ph.D. Thirsk is from the Canadian Space Agency and Favier is from the French CNES space agency. The crew will carry out the Life and Microgravity Science Spacelab (LMS) mission. The Mir EO-21 crew's 5th EVA took place at 1656 UTC on Jun 6 and lasted 3 hr 34 min. Onufrienko and Usachyov installed experiments to study the space environment on the outer surface of the station. EVA-6 took place on Jun 13, and involved the filming of the second part of a commercial for Pepsi-Cola. It lasted 5 hr 42 min. Errata ------- I got the launch time of Galaxy 9 wrong - it should have been 0110 UTC on May 24. I missed two types of rocket from my launch vehicle list last week: first, the Conestoga, which uses the Castor 4B as its core. As far as I know, the Castor 4 series first flew on an Athena H reentry test vehicle in 1971. The second one I missed was the NOTSnik Project Pilot air launched vehicle, recently declassified, which was used in 1958 and used a small HOTROC solid motor cluster as its first stage. Two of the 1958 Pilot launches may have reached orbit. HOTROC Pilot 1958 Jul 4 F 1958 Jul 25 S? Castor 4B Conestoga 1971 Apr 3 1995 Oct 23 F The LLV-1 (now LMLV-1) was deliberately omitted since it used the Castor 120 core, which is part of the same rocket family as the TU-904 used for Taurus, although a different variant. Recent Launches --------------- Ariane flight V87 was successfully launched on Jun 15. A member of the original Ariane family, the Ariane 44P model rocket placed its H-10-III third stage and the Intelsat 709 comsat in geostationary transfer orbit. The success is good news for Arianespace after the failure of the first Ariane 5 launch. Intelsat 709 is an Intelsat VIIA satellite using the Space Systems/Loral FS-1300 bus. The satellite has a mass of 1473 kg dry, or 3420 kg including all its propellant. It has 26 C-band and 10 Ku-band transponders and will be stationed at 18 deg W over the Atlantic to provide transatlantic telephone, TV and data relay for the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization. Here are more details of the Ariane 5 flight from ESA: 1233:59 UTC: Vulcain main engine ignition 1234:06 UTC: EAP ignition, liftoff 1234:36 UTC: Altitude 3.5 km 1234:36 UTC: EAP solid booster nozzles swivel to limit Vulcain main engine swivels to limit Ariane 5 tilts sharply 1234:38 UTC: EPC structural failure 1234:38 UTC: Onboard destruct system fired ESA says: "The direction of inquiry is tending towards the launcher's electrical and software system". The on board computer incorrectly decided that the vehicle was off course and commanded a sharp turn, which then did in fact send Ariane off course. An automatic on board destruct system fired once the vehicle started to disintegrate. The Clipper Graham (DC-XA) made its second flight at 1615 UTC on Jun 7. The 62-second flight was successful. A third flight one day later was also successful and proved the rapid turnaround concept. Gorizont No. 44L, launched on May 25, is now on station at 53 degrees East. Table of Recent Launches ------------------------ Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL. DES. Apr 3 2301 Inmarsat III F1 Atlas IIA Canaveral LC36A194z Comsat 20Apr 8 2309 Astra 1F Proton-K/DM3 Baykonur LC81 Comsat 21A Apr 20 2236 M-SAT 1 Ariane 42P Kourou ELA2 Comsat 22A Apr 23 1148 Priroda Proton-K Baykonur LC81 Spaceship 23A Apr 24 1227 MSX Delta 7920 Vandenberg SLC2W Mil.tech. 24A Apr 24 1303 Kosmos-2332 Kosmos-3M Plesetsk Radar cal 25A Apr 24 2337 USA-118 Titan 401 Canaveral LC41 Sigint 26A Apr 30 0431 BeppoSAX Atlas I Canaveral LC36B Astronomy 27A May 5 0704 Progress M-31 Soyuz-U Baykonur LC1 Cargo 28A May 12 2132 USA-119 Titan 403? Vandenberg SLC4E Recon? 29A USA-120? 29B? USA-121? 29C? USA-122 29D May 14 0855 Kometa Soyuz-U Baykonur LC31 Recon FTO May 16 0156 Palapa C2 ) Ariane 44L Kourou ELA2 Comsat 30A AMOS ) Comsat 30B May 17 0244 MSTI-3 Pegasus L-1011,Pacific Technology 31A May 19 1030 Endeavour Shuttle Kennedy LC39B Spaceship 32A May 20 1129 Spartan 207 Technology 32B IAE Technology 32C May 22 0918 PAMS STU Technology 32D May 24 0110 Galaxy 9 Delta 7925 Canaveral LC17B Comsat 33A May 25 0210? Gorizont Proton-K/DM2 Baykonur Comsat 34A Jun 4 1234 Cluster F1 ) Ariane 5 Kourou ELA3 Science FTO Cluster F2 ) Cluster F3 ) Cluster F4 ) Jun 15 0655 Intelsat 709 Ariane 44P Kourou ELA2 Comsat Payloads no longer in orbit -------------------------- May 13 Kosmos-2293 Reentered May 22 IAE Reentered May 29 Endeavour/Spartan Landed at KSC Current Shuttle Processing Status ____________________________________________ Orbiters Location Mission Launch Due OV-102 Columbia LC39B STS-78 Jun 20 OV-103 Discovery Palmdale OMDP OV-104 Atlantis OPF Bay 1 STS-79 Jul 31 OV-105 Endeavour OPF Bay 3 STS-77 ML/SRB/ET/OV stacks ML1/ ML2/RSRM-54 VAB Bay 1 STS-79 ML3/RSRM-55/ET-79/OV102 LC39B STS-78 .-------------------------------------------------------------------------. | Jonathan McDowell | phone : (617) 495-7176 | | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for | | | Astrophysics | | | 60 Garden St, MS6 | | | Cambridge MA 02138 | inter : jcm@urania.harvard.edu | | USA | jmcdowell@cfa.harvard.edu | | | | JSR: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/jsr/jsr.html | | ftp://sao-ftp.harvard.edu/pub/jcm/space/news/news.* | '-------------------------------------------------------------------------' @START@Physics News Update #272 PHYSICS NEWS UPDATE The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News Number 272 May 23, 1996 by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein ADVANCES IN BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES: First produced last year by a NIST-University of Colorado group, Bose-Einstein condensgas atoms, cooled to near-absolute-zero temperatures, overlap with each other and collapse into a common quantum state, where they behave essentially as a single "superparticle." At the American Physical Society Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics meeting last week at the University of Michigan, Wolfgang Ketterle and his colleagues at MIT (617-253-6815) announced that they had produced a Bose-Einstein condensate of 5 million atoms, 10 times bigger than any previous BEC. At 150 microns long and 8 microns wide, the condensate was large enough to be directly observed for the first time. The MIT researchers shone some laser light onto the condensate and imaged the scattered light with a sensitive camera. What they saw was a direct image of an atomic matter wave with a half wavelength of 150 microns. Performing the first study of the BEC's mysterious optical properties, the MIT group found that the sodium condensate acts as a lens and that the light scattered off the condensate is anisotropic: in other words, it scatters light preferentially in certain directions. To produce the condensate, the researchers used a combination of lasers and magnetic fields in a special configuration in which cloverleaf-shaped coils generate magnetic fields that tightly confine the atoms while allowing the setup's 11 lasers to pass easily into the trapping region. ATOM PHOTONICS. A Colorado-NIST group first showed that atoms could be sent down narrow, hollow tubes guided by laser light (see Update 245). The latest in a series of "atom optics" innovations, this technique might prove to be useful in some new form of lithography. Scientists at the Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (Japan, Haruhiko Ito, haruhiko@net.ksp.or.jp), the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Seoul National University use an alternative process. Whereas the Colorado scheme uses one laser beam to introduce atoms from a rubidium gas into a 20-micron-wide tube and a second laser beam to guide them down the tube, the Japanese scheme achieves a higher rate of guidance (fraction of atoms successfully transmitted through a tube) by sending a collimated beam of Rb atoms into hollow 7- and 2-micron-wide optical fibers, where they are guided by a single laser beam. In their case the laser light acts as "evanescent waves," reflecting the atoms only when the atoms approach the fiber wall but otherwise not interacting with (and heating) them when then are not near the wall. By probing the atoms with additional laser beams as the atoms emerge from the 3-cm-long fiber, one can effectively separate the two stable Rb isotopes present in the atom flow. By using an additional sharpened fiber, the researchers hope to manipulate atoms transmitted through the fiber with nanometer accuracy. (H. Ito et al., upcoming article in Physical Review Letters.) THE GALILEO PROBE that penetrated Jupiter's atmosphere in December 1995 found only a fraction of the water expected. Further analysis of the probe data has turned up additional surprises. Wind speed at the surface was clocked at 150 m/sec; at the lower depths the speed did not fall off but actually increased to 200 m/sec. Lightning at Jupiter was observed to be less frequent than on Earth. Torrance Johnson of JPL, speaking at this week's meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Baltimore, said that now that all of the probe data had been downloaded, new software was being installed on the Galileo spacecraft to better prepare it for upcoming tasks, such as the June flyby of the moon Ganymede. Galileo will pass as close as 900 km and will take the best-ever pictures of the scarred moon. @START@Physics News Update #274 PHYSICS NEWS UPDATE The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News Number 274 June 7, 1996 by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein A NEW MEASUREMENT OF COSMIC DEUTERIUM. By looking for signs of deuterium in very distant gas clouds, backlit by an even more distant quasar (at a redshift of 3.7), astronomers at UC San Diego have determined that the ratio of primordial deuterium to hydrogen is 2.3 x 10**-5, a factor of 10 less than measurements reported by other groups in 1994. Primordial in this case refers to the abundances relatively early after the big bang as opposed to more recent eras by which time much deuterium will have been consumed by fusion burning in stars. The new lower D/H estimates imply that the overall early baryon (protons and neutrons) density was actually higher than previously thought, although still far less than would be required for the universe to eventually close back on itself. (David Tytler et al., Nature, 16 May 1996.) THE PHYSICS OF CAR BATTERIES: Originally intending only to provide a proper explanation of batteries for an undergraduate electromagnetism book he is writing, Wayne Saslow of Texas A&M University (409-845-4841) has uncovered new details of how car batteries work. A 12-volt car battery connects six lead-acid cells end to end. Each cell consists of a lead (Pb) electrode and a lead oxide (PbO2) electrode immersed in a solution of water and sulfuric acid (H2SO4). The acid dissociates into H+ and HS04- ions. When connected to an external circuit, the reactions at the electrodes drive ion current within the cell and electron current in the external circuit. Typical theories of electrochemical cells assume that the amounts of positive and negative charge exactly balance (electroneutrality). However, for a slow, steady discharge of the battery and idealized flat electrodes, Saslow's analysis finds that there is an excess of HSO4- ions in the bulk of the solution. Overall "global" electroneutrality is maintained by an excess of H+ ions near the electrodes. In addition to painting a more sophisticated picture for electrochemical cells, his results may have implications for the study of ion channels in biological cells, and for astrophysical plasmas, in which "local electroneutrality" is conventionally assumed. Saslow's equations also offer insights on how to design a cell which would provide maximum power at a uniform rate until it becomes totally depleted. This would be relevant for the design of electric vehicle power packs. (17 June, Physical Review Letters). WORLD'S FASTEST COMPUTER. Scientists at the University of Tokyo have achieved the highest peak speed for a computer performing a scientific calculation: 1.08 Tflops (short for trillion floating point operations per second). With their special-purpose GRAPE-4 machine, Junichiro Makino (makino@chianti.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp) and Makoto Tainteractions among astronomical objects such as stars and galaxies. This type of simulation, referred to as an N-body problem because the behavior of each of the N test objects is affected by all the other objects, is particularly computation-intensive. Fortunately, two advances have made possible ever-larger simulations. One is computer speed, which is up by a factor of 100 over the past 10 years for the fastest computers. Another is improved algorithms for conducting efficient calculations. GRAPE-4 reaches its record speeds using 1692 processor chips, each performing at rates of 640 Mflops. The Tokyo researchers hope to achieve petaflops (10**15 operations per second) by the turn of the century with a suite of 20,000 processors each operating at 50 Gflops. (Computers in Physics, July/Aug 1996.) @START@Physics News Update #275 PHYSICS NEWS UPDATE The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Physics News Number 275 June 14, 1996 by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein THE FIRST QUANTUM COMMUNICATION USES "TRITS" INSTEAD OF BITS. For the first time, physicists have exploited the laws of quantum mechanics to send data, and with their technique have conveyed information more efficiently than with traditional means. In contrast to a traditional computer, in which messages consist of tiny electric pulses encoded in binary form (i.e., streams of 0s and 1s), researchers at the University of Innsbruck in Austria send messages consisting of single photons which can be coded as 0s, 1s, and 2s, setting up a base three system called "trits." The Innsbruck group (Harald Weinfurter, harald.weinfurter@uibk.ac.at) converts a single ultraviolet photon into two photons whose properties are quantum mechanically interlinked, or "entangled." Devices then encode a 0, 1, or 2 onto one of the photons by performing an operation on it (such as flipping its spin or shifting its phase); since the devices are blind to the initial state of the photon, they change the overall properties of the entangled photon pair without determining its final state. The two photons are recombined and then the interlinked pair travels towards a network of detectors. Two-photon interference creates three different sets of detection possibilities in the Innsbruck setup that reveal the quantum state of the entangled pair and whether the photon was encoded with a 0, 1, or 2. The physics of entanglement has been exploited in numerous recent experiments, to build quantum logic gates (Update 250) and perform an atom-level demonstrationow it has never been used for quantum communication---encoding a message at one location and receiving it at another. Furthermore, the same information contained in a typical ASCII character, normally requiring the use of 8 bits, can also be transmitted using only 5 trits. (K. Mattle et al, Physical Review Letters, 17 June 1996. More information and graphics can be found at http://www.uibk.ac.at/c/c7/c704/qo/photon/_qdc) THE CLOSEST EXTRA-SOLAR PLANET yet discovered orbits the star Lalande 21185, only 8.1 light years from Earth. George Gatewood of the University of Pittsburgh observed a telltale wobble in the light coming from the star, indicating the presence of a Jupiter-sized planet circling the star in a Saturn-sized orbit. Gatewood's data, presented at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Madison, WI, even hinted at the possibility of other planets in the same solar system. (Washington Post, 12 June.) Also, another planet has been found by Geoff Marcy of San Francisco State and Paul Butler of Berkeley, who announced two new planets in January 1996. Their new find is a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting the star Rho Cancri (40 light years from Earth) at a distance of only 0.1 astronomical units. It completes a "year" in only about two Earth weeks. (Sky & Telescope, July 1996) A MOVIE OF THE CRAB NEBULA provides new details about pulsar dynamics. At the heart of the nebula is a pulsar (the remnant of a 1000-year-old supernova) which casts powerful streams of particles into the surrounding debris-filled medium. The Hubble Space Telescope has recorded a sequence of pictures which show where much of the pulsar's energy goes. One surprise was how quickly the landscape alters: noticeable changes in the region around the pulsar sometimes occurred in a matter of days. A second surprise is that the outward flow of energy is confined largely to two zones: jets shooting out from the poles and wisps of material in the pulsar's equatorial plane. 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Farmer 7.90 (74) 27 The Earthsea Trilogy S Ursula Le Guin 7.86 (172) ^28 More than Human Theodore Sturgeon 7.85 (42) 29 The Last Dancer Daniel Keys Moran 7.85 (35) ^30 The Wheel of Time Series S Robert Jordan 7.85 (187) 31 Timescape Gregory Benford 7.83 (53) 32 Ubik Philip K. Dick 7.82 (60) 33 The Foundation Trilogy S Isaac Asimov 7.81 (362) 34 The Door into Summer Robert A. Heinlein 7.79 (110) 35 Startide Rising David Brin 7.79 (221) 36 Good Omens Pratchett/Gaiman 7.79 (68) 37 A Song for Arbonne Guy G. Kay 7.78 (61) ^38 The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles S Julian May 7.78 (63) 39 Player of Games Iain M. Banks 7.77 (92) ^40 Creatures of Light and Darkness Roger Zelazny 7.76 (39) 41 The Long Run Daniel Keys Moran 7.75 (48) 42 Witches of Karres James Schmitz 7.75 (38) 43 Protector Larry Niven 7.75 (73) 44 The Discworld Series S Terry Pratchett 7.74 (55) 45 Double Star Robert A. Heinlein 7.72 (78) 46 Methuselah's Children Robert A. Heinlein 7.71 (50) 47 Gateway S1 Frederik Pohl 7.71 (170) ^48 Cyberiad Stanislaw Lem 7.70 (30) 49 The Dying Earth S1 Jack Vance 7.69 (62) ^50 Songmaster Orson Scott Card 7.68 (41) 51 The Shockwave Rider John Brunner 7.68 (42) 52 Snow Crash Neal Stephenson 7.68 (140) ^53 The Black Company S1 Glen Cook 7.67 (31) 54 Have Spacesuit, Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein 7.67 (91) 55 The Book of the New Sun S Gene Wolfe 7.67 (117) 56 Stand on Zanzibar John Brunner 7.67 (109) 57 The High Crusade Poul Anderson 7.66 (44) ^58 City C Clifford Simak 7.65 (86) 59 Speaker for the Dead SA2 Orson Scott Card 7.65 (274) ^60 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy S1 Douglas Adams 7.64 (322) 61 Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 7.64 (144) 62 The Dispossessed Ursula Le Guin 7.64 (145) 63 The Forever War Joe Haldeman 7.64 (153) 64 Memory, Sorrow and Thorn S Tad Williams 7.64 (87) ^65 I Robot C Isaac Asimov 7.63 (209) ^66 Shards of Honor Lois M. Bujold 7.63 (40) 67 Bridge of Birds S1 Barry Hughart 7.63 (38) 68 The Snow Queen S1 Joan Vinge 7.62 (50) ^69 Doorways in the Sand Roger Zelazny 7.60 (26) 70 The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells 7.59 (98) 71 Glory Road Robert A. Heinlein 7.58 (47) ^72 The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula Le Guin 7.57 (196) 73 A Scanner Darkly Philip K. Dick 7.56 (53) ^74 The Magician's Nephew S6 C.S. Lewis 7.55 (42) 75 The Uplift War David Brin 7.55 (155) ^76 Barrayar Lois M. Bujold 7.54 (52) ^77 The White Dragon S3 Anne McCaffrey 7.53 (50) ^78 The Mote in God's Eye L.Niven/J.Pournelle 7.53 (220) 79 Use of Weapons Iain M. Banks 7.53 (89) ^80 This Immortal Roger Zelazny 7.53 (33) 81 Eon S1 Greg Bear 7.52 (88) 82 Aristoi Walter Jon Williams 7.52 (46) ^83 Citizen of the Galaxy Robert A. Heinlein 7.51 (102) 84 Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein 7.51 (202) ^85 Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke 7.51 (192) 86 The Fall of Hyperion S2 Dan Simmons 7.51 (152) ^87 Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes 7.49 (37) 88 Burning Chrome C William Gibson 7.49 (49) 89 Brave New World Aldous Huxley 7.48 (71) ^90 The Riddlemaster of Hed S1 Patricia McKillip 7.47 (34) ^91 The Gap into Power S3 Stephen Donaldson 7.47 (31) 92 Marooned in Realtime Vernor Vinge 7.47 (75) 93 Mission of Gravity Hal Clement 7.47 (76) *94 Trumps of Doom S6 Roger Zelazny 7.47 (44) 95 Nova Samuel R. Delany 7.46 (38) ^96 The Man who Sold the Moon C Robert A. Heinlein 7.45 (26) 97 Jack the Bodiless S1 Julian May 7.45 (38) 98 Legacy of Heorot < see Note 2 > 7.45 (43) *99 Beggars in Spain Nancy Kress 7.45 (28) 100 Red Prophet SB2 Orson Scott Card 7.45 (44) =============================================================================== {S1} indicates that the book is the 1'st book in a series. {C} indicates a collection of short stories. * indicates that the book was not on the chart last week. ^ indicates that the book has risen from last week's position. A,B indicate that two books by the same author are in different series. This chart is also available via WWW at http://www.clark.net/pub/iz/Books/Top100/top100.html NOTE 1: When voting for series, _The Book of the New Sun_ will refer to the first four books. _The Urth Cycle_ includes _The Urth of the New Sun_. Also _The Chronicles of Amber_ refers to all ten books. You are also allowed to vote for each book in the series individually. NOTE 2: _Legacy of Heorot_ was written by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournelle. The Book of the New Sun / The Urth Cycle ---------------------------------------- The Shadow of the Torturer S1 7.67 (117) The Claw of the Conciliator S2 7.53 (95) The Sword of the Lictor S3 7.65 (79) The Citadel of the Autarch S4 7.65 (79) The Urth of the New Sun S5 7.00 (48) Wheel of Time Series -------------------- The Eye of the World S1 7.63 (187) The Great Hunt S2 7.56 (178) The Dragon Reborn S3 7.74 (176) The Shadow Rising S4 7.80 (169) The Fires of Heaven S5 7.85 (163) Lord of Chaos S6 7.84 (147) Foundation Series ----------------- Foundation S1 7.81 (362) Foundation and Empire S2 7.61 (273) Second Foundation S3 7.65 (280) Prelude to Foundation S4 5.97 (91) Forward the Foundation S5 6.15 (81) Foundation's Edge S6 6.40 (114) Foundation and Earth S7 6.21 (103) The First Chronicles of Amber ----------------------------- Nine Princes in Amber S1 7.71 (195) The Guns of Avalon S2 8.16 (99) Sign of the Unicorn S3 7.99 (95) The Hand of Oberon S4 8.00 (97) The Courts of Chaos S5 8.09 (97) The Earthsea Series ------------------- A Wizard of Earthsea S1 7.86 (172) The Tombs of Atuan S2 7.44 (106) The Farthest Shore S3 7.48 (91) Tehanu S4 6.19 (44) The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles ------------------------------- The Many Coloured Land S1 7.43 (63) The Golden Torc S2 7.78 (40) The Nonborn King S3 7.56 (32) The Adversary S4 7.69 (35) The Fionavar Tapestry --------------------- The Summer Tree S1 7.72 (65) The Wandering Fire S2 7.78 (54) The Darkest Road S3 7.91 (55) Memory, Sorrow and Thorn ------------------------ The Dragonbone Chair S1 7.45 (87) The Stone of Farewell S2 7.62 (45) To Green Angel Tower S3 7.64 (51) The Discworld Series -------------------- The Colour of Magic S1 7.28 (79) The Light Fantastic S2 7.29 (54) Equal Rites S3 7.02 (47) Mort S4 7.48 (71) Sourcery S5 7.12 (42) Wyrd Sisters S6 7.35 (46) Pyramids S7 7.16 (67) Guards! Guards! S8 7.74 (55) Eric S9 6.30 (41) Moving Pictures S10 6.99 (33) Reaper Man S11 7.29 (39) Witches Abroad S12 7.20 (40) Small Gods S13 7.19 (44) Lords and Ladies S14 7.08 (38) Men at Arms S15 7.57 (36) Soul Music S16 4.18 (18) Interesting Times S17 3.65 (10) Maskerade S18 1.18 (6) Since each of the novels in the Discworld "series" is more or less completely separate, would you please vote for each book separately (instead of one vote for the entire series). -- Tristrom Cooke | Editor of the tcooke@maths.adelaide.edu.au | Internet Top 100 | SF/Fantasy List @START@Nanotechnology in Science Fiction V2.3 Nanotechnology in Science Fiction Bibliography Version 2.3 June 13, 1996 anthony@lexis-nexis.com http://www.erinet.com/prass/nanowars/ninsf/n_in_sf.html This is primarily a list of Science Fiction novels & short stories that are nanotech related. I have not read everything on this list. Additions and corrections should be sent to <n-sf@lucifer.com>. Thanks to all who have contributed to this bibliography. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Rating of nanotech content (not implying good/bad) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Four stars **** nanotech is the center of the story Three stars *** nanotech is a major component of the story Two stars ** nanotech is a minor component of the story Nanotech may be explicitly or implicitly stated, or be called by different names. People who have read one of the non-fiction books listed below should have a feel for the general definition of molecular nanotechnology. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-Fiction books on nanotechnology ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1986 Engines of Creation K. Eric Drexler 1991 Unbounding the Future K. Eric Drexler, et al. 1992 Nanosystems - Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation K. Eric Drexler _Further_information_ can be obtained from the sci.nanotech homepage located at URL <http://nanotech.rutgers.edu/nanotech/> or Sean Morgan's page at <http://www.lucifer.com/~sean/Nano.html/> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E - L I S T ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not." Isaac Asimov (1920-92) Code (default is Novel) ---------------------------- * in column-one indicates new or modified. (C) collection, anthology (N) novella, novelette (M) magazine, pulp (F) fantasy (R) reissue, reprint (b) biotech pathway - organic molecules, "wet" environment. (mm) molecular manufacturing - machine phase, "dry" environment, indicates the work shows detailed portrayal of nanoengineering. (si) Singularity (gg) Gray Goo (uf) Utility Fog (cr) Cryonics (h-yy) Hugo award winner - year (n-yy) Nebula award winner - year ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Author Title Date,Code,Rating ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderson K. & Beason D. Assemblers of Infinity 1993 4 Anderson, Poul Boat of a Million Years, The 1989 2.4 Anderson, Poul Harvest of Stars 1993 3 Anderson, Poul Stars are Also Fire, The 1994 Banks, Iain M. Feersum Endjinn 1994 3 Barnes, John Kaleidoscope Century 1995 Barnes, John Mother of Storms 1994 2 Baxter, Stephen Ring 1994 2 Baxter, Stephen Timelike Infinity 1993 2 Bear, Greg Anvil of Stars 1992 3 Bear, Greg Blood Music 1985 (b) 3.5 Bear, Greg Forge of God, The 1987 3 Bear, Greg Heads 1990 2 Bear, Greg Moving Mars 1993 (n94) 2 Bear, Greg Queen of Angels 1990 3 Benford, Gregory Furious Gulf 1994 2 Benford, Gregory Great Sky River 1987 2 Benford, Gregory Sailing Bright Eternity 1995 2 Benford, Gregory Tides of Light 1989 2 Bishop, Michael Secret Ascension, The 1987 2 *Bisson, T. Pirates of the Universe 1996 2 Bova, Ben Voyagers 3: Star Brothers 1990 3.5 Brenner, Mayer Alan Spell of Apocalypse 1994 (F) Brin, David Earth 1990 2 Brunner, John Maze of Stars, A 1991 3 Bull, Emma Falcon 1989 2 Calder, Richard Dead Boys 1995 Calder, Richard Dead Girls 1995 Carver, Jeffrey From a Changeling Star 1988 2 Carver, Jeffrey Down the Stream of Stars 1990 2 Clarke, Arthur C. Hammer of God, The 1993 2 Egan, Greg Permutation City 1994 2 Egan, Greg Quarantine 1992 2.5 Elliott, Elton (Editor) Nanodreams 1995 (C) 4 Feeley, Gregory Oxygen Barons, The 1990 3 Flynn, Michael Nanotech Chronicles, The 1991 (C) 4 Frankowski, Leo Copernick's Rebellion 1987 (b) 3.5 Gibson, William Mona Lisa Overdrive 1988 1.9 Gibson, William Virtual Light 1993 2 *Goonan, Kathleen Ann Bones of Time, The 1995 4 Goonan, Kathleen Ann Queen City Jazz 1994 4 Harrison H. & Minsky M. Turing Option, The 1992 2.5 Jennings, Phillip C. Bug Life Chronicles 1989 3 Keith, William H. Warstrider 1993 3 Keith, William H. Warstrider: Rebellion 1993 3 Keith, William H. Warstrider: Jackers 1994 3 Kilian, Crawford Gryphon 1989 3 Kress, Nancy Beggars and Choosers 1994 4 Kube-McDowell,Michael P. Exile 1992 2 McAuley, Paul J. Fairyland 1995 3.5 McAuley, Paul J. Red Dust 1994 *McCarthy, Wil Murder in the Solid State 1996 McDonald, Ian Terminal Cafe 1994 3 Nagata, Linda Bohr Maker, The 1995 4 Nagata, Linda Tech Heaven 1995 (cr) 4 Noon, Jeff Pollen 1995 Noon, Jeff Vurt 1993 Platt, Charles Protektor 1996 Preuss, Paul Human Error 1985 (b) 3.5 Quinn, Daniel Ishmael 1995 (R) *Robinson, Kim Stanley Blue Mars 1996 Robinson, Kim Stanley Green Mars 1994 (h94) 2 Robinson, Kim Stanley Red Mars 1992 (n93) 2 Robinson, Spider/Jeanne Starmind 1995 Ryman,Geoff Child Garden, The 1990 Sawyer, Robert J. Foreigner 1994 2 Sawyer, Robert J. The Terminal Experiment 1995 2.5 Smith, L. Neil Venus Belt, The 1980 3 Steele, Allen Labyrinth of Night 1992 3.5 Stephenson, Neal Diamond Age, The 1995 (mm) 4 Stirling, S. M. Drakon 1996 2.5 Swanwick, Michael Stations of the Tide 1991 (n91) 2.7 Varley, John Steel Beach 1992 2.8 *Vinge, Joan D. Dreamfall 1996 Vinge, Joan D. Snow Queen, The 1980 (h81) 2.5 Vinge, Joan D. Summer Queen, The 1991 2.5 Vinge, Vernor Fire Upon the Deep, A 1992 (h93) 3 Vinge, Vernor Marooned in Realtime 1986 (si) 2 Vinge, Vernor Peace War, The 1984 2.2 Watson, Ian Nanoware Time 1991 Williams, Walter Jon Aristoi 1992 (mm) 4 Wilson, Robert Charles Bridge of Years, A 1991 2 Wilson, Robert Charles Harvest, The 1993 3.2 *Wolverton, Dave On My Way To Paradise 1989 Young, Jim Armed Memory 1996 Zindell, David Neverness 1988 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Honorable Mention (predates modern nanotech concepts) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1941 ...... Microcosmic God ............... Theodore Sturgeon 1942 ...... Waldo ......................... Robert A. Heinlein 1952 ...... Surface Tension ............... James Blish 1954 ...... Autofac ....................... Philip K. Dick 1966 ...... The Mechanic .................. Hal Clement 1970 ...... Dancer at the End of Time ..... Michael Moorcock 1978 ...... Sight of Proteus .............. Charles Sheffield ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Short Stories or Serials - These are loose items that appear in magazines, collections, etc, amidst other non-nano related works. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Burns, Stephen L. Down Under Crater Billy (M) Analog, January 1995 Rating 3 Di Filippo, Paul Any Major Dude (C) New Worlds Anthology #1 Rating ? Di Filippo, Paul Up the Lazy River (M) Science Fiction Age, September 1993 Rating 4 Feeley, Gregory Mind's Place, The (C) Full Spectrum 4, 1993 Rating 2.9 Johnson, Todd Legacy (C) Bolos Book 2, 1994 Rating 3 Kress, Nancy Margin of Error (C) The Years Best Science Fiction #12, 1995 Rating ? Niven, Larry Procrustes (C) Crashlander, 1994 Rating 3.5 Stiegler, Marc The Gentle Seduction (C) in collection of same name, 1990 Rating 4 Sterling, Bruce The Shores of Bohemia (C) Globalhead, 1992 Rating 4 Swanwick, Michael Griffin's Egg (C) The Years Best Science Fiction #10, 1993 Rating 2.5 Tonnies, Mac Alchemist's Planet (C) Illumined Black, 1995 Rating 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NanoWars, Illustrated Science Fiction by Anthony S. Napier http://www.erinet.com/prass/nanowars/nw.html (ftp now available) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NanoWars Chapter 1: Breakthrough 1994 Rating 4 "The year is 2020, and mankind's advancement of technology continues. In fact, it has reached the ignition point!" NanoWars Chapter 2: Propagation 1995 Rating 4 "Machine fights machine. Do men even matter?" *Nanothinc is in the process of setting up a NanoWars page at... http://nanothinc.com/NanoWorld/NanoFun/NanoWars/NanoWars.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Comic Books ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *Milestone Comics Hardware Rating 2 *Milestone Comics Xombi (now discontinued) Rating 2 Valiant Comics Bloodshot Rating 3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Electronic Text on the Internet ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hsieh, Paul Axioms http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~diana/objectivism/hsieh/axioms.html Rating 2.2 Napier, Anthony S. Dead Reckoning http://www.erinet.com/prass/nanowars/story/story2.html Rating 4 (mm,gg) Napier, Anthony S. The Quiet Revolution http://www.erinet.com/prass/nanowars/story/story1.html Rating 4 Porter, Mitchell Outward Bound http://desire.apana.org.au/~qix/suncorp.html Rating ? Vader, Paul Post-industrial revolution http://www.mcs.net/~pv/web/stories/postind.html Rating 4 (mm,gg) Van Oflen, Jeff Notes from the G.O.D. http://erie.csis.gvsu.edu/~vanoflej/NanoTech/TheBook.html Rating 4 (uf) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Motion Picture ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Deep Red 1994 MCA/Universal, 85 minutes. Michael Biehn, Joanna Pacula, John DeLancie. Science fiction: A young girl whose blood conveys immortality, due to an encounter with extraterrestrials, is hunted by a ruthless scientist... Rating: 4 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 139 minutes. Although the "n" word is not used, general consensus is that nanotechnology is the only realistic way the T-1000 could be implemented. James Cameron should take note of this when doing T3. Rating: 2.5 VIRTUOSITY 1995 Paramount Pictures, 97 minutes. Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington With (silicon-based) nano, VR takes a physical form. Rating: 3.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Television ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Babylon 5 1993 Pilot Movie "The Gathering" Briefly mentioned at the end of the pilot. Gargoyles (Disney Animated Series) "Walkabout" aired (U.S.) 02/07/96 nanomachines, goo, ai Journey to Mars 1996 [made for TV movie?] On Monday, March 25th, CBS ran a prime time movie of the week titled "Journey to Mars." ...this had to be one of the top 10 worst movies of all time. To compound the matter, it had a nanotechnology theme: "Nanotech devices implanted in the landing module pilot/commander -- designed to systematically destroy neurons and synapses in the cortex, thereby impairing the pilot's memory and ability to land." Very clever -- HA! Rat poison would have been a lot easier and undeniably more cost effective. - pwg@nanothinc.com Outer Limits, The "The New Breed" aired (U.S.) 07/09/95 Richard Thomas, Peter Outerbridge, Tammy Isbell A scientist who's trying to find a way to repair damaged cells develops robots of microscopic size - with which a lab assistant secretly injects himself in hopes of curing his cancer. Star Trek The STTNG "nanite" episode "Evolution" aired (U.S.) 09/23/89 Brief mention in various other STTNG episodes. Same for DS9, Voyager, etc... Mostly used as background filler. *X-Files, The "War of the Coprophages" aired (U.S.) 01/05/96 Extraterrestrial nanotechnology cocroaches anyone? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Some games that reference nanotech... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cybergeneration RPG board game SimEarth Commercial Software, PC, MAC Outpost Commercial Software, PC NetBots Networked X11 game available on the net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Rumored to be coming soon... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Another Iain M. Banks "Culture" novel, titled _Excession_. JUNE 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Relevant Internet Resources... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet/WWW Access of this List The N-SF Home Page http://www.erinet.com/prass/nanowars/ninsf/n_in_sf.html *A form of this list is also maintained at nanothinc.com http://nanothinc.com/NanoWorld/scifi/tnscifi.html Forsight Update comments on "NanoTek" http://nanotech.rutgers.edu/nanotech/papers/update8.html#TechnologyFiction *Internet Movie Database http://us.imdb.com/ (please note url change) Book Catalog with one million titles http://www.amazon.com/ *Rebuttal to Scientific American April 1996 Nanotech Story and continuing debate... http://www.foresight.org/SciAmOverview.html *HarperCollins Voyager Science Fiction Site http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/voyager ----------------------------------------------------------------------- M A I L I N G - L I S T - I N F O R M A T I O N ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Nanotechnology in Science Fiction (N-SF) This is a forum to discuss any work of fiction that has portrayed nanotechnology in some way. 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Note that this list is represented in standard 7-bit (128 character) ASCII. -ASN] ============================================ ++ Danish ++ ============================================ "Den perfekte verden" (The perfect world) "Udkig" (Outlook) no. 3, 1985 Arne Herlov Petersen "N{ste kasse til Singapore" (Next box to Singapore) "Udkig" no. 4, 1988 Arne Herlov Petersen "Haabet er groent" (Hope is green) collection, 1991 Arne Herlov Petersen ============================================ ++ Lem, Stanislaw 1921-, Polish writer. ++ ============================================ Can someone please clarify which of his books have been translated into English, and, if the subject matter is plain biology, micro machine or "nano a la Drexler". One book that has been mentioned is Peace on Earth, English version C1994. * From OWL_MIRROR@news2.delphi.com Wed Jul 19 21:49:04 1995 Many of Stanislaw Lem's works have been translated into English. Notable for their nanotech content, although both predate EoC, are Fiasco and One Human Minute. Also worthwhile are Imaginary Magnitude (for its treatment of AI) and The STar Diaries (for its treatment of sociobiological effects of advanced technology). Jay Dugger Owl_Mirror@delphi.com From rpterra@aol.com Tue Feb 13 12:26:16 1996 was just downloading your recent NT in SF v2.1 from the sci.nanotech posting, saw the footer regarding S. Lem. Much of Lem's work includes elements that are relevant to your bibliography. Some have already been pointed out to you (Peace On Earth, Fiasco). Another is an early novel, translated into English as THE INVINCIBLE. I've read most of Lem's work that's been translated, and have done some fairly lengthy review/essays on some of his work for the NY Review of SF over the past 4-5 years. If you would like more details on the NT content of Lem's works, please let me know. -- Richard ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Document History ----------------------------------------------------------------------- V 2.3 Jun 13, 1996 V 2.2 Apr 16, 1996 V 2.1 Feb 12, 1996 V 2.0 Dec 07, 1995 V 1.9 Sep 21, 1995 V 1.8 Aug 07, 1995 V 1.7 Jun 22, 1995 V 1.6 May 10, 1995 V 1.5 Jan 26, 1995 V 1.4 Dec 01, 1994 V 1.3 Oct 28, 1994 V 1.2 Oct 04, 1994 V 1.1 Aug 22, 1994 V 1.0 Jul 12, 1994 -- @START@DEEP SPACE NINE INFO PERIODIC LIST OF "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" about STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE This posting is intended to cut down on the "often asked questions" that seem to pop up every few months in the rec.arts.startrek.current newsgroup about ST:DS9. It is one of a number of periodic postings posted to r.a.s.*. For a full list of informational postings, please read the "LIST OF PERIODIC POSTINGS" article in rec.arts.startrek.misc. For a list of acronyms used in this (and other) postings, please refer to the "ACRONYM LIST" found in rec.arts.startrek.misc. This FAQL is basically a list of questions that have been brought up and discussed to death in rec.arts.startrek.current, and a lot of people would be happy if they never resurfaced. =========================================================================== 1) Upcoming DS9 episodes 2) Unconfirmed Upcoming Episodes 3) Other Deep Space Nine Info =========================================================================== This entire article contains ________________ ______ ___ _ ________ _______ ______________ / _______ ____ \ / ____ \_ _| | | _______| ____ \/ _____________| \______ \| |____) | | | | || | | __| | |____) \______ \ ____________) | _____/| |____| | || |______| |______| ____ <_______) | |_____________/|_| \______/___|________|__________| \_________/ for upcoming DS9 episodes. If you don't want to be spoiled, don't read this! 1) ========== UPCOMING STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE EPISODES: 96/06/09 - 96/06/15 "Body Parts": Nog returns when Quark thinks he's dying. Guest stars include Max Grodenchik as Rom, and Aron Eisenberg as Cadet Nog. Written by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe. 96/06/16 - 96/06/22 "Broken Link": ===== SEASON FINALE ===== Odo meets the changelings again, in a slightly different way than he's met them before, and it will have a profound effect on him for a long time. Teleplay by Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Story by George A Brozak. Directed by Les Landau. 96/06/23 - 96/06/29 "": ===== REPEAT ===== 96/06/30 - 96/07/06 "": ===== REPEAT ===== 96/07/07 - 96/07/13 "": ===== REPEAT ===== 96/07/14 - 96/07/20 "": ===== REPEAT ===== 96/07/21 - 96/07/27 "": ===== REPEAT ===== 96/07/28 - 96/08/03 "": ===== REPEAT ===== ============================================================================ 2) ========== UNCONFIRMED UPCOMING EPISODES: 96/??/?? - 96/??/?? [episode name unknown]: Sisko goes back in time to the original Enterprise using old clips (for the 30th anniversary of Trek) 96/??/?? - 96/??/?? [episode name unknown]: Keiko's child is transported into Kira. 96/0?/?? - 96/0?/?? [episode name unknown]: Tom Riker returns. 96/??/?? - 96/??/?? [episode name unknown]: Ensign Sito (from TNG's "Lower Decks") visits DS9. She may become a permanent member of the cast (or at least a semi-regular) taking over O'Brien's job. ============================================================================ 3) ========== OTHER DEEP SPACE NINE INFO According to the DS9 bible, it takes sixty years at warp nine to get back from the other side of the wormhole (the Gamma Quadrant) if the wormhole weren't there. "In the first episode, we learn that the worm hole has been artificially created by a species of aliens that do not live in the same space-time continuum as we do. Thus, we encounter them unexpectedly within the worm hole itself. They have been sending out orb-like probes from the worm hole, one orb every century for a thousand years, seeking contact with other life forms. [...] The mysterious orbs that have arrived each century are among the fundamental sacraments of the Bajoran religion.." --DS9 Bible The DS9 actors have contracts for two seasons. After two years, they'll decide to either make more episodes (if it is a hit and the actors don't ask for *too* much money) or do yet *another* ship-based series. Nana Visitor reported in early 1993 that all cast members have seven year contracts, and "famous" actors wouldn't want to be tied down for that length of time. Colm Meaney said in an interview in the 26 December 1993 issue of WEST magazine that he has a six year contract for DS9. Lolita Fatjo (script supervisor) said at a 19 March 1994 con that DS9 has seven seasons planned. There are about 400 people on the space station, according to O'Brien. The DS9 Bible says that by episode three, there will be about fifty Starfleet officers and crewmen stationed there and on any given day there might be anywhere from 10 to 300 visitors to DS9, as ships come through with foreigners, scientists, merchants, and spies. See the "NAMES" FAQL in rec.arts.startrek.misc for a more detailed description of the characters. TV Guide reported that Guinan's son would be locked up in a jail on DS9, explaining her visits. Stillwell didn't know anything about this Guinan's son bit, but also admitted that TV Guide is notorious for getting true information out even faster than the people producing these shows! Mid-July 1993 TV Guide: Berman mentioned that Q will be kept alive as a character. Guinan will be involved in a story about one of her children. Berman said Whoopi Goldberg would be happy to do DS9, but that her schedule can cause problems with working her into the show. 26-27 November 1993 New York City Creation Convention: Developing Kira and the Bajoran religious leader (or Kira and Sisko) romantically is possible but not likely for the fact that the writers does not want to get caught writing themselves into a corner. The Borg may appear on DS9. DS9 spec scripts are being accepted. No Scotty on DS9. January/February 1994: Doohan said at a convention that he may be back as Mongomery Scott on DS9. November 27 1994 New York NY convention: No new info on Colm Meany's possible departure from DS9. December 3 1994 Boston MA: There have been strong rumors that Colm wants out so they may be writing Miles and Keiko O'Brien out (but keeping the characters alive in case the actors want to to bit parts in the future). There are weak rumors that Avery Brooks wants out (but not for a while). Re-confirmation of upcoming Q episode. 21 January 1995 Bellvue WA convention: Morn will not have any speaking lines. The aliens from TNG "Conspiracy" will not be back. Sito will not be back this season--maybe next season. Frank Langella will not be returning. They plan to have occasional humor in DS9 (but not as much as VOY). Re-confirmation that Tom Riker may return. Colm Meaney has no plans to leave (this conflicts with numerous other reports, however). mid-January 1995: "Previews" magazine mentioned a poster of the "new regular" Shannon Fill (Ensign Sito) in an upcoming issue of "Deep Space Nine" magazine. early February 1995 London con: Rick Berman said that he expects DS9 to last seven seasons. 26 March 1995 Grand Slam convention: Ira Steven Behr, Co-Executive Producer mentioned that the issue of O'Brien's rank will be explained. He also stated that their are plans for Tom Riker to be rescued from his Cardassian prison, and Nog arriving at Starfleet Academy. late-March 1995 Valley Forge PA convention: It was mentioned (again) that Ensign Sito (from the TNG Episodes "The First Duty" and "Lower Decks") was not killed, but placed in a Cardassian prison camp. Another prisoner there will be Thomas Riker, who was arrested at the end of the DS9 episode "Defiant." Through an escape or rescue, both will arrive at Deep Space Nine. If the writers decide to keep her on the show, her character will have to deal with the nightmares she has from the prison. Ira Stevens Behr, Co-Executive Producer of Deep Space Nine, stated two weeks ago at the Grand Slam Con that a rescue attempt would be made to rescue Tom Riker from his Cardassian prison, and that he might not make it out alive. 6 July 1995 New York Newsday "TV Spots" section: Michael Dorn has reportedly signed a three-year contract for DS9. mid-August 1995: Info from Jeri Taylor. Sometime mid-season Worf will find love with a different, regular character on DS9. All bets are on Dax. In addition to Worf, there will be two more semi-regular characters aboard. December 1995: Teri Hatcher (Lois Lane on TV's Lois & Clark), will be doing a guest spot on one of the upcoming episodes. 9 March 1996 Vulkon convention: Lolita Fatjo reported that we may see more episodes with "Secret Agent Bashir". Alexander might visit Worf on DS9 in the 1996-1997 season. They may start a romance between Garek and Dukat's daughter, which would anger Kira. The friendly relationship between Rom and Leeta may continue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you know of any other topics that should be included in this list, feel free to email me at the address below. Be aware that about 10% of the mail I send out bounces, so if you don't get a reply from me it isn't because I'm ignoring you. :-) This article is Copyright 1990-1996 by Otto Heuer. It may be freely redistributed in its entirety provided that this copyright notice is not removed. It may not be sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without the written permission of the copyright holder. 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Audio/Video |_||_________||_____| over :..: .:.:. : :.' .. :`.': .:.:. :`. : Star Trek 20 years." : : : : :... : `. : : : : : `: Apple IIgs PLATFORMS: Unix, MS-DOS, ProDOS, Apple DOS 3.3, Win 3.x, Windows95 LANGUAGES: C, C++, Pascal, Fortran, BASIC, Ada, APL, Prolog, LISP, Snobol 80x86, 80960, 8051, 8031, 5301, 5303, 65C816, 68000 Assembly EMAIL: heuer004@gold.tc.umn.edu hack-man@juno.com MAIN WWW: http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004 TREK WWW: http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004/TREK/trek.html @START@VOYAGER INFO This posting is intended to cut down on questions that seem to pop up daily asking what is coming up in future episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager". It is one of a number of periodic postings posted to r.a.s.*. For a full list of informational postings, please read the "LIST OF PERIODIC POSTINGS" article in rec.arts.startrek.misc. For a list of acronyms used in this (and other) postings, please refer to the "ACRONYM LIST" which can be found in rec.arts.startrek.misc. =========================================================================== 1) Upcoming VOY episodes 2) Unconfirmed Upcoming Episodes 3) Background on the Series =========================================================================== This entire article contains ________________ ______ ___ _ ________ _______ ______________ / _______ ____ \ / ____ \_ _| | | _______| ____ \/ _____________| \______ \| |____) | | | | || | | __| | |____) \______ \ ____________) | _____/| |____| | || |______| |______| ____ <_______) | |_____________/|_| \______/___|________|__________| \_________/ for upcoming VOY episodes. If you don't want to be spoiled, don't read this! 1) ========== UPCOMING STAR TREK: VOYAGER EPISODES: I MISSED "Investigations": Neelix, a suddenly self-proclaimed journalist, hears a rumor that a fellow crew member has expressed displeasure with Starfleet and requested leave. Soon, Tom Paris is relieved of duty to become a pilot with a Taalaxian convoy - leaving a saddened Voyager crew behind. Almost immediately, the Kazon-Nistim and the scheming Seska attack the Taalaxian fleet, kidnap Paris and attempt to coerce classified information from him. Meanwhile, Neelix suspects someone aboard Voyager has been secretly communicating with the Kazon and his sleuthing leads him directly to Paris. Guest stars include Raphael Sbarge as Michael Jonas, Jerry Sroka as Laxeth, and Simon Billig as Hogan. Written by Jeff Schnaufer and Ed Bond. Teleplay by Jeri Taylor. Directed by Les Landau. 96/06/10 "" ===== REPEAT ===== 96/06/17 "" ===== REPEAT ===== 96/06/24 "" ===== REPEAT ===== 96/07/01 "" ===== REPEAT ===== 96/07/08 "" ===== REPEAT ===== 96/07/15 "" ===== REPEAT ===== 96/07/22 "" ===== REPEAT ===== 96/07/29 "" ===== REPEAT ===== 96/08/05 "" ===== REPEAT ===== 96/08/12 "" ===== REPEAT ===== =========================================================================== 2) ========== UNCONFIRMED UPCOMING EPISODES: 96/08/19 "Basics Part II": The crew must regain control of the ship from the Kazons. Guest stars include Martha Hackett as Seska. 96/08/26 "Sacred Ground": Chakotay episode where we find out what tribe he belongs to. Harry Groener (Tam Elbrum in TNG's "Tin Man") as the Magistrate. Becky Ann Baker as the Guide. Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris). 96/09/02 "False Profits": The two Ferengi from the TNG episode "The Price", who disappeared into the Barzan wormhole, are discovered. Guest stars include Dan Shor as Dr Arridor, Leslie Jordan as Kol, Rob LaBelle (the Talaxian prisoner from "Faces") as Kafar, Michael Ensign (Krola from TNG's "First Contact" and Lojal from DS9's "The Forsaken") as Bard, and Alan Altshuld (Pomet from TNG's "Starship Mine" and Yranac from "The Gambit, Part I") as Sandal. Teleplay by Joe Menosky and Kenneth Biller. Story by George A Brozak. Directed by Cliff Bole. 96/09/09 "Flashback": Tuvok goes back in time to when he was serving under Capt Sulu on the Excelsior. Guest stars include George Takei as Capt Hikaru Sulu, and Grace Lee Whitney as Janice Rand. Timed to air near the 30th Anniversary of the first episode of TOS. 96/09/16 "" ===== NEW EPISODE ===== 96/09/23 "" ===== NEW EPISODE ===== 96/09/30 "" ===== NEW EPISODE ===== 96/??/?? [episode name unknown]: A Tuvok/Torres episode. George Takei guest stars as an alien. He will be under tons of makeup, but should be recognizable by his voice. Written by Brannon Braga. =========================================================================== 3) ========== BACKGROUND ON THE SERIES 19 March 1994 Pasadena convention: Lolita Fatjo (script supervisor) reports that VOY will start accepting scripts from fans starting with the second season (similar to TNG and DS9). 21 January 95 Bellvue WA convention: Lolita Fatjo gave the folowing information about Voyager: The Ferengi which got lost in the Delta Quadrant in TNG's "The Price" will not meet Voyager. No TOS or TNG characters will appear on VOY. No Dominion on VOY. They don't plan to have any stories with Wes and/or the Traveller. They plan to use a lot more humor than the previous four Star Trek series have had. early Feb 1995 London con: Rick Berman said that he expects VOY to have a full seven-year run. 16 March 1995 MonadnoCon: Walter Koenig reported that when he asked Paramount about appearing on VOY, they told him they had already considered bringing him in on that series and would let him know when they were ready. early April 1995: Both Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips have said that they expect Q and the Borg might be showing up in the near future in the Delta Quadrant. 9 March 1996 Vulkon convention: Lolita Fatjo reported that the Voyager will NOT be returning home soon. There are no plans to detail the incident that got Tom Paris kicked out of Starfleet. The Borg will not show up on Voyager until after the movie comes out. VOYAGER NEWS (Paraphased From Voyager Bible) * Chakotay will be given a "habak" program on the Holodeck for the celebration of his people's cermonial cycle. He also has a spirit guide, a timber wolf which appears to him in dreams and visions and guides him in decision-making process. Chakotay is a vegetarian. He served on the Merriac before leaving Starfleet. * The bio-neural circuitry is vulnerable not only to the failure of modalities of traditional circuitry, but anything that can hurt living brain tissue--including heat, pressure, chemical imbalances, nutrient starvation and synaptic diseases. "Broadcasting and Cable" reported that Paramount plans to start offering Voyager for daily syndicated reruns in 1998. Voyager is beamed via satellite Mondays at 17:30 ET on T1-19 (10V). 5.8 mono; 6.2 left; 6.8 right ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you know of any other topics that should be included in this list, feel free to email me at one of the addresses below. Be aware that about 10% of the mail I send out bounces, so if you don't get a reply from me, it isn't because I'm ignoring you. :-) This article is Copyright 1993-1996 by Otto Heuer. It may be freely redistributed in its entirety provided that this copyright notice is not removed. It may not be sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without the written permission of the copyright holder. Permission is expressly granted for this document to be made available for file transfer from installations offering unrestricted anonymous file transfer on the Internet free of charge. --Otto "HACK-MAN" Heuer _____ _________ _ _____ _____ _____ _____ | ___|| _______|| | Otto E. Heuer, CEO ||___|| |_ _| |_ _| ||___|| | |__ | |___ ___| | FSD, Inc. "The innovator | o | | | | | | o | | __| |___ || _ | for software solutions |__O__| |_| |_| |__O__| | | _______| || |_| | for . . . .... . . . . . . . Audio/Video |_||_________||_____| over :..: .:.:. : :.' .. :`.': .:.:. :`. : Star Trek 20 years." : : : : :... : `. : : : : : `: Apple IIgs PLATFORMS: Unix, MS-DOS, ProDOS, Apple DOS 3.3, Win 3.x, Windows95 LANGUAGES: C, C++, Pascal, Fortran, BASIC, Ada, APL, Prolog, LISP, Snobol 80x86, 80960, 8051, 8031, 5301, 5303, 65C816, 68000 Assembly EMAIL: heuer004@gold.tc.umn.edu hack-man@juno.com MAIN WWW: http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004 TREK WWW: http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004/TREK/trek.html @START@Klingon Language Institute Translates Hamlet! Today's Philadelphia Inquirer (5/29/96) has a great article about the Klingon Language Institute's translation of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" into "the original Klingon." ;-) To check out the article on the Web, go to http://www.phillynews.com, look for the 5/29/96 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer, look for the City & Region section, look for the article "Off the Beaten Track: A Klingon 'Hamlet'" by Allie Shah. For more info on the Klingon Language Institute, send a SASE (self-stamped addressed envelope) to HolQeD, Box 634, Flourtown, PA 19031-0634. (The Hamlet translation costs $20) Dinara, the garlic grower Sustainable agriculture takes root with your support! @START@Star Trek Names, Ranks, and Serial Numbers LIST OF NAMES, RANKS, AND SERIAL NUMBERS (AND CREW DATA) This posting is intended to cut down on the "often asked questions" about the Enterprise crew that seem to pop up every few months in the rec.arts.startrek.misc newsgroup. It is one of a number of periodic postings posted to r.a.s.* Please refer to the "FAQL: LIST OF PERIODIC POSINGS TO r.a.s.* NEWSGROUPS" article for a full list of periodic postings, and to the "FAQL: LIST OF ACRONYMS" article for acronyms used in this and other postings. =========================================================================== 1) Names (Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Data, Vulcans, etc) 2) Ranks 3) ST:TOS Crew backgrounds 4) ST:TNG Crew backgrounds 5) ST:DS9 Crew backgrounds 6) Wigs, hairpieces, and beards 7) Chain of Command =========================================================================== 1) NAMES: 1a) Kirk's middle initial/middle name. It is generally agreed that Kirk's full name is "James Tiberius Kirk". It was only given as "James T. Kirk" in TOS; the "Tiberius" didn't come around until TAS ("Bem") and the novels. It was formally established in ST6. In "Where No Man Has Gone Before", Gary Mitchell makes a gravestone for Kirk that says "James R. Kirk", apparently before Gene had settled on a middle name (or possibly proof that Gary was failing as a god). 1b) Spock's other name (you couldn't pronounce it, as he told the blonde in "This Side of Paradise") isn't given in TOS or TFS. It is given in one or more of the books if you care to believe them. According to the Officer's Manual (and probably originated from D.C. Fontana), it is Xtmprszntwlfd (pronounced with six syllables). In the novel "Ishmael", it is given as S'chin T'gai. In "Journey to Babel" there's this exchange: Kirk: Mrs. Sarek... Amanda: Amanda. I'm afraid you [can't?] pronounce the Vulcan form. Kirk: Can you? Amanda: In a fashion, after many years of practice. 1c) McCoy's middle initial is given in "Friday's Child" and TFS (ST3) as "H". Some novels have it as "H", others as "T", and apparently still other have his middle name as "Edward". Geoffrey Mandel's Officer's Manual lists his middle name as Horatio. 1d) Data's name was shown on a computer screen (in "The Measure of a Man") as "Lt. Cmdr NFN NMI Data" ("No First Name, No Middle Initial"). 1e) As a general rule, Vulcan males have five-letter names starting with "S" and ending with "K" (Spock, Sybok, Sarek, etc) in honor of Surak, and Vulcan females have names starting with "T'" (T'Pau, T'Pring, etc.). The explanations for Saavik are either "she's part Romulan, so the naming convention didn't hold" or "Her name is T'Saavik, but the "T'S" is too hard to pronounce. There also seems to be an exception for Dr Selar. it is explained in Anne Crispin's novel "The Eyes of the Beholders" that Dr Selar's original Vulcan name was "T'Para". Lt Valeris from ST6 also has an odd name for a Vulcan female; Jeanne Dillard's novelization of the movie explains the name as being given to her by a Klingon. I suppose with Tuvok in VOY we almost have to ignore the gender split and go with "Most Vulcans have names that start with T or S and are close to 5 English letters". These are obviously not hard and fast rules, since Sarek's father's name is Skon, whose father's name is Solkar. Either Surak wasn't very many generations ago (remember, Vulcans are long-lived) or the "five letter rule" wasn't observed until the last few generations. Of course, it could be "five Vulcan letters" not "five letters in English". :-) 1f) Other names from Geoffrey Mandel's Officer Manual: Montgomery Edward Scott, Itaka Sulu (though George prefers Walter and Gene and some novels call him Hikaru (which is what he was called in ST6)) , Upenda Uhura (most novels and comics say Nyota), Pavel Andreievich Chekov (also stated as such in "The Way to Eden"), and Christopher Robin Pike. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) RANKS: TOS: (Franz Joseph's Tech Man) - all stripes 2cm wide. Ensign - No stripe. Lr, j.g.- 1 broken stripe Lt - 1 stripe. Lt Cmdr - 1 broken stripe above 1 stripe. Cmdr - 2 stripes. Capt - 1 broken stripe between 2 stripes. Comdr - 3 stripes. Adm - 4 stripes. TOS: (Fasa rulebook) Recruit - 'Enterprise Star' (ES). Enlisted 2nd Class - ES with slash underneath. Enlisted 1st Class - ES with 2 slashes underneath. Petty Officer 2nd Class - ES with chevron underneath. Petty Officer 1st Class - ES with 2 chevrons underneath. Chief Petty Officer - ES with chevron and rocker underneath. Senior Chief Petty Officer - ES with chevron and 2 rockers underneath. Master Chief Petty Officer - ES with chevron and 3 rockers underneath. Warrant Officer - 1 silver broken stripe. 1cm wide. Chief Warrant Officer - 1 silver stripe. Ensign - No stripe. (officer stripes are 2cm wide) Lt, j.g. - 1 gold broken stripe. Lt - 1 gold stripe. Lt Cmdr - 1 gold broken stripe above 1 gold stripe. Cmdr - 2 gold stripes. Capt - 1 gold broken stripe between 2 gold stripes. Comdr - 3 gold stripes. Adm - Thick shaded area between 2 gold stripes. Movies: (D Schmidt's Line Officer Requirements) Lt, j.g. - 1 silver pip with gold tip. Lt - 2 silver pips with gold tip. Tips facing. 0.5cm apart. Lt Cmdr - 1 gold bar in a silver cage. Cmdr - 2 gold bars in a silver cage. Capt/ Fleet Capt - 3 gold bars in a silver cage. 2 gold arrowheads on ends of Fleet Captain. 2 silver arrowheads on ends of Captain. Comdr - 1 gold arrowhead on a bronze circle. R Adm - 2 gold arrowheads on a bronze rectangle. V Adm - 2 gold arrowheads on a bronze triangle. Adm - 4 gold arrowheads on a bronze square. Fleet Adm - 5 gold arrowheads on a gold pentagon. TNG: The "pips" (the circles on the uniform collars) signify rank. A hollow circle counts as a half circle: 0.5: Ensign, Junior Grade ? 1.0: Ensign 1.5: Lt., Junior Grade 2.0: Lt. 2.5: Lt. Commander 3.0: Commander 4.0: Captain 5.0: Commodore (from TNG Tech Manual) There is almost certainly no such rank as "ensign, junior grade" in Starfleet, because there is none in the US Navy, which the Starfleet ranking system is otherwise impeccably modeled after. The "0.5" pip insignia was first spotted, apparently, in "The Drumhead", worn by Crewman Simon Tarses, who had not attended the Academy and therefore could not be an ensign. Subsequent inferences about this insignia can only be relied upon if one assumes that Miles O'Brien has never been a lieutenant, or indeed a commissioned officer, despite what Richard Arnold says (and despite a singular reference in "Where Silence Has Lease"). The current concensus is that the "half-pip" or hollow single circle must represent a non-commissioned rank to which O'Brien has been promoted. A good candidate is that of "Chief Warrant Officer" (again, despite what has been said before), which would be a promotion above "Chief Petty Officer" (from "Family"). Note that this also contradicts the trading cards. The "ensign junior grade" rank is a non-authoritative creation of Shane Johnson and is only used in his Starlog "TNG Technical Journal" (and, incorrectly, in Jeanne Dillard's DS9 novelization for "Emissary"). All the admirals shown on TNG have had two gold bars, one on each collar, each with three gold pips: _______ | | | O O O | |_______| So perhaps gold bars with fewer pips would be used for Fleet Captains. We'll have to wait and see if they ever show up on future TNG episodes. Deanna Troi's rank was given as "Lt Commander" in "Encounter at Farpoint" (the pilot episode) and occasionally on computer displays (e.g. "The Child"). She is introduced by Captain Jellico to some Cardassians as "Lieutenant Commander Troi". Also, in "Disaster", she has command on the bridge; O'Brien said that "Counselor Troi holds the rank of lieutenant commander". Since she's been back in uniform, she has been consistantly wearing 2.5 pips. In TNG's "Thine Own Self" Troi took the Bridge Officer's test and became a full Commander. Wes was made an acting ensign by Picard in "Where No One Has Gone Before", then made full ensign in "Menage a Troi" and given a uniform. O'Brien was addressed by Worf's father as "another chief petty officer" in "Family". He was referred to as "Lieutenant" by Riker in "Where Silence Has Lease" when Riker and Worf beam over to the fake Galaxy-class vessel (though this was before he had been given a name, so it could theoretically be a different character). The latest set of collector's cards has a card for O'Brien and gives his rank as Lt Jr Grade. They apparently decided to demote him for the episode "Realm of Fear" in order to allow Barclay to give orders to him. Richard Arnold (who still works for Paramount even though he lost his office when Roddenberry died) and the Script Consultant mentioned at a March 1993 Creation con in Minneapolis that O'Brien is a lieutenant. Forget his old pips, forget everything else--he is a lieutenant. Also, he was never a petty officer because Star Fleet does not have Petty Officers (ignoring "Family" for the moment). Keiko mentions in the 2nd or 3rd episode of DS9 "...but you would have to give up your promotion"). Riker was given a field promotion to Captain in "The Best of Both Worlds Part 2", but was back to being a commander in the next episode. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) ST:TOS CREW BACKGROUNDS: James Tiberius Kirk is from Riverside, Iowa; he was married in "Paradise Syndrome", and is now a widower. He was also in love (if he knows the meaning of the word) with someone named "Ruth" ("Shore Leave"), and mentioned that he almost married that little blonde lab tech that Gary Mitchell steered Kirk's way ("Where No Man Has Gone Before") which some have guessed to be none other than Carol Marcus. He had a son, David Marcus ("ST2: The Wrath of Khan", "ST3: The Search for Spock"). He had a brother George Samuel Kirk (only Jim calls him Sam) who died in "Opperation--Annihilate!" and has a nephew Peter. See also the "Love Interests" monthly posting for further details. Leonard McCoy was in love with someone named "Nancy", whom the salt-sucker takes the form of in "The Man Trap". They were going to mention in one episode that he had been married with a daughter named Joanna, but it never made it on film. The novel "Crisis on Centaurus" tells us how he meets Kirk, that he is divorced and has one daughter, Joanna. Chekov's ex-girlfriend (Irena [Irini?] Galliulin) is seen in "The Way to Eden". Saavik was half Vulcan and half Romulan. This wasn't mentioned in the movie (probably cut to save time), but it was in the novelization, the trailer shown on Siskel & Ebert, and was mentioned by Stewart in the special showing of "The Cage". --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) ST:TNG CREW BACKGROUNDS: William Thomas Riker is from Valdez Alaska. His mother died while he was young (three?). His father (Kyle) was shown in "The Icarus Factor". Wil has turned down three captaincies (the Drake mentioned in "Arsenal of Freedom" (and "Encounter at Farpoint"?), the Aries ("Ares"?) in "The Icarus Factor", and the Melbourne in "Best of Both Worlds"). He enjoys jazz music (Frakes wanted Riker's middle name to be the Tholonius (after the jazz musician Thelonious Monk) so Peter David had been using this is his novels), plays the trombone, is a master of poker, and enjoys cooking. The character was based on Decker. He has a double (Thomas Riker) that was seen in "Second Chances". Thomas is, in every way, the same person, but differs in experience from the point of the accident forward. Will Riker resides in deck 8, room 0912. Jean-Luc Picard is from France. He never married, has an artificial heart (from his wild younger days), enjoys Shakespeare, horseback riding, Dixon Hill novels, and Earl Grey tea. He was born on July 13, 2305 (Maurice and Yvette Picard) in LaBarre, France. He attended SFA from 2322-2327 ("Conundrum"). According to Star Trek Chronology - The History of the Future, Picard applied to Starfleet Academy in the year 2322, but was rejected. He the reapplied the following year (2323) and is accepted. He was captain of the Stargazer for 22 years. Nine years elapsed between the destruction of the Stargazer and Picard's assignment to teh Enterprise-D (which would make Picard's years at captain's rank at least 31 years). He is responsible for the death of Jack Crusher ("Coming of Age", as well as a few other episodes). The full story is given in the 1991 novel "Reunion" on pages 193-198, where Wesley asks his prof about Jack's death. The Stargazer was going to blow up; Jack and another crewman had to go out and cut through the nacelle; they passed out; Picard went out, but could only save one of them, and Jack was not the one. The novel "Encounter at Farpoint" gives a different explanation. (Aside: Patrick Stewart left school at the age of 15 because he was "not interested".) He is 59 years old in "The Neutral Zone" (current year minus birth year), but somehow only 51 years old in "Tapestry" (send back 30 years to age 21). He resides in deck 8, room 3601. Data has an ultimate storage capacity of eight hundred quadrillion bits. His total linear computational speed has been rated at sixty trillion operations per second (from "Measure of a Man"). He was built by Dr. Noonian Soong, who was taught by Ira Graves ("The Schizoid Man"). He was born on February 2, 2336 on Omicron Theta Four, and was at SFA from 2341-2345. He has a brother Lore (who died in "Descent II") and a daughter Lal (born, lived, and presumed dead in "The Offspring"). He and Tasha Yar were "more than friends" ("The Naked Now") or as he said in "The Measure of a Man", "We were... intimate". The character was based on Questor, from "The Questor Tapes". Data is left-handed (not surprising, since Spiner is). Data dreams. He resides in deck 2, room 3653. Worf's parents were killed at Khitomer in a Romulan attack. His adopted parents, Sergei and Helena Rozhenko, (from the planet Gault) were shown in "Family". He has a brother (Kurn), a dead girlfrined K'Ehleyr, a bastard son Alexander ("Reunion", "Cost of Living", etc), a bonded son Jeremy Astor ("The Bonding"), and foster brother Simon from the Rozhenkos ("Heart of Glory"). Worf resides in deck 2, room 3118. Geordi LaForge is named after a Star Trek fan with muscular dystrophy who passed away in 1975 (George La Forge). The character LaForge was born blind, given sight by Riker ("Hide and Q") which he decided he didn't want, and decided against a sight operation by Dr. Pulaski in "Loud As A Whisper". Both his parents are in Starfleet; his father is an exobiologist and his mother is a command officer ("Imaginary Friend"). He was promoted majorly between season s one and two when he was made Chief Engineer (for the first season, they were going through chief engineers left and right). He resides in deck 2, room 2471. Deanna Troi has a Betazed mother (Lwaxana, daughter of the fifth house, holder of the sacred chalice of Riix) and a human father (Alex ("Conundrum"), Ian Andrew ("The Child" and "According to Star Trek Chronology - The History of the Future"), a deceased Starfleet officer). She enjoys chocolate, and was imzadi to Riker. She was born on March 29, 2336 on Betazed, and was at SFA form 2355-2359 ("Conundrum"). According to Star Trek Chronology - The History of the Future, Deanna Troi was on the planet Betazed studying psychology at the University of Betazed. This is in the year 2357. She joins the Enterprise in the 2364. So we have to make up information wrt the years. Perhaps the U of B is affiliated with SFA. She used to have a betazoid cat ("Pen Pals"). She had one child, Ian ("The Child"). Her character was based on Ilia. She is an empath. She resides in deck 8, room 0910. Beverly C Crusher, MD is a widow and mother of Wesley S Crusher, whose father (Jack) was killed while serving under Picard. She was born October 13, 2334 (Paul and Isabel Howard) in Copernicus City, Luna. She also lived on Aveda Three as a child ("The Arsenal of Freedom") (incorrectly spelled "Arvedda" in the novel "Children of Hamlin") where her grandmother lived. She attended SFA from 2349-2355 ("Conundrum"). She was head of Starfleet Medical for one year. (Aside: Cheryl "Gates" McFadden started going by her middle name when she stopped doing B movies). She resides in deck 8, room 2133. Natassia "Tasha" Yar grew up avoiding the rape gangs and died at the "hands" of Armus ("Skin of Evil"). When the Enterprise-C came through a rip in time, it caused a changing of history: the Klingons never became friends with the Federation and Tasha Yar never died. Tasha was sent through the rip to repair the original timeline, apparently to survive and bear a daughter Sela with a Romulan. For a more in-depth explanation, see the "TIME LOOPS" posting. She has a sister Ishara Yar ("Legacy"). Guinan has only been on the Enterprise for a few years ("The Child"), and didn't know Picard before coming on board ("Time's Arrow") but somehow has known Picard for a long, long time ("Time's Arrow"). She is 700 years old (according to Richard Arnold at a 1993 Leicester UK Convention). Her relationship with Picard is more than family; more than friends (from "Best of Both Worlds II"). She was on Earth in the late 1800s ("Times Arrow"). She is left-handed (not surprising, since Whoopi is). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) ST:DS9 CREW BACKGROUNDS: Benjamin Sisko has a "sour space for Captain Picard" (because he lost his wife during the Borg attack at Wolf 359 thanks to Locutus) and is struggling to raise his 12 year old son Jake. He was serving on board the USS Saratoga three years ago during the Borg invasion, then spent some time at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards at Mars rebuilding the fleet. Sisko objected to being assigned to DS9. He told Starfleet he had a son to raise and had been asking for an Earth assignment, not this. His important work on DS9 gives him a new direction, but his is still very much a life framed by tragedy. He is a baseball fan, but since baseball died out in the 22nd century he has to visit the holo-suite to visit players and games. He is gentle, strong, soft-spoken, and short-tempered. Jake Sisko is your typical "army brat" who doesn't remember life on Earth, has been aboard four different starships, and stationed on two planets. This transient life style has taught him how to scope out a new terrain and assimilate quickly. At the same time he has an inner fear of forming new friendships because he loses them so easily. He dreams of going to live on Earth. He collects holodeck programs of various places on Earth that he uses to try to fulfill his fantasy. Deep inside he knows that his mom would still be alive if they did not live in space, and he has a suppressed bitterness about it. His father promised there would be other kids on the station; as it turns out there are only a handful of various alien species. Only one is his age, Nog, a Ferengi teenage boy who is a bad influence. Jake is close with his dad; they are buddies. The boy has no technical expertise at all. He struggles with his homework but is dedicated to doing his best. Odo is the security chief on DS9 (the character has come to be known colloquially as "Jello Man"). He was security chief for the Bajorans before the Federation came to DS9 and was the Cardassian security chief on DS9 before that. He is a shapeshifter, much like Martia in ST6. He was found alone 50 years ago on a mysterious derelict spacecraft that appeared in the Denorias asteroid belt and is from an unknown race. He was found by the Bajorans and lived amongst them. At first he was sort of an Elephant Man, a source of curiosity and humor as he turned himself into a chair or pencil. Finally he realized he would have to take the form of a humanoid to assimilate and function in their environment. He does it, but resents it. As a result, Odo performs a uniquely important role in the ensemble: he is a character who explores and comments on human values. Because he is forced to pass as one of us, his point of view usually comes with a cynical and critical edge. But he can't quite get it right, this humanoid shape, though he continues to try. So he looks a little unfinished in a way. He's been working on it a long time. Someone might ask him: Why don't you take the form of a younger man? His answer: I would if I could. He has the adopted child syndrome, searching for his own personal identity. Although he doesn't know anything about his species, he is certain that justice is an integral part of their being, because the necessity for it runs through every fiber of his body -- a racial memory. That's why he became a law man. He has a couple of Bajoran deputies; he doesn't allow weapons on the Promenade, and once every day he must return to his gelatinous form. He has no sense of smell. He hopes someday that a ship will come through the wormhole whose crew can tell him who and what he is. In order to keep the writers from using his shape-shifting ability to constantly save the day, we find that his ability to assume ANY form is very taxing and he must rest at the end of each day in his natural form, rather like a bowl of Jello. He was there when the Feds took over the station from the Cardassians, and has his own way of doing things, though he wants to become more human (all Star Trek shows have to have ONE character who wants to be human). He'll take the law into his own hands to make things the way he wants. He has been on the station for at least four years prior to the Federation takeover in "Emissary". It is intersting that Odo doesn't know about others like himself when Martia (Star Trek 6) is from a known race called the "Chameloids" and we had the Alassomorph shapeshifters from "The Dauphin". [Placeholder note to eventually add more info taken from the DS9 episode "The Search, part II" --ed] Quark is the Ferengi bartender/civilian administrator. He runs several entertainment concessions along the promenade, including the main bar, restaurant, gambling house, and the holo-suites upstairs where your every fantasy can be played out. He spends most of his time behind the bar. If there is some scam being run in the sector it often involves him. But beyond the malevolence he is a charming host, in a Ferengi sort of way, and forges an interesting relationship with Sisko. They actually enjoy sparring together now and then. The Ferengi lends a hand to dissolve a problem for the commander -- as long as there's something in it for him. His completely sexist attitude makes Kira an obvious adversary, and he is consumed with passion for Dax. He is willing to help the station's crew - as long as there's something in it for him. The Ferengi are ugly, sexist, greedy little aliens who are interested only in profit and getting their hands on anything of yours they happen to fancy. He has been on the station for at least four years prior to the Federation takeover in "Emissary". Nog is Quark's teenage nephew. Nog befriends (and is a constant bad influence on) Jake Sisko. Together they get into lots of trouble. There are supposed to be lots of running jokes on these characters, due to the Ferengi nature. Kira Nerys is the first officer, a former Bajoran terrorist and a major in the Bajoran army. She is having trouble adjusting to the idea of peace. She's a strong, dominant personality, and she is frustrated by the way in which the Bajoran leaders are frittering away valuable time by endlessly debating what their next move should be. This part was originally written to be Ro Laren, but Michelle Forbes declined the role. The character has been renamed, but is otherwise the same. She has been trying without success to reach the Kai herself to air her grievances. It is very possible she was sent by the government to be the Bajoran administrator at the space station simply to get her outspoken voice out of ear shot. Kira loathes the Cardassians. She committed atrocities against them in the name of freedom, some of which bother her. Miles Edward O'Brien enjoys kayaking and poker, got married to Keiko in TNG's season four, and had a daughter Molly in TNG's season five. He was a tactical officer on one of his previous assignments. He transferred to Deep Space Nine along with his family. He's sorry to leave the Enterprise, but pleased at the promotion (to Master Chief of Operations). He will be in charge of the comings and goings of vessels, plus the nuts and bolts maintenance of the station. He's constantly frustrated by the jerry-rigged way this place is put together. He saw the Cardassians commit unspeakable atrocities and lost a close friend at the massacre at Setlik III. The war changed and hardened him. The first man he ever killed was a Cardassian who jumped him on patrol. As he tells the story to another Cardassian in the NexGen episode, The Wounded, "I never killed anything before. When I was a kid I would worry about having to swat a mosquito. It's not you I hate, Cardassian: I hate what I became because of you". Colm Meaney has decided that he would like to switch shows. Keiko will not deal well with the change of scenery and following her husband to this hellhole in order to support his career. Look of more domestic strife. He would receive a commission and would be "Chief Operating Officer" in this case. Lt Jadzia Dax is the half-humanoid science officer (an attractive 28-year-old trill woman (Lieutenant Jadzia Dax), containing a 300-year old worm). For those that don't remember, the Trill is a species which forms a symbiotic link with a humanoid life form (Dr. Crusher fell in love with one in "The Host"). Sisko knew and valued the last person this trill inhabited as one of his most respected teachers (Curzon Dax), and has some deep psychological conflicts with the fact that it now inhabits a beautiful young woman. Many centuries ago [on the Trills' home world], the symbionts lived underground while the humanoids were on the surface. Due to an environmental disaster, they were forced to join to survive. As time went on this mutual support evolved to become a biological dependency, and thus two individuals became one. They speak with one voice. The symbiont's life span is far longer than the host's and, as a result, one symbiont will be combined with several hosts during its life. When a host dies, doctors surgically remove the symbiont. The worm then burrows itself into the new host. Dax's host was joined with her when she was an adult. The symbiont part of her is 300 years old, a brilliant scientist with an innate wisdom who can draw upon a library of knowledge built of six lifetimes of experience. Kira forms a very close relationship with Dax and often tells her to loosen up (this sounds like a mixup of whoever's speech this was from; now that the series has started, it seem to be *Dax* who tells *Kira* to loosen up). Dax admires Kira for her youthful energy, her purpose and her drive and becomes something of a mentor to her. Dr Julian Bashir, Lieutenant Junior Grade is the chief medical officer (in his late 20s). He is wet behind the ears, but thinks he knows it all. He just graduated from Starfleet medical (second from the top of his class) and came out here because this is where heroes are made and this is where the adventure is (even though he was offered a cushy job at Starfleet Medical). He is the antithesis of Kira who is street wise savvy but wiser and cynical. O'Brien becomes Bashir's confidant. As a man who has seen combat and a decorated veteran of Starfleet duty, O'Brien represents an ideal to the young doctor. Julian greatly respects Sisko, but is terrified of him. He is anxious to live up the commander's expectations. Sisko is amused by Julian and is very patient with him. This is the wilderness. He's got a lot to learn. He was patterned after Michael J Fox. Kai Opaka is the Bajoran spiritual leader. The Bajoran are supposed to be very mystic and spiritual. The Kai provides sharp counterpoint to the secular nature of Starfleet. She challenges conventional human logic. The Kai seems to have an awareness on a higher plane of consciousness and knows things she cannot possibly know. Although our people do not accept her powers at face value, we cannot always explain them, either. She speaks in vague, mystical indirect language, forcing her listeners to seek her meaning. There are hints that she has some strange mental powers, which may or may not be explored in the series (sounds like Guinan). And like Guinan, she will be in about a quarter of the episodes each season. We will find out a lot more about Bajorans from DS9. It will be Opaka who finally legitimizes Federation prsence in Bajoran space, and ultimate entry into the Fedreation itself, as she develops a strong bond with Commander Sisko. (Remember that Ro kinda denies her heritage so you won't learn much about them from her.) Opaka is (for the moment) stranded on a planet on the other side of the wormhole ("Battle Lines"). Kai Winn has taken over her position on Bajor. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) WIGS, HAIRPIECES, AND BEARDS: Gates McFadden started wearing a wig so she wouldn't have to fuss with her hair each morning (starting with season three). She stopped wearing the wig midway through season six (either "True Q" or "Tapestry"). Nana Visitor wears a wig. Her hair is actually shorter than the short wig she wears on DS9. This may have changed after the first few episodes, since Nana seems to have lengthened her natural hair. It may have changed again (I'm going to have to bill her for making me update this section so often) since her hair is ridiculously short halfway through the third season. Shatner has worn a hairpiece since before working on TOS. He switched to a "permed" hairpiece for the movies. Frakes started wearing a hairpiece sometime after the first season of TNG when he started getting "scalp-burn" from the hot lights on the TNG set. Spiner was *supposed* to be bald for one scene in "Unnatural Selection", but they thought Stewart might take exception to it. Stewart was wearing a piece (with receding hairline) in the mind rape episode where Picard takes Bev to see Jack's corpse. Kirk somehow avoided growing a beard when he was an Indian for a month in "Paradise Syndrome", but his sideburns grew longer. McCoy had a beard at the beginning of ST1. Data grew a beard for a short time in "Unnatural Selection". He also mentioned that his hair can grow. Riker grew a beard after the first season of TNG and has kept it ever since. Frakes said at a con that he grew it in mock protest, but Roddenberry said he liked the "nautical" look it gave him. Picard had a beard in Rip Van Riker's dream ("Future Imperfect"). Geordi was seen shaving in "Code of Honor". Geordi started growing a beard in season six ("The Outcast"), but it's hard enough for him to emote in his acting when you can't see his eyes. Worf has a beard because Klingons are proud of their beards. Dorn plans to grow a beard for season seven so he doesn't have to have one glued on each day. Riker, Worf, and Geordi bet their beards against Bev Crusher's hair color in a sixth season episode. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) CHAIN OF COMMAND The tech/writers guide from TNG season 5 lists the CoC as follows: 1. Captain Jean-Luc Picard 2. Commander William Riker 3. Lt. Commander Data 4. Lt. Commander Geordi LaForge 5. Lt. Worf (Security Division) 6. (Ships Services) 7. (Ships Defense) 8. (Sciences) 9. Commander Dr. Beverly Crusher (CMO) 10 Lt Commander Deanna Troi (Medical) In the case of the episode "Disaster" Troi assumed command based on the fact that she was the ranking officer on the Bridge and because the lieutenant in nominal command was killed. Troi would not have assumed command had the lieutenant lived. According to another section in the guide, all officers at or above the level of lieutenant are assumed to have had access to certain areas of training and can be assumed to have certain skills: 1. pilot shuttle 2. fire phaser 3. operate tricorder 4. fight 5. operate computer 6. operate transporter 7. set a course In addition each character has skills related specifically to their culture or job (i.e. Worf's exotic weapons, Deanna's prescribing psychiatric drugs), etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you know of any other topics that should be included in this list, feel free to email me at one of the addresses below. Be aware that about 10% of the mail I send out bounces, so if you don't get a reply from me, it isn't because I'm ignoring you. :-) This article is Copyright 1990-1996 by Otto Heuer. It may be freely redistributed in its entirety provided that this copyright notice is not removed. 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Audio/Video Unix, MS-DOS, ProDOS, 80x86:..: .:.:. : :.' .. :`.': .:.:. :`. : Star Trek heuer004@gold.tc.umn.edu : : : : :... : `. : : : : : `: Apple IIgs @START@FTP Sites with Star Trek Related Files FTP SITES WITH STAR TREK-RELATED FILES This FAQL is basically a list of FTP sites that contain files somehow related to Star Trek. Please refer to the "LIST OF PERIODIC POSINGS TO r.a.s.* NEWSGROUPS" article for a full list of periodic postings, and to the "LIST OF ACRONYMS" article for acronyms used in this and other postings. If you have questions on how to use FTP, please post them to news.answers.newusers, as it is not really related to Star Trek. Thank you. The date following each FTP site name is the last time the information was checked for validity and content. =========================================================================== 1) Pictures (GIFs, JPEGs, ASCII, PostScript, etc) 2) Parodies 3) Scripts 4) Sound Files 5) Games (and info on games) 6) Hack-Man's TOS Guide 7) Vidiot's TNG and DS9 Guides 8) Periodic Postings via FTP 9) Misc =========================================================================== 1) PICTURES FTP SITE: ftp.funet.fi (nic.funet.fi) open to Scandinavian users only DIRECTORY: /pub/pic/gif/tv+film/StarTrek DIRECTORY: /pub/pics/ascii/ DIRECTORY: /pub/pics/gif/pics/tv+film/StarTrek (~40 files) DIRECTORY: /pub/pics/jpeg/tv+film/StarTrek (~25 files) DIRECTORY: /pub/pics/jpeg/tv+film/StarTrek/tng (~ 2 files) FTP SITE: avalon.chinalake.navy.mil (1/95) DIRECTORY: ??? (3D Studio and AutoCAD files of Star Trek ships) FTP SITE: f.ms.uky.edu (128.163.128.6) (site down 11/94) DIRECTORY: /pub3/images/gif/startrek FTP SITE: wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) DIRECTORY: /graphics/gif/t (trekkhan) FTP SITE: procyon.cis.ksu.edu (129.130.10.80) (site down 11/94) DIRECTORY: /pub/pictures/jpg/Startrek FTP SITE: lth.se (130.235.20.3) (site down 11/94) DIRECTORY: /pub/images/poskanzer (trek) FTP SITE: isy.liu.se (130.236.1.3) DIRECTORY: /pub/images/startrek FTP SITE: ftp.luth.se (130.240.18.2) DIRECTORY: /pub/Sounds/athena.sdsu.edu/.1/startrek FTP SITE: larry.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (132.206.1.1) (site down 11/94) DIRECTORY: /poskbitmaps (trek) FTP SITE: faramir.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de (134.106.1.9) (site down 11/94) DIRECTORY: /pub/startrek/pictures FTP SITE: ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.10) unrestricted mirror of funet.fi (1/9DIRECTORY: /media/visual/collections/funet-pics/gif/pics/tv+film/StarTrek DIRECTORY: /media/visual/collections/funet-pics/jpeg/tv+film/StarTrek DIRECTORY: /media/visual/collections/funet-pics/jpeg/tv+film/StarTrek/tng WWW SITE: http://generations.paramount.com (1/95) WWW SITE: http://voyager.paramount.com (1/95) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) PARODIES FTP SITE: procyon.cis.ksu.edu DIRECTORY: pub/Startrek/stories FTP SITE: cs.dal.ca (129.173.4.5) DIRECTORY: /pub/comp.archives (alt.startrek.creative) DIRECTORY: /pub/comp.archives (star-trek-parodies) DIRECTORY: /pub/comp.archives (startrek-parodies) FTP SITE: srawgw.sra.co.jp (133.137.4.3) DIRECTORY: /.a/sraFTP2b/arch/arch/comp.archives/auto (alt.startrek.creative) FTP SITE: aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de (134.95.80.1) DIRECTORY: /.disk2/usenet/comp.archives/auto (alt.startrek.creative) DIRECTORY: /.disk2/usenet/comp.archives/tv/startrek (startrek-parodies) FTP SITE: src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.1) DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.archives (star-trek-parodies) DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.archives/auto (alt.startrek.creative) DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.archives/tv/startrek (startrek-parodies) - - - - - - - - - - Chuan Chee (ckchee@dgp.toronto.edu) has collected a huge number of the Star Trek parodies from rec.arts.startrek and alt.startrek.creative. They are available via anonymous ftp or via email. FTP SITE: ftp.coe.montana.edu (192.31.215.240) [will soon be ftp.uu.net] DIRECTORY: /pub/STARTREK/parodies The filep.files contains an index to the parodies. The parodies themselves are packed into groups; the archive p.01.tar.Z contains parodies 010 through 019. If you don't know what ".tar.Z" means, ask your system administrator. email: [ no longer supported - may be set back up later on some site ] Note: Please use ftp if you possibly can. Sending large amounts of email is considered bad manners by system administrators. There's also a "fortune" file for both TOS and TNG with humorous and/or memorable quotes from the episodes. These fortune files, as well as this FAQL and the monthly posting of Star Trek Actors' Other Roles are also available on ftp.coe.montana.edu (for ftp only). - - - - - - - - - - Joseph F. Young (jfy@cis.ksu.edu) has collected a huge number of the Star Trek parodies from rec.arts.startrek and alt.startrek.creative. They are available via anonymous ftp or via email. FTP SITE: ftp.cis.ksu.edu (129.130.10.80) DIRECTORY: /pub/Startrek/stories DIRECTORY: /pub/alt.startrek.creative All files are compressed using the UNIX LZW ".Z" compression used by the "compress" and "uncompress" programs. For non-UNIX systems, there are sourcess and binaries available to handle files in this format on various archive sites. EMAIL (UUCP): ...!rutgers!depot!mailserver EMAIL (internet): mailserver@cis.ksu.edu The server accepts commands given in the body of the mail messages; help is available with the command "help". A listing of the files in the story archive may be obtained by "dir -l /pub/Startrek/stories" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) SCRIPTS FTP SITE: ftp.cis.ksu.edu (129.130.10.80) DIRECTORY: ...../story/tos (~10 stories) DIRECTORY: ...../story/tng (~70 stories) DIRECTORY: ...../story/ds9 (~5 stories) DIRECTORY: ...../story/btw-tos-tng (~10 stories) DIRECTORY: ...../story/beyond-tng (~5 stories) DIRECTORY: ...../crossover/* (~25 stories) Anyone know any sites for scripts of the movies or tv episodes? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) SOUND FILES FTP SITE: smaug.cs.hope.edu (35.197.146.1) (1 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/sound/trek FTP SITE: uhunix2.uhcc.hawaii.edu (128.171.44.7) (6 Feb 1993) DIRECTORY: /mirrors/info-mac/sound/st (star-trek.hqx) FTP SITE: nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) (22 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/msdos/sound/rol (startrek.lzh) DIRECTORY: /pub/mac/sound (startrek1.sit) FTP SITE: garbo.uwasa.fi (128.214.87.1) (16 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /mac/sound (startrek1.sit) FTP SITE: wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) DIRECTORY: /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/sounds/startrek (3/95) DIRECTORY: /systems/amiga/audio/samples/startreksounds(8 Feb 1993) DIRECTORY: /mirrors2/info-mac/Old/sound (8 Feb 1993) DIRECTORY: /mirrors2/info-mac/sound/st (8 Feb 1993) FTP SITE: romulus.ulowell.edu (129.63.17.1) (15 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /msdos/Sound/AdlibSB/ROL (startrek.rol) FTP SITE: bigmax.ulowell.edu (129.63.32.1) (7 Oct 1992) DIRECTORY: /msdos/Sound/AdlibSB/ROL (startrek.rol) FTP SITE: ftp.cis.ksu.edu (129.130.10.80) DIRECTORY: [unknown] FTP SITE: isfs.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp (130.54.20.1) (24 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /ftpmail/utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ftpsync/info-mac/sound FTP SITE: nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40) (22 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /software/mac/info-mac-shadow/sound/st (star-trek.hqx) DIRECTORY: /mirror/info-mac/sound/st (star-trek.hqx) FTP SITE: sounds.sdsu.edu (130.191.224.4) DIRECTORY: [unknown] (April 1994) FTP SITE: swdsrv.edvz.univie.ac.at (131.130.1.4) (15 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /mac/info-mac/sound/st (star-trek.hqx) FTP SITE: lth.se (130.235.20.3) (19 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /mac/info-mac/sound/st (star-trek.hqx) FTP SITE: ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95) (15 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/mac/sound/st (star-trek.hqx) FTP SITE: du9ds3.uni-duisburg.de (134.91.4.130) (25 Jun 1992) DIRECTORY: /pub/msdos/sound/rol (startrek.rol) FTP SITE: du9ds4.fb9dv.uni-duisburg.de (134.91.100.14) (12 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/pc/sound/rol (startrek.rol) FTP SITE: iskut.ucs.ubc.ca (137.82.27.61) (18 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub.new/mac/info-mac/sound/st (star-trek.hqx) FTP SITE: metten.fenk.wau.nl (137.224.129.4) (20 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /info-mac/sound/st (star-trek.hqx) FTP SITE: tupac-amaru.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (137.226.112.31) (7 Oct 199DIRECTORY: /pub/rz.archiv/simtel/info-mac/sound FTP SITE: plaza.aarnet.edu.au (139.130.4.6) (9 Dec 1992) DIRECTORY: /micros/mac/info-mac/sound FTP SITE: sunsite.unc.edu (152.2.22.81) DIRECTORY: /pub/multi-media/sun-sounds/startrek DIRECTORY: /pub/multi-media/sun-sounds/next_generation FTP SITE: sics.se (192.16.123.90) (1 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/info-mac/sound/st (star-trek.hqx) FTP SITE: clouso.crim.ca (192.26.210.1) DIRECTORY: /pub/sun-source/more_sounds (startrek.au) FTP SITE: saffron.inset.com (192.94.75.2) (28 Feb 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/sound/misc (startrek.zip) DIRECTORY: /pub/sound/samples/rol (startrek.lzh) FTP SITE: wuarchive.wustl.edu DIRECTORY: /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/sound/startrek Sound Source Unlimited, Inc has licensed the rights from Paramount. They can be reached at 805/494-9996. The sounds are very high quality. Their TOS sounds are hardly scratchy at all. They've also licensed the rights to sell sound clip collections from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Total Recall, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, as well TOS, TNG, and a few other movies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) GAMES (AND INFO ON GAMES) FTP SITE: gatekeeper.dec.com (16.1.0.2) (16 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /.0/BSD/net2/games/trek DIRECTORY: /.2/micro/msdos/win3/games (wintrek2.zip) FTP SITE: xcf.berkeley.edu (128.32.138.1) (8 Feb 1993) DIRECTORY: /ht/projects/netrek DIRECTORY: /src/games/xtrek FTP SITE: ocf.berkeley.edu (128.32.184.254) DIRECTORY: /pub/netrek FTP SITE: stout.atd.ucar.edu (128.117.120.30) (2 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/netrek FTP SITE: f.ms.uky.edu (128.163.128.6) (13 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub2/386bsd-0.1/filesystem/usr/othersrc/games/trek FTP SITE: uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.50) DIRECTORY: /games/netrek FTP SITE: nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) open to Scandinavian users only DIRECTORY: /pub/msdos/SIMTEL20-mirror/game-solutions (sol.startrek_25) DIRECTORY: /pub/misc/games.solutions (sol.startrek_25) DIRECTORY: /pub/msdos/windows/games (wintrek2.zip) (22 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/msdos/SIMTEL20-mirror/win3games (wintrek2.zip) (22 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/msdos/Mirrors/cica/games (wintrek2.zip) (22 Mar 1993) FTP SITE: garbo.uwasa.fi (128.214.87.1) (16 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /win3/games (wintrek2.zip) FTP SITE: jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (128.220.2.5) (18 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/public_domain_software/bsd-sources/games/trek FTP SITE: wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) DIRECTORY: /mirrors/msdos-games/Misc (vtrek.exe) DIRECTORY: /mirrors3/archive.umich.edu/msdos/mswindows/games/trek DIRECTORY: /mirrors/win3/games (wintrek2.zip) DIRECTORY: /mirrors4/4.3bsd-reno/games/trek (trek.6.Z) DIRECTORY: /mirrors4/4.3bsd-reno/games/trek (trek.h.Z) DIRECTORY: /mirrors4/4.3bsd-reno/games/trek/DOC (trekmanual.nr.Z) DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.sources.games/volume03 (trek73) DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.sources.games/volume09 (ctrek) FTP SITE: unix.hensa.ac.uk (129.12.21.7) (6 Feb 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/uunet/usenet/news.answers/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /pub/uunet/usenet/comp.sources.x/volume2/xtrek DIRECTORY: /pub/uunet/usenet/comp.sources.x/volume10/xtrek DIRECTORY: /pub/uunet/usenet/comp.sources.games/volume1/xtrek FTP SITE: abdallah.cd.chalmers.se (129.16.79.20) DIRECTORY: /pub/netrek FTP SITE: romulus.ulowell.edu (129.63.17.1) (15 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /netrek DIRECTORY: /msdos/Games/Misc (vtrek.exe) FTP SITE: bigmax.ulowell.edu (129.63.32.1) (7 Oct 1992) DIRECTORY: /msdos/Games/Misc (vtrek.exe) DIRECTORY: /netrek FTP SITE: ftp.cica.indiana.edu (129.79.20.84) (14 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/pc/win3/games (wintrek2.zip) FTP SITE: julian.uwo.ca (129.100.2.12) DIRECTORY: /doc/FAQ/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /doc/FAQ/netrek FTP SITE: bode.ee.ualberta.ca (129.128.16.96) DIRECTORY: /pub/dos/games (egatrek.zip) FTP SITE: hobbes.ksu.ksu.edu (129.130.4.1) DIRECTORY: /pub/netrek FTP SITE: ftp.denet.dk (129.142.6.74) (14 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /mirror1/bsd-sources/games/trek FTP SITE: cs.dal.ca (129.173.4.5) (24 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/comp.archives/netrek FTP SITE: sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de (129.206.100.126) DIRECTORY: /pub/game_solutions (sol.startrek_25) DIRECTORY: /pub/msdos/games (vtrek.exe) (2 Mar 1993) FTP SITE: ugle.unit.no (129.241.1.97) (6 Feb 1993) DIRECTORY: /faq/news.answers/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /faq/news.answers/netrek FTP SITE: nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40) (22 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /software/pc/win3/games (wintrek2.zip) DIRECTORY: /mirror/win3/games (wintrek2.zip) FTP SITE: risc.ua.edu (130.160.4.7) DIRECTORY: /pub/games/solutions (sol.startrek_25) FTP SITE: lth.se (130.235.20.3) DIRECTORY: /pub/netnews/news.answers/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /pub/netnews/news.answers/netrek FTP SITE: ftp.luth.se (130.240.18.2) DIRECTORY: /pub/FAQs/rec/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /pub/unix/4.3bsd/net2/games/trek (14 Mar 1993) FTP SITE: relay.iunet.it (130.251.1.17) (23 Jul 1992) DIRECTORY: /disk0/comp.sources/x/Volume2/xtrek DIRECTORY: /disk0/comp.sources/x/Volume10/xtrek FTP SITE: swdsrv.edvz.univie.ac.at (131.130.1.4) (15 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pc/windows/win3/games (wintrek2.zip) FTP SITE: svin02.info.win.tue.nl (131.155.70.100) DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet/news.answers/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /pub/bsd-sources/games/trek (15 Mar 1993) FTP SITE: faui43.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (131.188.1.43) (21 Jan 1993) DIRECTORY: /mounts/cyber/iwiftp/public/pc/msdos/games/Misc (vtrek.exe) FTP SITE: cs.uwp.edu (131.210.1.4) (11 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/msdos/games/ulowell/Misc (vtrek.exe) FTP SITE: sol.cs.ruu.nl (131.211.80.17) (1 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/NEWS.ANSWERS/games/netrek FTP SITE: cmns.think.com (131.239.2.100) (13 Feb 1993) DIRECTORY: /amm/scam/netrek DIRECTORY: /amm/netrek FTP SITE: ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95) (15 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub2/packages/bsd-sources/games/trek FTP SITE: aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de (134.95.80.1) (21 Jan 1993) DIRECTORY: /.disk2/usenet/comp.sources.x/volume10/xtrek DIRECTORY: /.disk2/usenet/comp.archives/x11/games/xtrek DIRECTORY: /.disk2/usenet/comp.archives/x11/games/netrek FTP SITE: rzsun2.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (134.100.4.42) (28 Feb 1993) DIRECTORY: /pub/doc/news.answers/games/netrek FTP SITE: walton.maths.tcd.ie (134.226.81.10) DIRECTORY: /news/news.answers/games/netrek FTP SITE: cs.ubc.ca (137.82.8.5) DIRECTORY: /mirror3/386BSD/386bsd-0.1/filesystem/usr/othersrc/games/trek DIRECTORY: /mirror1/bsd-sources/games/trek FTP SITE: orchid.csv.warwick.ac.uk (137.205.192.5) DIRECTORY: /pub/archive/news.answers/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /pub/archive/news.answers/netrek FTP SITE: raimund.wu-wien.ac.at (137.208.3.5) (7 Oct 1992) DIRECTORY: /pub/binpmax/X11 (xtrek) FTP SITE: gdr.bath.ac.uk (138.38.32.1) (25 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /simtel-cdrom/games/misc (vtrek.exe) FTP SITE: plaza.aarnet.edu.au (139.130.4.6) (9 Dec 1992) DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.sources.x/volume2/xtrek DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.sources.x/volume10/xtrek DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.sources.games/volume1/xtrek DIRECTORY: /graphics/comp.sources.x/volume2/xtrek DIRECTORY: /graphics/comp.sources.x/volume10/xtrek DIRECTORY: /X11/contrib/xtrek FTP SITE: src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.1) DIRECTORY: /usenet/news-info/rec.answers/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /usenet/news-info/news.answers/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.archives/x11/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.archives/netrek DIRECTORY: /computing/systems/ibmpc/msdos-games/Games/Misc (vtrek.exe) (2 Mar 1 FTP SITE: oliver.sun.ac.za (146.232.130.3) (15 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /msdos/ulowell/Misc (vtrek.exe) DIRECTORY: /msdos/win3/games (wintrek2.zip) DIRECTORY: /unix/4.3bsd-reno/games/trek FTP SITE: pdq.coe.montana.edu (192.31.215.240) DIRECTORY: /.3/netrek/netrek-tbird/tools/netrek DIRECTORY: /.3/netrek FTP SITE: ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9) DIRECTORY: /usenet/news.answers/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /systems/unix/bsd-sources/games/trek DIRECTORY: /systems/unix/bsd-sources/games/quiz/datfiles (trek.Z) DIRECTORY: /systems/unix/bsd-sources/games/trek (trek.6.Z) DIRECTORY: /systems/unix/bsd-sources/games/trek (trek.h.Z) DIRECTORY: /usenet/comp.sources.games/volume3 (trek73) FTP SITE: sgi.com (192.48.153.1) (1 Mar 1993) DIRECTORY: /sgi/src/netrek FTP SITE: osi.iunet.it (192.106.1.6) DIRECTORY: /disk1/documents/FAQ/games/netrek DIRECTORY: /disk1/documents/FAQ/netrek --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) HACK-MAN'S TOS GUIDE Hack-Man's TOS Guide (HTG) is available fully-formatted to all who can interpret AppleWorks IIgs formatting. This formatted version is no longer supported (effective 8/1/1991) and is rapidly becoming out of date. A plain ASCII version is now available (and completely up to date) via anonymous FTP at the following sites: FTP SITE: uh.msc.edu (137.66.1.8) DIRECTORY: ~ftp/pub/StarTrek FTP SITE: ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9) DIRECTORY: /pub/STARTREK/st-tos DIRECTORY: /usenet/rec.arts.startrek.misc FTP SITE: halcyon.com (198.137.231.1) DIRECTORY: /local/startrek FTP SITE: ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de (130.149.17.7) DIRECTORY: /pub/doc/movies+tv-series/StarTrek WWW SITE: http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at WWW SITE: http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004/TREK/trek.html It contains everything you'd ever want to know about the TOS episodes (and a lot you don't :-) No updates are being made to the formatted version since I can't maintain both versions easily, and more people can make use of the unformatted ASCII version. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) VIDIOT'S TNG AND DS9 GUIDES Vidiot's TNG Guide (VTG) (which contains all kinds of useful info like names of actors, actresses, etc.) is available by anonymous FTP at: FTP SITE: ftp.coe.montana.edu (192.31.215.240) [probably already changed to ftp.uu.net] DIRECTORY: /pub/STARTREK/st-tng FTP SITE: elbereth.rutgers.edu (128.6.7.26) DIRECTORY: /pub/sfl (has it been taken off this site as well?) FTP SITE: ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de (130.149.17.7) DIRECTORY: /pub/doc/movies+tv-series/StarTrek All the information needed (which files to get and what to do with them (unpacking, printing, etc.)) is in the README file at the same sites. The guide is also available by anonymous UUCP from Mike Brown at Phone: 608-274-9275 Baud: 19200/2400/1200 Login: anonuucp Password: none (it will not be asked) The main directory is ~nuucp/guides. In there you will find a file called dir.list. Get it, as it will list all of the latest files that are in the guides' directory. After you get it, study it and then request the files that you need. This area contains more than ST:TNG guides and lists. The area will be under constant changes, as new lists and updates will be added. You can also purchase a pre-printed copy from Mike himself. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) PERIODIC POSTINGS VIA FTP FTP SITE: rtfm.mit.edu (18.181.0.24) DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.startrek.misc DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.startrek.tech DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.startrek.current DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.startrek.fandom DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-group/alt.startrek.creative DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/rec/arts/startrek/misc DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/rec/arts/startrek/tech DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/rec/arts/startrek/current DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/rec/arts/startrek/fandom DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/alt/startrek/creative DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet/news.answers/star-trek/ships DIRECTORY: /pub/usenet/news.answers/star-trek/locations FTP SITE: ftp.luth.se (130.240.18.2) DIRECTORY: /pub/FAQs/rec/arts/startrek FTP SITE: netcom.com DIRECTORY: /pub/mholtz (Star Trek List of Lists) WWW SITE: http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) MISC FTP SITE: wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) DIRECTORY: /usenet/rec.food.recipes/recipes/vegan (trekker-bars) FTP SITE: cs.ubc.ca (137.82.8.5) DIRECTORY: /mirror3/386BSD/386bsd-0.1/filesystem/usr/othersrc/games/fortune/dat FTP SITE: gatekeeper.dec.com (16.1.0.2) DIRECTORY: /contrib/src/dco/fortune/src/datfiles (startrek) FTP SITE: nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) open to Scandinavian users only DIRECTORY: /pub/doc/humour/startrek FTP SITE: ccu.umanitoba.ca (130.179.16.8) DIRECTORY: /pub/.stroker/dloadme/mac (trek_beep) FTP SITE: cs.ubc.ca (137.82.8.5) DIRECTORY: /mirror1/bsd-sources/games/trek/DOC (trekmanual.nr.Z) FTP SITE: ftp.denet.dk (129.142.6.74) DIRECTORY: /mirror1/bsd-sources/games/trek/DOC (trekmanual.nr.Z) FTP SITE: ftp.luth.se (130.240.18.2) DIRECTORY: /pub/unix/4.3bsd/net2/games/trek/DOC (trekmanual.nr.Z) FTP SITE: ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95) DIRECTORY: /pub2/packages/bsd-sources/games/trek/DOC (trekmanual.nr.Z) FTP SITE: ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9) DIRECTORY: /systems/unix/bsd-sources/games/trek/DOC (trekmanual.nr.Z) DIRECTORY: /systems/unix/bsd-sources/games/fortune/datfiles (startrek.Z) DIRECTORY: /systems/unix/bsd-sources/games/fortune/datfiles (startrek.sp.ok.Z) FTP SITE: oliver.sun.ac.za (146.232.130.3) DIRECTORY: /unix/4.3bsd-reno/games/trek/DOC (trekmanual.nr.Z) FTP SITE: halcyon.com (198.137.231.1) DIRECTORY: /local/startrek (this list, and other science news/science fiction) FTP SITE: msdos.archive.umich.edu (141.211.32.2) DIRECTORY: /msdos/misc (trekguru.zip) FTP SITE: ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de (130.149.17.7) DIRECTORY: /pub/doc/movies+tv-series/StarTrek MAIL: mail-server@cs.tu-berlin.de (send a "help" in the mailbody) FSP: ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de (Port 2121) GOPHER: ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de FTP SITE: mac.archive.umich.edu (141.211.182.23) DIRECTORY: /mac/hypercard/fun TOS/TNG/DS9 ep guides (Feb 1994) FTP SITE: wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) DIRECTORY: /systems/mac/umich.edu/hypercard/fun TOS/TNG/DS9 ep guides (Feb 1994 WWW SITE: http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/rec/startrek/index.html WWW SITE: http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004/index.html (everything) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you know of any other topics that should be included in this list, feel free to email me at one of the addresses below. Be aware that about 10% of the mail I send out bounces, so if you don't get a reply from me, it isn't because I'm ignoring you. :-) This article is Copyright 1990-1995 by Otto Heuer. It may be freely redistributed in its entirety provided that this copyright notice is not removed. It may not be sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without the written permission of the copyright holder. Permission is expressly granted for this document to be made available for file transfer from installations offering unrestricted anonymous file transfer on the Internet free of charge. --Otto "HACK-MAN" Heuer _____ _________ _ _____ _____ _____ _____ | ___|| _______|| | Otto E. Heuer, CEO ||___|| |_ _| |_ _| ||___|| | |__ | |___ ___| | FSD, Inc. "The innovator | o | | | | | | o | | __| |___ || _ | for software solutions |__O__| |_| |_| |__O__| | | _______| || |_| | for over 20 years." Snobol, C, Pascal, Fortran, BASIC |_||_________||_____| www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004 Ada, APL, Prolog, LISP 80960,8051,8031,5301,5303 . . . .... . . . . . . . Audio/Video Unix, MS-DOS, ProDOS, 80x86:..: .:.:. : :.' .. :`.': .:.:. :`. : Star Trek heuer004@gold.tc.umn.edu : : : : :... : `. : : : : : `: Apple IIgs @START@Star Trek Dates and Years FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT STAR TREK DATES AND YEARS This FAQL is basically a list of questions that have been brought up and discussed to death in rec.arts.startrek.misc, and a lot of people would be happy if they never resurfaced. Please refer to the "LIST OF PERIODIC POSINGS TO r.a.s.* NEWSGROUPS" article for a full list of periodic post- ings, and to the "LIST OF ACRONYMS" article for acronyms used in this and other postings. =========================================================================== 1) Stardates 2) Years 3) Ages - TOS Characters 4) Ages - TNG Characters 5) Ages - DS9 Characters 6) Ages - TOS Actors 7) Ages - TNG Actors 8) Ages - DS9 Actors 9) Star Trek Obituaries =========================================================================== 1) STARDATES, YEARS, AGES, ETC.: In TOS the stardates ranged from 1513 (Man Trap) to 5928 (Turnabout Intruder). At this time Gene had intended for stardates to be based on Julian dates modulo 10000, with one stardate being 24 hours in length. There are numerous examples where this is false. Some of the most blatant are The Immunity Syndrome (where a quick calculation shows that one stardate is less than 2.5 hours) and Requiem for Methuselah (where one stardate figures out to be about 960 hours). There are a few episodes where the stardates actually decrease during the show. In TNG, the stardate is also supposed to be 24 hours, and is in the form 4xyyy.y where "x" is the season number and yyy.y is a random number that increases (usually) throughout the season. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) YEARS: There are a few timelines (quite detailed) that get posted to r.a.s occasionally (version 4 of The Chronology File is among the most detailed and complete). They take all the info from canonical sources and use as much as they can without conflicting too much (usually only having to throw out two or three references). The following is a list of the mentions that get asked the most in RAS: 1966/09/08 "Star Trek" premiered on NBC ("The Man Trap") 1969/06/03 Last network first-run of "Star Trek" ("Turnabout Intruder") 1979/12/07 "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" opened 1982/06/04 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" opened 1984/06/01 "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" opened 1986/11/26 "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" opened 1987/09/30 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" premiered (in Chicago) 1989/06/09 "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" opened 1991/10/24 Gene Roddenberry died 1991/12/06 "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" opened 1993/01/xx "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" premiered 1992-1997 Eugenics Wars (ref Off Manual/TMP novel) 1993-1996 TOS "Space Seed": Eugenics War 1996 ST2: SS Botany Bay leaves Earth, carrying Khan and followers 2018 TOS "Space Seed": Last use of sleeper ships 2030s Clone Wars (ref Officers Manual (80)/TMP novel) 2035 TNG "The Royale": US gets 52nd state 2036 TNG "Encounter at Farpoint" (and the Officers Manual): the New United Nations was formed (the Officers Manual says this happened during the Clone Wars) 2047 Mind Control Revolt (ref Officers Manual/TMP novel) 2049 First Kzinti Invasion of Earth (ref Officers Manual) 2061 Cochrane acheives Warp 1 (TNG Tech Manual, pg 54) 2064 Kzinti Invasions Halt (ref Officers Manual) 2078 TNG "Encounter at Farpoint": The Post-Atomic Age started 2079 TNG "Encounter at Farpoint": All United Earth "nonsense" abolished 2161 TNG "The Outcast": The year the Federation was formed 2228/2229 Kirk was born in Riverside, Iowa, where a statue of him has been erected 2245 1701 commissioned, Capt April commanding 2252 TOS "The Cage": Pike captured by Talosians 2264 TOS "Where No Man Has Gone Before": Kirk commands Enterprise 2283(?) ST2: The year on a bottle of Romulan Ale 2285 ST3: Enterprise destroyed 2286 ST3: 1701-A commissioned 2305 TNG "Conundrum": Picard is born 2334 TNG "Conundrum": Bev Crusher is born 2336 TNG "Conundrum": Deanna Troi is born 2336 TNG "Conundrum": Data is "born" 2340 TNG "Conundrum": Ensign Ro is born 2344 TNG Tech Manual (pg 4): 1701-C destroyed 2363 TNG Tech Manual (pg 4): 1701-D commissioned 2364 TNG "The Neutral Zone": Data gives the year The year in TOS is somewhere between 2260 and 2286. The Officer's Manual says TMP took place in 2265 or 2267. Khan was marooned for 15 years at the time of ST2. TNG is 93-100 years after TOS, and 78-79 years after TMP. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Ages - TOS Characters TOS "Ballentine Concordance (1976)": Gives McCoy's age as 45 TOS "Who Mourns for Adonais": Chekov gives his age as 22 TOS "The Deadly Years": Kirk's age is given as 34 TNG "Encounter at Farpoint": McCoy's age is given as 137 TOS "Journey to Babel": Sarek's age is given as 102.437 TNG "Sarek": Sarek's age is given as 202 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) Ages - TNG Characters "Encounter at Farpoint": McCoy's age is given as 137 "Sarek": Sarek's age is given as 202 "The First Duty": Picard says he's class of '27, supporting the birthdate given in "Conundrum", and making him 64 years old in season 5. Guess he'll be retiring. :-) The season 1 Writer's Guide gives Picard's age as 55, which is off by five years from the other data (which is on film--therefore "canon"). "The Schizoid Man": Wes said "Data, chronologically, you're not much older than I am." "DataLore": Data says he was found 26 years ago. "Redemption II": Data says he has 26 years of StarFleet training. "Datalore": Data details exactly how many years he spent at the Academy, how many as an ensign, etc. Counting backwards from stardate 41xxx.x would give his grad date. "Encounter at Farpoint": Data graduated SFA in the class of '78 with Honors in Dextral Biology (Exobiology?) and Probability Mechanics. "Data's Day": Data states that it is the 1,5__th day of the Enterprise's commission. According to Beverly's birthday given in "Conundrum" and the year given by Data in "The Neutral Zone" (and guessing Wesley's age to be around 15 at that time), Beverly gave birth to Wes when she was about 15 years old. The book "The Final Reflection" (non-canon, but who really cares) puts the lifespan of a Klingon at about 40 years (terran). Worf would be about 15, by this reckoning. According to the "Star Trek Chronology", when Enterprise was commissioned in 2364: Picard 59 yr old; Beverly Crusher 40; Riker 29; La Forge 29; Troi 28; Yar 27; Worf 24. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) Ages - DS9 Characters [ Has any info been given in any of the DS9 episodes or novels? --ed ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) Ages - TOS Actors Gene Roddenberry was born on August 19, 1921. William Shatner was born on March 22, 1931. Leonard Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931. DeForest Kelley was born on January 20, 1920. James Doohan was born on March 3, 1920. Majel Barrett was born on February 23, 19__. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) Ages - TNG Actors Gene Roddenberry was born on August 19, 1921. Jonathan Frakes was born on August 19, 1952. Patrick Stewart was born on July 13, 1940. Brent Spiner was born on February 2, 1955. LeVar Burton was born on February 16, 1957. Marina Sirtis was born on March 29, 1959. Gates McFadden was born on August 28, 1949. Michael Dorn was born on December 9, 1952. Denise Crosby was born on November 24, 1957. Wil Wheaton was born on July 29, 1972. Whoopi Goldberg was born on November 13, 1949. Majel Barrett was born on February 23, 19__. John de Lancie was born on March 20, 19__. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) Ages - DS9 Actors Rick Berman was born on December 25, 19__. Michael Piller was born on May 30, 19__. Avery Brooks was born on October 2, 1949 (1994 calendar lists as April 18). Rene Auberjonois was born on June 1, 1940. Rosalind Chao was born on September 23, 19__. Siddig El Fadil was born on November 21, 1965. Terry Farrell was born on November 19, 19__. Cirroc Lofton was born on August 7, 19__. Colm Meaney was born on May 30, 19__. Armin Shimerman was born on November 5, 19__. Nana Visitor was born on July 26, 19__. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) STAR TREK OBITUARIES: Yes, Merritt butrick is dead. He played Kirk's son David in the movies as well as T'Jon an Ornaran in TNG's "Symbiosis", along-side of Judson Scott (who played Sobi, a Brekkian and also a person that served with Khan). The actor died in March 1989 due to complications related to the AIDS virus. Other recent deaths include: Stanley Adams (Cyrano Jones) Dame Judith Anderson (Vulcan in Kolinahr ceremony, "ST1"; T'Lar, "ST3") 91-92 John Anderson (Kevin Uxbridge, "The Survivors") 91-92 Barry Atwater (Surak) Lucille Ball (owner Desilu Productions) 88-91 James Blish Georgia Brown (Helena Rozhenko, TNG) 92 Roger C Carmel (Harcourt Fenton Mudd) 89/90 due to medication or lack thereof. Ted Cassidy (Ruk, "What Are Little Girls Made of?") Gene L Coon (writer/producer) James Daly (Mr. Flint) Michael Dunn (Alexander, "Plato's Stepchildren") Robert A Heinlein (writer) 87-91 Kay Elliott (Stella Mudd) Sam Gilman (Doc Holiday, "Spectre of the Gun") John Hancock (Admiral Haden, "The Defector" and "The Wounded"") 10/92 John Hoyt (Dr. Phillip "Bones" Boyce, "The Cage") 9/15/91 Jeffrey Hunter (Capt Christopher Pike, "The Cage") 70s Jill Ireland (Leila Kalomi) 87-91 Celia Lovsky (T'Pau, "Amok Time") Susan Oliver (Vina, "The Cage") early 1990 Vic Perrin (Tharn, aka the voice of Outer Limits) 87-91 Angelique Pettyjohn (Shauna, "The Gamesters of Triskelion") 1992 of cancer Gene Roddenberry (Created Trek) 10/24/91 Michael Strong (Dr. Roger Corby, "What Are Little Girls Made of?") Vic Tayback (Jojo Kracko, "A Piece of the Action") Torin Thacther (Marplan) Ian Wolfe (Mr AtoZ, "All Our Yesterdays"; Septimus "Bread and Circuses") 1/23/92 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you know of any other topics that should be included in this list, feel free to email me at one of the addresses below. Be aware that about 10% of the mail I send out bounces, so if you don't get a reply from me, it isn't because I'm ignoring you. :-) This article is Copyright 1994 by Otto Heuer. It may be freely redistributed in its entirety provided that this copyright notice is not removed. It may not be sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without the written permission of the copyright holder. 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Audio/Video Unix, MS-DOS, ProDOS, 80x86:..: .:.:. : :.' .. :`.': .:.:. :`. : Star Trek heuer004@gold.tc.umn.edu : : : : :... : `. : : : : : `: Apple IIgs @START@Star Trek Aliens FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT STAR TREK ALIENS This posting is intended to cut down on the "often asked questions" that seem to pop up every few months in the rec.arts.startrek.misc newsgroup about the aliens in Star Trek. It is one of a number of periodic postings posted to r.a.s.*: Please refer to the "LIST OF PERIODIC POSINGS TO r.a.s.* NEWSGROUPS" article for a full list of periodic postings, and to the "LIST OF ACRONYMS" article for acronyms used in this and other postings. =========================================================================== 1) Klingons Home Planet 2) Klingon Foreheads 3) Klingon Rituals 4) Ferengi Headgear 5) Ferengi Rules Of Acquisition 6) Ferengi Minds Unreadable By Betazoids? 7) Betazoids (Telepaths/Empaths/etc.) 8) Betazoid Eye Color 9) Vulcan Mating Ritual 10) Vulcan Moon 11) Horta 12) Why Does Everyone Speak English? 13) Why Do Most Races Look Alike? 14) Why Are There So Many Planets That Look Like Earth? =========================================================================== 1) KLINGON HOME PLANET Kling is the homeworld of the Klingon Empire according to the trade paperback book "The Aliens of Star Trek" which was released back in the late 1980s. Klinzhai (sp) was the name John Ford came up with. In the Star Fleet Battles universe, the capital is named "Klinshai". ST6 "The Undiscovered Country": Referred to as "Kronos", which is spelled QonoS in Klingonese. Michael Piller is going around at conventions recently telling people that this is in fact the official name of the homeworld. At the end of ST6, Qonos was evacuated. Since it is referenced in TNG, etc., it was either repopulated or another planet was thereafter referred to as Qonos. TNG has been trying to use the generic "Klingon Home World" to avoid all this confusion. TNG "Heart of Glory": Referred to as "Kling", but the reference is very vague and can be interpreted in a number of ways. TNG "Yesterday's Enterprise": Captain Garrett's crew took the E-C to glory at Narendra III, which was NOT Khitomer (the planet where Worf's father and mother died). DS9 "House of Quark": Quark asks where he is. He is told he is on the Klingon Homeworld, to which he replies: "Kronos? How did I get here?" Guy Vardaman, who is an extra on TNG, mentioned at a 9/25/93 Creation Convention that the official name of the Klingon homeworld is Qo'nos (pronounced "Kronos"). In the audiotape "Conversational Klingon," Kronos is specifically referred to as the Klingon Homeworld. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) KLINGON FOREHEADS There's no real explanation as to why the Klingons have spiny foreheads in TFS and TNG but not in TOS. Gene has said "they always looked like this" and we're supposed to ignore the lack of the pizza bats on the foreheads in TOS. Theories outside of Gene run from genetic engineering to "several races of Klingons". FASA explains in their role-playing game (and possibly also mentioned by John M Ford) that the TOS Klingons are actually Klingon-Human fusions bio-engineered by Imperial Klingons (ridge-heads) to deal with humans/Federation. Sometime before TNG they were exiled or something. This was originally printed in "The Aliens of Star Trek". Shane Johnson's "The Worlds of the Federation" explains it on page 114: "It is interesting to note that for many years the true appearance of the Klingon race was unkown. The "Klingons" encountered along the Federation border with the Empire were a Klingon-human fusion, genetically created to make infiltration into Federation areas easier. The interception of the Amar transmission during the V'Ger incident revealed the true nature of the Imperial Klingon race and stunned Federation science. Before that time, no one had suspected that the Klingons were capable of such advanced genetic engineering, and a great deal of rethinking was done concerning the level of Klingon technology." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) KLINGON RITUALS - The bonding of Worf and Jeremy Aster. ("The Bonding") - Worf's rite of asscention with Klingon pain sticks ("The Icarus Factor"). - The Klingon tea ceremony is performed by Worf and Pulaski. The beverage is poison to humans, so she drank the antidote. ("Up The Long Ladder") - Worf and K'Ehlar almost go through the Klingon equivalent of a marriage ceremony. - When a Klingon dies, other Klingons warn the dead that a warrior is coming by staring into the stiff's eyes and howling upward. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) FERENGI HEADGEAR Ferengi head covers (the Arab-esque cloth on the back of some Ferengi heads) were invented because the original design had a gap between the bottom of the head prosthesis and the top of the uniform. They had to re-do the heads or make taller collars on the uniforms. To cut costs they decided to use a piece of cloth. Some explanations for why Quark (and a few others) don't wear them is that they are civilians, and the headgear is a military designation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5) FERENGI RULES OF ACQUISITION Here are the Laws of Acquisition that have have been used so far (out of 285 total): 1 Once you have their money, you never give it back. ("The Nagus") 3 Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to. ("The Maquis, Part II") 6 Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. ("The Nagus") 7 Keep your ears open. ("In the Hands of the Prophets") 9 Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. ("The Storyteller") 16 A deal is a deal. ("Melora") 21 Never place freindship above profit. ("Rules of Acquisition") 22 Wise men can hear profit in the wind. ("Rules of Acquisition") 31 Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother. ("The Siege") 33 It never hurts to suck up to the boss. ("Rules of Acquisition") 34 War is good for business. ("Destiny") 35 Peace is good for business. ("Destiny") 47 Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than yours. ("Rivals") 47 Don't trust a man wearing a suit better than your own. ("Rivals") 47 Never trust anyone whose suit is nicer than your own. ("Rivals") [someone want to get this exact for me? --ed] :) 48 The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. ("Rules of Acquisition") 57 Good customers are as rare as latinum; treasure them. ("Armageddon Game") 59 Free advice is seldom cheap. ("Rules of Acquisition") 62 The riskier the road, the greater the profit. ("Rules of Acquisition") 75 Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum. ("Civil Defense") 76 Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies. ("The Homecoming") 102 Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever. ("The Jem'Hadar") 103 Sleep can interfere... (but Pel may have made this up) ("Rules of Acquisition") 109 Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack. ("Rivals") 111 Treat people in your debt like family; exploit them. ("Past Tense, Part I") 112 Never have sex with the boss' sister. ("Playing God") 139 Wives serve; brothers inherit. ("Neccesary Evil") 194 It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in the door. ("Whispers") 214 Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach. ("The Maquis, Part I") 217 You can't free a fish from water. ("Past Tense, Part I") 285 No good deed ever goes unpunished. ("The Collaborator") 286 When Morn leaves, it's all over. ("The House of Quark") [It has been repeatedly stated that there are only 285 Rules of Acquisition; when Quark states Rule #286, Rom objects that there is no such Rule, and Quarks says "There should be." Hence, be warned that #286 is not an official Ferengi Rule of Acquisition; it is included here only because Quark stated it as a Rule. --ed] ??? ___ tingling [of the] lobes ___ ("Progress") --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) FERENGI MINDS UNREADABLE BY BETAZOIDS? TNG "The Battle": Deanna Troi says of the Ferengi ship captain Daimon Bok, "Captain, I sense considerable deception from Bok and danger". TNG "The Forsaken": Another reference that they can't. TNG "The Price": Deanna's powers help against the Ferengi. TNG "Menage a Troi": The Betazoid Ambassador says "We betazoids are uncomfortable around the Ferengi, whose minds we cannot read". TNG "The Loss": The non-readability of the Ferengi mind is collaborated. TNG "Menage a Troi": Data also started to explain once why he suspects that Betazoids can't read Ferengis: "Perhaps it is because the Ferengi brain is separated into four..." So two episodes claim Betazoids *can* read Ferengi minds and four claim they *can't*... The only explanation that could really account for this is that *Deanna* is able to (at least partially) read Ferengi minds because she is only part Betazoid. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7) BETAZOIDS (TELEPATHS/EMPATHS/ETC.) Full-Betazoids are telepaths. Deanna, being half-Betazoid and half-human, is only an empath (though she and Riker seemed to be talking telepathically in "Encounter at Farpoint"). The novelization picks up on Troi's line "Do you remember what I taught you...", and suggests that Troi could speak to Riker telepathically because they had been so close. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8) BETAZOID EYE COLOR TNG: Betazoids all have big black eyes. Majel Barrett and Marina Sirtis are wearing black contact lenses--their eyes are not that dark. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) VULCAN MATING RITUAL Vulcan males seek a mate every seven years of their adult life. Reference TOS "Amok Time" and ST3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) VULCAN MOON TOS "The Man Trap": Spock says that Vulcan has no moon (when Uhura mentions romance). At the beginning of ST:TMP, Vulcan appears to have a very large moon. "Spock's World" rationalises that Vulcan has no moon, but a twin planet. Other books say it has one or two moons/sister planets. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11) HORTA TOS "The Devil in the Dark": Every 50,000 years the race of Horta all die except the one mother Horta. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) WHY DOES EVERYONE SPEAK ENGLISH? The easy answer is that the universal translator is somehow patched in to all communications. Some sources refer to the official spoken language of the Federation of Planets as "Standard". --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) WHY DO MOST RACES LOOK ALIKE? TNG "The Chase" attempted to explain this. They explain that there are a lot of biped humanoid carbon-based life forms because before there was life on earth there was one race of beings in the galaxy. They were nearing the end of their existence and so distributed pieces of their genetic code throughout the galaxy on a number of different planets. When the right combination of DNA fragments was reassembled, it created a program which produced a holographic image of one of those aliens and explained the above. It is also sort of explained in a couple of TOS episodes: In "Bread and Circuses" Kirk mentions "An excellent example of Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planet Development." In "The Paradise Syndrome", they mention "The Preservers" seeding the galaxy. The Preservers probably seeded humans on Omega IV ("The Omega Glory"), Ekos (""), The Second Earth ("Miri"), The Roman Planet ("Bread and Circuses"), and The Paradise Planet ("The Paradise Syndrome"). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14) WHY ARE THERE SO MANY PLANETS THAT LOOK LIKE EARTH? Like Miri's planet (which looks like Earth except there are no clouds). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you know of any other topics that should be included in this list, feel free to email me at one of the addresses below. Be aware that about 10% of the mail I send out bounces, so if you don't get a reply from me, it isn't because I'm ignoring you. :-) This article is Copyright 1994 by Otto Heuer. It may be freely redistributed in its entirety provided that this copyright notice is not removed. It may not be sold for profit or incorporated in commercial documents without the written permission of the copyright holder. Permission is expressly granted for this document to be made available for file transfer from installations offering unrestricted anonymous file transfer on the Internet free of charge. --Otto "HACK-MAN" Heuer _____ _________ _ _____ _____ _____ _____ | ___|| _______|| | Otto E. Heuer, CEO ||___|| |_ _| |_ _| ||___|| | |__ | |___ ___| | FSD, Inc. "The innovator | o | | | | | | o | | __| |___ || _ | for software solutions |__O__| |_| |_| |__O__| | | _______| || |_| | for over 20 years." Snobol, C, Pascal, Fortran, BASIC |_||_________||_____| www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004 Ada, APL, Prolog, LISP 80960,8051,8031,5301,5303 . . . .... . . . . . . . Audio/Video Unix, MS-DOS, ProDOS, 80x86:..: .:.:. : :.' .. :`.': .:.:. :`. : Star Trek heuer004@gold.tc.umn.edu : : : : :... : `. : : : : : `: Apple IIgs @START@Star Trek Music PERIODIC LIST OF STAR TREK MUSIC "Theme from Star Trek" (The Original Series) Lyrics by Gene Roddenberry Beyond The rim of the star-light My love Is wand'ring in star-flight I know He'll find in star-clustered reaches Love Strange love a star woman teaches. I know His journey ends never His star trek Will go on forever. But tell him While he wanders his starry sea Remember, remember me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Goodland" 1:05 from TOS "The Way to Eden" sung by Adam Lookin' for the goodland, Goin' astray. Don't cry, Don't cry. Oh I can't have honey And I can't have cream Goin' live not die, Goin' live not die. Standin' in the middle of it all one day. Look at it shining around me and say. I'm here, I'm here. In the goodland, in the new land, I'm here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Hey Out There!" 2:35 from TOS "The Way to Eden" sung by Adam and blonde female friend I'm talkin' 'bout you, I'm talkin' 'bout me. Long time back when the galaxy was new. Man found out what he had to do. Found he had to eat and he found he had to drink, And a long time later he found he had to think. Yes, think. [I'm standing here wondering -- What?] If a man tells another man, ["Outta my way!"|How to mow hay]. He piles up trouble for himself all day. But all kinds of trouble will come to an end. When a man tells another man, Be my friend. My friend. [Well what's it going to be?] There's a mile wide emptiness, Between you and me. [Let's|Can't] reach across it, [On an even sea|Hardly even see]. Someone ought'a take a step, One way or other. Let's say goodbye, Or let's say brother. Brother! Brother! Hey out there... Hey out there. Hey out there... Hey out there. I see you... I see you. I see you... I see you. Let's get together and have some fun. [I don't know how to do it, But it's gotta be done.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Heading Out to Eden" 1:35 from TOS "The Way to Eden" sung by Adam and blonde female friend [Not all lyrics are in the syndicated (chopped) version] Heading out to Eden, Yeah brother. Heading out to Eden, No more trouble In my body or my mind. Goin' to live like a king On whatever I find. Eat all the fruit And throw away the rind. Yeah brother, yeah. Steppin' in to Eden, Yeah brother. Steppin' in to Eden, Yeah brother. No more trouble In my body or my mind. Goin' to live like a king On whatever I find. Eat all the fruit And throw away the rind. Yeah brother. note: The two verses are separated by dialogue. The first half is sung slow, about 1:05. The second is sung faster. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Charlie's Song" from TOS "Charlie X"? sung by Uhura [second version of each bracketted text is from the ST Song Book] Now on the Starship Enterprise There's someone who's in Satan's guise Whose devil ears and devil eyes Will rip your heart from you. At first his look will hypnotize And then his touch will barbarize His alien love will victimize And rip your heart from you. And that's why female astronauts [Are overcome and overwrought|Oh very female astronauts] [Many a female astronaut|Wait terrified and over-wrought] [They know not|To find] what to he will do. Oh girls in space be wary Be wary Oh girls in space be wary You know not what he'll do. Now from a planet out in space There comes a lad not commonplace A-seeking out his first embrace He's saving it for you. Oh, Charlie's our new darling, Our darling, our darling. Charlie's our new darling [He knows not what to do|We know not what he'll do] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Friendly Angel Song" from TOS "And The Children Shall Lead" sung by The Children Hail, hail, Fire and snow. Call the angel We will go. Far away. For to see. Friendly Angel Come to me. Hail, hail, Fire and snow. Call the angel We must go. Far to come Far to see Friendly Angel Come to me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Beyond Antares" from TOS "Conscience of the King" sung by Uhura written (I think) by Gene Coon The skies are green and glowing Where my heart is, Where my heart is, Where the scented lunar flower is growing, Somewhere beyond the stars, Beyond Antares. I'll be back Though it takes forever. Forever is just a day. Forever is just another journey. Tomorrow I'll stop along the way, And let the years go fading Where my heart is, Where my heart is, Where my love eternally is waiting, Somewhere beyond the stars, Beyond Antares. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Alexander's Song" from TOS "Plato's Stepchildren" sung by Alexander Great pan sounds his horn Marking time to the rhyme With his hoof, With his hoof. Forward, forward in [our|his] plan, We proceed as we began.... Brekekekex... brekekekex... Kooax... kooax... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A Serenade From the Laughing Spaceman" from TOS "Plato's Stepchildren" sung by Spock [Not all lyrics are in the syndicated (chopped) version] Take care young ladies and value your wine. Be watchful of young men in their velvet prime. Deeply they'll swallow from your finest kegs, Then swiftly be gone, leaving bitter dregs. Ah, bitter dregs. Your time hold precious, for youth is your gold. Your beauty, like silver, will tarnish when old. Mem'ries and dreams shall comfort you not. When the flow of your sweetness is gone and forgot. Ah, gone and forgot. With smiling words and tender touch, Man offers little and asks for so much. He['ll] love[s] in the breathless excitement of night, [Then|And] leave[s] with your treasure in cold morning light. Ah, [in] cold morning light. Come all ye fair and tender girls Who flourish in your prime, Beware, beware, make your garden fair Let no man steal your time, your time Let no man steal your time. A woman is a branched tree And a man a singing wind, And from her branches carelessly He'll take what he can find, can find He'll take what he can find. And when your time has passed and gone, He'll care no more for you, And every day that your garden is waste, Is covered all over with rue, with rue Is covered all over with rue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (untitled) from TOS "Plato's Stepchildren" sung by Kirk (and Spock?) I'm Tweedledee, he's Tweedledum. We're spacemen marching to and from. We slithe among the mimsy troves, And gyre among the borogroves. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Good Night Sweetheart" from TOS "City on the Edge of Forever" heard on radio (and melody continues throughout episode) Good Night Sweetheart, tho' I'm not beside you Good Night Sweetheart, still my love will guide you Dreams enfold you, in each one I'll hold you Good Night Sweetheart, Good Night. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" from TOS "The Naked Time" sung by Kevin Reiley (calling himself "O'Reiley") I'll take you home again, Kathleen, Across the ocean wild and wide, To where your heart has ever been, Since first you were my bonnie bride. The roses all have left your cheek, I've watched them fade away and die; Your voice is sad whene'er you speak, And tears bedim your loving eyes. Oh! I will take you back, Kathleen, To where your heart will feel no pain, And when the fields are fresh and green, I'll take you to your home again. (One More Time!!!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Abdullah Bulbul Amir" from TNG "Brothers" sung by Lore (only a few lines) [version 1] The sons of the Prophet as valiant and bold, And quite unaccustomed to fear; And the bravest of all was a man, so I'm told Called Abdullah Bulbul Amir. When they wanted a man to encourage the van, Or harass the foe from the rear, Storm fort or redoubt, they were sure to call out For Abdullah Bulbul Amir. There are heroes in plenty, and well known to fame, In the legions that fight for the Czar; But none of such fame as the man by the name Of Ivan Petrovsky Skovar. He could imitate Irving, tell fortunes by cards, And play on the Spanish guitar; In fact, quite the cream of the Muscovite guards, Was Ivan Petrovsky Skovar. One day this bold Muscovite shouldered his gun, Put on his most cynical sneer, And was walking downtown when he happened to run Into Abdullah Bulbul Amir. "Young man," say Bulbul, "is existence so dull That you're anxious to end your career? Then, infidel, know you have trod on the toe Of Abdullah Bulbul Amir. "So take your last look at the sea, sky and brook, Make your latest report on the war; For I mean to imply that you are going to die, O Ivan Petrovsky Skovar." So this fierce man he took his trusty chibouk, and murmuring "Allah Akbar!" With murder intent he most savagely went For Ivan Petrovsky Skovar. The Sultan rose up, the disturbance to quell Likewise, give the victor a cheer. He arrived just in time to bid hasty farewell To Abdullah Bulbul Amir. A loud-sounding splash from the Danube was heard Resounding o'er meadows afar; It came from the sack fitting close to the back Of Ivan Petrovsky Skovar. There lieth a stone where the Danube doth roll, And on it in characters queer Are "Stranger, when passing by, pray for the soul Of Abdullah Bulbul Amir." A Muscovite maiden her vigil doth keep By the light of the pale northern star, And the name she repeats every night in her sleep Is Ivan Petrovsky Skovar. [version 2] The sons of the Prophet were brave men and bold, And quite unaccustomed to fear. But the bravest of all was a man I am told Named Abdullah Bulbul Ameer. When they needed a man to encourage the van Or harass a foe from the rear. Storm fort or redoubt they had only to shout For Abdullah Bulbul Ameer. This son of the desert in battle aroused Could split twenty men on his spear. A terrible creature when sober or soused Was Abdullah Bulbul Ameer. The heroes were plenty and well known to fame That fought in the ranks of the Czar. But the greatest of these was a man by the name Of Ivan Skavinsky Skivar. He could imitate Irving, play poker or pool And strum on the Spanish guitar. In fact quite the cream of the Muscovite team Was Ivan Skavinsky Skivar. The ladies all loved him, his rivals were few He could drink them all under the bar. Come gallant or tank there was no one to rank With Ivan Skavinsky Skivar. One day this bold Russian had shouldered his gun And donned his most truculent sneer. Downtown he did go where he trod on the toe Of Abdullah Bulbul Ameer. "Young man", quoth Bulbul, "Has your life grown so dull That you're eager to end your career? Vile infidel know you have trod on the toe Of Abdullah Bulbul Ameer." "So take your last look at the sunshine and brook And send your regrets to the Czar. By this I imply you are going to die, Mr. Ivan Skavinsky Skivar." Said Ivan, "My friend, your remarks in the end Will avail you but little, I fear. For you ne'er will survive to repeat them alive, Mr. Abdullah Bulbul Ameer." Then this bold Mamalouk drew his trusty skibouk With a cry of "Allah Akbar". And with murderous intent he ferociously went For Ivan Skavinsky Skivar. They parried and thrust, they sidestepped and cussed Of blood they spilled a great lot. The philologist blokes, who seldom crack jokes, Say that hash was first made on that spot. They fought all that night 'neath the pale yellow moon, The din it was heard from afar. And multitudes came, so great was the fame, Of Abdul and Ivan Skivar. As Abdul's long knife was extracting the life, In fact he had shouted, "Huzzah!" He felt himself struck by that wily Calmuck, Count Ivan Skavinsky Skivar. The Sultan drove by in his red-crested fly, Expecting the victor to cheer. But he only drew nigh just to hear the last sigh Of Abdullah Bulbul Ameer. Czar Petrovich too, in his spectacles blue Drove up in his new crested car. He arrived just in time to exchange a last line With Ivan Skavinsky Skivar. A tomb rises up where the Blue Danube rolls, And 'graved there in characters clear, Is "Stranger when passing, oh pray for the soul Of Abdullah Bulbul Ameer." A splash in the Black Sea one dark moonless night, Caused ripples to spread near and far. It was made by a sack fitting close to the back Of Ivan Skavinsky Skivar. A Muscovite maiden her lone vigil keeps, 'Neath the light of the pale polar star. And the name that she murmurs so oft as she weeps Is Ivan Skavinsky Skivar. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Star Trekkin'" by "The Firm" (not the popular group, another one) Chorus: Star Trekking, across the universe, On the Starship Enterprise, under Captain Kirk. Star Trekking, across the universe, Boldly going forward, 'cause we can't find reverse. Lt. Uhura, report! Uhura: There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow. There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim. Analysis, Mr. Spock! Spock: It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it. It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain. Uhura: There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow. There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, again. Chorus: Star Trekking, across the universe, On the Starship Enterprise, under Captain Kirk. Star Trekking, across the universe, Boldly going forward, still can't find reverse. Medical update, Doctor McCoy McCoy: It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim. Dead, Jim. Dead, Jim. It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim. Dead, Jim, Dead. Spock: It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it. It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain. Uhura: There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow. There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim! Starship Captain, James T. Kirk Kirk: Ha-ha! We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, shoot to kill. We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, men. McCoy: It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim. Dead, Jim. Dead, Jim. It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim. Dead, Jim, Dead. Spock: Well, it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it. It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain. Uhura: There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow. There's Klingons on the starboard bow, scrape 'em off, Jim. Chorus: Star Trekking, across the universe, On the Starship Enterprise, under Captain Kirk! Star Trekking, across the universe, Boldly going forward, and things are getting worse! Engineer, Mister Scott Scotty: Ye canna change the laws of physics, laws of physics, laws of physics! Ye canna change the laws of physics, laws of physics, [yet|Jim] Kirk: Oh, we come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, shoot to kill! We come in peace, shoot to kill, Scotty, beam me up! McCoy: It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim! Dead, Jim! Dead, Jim! It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim! Dead, Jim, Dead! Spock: Well, it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it. It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain. Uhura: There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow. There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, aaagain! Scotty: Ye canna change the script, Jim! <garbled> McCoy: It's worse than that, it's physics, Jim! Kirk: Bridge to engine room, warp factor nine! Scotty: Ach! If I give 'er any more she'll blow, Captain! Scotty: Ye canna change the status of the (auxiliary) ax'l engine eh?! <<boom>> Na..na..na..na..na..na..na..na..na Chorus: Star Trekking, across the universe, On the Starship Enterprise, under Captain Kirk! Star Trekking, across the universe, Boldly going forward, 'cause we can't find reverse! Star Trekking, across the universe, On the Starship Enterprise, under Captain Kirk! Star Trekking, across the universe, Boldly going forward, still can't find reverse! We come in peace, shoot to kill. [ there's also the EP version which has a few more verses --ed ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some local stations showed a comercial for TNG: (Sung to the tune of "We Didn't Start the Fire" by B. Joel) Jean Luc, Geordi's Specs, Mysteries on the Holodecks Asteroids, Triple Droids, Telepathic Betazoids Transporter Deadly Claw Visitor from LA Law Photons, No Kirk, Captain has gone berzerk Shuttlecraft, Counselor Troy, Doctor Crusher's little boy Klingon Rites, Parasites, New Heights, Phasor Fights, Data's Head, Tasha's Dead, Riker's Hangin' by a thread Celebration, Transformation, Everyone to battle stations We didn't start the series, It's the Next Generation on your favorite station We didn't start the series, But when we are gone it will still be on and on and on... We didn't start the series... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Minstril Boy" Sung by O'Brien with his captain from TNG "The Wounded" The minstrel boy to the war has gone, In the ranks of death you will find him. His father's sword he hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. Lands of songs said the warrior-bard, Though all the world bestrays thee. One sword at least thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee. Second Verse (not sung in the episode): The minstrel fell, But the foeman's chains couldn't bring that proud soul under. The harp he bore ne'er spoke again For he tore its cords asunder, And said "no chains shall sully thee, Thou soul of love and bravery Thy songs were made for the pure and free They shall never sound in slavery." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Come Cheer Up My Lads" (aka "Heart of Oak") Sung by Picard's clone (in Ten Forward) from TNG "Allegiance" Come cheer up my lads, 'tis to glory we steer, To add something new to this wonderful year; To honour we call you, not press you like slaves, For who are so free as the sons of the waves? Heart of Oak are our ships, Heart of Oak are our men, We always are ready. Steady, boys, steady, We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again. We ne'er meet our foes but we wish them to stay, They never see us but they wish us away; If they run, why, we follow, and run them ashore, For if they won't fight us, we cannot do more. Heart of Oak are out ships, Heart of Oak are our men, We always are ready. Steady, boys, steady, We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Frere Jaques" Sung by Picard from TNG "Disaster" FRENCH VERS TRANSLATION ENGLISH VERS Frere Jaques Brother John Are you sleeping? Frere Jaques Brother John Are you sleeping? Dormez-vous? Are you asleep? Brother John? Dormez-vous? Are you asleep? Brother John? Sonnez les matines Ring the Morning bells Morning bells are ringing Sonnez les maties Ring the Morning bells Morning bells are ringing Din, Dan, Don Ding Dong Ding. Ding Ding Dong. Din, Dan, Don Ding Dong Ding. Ding Ding Dong. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The aria "Che gelida manina" ("Your little hands are cold") from "La Boheme" Sung by Data from TNG "In Theory" [Anyone have any info in this opera piece? --ed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Banned from Argo" (there are a few variations in different versions) by Leslie Fish When we pulled into Argo in search of R & R Our crew set out investigating every joint and bar We had high expectations of their hospitality But found too late it wasn't geared for spacers such as we CHORUS: And we're...banned from Argo, every one Banned from Argo, just for having a little fun We spent a jolly shore leave there for just 3 days or 4 But Argo doesn't want us anymore Our captain's tastes were simple but his methods were complex He found him with five partners, each of a different world and sex The shore police were on the way, we had no second chance We beamed him up in the nick of time in the remnants of his pants CHORUS Our engineer would yield to none in putting down the brew He outdrank 7 space marines and a demolition crew The navigator didn't win but he outdrank almost all And now they've got a shuttlecraft on the roof of city hall CHORUS Our proper, cool first officer was drugged with something green And hauled into an alley where he suffered things obscene He sobered up in sickbay and he's none the worse for wear Except he somehow taught the bridge computer how to swear CHORUS The head nurse disappeared a while in the major [dope] bazaar Buying an odd green liquid guaranteed to cause Pon-farr. She came home with no uniform, and an oddly cheerful heart And a painful way of walking with her feet a yard apart CHORUS Our lady of communications won a ship-wide bet By getting into the planet's main communications net Now, every time someone calls upon an Argo telescreen The flesh is there, but the clothes they wear are nowhere to be seen (Yaah!) CHORUS Our doctor loves humanity, his private life is quiet The shore police arrested him for inciting whores to riot. They found him in the city jail, locked on and beamed him free Intact except for hickies, and 6 kinds of V.D. CHORUS (Gee, I wonder why?) Our helmsman loves exotic plants, and the plants all love him too He took some down on leave with him, and we wondered what they'd do Till the planetary governor called and swore upon his life That a gang of plants entwined his house, and then seduced his wife CHORUS A gang of pirates landed and nobody seemed to care They stomped into the nearest bar to announce that they were there (We're here!) Half our crew was busy there and invited them to play The pirates only looked at us, and turned and ran away CHORUS Our crew is Starfleet's finest, and our record is our pride And when we play we tend to leave a trail a mile wide We're sorry 'bout the wreckage and the riots and the fuss At least we're sure that planet won't be quick forgetting us CHORUS (I wonder why?) (Did we do something wrong?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Twenty Years of Pointy Ears" (sung to the tune of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again") From sixty-six to sixty-nine There was a show About the Starship Enterprise As we all know With funny ears, and Beetle boots, And phaser guns that WE COULD SHOOT, But Trek... got... canned... 'Cause the ratings were so low. Letters from the fans didn't get The show's fourth season on, The Star Trek crew, now unemployed, Made cash at sci-fi cons. When the ranks of Trekkies grew and grew, We noticed that some fans do to, 'Cause they nibble... just like tribbles... While they're watching Trek re-runs. The fans all got together for A new write-in campaign, To get a TV movie made, But not one like "Spock's Brain"! The network told them "GO TO HELL!", But then found Star Trek toys sold well; But there's... no... mar... ket In sci-fi films today. (Just then when things seemed darkest, There was a light... saber.) The highest grossing movie in the World is called Star Wars; They read through the old Star Trek scripts, then Wrote one that's a bore. Star Trek: The Motion Picture's trash, but It should make a lotta cash: The crew will wear pajamas And we'll make one of them bald. (It's making money! Quick! Let's make a sequel!) <Well, we have this other old script called... what is it?> (Space Seed?) <Yeah, Ricardo Montalban just happens to be on the back lot doing a Cordoba commercial -- [de plane! de plane!] -- so you know what that means, don't you?> [Duh, what?] STAR... TREK... TWO!!! We'll kill off Khan, and kill off Spock, and Make them cry, you'll see! We'll sell them Star Trek handkerchiefs, and then make Star Trek three! Kirk has a wife, and has a son; we'll Sell them dolls of everyone. Genis-is is a bomb that's lots of fun. ...Unlike Star Trek one. (Shut up!) Hey, wait a minute, looky here, there's Money to be made On model kits and other shit like Gum cards they can trade; They'll wonder if Spock's dead, ya see; we'll Sell the rights to PAY TEE VEE, And with... the... mo... ney, we'll make Star Trek three. (Great. Just great. Now Nimoy won't come back!) <Bribe him. Tell him he can direct it.> (But he's dead, Jim!) <As a director too, but don't worry; people will come just to see if Spock lives, bless his little pointy-ears.> STAR... TREK... THREE!!! With Captain Kirk, and Mister Spock, and Doc... Mick... Coy, (Oh boy!) With Scotty, Checkov, UH-hoo-rah, and Soo... loo... too, (Oh boy!) And Saavik's gonna join the crew, but Not the one from Star Trek Two, And May... jell... who... is Roddenberry's wife. It took a while, but Paramount has Now... turned... face, With Indy films, and Trek films about Ou... ter... space; Trek Four will make their wallets fat, with Trek time-trips and Saavik's brat: An an... ni... ver... s'ry gift for all the fans! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Raumschiff Edelweiss" by the austrian-german techno/pop group "Edelweiss" - Series theme by a classic voice - - Chorus: Beam me to the stars Beam me up to mars Beam me up to see starship edelweiss Beam me high above Galaxy of love Beam me up to meet starship edelweiss - Yodel part - - Rap part: Edelweiss, the mission to explore Edelweiss, the mission to ashore (?) Edelweiss, the mission to explore To go where no one has gone before - Computer voice: Working . . . Working . . . No positive identification - Yodel part - Klingon - rap - part - Chorus - Yodel part Edelweiss, Edelweiss, come in! Go! Go! - Chorus - Computer voice: Working . . . Working . . . Detailed information follows - Some one crying: Edelweiss! - Yodel part ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ anyone have the lyrics to: - any of the other songs (like Uhura's, for example) in TOS - "The Moon's a Window to Heaven" that Nichelle sung in ST5? --ed ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Star Trek songs can be found at grind.icaen.uiowa.edu in the /info/humor/Filk directory. Firebird Arts and Music (1-800-752-0494) sells several well-done Star Trek tapes: _Spock Rock_, _Star Trek: The Unofficial Comedy Album_, and _Border Patrol_. _Border Patrol_, if you haven't heard all the songs a hundred times before hand like some of us, is an awesome tape. They're working on a new Star Trek music tape to be released later this year or next year called _To Boldly Go_. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both Shatner and Nimoy have attempted to sing and have a few albums out (from the early 70s, I believe). They are *extremely* bad and only good for comic relief. Shatner sung at the 1992 MTV movie awards. Nichelle Nichols originally sang the tune Uhura was singing in ST5, but TPTB decided a few days before the film was released to dub in Hiroshima singing the song. Brent Spiner has an album out titled "Old Yellow Eyes is Back". The band T'Pau (named after the Vulcan priestess from TOS "Amok Time") claim they are not Star Trek fans; they just liked the name. DJs enjoy putting a few lines from "Amok Time" during the opening of the song "Heart and Soul" (McCoy: "Do you know who that is? That's T'Pau!" T'Pau: "Thees ees da Voolcan heart; thees ees da Voolcan soul...") There is a parody of a 900 Foot Jesus song by 900 Foot Shatner (with a rap beat). A bunch of musical artists from Germany by the name of ORION whipped up a dance mix based on Star Trek sound effects and theme music. It contains the intro music from TNG and sound effects from TOS (phasers, swooshing doors, communicators, etc.) Leonard Nimoy was on the cover of the Bangles' first album. He was also in one or two of their videos from that album. Susan Vega has a reference to Star Trek in one of her songs. The German band Nena mentions "Captain Kirk" in their songs "99 Luft- balloons" and "99 Red Balloons". The Canadian group Brass Bikini has an album "Tastes Like Chicken" which contains a song with a soundbite of Kirk saying something like "Without freedom of choice.... the body dies". Swedish band S.P.O.C.K (Star Pilot On Channel K) plays futuristic synth-pop with a Star Trek theme. More info is available on the WWW sites: http://www.ts.umu.se/~tby/spock/ http://www.edu.isy.liu.se/~d90mathe/spock/ They have songs like "Never Trust A Klingon" from the album "Five Year Mission". On the Cover of the CD/LP Cassandra Complex - "Theomania"; SPV CD 85-7268 there is a picture of the TOS Enterprise above the new York skyline. Captain of the Starship - Canadian pressing of William Shatner-Live! 2 12" LP album. Captain of the Starship - another Canadian pressing of William Shatner Live! 2 12" LP album, K-TEL Record, #9400. The Green Hills of Earth and Gentlemen, Be Seated - Robert A Heinlein, read by Leonard Nimoy, 12"LP, Caedmon Records #TC 1526. Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime - narrated by LN, audio cassette, Caedmon Cassette #S1788, 1986. The Illustrated Man - Ray Bradbury, read by LN, 12" LP, Caedmon Records #TC1479. Inside Star Trek - Gene Roddenberry, Columbia Records, #34279. The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury, read by LN, 12" LP, Caedmon Records, #TC1466. Mimsy Were the Borogoves - Henry Kuttner, read by William Shatner, 12" LP, Caedmon Records, #TC1509. The Mysterious Golem - narrated by LN, 12" LP, JRT Records. The Psychohistorians - read by WS, 12" LP, Caedmon Records, #TC1508 Star Fleet Beat, Phasers on Stun - special 20th anni., 12" LP, Penguin Records. The Star Trek Philosophy and Star Trek Theme - GR, from Inside Star Trek, 7" 45rpm, Columbia Records, #3-10448. Star Trek Tapes - press recordings, Jack M Sell. Sterling Bronsan: Space Engineer - Inter Audio Associates, parody on four cassettes. The Transformed Man - performed by WS, 12" LP, Decca Records, #DL75043. The Transformed Man and How Insensitive - from The Transformed Man, 7" LP 45rpm, Decca Records, #32399 Trek Bloopers - 3rd season TOS, 12" LP, Blue Pear Records, #1. Voice Tracks, USMC Toys for Tots - readings by LN and others, 7" 33 1/3rpm, Warner Bros.-Sevent Arts Records, #PRO381. The Voyage of Star Trek - The Source, promotional copy, 12" LP 1982. The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells, read by LN, 12" LP, Caedmon Records, #TC1520. William Shatner-Live! - 2 record album, Lemli Records, #9400. Beyond Antares and Uhura's Theme - Nichelle Nichols, 7" 45rpm, R-Way Records, #RW-1001. Consilium and Here We Go 'Round Again - sung by LN from The Way I Feel, 7" 45rpm, Dot Records, #45-17175. Dark Side of the Moon - sung by NN, 2 7" LP 45rpm, Americana Records, EP-1. Disco Trekin' and Star Child - sung by Grace Lee Whitney, 7" 45rpm, GLW Star Enterprises. Down to Earth - sung by NN, 12" LP, Epic Records, #BNZ6351. Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space (DOT) - by LN, 12" LP, Dot Records, #DLP25794. - British version, diffusion, 1973, #25156. The New World of Leonard Nimoy - 12" LP, Dot Records, #DLP 25966. Outer Space/Inner Mind - 2 record set combines amny LN works, 2 12" LP, Paramount Records Famous Twinsets PAS, 2-1030. Please Don't Try To Change My Mind and I'd Love Making Love to You - by LN from The Way I Feel, 7" 45rpm, Dot Records, #45-17125. Space Odyssey - cuts from LN Dot Records, Pickwick/33 Records, #SPC3199. The Sun Will Rise and Time to Get it Together - by LN from The New World of Leonard Nimoy, 7" 45rpm, Dot Records, #45-17330. Take a Star Trip - GLW, 45rpm. The Touch of Leonard Nimoy - LN, Dot Records, #DLP25910. Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy - 12" LP, Dot Records, #DLP25835. Uhura Sings - AR-Way Productions, album or cassette, 1986. Visit to a Sad Planet - LN from Mr Spock's Music from Outer Space, 7" 45rpm, Dot Records, #17038, 1967. (also cassette) The Way I Feel - LN, 12" LP, Dot Records, #DLP25883. (also reel to reel). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Minneapolis band (now based in New York) "Information Society" likes putting Star Trek quotes in their songs. Adam Nimoy (Leonard's son) is a fan and friend of the group. Their first album "Information Society" has the following references in songs: WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY): "Pure energy" --Spock ("Errand of Mercy") "It has worked so far, but we are not out yet" --McCoy ("I, Mudd") (later releases of the album) (short scream) (apparently taken from TOS) WALKING AWAY: "It is useless to resist us" --Kirk ("Mirror Mirror"?) "Let's go see" --Scotty ("Wolf in the Fold"?) OVER THE SEA: "In every revolution, there's one man with a vision" --Good-Kirk ("Mirror Mirror") ATTITUDE: "Music, professor" (Maybe this isn't TOS?) [sound effects sample] SOMETHING IN THE AIR: "I know what you know, I feel what you feel" --Spock in a Vulcan mind-meld (long scream) (apparently taken from TOS) "Special thanks to:" credits to: Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley and James Doohan. The remixes of "What's On Your Mind" and "Walking Away" also contain lots of TOS samples. ----- Their next album "Hack" (no doubt named after me (same hometown and all :-)) had the following Star Trek references: SEEK 2000: [screams and laughter?] THINK: "Think about it" --Kirk ("Mirror Mirror") T.V. ADDICTS: "Pure energy" --Spock ("Errand Of Mercy") COME WITH ME: "What... is... the... meaning..." --??? ("The Changeling"?) [also some other samples I can't make out] The album also contains a short track called "Charlie X"! "With help from" credits to: Nichelle Nichols. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you know of any other topics that should be included in this list, feel free to email me at one of the addresses below. Be aware that about 10% of the mail I send out bounces, so if you don't get a reply from me, it isn't because I'm ignoring you. :-) This article is Copyright 1990-1996 by Otto Heuer. 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All three files are available in the Computer Virus SIG of the Victoria (BC, Canada) Freenet. telnet://guest@freenet.victoria.bc.ca and give the command "go virus". Contents 1) Why can't I get 100% protection? 2) Why isn't there any one "best" antiviral? 3) What is an activity monitor? 3a) What are the strengths of activity monitors? 3b) What are the weaknesses of activity monitors? 3c) How should activity monitors be evaluated? 4) What is authentication/change-detection software? 4a) What are the strengths of change-detection software? 4b) What are the weaknesses of change-detection software? 4c) How should change-detection software be evaluated? 5) What is a scanner? 5a) What are the strengths of scanners? 5b) What are the weaknesses of scanners? 5c) How should scanners be evaluated? 6) What is resident software? 7) What is heuristic scanning? 8) What is a false negative? 9) What is a false positive? 10) How does disinfection work? 10a) What is "generic" disinfection? 10b) What is "heuristic generic" disinfection? 11) Can I get hardware antiviral protection? 12) Why can a "so-so" antiviral actually be harmful? 13) What aspects of an antiviral are important? 14) What aspects of an antiviral are *not* important? 15) What about "number of viruses detected"? 16) Why isn't disinfection very important? 17) Why should I support "free" software? 18) What about published reviews? 19) Where can I find published reviews? @START@Why can't I get 100% protection? An easy answer can be seen by noting that computer viruses are programs, and they only do things that "real" programs do. There is no magic secret that viral programs use. Therefore, there is no single distinctive that can be used to identify a viral program. A more rigorous explanation is found in Fred Cohen's ground breaking work on the theoretical study of computer viruses between 1983 and 1986. Using mathematical and logical models of the nature of computers and computation he determined that the problem of accurately identifying a viral program, as opposed to one which is not viral, is "undecidable". A program to identify computer viruses will always have the possibility of making errors either in failing to identify viral programs (false negative), or in falsely accusing a valid program of being viral (false positive), or both. However, if you do your homework, you can get very solid protection. @START@Why isn't there any one 'best' antiviral? This desire for one single "best" antiviral ignores three vitally important points. The first is that, as pointed out above, "the best" may not be good enough by itself. The second point is that, even within the limited realm of anti-viral programs, data security software operates in many different ways. Thus, one type of security may be better in one situation, while another variety may be better in a different environment. There are basically three "classes" of anti-viral packages: activity monitors, authentication or change-detection software, and scanners. Each type has its own strengths and weaknesses. (Note that most commercial antiviral programs have a combination of functions.) The final point is that security, of every type, is always a "moving target," and the virus world moves faster than most. Not only are new viral programs being written every day, but new types of viral functions are being coded all the time (albeit at a much slower rate than the run-of-the-mill copycat virals). Any antiviral program that purports to "guarantee" protection against "all known and unknown" viral programs simply does not comprehend the reality of the situation. @START@What is an activity monitor? Activity monitoring software, as the name implies, oversees the operation of the computer and alerts the user when suspicious activity takes place. It may, for example, check for any calls to format a disk or attempts to alter or delete a program file while a program other than the operating system is in control. It may be more sophisticated, and check for any program that performs "direct" activities with hardware, without using the standard system calls. Although the analogy should not be stretched too far, activity monitors do share some characteristics, though not functions, of medical vaccines, being memory-resident and preventative in nature. A minor variation on activity-monitoring software is operation-restricting software. Instead of watching for suspicious activities, it automatically prevents them. The difference between a "monitor" and a "restrictor" is really only one of degree in the information given to the user. Most general microcomputer security programs use operation restriction. Heuristic scanning, despite the name, has much in common with activity- monitoring. A heuristic scanner looks not for signatures of a specific virus, but for code which performs suspect activities. @START@What are the strengths of activity monitors? Activity monitors can detect "unknown" (that is, not previously identified) viral programs, and do not require a database of signatures of known viruses. Activity monitors generally require less frequent updates than do scanners. Activity monitors do not require the same level of setup as do authentication or change detection systems. Activity monitors may be able to function on already infected systems. Activity monitors represent some of the oldest examples of antiviral software. Generally speaking, such programs followed in the footsteps of the earlier anti-trojan software, such as BOMBSQAD and WORMCHEK in the MS-DOS arena, which used the same "check what the program tries to do" approach. This tactic can be startling effective, particularly given the fact that so much malware is slavishly derivative and tends to use the same functions over and over again. @START@What are the weaknesses of activity monitors? It is very hard to tell the difference between a word processor updating a file and a virus infecting a file. Activity-monitoring programs may be more trouble than they are worth because they can continually ask for confirmation of valid activities. If you restrict the operations that a computer can per- form, you can eliminate viral programs. Unfortunately, you also can eliminate most of the usefulness of the computer. Activity monitors may also be bypassed by viral programs that do low-level programming rather than using the standard operating system calls, or those that actually replace the standard system calls with viral triggers. In addition, while new viral technologies, such as stealth and polymorphism, have little effect on activity monitoring, new concepts in viral spread, such as companion or spawning viruses require new checks to be added to monitors. Activity monitors have a good chance to detect viral activity of new and unknown viral strains, but it would be very difficult to agree with those that claim to be able to detect "all current and future" viral programs. Unfortunately, activity monitors tend to encourage a set-and-forget mentality toward viral protection. This attitude should be avoided at all costs. If activity-monitoring software is your protection method of choice, continue to keep up-to-date with viral methods and to test your software regularly. As with mainframe security "permission" systems, operation-restricting packages allow you to restrict the activities that programs can perform, sometimes on a file-by-file basis. However, the more options these programs allow, the more time they will take to set up. The program must be modified each time you make a valid change to the system, and, as with activity monitors, some viral programs may be able to evade the protection by using low-level programming. Activity monitors do not provide disinfection functions. (A possible exception is "heuristic generic" disinfection.) @START@How should activity monitors be evaluated? It is important, when evaluating both activity-monitoring and operation- restricting software, to judge the extent to which the operator is given the option of "allowing" an operation. It is also important, that the operator be informed, not only that a particular program or operation should be halted, but also why. There should not be too many false alarms generated by the software, and it would be helpful to have the option of "tuning" the software to be less, or more, sensitive to a given type of activity. It is very difficult to specify in advance what you should check for in activity-monitoring software, since the developers are loath to state, in detail, exactly what the program will be checking for. (This reluctance is understandable: if a developer "advertises" exactly what the product checks for, virus or trojan writers will simply use another route.) In addition, the work or computing environment must be considered, as well as, in certain cases, the corporate climate. Activity monitors, more than scanners or change detectors, are subject to review on the basis of political rather than technical grounds. Activity-monitoring software should be thoroughly tested in a real working environment (one that uses all the programs you normally use, in the ways you normally use them) for some time in order to ensure that the vaccine does not conflict with normal operation. This "real" environment includes the "real" people who will be using the software: choose your sample population carefully and avoid simply giving it to the tech support office to test. Two important factors to check for are the number of false positives (or false alarms) that the software generates and the level of information given to the user when an anomalous condition is detected. This last is difficult to judge: user populations that tend to remain at the novice level will not have more confidence in the system, regardless of how much information it gives them. Monitoring programs should be tested against a battery of viral programs, but the test suite should be collected on the basis of function rather than simply diversity. If the activity monitor is effective against Stoned, then Empire, Michelangelo, and Monkey variants are unlikely to trouble it. @START@What is authentication/change-detection software? Change-detection software determines whether the program, file, or system has changed as compared against a previously established database. It examines system and/or program files and configuration, stores the information, and compares it against the actual configuration at a later time. Most of these programs perform a checksum or cyclic redundancy check (CRC) that will detect changes to a file even if the length is unchanged. Some programs will even use sophisticated encryption techniques to generate an authentication signature that is, if not absolutely immune to malicious attack, prohibitively expensive, in processing terms, from the point of view of a virus. If a sufficiently broad overview of the system is taken, this will provide 100 percent effective detection of a viral infection, but it also may raise a number of false alarms. Change-detection software is also often referred to as integrity-checking software. It does check the integrity of the program in terms of alterations, but shouldn't imply that the program will be functional or useful. Authentication properly refers to strong encryption systems which both guarantee that a program is unaltered and identify its source. Change detection can be seen as a weaker version of authentication. @START@What are the strengths of change-detection software? A sufficiently advanced change-detection system, which takes all factors including system areas of the disk and the computer memory into account, has the best chance of detecting all current and future viral strains. Even with the most esoteric stealth technology, a virus must change *something* in the system. Therefore, adequately broadly based change detection is the best bet for absolute detection of all viral programs--if you can put up with the false alarms. @START@What are the weaknesses of change-detection software? Change detection has the highest probability of false alarms, since it will not know whether a change is viral or valid. (Additional thought put into the installation of change-detection software will go a long way to reducing the level of false-positive results. As always with security systems, there is a trade-off between the easy and the effective.) The addition of intelligent analysis of the changes detected may assist with this failing. Change-detection software provides no protection, but only after-the-fact notification of an infection. It is, therefore, quite possible to install an infected program on your system and have it continue to infect other programs. The subsequent infections will (or should) be detected, but the change- detection software will not identify the original culprit. (Deductive reasoning, along with the software's assistance, though, may.) You must inform the software of any changes *you* make in the system, otherwise the change detection software will generate a false alarm. This means you must have sufficient knowledge of the system to know *when* you are making changes. Each invocation of SETVER, for example, changes the program file, whereas setup changes made to WordPerfect sometimes alter the program file and/or change an external data file. As with scanning software, change-detection software may not see changes made, and hidden, by stealth viral programs. @START@How should change-detection software be evaluated? There are numerous implementations of change-detection software. Some versions of this software run only at boot time; others check each program as it is run. Some of these programs attach a small piece of code to the programs they are protecting, and this may cause programs which have their own change-detection features, or nonstandard internal structures, to fail. Some programs only protect system software; others only protect program files. Some change detectors keep the signature file in the root directory; some in the "local" directories. Some allow you the option of keeping the file on a diskette offline and out of the reach of viral programs that might try to damage it. A major factor in judging change-detection systems is installation and operation time. Since the system will be calculating signatures of all (or all selected) programs on your system (sometimes with very sophisticated algorithms), it may take some time to install, and to update each time you make a change to your system. It may also take an unacceptable amount of time to boot or to check out a program before allowing software to run. You may find that a change-detection system with a "weaker" calculation algorithm is more effective for your situation given the time savings. The answers to these questions should actually be available to you in the documentation. You shouldn't need to run the program to test it out. Unlike activity-monitoring software, there is no need for the producer of change detection-software to hide anything from either you or virus writers. A truly complete change-detection package is unbeatable (dependent, of course, on a "clean start") and does not require any hidden "tricks." A package with documentation that does *not* answer all of your questions suggests lack of confidence on the part of the author, and possible weakness in the program. Note that the above is presuming that you are protecting a single computer or a local office. Change detection has other uses, including authentication of material sent via email or retrieved from an archive site. The calculation algorithms used in those situations must be much stronger. Delays of mere seconds caused by trying to "crack" protection will be detectable locally: it would be no problem to spend weeks or months cracking the security of an archived file. @START@What is a scanner? Scanning programs, or scanners, look for viral signatures, sections of program code that are known to be in specific viral programs but not in most other programs. The developer of a scanner will build a database of such viral signatures, along with a search program which can examine files, disk areas or memory. @START@What are the strengths of scanners? Scanners, particularly signature scanners, are currently the most popular of antiviral software. This is likely due to three factors: the fact that viral programs are specifically identified; the inclusion of disinfecting software with most scanners; and the fact that it's easy to play numbers games with signature-scanning programs. Scanners can only find infections after they occur, but that does not mean that scanners cannot play a preventative role in protecting the system. If scanning software is used consistently to check each disk or file that enters a system (and kept up to date), the chance of a viral infection being allowed to enter is greatly reduced. @START@What are the weaknesses of scanners? Scanners look for known viral signatures. Because of this, scanning software will generally detect only known viruses and must be updated regularly. Some scanners will alert users to programs which are "close" to a given signature. (The MS-DOS scanner F-PROT uses at least two signatures to identify a given virus and has always been particularly good at identifying "new" variants.) @START@How should scanners be evaluated? Scanning software should be able to identify the largest possible number of viral programs, and should be able to identify variations on the more important sections of code (that is, it should be able to "accept" the removal of text strings and other simple modifications that bush-league hackers might make.) Note, however, the proviso that it is more important to identify some viral programs than others. For ease and speed of updating, the signatures should be stored in a separate file, and there should be a means to add new viral signatures to the file. For security, both scanning software programs and signature files should be renameable. Areas scanned should include not only the identifiable program files, but all files, if necessary. (This has become much more important recently with the advent of successful Windows viral programs coincident with the new Windows "embedding" function, and also "macro" viruses.) Scanners should have the ability to search the more common archiving formats as well, particularly those that support self-extraction functions. Disk boot sector and hard-disk partition boot records should be scanned, as well as (in this day of stealth viruses) memory. Identification and naming of viruses can be important when you want to ask for help or use one of the various computer virus references. A scanner should use the CARO naming conventions as far as possible. Speed of operation is a consideration when running scans manually or at boot time every day. However, while speed can vary greatly, this is less of a concern with modern higher speed computers. Even relatively slow scanners may take less than a minute to complete a full scan. @START@What is resident software? Resident software, once started, operates in the background of the computer. Most of the time it does not interact with the user. Most "successful" viral programs run resident, but antiviral software can also run this way. Resident programs are usually started from the AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS files in MS-DOS , or are INITs or CDEVs in the System Folder on Macs. Resident software provides an additional layer of protection that you won't forget to use, but it should not be set up and then forgotten. You are always responsible for your own protection. @START@What is heuristic scanning? A recent addition to scanners is intelligent analysis of unknown code, currently referred to as heuristic scanning. More closely akin to activity- monitoring functions than traditional signature scanning, this looks for "suspicious" sections of code that are generally found in viral or malicious programs. While it is possible for normal programs to want to "go resident," look for other program files, or even modify their own code, such activities are telltale signs that can help an informed user come to some decision about the advisability of running or installing a given new and unknown program. Heuristics, however, may generate a lot of false alarms, and may either scare novice users, or give them a false sense of security after "wolf" has been cried too often. This field is really the application of "expert systems" to antiviral software: an "expert" antiviral disassembler is checking the code for you. Along with hoped-for advances in change detection, this bodes well for the future of antiviral software. Indeed, not only will it identify suspect viral programs, but, with only minor additions, trojans and other malware as well. Heuristic scanners are currently tools best used by those with some background in virus identification and prevention, but they hold promise to become very useful tools, even for the novice, with future development. @START@What is a false negative? False negative is the term for when antiviral software fails to alert you when a virus infection actually is present. Many would simply say that the software had failed, but it can also fail by giving you a false positive. @START@What is a false positive? False positive is the term for the failure of antiviral software when it alerts you to a virus infection, but there is no virus present. This is also known as a false alarm. @START@How does disinfection work? The best way to disinfect a file is to erase it, and restore from a clean backup. Failing that, disinfecting software will contain a description of the specific viral operation of a given viral program, so that the infection process can be reversed. You have to know what a virus changes, and how, in order to change the object back to the way it was. Scanner developers have to examine the virus code, so they have an advantage in knowing how the virus works, and it is scanners which usually have disinfection modules. In some cases the file or disk sector cannot be returned to its original state by this method. Viruses that overwrite sections of code leave no means of recovering the original material. @START@What is 'generic' disinfection? Some change-detection programs store sufficient information about the file to make an attempt to restore it if the damage is not too severe or complicated. In this case, how the file has become damaged is not important: only that enough remains of the file that it can be recreated to match the stored image. In fact, checksum disinfection can be tried for files damaged by means other than viral infection. This type of software uses checksum, CRC, hamming, or image calculations that *must* be done while the software is clean, since this software only tries to return the disk, drive, or program files to an "original" state. If you know that you have a virus infection, don't bother purchasing a "checksum" disinfector. So far, checksum disinfectors have a lower success rate with disinfection than do scanners. @START@What is 'heuristic generic' disinfection? Heuristic disinfection is the newest type of antiviral technology. Using methods similar to those of heuristic scanning, the program attempts to analyze the object to see how it was infected, and how it can be returned to its original state. Heuristic disinfectors have not had a very good success rate. Even worse, they sometimes harm "good" programs. Heuristic disinfection should only be used as a "last ditch" effort. @START@Why can a 'so-so' antiviral actually be harmful? Some people would suggest that half a loaf is better than none, so a mediocre antiviral is better than none at all. Unfortunately, because viruses usually operate outside of the user's perception, having a poor antiviral engenders a false sense of security. Not only can the user be harmed by this--and likely at the worst possible time--but the infected system will be continuing to spread copies of the virus to other systems and users. @START@What aspects of an antiviral are important? The most important factor in judging an antiviral is accurate and complete detection of all possible viruses. Unfortunately, since it is proven that this is impossible, we are left with trying to determine which antiviral will detect, accurately, The most viruses that the user is likely to encounter. Complete and accurate detection, though, is the number one priority. It should never be superceded by *any* other factor in a trade-off. Also of very high importance in testing antiviral systems is the fact that the proportion of computer users who have a thorough understanding of viral operations, in comparison to the total user population, is so small that it is statistically insignificant. Therefore, it is vital that any antiviral program be judged on the basis of installation and use by "naive" users. A naive user in this case may be one with significant technical skills, but little background in regard to viral programs. It is critical, therefore, to judge the interaction of the program with the user. Again, this interaction is not simply the presence or absence of a menu or GUI (graphical user interface), but the total intercourse between the program and the user, by way of the documentation, installation, user interface, and messages. It is important to note how the total package "comes to" the user. Given that the user's system may already be infected, what can the package do to remedy the situation? Also, while the package may have significant strengths if installed correctly, is the "normal" user likely to be able to do the setup and installation properly? Remember that for the seeming simplicity of some programs, antiviral software is still a part of computer security. Security is not now, has never been, and never will be obvious to the majority of the population. Part of the assessment of the user is the user environment. This aspect covers not only the "corporate culture" (e.g., home user, user in a large corporation with internal support staff, etc.), but also the operating system environment. For example, the MS-DOS environment has a very large number of viral strains, with more being produced every day. The Macintosh environment has relatively few viral programs. Therefore, generic identification of new and unknown viral programs is more important to MS-DOS users than to Macintosh. (Interestingly, while Macintosh antivirals are quite mature, and protected Macintosh systems have a negligible infection rate, the infection rate on unprotected Macs is astronomical. This, too, should be taken into account.) An antiviral program, therefore, must be matched to the environment in which it is to be used. In a "low risk, low change" situation, such as a word- processing office, change-detection software provides very effective protection, without too much interference with operations. In a "high change" milieu, such as a software development team, change-detection software is less useful against viral programs, although it has other helpful features. In a "high risk, multirisk" environment such as a college computer lab, operation- restricting software may prevent not only viral infection, but may help to "idiot-proof" the computers as well. Related to the interaction of the user and the program is the potential negative impact of the security program. Antiviral programs consume time and disk space, and may also interfere with the normal operation of the computer system. You can guarantee security only if you don't buy a computer. Computer systems can be secured more and more by restricting the operations more and more, but restriction of "dangerous" operations also restricts useful ones. There comes a point at which the trade-off for greater security becomes more than users want to pay. However, strange as it may seem, antiviral and security software may actually do as much damage as viruses themselves. Some systems fail to prevent infections but prevent the user from getting rid of the virus. Some systems actually delete files without informing the user. Disinfection has been known to leave the computer in a worse state than the infection did. Perhaps, then, this should be the ultimate decider: first, do no harm. @START@What aspects of an antiviral are *not* important? Some aspects of antivirals are consistently overrated on published reviews. One such factor is a GUI. After all, say the proponents, a program is only as good as its use. A GUI, the promoters will say, encourages use. That is only true in situations where the GUI aids in the interaction between the program and the user. In many cases the GUI does nothing to assist the user to increase the level of security. In fact, the inclusion of a GUI may be responsible for certain problems in design and documentation. In that case, the user may be given a false sense of security, thinking that the system is using a variety of protection methods, when, in fact, the user may have failed to invoke some of them because their use is not intuitive or obvious. The LAN antiviral seems to be something of a growth market with almost everyone bringing out an NLM version of their product. NLM stands for NetWare Loadable Module, and will only work with Novell NetWare. Network management is always a problem, particularly with antiviral software which requires constant updating. However, these advanced network systems really only provide a simple set of functions. Email is used by some of the specialized LAN antivirals to alert the administrator to a security breach or possible infection. This can be duplicated on almost any network. The same can be said of "centralised" logging of scanning and audit reports, updating of scanners, enforcement of virus checking, and a number of other supposedly advanced features. One need not accept an inferior antiviral product simply because it has LAN capabilities. Because LAN systems are more complex, it is also harder to determine the effectiveness and accuracy of such antivirals. A simple and effective antiviral which is known to work well may be more effective than a specialized LAN product, particularly when enhanced by some simple scripted functions. The same applies to Web and Internet scanners. In a similar way, the new Windows 95/VxD products may not be as effective as more mature DOS programs. @START@What about 'number of viruses detected'? It is very easy to "rank" antiviral software on the basis of how many viral programs or strains that it will identify. It is not quite as easy to assess many other, more important, features. (Note, as well, that it is only easy to rank only scanning software in this regard. Activity monitors and change- detection software have to be tested in completely different ways.) Although there may be more than 10,000 different strains of viral programs in the MS-DOS world (fewer in the other environments), it is likely that only 1 percent of that number is responsible for 99 percent of infections. Thus the choice of a "test suite," sometimes called a "zoo," is made more difficult than it might be otherwise. Certain programs are very significant in terms of danger of attack, and therefore must hold higher ranking than others. The test suite should, however, contain a range of viral programs that are functionally distinct. A good test suite should contain programs from different categories of viruses, such as BSIs versus file infectors and MBR infectors versus BSIs. Self-encrypting, polymorphic, stealth, tunneling, multipartite, and companion viral programs should all be represented. Kami's Anti-Viral Toolkit Pro (AVP) gained a good reputation for itself by accurate detection of polymorphic viruses at a time when other antivirals were have some difficulty in that field. On the other hand, the otherwise excellent Disinfectant (for the Macintosh) has never been able to detect HyperCard or Word Macro viruses. If at all possible, some rare, or even unknown viral programs should be included in the test suite. The assertion by some software producers that they can catch all "known and unknown" viral programs should never be left unchallenged. The only way to get completely unknown viral programs is to make them up. This is beyond the scope of most users, of course, and so it is not a realistic suggestion in most cases. In addition there is the danger of letting another beast loose in an already overcrowded environment. The analysis of virus type and function may even be beyond the capabilities of some reviewers. Many of the problems of "numbers" reviews are much more basic than that. The test suites for most numeric reviews now generally contain in excess of 1,000 items. Even granting that this is only a fraction of the known viruses, each of those items *should* have gone through a screening process. At a minimum, one should know certain things about it, such as, is it actually a virus? Does it reproduce? Under what conditions does it reproduce? Is it the same for each type of object it infects? Is it the same for each succeeding copy? When invoked, does it infect memory? It is unlikely that each of the 1,000 or more items has been tested for all these criteria. @START@Why isn't disinfection very important? Disinfection is by no means the optimal way to deal with viral infections. The best solution is to delete (and, preferably, overwrite) the affected file or area, and restore programs from original sources. BSIs affect a whole disk, and therefore present greater problems, but in most cases material can be recovered from infected disks, and the disks themselves "cleansed" in various ways. There comes a point at which the trade-off between security and convenience tips the scales in favour of disinfection, but be aware of the dangers. In many cases, disinfection is simply not possible. An overwriting virus, for example, will not keep any track of the material it destroys when it dumps itself into a file. Many viruses contain bugs that prevent the recovery of the original file. Also, disinfection software has been known to contain bugs that left the situation worse after the attempted cleanup than after the infection. @START@Why should I support 'free' software? Price is always a consideration when purchasing anything, and antiviral software is no exception. However, in the case of antiviral software, there is an additional consideration: how much is charged to other people, not just yourself. Some antiviral software is free to individuals, or provides or sponsors free versions for the general public. These should be supported. The current situation with regard to computer "hygiene" is terrible. Thousands of people are "carriers" of computer viral infections--and don't know it. This is not through any malice on their part, it is simply that too few people understand the problem. During the months leading up to March 1992, no less than 15 different companies, all reputable (some major), sent out products infected with the Michelangelo virus. Computer retail and repair stores are, as of this writing, a major vector for the spread of computer viral programs. Anything, therefore, that helps to eliminate any viral programs will help the "hygiene" of the computer environment as a whole. If a company, or individual, provides materials that help keep the numbers of viral infections down, then regardless of whether you or your company actually use that service or product, that company, or individual, is helping to keep you safe. It is, therefore, in your own interest to support all such services. The shareware version of F-PROT, in the MS-DOS world, is currently free for individual, noncommercial use. This means that you can legitimately give it to all employees for their home computers. For the Macintosh, Disinfectant always has been free. DISKSECURE and FixUTIL are both freeware, although customized versions of DISKSECURE can be ordered. @START@What about published reviews? It is said, in the computer world, that if you can tell the difference between good advice and bad advice, you don't need any advice. This is particularly true in regard to reviews of antiviral systems. Performing an effective review of a piece of antiviral software is an enormous challenge. Because of this, there are only a few independent reviewers of antiviral software, and even fewer who have provided consistent reviews over time. Let the buyer beware. Three major sources of antiviral reviews have all had business relationships with antiviral vendors in the past. (To be fair, in two cases this does not appear to have materially affected the quality of reviews.) A major computer periodical regularly prints reviews of antivirals, and those in the know realize that mediocre products with large advertising budgets regularly win. The "Reader's Guide to Antiviral Reviews," an article by Dr. Alan Solomon (for some reason credited to Sarah Tanner) in the November 1993 issue of the *Virus Bulletin* is an excellent eye-opener. Each of the 26 points discussed is a way to skew the results to favour one product or denigrate another. Some of them strain credulity, but each is known to have been used in major published antiviral reviews. @START@Where can I find published reviews? With the one major exception, computer magazines seldom review antiviral software. Some have stated that they will not do so because of the possible liability should they make an error with software which is, after all, more critical than any word processor could be. Reviews can be found in: - "Virus Bulletin", and in "Survivor's Guide to Computer Viruses", Lammer (ed.)., 1993, Virus Bulletin (6 DOS, 4 OS/2) - "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses", Slade, 1996, Springer-Verlag (1 Amiga, 4 Atari, 34 DOS) They can also be found online at: http://www.virusbtn.com http://www.datafellows.com ftp://cs.ucr.edu/pub/virus-l/docs/reviews/pc telnet://guest@freenet.victoria.bc.ca (command "go virus") http://csrc.ncsl.nist.gov/virus/virrevws/ This version copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996 AVREVIEW.FAQ 960522 ============= Vancouver ROBERTS@decus.ca | "Kill all: God will know his own." Institute for rslade@vcn.bc.ca | - originally spoken by Papal Research into rslade@vanisl.decus.ca | Legate Bishop Arnald-Amalric User slade@freenet.victoria.bc.ca | of Citeaux, at the siege of Security Canada V7K 2G6 | Beziers, 1209 AD ============= for back issues: AV contacts list: ftp://cs.ucr.edu/pub/virus-l/docs/reviews or The Cage Antiviral reviews: ftp://cs.ucr.edu/pub/virus-l/docs/reviews/pc or The Cage telnet://freenet.victoria.bc.ca (command "go virus") http://csrc.ncsl.nist.gov/virus/virrevws/ Viral Morality: http://www.bethel.edu/Ideas/virethic.html Book reviews: telnet://freenet.victoria.bc.ca (command "go tbooks") ftp://x2ftp.oulu.fi/pub/books/slade http://mag.mechnet.com/mne/books/reviews/slade/ gopher://gopher.technical.powells.portland.or.us:70 http://www.utexas.edu/computer/vcl/bkreviews.html RobertS Rules of Internet: http://www.brandonu.ca/~ennsnr/Resources/order.html ****************************************** @START@T&J Software BBS [H[1C[0;36;44m████████╗[4C██╗[9C██╗[19C[30;40m███████████████████ [2H [36;44m╚══██╔══╝[4C██║[9C██║[3H[4C██║[4C████████╗[6C██║[40m[s [u[44m[18C[1;40mSysOp: Tom Wildoner[4H [0;36;44m██║[4C██╔[40m[s [u[44m═██╔═╝[1C██[3C██║[21C[1;40m(717)325-9481[5H [s [u[0;36;44m██║[4C██████║[3C╚█████╔╝[10C[1;37;40mINTERNET: [33mtjs[s [uoft@postoffice.ptd.net[6H [0;36;44m╚═╝[4C╚═════╝[4C╚════╝[40m[s [u[44m[15C[1;37;40mFIDO: [33m1:268/400[7H[8H [0;36;44m███[40m[s [u[44m████╗[2C██████╗[2C███████╗[1C████████╗[1C██╗[4C██╗[2C[40m[s [u[44m█████╗[2C██████╗[2C███████╗[9H[3C██╔════╝[1C██╔═══██╗[40m[s [u[44m[1C██╔════╝[1C╚══██╔══╝[1C██║[4C██║[1C██╔══██╗[1C██╔═[40m[s [u[44m═██╗[1C██╔════╝[10H[3C███████╗[1C██║[3C██║[1C█████╗[40m[s [u[44m[6C██║[4C██║[1C█╗[1C██║[1C███████║[1C██████╔╝[1C████[40m[s [u[44m█╗[11H[3C╚════██║[1C██║[3C██║[1C██╔══╝[6C██║[4C██║██[40m[s [u[44m█╗██║[1C██╔══██║[1C██╔══██╗[1C██╔══╝[12H[3C███████║[40m[s [u[44m[1C╚██████╔╝[1C██║[9C██║[4C╚███╔███╔╝[1C██║[2C██║[1C[40m[s [u[44m██║[2C██║[1C███████╗[13H[3C╚══════╝[2C╚═════╝[2C╚═╝[40m[s [u[44m[9C╚═╝[5C╚══╝╚══╝[2C╚═╝[2C╚═╝[1C╚═╝[2C╚═╝[1C╚══════╝[40m [44m[14H[15H[53C██████╗[2C██████╗[2C███████╗[16H[4C[40m[s [u[1;33;40mSpecializing in DOORS and UTILITIES![13C[0;36;44m██╔[40m[s [u[44m══██╗[1C██╔══██╗[1C██╔════╝[17H[3C[30;40m█[1;33mOur Doors[s [u[0;30m█[1;33mare[0;30m█[1;33minformational,[21C[0;36;44m██[40m[s [u[44m████╔╝[1C██████╔╝[1C███████[18H[4C[1;33;40meducational, or [s [ujust for fun. So[17C[0;36;44m██╔══██╗[1C██╔══██╗[1C╚════██[40m [44m[19H[4C[1;33;40mcome[0;30m█[1;33mby[0;30m█[1;33mand relax[s [u[0;30m█[1;33mat[0;30m█[1;33ma[0;30m█[1;33mplace[21C[s [u[0;36;44m██████╔╝[1C██████╔╝[1C███████║[20H[4C[1;33;40mwhere[s [u[0;30m█[1;33mour DOORS[0;30m█[1;33mare[0;30m█[1;33malways open![s [u[17C[0;36;44m╚═════╝[2C╚═════╝[2C╚══════╝[21H[22H[23H[0m @START@Lemonade Door Update! Updated Door Release: Lemonade Door v4.20 New Door Release: Lemonade Door v1.00 (32-bit) for Wildcat! 5.0 BBS Platform (wcCode). GENERAL: Supports most BBS's and various COM ports, non-standard IRQ's, fossil drivers, DESQview and network ready, and much more. BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T&J Software - 05/08/96 - LEMONADE is a fairly simple game. Your mother has given you $1.00 to get your lemonade stand started. The object of the game is to sell as many glasses of lemonade as possible in a set number of days. After the user hits the 'N' key he will be shown today's weather forecast. He will then be prompted to enter how many glasses he wants to make followed by how much to charge per glass. The weather and temperature have a direct bearing on how many glasses will be sold. If it rains, none will be sold. Fun for all ages on your system! 32-bit version includes Quick BBS options within the door including Who's Online, Paging, Entering a Message, etc. 16-bit Version -------------- FILENAME: LEMON42.ZIP SIZE: 149k MAGIC: LEMON from 1:268/400 REG FEE: $10 32-bit Version -------------- FILENAME: LEM10WC5.ZIP SIZE: 54k MAGIC: LEMON5 from 1:268/400 REG FEE: $10 (Upgrade from 16-bit for $5.00) The T&J Software BBS (717)325-9481 3 Nodes - 28.8k Internet: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net Fido: 1:268/400 FTP: ftp.thekeep.com /TJ-Software FTP: ftp.europa.com /outgoing/DOORS/tj-software @START@ Current versions of T&J Software Doors/Util's --== T&J Software ==-- Current versions of doors and utilities File Request from 1:268/400 Program Version MAGIC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Announce!: Send screens prior to door. v3.70 ANNOUNCE ANSI Vote Booth: Users vote on screens. v2.60 ANSIVB * GoodUser: Good user door access only. v1.70 GOODUSER Money Market: Stock market game. v4.00 MONEYM OneRun: Set door entries. v3.50 ONERUN T&J Lotto: Lotto number door. v1.70 LOTTO * BadUser: Restricts door access. v3.00 BADUSER Convince!: Convince users to reg doors. v1.50 CONVINCE ! Dollarmania!: Online slot machine. v3.00 DMANIA Lasso!: Classic online hangman door. v1.50 LASSO Lemonade: Sell the most to win. v4.20 LEMONADE % Lemonade (32-bit) v1.00 LEMON5 Prize Vault: Guess the combination. v4.60 PVAULT Scramble: Unscramble words 28,000+ v4.00 SCRAMBLE Bordello: Online whore house! v1.51 BORDELLO Video Poker: Just like the casino's. v1.71 VIDEOP * Ratio!: UL/DL ratio for door access. v1.20 RATIO Studs!: Adult online action! v1.50 STUDS Studette!: Adult online action! v1.20 STUDETTE Strip Poker!: 5 card stud, male/female. v1.31 SPOKER OnLine!: Text viewing/searching. v1.90 ONLINE T&J Raffle!: Prize give-away door. v1.10 RAFFLE On Line Legal Advisor Door v1.10 OLA * AgeCheck!: Age limitations for doors. v1.10 AGE * TJYesterday: Yesterday's callers WC! v2.10 YEST * TJStat: Activity log analyzer WC! v2.10 TJSTAT * TJTop30: Top Downloaded files WC! v1.20 TOP30 * WinCheck!: Add on for T&J Lotto. v2.00 Bible Online: The complete Bible. v1.00 BIBLE Business Cards: Share with other BBS's! v1.00 BCARD LimitLog: Limits logs per day WC! v1.00 LIMIT * WCAlarm: Alarms on ERROR.LOG WC! v1.00 WCALARM JunkYard: Collect/Sell garbage. v1.00 JUNKYARD * ExState: Business Cards utility. v1.00 * World Fact Book 1994 v2.00 WORLDFB FedJobs: Online federal jobs. v1.10 FEDJOB FREQ FJDATA for Database Updates! FJDATA Apocrypha Door: Complete text. v1.10 APOC * TJNew (WCX): New callers WC! v1.00 NEWWCX * TopDL (WCX): Top downloaders WC! v1.10 TOPDL * TopUL (WCX): Top uploaders WC! v1.00 TOPUL * TJSLevel (WCX): Sec. level sorter WC! v1.00 SLEVEL * TJBad (WCX): Bad user lister WC! v1.00 BADWCX * TJGood (WCX): Good user lister WC! v1.00 GOODWCX * TJTFiles (WCX): Top files WC! v1.00 TFILE * TJMessage (WCX): Top message poster WC! v1.00 TMESSAGE * TJWho? (WCX): Who's online? WC! v1.00 TJWHO * FArea (WCX): File area lister WC! v1.00 FAREA Consumer Information Door v1.00 CINFO FREQ CINFOD for Database Updates! CINFOD * U.S. Census Door v1.00 CENSUS Book of Mormon: Complete text. v1.00 Consumer Product Safety Door v1.20 CSAFETY FREQ CPSDATA for Database Updates! CPSDATA % Consumer Product Safety Door (32-bit) v1.00 CSAFETY5 * Across The Wire Monthly magazine! v1.20B2 ATW FREQ ATWBACK for back issue info! ATWBACK FREQ ATWDATA for current Database! ATWDATA * 144BBS Door: View/Search online. v1.00 144BBS * InBetween: Classic online card game. v1.00 TJINB Endangered Species Door v1.20 ESDOOR FREQ ESDATA for Database Updates! ESDATA % Endangered Species Door (32-bit) v1.00 ESDOOR5 Hubble Space Telescope Info Door v1.00 HST FREQ HSTDATA for Database Updates! HSTDATA DogFAQ Info Door v1.00 DOGFAQ Finder Door v1.00 FINDER MNS Software Product! (Parole/T&J Software) * = Free door/utility program WC! = Wildcat! BBS Program ! = InterBBS Door! % = 32-bit Wildcat! 5.0 Door All doors can be found on the T&J Software BBS at: (717)325-9481 28.8 (3 Nodes - 28.8k) Internet: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net FIDO: 1:268/400 FTP: ftp.europa.com /outgoing/DOORS/tj-software FTP: ftp.thekeep.com /TJ-Software FREQ: TJSOFT for a complete information package! (about 25k) Visiting Sysops have instant access to all doors/utility programs. T&J Software @START@T&J Software Program Descriptions --== T&J Software ==-- Description of All Software Available ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INDEX: ~~~~~~ Section 1.0 - Introduction Section 2.0 - BBS Doors Section 3.0 - Wildcat! Utility Programs Section 4.0 - DOS Utility Programs Section 5.0 - About T&J Software BBS and Accessing Files Section 1.0 - INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greetings! Thanks for taking the time to look at all the software that is available from our company. Please feel free to access our BBS for the latest versions, or call our voice support number if you have and questions, comments, or concerns! See section 5.0 for details! Our doors have been reviewed in numerous publications including: "netgames - Your Guide to the Games People PLay on the Electronic Highway", Copyright 1994 by Michael Wolff & Company, Inc. Published by Random House. "BBS SECRETS", Copyright 1995 by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. This 660+ page book also ships with a CD-Rom containing the majority of our software collection. Section 2.0 - BBS Doors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This section details all the BBS doors programs we've created. To the right of each description lists the Door Price. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bordello: Online whore house! $20 Basically, you are running your own whore house and fighting against other players to attain the most profitable house by the end of the month (or past the end of the month depending upon how you have the door configured)! You can search for whores to work in your house (you may only have 10 at any one time), hire thugs to fight other players and to help protect your house, and many other features you will soon become very familiar with! "netgames" calls this - "A favorite on just about any BBS, Bordello allows you to run your own house of ill repute. You'll need to hire girls based on their attributes and see to it that they don't catch any diseases or get roughed up by opposing players. You'll have to slug it out with you enemies and plan your strategies for sabotaging their houses, breaking into their vault and other such chicanery. Great fun and a quick and easy play!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Studs!: Adult online action! $25 We'll let "netgames" talk here! <G> "Perhaps the raunchiest game we've seen come down the Information Superhighway, Studs! places you in the role of a male prostitute on the prowl for a few good tricks. The main 'trick' is to please your 'client' as much as possible. Don't be early. Don't be late. And by all means, use protection or you're asking for trouble." Voted "Raunchiest" door game in 1994 by netgames. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Studette!: Adult online action! $25 Once again, let's hear from "netgames". "A sister game to Studs! In this version, the players are female trying to keep their 'clients' happy." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Announce!: Send screens prior to door. FREE My users contribute to registering door programs. I made this simple door as a way for all users to see who payed to have each door registered. There is no fee for this door. Basically, all the door does is send an ANSI screen prior to a door loading or after a door is terminated. The ANSI screen is edited by the sysop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANSI Voting Booth: Users vote on screens. $10 This is a fairly simple door program -- it allows you, the SysOp, to setup up to 10 different ANSI screens for your users to vote on. It's great for online competition between your users! Let your users prepare ANSI screens, upload them to you, then let the other users vote on their favorite ANSI screens! Shoot, offer a prize to the winner! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GoodUser: Good user door access only. FREE This door works exactly opposite of BadUser (by T&J Software). By editing the GOODUSER.LST file you can allow only your good users to enter door games. Great for a tournament play between a select group of users on your board. If a "Good User" is found, he is told that his access has been granted to the selected door. If a person is not listed in the GOODUSER.LST file, he is told that he does not have access to the door. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Money Market: Stock market game. $15 The user gets a chance to buy stock in up to 10 different companies. Once registered, you the SysOp can change the name of the companies to anything you want. You are given a certain number of game days (as set by the sysop) to make as much money as possible. Your final score is determined by how much PROFIT you make. Your initial starting money (which is set by the sysop) is subtracted from your ending money to determine your score. Any profits made will be carried over to the next day. This door resets every monday. Money Market will reset the weekly scores every monday. Your profit will be carried over to the next day (until the market resets). If you have a negative profit, the following day you will be able to start fresh. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OneRun: Set door entries. $10 ONERUN was made to help compliment other T&J Software doors games and future utility programs. It allows you, the SysOp, to set up door games or other door programs for limited access during the day. ONERUN creates a small player record file which contains the players name, date, and number or plays during that day. This file is checked during each play and the number of plays is adjusted. If you say the player can only enter your door twice per day, OneRun will only allow him to enter twice per day. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T&J Lotto: Lotto number door. $15 The T&J LOTTO Door allows your users to select numbers on a type of lottery ticket. The number range is SysOp configurable along with the number or tickets a person may enter per day. As the SysOp, you can pick the prizes awarded for correctly getting 4, 5 or 6 digits correct. The user gets a chance to pick 10 numbers per lottery ticket from the number range you specify. Running TJLOTTO with the command line LOTTO (maintenance program) must be run each night. The LOTTO command line picks the winning numbers (it selects 6 numbers from the range you specify) and then reads each of the users lottery tickets and checks for winners. It will LOG the PRIZE WINNING tickets to a special SYSOP.LOG file for your records. It will also keep a listing of the last 7 days of winning tickets for the users to check. The door also maintains a statitics file which will keep track of how many times the door was played, how many tickets (total) have been purchased, and the total winning tickets (tickets matching 4, 5, or 6 digits). The user can check all winning lottery tickets from the previous night and a summation of all PRIZE WINNING tickets for the last week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BadUser: Restricts door access. FREE Have you ever had users that constantly drop carrier in door games? Do you have some users who cry over the scores etc..? Now you can lock these users from the doors of your choice! BadUser will check a text file maintained by you -- and will keep these unwanted users from playing those selected games/programs. The nice thing is they won't know what is wrong (if you select the STANDARD configuration). BadUser sends them no sign that it is being run except for a fake ERROR message which says "COM Port Error -- Returning to BBS". In CUSTOM mode, you may make and send a ANSI screen to the user. If BadUser finds a "bad user" it will create a file called BAD.BAD. The DOOR.BAT file will see it and skip the main door program and head back to the BBS (see the sample batch file included). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Convince!: Convince users to reg doors. $10 Convince! is a simple door program that you run before the real door or after the real door. Convince! tracks the number of times a user enters a door and after every 5 or 10 plays, presents him with a message saying "User Name you have played this door xx times. Please help contribute to register this door." You can configure Convince to show this everytime (keeping tallies of all the plays), every 5 plays, or every 10 plays. Via the CONV!.SPE file you can include "special users" that will not get the message. You may also bypass users of specified security levels by adding the security level to the SECURE.DAT file. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dollarmania!: Online slot machine. $15 Dollarmania! is a simple slot machine door program -- Online help, payoff tables and the alltime high scorer information is available while the user is in the door. v3.00 is InterBBS capabale allowing BBS users from various boards to compete with one another! The jackpot, player starting money and number of attempts per day is all sysop configurable! At the conclusion of play, the door also creates a top 25 score file, both color and mono. The door resets automatically every Monday with the help of a maintenance program which is built-in to the main Dollarmania! program. The jackpot increases incrementally with every play! If the users spends all of his/her money, he cannot play again until Monday when the door resets! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lasso!: Classic online hangman door. $10 Lasso! is a "take off" of the popular hangman game. The door comes with OVER 28,000 words in its word listing (your users should not get bored very easily with this one)! The registered version allows you to set the number of words per play a user may guess at, and will also allow you to set the number of times a person may play per day. Lasso! will keep track of how many times the door was opened, how many "hangin's" there were, and the date of the last entry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lemonade: Sell the most to win. $10 LEMONADE is a fairly simple game. Your mother has given you $1.00 to get your lemonade stand started. The object of the game is to sell as many glasses of lemonade as possible in a set number of days. After the user hits the 'N' key he will be shown today's weather forecast. He will then be prompted to enter how many glasses he wants to make followed by how much to charge per glass. The weather and temperature have a direct bearing on how many glasses will be sold. If it rains, none will be sold. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prize Vault: Guess the combination. $10 Prize Vault is a door program which allows callers to try and guess a four number combination of vault. If they successfully guess the combination, they win the listed prize. I usually enter a prize such as 500 fighters in Trade Wars, etc... Other SYSOP's enter such things as "a free large pizza..", not a bad idea! What about those long distance callers! <grin> Prize Vault will not allow any one else to guess at the combination once somebody has won. It is up to the SYSOP to reset the combination and prize after a win. Another item that was added are four "bar charts" to the right of the screen. These bars will help users determine if they are getting NEAR the number or FAR away. Thus, you can use bigger numbers for the combination. There are four numbers to the combination and they can range from 1 to 999,999,999,999! You are limited to 12 digits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scramble: Unscramble words 30,000+ $15 Try to unscramble over 30,000 words! Varying modes of play including easy, medium, and expert, tournament mode, and timer to unscramble the words in. Bonus points are awarded for very complex words. With 30,000+ words to random test users, it will be a looong time before they tire! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Video Poker: Just like the casino's. $15 Video Poker is setup to duplicate the standard video poker type of machine which are found in various locations. Basically, you select your bet by pressing any of the number keys (from 1 to 9 or entering your own bet if CUSTOM mode is seleceted) and the first set of five cards appear. You then select the cards you wish to keep by selecting the card number (from 1 to 5). A yellow 'KEEP' will flash below your choosen cards. You then select 'D' or simply hit the ENTER key for your second draw of cards. A small status display in the upper right portion of then main screen tells you your current hand status by placing a blinking check mark inside the brackets. This door resets every monday during the BBS maintenance. So, if you're running behind bet it all on Sunday evenings! You never know, you may catch up or surpass the leader! Each new bet starts the turn with a new deck of cards. The status of the payoffs can be viewed by pressing the 'P' key. This will show you the payoff versus what card combinations you have. On the right, it shows what combinations had already come up. If you run out of money, you're finished until monday when the door resets. So watch how much you bet! This door also has a BONUS feature which your sysop may or may not choose to use. Basically, a certain amount of money is placed in the jackpot each time you play a hand of poker. The best hand of the day will receive this jackpot money tomorrow! Be sure to logon and claim the money, or you lose it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ratio!: UL/DL ratio for door access. v1.20 RATIO A simple door program to keep users out of doors if they don't keep a good upload/download ratio. You set the ratio to maintain in the SYSOP.CFG file. Let's say you put 20 in for the ratio. That means you want your users to keep at least a 20 DL/1 UL ratio in order to use the door. A special file called RATIO.USR is included. If you have users who you want to bypass the ratio checking, just add their name in this text file. If Ratio! finds a "bad user" it will create a file called BAD.BAD. The DOOR.BAT file will see it and skip the main door program and head back to the BBS (see the sample batch file included). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Strip Poker!: 5 card stud, male/female. $15 In this door you may play against 20 computer players in Strip Poker! (10 females and 10 males). When you logon initially, you are asked which player you want to play against (male or female). A second screen comes up asking which of the 10 players you wish to play against. Take a look at their stats! It shows how many hands each one has won/lost, how many rounds they won/lost, and how much money they've paid out or have taken in. After you select the player, you're off to the main menu where the competition starts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OnLine!: Text viewing/searching. $15 OnLine! is basically a way for you, the SysOp, to setup your own online type of magazine or your own online text search door. You can make your own Hello and Goodbye screens, and you can have up to 1600 articles/ANSI screens for your users to read/search online and have them broken down into 40 different sub-menus. OnLine also supports downloading of articles/ansi screens right from within the door itself. Users may download using X, Y, or ZModem transfer protocols. You have the option to turn the downloading flag ON or OFF when you add an article to the database using OLSETUP. Speaking of downloading, OLSETUP also allows you to turn GLOBAL downloading on or off also! OnLine will also prompt the user if he/she would like the file Zipped prior to transferring the file! Think of OnLine as a "shell" for you to build on. You can customize it to your favorite colors, text files, ANSI screens etc. When viewing TEXT files, you may SEARCH the text file for a KEYWORD, goto the next page (like PAGE DOWN), and goto the previous page (like PAGE UP). OnLine also has HELP available right from the main menu of the door and the ability to generate STATISTICS on its usage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T&J Raffle!: Prize give-away door. $10 T&J Raffle is an excellent door to use for GUARANTEED Prize Give Aways! You set the total number of tickets to give away, how many tickets each person is allowed to have, and the date that the door locks. After the total tickets are gone, or the date is reached, run a simple utility program to pick the three winners! Bulletins will be created showing the winners, and they will also be informed inside the door. Includes special features such as giving certain people more tickets, a status display, and a twit file to keep certain users out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Line Legal Advisor Door $35 Many doors are fun and games. That's great! How about a new type of door? A door which permits your Users to get answers to their legal questions whenever your BBS is available! People hate (for good reason) getting legal advice from lawyers. They have to take time off work, get a bill and are usually angry or scared anyhow! This door, written by attorneys and paralegals, has the answer to all of the most common questions which your Users have! You'll find that those Users who are interested in their legal rights will read and review ALL of the legal material. The program presently contains helpful, straight talk answers about 49 of the most common legal questions including: -->BBS losses tax deductibility -->Lemon cars -->Bankruptcy -->Copyright -->Criminal problems, arrest -->Estate tax -->Credit repair services -->Jury duty -->Disputes with stock brokers -->Handling insurance claims -->Credit card bill errors -->Bill collector harrassment -->Buying or selling real estate -->Incorporating a business -->Disputes with co-owners of property -->Child support -->Powers of attorney -->On the job injuries We haven't forgotten the gaming part of doors either! The OnLine Legal Advisor contains a grueling true/false legal quiz. This quiz has been carefully prepared to surprise your Users! Many persons have misconceptions about the legal system, and the quiz will educate and entertain your Users! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AgeCheck!: Age limitations for doors. FREE AgeCheck is a door which checks the users age vs. your age limitation for the door in question. It will only run on BBS's that support the DOOR.SYS file format and also contains the users date of birth (such as Wildcat! BBS's). You may also bypass certain security levels from age checking. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Online: The complete Bible. $20 Apocrypha Door: Complete text. Book of Mormon: Complete text. Get the full text of ALL THREE of the above religious texts for $20. All three doors are mailed on 3HD 3.5" disks (no extra charge). Each door allows reading and searching while online! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Business Cards: Share with other BBS's! $20 Business Cards Online! is simply that, a way for your users to enter business card data on your BBS system. After registering, you may EXPORT your cards and share them with other system by IMPORTING them. Hopefully, Business Cards will lead to a large collection of business cards from around the country. Please EXPORT and UPLOAD your card set to our BBS and we'll make a "master" listing available to all registered users to import into their card listing. Various COMMAND Line options including: IMPORT, EXPORT, PURGE, GLOBALUPDATE, FILELIST, CHECKADS, CLEAN, and UNDEMO. Each card can have an associated .ZIP/.GIF/.ANS for users to download. Cards and advertisements may be downloaded by your BBS users. A FREE utility program called ExState will also allow you to export on single state to your BBS bulletin listing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JunkYard: Collect/Sell garbage. $20 JunkYard is a game of scrounging landfills looking for items to sell. You may hire workers to help you search, attack other players, and much more. Some items we will not discuss as it will take away from the game (random events, special items you may find, etc.). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ World Fact Book 1994 FREE The World Factbook Door is an online reference library which utilizes the World Factbook Data for 1994. Information is provided on every country in the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FedJobs: Online federal jobs. $30 FedJobs is provided for online access to 1000's of government jobs open nation wide. The job database is updated every week to stay current with new position availability and removal of closed positions. Weekly updates are available for File Request or downloading from our BBS. The sysop has the ability to only allow certain users into the door - thus they may charge extra on their BBS system for access to this data. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Consumer Information Door $15 The Consumer Info Door contains databases that your BBS users may find beneficial. They may search the entire database online and also read the information online. Updated databases and additional databases will be available on a monthly basis. Additional databases will be available to download from our BBS in file area #1 as CID#x.ZIP where x=database update number. Updated or additional database .ZIP files must be unzipped in the order they are created. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ U.S. Census Door FREE The Census Door contains the results of the 1990 United States census. They may search the entire database online and also read the information online. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Consumer Product Safety Door $15 The Consumer Product Safety Door contains databases that your BBS users may find beneficial dealing with important information on product recalls and safety. They may search the entire database online and also read the information online. Updated databases my be downloaded from the T&J Software BBS free of charge! Database is updated monthly. Now available in 32-bit wcCode for Wildcat! 5.0 BBS platforms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Across The Wire Monthly magazine! FREE A free monthly magazine featuring 100's of articles on the latest computer, science, products, software, etc.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 144BBS Door: View/Search online. FREE This door was created to read/compile the 144BBS List compiled by Ken Sukimoto. Permission has been granted from Ken to write and distribute this program. Simply grab the latest listing and place the file 144BBS.TXT in the 144BBS List directory and run: 144BBS COMPILE The text file will be compiled into a usable database for the door! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ InBetween: Classic online card game. The object of this game (as you already know <G>) is to bet on if the third card played will be between the two cards shown. Be warned, if the third draw is equal to one of the two displayed - you will lose double your bet! A percentage of each LOST hand goes into the jackpot. To win the jackpot money, you must get three of a kind! If the first two cards are a pair, you will be prompted to hit enter to take a chance at winning the jackpot! This costs nothing. The amount paid for a winning hand varies depending on the spread of the original two cards shown. This is configured by your sysop. The larger the spread between the cards, the lower the payoff will be! There are two ways to play (as set by your sysop). Play Type #1: The sysop sets the number of hands per day that you are allowed. Let's say your sysop sets this at 50 - in play mode #1, the door multiplies 50 by 7 (since this door resets every monday) thus giving 350 total hands. You may play these hands at your convenience, 45 hands today, 115 hands tomorrow, etc... Once you play your 350 hands, you are done for the week. Play Type #2: Let's use the same schematic as above and you have 350 total hands. You will know you are in mode #2 by looking at the menu screen. It will say, "350 hands per week/50 for today". In play mode #2, the door divides your total hands left by the number of days left before the door resets. Let's say you couldn't play the door on monday or tuesday, when you logon on wednesday, the door divides 350 by 5 (5 days left before it resets) and allows you to play 70 hands on wednesday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Endangered Species Door $10 The Endangered Species Door presents your callers with the latest information on all endangered/threatened species broken down by catagory. You may also search the database online. Database will be updated as species are listed or delisted. Also available in a 32-bit Wildcat! 5 format wcCode program! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hubble Space Telescope Information Door $15 The HST Info Door contains information on all the various HST findings and background information. Information may be viewed online and searched. Regular database updates will be available as the information is obtained. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DogFAQ Information Door FREE I would like to thank Cindy Tittle Moore for allowing T&J Software to bring you this FREE door! The FAQ file database will be maintained by T&J Software and may be downloaded as DOG#xxxx.ZIP where xxxx will equal the database update number. The updated database can be found online in the T&J: Database Updates file area. 200+ topic areas! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Finder Door $30 Finder! is designed for users wishing to search text files online. Finder! will search entire subdirectories of your choice, for articles matching the user's specifications. Your user will be told how many text files are in the directory they choose. They will be prompted for their keyword to search file followed by AND/OR/QUIT and then a second keyword. They may also search the text files by the filedate associated with each file. A bar graph will appear showing the status of the search and how many matches were found. Afterwards, they are prompted if they would like the matched text files archived (Zip) for download and reading offline. This door will make an excellent online library reference! Section 3.0 - Wildcat! Utility Programs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We also maintain a collection of Wildcat! BBS utility programs! TJNew (WCX): New callers WC! TopDL (WCX): Top downloaders WC! TopUL (WCX): Top uploaders WC! TJSLevel (WCX): Sec. level sorter WC! TJBad (WCX): Bad user lister WC! TJGood (WCX): Good user lister WC! TJTFiles (WCX): Top files WC! TJMessage (WCX): Top message poster WC! TJWho? (WCX): Who's online? WC! FArea (WCX): File area lister WC! TJYesterday: Yesterday's callers WC! TJStat: Activity log analyzer WC! TJTop30: Top Downloaded files WC! WinCheck!: Add on for T&J Lotto. LimitLog: Limits logs per day WC! WCAlarm: Alarms on ERROR.LOG WC! Section 4.0 - DOS Utility Programs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RBlank - Removes blank lines from text files. RanGen - Random number generation program. lcase - Converts all text of a text file to lower case. FID! - File_Id extraction program. LTrim - Removes left blanks from text files. UCASE - Converts all text of a text file to UPPER CASE. LFStrip - Removes line feeds from text files. Section 5.0 - About T&J Software BBS and File Access ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All doors can be found on the T&J Software BBS at: (717)325-9481 28.8 Sportster (717)325-2054 28.8 Sportster (717)325-4369 28.8 USR DS (717)325-9480 Voice Support 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. EST Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. EST Weekends Internet: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net FIDO: 1:268/400 FREQ: TJMAGIC for a complete list of what is available. FREQ: VERSIONS for a list of current door versions. FREQ: TJDESC for this file! FTP: ftp.europa.com /outgoing/DOORS/tj-software FTP: ftp.thekeep.com /TJ-Software Visiting Sysops have instant access to all doors/utility programs. Doors support various COM ports, baud rates to 115k, DV/Network ready, fossil driver support, and much more! The doors easily setup, and registration can be done online in DOOR #7 using VISA or MC! T&J Software doors have been tested on nearly every BBS package on on the market and uses beta test sites running various software and hardware setups. ──┬── │om T&J Software @START@T&J Software Reg Form! =========================================================================== Mail to: Tom Wildoner Make check or money order The T&J BBS payable to JANE WILDONER 397 West Broadway Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-1907 BBS: (717)325-9481 28.8k - 3 Nodes INTERNET: tjsoft@postoffice.ptd.net YOUR NAME:_________________________________________ ADDRESS:___________________________________________ CITY/STATE:___________________ ZIPCODE:__________ BBS NAME:_________________________________REQUIRED! BBS NUMBER:_(______)________-_____________REQUIRED! BBS SOFTWARE:______________________________________ If registered under an ALIAS name please indicate your ALIAS:________________________________________ FIDO NUMBER:______________ INTERNET ADDRESS:__________________________________ T&J SOFTWARE DOORS: PRIZE VAULT! $10 < > LASSO! $10 < > SCRAMBLE! $15 < > MONEY MARKET $15 < > DOLLARMANIA SLOTS $15 < > ANSI VOTING BOOTH $10 < > ONERUN $10 < > T&J LOTTO! $15 < > CONVINCE $10 < > ONLINE! $15 < > STUDS! $25 < > STUDETTE! $25 < > BORDELLO! $20 < > VIDEO POKER! $15 < > STRIP POKER! $15 < > T&J RAFFLE $10 < > BIBLE ONLINE $20 < > ONLINE LEGAL ADVISOR $35 < > LEMONADE $10 < > BUSINESS CARDS $20 < > CONSUMER INFO $15 < > LIMITLOG (WC) $10 < > ENDANGERED SPECIES $10 < > JUNKYARD $20 < > INBETWEEN $15 < > CONSUMER SAFETY $15 < > HST INFO DOOR $15 < > FEDJOBS $30 < > FINDER $30 < > CONSUMER SAFETY (32) $15 < > ENDANGERED SPEC (32)$10 < > LEMONADE (32) $10 < > <32> Specifies 32-bit doors for Wildcat! 5.0 Systems PAROLE SOFTWARE DOORS: PURITY 500 $15 < > PURITY 1000 $15 < > SUPER RASSLE $15 < > SEX TRIVIA $15 < > ADOPT-A-DOOR $15 < > BABY DERBY $15 < > FILE WISHING WELL $15 < > ONLINE TEXT READER $15 < > ONLINE TRIVIA $15 < > NCAA SPORTS TRIVIA $15 < > DIAMOND TRIVIA $15 < > ENT. AWARDS TRIVIA $15 < > MOVIETIME TRIVIA $15 < > CELEBRITY TRIVIA $15 < > STAR TREK TRIVIA $15 < > HISTORY TRIVIA $15 < > QUOTES & QUIPS $15 < > US STATE TRIVIA $15 < > WORLD GEOGRAPHY $15 < > POSTTIME $15 < > TIME TRIALS $15 < > CLASSIFIED ADS $15 < > CURRENT EVENTS $15 < > BBS HERALD $15 < > ON LINE REVIEWS $15 < > ON LINE GRAFFITI $15 < > ONLINE STOCK QUOTES $15 < > PICK 7! $15 < > QUARTER*SLOTS $15 < > CATLIST $15 < > Bible OnLine is shipped on 3HD 3.5" disks, disks included in price. * Also includes Book of Mormon and Apocrypha Doors (FREE) SUB-TOTAL (FROM ABOVE)-------------------------->>>> +____________ If you ordered from 2 to 9 doors deduct $3 for each door ordered! (CONNECT! not included) -____________ --=== OR ===-- If you ordered 10 or more doors deduct $5 for each door ordered! (CONNECT! not included) -____________ TOTAL ------------------------------------------>>>> =____________ I would like to download my keys YES_____ NO_____ If you are not a user on our BBS, please indicate the filename and password for the file. If you are a user on our system, we'll leave you a message with the filename and password. FILENAME:__________________.ZIP Please be original! PASSWORD:__________________ Crash my keys to this FIDO address: ____:______/______ Additional Costs: FOUR (4) 3.5" HD DISKS T&J DEMO DOORS ($5.00) +____________ FOUR (4) 3.5" HD DISKS PAROLE DEMO DOORS ($5.00) +____________ Just my keys on (1) disk add $2.00 +____________ The Total amount of your order! --------------->>>> =____________ ======================================================================= CHARGE IT! (Card will be verified by Combined Warning Bulletin!) NAME (as it appears on card) ______________________________________ EXPIRATION DATE: ____/_____ CARD NUMBER: __________________________________ SIGNATURE: ____________________________________ DATE: ____________ Comments or suggestions for any of the doors? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Orders outside the United States, please use your credit card or postal money order in U.S. Funds. Any checks received from outside the U.S. will be returned! Don't forget, you can always register these doors online in door #7 using your VISA or MASTERCARD by calling (717)325-9481. The same discounts will apply if you order online! You may also order demo disks and such as part of your order. We also have some free doors and programs available to download from our BBS, they include: - Announce! which sends a one screen announcement to users before the actual door is run. - Environmental Quick Tips which makes environmental type screens in rotation. - BadUser which prevents bad users from playing your doors. - GoodUser which only allows good users in your doors. - T&J Stat which is an activity log analyzer for Wildcat! 3.x. - T&J Top 30 which lists the top 30 downloads from your Wildcat! 3.x activity log. - T&J Yesterday! which makes a nice screen showing yesterday's callers. For Wildcat 3.xx only! - Ratio!, keep users with bad UL/DL ratios from entering your doors! - WinCheck! checks for winners in T&J Lotto door. - AgeCheck! checks users age before allowing door entry. Will only work with DOOR.SYS and BBS that users have a birthdate entry. - 1994 CIA World Fact Book! - DogFAQ Door complete dog information! - 144BBS List Door. - Various wcCode applications (free). @START@The UPPER ROOM BBS [H[1C[44m [0;1;44mBoise & the Treasure Valley's Fir[40m[s [u[44mst Christian BBS! 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Use │ │ the `finger' command to get the latest version. │ │ `finger dmaidon@cris.com │ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ----- VISITIN' WARDEN ----- Welcome to The Parole Board BBS. As a Visiting SysOp you have *NO* U/L-D/L ratio so you can pig out to your hearts content. We now have several very useful utilities for SysOps: You may also request the REGISTER.TXT by using the MAGIC! name of "REGISTER". The distribution sites may be requested by "SITES". ---------------------- wcCode Applications for Wildcat! 4.x BD_MSG12.ZIP Send your users a personal message on their birthday. Also creates a full color BULL or HELLO screen. FREE! MAGIC!: BIRTHDAY AN_MSG10.ZIP Send users a personal message on the anniversary of the first call to your BBS. FREE! MAGIC!: ANV_MSG NEWCAL15.ZIP Creates a bulletin of all the new callers to your system for a specified number of days. FREE! MAGIC!: NEWCALL WHOYST10.ZIP Creates a bulletin of all callers that placed a call to your BBS yesterday. FREE! MAGIC!: WHOYEST WCPAGE15.ZIP [P]age SysOp replacement module. FREE! MAGIC!: PAGE TIC2WC10.ZIP A TIC processor for WC! 4.01. Free! MAGIC!:TIC2WC WCDEL10.ZIP Utility to delete files from WC! db from a text file. Free! MAGIC!: WCDEL ---------------------- GPAPER55.ZIP Adds Compu-Paper effect to text files. New Look! Now supports WC!3, PCB, Synchronet and SearchLight special color codes. MAGIC!: GPAPER ACOLOR62.ZIP Adds ANSI color to text files. Completely SysOp configurable. Supports WC!3 and PCB color codes. MAGIC!: ACOLOR CVTWCT30.ZIP Utility for WC! SysOps to convert the data in WCTEXT(r).DAT and WCTEXT(r).DEF to text files. Useful. MAGIC!: CONVERT CVTPRM10.ZIP Utility to convert the WC!4 .PRM files to ASCii format. Very useful utility. FREE! MAGIC!: CVTPRM STANDBY!.ZIP Batch file utility that holds a batch file for a preset time or immediately runs the bat file if the preset time has passed. MAGIC!: STANDBY TAGGER10.ZIP Utility to add a bit of change to your BANNER files in your BBS Mailers. MAGIC!: TAGGER 0BYTE-12.ZIP Creates the '0' byte files you need to properly install a CD-ROM drive on WC! 3.0. MAGIC!: 0BYTE DAYB4-15.ZIP Creates HELLOx or BULLx screens informing users of number of days till Christmas. Supports WC!3.x and PCB specific color codes. MAGIC!: DAYB4 RCOLOR21.ZIP Discontinued! PCOLOR21.ZIP WC! utility to add color to the WCPRO double files listing. Uses WC! specific "@" color codes. Now supports WC! 3.x and 4.x. MAGIC!: PCOLOR TXTLOG11.ZIP Utility to notate text files from a batch file with a short message and the date and time. MAGIC!: LOGGER PRTNUM10.ZIP A FREE utility to write the users record number and expiration date to the ACTIVITY.LOG for each caller. A WC!3.6+ specific utility. MAGIC!: NUMBER HOSTGE22.ZIP A not so light-hearted look at the "leader" of our nation. MAGIC!: HOSTAGE ---------------------- PSA-V21.ZIP Purity 1000 Stand-Alone Version. Now your users can enjoy Purity 1000 in the privacy of their home. It includes ANALYZE.EXE which will compare the output files from PSA and P1000. MAGIC!: PSA SUPTRV10.ZIP Play at home trivia program with 1700+ questions. MAGIC!: SUPER XMAS-20.ZIP Informs you of the number of days left till Xmas. Batch Utility. MAGIC!: XMAS ---------------------- BBS DOOR PROGRAMS ---------------------- PICK7_10.ZIP BBS Door program based on KENO/Lotto. RASSLE.ZIP Wrestling Door Pgm for WC! and other BBS systems Super Rassle v6.2 MAGIC!: RASSLE ADOPT50.ZIP Adopt-A-Door program to let your users know that a particular door program needs a sponsor. MAGIC!: ADOPT PURITY27.ZIP Door Program based on the PURITY 500 questions. This program is for *Mature* Adults Only! MAGIC!: PURE500 P1000V27.ZIP Purity 1000 - Lots of new features that are available for the users. Adults Only! MAGIC!: PURE1000 SEXTRV52.ZIP Sex Trivia Door Program. For *Mature* Adults Only! MAGIC!: SEXTRV ESP!24.ZIP Guess the Number BBS Door Game. FREE! MAGIC!: ESP BDERBY26.ZIP New Baby on the way? Let your users guess the baby's vital stats. MAGIC: DERBY OLT-50.ZIP On-Line Trivia 1750 Questions on various subjects. Now supports a RIPSCRIP interface. MAGIC!: OLT OLTR-V26.ZIP OnLine Text Reader Read text files online. Multi-BBS Door program. MAGIC!: OLTR FWISH23.ZIP File Wishing Well -NEW!- Allow users to list files they are looking for. MAGIC!: WISH RREAD33.ZIP Discontinued! SPRTRV38.ZIP NCAA Sports Trivia Multi-BBS Door Pgm. MAGIC!: SPORT AWARD38.ZIP Entertainment Awards Trivia Questions pertaining to the Academy Awards. MAGIC!: AWARD MOVTRV38.ZIP Movie Trivia BBS Door Pgm to test your Movie Trivia Knowledge. MAGIC!: MOVIE DMDTRV38.ZIP Diamond Trivia BBS Door Program with questions pertaining to baseball. MAGIC!: DIAMOND CELEB38.ZIP Celebrity Trivia 'Fascinatin' Facts about Famous Folks' BBS Door program to test your knowledge about Famous People. MAGIC!: CELEB TRKTRV18.ZIP Star Trek Trivia. A BBS door program to test your knowledge on all aspects of "Trek" trivia. MAGIC!: TREK QUOTES20.ZIP Quotes & Quips! Trivia. Door program to test your knowledge of famous sayings and quotes throughout history. MAGIC!: QUOTE CATLIST.ZIP CatList! v4.70 BBS List Door. Works similar to WCLIST on Mustang! BBS. Compat. w/Wildcat! Only! Notifys users when their listings have expired. Now incorporates RIPSCRIP Graphics! MAGIC!: CATLIST MAGIC!: CLIST386 >PATCH for 386 compiled version. MAGIC!: CLIST286 >PATCH for 286 compiled version. MAGIC!: CATTEXT >CATLIST.TXT from CatList door. PTIME15.ZIP Post Time. A horse racing simulation door. MAGIC!: POSTTIME TTRIAL26.ZIP Time Trials. A drag racing simulation door. MAGIC!: TTRIAL CLSSAD26.ZIP Classified Ads. A BBs door program that allows users to input ads. MAGIC!: CLASSIFY CEVENT23.ZIP Current Events. A calendar door for BBSs. New features. MAGIC!: EVENT HERALD12.ZIP An announcement type door that allows the sysOp to send a display screen to their users. Supports RIPSCRIP! MAGIC!: HERALD TORC11.ZIP Truth or Consequences v1.0 Initial Release A FREE Gag door for your users enjoyment. MAGIC!: TORC HISTRY12.ZIP American History Trivia. Initial Release. MAGIC!: HISTORY OLREV-10.ZIP Initial Release! A full featured Review door. MAGIC!: REVIEW OLG-V10.ZIP Initial Release! A full featured Graffiti Door. MAGIC!: OLG STATES10.ZIP US States Trivia door. MAGIC!: STATES GEOTRV10.ZIP World Geography Trivia door. MAGIC!: GEOGRAPHY QSLOT10.ZIP Quarter*Slots Online Slots door. MAGIC!: QSLOTS ------------------------ Check out the PAROLE Software File Area for current files. ------------------------ All programs "Copyright 1991-95, PAROLE Software" ALL RIGHTS RESERVED @START@The LOONEY BBS [H[1C[0;1;30;45mSac, [0;30;45m▄[1;40m▄▄[42m▓▒▒▒░░░░ [40m[s [u[42m[0;32m▀▀▀▄▄▄▄▄▄▄[1;30m▄▄▄▄▄[0;32m▄▄▄▀▀▀▄[30;45m▄ [40m[s [u[45m[1;32mFido[0;36;45mNet [1;34m1:203/375 [2H[40m[s [u[45m[1C[30mCA [0;30;45m▄[32;40m▄[1;30;42m█▓▓▒▒▒░░░░ [40m[s [u[42m[0;32m▀▀▄▄▄[42m [1;30m░░▒▒▒▒▓▓▓▓[40m███[0;32m███[1m▄▄[s [u[0;30;45m▄ [1;32mWacky[0;36;45mNet [1;34m614:25/2 [40m[s [u[45m [3H[1C [0;30;45m▄[32;40m▄[42m [1;30m█▓▓▒▒▒░░░░ [40m[s [u[42m[0;32m▀▄▄[42m [1;30m░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▓▓[40m███[0;32m██[s [u[1;42m▀[40m▄[0;30;45m▄ [1;32mJDR_[0;36;45mNet [1;34m1000:9[40m[s [u[45m16/1 [4H[2C[42m [30m█▓▓▒▒▒░░░░ [0;32m▀▄[42m [40m[s [u[42m [1;30m░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▓▓[40m██[0;32m██[1m█ [s [u[45m [5H[1C[42m [30m█▓▓▒▒▒░░░░[40m[s [u[42m[0;32m▀▄[42m [1;30m░░░▒▒▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓[40m███████[42m▓▓▓▓▓▓[40m[s 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