When was the last time you gave yourself a gift? This is, after all, the gift-giving season. Who better to receive gifts than you -- and who knows you better than you yourself? All too often we put ourselves at the bottom of the gift list, or overlook the fact that we are important, too, as we look for gifts for parents, children, siblings, friends, co-workers -- everyone except ourselves. A gift I gave myself, that has provided pleasure not only to me but to my loved ones and friends, is a bread machine. It's been giving us enjoyment for over two years now. As I needed more hours in the day, one of the pleasures I gave up was making bread. I learned that this machine could give me the home-made result I wanted for only a few minutes of time. If it hadn't been for GEnie's Food and Wine RoundTable I would never have been introduced to this wonderful gift. GEnie is bursting with gift ideas like that. Some of them help you do more in less time. Some are just for fun. And some of these gifts can help you do your job better, or help someone else do something better, easier or quicker. As we explore GEnie this month in NetSearch, think about the gift potential of these files -- for yourself as well as for others. And have a wonderful Holiday Season! NOTE: In the listings below, L designates the Library in which a file can be found (for GEnie Front End programs), while F indicates a File number. Munchies: Breadmachine Recipes ............................... Keyword: FOOD 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Page: 1150 The aroma of baking dill-herb bread wafts through the house as I write this. Few munchies are better than a slice of fresh-baked bread covered with your favorite topping. With this file, you'll have a serious dilemma: which ones will you make first? The recipes here are in Meal Master format, for import into a popular recipe database. You don't need that program to enjoy the recipes in this file. You can read them in any text editor or word processing program. Munch away! L:15 F:4804 ABMBREADS.MMF Breadmachine Recipes 768,000 bytes L:15 F:4839 ABMBREADS.ZIP Breadmachine Recipes-Zipped 217,344 bytes Online: Meet Mark Walsh, GEnie's New President ............ Keyword: GENIEUS 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Page: 150 GEnie has a new boss, Mark Walsh, and he's bringing gifts for everyone on GEnie this holiday season. You can learn more about Mark and GEnie's plans in this transcript of a Conference held in GENIEus. Mark talks about GEnie today and his vision for the future. Subjects addressed here go from pricing to access speeds and everything in between, including the full Internet access that is planned for GEnie by the start of 1995. This is a text file. L:7 F:1250 WALSH.RTC Conference with GEnie's Mark Walsh 58,240 bytes Fight: Rush Limbaugh versus F.A.I.R. ........................... Keyword: PF 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Page: 545 As I write this, three rounds have been completed in the war of words between Rush Limbaugh and F.A.I.R. In the right corner is Rush, as fans fondly call him (and enemies, too). In the left corner is Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (F.A.I.R.), who struck the first hit with their 'Reign of Error" report. Who's going to win this rain of words? What are they battling about? Do you really care? Well, you won't find out unless you download these files. By the time you read this, Round Four may have started. Be sure to keep current in the Public Forum. Decide for yourself: Is all fair in love and war? Round One: L:5 F:5448 FAIR_RPT.TXT FAIR's original report on Limbaugh 42,880 bytes L:5 F:5450 FAIR_RPT.ZIP FAIR's report in ZIP format 18,816 bytes Round Two: L:5 F:5442 RUSH_REP.TXT Limbaugh's response in ASCII 65,408 bytes L:5 F:5441 RUSH_REP.ZIP Rush Limbaugh talks back to FAIR-ZIP 27,392 bytes Round Three: L:5 F:5447 FAIREPLY.TXT FAIR responds to Rush's response 27,776 bytes L:5 F:5449 FAIREPLY.ZIP FAIR's response in ZIP format 12,228 bytes Free Stuff: Copyright-free Articles for Publications ......... Keyword: HOSB 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Page: 370 If you're responsible for a newsletter or know someone who is, do yourself (or your friend) a favor with these copyright-free articles. They're provided at no charge as long as you cite the source. They provide good filler material on everything from health care reform to food to public relations to the Internet and more. Give the gift of time to a busy editor. These self-extracting files will dissolve into plain text on an IBM-compatible. L:10 F:5539 V77B.EXE Copyright-free Articles 51,712 bytes L:10 F:5540 V78A.EXE Copyright-free Articles 47,616 bytes Quality Assurance: Postmarks ............................... Keyword: STAMPS 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Page: 1520 Ever wanted to get a special postmark from the Postal Service? Perhaps you'd like a unique cancellation on that postcard from an interesting town while you're traveling. Maybe you need an accurate, readable 'must be postmarked by' imprint for those special letters or contest entries. These services are available to you as a Postal Service customer. However, not all clerks are familiar with the Philatelic Postmarking requirements. With this text file, not only will you know what can and can't be done, you can make sure the clerk knows what services can be provided. Consider it a gift of quality assurance. L:10 F:248 PMKRULES.TXT Postmark Rules 2,944 bytes History: John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Speech .................... Keyword: PF 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Page: 545 As we move into the future, give yourself the gift of time travel by reading John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Speech. "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the Freedom of Man." Kennedy was talking about gift-giving; the kind that every person can give to every other person. Something to think about during this Holiday Season. L:5 F:5398 JFK11.TXT JFK's Inaugural Address - 1/20/61 7,808 bytes Writing: Outline Your Novel in Thirty Minutes ............. Keyword: ROMANCE 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Page: 1330 It's said that everyone has a novel inside just waiting to burst out. The big question, of course, is HOW to get it from your head onto paper. If you've considered writing a novel, give yourself a jumpstart by downloading this text file. It will help you outline the events and characters you want to include. Indeed, the techniques discussed here can help in many different kinds of writing. L:23 F:3160 OUTLINE.TXT Outline Your Novel in Thirty Minutes 6,144 bytes Television: Keeping Up with the Satellites ..................... Keyword: CE 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Page: 346 Whether it is small and unobtrusive or huge and highly visible, satellite TV is a gift you might give yourself. When you're ready to explore more than what came with the instruction book, head over to the Consumer Electronics Library for this file. Robert Smather's South Scanner Chart lists more information on various satellites and what's available than you ever imagined existed. Happy viewing! L:4 F:475 SSSC0794.TXT EVERY Satellite in the Sky! 281,088 bytes Taxes: They Cometh ............................................ Keyword: TAX 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Page: 1040 If you simply can't wait to get started on your 1994 taxes, head to the Tax and Accounting RoundTable and download the complete instructions for the start of it all: Form 1040 and the major schedules. To read this file after it is unzipped you'll need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, available in the Tax RoundTable Library for DOS, Windows and Macintosh. With that reader, you can print -- in approved IRS format -- ALL of the many tax forms that are available here. It doesn't make doing your taxes painless, but starting now can be a lifesaver when you're searching for that one last form the evening of April 15. L:3 F:1563 Y9411325.ZIP I1040:Instructions For Form 1040 712,256 bytes Crafts: Making a Card with a Moving Part ..................... Keyword: ARTS 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Page: 1510 One gift that's easier to make than you'll ever believe is a card with a moving part. You can send something from the heart that is every bit as neat as the store-bought varieties, and is special simply because you made it. And you don't even need to be particularly artistic if you use rubber stamps or computer-printed designs. This file, one of a series of online classes by Cat McGuire, describes making a postcard with a concealed moving part, but its techniques can be varied for any kind of card. L:6 F:637 RTCCARD.TXT How to Make a Card with a Moving Part 2,304 bytes The Law: A Controversial Case .............................. Keyword: CANADA 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Page: 1225 This case is as fascinating as any that have been on TV: A 65-year-old woman, who is partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, was sexually assaulted by the husband of an acquaintance. The accused is an alcoholic and was drunk. He claims no awareness of the assault. Is he guilty or innocent? Hint: It's not as simple as it seems on the surface. This Canadian case makes for fascinating reading and defines the defence (or "defense" in American English) of voluntary intoxication in the context of sexual assault. L:1 F:519 DAVIAULT.TXT Controversial Drunk Defence & Rape 146,304 bytes Endings and Beginnings: Auld Lang Syne ....................... Keyword: MIDI 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Page: 430 As 1994 draws to a close and 1995 approaches, this song represents both goodbye and hello. It is offered here in Standard MIDI format, complete with lyrics. Most of all, it gives the gift of friendship: And here's a hand, my trusty frien' And gie's a hand o' thine; We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. L:3 F:5082 AULDLANG.ZIP Auld Lang Syne, New Year Song 10,624 bytes Thanks for being with me in 1994 for NetSearch, my GEnie friends. I hope you're looking forward to 1995 with me!