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             LILA FENG FAN CLUB - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
                 Version 1.14 - Last updated November 16, 1994

Compiled by Steve Frampton <[e-mail]> with help from
several contributors (listed at the end of this document, question #13).

This document is copyright 1994 by Steve Frampton (on behalf of himself
and all the contributors) but is freely distributable to the benefit of
fans of Lila Feng worldwide.  This copyright notice must remain intact.

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 0) Do you have any legal disclaimers to get out of the way first?
 1) Who is Lila Feng?
 2) What are Lila's responsibilities on The Weather Network?
 3) I don't have access to this newsgroup on my system.  Help!
 4) How can I send fan-mail to Lila Feng?
 5) Is Lila aware of this newsgroup?
 6) How many people read this newsgroup anyway?
 7) How can I increase the awareness and popularity of this group?
 8) How old is Lila?  What nationality is she?  Is she single or married?
 9) Can Lila be seen via satellite?
10) I've heard Lila does radio weathercasting.  What stations is she on?
11) Are there any GIF's of Lila available?
12) Quotables:  Why do so many people admire Lila Feng?
13) Who contributed to this FAQ document?
14) How can *I* contribute some info to the FAQ?
15) In the perspicacious words of Janet Jackson, "Is that the end?"

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Q-00. Do you have any legal disclaimers to get out of the way first?

Neither myself (Steve Frampton) nor any of the contributors (listed at
the end of this document) shall be held liable for any damages caused to
any part by the information (or mis-information, as the case may be)
contained within this document, including but not limited to, special,
incidental, consequential, or other damages.

Although every attempt has been made to ensure a reasonable degree of
accuracy is contained herein, this document has been prepared more as a
general guide to Lila Feng for her devoted fans, and probably contains
as much hearsay and speculation as fact.

Should Lila Feng, or an agent of Lila, should wish to correct any
incorrect statements about Lila, they can send corrections to the FAQ
maintainer (see question #14 for contact information) and they will be
added to this document as soon as possible.

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1) Who is Lila Feng?

Lila Feng is an attractive Asian woman, who is one of the weather
anchor-women on Canada's own "The Weather Network" cable television
station.  Seen coast to coast, usually in the late evening, Lila has
attracted a cult-like following.  In the words of a fan:

  "I watched Lila since the day she started for the network.  She was
  unpolished, she was not so professional with her makeup, and she was
  so nervous while giving the weathercasts that, to put it bluntly, her
  saliva kept getting in the way of her words.  :-)  However, her shy
  demeanor only added to her charm, and from that day I was smitten with
  her beauty.

  Since then I have watched Lila transform herself into a professional
  veteran who does her job with ease.  Lila is true poetry in motion.
  My only regret is that she is on so late in the day.  :-) "

Indeed, should The Weather Network ever decide to lay Lila off in favour
of cheaper labour, it would not surprise us if they were deluged with
hate mail demanding her immediate recall.

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2) What are Lila's responsibilities on The Weather Network?

At one time Lila was quite active in forecasting the weather to
viewers.  However, as she is no longer seen in that role it is possible
she has been given a promotion.

Lila can now be seen in the late-hours of the day in a miriad of "desk
reporting" roles.  She discusses major weather disasters, as well as
notable weather facts from previous years.  One of her major
responsibilities is reporting on "Earth Watch".

In a P.R. clip shown recently, I was surprised that Lila takes an active
(major?) role in finding suitable material for "Earth Watch", actually
does the editing(!) for that segment, as well as doing her own makeup.
Indeed, everything this woman does seems to add to her fans' adolation
of her!

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3) I don't have access to this newsgroup on my system.  Help!

Sorry, you are out of luck at this time.  Perhaps you could convince
your system administrator to carry alt.fan.lila-feng at your site.

In the interim, if you really need to post something to the newsgroup
and simply don't have access, you can send your submission via e-mail to
<[e-mail]> and it will be posted to the
alt.fan.lila-feng newsgroup automatically.

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4) How can I send fan-mail to Lila Feng?

Your best bet at this time would be to contact her c/o The Weather
Network.  Here is the address:

   The Weather Network
   1755 Rene Leveque
   Suite 251
   Montreal, Quebec
   CANADA  H2K 4P6

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5) Is Lila aware of this newsgroup?

At the moment, probably not...however bear in mind that this forum is brand
new.  The newsgroup was created on December 16, 1993.  Prior to the newsgroup,
there was a small mailing list in operation since October 15, 1993.  When
membership increases to a reasonable size then perhaps we will look into
contacting her by some means and let her know she has a fan club.

[Ed: 9,300 people are estimated to read this group - is that enough? :-) ]

Of course, Lila *may* know about this group -- are those cute smiles she
gives us at the end of each spot a job requirement, or are they really for
her fans?  :-)

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6) How many people read this newsgroup anyway?

According to the "USENET Readership report" (arbitron) published monthly
by Brian Reid <[e-mail]>, about 9,300 people are estimated to
read the alt.fan.lila-feng newsgroup world-wide.

Here is the complete data since January 1, 1994, as follows:

   (a) - Ranking (out of approximately 2840 groups).
   (b) - Estimated number of readers world-wide.
   (c) - Actual number of readers in sampled population.
   (d) - Percentage of sites receiving alt.fan.lila-feng.
   (e) - Number of messages in given month.
   (f) - Size (in K) of all messages in given month.
   (g) - Percentage that articles are cross-posted to other groups.
   (h) - Cost per month (in US $) per reader.
   (i) - Percentage of all newsreaders who read alt.fan.lila-feng.

(a)     (b)   (c)   (d)   (e)    (f)     (g)   (h)   (i)
2642   9300   113   24%    32   199.3     0%  0.01   0.2%  January 1994

This information contains data for USENET sites only, and does not
include readers on connected networks such as CompuServe or Fidonet.

Since this newsgroup was created on December 16, 1993 there have been 79
articles posted (just under 2 per day).  This amount will probably
increase drastically when more people are made aware of this newsgroup.

[Ed: This no longer appears to be a reliable survey.  Is this survey
still being conducted?  If so, anybody got some updated statistics?]

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7) How can I increase the awareness and popularity of this group?

First of all, bear in mind that this forum is brand new.  It may take
some time before many sites carry this group.  However, if you wish to
help increase people's awareness of this group, perhaps one of the
suggestions listed below may appeal to you:

- Word of mouth.  Don't underestimate the power of word of mouth.  Tell
your friends if they are fans of Lila Feng!  Perhaps consider posting
something around your university or work site (if you don't mind being
labelled as being somewhat "strange").  :-)

- If you carry the alt.fan.lila-feng newsgroup on your system, perhaps
you'd consider taking part in the 'arbitron' survey compiled by Brian
Reid?  Each month, the top 2840 groups are listed, including the number
of readers world-wide, the percentage of sites that carry the group, the
number of articles, etc.  This information is compiled by data sent from
participating sites, purely on a volunteer basis.  This is one way the
alt.fan.lila-feng group can climb higher on the ratings list, thereby
possibly gaining the notice of sites or subscribers not currently aware
of this group.  I'll post this information from time to time to
alt.fan.lila-feng for your interest.

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8) How old is Lila?  What nationality is she?  Is she single or married?

Although the answer to many of these questions is not known at this
time, I have heard from a number of people who knew Lila in the past who
have contributed the following information:

Lila is Chinese, probably 2nd generation.  She was born in Nova Scotia.
Her father James, who is a lawyer, is from Shianghai and her mother Tina
is a 2nd generation Chinese Filipino from the province of Fujian.  It
has been said that her mother is (was?) "a serious crab", but one might
forgive the motives of a mother with an attractive daughter.  :-)

Lila is dynamic and friendly, apparently unmarried, and is about 28 years
old.  It is quite likely that Lila does not know how to speak Chinese.  In
secondary school Lila seemed quite talented in interpretive dance.  It is
not known if she has continued with this art.

Her family name, "Feng" is the same as the Cantonese name "Fong" but her
family hails from Si Chuen province in mainland China, and her name is
in the dialect of Chinese spoken there (Mandarin?).

She grew up in a suburb of Montreal and attended elementary and secondary
school there.  She attended Beaconsfield High School somewhere around
1979-1981 (give or take).  From there she went on to CEGEP at Marianopolis
College, a private school, from which she graduated around 1984.  She then
went on to McGill University where she received a degree in communications.

In secondary school she was in the English-only stream instead of a
billingual stream, so even though she is a "Quebecer" she may not speak
any French.  However, this probably makes her even more appealing to 75%
of Canadians.  :-)

Apparently, she invented a new position and got herself elected to it when
she was in Communications at McGill.

She did a lot of work producing at the local CTV affiliate, CFCF, and
may have also worked at CBMT, Canada's first television station, the local
English CBC affiliate.

There was a full-page article on Lila in the Montreal Gazette a few years
after she graduated from McGill (between 1988 and 1991).  If anyone can get
access to a computerized index of Canadian Periodicals and send in the
article, perhaps it can be excerpted for inclusion in this document.

It may be possible to get a bio on Lila from The Weather Network.
Anybody got the b*lls to contact them and ask for one?  ;-)

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9) Can Lila be seen via satellite?

Yes!  The coordinates are:  Satellite Anik E1 (111.1 degrees West),
                            Transponder 9.

The Weather Network was previously located on Anik E2 at 107.3 West,
transponder 1.  In January 1994, Anik E2 suffered an in-orbit failure.
Telesat Canada has a plan to revive Anik E2 in the next few months.  If
the plan succeeds, Lila and The Weather Network may return to Anik E2.

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10) I've heard Lila does radio weathercasting.  What stations is she on?

Toronto, Ontario, CANADA:  680 kHz (AM), CFTR.  Weekday nights 9pm-6am.

[contributions appreciated]

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11) Are there any GIF's of Lila anywhere?

Yes, there is currently one GIF available that shows Lila in her anchor
duties, wearing a black jacket and white shirt with a floral design.

You may retrieve this file by FTP via itre.uncecs.edu.  Chdir to the
/pub/satellite/images directory, and then get "lila1.gif".  Make sure you
do a binary transfer.

If you're interested in what the other pictures are, use a WWW client and
this URL:  http://itre.uncecs.edu/misc/images/images.html

If you choose this method, have patience, the network line there is quite
slow.

Of course, other GIF's would be appreciated, and can be posted to the
alt.fan.lila-feng newsgroup.  One image that would please many would be
to see Lila in her rare (discontinued?) duty as stand-up weathercaster.

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12) Quotables:  Why do so many people admire Lila Feng?

Fan club members respond:

"Three words: Accent, accent, accent." - John Hansen
"It's the smile and the silk camisoles, no question." - Anonymous

Further quotations would be appreciated.  :-)

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13) Who contributed to this FAQ document?

I would like to thank the following people for their contributions:

     Jay Novello <[e-mail]>
     Glen Houghton <[e-mail]>
     Ron Hitchens <[e-mail]>
     Mark Nagel <[e-mail]>
     Eldon Sprickerhoff <[e-mail]>
     John Hansen <[e-mail]>
     Trong Nguyen <[e-mail]>
     Laurence Palter <[e-mail]>
     Sam <[e-mail]>
     Andrew Lapsley <[e-mail]>

     [...apologies to anyone I forgot to mention...]

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14) How can *I* contribute some info to the FAQ?

Please send all contributions via e-mail to: <[e-mail]>
and if appropriate, will be included in the FAQ as soon as possible.

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15) In the perspicacious words of Janet Jackson, "Is that the end?"

Yes it is.  Thank you for reading.