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- What's hot this summer? Everything -- especially in
- August during GEnie's month-long, 5th Annual Hot
- Summer Nights Celebration! You won't have time to
- hit every special event, so here's a survey of
- spots that are sure to sizzle. Some of these events
- are free of standard hourly connect charges -- and
- ALL of them are hot stuff!
-
- Electronic Togetherness
-
- One of the things that sets GEnie apart from the
- crowd is its feeling of community. This is
- especially true in August when everywhere you look
- RoundTables are working together on combined
- projects.
-
- The disABILITIES RoundTable leads the pack as it
- co-hosts events with two different partners. To
- start off the festivities, disABILITIES joins
- PetNet in hosting two Real-Time Conferences on the
- theme of working dogs and other animals. The first
- Conference is on August 1 starting at 9:00 PM
- Eastern time in Pet-Net and features Christie Hill,
- who trains dogs for a number of special needs. The
- second Conference is on August 2 at 9:00 PM Eastern
- in disABILITIES, with guest Brad Scott, Training
- Director for Leader Dogs for the Blind.
-
- Next, disABILITIES and the Law RoundTable are
- co-hosting Real-Time Conferences on the Americans
- with Disabilities Act. The discussions take place
- on August 16 (in Law) and 18 (in disABILITIES)
- beginning at 9:00PM Eastern time.
-
- The Astrology and New Age RoundTables are throwing
- a birthday bash for their head sysop, Ed Perrone.
- In honor of Ed's birthday on August 16, Astrology
- and New Age are asking for volunteer readings from
- various disciplines, including Tarot, I Ching,
- Channeling and everything else. Special topics for
- these birthday readings have been arranged in the
- Bulletin Board on both RoundTables.
-
- "Fall Projects Around Your Home" is the subject of
- a Real-Time Conference hosted by the Family and
- Personal Growth RoundTable and the Home Improvement
- RoundTable. Start planning those fall projects
- around the house with help from the pros. The
- discussion will begin on August 9 at 10:00 PM
- Eastern time in the Family RoundTable.
-
- If all that at-home planning makes you want to get
- out and see the world, you can do that on GEnie,
- too -- at least virtuallly. For example, the Food &
- Wine RoundTable's Great GEnie Barbecue Challenge
- continues through August, with recipes from across
- the country being posted to all of the following
- RoundTables: Food & Wine, USA East, USA West, and
- USA Midwest. And if all this talk about food makes
- you thirsty, stay a while in USA East, where you
- can join in a Real-Time Conference about microbrew
- beers of the eastern US, co-hosted by the Zymurgy
- RoundTable. This Conference will take place on
- August 11, and a second discussion will be held on
- August 13 starting at 10:00 PM Eastern in the
- Zymurgy beer hall.
-
- The final, definitive joint venture is taking place
- in the Deutschland RoundTable on August 6 at 6:00
- PM Eastern. The topic of discussion is "the British
- Meet the Germans," where they will discuss their
- attitudes toward each other. Of course, Americans
- are invited to join in, too!
-
- Sizzling Special Guest Stars
-
- The Computer Game Design RoundTable is hosting a
- discussion with computer game writer/designer
- Christy Marx, whose computer game credits include
- CONQUEST OF CAMELOT and CONQUEST OF THE LONGBOW.
- Whether you have a question for Christy or you just
- want to hear about her experiences writing for
- computer games, comics, toy companies, television,
- and movies, feel free to drop in on August 14 at
- 8:00 PM Eastern time.
-
- Another writer will be visiting the Internet
- RoundTable toward the end of the month. IDG author
- Charles Seiter will be online to discuss his new
- book and give away autographed copies! Check the
- Internet RoundTable's schedule or type HSN on GEnie
- for the date and time.
-
- On August 9, the Multimedia, Desktop Video &
- Virtual Reality RoundTable welcomes Julia Lacey.
- Julia is an expert on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a
- debilitating condition that afflicts many computer
- users. All regular computer users should be sure to
- attend this conference which starts at 10PM Eastern
- time, to learn how to protect themselves from this
- crippling syndrome.
-
- The New Age RoundTable welcomes two guest speakers,
- both specialists in their fields. On August 2 at
- 10:00 PM Eastern, meet Ellen Cannon Reed, author of
- THE GODDESS AND THE TREE and other books. Ellen
- will give an introduction to the Witches' Tarot and
- discuss her new work in progress. On August 17,
- talk with well-known palmist John Riggs. John
- offers an introduction to palmistry.
-
- Hot Contests
-
- The American West RoundTable is having an upload
- contest with Gifts of Time as prizes. If you have a
- vacation image, a story of your vacation trip, or
- any other pertinent files, upload them to American
- West to put yourself in the running.
-
- Drop in on the GEnie Chat Lines to enter the
- Marathon Trivia Contest on August 6 from 6:00 PM to
- 6:00 AM Eastern Time on Channel 38. Prizes range
- from a $50.00 Gift of Time to a "Total Nerd
- Handbook." Also, every Tuesday night in August is
- Speedword Marathon Night. The object of this fast
- and furious game is to guess who your partner is.
- Prizes are in GEnie Usage Credit!
-
- The Disney RoundTable has two contests of its own.
- The first is a Design Your Roller Coaster contest
- using Disney Software's Coaster program.
- Contestants upload their own roller coaster designs
- and submit them to the Disney Software Library to
- be judged by none other than Disney Software
- itself. And the Disney RoundTable will be hosting
- their Hot Summer Nights '94 Disney Real-Time
- Conference Trivia Contest from 10:00-11:00 PM
- Eastern time on the first four Monday nights in
- August. The top places in both contests from each
- night will advance to a "Lightning Round" on August
- 29 at 10:00 PM Eastern, when the grand prizes will
- be awarded. Prizes for all these events include
- GEnie Usage Credit, Disney Software Packages,
- Complimentary Dinners for two and stays at several
- Walt Disney World Resorts.
-
- The Family and Personal Growth RoundTable is
- hosting a summertime scavenger hunt and Software
- Library contest. One of the Library contests is a
- Baby Photo GIF ID contest, in which members try to
- identify scanned photos of staff members and
- others. Prizes are in GEnie Usage Credit. Family is
- also hosting a Real-Time trivia contest on August
- 10 starting at 10:00 PM Eastern time.
-
- August 16 is the night to play the Cyberspace
- Trivia Challenge in the Multimedia, Desktop Video &
- Virtual Reality RoundTable. Exciting prizes will be
- awarded to the winners, including copies of several
- new books, some of which include CDs and disks. Be
- there at 10:00 PM Eastern time sharp.
-
- "Warmed by the Summer Sun" is the theme of this
- year's photo contest in the Photography and Video
- RoundTable. Entries may be made either by mail or
- Library upload with the grand prize being $100 in
- cash! You might also want to stop by the Archive
- Photos Library, where a weekly contest is held. The
- object? Identify an image of a famous person. See
- Archive Photos for details.
-
- If your specialty is needle-arts or beer, you might
- want to check out one of the following events (or
- both!). August 20 at 10:00 PM Eastern is the time
- for beer games! Try winning a free hour in the
- Zymurgy RoundTable playing Beer Trivia or Jumblez.
- As time passes, watch the typos appear! Or you
- could finish out the month with the NeedleArts
- trivia contest, taking place on August 31 at 9:30
- PM Eastern time. Prizes go to the sharpest players.
-
- What, There's More?
-
- We've only scratched the surface of Hot Summer
- Nights festivities!
-
- The Comics RoundTable is going... On Vacation! And
- you're invited to come along for five
- vacation-themed Real-Time Conferences, one every
- Tuesday startin at 10:00 PM Eastern time. Topics
- include: "On Vacation with the Comic Strips" (How
- do you ski wearing an unstable molecule bikini?),
- "Super-heroes Go to the Beach" (Ever tried to get a
- tan in an armored power suit?), "Super-heroes Go to
- the Mountains" (Is Spandex thick enough to ward off
- mosquitoes?), and more. Check the Comics RoundTable
- for schedules.
-
- Got something you want to sell? Then be sure to
- visit the Home Office/Small Business (HOSB)
- RoundTable's Online Trade and Craft Show. Instead
- of putting your wares or sales literature out on
- tables, you'll put descriptions of what you sell in
- Bulletin Board topics arranged by product and
- service types. For example, there are topics for
- jewelry, quilts, medical professionals, publishers,
- and much more. In addition, two full categories
- have been set aside for listings according to
- geographic region to help people who want to shop
- locally. There's even a place in the Software
- Library for you to upload pictures of what you
- sell. If you don't have things to sell, just drop
- by for a little shopping!
-
-
- These are only some of the festivities you can
- enjoy during the 5th Annual Hot Summer Nights on
- GEnie; there are sure to be even more by the time
- you read this. For additions and last minute
- changes check with the appropriate RoundTable or
- type HSN at any numbered GEnie page prompt.
-
- Stay cool!
-
- Type HSN at any numbered GEnie Page Prompt or visit
- these & other participating RoundTables in August!
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- American West RoundTable WEST 1065
- Archive Photos Library ARCHIVE 1420
- Astrology RoundTable ASTROLOGY 1180
- Chat Lines CHAT 400
- Comics RoundTable COMICS 1320
- Computer Game Design RT CGD 935
- Deutschland RoundTable GERMANY 725
- disABILITIES RoundTable ABLE 970
- Disney RoundTable DISNEY 195
- Family and Personal Growth RT FAMILY 1235
- Food & Wine RoundTable FOOD 1150
- Home Improvement RoundTable DIY 1430
- Home Office/Small Business RT HOSB 370
- Internet RoundTable INTERNET-RT 1405
- Law RoundTable LAW 570
- Multimedia Desktop
- Video & VR RT CYBERSPACE 2000
- NeedleArts NEEDLE 1505
- New Age RoundTable NEWAGE 1122
- Pet-Net PET 295
- Photo & Video RoundTable PHOTO 660
- USA East RoundTable EAST 1470
- USA Midwest RoundTable MIDWEST 1475
- Zymurgy RoundTable BEER 1152
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