From the desk of Sector Admiral Kawolski

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Introduction

I know it has been a while since I've written my last address to the fleet. To be honest, I've been having a serious motivational slump over the past few weeks and I'm not sure why. In the meantime, I have 300+ e-mails in my box from this week, this weekend and last week which require my attention, and some people still need message boards set up. If I don't set up your message board by tonight, you have my permission to bug me!

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EH: EH Database

The EH Database has been put online since my last report. It currently only has public access to the Fringe, so unless you plan on joining the Fringe, you don't need to sign up to use the EH Database. I've been working on the Senate section, finishing the Fringe section, and finishing the Fringe homepage front-end.

You can see the EH Database at: http://www.ehdatabase.com/

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EH: LoAs

All of the LoAs have been awarded thanks to my new XOA, CPT Nicolai Braxton.

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EH: Newsletter #75

No, NL #75 isn't out yet. I haven't even started compiling it, but I do have everyone's works and submissions on my laptop right now. Frankly, I've been rather disappointed with my newsletters. I don't have nearly the amount of time I need to bring up the NL to the high standards I was hoping for them to hold in terms of content. These things take a considerably long time to produce and most of the busy work done is simply HTMLizing submissions, sorting them out and putting them in their proper place, and crediting submitters afterwards. On top of that, by the time I'm done, I don't have TIME to write more articles.

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EH: Assistant Editor for NLs sought (CA:XO)

I'm looking for an assistant editor to help produce NLs and generally be in charge them from HTMLizing submissions, putting the layout together, keeping track of and managing columnists (and making sure they submit monthly), and promote for submissions from Subgroups.

This position will also double as the new CA:XO. This will be an important job. I still have the XOA applications from before, so if those people are still interested, let me know and include the additional info I'll need.

The requirements are as follows:

• Good English writing skills
• Knowledge in HTML or using an HTML generator (Dreamweaver or Netscape Composer only, not MSWord or Frontpage!)
• Finding graphics/photos/pictures of some NL topics
• Writing an article on a given topic
• Some command or management experience
• Knowledgeable in the EH and its subgroups
• High time dedication - Newsletters are very time consuming

Also, if you're applying for the position, I would like to see a URL of some of your original work online in HTML format. Your HTML doesn't have to be perfect or formatted in any special way, just that the page displays and that you didn't use MS Word or Frontpage to make it. Your "original work" can be a lengthy fan-fiction or article you've written or submitted (doesn't have to be for the EH) or essays you've done for school or university or news articles you've done...etc. Make sure there are some related pictures with your work as well. You don't have to draw them; you can take them from other homepages. (Hint: http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/simage)

If you have a personal site with works or articles (like what kawolski.com used to be before I was XO), that's even better. It would give me a good idea of your writing style and abilities.

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TC: FCHG Listings

http://www.tiecorps.org/rosters/fchglistings.asp

The much awaited FCHG Listings are working again! Turns out the old FCHG system, among other things, was slowing down the TC Database. After reprogramming the system, the listings started to work again.

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DB: DGM Astatine's "Voice Acting Talent" comp

http://www.imperialacademy.org/dgm/voice.htm

While there are only 3 days left to participate, someone asked me how someone who's still in high school is supposed to compete in something like this. My answer is to use a voice altering program. If you can alter the pitch of your voice without losing sound quality and if you can make yourself sound like a world-weary middle-aged storyteller, go for it. If you own a Soundblaster Live! card, it comes with this software as "audio environment."

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TF: Games being played

Big newsflash!! The Fringe is actually DOING stuff now!! They have SIM nights every Tuesday and have a few event scheduled from now to the end of the month (and more "regular" events will be posted on the events calendar as soon as I finish a new feature on the database to properly display them).

The problem seems to be that while there are games being held, nobody seems to know they're happening! If you're into role-playing and Simming, join up!

The Fringe currently supports the following games:

• Star Wars RPG (West End Games)
• Star Wars RPG (Wizards of the Coast d20)
• Online Simming
• Play by E-mail RPG
• MUD
  (...and Star Wars Galaxies when it comes out)

There's also a new quickstart guide for playing the EH MUD in their Manuals section.

It's easy: Sign up for an account at http://www.ehdatabase.com/ and then click "The Fringe" and join!

= Sector Admiral Kawolski, Executive Officer and Fleet Systems Engineer =

• XO-FSE/SA Kawolski/CS-2/VSD Stalwart (#691)
• MoH/ICx2/OoR/GOE/GSx4/SSx3/BSx2/PCx6/ISMx6 [EXCR]
• MoI-DC/MoT-7rh-1gh-89bh/LoC-CSx7/MoC-1BoC
• CoSx3/CoE/CoL/CoB/LoAx3/OV-3E
• {IWATS-GFX-IIC/1/2/3-M/1/2-NS-SM/1/2-TM}
• http://www.kawolski.com - http://www.tiecorps.org