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Vol. 2, No. 5

May 26, 1996

Welcome to another Tripod Insider -- your source for all things Tripod. This month our "Tools for Life" were not quite up to speed on the soccer field, the Tripod crew goes vogue, and our newest employee is ripping up the office. Read more about the office news after the editors tell you what's new on Tripod.

Content And Services

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General News: For anyone who has ever wanted a Tripod T-Shirt, you can now buy one, right from our very own homepage. The under-utilized fun_games is now accessible from every section. Remember what is said about all work and no play...

WORK & MONEY
Harry Goldstein's "Working Life" column takes a comical look at the "concepts" and jargon used by management consultants. The section also features a provocative new survey question on the "glass ceiling" facing women in high-tech and internet careers, plus a new Work and Money Dilemma -- so don't forget to drop by and share your ideas and opinions with your fellow Tripod members! And finally, new Work & Money Editor Randy Williams would love to hear your suggestions on how to make the section even stronger and more useful! Shoot him some e-mail and let him know what kind of features YOU would like to see in the future!

HOMELIFE
In this week's HOMELIFE section, Hannah Satz discovers Bologna, a city where food is art and lingerie does not come from K-Mart. Read the latest from Doctor Bob -- from hair-loss to tendonitis and try your hand at this week's "Play Doctor" -- when lifting heavy objects is a pain in the groin. By the way, did you know that Jeffrey Dahmer's tools are being auctioned off to aid the victims' families? Tell us what you think about this in the weekly survey. Andrew Dean Nystrom is back from Mexico, but check out his photo gallery -- the final installment in the Alternative (Spring) Break series.

POLITICS & COMMUNITY
Tripod's Washington correspondent profiles the hot issues in Congress, which include Iranian arms in Bosnia and the creation of a federal nuclear waste storage site. Ted Rall takes a sardonic look at The Rise of Profit-Driven Morality. Julie Taylor shells out the bucks to determine the quality of mail-order term papers. Plus, you can share your opinions in this week's survey on the importance placed by the Navy on the proper display of medals.

PLANET TRIPOD
The usual array of web page-building tools has been amplified, and the Homepage Dilemma asks other Tripod members for assistance. Read two members' Tips & Tricks for imagemaps, or submit your own Tips on using Tripod.

Tripod Insider

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Proving that there is no undo button in the game of life, or at least soccer, our season ended abruptly after we suffered a loss in the first round of the playoffs. Playing soccer was a good team building experience and gave us all a chance to kick something other than our computers. Bruce, not wanting to see the season end, was wearing his jersey around the office. Let it go Bruce, we'll get them next year.

We may not have prevailed in the soccer league, but we're going to be famous anyways. Last week some of us were in a photoshoot in and around the office. Fortunately we decided against the swimsuit theme and made funny faces instead.

Although he missed the photo session, Randy Williams, the new Work & Money editor, arrived and is taking employee dedication to a whole new level. He is literally giving his blood, sweat, and tears. At the end of an unusually hot week in Williamstown, Randy cut his leg on an air conditioner and bled all over the office. While he'll deny it, I could have sworn I saw a tear in his eye. Welcome to Tripod, Randy.

Tripod Membership

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