The Invisible Hand: Inventing Newsletters and Other Legerdemain [workshop announcement: graphic design of newsletters, periodicals]

Leader: Arnie Olds

Annual Book Sale [report]

Book Review (DD)

Book: The Plain English Guide: How to Write Clearly and Communicate Better

Dear Aunt Eva (DS) ["appreciate you(r) calling"]

"Getting Published" (BS) [seminar report]

Seminar: "Are You a Writer Who Wants to Get Published?"

Panel: Alan S. Brender, Temple University Japan; Eleanor Barnes, Oxford University Press; Dave McCombs, Tokyo Journal; Brad Glosserman, The Japan Times; Barry Lancet, Kodansha International

IBM Machine Translation Tour (MM) [report]

Cyberjargon Corner (PF) [Internet words ending in ware]

betaware; bloatware; brochureware; browserware; careware; courseware; crudware; demoware; firmware; fontware; freeware; fritterware; groupware; guiltware; liteware; middleware; nagware; payware; postcardware; shareware; shovelware; shelfware; vaporware; wetware

Rewriting and Translating [discussion from SWET-L]

Subheadings: Why translators don't like rewriting; Difference between rewriting and editing; References; Rewriting protects the translator and turns sow's ears into silk purses; Rewriting – reputable profession or necessary evil?; Good translators – how many are there?' Does the market define quality?; Translating and good writing

Rabbit Droppings in Cyberspace (PF) [recording cyberspace movements and e-mail addresses]

The Newsletter Needs You! [call for volunteers and contributions]

Cyber-SWET (PF) [web address change reminder]