#27 21st. August 2002

I’m in Sweden at the moment. The weather here is great
and I can actually drive my Harley wearing only a
T-shirt and shorts. Looks like something positive
finally came out from all that global warming.

Chicago and I left Philippines in may and spent 5
weeks down on the French Riviera. She is now in Japan
but will meet me in Moalboal when I go back. I have
booked a ticket back for the beginning of October. By
then Jesper and Mike, they are both in Sweden now,
should be back as well.

The reason I’m sending you this letter, is to warn you
about a virus. I’m not sure if it actually comes from
my hotmail account or different ppl’s accounts. Anyhow
it’s a Kletz virus and, somehow, it opens just by
opening an e-mail. This one has a file about a map of
Cebu. Name of file that was sent to Jesper was ”Map of
Calape, Cebu, Philippines”. Today Takka told me that
he was sent a virus from SeaQuest so there is
something dodgy going on.

Anyhow; delete anything (before opening) you get about
a Cebu map. Further, do not open anything you get from
an unknown sender and the message is around 100-150 Kb
(it could be bigger but seldom smaller). Delete it
right away.

Andy Grey also writes:
If you have received mail purporting to be from 'me' in the past
few days, advising you to delete a certain
'SULFNBK.EXE ' file. DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE IT IS A
HOAX AND THIS FILE IS IN FACT AN ESSENTIAL WINDOWS
FILE.

If you have been told that my Email address has
changed to greensward_89.yahoo.co.uk THIS IS FALSE
AND WAS MAILED TO YOU BY SOME MALICIOUS IDIOT WITH A
WARPED SENSE OF HUMOUR.

Other small things:

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Don't Eat Sharks
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Famed marine biologist and diver Sylvia Earle doesn't
eat fish because she knows how destructive fishing practices
are destroying species. While you may not care to be as
radical, if you're concerned about the oceans, there are some
species you clearly should not consume. Chilean Sea Bass,
Icelandic Cod, Monk fish, Atlantic Swordfish, all sharks (except the
Thresher) and Atlantic salmon top the list. Get a full list of fish
to avoid and the skinny why at http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp
You can also download a wallet-sized list to carry with you.

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Suunto Vytek Computer Has a Problem
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The screen may freeze if: 1. the unit is in Nitrox
Mode, 2. the SIMPLAN dive planning function is used before the dive
and 3. the Mode button is pressed for more than two seconds. Todd
Anderson, repair technician at Aqualung, says the unit is safe
for diving, as long as a Nitrox diver who has used the SIMPLAN
function puts the computer back into set mode, and then resets it in
the Nitrox mode before diving. However, when a computer screen
freezes when being used according to instructions, we don't call
that safe. If your model has serial numbers from 205000 to 223700,
send it back to Suunto for reprogramming. Bad news: it will take up
to eight weeks, since reprogramming will be done in Finland.
See your dealer or call 760-597-5000 for an authorization to
return.

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Another Computer Recall
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1,700 UWATEC computers issued between January and May
give inaccurate depth readings, causing the user to risk
the bends. Four malfunctions have been reported. The recalled
computers are produced by Johnson Outdoors and include the UWATEC
Smart PRO, Pro ULTRA and Sport PLUS consoles with U-Line gauges.
The grey consoles have "UWATEC'' printed on front, and the
following codes are on the back of the gauges: Tested-IL,
Tested-JL, Tested-KL, Tested-LL, Tested-AM, Tested-BM, Tested-CM,
Tested-DM and Tested-EM. Return them to where they were
purchased or call (800) 382-2211. Johnson Outdoors Inc.:
http://www.scubapro.com
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
http://www.cpsc.gov/

Chris, a Filipino-German who lives in US
Somewhere but always goes back to White Beach (Basdaku
Beach)! He has a web site about Moalboal. Check it
out.
http://www.moalboal-online.de

Talking about web sites, do not forget the “almost”
official web site of Moalboal http://www.moalboal.ws
that’s Simons web site. The one with the SEXY FROG,
you know. That site has over 10 000 hits.

Happy trails my friends, and I hope to see you all in
Moalboal this coming season.

Lars Stärner.