<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>                          L     A     Y     A     ! [ e L e t t e r   f o r   A m e r i c a n   Y o u n g   A d u l t s ]                h t t p : / / w w w . l a y a . c o m <<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>> VOLUME II       ISSUE 10       OCTOBER 1997 T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S . . . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - A WORD FROM OUR STAFF - VISIONS OF THE FUTURE (PART 3) - GOLDENEYE 007 - WONDER... - DRIVING LESSON Q AND A - WEB SITE REVIEWS L A Y A !  looks best when viewed with 10 point Arial font and with "invisibles" turned off. You should use 800 x 600 resolution and maximize your window when viewing. <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>          A   W O R D   F R O M   O U R   S T A F F <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<> Dear LAYA! readers, We are looking forward to our first anniversary next month--November! If you design a birthday card (in the form of html page, text e-mail, or graphic), we will post it on the LAYA! web site under a special birthday section (as soon as the November issue is on its way)! But if you can't make a birthday card, at least think about this: I heard a couple days ago that they're doing casting for Superman in an upcoming Superman movie, but they haven't made a decision on who yet. Now imagine this: Jim Carrey as Superman.  I'll leave it at that. The LAYA! Staff info@laya.com <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>          V I S I O N S   O F   T H E   F U T U R E <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<> PART 3 The future: tomorrow.  Next Month.  Next Year.  Next Century.  This continuing article will paint images of the future, what is to happen by the year 2015, in terms of technology and innovation. Every once in a while your viewpoint will change, as you, the main character, become someone else. So read on...the future lays ahead. As you step into the large, modern building, you are greeted by the wall.  "Welcome…" a short pause occurs while reading your police id, "to the Chin-Gates complex.  Please step into the 2nd turboport to be taken to Spitzer Parmaceuticals."  You obey, and the clear glass door closees with a hiss.   The clear round cylinder gains speed and in a few seconds, you arrive at your destination, a little over 2 miles form your previous location.  Boy, I wish they had a metropolitan transport system in Brentwood (the city you live in, located right outside New York).  The building you are brought to is brightly lit, windows on all sides, a sort of pale teal color.  You follow the floor lights, thinking about what your partner is up to, when you almost walk into a large oak door.  It instantly opens, and you see a tall, black man in a leather chair.  "My, my, now what have we here?"  his mouth has an almost  comical and mischievous smile.  "Ah, yes." -he pauses- "I've been expecting you." -another short pause, thinking-"Guards!"  You turn around and bump into his Automatron (r) pair of robotic guards, an old, archaic piece of junk, but effective, never the less.  They are carrying stun guns, and you keep your eyes on them, cautiously. Immediately after exiting the room, you tell the robot "police-access X53249 point date OCT5."  You then pull out your id card, which is scanned, and the robots immediately go into suspend mode.  You decide to have a little fun and cause a Macintosh System Error Type 6, (and quite easily, might I add) before making your exit from the building. By: Robert Chin      robert@laya.com <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>          G O L D E N E Y E 0 0 7 <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>    "The name is Bond.  James Bond."  These are the  famous words of James Bond from the most recent Bond film, GoldenEye.  Now, the movie has become one of the best mission-based video games of all time for the Nintendo 64.  Nintendo and Rareware present GoldenEye, a Rumble-Pak enhanced, movie based, 3-D action thriller that will redefine the quality that gamers expect from first-person perspective games.  Plug in your Rumble Pak and crank up the soundtrack--the tactile feedback from your controller will leave you shaken, and GoldenEye's breathtaking suspense will have you stirred.    Playing as secret agent James Bond in a first-person, Doom-like perspective, you have tons of gameplay options, weapons, and gadgets. The one-player mode includes eighteen awesome missions that are based on the blockbuster movie, while three skill levels provide you with varying mission objectives.  Also included are up to four-player death matches. You select your own character and play in a variety of modes, including "every man for himself," teams, Capture the Flag, "license to kill," or a special themed game called "The Man with the Golden Gun," in which there is a golden gun that kills any opponent with one shot. Additionally, you can pick the selected weapons like sniper rifles, mines, and grenades.  There is also a "Paintball Mode," where the bullets are paintballs--a very funny and different way to play.    GoldenEye had an overall rating of a 9.0 out of 10 from "Nintendo Power" magazine (better rated than StarFox64).  In "GamePro" magazine, GoldenEye received a 5 out of 5 from all the categories except that it lost 0.5 of a point (bringing it down to 4.5) for control.  GoldenEye's multiplayer mode gives it an incredible replay value.  It's one of the best movie-to-game transitions ever, and it's definitely an early favorite for the game of the year.  For England, James. This full article can be read at www.laya.com Some information taken from "GamePro" magazine and "Nintendo Power" magazine. As you may have noticed, this is a new column for LAYA! and we would like to hear feedback about it.  Please email daniel@laya.com if you would like to keep seeing this column (Nintendo 64 related articles). By: Daniel Cheng      daniel@laya.com <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>          W O N D E R . . . <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<> *Would a fly without wings be called a walk? *Can you be a closet claustrophobic? *If the funeral procession is at night, do folks drive with their lights off? *If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a sound? *When it rains, why don't sheep shrink? *If the cops arrest a mime, do they tell her she has the right to remain silent? *Why is the word "abbreviation" so long? *If a book about failures doesn't sell, is it a success? *Do cemetery workers prefer the graveyard shift? *What do you do when you discover an endangered animal that eats only endangered plants? *Do hungry crows have ravenous appetites? *Is it possible to be totally partial? *What's another word for thesaurus? *When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in? *If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them? *Why do they sterilize the needles for lethal injections? *Why is there an expiration date on sour cream? *Why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets? *How do you know when it's time to tune your bagpipes? *Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny? *When you choke a smurf, what color does it turn? *Do they have reserved parking for non-handicapped people at the Special Olympics? *Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one? *Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives? *If you shoot a mime, should you use a silencer? *What was the best thing before sliced bread? <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>     D R I V I N G   L E S S O N   Q   A N D   A <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<> California Driving Lesson Q an A The following are a sampling of REAL answers received on exams given by the California Department of Transportation's driving school (read Saturday Traffic School for moving violation offenders.) Q: Do you yield when a blind pedestrian is crossing the road? A: What for? He can't see my license plate. Q: Who has the right of way when four cars approach a four-way stop at the same time? A: The pick up truck with the gun rack and the bumper sticker saying "Guns don't kill people. I do." Q: What are the important safety tips to remember when backing your car? A: Always wear a condom. Q: When driving through fog, what should you use? A: Your car. Q: How can you reduce the possibility of having an accident? A: Be too shit-faced to find your keys. Q: What problems would you face if you were arrested for drunk driving? A: I'd probably lose my buzz a lot faster. Q: What changes would occur in your lifestyle if you could no longer drive lawfully? A: I would be forced to drive unlawfully. Q: What are some points to remember when passing or being passed? A: Make eye contact and wave "hello" if he/she is cute. Q: What is the difference between a flashing red traffic light and a flashing yellow traffic light? A: The color. Q: How do you deal with heavy traffic? A: Heavy psychedelics. Q: What can you do to help ease a heavy traffic problem? A: Carry loaded weapons. <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>          W E B   S I T E   R E V I E W S <>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<> "Best of the Best" Yahoo - #1 search engine on the 'net, period. http://www.yahoo.com/ Search.com - tied with Yahoo http://www.search.com ESPNET SportsZone - #1 sports site on the 'net, period. http://espnet.sportszone.com/ Shareware.com - #1 shareware site on the 'net period. http://www.shareware.com/ Happy Puppy Games - #1 games site on the 'net http://www.happypuppy.com/ Gamespot - tied with Happy Puppy http://www.gamespot.com CNN - #1 news service on the 'net and on television. http://www.cnn.com    The internet is a very complex place filled with info that will never all be discovered.  Search Engines narrow the broadness of the internet into very specific searches.  Depending on what you are searching for I reccommend Yahoo - http://www.yahoo.com  because it divides it's searches into catagories. When you click on a catagory, it gives you the best and detailed sites on that subject.  If you are searching for something like movies, I recommending using Search.com -http://www.search.com.  It is an organization of many search engines.  So if you clicked on movies, it would take you to specific search engine for movies.  Depending on what you are searching for, choose the right search engine. By: Charles Hua      charles@laya.com ====================================================================== ====================================================================== L A Y A ' s  S T A F F . . . 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