**>> SPYNET BULLETIN **>> EARTHDATE 95.04.07 **>> AN H-by-A SERVICE **>> Compiled by Hazed plus a team of specialist newsdroids **>> your news and gossip and get paid good groats! **>> TIME FOR A CHANGE Just a reminder that last night the clocks went forward an hour (at least they did if you live in an area that recognises Summer Time!). **>> LABYRINTHINE PLANET The Easter planet, Labyrinth, made it into the game (albeit a few days late) so you can now spend your holiday weekend exploring and trying to solve the puzzle. There's a free Fed t-shirt on offer to the first person who succeeds in bringing life back to the dying world. **>> READERSHIP SLUMP Newsdroids were horrified today to discover that one of Fed's leading ladies, the Duchesse or Epini, Dierdre does not read this organ! Could it be that she isn't happy with our policy of reporting stories that are unfavorable to her husband, Budwarp, and his duchy of Epini? **>> MAD RABBIT DISEASE? It appears that BunnyFooFoo has been driven mad by the taunts of the Fieldmouse and barricaded herself in a compound on her planet. She is believed to be heavily armed and it is feared that the unfortunate duty of Easter day will be to hunt down our beloved bunny... **>> POLLUTION HITS DUCHY It has been leaked that the Galactic Environmental Protection Agency is investigating Budwarp's latest builds on Epini, after discovering some strange varieties of kudzu and cockroaches overrunning the planet. It is thought that this environmental aftermath has been caused by temporal disturbances caused by several of Budwarp's 'experiments'. **>> ALLERGY ALARM It is being whispered by our sources on Nightfall that the Lady Nocturne fell ill during a rare state visit to Epini and had to be rushed back to Nightfall immediately. Duke Nightstalker immediately summoned expert medical care, fearing perhaps that Nocturne was succumbing to some new and particulary virilant strain of the infamous Epini flu, but the doctors confirmed that Nocturne is merely allergic to Epini. Lady Nocturne is apparently still in high spirits though, reportedly remarking, 'well, at least its not somewhere that I really wanted to go...' **>> OBNOXIOUS INSECT Newcomer Cockroach (perhaps one of the genetically altered insects from Epini) has publicly and rather distastefully challenged Instill, and sources appear sure that the two will meet in the Arena soon to settle this matter once and for all... certainly the electronic bar board has been buzzing with Cockroach's taunting! Will Instill stomp the insect? **>> FAMILY MATTERS Anais has had her marriage to Clovis annulled by Grannie, because Clovis has been absent from Fed DataSpace for so long. No-one has seen or heard from him for over three months, so the lovely Anais has decided its time to get on with her life. This will leave her free to enjoy the attentions of Fed's many eligible bachelors. Meanwhile, Lorelei is trying to adopt Bryan! This is to the dismay of Wildstar who isn't quite ready for grandparenthood. **>> UNANIMOUS VERDICT Ishmael was declared by one and all to be a 'cutie'. **>> QUOTE OF THE WEEK Briefcase uttered these Words of Wisdom: "Honor and Nobility are like hard work and exercise... you feel good at the end of the day, but was it really worth it?" **>> SPYNET REVIEW Once again, Bliss triumphs in the tourism stakes, by winning the Tungsten Tourist Trap Trophy 3 times. The other four days, the T4 was taken by Musica, Tamayo, Silo and the Easter planet, Labyrinth! Alas poor Trader Goldberry... dead, for reasons unknown. RIP! Someone's obviously trying to start a herb garden, if these four GroundHogs are anything to go by: 210093:508 - Federation welcomes Parsley! 210093:509 - Federation welcomes Sage! 210093:509 - Federation welcomes Rosemary! 210093:509 - Federation welcomes Thyme! Congratulations to Gemphyre, who is now an Adventurer, and to Greybeard, who has advanced his planet Atlantis to Industrial level and thereby become an Industrialist. **>> CONTACTS The following information will appear at the end of every News Bulletin, so you don't have to read it if you already know it. In the event of a problem or question, you can: * talk to Hazed or one of the Game Hosts in the game * a message to Hazed * send mail on your host system to the Federation team: on Genie, mail FEDII.2 or use the option on the main Fed page on Delphi, mail FED2 or use the option on the main Fed page on Cris, mail FEDERATION2 You can buy a copy of the very excellent Idiot's Guide to Federation for the paltry sum of $15.95. On Genie, type ORDER from any main menu page. **>> BULLETIN ENDS