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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, December 18, 1992

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday december 18, 1992 . The stars and stripes Page 7 in new York Sadie Van Gilder and Hunter Dunn operate a Joystick that lets them interact with the movie a a in a your  viewers flip Over do it yourself flick new York a the co creator of the High tech interactive film in a your Man greeted an audience with an unusual instruction talk and shout All you want. A a done to hold Back a Bob Bejan said wednesday night at the films debut. A if you re not talking you re not having  the 20-minute film lets audiences choose among 68 plot lines to determine the Fate of the characters and the films ending. Using pistol grips with coloured buttons people vote their preferences at designated plot junctures. The majority rules. A for 85 years movies have told people to sit Down be quiet and watch a said Bejan who created the 20-minute film with his partner Bill Franzblau. A this is the first thing that says a done to just sit there a a As the movie progressed wednesday night the More than 75 audience members shouted among themselves about their choices. Results were instantly it was fun to be Able to get involved in the Story and see that you could change the  a Jeff Markowitz tallied and displayed on the screen and the film moved ahead in the chosen direction. A i thought it was great. It was fun to be Able to get involved in the Story and see that you could change the ending a said Jeff Markowitz 31. But others said they were a Little confused about making choices and found it More Gimmicky than absorbing. The creators described the film As a a boy meets girl Story that gets a Little  they promised Romance humor and life threatening situations. Wednesdays audience chose an old fashioned ending the Good Guy got the girl and came out a hero. The film uses instant Access laser disk technology to make what its creators Call a a seamless changes onscreen. It stars a. Whitney Brown of saturday night live Jack Beanor Richard Hewitt and soap opera actress Colleen Quinn. Bejan 32, a former Broadway dancer to Jingle writer and commercial director developed the concept partly As a Way for uptight cubicle and computer bound yuppies to interact. A everything in the technology of our culture has made us isolationist a he said. A a it a great that we be progressed to the Point where you can be alone in your Little cubicle in this zone where no one can get to you. But its also Good to  Loews corp. Specially equipped one of its Manhattan Heaters for i m your plan. Tickets Cost $3. T germans Irish English Lead americans ancestry Washington a nearly half the nations populace considers itself to be descended from the germans the Irish or the English the census Bureau says. But one person in 20 forgoes any ethnic identification in favor of american. One american in four is of German ancestry making it the largest ethnic group the census Bureau said wednesday. Next Are the Irish one american in six followed by the English one in eight afro american one in 10 and italian one in 17. A Long version of the 1990 census form which went to one household in six asked people about their ancestry. The census Bureau used their answers to estimate National totals for each group. A the question was fill in the Blank so some people put Down racial designations such As a White a or continents such As North America. American ancestry a Long version of the 1990 census form which went to one in six american households asked people about their ancestry. Here Are the ancestries with More than 1 million members German 57.9 million. Irish 38.7 million. English 32.7 million. African american 23.8 million. Italian 14.7 million. American 12.4 million. Mexican 11.6 million. French 10.3 million. Polish 9.4 million. American Indian 8.7 million. Dutch 6.2 million. Scotch Irish 5.6 million. Scottish 5.4 million. Swedish 4.7 million. Norwegian 3.9 million. Russian 3 million. French Canadian 2.2 million. Welsh 2 million. Spanish 2 million. Puerto rican 2 million. Slovak 1.9 million. White 1.8 million. Danish 1.6 million. Hungarian 1.6 million. Chinese 1.5 million. Filipino 1.5 million. Czech 1.3 million. Portuguese 1.2 million British 1.1 million. Hispanic 1.1 million. Greek 1.1 million. Swiss 1 million. Japanese 1 million o Keefe named to Navy Post Washington a acting Navy Secretary Sean o Keefe was formally Given the Job wednesday for the last five weeks of the Bush administration. In appointing of Keefe during the congressional recess Bush bypassed the Senate confirmation process. O Keefe became acting Navy Secretary in july replacing h. Lawrence Garrett Iii. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney who presided Over wednesdays ceremony said of Keefe a has done a Superb Job leading the Navy. He has taken on some of the biggest challenges with great skill. He deserves this  of Keefe will Likely be replaced after president elect Clinton is inaugurated Jan. 20. Garrett was forced to resign in the Wake of the Tail Hook sex abuse scandal. At the Tail Hook association convention in september 1991, More than 26 women said they were forcibly groped and in some cases partially disrobed by Drunken Navy and Marine corps aviators in a hotel hallway. Prior to being named acting Secretary of Keefe was Pentagon comptroller from 1989 to this year. He worked As minority counsel on the Senate appropriations defense subcommittee from 1987 to 1989. Of Keefe 36, is a graduate of Loyola and Syracuse universities. Storm lessons not heeded builders told Miami apr rebuilt roofs Are failing inspections vulnerable Mobile Homes Are rising again and a grand jury has warned that Dade county is rapidly forgetting the lessons of Hurricane Andrew. County manager Joaquin Avino re a wednesday by a panel of experts recommending a tougher building leased a report source  census bureaus amps code. But he said government can Only do so much to prevent shoddy construction from causing another disaster. A the consumer All of us we play a key role a he said. A was Long As we continue ignoring the regulations because we Are not educated or we choose to do so to save Money. We Are doing a disservice to  the experts report recommends higher wind resistance standards better training for contractors and inspectors and a Host of nuts and bolts changes in building requirements. But the grand jury noted monday that 60 percent of the roofs rebuilt after Andrew Are failing their inspections. And homeowners and reputable contractors say the rapid Post Andrew reconstruction is out of control. A the county the builders and the homeowners Haven to Learned their lesson yet a licensed contractor Bob Rice said wednesday. Rice ticked off violations such As no Hurricane straps holding beams together no Hurricane clips on rafters and poor nailing on roof sheathing. The Dade county commission which has ultimate control Over building standards has toughened roof construction rules. But the commission on tuesday put off a hearing for six weeks on the grand jury report rather than implementing it immediately  
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