Jeff, Re: the regular chat. 9 pm Eastern time (6 pm Western) on Wednesdays seems to work for the Tomato Fanatics, and as that's about 11 am here, I can usually take a break from work for 1/2 an hour to join in. Perhaps something similar for the CHers? Tara -- ______________________________________________________ Tara Deen School of Geosciences Division of Geology and Geophysics Building FO5 University of Sydney NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61-2-9351 4271 Fax: 61-2-9351 0184 Mobile: 061 410 538 655 email: tara@es.usyd.edu.au ______________________________________________________