




Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 04:24:39 -0400 (AST)
From: Maarten van Gelder <M.J.van.Gelder@rc.rug.nl>
Subject: Moonlander diagrams in archives

The diagrams of the moonlander by Kim Best are in the archives now in
directory origami/models/moonlndr.

Maarten van Gelder,           Rekencentrum RuG,  RijksUniversiteit Groningen
M.J.van.Gelder@rc.rug.nl                         Nederland





Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 04:29:25 -0400 (AST)
From: Maarten van Gelder <M.J.van.Gelder@rc.rug.nl>
Subject: List problems

I've missed the messages of the lasty two weeks. Trying to subscribe (again)
the listserver told me I was subscribed already. BUT I DIDN'T GET ANY OF YOUR
MESSAGES.
So I unsubscribed and subscribed again.

I hope I didn't miss any interesting stuff.
And before someone tells me to look in the archives for the missing messages:
I am the one who put the message there! So if you did post some interesting
stuff for the archives after 30 October, can you please resend it?

Maarten van Gelder,           Rekencentrum RuG,  RijksUniversiteit Groningen
M.J.van.Gelder@rc.rug.nl                         Nederland





Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 08:12:47 -0400 (AST)
From: "Sergei Y. Afonkin" <sergei@origami.nit.spb.su>
Subject: Russian Origami Magazine

  Dear ori-funs!

  Several times  I  was  asked  how  to  subscribe our Russian Origami
Magazine that is A5 format with 64  pages  and  full  of  new  russian
models.  At  least  to  clarify  the  situation I decided to write the
letter to origami-l.  The situation is the following.  Every time when
new  number  appears  I buy several tens from its editor in Moscow.  I
have to explain that this magazine does  not  like  any  else  Western
ori-mags that published only for members. Our magazine is published in
Moscow by private editorial company "Akim" and  spread  all  over  the
country. I am only the main editor, not owners of this magazine. I ask
Akim company to send copies to  international  origami  societies  and
centers, and as far as I know it does it. On the other hand every time
I buy several copies of each issue for my own needs.  So you could buy
it directly from me. Each number cost $ 5 including postage. This year
number 3 is available (first and second  unfortunately  already  not).
Number  4  will  be  printed  in December.  Next year six numbers will
appear.  In case you would  like  to  have  it/them  please  write  me
personally.

Your Sergei Afonkin, the chairman of St.Petersburg Origami Center
                                  ,    ,
sergei@origami.nit.spb.su        ("\''/").___..--''"`-._
                                 `9_ 9  )   `-.  (     ).`-.__.`)
                                 (_Y_.)'  ._   )  `._ `. ``-..-'





Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 17:26:22 -0400 (AST)
From: cathypl@generation.net (Cathy Palmer-Lister)
Subject: Re: Aid to paper rippers

>>
>>    Cathy
>        Yep.  Saran, Reynolds, generic, whatever.  By now during the holidays
>they even come in colors.  :)
>
>
-Namir

Good point, I will be keeping my eyes peeled for coloured plastic.  I
usually take advantage of the season to get pretty foils.  They are often
paper-backed.

                                                                        Cathy





Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 17:33:00 -0400 (AST)
From: cathypl@generation.net (Cathy Palmer-Lister)
Subject: Re: Thanksgiving Theme

. ...... Plus the horn-o-plenty itself.  It has 59 numberred steps, but
>several of those have multiple parts, and at least one part of one step is:
>    Crimp and form a pear.
                        -Doug

Oh Lord....if I can get through that, I will be giving thanks!  Is there a
patron saint for paper folders?

                                                        Cathy





Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 18:28:57 -0400 (AST)
From: Doug Philips <dwp+@transarc.com>
Subject: Re: Thanksgiving Theme

+. ...... Plus the horn-o-plenty itself.  It has 59 numberred steps, but
+>several of those have multiple parts, and at least one part of one step is:
+>    Crimp and form a pear.
+                        -Doug
+
+Oh Lord....if I can get through that, I will be giving thanks!  Is there a
+patron saint for paper folders?
+                                                        Cathy

I realize that perhaps I gave a false impression with that statement.  I
should have explicitly stated that the "form a pear" refers the folder back to
a previous sequence where a pear _is_ formed.  It isn't as off-the-cuff as I
made it sound.

-Doug





Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 01:11:45 -0400 (AST)
From: "Dr. Moze" <DrMoze@pressroom.com>
Subject: Jewish Origami (Temko) contents?

Can anyone tell me which models are in the Jewish Origami I & II books
by Florence Temko? Opinions on these books?

Also, can anyone recommend a good money-folding book?

Thanks!!!

--

   Dr. Moze   <DrMoze@pressroom.com>





Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 04:53:09 -0400 (AST)
From: Steven Casey <scasey@enternet.com.au>
Subject: Can you name this paper?

Hi all,

Some time back when I visited New York somebody gave me a gift of some
wonderful tissue paper. The paper which is about 15 cm or 6 inches square
is lacquered on one side and is translucent. It's excellent for folding
flowers or insects.

The only problem is I have no idea what it's called. Can anybody help?

The pack has a rainbow border, in the middle is a white square with three
stars one 16 sided/modular, one 6 sided, one 8 sided. In English in the
bottom right corner is :

"F.P. ORIGAMI"
"YUSHIMA NO KOBAYASHI"
"TOKYO SINCE 1859"

Thanks in advance.

Steven Casey
Melbourne, Australia
scasey@enternet.com.au





Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 09:11:35 -0400 (AST)
From: DLister891@aol.com
Subject: The Patron Saint of Paperfolders.

In her note headed "Thanksgiving Theme" dated 14th,November, Cathy
Palmer-Lister asks if there is a patron saint of paperfolders. I can assure
her that we do, indeed, have our own patron saint, who, I am assured, has
proved to be a very helpful intercessor at times when we might think have
reached thet limit of our skill in folding a complex piece such as Starship
Enterprise or Kawasaki's Rose, or when we develop an acute or chronic case of
paperfolder's finger.

In some unconfirmed, but very convincing research on the Island of Lindis
Farni by the  ancient hagiographer Thokananda, the existence of St. Pli was
disclosed. Thokananda's  work fortunately came to light a few years ago.

St. Pli  was a monk who spent his life at a remote monastery in the west of
Ireland. He was canonised under his more formal name of Sanctus Plicatus on
20th, May 1199, two hundred years after his martyrdom.

It was divinely revealed to St. Pli that the very act of folding, if done
with proper devotion and sincere meditation would bring one to understand the
Miracle of Being. Because of this, there is no small wonder that he
anticipated Descartes by adopting as his motto: "Plico ergo Sum". Sadly, he
was misunderstood by his fellow monks who developed an animosity towards him
because he had entered a fold where they were unworthy to follow. It was one
of the outrages of the history of paperfolding when one of St. Pli's fellow
monks, motivated by jealousy of the insights which folding had revealed to
him, hurled a poisoned paper dart, hitting St. Pli in the neck. He is said to
have died in agony on 20th, May 999.

The full accoiunt of St. Pli's life is full of interest and has been
translated into English, with copious notes, by Thoki Yenn of Copenhagen, who
has said that he will be happy to send copies of his researches  to enquirers
who are anxious to follow St. Pli in the way to the Fold.

David Lister.

Grimsby, England.
DLister891@AOL.com





Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:51:49 -0400 (AST)
From: Howard Portugal <howardp@fast.net>
Subject: Origami for public display

Hello all,

I just completed my first piece of origami which is destined for public
display (outside of the origami community).

The piece is Neal Elias' "Boy on a Motorcycle." diagrammed in the second
in Venables' series of Elias' notebooks. I folded it in response to a
request by a fellow worker for a figure of a man mounted on some sort of
vehicle for his time-travel talk 6:00pm 11/22 at the Science Fiction
convention at the Adam's Mark hotel in Philadelphia next weekend
11/22-24 (pardon the shameless self promotion). The figure is supposed
to represent the time traveler from Wells' the Time Machine mounted
on/in his machine. I made the piece out of gold florist foil backed with
a light green rather non-descript washi.

--
Howard Portugal   |  When you have eliminated the impossible,
West Chester, PA  |  whatever remains, however improbable,
howardp@fast.net  |  must be the truth.
                 |  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
                 |  Sherlock Holmes, in The Sign of Four, ch. 6 (1889).





Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 14:22:09 -0400 (AST)
From: Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Jewish Origami (Temko) contents?

At 01:17 AM 11/15/96 -0400, Dr. Moze wrote:

>Can anyone tell me which models are in the Jewish Origami I & II books
>by Florence Temko? Opinions on these books?

Haven't seen the books themselves, but these titles seem to be frequent
residents of Powell's used books listings (www.powells.portland.or.us). Not
a good sign? I think there are some copies showing up there as I type....

>Also, can anyone recommend a good money-folding book?

Best money-folding book that I've seen is OUSA's "Making More with Money".
35+ models from simple to complex. Plenty to keep your local population of
waiters/waitresses content.

Only available from OUSA, but as I can't seem to find my Source catalog
these days, someone else will have to supply the details!

pat slider
slider@yosemite.net





Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 14:42:33 -0400 (AST)
From: Matthew Birchard <psu05992@odin.cc.pdx.edu>
Subject: Money Folding

On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Dr. Moze wrote:

> Can anyone tell me which models are in the Jewish Origami I & II books
> by Florence Temko? Opinions on these books?
>
> Also, can anyone recommend a good money-folding book?
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> --
>
>    Dr. Moze   <DrMoze@pressroom.com>
>
        In regard to money-folding books.  This has probably been said
before, but here is my take on the subject.  The best money-folding book
that I own is _Making More with Money_ published by OrigamiUSA.  It
contains over 30 models ranging from simple to complex.  Besides the
diagrams, there are a few pages on the history of folding money and a bit
about why people fold money.  The book is available from OrigamiUSA for
only $15.00, a good price I think.  They also have three other books
about money-folding in their current catalog, however, if you were only
planning on purchasing one of them, I'd recommend _Making More with Money_.
        Besides books I have found two World Wide Web pages that have
diagrams showing how to fold several models from a dollar bill.  This
first one has scanned dollars showing the steps for folding.  The
address is:  http://www.msd.si.net/~clay/money/
Another page with GIF diagrams is:  http://www.eskimo.com/~marmonk/
I believe that at least one of these pages is maintained by a member of
this list, perhaps both.  One more web resource that I have found is:
http://www.origamido.com/products/dollar.html
This last address will take you to a picture of two very nicely done
dollar bill butterflies which can be ordered (mounted in a display case)
with a folding diagram for about $20.00.
        Has anyone on the list found more?  Or does anyone on the list
maintain another web site with money-folding instructions?
Money-folding is my main area of interest in the hobby and I'd like
any additional information, comments, models, or anything related to
money-folding.  Thanks in advance.  Hope the above information helps.

Matt Birchard
<psu05992@odin.cc.pdx.edu>





Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 17:08:06 -0400 (AST)
From: cathypl@generation.net (Cathy Palmer-Lister)
Subject: Re: The Patron Saint of Paperfolders.

>
>
>In her note headed "Thanksgiving Theme" dated 14th,November, Cathy
>Palmer-Lister asks if there is a patron saint of paperfolders. I can assure
>her that we do, indeed, have our own patron saint, who, I am assured, has
>proved to be a very helpful intercessor at times when we might think have
>reached thet limit of our skill in folding a complex piece such as Starship
>Enterprise or Kawasaki's Rose, or when we develop an acute or chronic case of
>paperfolder's finger.....................>The full accoiunt of St. Pli's
life is full of interest and has been
>translated into English, with copious notes, by Thoki Yenn of Copenhagen, who
>has said that he will be happy to send copies of his researches  to enquirers
>who are anxious to follow St. Pli in the way to the Fold.
>
>David Lister.
>
>Grimsby, England.
>DLister891@AOL.com

Hi, David!  and thanks ever so much for brightening a somewhat gloomy day!
I always enjoy rteading your biographies of paper folders, but this one is
indeed special and worthy of a special place on my hard drive, a keeper!  In
fact, I am tempted to print it out in some fancy font to decorate a wall.
You never know when the need for inspiration and patience will strike.

                                                                        Cathy





Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 22:17:53 -0400 (AST)
From: "ANITA L. HAWKINS" <ahawkins@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>
Subject: Re: Money Folding

Why Everyone Should Know A Dollar Bill Fold: An Origami Anecdote

After dancing the night away at the Scottish Ball, we left the hall in
fine spirits, but _hungry_ enough to eat a haggis (almost!). Few eateries
were open after 1 a.m., though, and our choices were the tacky 24-hour
diner, or the swank Hotel DuPont's lounge.

The Hotel won out, and no one was worried about the dress code. We ladies
passed muster in our long gowns with tartan sashes, and the gentlemen in
their kilts. However, Highland finery does not necessarily include a tie,
and this was required for entrance to the lounge. One fellow was lacking a
tie, and we couldn't leave him alone on the cold streets of Wilmington
(unwise, for a variety of reasons...). So, I asked him for a crisp bill,
and there on the marble countertops of the lobby, folded a fine bowtie*,
tucked it onto his collar button, and the maitre d' passed it...

So if not for money folding, the following hour of tea and brandy and cakes
would have been lost to all our cheery company. Origami saves the day!

Anita
Havre de Grace, Maryland

*In the interests of furthering origami rescues, here's a go at the
folding method. wish I could remember the originator of the fold to credit
him/her, but perhaps someone here will recognize it?

Dollar bill, portrait side DOWN, long axis running left-to-right (note to
overseas friends: works fine with any longish rectangle, but you won't
get the "face in the knot" unless your bills have a centered portrait)

Valley fold along center of long axis. Unfold.

Fold both long sides in to center crease.

Valley fold in half along short axis (portrait side is now up).

Crease both layers along short axis, parallel to folded edge and at a
distance of 1/4 original bill width. Unfold.

Using creases just made, valley fold each long layer, one forward and one
backward. (from the side, this should now look like an M, portrait inside)

Inside reverse fold the short inner layers (the v part of the M shape).
(landmarks are the usual, bottom of fold at original center line, and the
top layers aligning with the valley fold made in the previous step - peek
between the long layers, you now have there a short thick peak where
the portrait is)

Holding the model still long axis l-to-r, with the folded short axis to
your right, valley fold the top right corner down to the center line.
Likewise, fold the bottom right corner up. Fold only half the available
layers, so you can _repeat behind_. (note these are thick layers & stiff)

The whole business now looks like this (sorta) and not very promising...
 _______
|       \
|_______/

Carry on! Final magical step:
Pick it up, turn the thick folded point away from you, and slip both
thumbs between the long layers, each down into the space between the
inside of the long layer, and the short thick peak in the middle. Let the
other fingers cradle the outside, and the fingertips hold in place the
last little folded corners. Pressing thumbtips to fingertips, pivot your
thumbs out and away, allowing the short thick peak to squash and spread
out to a square, forming the know on the bowtie! Flatten firmly.

 ______    ______
|      \_/       |
|       _        |
|______/ \_______|

Turn it over, and you will find the back of the "knot" is a pocket, split
along the long axis. Gently lift the 2 trapezoidal flaps, and fold them
back into place over the collar button. If you like a more flamboyant
look, fold the underside layers of the long flaps out in long valley
folds to make the ends of the tie like this:

/\___
|
| ___
\/

If you like, 3-D it a bit by softly creasing a inside reverse fold at
each end of the tie, and pinching the central mountain fold up a bit.

Enjoy!
(and please tell me if this all makes any sense - it's my first try at
diagramming-with-words!)





Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 22:40:19 -0400 (AST)
From: Jean Villemaire <boyer@videotron.ca>
Subject: Re: Origami for public display

Howard Portugal wrote:

> I just completed my first piece of origami which is destined for public
> display (outside of the origami community).
>
> The piece is Neal Elias' "Boy on a Motorcycle." diagrammed in the second
> in Venables' series of Elias' notebooks. I folded it in response to a
> request by a fellow worker for a figure of a man mounted on some sort of
> vehicle for his time-travel talk 6:00pm 11/22 at the Science Fiction
> convention at the Adam's Mark hotel in Philadelphia next weekend
> 11/22-24 (pardon the shameless self promotion). The figure is supposed
> to represent the time traveler from Wells' the Time Machine mounted
> on/in his machine. I made the piece out of gold florist foil backed with
> a light green rather non-descript washi.

There is no shame to bee proud if some people appreciate your work.  BTW,
where do you work to have fellow workers request for origami ?  Now, all you
can hope is that they can make it an habit. :-)  I felt the same thing, the
urge to let everyone know and yet embarrassment, when I was able to show my
drawings for the first time.  The worse thing is when evryone expects you to
be even better the next time.  But, hey, who cares about next time.  Have fun
just now !  Three cheers for Howard !

Jean Villemaire
Montreal, Quebec
boyer@videotron.ca





Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 12:29:04 -0400 (AST)
From: Zachary Brown <zbrown@lynx.dac.neu.EDU>
Subject: origami usenet sighting

Most origami posts on usenet (aside from those in alt.arts.origami) are
either signatures or derogatory, but I found the following little gem in
aus.sf.babylon5 and thought I would share it with you. It was by Louis
Patterson. Not a bad bit of diagramming.

Zack

----post by Louis Patterson follows----

This was supposed to help tide everybody over waiting for ch9 to come to
their senses, but the happy news has come at last (yay yay yay)!!!

But here we are:
Lesson One
Origami Starfury

Step 1: Take a _rectangular_ (NOT sqare) piece of paper. Fold in half
along both axes

+-----------+----------+
|           |          |
|           |          |
|-----------+----------|
|           |          |
|           |          |
+-----------+----------+

Step 2: Fold diagonally so that the axial folds one one side of the paper
coincide. Repeat on other side.
                  /----+
                / |    |
              /   |    |
            /     |----|
          / |     |    |
        /   |     |    |
      /     |     |----+
      |     |     |
      +-----+-----+

Step 3: Unfold: it should look like this
 +-----\-----+-----/----+
 |       \   |   /      |
 |         \ | /        |
>|-----------X----------|<
 |         / | \        |
 |       /   |   \      |
 +-----/-----+-----\----+

Push in at points labeled < and >. It should then look like this

 +-----\
 |     | \
 |     |   \
 ======|     >
 |     |   /
 |     | /
 +-----/

Step 4 (tricky)
 +-----\
 |     | \
 |     |  |\
 ======|  |  > push the nose in here to give a stubby look to the thing
 |     |  |/
 |     | /
 +-----/

Step 5
         +--\--\
Cut along -->\ | \
these    |    \|  |
lines    ======|  |
         |    /|  |
          -->/ | /
         +--/---/

Step 6 and last: pull at the wings a bit to give it a three-dimensional
shape

Comments: Well, it doesn't look _that_ much like a starfury, but I think
it looks ok. It does look better in smaller sizes though (best I've found
are those wax paper wrappers you get around some lollies.

Louis [lrp@rubens.its.unimelb.edu.au}





Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 20:39:32 -0400 (AST)
From: Gordon Crane <gordonc@mnsinc.com>
Subject: Re: Jewish Origami (Temko) contents?

Dr. Moze wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me which models are in the Jewish Origami I & II books
> by Florence Temko? Opinions on these books?
>
> Also, can anyone recommend a good money-folding book?
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> --
>
>    Dr. Moze   <DrMoze@pressroom.com>

Jewish Origami 1 and 2 are very basic introduction to origami type
books.  Though I have had positive comments about the books from those
who have purchased them, I do not advise someone who is a hard core
folder to purchase these books thinking they have challenging diagrams.
They are a nice gift for those who might be interested in unique Judaica
and are not in need of a challenge.  Both books come with a package of
14 sheets of 6 inch kami paper.

Jewish Origami 1
Grogger Noisemaker, Shofar For the New Year, Star of David, Plague of
Frogs, Matzoh Cover for Passover, Torah Scroll, Hanukkah Dreidel,
Joseph's Coat of Many Colors.
Jewish Origami 2
Flag of Israel, Purim Basket, Royal Crown Rabbi's Hat, Sabbath Candles,
Queen Ester's Candles, Queen Ester's Jewelry, Shavuot Flowers, Noah's
Ark, Dove of Peace.

These two books can be purchased from Kim's Crane
http://www.mnsinc.com/gordonc

Kimberly Crane





Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 12:23:41 -0400 (AST)
From: casida@ere.umontreal.ca (Casida Mark)
Subject: Re: Bow Tie

Thank you Anita for your Origami Anecdote and word diagram of the
dollar bill bow tie.  It brought a little extra light into my day,
and your word diagram enabled me to fold a bow tie!

                                        ... Mark

--
*-------------------------------------------------------*
|          Mark E. Casida                               |
|          e-mail: casida@chimcn.umontreal.ca           |
|          a Montreal, Quebec                           |





Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 18:54:46 -0400 (AST)
From: MJNAUGHTON@amherst.edu
Subject: Re: Artistry and Creativity

Wayne Ko wrote:

> I feel that Origami in any shape, size or form is art.  Sometimes
> certain situations allow more freedom of expression than others,
> but each folder brings something unique to the model they fold.
> The differences may be subtle and may not always be obvious, but
> they are there.  I guess that if an average musician plays Mozart,
> it may be ho-hum and nothing stands out, but if Mozart himself
> plays the piece than the music becomes that much more moving.

I have not followed this entire thread, and fwiw I'm on the side of a
definition of "art" that's inclusive rather than exclusive, with
allowances for a wide variety of differing opinions. But the
observation above above made me think about the notion that an
artistic work's creator is also its best interpreter (a train of
thought started by earlier discussions of creators' "rights" and who
should profit from models for sale). I am reminded of the following
story about Irving Berlin:

One day, Berlin was developing a new show, and the producer George
Kaufman showed up at his studio to see how things were going. Berlin
excitedly sat down at the piano and began performing some of the
show's "best works". Kaufman was appalled - they sounded terrible! He
then asked Berlin to perform some of his other songs - songs Kaufman
knew had been big hits. They sounded equally bad, and Kaufman left
confident that the show would be a big success.

I don't know how good a performer Mozart was, but I think music
provides many good examples of creators whose work would languish if
there were not good performers to bring them to the public. I suspect
that as origami gains popularity, we may see a similar trend: right
now, creators often seem to be the best interpreters of their work,
but I think that may well change in future years. As in music, we may
come to a time when the greatest value is found in "so-and-so's model
of such-and-such, folded by someone else".

Mike Naughton
mjnaughton@amherst.edu





Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 19:00:45 -0400 (AST)
From: MJNAUGHTON@amherst.edu
Subject: Omega Star variations. . .

Doug Philips wrote recently about turning "Naughton 4-edge
vertex" modules into 3-edge vertex modules. Pretty clever,
Doug! I haven't had a chance to study in detail your sub-
sequent discussion of what you could make with these units,
but I think you are essentially right - you might have some
problems with rigidity in some models, but experimentation
will be the judge of that. I'm curious to hear how you make
out!

Just a couple of points:

** I appreciate your calling them "Naughton" modules, but
I'd like everyone to be clear on the fact that these were
originally invented by Robert Neale, and I simply re-dis-
covered them. So while I'm comfortable making the claim
that I invented them, I don't want Neale's name to be lost
in the discussion.

** You mention tucking a flap into its opposite partner. It
might work better to tuck a flap into an adjacent pocket,
since you avoid a "split" that way. I'm not sure of this,
though - let me know what you think!

Mike Naughton
mjnaughton@amherst.edu





Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 22:56:17 -0400 (AST)
From: Rob Oudendijk <rob@twics.com>
Subject: Alfabet folding.

Sorry to bother all of you on this list. But currently i need to find
out how to create letters with origami. I do need it for a
computergraphics project. In fact i only need the K,N and the H. If some
one already done this please contact me.

Regards
Rob Oudendijk-------------------Chief Engineer at BirdLand
                          Onogi Bldg.101 Yoyogi-3-46-16
                          Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan 151
                          Tel 03-3374-7145 Fax 03-3374-3744
                          Email rob@twics.com
                          Http://www.twics.com/~rob/birdland.htm





Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 23:43:32 -0400 (AST)
From: imcarrie@actrix.gen.nz (Ian Carrie)
Subject: Re: Alfabet folding.

>Sorry to bother all of you on this list. But currently i need to find
>out how to create letters with origami. I do need it for a
>computergraphics project. In fact i only need the K,N and the H. If some
>one already done this please contact me.
>
>
>Regards
>Rob Oudendijk-------------------Chief Engineer at BirdLand
>                                Onogi Bldg.101 Yoyogi-3-46-16
>                                Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan 151
>                                Tel 03-3374-7145 Fax 03-3374-3744
>                                Email rob@twics.com
>                                Http://www.twics.com/~rob/birdland.htm

Paul Jackson's "Origami: A complete step-by-step guide." has instructions
for a complete folded alaphabet. Essential one folds a thin strip in half
length-wise and uses inside reverse folds to form the necessary corners.

Ian Carrie

Wellington, New Zealand





Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 03:10:00 -0400 (AST)
From: Charles Knuffke <knuffke@sirius.com>
Subject: Re: Alfabet folding.

At 8:43 PM -0700 on 11/17/96, Ian Carrie wrote:

> >Sorry to bother all of you on this list. But currently i need to find
> >out how to create letters with origami. I do need it for a
> >computergraphics project. In fact i only need the K,N and the H. If some
> >one already done this please contact me.
> >
> >
> >Regards
> >Rob Oudendijk-------------------Chief Engineer at BirdLand
> >                                Onogi Bldg.101 Yoyogi-3-46-16
> >                                Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan 151
> >                                Tel 03-3374-7145 Fax 03-3374-3744
> >                                Email rob@twics.com
> >                                Http://www.twics.com/~rob/birdland.htm
>
> Paul Jackson's "Origami: A complete step-by-step guide." has instructions
> for a complete folded alaphabet. Essential one folds a thin strip in half
> length-wise and uses inside reverse folds to form the necessary corners.
>
> Ian Carrie
>
> Wellington, New Zealand

If you're willing to use money folds, another place to find drawings with
info on an Origami Alphabet is the book Folding Money, volume 2. Its
available from OrigamiUSA.

Basically, flaps are arranged based on the letter required. The bills are
then pleat-folded to thin the bills, and then the flaps are arranged to
form the letters.

For example - Letter K

Step 1: Valley Fold Left Bill edge to the right 2/3rds line

@--------------------->|
----------------------------------
|          |                     |
|                                |
|          |                     |
|                                |
|          |                     |
|                                |
|          |                     |
|                                |
----------------------------------

Step 2: Valley fold left raw edge to the folded edge

           <-----------@
           -----------------------
           |     |     |         |
           |           |         |
           |     |     |         |
           |           |         |
           |     |     |         |
           |           |         |
           |     |     |         |
           -----------------------

Step 3: Repeat steps 1 & 2 on the right side. When finished, here's what it
should look like from the side (highly exaggerated view - layers should
really be folded flat).

            \         /
              \     /
               /    \
             /        \
           -------------

Step 4: Back to a top view. Pleat bill using 4 alternating mountain and 4
valley folds.

           --------------
           |..-..||..-..|
           | - - || - - |
           |..-..||..-..|
           | - - || - - |
           |..-..||..-..|
           | - - || - - |
           |..-..||..-..|
           | - - || - - |
           |..-..||..-..|
           --------------

Last Step: Enlarged Side view. Adjust the two raw edges upward to form a
sideways K

    /\      |\                        /|     /\
     |      |   \                   /  |      |
     |       \     \             /    /       |
     |          \     \        /    /         |
     @     -------\     \  /     /-------     @
           |         \   ||   /         |
           |            \||/            |
           ------------------------------

Hopefully, you can see how to modify the same pleat technique to produce a
letter N and an H. Sorry if the drawings are unclear - this is my first
attempt at ascii art in about 10 years!

Regards,

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Charles Knuffke       "Amen the Thunderbolt in the Dark Void"
153 Divisadero                                  -Jack Kerouac
San Francisco CA 94104
mailto://knuffke@sirius.com






Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 09:37:50 -0400 (AST)
From: "Sergei Y. Afonkin" <sergei@origami.nit.spb.su>
Subject: Re: Alfabet folding.

I have seen booklet "Origami letters en cijfers" by
Coen van Someren, 1992, 51 p. edited by Everdien Tiggelaar (Netherlands)

Your Sergei Afonkin, the chairman of St.Petersburg Origami Center
                                  ,    ,
sergei@origami.nit.spb.su        ("\''/").___..--''"`-._
                                 `9_ 9  )   `-.  (     ).`-.__.`)
                                 (_Y_.)'  ._   )  `._ `. ``-..-'





Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:01:13 -0400 (AST)
From: bob@maggie.pentek.com (Bob Sgandurra)
Subject: Origami sighting

Hi All,

Anyone who is NYC for the holidays (or for any other reason) should stop by
the New York Public Library on 53rd between 5th and 6th.  The OUSA's "Origami
by Children" was being set up this weekend.  I'm not sure when it runs till
(maybe someone on the list knows?).

And if you're down there ... the Kinokuniya Bookstore is on 10 W. 49th St.
right off of 5th.  The english origami books are in the front and the Japanese
origami books are in the middle of the store on the first floor.

Have fun,

Bob
bob@pentek.com





Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:21:55 -0400 (AST)
From: origami <origami@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Subject: Jewish Origami (Temko) contents?

The Shofar and Torah scroll are really the most useful folds in either
book, and I feel that they make the purchase of JO I worthwile. I've
used them extensively in classes and in my own Sukkah.

Hope this helps.

Yaacov Metzger
origami@worldnet.att.net





Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 11:05:28 -0400 (AST)
From: Rob Oudendijk <rob@twics.com>
Subject: Re: Alfabet folding.

Thanks all the people on this list who did responded so fast. I'll
let you all know how the computer graphics worked out. May i can make
a shockwave movie out of it amd let you all see it.

Regards
Rob Oudendijk-------------------Chief Engineer at BirdLand
                          Onogi Bldg.101 Yoyogi-3-46-16
                          Shibuya-ku Tokyo Japan 151
                          Tel 03-3374-7145 Fax 03-3374-3744
                          Email rob@twics.com
                          Http://www.twics.com/~rob/birdland.htm





Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 13:18:10 -0400 (AST)
From: Pam and/or Namir <pgraben@umich.edu>
Subject: Origami as ornaments

        Sigh, I know it is early, but I wanted to get a jump on initiating the
     "Origami
for the Christmas Season" stuff going.  So here goes.

Wanadering around Michaels (a craft store) as I am occasionally prone to do,
I came across those glass balls that are hung on trees as ornaments.  Next
to them were clear, empty balls with removable tops, so you can put stuff in em.

But, the opening is about 1/2 inch in diameter.  I thought it would be cool to
     stick
some origami in it, but don't really know what.  Before I tried, (and maybe end
     up
slashing my hand open with broken balls, I thought I'd ask the group if you had
     any ideas,
or if anyone's done something like this before.

Maybe make a traditional frog, cram it inside, and then blow it up with a
     straw?  Hmmm.


     -Namir

!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-
     !
Pamela Graben:     Thinking... what a concept!
Namir Gharaibeh:  "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."
                          pgraben@umich.edu





Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 14:08:39 -0400 (AST)
From: Jean Villemaire <boyer@videotron.ca>
Subject: Re: Origami as ornaments

Pam and/or Namir wrote:

>         Sigh, I know it is early, but I wanted to get a jump on initiating
> the "Origami for the Christmas Season" stuff going.  So here goes.
>
> Wanadering around Michaels (a craft store) as I am occasionally prone to
> do, I came across those glass balls that are hung on trees as ornaments.
> Next to them were clear, empty balls with removable tops, so you can put
> stuff in em.
>
> But, the opening is about 1/2 inch in diameter.  I thought it would be cool
> to stick some origami in it, but don't really know what.  Before I tried,
> (and maybe end up slashing my hand open with broken balls, I thought I'd
> ask the group if you had any ideas, or if anyone's done something like this
> before.
>
> Maybe make a traditional frog, cram it inside, and then blow it up with a
> straw?  Hmmm.

Have you thought of miniature modular origami assembled with long thin
tweezers?  If you start now, it can be done by next year... ;-)  Or maybe try
doing your own origami balls or modular cubes with transparent wrap.  You
just have to include any small coloured origami you wish to put in before
assembling the last side of the modular.  now, I'm serious about this last
option.

Jean Villemaire
Montreal, Quebec
boyer@videotron.ca





Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 15:48:17 -0400 (AST)
From: Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com
Subject: Re: Origami as ornaments

Pam and/or Namir wrote:

>         Sigh, I know it is early, but I wanted to get a jump on initiating
> the "Origami for the Christmas Season" stuff going.  So here goes.
>
> Wanadering around Michaels (a craft store) as I am occasionally prone to
> do, I came across those glass balls that are hung on trees as ornaments.
> Next to them were clear, empty balls with removable tops, so you can put
> stuff in em.
>

I've been folding cranes out of 6 in. kami that has been cut into 16ths.
(So I'm talking about 1.5 in. paper.) These cranes would fit nicely into
the glass balls, and they look beautiful when gathered together in groups.
(I'm storing them in a tall glass jar--460 done so far.)

Or, you could place a "nest" for a single, larger crane in the ball. Make
it out of tinsel (or the shredded paper version of tinsel). My mother
says that having a bird and bird's nest on your tree will bring you good
fortune in the coming year. (I have no idea where this idea originated.)

Lisa
Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com
Boston, MA





Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 16:36:03 -0400 (AST)
From: Steve Woodmansee <stevew@empnet.com>
Subject: Re: Origami as ornaments

At 03:48 PM 11/18/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Pam and/or Namir wrote:
>
..(snip snip) glass balls that are hung on trees as ornaments.
>> Next to them were clear, empty balls with removable tops, so you can put
>> stuff in em.
>
>Lisa Hodson wrote:
..(snip snip) cranes would fit nicely into the glass balls, and they look
beautiful when gathered together in groups.
>
Costco (or Price Costco) usually carries a balloon device that allows the
insertion of all kinds of stuff inside the inflated balloon.  There's also
been advertisements for some kind of substance that allows objects to be
placed in an aquarium environment and remain suspended when the clear gel
hardens.  This might work for aluminum or other non-bleeding papers...just a
thought.

                         ''~``
                        ( o o )
+------------------.oooO--(_)--Oooo.------------------+
|                                                     |
|          "Origami: Welcome to the Fold!"            |
|                Steve Woodmansee                     |
|              Bend, Oregon U.S.A.                    |
|                                                     |
|                    .oooO                            |
|                    (   )   Oooo.                    |





Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 19:36:24 -0400 (AST)
From: bc808@lafn.org (Karen Liebgott)
Subject: Re: Origami as ornaments

>Wanadering around Michaels (a craft store) as I am occasionally prone to do,
>I came across those glass balls that are hung on trees as ornaments.  Next
>to them were clear, empty balls with removable tops, so you can put stuff
>in em.

I've seen clear plastic oranament balls that can be opened in half, but,
one, they're plastic, and, two, you'll end up with the "seam" running
through the middle (like an equator) and it won't look as nice. Maybe
people would overlook it since it would be unique...

Karen Liebgott     | Sometimes our lives depend on that which we
bc808@lafn.org     | place faith in, and sometimes faith relies in
Los Angeles-Metro  | Whom we are depending.    --Mortal





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 00:55:35 -0400 (AST)
From: Steve Matheson <pmagic@ionline.net>
Subject: Re: Origami Sighting

Found this the other day while reading Doug Copeland's very funny book
Microserfs:
"After lunch I drove down to 156th St to the Uwajima-Ya Japanese
supermarket and bought Karla some seaweed and cucumber rolls. They also
sell origami paper by the sheet there, so I threw in some cool coloured
papers as an extra bonus... And she folded one of those origami birds for
me. Her IQ must be about 800."

Steve Matheson
pmagic@ionline.net

..without chaos there is no creativity...





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 03:39:15 -0400 (AST)
From: Charles Knuffke <knuffke@sirius.com>
Subject: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

Today I received the following letter from OrigamiUSA. While I realize that
many members of the Origami-L also received this letter, I thought I'd post
it for any non-OrigamiUSA members who'ld like to help out...

{Begin Letter}
-----------------------------------------------

OrigamiUSA
15 West 77 Street
New York NY 10024-5192
Tel 212 769-5635
Fax 212 769-5663

October, 1996

Dear Friends,
We want to help The American Museum of Natural History celebrate their
special exhibit "Okavango: Africa's Last Eden". As long time members know,
we traditionally provide an origami gift to each guest who comes to the
official unveiling of the annual Origami Holiday Tree at the Museum. This
year, we'd like you to fold models associated with that theme. We're not
sending diagrams BUT we ARE sending a brief bibliography and 4 sheets of
mosaic foil.

We'd love to have as many models as you're willing to fold. Feel free to
use your own creativity and express your own opinions or sense of whimsy
about the color and texture of your models. Other papers may make creatures
more to your taste. Printed or dyed paper can be used to make some very
lively looking animals. (But please--no cutting or drawing.) Just remember
that the finished model must be able to fit into a legal size envelope.
It's fun for recipients to discover where the model was folded. If you
wish, you can sign your name and include your state or country if you can
find a discrete place to put that information.

Send your models, carefully packed, by Thursday, November 15 to our Home
Office address ATTENTION: ANNUAL GIFT. If you're mailing the models in an
envelope, please use a thin sheet of cardboard to protect them from
unnecessary folding by the Postal Service.

Happy Folding,

Linharda Balinsky
Annual Gift Coordinator

Models should be received in the Home Office by Monday, November 25th

P.S. This mailing was sent to you first class through the generosity of The
American Museum of Natural History.

P.P.S. We are always eager to show our appreciation to The Museum because
they provide our organization with a safe, accessible, rent-free office.

Suggestions:
"African Animals in Origami" by John Montroll is, as you might expect, full
of good ideas for this year's theme. Models tend to be from intermediate to
complex.

"Origami Treasure Chest" by Kitamura has an elephant (L, p5) a monkey (M,
p21) and a snake (M, p24).

"Origami Omnibus" by Kunihiko Kasahara has at least 3 appropriate
intermediate models: a gorilla (p54), a monkey (pl54) and an elephant
(pl62).

"Creative Origami" by Kunihiko Kasahara has several L, M and I models.

"The Joy of Origami" by Toshie Takahama has a monkey (M, p47) and a giraffe
(I, p72).

SNAKE: "Paper Pandas and Jumping Frogs" by Florence Temko (S, p78)

GORILLA: "Origami Zoo" by Robert Lang has a model created by Stephen Weiss
(L, p36)

ELEPHANTS: "The Magic of Origami" by Alice Gray and K. Kasahara (L, p34)
and "Paper Magic" by Robert Harbin L, p57. (Also, a giraffe L, p61)

AND * DON'T * FORGET * THE * BIRDS! ! !

Abbreviations in order of increasing complexity are: S is simple, M is
moderate, L is low intermediate, I is intermediate, H is high intermediate
and C is complex.

-----------------------------------------------
{End Letter}

The only question I have is: "Where is Okavango?". I know it's in Africa,
but what area of the continent are we talking about? Any help from the more
geographically inclined would be appreciated ;-)

Regards,

*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Charles Knuffke       "Amen the Thunderbolt in the Dark Void"
153 Divisadero                                  -Jack Kerouac
San Francisco CA 94104
mailto://knuffke@sirius.com





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 10:29:01 -0400 (AST)
From: Tim Rueger <rueger@areaplg2.corp.mot.COM>
Subject: Downtown Chicago origami demonstrations, 11/24 and 11/30

Hi, All,

There's going to be public origami event in downtown Chicago in the very
near future.  A Levi Strauss store on Michigan Avenue is sponsoring
origami demonstrations on November 24 (this coming Sunday, 12-4pm) and
November 30 (the Saturday after Thanksgiving, 12-6pm).

Below are excerpts from a letter from a Levi's representative to
Caroline Dombrowski of CHAOS.

I'm planning to attend on at least Sunday - come on out if you get the
chance.

-Tim

http://homepage.interaccess.com/~rueger/origami/

----------------------------------------------------------------------

November 5, 1996

Caroline Dombrowski
Chicago Area Origami Society

Dear Caroline:

In early October, Levi Strauss & Co. opened the Original Levi's (tm)
Store at 600 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago.  This year we are going to
be participating in the Magnificent Mile "Lights Festival" which we are
planning fun and entertaining events for the public.

Origami was a creative idea for an exciting event to be held in the
store during this festival.  Since the public is not too familiar with
the art, we thought it would benefit both the Chicago Area Origami
Society as well as drive foot traffic into our store.

We have confirmed two dates and sets of time where your society will be
performing Origami: Sunday, Nov. 24th, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM and Saturday,
Nov. 30th, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM.  Levi's will be providing the paper which
you shall receive by Monday, Nov. 11th.  Levi's will be providing a sign
with your group's name.

We are again, very excited to be working with you!

Sincerely,
Kelly Wolfson
Levi Strauss & Co.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

--
Tim Rueger             Motorola CCRL IC Design Laboratory, IL02-2921
Fax  : (847) 538-4593  Internet: rueger@areaplg2.corp.mot.com





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 13:53:27 -0400 (AST)
From: Zachary Brown <zbrown@lynx.dac.neu.edu>
Subject: Origami Usenet Sighting

I caught another one on aus.sf.babylon5 by the same person, this time
it's a "centaur's head".

Zack

By lrp@rubens.its.unimelb.edu.au
Posted on 1996/11/19
--------------------------------------------------

More B5 _origami_ for all you long suffering (but soon to suffer no longer)
people

B5 _Origami_ (Lesson 2)

Centauri Head (male)

Step 1 Start with rectangular sheet of paper. For best results, it should
probably be slightly taller and narrower in proportion than A4. (unless you
want a *really* low status Centauri.

Fold in half lenghthways.
+--------------------+
|                    |
|                    |
|--------------------|
|                    |
|                    |
+--------------------+

Step 2: Fold corner down paralel to bottom edge
+--------\
|        | \
|        |   \
|--------|     \
|        |       \
|        |         \
+--------+-----------\

Unfold and repeat ioon other side. unfold again
+--------\-----------/
|          \       / |
|            \   /   |
|--------------X-----|
|            /   \   |
|          /       \ |
+--------/-----------\

Step 3: Turn paper over. Fold paralel to short axis at the point where the
diagonal lines cross. Unfold, and turn over again

The paper should look like this, with the diagonal and short-axial folds in
opposite directions
+--------\-----------/
|          \   |   / |
|            \ | /   |
|--------------X-----|<-------
|            / | \   |
|          /   |   \ |
+--------/-----------\

Step 4: Fold up (push at arrow)

will look like this
+--------\
|        | \
|        |   \
|--------|     >
|        |   /
|        | /
+--------/

Now, enlarged view of front.

----\     <--------
    | \
    |   \
    |     \
----|       >
    |     /
    |   /
    | /
----/     <--------

Step 5: Pull the arrowed corners forward (they should be on seperate flaps
of paper) to the top of the triangle bit

----\
    | \       (Only top half shown, Do the same thing to the lower half)
    |   \
    |     \
    |       \
    |     /   \
    |   /   #   \
    | /           \
----|===============>
    |

Enlargement of the point marked #:

           \               Fold the little triangle points down towards the
           / \             centreline on bothe sides (yes this is how you make
         /     \           a waterbomb, if you know how). Now, the area marked
       /_________\         & must fold into a small pocket under the area
     / \         /:\       marked #. This is tricky to do (and even trickier
   /     \    #/  :  \     to draw in ASCII). The best way is probably to
 /         \ /    : &  \   fold the loose flap along the dotted line, and
=========================> then to tuck it into the pocket

Step 6: Fold the loose sheet of paper around to the back
  ----->\--------------+
        | \            |    Note lenght of tail depends on the lenght of the
        |   \          |    piece of paper
        |  /__\        |
        |/  \/  \      |
        |=========>----|
        |\  /\  /      |
        |  \~~/        |
        |   /          |
        | /            |
  ----->/--------------+

Fold arrowed corners behind sheet

                 /---------+
               /           |
             /             |
           /__\            |
         /  \/  \          |
   ===> <=========>--------|
         \  /\  /          |
           \~~/            |
             \             |
               \-----------|

Blow into arrowed point (there should be a little hole, and you may need to
make some creeses beforehand) you will get

        /----|
      /      |
    /        |
  /          |
|-----|      |
|     |      |
|-----|      |
  \          |
    \        |
      \      |
        \-----

Trim fan of hair to shape (and appropiate status)
THE END

Does anybody have any other ideas? thats about all I can think of.

thanks
        Louis ([10]lrp@rubens.its.unimelb.edu.au)





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 13:58:52 -0400 (AST)
From: Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

At 03:40 AM 11/19/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Today I received the following letter from OrigamiUSA. While I realize that
>many members of the Origami-L also received this letter, I thought I'd post
>it for any non-OrigamiUSA members who'ld like to help out...
>
>{Begin Letter}
>-----------------------------------------------
>
>OrigamiUSA
>15 West 77 Street
>New York NY 10024-5192
>Tel 212 769-5635
>Fax 212 769-5663
>
.
.
.
>Send your models, carefully packed, by Thursday, November 15 to our Home
>Office address ATTENTION: ANNUAL GIFT. If you're mailing the models in an
>envelope, please use a thin sheet of cardboard to protect them from
>unnecessary folding by the Postal Service.
>

There's a BIG problem with the dates here! I haven't gotten this letter (but
I confess I did't go to the mailbox yesterday :->) and the models were due
last week! Any hope that the "due" date was extended? OUSA must have sent
the mailing out later than they expected.

pat slider
slider@yosemite.net





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 14:00:05 -0400 (AST)
From: Pat Slider <slider@ims.mariposa.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

>Models should be received in the Home Office by Monday, November 25th

Missed this before sending my last posting. Guess it is still possible if I
send something tomorrow via 1st class? But not enough time to buy Montroll's
"African Animals" book first. Thought it was a great excuse to budget the
purchase :->.

Any flexibility in that final 25th date?

pat slider
slider@yosemite.net





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 14:26:11 -0400 (AST)
From: Sheldon Ackerman <ackerman@dorsai.dorsai.org>
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

>
>
> >Models should be received in the Home Office by Monday, November 25th
>
The above does not appear on the copy of the letter I received! When I saw
your post I went up and checked again. I completed the models I wanted to
send but figured I missed the date!

--
Sheldon Ackerman.......http://www.dorsai.org/~ackerman/
ackerman@dorsai.dorsai.org
sheldon_ackerman@fc1.nycenet.edu





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 14:27:27 -0400 (AST)
From: Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com
Subject: Re: Origami Usenet Sighting

Zack wrote:
>I caught another one on aus.sf.babylon5 by the same person, this time
>it's a "centaur's head".

<snip>

Actually, a Centauri's head (male) is quite different from a Centaur's head.
The male Centauri wear quite an unusual hair style. Don't know whether
the fold actually captures it. It's sort of a sideways mohawk with a curled
top.

Lisa (wishing B5 was broadcast in her area)
Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 14:32:48 -0400 (AST)
From: chall@scsn.net (Carol Hall)
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

Charles Knuffke quotes OUSA's Christmas letter:

>We want to help The American Museum of Natural History celebrate their
>special exhibit "Okavango: Africa's Last Eden". ...

Then he asks:
>The only question I have is: "Where is Okavango?". I know it's in Africa,
>but what area of the continent are we talking about? Any help from the more
>geographically inclined would be appreciated ;-)

I don't know anything about the Museum's exhibit other than the title, so I
don't know if they have any specfic area or region in focus, but:

The Okavango (Okovanggo) River [a portion of which is also named the Cubango
- or Kubango - River] arises in central Angola, flows south and east for
about 1000 miles, forms part of the international border between Angola and
Namibia (older maps label Namibia as South-West Africa), and empties into
the Okavango Basin, a large marsh north of Lake Ngami in N. Botswana.

So generally, this is southwestern Africa.  And Charles, you get the prize
for recognizing that Africa is a continent, not a country!

Carol Hall
chall@scsn.net

one source of the above information: Webster's New Geographical Dictionary.
another source would be a decent world atlas, such as Goode's World Atlas -
although with an atlas you must tease out the alternate spellings yourself
and usually must do the measurements yourself.
a World Almanac and Book of Facts will list rivers, sources, mouths, and lengths

can you tell that I consider atlases (etc) as indispensable as dictionaries?





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 14:46:24 -0400 (AST)
From: Steve Woodmansee <stevew@empnet.com>
Subject: Origami Sighting - the Simpsons!

I ask the group for forgiveness in advance if this is old news, but last
night on the Simpson's Mr. Burns (who was destroying Homer's bowling team)
claimed he didn't care about any old championship, only (grabbing a piece of
paper and folding an origami sailboat) *friend*ship.  (yuk yuk).

Unfortunately there was no way to report this sighting without admitting to
my 'Simpson's' addiction.  I know you'll all understand.

                         ''~``
                        ( o o )
+------------------.oooO--(_)--Oooo.------------------+
|                                                     |
|          "Origami: Welcome to the Fold!"            |
|                Steve Woodmansee                     |
|              Bend, Oregon U.S.A.                    |
|                                                     |
|                    .oooO                            |
|                    (   )   Oooo.                    |





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 15:03:45 -0400 (AST)
From: Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com
Subject: paper plane tie

Looking through the Wireless catalog this morning, I discovered a
lovely Navy blue silk tie with paper airplanes flying across it.

Wireless  (a catalog for fans & friends of public radio)
1(800) 570-5003 for a catalog
1(800) 669-9999 to order
Paper Airplanes Silk Tie
Item #47289
$35.00

Lisa
Lisa_Hodsdon@hmco.com





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 15:44:51 -0400 (AST)
From: Charles Knuffke <Knuffke@Sirius.com>
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

Regarding OrigamiUSA's recent letter asking for models, Pat Slider
wrote:

>
> There's a BIG problem with the dates here! I haven't gotten this letter (but
> I confess I did't go to the mailbox yesterday :->) and the models were due
> last week! Any hope that the "due" date was extended? OUSA must have sent
> the mailing out later than they expected.
>

The due date was evidently extended to November 25th. There was a
sticker attached to the letter with this info.





Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 15:51:13 -0400 (AST)
From: hull@MATH.URI.EDU
Subject: Re: Christmas OrigamiUSA Letter

Hello everybody!

Pat Slider asked:

> Any flexibility in that final 25th date?

A little, I believe.  The reason for the confusion is that the Museum of
Natural History has recently moved/changed its internal mail system,
and this has caused a number of OUSA's mailings to be delayed.
Appologies all around.
        But we do need the African models soon!  So try to make the Nov.
25th deadline.  We'll greatly appreciate anything you all can do!

------- Tom "brain on fire" Hull
        hull@math.uri.edu
        Wakefield, RI
