Well, actually that's the correct American spelling, Owen: only a few dictionaries here even list "foetus" as a Brit. alternate. Since Eric was in Virginia at the time, I think he's covered! ;> Clear skies, Lew To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'netastrocatalog' lists, use the Web form at: http://www.tiac.net/users/lewkaren/netastrocatalog/subscribe.html