1 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Tuesday: Shri Swaminarayan Mandir and Haveli, Neasden, London, UK is a place of wonder and the largest Hindu temple outside of India. Read on to discover more of its fascinating history... Today's other new entries: The Oxford English Dictionary, Artificial Neural Networks, Miscarriage and Michael Joseph Jackson - Singer and Songwriter.

	2 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Wednesday: The Roman satiric poet Juvenal described writing as an 'incurable disease'. Grin and bear it, there's no cure for Life as a Wannabe Writer. However, there's always hope... Today's other new entries: American Sign Language and the American Deaf Community, Diana Wynne Jones - Author, Bacillus 2-9-3 and Minox Spy Cameras.

	3 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Thursday: My Experience of Cancer is the title of today's extraordinary entry. In it our Researcher shares with us what must have been a truly dreadful time as he recounts his battle against Hodgkin's disease. At the end of it all, he emerges victorious and we as readers cannot help but feel humbled and inspired. Today's other new entries: Blackface Sheep, 'Weird Al' Yankovic - Singer and Songwriter, Muzak and Durham, County Durham, UK.

• This Week's University Project tells us of The Legacy of Milton S Hershey, which contributes millions to philanthropic projects across this iconic chocolate founder's home state of Pennsylvania. Written by Jimi X.

	4 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for the Weekend: A charming tale of spigots, vents and values, today's entry on Single Pipe Steam Heat offers advice on the care and upkeep of this efficient and simple heating system. Today's other new entries: HMS Warrior, John Bellairs, Pennsylvania, USA and Fluorescent Multi-Layer Disc (FMD).

	8 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Tuesday: Today's entry, Wicca - a Legacy of Persecution, examines the ancient history of this 'positive, Earth-oriented, nature religion' and its struggle for survival in the face of a dominant Christian ideology. Today's other new entries: Our Dynamic Earth, Space Crusade - the Strategy Game, Recreational Vehicles vs Cars When Travelling Across the USA and 'Hillbilly Hollywood' - Country Music Movies .

	9 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Wednesday: The darling of the fruit bowl; yellow-bellied accomplice in comedic gags; and toffee's robust co-partner in banoffee pie - today we're going Bananas. Today's other new entries: Ghost Towns, Clarice Cliff - Chinaware Artist, Calculating the Volume and Surface Area of Various Solid Objects and MadLibs - the Game.

	10 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Thursday: I say! An entry on Antiquated Words and Phrases? What the deuce will those h2g2 rapscallions think of next? Today's other new entries: Starbucks Coffee Company, Gammel Dansk, The Essence of Denmark, Lacoste, Provence, France and Congenital Hydrocephalus .

	11 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for the Weekend: Headaches, nausea, eczema, asthma and anaphylaxis are a few of the symptoms of people with Special Dietary Requirements. Read on for some helpful advice. Today's other new entries: Strokes, Xeno's Paradox, Cowskin Rugs and Choosing a Supermarket Checkout.

	14 May 2001

We were deeply shocked to learn that Douglas Adams, creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and friend to us all, died on Friday.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife Jane, and his daughter Polly.

If you'd like to leave a tribute to Douglas, then please visit Douglas' Personal Space, where you can find further information and links.

As a mark of respect, we will not be adding any new entries to the Guide today. Normal service will be resumed on Tuesday.

We'll miss you, Douglas.

	15 May 2001

We were deeply shocked to learn that Douglas Adams, creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and friend to us all, died on Friday.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife Jane, and his daughter Polly.

If you'd like to leave a tribute to Douglas, then please visit Douglas' page, where you can find further information and links.

We'll miss you, Douglas.

• Editor's Selection for Tuesday: Basil Brush was a seminal TV character who epitomised the cheeky chappiness of the 1970s. Loved by many, remembered by millions he now takes his honoured place in the h2g2 Hall of TV Fame. Today's other new entries: The Beach Boys Recordings 1975 - Present, The Roycrofters - East Aurora, New York, USA, The 'His Dark Materials' Trilogy by Phillip Pullman and Seven Secrets of Successful Programmers.

	16 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Wednesday:  He was foaled at the Nursery Stud in Lexington, Kentucky and it was claimed he had nightmares for weeks after his only defeat. Today's entry looks at the magnificent Man o' War - the Racehorse. Today's other new entries: Raymond Queneau - Poet and Mathematician , Labrador Retrievers, The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, USA and Murray Walker - Commentator Extraordinaire.

	17 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Thursday:  For many, football is a way of life, for others it's not. For the uninitiated, today's entry on Football Terrace Songs and Chants helps explain some of the popular culture of the planet's most infamous sport. Today's other new entries: Konstanz, Germany, The Loving Bonsai, Noughts-and-Crosses aka Tic-Tac-Toe and Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks.

	18 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for the Weekend Tips on How to Deal with Difficult People - what a stupid title for an entry. Typical. I mean, what are they thinking of? Assuming, that is, they actually think. Anyway, don't just sit there gawping - read the bloody thing. God, you're soooo annoying. Today's other new entries: Moroccan Lamb Meatballs, St Louis Cardinals - Baseball Team, Self-reference and The Barrowlands Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland.

	21 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Monday:  History has thrown up many famous duos: Bonnie and Clyde, Laurel and Hardy and Sonny and Cher to name but a few. Today, h2g2 adds its own contribution to the Partnership Hall of Fame with our entry on A Dominatrix and Her 'Dog'. Today's other new entries: Mercedes A-Class, Handball, 'Contact ' - the Film and Theme Parks and Roller Coasters.

	22 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Tuesday:  Difficult to fathom, even trickier to pronounce, today we enter the topsy-turvy world of Canadian Toponymy. Today's other new entries: Oreston, Devon, UK, Chile con Queso, Fourier Theory and 'Prairie Home Companion' - the Radio Series.

	23 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Wednesday:  During the Second World War, Rationing in Britain was a way of life. Chocolate, vegetables and clothes were all purchased with a little book full of coupons and the prevailing attitude was 'waste not, want not'. Read on to find out more about the true spirit of Britain... Today's other new entries: Harwich, Essex, England, Motorcycling in Thailand, The Palace Nightclub, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Waltham Abbey, Essex, UK.

	24 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Thursday: 

  Good morning/afternoon/evening! This is h2g2, the Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything. And how may I help you today? *Cheesy grin*

  Do Customer Services get up your nose? Read on and vent your spleen. If you can get through, that is...

  Today's other new entries: Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK, How to Make and Enjoy a Very Good Margarita, Gannets Galore - a Rare Beach Walk and How to Spend Happy Hour on Montreal's West Island.

	25 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for the Long Weekend: Never has a tuber been so venerated, so versatile nor so very, very tasty. Today's entry on Potato Recipes pays homage to the King of the Root Vegetables. Now is the time to pay your respect. Today's other new entries: Coffee Republic, Waterstones, Nottingham, UK, Synaesthesia, The Eden Project, Cornwall, UK and Chocolate Easter Eggs.

	29 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Tuesday: If Scooby Doo is anything to go by, then you'd never recognise a real phantom when you see one. Paranormal activity is not all about creaking doors and clanking chains, you know. Find out more in today's entry on Ghosts. Today's other new entries: How to Avoid Being an Illegal Alien in Italy, Football League of Wales, Dublin, Ireland and Sundials.

	30 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Wednesday: British Parliamentary Reform in the 19th Century is not as dry a subject as you may think. It involves wheeling, dealing and the emancipation of the lower middle classes as well as loads of Victorian men with exceptionally large beards... Today's other new entries: Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK, Recky - the Game, Cutlery and Straight Edge Philosophy.

	31 May 2001

• Editor's Selection for Thursday:  Variously described as 'atrocious' and an 'under-rehearsed school orchestra', The Portsmouth Sinfonia aren't exactly talented - or musical even - but they are keen and they do try... Today's other new entries: County Wexford, Ireland, Turbo Pascal, The Baffling Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and What do Probabilities Mean?.