Greetings again, my fellow fans of Reality TV!  Yes, it's time for another season
of "SURVIVOR".  This edition was supposed to begin like the last one, with 20
castaways divided up into four ethnic-based tribes.  HOWEVER…, one player
decided at the last moment to bow out.  So the 19 remaining contestants will
begin all on one beach.  They will discover materials for building a large, won-
derful shelter.  But the fun doesn't end there!  Mark Burnett, The Evil One, has a
new trick up his sleeve.  On Day 3, before the first Immunity Challenge, the play-
ers will be divided into two tribes, Moto (Green) and Ravu (Yellow).  The winners
will not only get immunity, but also get to stay in the luxurious shelter built. 
The losing tribe is ferried off to another beach and must start from scratch with
the usual meager supplies.

The Fiji Islands should make for an entertaining venue with a theme based upon
cannibalism.   Fun, huh?  Fiji is a collection of hundreds of islands about 1,700
miles northeast of Australia.  Most of the population lives on the two main is-
lands of Vita Levu and Vanau Levu.  The latter being the location for much of
the action. 

This season's contestants are:

Alex Angarita, a 28 year old attorney from Los Angeles, CA
Kenward "Boo" Bernis, a 34 year old construction worker from Lafeyette, LA
Yau-Man Chan, a 54 year old computer engineer from Martinez, CA
Earl Cole, a 35 year old advertising exec from Santa Monica, CA
Jessica deBen, a 27 year old fashion stylist from Los Angeles, CA
Erica Durouseau, a 27 year old non-profit fundraiser from Lake Charles, LA
Cassandra Franklin, a 42 year old civil engineer from Los Angeles, CA
Liliana Gomez, a 25 year old loan officer from Oxnard, CA
Andria "Dre" Herd, a 25 year old cheering coach from Wilmington, NC
Stacy Kimball, a 27 year old interactive Internet producer from Boulder, CO
Sylvia Kwan, a 52 year old architect from Ross, CA
Mookie Lee, a 25 year old loan manager from Wheeling, IL
Lisette "Lisi" Linares, a 36 year old customer service rep from Los Angeles, CA
James Reid, a 28 year old bartender from Los Angeles, CA
Edgardo Riveria, a 28 year old advertising exec from Miami Beach, FL
Anthony Robinson, a 32 year expert witness locator from Compton, CA
Gary Stritesky, a 55 year old school bus driver from Ramsey, MN
Rita Verreos, a 38 year old single mom from San Antonio, TX
and Michelle Yi, a 23 year old student from Cincinnati, OH