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PC HELP: Got yourself a personal computer but don’t know how to use it? Now’s the time to hire a coach. . . . For as little as $50, an expert can make a house call that will have you running your word processor and doing clip art in about 90 minutes. See Valley Life! Page 33.

BEER RUN: It’s a long way to go for a beer, but why not? . . . The San Fernando Valley Rugby Club heads to Texas tomorrow to compete for the U.S.A. Rugby Division II national championship (C13). Winning is great, but the MVP gets more than a trip to Disneyland: He walks away with “the cup”--a beer mug that teammates keep full during the postgame party.

HORRIFIC FAMILY: Forrest J. Ackerman, above, holds one frightening family reunion. . . . Ghouls, goblins and Ackerman himself will be haunting the Sheraton hotel at Universal City this weekend for a three-day horror convention sponsored by Famous Monsters of Filmland, the magazine Ackerman founded in 1958. See Valley Life! Page 11.

HOME INVASION: Children may again hear the roar of the Lion King. . . . Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. said Thursday it is planning to make up to four movies per year, including the sequel to “The Lion King,” that will debut in video stores. Credit the new releases to the success of the “Return of Jafar” home video release--which sold 10 million units. Other titles: a third “Aladdin” film, “Honey, I Shrunk the Parents,” and the first Winnie the Pooh feature based on original material.

VIDEO WINNERS: From a 64-bit system to a virtual reality headset that actually gives the wearer motion sickness, Times staff writer Aaron Curtiss previews the next generation of home video games in Valley Life! Page 10. . . . Thanks to increased competition, Curtiss writes, “game-loving consumers should end up winners regardless of which system they choose.”