In	O
the	B-DATE
summer	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
2005	I-DATE
,	O
a	O
picture	O
that	O
people	O
have	O
long	O
been	O
looking	O
forward	O
to	O
started	O
emerging	O
with	O
frequency	O
in	O
various	O
major	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
media	O
.	O


With	O
their	O
unique	O
charm	O
,	O
these	O
well	O
-	O
known	O
cartoon	O
images	O
once	O
again	O
caused	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
to	O
be	O
a	O
focus	O
of	O
worldwide	O
attention	O
.	O


The	O
world	O
's	O
fifth	B-ORDINAL
Disney	B-ORG
park	O
will	O
soon	O
open	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
here	O
.	O


The	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
about	O
Disney	B-ORG
is	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
global	O
brand	O
.	O


Well	O
,	O
for	O
several	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
under	O
construction	O
and	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
not	O
yet	O
open	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
said	O
that	O
many	O
people	O
have	O
viewed	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
with	O
new	O
respect	O
.	O


Then	O
welcome	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
writing	O
ceremony	O
of	O
Hong	B-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
Disneyland	I-FAC
.	O


The	O
construction	O
of	O
Hong	B-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
Disneyland	I-FAC
began	O
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
in	O
2003	B-DATE
.	O


In	O
January	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
that	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
government	O
turned	O
over	O
to	O
Disney	B-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
200	B-QUANTITY
hectares	I-QUANTITY
of	O
land	O
at	O
the	O
foot	O
of	O
Lantau	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
that	O
was	O
obtained	O
following	O
the	O
largest	O
land	O
reclamation	O
project	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Since	O
then	O
,	O
this	O
area	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
prohibited	O
zone	O
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
.	O


As	O
its	O
neighbor	O
on	O
Lantau	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
,	O
Hong	B-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
Airport	I-ORG
had	O
to	O
change	O
its	O
flight	O
routes	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
area	O
a	O
no	O
-	O
fly	O
zone	O
.	O


Mickey	O
Mouse	O
's	O
new	O
home	O
,	O
settling	O
on	O
Chinese	B-NORP
land	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
,	O
has	O
captured	O
worldwide	O
attention	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
only	O
one	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
left	O
before	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Hong	B-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
Disneyland	I-FAC
on	O
September	B-DATE
12	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
subway	O
to	O
Disney	B-FAC
has	O
already	O
been	O
constructed	O
.	O


At	O
subway	O
stations	O
,	O
passengers	O
will	O
frequently	O
press	O
the	O
station	O
for	O
Disney	B-FAC
on	O
ticket	O
machines	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
purchase	O
tickets	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
park	O
when	O
it	O
first	B-ORDINAL
opens	O
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
Disney	B-FAC
subway	O
station	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
open	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
same	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
as	O
the	O
park	O
.	O


For	O
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
Disney	B-ORG
has	O
constantly	O
maintained	O
its	O
mystery	O
.	O


No	O
media	O
have	O
been	O
allowed	O
to	O
enter	O
for	O
photos	O
.	O


We	O
took	O
a	O
taxi	O
along	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
the	O
highway	O
that	O
heads	O
toward	O
Disney	B-FAC
,	O
trying	O
to	O
experience	O
this	O
mysterious	O
park	O
from	O
close	O
by	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
before	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Disney	B-ORG
symbols	O
were	O
in	O
sight	O
,	O
the	O
car	O
was	O
stopped	O
by	O
a	O
security	O
guard	O
at	O
the	O
intersection	O
of	O
the	O
road	O
towards	O
Disney	B-ORG
.	O


On	O
our	O
way	O
back	O
,	O
the	O
taxi	O
driver	O
gave	O
us	O
an	O
explanation	O
after	O
understanding	O
our	O
intentions	O
.	O


Er	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
what	O
the	O
security	O
guard	O
said	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
before	O
everything	O
is	O
officially	O
,	O
opened	O
,	O
,	O
no	O
cars	O
can	O
enter	O
unless	O
they	O
have	O
special	O
permission	O
.	O


No	O
one	O
can	O
enter	O
otherwise	O
.	O


Video	O
recording	O
is	O
especially	O
forbidden	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
everything	O
is	O
top	O
secret	O
.	O


If	O
pictures	O
are	O
taken	O
without	O
permission	O
,	O
%pw	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
be	O
pursued	O
by	O
legal	O
action	O
,	O
a	O
big	O
hassle	O
.	O


Although	O
Disney	B-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
chose	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
as	O
the	O
venue	O
for	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Disney	B-FAC
park	O
,	O
what	O
they	O
are	O
actually	O
most	O
excited	O
about	O
is	O
the	O
mainland	O
China	B-GPE
tourist	O
market	O
.	O


Since	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	B-LAW
Individual	I-LAW
Visit	I-LAW
Scheme	I-LAW
between	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
and	O
the	O
mainland	O
,	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
mainland	O
tourists	O
are	O
coming	O
to	O
visit	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
.	O


From	O
the	O
beginning	O
up	O
till	O
now	O
,	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
seven	I-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
individual	O
tourists	O
,	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
.	O


Well	O
,	O
we	O
now	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
believe	O
more	O
will	O
be	O
coming	O
.	O


At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
about	B-DATE
two	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Also	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
number	O
of	O
34	B-CARDINAL
cities	O
will	O
be	O
increased	O
.	O


Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
was	O
developed	O
from	O
a	O
fishing	O
harbor	O
one	B-DATE
hundred	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
to	O
become	O
today	B-DATE
's	O
international	O
metropolis	O
.	O


Here	O
,	O
eastern	O
and	O
western	O
cultures	O
have	O
gathered	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
and	O
the	O
old	O
coexist	O
.	O


When	O
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
you	O
can	O
wander	O
among	O
skyscrapers	O
,	O
heartily	O
enjoy	O
shopping	O
sprees	O
in	O
well	O
-	O
known	O
stores	O
and	O
malls	O
for	O
goods	O
from	O
various	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
taste	O
delicious	O
snacks	O
from	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
at	O
tea	O
shops	O
or	O
at	O
street	O
stands	O
in	O
Mong	B-LOC
Kok	I-LOC
.	O


You	O
can	O
go	O
to	O
burn	O
incense	O
and	O
make	O
a	O
vow	O
at	O
the	B-LOC
Repulse	I-LOC
Bay	I-LOC
,	O
where	O
all	O
deities	O
gather	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
enjoy	O
the	O
most	O
charming	O
sun	O
-	O
filled	O
sandy	O
beaches	O
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
.	O


You	O
can	O
ascend	O
Victoria	B-LOC
Peak	I-LOC
to	O
get	O
a	O
panoramic	O
view	O
of	O
Victoria	B-LOC
Harbor	I-LOC
's	I-LOC
beautiful	O
scenery	O
.	O


Or	O
hop	O
onto	O
a	O
trolley	O
with	O
over	B-DATE
a	I-DATE
century	I-DATE
of	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
feel	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
blend	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
and	O
the	O
modern	O
in	O
slow	O
motion	O
.	O


After	O
dark	O
,	O
cruise	O
Victoria	B-LOC
Harbor	I-LOC
at	O
night	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
enchanting	O
evening	O
view	O
.	O


Every	O
corner	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
is	O
filled	O
with	O
fun	O
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
as	O
various	O
new	O
items	O
are	O
constantly	O
being	O
added	O
,	O
what	O
other	O
kinds	O
of	O
pleasant	O
surprises	O
will	O
the	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
tourism	O
industry	O
bring	O
us	O
?	O


Over	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
28	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
the	B-FAC
Ocean	I-FAC
Park	I-FAC
has	O
basically	O
been	O
a	O
must	O
-	O
see	O
destination	O
for	O
tourists	O
coming	O
to	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
.	O


Watch	O
spectacular	O
performances	O
by	O
dolphins	O
and	O
sea	O
lions	O
at	O
the	B-FAC
Ocean	I-FAC
Theater	I-FAC
,	O
and	O
experience	O
passionate	O
screaming	O
and	O
accelerating	O
heart	O
-	O
beat	O
adventures	O
on	O
amusement	O
rides	O
.	O


Or	O
ride	O
the	O
giant	O
Ferris	O
wheel	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
bird	O
's	O
eye	O
view	O
from	O
high	O
above	O
of	O
the	O
magnificent	O
panorama	O
of	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
Island	I-LOC
and	O
the	B-LOC
South	I-LOC
China	I-LOC
Sea	I-LOC
.	O


These	O
items	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
the	O
pride	O
of	O
the	B-LOC
Ocean	I-LOC
Park	I-LOC
,	O
have	O
made	O
this	O
place	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
tourist	O
attraction	O
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
since	O
Disney	B-ORG
entered	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
the	B-ORG
Ocean	I-ORG
Park	I-ORG
,	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
city	O
as	O
Disney	B-ORG
,	O
has	O
felt	O
the	O
pressure	O
of	O
competition	O
.	O


To	O
improve	O
the	O
park	O
's	O
brand	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
planning	O
to	O
invest	O
5.5	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
in	O
a	O
renovation	O
project	O
starting	O
in	O
2006	B-DATE
.	O


It	O
seems	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
a	O
scheme	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
renovation	O
plan	O
.	O


That	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
park	O
will	O
be	O
divided	O
into	O
seven	O
sections	O
for	O
renovation	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
additional	O
,	O
newer	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
attractions	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
tourists	O
.	O


It	O
seems	O
that	O
those	O
attractions	O
like	O
the	B-FAC
North	I-FAC
Pole	I-FAC
and	O
the	B-FAC
Marine	I-FAC
Life	I-FAC
Center	I-FAC
will	O
also	O
be	O
renovated	O
after	O
several	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Are	O
they	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
what	O
they	O
are	O
now	O
?	O


They	O
will	O
be	O
,	O
in	O
ten	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
more	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
animal	O
species	O
,	O
different	O
from	O
what	O
there	O
is	O
now	O
.	O


It	O
looks	O
like	O
we	O
will	O
also	O
bring	O
in	O
whales	O
.	O


Er	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
implement	O
this	O
plan	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
.	O


Groundbreaking	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
start	O
next	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Yes	O
.	O


The	O
area	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
is	O
only	O
one	B-QUANTITY
thousand	I-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
plus	I-QUANTITY
square	I-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
.	O


The	O
population	O
is	O
dense	O
.	O


Natural	O
resources	O
are	O
relatively	O
scarce	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
the	O
clever	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
people	O
will	O
utilize	O
all	O
resources	O
they	O
have	O
created	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
tourism	O
industry	O
.	O


Among	O
these	O
is	O
the	B-FAC
Avenue	I-FAC
of	I-FAC
Stars	I-FAC
.	O


Entering	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
of	O
the	O
East	B-LOC
,	O


here	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
come	O
up	O
close	O
with	O
the	O
stars	O
in	O
your	O
mind	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
my	O
.	O


She	O
is	O
my	O
Goddess	O
,	O
ah	O
.	O


Please	O
stay	O
with	O
us	O
on	O
New	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
Travel	I-ORG
.	O


Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
has	O
always	O
worn	O
the	O
crown	O
of	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
of	O
the	O
East	B-LOC
.	O


Over	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
100	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
of	O
film	O
history	O
,	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
cinema	O
has	O
nurtured	O
many	O
internationally	O
renowned	O
directors	O
,	O
actors	O
,	O
and	O
screenwriters	O
.	O


They	O
have	O
shortened	O
the	O
distance	O
between	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
and	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
movies	O
have	O
even	O
become	O
a	O
window	O
for	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
see	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
which	O
have	O
made	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
metropolitan	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
more	O
prominent	O
internationally	O
.	O


For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
in	O
2004	B-DATE
,	O
on	O
the	B-FAC
Waterfront	I-FAC
Promenade	I-FAC
originally	O
constructed	O
for	O
viewing	O
only	O
the	O
scenery	O
of	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
Island	I-LOC
and	O
Victoria	B-LOC
Harbor	I-LOC
,	O
the	B-ORG
Hong	I-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
Tourism	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
also	O
constructed	O
the	B-FAC
Avenue	I-FAC
of	I-FAC
Stars	I-FAC
,	O
memorializing	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
100	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
film	O
history	O
.	O


Here	O
,	O
tourists	O
can	O
learn	O
about	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
film	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
come	O
up	O
close	O
with	O
the	O
stars	O
in	O
their	O
mind	O
.	O


Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
is	O
a	O
busy	O
metropolis	O
.	O


Even	O
at	O
dusk	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
pulse	O
never	O
stops	O
beating	O
.	O


Across	O
from	O
the	B-FAC
Avenue	I-FAC
of	I-FAC
Stars	I-FAC
,	O
a	O
special	O
performance	O
is	O
staged	O
every	O
weekend	O
.	O


%pw	O
As	O
our	O
Victoria	B-LOC
Harbor	I-LOC
is	O
%pw	O
very	O
famous	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
our	O
nightscape	O
is	O
already	O
very	O
beautiful	O
,	O
by	O
what	O
means	O
could	O
we	O
enhance	O
the	O
dynamic	O
beauty	O
of	O
our	O
nightscape	O
?	O


So	O
,	O
one	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
transform	O
Victoria	B-LOC
Harbor	I-LOC
into	O
a	O
performance	O
stage	O
.	O


Er	O
,	O
each	O
key	O
building	O
is	O
like	O
a	O
performer	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
that	O
music	O
and	O
lights	O
are	O
arranged	O
to	O
reflect	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
perform	O
a	O
unique	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
and	O
fascinating	O
multi-media	O
world	O
-	O
class	O
light	O
show	O
.	O


Let	O
me	O
now	O
introduce	O
to	O
you	O
all	O
the	O
well	O
-	O
known	O
skyscrapers	O
participating	O
in	O
this	O
large	O
-	O
scale	O
light	O
and	O
music	O
show	O
.	O


The	B-FAC
PLA	I-FAC
Hong	I-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
Garrison	I-FAC
Plaza	I-FAC
,	O
Bank	B-FAC
of	I-FAC
China	I-FAC
Tower	I-FAC
,	O
at	O
8:00	B-TIME
every	O
Saturday	O
night	O
,	O
HSBC	B-FAC
Main	I-FAC
Building	I-FAC
.	O


Their	O
performances	O
will	O
be	O
on	O
schedule	O
.	O


Center	B-FAC
of	I-FAC
the	I-FAC
East	I-FAC
Central	I-FAC
.	I-FAC


Ten	B-CARDINAL
landmark	O
buildings	O
located	O
on	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
Island	I-LOC
reveal	O
themselves	O
one	B-CARDINAL
by	O
one	B-CARDINAL
,	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
show	O
in	O
full	O
splendor	O
,	O
presenting	O
a	O
world	O
-	O
class	O
light	O
extravaganza	O
to	O
a	O
musical	O
rhythm	O
.	O


Whenever	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
event	O
or	O
holiday	O
,	O
fireworks	O
are	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
light	O
show	O
.	O


Some	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
cities	O
have	O
consulted	O
with	O
us	O
.	O


Uh-huh	O
.	O


Their	O
area	O
of	O
surprise	O
was	O
that	O
those	O
private	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
buildings	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
business	O
community	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
is	O
willing	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
our	O
overall	O
project	O
.	O


Yes	O
.	O


The	O
answer	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
reward	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
society	O
,	O
not	O
an	O
individual	O
building	O
's	O
reward	O
.	O


Er	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
after	O
SARS	O
,	O
we	O
felt	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
hopes	O
to	O
be	O
involved	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
tourism	O
industry	O
will	O
recover	O
,	O
rebound	O
together	O
with	O
other	O
sectors	O
.	O


Hong	B-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
Wetland	I-FAC
Park	I-FAC
,	O
which	O
is	O
currently	O
under	O
construction	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
designated	O
new	O
projects	O
of	O
the	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
SAR	I-GPE
government	O
for	O
advancing	O
the	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
tourism	O
industry	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
a	O
park	O
intimately	O
connected	O
with	O
nature	O
,	O
being	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
government	O
for	O
its	O
people	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
a	O
city	O
of	O
reinforced	O
concrete	O
.	O


Hong	B-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
Wetland	I-FAC
Park	I-FAC
covers	O
an	O
area	O
of	O
61	B-QUANTITY
hectares	I-QUANTITY
,	O
including	O
a	O
10,000	B-QUANTITY
square	I-QUANTITY
meter	I-QUANTITY
visitor	O
's	O
center	O
and	O
a	O
60	B-QUANTITY
hectare	I-QUANTITY
outdoor	O
wildlife	O
habitat	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
indoor	O
exhibition	O
hall	O
,	O
tourists	O
can	O
learn	O
about	O
types	O
of	O
wetlands	O
in	O
various	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
gain	O
knowledge	O
about	O
wetlands	O
.	O


Outdoors	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
also	O
personally	O
experience	O
wetland	O
ecology	O
.	O


,	O
er	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
highest	O
point	O
we	O
can	O
see	O
two	B-CARDINAL
different	O
ecological	O
environments	O
.	O


Ha	O
,	O
on	O
that	O
side	O
are	O
many	O
tall	O
buildings	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
towns	O
with	O
lots	O
of	O
people	O
living	O
there	O
,	O


but	O
behind	O
me	O
is	O
our	O
Wetland	B-FAC
Park	I-FAC
.	O


Ha	O
,	O
entirely	O
different	O
.	O


Quite	O
primitive	O
,	O


er	O
,	O
a	O
fresh	O
water	O
swamp	O
,	O


er	O
,	O
the	B-FAC
Wetland	I-FAC
Park	I-FAC
Exploration	I-FAC
Center	I-FAC
.	O


Lastly	O
,	O
farthest	O
away	O
you	O
can	O
see	O
Putian	B-GPE
of	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
.	O


Then	O
,	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
bridge	O
is	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
and	O
outside	O
is	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
.	O


You	O
can	O
come	O
into	O
intimate	O
contact	O
with	O
nature	O
in	O
the	O
outdoor	O
wetland	O
environment	O
.	O


Children	O
can	O
get	O
to	O
know	O
different	O
animals	O
and	O
plants	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
some	O
crops	O
that	O
are	O
rarely	O
seen	O
in	O
our	O
daily	O
life	O
.	O


Over	O
here	O
are	O
paddy	O
fields	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
rather	O
unique	O
.	O


Ha	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
aquatic	O
plants	O
inside	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
special	O
is	O
rice	O
,	O
because	O
%pw	O
many	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
children	O
nowadays	O
have	O
never	O
seen	O
what	O
rice	O
looks	O
like	O
.	O


Look	O
over	O
there	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
ripe	O
soon	O
.	O


The	O
long	O
one	O
over	O
there	O
.	O


Oh	O
.	O


Yes	O
.	O


,	O
with	O
ears	O
,	O
ah	O
.	O


Where	O
?	O


Ah	O
,	O
here	O
.	O


Perhaps	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
an	O
introduction	O
so	O
that	O
children	O
will	O
know	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
crops	O
when	O
they	O
see	O
them	O
.	O


,	O
let	O
them	O
get	O
some	O
understanding	O
.	O


Mai	B-LOC
Po	I-LOC
Marshes	I-LOC
adjacent	O
to	O
Wetland	B-FAC
Park	I-FAC
is	O
a	O
major	O
wildlife	O
habitat	O
within	O
Asia	B-LOC
.	O


Each	O
year	O
,	O
over	O
50,000	B-CARDINAL
migratory	O
birds	O
fly	O
over	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
skyscrapers	O
and	O
choose	O
to	O
roost	O
for	O
winter	O
here	O
.	O


As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
three	B-CARDINAL
different	O
types	O
of	O
aviaries	O
were	O
built	O
in	O
Hong	B-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
Wetland	I-FAC
Park	I-FAC
.	O


These	O
have	O
become	O
the	O
best	O
spots	O
to	O
observe	O
birds	O
.	O


Among	O
common	O
birds	O
,	O
a	O
rather	O
special	O
one	O
is	O
the	O
black	O
-	O
faced	O
spoonbill	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
an	O
endangered	O
bird	O
species	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Uh-huh	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
only	O
about	O
1,500	B-CARDINAL
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Wow	O
.	O


Um	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
each	O
year	O
,	O
about	O
two	B-CARDINAL
to	I-CARDINAL
three	I-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
of	O
them	O
come	O
to	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
to	O
spend	O
the	O
winter	O
.	O


Some	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
have	O
stayed	O
in	O
Hong	B-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
Wetland	I-FAC
Park	I-FAC
.	O


Uh-huh	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
our	O
park	O
's	O
logo	O
is	O
unique	O
,	O
featuring	O
this	O
black	O
-	O
faced	O
spoonbill	O
,	O
which	O
hopefully	O
can	O
draw	O
people	O
's	O
attention	O
.	O


Uh-huh	O
.	O


Wetland	B-FAC
Park	I-FAC
workers	O
are	O
now	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
intensive	O
work	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
complete	O
the	O
park	O
's	O
entire	O
construction	O
by	O
the	B-DATE
beginning	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
2006	I-DATE
,	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
2006	B-DATE
Discover	B-EVENT
Hong	I-EVENT
Kong	I-EVENT
Year	I-EVENT
campaign	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
established	O
the	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
2006	I-DATE
as	O
Discover	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
Year	O
.	O


Why	O
is	O
that	O
?	O


Because	O
,	O
as	O
everyone	O
knows	O
,	O
our	O
Disneyland	B-FAC
will	O
open	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
have	O
Ngong	B-FAC
Ping	I-FAC
360	I-FAC
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
cable	O
car	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
to	O
the	B-WORK_OF_ART
Giant	I-WORK_OF_ART
Buddha	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


They	O
add	O
to	O
what	O
we	O
already	O
have	O
,	O
like	O
the	B-FAC
Avenue	I-FAC
of	I-FAC
Stars	I-FAC
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
very	O
famous	O
.	O


Moreover	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
including	O
our	O
software	O
.	O


Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
software	O
is	O
very	O
well	O
known	O
.	O


Like	O
what	O
's	O
used	O
in	O
our	O
Symphony	B-EVENT
of	I-EVENT
Lights	I-EVENT
.	O


We	O
hope	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
to	O
package	O
this	O
entire	O
2006	B-DATE
Discover	B-EVENT
Hong	I-EVENT
Kong	I-EVENT
Year	I-EVENT
.	O


Without	O
planning	O
it	O
in	O
advance	O
,	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
settle	O
here	O
.	O


A	O
dream	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
anticipated	O
for	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
twenty	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
will	O
soon	O
come	O
true	O
here	O
.	O


Because	O
your	O
line	O
connects	O
us	O
with	O
two	B-CARDINAL
--	O


In	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
tourist	O
attractions	O
have	O
gradually	O
moved	O
from	O
Hong	B-LOC
Kong	I-LOC
Island	I-LOC
to	O
Kowloon	B-GPE
and	O
the	B-GPE
New	I-GPE
Territory	I-GPE
.	O


Two	B-CARDINAL
out	O
of	O
the	O
four	B-CARDINAL
new	O
attractions	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
2006	B-DATE
Discover	B-EVENT
Hong	I-EVENT
Kong	I-EVENT
Year	I-EVENT
are	O
located	O
on	O
Lantau	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
of	O
the	B-GPE
New	I-GPE
Territory	I-GPE
.	O


For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
Lantau	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
has	O
become	O
a	O
new	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
tourism	O
popular	O
spot	O
.	O


The	O
earliest	O
to	O
settle	O
here	O
was	O
this	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
outdoor	O
seated	O
bronze	O
Buddha	B-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


In	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Buddhism	B-NORP
,	O
there	O
are	O
five	B-CARDINAL
directions	O
-	O
east	O
,	O
west	O
,	O
south	O
,	O
north	O
,	O
and	O
center	O
-	O
and	O
five	B-CARDINAL
Buddhas	B-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


Therefore	O
,	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
Tian	B-WORK_OF_ART
Tan	I-WORK_OF_ART
Giant	I-WORK_OF_ART
Buddha	I-WORK_OF_ART
at	O
the	O
most	O
southern	O
tip	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
together	O
with	O
Lingshan	B-WORK_OF_ART
Giant	I-WORK_OF_ART
Buddha	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	O
the	O
east	O
,	O
Leshan	B-WORK_OF_ART
Giant	I-WORK_OF_ART
Buddha	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
Yungang	B-WORK_OF_ART
Giant	I-WORK_OF_ART
Buddha	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	O
the	O
north	O
,	O
and	O
Longmen	B-WORK_OF_ART
Giant	I-WORK_OF_ART
Buddha	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	O
the	B-LOC
Central	I-LOC
Plains	I-LOC
,	O
exist	O
as	O
the	O
representative	O
Buddhas	B-WORK_OF_ART
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
five	B-CARDINAL
directions	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
this	O
place	O
has	O
become	O
holy	O
land	O
in	O
the	O
hearts	O
of	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
devotees	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
to	O
common	O
tourists	O
,	O
more	O
of	O
what	O
this	O
place	O
brings	O
them	O
is	O
wonder	O
and	O
awe	O
.	O


Since	O
this	O
giant	O
bronze	O
Buddha	B-WORK_OF_ART
settled	O
on	O
Lantau	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
world	O
renowned	O
Hong	B-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
International	I-FAC
Airport	I-FAC
at	O
Chek	B-GPE
Lap	I-GPE
Kok	I-GPE
and	O
Disneyland	B-FAC
have	O
also	O
been	O
constructed	O
here	O
in	O
succession	O
.	O


The	O
important	O
status	O
of	O
Lantau	B-LOC
Island	I-LOC
is	O
increasingly	O
apparent	O
.	O


No	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
totally	O
inaccessible	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
construction	O
will	O
also	O
begin	O
on	O
a	O
cross-sea	O
bridge	O
connecting	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Macao	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
1992	B-DATE
--	O


Could	O
n't	O
go	O
in	O
summer	O
--	O


So	O
,	O
after	O
their	O
return	O
,	O
Macao	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
special	O
administrative	O
regions	O
,	O
are	O
basically	O
still	O
using	O
ships	O
and	O
helicopters	O
to	O
stay	O
connected	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
extremely	O
troublesome	O
to	O
get	O
there	O
via	O
land	O
.	O


One	O
has	O
to	O
go	O
up	O
to	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
,	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
,	O
then	O
go	O
through	O
Panyu	B-GPE
,	O
keep	O
going	O
up	O
,	O
to	O
Zhongshan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
certainly	O
go	O
to	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
,	O
then	O
pass	O
through	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
to	O
get	O
to	O
Macao	B-GPE
.	O


For	O
a	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
person	O
choosing	O
to	O
go	O
there	O
via	O
land	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
extremely	O
inconvenient	O
.	O


A	B-DATE
full	I-DATE
twenty	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
Hopewell	B-ORG
Holdings	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Chairman	O
Wu	B-PERSON
Ying	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
sheung	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
well	O
-	O
known	O
construction	O
tycoon	O
,	O
boldly	O
made	O
a	O
cross-sea	O
bridge	O
proposal	O
.	O


With	O
this	O
bridge	O
,	O
the	O
distance	O
would	O
be	O
very	O
small	O
,	O
only	O
a	B-QUANTITY
little	I-QUANTITY
over	I-QUANTITY
one	I-QUANTITY
kilometer	I-QUANTITY
.	O


However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
various	O
reasons	O
,	O
bridge	O
construction	O
was	O
put	O
off	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
what	O
we	O
have	O
seen	O
since	O
1999	B-DATE
.	O


Anticipated	O
for	O
20	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
today	O
this	O
dream	O
is	O
finally	O
coming	O
true	O
.	O


Well	O
,	O
originally	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
--	O


With	O
this	O
new	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
-	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
-	O
Macao	O
bridge	O
that	O
basically	O
leads	O
to	O
all	O
three	B-GPE
places	O
,	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
Macao	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
,	O
basically	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
bridge	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
on	O
the	O
separate	O
road	O
to	O
the	O
place	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
go	O
.	O


Macao	B-GPE
is	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
and	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
is	O
this	O
way	O
.	O


From	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
either	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
Macao	B-GPE
,	O
or	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
,	O
our	O
concept	O
is	O
a	O
tourism	O
zone	O
.	O


Er	O
,	O
%pw	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
for	O
sightseeing	O
tours	O
,	O
Macao	B-GPE
for	O
entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
have	O
Disneyland	B-FAC
and	O
,	O
other	O
attractions	O
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
.	O


Each	O
place	O
has	O
different	O
attractions	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
with	O
this	O
bridge	O
,	O
when	O
some	O
old	O
friends	O
,	O
friends	O
from	O
mainland	O
China	B-GPE
or	O
from	O
foreign	O
countries	O
come	O
to	O
our	O
place	O
,	O
it	O
seems	O
they	O
can	O
basically	O
enjoy	O
a	O
complete	O
tour	O
with	O
great	O
convenience	O
in	O
several	O
days	O
,	O
before	O
,	O
ha	O
,	O
going	O
home	O
.	O


Once	O
the	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
-	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
-	O
Macao	B-GPE
bridge	O
is	O
built	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
a	O
dream	O
of	O
tourists	O
to	O
enjoy	O
gourmet	O
food	O
in	O
Macao	B-GPE
before	O
having	O
fun	O
at	O
Disneyland	B-FAC
just	O
an	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
later	I-TIME
.	O


Promotion	O
of	O
Hong	B-FAC
Kong	I-FAC
Disneyland	I-FAC
has	O
long	O
since	O
begun	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
has	O
entered	O
the	O
last	O
countdown	O
period	O
before	O
its	O
final	O
opening	O
,	O
this	O
wonderland	O
is	O
still	O
unwilling	O
to	O
take	O
off	O
its	O
mysterious	O
veil	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
currently	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
decided	O
that	O
Disney	B-FAC
will	O
open	O
on	O
September	B-DATE
12	I-DATE
.	O


There	O
's	O
also	O
what	O
we	O
call	O
soft	O
opening	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
now	O
rehearsing	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
some	O
groups	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
rehearsing	O
their	O
service	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
hoping	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
become	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
be	O
familiar	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
when	O
our	O
tourists	O
come	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
.	O


Well	O
,	O
I	O
am	O
very	O
confident	O
,	O
that	O
when	O
our	O
tourists	O
come	O
to	O
Disneyland	B-FAC
,	O
they	O
will	O
certainly	O
return	O
home	O
very	O
satisfied	O
.	O


The	B-EVENT
Wonder	I-EVENT
Tour	I-EVENT
will	O
start	O
from	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
.	O


This	O
dynamic	O
metropolis	O
never	O
ceases	O
its	O
movement	O
.	O


It	O
continues	O
to	O
explore	O
;	O
it	O
continues	O
to	O
open	O
new	O
worlds	O
.	O


Each	O
day	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
always	O
something	O
new	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
experience	O
and	O
to	O
love	O
about	O
this	O
city	O
.	O


Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
is	O
a	O
world	O
famous	O
shopping	O
paradise	O
.	O


What	O
determined	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
as	O
a	O
shopping	O
paradise	O
?	O


Is	O
it	O
because	O
of	O
abundant	O
merchandise	O
or	O
high	O
quality	O
at	O
low	O
prices	O
?	O


Is	O
it	O
a	O
paradise	O
for	O
the	O
rich	O
or	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
?	O


After	O
all	O
,	O
what	O
are	O
the	O
joyful	O
memories	O
from	O
inside	O
paradise	O
?	O


We	O
respectfully	O
invite	O
you	O
to	O
watch	O
Hong	B-WORK_OF_ART
Kong	I-WORK_OF_ART
:	I-WORK_OF_ART
a	I-WORK_OF_ART
Shopping	I-WORK_OF_ART
Paradise	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	O
this	O
edition	O
of	O
Across	B-ORG
China	I-ORG
.	O


Hello	O
,	O
everyone	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
Cross	B-ORG
Strait	I-ORG
program	O
on	O
CCTV	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Channel	I-ORG
.	O


Welcome	O
to	O
our	O
program	O
.	O


First	B-ORDINAL
let	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
contents	O
of	O
today	B-DATE
's	O
program	O
.	O


Wang	B-PERSON
Jin	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
pyng	I-PERSON
says	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
continue	O
serving	O
as	O
KMT	B-ORG
vice	O
chairman	O
.	O


Candidates	O
for	O
the	O
giant	O
pandas	O
to	O
be	O
presented	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
as	O
gifts	O
from	O
the	O
mainland	O
may	O
increase	O
.	O


Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
military	O
uses	O
Taipei	B-EVENT
Aerospace	I-EVENT
Exhibition	I-EVENT
as	O
an	O
opportunity	O
for	O
pressing	O
arms	O
procurement	O
.	O


Recently	O
,	O
the	O
2005	B-DATE
Ningxia	B-EVENT
Investment	I-EVENT
and	I-EVENT
Trade	I-EVENT
Fair	I-EVENT
and	O
Ningxia	B-EVENT
-	I-EVENT
Taiwan	I-EVENT
Economic	I-EVENT
and	I-EVENT
Trade	I-EVENT
Cooperation	I-EVENT
Seminar	I-EVENT
were	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Yinchuan	B-GPE
.	O


More	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
three	I-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
Taiwanese	B-NORP
businesspeople	O
gathered	O
in	O
this	O
land	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
lush	O
southern	O
-	O
type	O
fields	O
north	O
of	O
the	B-WORK_OF_ART
Great	I-WORK_OF_ART
Wall	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
"	O
beginning	O
their	O
tour	O
and	O
inspection	O
journey	O
.	O


Well	O
,	O
what	O
is	O
the	O
unique	O
charm	O
in	O
Ningxia	B-GPE
of	O
the	O
western	O
region	O
that	O
has	O
attracted	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
so	O
many	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
businesspeople	O
?	O


Please	O
watch	O
this	O
edition	O
of	O
Hot	B-ORG
Topic	I-ORG
Analysis	I-ORG
for	O
a	O
detailed	O
report	O
.	O


The	O
KMT	B-ORG
vice	O
chairman	O
arrived	O
at	O
party	O
headquarters	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
KMT	B-ORG
Chairman	O
Lien	B-PERSON
Chan	I-PERSON
on	O
the	B-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
of	I-TIME
%pw	O
.	O


After	O
a	O
long	O
talk	O
of	O
over	B-TIME
an	I-TIME
hour	I-TIME
,	O
Wang	B-PERSON
Jin	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
pyng	I-PERSON
expressed	O
his	O
wish	O
not	O
to	O
renew	O
his	O
term	O
as	O
KMT	B-ORG
vice	O
chairman	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
follow	O
Lien	B-PERSON
Chan	I-PERSON
as	O
a	O
lifelong	O
volunteer	O
.	O


%pw	O


A	O
much	O
better	O
looking	O
News	B-WORK_OF_ART
Night	I-WORK_OF_ART
I	O
might	O
add	O
as	O
Paula	B-PERSON
Zahn	I-PERSON
sits	O
in	O
for	O
Anderson	B-PERSON
and	O
Aaron	B-PERSON
/.	O


They	O
're	O
both	O
off	O
/-	O


Look	O
at	O
that	O
/.	O


Is	O
that	O
a	O
replacement	O
/?	O


Paula	B-PERSON
Paula	B-PERSON
/.	O


Thank	O
you	O
for	O
your	O
faith	O
Larry	B-PERSON
and	O
thank	O
you	O
for	O
your	O
graciousness	O
/.	O


And	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
started	O
here	O
/.	O


Good	O
evening	O
everybody	O
/.	O


Welcome	O
to	O
News	B-WORK_OF_ART
Night	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


As	O
uh	O
Larry	B-PERSON
just	O
told	O
you	O
I	O
'm	O
Paula	B-PERSON
Zahn	I-PERSON
filling	O
in	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
men	O
Anderson	B-PERSON
Cooper	I-PERSON
and	O
Aaron	B-PERSON
Brown	I-PERSON
/.	O


He	O
lost	O
his	O
life	O
long	O
ago	O
/.	O


but	O
there	O
's	O
still	O
something	O
modern	O
science	O
can	O
give	O
him	O
back	O
his	O
identity	O
/.	O


The	O
mystery	O
of	O
the	O
frozen	O
airman	O
continues	O
/.	O


Next	O
stop	O
the	O
lab	O
/.	O


And	O
anger	O
in	O
the	O
hood	O
over	O
a	O
sign	O
of	O
the	O
times	O
/.	O


If	O
Fifty	B-PERSON
Cent	I-PERSON
does	O
n't	O
have	O
good	O
sense	O
then	O
he	O
needs	O
to	O
stop	O
doing	O
what	O
he	O
's	O
doing	O
/.	O


The	O
rap	O
star	O
's	O
new	O
movie	O
is	O
one	B-CARDINAL
thing	O
/.	O


but	O
the	O
billboards	O
for	O
it	O
are	O
another	O
/.	O


Residents	O
of	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
want	O
them	O
and	O
their	O
message	O
moved	O
/.	O


and	O
the	O
studio	O
is	O
caving	O
/.	O


Also	O
tonight	B-TIME
the	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
and	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
and	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
/.	O


How	O
many	O
ups	O
and	O
downs	O
can	O
one	B-CARDINAL
woman	O
have	O
/?	O


This	O
is	O
News	B-WORK_OF_ART
Night	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


First	B-ORDINAL
of	O
all	O
here	O
's	O
a	O
quick	O
track	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
stories	O
we	O
're	O
following	O
tonight	B-TIME
/.	O


President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
unveiled	O
a	O
seven	B-MONEY
point	I-MONEY
one	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
dollar	I-MONEY
plan	O
to	O
help	O
protect	O
Americans	B-NORP
against	O
the	O
threat	O
from	O
bird	O
flu	O
/.	O


It	O
includes	O
stockpiling	O
enough	O
vaccine	O
to	O
protect	O
twenty	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
people	O
/.	O


The	O
president	O
says	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
immediate	O
threat	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
cause	O
for	O
concern	O
/.	O


In	O
Washington	B-GPE
tensions	O
are	O
high	O
after	O
an	O
unsual	O
Senate	B-ORG
session	O
/.	O


Democrats	B-NORP
used	O
a	O
little	O
used	O
rule	O
to	O
force	O
a	O
special	O
closed	O
session	O
/.	O


Democrats	B-NORP
say	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
force	O
Republican	B-NORP
leaders	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
long	O
promised	O
investigation	O
into	O
how	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
officials	O
handled	O
pre-war	O
intelligence	O
on	O
Iraq	B-GPE
/.	O


Republicans	B-NORP
for	O
their	O
part	O
are	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
political	O
stunt	O
/.	O


And	O
Defense	B-ORG
Secretary	O
Donald	B-PERSON
Rumsfeld	I-PERSON
says	O
more	O
American	B-NORP
troops	O
could	O
soon	O
be	O
heading	O
to	O
Iraq	B-GPE
/.	O


He	O
says	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
needed	O
temporarily	O
to	O
prevent	O
an	O
expected	O
increase	O
in	O
insurgent	O
attacks	O
ahead	O
of	O
Iraq	B-GPE
's	O
parliamentary	O
election	O
in	O
December	B-DATE
/.	O


But	O
we	O
begin	O
tonight	B-TIME
with	O
an	O
ongoing	O
mystery	O
/.	O


Who	O
is	O
that	O
lone	O
man	O
discovered	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
frozen	O
in	O
California	B-GPE
's	O
Sierra	B-LOC
Nevada	I-LOC
mountains	I-LOC
with	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
tantalizing	O
clues	O
to	O
his	O
identity	O
/?	O


This	O
we	O
do	O
know	O
at	O
this	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
/.	O


The	O
man	O
died	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
sixty	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
/.	O


He	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
military	O
apparently	O
a	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
Two	I-EVENT
airman	O
/.	O


And	O
while	O
it	O
looks	O
like	O
his	O
plane	O
crashed	O
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
so	O
did	O
twenty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
five	I-CARDINAL
other	O
planes	O
around	O
the	B-DATE
same	I-DATE
time	I-DATE
/.	O


Thelma	B-PERSON
Gutierrez	I-PERSON
went	O
inside	O
the	O
forensic	O
laboratory	O
where	O
scientists	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
solve	O
this	O
mystery	O
/.	O


An	O
address	O
book	O
a	O
plastic	O
comb	O
a	O
vintage	O
penny	O
/.	O


You	O
're	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
last	B-ORDINAL
things	O
a	O
young	O
airman	O
put	O
into	O
his	O
pockets	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
he	I-DATE
died	I-DATE
clues	O
to	O
a	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
Two	I-EVENT
cold	O
case	O
that	O
you	O
're	O
about	O
to	O
see	O
for	O
the	O
very	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
/.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
mystery	O
that	O
begins	O
high	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
Sierra	I-LOC
Nevada	I-LOC
Mountains	I-LOC
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
a	O
glacier	O
/.	O


Two	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
climbers	O
discovered	O
a	O
frozen	O
man	O
face	O
down	O
in	O
the	O
snow	O
still	O
in	O
his	O
army	O
air	O
force	O
uniform	O
and	O
an	O
unopened	O
silk	O
parachute	O
/.	O


After	O
six	B-DATE
decades	I-DATE
the	O
airman	O
is	O
exhumed	O
from	O
his	O
icy	O
tomb	O
and	O
thawed	O
out	O
/.	O


but	O
he	O
's	O
wearing	O
no	O
military	O
dog	O
tags	O
or	O
ID	O
/.	O


Did	O
this	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
Two	I-EVENT
pilot	O
perish	O
when	O
his	O
training	O
flight	O
crashed	O
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
like	O
twenty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
five	I-CARDINAL
other	O
ill	O
fated	O
flights	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
sixty	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
/?	O


The	O
search	O
for	O
clues	O
takes	O
us	O
to	O
Honolulu	B-GPE
Hawaii	B-GPE
to	O
the	B-ORG
joint	I-ORG
powmia	I-ORG
accounting	I-ORG
command	I-ORG
or	O
jpac	B-ORG
/.	O


The	O
mystery	O
of	O
the	O
frozen	O
airman	O
is	O
just	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
a	I-CARDINAL
thousand	I-CARDINAL
different	O
unsolved	O
cases	O
that	O
scientists	O
here	O
at	O
jpac	B-ORG
are	O
trying	O
to	O
solve	O
/.	O


In	O
this	O
laboratory	O
alone	O
I	O
'm	O
surrounded	O
by	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
twenty	I-CARDINAL
different	O
service	O
members	O
who	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
being	O
identified	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
too	O
can	O
go	O
home	O
/.	O


The	O
investigation	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
forensic	O
specialists	O
who	O
probe	O
and	O
study	O
the	O
airman	O
's	O
bones	O
teeth	O
and	O
his	O
belongings	O
to	O
piece	O
together	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
/.	O


And	O
almost	O
immediately	O
clues	O
begin	O
to	O
surface	O
/.	O


Dr.	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Mann	I-PERSON
a	O
forensic	O
anthropologist	O
has	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
airman	O
was	O
Caucasian	B-NORP
and	O
had	O
fair	O
hair	O
/.	O


Next	O
though	O
I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
his	O
clavicles	O
/.	O


The	O
airman	O
's	O
collar	O
bones	O
and	O
pelvic	O
bones	O
prove	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
his	B-DATE
twenties	I-DATE
and	O
died	O
in	O
an	O
airplane	O
crash	O
/.	O


This	O
is	O
a	O
person	O
who	O
likely	O
died	O
on	O
impact	O
versus	O
perhaps	O
freezing	O
to	O
death	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
/.	O


I	O
think	O
that	O
uh	O
the	O
injuries	O
were	O
so	O
substantial	O
um	O
and	O
severe	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
n't	O
have	O
felt	O
anything	O
/.	O


He	O
would	O
have	O
died	O
immediately	O
/.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
two	B-CARDINAL
/-	O


Another	O
important	O
clue	O
/.	O


He	O
has	O
a	O
significant	O
number	O
of	O
uh	O
fillings	O
/.	O


Like	O
the	O
bones	O
xrays	O
of	O
his	O
wisdom	O
teeth	O
also	O
tell	O
us	O
something	O
about	O
his	O
age	O
/.	O


Root	O
tips	O
are	O
closed	O
/.	O


they	O
're	O
sealed	O
up	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
indicative	O
of	O
someone	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
at	B-DATE
least	I-DATE
twenty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
one	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
/.	O


And	O
Dr.	O
Andy	B-PERSON
Henry	I-PERSON
notices	O
something	O
else	O
/.	O


The	O
airmen	O
have	O
straight	O
teeth	O
/.	O


so	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
nice	O
smile	O
good	O
teeth	O
/.	O


Yes	O
I	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
yes	O
/.	O


Then	O
there	O
are	O
the	O
material	O
clues	O
the	O
things	O
he	O
had	O
on	O
him	O
when	O
he	O
died	O
that	O
offer	O
a	O
snapshot	O
into	O
who	O
he	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
/.	O


If	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
badge	O
or	O
anything	O
else	O
that	O
/-	O


We	O
know	O
he	O
was	O
wearing	O
a	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
Two	I-EVENT
army	O
air	O
force	O
uniform	O
/.	O


Remnants	O
of	O
his	O
sweater	O
undergarments	O
and	O
socks	O
are	O
still	O
intact	O
/.	O


And	O
more	O
clues	O
emerge	O
from	O
his	O
tattered	O
uniform	O
a	O
corroded	O
nameplate	O
this	O
pin	O
on	O
his	O
collar	O
and	O
this	O
army	O
aircorps	O
insignia	O
/.	O


When	O
I	O
found	O
these	O
insignia	O
I	O
was	O
happy	O
to	O
see	O
them	O
/.	O


And	O
our	O
young	O
white	O
-	O
haired	O
airman	O
also	O
carried	O
this	O
black	O
comb	O
and	O
some	O
pocket	O
change	O
forty	B-MONEY
-	I-MONEY
five	I-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
worth	O
/.	O


Some	O
of	O
these	O
dimes	O
are	O
in	O
ranging	O
from	O
nineteen	B-DATE
thirty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
six	I-DATE
to	O
nineteen	B-DATE
forty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
/.	O


In	O
his	O
uniform	O
breast	O
pocket	O
Dr.	O
Paul	O
Emanovsky	O
found	O
this	O
vintage	O
Schafer	B-ORG
pen	O
and	O
three	B-CARDINAL
small	O
leatherbound	O
address	O
books	O
/.	O


The	O
pages	O
have	O
been	O
decomposing	O
/.	O


but	O
could	O
they	O
contain	O
names	O
of	O
friends	O
and	O
loved	O
ones	O
/?	O


And	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
put	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
spectral	O
comparator	O
/.	O


At	O
first	B-ORDINAL
nothing	O
/.	O


then	O
like	O
magic	O
clues	O
begin	O
to	O
emerge	O
/.	O


Uh	O
you	O
can	O
see	O
all	O
these	O
letters	O
from	O
the	O
calendar	O
Sunday	B-DATE
Monday	B-DATE
Tuesday	B-DATE
up	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
one	B-CARDINAL
nine	B-CARDINAL
four	B-CARDINAL
and	O
two	B-CARDINAL
/.	O


Nineteen	B-DATE
forty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
/.	I-DATE


Yeah	O
/.	O


After	O
hours	B-TIME
of	O
meticulous	O
examination	O
of	O
each	O
address	O
book	O
they	O
yield	O
no	O
personal	O
information	O
clues	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
faded	O
with	O
time	O
/.	O


And	O
so	O
while	O
we	O
still	O
do	O
not	O
know	O
who	O
our	O
twenty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
something	I-DATE
fair	O
-	O
haired	O
airman	O
is	O
enormous	O
progress	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
/.	O


Out	O
of	O
the	O
thousands	B-CARDINAL
of	O
unidentified	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
Two	I-EVENT
service	O
members	O
Dr.	O
Mann	B-PERSON
says	O
they	O
've	O
narrowed	O
it	O
down	O
to	O
just	O
ten	B-CARDINAL
/.	O


So	O
what	O
was	O
it	O
like	O
to	O
grow	O
up	O
there	O
/?	O


In	O
Pleasant	B-GPE
Grove	I-GPE
we	O
recently	O
met	O
these	O
three	B-CARDINAL
sisters	O
all	O
in	O
their	B-DATE
eighties	I-DATE
who	O
have	O
high	O
hopes	O
that	O
the	O
frozen	O
airman	O
proves	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
big	O
brother	O
Glen	B-PERSON
Munn	I-PERSON
whose	O
plane	O
went	O
missing	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
Sierra	I-LOC
back	O
in	O
nineteen	B-DATE
forty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
/.	O


Oh	O
I	O
just	O
wanted	O
you	O
know	O
to	O
know	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
found	O
and	O
that	O
we	O
can	O
have	O
him	O
brought	O
home	O
here	O
for	O
burial	O
and	O
/-	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
that	O
though	O
/.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
/.	O


but	O
that	O
's	O
my	O
wishes	O
/.	O


And	O
until	O
they	O
learn	O
otherwise	O
they	O
say	O
they	O
will	O
keep	O
that	O
hope	O
alive	O
/.	O


And	O
in	O
the	O
weeks	B-DATE
and	O
months	B-DATE
ahead	O
scientists	O
are	O
convinced	O
they	O
will	O
identify	O
this	O
airman	O
and	O
return	O
him	O
home	O
to	O
his	O
family	O
wherever	O
they	O
might	O
be	O
/.	O


Thelma	B-PERSON
Gutierrez	I-PERSON
CNN	B-ORG
Honolulu	B-GPE
Hawaii	B-GPE
/.	O


And	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
new	O
developments	O
to	O
talk	O
about	O
tonight	B-TIME
/.	O


Scientists	O
may	O
be	O
even	O
closer	O
to	O
solving	O
the	O
mystery	O
/.	O


For	O
an	O
update	O
we	O
're	O
joined	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Mann	I-PERSON
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
senior	O
scientists	O
you	O
just	O
saw	O
working	O
on	O
this	O
cold	O
case	O
/.	O


Thanks	O
for	O
spending	O
time	O
with	O
us	O
tonight	B-TIME
doctor	O
/.	O


We	O
understand	O
since	O
Thelma	B-PERSON
left	O
your	O
laboratories	O
you	O
've	O
now	O
wittled	O
this	O
down	O
to	O
perhaps	O
four	B-CARDINAL
airmen	O
/.	O


is	O
that	O
true	O
/?	O


Well	O
hi	O
Paula	B-PERSON
/.	O


yes	O
we	O
have	O
/.	O


Uh	O
when	O
the	O
remains	O
came	O
in	O
a	B-DATE
little	I-DATE
over	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
our	O
analysts	O
and	O
historians	O
got	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
that	O
/.	O


and	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
wittle	O
it	O
down	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
missing	O
aircraft	O
uh	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
/.	O


and	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
they	O
've	O
wittled	O
it	O
down	O
to	O
one	B-CARDINAL
aircraft	O
and	O
a	O
missing	O
crew	O
of	O
four	B-CARDINAL
individuals	O
/.	O


So	O
we	O
've	O
gone	O
from	O
several	O
possible	O
aircraft	O
to	O
one	B-CARDINAL
aircraft	O
and	O
from	O
several	O
missing	O
airmen	O
to	O
four	B-CARDINAL
/.	O


So	O
how	O
much	O
easier	O
will	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
for	O
you	O
to	O
unlock	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
/?	O


Well	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
'll	O
help	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
/.	O


Um	O
any	O
time	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
body	O
uh	O
or	O
remains	O
like	O
this	O
that	O
has	O
come	O
in	O
and	O
they	O
're	O
in	O
pretty	O
good	O
condition	O
such	O
as	O
this	O
one	O
is	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
mummified	O
remains	O
/.	O


We	O
have	O
some	O
soft	O
tissue	O
we	O
can	O
deal	O
with	O
/.	O


so	O
we	O
can	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
hair	O
/.	O


we	O
can	O
tell	O
right	O
away	O
the	O
race	O
and	O
the	O
sex	O
of	O
the	O
individual	O
/.	O


but	O
then	O
there	O
are	O
other	O
things	O
that	O
are	O
hidden	O
beneath	O
the	O
soft	O
tissue	O
that	O
are	O
revealed	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
skeleton	O
/.	O


and	O
that	O
's	O
where	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
now	O
/.	O


So	O
in	O
the	O
interest	O
of	O
full	O
disclosure	O
what	O
I	O
know	O
about	O
forensics	O
is	O
basically	O
what	O
I	O
've	O
learned	O
on	O
CSI	B-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


and	O
one	O
would	O
think	O
that	O
because	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
it	O
now	O
narrowed	O
down	O
to	O
four	B-CARDINAL
potential	O
airmen	O
that	O
perhaps	O
you	O
could	O
go	O
to	O
four	B-CARDINAL
families	O
get	O
strands	O
of	O
hair	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
potential	O
DNA	O
match	O
with	O
what	O
you	O
've	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
ice	O
/.	O


Is	O
it	O
not	O
that	O
simple	O
/?	O


Well	O
no	O
no	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
that	O
simple	O
/.	O


Um	O
one	O
thing	O
we	O
always	O
caution	O
people	O
about	O
is	O
the	O
pool	O
of	O
aircraft	O
and	O
missing	O
airmen	O
could	O
be	O
larger	O
than	O
what	O
we	O
're	O
looking	O
at	O
/.	O


And	O
what	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
is	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
just	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
material	O
evidence	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
and	O
immediately	O
um	O
jump	O
to	O
a	O
conclusion	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
certain	O
individual	O
/.	O


What	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
is	O
have	O
the	O
evidence	O
speak	O
for	O
itself	O
/.	O


and	O
when	O
we	O
look	O
at	O
this	O
individual	O
as	O
we	O
've	O
done	O
the	O
biological	O
profile	O
looking	O
at	O
his	O
remains	O
his	O
bones	O
his	O
teeth	O
and	O
the	O
material	O
evidence	O
/.	O


and	O
what	O
we	O
're	O
able	O
to	O
tell	O
from	O
this	O
individual	O
is	O
that	O
he	O
died	O
in	O
his	B-DATE
twenties	I-DATE
he	O
stood	O
somewhere	O
between	O
five	B-QUANTITY
foot	I-QUANTITY
nine	I-QUANTITY
and	O
six	B-QUANTITY
foot	I-QUANTITY
two	I-QUANTITY
inches	I-QUANTITY
tall	O
um	O
he	O
sustained	O
massive	O
trauma	O
to	O
his	O
body	O
on	O
impact	O
/.	O


And	O
he	O
's	O
Caucasoid	B-NORP
male	O
/.	O


and	O
so	O
we	O
know	O
much	O
more	O
now	O
just	B-DATE
one	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
later	I-DATE
than	O
what	O
we	O
did	O
when	O
he	O
came	O
in	O
about	B-DATE
eight	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
/.	O


So	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
question	O
is	O
when	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
know	O
exactly	O
who	O
he	O
is	O
/?	O


Well	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
most	O
commonly	O
asked	O
question	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
/.	O


and	O
you	O
know	O
the	O
reality	O
is	O
nobody	O
can	O
give	O
you	O
the	O
answer	O
/.	O


Nobody	O
knows	O
for	O
sure	O
exactly	O
when	O
we	O
'll	O
identify	O
him	O
/.	O


What	O
it	O
depends	O
on	O
is	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
evidence	O
come	O
together	O
for	O
successful	O
identification	O
/.	O


If	O
I	O
were	O
to	O
give	O
my	O
best	O
opinion	O
in	O
this	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
to	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
/.	O


Well	O
we	O
'll	O
be	O
keeping	O
our	O
fingers	O
crossed	O
for	O
you	O
/.	O


Know	O
how	O
hard	O
you	O
all	O
are	O
working	O
in	O
the	O
lab	O
there	O
Dr.	O
Mann	B-PERSON
/.	O


Thank	O
you	O
for	O
spending	O
some	O
time	O
with	O
us	O
tonight	B-TIME
/.	O


Our	O
pleasure	O
/.	O


Thank	O
you	O
Paula	B-PERSON
/.	O


thank	O
you	O
/.	O


We	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
turn	O
now	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
stories	O
in	O
our	O
world	O
tonight	B-TIME
/.	O


Here	O
's	O
Erica	B-PERSON
Hill	I-PERSON
from	O
Headline	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
/.	O


Hi	O
Erica	B-PERSON
/.	O


Hi	O
Paula	B-PERSON
/.	O


we	O
start	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
tragic	O
dispute	O
after	O
a	O
traffic	O
/.	O


a	O
tragic	O
death	O
has	O
now	O
been	O
settled	O
in	O
court	O
/.	O


Now	O
the	O
dispute	O
came	O
between	O
divorced	O
parents	O
over	O
where	O
to	O
bury	O
their	O
son	O
who	O
was	O
killed	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
/.	O


A	O
California	B-GPE
judge	O
has	O
now	O
ruled	O
army	O
staff	O
sergeant	O
Jason	B-PERSON
Hendrix	I-PERSON
to	O
remain	O
buried	O
next	O
to	O
his	O
grandfather	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
Oklahoma	B-GPE
where	O
his	O
father	O
lives	O
/.	O


His	O
mother	O
claimed	O
her	O
son	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
buried	O
in	O
California	B-GPE
where	O
she	O
lived	O
/.	O


but	O
the	O
judge	O
says	O
her	O
testimony	O
was	O
quote	O
forced	O
and	O
contrived	O
/.	O


Austin	B-GPE
Texas	B-GPE
Republican	B-NORP
Congressman	O
Tom	B-PERSON
DeLay	I-PERSON
gets	O
his	O
way	O
/.	O


The	O
judge	O
scheduled	O
to	O
preside	O
over	O
his	O
trial	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
case	O
today	B-DATE
/.	O


DeLay	B-PERSON
's	O
attorneys	O
heads	O
off	O
the	O
recusal	O
because	O
they	O
questioned	O
the	O
judge	O
's	O
impartiality	O
since	O
he	O
had	O
contributed	O
to	O
Democratic	B-NORP
causes	O
/.	O


DeLay	B-PERSON
is	O
charged	O
with	O
money	O
laundering	O
and	O
conspiracy	O
/.	O


He	O
has	O
pleaded	O
not	O
guilty	O
/.	O


In	O
Washington	B-GPE
the	O
federal	O
reserve	O
once	O
again	O
raising	O
a	O
key	O
short	O
term	O
interest	O
rate	O
by	O
a	B-PERCENT
quarter	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
/.	O


It	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth	B-ORDINAL
such	O
hike	O
since	O
June	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
/.	O


More	O
could	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
/.	O


In	O
its	O
statement	O
the	O
fed	O
dismissed	O
concerns	O
that	O
the	O
economy	O
has	O
slowed	O
down	O
because	O
of	O
Hurricane	B-EVENT
Katrina	I-EVENT
/.	O


And	O
in	O
case	O
you	O
missed	O
it	O
the	O
Royals	B-NORP
are	O
here	O
/.	O


Today	B-DATE
Britain	B-GPE
's	O
Prince	B-PERSON
Charles	I-PERSON
and	O
his	O
wife	O
Camilla	B-PERSON
laid	O
flowers	O
at	O
the	O
World	B-FAC
Trade	I-FAC
Center	I-FAC
site	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
and	O
then	O
dedicated	O
a	O
nearby	O
memorial	O
to	O
British	B-NORP
victims	O
of	O
the	B-EVENT
nine	I-EVENT
eleven	I-EVENT
attack	I-EVENT
/.	O


It	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
stop	O
on	O
their	O
eight	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
trip	O
across	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
Paula	B-PERSON
/.	O


and	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
I	O
'll	O
be	O
hearing	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
more	O
about	O
it	O
all	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
/.	O


Yeah	O
Erica	B-PERSON
I	O
actually	O
um	O
bumped	O
into	O
them	O
along	O
with	O
three	B-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
of	O
their	O
closest	O
friends	O
earlier	B-DATE
tonight	I-DATE
on	O
their	O
last	O
stop	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
here	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
/.	O


and	O
they	O
were	O
uh	O
uh	O
uh	O
amazingly	O
casual	O
and	O
accessible	O
/.	O


We	O
were	O
all	O
quite	O
surprised	O
/.	O


That	O
's	O
good	O
to	O
hear	O
/.	O


Thanks	O
Erica	B-PERSON
/.	O


see	O
you	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
later	O
on	O
/.	O


And	O
still	O
to	O
come	O
on	O
News	B-WORK_OF_ART
Night	I-WORK_OF_ART
tonight	O
the	O
saddest	O
post-Katrina	B-EVENT
stories	O
were	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
eldery	O
who	O
died	O
in	O
hospitals	O
and	O
nursing	O
homes	O
/.	O


Now	O
there	O
are	O
thirteen	B-CARDINAL
investigations	O
into	O
why	O
and	O
how	O
such	O
tragedies	O
happened	O
/.	O


And	O
supermodels	O
are	O
n't	O
the	O
only	O
ones	O
to	O
whom	O
weight	O
matters	O
/.	O


Jockies	O
also	O
may	O
go	O
too	O
far	O
to	O
stay	O
thin	O
much	O
too	O
far	O
/.	O


When	O
at	O
my	O
worst	O
I	O
was	O
heaving	O
three	B-CARDINAL
or	O
five	B-CARDINAL
to	O
six	B-CARDINAL
seven	B-CARDINAL
times	O
a	O
day	O
/.	O


Starving	O
to	O
stay	O
thin	O
that	O
and	O
more	O
still	O
to	O
come	O
on	O
News	B-WORK_OF_ART
Night	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


They	O
happen	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
vulnerable	O
of	O
hurricane	O
victims	O
the	O
elderly	O
many	O
desperately	O
ill	O
living	O
in	O
nursing	O
homes	O
their	O
fate	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
others	O
/.	O


Dozens	B-CARDINAL
died	O
/.	O


There	O
are	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
thirteen	I-CARDINAL
investigations	O
now	O
underway	O
/.	O


And	O
at	O
some	O
nursing	O
homes	O
the	O
failure	O
to	O
evacuate	O
cost	O
lives	O
/.	O


In	O
other	O
cases	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
evacuation	O
itself	O
that	O
proved	O
fatal	O
/.	O


Here	O
's	O
Keith	B-PERSON
Oppenheim	I-PERSON
/.	O


My	O
mother	O
was	O
Thelma	B-PERSON
Wahl	I-PERSON
/.	O


She	O
was	O
ninety	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
/.	O


She	O
was	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
mother	O
/.	O


She	O
was	O
at	O
Huntingdon	B-ORG
because	O
she	O
needed	O
care	O
/.	O


Priscilla	B-PERSON
Scott	I-PERSON
is	O
mourning	O
/.	O


Her	O
ninety	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
mother	O
Thelma	B-PERSON
Wahl	I-PERSON
was	O
a	O
resident	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Huntingdon	I-ORG
Place	I-ORG
Nursing	I-ORG
Home	I-ORG
in	O
Chalmette	B-GPE
outside	O
New	B-GPE
Orleans	I-GPE
/.	O


Priscilla	B-PERSON
says	O
Thelma	B-PERSON
Wahl	I-PERSON
had	O
serious	O
osteoperosis	O
fractures	O
in	O
her	O
vertebrae	O
but	O
says	O
Thelma	B-PERSON
was	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
death	O
/.	O


On	O
Sunday	B-DATE
August	I-DATE
twenty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
eighth	I-DATE
the	O
day	O
before	O
Hurricane	B-EVENT
Katrina	I-EVENT
struck	O
the	O
nursing	O
home	O
decided	O
to	O
evacuate	O
patients	O
/.	O


They	O
waited	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
decision	O
/.	O


Priscilla	B-PERSON
says	O
her	O
mother	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
transported	O
by	O
ambulance	O
/.	O


Instead	O
she	O
says	O
her	O
mother	O
sat	O
on	O
a	O
school	O
bus	O
for	O
twelve	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
to	O
Lafayette	B-PERSON
Louisiana	I-PERSON
normally	O
a	O
three	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
trip	O
/.	O


She	O
says	O
police	O
told	O
her	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
air	O
conditioning	O
/.	O


Police	O
declined	O
comment	O
/.	O


The	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
nursing	O
home	O
Thelma	B-PERSON
Wahl	I-PERSON
was	O
being	O
taken	O
to	O
tells	O
us	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
bus	O
arrived	O
Thelma	B-PERSON
Wahl	I-PERSON
was	O
dead	O
/.	O


I	O
feel	O
that	O
uh	O
the	O
bus	O
is	O
what	O
did	O
it	O
to	O
her	O
/.	O


She	O
was	O
alive	O
when	O
she	O
left	O
that	O
nursing	O
home	O
/.	O


but	O
she	O
was	O
not	O
alive	O
when	O
she	O
got	O
to	O
the	O
Lafayette	B-GPE
area	O
/.	O


CNN	B-ORG
made	O
repeated	O
attempts	O
to	O
contact	O
administrators	O
or	O
representatives	O
of	O
Huntingdon	B-ORG
Place	I-ORG
/.	O


but	O
either	O
we	O
could	O
not	O
make	O
contact	O
or	O
our	O
calls	O
were	O
not	O
returned	O
/.	O


But	O
staff	O
for	O
the	O
Louisiana	B-GPE
Attorney	O
General	O
's	O
office	O
did	O
speak	O
to	O
us	O
by	O
phone	O
and	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
matter	O
of	O
just	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
Thelma	B-PERSON
Wahl	I-PERSON
when	O
she	O
was	O
transported	O
from	O
this	O
facility	O
is	O
under	O
investigation	O
/.	O


After	O
dozens	B-CARDINAL
of	O
patients	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Hurricane	B-EVENT
Katrina	I-EVENT
nursing	O
homes	O
have	O
been	O
under	O
scrutiny	O
/.	O


Thirty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
four	I-CARDINAL
patients	O
were	O
left	O
behind	O
at	O
Saint	B-ORG
Rita	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
nursing	O
home	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
Orleans	I-GPE
when	O
Katrina	B-EVENT
hit	O
/.	O


They	O
all	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
flood	O
/.	O


The	O
owners	O
were	O
charged	O
with	O
negligent	O
homicide	O
/.	O


The	O
county	O
coroner	O
says	O
he	O
urged	O
Saint	B-ORG
Rita	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
to	O
move	O
its	O
patients	O
/.	O


They	O
insisted	O
several	O
patients	O
were	O
too	O
fragile	O
to	O
move	O
/.	O


Before	O
Hurricane	B-EVENT
Rita	I-EVENT
a	O
busload	O
of	O
nursing	O
home	O
residents	O
were	O
being	O
evacuated	O
from	O
Houston	B-GPE
/.	O


but	O
during	O
the	O
ride	O
a	O
fire	O
from	O
a	O
back	O
wheel	O
accelerated	O
because	O
of	O
oxygen	O
canisters	O
patients	O
on	O
board	O
were	O
using	O
/.	O


Twenty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
three	I-CARDINAL
people	O
died	O
/.	O


Federal	O
officials	O
are	O
investigating	O
/.	O


No	O
charges	O
have	O
been	O
filed	O
/.	O


Joe	B-PERSON
Dodges	I-PERSON
executive	O
director	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Louisiana	I-ORG
Nursing	I-ORG
Home	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
says	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
evacuations	O
elder	O
care	O
facilities	O
are	O
damned	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
and	O
damned	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
/.	O


Walk	O
a	B-QUANTITY
mile	I-QUANTITY
in	O
our	O
shoes	O
that	O
's	O
all	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
say	O
because	O
anybody	O
who	O
works	O
in	O
a	O
nursing	O
home	O
will	O
very	O
quickly	O
learn	O
that	O
these	O
are	O
very	O
fragile	O
patients	O
/.	O


We	O
did	O
the	O
very	O
best	O
we	O
could	O
in	O
these	O
situations	O
/.	O


We	O
've	O
got	O
/-	O


Dodges	B-PERSON
says	O
the	O
reality	O
is	O
old	O
sick	O
patients	O
are	O
always	O
in	O
jeopardy	O
when	O
a	O
hurricane	O
strikes	O
a	O
dilemma	O
made	O
worse	O
by	O
massive	O
traffic	O
jams	O
during	O
pre-storm	O
evacuations	O
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
if	O
they	O
're	O
on	O
a	O
bus	O
for	O
nine	B-TIME
or	O
twelve	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
there	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
chance	O
someone	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
die	O
unfortunately	O
/.	O


Certainly	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
very	O
very	O
difficult	O
question	O
to	O
answer	O
should	O
I	O
evacuate	O
/?	O


Jeff	B-PERSON
Meitrod	I-PERSON
and	O
Steve	B-PERSON
Riddyah	I-PERSON
write	O
for	O
the	B-WORK_OF_ART
Times	I-WORK_OF_ART
Picayune	I-WORK_OF_ART
New	B-GPE
Orleans	I-GPE
'	I-GPE
daily	O
newspaper	O
/.	O


They	O
say	O
nursing	O
homes	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
tough	O
calls	O
/.	O


But	O
last	B-DATE
spring	I-DATE
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
stories	O
called	O
State	B-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
Neglect	I-WORK_OF_ART
they	O
reported	O
that	O
Louisiana	B-GPE
's	O
nursing	O
homes	O
are	O
often	O
poorly	O
run	O
and	O
poorly	O
regulated	O
/.	O


Nursing	O
homes	O
that	O
kill	O
residents	O
nursing	O
homes	O
that	O
um	O
seriously	O
injure	O
patients	O
um	O
because	O
of	O
bad	O
care	O
/.	O


uh	O
and	O
the	O
state	O
does	O
n't	O
really	O
do	O
very	O
much	O
about	O
it	O
/.	O


and	O
so	O
nursing	O
home	O
owners	O
know	O
that	O
in	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
cases	O
it	O
's	O
less	O
expensive	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
rules	O
and	O
to	O
hurt	O
people	O
than	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
care	O
that	O
/-	O


Huntington	B-ORG
Place	I-ORG
was	O
criticized	O
in	O
the	O
articles	O
and	O
has	O
had	O
several	O
law	O
suits	O
brought	O
against	O
it	O
/.	O


but	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
good	O
inspection	O
record	O
/.	O


Priscilla	B-PERSON
Scott	I-PERSON
says	O
she	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
contact	O
the	O
nursing	O
home	O
owners	O
but	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
/.	O


She	O
feels	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
tough	O
call	O
they	O
owe	O
her	O
a	O
better	O
explanation	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
her	O
mother	O
died	O
/.	O


Keith	B-PERSON
Oppenheim	I-PERSON
CNN	B-WORK_OF_ART
New	B-GPE
Orleans	I-GPE
/.	O


It	O
still	O
is	O
n't	O
clear	O
why	O
Huntington	B-ORG
evacuated	O
Thelma	B-PERSON
Wahl	I-PERSON
by	O
bus	O
rather	O
than	O
by	O
ambulance	O
/.	O


but	O
officials	O
have	O
said	O
there	O
were	O
not	O
enough	O
ambulances	O
to	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
/.	O


Tomorrow	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
I	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
special	O
report	O
on	O
a	O
struggle	O
that	O
affects	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
ten	I-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
Americans	B-NORP
including	O
one	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
men	O
the	O
struggle	O
with	O
eating	O
disorders	O
anorexia	O
and	O
bulimia	O
/.	O


As	O
I	O
just	O
said	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
just	O
women	O
and	O
girls	O
who	O
are	O
affected	O
/.	O


Men	O
too	O
struggle	O
with	O
these	O
disorders	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
interviewed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
top	O
jockies	O
Shane	B-PERSON
Sellers	I-PERSON
about	O
the	O
battle	O
he	O
waged	O
everyday	O
to	O
control	O
his	O
weight	O
/.	O


In	O
the	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
I	O
'd	O
get	O
up	O
and	O
take	O
a	O
diet	O
pill	O
um	O
drink	O
a	O
cup	O
of	O
coffee	O
um	O
and	O
then	O
head	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
race	O
track	O
and	O
/-	O


With	O
no	O
food	O
in	O
your	O
stomach	O
/.	O


No	O
food	O
in	O
my	O
stomach	O
no	O
/.	O


And	O
um	O
you	O
know	O
you	O
go	O
and	O
see	O
the	O
trainers	O
and	O
work	O
your	O
horses	O
in	O
the	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
that	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
work	O
/.	O


Um	O
by	O
ten	B-TIME
o'clock	I-TIME
you	O
're	O
finished	O
uh	O
/-	O


Were	O
you	O
hungry	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
/?	O


Oh	O
I	O
'm	O
starving	O
you	O
know	O
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
I	O
went	O
to	O
bed	O
with	O
nothing	O
in	O
my	O
stomach	O
either	O
/.	O


Maybe	O
you	O
know	O
just	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
ham	O
or	O
s-	O
/-	O


You	O
know	O
just	O
grab	O
something	O
to	O
put	O
in	O
my	O
stomach	O
before	O
I	O
went	O
to	O
bed	O
and	O
head	O
to	O
the	O
track	O
and	O
maybe	O
lay	O
down	O
for	O
an	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
and	O
then	O
uh	O
head	O
to	O
the	O
hotbox	O
for	O
a	O
couple	O
hours	O
four	B-QUANTITY
or	I-QUANTITY
five	I-QUANTITY
pounds	I-QUANTITY
of	O
water	O
/.	O


The	O
hotbox	O
is	O
a	O
sauna	O
a	O
fixture	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
jockey	O
locker	O
room	O
/.	O


The	O
hotbox	O
sweatbox	O
/.	O


Sellers	O
would	O
often	O
spend	O
two	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
inside	O
pooling	O
or	O
sweating	O
off	O
extra	O
pounds	O
/.	O


And	O
are	O
you	O
miserable	O
the	O
whole	O
time	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
there	O
/?	O


Oh	O
it	O
's	O
horrible	O
/.	O


You	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
very	O
weak	O
/.	O


Weak	O
/.	O


Ca	O
n't	O
have	O
nothing	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
you	O
're	O
already	O
dehydrated	O
you	O
know	O
/?	O


So	O
for	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
twenty	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
you	O
went	O
through	O
this	O
process	O
of	O
basically	O
not	O
eating	O
anything	O
during	O
the	O
day	O
sitting	O
in	O
the	O
sauna	O
a	B-TIME
couple	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
a	O
day	O
sweating	O
two	B-QUANTITY
or	I-QUANTITY
three	I-QUANTITY
pounds	I-QUANTITY
off	O
getting	O
back	O
on	O
your	O
horses	O
training	O
and	O
maybe	O
maybe	O
having	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
ham	O
/.	O


and	O
that	O
's	O
all	O
you	O
had	O
to	O
sustain	O
you	O
/.	O


If	O
I	O
did	O
eat	O
anything	O
sometime	O
,	O
when	O
at	O
my	O
worst	O
three	B-CARDINAL
or	O
five	B-CARDINAL
to	O
six	B-CARDINAL
seven	B-CARDINAL
times	O
a	O
day	O
I	O
was	O
heaving	O
/.	O


Jockies	O
call	O
it	O
heaving	O
or	O
flipping	O
/.	O


doctors	O
would	O
call	O
it	O
bulimia	O
/.	O


Overcome	O
by	O
hunger	O
pains	O
Sellers	B-PERSON
would	O
eat	O
massive	O
amounts	O
of	O
food	O
and	O
then	O
throw	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
make	O
weight	O
/.	O


He	O
says	O
a	O
tour	O
of	O
a	O
jockey	O
locker	O
room	O
shows	O
you	O
just	O
how	O
easy	O
and	O
accepted	O
it	O
was	O
/.	O


These	O
are	O
regular	O
toilets	O
/.	O


and	O
this	O
is	O
what	O
they	O
call	O
a	O
heaving	O
/.	O


this	O
is	O
where	O
they	O
heave	O
/.	O


You	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
much	O
different	O
type	O
of	O
commode	O
/.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
especially	O
made	O
for	O
that	O
purpose	O
/.	O


but	O
it	O
's	O
sure	O
not	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
/.	O


and	O
that	O
's	O
what	O
we	O
used	O
it	O
for	O
/.	O


Is	O
it	O
true	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
you	O
got	O
so	O
efficient	O
at	O
flipping	O
that	O
you	O
could	O
actually	O
do	O
it	O
without	O
putting	O
your	O
finger	O
down	O
your	O
throat	O
/.	O


I	O
was	O
one	B-CARDINAL
/.	O


Jockey	O
Shane	B-PERSON
Sellers	I-PERSON
just	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
many	O
people	O
you	O
'll	O
meet	O
tomorrow	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
in	O
Walking	B-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Thin	I-WORK_OF_ART
Line	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
Paula	B-WORK_OF_ART
Zahn	I-WORK_OF_ART
Now	I-WORK_OF_ART
that	O
gets	O
underway	O
at	O
eight	B-TIME
pm	I-TIME
eastern	I-TIME
/.	O


Still	O
to	O
come	O
on	O
News	B-WORK_OF_ART
Night	I-WORK_OF_ART
tonight	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
shuts	O
down	O
the	O
doors	O
clears	O
the	O
gallery	O
/.	O


Was	O
today	B-DATE
's	O
rare	O
closed	O
session	O
needed	O
to	O
gaurd	O
national	O
secrets	O
/.	O


or	O
was	O
it	O
a	O
political	O
forum	O
/.	O


And	O
the	O
president	O
wants	O
billions	B-CARDINAL
to	O
help	O
fight	O
a	O
possible	O
bird	O
flu	O
pandemic	O
/.	O


Sounds	O
like	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
money	O
/.	O


but	O
will	O
it	O
actually	O
be	O
enough	O
/?	O


Also	O
tonight	O
rap	O
star	O
Fifty	B-PERSON
Cent	I-PERSON
may	O
be	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
/.	O


but	O
one	O
LA	B-GPE
neighborhood	O
is	O
n't	O
buying	O
it	O
/.	O


We	O
ca	O
n't	O
say	O
how	O
those	O
who	O
will	O
be	O
voting	O
on	O
Samuel	B-PERSON
Alito	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
nomination	O
to	O
Supreme	B-ORG
Court	I-ORG
feel	O
about	O
him	O
/.	O


but	O
we	O
can	O
say	O
something	O
about	O
how	O
you	O
feel	O
tonight	B-TIME
/.	O


Here	O
are	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
CNN	B-ORG
USA	B-ORG
Today	I-ORG
Gallup	B-ORG
poll	O
released	O
just	B-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
ago	I-TIME
of	O
those	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
choice	O
Judge	O
Alito	B-PERSON
to	O
succeed	O
Justice	O
Sandra	B-PERSON
Day	I-PERSON
O'Connor	I-PERSON
/.	O


Seventeen	B-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
said	O
he	O
's	O
an	O
excellent	O
choice	O
/.	O


twenty	B-PERCENT
-	I-PERCENT
six	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
called	O
him	O
a	O
good	O
choice	O
/.	O


twenty	B-PERCENT
-	I-PERCENT
two	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
rated	O
him	O
only	O
fair	O
/.	O


seventeen	B-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
thought	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
poor	O
choice	O
/.	O


Questions	O
about	O
the	O
facts	O
or	O
what	O
were	O
presented	O
as	O
facts	O
that	O
led	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
into	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
spilled	O
into	O
open	O
warfare	O
today	B-DATE
on	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
floor	O
/.	O


Democrats	B-NORP
forced	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
into	O
a	O
rare	O
closed	O
door	O
session	O
/.	O


Republican	B-NORP
leader	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Frist	I-PERSON
said	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
was	O
hijacked	O
/.	O


CNN	B-ORG
's	O
Ed	B-PERSON
Henry	I-PERSON
was	O
there	O
/.	O


A	O
Democratic	B-NORP
sneak	O
attack	O
that	O
sent	O
shock	O
waves	O
through	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
/.	O


Mr.	O
President	O
enough	O
time	O
has	O
gone	O
by	O
/.	O


I	O
demand	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
people	O
that	O
we	O
understand	O
why	O
these	O
investigations	O
are	O
n't	O
being	O
conducted	O
/.	O


Democratic	B-NORP
leader	O
Harry	B-PERSON
Reed	I-PERSON
accused	O
Republicans	B-NORP
of	O
failing	O
to	O
probe	O
allegations	O
the	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
manipulated	O
intelligence	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
/.	O


And	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
rule	B-LAW
twenty	I-LAW
-	I-LAW
one	I-LAW
I	O
now	O
move	O
that	O
Senate	B-ORG
go	O
into	O
closed	O
session	O
/.	O


President	O
I	O
second	B-ORDINAL
the	O
motion	O
/.	O


An	O
easy	O
but	O
rare	O
maneuver	O
with	O
extraordinary	O
consequences	O
/.	O


The	O
Senate	B-ORG
chamber	O
was	O
locked	O
down	O
,	O
television	O
cameras	O
shut	O
off	O
,	O
so	O
law	O
makers	O
could	O
go	O
into	O
secret	O
session	O
to	O
debate	O
/.	O


Republican	B-NORP
leader	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Frist	I-PERSON
was	O
enraged	O
/.	O


Not	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
Democratic	B-NORP
leader	O
or	O
the	O
current	O
Democratic	B-NORP
leader	O
have	O
ever	O
I	O
been	O
slapped	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
with	O
such	O
an	O
affront	O
to	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
this	O
grand	O
institution	O
/.	O


There	O
has	O
been	O
at	O
least	O
consideration	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
aisle	O
before	O
a	O
stunt	O
/.	O


and	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
pure	O
stunt	O
/.	O


Reed	B-PERSON
refused	O
to	O
back	O
down	O
demanding	O
the	O
Republican	B-NORP
led	O
intelligence	O
committee	O
finish	O
a	O
long	O
awaited	O
report	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
twisted	O
intelligence	O
/.	O


This	O
investigation	O
has	O
been	O
stymied	O
stopped	O
,	O
obstructions	O
thrown	O
up	O
every	O
step	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
/.	O


That	O
's	O
the	O
real	O
slap	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
/.	O


that	O
's	O
the	O
slap	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
/.	O


And	O
today	B-DATE
the	O
American	B-NORP
people	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
of	O
light	O
/.	O


What	O
's	O
really	O
going	O
on	O
is	O
Democrats	B-NORP
feel	O
emboldened	O
by	O
the	O
indictment	O
of	O
Vice	O
President	O
Cheney	B-PERSON
's	O
former	O
chief	O
of	O
staff	O
believing	O
this	O
is	O
their	O
chance	O
to	O
issue	O
a	O
broader	O
indictment	O
of	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
/.	O


We	O
have	O
lost	O
over	B-CARDINAL
two	I-CARDINAL
thousand	I-CARDINAL
of	O
our	O
best	O
and	O
bravest	O
/.	O


over	B-CARDINAL
fifteen	I-CARDINAL
thousand	I-CARDINAL
have	O
been	O
seriously	O
wounded	O
/.	O


We	O
are	O
spending	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
six	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
a	O
month	O
with	O
no	O
end	O
in	O
sight	O
/.	O


and	O
this	O
Republican	B-NORP
led	O
Senate	B-ORG
intelligence	O
committee	O
refuses	O
to	O
even	O
ask	O
the	O
hard	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
misinformation	O
/-	O


Republicans	B-NORP
insist	O
they	O
're	O
completing	O
the	O
investigation	O
/.	O


and	O
this	O
is	O
just	O
a	O
distraction	O
/.	O


This	O
is	O
purely	O
political	O
/.	O


This	O
is	O
settling	O
an	O
old	O
political	O
score	O
/.	O


Democrats	B-NORP
say	O
they	O
also	O
want	O
to	O
signal	O
they	O
're	O
ready	O
to	O
stand	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Republican	B-NORP
majority	O
and	O
may	O
even	O
filibuster	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
latest	O
Supreme	B-ORG
Court	I-ORG
pick	O
Samuel	B-PERSON
Alito	I-PERSON
a	O
move	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
these	O
events	O
seem	O
like	O
the	O
opening	O
fireworks	O
in	O
a	O
much	O
nastier	O
battle	O
/.	O


Ed	O
Henry	O
CNN	B-ORG
Capitol	B-LOC
Hill	I-LOC
/.	O


So	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
we	O
just	O
saw	O
the	O
outlines	O
to	O
what	O
the	O
midterm	O
election	O
battlelines	O
might	O
look	O
like	O
/?	O


A	O
debate	O
that	O
's	O
likely	O
to	O
rage	O
on	O
for	O
many	B-DATE
many	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
to	I-DATE
come	I-DATE
/.	O


Turning	O
our	O
attention	O
now	O
to	O
something	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
folks	O
concerned	O
/.	O


You	O
've	O
been	O
hearing	O
an	O
awful	O
lot	O
about	O
avian	O
or	O
bird	O
flu	O
/.	O


The	O
most	O
common	O
and	O
deadly	O
form	O
has	O
already	O
spread	O
in	O
birds	O
from	O
South	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
to	O
Europe	B-LOC
/.	O


And	O
now	O
there	O
is	O
real	O
concern	O
that	O
the	O
virus	O
could	O
mutate	O
and	O
become	O
devastating	O
to	O
humans	O
/.	O


In	O
fact	O
some	O
health	O
experts	O
say	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
time	O
/.	O


Today	B-DATE
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
unveiled	O
a	O
seven	B-MONEY
point	I-MONEY
one	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
dollar	I-MONEY
plan	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
a	O
possible	O
flu	O
pandemic	O
/.	O


Now	O
much	O
of	O
that	O
money	O
would	O
go	O
toward	O
stockpiling	O
enough	O
vaccine	O
to	O
protect	O
twenty	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
healthcare	O
workers	O
and	O
other	O
first	B-ORDINAL
responders	O
speeding	O
up	O
production	O
of	O
vaccines	O
and	O
buying	O
the	O
anti-viral	O
drugs	O
Tamoflu	O
and	O
Rolenzo	O
which	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
prevent	O
flu	O
infection	O
/.	O


And	O
we	O
now	O
turn	O
to	O
senior	O
medical	O
correspondent	O
Dr.	O
Sanjay	B-PERSON
Gupto	I-PERSON
who	O
has	O
just	O
gotten	O
back	O
from	O
South	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
where	O
bird	O
flu	O
has	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
killed	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
sixty	I-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
two	I-CARDINAL
people	O
about	B-CARDINAL
half	I-CARDINAL
of	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
struck	O
with	O
it	O
/.	O


Hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	I-CARDINAL
millions	I-CARDINAL
of	O
birds	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
have	O
been	O
destroyed	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
contain	O
the	O
disease	O
/.	O


And	O
Dr.	O
Gupto	B-PERSON
now	O
just	O
joins	O
us	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
Emory	I-ORG
University	I-ORG
hospital	I-ORG
in	O
Atlanta	B-GPE
/.	O


Always	O
good	O
to	O
see	O
you	O
doctor	O
/.	O


So	O
/-	O


Thanks	O
/.	O


I	O
know	O
you	O
've	O
had	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
study	O
the	O
plan	O
the	O
president	O
put	O
forth	O
today	B-DATE
/.	O


Does	O
it	O
go	O
far	O
enough	O
in	O
your	O
estimation	O
/?	O


You	O
know	O
what	O
's	O
sort	O
of	O
interesting	O
Paula	B-PERSON
/.	O


on	O
one	O
hand	O
it	O
is	O
remarkable	O
that	O
the	O
president	O
is	O
devoting	O
as	O
much	O
time	O
and	O
as	O
much	O
money	O
uh	O
all	O
towards	O
a	O
disease	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
exist	O
yet	O
/.	O


Pandemic	O
flu	O
does	O
n't	O
exist	O
yet	O
/.	O


But	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
are	O
talking	O
about	O
it	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
think	O
that	O
's	O
remarkable	O
to	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
eh	O
who	O
are	O
citizens	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
public	O
health	O
community	O
as	O
well	O
/.	O


On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
outline	O
and	O
do	O
the	O
thing	O
that	O
were	O
talked	O
about	O
today	B-DATE
to	O
basically	O
completely	O
revamp	O
the	O
public	O
health	O
system	O
so	O
that	O
local	O
officials	O
can	O
talk	O
to	O
state	O
officials	O
that	O
can	O
talk	O
to	O
federal	O
officials	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
pinpoint	O
exactly	O
when	O
a	O
cluster	O
of	O
bird	O
flu	O
happens	O
that	O
takes	O
probably	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
money	O
and	O
really	O
a	O
complete	O
revamping	O
of	O
our	O
public	O
health	O
systems	O
/.	O


The	O
other	O
thing	O
Paula	B-PERSON
really	O
important	O
is	O
that	O
they	O
talk	O
a	O
lot	O
about	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
a	O
lot	O
better	O
at	O
taking	O
care	O
of	O
patients	O
now	O
than	O
we	O
were	O
in	O
nineteen	B-DATE
eighteen	I-DATE
,	O
we	O
have	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
ICUs	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
ICUs	O
in	O
the	O
hospital	O
behind	O
me	O
that	O
can	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
critically	O
ill	O
patients	O
/.	O


The	O
problem	O
though	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
eighty	B-PERCENT
to	I-PERCENT
ninety	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
of	O
those	O
ICU	O
rooms	O
are	O
full	O
so	O
we	O
just	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
surge	O
capacity	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
cost	O
lots	O
and	O
lots	O
of	O
money	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
health	O
system	O
where	O
we	O
can	O
take	O
care	O
not	O
only	O
of	O
the	O
ill	O
now	O
but	O
the	O
ill	O
that	O
might	O
come	O
in	O
with	O
a	O
pandemic	O
Paula	B-PERSON
/.	O


Uh	O
let	O
's	O
talk	O
about	O
the	O
other	O
problem	O
of	O
the	O
plan	O
where	O
the	O
president	O
wants	O
to	O
spend	O
a	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
to	O
stockpile	O
antiviral	O
medicine	O
like	O
Tamaflu	O
and	O
Rolenza	O
/.	O


Do	O
we	O
even	O
know	O
if	O
these	O
two	B-CARDINAL
medications	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
effective	O
against	O
a	O
strain	O
that	O
has	O
n't	O
even	O
presented	O
itself	O
/?	O


here	O
's	O
the	O
important	O
thing	O
about	O
that	O
/.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
for	O
sure	O
/.	O


A	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
focusing	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
energy	O
on	O
Tamaflu	O
and	O
Rolenza	O
/.	O


These	O
are	O
antiviral	O
drugs	O
/.	O


they	O
are	O
not	O
vaccines	O
/.	O


They	O
are	O
antiviral	O
drugs	O
uh	O
designed	O
to	O
basically	O
shorten	O
uh	O
how	O
bad	O
the	O
flu	O
might	O
effect	O
you	O
uh	O
try	O
to	O
lessen	O
its	O
impact	O
/.	O


But	O
we	O
only	O
know	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
work	O
because	O
of	O
laboratory	O
studies	O
and	O
animal	O
studies	O
uh	O
uh	O
in	O
particular	O
/.	O


The	O
way	O
to	O
really	O
study	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
knowingly	O
expose	O
people	O
to	O
bird	O
flu	O
/.	O


and	O
nobody	O
will	O
actually	O
ever	O
do	O
that	O
study	O
for	O
obvious	O
reasons	O
/.	O


So	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
theoretical	O
really	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
that	O
those	O
will	O
work	O
Paula	B-PERSON
/.	O


Dr.	O
Sanjay	B-PERSON
Gupto	I-PERSON
thanks	O
for	O
the	O
update	O
/.	O


By	O
the	O
way	O
are	O
you	O
catching	O
a	O
cold	O
/?	O


A	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
/.	O


You	O
know	O
I	O
just	O
got	O
back	O
/.	O


and	O
the	O
ninteen	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
plane	O
ride	O
/.	O


Not	O
bird	O
flu	O
though	O
/.	O


I	O
can	O
assure	O
you	O
that	O
Paula	B-PERSON
/.	O


Chicken	O
soup	O
/.	O


That	O
's	O
right	O
/.	O


Just	O
what	O
the	O
doctor	O
ordered	O
/.	O


Works	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
right	O
/.	O


I	O
made	O
a	O
free	O
house	O
call	O
for	O
you	O
doctor	O
/.	O


Coming	O
up	O
on	O
News	B-WORK_OF_ART
Night	I-WORK_OF_ART
Tonight	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
cooking	O
a	O
turkey	O
is	O
fine	O
/.	O


appearing	O
in	O
one	O
is	O
n't	O
/.	O


Will	O
her	O
Nielson	B-ORG
do	O
to	O
Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
what	O
her	O
prison	O
time	O
did	O
n't	O
/?	O


Rapper	O
Fifty	B-PERSON
Cents	I-PERSON
or	O
Fitty	B-PERSON
Cent	I-PERSON
as	O
some	O
of	O
you	O
say	O
sells	O
millions	B-CARDINAL
of	O
records	O
/.	O


but	O
one	B-CARDINAL
neighborhood	O
does	O
n't	O
like	O
the	O
sales	O
pitch	O
/.	O


They	O
call	O
him	O
Fitty	B-PERSON
Cent	I-PERSON
/.	O


but	O
he	O
is	O
worth	O
millions	B-CARDINAL
/.	O


His	O
music	O
like	O
the	O
gold	O
single	O
PIMP	B-WORK_OF_ART
may	O
come	O
straight	O
from	O
violent	O
inner	O
city	O
streets	O
/.	O


but	O
suburban	O
kids	O
from	O
coast	O
to	O
coast	O
love	O
the	O
heavy	O
base	O
beat	O
/.	O


The	O
music	O
sells	O
/.	O


but	O
not	O
everyone	O
is	O
buying	O
the	O
message	O
/.	O


Savela	O
Vargas	O
reports	O
/.	O


Fitty	B-PERSON
Cent	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
film	O
Get	O
Rich	O
or	O
Die	O
Trying	O
has	O
n't	O
even	O
hit	O
theaters	O
yet	O
/.	O


but	O
its	O
marketing	O
has	O
already	O
enraged	O
people	O
in	O
South	B-LOC
Central	I-LOC
Los	I-LOC
Angeles	I-LOC
/.	O


Since	O
two	B-DATE
thousand	I-DATE
there	O
have	O
been	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
homicides	O
in	O
this	O
community	O
/.	O


Now	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
uphold	O
that	O
standard	O
/?	O


Who	O
wants	O
to	O
keep	O
perpetrating	O
that	O
madness	O
/?	O


The	O
movie	O
's	O
billboard	O
shows	O
the	O
rapper	O
in	O
a	O
crucifixion	O
-	O
like	O
pose	O
brandishing	O
a	O
microphone	O
in	O
one	B-CARDINAL
hand	O
and	O
a	O
gun	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
/.	O


Paramount	B-ORG
you	O
are	O
doing	O
damage	O
to	O
our	O
community	O
/.	O


you	O
are	O
doing	O
an	O
injustice	O
to	O
our	O
community	O
/.	O


and	O
you	O
committing	O
violence	O
in	O
our	O
community	O
/.	O


and	O
that	O
includes	O
Fifty	B-PERSON
Cent	I-PERSON
too	O
/.	O


It	O
must	O
go	O
/.	O


And	O
go	O
it	O
did	O
/.	O


A	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
after	O
about	B-CARDINAL
twenty	I-CARDINAL
five	I-CARDINAL
people	O
rallied	O
in	O
Hyde	B-LOC
Park	I-LOC
Paramount	B-ORG
pulled	O
one	B-CARDINAL
sign	O
down	O
and	O
since	O
has	O
pulled	O
about	B-CARDINAL
half	I-CARDINAL
a	I-CARDINAL
dozen	I-CARDINAL
others	O
near	O
LA	B-GPE
area	O
schools	O
/.	O


I	O
think	O
what	O
happens	O
oftentimes	O
people	O
are	O
so	O
overwhelmed	O
in	O
communities	O
particularly	O
African	B-NORP
American	I-NORP
communities	O
by	O
say	O
an	O
image	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
/.	O


It	O
just	O
seems	O
so	O
big	O
/.	O


it	O
just	O
seems	O
so	O
overwhelming	O
/.	O


it	O
's	O
almost	O
like	O
can	O
we	O
really	O
fight	O
City	B-ORG
Hall	I-ORG
/?	O


Whatever	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
do	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
much	O
outrage	O
and	O
anger	O
that	O
we	O
express	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
change	O
anything	O
/.	O


But	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
that	O
was	O
shown	O
that	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
/.	O


A	O
Paramount	B-ORG
spokesman	O
says	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
reviewing	O
billboards	O
in	O
other	O
locations	O
/.	O


Now	O
similar	O
complaints	O
are	O
coming	O
from	O
Brooklyn	B-GPE
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
/.	O


Back	O
in	O
LA	B-GPE
the	O
image	O
hits	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
home	O
/.	O


Not	O
too	O
long	O
ago	O
we	O
was	O
over	O
here	O
/.	O


and	O
a	O
guy	O
just	O
pulled	O
out	O
a	O
gun	O
and	O
was	O
shooting	O
right	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
my	O
daughter	O
/.	O


We	O
did	O
n't	O
come	O
back	O
for	O
a	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
cause	O
I	O
was	O
scared	O
and	O
she	O
was	O
/.	O


So	O
I	O
mean	O
that	O
right	O
there	O
it	O
enraged	O
me	O
/.	O


Not	O
a	O
good	O
message	O
/.	O


No	O
it	O
's	O
already	O
enough	O
gang	O
violence	O
out	O
here	O
/.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
need	O
that	O
/.	O


Cynthia	O
Levas	O
director	O
of	O
Golden	B-ORG
Day	I-ORG
preschool	I-ORG
thinks	O
the	O
billboard	O
touched	O
a	O
nerve	O
because	O
many	O
children	O
here	O
are	O
Fitty	B-PERSON
Cent	I-PERSON
fans	O
/.	O


When	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
ABC	O
they	O
be	O
like	O
A	O
B	O
/.	O


and	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
letters	O
/.	O


but	O
Fitty	B-PERSON
Cent	I-PERSON
song	O
they	O
can	O
sing	O
that	O
word	O
for	O
word	O
/.	O


Rapper	O
Fitty	B-PERSON
Cent	I-PERSON
whose	O
real	O
name	O
is	O
Curtis	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
says	O
it	O
was	O
ludicrous	O
to	O
single	O
out	O
his	O
poster	O
/.	O


You	O
got	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
how	O
often	O
we	O
put	O
out	O
action	O
films	O
and	O
other	O
films	O
that	O
utilize	O
weapons	O
as	O
a	O
marketing	O
tool	O
/.	O


We	O
'll	O
find	O
guns	O
or	O
weapons	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
films	O
probably	O
more	O
often	O
than	O
we	O
'll	O
find	O
people	O
's	O
faces	O
/.	O


He	O
thinks	O
the	O
controversy	O
will	O
lead	O
the	O
film	O
to	O
greater	O
box	O
office	O
success	O
/.	O


but	O
to	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
this	O
community	O
the	O
victory	O
is	O
knowing	O
that	O
somebody	O
listened	O
/.	O


Man	O
they	O
heard	O
us	O
/.	O


They	O
heard	O
our	O
voice	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
'm	O
glad	O
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
I	O
mean	O
usually	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
nobody	O
really	O
cares	O
/.	O


so	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
care	O
about	O
how	O
we	O
feel	O
and	O
how	O
you	O
know	O
we	O
raising	O
our	O
kids	O
that	O
meant	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
us	O
/.	O


so	O
I	O
'm	O
happy	O
/.	O


Savela	B-PERSON
Vargas	I-PERSON
CNN	B-ORG
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
/.	O


And	O
still	O
ahead	O
on	O
News	B-WORK_OF_ART
Night	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


I	O
carry	O
this	O
little	O
packet	O
my	O
kid	O
gave	O
me	O
/.	O


See	O
what	O
my	O
daughter	O
/-	O


Daddy	O
I	O
love	O
you	O
/.	O


I	O
miss	O
you	O
/.	O


be	O
safe	O
/.	O


come	O
home	O
ASAP	O
/.	O


Danger	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
and	O
under	O
it	O
/.	O


IED	O
Improvised	O
Explosive	O
Devices	O
take	O
a	O
terrible	O
toll	O
/.	O


And	O
prison	O
barely	O
dented	O
her	O
popularity	O
/.	O


but	O
can	O
Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
survive	O
her	O
primetime	O
ratings	O
/?	O


Everyday	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
US	B-GPE
soldiers	O
work	O
very	O
hard	O
to	O
reassure	O
local	O
civilians	O
train	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
army	O
and	O
stay	O
alive	O
/.	O


but	O
with	O
the	O
increasing	O
power	O
of	O
Improvised	O
Explosive	O
Devices	O
IEDs	O
staying	O
alive	O
takes	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
training	O
and	O
time	O
/.	O


Eddie	O
Shrahmin	O
is	O
imbedded	O
with	O
American	B-NORP
soldiers	O
in	O
northern	B-LOC
Bavil	I-LOC
province	I-LOC
/.	O


As	O
the	O
uh	O
informants	O
/-	O


Come	O
here	O
Strovell	O
/.	O


listen	O
up	O
please	O
/.	O


Like	O
the	O
soldiers	O
he	O
commands	O
Lieutenant	O
Colonel	O
Ross	B-PERSON
Brown	I-PERSON
suits	O
up	O
daily	O
trying	O
to	O
rid	O
his	O
area	O
of	O
roadside	O
bombs	O
/.	O


Whenever	O
you	O
roll	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
gate	O
and	O
you	O
're	O
out	O
there	O
operating	O
you	O
never	O
know	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
hit	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
these	O
or	O
not	O
/.	O


The	O
first	B-ORDINAL
stop	O
today	B-DATE
is	O
Route	O
Tampa	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
stretch	O
of	O
highway	O
in	O
what	O
is	O
called	O
the	B-LOC
Triangle	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
Death	I-LOC
/.	O


Salaam	O
Alakum	O
/.	O


where	O
these	O
stall	O
owners	O
Brown	B-PERSON
told	O
are	O
aware	O
of	O
impending	O
attacks	O
/.	O


Did	O
you	O
know	O
in	O
advance	O
that	O
the	O
IED	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
go	O
off	O
here	O
/?	O


/.	O


Tell	O
him	O
to	O
look	O
me	O
in	O
the	O
eye	O
/.	O


/.	O


tell	O
me	O
that	O
again	O
/.	O


/.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
fine	O
line	O
to	O
walk	O
routing	O
out	O
information	O
without	O
creating	O
new	O
enemies	O
battling	O
an	O
insurgency	O
that	O
kills	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
that	O
turns	O
civilians	O
into	O
accomplices	O
/.	O


I	O
think	O
they	O
're	O
scared	O
to	O
death	O
/.	O


I	O
think	O
they	O
see	O
us	O
as	O
temporary	O
and	O
they	O
got	O
to	O
live	O
with	O
those	O
people	O
forever	O
/.	O


Finding	O
friends	O
locally	O
seems	O
the	O
toughest	O
part	O
of	O
Brown	B-PERSON
's	O
strategy	O
/.	O


but	O
his	O
next	O
task	O
proves	O
just	O
as	O
difficult	O
/.	O


Here	O
the	O
Lieutenant	O
Colonel	O
has	O
stopped	O
at	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
firm	O
bases	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
areas	O
that	O
Iraqis	B-NORP
are	O
manning	O
their	O
own	O
position	O
/.	O


The	O
commander	O
on	O
duty	O
emerges	O
out	O
of	O
uniform	O
/.	O


and	O
the	O
Lieutenant	O
colonel	O
struggles	O
to	O
find	O
progress	O
/.	O


they	O
did	O
n't	O
do	O
too	O
much	O
work	O
yesterday	B-DATE
/.	O


They	O
did	O
n't	O
do	O
too	O
much	O
work	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
before	I-DATE
/.	O


They	O
have	O
n't	O
done	O
too	O
much	O
work	O
since	O
they	O
've	O
been	O
here	O
/.	O


/.	O


Brown	B-PERSON
is	O
unsure	O
if	O
this	O
unit	O
can	O
survive	O
an	O
insurgent	O
attack	O
uncertainties	O
shared	O
by	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
forces	O
as	O
well	O
each	O
soldier	O
with	O
his	O
own	O
way	O
to	O
cope	O
/.	O


Hey	O
Morales	B-PERSON
you	O
carry	O
anything	O
special	O
with	O
you	O
on	O
missions	O
to	O
help	O
you	O
out	O
/?	O


Well	O
I	O
carry	O
my	O
wedding	O
ring	O
a	O
bracelet	O
my	O
wife	O
sent	O
me	O
/-	O


I	O
carry	O
a	O
Bible	B-WORK_OF_ART
Psalms	B-WORK_OF_ART
ninety	I-WORK_OF_ART
-	I-WORK_OF_ART
one	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


A	O
picture	O
of	O
an	O
angel	O
an	O
archangel	O
/.	O


I	O
carry	O
this	O
little	O
packet	O
my	O
kid	O
gave	O
me	O
/.	O


See	O
what	O
my	O
daughter	O
/-	O


Daddy	O
I	O
love	O
you	O
/.	O


I	O
miss	O
you	O
/.	O


be	O
safe	O
/.	O


come	O
home	O
ASAP	O
/?	O


Is	O
n't	O
that	O
cool	O
/?	O


All	O
right	O
let	O
's	O
go	O
/.	O


Overhead	O
helicopters	O
are	O
responding	O
to	O
an	O
IED	O
attack	O
that	O
moments	B-TIME
ago	I-TIME
killed	O
Colonel	O
William	B-PERSON
Wood	I-PERSON
the	O
highest	O
ranking	O
US	B-GPE
officer	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
combat	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
a	O
personal	O
friend	O
of	O
Brown	B-PERSON
's	O
an	O
added	O
personal	O
reason	O
why	O
tomorrow	B-DATE
he	O
'll	O
be	O
suiting	O
up	O
again	O
/.	O


Eddie	O
Shrahmin	O
CNN	B-ORG
northern	B-LOC
Bavil	I-LOC
Province	I-LOC
/.	O


And	O
we	O
turn	O
our	O
attention	O
now	O
to	O
London	B-GPE
where	O
a	O
memorial	O
service	O
was	O
held	O
today	B-DATE
for	O
the	O
fifty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
two	I-CARDINAL
victims	O
of	O
the	O
bomb	O
attacks	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
public	O
transport	O
systems	O
back	O
in	O
July	B-DATE
/.	O


Queen	B-PERSON
Elizabeth	I-PERSON
and	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Tony	B-PERSON
Blair	I-PERSON
attended	O
as	O
did	O
relatives	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
died	O
and	O
emergency	O
workers	O
who	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
terrorist	O
attacks	O
/.	O


Andrew	B-PERSON
Carey	I-PERSON
has	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
three	B-CARDINAL
firefighters	O
who	O
were	O
first	B-ORDINAL
on	O
the	O
scene	O
at	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
bombings	O
/.	O


A	O
major	O
incident	O
in	O
central	O
London	B-GPE
/-	O


Four	B-CARDINAL
explosions	O
ripping	O
through	O
the	O
subway	O
s-	O
/-	O


Chaos	O
on	O
services	O
with	O
some	O
passengers	O
trapped	O
underground	O
/.	O


It	O
began	O
as	O
any	O
other	O
day	O
you	O
know	O
just	O
uh	O
doing	O
eh	O
normal	O
checks	O
/.	O


At	O
nine	B-TIME
o'clock	I-TIME
we	O
started	O
our	O
shift	O
/.	O


And	O
so	O
the	O
bells	O
went	O
/.	O


It	O
was	O
about	B-TIME
a	I-TIME
minute	I-TIME
past	I-TIME
nine	I-TIME
when	O
we	O
got	O
the	O
shout	O
for	O
uh	O
smoke	O
issuing	O
in	O
Allgate	B-FAC
tube	I-FAC
station	I-FAC
/.	O


The	O
explosion	O
at	O
Allgate	B-FAC
was	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
of	O
the	O
four	B-CARDINAL
bombs	O
to	O
go	O
off	O
on	O
July	B-DATE
the	I-DATE
seventh	I-DATE
at	O
eight	B-TIME
fifty	I-TIME
in	I-TIME
the	I-TIME
morning	I-TIME
/.	O


But	O
Paul	B-PERSON
Kelly	I-PERSON
Steve	B-PERSON
Sodbury	I-PERSON
and	O
Mel	B-PERSON
Anderson	I-PERSON
of	O
Shadwell	O
Firestation	O
's	O
blue	O
watch	O
had	O
no	O
idea	O
what	O
had	O
happened	O
as	O
they	O
got	O
into	O
the	O
fire	O
engine	O
to	O
answer	O
the	O
call	O
/.	O


On	O
the	O
arrival	O
at	O
Allgate	B-FAC
we	O
saw	O
dozens	O
of	O
casualties	O
outside	O
the	O
front	O
sitting	O
down	O
/.	O


and	O
it	O
looked	O
so	O
serious	O
that	O
for	O
one	B-TIME
second	I-TIME
I	O
thought	O
this	O
must	O
be	O
like	O
a	O
training	O
exercise	O
/.	O


These	O
people	O
had	O
flesh	O
injuries	O
/.	O


but	O
they	O
also	O
had	O
psychological	O
injuries	O
/.	O


They	O
just	O
needed	O
reassurance	O
/.	O


They	O
just	O
needed	O
reassurance	O
because	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
scared	O
/.	O


It	O
always	O
happens	O
to	O
someone	O
else	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
a	O
terrorist	O
incident	O
/.	O


As	O
medical	O
teams	O
arrived	O
at	O
the	O
scene	O
Steve	B-PERSON
Paul	B-PERSON
and	O
two	B-CARDINAL
other	O
firefighters	O
went	O
into	O
the	O
station	O
/.	O


This	O
scene	O
of	O
walking	O
down	O
the	O
platform	O
and	O
down	O
the	O
tracks	O
with	O
lines	O
of	O
injured	O
people	O
walking	O
past	O
you	O
out	O
the	O
other	O
way	O
is	O
/-	O


I	O
'll	O
remember	O
it	O
forever	O
I	O
think	O
/.	O


By	O
the	O
time	O
they	O
reached	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
carriage	O
they	O
knew	O
they	O
were	O
dealing	O
with	O
a	O
bomb	O
explosion	O
/.	O


Carnage	O
/.	O


A	O
man	O
sitting	O
down	O
next	O
door	O
he	O
had	O
half	O
his	O
leg	O
/.	O


um	O
a	O
person	O
lying	O
down	O
/.	O


there	O
was	O
like	O
a	O
half	B-CARDINAL
a	O
torso	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
carriage	O
as	O
you	O
go	O
in	O
/.	O


It	O
sounds	O
very	O
harsh	O
to	O
say	O
now	O
/.	O


but	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
down	O
there	O
and	O
you	O
're	O
dealing	O
with	O
it	O
it	O
kind	O
of	O
just	O
happens	O
/.	O


You	O
go	O
into	O
autopilot	O
/.	O


and	O
you	O
look	O
/.	O


and	O
you	O
think	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
help	O
that	O
person	O
/.	O


let	O
's	O
move	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
one	O
/.	O


Eight	B-CARDINAL
people	O
including	O
the	O
bomber	O
died	O
at	O
Allgate	B-FAC
/.	O


one	B-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
and	I-CARDINAL
twenty	I-CARDINAL
were	O
injured	O
/.	O


At	O
the	B-TIME
end	I-TIME
of	I-TIME
the	I-TIME
day	I-TIME
back	O
home	O
with	O
their	O
loved	O
ones	O
a	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
firefighters	O
to	O
reflect	O
and	O
some	O
mixed	O
emotions	O
/.	O


To	O
them	O
it	O
was	O
their	O
happiness	O
to	O
see	O
me	O
walking	O
through	O
the	O
door	O
/.	O


but	O
I	O
knew	O
that	O
somewhere	O
someone	O
's	O
daughter	O
was	O
n't	O
coming	O
home	O
,	O
their	O
father	O
was	O
n't	O
coming	O
home	O
/.	O


Watching	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
news	O
is	O
completely	O
different	O
to	O
looking	O
in	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
a	O
wounded	O
person	O
/.	O


As	O
a	O
fire	O
brigade	O
you	O
're	O
there	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
/.	O


so	O
it	O
'll	O
always	O
be	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
regret	O
as	O
we	O
did	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
we	O
could	O
but	O
there	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
human	O
cost	O
and	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
that	O
we	O
'll	O
ever	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
about	O
it	O
/.	O


Andrew	B-PERSON
Carey	I-PERSON
CNN	B-ORG
London	B-GPE
/.	O


A	O
producer	O
from	O
our	O
London	B-GPE
Bureau	O
/.	O


Still	O
to	O
come	O
the	O
ups	O
and	O
downs	O
of	O
Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
and	O
the	O
British	B-NORP
are	O
coming	O
!	O
The	O
British	B-NORP
are	O
coming	O
!	O


No	O
wait	O
/.	O


are	O
n't	O
they	O
already	O
here	O
/?	O


But	O
does	O
anyone	O
really	O
care	O
/?	O


And	O
now	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
trials	O
and	O
tribulations	O
of	O
Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
/.	O


You	O
might	O
have	O
thought	O
serving	O
time	O
in	O
prison	O
was	O
tough	O
/.	O


As	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
,	O
being	O
on	O
the	O
outside	O
might	O
be	O
even	O
tougher	O
/.	O


It	O
seems	O
like	O
just	B-DATE
yesterday	I-DATE
Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
was	O
sprung	O
from	O
prison	O
and	O
poised	O
for	O
her	O
comeback	O
/.	O


This	O
is	O
a	O
country	O
where	O
we	O
believe	O
in	O
second	B-ORDINAL
acts	O
,	O
we	O
believe	O
in	O
redemption	O
,	O
we	O
believe	O
in	O
confessional	O
stories	O
,	O
we	O
believe	O
in	O
the	O
comeback	O
,	O
we	O
've	O
/-	O


Five	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
behind	O
bars	O
had	O
n't	O
dimmed	O
Martha	B-PERSON
's	O
image	O
/.	O


If	O
anything	O
it	O
was	O
soaring	O
/.	O


Along	O
with	O
her	O
company	O
stock	O
it	O
doubled	O
during	O
that	B-DATE
time	I-DATE
/.	O


Martha	B-PERSON
once	O
again	O
took	O
the	O
helm	O
of	O
her	O
company	O
and	O
her	O
magazine	O
/.	O


She	O
also	O
landed	O
a	O
starring	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
spinoff	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
TV	O
's	O
hottest	O
reality	O
shows	O
The	B-WORK_OF_ART
Apprentice	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


Martha	B-PERSON
the	O
woman	O
everyone	O
loves	O
to	O
hate	O
was	O
loved	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
really	O
wonderful	O
to	O
be	O
back	O
/.	O


I	O
've	O
missed	O
you	O
as	O
you	O
can	O
imagine	O
/.	O


But	O
what	O
a	O
difference	O
a	O
TV	O
show	O
makes	O
especialy	O
when	O
that	O
show	O
is	O
a	O
flop	O
/.	O


I	O
'm	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
apprentice	O
/.	O


The	B-WORK_OF_ART
Apprentice	I-WORK_OF_ART
Martha	I-WORK_OF_ART
Stewart	I-WORK_OF_ART
debuted	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
/.	O


Her	O
ratings	O
tanked	O
/.	O


and	O
her	O
stock	O
followed	O
suit	O
plunging	O
about	B-PERCENT
forty	I-PERCENT
-	I-PERCENT
seven	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
since	O
her	O
release	O
from	O
prison	O
in	O
March	B-DATE
/.	O


Once	O
again	O
Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
is	O
persona	O
non	O
grata	O
/.	O


Even	O
her	O
friend	O
and	O
fellow	O
Apprentice	B-WORK_OF_ART
star	O
Donald	B-PERSON
Trump	I-PERSON
made	O
it	O
clear	O
that	O
her	O
show	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
good	O
thing	O
/.	O


He	O
had	O
this	O
to	O
say	O
in	O
a	O
recent	O
radio	O
interview	O
/.	O


I	O
think	O
there	O
was	O
confusion	O
between	O
Martha	B-PERSON
's	O
Apprentice	B-WORK_OF_ART
and	O
mine	O
/.	O


and	O
mine	O
continues	O
to	O
do	O
well	O
/.	O


and	O
the	O
other	O
has	O
struggled	O
very	O
severely	O
/.	O


I	O
think	O
it	O
probably	O
hurt	O
mine	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
sort	O
of	O
predicted	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
/.	O


You	O
're	O
fired	O
/.	O


Ouch	O
smackdown	O
from	O
the	B-PERSON
Donald	I-PERSON
/.	O


Donald	B-PERSON
/?	O


Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
punched	O
back	O
in	O
a	O
recent	O
Fortune	B-ORG
magazine	I-ORG
interview	O
saying	O
she	O
was	O
actually	O
told	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
be	O
firing	O
the	B-PERSON
Donald	I-PERSON
/.	O


Is	O
the	O
old	O
Martha	B-PERSON
back	O
again	O
/?	O


She	O
has	O
a	O
track	O
record	O
of	O
being	O
associated	O
unfortunately	O
with	O
the	O
B	O
word	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
little	O
B	O
but	O
a	O
capital	O
B	O
/.	O


Can	O
the	O
comeback	O
queen	O
come	O
back	O
again	O
/?	O


I	O
think	O
she	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
/.	O


Anybody	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
/.	O


Any	O
organization	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
/.	O


but	O
it	O
takes	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
hard	O
work	O
/.	O


Is	O
n't	O
that	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
our	O
infatuation	O
with	O
Martha	B-PERSON
/?	O


She	O
's	O
the	O
perennial	O
story	O
of	O
celebrity	O
redemption	O
/.	O


She	O
said	O
this	O
to	O
Fortune	B-ORG
magazine	I-ORG
I	O
have	O
learned	O
that	O
I	O
really	O
can	O
not	O
be	O
destroyed	O
/.	O


Apparently	O
Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
is	O
betting	O
on	O
her	O
own	O
comeback	O
as	O
well	O
/.	O


We	O
'll	O
see	O
/.	O


Still	O
to	O
come	O
on	O
News	B-WORK_OF_ART
Night	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	O
prince	O
and	O
his	O
brand	O
new	O
wife	O
making	O
their	O
first	B-ORDINAL
trip	O
to	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
since	O
their	O
marriage	O
/.	O


This	O
time	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
exactly	O
a	O
fairy	O
tale	O
/.	O


This	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
Americans	B-NORP
are	O
getting	O
a	O
rare	O
chance	O
to	O
treat	O
royalty	O
well	O
like	O
royalty	O
/.	O


Prince	B-PERSON
Charles	I-PERSON
and	O
his	O
new	O
wife	O
Camilla	B-PERSON
have	O
jumped	O
across	O
the	O
pond	O
and	O
are	O
touring	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
making	O
their	O
first	B-ORDINAL
stop	O
today	B-DATE
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
/.	O


It	O
's	O
Charles	B-PERSON
'	O
first	B-ORDINAL
opportunity	O
to	O
showcase	O
his	O
new	O
wife	O
/.	O


but	O
few	O
Americans	B-NORP
seem	O
to	O
care	O
/.	O


Here	O
's	O
Jeanie	B-PERSON
Mowth	I-PERSON
/.	O


What	O
a	O
difference	O
two	B-DATE
decades	I-DATE
make	O
/.	O


Charles	B-PERSON
and	O
Diana	B-PERSON
visited	O
a	B-FAC
JC	I-FAC
Penney	I-FAC
's	I-FAC
on	O
the	O
prince	O
's	O
last	B-ORDINAL
official	O
US	B-GPE
tour	O
/.	O


Twenty	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
later	I-DATE
here	O
's	O
the	O
prince	O
with	O
his	O
new	O
wife	O
attending	O
a	O
party	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
Museum	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Modern	I-ORG
Art	I-ORG
along	O
with	O
Yoko	B-PERSON
Ono	I-PERSON
Diane	B-PERSON
Sawyer	I-PERSON
Henry	B-PERSON
Kissinger	I-PERSON
Donald	B-PERSON
Trump	I-PERSON
Joan	B-PERSON
Collins	I-PERSON
and	O
even	O
Sting	B-PERSON
/.	O


But	O
it	O
still	O
stings	O
some	O
Diana	B-PERSON
fans	O
to	O
see	O
those	O
old	O
shots	O
of	O
glamorous	O
Princess	B-PERSON
Di	I-PERSON
dancing	O
with	O
John	B-PERSON
Travolta	I-PERSON
at	O
the	B-FAC
White	I-FAC
House	I-FAC
/.	O


But	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
Camilla	B-PERSON
gossip	O
columnists	O
can	O
get	O
pretty	O
catty	O
/.	O


We	O
're	O
all	O
welcoming	O
the	O
prince	O
and	O
the	O
duchess	O
or	O
mistress	O
of	O
whatever	O
she	O
is	O
this	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
/.	O


A	O
lone	O
protestor	O
parked	O
herself	O
outside	O
the	B-FAC
UN	I-FAC
where	O
Charles	B-PERSON
would	O
later	O
visit	O
/.	O


Camilla	B-PERSON
you	O
are	O
no	O
princess	O
said	O
her	O
sign	O
with	O
a	O
horse	O
on	O
it	O
/.	O


The	O
horse	O
is	O
basically	O
Camilla	B-PERSON
/.	O


We	O
all	O
know	O
that	O
she	O
's	O
a	O
horse	O
/.	O


She	O
does	O
n't	O
belong	O
here	O
/.	O


and	O
she	O
'll	O
never	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
Diana	B-PERSON
's	O
place	O
ever	O
/.	O


But	O
at	O
least	O
the	O
horse	O
is	O
pretty	O
/.	O


The	O
royals	O
flew	O
in	O
amid	O
headlines	O
declaring	O
their	O
visit	O
a	O
royal	O
bore	O
/.	O


Only	B-PERCENT
ninteen	I-PERCENT
per	I-PERCENT
cent	I-PERCENT
of	O
Americans	B-NORP
polled	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
visit	O
/.	O


eighty	B-PERCENT
-	I-PERCENT
one	I-PERCENT
per	I-PERCENT
cent	I-PERCENT
said	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
/.	O


Prince	B-PERSON
Charles	I-PERSON
and	O
Camilla	B-PERSON
are	O
in	O
town	O
/.	O


Do	O
you	O
care	O
/?	O


Not	O
a	O
wit	O
/.	O


Royal	O
watching	O
is	O
not	O
for	O
you	O
/?	O


I	O
have	O
n't	O
watched	O
it	O
yet	O
/.	O


I	O
loved	O
Princess	B-PERSON
Diana	I-PERSON
/.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
care	O
for	O
this	O
new	O
chick	O
in	O
town	O
/.	O


Sorry	O
/.	O


The	O
new	O
chick	O
and	O
her	O
prince	O
started	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
with	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
Ground	B-LOC
Zero	I-LOC
/.	O


They	O
then	O
unveiled	O
a	O
memorial	O
to	O
British	B-NORP
victims	O
of	O
Nine	B-EVENT
Eleven	I-EVENT
/.	O


Everywhere	O
they	O
went	O
there	O
were	O
curtsies	O
and	O
/-	O


Hi	O
everyone	O
/.	O


first	B-ORDINAL
up	O
on	O
the	O
docket	O
tonight	B-TIME
we	O
got	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
witness	O
who	O
led	O
investigators	O
to	O
a	O
landfill	O
in	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
Holloway	I-PERSON
/.	O


He	O
's	O
telling	O
NBC	B-ORG
news	O
what	O
and	O
who	O
he	O
saw	O
just	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
after	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
's	O
May	B-DATE
thirtieth	I-DATE
disappearance	O
/.	O


Also	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
's	O
mother	O
met	O
with	O
the	O
lead	O
prosecutor	O
in	O
the	O
investigation	O
today	B-DATE
/.	O


And	O
while	O
the	O
landfill	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
searched	O
and	O
lead	O
suspect	O
Joran	B-PERSON
Van	I-PERSON
Der	I-PERSON
Sloot	I-PERSON
is	O
interrogated	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
fourth	I-DATE
straight	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
behavioral	O
specialists	O
NBC	B-ORG
's	O
Michelle	B-PERSON
Kosinski	I-PERSON
remains	O
in	O
Aruba	B-GPE
/.	O


So	O
Michelle	B-PERSON
the	O
authorities	O
really	O
believe	O
that	O
uh	O
this	O
witness	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
landfill	O
's	O
credible	O
,	O
do	O
n't	O
they	O
/?	O


Well	O
the	O
authorities	O
including	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
we	O
found	O
out	O
had	O
checked	O
this	O
witness	O
out	O
early	O
on	O
just	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
after	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
disappeared	O
/.	O


And	O
we	O
just	O
found	O
out	O
about	O
this	O
witness	O
a	B-DATE
couple	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
/.	O


That	O
's	O
when	O
his	O
existence	O
became	O
widely	O
known	O
through	O
private	O
investigators	O
and	O
other	O
sources	O
/.	O


And	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
afraid	O
to	O
come	O
forward	O
/.	O


Well	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
he	O
was	O
just	O
afraid	O
for	O
his	O
identity	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
/.	O


but	O
we	O
learned	O
that	O
he	O
came	O
forward	O
very	O
quickly	O
after	O
he	O
says	O
he	O
saw	O
what	O
happened	O
in	O
the	O
landfill	O
that	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
just	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
after	O
it	O
happened	O
/.	O


He	O
talked	O
to	O
police	O
/.	O


He	O
talked	O
to	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
/.	O


The	O
FBI	B-ORG
actually	O
went	O
out	O
to	O
that	O
landfill	O
with	O
dogs	O
looked	O
around	O
that	O
area	O
even	O
before	O
it	O
became	O
piled	O
up	O
with	O
garbage	O
/.	O


and	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
find	O
anything	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
the	O
EquuSearch	B-ORG
volunteers	O
who	O
really	O
said	O
hey	O
we	O
believe	O
this	O
guy	O
/.	O


His	O
story	O
does	O
n't	O
change	O
/.	O


He	O
seems	O
to	O
pan	O
out	O
/.	O


He	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
lucid	O
guy	O
/.	O


He	O
seems	O
to	O
also	O
be	O
insistent	O
that	O
he	O
saw	O
something	O
/.	O


So	O
he	O
says	O
he	O
saw	O
some	O
men	O
drive	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
white	O
pickup	O
truck	O
men	O
that	O
he	O
says	O
he	O
later	O
recognized	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
suspects	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
/.	O


He	O
says	O
they	O
took	O
what	O
looked	O
like	O
a	O
body	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
pickup	O
truck	O
/.	O


It	O
was	O
wrapped	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
bag	O
/.	O


But	O
when	O
the	O
wind	O
blew	O
he	O
says	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
upper	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
woman	O
's	O
body	O
blonde	O
hair	O
/.	O


and	O
then	O
he	O
says	O
they	O
buried	O
this	O
body	O
there	O
in	O
the	O
landfill	O
/.	O


Well	O
over	O
a	B-DATE
period	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
some	B-QUANTITY
ten	I-QUANTITY
feet	I-QUANTITY
of	O
garbage	O
has	O
piled	O
up	O
/.	O


EquuSearch	B-ORG
will	O
tell	O
you	O
too	O
that	O
when	O
they	O
bring	O
out	O
dogs	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
difficult	O
for	O
a	O
dog	O
to	O
catch	O
a	O
scent	O
in	O
that	O
landfill	O
when	O
they	O
're	O
coming	O
across	O
things	O
like	O
medical	O
waste	O
/.	O


but	O
they	O
're	O
determined	O
to	O
keep	O
going	O
/.	O


He	O
saw	O
uh	O
the	O
woman	O
's	O
body	O
and	O
inside	O
a	O
bag	O
/.	O


Her	O
hair	O
was	O
blowing	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
wind	O
/.	O


And	O
uh	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
say	O
this	O
now	O
/.	O


but	O
he	O
told	O
that	O
the	O
back	O
kind	O
of	O
came	O
off	O
and	O
he	O
saw	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
woman	O
's	O
body	O
/.	O


One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
compelling	O
reasons	O
searchers	O
say	O
they	O
believe	O
this	O
guy	O
very	O
much	O
is	O
that	O
they	O
say	O
he	O
gave	O
them	O
some	O
clues	O
as	O
to	O
things	O
they	O
would	O
find	O
buried	O
deep	O
within	O
that	O
garbage	O
around	O
that	O
same	O
area	O
where	O
he	O
claims	O
he	O
saw	O
a	O
body	O
things	O
like	O
a	O
plastic	O
pool	O
/.	O


He	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
dirt	O
road	O
buried	O
under	O
all	O
that	O
garbage	O
/.	O


Well	O
they	O
found	O
those	O
things	O
and	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
other	O
items	O
that	O
he	O
said	O
would	O
be	O
there	O
/.	O


The	O
problem	O
is	O
they	O
just	O
have	O
n't	O
found	O
any	O
sign	O
at	O
all	O
of	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
Holloway	I-PERSON
/.	O


but	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
clear	O
that	O
place	O
out	O
and	O
just	O
feel	O
satisfied	O
that	O
they	O
looked	O
as	O
best	O
they	O
could	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
disturbing	O
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
his	O
story	O
has	O
panned	O
out	O
in	O
some	O
ways	O
/.	O


so	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
give	O
this	O
up	O
/.	O


Well	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
question	O
I	O
have	O
for	O
you	O
Michelle	B-PERSON
/.	O


So	O
are	O
you	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
authorities	O
uh	O
looked	O
into	O
this	O
guy	O
's	O
story	O
early	O
on	O
and	O
they	O
kind	O
of	O
pooh	O
-	O
poohed	O
it	O
and	O
then	O
EquuSearch	B-ORG
came	O
in	O
a	B-DATE
couple	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
later	I-DATE
and	O
said	O
wait	O
a	O
sec	O
,	O
wait	O
a	O
sec	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
give	O
this	O
guy	O
a	O
shot	O
here	O
and	O
they	O
followed	O
up	O
on	O
it	O
/?	O


Yeah	O
pretty	O
much	O
/.	O


Uh	O
the	O
witness	O
told	O
us	O
directly	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
he	O
felt	O
like	O
nobody	O
was	O
believing	O
his	O
story	O
/.	O


But	O
we	O
talked	O
to	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
source	O
in	O
law	O
enforcement	O
/.	O


and	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
they	O
did	O
check	O
it	O
out	O
/.	O


Hm	O
/.	O


They	O
sent	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
out	O
there	O
with	O
a	O
dog	O
/.	O


But	O
EquuSearch	B-ORG
says	O
hey	O
maybe	O
we	O
can	O
do	O
something	O
more	O
thoroughly	O
here	O
/.	O


We	O
can	O
bring	O
out	O
teams	O
of	O
dogs	O
/.	O


But	O
here	O
's	O
the	O
thing	O
/.	O


They	O
still	O
have	O
n't	O
found	O
one	B-CARDINAL
sign	O
of	O
her	O
/.	O


but	O
uh	O
they	O
are	O
determined	O
to	O
keep	O
it	O
up	O
through	O
the	B-DATE
weekend	I-DATE
at	O
least	O
/.	O


Alright	O
Michelle	B-PERSON
Kosinski	I-PERSON
as	O
always	O
thanks	O
a	O
lot	O
/.	O


And	O
as	O
Michelle	B-PERSON
reported	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
's	O
mother	O
Beth	B-PERSON
Holloway	I-PERSON
Twitty	I-PERSON
met	O
with	O
the	O
lead	O
prosecutor	O
in	O
the	O
investigation	O
this	B-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
Karin	B-PERSON
Janssen	I-PERSON
where	O
she	O
told	O
Janssen	B-PERSON
about	O
a	O
girl	O
came	O
forward	O
said	O
she	O
had	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
Joran	B-PERSON
Van	I-PERSON
Der	I-PERSON
Sloot	I-PERSON
the	O
chief	O
suspect	O
/.	O


And	O
on	O
our	O
program	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
Beth	B-PERSON
told	O
me	O
the	O
story	O
/.	O


A	O
beautiful	O
eighteen	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
blonde	O
-	O
headed	O
girl	O
from	O
New	B-GPE
Jersey	I-GPE
um	O
you	O
know	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
recount	O
an	O
encounter	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
with	O
Joran	B-PERSON
Van	I-PERSON
Der	I-PERSON
Sloot	I-PERSON
Deepak	B-PERSON
Kalpoe	I-PERSON
and	O
Satish	B-PERSON
Kalpoe	I-PERSON
during	O
the	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
April	I-DATE
oh	I-DATE
five	I-DATE
/.	O


And	O
what	O
did	O
she	O
say	O
happened	O
/?	O


you	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
pretty	O
long	O
scenario	O
/.	O


We	O
have	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
details	O
/.	O


Um	O
you	O
know	O
the	O
main	O
thing	O
to	O
to	O
sum	O
it	O
up	O
as	O
you	O
know	O
Joran	B-PERSON
how	O
he	O
entered	O
this	O
establishment	O
/.	O


I	O
believe	O
that	O
you	O
know	O
if	O
you	O
enter	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
valid	O
ID	O
/.	O


You	O
enter	O
Carlos	B-ORG
N'	I-ORG
Charlie	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
you	O
must	O
have	O
some	O
type	O
of	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
VIP	O
pass	O
or	O
what	O
to	O
enter	O
/.	O


but	O
Joran	B-PERSON
enters	O
the	O
establishment	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
+approaches	O
these	O
group	O
of	O
tourist	O
/.	O


Um	O
you	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
interesting	O
how	O
he	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
um	O
try	O
to	O
work	O
his	O
way	O
in	O
and	O
connect	O
establish	O
himself	O
in	O
uh	O
Carlos	B-ORG
N'	I-ORG
Charlie	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
/.	O


Was	O
walking	O
her	O
around	O
and	O
these	O
other	O
tourists	O
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
point	O
out	O
Satish	B-PERSON
and	O
Deepak	B-PERSON
Kalpoe	I-PERSON
/.	O


They	O
're	O
sitting	O
ironically	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
corner	O
the	O
same	O
stools	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
seated	O
at	O
in	O
the	O
picture	O
that	O
's	O
been	O
all	O
over	O
international	O
media	O
/.	O


So	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
their	O
spot	O
where	O
they	O
wait	O
while	O
Joran	B-PERSON
is	O
working	O
/.	O


And	O
um	O
you	O
know	O
it	O
was	O
so	O
interesting	O
how	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
casino	O
knew	O
Joran	B-PERSON
/.	O


you	O
know	O
he	O
knew	O
everyone	O
was	O
greeting	O
all	O
the	O
guys	O
with	O
this	O
grip	O
handshake	O
/.	O


All	O
the	O
girls	O
approach	O
him	O
with	O
a	O
kiss	O
on	O
the	O
cheek	O
/.	O


It	O
was	O
interesting	O
how	O
um	O
you	O
know	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
order	O
these	O
group	O
of	O
girls	O
by	O
just	O
merely	O
leaning	O
over	O
the	O
bar	O
and	O
ordering	O
three	B-CARDINAL
shots	O
of	O
one	B-PRODUCT
fifty	I-PRODUCT
-	I-PRODUCT
one	I-PRODUCT
one	B-CARDINAL
for	O
himself	O
and	O
three	B-CARDINAL
for	O
the	O
tourists	O
with	O
no	O
money	O
/.	O


So	O
he	O
's	O
got	O
an	O
open	O
uh	O
tab	O
at	O
Carlos	B-ORG
N'	I-ORG
Charlie	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
/.	O


able	O
to	O
run	O
a	O
tab	O
/.	O


And	O
you	O
know	O
then	O
you	O
notice	O
that	O
in	O
a	O
evening	B-TIME
's	O
proceeding	O
he	O
's	O
even	O
approaching	O
these	O
girls	O
getting	O
close	O
to	O
closing	O
time	O
/.	O


Did	O
/.	O


So	O
that	O
's	O
another	O
unique	O
pattern	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
/.	O


did	O
she	O
say	O
uh	O
anything	O
about	O
uh	O
violence	O
/?	O


No	O
she	O
did	O
n't	O
say	O
anything	O
about	O
violence	O
/.	O


but	O
what	O
I	O
was	O
looking	O
for	O
was	O
a	O
history	O
is	O
a	O
predatory	O
type	O
behavior	O
which	O
I	O
think	O
Joran	B-PERSON
and	O
Deepak	B-PERSON
and	O
Satish	B-PERSON
have	O
and	O
how	O
tightly	O
connected	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
are	O
/.	O


Now	O
i-	O
/.	O


Joining	O
me	O
now	O
is	O
the	O
private	O
investigator	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
uh	O
working	O
with	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
's	O
family	O
TJ	B-PERSON
Ward	I-PERSON
and	O
his	O
associate	O
Harold	B-PERSON
Phipps	I-PERSON
/.	O


Gentlemen	O
thanks	O
very	O
much	O
uh	O
for	O
coming	O
on	O
the	O
program	O
/.	O


+Appreciate	O
it	O
/.	O


Thank	O
you	O
/.	O


TJ	O
let	O
me	O
start	O
with	O
you	O
on	O
this	O
issue	O
of	O
this	O
woman	O
uh	O
who	O
came	O
up	O
uh	O
to	O
Beth	B-PERSON
/.	O


Have	O
you	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
follow	O
up	O
on	O
that	O
/.	O


and	O
how	O
relevant	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
it	O
is	O
/?	O


Uh	O
we	O
have	O
n't	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
it	O
/.	O


Um	O
Beth	B-PERSON
and	O
I	O
have	O
talked	O
about	O
it	O
/.	O


and	O
we	O
will	O
be	O
following	O
up	O
on	O
it	O
uh	O
here	O
shortly	O
/.	O


is	O
it	O
relevant	O
/?	O


I	O
mean	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
my	O
viewers	O
wrote	O
in	O
saying	O
alright	O
so	O
what	O
/.	O


this	O
guy	O
's	O
a	O
pickup	O
artist	O
/.	O


how	O
does	O
that	O
really	O
impact	O
the	O
case	O
/?	O


Well	O
it	O
just	O
shows	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
pattern	O
of	O
um	O
what	O
his	O
activity	O
is	O
when	O
he	O
hangs	O
out	O
at	O
Carlos	B-ORG
N'	I-ORG
Charlie	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
and	O
trying	O
to	O
pick	O
women	O
up	O
and	O
take	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
bar	O
and	O
whatever	O
he	O
's	O
doing	O
with	O
them	O
after	O
that	O
/.	O


But	O
if	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
violence	O
associated	O
with	O
that	O
does	O
that	O
help	O
you	O
in	O
the	O
investigation	O
/?	O


Well	O
again	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
violent	O
issue	O
with	O
him	O
with	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
/.	O


We	O
think	O
probably	O
+something	O
has	O
happened	O
to	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
/.	O


and	O
they	O
panicked	O
and	O
then	O
went	O
forth	O
and	O
did	O
what	O
they	O
were	O
supposed	O
to	O
do	O
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
there	O
's	O
issues	O
that	O
's	O
come	O
up	O
/.	O


Um	O
um	O
well	O
we	O
feel	O
something	O
happened	O
when	O
Natalee	B-PERSON
was	O
with	O
them	O
/.	O


What	O
do	O
you	O
mean	O
by	O
that	O
/?	O


Either	O
she	O
either	O
passed	O
out	O
regurgitated	O
/.	O


um	O
something	O
had	O
happened	O
/.	O


And	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
that	O
now	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
's	O
come	O
up	O
from	O
Joran	B-PERSON
Van	I-PERSON
Der	I-PERSON
Sloot	I-PERSON
that	O
he	O
's	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
police	O
uh	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
twenty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
two	I-CARDINAL
statements	O
he	O
's	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
um	O
Deepak	B-PERSON
had	O
uh	O
raped	O
her	O
and	O
killed	O
her	O
on	O
the	O
beach	O
/.	O


So	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
what	O
the	O
police	O
have	O
you	O
know	O
again	O
we	O
're	O
unaware	O
because	O
we	O
're	O
not	O
getting	O
any	O
information	O
from	O
law	O
enforcement	O
/.	O


so	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
go	O
on	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
information	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
gathering	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
/.	O


Well	O
let	O
me	O
ask	O
Harold	B-PERSON
how	O
do	O
you	O
all	O
know	O
that	O
/?	O


I	O
mean	O
that	O
information	O
for	O
example	O
about	O
that	O
particular	O
statement	O
that	O
TJ	B-PERSON
was	O
just	O
mentioning	O
/.	O


How	O
do	O
we	O
know	O
that	O
/?	O


Yeah	O
how	O
do	O
you	O
know	O
that	O
that	O
statement	O
was	O
actually	O
made	O
by	O
Joran	B-PERSON
Van	I-PERSON
Der	I-PERSON
Sloot	I-PERSON
/?	O


Oh	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
/.	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
statements	O
that	O
were	O
being	O
attributed	O
to	O
us	O
on	O
those	O
/.	O


Uh	O
since	O
we	O
have	O
n't	O
interviewed	O
Joran	B-PERSON
we	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
exactly	O
what	O
he	O
has	O
said	O
/.	O


but	O
some	O
of	O
that	O
statement	O
has	O
been	O
let	O
out	O
/.	O


and	O
uh	O
through	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
different	O
individuals	O
uh	O
uh	O
they	O
have	O
told	O
us	O
uh	O
what	O
the	O
statement	O
was	O
/.	O


TJ	B-PERSON
just	O
so	O
I	O
'm	O
clear	O
where	O
are	O
you	O
getting	O
that	O
from	O
that	O
that	O
statement	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Joran	B-PERSON
about	O
Deepak	B-PERSON
/?	O


I	O
have	O
seen	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
statement	O
from	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
local	O
newspapers	O
here	O
um	O
Diario	B-ORG
/.	O


Um	O
Jossy	B-PERSON
Mansur	I-PERSON
produced	O
and	O
showed	O
me	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
that	O
statement	O
that	O
uh	O
Joran	B-PERSON
Van	I-PERSON
Der	I-PERSON
Sloot	I-PERSON
made	O
um	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
that	O
I	O
was	O
here	O
in	O
Aruba	B-GPE
/.	O


and	O
uh	O
he	O
conveyed	O
it	O
from	O
Dutch	B-LANGUAGE
into	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
uh	O
showed	O
me	O
the	O
statement	O
/.	O


Uh	O
TJ	B-PERSON
are	O
you	O
in	O
any	O
trouble	O
there	O
/?	O


I	O
mean	O
there	O
's	O
been	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
discussions	O
about	O
the	O
authorities	O
getting	O
uh	O
annoyed	O
about	O
you	O
knocking	O
on	O
doors	O
and	O
things	O
like	O
that	O
/.	O


Well	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
that	O
/.	O


Um	O
there	O
was	O
some	O
/.	O


the	O
Aruban	B-NORP
authorities	O
/-	O


and	O
we	O
've	O
had	O
conversations	O
about	O
this	O
/.	O


This	O
is	O
squared	O
away	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
been	O
straightened	O
out	O
/.	O


Um	O
there	O
was	O
uh	O
some	O
evidence	O
that	O
leaked	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
had	O
an	O
arrest	O
warrant	O
for	O
my	O
arrest	O
on	O
Wednesday	B-DATE
and	O
that	O
I	O
was	O
working	O
without	O
a	O
work	O
permit	O
and	O
I	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
deported	O
by	O
law	O
enforcement	O
and	O
Wednesday	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
the	O
law	O
enforcement	O
was	O
looking	O
for	O
me	O
to	O
arrest	O
me	O
/.	O


Uh	O
all	O
that	O
is	O
untrue	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
that	O
perfectly	O
clear	O
/.	O


Uh	O
this	O
was	O
brought	O
up	O
by	O
another	O
media	O
station	O
here	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
that	O
uh	O
made	O
claim	O
to	O
that	O
/.	O


but	O
I	O
can	O
to	O
assure	O
/.	O


Alright	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
not	O
true	O
/.	O


We	O
'll	O
move	O
on	O
/.	O


Alright	O
/.	O


Yes	O
/.	O


Alright	O
/.	O


Um	O
uh	O
Harold	B-PERSON
finally	O
this	O
landfill	O
/.	O


Uh	O
are	O
you	O
hopeful	O
uh	O
that	O
EquuSearch	B-ORG
is	O
going	O
to	O
find	O
something	O
/?	O


How	O
credible	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
that	O
witness	O
is	O
who	O
says	O
that	O
he	O
saw	O
three	B-CARDINAL
men	O
dumping	O
what	O
looked	O
like	O
a	O
blonde	O
body	O
/?	O


Well	O
uh	O
as	O
a	O
retired	O
FBI	B-ORG
agent	O
I	O
'm	O
always	O
hopeful	O
for	O
an	O
outcome	O
/.	O


Uh	O
we	O
interviewed	O
the	O
individual	O
at	O
length	O
/.	O


and	O
having	O
experienced	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
if	O
not	O
thousands	B-CARDINAL
of	O
interviews	O
during	O
my	O
thirty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
one	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
uh	O
this	O
guy	O
was	O
very	O
uh	O
online	O
/.	O


He	O
did	O
n't	O
go	O
mm	O
ah	O
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
he	O
was	O
like	O
telling	O
a	O
story	O
/.	O


and	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
appear	O
to	O
me	O
at	O
all	O
like	O
he	O
was	O
coached	O
or	O
practiced	O
/.	O


Mhm	O
/.	O


He	O
just	O
told	O
a	O
story	O
uh	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
believe	O
him	O
/.	O


I	O
think	O
there	O
was	O
something	O
there	O
/.	O


if	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
whether	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
there	O
is	O
another	O
story	O
/.	O


Mhm	O
/.	O


There	O
has	O
been	O
uh	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
since	O
then	O
/.	O


and	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
again	O
/.	O


But	O
uh	O
his	O
story	O
I	O
think	O
is	O
credible	O
/.	O


We	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
/-	O


TJ	B-PERSON
/.	O


Sorry	O
go	O
ahead	O
/.	O


finish	O
up	O
Harold	B-PERSON
/.	O


No	O
go	O
ahead	O
/.	O


I	O
was	O
just	O
going	O
to	O
a-	O
/-	O


I	O
'm	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
/.	O


I	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
ask	O
TJ	B-PERSON
bottom	O
line	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
that	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
crack	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
uh	I-DATE
couple	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
/?	O


Well	O
it	O
depends	O
/.	O


I	O
believe	O
that	O
law	O
enforcement	O
uh	O
since	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
's	O
been	O
here	O
has	O
been	O
working	O
very	O
credibly	O
/.	O


Mhm	O
/.	O


And	O
uh	O
I	O
believe	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
something	O
um	O
that	O
's	O
probably	O
solid	O
enough	O
and	O
hopeful	O
uh	O
come	O
September	B-DATE
fourth	I-DATE
that	O
Joran	B-PERSON
Van	I-PERSON
Sloot	I-PERSON
will	O
stay	O
where	O
he	O
's	O
positioned	O
right	O
now	O
/.	O


Mhm	O
/.	O


and	O
that	O
there	O
'll	O
be	O
additional	O
arrests	O
in	O
this	O
matter	O
from	O
uh	O
parties	O
and	O
individuals	O
that	O
waited	O
we	O
already	O
know	O
that	O
are	O
possibly	O
involved	O
in	O
this	O
disappearance	O
/.	O


Alright	O
/.	O


TJ	B-PERSON
Ward	I-PERSON
and	O
Harold	B-PERSON
Phipps	I-PERSON
thanks	O
a	O
lot	O
guys	O
for	O
taking	O
the	O
time	O
/.	O


Really	O
appreciate	O
it	O
/.	O


Coming	O
up	O
two	B-CARDINAL
former	O
jurors	O
in	O
the	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
case	O
writing	O
tell	O
-	O
all	O
books	O
about	O
the	O
case	O
/.	O


They	O
now	O
apparently	O
say	O
Jackson	B-PERSON
is	O
guilty	O
/.	O


and	O
they	O
're	O
apparently	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
broke	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
rules	O
in	O
the	O
jury	O
room	O
sneaking	O
in	O
tapes	O
of	O
news	O
reports	O
/.	O


An	O
insider	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
books	O
joins	O
me	O
next	O
/.	O


And	O
it	O
's	O
been	O
a	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
since	O
this	O
man	O
went	O
missing	O
on	O
a	O
honeymoon	O
on	O
a	O
Mediterranean	B-LOC
cruise	O
/.	O


Police	O
now	O
looking	O
into	O
three	B-CARDINAL
men	O
who	O
might	O
've	O
had	O
something	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
his	O
disappearance	O
/.	O


maybe	O
foul	O
play	O
/.	O


And	O
our	O
weeklong	B-DATE
series	O
Manhunt	B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex	I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders	I-WORK_OF_ART
on	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Loose	I-WORK_OF_ART
wraps	O
up	O
tonight	B-TIME
/.	O


We	O
're	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
these	O
guys	O
before	O
they	O
strike	O
again	O
/.	O


We	O
'll	O
check	O
in	O
with	O
Erin	B-PERSON
Runnion	I-PERSON
five	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
daughter	O
Samantha	B-PERSON
raped	O
and	O
killed	O
by	O
a	O
sex	O
offender	O
/.	O


Your	O
email	O
abrams	O
report	O
at	O
MSNBC	O
dot	O
com	O
/.	O


Please	O
include	O
your	O
name	O
where	O
you	O
're	O
writing	O
from	O
/.	O


I	O
respond	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
/.	O


New	B-ORG
York	I-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
News	I-ORG
today	B-DATE
reports	O
that	O
jurors	O
are	O
saying	O
there	O
were	O
all	O
sorts	O
of	O
shannanigans	O
going	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
jury	O
room	O
at	O
the	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
case	O
,	O
that	O
a	O
juror	O
wanted	O
to	O
convict	O
Jackson	B-PERSON
smuggled	O
in	O
a	O
medical	O
dictionary	O
to	O
prove	O
Jackson	B-PERSON
fits	O
the	O
definition	O
of	O
a	O
pedophile	O
/.	O


She	O
was	O
later	O
she	O
says	O
intimidated	O
into	O
changing	O
her	O
vote	O
to	O
not	O
guilty	O
/.	O


Same	O
juror	O
we	O
told	O
you	O
about	O
yesterday	B-DATE
Eleanor	B-PERSON
Cook	I-PERSON
who	O
's	O
reportedly	O
writing	O
a	O
tell	O
-	O
all	O
book	O
titled	O
Guilty	B-WORK_OF_ART
as	I-WORK_OF_ART
Sin	I-WORK_OF_ART
Free	I-WORK_OF_ART
as	I-WORK_OF_ART
a	I-WORK_OF_ART
Bird	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


News	O
also	O
reports	O
another	O
allegation	O
that	O
quote	O
another	O
juror	O
sneaked	O
a	O
forbidden	O
video	O
of	O
Court	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
broadcast	O
featuring	O
the	O
prosecution	O
friendly	O
Dianne	B-PERSON
Dimond	I-PERSON
and	O
Nancy	B-PERSON
Grace	I-PERSON
to	O
the	O
jury	O
room	O
but	O
a	O
faulty	O
VCR	O
prevented	O
a	O
sneak	O
peak	O
/.	O


And	O
then	O
a	O
quote	O
gang	O
of	O
three	B-CARDINAL
female	O
jurors	O
were	O
such	O
rabid	O
Jackson	B-PERSON
fans	O
that	O
they	O
cooed	O
not	O
my	O
Michael	B-PERSON
when	O
the	O
panel	O
discussed	O
the	O
felony	O
charges	O
against	O
the	O
pop	O
idol	O
/.	O


Yikes	O
/.	O


Stacy	B-PERSON
Brown	I-PERSON
MSNBC	B-ORG
analyst	O
author	O
of	O
Michael	B-WORK_OF_ART
Jackson	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Man	I-WORK_OF_ART
Behind	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Mask	I-WORK_OF_ART
and	O
a	O
name	O
who	O
keeps	O
popping	O
up	O
with	O
all	O
these	O
books	O
/.	O


Stacy	B-PERSON
are	O
you	O
writing	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
books	O
first	B-ORDINAL
of	O
all	O
/?	O


No	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
/.	O


Alright	O
/.	O


But	O
you	O
actually	O
talked	O
to	O
these	O
jurors	O
about	O
writing	O
a	O
book	O
/.	O


That	O
's	O
correct	O
/.	O


Alright	O
/.	O


and	O
you	O
were	O
approached	O
alright	O
/.	O


I	O
was	O
approached	O
/.	O


And	O
so	O
they	O
are	O
saying	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
the	B-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
News	I-ORG
reports	O
,	O
are	O
they	O
not	O
/?	O


Well	O
they	O
are	O
saying	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
that	O
/.	O


What	O
else	O
they	O
saying	O
/?	O


Um	O
well	O
eh	O
let	O
's	O
just	O
clear	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
medical	O
book	O
/.	O


She	O
did	O
n't	O
actually	O
bring	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
deliberation	O
room	O
/.	O


the	O
jurors	O
were	O
meeting	O
/.	O


They	O
rendezvoused	O
at	O
a	O
juvenile	O
hall	O
in	O
Santa	B-GPE
Maria	I-GPE
/.	O


and	O
she	O
bought	O
it	O
there	O
/.	O


and	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
getting	O
into	O
the	O
van	O
they	O
ordered	O
it	O
to	O
put	O
it	O
back	O
in	O
her	O
car	O
/.	O


but	O
she	O
wanted	O
them	O
to	O
understand	O
Ellie	B-PERSON
Cook	I-PERSON
this	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
fits	O
Michael	B-PERSON
to	O
a	O
tee	O
/.	O


So	O
she	O
wanted	O
them	O
to	O
know	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
's	O
guilty	O
,	O
he	O
's	O
a	O
pedophile	O
/.	O


and	O
then	O
what	O
/?	O


Then	O
she	O
just	O
caved	O
/?	O


She	O
says	O
she	O
was	O
pressured	O
/.	O


Think	O
she	O
was	O
threated	O
/.	O


and	O
they	O
were	O
threatening	O
to	O
throw	O
her	O
off	O
the	O
jury	O
/.	O


Come	O
on	O
/.	O


this	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
's	O
been	O
wanting	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
book	O
since	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
right	O
/?	O


Yeah	O
absolutely	O
/.	O


Her	O
granddaughter	O
had	O
put	O
out	O
feelers	O
since	O
she	O
was	O
picked	O
for	O
the	O
jury	O
/.	O


What	O
other	O
kind	O
of	O
shannigans	O
were	O
going	O
on	O
back	O
there	O
,	O
do	O
they	O
say	O
/?	O


Well	O
um	O
they	O
mentioned	O
um	O
as	O
you	O
had	O
mentioned	O
in	O
your	O
open	O
about	O
the	O
Court	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
video	O
/.	O


Someone	O
had	O
apparently	O
taped	O
some	O
Court	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
um	O
stuff	O
/.	O


and	O
they	O
tried	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
/.	O


Uh	O
apparently	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
malfunction	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
tape	O
/.	O


Mhm	O
/.	O


Well	O
let	O
me	O
give	O
the	O
juror	O
's	O
explanation	O
for	O
this	O
/.	O


And	O
/.	O


This	O
is	O
Paula	B-PERSON
Coccoz	I-PERSON
/.	O


we	O
talked	O
to	O
her	O
today	B-DATE
juror	O
number	B-CARDINAL
ten	I-CARDINAL
/.	O


It	O
's	O
number	B-CARDINAL
four	I-CARDINAL
/.	O


Uh	O
the	O
bailiff	O
brought	O
in	O
a	O
TV	O
with	O
a	O
VCR	O
so	O
we	O
could	O
review	O
the	O
sheriff	O
's	O
interview	O
/.	O


and	O
we	O
went	O
to	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
tape	O
/.	O


The	O
tape	O
was	O
marked	O
Court	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
/.	O


The	O
people	O
at	O
the	O
courthouse	O
had	O
left	O
this	O
tape	O
in	O
the	O
VCR	O
/.	O


We	O
told	O
the	O
bailiff	O
about	O
this	O
/.	O


and	O
he	O
seemed	O
concerned	O
about	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
we	O
reviewed	O
the	O
tape	O
/.	O


We	O
told	O
them	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
watch	O
it	O
/.	O


We	O
did	O
n't	O
find	O
out	O
until	O
later	O
what	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
tape	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
/.	O


according	O
to	O
Ellie	B-PERSON
though	O
someone	O
taped	O
that	O
show	O
/.	O


It	O
was	O
n't	O
left	O
there	O
/.	O


Um	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
problem	O
/.	O


Now	O
I	O
know	O
that	O
someone	O
else	O
mentioned	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
problem	O
as	O
well	O
with	O
a	O
VCR	O
/.	O


but	O
if	O
you	O
remember	O
well	O
the	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
sheriff	O
and	O
the	O
young	O
boy	O
was	O
on	O
a	O
disk	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
VCR	O
/.	O


And	O
this	O
is	O
number	B-CARDINAL
five	I-CARDINAL
/.	O


Uh	O
this	O
is	O
again	O
the	B-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
News	I-ORG
/.	O


That	O
Cook	B-PERSON
uh	O
admits	O
that	O
she	O
frequently	O
winked	O
at	O
Jackson	B-PERSON
's	O
mother	O
um	O
Katherine	B-PERSON
in	O
court	O
and	O
exchanged	O
wardrobe	O
tips	O
with	O
the	O
entertainer	O
's	O
mom	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
them	O
wearing	O
the	O
same	O
colors	O
on	O
certain	O
days	O
/.	O


Ellie	B-PERSON
Cook	I-PERSON
talked	O
about	O
that	O
yeah	O
/.	O


She	O
mentioned	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
wink	O
and	O
nod	O
at	O
each	O
other	O
/.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
/.	O


So	O
on	O
the	O
one	B-CARDINAL
hand	O
this	O
juror	O
's	O
saying	O
I	O
was	O
convinced	O
he	O
was	O
guilty	O
you	O
know	O
/.	O


and	O
they	O
're	O
saying	O
oh	O
she	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
a	O
medical	O
text	O
/.	O


and	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
she	O
's	O
sitting	O
there	O
winking	O
at	O
Katherine	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
talking	O
to	O
her	O
about	O
what	O
clothes	O
they	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
wear	O
/.	O


Saying	O
everything	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
okay	O
/.	O


She	O
/-	O


And	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
you	O
did	O
n't	O
believe	O
this	O
story	O
/.	O


That	O
's	O
why	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
yeah	O
ah	O
/.	O


That	O
's	O
why	O
you	O
would	O
n't	O
write	O
the	O
book	O
/.	O


I	O
'm	O
not	O
writing	O
it	O
because	O
I	O
just	O
think	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
issues	O
with	O
this	O
/.	O


if	O
you	O
felt	O
that	O
this	O
guy	O
was	O
guilty	O
,	O
you	O
felt	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
pedophile	O
,	O
he	O
lives	O
in	O
your	O
community	O
,	O
he	O
's	O
a	O
very	O
powerful	O
member	O
of	O
your	O
community	O
why	O
let	O
him	O
free	O
then	O
/?	O


Do	O
you	O
just	O
not	O
believe	O
these	O
jurors	O
/?	O


Is	O
that	O
the	O
problem	O
/?	O


I	O
just	O
do	O
n't	O
believe	O
them	O
/.	O


Why	O
/?	O


I	O
mean	O
they	O
're	O
making	O
this	O
up	O
for	O
money	O
/?	O


It	O
's	O
just	O
/-	O


well	O
uh	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
think	O
in	O
both	O
their	O
cases	O
they	O
feel	O
now	O
in	O
retrospect	O
maybe	O
we	O
made	O
a	O
mistake	O
/.	O


And	O
see	O
I	O
can	O
live	O
with	O
that	O
if	O
that	O
's	O
what	O
they	O
are	O
saying	O
/.	O


but	O
they	O
're	O
not	O
saying	O
that	O
/.	O


They	O
're	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
believed	O
all	O
along	O
he	O
was	O
guilty	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
'm	O
having	O
a	O
hard	O
time	O
with	O
that	O
/.	O


Alright	O
Stacy	B-PERSON
uh	O
stick	O
around	O
for	O
a	O
minute	O
/.	O


Joining	O
me	O
now	O
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
legal	O
analyst	O
former	O
prosecutor	O
Susan	B-PERSON
Filan	I-PERSON
and	O
attorney	O
and	O
Celebrity	B-WORK_OF_ART
Justice	I-WORK_OF_ART
executive	O
producer	O
Harvey	B-PERSON
Levin	I-PERSON
criminal	O
defense	O
attorney	O
Daniel	B-PERSON
Horowitz	I-PERSON
/.	O


Harv	B-PERSON
what	O
do	O
you	O
make	O
of	O
/-	O


Look	O
you	O
've	O
followed	O
this	O
close	O
/.	O


What	O
do	O
you	O
make	O
of	O
all	O
this	O
/?	O


Well	O
I	O
think	O
Eleanor	B-PERSON
Cook	I-PERSON
is	O
a	O
wacko	O
Dan	B-PERSON
/.	O


and	O
I	O
think	O
if	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
allegations	O
are	O
true	O
these	O
jurors	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
prosecuted	O
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
this	O
is	O
jury	O
tampering	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
jury	O
if	O
these	O
allegations	O
are	O
true	O
/.	O


And	O
if	O
there	O
is	O
ever	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fair	O
celebrity	O
trial	O
again	O
especially	O
in	O
California	B-GPE
somebody	O
needs	O
to	O
say	O
look	O
we	O
are	O
drawing	O
the	O
line	O
/.	O


You	O
're	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
books	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
rainbow	O
and	O
do	O
things	O
inappropriate	O
/.	O


If	O
it	O
pans	O
out	O
it	O
's	O
true	O
I	O
think	O
Tom	B-PERSON
Sneddon	I-PERSON
himself	O
should	O
prosecute	O
without	O
respect	O
to	O
whether	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
pro	O
or	O
anti	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
/.	O


So	O
Susan	B-PERSON
let	O
's	O
assume	O
for	O
a	B-TIME
minute	I-TIME
it	O
's	O
true	O
/.	O


Again	O
you	O
're	O
the	O
prosecutor	O
/.	O


and	O
you	O
're	O
sitting	O
there	O
going	O
are	O
you	O
kidding	O
me	O
/?	O


There	O
were	O
two	B-CARDINAL
or	O
three	B-CARDINAL
jurors	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
convict	O
/.	O


and	O
they	O
caved	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
pressured	O
or	O
whatever	O
/.	O


You	O
ca	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
,	O
can	O
you	O
/?	O


Nothing	O
/.	O


eh	O
game	O
over	O
/.	O


You	O
ca	O
n't	O
take	O
an	O
appeal	O
from	O
an	O
aquittal	O
/.	O


The	O
problem	O
that	O
I	O
have	O
with	O
this	O
is	O
as	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
media	O
we	O
had	O
an	O
awfully	O
difficult	O
time	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
this	O
trial	O
/.	O


If	O
this	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
set	O
a	O
precedent	O
to	O
shut	O
media	O
out	O
because	O
these	O
highly	O
publicized	O
celebrity	O
trials	O
yield	O
these	O
faulty	O
verdicts	O
she	O
's	O
doing	O
far	O
far	O
more	O
harm	O
than	O
she	O
could	O
ever	O
understand	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
but	O
let	O
's	O
forget	O
about	O
the	O
media	O
stuff	O
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
the	O
bottom	O
line	O
is	O
the	O
prosecutors	O
ca	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
about	O
this	O
,	O
right	O
/?	O


I	O
mean	O
if	O
the	O
jurors	O
were	O
tampering	O
with	O
evidence	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
playing	O
with	O
evidence	O
et	O
cetera	O
back	O
there	O
the	O
prosecutors	O
have	O
to	O
just	O
suck	O
it	O
up	O
and	O
be	O
depressed	O
/.	O


There	O
's	O
no	O
remedy	O
/.	O


They	O
have	O
to	O
eat	O
it	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
over	O
/.	O


Daniel	B-PERSON
I	O
mean	O
Stacy	B-PERSON
does	O
n't	O
really	O
believe	O
them	O
/.	O


but	O
what	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
/?	O


Well	O
Dan	B-PERSON
I	O
believe	O
them	O
/.	O


You	O
know	O
jurors	O
are	O
people	O
/.	O


We	O
expect	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
perfect	O
little	O
robots	O
doing	O
what	O
the	O
judge	O
says	O
/.	O


and	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
/.	O


They	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
watch	O
television	O
/.	O


I	O
'm	O
sure	O
they	O
all	O
watch	O
your	O
show	O
/.	O


and	O
they	O
watched	O
Susan	B-PERSON
try	O
to	O
convict	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
/.	O


but	O
then	O
I	O
hope	O
they	O
listened	O
to	O
me	O
and	O
to	O
reason	O
/.	O


But	O
the	O
bottom	O
line	O
is	O
they	O
reached	O
a	O
fair	O
and	O
just	O
verdict	O
/.	O


You	O
have	O
to	O
trust	O
people	O
and	O
nail	O
those	O
attempts	O
to	O
control	O
and	O
hypercontrol	O
this	O
case	O
/.	O


Just	O
backfired	O
/.	O


It	O
made	O
the	O
jurors	O
feel	O
isolated	O
/.	O


and	O
now	O
they	O
're	O
all	O
quiet	O
/.	O


They	O
wo	O
n't	O
talk	O
to	O
us	O
about	O
what	O
really	O
went	O
on	O
/.	O


Okay	O
here	O
's	O
my	O
problem	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
this	O
woman	O
saying	O
she	O
was	O
forced	O
and	O
bullied	O
right	O
into	O
reaching	O
the	O
verdict	O
that	O
she	O
did	O
/.	O


and	O
there	O
she	O
is	O
saying	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
like	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
this	O
woman	O
snapped	O
at	O
me	O
talking	O
about	O
the	O
accuser	O
's	O
mother	O
et	O
cetera	O
/.	O
/.	O


You	O
know	O
Dan	B-PERSON
I	O
do	O
n't	O
even	O
talk	O
to	O
juries	O
afterwards	O
unless	O
I	O
win	O
because	O
you	O
're	O
always	O
going	O
to	O
hear	O
things	O
like	O
that	O
/.	O


People	O
in	O
a	O
jury	O
room	O
are	O
in	O
a	O
bar	O
room	O
brawl	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
not	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
pretty	O
/.	O


and	O
when	O
it	O
's	O
over	O
there	O
's	O
always	O
second	B-ORDINAL
thoughts	O
and	O
regrets	O
/.	O


but	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
system	O
/.	O


and	O
it	O
works	O
/.	O


Harvey	B-PERSON
you	O
know	O
what	O
/.	O


eh	O
hey	O
hey	O
if	O
I	O
may	O
say	O
/-	O


But	O
Dan	B-PERSON
your	O
point	O
is	O
that	O
/-	O


You	O
know	O
a	O
bar	O
room	O
brawl	O
is	O
one	B-CARDINAL
thing	O
/.	O


They	O
were	O
acting	O
like	O
outlaws	O
if	O
these	O
allegations	O
are	O
true	O
/.	O


Right	O
/.	O


And	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
agree	O
Susan	B-PERSON
that	O
the	O
prosecutors	O
ca	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
to	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
/.	O


but	O
they	O
certainly	O
can	O
do	O
something	O
to	O
the	O
jurors	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
important	O
right	O
now	O
to	O
say	O
/-	O


I	O
'm	O
telling	O
you	O
Dan	B-PERSON
you	O
and	O
I	O
have	O
covered	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
trials	O
in	O
this	O
city	O
/.	O


and	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
weird	O
things	O
happen	O
since	O
OJ	B-PERSON
Simpson	I-PERSON
with	O
books	O
and	O
everything	O
else	O
/.	O


If	O
jurors	O
realize	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
back	O
end	O
if	O
you	O
will	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
term	O
to	O
these	O
trials	O
and	O
if	O
they	O
get	O
caught	O
so	O
what	O
they	O
get	O
caught	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
still	O
publish	O
a	O
book	O
if	O
they	O
believe	O
that	O
everything	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
change	O
in	O
this	O
city	O
/.	O


let	O
me	O
ask	O
you	O
/.	O


Harv	O
here	O
's	O
the	O
thing	O
that	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
/.	O


And	O
this	O
is	O
why	O
Stacy	B-PERSON
made	O
the	O
right	O
call	O
on	O
this	O
/.	O


Alright	O
Stacy	B-PERSON
may	O
say	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
believe	O
them	O
whatever	O
/.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
that	O
many	O
people	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
buy	O
this	O
book	O
/.	O


Is	O
that	O
Stacy	O
/?	O


I	O
did	O
n't	O
either	O
/.	O


Is	O
that	O
the	O
real	O
reason	O
you	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
book	O
Stacy	B-PERSON
/?	O


Well	O
no	O
no	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
b-	O
/-	O


You	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
you	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
make	O
any	O
money	O
/?	O


Come	O
on	O
/.	O


That	O
's	O
the	O
real	O
reason	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
it	O
/?	O


No	O
/.	O


the	O
real	O
reason	O
is	O
Dan	B-PERSON
believe	O
it	O
or	O
not	O
I	O
have	O
a	O
conscience	O
/.	O


I	O
wrote	O
Man	B-WORK_OF_ART
Behind	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Mask	I-WORK_OF_ART
with	O
Bob	B-PERSON
Jones	I-PERSON
because	O
I	O
believed	O
in	O
Bob	B-PERSON
Jones	I-PERSON
/.	O


and	O
I	O
still	O
believe	O
in	O
the	O
material	O
/.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
believe	O
in	O
this	O
material	O
/.	O


uh	O
Harvey	B-PERSON
do	O
you	O
agree	O
with	O
me	O
that	O
the	O
book	O
's	O
not	O
really	O
going	O
to	O
sell	O
much	O
/?	O


Absolutely	O
/.	O


For	O
two	B-CARDINAL
reasons	O
/.	O


Number	B-CARDINAL
one	I-CARDINAL
I	O
think	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
better	O
book	O
if	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
found	O
guilty	O
/.	O


And	O
secondly	B-ORDINAL
I	O
think	O
the	O
credibility	O
of	O
the	O
authors	O
um	O
mean	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
/.	O


and	O
eh	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
just	O
think	O
everything	O
is	O
so	O
off	O
-	O
kilter	O
people	O
are	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
particularly	O
interested	O
in	O
it	O
/.	O


Yes	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
/.	O


Uh	O
reminder	O
/.	O


you	O
can	O
hear	O
from	O
uh	O
those	O
two	B-CARDINAL
jurors	O
who	O
now	O
say	O
Jackson	B-PERSON
's	O
guilty	O
premiere	O
of	O
Rita	B-WORK_OF_ART
Cosby	I-WORK_OF_ART
Live	I-WORK_OF_ART
and	I-WORK_OF_ART
Direct	I-WORK_OF_ART
Monday	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
at	I-TIME
nine	I-TIME
PM	I-TIME
eastern	I-TIME
right	O
here	O
on	O
MSNBC	B-ORG
/.	O
/.	O


Susan	B-PERSON
Filan	I-PERSON
's	O
going	O
to	O
stick	O
around	O
/.	O


Harv	B-PERSON
Daniel	B-PERSON
Horowitz	I-PERSON
thanks	O
a	O
lot	O
/.	O


appreciate	O
it	O
/.	O


Coming	O
up	O
no	O
clear	O
explanation	O
for	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
a	O
honeymooner	O
who	O
disappeared	O
from	O
a	O
Mediterranean	B-LOC
cruise	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
/.	O


Police	O
now	O
focusing	O
on	O
three	B-CARDINAL
men	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
telling	O
some	O
inconsistent	O
stories	O
/.	O


And	O
our	O
series	O
on	O
wanted	O
sex	O
offenders	O
around	O
the	O
country	O
concludes	O
tonight	B-TIME
/.	O


It	O
's	O
called	O
Manhunt	B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex	I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders	I-WORK_OF_ART
on	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Loose	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


College	O
student	O
Dru	B-PERSON
Sjodin	I-PERSON
allegedly	O
raped	O
and	O
murdered	O
by	O
a	O
sex	O
offender	O
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
/.	O


Her	O
mother	O
joins	O
us	O
along	O
with	O
Erin	B-PERSON
Runnion	I-PERSON
whose	O
five	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
girl	O
was	O
raped	O
and	O
murdered	O
by	O
a	O
convicted	O
sex	O
offender	O
/.	O


Coming	O
up	O
,	O
man	O
disappears	O
on	O
his	O
honeymoon	O
cruise	O
ship	O
/.	O


Police	O
on	O
the	O
case	O
focusing	O
now	O
on	O
three	B-CARDINAL
men	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
telling	O
some	O
inconsistent	O
stories	O
/.	O


More	O
on	O
the	O
investigation	O
coming	O
up	O
/.	O


but	O
first	O
the	O
headlines	O
/.	O


Hello	O
I	O
'm	O
Milissa	B-PERSON
Rehberger	I-PERSON
/.	O


Here	O
's	O
what	O
's	O
happening	O
/.	O


The	O
Russian	B-NORP
military	O
is	O
racing	O
to	O
rescue	O
seven	B-CARDINAL
sailors	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
minisubmarine	O
six	B-QUANTITY
hundred	I-QUANTITY
and	I-QUANTITY
twenty	I-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
five	I-QUANTITY
feet	I-QUANTITY
below	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	B-LOC
Pacific	I-LOC
Ocean	I-LOC
/.	O


The	O
sub	O
got	O
snagged	O
in	O
a	O
giant	O
fishing	O
net	O
/.	O


A	O
US	B-ORG
Airforce	I-ORG
jet	O
carrying	O
robotic	O
undersea	O
vehicles	O
is	O
on	O
its	O
way	O
from	O
California	B-GPE
to	O
aid	O
in	O
that	O
rescue	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
expected	O
to	O
arrive	O
in	O
ten	B-TIME
to	I-TIME
twelve	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
/.	O


It	O
is	O
unclear	O
how	O
much	O
oxygen	O
remains	O
onboard	O
that	O
minisub	O
/.	O


The	B-ORG
Russian	I-ORG
Navy	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
chief	O
spokesperson	O
says	O
there	O
may	O
only	O
be	O
about	B-TIME
twelve	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
worth	O
while	O
another	O
official	O
says	O
there	O
's	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
twenty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
four	I-DATE
hours	I-DATE
left	O
/.	O


British	B-NORP
Prime	O
Minister	O
Tony	B-PERSON
Blair	I-PERSON
announced	O
the	O
crackdown	O
on	O
terrorists	O
and	O
extremists	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
London	B-GPE
bombing	O
/.	O


He	O
proposed	O
new	O
deportation	O
measures	O
against	O
people	O
who	O
advocate	O
violence	O
/.	O


And	O
a	O
new	O
anti-insurgents	O
operation	O
underway	O
in	O
western	O
Iraq	B-GPE
/.	O


US	B-GPE
marines	O
and	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
troops	O
launched	O
Operation	B-EVENT
Quick	I-EVENT
Strike	I-EVENT
in	O
the	B-LOC
Euphrates	I-LOC
River	I-LOC
Valley	I-LOC
/.	O


That	O
is	O
northwest	O
of	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
/.	O


That	O
's	O
where	O
twenty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
two	I-CARDINAL
marines	O
were	O
killed	O
this	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
/.	O


Back	O
to	O
the	B-WORK_OF_ART
Abrams	I-WORK_OF_ART
Report	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


Exactly	B-DATE
a	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
after	O
twenty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
six	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
George	B-PERSON
Smith	I-PERSON
vanished	O
from	O
a	O
Royal	B-ORG
Caribbean	I-ORG
ship	O
cruising	O
in	O
the	O
Mediterranean	B-LOC
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
has	O
learned	O
federal	O
investigators	O
are	O
now	O
focusing	O
on	O
three	B-CARDINAL
men	O
who	O
were	O
traveling	O
on	O
the	O
cruise	O
ship	O
called	O
Brilliance	B-PRODUCT
of	I-PRODUCT
the	I-PRODUCT
Seas	I-PRODUCT
two	B-CARDINAL
Russian	B-NORP
brothers	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
Brooklyn	B-GPE
and	O
one	B-CARDINAL
man	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
California	B-GPE
/.	O


The	O
attorney	O
for	O
the	O
California	B-GPE
man	O
issued	O
this	O
statement	O
/.	O


We	O
've	O
been	O
cooperating	O
with	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
US	I-ORG
Attorney	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
in	O
their	O
investigation	O
/.	O


and	O
we	O
'll	O
continue	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
/.	O


However	O
we	O
've	O
been	O
asked	O
by	O
the	O
authorities	O
not	O
to	O
speak	O
with	O
the	O
media	O
while	O
the	O
investigation	O
is	O
pending	O
/.	O


and	O
we	O
intend	O
to	O
honor	O
that	O
request	O
/.	O


This	O
photo	O
taken	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
shows	O
what	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
blood	O
on	O
the	O
awning	O
below	O
the	O
cabin	O
where	O
Smith	B-PERSON
and	O
his	O
wife	O
were	O
staying	O
/.	O


Smith	B-PERSON
was	O
traveling	O
on	O
his	O
honeymoon	O
and	O
had	O
left	O
Barcelona	B-GPE
Spain	B-GPE
on	O
June	B-DATE
twenty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
ninth	I-DATE
/.	O


what	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
twelve	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
cruise	O
/.	O


Halfway	O
through	O
the	O
trip	O
on	O
the	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
of	O
July	B-DATE
fifth	I-DATE
he	O
disappeared	O
/.	O


He	O
was	O
reported	O
missing	O
later	B-TIME
that	I-TIME
day	I-TIME
when	O
the	O
ship	O
docked	O
in	O
Kusadasi	B-GPE
Turkey	B-GPE
/.	O


NBC	B-ORG
has	O
also	O
learned	O
that	O
Smith	B-PERSON
's	O
new	O
wife	O
Jennifer	B-PERSON
Hagel	I-PERSON
has	O
been	O
questioned	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
suspect	O
/.	O


Two	B-CARDINAL
were	O
married	O
on	O
June	B-DATE
twenty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
fifth	I-DATE
in	O
Newport	B-GPE
Rhode	B-GPE
Island	I-GPE
/.	O


Joining	O
me	O
now	O
former	O
Connecticut	B-GPE
prosecutor	O
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
uh	O
legal	O
analyst	O
Susan	B-PERSON
Filan	I-PERSON
who	O
's	O
been	O
covering	O
the	O
case	O
closely	O
and	O
Orlando	B-GPE
police	O
chief	O
Walter	B-PERSON
uh	I-PERSON
Zalisko	I-PERSON
who	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
cruise	O
that	O
Smith	B-PERSON
travelled	O
on	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
forensic	O
expert	O
Larry	B-PERSON
Kobilinsky	I-PERSON
/.	O


Alright	O
so	O
Susan	B-PERSON
what	O
do	O
you	O
know	O
about	O
the	O
investigation	O
/?	O


Well	O
NBC	B-ORG
news	I-ORG
has	O
learned	O
from	O
a	O
law	O
enforcement	O
source	O
that	O
the	O
wife	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
suspect	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
focusing	O
in	O
on	O
these	O
two	B-CARDINAL
Russian	B-NORP
brothers	O
as	O
you	O
said	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
Brooklyn	B-GPE
/.	O


The	O
California	B-GPE
teen	O
is	O
apparently	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
case	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
/.	O


That	O
's	O
law	O
enforcement	O
's	O
focus	O
/.	O


If	O
this	O
young	O
man	O
will	O
talk	O
this	O
could	O
break	O
open	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
George	B-PERSON
/.	O


The	O
key	O
question	O
is	O
is	O
this	O
a	O
tragic	O
accident	O
or	O
is	O
this	O
foul	O
play	O
/?	O


Right	O
now	O
law	O
enforcement	O
seems	O
to	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
foul	O
play	O
/.	O


US	B-GPE
attorney	O
Kevin	B-PERSON
O'Connor	I-PERSON
said	O
we	O
have	O
reason	O
to	O
believe	O
there	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
foul	O
play	O
here	O
/.	O


Um	O
alright	O
uh	O
Mister	O
Zalisko	B-PERSON
do	O
you	O
know	O
anything	O
from	O
your	O
personal	O
experience	O
of	O
having	O
been	O
on	O
the	O
cruise	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
happened	O
/?	O


Uh	O
good	O
evening	O
sir	O
/.	O


Uh	O
first	B-ORDINAL
I	O
'd	O
just	O
like	O
to	O
clarify	O
I	O
'm	O
a	O
police	O
chief	O
in	O
Oak	B-GPE
Hill	I-GPE
Florida	B-GPE
not	O
Orlando	B-GPE
/.	O


Uh	O
now	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
the	O
cruise	O
uh	O
I	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
cruise	O
that	B-DATE
uh	I-DATE
uh	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
/.	O


and	O
the	O
way	O
I	O
became	O
aware	O
of	O
what	O
occured	O
was	O
that	O
uh	O
the	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
of	O
the	B-DATE
fifth	I-DATE
a	O
relative	O
of	O
mine	O
had	O
mentioned	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
blood	O
stain	O
on	O
the	O
canopy	O
beneath	O
her	O
uh	O
balcony	O
/.	O


at	O
that	O
point	O
we	O
kind	O
of	O
dismissed	O
it	O
/.	O


We	O
did	O
n't	O
know	O
what	O
was	O
uh	O
going	O
on	O
/.	O


Uh	O
we	O
then	O
went	O
on	O
our	O
daily	O
excursion	O
/.	O


However	O
later	O
on	O
into	O
the	O
cruise	O
that	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
uh	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
captain	O
went	O
onto	O
the	O
PA	O
system	O
and	O
made	O
an	O
announcement	O
that	O
uh	O
authorities	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
ship	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
investigating	O
the	O
possibility	O
that	O
an	O
individual	O
had	O
gone	O
overboard	O
during	O
the	O
night	B-TIME
or	O
early	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
/.	O


When	O
I	O
asked	O
my	O
cousin	O
the	O
uh	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
blood	O
splatter	O
she	O
had	O
indicated	O
it	O
was	O
relatively	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
uh	O
dog	O
of	O
a	O
beagle	O
type	O
/.	O


However	O
viewing	O
those	O
photographs	O
on	O
TV	O
that	O
blood	O
splatter	O
is	O
much	O
larger	O
than	O
uh	O
a	O
small	O
dog	O
/.	O


Mhm	O
/.	O


In	O
fact	O
it	O
's	O
maybe	B-QUANTITY
three	I-QUANTITY
to	I-QUANTITY
four	I-QUANTITY
feet	I-QUANTITY
in	O
length	O
/.	O


And	O
then	O
we	O
've	O
been	O
hearing	O
many	O
stories	O
that	O
uh	O
there	O
were	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
going	O
into	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
rooms	O
uh	O
which	O
would	O
indicate	O
that	O
the	O
crime	O
scene	O
was	O
not	O
properly	O
secured	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
investigation	O
/.	O


Well	O
/.	O


Alright	O
let	O
me	O
play	O
this	O
piece	O
of	O
sound	O
from	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
passengers	O
who	O
was	O
uh	O
staying	O
right	O
nearby	O
uh	O
this	O
particular	O
uh	O
room	O
/.	O


We	O
were	O
awakened	O
uh	O
about	B-TIME
four	I-TIME
in	I-TIME
the	I-TIME
morning	I-TIME
uh	O
by	O
loud	O
yelling	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
cabin	O
/.	O


Um	O
it	O
sounded	O
like	O
people	O
uh	O
cheering	O
uh	O
like	O
a	O
drinking	O
contest	O
type	O
thing	O
/.	O


And	O
he	O
says	O
uh	O
later	O
um	O
chief	O
that	O
he	O
heard	O
a	O
horrific	O
thud	O
/.	O


Well	O
yeah	O
that	O
would	O
indicate	O
that	O
something	O
did	O
go	O
on	O
there	O
/.	O


and	O
we	O
know	O
uh	O
that	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
individuals	O
were	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
uh	O
with	O
Mister	O
Smith	B-PERSON
/.	O


And	O
the	O
question	O
that	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
uh	O
presented	O
to	O
everybody	O
is	O
why	O
is	O
it	O
taking	O
so	O
long	O
for	O
authorities	O
to	O
interview	O
the	O
individual	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
a	O
cabin	O
next	O
door	O
/?	O


Mhm	O
/.	O


Any	O
seasoned	O
investigator	O
would	O
know	O
that	O
you	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
conduct	O
your	O
interviews	O
uh	O
of	O
possible	O
witnesses	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
crime	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
/.	O


And	O
you	O
would	O
not	O
just	O
interview	O
that	O
individual	O
next	O
door	O
/.	O


You	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
step	O
to	O
interview	O
people	O
above	O
below	O
and	O
to	O
both	O
sides	O
/.	O


Susan	B-PERSON
what	O
's	O
the	O
answer	O
to	O
that	O
/?	O


But	O
Dan	B-PERSON
/.	O


there	O
are	O
jurisdictional	O
problems	O
here	O
/.	O


You	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
clear	O
cut	O
case	O
as	O
to	O
who	O
gets	O
to	O
prosecute	O
this	O
case	O
/.	O


Turkey	B-GPE
ca	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
without	O
a	O
body	O
/.	O


United	B-GPE
States	I-GPE
can	O
/.	O


Fair	O
play	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
for	O
stepping	O
in	O
/.	O


fair	O
play	O
to	O
law	O
enforcement	O
for	O
getting	O
involved	O
/.	O


Jurisdiction	O
is	O
n't	O
clear	O
/.	O


but	O
they	O
're	O
working	O
very	O
hard	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
crime	O
/.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
the	O
criticism	O
is	O
well	O
placed	O
against	O
law	O
enforcement	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
/.	O


Also	O
the	O
crime	O
scene	O
oh	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
that	O
was	O
cleaned	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
cruise	O
ship	O
who	O
got	O
their	O
investigators	O
and	O
their	O
lawyers	O
in	O
from	O
what	O
I	O
understand	O
right	O
away	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
go	O
away	O
/.	O


so	O
I	O
think	O
law	O
enforcement	O
was	O
put	O
in	O
a	O
bad	O
position	O
trying	O
to	O
play	O
catchup	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
think	O
they	O
're	O
doing	O
+an	O
amazing	O
job	O
/.	O


Larry	B-PERSON
so	O
uh	O
any	O
chance	O
now	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
things	O
have	O
been	O
cleaned	O
up	O
et	O
cetera	O
to	O
get	O
any	O
usable	O
evidence	O
/?	O


Well	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
difficult	O
Dan	B-PERSON
/.	O


Uh	O
obviously	O
as	O
we	O
keep	O
saying	O
we	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
body	O
/.	O


therefore	O
we	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
cause	O
or	O
a	O
manner	O
of	O
the	O
death	O
/.	O


But	O
we	O
do	O
have	O
some	O
physical	O
evidence	O
/.	O


Unfortunately	O
examination	O
of	O
the	O
photograph	O
uh	O
tells	O
me	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
done	O
the	O
proper	O
way	O
/.	O


It	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
forensic	O
photograph	O
/.	O


So	O
I	O
really	O
do	O
not	O
know	O
how	O
large	O
the	O
stain	O
was	O
in	O
its	O
dimensions	O
/.	O


but	O
it	O
is	O
pretty	O
clear	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
blood	O
there	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
blood	O
/.	O


It	O
makes	O
you	O
think	O
that	O
something	O
criminal	O
occured	O
/.	O


But	O
again	O
getting	O
back	O
to	O
how	O
you	O
solve	O
the	O
crime	O
you	O
got	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
crime	O
scene	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
think	O
there	O
are	O
multiple	O
scenes	O
here	O
/.	O


Every	O
place	O
there	O
's	O
blood	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
crime	O
scene	O
/.	O


But	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
place	O
is	O
the	O
cabin	O
because	O
that	O
's	O
presumably	O
where	O
the	O
injury	O
took	O
place	O
/.	O


Now	O
there	O
was	O
some	O
rumor	O
about	O
some	O
arguments	O
going	O
casino	O
the	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
before	I-TIME
/.	O


Uh	O
and	O
it	O
could	O
very	O
well	O
be	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
arguing	O
with	O
these	O
individuals	O
/.	O


so	O
uh	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
the	O
tie	O
the	O
connection	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
think	O
good	O
policework	O
would	O
connect	O
the	O
individuals	O
in	O
question	O
with	O
the	O
casino	O
with	O
Mister	O
Smith	B-PERSON
/.	O


and	O
that	O
might	O
help	O
us	O
understand	O
what	O
happened	O
/.	O


this	O
is	O
um	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
more	O
sound	O
/.	O


This	O
is	O
again	O
from	O
Cletus	B-PERSON
Hyman	I-PERSON
uh	O
who	O
was	O
literally	O
um	O
in	O
a	O
joining	O
or	O
nearby	O
cabin	O
um	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
he	O
heard	O
around	O
he	O
said	O
four	B-TIME
in	I-TIME
the	I-TIME
morning	I-TIME
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
before	O
uh	O
Mister	O
Smith	B-PERSON
went	O
missing	O
/.	O


At	O
times	O
it	O
sounded	O
like	O
furniture	O
was	O
being	O
actually	O
picked	O
up	O
and	O
dropped	O
/.	O


and	O
then	O
that	O
horrific	O
uh	O
thud	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
I	O
mean	O
that	O
sure	O
sounds	O
to	O
me	O
chief	O
like	O
we	O
're	O
not	O
talking	O
about	O
someone	O
who	O
/-	O


I	O
mean	O
I	O
guess	O
it	O
's	O
possible	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
talking	O
about	O
loud	O
yelling	O
coming	O
/-	O


Well	O
look	O
if	O
this	O
guy	O
's	O
right	O
that	O
loud	O
yelling	O
is	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
cabin	O
right	O
and	O
the	O
wife	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
real	O
suspect	O
here	O
means	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
probably	O
someone	O
else	O
in	O
there	O
/.	O


Well	O
there	O
absolutely	O
was	O
someone	O
else	O
in	O
that	O
room	O
/.	O


And	O
what	O
's	O
interesting	O
is	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
witness	O
who	O
uh	O
had	O
informed	O
ship	O
's	O
authorities	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
heard	O
a	O
scream	O
uh	O
early	B-TIME
that	I-TIME
morning	I-TIME
/.	O


And	O
what	O
's	O
really	O
interesting	O
is	O
uh	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
she	O
's	O
been	O
interviewed	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
/.	O


But	O
it	O
was	O
five	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
later	I-DATE
that	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
attorneys	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
question	O
her	O
not	O
law	O
enforcement	O
but	O
ship	O
's	O
attorneys	O
/.	O


We	O
will	O
uh	O
continue	O
to	O
follow	O
this	O
/.	O


Chief	O
Zalisko	B-PERSON
of	O
the	B-ORG
Oakhill	I-ORG
Police	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
sorry	O
about	O
that	O
Susan	B-PERSON
Filan	I-PERSON
Larry	B-PERSON
Kobilinsky	I-PERSON
thanks	O
a	O
lot	O
/.	O


Coming	O
up	O
two	B-CARDINAL
mothers	O
both	O
their	O
daughters	O
kidnapped	O
raped	O
killed	O
/.	O


Join	O
us	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
installment	O
of	O
our	O
series	O
Manhunt	B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex	I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders	I-WORK_OF_ART
on	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Loose	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


And	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
sort	O
of	O
pooh	O
-	O
poohed	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
two	B-CARDINAL
jurors	O
from	O
the	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
trial	O
are	O
now	O
writing	O
tell	O
-	O
all	O
books	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
think	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
's	O
guilty	O
/.	O


You	O
respond	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
coming	O
up	O
/.	O


Abrams	O
Report	O
at	O
MSNBC	O
dot	O
com	O
is	O
where	O
you	O
send	O
your	O
emails	O
/.	O


Please	O
include	O
your	O
name	O
where	O
you	O
're	O
writing	O
from	O
/.	O


I	O
respond	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
/.	O


Coming	O
up	O
,	O
our	O
series	O
Manhunt	B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex	I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders	I-WORK_OF_ART
on	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Loose	I-WORK_OF_ART
continues	O
with	O
two	B-CARDINAL
mothers	O
who	O
lost	O
very	O
loved	O
ones	O
to	O
really	O
these	O
monsters	O
,	O
coming	O
up	O
/.	O


All	O
week	O
we	O
've	O
been	O
continuing	O
with	O
our	O
series	O
Manhunt	B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex	I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders	I-WORK_OF_ART
on	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Loose	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


In	O
a	B-TIME
moment	I-TIME
I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
talk	O
with	O
two	B-CARDINAL
very	O
courageous	O
mothers	O
who	O
both	O
lost	O
daughters	O
to	O
sex	O
offenders	O
/.	O


But	O
first	B-ORDINAL
I	O
want	O
to	O
highlight	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
wanted	O
sex	O
offenders	O
running	O
free	O
before	O
they	O
strike	O
/.	O


This	O
time	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
state	O
/.	O


Tomas	B-PERSON
Meddaugh	I-PERSON
is	O
a	O
oh	O
he	O
's	O
not	O
thirty	B-DATE
that	O
guy	O
's	O
what	O
fifty	B-DATE
alright	O
fifty	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
white	O
male	O
five	B-QUANTITY
foot	I-QUANTITY
seven	I-QUANTITY
a	B-QUANTITY
hundred	I-QUANTITY
and	I-QUANTITY
sixty	I-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
eight	I-QUANTITY
pounds	I-QUANTITY
with	O
scars	O
near	O
his	O
left	O
eyebrow	O
and	O
shoulder	O
his	O
neck	O
and	O
abdomen	O
/.	O


He	O
's	O
got	O
a	O
prior	O
conviction	O
for	O
rape	O
/.	O


and	O
his	O
current	O
offense	O
involved	O
deviant	O
sexual	O
intercourse	O
with	O
a	O
thirteen	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
girl	O
/.	O


He	O
's	O
considered	O
armed	O
and	O
dangerous	O
/.	O


Francisco	B-PERSON
Paulino	I-PERSON
is	O
a	O
forty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
six	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Hispanic	B-NORP
male	O
five	B-QUANTITY
foot	I-QUANTITY
nine	I-QUANTITY
hundred	B-CARDINAL
and	I-CARDINAL
forty	I-CARDINAL
no	O
scars	O
or	O
tattoos	O
that	O
they	O
know	O
of	O
/.	O


He	O
does	O
have	O
a	O
prior	O
conviction	O
for	O
the	O
knifepoint	O
rape	O
of	O
a	O
fourteen	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
girl	O
/.	O


He	O
's	O
violated	O
his	O
parole	O
/.	O


He	O
's	O
wanted	O
/.	O


Dion	B-PERSON
Bryant	I-PERSON
twenty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
four	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
black	O
male	O
standing	O
five	B-QUANTITY
foot	I-QUANTITY
six	I-QUANTITY
one	B-CARDINAL
fifty	I-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
six	I-CARDINAL
/.	O


Convicted	O
for	O
attempted	O
rape	O
/.	O


three	B-CARDINAL
underage	O
girls	O
involved	O
/.	O


He	O
too	O
has	O
violated	O
his	O
parole	O
/.	O


Wanted	O
/.	O


Anyone	O
with	O
information	O
about	O
their	O
whereabouts	O
should	O
call	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
a	O
hundred	B-CARDINAL
most	O
wanted	O
tipline	O
one	O
eight	O
hundred	O
two	O
six	O
two	O
four	O
three	O
two	O
one	O
and	O
keep	O
in	O
mind	O
that	O
these	O
guys	O
really	O
may	O
be	O
dangerous	O
/.	O


so	O
/-	O


Now	O
the	O
women	O
you	O
're	O
about	O
to	O
meet	O
lost	O
their	O
children	O
to	O
vicious	O
predators	O
/.	O


Samantha	B-PERSON
Runnion	I-PERSON
was	O
uh	O
just	O
eleven	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
away	O
from	O
her	O
sixth	B-ORDINAL
birthday	O
when	O
she	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
sexually	O
assaulted	O
and	O
murdered	O
by	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Alejandro	B-PERSON
Avila	I-PERSON
/.	O


He	O
's	O
been	O
sentenced	O
to	O
death	O
for	O
those	O
crimes	O
/.	O


In	O
choosing	O
to	O
destroy	O
Samantha	B-PERSON
's	O
life	O
you	O
chose	O
this	O
/.	O


You	O
chose	O
to	O
waste	O
your	O
life	O
to	O
satisfy	O
a	O
selfish	O
and	O
sick	O
desire	O
/.	O


You	O
knew	O
it	O
was	O
wrong	O
/.	O


and	O
you	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
it	O
/.	O


Well	O
now	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
it	O
/.	O


Do	O
n't	O
waste	O
it	O
/.	O


Write	O
it	O
down	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
us	O
can	O
figure	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
stop	O
you	O
people	O
/.	O


You	O
're	O
a	O
disgrace	O
to	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
/.	O


And	O
Dru	B-PERSON
Sjodin	I-PERSON
was	O
a	O
twenty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
college	O
student	O
/.	O


She	O
was	O
abducted	O
and	O
killed	O
/.	O


Alfonso	B-PERSON
Rodriguez	I-PERSON
a	O
man	O
with	O
prior	O
convictions	O
for	O
assaulting	O
women	O
is	O
facing	O
trial	O
accused	O
of	O
kidnapping	O
and	O
murder	O
/.	O


Convicted	O
he	O
too	O
uh	O
could	O
get	O
the	O
death	O
penalty	O
/.	O


Joining	O
me	O
now	O
is	O
Samantha	B-PERSON
Runnion	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
mother	O
Erin	B-PERSON
Runnion	I-PERSON
and	O
Dru	B-PERSON
Sjodin	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
mother	O
Linda	B-PERSON
Walker	I-PERSON
/.	O


Thanks	O
so	O
much	O
uh	O
for	O
coming	O
on	O
the	O
program	O
/.	O


We	O
appreciate	O
it	O
/.	O


Alright	O
Erin	B-PERSON
let	O
me	O
start	O
with	O
you	O
/.	O


What	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
the	O
biggest	O
problem	O
is	O
out	O
there	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
these	O
sex	O
offenders	O
/?	O


Well	O
I	O
think	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
gross	O
misconception	O
about	O
sex	O
offender	O
crimes	O
/.	O


I	O
think	O
most	O
do	O
not	O
realize	O
how	O
pervasive	O
the	O
problem	O
is	O
/.	O


The	O
sex	O
offenders	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
caught	O
are	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
percentage	O
of	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
out	O
there	O
/.	O


Statistically	O
one	B-CARDINAL
in	O
four	B-CARDINAL
girls	O
and	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
one	B-CARDINAL
in	O
six	B-CARDINAL
to	O
ten	B-CARDINAL
boys	O
are	O
sexually	O
assaulted	O
before	O
they	O
are	O
eighteen	B-DATE
/.	O


That	O
's	O
nationwide	O
/.	O


This	O
problem	O
is	O
much	O
bigger	O
than	O
I	O
think	O
people	O
are	O
realizing	O
/.	O


And	O
Linda	B-PERSON
I	O
guess	O
what	O
we	O
're	O
realizing	O
as	O
we	O
have	O
been	O
highlighting	O
these	O
wanted	O
sex	O
offenders	O
around	O
the	O
country	O
is	O
how	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
still	O
out	O
there	O
and	O
wanted	O
/.	O


Well	O
currently	O
there	O
's	O
um	O
right	O
now	O
uh	O
over	B-CARDINAL
a	I-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
thousand	I-CARDINAL
that	O
are	O
missing	O
/.	O


Unbelievable	O
/.	O


Uh	O
we	O
know	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
over	B-CARDINAL
five	I-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
thousand	I-CARDINAL
registered	O
/.	O


So	O
yes	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
vast	O
amount	O
that	O
are	O
running	O
uh	O
through	O
the	O
system	O
/.	O


That	O
's	O
a	O
May	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
thousand	I-DATE
five	I-DATE
um	O
statistic	O
/.	O


but	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
those	O
before	O
that	O
time	O
and	O
date	O
/.	O


Um	O
Linda	B-PERSON
eh	O
how	O
much	O
has	O
this	O
eh	O
when	O
I	O
say	O
changed	O
your	O
life	O
I	O
mean	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
obvious	O
loss	O
of	O
your	O
daughter	O
but	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
what	O
you	O
are	O
doing	O
everyday	O
with	O
your	O
life	O
/.	O


both	O
of	O
you	O
have	O
devoted	O
much	O
of	O
your	O
lives	O
to	O
this	O
cause	O
now	O
/.	O


Linda	B-PERSON
why	O
do	O
n't	O
you	O
tell	O
me	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
about	O
what	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
doing	O
/.	O


Well	O
um	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
um	O
er	O
pardon	O
me	O
Byron	B-PERSON
Dorgan	I-PERSON
Senator	O
of	O
North	B-GPE
Dakota	I-GPE
/.	O


um	O
working	O
legislation	O
on	O
what	O
has	O
been	O
uh	O
called	O
Dru	B-LAW
's	I-LAW
Law	I-LAW
which	O
we	O
hope	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
national	O
sex	O
+offender	O
uh	O
database	O
through	O
computer	O
/.	O


And	O
um	O
obviously	O
we	O
know	O
that	O
this	O
nation	O
is	O
more	O
and	O
um	O
they	O
're	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
cross	O
you	O
know	O
state	O
lines	O
/.	O


so	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
important	O
that	O
uh	O
people	O
of	O
predators	O
living	O
amongst	O
us	O
across	O
you	O
know	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
be	O
vigilant	O
uh	O
besides	O
uh	O
leaving	O
the	O
pressure	O
on	O
them	O
/.	O


Mhm	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
/.	O


Erin	B-PERSON
uh	O
every	O
time	O
I	O
listen	O
to	O
that	O
tape	O
of	O
you	O
um	O
talking	O
to	O
uh	O
your	O
dau-	O
I	O
get	O
chills	O
/.	O


Um	O
was	O
it	O
at	O
all	O
uh	O
cathartic	O
for	O
you	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
stand	O
across	O
from	O
him	O
/?	O


Definitely	O
/.	O


Definitely	O
I	O
to	O
say	O
what	O
I	O
said	O
to	O
him	O
/.	O


I	O
needed	O
to	O
address	O
him	O
/.	O


And	O
I	O
feel	O
like	O
I	O
got	O
it	O
off	O
my	O
chest	O
you	O
know	O
/.	O


I	O
hope	O
to	O
never	O
ever	O
see	O
him	O
again	O
/.	O


The	O
whole	O
trial	O
process	O
is	O
really	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
defendant	O
/.	O


and	O
um	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
important	O
to	O
me	O
that	O
I	O
bring	O
it	O
back	O
around	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
about	O
Samantha	B-PERSON
because	O
that	O
's	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
really	O
about	O
/.	O


Do	O
you	O
watch	O
these	O
other	O
stories	O
uh	O
in	O
the	O
news	O
/.	O


and	O
does	O
it	O
just	O
get	O
your	O
blood	O
boiling	O
as	O
you	O
see	O
eh	O
these	O
cases	O
where	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
loose	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
arrested	O
could	O
've	O
been	O
/.	O


You	O
know	O
the	O
technology	O
is	O
there	O
/.	O


so	O
yes	O
it	O
infuriates	O
me	O
/.	O


I	O
ca	O
n't	O
understand	O
why	O
we	O
're	O
so	O
behind	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
tracking	O
sex	O
offenders	O
/.	O


and	O
I	O
really	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
because	O
people	O
do	O
n't	O
real-	O
/-	O


there	O
's	O
no	O
reason	O
that	O
there	O
should	O
n't	O
be	O
a	O
nationwide	O
movement	O
to	O
stop	O
these	O
people	O
.	O
To	O
have	O
them	O
register	O
at	O
the	O
very	O
least	O
have	O
them	O
their	O
driver	O
's	O
licenses	O
/.	O


If	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
they	O
go	O
on	O
a	O
most	O
wanted	O
list	O
/.	O


it	O
's	O
made	O
public	O
nationwide	O
/.	O


At	O
the	O
very	O
least	O
every	O
state	O
could	O
do	O
that	O
/.	O


it	O
adds	O
to	O
state	O
revenue	O
/.	O


it	O
does	O
n't	O
take	O
away	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
way	O
to	O
track	O
them	O
/.	O


And	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
just	O
on	O
a	O
personal	O
note	O
applaud	O
Linda	B-PERSON
/.	O


I	O
met	O
her	O
before	O
they	O
had	O
found	O
Dru	B-PERSON
/.	O


and	O
I	O
'm	O
so	O
sorry	O
for	O
your	O
loss	O
/.	O


I	O
think	O
you	O
're	O
just	O
amazing	O
/.	O


You	O
're	O
doing	O
such	O
a	O
job	O
/.	O


Well	O
as	O
well	O
for	O
you	O
too	O
/.	O


Thank	O
you	O
/.	O


Linda	B-PERSON
are	O
you	O
psychologically	O
prepared	O
uh	O
for	O
this	O
trial	O
/?	O


I	O
mean	O
eh	O
you	O
know	O
you	O
can	O
tell	O
from	O
seeing	O
on	O
that	O
tape	O
that	O
obviously	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
easy	O
stuff	O
/.	O


I	O
mean	O
to	O
sit	O
there	O
next	O
to	O
these	O
guys	O
/.	O


You	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
another	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
whole	O
sick	O
story	O
/.	O


there	O
's	O
no	O
script	O
for	O
it	O
/.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
anyone	O
could	O
ever	O
be	O
prepared	O
/.	O


Um	O
obviously	O
it	O
's	O
something	O
that	O
um	O
we	O
look	O
to	O
have	O
it	O
put	O
behind	O
us	O
so	O
we	O
can	O
really	O
dwell	O
more	O
on	O
what	O
Dru	B-PERSON
gave	O
us	O
in	O
her	O
life	O
and	O
not	O
how	O
tragically	O
she	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
us	O
/.	O


And	O
also	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
what	O
both	O
of	O
you	O
are	O
doing	O
in	O
working	O
with	O
legislators	O
uh	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
uh	O
to	O
not	O
just	O
say	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
only	O
look	O
past	O
/.	O


Both	O
of	O
you	O
are	O
doing	O
/.	O


and	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
we	O
're	O
so	O
um	O
glad	O
and	O
proud	O
to	O
have	O
you	O
both	O
on	O
the	O
program	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
because	O
of	O
what	O
both	O
of	O
you	O
are	O
doing	O
to	O
have	O
things	O
change	O
/.	O


um	O
and	O
I	O
think	O
that	O
is	O
what	O
's	O
/-	O


Go	O
ahead	O
Linda	B-PERSON
/.	O


Well	O
and	O
uh	O
thanks	O
goes	O
to	O
you	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
to	O
help	O
us	O
/.	O


Absolutely	O
/.	O


Obviously	O
we	O
could	O
n't	O
scream	O
loud	O
enough	O
uh	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
attention	O
/.	O


so	O
our	O
hat	O
is	O
off	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
you	O
as	O
well	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
/.	O


Yeah	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
/-	O


And	O
to	O
realize	O
you	O
know	O
why	O
we	O
're	O
out	O
here	O
doing	O
what	O
we	O
're	O
doing	O
on	O
the	O
scale	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
able	O
to	O
/.	O


and	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
tell	O
you	O
on	O
this	O
special	O
series	O
we	O
're	O
doing	O
I	O
'm	O
just	O
getting	O
so	O
tired	O
of	O
hearing	O
these	O
stories	O
about	O
these	O
guys	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
always	O
on	O
the	O
loose	O
and	O
people	O
say	O
oh	O
you	O
know	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
nice	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
captured	O
/.	O


Tired	O
of	O
it	O
/.	O


and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
you	O
know	O
we	O
're	O
doing	O
the	O
little	O
bit	O
that	O
we	O
can	O
/.	O


but	O
you	O
guys	O
are	O
the	O
ones	O
who	O
are	O
really	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
things	O
done	O
/.	O


Your	O
voices	O
your	O
presence	O
um	O
I	O
think	O
is	O
really	O
the	O
difference	O
/.	O


and	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
I	O
thank	O
you	O
both	O
so	O
much	O
for	O
coming	O
on	O
the	O
program	O
/.	O


Well	O
thank	O
you	O
/.	O


Well	O
thank	O
you	O
/.	O


it	O
's	O
/.	O


And	O
you	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
so	O
important	O
we	O
know	O
too	O
/.	O


Absolutely	O
/.	O


Absolutely	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
so	O
important	O
that	O
people	O
realize	O
at	O
home	O
that	O
in	O
our	O
own	O
homes	O
in	O
our	O
own	O
lives	O
we	O
can	O
work	O
to	O
prevent	O
these	O
crimes	O
/.	O


It	O
is	O
really	O
just	O
about	O
uh	O
communicating	O
with	O
neighbors	O
getting	O
a	O
watch	O
going	O
in	O
your	O
community	O
talking	O
/-	O


Report	O
every	O
suspicious	O
behavior	O
there	O
is	O
/.	O


You	O
never	O
know	O
/.	O


It	O
leads	O
to	O
convictions	O
time	O
and	O
time	O
again	O
/.	O


and	O
Linda	B-PERSON
Walker	I-PERSON
thank	O
you	O
both	O
so	O
much	O
for	O
coming	O
on	O
the	O
program	O
/.	O


Absolutely	O
uh	O
/.	O


Thank	O
you	O
/.	O


We	O
really	O
appreciate	O
it	O
/.	O


Be	O
right	O
back	O
/.	O


Thank	O
you	O
/.	O


Thank	O
you	O
Dan	B-PERSON
/.	O


I	O
've	O
had	O
my	O
say	O
/.	O


now	O
it	O
's	O
time	O
for	O
your	O
rebuttal	O
/.	O


Last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
I	O
said	O
if	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
jurors	O
in	O
the	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
case	O
are	O
really	O
now	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
's	O
guilty	O
that	O
's	O
shameful	O
/.	O


Leslie	B-PERSON
Birdwhistell	I-PERSON
from	O
Bowling	B-GPE
Green	I-GPE
Kentucky	B-GPE
/.	O


Man	O
you	O
/.	O


Ca	O
n't	O
these	O
people	O
step	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
trial	O
and	O
the	O
ten	B-CARDINAL
other	O
jurors	O
take	O
in	O
some	O
information	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
presented	O
in	O
court	O
and	O
change	O
their	O
minds	O
about	O
the	O
verdict	O
/?	O


Uh	O
No	O
/.	O


It	O
's	O
too	O
important	O
/.	O


They	O
saw	O
the	O
evidence	O
/.	O


The	O
only	O
thing	O
that	O
might	O
've	O
changed	O
their	O
minds	O
this	O
quickly	O
I	O
think	O
is	O
money	O
or	O
peer	O
pressure	O
neither	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
very	O
good	O
reasons	O
/.	O


David	B-PERSON
Becker	I-PERSON
from	O
Bradenton	B-GPE
Florida	B-GPE
/.	O


Why	O
's	O
it	O
so	O
difficult	O
to	O
believe	O
these	O
jurors	O
believed	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Jackson	I-PERSON
was	O
guilty	O
but	O
did	O
n't	O
believe	O
there	O
was	O
sufficient	O
evidence	O
to	O
convict	O
/?	O


Uh	O
maybe	O
Dave	B-PERSON
/.	O


but	O
the	B-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
News	I-ORG
reported	O
that	O
they	O
quote	O
flip	O
-	O
flopped	O
/.	O


And	O
in	O
our	O
weeklong	B-DATE
series	O
Manhunt	B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex	I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders	I-WORK_OF_ART
on	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Loose	I-WORK_OF_ART
trying	O
to	O
stop	O
wanted	O
sex	O
offenders	O
before	O
they	O
strike	O
Chris	B-PERSON
O'Rourke	I-PERSON
from	O
Gardner	B-GPE
Massachusetts	B-GPE
/.	O


I	O
'm	O
happy	O
that	O
someone	O
's	O
finally	O
trying	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
to	O
ward	O
off	O
these	O
child	O
attacks	O
before	O
rather	O
than	O
focus	O
on	O
them	O
after	O
/.	O


from	O
West	B-GPE
Hollywood	I-GPE
Californ-	B-GPE
/-	O


Dan	B-PERSON
I	O
know	O
your	O
intentions	O
are	O
good	O
/.	O


but	O
your	O
drive	O
to	O
stop	O
sex	O
offenders	O
before	O
they	O
commit	O
a	O
crime	O
sounds	O
a	O
bit	O
like	O
a	O
southern	O
lynch	O
mob	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
sixties	I-DATE
/.	O


Really	O
/.	O


it	O
's	O
a	O
lynch	O
mob	O
mentality	O
to	O
want	O
to	O
find	O
wanted	O
sex	O
offenders	O
/.	O


Your	O
emails	O
Abrams	O
Report	O
one	O
word	O
at	O
MSNBC	O
dot	O
com	O
/.	O


we	O
go	O
through	O
them	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
/.	O


Coming	O
up	O
,	O
how	O
one	B-CARDINAL
penny	O
pinching	O
motorist	O
thought	O
he	O
was	O
getting	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
cop	O
who	O
gave	O
him	O
a	O
speeding	O
ticket	O
/.	O


Did	O
n't	O
really	O
work	O
/.	O


Our	O
Oh	B-WORK_OF_ART
Please	I-WORK_OF_ART
is	O
up	O
next	O
/.	O


Oh	O
please	O
you	O
ever	O
wondered	O
how	O
to	O
get	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
police	O
for	O
writing	O
you	O
a	O
speeding	O
ticket	O
/?	O


One	B-CARDINAL
man	O
in	O
Moorhead	B-GPE
Minnesota	B-GPE
thought	O
he	O
could	O
do	O
just	O
that	O
by	O
finding	O
good	O
use	O
for	O
all	O
/-	O


The	O
driver	O
paid	O
for	O
the	O
one	B-MONEY
hundred	I-MONEY
and	I-MONEY
twenty	I-MONEY
dollar	I-MONEY
ticket	O
with	O
twelve	B-MONEY
thousand	I-MONEY
pennies	I-MONEY
/.	O


Seattle	B-GPE
man	O
was	O
issued	O
a	O
speeding	O
citation	O
for	O
driving	O
seventy	B-CARDINAL
in	O
a	O
fifty	B-QUANTITY
mile	I-QUANTITY
per	O
hour	O
zone	O
/.	O


Speedster	O
showed	O
up	O
to	O
court	O
hauling	O
a	O
small	O
garbage	O
can	O
full	O
of	O
pennies	O
/.	O


Court	O
had	O
the	O
final	O
laugh	O
though	O
making	O
the	O
guy	O
wait	O
at	O
court	O
until	O
every	O
was	O
counted	O
offsite	O
at	O
a	O
bank	O
/.	O


That	O
does	O
it	O
for	O
us	O
tonight	B-TIME
/.	O


Coming	O
up	O
next	O
Hardball	B-WORK_OF_ART
with	I-WORK_OF_ART
Chris	I-WORK_OF_ART
Matthews	I-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


Have	O
a	O
great	O
weekend	B-DATE
/.	O


We	O
got	O
a	B-DATE
big	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
next	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
/.	O


so	O
we	O
'll	O
see	O
you	O
/.	O


Should	O
the	O
peace	O
include	O
military	O
reservists	O
/?	O


And	O
why	O
wo	O
n't	O
they	O
let	O
Bob	B-PERSON
Novak	I-PERSON
speak	O
/?	O


Let	O
's	O
play	O
Hardball	B-WORK_OF_ART
/.	O


Um	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
you	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
've	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
ask	O
you	O
a	O
question	O
.	O


Ah	O
.	O


Usually	O
directors	O
,	O
otherwise	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
beards	O
and	O
very	O
long	O
hair	O
,	O
or	O
otherwise	O
they	O
shave	O
their	O
heads	O
.	O


Oh	O
.	O


Oh	O
!	O
I	O
had	O
n't	O
thought	O
about	O
that	O
.	O


Actually	O
a	O
shaved	O
head	O
is	O
really	O
hard	O
to	O
manage	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
it	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
shave	O
it	O
every	O
day	O
?	O


Right	O
,	O
yes	O
.	O


Um	O
,	O
when	O
I	O
've	O
slept	O
so	O
much	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
wake	O
up	O
,	O
I	O
just	O
shave	O
my	O
head	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
awake	O
.	O


And	O
do	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
polish	O
it	O
somehow	O
?	O


Then	O
do	O
you	O
rub	O
a	O
little	O
oil	O
of	O
some	O
kind	O
on	O
it	O
?	O


Oh	O
,	O
after	O
I	O
shave	O
it	O
I	O
rub	O
on	O
a	O
little	O
oil	O
.	O


Is	O
it	O
cold	O
in	O
the	O
winter	O
?	O


Pretty	O
cold	O
.	O


Do	O
you	O
wear	O
a	O
hat	O
?	O


In	O
the	O
winter	O
?	O


It	O
forces	O
me	O
to	O
wear	O
a	O
hat	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
a	O
question	O
I	O
've	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
ask	O
.	O


Um	O
,	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
people	O
when	O
they	O
introduce	O
you	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
saying	O
Director	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
who	O
has	O
shot	O
such	O
and	O
such	O
,	O
they	O
ca	O
n't	O
avoid	O
the	O
cliche	O
,	O
they	O
always	O
have	O
to	O
say	O
"	O
I	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
introduce	O
Marshall	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
's	O
grandson	O
.	O
"	O


Your	O
father	O
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Zhengming	I-PERSON
,	O
was	O
Marshall	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
's	O
second	B-ORDINAL
child	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


Oh	O
!	O


But	O
today	B-DATE
we	O
're	O
telling	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
story	O
.	O


Let	O
's	O
start	O
with	O
when	O
you	O
were	O
young	O
.	O


When	O
you	O
were	O
young	O
you	O
were	O
very	O
naughty	O
.	O


Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
was	O
born	O
in	O
Changchun	B-GPE
in	O
1958	B-DATE
.	O


Although	O
by	O
that	O
time	O
his	O
grandfather	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
had	O
been	O
dead	O
for	O
12	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
Ye	B-PERSON
family	O
maintained	O
its	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
highly	O
esteemed	O
Communist	B-NORP
household	O
.	O


The	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
the	O
entire	O
family	O
transferred	O
to	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
spent	O
his	O
childhood	O
there	O
.	O


He	O
and	O
his	O
little	O
friends	O
went	O
fishing	O
,	O
raised	O
dogs	O
,	O
hunted	O
sparrows	O
,	O
chased	O
ducks	O
,	O
and	O
many	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
later	O
these	O
supremely	O
happy	O
memories	O
are	O
all	O
preserved	O
in	O
his	O
movies	O
and	O
plays	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
,	O
two	B-CARDINAL
,	O
three	B-CARDINAL
,	O
four	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Ducks	O
were	O
the	O
most	O
precious	O
asset	O
in	O
our	O
village	O
.	O


The	O
village	O
mayor	O
gave	O
them	O
all	O
to	O
me	O
.	O


The	O
mayor	O
said	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
eighty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
six	I-CARDINAL
in	O
all	O
;	O


he	O
had	O
me	O
check	O
to	O
see	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
none	O
missing	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
never	O
did	O
count	O
them	O
all	O
carefully	O
.	O


77	B-CARDINAL
,	O
78	B-CARDINAL
,	O
79	B-CARDINAL
,	O
80	B-CARDINAL
,	O
81	B-CARDINAL
,	O
82	B-CARDINAL
,	O
83	B-CARDINAL
,	O
84	B-CARDINAL
,	O
85	B-CARDINAL
,	O
86	B-CARDINAL


Did	O
you	O
see	O
?	O


Are	O
there	O
86	B-CARDINAL
of	O
them	O
?	O


Yes	O
.	O


Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
mother	O
,	O
An	B-PERSON
Qi	I-PERSON
,	O
was	O
an	O
educated	O
woman	O
who	O
worked	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
Changchun	I-ORG
Film	I-ORG
Studio	I-ORG
.	O


And	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Zhengming	I-PERSON
,	O
was	O
an	O
outstanding	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
revolution	O
.	O


Because	O
after	O
the	B-EVENT
Wannan	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
Ye	B-PERSON
Zhengming	I-PERSON
and	O
his	O
father	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
were	O
imprisoned	O
for	O
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
in	O
a	O
Kuomnintang	B-ORG
prison	O
.	O


But	O
then	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reasons	O
,	O
just	O
after	O
the	B-EVENT
Cultural	I-EVENT
Revolution	I-EVENT
started	O
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Zhengming	I-PERSON
was	O
treated	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
capitalist	O
roader	O
.	O


That	O
year	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
was	O
just	O
eight	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	O
.	O


His	O
family	O
's	O
sudden	O
misfortune	O
left	O
the	O
young	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
with	O
very	O
disturbing	O
memories	O
.	O


He	O
changed	O
from	O
a	O
very	O
well	O
-	O
behaved	O
child	O
into	O
a	O
naughty	O
child	O
.	O


From	O
that	O
time	O
on	O
he	O
often	O
did	O
things	O
that	O
went	O
beyond	O
the	O
norm	O
,	O
sometimes	O
to	O
protect	O
himself	O
and	O
sometimes	O
to	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
his	O
family	O
.	O


Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
just	O
corrected	O
us	O
;	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
should	O
not	O
be	O
called	O
Marshal	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
but	O
rather	O
General	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
.	O


Right	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
General	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
.	O


Why	O
,	O
is	O
there	O
a	O
big	O
difference	O
between	O
marshal	O
and	O
general	O
?	O


Um	O
,	O
he	O
died	O
in	O
'46	B-DATE
.	O


That	O
marshal	O
,	O
afterward	O
,	O
after	O
Liberation	B-EVENT
,	O
um	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
conferred	O
on	O
him	O
,	O
so	O
only	O
then	O
--	O


OK	O
,	O
we	O
'll	O
call	O
him	O
General	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Because	O
,	O


Very	O
naughty	O
?	O


To	O
what	O
extent	O
were	O
you	O
naughty	O
then	O
?	O


In	O
fact	O
I	O
was	O
a	O
very	O
well	O
-	O
behaved	O
child	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
was	O
,	O
forced	O
into	O
it	O
,	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
were	O
n't	O
naughty	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
survive	O
.	O


What	O
do	O
you	O
mean	O
forced	O
into	O
it	O
?	O


During	O
the	B-EVENT
Cultural	I-EVENT
Revolution	I-EVENT
,	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
my	O
family	O
was	O
considered	O
capitalist	O
roaders	O
.	O


So	O
the	O
kids	O
then	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
you	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
would	O
tease	O
you	O
,	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


So	O
you	O
always	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
fighting	O
with	O
people	O
,	O
such	O
things	O
,	O


Why	O
was	O
that	O
?	O


Was	O
it	O
because	O
people	O
for	O
example	O
would	O
say	O
that	O
your	O
father	O
was	O
such	O
and	O
such	O
,	O
or	O
your	O
family	O
was	O
such	O
and	O
such	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


So	O
it	O
was	O
because	O
of	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
?	O


Right	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
it	O
was	O
like	O
that	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Because	O
you	O
had	O
to	O
face	O
them	O
alone	O
,	O
OK	O
,	O
a	O
dozen	B-CARDINAL
people	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
fight	O
you	O
.	O


You	O
had	O
to	O
show	O
your	O
stuff	O
right	O
off	O
the	O
bat	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
tough	O
.	O


So	O
that	O
was	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
you	O
could	O
overcome	O
them	O
and	O
get	O
the	O
upper	O
hand	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Were	O
you	O
tough	O
?	O


Mm	O
.	O


Very	O
tough	O
.	O


Tough	O
enough	O
to	O
--	O


Because	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
way	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
were	O
n't	O
tough	O
that	O
was	O
it	O
,	O
,	O
how	O
could	O
you	O
manage	O
.	O


You	O
were	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
capitalist	O
roaders	O
,	O
,	O
you	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
natural	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
object	O
of	O
bullying	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
perfectly	O
normal	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


,	O
I	O
remember	O
one	O
time	O
,	O
we	O
were	O
digging	O
out	O
an	O
air	O
-	O
raid	O
shelter	O
,	O
that	O
--	O


Those	O
,	O
good	O
kids	O
,	O
they	O
went	O
there	O
and	O
threw	O
stones	O
.	O


I	O
did	O
n't	O
dare	O
defend	O
myself	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
just	O
had	O
to	O
endure	O
it	O
for	O
quite	O
a	O
while	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Finally	O
a	O
very	O
big	O
rock	O
,	O
a	O
lump	O
of	O
earth	O
,	O
hit	O
me	O
on	O
the	O
head	O
,	O
And	O
I	O
got	O
angry	O
,	O
so	O
angry	O
that	O
I	O
rushed	O
out	O
with	O
a	O
shovel	O
and	O
hit	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
shovel	O
.	O


Where	O
did	O
the	O
shovel	O
come	O
from	O
?	O


From	O
digging	O
the	O
air	O
-	O
raid	O
shelter	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
there	O
,	O
right	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


So	O
you	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
shovel	O
and	O
rushed	O
them	O
.	O


Did	O
you	O
crack	O
somebody	O
's	O
head	O
open	O
?	O


Mm	O
,	O
anyhow	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
I	O
cracked	O
their	O
head	O
open	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
tragic	O
.	O


All	O
of	O
a	O
sudden	O
nobody	O
was	O
making	O
a	O
sound	O
.	O


Very	O
--	O


Once	O
I	O
fought	O
back	O
,	O
for	O
several	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
after	O
nobody	O
dared	O
mess	O
with	O
me	O
.	O


How	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
did	O
you	O
take	O
out	O
?	O


I	O
hit	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
and	O
that	O
was	O
enough	O
.	O


Nopbody	O
went	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
schoolmaster	O
or	O
somebody	O
's	O
father	O
?	O


They	O
did	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
fuss	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Because	O
when	O
I	O
was	O
little	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
big	O
fight	O
like	O
that	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Anyhow	O
,	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
,	O
,	O
on	O
average	O
,	O
every	O
two	B-CARDINAL
years	O
I	O
changed	O
school	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
how	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


I	O
remember	O
one	O
time	O
--	O
Mm	O
,	O
also	O
,	O
when	O
I	O
was	O
in	O
fifth	B-ORDINAL
or	O
sixth	B-ORDINAL
grade	O
,	O
someone	O
yelled	O
out	O
,	O
Down	O
with	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Zhengming	I-PERSON
,	O
he	O
was	O
yelling	O
at	O
me	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
had	O
to	O
fight	O
them	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


After	O
the	O
fight	O
I	O
went	O
home	O
,	O
and	O
my	O
father	O
was	O
standing	O
far	O
away	O
.	O


,	O
the	O
factory	O
,	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
street	O
,	O
somebody	O
had	O
written	O
in	O
huge	O
letters	O
Down	O
with	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Zhengming	I-PERSON
,	O
,	O
the	O
slogan	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


I	O
got	O
accustomed	O
to	O
it	O
while	O
passing	O
by	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
when	O
I	O
think	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
seems	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
stage	O
play	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Back	O
then	O
I	O
felt	O
,	O
looking	O
at	O
him	O
standing	O
so	O
far	O
away	O
--	O


I	O
walked	O
over	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
you	O
really	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
anything	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
time	O
I	O
felt	O
like	O
I	O
had	O
a	O
grievance	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
felt	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
fighting	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
were	O
cursing	O
you	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
was	O
fighting	O
them	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
way	O
kids	O
think	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


You	O
think	O
,	O
you	O
bastard	O
.	O


What	O
you	O
say	O
does	O
n't	O
count	O
.	O


you	O
come	O
after	O
me	O
and	O
I	O
'll	O
take	O
you	O
down	O
.	O


You	O
come	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
'll	O
take	O
you	O
down	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
have	O
balls	O
,	O
you	O
come	O
on	O
down	O
.	O


Come	O
on	O
down	O
.	O


Come	O
down	O
.	O


Come	O
down	O
,	O
come	O
on	O
,	O
fight	O
,	O
fight	O
,	O
fight	O
.	O


I	O
say	O
you	O
take	O
a	O
whack	O
.	O


Whack	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
telling	O
you	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
kill	O
somebody	O
you	O
'll	O
pay	O
with	O
your	O
life	O
,	O
do	O
you	O
understand	O
?	O


,	O
You	O
've	O
already	O
handed	O
him	O
over	O
.	O


I	O
sent	O
someone	O
.	O


OK	O
,	O
OK	O
,	O
I	O
sent	O
someone	O
,	O
so	O
you	O
come	O
on	O
and	O
take	O
a	O
shot	O
at	O
me	O
.	O


Come	O
on	O
,	O
take	O
a	O
whack	O
at	O
me	O
.	O


Take	O
a	O
whack	O
at	O
me	O
.	O


Your	O
dad	O
knows	O
who	O
broke	O
the	O
window	O
.	O


Take	O
a	O
whack	O
.	O


Take	O
a	O
whack	O
.	O


Take	O
a	O
whack	O
.	O


Are	O
n't	O
you	O
willing	O
to	O
be	O
friends	O
with	O
us	O
?	O


Yes	O
,	O
I	O
am	O
.	O


He	O
says	O
he	O
's	O
willing	O
.	O


Did	O
you	O
hear	O
?	O


He	O
says	O
he	O
's	O
willing	O
.	O


Ok	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
all	O
right	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
go	O
play	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
a	O
movie	O
directed	O
by	O
Ye	B-PERSON
,	O
called	O
There	B-WORK_OF_ART
's	I-WORK_OF_ART
a	I-WORK_OF_ART
Place	I-WORK_OF_ART
Called	I-WORK_OF_ART
Wangjiazhan	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


Wangjiazhuang	B-GPE
,	O
right	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
obviously	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
boy	O
,	O
uh	O
,	O
a	O
memory	O
of	O
his	O
childhood	O
life	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


Which	O
child	O
is	O
you	O
.	O


Is	O
this	O
child	O
you	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
that	O
child	O
you	O
?	O


Actually	O
we	O
should	O
be	O
accurate	O
;	O
this	O
child	O
's	O
experiences	O
,	O


So	O
this	O
child	O
,	O


Um	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
because	O
once	O
,	O
I	O


My	O
father	O
was	O
denounced	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
rebels	O
took	O
us	O
,	O
took	O
that	O
child	O
to	O
see	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


They	O
denounced	O
my	O
father	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
was	O
very	O
indignant	O
,	O


They	O
let	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
expose	O
my	O
father	O
,	O


Mm	O
.	O


Then	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
after	O
I	O
took	O
a	O
kitchen	O
knife	O
and	O
ran	O
over	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
,	O
that	O
research	O
institute	O
,	O
the	O
doorway	O
and	O
vowed	O
that	O
I	O
'd	O
hack	O
the	O
guy	O
up	O
.	O


A	O
kitchen	O
knife	O
;	O
a	O
knife	O
from	O
your	O
kitchen	O
at	O
home	O
.	O


Oh	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
a	O
knife	O
from	O
my	O
kitchen	O
at	O
home	O
.	O


Then	O
I	O
was	O
standing	O
there	O
,	O
lots	O
of	O
people	O
surrounding	O
me	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
fact	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
just	O
hack	O
people	O
up	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
had	O
already	O
said	O
it	O
.	O


What	O
did	O
you	O
say	O
?	O


said	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
hack	O
him	O
,	O
have	O
to	O
hack	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
like	O
this	O
child	O
.	O


But	O
,	O
those	O
adults	O
standing	O
around	O
reasoned	O
with	O
me	O
,	O
said	O
look	O
,	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
this	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
stir	O
up	O
more	O
trouble	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
wo	O
n't	O
your	O
dad	O
be	O
even	O
worse	O
off	O
?	O


In	O
fact	O
when	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
my	O
mind	O
had	O
already	O
eased	O
.	O


I	O
could	O
not	O
lose	O
the	O
face	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
,	O
So	O
then	O
I	O
ran	O
over	O
and	O
took	O
a	O
whack	O
at	O
the	O
door	O
,	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
excuse	O
for	O
myself	O
.	O


Was	O
it	O
all	O
ruined	O
?	O
The	O
door	O
--	O


I	O
slashed	O
it	O
twice	O
.	O


Um	O
,	O
was	O
n't	O
there	O
any	O
consequence	O
?	O


Mm	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
consequence	O
,	O
,	O
I	O
just	O
let	O
the	O
adults	O
reason	O
with	O
me	O
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
memory	O
from	O
your	O
childhood	O
years	O
.	O


It	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
great	O
influence	O
on	O
me	O
.	O


Including	O
that	O
village	O
,	O
that	O
environment	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
all	O
very	O
familiar	O
to	O
you	O
.	O


More	O
or	O
less	O
,	O
very	O
close	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
novel	O
of	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


,	O
the	O
reason	O
I	O
like	O
it	O
is	O
because	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
it	O
brings	O
up	O
lots	O
of	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
childhood	O
memories	O
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
you	O
spent	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
your	O
childhood	O
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
.	O


What	O
year	O
was	O
it	O
that	O
you	O
moved	O
to	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
?	O


How	O
old	O
were	O
you	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
?	O


,	O
In	O
'69	B-DATE
I	O
was	O
11	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
well	O
.	O


In	O
'69	B-DATE
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
11	B-DATE
you	O
went	O
from	O
Beijing	B-GPE
to	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
your	O
living	O
environment	O
changed	O
,	O
but	O
perhaps	O
that	O
mischievousness	O
had	O
n't	O
completely	O
passed	O
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
puts	O
it	O
,	O
looking	O
at	O
it	O
now	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
memories	O
can	O
be	O
very	O
painful	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
pretty	O
happy	O
days	O
.	O


I	O
went	O
there	O
every	O
day	O
and	O
then	O
they	O
suspended	O
classes	O
,	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
could	O
n't	O
go	O
to	O
school	O
,	O
could	O
n't	O
go	O
to	O
class	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
later	O
I	O
remember	O
there	O
was	O
--	O
Mm	O
.	O
A	O
guy	O
in	O
the	O
engineering	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
brought	O
Quotations	B-WORK_OF_ART
from	I-WORK_OF_ART
Chairman	I-WORK_OF_ART
Mao	I-WORK_OF_ART
and	O
said	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
He	O
said	O
,	O
now	O
take	O
this	O
,	O
now	O
take	O
these	O
Quotations	B-WORK_OF_ART
from	I-WORK_OF_ART
Chairman	I-WORK_OF_ART
Mao	I-WORK_OF_ART
and	O
teach	O
yourselves	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
you	O
'll	O
take	O
up	O
arms	O
and	O
teach	O
yourselves	O
.	O


A	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
were	O
very	O
happy	O
,	O
very	O
excited	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
bringing	O
back	O
the	O
college	O
entrance	O
exams	O
,	O
why	O
were	O
you	O
feeling	O
so	O
depressed	O
?	O


Right	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
problem	O
--	O


Because	O
,	O
I	O
had	O
never	O
studied	O
well	O
,	O


In	O
1966	B-DATE
the	B-EVENT
Great	I-EVENT
Cultural	I-EVENT
Revolution	I-EVENT
came	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
family	O
moved	O
from	O
Beijing	B-GPE
to	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
to	O
live	O
.	O


His	O
father	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Zhengming	I-PERSON
was	O
being	O
criticized	O
as	O
a	O
capitalist	O
roader	O
at	O
the	O
research	O
institute	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
political	O
situation	O
was	O
getting	O
worse	O
by	O
the	O
day	O
.	O


And	O
the	O
change	O
of	O
regions	O
did	O
nothing	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
violent	O
nature	O
of	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
life	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
still	O
struggling	O
at	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
preserving	O
justice	O
.	O


When	O
you	O
got	O
to	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
the	O
environment	O
changed	O
;	O
did	O
n't	O
your	O
whole	O
person	O
change	O
?	O


After	O
I	O
got	O
to	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
,	O
,	O
settling	O
into	O
,	O
,	O
that	O
,	O


All	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
from	O
'69	B-DATE
to	O
'76	B-DATE
,	O
I	O
graduated	O
from	O
senior	O
middle	O
school	O
,	O
it	O
all	O
took	O
place	O
there	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
in	O
school	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
special	O
children	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
special	O
class	O
,	O
the	O
better	O
students	O
,	O
were	O
you	O
in	O
that	O
class	O
?	O


Right	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
,	O
see	O
,	O
like	O
study	O
classes	O
to	O
educate	O
good	O
kids	O
.	O


What	O
kind	O
of	O
people	O
were	O
in	O
your	O
class	O
?	O


Um	O
.	O


Anyhow	O
,	O
boys	O
and	O
girls	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
perform	O
well	O
,	O
you	O
could	O
say	O
they	O
were	O
little	O
hooligans	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
all	O
mixed	O
in	O
together	O
in	O
that	O
class	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
also	O
some	O
who	O
had	O
problems	O
at	O
home	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


All	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
every	O
day	O
I	O
went	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
classes	O
were	O
suspended	O
,	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
let	O
me	O
go	O
to	O
school	O
,	O
did	O
n't	O
let	O
me	O
go	O
to	O
class	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
afterward	O
,	O
I	O
remember	O
there	O
was	O
Mm	O
.	O
A	O
guy	O
in	O
the	O
engineering	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
brought	O
Quotations	B-WORK_OF_ART
from	I-WORK_OF_ART
Chairman	I-WORK_OF_ART
Mao	I-WORK_OF_ART
and	O
said	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
He	O
said	O
,	O
now	O
take	O
this	O
,	O
now	O
take	O
these	O
Quotations	B-WORK_OF_ART
from	I-WORK_OF_ART
Chairman	I-WORK_OF_ART
Mao	I-WORK_OF_ART
and	O
teach	O
yourselves	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
you	O
'll	O
take	O
up	O
arms	O
and	O
teach	O
yourselves	O
.	O


Lots	O
of	O
fun	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


So	O
I	O
was	O
with	O
this	O
group	O
of	O
kids	O
all	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
everybody	O
copied	O
everybody	O
else	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
even	O
harder	O
to	O
study	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
that	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
study	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
was	O
,	O


This	O
class	O
really	O
helped	O
me	O
a	O
lot	O
,	O
,	O
sometimes	O
in	O
my	O
life	O
I	O
think	O
about	O
this	O
,	O


Mm	O
.	O


That	O
period	O
was	O
both	O
a	O
happy	O
and	O
a	O
fun	O
time	O
.	O


Because	O
I	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
egg	O
.	O


In	O
this	O
I	O
go	O
against	O
the	O
grain	O
.	O


Um	O
,	O
the	O
thing	O
is	O
,	O
,	O
they	O
're	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
're	O
bad	O
,	O
you	O
do	O
what	O
you	O
want	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
honest	O
and	O
so	O
it	O
's	O
easy	O
to	O
be	O
free	O
.	O


Plus	O
when	O
you	O
yourself	O
have	O
already	O
decided	O
that	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
bad	O
kid	O
,	O
then	O
,	O
you	O
achieve	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
liberation	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
're	O
completely	O
liberated	O
and	O
free	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
that	O
--	O


Um	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
today	B-DATE
we	O
say	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
class	O
of	O
ours	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
n't	O
all	O
necessarily	O
bad	O
kids	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


They	O
just	O
were	O
n't	O
like	O
normal	O
kids	O
.	O


,	O
it	O
was	O
like	O
a	O
brotherhood	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
did	O
some	O
things	O
that	O
were	O
out	O
of	O
bounds	O
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
we	O
helped	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


Very	O
sincere	O
,	O
very	O
sincere	O
and	O
good	O
.	O


When	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
that	O
class	O
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
received	O
patient	O
teaching	O
every	O
day	O
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
he	O
encountered	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
love	O
of	O
his	O
life	O
that	O
still	O
remains	O
fresh	O
in	O
his	O
memory	O
.	O


This	O
girl	O
became	O
the	O
only	O
light	O
in	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
dark	O
life	O
for	O
several	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


In	O
those	O
days	O
if	O
a	O
middle	O
school	O
student	O
liked	O
a	O
fellow	O
-	O
student	O
,	O
how	O
did	O
he	O
go	O
about	O
expressing	O
that	O
?	O


Um	O
.	O


When	O
I	O
was	O
a	O
school	O
kid	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Um	O
,	O
that	O
girl	O
,	O
who	O
ran	O
the	O
kitchen	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
students	O
in	O
our	O
class	O
,	O
I	O
liked	O
her	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


I	O
always	O
felt	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
she	O
can	O
,	O
give	O
you	O
more	O
on	O
your	O
plate	O
,	O
put	O
more	O
things	O
on	O
your	O
plate	O
for	O
you	O
to	O
eat	O
.	O


And	O
then	O
the	O
most	O
obvious	O
way	O
was	O
um	O
,	O
to	O
go	O
see	O
a	O
movie	O
together	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
,	O


So	O
already	O
you	O
could	O
--	O
Go	O
see	O
a	O
movie	O
;	O
I	O
thought	O
,	O


That	O
was	O
it	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
it	O
.	O


You	O
just	O
want	O
to	O
go	O
see	O
the	O
movie	O
,	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
worry	O
about	O
holding	O
hands	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
was	O
great	O
,	O
--	O


So	O
you	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
movies	O
with	O
this	O
girl	O
?	O


Yes	O
.	O


Do	O
you	O
still	O
remember	O
what	O
movies	O
you	O
saw	O
?	O


The	B-WORK_OF_ART
Flower	I-WORK_OF_ART
Girl	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	I-WORK_OF_ART


I	O
still	O
remember	O
that	O
now	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


She	O
cried	O
as	O
hard	O
as	O
she	O
could	O
.	O


So	O
seeing	O
The	B-WORK_OF_ART
Flower	I-WORK_OF_ART
Girl	I-WORK_OF_ART
was	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
seeing	O
Titanic	B-WORK_OF_ART
now	O
.	O


Oh	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
a	O
bit	O
,	O
a	O
bit	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
all	O
was	O
ready	O
,	O
no	O
cry	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
crying	O
her	O
eyes	O
out	O
,	O
a	O
big	O
film	O
like	O
that	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
time	O
I	O
thought	O
I	O
would	O
n't	O
cry	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
people	O
all	O
around	O
were	O
crying	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
thought	O
if	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
cry	O
it	O
would	O
look	O
bad	O
.	O


So	O
then	O
you	O
cried	O
.	O


So	O
then	O
I	O
thought	O
,	O
I	O
should	O
let	O
my	O
emotions	O
go	O
.	O


Um	O
,	O
how	O
was	O
the	O
girl	O
,	O
was	O
she	O
very	O
pretty	O
?	O


,	O
now	O
I	O
remember	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
very	O
pretty	O
,	O
mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


She	O
was	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
student	O
.	O


Ha	O
ha	O
,	O
this	O
--	O


How	O
was	O
it	O
she	O
liked	O
you	O
?	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
talk	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
if	O
two	B-CARDINAL
people	O
gave	O
each	O
other	O
the	O
eye	O
and	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
right	O
,	O
then	O
,	O


Gave	O
each	O
other	O
the	O
eye	O
,	O
while	O
you	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
class	O
you	O
gave	O
each	O
other	O
the	O
eye	O
.	O


,	O
so	O
,	O
when	O
we	O
were	O
in	O
class	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
you	O
,	O


I	O
remember	O
how	O
it	O
happened	O
,	O
yes	O
.	O


Um	O
.	O
When	O
we	O
went	O
to	O
class	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
classroom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
all	O
very	O
chaotic	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


So	O
then	O
,	O
we	O
'd	O
each	O
pick	O
up	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
chalk	O
and	O
toss	O
the	O
chalk	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
.	O
And	O
throw	O
spitballs	O
.	O


I	O
threw	O
it	O
at	O
someone	O
else	O
but	O
missed	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
hit	O
her	O
.	O


The	O
result	O
was	O
that	O
she	O
turned	O
her	O
head	O
to	O
look	O
.	O


And	O
she	O
looked	O
at	O
you	O
angrily	O
.	O


I	O
thought	O
,	O
uh-oh	O
,	O
the	O
expression	O
in	O
her	O
eyes	O
was	O
like	O
she	O
would	O
forgive	O
you	O
,	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
feeling	O
.	O


I	O
thought	O
wow	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
so	O
wonderful	O
,	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
feeling	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
how	O
it	O
was	O
,	O
I	O
should	O
say	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
like	O
that	O
?	O


Mm	O
.	O


Many	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
later	O
,	O
afterward	O
,	O
we	O
graduated	O
from	O
senior	O
middle	O
school	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
was	O
still	O
going	O
to	O
see	O
her	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


The	O
--	O


,	O
so	O
we	O
all	O
took	O
the	O
exams	O
for	O
college	O
,	O
and	O
things	O
changed	O
,	O
right	O
.	O


You	O
graduated	O
from	O
middle	O
school	O
in	O
'73	B-DATE
.	O


'74	B-DATE
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Graduated	O
from	O
midle	O
school	O
in	O
'74	B-DATE
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
that	O
female	O
schoolmate	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
suburbs	O
to	O
live	O
and	O
work	O
.	O


Right	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
yes	O
.	O


Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
went	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
a	O
factory	O
;	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
your	O
monthly	O
wages	O
were	O
,	O
forty	B-MONEY
-	I-MONEY
some	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
?	O


Mm	O
,	O
when	O
I	O
started	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
technical	O
school	O
.	O


Then	O
at	O
first	B-ORDINAL
it	O
was	O
13	B-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
13	B-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
;	O
the	B-DATE
second	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
it	O
was	O
15	B-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
and	O
the	B-DATE
third	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
it	O
was	O
41	B-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


41	B-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
,	O
an	O
astronomical	O
sum	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
money	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
money	O
.	O


In	O
1976	B-DATE
,	O
there	O
were	O
two	B-CARDINAL
happy	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
Ye	B-PERSON
family	O
.	O


The	O
first	B-ORDINAL
was	O
that	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Zhengming	I-PERSON
,	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
reunited	O
with	O
his	O
family	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
separated	O
from	O
for	O
three	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
second	B-ORDINAL
event	O
was	O
that	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
had	O
his	O
18th	B-ORDINAL
birthday	O
and	O
became	O
an	O
adult	O
.	O


With	O
the	O
turn	O
for	O
the	O
better	O
in	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
political	O
circumstances	O
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
left	O
behind	O
his	O
violent	O
life	O
and	O
changed	O
suddenly	O
,	O
becoming	O
more	O
inward	O
-	O
looking	O
.	O


In	O
1978	B-DATE
the	O
big	O
news	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
college	O
entrance	O
exams	O
would	O
be	O
reinstated	O
nationwide	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
of	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
age	O
were	O
thrilled	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
,	O
facing	O
this	O
opportunity	O
that	O
would	O
change	O
his	O
fortune	O
,	O
was	O
at	O
a	O
loss	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
.	O


You	O
thought	O
those	O
days	O
were	O
pretty	O
good	O
,	O
did	O
you	O
not	O
think	O
about	O
getting	O
into	O
the	O
university	O
?	O


Oh	O
my	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
'78	B-DATE
,	O
for	O
me	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
especially	O
depressing	O
time	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Up	O
to	O
then	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
I	O
had	O
never	O
thought	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


I	O
thought	O
everybody	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
your	O
fate	O
settled	O
things	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
you	O
either	O
go	O
to	O
a	O
place	O
live	O
and	O
work	O
,	O
or	O
you	O
became	O
a	O
-LRB-	O
factory	O
-RRB-	O
worker	O
.	O


In	O
society	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
worker	O
was	O
already	O
not	O
so	O
bad	O
a	O
thing	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
move	O
ahead	O
.	O


Um	O
,	O
in	O
'78	B-DATE
suddenly	O
they	O
reinstated	O
the	O
college	O
entrance	O
exams	O
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
'78	B-DATE
,	O
I	O
was	O
20	B-DATE
.	O


A	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
were	O
happy	O
,	O
very	O
excited	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
reinstated	O
the	O
college	O
entrance	O
exams	O
;	O
why	O
were	O
you	O
feeling	O
depressed	O
?	O


Right	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
problem	O
was	O
,	O
,	O
Because	O
,	O
I	O
had	O
never	O
done	O
well	O
in	O
school	O
.	O


So	O
right	O
off	O
I	O
felt	O
that	O
I	O
was	O
finished	O
,	O
--	O


Those	O
kids	O
who	O
were	O
younger	O
than	O
us	O
who	O
had	O
done	O
well	O
in	O
school	O
,	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
future	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
stand	O
out	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


So	O
I	O
was	O
hopeless	O
,	O
right	O
off	O
I	O
was	O
feeling	O
down	O
.	O


Very	O
clearly	O
a	O
--	O


If	O
you	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
exams	O
,	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
score	O
did	O
you	O
think	O
you	O
'd	O
get	O
.	O


I	O
did	O
n't	O
take	O
the	O
exams	O
,	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
nerve	O
,	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
try	O
,	O
so	O
--	O


,	O
the	O
extraordinary	O
thing	O
was	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
my	O
mom	O
was	O
attending	O
the	O
film	O
institute	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
an	O
instructor	O
there	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
I	O
had	O
n't	O
thought	O
,	O
,	O
that	O
I	O
would	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


,	O
um	O
,	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
send	O
the	O
recruitment	O
announcement	O
to	O
a	O
friend	O
's	O
house	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


So	O
then	O
I	O
--	O


One	O
day	O
she	O
sent	O
me	O
to	O
deliver	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
I	O
picked	O
it	O
up	O
and	O
read	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
I	O
read	O
it	O
,	O
oh	O
!	O
The	O
directing	O
department	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
institute	O
,	O
inside	O
,	O
no	O
language	O
exams	O
,	O
no	O
math	O
or	O
physics	O
or	O
chemistry	O
exams	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
thought	O
wow	O
!	O
This	O
is	O
just	O
the	O
ticket	O
.	O


Let	O
's	O
run	O
off	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
see	O
.	O


I	O
thought	O
you	O
've	O
loved	O
movies	O
ever	O
since	O
you	O
were	O
little	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
every	O
day	O
sitting	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
theater	O
you	O
thought	O
,	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
director	O
.	O


No	O
,	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
,	O
no	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
just	O
because	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
exam	O
,	O
no	O
exams	O
in	O
math	O
or	O
physics	O
or	O
chemistry	O
.	O


Right	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
simple	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


One	O
more	O
thing	O
,	O
because	O
in	O
'78	B-DATE
,	O
the	B-ORG
Beijing	I-ORG
Film	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
was	O
recruiting	O
students	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
--	O


Right	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
went	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
exams	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
institute	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
n't	O
pass	O
the	O
exams	O
.	O


His	O
mother	O
,	O
An	B-PERSON
Qi	I-PERSON
,	O
had	O
never	O
thought	O
that	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
would	O
sign	O
up	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
exam	O
for	O
her	O
work	O
unit	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Beijing	I-ORG
Film	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
.	O


But	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
in	O
fact	O
failed	O
when	O
he	O
took	O
the	O
reinstated	O
exam	O
.	O


Although	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
he	O
had	O
taken	O
the	O
exam	O
,	O
it	O
left	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
even	O
more	O
convinced	O
that	O
movies	O
were	O
something	O
he	O
could	O
do	O
.	O


The	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
21	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	O
old	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
passed	O
the	O
entrance	O
exam	O
for	O
the	O
actors	O
training	O
class	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
Xi'an	I-ORG
Film	I-ORG
Studio	I-ORG
.	O


Being	O
an	O
actor	O
was	O
not	O
his	O
goal	O
;	O
he	O
hoped	O
rather	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
the	O
directing	O
profession	O
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
you	O
especially	O
admired	O
directors	O
,	O
right	O
?	O


Mm	O
,	O
because	O
after	O
I	O
got	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Xi'an	I-ORG
Film	I-ORG
Studio	I-ORG
,	O
um	O
,	O
I	O
discovered	O
I	O
had	O
the	O
shakes	O
when	O
I	O
got	O
on	O
stage	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O
Now	O
,	O
here	O
chatting	O
with	O
you	O
,	O
I	O
feel	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
matter	O
.	O


Even	O
today	B-DATE
,	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
lens	O
,	O
I	O
'm	O
a	O
nervous	O
wreck	O
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
very	O
tense	O
.	O


Did	O
you	O
act	O
then	O
?	O


Of	O
course	O
,	O
every	O
day	O
we	O
had	O
to	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
just	O
recitation	O
,	O
so	O
,	O
doing	O
sketches	O
,	O
this	O
and	O
that	O
.	O


I	O
thought	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
definitely	O
not	O
working	O
.	O


Just	O
getting	O
on	O
stage	O
gave	O
you	O
the	O
shakes	O
.	O


Then	O
,	O
,	O
no	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
my	O
thing	O
,	O
this	O
,	O
I	O
could	O
n't	O
find	O
out	O
why	O
,	O
and	O
besides	O
in	O
those	O
days	O
,	O


Um	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
'80	B-DATE
that	O
I	O
went	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Xi'an	I-ORG
Film	I-ORG
Studio	I-ORG
,	O


Mm	O
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
,	O
always	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
pompous	O
stuff	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
that	O
milquetoast	O
kind	O
of	O
young	O
male	O
character	O
,	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
thing	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
person	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
could	O
n't	O
get	O
my	O
bearings	O
.	O


So	O
then	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
when	O
I	O
saw	O
that	B-PERSON
Teng	I-PERSON
Wenji	I-PERSON
,	O
he	O
was	O
probably	O
thirty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
some	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
to	O
us	O
,	O
very	O
stubborn	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


That	O
projecting	O
force	O
of	O
his	O
,	O
I	O
thought	O
wow	O
,	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
really	O
good	O
.	O


He	O
could	O
really	O
project	O
.	O


Because	O
ultimately	O
,	O
there	O
,	O
I	O
gradually	O
realized	O
this	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
audience	O
and	O
see	O
him	O
directing	O
on	O
site	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
I	O
could	O
see	O
how	O
they	O
worked	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
the	O
attraction	O
to	O
movies	O
was	O
all	O
these	O
things	O
,	O
I	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
really	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
fluff	O
,	O
I	O
thought	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
really	O
fun	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
really	O
interesting	O
.	O


I	O
thought	O
who	O
was	O
stubborn	O
,	O
then	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
person	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
mean	O
I	O
knew	O
anything	O
about	O
that	O
profession	O
.	O


So	O
no	O
one	O
ever	O
came	O
looking	O
for	O
you	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
play	O
?	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
--	O


Mm	O
,	O
no	O
one	O
ever	O
came	O
looking	O
--	O
.	O


They	O
looked	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
always	O
just	O
for	O
an	O
extra	O
.	O


,	O
you	O
did	O
n't	O
even	O
have	O
any	O
lines	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


That	O
Xi'an	B-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
thing	O
,	O
I	O
played	O
an	O
extra	O
once	O
.	O


There	O
was	O
a	O
guy	O
playing	O
Zhang	B-PERSON
Xueliang	I-PERSON
,	O
and	O
I	O
played	O
his	O
secretary	O
going	O
in	O
to	O
report	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
did	O
it	O
a	O
few	O
times	O
but	O
I	O
was	O
always	O
in	O
the	O
wrong	O
place	O
.	O


What	O
were	O
your	O
lines	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
?	O


It	O
was	O
"	O
reporting	O
,	O
a	O
telegram	O
"	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
.	O


So	O
you	O
--	O


So	O
I	O
had	O
never	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
soldier	O
,	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
pose	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
really	O
awful	O
.	O


So	O
after	O
I	O
gave	O
that	O
up	O
,	O
no	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
thing	O
.	O


So	O
the	O
old	O
director	O
,	O
Cheng	B-PERSON
Yin	I-PERSON
,	O
um	O
,	O


Mm	O
.	O


He	O
would	O
say	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
An	B-PERSON
Qi	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
son	O
,	O
why	O
is	O
he	O
like	O
that	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
remember	O
how	O
many	O
takes	O
you	O
did	O
?	O


Oh	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
it	O
was	O
something	O
like	O
ten	B-CARDINAL
plus	I-CARDINAL
times	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
too	O
,	O
I	O
'd	O
walk	O
badly	O
and	O
turn	O
like	O
that	O
.	O


,	O
I	O
attended	O
that	O
class	O
for	O
half	B-DATE
a	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
um	O
,	O
um	O
and	O
then	O
I	O
got	O
sick	O
.	O


Um	O
,	O
I	O
got	O
,	O
,	O
an	O
inflammation	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
nervous	O
system	O
,	O
so	O
my	O
whole	O
body	O
was	O
paralyzed	O
.	O


Your	O
whole	O
body	O
was	O
paralyzed	O
?	O


Right	O
.	O


Your	O
whole	O
body	O
was	O
paralyzed	O
?	O


Right	O
.	O
I	O
was	O
paralyzed	O
for	O
ten	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
.	O


So	O
you	O
could	O
n't	O
move	O
at	O
all	O
.	O


I	O
could	O
n't	O
move	O
at	O
all	O
.	O


When	O
it	O
started	O
,	O
my	O
leg	O
went	O
numb	O
,	O
then	O
my	O
hand	O
went	O
numb	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
it	O
started	O
cross	O
over	O
,	O
like	O
that	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
slowly	O
,	O
slowly	O
,	O
slowly	O
I	O
could	O
n't	O
move	O
.	O


What	O
's	O
the	O
scientific	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
disease	O
?	O


It	O
's	O
called	O
Guillain	O
-	O
Barre	O
Syndrome	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
named	O
after	O
a	O
foreigner	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Ahem	O
,	O
if	O
naming	O
it	O
somewhat	O
common	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
,	O
a	O
paralysis	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
nervous	O
system	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
it	O
goes	O
from	O
the	O
nerve	O
endings	O
to	O
the	O
flesh	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
turns	O
into	O
myasthenia	O
.	O


And	O
how	O
did	O
you	O
get	O
better	O
,	O
later	O
?	O


Hormones	O
.	O


You	O
took	O
hormones	O
.	O


Um	O
,	O
,	O
every	O
day	O
I	O
had	O
a	O
transfusion	O
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
after	O
you	O
get	O
hormones	O
,	O
people	O
may	O
get	O
very	O
fat	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Very	O
fat	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
so	O
fat	O
now	O
,	O
but	O
compared	O
to	O
then	O
it	O
's	O
much	O
better	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
how	O
fat	O
were	O
you	O
?	O


Yah	O
.	O


Getting	O
so	O
fat	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
this	O
,	O
if	O
I	O
looked	O
down	O
I	O
could	O
see	O
my	O
own	O
cheeks	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
thought	O
I	O
was	O
really	O
fat	O
.	O


What	O
do	O
you	O
mean	O
?	O


If	O
I	O
just	O
look	O
down	O
,	O
my	O
cheeks	O
are	O
right	O
here	O
.	O


But	O
after	O
they	O
finished	O
with	O
the	O
hormones	O
,	O
I	O
gradually	O
got	O
better	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


The	O
flesh	O
all	O
atrophied	O
,	O
um	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
look	O
at	O
when	O
I	O
was	O
in	O
middle	O
school	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
bit	O
of	O
exercise	O
--	O


Later	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
,	O
it	O
all	O
evaporated	O
.	O


I	O
've	O
heard	O
it	O
said	O
that	O
that	O
Wang	B-PERSON
Shuo	I-PERSON
novel	O
,	O
which	O
we	O
later	O
saw	O
as	O
a	O
television	O
play	O
--	O


Sometimes	O
,	O
oh	O
,	O
right	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Get	O
some	O
fun	O
.	O


Get	O
some	O
fun	O
.	O


The	O
language	O
in	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
part	O
Wang	B-PERSON
Zhiwen	I-PERSON
played	O
,	O
the	O
disease	O
he	O
got	O
is	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
your	O
disease	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
it	O
?	O


Right	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
right	O
.	O


So	O
sometimes	O
,	O
oh	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
me	O
and	O
Wang	B-PERSON
Shuo	I-PERSON
,	O
together	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
in	O
'89	B-DATE
.	O


Mm	O
,	O
together	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
wrote	O
a	O
--	O
.	O


Aye	O
,	O
the	O
script	O
I	O
wanted	O
,	O
the	O
novel	O
he	O
wrote	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
that	O
piece	O
we	O
created	O
together	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Therefore	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
we	O
were	O
talking	O
and	O
talking	O
to	O
shoot	O
,	O
an	O
urban	O
love	O
story	O
,	O
tell	O
a	O
love	O
story	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
took	O
me	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
,	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
that	O
story	O
,	O
as	O
background	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Then	O
after	O
I	O
went	O
back	O
to	O
Beijning	B-GPE
,	O
when	O
we	O
made	O
arrangement	O
and	O
were	O
eating	O
together	O
,	O
I	O
saw	O
Wang	B-PERSON
Shuo	I-PERSON
for	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O


Then	O
,	O
when	O
I	O
saw	O
him	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
,	O
Wang	B-PERSON
Shuo	I-PERSON
was	O
holding	O
a	O
book	O
in	O
his	O
arms	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
Floating	B-WORK_OF_ART
on	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Sea	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
that	O
novel	O
he	O
wrote	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
sample	O
.	O


Mm	O
.	O


Gave	O
it	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
took	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
school	O
to	O
read	O
.	O


I	O
read	O
it	O
and	O
wow	O
,	O
that	O
day	O
,	O
I	O
thought	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
--	O


Our	O
generation	O
could	O
really	O
find	O
ourselves	O
,	O
I	O
mean	O
--	O


Um	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
I	O
knew	O
we	O
--	O


Why	O
we	O
studied	O
movies	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
and	O
why	O
wrote	O
things	O
,	O
expressing	O
one	O
's	O
own	O
kind	O
of	O
thing	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
accurate	O
person	O


Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
had	O
already	O
read	O
Wang	B-PERSON
Shuo	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
novel	O
Love	B-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Hard	I-WORK_OF_ART
Way	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
style	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
made	O
a	O
profound	O
impression	O
on	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
sighed	O
,	O
this	O
expresses	O
what	O
our	O
generation	O
really	O
wants	O
to	O
express	O
.	O


Later	O
he	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
a	O
friend	O
,	O
and	O
Ye	B-PERSON
Daying	I-PERSON
met	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
,	O
Wang	B-PERSON
Shuo	I-PERSON
,	O
at	O
the	O
film	O
institute	O
.	O


That	O
was	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
their	O
long	O
friendship	O
,	O
which	O
continues	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


How	O
many	O
plays	O
did	O
you	O
collaborate	O
on	O
?	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
U.S.	B-GPE
Secretary	O
of	O
Defense	B-ORG
William	B-PERSON
Cohen	I-PERSON
promised	O
to	O
catch	O
and	O
punish	O
those	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
bombing	O
of	O
the	O
``	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
''	O
and	O
defended	O
the	O
Navy	B-ORG
's	O
decision	O
to	O
refuel	O
ships	O
in	O
Yemen	B-GPE
as	O
investigators	O
continued	O
their	O
day	B-DATE
at	O
work	O
.	O


Morton	B-PERSON
Dean	I-PERSON
reports	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
difficult	O
day	B-DATE
for	O
the	O
sailors	O
remaining	O
on	O
board	O
.	O


The	O
stressful	O
,	O
monumental	O
task	O
for	O
the	O
crew	O
on	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
carrier	O
suffered	O
a	O
setback	O
.	O


The	O
ship	O
began	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
water	O
and	O
lost	O
electrical	O
power	O
again	O
.	O


A	O
difficult	O
time	O
became	O
even	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O


It	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
a	O
memorial	O
service	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
17	B-CARDINAL
sailors	O
who	O
lost	O
their	O
lives	O
.	O


Details	O
are	O
becoming	O
known	O
about	O
the	O
damage	O
,	O
most	O
obvious	O
,	O
the	O
huge	O
hole	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
deck	O
is	O
buckled	O
.	O


Even	O
the	O
superstructure	O
is	O
damaged	O
.	O


Hatches	O
twisted	O
out	O
of	O
shape	O
and	O
bulkheads	O
destroyed	O
.	O


Rear	O
Admiral	O
Mark	B-PERSON
Fitzgerald	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
visited	O
the	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
,	O
was	O
stunned	O
by	O
the	O
damage	O
.	O


I	O
wo	O
n't	O
tell	O
you	O
whether	O
the	O
ship	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
sink	O
or	O
not	O
sink	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
was	O
considerable	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
U.S.	B-GPE
officials	O
here	O
tonight	B-TIME
,	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
attack	O
remain	O
unanswered	O
.	O


Any	O
details	O
or	O
speculation	O
on	O
who	O
specifically	O
,	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
that	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
.	O


With	O
well	B-CARDINAL
over	I-CARDINAL
100	I-CARDINAL
U.S.	B-GPE
investigators	O
now	O
in	O
Yemen	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
evidence	O
is	O
now	O
fully	O
under	O
way	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
been	O
officially	O
designated	O
``	O
Operation	B-EVENT
Determined	I-EVENT
Response	I-EVENT
,	O
''	O
and	O
that	O
suggests	O
several	O
things	O
that	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
is	O
determined	O
to	O
discover	O
who	O
carried	O
out	O
the	O
bombing	O
and	O
that	O
any	O
group	O
who	O
helped	O
plan	O
the	O
attack	O
faces	O
a	O
response	O
from	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
military	O
.	O


The	O
U.S.	B-GPE
believes	O
there	O
are	O
anti-American	B-NORP
terror	O
groups	O
based	O
in	O
Yemen	B-GPE
.	O


Half	B-CARDINAL
the	O
population	O
lives	O
in	O
settlements	O
with	O
500	B-CARDINAL
people	O
or	O
less	O
,	O
and	O
senior	O
U.S.	B-GPE
officials	O
here	O
say	O
the	O
government	O
,	O
although	O
friendly	O
to	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
,	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
entire	O
country	O
.	O


Yemen	B-GPE
's	O
President	O
has	O
repeatedly	O
said	O
an	O
internal	O
explosion	O
rocked	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
,	O
''	O
but	O
tomorrow	B-DATE
U.S.	B-GPE
officials	O
expect	O
him	O
to	O
announce	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
changed	O
his	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
tomorrow	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
bodies	O
will	O
resume	O
.	O


Ten	B-CARDINAL
U.S.	B-GPE
sailors	O
are	O
still	O
missing	O
.	O


Morton	B-PERSON
Dean	I-PERSON
,	O
Yemen	B-GPE
.	O


To	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
Yemen	B-GPE
,	O
go	O
to	O
our	O
website	O
at	O
abcnews.com	O
.	O


The	O
remains	O
of	O
four	B-CARDINAL
sailors	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
``	B-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
bombing	O
returned	O
to	O
Dover	B-FAC
Air	I-FAC
Force	I-FAC
Base	I-FAC
in	O
Delaware	B-GPE
today	B-DATE
.	O


They	O
were	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
to	O
be	O
flown	O
home	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Yemen	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
those	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
bombing	O
continues	O
.	O


Investigators	O
turned	O
up	O
new	O
evidence	O
and	O
more	O
leads	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


ABC	B-ORG
's	O
John	B-PERSON
Miller	I-PERSON
reports	O
.	O


Investigators	O
have	O
searched	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
half	I-CARDINAL
a	I-CARDINAL
dozen	I-CARDINAL
homes	O
around	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
Aden	B-GPE
including	O
this	O
one	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
retrace	O
the	O
movements	O
of	O
what	O
they	O
believe	O
may	O
be	O
six	B-CARDINAL
or	I-CARDINAL
more	I-CARDINAL
suspects	O
.	O


This	O
house	O
on	O
Al	B-FAC
Zaharah	I-FAC
Street	I-FAC
half	B-QUANTITY
a	I-QUANTITY
mile	I-QUANTITY
from	O
the	O
port	O
is	O
where	O
investigators	O
believe	O
the	O
bomb	O
was	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
boat	O
that	O
carried	O
it	O
.	O


Just	O
after	O
the	O
men	O
moved	O
in	O
,	O
neighbors	O
say	O
they	O
erected	O
a	O
metal	O
corrugated	O
wall	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
neighbors	O
'	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
yard	O
.	O


Investigators	O
say	O
the	O
men	O
who	O
lived	O
here	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
boat	O
behind	O
these	O
walls	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
of	O
their	O
stay	O
almost	O
constantly	O
.	O


At	O
first	B-ORDINAL
,	O
neighbors	O
were	O
curious	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
they	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
noise	O
.	O


On	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
bombing	I-DATE
,	O
neighbors	O
saw	O
the	O
boat	O
leaving	O
through	O
these	O
gates	O
pulled	O
by	O
a	O
Nissan	B-ORG
4	O
x	O
4	O
truck	O
.	O


The	O
trip	O
from	O
the	O
house	O
to	O
the	O
harbor	O
was	O
only	O
about	B-QUANTITY
a	I-QUANTITY
mile	I-QUANTITY
,	O
then	O
six	B-QUANTITY
miles	I-QUANTITY
by	O
water	O
to	O
the	O
spot	O
where	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
destroyer	O
was	O
refueling	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
FBI	B-ORG
agents	O
and	O
divers	O
were	O
collecting	O
evidence	O
near	O
the	O
place	O
they	O
believe	O
the	O
boat	O
was	O
lowered	O
into	O
the	O
water	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
which	O
killed	O
17	B-CARDINAL
sailors	O
and	O
two	B-CARDINAL
suicide	O
bombers	O
.	O


Investigators	O
have	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
names	O
of	O
possible	O
suspects	O
found	O
on	O
papers	O
in	O
the	O
houses	O
and	O
cars	O
they	O
searched	O
.	O


In	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
some	O
names	O
.	O


They	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
verify	O
whether	O
they	O
're	O
accurate	O
,	O
true	O
names	O
.	O


In	O
other	O
cases	O
,	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
believe	O
they	O
have	O
identities	O
yet	O
.	O


Yemeni	B-NORP
sources	O
say	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
bombers	O
may	O
have	O
used	O
ID	O
cards	O
issued	O
by	O
a	O
government	O
registration	O
center	O
35	B-QUANTITY
miles	I-QUANTITY
from	O
Aden	B-GPE
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
at	O
the	O
walled	O
-	O
in	O
headquarters	O
of	O
the	O
government	O
security	O
agency	O
,	O
the	O
manager	O
of	O
that	O
center	O
and	O
several	O
clerks	O
who	O
worked	O
there	O
were	O
among	O
dozens	B-CARDINAL
who	O
have	O
been	O
detained	O
and	O
questioned	O
.	O


Investigators	O
are	O
aware	O
that	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
before	I-DATE
the	O
bombing	O
,	O
accused	O
terrorist	O
leader	O
Osama	B-PERSON
Bin	I-PERSON
Laden	I-PERSON
released	O
a	O
videotape	O
calling	O
for	O
holy	O
war	O
against	O
Americans	B-NORP
in	O
the	O
Gulf	B-LOC
.	O


American	B-NORP
investigators	O
also	O
say	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
bombers	O
organized	O
the	O
plot	O
in	O
Aden	B-GPE
has	O
stark	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
Bin	B-PERSON
Laden	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
cells	O
have	O
operated	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
they	O
concede	O
,	O
while	O
they	O
are	O
closer	O
to	O
learning	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
bombers	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
still	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
from	O
knowing	O
or	O
proving	O
who	O
sent	O
them	O
.	O


John	B-PERSON
Miller	I-PERSON
,	O
ABC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
Aden	B-GPE
.	O


We	O
have	O
an	O
exclusive	O
report	O
tonight	B-TIME
about	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
,	O
''	O
and	O
an	O
identical	O
attack	O
that	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
failed	O
,	O
several	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
.	O


Here	O
's	O
ABC	B-ORG
's	O
John	B-PERSON
M	I-PERSON
Wethy	I-PERSON
.	O


ABC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
has	O
learned	O
that	O
the	O
terrorists	O
who	O
attacked	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
different	O
American	B-NORP
warship	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
port	O
ten	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
attack	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
worldwide	O
effort	O
during	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
millennium	I-DATE
that	O
included	O
targets	O
in	O
Jordan	B-GPE
and	O
Seattle	B-GPE
.	O


Intelligence	O
sources	O
say	O
the	O
target	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
destroyer	O
,	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
The	I-PRODUCT
Sullivans	I-PRODUCT
,	O
''	O
which	O
refueled	O
in	O
Yemen	B-GPE
's	O
port	O
of	O
Aden	B-GPE
in	O
January	B-DATE
.	O


Sources	O
tell	O
ABC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
that	O
a	O
suspect	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
custody	O
for	O
several	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
told	O
Yemeni	B-NORP
investigators	O
that	O
his	O
group	O
failed	O
in	O
their	O
attack	O
because	O
their	O
small	O
boat	O
,	O
overloaded	O
with	O
explosives	O
,	O
sank	O
just	O
off	O
the	O
beach	O
.	O


The	O
suspect	O
said	O
it	O
took	O
months	B-DATE
to	O
repackage	O
and	O
redesign	O
the	O
load	O
of	O
high	O
explosives	O
that	O
was	O
eventually	O
used	O
against	O
``	O
the	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
.	O
''	O


John	B-PERSON
M	I-PERSON
Wethy	I-PERSON
,	O
ABC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
Pentagon	B-FAC
.	O


Good	O
evening	B-TIME
.	O


That	O
call	O
to	O
order	O
you	O
just	O
heard	O
reverberates	O
through	O
the	B-FAC
Supreme	I-FAC
Court	I-FAC
every	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
that	O
the	O
justices	O
convene	O
,	O
but	O
today	B-DATE
was	O
no	O
everyday	O
session	O
.	O


Never	O
before	O
has	O
the	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
States	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
taken	O
up	O
a	O
case	O
that	O
could	O
decide	O
a	O
presidential	O
election	O
.	O


It	O
did	O
today	O
.	O


That	O
session	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
and	O
two	B-CARDINAL
defeats	O
for	O
Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
courts	O
dominate	O
the	O
news	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


We	O
start	O
with	O
the	B-ORG
U.S.	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
,	O
specifically	O
at	O
issue	O
,	O
an	O
appeal	O
from	O
the	O
campaign	O
of	O
George	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
that	O
the	B-ORG
Florida	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
had	O
exceeded	O
its	O
authority	O
when	O
it	O
ruled	O
Florida	B-GPE
counties	O
could	O
have	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
hand	O
-	O
count	O
ballots	O
.	O


Throughout	O
an	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
and	I-TIME
a	I-TIME
half	I-TIME
of	O
argument	O
,	O
the	O
justices	O
were	O
aggressive	O
in	O
peppering	O
lawyers	O
with	O
questions	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
seemed	O
interested	O
on	O
two	B-CARDINAL
issues	O
.	O


Was	O
there	O
a	O
federal	O
issue	O
involved	O
that	O
would	O
even	O
require	O
the	B-ORG
U.S.	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
to	O
rule	O
?	O
and	O
if	O
so	O
,	O
did	O
the	B-ORG
Florida	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
improperly	O
rewrite	O
Florida	B-GPE
law	O
,	O
as	O
Governor	O
Bush	B-PERSON
contends	O
?	O


A	O
sure	O
sign	O
of	O
the	O
historic	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
day	B-DATE
's	O
proceeding	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
ever	O
,	O
the	O
court	O
immediately	O
released	O
an	O
audiotape	O
of	O
the	O
arguments	O
.	O


But	O
in	O
the	O
courtroom	O
,	O
listening	O
in	O
person	O
was	O
ABC	B-ORG
's	O
Jackie	B-PERSON
Judd	I-PERSON
.	O


Even	O
now	O
,	O
hours	B-TIME
after	O
that	O
hearing	O
ended	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
still	O
protesters	O
circling	O
the	B-FAC
Supreme	I-FAC
Court	I-FAC
.	O


As	O
boisterous	O
as	O
the	O
protesters	O
were	O
,	O
nothing	O
intruded	O
on	O
the	O
ritual	O
inside	O
.	O


The	O
chief	O
justice	O
and	O
the	O
associate	O
justices	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
States	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
courtroom	O
was	O
packed	O
.	O


Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
top	O
campaign	O
aides	O
,	O
his	O
children	O
,	O
Republican	B-NORP
senators	O
and	O
congressmen	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
all	O
there	O
.	O


God	B-PERSON
save	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
and	O
this	O
honorable	O
court	O
.	O


First	B-ORDINAL
up	O
,	O
Ted	B-PERSON
Olson	I-PERSON
lawyer	O
for	O
George	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
,	O
laying	O
out	O
the	O
campaign	O
's	O
main	O
claim	O
.	O


Olson	B-PERSON
made	O
it	O
through	O
only	B-TIME
56	I-TIME
seconds	I-TIME
of	O
his	O
arguments	O
before	O
a	O
justice	O
broke	O
in	O
.	O


Well	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Olson	B-PERSON
--	O


Sandra	B-PERSON
Day	I-PERSON
O'Connor	I-PERSON
,	O
often	O
the	O
swing	O
vote	O
on	O
this	O
court	O
,	O
demanded	O
to	O
know	O
why	O
the	O
court	O
even	O
had	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
.	O


Olson	B-PERSON
argued	O
that	O
a	O
century	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
federal	O
statute	O
prevents	O
laws	O
governing	O
an	O
election	O
from	O
being	O
created	O
after	O
the	O
fact	O
which	O
,	O
he	O
claimed	O
,	O
is	O
just	O
what	O
the	O
Florida	B-GPE
court	O
did	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
,	O
that	O
the	B-LAW
U.S.	I-LAW
Constitution	I-LAW
gives	O
state	O
legislatures	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
courts	O
,	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
choose	O
electors	O
.	O


Of	O
all	O
the	O
justices	O
it	O
was	O
Ruth	B-PERSON
Bader	I-PERSON
Ginsburg	I-PERSON
who	O
seemed	O
most	O
sympathetic	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Florida	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
.	O


Midway	O
through	O
the	O
hearing	O
,	O
Chief	O
Justice	O
Rehnquist	B-PERSON
seemed	O
to	O
scold	O
his	O
colleagues	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
talkative	O
when	O
he	O
made	O
an	O
unusual	O
offer	O
to	O
the	O
lawyer	O
representing	O
Florida	B-GPE
's	O
Attorney	O
General	O
.	O


And	O
so	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
.	O


Laurence	B-PERSON
Tribe	I-PERSON
,	O
Gore	B-PERSON
's	O
attorney	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
state	O
court	O
did	O
nothing	O
illegal	O
.	O


It	O
simply	O
provided	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
a	O
close	O
election	O
to	O
be	O
examined	O
.	O


Justice	O
O'Connor	B-PERSON
again	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
suggesting	O
the	O
state	O
court	O
had	O
overstepped	O
its	O
authority	O
and	O
perhaps	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
federal	O
case	O
here	O
.	O


Justice	O
Antonin	B-PERSON
Scalia	I-PERSON
also	O
pressed	O
Tribe	B-PERSON
.	O


He	O
said	O
the	O
state	O
court	O
relied	O
on	O
the	B-LAW
Florida	I-LAW
Constitution	I-LAW
to	O
draft	O
its	O
decision	O
,	O
excluding	O
state	O
lawmakers	O
and	O
that	O
violated	O
the	B-LAW
U.S.	I-LAW
Constitution	I-LAW
.	O


It	O
was	O
Justice	O
Breyer	B-PERSON
who	O
asked	O
the	O
most	O
straightforward	O
question	O
of	O
all	O
.	O


What	O
happens	O
if	O
the	O
court	O
rules	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Bush	B-PERSON
?	O


The	O
answer	O
from	O
the	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	B-ORG
's	O
lawyer	O
was	O
,	O
Bush	B-PERSON
wins	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
litigation	O
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
ends	O
.	O


Not	O
everyone	O
agrees	O
.	O


They	O
say	O
that	O
no	O
matter	O
which	O
way	O
the	O
court	O
rules	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
provide	O
nearly	O
so	O
much	O
finality	O
to	O
this	O
presidential	O
election	O
.	O


Charlie	B-PERSON
?	O


Jackie	B-PERSON
Judd	I-PERSON
at	O
the	B-FAC
Supreme	I-FAC
Court	I-FAC
.	O


Our	O
thanks	O
.	O


The	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
has	O
arrived	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
Mississippi	B-GPE
shipyard	O
where	O
she	O
was	O
built	O
.	O


ABC	B-ORG
's	O
John	B-PERSON
M.	I-PERSON
Wethy	I-PERSON
reports	O
tonight	B-TIME
before	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
crew	O
failed	O
to	O
take	O
at	B-PERCENT
least	I-PERCENT
25	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
80	B-CARDINAL
different	O
steps	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
ship	O
before	O
landing	O
in	O
Yemen	B-GPE
.	O


An	O
investigation	O
is	O
already	O
under	O
way	O
.	O


The	O
ship	O
's	O
captain	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
heat	O
for	O
the	O
17	B-CARDINAL
sailors	O
who	O
died	O
.	O


The	O
ship	O
will	O
sail	O
again	O
.	O


After	O
George	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
is	O
sworn	O
in	O
,	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Clinton	I-PERSON
will	O
head	O
to	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
.	O


The	O
President	O
has	O
said	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
senator	O
will	O
spend	O
weekends	O
at	O
their	O
house	O
in	O
Chappaqua	B-GPE
.	O


Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
will	O
also	O
spend	O
time	O
at	O
his	O
presidential	O
library	O
in	O
Arkansas	B-GPE
.	O


He	O
says	O
he	O
will	O
come	O
to	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	O
``	O
every	O
now	O
and	O
then	O
.	O
''	O


Thanks	O
for	O
joining	O
us	O
.	O


Here	O
's	O
our	O
story	O
this	B-TIME
half	I-TIME
hour	I-TIME
--	O


There	O
's	O
dancing	O
in	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
as	O
angry	O
demonstrations	O
have	O
turned	O
into	O
celebrations	O
.	O


Tens	B-CARDINAL
of	I-CARDINAL
thousands	I-CARDINAL
of	O
people	O
crowded	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
the	O
Yugoslavian	B-NORP
capital	O
today	B-DATE
after	O
the	O
apparent	O
overthrow	O
of	O
President	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
.	O


Yesterday	B-DATE
,	O
protesters	O
stormed	O
key	O
government	O
buildings	O
and	O
seized	O
Serb	B-NORP
state	O
television	O
in	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
.	O


Russia	B-GPE
has	O
joined	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
in	O
its	O
support	O
of	O
opposition	O
leader	O
Vojislav	B-PERSON
Kostunica	I-PERSON
.	O


Russian	B-NORP
Foreign	B-ORG
Minister	O
Igor	B-PERSON
Ivanov	I-PERSON
congratulated	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
on	O
his	O
election	O
victory	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
gave	O
him	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Russian	B-NORP
President	O
Vladimir	B-PERSON
Putin	I-PERSON
.	O


Putin	B-PERSON
says	O
he	O
hopes	O
the	O
opposition	O
leader	O
will	O
do	O
``	O
everything	O
possible	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
internal	O
political	O
crisis	O
''	O
in	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
.	O


Russia	B-GPE
was	O
the	O
last	O
European	B-NORP
power	O
to	O
withhold	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
opposition	O
.	O


The	O
man	O
who	O
lost	O
power	O
in	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
finally	O
surfaced	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
met	O
with	O
Russian	B-NORP
Foreign	B-ORG
Minister	O
Igor	B-PERSON
Ivanov	I-PERSON
.	O


Ivanov	B-PERSON
says	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
told	O
him	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
Serbia	B-GPE
and	O
continue	O
to	O
run	O
its	O
largest	O
political	O
party	O
.	O


Indeed	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
still	O
considers	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
President	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
his	O
brother	O
Borislav	B-PERSON
.	O


In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
CNN	B-ORG
,	O
Borislav	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
accused	O
Western	B-NORP
nations	O
of	O
supporting	O
the	O
demonstrations	O
and	O
said	O
his	O
brother	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
city	O
.	O


Regardless	O
of	O
how	O
many	O
votes	O
Mr.	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
received	O
,	O
the	O
actions	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
are	O
vandalism	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
violence	O
.	O


It	O
should	O
n't	O
have	O
happened	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
not	O
democracy	O
.	O


The	O
opposition	O
did	O
n't	O
accept	O
the	O
ruling	O
of	O
the	O
constitutional	O
court	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
storm	O
the	O
parliament	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
being	O
defended	O
,	O
and	O
inflicted	O
huge	O
material	O
damage	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
did	O
more	O
damage	O
to	O
our	O
institutions	O
.	O


The	O
next	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
government	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
Yugoslav	B-NORP
parliament	O
to	O
convene	O
.	O


A	O
commission	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
power	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
call	O
lawmakers	O
to	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
for	O
a	O
special	O
session	O
.	O


Alessio	B-PERSON
Vinci	I-PERSON
reports	O
that	O
may	O
not	O
happen	O
until	O
tomorrow	O
because	O
some	O
members	O
of	O
parliament	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
from	O
Montenegro	B-GPE
.	O


What	O
is	O
going	O
on	O
right	O
now	O
is	O
intense	O
negotiations	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
parliament	O
that	O
were	O
elected	O
on	O
September	B-DATE
trying	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
majority	O
needed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
swear	O
in	O
Vojislav	B-PERSON
Kostunica	I-PERSON
as	O
the	O
next	O
President	O
of	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
.	O


With	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
in	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
getting	O
to	O
know	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Vojislav	B-PERSON
Kostunica	I-PERSON
.	O


Jonathan	B-PERSON
Mann	I-PERSON
takes	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
man	O
and	O
his	O
politics	O
.	O


Unlike	O
President	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
,	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
Communist	B-NORP
in	O
the	B-DATE
long	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
when	O
party	O
membership	O
was	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
power	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
not	O
among	O
the	O
prominent	O
opposition	O
figures	O
who	O
have	O
struggled	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
almost	O
as	O
hard	O
as	O
the	O
regime	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
an	O
orthodox	O
Serb	B-NORP
nationalist	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
supports	O
truer	O
democracy	O
for	O
his	O
country	O
and	O
better	O
relations	O
with	O
its	O
neighbors	O
and	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
.	O


Kostunica	B-PERSON
is	O
a	O
soft	O
-	O
spoken	O
and	O
uncharismatic	O
figure	O
who	O
spent	O
years	O
building	O
the	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Serbia	I-ORG
and	O
gathering	O
only	O
modest	O
support	O
.	O


After	O
ten	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
people	O
know	O
what	O
are	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
's	O
policies	O
and	O
ours	O
,	O
what	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
was	O
saying	O
and	O
promising	O
and	O
what	O
the	O
opposition	O
parties	O
and	O
I	O
myself	O
was	O
saying	O
in	O
these	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
and	O
how	O
I	O
was	O
behaving	O
.	O


Kostunica	B-PERSON
is	O
56	B-DATE
,	O
an	O
expert	O
on	O
constitutional	O
law	O
who	O
lives	O
with	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
pets	O
in	O
a	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
apartment	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
fired	O
from	O
his	O
job	O
teaching	O
law	O
in	O
1974	B-DATE
for	O
his	O
opposition	O
to	O
the	O
policies	O
of	O
the	O
Tito	B-PERSON
government	O
.	O


He	O
refused	O
an	O
offer	O
to	O
return	O
in	O
1989	B-DATE
because	O
of	O
his	O
opposition	O
to	O
the	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
regime	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
rejects	O
much	O
from	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
as	O
well	O
--	O
the	O
Dayton	B-GPE
peace	O
accord	O
,	O
Western	B-NORP
sanctions	O
on	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
the	O
war	O
crimes	O
tribunal	O
.	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
before	O
the	O
election	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
careful	O
to	O
distinguish	O
between	O
his	O
support	O
for	O
European	B-NORP
aid	O
projects	O
tied	O
to	O
reform	O
and	O
U.S.	O
efforts	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
describes	O
as	O
unhelpful	O
,	O
even	O
to	O
the	O
opposition	O
.	O


I	O
know	O
what	O
the	O
support	O
means	O
when	O
we	O
get	O
from	O
European	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
programs	O
like	O
energy	O
for	O
democracy	O
,	O
school	O
for	O
democracy	O
.	O


Those	O
small	O
projects	O
.	O


Here	O
we	O
get	O
nothing	O
in	O
advance	O
,	O
just	O
a	O
political	O
support	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
nothing	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
is	O
mostly	O
used	O
and	O
abused	O
and	O
manipulated	O
by	O
the	O
regime	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
are	O
just	O
NATO	B-ORG
parties	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
often	O
said	O
by	O
regime	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
having	O
their	O
own	O
policy	O
.	O


Jonathan	B-PERSON
Mann	I-PERSON
,	O
CNN	B-ORG
.	O


We	O
'll	O
be	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
all	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O


To	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
situation	O
,	O
just	O
click	O
on	O
our	O
website	O
at	O
headlinenews.com	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
has	O
passed	O
a	O
resolution	O
condemning	O
what	O
it	O
calls	O
``	O
acts	O
of	O
violence	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
excessive	O
use	O
of	O
force	O
against	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
.	O
''	O


U.S.	B-GPE
diplomats	O
had	O
opposed	O
wording	O
which	O
apparently	O
blamed	O
the	O
new	O
round	O
of	O
clashes	O
on	O
an	O
Israeli	B-NORP
opposition	O
leader	O
's	O
visit	O
to	O
a	O
shrine	O
venerated	O
by	O
both	O
sides	O
.	O


The	O
Security	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
vote	O
was	O
unanimous	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
abstaining	O
.	O


President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
may	O
travel	O
to	O
North	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
improve	O
relations	O
with	O
that	O
country	O
.	O


The	O
announcement	O
comes	O
after	O
two	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
of	O
talks	O
between	O
American	B-NORP
and	O
North	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
leaders	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


Secretary	O
of	O
State	B-ORG
Madeleine	B-PERSON
Albright	I-PERSON
has	O
accepted	O
an	O
invitation	O
to	O
visit	O
North	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
and	O
meet	O
with	O
leader	O
Kim	B-PERSON
Jong	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
il	I-PERSON
.	O


She	O
made	O
the	O
unexpected	O
announcement	O
at	O
a	O
dinner	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


North	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
top	O
defense	O
official	O
hosted	O
the	O
event	O
.	O


The	O
country	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
U.S.	B-GPE
list	O
of	O
nations	O
that	O
sponsor	O
terrorism	O
.	O


The	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
administration	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
persuade	O
North	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
to	O
halt	O
its	O
ballistic	O
missile	O
program	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
it	O
can	O
get	O
off	O
the	O
list	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
no	O
word	O
yet	O
when	O
Albright	B-PERSON
's	O
trip	O
will	O
take	O
place	O
.	O


U.S.	B-ORG
Navy	I-ORG
divers	O
recovered	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
6	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
17	B-CARDINAL
sailors	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
apparent	O
attack	O
on	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
in	O
Aden	B-GPE
,	O
Yemen	B-GPE
.	O


Earlier	B-TIME
today	I-TIME
,	O
the	O
Pentagon	B-ORG
had	O
reported	O
seven	B-CARDINAL
bodies	O
were	O
found	O
.	O


The	O
investigation	O
into	O
who	O
was	O
behind	O
the	O
apparent	O
suicide	O
attack	O
is	O
being	O
headed	O
by	O
the	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
office	O
of	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
.	O


Two	B-CARDINAL
amphibious	O
assault	O
ships	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
scene	O
to	O
offer	O
security	O
and	O
logistical	O
help	O
in	O
the	O
recovery	O
effort	O
.	O


A	O
third	B-ORDINAL
ship	O
will	O
arrive	O
tomorrow	B-DATE
along	O
with	O
a	O
Navy	B-ORG
tugboat	O
.	O


28	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
33	B-CARDINAL
wounded	O
sailors	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
from	O
the	B-FAC
Portsmouth	I-FAC
Naval	I-FAC
Hospital	I-FAC
in	O
Virginia	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
four	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
most	O
seriously	O
wounded	O
sailors	O
are	O
flying	O
home	O
from	O
Germany	B-GPE
for	O
additional	O
treatment	O
.	O


The	O
FBI	B-ORG
says	O
its	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
office	O
will	O
lead	O
the	O
agency	O
's	O
investigation	O
into	O
the	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
bombing	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
the	O
same	O
office	O
that	O
's	O
investigated	O
similar	O
terrorist	O
attacks	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
linked	O
to	O
ex-Saudi	B-NORP
millionaire	O
Osama	B-PERSON
Bin	I-PERSON
Laden	I-PERSON
.	O


Yesterday	B-DATE
,	O
Afghanistan	B-GPE
's	O
ruling	O
Taliban	B-ORG
denied	O
Bin	B-PERSON
Laden	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
Yemeni	B-NORP
attack	O
.	O


Bin	B-PERSON
Laden	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
living	O
in	O
exile	O
in	O
Afghanistan	B-GPE
,	O
is	O
of	O
Yemeni	B-NORP
descent	O
.	O


Investigators	O
do	O
not	O
say	O
whether	O
they	O
have	O
found	O
a	O
link	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
attack	O
,	O
but	O
say	O
they	O
're	O
looking	O
at	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
possible	O
suspects	O
.	O


Hello	O
,	O
everyone	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
Holly	B-PERSON
Firfer	I-PERSON
,	O
sitting	O
in	O
for	O
Judy	B-PERSON
Fortin	I-PERSON
.	O


Here	O
's	O
our	O
top	O
story	O
--	O


As	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
bury	O
their	O
dead	O
,	O
the	O
violence	O
in	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
the	O
Mideast	B-LOC
continues	O
,	O
and	O
Arab	B-NORP
leaders	O
begin	O
a	O
meeting	O
in	O
Cairo	B-GPE
,	O
trying	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
unified	O
position	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
situation	O
.	O


Egyptian	B-NORP
President	O
Hosni	B-PERSON
Mubarak	I-PERSON
opened	O
the	O
emergency	O
Arab	B-ORG
League	I-ORG
summit	O
with	O
a	O
statement	O
blaming	O
Israel	B-GPE
for	O
adopting	O
a	O
belligerent	O
attitude	O
which	O
threatens	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
peace	O
.	O


Palestinian	B-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
President	O
Yasser	B-PERSON
Arafat	I-PERSON
accused	O
Israel	B-GPE
of	O
``	O
mass	O
killing	O
and	O
barbarian	O
bombing	O
.	O
''	O


He	O
called	O
on	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
leaders	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
stand	O
``	O
befitting	O
the	O
sacrifices	O
''	O
of	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
people	O
.	O


Our	O
choice	O
is	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
permanent	O
,	O
comprehensive	O
and	O
just	O
peace	O
,	O
and	O
our	O
aim	O
is	O
to	O
liberate	O
our	O
land	O
and	O
to	O
create	O
our	O
independent	O
state	O
in	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
blast	O
land	O
with	O
Jerusalem	B-GPE
as	O
its	O
capital	O
and	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
our	O
refugees	O
to	O
their	O
homes	O
.	O


While	O
leaders	O
and	O
spokesmen	O
for	O
both	O
sides	O
talk	O
,	O
the	O
fighting	O
goes	O
on	O
.	O


Richard	B-PERSON
Blystone	I-PERSON
reports	O
on	O
the	O
latest	O
round	O
of	O
violence	O
in	O
the	O
Mideast	B-LOC
.	O


The	O
studied	O
words	O
of	O
the	O
diplomats	O
and	O
the	O
cries	O
in	O
the	O
street	O
seem	O
to	O
come	O
from	O
two	B-CARDINAL
different	O
worlds	O
.	O


Fresh	O
clashes	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
Gaza	I-GPE
Strip	I-GPE
on	O
the	O
Mediterranean	B-LOC
coast	O
and	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
West	I-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
.	O


Fighting	O
springs	O
from	O
the	O
funerals	O
for	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
nine	I-CARDINAL
Palestinians	B-NORP
killed	O
Friday	B-DATE
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
clashes	O
in	O
this	O
three	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
conflict	O
.	O


A	O
new	O
intifada	O
,	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
four	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
street	O
campaign	O
that	O
ended	O
with	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
/	O
Israeli	B-NORP
negotiations	O
a	B-DATE
decade	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
leader	O
of	O
Yasser	B-PERSON
Arafat	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
Fateh	B-ORG
movement	O
.	O


A	O
counterview	O
from	O
Dan	B-PERSON
Meridor	I-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
Israel	B-GPE
's	O
defense	O
and	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
committee	O
.	O


When	O
I	O
hear	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
saying	O
on	O
television	O
we	O
are	O
at	O
the	O
war	O
of	O
independence	O
of	O
Palestine	B-GPE
,	O
I	O
understand	O
they	O
prefer	O
war	O
to	O
peace	O
.	O


A	O
stupid	O
and	O
difficult	O
historic	O
mistake	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
face	O
it	O
.	O


Overnight	B-TIME
,	O
a	O
new	O
development	O
on	O
Israel	B-GPE
's	O
northern	O
border	O
.	O


The	O
defense	O
reports	O
an	O
attack	O
at	O
the	O
border	O
fence	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
body	O
was	O
found	O
after	O
Israelis	B-NORP
responded	O
with	O
small	O
arms	O
,	O
tanks	O
and	O
helicopters	O
from	O
Lebanon	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
Hezbollah	B-ORG
movement	O
which	O
waged	O
a	O
war	O
of	O
attrition	O
with	O
the	O
Israelis	B-NORP
before	O
they	O
withdrew	O
from	O
south	O
Lebanon	B-GPE
in	O
May	B-DATE
,	O
says	O
its	O
fighters	O
were	O
not	O
involved	O
.	O


As	O
the	O
weeks	B-DATE
wear	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
words	O
of	O
diplomats	O
and	O
leaders	O
seem	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
irrelevant	O
.	O


Reaction	O
follows	O
reaction	O
.	O


The	O
initiative	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
streets	O
.	O


Richard	B-PERSON
Blystone	I-PERSON
,	O
CNN	B-ORG
,	O
Jerusalem	B-GPE
.	O


The	B-ORG
U.N.	I-ORG
General	I-ORG
Assembly	I-ORG
has	O
passed	O
a	O
resolution	O
that	O
is	O
critical	O
of	O
Israel	B-GPE
's	O
use	O
of	O
force	O
against	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
.	O


It	O
also	O
condemns	O
Israeli	B-NORP
excessive	O
use	O
of	O
force	O
by	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
.	O


It	O
calls	O
Israeli	B-NORP
settlements	O
in	O
the	O
occupied	O
territories	O
illegal	O
and	O
an	O
obstacle	O
to	O
peace	O
.	O


46	B-CARDINAL
nations	O
abstained	O
from	O
the	O
vote	O
.	O


Six	B-CARDINAL
others	O
oppose	O
the	O
measure	O
,	O
including	O
Israel	B-GPE
and	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O


They	O
say	O
it	O
sends	O
a	O
negative	O
message	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
last	O
bastions	O
of	O
the	B-EVENT
Cold	I-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
is	O
the	O
scene	O
of	O
some	O
diplomatic	O
thawing	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


North	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
opened	O
its	O
doors	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
today	B-DATE
,	O
welcoming	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	B-ORG
Madeleine	B-PERSON
Albright	I-PERSON
for	O
unprecedented	O
talks	O
with	O
leader	O
Kim	B-PERSON
Jong	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
il	I-PERSON
.	O


Albright	B-PERSON
is	O
laying	O
the	O
groundwork	O
for	O
a	O
visit	O
by	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
.	O


She	O
says	O
her	O
visit	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
start	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
road	O
to	O
normal	O
relations	O
remains	O
uphill	O
.	O


The	O
U.S.	B-GPE
remains	O
concerned	O
about	O
North	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
missile	O
development	O
program	O
and	O
its	O
exports	O
of	O
missiles	O
to	O
Iran	B-GPE
and	O
Syria	B-GPE
.	O


President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
is	O
waiting	O
for	O
Israeli	B-NORP
and	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
leaders	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
his	O
latest	O
peace	O
initiative	O
.	O


He	O
's	O
inviting	O
both	O
sides	O
to	O
Washington	B-GPE
for	O
separate	O
meetings	O
with	O
him	O
.	O


Aides	O
say	O
the	O
President	O
spoke	O
by	O
phone	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
with	O
Israeli	B-NORP
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ehud	B-PERSON
Barak	I-PERSON
,	O
after	O
talking	O
earlier	B-TIME
in	I-TIME
the	I-TIME
day	I-TIME
with	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
leader	O
Yasser	B-PERSON
Arafat	I-PERSON
.	O


In	O
Gaza	B-GPE
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
unrest	O
.	O


The	O
funeral	O
of	O
a	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
youth	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
rally	O
against	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


Chanting	O
protesters	O
vowed	O
to	O
avenge	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
16	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
,	O
who	O
was	O
shot	O
by	O
Israel	B-GPE
troops	O
near	O
the	O
crossing	O
between	O
Gaza	B-GPE
and	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


Venezuela	B-GPE
's	O
leftist	O
President	O
has	O
awarded	O
Fidel	B-PERSON
Castro	I-PERSON
the	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Caracas	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
Cuban	B-NORP
President	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
five	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
visit	O
to	O
Venezuela	B-GPE
to	O
sign	O
an	O
oil	O
-	O
supply	O
deal	O
.	O


Hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	O
Venezuelans	B-NORP
lined	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
the	O
capital	O
to	O
welcome	O
Castro	B-PERSON
.	O


Opposition	O
legislators	O
boycotted	O
Castro	B-PERSON
's	O
speech	O
in	O
the	B-ORG
Venezuelan	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
to	O
protest	O
human	O
rights	O
abuses	O
in	O
Cuba	B-GPE
.	O


216	B-CARDINAL
sailors	O
from	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
are	O
back	O
in	O
their	O
home	O
port	O
of	O
Norfolk	B-GPE
,	O
Virginia	B-GPE
.	O


Cheering	O
family	O
members	O
greeted	O
the	O
crew	O
with	O
flowers	O
and	O
waving	O
flags	O
yesterday	B-DATE
.	O


A	O
few	O
``	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
''	O
crew	O
members	O
are	O
staying	O
with	O
the	O
ship	O
.	O


It	O
will	O
begin	O
its	O
five	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
trip	O
home	O
on	O
the	O
deck	O
of	O
the	O
rescue	O
ship	O
``	B-PRODUCT
Blue	I-PRODUCT
Marlin	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
today	B-DATE
.	O


17	B-CARDINAL
crew	O
members	O
were	O
killed	O
and	O
39	B-CARDINAL
injured	O
in	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
's	I-DATE
apparent	O
terrorist	O
bombing	O
of	O
the	O
warship	O
.	O


Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
is	O
spending	O
the	O
Thanksgiving	B-DATE
holiday	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
with	O
his	O
family	O
.	O


Yesterday	B-DATE
,	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Tipper	B-PERSON
,	O
made	O
their	O
annual	B-DATE
visit	O
to	O
a	O
local	O
food	O
bank	O
.	O


The	O
Vice	O
President	O
joked	O
whether	O
volunteers	O
ought	O
to	O
recount	O
the	O
boxes	O
of	O
food	O
.	O


Gore	B-PERSON
also	O
says	O
he	O
's	O
focusing	O
on	O
building	O
a	O
possible	O
administration	O
,	O
a	O
move	O
he	O
thinks	O
George	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
should	O
make	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
election	O
uncertainty	O
.	O


A	O
fire	O
in	O
a	O
Bangladeshi	B-NORP
garment	O
factory	O
has	O
left	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
37	I-CARDINAL
people	O
dead	O
and	O
100	B-CARDINAL
hospitalized	O
.	O


Most	O
of	O
the	O
deceased	O
were	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
crush	O
as	O
workers	O
tried	O
to	O
flee	O
the	O
blaze	O
in	O
the	O
four	B-CARDINAL
-	O
story	O
building	O
.	O


Witnesses	O
say	O
the	O
only	O
exit	O
door	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
floor	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
locked	O
when	O
the	O
fire	O
broke	O
out	O
.	O


Most	O
of	O
the	O
victims	O
were	O
women	O
and	O
children	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
no	O
let	O
-	O
up	O
in	O
clashes	O
between	O
rock	O
-	O
throwing	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
and	O
Israeli	B-NORP
troops	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
West	I-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
and	O
Gaza	B-GPE
this	B-DATE
weekend	I-DATE
.	O


Israeli	B-NORP
troops	O
shot	O
and	O
killed	O
a	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
in	O
the	B-GPE
West	I-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
today	B-DATE
.	O


Four	B-CARDINAL
Palestinians	B-NORP
died	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
West	I-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
and	O
Gaza	B-GPE
yesterday	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
violence	O
is	O
marring	O
Israeli	B-NORP
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ehud	B-PERSON
Barak	I-PERSON
's	O
search	O
for	O
a	O
peace	O
agreement	O
.	O


Palestinian	B-NORP
leader	O
Yasser	B-PERSON
Arafat	I-PERSON
met	O
with	O
his	O
cabinet	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
.	O


The	O
council	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
vowing	O
not	O
to	O
give	O
in	O
to	O
what	O
it	O
calls	O
Israeli	B-NORP
aggression	O
.	O


It	O
also	O
wants	O
an	O
international	O
fact	O
-	O
finding	O
commission	O
to	O
look	O
into	O
the	O
bloodshed	O
.	O


A	O
return	O
to	O
Soviet	B-NORP
-	O
era	O
symbolism	O
in	O
Russia	B-GPE
is	O
gaining	O
favor	O
.	O


The	O
Duma	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
lower	O
house	O
of	O
the	O
Russian	B-NORP
parliament	O
,	O
has	O
voted	O
to	O
adopt	O
the	O
old	O
Soviet	B-NORP
national	O
anthem	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
Russian	B-NORP
anthem	O
.	O


The	O
song	O
now	O
in	O
use	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O


The	O
issue	O
sparked	O
demonstrations	O
,	O
pitting	O
supporters	O
against	O
those	O
who	O
fiercely	O
oppose	O
a	O
connection	O
with	O
what	O
they	O
consider	O
a	O
murderous	O
regime	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Upper	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
must	O
next	O
approve	O
the	O
measure	O
.	O


President	O
Vladimir	B-PERSON
Putin	I-PERSON
has	O
pledged	O
his	O
support	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
called	O
for	O
different	O
lyrics	O
.	O


Two	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
after	O
a	O
bomb	O
blasted	O
its	O
hull	O
,	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
is	O
back	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O


The	O
damaged	O
ship	O
was	O
carried	O
from	O
Yemen	B-GPE
aboard	O
a	O
Norwegian	B-NORP
transport	O
ship	O
.	O


17	B-CARDINAL
sailors	O
were	O
killed	O
when	O
the	O
ship	O
was	O
attacked	O
by	O
suicide	O
bombers	O
in	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
Aden	B-GPE
.	O


A	O
temporary	O
patch	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
40	B-CARDINAL
by	O
40	B-CARDINAL
hole	O
in	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
hull	O
.	O


It	O
will	O
be	O
welded	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
before	O
it	O
is	O
unloaded	O
from	O
the	O
carrier	O
.	O


Repairs	O
in	O
Mississippi	B-GPE
are	O
expected	O
to	O
cost	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
150	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
and	O
last	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
at	O
a	O
ship	O
-	O
building	O
facility	O
in	O
Pascagoula	B-GPE
,	O
Mississippi	B-GPE
.	O


The	B-ORG
``	I-ORG
Jingle	I-ORG
Cats	I-ORG
''	I-ORG
are	O
putting	O
a	O
new	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
term	O
``	O
Meow	O
Mix	O
.	O
''	O


Denise	B-PERSON
Dillon	I-PERSON
introduces	O
us	O
to	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
singing	O
felines	O
with	O
several	O
under	O
their	O
collars	O
.	O


7777	O


If	O
nine	B-CARDINAL
caroling	O
cats	O
crooning	O
Christmas	O
classics	O
does	O
n't	O
put	O
you	O
in	O
the	O
holiday	O
mood	O
,	O
maybe	O
nothing	O
will	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
that	B-DATE
time	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	B-ORG
Jingle	I-ORG
Cats	I-ORG
are	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
just	O
about	O
anywhere	O
.	O


They	O
have	O
cassettes	O
and	O
and	O
their	O
very	O
own	O
video	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
out	O
on	O
DVD	O
.	O


The	O
man	O
behind	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
creator	O
Mike	B-PERSON
Spalla	I-PERSON
,	O
says	O
he	O
owes	O
it	O
all	O
to	O
his	O
cat	O
,	O
Cheesepuff	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
finely	O
tuned	O
vocal	O
cords	O
.	O


I	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
do	O
some	O
Christmas	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
``	O
Jingle	B-WORK_OF_ART
Bells	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
''	O
and	O
I	O
brought	O
my	O
cat	O
with	O
me	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
song	O
and	O
the	O
cat	O
jumped	O
up	O
into	O
the	O
record	O
booth	O
and	O
started	O
meowing	O
along	O
,	O
meowing	O
to	O
me	O
.	O


7777	O


Cheesepuff	O
and	O
friends	O
first	O
clawed	O
their	O
way	O
onto	O
the	O
music	O
charts	O
in	O
1993	B-DATE
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
``	B-WORK_OF_ART
meowy	I-WORK_OF_ART
Christmas	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	I-WORK_OF_ART
CD	O
,	O
featuring	O
20	B-CARDINAL
classic	O
Christmas	O
hits	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
such	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
feline	O
group	O
released	O
another	O
holiday	O
song	O
collection	O
,	O
``	O
Here	B-WORK_OF_ART
Comes	I-WORK_OF_ART
Santa	I-WORK_OF_ART
Claws	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
''	O


Spalla	B-PERSON
says	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
following	O
of	O
some	O
very	O
unique	O
fans	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
a	O
certain	O
kind	O
of	O
person	O
that	O
's	O
in	O
tune	O
with	O
a	O
cat	O
.	O


They	O
're	O
thoughtful	O
.	O


They	O
must	O
be	O
more	O
intelligent	O
or	O
something	O
.	O


7777	O


The	O
cats	O
are	O
such	O
a	O
hit	O
,	O
Spalla	B-PERSON
has	O
taken	O
on	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
new	O
groups	O
.	O


``	O
Jingle	B-ORG
Babies	I-ORG
,	O
''	O
and	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
``	O
Jingle	B-ORG
Dogs	I-ORG
.	O
''	O


Denise	B-PERSON
Dillon	I-PERSON
,	O
``	O
Headline	B-WORK_OF_ART
News	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
''	O


Now	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
it	O
is	O
the	B-DATE
holidays	I-DATE
.	O


16	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
of	O
experience	O
and	O
ten	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
of	O
training	O
are	O
paying	O
off	O
for	O
a	O
sheep	O
shearer	O
from	O
New	B-GPE
Zealand	I-GPE
.	O


Rodney	B-PERSON
Sutton	I-PERSON
broke	O
a	O
seven	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
world	O
record	O
by	O
shearing	O
839	B-CARDINAL
lambs	O
in	O
nine	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
.	O


A	O
crowd	O
of	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
watched	O
him	O
accomplish	O
the	O
feat	O
.	O


Sutton	B-PERSON
says	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
dreaming	O
of	O
completing	O
the	O
task	O
for	O
years	B-DATE
.	O


President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
is	O
questioning	O
the	O
legitimacy	O
of	O
George	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
election	O
victory	O
.	O


Speaking	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
to	O
Democratic	B-NORP
supporters	O
in	O
Chicago	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
President	O
said	O
Bush	B-PERSON
won	O
the	O
election	O
only	O
because	O
Republicans	B-NORP
stopped	O
the	O
vote	O
-	O
counting	O
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
praised	O
Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
campaign	O
manager	O
,	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Daley	I-PERSON
,	O
for	O
the	O
way	O
he	O
handled	O
the	O
election	O
.	O


I	O
want	O
to	O
thank	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Daley	I-PERSON
for	O
his	O
exemplary	O
service	O
as	O
Secretary	O
of	O
Commerce	B-ORG
.	O


He	O
was	O
brilliant	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
he	O
did	O
a	O
brilliant	O
job	O
in	O
leading	O
Vice	O
President	O
Gore	B-PERSON
to	O
victory	O
myself	O
.	O


Hi	O
.	O


Thanks	O
for	O
looking	O
in	O
.	O


Our	O
top	O
story	O
this	B-TIME
half	I-TIME
hour	I-TIME
--	O
sources	O
tell	O
CNN	B-ORG
President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
and	O
independent	O
counsel	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Ray	I-PERSON
have	O
reached	O
an	O
accommodation	O
that	O
would	O
end	O
the	O
long	O
-	O
running	O
investigation	O
of	O
the	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
White	B-ORG
House	I-ORG
.	O


Details	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
at	O
this	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
by	O
the	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
.	O


Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
is	O
expected	O
to	O
admit	O
when	O
he	O
gave	O
sworn	O
testimony	O
in	O
August	B-DATE
1998	I-DATE
,	O
he	O
knowingly	O
misled	O
investigators	O
looking	O
into	O
the	O
Paula	B-PERSON
Jones	I-PERSON
and	O
Monica	B-PERSON
Lewinsky	I-PERSON
matters	O
.	O


In	O
return	O
,	O
sources	O
say	O
Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
will	O
not	O
be	O
indicted	O
that	O
is	O
he	O
would	O
avoid	O
being	O
indicted	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
would	O
accept	O
a	O
five	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
suspension	O
of	O
his	O
Arkansas	B-GPE
law	O
license	O
.	O


The	O
deal	O
would	O
bring	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
seven	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
of	O
investigations	O
,	O
covering	O
the	O
Whitewater	B-ORG
land	O
deal	O
,	O
Travelgate	B-EVENT
,	O
and	O
the	O
sexual	O
affair	O
with	O
Monica	B-PERSON
Lewinsky	I-PERSON
which	O
led	O
to	O
Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
's	O
impeachment	O
.	O


Nine	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
today	I-DATE
,	O
allegations	O
of	O
infidelity	O
almost	O
derailed	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Clinton	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
journey	O
from	O
hope	O
to	O
the	B-FAC
White	I-FAC
House	I-FAC
.	O


Bob	B-PERSON
Glascoff	I-PERSON
tracks	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
``	O
other	O
woman	O
''	O
in	O
today	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
``	O
Headliners	B-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
''	O


On	O
January	B-DATE
1992	I-DATE
,	O
Gennifer	B-PERSON
Flowers	I-PERSON
claims	O
she	O
had	O
a	O
12	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
affair	O
with	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Clinton	I-PERSON
.	O


Former	O
nightclub	O
singer	O
,	O
television	O
anchor	O
and	O
Arkansas	B-GPE
State	I-GPE
employee	O
,	O
Flowers	B-PERSON
'	O
allegations	O
threatened	O
to	O
torpedo	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
's	O
presidential	O
chances	O
.	O


Although	O
Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
denied	O
having	O
a	O
relationship	O
with	O
Flowers	B-PERSON
,	O
he	O
did	O
speak	O
of	O
bringing	O
``	O
pain	O
''	O
to	O
his	O
marriage	O
during	O
a	O
joint	O
television	O
interview	O
with	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Hillary	B-PERSON
.	O


Flowers	B-PERSON
went	O
on	O
``	B-WORK_OF_ART
Larry	I-WORK_OF_ART
King	I-WORK_OF_ART
Live	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	O
1998	B-DATE
at	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
the	O
impeachment	O
proceedings	O
against	O
Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
.	O


She	O
said	O
she	O
felt	O
vindicated	O
when	O
he	O
admitted	O
under	O
oath	O
that	O
he	O
'd	O
had	O
an	O
affair	O
with	O
her	O
after	O
denying	O
it	O
for	O
years	B-DATE
.	O


Flowers	B-PERSON
has	O
written	O
two	B-CARDINAL
books	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
her	O
website	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
private	O
-	O
label	O
cigars	O
and	O
signed	O
photos	O
.	O


A	O
federal	O
judge	O
recently	O
dismissed	O
a	O
defamation	O
lawsuit	O
she	O
brought	O
against	O
Hillary	B-PERSON
Rodham	I-PERSON
Clinton	I-PERSON
and	O
two	B-CARDINAL
former	O
presidential	O
aides	O
.	O


With	O
``	O
Headliners	B-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
''	O
I	O
'm	O
Bob	B-PERSON
Glascoff	I-PERSON
.	O


In	O
northern	O
Iraq	B-GPE
,	O
U.S.	B-GPE
warplanes	O
hit	O
targets	O
including	O
a	O
ridge	O
east	O
of	O
Mosul	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
troops	O
have	O
been	O
entrenched	O
.	O


Two	B-CARDINAL
F	B-PRODUCT
Tomcats	I-PRODUCT
struck	O
the	O
targets	O
.	O


The	O
same	O
area	O
was	O
a	O
site	O
of	O
heavy	O
bombing	O
yesterday	B-DATE
.	O


After	O
today	B-DATE
's	O
air	O
strikes	O
,	O
13	B-CARDINAL
Iraqi	B-NORP
soldiers	O
abandoned	O
their	O
posts	O
and	O
surrendered	O
to	O
Kurdish	B-NORP
fighters	O
.	O


Time	O
now	O
to	O
check	O
the	O
business	O
news	O
with	O
Carrie	B-PERSON
Lee	I-PERSON
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
.	O


Carrie	B-PERSON
.	O


A	O
you	O
said	O
it	O
,	O
Renay	B-PERSON
.	O


The	O
Dow	O
was	O
in	O
negative	O
territory	O
much	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O


A	O
couple	O
stocks	O
losing	O
ground	O
.	O


Coca	B-ORG
Cola	I-ORG
,	O
down	O
6.1	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


They	O
did	O
okay	O
on	O
the	O
profit	O
quarter	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
taste	O
vowel	O
came	O
in	O
late	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
regions	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
it	O
is	O
selling	O
off	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


You	O
can	O
see	O
the	O
Nasdaq	O
.	O


Pretty	O
nice	O
gains	O
holding	O
steady	O
throughout	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
Intel	B-ORG
and	O
Microsoft	B-ORG
.	O


They	O
're	O
influential	O
on	O
thed	O
?	O


They	O
had	O
better	O
than	O
expected	O
profit	O
reports	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
recent	I-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
.	O


They	O
both	O
had	O
good	O
things	O
to	O
say	O
going	O
forward	O
upping	O
or	O
reiterating	O
2003	B-DATE
guidance	O
.	O


Good	O
solid	O
reports	O
.	O


Motorola	B-ORG
,	O
cutting	O
another	O
3,000	B-CARDINAL
jobs	O
by	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Profits	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
did	O
see	O
profit	O
as	O
well	O
.	O


Motorola	B-ORG
and	O
Texas	B-ORG
Instruments	I-ORG
both	O
in	O
the	O
chips	O
base	O
as	O
well	O
swinging	O
to	O
profits	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
up	O
20	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


Finally	O
AMR	B-ORG
.	O


The	O
stock	O
gained	O
15	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
yesterday	B-DATE
.	O


Today	B-DATE
's	O
shares	O
up	O
another	B-MONEY
cent	I-MONEY
8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


The	O
flight	O
attendants	O
have	O
until	O
6:00	B-TIME
today	I-TIME
to	O
ratify	O
labor	O
concessions	O
.	O


The	O
pilots	O
'	O
union	O
and	O
ground	O
crew	O
did	O
so	O
yesterday	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
flight	O
attendants	O
came	O
in	O
with	O
a	O
close	O
vote	O
rejecting	O
these	O
concessions	O
so	O
the	O
CEO	O
has	O
extended	O
the	O
deadline	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


If	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
ratify	O
these	O
agreements	O
,	O
AMR	B-ORG
will	O
have	O
to	O
file	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O


Investors	O
are	O
betting	O
they	O
will	O
agree	O
.	O


16.8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
the	O
upside	O
is	O
certainly	O
a	O
vote	O
of	O
confidence	O
.	O


Back	O
to	O
you	O
,	O
guys	O
.	O


A	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
after	O
these	O
pictures	O
surfaced	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
saying	O
he	O
'd	O
fight	O
for	O
his	O
job	O
,	O
Larry	B-PERSON
Eustachy	I-PERSON
resigned	O
as	O
basketball	O
coach	O
at	O
Iowa	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
damage	O
to	O
his	O
credibility	O
was	O
too	O
much	O
after	O
Eustachy	B-PERSON
admitted	O
he	O
partied	O
with	O
students	O
at	O
rival	O
schools	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
's	O
an	O
alcoholic	O
.	O


He	O
seeped	O
a	O
$	B-MONEY
960,000	I-MONEY
buyout	O
from	O
the	O
university	O
.	O


Tens	B-CARDINAL
of	I-CARDINAL
thousands	I-CARDINAL
of	O
people	O
are	O
greeting	O
Pope	B-PERSON
John	I-PERSON
Paul	I-PERSON
II	I-PERSON
in	O
Croatia	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
the	O
port	O
city	O
of	O
Dubrovnik	B-GPE
,	O
he	O
beatified	O
a	O
nun	O
who	O
dedicated	O
her	O
life	O
to	O
serving	O
the	O
poor	O
.	O


Her	O
life	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
.	O


Marija	B-PERSON
Petkovic	I-PERSON
founded	O
a	O
religious	O
order	O
of	O
nuns	O
in	O
the	O
1920s	B-DATE
that	O
cared	O
for	O
impoverished	O
children	O
in	O
Croatia	B-GPE
and	O
South	B-LOC
America	I-LOC
.	O


She	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
Croatian	B-NORP
woman	O
to	O
be	O
beatified	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
one	B-CARDINAL
step	O
before	O
sainthood	O
.	O


The	O
pope	O
also	O
said	O
Mass	O
before	O
a	O
crowd	O
of	O
70,000	B-CARDINAL
people	O
.	O


At	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
ten	I-CARDINAL
people	O
have	O
been	O
injured	O
and	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
five	I-CARDINAL
homes	O
have	O
burned	O
in	O
Benton	B-GPE
Harbor	I-GPE
since	O
the	O
rioting	O
began	O
.	O


Police	O
are	O
still	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
arsonists	O
,	O
but	O
city	O
officials	O
say	O
several	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
arrested	O
on	O
civil	O
disobedience	O
charges	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
person	O
was	O
arrested	O
for	O
assault	O
with	O
a	O
deadly	O
weapon	O
.	O


The	O
morning	B-TIME
papers	O
,	O
because	O
morning	B-TIME
papers	O
around	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
remaking	O
their	O
front	O
page	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
Elizabeth	B-PERSON
Smart	I-PERSON
case	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
end	O
with	O
that	O
tonight	B-TIME
.	O


With	O
her	O
family	O
on	O
a	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
when	O
their	O
miracle	O
finally	O
came	O
true	O
.	O


She	O
looks	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
healthy	O
.	O


She	O
's	O
grown	O
a	O
lot	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
just	O
so	O
absolutely	O
thrilled	O
.	O


I	O
could	O
n't	O
believe	O
it	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
I	O
had	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
double	O
take	O
and	O
pull	O
her	O
back	O
away	O
from	O
me	O
and	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
is	O
it	O
really	O
you	O
?	O
''	O


All	O
of	O
the	O
children	O
out	O
there	O
deserve	O
to	O
come	O
home	O
to	O
their	O
parents	O
the	O
way	O
Elizabeth	B-PERSON
has	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
us	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
just	O
hope	O
and	O
pray	O
that	O
Congress	B-ORG
will	O
quickly	O
pass	O
the	O
Amber	O
Alert	O
so	O
that	O
those	O
children	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
better	O
chance	O
because	O
they	O
cross	O
the	O
state	O
line	O
and	O
they	O
're	O
out	O
of	O
commission	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
this	O
here	O
,	O
we	O
really	O
do	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
just	O
am	O
so	O
grateful	O
and	O
so	O
thankful	O
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
very	O
much	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


Can	O
you	O
describe	O
Elizabeth	B-PERSON
's	O
demeanor	O
?	O


You	O
said	O
she	O
looked	O
good	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
bigger	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
's	O
been	O
through	O
this	O
horrible	O
ordeal	O
.	O


Is	O
she	O
still	O
scared	O
?	O


She	O
excited	O
?	O


Happy	O
?	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
,	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
she	O
was	O
just	O
thrilled	O
to	O
be	O
back	O
.	O


such	O
happiness	O
and	O
such	O
love	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
just	O
held	O
her	O
,	O
held	O
her	O
the	O
whole	O
way	O
home	O
.	O


I	O
just	O
brought	O
her	O
little	O
brother	O
William	B-PERSON
in	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
William	B-PERSON
and	O
she	O
saw	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
such	O
a	O
wonderful	O
reunion	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
just	O
hug	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
would	O
hug	O
her	O
and	O
look	O
at	O
her	O
and	O
hug	O
her	O
and	O
look	O
at	O
her	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
n't	O
believe	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
4	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
now	O
that	O
his	O
sister	O
is	O
home	O
.	O


With	O
the	O
darkness	O
that	O
surrounds	O
us	O
in	O
these	O
times	O
of	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
war	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
coming	O
upon	O
us	O
and	O
a	O
miracle	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
brought	O
to	O
us	O
,	O
an	O
incredible	O
miracle	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
brought	O
to	O
our	O
family	O
,	O
words	O
can	O
not	O
express	O
how	O
grateful	O
we	O
are	O
for	O
the	O
prayers	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Do	O
miracles	O
still	O
exist	O
?	O


And	O
the	O
answer	O
is	O
yes	O
.	O


And	O
we	O
have	O
Elizabeth	B-PERSON
back	O
.	O


This	O
neighborhood	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	B-GPE
Heights	I-GPE
neighborhood	O
,	O
everybody	O
's	O
been	O
ripped	O
up	O
,	O
everybody	O
's	O
helped	O
,	O
everybody	O
's	O
prayed	O
to	O
do	O
whatever	O
they	O
can	O
.	O


We	O
thank	O
God	B-PERSON
for	O
all	O
the	O
searchers	O
,	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
a	O
little	O
girl	O
's	O
been	O
prayed	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
Elizabeth	B-PERSON
Smart	I-PERSON
,	O
and	O
we	O
thank	O
you	O
for	O
answering	O
those	O
prayers	O
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
nice	O
day	O
to	O
have	O
this	O
job	O
.	O


We	O
'll	O
see	O
you	O
tomorrow	B-DATE
,	O
10:00	B-TIME
Eastern	I-TIME
time	I-TIME
.	O


Captions	O
by	O
VITAC	B-ORG
--	O
www.vitac.com	O
.	O


A	O
CEO	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
announce	O
Employee	B-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Year	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


Earlier	O
,	O
several	O
go	O
-	O
getters	O
prepared	O
to	O
accept	O
their	O
award	O
.	O


And	O
when	O
I	O
began	O
this	O
journey	O
...	O
when	O
I	O
started	O
this	O
journey	O
...	O
me	O
?	O
I	O
had	O
no	O
idea	O
I	O
'd	O
--	O


We	O
're	O
getting	O
late	O
word	O
tonight	B-TIME
that	O
Geraldo	B-PERSON
Rivera	I-PERSON
may	O
not	O
be	O
be	O
kicked	O
out	O
of	O
Iraq	B-GPE
after	O
all	O
.	O


Originally	O
the	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Command	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
veteran	O
Fox	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
correspond	O
was	O
being	O
expelled	O
because	O
he	O
compromised	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
he	O
's	O
been	O
embedded	O
with	O
.	O


Now	O
a	O
spokesman	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Command	I-ORG
is	O
saying	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
quoting	O
``	O
Frankly	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
bigger	O
and	O
more	O
important	O
things	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
''	O


During	O
a	O
live	O
broadcast	O
Geraldo	B-PERSON
drew	O
a	O
map	O
in	O
the	O
sand	O
showing	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
.	O


Says	O
he	O
's	O
not	O
aware	O
he	O
's	O
being	O
expelled	O
but	O
says	O
if	O
so	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
because	O
some	O
bitter	O
former	O
colleagues	O
of	O
his	O
at	O
MSNBC	B-ORG
blew	O
the	O
whistle	O
on	O
him	O
.	O


It	O
sounds	O
to	O
me	O
like	O
some	O
rats	O
at	O
my	O
former	O
network	O
,	O
NBC	B-ORG
,	O
are	O
spreading	O
some	O
lies	O
about	O
me	O
.	O


You	O
know	O
,	O
they	O
ca	O
n't	O
compete	O
fair	O
and	O
square	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
so	O
they	O
're	O
trying	O
to	O
stab	O
me	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
not	O
first	O
time	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Command	I-ORG
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
says	O
Rivera	B-PERSON
is	O
being	O
kicked	O
out	O
of	O
Iraq	B-GPE
because	O
``	O
he	O
gave	O
away	O
the	O
big	O
picture	O
stuff	O
.	O
''	O


All	O
of	O
this	O
now	O
under	O
review	O
,	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
Geraldo	B-PERSON
stays	O
or	O
goes	O
.	O


We	O
'll	O
continue	O
to	O
monitor	O
that	O
front	O
on	O
the	O
store	O
yix	O
another	O
veteran	O
war	O
correspondent	O
is	O
being	O
fired	O
for	O
his	O
controversial	O
conduct	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


NBC	B-ORG
is	O
terminating	O
freelancer	O
reporter	O
Peter	B-PERSON
Arnett	I-PERSON
for	O
statements	O
he	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
media	O
.	O


We	O
showed	O
you	O
the	O
statements	O
yesterday	B-DATE
.	O


He	O
said	O
the	O
coalition	O
's	O
first	B-ORDINAL
war	O
plan	O
had	O
failed	O
because	O
of	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
resistance	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
he	O
appeared	O
on	O
NBC	B-ORG
's	O
``	O
Today	B-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
show	O
and	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
sorry	O
.	O


I	O
want	O
to	O
apologize	O
to	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
people	O
for	O
clearly	O
making	O
a	O
misjudgment	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
weekend	I-DATE
by	O
giving	O
an	O
interview	O
to	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
television	O
.	O


Now	O
,	O
I	O
said	O
in	O
that	O
interview	O
essentially	O
what	O
we	O
all	O
know	O
about	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
delays	O
in	O
implementing	O
policy	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
surprises	O
,	O
but	O
clearly	O
by	O
giving	O
that	O
interview	O
to	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
television	O
,	O
I	O
created	O
a	O
firestorm	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
,	O
and	O
for	O
that	O
I	O
am	O
truly	O
sorry	O
.	O


Arnett	B-PERSON
had	O
been	O
covering	O
the	O
war	O
for	O
National	B-ORG
Geographic	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
also	O
fired	O
him	O
as	O
TV	O
reports	O
were	O
given	O
exclusively	O
to	O
NBC	B-ORG
and	O
MSNBC	B-ORG
.	O


Late	O
word	O
from	O
London	B-GPE
that	O
the	O
tabloid	O
the	B-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
Mirror	I-ORG
just	O
hired	O
Peter	B-PERSON
Arnett	I-PERSON
to	O
be	O
its	O
correspondent	O
in	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
.	O


But	O
the	O
question	O
remains	O
Did	O
Peter	B-PERSON
Arnett	I-PERSON
and	O
Geraldo	B-PERSON
Rivera	I-PERSON
cross	O
the	O
line	O
?	O
or	O
were	O
they	O
within	O
their	O
rights	O
as	O
reporters	O
?	O


We	O
posed	O
that	O
question	O
to	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Wolf	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
contributing	O
editor	O
for	O
``	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
''	I-ORG
magazine	O
,	O
a	O
media	O
columnist	O
,	O
an	O
important	O
article	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
issue	O
of	O
``	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
.	O
''	O


He	O
's	O
joining	O
us	O
now	O
live	O
from	O
Qatar	B-GPE
.	O


What	O
do	O
you	O
say	O
to	O
the	O
question	O
,	O
Michael	B-PERSON
?	O


Well	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
I	O
'm	O
--	O


We	O
turn	O
now	O
to	O
an	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
--	O


First	B-ORDINAL
of	O
all	O
,	O
before	O
we	O
tell	O
you	O
about	O
this	O
story	O
,	O
we	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
,	O
these	O
are	O
live	O
pictures	O
from	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
.	O


There	O
's	O
been	O
some	O
activity	O
in	O
the	B-TIME
last	I-TIME
few	I-TIME
moments	I-TIME
.	O


Looks	O
like	O
tracer	O
fire	O
we	O
're	O
looking	O
at	O
,	O
anti-aircraft	O
guns	O
firing	O
at	O
what	O
they	O
sense	O
is	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
threat	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
skies	O
.	O


Baghdad	B-GPE
has	O
had	O
sporadic	O
episodes	O
of	O
this	O
tonight	B-TIME
.	O


No	O
major	O
explosions	O
we	O
're	O
aware	O
of	O
,	O
but	O
just	O
,	O
apparently	O
,	O
in	O
the	B-TIME
last	I-TIME
few	I-TIME
moments	I-TIME
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
activity	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
see	O
it	O
there	O
just	O
now	O
.	O


We	O
've	O
been	O
reporting	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
has	O
begun	O
to	O
see	O
its	O
electricity	O
turned	O
back	O
on	O
.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
it	O
is	O
back	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
least	O
some	O
of	O
it	O
is	O
.	O


We	O
also	O
know	O
that	O
12	B-QUANTITY
miles	I-QUANTITY
southwest	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
coalition	O
forces	O
remain	O
largely	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
formerly	O
Saddam	B-FAC
Hussein	I-FAC
International	I-FAC
Airport	I-FAC
,	O
now	O
renamed	O
by	O
the	O
coalition	O
Baghdad	B-FAC
International	I-FAC
Airport	I-FAC
,	O
but	O
the	O
coalition	O
is	O
quick	O
to	O
point	O
out	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
immediately	O
surrounding	O
the	O
airport	O
.	O


Again	O
,	O
these	O
are	O
live	O
pictures	O
of	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
well	O
into	O
the	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
.	O


We	O
're	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
going	O
to	O
keep	O
monitoring	O
the	O
situation	O
there	O
and	O
bring	O
you	O
up	O
to	O
speed	O
on	O
anything	O
we	O
learn	O
.	O


Until	O
southern	O
Iraq	B-GPE
,	O
another	O
symbol	O
of	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
regime	O
is	O
in	O
ruins	O
tonight	B-TIME
.	O


Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
private	O
yacht	O
and	O
quite	O
a	O
yacht	O
it	O
is	O
or	O
was	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
hit	O
by	O
coalition	O
bombs	O
and	O
missiles	O
and	O
then	O
burned	O
and	O
looted	O
by	O
Iraqis	B-NORP
.	O


The	O
boat	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
most	O
luxurious	O
yachts	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
some	B-DATE
20	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


Now	O
the	O
scorched	O
hulk	O
floats	O
aimlessly	O
in	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
waterway	O
next	O
to	O
Basra	B-GPE
's	O
dock	O
yards	O
.	O


People	O
in	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
celebrate	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
a	O
leader	O
whose	O
fate	O
is	O
unknown	O
tonight	B-TIME
.	O


We	O
'll	O
be	O
talking	O
with	O
an	O
expert	O
on	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
,	O
author	O
Andrew	B-PERSON
Coburn	I-PERSON
about	O
whether	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
is	O
dead	O
or	O
alive	O
and	O
where	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
he	O
.	O


Also	O
,	O
the	O
long	O
journey	O
of	O
the	O
marine	O
who	O
covered	O
the	O
statue	O
of	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
with	O
an	O
American	B-NORP
flag	O
,	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Tucker	I-PERSON
will	O
have	O
a	O
special	O
report	O
on	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
marine	O
corporal	O
Edward	B-PERSON
Chin	I-PERSON
,	O
and	O
actress	O
Jane	B-PERSON
Fonda	I-PERSON
is	O
now	O
questioning	O
freedom	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
,	O
and	O
she	O
has	O
a	O
few	O
thoughts	O
about	O
ignorance	O
.	O


So	O
do	O
we	O
.	O


Stay	O
with	O
us	O
.	O


The	O
U.S.	B-GPE
is	O
considering	O
its	O
legal	O
options	O
now	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
custody	O
of	O
terrorist	O
Abu	B-PERSON
Abbas	I-PERSON
.	O


He	O
was	O
captured	O
in	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
late	B-TIME
Monday	I-TIME
night	I-TIME
.	O


He	O
was	O
convicted	O
of	O
hijacking	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
Achille	I-PRODUCT
Lauro	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
in	O
1985	B-DATE
.	O


Disabled	O
American	B-NORP
tourist	O
Klinghoffer	B-PERSON
was	O
on	O
board	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
shot	O
and	O
thrown	O
overboard	O
.	O


More	O
coverage	O
continues	O
now	O
.	O


Now	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
regime	O
is	O
no	O
more	O
,	O
the	O
focus	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
is	O
turning	O
from	O
military	O
action	O
to	O
rebuilding	O
which	O
means	O
the	O
coalition	O
's	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
change	O
.	O


Military	O
analyst	O
and	O
retired	O
Army	O
General	O
Claudia	B-PERSON
Kennedy	I-PERSON
joins	O
me	O
with	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
possibilitys	O
.	O


Good	O
to	O
have	O
you	O
with	O
us	O
.	O


Stocks	O
sold	O
off	O
on	O
Wall	B-FAC
Street	I-FAC
today	O
,	O
ending	O
a	O
two	B-CARDINAL
-	O
session	O
rally	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
catalyst	O
rose	O
to	O
the	O
highest	O
level	O
in	O
more	B-DATE
then	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
Dow	O
Jones	O
Industrial	O
Average	O
down	O
75.62	B-CARDINAL
.	O


The	O
Nasdaq	O
lost	O
almost	B-CARDINAL
nine	I-CARDINAL
.	O


The	O
S&P	O
500	O
down	O
almost	B-CARDINAL
eight	I-CARDINAL
.	O


The	O
11th	B-ORDINAL
executive	O
of	O
Health	B-ORG
South	I-ORG
charged	O
with	O
two	B-CARDINAL
counts	O
of	O
bank	O
fraud	O
.	O


The	O
former	O
chief	O
financial	O
officer	O
became	O
the	O
50th	B-ORDINAL
executive	O
anybody	O
corporate	O
America	B-GPE
to	O
be	O
charged	O
since	O
Enron	B-ORG
's	O
collapse	O
.	O


Seven	O
Enron	B-ORG
executives	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
charged	O
,	O
507	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
since	O
Enron	B-ORG
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
SE	I-ORG
KRE	I-ORG
held	O
a	O
closed	O
door	O
meeting	O
on	O
the	O
settlement	O
over	O
conflict	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
stock	O
research	O
.	O


Sources	O
tell	O
us	O
a	O
final	O
deal	O
will	O
be	O
announced	O
Monday	B-DATE
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


Regulators	O
and	O
research	O
firms	O
promised	O
that	O
the	O
$	B-MONEY
1.5	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
settlement	O
would	O
be	O
finalized	O
two	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


No	O
settlement	O
in	O
the	O
Dixie	B-ORG
Chicks	I-ORG
dispute	O
.	O


The	O
singers	O
fighting	O
back	O
now	O
about	O
the	O
criticism	O
of	O
their	O
remarks	O
against	O
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
,	O
and	O
the	O
material	O
girl	O
,	O
she	O
's	O
fighting	O
her	O
own	O
past	O
,	O
criticizing	O
Americans	B-NORP
for	O
values	O
she	O
once	O
espoused	O
.	O


Bill	B-PERSON
Tucker	I-PERSON
has	O
the	O
story	O
.	O


Now	O
an	O
update	O
on	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
touched	O
all	O
our	O
lives	O
.	O


Remember	O
Ali	B-PERSON
Abbas	I-PERSON
who	O
lost	O
both	O
his	O
arms	O
,	O
his	O
home	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
his	O
relatives	O
in	O
a	O
bombing	O
on	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
?	O


As	O
you	O
might	O
imagine	O
,	O
his	O
will	O
to	O
live	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
strong	O
at	O
first	B-ORDINAL
.	O


Mark	B-PERSON
Webster	I-PERSON
of	O
ITN	B-ORG
has	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
us	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


After	O
so	O
much	O
suffering	O
,	O
his	O
gentle	O
smile	O
said	O
it	O
all	O
.	O


Two	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
in	O
hospital	O
and	O
Ali	B-PERSON
is	O
recovering	O
fast	O
,	O
happily	O
watching	O
Tom	B-WORK_OF_ART
and	I-WORK_OF_ART
Jerry	I-WORK_OF_ART
on	O
his	O
mini	O
television	O
,	O
his	O
transformation	O
from	O
the	O
pain	O
-	O
wracked	O
boy	O
who	O
left	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
.	O


With	O
the	O
encouragement	O
of	O
his	O
doctors	O
,	O
we	O
visited	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
intensive	O
care	O
unit	O
.	O


They	O
're	O
confident	O
he	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
here	O
much	O
longer	O
.	O


I	O
will	O
say	O
he	O
will	O
come	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
burn	O
unit	O
in	O
three	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
time	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
in	O
Kuwait	B-GPE
until	O
we	O
find	O
him	O
really	O
constructive	O
plan	O
that	O
takes	O
into	O
consideration	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
his	O
needs	O
,	O
psychological	O
,	O
social	O
and	O
future	O
plan	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


Since	O
Ali	B-PERSON
is	O
an	O
ardent	O
football	O
fan	O
,	O
we	O
gave	O
him	O
a	O
Manchester	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
shirt	O
specially	O
signed	O
by	O
all	O
the	O
players	O
.	O


Pride	O
of	O
place	O
went	O
to	O
his	O
favorite	O
player	O
,	O
David	B-PERSON
Beckham	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
surprised	O
everyone	O
with	O
his	O
response	O
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
very	O
much	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


Gifts	O
--	O


Make	O
this	O
final	O
port	O
call	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
men	O
and	O
women	O
on	O
board	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
there	O
for	O
ten	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
at	O
sea	O
.	O


Chad	B-PERSON
Myers	I-PERSON
joining	O
me	O
on	O
the	O
set	O
.	O


Typical	O
perfect	O
day	O
in	O
San	B-GPE
Diego	I-GPE
waiting	O
for	O
these	O
men	O
and	O
women	O
to	O
come	O
home	O
.	O


Raining	O
in	O
L.a.	B-GPE
,	O
raining	O
in	O
San	B-GPE
Francisco	I-GPE
but	O
nice	O
in	O
San	B-GPE
Diego	I-GPE
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
picture	O
perfect	O
place	O
to	O
live	O
.	O


72	B-CARDINAL
and	O
sunny	O
just	B-DATE
about	I-DATE
every	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O


Have	O
you	O
ever	O
been	O
down	O
there	O
?	O


No	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
not	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
quite	O
stunning	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
beautiful	O
out	O
there	O
.	O


I	O
just	O
think	O
about	O
all	O
the	O
family	O
members	O
sitting	O
at	O
home	O
,	O
sitting	O
on	O
the	O
dock	O
looking	O
at	O
this	O
boat	O
coming	O
in	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
just	O
amazing	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
not	O
on	O
vacation	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
in	O
danger	O
.	O


Your	O
loved	O
ones	O
are	O
in	O
danger	O
for	O
ten	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
.	O


Is	O
he	O
okay	O
today	B-DATE
?	O


Is	O
she	O
okay	O
today	B-DATE
?	O


Incredible	O
sight	O
to	O
see	O
these	O
young	O
men	O
and	O
women	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
children	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
18	B-DATE
,	I-DATE
19	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
20	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
.	O


Think	O
about	O
when	O
I	O
was	O
18	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
thinking	O
about	O
going	O
to	O
college	O
.	O


These	O
guys	O
are	O
running	O
ships	O
.	O


Some	O
of	O
these	O
,	O
as	O
you	O
say	O
,	O
are	O
children	O
.	O


Some	O
of	O
these	O
had	O
children	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
out	O
at	O
sea	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
first	B-ORDINAL
opportunity	O
to	O
get	O
home	O
and	O
meet	O
and	O
hold	O
them	O
.	O


We	O
've	O
seen	O
the	O
reunions	O
for	O
the	B-ORDINAL
past	I-ORDINAL
week	I-ORDINAL
or	O
so	O
.	O


It	O
brings	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
emotion	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
hard	O
for	O
me	O
to	O
hold	O
back	O
tears	O
.	O


We	O
're	O
watching	O
from	O
the	O
sidelines	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
just	O
imagine	O
what	O
these	O
people	O
must	O
be	O
thinking	O
and	O
how	O
antsy	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
.	O


Got	O
to	O
think	O
the	B-TIME
last	I-TIME
five	I-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
must	O
feel	O
like	O
five	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
as	O
they	O
've	O
spent	O
ten	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
on	O
the	O
water	O
.	O


Just	O
about	O
to	O
come	O
home	O
.	O


Sense	O
the	O
anticipation	O
there	O
beginning	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
those	O
docks	O
.	O


Friend	O
of	O
mine	O
in	O
Richmond	B-GPE
,	O
Virginia	B-GPE
,	O
on	O
the	O
radio	O
up	O
there	O
WRBA	B-ORG
.	O


His	O
son	O
was	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
ships	O
that	O
escorted	O
a	O
carrier	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
came	O
home	O
by	O
itself	O
from	O
Hawaii	B-GPE
.	O


There	O
are	O
so	O
many	O
other	O
ships	O
out	O
there	O
that	O
escort	O
this	O
ship	O
as	O
it	O
goes	O
out	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
just	O
not	O
one	O
ship	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
5,000	B-CARDINAL
people	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
battle	O
group	O
that	O
goes	O
out	O
.	O


Eight	B-CARDINAL
,	O
nine	B-CARDINAL
,	O
ten	B-CARDINAL
ships	O
and	O
a	O
submarine	O
.	O


While	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
ladies	O
and	O
gentlemen	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
joining	O
their	O
families	O
half	B-CARDINAL
of	O
them	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
stay	O
on	O
board	O
because	O
the	O
``	O
Lincoln	B-PRODUCT
''	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
docked	O
in	O
Everett	B-GPE
,	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


That	O
's	O
where	O
the	O
home	O
base	O
is	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
trip	O
up	O
the	O
coast	O
.	O


They	O
wo	O
n't	O
get	O
to	O
see	O
their	O
loved	O
ones	O
until	O
Tuesday	B-DATE
or	O
Wednesday	B-DATE
.	O


I	O
wonder	O
who	O
gets	O
to	O
get	O
off	O
first	O
.	O


Is	O
there	O
a	O
drawing	O
?	O


Was	O
there	O
a	O
raffle	O
?	O


We	O
've	O
got	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
person	O
who	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
getting	O
off	O
here	O
.	O


As	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
watching	O
throughout	O
the	O
morning	O
,	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
seeing	O
that	O
balloon	O
,	O
just	O
getting	O
back	O
from	O
spending	O
a	O
tour	O
in	O
Kuwait	B-GPE
during	O
the	O
war	O
.	O


Betsy	B-PERSON
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
leaving	O
us	O
.	O


She	O
is	O
jumping	O
ship	O
.	O


She	O
is	O
going	O
on	O
her	O
own	O
.	O


She	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
water	O
skiers	O
.	O


We	O
have	O
to	O
let	O
her	O
go	O
.	O


She	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
leaving	O
us	O
.	O


we	O
do	O
wish	O
you	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
Betsy	B-PERSON
.	O


You	O
know	O
that	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
been	O
a	O
blast	O
having	O
you	O
,	O
been	O
a	O
pain	O
in	O
the	O
butt	O
sometimes	O
,	O
been	O
big	O
part	O
of	O
our	O
group	O
the	O
entire	O
time	O
.	O


Love	O
you	O
,	O
Betsy	B-PERSON
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
,	O
Leon	B-PERSON
.	O


We	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
say	O
good-bye	O
to	O
Betsy	B-PERSON
.	O


Some	O
of	O
these	O
ladies	O
and	O
gentlemen	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
saying	O
hello	O
to	O
their	O
families	O
,	O
standing	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
ca	O
n't	O
wait	O
to	O
get	O
off	O
there	O
.	O


We	O
'll	O
have	O
that	O
for	O
you	O
live	O
.	O


These	O
reunions	O
.	O


That	O
should	O
be	O
happening	O
any	O
moment	O
now	O
.	O


Stay	O
with	O
us	O
.	O


The	O
slogan	O
makes	O
for	O
a	O
powerful	O
bumper	O
sticker	O
--	O
guns	O
do	O
n't	O
kill	O
people	O
,	O
people	O
do	O
!	O
but	O
this	O
next	O
story	O
makes	O
the	O
case	O
the	O
slogan	O
does	O
n't	O
go	O
far	O
enough	O
.	O


A	O
better	O
one	O
might	O
be	O
,	O
people	O
do	O
and	O
people	O
die	O
and	O
still	O
other	O
people	O
search	O
their	O
souls	O
and	O
struggle	O
for	O
redemption	O
.	O


The	O
story	O
from	O
``	O
Newsnight	B-WORK_OF_ART
's	O
''	O
Beth	B-PERSON
Nissen	I-PERSON
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


It	O
was	O
the	O
lead	O
story	O
across	O
Connecticut	B-GPE
in	O
early	B-DATE
April	I-DATE
.	O


Police	O
say	O
Jennifer	B-PERSON
O'Conner	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Connecticut	B-GPE
woman	O
with	O
a	O
history	O
of	O
psychiatric	O
problems	O
confessed	O
to	O
shooting	O
her	O
daughter	O
7	B-DATE
,	O
while	O
the	O
7	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
girl	O
lay	O
sleeping	O
.	O


O'Conner	B-PERSON
told	O
police	O
she	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
cope	O
with	O
her	O
daughter	O
's	O
learning	O
,	O
disability	O
Prps	O
Sara	O
Dade	O
three	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
later	I-DATE
.	O


Thomas	B-PERSON
,	O
owner	O
a	O
local	O
gun	O
and	O
motorcycle	O
shop	O
,	O
said	O
he	O
felt	O
gutted	O
when	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
news	O
reports	O
of	O
O'Conner	B-PERSON
's	O
arrest	O
on	O
murder	O
charges	O
.	O


As	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
police	O
officers	O
pulled	O
the	O
gun	O
out	O
and	O
held	O
it	O
up	O
,	O
I	O
knew	O
it	O
was	O
my	O
rifle	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


Had	O
sold	O
O'Conner	B-PERSON
the	O
rifle	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
before	I-DATE
.	O


She	O
explained	O
to	O
me	O
she	O
.	O


Ed	O
a	O
lighter	O
,	O
smaller	O
caliber	O
hunting	O
gun	O
for	O
deer	O
hunting	O
,	O
for	O
medium	O
-	O
size	O
game	O
hunting	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


Followed	O
the	O
letter	O
of	O
law	O
.	O


He	O
sent	O
O'Conner	B-PERSON
's	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
state	O
authorities	O
for	O
a	O
background	O
check	O
.	O


Once	O
she	O
was	O
cleared	O
,	O
he	O
made	O
O'Conner	B-PERSON
wait	O
for	O
a	O
minimum	O
.	O


Two	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
.	I-DATE


He	O
--	O


From	O
Texas	B-GPE
politics	O
now	O
to	O
Chinese	B-NORP
censorship	O
.	O


China	B-GPE
today	B-DATE
blacked	O
out	O
a	O
CNN	B-ORG
interview	O
that	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
government	O
's	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
SARs	O
epidemic	O
and	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
health	O
care	O
system	O
.	O


China	B-GPE
requires	O
foreign	O
broadcasters	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
Chinese	B-NORP
satellite	O
to	O
serve	O
their	O
country	O
.	O


Until	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
it	O
was	O
routinely	O
blocking	O
almost	O
all	O
reports	O
about	O
Sars	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
a	O
practice	O
that	O
has	O
produced	O
intense	O
global	O
criticism	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
British	I-ORG
Broadcasting	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
has	O
also	O
faced	O
the	O
censorship	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
1993	B-DATE
Rupert	B-PERSON
Murdoch	I-PERSON
bought	O
a	O
controlling	O
stake	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Star	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
satellite	O
system	O
.	O


In	O
1994	B-DATE
the	O
BBC	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
broadcasts	O
were	O
pulled	O
from	O
Star	B-ORG
.	O


China	B-GPE
was	O
offended	O
by	O
the	O
BBC	B-ORG
's	O
news	O
content	O
and	O
demanded	O
that	O
STAR	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
remove	O
it	O
or	O
lose	O
permission	O
to	O
broadcast	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


A	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
later	I-DATE
Murdoch	B-PERSON
bought	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Star	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
.	O


Rupert	B-PERSON
Murdoch	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
News	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
has	O
an	O
extensive	O
presence	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
in	O
this	O
country	O
.	O


That	O
presence	O
may	O
be	O
expanding	O
soon	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
FCC	B-ORG
eases	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
broadcast	O
rules	O
.	O


Murdoch	B-PERSON
has	O
lobbied	O
hard	O
for	O
those	O
changes	O
.	O


They	O
would	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
buy	O
even	O
more	O
U.S.	B-GPE
television	O
stations	O
.	O


Next	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
the	O
FCC	B-ORG
is	O
likely	O
to	O
accommodate	O
him	O
.	O


Murdoch	B-PERSON
today	B-DATE
promised	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
rules	O
are	O
changed	O
he	O
will	O
limit	O
future	O
purchases	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
what	O
he	O
calls	O
sizable	O
markets	O
.	O


Let	O
's	O
talk	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
more	O
about	O
what	O
the	O
Navy	B-ORG
does	O
to	O
prevent	O
such	O
tragedies	O
.	O


We	O
were	O
talking	O
about	O
it	O
this	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
and	O
we	O
put	O
together	O
some	O
graphics	O
for	O
you	O
.	O


I	O
'll	O
try	O
to	O
explain	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
I	O
can	O
from	O
what	O
I	O
remember	O
from	O
being	O
on	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Abraham	I-PRODUCT
Lincoln	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
.	O


This	O
is	O
an	O
amphibious	O
ship	O
,	O
rather	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
what	O
the	O
Navy	B-ORG
does	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
prevention	O
.	O


,	O
every	O
sailor	O
that	O
's	O
entering	O
the	O
Navy	B-ORG
does	O
take	O
a	O
swim	O
test	O
.	O


They	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
tread	O
water	O
and	O
do	O
the	O
dead	O
man	O
float	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
pass	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
continue	O
on	O
.	O


Also	O
drills	O
take	O
place	O
before	O
sailors	O
get	O
on	O
to	O
any	O
ship	O
,	O
before	O
any	O
deployment	O
.	O


Usually	O
twice	O
a	O
day	O
,	O
they	O
're	O
practicing	O
man	O
overboard	O
drills	O
,	O
knowing	O
where	O
to	O
go	O
,	O
where	O
to	O
report	O
to	O
if	O
indeed	O
a	O
man	O
overboard	O
takes	O
place	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
deployment	O
begins	O
,	O
those	O
wane	O
off	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
know	O
where	O
to	O
go	O
quickly	O
.	O


They	O
also	O
wear	O
float	O
coats	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
see	O
them	O
here	O
.	O


The	O
yellow	O
shirt	O
is	O
wearing	O
a	O
yellow	O
float	O
coat	O
.	O


Everything	O
is	O
color	O
coordinated	O
.	O


You	O
see	O
the	O
gentleman	O
here	O
wearing	O
a	O
brown	O
one	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
toggles	O
to	O
pull	O
and	O
inflate	O
.	O


They	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
manual	O
device	O
so	O
if	O
the	O
toggles	O
do	O
n't	O
work	O
they	O
can	O
blow	O
air	O
into	O
the	O
inflation	O
device	O
.	O


They	O
have	O
dive	O
goggles	O
and	O
they	O
're	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
.	O


It	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
strobe	O
light	O
and	O
a	O
whistle	O
.	O


Also	O
such	O
location	O
devices	O
,	O
some	O
ships	O
have	O
smoke	O
floats	O
they	O
can	O
toss	O
out	O
so	O
the	O
man	O
overboard	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
smoke	O
signals	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
trying	O
to	O
,	O
let	O
the	O
rescuer	O
locate	O
them	O
.	O


Also	O
24	B-CARDINAL
/	O
7	O
there	O
are	O
individuals	O
on	O
watch	O
,	O
all	O
throughout	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
and	O
indeed	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
netting	O
on	O
most	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
not	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
entire	O
ship	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
most	O
parts	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
thick	O
netting	O
.	O


Now	O
let	O
's	O
talk	O
about	O
the	O
man	O
overboard	O
rescue	O
and	O
when	O
indeed	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
man	O
overboard	O
situation	O
.	O


You	O
will	O
hear	O
a	O
P.A.	O
announcement	O
around	O
the	O
entire	O
ship	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
man	O
overboard	O
so	O
everyone	O
knows	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
react	O
quickly	O
.	O


A	O
ship	O
-	O
wide	O
search	O
will	O
happen	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
see	O
that	O
person	O
go	O
overboard	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
indeed	O
they	O
do	O
see	O
someone	O
go	O
overboard	O
,	O
the	O
ship	O
starts	O
to	O
circle	O
that	O
area	O
continuously	O
.	O


Also	O
small	O
boats	O
sometimes	O
go	O
out	O
into	O
the	O
water	O
,	O
but	O
even	O
more	O
importantly	O
,	O
helicopters	O
are	O
launched	O
immediately	O
.	O


Inside	O
those	O
helicopters	O
rescue	O
swimmers	O
.	O


If	O
indeed	O
the	O
man	O
overboard	O
is	O
located	O
,	O
well	O
the	O
hoister	O
is	O
dropped	O
down	O
with	O
usually	O
a	O
torso	O
harness	O
.	O


If	O
the	O
man	O
overboard	O
is	O
injured	O
then	O
they	O
may	O
use	O
a	O
basket	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
than	O
likely	O
those	O
swimmers	O
will	O
go	O
right	O
into	O
the	O
water	O
and	O
try	O
and	O
help	O
the	O
swimmer	O
hook	O
up	O
on	O
that	O
harness	O
and	O
pull	O
them	O
up	O
into	O
the	O
helo	O
and	O
pull	O
them	O
back	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
for	O
treatment	O
and	O
usually	O
a	O
search	O
takes	O
about	B-TIME
24	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
.	O


The	O
search	O
crews	O
will	O
go	O
24	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
before	O
calling	O
off	O
that	O
search	O
.	O


Why	O
call	O
it	O
off	O
?	O


There	O
's	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reasons	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
.	O


Depending	O
on	O
the	O
water	O
temperature	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
common	O
in	O
cold	O
water	O
that	O
someone	O
will	O
not	O
survive	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O


Also	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
24	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
hour	I-TIME
search	O
is	O
they	O
fail	O
they	O
've	O
exhausted	O
all	O
resources	O
by	O
that	O
time	O
.	O


Anyway	O
,	O
we	O
'll	O
continue	O
to	O
follow	O
what	O
's	O
happening	O
on	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Nassau	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
as	O
those	O
investigations	O
continue	O
for	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
missing	O
sailors	O
.	O


Israeli	B-NORP
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ariel	B-PERSON
Sharon	I-PERSON
and	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
Prime	O
Minister	O
Mahmoud	B-PERSON
Abbas	I-PERSON
scheduled	O
to	O
meet	O
today	B-DATE
,	O
their	O
second	B-ORDINAL
chance	O
now	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
's	O
road	O
map	O
for	O
Mideast	B-LOC
peace	O
.	O


Both	O
sides	O
will	O
meet	O
with	O
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
when	O
he	O
arrives	O
in	O
the	O
Mideast	B-LOC
next	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


Our	O
Jerusalem	B-GPE
bureau	O
chief	O
Mike	B-PERSON
Hanna	I-PERSON
standing	O
by	O
with	O
more	O
and	O
that	O
.	O


Mike	B-PERSON
?	O


In	O
the	O
African	B-NORP
nation	O
of	O
Nigeria	B-GPE
,	O
an	O
Islamic	B-NORP
court	O
delayed	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
a	O
woman	O
condemned	O
to	O
death	O
by	O
stoning	O
.	O


The	O
court	O
says	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
hear	O
this	O
case	O
until	O
late	B-DATE
August	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
31	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
mother	O
of	O
three	B-CARDINAL
was	O
convicted	O
in	O
March	B-DATE
of	O
having	O
sex	O
outside	O
of	O
marriage	O
.	O


Three	B-CARDINAL
other	O
Nigerians	B-NORP
also	O
face	O
stoning	O
deaths	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
crime	O
.	O


The	O
prosecution	O
of	O
premarital	O
or	O
extramarital	O
sex	O
is	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
rare	O
as	O
you	O
might	O
think	O
.	O


Our	O
next	O
guest	O
this	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
faced	O
100	B-CARDINAL
lashes	O
for	O
premarital	O
sex	O
in	O
Pakistan	B-GPE
.	O


She	O
was	O
there	O
as	O
a	O
journalist	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
9	B-DATE
/	I-DATE
11	I-DATE
attacks	O
.	O


She	O
has	O
written	O
about	O
her	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
``	B-WORK_OF_ART
Tantrika	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	I-WORK_OF_ART
Traveling	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Road	I-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
Divine	I-WORK_OF_ART
Love	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


A	O
traveling	O
reporter	O
now	O
on	O
leave	O
and	O
joins	O
us	O
to	O
tell	O
her	O
story	O
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
for	O
coming	O
in	O
to	O
share	O
this	O
with	O
us	O
.	O


As	O
I	O
understand	O
it	O
,	O
you	O
say	O
you	O
were	O
facing	O
a	O
sentence	O
of	O
100	B-CARDINAL
lashes	O
,	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
sentenced	O
that	O
?	O


Back	O
in	O
this	O
city	O
,	O
a	O
courthouse	O
in	O
Manhattan	B-GPE
.	O


Sam	B-PERSON
Waksal	I-PERSON
,	O
founder	O
and	O
former	O
CEO	O
of	O
ImClone	B-ORG
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
sentenced	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


He	O
pleaded	O
guilty	O
earlier	B-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
to	O
insider	O
trading	O
,	O
bank	O
fraud	O
and	O
tax	O
evasion	O
.	O


Waksal	B-PERSON
could	O
be	O
fined	O
$	B-MONEY
3.5	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
,	O
facing	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
75	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
in	O
prison	O
,	O
expected	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
to	O
receive	O
about	B-DATE
six	I-DATE
to	I-DATE
seven	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


That	O
's	O
the	O
early	O
indication	O
we	O
've	O
been	O
given	O
.	O


A	O
friend	O
of	O
his	O
,	O
Martha	B-PERSON
Stewart	I-PERSON
,	O
pleaded	O
not	O
guilty	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
charges	O
related	O
to	O
her	O
sale	O
of	O
ImClone	B-ORG
stock	O
.	O


She	O
sold	O
the	O
share	O
a	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
before	O
bad	O
news	O
about	O
the	O
company	O
sent	O
the	O
stock	O
price	O
falling	O
,	O
considerably	O
.	O


Sam	B-PERSON
Waksal	I-PERSON
,	O
sentenced	O
,	O
10:00	B-TIME
a.m.	I-TIME
,	O
local	O
time	O
here	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
.	O


Freddie	B-ORG
Mac	I-ORG
is	O
giving	O
golden	O
parachutes	O
to	O
two	B-CARDINAL
of	O
its	O
ousted	O
executives	O
.	O


Our	O
Rhonda	B-PERSON
Schaffler	I-PERSON
is	O
near	O
New	B-FAC
York	I-FAC
Stock	I-FAC
Exchange	I-FAC
with	O
the	O
latest	O
on	O
this	O
unfolding	O
story	O
,	O
certainly	O
one	B-CARDINAL
we	O
have	O
been	O
hearing	O
a	O
lot	O
about	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


That	O
's	O
right	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
a	O
new	O
development	O
out	O
.	O


This	O
particular	O
scandal	O
has	O
really	O
captivated	O
Wall	B-ORG
Street	I-ORG
this	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
.	O


Before	O
I	O
tell	O
you	O
how	O
big	O
those	O
parachutes	O
are	O
,	O
let	O
me	O
tell	O
you	O
what	O
the	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Treasury	I-ORG
Secretary	O
is	O
saying	O
about	O
it	O
now	O
.	O


John	B-PERSON
Snow	I-PERSON
making	O
some	O
comments	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
ago	O
saying	O
he	O
backs	O
tougher	O
oversight	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
says	O
his	O
department	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
it	O
has	O
implication	O
for	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
financial	O
system	O
.	O


Freddie	B-PERSON
Mac	I-PERSON
stock	O
is	O
down	O
another	B-PERCENT
6.5	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
today	B-DATE
.	O


It	O
has	O
lost	O
more	O
than	O
207	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
--	O
or	O
about	B-PERCENT
20	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
since	O
Monday	B-DATE
.	O


Monday	B-DATE
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
is	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
fired	O
its	O
President	O
for	O
not	O
cooperating	O
with	O
efforts	O
to	O
restate	O
earnings	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Freddie	B-ORG
Mac	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Chairman	O
and	O
CEO	O
forced	O
out	O
the	B-DATE
same	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O


Investors	O
learned	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
the	O
CEO	O
is	O
getting	O
a	O
severance	O
package	O
worth	O
$	B-MONEY
24	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


The	O
ousted	O
President	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
walk	O
away	O
with	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
6	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
vested	O
openings	O
.	O


Yesterday	B-DATE
Federal	O
Prosecutions	O
announced	O
a	O
criminal	O
probe	O
into	O
the	O
company	O
.	O


Probably	O
tough	O
number	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
employees	O
to	O
hear	O
.	O


I	O
want	O
to	O
ask	O
you	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
about	O
cell	O
phones	O
now	O
.	O


All	O
of	O
us	O
use	O
our	O
phones	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
,	O
maybe	O
too	O
much	O
.	O


The	O
companies	O
that	O
we	O
pay	O
for	O
probably	O
love	O
it	O
.	O


Who	O
talks	O
more	O
?	O


Men	O
or	O
--	O


Off	O
the	O
coast	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
dramatic	O
rescue	O
by	O
a	O
cruise	O
ship	O
ship	O
.	O


Canada	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
has	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
some	O
dramatic	O
pictures	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


With	O
winds	O
bliping	O
at	O
more	B-QUANTITY
than	I-QUANTITY
100	I-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
an	O
hour	O
,	O
three	B-CARDINAL
men	O
desperately	O
cling	O
to	O
their	O
sinking	O
fishing	O
boat	O
.	O


The	O
crew	O
sent	O
out	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
after	O
it	O
started	O
taking	O
on	O
water	O
.	O


Suddenly	O
we	O
realized	O
water	O
came	O
into	O
the	O
engine	O
room	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
rising	O
and	O
they	O
started	O
to	O
pump	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
pumped	O
and	O
pumped	O
and	O
the	O
water	O
came	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


The	O
ship	O
was	O
sinking	O
by	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
waves	O
pounded	O
against	O
them	O
,	O
waiting	O
for	O
help	O
was	O
their	O
only	O
option	O
.	O


Their	O
life	O
raft	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
snitched	O
away	O
by	O
the	O
high	O
seas	O
.	O


When	O
we	O
got	O
the	O
information	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
23	B-QUANTITY
,	I-QUANTITY
25	I-QUANTITY
miles	I-QUANTITY
off	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
were	O
quite	O
close	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


Still	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
Royal	B-ORG
Caribbean	I-ORG
cruise	O
ship	O
``	O
Raidience	B-PRODUCT
of	I-PRODUCT
the	I-PRODUCT
Seas	I-PRODUCT
''	O
almost	B-TIME
an	I-TIME
hour	I-TIME
to	O
reach	O
the	O
scene	O
and	O
despite	O
the	O
rough	O
ocean	O
,	O
the	O
captain	O
immediately	O
sent	O
a	O
boat	O
in	O
to	O
save	O
them	O
.	O


They	O
see	O
them	O
.	O


They	O
see	O
them	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
jumping	O
in	O
the	O
sea	O
when	O
they	O
saw	O
the	O
rescuers	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
swimming	O
toward	O
the	O
boat	O
.	O


I	O
pulled	O
out	O
the	O
youngest	O
guy	O
first	O
and	O
then	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
pull	O
out	O
the	O
captain	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
captain	O
said	O
take	O
--	O


Dog	B-PERSON
Chapman	I-PERSON
was	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
truck	O
you	O
saw	O
.	O


At	O
one	B-CARDINAL
point	O
,	O
the	O
Mexican	B-NORP
police	O
busted	O
both	O
Andrew	B-PERSON
Luster	I-PERSON
and	O
Dwayne	B-PERSON
Dog	I-PERSON
Chapman	I-PERSON
,	O
because	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
in	O
Mexico	B-GPE
.	O


Chapman	B-PERSON
remains	O
behind	O
bars	O
as	O
we	O
speak	O
in	O
Mexico	B-GPE
.	O


Andrew	B-PERSON
Luster	I-PERSON
,	O
though	O
arrived	O
yesterday	B-DATE
at	O
Los	B-FAC
Angeles	I-FAC
International	I-FAC
Airport	I-FAC
on	O
a	O
commercial	O
flight	O
from	O
Mexico	B-GPE
.	O


As	O
soon	O
as	O
he	O
arrived	O
--	O
thoom	O
being	O
walked	O
by	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
to	O
a	O
van	O
belonging	O
to	O
the	O
Ventura	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
sheriff	O
's	O
folks	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
taken	O
to	O
a	O
prison	O
in	O
Kearn	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
,	O
California	B-GPE
,	O
about	B-QUANTITY
100	I-QUANTITY
miles	I-QUANTITY
from	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
,	O
a	O
place	O
mostly	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
grapes	O
.	O


Make	O
of	O
that	O
what	O
you	O
may	O
.	O


Heidi	B-PERSON
?	O


Going	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
in	O
those	O
patients	O
.	O


His	O
dandruff	O
shampoo	O
was	O
n't	O
tough	O
enough	O
for	O
Black	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
bought	O
him	O
maximum	O
strength	O
Selsun	B-PRODUCT
Blue	I-PRODUCT
.	O


It	O
's	O
doctor	O
recommended	O
and	O
works	O
fast	O
.	O


Selsun	B-PRODUCT
Blue	I-PRODUCT
.	I-PRODUCT


That	O
have	O
riveted	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O


First	B-ORDINAL
,	O
a	O
big	O
hearing	O
tomorrow	B-DATE
in	O
the	O
Scott	B-PERSON
Peterson	I-PERSON
case	O
.	O


Punishing	O
prosecutors	O
.	O


It	O
could	O
all	O
be	O
up	O
for	O
grabs	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
Texas	B-GPE
woman	O
accused	O
of	O
hitting	O
a	O
man	O
with	O
her	O
car	O
,	O
driving	O
home	O
with	O
him	O
stuck	O
to	O
her	O
windshield	O
and	O
leaving	O
him	O
there	O
to	O
die	O
.	O


And	O
Andrew	B-PERSON
Luster	I-PERSON
,	O
grandson	O
of	O
cosmetic	O
legend	O
Max	B-PERSON
Factor	I-PERSON
,	O
what	O
drove	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
serial	O
rapist	O
and	O
to	O
jump	O
bail	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
trial	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
captured	O
in	O
Mexico	B-GPE
by	O
a	O
bounter	O
hunter	O
after	O
five	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
on	O
the	O
Roun	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
all	O
next	O
on	O
``	O
Larry	B-WORK_OF_ART
King	I-WORK_OF_ART
Live	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
''	O


We	O
begin	O
first	B-ORDINAL
with	O
the	O
extraordinary	O
case	O
of	O
Andrew	B-PERSON
Luster	I-PERSON
,	O
and	O
the	O
guests	O
are	O
here	O
in	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
,	O
Roger	B-PERSON
John	I-PERSON
Diamond	I-PERSON
,	O
he	O
is	O
Andrew	B-PERSON
Luster	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
attorney	O
,	O
in	O
Chicago	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
well	O
known	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Curtis	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
special	O
report	O
will	O
air	O
tonight	B-TIME
at	O
10:00	B-TIME
Eastern	I-TIME
,	O
A	B-WORK_OF_ART
Twisted	I-WORK_OF_ART
Mind	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	I-WORK_OF_ART
The	I-WORK_OF_ART
Andrew	I-WORK_OF_ART
Luster	I-WORK_OF_ART
Story	I-WORK_OF_ART
on	O
A&E	B-ORG
produced	O
by	O
CBS	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Productions	I-ORG
for	O
A&E	B-ORG
and	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Curtis	I-PERSON
is	O
the	O
producer	O
and	O
director	O
.	O


In	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
is	O
Nancy	B-PERSON
Grace	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
former	O
prosecutor	O
,	O
in	O
Atlanta	B-GPE
Chris	B-PERSON
Picksly	I-PERSON
,	O
defense	O
attorney	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
,	O
Dr.	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Wellner	I-PERSON
who	O
published	O
the	O
research	O
study	O
on	O
drug	O
facilitated	O
rapists	O
.	O


He	O
's	O
a	O
professor	O
of	O
psychiatry	O
at	O
NYU	B-ORG
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
forensic	O
panel	O
and	O
fellow	O
of	O
the	O
depravity	O
scale	O
that	O
considers	O
sensational	O
crimes	O
for	O
sentencing	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
arrested	O
in	O
June	B-DATE
after	O
he	O
--	O
jumped	O
trial	O
on	O
bail	O
.	O


It	O
will	O
be	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
election	O
returns	O
on	O
Tuesday	B-DATE
.	O


It	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
.	O


As	O
we	O
continue	O
our	O
coverage	O
of	O
presidential	O
politics	O
with	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
last	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
minute	I-TIME
battle	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
crucial	O
swing	O
state	O
,	O
Florida	B-GPE
.	O


25	B-CARDINAL
electoral	O
votes	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
being	O
fought	O
over	O
hard	O
.	O


With	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
how	O
the	O
candidates	O
are	O
getting	O
out	O
the	O
vote	O
there	O
,	O
here	O
's	O
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
correspondent	O
Kerry	B-PERSON
Sanders	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
image	O
of	O
Florida	B-GPE
,	O
both	O
fact	O
and	O
fiction	O
.	O


A	O
great	O
getaway	O
,	O
a	O
state	O
where	O
a	O
mouse	O
wields	O
more	O
power	O
than	O
a	O
tropical	O
paradise	O
.	O


While	O
the	O
mild	O
winters	O
make	O
this	O
comfortable	O
living	O
for	O
almost	B-CARDINAL
three	I-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
seniors	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
elderly	O
population	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
,	O
this	O
year	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
weather	O
drawing	O
Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
and	O
George	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
to	O
the	B-GPE
Sunshine	I-GPE
State	I-GPE
.	O


Both	O
candidates	O
list	O
25	B-CARDINAL
reasons	O
to	O
keep	O
coming	O
back	O
,	O
Florida	B-GPE
's	O
25	B-CARDINAL
electoral	O
votes	O
.	O


Polls	O
show	O
Florida	B-GPE
is	O
still	O
up	O
for	O
grabs	O
.	O


Both	O
candidates	O
have	O
been	O
here	O
almost	O
equally	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
almost	O
I	O
dare	O
you	O
politics	O
.	O


Each	O
of	O
them	O
dares	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
to	O
spend	O
less	O
time	O
,	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
energy	O
than	O
they	O
are	O
at	O
their	O
own	O
peril	O
.	O


Elderly	O
voters	O
once	O
again	O
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
voting	O
bloc	O
because	O
they	O
actually	O
vote	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
group	O
.	O


In	O
this	O
election	O
,	O
45	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
those	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
voting	O
booth	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
age	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
65	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
issue	O
most	O
important	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
Social	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
.	O


Pay	O
down	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
debt	O
,	O
strengthen	O
Social	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
,	O
cut	O
taxes	O
for	O
middle	O
class	O
family	O
,	O
save	O
our	O
environment	O
.	O


Experience	O
.	O


Vision	O
.	O


Values	O
.	O


Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
.	I-PERSON


Why	O
does	O
Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
say	O
one	O
thing	O
when	O
the	O
truth	O
is	O
another	O
?	O


His	O
attacks	O
on	O
George	B-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
Social	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
plan	O
,	O
exaggerations	O
.	O


The	O
truth	O
,	O
nonpartisan	O
analysis	O
confirms	O
George	B-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
plan	O
sets	O
aside	O
$	B-MONEY
2.4	I-MONEY
trillion	I-MONEY
to	O
strengthen	O
Social	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
.	O


Both	O
candidates	O
repeatedly	O
talking	O
about	O
that	O
one	B-CARDINAL
issue	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
where	O
there	O
are	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
550	I-CARDINAL
children	O
born	O
every	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
,	O
families	O
drive	O
the	O
other	O
campaign	O
issues	O
.	O


Polls	O
show	O
education	O
,	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
candidate	O
's	O
character	O
will	O
influence	O
who	O
voters	O
choose	O
.	O


And	O
in	O
this	O
diverse	O
state	O
with	O
a	O
15	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
Hispanic	B-NORP
population	O
,	O
both	O
candidates	O
courting	O
their	O
votes	O
in	O
ways	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
any	O
previous	O
election	O
.	O


Following	O
both	O
conventions	O
,	O
Gore	B-PERSON
and	O
Bush	B-PERSON
granted	O
their	O
first	B-ORDINAL
live	O
TV	O
interviews	O
to	O
this	O
man	O
.	O


His	O
name	O
,	O
Jorge	B-PERSON
Ramos	I-PERSON
,	O
the	B-PERSON
Tom	I-PERSON
Brokaw	I-PERSON
of	O
Spanish	B-LANGUAGE
language	O
news	O
.	O


The	O
race	O
gets	O
really	O
,	O
really	O
close	O
,	O
and	O
let	O
's	O
suppose	O
that	O
states	O
like	O
Florida	B-GPE
and	O
Illinois	B-GPE
might	O
decide	O
the	O
election	O
.	O


maybe	O
,	O
maybe	O
Hispanic	B-NORP
votes	O
might	O
decide	O
,	O
too	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
President	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O


The	O
largest	O
Hispanic	B-NORP
voting	O
bloc	O
of	O
Florida	B-GPE
,	O
Republican	B-NORP
voters	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
crossing	O
the	O
party	O
line	O
.	O


Gore	B-PERSON
wanted	O
the	O
young	O
Cuban	B-NORP
boy	O
,	O
Elian	B-PERSON
Gonzalez	I-PERSON
to	O
stay	O
in	O
this	O
country	O
.	O


Joe	B-PERSON
Lieberman	I-PERSON
brings	O
Gore	B-PERSON
support	O
he	O
probably	O
would	O
have	O
gotten	O
here	O
anyway	O
.	O


Sizable	O
Jewish	B-NORP
and	O
African	B-NORP
-	I-NORP
American	I-NORP
voting	O
blocs	O
.	O


Of	O
the	O
10	B-CARDINAL
largest	O
states	O
,	O
Florida	B-GPE
is	O
the	O
most	O
Republican	B-NORP
.	O


The	O
Republican	B-NORP
governor	O
here	O
,	O
Jeb	B-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
was	O
once	O
expected	O
to	O
deliver	O
his	O
brother	O
this	O
state	O
.	O


The	O
managers	O
of	O
both	O
campaigns	O
saying	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
wipper	O
may	O
simply	O
be	O
determined	O
by	O
who	O
gets	O
more	O
people	O
to	O
the	O
voting	O
booth	O
.	O


Kerry	B-PERSON
Sanders	I-PERSON
,	O
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
Anaheim	B-GPE
.	O


There	O
was	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
attorneys	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
this	O
live	O
network	O
coverage	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
weekend	I-DATE
of	O
this	O
trial	O
going	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
courtroom	O
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
among	O
the	O
teams	O
of	O
lawyers	O
on	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
side	O
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
leaders	O
,	O
Ben	B-PERSON
Ginsberg	I-PERSON
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
lawyers	O
who	O
argued	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
Leon	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
Circuit	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
.	O


He	O
's	O
with	O
us	O
tonight	B-TIME
,	O
victorious	O
in	O
Tallahassee	B-GPE
,	O
Florida	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Ben	B-PERSON
,	O
whatever	O
the	O
outcome	O
today	B-DATE
,	O
and	O
you	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
upside	O
,	O
you	O
are	O
forced	O
now	O
to	O
go	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
appeals	O
process	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
Gore	B-PERSON
team	O
.	O


What	O
is	O
your	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
work	O
that	O
will	O
cause	O
?	O


Well	O
,	O
I	O
mean	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
certainly	O
prepared	O
to	O
brief	O
all	O
the	O
issues	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
that	O
the	O
circuit	O
court	O
judge	O
,	O
Judge	O
Sauls	B-PERSON
gave	O
a	O
very	O
well	O
reasoned	O
and	O
thorough	O
,	O
both	O
legal	O
and	O
factual	O
discussion	O
of	O
Florida	B-GPE
law	O
.	O


Well	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
talk	O
about	O
your	O
statement	O
earlier	B-TIME
today	I-TIME
that	O
the	O
Vice	O
President	O
--	O
I	O
guess	O
you	O
were	O
asked	O
should	O
the	O
Vice	O
President	O
concede	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
answered	O
,	O
the	O
Vice	O
President	O
should	O
do	O
what	O
's	O
best	O
for	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O


Is	O
that	O
what	O
you	O
're	O
trying	O
to	O
say	O
?	O


Well	O
,	O
sure	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
involved	O
in	O
this	O
unique	O
situation	O
,	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
a	O
presidential	O
election	O
in	O
our	O
history	O
has	O
been	O
contested	O
,	O
Brian	B-PERSON
,	O
need	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
right	O
thing	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
do	O
the	O
right	O
thing	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
see	O
fit	O
.	O


Do	O
you	O
think	O
the	O
judge	O
there	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
just	O
giving	O
out	O
his	O
ruling	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
court	O
session	O
today	B-DATE
,	O
he	O
went	O
on	O
beyond	O
the	O
basic	O
issues	O
and	O
added	O
reason	O
upon	O
reason	O
for	O
why	O
he	O
turned	O
down	O
the	O
Gore	B-PERSON
case	O
.	O


Do	O
you	O
think	O
his	O
method	O
there	O
was	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
appeal	O
proof	O
?	O


Well	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
what	O
he	O
did	O
was	O
addressed	O
the	O
situation	O
as	O
it	O
exists	O
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
and	O
addressed	O
the	O
contingencies	O
that	O
were	O
raised	O
in	O
the	O
voluminous	O
briefs	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
from	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
party	O
candidates	O
involved	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
of	O
the	O
interveners	O
who	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
.	O


As	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
the	O
Democratic	B-NORP
line	O
throughout	O
is	O
they	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
happy	O
until	O
every	O
vote	O
is	O
counted	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
could	O
n't	O
help	O
but	O
notice	O
,	O
should	O
we	O
call	O
it	O
a	O
rhetorical	O
device	O
you	O
used	O
when	O
talking	O
to	O
reporters	O
this	B-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
.	O


Pause	O
and	O
listen	O
along	O
with	O
us	O
to	O
the	O
following	O
piece	O
of	O
videotape	O
.	O


Those	O
ballots	O
have	O
been	O
counted	O
not	O
once	O
on	O
election	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
but	O
twice	O
in	O
the	O
recount	O
and	O
how	O
many	O
did	O
you	O
say	O
there	O
were	O
?	O


10,750	B-CARDINAL
--	O


If	O
you	O
know	O
the	O
exact	O
number	O
,	O
does	O
n't	O
that	O
mean	O
they	O
've	O
been	O
counted	O
?	O


So	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
suppose	O
that	O
was	O
any	O
accident	O
on	O
your	O
part	O
?	O


Well	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
making	O
this	O
point	O
throughout	O
these	O
proceedings	O
that	O
these	O
ballots	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
counted	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
is	O
factually	O
not	O
true	O
.	O


They	O
have	O
been	O
counted	O
on	O
election	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
--	O
they	O
've	O
been	O
counted	O
in	O
the	O
recounts	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
simply	O
happens	O
to	O
be	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
that	O
those	O
ballots	O
have	O
failed	O
to	O
be	O
counted	O
by	O
anyone	O
.	O


Ben	B-PERSON
,	O
for	O
better	O
or	O
worse	O
,	O
you	O
are	O
forced	O
now	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
Gore	B-PERSON
team	O
as	O
they	O
take	O
you	O
on	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
trail	O
of	O
appeal	O
here	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
predict	O
whether	O
this	O
stops	O
at	O
the	O
Florida	B-GPE
or	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
,	O
what	O
would	O
your	O
prediction	O
be	O
?	O


I	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
situations	O
where	O
I	O
would	O
have	O
predicted	O
all	O
,	O
Brian	B-PERSON
.	O


I	O
think	O
that	O
the	O
decisions	O
are	O
not	O
ours	O
to	O
make	O
.	O


We	O
'll	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
legal	O
processes	O
obviously	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
Gore	B-PERSON
campaign	O
keeps	O
them	O
up	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
long	O
that	O
takes	O
.	O


Ben	O
Ginsberg	O
,	O
attorney	O
for	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
team	O
,	O
victorious	O
today	B-DATE
in	O
Tallahassee	B-GPE
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
very	O
much	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
long	O
day	O
,	O
for	O
being	O
with	O
us	O
tonight	B-TIME
.	O


Thanks	O
,	O
Brian	B-PERSON
.	O


In	O
the	O
waters	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Yemen	B-GPE
,	O
two	B-CARDINAL
urgent	O
missions	O
tonight	B-TIME
collecting	O
evidence	O
from	O
the	O
suicide	O
bombing	O
and	O
retrieving	O
bodies	O
still	O
buried	O
in	O
debris	O
.	O


316	B-CARDINAL
were	O
aboard	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
when	O
the	O
terrorists	O
struck	O
.	O


Dozens	B-CARDINAL
were	O
injured	O
.	O


17	B-CARDINAL
were	O
killed	O
.	O


Our	O
coverage	O
begins	O
with	O
NBC	B-ORG
's	O
Joe	B-PERSON
Johns	I-PERSON
.	O


A	O
plane	O
carrying	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
five	B-CARDINAL
dead	O
American	B-NORP
sailors	O
from	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
arrived	O
today	O
at	O
Dover	B-FAC
Air	I-FAC
Force	I-FAC
Base	I-FAC
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
wave	O
of	O
forensics	O
experts	O
and	O
investigators	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Defense	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
arrived	O
in	O
Yemen	B-GPE
.	O


Their	O
mission	O
--	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
evidence	O
and	O
suspects	O
in	O
the	O
explosion	O
.	O


Also	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
equipment	O
to	O
lift	O
the	O
``	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
''	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
water	O
and	O
specialists	O
to	O
help	O
retrieve	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
those	O
trapped	O
and	O
presumed	O
dead	O
.	O


We	O
know	O
there	O
are	O
spaces	O
that	O
are	O
inaccessible	O
.	O


We	O
know	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
remains	O
in	O
those	O
spaces	O
.	O


We	O
need	O
to	O
get	O
in	O
those	O
and	O
locate	O
the	O
remains	O
that	O
we	O
anticipate	O
finding	O
there	O
.	O


Though	O
the	O
work	O
was	O
only	O
beginning	O
,	O
a	O
top	O
Justice	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
official	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
predicted	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
investigation	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
confident	O
that	O
we	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
determine	O
who	O
was	O
behind	O
the	O
bombing	O
and	O
that	O
those	O
people	O
,	O
those	O
organizations	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
held	O
accountable	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
punished	O
.	O


This	O
critical	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
investigation	O
must	O
be	O
conducted	O
both	O
above	O
and	O
beneath	O
the	O
water	O
on	O
a	O
tight	O
time	O
line	O
.	O


They	O
'll	O
want	O
to	O
get	O
in	O
there	O
quickly	O
because	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
problems	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
dealing	O
with	O
seawater	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
have	O
an	O
adverse	O
effect	O
on	O
your	O
evidence	O
.	O


To	O
further	O
speed	O
up	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
has	O
now	O
activated	O
the	B-ORG
Strategic	I-ORG
Information	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Operation	I-ORG
Center	I-ORG
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	O
conceived	O
after	O
the	O
bombings	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
embassies	O
in	O
Kenya	B-GPE
and	O
Tanzania	B-GPE
,	O
ensuring	O
the	O
fastest	O
possible	O
exchange	O
of	O
information	O
between	O
investigators	O
and	O
the	O
decision	O
makers	O
.	O


On	O
the	O
diplomatic	O
front	O
,	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
said	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
Yemen	B-GPE
is	O
cooperating	O
with	O
the	O
investigation	O
,	O
though	O
that	O
country	O
's	O
President	O
disputes	O
charges	O
that	O
his	O
nation	O
is	O
a	O
haven	O
for	O
terrorists	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Justice	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
says	O
no	O
group	O
or	O
individual	O
has	O
been	O
ruled	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
suspect	O
,	O
though	O
many	O
expect	O
that	O
whoever	O
gets	O
the	O
blame	O
will	O
eventually	O
be	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
terrorist	O
Osama	B-PERSON
bin	I-PERSON
Laden	I-PERSON
.	O


And	O
the	O
grieving	O
continued	O
today	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
Naval	I-ORG
Academy	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
football	O
game	O
against	O
Notre	B-ORG
Dame	I-ORG
.	O


A	O
moment	O
of	O
silence	O
to	O
remember	O
the	O
victims	O
of	O
this	O
terrorist	O
act	O
.	O


Joe	B-PERSON
Johns	I-PERSON
,	O
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
.	O


The	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
is	O
on	O
its	O
long	O
journey	O
home	O
tonight	B-TIME
,	O
sitting	O
atop	O
a	O
rescue	O
ship	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
,	O
its	O
open	O
wound	O
fully	O
visible	O
.	O


NBC	B-ORG
's	O
Jim	B-PERSON
Miklaszewski	I-PERSON
tonight	B-TIME
at	O
the	O
Pentagon	B-FAC
with	O
an	O
exclusive	O
report	O
on	O
the	O
damage	O
done	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
in	O
finding	O
those	O
responsible	O
.	O


Jim	B-PERSON
?	O


What	O
's	O
the	O
latest	O
there	O
?	O


New	O
pictures	O
reveal	O
the	O
sheer	O
power	O
of	O
that	O
terrorist	O
bomb	O
that	O
ripped	O
through	O
the	B-PRODUCT
``	I-PRODUCT
USS	I-PRODUCT
Cole	I-PRODUCT
.	O
''	O


For	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
``	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
''	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
water	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
impact	O
of	O
the	O
catastrophic	O
blast	O
clearly	O
visible	O
.	O


In	O
these	O
photos	O
obtained	O
by	O
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
damage	O
much	O
larger	O
than	O
first	B-ORDINAL
imagined	O
,	O
extending	O
well	O
below	O
the	O
water	O
line	O
.	O


Workers	O
on	O
deck	O
dwarfed	O
by	O
the	O
40	B-CARDINAL
x	O
60	B-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
foot	I-QUANTITY
gaping	O
wound	O
.	O


Large	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
hull	O
buckled	O
inward	O
.	O


Crewman	O
Sean	B-PERSON
Powell	I-PERSON
,	O
back	O
home	O
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
,	O
says	O
inside	O
the	O
``	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
,	O
''	O
it	O
was	O
chaos	O
,	O
it	O
got	O
dark	O
,	O
we	O
lost	O
power	O
,	O
ship	O
started	O
to	O
list	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
what	O
scared	O
everybody	O
.	O


Despite	O
the	O
devastating	O
damage	O
,	O
Navy	B-ORG
officials	O
predict	O
the	O
``	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
''	O
can	O
be	O
repaired	O
for	O
about	O
$	B-MONEY
150	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
,	O
and	O
put	O
back	O
into	O
service	O
.	O


Justice	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
officials	O
say	O
in	O
Yemen	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
FBI	B-ORG
's	O
investigation	O
is	O
dead	O
in	O
the	O
water	O
.	O


Senior	O
U.S.	B-GPE
officials	O
tell	O
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
the	O
Yemen	B-GPE
government	O
has	O
all	O
but	O
shut	O
down	O
all	O
cooperation	O
in	O
finding	O
those	O
behind	O
the	O
``	O
Cole	B-PRODUCT
''	O
attack	O
.	O


Evidence	O
is	O
either	O
withheld	O
or	O
tampered	O
with	O
.	O


A	O
surveillance	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
harbor	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
attack	O
was	O
so	O
heavily	O
edited	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
even	O
show	O
the	O
blast	O
itself	O
.	O


Why	O
?	O


Yemen	B-GPE
is	O
a	O
terrorist	O
hotbed	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
members	O
of	O
President	O
Saleh	B-PERSON
's	O
own	O
cabinet	O
have	O
direct	O
ties	O
to	O
radical	O
Islamic	B-NORP
extremists	O
and	O
terrorists	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
see	O
exactly	O
why	O
it	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
President	O
there	O
would	O
ever	O
want	O
to	O
cooperate	O
with	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
and	O
possibly	O
put	O
himself	O
in	O
jeopardy	O
.	O


Reporter	O
:	O


And	O
even	O
though	O
cooperation	O
from	O
Yemen	B-GPE
is	O
at	O
a	O
standstill	O
,	O
U.S.	B-GPE
officials	O
tell	O
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
that	O
they	O
are	O
making	O
substantial	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
investigation	O
and	O
are	O
fully	O
confident	O
they	O
will	O
get	O
enough	O
evidence	O
to	O
retaliate	O
against	O
those	O
responsible	O
.	O


Tom	B-PERSON
?	O


Thanks	O
very	O
much	O
,	O
NBC	B-ORG
's	O
Jim	B-PERSON
Miklaszewski	I-PERSON
tonight	B-TIME
.	O


The	O
nation	O
's	O
highest	O
court	O
will	O
take	O
up	O
the	O
case	O
next	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


That	O
development	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
significant	O
as	O
it	O
seems	O
.	O


Joining	O
me	O
now	O
is	O
law	O
professor	O
Rick	B-PERSON
Pildes	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
consultant	O
to	O
NBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
.	O


Could	O
a	O
decision	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
U.S.	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
settle	O
this	O
case	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
?	O


At	O
this	O
stage	O
,	O
any	O
decision	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
U.S.	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
is	O
almost	O
certainly	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
final	O
resolution	O
of	O
this	O
election	O
dispute	O
.	O


Indeed	O
,	O
the	O
issue	O
is	O
so	O
narrow	O
now	O
before	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
that	O
whichever	O
way	O
the	O
court	O
rules	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
likely	O
have	O
only	O
the	O
most	O
marginal	O
impact	O
on	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
.	O


Even	O
if	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
campaign	O
prevails	O
before	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
,	O
it	O
simply	O
means	O
we	O
will	O
move	O
more	O
quickly	O
into	O
the	O
contest	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
litigation	O
or	O
the	O
next	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
litigation	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
believe	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	B-ORG
U.S.	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
just	O
decided	O
to	O
hear	O
this	O
case	O
is	O
a	O
partial	O
victory	O
for	O
both	O
Bush	B-PERSON
and	O
Gore	B-PERSON
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
partial	O
victory	O
for	O
both	O
sides	O
.	O


For	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
central	O
constitutional	O
argument	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
campaign	O
has	O
been	O
making	O
to	O
the	O
federal	O
courts	O
is	O
,	O
stop	O
these	O
manual	O
recounts	O
now	O
,	O
they	O
violate	O
the	O
Constitution	B-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


The	B-ORG
U.S.	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
refused	O
to	O
hear	O
that	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
agreeing	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
federal	O
judges	O
who	O
have	O
unanimously	O
held	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
proper	O
time	O
for	O
federal	O
court	O
intervention	O
.	O


So	O
in	O
that	O
sense	O
,	O
a	O
victory	O
for	O
the	O
Gore	B-PERSON
campaign	O
.	O


For	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
campaign	O
,	O
a	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
willingness	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
to	O
play	O
some	O
role	O
in	O
overseeing	O
the	O
Florida	B-GPE
system	O
and	O
the	O
Florida	B-GPE
judicial	O
decision	O
making	O
process	O
.	O


Whatever	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
decides	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
you	O
say	O
this	O
case	O
could	O
come	O
back	O
before	O
the	B-ORG
U.S.	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
again	O
?	O


John	O
,	O
if	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
of	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
is	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
final	O
and	O
decisive	O
role	O
in	O
this	O
dispute	O
,	O
that	O
role	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
come	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Florida	B-GPE
judicial	O
process	O
,	O
not	O
at	O
this	O
stage	O
.	O


Law	O
professor	O
Rick	B-PERSON
Pildes	I-PERSON
,	O
thank	O
you	O
.	O


From	O
BBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
in	O
London	B-GPE
,	O
I	O
am	O
James	B-PERSON
Cawling	I-PERSON
for	O
The	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
.	O


The	B-ORG
Yugoslav	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
has	O
given	O
its	O
support	O
to	O
President	O
-	O
elect	O
Vojislav	B-PERSON
Kostunica	I-PERSON
.	O


Earlier	O
he	O
had	O
an	O
hour	B-TIME
long	O
meeting	O
with	O
former	O
President	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
.	O


It	O
's	O
the	O
first	O
meeting	O
since	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
was	O
ousted	O
by	O
a	O
popular	O
revolt	O
.	O


He	O
conceded	O
defeat	O
and	O
congratulated	O
his	O
successor	O
.	O


Secretary	O
of	O
State	B-ORG
Madeleine	B-PERSON
Albright	I-PERSON
says	O
,	O
the	O
lifting	O
of	O
international	O
sanctions	O
against	O
Serbia	B-GPE
can	O
now	O
be	O
discussed	O
.	O


Our	O
sanctions	O
regime	O
is	O
not	O
against	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Serbia	B-GPE
,	O
it	O
was	O
against	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
,	O
and	O
if	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
is	O
gone	O
then	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
ways	O
that	O
the	O
sanctions	O
regime	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
and	O
lifted	O
and	O
adjusted	O
.	O


Albright	O
says	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
must	O
not	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
maintain	O
any	O
position	O
of	O
power	O
.	O


Earlier	O
Russia	B-GPE
also	O
recognized	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
as	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
's	O
new	O
leader	O
.	O


Visiting	O
Foreign	B-ORG
Minister	O
Evan	B-PERSON
Holf	I-PERSON
told	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
his	O
time	O
is	O
up	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
The	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
.	O


I	O
am	O
Tony	B-PERSON
Kahn	I-PERSON
.	O


Novelist	O
and	O
playwright	O
Gao	B-PERSON
Xingjian	I-PERSON
today	O
became	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
Chinese	B-LANGUAGE
language	O
author	O
to	O
win	O
the	B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel	I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize	I-WORK_OF_ART
for	I-WORK_OF_ART
Literature	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


Gao	B-PERSON
Xingjian	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
avant	O
-	O
garde	O
plays	O
made	O
him	O
persona	O
non-grata	O
in	O
his	O
native	O
China	B-GPE
and	O
he	O
fled	O
the	O
country	O
in	O
1988	B-DATE
.	O


He	O
settled	O
in	O
France	B-GPE
becoming	O
a	O
French	B-NORP
citizen	O
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


Gregory	B-PERSON
Lee	I-PERSON
is	O
a	O
professor	O
of	O
Chinese	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
Chinese	B-NORP
literature	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Lyons	I-ORG
in	O
France	B-GPE
.	O


Professor	O
Lee	B-PERSON
,	O
I	O
gather	O
you	O
know	O
the	O
man	O
and	O
know	O
his	O
work	O
.	O


Tell	O
us	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
about	O
him	O
,	O
Who	O
is	O
he	O
and	O
why	O
did	O
he	O
flee	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


Gao	B-PERSON
Xingjian	I-PERSON
is	O
quite	O
an	O
interesting	O
writer	O
because	O
in	O
some	O
senses	O
he	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
great	O
cohort	O
of	O
contemporary	O
Chinese	B-NORP
writers	O
that	O
are	O
well	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
today	O
.	O


I	O
would	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
great	O
difference	O
about	O
Gao	B-PERSON
Xingjian	I-PERSON
is	O
that	O
he	O
actually	O
received	O
a	O
university	O
education	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
educated	O
in	O
French	B-LANGUAGE
,	O
so	O
has	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
knowledge	O
of	O
French	B-NORP
literature	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
very	O
much	O
French	B-NORP
literature	O
that	O
has	O
influenced	O
his	O
own	O
literary	O
creativities	O
,	O
only	O
free	O
production	O
,	O
so	O
much	O
so	O
that	O
conservative	O
Chinese	B-NORP
critics	O
would	O
accuse	O
him	O
of	O
blind	O
worship	O
of	O
Western	B-NORP
models	O
.	O


Sartre	B-PERSON
is	O
a	O
big	O
man	O
in	O
Mr.	O
Xingjian	B-PERSON
's	O
life	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
he	O
?	O


I	O
would	O
say	O
so	O
that	O
Sartre	B-PERSON
has	O
been	O
a	O
quite	O
a	O
big	O
influence	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
the	O
other	O
influences	O
would	O
be	O
Samuel	B-PERSON
Beckett	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
Irish	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
French	B-LANGUAGE
language	O
writer	O
,	O
Unesco	B-PERSON
.	O


These	O
are	O
models	O
and	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
writers	O
are	O
writers	O
who	O
were	O
active	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
twentieth	I-DATE
century	I-DATE
.	O


Well	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
very	O
interesting	O
because	O
Mr.	O
Gao	B-PERSON
left	O
China	B-GPE
before	O
Tianenmen	B-EVENT
.	O


He	O
wrote	O
a	O
play	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
about	O
the	O
events	O
there	O
.	O


Would	O
you	O
say	O
that	O
his	O
influences	O
may	O
be	O
more	O
French	B-NORP
literary	O
then	O
they	O
were	O
his	O
own	O
immediate	O
life	O
experience	O
?	O


I	O
would	O
say	O
both	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
play	O
that	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
made	O
him	O
famous	O
was	O
a	O
play	O
that	O
dates	O
from	O
1981	B-DATE
,	O
which	O
was	O
actually	O
called	O
`	B-WORK_OF_ART
Bus	I-WORK_OF_ART
Stop	I-WORK_OF_ART
'	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
which	O
many	O
people	O
said	O
or	O
had	O
resonances	O
from	O
Beckett	B-PERSON
's	O
play	O
`	O
Waiting	B-WORK_OF_ART
for	I-WORK_OF_ART
Godot	I-WORK_OF_ART
'	O
and	O
it	O
concerned	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Chinese	B-NORP
people	O
from	O
different	O
walks	O
of	O
life	O
who	O
were	O
standing	O
at	O
a	O
bus	O
stop	O
waiting	O
for	O
a	O
bus	O
that	O
never	O
came	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
see	O
immediately	O
that	O
the	O
resonances	O
with	O
the	O
play	O
of	O
Beckett	B-PERSON
,	O
but	O
Gao	B-PERSON
Xingjian	I-PERSON
really	O
before	O
1989	B-DATE
felt	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
write	O
and	O
to	O
have	O
his	O
plays	O
produced	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
would	O
wish	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
left	O
China	B-GPE
couple	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
before	O
the	O
incident	O
at	O
Tiananmen	B-FAC
in	O
1989	B-DATE
.	O


I	O
think	O
it	O
is	O
a	B-DATE
great	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
for	O
modern	O
Chinese	B-NORP
literature	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
a	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
that	O
has	O
been	O
awaited	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
60	I-DATE
to	I-DATE
70	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Gregory	B-PERSON
Lee	I-PERSON
is	O
a	O
professor	O
of	O
Chinese	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
Chinese	B-NORP
literature	O
at	O
the	O
University	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Lyons	I-ORG
,	O
France	B-GPE
.	O


He	O
spoke	O
to	O
us	O
from	O
his	O
home	O
in	O
Provence	B-GPE
.	O


Professor	O
,	O
thank	O
you	O
very	O
much	O
for	O
speaking	O
with	O
us	O
.	O


Not	O
at	O
all	O
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
very	O
much	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
World	B-ORG
,	O
I	O
am	O
Lisa	B-PERSON
Mullins	I-PERSON
.	O


There	O
are	O
mounting	O
allegations	O
of	O
police	O
and	O
military	O
brutality	O
in	O
Zimbabwe	B-GPE
.	O


But	O
President	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Mugabe	I-PERSON
has	O
deployed	O
troops	O
to	O
quell	O
rioting	O
over	O
the	O
rising	O
price	O
of	O
food	O
.	O


There	O
are	O
sharp	O
increases	O
here	O
just	O
as	O
Zimbabwe	B-GPE
has	O
slumped	O
into	O
its	O
worst	O
economic	O
crisis	O
since	O
becoming	O
independent	O
in	O
1980	B-DATE
.	O


In	O
three	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
of	O
unrest	O
Army	B-ORG
helicopters	O
have	O
dropped	O
teargas	O
in	O
poor	O
suburbs	O
of	O
the	O
capital	O
Harare	B-GPE
,	O
but	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
protesting	O
say	O
they	O
wo	O
n't	O
stop	O
until	O
Mugabe	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
man	O
they	O
blame	O
for	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
economic	O
problems	O
,	O
surrenders	O
the	O
presidency	O
.	O


From	O
Harare	B-GPE
the	O
BBC	B-ORG
's	O
Grant	B-PERSON
Ferrett	I-PERSON
reports	O
.	O


Protestors	O
in	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
Harare	B-GPE
's	O
poor	O
southern	O
townships	O
run	O
for	O
cover	O
as	O
riot	O
police	O
fire	O
teargas	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
an	O
armored	O
vehicle	O
.	O


Such	O
confrontations	O
have	O
been	O
taking	O
place	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
capital	O
for	O
several	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
aim	O
is	O
twofold	O
,	O
to	O
demand	O
a	O
halt	O
to	O
the	O
rising	O
prices	O
of	O
basics	O
such	O
as	O
food	O
,	O
fuel	O
and	O
transport	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
resignation	O
of	O
President	O
Mugabe	B-PERSON
.	O


People	O
are	O
demonstrating	O
for	O
the	O
price	O
increase	O
fuel	O
and	O
everything	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
stay	O
away	O
.	O


They	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
work	O
.	O


They	O
want	O
to	O
stay	O
away	O
.	O


So	O
what	O
happened	O
here	O
,	O
can	O
you	O
tell	O
me	O
?	O


We	O
set	O
a	O
barricade	O
,	O
not	O
for	O
our	O
people	O
but	O
for	O
the	O
police	O
.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
them	O
.	O


We	O
want	O
them	O
to	O
go	O
.	O


And	O
what	O
have	O
the	O
police	O
done	O
?	O


They	O
are	O
rounding	O
up	O
people	O
to	O
clear	O
our	O
barricade	O
,	O
forcing	O
them	O
,	O
beating	O
them	O
,	O
throwing	O
teargas	O
canisters	O
into	O
school	O
children	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
war	O
here	O
has	O
just	O
started	O
.	O


Nearly	B-DATE
four	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
after	O
Zimbabwe	B-GPE
's	O
bloodiest	O
parliamentary	O
elections	O
,	O
the	O
economy	O
has	O
gone	O
from	O
bad	O
to	O
worse	O
.	O


President	O
Mugabe	B-PERSON
's	O
vitriolic	O
attacks	O
on	O
the	O
west	O
combined	O
with	O
continuing	O
lawlessness	O
,	O
particularly	O
on	O
white	O
owned	O
commercial	O
farms	O
have	O
driven	O
away	O
donors	O
,	O
investors	O
and	O
tourists	O
.	O


Zimbabwe	B-GPE
now	O
has	O
Africa	B-LOC
's	O
fastest	O
shrinking	O
economy	O
.	O


Many	O
of	O
us	O
like	O
to	O
characterize	O
Zimbabwe	B-GPE
's	O
crisis	O
as	O
an	O
economic	O
crisis	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
wider	O
and	O
deeper	O
than	O
economy	O
.	O


Simba	B-PERSON
Makoni	I-PERSON
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
like	O
an	O
opposition	O
politician	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
recently	O
appointed	O
finance	O
minister	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
see	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
bread	O
go	O
up	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
see	O
your	O
bus	O
fares	O
go	O
up	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
see	O
companies	O
closing	O
down	O
or	O
working	O
short	O
weeks	O
and	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
can	O
also	O
read	O
Zimbabwe	B-GPE
's	O
crisis	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
destitute	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
streets	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
crimes	O
being	O
committed	O
.	O


245	B-CARDINAL
!	O


245	B-CARDINAL
!	O


Zimbabwe	B-GPE
earns	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
its	O
hard	O
currency	O
here	O
on	O
the	O
tobacco	O
auction	O
floors	O
.	O


This	O
year	O
's	O
crop	O
is	O
down	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
continuing	O
occupation	O
of	O
white	O
owned	O
farms	O
.	O


When	O
the	B-DATE
selling	I-DATE
season	I-DATE
ends	O
next	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
,	O
foreign	O
exchange	O
reserves	O
,	O
hardly	O
estimated	O
to	O
cover	O
just	B-DATE
a	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
of	O
imports	O
,	O
are	O
likely	O
to	O
completely	O
dry	O
up	O
.	O


Without	O
them	O
,	O
paying	O
for	O
central	O
imports	O
such	O
as	O
fuel	O
and	O
electricity	O
will	O
become	O
even	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O


What	O
we	O
have	O
right	O
now	O
is	O
a	O
political	O
crisis	O
and	O
until	O
that	O
political	O
crisis	O
is	O
resolved	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
way	O
the	O
economy	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
improve	O
.	O


The	O
sentiments	O
of	O
economist	O
Howard	B-PERSON
Setoli	I-PERSON
are	O
widely	O
shared	O
.	O


With	O
eighteen	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
to	O
go	O
until	O
scheduled	O
presidential	O
elections	O
,	O
Zimbabwe	B-GPE
is	O
headed	O
for	O
complete	O
economic	O
ruin	O
.	O


If	O
government	O
continues	O
on	O
its	O
current	O
path	O
,	O
the	O
economy	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
contract	O
.	O


This	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
it	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
contract	O
by	O
8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


Next	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
we	O
see	O
a	O
further	O
contraction	O
of	O
12	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


So	O
we	O
are	O
talking	O
of	O
massive	O
unemployment	O
,	O
severe	O
foreign	O
exchange	O
shortage	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
an	O
alarming	O
prediction	O
.	O


For	O
those	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
protests	O
on	O
the	O
streets	O
,	O
after	O
two	B-DATE
decades	I-DATE
in	O
office	O
they	O
want	O
President	O
Mugabe	B-PERSON
to	O
go	O
now	O
.	O


We	O
want	O
a	O
new	O
President	O
.	O


The	O
situation	O
is	O
like	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
now	O
.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
Mugabe	B-PERSON
.	O


No	O
more	O
.	O


For	O
The	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
,	O
I	O
am	O
Grant	B-PERSON
Ferrett	I-PERSON
,	O
in	O
Harare	B-GPE
.	O


From	O
BBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
in	O
London	B-GPE
,	O
I	O
'm	O
James	B-PERSON
Cawling	I-PERSON
,	O
for	O
The	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
.	O


Clashes	O
between	O
Israeli	B-ORG
Army	I-ORG
units	O
and	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
have	O
continued	O
into	O
the	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
.	O


That	O
's	O
after	O
another	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
of	O
violence	O
in	O
which	O
four	B-CARDINAL
Palestinians	B-NORP
were	O
killed	O
.	O


Helicopter	O
gunships	O
were	O
deployed	O
around	O
the	O
West	B-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
village	O
of	O
Bagella	B-GPE
.	O


Exchanges	O
of	O
fire	O
between	O
Israelis	B-NORP
and	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
have	O
also	O
been	O
reported	O
around	O
Jericho	B-GPE
,	O
Greg	B-PERSON
Barrow	I-PERSON
reports	O
.	O


A	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
of	O
violence	O
across	O
the	B-GPE
West	I-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
and	O
Gaza	B-GPE
has	O
been	O
followed	O
by	O
more	O
clashes	O
after	O
nightfall	O
.	O


Houses	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
village	O
of	O
Bagella	B-GPE
have	O
been	O
attached	O
by	O
Israeli	B-NORP
helicopter	O
gunships	O
.	O


An	O
Israeli	B-NORP
military	O
spokesman	O
said	O
they	O
were	O
deployed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
gun	O
fire	O
from	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
inside	O
Bagella	B-GPE
,	O
which	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
Jewish	B-NORP
settlement	O
of	O
Kilo	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
Israelis	B-NORP
say	O
the	O
helicopters	O
went	O
into	O
action	O
firing	O
machine	O
guns	O
,	O
but	O
unconfirmed	O
reports	O
from	O
inside	O
Bagella	B-GPE
suggested	O
rockets	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
.	O


Greg	B-PERSON
Barrow	I-PERSON
,	O
BBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
Jerusalem	B-GPE
.	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
World	B-ORG
I	O
am	O
Lisa	B-PERSON
Mullins	I-PERSON
.	O


Well	O
we	O
ca	O
n't	O
tell	O
you	O
who	O
won	O
Florida	B-GPE
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
moment	O
we	O
will	O
enter	O
the	O
musical	O
question	O
,	O
who	O
let	O
the	O
dogs	O
out	O
?	O


First	B-ORDINAL
up	O
we	O
have	O
the	O
answer	O
to	O
our	O
geo	O
quiz	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


We	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
region	O
of	O
central	O
Italy	B-GPE
bordering	O
the	B-LOC
Adriatic	I-LOC
Sea	I-LOC
.	O


The	O
area	O
is	O
mostly	O
mountainous	O
and	O
includes	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Corno	I-LOC
,	O
the	O
highest	O
peak	O
of	O
the	O
Apennines	B-LOC
.	O


It	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
sheep	O
,	O
good	O
clean	O
-	O
living	O
,	O
healthy	O
sheep	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Italian	B-NORP
entrepreneur	O
has	O
an	O
idea	O
about	O
how	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
little	O
money	O
of	O
them	O
.	O


The	O
answer	O
is	O
Abruzzo	B-GPE
.	O


Journalist	O
Carlos	B-PERSON
Depalazai	I-PERSON
was	O
in	O
Rome	B-GPE
,	O
Italy	B-GPE
and	O
Carlo	B-PERSON
how	O
does	O
this	O
fellow	O
plan	O
to	O
profit	O
from	O
the	O
sheep	O
of	O
the	O
Abruzzo	B-GPE
?	O


He	O
is	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
two	B-CARDINAL
crazes	O
that	O
we	O
are	O
having	O
in	O
the	O
Italy	B-GPE
at	O
the	O
moment	O
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
is	O
internet	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
one	B-CARDINAL
is	O
the	O
awareness	O
on	O
food	O
.	O


So	O
this	O
guy	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
having	O
people	O
adopting	O
sheep	O
by	O
an	O
internet	O
.	O


So	O
you	O
can	O
have	O
access	O
through	O
your	O
computer	O
on	O
your	O
desk	O
.	O


Go	O
to	O
the	O
web	O
site	O
of	O
these	O
guys	O
and	O
you	O
can	O
have	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
sheep	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
be	O
adopted	O
.	O


So	O
what	O
does	O
it	O
mean	O
to	O
adopt	O
a	O
sheep	O
,	O
to	O
show	O
up	O
on	O
your	O
back	O
step	O
or	O
do	O
you	O
,	O
somehow	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
its	O
progress	O
on	O
the	O
farm	O
in	O
Italy	B-GPE
?	O


You	O
are	O
not	O
actually	O
adopting	O
the	O
sheep	O
in	O
the	O
sense	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
have	O
it	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


It	O
looks	O
like	O
distant	O
adoption	O
,	O
where	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
actually	O
have	O
the	O
child	O
in	O
your	O
home	O
.	O


You	O
are	O
just	O
contributing	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
and	O
you	O
are	O
monitoring	O
the	O
growing	O
up	O
.	O


It	O
works	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
,	O
so	O
you	O
have	O
access	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
site	O
of	O
this	O
little	O
farm	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
little	O
village	O
of	O
Abrutzi	B-GPE
and	O
you	O
can	O
choose	O
among	O
many	O
,	O
many	O
sheeps	O
and	O
after	O
contributing	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
the	O
sheep	O
is	O
actually	O
yours	O
.	O


All	O
right	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
you	O
have	O
mentioned	O
to	O
us	O
is	O
about	B-MONEY
160	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
and	O
for	O
that	O
you	O
get	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
warm	O
and	O
fuzzy	O
feeling	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
also	O
receive	O
leggings	O
that	O
are	O
made	O
from	O
wool	O
of	O
the	O
sheep	O
and	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
like	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
sheep	O
dropping	O
delivered	O
to	O
your	O
door	O
.	O


Yeah	O
,	O
I	O
mean	O
this	O
is	O
quite	O
funny	O
,	O
but	O
apart	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
details	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
sometimes	O
even	O
strange	O
I	O
think	O
what	O
is	O
really	O
important	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
sign	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
concern	O
that	O
is	O
effecting	O
Italian	B-NORP
people	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
we	O
are	O
notoriously	O
lover	O
of	O
good	O
food	O
.	O


We	O
have	O
a	O
generous	O
attitude	O
towards	O
food	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
stuff	O
.	O


The	O
fact	O
that	O
you	O
really	O
care	O
about	O
a	O
sheep	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
she	O
is	O
fed	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
she	O
is	O
nurtured	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
people	O
are	O
looking	O
after	O
it	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
you	O
have	O
something	O
which	O
is	O
genuine	O
on	O
your	O
table	O
up	O
the	O
end	O
.	O


Wait	O
a	B-TIME
minute	I-TIME
,	O
you	O
said	O
that	O
on	O
your	O
table	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
.	O


Yeah	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
table	O
if	O
it	O
becomes	O
food	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
option	O
.	O


You	O
are	O
adopting	O
the	O
sheep	O
and	O
whatever	O
happens	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
it	O
's	O
your	O
choice	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
option	O
is	O
you	O
know	O
food	O
for	O
your	O
meal	O
.	O


That	O
kind	O
of	O
puts	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
tone	O
to	O
this	O
thing	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
usually	O
when	O
you	O
think	O
of	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
adoption	O
that	O
means	O
saving	O
an	O
animal	O
not	O
eventually	O
eating	O
it	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
option	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
and	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
provocation	O
.	O


You	O
know	O
Italians	B-NORP
now	O
mainly	O
live	O
in	O
metropolitan	O
areas	O
in	O
big	O
cities	O
like	O
Rome	B-GPE
,	O
Florence	B-GPE
,	O
Naples	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
we	O
were	O
a	O
population	O
of	O
shepherds	O
or	O
farmers	O
.	O


We	O
had	O
completely	O
different	O
attitude	O
towards	O
nature	O
.	O


It	O
seems	O
that	O
we	O
are	O
losing	O
something	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
reestablish	O
a	O
better	O
relationship	O
with	O
nature	O
and	O
the	O
simple	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
Environment	O
Minister	O
in	O
Italy	B-GPE
supported	O
the	O
initiative	O
and	O
he	O
himself	O
adopted	O
a	O
sheep	O
is	O
significant	O
.	O


He	O
took	O
advantage	O
immediately	O
of	O
these	O
ideas	O
to	O
build	O
up	O
a	O
new	O
awareness	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
attitude	O
of	O
Italians	B-NORP
towards	O
nature	O
and	O
farms	O
.	O


Carlo	O
De	O
Blazia	O
,	O
journalist	O
speaking	O
to	O
us	O
from	O
Rome	B-GPE
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
very	O
much	O
Carlo	O
.	O


Nice	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
you	O
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
.	O


Five	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
today	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
agreement	O
ending	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-GPE
was	O
initialed	O
in	O
Dayton	B-GPE
Ohio	B-GPE
.	O


Western	B-NORP
leaders	O
were	O
n't	O
wild	O
about	O
relying	O
on	O
Yugoslav	B-NORP
President	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
to	O
help	O
implement	O
the	O
accord	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
felt	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
choice	O
.	O


Five	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
later	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
and	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
in	O
particular	O
are	O
n't	O
counting	O
on	O
the	O
deposed	O
leader	O
for	O
anything	O
.	O


They	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
his	O
successor	O
Vojislav	B-PERSON
Kostinica	I-PERSON
extradite	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
through	O
the	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
War	I-ORG
Crimes	I-ORG
Tribunal	I-ORG
in	O
The	B-GPE
Hague	I-GPE
,	O
but	O
not	O
only	O
is	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
still	O
living	O
comfortable	O
in	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
,	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
he	O
made	O
his	O
first	B-ORDINAL
TV	O
appearance	O
in	O
six	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
,	O
giving	O
a	O
pep	O
talk	O
to	O
his	O
supporters	O
.	O


The	O
World	B-ORG
's	O
Jeb	B-PERSON
Sharp	I-PERSON
reports	O
on	O
the	O
still	O
unresolved	O
fate	O
of	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
.	O


He	O
's	O
kept	O
Western	B-NORP
diplomats	O
spinning	O
in	O
circles	O
for	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
decade	I-DATE
.	O


Five	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
they	O
were	O
negotiating	O
with	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
at	O
Dayton	B-GPE
to	O
stop	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-GPE
.	O


Two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
they	O
were	O
still	O
shuttling	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
to	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
Kosovo	B-GPE
crisis	O
.	O


By	O
March	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
they	O
had	O
given	O
up	O
talking	O
and	O
Nato	B-ORG
had	O
started	O
bombing	O
instead	O
.	O


When	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
was	O
indited	O
on	O
war	O
crimes	O
charges	O
soon	O
after	O
,	O
US	B-GPE
and	O
other	O
Western	B-NORP
officials	O
began	O
calling	O
for	O
his	O
arrest	O
and	O
transfer	O
to	O
The	B-GPE
Hague	I-GPE
,	O
but	O
now	O
that	O
a	O
delicate	O
transition	O
is	O
underway	O
in	O
Serbia	B-GPE
,	O
those	O
calls	O
have	O
grown	O
quieter	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Gary	B-PERSON
Bass	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
book	O
about	O
war	O
crimes	O
trials	O
,	O
`	O
Stay	B-WORK_OF_ART
,	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Hand	I-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
Vengeance	I-WORK_OF_ART
'	O
.	O


Even	O
Madeleine	B-PERSON
Albright	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
is	O
with	O
the	O
President	O
who	O
is	O
usually	O
most	O
decipherous	O
about	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
prosecuting	O
war	O
criminals	O
,	O
has	O
in	O
fact	O
said	O
that	O
our	O
first	B-ORDINAL
priority	O
is	O
making	O
sure	O
that	O
Vojislov	B-PERSON
Kostunica	I-PERSON
can	O
consolidate	O
his	O
democratic	O
government	O
and	O
make	O
that	O
transition	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
punishing	O
war	O
criminals	O
sort	O
of	O
takes	O
a	O
back	O
seat	O
.	O


Bass	B-PERSON
says	O
US	B-GPE
diplomats	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
risk	O
destabilizing	O
Serbia	B-GPE
's	O
fragile	O
political	O
situation	O
by	O
pushing	O
too	O
hard	O
for	O
war	O
crimes	O
trials	O
.	O


After	O
all	O
Bass	B-PERSON
points	O
out	O
,	O
outside	O
pressure	O
has	O
backfired	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O


In	O
Germany	B-GPE
after	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
I	I-EVENT
and	O
in	O
the	B-ORG
Ottoman	I-ORG
Empire	I-ORG
also	O
after	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
I	I-EVENT
,	O
the	O
British	B-NORP
and	O
the	O
French	B-NORP
pushed	O
really	O
hard	O
for	O
war	O
crimes	O
trials	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
result	O
in	O
both	O
countries	O
was	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
a	O
nationalist	O
backlash	O
.	O


A	O
nationalist	O
backlash	O
in	O
Serbia	B-GPE
right	O
now	O
could	O
play	O
into	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
's	O
hands	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
parliamentary	O
elections	O
scheduled	O
for	O
next	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
.	O


That	O
's	O
one	B-CARDINAL
reason	O
Western	B-NORP
governments	O
are	O
not	O
demanding	O
his	O
immediate	O
arrest	O
,	O
but	O
critics	O
of	O
this	O
approach	O
say	O
letting	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
stay	O
in	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
could	O
be	O
equally	O
destabilizing	O
.	O


Eva	B-PERSON
Barnetts	I-PERSON
,	O
professor	O
of	O
history	O
at	O
Yale	B-ORG
,	O
says	O
President	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
should	O
cooperate	O
immediately	O
with	O
the	B-ORG
Hague	I-ORG
Tribunal	I-ORG
.	O


This	O
particular	O
UN	B-ORG
institution	O
has	O
in	O
its	O
power	O
really	O
to	O
give	O
instant	O
legitimacy	O
to	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
but	O
of	O
course	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
.	O


It	O
means	O
that	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
has	O
to	O
become	O
very	O
serious	O
about	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
indited	O
war	O
criminals	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
himself	O
.	O


But	O
even	O
officials	O
at	O
The	B-GPE
Hague	I-GPE
say	O
they	O
are	O
willing	O
to	O
be	O
patient	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Yugoslav	B-NORP
President	O
.	O


Tribunal	B-ORG
spokesman	O
Jim	B-PERSON
Landel	I-PERSON
says	O
it	O
helps	O
that	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
's	O
people	O
who	O
initially	O
refused	O
to	O
even	O
entertain	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
arresting	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
,	O
may	O
be	O
starting	O
to	O
cooperate	O
with	O
the	O
Tribunal	B-ORG
.	O


They	O
have	O
already	O
indicated	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
willing	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
reopening	O
of	O
the	O
prosecutor	O
's	O
liaison	O
office	O
in	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
certainly	O
a	O
welcome	O
first	B-ORDINAL
step	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
first	B-ORDINAL
step	O
.	O


The	O
Tribunal	B-ORG
's	O
chief	O
prosecutor	O
Carla	B-PERSON
Del	I-PERSON
Ponte	I-PERSON
has	O
applied	O
for	O
a	O
Yugoslav	B-NORP
visa	O
and	O
plans	O
to	O
visit	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
soon	O
.	O


Delponte	B-PERSON
's	O
spokeswoman	O
says	O
the	O
prosecutor	O
has	O
much	O
to	O
discuss	O
with	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
,	O
not	O
least	O
how	O
to	O
arrest	O
all	O
the	O
indited	O
war	O
crimes	O
suspects	O
now	O
in	O
Serbia	B-GPE
.	O


That	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
easy	O
.	O


Even	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-GPE
where	O
Nato	B-ORG
is	O
in	O
charge	O
,	O
troops	O
have	O
failed	O
to	O
capture	O
Bosnian	B-NORP
-	I-NORP
Serb	I-NORP
leader	O
Radavan	B-PERSON
Karadzic	I-PERSON
,	O
indited	O
on	O
genocide	O
charges	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
1995	B-DATE
massacre	O
at	O
Shrabanitca	B-GPE
.	O


Yale	B-ORG
history	O
professor	O
Eva	B-PERSON
Barnett	I-PERSON
says	O
the	O
excuses	O
for	O
not	O
arresting	O
Karadzic	B-PERSON
are	O
not	O
persuasive	O
.	O


The	O
claim	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
would	O
engender	O
tremendously	O
destabilizing	O
consequences	O
that	O
in	O
any	O
event	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
a	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
bloody	O
affair	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O


This	O
does	O
not	O
seem	O
terribly	O
compelling	O
to	O
me	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
tried	O
and	O
of	O
course	O
there	O
is	O
always	O
a	O
danger	O
that	O
somebody	O
might	O
get	O
hurt	O
in	O
this	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
danger	O
that	O
every	O
attempt	O
at	O
remedying	O
criminal	O
activity	O
has	O
to	O
face	O
.	O


Hague	B-ORG
prosecutor	O
Carla	B-PERSON
Del	I-PERSON
Ponte	I-PERSON
is	O
prepared	O
to	O
discuss	O
arrest	O
strategies	O
with	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
foreign	O
troops	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
difficult	O
to	O
know	O
how	O
he	O
would	O
react	O
.	O


Kostunica	B-PERSON
has	O
questioned	O
the	O
legality	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Hague	I-ORG
Tribunal	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
talked	O
of	O
trying	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
in	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
.	O


Still	O
,	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
's	O
grace	O
period	O
wo	O
n't	O
last	O
forever	O
.	O


When	O
the	B-ORG
US	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
approved	O
one	B-MONEY
hundred	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
in	O
aid	O
to	O
Serbia	B-GPE
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
,	O
it	O
stipulated	O
the	O
aid	O
would	O
stop	O
flowing	O
if	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
has	O
n't	O
cooperated	O
with	O
the	O
tribunal	O
by	O
March	B-DATE
31st	I-DATE
.	O


For	O
The	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
,	O
I	O
am	O
Jeb	B-PERSON
Sharp	I-PERSON
.	O


This	O
is	O
The	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
.	O


I	O
am	O
Lisa	B-PERSON
Mullins	I-PERSON
.	O


Both	O
George	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
and	O
Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
today	B-DATE
continue	O
to	O
press	O
their	O
cases	O
literally	O
and	O
figuratively	O
.	O


Their	O
PR	O
machines	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
functioning	O
smoothly	O
.	O


Governor	O
Bush	B-PERSON
's	O
running	O
mate	O
Dick	B-PERSON
Cheney	I-PERSON
talked	O
with	O
reporters	O
about	O
the	O
Republican	B-NORP
transition	O
plans	O
,	O
another	O
signal	O
that	O
Bush	B-PERSON
is	O
getting	O
ready	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
next	O
President	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
Vice	O
President	O
Gore	B-PERSON
continued	O
his	O
appeal	O
for	O
patience	O
while	O
he	O
contests	O
Bush	B-PERSON
's	O
claim	O
to	O
victory	O
,	O
and	O
attorneys	O
for	O
both	O
men	O
were	O
preparing	O
for	O
key	O
court	O
battles	O
later	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
,	O
which	O
could	O
settle	O
the	O
three	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
dispute	O
over	O
who	O
won	O
Florida	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
presidency	O
.	O


The	O
World	B-ORG
's	O
Clark	B-PERSON
Boyd	I-PERSON
has	O
the	O
latest	O
.	O


All	O
eyes	O
were	O
on	O
Florida	B-GPE
yet	O
again	O
today	B-DATE
as	O
lawyers	O
,	O
judges	O
,	O
lawmakers	O
and	O
citizens	O
,	O
all	O
picked	O
at	O
the	O
knots	O
that	O
have	O
tied	O
up	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
this	O
presidential	O
election	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
three	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
.	O


Yesterday	B-DATE
in	O
Leon	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
Circuit	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
,	O
Judge	O
N.	B-PERSON
Sander	I-PERSON
Sauls	I-PERSON
set	O
a	O
Saturday	B-DATE
deadline	O
for	O
a	O
hearing	O
on	O
vote	O
recounts	O
and	O
ordered	O
the	O
roughly	B-CARDINAL
14000	I-CARDINAL
contested	O
ballots	O
in	O
Miami	B-GPE
Dade	I-GPE
and	O
Palm	B-GPE
Beach	I-GPE
counties	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
mention	O
a	O
sample	O
voting	O
machine	O
and	O
voting	O
booth	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
brought	O
to	O
Tallahassee	B-GPE
under	O
police	O
escort	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
as	O
officials	O
in	O
both	O
two	B-CARDINAL
counties	O
ready	O
the	O
ballots	O
for	O
transport	O
,	O
George	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
lawyers	O
asked	O
the	O
judge	O
to	O
order	O
all	O
1.16	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
ballots	O
from	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
counties	O
to	O
be	O
trucked	O
to	O
the	O
state	O
capital	O
.	O


Late	B-TIME
this	I-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
,	O
Judge	O
Sauls	B-PERSON
granted	O
that	O
motion	O
.	O


In	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	O
Vice	O
President	O
Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
was	O
back	O
on	O
television	O
this	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
trying	O
to	O
shore	O
up	O
public	O
support	O
for	O
his	O
legal	O
cause	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
taped	O
interview	O
,	O
for	O
NBC	B-ORG
's	O
Today	B-WORK_OF_ART
Show	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
Gore	B-PERSON
said	O
despite	O
all	O
the	O
legal	O
maneuvering	O
he	O
is	O
calling	O
on	O
both	O
camps	O
to	O
put	O
partisan	O
politics	O
aside	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
that	O
both	O
Governor	O
Bush	B-PERSON
and	O
I	O
should	O
recognize	O
an	O
obligation	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
votes	O
are	O
still	O
to	O
be	O
counted	O
,	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
restrain	O
the	O
passions	O
of	O
our	O
partisan	O
supporters	O
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
Bush	B-PERSON
's	O
vice	O
presidential	O
candidate	O
Dick	B-PERSON
Cheney	I-PERSON
was	O
a	O
busy	O
man	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


After	O
a	O
heart	O
checkup	O
at	O
a	O
Washington	B-GPE
hospital	O
he	O
appeared	O
at	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
pressing	O
ahead	O
with	O
transition	O
plans	O
.	O


We	O
have	O
now	O
acquired	O
office	O
space	O
in	O
McClain	B-GPE
,	O
Virginia	B-GPE
that	O
will	O
become	O
the	O
site	O
for	O
the	O
transition	O
operation	O
that	O
we	O
announced	O
two	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
so	O
we	O
are	O
just	O
in	O
a	O
business	O
of	O
getting	O
up	O
and	O
running	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
now	O
have	O
an	O
office	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
space	O
.	O


We	O
have	O
got	O
people	O
signing	O
up	O
,	O
volunteers	O
coming	O
on	O
,	O
telephones	O
being	O
put	O
in	O
and	O
computers	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
will	O
be	O
fully	O
operational	O
within	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
or	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
.	O


Earlier	B-TIME
today	I-TIME
in	O
Florida	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
Republican	B-NORP
dominated	O
legislature	O
began	O
hearings	O
on	O
calling	O
a	O
special	O
session	O
to	O
pick	O
the	O
state	O
's	O
electors	O
itself	O
,	O
should	O
the	O
December	B-DATE
12th	I-DATE
deadline	O
still	O
find	O
the	O
election	O
tied	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
courts	O
.	O


The	O
committee	O
heard	O
from	O
angry	O
voters	O
and	O
precinct	O
workers	O
in	O
Palm	B-GPE
Beach	I-GPE
.	O


I	O
believe	O
our	O
issues	O
do	O
relate	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
appointing	O
of	O
electors	O
for	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Florida	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
electors	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
appointed	O
,	O
are	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
appointed	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
will	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
and	O
I	O
believe	O
in	O
Palm	B-GPE
Beach	I-GPE
County	I-GPE
that	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
difficult	O
to	O
determine	O
what	O
the	O
will	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
was	O
.	O


Although	O
Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
said	O
today	B-DATE
that	O
he	O
certainly	O
feels	O
like	O
he	O
won	O
the	O
election	O
,	O
he	O
put	O
his	O
odds	O
of	O
wining	O
the	O
various	O
legal	O
battles	O
at	O
fifty	B-CARDINAL
-	O
fifty	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Gore	B-PERSON
said	O
,	O
if	O
Bush	B-PERSON
does	O
triumph	O
in	O
court	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
throw	O
his	O
support	O
behind	O
the	O
Republican	B-NORP
President	O
-	O
elect	O
.	O


But	O
for	O
now	O
,	O
says	O
former	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
administration	O
cabinet	O
member	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Riche	I-PERSON
,	O
both	O
sides	O
are	O
positive	O
that	O
they	O
've	O
won	O
the	O
election	O
,	O
and	O
says	O
Riche	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
longer	O
the	O
fight	O
goes	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
troublesome	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
four	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
might	O
be	O
.	O


What	O
we	O
risk	O
by	O
prolonging	O
this	O
is	O
greater	O
public	O
cynicism	O
and	O
a	O
hardening	O
of	O
partisan	O
lines	O
among	O
career	O
politicians	O
who	O
have	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
.	O


After	O
all	O
,	O
come	O
January	B-DATE
,	O
these	O
people	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
whether	O
Gore	B-PERSON
or	O
Bush	B-PERSON
is	O
the	O
President	O
.	O


You	O
have	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
politicians	O
in	O
Congress	B-ORG
who	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
President	O
and	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
prolong	O
this	O
forever	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
US	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
will	O
hear	O
arguments	O
from	O
both	O
sides	O
on	O
Friday	B-DATE
and	O
Florida	B-GPE
's	O
Leon	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
Circuit	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
will	O
consider	O
the	O
arguments	O
on	O
disputed	O
state	O
ballots	O
on	O
Saturday	B-DATE
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
nation	O
wearies	O
of	O
the	O
protracted	O
legal	O
battle	O
maybe	O
Leon	B-ORG
County	I-ORG
Circuit	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
judge	O
N.	B-PERSON
Sander	I-PERSON
Sauls	I-PERSON
said	O
it	O
best	O
.	O


The	O
whole	O
process	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
bit	O
like	O
being	O
nibbled	O
to	O
death	O
by	O
a	O
duck	O
.	O


For	O
The	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
,	O
this	O
is	O
Clark	B-PERSON
Boyd	I-PERSON
.	O


Russia	B-GPE
's	O
lower	O
house	O
of	O
parliament	O
has	O
overwhelmingly	O
approved	O
restoring	O
the	O
former	O
Soviet	B-NORP
anthem	O
as	O
the	O
Russian	B-NORP
national	O
anthem	O
.	O


The	O
move	O
had	O
the	O
strong	O
support	O
of	O
Russian	B-NORP
President	O
Vladimir	B-PERSON
Putin	I-PERSON
who	O
said	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
anthem	O
represented	O
a	O
gesture	O
of	O
reconciliation	O
.	O


Critics	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
anthem	O
is	O
a	O
throwback	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
totalitarian	O
government	O
.	O


The	O
anthem	O
will	O
have	O
new	O
words	O
,	O
eliminating	O
verses	O
that	O
praised	O
Communist	B-NORP
leaders	O
Vladimir	B-PERSON
Lenin	I-PERSON
and	O
Joseph	B-PERSON
Stalin	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
lower	O
house	O
of	O
parliament	O
also	O
gave	O
formal	O
endorsement	O
to	O
Russia	B-GPE
's	O
white	O
,	O
red	O
and	O
blue	O
flag	O
but	O
reinstated	O
the	O
old	O
red	O
and	O
gold	O
Soviet	B-NORP
flag	O
as	O
the	O
flag	O
of	O
the	O
military	O
.	O


From	O
BBC	B-ORG
news	O
in	O
London	B-GPE
,	O
I	O
am	O
Gregor	B-PERSON
Cragey	I-PERSON
for	O
The	B-WORK_OF_ART
World	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


George	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
has	O
met	O
with	O
Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
two	B-CARDINAL
men	O
met	O
for	O
just	B-TIME
15	I-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
at	O
the	O
Vice	O
President	O
's	O
official	O
residence	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
they	O
've	O
been	O
face	O
to	O
face	O
since	O
the	O
bitterly	O
contested	O
presidential	O
election	O
was	O
finally	O
concluded	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


Bush	B-PERSON
went	O
into	O
the	O
talks	O
with	O
his	O
defeated	O
rival	O
after	O
meeting	O
with	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
earlier	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


At	O
a	O
photo	O
opportunity	O
in	O
the	B-FAC
Oval	I-FAC
Office	I-FAC
,	O
Bush	B-PERSON
thanked	O
the	O
President	O
and	O
fended	O
off	O
an	O
interruption	O
from	O
a	O
veteran	O
White	B-ORG
House	I-ORG
correspondent	O
.	O


I	O
am	O
humbled	O
and	O
honored	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
thank	O
the	O
President	O
enough	O
for	O
his	O
hospitality	O
.	O


He	O
did	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
n't	O
quite	O
finished	O
yet	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
am	O
grateful	O
and	O
I	O
am	O
going	O
to	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
the	O
discussion	O
.	O


I	O
am	O
here	O
to	O
listen	O
.	O


For	O
his	O
part	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
said	O
his	O
only	O
advice	O
to	O
Bush	B-PERSON
is	O
to	O
assemble	O
a	O
good	O
team	O
and	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
he	O
thinks	O
is	O
right	O
.	O


Bush	B-PERSON
is	O
now	O
heading	O
back	O
to	O
Texas	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
Israeli	B-NORP
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ehud	B-PERSON
Barak	I-PERSON
is	O
due	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Egypt	B-GPE
's	O
President	O
Mubarak	B-PERSON
in	O
Cairo	B-GPE
on	O
Thursday	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
encounter	O
is	O
being	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
effort	O
by	O
Barak	B-PERSON
to	O
drum	O
up	O
regional	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
Middle	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
peace	O
agreement	O
based	O
on	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
's	O
proposals	O
.	O


They	O
require	O
Israel	B-GPE
to	O
relinquish	O
sovereignty	O
over	O
most	O
of	O
Arab	B-NORP
East	B-GPE
Jerusalem	I-GPE
and	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
to	O
scale	O
back	O
their	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
return	O
of	O
refugees	O
,	O
but	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
chief	O
negotiator	O
Sayeb	B-PERSON
Erekat	I-PERSON
says	O
more	O
details	O
are	O
required	O
before	O
both	O
sides	O
can	O
strike	O
a	O
deal	O
.	O


We	O
have	O
so	O
many	O
questions	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
...	O
so	O
many	O
points	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
clarified	O
.	O


The	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
is	O
the	O
clarity	O
.	O


The	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
is	O
that	O
we	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
travails	O
of	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
.	O


Israeli	B-NORP
settlers	O
are	O
worried	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
settlements	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
West	I-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
will	O
be	O
dismantled	O
if	O
an	O
agreement	O
is	O
reached	O
.	O


The	O
spokeswoman	O
for	O
this	B-ORG
Settlers	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
Yahudi	B-PERSON
Tayar	I-PERSON
says	O
this	O
is	O
unacceptable	O
.	O


We	O
have	O
a	O
situation	O
where	O
instead	O
of	O
protecting	O
the	O
interests	O
of	O
the	O
Jewish	B-NORP
people	O
,	O
the	O
Israeli	B-NORP
Prime	O
Minister	O
is	O
willing	O
to	O
forgo	O
on	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
vital	O
and	O
important	O
areas	O
and	O
not	O
only	O
our	O
history	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
security	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
for	O
the	O
Jewish	B-NORP
people	O
in	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


More	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
300	I-CARDINAL
people	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
and	O
Gaza	B-GPE
Strip	I-GPE
since	O
September	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
head	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Palestinian	I-ORG
Television	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Radio	I-ORG
has	O
been	O
shot	O
dead	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
Gaza	I-GPE
Strip	I-GPE
.	O


Masked	O
gunmen	O
opened	O
fire	O
on	O
Hisham	B-PERSON
Mekki	I-PERSON
at	O
a	O
hotel	O
in	O
Gaza	B-GPE
City	I-GPE
but	O
the	O
motive	O
for	O
the	O
attack	O
is	O
unclear	O
.	O


You	O
're	O
listening	O
to	O
BBC	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
.	O


A	O
Venezuelan	B-NORP
Ford	B-ORG
executive	O
says	O
Firestone	B-ORG
hid	O
information	O
about	O
tyre	O
defects	O
from	O
Ford	B-ORG
and	O
should	O
be	O
held	O
responsible	O
for	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
one	I-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
traffic	O
accidents	O
in	O
the	O
South	B-NORP
American	I-NORP
country	O
.	O


Hector	B-PERSON
Rodriguez	I-PERSON
told	O
the	O
hearing	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Venezuelan	I-ORG
Consumer	I-ORG
Protection	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
that	O
Bridgeton	B-ORG
Firestone	I-ORG
knew	O
about	O
the	O
tyre	O
defects	O
for	O
many	O
months	O
and	O
should	O
be	O
held	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
accidents	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
consumer	O
panel	O
a	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Firestone	B-ORG
said	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
appearance	O
at	O
Wednesday	B-DATE
's	O
hearing	O
would	O
have	O
implied	O
fault	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
denies	O
.	O


The	O
Venezuelan	B-NORP
government	O
panel	O
wants	O
both	O
Ford	B-ORG
and	O
Firestone	B-ORG
to	O
compensate	O
victims	O
of	O
accidents	O
caused	O
by	O
Ford	B-ORG
vehicles	O
equipped	O
with	O
Firestone	B-ORG
tyres	O
.	O


Some	B-CARDINAL
46	I-CARDINAL
people	O
have	O
died	O
on	O
Venezuelan	B-NORP
highways	O
in	O
accidents	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
vehicles	O
.	O


North	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
leader	O
Kim	B-PERSON
Jong	I-PERSON
Il	I-PERSON
has	O
sent	O
his	O
second	B-ORDINAL
-	O
in	O
-	O
command	O
to	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
for	O
talks	O
that	O
could	O
see	O
new	O
steps	O
towards	O
ending	O
the	O
Cold	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
animosity	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
nations	O
.	O


Vice	O
-	O
marshall	O
Jo	B-PERSON
Myong	I-PERSON
Rok	I-PERSON
is	O
to	O
meet	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
and	O
other	O
top	O
US	B-GPE
officials	O
during	O
a	O
4	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
visit	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
the	O
highest	O
-	O
ranking	O
North	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
official	O
ever	O
to	O
visit	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O


The	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
has	O
lifted	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
economic	O
sanctions	O
it	O
imposed	O
on	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


As	O
VOA	B-ORG
's	O
Eve	B-PERSON
Cornet	I-PERSON
reports	O
from	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
,	O
a	O
US	B-GPE
special	O
envoy	O
gave	O
the	O
news	O
to	O
President	O
Vojislav	B-PERSON
Kostunica	I-PERSON
.	O


Balkans	B-LOC
advisor	O
James	B-PERSON
O'Brien	I-PERSON
and	O
President	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
met	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
top	O
-	O
level	O
talks	O
between	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
and	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
,	O
since	O
the	O
break	O
of	O
diplomatic	O
relations	O
on	O
the	O
eve	O
of	O
Nato	B-ORG
air	O
strikes	O
in	O
1999	B-DATE
.	O


President	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
said	O
he	O
was	O
ready	O
for	O
dialogue	O
with	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
,	O
but	O
stressed	O
that	O
territorial	O
accords	O
reached	O
with	O
international	O
negotiators	O
in	O
the	O
Balkans	B-LOC
should	O
be	O
respected	O
.	O


Balkans	B-LOC
envoy	O
O'Brian	B-PERSON
stressed	O
that	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
would	O
begin	O
lifting	O
sanctions	O
against	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
and	O
that	O
only	O
technical	O
issues	O
remain	O
an	O
obstacle	O
to	O
reestablishing	O
relations	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
key	O
sanctions	O
which	O
directly	O
target	O
ousted	O
Yugoslav	B-NORP
leader	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
and	O
his	O
allies	O
remain	O
in	O
place	O
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
parties	O
in	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
socialist	O
coalition	O
are	O
making	O
it	O
clear	O
they	O
plan	O
to	O
hold	O
onto	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Serbian	B-NORP
government	O
,	O
despite	O
calls	O
for	O
new	O
elections	O
.	O


Eve	B-PERSON
Cornet	I-PERSON
,	O
VOA	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
.	O


A	O
leading	O
expert	O
on	O
international	O
finance	O
,	O
Johns	B-ORG
Hopkins	I-ORG
University	I-ORG
economist	O
,	O
Steve	B-PERSON
Hanky	I-PERSON
says	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
's	O
new	O
President	O
Vojislav	B-PERSON
Kostunica	I-PERSON
only	O
has	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
to	O
reassure	O
financial	O
stability	O
in	O
the	O
dominant	O
republic	O
of	O
Serbia	B-GPE
by	O
stabilizing	O
the	O
inflation	O
-	O
prone	O
Yugoslav	B-NORP
dinar	O
.	O


VOA	B-ORG
's	O
Barry	B-PERSON
Wood	I-PERSON
spoke	O
with	O
Mr.	O
Hanky	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
recently	O
returned	O
from	O
several	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
.	O


Mr.	O
Hanky	B-PERSON
says	O
that	O
President	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
has	O
only	O
two	B-CARDINAL
options	O
for	O
achieving	O
financial	O
stability	O
in	O
Serbia	B-GPE
.	O


He	O
can	O
either	O
abandon	O
the	O
dinar	O
and	O
adopt	O
the	O
German	B-NORP
mark	O
as	O
the	B-GPE
Yugoslav	I-GPE
Republic	I-GPE
of	I-GPE
Montenegro	I-GPE
has	O
done	O
or	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Hanky	B-PERSON
says	O
,	O
Serbia	B-GPE
can	O
adopt	O
a	O
currency	O
board	O
system	O
under	O
which	O
a	O
new	O
currency	O
would	O
be	O
issued	O
under	O
conditions	O
of	O
utmost	O
financial	O
discipline	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
if	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
does	O
not	O
move	O
in	O
a	O
direction	O
decisively	O
within	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
of	O
abandoning	O
the	O
dinar	O
completely	O
or	O
going	O
to	O
a	O
deutsche	O
mark	O
based	O
currency	O
board	O
where	O
we	O
have	O
a	O
foreign	O
governor	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
,	O
the	O
chances	O
for	O
economic	O
unification	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
and	O
economic	O
recovery	O
in	O
Serbia	B-GPE
are	O
slim	O
at	O
best	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Hanky	B-PERSON
says	O
it	O
's	O
essential	O
that	O
President	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
embrace	O
the	O
principle	O
of	O
sound	O
money	O
,	O
something	O
Mr.	O
Hanky	B-PERSON
believes	O
is	O
as	O
important	O
as	O
the	O
rule	O
of	O
law	O
.	O


Last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
new	O
acting	O
head	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Yugoslav	I-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
devalued	O
the	O
dinar	O
,	O
bringing	O
it	O
to	O
30	B-CARDINAL
to	O
the	O
dollar	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
official	O
rate	O
of	O
20	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Mr.	O
Hanky	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
regards	O
the	O
dinar	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
worst	O
currency	O
,	O
says	O
the	O
deutsch	O
mark	O
is	O
becoming	O
the	O
de	O
facto	O
money	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
Balkan	B-LOC
region	O
.	O


If	O
they	O
use	O
the	O
d	O
mark	O
in	O
Serbia	B-GPE
,	O
obviously	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
in	O
Montenegro	B-GPE
and	O
if	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
currency	O
board	O
with	O
a	O
foreign	O
national	O
running	O
the	O
thing	O
,	O
like	O
Bosnia	B-GPE
,	O
it	O
would	O
essentially	O
mean	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
unified	O
system	O
was	O
what	O
they	O
have	O
in	O
Montenegro	B-GPE
because	O
with	O
Montenegro	B-GPE
,	O
they	O
would	O
still	O
have	O
the	O
d	O
mark	O
as	O
legal	O
tender	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
would	O
also	O
use	O
this	O
new	O
currency	O
board	O
money	O
from	O
Serbia	B-GPE
and	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
absolutely	O
no	O
problem	O
,	O
and	O
furthermore	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
regional	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
you	O
'd	O
have	O
essentially	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Balkans	B-LOC
in	O
a	O
unified	O
currency	O
zone	O
because	O
Bulgaria	B-GPE
has	O
a	O
currency	O
board	O
that	O
's	O
d	O
mark	O
based	O
.	O


Bosnia	B-GPE
has	O
a	O
currency	O
board	O
that	O
's	O
d	O
mark	O
based	O
.	O


Kosovo	B-GPE
has	O
a	O
d	O
mark	O
,	O
Montenegro	B-GPE
has	O
a	O
d	O
mark	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Hanky	B-PERSON
was	O
instrumental	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
deutsche	O
mark	O
based	O
currency	O
systems	O
throughout	O
the	O
region	O
.	O


Advisors	O
to	O
Mr.	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
say	O
they	O
are	O
considering	O
a	O
currency	O
board	O
system	O
for	O
Serbia	B-GPE
.	O


Barry	B-PERSON
Wood	I-PERSON
,	O
VOA	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


A	O
Russian	B-NORP
diver	O
has	O
found	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
three	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
118	B-CARDINAL
sailors	O
who	O
were	O
killed	O
when	O
the	O
nuclear	O
submarine	O
Kursk	B-PRODUCT
sank	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
Barents	I-LOC
Sea	I-LOC
.	O


The	O
diver	O
entered	O
the	O
sub	O
after	O
a	O
Russian	B-NORP
and	O
Norwegian	B-NORP
recovery	O
team	O
cut	O
a	O
hole	O
wide	O
enough	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
rear	O
compartment	O
.	O


The	O
drilling	O
and	O
cutting	O
effort	O
took	O
several	O
days	O
.	O


Navy	B-ORG
officials	O
do	O
not	O
expect	O
that	O
all	O
118	B-CARDINAL
bodies	O
can	O
be	O
recovered	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Balkan	I-ORG
Stability	I-ORG
Pact	I-ORG
has	O
admitted	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
as	O
a	O
full	O
member	O
marking	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
's	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
international	O
community	O
after	O
years	B-DATE
of	O
isolation	O
under	O
ousted	O
President	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Stability	B-ORG
Pact	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
South	I-ORG
Eastern	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
Bodo	B-PERSON
Hombak	I-PERSON
announced	O
the	O
decision	O
as	O
representatives	O
of	O
member	O
countries	O
met	O
in	O
the	O
Romanian	B-NORP
capital	O
Bucharest	B-GPE
.	O


A	O
special	O
envoy	O
of	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
's	O
new	O
President	O
Vojislav	B-PERSON
Kostunica	I-PERSON
reaffirmed	O
his	O
country	O
's	O
commitment	O
to	O
peace	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Balkan	I-ORG
Stability	I-ORG
Pact	I-ORG
was	O
established	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
Kosovo	B-GPE
crisis	O
.	O


Here	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
,	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
a	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
and	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
before	O
Americans	B-NORP
go	O
to	O
the	O
polls	O
to	O
fill	O
offices	O
from	O
local	O
school	O
boards	O
to	O
Congress	B-ORG
and	O
the	O
President	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
latest	O
daily	B-DATE
CNN	B-ORG
USA	B-ORG
Today	I-ORG
Gallup	B-ORG
popular	O
opinion	O
survey	O
,	O
George	B-PERSON
W	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
Governor	O
of	O
Texas	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
Republican	B-NORP
nominee	O
,	O
holds	O
a	O
49	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
42	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
advantage	O
over	O
his	O
Democratic	B-NORP
opponent	O
Al	B-PERSON
Gore	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
Vice	O
President	O
,	O
but	O
two	B-CARDINAL
other	O
major	O
surveys	O
gave	O
Mr.	O
Bush	B-PERSON
only	O
a	O
one	B-CARDINAL
-	O
point	O
lead	O
.	O


On	O
Sunday	B-DATE
,	O
several	O
major	O
newspapers	O
weighed	O
in	O
with	O
their	O
endorsements	O
and	O
VOA	B-ORG
's	O
Peter	B-PERSON
Hymline	I-PERSON
has	O
that	O
story	O
.	O


In	O
its	O
Sunday	B-DATE
editions	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Times	I-ORG
calls	O
Vice	O
President	O
Gore	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
man	O
best	O
equipped	O
for	O
the	O
presidency	O
by	O
virtue	O
of	O
his	O
knowledge	O
of	O
government	O
,	O
his	O
experience	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
levels	O
of	O
federal	O
and	O
diplomatic	O
decision	O
making	O
and	O
his	O
devotion	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
welfare	O
.	O


The	O
Times	B-ORG
editorial	O
says	O
Mr.	O
Gore	B-PERSON
has	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
words	O
,	O
struggled	O
impressively	O
and	O
successfully	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
administration	O
's	O
ethical	O
lapses	O
.	O


The	O
paper	O
's	O
editorial	O
board	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
we	O
believe	O
Mr.	O
Gore	B-PERSON
would	O
never	O
follow	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Clinton	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
example	O
of	O
reckless	O
conduct	O
that	O
cheapens	O
the	O
Presidency	O
.	O


The	O
Times	B-ORG
also	O
praise	O
Republican	B-NORP
candidate	O
George	B-PERSON
W	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
for	O
running	O
what	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
largely	O
positive	O
inclusive	O
campaign	O
but	O
the	O
writers	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
concluded	O
Mr.	O
Bush	B-PERSON
's	O
agenda	O
was	O
harsh	O
on	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
women	O
's	O
rights	O
,	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
law	O
enforcement	O
.	O


The	O
Times	B-ORG
joins	O
the	O
Washington	B-ORG
Post	I-ORG
newspaper	O
,	O
which	O
earlier	O
gave	O
its	O
backing	O
to	O
Mr.	O
Gore	B-PERSON
.	O


Other	O
major	O
dailies	O
throwing	O
their	O
support	O
to	O
the	O
Vice	O
President	O
Sunday	B-DATE
included	O
The	B-ORG
Philadelphia	I-ORG
Inquirer	I-ORG
,	O
The	B-ORG
Denver	I-ORG
Post	I-ORG
and	O
The	B-ORG
San	I-ORG
Jose	I-ORG
California	I-ORG
Mercury	I-ORG
News	I-ORG
.	O


Mr.	O
Bush	B-PERSON
also	O
picked	O
up	O
some	O
key	O
endorsements	O
Sunday	B-DATE
including	O
both	O
major	O
Chicago	B-GPE
papers	O
.	O


In	O
its	O
editorial	O
,	O
The	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
Tribune	I-ORG
called	O
Mr.	O
Gore	B-PERSON
a	O
decent	O
man	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
words	O
,	O
his	O
penchant	O
for	O
enhancement	O
has	O
become	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
running	O
joke	O
.	O


The	O
Tribune	B-ORG
endorsement	O
says	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
election	O
about	O
honesty	O
,	O
about	O
restoring	O
bipartisanship	O
,	O
about	O
fostering	O
government	O
that	O
will	O
nurture	O
a	O
booming	O
economy	O
without	O
getting	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
American	B-NORP
ingenuity	O
.	O


The	O
paper	O
concludes	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
one	B-CARDINAL
candidate	O
who	O
will	O
do	O
that	O
and	O
that	O
is	O
George	B-PERSON
W	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
battle	O
of	O
the	O
editorials	O
reflects	O
what	O
many	O
political	O
analysts	O
predict	O
will	O
be	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
closest	O
Presidential	O
races	O
in	O
decades	B-DATE
.	O


Most	O
opinion	O
polls	O
give	O
Mr.	O
Bush	B-PERSON
a	O
slight	O
lead	O
but	O
a	O
just	O
released	O
survey	O
by	O
Newsweek	B-ORG
magazine	O
puts	O
the	O
text	O
.	O


The	O
Newsweek	B-ORG
poll	O
indicates	O
voters	O
consider	O
Vice	O
President	O
Gore	B-PERSON
the	O
more	O
intelligent	O
candidate	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
see	O
Governor	O
Bush	B-PERSON
as	O
more	O
honest	O
.	O


Peter	B-PERSON
Hymline	I-PERSON
,	O
VOA	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
in	O
Philadelphia	B-GPE
the	O
Phillies	B-ORG
have	O
hired	O
Larry	B-PERSON
Bowa	I-PERSON
as	O
their	O
new	O
manager	O
for	O
the	O
2001	B-DATE
season	O
.	O


The	O
fiery	O
Bowa	B-PERSON
helped	O
lead	O
the	O
Phillies	B-ORG
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
only	O
World	B-EVENT
Series	I-EVENT
Championship	I-EVENT
in	O
1980	B-DATE
,	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
.	O


The	O
54	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Bowa	B-PERSON
signed	O
a	O
two	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
deal	O
with	O
a	O
club	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
2003	B-DATE
season	O
.	O


He	O
replaces	O
Terry	B-PERSON
Francona	I-PERSON
who	O
was	O
fired	O
on	O
October	B-DATE
the	I-DATE
1st	I-DATE
.	O


Brazilian	B-NORP
officials	O
say	O
an	O
oil	O
tanker	O
has	O
crashed	O
into	O
a	O
pier	O
in	O
a	O
resort	O
area	O
,	O
spilling	O
more	B-QUANTITY
than	I-QUANTITY
86,000	I-QUANTITY
liters	I-QUANTITY
of	O
crude	O
oil	O
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
.	O


The	O
state	O
-	O
owned	O
Petro	B-ORG
Basque	I-ORG
tanker	O
hit	O
the	O
concrete	O
pier	O
in	O
San	B-GPE
Sebastian	I-GPE
,	O
a	O
popular	O
resort	O
south	O
of	O
Sao	B-GPE
Paulo	I-GPE
.	O


Workers	O
sealed	O
the	O
leaking	O
hull	O
and	O
contained	O
the	O
spill	O
,	O
but	O
authorities	O
say	O
the	O
oil	O
is	O
still	O
threatening	O
local	O
beaches	O
.	O


Saturday	B-DATE
's	O
incident	O
was	O
the	O
sixth	B-ORDINAL
Petro	B-ORG
Basque	I-ORG
spill	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
says	O
nationalist	O
parties	O
are	O
the	O
apparent	O
winners	O
in	O
Saturday	B-DATE
's	O
general	O
elections	O
in	O
Bosnia	B-GPE
-	I-GPE
Herzegovina	I-GPE
.	O


The	O
outcome	O
disappointed	O
Western	B-NORP
officials	O
who	O
had	O
hoped	O
the	O
balloting	O
would	O
signal	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
ethnic	O
divisions	O
.	O


Prime	O
Minister	O
Ehud	B-PERSON
Barak	I-PERSON
defends	O
Israel	B-GPE
's	O
bombardment	O
of	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
targets	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
Gaza	I-GPE
Strip	I-GPE
in	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
bomb	O
attack	O
on	O
a	O
school	O
bus	O
in	O
Gaza	B-GPE
that	O
killed	O
two	B-CARDINAL
Jewish	B-NORP
settlers	O
and	O
injured	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
nine	I-CARDINAL
,	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
children	O
.	O


VOA	B-ORG
correspondent	O
Eve	B-PERSON
Connan	I-PERSON
in	O
Jerusalem	B-GPE
reports	O
.	O


Dozens	B-CARDINAL
of	O
people	O
are	O
reported	O
injured	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
raids	O
which	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
leaders	O
are	O
calling	O
an	O
act	O
of	O
criminal	O
aggression	O
.	O


As	O
night	O
fell	O
,	O
Israeli	B-NORP
combat	O
helicopters	O
fired	O
dozens	B-CARDINAL
of	O
missiles	O
at	O
targets	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
Gaza	I-GPE
Strip	I-GPE
,	O
striking	O
near	O
the	O
office	O
of	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
leader	O
Yasser	B-PERSON
Arafat	I-PERSON
.	O


Targets	O
included	O
a	O
police	O
station	O
and	O
security	O
headquarters	O
.	O


Parts	O
of	O
Gaza	B-GPE
were	O
plunged	O
into	O
darkness	O
as	O
electricity	O
went	O
off	O
during	O
the	O
raids	O
.	O


Following	O
the	O
strikes	O
,	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ehud	B-PERSON
Barak	I-PERSON
warned	O
Israel	B-GPE
would	O
use	O
all	O
force	O
necessary	O
with	O
no	O
restraints	O
to	O
end	O
weeks	B-DATE
of	O
violence	O
.	O


He	O
described	O
the	O
bombing	O
of	O
a	O
school	O
bus	O
traveling	O
from	O
a	O
Jewish	B-NORP
settlement	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
Gaza	I-GPE
Strip	I-GPE
early	B-TIME
Monday	I-TIME
,	O
as	O
a	O
barbaric	O
and	O
terrorist	O
act	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
no	O
negotiations	O
were	O
currently	O
underway	O
with	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
leadership	O
.	O


Earlier	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Palestinian	I-ORG
authority	I-ORG
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
denying	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
school	O
bus	O
attack	O
.	O


Palestinian	B-NORP
leaders	O
accused	O
Israel	B-GPE
of	O
choosing	O
a	O
path	O
of	O
war	O
by	O
launching	O
the	O
strikes	O
and	O
called	O
for	O
international	O
intervention	O
.	O


Eve	B-PERSON
Connan	I-PERSON
,	O
VOA	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
Jerusalem	B-GPE
.	O


Former	O
Yugoslav	B-NORP
President	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
won	O
a	O
landslide	O
victory	O
Saturday	B-DATE
as	O
he	O
was	O
re-elected	O
leader	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Socialist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Serbia	I-ORG
.	O


A	O
defiant	O
Mr.	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
made	O
his	O
first	B-ORDINAL
public	O
appearance	O
since	O
being	O
deposed	O
in	O
a	O
popular	O
uprising	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
.	O


He	O
told	O
the	O
SPS	B-ORG
conference	O
in	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
,	O
those	O
who	O
sought	O
his	O
downfall	O
are	O
traitors	O
and	O
agents	O
of	O
Western	B-NORP
countries	O
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
200	B-CARDINAL
people	O
from	O
North	B-GPE
and	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
are	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
round	O
of	O
family	O
reunions	O
.	O


The	O
story	O
from	O
VOA	B-ORG
's	O
Alicia	B-PERSON
Reu	I-PERSON
.	O


As	O
in	O
August	B-DATE
,	O
communist	O
North	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
is	O
allowing	O
100	B-CARDINAL
relatives	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
capital	O
Seoul	B-GPE
to	O
visit	O
loved	O
ones	O
they	O
have	O
not	O
seen	O
for	O
five	B-DATE
decades	I-DATE
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
South	B-NORP
Koreans	I-NORP
will	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
capital	O
Pyongyang	B-GPE
,	O
to	O
meet	O
their	O
North	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
relatives	O
,	O
but	O
South	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
officials	O
say	O
media	O
interest	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
event	O
has	O
dropped	O
substantially	O
.	O


The	O
government	O
has	O
also	O
cut	O
back	O
on	O
cost	O
and	O
allotted	O
days	O
for	O
the	O
reunions	O
.	O


Officials	O
say	O
they	O
have	O
reduced	O
the	O
reunion	O
schedule	O
from	O
four	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
to	O
three	B-CARDINAL
and	O
will	O
spend	O
some	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
800,000	I-MONEY
to	O
bring	O
the	O
families	O
together	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
nearly	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
1.6	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
it	O
spent	O
for	O
the	O
August	B-DATE
event	O
.	O


Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
reunions	O
represent	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
tangible	O
signs	O
of	O
thawing	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
cold	O
war	O
enemies	O
.	O


The	O
North	B-GPE
and	O
South	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
leaders	O
agreed	O
to	O
the	O
reunions	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
broader	O
reconciliation	O
policy	O
at	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
summit	O
in	O
June	B-DATE
.	O


Alicia	B-PERSON
Reu	I-PERSON
,	O
VOA	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
.	O


The	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
responded	O
cautiously	O
Monday	B-DATE
to	O
a	O
declaration	O
by	O
Iraq	B-GPE
that	O
it	O
would	O
resume	O
oil	O
exports	O
to	O
fulfill	O
existing	O
contracts	O
.	O


State	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
spokesman	O
Richard	B-PERSON
Boucher	I-PERSON
said	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
confirmation	O
as	O
yet	O
that	O
Iraq	B-GPE
has	O
in	O
fact	O
begun	O
allowing	O
the	O
loading	O
of	O
oil	O
tankers	O
.	O


The	O
UN	B-ORG
overseers	O
report	O
that	O
Iraq	B-GPE
is	O
not	O
allowing	O
loadings	O
into	O
tankers	O
.	O


We	O
reiterate	O
Iraq	B-GPE
is	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
has	O
chosen	O
to	O
suspend	O
oil	O
exports	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
agreed	O
to	O
allow	O
shipments	O
to	O
continue	O
while	O
the	O
UN	B-ORG
and	O
Iraq	B-GPE
concluded	O
a	O
pricing	O
mechanism	O
to	O
reflect	O
a	O
fair	O
market	O
value	O
for	O
December	B-DATE
exports	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
again	O
we	O
make	O
quite	O
clear	O
we	O
continue	O
our	O
work	O
with	O
other	O
governments	O
and	O
with	O
the	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Energy	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
we	O
are	O
ready	O
to	O
take	O
action	O
to	O
add	O
supply	O
very	O
quickly	O
as	O
this	O
situation	O
should	O
warm	O
up	O
.	O


On	O
Sunday	B-DATE
Iraq	B-GPE
backed	O
away	O
from	O
an	O
oil	O
export	O
halt	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
called	O
two	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
.	O


It	O
's	O
now	O
official	O
,	O
former	O
star	O
Mario	B-PERSON
Lemieux	I-PERSON
is	O
coming	O
out	O
of	O
retirement	O
to	O
play	O
for	O
the	O
National	B-ORG
Ice	I-ORG
Hockey	I-ORG
League	I-ORG
team	O
that	O
he	O
owns	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Pittsburgh	I-ORG
Penguins	I-ORG
.	O


Lemieux	B-PERSON
was	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
NHL	B-ORG
player	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
team	O
owner	O
.	O


Now	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
owner	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
player	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
news	O
release	O
,	O
Friday	B-DATE
,	O
Lemieux	B-PERSON
said	O
he	O
missed	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
missed	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
competing	O
.	O


He	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
excited	O
by	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
attempting	O
a	O
comeback	O
and	O
looks	O
forward	O
to	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
get	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
ice	O
with	O
the	O
players	O
.	O


The	O
35	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Lemieux	B-PERSON
retired	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
three	B-DATE
and	I-DATE
one	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
with	O
613	B-CARDINAL
goals	O
in	O
745	B-CARDINAL
regular	O
season	O
games	O
.	O


He	O
won	O
three	B-CARDINAL
most	O
valuable	O
player	O
awards	O
and	O
led	O
the	O
Penguins	B-ORG
to	O
two	O
Stanley	B-EVENT
Cup	I-EVENT
championships	O
in	O
1991	B-DATE
and	O
92	B-DATE
.	O


President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
called	O
for	O
all	O
weapons	O
in	O
Northern	B-GPE
Ireland	I-GPE
to	O
be	O
put	O
away	O
forever	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
said	O
Wednesday	B-DATE
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
would	O
intensify	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Britain	B-GPE
and	O
Ireland	B-GPE
to	O
fight	O
groups	O
seeking	O
to	O
undermine	O
the	O
Good	B-DATE
Friday	I-DATE
power	O
showing	O
agreement	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
addressing	O
a	O
large	O
gathering	O
of	O
people	O
in	O
East	B-GPE
Belfast	I-GPE
.	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
chance	O
I	O
will	O
have	O
as	O
President	O
to	O
speak	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Northern	B-GPE
Ireland	I-GPE
.	O


Let	O
me	O
say	O
to	O
all	O
of	O
you	O
that	O
I	O
have	O
tried	O
to	O
be	O
pretty	O
straightforward	O
today	B-DATE
in	O
my	O
remarks	O
and	O
not	O
nearly	O
as	O
emotional	O
as	O
I	O
feel	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
spoke	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
third	B-ORDINAL
official	O
trip	O
to	O
Northern	B-GPE
Ireland	I-GPE
after	O
holding	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
province	O
's	O
leaders	O
.	O


President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
has	O
telephoned	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
leader	O
Yasser	B-PERSON
Arafat	I-PERSON
in	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
restart	O
Israeli	B-NORP
-	O
Palestinian	O
peace	O
negotiations	O
.	O


An	O
Arafat	B-PERSON
advisor	O
told	O
reporters	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
leaders	O
agreed	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
reach	O
an	O
agreement	O
.	O


The	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
is	O
exploring	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
hosting	O
new	O
peace	O
talks	O
between	O
Israel	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
as	O
early	O
as	O
next	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


I	O
am	O
Dave	B-PERSON
Deforest	I-PERSON
VOA	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
.	O


President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
will	O
host	O
a	O
meeting	O
at	O
the	B-FAC
White	I-FAC
house	I-FAC
Saturday	B-DATE
with	O
Israeli	B-NORP
and	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
negotiators	O
who	O
are	O
holding	O
talks	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


Israeli	B-NORP
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Shlomo	B-PERSON
Ben	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Ami	I-PERSON
and	O
lead	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
negotiator	O
Sayeeb	B-PERSON
Erekat	I-PERSON
are	O
coming	O
to	O
report	O
to	O
the	O
President	O
and	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	B-ORG
Madeleine	B-PERSON
Albright	I-PERSON
.	O


On	O
Friday	B-DATE
Ms.	O
Albright	B-PERSON
joined	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
negotiators	O
at	O
the	O
peace	O
talks	O
at	O
Bowling	B-FAC
Airbase	I-FAC
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
talks	O
are	O
aimed	O
at	O
putting	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
back	O
on	O
track	O
after	O
three	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
of	O
violence	O
.	O


Mark	B-PERSON
Rengav	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
Israeli	B-NORP
embassy	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
told	O
VOA	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
security	O
of	O
the	O
Israeli	B-NORP
state	O
is	O
key	O
to	O
reaching	O
a	O
settlement	O
with	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
.	O


If	O
Israel	B-GPE
is	O
going	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
substantial	O
compromise	O
,	O
passing	O
over	O
the	O
overwhelming	O
majority	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
West	I-GPE
Bank	I-GPE
and	O
Gaza	B-GPE
to	O
full	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
control	O
and	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
state	O
next	O
to	O
us	O
,	O
then	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
understanding	O
that	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
historic	O
compromise	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
,	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
claims	O
against	O
Israel	B-GPE
and	O
that	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
states	O
will	O
be	O
living	O
together	O
in	O
peace	O
.	O


Israeli	B-NORP
spokesman	O
Mark	B-PERSON
Rengav	I-PERSON
.	O


I	O
am	O
Jeff	B-PERSON
Finch	I-PERSON
VOA	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
.	O


Democratic	O
reformers	O
are	O
claiming	O
victory	O
in	O
Saturday	B-DATE
's	O
parliamentary	O
elections	O
in	O
Serbia	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
dominant	O
republic	O
of	O
Yugoslavia	B-GPE
.	O


Mr.	O
Kostunica	B-PERSON
told	O
Serbian	B-NORP
television	O
today	B-DATE
that	O
the	O
election	O
victory	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
reformers	O
to	O
move	O
swiftly	O
to	O
start	O
building	O
a	O
democratic	O
government	O
in	O
what	O
he	O
called	O
a	O
socially	O
oriented	O
market	O
economy	O
.	O


VOA	B-ORG
's	O
Barry	B-PERSON
Wood	I-PERSON
reports	O
from	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
that	O
the	O
elections	O
come	O
less	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
three	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
after	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
was	O
ousted	O
from	O
power	O
when	O
he	O
lost	O
to	O
a	O
reformer	O
in	O
a	O
presidential	O
election	O
.	O


Reformist	O
Democratic	B-ORG
Opposition	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Serbia	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
DOS	B-ORG
,	O
proclaimed	O
victory	O
only	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
after	O
the	O
polls	O
closed	O
.	O


Unofficial	O
results	O
suggest	O
that	O
the	O
reformist	O
coalition	O
will	O
obtain	O
about	B-PERCENT
65	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
and	O
a	O
clear	O
majority	O
in	O
the	O
250	B-CARDINAL
seat	O
Serbian	B-ORG
Parliament	I-ORG
.	O


The	B-ORG
Socialist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
of	O
ousted	O
strong	O
man	O
Slobodan	B-PERSON
Milosevic	I-PERSON
,	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
getting	O
13	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
vote	O
and	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
largest	O
single	O
party	O
in	O
the	O
Parliament	B-ORG
.	O


Vote	O
counting	O
continues	O
with	O
official	O
results	O
likely	O
no	O
sooner	O
than	O
late	B-TIME
Sunday	I-TIME
.	O


Voter	O
turnout	O
was	O
about	O
60	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
less	O
than	O
had	O
been	O
expected	O
.	O


Reformist	O
leader	O
Zuan	B-PERSON
Jinjich	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
become	O
Serbia	B-GPE
's	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
election	O
a	O
popular	O
mandate	O
for	O
democracy	O
and	O
the	O
free	O
market	O
economy	O
.	O


He	O
promises	O
to	O
bring	O
Mr.	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
to	O
justice	O
and	O
rid	O
the	O
police	O
and	O
judiciary	O
of	O
Milosevic	B-PERSON
loyalists	O
.	O


Barry	B-PERSON
Wood	I-PERSON
,	O
VOA	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
Belgrade	B-GPE
.	O


A	O
US	B-GPE
poll	O
shows	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
First	B-ORDINAL
Lady	O
Hillary	B-PERSON
Rodham	I-PERSON
Clinton	I-PERSON
are	O
the	O
man	O
and	O
woman	O
most	O
admired	O
by	O
Americans	B-NORP
.	O


The	O
Gallup	B-ORG
poll	O
places	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
Senator	O
-	O
elect	O
Hillary	B-PERSON
Clinton	I-PERSON
clearly	O
ahead	O
in	O
the	O
contest	O
for	O
most	O
popular	O
woman	O
with	O
19	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
total	O
.	O


Tied	O
for	O
second	B-ORDINAL
are	O
television	O
talk	O
show	O
hostess	O
Oprah	B-PERSON
Winfrey	I-PERSON
and	O
former	O
British	B-NORP
Prime	O
Minister	O
Margaret	B-PERSON
Thatcher	I-PERSON
,	O
both	O
with	O
4	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
finishes	O
with	O
6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
men	O
's	O
popularity	O
poll	O
,	O
good	O
enough	O
for	O
a	O
first	B-ORDINAL
place	O
tie	O
with	O
Pope	B-PERSON
John	I-PERSON
Paul	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
Clintons	B-PERSON
are	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
news	O
after	O
signing	O
a	O
2.85	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
dollar	I-MONEY
contract	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
five	B-CARDINAL
-	O
bedroom	O
Brit	O
-	O
colonial	O
home	O
in	O
northwest	O
Washington	B-GPE
DC	I-GPE
.	O


the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
couple	O
moves	O
out	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
White	I-FAC
House	I-FAC
on	O
January	B-DATE
20th	I-DATE
.	O


Meanwhile	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Ehud	B-PERSON
Barak	I-PERSON
told	O
Israeli	B-NORP
television	O
he	O
doubts	O
a	O
peace	O
deal	O
can	O
be	O
reached	O
before	O
Israel	B-GPE
's	O
February	B-DATE
6th	I-DATE
election	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
he	O
will	O
now	O
focus	O
on	O
suppressing	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
violence	O
.	O


Unidentified	O
gunmen	O
in	O
north	O
western	O
Colombia	B-GPE
have	O
massacred	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
twelve	I-CARDINAL
peasants	O
in	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
such	O
incident	O
in	O
as	B-DATE
many	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
.	O


Local	O
police	O
say	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
clear	O
who	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
massacre	O
.	O


Defense	O
lawyers	O
in	O
the	O
Lockerby	B-GPE
trial	O
said	O
Thursday	B-DATE
,	O
that	O
prosecutors	O
ignored	O
crucial	O
evidence	O
and	O
failed	O
to	O
prove	O
even	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
their	O
case	O
against	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
Libyan	B-NORP
defendants	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
last	O
chance	O
to	O
persuade	O
a	O
Scottish	B-NORP
court	O
that	O
the	O
defendants	O
did	O
not	O
bomb	O
Pan	B-PRODUCT
Am	I-PRODUCT
Flight	I-PRODUCT
103	I-PRODUCT
,	O
defense	O
attorney	O
William	B-PERSON
Taylor	I-PERSON
said	O
even	O
the	O
prosecution	O
's	O
best	O
evidence	O
fails	O
to	O
prove	O
that	O
the	O
men	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
any	O
criminal	O
activity	O
.	O


Meanwhile	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
leader	O
Yasser	B-PERSON
Arafat	I-PERSON
has	O
held	O
talks	O
with	O
Israeli	B-NORP
Foreign	O
Minister	O
Shlomo	B-PERSON
Ben	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Ami	I-PERSON
in	O
Cairo	B-GPE
,	O
but	O
no	O
breakthroughs	O
toward	O
a	O
peace	O
deal	O
were	O
reported	O
.	O


The	O
meeting	O
,	O
which	O
lasted	O
about	B-TIME
two	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
,	O
followed	O
Cairo	B-GPE
talks	O
earlier	B-TIME
Wednesday	I-TIME
between	O
Mr.	O
Ben	B-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Ami	I-PERSON
and	O
Egyptian	B-NORP
President	O
Hosni	B-PERSON
Mubarak	I-PERSON
.	O


Israeli	B-NORP
and	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
negotiators	O
have	O
been	O
trying	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
peace	O
process	O
and	O
reduce	O
Israeli	B-NORP
-	O
Palestinian	O
violence	O
that	O
has	O
killed	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
365	I-CARDINAL
people	O
since	O
late	B-DATE
September	I-DATE
.	O


Former	O
President	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
drew	O
cheers	O
from	O
admirers	O
at	O
a	O
US	B-ORG
Air	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
base	O
outside	O
Washington	B-GPE
today	B-DATE
before	O
departing	O
for	O
his	O
home	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
,	O
and	O
although	O
Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
is	O
out	O
of	O
office	O
,	O
he	O
says	O
he	O
'll	O
still	O
be	O
around	O
.	O


So	O
you	O
see	O
that	O
sign	O
there	O
says	O
,	O
``	O
Please	O
do	O
n't	O
go	O
''	O
.	O


I	O
left	O
the	B-FAC
White	I-FAC
House	I-FAC
,	O
but	O
I	O
'm	O
still	O
here	O
.	O


Go	O
anywhere	O
.	O


Prior	O
to	O
leaving	O
office	O
today	B-DATE
Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
issued	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
one	I-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
presidential	O
pardons	O
.	O


Among	O
those	O
pardoned	O
was	O
Susan	B-PERSON
Mcdoogle	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
former	O
business	O
partner	O
of	O
Mr.	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
who	O
became	O
a	O
key	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
White	B-ORG
Water	I-ORG
Real	I-ORG
Estate	I-ORG
investigation	O
that	O
plagued	O
the	O
Clinton	B-PERSON
presidency	O
.	O


Egypt	B-GPE
's	O
President	O
Hosni	B-PERSON
Mubarak	I-PERSON
has	O
called	O
on	O
Israeli	B-NORP
leaders	O
to	O
stop	O
talking	O
about	O
war	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
peace	O
with	O
the	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
and	O
Syria	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Israeli	B-NORP
Television	O
Monday	B-DATE
,	O
Mr.	O
Mubarak	B-PERSON
said	O
Israel	B-GPE
knows	O
what	O
is	O
necessary	O
for	O
peace	O
,	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
lands	O
captured	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
1967	I-EVENT
Middle	I-EVENT
East	I-EVENT
war	I-EVENT
.	O


He	O
also	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
refugees	O
'	O
right	O
of	O
return	O
.	O


In	O
another	O
Israeli	B-NORP
TV	O
interview	O
,	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
leader	O
Yasser	B-PERSON
Arafat	I-PERSON
said	O
the	O
Israelis	B-NORP
and	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
had	O
made	O
real	O
progress	O
in	O
their	O
talks	O
at	O
the	O
Egyptian	B-NORP
Red	B-LOC
Sea	I-LOC
resort	O
of	O
Taba	B-GPE
.	O


Innocents	O
Abroad	O


Educating	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
Kids	O
in	O
the	O
PRC	B-GPE


-LRB-	O
Jackie	B-PERSON
Chen	I-PERSON
/	O
photos	O
by	O
Diago	B-PERSON
Chiu	I-PERSON
/	O
tr.	O
by	O
David	B-PERSON
Mayer	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O


When	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
business	O
people	O
take	O
up	O
an	O
expatriate	O
lifestyle	O
,	O
the	O
thing	O
they	O
worry	O
about	O
most	O
is	O
family	O
matters	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
education	O
of	O
their	O
growing	O
children	O
.	O


For	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
expatriates	O
in	O
mainland	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
incompatibility	O
between	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
and	O
mainland	O
education	O
systems	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
why	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
do	O
not	O
move	O
their	O
families	O
across	O
with	O
them	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
,	O
located	O
just	O
over	O
40	B-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
east	O
of	O
Guangzhou	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
ground	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
broken	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
school	O
for	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
children	O
in	O
mainland	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


There	O
is	O
an	O
especially	O
large	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
expatriate	O
community	O
in	O
the	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
area	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
high	O
hopes	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
school	O
,	O
scheduled	O
to	O
begin	O
officially	O
enrolling	O
students	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
,	O
will	O
go	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
toward	O
solving	O
the	O
nettlesome	O
problem	O
of	O
education	O
.	O


"	O
Sometimes	O
I	O
get	O
to	O
thinking	O
that	O
I	O
've	O
achieved	O
absolutely	O
everything	O
I	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
do	O
in	O
life	O
,	O
"	O
says	O
H.	B-PERSON
D.	I-PERSON
Ye	I-PERSON
,	O
"	O
then	O
I	O
take	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
my	O
family	O
's	O
situation	O
and	O
it	O
seems	O
as	O
though	O
I	O
have	O
n't	O
really	O
done	O
anything	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
"	O


As	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
at	O
Dongguan	B-ORG
Primax	I-ORG
Electronics	I-ORG
Products	I-ORG
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
has	O
nine	B-CARDINAL
factories	O
and	O
over	O
4,000	B-CARDINAL
employees	O
under	O
him	O
.	O


Why	O
would	O
someone	O
so	O
successful	O
be	O
so	O
down	O
about	O
his	O
situation	O
?	O


Says	O
Ye	B-PERSON
with	O
a	O
worried	O
frown	O
,	O
"	O
Recently	O
my	O
wife	O
has	O
been	O
calling	O
me	O
a	O
lot	O
from	O
Canada	B-GPE
to	O
talk	O
about	O
her	O
problems	O
trying	O
to	O
maintain	O
discipline	O
with	O
our	O
kids	O
.	O


They	O
're	O
getting	O
out	O
of	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
're	O
afraid	O
they	O
might	O
get	O
into	O
trouble	O
.	O


They	O
say	O
it	O
's	O
tough	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
raise	O
children	O
as	O
an	O
expatriate	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
can	O
sure	O
attest	O
to	O
that	O
.	O
"	O


I	O
'm	O
doing	O
this	O
for	O
you	O


Ye	B-PERSON
has	O
worked	O
hard	O
for	O
many	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
for	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
community	O
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
,	O
a	O
subject	O
he	O
cares	O
deeply	O
about	O
.	O


"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
care	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
thatched	O
-	O
roof	O
cottage	O
;	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
school	O
for	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
children	O
up	O
and	O
running	O
.	O
"	O


After	O
stepping	O
down	O
from	O
his	O
former	O
position	O
as	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Taiwan	I-ORG
Businessmen	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Dongguan	I-ORG
-LRB-	O
TBAD	B-ORG
-RRB-	O
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
took	O
over	O
as	O
director	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Dongguan	I-ORG
Taiwanese	I-ORG
School	I-ORG
Preparatory	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
.	O


Says	O
Ye	B-PERSON
,	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
even	O
busier	O
now	O
than	O
I	O
was	O
before	O
.	O
"	O


Of	O
the	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
3,000	I-CARDINAL
Taiwanese	B-NORP
business	O
people	O
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
,	O
less	B-PERCENT
than	I-PERCENT
5	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
have	O
been	O
joined	O
by	O
their	O
families	O
.	O


With	O
the	O
extended	O
absence	O
of	O
these	O
people	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
undisciplined	O
children	O
and	O
lonely	O
spouses	O
"	O
cause	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
problems	O
for	O
families	O
and	O
society	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
"	O
says	O
Ye	B-PERSON
.	O


There	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
reasons	O
why	O
family	O
members	O
are	O
unwilling	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
the	O
mainland	O
-	O


some	O
spouses	O
have	O
jobs	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
crime	O
is	O
a	O
concern	O
on	O
the	O
mainland	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
medical	O
care	O
is	O
not	O
so	O
good	O
there	O
.	O


For	O
people	O
with	O
families	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
key	O
stumbling	O
block	O
is	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
education	O
.	O


Asks	O
Sylvia	B-PERSON
Yang	I-PERSON
,	O
deputy	O
chairperson	O
of	O
the	O
TBAD	B-ORG
Women	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Division	I-ORG
,	O
"	O
What	O
are	O
we	O
working	O
to	O
achieve	O
,	O
anyway	O
?	O


We	O
want	O
a	O
better	O
life	O
for	O
our	O
children	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
.	O
"	O


She	O
adds	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
education	O
system	O
on	O
the	O
mainland	O
is	O
not	O
so	O
bad	O
,	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
people	O
have	O
a	O
hard	O
time	O
getting	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
life	O
there	O
.	O


"	O
How	O
would	O
you	O
feel	O
if	O
your	O
child	O
learned	O
from	O
his	O
classmates	O
to	O
cough	O
up	O
phlegm	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
place	O
?	O


Sorry	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
something	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
.	O
"	O


Grumbles	O
one	O
businessman	O
,	O
"	O
My	O
kids	O
have	O
come	O
home	O
singing	O
the	O
national	O
anthem	O
of	O
the	O
PRC	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
calling	O
Chiang	B-PERSON
Kai	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
shek	I-PERSON
a	O
thug	O
and	O
Lee	B-PERSON
Teng	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
hui	I-PERSON
a	O
public	O
enemy	O
.	O


Now	O
how	O
do	O
I	O
handle	O
something	O
like	O
that	O
?	O
"	O


In	O
the	O
opinion	O
of	O
Norman	B-PERSON
Hsu	I-PERSON
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
a	O
foods	O
company	O
whose	O
family	O
of	O
four	B-CARDINAL
had	O
spent	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
Zealand	I-GPE
before	O
moving	O
to	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
,	O
"	O
The	O
first	B-ORDINAL
thing	O
to	O
do	O
is	O
ask	O
the	O
children	O
their	O
reason	O
for	O
saying	O
such	O
things	O
.	O


Ask	O
what	O
their	O
teachers	O
say	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
they	O
themselves	O
think	O
.	O


Then	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
give	O
them	O
your	O
own	O
views	O
.	O
"	O


While	O
many	O
consider	O
Hsu	B-PERSON
's	O
approach	O
a	O
very	O
enlightened	O
one	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
denying	O
that	O
at	O
the	O
gut	O
level	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
mainland	O
Chinese	B-NORP
culture	O
rubs	O
the	O
wrong	O
way	O
.	O


Comments	O
one	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
businessman	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
worry	O
that	O
your	O
kid	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
communist	O
.	O
"	O


Taiwanese	B-NORP
people	O
in	O
the	O
mainland	O
invariably	O
wish	O
to	O
maintain	O
their	O
ties	O
with	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
are	O
particularly	O
anxious	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
their	O
children	O
can	O
integrate	O
quickly	O
into	O
the	O
school	O
system	O
back	O
home	O
once	O
they	O
return	O
.	O


With	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
increasing	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
time	O
before	O
a	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
school	O
was	O
established	O
.	O


Thanks	O
to	O
the	O
vigorous	O
advocacy	O
of	O
H.	B-PERSON
D.	I-PERSON
Ye	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
TBAD	B-ORG
began	O
working	O
seriously	O
in	O
1994	B-DATE
to	O
establish	O
a	O
school	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
difficulties	O
were	O
considerable	O
.	O


They	O
had	O
to	O
find	O
land	O
,	O
funds	O
,	O
teachers	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
more	O
.	O


With	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
and	O
mainland	O
authorities	O
at	O
political	O
loggerheads	O
,	O
the	O
school	O
's	O
promoters	O
had	O
to	O
jump	O
through	O
hoops	O
every	O
step	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
seeking	O
to	O
hire	O
teachers	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
use	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
teaching	O
materials	O
,	O
and	O
appoint	O
a	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
person	O
to	O
the	O
post	O
of	O
principal	O
.	O


They	O
also	O
had	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
cooperation	O
of	O
the	O
authorities	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


Since	O
the	O
people	O
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
were	O
paying	O
taxes	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
planning	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
school	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
system	O
,	O
they	O
asked	O
whether	O
the	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Education	I-ORG
might	O
not	O
treat	O
the	O
school	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
any	O
private	O
school	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
subsidize	O
it	O
accordingly	O
.	O


Teacher	O
seniority	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
major	O
issue	O
in	O
the	O
effort	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
school	O
established	O
;	O
if	O
teachers	O
from	O
public	O
schools	O
were	O
to	O
teach	O
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
,	O
would	O
they	O
retain	O
the	O
seniority	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
built	O
up	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
?	O


"	O
If	O
we	O
had	O
n't	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
hire	O
experienced	O
teachers	O
,	O
"	O
notes	O
Ye	B-PERSON
,	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
seriously	O
impaired	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
our	O
faculty	O
.	O
"	O


Ye	B-PERSON
continually	O
stressed	O
to	O
authorities	O
in	O
both	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
mainland	O
,	O
"	O
Politics	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
politicians	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
our	O
children	O
need	O
an	O
education	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
all	O
we	O
're	O
asking	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
main	O
obstacles	O
were	O
finally	O
overcome	O
by	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
1999	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
mainland	O
Chinese	B-NORP
authorities	O
have	O
agreed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
teaching	O
materials	O
and	O
faculty	O
.	O


As	O
for	O
the	O
appointment	O
of	O
a	O
principal	O
,	O
TBAD	B-ORG
vice	O
chairman	O
Andrew	B-PERSON
Yeh	I-PERSON
states	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
the	O
mainland	O
authorities	O
will	O
handle	O
the	O
situation	O
flexibly	O
.	O


They	O
'll	O
probably	O
let	O
us	O
hire	O
who	O
we	O
want	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
we	O
agree	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
person	O
as	O
a	O
director	O
or	O
something	O
like	O
that	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
city	O
government	O
has	O
leased	O
an	O
86,000	B-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
square	I-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
meter	I-QUANTITY
site	O
to	O
the	O
association	O
at	O
an	O
extremely	O
low	O
price	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
school	O
's	O
cornerstone	O
was	O
laid	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
in	O
a	O
ceremony	O
held	O
on	O
3	B-DATE
November	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
school	O
will	O
begin	O
admitting	O
students	O
this	B-DATE
coming	I-DATE
September	I-DATE
and	O
start	O
classes	O
in	O
October	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
school	O
will	O
accept	O
elementary	O
and	O
junior	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
at	O
first	B-ORDINAL
.	O


The	O
decision	O
about	O
whether	O
to	O
open	O
senior	O
high	O
school	O
classes	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
later	O
depending	O
on	O
demand	O
.	O


Where	O
to	O
send	O
the	O
kids	O
?	O


H.	B-PERSON
D.	I-PERSON
Ye	I-PERSON
notes	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
now	O
about	O
400	B-CARDINAL
children	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
expatriates	O
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
who	O
attend	O
school	O
in	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O


Greater	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
half	I-CARDINAL
attend	O
mainland	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
regular	O
elementary	O
and	O
secondary	O
schools	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
more	O
affluent	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
send	O
their	O
children	O
to	O
private	O
schools	O
for	O
expatriate	O
children	O
.	O


Chang	B-PERSON
Mei	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
liang	I-PERSON
,	O
chairperson	O
of	O
the	O
TBAD	B-ORG
Women	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Division	I-ORG
,	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
latter	O
group	O
.	O


After	O
her	O
elder	O
son	O
and	O
daughter	O
finished	O
elementary	O
school	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
she	O
sent	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
boarding	O
school	O
in	O
Britain	B-GPE
.	O


Her	O
ten	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	O
old	O
child	O
is	O
too	O
young	O
for	O
that	O
though	O
,	O
so	O
she	O
sends	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
school	O
in	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
for	O
the	O
children	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
expats	O
.	O


The	O
child	O
only	O
comes	O
home	O
once	O
a	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
sending	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
school	O
in	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
costs	O
several	B-MONEY
hundred	I-MONEY
thousand	I-MONEY
NT	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
per	O
year	O
.	O


The	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
elementary	O
school	O
and	O
the	O
international	O
school	O
are	O
both	O
an	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
or	I-TIME
two	I-TIME
away	O
from	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
want	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
their	O
children	O
every	O
day	O
.	O


This	O
prompted	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
them	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
private	O
bilingual	O
school	O
called	O
Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
in	O
February	B-DATE
1998	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
school	O
admits	O
children	O
from	O
kindergarten	O
-LRB-	O
age	O
five	B-DATE
-RRB-	O
through	O
grade	O
five	B-CARDINAL
of	O
elementary	O
school	O
.	O


Some	O
of	O
Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
200	B-CARDINAL
students	O
-LRB-	O
such	O
as	O
Norman	B-PERSON
Hsu	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
child	O
-RRB-	O
used	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
school	O
in	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
,	O
while	O
others	O
have	O
transferred	O
in	O
from	O
the	O
mainland	O
Chinese	B-NORP
public	O
school	O
system	O
.	O


Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
school	O
being	O
promoted	O
by	O
the	O
TBAD	B-ORG
.	O


Most	O
of	O
its	O
teaching	O
materials	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
elementary	O
schools	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
the	O
15	B-CARDINAL
or	O
so	O
teachers	O
there	O
,	O
three	B-CARDINAL
are	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
big	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
classes	O
are	O
taught	O
in	O
both	O
Chinese	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
because	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
parents	O
are	O
very	O
interested	O
in	O
seeing	O
that	O
their	O
children	O
learn	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
well	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
Huang	B-PERSON
Su	I-PERSON
,	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
,	O
"	O
A	O
lot	O
of	O
parents	O
keep	O
after	O
me	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
children	O
's	O
education	O
is	O
exactly	O
like	O
the	O
regular	O
system	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
but	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
remind	O
them	O
that	O
once	O
you	O
've	O
left	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
you	O
're	O
not	O
regular	O
any	O
longer	O
.	O
"	O


According	O
to	O
Huang	B-PERSON
,	O
making	O
the	O
school	O
a	O
mirror	O
image	O
of	O
those	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
does	O
not	O
necessarily	O
mean	O
that	O
you	O
are	O
running	O
a	O
good	O
school	O
.	O


The	O
key	O
is	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
education	O
that	O
meets	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
students	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
to	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
teaching	O
materials	O
,	O
she	O
has	O
also	O
incorporated	O
some	O
materials	O
from	O
the	O
mainland	O
and	O
overseas	O
into	O
the	O
curriculum	O
.	O


Huang	B-PERSON
Su	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
hails	O
from	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
majored	O
in	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
at	O
university	O
and	O
is	O
keenly	O
interested	O
in	O
education	O
.	O


She	O
came	O
to	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
after	O
marrying	O
a	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
expat	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
business	O
community	O
that	O
asked	O
her	O
to	O
run	O
a	O
school	O
.	O


Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
now	O
has	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
reputation	O
in	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
community	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
some	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
send	O
their	O
children	O
to	O
Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
from	O
as	O
far	O
away	O
as	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
-LRB-	O
just	O
opposite	O
Macau	B-GPE
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Pearl	B-LOC
River	I-LOC
estuary	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


Huang	B-PERSON
has	O
been	O
deeply	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
deep	O
concern	O
that	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
parents	O
show	O
for	O
their	O
children	O
's	O
education	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
difficulties	O
posed	O
by	O
living	O
away	O
from	O
their	O
native	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
parent	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
practically	O
begged	O
her	O
to	O
admit	O
his	O
six	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	O
child	O
,	O
explaining	O
,	O
"	O
He	O
's	O
never	O
had	O
any	O
playmates	O
.	O


The	O
only	O
people	O
he	O
's	O
ever	O
been	O
with	O
are	O
his	O
nanny	O
and	O
some	O
employees	O
from	O
the	O
plant	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
kids	O
at	O
Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
come	O
from	O
many	O
different	O
backgrounds	O
.	O


Some	O
speak	O
in	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
Chinese	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
,	O
while	O
others	O
speak	O
and	O
look	O
just	O
like	O
any	O
mainland	O
Chinese	B-NORP
child	O
.	O


Many	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
transferred	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
lots	O
of	O
different	O
schools	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
no	O
trace	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
cares	O
on	O
their	O
faces	O
though	O
;	O
the	O
thing	O
they	O
're	O
most	O
concerned	O
about	O
is	O
studying	O
a	O
little	O
less	O
and	O
playing	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
.	O


One	O
bespectacled	O
child	O
laments	O
,	O
"	O
School	O
is	O
better	O
in	O
Canada	B-GPE
because	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
much	O
homework	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
too	O
much	O
homework	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
no	O
fun	O
.	O
"	O


An	O
older	O
brother	O
and	O
sister	O
,	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
,	O
have	O
both	O
lived	O
overseas	O
.	O


Huang	B-PERSON
stays	O
in	O
close	O
touch	O
with	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
parents	O
.	O


Their	O
children	O
enjoy	O
very	O
comfortable	O
homes	O
and	O
seem	O
to	O
have	O
experienced	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
biggest	O
problem	O
is	O
that	O
"	O
they	O
are	O
n't	O
motivated	O
and	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
why	O
they	O
should	O
need	O
to	O
study	O
.	O
"	O


Another	O
problem	O
for	O
the	O
school	O
is	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
interesting	O
things	O
to	O
do	O
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
.	O


Unless	O
teachers	O
are	O
very	O
devoted	O
to	O
education	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
likely	O
to	O
stay	O
there	O
long	O
.	O


"	O
It	O
's	O
all	O
the	O
more	O
difficult	O
,	O
"	O
notes	O
Huang	B-PERSON
frankly	O
,	O
"	O
to	O
hold	O
on	O
to	O
teachers	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
who	O
ca	O
n't	O
help	O
but	O
compare	O
their	O
situation	O
here	O
with	O
what	O
they	O
are	O
accustomed	O
to	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O
"	O


The	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
school	O
will	O
be	O
faced	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
high	O
turnover	O
rate	O
that	O
has	O
dogged	O
Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
.	O


Dongguan	B-GPE
,	O
cradle	O
of	O
scholars	O


With	O
Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
already	O
in	O
operation	O
,	O
why	O
should	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
expats	O
wish	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
separate	O
school	O
for	O
their	O
children	O
?	O


Sylvia	B-PERSON
Yang	I-PERSON
points	O
out	O
that	O
Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
is	O
a	O
private	O
school	O
with	O
limited	O
space	O
and	O
teaching	O
staff	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
without	O
the	O
boarding	O
expenses	O
charged	O
in	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
tuition	O
at	O
Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
still	O
costs	O
RMB	B-MONEY
38,000	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
NT$	O
160,000	B-MONEY
-RRB-	O
per	O
semester	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
many	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
parents	O
can	O
pay	O
.	O


Says	O
H.	B-PERSON
D.	I-PERSON
Ye	I-PERSON
,	O
"	O
We	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
get	O
funding	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
mainland	O
authorities	O
to	O
hold	O
tuition	O
down	O
.	O
"	O


Although	O
the	O
cornerstone	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
laid	O
,	O
Ye	B-PERSON
reports	O
that	O
not	O
enough	O
funds	O
have	O
been	O
raised	O
,	O
nor	O
have	O
all	O
the	O
teachers	O
been	O
hired	O
.	O


Although	O
the	O
picture	O
generally	O
looks	O
pretty	O
good	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
still	O
much	O
work	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
.	O


Expenses	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
are	O
expected	O
to	O
reach	O
NT$	B-MONEY
60	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
,	O
and	O
only	O
about	O
NT$	B-MONEY
20	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
has	O
been	O
raised	O
so	O
far	O
.	O


Ye	B-PERSON
often	O
speaks	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
on	O
the	O
topic	O
of	O
investing	O
in	O
the	O
mainland	O
,	O
something	O
which	O
he	O
knows	O
a	O
lot	O
about	O
.	O


Says	O
Ye	B-PERSON
jokingly	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
jack	O
up	O
my	O
speaking	O
fees	O
to	O
make	O
extra	O
money	O
for	O
the	O
school	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
TBAD	B-ORG
is	O
now	O
considering	O
funding	O
the	O
school	O
through	O
an	O
endowment	O
,	O
shares	O
in	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
sold	O
to	O
business	O
firms	O
.	O


The	O
location	O
for	O
the	O
school	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
selected	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
large	O
site	O
in	O
the	O
township	O
of	O
Zhongtang	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
lot	O
is	O
basically	O
empty	O
right	O
now	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
roar	O
of	O
excavators	O
fills	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
steel	O
piles	O
have	O
already	O
been	O
driven	O
.	O


The	O
school	O
grounds	O
are	O
located	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
ancient	O
Beidi	B-WORK_OF_ART
Temple	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
which	O
is	O
shaded	O
by	O
the	O
leaves	O
of	O
a	O
spreading	O
banyan	O
tree	O
.	O


On	O
the	O
temple	O
gate	O
a	O
fading	O
couplet	O
reads	O
:	O
"	O
He	O
who	O
is	O
truly	O
dedicated	O
to	O
his	O
endeavor	O
will	O
become	O
a	O
great	O
master	O
,	O
and	O
shall	O
make	O
of	O
his	O
surroundings	O
a	O
land	O
of	O
delight	O
.	O


He	O
who	O
has	O
achieved	O
true	O
wisdom	O
shall	O
make	O
of	O
his	O
home	O
a	O
cynosure	O
for	O
great	O
talent	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
where	O
he	O
may	O
be	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
locals	O
must	O
have	O
taken	O
this	O
message	O
to	O
heart	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
said	O
that	O
hometown	O
scholars	O
from	O
Zhongtang	B-GPE
often	O
took	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
imperial	O
examinations	O
of	O
centuries	O
past	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
very	O
gratifying	O
that	O
a	O
place	O
like	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
,	O
with	O
its	O
abundant	O
business	O
opportunities	O
,	O
should	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
scenic	O
spot	O
so	O
rich	O
in	O
scholarly	O
tradition	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
also	O
exciting	O
to	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
a	O
school	O
for	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
business	O
community	O
.	O


Apart	O
from	O
making	O
money	O
,	O
will	O
the	O
expatriates	O
here	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
miracle	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
cultural	O
front	O
as	O
well	O
?	O


p.	O
91	B-CARDINAL


Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
bilingual	O
elementary	O
school	O
attended	O
primarily	O
by	O
the	O
children	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
expatriates	O
,	O
guards	O
its	O
entranceway	O
closely	O
.	O


A	O
school	O
bus	O
takes	O
students	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
school	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
visitors	O
must	O
announce	O
themselves	O
before	O
entering	O
.	O


p.	O
92	B-CARDINAL


Little	B-ORG
Oxford	I-ORG
elementary	O
school	O
teaches	O
classes	O
in	O
both	O
Chinese	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
,	O
which	O
is	O
just	O
what	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
expatriates	O
want	O
for	O
their	O
children	O
.	O


p.	O
93	B-CARDINAL


H.	B-PERSON
D.	I-PERSON
Ye	I-PERSON
is	O
a	O
key	O
player	O
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
's	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
expatriate	O
community	O
.	O


He	O
has	O
played	O
the	O
lead	O
role	O
in	O
establishing	O
a	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
school	O
in	O
Dongguan	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
community	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
wrap	O
up	O
preparations	O
and	O
start	O
construction	O
in	O
just	O
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
is	O
due	O
in	O
large	O
part	O
to	O
Ye	B-PERSON
's	O
energy	O
and	O
enthusiasm	O
.	O


Taiwan	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Holds	O
Seminar	O
on	O
Cross-Strait	O
Relations	O


The	O
biggest	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
has	O
naturally	O
been	O
the	O
changing	O
of	O
the	O
guard	O
at	O
the	O
presidential	O
palace	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
Democratic	B-ORG
Progressive	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
-LRB-	O
DPP	B-ORG
-RRB-	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
election	O
on	O
18	B-DATE
March	I-DATE
.	O


Jin	B-PERSON
Zhong	I-PERSON
,	O
president	O
and	O
editor	O
-	O
in	O
-	O
chief	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
OPEN	B-ORG
magazine	O
,	O
which	O
specializes	O
in	O
political	O
reporting	O
and	O
commentary	O
,	O
spent	O
an	O
entire	O
week	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
observing	O
the	O
election	O
campaign	O
and	O
its	O
aftermath	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
20	B-DATE
March	I-DATE
,	O
OPEN	B-ORG
organized	O
a	O
seminar	O
titled	O
"	O
The	B-EVENT
New	I-EVENT
President	I-EVENT
and	I-EVENT
Cross-Strait	I-EVENT
Relations	I-EVENT
.	O
"	O


The	O
seminar	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Taiwan	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
oldest	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
-	O
language	O
newspapers	O
-LRB-	O
known	O
until	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
as	O
the	B-ORG
China	I-ORG
News	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
.	O


The	O
KMT	B-ORG
ticket	O
finished	O
nearly	O
14	B-PERCENT
percentage	I-PERCENT
points	I-PERCENT
behind	O
independent	O
candidate	O
James	B-PERSON
Soong	I-PERSON
and	O
pulled	O
in	O
fully	O
two	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
votes	O
fewer	O
than	O
the	O
DPP	B-ORG
ticket	O
,	O
a	O
margin	O
of	O
defeat	O
which	O
Jin	B-PERSON
Zhong	I-PERSON
described	O
in	O
his	O
opening	O
remarks	O
as	O
stunning	O
.	O


When	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Communist	B-NORP
premier	O
Zhu	B-PERSON
Rongji	I-PERSON
made	O
belligerent	O
remarks	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
before	O
the	O
election	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
scare	O
voters	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
DPP	B-ORG
ticket	O
,	O
the	O
ruling	O
party	O
made	O
a	O
grievous	O
mistake	O
,	O
opined	O
Jin	B-PERSON
,	O
when	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
strongly	O
critical	O
of	O
Zhu	B-PERSON
and	O
attempted	O
instead	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
incident	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
"	O
fear	O
card	O
.	O
"	O


At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
winning	O
candidate	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
captured	O
only	O
39	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
vote	O
,	O
which	O
translates	O
to	O
a	O
weak	O
mandate	O
.	O


As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
take	O
a	O
moderate	O
line	O
that	O
stresses	O
inter-party	O
cooperation	O
.	O


He	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
people	O
in	O
his	O
government	O
,	O
keep	O
a	O
low	O
profile	O
,	O
guard	O
against	O
any	O
temptation	O
to	O
grow	O
imperious	O
in	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
strive	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
president	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


As	O
for	O
mainland	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
saber	O
-	O
rattling	O
,	O
Jin	B-PERSON
argued	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
need	O
for	O
undue	O
concern	O
.	O


Stated	O
Jin	B-PERSON
,	O
"	O
The	O
consequences	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
severe	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
not	O
like	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
is	O
without	O
any	O
means	O
of	O
retaliation	O
.	O


Are	O
the	O
mainland	O
authorities	O
really	O
prepared	O
to	O
see	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
and	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
go	O
up	O
in	O
flames	O
?	O
"	O


There	O
are	O
other	O
perspectives	O
on	O
cross-strait	O
relations	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
.	O


The	O
seminar	O
participants	O
basically	O
fell	O
into	O
three	B-CARDINAL
camps	O
on	O
future	O
prospects	O
.	O


Some	O
were	O
highly	O
optimistic	O
,	O
others	O
were	O
guardedly	O
optimistic	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
third	B-ORDINAL
group	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
crystal	O
ball	O
has	O
gone	O
cloudy	O
.	O


Perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
optimistic	O
view	O
was	O
expressed	O
by	O
Ruan	B-PERSON
Ming	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
visiting	O
professor	O
at	O
Tamkang	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Department	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
Studies	I-ORG
who	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	B-DATE
was	O
an	O
assistant	O
to	O
former	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Communist	B-NORP
Secretary	O
General	O
Hu	B-PERSON
Yaobang	I-PERSON
.	O


Ruan	B-PERSON
stated	O
that	O
Beijing	B-GPE
's	O
basic	O
position	O
on	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
has	O
not	O
changed	O
at	O
all	O
since	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
Deng	B-PERSON
Xiaoping	I-PERSON
.	O


"	O
There	O
's	O
nothing	O
new	O
in	O
what	O
they	O
're	O
saying	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
only	O
thing	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Communists	B-NORP
are	O
saying	O
,	O
says	O
Ruan	B-PERSON
,	O
is	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
attack	O
"	O
if	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
makes	O
any	O
sort	O
of	O
formal	O
move	O
toward	O
independence	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
has	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
formalize	O
anything	O
because	O
changing	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
name	O
would	O
be	O
meaningless	O
.	O


"	O
No	O
matter	O
what	O
you	O
call	O
yourself	O
,	O
people	O
are	O
still	O
going	O
to	O
call	O
you	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


It	O
's	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
England	B-GPE
-	O
the	O
official	O
name	O
is	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
Kingdom	I-GPE
of	I-GPE
Great	I-GPE
Britain	I-GPE
and	I-GPE
Northern	I-GPE
Ireland	I-GPE
,	O
but	O
nobody	O
calls	O
it	O
that	O
.	O


And	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
going	O
around	O
shouting	O
,	O
'	O
We	O
're	O
a	O
country	O
!	O
We	O
're	O
a	O
country	O
!	O
'	O


Who	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
community	O
does	O
that	O
?	O
"	O


Pragmatism	O
,	O
please	O


"	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
needs	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
pragmatic	O
,	O
"	O
says	O
Ruan	B-PERSON
,	O
"	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O
"	O


They	O
made	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
noise	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
election	O
trying	O
to	O
sway	O
votes	O
,	O
but	O
once	O
the	O
election	O
was	O
over	O
they	O
backpedaled	O
quickly	O
with	O
the	O
simple	O
statement	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
'll	O
wait	O
and	O
see	O
what	O
they	O
say	O
and	O
do	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
attitude	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
in	O
Ruan	B-PERSON
's	O
view	O
,	O
is	O
very	O
pragmatic	O
.	O


Ruan	B-PERSON
is	O
optimistic	O
about	O
cross-strait	O
relations	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
regime	O
,	O
and	O
states	O
,	O
"	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
is	O
best	O
positioned	O
to	O
improve	O
cross-strait	O
relations	O
.	O
"	O


He	O
likens	O
Chen	B-PERSON
to	O
the	O
staunchly	O
anti-communist	O
Richard	B-PERSON
Nixon	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
normalize	O
ties	O
with	O
the	B-NORP
Chinese	I-NORP
Communists	I-NORP
precisely	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
trusted	O
by	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
people	O
.	O


Similarly	O
,	O
when	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
negotiates	O
with	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
no	O
one	O
will	O
worry	O
about	O
him	O
selling	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
down	O
the	O
river	O
.	O


The	O
noted	O
political	O
commentator	O
Chin	B-PERSON
Heng	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
wei	I-PERSON
,	O
chief	O
editor	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
Contemporary	B-ORG
Monthly	I-ORG
,	O
agreed	O
strongly	O
with	O
Ruan	B-PERSON
's	O
comments	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
this	O
election	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
were	O
even	O
more	O
concerned	O
about	O
domestic	O
issues	O
than	O
they	O
were	O
about	O
cross-strait	O
relations	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
most	O
pressing	O
issues	O
facing	O
the	O
new	O
president	O
are	O
education	O
,	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
"	O
black	O
gold	O
"	O
politics	O
-LRB-	O
murky	O
connections	O
between	O
the	O
worlds	O
of	O
politics	O
,	O
business	O
,	O
and	O
organized	O
crime	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
and	O
crime	O
fighting	O
.	O


When	O
Nobel	B-WORK_OF_ART
laureate	O
Lee	B-PERSON
Yuan	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
tseh	I-PERSON
came	O
out	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
,	O
implying	O
that	O
the	O
DPP	B-ORG
represented	O
"	O
the	O
progressive	O
forces	O
in	O
society	O
,	O
"	O
Chen	B-PERSON
's	O
support	O
jumped	O
immediately	O
upward	O
.	O


Virtually	O
everyone	O
at	O
the	O
seminar	O
was	O
in	O
agreement	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
neither	O
advisable	O
nor	O
necessary	O
to	O
seek	O
a	O
quick	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
cross-strait	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
need	O
only	O
avoid	O
stirring	O
up	O
Chinese	B-NORP
nationalism	O
.	O


Wei	B-PERSON
Chengsi	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
news	O
director	O
at	O
ATV	B-ORG
news	O
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
and	O
a	O
former	O
director	O
of	O
policy	O
research	O
in	O
the	O
public	O
relations	O
department	O
of	O
the	O
municipal	O
party	O
committee	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
-RRB-	O
emphasized	O
the	O
fluid	O
nature	O
of	O
Beijing	B-GPE
's	O
policy	O
on	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


He	O
feels	O
that	O
the	O
mainland	O
authorities	O
face	O
many	O
more	O
pressing	O
issues	O
than	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
current	O
tension	O
basically	O
stems	O
from	O
President	O
Lee	B-PERSON
Teng	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
hui	I-PERSON
's	O
pronouncement	O
on	O
state	O
-	O
to	O
-	O
state	O
relations	O
.	O


Having	O
been	O
through	O
the	B-EVENT
Tiananmen	I-EVENT
massacre	I-EVENT
,	O
Wei	B-PERSON
felt	O
compelled	O
to	O
warn	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
"	O
You	O
absolutely	O
must	O
not	O
think	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
students	O
did	O
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
in	O
'89	B-DATE
.	O


You	O
must	O
not	O
think	O
that	O
'	O
the	O
communists	O
wo	O
n't	O
attack	O
because	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
wo	O
n't	O
let	O
them	O
,	O
'	O
and	O
then	O
go	O
out	O
of	O
your	O
way	O
to	O
provoke	O
them	O
to	O
where	O
they	O
no	O
longer	O
have	O
an	O
out	O
.	O


Under	O
the	O
wrong	O
circumstances	O
,	O
failure	O
to	O
display	O
strong	O
Chinese	B-NORP
nationalism	O
could	O
spell	O
political	O
suicide	O
for	O
a	O
Communist	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
leader	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
might	O
well	O
decide	O
,	O
'	O
To	O
hell	O
with	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
and	O
economic	O
development	O
,	O
I	O
've	O
got	O
to	O
attack	O
if	O
I	O
'm	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
power	O
.	O
'	O


That	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
incredible	O
disaster	O
.	O
"	O


Chiu	B-PERSON
Hsiang	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chung	I-PERSON
,	O
chief	O
editor	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Hong	I-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
Economic	I-ORG
Journal	I-ORG
,	O
also	O
advocated	O
cautious	O
optimism	O
.	O


In	O
his	O
view	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
no	O
fundamental	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
cross-strait	O
relationship	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
listed	O
a	O
few	O
variables	O
that	O
bear	O
close	O
watching	O
.	O


The	O
first	B-ORDINAL
is	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
nationalism	O
and	O
Jiang	B-PERSON
Zemin	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
desire	O
to	O
serve	O
another	O
term	O
as	O
Secretary	O
General	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Communist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
and	O
make	O
his	O
mark	O
on	O
history	O
.	O


Could	O
he	O
attempt	O
to	O
use	O
nationalism	O
to	O
further	O
his	O
ambition	O
?	O


Second	B-ORDINAL
,	O
the	B-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Liberation	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
hopes	O
to	O
parlay	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
issue	O
into	O
increased	O
influence	O
in	O
domestic	O
politics	O
.	O


Third	B-ORDINAL
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
could	O
make	O
mistakes	O
and	O
give	O
the	B-NORP
Chinese	I-NORP
Communists	I-NORP
an	O
excuse	O
for	O
military	O
action	O
.	O


And	O
a	O
fourth	B-ORDINAL
factor	O
is	O
the	O
wishy	O
-	O
washy	O
American	B-NORP
support	O
for	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


If	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
variables	O
combined	O
in	O
the	O
wrong	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
military	O
authorities	O
could	O
make	O
a	O
miscalculation	O
that	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
war	O
.	O


When	O
hawk	O
meets	O
hawk	O


Chou	B-PERSON
Chi	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
ping	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
senior	O
advisor	O
at	O
Business	B-ORG
Weekly	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
and	O
Tseng	B-PERSON
Fu	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
sheng	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
general	O
secretary	O
of	O
the	O
KMT	B-ORG
's	O
Department	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Mainland	I-ORG
Operations	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
cross-strait	O
relations	O
is	O
still	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O


Chou	B-PERSON
,	O
as	O
a	O
former	O
official	O
with	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
,	O
has	O
had	O
direct	O
dealings	O
with	O
the	B-NORP
Chinese	I-NORP
Communists	I-NORP
.	O


He	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
DPP	B-ORG
's	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
mainland	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
colored	O
by	O
ideology	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
take	O
a	O
dim	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
true	O
,	O
acknowledges	O
Chou	B-PERSON
,	O
that	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
has	O
changed	O
his	O
basic	O
stance	O
and	O
now	O
says	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
will	O
not	O
change	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
declare	O
independence	O
,	O
or	O
seek	O
to	O
enshrine	O
the	O
state	O
-	O
to	O
-	O
state	O
principle	O
in	O
the	O
constitution	O
.	O
"	O


It	O
is	O
also	O
true	O
that	O
Lee	B-PERSON
Yuan	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
tseh	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
who	O
is	O
highly	O
respected	O
in	O
the	O
mainland	O
for	O
his	O
academic	O
achievements	O
-RRB-	O
has	O
vouched	O
for	O
the	O
sensibility	O
of	O
Chen	B-PERSON
's	O
approach	O
to	O
cross-strait	O
relations	O
.	O


And	O
yes	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
true	O
that	O
the	B-NORP
Chinese	I-NORP
Communists	I-NORP
have	O
muted	O
their	O
rhetoric	O
considerably	O
.	O


Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
sides	O
view	O
each	O
other	O
with	O
suspicion	O
.	O


If	O
the	B-NORP
Chinese	I-NORP
Communists	I-NORP
conclude	O
that	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
leadership	O
has	O
dropped	O
its	O
insistence	O
on	O
formal	O
independence	O
only	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
policy	O
that	O
includes	O
de	O
facto	O
independence	O
as	O
its	O
aim	O
,	O
Chou	B-PERSON
argued	O
that	O
this	O
will	O
introduce	O
a	O
note	O
of	O
uncertainty	O
into	O
the	O
relationship	O
.	O


Tseng	B-PERSON
Fu	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
sheng	I-PERSON
feels	O
that	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
should	O
claim	O
the	O
high	O
ground	O
by	O
holding	O
up	O
its	O
experience	O
in	O
democratization	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
for	O
the	B-NORP
Chinese	I-NORP
Communists	I-NORP
.	O


Says	O
Tseng	O
,	O
"	O
Reunification	O
depends	O
entirely	O
on	O
whether	O
China	B-GPE
can	O
democratize	O
.	O
"	O


His	O
biggest	O
worry	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
deep	O
gulf	O
between	O
the	O
DPP	B-ORG
and	O
the	O
mainland	O
authorities	O
could	O
cause	O
them	O
to	O
misread	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


He	O
stressed	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
both	O
doves	O
and	O
hawks	O
on	O
all	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
trilateral	O
relationship	O
between	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Taipei	B-GPE
.	O


If	O
the	O
hawks	O
gained	O
the	O
upper	O
hand	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
in	O
all	O
three	O
capitals	O
,	O
opined	O
Tseng	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
result	O
could	O
be	O
war	O
.	O


The	O
seminar	O
attendants	O
also	O
examined	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
domestic	O
situation	O
.	O


Versatile	O
author	O
and	O
cultural	O
commentator	O
Ping	B-PERSON
Lu	I-PERSON
offered	O
some	O
very	O
incisive	O
comments	O
regarding	O
the	O
post-election	O
protests	O
outside	O
the	O
KMT	B-ORG
headquarters	O
.	O


In	O
demanding	O
that	O
Lee	B-PERSON
Teng	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
hui	I-PERSON
resign	O
as	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
KMT	B-ORG
to	O
take	O
responsibility	O
for	O
the	O
election	O
defeat	O
,	O
Ping	B-PERSON
-LRB-	O
herself	O
a	O
second	O
-	O
generation	O
"	O
mainlander	O
"	O
-RRB-	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
protest	O
revealed	O
an	O
ethnic	O
fault	O
line	O
in	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
society	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
a	O
venting	O
of	O
mass	O
frustration	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
one	O
particular	O
ethnic	O
group	O
,	O
said	O
Ping	B-PERSON
,	O
noting	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
protesters	O
were	O
mainlanders	O
.	O


This	O
group	O
feels	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
status	O
,	O
for	O
during	O
the	O
many	O
decades	O
of	O
KMT	B-ORG
rule	O
they	O
have	O
always	O
thought	O
of	O
themselves	O
as	O
a	O
privileged	O
"	O
majority	O
"	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
even	O
though	O
in	O
fact	O
they	O
are	O
a	O
minority	O
.	O


They	O
do	O
not	O
identify	O
with	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
as	O
their	O
home	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
an	O
unconscious	O
feeling	O
of	O
superiority	O
vis	O
-	O
a	O
-	O
vis	O
the	O
local	O
majority	O
.	O


In	O
some	O
ways	O
the	O
election	O
has	O
forced	O
them	O
to	O
realize	O
that	O
they	O
truly	O
are	O
a	O
minority	O
.	O


This	O
development	O
should	O
help	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
long	O
-	O
lasting	O
ethnic	O
harmony	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
participants	O
generally	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
election	O
was	O
a	O
victory	O
for	O
democracy	O
.	O


On	O
the	O
domestic	O
front	O
,	O
the	O
victory	O
of	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
showed	O
that	O
people	O
want	O
more	O
democracy	O
,	O
greater	O
respect	O
for	O
human	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
effort	O
to	O
banish	O
"	O
black	O
gold	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
political	O
arena	O
.	O


In	O
cross-strait	O
relations	O
Chen	B-PERSON
's	O
victory	O
spells	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
an	O
era	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
cross-strait	O
relationship	O
was	O
conducted	O
within	O
the	O
framework	O
of	O
a	O
civil	O
war	O
between	O
he	O
KMT	B-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
Chinese	I-ORG
Communist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
.	O


Reform	O
of	O
the	O
KMT	B-ORG
and	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
political	O
party	O
by	O
James	B-PERSON
Soong	I-PERSON
will	O
also	O
improve	O
the	O
political	O
system	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


It	O
appears	O
that	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
have	O
finally	O
taken	O
their	O
first	B-ORDINAL
bold	O
step	O
into	O
an	O
era	O
of	O
true	O
democracy	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mature	O
political	O
system	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
distant	O
prospect	O
.	O


President	B-WORK_OF_ART
Chen	I-WORK_OF_ART
Travels	I-WORK_OF_ART
Abroad	I-WORK_OF_ART


-LRB-	O
Chang	B-PERSON
Chiung	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
fang	I-PERSON
/	O
tr.	O
by	O
David	B-PERSON
Mayer	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O


President	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
visited	O
the	B-FAC
Nicaraguan	I-FAC
National	I-FAC
Assembly	I-FAC
on	O
August	B-DATE
17	I-DATE
,	O
where	O
he	O
received	O
a	O
medal	O
from	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
assembly	O
,	O
Ivan	B-PERSON
Escobar	I-PERSON
Fornos	I-PERSON
.	O


-LRB-	O
photo	O
by	O
Wu	B-PERSON
Chi	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chang	I-PERSON
,	O
Central	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
-RRB-	O


On	O
August	B-DATE
25	I-DATE
President	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
wrapped	O
up	O
his	O
first	B-ORDINAL
overseas	O
trip	O
since	O
taking	O
office	O
,	O
swinging	O
through	O
three	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
in	O
Latin	B-LOC
America	I-LOC
and	O
another	O
three	B-CARDINAL
in	O
Africa	B-LOC
.	O


While	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
Dominican	I-GPE
Republic	I-GPE
to	O
attend	O
the	O
inauguration	O
of	O
President	O
Hipolito	B-PERSON
Mejia	I-PERSON
,	O
Chen	B-PERSON
had	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
the	O
leaders	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
nations	O
.	O


The	O
president	O
signed	O
joint	O
communiques	O
with	O
Nicaragua	B-GPE
,	O
Gambia	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Chad	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
agreed	O
to	O
provide	O
US$	B-MONEY
4.6	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
worth	O
of	O
loans	O
to	O
the	B-GPE
Dominican	I-GPE
Republic	I-GPE
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
guarantee	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
latter	O
secure	O
a	O
loan	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Monetary	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
.	O


"	O
We	O
can	O
not	O
use	O
pressure	O
from	O
Beijing	B-GPE
as	O
an	O
excuse	O
for	O
our	O
diplomatic	O
setbacks	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Chen	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
used	O
concrete	O
actions	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
to	O
ROC	B-GPE
's	O
allies	O
that	O
our	O
country	O
has	O
no	O
intention	O
of	O
pulling	O
back	O
from	O
its	O
diplomatic	O
partnerships	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
contrary	O
,	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
will	O
be	O
working	O
even	O
harder	O
than	O
before	O
.	O


Chen	B-GPE
Shui	I-GPE
-	I-GPE
bian	I-GPE
left	O
on	O
August	B-DATE
13	I-DATE
for	O
a	O
13	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
trip	O
that	O
included	O
state	O
visits	O
to	O
the	O
Latin	B-QUANTITY
American	I-QUANTITY
nations	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
Dominican	I-GPE
Republic	I-GPE
,	O
Nicaragua	B-GPE
,	O
Costa	B-GPE
Rica	I-GPE
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
west	B-NORP
African	I-NORP
nations	O
of	O
Gambia	B-GPE
,	O
Burkina	B-GPE
Faso	I-GPE
,	O
and	O
Chad	B-GPE
.	O


Before	O
boarding	O
the	O
plane	O
on	O
the	O
13th	B-ORDINAL
,	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
delivered	O
a	O
short	O
speech	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
must	O
stand	O
up	O
and	O
be	O
counted	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
purpose	O
of	O
this	O
trip	O
,	O
said	O
Chen	B-PERSON
,	O
is	O
to	O
share	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
experiences	O
with	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
also	O
indicated	O
the	O
hope	O
that	O
this	O
trip	O
would	O
help	O
to	O
solidify	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
diplomatic	O
relations	O
.	O


The	O
entourage	O
was	O
the	O
largest	O
ever	O
to	O
accompany	O
an	O
ROC	B-GPE
president	O
abroad	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
:	O
Chuang	B-PERSON
Ming	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
yao	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
secretary	O
-	O
general	O
,	O
National	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
,	O
Tien	B-PERSON
Hung	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
mao	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
minister	O
of	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
Lin	B-PERSON
Hsin	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
yi	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
minister	O
of	O
economic	O
affairs	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Po	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chih	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
chairman	O
,	O
Council	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Economic	I-ORG
Planning	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Development	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
,	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Hsi	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
huang	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
chairman	O
,	O
Council	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Agriculture	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
,	O
Chung	B-PERSON
Chin	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
head	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Government	I-ORG
Information	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
,	O
Jeffrey	B-PERSON
Koo	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Industry	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Commerce	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
,	O
Wang	B-PERSON
Yu	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
tseng	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
General	I-ORG
Chamber	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Commerce	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
ROC	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
,	O
and	O
Lin	B-PERSON
Kun	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chung	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Chinese	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Federation	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Industries	I-ORG
-RRB-	O
.	O


There	O
were	O
also	O
many	O
legislators	O
in	O
the	O
delegation	O
,	O
including	O
Hung	B-PERSON
Chi	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chang	I-PERSON
,	O
Helen	B-PERSON
Chu	I-PERSON
,	O
Feng	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
kuo	I-PERSON
,	O
and	O
Li	B-PERSON
Yin	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
yun	I-PERSON
.	O


-LRB-	O
Li	B-PERSON
is	O
soon	O
to	O
assume	O
a	O
position	O
as	O
deputy	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
diplomatic	O
post	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	I-GPE
DC	I-GPE
.	O
-RRB-	O


The	O
total	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
delegation	O
came	O
to	O
nearly	O
200	B-CARDINAL
people	O
,	O
including	O
more	O
than	O
50	B-CARDINAL
journalists	O
.	O


The	O
president	O
kept	O
to	O
a	O
very	O
tight	O
schedule	O
during	O
the	O
trip	O
.	O


After	O
a	O
brief	O
stopover	O
in	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
on	O
the	O
13th	B-ORDINAL
,	O
Chen	B-PERSON
continued	O
on	O
and	O
reached	O
the	B-GPE
Dominican	I-GPE
Republic	I-GPE
on	O
the	O
14th	B-ORDINAL
.	O


He	O
attended	O
the	O
presidential	O
inauguration	O
there	O
on	O
the	O
16th	B-ORDINAL
,	O
and	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
the	O
leaders	O
and	O
representatives	O
of	O
friendly	O
nations	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


On	O
the	O
17th	B-ORDINAL
he	O
continued	O
on	O
to	O
Nicaragua	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
he	O
met	O
with	O
President	O
Arnoldo	B-PERSON
Aleman	I-PERSON
and	O
delivered	O
a	O
speech	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Nicaraguan	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Assembly	I-ORG
.	O


On	O
the	O
18th	B-ORDINAL
,	O
presidents	O
Chen	B-PERSON
and	O
Aleman	B-PERSON
signed	O
a	O
joint	O
communique	O
before	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
departed	O
for	O
Costa	B-GPE
Rica	I-GPE
,	O
where	O
he	O
received	O
the	B-WORK_OF_ART
Great	I-WORK_OF_ART
Cross	I-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
Juan	I-WORK_OF_ART
Mora	I-WORK_OF_ART
Fernandez	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
a	O
gold	O
medal	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
highest	O
award	O
.	O


On	O
the	O
20th	B-ORDINAL
he	O
flew	O
across	O
the	B-LOC
Atlantic	I-LOC
Ocean	I-LOC
to	O
Gambia	B-GPE
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Gambian	B-NORP
President	O
Yahya	B-PERSON
Jameh	I-PERSON
before	O
heading	O
on	O
to	O
Burkina	B-GPE
Faso	I-GPE
and	O
a	O
dinner	O
with	O
President	O
Blaise	B-PERSON
Compaore	I-PERSON
.	O


On	O
the	O
23rd	B-ORDINAL
Chen	B-PERSON
delivered	O
a	O
speech	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Gambian	I-ORG
parliament	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
next	O
stop	O
on	O
the	O
itinerary	O
was	O
Chad	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
Chen	B-PERSON
dined	O
with	O
Chad	B-GPE
's	O
President	O
Idris	B-PERSON
Debi	I-PERSON
.	O


On	O
the	O
25th	B-ORDINAL
Chen	B-PERSON
and	O
Debi	B-PERSON
signed	O
a	O
joint	O
communique	O
and	O
held	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
before	O
heading	O
back	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
slightly	O
ahead	O
of	O
schedule	O
to	O
oversee	O
efforts	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
powerful	O
Typhoon	B-EVENT
Bilis	I-EVENT
.	O


Chen	B-PERSON
's	O
stopover	O
in	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
was	O
a	O
sensitive	O
subject	O
,	O
for	O
Chen	B-PERSON
had	O
originally	O
planned	O
an	O
informal	O
meeting	O
with	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
US	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
.	O


After	O
furious	O
protests	O
from	O
Beijing	B-GPE
and	O
discouragement	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
US	I-ORG
State	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
,	O
however	O
,	O
Chen	B-PERSON
canceled	O
the	O
plan	O
just	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
before	I-DATE
arriving	O
in	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
.	O


A	O
crowd	O
of	O
500	B-CARDINAL
to	O
600	B-CARDINAL
Taiwanese	B-NORP
living	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
showed	O
up	O
to	O
greet	O
the	O
president	O
at	O
his	O
hotel	O
and	O
protest	O
against	O
the	B-ORG
US	I-ORG
government	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
"	O
caving	O
in	O
to	O
Beijing	B-GPE
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O
"	O


When	O
Chen	B-PERSON
arrived	O
on	O
the	O
14th	B-ORDINAL
in	O
the	B-GPE
Dominican	I-GPE
Republic	I-GPE
,	O
he	O
was	O
greeted	O
at	O
the	O
airport	O
by	O
over	O
100	B-CARDINAL
representatives	O
of	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
business	O
community	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
700	B-CARDINAL
Taiwanese	B-NORP
residents	O
threw	O
a	O
party	O
for	O
the	O
president	O
that	O
night	O
at	O
his	O
hotel	O
.	O


The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
Chen	B-PERSON
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
presidential	O
inauguration	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
leaders	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
countries	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
has	O
diplomatic	O
relations	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
vice-president	O
of	O
El	B-GPE
Salvador	I-GPE
and	O
the	O
second	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Panama	B-GPE
.	O


On	O
the	O
16th	B-ORDINAL
Chen	B-PERSON
attended	O
the	O
inauguration	O
of	O
President	O
Hipolito	B-PERSON
Mejia	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
ROC	B-GPE
contingent	O
was	O
larger	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
at	O
the	O
ceremony	O
.	O


The	O
ROC	B-GPE
currently	O
has	O
diplomatic	O
relations	O
with	O
29	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
,	O
half	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
located	O
in	O
Latin	B-LOC
America	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
Caribbean	B-LOC
.	O


In	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
mainland	O
China	B-GPE
has	O
continually	O
upgraded	O
its	O
trade	O
links	O
with	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
's	O
diplomatic	O
partners	O
.	O


The	O
allegiance	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
these	O
countries	O
may	O
be	O
put	O
to	O
the	O
test	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
years	O
by	O
various	O
political	O
and	O
economic	O
considerations	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
Dominican	I-GPE
Republic	I-GPE
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
supporters	O
of	O
President	O
Mejia	B-PERSON
announced	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
on	O
the	O
eve	O
of	O
President	O
Chen	B-PERSON
's	O
arrival	O
that	O
mainland	O
China	B-GPE
was	O
planning	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
large	O
thermal	O
power	O
plant	O
in	O
their	O
country	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	B-GPE
Dominican	I-GPE
Republic	I-GPE
is	O
seeking	O
a	O
seat	O
on	O
the	B-ORG
UN	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
in	O
2002	B-DATE
,	O
and	O
will	O
certainly	O
be	O
lobbying	O
for	O
Beijing	B-GPE
's	O
support	O
.	O


This	O
situation	O
could	O
affect	O
relations	O
with	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


On	O
the	O
bright	O
side	O
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
has	O
scored	O
a	O
few	O
points	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
in	O
this	O
diplomatic	O
tug	O
of	O
war	O
.	O


When	O
Chen	B-PERSON
arrived	O
in	O
Costa	B-GPE
Rica	I-GPE
on	O
the	O
18th	B-ORDINAL
,	O
his	O
hosts	O
departed	O
from	O
the	O
pattern	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
by	O
promising	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
s	O
bid	O
for	O
membership	O
in	O
the	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
.	O


Costa	B-GPE
Rica	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
President	O
Miguel	B-PERSON
Rodriguez	I-PERSON
also	O
accompanied	O
President	O
Chen	B-PERSON
on	O
a	O
tour	O
of	O
a	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
export	O
processing	O
zone	O
,	O
an	O
orchid	O
farm	O
run	O
by	O
Taiwan	B-ORG
Sugar	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
a	O
vocational	O
training	O
school	O
.	O


President	O
Chen	B-PERSON
departed	O
on	O
the	O
20th	B-ORDINAL
for	O
Africa	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
has	O
eight	O
diplomatic	O
partners	O
.	O


Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
is	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
ROC	B-GPE
president	O
ever	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
western	B-LOC
Africa	I-LOC
.	O


There	O
is	O
little	O
two	B-CARDINAL
-	O
way	O
trade	O
between	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
on	O
Chen	B-PERSON
's	O
African	B-NORP
itinerary	O
.	O


Instead	O
,	O
agricultural	O
and	O
economic	O
assistance	O
constitute	O
the	O
mainstays	O
of	O
our	O
diplomatic	O
ties	O
with	O
these	O
countries	O
.	O


Taiwanese	B-NORP
agricultural	O
specialists	O
stationed	O
in	O
Burkina	B-GPE
Faso	I-GPE
have	O
converted	O
1,000	B-QUANTITY
hectares	I-QUANTITY
of	O
desert	O
to	O
arable	O
land	O
,	O
while	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
specialists	O
sent	O
to	O
Gambia	B-GPE
have	O
successfully	O
transplanted	O
tomatoes	O
,	O
green	O
beans	O
,	O
okra	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
leafy	O
vegetables	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
raised	O
them	O
on	O
Gambian	B-NORP
soil	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
to	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
technical	O
assistance	O
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
has	O
also	O
assisted	O
with	O
various	O
infrastructure	O
projects	O
.	O


Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
most	O
notable	O
contribution	O
to	O
Gambia	B-GPE
's	O
infrastructure	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
terminal	O
at	O
the	O
airport	O
.	O


Gambian	B-NORP
President	O
Yahya	B-PERSON
Jameh	I-PERSON
declared	O
his	O
support	O
for	O
admission	O
of	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
to	O
the	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
gesture	O
of	O
goodwill	O
declared	O
that	O
all	O
holders	O
of	O
ROC	B-GPE
passports	O
would	O
henceforth	O
automatically	O
be	O
granted	O
90	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
landing	O
visas	O
upon	O
arrival	O
in	O
Gambia	B-GPE
.	O


President	O
Chen	B-PERSON
's	O
trip	O
yielded	O
many	O
positive	O
results	O
and	O
generated	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
very	O
favorable	O
media	O
coverage	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
problem	O
-	O
free	O
.	O


First	B-ORDINAL
,	O
as	O
the	O
president	O
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
depart	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
Nicaraguan	B-NORP
foreign	O
minister	O
publicly	O
called	O
upon	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
to	O
make	O
good	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
administration	O
's	O
promise	O
of	O
US$	B-MONEY
100	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
assistance	O
.	O


This	O
remark	O
sparked	O
controversy	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
some	O
accused	O
the	O
new	O
government	O
of	O
pursuing	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
checkbook	O
diplomacy	O
"	O
practiced	O
by	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O


Chen	B-PERSON
Shui	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
bian	I-PERSON
responded	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
new	O
administration	O
has	O
not	O
made	O
plans	O
for	O
any	O
new	O
promises	O
of	O
foreign	O
aid	O
,	O
neither	O
will	O
it	O
fail	O
to	O
honor	O
the	O
promises	O
made	O
by	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O


Foreign	O
Minister	O
Tien	B-PERSON
Hung	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
mao	I-PERSON
stated	O
that	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
Chen	B-PERSON
's	O
trip	O
was	O
to	O
consolidate	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
diplomatic	O
ties	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
strengthen	O
friendships	O
by	O
building	O
upon	O
the	O
existing	O
foundation	O
.	O


Tien	B-PERSON
stressed	O
that	O
the	O
president	O
would	O
not	O
sign	O
any	O
new	O
foreign	O
aid	O
agreements	O
.	O


President	O
Chen	B-PERSON
received	O
a	O
very	O
warm	O
welcome	O
in	O
Nicaragua	B-GPE
,	O
but	O
the	O
local	O
press	O
still	O
mentioned	O
"	O
checkbook	O
diplomacy	O
"	O
in	O
reporting	O
on	O
the	O
visit	O
.	O


The	O
ROC	B-GPE
's	O
ambassador	O
to	O
Nicaragua	B-GPE
,	O
Antonio	B-PERSON
Tsai	I-PERSON
,	O
bluntly	O
argued	O
in	O
a	O
briefing	O
with	O
Chen	B-PERSON
that	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
foreign	O
assistance	O
to	O
Nicaragua	B-GPE
was	O
being	O
misused	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
Tsai	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
assistance	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
presidential	O
palace	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
headquarters	O
for	O
the	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Foreign	I-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
.	O


Opposition	O
politicians	O
charge	O
that	O
the	O
aid	O
has	O
done	O
nothing	O
for	O
everyday	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
Western	B-NORP
nations	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
critical	O
.	O


A	O
second	B-ORDINAL
problem	O
connected	O
with	O
the	O
trip	O
was	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
who	O
would	O
act	O
in	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
stead	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
.	O


Concern	O
over	O
this	O
issue	O
prompted	O
President	O
Chen	B-PERSON
to	O
state	O
before	O
his	O
departure	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
remain	O
commander	O
-	O
in	O
-	O
chief	O
of	O
the	O
military	O
forces	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
maintain	O
hot	O
lines	O
to	O
every	O
cabinet	O
-	O
level	O
agency	O
.	O


The	O
president	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
need	O
for	O
an	O
acting	O
president	O
because	O
he	O
had	O
taken	O
painstaking	O
precautions	O
to	O
ensure	O
domestic	O
political	O
stability	O
during	O
his	O
absence	O
.	O


So	O
is	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
diplomacy	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
giving	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
international	O
community	O
?	O


Or	O
is	O
it	O
checkbook	O
diplomacy	O
?	O


Ambassador	O
-	O
without	O
-	O
portfolio	O
Lu	B-PERSON
Yi	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
cheng	I-PERSON
wrote	O
an	O
article	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
argued	O
that	O
foreign	O
aid	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
universally	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
regular	O
tool	O
of	O
diplomacy	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
humanitarian	O
necessity	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
reason	O
why	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
should	O
have	O
to	O
steer	O
clear	O
of	O
it	O
.	O


He	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
developed	O
nations	O
spend	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
0.24	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
GNP	O
on	O
foreign	O
aid	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
0.17	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
case	O
.	O


In	O
view	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
economic	O
strength	O
,	O
argued	O
Lu	B-PERSON
,	O
our	O
foreign	O
aid	O
expenditures	O
need	O
not	O
be	O
reduced	O
;	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
they	O
should	O
even	O
be	O
raised	O
somewhat	O
.	O


The	O
ROC	B-GPE
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
a	O
lot	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
for	O
pursuing	O
checkbook	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
so	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
surprise	O
when	O
this	O
issue	O
cropped	O
up	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
trip	O
.	O


The	O
question	O
of	O
an	O
acting	O
president	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
has	O
never	O
before	O
been	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
concern	O
.	O


This	O
situation	O
is	O
to	O
some	O
degree	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
public	O
still	O
has	O
doubts	O
about	O
the	O
new	O
administration	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
govern	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
point	O
that	O
is	O
worth	O
keeping	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O


Paralympics	B-ORG
Offer	O
Stage	O
for	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
Performers	O


Closing	O
ceremonies	O
for	O
the	O
2000	B-DATE
Sydney	B-GPE
Paralympics	B-EVENT
were	O
held	O
on	O
October	B-DATE
29	I-DATE
.	O


Nearly	B-CARDINAL
4000	I-CARDINAL
athletes	O
from	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
one	I-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
and	I-CARDINAL
twenty	I-CARDINAL
countries	O
participated	O
.	O


This	O
event	O
,	O
a	O
manifestation	O
of	O
the	O
ideal	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
flame	O
burns	O
in	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
spirit	O
of	O
every	O
individual	O
,	O
"	O
broke	O
down	O
international	O
barriers	O
and	O
was	O
an	O
admirable	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
global	O
village	O
in	O
operation	O
.	O


The	O
ROC	B-GPE
team	O
took	O
one	B-CARDINAL
gold	O
,	O
two	B-CARDINAL
silvers	O
,	O
and	O
four	B-CARDINAL
bronzes	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
any	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
athlete	O
has	O
returned	O
from	O
an	B-EVENT
Olympic	I-EVENT
games	I-EVENT
with	O
a	O
gold	O
.	O


Also	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
Crescent	B-ORG
Moon	I-ORG
Dance	I-ORG
Troupe	I-ORG
,	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
handicapped	O
persons	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
foreign	O
troupe	O
invited	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	B-NORP
government	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
Paralympic	I-EVENT
Arts	I-EVENT
Festival	I-EVENT
.	O


But	O
even	O
more	O
important	O
than	O
these	O
honors	O
was	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
overcoming	O
all	O
obstacles	O
and	O
facing	O
life	O
with	O
courage	O
that	O
shone	O
through	O
during	O
the	O
Paralympics	B-EVENT
.	O


The	O
just	O
-	O
completed	O
Paralympics	B-EVENT
were	O
enriched	O
by	O
ethnic	O
flavorings	O
.	O


The	O
opening	O
ceremony	O
on	O
October	B-DATE
18	I-DATE
was	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
welcoming	O
for	O
aboriginal	O
elders	O
.	O


Amidst	O
a	O
festive	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
the	O
athletes	O
entered	O
the	O
stadium	O
by	O
categories	O
-	O
one	B-CARDINAL
group	O
in	O
wheelchairs	O
,	O
another	O
on	O
crutches	O
,	O
another	O
led	O
by	O
guide	O
dogs	O
.	O


The	O
events	O
at	O
the	O
12	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
Paralympics	B-EVENT
were	O
packed	O
with	O
spectators	O
.	O


The	O
1.1	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
tickets	O
sold	O
show	O
the	O
extent	O
to	O
which	O
everyone	O
took	O
the	O
games	O
seriously	O
.	O


The	O
host	O
government	O
even	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
huge	O
TV	O
screen	O
in	O
Darwin	B-GPE
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
port	O
of	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
visitors	O
to	O
Australia	B-GPE
,	O
to	O
broadcast	O
the	O
games	O
live	O
.	O


The	O
games	O
were	O
also	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
welfare	O
state	O
caring	O
for	O
disadvantaged	O
groups	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
emphasizing	O
how	O
handicapped	O
persons	O
can	O
break	O
through	O
barriers	O
and	O
limitations	O
.	O


On	O
October	B-DATE
14	I-DATE
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
Crescent	B-ORG
Moon	I-ORG
Dance	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
created	O
a	O
sensation	O
with	O
their	O
performance	O
"	O
Standing	B-WORK_OF_ART
on	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Highest	I-WORK_OF_ART
Peak	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
"	O
performed	O
in	O
traditional	O
vests	O
and	O
short	O
skirts	O
as	O
worn	O
by	O
indigenous	O
people	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


After	O
the	O
10	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
minute	I-TIME
performance	O
ended	O
,	O
the	O
hall	O
was	O
rocked	O
by	O
thunderous	O
applause	O
.	O


The	O
standing	O
ovation	O
lasted	O
three	B-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
,	O
and	O
some	O
people	O
were	O
even	O
moved	O
to	O
tears	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Crescent	I-ORG
Moon	I-ORG
Dance	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
has	O
only	O
been	O
in	O
operation	O
for	O
four	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Organized	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
amputee	O
women	O
on	O
a	O
nonprofessional	O
basis	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	B-ORDINAL
dance	O
troupe	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
.	O


As	O
its	O
manifesto	O
reads	O
:	O
"	O
One	O
with	O
no	O
voice	O
may	O
nonetheless	O
sing	O
.	O


One	O
with	O
no	O
wings	O
may	O
nonetheless	O
soar	O
.	O


One	O
with	O
no	O
limbs	O
may	O
nonetheless	O
dance	O
.	O


The	O
crescent	O
moon	O
and	O
the	O
full	O
moon	O
are	O
the	O
moon	O
just	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
and	O
equally	O
beautiful	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
troupe	O
also	O
delighted	O
Sydney	B-GPE
citizens	O
with	O
a	O
performance	O
at	O
the	B-FAC
Sydney	I-FAC
City	I-FAC
Hall	I-FAC
on	O
October	B-DATE
19	I-DATE
.	O


In	O
the	O
competition	O
,	O
host	O
country	O
Australia	B-GPE
took	O
the	O
most	O
medals	O
,	O
including	O
64	B-CARDINAL
golds	O


.	O


Among	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
's	O
medals	O
,	O
the	O
gold	O
-	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
ever	O
for	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
-	O
was	O
won	O
by	O
Chiang	B-PERSON
Chih	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chung	I-PERSON
.	O


With	O
a	O
throw	O
of	O
57.28	B-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
,	O
Chiang	B-PERSON
shattered	O
the	O
world	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
javelin	O
in	O
the	O
F12	B-CARDINAL
visually	O
-	O
impaired	O
class	O
.	O


Chiang	B-PERSON
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Bunun	B-NORP
indigenous	O
people	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
traditional	O
hero	O
's	O
welcome	O
home	O
from	O
the	O
Bunun	B-NORP
of	O
Sanmin	B-GPE
Rural	I-GPE
Township	I-GPE
in	O
Kaohsiung	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
.	O


During	O
the	O
festivities	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
both	O
moving	O
and	O
fun	O
,	O
tribal	O
elders	O
sang	O
warrior	O
songs	O
and	O
praised	O
Chiang	B-PERSON
for	O
his	O
glorious	O
deeds	O
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
table	O
tennis	O
team	O
twice	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
finals	O
,	O
but	O
fell	O
just	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
gold	O
each	O
time	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
wheelchair	O
men	O
's	O
doubles	O
class	O
5	B-CARDINAL
event	O
,	O
Chou	B-PERSON
Chang	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
sheng	I-PERSON
and	O
Lin	B-PERSON
Yen	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
hung	I-PERSON
took	O
the	O
silver	O
,	O
while	O
Chou	B-PERSON
won	O
another	O
silver	O
in	O
the	O
men	O
's	O
singles	O
.	O


The	O
men	O
's	O
class	O
9	B-CARDINAL
team	O
for	O
persons	O
with	O
non-leg	O
-	O
related	O
disabilities	O
and	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
wheelchair	O
team	O
of	O
combined	O
classes	O
4	B-CARDINAL
and	O
5	B-CARDINAL
took	O
bronzes	O
in	O
team	O
events	O
,	O
while	O
Li	B-PERSON
Ching	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chung	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
men	O
's	O
judo	O
class	O
1	B-CARDINAL
-RRB-	O
and	O
Lu	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
hua	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
women	O
's	O
powerlifting	O
class	O
1	B-CARDINAL
-RRB-	O
garnered	O
individual	O
bronzes	O
.	O


Among	O
Asian	B-NORP
countries	O
,	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
turned	O
in	O
the	O
best	O
performance	O
,	O
taking	O
five	B-CARDINAL
gold	O
medals	O
.	O


This	O
was	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
ROK	B-GPE
government	O
has	O
provided	O
special	O
coaching	O
in	O
wheelchair	O
table	O
tennis	O
to	O
soldiers	O
injured	O
in	O
service	O
.	O


Indeed	O
,	O
many	O
handicapped	O
competitors	O
from	O
other	O
nations	O
besides	O
the	O
ROK	B-GPE
were	O
retired	O
veterans	O
.	O


Their	O
pensions	O
allow	O
them	O
free	O
time	O
to	O
train	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
athletics	O
they	O
bring	O
meaning	O
to	O
their	O
lives	O
and	O
glory	O
to	O
their	O
countries	O
.	O


Taiwan	B-GPE
team	O
members	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
come	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
train	O
out	O
of	O
personal	O
interest	O
.	O


They	O
must	O
give	O
up	O
working	O
if	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
train	O
full	O
-	O
time	O
.	O


The	O
South	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
team	O
of	O
veterans	O
,	O
by	O
overcoming	O
their	O
injuries	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
display	O
of	O
athleticism	O
at	O
the	O
international	O
level	O
,	O
have	O
emerged	O
from	O
the	O
shadow	O
of	O
war	O
and	O
transformed	O
their	O
handicaps	O
into	O
glorious	O
results	O
.	O


This	O
example	O
should	O
provide	O
food	O
for	O
thought	O
to	O
the	O
disabled	O
and	O
sports	O
communities	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O


Pali	B-GPE
:	O
Storied	O
Past	O
,	O
Uncertain	O
Future	O


-LRB-	O
Lin	B-PERSON
I	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
hsien	I-PERSON
/	O
photos	O
by	O
Diago	B-PERSON
Chiu	I-PERSON
/	O
tr.	O
by	O
Phil	B-PERSON
Newell	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O


I	O
wonder	O
if	O
Pali	B-GPE
is	O
jealous	O
of	O
Tanshui	B-GPE
.	O


I	O
ask	O
because	O
fate	O
has	O
treated	O
these	O
two	B-CARDINAL
towns	O
,	O
separated	O
only	O
by	O
the	O
mouth	O
of	O
the	B-LOC
Tanshui	I-LOC
River	I-LOC
,	O
very	O
differently	O
.	O


Tanshui	B-GPE
is	O
celebrated	O
in	O
poems	O
,	O
songs	O
,	O
paintings	O
,	O
and	O
lovers	O
'	O
memories	O
of	O
its	O
scenic	O
views	O
.	O


Pali	B-GPE
has	O
donuts	O
,	O
mussels	O
,	O
a	O
garbage	O
landfill	O
,	O
and	O
troubles	O
which	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
.	O


Have	O
you	O
heard	O
this	O
legend	O
?	O


Liao	B-PERSON
Tianding	I-PERSON
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
Robin	B-PERSON
Hood	I-PERSON
,	O
fleeing	O
from	O
imperial	O
soldiers	O
,	O
took	O
refuge	O
in	O
Pali	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
he	O
fell	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
a	O
local	O
woman	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
later	O
,	O
at	O
age	O
27	B-DATE
,	O
was	O
murdered	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
Monkey	I-LOC
Cave	I-LOC
at	O
Laochienkeng	B-GPE
-LRB-	O
in	O
Pali	B-GPE
Rural	I-GPE
Township	I-GPE
-RRB-	O
by	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
his	O
best	O
friends	O
.	O


Countless	O
legends	O
grew	O
up	O
around	O
Liao	B-PERSON
after	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
began	O
to	O
worship	O
his	O
spirit	O
.	O


In	O
1958	B-DATE
,	O
his	O
small	O
burial	O
plot	O
was	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
huge	O
temple	O
.	O


He	O
has	O
followers	O
scattered	O
far	O
and	O
wide	O
,	O
and	O
every	O
year	O
on	O
the	O
special	O
day	O
appointed	O
for	O
making	O
offerings	O
at	O
his	O
temple	O
-LRB-	O
the	B-DATE
26th	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
10th	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
lunar	I-DATE
calendar	I-DATE
-RRB-	O
,	O
the	O
grounds	O
are	O
packed	O
with	O
cars	O
and	O
visitors	O
.	O


The	O
Ko	B-PERSON
brothers	O
,	O
now	O
in	O
their	O
60s	B-DATE
,	O
recall	O
their	O
impressions	O
of	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
the	O
Liao	B-PERSON
Tianding	I-PERSON
gravesite	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
must	O
have	O
been	O
30	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
we	O
used	O
to	O
go	O
there	O
just	O
for	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
it	O
.	O


The	O
road	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
temple	O
was	O
n't	O
so	O
wide	O
then	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
a	O
crowd	O
!	O


People	O
were	O
so	O
jammed	O
in	O
you	O
could	O
n't	O
move	O
.	O
"	O


They	O
also	O
recall	O
that	O
the	O
Pali	B-GPE
of	O
those	O
days	O
was	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
which	O
most	O
people	O
lived	O
by	O
fishing	O
,	O
farming	O
,	O
or	O
petty	O
trading	O
.	O


The	O
elder	O
Ko	B-PERSON
gives	O
a	O
thumbs	O
-	O
up	O
and	O
declares	O
:	O
"	O
That	O
's	O
why	O
I	O
always	O
say	O
that	O
a	O
can	O
-	O
do	O
guy	O
like	O
Liao	B-PERSON
Tianding	I-PERSON
must	O
be	O
looking	O
after	O
us	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
developed	O
and	O
can	O
even	O
earn	O
money	O
from	O
the	O
tourists	O
.	O
"	O


Yet	O
,	O
he	O
may	O
not	O
know	O
about	O
Pali	B-GPE
's	O
real	O
heyday	O
,	O
long	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O


The	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
sailing	O
ships	O


Pali	B-GPE
was	O
originally	O
called	O
Palifen	B-GPE
,	O
a	O
transliteration	O
of	O
the	O
place	O
name	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Ketagalan	B-NORP
indigenous	O
people	O
.	O


Located	O
on	O
the	O
northwest	O
corner	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
Pali	B-GPE
faces	O
the	B-LOC
Taiwan	I-LOC
Strait	I-LOC
to	O
the	O
northwest	O
,	O
rests	O
against	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Kuanyin	I-LOC
to	O
the	O
southeast	O
,	O
and	O
looks	O
across	O
the	O
river	O
toward	O
Tanshui	B-GPE
to	O
the	O
northeast	O
.	O


Though	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
hinterland	O
,	O
its	O
geographic	O
location	O
has	O
proved	O
historically	O
important	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
can	O
see	O
from	O
the	O
prehistoric	O
cultures	O
unearthed	O
at	O
the	O
Ta	B-LOC
-	I-LOC
pen	I-LOC
-	I-LOC
keng	I-LOC
and	O
Shih	B-LOC
-	I-LOC
san	I-LOC
-	I-LOC
hang	I-LOC
archeological	O
sites	O
.	O


Later	O
,	O
when	O
Han	B-NORP
Chinese	I-NORP
began	O
trickling	O
across	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
they	O
mainly	O
settled	O
along	O
rivers	O
.	O


Because	O
Pali	B-GPE
is	O
relatively	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
mainland	O
and	O
sits	O
at	O
the	O
mouth	O
of	O
a	O
river	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
natural	O
harbor	O
,	O
in	O
1757	B-DATE
the	O
Qing	B-NORP
court	O
designated	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
official	O
ports	O
for	O
maritime	O
transport	O
with	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O


Thus	O
began	O
an	O
era	O
in	O
which	O
great	O
ships	O
sailed	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
.	O


However	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
silting	O
and	O
a	O
destructive	O
typhoon	O
that	O
struck	O
in	O
1796	B-DATE
,	O
Pali	B-GPE
began	O
to	O
give	O
way	O
in	O
importance	O
to	O
Tanshui	B-GPE
,	O
located	O
just	O
across	O
the	O
river	O
.	O


Once	O
mainly	O
dependent	O
on	O
fishing	O
,	O
Pali	B-GPE
increasingly	O
came	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
farming	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
hilly	O
terrain	O
and	O
strong	O
winds	O
meant	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
little	O
good	O
land	O
.	O


While	O
the	O
hardy	O
people	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
barely	O
kept	O
their	O
stomachs	O
filled	O
,	O
their	O
children	O
and	O
grandchildren	O
left	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
a	O
better	O
life	O
.	O


Neither	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
occupation	O
-LRB-	O
which	O
began	O
in	O
1895	B-DATE
-RRB-	O
nor	O
the	O
return	O
to	O
Chinese	B-NORP
rule	O
-LRB-	O
in	O
1945	B-DATE
-RRB-	O
brought	O
much	O
joy	O
or	O
change	O
to	O
this	O
rural	O
area	O
.	O


But	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
1970s	I-DATE
,	O
urban	O
planning	O
came	O
to	O
Pali	B-GPE
.	O


It	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
prelude	O
to	O
a	O
symphony	O
-LRB-	O
or	O
perhaps	O
cacophony	O
-RRB-	O
of	O
transformation	O
.	O


Changing	O
the	O
rhythm	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
life	O


During	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
real	O
estate	O
speculation	O
and	O
soaring	O
land	O
prices	O
in	O
Taipei	B-GPE
,	O
builders	O
put	O
up	O
self	O
-	O
described	O
"	O
villas	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
mansions	O
"	O
-LRB-	O
apartment	O
blocks	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
-RRB-	O
one	O
after	O
another	O
in	O
Pali	B-GPE
.	O


Also	O
,	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
outflow	O
of	O
population	O
from	O
Pali	B-GPE
and	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
stagnant	O
local	O
economy	O
moving	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
decided	O
to	O
link	O
this	O
formerly	O
isolated	O
village	O
to	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
.	O


What	O
had	O
been	O
Chungshan	B-FAC
Road	I-FAC
was	O
turned	O
into	O
Provincial	B-FAC
Highway	I-FAC
#15	I-FAC
,	O
and	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
Kuantu	I-FAC
Bridge	I-FAC
to	O
traffic	O
linked	O
Pali	B-GPE
directly	O
to	O
the	O
busy	O
Taipei	B-GPE
districts	O
of	O
Shilin	B-GPE
and	O
Peitou	B-GPE
.	O


Gifted	O
with	O
a	O
lovely	O
setting	O
between	O
the	O
mountains	O
and	O
the	O
sea	O
,	O
Pali	B-GPE
began	O
to	O
dream	O
of	O
a	O
tourism	O
boom	O
.	O


But	O
fortune	O
had	O
other	O
things	O
in	O
store	O
.	O


In	O
order	O
to	O
pave	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
a	O
water	O
treatment	O
facility	O
on	O
the	O
northeast	O
edge	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
plan	O
to	O
develop	O
tourism	O
in	O
Pali	B-GPE
was	O
scrapped	O
overnight	O
.	O


The	O
government	O
,	O
applying	O
urban	O
planning	O
principles	O
,	O
zoned	O
the	O
area	O
for	O
residential	O
and	O
industrial	O
use	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
construction	O
site	O
for	O
the	O
facility	O
.	O


Then	O
in	O
1987	B-DATE
came	O
the	O
program	O
to	O
bring	O
gravel	O
from	O
eastern	O
to	O
western	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
for	O
construction	O
purposes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
harbor	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Pali	B-GPE
coast	O
for	O
the	O
convenience	O
of	O
gravel	O
transporters	O
.	O


In	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
urban	O
plan	O
,	O
new	O
streets	O
were	O
cut	O
this	O
way	O
and	O
that	O
through	O
Pali	B-GPE
's	O
land	O
,	O
and	O
high	O
-	O
rise	O
buildings	O
sprang	O
up	O
along	O
the	O
sides	O
of	O
these	O
roadways	O
.	O


The	O
sounds	O
of	O
backhoes	O
at	O
work	O
resounded	O
even	O
from	O
the	O
black	O
sand	O
beaches	O
.	O


In	O
1997	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
Hsiachuotzu	B-GPE
garbage	O
landfill	O
formally	O
opened	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
common	O
to	O
see	O
fleets	O
of	O
garbage	O
trucks	O
winding	O
through	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
.	O


This	O
rural	O
township	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
responsible	O
for	O
storing	O
the	O
garbage	O
from	O
several	O
communities	O
in	O
Taipei	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
,	O
seemed	O
resigned	O
to	O
the	O
fate	O
-LRB-	O
suffered	O
by	O
many	O
outlying	O
areas	O
-RRB-	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
choke	O
on	O
the	O
garbage	O
spit	O
up	O
by	O
others	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
only	O
recently	O
that	O
the	O
residents	O
of	O
Hsiachuotsu	B-GPE
,	O
unable	O
to	O
stand	O
the	O
smell	O
,	O
have	O
begun	O
to	O
protest	O
.	O


Lin	B-PERSON
Yi	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
hung	I-PERSON
,	O
born	O
and	O
raised	O
in	O
Pali	B-GPE
,	O
stands	O
on	O
the	O
roof	O
of	O
his	O
house	O
and	O
looks	O
across	O
to	O
the	O
beach	O
where	O
he	O
used	O
to	O
run	O
and	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
.	O


He	O
can	O
not	O
help	O
but	O
sigh	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
looks	O
at	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
new	O
buildings	O
and	O
thinks	O
of	O
the	O
dramatic	O
changes	O
that	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
this	O
area	O
:	O
"	O
These	O
construction	O
projects	O
have	O
destroyed	O
the	O
relationship	O
we	O
people	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
used	O
to	O
have	O
with	O
the	O
sea	O
.	O
"	O


It	O
's	O
certainly	O
true	O
that	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
here	O
thought	O
they	O
would	O
get	O
rich	O
from	O
the	O
rezoning	O
.	O


But	O
just	O
because	O
land	O
increases	O
in	O
value	O
does	O
n't	O
mean	O
someone	O
will	O
buy	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
just	O
because	O
apartment	O
complexes	O
are	O
built	O
does	O
n't	O
mean	O
there	O
are	O
people	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
live	O
there	O
.	O


Worst	O
of	O
all	O
,	O
interpersonal	O
relationships	O
have	O
been	O
poisoned	O
in	O
the	O
struggle	O
over	O
divvying	O
up	O
the	O
profits	O
,	O
because	O
no	O
one	O
really	O
knows	O
how	O
much	O
money	O
is	O
involved	O
.	O


Lin	B-PERSON
concludes	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
am	O
not	O
by	O
any	O
means	O
opposed	O
to	O
development	O
.	O


But	O
development	O
is	O
not	O
necessarily	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
progress	O
.	O


Can	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
really	O
survive	O
change	O
of	O
this	O
magnitude	O
?	O
"	O


All	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
plan	O
?	O


One	B-CARDINAL
after	O
another	O
,	O
government	O
development	O
plans	O
have	O
raised	O
the	O
expectations	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
residents	O
.	O


But	O
so	O
far	O
the	O
only	O
things	O
Pali	B-GPE
folk	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
enjoy	O
have	O
been	O
flying	O
dust	O
from	O
construction	O
sites	O
,	O
roads	O
filled	O
with	O
giant	O
trucks	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
neighbors	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
otherworldly	O
"	O
kind	O
.	O


The	O
new	O
roads	O
have	O
certainly	O
brought	O
in	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
immigrants	O
anxious	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
Taipei	B-GPE
City	I-GPE
and	O
return	O
to	O
nature	O
.	O


But	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
verdant	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Kuanyin	I-LOC
-	O
named	O
for	O
its	O
uncanny	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
deity	O
Kuanyin	O
-	O
is	O
covered	O
with	O
columbariums	O
and	O
cemeteries	O
.	O


Even	O
Kuanyin	O
,	O
worshipped	O
for	O
her	O
limitless	O
compassion	O
and	O
mercy	O
,	O
must	O
be	O
creasing	O
her	O
brow	O
at	O
this	O
rampant	O
overuse	O
of	O
the	O
mountain	O
.	O


Chen	B-PERSON
Chien	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
kuo	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
secretary	O
in	O
the	O
Pali	B-GPE
Rural	I-GPE
Township	I-GPE
government	O
,	O
says	O
facetiously	O
:	O
"	O
What	O
can	O
we	O
do	O
?	O
We	O
have	O
the	O
mountains	O
behind	O
us	O
and	O
the	O
sea	O
in	O
front	O
.	O


People	O
say	O
the	O
fengshui	O
is	O
good	O
here	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
come	O
.	O
"	O


He	O
adds	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
far	O
less	O
amused	O
tone	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
government	O
has	O
been	O
talking	O
about	O
making	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Kuanyin	I-LOC
a	O
national	O
park	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
banned	O
construction	O
or	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
mountain	O
.	O


But	O
after	O
30	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
park	O
plan	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
non-starter	O
,	O
and	O
meanwhile	O
many	O
cemeteries	O
and	O
colum	O
-	O
bariums	O
have	O
"	O
snuck	O
in	O
.	O
"	O


"	O
Nobody	O
seems	O
to	O
care	O
about	O
our	O
Pali	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
we	O
are	O
very	O
remote	O
,	O
so	O
people	O
just	O
dump	O
what	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
out	O
here	O
.	O


We	O
say	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
why	O
we	O
not	O
only	O
have	O
a	O
water	O
pollution	O
treatment	O
plant	O
and	O
a	O
garbage	O
landfill	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
five	O
nursing	O
homes	O
and	O
hospices	O
for	O
the	O
terminally	O
ill	O
.	O
"	O


Take	O
the	B-ORG
Taipei	I-ORG
Happy	I-ORG
Mountain	I-ORG
Colony	I-ORG
for	O
example	O
.	O


This	O
venerable	O
institution	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
to	O
house	O
leprosy	O
victims	O
,	O
who	O
met	O
only	O
fear	O
and	O
loathing	O
elsewhere	O
.	O


In	O
1932	B-DATE
,	O
a	O
British	B-NORP
missionary	O
founded	O
this	O
home	O
-	O
over	O
the	O
strong	O
opposition	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
gentry	O
-	O
to	O
offer	O
leprosy	O
victims	O
a	O
place	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
dignity	O
and	O
find	O
warmth	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
cold	O
outside	O
world	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
Happy	B-ORG
Mountain	I-ORG
is	O
a	O
home	O
for	O
physically	O
and	O
mentally	O
challenged	O
young	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
simple	O
old	O
structure	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
greenery	O
,	O
rings	O
with	O
the	O
laughter	O
of	O
children	O
.	O


Li	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chuan	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
works	O
at	O
Happy	B-ORG
Mountain	I-ORG
,	O
was	O
born	O
and	O
raised	O
right	O
here	O
in	O
Pali	B-GPE
.	O


Her	O
family	O
home	O
is	O
not	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
chil	O
-	O
dren	O
's	O
home	O
.	O


"	O
When	O
I	O
was	O
small	O
I	O
used	O
to	O
come	O
here	O
to	O
play	O
.	O


All	O
the	O
adults	O
called	O
the	O
kids	O
'	O
empty	O
-	O
headed	O
.	O
'	O


I	O
was	O
small	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
n't	O
know	O
any	O
better	O
,	O
so	O
I	O
just	O
called	O
them	O
that	O
too	O
.	O
"	O


Stroking	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
a	O
sleeping	O
child	O
with	O
hydrocephalus	O
,	O
she	O
says	O
:	O
"	O
He	O
is	O
so	O
cute	O
when	O
he	O
smiles	O
!	O
"	O


Located	O
on	O
the	O
margins	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
take	O
it	O
in	O
stride	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
live	O
alongside	O
the	O
marginal	O
people	O
and	O
objects	O
cast	O
off	O
by	O
society	O
-	O
waste	O
water	O
,	O
trash	O
,	O
the	O
deceased	O
,	O
and	O
victims	O
of	O
diseases	O
that	O
society	O
would	O
prefer	O
not	O
to	O
see	O
at	O
all	O
.	O


And	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
sign	O
this	O
situation	O
will	O
end	O
:	O
Reports	O
now	O
say	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
waste	O
and	O
earth	O
being	O
moved	O
to	O
Linkou	B-GPE
for	O
a	O
land	O
reclamation	O
project	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
trucked	O
along	O
Provincial	B-FAC
Highway	I-FAC
#15	I-FAC
-	O
right	O
through	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
.	O


Serving	O
Greater	O
Taipei	B-GPE


"	O
I	O
believe	O
,	O
"	O
says	O
Lin	B-PERSON
Yi	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
hung	I-PERSON
,	O
"	O
that	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
understand	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
just	O
the	O
way	O
society	O
works	O
-	O


the	O
interests	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
are	O
sacrificed	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
majority	O
can	O
be	O
better	O
off	O
.	O
"	O


Thus	O
,	O
in	O
urban	O
plans	O
Pali	B-GPE
is	O
always	O
assigned	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
serving	O
Taipei	B-GPE
.	O


"	O
But	O
the	O
government	O
should	O
think	O
carefully	O
about	O
whether	O
they	O
are	O
using	O
the	O
right	O
methods	O
or	O
not	O
.	O


There	O
are	O
no	O
real	O
comprehensive	O
policies	O
,	O
just	O
short	O
-	O
term	O
trade	O
-	O
offs	O
of	O
interests	O
.	O


There	O
are	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
great	O
-	O
sounding	O
plans	O
,	O
but	O
what	O
do	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
get	O
out	O
of	O
them	O
?	O


It	O
's	O
like	O
the	O
port	O
they	O
built	O
for	O
transporting	O
gravel	O
.	O


There	O
are	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
bright	O
promises	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
raising	O
people	O
's	O
hopes	O
,	O
but	O
who	O
knows	O
what	O
the	O
final	O
result	O
will	O
really	O
be	O
?	O
"	O


Chang	B-PERSON
Tsu	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chou	I-PERSON
,	O
now	O
in	O
his	O
70s	B-DATE
,	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
secretary	O
in	O
the	O
rural	O
township	O
government	O
for	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
30	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
loves	O
Pali	B-GPE
more	O
than	O
words	O
can	O
say	O
.	O


"	O
I	O
was	O
first	O
sent	O
here	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
the	B-ORG
Kuomintang	I-ORG
Public	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
.	O


When	O
I	O
came	O
here	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
only	O
selling	O
about	B-CARDINAL
30	I-CARDINAL
newspapers	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
.	O


But	O
I	O
went	O
all	O
out	O
to	O
promote	O
newspaper	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
I	O
left	O
the	O
department	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
selling	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
1000	I-CARDINAL
!	O
"	O


He	O
has	O
great	O
confidence	O
in	O
Pali	B-GPE
's	O
future	O
,	O
and	O
believes	O
the	O
new	O
harbor	O
will	O
bring	O
prosperity	O
.	O


"	O
The	O
government	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
phase	O
is	O
for	O
transporting	O
gravel	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
the	O
third	B-ORDINAL
phase	O
is	O
completed	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
goods	O
will	O
be	O
shipped	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
here	O
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Pali	B-GPE
should	O
really	O
be	O
hopping	O
!	O
"	O


Pali	B-GPE
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
green	O
bamboo	O
shoots	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
famous	O
local	O
vegetable	O
,	O
is	O
-	O
like	O
many	O
remote	O
areas	O
all	O
over	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
-	O
accepting	O
the	O
pain	O
and	O
enjoying	O
the	O
pleasures	O
of	O
life	O
in	O
the	O
space	O
between	O
hopeful	O
expectations	O
and	O
disappointing	O
letdowns	O
.	O


And	O
,	O
being	O
marginal	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
must	O
live	O
with	O
burdens	O
that	O
the	O
citizens	O
themselves	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
.	O


Uncertain	O
whether	O
to	O
makes	O
fists	O
or	O
open	O
their	O
arms	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
watch	O
,	O
perplexed	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
great	O
wheel	O
of	O
our	O
times	O
leaves	O
its	O
tracks	O
through	O
their	O
rural	O
township	O
.	O


Yet	O
these	O
are	O
hardy	O
people	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
always	O
bounce	O
back	O
with	O
a	O
smile	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
unknown	O
future	O
,	O
be	O
it	O
filled	O
with	O
troubles	O
or	O
glory	O
.	O


Pali	B-GPE
Facts	O
and	O
Figures	O


Pali	B-GPE
Rural	I-GPE
Township	I-GPE
-LRB-	O
also	O
spelled	O
Bali	B-GPE
-RRB-	O
is	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
northwestern	O
edge	O
of	O
the	B-LOC
Taipei	I-LOC
Basin	I-LOC
,	O
on	O
the	O
western	O
bank	O
of	O
the	O
mouth	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
Tanshui	I-GPE
River	I-GPE
.	O


It	O
has	O
an	O
area	O
of	O
39.5	B-QUANTITY
square	I-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
and	O
a	O
population	O
of	O
just	B-CARDINAL
over	I-CARDINAL
28,000	I-CARDINAL
.	O


It	O
is	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
29	B-CARDINAL
townships	O
under	O
the	O
jurisdiction	O
of	O
Taipei	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
.	O


Pali	B-GPE
produces	O
wax	O
apples	O
,	O
green	O
bamboo	O
shoots	O
,	O
and	O
wendan	O
pomelo	O
which	O
are	O
famous	O
far	O
and	O
wide	O
for	O
their	O
delicate	O
texture	O
and	O
sweetness	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
Chinese	B-NORP
raspberries	O
and	O
strawberry	O
pears	O
are	O
now	O
being	O
cultivated	O
,	O
with	O
promising	O
results	O
so	O
far	O
.	O


The	O
main	O
attractions	O
include	O
the	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
"	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
views	O
of	O
Pali	B-GPE
,	O
"	O
the	O
ferry	O
boat	O
scenic	O
tour	O
,	O
hiking	O
on	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Kuanyin	I-LOC
,	O
Formosa	B-FAC
Wonderworld	I-FAC
theme	O
park	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-FAC
Liao	I-FAC
Tianding	I-FAC
Temple	I-FAC
.	O


Pali	B-GPE
is	O
served	O
by	O
inter-city	O
and	O
local	O
buses	O
,	O
or	O
you	O
can	O
take	O
a	O
shuttle	O
bus	O
from	O
the	B-FAC
Kuantu	I-FAC
Station	I-FAC
of	O
the	O
Taipei	B-GPE
rapid	O
transit	O
system	O
.	O


For	O
more	O
detailed	O
information	O
,	O
visit	O
http://www.bali.tpc.gov.tw/	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
The	O
above	O
information	O
is	O
provided	O
courtesy	O
of	O
Pali	B-ORG
Rural	I-ORG
Township	I-ORG
Government	I-ORG
.	O
-RRB-	O


p.	O
098	B-CARDINAL


The	O
red	O
Kuantu	B-FAC
Bridge	I-FAC
connects	O
Pali	B-GPE
,	O
a	O
town	O
which	O
nestles	O
at	O
the	O
foot	O
of	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Kuanyin	I-LOC
,	O
with	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
adds	O
a	O
splash	O
of	O
color	O
to	O
the	O
lovely	O
river	O
landscape	O
.	O


p.	O
099	B-CARDINAL


On	O
the	O
ferry	O
from	O
Tanshui	B-GPE
to	O
Pali	B-GPE
,	O
decades	O
pass	O
in	O
the	O
blink	O
of	O
an	O
eye	O
.	O


These	O
mobile	O
bridges	O
evoke	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
ocean	O
trade	O
here	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
form	O
a	O
sentimental	O
attachment	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
sides	O
.	O


p.	O
100	B-CARDINAL


The	O
Shih	B-LOC
-	I-LOC
san	I-LOC
-	I-LOC
hang	I-LOC
archeological	O
site	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
Tingchuo	B-GPE
Village	I-GPE
in	O
Pali	B-GPE
Rural	I-GPE
Township	I-GPE
,	O
revealed	O
the	O
secrets	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
plains	O
aborigines	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
lived	O
2000	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


Are	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
these	O
first	B-ORDINAL
residents	O
still	O
looking	O
after	O
"	O
Palifen	B-GPE
"	O
?	O


p.	O
101	B-CARDINAL


Giant	O
high	O
-	O
rises	O
look	O
on	O
as	O
fishing	O
boats	O
bob	O
in	O
the	O
sea	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
Pali	B-GPE
shore	O
.	O


What	O
does	O
this	O
tell	O
us	O
about	O
the	O
transformation	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
townships	O
?	O


Mourn	O
for	O
the	O
End	O
of	O
an	O
Era	O
:	O
Three	B-CARDINAL
Taiwanese	B-NORP
Cultural	O
Giants	O


-LRB-	O
Laura	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
/	O
tr.	O
by	O
Jonathan	B-PERSON
Barnard	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O


The	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
2001	I-DATE
has	O
started	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
saddening	O
losses	O
in	O
the	O
cultural	O
realm	O
.	O


On	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
Hsu	B-PERSON
Tsang-houei	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
dean	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
music	O
,	O
passed	O
away	O
after	O
a	O
fall	O
left	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
coma	O
.	O


Then	O
came	O
the	O
news	O
that	O
Chang	B-PERSON
Kwang-chih	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
respected	O
archeologist	O
and	O
former	O
vice-president	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Academia	I-ORG
Sinica	I-ORG
,	O
had	O
died	O
of	O
illness	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O


Finally	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
afternoon	O
of	O
January	B-DATE
9	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
historian	O
Tai	B-PERSON
Kuo-hui	I-PERSON
died	O
of	O
septicemia	O
.	O


These	O
three	B-CARDINAL
masters	O
in	O
their	O
fields	O
were	O
all	O
in	O
their	O
early	B-DATE
seventies	I-DATE
.	O


Since	O
they	O
had	O
just	O
reached	O
a	O
time	O
in	O
their	O
lives	O
and	O
careers	O
where	O
they	O
could	O
slow	O
down	O
and	O
enjoy	O
the	O
fruits	O
of	O
their	O
past	O
labors	O
,	O
one	O
feels	O
inclined	O
to	O
complain	O
to	O
heaven	O
or	O
sigh	O
about	O
the	O
brevity	O
of	O
life	O
.	O


Each	O
of	O
these	O
men	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
forefront	O
of	O
his	O
field	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
their	O
deaths	O
represent	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
an	O
era	O
.	O


Where	O
should	O
Chinese	B-NORP
music	O
go	O
?	O


Hsu	B-PERSON
Tsang-houei	I-PERSON
had	O
a	O
huge	O
impact	O
on	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
music	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
century	I-DATE
.	O


Born	O
in	O
Homei	B-GPE
,	I-GPE
Changhua	I-GPE
in	O
1928	B-DATE
,	O
Hsu	B-PERSON
studied	O
the	O
violin	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
as	O
a	O
youth	O
.	O


Later	O
,	O
he	O
studied	O
in	O
France	B-GPE
for	O
five	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
where	O
he	O
became	O
well	O
versed	O
in	O
the	O
various	O
schools	O
of	O
modern	O
Western	B-NORP
music	O
.	O


In	O
1959	B-DATE
he	O
returned	O
to	O
introduce	O
modern	O
Western	B-NORP
classical	O
music	O
to	O
his	O
homeland	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
published	O
a	O
seminal	O
essay	O
entitled	O
,	O
"	B-WORK_OF_ART
Where	I-WORK_OF_ART
Should	I-WORK_OF_ART
Chinese	I-WORK_OF_ART
Music	I-WORK_OF_ART
Go	I-WORK_OF_ART
?	I-WORK_OF_ART
"	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	O
which	O
he	O
passionately	O
urged	O
his	O
fellow	O
musicians	O
to	O
create	O
contemporary	O
Chinese	B-NORP
music	O
.	O


Many	O
young	O
composers	O
took	O
up	O
his	O
call	O
and	O
wrote	O
difficult	O
and	O
dissonant	O
twelve	B-CARDINAL
-	O
tone	O
works	O
that	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
creative	O
mainstream	O
in	O
music	O
departments	O
.	O


Unfortunately	O
,	O
schools	O
of	O
modern	O
classical	O
music	O
struggled	O
to	O
hold	O
their	O
audiences	O
even	O
in	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
,	O
and	O
audiences	O
found	O
it	O
harder	O
and	O
harder	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
modern	O
music	O
of	O
which	O
Hsu	B-PERSON
was	O
the	O
leading	O
figure	O
.	O


Opinion	O
has	O
remained	O
polarized	O
about	O
the	O
worth	O
of	O
this	O
music	O
.	O


Hsu	B-PERSON
was	O
also	O
at	O
the	O
forefront	O
of	O
efforts	O
to	O
record	O
traditional	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
folk	O
music	O
.	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
mid-1960s	I-DATE
,	O
Hsu	B-PERSON
,	O
Shih	B-PERSON
Wei-liang	I-PERSON
,	O
Lu	B-PERSON
Ping-chuan	I-PERSON
and	O
others	O
established	O
various	O
organizations	O
,	O
including	O
the	B-ORG
Folk	I-ORG
Music	I-ORG
Research	I-ORG
Workshop	I-ORG
.	O


Fighting	O
the	O
reigning	O
bias	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
musical	O
traditions	O
from	O
the	O
mainland	O
,	O
Hsu	B-PERSON
led	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
collecting	O
and	O
recording	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
Nanguan	O
music	O
and	O
Hakka	B-NORP
eight	B-CARDINAL
-	O
tone	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
aboriginal	O
tribes	O
.	O


These	O
collections	O
helped	O
to	O
delineate	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
music	O
.	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
decade	I-DATE
,	O
with	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
first	B-ORDINAL
"	O
movement	O
in	O
politics	O
,	O
Hsu	B-PERSON
's	O
folk	O
music	O
collections	O
have	O
garnered	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
attention	O
,	O
and	O
CDs	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
one	O
after	O
another	O
.	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
Hsu	B-PERSON
was	O
appointed	O
both	O
as	O
national	O
policy	O
advisor	O
to	O
the	O
president	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Culture	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Arts	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
.	O


Cross-strait	O
archeological	O
star	O


Just	O
as	O
Hsu	B-PERSON
's	O
work	O
spanned	O
from	O
the	O
classical	O
to	O
the	O
contemporary	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
to	O
his	O
native	O
soil	O
,	O
the	O
archaeologist	O
Chang	B-PERSON
Kwang-chih	I-PERSON
's	O
broad	O
vision	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
archeology	O
both	O
for	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
China	B-GPE
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O


In	O
his	O
autobiography	O
,	O
Chang	B-PERSON
describes	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Yam	O
Man	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
allusion	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
being	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
yam	O
.	O


Chang	B-PERSON
explains	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
actually	O
born	O
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
though	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
family	O
was	O
indeed	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


After	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
was	O
returned	O
to	O
Chinese	B-NORP
rule	O
,	O
Chang	B-PERSON
returned	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
his	O
roots	O
.	O


Studying	O
at	O
Chienkuo	B-ORG
High	I-ORG
in	O
1949	B-DATE
,	O
he	O
was	O
arrested	O
on	O
false	O
charges	O
of	O
having	O
participated	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
April	I-EVENT
6	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
.	O


He	O
spent	O
nearly	O
a	O
year	B-DATE
in	O
jail	O
before	O
taking	O
the	O
high	O
school	O
equivalency	O
exam	O
and	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
study	O
archeology	O
at	O
NTU	B-ORG
.	O


After	O
earning	O
his	O
doctorate	O
at	O
Harvard	B-ORG
,	O
he	O
took	O
an	O
academic	O
post	O
in	O
America	B-GPE
but	O
always	O
maintained	O
his	O
focus	O
on	O
Chinese	B-NORP
archeology	O
.	O


Largely	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
unflagging	O
efforts	O
,	O
Chinese	B-NORP
archeology	O
attained	O
a	O
sturdy	O
theoretical	O
and	O
practical	O
foundation	O
that	O
enabled	O
it	O
to	O
emerge	O
as	O
a	O
world-class	O
discipline	O
.	O


His	O
research	O
showed	O
that	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
Chinese	B-NORP
civilization	O
did	O
not	O
occur	O
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
around	O
the	B-LOC
Yellow	I-LOC
River	I-LOC
Valley	I-LOC
.	O


Rather	O
it	O
emerged	O
from	O
several	O
languages	O
,	O
ethnic	O
groups	O
and	O
cultures	O
spread	O
over	O
a	O
vast	O
landscape	O
.	O


This	O
overturned	O
the	O
"	O
single	O
origin	O
theory	O
"	O
and	O
debunked	O
Western	B-NORP
assumptions	O
about	O
"	O
oriental	O
despotism	O
.	O
"	O


Though	O
a	O
world-class	O
scholar	O
,	O
Chang	B-PERSON
never	O
forgot	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
his	O
origins	O
.	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
1960s	I-DATE
,	O
he	O
returned	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
embarked	O
on	O
research	O
at	O
the	O
Fengpitou	B-LOC
site	O
in	O
Kaohsiung	B-GPE
,	O
completing	O
the	O
most	O
extensive	O
archeological	O
study	O
made	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
in	O
over	O
a	O
century	B-DATE
.	O


Then	O
he	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
perform	O
research	O
in	O
an	O
area	O
that	O
spanned	O
the	O
Choshui	B-LOC
and	O
Tatu	B-LOC
river	O
valleys	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
undertaking	O
that	O
involved	O
both	O
archeology	O
and	O
geology	O
.	O


Many	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
lights	O
among	O
the	O
younger	O
generation	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
anthropologists	O
cut	O
their	O
research	O
teeth	O
on	O
this	O
project	O
.	O


Unfortunately	O
,	O
Chang	B-PERSON
Kwang-chih	I-PERSON
became	O
afflicted	O
with	O
Parkinson	B-PERSON
's	O
disease	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
decade	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


His	O
limbs	O
started	O
to	O
shake	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
impossible	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
perform	O
fieldwork	O
.	O


Chang	B-PERSON
deeply	O
regretted	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
examine	O
the	O
Shangqiu	B-LOC
site	O
in	O
eastern	O
Henan	B-GPE
.	O


Though	O
sick	O
,	O
Chang	B-PERSON
returned	O
home	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
life	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Academia	I-ORG
Sinica	I-ORG
,	O
where	O
he	O
worked	O
hard	O
to	O
establish	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
as	O
the	O
preeminent	O
world	O
center	O
for	O
sinology	O
.	O


Taiwanese	B-NORP
heart	O
,	O
Chinese	B-NORP
sentiments	O


Finally	O
there	O
was	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
historian	O
Tai	B-PERSON
Kuo-hui	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
served	O
on	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
and	O
was	O
admired	O
as	O
much	O
for	O
his	O
lofty	O
character	O
as	O
for	O
his	O
pioneering	O
work	O
in	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
history	O
.	O


His	O
differences	O
of	O
opinion	O
with	O
Lee	B-PERSON
Teng-hui	I-PERSON
had	O
thrust	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
spotlight	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Born	O
in	O
1931	B-DATE
in	O
Taoyuan	B-GPE
,	O
Tai	B-PERSON
was	O
educated	O
under	O
Japanese	B-NORP
colonial	O
rule	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
earned	O
a	O
doctorate	O
in	O
agriculture	O
at	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
.	O


Back	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
1960s	I-DATE
,	O
when	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
history	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
taboo	O
subject	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
Tai	B-PERSON
organized	O
a	O
research	O
society	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
devoted	O
to	O
the	O
study	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
history	O
and	O
other	O
related	O
Asian	B-NORP
topics	O
.	O


For	O
this	O
work	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
blacklisted	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


Later	O
,	O
Tai	B-PERSON
repeatedly	O
declined	O
invitations	O
from	O
Chiang	B-PERSON
Ching-kuo	I-PERSON
to	O
return	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
n't	O
until	O
Lee	B-PERSON
Teng-hui	I-PERSON
was	O
president	O
that	O
he	O
finally	O
came	O
home	O
.	O


But	O
when	O
he	O
did	O
,	O
his	O
different	O
perspective	O
about	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
history	O
brought	O
Tai	B-PERSON
Kuo-hui	I-PERSON
farther	O
and	O
farther	O
from	O
the	O
mainstream	O
of	O
the	O
ruling	O
party	O
.	O


Although	O
Tai	B-PERSON
did	O
n't	O
flinch	O
from	O
condemning	O
the	O
authoritarianism	O
of	O
Chiang	B-PERSON
Kai-shek	I-PERSON
and	O
his	O
son	O
Chiang	B-PERSON
Ching-kuo	I-PERSON
,	O
he	O
also	O
had	O
harsh	O
things	O
to	O
say	O
about	O
Japanese	B-NORP
colonial	O
rule	O
-	O
unlike	O
Lee	B-PERSON
Teng-hui	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
had	O
fond	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
colonial	O
era	O
.	O


Tai	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
described	O
himself	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
independent-minded	O
Chinese	B-NORP
born	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
"	O
never	O
lost	O
his	O
affection	O
for	O
China	B-GPE
proper	O
,	O
and	O
these	O
sentiments	O
set	O
him	O
apart	O
from	O
most	O
historians	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


With	O
regard	O
to	O
cross-strait	O
relations	O
,	O
Tai	B-PERSON
made	O
his	O
famous	O
"	O
testicles	O
analogy	O
.	O
"	O


Taiwan	B-PERSON
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
he	O
stated	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
testicles	O
are	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
's	O
body	O
.	O


Though	O
inextricably	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
the	O
testicles	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
special	O
functions	O
.	O


He	O
based	O
his	O
analogy	O
on	O
what	O
he	O
deemed	O
was	O
best	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
people	O
.	O


His	O
theory	O
was	O
a	O
far	O
cry	O
from	O
Lee	B-PERSON
Teng-hui	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
belief	O
that	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
should	O
establish	O
clear	O
boundaries	O
between	O
itself	O
and	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O


But	O
Tai	B-PERSON
Kuo-hui	I-PERSON
never	O
shied	O
from	O
controversy	O
.	O


Otherwise	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
chosen	O
to	O
study	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
history	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
.	O


Throughout	O
his	O
life	O
,	O
he	O
maintained	O
his	O
tough	O
Hakka	B-NORP
spirit	O
and	O
academic	O
independence	O
,	O
holding	O
fast	O
to	O
his	O
opinions	O
and	O
never	O
compromising	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
greatly	O
admired	O
for	O
his	O
intellectual	O
integrity	O
.	O


These	O
great	O
masters	O
'	O
deaths	O
have	O
come	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
education	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
spotlight	O
for	O
other	O
reasons	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Education	I-ORG
has	O
just	O
formally	O
apologized	O
-	O
50	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
after	O
the	O
fact	O
-	O
for	O
the	B-EVENT
April	I-EVENT
6	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
,	O
and	O
a	O
university	O
president	O
has	O
been	O
found	O
guilty	O
of	O
plagiarizing	O
a	O
research	O
paper	O
.	O


The	O
former	O
shows	O
that	O
intellectuals	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
need	O
no	O
longer	O
fear	O
torture	O
and	O
imprisonment	O
for	O
their	O
beliefs	O
.	O


The	O
latter	O
suggests	O
that	O
some	O
people	O
have	O
allowed	O
blind	O
ambition	O
to	O
sully	O
the	O
pure	O
ideal	O
of	O
scholarship	O
.	O


Apart	O
from	O
causing	O
us	O
to	O
mourn	O
,	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
these	O
great	O
men	O
have	O
left	O
us	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
.	O


p.	O
62	B-CARDINAL


Hsu	B-PERSON
Tsang-houei	I-PERSON
introduced	O
modern	O
Western	B-NORP
classical	O
music	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
before	O
making	O
pioneering	O
collections	O
of	O
traditional	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
music	O
.	O


His	O
major	O
opera	O
on	O
Zheng	B-PERSON
Chenggong	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
Koxinga	B-PERSON
-RRB-	O
debuted	O
just	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
most	O
important	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
musical	O
master	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
century	I-DATE
,	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
beloved	O
teacher	O
to	O
many	O
.	O


His	O
legacy	O
will	O
live	O
on	O
through	O
his	O
students	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
photo	O
by	O
Diago	B-PERSON
Chiu	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O


p.	O
62	B-CARDINAL


Chang	B-PERSON
Kwang-chih	I-PERSON
taught	O
for	O
decades	B-DATE
at	O
Harvard	B-ORG
and	O
Yale	B-ORG
but	O
never	O
forgot	O
his	O
homeland	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


Though	O
afflicted	O
with	O
Parkinson	B-PERSON
's	O
disease	O
in	O
his	B-DATE
later	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
he	O
nonetheless	O
served	O
as	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Academia	I-ORG
Sinica	I-ORG
.	O


He	O
made	O
a	O
major	O
contribution	O
toward	O
developing	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
archeology	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


-LRB-	O
file	O
photo	O
-RRB-	O


p.	O
63	B-CARDINAL


"	O
Only	O
with	O
a	O
true	O
understanding	O
of	O
history	O
can	O
we	O
clearly	O
chart	O
a	O
future	O
path	O
!	O
"	O


What	O
people	O
respected	O
most	O
about	O
the	O
historian	O
Tai	B-PERSON
Kuo-hui	I-PERSON
was	O
his	O
determination	O
to	O
face	O
historical	O
truth	O
and	O
his	O
refusal	O
to	O
heed	O
prevailing	O
dogma	O
and	O
political	O
fashion	O
.	O


The	O
photo	O
shows	O
him	O
at	O
a	O
forum	O
discussing	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
political	O
future	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
presidential	O
election	O
,	O
which	O
transferred	O
power	O
from	O
one	O
party	O
to	O
another	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
photo	O
by	O
Pu	B-PERSON
Hua-chih	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O


Ancient	O
Giants	O
of	O
the	O
Forest	O
-	O


Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
False	O
Cypresses	O


-LRB-	O
Chang	B-PERSON
Chin	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
ju	I-PERSON
/	O
photos	O
by	O
Lai	B-PERSON
Chun	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
piao	I-PERSON
/	O
tr.	O
by	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Taylor	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O


The	O
Bible	B-WORK_OF_ART
says	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
have	O
faith	O
as	O
a	O
grain	O
of	O
mustard	O
seed	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
say	O
to	O
this	O
mountain	O
,	O
'	O
Move	O
hence	O
to	O
yonder	O
place	O
,	O
'	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
move	O
;	O
and	O
nothing	O
will	O
be	O
impossible	O
to	O
you	O
.	O
"	O


For	O
small	O
as	O
the	O
mustard	O
seed	O
is	O
,	O
it	O
grows	O
into	O
a	O
mighty	O
,	O
spreading	O
tree	O
.	O


Applying	O
these	O
words	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
they	O
most	O
aptly	O
describe	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
,	O
whose	O
tiny	O
seeds	O
are	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
greatest	O
trees	O
.	O


From	O
conelets	O
three	O
millimeters	O
in	O
diameter	O
come	O
seeds	O
no	O
larger	O
than	O
sesame	O
seeds	O
,	O
yet	O
they	O
grow	O
into	O
huge	O
trees	O
up	O
to	O
60	B-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
tall	O
.	O


The	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
witnessed	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
birth	O
,	O
squeezed	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
collision	O
of	O
two	O
tectonic	O
plates	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
progress	O
from	O
a	O
fragile	O
mass	O
of	O
broken	O
rock	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
stable	O
geology	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
also	O
witnessed	O
the	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
forestry	O
industry	O
.	O


Hsiuluan	B-GPE
Village	I-GPE
,	O
an	O
Atayal	B-NORP
community	O
in	O
eastern	O
Hsinchu	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
,	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
places	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
to	O
be	O
reached	O
by	O
modern	O
civilization	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
once	O
famous	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
village	O
without	O
lights	O
.	O
"	O


In	O
the	O
mountain	O
forest	O
above	O
Hsiuluan	B-GPE
's	O
outlying	O
hamlet	O
of	O
Chenhsipao	B-GPE
,	O
bushes	O
and	O
creepers	O
form	O
a	O
dense	O
undergrowth	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
blanket	O
of	O
damp	O
fallen	O
leaves	O
makes	O
the	O
going	O
slippery	O
underfoot	O
.	O


Every	B-QUANTITY
ten	I-QUANTITY
to	I-QUANTITY
20	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
,	O
a	O
magnificent	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
,	O
thousands	O
of	O
years	O
old	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
trunk	O
three	B-QUANTITY
to	I-QUANTITY
four	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
thick	O
,	O
towers	O
40	B-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
into	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O


Awe	O
-	O
stricken	O
hikers	O
standing	O
below	O
these	O
great	O
trees	O
have	O
the	O
impression	O
of	O
having	O
fallen	O
into	O
a	O
sea	O
of	O
jungle	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
barely	O
see	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O


This	O
remnant	O
of	O
virgin	O
cypress	O
forest	O
runs	O
northward	O
to	O
Taoyuan	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
Mt.	B-LOC
Lala	I-LOC
and	O
to	O
Chilan	B-GPE
in	O
Ilan	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
.	O


This	O
great	O
wall	O
of	O
trees	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
vital	O
"	O
safety	O
valve	O
,	O
"	O
regulating	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
water	O
into	O
the	B-LOC
Shihmen	I-LOC
Reservoir	I-LOC
,	O
the	B-LOC
Tanshui	I-LOC
River	I-LOC
and	O
the	B-LOC
Lanyang	I-LOC
River	I-LOC
,	O
on	O
which	O
millions	O
of	O
people	O
in	O
northern	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
depend	O
for	O
the	O
water	O
they	O
drink	O
.	O


The	O
coat	O
of	O
green	O
which	O
clothes	O
the	O
mountains	O
intimately	O
affects	O
water	O
quality	O
and	O
soil	O
stability	O
in	O
Taoyuan	B-GPE
,	O
Hsinchu	B-GPE
,	O
Miaoli	B-GPE
and	O
Ilan	B-GPE
Counties	I-GPE
.	O


A	O
land	O
of	O
clouds	O
and	O
mists	O


Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
"	O
false	O
cypresses	O
"	O
-	O
trees	O
of	O
the	O
genus	O
Chamaecyparis	O
,	O
a	O
subdivision	O
of	O
the	O
cypress	O
family	O
,	O
Cupressaceae	O
-	O
are	O
relics	O
of	O
the	O
ice	O
ages	O
which	O
brought	O
them	O
to	O
our	O
geologically	O
young	O
island	O
.	O


Thirty	B-DATE
million	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
Chamaecyparis	O
species	O
were	O
distributed	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


But	O
after	O
the	O
ice	O
ages	O
,	O
the	O
high	O
mountains	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
which	O
were	O
squeezed	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
two	O
tectonic	O
plates	O
a	O
million	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
became	O
their	O
refuge	O
.	O


Today	O
,	O
only	O
six	B-CARDINAL
false	O
cypress	O
species	O
remain	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
scattered	O
far	O
apart	O
in	O
North	B-LOC
America	I-LOC
,	O
Japan	B-GPE
and	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


Two	B-CARDINAL
of	O
them	O
are	O
native	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
:	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
-LRB-	O
Chamaecyparis	O
formosensis	O
,	O
a.k.a.	O
the	O
Formosan	O
cypress	O
-RRB-	O
and	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypress	O
-LRB-	O
Chamaecyparis	O
obtusa	O
var.	O
formosana	O
,	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
hinoki	O
cypress	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


The	O
home	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
false	O
cypresses	O
is	O
at	O
medium	O
elevations	O
from	O
1,300	B-QUANTITY
to	I-QUANTITY
2,600	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
,	O
which	O
is	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
area	O
of	O
greatest	O
precipitation	O
and	O
a	O
major	O
source	O
of	O
water	O
for	O
over	B-CARDINAL
100	I-CARDINAL
rivers	O
.	O


At	O
these	O
elevations	O
there	O
is	O
much	O
rainfall	O
but	O
relatively	O
little	O
wind	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mountains	O
are	O
shrouded	O
in	O
clouds	O
and	O
mists	O
all	O
year	O
round	O
;	O
hence	O
the	O
forests	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
cloud	O
forests	O
.	O


In	O
this	O
environment	O
of	O
constant	O
humidity	O
,	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
grew	O
into	O
East	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
's	I-LOC
biggest	O
conifer	O
,	O
with	O
average	O
heights	O
from	O
30	B-QUANTITY
to	I-QUANTITY
40	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
.	O


The	O
cypress	O
forests	O
also	O
mark	O
the	O
transition	O
between	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
broadleaved	O
and	O
coniferous	O
forests	O
.	O


False	O
cypresses	O
make	O
up	O
more	B-PERCENT
than	I-PERCENT
70	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
trees	O
in	O
this	O
zone	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
rich	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
plants	O
,	O
including	O
other	O
big	O
trees	O
like	O
Formosan	O
taiwania	O
-LRB-	O
Taiwania	O
cryptomerioides	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
Formosan	O
cunninghamia	O
-LRB-	O
Cunninghamia	O
konishii	O
-RRB-	O
and	O
Chinese	B-NORP
yew	O
-LRB-	O
Taxus	O
mairei	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


Hidden	O
in	O
the	O
dark	O
,	O
damp	O
understorey	O
are	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
Taiwan	O
's	O
fern	O
species	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
millennia	O
-	O
old	O
false	O
cypresses	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
paradise	O
for	O
epiphytic	O
plants	O
-	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
80	B-CARDINAL
species	O
have	O
been	O
found	O
growing	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
tree	O
.	O


Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
Earth	O
God	O


The	O
devastating	O
21	B-EVENT
September	I-EVENT
earthquake	I-EVENT
of	I-EVENT
1999	I-EVENT
left	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
landscape	O
covered	O
in	O
scars	O
,	O
but	O
researchers	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
places	O
least	O
damaged	O
by	O
the	O
quake	O
were	O
areas	O
of	O
natural	O
forest	O
.	O


In	O
mountain	O
regions	O
where	O
the	O
rainfall	O
is	O
most	O
abundant	O
,	O
the	O
geology	O
most	O
fragile	O
and	O
erosive	O
forces	O
most	O
powerful	O
,	O
the	O
false	O
cypresses	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
massive	O
trunks	O
and	O
mighty	O
root	O
systems	O
,	O
cling	O
tightly	O
to	O
the	O
frail	O
earth	O
.	O


Professor	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Yu	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
feng	I-PERSON
of	O
Providence	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
studying	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
flora	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
explains	O
that	O
false	O
cypress	O
forests	O
often	O
grew	O
where	O
river	O
erosion	O
created	O
large	O
areas	O
of	O
debris	O
from	O
rockslides	O
.	O


As	O
tectonic	O
forces	O
pushed	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
continuously	O
upwards	O
and	O
the	O
rivers	O
carved	O
their	O
way	O
downward	O
,	O
such	O
areas	O
of	O
collapse	O
occurred	O
in	O
many	O
places	O
.	O


Doughty	O
false	O
cypress	O
seeds	O
seized	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
colonize	O
this	O
hostile	O
territory	O
shunned	O
by	O
other	O
plants	O
.	O


There	O
they	O
gradually	O
grew	O
into	O
gigantic	O
trees	O
,	O
rehabilitating	O
the	O
land	O
and	O
attracting	O
other	O
species	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
they	O
protected	O
downstream	O
areas	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
suitable	O
for	O
settlement	O
and	O
farming	O
.	O


"	O
The	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
cypress	O
forests	O
stabilized	O
the	O
rubble	O
brought	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
rushing	O
mountain	O
rivers	O
.	O


The	O
false	O
cypresses	O
are	O
living	O
'	O
spirits	O
'	O
which	O
naturally	O
restore	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
"	O
says	O
Chen	B-PERSON
Yu	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
feng	I-PERSON
.	O


For	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
million	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
clouds	O
rolling	O
in	O
on	O
northeasterly	O
monsoon	O
fronts	O
in	O
winter	O
and	O
southwesterly	O
airflows	O
in	O
summer	O
have	O
carried	O
their	O
moisture	O
into	O
the	O
mountain	O
valleys	O
,	O
to	O
slowly	O
condense	O
onto	O
the	O
slopes	O
where	O
the	O
false	O
cypresses	O
grow	O
.	O


Steeped	O
in	O
this	O
dampness	O
,	O
the	O
flora	O
and	O
fauna	O
of	O
the	O
forest	O
continued	O
an	O
unending	O
cycle	O
of	O
growth	O
and	O
renewal	O
through	O
the	O
changing	O
seasons	O
.	O


The	O
only	O
humans	O
who	O
entered	O
there	O
were	O
the	O
aboriginal	O
people	O
who	O
came	O
to	O
hunt	O
and	O
to	O
collect	O
wild	O
fruit	O
and	O
berries	O
.	O


Every	O
few	O
decades	O
the	O
shaking	O
of	O
the	O
earth	O
would	O
ravage	O
this	O
ecosystem	O
,	O
but	O
protected	O
by	O
the	O
vitality	O
of	O
the	O
cypresses	O
the	O
land	O
would	O
gradually	O
recover	O
.	O


The	O
nemesis	O
of	O
the	O
cypress	O
trees	O


However	O
,	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
mechanization	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
human	O
greed	O
,	O
heralded	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
rapacious	O
exploitation	O
.	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
19th	I-DATE
century	I-DATE
human	O
beings	O
swarmed	O
into	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
dark	O
mountains	O
like	O
busy	O
worker	O
ants	O
.	O


The	O
false	O
cypresses	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
conversed	O
with	O
the	O
clouds	O
for	O
a	B-DATE
million	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
were	O
identified	O
as	O
top	O
-	O
grade	O
timber	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
thus	O
condemned	O
to	O
an	O
inexorable	O
fate	O
.	O


After	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
was	O
ceded	O
to	O
Japan	B-GPE
following	O
the	B-EVENT
Sino	I-EVENT
-	I-EVENT
Japanese	I-EVENT
war	I-EVENT
of	O
1894	B-DATE
,	O
while	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
were	O
still	O
quelling	O
resistance	O
to	O
their	O
rule	O
they	O
also	O
went	O
into	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
mountains	O
to	O
collect	O
botanical	O
specimens	O
.	O


In	O
1896	B-DATE
,	O
a	O
Japanese	B-NORP
biologist	O
collected	O
the	O
first	O
specimen	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
on	O
Yushan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
before	O
long	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypress	O
was	O
found	O
there	O
too	O
.	O


In	O
1899	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
great	O
cypress	O
forests	O
of	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Ali	I-LOC
were	O
discovered	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1912	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
colonial	O
government	O
began	O
large	O
-	O
scale	O
logging	O
there	O
.	O


Everywhere	O
the	B-FAC
Alishan	I-FAC
Mountain	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
passes	O
at	O
higher	O
elevations	O
was	O
once	O
cypress	O
forest	O
.	O


Soon	O
afterwards	O
the	O
forests	O
of	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Taiping	I-LOC
in	O
modern	O
Ilan	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
and	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Pahsien	I-LOC
in	O
Nantou	B-GPE
were	O
also	O
opened	O
up	O
for	O
logging	O
.	O


Endless	O
streams	O
of	O
cypress	O
logs	O
flowed	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
mountains	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
carried	O
across	O
the	O
sea	O
to	O
Japan	B-GPE
to	O
become	O
pillars	O
for	O
Shinto	O
shrines	O
.	O


Quite	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
incomparable	O
quality	O
of	O
their	O
timber	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
numbers	O
alone	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
and	O
yellow	O
cypress	O
took	O
second	B-ORDINAL
and	O
third	B-ORDINAL
place	O
among	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
trees	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
became	O
long	O
-	O
term	O
cash	O
cows	O
for	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
forestry	O
industry	O
.	O


After	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
return	O
to	O
Chinese	B-NORP
rule	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
1950s	B-DATE
to	O
the	O
1980s	B-DATE
the	O
ROC	B-GPE
used	O
forestry	O
income	O
to	O
support	O
its	O
industrial	O
development	O
.	O


The	O
logging	O
grounds	O
advanced	O
deep	O
into	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
heart	O
,	O
consuming	O
even	O
greater	O
areas	O
than	O
under	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
.	O


False	O
cypresses	O
accounted	O
for	O
two	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
thirds	I-CARDINAL
of	O
the	B-QUANTITY
300,000	I-QUANTITY
hectares	I-QUANTITY
of	O
commercial	O
forest	O
,	O
and	O
contributed	O
70	B-PERCENT
-	I-PERCENT
80	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
forestry	O
income	O
.	O


All	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
forest	O
recreation	O
areas	O
today	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
cypress	O
logging	O
grounds	O
.	O


The	B-FAC
Alishan	I-FAC
Mountain	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
,	O
and	O
the	O
long	O
forestry	O
roads	O
which	O
wind	O
through	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
four	B-CARDINAL
major	O
mountain	O
ranges	O
,	O
were	O
all	O
built	O
for	O
the	O
sole	O
purpose	O
of	O
shifting	O
the	O
huge	O
cypress	O
logs	O
down	O
the	O
slopes	O
.	O


"	O
You	O
could	O
say	O
that	O
everything	O
connected	O
with	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
forestry	O
industry	O
developed	O
around	O
the	O
false	O
cypresses	O
,	O
"	O
says	O
forest	O
ecologist	O
Yang	B-PERSON
Kuo	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
chen	I-PERSON
,	O
an	O
associate	O
professor	O
at	O
Providence	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
history	O
of	O
forestry	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
is	O
a	O
history	O
of	O
false	O
cypress	O
felling	O
,	O
says	O
Yang	B-PERSON
.	O


Hinoki	O
and	O
merihi	O


If	O
you	O
speak	O
of	O
"	O
hinoki	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
name	O
of	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypress	O
,	O
older	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
will	O
lift	O
their	O
noses	O
as	O
if	O
catching	O
a	O
whiff	O
of	O
its	O
unmistakable	O
fragrance	O
-	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
firm	O
place	O
in	O
their	O
memories	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
timbers	O
.	O


The	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
and	O
red	O
cypress	O
each	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
different	O
qualities	O
.	O


The	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypress	O
grows	O
pencil	O
-	O
straight	O
towards	O
the	O
heavens	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
higher	O
content	O
of	O
oil	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
a	O
fragrant	O
essence	O
can	O
be	O
refined	O
.	O


In	O
1971	B-DATE
,	O
after	O
the	O
Shinto	O
gate	O
at	O
the	B-FAC
Meiji	I-FAC
Shrine	I-FAC
in	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
was	O
struck	O
by	O
lightning	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
authorities	O
especially	O
came	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
to	O
buy	O
11	B-CARDINAL
huge	O
,	O
straight	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypress	O
logs	O
16	B-QUANTITY
to	I-QUANTITY
24	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
long	O
,	O
cut	O
from	O
trees	O
over	B-DATE
1,500	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
,	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
biggest	O
Shinto	O
gate	O
.	O


As	O
for	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
-	O
merihi	O
in	O
Japanese	B-LANGUAGE
-	O
it	O
is	O
even	O
more	O
magnificent	O
in	O
appearance	O
than	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypress	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
's	O
trunk	O
is	O
often	O
divided	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
it	O
mostly	O
grows	O
in	O
wet	O
river	O
valleys	O
the	O
heartwood	O
is	O
prone	O
to	O
be	O
eaten	O
away	O
by	O
bacteria	O
,	O
producing	O
strangely	O
tangled	O
hollow	O
trees	O
.	O


The	O
crown	O
is	O
also	O
broad	O
and	O
difficult	O
to	O
cut	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
why	O
the	O
gigantic	O
ancient	O
trees	O
that	O
have	O
escaped	O
the	O
loggers	O
'	O
chainsaws	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
at	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Ali	I-LOC
and	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Lala	I-LOC
,	O
are	O
all	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
.	O


Human	O
life	O
is	O
fleeting	O
,	O
but	O
cypress	O
is	O
forever	O
.	O


As	O
the	O
forestry	O
industry	O
gradually	O
declined	O
,	O
the	O
forestry	O
huts	O
built	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
Central	I-LOC
Range	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
period	O
fell	O
into	O
disrepair	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
cypress	O
-	O
wood	O
washbasins	O
are	O
still	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
new	O
.	O


The	O
close	O
grain	O
of	O
their	O
growth	O
rings	O
reveals	O
their	O
age	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
resilience	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
,	O
the	O
sleepers	O
used	O
for	O
the	B-FAC
Alishan	I-FAC
Mountain	I-FAC
Railway	I-FAC
were	O
cut	O
from	O
broadleaved	O
trees	O
such	O
as	O
beech	O
and	O
Michelia	O
compressa	O
.	O


But	O
tough	O
as	O
these	O
woods	O
are	O
,	O
the	O
sleepers	O
only	O
stood	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
to	O
five	O
years	O
of	O
logging	O
trains	O
rumbling	O
over	O
them	O
,	O
so	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
choice	O
but	O
to	O
change	O
them	O
all	O
for	O
sleepers	O
made	O
of	O
false	O
cypress	O
wood	O
,	O
which	O
lasted	O
for	O
decades	O
.	O


And	O
when	O
the	O
railways	O
were	O
finally	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
service	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Taiwan	I-ORG
Forestry	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
-LRB-	I-ORG
TFB	I-ORG
-RRB-	I-ORG
sold	O
off	O
the	O
old	O
sleepers	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
proceeds	O
not	O
only	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
recoup	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
dismantling	O
the	O
railways	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
left	O
with	O
a	O
tidy	O
sum	O
for	O
its	O
own	O
coffers	O
.	O


For	O
the	O
older	O
generation	O
,	O
the	O
excellence	O
of	O
false	O
cypress	O
wood	O
is	O
hard	O
to	O
put	O
into	O
words	O
.	O


Old	O
folk	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
still	O
rattle	O
on	O
about	O
how	O
the	O
cypress	O
-	O
wood	O
sleeping	O
platforms	O
of	O
Japanese	O
-	O
style	O
houses	O
were	O
long	O
-	O
lasting	O
and	O
hard	O
-	O
wearing	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
best	O
bathtubs	O
were	O
of	O
course	O
those	O
of	O
made	O
of	O
false	O
cypress	O
wood	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
furniture	O
makers	O
,	O
"	O
False	O
cypress	O
wood	O
is	O
light	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
work	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
flexible	O
,	O
rotproof	O
and	O
termite	O
resistant	O
.	O


It	O
rarely	O
warps	O
,	O
and	O
hardly	O
shrinks	O
;	O
it	O
planes	O
to	O
a	O
smooth	O
,	O
fine	O
surface	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
so	O
versatile	O
:	O
boats	O
,	O
bridges	O
,	O
carriages	O
,	O
cabinets	O
or	O
coffins	O
-	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
one	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
.	O
"	O


In	O
short	O
,	O
of	O
all	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
commercial	O
timbers	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
another	O
to	O
match	O
it	O
.	O


Pining	O
away	O


However	O
,	O
behind	O
these	O
sweet	O
memories	O
of	O
cypress	O
wood	O
are	O
the	O
regrets	O
of	O
the	O
foresters	O
.	O


Surveys	O
made	O
before	O
logging	O
began	O
at	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Ali	I-LOC
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
earliest	O
cypress	O
logging	O
area	O
,	O
showed	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
300,000	I-CARDINAL
false	O
cypresses	O
over	B-DATE
1,000	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	O
,	O
but	O
today	O
all	O
that	O
remains	O
of	O
them	O
is	O
a	O
few	O
lonely	O
-	O
looking	O
old	O
trees	O
scattered	O
among	O
introduced	O
Japanese	B-NORP
red	O
cedar	O
-LRB-	O
Cryptomeria	O
japonica	O
-RRB-	O
and	O
flowering	O
cherries	O
.	O


Despite	O
its	O
great	O
fame	O
,	O
deprived	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
species	O
the	O
most	O
celebrated	O
of	O
the	O
giant	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypresses	O
of	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Ali	I-LOC
finally	O
succumbed	O
to	O
lightning	O
and	O
fire	O
.	O


The	O
TFB	B-ORG
once	O
hoped	O
that	O
if	O
a	O
few	O
false	O
cypresses	O
were	O
left	O
standing	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
logging	O
areas	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
seed	O
naturally	O
.	O


But	O
they	O
discovered	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
trees	O
were	O
completely	O
uninjured	O
,	O
they	O
died	O
one	O
by	O
one	O
.	O


Late	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
forestry	O
expert	O
Liu	B-PERSON
Chin	I-PERSON
described	O
these	O
few	O
remaining	O
trees	O
as	O
"	O
dying	O
of	O
loneliness	O
.	O
"	O


It	O
seems	O
that	O
when	O
abandoned	O
by	O
the	O
companions	O
they	O
had	O
relied	O
on	O
for	O
millennia	O
,	O
and	O
left	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
rigors	O
of	O
their	O
environment	O
alone	O
,	O
these	O
ancient	O
survivors	O
went	O
into	O
terminal	O
decline	O
.	O


But	O
an	O
even	O
greater	O
cause	O
for	O
regret	O
is	O
that	O
"	O
50	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
of	O
intensive	O
false	O
cypress	O
logging	O
tore	O
the	O
heart	O
out	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
life	O
-	O
support	O
system	O
.	O


This	O
devastation	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
agriculture	O
moving	O
up	O
into	O
the	O
mountains	O
,	O
can	O
only	O
result	O
in	O
landslides	O
,	O
floods	O
and	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
'	O
natural	O
'	O
disasters	O
.	O
.	O
.	O
.	O
"	O


With	O
ecologists	O
'	O
warnings	O
ringing	O
in	O
their	O
ears	O
,	O
now	O
that	O
floods	O
and	O
mudslides	O
have	O
become	O
a	O
common	O
occurrence	O
,	O
people	O
can	O
only	O
nod	O
in	O
tacit	O
agreement	O
.	O


Large	O
-	O
scale	O
logging	O
of	O
false	O
cypresses	O
continued	O
right	O
up	O
to	O
1989	B-DATE
.	O


With	O
forestry	O
earning	O
no	O
profits	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
energetic	O
lobbying	O
by	O
civic	O
groups	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Executive	I-ORG
Yuan	I-ORG
finally	O
banned	O
the	O
cutting	O
of	O
natural	O
forests	O
,	O
at	O
last	O
giving	O
a	O
respite	O
to	O
the	O
giant	O
trees	O
which	O
protect	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
land	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
great	O
wall	O
of	O
20	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
gigantic	O
false	O
cypress	O
trees	O
which	O
once	O
stretched	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
had	O
already	O
been	O
breached	O
.	O


Apart	O
from	O
some	O
scattered	O
local	O
stands	O
,	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
forest	O
of	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Hsiukulan	I-LOC
in	O
central	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
the	B-QUANTITY
10,000	I-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
plus	I-QUANTITY
hectares	I-QUANTITY
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypress	O
at	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Chilan	I-LOC
in	O
Ilan	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
in	O
northern	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
are	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
only	O
remaining	O
forests	O
of	O
giant	O
trees	O
.	O


Whose	O
national	O
park	O
?	O


Humans	O
cut	O
down	O
the	O
million	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
cypress	O
forests	O
in	O
less	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
century	I-DATE
,	O
but	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
their	O
destruction	O
is	O
not	O
over	O
.	O


Amazingly	O
,	O
the	O
ban	O
on	O
logging	O
natural	O
forests	O
has	O
not	O
protected	O
Chilan	B-LOC
,	O
the	O
only	O
single	O
-	O
species	O
forest	O
of	O
hinoki	O
cypress	O
surviving	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
today	O
.	O


Before	O
the	O
ban	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Vocational	I-ORG
Assistance	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Retired	I-ORG
Servicemen	I-ORG
-LRB-	I-ORG
VACRS	I-ORG
-RRB-	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
manages	O
Chilan	B-LOC
,	O
had	O
already	O
cut	O
down	O
almost	B-QUANTITY
6,000	I-QUANTITY
hectares	I-QUANTITY
.	O


To	O
generate	O
income	O
,	O
VACRS	B-ORG
has	O
continued	O
logging	O
there	O
under	O
the	O
pretext	O
of	O
"	O
clearing	O
away	O
dead	O
and	O
fallen	O
trees	O
to	O
make	O
space	O
for	O
young	O
trees	O
to	O
grow	O
.	O
"	O


Ecologists	O
and	O
biologists	O
can	O
only	O
repeat	O
again	O
:	O


"	O
The	O
trees	O
have	O
been	O
growing	O
by	O
themselves	O
for	O
tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
years	O
,	O
so	O
why	O
would	O
they	O
need	O
human	O
help	O
for	O
their	O
saplings	O
to	O
grow	O
?	O
"	O


In	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
situation	O
a	O
popular	O
movement	O
sprang	O
up	O
to	O
push	O
for	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
cypress	O
forest	O
national	O
park	O
,	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
that	O
with	O
national	O
park	O
status	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
virgin	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypress	O
forest	O
could	O
be	O
saved	O
.	O


Perhaps	O
the	B-DATE
millennium	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
was	O
a	O
decisive	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
trees	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-ORG
Executive	I-ORG
Yuan	I-ORG
allocated	O
new	O
funds	O
to	O
the	O
VACRS	B-ORG
so	O
that	O
it	O
no	O
longer	O
needs	O
to	O
cut	O
down	O
trees	O
to	O
bolster	O
its	O
finances	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
approved	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
national	O
park	O
.	O


But	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
ecotourism	O
is	O
now	O
emerging	O
as	O
another	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
trees	O
'	O
survival	O
.	O


To	O
assure	O
the	O
livelihood	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
Atayal	B-NORP
aborigines	O
of	O
Chilan	B-LOC
,	O
when	O
the	O
cypress	O
national	O
park	O
is	O
set	O
up	O
consideration	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
given	O
to	O
how	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
forests	O
with	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
sustainable	O
tourism	O
.	O


How	O
can	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
false	O
cypresses	O
become	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
tool	O
of	O
human	O
economic	O
activity	O
?	O


Can	O
the	O
sad	O
history	O
of	O
cypress	O
logging	O
teach	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
a	O
lesson	O
in	O
how	O
to	O
truly	O
care	O
for	O
their	O
land	O
?	O


Perhaps	O
these	O
questions	O
are	O
still	O
more	O
important	O
than	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
establishing	O
a	O
national	O
park	O
.	O


A	O
future	O
for	O
the	O
cypresses	O
?	O


At	O
the	O
Atayal	B-NORP
village	O
of	O
Chenhsipao	B-GPE
in	O
Hsinchu	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
,	O
by	O
three	B-TIME
in	I-TIME
the	I-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
the	O
clouds	O
rolling	O
in	O
from	O
afar	O
have	O
quietly	O
slipped	O
over	O
the	O
ridges	O
and	O
covered	O
the	O
whole	O
mountainside	O
where	O
the	O
cypress	O
trees	O
grow	O
.	O


Here	O
,	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
remote	O
but	O
vitally	O
important	O
heartland	O
,	O
gigantic	O
trees	O
which	O
have	O
survived	O
the	O
long	O
river	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
escaped	O
the	O
ravages	O
of	O
logging	O
stand	O
undaunted	O
,	O
like	O
guardian	O
spirits	O
quietly	O
protecting	O
the	O
Atayal	B-NORP
people	O
and	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
land	O
.	O


Only	O
if	O
we	O
can	O
allow	O
the	O
cypress	O
trees	O
a	O
future	O
,	O
will	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
also	O
have	O
a	O
lasting	O
future	O
.	O


p.	O
31	B-CARDINAL


The	O
virgin	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypress	O
forest	O
of	O
Chilan	B-LOC
dwarfs	O
human	O
visitors	O
.	O


Can	O
today	O
's	O
generation	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
save	O
our	O
island	O
's	O
last	O
remaining	O
forest	O
of	O
these	O
giant	O
trees	O
,	O
for	O
themselves	O
and	O
later	O
generations	O
?	O


p.	O
33	B-CARDINAL


On	O
the	O
pretext	O
of	O
clearing	O
dead	O
wood	O
,	O
many	O
live	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
yellow	O
cypresses	O
have	O
been	O
felled	O
in	O
the	O
forest	O
of	O
Chilan	B-LOC
.	O


p.	O
33	B-CARDINAL


The	O
seeds	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
tiny	O
conelets	O
of	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
seem	O
blessed	O
with	O
a	O
mysterious	O
power	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
harshest	O
of	O
natural	O
environments	O
,	O
they	O
grow	O
into	O
mighty	O
,	O
towering	O
trees	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
photo	O
by	O
Jimmy	B-PERSON
Lin	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O


p.	O
34	B-CARDINAL


This	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
planted	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
at	O
Mt.	B-LOC
Ali	I-LOC
in	O
1915	B-DATE
has	O
now	O
reached	O
a	O
girth	O
of	O
70	B-QUANTITY
centimeters	I-QUANTITY
.	O


But	O
the	O
smallest	O
commercial	O
size	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
red	O
cypress	O
is	O
150	B-QUANTITY
centimeters	I-QUANTITY
.	O


This	O
means	O
that	O
artificially	O
planted	O
trees	O
are	O
not	O
ready	O
for	O
harvest	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
300	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
.	O


Hence	O
since	O
the	O
false	O
cypress	O
forests	O
were	O
cleared	O
,	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
-	O
preferring	O
quick	O
profits	O
-	O
have	O
generally	O
planted	O
Japanese	B-NORP
red	O
cedar	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
ready	O
to	O
be	O
felled	O
after	O
only	O
20	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
U.S.	B-GPE
,	O
claiming	O
some	O
success	O
in	O
its	O
trade	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
removed	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
Saudi	B-GPE
Arabia	I-GPE
from	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
countries	O
it	O
is	O
closely	O
watching	O
for	O
allegedly	O
failing	O
to	O
honor	O
U.S.	B-GPE
patents	O
,	O
copyrights	O
and	O
other	O
intellectual	O
-	O
property	O
rights	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
five	B-CARDINAL
other	O
countries	O
--	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
Thailand	B-GPE
,	O
India	B-GPE
,	O
Brazil	B-GPE
and	O
Mexico	B-GPE
--	O
will	O
remain	O
on	O
that	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
priority	O
watch	O
list	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
an	O
interim	O
review	O
,	O
U.S.	B-GPE
Trade	O
Representative	O
Carla	B-PERSON
Hills	I-PERSON
announced	O
.	O


Under	O
the	O
new	O
U.S.	B-GPE
trade	O
law	O
,	O
those	O
countries	O
could	O
face	O
accelerated	O
unfair	O
-	O
trade	O
investigations	O
and	O
stiff	O
trade	O
sanctions	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
improve	O
their	O
protection	O
of	O
intellectual	O
property	O
by	O
next	B-DATE
spring	I-DATE
.	O


Mrs.	O
Hills	B-PERSON
said	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
25	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
that	O
she	O
placed	O
under	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
scrutiny	O
have	O
made	O
``	O
genuine	O
progress	O
''	O
on	O
this	O
touchy	O
issue	O
.	O


She	O
said	O
there	O
is	O
``	O
growing	O
realization	O
''	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
that	O
denial	O
of	O
intellectual	O
-	O
property	O
rights	O
harms	O
all	O
trading	O
nations	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
the	O
``	O
creativity	O
and	O
inventiveness	O
of	O
an	O
-LCB-	O
offending	O
-RCB-	O
country	O
's	O
own	O
citizens	O
.	O
''	O


U.S.	B-GPE
trade	O
negotiators	O
argue	O
that	O
countries	O
with	O
inadequate	O
protections	O
for	O
intellectual	O
-	O
property	O
rights	O
could	O
be	O
hurting	O
themselves	O
by	O
discouraging	O
their	O
own	O
scientists	O
and	O
authors	O
and	O
by	O
deterring	O
U.S.	B-GPE
high	O
-	O
technology	O
firms	O
from	O
investing	O
or	O
marketing	O
their	O
best	O
products	O
there	O
.	O


Mrs.	O
Hills	B-PERSON
lauded	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
for	O
creating	O
an	O
intellectual	O
-	O
property	O
task	O
force	O
and	O
special	O
enforcement	O
teams	O
of	O
police	O
officers	O
and	O
prosecutors	O
trained	O
to	O
pursue	O
movie	O
and	O
book	O
pirates	O
.	O


Seoul	B-GPE
also	O
has	O
instituted	O
effective	O
search	O
-	O
and	O
-	O
seizure	O
procedures	O
to	O
aid	O
these	O
teams	O
,	O
she	O
said	O
.	O


Taiwan	B-GPE
has	O
improved	O
its	O
standing	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
by	O
initialing	O
a	O
bilateral	O
copyright	O
agreement	O
,	O
amending	O
its	O
trademark	O
law	O
and	O
introducing	O
legislation	O
to	O
protect	O
foreign	O
movie	O
producers	O
from	O
unauthorized	O
showings	O
of	O
their	O
films	O
.	O


That	O
measure	O
could	O
compel	O
Taipei	B-GPE
's	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
small	O
video	O
-	O
viewing	O
parlors	O
to	O
pay	O
movie	O
producers	O
for	O
showing	O
their	O
films	O
.	O


Saudi	B-GPE
Arabia	I-GPE
,	O
for	O
its	O
part	O
,	O
has	O
vowed	O
to	O
enact	O
a	O
copyright	O
law	O
compatible	O
with	O
international	O
standards	O
and	O
to	O
apply	O
the	O
law	O
to	O
computer	O
software	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
literary	O
works	O
,	O
Mrs.	O
Hills	B-PERSON
said	O
.	O


These	O
three	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
are	O
n't	O
completely	O
off	O
the	O
hook	O
,	O
though	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
remain	O
on	O
a	O
lower	O
-	O
priority	O
list	O
that	O
includes	O
17	B-CARDINAL
other	O
countries	O
.	O


Those	O
countries	O
--	O
including	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
Italy	B-GPE
,	O
Canada	B-GPE
,	O
Greece	B-GPE
and	O
Spain	B-GPE
--	O
are	O
still	O
of	O
some	O
concern	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
but	O
are	O
deemed	O
to	O
pose	O
less	O
-	O
serious	O
problems	O
for	O
American	B-NORP
patent	O
and	O
copyright	O
owners	O
than	O
those	O
on	O
the	O
``	O
priority	O
''	O
list	O
.	O


Gary	B-PERSON
Hoffman	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Washington	B-GPE
lawyer	O
specializing	O
in	O
intellectual	O
-	O
property	O
cases	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
U.S.	B-GPE
retaliation	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
growing	O
recognition	O
that	O
protecting	O
intellectual	O
property	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
country	O
's	O
own	O
interest	O
,	O
prompted	O
the	O
improvements	O
made	O
by	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
and	O
Saudi	B-GPE
Arabia	I-GPE
.	O


``	O
What	O
this	O
tells	O
us	O
is	O
that	O
U.S.	B-GPE
trade	O
law	O
is	O
working	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
said	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
Mexico	B-GPE
could	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
countries	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
priority	O
list	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
efforts	O
to	O
craft	O
a	O
new	O
patent	O
law	O
.	O


Mrs.	O
Hills	B-PERSON
said	O
that	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
is	O
still	O
concerned	O
about	O
``	O
disturbing	O
developments	O
in	O
Turkey	B-GPE
and	O
continuing	O
slow	O
progress	O
in	O
Malaysia	B-GPE
.	O
''	O


She	O
did	O
n't	O
elaborate	O
,	O
although	O
earlier	O
U.S.	B-GPE
trade	O
reports	O
have	O
complained	O
of	O
videocassette	O
piracy	O
in	O
Malaysia	B-GPE
and	O
disregard	O
for	O
U.S.	B-GPE
pharmaceutical	O
patents	O
in	O
Turkey	B-GPE
.	O


The	B-LAW
1988	I-LAW
trade	I-LAW
act	I-LAW
requires	O
Mrs.	O
Hills	B-PERSON
to	O
issue	O
another	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
these	O
countries	O
by	O
April	B-DATE
30	I-DATE
.	O


So	O
far	O
,	O
Mrs.	O
Hills	B-PERSON
has	O
n't	O
deemed	O
any	O
cases	O
bad	O
enough	O
to	O
merit	O
an	O
accelerated	O
investigation	O
under	O
the	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
special	O
301	B-LAW
provision	I-LAW
of	O
the	O
act	O
.	O


Judging	O
from	O
the	O
Americana	B-NORP
in	O
Haruki	B-PERSON
Murakami	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
``	O
A	B-WORK_OF_ART
Wild	I-WORK_OF_ART
Sheep	I-WORK_OF_ART
Chase	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
-LRB-	O
Kodansha	B-ORG
,	O
320	B-CARDINAL
pages	O
,	O
$	O
18.95	B-MONEY
-RRB-	O
,	O
baby	O
boomers	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	B-LOC
have	O
a	O
lot	O
in	O
common	O
.	O


Although	O
set	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
novel	O
's	O
texture	O
is	O
almost	O
entirely	O
Western	O
,	O
especially	O
American	B-NORP
.	O


Characters	O
drink	O
Salty	B-PRODUCT
Dogs	I-PRODUCT
,	O
whistle	O
``	O
Johnny	B-WORK_OF_ART
B.	I-WORK_OF_ART
Goode	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
and	O
watch	O
Bugs	O
Bunny	O
reruns	O
.	O


They	O
read	O
Mickey	B-PERSON
Spillane	I-PERSON
and	O
talk	O
about	O
Groucho	B-PERSON
and	O
Harpo	B-PERSON
.	O


They	O
worry	O
about	O
their	O
careers	O
,	O
drink	O
too	O
much	O
and	O
suffer	O
through	O
broken	O
marriages	O
and	O
desultory	O
affairs	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
Japan	B-GPE
?	O


For	O
an	O
American	B-NORP
reader	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
charm	O
of	O
this	O
engaging	O
novel	O
should	O
come	O
in	O
recognizing	O
that	O
Japan	B-GPE
is	O
n't	O
the	O
buttoned	O
-	O
down	O
society	O
of	O
contemporary	O
American	B-NORP
lore	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
also	O
refreshing	O
to	O
read	O
a	O
Japanese	B-NORP
author	O
who	O
clearly	O
does	O
n't	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
self	O
-	O
aggrandizing	O
``	O
we	O
-	O
Japanese	B-NORP
''	O
school	O
of	O
writers	O
who	O
perpetuate	O
the	O
notion	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
Japanese	B-NORP
,	O
unfathomable	O
by	O
outsiders	O
.	O


If	O
``	O
A	B-WORK_OF_ART
Wild	I-WORK_OF_ART
Sheep	I-WORK_OF_ART
Chase	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
carries	O
an	O
implicit	O
message	O
for	O
international	O
relations	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
that	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
are	O
more	O
like	O
us	O
than	O
most	O
of	O
us	O
think	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
not	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
nutty	O
plot	O
of	O
``	O
A	B-WORK_OF_ART
Wild	I-WORK_OF_ART
Sheep	I-WORK_OF_ART
Chase	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
is	O
rooted	O
in	O
reality	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
imaginative	O
and	O
often	O
funny	O
.	O


A	O
disaffected	O
,	O
hard	O
-	O
drinking	O
,	O
nearly	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
30	I-CARDINAL
hero	O
sets	O
off	O
for	O
snow	O
country	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
an	O
elusive	O
sheep	O
with	O
a	O
star	O
on	O
its	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
behest	O
of	O
a	O
sinister	O
,	O
erudite	O
mobster	O
with	O
a	O
Stanford	B-ORG
degree	O
.	O


He	O
has	O
in	O
tow	O
his	O
prescient	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
whose	O
sassy	O
retorts	O
mark	O
her	O
as	O
anything	O
but	O
a	O
docile	O
butterfly	O
.	O


Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
he	O
meets	O
a	O
solicitous	O
Christian	B-NORP
chauffeur	O
who	O
offers	O
the	O
hero	O
God	O
's	O
phone	O
number	O
;	O
and	O
the	B-PERSON
Sheep	I-PERSON
Man	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
sweet	O
,	O
roughhewn	O
figure	O
who	O
wears	O
--	O
what	O
else	O
--	O
a	O
sheepskin	O
.	O


The	O
40	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Mr.	O
Murakami	B-PERSON
is	O
a	O
publishing	O
sensation	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O


A	O
more	O
recent	O
novel	O
,	O
``	O
Norwegian	B-WORK_OF_ART
Wood	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
-LRB-	O
every	O
Japanese	B-NORP
under	O
40	B-DATE
seems	O
to	O
be	O
fluent	O
in	O
Beatles	O
lyrics	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
has	O
sold	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
four	I-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
copies	O
since	O
Kodansha	B-ORG
published	O
it	O
in	O
1987	B-DATE
.	O


But	O
he	O
is	O
just	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
several	O
youthful	O
writers	O
--	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
's	O
brat	O
pack	O
--	O
who	O
are	O
dominating	O
the	O
best	O
-	O
seller	O
charts	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O


Their	O
books	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
idiomatic	O
,	O
contemporary	O
language	O
and	O
usually	O
carry	O
hefty	O
dashes	O
of	O
Americana	O
.	O


In	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Whiting	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
``	O
You	B-WORK_OF_ART
Gotta	I-WORK_OF_ART
Have	I-WORK_OF_ART
Wa	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
-LRB-	O
Macmillan	B-ORG
,	O
339	B-CARDINAL
pages	O
,	O
$	O
17.95	B-MONEY
-RRB-	O
,	O
the	O
Beatles	O
give	O
way	O
to	O
baseball	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Nipponese	B-NORP
version	O
we	O
would	O
be	O
hard	O
put	O
to	O
call	O
a	O
``	O
game	O
.	O
''	O


As	O
Mr.	O
Whiting	B-PERSON
describes	O
it	O
,	O
Nipponese	B-NORP
baseball	O
is	O
a	O
``	O
mirror	O
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
fabled	O
virtues	O
of	O
hard	O
work	O
and	O
harmony	O
.	O
''	O


``	O
Wa	O
''	O
is	O
Japanese	B-LANGUAGE
for	O
``	O
team	O
spirit	O
''	O
and	O
Japanese	B-NORP
ballplayers	O
have	O
miles	O
and	O
miles	O
of	O
it	O
.	O


A	O
player	O
's	O
commitment	O
to	O
practice	O
and	O
team	O
image	O
is	O
as	O
important	O
as	O
his	O
batting	O
average	O
.	O


Polls	O
once	O
named	O
Tokyo	B-ORG
Giants	I-ORG
star	O
Tatsunori	B-PERSON
Hara	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
``	O
humble	O
,	O
uncomplaining	O
,	O
obedient	O
soul	O
,	O
''	O
as	O
the	O
male	O
symbol	O
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O


But	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
besuboru	O
is	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
ball	O
and	O
a	O
bat	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
unrecognizable	O
:	O
Fans	O
politely	O
return	O
foul	O
balls	O
to	O
stadium	O
ushers	O
;	O
the	O
strike	O
zone	O
expands	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
hitter	O
;	O
ties	O
are	O
permitted	O
--	O
even	O
welcomed	O
--	O
since	O
they	O
honorably	O
sidestep	O
the	O
shame	O
of	O
defeat	O
;	O
players	O
must	O
abide	O
by	O
strict	O
rules	O
of	O
conduct	O
even	O
in	O
their	O
personal	O
lives	O
--	O
players	O
for	O
the	B-ORG
Tokyo	I-ORG
Giants	I-ORG
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
must	O
always	O
wear	O
ties	O
when	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
.	O


``	O
You	B-WORK_OF_ART
Gotta	I-WORK_OF_ART
Have	I-WORK_OF_ART
Wa	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
is	O
the	O
often	O
amusing	O
chronicle	O
of	O
how	O
American	B-NORP
ballplayers	O
,	O
rationed	O
to	O
two	B-CARDINAL
per	O
team	O
,	O
fare	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O


Despite	O
the	O
enormous	O
sums	O
of	O
money	O
they	O
're	O
paid	O
to	O
stand	O
up	O
at	O
a	O
Japanese	B-NORP
plate	O
,	O
a	O
good	O
number	O
decide	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
worth	O
it	O
and	O
run	O
for	O
home	O
.	O


``	O
Funny	B-WORK_OF_ART
Business	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
-LRB-	O
Soho	B-ORG
,	O
228	B-CARDINAL
pages	O
,	O
$	O
17.95	B-MONEY
-RRB-	O
by	O
Gary	B-PERSON
Katzenstein	I-PERSON
is	O
anything	O
but	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
the	O
petulant	O
complaint	O
of	O
an	O
impudent	O
American	B-NORP
whom	O
Sony	B-ORG
hosted	O
for	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
while	O
he	O
was	O
on	O
a	O
Luce	O
Fellowship	O
in	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
--	O
to	O
the	O
regret	O
of	O
both	O
parties	O
.	O


In	O
sometimes	O
amusing	O
,	O
more	O
often	O
supercilious	O
,	O
even	O
vicious	O
passages	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Katzenstein	B-PERSON
describes	O
how	O
Sony	B-ORG
invades	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
mundane	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
workers	O
'	O
lives	O
--	O
at	O
the	O
regimented	O
office	O
,	O
where	O
employees	O
are	O
assigned	O
lunch	O
partners	O
--	O
and	O
at	O
``	O
home	O
''	O
in	O
the	O
austere	O
company	O
dormitory	O
run	O
by	O
a	O
prying	O
caretaker	O
.	O


Some	O
of	O
his	O
observations	O
about	O
Japanese	B-NORP
management	O
style	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
mark	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
probably	O
true	O
that	O
many	O
salarymen	O
put	O
in	O
unproductive	O
overtime	O
just	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
solidarity	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
so	O
hierarchical	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
assistant	O
manager	O
can	O
talk	O
to	O
the	O
manager	O
and	O
the	O
manager	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
manager	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Sony	B-ORG
was	O
chary	O
of	O
letting	O
a	O
young	O
,	O
short	O
-	O
term	O
American	B-NORP
employee	O
take	O
on	O
any	O
responsibility	O
.	O


All	O
of	O
this	O
must	O
have	O
been	O
enormously	O
frustrating	O
to	O
Mr.	O
Katzenstein	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
went	O
to	O
Sony	B-ORG
with	O
degrees	O
in	O
business	O
and	O
computer	O
science	O
and	O
was	O
raring	O
to	O
invent	O
another	O
Walkman	B-PRODUCT
.	O


But	O
Sony	B-ORG
ultimately	O
took	O
a	O
lesson	O
from	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
management	O
books	O
and	O
fired	O
Mr.	O
Katzenstein	B-PERSON
,	O
after	O
he	O
committed	O
the	O
social	O
crime	O
of	O
making	O
an	O
appointment	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
venerable	O
Akio	B-PERSON
Morita	I-PERSON
,	O
founder	O
of	O
Sony	B-ORG
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
shame	O
their	O
meeting	O
never	O
took	O
place	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Katzenstein	B-PERSON
certainly	O
would	O
have	O
learned	O
something	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
even	O
possible	O
Mr.	O
Morita	B-PERSON
would	O
have	O
too	O
.	O


Ms.	O
Kirkpatrick	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
Journal	B-ORG
's	O
deputy	O
editorial	O
features	O
editor	O
,	O
worked	O
in	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
for	O
three	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


More	O
and	O
more	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
globe	O
are	O
becoming	O
free	O
of	O
tobacco	O
smoke	O
.	O


In	O
Singapore	B-GPE
,	O
a	O
new	O
law	O
requires	O
smokers	O
to	O
put	O
out	O
their	O
cigarettes	O
before	O
entering	O
restaurants	O
,	O
department	O
stores	O
and	O
sports	O
centers	O
or	O
face	O
a	O
$	O
250	B-MONEY
fine	O
.	O


Discos	O
and	O
private	O
clubs	O
are	O
exempt	O
from	O
the	O
ban	O
,	O
and	O
smoking	O
will	O
be	O
permitted	O
in	O
bars	O
except	O
during	O
meal	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
,	O
an	O
official	O
said	O
.	O


Singapore	B-GPE
already	O
bans	O
smoking	O
in	O
all	O
theaters	O
,	O
buses	O
,	O
public	O
elevators	O
,	O
hospitals	O
and	O
fast	O
-	O
food	O
restaurants	O
.	O


In	O
Malaysia	B-GPE
,	O
Siti	B-PERSON
Zaharah	I-PERSON
Sulaiman	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
deputy	O
minister	O
in	O
the	O
prime	O
minister	O
's	O
office	O
,	O
launched	O
a	O
``	O
No	O
-	O
Smoking	O
Week	O
''	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
Mara	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Technology	I-ORG
near	O
Kuala	B-GPE
Lumpur	I-GPE
and	O
urged	O
other	O
schools	O
to	O
ban	O
on	O
-	O
campus	O
smoking	O
.	O


South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
has	O
different	O
concerns	O
.	O


In	O
Seoul	B-GPE
,	O
officials	O
began	O
visiting	O
about	B-CARDINAL
26,000	I-CARDINAL
cigarette	O
stalls	O
to	O
remove	O
illegal	O
posters	O
and	O
signboards	O
advertising	O
imported	O
cigarettes	O
.	O


South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
has	O
opened	O
its	O
market	O
to	O
foreign	O
cigarettes	O
but	O
restricts	O
advertising	O
to	O
designated	O
places	O
.	O


A	O
marketing	O
study	O
indicates	O
that	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
consumers	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
materialistic	O
in	O
the	O
14	B-CARDINAL
major	O
markets	O
where	O
the	O
survey	O
was	O
carried	O
out	O
.	O


The	O
study	O
by	O
the	O
Backer	B-ORG
Spielvogel	I-ORG
Bates	I-ORG
ad	O
agency	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
colony	O
's	O
consumers	O
feel	O
more	O
pressured	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
surveyed	O
markets	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
and	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
survey	O
found	O
that	O
nearly	B-CARDINAL
half	I-CARDINAL
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
consumers	O
espouse	O
what	O
it	O
identified	O
as	O
materialistic	O
values	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
about	B-CARDINAL
one	I-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
third	I-CARDINAL
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
.	O


More	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
three	I-CARDINAL
in	O
five	B-CARDINAL
said	O
they	O
are	O
under	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
stress	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
less	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
one	I-CARDINAL
in	O
two	B-CARDINAL
U.S.	B-GPE
consumers	O
and	O
one	B-CARDINAL
in	O
four	B-CARDINAL
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
Thai	B-NORP
cabinet	O
endorsed	O
Finance	O
Minister	O
Pramual	B-PERSON
Sabhavasu	I-PERSON
's	O
proposal	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
$	B-MONEY
19	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
conference	O
center	O
for	O
a	O
joint	O
meeting	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
and	O
International	B-ORG
Monetary	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
from	O
now	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
meeting	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
draw	O
20,000	B-CARDINAL
to	O
Bangkok	B-GPE
,	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Plaza	I-ORG
Hotel	I-ORG
,	O
but	O
the	O
government	O
balked	O
at	O
the	O
hotel	O
's	O
conditions	O
for	O
undertaking	O
necessary	O
expansion	O
.	O


A	O
major	O
concern	O
about	O
the	O
current	O
plan	O
is	O
whether	O
the	O
new	O
center	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O


Yasser	B-PERSON
Arafat	I-PERSON
has	O
written	O
to	O
the	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Olympic	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
asking	O
him	O
to	O
back	O
a	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
bid	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
committee	O
,	O
the	O
Palestine	B-ORG
Liberation	I-ORG
Organization	I-ORG
news	O
agency	O
WAFA	B-ORG
said	O
.	O


An	O
official	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Palestinian	I-ORG
Olympic	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
committee	O
first	B-ORDINAL
applied	O
for	O
membership	O
in	O
1979	B-DATE
and	O
renewed	O
its	O
application	O
in	O
August	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
PLO	B-ORG
in	O
recent	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
has	O
been	O
trying	O
to	O
join	O
international	O
organizations	O
but	O
failed	O
earlier	B-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
to	O
win	O
membership	O
in	O
the	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
Health	I-ORG
Organization	I-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
Tourism	I-ORG
Organization	I-ORG
.	O


A	O
Beijing	B-GPE
food	O
-	O
shop	O
assistant	O
has	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
mainland	O
Chinese	B-NORP
to	O
get	O
AIDS	O
through	O
sex	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
said	O
.	O


It	O
said	O
the	O
man	O
,	O
whom	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
name	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
found	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
disease	O
after	O
hospital	O
tests	O
.	O


Once	O
the	O
disease	O
was	O
confirmed	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
man	O
's	O
associates	O
and	O
family	O
were	O
tested	O
,	O
but	O
none	O
have	O
so	O
far	O
been	O
found	O
to	O
have	O
AIDS	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O


The	O
man	O
had	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
had	O
``	O
a	O
chaotic	O
sex	O
life	O
,	O
''	O
including	O
relations	O
with	O
foreign	O
men	O
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O


The	O
Polish	B-NORP
government	O
increased	O
home	O
electricity	O
charges	O
by	O
150	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
and	O
doubled	O
gas	O
prices	O
.	O


The	O
official	O
news	O
agency	O
PAP	B-ORG
said	O
the	O
increases	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
bring	O
unrealistically	O
low	O
energy	O
charges	O
into	O
line	O
with	O
production	O
costs	O
and	O
compensate	O
for	O
a	O
rise	O
in	O
coal	O
prices	O
.	O


In	O
happier	O
news	O
,	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
,	O
in	O
establishing	O
diplomatic	O
ties	O
with	O
Poland	B-GPE
yesterday	B-DATE
,	O
announced	O
$	B-MONEY
450	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
loans	O
to	O
the	O
financially	O
strapped	O
Warsaw	B-GPE
government	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
victory	O
for	O
environmentalists	O
,	O
Hungary	B-GPE
's	O
parliament	B-ORG
terminated	O
a	O
multibillion	B-MONEY
-	I-MONEY
dollar	I-MONEY
River	B-LOC
Danube	I-LOC
dam	O
being	O
built	O
by	O
Austrian	B-NORP
firms	O
.	O


The	O
Nagymaros	B-GPE
dam	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
twinned	O
with	O
another	O
dam	O
,	O
now	O
nearly	O
complete	O
,	O
100	B-QUANTITY
miles	I-QUANTITY
upstream	O
in	O
Czechoslovakia	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
ending	O
Hungary	B-GPE
's	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
Parliament	B-ORG
authorized	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Miklos	B-PERSON
Nemeth	I-PERSON
to	O
modify	O
a	O
1977	B-DATE
agreement	O
with	O
Czechoslovakia	B-GPE
,	O
which	O
still	O
wants	O
the	O
dam	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Nemeth	B-PERSON
said	O
in	O
parliament	B-ORG
that	O
Czechoslovakia	B-GPE
and	O
Hungary	B-GPE
would	O
suffer	O
environmental	O
damage	O
if	O
the	O
twin	O
dams	O
were	O
built	O
as	O
planned	O
.	O


Czechoslovakia	B-GPE
said	O
in	O
May	B-DATE
it	O
could	O
seek	O
$	B-MONEY
2	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
from	O
Hungary	B-GPE
if	O
the	O
twindam	O
contract	O
were	O
broken	O
.	O


The	O
Czech	B-NORP
dam	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
operated	O
solely	O
at	O
peak	O
periods	O
without	O
the	O
Nagymaros	B-GPE
project	O
.	O


A	O
painting	O
by	O
August	B-PERSON
Strindberg	I-PERSON
set	O
a	O
Scandinavian	B-NORP
price	O
record	O
when	O
it	O
sold	O
at	O
auction	O
in	O
Stockholm	B-GPE
for	O
$	B-MONEY
2.44	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


``	O
Lighthouse	B-WORK_OF_ART
II	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
was	O
painted	O
in	O
oils	O
by	O
the	O
playwright	O
in	O
1901	B-DATE
...	O


After	O
years	B-DATE
of	O
decline	O
,	O
weddings	O
in	O
France	B-GPE
showed	O
a	O
2.2	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
upturn	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
with	O
6,000	B-CARDINAL
more	O
couples	O
exchanging	O
rings	O
in	O
1988	B-DATE
than	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
previous	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
national	O
statistics	O
office	O
said	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
weddings	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
--	O
271,124	B-CARDINAL
--	O
was	O
still	O
well	O
below	O
the	B-CARDINAL
400,000	I-CARDINAL
registered	O
in	O
1972	B-DATE
,	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
of	O
increasing	O
marriages	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Internal	I-ORG
Revenue	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
has	O
threatened	O
criminal	O
sanctions	O
against	O
lawyers	O
who	O
fail	O
to	O
report	O
detailed	O
information	O
about	O
clients	O
who	O
pay	O
them	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
10,000	I-MONEY
in	O
cash	O
.	O


The	O
warnings	O
,	O
issued	O
to	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
100	I-CARDINAL
criminal	O
defense	O
attorneys	O
in	O
several	O
major	O
cities	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
,	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
outcry	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
organized	O
bar	O
,	O
who	O
claim	O
the	O
information	O
is	O
protected	O
by	O
attorney	O
-	O
client	O
privilege	O
.	O


The	O
IRS	B-ORG
warnings	O
stem	O
from	O
a	O
1984	B-DATE
law	O
that	O
requires	O
anyone	O
who	O
receives	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
10,000	I-MONEY
in	O
cash	O
from	O
a	O
client	O
or	O
customer	O
in	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
related	O
transactions	O
``	O
in	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
trade	O
or	O
business	O
''	O
to	O
report	O
the	O
payment	O
on	O
a	O
document	O
known	O
as	O
Form	O
8300	O
.	O


The	O
form	O
asks	O
for	O
such	O
details	O
as	O
the	O
client	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
Social	B-ORG
Security	I-ORG
number	O
,	O
passport	O
number	O
and	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
services	O
provided	O
for	O
the	O
payment	O
.	O


Failure	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
form	O
had	O
been	O
punishable	O
as	O
a	O
misdemeanor	O
until	O
last	B-DATE
November	I-DATE
,	O
when	O
Congress	B-ORG
determined	O
that	O
the	O
crime	O
was	O
a	O
felony	O
punishable	O
by	O
up	B-DATE
to	I-DATE
10	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
in	O
prison	O
.	O


Attorneys	O
have	O
argued	O
since	O
1985	B-DATE
,	O
when	O
the	O
law	O
took	O
effect	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
not	O
provide	O
information	O
about	O
clients	O
who	O
do	O
n't	O
wish	O
their	O
identities	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
.	O


Many	O
attorneys	O
have	O
returned	O
incomplete	O
forms	O
to	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
citing	O
attorney	O
-	O
client	O
privilege	O
.	O


Until	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
rarely	O
acted	O
on	O
the	O
incomplete	O
forms	O
.	O


``	O
This	O
form	O
forces	O
a	O
lawyer	O
to	O
become	O
,	O
in	O
effect	O
,	O
a	O
witness	O
against	O
his	O
client	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
Neal	B-PERSON
R.	I-PERSON
Sonnett	I-PERSON
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Criminal	I-ORG
Defense	I-ORG
Lawyers	I-ORG
.	O


``	O
The	O
IRS	B-ORG
is	O
asking	O
lawyers	O
to	O
red	O
-	O
flag	O
a	O
criminal	O
problem	O
to	O
the	O
government	O
,	O
''	O
added	O
Mr.	O
Sonnett	B-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Miami	B-GPE
lawyer	O
who	O
has	O
heard	O
from	O
dozens	B-CARDINAL
of	O
attorneys	O
who	O
received	O
letters	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
and	O
has	O
himself	O
received	O
the	O
computer	O
-	O
generated	O
IRS	B-ORG
forms	O
sent	O
by	O
certified	O
mail	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Sonnett	B-PERSON
said	O
that	O
clients	O
who	O
pay	O
cash	O
may	O
include	O
alleged	O
drug	O
dealers	O
who	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
domestic	O
bank	O
accounts	O
.	O


These	O
individuals	O
may	O
not	O
necessarily	O
be	O
under	O
investigation	O
when	O
they	O
hire	O
lawyers	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Sonnett	B-PERSON
said	O
there	O
also	O
may	O
be	O
other	O
circumstances	O
under	O
which	O
individuals	O
would	O
n't	O
want	O
the	O
government	O
to	O
know	O
they	O
had	O
retained	O
criminal	O
defense	O
lawyers	O
.	O


Filling	O
out	O
detailed	O
forms	O
about	O
these	O
individuals	O
would	O
tip	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
off	O
and	O
spark	O
action	O
against	O
the	O
clients	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O


The	O
defense	O
lawyers	O
'	O
group	O
formed	O
a	O
task	O
force	O
this	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
,	O
chaired	O
by	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
attorney	O
Gerald	B-PERSON
Lefcourt	I-PERSON
,	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
matter	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
American	I-ORG
Bar	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
House	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Delegates	I-ORG
passed	O
a	O
resolution	O
in	O
1985	B-DATE
condemning	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
reporting	O
requirement	O
.	O


Michael	B-PERSON
Ross	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
lawyer	O
who	O
heads	O
the	O
ABA	B-ORG
's	O
grand	O
jury	O
committee	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
lawyers	O
are	O
prohibited	O
by	O
the	O
ABA	B-ORG
's	O
code	O
of	O
ethics	O
from	O
disclosing	O
information	O
about	O
a	O
client	O
except	O
where	O
a	O
court	O
orders	O
it	O
or	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
client	O
from	O
committing	O
a	O
criminal	O
act	O
that	O
could	O
result	O
in	O
death	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Ross	B-PERSON
said	O
he	O
met	O
with	O
officials	O
of	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
Justice	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
would	O
bring	O
any	O
enforcement	O
actions	O
against	O
taxpayers	O
,	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
issue	O
last	B-DATE
May	I-DATE
.	O


At	O
that	O
meeting	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Justice	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
assured	O
him	O
that	O
enforcement	O
procedures	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
threatened	O
against	O
attorneys	O
without	O
further	O
review	O
and	O
advance	O
notice	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Ross	B-PERSON
said	O
IRS	B-ORG
officials	O
opposed	O
the	B-ORG
Justice	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
moderate	O
stance	O
on	O
the	O
matter	O
.	O


But	O
in	O
the	O
letters	O
sent	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
,	O
Christopher	B-PERSON
J.	I-PERSON
Lezovich	I-PERSON
of	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
computing	O
center	O
in	O
Detroit	B-GPE
,	O
told	O
attorneys	O
that	O
``	O
failing	O
to	O
voluntarily	O
submit	O
the	O
requested	O
information	O
could	O
result	O
in	O
summons	O
enforcement	O
action	O
being	O
initiated	O
.	O
''	O


In	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
asked	O
for	O
information	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
forms	O
it	O
received	O
in	O
1985	B-DATE
.	O


A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
confirmed	O
that	O
``	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
correspondence	O
mailed	O
about	O
incomplete	O
8300s	O
,	O
''	O
but	O
he	O
declined	O
to	O
say	O
why	O
the	O
letters	O
were	O
sent	O
to	O
lawyers	O
now	O
.	O


Individuals	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	B-ORG
Justice	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
policy	O
said	O
that	O
Justice	B-ORG
officials	O
had	O
n't	O
any	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
's	O
actions	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


Lawyers	O
worry	O
that	O
if	O
they	O
provide	O
information	O
about	O
clients	O
,	O
that	O
data	O
could	O
quickly	O
end	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
prosecutors	O
.	O


Prosecutors	O
need	O
court	O
permission	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
tax	O
returns	O
of	O
an	O
individual	O
or	O
a	O
business	O
.	O


But	O
they	O
have	O
obtained	O
8300	O
forms	O
without	O
court	O
permission	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
information	O
to	O
help	O
develop	O
criminal	O
cases	O
.	O


Some	O
criminal	O
lawyers	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
IRS	B-ORG
was	O
sending	O
the	O
letters	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
recent	O
cases	O
,	O
federal	O
courts	O
have	O
refused	O
to	O
recognize	O
attorneys	O
'	O
assertions	O
that	O
information	O
relating	O
to	O
fees	O
from	O
clients	O
should	O
be	O
confidential	O
.	O


THE	O
WAR	O
OVER	O
FEDERAL	O
JUDICIAL	O
SALARIES	O
takes	O
a	O
victim	O
.	O


Often	O
,	O
judges	O
ease	O
into	O
more	O
lucrative	O
private	O
practice	O
with	O
little	O
fanfare	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
federal	O
Judge	O
Raul	B-PERSON
A.	I-PERSON
Ramirez	I-PERSON
in	O
Sacramento	B-GPE
,	O
Calif	B-GPE
.	O


On	O
Tuesday	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
judge	O
called	O
a	O
news	O
conference	O
to	O
say	O
he	O
was	O
quitting	O
effective	O
Dec.	B-DATE
31	I-DATE
to	O
join	O
a	O
San	B-GPE
Francisco	I-GPE
law	O
firm	O
.	O


The	O
reason	O
:	O
the	O
refusal	O
of	O
Congress	B-ORG
to	O
give	O
federal	O
judges	O
a	O
raise	O
.	O


``	O
A	O
couple	O
of	O
my	O
law	O
clerks	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
pass	O
me	O
in	O
three	B-DATE
or	I-DATE
four	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
I	O
was	O
afraid	O
I	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
ask	O
them	O
for	O
a	O
loan	O
,	O
''	O
the	O
judge	O
quipped	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
.	O


Federal	O
judges	O
make	O
$	O
89,500	B-MONEY
annually	B-DATE
;	O
in	O
February	B-DATE
,	O
Congress	B-ORG
rejected	O
a	O
bill	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
increased	O
their	O
pay	O
by	O
50	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


Judge	O
Ramirez	B-PERSON
,	O
44	B-DATE
,	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
unjust	O
for	O
judges	O
to	O
make	O
what	O
they	O
do	O
.	O


``	O
Judges	O
are	O
not	O
getting	O
what	O
they	O
deserve	O
.	O


You	O
look	O
around	O
at	O
professional	O
ballplayers	O
or	O
accountants	O
...	O
and	O
nobody	O
blinks	O
an	O
eye	O
.	O


When	O
you	O
become	O
a	O
federal	O
judge	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
a	O
sudden	O
you	O
are	O
relegated	O
to	O
a	O
paltry	O
sum	O
.	O
''	O


At	O
his	O
new	O
job	O
,	O
as	O
partner	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
federal	O
litigation	O
in	O
the	O
Sacramento	B-GPE
office	O
of	O
Orrick	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Herrington	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Sutcliffe	I-ORG
,	O
he	O
will	O
make	O
out	O
much	O
better	O
.	O


The	O
judge	O
declined	O
to	O
discuss	O
his	O
salary	O
in	O
detail	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
:	O
``	O
I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
high	O
-	O
priced	O
lawyer	O
.	O
''	O


DOONESBURY	B-WORK_OF_ART
CREATOR'S	O
UNION	O
TROUBLES	O
are	O
no	O
laughing	O
matter	O
.	O


Cartoonist	O
Garry	B-PERSON
Trudeau	I-PERSON
is	O
suing	O
the	B-ORG
Writers	I-ORG
Guild	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
America	I-ORG
East	I-ORG
for	O
$	B-MONEY
11	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
,	O
alleging	O
it	O
mounted	O
a	O
``	O
campaign	O
to	O
harass	O
and	O
punish	O
''	O
him	O
for	O
crossing	O
a	O
screenwriters	O
'	O
picket	O
line	O
.	O


The	O
dispute	O
involves	O
Darkhorse	B-ORG
Productions	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
TV	O
production	O
company	O
in	O
which	O
Mr.	O
Trudeau	B-PERSON
is	O
a	O
co-owner	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Trudeau	B-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Writers	B-ORG
Guild	I-ORG
member	O
,	O
also	O
was	O
employed	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
Darkhorse	B-ORG
,	O
which	O
was	O
covered	O
by	O
a	O
guild	O
collective	O
-	O
bargaining	O
agreement	O
.	O


The	O
guild	O
began	O
a	O
strike	O
against	O
the	O
TV	O
and	O
movie	O
industry	O
in	O
March	B-DATE
1988	I-DATE
.	O


In	O
his	O
lawsuit	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Trudeau	B-PERSON
says	O
the	O
strike	O
illegally	O
included	O
Darkhorse	B-ORG
,	O
and	O
the	O
cartoonist	O
refused	O
to	O
honor	O
the	O
strike	O
against	O
the	O
company	O
.	O


A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
guild	O
said	O
the	O
union	O
's	O
lawyers	O
are	O
reviewing	O
the	O
suit	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
disciplinary	O
proceedings	O
are	O
confidential	O
and	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
on	O
whether	O
any	O
are	O
being	O
held	O
against	O
Mr.	O
Trudeau	B-PERSON
.	O


Mr.	O
Trudeau	B-PERSON
's	O
attorney	O
,	O
Norman	B-PERSON
K.	I-PERSON
Samnick	I-PERSON
,	O
said	O
the	O
harassment	O
consists	O
mainly	O
of	O
the	O
guild	O
's	O
year	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
long	I-DATE
threats	O
of	O
disciplinary	O
action	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Samnick	B-PERSON
said	O
a	O
guild	O
disciplinary	O
hearing	O
is	O
scheduled	O
next	B-DATE
Monday	I-DATE
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
.	O


Mr.	O
Samnick	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
will	O
go	O
before	O
the	O
disciplinary	O
panel	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
proceedings	O
are	O
unfair	O
and	O
that	O
any	O
punishment	O
from	O
the	O
guild	O
would	O
be	O
unjustified	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
damages	O
,	O
the	O
suit	O
seeks	O
a	O
court	O
order	O
preventing	O
the	O
guild	O
from	O
punishing	O
or	O
retaliating	O
against	O
Mr.	O
Trudeau	B-PERSON
.	O


ABORTION	O
RULING	O
UPHELD	O
:	O


A	O
federal	O
appeals	O
court	O
upheld	O
a	O
lower	O
court	O
ruling	O
that	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
can	O
bar	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
federal	O
funds	O
for	O
family	O
-	O
planning	O
programs	O
that	O
include	O
abortion	O
-	O
related	O
services	O
.	O


A	O
Department	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Health	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Human	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
rule	O
adopted	O
in	O
1988	B-DATE
prohibits	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
Title	B-LAW
X	I-LAW
funds	O
for	O
programs	O
that	O
assist	O
a	O
woman	O
in	O
obtaining	O
an	O
abortion	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
abortion	O
counseling	O
and	O
referrals	O
.	O


The	O
rule	O
also	O
prohibits	O
funding	O
for	O
activities	O
that	O
``	O
encourage	O
,	O
promote	O
or	O
advocate	O
abortion	O
.	O
''	O


Title	B-LAW
X	I-LAW
funds	O
are	O
the	O
single	O
largest	O
source	O
of	O
federal	O
funding	O
for	O
family	O
-	O
planning	O
services	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
opinion	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Second	I-ORG
U.S.	I-ORG
Circuit	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Appeals	I-ORG
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
.	O


The	O
panel	O
ruled	O
that	O
the	O
restrictions	O
do	O
n't	O
violate	O
the	O
freedom	O
of	O
speech	O
of	O
health	O
care	O
providers	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
limits	O
on	O
counseling	O
services	O
do	O
n't	O
violate	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
pregnant	O
women	O
.	O


INQUIRY	O
CLEARS	O
TEXAS	B-GPE
JUDGE	O
of	O
bias	O
in	O
comments	O
on	O
homosexual	O
murder	O
victims	O
.	O


Dallas	B-GPE
District	O
Judge	O
Jack	B-PERSON
Hampton	I-PERSON
had	O
sparked	O
calls	O
for	O
a	O
judicial	O
inquiry	O
with	O
his	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
last	O
December	B-DATE
,	O
two	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
after	O
sentencing	O
an	O
18	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
defendant	O
to	O
30	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
in	O
state	O
prison	O
for	O
killing	O
two	B-CARDINAL
homosexual	O
men	O
in	O
a	O
city	O
park	O
.	O


The	O
judge	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
victims	O
as	O
``	O
queers	O
''	O
and	O
saying	O
they	O
would	O
n't	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
``	O
if	O
they	O
had	O
n't	O
been	O
cruising	O
the	O
streets	O
picking	O
up	O
teenage	O
boys	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
Robert	B-PERSON
R.	I-PERSON
Murray	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
special	O
master	O
appointed	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Texas	I-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
Judge	O
Hampton	B-PERSON
did	O
n't	O
breach	O
any	O
judicial	O
standards	O
of	O
fairness	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
did	O
violate	O
the	O
state	O
's	O
judicial	O
code	O
by	O
commenting	O
publicly	O
on	O
a	O
pending	O
case	O
.	O


Observing	O
that	O
the	O
judge	O
``	O
has	O
never	O
exhibited	O
any	O
bias	O
or	O
prejudice	O
,	O
''	O
Mr.	O
Murray	B-PERSON
concluded	O
that	O
he	O
``	O
would	O
be	O
impartial	O
in	O
any	O
case	O
involving	O
a	O
homosexual	O
or	O
prostitute	O
''	O
as	O
a	O
victim	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Murray	B-PERSON
also	O
said	O
Judge	O
Hampton	B-PERSON
's	O
comments	O
did	O
n't	O
discredit	O
the	O
judiciary	O
or	O
the	O
administration	O
of	O
justice	O
.	O


The	O
report	O
is	O
subject	O
to	O
review	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
on	I-ORG
Judicial	I-ORG
Conduct	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
is	O
empowered	O
to	O
impose	O
sanctions	O
.	O


GAF	B-ORG
TRIAL	O
goes	O
to	O
round	O
three	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Attorneys	O
in	O
the	O
third	B-ORDINAL
stock	O
-	O
manipulation	O
trial	O
of	O
GAF	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
began	O
opening	O
arguments	O
yesterday	B-DATE
in	O
the	O
Manhattan	B-GPE
courtroom	O
of	O
U.S.	B-GPE
District	O
Judge	O
Mary	B-PERSON
Johnson	I-PERSON
Lowe	I-PERSON
.	O


In	O
an	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
-	O
count	O
indictment	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
has	O
charged	O
GAF	B-ORG
,	O
a	O
Wayne	B-GPE
,	O
N.J.	B-GPE
,	O
specialty	O
chemical	O
maker	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
Vice	O
Chairman	O
James	B-PERSON
T.	I-PERSON
Sherwin	I-PERSON
with	O
attempting	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
common	O
stock	O
of	O
Union	B-ORG
Carbide	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
in	O
advance	O
of	O
GAF	B-ORG
's	O
planned	O
sale	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
block	O
of	O
the	O
stock	O
in	O
November	B-DATE
1986	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
first	B-ORDINAL
two	B-CARDINAL
GAF	B-ORG
trials	O
ended	O
in	O
mistrials	O
earlier	B-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


This	O
trial	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
last	O
five	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
.	O


SWITCHING	O
TO	O
THE	O
DEFENSE	O
:	O


A	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
prosecution	O
team	O
in	O
the	O
Iran	B-GPE
/	O
Contra	O
affair	O
joined	O
the	O
Chicago	B-GPE
firm	O
of	O
Mayer	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Brown	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Platt	I-ORG
.	O


Michael	B-PERSON
R.	I-PERSON
Bromwich	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
member	O
since	O
January	B-DATE
1987	I-DATE
of	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
-	O
lawyer	O
trial	O
team	O
in	O
the	O
prosecution	O
of	O
Oliver	B-PERSON
North	I-PERSON
,	O
became	O
a	O
partner	O
in	O
the	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	O
D.C.	B-GPE
,	O
office	O
of	O
the	O
520	B-CARDINAL
-	O
lawyer	O
firm	O
.	O


He	O
will	O
specialize	O
in	O
white	O
-	O
collar	O
criminal	O
defense	O
work	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Bromwich	B-PERSON
,	O
35	B-DATE
,	O
also	O
has	O
served	O
as	O
deputy	O
chief	O
and	O
chief	O
of	O
the	O
narcotics	O
unit	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
attorney	O
's	O
office	O
for	O
the	B-LOC
Southern	I-LOC
District	I-LOC
of	I-LOC
New	I-LOC
York	I-LOC
,	O
based	O
in	O
Manhattan	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
art	O
of	O
change	O
-	O
ringing	O
is	O
peculiar	O
to	O
the	O
English	B-NORP
,	O
and	O
,	O
like	O
most	O
English	B-NORP
peculiarities	O
,	O
unintelligible	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


--	O
Dorothy	B-PERSON
L.	I-PERSON
Sayers	I-PERSON
,	O
``	O
The	B-WORK_OF_ART
Nine	I-WORK_OF_ART
Tailors	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O


ASLACTON	B-GPE
,	O
England	B-GPE


--	O
Of	O
all	O
scenes	O
that	O
evoke	O
rural	O
England	B-GPE
,	O
this	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
loveliest	O
:	O
An	O
ancient	O
stone	O
church	O
stands	O
amid	O
the	O
fields	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
bells	O
cascading	O
from	O
its	O
tower	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
faithful	O
to	O
evensong	O
.	O


The	O
parishioners	O
of	O
St.	B-ORG
Michael	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
All	I-ORG
Angels	I-ORG
stop	O
to	O
chat	O
at	O
the	O
church	O
door	O
,	O
as	O
members	O
here	O
always	O
have	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
five	B-CARDINAL
men	O
and	O
women	O
pull	O
rhythmically	O
on	O
ropes	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
five	B-CARDINAL
bells	O
that	O
first	O
sounded	O
here	O
in	O
1614	B-DATE
.	O


But	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
discordant	O
,	O
modern	O
note	O
in	O
Aslacton	B-GPE
,	O
though	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
heard	O
by	O
the	O
church	O
-	O
goers	O
enjoying	O
the	O
peal	O
of	O
bells	O
this	O
cool	O
autumn	B-DATE
evening	B-TIME
.	O


Like	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
6,000	B-CARDINAL
churches	O
in	O
Britain	B-GPE
with	O
sets	O
of	O
bells	O
,	O
St.	B-ORG
Michael	I-ORG
once	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
``	O
band	O
''	O
of	O
ringers	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
herald	O
every	O
Sunday	B-DATE
morning	B-TIME
and	O
evening	B-TIME
service	O
.	O


Now	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
local	O
ringer	O
remains	O
:	O
64	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Derek	B-PERSON
Hammond	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
others	O
here	O
today	B-DATE
live	O
elsewhere	O
.	O


They	O
belong	O
to	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
15	B-CARDINAL
ringers	O
--	O
including	O
two	O
octogenarians	O
and	O
four	B-CARDINAL
youngsters	O
in	O
training	O
--	O
who	O
drive	O
every	O
Sunday	B-DATE
from	O
church	O
to	O
church	O
in	O
a	O
sometimes	O
-	O
exhausting	O
effort	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
bells	O
sounding	O
in	O
the	O
many	O
belfries	O
of	O
East	B-GPE
Anglia	I-GPE
.	O


``	O
To	O
ring	O
for	O
even	O
one	B-CARDINAL
service	O
at	O
this	O
tower	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
scrape	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Mr.	O
Hammond	B-PERSON
,	O
a	O
retired	O
water	O
-	O
authority	O
worker	O
.	O


``	O
We	O
've	O
tried	O
to	O
train	O
the	O
youngsters	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
have	O
their	O
discos	O
and	O
their	O
dances	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
just	O
drift	O
away	O
.	O
''	O


Mr.	O
Hammond	B-PERSON
worries	O
that	O
old	O
age	O
and	O
the	O
flightiness	O
of	O
youth	O
will	O
diminish	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
the	O
East	B-NORP
Anglian	I-NORP
group	O
that	O
keeps	O
the	O
Aslacton	B-GPE
bells	O
pealing	O
.	O


History	O
,	O
after	O
all	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
on	O
his	O
side	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
a	O
nationwide	O
survey	O
taken	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
nearly	B-CARDINAL
a	I-CARDINAL
third	I-CARDINAL
of	O
England	B-GPE
's	O
church	O
bells	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
rung	O
on	O
Sundays	B-DATE
because	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
one	O
to	O
ring	O
them	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
see	O
why	O
the	O
ancient	O
art	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
ropes	O
.	O


The	O
less	O
complicated	O
version	O
of	O
playing	O
tunes	O
on	O
bells	O
,	O
as	O
do	O
the	O
carillons	O
of	O
continental	O
Europe	B-LOC
,	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
the	O
English	B-NORP
to	O
be	O
childish	O
,	O
fit	O
only	O
for	O
foreigners	O
.	O


Change	O
-	O
ringing	O
,	O
a	O
mind	O
-	O
boggling	O
exercise	O
the	O
English	B-NORP
invented	O
380	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
requires	O
physical	O
dexterity	O
--	O
some	O
bells	O
weigh	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
ton	O
--	O
combined	O
with	O
intense	O
mental	O
concentration	O
.	O


Proper	O
English	B-NORP
bells	O
are	O
started	O
off	O
in	O
``	O
rounds	O
,	O
''	O
from	O
the	O
highest	O
-	O
pitched	O
bell	O
to	O
the	O
lowest	O
--	O
a	O
simple	O
descending	O
scale	O
using	O
,	O
in	O
larger	O
churches	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
12	B-CARDINAL
bells	O
.	O


Then	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
signal	O
,	O
the	O
ringers	O
begin	O
varying	O
the	O
order	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
bells	O
sound	O
without	O
altering	O
the	O
steady	O
rhythm	O
of	O
the	O
striking	O
.	O


Each	O
variation	O
,	O
or	O
change	O
,	O
can	O
occur	O
only	O
once	O
,	O
the	O
rules	O
state	O
.	O


Ringers	O
memorize	O
patterns	O
of	O
changes	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
``	O
methods	O
,	O
''	O
which	O
have	O
odd	O
-	O
sounding	O
names	O
like	O
Kent	O
Treble	O
Bob	O
Major	O
or	O
Grandsire	O
Caters	O
.	O


A	O
series	O
of	O
5,000	B-CARDINAL
or	O
so	O
changes	O
is	O
a	O
``	O
peal	O
''	O
and	O
takes	O
about	B-TIME
three	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
.	O


A	O
look	O
at	O
a	O
Thursday	B-DATE
night	B-TIME
practice	O
at	O
St.	B-ORG
Mary	I-ORG
Abbot	I-ORG
church	O
in	O
the	O
Kensington	B-GPE
district	O
of	O
London	B-GPE
gives	O
an	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
involved	O
.	O


Ten	B-CARDINAL
shirt	O
-	O
sleeved	O
ringers	O
stand	O
in	O
a	O
circle	O
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
foot	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
prize	O
-	O
fighter	O
's	O
stance	O
,	O
each	O
pulling	O
a	O
rope	O
that	O
disappears	O
through	O
a	O
small	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
high	O
ceiling	O
of	O
the	O
ringing	O
chamber	O
.	O


No	O
one	O
speaks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
snaking	O
of	O
the	O
ropes	O
seems	O
to	O
make	O
as	O
much	O
sound	O
as	O
the	O
bells	O
themselves	O
,	O
muffled	O
by	O
the	O
ceiling	O
.	O


Totally	O
absorbed	O
,	O
the	O
ringers	O
stare	O
straight	O
ahead	O
,	O
using	O
peripheral	O
vision	O
-LRB-	O
they	O
call	O
it	O
``	O
rope	O
-	O
sight	O
''	O
-RRB-	O
to	O
watch	O
the	O
other	O
ropes	O
and	O
thus	O
time	O
their	O
pulls	O
.	O


Far	O
above	O
in	O
the	O
belfry	O
,	O
the	O
huge	O
bronze	O
bells	O
,	O
mounted	O
on	O
wheels	O
,	O
swing	O
madly	O
through	O
a	O
full	O
360	B-QUANTITY
degrees	I-QUANTITY
,	O
starting	O
and	O
ending	O
,	O
surprisingly	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
inverted	O
,	O
or	O
mouth	O
-	O
up	O
position	O
.	O


Skilled	O
ringers	O
use	O
their	O
wrists	O
to	O
advance	O
or	O
retard	O
the	O
next	O
swing	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
one	O
bell	O
can	O
swap	O
places	O
with	O
another	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
change	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
well	O
-	O
known	O
detective	O
-	O
story	O
involving	O
church	O
bells	O
,	O
English	B-NORP
novelist	O
Dorothy	B-PERSON
L.	I-PERSON
Sayers	I-PERSON
described	O
ringing	O
as	O
a	O
``	O
passion	O
-LCB-	O
that	O
-RCB-	O
finds	O
its	O
satisfaction	O
in	O
mathematical	O
completeness	O
and	O
mechanical	O
perfection	O
.	O
''	O


Ringers	O
,	O
she	O
added	O
,	O
are	O
``	O
filled	O
with	O
the	O
solemn	O
intoxication	O
that	O
comes	O
of	O
intricate	O
ritual	O
faultlessly	O
performed	O
.	O
''	O


``	O
Ringing	O
does	O
become	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
an	O
obsession	O
,	O
''	O
admits	O
Stephanie	B-PERSON
Pattenden	I-PERSON
,	O
master	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
at	O
St.	B-ORG
Mary	I-ORG
Abbot	I-ORG
and	O
one	O
of	O
England	B-GPE
's	O
best	O
female	O
ringers	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
passion	O
that	O
usually	O
stays	O
in	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
however	O
.	O


More	O
often	O
than	O
not	O
,	O
ringers	O
think	O
of	O
the	O
church	O
as	O
something	O
stuck	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
belfry	O
.	O


When	O
their	O
changes	O
are	O
completed	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
they	O
have	O
worked	O
up	O
a	O
sweat	O
,	O
ringers	O
often	O
skip	O
off	O
to	O
the	O
local	O
pub	O
,	O
leaving	O
worship	O
for	O
others	O
below	O
.	O


This	O
does	O
not	O
sit	O
well	O
with	O
some	O
clerics	O
.	O


With	O
membership	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Church	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
England	I-ORG
steadily	O
dwindling	O
,	O
strong	O
-	O
willed	O
vicars	O
are	O
pressing	O
equally	O
strong	O
-	O
willed	O
and	O
often	O
non-religious	O
ringers	O
to	O
attend	O
services	O
.	O


Two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
Rev.	O
Jeremy	B-PERSON
Hummerstone	I-PERSON
,	O
vicar	O
of	O
Great	B-GPE
Torrington	I-GPE
,	O
Devon	B-GPE
,	O
got	O
so	O
fed	O
up	O
with	O
ringers	O
who	O
did	O
n't	O
attend	O
service	O
he	O
sacked	O
the	O
entire	O
band	O
;	O
the	O
ringers	O
promptly	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
picket	O
line	O
in	O
protest	O
.	O


``	O
They	O
were	O
a	O
self	O
-	O
perpetuating	O
club	O
that	O
treated	O
the	O
tower	O
as	O
sort	O
of	O
a	O
separate	O
premises	O
,	O
''	O
the	O
Vicar	O
Hummerstone	B-PERSON
says	O
.	O


An	O
entirely	O
new	O
band	O
rings	O
today	B-DATE
at	O
Great	B-GPE
Torrington	I-GPE
,	O
several	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
congregation	O
.	O


But	O
there	O
still	O
are	O
n't	O
enough	O
ringers	O
to	O
ring	O
more	O
than	O
six	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
bells	O
.	O


At	O
St.	B-ORG
Mary	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Church	I-ORG
in	O
Ilminster	B-GPE
,	O
Somerset	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
bells	O
have	O
fallen	O
silent	O
following	O
a	O
dust	O
-	O
up	O
over	O
church	O
attendance	O
.	O


The	O
vicar	O
,	O
W.D.	B-PERSON
Jones	I-PERSON
,	O
refuses	O
to	O
talk	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
would	O
``	O
reopen	O
the	O
wound	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
C.J.B.	B-PERSON
Marshall	I-PERSON
,	O
vicar	O
of	O
a	O
nearby	O
church	O
,	O
feels	O
the	O
fault	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
stairs	O
from	O
the	O
bell	O
tower	O
that	O
are	O
located	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
altar	O
.	O


``	O
So	O
crunch	O
,	O
crunch	O
,	O
crunch	O
,	O
bang	O
,	O
bang	O
,	O
bang	O
--	O
here	O
come	O
the	O
ringers	O
from	O
above	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
very	O
obvious	O
exit	O
while	O
the	O
congregation	O
is	O
at	O
prayer	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


Vicar	O
Marshall	B-PERSON
admits	O
to	O
mixed	O
feelings	O
about	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
since	O
he	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
vicar	O
and	O
an	O
active	O
bell	O
-	O
ringer	O
himself	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
sound	O
of	O
bells	O
is	O
a	O
net	O
to	O
draw	O
people	O
into	O
the	O
church	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
live	O
in	O
hopes	O
that	O
the	O
ringers	O
themselves	O
will	O
be	O
drawn	O
into	O
that	O
fuller	O
life	O
.	O
''	O


The	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Church	I-ORG
Bell	I-ORG
Ringers	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
parliament	O
of	O
ringing	O
groups	O
,	O
aims	O
to	O
improve	O
relations	O
with	O
vicars	O
,	O
says	O
John	B-PERSON
C.	I-PERSON
Baldwin	I-PERSON
,	O
president	O
.	O


It	O
hopes	O
to	O
speak	O
to	O
students	O
at	O
theological	O
colleges	O
about	O
the	O
joys	O
of	O
bell	O
ringing	O
and	O
will	O
shortly	O
publish	O
a	O
booklet	O
for	O
every	O
vicar	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
entitled	O
,	O
``	O
The	B-WORK_OF_ART
Bells	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	I-WORK_OF_ART
Your	I-WORK_OF_ART
Care	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
''	O


Says	O
Mr.	O
Baldwin	B-PERSON
,	O
``	O
We	O
recognize	O
that	O
we	O
may	O
no	O
longer	O
have	O
as	O
high	O
a	O
priority	O
in	O
church	O
life	O
and	O
experience	O
.	O
''	O


Mr.	O
Baldwin	B-PERSON
is	O
also	O
attacking	O
the	O
greater	O
problem	O
:	O
lack	O
of	O
ringers	O
.	O


One	O
survey	O
says	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
100,000	B-CARDINAL
trained	O
bellringers	O
in	O
England	B-GPE
today	B-DATE
,	O
only	B-CARDINAL
40,000	I-CARDINAL
of	O
them	O
still	O
ring	O
.	O


Also	O
,	O
ringers	O
do	O
n't	O
always	O
live	O
where	O
the	O
bells	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
rung	O
--	O
like	O
in	O
small	O
,	O
rural	O
parishes	O
and	O
inner	O
-	O
city	O
churches	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
council	O
's	O
program	O
to	O
attract	O
and	O
train	O
ringers	O
is	O
only	O
partly	O
successful	O
,	O
says	O
Mr.	O
Baldwin	B-PERSON
.	O


``	O
Right	O
now	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
lucky	O
if	O
after	O
five	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
we	O
keep	O
one	B-CARDINAL
new	O
ringer	O
out	O
of	O
10	B-CARDINAL
,	O
''	O
he	O
adds	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
bright	O
sign	O
is	O
that	O
a	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
women	O
have	O
entered	O
the	O
once	O
male	O
-	O
dominated	O
field	O
;	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
a	I-CARDINAL
third	I-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
ringers	O
today	B-DATE
are	O
women	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
n't	O
accepted	O
everywhere	O
,	O
however	O
.	O


The	O
oldest	O
bell	O
-	O
ringing	O
group	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Ancient	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
College	I-ORG
Youths	I-ORG
,	O
founded	O
in	O
1637	B-DATE
,	O
remains	O
male	O
-	O
only	O
,	O
a	O
fact	O
that	O
's	O
particularly	O
galling	O
to	O
women	O
because	O
the	O
group	O
is	O
the	O
sole	O
source	O
of	O
ringers	O
for	O
Britain	B-GPE
's	O
most	O
prestigious	O
churches	O
,	O
St.	B-ORG
Paul	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Cathedral	I-ORG
and	O
Westminster	B-ORG
Abbey	I-ORG
.	O


This	O
being	O
Britain	B-GPE
,	O
no	O
woman	O
has	O
filed	O
an	O
equal	O
-	O
opportunity	O
suit	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
problem	O
surfaced	O
this	O
summer	B-DATE
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
letters	O
to	O
``	O
The	B-ORG
Ringing	I-ORG
World	I-ORG
,	O
''	O
a	O
weekly	B-DATE
newspaper	O
for	O
ringers	O
.	O


One	O
writer	O
,	O
signing	O
his	O
letter	O
as	O
``	O
Red	O
-	O
blooded	O
,	O
balanced	O
male	O
,	O
''	O
remarked	O
on	O
the	O
``	O
frequency	O
of	O
women	O
fainting	O
in	O
peals	O
,	O
''	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
they	O
``	O
settle	O
back	O
into	O
their	O
traditional	O
role	O
of	O
making	O
tea	O
at	O
meetings	O
.	O
''	O


In	O
the	O
torrent	O
of	O
replies	O
that	O
followed	O
,	O
one	O
woman	O
ringer	O
from	O
Solihull	B-GPE
observed	O
that	O
``	O
the	O
average	O
male	O
ringer	O
leaves	O
quite	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
be	O
desired	O
:	O
badly	O
dressed	O
,	O
decorated	O
with	O
acne	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
beer	O
-	O
belly	O
,	O
frequently	O
unwashed	O
and	O
unbearably	O
flatulent	O
in	O
peals	O
.	O
''	O


Another	O
women	O
wrote	O
from	O
Sheffield	B-GPE
to	O
say	O
that	O
in	O
her	O
60	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
of	O
ringing	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
have	O
never	O
known	O
a	O
lady	O
to	O
faint	O
in	O
the	O
belfry	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
seen	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
men	O
die	O
,	O
bless	O
them	O
.	O


Beauty	O
Takes	O
Backseat	O
To	O
Safety	O
on	O
Bridges	O


EVERYONE	O
AGREES	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
old	O
bridges	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
repaired	O
or	O
replaced	O
.	O


But	O
there	O
's	O
disagreement	O
over	O
how	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
.	O


Highway	O
officials	O
insist	O
the	O
ornamental	O
railings	O
on	O
older	O
bridges	O
are	O
n't	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
prevent	O
vehicles	O
from	O
crashing	O
through	O
.	O


But	O
other	O
people	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
lose	O
the	O
bridges	O
'	O
beautiful	O
,	O
sometimes	O
historic	O
,	O
features	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
primary	O
purpose	O
of	O
a	O
railing	O
is	O
to	O
contain	O
a	O
vehicle	O
and	O
not	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
scenic	O
view	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Jack	B-PERSON
White	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
planner	O
with	O
the	B-ORG
Indiana	I-ORG
Highway	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
.	O


He	O
and	O
others	O
prefer	O
to	O
install	O
railings	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
``	O
type	O
F	O
safety	O
shape	O
,	O
''	O
a	O
four	B-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
foot	I-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
high	I-QUANTITY
concrete	O
slab	O
with	O
no	O
openings	O
.	O


In	O
Richmond	B-GPE
,	O
Ind.	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
type	O
F	O
railing	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
replace	O
arched	O
openings	O
on	O
the	B-FAC
G	I-FAC
Street	I-FAC
Bridge	I-FAC
.	O


Garret	B-PERSON
Boone	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
teaches	O
art	O
at	O
Earlham	B-ORG
College	I-ORG
,	O
calls	O
the	O
new	O
structure	O
``	O
just	O
an	O
ugly	O
bridge	O
''	O
and	O
one	O
that	O
blocks	O
the	O
view	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
park	O
below	O
.	O


In	O
Hartford	B-GPE
,	O
Conn.	B-GPE
,	O
the	B-FAC
Charter	I-FAC
Oak	I-FAC
Bridge	I-FAC
will	O
soon	O
be	O
replaced	O
,	O
the	O
cast	O
-	O
iron	O
medallions	O
from	O
its	O
railings	O
relegated	O
to	O
a	O
park	O
.	O


Compromises	O
are	O
possible	O
.	O


Citizens	O
in	O
Peninsula	B-GPE
,	O
Ohio	B-GPE
,	O
upset	O
over	O
changes	O
to	O
a	O
bridge	O
,	O
negotiated	O
a	O
deal	O
:	O
The	O
bottom	O
half	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
railing	O
will	O
be	O
type	O
F	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
top	O
half	B-CARDINAL
will	O
have	O
the	O
old	O
bridge	O
's	O
floral	O
pattern	O
.	O


Similarly	O
,	O
highway	O
engineers	O
agreed	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
old	O
railings	O
on	O
the	B-FAC
Key	I-FAC
Bridge	I-FAC
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	O
D.C.	B-GPE
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
install	O
a	O
crash	O
barrier	O
between	O
the	O
sidewalk	O
and	O
the	O
road	O
.	O


Tray	O
Bon	O
?	O


Drink	O
Carrier	O
Competes	O
With	O
Cartons	O


PORTING	O
POTABLES	O
just	O
got	O
easier	O
,	O
or	O
so	O
claims	O
Scypher	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
maker	O
of	O
the	B-PRODUCT
Cup	I-PRODUCT
-	I-PRODUCT
Tote	I-PRODUCT
.	O


The	O
Chicago	B-GPE
company	O
's	O
beverage	O
carrier	O
,	O
meant	O
to	O
replace	O
cardboard	O
trays	O
at	O
concession	O
stands	O
and	O
fast	O
-	O
food	O
outlets	O
,	O
resembles	O
the	O
plastic	O
loops	O
used	O
on	O
six	B-CARDINAL
-	O
packs	O
of	O
beer	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
loops	O
hang	O
from	O
a	O
web	O
of	O
strings	O
.	O


The	O
new	O
carrier	O
can	O
tote	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
four	B-CARDINAL
cups	O
at	O
once	O
.	O


Inventor	O
Claire	B-PERSON
Marvin	I-PERSON
says	O
his	O
design	O
virtually	O
eliminates	O
spilling	O
.	O


Lids	O
are	O
n't	O
even	O
needed	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
claims	O
the	O
carrier	O
costs	O
less	O
and	O
takes	O
up	O
less	O
space	O
than	O
most	O
paper	O
carriers	O
.	O


A	O
few	O
fast	O
-	O
food	O
outlets	O
are	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
try	O
.	O


The	O
company	O
acknowledges	O
some	O
problems	O
.	O


A	O
driver	O
has	O
to	O
find	O
something	O
to	O
hang	O
the	O
carrier	O
on	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
company	O
supplies	O
a	O
window	O
hook	O
.	O


While	O
it	O
breaks	O
down	O
in	O
prolonged	O
sunlight	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
recyclable	O
.	O


And	O
unlike	O
some	O
trays	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
place	O
for	O
food	O
.	O


Spirit	O
of	O
Perestroika	O
Touches	O
Design	O
World	O


AN	O
EXCHANGE	O
of	O
U.S.	B-GPE
and	O
Soviet	B-NORP
designers	O
promises	O
change	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
.	O


An	O
exhibition	O
of	O
American	B-NORP
design	O
and	O
architecture	O
opened	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
in	O
Moscow	B-GPE
and	O
will	O
travel	O
to	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
other	O
Soviet	B-NORP
cities	O
.	O


The	O
show	O
runs	O
the	O
gamut	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
blender	O
to	O
chairs	O
to	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Citicorp	B-ORG
building	O
.	O


The	O
event	O
continues	O
into	O
next	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
and	O
includes	O
an	O
exchange	O
program	O
to	O
swap	O
design	O
teachers	O
at	O
Carnegie	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Mellon	I-ORG
and	O
Leningrad	B-GPE
's	O
Mutchin	B-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
.	O


Dan	B-PERSON
Droz	I-PERSON
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Carnegie	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Mellon	I-ORG
group	O
,	O
sees	O
benefits	O
all	O
around	O
.	O


The	O
Soviets	B-NORP
,	O
who	O
normally	O
have	O
few	O
clients	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
state	O
,	O
will	O
get	O
``	O
exposure	O
to	O
a	O
market	O
system	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


Americans	B-NORP
will	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
making	O
products	O
for	O
the	O
Soviets	B-NORP
.	O


Mr.	O
Droz	B-PERSON
says	O
the	O
Soviets	B-NORP
could	O
even	O
help	O
U.S.	B-GPE
designers	O
renew	O
their	O
sense	O
of	O
purpose	O
.	O


``	O
In	O
Moscow	B-GPE
,	O
they	O
kept	O
asking	O
us	O
things	O
like	O
,	O
`	O
Why	O
do	O
you	O
make	O
15	B-CARDINAL
different	O
corkscrews	O
,	O
when	O
all	O
you	O
need	O
is	O
one	B-CARDINAL
good	O
one	O
?	O
'	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


``	O
They	O
got	O
us	O
thinking	O
maybe	O
we	O
should	O
be	O
helping	O
U.S.	B-GPE
companies	O
improve	O
existing	O
products	O
rather	O
than	O
always	O
developing	O
new	O
ones	O
.	O
''	O


Seed	O
for	O
Jail	O
Solution	O
Fails	O
to	O
Take	O
Root	O


IT	O
'S	O
A	O
TWO	B-CARDINAL
BIRDS	O
with	O
one	B-CARDINAL
stone	O
deal	O
:	O
Eggers	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
architects	O
propose	O
using	O
grain	O
elevators	O
to	O
house	O
prisoners	O
.	O


It	O
would	O
ease	O
jail	O
overcrowding	O
while	O
preserving	O
historic	O
structures	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
says	O
.	O


But	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
state	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
seeking	O
solutions	O
to	O
its	O
prison	O
cell	O
shortage	O
,	O
says	O
``	O
no	O
.	O
''	O


Grain	O
elevators	O
built	O
in	O
the	O
1920s	B-DATE
and	O
'30s	B-DATE
have	O
six	B-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
inch	I-QUANTITY
concrete	O
walls	O
and	O
a	O
tubular	O
shape	O
that	O
would	O
easily	O
contain	O
semicircular	O
cells	O
with	O
a	O
control	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
,	O
the	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
firm	O
says	O
.	O


Many	O
are	O
far	O
enough	O
from	O
residential	O
areas	O
to	O
pass	O
public	O
muster	O
,	O
yet	O
close	O
enough	O
to	O
permit	O
family	O
visits	O
.	O


Besides	O
,	O
Eggers	B-ORG
says	O
,	O
grain	O
elevators	O
are	O
worth	O
preserving	O
for	O
aesthetic	O
reasons	O
--	O
one	B-CARDINAL
famed	O
architect	O
compared	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
pyramids	O
of	O
Egypt	B-GPE
.	O


A	O
number	O
of	O
cities	O
--	O
including	O
Minneapolis	B-GPE
,	O
Philadelphia	B-GPE
and	O
Houston	B-GPE
--	O
have	O
vacant	O
grain	O
elevators	O
,	O
Eggers	B-PERSON
says	O
.	O


A	O
medium	O
-	O
sized	O
one	O
in	O
Brooklyn	B-GPE
,	O
it	O
says	O
,	O
could	O
be	O
altered	O
to	O
house	O
up	B-CARDINAL
to	I-CARDINAL
1,000	I-CARDINAL
inmates	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
cost	O
than	O
building	O
a	O
new	O
prison	O
in	O
upstate	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
.	O


A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
the	O
state	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
calls	O
the	O
idea	O
``	O
not	O
effective	O
or	O
cost	O
efficient	O
.	O


Congress	B-ORG
learned	O
during	O
the	O
Reagan	B-PERSON
administration	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
intimidate	O
the	O
executive	O
branch	O
by	O
uttering	O
again	O
and	O
again	O
the	O
same	O
seven	B-CARDINAL
words	O
:	O
``	O
Provided	O
,	O
that	O
no	O
funds	O
shall	O
be	O
spent	O
...	O
.	O
''	O


This	O
phrase	O
once	O
again	O
is	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
many	O
appropriations	O
bills	O
now	O
moving	O
through	O
Congress	B-ORG
.	O


It	O
signals	O
Congress	B-ORG
's	O
attempt	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
pretext	O
of	O
guarding	O
the	O
public	O
purse	O
,	O
to	O
deny	O
the	O
president	O
the	O
funding	O
necessary	O
to	O
execute	O
certain	O
of	O
his	O
duties	O
and	O
prerogatives	O
specified	O
in	O
Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
of	I-LAW
the	I-LAW
Constitution	I-LAW
.	O


This	O
species	O
of	O
congressional	O
action	O
is	O
predicated	O
on	O
an	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
appropriations	O
clause	O
that	O
is	O
erroneous	O
and	O
unconstitutional	O
.	O


The	O
appropriations	O
clause	O
states	O
that	O
``	O
No	O
Money	O
shall	O
be	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
Treasury	B-ORG
,	O
but	O
in	O
Consequence	O
of	O
Appropriations	O
made	O
by	O
Law	O
...	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
prevailing	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
clause	O
on	O
Capitol	B-ORG
Hill	I-ORG
is	O
that	O
it	O
gives	O
Congress	B-ORG
an	O
omnipresent	O
veto	O
over	O
every	O
conceivable	O
action	O
of	O
the	O
president	O
through	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
withhold	O
funding	O
.	O


This	O
interpretation	O
was	O
officially	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Congress	B-ORG
in	O
1987	B-DATE
in	O
the	O
Iran	B-GPE
-	O
Contra	O
Report	O
.	O


As	O
partisans	O
of	O
congressional	O
power	O
understand	O
,	O
a	O
``	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
purse	O
''	O
so	O
broadly	O
construed	O
would	O
emasculate	O
the	O
presidency	O
and	O
swallow	O
the	O
principle	O
of	O
separation	O
of	O
powers	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
text	O
or	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Constitution	B-LAW
.	O


The	O
framers	O
hardly	O
discussed	O
the	O
appropriations	O
clause	O
at	O
the	B-EVENT
Constitutional	I-EVENT
Convention	I-EVENT
of	I-EVENT
1787	I-EVENT
,	O
according	O
to	O
Madison	B-PERSON
's	O
notes	O
.	O


To	O
the	O
extent	O
they	O
did	O
,	O
their	O
concern	O
was	O
to	O
ensure	O
fiscal	O
accountability	O
.	O


Moreover	O
,	O
the	O
framers	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
nation	O
needed	O
a	O
unitary	O
executive	O
with	O
the	O
independence	O
and	O
resources	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
executive	O
functions	O
that	O
the	B-ORG
Confederation	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
had	O
performed	O
poorly	O
under	O
the	B-LAW
Articles	I-LAW
of	I-LAW
Confederation	I-LAW
.	O


It	O
would	O
contradict	O
that	O
objective	O
if	O
the	O
appropriations	O
clause	O
-LRB-	O
technically	O
a	O
limitation	O
on	O
legislative	O
power	O
-RRB-	O
could	O
be	O
read	O
as	O
placing	O
the	O
president	O
on	O
Congress	B-ORG
's	O
short	O
leash	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
executive	O
consist	O
of	O
the	O
president	O
and	O
every	O
member	O
of	O
Congress	B-ORG
.	O


As	O
it	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
conference	O
panel	O
now	O
deliberating	O
,	O
the	O
appropriations	O
bill	O
for	O
the	O
executive	O
office	O
of	O
the	O
president	O
for	O
fiscal	B-DATE
1990	I-DATE
contained	O
some	O
breathtaking	O
attempts	O
by	O
Congress	B-ORG
to	O
rewrite	O
the	O
Constitution	B-LAW
under	O
the	O
pretext	O
of	O
protecting	O
the	O
public	O
's	O
money	O
.	O


During	O
the	B-DATE
coming	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
,	O
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
must	O
decide	O
whether	O
to	O
veto	O
the	O
bills	O
containing	O
them	O
--	O
or	O
,	O
alternatively	O
,	O
to	O
sign	O
these	O
bills	O
into	O
law	O
with	O
a	O
statement	O
declaring	O
their	O
intrusions	O
on	O
executive	O
power	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
,	O
and	O
thus	O
void	O
and	O
severable	O
.	O


The	O
1990	B-DATE
appropriations	O
legislation	O
attempts	O
to	O
strip	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
his	O
powers	O
to	O
make	O
certain	O
appointments	O
as	O
provided	O
by	O
Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
.	O


Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
places	O
on	O
the	O
president	O
the	O
duty	O
to	O
nominate	O
,	O
``	O
and	O
by	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
Advice	O
and	O
Consent	O
of	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
''	O
appoint	O
,	O
ambassadors	O
,	O
judges	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
officers	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
.	O


It	O
also	O
empowers	O
the	O
president	O
to	O
make	O
recess	O
appointments	O
,	O
without	O
Senate	B-ORG
approval	O
:	O
``	O
The	O
President	O
shall	O
have	O
Power	O
to	O
fill	O
up	O
all	O
Vacancies	O
that	O
may	O
happen	O
during	O
the	O
Recess	O
of	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
,	O
by	O
granting	O
Commissions	O
which	O
shall	O
expire	O
at	O
the	O
End	O
of	O
their	O
next	O
Session	O
.	O
''	O


Yet	O
Section	B-LAW
605	I-LAW
of	O
the	O
appropriations	O
bill	O
for	O
the	O
executive	O
office	O
provides	O
:	O
``	O
No	O
part	O
of	O
any	O
appropriation	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
current	I-DATE
fiscal	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
contained	O
in	O
this	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
Act	O
shall	O
be	O
paid	O
to	O
any	O
person	O
for	O
the	O
filling	O
of	O
any	O
position	O
for	O
which	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
nominated	O
after	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
has	O
voted	O
not	O
to	O
approve	O
the	O
nomination	O
of	O
said	O
person	O
.	O
''	O


Thus	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
brief	O
passage	O
in	O
an	O
appropriations	O
bill	O
,	O
Congress	B-ORG
repeals	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
power	O
to	O
make	O
recess	O
appointments	O
under	O
Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
.	O


Section	B-LAW
605	I-LAW
also	O
imposes	O
unconstitutional	O
conditions	O
on	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
nominate	O
candidates	O
of	O
his	O
choosing	O
.	O


The	O
language	O
of	O
the	O
appropriations	O
rider	O
implies	O
that	O
any	O
nomination	O
to	O
any	O
position	O
of	O
a	O
rejected	O
nominee	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
president	O
being	O
denied	O
funding	O
to	O
pay	O
that	O
person	O
's	O
salary	O
.	O


The	O
president	O
could	O
probably	O
not	O
avoid	O
this	O
restriction	O
by	O
choosing	O
people	O
willing	O
to	O
serve	O
without	O
pay	O
,	O
because	O
the	B-LAW
Anti-Deficiency	I-LAW
Act	I-LAW
prohibits	O
voluntary	O
service	O
to	O
the	O
government	O
.	O


The	O
1990	B-DATE
appropriations	O
bills	O
also	O
contain	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
``	O
muzzling	O
''	O
provisions	O
that	O
violate	O
the	O
recommendation	O
clause	O
in	O
Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
of	I-LAW
the	I-LAW
Constitution	I-LAW
.	O


Muzzling	O
provisions	O
,	O
which	O
might	O
be	O
called	O
``	O
blindfold	O
laws	O
''	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
prevent	O
the	O
executive	O
branch	O
from	O
even	O
looking	O
at	O
certain	O
policy	O
options	O
,	O
let	O
alone	O
from	O
recommending	O
them	O
to	O
Congress	B-ORG
.	O


Such	O
laws	O
violate	O
the	O
provision	O
in	O
Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
that	O
requires	O
the	O
president	O
to	O
make	O
recommendations	O
to	O
Congress	B-ORG
,	O
but	O
which	O
gives	O
the	O
president	O
the	O
discretion	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
subject	O
matter	O
of	O
those	O
recommendations	O
.	O


Typically	O
,	O
these	O
laws	O
seek	O
to	O
prevent	O
executive	O
branch	O
officials	O
from	O
inquiring	O
into	O
whether	O
certain	O
federal	O
programs	O
make	O
any	O
economic	O
sense	O
or	O
proposing	O
more	O
market	O
-	O
oriented	O
alternatives	O
to	O
regulations	O
.	O


Probably	O
the	O
most	O
egregious	O
example	O
is	O
a	O
proviso	O
in	O
the	O
appropriations	O
bill	O
for	O
the	O
executive	O
office	O
that	O
prevents	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
Office	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Management	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Budget	I-ORG
from	O
subjecting	O
agricultural	O
marketing	O
orders	O
to	O
any	O
cost	O
-	O
benefit	O
scrutiny	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
something	O
inherently	O
suspect	O
about	O
Congress	B-ORG
's	O
prohibiting	O
the	O
executive	O
from	O
even	O
studying	O
whether	O
public	O
funds	O
are	O
being	O
wasted	O
in	O
some	O
favored	O
program	O
or	O
other	O
.	O


Perhaps	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
unconstitutional	O
conditions	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
appropriations	O
bills	O
for	O
fiscal	B-DATE
1990	I-DATE
better	O
illustrates	O
Congress	B-ORG
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
usurp	O
executive	O
power	O
than	O
Section	B-LAW
609	I-LAW
of	O
the	O
executive	O
-	O
office	O
bill	O
:	O
``	O
None	O
of	O
the	O
funds	O
made	O
available	O
pursuant	O
to	O
the	O
provisions	O
of	O
this	O
Act	B-LAW
shall	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
implement	O
,	O
administer	O
,	O
or	O
enforce	O
any	O
regulation	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
disapproved	O
pursuant	O
to	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
disapproval	O
duly	O
adopted	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
applicable	O
law	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O
''	O


This	O
provision	O
amounts	O
to	O
a	O
legislative	O
veto	O
over	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
execution	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
,	O
since	O
a	O
one	B-CARDINAL
-	O
house	O
resolution	O
could	O
be	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
``	O
duly	O
adopted	O
''	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
would	O
require	O
neither	O
bicameral	O
action	O
in	O
Congress	B-ORG
nor	O
presentation	O
to	O
the	O
president	O
for	O
his	O
signature	O
or	O
veto	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
decision	O
in	O
INS	B-ORG
v.	O
Chadha	B-PERSON
held	O
that	O
legislative	O
vetoes	O
are	O
unconstitutional	O
.	O


President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
should	O
veto	O
appropriations	O
acts	O
that	O
contain	O
these	O
kinds	O
of	O
unconstitutional	O
conditions	O
on	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
discharge	O
his	O
duties	O
and	O
exercise	O
his	O
prerogatives	O
.	O


If	O
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
fails	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
in	O
his	O
first	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
he	O
will	O
invite	O
Congress	B-ORG
,	O
for	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
his	O
presidency	O
,	O
to	O
rewrite	O
Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
of	I-LAW
the	I-LAW
Constitution	I-LAW
to	O
suit	O
its	O
purposes	O
.	O


What	O
becomes	O
custom	O
in	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
will	O
only	O
become	O
more	O
difficult	O
for	O
future	O
presidents	O
,	O
including	O
Democrats	B-NORP
,	O
to	O
undo	O
.	O


President	O
Reagan	B-PERSON
learned	O
that	O
lesson	O
.	O


By	O
1987	B-DATE
,	O
then	O
-	O
Speaker	O
Jim	B-PERSON
Wright	I-PERSON
was	O
discussing	O
arms	O
control	O
in	O
Moscow	B-GPE
with	O
Mikhail	B-PERSON
Gorbachev	I-PERSON
and	O
then	O
attempting	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
president	O
,	O
through	O
an	O
appropriations	O
rider	O
,	O
to	O
treat	O
the	O
Soviets	B-NORP
as	O
though	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
had	O
ratified	O
SALT	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
.	O


If	O
a	O
veto	O
is	O
unworkable	O
because	O
it	O
would	O
leave	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
executive	O
branch	O
unfunded	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
could	O
sign	O
the	O
appropriations	O
bills	O
into	O
law	O
and	O
assert	O
a	O
power	O
of	O
excision	O
,	O
declaring	O
the	O
rider	O
restricting	O
his	O
Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
powers	O
to	O
be	O
unconstitutional	O
and	O
severable	O
.	O


The	O
Constitution	B-LAW
does	O
not	O
expressly	O
give	O
the	O
president	O
such	O
power	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
does	O
have	O
a	O
duty	O
not	O
to	O
violate	O
the	O
Constitution	B-LAW
.	O


The	O
question	O
is	O
whether	O
his	O
only	O
means	O
of	O
defense	O
is	O
the	O
veto	O
.	O


Excision	O
of	O
appropriations	O
riders	O
that	O
trespass	O
on	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
duties	O
and	O
prerogative	O
under	O
Article	B-LAW
II	I-LAW
would	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
line	O
-	O
item	O
veto	O
.	O


As	O
discussed	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
controlling	O
federal	O
spending	O
,	O
the	O
line	O
-	O
item	O
veto	O
is	O
characterized	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
president	O
to	O
excise	O
perfectly	O
constitutional	O
provisions	O
in	O
a	O
spending	O
bill	O
that	O
are	O
objectionable	O
merely	O
because	O
they	O
conflict	O
with	O
his	O
policy	O
objectives	O
.	O


The	O
excision	O
of	O
unconstitutional	O
conditions	O
in	O
an	O
appropriations	O
bill	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
power	O
of	O
far	O
more	O
limited	O
applicability	O
.	O


One	O
could	O
argue	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
assertion	O
of	O
a	O
item	O
veto	O
at	O
all	O
for	O
the	O
president	O
,	O
by	O
exerting	O
a	O
power	O
of	O
excision	O
,	O
to	O
resist	O
unconstitutional	O
conditions	O
in	O
legislation	O
that	O
violate	O
the	O
separation	O
of	O
powers	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
no	O
downside	O
if	O
the	O
president	O
asserts	O
a	O
right	O
of	O
excision	O
over	O
unconstitutional	O
conditions	O
in	O
the	O
fiscal	B-DATE
1990	I-DATE
appropriations	O
bills	O
.	O


If	O
Congress	B-ORG
does	O
nothing	O
,	O
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
will	O
have	O
won	O
.	O


If	O
Congress	B-ORG
takes	O
the	O
dispute	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
-LRB-	O
assuming	O
it	O
can	O
establish	O
standing	O
to	O
sue	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
might	O
win	O
.	O


In	O
that	O
case	O
,	O
he	O
might	O
receive	O
an	O
opinion	O
from	O
the	O
court	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
vindication	O
of	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
right	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
duties	O
and	O
exercise	O
the	O
prerogatives	O
the	O
framers	O
thought	O
should	O
be	O
entrusted	O
to	O
the	O
executive	O
.	O


If	O
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
loses	O
at	O
the	O
court	O
,	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
disappointing	O
,	O
as	O
Morrison	B-PERSON
v.	O
Olson	B-PERSON
was	O
for	O
the	O
Reagan	B-PERSON
administration	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
presidency	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
worse	O
off	O
than	O
it	O
is	O
now	B-DATE
.	O


Moreover	O
,	O
the	O
electorate	O
would	O
have	O
received	O
a	O
valuable	O
civics	O
lesson	O
in	O
how	O
the	O
separation	O
of	O
powers	O
works	O
in	O
practice	O
.	O


As	O
it	O
stands	O
now	O
,	O
Congress	B-ORG
presumes	O
after	O
the	O
Reagan	B-PERSON
administration	O
that	O
the	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
will	O
take	O
unconstitutional	O
provisions	O
in	O
appropriations	O
bills	O
lying	O
down	O
.	O


President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
should	O
set	O
things	O
straight	O
.	O


If	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
help	O
realize	O
Madison	B-PERSON
's	O
fear	O
in	O
The	B-WORK_OF_ART
Federalist	I-WORK_OF_ART
No.	I-WORK_OF_ART
48	I-WORK_OF_ART
of	O
a	O
legislature	O
``	O
everywhere	O
extending	O
the	O
sphere	O
of	O
its	O
activity	O
and	O
drawing	O
all	O
powers	O
into	O
its	O
impetuous	O
vortex	O
.	O
''	O


Mr.	O
Sidak	B-PERSON
served	O
as	O
an	O
attorney	O
in	O
the	O
Reagan	B-PERSON
administration	O
.	O


His	O
longer	O
analysis	O
of	O
executive	O
power	O
and	O
the	O
appropriations	O
clause	O
is	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	B-ORG
Duke	I-ORG
Law	I-ORG
Journal	I-ORG
later	B-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


FALL	B-DATE
BALLOT	O
ISSUES	O
set	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
off	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
elections	O
.	O


Odd	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
elections	O
attract	O
relatively	O
few	O
ballot	O
issues	O
.	O


But	O
the	B-DATE
1989	I-DATE
fall	I-DATE
total	O
of	O
80	B-CARDINAL
,	O
while	O
well	O
below	O
1988	B-DATE
activity	O
,	O
shows	O
``	O
a	O
steady	O
ratcheting	O
up	O
in	O
citizen	O
referenda	O
and	O
initiatives	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Patrick	B-PERSON
McGuigan	I-PERSON
,	O
editor	O
of	O
Family	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Law	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
Report	I-ORG
.	O


He	O
says	O
the	O
10	B-CARDINAL
citizen	O
-	O
sparked	O
issues	O
on	O
state	O
ballots	O
this	B-DATE
fall	I-DATE
represent	O
the	O
most	O
in	O
any	B-DATE
odd	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
decade	I-DATE
.	O


Ballot	O
questions	O
range	O
from	O
a	O
Maine	B-GPE
initiative	O
on	O
banning	O
Cruise	B-PRODUCT
missiles	O
to	O
a	O
referendum	O
on	O
increasing	O
the	O
North	B-GPE
Dakota	I-GPE
income	O
tax	O
.	O


Ballot	O
watchers	O
say	O
attention	O
already	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
1990	B-DATE
elections	O
.	O


In	O
California	B-GPE
,	O
two	B-CARDINAL
petition	O
drives	O
for	O
next	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
's	I-DATE
election	O
are	O
``	O
essentially	O
finished	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
David	B-PERSON
Schmidt	I-PERSON
,	O
author	O
of	O
``	O
Citizen	B-WORK_OF_ART
Lawmakers	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
''	O


Mr.	O
McGuigan	B-PERSON
cites	O
three	B-CARDINAL
completed	O
efforts	O
in	O
Oklahoma	B-GPE
.	O


Hot	O
ballot	O
topics	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
abortion	O
,	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
insurance	O
reform	O
.	O


Taking	O
a	O
cue	O
from	O
California	B-GPE
,	O
more	O
politicians	O
will	O
launch	O
their	O
campaigns	O
by	O
backing	O
initiatives	O
,	O
says	O
David	B-PERSON
Magleby	I-PERSON
of	O
Brigham	B-ORG
Young	I-ORG
University	I-ORG
.	O


PHOTOGRAPH	O
COLLECTING	O
gains	O
new	O
stature	O
as	O
prices	O
rise	O
.	O


Price	O
records	O
are	O
being	O
set	O
at	O
auctions	O
this	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


At	O
Christie	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
folio	O
of	O
21	B-CARDINAL
prints	O
from	O
Alfred	B-PERSON
Stieglitz	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
``	O
Equivalents	B-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
series	O
sold	O
for	O
$	O
396,000	B-MONEY
,	O
a	O
single	O
-	O
lot	O
record	O
.	O


Other	O
works	O
also	O
have	O
been	O
exceeding	O
price	O
estimates	O
.	O


In	O
part	O
,	O
prices	O
reflect	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
market	O
structure	O
based	O
on	O
such	O
variables	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
prints	O
.	O


This	O
information	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
poorly	O
documented	O
and	O
largely	O
anecdotal	O
,	O
says	O
Beth	B-PERSON
Gates	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Warren	I-PERSON
of	O
Sotheby	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
.	O


``	O
There	O
is	O
finally	O
some	O
sort	O
of	O
sense	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
''	O
she	O
says	O
.	O


Corporations	O
and	O
museums	O
are	O
among	O
the	O
serious	O
buyers	O
,	O
giving	O
greater	O
market	O
stability	O
,	O
says	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Persky	I-PERSON
of	O
the	B-ORG
Photograph	I-ORG
Collector	I-ORG
.	O


``	O
When	O
I	O
see	O
prints	O
going	O
into	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
institutions	O
,	O
I	O
know	O
they	O
are	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
come	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
''	O


Most	O
in	O
demand	O
:	O
classic	O
photographs	O
by	O
masters	O
such	O
as	O
Stieglitz	B-PERSON
and	O
Man	B-PERSON
Ray	I-PERSON
.	O


But	O
much	O
contemporary	O
work	O
is	O
also	O
fetching	O
``	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
money	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Miles	B-PERSON
Barth	I-PERSON
of	O
the	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Center	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Photography	I-ORG
.	O


DIALING	O
900	O
brings	O
callers	O
a	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
services	O
.	O


Currently	O
a	O
$	B-MONEY
300	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
-	O
a	O
-	O
year	O
business	O
,	O
900	O
telephone	O
service	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
hit	O
$	B-MONEY
500	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
next	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
and	O
near	O
$	B-MONEY
2	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
by	O
1992	B-DATE
as	O
uses	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
continue	O
to	O
expand	O
,	O
says	O
Joel	B-PERSON
Gross	I-PERSON
of	O
Donaldson	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Lufkin	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Jenrette	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
service	O
--	O
which	O
costs	O
the	O
caller	O
from	O
30	B-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
to	O
$	O
25	B-MONEY
a	O
minute	O
--	O
currently	O
is	O
dominated	O
by	O
celebrity	O
chatter	O
,	O
horoscopes	O
and	O
romance	O
lines	O
.	O


But	O
more	O
serious	O
applications	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
wings	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
is	O
where	O
the	O
future	O
growth	O
is	O
expected	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
'm	O
starting	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
business	O
transactions	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Andrea	B-PERSON
West	I-PERSON
of	O
American	B-ORG
Telephone	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Telegraph	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
,	O
noting	O
growing	O
interest	O
in	O
use	O
of	O
900	O
service	O
for	O
stock	O
sales	O
,	O
software	O
tutorials	O
and	O
even	O
service	O
contracts	O
.	O


Colleges	O
,	O
she	O
says	O
,	O
are	O
eyeing	O
registration	O
through	O
900	O
service	O
.	O


Charities	O
test	O
the	O
waters	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
face	O
legal	O
barriers	O
to	O
electronic	O
fund	O
raising	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
thing	O
that	O
will	O
really	O
break	O
this	O
market	O
right	O
open	O
is	O
merchandising	O
,	O
''	O
Ms.	O
West	B-PERSON
says	O
.	O


Much	O
of	O
the	O
800	O
service	O
will	O
``	O
migrate	O
to	O
900	O
,	O
''	O
predicts	O
Jack	B-PERSON
Lawless	I-PERSON
,	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
US	B-ORG
Sprint	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
900	O
product	O
.	O


FAMILY	O
PETS	O
are	O
improving	O
recovery	O
rates	O
of	O
patients	O
at	O
Columbia	B-ORG
Hospital	I-ORG
,	O
Milwaukee	B-GPE
.	O


Patients	O
who	O
receive	O
canine	O
or	O
feline	O
visitors	O
are	O
found	O
to	O
have	O
lower	O
blood	O
pressure	O
and	O
improved	O
appetite	O
and	O
be	O
more	O
receptive	O
to	O
therapy	O
,	O
says	O
Mary	B-PERSON
Ann	I-PERSON
O'Loughlin	I-PERSON
,	O
program	O
coordinator	O
.	O


TIRED	O
OF	O
TRIMMING	O
?	O


Hammacher	B-ORG
Schlemmer	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
offers	O
a	O
fiber	O
-	O
optic	O
Christmas	B-DATE
tree	O
that	O
eliminates	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
string	O
lights	O
.	O


The	O
$	O
6,500	B-MONEY
tree	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
send	O
continuously	O
changing	O
colored	O
light	O
to	O
dozens	O
of	O
fiber	O
-	O
end	O
bunches	O
.	O


MEDICINE	O
TRANSPLANT	O
:	O
Growth	O
of	O
Japanese	B-NORP
trade	O
and	O
travel	O
prompts	O
Beth	B-ORG
Israel	I-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
Center	I-ORG
,	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
,	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
bilingual	O
medical	O
practice	O
.	O


Funded	O
by	O
a	O
$	B-MONEY
1	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
gift	O
from	O
Tokio	B-ORG
Marine	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Fire	I-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
service	O
will	O
follow	O
Japanese	B-NORP
medical	O
protocols	O
,	O
including	O
emphasis	O
on	O
preventative	O
medicine	O
.	O


DIAPER	O
SERVICES	O
make	O
a	O
comeback	O
amid	O
growing	O
environmental	O
concerns	O
.	O


Concerned	O
about	O
shrinking	O
landfills	O
and	O
the	O
safety	O
of	O
chemicals	O
used	O
in	O
super-absorbent	O
disposables	O
,	O
parents	O
are	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
cloth	O
diaper	O
.	O


Tiny	B-ORG
Tots	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
Campbell	B-GPE
,	O
Calif.	B-GPE
,	O
says	O
business	O
is	O
up	O
35	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


``	O
We	O
're	O
gaining	O
1,200	B-CARDINAL
new	O
customers	O
each	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
,	O
''	O
says	O
Jack	B-PERSON
Mogavero	I-PERSON
of	O
General	B-ORG
Health	I-ORG
Care	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
Piscataway	B-GPE
,	O
N.J	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
Syracuse	B-GPE
,	O
N.Y.	B-GPE
,	O
DyDee	B-ORG
Service	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
new	O
marketing	O
push	O
stresses	O
environmental	O
awareness	O
.	O


Among	O
its	O
new	O
customers	O
:	O
day	O
-	O
care	O
centers	O
that	O
previously	O
spurned	O
the	O
service	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Diaper	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
,	O
Philadelphia	B-GPE
,	O
says	O
that	O
since	O
January	B-DATE
it	O
has	O
gotten	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
672	I-CARDINAL
inquiries	O
from	O
people	O
interested	O
in	O
starting	O
diaper	O
services	O
.	O


Elisa	B-PERSON
Hollis	I-PERSON
launched	O
a	O
diaper	O
service	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
because	O
State	B-GPE
College	I-GPE
,	O
Pa.	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
she	O
lives	O
,	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
one	O
.	O


Diaper	O
shortages	O
this	B-DATE
summer	I-DATE
limited	O
growth	O
at	O
Stork	B-ORG
Diaper	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
,	O
Springfield	B-GPE
,	O
Mass.	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
business	O
is	O
up	O
25	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O


Also	O
spurring	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
cloth	O
:	O
diaper	O
covers	O
with	O
Velcro	B-PRODUCT
fasteners	O
that	O
eliminate	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
safety	O
pins	O
.	O


BRIEFS	O
:	O


Only	B-PERCENT
57.6	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
New	B-NORP
Yorkers	I-NORP
watch	O
the	O
local	O
news	O
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
viewership	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
says	O
a	O
new	O
study	O
by	O
Impact	B-ORG
Resources	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
Columbus	B-GPE
,	O
Ohio	B-GPE
...	O
.	O


FreudToy	B-PRODUCT
,	O
a	O
pillow	O
bearing	O
the	O
likeness	O
of	O
Sigmund	B-PERSON
Freud	I-PERSON
,	O
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
$	O
24.95	B-MONEY
tool	O
for	O
do	O
-	O
it	O
-	O
yourself	O
analysis	O
.	O


Program	O
trading	O
is	O
``	O
a	O
racket	O
,	O
''	O
complains	O
Edward	B-PERSON
Egnuss	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
White	B-GPE
Plains	I-GPE
,	O
N.Y.	B-GPE
,	O
investor	O
and	O
electronics	O
sales	O
executive	O
,	O
``	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
to	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
the	O
small	O
investor	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
for	O
sure	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
although	O
he	O
thinks	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
hurting	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
doubts	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
stopped	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Egnuss	B-PERSON
's	O
dislike	O
of	O
program	O
trading	O
is	O
echoed	O
by	O
many	O
small	O
investors	O
interviewed	O
by	O
Wall	B-ORG
Street	I-ORG
Journal	I-ORG
reporters	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
.	O


But	O
like	O
Mr.	O
Egnuss	B-PERSON
,	O
few	O
expect	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
halted	O
entirely	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
surprising	O
number	O
doubt	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
think	O
program	O
trading	O
is	O
basically	O
unfair	O
to	O
the	O
individual	O
investor	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Leo	B-PERSON
Fields	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Dallas	B-GPE
investor	O
.	O


He	O
notes	O
that	O
program	O
traders	O
have	O
a	O
commission	O
cost	O
advantage	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
quantity	O
of	O
their	O
trades	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
smaller	O
margin	O
requirement	O
than	O
individual	O
investors	O
do	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
often	O
can	O
figure	O
out	O
earlier	O
where	O
the	O
market	O
is	O
heading	O
.	O


But	O
he	O
blames	O
program	O
trading	O
for	O
only	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
's	O
volatility	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
considers	O
the	O
market	O
overvalued	O
and	O
cites	O
the	O
troubles	O
in	O
junk	O
bonds	O
.	O


He	O
adds	O
:	O
``	O
The	O
market	O
may	O
be	O
giving	O
us	O
another	O
message	O
,	O
that	O
a	O
recession	O
is	O
looming	O
.	O
''	O


Or	O
,	O
as	O
Dorothy	B-PERSON
Arighi	I-PERSON
,	O
an	O
interior	O
decorator	O
in	O
Arnold	B-GPE
,	O
Calif.	B-GPE
,	O
puts	O
it	O
:	O
``	O
All	O
kinds	O
of	O
funny	O
things	O
spook	O
the	O
market	O
these	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
.	O
''	O


But	O
she	O
believes	O
that	O
``	O
program	O
trading	O
creates	O
deviant	O
swings	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
sound	O
thing	O
;	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
inherent	O
virtue	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
''	O


She	O
adds	O
that	O
legislation	O
curbing	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
``	O
a	O
darned	O
good	O
idea	O
.	O
''	O


At	O
the	O
Charles	B-ORG
Schwab	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
office	O
in	O
Atlanta	B-GPE
's	O
Buckhead	B-GPE
district	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
investors	O
voices	O
skepticism	O
that	O
federal	O
officials	O
would	O
curb	O
program	O
trading	O
.	O


Citing	O
the	O
October	B-DATE
1987	I-DATE
crash	O
,	O
Glenn	B-PERSON
Miller	I-PERSON
says	O
,	O
``	O
It	O
's	O
like	O
the	O
last	O
crash	O
--	O
they	O
threatened	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
one	O
did	O
anything	O
.	O
''	O


A.	B-PERSON
Donald	I-PERSON
Anderson	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
59	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
investor	O
who	O
says	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
's	O
``	O
fluctuations	O
and	O
gyrations	O
give	O
me	O
the	O
heebie	O
-	O
jeebies	O
,	O
''	O
does	O
n't	O
see	O
much	O
point	O
in	O
outlawing	O
program	O
trading	O
.	O


Those	O
who	O
still	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
``	O
will	O
just	O
find	O
some	O
way	O
to	O
get	O
around	O
''	O
any	O
attempt	O
to	O
curb	O
it	O
.	O


Similarly	O
,	O
Rick	B-PERSON
Wamre	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
31	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
asset	O
manager	O
for	O
a	O
Dallas	B-GPE
real	O
-	O
estate	O
firm	O
,	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
program	O
trading	O
disappear	O
because	O
``	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
see	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
anything	O
for	O
the	O
market	O
or	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
''	O


Yet	O
he	O
is	O
n't	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
new	O
legislation	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
think	O
we	O
've	O
got	O
enough	O
securities	O
laws	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
'd	O
much	O
rather	O
see	O
them	O
dealing	O
with	O
interest	O
rates	O
and	O
the	O
deficit	O
.	O
''	O


Peter	B-PERSON
Anthony	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
runs	O
an	O
employment	O
agency	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
,	O
decries	O
program	O
trading	O
as	O
``	O
limiting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
few	O
,	O
''	O
but	O
he	O
also	O
is	O
n't	O
sure	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
more	O
strictly	O
regulated	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
denounce	O
it	O
because	O
denouncing	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
like	O
denouncing	O
capitalism	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
explains	O
.	O


And	O
surprising	O
numbers	O
of	O
small	O
investors	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
adapting	O
to	O
greater	O
stock	O
market	O
volatility	O
and	O
say	O
they	O
can	O
live	O
with	O
program	O
trading	O
.	O


Glenn	B-PERSON
Britta	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
25	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
financial	O
analyst	O
who	O
plays	O
options	O
for	O
his	O
personal	O
account	O
,	O
says	O
he	O
is	O
``	O
factoring	O
''	O
the	O
market	O
's	O
volatility	O
``	O
into	O
investment	O
decisions	O
.	O
''	O


He	O
adds	O
that	O
program	O
trading	O
``	O
increases	O
liquidity	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O


You	O
ca	O
n't	O
hold	O
back	O
technology	O
.	O
''	O


And	O
the	O
practice	O
should	O
n't	O
be	O
stopped	O
,	O
he	O
says	O
,	O
because	O
``	O
even	O
big	O
players	O
are	O
n't	O
immune	O
to	O
the	O
rigors	O
of	O
program	O
trading	O
.	O
''	O


Also	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
,	O
Israel	B-PERSON
Silverman	I-PERSON
,	O
an	O
insurance	O
-	O
company	O
lawyer	O
,	O
comments	O
that	O
program	O
trading	O
``	O
increases	O
volatility	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
banned	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
no	O
culprit	O
here	O
.	O


The	O
market	O
is	O
just	O
becoming	O
more	O
efficient	O
.	O
''	O


Arbitraging	O
on	O
differences	O
between	O
spot	O
and	O
futures	O
prices	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
many	O
financial	O
markets	O
,	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


He	O
adds	O
that	O
his	O
shares	O
in	O
a	O
company	O
savings	O
plan	O
are	O
invested	O
in	O
a	O
mutual	O
fund	O
,	O
and	O
volatility	O
,	O
on	O
a	B-DATE
given	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
,	O
may	O
hurt	O
the	O
fund	O
.	O


But	O
``	O
I	O
'm	O
a	O
long	O
-	O
term	O
investor	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


``	O
If	O
you	O
were	O
a	O
short	O
-	O
term	O
investor	O
,	O
you	O
might	O
be	O
more	O
leery	O
about	O
program	O
trading	O
.	O
''	O


Jim	B-PERSON
Enzor	I-PERSON
of	O
Atlanta	B-GPE
defends	O
program	O
trading	O
because	O
he	O
believes	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
bring	O
the	O
market	O
back	O
up	O
after	O
a	O
plunge	O
.	O


``	O
If	O
we	O
have	O
a	B-DATE
real	I-DATE
bad	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
program	O
would	O
say	O
,	O
`	O
Buy	O
,	O
'	O
''	O
he	O
explains	O
.	O


``	O
If	O
you	O
could	O
get	O
the	O
rhythm	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
trading	O
,	O
you	O
could	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
''	O


What	O
else	O
can	O
a	O
small	O
investor	O
do	O
?	O


Scott	B-PERSON
Taccetta	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Chicago	B-GPE
accountant	O
,	O
is	O
going	O
into	O
money	O
-	O
market	O
funds	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Taccetta	B-PERSON
says	O
he	O
had	O
just	O
recouped	O
the	O
$	O
5,000	B-MONEY
he	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
1987	B-DATE
crash	O
when	O
he	O
lost	O
more	O
money	O
last	O
Oct.	B-DATE
13	I-DATE
.	O


Now	O
,	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
sell	O
all	O
his	O
stocks	O
by	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
1990	I-DATE
.	O


In	O
October	B-DATE
,	O
before	O
the	O
market	O
dropped	O
,	O
Mrs.	O
Arighi	B-PERSON
of	O
Arnold	B-GPE
,	O
Calif.	B-GPE
,	O
moved	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
``	O
speculative	O
stocks	O
''	O
in	O
her	O
family	O
trust	O
``	O
so	O
we	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
withstand	O
all	O
this	O
flim	O
-	O
flammery	O
''	O
caused	O
by	O
program	O
trading	O
.	O


She	O
believes	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
answer	O
for	O
individuals	O
is	O
to	O
``	O
buy	O
stocks	O
that	O
'll	O
weather	O
any	O
storm	O
.	O
''	O


Lucille	B-PERSON
Gorman	I-PERSON
,	O
an	O
84	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Chicago	B-GPE
housewife	O
,	O
has	O
become	O
amazingly	O
immune	O
to	O
stock	O
-	O
market	O
jolts	O
.	O


Mrs.	O
Gorman	B-PERSON
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
low	O
prices	O
after	O
the	O
1987	B-DATE
crash	O
to	O
buy	O
stocks	O
and	O
has	O
hunted	O
for	O
other	O
bargains	O
since	O
the	O
Oct.	B-DATE
13	I-DATE
plunge	O
.	O


``	O
My	O
stocks	O
are	O
all	O
blue	O
chips	O
,	O
''	O
she	O
says	O
.	O


``	O
If	O
the	O
market	O
goes	O
down	O
,	O
I	O
figure	O
it	O
's	O
paper	O
profits	O
I	O
'm	O
losing	O
.	O


On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
goes	O
way	O
sky	O
high	O
,	O
I	O
always	O
sell	O
.	O


You	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
get	O
yourself	O
too	O
upset	O
about	O
these	O
things	O
.	O


Although	O
his	O
team	O
lost	O
the	B-EVENT
World	I-EVENT
Series	I-EVENT
,	O
San	B-ORG
Francisco	I-ORG
Giants	I-ORG
owner	O
Bob	B-PERSON
Lurie	I-PERSON
hopes	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
new	O
home	O
for	O
them	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
an	O
avid	O
fan	O
of	O
a	O
proposition	O
on	O
next	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
's	I-DATE
ballot	O
to	O
help	O
build	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Candlestick	B-FAC
Park	I-FAC
.	O


Small	O
wonder	O
,	O
since	O
he	O
's	O
asking	O
San	B-GPE
Francisco	I-GPE
taxpayers	O
to	O
sink	O
up	O
to	O
$	B-MONEY
100	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
into	O
the	O
new	O
stadium	O
.	O


As	O
San	B-GPE
Francisco	I-GPE
digs	O
out	O
from	O
The	B-EVENT
Pretty	I-EVENT
Big	I-EVENT
One	I-EVENT
,	O
opponents	O
say	O
the	O
last	O
thing	O
the	O
city	O
can	O
afford	O
is	O
an	O
expensive	O
new	O
stadium	O
.	O


A	O
stadium	O
craze	O
is	O
sweeping	O
the	O
country	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
fueled	O
by	O
the	O
increasing	O
profitability	O
of	O
major	O
-	O
league	O
teams	O
.	O


Something	O
like	O
one	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
third	I-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
60	B-CARDINAL
largest	O
cities	O
are	O
thinking	O
about	O
new	O
stadiums	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
Cleveland	B-GPE
to	O
San	B-GPE
Antonio	I-GPE
and	O
St.	B-GPE
Petersburg	I-GPE
.	O


Most	O
boosters	O
claim	O
the	O
new	O
sports	O
complexes	O
will	O
be	O
moneymakers	O
for	O
their	O
city	O
.	O


Pepperdine	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
economist	O
Dean	B-PERSON
Baim	I-PERSON
scoffs	O
at	O
that	O
.	O


He	O
has	O
looked	O
at	O
14	B-CARDINAL
baseball	O
and	O
football	O
stadiums	O
and	O
found	O
that	O
only	B-CARDINAL
one	I-CARDINAL
--	O
private	O
Dodger	B-FAC
Stadium	I-FAC
--	O
brought	O
more	O
money	O
into	O
a	O
city	O
than	O
it	O
took	O
out	O
.	O


Stadiums	O
tend	O
to	O
redistribute	O
existing	O
wealth	O
within	O
a	O
community	O
,	O
not	O
create	O
more	O
of	O
it	O
.	O


Voters	O
generally	O
agree	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
decide	O
if	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
sink	O
their	O
own	O
tax	O
dollars	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
mega-stadium	O
.	O


San	B-GPE
Francisco	I-GPE
voters	O
rejected	O
a	O
new	O
ballpark	O
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


Last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
,	O
Phoenix	B-GPE
voters	O
turned	O
thumbs	O
down	O
on	O
a	O
$	B-MONEY
100	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
stadium	O
bond	O
and	O
tax	O
proposition	O
.	O


Its	O
backers	O
fielded	O
every	O
important	O
interest	O
on	O
their	O
team	O
--	O
a	O
popular	O
mayor	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Chamber	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Commerce	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
major	O
media	O
--	O
and	O
spent	O
$	O
100,000	B-MONEY
on	O
promotion	O
.	O


But	O
voters	O
decided	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
stadium	O
was	O
such	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
someone	O
would	O
build	O
it	O
himself	O
,	O
and	O
rejected	O
it	O
59	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
41	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


In	O
San	B-GPE
Francisco	I-GPE
,	O
its	O
backers	O
concede	O
the	O
ballpark	O
is	O
at	O
best	O
running	O
even	O
in	O
the	O
polls	O
.	O


George	B-PERSON
Christopher	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
former	O
San	B-GPE
Francisco	I-GPE
mayor	O
who	O
built	O
Candlestick	B-FAC
Park	I-FAC
for	O
the	O
Giants	B-ORG
in	O
the	B-DATE
1960s	I-DATE
,	O
wo	O
n't	O
endorse	O
the	O
new	O
ballpark	O
.	O


He	O
says	O
he	O
had	O
Candlestick	B-FAC
built	O
because	O
the	O
Giants	B-ORG
claimed	O
they	O
needed	O
10,000	B-CARDINAL
parking	O
spaces	O
.	O


Since	O
the	O
new	O
park	O
will	O
have	O
only	B-CARDINAL
1,500	I-CARDINAL
spaces	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Christopher	B-PERSON
thinks	O
backers	O
are	O
playing	O
some	O
fiscal	O
``	O
games	O
''	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
with	O
the	O
voters	O
.	O


Stadium	O
boosters	O
claim	O
that	O
without	O
public	O
money	O
they	O
would	O
never	O
be	O
built	O
.	O


Miami	B-ORG
Dolphins	I-ORG
owner	O
Joe	B-PERSON
Robbie	I-PERSON
disagrees	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
can	O
prove	O
it	O
.	O


Several	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
he	O
gave	O
up	O
trying	O
to	O
persuade	O
Miami	B-GPE
to	O
improve	O
its	O
city	O
-	O
owned	O
Orange	B-FAC
Bowl	I-FAC
,	O
and	O
instead	O
built	O
his	O
own	O
$	B-MONEY
100	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
coliseum	O
with	O
private	O
funds	O
.	O


He	O
did	O
n't	O
see	O
why	O
the	O
taxpayers	O
should	O
help	O
build	O
something	O
he	O
would	O
then	O
use	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
healthy	O
profit	O
.	O


``	O
This	O
stadium	O
shows	O
that	O
anything	O
government	O
can	O
do	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
do	O
better	O
,	O
''	O
Mr.	O
Robbie	B-PERSON
says	O
.	O


But	O
to	O
Moon	B-PERSON
Landrieu	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
former	O
New	B-GPE
Orleans	I-GPE
mayor	O
who	O
helped	O
build	O
that	O
city	O
's	O
cavernous	O
,	O
money	O
-	O
losing	O
Superdome	B-FAC
,	O
questions	O
of	O
who	O
benefits	O
or	O
the	O
bottom	O
line	O
are	O
of	O
little	O
relevance	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
Superdome	B-FAC
is	O
an	O
exercise	O
in	O
optimism	O
,	O
a	O
statement	O
of	O
faith	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
has	O
said	O
.	O


``	O
It	O
is	O
the	O
very	O
building	O
of	O
it	O
that	O
is	O
important	O
,	O
not	O
how	O
much	O
of	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
or	O
its	O
economics	O
.	O
''	O


An	O
Egyptian	B-NORP
Pharaoh	O
could	O
n't	O
have	O
justified	O
his	O
pyramids	O
any	O
better	O
.	O


But	O
civilization	O
has	O
moved	O
forward	O
since	O
then	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
taxpayers	O
get	O
to	O
vote	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
on	O
whether	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
finance	O
the	O
building	O
schemes	O
of	O
our	O
modern	O
political	O
pharaohs	O
,	O
or	O
let	O
private	O
money	O
erect	O
these	O
playgrounds	O
for	O
public	O
passions	O
.	O


A	O
man	O
from	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
came	O
before	O
the	B-ORG
House	I-ORG
Agriculture	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
yesterday	B-DATE
to	O
talk	O
about	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
's	O
intention	O
to	O
send	O
some	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
100	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
food	O
aid	O
to	O
Poland	B-GPE
,	O
with	O
more	O
to	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
EC	B-ORG
.	O


The	O
committee	O
's	O
members	O
are	O
worried	O
what	O
all	O
this	O
free	O
food	O
might	O
do	O
to	O
the	O
economic	O
prospects	O
of	O
Poland	B-GPE
's	O
own	O
farmers	O
.	O


Rep.	O
Gary	B-PERSON
Ackerman	I-PERSON
noted	O
that	O
past	O
food	O
aid	O
had	O
harmed	O
farmers	O
in	O
El	B-GPE
Salvador	I-GPE
and	O
Egypt	B-GPE
.	O


However	O
well	O
intentioned	O
,	O
food	O
transfers	O
have	O
the	O
habit	O
of	O
growing	O
larger	O
and	O
wrecking	O
the	O
market	O
incentives	O
for	O
the	O
recipient	O
country	O
's	O
own	O
farmers	O
.	O


The	O
First	O
World	O
has	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
had	O
the	O
bad	O
habit	O
of	O
smothering	O
other	O
people	O
's	O
economies	O
with	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
unfocused	O
kindness	O
.	O


It	O
should	O
be	O
constantly	O
stressed	O
that	O
Poland	B-GPE
's	O
farmers	O
mostly	O
need	O
a	O
real	O
market	O
for	O
their	O
products	O
.	O


ORTEGA	B-PERSON
ENDED	O
a	O
truce	O
with	O
the	O
Contras	B-ORG
and	O
said	O
elections	O
were	O
threatened	O
.	O


The	O
Nicaraguan	B-NORP
president	O
,	O
citing	O
attacks	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
-	O
backed	O
rebels	O
,	O
suspended	O
a	O
19	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
cease	O
-	O
fire	O
and	O
accused	O
Bush	B-PERSON
of	O
``	O
promoting	O
death	O
.	O
''	O


While	O
he	O
reaffirmed	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
Feb.	B-DATE
25	I-DATE
elections	O
,	O
Ortega	B-PERSON
indicated	O
that	O
renewed	O
U.S.	B-GPE
military	O
aid	O
to	O
the	O
Contras	B-ORG
could	O
thwart	O
the	O
balloting	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
U.S.	B-GPE
assistance	O
should	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
demobilize	O
the	O
rebels	O
.	O


A	O
White	B-ORG
House	I-ORG
spokesman	O
condemned	O
the	O
truce	O
suspension	O
as	O
``	O
deplorable	O
''	O
but	O
brushed	O
off	O
talk	O
of	O
renewing	O
military	O
funding	O
for	O
the	O
insurgents	O
.	O


The	O
Contra	B-ORG
military	O
command	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
from	O
Honduras	B-GPE
,	O
said	O
Sandinista	B-ORG
troops	O
had	O
launched	O
a	O
major	O
offensive	O
against	O
the	O
rebel	O
forces	O
.	O


East	B-NORP
German	I-NORP
leader	O
Krenz	B-PERSON
called	O
the	O
protests	O
in	O
his	O
country	O
a	O
``	O
good	O
sign	O
,	O
''	O
saying	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
marching	O
for	O
democratic	O
freedoms	O
were	O
showing	O
support	O
for	O
``	O
the	O
renovation	O
for	O
socialism	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
Communist	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
chief	O
,	O
in	O
Moscow	B-GPE
for	O
talks	O
with	O
Soviet	B-NORP
officials	O
,	O
also	O
said	O
East	B-GPE
Germany	I-GPE
would	O
follow	O
Gorbachev	B-PERSON
's	O
restructuring	O
plans	O
.	O


Thousands	B-CARDINAL
of	O
East	B-NORP
Germans	I-NORP
fled	O
to	O
Czechoslovakia	B-GPE
after	O
the	O
East	B-GPE
Berlin	I-GPE
government	O
lifted	O
travel	O
restrictions	O
.	O


The	O
ban	O
on	O
cross-border	O
movement	O
was	O
imposed	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
after	O
a	O
massive	O
exodus	O
of	O
emigres	O
to	O
West	B-GPE
Germany	I-GPE
.	O


Also	O
,	O
a	O
Communist	B-NORP
official	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
said	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
Berlin	I-FAC
Wall	I-FAC
could	O
be	O
open	O
to	O
discussion	O
.	O


Health	O
officials	O
plan	O
to	O
extend	O
a	O
moratorium	O
on	O
federal	O
funding	O
of	O
research	O
involving	O
fetal	O
-	O
tissue	O
transplants	O
.	O


The	O
assistant	O
HHS	B-ORG
secretary	O
said	O
the	O
ban	O
``	O
should	O
be	O
continued	O
indefinitely	O
.	O
''	O


While	O
researchers	O
believe	O
such	O
transplants	O
could	O
help	O
treat	O
diseases	O
like	O
Alzheimer	O
's	O
,	O
anti-abortionists	O
oppose	O
the	O
research	O
.	O


Rep.	O
Dingell	B-PERSON
of	O
Michigan	B-GPE
plans	O
to	O
unveil	O
today	B-DATE
a	O
proposal	O
that	O
would	O
break	O
with	O
Bush	B-PERSON
's	O
clean	O
-	O
air	O
bill	O
on	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
emissions	O
that	O
lead	O
to	O
acid	O
rain	O
.	O


The	O
Democrat	B-NORP
's	O
proposal	O
is	O
described	O
by	O
government	O
sources	O
and	O
lobbyists	O
as	O
significantly	O
weaker	O
than	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
cut	O
utility	O
emissions	O
.	O


House	B-ORG
-	O
Senate	O
conferees	O
approved	O
major	O
portions	O
of	O
a	O
package	O
for	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
500	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
economic	O
aid	O
for	O
Poland	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
plan	O
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
$	B-MONEY
240	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
credit	O
and	O
loan	O
guarantees	O
in	O
fiscal	B-DATE
1990	I-DATE
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
stimulating	O
future	O
trade	O
and	O
investment	O
.	O


South	B-GPE
Africa	I-GPE
accused	O
armed	O
Namibian	B-NORP
nationalist	O
guerrillas	O
of	O
crossing	O
from	O
bases	O
in	O
neighboring	O
Angola	B-GPE
,	O
violating	O
U.N.	B-ORG
-	O
supervised	O
peace	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
territory	O
's	O
independence	O
from	O
Pretoria	B-GPE
.	O


South	B-NORP
African	I-NORP
troops	O
were	O
placed	O
on	O
alert	O
.	O


Guerrilla	O
leaders	O
said	O
Pretoria	B-GPE
was	O
attempting	O
to	O
sabotage	O
next	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
's	I-DATE
elections	O
in	O
Namibia	B-GPE
.	O


Gunmen	O
in	O
Lebanon	B-GPE
assassinated	O
a	O
Saudi	B-ORG
Arabian	I-ORG
Embassy	I-ORG
employee	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pro-Iranian	B-NORP
Islamic	B-ORG
Jihad	I-ORG
took	O
responsibility	O
for	O
the	O
slaying	O
to	O
avenge	O
the	O
beheading	O
of	O
16	B-CARDINAL
terrorists	O
by	O
Riyadh	B-GPE
's	O
government	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
.	O


Also	O
in	O
Beirut	B-GPE
,	O
a	O
Moslem	O
group	O
vowed	O
to	O
kill	O
Americans	B-NORP
if	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
implements	O
a	O
policy	O
to	O
seize	O
suspects	O
abroad	O
.	O


Nixon	B-PERSON
concluded	O
five	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
of	O
private	O
talks	O
with	O
Chinese	B-NORP
leaders	O
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
but	O
apparently	O
failed	O
to	O
ease	O
strains	O
in	O
Sino	B-NORP
-	O
U.S.	O
ties	O
caused	O
by	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
crackdown	O
against	O
pro-democracy	O
protesters	O
in	O
June	B-DATE
.	O


Beijing	B-GPE
's	O
rulers	O
complained	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
president	O
about	O
U.S.	B-GPE
``	O
interference	O
''	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
domestic	O
affairs	O
.	O


Mexico	B-GPE
's	O
President	O
Salinas	B-PERSON
said	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
recession	O
had	O
ended	O
and	O
the	O
economy	O
was	O
growing	O
again	O
.	O


In	O
his	O
first	B-ORDINAL
state	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
address	O
,	O
Salinas	B-PERSON
pledged	O
to	O
continue	O
his	O
program	O
of	O
modernization	O
and	O
warned	O
opposition	O
politicians	O
that	O
impeding	O
progress	O
could	O
cost	O
them	O
popular	O
support	O
.	O


Pakistan	B-GPE
's	O
Bhutto	B-PERSON
defeated	O
the	O
first	O
no	O
-	O
confidence	O
motion	O
in	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
42	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
history	O
,	O
surviving	O
the	O
vote	O
that	O
could	O
have	O
brought	O
down	O
her	O
11	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
government	O
.	O


The	O
prime	O
minister	O
's	O
opponents	O
claimed	O
the	O
balloting	O
,	O
12	B-CARDINAL
votes	O
short	O
of	O
a	O
majority	O
in	O
Islamabad	B-GPE
's	O
237	B-CARDINAL
-	O
seat	O
assembly	O
,	O
was	O
rigged	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
shipboard	O
meetings	O
next	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
between	O
Bush	B-PERSON
and	O
Soviet	B-NORP
leader	O
Gorbachev	B-PERSON
will	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
waters	O
off	O
Malta	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
location	O
was	O
disclosed	O
as	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
began	O
planning	O
the	O
issues	O
to	O
be	O
discussed	O
at	O
the	O
Dec.	B-DATE
2	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
3	I-DATE
tete	O
-	O
a	O
-	O
tete	O
.	O


Bush	B-PERSON
unveiled	O
a	O
package	O
of	O
trade	O
initiatives	O
to	O
help	O
establish	O
``	O
economic	O
alternatives	O
to	O
drug	O
trafficking	O
''	O
in	O
the	O
Andean	B-NORP
nations	O
of	O
South	B-LOC
America	I-LOC
.	O


The	O
president	O
's	O
plan	O
includes	O
a	O
commitment	O
to	O
help	O
negotiate	O
a	O
new	O
international	O
coffee	O
agreement	O
.	O


Pan	B-ORG
Am	I-ORG
has	O
subpoenaed	O
several	O
government	O
agencies	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
CIA	B-ORG
and	O
FBI	B-ORG
,	O
to	O
determine	O
whether	O
they	O
were	O
warned	O
that	O
a	O
bomb	O
had	O
been	O
planted	O
aboard	O
a	O
jet	O
that	O
exploded	O
over	O
Scotland	B-GPE
last	O
December	B-DATE
,	O
killing	O
270	B-CARDINAL
people	O
.	O


The	O
airline	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
show	O
that	O
Israel	B-GPE
and	O
West	B-GPE
Germany	I-GPE
warned	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
about	O
the	O
impending	O
attack	O
.	O


Died	O
:	O
James	B-PERSON
A.	I-PERSON
Attwood	I-PERSON
,	O
62	B-DATE
,	O
retired	O
chairman	O
and	O
president	O
of	O
Mutual	B-ORG
Life	I-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
of	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
,	O
Tuesday	B-DATE
,	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
City	I-GPE
,	O
of	O
an	O
acute	O
anemic	O
condition	O
.	O


EAST	B-NORP
GERMANS	I-NORP
RALLIED	O
as	O
officials	O
reportedly	O
sought	O
Honecker	B-PERSON
's	O
ouster	O
.	O


In	O
what	O
was	O
considered	O
the	O
largest	O
protest	O
in	O
the	O
Communist	B-NORP
state	O
's	O
40	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
history	O
,	O
at	B-CARDINAL
least	I-CARDINAL
120,000	I-CARDINAL
demonstrators	O
marched	O
through	O
the	O
southern	O
city	O
of	O
Leipzig	B-GPE
to	O
press	O
demands	O
for	O
democratic	O
freedoms	O
,	O
opposition	O
activists	O
said	O
.	O


Police	O
did	O
n't	O
intervene	O
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
of	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
1,300	I-CARDINAL
East	B-NORP
Germans	I-NORP
trying	O
to	O
flee	O
to	O
the	O
West	O
through	O
Poland	B-GPE
renounced	O
their	O
citizenship	O
,	O
a	O
West	B-NORP
German	I-NORP
newspaper	O
reported	O
that	O
regional	O
Communist	B-NORP
officials	O
demanded	O
the	O
dismissal	O
of	O
hard	O
-	O
line	O
leader	O
Honecker	B-PERSON
.	O


Secretary	O
of	O
State	B-ORG
Baker	B-PERSON
,	O
in	O
a	O
foreign	O
policy	O
speech	O
,	O
called	O
for	O
the	O
reunification	O
of	O
Germany	B-GPE
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
``	O
legitimate	O
right	O
''	O
of	O
the	O
German	B-NORP
people	O
.	O


Gorbachev	B-PERSON
blamed	O
the	B-GPE
Soviet	I-GPE
Union	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
press	O
for	O
contributing	O
to	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
mounting	O
problems	O
.	O


At	O
a	O
meeting	O
Friday	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
Kremlin	B-ORG
leader	O
complained	O
about	O
recent	O
articles	O
that	O
raised	O
the	O
possiblity	O
of	O
civil	O
unrest	O
,	O
and	O
accused	O
the	O
media	O
of	O
fueling	O
panic	O
buying	O
of	O
goods	O
by	O
publishing	O
stories	O
about	O
impending	O
shortages	O
.	O


House	B-ORG
-	O
Senate	O
conferees	O
approved	O
a	O
permanent	O
smoking	O
ban	O
on	O
domestic	O
airline	O
routes	O
within	O
the	O
continental	O
U.S.	B-GPE
and	O
on	O
flights	O
of	O
less	O
than	O
six	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
to	O
Alaska	B-GPE
and	O
Hawaii	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
curbs	O
would	O
cover	O
all	O
but	O
a	O
small	O
percentage	O
of	O
flights	O
,	O
and	O
represent	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
ban	O
on	O
flights	O
of	O
less	B-TIME
than	I-TIME
two	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
.	O


E.	B-PERSON
Robert	I-PERSON
Wallach	I-PERSON
was	O
sentenced	O
by	O
a	O
U.S.	B-GPE
judge	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
to	O
six	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
in	O
prison	O
and	O
fined	O
$	O
250,000	B-MONEY
for	O
his	O
racketeering	O
conviction	O
in	O
the	O
Wedtech	B-ORG
scandal	O
.	O


Wallach	B-PERSON
,	O
an	O
associate	O
of	O
ex-Attorney	O
General	O
Meese	B-PERSON
,	O
was	O
found	O
guilty	O
in	O
August	B-DATE
of	O
taking	O
$	O
425,000	B-MONEY
in	O
illegal	O
payoffs	O
from	O
the	O
now	O
-	O
defunct	O
defense	O
contractor	O
.	O


NASA	B-ORG
resumed	O
the	O
countdown	O
for	O
today	B-DATE
's	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
shuttle	O
Atlantis	B-PRODUCT
,	O
and	O
a	O
federal	O
appeals	O
court	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
dismissed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
by	O
anti-nuclear	O
groups	O
to	O
delay	O
the	O
flight	O
because	O
the	O
plutonium	O
-	O
powered	O
Galileo	B-PRODUCT
space	O
probe	O
was	O
aboard	O
.	O


The	O
space	O
agency	O
said	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
expect	O
weather	O
or	O
protesters	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
liftoff	O
.	O


The	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
is	O
preparing	O
to	O
extend	O
a	O
ban	O
on	O
federal	O
financing	O
of	O
research	O
using	O
fetal	O
tissue	O
,	O
government	O
sources	O
said	O
.	O


A	O
temporary	O
prohibition	O
was	O
imposed	O
in	O
March	B-DATE
1988	I-DATE
.	O


While	O
anti-abortion	O
groups	O
are	O
opposed	O
to	O
such	O
research	O
,	O
scientists	O
have	O
said	O
transplanting	O
such	O
tissue	O
could	O
be	O
effective	O
in	O
treating	O
diabetes	O
.	O


Delegates	O
from	O
91	B-CARDINAL
nations	O
endorsed	O
a	O
ban	O
on	O
world	O
ivory	O
trade	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
endangered	O
elephant	O
from	O
extinction	O
.	O


Five	B-CARDINAL
African	B-NORP
nations	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
continue	O
selling	O
the	O
valuable	O
tusks	O
.	O


Mubarak	B-PERSON
held	O
reconciliation	O
talks	O
with	O
Gadhafi	B-PERSON
at	O
the	O
Egyptian	B-NORP
resort	O
of	O
Mersa	B-FAC
Metruh	I-FAC
.	O


It	O
was	O
the	O
Libyan	B-NORP
leader	O
's	O
first	B-ORDINAL
trip	O
to	O
Egypt	B-GPE
in	O
16	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


They	O
announced	O
a	O
reduction	O
in	O
formalities	O
for	O
travel	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
n't	O
show	O
any	O
real	O
signs	O
of	O
resuming	O
full	O
diplomatic	O
ties	O
.	O


The	O
Egyptian	B-NORP
president	O
said	O
he	O
would	O
visit	O
Libya	B-GPE
today	B-DATE
to	O
resume	O
the	O
talks	O
.	O


Seoul	B-GPE
and	O
Pyongyang	B-GPE
reached	O
a	O
tentative	O
agreement	O
to	O
allow	O
visits	O
between	O
families	O
on	O
the	O
divided	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
.	O


Such	O
family	O
reunions	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
since	O
1945	B-DATE
.	O


Differences	O
remained	O
between	O
the	O
North	B-NORP
and	I-NORP
South	I-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
governments	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
over	O
conditions	O
for	O
the	O
exchanges	O
.	O


Freed	O
black	O
nationalists	O
resumed	O
political	O
activity	O
in	O
South	B-GPE
Africa	I-GPE
and	O
vowed	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
apartheid	O
,	O
raising	O
fears	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
white	O
backlash	O
.	O


The	O
nation	O
's	O
main	O
white	O
opposition	O
party	O
warned	O
that	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
release	O
Sunday	B-DATE
of	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
black	O
political	O
prisoners	O
risked	O
bringing	O
chaos	O
and	O
eventual	O
black	O
Marxist	B-NORP
rule	O
to	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
said	O
Bush	B-PERSON
is	O
``	O
fully	O
satisfied	O
''	O
with	O
CIA	B-ORG
Director	O
Webster	B-PERSON
and	O
the	O
intelligence	O
agency	O
's	O
performance	O
during	O
the	O
Oct.	B-DATE
3	I-DATE
failed	O
coup	O
in	O
Panama	B-GPE
.	O


The	B-ORG
Washington	I-ORG
Post	I-ORG
reported	O
that	O
unidentified	O
senior	O
administration	O
officials	O
were	O
frustrated	O
with	O
Webster	B-PERSON
's	O
low	O
-	O
profile	O
activities	O
during	O
the	O
insurrection	O
and	O
wanted	O
him	O
replaced	O
.	O


Poland	B-GPE
's	O
legislature	O
approved	O
limits	O
on	O
automatic	O
wage	O
increases	O
without	O
special	O
provisions	O
for	O
food	O
price	O
rises	O
.	O


The	O
vote	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
test	O
of	O
the	O
Solidarity	B-ORG
-	O
led	O
government	O
's	O
resolve	O
to	O
proceed	O
with	O
a	O
harsh	O
economic	O
-	O
restructuring	O
program	O
.	O


Norway	B-GPE
's	O
King	O
Olav	B-PERSON
V	I-PERSON
installed	O
a	O
three	B-CARDINAL
-	O
party	O
non-Socialist	B-NORP
government	O
as	O
Gro	B-PERSON
Harlem	I-PERSON
Brundtland	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
three	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Labor	B-ORG
regime	O
relinquished	O
power	O
.	O


The	O
19	B-CARDINAL
-	O
member	O
cabinet	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Jan	B-PERSON
Syse	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
acknowledged	O
a	O
``	O
difficult	O
situation	O
''	O
since	O
the	O
coalition	O
controls	O
only	B-CARDINAL
62	I-CARDINAL
seats	O
in	O
Oslo	B-GPE
's	O
165	B-CARDINAL
-	O
member	O
legislature	O
.	O


El	B-GPE
Salvador	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
government	O
opened	O
a	O
new	O
round	O
of	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
leftist	O
rebels	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
end	O
a	O
decade	O
-	O
long	O
civil	O
war	O
.	O


A	O
spokesman	O
said	O
the	O
guerrillas	O
would	O
present	O
a	O
cease	O
-	O
fire	O
proposal	O
during	O
the	O
negotiations	O
in	O
Costa	B-GPE
Rica	I-GPE
that	O
includes	O
constitutional	O
and	O
economic	O
changes	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
said	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
``	O
possibility	O
''	O
that	O
some	O
Nicaraguan	B-NORP
rebels	O
were	O
selling	O
their	O
U.S.	B-GPE
-	O
supplied	O
arms	O
to	O
Salvadoran	B-NORP
guerrillas	O
,	O
but	O
insisted	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
an	O
organized	O
effort	O
.	O


Separately	O
,	O
Secretary	O
of	O
State	B-ORG
Baker	B-PERSON
complained	O
about	O
a	O
U.N.	B-ORG
aide	O
who	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
told	O
the	O
Contras	B-ORG
to	O
disband	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
regional	O
peace	O
accord	O
.	O


Died	O
:	O
Cornel	B-PERSON
Wilde	I-PERSON
,	O
74	B-DATE
,	O
actor	O
and	O
director	O
,	O
in	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
,	O
of	O
leukemia	O
...	O
.	O


Danilo	B-PERSON
Kis	I-PERSON
,	O
54	B-DATE
,	O
Yugoslav	B-NORP
-	O
born	O
novelist	O
and	O
essayist	O
,	O
Sunday	B-DATE
,	O
in	O
Paris	B-GPE
,	O
of	O
cancer	O
.	O


The	O
economy	O
's	O
temperature	O
will	O
be	O
taken	O
from	O
several	O
vantage	O
points	O
this	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
,	O
with	O
readings	O
on	O
trade	O
,	O
output	O
,	O
housing	O
and	O
inflation	O
.	O


The	O
most	O
troublesome	O
report	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
August	B-DATE
merchandise	O
trade	O
deficit	O
due	O
out	O
tomorrow	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
trade	O
gap	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
widen	O
to	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
9	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
from	O
July	B-DATE
's	O
$	B-MONEY
7.6	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
survey	O
by	O
MMS	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
McGraw	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Hill	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
.	O


Thursday	B-DATE
's	O
report	O
on	O
the	O
September	B-DATE
consumer	O
price	O
index	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
rise	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
as	O
sharply	O
as	O
the	O
0.9	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
gain	O
reported	O
Friday	B-DATE
in	O
the	O
producer	O
price	O
index	O
.	O


That	O
gain	O
was	O
being	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
was	O
down	O
early	O
in	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
session	O
,	O
before	O
it	O
got	O
started	O
on	O
its	O
reckless	O
190	B-CARDINAL
-	O
point	O
plunge	O
.	O


Economists	O
are	O
divided	O
as	O
to	O
how	O
much	O
manufacturing	O
strength	O
they	O
expect	O
to	O
see	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
reports	O
on	O
industrial	O
production	O
and	O
capacity	O
utilization	O
,	O
also	O
due	O
tomorrow	B-DATE
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
September	B-DATE
housing	O
starts	O
,	O
due	O
Wednesday	B-DATE
,	O
are	O
thought	O
to	O
have	O
inched	O
upward	O
.	O


``	O
There	O
's	O
a	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
surprise	O
''	O
in	O
the	O
trade	O
report	O
,	O
said	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Englund	I-PERSON
,	O
director	O
of	O
research	O
at	O
MMS	B-ORG
.	O


A	O
widening	O
of	O
the	O
deficit	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
stubbornly	O
strong	O
dollar	O
,	O
would	O
exacerbate	O
trade	O
problems	O
--	O
but	O
the	O
dollar	O
weakened	O
Friday	B-DATE
as	O
stocks	O
plummeted	O
.	O


In	O
any	O
event	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Englund	B-PERSON
and	O
many	O
others	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
easy	O
gains	O
in	O
narrowing	O
the	O
trade	O
gap	O
have	O
already	O
been	O
made	O
.	O


``	O
Trade	O
is	O
definitely	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
politically	O
sensitive	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
six	I-DATE
or	I-DATE
seven	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
as	O
improvement	O
begins	O
to	O
slow	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
said	O
.	O


Exports	O
are	O
thought	O
to	O
have	O
risen	O
strongly	O
in	O
August	B-DATE
,	O
but	O
probably	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
offset	O
the	O
jump	O
in	O
imports	O
,	O
economists	O
said	O
.	O


Views	O
on	O
manufacturing	O
strength	O
are	O
split	O
between	O
economists	O
who	O
read	O
September	B-DATE
's	O
low	O
level	O
of	O
factory	O
job	O
growth	O
as	O
a	O
sign	O
of	O
a	O
slowdown	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
use	O
the	O
somewhat	O
more	O
comforting	O
total	O
employment	O
figures	O
in	O
their	O
calculations	O
.	O


The	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
estimates	O
for	O
the	O
industrial	O
output	O
number	O
underscores	O
the	O
differences	O
:	O
The	O
forecasts	O
run	O
from	O
a	O
drop	O
of	O
0.5	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
an	O
increase	O
of	O
0.4	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
according	O
to	O
MMS	B-ORG
.	O


A	O
rebound	O
in	O
energy	O
prices	O
,	O
which	O
helped	O
push	O
up	O
the	O
producer	O
price	O
index	O
,	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
in	O
the	O
consumer	O
price	O
report	O
.	O


The	O
consensus	O
view	O
expects	O
a	O
0.4	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
increase	O
in	O
the	O
September	B-DATE
CPI	O
after	O
a	O
flat	O
reading	O
in	O
August	B-DATE
.	O


Robert	B-PERSON
H.	I-PERSON
Chandross	I-PERSON
,	O
an	O
economist	O
for	O
Lloyd	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
,	O
is	O
among	O
those	O
expecting	O
a	O
more	O
moderate	O
gain	O
in	O
the	O
CPI	O
than	O
in	O
prices	O
at	O
the	O
producer	O
level	O
.	O


``	O
Auto	O
prices	O
had	O
a	O
big	O
effect	O
in	O
the	O
PPI	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
CPI	O
level	O
they	O
wo	O
n't	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
said	O
.	O


Food	O
prices	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
unchanged	O
,	O
but	O
energy	O
costs	O
jumped	O
as	B-PERCENT
much	I-PERCENT
as	I-PERCENT
4	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
said	O
Gary	B-PERSON
Ciminero	I-PERSON
,	O
economist	O
at	O
Fleet	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
Norstar	I-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
.	O


He	O
also	O
says	O
he	O
thinks	O
``	O
core	O
inflation	O
,	O
''	O
which	O
excludes	O
the	O
volatile	O
food	O
and	O
energy	O
prices	O
,	O
was	O
strong	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
.	O


He	O
expects	O
a	O
gain	O
of	O
as	B-PERCENT
much	I-PERCENT
as	I-PERCENT
0.5	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O
core	O
inflation	O
after	O
a	O
summer	B-DATE
of	O
far	O
smaller	O
increases	O
.	O


Housing	O
starts	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
quicken	O
a	O
bit	O
from	O
August	B-DATE
's	O
annual	B-DATE
pace	O
of	O
1,350,000	B-CARDINAL
units	O
.	O


Economists	O
say	O
an	O
August	B-DATE
rebound	O
in	O
permits	O
for	O
multifamily	O
units	O
signaled	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
starts	O
,	O
though	O
activity	O
remains	O
fairly	O
modest	O
by	O
historical	O
standards	O
.	O


Two	B-CARDINAL
-	O
Way	O
Street	O


If	O
the	O
sixty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
plant	O
-	O
closing	O
law	O
's	O
fair	O
,	O
Why	O
should	O
we	O
not	O
then	O
amend	O
the	O
writ	O
To	O
require	O
that	O
all	O
employees	O
give	O
Similar	O
notice	O
before	O
they	O
quit	O
?	O


--	B-PERSON
Rollin	I-PERSON
S.	I-PERSON
Trexler	I-PERSON
.	I-PERSON


Candid	O
Comment	O


When	O
research	O
projects	O
are	O
curtailed	O
due	O
to	O
government	O
funding	O
cuts	O
,	O
are	O
we	O
``	O
caught	O
with	O
our	O
grants	O
down	O
''	O
?	O


--	B-PERSON
C.E.	I-PERSON
Friedman	I-PERSON
.	I-PERSON


Assuming	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
does	O
n't	O
crash	O
again	O
and	O
completely	O
discredit	O
yuppies	O
and	O
trading	O
rooms	O
,	O
American	B-NORP
television	O
audiences	O
in	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
may	O
be	O
seeing	O
Britain	B-GPE
's	O
concept	O
of	O
both	O
.	O


``	B-WORK_OF_ART
Capital	I-WORK_OF_ART
City	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	I-WORK_OF_ART
is	O
a	O
weekly	B-DATE
series	O
that	O
premiered	O
here	O
three	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
amid	O
unprecedented	O
hype	O
by	O
its	O
producer	O
,	O
Thames	B-ORG
Television	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
early	O
episodes	O
make	O
you	O
long	O
for	O
a	O
rerun	O
of	O
the	B-EVENT
crash	I-EVENT
of	I-EVENT
1987	I-EVENT
.	O


Let	O
's	O
make	O
that	O
1929	B-DATE
,	O
just	O
to	O
be	O
sure	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
publicity	O
prospectus	O
,	O
``	O
Capital	B-WORK_OF_ART
City	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
''	O
set	O
at	O
Shane	B-ORG
Longman	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
mid-sized	O
securities	O
firm	O
with	O
#	B-MONEY
500	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
capital	O
,	O
``	O
follows	O
the	O
fortunes	O
of	O
a	O
close	O
-	O
knit	O
team	O
of	O
young	O
,	O
high	O
-	O
flying	O
dealers	O
,	O
hired	O
for	O
their	O
particular	O
blend	O
of	O
style	O
,	O
genius	O
and	O
energy	O
.	O


But	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
money	O
and	O
glamour	O
of	O
high	O
finance	O
come	O
the	O
relentless	O
pressures	O
to	O
do	O
well	O
;	O
pressure	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
another	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
before	O
lunch	O
;	O
pressure	O
to	O
anticipate	O
the	O
market	O
by	O
a	B-TIME
fraction	I-TIME
of	I-TIME
a	I-TIME
second	I-TIME
...	O
''	O


You	O
need	O
n't	O
be	O
a	O
high	O
-	O
powered	O
securities	O
lawyer	O
to	O
realize	O
the	O
prospectus	O
is	O
guilty	O
of	O
less	O
than	O
full	O
disclosure	O
.	O


The	O
slickly	O
produced	O
series	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
by	O
London	B-GPE
's	O
financial	O
cognoscenti	O
as	O
inaccurate	O
in	O
detail	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
major	O
weakness	O
is	O
its	O
unrealistic	O
depiction	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
'	O
professional	O
and	O
private	O
lives	O
.	O


Turned	O
loose	O
in	O
Shane	B-ORG
Longman	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
trading	O
room	O
,	O
the	O
yuppie	O
dealers	O
do	O
little	O
right	O
.	O


Judging	O
by	O
the	O
money	O
lost	O
and	O
mistakes	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
episodes	O
,	O
Shane	B-ORG
Longman	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
capital	O
should	O
be	O
just	O
about	O
exhausted	O
by	O
the	B-DATE
final	I-DATE
13th	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


In	O
the	O
opening	O
episode	O
we	O
learn	O
that	O
Michelle	B-PERSON
,	O
a	O
junior	O
bond	O
trader	O
,	O
has	O
indeed	O
pulled	O
off	O
another	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
before	O
lunch	O
.	O


Trouble	O
is	O
,	O
she	O
has	O
lost	O
it	O
just	O
as	O
quickly	O
.	O


Rather	O
than	O
keep	O
the	O
loss	O
a	O
secret	O
from	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
,	O
Michelle	B-PERSON
blabs	O
about	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
sandwich	O
man	O
while	O
ordering	O
lunch	O
over	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O


Little	O
chance	O
that	O
Shane	B-ORG
Longman	I-ORG
is	O
going	O
to	O
recoup	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


Traders	O
spend	O
the	O
morning	B-TIME
frantically	O
selling	O
bonds	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
belief	O
that	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
monthly	B-DATE
trade	O
figures	O
will	O
look	O
lousy	O
.	O


Ah	O
,	O
perfidious	O
Columbia	B-GPE
!	O


The	O
trade	O
figures	O
turn	O
out	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
those	O
recently	O
unloaded	O
bonds	O
spurt	O
in	O
price	O
.	O


So	O
much	O
for	O
anticipating	O
the	O
market	O
by	O
a	B-TIME
fraction	I-TIME
of	I-TIME
a	I-TIME
second	I-TIME
.	O


And	O
a	O
large	O
slice	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
episode	O
is	O
devoted	O
to	O
efforts	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
some	O
nearly	O
worthless	O
Japanese	B-NORP
bonds	O
-LRB-	O
since	O
when	O
is	O
anything	O
Japanese	B-NORP
nearly	O
worthless	O
nowadays	O
?	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


Surprisingly	O
,	O
Shane	B-ORG
Longman	I-ORG
survives	O
the	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
,	O
only	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
senior	O
executive	O
innocently	O
bumble	O
his	O
way	O
into	O
becoming	O
the	O
target	O
of	O
a	O
criminal	O
insider	O
trading	O
investigation	O
.	O


Instead	O
of	O
closing	O
ranks	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
firm	O
's	O
reputation	O
,	O
the	O
executive	O
's	O
internal	O
rivals	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
loutish	O
American	B-NORP
,	O
demand	O
his	O
resignation	O
.	O


The	O
plot	O
is	O
thwarted	O
when	O
the	O
firm	O
's	O
major	O
stockholder	O
,	O
kelp	O
farming	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
globe	O
,	O
hurries	O
home	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
executive	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
investigation	O
continues	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
can	O
swallow	O
the	O
premise	O
that	O
the	O
rewards	O
for	O
such	O
ineptitude	O
are	O
six	B-CARDINAL
-	O
figure	O
salaries	O
,	O
you	O
still	O
are	O
left	O
puzzled	O
,	O
because	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
yuppies	O
consume	O
very	O
conspicuously	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
few	O
consume	O
much	O
of	O
anything	O
.	O


Two	B-CARDINAL
share	O
a	O
house	O
almost	O
devoid	O
of	O
furniture	O
.	O


Michelle	B-PERSON
lives	O
in	O
a	O
hotel	O
room	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
she	O
drives	O
a	O
canary	O
-	O
colored	O
Porsche	B-ORG
,	O
she	O
has	O
n't	O
time	O
to	O
clean	O
or	O
repair	O
it	O
;	O
the	O
beat	O
-	O
up	O
vehicle	O
can	O
be	O
started	O
only	O
with	O
a	O
huge	O
pair	O
of	O
pliers	O
because	O
the	O
ignition	O
key	O
has	O
broken	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
lock	O
.	O


And	O
it	O
takes	O
Declan	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
obligatory	O
ladies	O
'	O
man	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
,	O
until	O
the	O
third	B-ORDINAL
episode	O
to	O
get	O
past	O
first	B-ORDINAL
base	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
his	O
prey	O
.	O


Perhaps	O
the	O
explanation	O
for	O
these	O
anomalies	O
is	O
that	O
class	O
-	O
conscious	O
Britain	B-GPE
is	O
n't	O
ready	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
terms	O
with	O
the	O
wealth	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Thatcherian	O
free	O
-	O
enterprise	O
regime	O
.	O


After	O
all	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
n't	O
old	O
money	O
,	O
but	O
new	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
many	O
cases	O
,	O
young	O
money	O
.	O


This	O
attitude	O
is	O
clearly	O
illustrated	O
in	O
the	O
treatment	O
of	O
Max	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
trading	O
room	O
's	O
most	O
flamboyant	O
character	O
.	O


Yuppily	O
enough	O
,	O
he	O
lives	O
in	O
a	O
lavishly	O
furnished	O
converted	O
church	O
,	O
wears	O
designer	O
clothes	O
and	O
drives	O
an	O
antique	O
car	O
.	O


But	O
apparently	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
palatable	O
,	O
even	O
lovable	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
masses	O
,	O
the	O
script	O
inflates	O
pony	O
-	O
tailed	O
Max	B-PERSON
into	O
an	O
eccentric	O
genius	O
,	O
master	O
of	O
11	B-CARDINAL
Chinese	B-NORP
dialects	O
.	O


He	O
takes	O
his	O
wash	O
to	O
the	O
laundromat	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
meets	O
a	O
punky	O
French	B-NORP
girl	O
who	O
dupes	O
him	O
into	O
providing	O
a	O
home	O
for	O
her	O
pet	O
piranha	O
and	O
then	O
promptly	O
steals	O
his	O
car	O
and	O
dumps	O
it	O
in	O
Dieppe	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
producing	O
and	O
promoting	O
``	O
Capital	B-WORK_OF_ART
City	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
''	O
Thames	B-ORG
has	O
spent	O
about	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
Shane	B-ORG
Longman	I-ORG
loses	O
on	O
a	B-DATE
good	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
production	O
costs	O
are	O
a	O
not	O
inconsiderable	O
#	B-MONEY
8	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
$	B-MONEY
12.4	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
much	O
higher	O
had	O
not	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
trading	O
floor	O
set	O
been	O
absorbed	O
in	O
the	O
budget	O
of	O
``	O
Dealers	B-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
''	O
an	O
earlier	O
made	O
-	O
for	O
-	O
TV	O
movie	O
.	O


Another	B-MONEY
half	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
quid	I-MONEY
went	O
for	O
a	O
volley	O
of	O
full	O
-	O
page	O
advertisements	O
in	O
six	B-CARDINAL
major	O
British	B-NORP
newspapers	O
and	O
for	O
huge	O
posters	O
in	O
the	O
London	B-GPE
subway	O
.	O


These	O
expenses	O
create	O
a	O
special	O
incentive	O
for	O
``	B-WORK_OF_ART
Capital	I-WORK_OF_ART
City	I-WORK_OF_ART
's	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	I-WORK_OF_ART
producers	O
to	O
flog	O
it	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Yank	B-NORP
-	O
oriented	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
in	O
America	B-GPE
.	O


Thames	B-ORG
's	O
U.S.	B-GPE
marketing	O
agent	O
,	O
Donald	B-PERSON
Taffner	I-PERSON
,	O
is	O
preparing	O
to	O
do	O
just	O
that	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
discreetly	O
hopeful	O
,	O
citing	O
three	B-CARDINAL
U.S.	B-GPE
comedy	O
series	O
--	O
``	O
Three	B-WORK_OF_ART
's	I-WORK_OF_ART
Company	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
''	O
``	O
Too	B-WORK_OF_ART
Close	I-WORK_OF_ART
for	I-WORK_OF_ART
Comfort	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
and	O
``	O
Check	B-WORK_OF_ART
It	I-WORK_OF_ART
Out	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
--	O
that	O
had	O
British	B-NORP
antecedents	O
.	O


Perhaps	O
without	O
realizing	O
it	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Taffner	B-PERSON
simultaneously	O
has	O
put	O
his	O
finger	O
on	O
the	O
problem	O
and	O
an	O
ideal	O
solution	O
:	O
``	B-WORK_OF_ART
Capital	I-WORK_OF_ART
City	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	I-WORK_OF_ART
should	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
comedy	O
,	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
screwball	O
British	B-NORP
``	O
Carry	B-WORK_OF_ART
On	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
movies	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
1960s	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
seeds	O
already	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
script	O
.	O


The	O
first	B-ORDINAL
episode	O
concluded	O
with	O
a	O
marvelously	O
cute	O
scene	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
trading	O
-	O
room	O
crew	O
minded	O
a	O
baby	O
,	O
the	O
casualty	O
of	O
a	O
broken	O
marriage	O
at	O
the	O
firm	O
.	O


And	O
many	O
in	O
the	O
young	O
cast	O
bear	O
striking	O
resemblances	O
to	O
American	B-NORP
TV	O
and	O
movie	O
personalities	O
known	O
for	O
light	O
roles	O
.	O


Joanna	B-PERSON
Kanska	I-PERSON
looks	O
like	O
a	O
young	O
Zsa	B-PERSON
Zsa	I-PERSON
Gabor	I-PERSON
;	O
William	B-PERSON
Armstrong	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
plays	O
Max	B-PERSON
,	O
could	O
pass	O
for	O
Hans	B-PERSON
Conreid	I-PERSON
,	O
and	O
Douglas	B-PERSON
Hodge	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
Declan	B-PERSON
-RRB-	O
for	O
James	B-PERSON
Farentino	I-PERSON
;	O
Rolf	B-PERSON
Saxon	I-PERSON
is	O
a	O
passable	O
Tommy	B-PERSON
Noonan	I-PERSON
and	O
Dorian	B-PERSON
Healy	I-PERSON
could	O
easily	O
double	O
for	O
Huntz	B-PERSON
Hall	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
blank	O
-	O
faced	O
foil	O
of	O
the	O
Bowery	B-WORK_OF_ART
Boys	I-WORK_OF_ART
comedies	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
OK	O
kids	O
,	O
everybody	O
on	O
stage	O
for	O
``	O
Carry	B-WORK_OF_ART
On	I-WORK_OF_ART
Trading	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
:	O
The	O
cast	O
is	O
frantically	O
searching	O
the	O
office	O
for	O
misplaced	O
Japanese	B-NORP
bonds	O
that	O
suddenly	O
have	O
soared	O
in	O
value	O
because	O
Dai	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Ichi	I-ORG
Kangyo	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
has	O
just	O
bought	O
the	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
pressure	O
is	O
too	O
much	O
for	O
Zsa	B-PERSON
Zsa	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
slaps	O
a	O
security	O
guard	O
.	O


He	O
backflips	O
into	O
a	O
desktop	O
computer	O
terminal	O
,	O
which	O
explodes	O
,	O
covering	O
Huntz	B-PERSON
Hall	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
face	O
with	O
microchips	O
.	O


And	O
all	O
the	O
while	O
,	O
the	O
bonds	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
baby	O
's	O
diaper	O
.	O


It	O
should	O
run	O
forever	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Rustin	B-PERSON
is	O
senior	O
correspondent	O
in	O
the	O
Journal	B-ORG
's	O
London	B-GPE
bureau	O
.	O


Axa	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Midi	I-ORG
Assurances	I-ORG
of	O
France	B-GPE
gave	O
details	O
of	O
its	O
financing	O
plans	O
for	O
its	O
proposed	O
$	B-MONEY
4.5	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
acquisition	O
of	O
Farmers	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
in	O
amended	O
filings	O
with	O
insurance	O
regulators	O
in	O
the	O
nine	B-CARDINAL
U.S.	B-GPE
states	O
where	O
Farmers	B-ORG
operates	O
.	O


The	O
proposed	O
acquisition	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Sir	O
James	B-PERSON
Goldsmith	I-PERSON
's	O
unfriendly	O
takeover	O
attempt	O
for	O
B.A.T	B-ORG
Industries	I-ORG
PLC	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
British	B-NORP
tobacco	O
,	O
retailing	O
,	O
paper	O
and	O
financial	O
services	O
concern	O
that	O
is	O
parent	O
of	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
-	O
based	O
Farmers	B-ORG
.	O


In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
appease	O
U.S.	B-GPE
regulators	O
'	O
concern	O
over	O
a	O
Goldsmith	B-PERSON
acquisition	O
of	O
Farmers	B-ORG
,	O
Sir	O
James	B-PERSON
in	O
August	B-DATE
agreed	O
to	O
sell	O
Farmers	B-ORG
to	O
Axa	B-ORG
if	O
he	O
is	O
successful	O
in	O
acquiring	O
B.A.T	B-ORG
.	O


As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
agreement	O
,	O
Axa	B-ORG
agreed	O
to	O
invest	O
$	B-MONEY
1	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
in	O
Hoylake	B-ORG
Investments	I-ORG
Ltd.	I-ORG
,	O
Sir	O
James	B-PERSON
's	O
acquisition	O
vehicle	O
.	O


Of	O
the	O
total	O
$	B-MONEY
5.5	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
to	O
be	O
paid	O
to	O
Hoylake	B-ORG
by	O
Axa	B-ORG
,	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
1	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
will	O
come	O
from	O
available	O
resources	O
of	O
Axa	B-ORG
's	O
parent	O
,	O
Axa	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Midi	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
,	O
$	B-MONEY
2.25	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
will	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
notes	O
issued	O
by	O
Axa	B-ORG
,	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
$	B-MONEY
2.25	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
will	O
be	O
in	O
long	O
-	O
term	O
bank	O
loans	O
.	O


In	O
an	O
interview	O
Thursday	B-DATE
,	O
Claude	B-PERSON
Bebear	I-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
and	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
of	O
Axa	B-ORG
,	O
said	O
his	O
group	O
has	O
already	O
obtained	O
assurances	O
from	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
banks	O
led	O
by	O
Cie	B-ORG
.	I-ORG
Financiere	I-ORG
de	I-ORG
Paribas	I-ORG
that	O
they	O
can	O
provide	O
the	O
loan	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
financing	O
.	O


The	O
other	O
banking	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
group	O
are	O
Credit	B-ORG
Lyonnais	I-ORG
,	O
Societe	B-ORG
Generale	I-ORG
,	O
BankAmerica	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
and	O
Citicorp	B-ORG
,	O
he	O
said	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Bebear	B-PERSON
said	O
Axa	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Midi	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
has	O
``	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
2.5	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
non-strategic	O
assets	O
that	O
we	O
can	O
and	O
will	O
sell	O
''	O
to	O
help	O
pay	O
off	O
debt	O
from	O
the	O
acquisition	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
the	O
assets	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
would	O
be	O
``	O
non-insurance	O
''	O
assets	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
beer	O
company	O
and	O
a	O
real	O
estate	O
firm	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
n't	O
include	O
any	O
pieces	O
of	O
Farmers	B-ORG
.	O


``	O
We	O
wo	O
n't	O
put	O
any	O
burden	O
on	O
Farmers	B-ORG
,	O
''	O
he	O
said	O
.	O


The	O
amended	O
filings	O
also	O
point	O
out	O
that	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
agreement	O
,	O
Hoylake	B-ORG
has	O
an	O
absolute	O
obligation	O
to	O
sell	O
Farmers	B-ORG
to	O
Axa	B-ORG
upon	O
an	O
acquisition	O
of	O
B.A.T	B-ORG
.	O


``	O
We	O
hope	O
that	O
with	O
what	O
we	O
did	O
,	O
the	O
regulators	O
will	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
evaluate	O
Hoylake	B-ORG
,	O
and	O
they	O
can	O
directly	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
agreement	O
with	O
us	O
,	O
because	O
Hoylake	B-ORG
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
an	O
owner	O
of	O
Farmers	B-ORG
at	O
anytime	O
,	O
''	O
Mr.	O
Bebear	B-PERSON
said	O
.	O


Any	O
change	O
of	O
control	O
in	O
Farmers	B-ORG
needs	O
approval	O
of	O
the	O
insurance	O
commissioners	O
in	O
the	O
nine	B-CARDINAL
states	O
where	O
Farmers	B-ORG
and	O
its	O
related	O
companies	O
are	O
incorporated	O
.	O


The	O
amended	O
filings	O
were	O
required	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
agreement	O
between	O
Axa	B-ORG
and	O
Hoylake	B-ORG
,	O
and	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
extension	O
that	O
Sir	O
James	B-PERSON
received	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
under	O
British	B-NORP
takeover	O
rules	O
to	O
complete	O
his	O
proposed	O
acquisition	O
.	O


Hoylake	B-ORG
dropped	O
its	O
initial	O
#	B-MONEY
13.35	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
$	B-MONEY
20.71	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
takeover	O
bid	O
after	O
it	O
received	O
the	O
extension	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
would	O
launch	O
a	O
new	O
bid	O
if	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
propsed	O
sale	O
of	O
Farmers	B-ORG
to	O
Axa	B-ORG
receives	O
regulatory	O
approval	O
.	O


A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
B.A.T	B-ORG
said	O
of	O
the	O
amended	O
filings	O
that	O
,	O
``	O
It	O
would	O
appear	O
that	O
nothing	O
substantive	O
has	O
changed	O
.	O


The	O
new	O
financing	O
structure	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
very	O
-	O
highly	O
leveraged	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
Axa	B-ORG
still	O
plans	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
75	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
Farmers	B-ORG
'	O
earnings	O
as	O
dividends	O
to	O
service	O
their	O
debt	O
.	O
''	O


That	O
dividend	O
is	O
almost	O
double	O
the	O
35	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
currently	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
Farmers	B-ORG
by	O
B.A.T	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
spokesman	O
added	O
.	O


``	O
It	O
would	O
have	O
severe	O
implications	O
for	O
Farmers	B-ORG
'	O
policy	O
holders	O
.	O
''	O


To	O
fend	O
off	O
Sir	O
James	B-PERSON
's	O
advances	O
,	O
B.A.T	B-ORG
has	O
proposed	O
a	O
sweeping	O
restructuring	O
that	O
would	O
pare	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
tobacco	O
and	O
financial	O
services	O
concern	O
.	O


Dismal	O
sales	O
at	O
General	B-ORG
Motors	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
dragged	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
car	O
and	O
truck	O
market	O
down	O
below	O
year	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
levels	O
in	O
early	B-DATE
October	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
sales	O
period	O
of	O
the	O
1990	B-DATE
model	O
year	O
.	O


The	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
major	O
domestic	O
auto	O
makers	O
sold	O
160,510	B-CARDINAL
North	B-NORP
American	I-NORP
-	O
made	O
cars	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
10	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
October	I-DATE
,	O
a	O
12.6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
drop	O
from	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
.	O


Domestically	O
built	O
truck	O
sales	O
were	O
down	O
10.4	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
86,555	B-CARDINAL
pickups	O
,	O
vans	O
and	O
sport	O
utility	O
vehicles	O
.	O


The	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
incentives	O
to	O
clear	O
out	O
1989	B-DATE
models	O
appears	O
to	O
have	O
taken	O
the	O
steam	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
initially	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
1990	B-DATE
model	O
sales	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
officially	O
Oct.	B-DATE
1	I-DATE
.	O


This	O
appears	O
particularly	O
true	O
at	O
GM	B-ORG
,	O
which	O
had	O
strong	O
sales	O
in	O
August	B-DATE
and	O
September	B-DATE
but	O
saw	O
its	O
early	B-DATE
October	I-DATE
car	O
and	O
truck	O
results	O
fall	O
26.3	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
's	I-DATE
unusually	O
high	O
level	O
.	O


Overall	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
domestic	O
-	O
made	O
vehicles	O
fell	O
11.9	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


Without	O
GM	B-ORG
,	O
overall	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
U.S.	B-GPE
automakers	O
were	O
roughly	O
flat	O
with	O
1989	B-DATE
results	O
.	O


Some	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
auto	O
makers	O
have	O
already	O
adopted	O
incentives	O
on	O
many	O
1990	B-DATE
models	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
may	O
have	O
to	O
broaden	O
their	O
programs	O
to	O
keep	O
sales	O
up	O
.	O


``	O
We	O
've	O
created	O
a	O
condition	O
where	O
,	O
without	O
incentives	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
tough	O
market	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
Tom	B-PERSON
Kelly	I-PERSON
,	O
sales	O
manager	O
for	O
Bill	B-ORG
Wink	I-ORG
Chevrolet	I-ORG
in	O
Dearborn	B-GPE
,	O
Mich	B-GPE
.	O


Car	O
sales	O
fell	O
to	O
a	O
seasonally	B-DATE
adjusted	O
annual	B-DATE
selling	O
rate	O
of	O
5.8	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
vehicles	O
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
since	O
October	B-DATE
1987	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
poor	O
performance	O
contrasts	O
with	O
a	O
robust	O
selling	O
rate	O
of	O
almost	B-CARDINAL
eight	I-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
.	O


Furthermore	O
,	O
dealers	O
contacted	O
late	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
said	O
they	O
could	O
n't	O
see	O
any	O
immediate	O
impact	O
on	O
sales	O
of	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
steep	O
market	O
decline	O
.	O


GM	B-ORG
's	O
domestic	O
car	O
sales	O
dropped	O
24.3	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
and	O
its	O
domestic	O
trucks	O
were	O
down	O
an	O
even	O
steeper	O
28.7	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


All	O
of	O
the	O
GM	B-ORG
divisions	O
except	O
Cadillac	B-ORG
showed	O
big	O
declines	O
.	O


Cadillac	B-ORG
posted	O
a	O
3.2	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
increase	O
despite	O
new	O
competition	O
from	O
Lexus	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
fledging	O
luxury	O
-	O
car	O
division	O
of	O
Toyota	B-ORG
Motor	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O


Lexus	B-ORG
sales	O
were	O
n't	O
available	O
;	O
the	O
cars	O
are	O
imported	O
and	O
Toyota	B-ORG
reports	O
their	O
sales	O
only	O
at	O
month	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
end	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
sales	O
drop	O
for	O
the	O
No.	O
1	B-CARDINAL
car	O
maker	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
caused	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
of	O
dealer	O
incentives	O
that	O
GM	B-ORG
offered	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
consumer	O
rebates	O
and	O
low	O
-	O
interest	O
financing	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O


Last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
GM	B-ORG
had	O
a	O
different	O
program	O
in	O
place	O
that	O
continued	O
rewarding	O
dealers	O
until	O
all	O
the	O
1989	B-DATE
models	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O


Aside	O
from	O
GM	B-ORG
,	O
other	O
car	O
makers	O
posted	O
generally	O
mixed	O
results	O
.	O


Ford	B-ORG
Motor	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
had	O
a	O
1.8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
drop	O
in	O
domestic	O
car	O
sales	O
but	O
a	O
2.4	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
increase	O
in	O
domestic	O
truck	O
sales	O
.	O


Chrysler	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
had	O
a	O
7.5	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
drop	O
in	O
car	O
sales	O
,	O
echoing	O
its	O
generally	O
slow	O
performance	O
all	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


However	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
trucks	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
popular	O
minivans	O
,	O
rose	O
4.3	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


Honda	B-ORG
Motor	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
sales	O
of	O
domestically	O
built	O
vehicles	O
plunged	O
21.7	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
.	O


Honda	B-ORG
's	O
plant	O
in	O
Marysville	B-GPE
,	O
Ohio	B-GPE
,	O
was	O
gearing	O
up	O
to	O
build	O
1990	B-DATE
model	O
Accords	B-ORG
,	O
a	O
Honda	B-ORG
spokesman	O
said	O
.	O


``	O
We	O
're	O
really	O
confident	O
everything	O
will	O
bounce	O
back	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
added	O
.	O


Separately	O
,	O
Chrysler	B-ORG
said	O
firm	O
prices	O
on	O
its	O
1990	B-DATE
-	O
model	O
domestic	O
cars	O
and	O
minivans	O
will	O
rise	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
5	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
comparably	O
equipped	O
1989	B-DATE
models	O
.	O


Firm	O
prices	O
were	O
generally	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
tentative	O
prices	O
announced	O
earlier	B-DATE
this	I-DATE
fall	I-DATE
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Chrysler	B-ORG
said	O
base	O
prices	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
n't	O
adjusted	O
for	O
equipment	O
changes	O
,	O
would	O
rise	O
between	B-PERCENT
4	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
and	I-PERCENT
9	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
on	O
most	O
vehicle	O
.	O


a	O
-	O
Totals	O
include	O
only	O
vehicle	O
sales	O
reported	O
in	O
period	O
.	O


c	O
-	O
Domestic	O
car	O


d	O
-	O
Percentage	O
change	O
is	O
greater	O
than	O
999	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


x	O
-	O
There	O
were	O
8	B-CARDINAL
selling	O
days	O
in	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
period	O
and	O
8	B-CARDINAL
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
.	O


Percentage	O
differences	O
based	O
on	O
daily	B-DATE
sales	O
rate	O
rather	O
than	O
sales	O
volume	O
.	O


Antonio	B-PERSON
L.	I-PERSON
Savoca	I-PERSON
,	O
66	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
,	O
was	O
named	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
of	O
the	O
Atlantic	B-ORG
Research	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
subsidiary	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Savoca	B-PERSON
had	O
been	O
a	O
consultant	O
to	O
the	O
subsidiary	O
's	O
rocket	O
-	O
propulsion	O
operations	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Savoca	B-PERSON
succeeds	O
William	B-PERSON
H.	I-PERSON
Borten	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
resigned	O
to	O
pursue	O
personal	O
interests	O
.	O


Sequa	B-ORG
makes	O
and	O
repairs	O
jet	O
engines	O
.	O


It	O
also	O
has	O
interests	O
in	O
military	O
electronics	O
and	O
electro	O
-	O
optics	O
,	O
marine	O
transportation	O
and	O
machinery	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
food	O
and	O
beverage	O
cans	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
n't	O
so	O
long	O
ago	O
that	O
a	O
radio	O
network	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
Congress	B-ORG
--	O
and	O
originally	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Intelligence	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
--	O
was	O
accused	O
by	O
officials	O
here	O
of	O
employing	O
propagandists	O
,	O
imperialists	O
and	O
spies	O
.	O


Now	O
,	O
the	O
network	O
has	O
opened	O
a	O
news	O
bureau	O
in	O
the	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
capital	O
.	O


Employees	O
held	O
an	O
open	O
house	O
to	O
celebrate	O
and	O
even	O
hung	O
out	O
a	O
sign	O
:	O
``	O
Szabad	B-ORG
Europa	I-ORG
Radio	I-ORG
''	O
--	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
.	O


``	O
I	O
think	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
victory	O
for	O
the	O
radio	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Barnabas	B-PERSON
de	I-PERSON
Bueky	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
55	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
former	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
refugee	O
who	O
works	O
in	O
the	O
Munich	B-GPE
,	O
West	B-GPE
Germany	I-GPE
,	O
headquarters	O
as	O
deputy	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
service	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
the	O
network	O
hopes	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
offices	O
in	O
Warsaw	B-GPE
and	O
anywhere	O
else	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
East	I-LOC
Bloc	I-LOC
that	O
will	O
have	O
it	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
rapid	O
changes	O
brought	O
on	O
by	O
glasnost	O
and	O
open	O
borders	O
are	O
altering	O
the	O
network	O
's	O
life	O
in	O
more	O
ways	O
than	O
one	B-CARDINAL
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
is	O
in	O
danger	O
of	O
suffering	O
from	O
its	O
success	O
.	O


While	O
the	O
network	O
currently	O
can	O
operate	O
freely	O
in	O
Budapest	B-GPE
,	O
so	O
can	O
others	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
competition	O
for	O
listeners	O
is	O
getting	O
tougher	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
than	O
when	O
broadcasting	O
here	O
was	O
strictly	O
controlled	O
.	O


Instead	O
of	O
being	O
denounced	O
as	O
an	O
evil	O
agent	O
of	O
imperialism	O
,	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
is	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
criticism	O
that	O
its	O
programs	O
are	O
too	O
tame	O
,	O
even	O
boring	O
.	O


``	O
They	O
have	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
do	O
these	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
radio	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Andrew	B-PERSON
Deak	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
computer	O
-	O
science	O
student	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
Technical	I-ORG
University	I-ORG
in	O
Budapest	B-GPE
.	O


``	O
The	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
-LCB-	O
radio	O
-RCB-	O
reporters	O
seem	O
better	O
informed	O
and	O
more	O
critical	O
about	O
about	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
here	O
.	O
''	O


Indeed	O
,	O
Hungary	B-GPE
is	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
media	O
explosion	O
.	O


Boys	O
on	O
busy	O
street	O
corners	O
peddle	O
newspapers	O
of	O
every	O
political	O
stripe	O
.	O


Newsstands	O
are	O
packed	O
with	O
a	O
colorful	O
array	O
of	O
magazines	O
.	O


Radio	O
and	O
television	O
are	O
getting	O
livelier	O
and	O
bolder	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
British	I-ORG
Broadcasting	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
State	B-ORG
Department	I-ORG
's	O
Voice	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
America	I-ORG
broadcast	O
over	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
airwaves	O
,	O
though	O
only	B-TIME
a	I-TIME
few	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
a	I-TIME
day	I-TIME
each	I-TIME
in	O
Hungarian	B-LANGUAGE
.	O


Australian	B-NORP
press	O
magnate	O
Rupert	B-PERSON
Murdoch	I-PERSON
has	O
bought	O
50	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
stakes	O
in	O
two	B-CARDINAL
popular	O
and	O
gossipy	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
newspapers	O
,	O
while	O
Britain	B-GPE
's	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Maxwell	I-PERSON
has	O
let	O
it	O
be	O
known	O
here	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
thinking	O
about	O
similar	O
moves	O
.	O


But	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
does	O
n't	O
plan	O
to	O
fade	O
away	O
.	O


With	O
its	O
mission	O
for	O
free	O
speech	O
and	O
the	O
capitalist	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
network	O
's	O
staff	O
says	O
it	O
still	O
has	O
plenty	O
to	O
do	O
--	O
in	O
Hungary	B-GPE
and	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
``	I-LOC
Great	I-LOC
Eastern	I-LOC
Beyond	I-LOC
.	O
''	O


Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
and	O
its	O
sister	O
station	O
for	O
the	B-GPE
Soviet	I-GPE
Union	I-GPE
,	O
Radio	B-ORG
Liberty	I-ORG
,	O
say	O
they	O
wo	O
n't	O
cut	O
back	O
their	O
more	B-TIME
than	I-TIME
19	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
of	O
daily	B-DATE
broadcasts	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
still	O
an	O
important	O
source	O
of	O
news	O
for	O
60	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
listeners	O
in	O
23	B-CARDINAL
exotic	O
tongues	O
:	O
from	O
Bulgarian	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
Belorussian	B-LANGUAGE
to	O
Kazakh	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
Kirghiz	B-LANGUAGE
.	O


The	O
establishment	O
of	O
its	O
first	B-ORDINAL
bureau	O
in	O
Warsaw	B-LAW
Pact	I-LAW
territory	O
shows	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
in	O
Eastern	B-LOC
Europe	I-LOC
.	O


Months	B-DATE
before	O
the	O
decision	O
by	O
the	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
Communist	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
to	O
rename	O
itself	O
Socialist	B-ORG
and	O
try	O
to	O
look	O
more	O
appealing	O
to	O
voters	O
,	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
rulers	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
look	O
more	O
hospitable	O
.	O


It	O
proved	O
a	O
perfect	O
time	O
for	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
to	O
ask	O
for	O
permission	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
office	O
.	O


Not	O
only	O
did	O
the	B-ORG
Hungarian	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Foreign	I-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
approve	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
new	O
location	O
,	O
but	O
the	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Telecommunications	I-ORG
did	O
something	O
even	O
more	O
amazing	O
:	O
``	O
They	O
found	O
us	O
four	B-CARDINAL
phone	O
lines	O
in	O
central	O
Budapest	B-GPE
,	O
''	O
says	O
Geza	B-PERSON
Szocs	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
correspondent	O
who	O
helped	O
organize	O
the	O
Budapest	B-GPE
location	O
.	O


``	O
That	O
is	O
a	O
miracle	O
.	O
''	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
far	O
cry	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
treatment	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
to	O
overcome	O
jamming	O
of	O
its	O
frequencies	O
and	O
intimidation	O
of	O
local	O
correspondents	O
-LRB-	O
who	O
filed	O
reports	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
by	O
phone	O
,	O
secret	O
messengers	O
or	O
letters	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
's	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
listeners	O
say	O
they	O
owe	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
loyalty	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
responsible	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
for	O
keeping	O
hope	O
alive	O
through	O
what	O
one	B-CARDINAL
writer	O
here	O
calls	O
the	B-DATE
``	I-DATE
Dark	I-DATE
Ages	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
20th	I-DATE
Century	I-DATE
.	O
''	O


``	O
During	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
four	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
many	O
of	O
us	O
have	O
sat	O
up	O
until	O
late	O
at	O
night	B-TIME
listening	O
to	O
our	O
radios	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
the	O
writer	O
.	O


``	O
There	O
were	O
some	O
very	O
brave	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
listeners	O
,	O
too	O
,	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
brave	O
.	O


Through	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
post-World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
II	I-EVENT
period	O
,	O
listening	O
to	O
Western	O
broadcasts	O
was	O
a	O
crime	O
in	O
Hungary	B-GPE
.	O


``	O
When	O
we	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
Europe	B-LOC
station	O
,	O
my	O
mother	O
still	O
gets	O
nervous	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
a	O
Budapest	B-GPE
translator	O
.	O


``	O
She	O
wants	O
to	O
turn	O
down	O
the	O
volume	O
and	O
close	O
the	O
curtains	O
.	O
''	O


Now	O
,	O
the	O
toughest	O
competition	O
for	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
comes	O
during	O
the	O
late	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
night	I-TIME
slot	O
.	O


Hungarian	B-NORP
radio	O
often	O
saves	O
its	O
most	O
politically	O
outspoken	O
broadcasts	O
for	O
around	O
midnight	B-TIME
.	O


Television	O
,	O
which	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
is	O
considered	O
rather	O
tame	O
,	O
has	O
entered	O
the	O
running	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
program	O
,	O
``	O
The	B-WORK_OF_ART
End	I-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Day	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
''	O
which	O
comes	O
on	O
after	O
11	B-TIME
p.m	I-TIME
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
talk	O
show	O
with	O
opposition	O
leaders	O
and	O
political	O
experts	O
who	O
discuss	O
Hungary	B-GPE
's	O
domestic	O
problems	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
.	O


Those	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
hear	O
even	O
more	O
radical	O
views	O
have	O
to	O
get	O
up	O
at	O
five	B-CARDINAL
on	O
Sunday	B-DATE
morning	B-TIME
for	O
``	O
Sunday	B-WORK_OF_ART
Journal	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
''	O
on	O
Hungarian	B-ORG
Radio	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
competitive	O
spirit	O
is	O
clearly	O
influencing	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
beef	O
up	O
programs	O
.	O


The	O
Budapest	B-GPE
office	O
plans	O
to	O
hire	O
free	O
-	O
lance	O
reporters	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
latest	O
happenings	O
in	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
country	O
towns	O
from	O
Nagykanizsa	B-GPE
in	O
the	O
west	O
to	O
Nyiregyhaza	B-GPE
in	O
the	O
east	O
.	O


The	O
Hungarian	B-NORP
service	O
has	O
a	O
daily	B-DATE
40	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
minute	I-TIME
news	O
show	O
called	O
Newsreel	B-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
with	O
international	O
and	O
domestic	O
news	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
daily	B-DATE
news	O
review	O
of	O
opinions	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
also	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
new	O
programs	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
lighten	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
traditional	O
diet	O
of	O
politics	O
.	O


A	O
daily	B-DATE
35	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
minute	I-TIME
program	O
called	O
``	O
The	B-WORK_OF_ART
March	I-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
Time	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	I-WORK_OF_ART
tries	O
to	O
find	O
interesting	O
tidbits	O
of	O
lighthearted	O
news	O
and	O
gossip	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
a	O
program	O
for	O
women	O
and	O
a	O
science	O
show	O
.	O


And	O
to	O
attract	O
younger	O
listeners	O
,	O
Radio	B-ORG
Free	I-ORG
Europe	I-ORG
intersperses	O
the	O
latest	O
in	O
Western	O
rock	O
groups	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Pet	I-ORG
Shop	I-ORG
Boys	I-ORG
are	O
big	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
in	O
Budapest	B-GPE
.	O


``	O
We	O
are	O
starving	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
news	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Mr.	O
Deak	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
student	O
.	O


``	O
Every	O
moment	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
know	O
everything	O
about	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Proposals	O
for	O
government	O
-	O
operated	O
``	O
national	O
service	O
,	O
''	O
like	O
influenza	O
,	O
flare	O
up	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
,	O
depress	O
the	O
resistance	O
of	O
the	O
body	O
politic	O
,	O
run	O
their	O
course	O
,	O
and	O
seem	O
to	O
disappear	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
mutate	O
and	O
afflict	O
public	O
life	O
anew	O
.	O


The	O
disease	O
metaphor	O
comes	O
to	O
mind	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
not	O
as	O
an	O
aspersion	O
on	O
the	O
advocates	O
of	O
national	O
service	O
.	O


Rather	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
born	O
of	O
frustration	O
with	O
having	O
to	O
combat	O
constantly	O
changing	O
strains	O
of	O
a	O
statist	O
idea	O
that	O
one	O
thought	O
had	O
been	O
eliminated	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
early	I-DATE
1970s	I-DATE
,	O
along	O
with	O
smallpox	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
back	O
with	O
us	O
again	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
legislation	O
to	O
pay	O
volunteers	O
under	O
a	O
``	O
National	O
and	O
Community	O
Service	O
Act	O
,	O
''	O
a	O
proposal	O
with	O
a	O
serious	O
shot	O
at	O
congressional	O
passage	O
this	B-DATE
fall	I-DATE
.	O


Why	O
does	O
the	O
national	O
-	O
service	O
virus	O
keep	O
coming	O
back	O
?	O


Perhaps	O
it	O
is	O
because	O
utopian	O
nostalgia	O
evokes	O
both	O
military	O
experience	O
and	O
the	O
social	O
gospel	O
.	O


If	O
only	O
we	O
could	O
get	O
America	B-GPE
's	O
wastrel	O
youth	O
into	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
psychic	O
uniform	O
we	O
might	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
teach	O
self	O
-	O
discipline	O
again	O
and	O
revive	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
giving	O
.	O


A	B-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
century	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
national	O
service	O
was	O
promoted	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
curing	O
the	O
manifest	O
inequities	O
of	O
the	O
draft	O
--	O
by	O
,	O
of	O
all	O
things	O
,	O
expanding	O
the	O
draft	O
.	O


Those	O
of	O
us	O
who	O
resisted	O
the	O
idea	O
then	O
suspect	O
today	B-DATE
that	O
an	O
obligation	O
of	O
government	O
service	O
for	O
all	O
young	O
people	O
is	O
still	O
the	O
true	O
long	O
-	O
term	O
aim	O
of	O
many	O
national	O
-	O
service	O
backers	O
,	O
despite	O
their	O
protests	O
that	O
present	O
plans	O
contain	O
no	O
coercion	O
.	O


Choice	O
of	O
the	O
volunteer	O
military	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
1970s	I-DATE
seemed	O
to	O
doom	O
national	O
service	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
draft	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
virus	O
was	O
kept	O
alive	O
in	O
sociology	O
departments	O
until	O
a	B-DATE
couple	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
when	O
it	O
again	O
was	O
let	O
loose	O
.	O


This	O
time	O
it	O
attempted	O
to	O
invade	O
two	B-CARDINAL
connected	O
problems	O
,	O
the	O
rising	O
cost	O
of	O
higher	O
education	O
and	O
the	O
rising	O
expense	O
to	O
the	O
federal	O
government	O
of	O
educational	O
grants	O
and	O
loans	O
.	O


Why	O
not	O
keep	O
and	O
even	O
expand	O
the	O
loans	O
and	O
grants	O
,	O
the	O
advocates	O
reasoned	O
,	O
but	O
require	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
service	O
from	O
each	O
recipient	O
?	O


Military	O
service	O
,	O
moreover	O
,	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
national	O
-	O
service	O
option	O
.	O


Thus	O
,	O
undoubtedly	O
it	O
was	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
strain	O
of	O
national	O
service	O
would	O
prove	O
contagious	O
,	O
infecting	O
patriotic	O
conservatives	O
,	O
pay	O
-	O
as	O
-	O
you	O
-	O
go	O
moderates	O
,	O
and	O
idealistic	O
liberals	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Leadership	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
centrist	O
group	O
sponsoring	O
the	O
plan	O
,	O
surely	O
thought	O
it	O
might	O
help	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
attract	O
support	O
,	O
especially	O
among	O
college	O
students	O
and	O
their	O
parents	O
.	O


A	O
provision	O
allowing	O
grants	O
to	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
first	B-ORDINAL
-	O
home	O
purchases	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
had	O
enough	O
of	O
schooling	O
.	O


The	O
DLC	B-ORG
plan	O
envisaged	O
``	O
volunteers	O
''	O
planting	O
trees	O
,	O
emptying	O
bedpans	O
,	O
tutoring	O
children	O
,	O
and	O
assisting	O
librarians	O
for	O
$	O
100	B-MONEY
a	O
week	O
,	O
tax	O
free	O
,	O
plus	O
medical	O
care	O
.	O


With	O
a	O
tax	O
-	O
free	O
$	O
10,000	B-MONEY
voucher	O
payment	O
at	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
each	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
volunteers	O
would	O
be	O
making	O
a	O
wage	O
comparable	O
to	O
$	O
17,500	B-MONEY
a	O
year	O
.	O


Mind	O
you	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
``	O
the	O
volunteers	O
''	O
would	O
be	O
unskilled	O
17	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
to	I-DATE
18	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
olds	I-DATE
,	O
some	O
not	O
even	O
high	O
school	O
graduates	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
saving	O
money	O
by	O
living	O
at	O
home	O
.	O


They	O
would	O
be	O
doing	O
better	O
financially	O
under	O
national	O
service	O
than	O
many	O
taxpayers	O
working	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
kinds	O
of	O
jobs	O
and	O
perhaps	O
supporting	O
families	O
.	O


As	O
it	O
happened	O
,	O
political	O
resistance	O
developed	O
among	O
educational	O
and	O
minority	O
interests	O
that	O
count	O
on	O
the	O
present	O
education	O
grant	O
system	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
national	O
-	O
service	O
devotees	O
decided	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
supposedly	O
crucial	O
principle	O
of	O
``	O
give	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
.	O
''	O


Opposition	O
to	O
national	O
service	O
from	O
the	O
Pentagon	B-ORG
,	O
which	O
wants	O
to	O
protect	O
its	O
own	O
recruitment	O
process	O
,	O
also	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
military	O
-	O
service	O
option	O
being	O
dropped	O
.	O


Clearly	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
rationale	O
for	O
national	O
service	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
cooked	O
up	O
.	O


What	O
better	O
place	O
to	O
turn	O
than	O
Sen.	O
Edward	B-PERSON
Kennedy	I-PERSON
's	O
Labor	B-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
,	O
that	O
great	O
stove	O
of	O
government	O
expansionism	O
,	O
where	O
many	O
a	O
stagnant	O
pot	O
of	O
porridge	O
is	O
kept	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
burner	O
until	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
brought	O
forward	O
and	O
presented	O
as	O
nouvelle	O
cuisine	O
?	O


In	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
recipe	O
for	O
national	O
service	O
called	O
for	O
throwing	O
many	O
assorted	O
legislative	O
leftovers	O
into	O
one	B-CARDINAL
kettle	O
:	O
a	O
demonstration	O
project	O
for	O
educational	O
aid	O
-LRB-	O
particularly	O
satisfying	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	B-ORG
and	O
Sen.	O
Sam	B-PERSON
Nunn	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
demonstration	O
program	O
for	O
youth	O
conservation	O
-LRB-	O
a	O
la	O
Sen.	O
Chris	B-PERSON
Dodd	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O
,	O
a	O
competitive	O
grants	O
program	O
to	O
states	O
to	O
spark	O
youth	O
and	O
senior	O
citizen	O
volunteer	O
projects	O
-LRB-	O
a	O
Kennedy	B-PERSON
specialty	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
a	O
community	O
service	O
work	O
-	O
study	O
program	O
for	O
students	O
-LRB-	O
pleasing	O
to	O
the	O
palate	O
of	O
Sen.	O
Dale	B-PERSON
Bumpers	I-PERSON
,	O
among	O
others	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
plus	O
engorgement	O
of	O
the	O
VISTA	B-ORG
volunteer	O
program	O
and	O
the	O
Retired	B-ORG
Senior	I-ORG
Volunteer	I-ORG
,	O
Foster	B-ORG
Grandparent	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
Senior	B-ORG
Companion	I-ORG
programs	O
.	O


Before	O
the	O
menu	O
is	O
printed	O
,	O
the	O
House	B-ORG
may	O
add	O
more	O
ingredients	O
,	O
also	O
changing	O
the	O
initial	O
price	O
,	O
now	O
posted	O
at	O
some	O
$	B-MONEY
330	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


It	O
is	O
widely	O
known	O
that	O
``	O
too	O
many	O
cooks	O
spoil	O
the	O
broth	O
,	O
''	O
but	O
that	O
wisdom	O
does	O
not	O
necessarily	O
reflect	O
the	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
cooks	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
senators	O
.	O


The	O
``	O
omnibus	O
''	O
bill	O
coming	O
out	O
of	O
Congress	B-ORG
may	O
be	O
unwholesome	O
glop	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
assorted	O
chefs	O
are	O
happy	O
and	O
the	O
restaurant	O
is	O
pushing	O
the	O
dish	O
very	O
hard	O
.	O


The	O
aroma	O
of	O
patronage	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O


Is	O
the	O
voluntary	O
sector	O
so	O
weak	O
that	O
it	O
needs	O
such	O
unsolicited	O
assistance	O
?	O


On	O
the	O
contrary	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
as	O
robust	O
as	O
ever	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Gallup	I-ORG
Poll	I-ORG
,	O
American	B-NORP
adults	O
contribute	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
two	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
a	O
week	O
of	O
service	O
,	O
while	O
financial	O
contributions	O
to	O
charity	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
1980s	I-DATE
have	O
risen	O
30	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
-LRB-	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


Even	O
if	O
government	O
does	O
see	O
various	O
``	O
unmet	O
needs	O
,	O
''	O
national	O
service	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
meet	O
them	O
.	O


If	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
support	O
students	O
,	O
we	O
might	O
adopt	O
the	O
idea	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
of	O
offering	O
more	O
scholarships	O
based	O
on	O
something	O
called	O
``	O
scholarship	O
,	O
''	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
idea	O
of	O
``	O
service	O
.	O
''	O


Or	O
we	O
might	O
provide	O
a	O
tax	O
credit	O
for	O
working	O
students	O
.	O


What	O
we	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
do	O
is	O
start	O
a	O
war	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
try	O
to	O
justify	O
it	O
by	O
creating	O
a	B-LAW
GI	I-LAW
Bill	I-LAW
.	O


To	O
the	O
extent	O
we	O
lack	O
manpower	O
to	O
staff	O
menial	O
jobs	O
in	O
hospitals	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
we	O
should	O
raise	O
pay	O
,	O
pursue	O
labor	O
-	O
saving	O
technology	O
,	O
or	O
allow	O
more	O
legal	O
immigration	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
overpay	O
high	O
school	O
graduates	O
as	O
short	O
-	O
term	O
workers	O
and	O
cause	O
resentment	O
among	O
permanent	O
workers	O
paid	O
lesser	O
amounts	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
jobs	O
.	O


Will	O
national	O
service	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
highly	O
politicized	O
and	O
opportunistic	O
form	O
exert	O
enough	O
appeal	O
to	O
get	O
adopted	O
?	O


Not	O
necessarily	O
.	O


Polls	O
show	O
wide	O
,	O
generalized	O
support	O
for	O
some	O
vague	O
concept	O
of	O
service	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
bill	O
now	O
under	O
discussion	O
lacks	O
any	O
passionate	O
public	O
backing	O
.	O


Nonetheless	O
,	O
Senate	B-ORG
Democrats	B-NORP
are	O
organizing	O
a	O
roll	O
of	O
supporting	O
``	O
associations	O
,	O
''	O
``	O
societies	O
''	O
and	O
``	O
councils	O
,	O
''	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
may	O
hope	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
paid	O
``	O
volunteers	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
far	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
seems	O
ill	O
-	O
disposed	O
to	O
substitute	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
omnibus	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
free	O
-	O
standing	O
proposal	O
to	O
endow	O
a	O
``	O
Points	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Light	I-ORG
''	O
foundation	O
with	O
$	B-MONEY
25	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
to	O
inform	O
citizens	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
and	O
exhort	O
them	O
to	O
genuine	O
volunteerism	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
even	O
this	O
admirable	O
plan	O
could	O
become	O
objectionable	O
if	O
the	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
gives	O
in	O
to	O
congressional	O
Democratic	B-NORP
pressure	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
initiative	O
or	O
to	O
involve	O
the	O
independent	O
foundation	O
in	O
``	O
brokering	O
''	O
federal	O
funds	O
for	O
volunteer	O
projects	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
no	O
need	O
for	O
such	O
concessions	O
.	O


The	O
omnibus	O
can	O
be	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
virus	O
controlled	O
,	O
and	O
real	O
service	O
protected	O
.	O


National	O
service	O
,	O
the	O
utopian	O
idea	O
,	O
still	O
wo	O
n't	O
go	O
away	O
then	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
but	O
the	B-CARDINAL
millions	I-CARDINAL
of	O
knee	O
-	O
socked	O
youth	O
performing	O
works	O
of	O
``	O
civic	O
content	O
''	O
will	O
be	O
mobilized	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
imagination	O
of	O
their	O
progenitors	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Chapman	B-PERSON
is	O
a	O
fellow	O
at	O
the	O
Indianapolis	B-GPE
-	O
based	O
Hudson	B-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
.	O


This	O
article	O
is	O
adapted	O
from	O
remarks	O
at	O
a	O
Hoover	B-ORG
Institution	I-ORG
conference	O
on	O
national	O
service	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Mr.	O
Szanton	B-PERSON
also	O
participated	O
.	O


Drug	B-ORG
Emporium	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
said	O
Gary	B-PERSON
Wilber	I-PERSON
,	O
39	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
operating	O
officer	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
was	O
named	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
of	O
this	O
drugstore	O
chain	O
.	O


He	O
succeeds	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
Philip	B-PERSON
T.	I-PERSON
Wilber	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
founded	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
remains	O
chairman	O
.	O


Robert	B-PERSON
E.	I-PERSON
Lyons	I-PERSON
III	I-PERSON
,	O
39	B-DATE
,	O
who	O
headed	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Philadelphia	B-GPE
region	O
,	O
was	O
appointed	O
president	O
and	O
chief	O
operating	O
officer	O
,	O
succeeding	O
Gary	B-PERSON
Wilber	I-PERSON
.	O


American	B-ORG
Physicians	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
purchased	O
about	B-PERCENT
42	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
Prime	B-ORG
Medical	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
for	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
5	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
from	O
Texas	B-ORG
American	I-ORG
Energy	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O


American	B-ORG
Physicians	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
also	O
replaced	O
four	B-CARDINAL
Texas	B-ORG
American	I-ORG
representatives	O
on	O
Prime	B-ORG
's	O
five	B-CARDINAL
-	O
member	O
board	O
.	O


American	B-ORG
provides	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
financial	O
services	O
to	O
doctors	O
and	O
hospitals	O
.	O


Prime	B-ORG
,	O
based	O
in	O
Bedminster	B-GPE
,	O
N.J.	B-GPE
,	O
provides	O
management	O
services	O
to	O
cardiac	O
rehabilitation	O
clinics	O
and	O
diagnostic	O
imaging	O
centers	O
.	O


For	O
the	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
ended	I-DATE
June	I-DATE
30	I-DATE
,	O
Prime	B-ORG
had	O
a	O
net	O
loss	O
of	O
$	B-MONEY
3	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
on	O
sales	O
of	O
$	B-MONEY
13.8	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


The	O
inflation	O
-	O
adjusted	O
growth	O
rate	O
for	O
France	B-GPE
's	O
gross	O
domestic	O
product	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
second	I-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
was	O
revised	O
upward	O
to	O
0.8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
the	B-DATE
previous	I-DATE
three	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
from	O
the	O
initial	O
estimate	O
of	O
0.7	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Statistics	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
said	O
.	O


The	O
state	O
agency	O
said	O
the	O
latest	O
revision	O
left	O
the	O
growth	O
rate	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
compared	O
with	O
the	B-DATE
previous	I-DATE
three	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
unchanged	O
at	O
1.3	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


If	O
the	O
economy	O
continues	O
to	O
expand	O
by	O
0.8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
a	B-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
it	O
would	O
leave	O
GDP	O
growth	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
1989	B-DATE
at	O
3	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
the	O
institute	O
said	O
.	O


That	O
would	O
be	O
down	O
from	O
the	O
3.8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
rise	O
posted	O
in	O
1988	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
Canadian	B-NORP
government	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
12	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
Canada	O
Savings	O
Bond	O
issue	O
that	O
will	O
yield	O
investors	O
10.5	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
annual	B-DATE
interest	O
rate	O
for	O
each	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
next	I-DATE
11	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
will	O
be	O
set	O
each	B-DATE
fall	I-DATE
,	O
when	O
details	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
are	O
released	O
.	O


Canada	O
Savings	O
Bonds	O
are	O
major	O
government	O
instruments	O
for	O
meeting	O
its	O
financial	O
requirements	O
.	O


The	O
government	O
has	O
about	B-MONEY
41.4	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
Canadian	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
US$	B-MONEY
35.2	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
of	O
such	O
bonds	O
currently	O
outstanding	O
.	O


Only	O
Canadian	B-NORP
residents	O
are	O
permitted	O
to	O
buy	O
Canada	O
Savings	O
Bonds	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
redeemed	O
any	O
time	O
at	O
face	O
value	O
.	O


The	O
bonds	O
go	O
on	O
sale	O
Oct.	B-DATE
19	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
debate	O
over	O
National	O
Service	O
has	O
begun	O
again	O
.	O


After	O
a	B-DATE
decade	I-DATE
in	O
which	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
50	I-CARDINAL
localities	O
established	O
their	O
own	O
service	O
or	O
conservation	O
corps	O
and	O
dozens	B-CARDINAL
of	O
school	O
systems	O
made	O
community	O
service	O
a	O
prerequisite	O
to	O
high	O
-	O
school	O
graduation	O
,	O
the	O
focus	O
has	O
shifted	O
to	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


At	O
least	O
10	B-CARDINAL
bills	O
proposing	O
one	O
or	O
another	O
national	O
program	O
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
Congress	B-ORG
this	B-DATE
spring	I-DATE
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
,	O
co-sponsored	O
by	O
Sen.	O
Sam	B-PERSON
Nunn	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
D.	B-NORP
,	O
Ga	B-GPE
.	I-GPE
-RRB-	O
and	O
Rep.	O
Dave	B-PERSON
McCurdy	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
D.	B-NORP
,	O
Okla.	B-GPE
-RRB-	O
,	O
would	O
have	O
restricted	O
federal	O
college	O
subsidies	O
to	O
students	O
who	O
had	O
served	O
.	O


An	O
omnibus	O
bill	O
assembled	O
by	O
Sen.	O
Edward	B-PERSON
Kennedy	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
D.	B-NORP
,	O
Mass.	B-GPE
-RRB-	O
,	O
and	O
including	O
some	O
diluted	O
Nunn	B-PERSON
-	O
McCurdy	O
provisions	O
along	O
with	O
proposals	O
by	O
fellow	O
Democratic	B-NORP
Sens.	O
Claiborne	B-PERSON
Pell	I-PERSON
,	O
Barbara	B-PERSON
Mikulski	I-PERSON
and	O
Christopher	B-PERSON
Dodd	I-PERSON
,	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
out	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Senate	I-ORG
Labor	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
.	O


It	O
might	O
well	O
win	O
Senate	B-ORG
passage	O
.	O


President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
has	O
outlined	O
his	O
own	O
Youth	O
Entering	O
Service	O
-LRB-	O
YES	O
-RRB-	O
plan	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
details	O
remain	O
to	O
be	O
specified	O
.	O


What	O
is	O
one	O
to	O
think	O
of	O
all	O
this	O
?	O


Doctrine	O
and	O
special	O
interests	O
govern	O
some	O
responses	O
.	O


People	O
eager	O
to	O
have	O
youth	O
``	O
pay	O
their	O
dues	O
to	O
society	O
''	O
favor	O
service	O
proposals	O
--	O
preferably	O
mandatory	O
ones	O
.	O


So	O
do	O
those	O
who	O
seek	O
a	O
``	O
re-energized	O
concept	O
of	O
citizenship	O
,	O
''	O
a	O
concept	O
imposing	O
stern	O
obligations	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
conferring	O
rights	O
.	O


Then	O
there	O
are	O
instinctive	O
opponents	O
.	O


To	O
libertarians	O
,	O
mandatory	O
service	O
is	O
an	O
abomination	O
and	O
voluntary	O
systems	O
are	O
illegitimate	O
uses	O
of	O
tax	O
money	O
.	O


Devotees	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
question	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
national	O
service	O
would	O
perform	O
:	O


If	O
the	O
market	O
wo	O
n't	O
pay	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
they	O
argue	O
,	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
worth	O
its	O
cost	O
.	O


Elements	O
of	O
the	O
left	O
are	O
also	O
reflexively	O
opposed	O
;	O
they	O
see	O
service	O
as	O
a	O
cover	O
for	O
the	O
draft	O
,	O
or	O
fear	O
the	O
regimentation	O
of	O
youth	O
,	O
or	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
rights	O
enlarged	O
,	O
not	O
obligations	O
.	O


But	O
what	O
about	O
those	O
of	O
us	O
whose	O
views	O
are	O
not	O
predetermined	O
by	O
formula	O
or	O
ideology	O
?	O


How	O
should	O
we	O
think	O
about	O
national	O
service	O
?	O


Let	O
's	O
begin	O
by	O
recognizing	O
a	O
main	O
source	O
of	O
confusion	O
--	O
``	O
national	O
service	O
''	O
has	O
no	O
agreed	O
meaning	O
.	O


Would	O
service	O
be	O
voluntary	O
or	O
compulsory	O
?	O


Short	O
or	O
long	O
?	O


Part	O
-	O
time	O
or	O
full	O
-	O
time	O
?	O


Paid	O
or	O
unpaid	O
?	O


Would	O
participants	O
live	O
at	O
home	O
and	O
work	O
nearby	O
or	O
live	O
in	O
barracks	O
and	O
work	O
on	O
public	O
lands	O
?	O


What	O
kinds	O
of	O
work	O
would	O
they	O
do	O
?	O


What	O
does	O
``	O
national	O
''	O
mean	O
?	O


Would	O
the	O
program	O
be	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
federal	O
government	O
,	O
by	O
local	O
governments	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
private	O
voluntary	O
organizations	O
?	O


And	O
who	O
would	O
serve	O
?	O


Only	O
males	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
draft	O
,	O
or	O
both	O
sexes	O
?	O


Youth	O
only	O
or	O
all	O
ages	O
?	O


Middle	O
-	O
class	O
people	O
,	O
or	O
poor	O
people	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
genuine	O
cross-section	O
?	O


Many	O
or	O
few	O
?	O


Those	O
are	O
not	O
trivial	O
questions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
label	O
``	O
national	O
service	O
''	O
answers	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
.	O


Then	O
how	O
should	O
we	O
think	O
about	O
national	O
service	O
?	O


As	O
a	O
starting	O
point	O
,	O
here	O
are	O
five	B-CARDINAL
propositions	O
:	O
1	B-CARDINAL
.	O
Consider	O
the	O
ingredients	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
name	O
.	O


Ignore	O
``	O
national	O
service	O
''	O
in	O
the	O
abstract	O
;	O
consider	O
specific	O
proposals	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
differ	O
in	O
crucial	O
ways	O
.	O


2	B-CARDINAL
.	O
``	O
Service	O
''	O
should	O
be	O
service	O
.	O


As	O
commonly	O
understood	O
,	O
service	O
implies	O
sacrifice	O
.	O


It	O
involves	O
accepting	O
risk	O
,	O
or	O
giving	O
up	O
income	O
,	O
or	O
deferring	O
a	O
career	O
.	O


It	O
follows	O
that	O
proposals	O
like	O
Nunn	B-PERSON
-	O
McCurdy	O
,	O
whose	O
benefits	O
to	O
enrollees	O
are	O
worth	O
some	O
$	O
17,500	B-MONEY
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
do	O
not	O
qualify	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
a	O
rationale	O
for	O
such	O
bills	O
:	O
Federal	O
subsidies	O
to	O
college	O
students	O
amount	O
to	O
``	O
a	B-LAW
GI	I-LAW
Bill	I-LAW
without	O
the	O
GI	O
''	O
;	O
arguably	O
those	O
benefits	O
should	O
be	O
earned	O
,	O
not	O
given	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
earnings	O
exceed	O
by	O
20	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
the	O
average	O
income	O
of	O
young	O
high	O
-	O
school	O
graduates	O
with	O
full	O
-	O
time	O
jobs	O
.	O


Why	O
call	O
that	O
service	O
?	O


3	B-CARDINAL
.	O
Encouragement	O
is	O
fine	O
;	O
compulsion	O
is	O
not	O
.	O


Compelled	O
service	O
is	O
unconstitutional	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
also	O
unwise	O
and	O
unenforceable	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
Who	O
will	O
throw	O
several	B-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
thousand	I-CARDINAL
refusers	O
in	O
jail	O
each	O
year	O
?	O
-RRB-	O


But	O
through	O
tax	O
policy	O
and	O
in	O
other	O
ways	O
the	O
federal	O
government	O
encourages	O
many	O
kinds	O
of	O
behavior	O
.	O


It	O
should	O
also	O
encourage	O
service	O
--	O
preferably	O
by	O
all	O
classes	O
and	O
all	O
ages	O
.	O


Its	O
encouragement	O
should	O
strengthen	O
and	O
not	O
undercut	O
the	O
strong	O
tradition	O
of	O
volunteering	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
,	O
should	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
programs	O
already	O
in	O
existence	O
,	O
and	O
should	O
honor	O
local	O
convictions	O
about	O
which	O
tasks	O
most	O
need	O
doing	O
.	O


4	B-CARDINAL
.	O
Good	O
programs	O
are	O
not	O
cheap	O
.	O


Enthusiasts	O
assume	O
that	O
national	O
service	O
would	O
get	O
important	O
work	O
done	O
cheaply	O
:	O
forest	O
fires	O
fought	O
,	O
housing	O
rehabilitated	O
,	O
students	O
tutored	O
,	O
day	O
-	O
care	O
centers	O
staffed	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
important	O
work	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
,	O
and	O
existing	O
service	O
and	O
conservation	O
corps	O
have	O
shown	O
that	O
even	O
youths	O
who	O
start	O
with	O
few	O
skills	O
can	O
do	O
much	O
of	O
it	O
well	O
--	O
but	O
not	O
cheaply	O
.	O


Good	O
service	O
programs	O
require	O
recruitment	O
,	O
screening	O
,	O
training	O
and	O
supervision	O
--	O
all	O
of	O
high	O
quality	O
.	O


They	O
involve	O
stipends	O
to	O
participants	O
.	O


Full	O
-	O
time	O
residential	O
programs	O
also	O
require	O
housing	O
and	O
full	O
-	O
time	O
supervision	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
particularly	O
expensive	O
--	O
more	O
per	O
participant	O
than	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
at	O
Stanford	B-ORG
or	O
Yale	B-ORG
.	O


Non-residential	O
programs	O
are	O
cheaper	O
,	O
but	O
good	O
ones	O
still	O
come	O
to	O
some	O
$	O
10,000	B-MONEY
a	O
year	O
.	O


Are	O
they	O
worth	O
that	O
?	O


Evaluations	O
suggest	O
that	O
good	O
ones	O
are	O
--	O
especially	O
so	O
if	O
the	O
effects	O
on	O
participants	O
are	O
counted	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
calculations	O
are	O
challengeable	O
.	O


5	B-CARDINAL
.	O
Underclass	O
youth	O
are	O
a	O
special	O
concern	O
.	O


Are	O
such	O
expenditures	O
worthwhile	O
,	O
then	O
?	O


Yes	O
,	O
if	O
targeted	O
.	O


People	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
and	O
all	O
classes	O
should	O
be	O
encouraged	O
to	O
serve	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
ways	O
for	O
middle	O
-	O
class	O
kids	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
elders	O
,	O
to	O
serve	O
at	O
little	O
public	O
cost	O
.	O


They	O
can	O
volunteer	O
at	O
any	O
of	O
thousands	B-CARDINAL
of	O
non-profit	O
institutions	O
,	O
or	O
participate	O
in	O
service	O
programs	O
required	O
by	O
high	O
schools	O
or	O
encouraged	O
by	O
colleges	O
or	O
employers	O
.	O


Underclass	O
youth	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
those	O
opportunities	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
not	O
enrolled	O
in	O
high	O
school	O
or	O
college	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
unlikely	O
to	O
be	O
employed	O
.	O


And	O
they	O
have	O
grown	O
up	O
in	O
unprecedentedly	O
grim	O
circumstances	O
,	O
among	O
family	O
structures	O
breaking	O
down	O
,	O
surrounded	O
by	O
self	O
-	O
destructive	O
behaviors	O
and	O
bleak	O
prospects	O
.	O


But	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
can	O
be	O
quite	O
profoundly	O
reoriented	O
by	O
productive	O
and	O
disciplined	O
service	O
.	O


Some	O
wo	O
n't	O
accept	O
the	O
discipline	O
;	O
others	O
drop	O
out	O
for	O
other	O
reasons	O
.	O


But	O
some	O
whom	O
nothing	O
else	O
is	O
reaching	O
are	O
transformed	O
.	O


Learning	O
skills	O
,	O
producing	O
something	O
cooperatively	O
,	O
feeling	O
useful	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
dependent	O
--	O
others	O
now	O
depend	O
on	O
them	O
.	O


Even	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
cheaper	O
to	O
build	O
playgrounds	O
or	O
paint	O
apartments	O
or	O
plant	O
dune	O
-	O
grass	O
with	O
paid	O
professionals	O
,	O
the	O
effects	O
on	O
the	O
young	O
people	O
providing	O
those	O
services	O
alter	O
the	O
calculation	O
.	O


Strictly	O
speaking	O
,	O
these	O
youth	O
are	O
not	O
performing	O
service	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
giving	O
up	O
no	O
income	O
,	O
deferring	O
no	O
careers	O
,	O
incurring	O
no	O
risk	O
.	O


But	O
they	O
believe	O
themselves	O
to	O
be	O
serving	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
begin	O
to	O
respect	O
themselves	O
-LRB-	O
and	O
others	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
lives	O
,	O
to	O
think	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
.	O


That	O
is	O
a	O
service	O
to	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
what	O
federal	O
support	O
should	O
try	O
hardest	O
to	O
achieve	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Szanton	B-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Carter	B-PERSON
administration	O
budget	O
official	O
,	O
heads	O
his	O
own	O
Washington	B-GPE
-	O
based	O
strategic	O
planning	O
firm	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
a	O
co-author	O
of	O
``	O
National	B-WORK_OF_ART
Service	I-WORK_OF_ART
:	I-WORK_OF_ART
What	I-WORK_OF_ART
Would	I-WORK_OF_ART
It	I-WORK_OF_ART
Mean	I-WORK_OF_ART
?	O
''	O


-LRB-	O
Lexington	B-ORG
Books	I-ORG
,	O
1986	B-DATE
-RRB-	O
.	O


Government	O
officials	O
here	O
and	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
laid	O
plans	O
through	O
the	B-DATE
weekend	I-DATE
to	O
head	O
off	O
a	O
Monday	B-DATE
market	O
meltdown	O
--	O
but	O
went	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
moves	O
quiet	O
.	O


Federal	B-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
Chairman	O
Alan	B-PERSON
Greenspan	I-PERSON
was	O
on	O
the	O
telephones	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
clear	O
to	O
officials	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
and	O
abroad	O
that	O
the	O
Fed	B-ORG
was	O
prepared	O
to	O
inject	O
massive	O
amounts	O
of	O
money	O
into	O
the	O
banking	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
October	B-DATE
1987	I-DATE
,	O
if	O
the	O
action	O
were	O
needed	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
financial	O
crisis	O
.	O


And	O
at	O
the	O
Treasury	B-ORG
,	O
Secretary	O
Nicholas	B-PERSON
Brady	I-PERSON
talked	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
associates	O
on	O
Wall	O
Street	O
while	O
Assistant	O
Secretary	O
David	B-PERSON
Mullins	I-PERSON
carefully	O
analyzed	O
data	O
on	O
the	O
Friday	B-DATE
market	O
plunge	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
officials	O
feared	O
that	O
any	O
public	O
announcements	O
would	O
only	O
increase	O
market	O
jitters	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
officials	O
at	O
the	O
Fed	B-ORG
and	O
in	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
decided	O
that	O
avoiding	O
overt	O
actions	O
and	O
statements	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
weekend	I-DATE
would	O
give	O
them	O
more	O
strength	O
and	O
flexibility	O
should	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
market	O
drop	O
turn	O
into	O
this	O
morning	B-TIME
's	O
rout	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
disadvantage	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
is	O
that	O
anything	O
you	O
do	O
that	O
looks	O
like	O
you	O
are	O
doing	O
too	O
much	O
tends	O
to	O
reinforce	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
crisis	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
one	B-CARDINAL
government	O
official	O
,	O
insisting	O
on	O
anonymity	O
.	O


The	O
Fed	B-ORG
's	O
efforts	O
at	O
secrecy	O
were	O
partly	O
foiled	O
Sunday	B-DATE
morning	B-TIME
,	O
when	O
both	O
the	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Times	I-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
Washington	I-ORG
Post	I-ORG
carried	O
stories	O
quoting	O
a	O
senior	O
Fed	B-ORG
official	O
saying	O
the	O
central	O
bank	O
was	O
prepared	O
to	O
pour	O
cash	O
into	O
the	O
banking	O
system	O
Monday	B-DATE
morning	B-TIME
.	O


Fed	B-ORG
Chairman	O
Greenspan	B-PERSON
was	O
surprised	O
by	O
both	O
stories	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
knowledgeable	O
sources	O
,	O
and	O
insisted	O
he	O
had	O
n't	O
authorized	O
any	O
public	O
comment	O
.	O


Nevertheless	O
,	O
Fed	B-ORG
officials	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
stories	O
were	O
reasonably	O
accurate	O
portrayals	O
of	O
the	O
central	O
bank	O
's	O
game	O
plan	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
prepared	O
to	O
assume	O
the	O
same	O
role	O
it	O
played	O
in	O
October	B-DATE
1987	I-DATE
,	O
providing	O
money	O
to	O
the	O
markets	O
if	O
necessary	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
financial	O
system	O
afloat	O
.	O


The	O
Fed	B-ORG
provides	O
money	O
to	O
the	O
banking	O
system	O
by	O
buying	O
government	O
securities	O
from	O
financial	O
institutions	O
.	O


The	O
reticence	O
of	O
federal	O
officials	O
was	O
evident	O
in	O
the	O
appearance	O
Sunday	B-DATE
of	O
Budget	O
Director	O
Richard	B-PERSON
Darman	I-PERSON
on	O
ABC	B-ORG
's	O
``	O
This	O
Week	B-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
''	O


``	O
Secretary	O
of	O
the	O
Treasury	B-ORG
Brady	B-PERSON
and	O
Chairman	O
Greenspan	B-PERSON
and	O
the	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
SEC	B-ORG
and	O
others	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
close	O
contact	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
sure	O
they	O
'll	O
do	O
what	O
's	O
right	O
,	O
what	O
's	O
prudent	O
,	O
what	O
's	O
sensible	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
said	O
.	O


When	O
it	O
was	O
suggested	O
his	O
comment	O
was	O
a	O
``	O
non-answer	O
,	O
''	O
Mr.	O
Darman	B-PERSON
replied	O
:	O
``	O
It	O
is	O
a	O
non-answer	O
.	O


But	O
,	O
in	O
this	O
context	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
smart	O
thing	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
''	O


At	O
the	O
Treasury	B-ORG
,	O
Secretary	O
Brady	B-PERSON
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
minimizing	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
's	O
drop	O
.	O


``	O
Today	B-DATE
's	O
stock	O
market	O
decline	O
does	O
n't	O
signal	O
any	O
fundamental	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
condition	O
of	O
the	O
economy	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
said	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
economy	O
remains	O
well	O
-	O
balanced	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
outlook	O
is	O
for	O
continued	O
moderate	O
growth	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
administration	O
officials	O
conceded	O
that	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
drop	O
carried	O
the	O
chance	O
of	O
further	O
declines	O
this	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


``	O
One	B-CARDINAL
possibility	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
surgical	O
setback	O
,	O
reasonably	O
limited	O
in	O
its	O
breadth	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
major	O
problem	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
one	B-CARDINAL
senior	O
administration	O
official	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
asked	O
that	O
he	O
not	O
be	O
named	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
other	O
is	O
that	O
we	O
see	O
another	O
major	O
disaster	O
,	O
like	O
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


I	O
think	O
that	O
's	O
less	O
likely	O
.	O
''	O


Nevertheless	O
,	O
Fed	B-ORG
Chairman	O
Greenspan	B-PERSON
and	O
Vice	O
Chairman	O
Manuel	B-PERSON
Johnson	I-PERSON
were	O
in	O
their	O
offices	O
Sunday	B-DATE
evening	B-TIME
,	O
monitoring	O
events	O
as	O
they	O
unfolded	O
in	O
markets	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


The	O
action	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-GPE
Zealand	I-GPE
foreign	O
exchange	O
markets	O
at	O
5	B-TIME
p.m.	I-TIME
EST	I-TIME
--	O
when	O
stocks	O
there	O
plunged	O
--	O
and	O
to	O
continue	O
as	O
the	B-DATE
trading	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
began	O
later	O
in	O
the	B-TIME
evening	I-TIME
in	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
and	O
through	O
early	O
this	O
morning	B-TIME
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
.	O


Both	O
the	O
Treasury	B-ORG
and	O
the	O
Fed	B-ORG
planned	O
to	O
keep	O
market	O
rooms	O
operating	O
throughout	O
the	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
developments	O
.	O


In	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
,	O
share	O
prices	O
dropped	O
sharply	O
by	O
1.7	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O
early	B-DATE
Monday	I-DATE
morning	B-TIME
trading	O
.	O


After	O
the	O
initial	O
slide	O
,	O
the	O
market	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
turning	O
around	O
but	O
by	O
early	B-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
was	O
headed	O
lower	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
is	O
being	O
taken	O
by	O
Treasury	B-ORG
Secretary	O
Brady	B-PERSON
,	O
Undersecretary	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Glauber	I-PERSON
and	O
Assistant	O
Secretary	O
Mullins	B-PERSON
.	O


The	O
three	B-CARDINAL
men	O
worked	O
together	O
on	O
the	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
Brady	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
,	O
headed	O
by	O
Mr.	O
Brady	B-PERSON
,	O
which	O
was	O
established	O
after	O
the	O
1987	B-DATE
crash	O
to	O
examine	O
the	O
market	O
's	O
collapse	O
.	O


As	O
a	O
result	O
they	O
have	O
extensive	O
knowledge	O
in	O
financial	O
markets	O
,	O
and	O
financial	O
market	O
crises	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Brady	B-PERSON
was	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
White	I-ORG
House	I-ORG
Friday	B-DATE
afternoon	B-TIME
when	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
's	O
decline	O
began	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
quickly	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
with	O
Mr.	O
Mullins	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
talking	O
with	O
the	O
chairmen	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
and	O
Chicago	B-GPE
exchanges	O
.	O


Later	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Brady	B-PERSON
phoned	O
Mr.	O
Greenspan	B-PERSON
,	O
SEC	B-ORG
Chairman	O
Richard	B-PERSON
Breeden	I-PERSON
and	O
numerous	O
contacts	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
and	O
overseas	O
.	O


Aides	O
say	O
he	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
the	O
phones	O
through	O
the	B-DATE
weekend	I-DATE
.	O


Administration	O
officials	O
say	O
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
was	O
briefed	O
throughout	O
Friday	B-DATE
afternoon	B-TIME
and	O
evening	B-TIME
,	O
even	O
after	O
leaving	O
for	O
Camp	B-FAC
David	I-FAC
.	O


He	O
had	O
frequent	O
telephone	O
consultations	O
with	O
Mr.	O
Brady	B-PERSON
and	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Boskin	I-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
counsel	O
of	O
economic	O
advisers	O
.	O


Government	O
officials	O
tried	O
throughout	O
the	B-DATE
weekend	I-DATE
to	O
render	O
a	O
business	O
-	O
as	O
-	O
usual	O
appearance	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
any	O
sense	O
of	O
panic	O
.	O


Treasury	B-ORG
Undersecretary	O
David	B-PERSON
Mulford	I-PERSON
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
was	O
at	O
a	O
meeting	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Business	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
in	O
Hot	B-GPE
Springs	I-GPE
,	O
Va.	B-GPE
,	O
when	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
fell	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
there	O
through	O
the	B-DATE
following	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O


And	O
as	O
of	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
,	O
Fed	B-ORG
Chairman	O
Greenspan	B-PERSON
had	O
n't	O
canceled	O
his	O
plans	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
American	B-ORG
Bankers	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
convention	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
at	O
10	B-TIME
a.m.	I-TIME
this	I-TIME
morning	I-TIME
.	O


Ironically	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Greenspan	B-PERSON
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
same	O
convention	O
in	O
Dallas	B-GPE
on	O
Oct.	B-DATE
20	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
1987	I-DATE
.	O


He	O
flew	O
to	O
Dallas	B-GPE
on	O
Oct.	B-DATE
19	I-DATE
,	O
when	O
the	O
market	O
plummeted	O
508	B-CARDINAL
points	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
turned	O
around	O
the	B-TIME
next	I-TIME
morning	I-TIME
and	O
returned	O
to	O
Washington	B-GPE
without	O
delivering	O
his	O
speech	O
.	O


Following	O
is	O
a	O
weekly	B-DATE
listing	O
of	O
unadited	O
net	O
asset	O
values	O
of	O
publicly	O
traded	O
investment	O
fund	O
shares	O
,	O
reported	O
by	O
the	O
companies	O
as	O
of	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
close	O
.	O


Also	O
shown	O
is	O
the	O
closing	O
listed	O
market	O
price	O
or	O
a	O
dealer	O
-	O
to	O
-	O
dealer	O
asked	O
price	O
of	O
each	O
fund	O
's	O
shares	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
percentage	O
of	O
difference	O
.	O


b	O
-	O
As	O
of	O
Thursday	B-DATE
's	O
close	O
.	O


c	O
-	O
Translated	O
at	O
Commercial	O
Rand	O
exchange	O
rate	O
.	O


e	O
-	O
In	O
Canadian	B-NORP
dollars	O
.	O


f	O
-	O
As	O
of	O
Wednesday	B-DATE
's	O
close	O
.	O


g	O
-	O
10.06.89	B-CARDINAL
NAV:22.15	B-CARDINAL
.	O


z	O
-	O
Not	O
available	O
.	O


The	O
first	B-ORDINAL
major	O
event	O
this	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
in	O
U.S.	B-GPE
stock	O
and	O
futures	O
trading	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
pause	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
Mercantile	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
.	O


Under	O
a	O
reform	O
arising	O
from	O
the	O
1987	B-DATE
crash	O
,	O
trading	O
in	O
the	O
Merc	B-ORG
's	O
stock	O
-	O
index	O
futures	O
will	O
break	O
for	O
10	B-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
if	O
the	O
contract	O
opens	O
and	O
stays	O
five	B-CARDINAL
points	O
from	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
close	O
,	O
a	O
move	O
equal	O
to	O
40	B-CARDINAL
points	O
on	O
the	O
Dow	O
Jones	O
Industrial	O
Average	O
.	O


The	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
interruption	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
ease	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
hammered	O
by	O
such	O
a	O
volatile	O
move	O
on	O
the	O
Merc	B-ORG
.	O


That	O
early	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
morning	I-TIME
breather	O
is	O
just	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
safeguards	O
adopted	O
after	O
the	O
1987	B-DATE
crash	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Big	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
also	O
added	O
computer	O
capacity	O
to	O
handle	O
huge	O
surges	O
in	O
trading	O
volume	O
.	O


Several	O
of	O
those	O
post-crash	O
changes	O
kicked	O
in	O
during	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
one	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
hour	I-TIME
collapse	O
and	O
worked	O
as	O
expected	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
prevent	O
a	O
stunning	O
plunge	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
major	O
``	O
circuit	O
breakers	O
''	O
have	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
evaluated	O
.	O


A	O
deeper	O
market	O
plunge	O
today	B-DATE
could	O
give	O
them	O
their	O
first	B-ORDINAL
test	O
.	O


A	O
further	O
slide	O
also	O
would	O
resurrect	O
debate	O
over	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
other	O
,	O
more	O
sweeping	O
changes	O
proposed	O
--	O
but	O
not	O
implemented	O
--	O
after	O
the	O
last	O
crash	O
.	O


Most	O
notably	O
,	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
regulatory	O
steps	O
recommended	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Brady	I-ORG
Task	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
analyzed	O
the	O
1987	B-DATE
crash	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
revived	O
--	O
especially	O
because	O
that	O
group	O
's	O
chairman	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
Treasury	B-ORG
secretary	O
.	O


The	O
most	O
controversial	O
of	O
the	O
Brady	B-PERSON
recommendations	O
involved	O
establishing	O
a	O
single	O
overarching	O
regulator	O
to	O
handle	O
crucial	O
cross-market	O
questions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
setting	O
consistent	O
margin	O
requirements	O
for	O
the	O
stock	O
and	O
futures	O
markets	O
.	O


But	O
for	O
the	O
moment	O
,	O
attention	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
reforms	O
that	O
were	O
put	O
into	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
market	O
regulators	O
and	O
participants	O
said	O
the	O
circuit	O
breakers	O
worked	O
as	O
intended	O
.	O


Big	B-ORG
Board	I-ORG
and	O
Merc	B-ORG
officials	O
expressed	O
satisfaction	O
with	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
two	B-CARDINAL
limits	O
imposed	O
on	O
of	O
the	O
Merc	B-ORG
's	O
Standard	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Poor	I-ORG
's	O
500	B-CARDINAL
contract	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
``	O
hot	O
-	O
line	O
''	O
communications	O
among	O
exchanges	O
.	O


Those	O
pauses	O
--	O
from	B-TIME
2:07	I-TIME
p.m.	I-TIME
to	I-TIME
2:30	I-TIME
p.m.	I-TIME
CDT	I-TIME
and	O
from	B-TIME
2:45	I-TIME
p.m.	I-TIME
until	I-TIME
the	I-TIME
close	I-TIME
of	I-TIME
trading	I-TIME
a	I-TIME
half	I-TIME
-	I-TIME
hour	I-TIME
later	I-TIME
--	O
forced	O
traders	O
to	O
buy	O
and	O
sell	O
contracts	O
at	O
prices	O
at	O
or	O
higher	O
than	O
their	O
frozen	O
levels	O
.	O


During	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
halt	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
S&P	B-ORG
index	O
had	O
fallen	O
12	B-CARDINAL
points	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Big	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
``	O
Sidecar	B-PRODUCT
''	O
computer	O
program	O
automatically	O
was	O
triggered	O
.	O


That	O
system	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
separate	O
computer	O
-	O
generated	O
program	O
trades	O
from	O
all	O
other	O
trades	O
to	O
help	O
exchange	O
officials	O
resolve	O
order	O
imbalances	O
in	O
individual	O
stocks	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
Merc	B-ORG
broker	O
compared	O
the	O
action	O
in	O
the	O
S&P	B-ORG
pit	O
during	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
freezes	O
to	O
a	O
fire	O
at	O
a	O
well	O
-	O
drilled	O
school	O
.	O


``	O
You	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
the	O
fire	O
but	O
you	O
know	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
Howard	B-PERSON
Dubnow	I-PERSON
,	O
an	O
independent	O
floor	O
broker	O
and	O
a	O
Merc	B-ORG
governor	O
.	O


``	O
There	O
was	O
no	O
panic	O
.	O


The	O
system	O
worked	O
the	O
way	O
we	O
devised	O
it	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
''	O


After	O
reopening	O
for	O
about	B-TIME
15	I-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
,	O
the	O
S&P	B-ORG
index	O
tumbled	O
to	O
its	O
30	B-CARDINAL
-	O
point	O
limit	O
and	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
freeze	O
went	O
into	O
effect	O
.	O


Traders	O
then	O
spent	O
the	B-TIME
last	I-TIME
half	I-TIME
-	I-TIME
hour	I-TIME
``	O
watching	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
the	O
Dow	O
would	O
drop	O
250	B-CARDINAL
points	O
,	O
''	O
Mr.	O
Dubnow	B-PERSON
added	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
at	O
which	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
itself	O
would	O
have	O
closed	O
for	O
an	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
observer	O
estimated	O
that	O
80	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	I-PERCENT
90	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
S&P	B-ORG
traders	O
``	O
were	O
just	O
standing	O
around	O
watching	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
the	O
250	B-CARDINAL
-	O
point	O
circuit	O
breaker	O
never	O
had	O
to	O
kick	O
in	O
,	O
and	O
freezes	O
on	O
the	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Major	O
Market	O
Index	O
also	O
were	O
n't	O
triggered	O
.	O


The	O
MMI	B-ORG
and	O
the	O
S&P	B-ORG
500	B-CARDINAL
are	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
major	O
indexes	O
used	O
by	O
program	O
traders	O
to	O
run	O
their	O
computerized	O
trading	O
strategies	O
.	O


The	O
programs	O
are	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
cause	O
of	O
the	O
1987	B-DATE
crash	O
.	O


The	O
process	O
of	O
post-crash	O
reforms	O
began	O
with	O
calls	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
markets	O
and	O
wound	O
up	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
later	I-DATE
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
rather	O
technical	O
adjustments	O
.	O


In	O
October	B-DATE
1987	I-DATE
,	O
just	O
after	O
the	O
market	O
drop	O
,	O
Washington	B-GPE
was	O
awash	O
in	O
talk	O
of	O
sweeping	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
financial	O
markets	O
are	O
structured	O
and	O
regulated	O
.	O


Over	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
that	O
grand	O
agenda	O
was	O
whittled	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
steps	O
to	O
soften	O
big	O
stock	O
drops	O
by	O
interrupting	O
trading	O
to	O
give	O
market	O
players	O
time	O
to	O
pause	O
and	O
reconsider	O
positions	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
limits	O
were	O
placed	O
on	O
computer	O
-	O
driven	O
trading	O
,	O
and	O
steps	O
were	O
taken	O
to	O
better	O
link	O
the	O
stock	O
and	O
futures	O
markets	O
.	O


Few	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
markets	O
are	O
regulated	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
outset	O
the	O
prime	O
target	O
was	O
program	O
trading	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
much	O
discussed	O
but	O
little	O
understood	O
on	O
Capitol	B-ORG
Hill	I-ORG
.	O


There	O
were	O
also	O
calls	O
to	O
strip	O
the	O
stock	O
markets	O
of	O
``	O
derivative	O
''	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
stock	O
-	O
index	O
futures	O
and	O
options	O
,	O
which	O
Federal	B-ORG
Judge	O
Stanley	B-PERSON
Sporkin	I-PERSON
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
likened	O
to	O
``	O
barnacles	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
market	O
.	O
''	O


And	O
there	O
was	O
much	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
system	O
of	O
having	O
stock	O
trades	O
flow	O
through	O
specialists	O
,	O
or	O
market	O
makers	O
.	O


When	O
the	B-ORG
Brady	I-ORG
Task	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
powerful	O
analysis	O
of	O
the	O
crash	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	B-DATE
1988	I-DATE
,	O
it	O
immediately	O
reshaped	O
the	O
reformers	O
'	O
agenda	O
.	O


Arguing	O
that	O
the	O
separate	O
financial	O
marketplaces	O
acted	O
as	O
one	B-CARDINAL
,	O
and	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
crash	O
had	O
``	O
raised	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
-	O
scale	O
financial	O
system	O
breakdown	O
,	O
''	O
the	O
presidential	O
task	O
force	O
called	O
for	O
establishing	O
a	O
super-regulator	O
to	O
oversee	O
the	O
markets	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
margins	O
consistent	O
across	O
markets	O
,	O
to	O
unify	O
clearing	O
systems	O
and	O
to	O
install	O
circuit	O
breakers	O
.	O


Only	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
those	O
recommendations	O
ever	O
was	O
implemented	O
.	O


The	O
Reagan	B-PERSON
White	B-ORG
House	I-ORG
held	O
the	O
Brady	B-PERSON
recommendations	O
at	O
arm	O
's	O
length	O
and	O
named	O
a	O
second	B-ORDINAL
panel	O
--	O
the	B-ORG
Working	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
on	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Markets	I-ORG
--	O
to	O
review	O
its	O
analysis	O
and	O
those	O
of	O
other	O
crash	O
studies	O
.	O


In	O
May	B-DATE
1988	I-DATE
,	O
the	B-ORG
Working	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
,	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
representatives	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
Treasury	B-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
the	B-ORG
Commodity	I-ORG
Futures	I-ORG
Trading	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
,	O
finally	O
endorsed	O
only	O
circuit	O
breakers	O
.	O


After	O
several	B-DATE
more	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
of	O
arguments	O
among	O
various	O
stock	O
exchanges	O
and	O
futures	O
markets	O
,	O
circuit	O
breakers	O
were	O
set	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
suspending	O
trading	O
after	O
250	B-CARDINAL
and	O
400	B-CARDINAL
point	O
drops	O
in	O
the	O
Dow	O
Jones	O
Industrial	O
Average	O
.	O


Privately	O
,	O
some	O
free	O
marketeers	O
dismissed	O
such	O
mechanisms	O
as	O
sops	O
to	O
interventionists	O
.	O


After	O
all	O
,	O
this	O
free	O
-	O
market	O
argument	O
went	O
,	O
the	O
Dow	O
only	O
dropped	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
250	I-CARDINAL
points	O
once	O
this	B-DATE
century	I-DATE
.	O


``	O
Circuit	O
breakers	O
''	O
set	O
to	O
soften	O
big	O
drops	O
:	O


--	O
If	O
S&P	B-ORG
futures	O
fall	O
5	B-CARDINAL
points	O
at	O
opening	O
,	O
contract	O
trading	O
pauses	O
for	O
10	B-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
.	O


--	O
If	O
Dow	B-ORG
Industrials	I-ORG
fall	O
25	B-CARDINAL
points	O
at	O
opening	O
,	O
contract	O
trading	O
pauses	O
for	O
10	B-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
.	O


--	O
If	O
S&P	B-ORG
futures	O
fall	O
12	B-CARDINAL
points	O
-LRB-	O
equivalent	O
to	O
about	B-CARDINAL
100	I-CARDINAL
points	O
on	O
DJIA	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
trading	O
is	O
frozen	O
for	O
half	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
to	O
that	O
price	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O


On	O
NYSE	B-ORG
program	O
trades	O
are	O
diverted	O
into	O
a	O
separate	O
computer	O
file	O
to	O
determine	O
buy	O
and	O
sell	O
orders	O
.	O


--	O
If	O
S&P	B-ORG
futures	O
fall	O
30	B-CARDINAL
points	O
,	O
trading	O
is	O
restricted	O
for	O
an	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
to	O
that	O
price	O
or	O
higher	O
.	O


--	O
If	O
Dow	B-ORG
Industrials	I-ORG
fall	O
250	B-CARDINAL
points	O
,	O
trading	O
on	O
the	B-ORG
Big	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
halts	O
for	O
an	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
.	O


S&P	B-ORG
and	O
MMI	B-ORG
contracts	O
also	O
halt	O
.	O


--	O
If	O
DJIA	O
drops	O
400	B-CARDINAL
points	O
,	O
Big	B-ORG
Board	I-ORG
halts	O
trading	O
for	O
two	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
.	O


Trading	O
in	O
MMI	B-ORG
and	O
S&P	B-ORG
futures	O
also	O
halted	O
.	O


Brady	B-ORG
Task	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
recommendations	O
-LRB-	O
Jan.	B-DATE
1988	I-DATE
-RRB-	O
:	O


--	O
Establish	O
an	O
overarching	O
regulator	O
for	O
financial	O
markets	O


--	O
Unify	O
trade	O
-	O
clearing	O
systems	O


--	O
Make	O
margins	O
consistent	O
across	O
stock	O
and	O
futures	O
markets	O


SEC	B-ORG
proposals	O
-LRB-	O
May	B-DATE
1988	I-DATE
-RRB-	O
:	O


--	O
Require	O
prompt	O
reports	O
of	O
large	O
securities	O
trades	O
.	O


--	O
Give	O
SEC	B-ORG
authority	O
to	O
monitor	O
risk	O
-	O
taking	O
by	O
affiliates	O
of	O
brokerage	O
firms	O
.	O


--	O
Transfer	O
jurisdiction	O
over	O
stock	O
-	O
related	O
futures	O
to	O
SEC	B-ORG
from	O
CFTC	B-ORG
.	O


-LRB-	O
Opposed	O
by	O
new	O
SEC	B-ORG
chairman	O
-RRB-	O


--	O
Give	O
SEC	B-ORG
authority	O
to	O
halt	O
securities	O
trading	O
,	O
-LRB-	O
also	O
opposed	O
by	O
new	O
SEC	B-ORG
chairman	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


Congressional	O
proposal	O
:	O


--	O
Create	O
a	O
task	O
force	O
to	O
review	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
securities	O
markets	O
and	O
securities	O
laws	O
.	O


Breaking	O
the	O
Soviet	B-NORP
government	O
's	O
television	O
monopoly	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
company	O
has	O
gained	O
rights	O
to	O
show	O
world	O
programming	O
,	O
including	O
American	B-NORP
films	O
.	O


``	O
There	O
must	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
monopoly	O
,	O
there	O
must	O
be	O
freedom	O
of	O
choice	O
for	O
both	O
journalists	O
and	O
viewers	O
,	O
''	O
Nikolai	B-PERSON
I.	I-PERSON
Lutsenko	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
Nika	B-ORG
TV	I-ORG
company	O
,	O
told	O
the	O
weekly	B-DATE
newspaper	O
Nedelya	B-ORG
.	O


The	O
company	O
is	O
already	O
working	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
programming	O
in	O
several	O
provincial	O
cities	O
and	O
hopes	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
air	O
regularly	O
in	O
about	B-DATE
a	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
newspaper	O
said	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Lutsenko	B-PERSON
told	O
Nedelya	B-ORG
that	O
he	O
recently	O
had	O
been	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
to	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
show	O
5,000	B-CARDINAL
U.S.	B-GPE
films	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
Soviet	I-GPE
Union	I-GPE
.	O


Nedelya	B-ORG
's	O
article	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
Mr.	O
Lutsenko	B-PERSON
interviewing	O
singer	O
John	B-PERSON
Denver	I-PERSON
in	O
Colorado	B-GPE
.	O


Even	O
though	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
independent	O
of	O
official	O
television	O
,	O
Nika	B-ORG
will	O
have	O
an	O
oversight	O
board	O
that	O
will	O
include	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Communist	B-NORP
youth	O
league	O
.	O


South	B-GPE
Africa	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
National	B-ORG
Union	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Mineworkers	I-ORG
said	O
that	O
about	B-CARDINAL
10,000	I-CARDINAL
diamond	O
miners	O
struck	O
for	O
higher	O
wages	O
at	O
De	B-ORG
Beers	I-ORG
Consolidated	I-ORG
Mines	I-ORG
Ltd.	I-ORG


De	B-ORG
Beers	I-ORG
said	O
that	O
workers	O
at	O
five	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
mines	O
were	O
on	O
strike	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
said	O
was	O
peaceful	O
,	O
with	O
orderly	O
picketing	O
occurring	O
at	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
mines	O
.	O


The	O
deadlock	O
in	O
negotiations	O
occurred	O
with	O
De	B-ORG
Beers	I-ORG
offering	O
a	O
17	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
increase	O
in	O
the	O
minimum	O
-	O
wage	O
category	O
while	O
the	O
union	O
demanded	O
a	O
37.6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
increase	O
in	O
the	O
minimum	O
wage	O
.	O


Japan	B-GPE
's	O
opposition	O
Socialist	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
denied	O
that	O
its	O
legislators	O
had	O
been	O
bribed	O
by	O
pinball	O
-	O
parlor	O
owners	O
.	O


The	O
allegation	O
had	O
been	O
raised	O
in	O
Parliament	B-ORG
by	O
the	O
governing	O
Liberal	B-ORG
Democratic	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
following	O
magazine	O
reports	O
suggesting	O
that	O
money	O
from	O
Japanese	B-NORP
-	O
style	O
pinball	O
,	O
called	O
pachinko	O
,	O
had	O
infiltrated	O
politics	O
.	O


Tsuruo	B-PERSON
Yamaguchi	I-PERSON
,	O
secretary	O
general	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Socialist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
,	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
nine	B-CARDINAL
party	O
lawmakers	O
had	O
received	O
donations	O
from	O
the	O
pachinko	O
association	O
totaling	O
8	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
yen	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
55,000	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
donations	O
were	O
legal	O
and	O
none	O
of	O
its	O
members	O
acted	O
to	O
favor	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
Wide	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Nature	I-ORG
said	O
that	O
Spain	B-GPE
,	O
Argentina	B-GPE
,	O
Thailand	B-GPE
and	O
Indonesia	B-GPE
were	O
doing	O
too	O
little	O
to	O
prevent	O
illegal	O
trade	O
in	O
endangered	O
wildlife	O
across	O
their	O
borders	O
.	O


A	O
report	O
by	O
the	O
conservation	O
group	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
U.N.	B-ORG
-	O
sponsored	O
Convention	B-EVENT
on	I-EVENT
International	I-EVENT
Trade	I-EVENT
in	I-EVENT
Endangered	I-EVENT
Species	I-EVENT
in	O
Lausanne	B-GPE
accused	O
the	O
four	B-CARDINAL
of	O
trading	O
protected	O
species	O
ranging	O
from	O
parakeets	O
to	O
orchids	O
.	O


Fund	O
official	O
Simon	B-PERSON
Lyster	I-PERSON
said	O
world	O
trade	O
in	O
wildlife	O
was	O
estimated	O
to	O
total	O
$	B-MONEY
5	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
business	O
annually	B-DATE
.	O


A	O
NATO	B-ORG
project	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
frigate	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
1990s	I-DATE
was	O
torpedoed	O
by	O
the	O
pull	O
-	O
out	O
of	O
three	B-CARDINAL
of	O
its	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
participating	O
nations	O
.	O


Britain	B-GPE
,	O
France	B-GPE
and	O
Italy	B-GPE
announced	O
technical	O
reasons	O
for	O
withdrawing	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
officials	O
pointed	O
to	O
growing	O
reluctance	O
among	O
the	O
allies	O
to	O
commit	O
themselves	O
to	O
big	O
defense	O
spending	O
while	O
East	O
-	O
West	O
disarmament	O
talks	O
show	O
signs	O
of	O
success	O
.	O


Small	O
wonder	O
that	O
Britain	B-GPE
's	O
Labor	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
wants	O
credit	O
controls	O
.	O


A	B-TIME
few	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
after	O
the	O
party	O
launched	O
its	O
own	O
affinity	O
credit	O
card	O
earlier	B-DATE
this	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
Tories	B-ORG
raised	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
base	O
interest	O
rate	O
.	O


Labor	B-ORG
's	O
Visa	B-ORG
card	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
linked	O
to	O
a	O
British	B-NORP
political	O
party	O
.	O


Labor	B-ORG
gets	O
25	B-MONEY
pence	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
39	B-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
for	O
every	O
100	B-CARDINAL
-LRB-	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
155	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
that	O
a	O
user	O
charges	O
to	O
the	O
card	O
.	O


As	O
with	O
other	O
plastic	O
in	O
Britain	B-GPE
's	O
high	O
-	O
interest	O
-	O
rate	O
environment	O
,	O
the	O
Labor	B-ORG
card	O
,	O
administered	O
by	O
Co-operative	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
,	O
carries	O
a	O
stiff	O
-LRB-	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
29.8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
-RRB-	O
annual	B-DATE
rate	O
on	O
the	O
unpaid	O
balance	O
.	O


China	B-GPE
's	O
year	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
long	I-DATE
austerity	O
program	O
has	O
achieved	O
some	O
successes	O
in	O
harnessing	O
runaway	O
economic	O
growth	O
and	O
stabilizing	O
prices	O
but	O
has	O
failed	O
to	O
eliminate	O
serious	O
defects	O
in	O
state	O
planning	O
and	O
an	O
alarming	O
drain	O
on	O
state	O
budgets	O
.	O


The	O
official	O
China	B-ORG
Daily	I-ORG
said	O
retail	O
prices	O
of	O
non-staple	O
foods	O
have	O
n't	O
risen	O
since	O
last	B-DATE
December	I-DATE
but	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
huge	O
government	O
subsidies	O
were	O
a	O
main	O
factor	O
in	O
keeping	O
prices	O
down	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
Statistical	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
found	O
that	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
1	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
$	B-MONEY
270	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
was	O
spent	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
for	O
pork	O
subsidies	O
.	O


The	O
newspaper	O
quoted	O
experts	O
as	O
saying	O
the	O
subsidies	O
would	O
cause	O
the	O
difference	O
between	O
prices	O
and	O
real	O
values	O
of	O
commodities	O
to	O
``	O
become	O
very	O
unreasonable	O
''	O
and	O
reduce	O
needed	O
funds	O
for	O
investment	O
in	O
the	O
``	O
already	O
difficult	O
state	O
budget	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
austerity	O
measures	O
was	O
to	O
slice	O
economic	O
growth	O
,	O
which	O
soared	O
to	O
20.7	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
to	O
8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O
1990	B-DATE
.	O


Economists	O
now	O
predict	O
the	O
growth	O
rate	O
will	O
be	O
about	B-PERCENT
11.5	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
for	O
the	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


In	O
a	O
sign	O
of	O
growing	O
official	O
tolerance	O
for	O
religion	O
,	O
Russian	B-NORP
Orthodox	I-NORP
priests	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
400th	B-ORDINAL
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Moscow	B-GPE
patriarchate	O
in	O
the	O
Kremlin	B-ORG
's	O
15th	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
century	I-DATE
Uspensky	B-ORG
Cathedral	I-ORG
,	O
where	O
czars	O
were	O
crowned	O
...	O
.	O


A	O
34	B-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
foot	I-QUANTITY
-	O
tall	O
,	O
$	B-MONEY
7.7	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
statue	O
of	O
Buddha	B-PERSON
was	O
completed	O
on	O
a	O
hill	O
outside	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
facing	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
statue	O
is	O
the	O
brainchild	O
of	O
Sik	B-PERSON
Chi	I-PERSON
Wan	I-PERSON
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Po	I-ORG
Lin	I-ORG
Monastery	I-ORG
,	O
who	O
said	O
:	O
``	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
is	O
such	O
a	O
prosperous	O
place	O
,	O
we	O
also	O
need	O
some	O
kind	O
of	O
religious	O
symbol	O
.	O


It	O
all	O
seemed	O
innocent	O
enough	O
:	O
Last	B-DATE
April	I-DATE
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
Steven	B-PERSON
B.	I-PERSON
Iken	I-PERSON
visited	O
Justin	B-ORG
Products	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
here	O
,	O
identified	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
customer	O
and	O
got	O
the	O
word	O
on	O
the	O
little	O
company	O
's	O
new	O
cassette	O
players	O
for	O
children	O
.	O


``	O
It	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Sony	B-ORG
product	O
,	O
''	O
Mr.	O
Iken	B-PERSON
remarked	O
,	O
after	O
seeing	O
prototypes	O
and	O
pictures	O
.	O


Replied	O
a	O
Justin	B-ORG
salesman	O
:	O
``	O
Exactly	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
Justin	B-ORG
merchandise	O
carried	O
wholesale	O
prices	O
some	B-PERCENT
40	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
below	O
those	O
of	O
Sony	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
``	O
My	B-PRODUCT
First	I-PRODUCT
Sony	I-PRODUCT
''	O
line	O
.	O


The	O
visitor	O
waxed	O
enthusiastic	O
and	O
promised	O
to	O
return	O
.	O


But	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
customer	O
--	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
hoped	O
-	O
for	O
bonanza	O
from	O
underselling	O
Sony	B-ORG
--	O
Justin	B-ORG
got	O
a	O
costly	O
legal	O
morass	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Iken	B-PERSON
,	O
it	O
turned	O
out	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
private	O
detective	O
using	O
a	O
hidden	O
tape	O
recorder	O
to	O
gather	O
information	O
for	O
Sony	B-ORG
.	O


His	O
recording	O
later	O
turned	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
court	O
exhibit	O
.	O


Seeking	O
to	O
keep	O
Justin	B-ORG
's	O
``	B-PRODUCT
My	I-PRODUCT
Own	I-PRODUCT
''	I-PRODUCT
product	O
line	O
off	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
market	O
,	O
Sony	B-ORG
last	B-DATE
May	I-DATE
filed	O
a	O
suit	O
in	O
Manhattan	B-GPE
federal	O
court	O
accusing	O
the	O
upstart	O
of	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
,	O
unfair	O
competition	O
and	O
other	O
violations	O
of	O
business	O
law	O
.	O


Since	O
then	O
,	O
life	O
has	O
changed	O
a	O
lot	O
for	O
61	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Leonard	B-PERSON
Kaye	I-PERSON
,	O
Justin	B-ORG
's	O
owner	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
have	O
n't	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
decent	O
night	B-TIME
's	O
sleep	O
since	O
this	O
has	O
been	O
going	O
on	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


``	O
It	O
's	O
the	O
most	O
distracting	O
thing	O
in	O
my	O
life	O
--	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
even	O
attend	O
to	O
my	O
business	O
.	O
''	O


His	O
company	O
-LRB-	O
annual	B-DATE
sales	O
:	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
25	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
may	O
suffer	O
a	O
costly	O
blow	O
--	O
losing	O
an	O
estimated	O
10	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
total	O
sales	O
--	O
if	O
Sony	B-ORG
-LRB-	O
annual	B-DATE
sales	O
:	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
16	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
prevails	O
.	O


Justin	B-ORG
's	O
plight	O
shows	O
what	O
can	O
happen	O
when	O
a	O
tiny	O
company	O
suddenly	O
faces	O
the	O
full	O
legal	O
might	O
of	O
a	O
wrathful	O
multinational	O
.	O


With	O
considerable	O
irony	O
,	O
the	O
case	O
also	O
shows	O
how	O
completely	O
Japan	B-GPE
has	O
turned	O
the	O
tables	O
on	O
U.S.	B-GPE
business	O
.	O


Americans	B-NORP
used	O
to	O
complain	O
bitterly	O
about	O
being	O
undersold	O
by	O
look	O
-	O
alike	O
products	O
from	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O


Now	O
Sony	B-ORG
,	O
whose	O
innovative	O
,	O
premium	O
-	O
priced	O
products	O
are	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
admired	O
in	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
,	O
is	O
bitterly	O
complaining	O
about	O
a	O
little	O
U.S.	B-GPE
firm	O
with	O
a	O
cheap	O
look	O
-	O
alike	O
produced	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


``	O
The	O
gist	O
of	O
this	O
is	O
that	O
Justin	B-ORG
knocked	O
off	O
the	O
Sony	B-ORG
line	O
and	O
Sony	B-ORG
wants	O
to	O
stop	O
it	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Lewis	B-PERSON
H.	I-PERSON
Eslinger	I-PERSON
,	O
Sony	B-ORG
's	O
attorney	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
guarded	O
Rubik	B-PRODUCT
's	I-PRODUCT
Cube	I-PRODUCT
.	O


-LRB-	O
Sony	B-ORG
itself	O
declines	O
to	O
comment	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


If	O
Sony	B-ORG
wins	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Eslinger	B-PERSON
says	O
,	O
its	O
little	O
rival	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
products	O
overseas	O
.	O


At	O
worst	O
,	O
he	O
adds	O
,	O
``	O
They	O
'd	O
have	O
to	O
grind	O
them	O
all	O
up	O
and	O
throw	O
them	O
away	O
.	O
''	O


Mr.	O
Kaye	B-PERSON
denies	O
the	O
suit	O
's	O
charges	O
and	O
says	O
his	O
only	O
mistake	O
was	O
taking	O
on	O
Sony	B-ORG
in	O
the	O
marketplace	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
made	O
a	O
similar	O
line	O
and	O
I	O
produced	O
it	O
cheaper	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
U.S.	B-GPE
Judge	O
John	B-PERSON
E.	I-PERSON
Sprizzo	I-PERSON
is	O
expected	O
to	O
rule	O
on	O
Sony	B-ORG
's	O
renewed	O
request	O
for	O
a	O
pre-trial	O
order	O
blocking	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
disputed	O
products	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
deliveries	O
began	O
in	O
July	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
judge	O
turned	O
down	O
an	O
earlier	O
Sony	B-ORG
request	O
for	O
such	O
an	O
order	O
--	O
a	O
decision	O
upheld	O
on	O
appeal	O
--	O
but	O
Sony	B-ORG
returned	O
with	O
additional	O
evidence	O
and	O
arguments	O
.	O


Though	O
hoping	O
to	O
settle	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
Justin	B-ORG
vows	O
to	O
fight	O
on	O
,	O
if	O
necessary	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
battle	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
Justin	B-ORG
bargained	O
for	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
had	O
no	O
idea	O
I	O
was	O
getting	O
in	O
so	O
deep	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Mr.	O
Kaye	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
founded	O
Justin	B-ORG
in	O
1982	B-DATE
.	O


Mr.	O
Kaye	B-PERSON
had	O
sold	O
Capetronic	B-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
electronics	O
maker	O
,	O
and	O
retired	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
he	O
was	O
bored	O
.	O


With	O
Justin	B-ORG
,	O
he	O
began	O
selling	O
toys	O
and	O
electronics	O
made	O
mostly	O
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Mickey	O
Mouse	O
radios	O
.	O


The	O
company	O
has	O
grown	O
--	O
to	O
about	B-CARDINAL
40	I-CARDINAL
employees	O
,	O
from	O
four	B-CARDINAL
initially	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Kaye	B-PERSON
says	O
.	O


Justin	B-ORG
has	O
been	O
profitable	O
since	O
1986	B-DATE
,	O
adds	O
the	O
official	O
,	O
who	O
shares	O
his	O
office	O
with	O
numerous	O
teddy	O
bears	O
,	O
all	O
samples	O
from	O
his	O
line	O
of	O
plush	O
toys	O
.	O


Like	O
many	O
others	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Kaye	B-PERSON
took	O
notice	O
in	O
1987	B-DATE
when	O
Sony	B-ORG
,	O
in	O
a	O
classic	O
example	O
of	O
market	O
segmentation	O
,	O
changed	O
the	O
plastic	O
skin	O
and	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
famous	O
Walkman	B-PRODUCT
line	O
of	O
portable	O
audio	O
equipment	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
My	B-PRODUCT
First	I-PRODUCT
Sony	I-PRODUCT
line	O
for	O
children	O
.	O


The	O
brightly	O
colored	O
new	O
products	O
looked	O
more	O
like	O
toys	O
than	O
the	O
adult	O
models	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
In	O
court	O
papers	O
,	O
Sony	B-ORG
says	O
it	O
has	O
spent	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
3	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
to	O
promote	O
the	O
line	O
,	O
with	O
resulting	O
sales	O
of	O
over	B-CARDINAL
a	I-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
units	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


Sony	B-ORG
found	O
a	O
new	O
market	O
niche	O
,	O
but	O
Mr.	O
Kaye	B-PERSON
figured	O
that	O
its	O
prices	O
left	O
plenty	O
of	O
room	O
for	O
a	O
lower	O
-	O
priced	O
competitor	O
.	O


His	O
products	O
are	O
n't	O
exact	O
copies	O
of	O
Sony	B-ORG
's	O
but	O
strongly	O
resemble	O
them	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
shape	O
and	O
,	O
especially	O
,	O
color	O
.	O


Sony	B-ORG
uses	O
mostly	O
red	O
and	O
blue	O
,	O
with	O
traces	O
of	O
yellow	O
--	O
and	O
so	O
does	O
Justin	B-ORG
,	O
on	O
the	O
theory	O
that	O
kids	O
prefer	O
these	O
colors	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
``	O
To	O
be	O
successful	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
can	O
be	O
any	O
color	O
whatsoever	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
fire	O
-	O
engine	O
red	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Charles	B-PERSON
E.	I-PERSON
Baxley	I-PERSON
,	O
Justin	B-ORG
's	O
attorney	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


By	O
last	B-DATE
winter	I-DATE
,	O
Justin	B-ORG
was	O
showing	O
prototypes	O
at	O
toy	O
fairs	O
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
and	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
--	O
and	O
Sony	B-ORG
noticed	O
.	O


Indeed	O
,	O
concerned	O
that	O
Sony	B-ORG
sales	O
personnel	O
were	O
threatening	O
legal	O
action	O
or	O
other	O
retaliation	O
--	O
such	O
as	O
withholding	O
desirable	O
Sony	B-ORG
products	O
--	O
against	O
Justin	B-ORG
's	O
customers	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Baxley	B-PERSON
fired	O
off	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
Sony	B-ORG
in	O
April	B-DATE
.	O


He	O
himself	O
threatened	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
matter	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Federal	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
or	O
U.S.	B-ORG
Justice	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
.	O


But	O
Justin	B-ORG
has	O
n't	O
pursued	O
those	O
charges	O
-LRB-	O
which	O
were	O
without	O
merit	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Mr.	O
Eslinger	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
Sony	B-ORG
attorney	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


Recalls	O
Mr.	O
Baxley	B-PERSON
:	O
``	O
Our	O
purpose	O
was	O
to	O
influence	O
them	O
to	O
leave	O
us	O
alone	O
.	O


We	O
never	O
intended	O
taking	O
on	O
Sony	B-ORG
--	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
the	O
resources	O
.	O
''	O


Sony	B-ORG
answered	O
the	O
empty	O
threat	O
with	O
its	O
real	O
suit	O
.	O


Off	O
and	O
on	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
companies	O
have	O
skirmished	O
in	O
court	O
.	O


And	O
Justin	B-ORG
,	O
in	O
a	O
news	O
release	O
,	O
says	O
,	O
``	O
Once	O
competitive	O
,	O
Sony	B-ORG
now	O
resorts	O
to	O
strong	O
-	O
arm	O
tactics	O
in	O
American	B-NORP
courtrooms	O
to	O
carve	O
out	O
and	O
protect	O
niche	O
markets	O
.	O
''	O


Sony	B-ORG
's	O
lawyer	O
insists	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
tactics	O
--	O
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
private	O
detective	O
posing	O
as	O
a	O
buyer	O
--	O
are	O
routine	O
in	O
such	O
matters	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
insists	O
that	O
Sony	B-ORG
,	O
no	O
less	O
than	O
others	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
legal	O
right	O
to	O
protect	O
its	O
``	O
trade	O
dress	O
,	O
''	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
mostly	O
the	O
colors	O
that	O
it	O
claims	O
make	O
My	B-PRODUCT
First	I-PRODUCT
Sony	I-PRODUCT
products	O
distinctive	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
Justin	B-ORG
claims	O
it	O
began	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
colors	O
on	O
electronic	O
goods	O
for	O
children	O
long	O
before	O
Sony	B-ORG
entered	O
the	O
children	O
's	O
market	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


Whatever	O
its	O
merits	O
,	O
Sony	B-ORG
's	O
aggressive	O
defense	O
is	O
debilitating	O
for	O
Justin	B-ORG
.	O


It	O
's	O
also	O
costly	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Kaye	B-PERSON
says	O
he	O
has	O
paid	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
70,000	I-MONEY
in	O
legal	O
fees	O
so	O
far	O
.	O


Of	O
Sony	B-ORG
,	O
Mr.	O
Kaye	B-PERSON
says	O
:	O
``	O
They	O
know	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
way	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
lose	O
.	O


They	O
just	O
keep	O
digging	O
me	O
in	O
deeper	O
until	O
I	O
reach	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
I	O
give	O
up	O
and	O
go	O
away	O
.	O
''	O


For	O
now	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
he	O
vows	O
to	O
hang	O
in	O
.	O


Investcorp	B-ORG
,	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
,	O
said	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
Sports	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Recreation	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
bought	O
the	O
operator	O
of	O
the	O
10	B-CARDINAL
-	O
store	O
Sports	B-ORG
Unlimited	I-ORG
chain	O
for	O
some	O
$	B-MONEY
40	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


The	O
investment	O
bank	O
becomes	O
majority	O
shareholder	O
in	O
Sports	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Recreation	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
10	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
sporting	O
goods	O
retailer	O
,	O
said	O
Oliver	B-PERSON
E.	I-PERSON
Richardson	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Investcorp	B-ORG
's	O
management	O
committee	O
and	O
a	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
chain	O
.	O


Sports	B-ORG
Unlimited	I-ORG
,	O
Tampa	B-GPE
,	O
Fla.	B-GPE
,	O
posted	O
revenue	O
of	O
$	B-MONEY
59	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
for	O
the	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
ended	I-DATE
July	I-DATE
31	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
company	O
is	O
``	O
very	O
profitable	O
''	O
on	O
an	O
operating	O
basis	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Richardson	B-PERSON
said	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
declined	O
to	O
specify	O
numbers	O
.	O


In	O
1982	B-DATE
,	O
Sports	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Recreation	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
managers	O
and	O
certain	O
passive	O
investors	O
purchased	O
the	O
company	O
from	O
Brunswick	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
of	O
Skokie	B-GPE
,	O
Ill	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
the	O
latest	O
transaction	O
,	O
management	O
bought	O
out	O
the	O
passive	O
investors	O
'	O
holding	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Richardson	B-PERSON
said	O
.	O


Hammond	B-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
,	O
Newport	B-GPE
Beach	I-GPE
,	O
Calif.	B-GPE
,	O
said	O
Fidelity	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
extended	O
its	O
previous	O
agreement	O
,	O
under	O
which	O
it	O
wo	O
n't	O
purchase	O
any	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
mortgage	O
banker	O
's	O
common	O
stock	O
,	O
through	O
Oct.	B-DATE
31	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
previous	O
agreement	O
expired	O
Thursday	B-DATE
.	O


Hammond	B-ORG
said	O
that	O
its	O
discussions	O
with	O
Fidelity	B-ORG
,	O
an	O
Irvine	B-GPE
,	O
Calif.	B-GPE
,	O
title	O
-	O
insurance	O
underwriter	O
,	O
are	O
continuing	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
prospects	O
for	O
a	O
longer	O
-	O
term	O
standstill	O
agreement	O
are	O
uncertain	O
.	O


Fidelity	B-ORG
has	O
increased	O
its	O
stake	O
in	O
Hammond	B-ORG
to	O
23.57	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O
recent	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
.	O


Statements	O
made	O
in	O
Securities	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
filings	O
led	O
Hammond	B-ORG
to	O
request	O
a	O
standstill	O
agreement	O
.	O


Giant	B-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Ltd.	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
terminated	O
negotiations	O
for	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
Aspen	B-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
Denver	B-GPE
-	O
based	O
regional	O
carrier	O
that	O
operates	O
the	O
United	B-ORG
Express	I-ORG
connector	O
service	O
under	O
contract	O
to	O
UAL	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
United	B-ORG
Airlines	I-ORG
.	O


Giant	B-ORG
,	O
a	O
Beverly	B-GPE
Hills	I-GPE
,	O
Calif.	B-GPE
,	O
collection	O
of	O
companies	O
that	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
producer	O
Burt	B-PERSON
Sugarman	I-PERSON
,	O
did	O
n't	O
give	O
a	O
reason	O
for	O
halting	O
its	O
plan	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
airline	O
,	O
and	O
Aspen	B-ORG
officials	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
reached	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O


Giant	B-ORG
agreed	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
carrier	O
.	O


Giant	B-ORG
has	O
n't	O
ever	O
disclosed	O
the	O
proposed	O
price	O
,	O
although	O
Avmark	B-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
an	O
Arlington	B-GPE
,	O
Va.	B-GPE
-	O
based	O
aircraft	O
consulting	O
concern	O
,	O
has	O
valued	O
Aspen	B-ORG
's	O
fleet	O
at	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
46	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


The	O
airline	O
would	O
have	O
become	O
the	O
latest	O
in	O
a	O
peculiar	O
blend	O
of	O
Giant	B-ORG
companies	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
involved	O
in	O
making	O
cement	O
,	O
recycling	O
newsprint	O
and	O
operating	O
fast	O
-	O
food	O
restaurants	O
.	O


The	O
state	O
-	O
controlled	O
insurer	O
Assurances	B-ORG
Generales	I-ORG
de	I-ORG
France	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
has	O
obtained	O
regulatory	O
approval	O
to	O
increase	O
its	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
financial	O
holding	O
company	O
Cie.	B-ORG
de	I-ORG
Navigation	I-ORG
Mixte	I-ORG
above	O
10	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
of	O
about	B-PERCENT
8	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


Friday	B-DATE
's	O
approval	O
was	O
needed	O
to	O
conform	O
with	O
Bourse	B-ORG
rules	O
regarding	O
companies	O
with	O
bank	O
interests	O
and	O
follows	O
a	O
similar	O
approval	O
given	O
Wednesday	B-DATE
to	O
Cie	B-ORG
.	I-ORG
Financiere	I-ORG
de	I-ORG
Paribas	I-ORG
.	O


Both	O
Paribas	B-ORG
and	O
AGF	B-ORG
have	O
been	O
increasing	O
their	O
stakes	O
in	O
Navigation	B-ORG
Mixte	I-ORG
recently	O
for	O
what	O
they	O
have	O
termed	O
``	O
investment	O
purposes	O
,	O
''	O
although	O
the	O
issue	O
has	O
been	O
surrounded	O
by	O
takeover	O
speculation	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
.	O


AGF	B-ORG
did	O
n't	O
comment	O
officially	O
on	O
its	O
reasons	O
for	O
seeking	O
the	O
approval	O
,	O
but	O
people	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
the	O
group	O
would	O
have	O
the	O
flexibility	O
to	O
increase	O
its	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
should	O
interesting	O
price	O
opportunities	O
arise	O
.	O


An	O
AGF	B-ORG
official	O
did	O
specify	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
foundation	O
to	O
recent	O
rumors	O
the	O
group	O
might	O
be	O
acting	O
in	O
concert	O
with	O
Paribas	B-ORG
.	O


Lockheed	B-ORG
Aeronautical	I-ORG
Systems	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
Lockheed	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
it	O
agreed	O
to	O
join	O
with	O
Aermacchi	B-ORG
S.p	I-ORG
.	I-ORG
A.	I-ORG
of	O
Varese	B-GPE
,	O
Italy	B-GPE
,	O
to	O
propose	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
jet	O
trainers	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
Air	B-ORG
Force	I-ORG
.	O


The	B-ORG
Air	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
is	O
looking	O
to	O
buy	O
540	B-CARDINAL
new	O
primary	O
jet	O
trainers	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
value	O
of	O
$	B-MONEY
1.5	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
to	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
2	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
,	O
between	B-DATE
1994	I-DATE
and	I-DATE
2004	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
aircraft	O
would	O
replace	O
the	B-PRODUCT
T	I-PRODUCT
-	I-PRODUCT
37	I-PRODUCT
,	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
Cessna	B-ORG
Aircraft	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
unit	O
of	O
General	B-ORG
Dynamics	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
the	B-ORG
Air	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
uses	O
to	O
train	O
jet	O
pilots	O
.	O


Lockheed	B-ORG
said	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
Navy	B-ORG
may	O
also	O
buy	O
an	B-CARDINAL
additional	I-CARDINAL
340	I-CARDINAL
trainer	O
aircraft	O
to	O
replace	O
its	O
T34C	B-PRODUCT
trainers	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
Beech	B-ORG
Aircraft	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
unit	O
of	O
Raytheon	B-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O


Under	O
the	O
agreement	O
with	O
Lockheed	B-ORG
,	O
Aermacchi	B-ORG
will	O
license	O
Lockheed	B-ORG
to	O
build	O
the	O
Aermacchi	B-ORG
MB	B-PRODUCT
-	I-PRODUCT
339	I-PRODUCT
jet	O
tandem	O
-	O
trainer	O
and	O
will	O
supply	O
certain	O
structures	O
.	O


Lockheed	B-ORG
will	O
build	O
additional	O
structures	O
and	O
perform	O
final	O
assembly	O
of	O
the	O
tandem	O
-	O
seat	O
trainer	O
at	O
its	O
Marietta	B-GPE
,	O
Ga.	B-GPE
,	O
plant	O
should	O
the	B-ORG
Air	I-ORG
Force	I-ORG
order	O
the	O
craft	O
.	O


A	O
Lockheed	B-ORG
spokesman	O
in	O
Burbank	B-GPE
,	O
Calif.	B-GPE
,	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
n't	O
aware	O
of	O
which	O
other	O
companies	O
would	O
be	O
competing	O
for	O
the	O
Air	B-ORG
Force	I-ORG
contract	O
.	O


Striking	O
auto	O
workers	O
ended	O
their	O
19	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
occupation	O
of	O
a	O
metal	O
shop	O
at	O
a	O
Peugeot	B-ORG
S.A.	I-ORG
factory	O
in	O
eastern	O
France	B-GPE
Friday	B-DATE
as	O
pay	O
talks	O
got	O
under	O
way	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
Peugeot	B-ORG
breakthrough	O
came	O
as	O
a	O
nationwide	O
dispute	O
by	O
Finance	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
employees	O
disrupted	O
border	O
checkpoints	O
and	O
threatened	O
the	O
government	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
pay	O
its	O
bills	O
.	O


The	O
Peugeot	B-ORG
metalworkers	O
began	O
filing	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
shop	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
auto	O
parts	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
plant	O
in	O
Mulhouse	B-GPE
after	O
voting	O
589	B-CARDINAL
to	O
193	B-CARDINAL
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
occupation	O
.	O


Their	O
withdrawal	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
promises	O
by	O
Peugeot	B-ORG
to	O
open	O
negotiations	O
in	O
Paris	B-GPE
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
the	O
last	O
man	O
left	O
the	O
premises	O
.	O


The	O
strike	O
by	O
customs	O
officers	O
,	O
tax	O
collectors	O
,	O
treasury	O
workers	O
and	O
other	O
civil	O
servants	O
attached	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Finance	I-ORG
may	O
pose	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
challenge	O
to	O
the	O
government	O
and	O
the	O
average	O
Frenchman	B-NORP
.	O


Ministry	B-ORG
employees	O
complain	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
poorly	O
paid	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
complex	O
job	O
-	O
rating	O
system	O
they	O
say	O
fails	O
to	O
take	O
into	O
account	O
their	O
education	O
and	O
level	O
of	O
technical	O
expertise	O
.	O


The	O
market	O
for	O
$	B-MONEY
200	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
high	O
-	O
risk	O
junk	O
bonds	O
,	O
battered	O
by	O
a	O
succession	O
of	O
defaults	O
and	O
huge	O
price	O
declines	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
practically	O
vanished	O
Friday	B-DATE
.	O


Trading	O
ground	O
to	O
a	O
halt	O
as	O
investors	O
rushed	O
to	O
sell	O
bonds	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
themselves	O
deserted	O
by	O
potential	O
buyers	O
.	O


Stunned	O
,	O
they	O
watched	O
brokerage	O
houses	O
mark	O
down	O
price	O
quotations	O
on	O
their	O
junk	O
holdings	O
while	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
execute	O
very	O
few	O
actual	O
trades	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
junk	O
bond	O
market	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
gridlock	O
now	O
--	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
bids	O
,	O
only	O
offers	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
independent	O
investor	O
Martin	B-PERSON
D.	I-PERSON
Sass	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
manages	O
nearly	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
4	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
and	O
who	O
recently	O
decided	O
to	O
buy	O
distressed	O
securities	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
fund	O
.	O


This	O
calamity	O
is	O
``	O
far	O
from	O
over	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


Junk	O
's	O
collapse	O
helped	O
stoke	O
the	O
panicky	O
selling	O
of	O
stocks	O
that	O
produced	O
the	O
deepest	O
one	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
dive	O
in	O
the	O
Dow	O
Jones	O
Industrial	O
Average	O
since	O
the	O
Oct.	B-DATE
19	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
1987	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
crash	O
.	O


Simultaneously	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
helped	O
trigger	O
this	O
year	B-DATE
's	O
biggest	O
rally	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
government	O
bond	O
market	O
as	O
investors	O
rushed	O
to	O
move	O
capital	O
into	O
the	O
highest	O
-	O
quality	O
securities	O
they	O
could	O
find	O
.	O


But	O
``	O
an	O
eerie	O
silence	O
pervaded	O
''	O
the	O
junk	O
market	O
Friday	B-DATE
as	O
prices	O
tumbled	O
on	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	O
high	O
-	O
yield	O
bonds	O
despite	O
``	O
no	O
active	O
trading	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
John	B-PERSON
Lonski	I-PERSON
,	O
an	O
economist	O
at	O
Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Investors	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O


For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
Southland	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
$	B-MONEY
500	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
of	O
16	B-PERCENT
3/4	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
bonds	O
due	O
2002	B-DATE
--	O
sold	O
less	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
by	O
Goldman	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Sachs	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
--	O
plummeted	O
25	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
just	B-MONEY
30	I-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
on	O
the	O
dollar	O
.	O


But	O
not	O
even	O
Goldman	B-ORG
would	O
make	O
a	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
securities	O
of	O
Southland	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
nationwide	O
chain	O
of	O
7	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
11	I-ORG
convenience	O
stores	O
that	O
is	O
strapped	O
for	O
cash	O
.	O


Goldman	B-ORG
officials	O
declined	O
to	O
comment	O
.	O


Junk	O
bonds	O
,	O
which	O
mushroomed	O
from	O
less	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
2	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
at	O
the	B-DATE
start	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
decade	I-DATE
,	O
have	O
been	O
declining	O
for	O
months	B-DATE
as	O
issuer	O
after	O
issuer	O
sank	O
beneath	O
the	O
weight	O
of	O
hefty	O
interest	O
payments	O
.	O


The	O
shaky	O
market	O
received	O
its	O
biggest	O
jolt	O
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
from	O
Campeau	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
created	O
its	O
U.S.	B-GPE
retailing	O
empire	O
with	O
junk	O
financing	O
.	O


Campeau	B-ORG
developed	O
a	O
cash	O
squeeze	O
that	O
caused	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
tardy	O
on	O
some	O
interest	O
payments	O
and	O
to	O
put	O
its	O
prestigious	O
Bloomingdales	B-PERSON
department	O
-	O
store	O
chain	O
up	O
for	O
sale	O
.	O


Now	O
,	O
dozens	B-CARDINAL
of	O
corporations	O
,	O
including	O
Ethan	B-ORG
Allen	I-ORG
,	O
TW	B-ORG
Services	I-ORG
and	O
York	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
,	O
that	O
are	O
counting	O
on	O
at	B-MONEY
least	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
7	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
scheduled	O
new	O
junk	O
financings	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
highly	O
leveraged	O
takeovers	O
and	O
buy	O
-	O
outs	O
afloat	O
,	O
may	O
never	O
get	O
the	O
money	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
music	O
has	O
stopped	O
playing	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Harkins	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
principal	O
in	O
the	O
investment	O
firm	O
of	O
Levy	B-PERSON
Harkins	I-PERSON
.	O


``	O
You	O
've	O
either	O
got	O
a	O
chair	O
or	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
.	O
''	O


In	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
aftermath	O
,	O
says	O
R.	B-PERSON
Douglas	I-PERSON
Carleton	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
director	O
of	O
high	O
-	O
yield	O
finance	O
at	O
First	B-ORG
Boston	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
``	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
$	B-MONEY
7	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
forward	O
calendar	O
could	O
be	O
deferred	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
hysteria	O
.	O
''	O


In	O
August	B-DATE
,	O
First	B-ORG
Boston	I-ORG
withdrew	O
a	O
$	B-MONEY
475	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
junk	O
offering	O
of	O
Ohio	B-ORG
Mattress	I-ORG
bonds	O
because	O
potential	O
buyers	O
were	O
``	O
very	O
skittish	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
outlook	O
``	O
looks	O
shaky	O
because	O
we	O
're	O
still	O
waiting	O
''	O
for	O
mutual	O
funds	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
to	O
dump	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
junk	O
bond	O
holdings	O
to	O
pay	O
off	O
redemptions	O
by	O
individual	O
investors	O
,	O
says	O
King	B-PERSON
Penniman	I-PERSON
,	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
at	O
McCarthy	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Crisanti	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Maffei	I-ORG
,	O
an	O
investment	O
arm	O
of	O
Xerox	B-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
.	O


Indeed	O
,	O
a	O
Moody	B-ORG
's	O
index	O
that	O
tracks	O
the	O
net	O
asset	O
values	O
of	O
24	B-CARDINAL
high	O
-	O
yield	O
mutual	O
funds	O
declined	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
17th	I-DATE
consecutive	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
Friday	I-DATE
.	O


In	O
a	O
stark	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
benchmark	O
30	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
Treasury	B-ORG
bond	O
climbed	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
2	I-CARDINAL
1/2	I-CARDINAL
points	O
,	O
or	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
25	I-MONEY
for	O
each	O
$	O
1,000	B-MONEY
face	O
amount	O
,	O
to	O
103	B-CARDINAL
12/32	I-CARDINAL
,	O
its	O
biggest	O
gain	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
bond	O
's	O
yield	O
dropped	O
to	O
7.82	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
since	O
March	B-DATE
31	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
1987	I-DATE
,	O
according	O
to	O
Technical	B-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Global	I-ORG
Markets	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
yield	O
on	O
three	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
Treasury	B-ORG
bills	O
,	O
considered	O
the	O
safest	O
of	O
all	O
investments	O
,	O
plummeted	O
about	B-CARDINAL
0.7	I-CARDINAL
percentage	O
point	O
to	O
7.16	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
the	O
largest	O
one	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
decline	O
since	O
1982	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
main	O
catalyst	O
for	O
government	O
bond	O
market	O
rally	O
was	O
the	O
190.58	B-CARDINAL
-	O
point	O
drop	O
in	O
the	O
Dow	O
Jones	O
Industrial	O
Average	O
.	O


``	O
When	O
you	O
get	O
panic	O
in	O
one	B-CARDINAL
market	O
,	O
you	O
get	O
flight	O
to	O
quality	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
Maria	B-PERSON
Ramirez	I-PERSON
,	O
money	O
market	O
economist	O
at	O
Drexel	B-ORG
Burnham	I-ORG
Lambert	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O


Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
problems	O
of	O
the	O
junk	O
market	O
could	O
prompt	O
the	B-ORG
Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
to	O
ease	O
credit	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
ahead	I-DATE
.	O


``	O
This	O
marks	O
a	O
significant	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
interest	O
rate	O
outlook	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
William	B-PERSON
Sullivan	I-PERSON
,	O
director	O
of	O
money	O
market	O
research	O
at	O
Dean	B-ORG
Witter	I-ORG
Reynolds	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
.	O


Any	O
sustained	O
credit	O
-	O
easing	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
lift	O
for	O
junk	O
bonds	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
securities	O
.	O


Robert	B-PERSON
Dow	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
partner	O
and	O
portfolio	O
manager	O
at	O
Lord	B-ORG
,	I-ORG
Abbett	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
manages	O
$	B-MONEY
4	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
high	O
-	O
yield	O
bonds	O
,	O
says	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
``	O
think	O
there	O
is	O
any	O
fundamental	O
economic	O
rationale	O
-LCB-	O
for	O
the	O
junk	O
bond	O
rout	O
-RCB-	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
herd	O
instinct	O
.	O
''	O


He	O
adds	O
:	O
``	O
The	O
junk	O
market	O
has	O
witnessed	O
some	O
trouble	O
and	O
now	O
some	O
people	O
think	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
equity	O
market	O
gets	O
creamed	O
that	O
means	O
the	O
economy	O
will	O
be	O
terrible	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
bad	O
for	O
junk	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
believe	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
believe	O
that	O
people	O
are	O
running	O
scared	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
a	O
flight	O
to	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
quality	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
equities	O
and	O
not	O
in	O
junk	O
--	O
it	O
's	O
in	O
Treasurys	O
.	O
''	O


Even	O
as	O
trading	O
in	O
high	O
-	O
yield	O
issues	O
dried	O
up	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
,	O
corporations	O
sold	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
2	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
new	O
junk	O
bonds	O
.	O


For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
recent	O
$	B-MONEY
375	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
offering	O
of	O
Petrolane	B-ORG
Gas	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
L.P.	I-ORG
bonds	O
sold	O
by	O
First	B-ORG
Boston	I-ORG
was	O
three	B-CARDINAL
times	O
oversubscribed	O
.	O


A	O
$	B-MONEY
550	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
offering	O
of	O
Turner	B-ORG
Broadcasting	I-ORG
System	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	I-ORG
high	O
-	O
yield	O
securities	O
sold	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
by	O
Drexel	B-ORG
was	O
increased	O
$	B-MONEY
50	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
because	O
of	O
strong	O
demand	O
.	O


First	B-ORG
Boston	I-ORG
estimates	O
that	O
in	O
November	B-DATE
and	O
December	B-DATE
alone	O
,	O
junk	O
bond	O
investors	O
will	O
receive	O
$	B-MONEY
4.8	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
coupon	O
interest	O
payments	O
.	O


``	O
That	O
's	O
a	O
clear	O
indication	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
an	O
undercurrent	O
of	O
basic	O
business	O
going	O
on	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Mr.	O
Carleton	B-PERSON
of	O
First	B-ORG
Boston	I-ORG
.	O


``	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
how	O
people	O
can	O
say	O
the	O
junk	O
bond	O
market	O
disappeared	O
when	O
there	O
were	O
$	B-MONEY
1.5	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
orders	O
for	O
$	B-MONEY
550	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
of	O
junk	O
bonds	O
sold	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
by	O
Turner	B-PERSON
,	O
''	O
says	O
Raymond	B-PERSON
Minella	I-PERSON
,	O
co-head	O
of	O
merchant	O
banking	O
at	O
Merrill	B-ORG
Lynch	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O


``	O
When	O
the	O
rally	O
comes	O
,	O
insurance	O
companies	O
will	O
be	O
leading	O
it	O
because	O
they	O
have	O
billions	B-CARDINAL
to	O
invest	O
and	O
invest	O
they	O
will	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
plenty	O
of	O
money	O
available	O
from	O
people	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
buy	O
well	O
-	O
structured	O
deals	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
stuff	O
that	O
's	O
financed	O
on	O
a	O
shoestring	O
that	O
people	O
are	O
wary	O
of	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
such	O
highly	O
leveraged	O
transactions	O
seemed	O
to	O
have	O
multiplied	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
casting	O
a	O
pall	O
over	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
junk	O
market	O
.	O


Michael	B-PERSON
McNamara	I-PERSON
,	O
director	O
of	O
fixed	O
-	O
income	O
research	O
at	O
Kemper	B-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
,	O
says	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
junk	O
issues	O
has	O
been	O
getting	O
poorer	O
,	O
contributing	O
to	O
the	O
slide	O
in	O
prices	O
.	O


``	O
Last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
we	O
probably	O
bought	O
one	B-CARDINAL
out	O
of	O
every	O
three	B-CARDINAL
new	O
deals	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


``	O
This	O
year	B-DATE
,	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
in	O
one	B-CARDINAL
in	O
every	O
five	B-CARDINAL
or	O
six	B-CARDINAL
.	O


And	O
our	O
credit	O
standards	O
have	O
n't	O
changed	O
one	B-CARDINAL
iota	O
.	O
''	O


However	O
,	O
Mr.	O
McNamara	B-PERSON
said	O
the	O
slide	O
in	O
junk	O
is	O
creating	O
``	O
one	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
buying	O
opportunity	O
''	O
for	O
selective	O
buyers	O
.	O


For	O
the	O
moment	O
,	O
investors	O
seem	O
more	O
preoccupied	O
with	O
the	O
``	O
bad	O
''	O
junk	O
than	O
the	O
``	O
good	O
''	O
junk	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
market	O
has	O
been	O
weak	O
since	O
''	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Campeau	B-ORG
cash	O
squeeze	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
subsequent	O
bailout	O
by	O
Olympia	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
York	I-ORG
,	O
says	O
Mr.	O
Minella	B-PERSON
of	O
Merrill	B-ORG
Lynch	I-ORG
.	O


``	O
That	O
really	O
affected	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
that	O
people	O
started	O
to	O
ask	O
`	O
What	O
else	O
is	O
in	O
trouble	O
?	O
'	O
''	O


Well	O
before	O
Campeau	B-ORG
,	O
though	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
signs	O
that	O
the	O
junk	O
market	O
was	O
stumbling	O
through	O
one	O
of	O
its	B-DATE
worst	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ever	O
.	O


Despite	O
the	O
relatively	O
strong	O
economy	O
,	O
junk	O
bond	O
prices	O
did	O
nothing	O
except	O
go	O
down	O
,	O
hammered	O
by	O
a	O
seemingly	O
endless	O
trail	O
of	O
bad	O
news	O
:	O


--	O
In	O
June	B-DATE
,	O
two	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
before	O
it	O
would	O
default	O
on	O
interest	O
payments	O
covering	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
$	B-MONEY
1.2	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
speculative	O
debt	O
securities	O
,	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
-	O
based	O
Integrated	B-ORG
Resources	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
ran	O
out	O
of	O
borrowed	O
money	O
.	O


--	O
In	O
July	B-DATE
,	O
Southmark	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
Dallas	B-GPE
-	O
based	O
real	O
estate	O
and	O
financial	O
services	O
company	O
with	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
1.3	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
junk	O
bonds	O
,	O
voluntarily	O
filed	O
for	O
protection	O
under	O
U.S.	B-GPE
bankruptcy	O
law	O
.	O


--	O
By	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
July	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
difference	O
in	O
yield	O
between	O
an	O
index	O
of	O
junk	O
bonds	O
and	O
seven	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
Treasury	B-ORG
notes	O
widened	O
to	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
5.5	I-CARDINAL
percentage	O
points	O
.	O


--	O
In	O
August	B-DATE
,	O
Resorts	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
sold	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
500	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
of	O
junk	O
bonds	O
,	O
suspended	O
interest	O
payments	O
.	O


--	O
In	O
September	B-DATE
,	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
cash	O
squeeze	O
hit	O
Campeau	B-ORG
,	O
Lomas	B-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
defaulted	O
on	O
$	B-MONEY
145	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
of	O
notes	O
and	O
appeared	O
unlikely	O
to	O
pay	O
interest	O
on	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
$	B-MONEY
1.2	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
of	O
debt	O
securities	O
.	O


Meantime	O
,	O
regulators	O
are	O
becoming	O
increasingly	O
worried	O
as	O
the	O
rush	O
to	O
leverage	O
shows	O
no	O
signs	O
of	O
abating	O
.	O


Moody	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
says	O
the	O
frequency	O
of	O
corporate	O
credit	O
downgrades	O
is	O
the	O
highest	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
since	O
1982	B-DATE
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
six	B-CARDINAL
times	O
as	O
many	O
troubled	O
banks	O
as	O
there	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
recession	O
of	O
1981	B-DATE
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Federal	I-ORG
Deposit	I-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O


``	O
The	O
era	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
1980s	I-DATE
is	O
about	O
compound	O
interest	O
and	O
the	O
reaching	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
James	B-PERSON
Grant	I-PERSON
,	O
editor	O
of	O
Grant	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Interest	I-ORG
Rate	I-ORG
Observer	I-ORG
,	O
an	O
early	O
critic	O
of	O
the	O
junk	O
bond	O
market	O
.	O


``	O
What	O
we	O
've	O
begun	O
to	O
see	O
is	O
the	O
damage	O
to	O
businesses	O
of	O
paying	O
exorbitant	O
compound	O
interest	O
.	O


Businesses	O
were	O
borrowing	O
at	O
interest	O
rates	O
higher	O
than	O
their	O
own	O
earnings	O
.	O


What	O
we	O
're	O
seeing	O
now	O
is	O
the	O
wrenching	O
readjustment	O
of	O
asset	O
values	O
to	O
a	O
future	O
when	O
speculative	O
-	O
grade	O
debt	O
will	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
obtain	O
rather	O
than	O
easy	O
.	O
''	O


Friday	B-DATE
's	O
Market	O
Activity	O


Prices	O
of	O
Treasury	B-ORG
bonds	O
surged	O
in	O
the	O
biggest	O
rally	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
as	O
investors	O
fled	O
a	O
plummeting	O
stock	O
market	O
.	O


The	O
benchmark	O
30	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
Treasury	B-ORG
bond	O
was	O
quoted	O
6	B-TIME
p.m.	I-TIME
EDT	I-TIME
at	O
103	B-CARDINAL
12/32	I-CARDINAL
,	O
compared	O
with	O
100	B-CARDINAL
27/32	I-CARDINAL
Thursday	B-DATE
,	O
up	O
2	B-CARDINAL
1/2	I-CARDINAL
points	O
.	O


The	O
yield	O
on	O
the	O
benchmark	O
fell	O
to	O
7.82	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
since	O
March	B-DATE
31	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
1987	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
according	O
to	O
Technical	B-ORG
Data	I-ORG
Global	I-ORG
Markets	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
``	O
flight	O
to	O
quality	O
''	O
began	O
late	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
and	O
followed	O
a	O
precipitous	O
fall	O
in	O
the	O
stock	O
market	O
.	O


Treasurys	O
opened	O
lower	O
,	O
reacting	O
negatively	O
to	O
news	O
that	O
the	O
producer	O
price	O
index	O
--	O
a	O
measure	O
of	O
inflation	O
on	O
the	O
wholesale	O
level	O
--	O
accelerated	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
.	O


Bond	O
prices	O
barely	O
budged	O
until	O
midday	B-TIME
.	O


Many	O
bond	O
market	O
participants	O
will	O
be	O
closely	O
eying	O
the	O
action	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Federal	I-ORG
Reserve	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
might	O
repeat	O
its	O
October	B-DATE
1987	I-DATE
injection	O
of	O
huge	O
amounts	O
of	O
liquidity	O
to	O
buoy	O
the	O
financial	O
markets	O
and	O
keep	O
the	O
economy	O
from	O
slowing	O
into	O
a	O
recession	O
.	O


Prices	O
of	O
municipals	O
,	O
investment	O
-	O
grade	O
corporates	O
and	O
mortgage	O
-	O
backed	O
bonds	O
also	O
rose	O
,	O
but	O
lagged	O
behind	O
their	O
Treasury	B-ORG
counterparts	O
.	O


Mortgage	O
securities	O
rose	O
in	O
hectic	O
trading	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
activity	O
concentrated	O
in	O
Government	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Mortgage	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
9	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
coupon	O
securities	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
liquid	O
mortgage	O
issue	O
.	O


The	O
Ginnie	B-ORG
Mae	I-ORG
November	B-DATE
9	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
issue	O
ended	O
at	O
98	B-CARDINAL
25/32	I-CARDINAL
,	O
up	O
7/8	B-CARDINAL
point	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
,	O
to	O
yield	O
about	B-PERCENT
9.28	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
a	O
12	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
average	O
life	O
assumption	O
.	O


Investment	O
-	O
grade	O
corporate	O
bonds	O
were	O
up	O
about	B-CARDINAL
1/2	I-CARDINAL
to	O
3/4	B-CARDINAL
point	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
yield	O
spread	O
between	O
lower	O
-	O
quality	O
,	O
investment	O
-	O
grade	O
issues	O
and	O
higher	O
-	O
quality	O
bonds	O
widened	O
.	O


And	O
the	O
yields	O
on	O
telephone	O
and	O
utility	O
issues	O
rose	O
relative	O
to	O
other	O
investment	O
-	O
grade	O
bonds	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
this	O
week	B-DATE
's	O
$	B-MONEY
3	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
bond	O
offering	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Tennessee	I-ORG
Valley	I-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
.	O


Despite	O
rumors	O
that	O
the	O
TVA	B-ORG
's	O
long	O
-	O
awaited	O
offering	O
would	O
be	O
postponed	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
debacle	O
in	O
the	O
equity	O
markets	O
,	O
sources	O
in	O
the	O
underwriting	O
syndicate	O
said	O
they	O
expect	O
the	O
issue	O
will	O
be	O
priced	O
as	O
scheduled	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
sources	O
said	O
the	O
smaller	O
portions	O
of	O
$	B-MONEY
750	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
each	O
of	O
five	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
and	O
10	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
bonds	O
have	O
already	O
been	O
``	O
substantially	O
oversubscribed	O
.	O
''	O


Municipal	O
bonds	O
rose	O
as	B-CARDINAL
much	I-CARDINAL
as	I-CARDINAL
3/4	I-CARDINAL
point	O
.	O


Roger	B-PERSON
Lowenstein	I-PERSON
contributed	O
to	O
this	O
article	O
.	O


Friday	B-DATE
's	O
190	B-CARDINAL
-	O
point	O
plunge	O
in	O
stocks	O
does	O
not	O
come	O
atop	O
the	O
climate	O
of	O
anxiety	O
that	O
dominated	O
financial	O
markets	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
their	O
1987	B-DATE
October	I-DATE
crash	O
,	O
and	O
mechanisms	O
have	O
been	O
put	O
in	O
place	O
to	O
keep	O
markets	O
more	O
orderly	O
.	O


Still	O
,	O
the	O
lesson	O
is	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
:	O
On	O
Friday	B-DATE
the	I-DATE
13th	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
market	O
was	O
spooked	O
by	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
consensus	O
along	O
the	O
street	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
that	O
the	O
plunge	O
was	O
triggered	O
by	O
the	O
financing	O
problems	O
of	O
the	O
UAL	B-ORG
takeover	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
certainly	O
true	O
the	O
rout	O
began	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
UAL	B-ORG
trading	O
halt	O
.	O


Still	O
,	O
the	O
consensus	O
seems	O
almost	O
as	O
wide	O
that	O
one	B-CARDINAL
faltering	O
bid	O
is	O
no	O
reason	O
to	O
write	O
down	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
all	O
U.S.	B-GPE
business	O
.	O


This	O
observation	O
leads	O
us	O
to	O
another	O
piece	O
of	O
news	O
moving	O
on	O
the	O
Dow	B-ORG
Jones	I-ORG
ticker	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
downturn	O
:	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Senate	B-ORG
Democrats	B-NORP
in	O
stalling	O
the	O
capital	O
gains	O
tax	O
cut	O
.	O


The	O
real	O
value	O
of	O
all	O
shares	O
,	O
after	O
all	O
,	O
is	O
directly	O
impacted	O
by	O
the	O
tax	O
on	O
any	O
profits	O
-LRB-	O
all	O
the	O
more	O
so	O
given	O
the	O
limits	O
on	O
deductions	O
for	O
losses	O
that	O
show	O
gains	O
are	O
not	O
``	O
ordinary	O
income	O
''	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


And	O
market	O
expectations	O
clearly	O
have	O
been	O
raised	O
by	O
the	O
capital	O
gains	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
House	B-ORG
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
.	O


An	B-TIME
hour	I-TIME
before	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
plunge	O
,	O
that	O
provision	O
was	O
stripped	O
from	O
the	O
tax	O
bill	O
,	O
leaving	O
it	O
with	O
$	B-MONEY
5.4	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
in	O
tax	O
increases	O
without	O
a	O
capital	O
gains	O
cut	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
to	O
be	O
said	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
sure	O
,	O
for	O
stripping	O
the	O
garbage	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
reconciliation	O
bill	O
.	O


It	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
thing	O
if	O
Congress	B-ORG
started	O
to	O
decide	O
issues	O
one	O
-	O
by	O
-	O
one	B-CARDINAL
on	O
their	O
individual	O
merits	O
without	O
trickery	O
.	O


For	O
one	B-CARDINAL
thing	O
,	O
no	O
one	O
doubts	O
that	O
the	O
capital	O
gains	O
cut	O
would	O
pass	O
on	O
an	O
up	O
-	O
or	O
-	O
down	O
vote	O
.	O


Since	O
Senate	B-ORG
leaders	O
have	O
so	O
far	O
fogged	O
it	O
up	O
with	O
procedural	O
smokescreens	O
,	O
promises	O
of	O
a	O
cleaner	O
bill	O
are	O
suspect	O
.	O


Especially	O
so	O
since	O
President	O
Bush	B-PERSON
has	O
been	O
weakened	O
by	O
the	O
Panama	B-GPE
fiasco	O
.	O


To	O
the	O
extent	O
that	O
the	O
UAL	B-ORG
troubles	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
plunge	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
another	O
instance	O
of	O
Washington	B-GPE
's	O
sticky	O
fingers	O
.	O


As	O
the	O
best	O
opportunities	O
for	O
corporate	O
restructurings	O
are	O
exhausted	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
the	O
market	O
will	O
start	O
to	O
reject	O
them	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
airlines	O
are	O
scarcely	O
a	O
clear	O
case	O
,	O
given	O
anti-takeover	O
mischief	O
by	O
Secretary	O
of	O
Transportation	B-ORG
Skinner	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
professes	O
to	O
believe	O
safety	O
will	O
be	O
compromised	O
if	O
KLM	B-ORG
and	O
British	B-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
own	O
interests	O
in	O
companies	O
that	O
fly	O
airplanes	O
.	O


Worse	O
,	O
Congress	B-ORG
has	O
started	O
to	O
jump	O
on	O
the	O
Skinner	B-PERSON
bandwagon	O
.	O


James	B-PERSON
Oberstar	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
Minnesota	B-GPE
Democrat	B-NORP
who	O
chairs	O
the	O
Public	B-ORG
Works	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Transportation	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
aviation	O
subcommittee	O
,	O
has	O
put	O
an	O
anti-airline	O
takeover	O
bill	O
on	O
supersonic	O
speed	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
passed	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
affect	O
the	O
American	B-ORG
and	O
United	B-ORG
Air	I-ORG
Lines	I-ORG
bids	O
.	O


It	O
would	O
give	O
Mr.	O
Skinner	B-PERSON
up	B-DATE
to	I-DATE
50	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
to	O
``	O
review	O
''	O
any	O
bid	O
for	O
15	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
or	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
voting	O
stock	O
of	O
any	O
U.S.	B-GPE
carrier	O
with	O
revenues	O
of	O
$	B-MONEY
1	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
or	O
more	O
.	O


So	O
the	O
UAL	B-ORG
deal	O
has	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
market	O
loses	O
190	B-CARDINAL
points	O
.	O


Congratulations	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Secretary	O
and	O
Mr.	O
Congressman	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
1987	B-DATE
crash	O
,	O
remember	O
,	O
the	O
market	O
was	O
shaken	O
by	O
a	O
Danny	B-PERSON
Rostenkowski	I-PERSON
proposal	O
to	O
tax	O
takeovers	O
out	O
of	O
existance	O
.	O


Even	O
more	O
important	O
,	O
in	O
our	O
view	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
Treasury	B-ORG
's	O
threat	O
to	O
thrash	O
the	O
dollar	O
.	O


The	O
Treasury	B-ORG
is	O
doing	O
the	O
same	O
thing	O
today	B-DATE
;	O
thankfully	O
,	O
the	O
dollar	O
is	O
not	O
under	O
1987	B-DATE
-	O
style	O
pressure	O
.	O


Also	O
,	O
traders	O
are	O
in	O
better	O
shape	O
today	B-DATE
than	O
in	O
1987	B-DATE
to	O
survive	O
selling	O
binges	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
better	O
capitalized	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
in	O
less	O
danger	O
of	O
losing	O
liquidity	O
simply	O
because	O
of	O
tape	O
lags	O
and	O
clearing	O
and	O
settlement	O
delays	O
.	O


The	O
Fed	B-ORG
promises	O
any	O
needed	O
liquidity	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Big	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
liaison	O
with	O
the	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
has	O
improved	O
;	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
interesting	O
to	O
learn	O
if	O
``	O
circuit	O
breakers	O
''	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
.	O


In	O
any	O
event	O
,	O
some	O
traders	O
see	O
stocks	O
as	O
underpriced	O
today	B-DATE
,	O
unlike	O
1987	B-DATE
.	O


There	O
is	O
nothing	O
wrong	O
with	O
the	O
market	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
cured	O
by	O
a	O
little	O
coherence	O
and	O
common	O
sense	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


But	O
on	O
the	O
bearish	O
side	O
,	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
too	O
much	O
to	O
expect	O
.	O


First	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
posted	O
a	O
third	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
loss	O
of	O
$	B-MONEY
23.3	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
after	O
joining	O
other	O
big	O
banks	O
in	O
further	O
adding	O
to	O
its	O
reserves	O
for	O
losses	O
on	O
foreign	O
loans	O
.	O


The	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
First	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	O
Chicago	B-GPE
,	O
with	O
$	B-MONEY
48	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
in	O
assets	O
,	O
said	O
it	O
set	O
aside	O
$	B-MONEY
200	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
to	O
absorb	O
losses	O
on	O
loans	O
and	O
investments	O
in	O
financially	O
troubled	O
countries	O
.	O


The	O
addition	O
,	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
two	B-CARDINAL
big	O
1987	B-DATE
additions	O
to	O
foreign	O
-	O
loan	O
reserves	O
,	O
brings	O
the	O
reserve	O
to	O
a	O
level	O
equaling	O
79	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
medium	O
-	O
term	O
and	O
long	O
-	O
term	O
loans	O
outstanding	O
to	O
troubled	O
nations	O
.	O


First	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
since	O
1987	B-DATE
has	O
reduced	O
its	O
loans	O
to	O
such	O
nations	O
to	O
$	B-MONEY
1.7	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
from	O
$	B-MONEY
3	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
.	O


Despite	O
this	O
loss	O
,	O
First	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
sell	O
stock	O
to	O
raise	O
capital	O
.	O


During	O
the	B-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
company	O
realized	O
a	O
pretax	O
gain	O
of	O
$	B-MONEY
60.4	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
from	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
its	O
First	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
Investment	I-ORG
Advisors	I-ORG
unit	O
.	O


Combined	O
foreign	O
exchange	O
and	O
bond	O
trading	O
profits	O
dipped	O
24	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
against	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
's	I-DATE
third	B-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
,	O
to	O
$	B-MONEY
38.2	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
from	O
$	B-MONEY
50.5	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


Gains	O
from	O
First	B-ORG
Chicago	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
venture	O
capital	O
unit	O
,	O
a	O
big	O
leveraged	O
buy	O
-	O
out	O
investor	O
,	O
rose	O
32	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
$	B-MONEY
34	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
from	O
$	B-MONEY
25.7	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


Interest	O
income	O
and	O
most	O
fee	O
income	O
was	O
strong	O
.	O


Greece	B-GPE
's	O
second	O
bout	O
of	O
general	O
elections	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
is	O
slated	O
for	O
Nov.	B-DATE
5	I-DATE
.	O


For	O
those	O
hoping	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
modicum	O
of	O
political	O
normalcy	O
restored	O
--	O
in	O
view	O
of	O
Greece	B-GPE
's	O
eight	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
misadventure	O
under	O
autocratic	O
pseudosocialism	O
and	O
subsequent	O
three	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
hitch	O
with	O
a	O
conservative	O
-	O
communist	O
coalition	O
government	O
--	O
there	O
is	O
but	O
one	B-CARDINAL
bright	O
sign	O
:	O
The	O
scandals	O
still	O
encircling	O
former	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Andreas	B-PERSON
Papandreou	I-PERSON
and	O
his	O
fallen	O
socialist	O
government	O
are	O
like	O
flies	O
buzzing	O
around	O
a	O
rotting	O
carcass	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
mid-June	B-DATE
round	O
of	O
voting	O
,	O
Greeks	B-NORP
gave	O
no	O
clear	O
mandate	O
to	O
any	O
single	O
political	O
party	O
.	O


The	O
ad	O
interim	O
coalition	O
government	O
that	O
emerged	O
from	O
post-electoral	O
hagglings	O
was	O
,	O
in	O
essence	O
,	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
ill	O
-	O
conceived	O
offspring	O
of	O
ideological	O
miscegenation	O
:	O
On	O
one	B-CARDINAL
side	O
,	O
the	O
center	O
-	O
right	O
New	B-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
,	O
headed	O
by	O
Constantine	B-PERSON
Mitsotakis	I-PERSON
.	O


On	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
the	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
Coalition	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Left	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Progress	I-ORG
--	O
a	O
quaint	O
and	O
rather	O
deceptive	O
title	O
for	O
a	O
merger	O
of	O
the	O
pro-Soviet	B-NORP
Communist	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
of	O
Greece	B-GPE
and	O
its	O
Euro	B-NORP
-	O
Communist	O
cousin	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Hellenic	I-ORG
Left	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
unifying	O
bond	O
for	O
this	O
left	O
-	O
right	O
mismatch	O
was	O
plain	O
:	O
PASOK	B-ORG
-LRB-	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
's	O
party	O
-RRB-	O
as	O
common	O
political	O
enemy	O
.	O


The	O
ostensible	O
goal	O
was	O
a	O
mop	O
-	O
up	O
of	O
government	O
corruption	O
,	O
purportedly	O
at	O
all	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
main	O
marks	O
were	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
and	O
his	O
closest	O
associates	O
.	O


In	O
point	O
of	O
fact	O
,	O
this	O
catharsis	O
was	O
overdue	O
by	O
decades	B-DATE
.	O


When	O
reduced	O
to	O
buzzword	O
status	O
in	O
ex	O
parte	O
pledges	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
notion	O
transmogrified	O
into	O
a	O
promised	O
assault	O
,	O
with	O
targets	O
primarily	O
for	O
political	O
gains	O
,	O
not	O
justice	O
.	O


With	O
regard	O
to	O
Greece	B-GPE
's	O
long	O
-	O
bubbling	O
bank	O
-	O
looting	O
scandal	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
's	O
principal	O
accuser	O
remains	O
George	B-PERSON
Koskotas	I-PERSON
,	O
former	O
owner	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Crete	I-ORG
and	O
self	O
-	O
confessed	O
embezzler	O
,	O
now	O
residing	O
in	O
a	O
jail	O
cell	O
in	O
Salem	B-GPE
,	O
Mass.	B-GPE
,	O
from	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
fighting	O
extradition	O
proceedings	O
that	O
would	O
return	O
him	O
to	O
Greece	B-GPE
.	O


Mr.	O
Koskotas	B-PERSON
's	O
credibility	O
is	O
,	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
problematic	O
.	O


He	O
has	O
ample	O
motive	O
to	O
shift	O
the	O
blame	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
testimony	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
found	O
less	O
than	O
forthright	O
on	O
numerous	O
points	O
.	O


Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
New	B-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
and	O
Communist	B-NORP
parties	O
herald	O
his	O
assertions	O
as	O
proof	O
of	O
PASOK	B-ORG
complicity	O
.	O


Among	O
unanswered	O
questions	O
are	O
whether	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
received	O
$	B-MONEY
23	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
of	O
stolen	O
Bank	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Crete	I-ORG
funds	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
$	O
734,000	B-MONEY
in	O
bribes	O
,	O
as	O
contended	O
;	O
whether	O
the	O
prime	O
minister	O
ordered	O
state	O
agencies	O
to	O
deposit	O
some	O
$	B-MONEY
57	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
Mr.	O
Koskotas	B-PERSON
's	O
bank	O
and	O
then	O
skim	O
off	O
the	O
interest	O
;	O
and	O
,	O
what	O
PASOK	B-ORG
's	O
cut	O
was	O
from	O
the	O
$	B-MONEY
210	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
Mr.	O
Koskotas	B-PERSON
pinched	O
.	O


Two	B-CARDINAL
former	O
ministers	O
were	O
so	O
heavily	O
implicated	O
in	O
the	O
Koskotas	B-PERSON
affair	O
that	O
PASOK	B-ORG
members	O
of	O
Parliament	B-ORG
voted	O
to	O
refer	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
special	O
court	O
.	O


But	O
eluding	O
parliamentary	O
probe	O
was	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
millions	B-MONEY
of	I-MONEY
drachmas	I-MONEY
Mr.	O
Koskotas	B-PERSON
funneled	O
into	O
New	B-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
coffers	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
investigation	O
produced	O
only	O
circumstantial	O
evidence	O
and	O
``	O
indications	O
''	O
that	O
point	O
to	O
PASOK	B-ORG
,	O
not	O
clinching	O
proof	O
.	O


On	O
another	O
issue	O
,	O
Greeks	B-NORP
were	O
told	O
how	O
their	O
national	O
intelligence	O
agency	O
,	O
the	O
EYP	B-ORG
,	O
regularly	O
monitored	O
the	O
telephone	O
conversations	O
of	O
prominent	O
figures	O
,	O
including	O
key	O
opposition	O
politicians	O
,	O
journalists	O
and	O
PASOK	B-ORG
cabinet	O
members	O
.	O


Despite	O
convincing	O
arguments	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
established	O
that	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
personally	O
ordered	O
or	O
directed	O
the	O
wiretaps	O
.	O


The	O
central	O
weakness	O
of	O
the	O
``	O
scandals	O
''	O
debates	O
was	O
pointed	O
up	O
especially	O
well	O
when	O
discussions	O
focused	O
on	O
arms	O
deals	O
and	O
kickbacks	O
.	O


The	O
coalition	O
government	O
tried	O
to	O
show	O
that	O
PASOK	B-ORG
ministers	O
had	O
received	O
hefty	O
sums	O
for	O
OKing	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
F	B-PRODUCT
-	I-PRODUCT
16	I-PRODUCT
Fighting	I-PRODUCT
Falcon	I-PRODUCT
and	O
Mirage	B-PRODUCT
2000	I-PRODUCT
combat	O
aircraft	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.based	B-GPE
General	B-ORG
Dynamics	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
and	O
France	B-GPE
's	O
Avions	B-ORG
Marcel	I-ORG
Dassault	I-ORG
,	O
respectively	O
.	O


Naturally	O
,	O
neither	O
General	B-ORG
Dynamics	I-ORG
nor	O
Dassault	B-ORG
could	O
be	O
expected	O
to	O
hamper	O
its	O
prospective	O
future	O
dealings	O
by	O
making	O
disclosures	O
of	O
sums	O
paid	O
-LRB-	O
or	O
not	O
-RRB-	O
to	O
various	O
Greek	B-NORP
officials	O
for	O
services	O
rendered	O
.	O


So	O
it	O
seems	O
that	O
Mr.	O
Mitsotakis	B-PERSON
and	O
his	O
communist	O
chums	O
may	O
have	O
unwittingly	O
served	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
a	O
moral	O
victory	O
on	O
a	O
platter	O
:	O
PASOK	B-ORG
,	O
whether	O
guilty	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
can	O
now	O
traipse	O
the	O
countryside	O
condemning	O
the	O
whole	O
affair	O
as	O
a	O
witch	O
hunt	O
at	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
's	O
expense	O
.	O


But	O
while	O
verbal	O
high	O
jinks	O
alone	O
wo	O
n't	O
help	O
PASOK	B-ORG
regain	O
power	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
should	O
never	O
be	O
underestimated	O
.	O


First	B-ORDINAL
came	O
his	O
predictable	O
fusillade	O
:	O
He	O
charged	O
the	O
Coalition	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Left	I-ORG
and	O
Progress	B-ORG
had	O
sold	O
out	O
its	O
leftist	O
tenets	O
by	O
collaborating	O
in	O
a	O
right	O
-	O
wing	O
plot	O
aimed	O
at	O
ousting	O
PASOK	B-ORG
and	O
thwarting	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
socialism	O
in	O
Greece	B-GPE
.	O


Then	O
,	O
to	O
buttress	O
his	O
credibility	O
with	O
the	O
left	O
,	O
he	O
enticed	O
some	O
smaller	O
leftist	O
parties	O
to	O
stand	O
for	O
election	O
under	O
the	O
PASOK	B-ORG
banner	O
.	O


Next	O
,	O
he	O
continued	O
to	O
court	O
the	O
communists	O
--	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
feel	O
betrayed	O
by	O
the	O
left	O
-	O
right	O
coalition	O
's	O
birth	O
--	O
by	O
bringing	O
into	O
PASOK	B-ORG
a	O
well	O
-	O
respected	O
Communist	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
candidate	O
.	O


For	O
balance	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
gaining	O
some	O
disaffected	O
centrist	O
votes	O
,	O
he	O
managed	O
to	O
attract	O
a	O
former	O
New	B-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
representative	O
and	O
known	O
political	O
enemy	O
of	O
Mr.	O
Mitsotakis	B-PERSON
.	O


Thus	O
PASOK	B-ORG
heads	O
for	O
the	O
polls	O
not	O
only	O
with	O
diminished	O
scandal	O
-	O
stench	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
with	O
``	O
seals	O
of	O
approval	O
''	O
from	O
representatives	O
of	O
its	O
harshest	O
accusers	O
.	O


Crucial	O
as	O
these	O
elections	O
are	O
for	O
Greece	B-GPE
,	O
pressing	O
issues	O
of	O
state	O
are	O
getting	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
shuffle	O
.	O


The	O
country	O
's	O
future	O
NATO	B-ORG
participation	O
remains	O
unsure	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
.	O


Greece	B-GPE
also	O
must	O
revamp	O
major	O
pieces	O
of	O
legislation	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
1992	B-DATE
targets	O
of	O
heightened	O
Common	O
Market	O
cooperation	O
.	O


Greece	B-GPE
's	O
bilateral	O
relations	O
with	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
need	O
attention	O
soon	O
as	O
well	O
.	O


For	O
one	B-CARDINAL
,	O
the	O
current	O
accord	O
concerning	O
U.S.	B-GPE
military	O
bases	O
in	O
Greece	B-GPE
lapses	O
in	O
May	B-DATE
1990	I-DATE
.	O


Negotiations	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
agreement	O
were	O
frozen	O
before	O
the	O
June	B-DATE
elections	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
clock	O
is	O
running	O
.	O


Another	O
matter	O
of	O
concern	O
is	O
the	O
extradition	O
of	O
Mohammed	B-PERSON
Rashid	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
terrorist	O
who	O
is	O
wanted	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
for	O
the	O
1982	B-DATE
bombing	O
of	O
a	O
Pan	B-ORG
American	I-ORG
Airways	I-ORG
flight	O
.	O


The	O
Greek	B-NORP
courts	O
have	O
decided	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
extradition	O
in	O
the	O
Rashid	B-PERSON
case	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
matter	O
awaits	O
final	O
approval	O
from	O
Greece	B-GPE
's	O
next	O
justice	O
minister	O
.	O


The	O
Greeks	B-NORP
seem	O
barely	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
the	O
case	O
as	O
a	O
litmus	O
test	O
of	O
whether	O
Greece	B-GPE
will	O
be	O
counted	O
in	O
or	O
out	O
for	O
international	O
efforts	O
to	O
combat	O
terrorism	O
.	O


That	O
PASOK	B-ORG
could	O
win	O
the	O
elections	O
outright	O
is	O
improbable	O
;	O
the	O
Greek	B-NORP
press	O
,	O
previously	O
eager	O
to	O
palm	O
off	O
PASOK	B-ORG
's	O
line	O
,	O
has	O
turned	O
on	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
with	O
a	O
wild	O
-	O
eyed	O
vengeance	O
.	O


Yet	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
another	O
lash	O
-	O
up	O
government	O
is	O
all	O
too	O
real	O
.	O


If	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
becomes	O
the	O
major	O
opposition	O
leader	O
,	O
he	O
could	O
hamstring	O
a	O
conservative	O
-	O
led	O
coalition	O
.	O


Also	O
,	O
he	O
could	O
force	O
new	O
elections	O
early	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
by	O
frustrating	O
the	O
procedures	O
for	O
the	O
election	O
of	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
republic	O
in	O
March	B-DATE
.	O


New	B-ORG
Democracy	I-ORG
has	O
once	O
again	O
glaringly	O
underestimated	O
the	O
opponent	O
and	O
linked	O
its	O
own	O
prospects	O
to	O
negative	O
reaction	O
against	O
PASOK	B-ORG
,	O
forgetting	O
to	O
tend	O
to	O
either	O
program	O
clarity	O
or	O
the	O
rectification	O
of	O
internal	O
squabbles	O
.	O


As	O
for	O
Mr.	O
Papandreou	B-PERSON
?	O


He	O
's	O
not	O
exactly	O
sitting	O
pretty	O
at	O
this	O
stage	O
.	O


But	O
since	O
he	O
is	O
undoubtedly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
proficient	O
bull	O
slingers	O
who	O
ever	O
raked	O
muck	O
,	O
it	O
seems	O
far	O
wiser	O
to	O
view	O
him	O
as	O
sidelined	O
,	O
but	O
certainly	O
not	O
yet	O
eliminated	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Carpenter	B-PERSON
,	O
a	O
regional	O
correspondent	O
for	O
National	B-ORG
Review	I-ORG
,	O
has	O
lived	O
in	O
Athens	B-GPE
since	O
1981	B-DATE
.	O


U.S.	B-GPE
OFFICIALS	O
MOVED	O
to	O
head	O
off	O
any	O
repeat	O
of	O
Black	B-EVENT
Monday	I-EVENT
today	B-DATE
following	O
Friday	B-DATE
's	O
plunge	O
in	O
stock	O
prices	O
.	O


Fed	B-ORG
Chairman	O
Greenspan	B-PERSON
signaled	O
that	O
the	O
central	O
bank	O
was	O
prepared	O
to	O
inject	O
massive	O
amounts	O
of	O
money	O
into	O
the	O
banking	O
system	O
to	O
prevent	O
a	O
financial	O
crisis	O
.	O


Other	O
U.S.	B-GPE
and	O
foreign	O
officials	O
also	O
mapped	O
out	O
plans	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
kept	O
their	O
moves	O
quiet	O
to	O
avoid	O
making	O
the	O
financial	O
markets	O
more	O
jittery	O
.	O


Friday	B-DATE
's	O
sell	O
-	O
off	O
was	O
triggered	O
by	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
UAL	B-ORG
's	O
buy	O
-	O
out	O
plan	O
and	O
a	O
big	O
rise	O
in	O
producer	O
prices	O
.	O


The	O
Dow	B-ORG
Jones	I-ORG
industrials	O
skidded	O
190.58	B-CARDINAL
,	O
to	O
2569.26	B-CARDINAL
.	O


The	O
junk	O
bond	O
market	O
came	O
to	O
a	O
standstill	O
,	O
while	O
Treasury	B-ORG
bonds	O
soared	O
and	O
the	O
dollar	O
fell	O
.	O


Japanese	B-NORP
stocks	O
dropped	O
early	O
Monday	B-DATE
,	O
but	O
by	O
late	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
were	O
turning	O
around	O
.	O


The	O
dollar	O
was	O
trading	O
sharply	O
lower	O
in	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
.	O


Prospects	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
UAL	B-ORG
buy	O
-	O
out	O
proposal	O
appear	O
bleak	O
.	O


Many	O
banks	O
refused	O
to	O
back	O
the	O
$	B-MONEY
6.79	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
transaction	O
,	O
but	O
bankers	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
from	O
any	O
unwillingness	O
to	O
finance	O
takeovers	O
.	O


The	O
decision	O
was	O
based	O
solely	O
on	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
UAL	B-ORG
management	O
-	O
pilot	O
plan	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
.	O


The	O
surge	O
in	O
producer	O
prices	O
in	O
September	B-DATE
followed	O
three	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
of	O
declines	O
,	O
but	O
analysts	O
were	O
divided	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
0.9	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
jump	O
signaled	O
a	O
severe	O
worsening	O
of	O
inflation	O
.	O


Also	O
,	O
retail	O
sales	O
grew	O
0.5	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
last	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
.	O


A	O
capital	O
-	O
gains	O
tax	O
cut	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Senate	B-ORG
's	O
deficit	O
reduction	O
bill	O
,	O
but	O
proponents	O
still	O
hope	O
to	O
enact	O
the	O
cut	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Bush	B-PERSON
wo	O
n't	O
press	O
for	O
a	O
capital	O
-	O
gains	O
provision	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
deficit	O
bill	O
when	O
House	B-ORG
-	O
Senate	O
conferees	O
meet	O
later	B-DATE
this	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


General	B-ORG
Motors	I-ORG
signaled	O
that	O
up	B-CARDINAL
to	I-CARDINAL
five	I-CARDINAL
North	B-NORP
American	I-NORP
assembly	O
plants	O
may	O
close	O
by	O
the	B-DATE
mid-1990s	I-DATE
as	O
it	O
tries	O
to	O
cut	O
excess	O
capacity	O
.	O


U.S.	B-GPE
car	O
and	O
truck	O
sales	O
fell	O
12.6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O
early	B-DATE
October	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
sales	O
period	O
of	O
the	O
1990	B-DATE
-	O
model	O
year	B-DATE
,	O
dragged	O
down	O
by	O
a	O
sharp	O
decline	O
in	O
GM	B-ORG
sales	O
.	O


Warner	B-ORG
and	O
Sony	B-ORG
are	O
entangled	O
in	O
a	O
legal	O
battle	O
over	O
movie	O
producers	O
Peter	B-PERSON
Gruber	I-PERSON
and	O
Jon	B-PERSON
Peters	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
fight	O
could	O
set	O
back	O
Sony	B-ORG
's	O
plans	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
movie	O
business	O
.	O


Hooker	B-ORG
's	O
U.S.	B-GPE
unit	O
received	O
a	O
$	B-MONEY
409	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
bid	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
and	O
shopping	O
-	O
center	O
assets	O
from	O
an	O
investor	O
group	O
.	O


The	O
offer	O
does	O
n't	O
include	O
Bonwit	B-ORG
Teller	I-ORG
or	O
B.	B-ORG
Altman	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
Boeing	B-ORG
strike	O
is	O
starting	O
to	O
affect	O
airlines	O
.	O


America	B-ORG
West	I-ORG
said	O
Friday	B-DATE
it	O
will	O
postpone	O
its	O
new	O
service	O
out	O
of	O
Houston	B-GPE
because	O
of	O
delays	O
in	O
receiving	O
aircraft	O
from	O
Boeing	B-ORG
.	O


Saatchi	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Saatchi	I-ORG
would	O
launch	O
a	O
management	O
buy	O
-	O
out	O
if	O
a	O
hostile	O
suitor	O
emerged	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
said	O
.	O


British	B-ORG
Aerospace	I-ORG
and	O
France	B-GPE
's	O
Thomson	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
CSF	I-ORG
are	O
nearing	O
a	O
pact	O
to	O
merge	O
guided	O
-	O
missile	O
divisions	O
.	O


New	O
U.S.	B-GPE
steel	O
-	O
import	O
quotas	O
will	O
give	O
a	O
bigger	O
share	O
to	O
developing	O
nations	O
that	O
have	O
relatively	O
unsubsidized	O
steel	O
industries	O
.	O


Japan	B-GPE
's	O
steel	O
quota	O
will	O
be	O
cut	O
significantly	O
.	O


Four	B-CARDINAL
ailing	O
S&Ls	O
were	O
sold	O
off	O
by	O
government	O
regulators	O
,	O
but	O
low	O
bids	O
prevented	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
a	O
fifth	B-ORDINAL
.	O


Markets	O
--	O


Stocks	O
:	O
Volume	O
251,170,000	B-CARDINAL
shares	O
.	O


Dow	B-ORG
Jones	I-ORG
industrials	O
2569.26	B-CARDINAL
,	O
off	O
190.58	B-CARDINAL
;	O
transportation	O
1406.29	B-CARDINAL
,	O
off	O
78.06	B-CARDINAL
;	O
utilities	O
211.96	B-CARDINAL
,	O
off	O
7.29	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Bonds	O
:	O
Shearson	B-ORG
Lehman	I-ORG
Hutton	I-ORG
Treasury	B-ORG
index	O
3421.29	B-CARDINAL
,	O
up	O


Commodities	O
:	O
Dow	B-ORG
Jones	I-ORG
futures	O
index	O
129.87	B-CARDINAL
,	O
up	O
0.01	B-CARDINAL
;	O
spot	O
index	O
129.25	B-CARDINAL
,	O
up	O
0.28	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Dollar	O
:	O
142.10	B-MONEY
yen	I-MONEY
,	O
off	O
2.07	B-CARDINAL
;	O
1.8740	B-MONEY
marks	I-MONEY
,	O
off	O
0.0343	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Apple	B-ORG
Computer	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
will	O
offer	O
cash	O
rebates	O
on	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
machines	O
from	B-DATE
Oct.	I-DATE
14	I-DATE
to	I-DATE
Dec.	I-DATE
31.	I-DATE
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
holiday	O
-	O
season	O
sales	O
promotion	O
.	O


Apple	B-ORG
will	O
offer	O
a	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
150	I-MONEY
rebate	I-MONEY
on	O
its	O
Apple	B-ORG
IIGS	B-PRODUCT
with	O
any	O
Apple	B-ORG
Monitor	B-PRODUCT
and	O
disk	O
drive	O
;	O
$	O
200	B-MONEY
on	O
the	O
basic	O
Macintosh	B-ORG
Plus	B-PRODUCT
central	O
processing	O
unit	O
;	O
$	O
250	B-MONEY
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-ORG
SE	B-PRODUCT
central	O
processing	O
unit	O
;	O
$	O
250	B-MONEY
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-ORG
SE	B-PRODUCT
/	I-PRODUCT
30	I-PRODUCT
cpu	I-PRODUCT
,	O
and	O
$	O
300	B-MONEY
on	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-ORG
IIcx	B-PRODUCT
with	O
any	O
Apple	B-ORG
video	O
card	O
and	O
Apple	B-ORG
monitor	O
.	O


The	O
rebates	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
percentage	O
of	O
the	O
retail	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
cpu	O
of	O
each	O
system	O
,	O
amount	O
to	O
6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	I-PERCENT
13	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


The	O
company	O
is	O
also	O
offering	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
of	O
its	O
computers	O
to	O
consumers	O
who	O
qualify	O
for	O
its	O
credit	O
cards	O
or	O
leases	O
.	O


Matsushita	B-ORG
Electric	I-ORG
Industrial	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Japan	I-ORG
and	O
Siemens	B-ORG
AG	I-ORG
of	O
West	B-GPE
Germany	I-GPE
announced	O
they	O
have	O
completed	O
a	O
100	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
-	I-MONEY
mark	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
$	B-MONEY
52.2	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
joint	O
venture	O
to	O
produce	O
electronics	O
parts	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
venture	O
's	O
first	B-ORDINAL
fiscal	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
Siemens	B-ORG
will	O
hold	O
74.9	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
venture	O
and	O
a	O
Matsushita	B-ORG
subsidiary	O
,	O
Matsushita	B-ORG
Electronic	I-ORG
Components	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
,	O
25.1	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


A	O
basic	O
agreement	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
companies	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	B-DATE
.	O


The	O
new	O
company	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
Siemens	B-ORG
Matsushita	I-ORG
Components	I-ORG
G.m.b	I-ORG
.	I-ORG
H	I-ORG
.	I-ORG


It	O
will	O
have	O
its	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Munich	B-GPE
.	O


Matsushita	B-ORG
's	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
venture	O
will	O
rise	O
to	O
35	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
Oct.	B-DATE
1	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
1990	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
to	O
50	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
the	B-DATE
following	I-DATE
Oct.	I-DATE
1	I-DATE
.	O


Siemens	B-ORG
will	O
retain	O
majority	O
voting	O
rights	O
.	O


The	O
parent	O
companies	O
forecast	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
venture	O
of	O
around	B-MONEY
750	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
marks	I-MONEY
for	O
its	O
first	B-ORDINAL
fiscal	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
Matsushita	B-ORG
said	O
.	O


Sales	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
rise	O
to	O
one	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
marks	I-MONEY
after	O
four	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
company	O
will	O
have	O
production	O
facilities	O
in	O
West	B-GPE
Germany	I-GPE
,	O
Austria	B-GPE
,	O
France	B-GPE
and	O
Spain	B-GPE
.	O


Roger	B-PERSON
Rosenblatt	I-PERSON
,	O
editor	O
of	O
U.S.	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
World	I-ORG
Report	I-ORG
,	O
resigned	O
Friday	B-DATE
from	O
the	O
weekly	O
news	O
magazine	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Rosenblatt	B-PERSON
said	O
he	O
resigned	O
because	O
of	O
difficulties	O
with	O
commuting	O
between	O
his	O
home	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
and	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
editorial	O
offices	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


``	O
Frankly	O
,	O
I	O
missed	O
my	O
family	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
Mr.	O
Rosenblatt	B-PERSON
.	O


In	O
Mr.	O
Rosenblatt	B-PERSON
's	O
tenure	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
advertising	O
pages	O
and	O
circulation	O
have	O
grown	O
significantly	O
.	O


But	O
at	O
2.3	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
weekly	B-DATE
paid	O
circulation	O
,	O
U.S.	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
still	O
ranks	O
third	B-ORDINAL
behind	O
Time	B-ORG
Warner	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Time	B-ORG
magazine	O
,	O
with	O
4.4	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
circulation	O
,	O
and	O
Washington	B-ORG
Post	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Newsweek	B-ORG
,	O
with	O
3.3	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
circulation	O
.	O


Mortimer	B-PERSON
B.	I-PERSON
Zuckerman	I-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
and	O
editor	O
in	O
chief	O
,	O
said	O
Mr.	O
Rosenblatt	B-PERSON
would	O
be	O
succeeded	O
starting	O
today	B-DATE
by	O
Michael	B-PERSON
Ruby	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
executive	O
editor	O
,	O
and	O
Merrill	B-PERSON
McLoughlin	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
senior	O
writer	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Ruby	B-PERSON
and	O
Ms.	O
McLoughlin	B-PERSON
are	O
married	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Zuckerman	B-PERSON
said	O
his	O
magazine	O
would	O
maintain	O
its	O
editorial	O
format	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
analysis	O
and	O
trend	O
stories	O
with	O
service	O
-	O
oriented	O
,	O
how	O
-	O
to	O
articles	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Rosenblatt	B-PERSON
,	O
a	O
senior	O
writer	O
at	O
Time	B-ORG
magazine	O
before	O
joining	O
U.S.	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
World	I-ORG
Report	I-ORG
,	O
said	O
he	O
had	O
numerous	O
job	O
offers	O
from	O
other	O
magazines	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
editor	O
.	O


The	O
offers	O
were	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
writer	O
,	O
not	O
an	O
editor	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
he	O
will	O
now	O
consider	O
those	O
offers	O
.	O


Avions	B-ORG
Marcel	I-ORG
Dassault	I-ORG
-	I-ORG
Breguet	I-ORG
Aviation	I-ORG
S.A.	I-ORG
said	O
group	O
profit	O
before	O
taxes	O
and	O
contributions	O
to	O
employee	O
profit	O
-	O
sharing	O
soared	O
97	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
839	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
francs	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
$	B-MONEY
129.6	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
1989	I-DATE
from	O
425	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
francs	I-MONEY
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
French	B-NORP
aircraft	O
group	O
pointed	O
out	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
financial	O
results	O
from	O
its	O
sector	O
of	O
industry	O
are	O
frequently	O
erratic	O
because	O
of	O
irregular	O
cash	O
flow	O
from	O
large	O
contracts	O
.	O


It	O
noted	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
that	O
group	O
revenue	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
was	O
8.734	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
francs	I-MONEY
,	O
down	O
about	B-PERCENT
12	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
9.934	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
francs	I-MONEY
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
.	O


Still	O
,	O
it	O
said	O
it	O
expects	O
sales	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
1989	B-DATE
to	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
20	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
francs	I-MONEY
,	O
reflecting	O
anticipated	O
billings	O
for	O
two	B-CARDINAL
large	O
contracts	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
second	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


For	O
all	O
of	O
1988	B-DATE
,	O
Dassault	B-ORG
had	O
group	O
profit	O
of	O
428	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
francs	I-MONEY
on	O
revenue	O
of	O
18.819	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
francs	I-MONEY
.	O


The	O
group	O
has	O
n't	O
yet	O
released	O
earnings	O
figures	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
1989	I-DATE
,	O
nor	O
has	O
it	O
made	O
a	O
detailed	O
forecast	O
of	O
its	O
full	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
earnings	O
.	O


Freeport	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
McMoRan	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
said	O
a	O
temporary	O
cessation	O
of	O
operations	O
at	O
its	O
Sunshine	B-FAC
Bridge	I-FAC
uranium	O
-	O
recovery	O
facility	O
in	O
Donaldsonville	B-GPE
,	O
La.	B-GPE
,	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
slight	O
earnings	O
improvement	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
its	O
Freeport	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
McMoRan	I-ORG
Resource	I-ORG
Partners	I-ORG
Limited	I-ORG
Partnership	I-ORG
unit	O
.	O


The	O
company	O
did	O
n't	O
elaborate	O
.	O


The	O
diversified	O
energy	O
and	O
minerals	O
concern	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
depressed	O
uranium	O
market	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
temporary	O
mothballing	O
of	O
the	O
plant	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
plant	O
can	O
be	O
reactivated	O
quickly	O
when	O
the	O
market	O
improves	O
.	O


More	B-QUANTITY
than	I-QUANTITY
400,000	I-QUANTITY
pounds	I-QUANTITY
of	O
uranium	O
a	O
year	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
at	O
the	O
facility	O
during	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
seven	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


A	O
second	B-ORDINAL
uranium	O
-	O
recovery	O
plant	O
at	O
Uncle	B-GPE
Sam	I-GPE
,	O
La.	B-GPE
,	O
that	O
produces	O
more	B-QUANTITY
than	I-QUANTITY
700,000	I-QUANTITY
pounds	I-QUANTITY
of	O
uranium	O
annually	B-DATE
,	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
operate	O
.	O


Freeport	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
McMoRan	I-ORG
said	O
the	O
shutdown	O
wo	O
n't	O
affect	O
sales	O
volumes	O
under	O
long	O
-	O
term	O
sales	O
contracts	O
of	O
its	O
Freeport	B-ORG
Uranium	I-ORG
Recovery	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
unit	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
reduce	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
product	O
sold	O
on	O
the	O
spot	O
market	O
.	O


Freeport	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
McMoRan	I-ORG
Resource	I-ORG
Partners	I-ORG
,	O
as	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
uranium	O
-	O
recovery	O
technology	O
,	O
receives	O
royalty	O
payments	O
.	O


Business	B-ORG
Week	I-ORG
subscribers	O
may	O
hear	O
this	O
week	B-DATE
's	O
issue	O
talking	O
back	O
to	O
them	O
.	O


A	O
four	B-CARDINAL
-	O
page	O
ad	O
from	O
Texas	B-ORG
Instruments	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
running	O
in	O
approximately	B-CARDINAL
140,000	I-CARDINAL
issues	O
of	O
the	O
Oct.	B-DATE
20	I-DATE
``	O
Corporate	B-WORK_OF_ART
Elite	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
McGraw	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Hill	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
publication	O
,	O
contains	O
a	O
speech	O
synthesizer	O
laminated	O
between	O
two	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
pages	O
.	O


Readers	O
who	O
pull	O
off	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
tape	O
and	O
press	O
a	O
switch	O
will	O
hear	O
a	O
tiny	O
--	O
but	O
distinctly	O
human	O
-	O
sounding	O
--	O
voice	O
announce	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
am	O
the	O
talking	O
chip	O
,	O
''	O
as	O
it	O
launches	O
into	O
a	O
15	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
second	I-TIME
discourse	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
attributes	O
.	O


The	O
talking	O
chip	O
is	O
n't	O
cheap	O
--	O
the	O
per	O
-	O
ad	O
cost	O
to	O
Texas	B-ORG
Instruments	I-ORG
is	O
about	B-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
4	I-MONEY
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
without	O
adding	O
in	O
Business	B-ORG
Week	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
charge	O
--	O
but	O
Texas	B-ORG
Instruments	I-ORG
believes	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
first	B-ORDINAL
.	O


Previous	O
efforts	O
have	O
included	O
musical	O
ads	O
,	O
featuring	O
simple	O
tone	O
-	O
generating	O
chips	O
that	O
play	O
a	O
tune	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
voice	O
synthesizer	O
in	O
this	O
effort	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
,	O
with	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
robotic	O
flatness	O
that	O
one	O
hears	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
calling	O
telephone	O
directory	O
services	O
.	O


And	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
miss	O
the	O
message	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
around	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
worry	O
:	O
Three	B-CARDINAL
tiny	O
batteries	O
provide	O
enough	O
juice	O
for	O
as	B-CARDINAL
many	I-CARDINAL
as	I-CARDINAL
650	I-CARDINAL
replays	O
.	O


Lomas	B-ORG
Financial	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
Dallas	B-GPE
,	O
said	O
it	O
will	O
ask	O
a	O
U.S.	B-GPE
bankruptcy	O
court	O
to	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
hire	O
Lazard	B-ORG
Freres	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
to	O
help	O
it	O
sell	O
its	O
leasing	O
unit	O
.	O


Lomas	B-ORG
,	O
assisted	O
by	O
Merrill	B-ORG
Lynch	I-ORG
Capital	I-ORG
Markets	I-ORG
,	O
has	O
been	O
trying	O
to	O
sell	O
its	O
Equitable	B-ORG
Lomas	I-ORG
Leasing	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
for	O
several	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
,	O
apparently	O
without	O
success	O
.	O


The	O
real	O
estate	O
and	O
mortgage	O
banking	O
concern	O
had	O
hoped	O
to	O
use	O
proceeds	O
from	O
the	O
sale	O
to	O
reduce	O
its	O
debt	O
.	O


Without	O
cash	O
from	O
asset	O
sales	O
and	O
unable	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
new	O
bank	O
-	O
credit	O
agreement	O
,	O
Lomas	B-ORG
defaulted	O
on	O
$	B-MONEY
145	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
notes	O
that	O
became	O
due	O
Sept.	B-DATE
1	I-DATE
.	O


It	O
filed	O
for	O
protection	O
from	O
creditors	O
under	O
Chapter	B-LAW
11	I-LAW
of	I-LAW
the	I-LAW
federal	I-LAW
Bankruptcy	I-LAW
Code	I-LAW
Sept.	B-DATE
24	I-DATE
to	O
give	O
it	O
additional	O
time	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
restructure	O
its	O
$	B-MONEY
1.45	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
in	O
senior	O
debt	O
.	O


Lomas	B-ORG
said	O
Merrill	B-ORG
Lynch	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
owns	O
bonds	O
and	O
equity	O
in	O
Lomas	B-ORG
,	O
could	O
n't	O
continue	O
as	O
Lomas	B-ORG
's	O
investment	O
banker	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
creditor	O
.	O


It	O
said	O
it	O
chose	O
Lazard	B-ORG
in	O
part	O
because	O
of	O
Lazard	B-ORG
's	O
offices	O
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
and	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
investors	O
might	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
U.S.	B-GPE
leasing	O
company	O
.	O


Of	O
all	O
the	O
one	B-CARDINAL
-	O
time	O
expenses	O
incurred	O
by	O
a	O
corporation	O
or	O
professional	O
firm	O
,	O
few	O
are	O
larger	O
or	O
longer	O
term	O
than	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
real	O
estate	O
or	O
the	O
signing	O
of	O
a	O
commercial	O
lease	O
.	O


To	O
take	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
financial	O
opportunities	O
in	O
this	O
commitment	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
corporation	O
or	O
professional	O
firm	O
must	O
do	O
more	O
than	O
negotiate	O
the	O
best	O
purchase	O
price	O
or	O
lease	O
terms	O
.	O


It	O
must	O
also	O
evaluate	O
the	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
chosen	O
location	O
from	O
a	O
new	O
perspective	O
.	O


Specifically	O
,	O
it	O
must	O
understand	O
how	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
markets	O
overreact	O
to	O
shifts	O
in	O
regional	O
economies	O
and	O
then	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
these	O
opportunities	O
.	O


When	O
a	O
regional	O
economy	O
catches	O
cold	O
,	O
the	O
local	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
gets	O
pneumonia	O
.	O


In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
indicators	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
building	O
permits	O
and	O
leasing	O
activity	O
,	O
plummet	O
much	O
further	O
than	O
a	O
local	O
economy	O
in	O
recession	O
.	O


This	O
was	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1960s	B-DATE
in	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
and	O
the	B-DATE
mid-1970s	I-DATE
in	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
.	O


But	O
the	O
reverse	O
is	O
also	O
true	O
:	O
When	O
a	O
region	O
's	O
economy	O
rebounds	O
from	O
a	O
slowdown	O
,	O
these	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
indicators	O
will	O
rebound	O
far	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
improving	O
economy	O
.	O


Why	O
do	O
local	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
markets	O
overreact	O
to	O
regional	O
economic	O
cycles	O
?	O


Because	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
purchases	O
and	O
leases	O
are	O
such	O
major	O
long	O
-	O
term	O
commitments	O
that	O
most	O
companies	O
and	O
individuals	O
make	O
these	O
decisions	O
only	O
when	O
confident	O
of	O
future	O
economic	O
stability	O
and	O
growth	O
.	O


Metropolitan	B-ORG
Detroit	I-ORG
was	O
written	O
off	O
economically	O
during	O
the	B-DATE
early	I-DATE
1980s	I-DATE
,	O
as	O
the	O
domestic	O
auto	O
industry	O
suffered	O
a	O
serious	O
sales	O
depression	O
and	O
adjustment	O
.	O


Area	O
employment	O
dropped	O
by	O
13	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
its	O
1979	B-DATE
peak	O
and	O
retail	O
sales	O
were	O
down	O
14	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


However	O
,	O
the	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
was	O
hurt	O
even	O
more	O
.	O


For	O
example	O
,	O
residential	O
building	O
permits	O
in	O
the	O
trough	O
year	O
of	O
1982	B-DATE
were	O
off	O
76	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
the	O
1979	B-DATE
peak	O
level	O
.	O


Once	O
metropolitan	O
Detroit	B-GPE
's	O
economy	O
rallied	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
mid-1980s	I-DATE
,	O
real	O
estate	O
rebounded	O
.	O


Building	O
permits	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
soared	O
a	O
staggering	O
400	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
between	B-DATE
1982	I-DATE
and	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
peak	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
1986	I-DATE
.	O


Where	O
,	O
savvy	O
corporations	O
and	O
professional	O
firms	O
are	O
now	O
asking	O
,	O
are	O
today	B-DATE
's	O
opportunities	O
?	O


Look	O
no	O
further	O
than	O
metropolitan	O
Houston	B-GPE
and	O
Denver	B-GPE
,	O
two	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
most	O
depressed	O
,	O
overbuilt	O
and	O
potentially	O
undervalued	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
markets	O
in	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O


Of	O
course	O
,	O
some	O
observers	O
have	O
touted	O
Houston	B-GPE
and	O
Denver	B-GPE
for	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
five	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
as	O
a	O
counter-cyclical	O
play	O
.	O


But	O
now	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
act	O
.	O


Metropolitan	O
Houston	B-GPE
's	O
economy	O
did	O
drop	O
and	O
then	O
flatten	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
after	O
its	O
1982	B-DATE
peak	O
.	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
mid-1980s	I-DATE
,	O
employment	O
was	O
down	O
as	B-PERCENT
much	I-PERCENT
as	I-PERCENT
5	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
the	O
1982	B-DATE
peak	O
and	O
retail	O
sales	O
were	O
off	O
13	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


The	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
suffered	O
even	O
more	O
severe	O
setbacks	O
.	O


Office	O
construction	O
dropped	O
97	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


The	O
vacancy	O
rate	O
soared	O
more	B-PERCENT
than	I-PERCENT
20	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
product	O
category	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
30	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
office	O
space	O
was	O
vacant	O
.	O


To	O
some	O
observers	O
,	O
the	O
empty	O
office	O
buildings	O
of	O
Houston	B-GPE
's	O
``	O
see	O
-	O
through	O
skyline	O
''	O
were	O
indicative	O
of	O
a	O
very	O
troubled	O
economy	O
.	O


As	O
usual	O
,	O
the	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
had	O
overreacted	O
.	O


Actually	O
,	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
economy	O
retained	O
a	O
firm	O
foundation	O
.	O


Metropolitan	O
Houston	B-GPE
's	O
population	O
has	O
held	O
steady	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
six	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


And	O
personal	O
income	O
,	O
after	O
slumping	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
mid-1980s	I-DATE
,	O
has	O
returned	O
to	O
its	O
1982	B-DATE
level	O
in	O
real	O
dollar	O
terms	O
.	O


Today	O
,	O
metropolitan	O
Houston	B-GPE
's	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
is	O
poised	O
for	O
a	O
significant	O
turnaround	O
.	O


More	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
42,000	I-CARDINAL
jobs	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
metro	O
Houston	B-GPE
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
primarily	O
in	O
biotechnology	O
,	O
petrochemical	O
processing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
computer	O
industry	O
.	O


This	O
growth	O
puts	O
Houston	B-GPE
in	O
the	O
top	O
five	B-CARDINAL
metro	O
areas	O
in	O
the	O
nation	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


And	O
forecasts	O
project	O
a	O
2.5	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	I-PERCENT
3	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
growth	O
rate	O
in	O
jobs	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
--	O
nearly	O
twice	O
the	O
national	O
average	O
.	O


Denver	B-GPE
is	O
another	O
metropolitan	O
area	O
where	O
the	O
commercial	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
has	O
overreacted	O
to	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
economic	O
trends	O
,	O
although	O
Denver	B-GPE
has	O
not	O
experienced	O
as	O
severe	O
an	O
economic	O
downturn	O
as	O
Houston	B-GPE
.	O


By	O
some	O
measures	O
,	O
metropolitan	O
Denver	B-GPE
's	O
economy	O
has	O
actually	O
improved	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
four	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Its	O
population	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
increase	O
since	O
1983	B-DATE
,	O
the	B-DATE
peak	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
of	O
the	O
economic	O
cycle	O
.	O


Employment	O
is	O
now	O
4	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
higher	O
than	O
in	O
1983	B-DATE
.	O


Buying	O
income	O
in	O
real	O
dollars	O
actually	O
increased	O
15	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
between	B-DATE
1983	I-DATE
and	I-DATE
1987	I-DATE
-LRB-	O
the	B-DATE
most	I-DATE
recent	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
available	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


The	O
rates	O
of	O
increase	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
are	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
rapid	O
growth	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
boom	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
this	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
confidence	O
in	O
the	O
economy	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
self	O
-	O
fulfilling	O
prophecy	O
,	O
therefore	O
,	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
all	O
but	O
collapsed	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Housing	O
building	O
permits	O
are	O
down	O
more	B-PERCENT
than	I-PERCENT
75	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
their	O
1983	B-DATE
peaks	O
.	O


Although	O
no	O
one	O
can	O
predict	O
when	O
metropolitan	O
Denver	B-GPE
's	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
market	O
will	O
rebound	O
,	O
major	O
public	O
works	O
projects	O
costing	O
several	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
are	O
under	O
way	O
or	O
planned	O
--	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
convention	O
center	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
beltway	O
encircling	O
the	O
metropolitan	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
regional	O
airport	O
.	O


When	O
Denver	B-GPE
's	O
regional	O
economy	O
begins	O
to	O
grow	O
faster	O
--	O
such	O
a	O
recovery	O
could	O
occur	O
as	B-DATE
early	I-DATE
as	I-DATE
next	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
--	O
business	O
and	O
consumer	O
confidence	O
will	O
return	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
resulting	O
explosion	O
of	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
activity	O
will	O
dwarf	O
the	O
general	O
economic	O
rebound	O
.	O


What	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
strategy	O
should	O
one	O
follow	O
in	O
a	O
metropolitan	O
area	O
whose	O
economic	O
health	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
easy	O
to	O
determine	O
as	O
Houston	B-GPE
's	O
or	O
Denver	B-GPE
's	O
?	O


Generally	O
,	O
overcapacity	O
in	O
commercial	O
real	O
estate	O
is	O
dropping	O
from	O
its	O
mid-1980s	B-DATE
peak	O
,	O
even	O
in	O
such	O
economically	O
healthy	O
metropolitan	O
areas	O
as	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
and	O
Los	B-GPE
Angeles	I-GPE
.	O


Vacancy	O
rates	O
in	O
the	O
15	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	I-PERCENT
19	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
range	O
today	B-DATE
may	O
easily	O
rise	O
to	O
the	O
low	B-PERCENT
to	I-PERCENT
mid-20	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
range	O
in	O
a	B-DATE
couple	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Under	O
these	O
conditions	O
,	O
even	O
a	O
flattening	O
out	O
of	O
economic	O
growth	O
--	O
``	O
catching	O
cold	O
''	O
--	O
in	O
the	O
healthy	O
metropolitan	O
areas	O
will	O
create	O
significant	O
opportunities	O
for	O
corporations	O
and	O
professional	O
service	O
firms	O
looking	O
for	O
bargains	O
as	O
the	O
realestate	O
industry	O
catches	O
pneumonia	O
.	O


Those	O
looking	O
for	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
bargains	O
in	O
distressed	O
metropolitan	O
areas	O
should	O
lock	O
in	O
leases	O
or	O
buy	O
now	O
;	O
those	O
looking	O
in	O
healthy	O
metropolitan	O
areas	O
should	O
take	O
a	O
short	O
-	O
term	O
-LRB-	O
three	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-RRB-	O
lease	O
and	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
bargains	O
ahead	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Leinberger	B-PERSON
is	O
managing	O
partner	O
of	O
a	O
real	O
-	O
estate	O
advisory	O
firm	O
based	O
in	O
Beverly	B-GPE
Hills	I-GPE
,	O
Calif	B-GPE
.	O


Kysor	B-ORG
Industrial	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
expects	O
its	O
third	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
net	O
earnings	O
to	O
be	O
between	B-MONEY
two	I-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
and	I-MONEY
four	I-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
a	O
share	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
61	B-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
a	O
share	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


Analysts	O
had	O
been	O
projecting	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
earnings	O
would	O
be	O
between	B-MONEY
25	I-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
and	I-MONEY
30	I-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
a	O
share	O
.	O


The	O
year	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
third	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
earnings	O
amounted	O
to	O
$	B-MONEY
4.1	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


The	O
company	O
said	O
a	O
drop	O
in	O
activity	O
in	O
the	O
powerboat	O
industry	O
reduced	O
sales	O
volume	O
at	O
its	O
two	B-CARDINAL
marine	O
-	O
related	O
operations	O
.	O


Also	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
said	O
its	O
commercial	O
products	O
operation	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
forecasts	O
.	O


Kysor	B-ORG
,	O
a	O
maker	O
of	O
heavy	O
-	O
duty	O
truck	O
and	O
commercial	O
refrigeration	O
equipment	O
,	O
said	O
it	O
expects	O
its	O
fourth	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
earnings	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
closely	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
usual	O
levels	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
between	B-MONEY
30	I-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
and	I-MONEY
50	I-MONEY
cents	I-MONEY
a	O
share	O
.	O


Common	B-ORG
Cause	I-ORG
asked	O
both	O
the	B-ORG
Senate	I-ORG
Ethics	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
Justice	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
to	O
investigate	O
$	B-MONEY
1	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
political	O
gifts	O
by	O
Arizona	B-GPE
businessman	O
Charles	B-PERSON
Keating	I-PERSON
to	O
five	B-CARDINAL
U.S.	B-GPE
senators	O
who	O
interceded	O
with	O
thrift	O
-	O
industry	O
regulators	O
for	O
him	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
is	O
currently	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
$	B-MONEY
1.1	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
federal	O
anti-racketeering	O
lawsuit	O
accusing	O
him	O
of	O
bleeding	O
off	O
assets	O
of	O
a	O
California	B-GPE
thrift	O
he	O
controlled	O
,	O
Lincoln	B-ORG
Savings	I-ORG
&	I-ORG
Loan	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
driving	O
it	O
into	O
insolvency	O
.	O


Fred	B-PERSON
Wertheimer	I-PERSON
--	O
president	O
of	O
Common	B-ORG
Cause	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
self	O
-	O
styled	O
citizens	O
lobby	O
--	O
said	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
already	O
has	O
conceded	O
attempting	O
to	O
buy	O
influence	O
with	O
the	O
lawmakers	O
--	O
Democratic	B-NORP
Sens.	O
Dennis	B-PERSON
DeConcini	I-PERSON
of	O
Arizona	B-GPE
,	O
Alan	B-PERSON
Cranston	I-PERSON
of	O
California	B-GPE
,	O
John	B-PERSON
Glenn	I-PERSON
of	O
Ohio	B-GPE
and	O
Donald	B-PERSON
Riegle	I-PERSON
of	O
Michigan	B-GPE
;	O
and	O
GOP	B-ORG
Sen.	O
John	B-PERSON
McCain	I-PERSON
of	O
Arizona	B-GPE
.	O


Mr.	O
Wertheimer	B-PERSON
based	O
this	O
on	O
a	O
statement	O
by	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
that	O
was	O
quoted	O
in	O
a	O
Wall	B-ORG
Street	I-ORG
Journal	I-ORG
story	O
in	O
April	B-DATE
:	O
``	O
One	B-CARDINAL
question	O
...	O
had	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
whether	O
my	O
financial	O
support	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
influenced	O
several	O
political	O
figures	O
to	O
take	O
up	O
my	O
cause	O
.	O


I	O
want	O
to	O
say	O
in	O
the	O
most	O
forceful	O
way	O
I	O
can	O
:	O
I	O
certainly	O
hope	O
so	O
.	O
''	O


In	O
a	O
highly	O
unusual	O
meeting	O
in	O
Sen.	O
DeConcini	B-PERSON
's	O
office	O
in	O
April	B-DATE
1987	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
five	B-CARDINAL
senators	O
asked	O
federal	O
regulators	O
to	O
ease	O
up	O
on	O
Lincoln	B-ORG
.	O


According	O
to	O
notes	O
taken	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
participants	O
at	O
the	O
meeting	O
,	O
the	O
regulators	O
said	O
Lincoln	B-ORG
was	O
gambling	O
dangerously	O
with	O
depositors	O
'	O
federally	O
insured	O
money	O
and	O
was	O
``	O
a	O
ticking	O
time	O
bomb	O
.	O
''	O


Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
had	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
regulators	O
were	O
being	O
too	O
zealous	O
.	O


The	O
notes	O
show	O
that	O
Sen.	O
DeConcini	B-PERSON
called	O
the	B-ORG
Federal	I-ORG
Home	I-ORG
Loan	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
regulations	O
``	O
grossly	O
unfair	O
,	O
''	O
and	O
that	O
Sen.	O
Glenn	B-PERSON
insisted	O
that	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
's	O
thrift	O
was	O
``	O
viable	O
and	O
profitable	O
.	O
''	O


For	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
the	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
the	O
agency	O
responsible	O
for	O
regulating	O
thrifts	O
,	O
failed	O
to	O
act	O
--	O
even	O
after	O
federal	O
auditors	O
warned	O
in	O
May	B-DATE
1987	I-DATE
that	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
had	O
caused	O
Lincoln	B-ORG
to	O
become	O
insolvent	O
.	O


Lincoln	B-ORG
's	O
parent	O
company	O
,	O
American	B-ORG
Continental	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
entered	O
bankruptcy	O
-	O
law	O
proceedings	O
this	B-DATE
April	I-DATE
13	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
regulators	O
seized	O
the	O
thrift	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
newly	O
formed	O
Resolution	B-ORG
Trust	I-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
,	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
,	O
filed	O
suit	O
against	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
and	O
several	O
others	O
on	O
Sept.	B-DATE
15	I-DATE
.	O


Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
has	O
filed	O
his	O
own	O
suit	O
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
his	O
property	O
was	O
taken	O
illegally	O
.	O


The	O
cost	O
to	O
taxpayers	O
of	O
Lincoln	B-ORG
's	O
collapse	O
has	O
been	O
estimated	O
at	O
as	B-MONEY
much	I-MONEY
as	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
2.5	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
.	O


Details	O
of	O
the	O
affair	O
have	O
become	O
public	O
gradually	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
mostly	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
reporting	O
by	O
several	O
newspapers	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
his	O
1988	B-DATE
re-election	O
campaign	O
,	O
Sen.	O
Riegle	B-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Senate	I-ORG
Banking	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
,	O
returned	O
$	O
76,000	B-MONEY
in	O
contributions	O
after	O
a	O
Detroit	B-GPE
newspaper	O
said	O
that	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
had	O
gathered	O
the	O
money	O
for	O
him	O
about	B-DATE
two	I-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
before	O
the	O
meeting	O
with	O
regulators	O
.	O


Sen.	O
DeConcini	B-PERSON
,	O
after	O
months	B-DATE
of	O
fending	O
off	O
intense	O
press	O
criticism	O
,	O
returned	O
$	O
48,000	B-MONEY
only	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
government	O
formally	O
accused	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
of	O
defrauding	O
Lincoln	B-ORG
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
Sen.	O
McCain	B-PERSON
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
disclosed	O
that	O
he	O
belatedly	O
had	O
paid	O
$	O
13,433	B-MONEY
to	O
American	B-ORG
Continental	I-ORG
as	O
reimbursement	O
for	O
trips	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
took	O
aboard	O
the	O
corporate	O
jet	O
to	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
's	O
vacation	O
home	O
at	O
Cat	B-GPE
Cay	I-GPE
,	O
the	O
Bahamas	B-GPE
,	O
from	B-DATE
1984	I-DATE
through	I-DATE
1986	I-DATE
.	O


Sen.	O
McCain	B-PERSON
said	O
he	O
had	O
meant	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
the	O
trips	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
matter	O
``	O
fell	O
between	O
the	O
cracks	O
.	O
''	O


Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
,	O
his	O
family	O
members	O
and	O
associates	O
also	O
donated	O
$	O
112,000	B-MONEY
to	O
Sen.	O
McCain	B-PERSON
's	O
congressional	O
campaigns	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
according	O
to	O
press	O
accounts	O
.	O


But	O
Sen.	O
McCain	B-PERSON
says	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
broke	O
off	O
their	O
friendship	O
abruptly	O
in	O
1987	B-DATE
,	O
because	O
the	O
senator	O
refused	O
to	O
press	O
the	O
thrift	O
executive	O
's	O
case	O
as	O
vigorously	O
as	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
wanted	O
.	O


``	O
He	O
became	O
very	O
angry	O
at	O
that	O
,	O
left	O
my	O
office	O
and	O
told	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
that	O
I	O
was	O
a	O
wimp	O
,	O
''	O
Sen.	O
McCain	B-PERSON
recalls	O
.	O


In	O
July	B-DATE
,	O
California	B-GPE
newspapers	O
disclosed	O
that	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
gave	O
$	O
850,000	B-MONEY
in	O
corporate	O
funds	O
to	O
three	B-CARDINAL
tax	O
-	O
exempt	O
voter	O
registration	O
organizations	O
in	O
1987	B-DATE
and	O
1988	B-DATE
at	O
the	O
behest	O
of	O
Sen.	O
Cranston	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
conceded	O
that	O
soliciting	O
the	O
money	O
was	O
``	O
a	O
pretty	O
stupid	O
thing	O
to	O
do	O
politically	O
.	O
''	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
Sen.	O
Cranston	B-PERSON
received	O
$	O
47,000	B-MONEY
in	O
campaign	O
donations	O
through	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
,	O
and	O
the	O
California	B-GPE
Democratic	B-NORP
party	O
received	O
$	O
85,000	B-MONEY
in	O
corporate	O
donations	O
for	O
a	O
1986	B-DATE
get	O
-	O
out	O
-	O
the	O
-	O
vote	O
drive	O
that	O
benefited	O
the	O
senator	O
's	O
re-election	O
campaign	O
that	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Also	O
in	O
July	B-DATE
,	O
Ohio	B-GPE
newspapers	O
disclosed	O
$	O
200,000	B-MONEY
in	O
corporate	O
donations	O
by	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
to	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
on	I-ORG
Public	I-ORG
Policy	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
political	O
committee	O
controlled	O
by	O
Sen.	O
Glenn	B-PERSON
.	O


That	O
was	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
$	O
34,000	B-MONEY
in	O
direct	O
campaign	O
donations	O
arranged	O
by	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
to	O
the	O
Ohio	B-GPE
senator	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Wertheimer	B-PERSON
said	O
the	B-ORG
Senate	I-ORG
Ethics	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
should	O
hire	O
a	O
special	O
outside	O
counsel	O
to	O
conduct	O
an	O
investigation	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
former	O
House	B-ORG
Speaker	O
James	B-PERSON
Wright	I-PERSON
.	O


Wilson	B-PERSON
Abney	I-PERSON
,	O
staff	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
ethics	O
panel	O
,	O
would	O
n't	O
comment	O
.	O


Sen.	O
Riegle	B-PERSON
said	O
he	O
would	O
cooperate	O
with	O
any	O
inquiry	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
his	O
conduct	O
had	O
been	O
``	O
entirely	O
proper	O
.	O
''	O


Sen.	O
McCain	B-PERSON
said	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
``	O
deeply	O
concerned	O
''	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
meeting	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
improper	O
,	O
but	O
decided	O
it	O
was	O
``	O
entirely	O
appropriate	O
''	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
seek	O
fair	O
treatment	O
for	O
a	O
constituent	O
.	O


Sen.	O
Glenn	B-PERSON
said	O
he	O
had	O
already	O
made	O
a	O
complete	O
disclosure	O
of	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
affair	O
and	O
``	O
I	O
am	O
completely	O
satisfied	O
to	O
let	O
this	O
matter	O
rest	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Senate	I-ORG
Ethics	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
.	O
''	O


Sen.	O
DeConcini	B-PERSON
said	O
,	O
``	O
When	O
all	O
is	O
said	O
and	O
done	O
,	O
I	O
expect	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
exonerated	O
.	O
''	O


Sen.	O
Cranston	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
volunteered	O
his	O
help	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Federal	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Investigation	I-ORG
in	O
any	O
investigation	O
of	O
Mr.	O
Keating	B-PERSON
,	O
portrayed	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
1987	B-DATE
as	O
prodding	O
regulators	O
to	O
act	O
.	O


``	O
Why	O
did	O
n't	O
the	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
act	O
sooner	O
?	O
''	O
he	O
said	O
.	O


``	O
That	O
is	O
what	O
Common	B-ORG
Cause	I-ORG
should	O
ask	O
be	O
investigated	O
.	O


Trinity	B-ORG
Industries	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
reached	O
a	O
preliminary	O
agreement	O
to	O
manufacture	O
1,000	B-CARDINAL
coal	O
rail	O
cars	O
for	O
Norfolk	B-ORG
Southern	I-ORG
Corp	I-ORG
.	O


Trinity	B-ORG
estimated	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
pact	O
at	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
$	I-MONEY
40	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


Trinity	B-ORG
said	O
it	O
plans	O
to	O
begin	O
delivery	O
of	O
the	O
rail	O
cars	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
quarter	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
1990	I-DATE
.	O


It	O
said	O
the	O
1,000	B-CARDINAL
rail	O
cars	O
are	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
1,450	B-CARDINAL
coal	O
rail	O
cars	O
presently	O
being	O
produced	O
for	O
Norfolk	B-ORG
Southern	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
Norfolk	B-GPE
,	O
Va.	B-GPE
-	O
based	O
railroad	O
concern	O
.	O


When	O
China	B-GPE
opened	O
its	O
doors	O
to	O
foreign	O
investors	O
in	O
1979	B-DATE
,	O
toy	O
makers	O
from	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
were	O
among	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
march	O
in	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
with	O
about	B-PERCENT
75	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
companies	O
'	O
products	O
being	O
made	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
Toys	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
,	O
Dennis	B-PERSON
Ting	I-PERSON
,	O
has	O
suggested	O
a	O
new	O
sourcing	O
label	O
:	O
``	O
Made	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
by	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
Companies	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
toy	O
makers	O
were	O
pushed	O
across	O
the	O
border	O
by	O
rising	O
labor	O
and	O
land	O
costs	O
in	O
the	O
British	B-NORP
colony	O
.	O


But	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
shootings	O
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
on	O
June	B-DATE
4	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
toy	O
industry	O
is	O
worrying	O
about	O
its	O
strong	O
dependence	O
on	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


Although	O
the	O
manufacturers	O
stress	O
that	O
production	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
affected	O
by	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
political	O
turmoil	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
additional	O
sites	O
.	O


The	O
toy	O
makers	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
foreign	O
buyers	O
,	O
cite	O
uncertainty	O
about	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
economic	O
and	O
political	O
policies	O
.	O


``	O
Nobody	O
wants	O
to	O
have	O
all	O
his	O
eggs	O
in	O
one	B-CARDINAL
basket	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
David	B-PERSON
Yeh	I-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
and	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
of	O
International	B-ORG
Matchbox	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
.	O


Indeed	O
,	O
Matchbox	B-ORG
and	O
other	O
leading	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
toy	O
makers	O
were	O
setting	O
up	O
factories	O
in	O
Southeast	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
,	O
especially	O
in	O
Thailand	B-GPE
,	O
long	O
before	O
the	O
massacre	O
.	O


Their	O
steps	O
were	O
partly	O
prompted	O
by	O
concern	O
over	O
a	O
deterioration	O
of	O
business	O
conditions	O
in	O
southern	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


By	O
diversifying	O
supply	O
sources	O
,	O
the	O
toy	O
makers	O
do	O
n't	O
intend	O
to	O
withdraw	O
from	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
foreign	O
buyers	O
say	O
.	O


It	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
duplicate	O
quickly	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
capacity	O
built	O
up	O
in	O
southern	O
China	B-GPE
during	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
decade	I-DATE
.	O


A	O
supply	O
of	O
cheap	O
labor	O
and	O
the	O
access	O
to	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
port	O
,	O
airport	O
,	O
banks	O
and	O
support	O
industries	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
printing	O
companies	O
,	O
have	O
made	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Guangdong	B-GPE
province	O
a	O
premier	O
manufacturing	O
site	O
.	O


``	O
South	B-LOC
China	I-LOC
is	O
the	O
most	O
competitive	O
source	O
of	O
toys	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Henry	B-PERSON
Hu	I-PERSON
,	O
executive	O
director	O
of	O
Wah	B-ORG
Shing	I-ORG
Toys	I-ORG
Consolidated	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
.	O


Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
trade	O
figures	O
illustrate	O
the	O
toy	O
makers	O
'	O
reliance	O
on	O
factories	O
across	O
the	O
border	O
.	O


In	O
1988	B-DATE
,	O
exports	O
of	O
domestically	O
produced	O
toys	O
and	O
games	O
fell	O
19	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
from	O
1987	B-DATE
,	O
to	O
HK$	B-MONEY
10.05	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
US$	B-MONEY
1.29	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
.	O


But	O
re-exports	O
,	O
mainly	O
from	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
jumped	O
75	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
to	O
HK$	B-MONEY
15.92	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
.	O


In	O
1989	B-DATE
's	I-DATE
first	I-DATE
seven	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
,	O
domestic	O
exports	O
fell	O
29	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
to	O
HK$	B-MONEY
3.87	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
,	O
while	O
re-exports	O
rose	O
56	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
to	O
HK$	B-MONEY
11.28	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
.	O


Manufacturers	O
say	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
immediate	O
substitute	O
for	O
southern	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
an	B-CARDINAL
estimated	I-CARDINAL
120,000	I-CARDINAL
people	O
are	O
employed	O
by	O
the	O
toy	O
industry	O
.	O


``	O
For	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
like	O
it	O
or	O
not	O
,	O
China	B-GPE
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
main	O
supplier	B-GPE
,	O
''	O
says	O
Edmund	B-PERSON
Young	I-PERSON
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Perfecta	B-ORG
Enterprises	I-ORG
Ltd.	I-ORG
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
big	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
toy	O
makers	O
to	O
move	O
across	O
the	O
border	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
as	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
buyers	O
seek	O
new	O
sites	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
focusing	O
mainly	O
on	O
Southeast	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
.	O


Several	O
big	O
companies	O
have	O
established	O
manufacturing	O
joint	O
ventures	O
in	O
Thailand	B-GPE
,	O
including	O
Matchbox	B-ORG
,	O
Wah	B-ORG
Shing	I-ORG
and	O
Kader	B-ORG
Industrial	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
toy	O
manufacturer	O
headed	O
by	O
Mr.	O
Ting	B-PERSON
.	O


Malaysia	B-GPE
,	O
the	B-GPE
Philippines	I-GPE
and	O
Indonesia	B-GPE
also	O
are	O
being	O
studied	O
.	O


With	O
the	B-ORG
European	I-ORG
Community	I-ORG
set	O
to	O
remove	O
its	O
internal	O
trade	O
barriers	O
in	O
1992	B-DATE
,	O
several	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
companies	O
are	O
beginning	O
to	O
consider	O
Spain	B-GPE
,	O
Portugal	B-GPE
and	O
Greece	B-GPE
as	O
possible	O
manufacturing	O
sites	O
.	O


Worries	O
about	O
China	B-GPE
came	O
just	O
as	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
toy	O
industry	O
was	O
recovering	O
from	O
a	O
1987	B-DATE
sales	O
slump	O
and	O
bankruptcy	O
filings	O
by	O
two	B-CARDINAL
major	O
U.S.	B-GPE
companies	O
,	O
Worlds	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Wonder	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
and	O
Coleco	B-ORG
Industries	I-ORG
Inc	I-ORG
.	O


Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
manufacturers	O
say	O
large	O
debt	O
writeoffs	O
and	O
other	O
financial	O
problems	O
resulting	O
from	O
the	O
1987	B-DATE
difficulties	O
chastened	O
the	O
local	O
industry	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
tighten	O
credit	O
policies	O
and	O
financial	O
management	O
.	O


The	O
industry	O
regards	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
and	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
as	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
recovery	O
that	O
will	O
lead	O
to	O
improved	O
results	O
.	O


Still	O
,	O
they	O
long	O
for	O
a	O
``	O
mega-hit	O
''	O
toy	O
to	O
excite	O
retail	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
,	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
biggest	O
market	O
for	O
toys	O
and	O
games	O
.	O


The	O
closest	O
thing	O
the	O
colony	O
's	O
companies	O
have	O
to	O
a	O
U.S.	B-GPE
mega-hit	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
is	O
the	O
Teenage	B-PRODUCT
Mutant	I-PRODUCT
Ninja	I-PRODUCT
Turtles	I-PRODUCT
series	O
of	O
action	O
figures	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Playmates	B-ORG
Holdings	I-ORG
Ltd	I-ORG
.	O


Introduced	O
in	O
mid-1988	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
15	B-QUANTITY
-	I-QUANTITY
centimeter	I-QUANTITY
-	O
tall	O
plastic	O
turtles	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
American	B-NORP
comic	O
book	O
and	O
television	O
series	O
.	O


Paul	B-PERSON
Kwan	I-PERSON
,	O
managing	O
director	O
of	O
Playmates	B-ORG
,	O
says	O
10	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
Ninja	B-PRODUCT
Turtles	I-PRODUCT
have	O
been	O
sold	O
,	O
placing	O
the	O
reptilian	O
warriors	O
among	O
the	O
10	B-CARDINAL
biggest	O
-	O
selling	O
toys	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
.	O


Should	O
sales	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
strong	O
through	O
the	B-DATE
Christmas	I-DATE
season	I-DATE
,	O
which	O
accounts	O
for	O
about	B-PERCENT
60	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
U.S.	B-GPE
retail	O
toy	O
sales	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Kwan	B-PERSON
said	O
the	B-PRODUCT
Ninja	I-PRODUCT
Turtles	I-PRODUCT
could	O
make	O
1989	B-DATE
a	O
record	O
sales	O
year	O
for	O
Playmates	B-ORG
.	O


Other	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
manufacturers	O
expect	O
their	O
results	O
to	O
improve	O
only	O
slightly	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
from	O
1988	B-DATE
.	O


Besides	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
fast	O
-	O
selling	O
product	O
,	O
they	O
cite	O
the	O
continued	O
dominance	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
market	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-ORG
Entertainment	I-ORG
System	I-ORG
,	O
an	O
expensive	O
video	O
game	O
made	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O


Nintendo	B-ORG
buyers	O
have	O
little	O
money	O
left	O
to	O
spend	O
on	O
other	O
products	O
.	O


Many	O
of	O
the	O
toy	O
makers	O
'	O
problems	O
started	O
well	O
before	O
June	B-DATE
4	I-DATE
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
overstrained	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
Beijing	B-GPE
's	O
austerity	O
programs	O
launched	O
late	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Toy	O
makers	O
complain	O
that	O
electricity	O
in	O
Guangdong	B-GPE
has	O
been	O
provided	O
only	B-DATE
three	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
a	O
week	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
months	I-DATE
,	O
down	O
from	O
five	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
a	O
week	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
province	O
's	O
rapid	O
industrialization	O
has	O
outstripped	O
its	O
generating	O
capacity	O
.	O


Manufacturers	O
are	O
upgrading	O
standby	O
power	O
plants	O
.	O


Bank	O
credit	O
for	O
China	B-GPE
investments	O
all	O
but	O
dried	O
up	O
following	O
June	B-DATE
4	I-DATE
.	O


Also	O
,	O
concern	O
exists	O
that	O
the	O
harder	O
-	O
line	O
Beijing	B-GPE
leadership	O
will	O
tighten	O
its	O
control	O
of	O
Guangdong	B-GPE
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
main	O
laboratory	O
for	O
the	O
open	O
-	O
door	O
policy	O
and	O
economic	O
reforms	O
.	O


But	O
,	O
toy	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
other	O
industrialists	O
say	O
Beijing	B-GPE
will	O
be	O
restrained	O
from	O
tightening	O
controls	O
on	O
export	O
-	O
oriented	O
southern	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


They	O
say	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
trade	O
deficit	O
is	O
widening	O
and	O
the	O
country	O
is	O
too	O
short	O
of	O
foreign	O
exchange	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
hamper	O
production	O
in	O
Guangdong	B-GPE
.	O


``	O
The	O
Chinese	B-NORP
leaders	O
have	O
to	O
decide	O
whether	O
they	O
want	O
control	O
or	O
whether	O
the	O
want	O
exports	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
Mr.	O
Kwan	B-PERSON
of	O
Playmates	B-ORG
.	O


The	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
,	O
urging	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
to	O
give	O
states	O
more	O
leeway	O
to	O
restrict	O
abortions	O
,	O
said	O
minors	O
have	O
n't	O
any	O
right	O
to	O
abortion	O
without	O
the	O
consent	O
of	O
their	O
parents	O
.	O


Solicitor	O
General	O
Kenneth	B-PERSON
Starr	I-PERSON
argued	O
that	O
the	O
1973	B-DATE
Supreme	B-ORG
Court	I-ORG
decision	O
,	O
Roe	B-PERSON
vs.	O
Wade	B-PERSON
,	O
recognizing	O
a	O
constitutional	O
right	O
to	O
abortion	O
,	O
was	O
incorrect	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
high	O
court	O
was	O
wrong	O
in	O
1976	B-DATE
to	O
rule	O
that	O
minors	O
have	O
a	O
right	O
to	O
abortion	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
absolutely	O
vetoed	O
by	O
their	O
parents	O
.	O


The	O
administration	O
's	O
position	O
was	O
outlined	O
in	O
a	O
friend	O
-	O
of	O
-	O
the	O
-	O
court	O
brief	O
filed	O
in	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
three	B-CARDINAL
abortion	O
cases	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
will	O
hear	O
argued	O
and	O
will	O
decide	O
this	O
term	O
.	O


The	O
administration	O
filed	O
the	O
brief	O
in	O
an	O
appeal	O
involving	O
a	O
Minnesota	B-GPE
law	O
that	O
requires	O
that	O
both	O
parents	O
of	O
a	O
minor	O
be	O
notified	O
before	O
she	O
may	O
have	O
an	O
abortion	O
.	O


The	O
administration	O
urged	O
the	O
justices	O
to	O
adopt	O
a	O
legal	O
standard	O
suggested	O
by	O
Chief	O
Justice	O
William	B-PERSON
Rehnquist	I-PERSON
last	B-DATE
July	I-DATE
when	O
the	O
high	O
court	O
upheld	O
Missouri	B-GPE
's	O
abortion	O
restrictions	O
.	O


Under	O
that	O
standard	O
,	O
which	O
garnered	O
the	O
votes	O
of	O
only	B-CARDINAL
three	I-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
nine	B-CARDINAL
justices	O
,	O
a	O
state	O
restriction	O
of	O
abortion	O
is	O
constitutional	O
if	O
the	O
state	O
has	O
a	O
``	O
reasonable	O
''	O
justification	O
for	O
adopting	O
it	O
.	O


That	O
is	O
a	O
much	O
easier	O
standard	O
for	O
a	O
state	O
to	O
satisfy	O
than	O
the	B-ORG
Supreme	I-ORG
Court	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
test	O
since	O
1973	B-DATE
,	O
which	O
requires	O
a	O
state	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
``	O
compelling	O
''	O
reason	O
for	O
restricting	O
abortion	O
.	O


On	O
the	O
provisions	O
of	O
the	O
Minnesota	B-GPE
law	O
,	O
the	O
Bush	B-PERSON
administration	O
said	O
that	O
requiring	O
that	O
both	O
parents	O
be	O
notified	O
is	O
a	O
reasonable	O
regulation	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
need	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
alternative	O
that	O
allows	O
minors	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
court	O
for	O
a	O
judge	O
's	O
permission	O
instead	O
.	O


The	O
case	O
,	O
Hodgson	B-PERSON
vs.	O
Minnesota	B-GPE
,	O
will	O
be	O
argued	O
Nov.	B-DATE
29	I-DATE
.	O


For	O
20	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
federal	O
rules	O
have	O
barred	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
major	O
television	O
networks	O
from	O
sharing	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
lucrative	O
and	O
fastest	O
-	O
growing	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
television	O
business	O
.	O


And	O
for	O
six	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
NBC	B-ORG
,	O
ABC	B-ORG
and	O
CBS	B-ORG
have	O
negotiated	O
with	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
studios	O
in	O
a	O
futile	O
attempt	O
to	O
change	O
that	O
.	O


But	O
with	O
foreign	O
companies	O
snapping	O
up	O
U.S.	B-GPE
movie	O
studios	O
,	O
the	O
networks	O
are	O
pressing	O
their	O
fight	O
harder	O
than	O
ever	O
.	O


They	O
hope	O
the	O
foreign	O
deals	O
will	O
divide	O
the	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
opposition	O
and	O
prod	O
Congress	B-ORG
to	O
push	O
for	O
ending	O
federal	O
rules	O
that	O
prohibit	O
the	O
networks	O
from	O
grabbing	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
rerun	O
sales	O
and	O
owning	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
shows	O
they	O
put	O
on	O
the	O
air	O
.	O


Even	O
network	O
executives	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
admit	O
privately	O
that	O
victory	O
--	O
either	O
in	O
Congress	B-ORG
or	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
studios	O
--	O
is	O
highly	O
doubtful	O
any	O
time	O
soon	O
.	O


And	O
so	O
the	O
networks	O
also	O
are	O
pushing	O
for	O
new	O
ways	O
to	O
sidestep	O
the	O
``	O
fin	O
-	O
syn	O
''	O
provisions	O
,	O
known	O
formally	O
as	O
the	O
Financial	O
Interest	O
and	O
Syndication	O
Rules	O
.	O


That	O
became	O
clear	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
with	O
the	O
disclosure	O
that	O
National	B-ORG
Broadcasting	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
,	O
backed	O
by	O
the	O
deep	O
pockets	O
of	O
parent	O
General	B-ORG
Electric	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
,	O
had	O
tried	O
to	O
help	O
fund	O
Qintex	B-ORG
Australia	I-ORG
Ltd.	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
now	O
-	O
scuttled	O
$	B-MONEY
1.5	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
bid	O
for	O
MGM	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
UA	I-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
Co	I-ORG
.	O


NBC	B-ORG
's	O
interest	O
may	O
revive	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
which	O
MGM	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
UA	I-ORG
killed	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
when	O
the	O
Australian	B-NORP
concern	O
had	O
trouble	O
raising	O
cash	O
.	O


Even	O
if	O
that	O
deal	O
is	O
n't	O
revived	O
,	O
NBC	B-ORG
hopes	O
to	O
find	O
another	O
.	O


``	O
Our	O
doors	O
are	O
open	O
,	O
''	O
an	O
NBC	B-ORG
spokesman	O
says	O
.	O


NBC	B-ORG
may	O
yet	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
passive	O
,	O
minority	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
program	O
-	O
maker	O
without	O
violating	O
the	O
rules	O
.	O


And	O
any	O
NBC	B-ORG
effort	O
could	O
prompt	O
CBS	B-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
and	O
ABC	B-ORG
's	O
parent	O
,	O
Capital	B-ORG
Cities	I-ORG
/	I-ORG
ABC	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
ways	O
of	O
skirting	O
the	O
fin	O
-	O
syn	O
regulations	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
networks	O
'	O
push	O
may	O
only	O
aggravate	O
an	O
increasingly	O
bitter	O
rift	O
between	O
them	O
and	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
studios	O
.	O


Both	O
sides	O
are	O
to	O
sit	O
down	O
next	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
for	O
yet	O
another	O
meeting	O
on	O
how	O
they	O
might	O
agree	O
on	O
reducing	O
fin	O
-	O
syn	O
restraints	O
.	O


Few	O
people	O
privy	O
to	O
the	O
talks	O
expect	O
the	O
studios	O
to	O
budge	O
.	O


The	O
networks	O
still	O
are	O
``	O
uninhibited	O
in	O
their	O
authority	O
''	O
over	O
what	O
shows	O
get	O
on	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
charges	O
Motion	B-ORG
Picture	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
President	O
Jack	B-PERSON
Valenti	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
most	O
vociferous	O
opponent	O
of	O
rescinding	O
the	O
rules	O
.	O


Studios	O
are	O
``	O
powerless	O
''	O
to	O
get	O
shows	O
in	O
prime	O
-	O
time	O
lineups	O
and	O
keep	O
them	O
there	O
long	O
enough	O
to	O
go	O
into	O
lucrative	O
rerun	O
sales	O
,	O
he	O
contends	O
.	O


And	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
the	O
rules	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
must	O
stay	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
he	O
says	O
.	O


Studio	O
executives	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
talks	O
-	O
including	O
officials	O
at	O
Paramount	B-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
Fries	B-ORG
Entertainment	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
,	O
Warner	B-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
and	O
MCA	B-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
--	O
declined	O
to	O
be	O
interviewed	O
.	O


But	O
Mr.	O
Valenti	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
represents	O
the	O
studios	O
,	O
asserts	O
:	O
``	O
The	O
whole	O
production	O
industry	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
man	O
,	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
preserving	O
''	O
the	O
rules	O
.	O


Such	O
proclamations	O
leave	O
network	O
officials	O
all	O
the	O
more	O
doubtful	O
that	O
the	O
studios	O
will	O
bend	O
.	O


``	O
They	O
do	O
n't	O
seem	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
incentive	O
to	O
negotiate	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
one	B-CARDINAL
network	O
executive	O
.	O


``	O
And	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
indication	O
that	O
Washington	B-GPE
is	O
prepared	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
rules	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
it	O
?	O
''	O


Indeed	O
it	O
is	O
.	O


Congress	B-ORG
has	O
said	O
repeatedly	O
it	O
wants	O
no	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
mess	O
,	O
urging	O
the	O
studios	O
and	O
the	O
networks	O
,	O
which	O
license	O
rights	O
to	O
air	O
shows	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
studios	O
,	O
to	O
work	O
out	O
their	O
own	O
compromise	O
.	O


But	O
recent	O
developments	O
have	O
made	O
the	O
networks	O
--	O
and	O
NBC	B-ORG
President	O
Robert	B-PERSON
Wright	I-PERSON
,	O
in	O
particular	O
--	O
ever	O
more	O
adamant	O
that	O
the	O
networks	O
must	O
be	O
unshackled	O
to	O
survive	O
.	O


The	O
latest	O
provocation	O
:	O
Sony	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
plan	O
to	O
acquire	O
Columbia	B-ORG
Pictures	I-ORG
Entertainment	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
for	O
$	B-MONEY
3.4	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
,	O
and	O
to	O
buy	O
independent	O
producer	O
Guber	B-ORG
Peters	I-ORG
Entertainment	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
for	O
$	B-MONEY
200	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
.	O


``	O
I	O
wonder	O
what	O
Walter	B-PERSON
Cronkite	I-PERSON
will	O
think	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Sony	I-ORG
/	I-ORG
Columbia	I-ORG
Broadcast	I-ORG
System	I-ORG
Trinitron	I-ORG
Evening	I-ORG
News	I-ORG
with	O
Dan	B-PERSON
Rather	I-PERSON
broadcast	O
exclusively	O
from	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
,	O
''	O
wrote	O
J.B.	B-PERSON
Holston	I-PERSON
,	O
an	O
NBC	B-ORG
vice	O
president	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
commentary	O
in	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
's	I-DATE
issue	O
of	O
Broadcasting	B-ORG
magazine	O
.	O


In	O
his	O
article	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Holston	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
was	O
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
and	O
unavailable	O
,	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
``	O
archaic	O
restraints	O
''	O
in	O
fin	O
-	O
syn	O
rules	O
have	O
``	O
contributed	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
studios	O
by	O
non-U.S.	B-GPE
enterprises	O
.	O


''	O
-LRB-	O
He	O
did	O
n't	O
mention	O
that	O
NBC	B-ORG
,	O
in	O
the	O
meantime	O
,	O
was	O
hoping	O
to	O
assist	O
Australia	B-GPE
's	O
Qintex	B-ORG
in	O
buying	O


An	O
NBC	B-ORG
spokesman	O
counters	O
that	O
Mr.	O
Holston	B-PERSON
's	O
lament	O
was	O
``	O
entirely	O
consistent	O
''	O
with	O
NBC	B-ORG
plans	O
because	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
rules	O
would	O
limit	O
NBC	B-ORG
's	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
Qintex	B-ORG
deal	O
so	O
severely	O
as	O
to	O
be	O
``	O
light	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
away	O
from	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
unrestrained	O
deals	O
available	O
to	O
Sony	B-ORG
--	O
and	O
everyone	O
else	O
except	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
networks	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
Big	O
Three	O
's	O
drumbeat	O
for	O
deregulation	O
began	O
intensifying	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
summer	I-DATE
when	O
the	O
former	O
Time	B-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
went	O
ahead	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
acquire	O
Warner	B-ORG
.	O


Although	O
Time	B-ORG
already	O
had	O
a	O
long	O
-	O
term	O
contract	O
to	O
buy	O
movies	O
from	O
Warner	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
merger	O
will	O
let	O
Time	B-ORG
's	O
largely	O
unregulated	O
pay	O
-	O
cable	O
channel	O
,	O
Home	B-ORG
Box	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
,	O
own	O
the	O
Warner	B-ORG
movies	O
aired	O
on	O
HBO	B-ORG
--	O
a	O
vertical	O
integration	O
that	O
is	O
effectively	O
blocked	O
by	O
fin	O
-	O
syn	O
regulations	O
.	O


NBC	B-ORG
's	O
Mr.	O
Wright	B-PERSON
led	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
decrying	O
the	O
networks	O
'	O
inability	O
to	O
match	O
a	O
Time	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Warner	I-ORG
combination	O
.	O


He	O
spoke	O
up	O
again	O
when	O
the	O
Sony	B-ORG
bid	O
for	O
Columbia	B-ORG
was	O
announced	O
.	O


Since	O
NBC	B-ORG
's	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
Qintex	B-ORG
bid	O
for	O
MGM	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
UA	I-ORG
was	O
disclosed	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Wright	B-PERSON
has	O
n't	O
been	O
available	O
for	O
comment	O
.	O


With	O
a	O
Qintex	B-ORG
deal	O
,	O
NBC	B-ORG
would	O
move	O
into	O
uncharted	O
territory	O
--	O
possibly	O
raising	O
hackles	O
at	O
the	O
studios	O
and	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
.	O


``	O
It	O
's	O
never	O
really	O
been	O
tested	O
,	O
''	O
says	O
William	B-PERSON
Lilley	I-PERSON
III	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
as	O
a	O
top	O
CBS	B-ORG
executive	O
spent	O
years	B-DATE
lobbying	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
rules	O
lifted	O
.	O


He	O
now	O
runs	O
Policy	B-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	O
consulting	O
to	O
media	O
companies	O
.	O


Fin	O
-	O
syn	O
rules	O
do	O
n't	O
explicitly	O
block	O
a	O
network	O
from	O
buying	O
a	O
passive	O
,	O
small	O
stake	O
in	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
profits	O
from	O
the	O
rerun	O
syndication	O
networks	O
ca	O
n't	O
enjoy	O
.	O


Hence	O
,	O
NBC	B-ORG
might	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
,	O
say	O
,	O
a	O
5	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
stake	O
in	O
a	O
company	O
such	O
as	O
MGM	B-ORG
/	I-ORG
UA	I-ORG
.	O


If	O
the	O
transaction	O
raised	O
objections	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
syndication	O
operations	O
could	O
be	O
spun	O
off	O
into	O
a	O
separate	O
firm	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
network	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
direct	O
stake	O
.	O


But	O
such	O
convolutions	O
would	O
still	O
block	O
the	O
networks	O
from	O
grabbing	O
a	O
big	O
chunk	O
of	O
the	O
riches	O
of	O
syndication	O
.	O


Under	O
current	O
rules	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
a	O
network	O
fares	O
well	O
with	O
a	O
100	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
-	O
owned	O
series	O
--	O
ABC	B-ORG
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
made	O
a	O
killing	O
in	O
broadcasting	O
its	O
popular	O
crime	O
/	O
comedy	O
``	O
Moonlighting	B-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
--	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
allowed	O
to	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
continuing	O
proceeds	O
when	O
the	O
reruns	O
are	O
sold	O
to	O
local	O
stations	O
.	O


Instead	O
,	O
ABC	B-ORG
will	O
have	O
to	O
sell	O
off	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
a	O
one	B-CARDINAL
-	O
time	O
fee	O
.	O


The	O
networks	O
admit	O
that	O
the	O
chances	O
of	O
getting	O
the	O
relief	O
they	O
want	O
are	O
slim	O
--	O
for	O
several	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
at	O
the	O
least	O
.	O


Six	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
they	O
were	O
tantalizingly	O
close	O
.	O


The	O
Reagan	B-PERSON
-	O
era	O
Federal	B-ORG
Communications	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
had	O
ruled	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
killing	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
rules	O
.	O


Various	O
evidence	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Brookings	B-ORG
Institution	I-ORG
study	O
of	O
some	O
800	B-CARDINAL
series	O
that	O
the	O
networks	O
had	O
aired	O
and	O
had	O
partly	O
owned	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
1960s	I-DATE
,	O
showed	O
the	O
networks	O
did	O
n't	O
wield	O
undue	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
studios	O
as	O
had	O
been	O
alleged	O
.	O


But	O
just	B-DATE
eight	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
before	O
the	O
rules	O
were	O
to	O
die	O
,	O
former	O
President	O
Ronald	B-PERSON
Reagan	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
one	B-CARDINAL
-	O
time	O
actor	O
,	O
intervened	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
FCC	B-ORG
effort	O
collapsed	O
.	O


The	O
networks	O
and	O
studios	O
have	O
bickered	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O


Network	O
officials	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
talks	O
may	O
hope	O
the	O
foreign	O
influx	O
builds	O
more	O
support	O
in	O
Washington	B-GPE
,	O
but	O
that	O
seems	O
unlikely	O
.	O


In	O
Congress	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
issue	O
falters	O
:	O
It	O
's	O
about	O
money	O
,	O
not	O
program	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
Hollywood	B-GPE
has	O
lots	O
of	O
clout	O
given	O
its	O
fund	O
raising	O
for	O
senators	O
and	O
representatives	O
overseeing	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O


A	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Rep.	O
Edward	B-PERSON
J.	I-PERSON
Markey	I-PERSON
-LRB-	O
D	B-NORP
-	O
Mass.	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
who	O
heads	O
a	O
subcommittee	O
that	O
oversees	O
the	O
FCC	B-ORG
,	O
says	O
Mr.	O
Markey	B-PERSON
feels	O
``	O
the	O
world	O
has	O
been	O
forever	O
changed	O
by	O
the	O
Sony	B-ORG
-	O
Columbia	O
deal	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
he	O
said	O
Mr.	O
Markey	B-PERSON
hopes	O
this	O
pushes	O
the	O
networks	O
and	O
studios	O
to	O
work	O
it	O
out	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O


And	O
at	O
the	O
FCC	B-ORG
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
new	O
Chairman	O
Alfred	B-PERSON
C.	I-PERSON
Sikes	I-PERSON
has	O
said	O
he	O
wants	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
sides	O
to	O
hammer	O
out	O
their	O
own	O
plan	O
.	O


Recognition	B-ORG
Equipment	I-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
said	O
it	O
settled	O
a	O
civil	O
action	O
filed	O
against	O
it	O
by	O
the	O
federal	O
government	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
U.S.	I-ORG
Postal	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
government	O
sued	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
April	B-DATE
,	O
seeking	O
$	O
23,000	B-MONEY
and	O
other	O
unspecified	O
damages	O
related	O
to	O
an	O
alleged	O
contract	O
-	O
steering	O
scheme	O
.	O


The	O
suit	O
named	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
former	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
William	B-PERSON
G.	I-PERSON
Moore	I-PERSON
Jr.	I-PERSON
,	O
former	O
vice	O
president	O
Robert	B-PERSON
W.	I-PERSON
Reedy	I-PERSON
and	O
five	B-CARDINAL
defendants	O
who	O
were	O
n't	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O


The	O
suit	O
charged	O
the	O
defendants	O
with	O
causing	O
Peter	B-PERSON
E.	I-PERSON
Voss	I-PERSON
,	O
an	O
ex-member	O
of	O
the	O
Postal	B-ORG
Service	I-ORG
board	O
of	O
governors	O
,	O
to	O
accept	O
$	O
23,000	B-MONEY
in	O
bribes	O
,	O
kickbacks	O
and	O
gratuities	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Voss	B-PERSON
was	O
previously	O
sentenced	O
to	O
four	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
in	O
prison	O
and	O
fined	O
$	O
11,000	B-MONEY
for	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
scheme	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
agreement	O
,	O
Recognition	B-ORG
agreed	O
to	O
pay	O
the	O
government	O
$	O
20,000	B-MONEY
in	O
return	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
all	O
claims	O
against	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Moore	B-PERSON
and	O
Mr.	O
Reedy	B-PERSON
.	O


The	O
five	B-CARDINAL
additional	O
defendants	O
were	O
n't	O
parties	O
to	O
the	O
settlement	O
.	O


A	O
trial	O
on	O
criminal	O
allegations	O
against	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
two	B-CARDINAL
former	O
executives	O
began	O
Sept.	B-DATE
27	I-DATE
in	O
federal	O
court	O
for	O
the	B-ORG
District	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Columbia	I-ORG
.	O


They	O
were	O
indicted	O
last	B-DATE
October	I-DATE
on	O
charges	O
of	O
fraud	O
,	O
theft	O
and	O
conspiracy	O
related	O
to	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
win	O
$	B-MONEY
400	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
in	O
Postal	B-ORG
Service	I-ORG
equipment	O
contracts	O
by	O
the	O
maker	O
of	O
data	O
management	O
equipment	O
.	O


The	O
company	O
and	O
its	O
executives	O
deny	O
the	O
charges	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
related	O
development	O
,	O
Recognition	B-ORG
Equipment	I-ORG
said	O
the	B-ORG
Postal	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
has	O
barred	O
the	O
company	O
from	O
bidding	O
on	O
postal	O
contracts	O
for	O
an	B-DATE
additional	I-DATE
120	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
.	O


The	B-ORG
Postal	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
originally	O
suspended	O
the	O
company	O
Oct.	B-DATE
7	I-DATE
,	O
1988	B-DATE
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
renewing	O
the	O
ban	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O


The	O
company	O
said	O
it	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
lifting	O
of	O
the	O
suspension	O
.	O


Walter	B-PERSON
Sisulu	I-PERSON
and	O
the	B-ORG
African	I-ORG
National	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
came	O
home	O
yesterday	B-DATE
.	O


After	O
26	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
in	O
prison	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Sisulu	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
77	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
former	O
secretary	O
-	O
general	O
of	O
the	O
liberation	O
movement	O
,	O
was	O
dropped	O
off	O
at	O
his	O
house	O
by	O
a	O
prison	O
services	O
'	O
van	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
sun	O
was	O
coming	O
up	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
six	B-CARDINAL
ANC	B-ORG
colleagues	O
,	O
five	B-CARDINAL
of	O
whom	O
were	O
arrested	O
with	O
him	O
in	O
1963	B-DATE
and	O
sentenced	O
to	O
life	O
imprisonment	O
,	O
were	O
reunited	O
with	O
their	O
families	O
at	O
various	O
places	O
around	O
the	O
country	O
.	O


And	O
as	O
the	O
graying	O
men	O
returned	O
to	O
their	O
homes	O
,	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
,	O
outlawed	O
in	O
South	B-GPE
Africa	I-GPE
since	O
1960	B-DATE
and	O
still	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
chief	O
public	O
enemy	O
by	O
the	O
white	O
government	O
,	O
defiantly	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
black	O
townships	O
.	O


A	O
huge	O
ANC	B-ORG
flag	O
,	O
with	O
black	O
,	O
green	O
and	O
gold	O
stripes	O
,	O
was	O
hoisted	O
over	O
the	O
rickety	O
gate	O
at	O
Mr.	O
Sisulu	B-PERSON
's	O
modest	O
house	O
,	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
street	O
out	O
front	O
,	O
boys	O
displayed	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
colors	O
on	O
their	O
shirts	O
,	O
caps	O
and	O
scarves	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
small	O
four	B-CARDINAL
-	O
room	O
home	O
of	O
Elias	B-PERSON
Motsoaledi	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
leading	O
ANC	B-ORG
unionist	O
and	O
a	O
former	O
commander	O
in	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
armed	O
wing	O
,	O
Umkhonto	B-ORG
we	I-ORG
Sizwe	I-ORG
,	O
well	O
-	O
wishers	O
stuck	O
little	O
ANC	B-ORG
flags	O
in	O
their	O
hair	O
and	O
a	O
man	O
tooted	O
on	O
an	O
antelope	O
horn	O
wrapped	O
in	O
ANC	B-ORG
ribbons	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
am	O
happy	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
Mr.	O
Sisulu	B-PERSON
,	O
looking	O
dapper	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
gray	O
suit	O
.	O


As	O
the	O
crowd	O
outside	O
his	O
home	O
shouted	O
``	O
ANC	B-ORG
,	O
ANC	B-ORG
,	O
''	O
the	O
old	O
man	O
shot	O
his	O
fists	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
'm	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
.	O
''	O


Under	O
the	O
laws	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
remains	O
an	O
illegal	O
organization	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
headquarters	O
are	O
still	O
in	O
Lusaka	B-GPE
,	O
Zambia	B-GPE
.	O


But	O
the	O
unconditional	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
seven	B-CARDINAL
leaders	O
,	O
who	O
once	O
formed	O
the	O
intellectual	O
and	O
organizational	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
,	O
is	O
a	O
de	O
facto	O
unbanning	O
of	O
the	O
movement	O
and	O
the	O
rebirth	O
of	O
its	O
internal	O
wing	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
government	O
can	O
never	O
put	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
back	O
into	O
the	O
bottle	O
again	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
Cassim	B-PERSON
Saloojee	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
anti-apartheid	O
activist	O
on	O
hand	O
to	O
welcome	O
Mr.	O
Sisulu	B-PERSON
.	O


``	O
Things	O
have	O
gone	O
too	O
far	O
for	O
the	O
government	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
now	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
no	O
turning	O
back	O
.	O
''	O


There	O
was	O
certainly	O
no	O
stopping	O
the	O
tide	O
of	O
ANC	B-ORG
emotion	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
,	O
when	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	O
people	O
jammed	O
into	O
the	B-ORG
Holy	I-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Anglican	I-ORG
Church	I-ORG
in	O
Soweto	B-GPE
for	O
what	O
became	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
ANC	B-ORG
rally	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
in	O
30	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Deafening	O
chants	O
of	O
``	O
ANC	B-ORG
''	O
and	O
``	O
Umkhonto	B-ORG
we	I-ORG
Sizwe	I-ORG
''	O
shook	O
the	O
church	O
as	O
the	O
seven	B-CARDINAL
aging	O
men	O
vowed	O
that	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
would	O
continue	O
its	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
government	O
and	O
the	O
policies	O
of	O
racial	O
segregation	O
on	O
all	O
fronts	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
armed	O
struggle	O
.	O


And	O
they	O
called	O
on	O
the	O
government	O
to	O
release	O
Nelson	B-PERSON
Mandela	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
's	O
leading	O
figure	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
jailed	O
with	O
them	O
and	O
remains	O
in	O
prison	O
.	O


Without	O
him	O
,	O
said	O
Mr.	O
Sisulu	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
freeing	O
of	O
the	O
others	O
``	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
half	B-CARDINAL
-	O
measure	O
.	O
''	O


President	O
F.W.	B-PERSON
de	I-PERSON
Klerk	I-PERSON
released	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
men	O
--	O
along	O
with	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
founding	O
members	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Pan	I-ORG
Africanist	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
rival	O
liberation	O
group	O
--	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
efforts	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
climate	O
of	O
trust	O
and	O
peace	O
in	O
which	O
his	O
government	O
can	O
begin	O
negotiations	O
with	O
black	O
leaders	O
over	O
a	O
new	O
constitution	O
aimed	O
at	O
giving	O
blacks	O
a	O
voice	O
in	O
national	O
government	O
.	O


But	O
Pretoria	B-GPE
may	O
instead	O
be	O
creating	O
a	O
climate	O
for	O
more	O
turmoil	O
and	O
uncertainty	O
in	O
this	O
racially	O
divided	O
country	O
.	O


As	O
other	O
repressive	O
governments	O
,	O
particularly	O
Poland	B-GPE
and	O
the	B-GPE
Soviet	I-GPE
Union	I-GPE
,	O
have	O
recently	O
discovered	O
,	O
initial	O
steps	O
to	O
open	O
up	O
society	O
can	O
create	O
a	O
momentum	O
for	O
radical	O
change	O
that	O
becomes	O
difficult	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
impossible	O
,	O
to	O
control	O
.	O


As	O
the	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
go	O
by	O
,	O
the	O
South	B-NORP
African	I-NORP
government	O
will	O
be	O
ever	O
more	O
hard	O
pressed	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
continued	O
imprisonment	O
of	O
Mr.	O
Mandela	B-PERSON
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
continued	O
banning	O
of	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
and	O
enforcement	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
emergency	O
.	O


If	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
yield	O
on	O
these	O
matters	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
begin	O
talking	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
expectations	O
and	O
promise	O
raised	O
by	O
yesterday	B-DATE
's	O
releases	O
will	O
turn	O
to	O
disillusionment	O
and	O
unrest	O
.	O


If	O
it	O
does	O
,	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
right	O
-	O
wing	O
whites	O
,	O
who	O
oppose	O
any	O
concessions	O
to	O
the	O
black	O
majority	O
,	O
will	O
step	O
up	O
their	O
agitation	O
and	O
threats	O
to	O
take	O
matters	O
into	O
their	O
own	O
hands	O
.	O


The	O
newly	O
released	O
ANC	B-ORG
leaders	O
also	O
will	O
be	O
under	O
enormous	O
pressure	O
.	O


The	O
government	O
is	O
watching	O
closely	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
their	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
townships	O
leads	O
to	O
increased	O
anti-government	O
protests	O
and	O
violence	O
;	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
,	O
Pretoria	B-GPE
will	O
use	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
keep	O
Mr.	O
Mandela	B-PERSON
behind	O
bars	O
.	O


Pretoria	B-GPE
has	O
n't	O
forgotten	O
why	O
they	O
were	O
all	O
sentenced	O
to	O
life	O
imprisonment	O
in	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
place	O
:	O
for	O
sabotage	O
and	O
conspiracy	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
government	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
is	O
figuring	O
that	O
the	O
releases	O
could	O
create	O
a	O
split	O
between	O
the	O
internal	O
and	O
external	O
wings	O
of	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
and	O
between	O
the	O
newly	O
freed	O
leaders	O
and	O
those	O
activists	O
who	O
have	O
emerged	O
as	O
leaders	O
inside	O
the	O
country	O
during	O
their	O
imprisonment	O
.	O


In	O
order	O
to	O
head	O
off	O
any	O
divisions	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Mandela	B-PERSON
,	O
in	O
a	O
meeting	O
with	O
his	O
colleagues	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
instructed	O
them	O
to	O
report	O
to	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
headquarters	O
in	O
Lusaka	B-GPE
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O


The	O
men	O
also	O
will	O
be	O
faced	O
with	O
bridging	O
the	O
generation	O
gap	O
between	O
themselves	O
and	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
many	O
militant	O
black	O
youths	O
,	O
the	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
young	O
lions	O
who	O
are	O
anxious	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
old	O
lions	O
in	O
action	O
.	O


Says	O
Peter	B-PERSON
Mokaba	I-PERSON
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
South	I-ORG
African	I-ORG
Youth	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
:	O
``	O
We	O
will	O
be	O
expecting	O
them	O
to	O
act	O
like	O
leaders	O
of	O
the	O
ANC	B-ORG
.	O
''	O


They	O
never	O
considered	O
themselves	O
to	O
be	O
anything	O
else	O
.	O


At	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
's	I-TIME
rally	O
,	O
they	O
called	O
on	O
their	O
followers	O
to	O
be	O
firm	O
,	O
yet	O
disciplined	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
opposition	O
to	O
apartheid	O
.	O


``	O
We	O
emphasize	O
discipline	O
because	O
we	O
know	O
that	O
the	O
government	O
is	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
sensitive	O
,	O
''	O
said	O
Andrew	B-PERSON
Mlangeni	I-PERSON
,	O
another	O
early	O
Umkhonto	B-ORG
leader	O
who	O
is	O
now	O
63	B-DATE
.	O


``	O
We	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
Nelson	B-PERSON
Mandela	I-PERSON
and	O
all	O
our	O
comrades	O
out	O
of	O
prison	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
we	O
are	O
n't	O
disciplined	O
we	O
may	O
not	O
see	O
them	O
here	O
with	O
us	O
.	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
February	B-DATE
16th	I-DATE


Recently	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Import	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Export	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
won	O
a	O
bond	O
credit	O
rating	O
of	O
AA	O
-	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
which	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
highest	O
bond	O
rating	O
given	O
to	O
a	O
Chinese	B-NORP
bank	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
financial	O
market	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Commune	I-ORG
Bond	I-ORG
Research	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Japan	I-ORG
determined	O
the	O
bond	O
credit	O
rating	O
of	O
Import	B-ORG
and	I-ORG
Export	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
to	O
be	O
AA	O
-	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
consistent	O
with	O
the	O
internal	O
rating	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
sovereign	O
credit	O
ranking	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Japan	I-ORG
Assessment	I-ORG
Institution	I-ORG
.	O


Last	B-DATE
October	I-DATE
,	O
the	B-ORG
Import	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Export	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
invited	O
Nomura	B-ORG
Securities	I-ORG
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
to	O
be	O
advisors	O
,	O
and	O
submitted	O
a	O
formal	O
assessment	O
application	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Commune	I-ORG
Bond	I-ORG
Research	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Japan	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
famous	O
assessment	O
institution	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
reason	O
behind	O
the	O
decision	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Import	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Export	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
credit	O
rating	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
first	B-ORDINAL
is	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
international	O
capital	O
market	O
for	O
financing	O
,	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
expand	O
sources	O
of	O
funds	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
export	O
of	O
Chinese	B-NORP
electromechanical	O
products	O
and	O
complete	O
sets	O
of	O
equipment	O
.	O


Through	O
such	O
modes	O
as	O
written	O
presentations	O
and	O
field	O
studies	O
,	O
etc.	O
the	B-ORG
Import	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Export	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
comprehensively	O
presented	O
the	O
situation	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
financial	O
system	O
reform	O
since	O
the	B-DATE
beginning	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
background	O
on	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
the	O
bank	O
,	O
management	O
and	O
operations	O
of	O
the	O
bank	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
situation	O
of	O
the	O
bank	O
's	O
business	O
development	O
and	O
its	O
future	O
development	O
objectives	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Commune	I-ORG
Bond	I-ORG
Research	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
deeper	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Import	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Export	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Taiyuan	B-GPE
,	O
February	B-DATE
7	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Baohong	B-PERSON
Shan	I-PERSON
and	O
intern	O
Jingguo	B-PERSON
Hu	I-PERSON


The	O
Fenglingdu	B-GPE
economic	O
development	O
zone	O
,	O
that	O
people	O
call	O
the	O
'	O
golden	O
triangle	O
'	O
of	O
the	B-LOC
Yellow	I-LOC
River	I-LOC
,	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
juncture	O
of	O
three	B-CARDINAL
provinces	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
-	O
Shanxi	B-GPE
,	O
Shaanxi	B-GPE
and	O
Henan	B-GPE
-	O
increasingly	O
attracts	O
attention	O
from	O
domestic	O
and	O
foreign	O
businessmen	O
and	O
is	O
becoming	O
a	O
new	O
investing	O
hotspot	O
.	O


The	O
Fenglingdu	B-GPE
economic	O
development	O
zone	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	B-CARDINAL
within	O
the	O
borders	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
built	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
town	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
new	O
channel	O
for	O
Shanxi	B-GPE
,	O
an	O
inland	O
province	O
,	O
to	O
contact	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
.	O


After	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
three	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
'	I-DATE
construction	O
,	O
this	O
development	O
zone	O
has	O
begun	O
to	O
take	O
shape	O
and	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
wholesale	O
market	O
for	O
the	O
circulation	O
of	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
commodities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
timber	O
,	O
medicine	O
,	O
tobacco	O
,	O
clothing	O
,	O
grain	O
and	O
oil	O
,	O
industrial	O
products	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O


At	O
present	O
,	O
high	O
-	O
rise	O
buildings	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
forest	O
and	O
merchants	O
crowd	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
zone	O
.	O


The	O
construction	O
of	O
the	B-FAC
New	I-FAC
Golden	I-FAC
Triangle	I-FAC
Mall	I-FAC
,	O
a	O
modern	O
multifunctional	O
business	O
center	O
costing	O
60	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
has	O
nearly	O
come	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
.	O


2000	B-CARDINAL
program	O
-	O
controlled	O
telephones	O
have	O
been	O
put	O
into	O
use	O
and	O
the	O
10	B-QUANTITY
kV	I-QUANTITY
high	O
voltage	O
circuit	O
is	O
running	O
normally	O
,	O
attracting	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
investors	O
.	O


The	O
products	O
of	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
30	I-CARDINAL
factories	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
lemon	O
factories	O
,	O
spice	O
factories	O
and	O
special	O
paint	O
factories	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
are	O
continuously	O
transported	O
to	O
all	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
inland	O
.	O


The	O
three	B-CARDINAL
recently	O
constructed	O
hospitals	O
specializing	O
in	O
orthopedics	O
,	O
gynecology	O
and	O
pediatrics	O
have	O
advanced	O
equipment	O
and	O
are	O
open	O
to	O
patients	O
.	O


The	O
rapidly	O
growing	O
golden	O
triangle	O
draws	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
overseas	O
traveling	O
merchants	O
.	O


At	O
present	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
50	I-CARDINAL
financial	O
groups	O
and	O
traveling	O
merchants	O
from	O
such	O
countries	O
and	O
regions	O
as	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
,	O
France	B-GPE
,	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
Korea	B-GPE
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
,	O
etc.	O
holding	O
negotiations	O
for	O
31	B-CARDINAL
projects	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
investment	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
320	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
March	B-DATE
23rd	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Wen	B-PERSON
Chao	I-PERSON


Approved	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
,	O
five	B-CARDINAL
insurance	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-ORG
Taikang	I-ORG
Life	I-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
Stock	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
Ltd.	I-ORG
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
are	O
anxiously	O
preparing	O
to	O
be	O
established	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
found	O
that	O
among	O
the	O
five	B-CARDINAL
insurance	O
companies	O
to	O
be	O
recently	O
established	O
,	O
three	B-CARDINAL
are	O
national	O
and	O
two	B-CARDINAL
are	O
regional	O
.	O


Dongsheng	B-PERSON
Chen	I-PERSON
,	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
preparatory	O
office	O
of	O
Taikang	B-ORG
Life	I-ORG
Insurance	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
Ltd.	I-ORG
,	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
will	O
be	O
established	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
modern	O
enterprise	O
system	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
initiated	O
by	O
China	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Travel	I-ORG
Service	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
the	B-ORG
China	I-ORG
Foreign	I-ORG
Trade	I-ORG
Transportation	I-ORG
Head	I-ORG
Company	I-ORG
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
raise	O
500	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
RMB	I-MONEY
as	O
enterprise	O
juridical	O
person	O
's	O
capital	O
stock	O
.	O


There	O
are	O
26	B-CARDINAL
insurance	O
companies	O
now	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
and	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
one	I-CARDINAL
hundred	I-CARDINAL
overseas	O
insurance	O
companies	O
that	O
have	O
established	O
administrative	O
organizations	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


People	O
in	O
insurance	O
circles	O
say	O
that	O
as	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
insurance	O
market	O
gradually	O
opens	O
to	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
extremely	O
important	O
to	O
develop	O
national	O
insurance	O
business	O
quickly	O
.	O


The	O
five	B-CARDINAL
insurance	O
companies	O
approved	O
to	O
be	O
established	O
this	O
time	O
can	O
be	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
big	O
move	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
April	B-DATE
5th	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Guocheng	B-PERSON
Jiang	I-PERSON


"	O
Five	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
when	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
digital	O
telephone	O
program	O
-	O
controlled	O
switch	O
market	O
was	O
monopolized	O
by	O
various	O
brands	O
of	O
foreign	O
products	O
,	O
we	O
worried	O
about	O
whether	O
China	B-GPE
could	O
successfully	O
develop	O
digital	O
program	O
-	O
controlled	O
switches	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
domestically	O
produced	O
high	O
-	O
performance	O
telephone	O
program	O
-	O
controlled	O
telephone	O
switches	O
already	O
account	O
for	O
36	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
domestic	O
market	O
share	O
.	O
"	O


"	O
When	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
National	B-ORG
Meteorological	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
bought	O
mainframe	O
computers	O
from	O
Cray	B-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
of	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
,	O
it	O
just	O
sold	O
us	O
two	B-CARDINAL
processors	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
maximum	O
computing	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
'	B-PRODUCT
Dawn	I-PRODUCT
1000	I-PRODUCT
'	I-PRODUCT
computer	O
we	O
developed	O
ourselves	O
has	O
already	O
reached	O
2.5	B-CARDINAL
billion	I-CARDINAL
operations	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
exceeding	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
sold	O
to	O
us	O
by	O
Cray	B-ORG
Inc.	I-ORG
"	O


This	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
speech	O
delivered	O
at	O
the	O
working	O
meeting	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
"	I-ORG
863	I-ORG
Program	I-ORG
"	I-ORG
today	O
by	O
Jian	B-PERSON
Song	I-PERSON
,	O
State	B-ORG
council	O
member	O
and	O
concurrently	O
director	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Science	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
.	O


The	B-ORG
"	I-ORG
863	I-ORG
Program	I-ORG
"	I-ORG
is	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
research	O
program	O
,	O
initiated	O
in	O
1986	B-DATE
.	O


Western	B-NORP
developed	O
countries	O
have	O
always	O
restricted	O
the	O
export	O
of	O
important	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
high	O
-	O
performance	O
large	O
-	O
scale	O
digital	O
telephone	O
program	O
-	O
controlled	O
switches	O
and	O
supercomputers	O
,	O
to	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


Jian	B-PERSON
Song	I-PERSON
said	O
that	O
"	O
Today	B-DATE
,	O
China	B-GPE
is	O
capable	O
of	O
producing	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
10,000	I-CARDINAL
sets	O
of	O
digital	O
telephone	O
program	O
-	O
controlled	O
switches	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
chief	O
designer	O
of	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
switch	O
is	O
only	O
28	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
,	O
graduating	O
from	O
Wuhan	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
.	O
"	O


Most	O
of	O
the	O
research	O
staff	O
who	O
successfully	O
developed	O
the	O
'	B-PRODUCT
Dawning	I-PRODUCT
1000	I-PRODUCT
'	I-PRODUCT
computer	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
are	O
young	O
people	O
about	B-DATE
30	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
Jian	B-PERSON
Song	I-PERSON
said	O
to	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
experts	O
representatives	O
and	O
science	O
and	O
technology	O
officials	O
attending	O
the	O
meeting	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
series	O
of	O
achievements	O
we	O
have	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
industrialization	O
of	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
help	O
us	O
to	O
further	O
overcome	O
timid	O
thoughts	O
that	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
is	O
unattainable	O
.	O


They	O
have	O
greatly	O
enhanced	O
our	O
whole	O
nation	O
's	O
courage	O
and	O
confidence	O
in	O
realizing	O
socialist	O
modernization	O
.	O
"	O


The	B-ORG
"	I-ORG
863	I-ORG
Program	I-ORG
"	I-ORG
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
investment	O
of	O
10	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
RMB	I-MONEY
and	O
a	O
duration	O
of	O
15	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
since	O
its	O
implementation	O
in	O
1986	B-DATE
,	O
has	O
gained	O
breakthroughs	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
significant	O
key	O
fields	O
of	O
technology	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
greatly	O
narrowed	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
and	O
the	O
internationally	O
advanced	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
promoted	O
the	O
modernization	O
of	O
civilian	O
industry	O
and	O
the	O
national	O
defense	O
industry	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
civilian	O
fields	O
of	O
biotechnology	O
,	O
information	O
technology	O
,	O
automation	O
technology	O
,	O
energy	O
technology	O
and	O
new	O
materials	O
technology	O
alone	O
,	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
1200	I-CARDINAL
research	O
achievements	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
560	O
have	O
reached	O
internationally	O
advanced	O
levels	O
.	O


This	O
aside	O
,	O
China	B-GPE
has	O
scheduled	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
400	I-CARDINAL
research	O
projects	O
in	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
aerospace	O
technology	O
and	O
laser	O
technology	O
,	O
involving	O
space	O
science	O
and	O
application	O
,	O
jumbo	O
carrier	O
rockets	O
,	O
space	O
stations	O
,	O
space	O
shuttle	O
transportation	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
made	O
phased	O
achievements	O
in	O
certain	O
key	O
technology	O
fields	O
.	O


Jian	B-PERSON
Song	I-PERSON
also	O
cited	O
the	O
significant	O
achievements	O
that	O
the	O
internationally	O
advanced	O
level	O
gained	O
in	O
fields	O
such	O
as	O
agricultural	O
biotechnology	O
,	O
biomedicine	O
,	O
genetic	O
engineering	O
,	O
lasers	O
,	O
robotics	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O


For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
Chinese	B-NORP
developed	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
Hepatitis	O
B	O
vaccine	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
a	O
"	O
interferon	O
for	O
blocking	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
Hepatitis	O
B	O
have	O
entered	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
good	O
news	O
for	O
the	O
120	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
Hepatitis	O
B	O
virus	O
carriers	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


Later	O
stages	O
of	O
Hepatitis	O
B	O
often	O
develop	O
into	O
liver	O
cancer	O
.	O


China	B-GPE
has	O
determined	O
its	O
focus	O
of	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
research	O
for	O
the	O
coming	O
five	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
set	O
about	O
drawing	O
up	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
century	I-DATE
's	I-DATE
high	O
-	O
tech	O
research	O
plans	O
.	O


Finally	O
,	O
Jian	B-PERSON
Song	I-PERSON
said	O
,	O
"	O
Whether	O
our	O
own	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
and	O
its	O
industry	O
can	O
be	O
successful	O
is	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
or	O
failure	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
undertaking	O
of	O
modernization	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
people	O
.	O


To	O
vigorously	O
develop	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
and	O
establish	O
a	O
powerful	O
national	O
high	O
-	O
tech	O
industry	O
in	O
our	O
country	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
is	O
an	O
urgent	O
task	O
currently	O
facing	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
scientific	O
and	O
technological	O
circles	O
and	O
economic	O
circles	O
.	O
"	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Nanjing	B-GPE
,	O
December	B-DATE
16	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
wire	O
-LRB-	O
reporter	O
Fang	B-PERSON
Zhou	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O
-	O


The	O
investment	O
of	O
foreign	O
capital	O
in	O
agriculture	O
in	O
Jiangsu	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
is	O
increasing	O
daily	O
.	O


To	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
projects	O
with	O
direct	O
foreign	O
investment	O
in	O
agriculture	O
in	O
Jiangsu	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
has	O
reached	O
800	B-CARDINAL
,	O
with	O
a	O
sum	O
of	O
money	O
of	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
800	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
.	O


An	O
official	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
Jiangsu	I-ORG
Agriculture	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Forestry	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
said	O
that	O
,	O
since	O
1994	B-DATE
the	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
three	B-CARDINAL
-	O
capital	O
"	O
enterprises	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
agricultural	O
system	O
of	O
Jiangsu	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
has	O
exceeded	O
500	B-CARDINAL
,	O
and	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
foreign	O
capital	O
being	O
put	O
to	O
use	O
was	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
700	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
which	O
represented	O
threefold	B-ORDINAL
and	O
sevenfold	B-ORDINAL
increases	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
over	O
the	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
before	I-DATE
1993	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
foreign	O
investment	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
,	O
Japan	B-GPE
and	O
Singapore	B-GPE
was	O
comparatively	O
larger	O
.	O


The	O
proportion	O
of	O
foreign	O
investment	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
projects	O
is	O
growing	O
larger	O
and	O
larger	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
exclusively	O
foreign	O
-	O
owned	O
enterprises	O
has	O
markedly	O
increased	O
.	O


The	O
rapid	O
increase	O
in	O
foreign	O
investment	O
has	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
extent	O
,	O
made	O
up	O
for	O
investment	O
shortfalls	O
in	O
agriculture	O
in	O
Jiangsu	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
and	O
has	O
expedited	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
utilization	O
of	O
agricultural	O
resources	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
statistics	O
,	O
currently	O
in	O
Jiangsu	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
the	O
enterprises	O
for	O
processing	O
agricultural	O
and	O
allied	O
products	O
that	O
have	O
output	O
values	O
exceeding	O
100	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
RMB	I-MONEY
already	O
number	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
100	I-CARDINAL
.	O


Using	O
a	O
loan	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
government	O
and	O
the	O
direct	O
investment	O
of	O
foreign	O
companies	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Lianyugang	I-ORG
Ruyi	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
has	O
built	O
a	O
vegetable	O
processing	O
and	O
marketing	O
enterprise	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
largest	O
in	O
export	O
volume	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
greatest	O
variety	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
at	O
present	O
.	O


Using	O
foreign	O
investment	O
,	O
Jiangsu	B-GPE
has	O
also	O
introduced	O
nearly	O
100	B-CARDINAL
varieties	O
of	O
fine	O
produce	O
such	O
as	O
beer	O
barley	O
,	O
California	B-GPE
perch	O
,	O
Luoshi	B-GPE
pond	O
shrimp	O
,	O
fine	O
poultry	O
,	O
lean	O
meat	O
pigs	O
and	O
vegetables	O
,	O
and	O
flowers	O
and	O
plants	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
advanced	O
production	O
and	O
processing	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
substantially	O
raised	O
agricultural	O
production	O
levels	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Shantou	B-GPE
,	O
December	B-DATE
20th	I-DATE


Due	O
to	O
the	O
improvement	O
of	O
investment	O
environment	O
and	O
the	O
good	O
momentum	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Shantou	B-GPE
's	O
new	O
high	O
level	O
technology	O
development	O
zone	O
has	O
drawn	O
domestic	O
and	O
overseas	O
investors	O
'	O
attention	O
.	O


Some	O
scientists	O
from	O
Chaozhou	B-GPE
that	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
Silicon	B-LOC
Valley	I-LOC
have	O
expressed	O
their	O
desire	O
to	O
come	O
establish	O
new	O
high	O
level	O
technology	O
industries	O
in	O
the	O
zone	O
.	O


The	O
president	O
of	O
Motorola	B-ORG
-LRB-	O
China	B-GPE
-RRB-	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
people	O
from	O
Ericsson	B-ORG
also	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
zone	O
to	O
negotiate	O
project	O
investment	O
,	O
while	O
firms	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
said	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
establish	O
scientific	O
and	O
technological	O
and	O
software	O
development	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
zone	O
.	O


At	O
present	O
,	O
Shangtou	B-GPE
new	O
high	O
level	O
technology	O
development	O
zone	O
has	O
accumulatively	O
invested	O
1.8	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
and	O
completed	O
construction	O
of	O
370,000	B-QUANTITY
square	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
of	O
factory	O
space	O
.	O


The	O
basic	O
necessary	O
facilities	O
in	O
the	O
zone	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
water	O
,	O
electricity	O
,	O
communication	O
,	O
bonded	O
warehouses	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
completed	O
and	O
put	O
into	O
use	O
.	O


By	O
the	B-DATE
beginning	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
November	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
there	O
were	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
177	B-CARDINAL
projects	O
entering	O
the	O
zone	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
investment	O
total	O
of	O
6.4	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
among	O
which	O
foreign	O
capital	O
accounted	O
for	O
almost	B-PERCENT
50	I-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
and	O
7	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
enterprises	O
entering	O
the	O
zone	O
have	O
been	O
regarded	O
as	O
national	O
level	O
new	O
high	O
level	O
technology	O
enterprises	O
.	O


This	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
whole	O
zone	O
has	O
accumulatively	O
completed	O
industrial	O
output	O
of	O
3.7	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
total	O
income	O
of	O
4.55	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
from	O
technology	O
,	O
industry	O
and	O
trade	O
,	O
export	O
trade	O
of	O
127.47	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
and	O
has	O
achieved	O
the	O
tax	O
and	O
profit	O
of	O
360	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
.	O


At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Shantou	B-GPE
City	I-GPE
has	O
also	O
drafted	O
and	O
promulgated	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
10	I-CARDINAL
rules	O
,	O
regulations	O
,	O
policies	O
and	O
measures	O
and	O
encouraged	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
technology	O
and	O
knowledge	O
intensive	O
new	O
high	O
level	O
industries	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
December	B-DATE
22nd	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporters	O
Chengbin	B-PERSON
Sun	I-PERSON
and	O
Dongju	B-PERSON
Zhu	I-PERSON


While	O
receiving	O
a	O
special	O
interview	O
by	O
reporters	O
recently	O
,	O
Yuzhen	B-PERSON
Ma	I-PERSON
,	O
special	O
appointee	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Foreign	I-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
Special	B-ORG
Appointee	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
introduced	O
relevant	O
affairs	O
of	O
the	O
office	O
in	O
its	O
all	O
-	O
out	O
assistance	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
SAR	B-ORG
government	O
in	O
handling	O
authorized	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
by	O
itself	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
since	O
its	O
establishment	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
that	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Government	I-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Foreign	I-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
,	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	B-ORG
Government	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
had	O
assisted	O
representatives	O
of	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
nearly	B-CARDINAL
thirty	I-CARDINAL
international	O
conferences	O
as	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
government	O
delegation	O
;	O
forwarded	O
many	O
central	O
government	O
's	O
authorization	O
letters	O
to	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
;	O
agreed	O
on	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
's	O
move	O
to	O
negotiate	O
with	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
thirty	I-CARDINAL
countries	O
on	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
forty	I-CARDINAL
bilateral	O
agreement	O
documents	O
in	O
six	B-CARDINAL
fields	O
;	O
provided	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
with	O
a	O
detailed	O
list	O
of	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
200	I-CARDINAL
international	O
treaties	O
applicable	O
to	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
and	O
helped	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
to	O
resolve	O
legal	O
issues	O
concerning	O
international	O
rights	O
and	O
obligations	O
;	O
assisted	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
in	O
implementing	O
the	O
eleven	B-CARDINAL
sanction	O
resolutions	O
made	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
UN	I-ORG
Security	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
;	O
assisted	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
in	O
the	O
preparatory	O
work	O
for	O
organizing	O
the	O
World	B-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
annual	O
meeting	O
and	O
the	O
International	B-ORG
Monetary	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
Organization	I-ORG
annual	O
meeting	O
;	O
and	O
gave	O
co-ordination	O
and	O
support	O
in	O
receiving	O
the	O
foreign	O
heads	O
of	O
state	O
visiting	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
and	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
leaders	O
'	O
visiting	O
abroad	O
.	O


Yuzhen	B-PERSON
Ma	I-PERSON
thinks	O
that	O
the	O
work	O
done	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Government	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
is	O
beneficial	O
for	O
maintaining	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
position	O
as	O
a	O
center	O
of	O
international	O
finance	O
,	O
trade	O
,	O
shipping	O
,	O
tourism	O
,	O
and	O
information	O
,	O
is	O
beneficial	O
for	O
improving	O
the	O
international	O
position	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
and	O
is	O
beneficial	O
for	O
developing	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
foreign	O
relations	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-ORG
Government	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
had	O
also	O
actively	O
coordinated	O
with	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
embassies	O
and	O
consulates	O
abroad	O
to	O
closely	O
contact	O
and	O
co-operate	O
with	O
relevant	O
departments	O
of	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
for	O
the	O
assistance	O
in	O
handling	O
seven	O
relatively	O
large	O
outstanding	O
events	O
involving	O
benefits	O
and	O
safety	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
citizens	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-EVENT
Phnom	I-EVENT
Penh	I-EVENT
Airplane	I-EVENT
Disaster	I-EVENT
,	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
overturned	O
Filipino	B-NORP
Yacht	O
,	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
fishermen	O
that	O
were	O
detaining	O
by	O
The	O
Philippines	B-GPE
and	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
the	B-EVENT
Phnom	I-EVENT
Penh	I-EVENT
Military	I-EVENT
Conflicts	I-EVENT
,	O
etc	O
.	O


Moreover	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Government	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
had	O
also	O
solved	O
over	B-CARDINAL
ninety	I-CARDINAL
other	O
cases	O
of	O
consul	O
protection	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
consul	O
protection	O
,	O
it	O
timely	O
forwarded	O
information	O
provided	O
by	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
embassy	O
and	O
consulate	O
staff	O
to	O
foreign	O
countries	O
concerning	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
citizens	O
to	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
,	O
and	O
timely	O
fed	O
back	O
the	O
relevant	O
requests	O
of	O
their	O
relatives	O
to	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
embassies	O
and	O
consulates	O
to	O
foreign	O
countries	O
and	O
concerned	O
parties	O
.	O


Yuzhen	B-PERSON
Ma	I-PERSON
stressed	O
that	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
relevant	O
regulations	O
in	O
the	O
basic	O
law	O
,	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
enjoys	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
authority	O
in	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
.	O


With	O
regard	O
to	O
authorized	O
foreign	O
affairs	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Government	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
strictly	O
abides	O
by	O
basic	O
law	O
regulations	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
provides	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
with	O
support	O
and	O
assistance	O
,	O
playing	O
a	O
co-ordination	O
and	O
liaison	O
role	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
SAR	B-GPE
government	O
is	O
wholly	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
specific	O
affairs	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
that	O
safeguarding	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
citizens	O
'	O
legal	O
rights	O
and	O
interests	O
overseas	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
Government	B-ORG
Office	I-ORG
work	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
days	O
to	O
come	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Government	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
will	O
further	O
strengthen	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
communication	O
and	O
contact	O
,	O
improve	O
the	O
efficiency	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
consular	O
service	O
and	O
protection	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
safeguard	O
the	O
lawful	O
rights	O
and	O
interests	O
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
citizens	O
abroad	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
December	B-DATE
26th	I-DATE


This	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
economies	O
of	O
the	O
five	B-CARDINAL
large	O
special	O
economic	O
zones	O
,	O
namely	O
,	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
,	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
,	O
Shantou	B-GPE
,	O
Xiamen	B-GPE
and	O
Hainan	B-GPE
,	O
have	O
maintained	O
strong	O
growth	O
momentum	O
.	O


The	O
annual	O
GDP	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
Shenzhen	I-GPE
Special	I-GPE
Zone	I-GPE
this	O
year	O
could	O
reach	O
113	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
16	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
financial	O
revenue	O
within	O
the	O
local	O
budget	O
is	O
14	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
6.3	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


This	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
annual	O
foreign	O
capital	O
actually	O
utilized	O
by	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
is	O
estimated	O
to	O
possibly	O
reach	O
2.8	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
15.6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


Following	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
return	O
,	O
the	O
economic	O
and	O
trade	O
relationship	O
between	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
and	O
Shenzhen	B-GPE
has	O
been	O
strengthened	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
projects	O
of	O
joining	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
large	O
infrastructures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
western	O
channel	O
,	O
are	O
now	O
progressing	O
smoothly	O
.	O


The	B-GPE
Shenzhen	I-GPE
Special	I-GPE
Zone	I-GPE
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
has	O
been	O
promoting	O
the	O
state	O
-	O
owned	O
enterprise	O
reform	O
and	O
the	O
results	O
are	O
remarkable	O
.	O


The	O
whole	O
city	O
's	O
gross	O
industrial	O
production	O
value	O
for	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
is	O
estimated	O
to	O
reach	O
125.5	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
17.5	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


A	O
three	B-CARDINAL
dimensional	O
traffic	O
frame	O
in	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
has	O
preliminarily	O
taken	O
shape	O
and	O
the	O
investment	O
environment	O
improves	O
daily	O
.	O


A	O
number	O
of	O
consortia	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mobil	B-ORG
,	O
Exxon	B-ORG
,	O
Amoco	B-ORG
of	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
,	O
Shell	B-ORG
of	O
Holland	B-GPE
,	O
Yan	B-ORG
Gu	I-ORG
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
and	O
Cheung	B-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
Industries	I-ORG
Limited	I-ORG
of	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
etc.	O
have	O
one	O
after	O
another	O
come	O
and	O
settled	O
in	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
.	O


According	O
to	O
statistics	O
,	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
11	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
Zhuhai	B-GPE
's	O
recently	O
authorized	O
contracts	O
for	O
utilizing	O
foreign	O
capital	O
numbered	O
301	B-CARDINAL
.	O


The	O
contracted	O
investment	O
value	O
was	O
2.46	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
and	O
the	O
actually	O
utilized	O
foreign	O
funds	O
889	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
11.9	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
the	B-DATE
same	I-DATE
period	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
establishment	O
and	O
perfection	O
of	O
a	O
modern	O
system	O
of	O
sea	O
,	O
land	O
and	O
air	O
traffic	O
makes	O
the	O
geographic	O
advantages	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
Shantou	I-GPE
Special	I-GPE
Zone	I-GPE
more	O
obvious	O
daily	O
.	O


By	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
overall	O
annual	O
throughput	O
capacity	O
of	O
the	O
docks	O
and	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
city	O
will	O
reach	O
21.12	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
.	O


Shantou	B-GPE
airport	O
has	O
opened	O
44	B-CARDINAL
international	O
and	O
domestic	O
air	O
routes	O
.	O


The	O
total	O
capacity	O
of	O
program	O
-	O
controlled	O
telephones	O
has	O
reached	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
770,000	I-CARDINAL
sets	O
and	O
one	B-CARDINAL
in	O
every	O
ten	B-CARDINAL
people	O
has	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
on	O
average	O
.	O


Currently	O
,	O
Shantou	B-GPE
City	I-GPE
has	O
totally	O
authorized	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
12,000	I-CARDINAL
contracts	O
for	O
utilizing	O
foreign	O
funds	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
foreign	O
capital	O
actually	O
utilized	O
is	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
5.1	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
.	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
three	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
quarters	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
in	O
the	O
whole	O
city	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
184	B-CARDINAL
projects	O
recently	O
signed	O
in	O
which	O
foreign	O
businessmen	O
invested	O
directly	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
foreign	O
capital	O
actually	O
utilized	O
was	O
716	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
.	O


The	O
whole	O
city	O
's	O
gross	O
export	O
value	O
was	O
3.032	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
84.3	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
the	B-DATE
same	I-DATE
period	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
gross	O
import	O
value	O
was	O
2.180	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
30.2	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
the	B-DATE
same	I-DATE
period	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


After	O
Xiamen	B-GPE
became	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
experimental	O
port	O
of	O
direct	O
shipping	O
across	O
the	O
Straits	B-LOC
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
large	O
shipping	O
and	O
service	O
companies	O
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
such	O
as	O
Lirong	B-GPE
,	O
Wanhai	B-GPE
,	O
etc.	O
successively	O
started	O
regular	O
trips	O
to	O
Xiamen	B-GPE
.	O


Currently	O
,	O
Xiamen	B-GPE
possesses	O
five	B-CARDINAL
international	O
container	O
shipping	O
arteries	O
such	O
as	O
to	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
Singapore	B-GPE
,	O
Korea	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
Mediterranean	B-LOC
,	O
etc	O
.	O


From	O
January	B-DATE
to	I-DATE
October	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
Xiamen	B-GPE
's	O
total	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
value	O
was	O
6.41	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
13.6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
including	O
exports	O
and	O
imports	O
which	O
were	O
separately	O
3.52	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
and	O
2.89	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
13.6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


It	O
is	O
predicted	O
that	O
the	O
annual	O
total	O
foreign	O
trade	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
value	O
will	O
be	O
7.7	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
16	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
10	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
Xiamen	B-GPE
's	O
state	O
-	O
owned	O
enterprise	O
's	O
export	O
value	O
was	O
1.637	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
23.6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
the	B-DATE
same	I-DATE
period	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Hainan	B-GPE
Special	I-GPE
Zone	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
economy	O
this	O
year	O
is	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
annual	O
economic	O
growth	O
rate	O
reaching	O
6.7	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
1.9	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


This	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
it	O
is	O
estimated	O
that	O
totally	O
achieved	O
sales	O
output	O
in	O
the	O
industries	O
at	O
and	O
above	O
the	O
township	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
whole	O
province	O
will	O
be	O
23	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
16	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Agriculture	O
has	O
gained	O
further	O
development	O
.	O


The	O
output	O
of	O
grains	O
,	O
fruits	O
,	O
melons	O
,	O
vegetables	O
and	O
rubber	O
gum	O
has	O
all	O
reached	O
or	O
exceeded	O
historical	O
best	O
levels	O
.	O


The	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
tourists	O
coming	O
to	O
Hainan	B-GPE
in	O
the	B-DATE
whole	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
has	O
reached	O
7.9	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
people	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tourism	O
revenue	O
is	O
5.5	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
by	O
10.29	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
December	B-DATE
30th	I-DATE
,	O
Taipei	B-GPE


Jiaju	B-PERSON
Hou	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
economist	O
,	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Three	B-WORK_OF_ART
comments	I-WORK_OF_ART
on	I-WORK_OF_ART
'	I-WORK_OF_ART
do	I-WORK_OF_ART
n't	I-WORK_OF_ART
rush	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	I-WORK_OF_ART
be	I-WORK_OF_ART
patient	I-WORK_OF_ART
'	I-WORK_OF_ART
"	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	I-WORK_OF_ART
Taiwan	I-WORK_OF_ART
's	I-WORK_OF_ART
"	I-WORK_OF_ART
Daily	I-WORK_OF_ART
Economy	I-WORK_OF_ART
"	O
on	O
Monday	B-DATE
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
authorities	O
'	O
adopting	O
a	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
rush	O
,	O
be	O
patient	O
"	O
restriction	O
policy	O
for	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
businessmen	O
investing	O
in	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
mainland	O
would	O
give	O
rise	O
to	O
many	O
abuses	O
.	O


Jiaju	B-PERSON
Hou	I-PERSON
points	O
out	O
that	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
authorities	O
say	O
that	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
rush	O
,	O
be	O
patient	O
"	O
is	O
to	O
restrict	O
large	O
-	O
sized	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
companies	O
from	O
going	O
to	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
mainland	O
to	O
invest	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
no	O
impact	O
on	O
medium	O
-	O
and	O
small	O
-	O
sized	O
companies	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
actually	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
.	O


Currently	O
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
authorities	O
define	O
medium	O
-	O
and	O
small	O
-	O
sized	O
companies	O
as	O
having	O
capital	O
of	O
under	O
60	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
Taiwan	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
but	O
actually	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
current	O
medium	O
-	O
and	O
small	O
-	O
sized	O
companies	O
mostly	O
have	O
significant	O
scale	O
.	O


Taking	O
medium	O
and	O
small	O
-	O
sized	O
companies	O
listed	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
as	O
top	O
ten	B-CARDINAL
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
smallest	O
net	O
operating	O
revenue	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
3.365	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
Taiwan	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
the	O
highest	O
reached	O
10	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
Taiwan	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
.	O


Obviously	O
,	O
implementing	O
a	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
rush	O
,	O
be	O
patient	O
"	O
policy	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
many	O
business	O
opportunities	O
in	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
mainland	O
for	O
no	O
reason	O
.	O


Jiaju	B-PERSON
Hou	I-PERSON
believed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
rush	O
,	O
be	O
patient	O
"	O
policy	O
would	O
also	O
have	O
influence	O
on	O
exports	O
to	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
mainland	O
.	O


Because	O
,	O
among	O
exports	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
to	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
mainland	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
are	O
due	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
businessmen	O
investing	O
in	O
setting	O
up	O
factories	O
in	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
mainland	O
and	O
needing	O
to	O
ship	O
spare	O
parts	O
for	O
machines	O
and	O
equipment	O
and	O
intermediate	O
raw	O
materials	O
.	O


In	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
trade	O
surplus	O
with	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
mainland	O
has	O
accumulatively	O
reached	O
80	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
which	O
is	O
almost	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
's	O
foreign	O
currency	O
reserve	O
.	O


While	O
the	O
financial	O
storm	O
shows	O
no	O
sign	O
of	O
relief	O
today	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
this	O
surplus	O
is	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
obvious	O
.	O


How	O
can	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
decrease	O
exports	O
to	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
mainland	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
rush	O
,	O
be	O
patient	O
"	O
?	O


Because	O
this	O
will	O
reduce	O
its	O
trade	O
surplus	O
with	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
mainland	O
.	O


Jiaju	B-PERSON
Hou	I-PERSON
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
rush	O
,	O
be	O
patient	O
"	O
policy	O
would	O
also	O
restrain	O
foreign	O
businessmen	O
from	O
investing	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


Because	O
most	O
foreign	O
businessmen	O
investing	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
want	O
to	O
take	O
this	O
opportunity	O
to	O
jointly	O
invest	O
in	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
mainland	O
with	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
investments	O
.	O


Therefore	O
,	O
this	O
policy	O
,	O
while	O
blocking	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
local	O
enterprises	O
,	O
will	O
also	O
limit	O
foreign	O
businessmen	O
's	O
wishes	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


It	O
is	O
reported	O
that	O
Jiaju	B-PERSON
Hou	I-PERSON
has	O
successively	O
published	O
3	B-CARDINAL
articles	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
newspapers	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
rush	O
,	O
be	O
patient	O
"	O
policy	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
to	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
authorities	O
that	O
this	O
erroneous	O
mainland	O
economic	O
and	O
trade	O
policy	O
violates	O
the	O
"	O
basic	O
philosophy	O
of	O
free	O
economy	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
hopes	O
that	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
authorities	O
"	O
are	O
warned	O
of	O
the	O
consequences	O
"	O
.	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
January	B-DATE
10	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
wire	O


China	B-GPE
's	O
land	O
-	O
based	O
petroleum	O
industry	O
achieved	O
great	O
success	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
:	O
10	B-CARDINAL
oil	O
gas	O
fields	O
with	O
100	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
ton	I-QUANTITY
reserves	O
were	O
discovered	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
whole	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
decreasing	O
speed	O
of	O
eastern	O
crude	O
oil	O
fields	O
has	O
slowed	O
down	O
clearly	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
increasing	O
speed	O
of	O
western	O
crude	O
oil	O
fields	O
has	O
been	O
constantly	O
accelerating	O
.	O


The	O
strategic	O
pattern	O
of	O
"	O
stabilizing	O
the	O
east	O
and	O
developing	O
the	O
west	O
"	O
has	O
basically	O
taken	O
shape	O
.	O


This	O
was	O
news	O
passed	O
from	O
the	O
working	O
meeting	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Petroleum	B-ORG
&	I-ORG
Natural	I-ORG
Gas	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
convened	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


At	O
the	O
meeting	O
,	O
Yongkang	B-PERSON
Zhou	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
general	O
manager	O
,	O
conveyed	O
congratulations	O
on	O
successes	O
achieved	O
by	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
land	O
-	O
based	O
oil	O
industry	O
and	O
requirements	O
for	O
future	O
work	O
from	O
Bangguo	B-PERSON
Wu	I-PERSON
,	O
member	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Politburo	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
CCP	I-ORG
and	O
vice	O
premier	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
when	O
listening	O
to	O
the	O
working	O
report	O
of	O
the	O
head	O
office	O
the	B-DATE
other	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O


Bangguo	B-PERSON
Wu	I-PERSON
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
land	O
-	O
based	O
petroleum	O
industry	O
achieved	O
great	O
success	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
oil	O
and	O
gas	O
production	O
volume	O
increased	O
by	O
1.81	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
and	O
730	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
cubic	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
respectively	O
compared	O
with	O
the	B-DATE
previous	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
;	O
with	O
nearly	B-QUANTITY
1	I-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
shared	O
oil	O
from	O
overseas	O
,	O
its	O
growth	O
rate	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
since	O
the	O
"	O
seventh	B-ORDINAL
five	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
plan	O
"	O
period	O
-LRB-	O
1986	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
1990	I-DATE
-RRB-	O
;	O
its	O
economic	O
benefits	O
were	O
considerable	O
,	O
turning	O
over	B-MONEY
25.8	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
of	O
taxes	O
,	O
achieving	O
profits	O
of	O
10	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
;	O
making	O
great	O
achievements	O
in	O
scientific	O
and	O
technological	O
progress	O
.	O


Yongkang	B-PERSON
Zhou	I-PERSON
pointed	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
meeting	O
's	O
working	O
report	O
that	O
at	O
present	O
the	O
exploratory	O
development	O
of	O
land	O
-	O
based	O
oil	O
has	O
encountered	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
world	O
-	O
class	O
problems	O
,	O
investment	O
costs	O
are	O
increasing	O
daily	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tasks	O
of	O
enterprise	O
reform	O
and	O
industrial	O
restructuring	O
are	O
formidable	O
.	O


With	O
regard	O
to	O
enterprise	O
reform	O
,	O
the	O
strategic	O
reorganization	O
of	O
enterprises	O
should	O
be	O
actively	O
promoted	O
,	O
worker	O
lay	O
-	O
offs	O
and	O
personnel	O
repositioning	O
,	O
downsizing	O
for	O
efficiency	O
,	O
and	O
re-employment	O
projects	O
should	O
be	O
implemented	O
,	O
an	O
assets	O
and	O
operations	O
responsibility	O
system	O
should	O
be	O
promoted	O
overall	O
,	O
the	O
force	O
of	O
reversing	O
losses	O
and	O
increasing	O
profits	O
should	O
be	O
further	O
enhanced	O
.	O


In	O
tackling	O
key	O
scientific	O
and	O
technological	O
problems	O
,	O
such	O
new	O
oil	O
fields	O
as	O
the	O
western	O
Tarim	B-LOC
Basin	I-LOC
,	O
etc.	O
should	O
be	O
focused	O
on	O
,	O
new	O
exploration	O
should	O
be	O
prospected	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
oil	O
resources	O
should	O
be	O
acquired	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
old	O
eastern	O
oil	O
fields	O
should	O
be	O
focused	O
on	O
,	O
extraction	O
ratio	O
should	O
be	O
diligently	O
increased	O
,	O
and	O
levels	O
of	O
oil	O
field	O
development	O
should	O
go	O
onto	O
a	O
new	O
stage	O
.	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Helsinki	B-GPE
,	O
January	B-DATE
13th	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Huanqing	B-PERSON
Zheng	I-PERSON


According	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
statistics	O
data	O
published	O
by	O
Finland	B-GPE
Customs	B-ORG
,	O
in	O
1997	B-DATE
,	O
Finland	B-GPE
's	O
exports	O
to	O
Southeast	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
grew	O
by	O
28	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


Up	O
till	O
October	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
Finland	B-GPE
's	O
export	O
volume	O
to	O
major	O
trading	O
partners	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
,	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
Indonesia	B-GPE
,	O
Thailand	B-GPE
,	O
Singapore	B-GPE
,	O
Malaysia	B-GPE
etc.	O
,	O
reached	O
10.7	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
Finland	I-MONEY
Marks	I-MONEY
-LRB-	O
1	O
Finland	B-GPE
Mark	O
approximates	O
0.19	B-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollar	I-MONEY
-RRB-	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
equivalent	O
to	O
gross	O
exports	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
whole	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
1996	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
proportion	O
of	O
Finland	B-GPE
's	O
exports	O
to	O
this	O
region	O
in	O
its	O
total	O
exports	O
increased	O
from	O
1	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
ten	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
to	O
6.2	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


The	O
main	O
commodities	O
Finland	B-GPE
exports	O
to	O
this	O
region	O
are	O
mechanical	O
and	O
electronic	O
industry	O
products	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
transport	O
equipment	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Finland	B-GPE
's	O
imports	O
from	O
Southeast	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
grew	O
by	O
5	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


In	O
recently	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
Finland	B-GPE
has	O
been	O
keeping	O
an	O
obvious	O
trade	O
surplus	O
in	O
this	O
region	O
.	O


Finland	B-GPE
Customs	B-ORG
estimated	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
financial	O
crisis	O
in	O
Southeast	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
may	O
weaken	O
Finland	B-GPE
's	O
exports	O
to	O
this	O
region	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
export	O
of	O
electromechanical	O
products	O
would	O
be	O
impacted	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Nanning	B-GPE
,	O
Jan.	B-DATE
16th	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Weicheng	B-PERSON
Yang	I-PERSON


The	O
burgeoning	O
city	O
of	O
Fangchenggang	B-GPE
in	O
Guangxi	B-GPE
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
city	O
that	O
is	O
both	O
coastal	O
and	O
frontier	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
has	O
made	O
full	O
use	O
of	O
geographic	O
advantages	O
to	O
greatly	O
develop	O
port	O
economy	O
.	O


Currently	O
,	O
the	O
annual	O
throughput	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
has	O
reached	O
8.5	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
largest	O
port	O
city	O
in	O
Guangxi	B-GPE
.	O


Fangchenggang	B-GPE
City	I-GPE
is	O
a	O
recently	O
established	O
coastal	O
open	O
port	O
city	O
at	O
the	O
regional	O
level	O
approved	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
in	O
May	B-DATE
1993	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
coastline	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
584	B-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
long	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
frontier	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
230	B-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
.	O


The	O
port	O
is	O
famous	O
for	O
wind	O
shelter	O
,	O
deep	O
water	O
,	O
non-accumulation	O
of	O
mud	O
and	O
sand	O
,	O
short	O
sea	O
-	O
routes	O
and	O
long	O
,	O
usable	O
coastline	O
.	O


In	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
four	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
2.2	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
has	O
been	O
invested	O
in	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
harbors	O
and	O
docks	O
,	O
storage	O
fields	O
,	O
support	O
facilities	O
and	O
infrastructure	O
of	O
the	O
ports	O
and	O
city	O
,	O
creating	O
good	O
conditions	O
for	O
building	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
sea	O
for	O
the	B-LOC
Great	I-LOC
Southwest	I-LOC
.	O


Currently	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
25	B-CARDINAL
berths	O
in	O
the	O
whole	O
city	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
10	B-CARDINAL
berths	O
are	O
of	O
10,000	B-QUANTITY
ton	I-QUANTITY
level	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
harbor	O
area	O
a	O
railway	O
of	O
14	B-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
has	O
been	O
built	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-FAC
Nanning	I-FAC
-	I-FAC
Fangchenggang	I-FAC
railway	I-FAC
can	O
reach	O
the	O
dock	O
directly	O
.	O


The	O
dock	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
load	O
and	O
unload	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
miscellaneous	O
cargo	O
,	O
bulk	O
cargo	O
,	O
roll	O
on	O
-	O
roll	O
off	O
cargo	O
,	O
containers	O
,	O
and	O
petrochemical	O
products	O
.	O


The	O
storage	O
area	O
has	O
reached	O
more	B-QUANTITY
than	I-QUANTITY
600,000	I-QUANTITY
square	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
.	O


A	O
transfer	O
warehouse	O
capable	O
of	O
transferring	O
600,000	B-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
bulk	O
cement	O
and	O
500,000	B-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
corn	O
every	O
year	O
has	O
been	O
built	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
4	B-CARDINAL
largest	O
cement	O
exporting	O
bases	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
10	B-CARDINAL
largest	O
corn	O
receiving	O
ports	O
.	O


The	O
port	O
has	O
trade	O
relationships	O
with	O
159	B-CARDINAL
ports	O
from	O
more	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
64	I-CARDINAL
countries	O
and	O
regions	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


This	O
reporter	O
saw	O
at	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
key	O
national	O
projects	O
of	O
a	O
bulk	O
cargo	O
universal	O
dock	O
of	O
the	O
50,000	B-QUANTITY
ton	I-QUANTITY
level	O
in	O
berth	O
No.	B-CARDINAL
9	I-CARDINAL
and	O
a	O
container	O
dock	O
of	O
25,000	B-QUANTITY
ton	I-QUANTITY
level	O
in	O
berth	O
No.	B-CARDINAL
10	I-CARDINAL
,	O
which	O
were	O
started	O
on	O
August	B-DATE
8th	I-DATE
and	O
were	O
under	O
construction	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
completed	O
an	O
investment	O
of	O
21.91	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
.	O


By	O
2000	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
throughput	O
capability	O
of	O
Fangchenggang	B-GPE
dock	O
will	O
reach	O
20	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Xining	B-GPE
,	O
January	B-DATE
3	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
wire	O
-LRB-	O
reporter	O
Hongwei	B-PERSON
Xu	I-PERSON
-RRB-	O


News	O
of	O
victory	O
came	O
again	O
from	O
the	B-LOC
Qinghai	I-LOC
Oil	I-LOC
Field	I-LOC
in	O
the	B-DATE
New	I-DATE
Year	I-DATE
:	O
by	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
December	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
97	I-DATE
,	O
oil	O
output	O
reached	O
1.6	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
.	O


This	O
oil	O
field	O
's	O
oil	O
output	O
has	O
exceeded	O
1	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
for	O
7	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
in	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
row	I-DATE
.	O


The	B-LOC
Qinhai	I-LOC
Oil	I-LOC
Field	I-LOC
is	O
located	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
Chaidamu	I-LOC
Basin	I-LOC
in	O
the	O
north	O
of	O
the	B-LOC
Qingzang	I-LOC
Plateau	I-LOC
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
area	O
of	O
24	B-QUANTITY
square	I-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
.	O


Since	O
being	O
prospecting	O
and	O
explored	O
in	O
1954	B-DATE
,	O
more	B-QUANTITY
than	I-QUANTITY
15.5	I-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
crude	O
oil	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
,	O
and	O
almost	B-QUANTITY
8	I-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
crude	O
oil	O
have	O
been	O
processed	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
presentations	O
,	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
oil	O
field	O
's	O
dynamics	O
of	O
exploration	O
,	O
development	O
and	O
investment	O
in	O
oil	O
resources	O
has	O
been	O
strengthened	O
,	O
nearly	B-MONEY
one	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
of	O
exploration	O
funds	O
has	O
been	O
invested	O
,	O
and	O
prospected	O
oil	O
reserves	O
have	O
annually	O
increased	O
by	O
over	B-QUANTITY
40	I-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
on	O
average	O
.	O


Through	O
measurements	O
and	O
calculations	O
of	O
new	O
exploration	O
data	O
,	O
nearly	B-QUANTITY
4.2	I-QUANTITY
billion	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
oil	O
resources	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
Chaidamu	I-LOC
Basin	I-LOC
have	O
been	O
confirmed	O
.	O


Currently	O
,	O
proven	O
oil	O
reserves	O
of	O
22	B-CARDINAL
oil	O
fields	O
are	O
more	B-QUANTITY
than	I-QUANTITY
200	I-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
,	O
and	O
natural	O
gas	O
is	O
more	B-QUANTITY
than	I-QUANTITY
150	I-QUANTITY
billion	I-QUANTITY
cubic	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
.	O


This	O
scale	O
is	O
only	O
second	B-ORDINAL
to	O
Sichuan	B-GPE
,	O
Shanganning	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
Tarim	B-GPE
,	O
claiming	O
the	O
fourth	B-ORDINAL
place	O
of	O
all	O
gas	O
fields	O
in	O
the	O
whole	O
country	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
learned	O
that	O
,	O
China	B-GPE
has	O
planned	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
rich	O
oil	O
gas	O
resources	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
ninth	B-ORDINAL
five	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
plan	O
"	O
-LRB-	O
1996	B-DATE
to	I-DATE
2000	I-DATE
-RRB-	O
,	O
through	O
methods	O
such	O
as	O
introducing	O
foreign	O
investment	O
,	O
jointly	O
raising	O
funds	O
with	O
the	O
locality	O
,	O
etc.	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
large	O
-	O
scale	O
combination	O
project	O
of	O
the	O
natural	O
gas	O
industry	O
and	O
the	O
salt	O
industry	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
producing	O
120,000	B-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
PVC	O
,	O
100,000	B-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
caustic	O
soda	O
,	O
200,000	B-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
synthetic	O
ammonia	O
,	O
and	O
300,000	B-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
carbamide	O
.	O


Currently	O
,	O
the	O
supplementary	O
construction	O
of	O
two	B-CARDINAL
gas	O
pipes	O
nearly	B-QUANTITY
300	I-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
in	O
total	O
length	O
and	O
a	O
natural	O
gas	O
power	O
station	O
with	O
a	O
capacity	O
of	O
16	B-QUANTITY
kilowatts	I-QUANTITY
have	O
been	O
completed	O
and	O
put	O
into	O
production	O
.	O


The	O
280	B-QUANTITY
kilometer	I-QUANTITY
long	O
third	B-ORDINAL
natural	O
gas	O
pipe	O
leading	O
through	O
the	O
residential	O
and	O
scientific	O
research	O
base	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Qinghai	I-ORG
Petroleum	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
-	O
Gansu	B-GPE
,	O
Dunhuang	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
Ge'ermu	B-GPE
oil	O
refinery	O
with	O
an	O
annual	O
production	O
capacity	O
of	O
100,000	B-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
of	O
carbinol	O
will	O
break	O
ground	O
and	O
start	O
construction	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Moreover	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
improving	O
the	O
added	O
value	O
of	O
oil	O
products	O
,	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
phase	O
project	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Qinghai	I-ORG
Petroleum	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Ge'ermu	B-GPE
oil	O
refinery	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
investment	O
of	O
260	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
yuan	I-MONEY
,	O
has	O
been	O
completed	O
and	O
put	O
into	O
production	O
.	O


The	O
project	O
mainly	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
catalysis	O
and	O
reconditioning	O
of	O
#	B-CARDINAL
90	I-CARDINAL
unleaded	O
gasoline	O
with	O
an	O
annual	O
output	O
of	O
150,000	B-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
and	O
a	O
hydrogenation	O
diesel	O
oil	O
unit	O
with	O
an	O
annual	O
output	O
of	O
150,000	B-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
.	O


Putting	O
this	O
project	O
into	O
production	O
will	O
further	O
improve	O
the	O
factory	O
's	O
oil	O
products	O
structure	O
,	O
and	O
increase	O
market	O
competitive	O
ability	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
China	I-ORG
Petroleum	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Natural	I-ORG
Gas	I-ORG
Corporation	I-ORG
has	O
determined	O
to	O
list	O
the	B-LOC
Chaidamu	I-LOC
Basin	I-LOC
as	O
a	O
major	O
area	O
for	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
oil	O
gas	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
planned	O
to	O
achieve	O
an	O
annual	O
oil	O
gas	O
output	O
of	O
3	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
,	O
and	O
an	O
annual	O
output	O
reaching	O
10	B-QUANTITY
million	I-QUANTITY
tons	I-QUANTITY
by	O
the	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
2005	I-DATE
.	O


People	O
in	O
economic	O
circles	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
rich	O
oil	O
gas	O
resources	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
Chaidamu	I-LOC
Basin	I-LOC
would	O
lay	O
a	O
good	O
material	O
foundation	O
for	O
shifting	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
energy	O
industry	O
center	O
to	O
the	O
west	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Taiyuan	B-GPE
,	O
January	B-DATE
3rd	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporters	O
Lan	B-PERSON
Wu	I-PERSON
and	O
Dongping	B-PERSON
Wang	I-PERSON


Shanxi	B-GPE
Province	I-GPE
,	O
located	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
inland	O
,	O
has	O
actually	O
utilized	O
foreign	O
investments	O
of	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
1	I-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
in	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
six	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


From	O
the	O
Shanxi	B-GPE
Province	I-GPE
Foreign	B-EVENT
Investment	I-EVENT
Utilization	I-EVENT
Work	I-EVENT
Conference	I-EVENT
held	O
at	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
1997	I-DATE
,	O
this	O
reporter	O
learned	O
that	O
,	O
from	O
just	O
1992	B-DATE
to	I-DATE
1996	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
province	O
had	O
utilized	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
766	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
of	O
foreign	O
investment	O
,	O
quadrupling	O
the	O
total	O
of	O
actually	O
utilized	O
foreign	O
investment	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
more	I-DATE
than	I-DATE
past	I-DATE
ten	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
the	O
growth	O
rate	O
exceeded	O
double	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
country	O
over	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O


Although	O
faced	O
with	O
some	O
unfavorable	O
factors	O
in	O
1997	B-DATE
,	O
Shanxi	B-GPE
's	O
foreign	O
investment	O
utilization	O
still	O
brought	O
about	O
the	O
highest	O
level	O
in	O
history	O
.	O


185	B-CARDINAL
foreign	O
contracts	O
were	O
signed	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
amount	O
of	O
2.320	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
were	O
invested	O
,	O
foreign	O
investment	O
utilized	O
by	O
contract	O
was	O
1.130	B-MONEY
trillion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
and	O
foreign	O
investment	O
actually	O
utilized	O
was	O
375	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
increasing	O
53	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
compared	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


At	O
present	O
,	O
foreign	O
investment	O
has	O
become	O
an	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
Shanxi	B-GPE
's	O
social	O
fixed	O
assets	O
investment	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
showing	O
a	O
new	O
trend	O
of	O
developing	O
from	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
industry	O
towards	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
industry	O
and	O
the	O
third	B-ORDINAL
industry	O
,	O
fields	O
of	O
investment	O
are	O
continually	O
expanding	O
,	O
and	O
industry	O
structure	O
tends	O
to	O
be	O
reasonable	O
.	O


A	O
number	O
of	O
large	O
and	O
medium	O
-	O
sized	O
projects	O
with	O
single	O
investment	O
of	O
more	B-MONEY
than	I-MONEY
5	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
are	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
industry	O
,	O
power	O
supply	O
,	O
the	O
social	O
service	O
industry	O
,	O
the	O
real	O
estate	O
industry	O
,	O
the	O
building	O
industry	O
,	O
the	O
transportation	O
industry	O
and	O
the	O
postal	O
and	O
communication	O
industry	O
.	O


The	O
number	O
of	O
persons	O
employed	O
by	O
foreign	O
-	O
invested	O
enterprises	O
has	O
reached	O
120,000	B-CARDINAL
,	O
and	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
exports	O
accounts	O
for	O
8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
total	O
amount	O
of	O
exports	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
province	O
.	O


Shanxi	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
borrowed	O
foreign	O
loans	O
account	O
for	O
65	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
total	O
amount	O
of	O
foreign	O
investment	O
utilized	O
in	O
the	O
whole	O
province	O
,	O
including	O
loans	O
from	O
international	O
finance	O
organizations	O
,	O
foreign	O
government	O
loans	O
,	O
international	O
business	O
loans	O
,	O
export	O
credits	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O


Shanxi	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
has	O
established	O
bilateral	O
government	O
loan	O
relations	O
with	O
17	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
established	O
loan	O
co-operation	O
and	O
free	O
aid	O
relations	O
with	O
international	O
finance	O
institutions	O
and	O
organizations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
Asian	I-ORG
Development	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Agriculture	I-ORG
Development	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
Grain	I-ORG
Planning	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
United	I-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
Children	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
Population	I-ORG
Fund	I-ORG
,	O
etc.	O
and	O
has	O
unfolded	O
commercial	O
loan	O
business	O
with	O
financial	O
institutions	O
in	O
many	O
countries	O
and	O
areas	O
.	O


Experts	O
believe	O
that	O
,	O
Shanxi	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
has	O
many	O
favorable	O
conditions	O
for	O
attracting	O
foreign	O
investment	O
.	O


Henceforth	O
,	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
national	O
economic	O
construction	O
will	O
be	O
gradually	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
Mid-west	B-LOC
in	O
steps	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
reinforced	O
support	O
for	O
foreign	O
investment	O
utilization	O
in	O
the	O
Mid-west	B-LOC
areas	O
,	O
and	O
fundamental	O
industries	O
such	O
as	O
agriculture	O
,	O
transportation	O
,	O
raw	O
materials	O
,	O
etc.	O
are	O
still	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
investments	O
.	O


Shanxi	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
is	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
intersection	O
of	O
the	O
Mid-west	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
East	B-LOC
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
important	O
national	O
production	O
base	O
for	O
coal	O
and	O
electricity	O
commodities	O
,	O
is	O
abounding	O
in	O
resources	O
,	O
with	O
low	O
labor	O
costs	O
and	O
land	O
prices	O
,	O
and	O
possessing	O
an	O
industrial	O
foundation	O
abundant	O
in	O
economy	O
and	O
technology	O
and	O
a	O
broad	O
market	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Nanning	B-GPE
,	O
March	B-DATE
14th	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Hankui	B-PERSON
Lu	I-PERSON


According	O
to	O
what	O
the	B-GPE
Guangxi	I-GPE
Zhuang	I-GPE
Autonomous	I-GPE
Region	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
Department	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Transportation	I-ORG
has	O
revealed	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
now	O
,	O
Guangxi	B-GPE
has	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
amount	O
of	O
150	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
loaned	O
from	O
the	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
Asian	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
and	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
Holland	B-GPE
,	O
Korea	B-GPE
,	O
etc	O
.	O
,	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
water	O
transportation	O
traffic	O
infrastructure	O
.	O


In	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
great	O
southwestern	O
region	O
has	O
accelerated	O
constructing	O
the	O
major	O
channel	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
seas	O
via	O
Guangxi	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
order	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
lack	O
of	O
capital	O
,	O
and	O
expand	O
the	O
degree	O
of	O
opening	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
,	O
Guangxi	B-GPE
has	O
aggressively	O
brought	O
in	O
foreign	O
capital	O
.	O


With	O
a	O
total	O
investment	O
of	O
over	B-MONEY
2	I-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
RMB	I-MONEY
,	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
phase	O
hinge	O
project	O
of	O
Xijiang	B-LOC
's	O
transportation	O
utilized	O
a	O
loan	O
of	O
80	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
from	O
the	B-ORG
World	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
.	O


Currently	O
80	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
digging	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
body	O
project	O
has	O
been	O
completed	O
,	O
and	O
50	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
of	O
the	O
concrete	O
laying	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
completed	O
.	O


The	O
second	B-ORDINAL
phase	O
project	O
of	O
Fangchenggang	B-GPE
City	I-GPE
-LRB-	O
comprising	O
a	O
highway	O
from	O
Qinzhou	B-GPE
City	I-GPE
to	O
Fangchenggang	B-GPE
City	I-GPE
-RRB-	O
,	O
utilized	O
a	O
loan	O
of	O
52	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
from	O
the	B-ORG
Asian	I-ORG
Development	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
highway	O
is	O
projected	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
and	O
brought	O
into	O
service	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
second	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Beihai	B-LOC
Harbor	I-LOC
's	I-LOC
support	O
facility	O
construction	O
project	O
utilized	O
a	O
Korean	B-NORP
government	O
loan	O
of	O
10	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
.	O


Qinzhou	B-LOC
Harbor	I-LOC
's	I-LOC
support	O
facility	O
construction	O
project	O
utilized	O
a	O
Holland	B-GPE
government	O
loan	O
of	O
13	B-MONEY
million	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
.	O


Construction	O
of	O
these	O
projects	O
are	O
all	O
progressing	O
smoothly	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
April	B-DATE
2nd	I-DATE


The	O
president	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
,	O
Xianglong	B-PERSON
Dai	I-PERSON
pointed	O
out	O
here	O
yesterday	B-DATE
that	O
China	B-GPE
will	O
continue	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
opened	O
-	O
up	O
areas	O
,	O
strengthen	O
co-operation	O
with	O
foreign	O
financial	O
institutions	O
,	O
and	O
promote	O
financial	O
and	O
economic	O
trade	O
interaction	O
between	O
China	B-GPE
and	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O


Xianglong	B-PERSON
Dai	I-PERSON
made	O
this	O
comment	O
at	O
the	O
ceremony	O
for	O
the	O
approval	O
for	O
the	B-ORG
Ocean	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
to	O
establish	O
a	O
Beijing	B-GPE
branch	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
China	B-GPE
macroscopic	O
economic	O
readjustment	O
and	O
control	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
has	O
been	O
successful	O
.	O


On	O
this	O
foundation	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
forecasted	O
that	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
goals	O
of	O
the	O
economy	O
maintaining	O
growth	O
of	O
8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
and	O
controlling	O
the	O
retail	O
price	O
index	O
to	O
below	O
6.1	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
,	O
can	O
be	O
completely	O
achieved	O
;	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
coming	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
China	B-GPE
can	O
still	O
maintain	O
an	O
economic	O
growth	O
rate	O
of	O
8	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
to	O
9	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
and	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
increase	O
rate	O
of	O
below	O
6	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O


Therefore	O
,	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
international	O
income	O
and	O
expenses	O
can	O
maintain	O
the	O
good	O
situation	O
,	O
the	O
RMB	O
exchange	O
rate	O
is	O
moving	O
towards	O
stabilization	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
investment	O
environment	O
continue	O
to	O
improve	O
.	O


Xianglong	B-PERSON
Dai	I-PERSON
said	O
,	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
foreign	O
capital	O
financial	O
institutions	O
have	O
become	O
an	O
important	O
formative	O
element	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
financial	O
system	O
.	O


By	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
December	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
foreign	O
capital	O
financial	O
institution	O
's	O
total	O
assets	O
had	O
reached	O
30	B-MONEY
billion	I-MONEY
US	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
an	O
increase	O
of	O
56	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
over	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
;	O
and	O
8	B-CARDINAL
foreign	O
capital	O
banks	O
obtained	O
approval	O
to	O
undertake	O
RMB	O
business	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
's	O
Pudong	B-GPE
.	O


Up	O
to	O
now	O
,	O
China	B-GPE
already	O
has	O
158	B-CARDINAL
foreign	O
capital	O
operation	O
-	O
type	O
financial	O
institutions	O
,	O
132	B-CARDINAL
of	O
which	O
are	O
branches	O
of	O
foreign	O
capital	O
banks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
representative	O
office	O
of	O
foreign	O
capital	O
financial	O
institutions	O
has	O
reached	O
528	B-CARDINAL
.	O


The	B-ORG
Ocean	I-ORG
Bank	I-ORG
Group	I-ORG
is	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
main	O
international	O
banks	O
in	O
Australia	B-GPE
.	O


It	O
opened	O
a	O
representative	O
office	O
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
in	O
1986	B-DATE
.	O


On	O
March	B-DATE
21st	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
it	O
obtained	O
approval	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
branch	O
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
.	O


Before	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
established	O
a	O
branch	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-GPE
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


According	O
to	O
what	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
in	O
the	O
Soviet	B-NORP
"	B-ORG
Science	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Life	I-ORG
"	I-ORG
magazine	O
,	O
biologists	O
in	O
Moscow	B-GPE
have	O
discovered	O
that	O
a	O
mold	O
element	O
in	O
the	O
cells	O
of	O
plants	O
can	O
not	O
only	O
control	O
the	O
propagation	O
of	O
plasmodium	O
in	O
mosquitoes	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
kill	O
mosquitoes	O
.	O


This	O
method	O
will	O
not	O
pollute	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O


Biologists	O
mixed	O
a	O
mold	O
element	O
in	O
the	O
cells	O
of	O
plants	O
with	O
pearl	O
powder	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
granulated	O
drug	O
.	O


This	O
kind	O
of	O
drug	O
can	O
slowly	O
discharge	O
the	O
mold	O
element	O
from	O
the	O
cells	O
of	O
plants	O
in	O
water	O
.	O


When	O
mosquitoes	O
feed	O
,	O
they	O
suck	O
the	O
mold	O
element	O
from	O
the	O
cells	O
of	O
plants	O
into	O
their	O
bodies	O
.	O


Experiments	O
have	O
shown	O
that	O
adopting	O
this	O
method	O
can	O
reduce	O
the	O
chances	O
of	O
mosquitoes	O
transmitting	O
malaria	O
down	O
to	O
1/70th	B-CARDINAL
to	O
1/80th	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
original	O
ratio	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
by	O
Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
,	O
February	B-DATE
13th	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Qing	B-PERSON
Yu	I-PERSON


More	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
200	I-CARDINAL
overseas	O
Chinese	B-NORP
and	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
compatriots	O
living	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
gathered	O
happily	O
together	O
tonight	B-TIME
in	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
embassy	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	B-DATE
Year	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
Goat	I-DATE
.	O


Ambassador	O
Zhenya	B-PERSON
Yang	I-PERSON
first	B-ORDINAL
extended	O
his	O
Spring	B-EVENT
Festival	I-EVENT
greetings	O
to	O
those	O
overseas	O
Chinese	B-NORP
and	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
compatriots	O
.	O


Overseas	O
Chinese	B-NORP
and	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
compatriots	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
making	O
important	O
contributions	O
to	O
supporting	O
and	O
assisting	O
the	O
motherland	O
's	O
socialist	O
construction	O
.	O


He	O
believed	O
,	O
entering	O
the	B-DATE
90's	I-DATE
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
realize	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
strategic	O
aim	O
of	O
our	O
country	O
's	O
modernization	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
overseas	O
Chinese	B-NORP
and	O
the	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
compatriots	O
would	O
surely	O
continue	O
to	O
carry	O
on	O
patriotic	O
traditions	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
greater	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
motherland	O
's	O
prosperity	O
,	O
wealth	O
and	O
power	O
.	O


Ambassador	O
Yang	B-PERSON
also	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	B-EVENT
Spring	I-EVENT
Festival	I-EVENT
,	O
we	O
miss	O
our	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
compatriots	O
even	O
more	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
motherland	O
's	O
unification	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
great	O
event	O
that	O
conforms	O
to	O
the	O
historical	O
trend	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
common	O
wish	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
Straits	B-LOC
.	O


This	O
wish	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
be	O
fulfilled	O
.	O


Wang	B-PERSON
Chen	I-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Overseas	I-ORG
Chinese	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
in	O
Tokyo	B-GPE
,	O
gave	O
a	O
speech	O
,	O
expressing	O
hopes	O
that	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
authorities	O
would	O
deliver	O
on	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
abolishing	O
the	B-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
Rebel	I-EVENT
Suppressing	I-EVENT
Period	I-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
in	O
May	B-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
would	O
allow	O
many	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
compatriots	O
who	O
have	O
not	O
returned	O
home	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
to	O
fulfill	O
their	O
dream	O
.	O


President	O
Chen	B-PERSON
said	O
,	O
he	O
himself	O
has	O
not	O
returned	O
to	O
his	O
hometown	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
for	O
50	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Minxiong	B-PERSON
Chen	I-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
Province	I-GPE
and	O
Hangxiong	B-PERSON
Lu	I-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Overseas	I-ORG
Chinese	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
in	O
Yokohama	B-GPE
also	O
delivered	O
ebullient	O
speeches	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Nanjing	B-GPE
,	O
January	B-DATE
5th	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Yanzhen	B-PERSON
Jie	I-PERSON
and	O
correspondent	O
Zhuqing	B-PERSON
Huang	I-PERSON


The	O
symposium	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
50th	B-ORDINAL
anniversary	O
of	O
the	B-EVENT
Southern	I-EVENT
Anhui	I-EVENT
incident	I-EVENT
was	O
held	O
today	B-DATE
in	O
Nanjing	B-GPE
.	O


The	B-EVENT
Southern	I-EVENT
Anhui	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
that	O
happened	O
fifty	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
was	O
a	O
tragedy	O
that	O
shocked	O
China	B-GPE
and	O
foreign	O
countries	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
plotted	O
deliberately	O
by	O
recalcitrant	O
factions	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Nationalist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
while	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
race	O
was	O
at	O
a	O
dangerous	O
point	O
of	O
life	O
and	O
death	O
.	O


Comrades	O
attending	O
the	O
symposium	O
deeply	O
expressed	O
condolences	O
and	O
cherished	O
the	O
brave	O
revolutionary	O
martyrs	O
that	O
sacrificed	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
Southern	I-EVENT
Anhui	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
,	O
passionately	O
sang	O
praises	O
for	O
the	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Fourth	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
for	O
the	O
great	O
achievements	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
liberation	O
of	O
the	O
race	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
practically	O
and	O
realistically	O
reflected	O
on	O
the	O
experience	O
and	O
lessons	O
from	O
the	B-EVENT
Southern	I-EVENT
Anhui	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
,	O
denouncing	O
the	O
crimes	O
of	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
this	O
tragedy	O
.	O


Comrades	O
attending	O
the	O
symposium	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
commemorating	O
the	O
50th	B-ORDINAL
anniversary	O
of	O
the	B-EVENT
Southern	I-EVENT
Anhui	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
possesses	O
important	O
realism	O
and	O
meaning	O
towards	O
carrying	O
on	O
and	O
fostering	O
the	O
fine	O
traditions	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Fourth	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
,	O
gaining	O
historical	O
experience	O
,	O
promoting	O
Army	O
reforms	O
and	O
build	O
up	O
.	O


This	O
symposium	O
was	O
convened	O
by	O
the	B-GPE
Nanjing	I-GPE
Military	I-GPE
District	I-GPE
which	O
was	O
appointed	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Main	I-ORG
Political	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
of	O
the	O
PLA	B-ORG
.	O


More	B-CARDINAL
than	I-CARDINAL
50	I-CARDINAL
veterans	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Fourth	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
participated	O
in	O
the	O
symposium	O
with	O
leaders	O
and	O
comrades	O
from	O
the	B-GPE
Nanjing	I-GPE
Military	I-GPE
District	I-GPE
and	O
Jiangsu	B-GPE
province	I-GPE
.	O


This	O
paper	O
,	O
Jing	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
,	O
January	B-DATE
5th	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
wire	O
,	O
reporter	O
Zhenguo	B-PERSON
Zhang	I-PERSON
reporting	O
:	O


With	O
the	O
approval	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
Mausoleum	B-FAC
of	I-FAC
the	I-FAC
Martyrs	I-FAC
who	O
died	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
Southern	I-EVENT
Anhui	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
,	O
which	O
is	O
built	O
in	O
Jing	B-GPE
County	I-GPE
,	I-GPE
Anhui	I-GPE
Province	I-GPE
,	O
has	O
already	O
completed	O
construction	O
.	O


The	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
monument	O
in	O
the	O
garden	O
was	O
inscribed	O
with	O
the	O
12	B-CARDINAL
large	O
words	O
"	O
Martyrs	O
who	O
died	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
Southern	I-EVENT
Anhui	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
will	O
be	O
immortal	O
forever	O
"	O
,	O
written	O
personally	O
by	O
comrade	O
Xiaoping	B-PERSON
Deng	I-PERSON
.	O


The	O
two	B-CARDINAL
stone	O
monuments	O
on	O
the	O
west	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
mausoleum	O
were	O
separately	O
inscribed	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
hand	O
-	O
writing	O
of	O
Comrade	O
Enlai	B-PERSON
Zhou	I-PERSON
,	O
"	O
Greatest	O
innocence	O
of	O
all	O
times	O
,	O
a	O
Ye	O
in	O
Jiangnan	B-LOC
.	O
Comrades	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
room	O
killing	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
why	O
the	O
rush	O
to	O
mutually	O
destruct	O
?	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Inscriptions	O
for	O
the	O
commemorative	O
monument	O
of	O
the	O
martyrs	O
who	O
were	O
sacrificed	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
Southern	I-EVENT
Anhui	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
"	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	B-ORG
Communist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
Provincial	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
and	O
provincial	O
government	O
of	O
Anhui	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
two	B-CARDINAL
monuments	O
on	O
the	O
east	O
side	O
were	O
separately	O
inscribed	O
with	O
"	O
Military	O
songs	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Fourth	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
"	O
and	O
"	O
Historical	O
records	O
before	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
the	O
military	O
department	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
New	I-ORG
Fourth	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
"	O
.	O


After	O
Mingxia	B-PERSON
Fu	I-PERSON
won	O
the	O
champion	O
for	O
the	O
women	O
platform	O
diving	O
,	O
the	O
coach	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet	B-GPE
Union	I-GPE
team	O
congratulated	O
her	O
warmly	O
.	O


Photo	O
taken	O
by	O
Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
reporter	O
,	O
Zhishan	B-PERSON
Cheng	I-PERSON
.	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
London	B-GPE
,	O
August	B-DATE
31st	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Hao	B-PERSON
Liu	I-PERSON


British	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Foreign	I-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
announced	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
31st	I-DATE
that	O
the	O
UK	B-GPE
would	O
send	O
a	O
frigate	O
,	O
a	O
supply	O
ship	O
and	O
military	O
training	O
personnel	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
multi-national	O
force	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
for	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
Haiti	B-GPE
.	O


It	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
before	O
this	O
the	O
five	B-CARDINAL
nations	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Caribbean	I-ORG
Union	I-ORG
had	O
already	O
agreed	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
30th	I-DATE
to	O
send	O
troops	O
totaling	O
266	B-CARDINAL
people	O
to	O
Haiti	B-GPE
to	O
join	O
the	O
multi-national	O
force	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
about	B-CARDINAL
10,000	I-CARDINAL
people	O
.	O


Also	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
reports	O
,	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
Secretary	O
General	O
Ghali	B-PERSON
expressed	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
30th	I-DATE
that	O
,	O
the	O
peace	O
effort	O
by	O
the	O
UN	B-ORG
trying	O
to	O
persuade	O
the	O
Haitian	B-NORP
military	O
government	O
to	O
step	O
down	O
had	O
already	O
failed	O
because	O
military	O
rulers	O
of	O
Haiti	B-GPE
had	O
refused	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
his	O
special	O
envoy	O
.	O


On	O
the	B-DATE
same	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
,	O
vice-minister	O
of	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
Department	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Defense	I-ORG
Doetch	B-PERSON
said	O
that	O
the	O
multi-national	O
force	O
would	O
soon	O
invade	O
Haiti	B-GPE
,	O
"	O
This	O
moment	O
has	O
already	O
arrived	O
"	O
.	O


The	O
UNSC	B-ORG
made	O
the	O
decision	O
at	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
July	I-DATE
to	O
adopt	O
"	O
all	O
necessary	O
measures	O
"	O
to	O
regain	O
the	O
authority	O
of	O
Haitian	B-NORP
President	O
Aristide	B-PERSON
who	O
was	O
overthrown	O
by	O
the	O
military	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Madrid	B-GPE
,	O
August	B-DATE
31st	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Tairan	B-PERSON
Hu	I-PERSON


A	O
Spanish	B-NORP
left	O
-	O
wing	O
group	O
and	O
36	B-CARDINAL
other	O
mass	O
organizations	O
issued	O
a	O
joint	O
communique	O
on	O
August	B-DATE
31st	I-DATE
,	O
strongly	O
denouncing	O
the	O
various	O
measures	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
to	O
strengthen	O
its	O
blockade	O
against	O
Cuba	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
communique	O
points	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
government	O
's	O
"	O
adopted	O
these	O
measures	O
,	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
anxiety	O
within	O
-LRB-	O
Cuba	B-GPE
-RRB-	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
further	O
aggravate	O
opposition	O
among	O
the	O
people	O
and	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
excuse	O
for	O
foreign	O
intervention	O
and	O
military	O
occupation	O
of	O
this	O
island	O
.	O
"	O


The	O
communique	O
holds	O
that	O
methods	O
such	O
as	O
forbidding	O
overseas	O
Cubans	B-NORP
residing	O
in	O
America	B-GPE
from	O
remitting	O
money	O
and	O
mailing	O
articles	O
to	O
their	O
families	O
in	O
Cuba	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
sending	O
Cuban	B-NORP
stowaways	O
detained	O
on	O
the	O
high	O
seas	O
to	O
the	O
Guantanamo	B-GPE
naval	O
base	O
,	O
etc.	O
is	O
to	O
put	O
pressure	O
on	O
the	O
Cuban	B-NORP
government	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
damage	O
and	O
postpone	O
Cuba	B-GPE
's	O
economic	O
recovery	O
process	O
.	O


The	O
communique	O
also	O
points	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
"	O
refugee	O
camps	O
"	O
at	O
Guantanamo	B-GPE
by	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
violates	O
international	O
agreements	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
military	O
bases	O
.	O


The	O
communique	O
requests	O
that	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
respect	O
the	O
territorial	O
integrity	O
of	O
Cuba	B-GPE
,	O
return	O
the	O
Guantanamo	B-GPE
military	O
base	O
to	O
Cuba	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
immediately	O
stop	O
the	O
blockade	O
.	O


It	O
also	O
requests	O
that	O
Cuba	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
implement	O
"	O
full	O
negotiations	O
"	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Shantou	B-GPE
,	O
April	B-DATE
23rd	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Guangzhi	B-PERSON
Ling	I-PERSON


"	O
the	O
First	B-ORDINAL
Session	O
of	O
the	B-EVENT
Global	I-EVENT
Chinese	I-EVENT
Physics	I-EVENT
Meeting	I-EVENT
"	O
which	O
will	O
bring	O
together	O
Chinese	B-NORP
physicists	O
from	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
will	O
be	O
held	O
at	O
Shantou	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
from	O
August	B-DATE
5th	I-DATE
to	I-DATE
9th	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
1995	I-DATE
.	O


This	O
was	O
learned	O
by	O
this	O
reporter	O
from	O
the	O
recently	O
ended	O
preparatory	O
working	O
meeting	O
of	O
the	O
First	B-ORDINAL
Session	O
of	O
Global	B-EVENT
Chinese	I-EVENT
Physics	I-EVENT
Convention	I-EVENT
.	O


This	O
large	O
scale	O
and	O
high	O
level	O
international	O
convention	O
will	O
be	O
jointly	O
held	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Overseas	I-ORG
Chinese	I-ORG
Physics	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
,	O
Shantou	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
Physics	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
Physics	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Taipei	I-ORG
,	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
Hong	I-ORG
Kong	I-ORG
Physics	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Natural	I-ORG
Science	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
Chinese	I-ORG
Academy	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Science	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
academic	O
content	O
of	O
this	O
meeting	O
will	O
be	O
:	O
elementary	O
particles	O
and	O
astrophysics	O
,	O
coacervation	O
physics	O
,	O
new	O
materials	O
,	O
applied	O
physics	O
,	O
nuclear	O
physics	O
and	O
synchronized	O
radiation	O
technology	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
preparatory	O
meeting	O
,	O
a	O
meeting	O
organization	O
committee	O
was	O
also	O
formed	O
,	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
17	B-CARDINAL
members	O
:	O
Zhengdao	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
,	O
Yuanzhe	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
,	O
Zhaozhong	B-PERSON
Ding	I-PERSON
,	O
Jianxiong	B-PERSON
Wu	I-PERSON
,	O
Daqiu	B-PERSON
Wu	I-PERSON
,	O
Xide	B-PERSON
Xie	I-PERSON
,	O
Jici	B-PERSON
Yan	I-PERSON
,	O
Zhenning	B-PERSON
Yang	I-PERSON
,	O
Guangzhao	B-PERSON
Zhou	I-PERSON
,	O
Guangya	B-PERSON
Zhu	I-PERSON
,	O
etc	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
April	B-DATE
23rd	I-DATE


Today	B-DATE
,	O
the	B-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Relationship	I-ORG
between	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Two	I-ORG
Sides	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
sent	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Exchange	I-ORG
across	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
to	O
exchange	O
views	O
on	O
the	O
matters	O
of	O
life	O
and	O
property	O
loss	O
of	O
mainland	O
compatriots	O
and	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
compatriots	O
.	O


The	O
communique	O
said	O
that	O
on	O
April	B-DATE
12th	I-DATE
the	O
Straits	B-ORG
Association	I-ORG
director	O
expressed	O
that	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
agreed	O
in	O
principle	O
,	O
after	O
both	O
sides	O
implement	O
necessary	O
preparations	O
,	O
to	O
exchange	O
views	O
about	O
the	O
matter	O
of	O
contact	O
and	O
exchange	O
between	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
Straits	B-LOC
concerning	O
life	O
and	O
property	O
loss	O
of	O
mainland	O
compatriots	O
and	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
compatriots	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


The	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
holds	O
that	O
,	O
now	O
,	O
both	O
sides	O
should	O
first	O
agree	O
on	O
topics	O
and	O
content	O
of	O
exchanging	O
views	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
consider	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
staff	O
levels	O
and	O
time	O
,	O
place	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O


If	O
both	O
sides	O
can	O
not	O
reach	O
an	O
agreement	O
on	O
topics	O
and	O
content	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
possible	O
to	O
find	O
common	O
points	O
in	O
exchanging	O
views	O
.	O


This	O
type	O
of	O
discussion	O
is	O
not	O
what	O
compatriots	O
from	O
both	O
sides	O
are	O
happy	O
to	O
see	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
believes	O
that	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
exchange	O
of	O
views	O
should	O
include	O
:	O


Firstly	B-ORDINAL
,	O
to	O
exchange	O
views	O
on	O
the	O
issues	O
of	O
tourism	O
and	O
contact	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
Straits	B-LOC
,	O
including	O
travel	O
safety	O
issues	O
of	O
compatriots	O
from	O
both	O
sides	O
.	O


As	O
early	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
working	O
discussion	O
,	O
at	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
August	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
when	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
associations	O
implemented	O
the	B-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
Wang	I-EVENT
-	I-EVENT
Gu	I-EVENT
Talks	I-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
,	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
put	O
forward	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
schedule	O
for	O
the	O
discussion	O
on	O
implementing	O
relevant	O
agreements	O
of	O
the	B-EVENT
Wang	I-EVENT
-	I-EVENT
Gu	I-EVENT
Talks	I-EVENT
"	O
that	O
the	O
associations	O
should	O
conduct	O
specific	O
discussions	O
about	O
"	O
issues	O
on	O
strengthening	O
tourism	O
and	O
contact	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
"	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
so	O
far	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
response	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
received	O
.	O


Secondly	B-ORDINAL
,	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
persistently	O
advocates	O
completely	O
implementing	O
discussions	O
of	O
topics	O
about	O
routine	O
and	O
economy	O
,	O
science	O
and	O
technology	O
stipulated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
common	O
agreement	O
of	O
the	B-EVENT
Wang	I-EVENT
-	I-EVENT
Gu	I-EVENT
talks	I-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
,	O
and	O
has	O
suggested	O
many	O
times	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
that	O
discussions	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
rights	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
merchants	O
investing	O
in	O
the	O
mainland	O
and	O
related	O
issues	O
"	O
should	O
be	O
started	O
early	O
.	O


Our	O
association	O
holds	O
that	O
the	O
personal	O
and	O
property	O
safety	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
merchants	O
investing	O
in	O
the	O
mainland	O
have	O
legal	O
safeguards	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
felt	O
it	O
was	O
needed	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
exchange	O
views	O
while	O
discussing	O
"	O
Rights	O
of	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
merchants	O
investing	O
in	O
the	O
mainland	O
and	O
related	O
issues	O
"	O
.	O


Thirdly	B-ORDINAL
,	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
has	O
repeatedly	O
requested	O
that	O
both	O
associations	O
should	O
conduct	O
consultative	O
discussions	O
on	O
issues	O
of	O
the	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
military	O
killing	O
and	O
wounding	O
mainland	O
coastal	O
fishermen	O
and	O
causing	O
serious	O
life	O
and	O
property	O
losses	O
in	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


Since	O
establishing	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
,	O
it	O
has	O
continuously	O
pointed	O
out	O
such	O
inhumane	O
behavior	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
which	O
seriously	O
hurts	O
feelings	O
of	O
compatriots	O
of	O
both	O
sides	O
and	O
breaks	O
the	O
harmonious	O
atmosphere	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
,	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
attract	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
relevant	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
areas	O
on	O
compensating	O
for	O
losses	O
,	O
finding	O
those	O
responsible	O
,	O
and	O
severely	O
punishing	O
the	O
assailants	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
appealed	O
to	O
stop	O
such	O
violence	O
at	O
the	O
root	O
through	O
negotiation	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
associations	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
now	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
response	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
received	O
.	O


The	O
communique	O
clearly	O
points	O
out	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
above	O
issues	O
involving	O
rights	O
of	O
compatriots	O
of	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
Straits	B-LOC
in	O
contact	O
and	O
exchange	O
,	O
personal	O
safety	O
is	O
included	O
,	O
so	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
long	O
delay	O
in	O
starting	O
discussions	O
,	O
the	O
fault	O
is	O
not	O
with	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
communique	O
says	O
that	O
current	O
methods	O
of	O
contact	O
and	O
co-operation	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
associations	O
must	O
strictly	O
follow	O
the	B-LAW
"	I-LAW
regulation	I-LAW
agreement	I-LAW
of	I-LAW
contact	I-LAW
and	I-LAW
talks	I-LAW
between	I-LAW
the	I-LAW
two	I-LAW
associations	I-LAW
"	I-LAW
signed	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


Since	O
the	B-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
QianDao	I-EVENT
Lake	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
occurred	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
has	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
agreement	O
,	O
reported	O
the	O
situation	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
,	O
explaining	O
and	O
answering	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
questions	O
and	O
requests	O
brought	O
up	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
.	O


However	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
has	O
repeatedly	O
raised	O
demands	O
that	O
exceed	O
the	O
above	O
agreement	O
of	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
associations	O
.	O


Despite	O
being	O
reminded	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
still	O
repeatedly	O
persists	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
a	O
practice	O
that	O
disrespects	O
the	O
agreement	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
associations	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
continually	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
contact	O
and	O
co-operation	O
of	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
associations	O
can	O
be	O
conducted	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
current	O
agreement	O
.	O


The	O
communique	O
points	O
out	O
that	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
the	B-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
QianDao	I-EVENT
Lake	I-EVENT
Incident	I-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
is	O
concerned	O
,	O
the	O
top	O
priority	O
is	O
investigating	O
and	O
settling	O
the	O
case	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
law	O
.	O


At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
to	O
express	O
further	O
goodwill	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
has	O
proactively	O
invited	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
and	O
relevant	O
experts	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
Zhejiang	B-GPE
.	O


The	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
will	O
arrange	O
experts	O
'	O
to	O
be	O
presented	O
with	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
incident	O
and	O
reply	O
to	O
questions	O
.	O


If	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
is	O
willing	O
to	O
know	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
this	O
case	O
and	O
sincerely	O
understands	O
the	O
feelings	O
of	O
dependents	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
perished	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
understand	O
why	O
it	O
again	O
sets	O
up	O
prerequisites	O
?	O


The	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
again	O
reaffirms	O
the	O
above	O
invitation	O
,	O
and	O
hopes	O
that	O
the	B-ORG
Straits	I-ORG
Foundation	I-ORG
would	O
soon	O
provide	O
the	O
date	O
of	O
its	O
departure	O
and	O
the	O
name	O
list	O
.	O


According	O
to	O
relevant	O
sources	O
,	O
currently	O
,	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
suspected	O
criminals	O
have	O
been	O
arrested	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trial	O
will	O
soon	O
be	O
carried	O
out	O
according	O
to	O
legal	O
procedure	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Moldavia	B-GPE
,	O
August	B-DATE
31st	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Rongke	B-PERSON
Liang	I-PERSON


The	B-ORG
"	I-ORG
Representation	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
"	I-ORG
,	O
a	O
standing	O
political	O
institution	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Latin	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Unification	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
,	O
held	O
a	O
grand	O
ceremony	O
on	O
August	B-DATE
31st	I-DATE
to	O
accept	O
China	B-GPE
as	O
an	O
observer	O
country	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
express	O
its	O
welcome	O
to	O
Rumao	B-PERSON
Xie	I-PERSON
,	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
permanent	O
observer	O
to	O
the	O
Association	B-ORG
and	O
ambassador	O
to	O
Uruguay	B-GPE
.	O


Chairing	O
the	O
ceremony	O
were	O
Bilyasainyaur	B-PERSON
,	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Representation	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
,	O
secretary	O
general	O
and	O
vice-secretary	O
general	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Latin	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Unification	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
,	O
member	O
country	O
representatives	O
and	O
permanent	O
observers	O
from	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O


Antonates	B-PERSON
,	O
secretary	O
general	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Latin	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Unification	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
,	O
made	O
a	O
speech	O
at	O
the	O
ceremony	O
,	O
expressing	O
heartfelt	O
happiness	O
over	O
China	B-GPE
being	O
accepted	O
as	O
an	O
observer	O
country	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
.	O


He	O
praised	O
the	O
rapid	O
development	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
economy	O
,	O
and	O
emphasized	O
the	O
important	O
role	O
that	O
China	B-GPE
has	O
taken	O
in	O
world	O
politics	O
and	O
economics	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
hoped	O
that	O
member	O
countries	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Latin	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Unification	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
and	O
China	B-GPE
would	O
henceforth	O
further	O
strengthen	O
co-operation	O
and	O
exchange	O
in	O
the	O
economy	O
,	O
trade	O
,	O
technology	O
and	O
other	O
areas	O
.	O


In	O
his	O
responding	O
speech	O
,	O
Ambassador	O
Rumao	B-PERSON
Xie	I-PERSON
said	O
that	O
strengthening	O
the	O
friendly	O
co-operation	O
relations	O
with	O
various	O
countries	O
in	O
Latin	B-LOC
American	I-LOC
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
five	B-CARDINAL
principles	O
of	O
peaceful	O
co-existence	O
is	O
an	O
important	O
component	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
foreign	O
policy	O
.	O


Establishing	O
frequent	O
contact	O
between	O
China	B-GPE
as	O
an	O
observer	O
country	O
and	O
the	B-ORG
Latin	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Unification	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
will	O
be	O
beneficial	O
for	O
deepening	O
mutual	O
understanding	O
and	O
promoting	O
bilateral	O
co-operation	O
.	O


The	B-ORG
Latin	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Unification	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1981	B-DATE
and	O
has	O
11	B-CARDINAL
member	O
countries	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
accepted	O
15	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
and	O
5	B-CARDINAL
international	O
organizations	O
as	O
observers	O
.	O


On	O
June	B-DATE
15th	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
China	B-GPE
became	O
Asia	B-LOC
's	O
first	O
country	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	B-ORG
Latin	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
with	O
observer	O
status	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Auckland	B-GPE
-LRB-	I-GPE
New	I-GPE
Zealand	I-GPE
-RRB-	I-GPE
,	O
April	B-DATE
23rd	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Jinjun	B-PERSON
Chen	I-PERSON


China	B-GPE
's	O
People	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
delegation	O
led	O
by	O
vice-chief	O
committee	O
member	O
Jiyun	B-PERSON
Tian	I-PERSON
ended	O
a	O
6	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
visit	O
to	O
New	B-GPE
Zealand	I-GPE
,	O
and	O
left	O
here	O
this	B-TIME
evening	I-TIME
for	O
the	O
capitol	O
of	O
West	B-GPE
Samoa	I-GPE
,	O
Apia	B-GPE
.	O


While	O
in	O
New	B-GPE
Zealand	I-GPE
,	O
Jiyun	B-PERSON
Tian	I-PERSON
met	O
respectively	O
with	O
the	O
speaker	O
of	O
New	B-GPE
Zealand	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
Parliament	B-ORG
,	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Bolger	B-PERSON
and	O
other	O
senior	O
government	O
officials	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
made	O
broad	O
contacts	O
with	O
friends	O
from	O
New	B-GPE
Zealand	I-GPE
industries	O
and	O
business	O
circles	O
,	O
Chinese	B-NORP
and	O
overseas	O
Chinese	B-NORP
.	O


Both	O
parties	O
expressed	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
further	O
strengthen	O
co-operation	O
in	O
economic	O
areas	O
.	O


Other	O
than	O
West	B-GPE
Samoa	I-GPE
,	O
the	O
delegation	O
from	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
People	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Congress	I-ORG
will	O
also	O
visit	O
Papua	B-GPE
New	I-GPE
Guinea	I-GPE
and	O
Australia	B-GPE
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
April	B-DATE
23rd	I-DATE


The	O
6th	B-ORDINAL
national	B-EVENT
members	I-EVENT
'	I-EVENT
representative	I-EVENT
convention	I-EVENT
of	O
the	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
opened	O
today	B-DATE
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
convention	O
approved	O
the	O
new	O
list	O
of	O
leading	O
members	O
with	O
Zemin	B-PERSON
Jiang	I-PERSON
as	O
honorary	O
chairman	O
,	O
discussed	O
the	O
compendium	O
of	O
work	O
programs	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
five	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
1995	B-DATE
to	I-DATE
1999	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
established	O
a	O
work	O
direction	O
of	O
"	O
conscientiously	O
administer	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
regulations	O
and	O
diligently	O
develop	O
the	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
cause	O
with	O
Chinese	B-NORP
characteristics	O
"	O
.	O


This	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
is	O
the	O
90th	B-ORDINAL
founding	O
anniversary	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
.	O


After	B-DATE
1950	I-DATE
,	O
when	O
the	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
was	O
re-organized	O
through	O
consultation	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
social	O
aid	O
organization	O
engaged	O
in	O
humanitarian	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
done	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
work	O
.	O


China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
was	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
Chinese	B-NORP
organization	O
to	O
regained	O
a	O
legal	O
seat	O
among	O
international	O
organizations	O
.	O


In	O
its	O
special	O
status	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
widely	O
developed	O
civil	O
diplomatic	O
activities	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
played	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
publicizing	O
New	B-GPE
China	I-GPE
on	O
the	O
international	O
stage	O
.	O


In	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
the	B-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
of	O
China	B-GPE
has	O
played	O
a	O
special	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
normalizing	O
relations	O
between	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
Straits	B-LOC
,	O
and	O
through	O
actively	O
developing	O
bilateral	O
,	O
multi-lateral	O
exchanges	O
with	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Societies	I-ORG
of	O
various	O
countries	O
and	O
the	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Organization	I-ORG
,	O
has	O
promoted	O
friendly	O
international	O
exchange	O
and	O
co-operation	O
.	O


On	O
October	B-DATE
31	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
1993	I-DATE
,	O
the	B-ORG
Standing	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
of	O
the	O
8th	B-ORDINAL
NPC	B-ORG
formally	O
passed	O
the	O
"	B-LAW
Laws	I-LAW
of	I-LAW
the	I-LAW
PRC	I-LAW
Red	I-LAW
Cross	I-LAW
Society	I-LAW
"	I-LAW
,	O
reflecting	O
the	O
state	O
's	O
high	O
-	O
level	O
recognition	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
humanitarian	O
cause	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
.	O


It	O
has	O
provided	O
a	O
legal	O
guarantee	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
cause	O
and	O
connections	O
with	O
the	O
International	B-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
movement	O
,	O
signifying	O
that	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
cause	O
has	O
entered	O
a	O
new	O
historical	O
phase	O
.	O


The	O
list	O
of	O
leadership	O
of	O
the	O
6th	B-ORDINAL
session	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
approved	O
at	O
today	B-DATE
's	O
meeting	O
includes	O
:	O
Puchu	B-PERSON
Zhao	I-PERSON
,	O
Guangying	B-PERSON
Wang	I-PERSON
,	O
Peiyao	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
,	O
Xinzhong	B-PERSON
Qian	I-PERSON
,	O
Yueli	B-PERSON
Cui	I-PERSON
and	O
Minzhang	B-PERSON
Chen	I-PERSON
as	O
honorary	O
vice-chairman	O
;	O
Zhengying	B-PERSON
Qian	I-PERSON
,	O
vice-chairman	O
of	O
the	O
CPPCC	B-ORG
,	O
as	O
chairman	O
;	O
Yingqi	B-PERSON
Gu	I-PERSON
as	O
standing	O
vice-chairman	O
;	O
Baojun	B-PERSON
Fan	I-PERSON
,	O
Chongchun	B-PERSON
Yang	I-PERSON
,	O
Yanzhi	B-PERSON
Lin	I-PERSON
,	O
Baiqiu	B-PERSON
Sun	I-PERSON
and	O
Zhe	B-PERSON
Qu	I-PERSON
as	O
vice-chairman	O
;	O
and	O
Changming	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
as	O
secretary	O
general	O
.	O


George	B-PERSON
Weber	I-PERSON
,	O
secretary	O
general	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
United	I-ORG
Association	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Crescent	I-ORG
Society	I-ORG
sent	O
a	O
congratulatory	O
letter	O
to	O
today	B-DATE
's	O
meeting	O
.	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
April	B-DATE
23rd	I-DATE


Today	B-DATE
in	O
Zhongnanhai	B-GPE
,	O
General	O
Secretary	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Communist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
,	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
honorary	O
President	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
,	O
Zemin	B-PERSON
Jiang	I-PERSON
met	O
with	O
representatives	O
of	O
the	O
6th	B-ORDINAL
National	B-EVENT
Member	I-EVENT
Congress	I-EVENT
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
warm	O
greetings	O
to	O
the	O
20	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
hardworking	O
members	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Chinese	I-ORG
Communist	I-ORG
Party	I-ORG
and	O
State	B-ORG
Council	I-ORG
.	O


Zemin	B-PERSON
Jiang	I-PERSON
said	O
,	O
the	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
is	O
an	O
international	O
social	O
aid	O
organization	O
engaged	O
in	O
humanitarian	O
works	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
ninety	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
has	O
done	O
lots	O
of	O
good	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
people	O
and	O
made	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
in	O
accordance	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
principles	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
and	O
Red	B-ORG
Crescent	I-ORG
movement	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
won	O
the	O
respect	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
masses	O
through	O
real	O
action	O
.	O


Zemin	B-PERSON
Jiang	I-PERSON
said	O
,	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
work	O
is	O
honorable	O
social	O
work	O
and	O
has	O
positive	O
accelerative	O
effects	O
on	O
the	O
building	O
up	O
of	O
socialist	O
material	O
civilization	O
and	O
spiritual	O
culture	O
.	O


Since	O
the	O
reform	O
and	O
opening	O
-	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
has	O
launched	O
effective	O
humanitarian	O
works	O
in	O
accordance	O
to	O
new	O
implementation	O
demands	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
produced	O
broad	O
,	O
beneficial	O
influences	O
on	O
society	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
road	O
of	O
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
development	O
with	O
Chinese	B-NORP
characteristics	O
.	O


Vice	O
President	O
Yiren	B-PERSON
Rong	I-PERSON
,	O
Qicheng	B-PERSON
Qian	I-PERSON
,	O
Peiyun	B-PERSON
Peng	I-PERSON
,	O
Zhengying	B-PERSON
Qian	I-PERSON
,	O
etc.	O
attended	O
the	O
meeting	O
.	O


State	O
Council	O
Premier	O
Peng	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
an	O
overseas	O
visit	O
,	O
sent	O
a	O
congratulatory	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
meeting	O
.	O


In	O
his	O
congratulatory	O
letter	O
Peng	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
said	O
,	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
was	O
a	O
very	O
important	O
humanitarian	O
organization	O


In	O
the	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
90	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
especially	O
since	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
it	O
has	O
demonstrated	O
important	O
effects	O
in	O
the	O
communications	O
between	O
the	O
Chinese	O
people	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


He	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
would	O
flourish	O
and	O
develop	O
further	O
.	O


He	O
hoped	O
that	O
society	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
and	O
all	O
levels	O
of	O
government	O
would	O
express	O
concern	O
and	O
support	O
this	O
honorable	O
work	O
.	O


Zemin	B-PERSON
Jiang	I-PERSON
,	O
Peng	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
,	O
Shi	B-PERSON
Qiao	I-PERSON
,	O
Huaqing	B-PERSON
Liu	I-PERSON
,	O
etc.	O
also	O
wrote	O
words	O
of	O
appreciation	O
for	O
the	O
90th	B-ORDINAL
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Red	B-ORG
Cross	I-ORG
and	O
the	O
concurrent	O
6th	B-ORDINAL
National	B-EVENT
Congress	I-EVENT
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
September	B-DATE
1st	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Yuming	B-PERSON
Gai	I-PERSON


When	O
meeting	O
representatives	O
from	O
some	O
regions	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
attending	O
the	O
militia	O
and	O
reserve	O
work	O
conference	O
at	O
Zhongnanhai	B-GPE
today	B-DATE
,	O
the	O
General	O
Secretary	O
of	O
the	O
CCP	B-ORG
,	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
president	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Military	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
Zemin	B-PERSON
Jiang	I-PERSON
,	O
stressed	O
that	O
,	O
local	O
party	O
committees	O
,	O
governments	O
and	O
military	O
departments	O
of	O
all	O
levels	O
should	O
focus	O
attention	O
on	O
the	O
overall	O
situation	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
party	O
and	O
whole	O
country	O
and	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
long	O
term	O
peace	O
and	O
stability	O
,	O
and	O
recognize	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
improving	O
militia	O
and	O
reserve	O
work	O
.	O


Zemin	B-PERSON
Jiang	I-PERSON
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
militia	O
are	O
citizens	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
soldiers	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
an	O
important	O
force	O
that	O
safeguards	O
the	O
safety	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
maintains	O
the	O
unity	O
of	O
our	O
country	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
important	O
force	O
that	O
maintains	O
the	O
stability	O
of	O
society	O
and	O
promotes	O
two	B-CARDINAL
civilized	O
constructions	O
.	O


Various	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
party	O
committees	O
,	O
governments	O
and	O
military	O
departments	O
should	O
fully	O
muster	O
enthusiasm	O
and	O
creativity	O
of	O
the	O
mass	O
militia	O
and	O
reserve	O
troop	O
officers	O
,	O
should	O
make	O
contributions	O
to	O
deepening	O
reforms	O
,	O
promoting	O
development	O
and	O
maintaining	O
stability	O
.	O


All	O
troops	O
should	O
provide	O
reliable	O
safety	O
guarantees	O
for	O
reforms	O
,	O
development	O
and	O
stability	O
,	O
and	O
actively	O
participate	O
in	O
local	O
economic	O
construction	O
and	O
work	O
hard	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
common	O
prosperity	O
of	O
all	O
races	O
.	O


They	O
should	O
strengthen	O
unity	O
between	O
the	O
troops	O
and	O
the	O
government	O
and	O
unity	O
between	O
the	O
troops	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
,	O
truly	O
achieving	O
commonality	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
fate	O
and	O
a	O
linking	O
of	O
hearts	O
with	O
people	O
of	O
all	O
races	O
.	O


Huaqing	B-PERSON
Liu	I-PERSON
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Military	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
CCP	I-ORG
,	O
Wannian	B-PERSON
Zhang	I-PERSON
,	O
Military	B-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
member	O
,	O
Yongbo	B-PERSON
Yu	I-PERSON
,	O
Quanyou	B-PERSON
Fu	I-PERSON
and	O
leaders	O
of	O
the	O
three	B-CARDINAL
headquarters	O
of	O
the	O
PLA	B-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Military	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
attended	O
the	O
meeting	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
September	B-DATE
1st	I-DATE


On	O
August	B-DATE
30th	I-DATE
,	O
Jiaxuan	B-PERSON
Tang	I-PERSON
,	O
vice	O
minister	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Foreign	I-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
Haojing	B-PERSON
Song	I-PERSON
,	O
special	O
envoy	O
of	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
government	O
and	O
vice	O
minister	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Foreign	I-ORG
Affairs	I-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
held	O
talks	O
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
exchanging	O
ideas	O
concerning	O
establishing	O
a	O
solid	O
mechanism	O
for	O
ensuring	O
peace	O
on	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
.	O


During	O
talks	O
,	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
parties	O
expressed	O
satisfaction	O
with	O
joint	O
efforts	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
of	O
Korea	B-GPE
and	O
China	B-GPE
in	O
maintaining	O
the	O
armistice	O
,	O
and	O
safeguarding	O
peace	O
and	O
safety	O
on	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
forty	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
some	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
signing	O
parties	O
of	O
the	B-LAW
Korea	I-LAW
Armistice	I-LAW
Agreement	I-LAW
.	O


The	O
two	B-CARDINAL
parties	O
believed	O
that	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
in	O
current	O
international	O
relations	O
and	O
the	O
situation	O
on	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
new	O
peace	O
-	O
guarantee	O
mechanism	O
on	O
the	O
peninsula	O
.	O


Korea	B-GPE
announced	O
negotiation	O
plans	O
concerning	O
establishing	O
a	O
new	O
peace	O
-	O
guarantee	O
mechanism	O
on	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
,	O
and	O
specific	O
measures	O
already	O
taken	O
by	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
side	O
of	O
recalling	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
delegation	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Korean	I-ORG
Military	I-ORG
Armistice	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
and	O
setting	O
up	O
the	B-ORG
Panmunjom	I-ORG
Representative	I-ORG
Office	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
Korean	I-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
as	O
the	O
negotiatory	O
organization	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O


The	O
Korean	B-NORP
side	O
emphasized	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
above	O
mentioned	O
measures	O
were	O
actions	O
of	O
goodwill	O
.	O


It	O
aimed	O
to	O
create	O
actual	O
conditions	O
for	O
establishing	O
a	O
peace	O
-	O
guarantee	O
mechanism	O
.	O


The	O
Chinese	B-NORP
side	O
expressed	O
that	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
pay	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
situation	O
on	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
and	O
sincerely	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
situation	O
on	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
would	O
be	O
relaxed	O
and	O
stabilized	O
.	O


Maintaining	O
the	O
peace	O
and	O
stability	O
of	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
accords	O
benefits	O
to	O
all	O
countries	O
in	O
this	O
region	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
beneficial	O
to	O
the	O
peace	O
and	O
safety	O
of	O
Asia	B-LOC
and	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


The	O
Chinese	B-NORP
side	O
holds	O
that	O
problems	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
should	O
be	O
solved	O
through	O
consultation	O
and	O
dialogue	O
between	O
each	O
party	O
concerned	O
.	O


Considering	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
side	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
situation	O
that	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
side	O
has	O
recalled	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
side	O
's	O
delegation	O
to	O
the	B-ORG
Military	I-ORG
Armistice	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
and	O
that	O
the	B-ORG
Military	I-ORG
Armistice	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
has	O
actually	O
stopped	O
operating	O
,	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
government	O
decided	O
to	O
recall	O
the	O
delegation	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Chinese	I-ORG
People	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Volunteer	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
to	O
the	B-ORG
Military	I-ORG
Armistice	I-ORG
Commission	I-ORG
.	O


The	O
Chinese	B-NORP
side	O
hopes	O
that	O
each	O
party	O
concerned	O
continues	O
to	O
make	O
constructive	O
efforts	O
to	O
relax	O
the	O
situation	O
on	O
the	O
Korean	B-NORP
peninsula	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Brisbane	B-GPE
,	O
April	B-DATE
23	I-DATE
,	O
by	O
reporter	O
Fa'en	B-PERSON
Wang	I-PERSON


Chinese	B-NORP
rising	O
star	O
Li	B-PERSON
Luo	I-PERSON
broke	O
through	O
the	O
stiff	O
opposition	O
of	O
gymnasts	O
from	O
Eastern	B-LOC
Europe	I-LOC
and	O
the	O
USA	B-GPE
to	O
win	O
the	O
gold	O
medal	O
on	O
the	O
uneven	O
bars	O
at	O
29th	B-ORDINAL
World	B-EVENT
Gymnastics	I-EVENT
Championships	I-EVENT
.	O


This	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
Chinese	B-NORP
gymnast	O
in	O
4	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
of	O
competition	O
.	O


There	O
were	O
many	O
other	O
strong	O
competitors	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
uneven	O
bars	O
.	O


Russia	B-GPE
,	O
Romania	B-GPE
and	O
US	B-GPE
each	O
has	O
2	B-CARDINAL
competitors	O
and	O
Ukraine	B-GPE
has	O
1	B-CARDINAL
competitor	O
.	O


The	O
17	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Li	B-PERSON
Luo	I-PERSON
scored	O
9.900	B-CARDINAL
in	O
the	O
preliminary	O
competition	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
lead	O
.	O


She	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	B-ORDINAL
gymnast	O
on	O
the	O
apparatus	O
.	O


Her	O
performance	O
arrangement	O
was	O
new	O
,	O
difficult	O
and	O
special	O
in	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
showed	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
technical	O
proficiency	O
.	O


She	O
received	O
thunderous	O
applause	O
from	O
the	O
spectators	O
.	O


After	O
a	O
perfect	O
finish	O
to	O
her	O
performance	O
the	O
judges	O
immediately	O
awarded	O
her	O
the	O
night	B-TIME
's	O
highest	O
score	O
of	O
9.912	B-CARDINAL
.	O


The	O
last	O
gymnast	O
was	O
Russian	B-NORP
S.	B-PERSON
Georgina	I-PERSON
,	O
who	O
staked	O
everything	O
on	O
her	O
last	O
performance	O
.	O


Although	O
her	O
movements	O
were	O
smooth	O
,	O
she	O
earned	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.875	B-CARDINAL
due	O
to	O
a	O
lower	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
and	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
silver	O
medal	O
.	O


Georgina	B-PERSON
's	O
fellow	O
team	O
member	O
D.	B-PERSON
Cochetegiva	I-PERSON
won	O
the	O
bronze	O
medal	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.850	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Romanian	B-NORP
Mirosoviki	B-PERSON
,	O
silver	O
medal	O
winner	O
for	O
the	O
overall	O
championships	O
,	O
made	O
a	O
big	O
mistake	O
and	O
only	O
managed	O
sixth	B-ORDINAL
place	O
.	O


Today	B-DATE
,	O
there	O
were	O
a	O
total	O
finals	O
in	O
5	B-CARDINAL
events	O
,	O
the	O
men	O
's	O
floor	O
exercise	O
,	O
the	O
pommel	O
horse	O
,	O
the	O
rings	O
,	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
vault	O
and	O
the	O
uneven	O
bars	O
individual	O
singles	O
competition	O
.	O


Romania	B-GPE
won	O
2	B-CARDINAL
gold	O
medals	O
.	O


China	B-GPE
,	O
Italy	B-GPE
and	O
Byelorussia	B-GPE
shared	O
the	O
other	O
3	B-CARDINAL
gold	O
medals	O
.	O


Two	B-CARDINAL
Chinese	B-NORP
male	O
gymnasts	O
Dashuang	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
and	O
Huadong	B-PERSON
Huang	I-PERSON
took	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
competitions	O
today	B-DATE
.	O


They	O
both	O
won	O
fifth	B-ORDINAL
place	O
respectively	O
on	O
the	O
floor	O
exercise	O
and	O
the	O
pommel	O
horse	O
.	O


Jian	B-PERSON
Zhang	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
Chinese	B-NORP
delegation	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
scores	O
of	O
male	O
gymnasts	O
were	O
the	O
worst	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
10	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
explained	O
that	O
levels	O
were	O
falling	O
.	O


However	O
,	O
all	O
3	B-CARDINAL
women	O
gymnasts	O
,	O
Li	B-PERSON
Luo	I-PERSON
,	O
Ya	B-PERSON
Qiao	I-PERSON
and	O
Huilan	B-PERSON
Mo	I-PERSON
,	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
internationals	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
,	O
performed	O
well	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
had	O
strong	O
events	O
and	O
their	O
movements	O
had	O
difficulty	O
.	O


There	O
was	O
almost	O
an	O
upset	O
in	O
the	O
finals	O
of	O
the	O
men	O
's	O
floor	O
exercise	O
.	O


As	O
a	O
relative	O
unknown	O
in	O
gymnastics	O
,	O
the	O
Greek	B-NORP
R.	B-PERSON
Milisanidis	I-PERSON
boldly	O
went	O
head	O
to	O
head	O
for	O
the	O
gold	O
medal	O
with	O
the	O
Byelorussian	B-NORP
star	O
Shellbo	B-PERSON
.	O


Shellbo	B-PERSON
finally	O
won	O
the	O
gold	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.725	B-CARDINAL
;	O
Milisanidis	B-PERSON
scored	O
9.687	B-CARDINAL
to	O
share	O
the	O
silver	O
medal	O
with	O
the	O
British	B-NORP
competitor	O
N.	B-PERSON
Thomas	I-PERSON
.	O


It	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
result	O
for	O
Greek	B-NORP
gymnasts	O
since	O
they	O
began	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
gymnastic	O
internationals	O
.	O


Romania	B-GPE
won	O
2	B-CARDINAL
gold	O
medals	O
from	O
18	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
M.	B-PERSON
Uzika	I-PERSON
,	O
in	O
the	O
pommel	O
horse	O
and	O
from	O
16	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
G.	B-PERSON
Gogiea	I-PERSON
,	O
on	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
vault	O
,	O
their	O
respective	O
scores	O
were	O
9.712	B-CARDINAL
and	O
9.812	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Italian	B-NORP
U.	B-PERSON
Kegie	I-PERSON
won	O
the	O
gold	O
medal	O
on	O
the	O
rings	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.787	B-CARDINAL
.	O


The	O
standard	O
on	O
the	O
rings	O
today	B-DATE
was	O
the	O
highest	O
of	O
all	O
previous	O
championships	O
.	O


All	O
8	B-CARDINAL
gymnasts	O
performed	O
many	O
breathtakingly	O
difficult	O
moves	O
.	O


Kegie	B-PERSON
who	O
was	O
in	O
first	B-ORDINAL
place	O
in	O
the	O
preliminary	O
showed	O
his	O
energetic	O
and	O
powerful	O
performance	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
final	O
.	O


The	O
American	B-NORP
B.	B-PERSON
Ovneol	I-PERSON
won	O
the	O
silver	O
medal	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.725	B-CARDINAL
,	O
the	O
Romanian	B-NORP
D.	B-PERSON
Bulinka	I-PERSON
and	O
the	O
German	B-NORP
W.	B-PERSON
Belinki	I-PERSON
shared	O
the	O
bronze	O
medal	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
score	O
of	O
9.700	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Romanian	B-NORP
gymnasts	O
showed	O
solid	O
strength	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
of	O
the	O
women	O
's	O
vault	O
.	O


Besides	O
Gogiea	B-PERSON
winning	O
the	O
gold	O
medal	O
,	O
Mirosoviki	B-PERSON
won	O
the	O
bronze	O
medal	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.787	B-CARDINAL
.	O


The	O
Russian	B-NORP
Georgina	B-PERSON
won	O
the	O
silver	O
medal	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.800	B-CARDINAL
.	O


The	O
American	B-NORP
Miller	B-PERSON
,	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
gold	O
medal	O
for	O
the	O
overall	O
championships	O
,	O
made	O
a	O
big	O
mistake	O
in	O
the	O
competition	O
and	O
only	O
managed	O
seventh	B-ORDINAL
place	O
.	O


To	O
date	O
seven	B-CARDINAL
gold	O
medals	O
have	O
been	O
decided	O
at	O
the	O
championships	O
.	O


The	O
last	O
5	B-CARDINAL
men	O
's	O
and	O
women	O
's	O
finals	O
in	O
the	O
individual	O
events	O
will	O
be	O
held	O
tomorrow	B-DATE
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Xinhua	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
Agency	I-ORG
,	O
Beijing	B-GPE
,	O
September	B-DATE
1st	I-DATE


With	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
promoting	O
Chinese	B-NORP
culture	O
internationally	O
,	O
the	B-ORG
China	I-ORG
Traditional	I-ORG
Martial	I-ORG
Arts	I-ORG
Imperial	I-ORG
College	I-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
China	I-ORG
Traditional	I-ORG
Literature	I-ORG
Imperial	I-ORG
College	I-ORG
were	O
established	O
today	B-DATE
in	O
Beijing	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
above	O
two	B-CARDINAL
imperial	O
colleges	O
have	O
been	O
established	O
with	O
the	O
approval	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Education	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
and	O
the	B-ORG
Beijing	I-ORG
Adult	I-ORG
Education	I-ORG
Bureau	I-ORG
,	O
under	O
the	O
concern	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Physical	I-ORG
Education	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
Cultural	I-ORG
Department	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
China	I-ORG
Martial	I-ORG
Arts	I-ORG
Academy	I-ORG
,	O
the	B-ORG
China	I-ORG
Art	I-ORG
Academy	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
under	O
the	O
proposing	O
and	O
funding	O
of	O
Mr.	O
Zhiren	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
,	O
a	O
famous	O
entrepreneur	O
,	O
calligraphy	O
and	O
painting	O
master	O
,	O
and	O
art	O
collector	O
from	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


Mr.	O
Zhiren	B-PERSON
Li	I-PERSON
has	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
calligraphy	O
magnate	O
"	O
in	O
Taiwan	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
recent	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
he	O
has	O
successively	O
invested	O
10,000,000	B-MONEY
New	I-MONEY
Taiwan	I-MONEY
Dollars	I-MONEY
to	O
build	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	O
elementary	O
schools	O
in	O
the	O
old	O
,	O
sparse	O
,	O
frontier	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
areas	O
of	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
mainland	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
people	O
here	O
and	O
abroad	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
End	O
-RRB-	O


Jesus	O
called	O
his	O
twelve	O
followers	O
together	O
.	O


He	O
gave	O
them	O
power	O
over	O
evil	O
spirits	O
and	O
power	O
to	O
heal	O
every	O
kind	O
of	O
disease	O
and	O
sickness	O
.	O


These	O
are	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
twelve	O
apostles	O
:	O
Simon	O
-LRB-	O
also	O
called	O
Peter	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
Andrew	O
,	O
the	O
brother	O
of	O
Peter	O
,	O
James	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Zebedee	O
,	O
John	O
,	O
the	O
brother	O
of	O
James	O
,	O
Philip	O
,	O
Bartholomew	O
,	O
Thomas	O
,	O
Matthew	O
,	O
the	O
tax	O
collector	O
,	O
James	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Alphaeus	O
,	O
Thaddaeus	O
,	O
Simon	O
,	O
the	O
Zealot	O
,	O
Judas	O
Iscariot	O
-LRB-	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
handed	O
Jesus	O
over	O
to	O
his	O
enemies	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


Jesus	O
sent	O
the	O
twelve	O
men	O
out	O
with	O
these	O
instructions	O
:	O
``	O
Do	O
n't	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
non-Jewish	O
people	O
.	O


And	O
do	O
n't	O
go	O
into	O
any	O
town	O
where	O
the	O
Samaritans	O
live	O
.	O


But	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Israel	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
like	O
sheep	O
that	O
are	O
lost	O
.	O


When	O
you	O
go	O
,	O
tell	O
them	O
this	O
:	O
'	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
is	O
coming	O
soon	O
.	O
'	O


Heal	O
the	O
sick	O
.	O


Bring	O
the	O
dead	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
.	O


Heal	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
leprosy	O
.	O


And	O
force	O
demons	O
out	O
of	O
people	O
.	O


I	O
give	O
you	O
these	O
powers	O
freely	O
,	O
so	O
help	O
others	O
freely	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
carry	O
any	O
money	O
with	O
you	O
--	O
gold	O
or	O
silver	O
or	O
copper	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
carry	O
a	O
bag	O
.	O


Take	O
only	O
the	O
clothes	O
and	O
sandals	O
you	O
are	O
wearing	O
.	O


And	O
do	O
n't	O
take	O
a	O
walking	O
stick	O
.	O


A	O
worker	O
should	O
be	O
given	O
what	O
he	O
needs	O
.	O


``	O
When	O
you	O
enter	O
a	O
city	O
or	O
town	O
,	O
find	O
some	O
worthy	O
person	O
there	O
and	O
stay	O
in	O
his	O
home	O
until	O
you	O
leave	O
.	O


When	O
you	O
enter	O
that	O
home	O
,	O
say	O
,	O
'	O
Peace	O
be	O
with	O
you	O
.	O
'	O


If	O
the	O
people	O
in	O
that	O
home	O
welcome	O
you	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
worthy	O
of	O
your	O
peace	O
.	O


May	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
peace	O
you	O
wished	O
for	O
them	O
.	O


But	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
welcome	O
you	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
worthy	O
of	O
your	O
peace	O
.	O


Take	O
back	O
the	O
peace	O
you	O
wished	O
for	O
them	O
.	O


And	O
if	O
the	O
people	O
in	O
a	O
home	O
or	O
a	O
town	O
refuse	O
to	O
welcome	O
you	O
or	O
listen	O
to	O
you	O
,	O
then	O
leave	O
that	O
place	O
and	O
shake	O
the	O
dust	O
off	O
your	O
feet	O
.	O


I	O
can	O
assure	O
you	O
that	O
on	O
the	O
judgment	O
day	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
worse	O
for	O
that	O
town	O
than	O
for	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Sodom	O
and	O
Gomorrah	O
.	O


``	O
Listen	O
!	O


I	O
am	O
sending	O
you	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
like	O
sheep	O
among	O
wolves	O
.	O


So	O
be	O
smart	O
like	O
snakes	O
.	O


But	O
also	O
be	O
like	O
doves	O
and	O
do	O
n't	O
hurt	O
anyone	O
.	O


Be	O
careful	O
!	O


There	O
are	O
people	O
who	O
will	O
arrest	O
you	O
and	O
take	O
you	O
to	O
be	O
judged	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
whip	O
you	O
in	O
their	O
synagogues	O
.	O


You	O
will	O
be	O
taken	O
to	O
stand	O
before	O
governors	O
and	O
kings	O
.	O


People	O
will	O
do	O
this	O
to	O
you	O
because	O
you	O
follow	O
me	O
.	O


You	O
will	O
tell	O
about	O
me	O
to	O
those	O
kings	O
and	O
governors	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
non-Jewish	O
people	O
.	O


When	O
you	O
are	O
arrested	O
,	O
do	O
n't	O
worry	O
about	O
what	O
to	O
say	O
or	O
how	O
you	O
should	O
say	O
it	O
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
given	O
the	O
words	O
to	O
say	O
.	O


It	O
will	O
not	O
really	O
be	O
you	O
speaking	O
;	O
the	O
Spirit	O
of	O
your	O
Father	O
will	O
be	O
speaking	O
through	O
you	O
.	O


``	O
Brothers	O
will	O
turn	O
against	O
their	O
own	O
brothers	O
and	O
hand	O
them	O
over	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
.	O


Fathers	O
will	O
hand	O
over	O
their	O
own	O
children	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
.	O


Children	O
will	O
fight	O
against	O
their	O
own	O
parents	O
and	O
will	O
have	O
them	O
killed	O
.	O


Everyone	O
will	O
hate	O
you	O
because	O
you	O
follow	O
me	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
remains	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
will	O
be	O
saved	O
.	O


When	O
you	O
are	O
treated	O
badly	O
in	O
one	O
city	O
,	O
go	O
to	O
another	O
city	O
.	O


I	O
promise	O
you	O
that	O
you	O
will	O
not	O
finish	O
going	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
cities	O
of	O
Israel	O
before	O
the	O
Son	O
of	O
Man	O
comes	O
again	O
.	O


``	O
Students	O
are	O
not	O
better	O
than	O
their	O
teacher	O
.	O


Servants	O
are	O
not	O
better	O
than	O
their	O
master	O
.	O


Students	O
should	O
be	O
happy	O
to	O
be	O
treated	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
their	O
teacher	O
.	O


And	O
servants	O
should	O
be	O
happy	O
to	O
be	O
treated	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
their	O
master	O
.	O


If	O
those	O
people	O
call	O
me	O
'	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
demons	O
,	O
'	O
and	O
I	O
am	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
is	O
even	O
more	O
certain	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
insult	O
you	O
,	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
!	O


``	O
So	O
do	O
n't	O
be	O
afraid	O
of	O
those	O
people	O
.	O


Everything	O
that	O
is	O
hidden	O
will	O
be	O
shown	O
.	O


Everything	O
that	O
is	O
secret	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
known	O
.	O


I	O
tell	O
you	O
all	O
this	O
secretly	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
want	O
you	O
to	O
tell	O
it	O
publicly	O
.	O


Whatever	O
I	O
tell	O
you	O
privately	O
,	O
you	O
should	O
shout	O
for	O
everyone	O
to	O
hear	O
.	O


``	O
Do	O
n't	O
be	O
afraid	O
of	O
people	O
.	O


They	O
can	O
kill	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
not	O
kill	O
the	O
soul	O
.	O


The	O
only	O
one	O
you	O
should	O
fear	O
is	O
God	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
can	O
send	O
the	O
body	O
and	O
the	O
soul	O
to	O
be	O
destroyed	O
in	O
hell	O
.	O


When	O
birds	O
are	O
sold	O
,	O
two	O
small	O
birds	O
cost	O
only	O
a	O
penny	O
.	O


But	O
not	O
even	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
little	O
birds	O
can	O
die	O
without	O
your	O
Father	O
knowing	O
it	O
.	O


God	O
even	O
knows	O
how	O
many	O
hairs	O
are	O
on	O
your	O
head	O
.	O


So	O
do	O
n't	O
be	O
afraid	O
.	O


You	O
are	O
worth	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
whole	O
flock	O
of	O
birds	O
.	O


``	O
If	O
you	O
stand	O
before	O
others	O
and	O
are	O
willing	O
to	O
say	O
you	O
believe	O
in	O
me	O
,	O
then	O
I	O
will	O
tell	O
my	O
Father	O
in	O
heaven	O
that	O
you	O
belong	O
to	O
me	O
.	O


But	O
if	O
you	O
stand	O
before	O
others	O
and	O
say	O
you	O
do	O
not	O
believe	O
in	O
me	O
,	O
then	O
I	O
will	O
tell	O
my	O
Father	O
in	O
heaven	O
that	O
you	O
do	O
not	O
belong	O
to	O
me	O
.	O


``	O
Do	O
not	O
think	O
that	O
I	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
bring	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
earth	O
.	O


I	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
to	O
bring	O
peace	O
.	O


I	O
came	O
to	O
bring	O
trouble	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
happen	O
:	O
'	O
A	O
son	O
will	O
turn	O
against	O
his	O
father	O
.	O


A	O
daughter	O
will	O
turn	O
against	O
her	O
mother	O
.	O


A	O
daughter	O
-	O
in	O
-	O
law	O
will	O
turn	O
against	O
her	O
mother	O
-	O
in	O
-	O
law	O
.	O


Even	O
members	O
of	O
your	O
own	O
family	O
will	O
be	O
your	O
enemies	O
.	O
'	O


``	O
Those	O
who	O
love	O
their	O
father	O
or	O
mother	O
more	O
than	O
they	O
love	O
me	O
are	O
not	O
worthy	O
of	O
me	O
.	O


And	O
those	O
who	O
love	O
their	O
son	O
or	O
daughter	O
more	O
than	O
they	O
love	O
me	O
are	O
not	O
worthy	O
of	O
me	O
.	O


Those	O
who	O
will	O
not	O
accept	O
the	O
cross	O
that	O
is	O
given	O
to	O
them	O
when	O
they	O
follow	O
me	O
are	O
not	O
worthy	O
of	O
me	O
.	O


Those	O
who	O
try	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
life	O
they	O
have	O
will	O
lose	O
it	O
.	O


But	O
those	O
who	O
give	O
up	O
their	O
life	O
for	O
me	O
will	O
find	O
true	O
life	O
.	O


``	O
Whoever	O
accepts	O
you	O
also	O
accepts	O
me	O
.	O


And	O
whoever	O
accepts	O
me	O
accepts	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
sent	O
me	O
.	O


Whoever	O
accepts	O
a	O
prophet	O
because	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
prophet	O
will	O
get	O
the	O
same	O
reward	O
a	O
prophet	O
gets	O
.	O


And	O
whoever	O
accepts	O
a	O
godly	O
person	O
just	O
because	O
that	O
person	O
is	O
godly	O
will	O
get	O
the	O
same	O
reward	O
a	O
godly	O
person	O
gets	O
.	O


Whoever	O
helps	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
little	O
ones	O
because	O
they	O
are	O
my	O
followers	O
will	O
definitely	O
get	O
a	O
reward	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
only	O
give	O
them	O
a	O
cup	O
of	O
cold	O
water	O
.	O
''	O


``	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
is	O
like	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
owned	O
some	O
land	O
.	O


One	O
morning	O
,	O
the	O
man	O
went	O
out	O
very	O
early	O
to	O
hire	O
some	O
people	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
his	O
vineyard	O
.	O


He	O
agreed	O
to	O
pay	O
the	O
workers	O
one	O
silver	O
coin	O
for	O
working	O
that	O
day	O
.	O


Then	O
he	O
sent	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
vineyard	O
to	O
work	O
.	O


``	O
About	O
nine	O
o'clock	O
the	O
man	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
marketplace	O
and	O
saw	O
some	O
other	O
people	O
standing	O
there	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
doing	O
nothing	O
.	O


So	O
he	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
'	O
If	O
you	O
go	O
and	O
work	O
in	O
my	O
field	O
,	O
I	O
will	O
pay	O
you	O
what	O
your	O
work	O
is	O
worth	O
.	O
'	O


So	O
they	O
went	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
vineyard	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
man	O
went	O
out	O
again	O
about	O
twelve	O
o'clock	O
and	O
again	O
at	O
three	O
o'clock	O
.	O


Both	O
times	O
he	O
hired	O
some	O
others	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
his	O
vineyard	O
.	O


About	O
five	O
o'clock	O
the	O
man	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
marketplace	O
again	O
.	O


He	O
saw	O
some	O
other	O
people	O
standing	O
there	O
.	O


He	O
asked	O
them	O
,	O
'	O
Why	O
did	O
you	O
stand	O
here	O
all	O
day	O
doing	O
nothing	O
?	O
'	O


``	O
They	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
No	O
one	O
gave	O
us	O
a	O
job	O
.	O
'	O


``	O
The	O
man	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
'	O
Then	O
you	O
can	O
go	O
and	O
work	O
in	O
my	O
vineyard	O
.	O
'	O


``	O
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
field	O
said	O
to	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
workers	O
,	O
'	O
Call	O
the	O
workers	O
and	O
pay	O
them	O
all	O
.	O


Start	O
by	O
paying	O
the	O
last	O
people	O
I	O
hired	O
.	O


Then	O
pay	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
ones	O
I	O
hired	O
first	O
.	O
'	O


``	O
The	O
workers	O
who	O
were	O
hired	O
at	O
five	O
o'clock	O
came	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
pay	O
.	O


Each	O
worker	O
got	O
one	O
silver	O
coin	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
workers	O
who	O
were	O
hired	O
first	O
came	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
pay	O
.	O


They	O
thought	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
paid	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
others	O
.	O


But	O
each	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
also	O
received	O
one	O
silver	O
coin	O
.	O


When	O
they	O
got	O
their	O
silver	O
coin	O
,	O
they	O
complained	O
to	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
land	O
.	O


They	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
Those	O
people	O
were	O
hired	O
last	O
and	O
worked	O
only	O
one	O
hour	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
paid	O
them	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
us	O
.	O


And	O
we	O
worked	O
hard	O
all	O
day	O
in	O
the	O
hot	O
sun	O
.	O
'	O


``	O
But	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
field	O
said	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
'	O
Friend	O
,	O
I	O
am	O
being	O
fair	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


You	O
agreed	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
one	O
silver	O
coin	O
.	O


Right	O
?	O


So	O
take	O
your	O
pay	O
and	O
go	O
.	O


I	O
want	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
was	O
hired	O
last	O
the	O
same	O
pay	O
I	O
gave	O
you	O
.	O


I	O
can	O
do	O
what	O
I	O
want	O
with	O
my	O
own	O
money	O
.	O


Why	O
would	O
you	O
be	O
jealous	O
because	O
I	O
am	O
generous	O
?	O
'	O


``	O
So	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
last	O
now	O
will	O
be	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O


And	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
first	O
now	O
will	O
be	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
Jerusalem	O
.	O


His	O
twelve	O
followers	O
were	O
with	O
him	O
.	O


While	O
they	O
were	O
walking	O
,	O
he	O
gathered	O
the	O
followers	O
together	O
and	O
spoke	O
to	O
them	O
privately	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
We	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
Jerusalem	O
.	O


The	O
Son	O
of	O
Man	O
will	O
be	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
leading	O
priests	O
and	O
the	O
teachers	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
will	O
say	O
he	O
must	O
die	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
hand	O
him	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
foreigners	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
laugh	O
at	O
him	O
and	O
beat	O
him	O
with	O
whips	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
they	O
will	O
kill	O
him	O
on	O
a	O
cross	O
.	O


But	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
day	O
after	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
raised	O
to	O
life	O
again	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
Zebedee	O
's	O
wife	O
came	O
to	O
Jesus	O
and	O
brought	O
her	O
sons	O
.	O


She	O
bowed	O
before	O
Jesus	O
and	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
for	O
her	O
.	O


Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
What	O
do	O
you	O
want	O
?	O
''	O


She	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Promise	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
my	O
sons	O
will	O
sit	O
at	O
your	O
right	O
side	O
in	O
your	O
kingdom	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
at	O
your	O
left	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
the	O
sons	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
what	O
you	O
are	O
asking	O
.	O


Can	O
you	O
drink	O
from	O
the	O
cup	O
that	O
I	O
must	O
drink	O
from	O
?	O
''	O


The	O
sons	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
Yes	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
!	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
It	O
is	O
true	O
that	O
you	O
will	O
drink	O
from	O
the	O
cup	O
that	O
I	O
drink	O
from	O
.	O


But	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
for	O
me	O
to	O
say	O
who	O
will	O
sit	O
at	O
my	O
right	O
or	O
my	O
left	O
.	O


My	O
Father	O
has	O
decided	O
who	O
will	O
do	O
that	O
.	O


He	O
has	O
prepared	O
those	O
places	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
other	O
ten	O
followers	O
heard	O
this	O
and	O
were	O
angry	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
brothers	O
.	O


So	O
Jesus	O
called	O
the	O
followers	O
together	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
know	O
that	O
the	O
rulers	O
of	O
the	O
non-Jewish	O
people	O
love	O
to	O
show	O
their	O
power	O
over	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


And	O
their	O
important	O
leaders	O
love	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
their	O
authority	O
over	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


But	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
that	O
way	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


Whoever	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
your	O
leader	O
must	O
be	O
your	O
servant	O
.	O


Whoever	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
first	O
must	O
serve	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
you	O
like	O
a	O
slave	O
.	O


Do	O
as	O
I	O
did	O
:	O
The	O
Son	O
of	O
Man	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
serve	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
came	O
to	O
serve	O
others	O
and	O
to	O
give	O
his	O
life	O
to	O
save	O
many	O
people	O
.	O
''	O


When	O
Jesus	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
were	O
leaving	O
Jericho	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
crowd	O
followed	O
him	O
.	O


There	O
were	O
two	O
blind	O
men	O
sitting	O
by	O
the	O
road	O
.	O


They	O
heard	O
that	O
Jesus	O
was	O
coming	O
by	O
.	O


So	O
they	O
shouted	O
,	O
``	O
Lord	O
,	O
Son	O
of	O
David	O
,	O
please	O
help	O
us	O
!	O
''	O


The	O
people	O
there	O
criticized	O
the	O
blind	O
men	O
and	O
told	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
quiet	O
.	O


But	O
they	O
shouted	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
,	O
``	O
Lord	O
,	O
Son	O
of	O
David	O
,	O
please	O
help	O
us	O
!	O
''	O


Jesus	O
stopped	O
and	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
What	O
do	O
you	O
want	O
me	O
to	O
do	O
for	O
you	O
?	O
''	O


They	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
Lord	O
,	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
felt	O
sorry	O
for	O
the	O
blind	O
men	O
.	O


He	O
touched	O
their	O
eyes	O
,	O
and	O
immediately	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
.	O


Then	O
they	O
became	O
followers	O
of	O
Jesus	O
.	O


Then	O
Jesus	O
left	O
there	O
and	O
went	O
into	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
Judea	O
and	O
across	O
the	O
Jordan	O
River	O
.	O


Again	O
,	O
many	O
people	O
came	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
Jesus	O
taught	O
them	O
as	O
he	O
always	O
did	O
.	O


Some	O
Pharisees	O
came	O
to	O
Jesus	O
and	O
tried	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
say	O
something	O
wrong	O
.	O


They	O
asked	O
him	O
,	O
``	O
Is	O
it	O
right	O
for	O
a	O
man	O
to	O
divorce	O
his	O
wife	O
?	O
''	O


Jesus	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
What	O
did	O
Moses	O
command	O
you	O
to	O
do	O
?	O
''	O


The	O
Pharisees	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Moses	O
allowed	O
a	O
man	O
to	O
divorce	O
his	O
wife	O
by	O
writing	O
a	O
certificate	O
of	O
divorce	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Moses	O
wrote	O
that	O
command	O
for	O
you	O
because	O
you	O
refused	O
to	O
accept	O
God	O
's	O
teaching	O
.	O


But	O
when	O
God	O
made	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
'	O
he	O
made	O
people	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
.	O
'	O


'	O
That	O
is	O
why	O
a	O
man	O
will	O
leave	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
mother	O
and	O
be	O
joined	O
to	O
his	O
wife	O
.	O


And	O
the	O
two	O
people	O
will	O
become	O
one	O
.	O
'	O


So	O
they	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
two	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
.	O


God	O
has	O
joined	O
them	O
together	O
,	O
so	O
no	O
one	O
should	O
separate	O
them	O
.	O
''	O


Later	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
followers	O
and	O
Jesus	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
they	O
asked	O
him	O
again	O
about	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
divorce	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Whoever	O
divorces	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
marries	O
another	O
woman	O
has	O
sinned	O
against	O
his	O
wife	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
guilty	O
of	O
adultery	O
.	O


And	O
the	O
woman	O
who	O
divorces	O
her	O
husband	O
and	O
marries	O
another	O
man	O
is	O
also	O
guilty	O
of	O
adultery	O
.	O
''	O


People	O
brought	O
their	O
small	O
children	O
to	O
Jesus	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
lay	O
his	O
hands	O
on	O
them	O
to	O
bless	O
them	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
followers	O
told	O
the	O
people	O
to	O
stop	O
bringing	O
their	O
children	O
to	O
him	O
.	O


Jesus	O
saw	O
what	O
happened	O
.	O


He	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
his	O
followers	O
telling	O
the	O
children	O
not	O
to	O
come	O
.	O


So	O
he	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
Let	O
the	O
little	O
children	O
come	O
to	O
me	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
stop	O
them	O
,	O
because	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
belongs	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
like	O
these	O
little	O
children	O
.	O


The	O
truth	O
is	O
,	O
you	O
must	O
accept	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
like	O
a	O
little	O
child	O
accepts	O
things	O
,	O
or	O
you	O
will	O
never	O
enter	O
it	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
Jesus	O
held	O
the	O
children	O
in	O
his	O
arms	O
.	O


He	O
laid	O
his	O
hands	O
on	O
them	O
and	O
blessed	O
them	O
.	O


Jesus	O
started	O
to	O
leave	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
man	O
ran	O
to	O
him	O
and	O
bowed	O
down	O
on	O
his	O
knees	O
before	O
him	O
.	O


The	O
man	O
asked	O
,	O
``	O
Good	O
Teacher	O
,	O
what	O
must	O
I	O
do	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
life	O
that	O
never	O
ends	O
?	O
''	O


Jesus	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
Why	O
do	O
you	O
call	O
me	O
good	O
?	O


Only	O
God	O
is	O
good	O
.	O


And	O
you	O
know	O
his	O
commands	O
:	O
'	O
You	O
must	O
not	O
murder	O
anyone	O
,	O
you	O
must	O
not	O
commit	O
adultery	O
,	O
you	O
must	O
not	O
steal	O
,	O
you	O
must	O
not	O
lie	O
,	O
you	O
must	O
not	O
cheat	O
,	O
you	O
must	O
respect	O
your	O
father	O
and	O
mother	O
.	O
.	O
.	O
.	O
'	O
''	O


The	O
man	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Teacher	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
obeyed	O
all	O
these	O
commands	O
since	O
I	O
was	O
a	O
boy	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
looked	O
at	O
the	O
man	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
showed	O
how	O
much	O
he	O
cared	O
for	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
There	O
is	O
still	O
one	O
thing	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
do	O
.	O


Go	O
and	O
sell	O
everything	O
you	O
have	O
.	O


Give	O
the	O
money	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
poor	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
will	O
have	O
riches	O
in	O
heaven	O
.	O


Then	O
come	O
and	O
follow	O
me	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
man	O
was	O
upset	O
when	O
Jesus	O
told	O
him	O
to	O
give	O
away	O
his	O
money	O
.	O


He	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
,	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
very	O
rich	O
.	O


So	O
he	O
went	O
away	O
sad	O
.	O


Then	O
Jesus	O
looked	O
at	O
his	O
followers	O
and	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
It	O
will	O
be	O
very	O
hard	O
for	O
a	O
rich	O
person	O
to	O
enter	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
!	O
''	O


The	O
followers	O
were	O
amazed	O
at	O
what	O
Jesus	O
said	O
.	O


But	O
he	O
said	O
again	O
,	O
``	O
My	O
children	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
very	O
hard	O
to	O
enter	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
!	O


It	O
is	O
easier	O
for	O
a	O
camel	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
the	O
eye	O
of	O
a	O
needle	O
than	O
for	O
a	O
rich	O
person	O
to	O
enter	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
!	O
''	O


The	O
followers	O
were	O
even	O
more	O
amazed	O
and	O
said	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
``	O
Then	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
?	O
''	O


Jesus	O
looked	O
at	O
them	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
That	O
is	O
something	O
people	O
can	O
not	O
do	O
,	O
but	O
God	O
can	O
.	O


He	O
can	O
do	O
anything	O
.	O
''	O


Peter	O
said	O
to	O
Jesus	O
,	O
``	O
We	O
left	O
everything	O
to	O
follow	O
you	O
!	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
can	O
promise	O
that	O
everyone	O
who	O
has	O
left	O
their	O
home	O
,	O
brothers	O
,	O
sisters	O
,	O
mother	O
,	O
father	O
,	O
children	O
,	O
or	O
farm	O
for	O
me	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
about	O
me	O
will	O
get	O
a	O
hundred	O
times	O
more	O
than	O
they	O
left	O
.	O


Here	O
in	O
this	O
world	O
they	O
will	O
get	O
more	O
homes	O
,	O
brothers	O
,	O
sisters	O
,	O
mothers	O
,	O
children	O
,	O
and	O
farms	O
.	O


And	O
with	O
these	O
things	O
they	O
will	O
have	O
persecutions	O
.	O


But	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
that	O
is	O
coming	O
they	O
will	O
also	O
get	O
the	O
reward	O
of	O
eternal	O
life	O
.	O


Many	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
the	O
highest	O
place	O
now	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
lowest	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O


And	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
the	O
lowest	O
place	O
now	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
highest	O
place	O
then	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
and	O
those	O
with	O
him	O
were	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Jerusalem	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
.	O


His	O
followers	O
were	O
wondering	O
what	O
was	O
happening	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
followed	O
behind	O
them	O
were	O
feeling	O
afraid	O
.	O


Jesus	O
gathered	O
the	O
twelve	O
apostles	O
again	O
and	O
talked	O
with	O
them	O
alone	O
.	O


He	O
told	O
them	O
what	O
would	O
happen	O
in	O
Jerusalem	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
We	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
Jerusalem	O
.	O


The	O
Son	O
of	O
Man	O
will	O
be	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
leading	O
priests	O
and	O
teachers	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
say	O
that	O
he	O
must	O
die	O
and	O
will	O
hand	O
him	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
foreigners	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
laugh	O
at	O
him	O
and	O
spit	O
on	O
him	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
beat	O
him	O
with	O
whips	O
and	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O


But	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
day	O
after	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
rise	O
to	O
life	O
again	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
James	O
and	O
John	O
,	O
sons	O
of	O
Zebedee	O
,	O
came	O
to	O
Jesus	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Teacher	O
,	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
ask	O
you	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
for	O
us	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
asked	O
,	O
``	O
What	O
do	O
you	O
want	O
me	O
to	O
do	O
for	O
you	O
?	O
''	O


The	O
sons	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
Let	O
us	O
share	O
the	O
great	O
honor	O
you	O
will	O
have	O
as	O
king	O
.	O


Let	O
one	O
of	O
us	O
sit	O
at	O
your	O
right	O
side	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
at	O
your	O
left	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
what	O
you	O
are	O
asking	O
.	O


Can	O
you	O
drink	O
from	O
the	O
cup	O
that	O
I	O
must	O
drink	O
from	O
?	O


Can	O
you	O
be	O
baptized	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
baptism	O
that	O
I	O
must	O
go	O
through	O
?	O
''	O


The	O
sons	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
Yes	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
!	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
the	O
sons	O
,	O
``	O
It	O
is	O
true	O
that	O
you	O
will	O
drink	O
from	O
the	O
cup	O
that	O
I	O
drink	O
from	O
.	O


And	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
baptized	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
baptism	O
that	O
I	O
must	O
go	O
through	O
.	O


But	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
for	O
me	O
to	O
say	O
who	O
will	O
sit	O
at	O
my	O
right	O
or	O
my	O
left	O
.	O


God	O
has	O
prepared	O
those	O
places	O
for	O
the	O
ones	O
he	O
chooses	O
.	O
''	O


When	O
the	O
other	O
ten	O
followers	O
heard	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
angry	O
with	O
James	O
and	O
John	O
.	O


Jesus	O
called	O
all	O
the	O
followers	O
together	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
The	O
non-Jewish	O
people	O
have	O
men	O
they	O
call	O
rulers	O
.	O


You	O
know	O
that	O
those	O
rulers	O
love	O
to	O
show	O
their	O
power	O
over	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


And	O
their	O
important	O
leaders	O
love	O
to	O
use	O
all	O
their	O
authority	O
over	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


But	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
that	O
way	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


Whoever	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
your	O
leader	O
must	O
be	O
your	O
servant	O
.	O


Whoever	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
first	O
must	O
serve	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
you	O
like	O
a	O
slave	O
.	O


Follow	O
my	O
example	O
:	O
Even	O
the	O
Son	O
of	O
Man	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
serve	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
came	O
to	O
serve	O
others	O
and	O
to	O
give	O
his	O
life	O
to	O
save	O
many	O
people	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
they	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Jericho	O
.	O


When	O
Jesus	O
left	O
there	O
with	O
his	O
followers	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
crowd	O
was	O
with	O
them	O
.	O


A	O
blind	O
man	O
named	O
Bartimaeus	O
-LRB-	O
meaning	O
``	O
son	O
of	O
Timaeus	O
''	O
-RRB-	O


was	O
sitting	O
by	O
the	O
road	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
always	O
begging	O
for	O
money	O
.	O


He	O
heard	O
that	O
Jesus	O
from	O
Nazareth	O
was	O
walking	O
by	O
.	O


So	O
he	O
began	O
shouting	O
,	O
``	O
Jesus	O
,	O
Son	O
of	O
David	O
,	O
please	O
help	O
me	O
!	O
''	O


Many	O
people	O
criticized	O
the	O
blind	O
man	O
and	O
told	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
quiet	O
.	O


But	O
he	O
shouted	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
,	O
``	O
Son	O
of	O
David	O
,	O
please	O
help	O
me	O
!	O
''	O


Jesus	O
stopped	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Tell	O
him	O
to	O
come	O
here	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
they	O
called	O
the	O
blind	O
man	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
can	O
be	O
happy	O
now	O
.	O


Stand	O
up	O
!	O


Jesus	O
is	O
calling	O
you	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
blind	O
man	O
stood	O
up	O
quickly	O
.	O


He	O
left	O
his	O
coat	O
there	O
and	O
went	O
to	O
Jesus	O
.	O


Jesus	O
asked	O
the	O
man	O
,	O
``	O
What	O
do	O
you	O
want	O
me	O
to	O
do	O
for	O
you	O
?	O
''	O


He	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
Teacher	O
,	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
see	O
again	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Go	O
.	O


You	O
are	O
healed	O
because	O
you	O
believed	O
.	O
''	O


Immediately	O
the	O
man	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
again	O
.	O


He	O
followed	O
Jesus	O
down	O
the	O
road	O
.	O


After	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Lord	O
chose	O
72	O
more	O
followers	O
.	O


He	O
sent	O
them	O
out	O
in	O
groups	O
of	O
two	O
.	O


He	O
sent	O
them	O
ahead	O
of	O
him	O
into	O
every	O
town	O
and	O
place	O
where	O
he	O
planned	O
to	O
go	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
There	O
is	O
such	O
a	O
big	O
harvest	O
of	O
people	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
.	O


But	O
there	O
are	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
workers	O
to	O
help	O
harvest	O
them	O
.	O


God	O
owns	O
the	O
harvest	O
.	O


Ask	O
him	O
to	O
send	O
more	O
workers	O
to	O
help	O
bring	O
in	O
his	O
harvest	O
.	O


``	O
You	O
can	O
go	O
now	O
.	O


But	O
listen	O
!	O


I	O
am	O
sending	O
you	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
like	O
sheep	O
among	O
wolves	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
carry	O
any	O
money	O
,	O
a	O
bag	O
,	O
or	O
sandals	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
stop	O
to	O
talk	O
with	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
road	O
.	O


Before	O
you	O
go	O
into	O
a	O
house	O
,	O
say	O
,	O
'	O
Peace	O
be	O
with	O
this	O
home	O
.	O
'	O


If	O
the	O
people	O
living	O
there	O
love	O
peace	O
,	O
your	O
blessing	O
of	O
peace	O
will	O
stay	O
with	O
them	O
.	O


But	O
if	O
not	O
,	O
your	O
blessing	O
of	O
peace	O
will	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
you	O
.	O


Stay	O
in	O
the	O
peace	O
-	O
loving	O
house	O
.	O


Eat	O
and	O
drink	O
what	O
the	O
people	O
there	O
give	O
you	O
.	O


A	O
worker	O
should	O
be	O
given	O
his	O
pay	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
leave	O
that	O
house	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
another	O
house	O
.	O


``	O
If	O
you	O
go	O
into	O
a	O
town	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
welcome	O
you	O
,	O
eat	O
the	O
food	O
they	O
give	O
you	O
.	O


Heal	O
the	O
sick	O
people	O
who	O
live	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
tell	O
them	O
,	O
'	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
is	O
coming	O
to	O
you	O
soon	O
!	O
'	O


``	O
But	O
if	O
you	O
go	O
into	O
a	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
do	O
n't	O
welcome	O
you	O
,	O
then	O
go	O
out	O
into	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
that	O
town	O
and	O
say	O
,	O
'	O
Even	O
the	O
dirt	O
from	O
your	O
town	O
that	O
sticks	O
to	O
our	O
feet	O
we	O
wipe	O
off	O
against	O
you	O
.	O


But	O
remember	O
that	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
is	O
coming	O
soon	O
.	O
'	O


I	O
tell	O
you	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
judgment	O
day	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
worse	O
for	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
that	O
town	O
than	O
for	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Sodom	O
.	O


``	O
It	O
will	O
be	O
bad	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
Chorazin	O
!	O


It	O
will	O
be	O
bad	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
Bethsaida	O
!	O


I	O
did	O
many	O
miracles	O
in	O
you	O
.	O


If	O
those	O
same	O
miracles	O
had	O
happened	O
in	O
Tyre	O
and	O
Sidon	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
people	O
in	O
those	O
cities	O
would	O
have	O
changed	O
their	O
lives	O
and	O
stopped	O
sinning	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
ago	O
.	O


They	O
would	O
have	O
worn	O
sackcloth	O
and	O
sat	O
in	O
ashes	O
to	O
show	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
sorry	O
for	O
their	O
sins	O
.	O


But	O
on	O
the	O
judgment	O
day	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
worse	O
for	O
you	O
than	O
for	O
Tyre	O
and	O
Sidon	O
.	O


And	O
you	O
,	O
Capernaum	O
,	O
will	O
you	O
be	O
lifted	O
up	O
to	O
heaven	O
?	O


No	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
thrown	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
place	O
of	O
death	O
!	O


``	O
When	O
anyone	O
listens	O
to	O
you	O
my	O
followers	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
really	O
listening	O
to	O
me	O
.	O


But	O
when	O
anyone	O
refuses	O
to	O
accept	O
you	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
really	O
refusing	O
to	O
accept	O
me	O
.	O


And	O
when	O
anyone	O
refuses	O
to	O
accept	O
me	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
refusing	O
to	O
accept	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
sent	O
me	O
.	O
''	O


When	O
the	O
72	O
followers	O
came	O
back	O
from	O
their	O
trip	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
very	O
happy	O
.	O


They	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Lord	O
,	O
even	O
the	O
demons	O
obeyed	O
us	O
when	O
we	O
used	O
your	O
name	O
!	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
saw	O
Satan	O
falling	O
like	O
lightning	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
but	O
know	O
that	O
I	O
have	O
given	O
you	O
more	O
power	O
than	O
he	O
has	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
given	O
you	O
power	O
to	O
crush	O
his	O
snakes	O
and	O
scorpions	O
under	O
your	O
feet	O
.	O


Nothing	O
will	O
hurt	O
you	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
even	O
the	O
spirits	O
obey	O
you	O
.	O


And	O
you	O
can	O
be	O
happy	O
,	O
not	O
because	O
you	O
have	O
this	O
power	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
your	O
names	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
heaven	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
the	O
Holy	O
Spirit	O
made	O
Jesus	O
feel	O
very	O
happy	O
.	O


Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
praise	O
you	O
,	O
Father	O
,	O
Lord	O
of	O
heaven	O
and	O
earth	O
.	O


I	O
am	O
thankful	O
that	O
you	O
have	O
hidden	O
these	O
things	O
from	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
so	O
wise	O
and	O
so	O
smart	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
have	O
shown	O
them	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
like	O
little	O
children	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
Father	O
,	O
you	O
did	O
this	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
what	O
you	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
.	O


``	O
My	O
Father	O
has	O
given	O
me	O
all	O
things	O
.	O


No	O
one	O
knows	O
who	O
the	O
Son	O
is	O
--	O
only	O
the	O
Father	O
knows	O
.	O


And	O
only	O
the	O
Son	O
knows	O
who	O
the	O
Father	O
is	O
.	O


The	O
only	O
people	O
who	O
will	O
know	O
about	O
the	O
Father	O
are	O
those	O
the	O
Son	O
chooses	O
to	O
tell	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
Jesus	O
turned	O
to	O
his	O
followers	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
there	O
alone	O
with	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
It	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
blessing	O
for	O
you	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
you	O
now	O
see	O
!	O


I	O
tell	O
you	O
,	O
many	O
prophets	O
and	O
kings	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
you	O
now	O
see	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
.	O


And	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
hear	O
what	O
you	O
now	O
hear	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
an	O
expert	O
in	O
the	O
law	O
stood	O
up	O
to	O
test	O
Jesus	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Teacher	O
,	O
what	O
must	O
I	O
do	O
to	O
get	O
eternal	O
life	O
?	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
``	O
What	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
law	O
?	O


What	O
do	O
you	O
understand	O
from	O
it	O
?	O
''	O


The	O
man	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
'	O
Love	O
the	O
Lord	O
your	O
God	O
with	O
all	O
your	O
heart	O
,	O
all	O
your	O
soul	O
,	O
all	O
your	O
strength	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
your	O
mind	O
.	O
'	O


Also	O
,	O
'	O
Love	O
your	O
neighbor	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
you	O
love	O
yourself	O
.	O
'	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Your	O
answer	O
is	O
right	O
.	O


Do	O
this	O
and	O
you	O
will	O
have	O
eternal	O
life	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
the	O
man	O
wanted	O
to	O
show	O
that	O
the	O
way	O
he	O
was	O
living	O
was	O
right	O
.	O


So	O
he	O
said	O
to	O
Jesus	O
,	O
``	O
But	O
who	O
is	O
my	O
neighbor	O
?	O
''	O


To	O
answer	O
this	O
question	O
,	O
Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
A	O
man	O
was	O
going	O
down	O
the	O
road	O
from	O
Jerusalem	O
to	O
Jericho	O
.	O


Some	O
robbers	O
surrounded	O
him	O
,	O
tore	O
off	O
his	O
clothes	O
,	O
and	O
beat	O
him	O
.	O


Then	O
they	O
left	O
him	O
lying	O
there	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
almost	O
dead	O
.	O


``	O
It	O
happened	O
that	O
a	O
Jewish	O
priest	O
was	O
going	O
down	O
that	O
road	O
.	O


When	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
man	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
stop	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
walked	O
away	O
.	O


Next	O
,	O
a	O
Levite	O
came	O
near	O
.	O


He	O
saw	O
the	O
hurt	O
man	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
went	O
around	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
would	O
not	O
stop	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
either	O
.	O


He	O
just	O
walked	O
away	O
.	O


``	O
Then	O
a	O
Samaritan	O
man	O
traveled	O
down	O
that	O
road	O
.	O


He	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
place	O
where	O
the	O
hurt	O
man	O
was	O
lying	O
.	O


He	O
saw	O
the	O
man	O
and	O
felt	O
very	O
sorry	O
for	O
him	O
.	O


The	O
Samaritan	O
went	O
to	O
him	O
and	O
poured	O
olive	O
oil	O
and	O
wine	O
on	O
his	O
wounds	O
.	O


Then	O
he	O
covered	O
the	O
man	O
's	O
wounds	O
with	O
cloth	O
.	O


The	O
Samaritan	O
had	O
a	O
donkey	O
.	O


He	O
put	O
the	O
hurt	O
man	O
on	O
his	O
donkey	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
took	O
him	O
to	O
an	O
inn	O
.	O


There	O
he	O
cared	O
for	O
him	O
.	O


The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
Samaritan	O
took	O
out	O
two	O
silver	O
coins	O
and	O
gave	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
worked	O
at	O
the	O
inn	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
Take	O
care	O
of	O
this	O
hurt	O
man	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
spend	O
more	O
money	O
on	O
him	O
,	O
I	O
will	O
pay	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
you	O
when	O
I	O
come	O
again	O
.	O
'	O
''	O


Then	O
Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Which	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
three	O
men	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
was	O
really	O
a	O
neighbor	O
to	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
was	O
hurt	O
by	O
the	O
robbers	O
?	O
''	O


The	O
teacher	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
The	O
one	O
who	O
helped	O
him	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Then	O
you	O
go	O
and	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
''	O


While	O
Jesus	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
were	O
traveling	O
,	O
he	O
went	O
into	O
a	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
woman	O
named	O
Martha	O
let	O
him	O
stay	O
at	O
her	O
house	O
.	O


She	O
had	O
a	O
sister	O
named	O
Mary	O
.	O


Mary	O
was	O
sitting	O
at	O
Jesus	O
'	O
feet	O
and	O
listening	O
to	O
him	O
teach	O
.	O


But	O
her	O
sister	O
Martha	O
was	O
busy	O
doing	O
all	O
the	O
work	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
.	O


Martha	O
went	O
in	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Lord	O
,	O
do	O
n't	O
you	O
care	O
that	O
my	O
sister	O
has	O
left	O
me	O
to	O
do	O
all	O
the	O
work	O
by	O
myself	O
?	O


Tell	O
her	O
to	O
help	O
me	O
!	O
''	O


But	O
the	O
Lord	O
answered	O
her	O
,	O
``	O
Martha	O
,	O
Martha	O
,	O
you	O
are	O
getting	O
worried	O
and	O
upset	O
about	O
too	O
many	O
things	O
.	O


Only	O
one	O
thing	O
is	O
important	O
.	O


Mary	O
has	O
made	O
the	O
right	O
choice	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
never	O
be	O
taken	O
away	O
from	O
her	O
.	O
''	O


One	O
day	O
Jesus	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
Temple	O
area	O
teaching	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
telling	O
them	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
.	O


The	O
leading	O
priests	O
,	O
teachers	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
,	O
and	O
older	O
Jewish	O
leaders	O
came	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
Jesus	O
.	O


They	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Tell	O
us	O
what	O
authority	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
these	O
things	O
.	O


Who	O
gave	O
you	O
this	O
authority	O
?	O
''	O


Jesus	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
will	O
ask	O
you	O
a	O
question	O
too	O
.	O


Tell	O
me	O
:	O
When	O
John	O
baptized	O
people	O
,	O
did	O
his	O
authority	O
come	O
from	O
God	O
or	O
was	O
it	O
only	O
from	O
other	O
people	O
?	O
''	O


The	O
priests	O
,	O
the	O
teachers	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Jewish	O
leaders	O
all	O
talked	O
about	O
this	O
.	O


They	O
said	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
``	O
If	O
we	O
answer	O
,	O
'	O
John	O
's	O
baptism	O
was	O
from	O
God	O
,	O
'	O
then	O
he	O
will	O
say	O
,	O
'	O
Then	O
why	O
did	O
you	O
not	O
believe	O
John	O
?	O
'	O


But	O
if	O
we	O
say	O
that	O
John	O
's	O
baptism	O
was	O
from	O
someone	O
else	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
will	O
stone	O
us	O
to	O
death	O
.	O


They	O
all	O
believe	O
that	O
John	O
was	O
a	O
prophet	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
they	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
We	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
the	O
answer	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
Then	O
I	O
will	O
not	O
tell	O
you	O
who	O
gave	O
me	O
the	O
authority	O
to	O
do	O
these	O
things	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
Jesus	O
told	O
the	O
people	O
this	O
story	O
:	O
``	O
A	O
man	O
planted	O
a	O
vineyard	O
.	O


He	O
leased	O
the	O
land	O
to	O
some	O
farmers	O
.	O


Then	O
he	O
went	O
away	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O


Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
grapes	O
to	O
be	O
picked	O
.	O


So	O
the	O
man	O
sent	O
a	O
servant	O
to	O
those	O
farmers	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
give	O
him	O
his	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
grapes	O
.	O


But	O
they	O
beat	O
the	O
servant	O
and	O
sent	O
him	O
away	O
with	O
nothing	O
.	O


So	O
the	O
man	O
sent	O
another	O
servant	O
.	O


They	O
beat	O
this	O
servant	O
too	O
and	O
showed	O
no	O
respect	O
for	O
him	O
.	O


They	O
sent	O
the	O
servant	O
away	O
with	O
nothing	O
.	O


So	O
the	O
man	O
sent	O
a	O
third	O
servant	O
to	O
the	O
farmers	O
.	O


They	O
hurt	O
this	O
servant	O
badly	O
and	O
threw	O
him	O
out	O
.	O


``	O
The	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
vineyard	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
What	O
will	O
I	O
do	O
now	O
?	O


I	O
will	O
send	O
my	O
son	O
.	O


I	O
love	O
my	O
son	O
very	O
much	O
.	O


Maybe	O
the	O
farmers	O
will	O
respect	O
my	O
son	O
.	O
'	O


When	O
the	O
farmers	O
saw	O
the	O
son	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
'	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
owner	O
's	O
son	O
.	O


This	O
vineyard	O
will	O
be	O
his	O
.	O


If	O
we	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
ours	O
.	O
'	O


So	O
the	O
farmers	O
threw	O
the	O
son	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
vineyard	O
and	O
killed	O
him	O
.	O


``	O
What	O
will	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
vineyard	O
do	O
?	O


He	O
will	O
come	O
and	O
kill	O
those	O
farmers	O
.	O


Then	O
he	O
will	O
lease	O
the	O
land	O
to	O
some	O
other	O
farmers	O
.	O
''	O


When	O
the	O
people	O
heard	O
this	O
story	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
This	O
should	O
never	O
happen	O
!	O
''	O


But	O
Jesus	O
looked	O
into	O
their	O
eyes	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Then	O
what	O
does	O
this	O
verse	O
mean	O
:	O
'	O
The	O
stone	O
that	O
the	O
builders	O
refused	O
to	O
accept	O
became	O
the	O
cornerstone	O
'	O
?	O


Everyone	O
who	O
falls	O
on	O
that	O
stone	O
will	O
be	O
broken	O
.	O


If	O
that	O
stone	O
falls	O
on	O
you	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
crush	O
you	O
!	O
''	O


When	O
the	O
teachers	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
and	O
the	O
leading	O
priests	O
heard	O
this	O
story	O
,	O
they	O
knew	O
it	O
was	O
about	O
them	O
.	O


So	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
arrest	O
Jesus	O
right	O
then	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
afraid	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
people	O
would	O
do	O
.	O


So	O
the	O
Jewish	O
leaders	O
waited	O
for	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
Jesus	O
.	O


They	O
sent	O
some	O
men	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
who	O
pretended	O
to	O
be	O
sincere	O
.	O


They	O
wanted	O
to	O
find	O
something	O
wrong	O
with	O
what	O
Jesus	O
said	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
If	O
they	O
found	O
something	O
wrong	O
,	O
then	O
they	O
could	O
hand	O
him	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
governor	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
the	O
authority	O
to	O
arrest	O
him	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


So	O
the	O
men	O
said	O
to	O
Jesus	O
,	O
``	O
Teacher	O
,	O
we	O
know	O
that	O
what	O
you	O
say	O
and	O
teach	O
is	O
true	O
.	O


It	O
does	O
n't	O
matter	O
who	O
is	O
listening	O
--	O
you	O
teach	O
the	O
same	O
to	O
all	O
people	O
.	O


You	O
always	O
teach	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
God	O
's	O
way	O
.	O


Tell	O
us	O
,	O
is	O
it	O
right	O
for	O
us	O
to	O
pay	O
taxes	O
to	O
Caesar	O
or	O
not	O
?	O
''	O


But	O
Jesus	O
knew	O
that	O
these	O
men	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
trick	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
Show	O
me	O
a	O
silver	O
coin	O
.	O


Whose	O
name	O
and	O
picture	O
are	O
on	O
it	O
?	O
''	O


They	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Caesar	O
's	O
.	O
''	O


He	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
Then	O
give	O
to	O
Caesar	O
what	O
belongs	O
to	O
Caesar	O
,	O
and	O
give	O
to	O
God	O
what	O
belongs	O
to	O
God	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
men	O
were	O
amazed	O
at	O
his	O
wise	O
answer	O
.	O


They	O
could	O
say	O
nothing	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
trick	O
Jesus	O
there	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
nothing	O
they	O
could	O
use	O
against	O
him	O
.	O


Some	O
Sadducees	O
came	O
to	O
Jesus	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
Sadducees	O
believe	O
that	O
people	O
will	O
not	O
rise	O
from	O
death	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


They	O
asked	O
him	O
,	O
``	O
Teacher	O
,	O
Moses	O
wrote	O
that	O
if	O
a	O
married	O
man	O
dies	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
children	O
,	O
his	O
brother	O
must	O
marry	O
his	O
widow	O
.	O


Then	O
they	O
will	O
have	O
children	O
for	O
the	O
dead	O
brother	O
.	O


One	O
time	O
there	O
were	O
seven	O
brothers	O
.	O


The	O
first	O
brother	O
married	O
a	O
woman	O
but	O
died	O
.	O


He	O
had	O
no	O
children	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
second	O
brother	O
married	O
the	O
woman	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
died	O
.	O


And	O
the	O
third	O
brother	O
married	O
the	O
woman	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
died	O
.	O


The	O
same	O
thing	O
happened	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
brothers	O
.	O


They	O
all	O
died	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
children	O
.	O


The	O
woman	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
die	O
.	O


But	O
all	O
seven	O
brothers	O
married	O
her	O
.	O


So	O
when	O
people	O
rise	O
from	O
death	O
,	O
whose	O
wife	O
will	O
this	O
woman	O
be	O
?	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
the	O
Sadducees	O
,	O
``	O
On	O
earth	O
,	O
people	O
marry	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


Some	O
people	O
will	O
be	O
worthy	O
to	O
be	O
raised	O
from	O
death	O
and	O
live	O
again	O
after	O
this	O
life	O
.	O


In	O
that	O
life	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
marry	O
.	O


In	O
that	O
life	O
people	O
are	O
like	O
angels	O
and	O
can	O
not	O
die	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
children	O
of	O
God	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
raised	O
from	O
death	O
.	O


Moses	O
clearly	O
showed	O
that	O
people	O
are	O
raised	O
from	O
death	O
.	O


When	O
Moses	O
wrote	O
about	O
the	O
burning	O
bush	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Lord	O
is	O
'	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Abraham	O
,	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Isaac	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Jacob	O
.	O
'	O


So	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
still	O
dead	O
,	O
because	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
God	O
only	O
of	O
living	O
people	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
to	O
God	O
they	O
are	O
all	O
still	O
living	O
.	O
''	O


Some	O
of	O
the	O
teachers	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Teacher	O
,	O
your	O
answer	O
was	O
very	O
good	O
.	O
''	O


No	O
one	O
was	O
brave	O
enough	O
to	O
ask	O
him	O
another	O
question	O
.	O


Then	O
Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Why	O
do	O
people	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
Christ	O
is	O
the	O
Son	O
of	O
David	O
?	O


In	O
the	O
book	O
of	O
Psalms	O
,	O
David	O
himself	O
says	O
,	O
'	O
The	O
Lord	O
God	O
said	O
to	O
my	O
Lord	O
:	O
Sit	O
by	O
me	O
at	O
my	O
right	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
will	O
put	O
your	O
enemies	O
under	O
your	O
power	O
.	O
'	O


David	O
calls	O
the	O
Christ	O
'	O
Lord	O
.	O
'	O


So	O
how	O
can	O
the	O
Christ	O
also	O
be	O
David	O
's	O
son	O
?	O
''	O


While	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
were	O
listening	O
to	O
Jesus	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
to	O
his	O
followers	O
,	O
``	O
Be	O
careful	O
of	O
the	O
teachers	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
.	O


They	O
like	O
to	O
walk	O
around	O
wearing	O
clothes	O
that	O
look	O
important	O
.	O


And	O
they	O
love	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
show	O
respect	O
to	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
marketplaces	O
.	O


They	O
love	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
seats	O
in	O
the	O
synagogues	O
and	O
the	O
places	O
of	O
honor	O
at	O
banquets	O
.	O


But	O
they	O
cheat	O
widows	O
and	O
take	O
their	O
homes	O
.	O


Then	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
make	O
themselves	O
look	O
good	O
by	O
saying	O
long	O
prayers	O
.	O


God	O
will	O
punish	O
them	O
very	O
much	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
It	O
is	O
certainly	O
true	O
that	O
when	O
a	O
man	O
enters	O
the	O
sheep	O
pen	O
,	O
he	O
should	O
use	O
the	O
gate	O
.	O


If	O
he	O
climbs	O
in	O
some	O
other	O
way	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
robber	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
sheep	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
takes	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
sheep	O
enters	O
through	O
the	O
gate	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
the	O
shepherd	O
.	O


The	O
man	O
who	O
guards	O
the	O
gate	O
opens	O
the	O
gate	O
for	O
the	O
shepherd	O
.	O


And	O
the	O
sheep	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
shepherd	O
.	O


He	O
calls	O
his	O
own	O
sheep	O
,	O
using	O
their	O
names	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
leads	O
them	O
out	O
.	O


He	O
brings	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
sheep	O
out	O
.	O


Then	O
he	O
goes	O
ahead	O
of	O
them	O
and	O
leads	O
them	O
.	O


The	O
sheep	O
follow	O
him	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
know	O
his	O
voice	O
.	O


But	O
sheep	O
will	O
never	O
follow	O
someone	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
run	O
away	O
from	O
him	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
his	O
voice	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
told	O
the	O
people	O
this	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
understand	O
what	O
it	O
meant	O
.	O


So	O
Jesus	O
said	O
again	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
assure	O
you	O
,	O
I	O
am	O
the	O
gate	O
for	O
the	O
sheep	O
.	O


All	O
those	O
who	O
came	O
before	O
me	O
were	O
thieves	O
and	O
robbers	O
.	O


The	O
sheep	O
did	O
not	O
listen	O
to	O
them	O
.	O


I	O
am	O
the	O
gate	O
.	O


Whoever	O
enters	O
through	O
me	O
will	O
be	O
saved	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
come	O
in	O
and	O
go	O
out	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
find	O
everything	O
they	O
need	O
.	O


A	O
thief	O
comes	O
to	O
steal	O
,	O
kill	O
,	O
and	O
destroy	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
came	O
to	O
give	O
life	O
--	O
life	O
that	O
is	O
full	O
and	O
good	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
am	O
the	O
good	O
shepherd	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
good	O
shepherd	O
gives	O
his	O
life	O
for	O
the	O
sheep	O
.	O


The	O
worker	O
who	O
is	O
paid	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
sheep	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
shepherd	O
.	O


The	O
paid	O
worker	O
does	O
not	O
own	O
the	O
sheep	O
.	O


So	O
when	O
he	O
sees	O
a	O
wolf	O
coming	O
,	O
he	O
runs	O
away	O
and	O
leaves	O
the	O
sheep	O
alone	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
wolf	O
attacks	O
the	O
sheep	O
and	O
scatters	O
them	O
.	O


The	O
man	O
runs	O
away	O
because	O
he	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
paid	O
worker	O
.	O


He	O
does	O
not	O
really	O
care	O
for	O
the	O
sheep	O
.	O


``	O
I	O
am	O
the	O
shepherd	O
who	O
cares	O
for	O
the	O
sheep	O
.	O


I	O
know	O
my	O
sheep	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
Father	O
knows	O
me	O
.	O


And	O
my	O
sheep	O
know	O
me	O
just	O
as	O
I	O
know	O
the	O
Father	O
.	O


I	O
give	O
my	O
life	O
for	O
these	O
sheep	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
other	O
sheep	O
too	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
this	O
flock	O
here	O
.	O


I	O
must	O
lead	O
them	O
also	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
listen	O
to	O
my	O
voice	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
future	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
one	O
flock	O
and	O
one	O
shepherd	O
.	O


The	O
Father	O
loves	O
me	O
because	O
I	O
give	O
my	O
life	O
.	O


I	O
give	O
my	O
life	O
so	O
that	O
I	O
can	O
get	O
it	O
back	O
again	O
.	O


No	O
one	O
takes	O
my	O
life	O
away	O
from	O
me	O
.	O


I	O
give	O
my	O
own	O
life	O
freely	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
give	O
my	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
have	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
back	O
again	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
what	O
the	O
Father	O
told	O
me	O
.	O
''	O


Again	O
the	O
Jews	O
were	O
divided	O
over	O
what	O
Jesus	O
was	O
saying	O
.	O


Many	O
of	O
them	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
A	O
demon	O
has	O
come	O
into	O
him	O
and	O
made	O
him	O
crazy	O
.	O


Why	O
listen	O
to	O
him	O
?	O
''	O


But	O
others	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
These	O
are	O
n't	O
the	O
words	O
of	O
someone	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
demon	O
.	O


A	O
demon	O
can	O
not	O
heal	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
a	O
blind	O
man	O
.	O
''	O


It	O
was	O
winter	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
time	O
came	O
for	O
the	O
Festival	O
of	O
Dedication	O
at	O
Jerusalem	O
.	O


Jesus	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
Temple	O
area	O
at	O
Solomon	O
's	O
Porch	O
.	O


The	O
Jewish	O
leaders	O
gathered	O
around	O
him	O
.	O


They	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
How	O
long	O
will	O
you	O
make	O
us	O
wonder	O
about	O
you	O
?	O


If	O
you	O
are	O
the	O
Christ	O
,	O
then	O
tell	O
us	O
clearly	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
told	O
you	O
already	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
miracles	O
in	O
my	O
Father	O
's	O
name	O
.	O


These	O
miracles	O
show	O
who	O
I	O
am	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
do	O
not	O
believe	O
,	O
because	O
you	O
are	O
not	O
my	O
sheep	O
.	O


My	O
sheep	O
listen	O
to	O
my	O
voice	O
.	O


I	O
know	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
follow	O
me	O
.	O


I	O
give	O
my	O
sheep	O
eternal	O
life	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
never	O
die	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
one	O
can	O
take	O
them	O
out	O
of	O
my	O
hand	O
.	O


My	O
Father	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
gave	O
them	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
greater	O
than	O
all	O
.	O


No	O
one	O
can	O
steal	O
my	O
sheep	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
hand	O
.	O


The	O
Father	O
and	O
I	O
are	O
one	O
.	O
''	O


Again	O
the	O
Jews	O
there	O
picked	O
up	O
stones	O
to	O
kill	O
Jesus	O
.	O


But	O
he	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
The	O
many	O
wonderful	O
things	O
you	O
have	O
seen	O
me	O
do	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
Father	O
.	O


Which	O
of	O
these	O
good	O
things	O
are	O
you	O
killing	O
me	O
for	O
?	O
''	O


They	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
We	O
are	O
not	O
killing	O
you	O
for	O
any	O
good	O
thing	O
you	O
did	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
say	O
things	O
that	O
insult	O
God	O
.	O


You	O
are	O
only	O
a	O
man	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
say	O
you	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
God	O
!	O


That	O
is	O
why	O
we	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
kill	O
you	O
!	O
''	O


Jesus	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
It	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
your	O
law	O
that	O
God	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
I	O
said	O
you	O
are	O
gods	O
.	O
'	O


This	O
Scripture	O
called	O
those	O
people	O
gods	O
--	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
received	O
God	O
's	O
message	O
.	O


And	O
Scripture	O
is	O
always	O
true	O
.	O


So	O
why	O
do	O
you	O
accuse	O
me	O
of	O
insulting	O
God	O
for	O
saying	O
,	O
'	O
I	O
am	O
God	O
's	O
Son	O
'	O
?	O


I	O
am	O
the	O
one	O
God	O
chose	O
and	O
sent	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


If	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
do	O
what	O
my	O
Father	O
does	O
,	O
then	O
do	O
n't	O
believe	O
what	O
I	O
say	O
.	O


But	O
if	O
I	O
do	O
what	O
my	O
Father	O
does	O
,	O
you	O
should	O
believe	O
in	O
what	O
I	O
do	O
.	O


You	O
might	O
not	O
believe	O
in	O
me	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
should	O
believe	O
in	O
the	O
things	O
I	O
do	O
.	O


Then	O
you	O
will	O
know	O
and	O
understand	O
that	O
the	O
Father	O
is	O
in	O
me	O
and	O
I	O
am	O
in	O
the	O
Father	O
.	O
''	O


They	O
tried	O
to	O
get	O
Jesus	O
again	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
escaped	O
from	O
them	O
.	O


Then	O
he	O
went	O
back	O
across	O
the	O
Jordan	O
River	O
to	O
the	O
place	O
where	O
John	O
began	O
his	O
work	O
of	O
baptizing	O
people	O
.	O


Jesus	O
stayed	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
people	O
came	O
to	O
him	O
.	O


They	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
John	O
never	O
did	O
any	O
miraculous	O
signs	O
,	O
but	O
everything	O
John	O
said	O
about	O
this	O
man	O
is	O
true	O
.	O
''	O


And	O
many	O
people	O
there	O
believed	O
in	O
Jesus	O
.	O


Early	O
on	O
Sunday	O
morning	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
dark	O
,	O
Mary	O
Magdalene	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
tomb	O
.	O


She	O
saw	O
that	O
the	O
large	O
stone	O
was	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
entrance	O
.	O


So	O
she	O
ran	O
to	O
Simon	O
Peter	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
follower	O
-LRB-	O
the	O
one	O
Jesus	O
loved	O
very	O
much	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


She	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
They	O
have	O
taken	O
the	O
Lord	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
tomb	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
where	O
they	O
put	O
him	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
Peter	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
follower	O
started	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
tomb	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
both	O
running	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
other	O
follower	O
ran	O
faster	O
than	O
Peter	O
and	O
reached	O
the	O
tomb	O
first	O
.	O


He	O
bent	O
down	O
and	O
looked	O
in	O
.	O


He	O
saw	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
linen	O
cloth	O
lying	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
go	O
in	O
.	O


Then	O
Simon	O
Peter	O
finally	O
reached	O
the	O
tomb	O
and	O
went	O
in	O
.	O


He	O
saw	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
linen	O
lying	O
there	O
.	O


He	O
also	O
saw	O
the	O
cloth	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
around	O
Jesus	O
'	O
head	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
folded	O
up	O
and	O
laid	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
place	O
from	O
the	O
pieces	O
of	O
linen	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
other	O
follower	O
went	O
in	O
--	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
had	O
reached	O
the	O
tomb	O
first	O
.	O


He	O
saw	O
what	O
had	O
happened	O
and	O
believed	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
These	O
followers	O
did	O
not	O
yet	O
understand	O
from	O
the	O
Scriptures	O
that	O
Jesus	O
must	O
rise	O
from	O
death	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


Then	O
the	O
followers	O
went	O
back	O
home	O
.	O


But	O
Mary	O
stood	O
outside	O
the	O
tomb	O
,	O
crying	O
.	O


While	O
she	O
was	O
crying	O
,	O
she	O
bent	O
down	O
and	O
looked	O
inside	O
the	O
tomb	O
.	O


She	O
saw	O
two	O
angels	O
dressed	O
in	O
white	O
sitting	O
where	O
Jesus	O
'	O
body	O
had	O
been	O
.	O


One	O
was	O
sitting	O
where	O
the	O
head	O
had	O
been	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
was	O
sitting	O
where	O
the	O
feet	O
had	O
been	O
.	O


The	O
angels	O
asked	O
Mary	O
,	O
``	O
Woman	O
,	O
why	O
are	O
you	O
crying	O
?	O
''	O


Mary	O
answered	O
,	O
``	O
They	O
took	O
away	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
my	O
Lord	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
where	O
they	O
put	O
him	O
.	O
''	O


When	O
Mary	O
said	O
this	O
,	O
she	O
turned	O
around	O
and	O
saw	O
Jesus	O
standing	O
there	O
.	O


But	O
she	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
Jesus	O
.	O


He	O
asked	O
her	O
,	O
``	O
Woman	O
,	O
why	O
are	O
you	O
crying	O
?	O


Who	O
are	O
you	O
looking	O
for	O
?	O
''	O


She	O
thought	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
takes	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
garden	O
.	O


So	O
she	O
said	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
``	O
Did	O
you	O
take	O
him	O
away	O
,	O
sir	O
?	O


Tell	O
me	O
where	O
you	O
put	O
him	O
.	O


I	O
will	O
go	O
and	O
get	O
him	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
her	O
,	O
``	O
Mary	O
.	O
''	O


She	O
turned	O
toward	O
him	O
and	O
said	O
in	O
Aramaic	O
,	O
``	O
Rabboni	O
,	O
''	O
which	O
means	O
``	O
Teacher	O
.	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
her	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
do	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
hold	O
on	O
to	O
me	O
!	O


I	O
have	O
not	O
yet	O
gone	O
back	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
Father	O
.	O


But	O
go	O
to	O
my	O
followers	O
and	O
tell	O
them	O
this	O
:	O
'	O
I	O
am	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
my	O
Father	O
and	O
your	O
Father	O
.	O


I	O
am	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
my	O
God	O
and	O
your	O
God	O
.	O
'	O
''	O


Mary	O
Magdalene	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
followers	O
and	O
told	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
saw	O
the	O
Lord	O
!	O
''	O


And	O
she	O
told	O
them	O
what	O
he	O
had	O
said	O
to	O
her	O
.	O


The	O
day	O
was	O
Sunday	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
same	O
evening	O
the	O
followers	O
were	O
together	O
.	O


They	O
had	O
the	O
doors	O
locked	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
afraid	O
of	O
the	O
Jewish	O
leaders	O
.	O


Suddenly	O
,	O
Jesus	O
was	O
standing	O
there	O
among	O
them	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Peace	O
be	O
with	O
you	O
!	O
''	O


As	O
soon	O
as	O
he	O
said	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
showed	O
them	O
his	O
hands	O
and	O
his	O
side	O
.	O


When	O
the	O
followers	O
saw	O
the	O
Lord	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
very	O
happy	O
.	O


Then	O
Jesus	O
said	O
again	O
,	O
``	O
Peace	O
be	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
the	O
Father	O
who	O
sent	O
me	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
am	O
now	O
sending	O
you	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
he	O
breathed	O
on	O
them	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Receive	O
the	O
Holy	O
Spirit	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
forgive	O
the	O
sins	O
of	O
anyone	O
,	O
their	O
sins	O
are	O
forgiven	O
.	O


If	O
there	O
is	O
anyone	O
whose	O
sins	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
forgive	O
,	O
their	O
sins	O
are	O
not	O
forgiven	O
.	O
''	O


Thomas	O
-LRB-	O
called	O
Didymus	O
-RRB-	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twelve	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
followers	O
when	O
Jesus	O
came	O
.	O


They	O
told	O
him	O
,	O
``	O
We	O
saw	O
the	O
Lord	O
.	O
''	O


Thomas	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
That	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
believe	O
.	O


I	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
nail	O
holes	O
in	O
his	O
hands	O
,	O
put	O
my	O
finger	O
where	O
the	O
nails	O
were	O
,	O
and	O
put	O
my	O
hand	O
into	O
his	O
side	O
.	O


Only	O
then	O
will	O
I	O
believe	O
it	O
.	O
''	O


A	O
week	O
later	O
the	O
followers	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
again	O
,	O
and	O
Thomas	O
was	O
with	O
them	O
.	O


The	O
doors	O
were	O
locked	O
,	O
but	O
Jesus	O
came	O
and	O
stood	O
among	O
them	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Peace	O
be	O
with	O
you	O
!	O
''	O


Then	O
he	O
said	O
to	O
Thomas	O
,	O
``	O
Put	O
your	O
finger	O
here	O
.	O


Look	O
at	O
my	O
hands	O
.	O


Put	O
your	O
hand	O
here	O
in	O
my	O
side	O
.	O


Stop	O
doubting	O
and	O
believe	O
.	O
''	O


Thomas	O
said	O
to	O
Jesus	O
,	O
``	O
My	O
Lord	O
and	O
my	O
God	O
!	O
''	O


Jesus	O
said	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
believe	O
because	O
you	O
see	O
me	O
.	O


Great	O
blessings	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
believe	O
without	O
seeing	O
me	O
!	O
''	O


Jesus	O
did	O
many	O
other	O
miraculous	O
signs	O
that	O
his	O
followers	O
saw	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
written	O
in	O
this	O
book	O
.	O


But	O
these	O
are	O
written	O
so	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
believe	O
that	O
Jesus	O
is	O
the	O
Christ	O
,	O
the	O
Son	O
of	O
God	O
.	O


Then	O
,	O
by	O
believing	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
have	O
life	O
through	O
his	O
name	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Caesarea	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Cornelius	O
,	O
a	O
Roman	O
army	O
officer	O
in	O
what	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
Italian	O
Unit	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
a	O
religious	O
man	O
.	O


He	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
others	O
who	O
lived	O
in	O
his	O
house	O
were	O
worshipers	O
of	O
the	O
true	O
God	O
.	O


He	O
gave	O
much	O
of	O
his	O
money	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
poor	O
people	O
and	O
always	O
prayed	O
to	O
God	O
.	O


One	O
afternoon	O
about	O
three	O
o'clock	O
,	O
Cornelius	O
had	O
a	O
vision	O
.	O


He	O
clearly	O
saw	O
an	O
angel	O
from	O
God	O
coming	O
to	O
him	O
and	O
saying	O
,	O
``	O
Cornelius	O
!	O
''	O


Staring	O
at	O
the	O
angel	O
and	O
feeling	O
afraid	O
,	O
Cornelius	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
What	O
do	O
you	O
want	O
,	O
sir	O
?	O
''	O


The	O
angel	O
said	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
``	O
God	O
has	O
heard	O
your	O
prayers	O
and	O
has	O
seen	O
your	O
gifts	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
.	O


He	O
remembers	O
you	O
and	O
all	O
you	O
have	O
done	O
.	O


Send	O
some	O
men	O
now	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Joppa	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Simon	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
called	O
Peter	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
staying	O
with	O
someone	O
also	O
named	O
Simon	O
,	O
a	O
leatherworker	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
house	O
beside	O
the	O
sea	O
.	O
''	O


The	O
angel	O
who	O
spoke	O
to	O
Cornelius	O
left	O
.	O


Then	O
Cornelius	O
called	O
two	O
of	O
his	O
servants	O
and	O
a	O
soldier	O
.	O


The	O
soldier	O
was	O
a	O
religious	O
man	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
close	O
helpers	O
.	O


Cornelius	O
explained	O
everything	O
to	O
these	O
three	O
men	O
and	O
sent	O
them	O
to	O
Joppa	O
.	O


The	O
next	O
day	O
they	O
were	O
coming	O
near	O
Joppa	O
about	O
noon	O
,	O
when	O
Peter	O
was	O
going	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
roof	O
to	O
pray	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
hungry	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
eat	O
.	O


But	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
preparing	O
the	O
food	O
for	O
Peter	O
to	O
eat	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
vision	O
.	O


He	O
saw	O
something	O
coming	O
down	O
through	O
the	O
open	O
sky	O
.	O


It	O
looked	O
like	O
a	O
big	O
sheet	O
being	O
lowered	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
by	O
its	O
four	O
corners	O
.	O


In	O
it	O
were	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
animals	O
,	O
reptiles	O
,	O
and	O
birds	O
.	O


Then	O
a	O
voice	O
said	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
``	O
Get	O
up	O
,	O
Peter	O
;	O
kill	O
anything	O
here	O
and	O
eat	O
it	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
Peter	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
do	O
that	O
,	O
Lord	O
!	O


I	O
have	O
never	O
eaten	O
anything	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
pure	O
or	O
fit	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
food	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
the	O
voice	O
said	O
to	O
him	O
again	O
,	O
``	O
God	O
has	O
made	O
these	O
things	O
pure	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
say	O
they	O
are	O
unfit	O
to	O
eat	O
.	O
''	O


This	O
happened	O
three	O
times	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
whole	O
thing	O
was	O
taken	O
back	O
up	O
into	O
heaven	O
.	O


Peter	O
wondered	O
what	O
this	O
vision	O
meant	O
.	O


The	O
men	O
Cornelius	O
sent	O
had	O
found	O
Simon	O
's	O
house	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
standing	O
at	O
the	O
door	O
.	O


They	O
asked	O
,	O
``	O
Is	O
Simon	O
Peter	O
staying	O
here	O
?	O
''	O


While	O
Peter	O
was	O
still	O
thinking	O
about	O
the	O
vision	O
,	O
the	O
Spirit	O
said	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
``	O
Listen	O
,	O
three	O
men	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
you	O
.	O


Get	O
up	O
and	O
go	O
downstairs	O
.	O


Go	O
with	O
these	O
men	O
without	O
wondering	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
all	O
right	O
,	O
because	O
I	O
sent	O
them	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
Peter	O
went	O
downstairs	O
and	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
think	O
I	O
'm	O
the	O
man	O
you	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
.	O


Why	O
did	O
you	O
come	O
here	O
?	O
''	O


The	O
men	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
A	O
holy	O
angel	O
told	O
Cornelius	O
to	O
invite	O
you	O
to	O
his	O
house	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
an	O
army	O
officer	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
man	O
,	O
one	O
who	O
worships	O
God	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
Jewish	O
people	O
respect	O
him	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
told	O
him	O
to	O
invite	O
you	O
to	O
his	O
house	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
listen	O
to	O
what	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
say	O
.	O
''	O


Peter	O
asked	O
the	O
men	O
to	O
come	O
in	O
and	O
stay	O
for	O
the	O
night	O
.	O


The	O
next	O
day	O
Peter	O
got	O
ready	O
and	O
went	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
three	O
men	O
.	O


Some	O
of	O
the	O
believers	O
from	O
Joppa	O
went	O
with	O
him	O
.	O


The	O
next	O
day	O
they	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Caesarea	O
.	O


Cornelius	O
was	O
waiting	O
for	O
them	O
and	O
had	O
already	O
gathered	O
his	O
relatives	O
and	O
close	O
friends	O
at	O
his	O
house	O
.	O


When	O
Peter	O
entered	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
Cornelius	O
met	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
fell	O
down	O
at	O
Peter	O
's	O
feet	O
and	O
worshiped	O
him	O
.	O


But	O
Peter	O
told	O
him	O
to	O
get	O
up	O
.	O


Peter	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Stand	O
up	O
!	O


I	O
am	O
only	O
a	O
man	O
like	O
you	O
.	O
''	O


Peter	O
continued	O
talking	O
with	O
Cornelius	O
.	O


Then	O
Peter	O
went	O
inside	O
and	O
saw	O
a	O
large	O
group	O
of	O
people	O
gathered	O
there	O
.	O


Peter	O
said	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
understand	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
against	O
our	O
law	O
for	O
a	O
Jew	O
to	O
associate	O
with	O
or	O
visit	O
anyone	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
Jew	O
.	O


But	O
God	O
has	O
shown	O
me	O
that	O
I	O
should	O
not	O
consider	O
anyone	O
unfit	O
or	O
say	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
pure	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
why	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
argue	O
when	O
your	O
men	O
asked	O
me	O
to	O
come	O
here	O
.	O


Now	O
,	O
please	O
tell	O
me	O
why	O
you	O
sent	O
for	O
me	O
.	O
''	O


Cornelius	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Four	O
days	O
ago	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
praying	O
in	O
my	O
house	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
at	O
this	O
same	O
time	O
--	O
three	O
o'clock	O
in	O
the	O
afternoon	O
.	O


Suddenly	O
there	O
was	O
someone	O
standing	O
before	O
me	O
wearing	O
bright	O
,	O
shiny	O
clothes	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
Cornelius	O
,	O
God	O
has	O
heard	O
your	O
prayer	O
and	O
has	O
seen	O
your	O
gifts	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
.	O


He	O
remembers	O
you	O
and	O
all	O
you	O
have	O
done	O
.	O


So	O
send	O
some	O
men	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Joppa	O
and	O
tell	O
Simon	O
Peter	O
to	O
come	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
staying	O
with	O
another	O
man	O
named	O
Simon	O
,	O
a	O
leatherworker	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
house	O
beside	O
the	O
sea	O
.	O
'	O


So	O
I	O
sent	O
for	O
you	O
immediately	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
very	O
good	O
of	O
you	O
to	O
come	O
here	O
.	O


Now	O
we	O
are	O
all	O
here	O
before	O
God	O
to	O
hear	O
everything	O
the	O
Lord	O
has	O
commanded	O
you	O
to	O
tell	O
us	O
.	O
''	O


Peter	O
began	O
to	O
speak	O
:	O
``	O
I	O
really	O
understand	O
now	O
that	O
God	O
does	O
not	O
consider	O
some	O
people	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
others	O
.	O


He	O
accepts	O
anyone	O
who	O
worships	O
him	O
and	O
does	O
what	O
is	O
right	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
not	O
important	O
what	O
nation	O
they	O
come	O
from	O
.	O


God	O
has	O
spoken	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Israel	O
.	O


He	O
sent	O
them	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
that	O
peace	O
has	O
come	O
through	O
Jesus	O
Christ	O
,	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
all	O
people	O
.	O


``	O
You	O
know	O
what	O
has	O
happened	O
all	O
over	O
Judea	O
.	O


It	O
began	O
in	O
Galilee	O
after	O
John	O
told	O
the	O
people	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
baptized	O
.	O


You	O
know	O
about	O
Jesus	O
from	O
Nazareth	O
.	O


God	O
made	O
him	O
the	O
Christ	O
by	O
giving	O
him	O
the	O
Holy	O
Spirit	O
and	O
power	O
.	O


Jesus	O
went	O
everywhere	O
doing	O
good	O
for	O
people	O
.	O


He	O
healed	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
devil	O
,	O
showing	O
that	O
God	O
was	O
with	O
him	O
.	O


``	O
We	O
saw	O
all	O
that	O
Jesus	O
did	O
in	O
Judea	O
and	O
in	O
Jerusalem	O
.	O


But	O
he	O
was	O
killed	O
.	O


They	O
put	O
him	O
on	O
a	O
cross	O
made	O
of	O
wood	O
.	O


But	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
day	O
after	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
God	O
raised	O
him	O
to	O
life	O
and	O
let	O
him	O
be	O
seen	O
openly	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
not	O
seen	O
by	O
everyone	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
by	O
us	O
,	O
the	O
ones	O
God	O
had	O
already	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
witnesses	O
.	O


We	O
ate	O
and	O
drank	O
with	O
him	O
after	O
he	O
was	O
raised	O
from	O
death	O
.	O


``	O
Jesus	O
told	O
us	O
to	O
go	O
and	O
speak	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


He	O
told	O
us	O
to	O
tell	O
them	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
God	O
chose	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Judge	O
of	O
all	O
who	O
are	O
living	O
and	O
all	O
who	O
have	O
died	O
.	O


Everyone	O
who	O
believes	O
in	O
Jesus	O
will	O
have	O
their	O
sins	O
forgiven	O
through	O
his	O
name	O
.	O


All	O
the	O
prophets	O
agree	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
true	O
.	O
''	O


While	O
Peter	O
was	O
still	O
speaking	O
these	O
words	O
,	O
the	O
Holy	O
Spirit	O
came	O
down	O
on	O
all	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
listening	O
to	O
his	O
speech	O
.	O


The	O
Jewish	O
believers	O
who	O
came	O
with	O
Peter	O
were	O
amazed	O
that	O
the	O
Holy	O
Spirit	O
had	O
been	O
poured	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
gift	O
also	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
not	O
Jews	O
.	O


They	O
heard	O
them	O
speaking	O
different	O
languages	O
and	O
praising	O
God	O
.	O


Then	O
Peter	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
How	O
can	O
anyone	O
object	O
to	O
these	O
people	O
being	O
baptized	O
in	O
water	O
?	O


They	O
have	O
received	O
the	O
Holy	O
Spirit	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
we	O
did	O
!	O
''	O


So	O
Peter	O
told	O
them	O
to	O
baptize	O
Cornelius	O
and	O
his	O
relatives	O
and	O
friends	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Jesus	O
Christ	O
.	O


Then	O
they	O
asked	O
Peter	O
to	O
stay	O
with	O
them	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
.	O


When	O
the	O
trouble	O
stopped	O
,	O
Paul	O
invited	O
the	O
Lord	O
's	O
followers	O
to	O
come	O
visit	O
him	O
.	O


After	O
encouraging	O
them	O
,	O
he	O
told	O
them	O
goodbye	O
and	O
left	O
for	O
Macedonia	O
.	O


On	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Macedonia	O
he	O
had	O
many	O
words	O
of	O
encouragement	O
for	O
the	O
followers	O
in	O
various	O
places	O
.	O


Then	O
he	O
went	O
to	O
Greece	O
and	O
stayed	O
there	O
three	O
months	O
.	O


Paul	O
was	O
ready	O
to	O
sail	O
for	O
Syria	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
Jews	O
were	O
planning	O
something	O
against	O
him	O
.	O


So	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
through	O
Macedonia	O
to	O
Syria	O
.	O


These	O
men	O
were	O
traveling	O
with	O
him	O
:	O
Sopater	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Pyrrhus	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Berea	O
;	O
Aristarchus	O
and	O
Secundus	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Thessalonica	O
;	O
Gaius	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Derbe	O
;	O
Timothy	O
;	O
and	O
two	O
men	O
from	O
Asia	O
,	O
Tychicus	O
and	O
Trophimus	O
.	O


These	O
men	O
went	O
first	O
,	O
ahead	O
of	O
Paul	O
.	O


They	O
waited	O
for	O
us	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Troas	O
.	O


We	O
sailed	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Philippi	O
after	O
the	O
Festival	O
of	O
Unleavened	O
Bread	O
.	O


We	O
met	O
these	O
men	O
in	O
Troas	O
five	O
days	O
later	O
and	O
stayed	O
there	O
seven	O
days	O
.	O


On	O
Sunday	O
we	O
all	O
met	O
together	O
to	O
eat	O
the	O
Lord	O
's	O
Supper	O
.	O


Paul	O
talked	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
.	O


Because	O
he	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
he	O
continued	O
talking	O
until	O
midnight	O
.	O


We	O
were	O
all	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
upstairs	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
many	O
lights	O
in	O
the	O
room	O
.	O


There	O
was	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Eutychus	O
sitting	O
in	O
the	O
window	O
.	O


Paul	O
continued	O
talking	O
,	O
and	O
Eutychus	O
became	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
sleepy	O
.	O


Finally	O
,	O
he	O
went	O
to	O
sleep	O
and	O
fell	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
window	O
.	O


He	O
fell	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
from	O
the	O
third	O
floor	O
.	O


When	O
the	O
people	O
went	O
down	O
and	O
lifted	O
him	O
up	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
dead	O
.	O


Paul	O
went	O
down	O
to	O
where	O
Eutychus	O
was	O
,	O
knelt	O
down	O
beside	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
put	O
his	O
arms	O
around	O
him	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
believers	O
,	O
``	O
Do	O
n't	O
worry	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
alive	O
now	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
Paul	O
went	O
upstairs	O
again	O
,	O
broke	O
off	O
some	O
pieces	O
of	O
bread	O
and	O
ate	O
.	O


He	O
spoke	O
to	O
them	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
early	O
morning	O
when	O
he	O
finished	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
he	O
left	O
.	O


The	O
Lord	O
's	O
followers	O
took	O
Eutychus	O
home	O
alive	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
all	O
greatly	O
comforted	O
.	O


We	O
went	O
on	O
ahead	O
of	O
Paul	O
and	O
sailed	O
for	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Assos	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
meet	O
him	O
there	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
what	O
he	O
told	O
us	O
to	O
do	O
because	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
go	O
by	O
land	O
.	O


When	O
he	O
caught	O
up	O
with	O
us	O
at	O
Assos	O
,	O
we	O
took	O
him	O
on	O
board	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
all	O
sailed	O
to	O
Mitylene	O
.	O


The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
we	O
sailed	O
away	O
from	O
there	O
and	O
came	O
to	O
a	O
place	O
near	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Chios	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
we	O
sailed	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Samos	O
.	O


A	O
day	O
later	O
,	O
we	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Miletus	O
.	O


Paul	O
had	O
already	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
stop	O
at	O
Ephesus	O
.	O


He	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
stay	O
too	O
long	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
hurrying	O
because	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
Jerusalem	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
Pentecost	O
if	O
possible	O
.	O


In	O
Miletus	O
Paul	O
sent	O
a	O
message	O
back	O
to	O
Ephesus	O
,	O
telling	O
the	O
elders	O
of	O
the	O
church	O
in	O
Ephesus	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
him	O
.	O


When	O
they	O
came	O
,	O
Paul	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
know	O
about	O
my	O
life	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
I	O
came	O
to	O
Asia	O
.	O


You	O
know	O
the	O
way	O
I	O
lived	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
I	O
was	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


The	O
Jews	O
planned	O
things	O
against	O
me	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
gave	O
me	O
much	O
trouble	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
know	O
that	O
I	O
always	O
served	O
the	O
Lord	O
,	O
sometimes	O
with	O
tears	O
.	O


I	O
never	O
thought	O
about	O
myself	O
first	O
.	O


I	O
always	O
did	O
what	O
was	O
best	O
for	O
you	O
.	O


I	O
told	O
you	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
about	O
Jesus	O
in	O
public	O
before	O
the	O
people	O
and	O
also	O
taught	O
in	O
your	O
homes	O
.	O


I	O
told	O
everyone	O
--	O
Jewish	O
and	O
non-Jewish	O
people	O
--	O
to	O
change	O
and	O
turn	O
to	O
God	O
.	O


I	O
told	O
them	O
all	O
to	O
believe	O
in	O
our	O
Lord	O
Jesus	O
.	O


``	O
But	O
now	O
I	O
must	O
obey	O
the	O
Spirit	O
and	O
go	O
to	O
Jerusalem	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
what	O
will	O
happen	O
to	O
me	O
there	O
.	O


I	O
know	O
only	O
that	O
in	O
every	O
city	O
the	O
Holy	O
Spirit	O
tells	O
me	O
that	O
troubles	O
and	O
even	O
jail	O
wait	O
for	O
me	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
care	O
about	O
my	O
own	O
life	O
.	O


The	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
is	O
that	O
I	O
finish	O
my	O
work	O
.	O


I	O
want	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
work	O
that	O
the	O
Lord	O
Jesus	O
gave	O
me	O
to	O
do	O
--	O
to	O
tell	O
people	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
about	O
God	O
's	O
grace	O
.	O


``	O
And	O
now	O
listen	O
to	O
me	O
.	O


I	O
know	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
you	O
will	O
ever	O
see	O
me	O
again	O
.	O


All	O
the	O
time	O
I	O
was	O
with	O
you	O
,	O
I	O
told	O
you	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
about	O
God	O
's	O
kingdom	O
.	O


So	O
today	O
I	O
can	O
tell	O
you	O
one	O
thing	O
that	O
I	O
am	O
sure	O
of	O
:	O
God	O
will	O
not	O
blame	O
me	O
if	O
some	O
of	O
you	O
are	O
not	O
saved	O
.	O


I	O
can	O
say	O
this	O
because	O
I	O
know	O
that	O
I	O
told	O
you	O
everything	O
that	O
God	O
wants	O
you	O
to	O
know	O
.	O


Be	O
careful	O
for	O
yourselves	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
God	O
has	O
given	O
you	O
.	O


The	O
Holy	O
Spirit	O
gave	O
you	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
caring	O
for	O
this	O
flock	O
.	O


You	O
must	O
be	O
like	O
shepherds	O
to	O
the	O
church	O
of	O
God	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
church	O
that	O
God	O
bought	O
with	O
his	O
own	O
blood	O
.	O


I	O
know	O
that	O
after	O
I	O
leave	O
,	O
some	O
men	O
will	O
come	O
into	O
your	O
group	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
be	O
like	O
wild	O
wolves	O
and	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
flock	O
.	O


Also	O
,	O
men	O
from	O
your	O
own	O
group	O
will	O
begin	O
to	O
teach	O
things	O
that	O
are	O
wrong	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
lead	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Lord	O
's	O
followers	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
truth	O
to	O
follow	O
them	O
.	O


So	O
be	O
careful	O
!	O


And	O
always	O
remember	O
what	O
I	O
did	O
during	O
the	O
three	O
years	O
I	O
was	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


I	O
never	O
stopped	O
reminding	O
each	O
one	O
of	O
you	O
how	O
you	O
should	O
live	O
,	O
counseling	O
you	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
and	O
crying	O
over	O
you	O
.	O


``	O
Now	O
I	O
am	O
putting	O
you	O
in	O
God	O
's	O
care	O
.	O


I	O
am	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
message	O
about	O
his	O
grace	O
to	O
make	O
you	O
strong	O
.	O


That	O
message	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
give	O
you	O
the	O
blessings	O
that	O
God	O
gives	O
to	O
all	O
his	O
holy	O
people	O
.	O


When	O
I	O
was	O
with	O
you	O
,	O
I	O
never	O
wanted	O
anyone	O
's	O
money	O
or	O
fine	O
clothes	O
.	O


You	O
know	O
that	O
I	O
always	O
worked	O
to	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
my	O
own	O
needs	O
and	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
with	O
me	O
.	O


I	O
always	O
showed	O
you	O
that	O
you	O
should	O
work	O
just	O
as	O
I	O
did	O
and	O
help	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
weak	O
.	O


I	O
taught	O
you	O
to	O
remember	O
the	O
words	O
of	O
the	O
Lord	O
Jesus	O
:	O
'	O
You	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
greater	O
blessing	O
when	O
you	O
give	O
than	O
when	O
you	O
receive	O
.	O
'	O
''	O


When	O
Paul	O
finished	O
speaking	O
,	O
he	O
knelt	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
all	O
prayed	O
together	O
.	O


They	O
cried	O
and	O
cried	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
especially	O
sad	O
because	O
Paul	O
had	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
never	O
see	O
him	O
again	O
.	O


They	O
hugged	O
him	O
and	O
kissed	O
him	O
.	O


Then	O
they	O
went	O
with	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
to	O
say	O
goodbye	O
.	O


Brothers	O
and	O
sisters	O
,	O
what	O
I	O
want	O
most	O
is	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Israel	O
to	O
be	O
saved	O
.	O


That	O
is	O
my	O
prayer	O
to	O
God	O
.	O


I	O
can	O
say	O
this	O
about	O
them	O
:	O
They	O
really	O
try	O
hard	O
to	O
follow	O
God	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
the	O
right	O
way	O
.	O


They	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
God	O
makes	O
people	O
right	O
with	O
him	O
.	O


And	O
they	O
tried	O
to	O
make	O
themselves	O
right	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
way	O
.	O


So	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
accept	O
God	O
's	O
way	O
of	O
making	O
people	O
right	O
.	O


Christ	O
ended	O
the	O
law	O
so	O
that	O
everyone	O
who	O
believes	O
in	O
him	O
is	O
made	O
right	O
with	O
God	O
.	O


Moses	O
writes	O
about	O
being	O
made	O
right	O
by	O
following	O
the	O
law	O
.	O


He	O
says	O
,	O
``	O
The	O
person	O
who	O
obeys	O
these	O
laws	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
will	O
have	O
life	O
through	O
them	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
this	O
is	O
what	O
the	O
Scriptures	O
say	O
about	O
being	O
made	O
right	O
through	O
faith	O
:	O
``	O
Do	O
n't	O
say	O
to	O
yourself	O
,	O
'	O
Who	O
will	O
go	O
up	O
into	O
heaven	O
?	O
'	O
''	O


-LRB-	O
This	O
means	O
``	O
Who	O
will	O
go	O
up	O
to	O
heaven	O
to	O
get	O
Christ	O
and	O
bring	O
him	O
down	O
to	O
earth	O
?	O
''	O


-RRB-	O
``	O
And	O
do	O
n't	O
say	O
,	O
'	O
Who	O
will	O
go	O
down	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
below	O
?	O
'	O
''	O


-LRB-	O
This	O
means	O
``	O
Who	O
will	O
go	O
down	O
to	O
get	O
Christ	O
and	O
bring	O
him	O
up	O
from	O
death	O
?	O
''	O


-RRB-	O
This	O
is	O
what	O
the	O
Scripture	O
says	O
:	O
``	O
God	O
's	O
teaching	O
is	O
near	O
you	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
in	O
your	O
mouth	O
and	O
in	O
your	O
heart	O
.	O
''	O


It	O
is	O
the	O
teaching	O
of	O
faith	O
that	O
we	O
tell	O
people	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
openly	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
Jesus	O
is	O
Lord	O
''	O
and	O
believe	O
in	O
your	O
heart	O
that	O
God	O
raised	O
him	O
from	O
death	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
saved	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
we	O
believe	O
in	O
Jesus	O
deep	O
in	O
our	O
hearts	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
we	O
are	O
made	O
right	O
with	O
God	O
.	O


And	O
we	O
openly	O
say	O
that	O
we	O
believe	O
in	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
we	O
are	O
saved	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
the	O
Scriptures	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
Anyone	O
who	O
trusts	O
in	O
him	O
will	O
never	O
be	O
disappointed	O
.	O
''	O


It	O
says	O
this	O
because	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
difference	O
between	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
Jews	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
.	O


The	O
same	O
Lord	O
is	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
all	O
people	O
.	O


And	O
he	O
richly	O
blesses	O
everyone	O
who	O
looks	O
to	O
him	O
for	O
help	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
``	O
everyone	O
who	O
trusts	O
in	O
the	O
Lord	O
will	O
be	O
saved	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
before	O
people	O
can	O
pray	O
to	O
the	O
Lord	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
believe	O
in	O
him	O
.	O


And	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
believe	O
in	O
the	O
Lord	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
hear	O
about	O
him	O
.	O


And	O
for	O
anyone	O
to	O
hear	O
about	O
the	O
Lord	O
,	O
someone	O
must	O
tell	O
them	O
.	O


And	O
before	O
anyone	O
can	O
go	O
and	O
tell	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
sent	O
.	O


As	O
the	O
Scriptures	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
How	O
wonderful	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
see	O
someone	O
coming	O
to	O
tell	O
good	O
news	O
!	O
''	O


But	O
not	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
accepted	O
that	O
good	O
news	O
.	O


Isaiah	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Lord	O
,	O
who	O
believed	O
what	O
we	O
told	O
them	O
?	O
''	O


So	O
faith	O
comes	O
from	O
hearing	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
.	O


And	O
people	O
hear	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
when	O
someone	O
tells	O
them	O
about	O
Christ	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
ask	O
,	O
``	O
Did	O
those	O
people	O
not	O
hear	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
?	O
''	O


Yes	O
,	O
they	O
heard	O
--	O
as	O
the	O
Scriptures	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
Their	O
voices	O
went	O
out	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Their	O
words	O
went	O
everywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
''	O


Again	O
I	O
ask	O
,	O
``	O
Did	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Israel	O
not	O
understand	O
?	O
''	O


Yes	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
understand	O
.	O


First	O
,	O
Moses	O
says	O
this	O
for	O
God	O
:	O
``	O
I	O
will	O
use	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
really	O
a	O
nation	O
to	O
make	O
you	O
jealous	O
.	O


I	O
will	O
use	O
a	O
nation	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
understand	O
to	O
make	O
you	O
angry	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
Isaiah	O
is	O
bold	O
enough	O
to	O
say	O
this	O
for	O
God	O
:	O
``	O
The	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
not	O
looking	O
for	O
me	O
--	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
ones	O
who	O
found	O
me	O
.	O


I	O
made	O
myself	O
known	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
ask	O
for	O
me	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
about	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Israel	O
God	O
says	O
,	O
``	O
All	O
day	O
long	O
I	O
stood	O
ready	O
to	O
accept	O
those	O
people	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
stubborn	O
and	O
refuse	O
to	O
obey	O
me	O
.	O
''	O


Brothers	O
and	O
sisters	O
,	O
I	O
want	O
you	O
to	O
know	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
our	O
ancestors	O
who	O
were	O
with	O
Moses	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
all	O
under	O
the	O
cloud	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
all	O
walked	O
through	O
the	O
sea	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
all	O
baptized	O
into	O
Moses	O
in	O
the	O
cloud	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
sea	O
.	O


They	O
all	O
ate	O
the	O
same	O
spiritual	O
food	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
all	O
drank	O
the	O
same	O
spiritual	O
drink	O
.	O


They	O
drank	O
from	O
that	O
spiritual	O
rock	O
that	O
was	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
rock	O
was	O
Christ	O
.	O


But	O
God	O
was	O
not	O
pleased	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
those	O
people	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
were	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
desert	O
.	O


And	O
these	O
things	O
that	O
happened	O
are	O
examples	O
for	O
us	O
.	O


These	O
examples	O
should	O
stop	O
us	O
from	O
wanting	O
evil	O
things	O
like	O
those	O
people	O
did	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
worship	O
idols	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
did	O
.	O


As	O
the	O
Scriptures	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
The	O
people	O
sat	O
down	O
to	O
eat	O
and	O
drink	O
and	O
then	O
got	O
up	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
wild	O
party	O
.	O
''	O


We	O
should	O
not	O
commit	O
sexual	O
sins	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
did	O
.	O


In	O
one	O
day	O
23	O
,	O
000	O
of	O
them	O
died	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
sin	O
.	O


We	O
should	O
not	O
test	O
Christ	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
did	O
.	O


Because	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
killed	O
by	O
snakes	O
.	O


And	O
do	O
n't	O
complain	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
did	O
.	O


Because	O
they	O
complained	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
angel	O
that	O
destroys	O
.	O


The	O
things	O
that	O
happened	O
to	O
those	O
people	O
are	O
examples	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
written	O
to	O
be	O
warnings	O
for	O
us	O
.	O


We	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
all	O
those	O
past	O
histories	O
were	O
pointing	O
to	O
.	O


So	O
anyone	O
who	O
thinks	O
they	O
are	O
standing	O
strong	O
should	O
be	O
careful	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
fall	O
.	O


The	O
only	O
temptations	O
that	O
you	O
have	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
temptations	O
that	O
all	O
people	O
have	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
can	O
trust	O
God	O
.	O


He	O
will	O
not	O
let	O
you	O
be	O
tempted	O
more	O
than	O
you	O
can	O
bear	O
.	O


But	O
when	O
you	O
are	O
tempted	O
,	O
God	O
will	O
also	O
give	O
you	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
escape	O
that	O
temptation	O
.	O


Then	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
endure	O
it	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
my	O
dear	O
friends	O
,	O
stay	O
away	O
from	O
worshiping	O
idols	O
.	O


You	O
are	O
intelligent	O
people	O
.	O


Judge	O
for	O
yourselves	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
what	O
I	O
say	O
now	O
.	O


The	O
cup	O
of	O
blessing	O
that	O
we	O
give	O
thanks	O
for	O
is	O
a	O
sharing	O
in	O
the	O
blood	O
sacrifice	O
of	O
Christ	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
it	O
?	O


And	O
the	O
bread	O
that	O
we	O
break	O
is	O
a	O
sharing	O
in	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
Christ	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
it	O
?	O


There	O
is	O
one	O
loaf	O
of	O
bread	O
,	O
so	O
we	O
who	O
are	O
many	O
are	O
one	O
body	O
,	O
because	O
we	O
all	O
share	O
in	O
that	O
one	O
loaf	O
.	O


And	O
think	O
about	O
what	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Israel	O
do	O
.	O


When	O
they	O
eat	O
the	O
sacrifices	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
united	O
by	O
sharing	O
what	O
was	O
offered	O
on	O
the	O
altar	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
am	O
I	O
saying	O
that	O
sacrifices	O
to	O
idols	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
Jewish	O
sacrifices	O
?	O


No	O
,	O
because	O
an	O
idol	O
is	O
nothing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
things	O
offered	O
to	O
idols	O
are	O
worth	O
nothing	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
am	O
saying	O
that	O
when	O
food	O
is	O
sacrificed	O
to	O
idols	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
offering	O
to	O
demons	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
God	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
you	O
to	O
share	O
anything	O
with	O
demons	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
not	O
drink	O
the	O
cup	O
of	O
the	O
Lord	O
and	O
then	O
go	O
drink	O
a	O
cup	O
that	O
honors	O
demons	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
not	O
share	O
a	O
meal	O
at	O
the	O
Lord	O
's	O
table	O
and	O
then	O
go	O
share	O
a	O
meal	O
that	O
honors	O
demons	O
.	O


Doing	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
Lord	O
jealous	O
.	O


Do	O
you	O
really	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
that	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
think	O
we	O
are	O
stronger	O
than	O
he	O
is	O
?	O


``	O
All	O
things	O
are	O
allowed	O
,	O
''	O
you	O
say	O
.	O


But	O
not	O
all	O
things	O
are	O
good	O
.	O


``	O
All	O
things	O
are	O
allowed	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
some	O
things	O
do	O
n't	O
help	O
anyone	O
.	O


Try	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
is	O
good	O
for	O
others	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
what	O
is	O
good	O
for	O
yourselves	O
.	O


Eat	O
any	O
meat	O
that	O
is	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
meat	O
market	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
ask	O
questions	O
about	O
it	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
something	O
you	O
think	O
is	O
wrong	O
to	O
eat	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
eat	O
it	O
,	O
``	O
because	O
the	O
earth	O
and	O
everything	O
in	O
it	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
Lord	O
.	O
''	O


Someone	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
believer	O
might	O
invite	O
you	O
to	O
eat	O
with	O
them	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
go	O
,	O
then	O
eat	O
anything	O
that	O
is	O
put	O
before	O
you	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
ask	O
questions	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
something	O
you	O
think	O
is	O
wrong	O
to	O
eat	O
.	O


But	O
if	O
someone	O
tells	O
you	O
,	O
``	O
That	O
food	O
was	O
offered	O
to	O
idols	O
,	O
''	O
then	O
do	O
n't	O
eat	O
it	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
because	O
some	O
people	O
think	O
it	O
is	O
wrong	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
might	O
cause	O
a	O
problem	O
for	O
the	O
person	O
who	O
told	O
you	O
that	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
mean	O
that	O
you	O
think	O
it	O
is	O
wrong	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
other	O
person	O
might	O
think	O
it	O
is	O
wrong	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
the	O
only	O
reason	O
not	O
to	O
eat	O
it	O
.	O


My	O
own	O
freedom	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
judged	O
by	O
what	O
another	O
person	O
thinks	O
.	O


I	O
eat	O
the	O
meal	O
with	O
thankfulness	O
.	O


So	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
criticized	O
because	O
of	O
something	O
I	O
thank	O
God	O
for	O
.	O


So	O
if	O
you	O
eat	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
you	O
drink	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
anything	O
,	O
do	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
glory	O
of	O
God	O
.	O


Never	O
do	O
anything	O
that	O
might	O
make	O
other	O
people	O
do	O
wrong	O
--	O
Jews	O
,	O
non-Jews	O
,	O
or	O
anyone	O
in	O
God	O
's	O
church	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
thing	O
.	O


I	O
try	O
to	O
please	O
everyone	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
.	O


I	O
am	O
not	O
trying	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
is	O
good	O
for	O
me	O
.	O


I	O
am	O
trying	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
is	O
good	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
people	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
.	O


I	O
,	O
Paul	O
,	O
am	O
begging	O
you	O
with	O
the	O
gentleness	O
and	O
the	O
kindness	O
of	O
Christ	O
.	O


Some	O
say	O
that	O
I	O
am	O
bold	O
when	O
I	O
am	O
writing	O
you	O
from	O
a	O
distance	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
when	O
I	O
am	O
there	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


They	O
think	O
our	O
motives	O
for	O
what	O
we	O
do	O
are	O
like	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


I	O
plan	O
to	O
be	O
very	O
bold	O
against	O
those	O
people	O
when	O
I	O
come	O
.	O


I	O
hope	O
I	O
will	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
same	O
boldness	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


We	O
live	O
in	O
this	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
fight	O
our	O
battles	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
the	O
world	O
does	O
.	O


The	O
weapons	O
we	O
use	O
are	O
not	O
human	O
ones	O
.	O


Our	O
weapons	O
have	O
power	O
from	O
God	O
and	O
can	O
destroy	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
strong	O
places	O
.	O


We	O
destroy	O
people	O
's	O
arguments	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
tear	O
down	O
every	O
proud	O
idea	O
that	O
raises	O
itself	O
against	O
the	O
knowledge	O
of	O
God	O
.	O


We	O
also	O
capture	O
every	O
thought	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
give	O
up	O
and	O
obey	O
Christ	O
.	O


We	O
are	O
ready	O
to	O
punish	O
anyone	O
there	O
who	O
does	O
not	O
obey	O
,	O
but	O
first	O
we	O
want	O
you	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
obedient	O
.	O


You	O
must	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
facts	O
before	O
you	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
feel	O
sure	O
you	O
belong	O
to	O
Christ	O
,	O
you	O
must	O
remember	O
that	O
we	O
belong	O
to	O
Christ	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
you	O
do	O
.	O


It	O
may	O
seem	O
as	O
though	O
we	O
boast	O
too	O
much	O
about	O
the	O
authority	O
the	O
Lord	O
gave	O
us	O
.	O


But	O
he	O
gave	O
us	O
this	O
authority	O
to	O
strengthen	O
you	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
hurt	O
you	O
.	O


So	O
I	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
ashamed	O
of	O
whatever	O
boasting	O
we	O
do	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
you	O
to	O
think	O
that	O
I	O
am	O
trying	O
to	O
scare	O
you	O
with	O
my	O
letters	O
.	O


Some	O
people	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
Paul	O
's	O
letters	O
are	O
powerful	O
and	O
sound	O
important	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
with	O
us	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
weak	O
and	O
the	O
worst	O
speaker	O
you	O
have	O
ever	O
heard	O
.	O
''	O


Those	O
people	O
should	O
know	O
this	O
:	O
When	O
we	O
are	O
there	O
with	O
you	O
,	O
we	O
will	O
show	O
the	O
same	O
power	O
that	O
we	O
show	O
now	O
in	O
our	O
letters	O
.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
dare	O
put	O
ourselves	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
class	O
with	O
those	O
who	O
think	O
they	O
are	O
so	O
important	O
.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
compare	O
ourselves	O
to	O
them	O
.	O


They	O
use	O
themselves	O
to	O
measure	O
themselves	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
judge	O
themselves	O
by	O
what	O
they	O
themselves	O
are	O
.	O


This	O
shows	O
that	O
they	O
know	O
nothing	O
.	O


But	O
we	O
will	O
not	O
boast	O
about	O
anything	O
outside	O
the	O
work	O
that	O
was	O
given	O
us	O
to	O
do	O
.	O


We	O
will	O
limit	O
our	O
boasting	O
to	O
the	O
work	O
God	O
gave	O
us	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
work	O
includes	O
our	O
work	O
with	O
you	O
.	O


We	O
would	O
be	O
boasting	O
too	O
much	O
only	O
if	O
we	O
had	O
not	O
already	O
come	O
to	O
you	O
.	O


But	O
we	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
you	O
with	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
of	O
Christ	O
.	O


We	O
limit	O
our	O
boasting	O
to	O
the	O
work	O
that	O
is	O
ours	O
.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
boast	O
about	O
the	O
work	O
other	O
people	O
have	O
done	O
.	O


We	O
hope	O
that	O
your	O
faith	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
grow	O
.	O


We	O
hope	O
that	O
you	O
will	O
help	O
our	O
work	O
to	O
grow	O
much	O
larger	O
.	O


We	O
want	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
in	O
the	O
areas	O
beyond	O
your	O
city	O
.	O


We	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
boast	O
about	O
work	O
that	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
done	O
in	O
someone	O
else	O
's	O
area	O
.	O


``	O
Whoever	O
boasts	O
should	O
boast	O
only	O
about	O
the	O
Lord	O
.	O
''	O


What	O
people	O
say	O
about	O
themselves	O
means	O
nothing	O
.	O


What	O
counts	O
is	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
Lord	O
says	O
they	O
have	O
done	O
well	O
.	O


The	O
law	O
gave	O
us	O
only	O
an	O
unclear	O
picture	O
of	O
the	O
good	O
things	O
coming	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O


The	O
law	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
perfect	O
picture	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
things	O
.	O


The	O
law	O
tells	O
people	O
to	O
offer	O
the	O
same	O
sacrifices	O
every	O
year	O
.	O


Those	O
who	O
come	O
to	O
worship	O
God	O
continue	O
to	O
offer	O
those	O
sacrifices	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
law	O
can	O
never	O
make	O
them	O
perfect	O
.	O


If	O
the	O
law	O
could	O
make	O
people	O
perfect	O
,	O
those	O
sacrifices	O
would	O
have	O
already	O
stopped	O
.	O


They	O
would	O
already	O
be	O
clean	O
from	O
their	O
sins	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
still	O
feel	O
guilty	O
.	O


But	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
what	O
happens	O
.	O


Their	O
sacrifices	O
make	O
them	O
remember	O
their	O
sins	O
every	O
year	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
bulls	O
and	O
goats	O
to	O
take	O
away	O
sins	O
.	O


So	O
when	O
Christ	O
came	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
sacrifices	O
and	O
offerings	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
have	O
prepared	O
a	O
body	O
for	O
me	O
.	O


You	O
are	O
not	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
sacrifices	O
of	O
animals	O
killed	O
and	O
burned	O
or	O
with	O
offerings	O
to	O
take	O
away	O
sins	O
.	O


Then	O
I	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
Here	O
I	O
am	O
,	O
God	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
written	O
about	O
me	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
you	O
want	O
.	O
'	O
''	O


Christ	O
first	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
sacrifices	O
and	O
offerings	O
.	O


You	O
are	O
not	O
pleased	O
with	O
animals	O
killed	O
and	O
burned	O
or	O
with	O
sacrifices	O
to	O
take	O
away	O
sin	O
.	O
''	O


-LRB-	O
These	O
are	O
all	O
sacrifices	O
that	O
the	O
law	O
commands	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


Then	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Here	O
I	O
am	O
,	O
God	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
you	O
want	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
God	O
ends	O
that	O
first	O
system	O
of	O
sacrifices	O
and	O
starts	O
his	O
new	O
way	O
.	O


Jesus	O
Christ	O
did	O
the	O
things	O
God	O
wanted	O
him	O
to	O
do	O
.	O


And	O
because	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
made	O
holy	O
through	O
the	O
sacrifice	O
of	O
Christ	O
's	O
body	O
.	O


Christ	O
made	O
that	O
sacrifice	O
one	O
time	O
--	O
enough	O
for	O
all	O
time	O
.	O


Every	O
day	O
the	O
priests	O
stand	O
and	O
do	O
their	O
religious	O
service	O
.	O


Again	O
and	O
again	O
they	O
offer	O
the	O
same	O
sacrifices	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
never	O
take	O
away	O
sins	O
.	O


But	O
Christ	O
offered	O
only	O
one	O
sacrifice	O
for	O
sins	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
sacrifice	O
is	O
good	O
for	O
all	O
time	O
.	O


Then	O
he	O
sat	O
down	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
God	O
.	O


And	O
now	O
Christ	O
waits	O
there	O
for	O
his	O
enemies	O
to	O
be	O
put	O
under	O
his	O
power	O
.	O


With	O
one	O
sacrifice	O
Christ	O
made	O
his	O
people	O
perfect	O
forever	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
the	O
ones	O
who	O
are	O
being	O
made	O
holy	O
.	O


The	O
Holy	O
Spirit	O
also	O
tells	O
us	O
about	O
this	O
.	O


First	O
he	O
says	O
,	O
``	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
agreement	O
I	O
will	O
make	O
with	O
my	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
says	O
the	O
Lord	O
.	O


I	O
will	O
put	O
my	O
laws	O
in	O
their	O
hearts	O
.	O


I	O
will	O
write	O
my	O
laws	O
in	O
their	O
minds	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
he	O
says	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
will	O
forget	O
their	O
sins	O
and	O
never	O
again	O
remember	O
the	O
evil	O
they	O
have	O
done	O
.	O
''	O


And	O
after	O
everything	O
is	O
forgiven	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
more	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
sins	O
.	O


And	O
so	O
,	O
brothers	O
and	O
sisters	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
completely	O
free	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Most	O
Holy	O
Place	O
.	O


We	O
can	O
do	O
this	O
without	O
fear	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
blood	O
sacrifice	O
of	O
Jesus	O
.	O


We	O
enter	O
through	O
a	O
new	O
way	O
that	O
Jesus	O
opened	O
for	O
us	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
living	O
way	O
that	O
leads	O
through	O
the	O
curtain	O
--	O
Christ	O
's	O
body	O
.	O


And	O
we	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
priest	O
who	O
rules	O
the	O
house	O
of	O
God	O
.	O


Sprinkled	O
with	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
Christ	O
,	O
our	O
hearts	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
free	O
from	O
a	O
guilty	O
conscience	O
,	O
and	O
our	O
bodies	O
have	O
been	O
washed	O
with	O
pure	O
water	O
.	O


So	O
come	O
near	O
to	O
God	O
with	O
a	O
sincere	O
heart	O
,	O
full	O
of	O
confidence	O
because	O
of	O
our	O
faith	O
in	O
Christ	O
.	O


We	O
must	O
hold	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
hope	O
we	O
have	O
,	O
never	O
hesitating	O
to	O
tell	O
people	O
about	O
it	O
.	O


We	O
can	O
trust	O
God	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
he	O
promised	O
.	O


We	O
should	O
think	O
about	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
we	O
can	O
encourage	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
show	O
love	O
and	O
do	O
good	O
works	O
.	O


We	O
must	O
not	O
quit	O
meeting	O
together	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
are	O
doing	O
.	O


No	O
,	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
keep	O
on	O
encouraging	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


This	O
becomes	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
important	O
as	O
you	O
see	O
the	O
Day	O
getting	O
closer	O
.	O


If	O
we	O
decide	O
to	O
continue	O
sinning	O
after	O
we	O
have	O
learned	O
the	O
truth	O
,	O
then	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
other	O
sacrifice	O
that	O
will	O
take	O
away	O
sins	O
.	O


If	O
we	O
continue	O
sinning	O
,	O
all	O
that	O
is	O
left	O
for	O
us	O
is	O
a	O
fearful	O
time	O
of	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
judgment	O
and	O
the	O
angry	O
fire	O
that	O
will	O
destroy	O
those	O
who	O
live	O
against	O
God	O
.	O


Whoever	O
refused	O
to	O
obey	O
the	O
Law	O
of	O
Moses	O
was	O
found	O
guilty	O
from	O
the	O
testimony	O
given	O
by	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
witnesses	O
.	O


Such	O
people	O
were	O
not	O
forgiven	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
killed	O
.	O


So	O
think	O
how	O
much	O
more	O
punishment	O
people	O
deserve	O
who	O
show	O
their	O
hate	O
for	O
the	O
Son	O
of	O
God	O
--	O
people	O
who	O
show	O
they	O
have	O
no	O
respect	O
for	O
the	O
blood	O
sacrifice	O
that	O
began	O
the	O
new	O
agreement	O
and	O
once	O
made	O
them	O
holy	O
or	O
who	O
insult	O
the	O
Spirit	O
of	O
God	O
's	O
grace	O
.	O


We	O
know	O
that	O
God	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
I	O
will	O
punish	O
people	O
for	O
the	O
wrongs	O
they	O
do	O
;	O
I	O
will	O
repay	O
them	O
.	O
''	O


And	O
he	O
also	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
The	O
Lord	O
will	O
judge	O
his	O
people	O
.	O
''	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
terrible	O
thing	O
to	O
face	O
punishment	O
from	O
the	O
living	O
God	O
.	O


Remember	O
the	O
days	O
when	O
you	O
first	O
learned	O
the	O
truth	O
.	O


You	O
had	O
a	O
hard	O
struggle	O
with	O
much	O
suffering	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
continued	O
strong	O
.	O


Sometimes	O
people	O
said	O
hateful	O
things	O
to	O
you	O
and	O
mistreated	O
you	O
in	O
public	O
.	O


And	O
sometimes	O
you	O
helped	O
others	O
who	O
were	O
being	O
treated	O
that	O
same	O
way	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
you	O
helped	O
them	O
in	O
prison	O
and	O
shared	O
in	O
their	O
suffering	O
.	O


And	O
you	O
were	O
still	O
happy	O
when	O
everything	O
you	O
owned	O
was	O
taken	O
away	O
from	O
you	O
.	O


You	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
happy	O
,	O
because	O
you	O
knew	O
that	O
you	O
had	O
something	O
much	O
better	O
--	O
something	O
that	O
would	O
continue	O
forever	O
.	O


So	O
do	O
n't	O
lose	O
the	O
courage	O
that	O
you	O
had	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O


Your	O
courage	O
will	O
be	O
rewarded	O
richly	O
.	O


You	O
must	O
be	O
patient	O
.	O


After	O
you	O
have	O
done	O
what	O
God	O
wants	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
get	O
what	O
he	O
promised	O
you	O
.	O


He	O
says	O
,	O
``	O
Very	O
soon	O
now	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
is	O
coming	O
will	O
come	O
and	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
late	O
.	O


The	O
person	O
who	O
is	O
right	O
with	O
me	O
will	O
live	O
by	O
trusting	O
in	O
me	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
turns	O
back	O
in	O
fear	O
.	O
''	O


But	O
we	O
are	O
not	O
those	O
who	O
turn	O
back	O
and	O
are	O
lost	O
.	O


No	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
faith	O
and	O
are	O
saved	O
.	O


Then	O
I	O
saw	O
another	O
powerful	O
angel	O
coming	O
down	O
from	O
heaven	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
was	O
dressed	O
in	O
a	O
cloud	O
.	O


He	O
had	O
a	O
rainbow	O
around	O
his	O
head	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
's	O
face	O
was	O
like	O
the	O
sun	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
legs	O
were	O
like	O
poles	O
of	O
fire	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
was	O
holding	O
a	O
small	O
scroll	O
.	O


The	O
scroll	O
was	O
open	O
in	O
his	O
hand	O
.	O


He	O
put	O
his	O
right	O
foot	O
on	O
the	O
sea	O
and	O
his	O
left	O
foot	O
on	O
the	O
land	O
.	O


He	O
shouted	O
loudly	O
like	O
the	O
roaring	O
of	O
a	O
lion	O
.	O


After	O
he	O
shouted	O
,	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
seven	O
thunders	O
spoke	O
.	O


The	O
seven	O
thunders	O
spoke	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
started	O
to	O
write	O
.	O


But	O
then	O
I	O
heard	O
a	O
voice	O
from	O
heaven	O
that	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
Do	O
n't	O
write	O
what	O
the	O
seven	O
thunders	O
said	O
.	O


Keep	O
those	O
things	O
secret	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
the	O
angel	O
I	O
saw	O
standing	O
on	O
the	O
sea	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
land	O
raised	O
his	O
right	O
hand	O
to	O
heaven	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
made	O
a	O
promise	O
by	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
lives	O
forever	O
and	O
ever	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
made	O
the	O
skies	O
and	O
all	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
them	O
.	O


He	O
made	O
the	O
earth	O
and	O
all	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
made	O
the	O
sea	O
and	O
all	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
it	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
said	O
,	O
``	O
There	O
will	O
be	O
no	O
more	O
waiting	O
!	O


In	O
the	O
days	O
when	O
the	O
seventh	O
angel	O
is	O
ready	O
to	O
blow	O
his	O
trumpet	O
,	O
God	O
's	O
secret	O
plan	O
will	O
be	O
completed	O
--	O
the	O
Good	O
News	O
that	O
God	O
told	O
to	O
his	O
servants	O
,	O
the	O
prophets	O
.	O
''	O


Then	O
I	O
heard	O
the	O
same	O
voice	O
from	O
heaven	O
again	O
.	O


It	O
said	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
``	O
Go	O
and	O
take	O
the	O
open	O
scroll	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
angel	O
's	O
hand	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
angel	O
who	O
is	O
standing	O
on	O
the	O
sea	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
I	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
angel	O
and	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
give	O
me	O
the	O
little	O
scroll	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
to	O
me	O
,	O
``	O
Take	O
the	O
scroll	O
and	O
eat	O
it	O
.	O


It	O
will	O
be	O
sour	O
in	O
your	O
stomach	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
your	O
mouth	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
sweet	O
like	O
honey	O
.	O
''	O


So	O
I	O
took	O
the	O
little	O
scroll	O
from	O
the	O
angel	O
's	O
hand	O
and	O
ate	O
it	O
.	O


In	O
my	O
mouth	O
it	O
tasted	O
sweet	O
like	O
honey	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
I	O
ate	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sour	O
in	O
my	O
stomach	O
.	O


Then	O
I	O
was	O
told	O
,	O
``	O
You	O
must	O
prophesy	O
again	O
about	O
many	O
races	O
of	O
people	O
,	O
many	O
nations	O
,	O
languages	O
,	O
and	O
rulers	O
.	O
''	O


I	O
saw	O
an	O
angel	O
coming	O
down	O
out	O
of	O
heaven	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
had	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
bottomless	O
pit	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
also	O
held	O
a	O
large	O
chain	O
in	O
his	O
hand	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
grabbed	O
the	O
dragon	O
,	O
that	O
old	O
snake	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
devil	O
or	O
Satan	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
tied	O
the	O
dragon	O
with	O
the	O
chain	O
for	O
1000	O
years	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
angel	O
threw	O
the	O
dragon	O
into	O
the	O
bottomless	O
pit	O
and	O
closed	O
it	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
locked	O
it	O
over	O
the	O
dragon	O
.	O


The	O
angel	O
did	O
this	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
dragon	O
could	O
not	O
trick	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
earth	O
until	O
the	O
1000	O
years	O
were	O
ended	O
.	O


After	O
1000	O
years	O
the	O
dragon	O
must	O
be	O
made	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O


Then	O
I	O
saw	O
some	O
thrones	O
and	O
people	O
sitting	O
on	O
them	O
.	O


These	O
were	O
the	O
ones	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
given	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
judge	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
saw	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
killed	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
Jesus	O
and	O
the	O
message	O
from	O
God	O
.	O


They	O
did	O
not	O
worship	O
the	O
beast	O
or	O
its	O
idol	O
.	O


They	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
the	O
mark	O
of	O
the	O
beast	O
on	O
their	O
foreheads	O
or	O
on	O
their	O
hands	O
.	O


They	O
came	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
and	O
ruled	O
with	O
Christ	O
for	O
1000	O
years	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
did	O
not	O
live	O
again	O
until	O
the	O
1000	O
years	O
were	O
ended	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
resurrection	O
.	O


Great	O
blessings	O
belong	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
share	O
in	O
this	O
first	O
resurrection	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
God	O
's	O
holy	O
people	O
.	O


The	O
second	O
death	O
has	O
no	O
power	O
over	O
them	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
be	O
priests	O
for	O
God	O
and	O
for	O
Christ	O
.	O


They	O
will	O
rule	O
with	O
him	O
for	O
1000	O
years	O
.	O


When	O
the	O
1000	O
years	O
are	O
ended	O
,	O
Satan	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
free	O
from	O
his	O
prison	O
.	O


He	O
will	O
go	O
out	O
to	O
trick	O
the	O
nations	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
earth	O
,	O
the	O
nations	O
known	O
as	O
Gog	O
and	O
Magog	O
.	O


Satan	O
will	O
gather	O
the	O
people	O
for	O
battle	O
.	O


There	O
will	O
be	O
more	O
people	O
than	O
anyone	O
can	O
count	O
,	O
like	O
sand	O
on	O
the	O
seashore	O
.	O


I	O
saw	O
Satan	O
's	O
army	O
march	O
across	O
the	O
earth	O
and	O
gather	O
around	O
the	O
camp	O
of	O
God	O
's	O
people	O
and	O
the	O
city	O
that	O
God	O
loves	O
.	O


But	O
fire	O
came	O
down	O
from	O
heaven	O
and	O
destroyed	O
Satan	O
's	O
army	O
.	O


And	O
he	O
-LRB-	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
tricked	O
these	O
people	O
-RRB-	O
was	O
thrown	O
into	O
the	O
lake	O
of	O
burning	O
sulfur	O
with	O
the	O
beast	O
and	O
the	O
false	O
prophet	O
.	O


There	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
tortured	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
forever	O
and	O
ever	O
.	O


Then	O
I	O
saw	O
a	O
large	O
white	O
throne	O
.	O


I	O
saw	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
was	O
sitting	O
on	O
the	O
throne	O
.	O


Earth	O
and	O
sky	O
ran	O
away	O
from	O
him	O
and	O
disappeared	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
saw	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
died	O
,	O
great	O
and	O
small	O
,	O
standing	O
before	O
the	O
throne	O
.	O


Some	O
books	O
were	O
opened	O
.	O


And	O
another	O
book	O
was	O
opened	O
--	O
the	O
book	O
of	O
life	O
.	O


The	O
people	O
were	O
judged	O
by	O
what	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
books	O
.	O


The	O
sea	O
gave	O
up	O
the	O
dead	O
who	O
were	O
in	O
it	O
.	O


Death	O
and	O
Hades	O
gave	O
up	O
the	O
dead	O
who	O
were	O
in	O
them	O
.	O


All	O
these	O
people	O
were	O
judged	O
by	O
what	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
.	O


And	O
Death	O
and	O
Hades	O
were	O
thrown	O
into	O
the	O
lake	O
of	O
fire	O
.	O


This	O
lake	O
of	O
fire	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
death	O
.	O


And	O
anyone	O
whose	O
name	O
was	O
not	O
found	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
of	O
life	O
was	O
thrown	O
into	O
the	O
lake	O
of	O
fire	O
.	O


Theoretically	O
I	O
'll	O
be	O
here	O
.	O


theoretically	O
?	O


yeah	O
.	O


You	O
mean	O
,	O
do	O
n't	O
you	O
well	O
,	O
you	O
carry	O
multiple	O
calendars	O
,	O
so	O
you	O
never	O
know	O
?	O


Well	O
I	O
do	O
have	O
two	B-CARDINAL
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
in	O
the	O
office	O
and	O
one	B-CARDINAL
at	O
home	O
.	O


oh	O


The	B-DATE
weekend	I-DATE
after	I-DATE
that	I-DATE
%uh	O
I	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
in	O
town	O
.	O


But	O
,	O
%um	O
yeah	O
,	O


as	O
I	O
say	O
,	O
theoretically	O
I	O
'm	O
here	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
n't	O
decided	O
whether	O
I	O
'm	O
doing	O
this	O
yet	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
bit	O
silly	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
?	O


I	O
was	O
just	O
there	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
,	O
%um	O
,	O


the	O
next	O
weekend	O
again	O
I	O
'm	O
invited	O
for	O
the	O


let	O
's	O
see	O


the	O
child	O
of	O
my	O
favorite	O
cousin	O
is	O
being	O
baptized	O
,	O


and	O
they	O
want	O
me	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
godmother	O


%mm	O
.	O


English	B-LANGUAGE
.	O


Patentante	O
,	O
ja	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O


And	O
,	O
so	O
,	O
since	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
go	O
to	O
their	O
wedding	O
,	O
I	O
--	O
feeling	O
this	O
big	O
pressure	O
.	O


I	O
should	O
have	O
just	O
gone	O
to	O
the	O
wedding	O
last	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


It	O
was	O
,	O
like	O
oh	O
yeah	O
.	O
in	O


They	O
started	O
asking	O
me	O
when	O
I	O
was	O
on	O
vacation	O
already	O
.	O


And	O
so	O
I	O
'm	O
sort	O
of	O


it	O
's	O
easier	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
doing	O
it	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
on	O
vacation	O
yeah	O
.	O
than	O
if	O
you	O
get	O
this	O
idea	O
%eh	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
at	O
work	O
and	O
say	O
,	O
oh	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
go	O
in	O
four	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE
.	O


How	O
could	O
I	O
possibly	O
just	O
do	O
that	O
?	O


yeah	O
I	O
know	O
the	O
feeling	O
.	O


I	O
m-	O


But	O
once	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
vacation	O
mode	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
sort	O
of	O
like	O
well	O
why	O
should	O
n't	O
I	O
?	O


I	O
have	O
the	O
vacation	O
,	O


it	O
's	O
just	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
money	O
,	O


and	O
what	O
is	O
money	O
for	O


yeah	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


So	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
make	O
up	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
debate	O
.	O


You	O
sound	O
like	O
you	O
're	O
the	O
bank	O
.	O


No	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
make	O
up	O
my	O
mind	O
here	O
by	O
Friday	B-DATE
because	O
that	O
's	O
when	O
I	O
can	O
hold	O
my	O
ticket	O
too	O
.	O


So	O
I	O
thought	O
I	O
could	O
get	O
a	O
ticket	O
.	O


I	O
just	O
have	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
discussion	O
with	O
my	O
boss	O
.	O


So	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
let	O
me	O
know	O
what	O
this	O
entails	O
as	O
consequences	O
for	O
me	O
?	O


oh	O
for	O
,	O


oh	O
yes	O
.	O


oh	O
there	O
are	O
good	O
consequences	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
willing	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O


so	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
there	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
twentieth	I-DATE
in	O
Berlin	B-GPE
,	O


okay	O
.	O


uh-huh	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
could	O
n't	O
go	O
for	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
just	O
,	O
For	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O
you	O
know	O
three	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
.	O


So	O
I	O
had	O
to	O
go	O
at	B-DATE
least	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
week	I-DATE
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


And	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
advantage	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
because	O
,	O


and	O
if	O
you	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
join	O
me	O
I	O
'd	O
love	O
it	O
,	O


I	O
was	O
also	O
invited	O
to	O
a	O
wedding	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
twelfth	I-DATE
somewhere	O
near	O
Duesseldorf	B-GPE
.	O


Between	O
Duesseldorf	B-GPE
and	O
Essen	B-GPE
.	O


Well	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
Rathingen	B-GPE
or	O


No	O
it	O
's	O
north	O
of	O
Rathingen	B-GPE
,	O


because	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
a	O
map	O
.	O


But	O
it	O
's	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
thing	O
.	O


oh	O
Ketting	B-GPE
?	O


k-	O


Ketwig	B-GPE
.	O


Ketwig	B-GPE
,	O
Ketwig	B-GPE
.	O


Yes	O
.	O


yeah	O
,	O


that	O
's	O
almost	O
Duesseldorf	B-GPE
.	O


%uh	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
almost	O
Essen	B-GPE
.	O


okay	O
.	O


Whichever	O
.	O


I	O
suppose	O
that	O
's	O
close	O
.	O


yeah	O
,	O


it	O
's	O
not	O
far	O
.	O


Through	O
the	B-FAC
S	I-FAC
-	I-FAC
bahn	I-FAC
here	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
it	O
's	O
like	B-TIME
twenty	I-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
.	O


Or	O
something	O
.	O


And	O
so	O
,	O
if	O
I	O
do	O
it	O
,	O
I	O
'd	O
love	O
to	O
have	O
you	O
join	O
me	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
fancy	O
wedding	O
too	O
.	O


Does	O
that	O
mean	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
get	O


Do	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
wear	O
a	O
tie	O
?	O


Yes	O
.	O


Sure	O
.	O


y-	O


%um	O


could	O
be	O
it	O
's	O
actually	O


I	O
ca	O
n't	O
believe	O
this	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
a	O
German	B-NORP
friend	O
that	O
I	O


he	O
worked	O
here	O
at	O
NASA	B-ORG
for	O
like	B-DATE
two	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
and	O
was	O
in	O
mhm	O
our	O
German	B-LANGUAGE
conversation	O
club	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


And	O
he	O
's	O
marrying	O
a	O
German	B-NORP
woman	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
he	O
just	O
went	O
back	O
a	O
little	O
while	O
ago	O
because	O
his	O


No	O
he	O
's	O
an	O
American	B-NORP
,	O


but	O
he	O
's	O
marrying	O
a	O
German	B-NORP
woman	O
.	O


oh	O
,	O
he	O
's	O
a	O
German	B-NORP
.	O


He	O
's	O
German	B-NORP
too	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


They	O
're	O
both	O
German	B-NORP
.	O


So	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
real	O
mhm	O
.	O
German	B-NORP
wedding	O
.	O


But	O


And	O
so	O
he	O
was	O
saying	O
we	O
should	O
come	O
from	O
our	O


and	O
one	B-CARDINAL
other	O
person	O
from	O
our	O
group	O
is	O
going	O
because	O
we	O
would	O


he	O
had	O
n't	O
gotten	O
around	O
to	O
planning	O
his	O
vacation	O
.	O


So	O
he	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
there	O
.	O


So	O
I	O
thought	O
well	O
that	O
's	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
twelfth	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
thing	O
is	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
twentieth	I-DATE
,	O
you	O
know	O
.	O


Why	O
not	O
?	O


And	O
then	O
in	O
between	O
I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
go	O
down	O
and	O
586.14_588.20_A:	O
see	O
my	O
relatives	O
in	O
Bonn	B-GPE
.	O


oh	O
well	O
the	B-DATE
twentieth	I-DATE
i-	O
,	O


I	O
mean	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
pro-	O
,	O
e-	O


Well	O
no	O
not	O
the	O
twentieth	B-DATE
.	O


The	B-DATE
twentieth	I-DATE
is	O
my	O
baptism	O
.	O


%ah	O
so	O
.	O


The	O
wedding	O
is	O
the	B-DATE
twelfth	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
wedding	O
is	O
the	B-DATE
twelfth	I-DATE
?	O


But	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
a	O
real	O
thing	O
.	O


There	O
's	O
like	O
a	O
wedding	O
at	O
eleven	B-TIME
,	O
and	O
a	O
lunch	O
at	O
Schloss	B-FAC
Ketwig	I-FAC
or	O
something	O
at	O
lunchtime	B-TIME
.	O


And	O
then	O
at	O
seven	B-TIME
o'clock	I-TIME
there	O
is	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
see	O
,	O
%uh	O
dinner	O
dance	O
.	O
mit	O
Abendgarderobe	O
.	O


oh	O
God	O
.	O
nay	O


But	O
I	O
thought	O
you	O
playing	O
piano	O
you	O
must	O
have	O
that	O
.	O


Abendgarderobe	O
.	O


Does	O
n't	O
that	O
mean	O
like	O
really	O
fancy	O
clothes	O
?	O


%uh	O
,	O
well	O
.	O


Ja	O
,	O
ja	O
.	O


Ball	O
dresses	O
and	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
tuxedos	O
and	O
things	O
.	O


yeah	O
,	O
I	O
know	O
.	O


I	O
could	O
n't	O
believe	O
it	O


because	O
I	O
met	O
,	O


when	O
I	O
was	O
there	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
trip	O
,	O
I	O
had	O
n't	O
read	O
the	O
invitation	O
before	O
.	O


I	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
I	O
was	O
going	O
.	O


And	O
so	O
I	O
had	O
met	O
,	O
%uh	O
,	O
his	O
name	O
is	O
Heiko	B-PERSON
,	O
for	O
one	O
day	O
in	O
Hamburg	B-GPE
.	O


We	O
met	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


So	O
he	O
mentioned	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
looking	O
for	O
his	O
tuxedo	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
said	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
married	O
in	O
a	O
tuxedo	O
?	O


He	O
said	O
no	O
,	O
no	O
,	O
no	O
.	O


That	O
evening	O
.	O


I	O
've	O
never	O
heard	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
thing	O
.	O


Quite	O
a	O
wedding	O
.	O


But	O
so	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
bow	O
out	O
.	O


Pardon	O
?	O


I	O
said	O
if	O
you	O
really	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
those	O
things	O
.	O


Well	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
know	O
.	O
It	O
's	O
great	O
meals	O
.	O


Really	O
.	O


Free	O
food	O
.	O


Aside	O
from	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
talk	O
,	O


and	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
nice	O
people	O
.	O


It	O
'll	O
be	O


and	O
then	O
I	O
'll	O
know	O
one	B-CARDINAL
more	O
person	O
there	O
.	O


How	O
old	O
are	O
they	O
?	O


oh	O
.	O


A	O
little	O
bit	O
younger	O
than	O
us	O
.	O


oh	O
,	O
he	O
's	O
probably	O


good	O
question	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
.	O


Maybe	O
he	O
's	O
thirty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
?	O


That	O
's	O
okay	O
.	O


As	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
're	O
not	O
twenty	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
one	I-DATE
.	O


oh	O
no	O
,	O
no	O
,	O
no	O
,	O
no	O
.	O


No	O
%uh	O
,	O
spring	O
chicken	O


This	O
is	O
Herr	O
Doktor	O
Heiko	B-PERSON
Hecht	I-PERSON
and	O
Jessika	B-PERSON
whatever	O
her	O
name	O
is	O
.	O


ooh	O
.	O


They	O
actually	O
met	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O
At	O
I	O
think	O
the	B-ORG
University	I-ORG
&of	I-ORG
Virginia	I-ORG
,	O
where	O
he	O
got	O
his	O
doctorate	O
?	O


Or	O
,	O
maybe	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
Virginia	B-GPE
,	O


but	O
it	O
's	O
somewhere	O
over	O
there	O
.	O


mhm	O
.	O


Something	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
.	O


mhm	O
%hm	O
.	O


yeah	O
,	O


so	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
they	O
're	O
not	O
really	O
young	O
.	O


So	O
I	O
s-	O
,	O


their	O
friends	O
I	O
presume	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
age	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
there	O
'll	O
be	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
family	O
friends	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
a	O
f-	O


okay	O
.	O


yeah	O
,	O


I	O
'm	O
sure	O
.	O


weddings	O
are	O
always	O
family	O
.	O


and	O
the	O
way	O
he	O
was	O
talking	O
,	O
it	O
sounds	O
like	O
his	O
wife	O
's	O
family	O
is	O
well	O
-	O
to	O
-	O
do	O
or	O
something	O
.	O


so	O


yeah	O


well	O
if	O
it	O
,	O
ye-	O


Interesting	O
people	O
.	O


If	O
they	O
're	O
having	O
a	O
wedding	O
with	O
Abendgarderobe	O
then	O
it	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
pretty	O


that	O
's	O
what	O
I	O
thought	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
what	O
I	O
thought	O
.	O


Up	O
upscale	O
.	O


And	O
that	O
.	O


So	O
think	O
about	O
it	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O
I	O
'll	O
let	O
you	O
think	O
about	O
that	O
,	O


and	O
you	O
can	O
write	O
me	O
a	O
note	O
or	O
give	O
me	O
a	O
call	O
.	O


Because	O
I	O
know	O
some	O
people	O
really	O
hate	O
weddings	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
're	O
afraid	O
to	O
say	O
no	O
,	O


or	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
it	O
.	O


But	O
it	O
's	O
the	B-DATE
twelfth	I-DATE
.	O


And	O
otherwise	O
,	O
what	O
I	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
do	O
is	O
stay	O
with	O
you	O
the	O
twelfth	B-DATE
and	O
thirteenth	B-DATE
.	O
Because	O
it	O
's	O
weekend	O
.	O


mhm	O
.	O


Like	O
we	O
could	O
see	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


And	O
then	O
I	O
'll	O
go	O
Monday	B-DATE
--	O
down	O
to	O
Bonn	B-GPE
,	O
or	O
wherever	O
those	O
relatives	O
are	O
because	O
I	O
have	O
n't	O
seen	O
my	O
uncle	O
in	O
like	B-DATE
three	I-DATE
or	I-DATE
four	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
and	O
he	O
's	O
just	O
turning	O
eighty	B-DATE
and	O
I	O
like	O
them	O
a	O
lot	O


uh-huh	O
.	O


In	O
Bad	B-GPE
Muenstereifel	I-GPE
?	O


yeah	O
,	O


I	O
'll	O


guess	O
it	O
'll	O
be	O
summer	B-DATE


so	O
he	O
'll	O
be	O
in	O
Bad	B-GPE
Munstereifel	I-GPE
.	O


mhm	O


They	O
've	O
actually	O
moved	O
.	O


They	O
do	O
n't	O
live	O
in	O
Bonn	B-GPE
now	O
.	O


They	O
live	O
in	O
--	O
%um	O
,	O
Bad	B-GPE
Neuena	I-GPE
.	O
Which	O
is	O
I	O
guess	O


Bad	B-GPE
Neuena	I-GPE
ja	O
.	O


yeah	O
,	O


just	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
down	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
think	O
they	O
'll	O
be	O
in	O
Munstereifel	B-GPE
.	O


And	O
then	O
my	O
cousin	O
,	O
she	O
still	O
does	O
live	O
in	O
Bonn	B-GPE


so	O
I	O
'll	O
get	O
to	O
see	O
her	O
.	O


And	O
then	O
I	O
'll	O
zip	O
off	O
to	O
Berlin	B-GPE
Right	O
.	O
mhm	O
mhm	O
go	O
to	O
this	O
wedding	O
and	O
see	O
my	O
favorite	O
cousin	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
tell	O
the	O
other	O
cousins	O
.	O


uh-huh	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


Because	O
you	O
see	O
,	O
when	O
I	O
was	O
there	O
before	O
I	O
could	O
n't	O
visit	O
you	O
because	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
spend	O
time	O
visiting	O
these	O
other	O
relatives	O
in	O
Bonn	B-GPE
.	O


you	O
're	O
so	O
diplomatic	O
about	O
all	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
you	O
know	O


Well	O
I	O
mean	O
if	O
I	O
was	O
visiting	O
you	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
very	O
hard	O
not	O
to	O
visit	O
them	O
.	O


but	O
n-	O


But	O
the	O
year	O
before	O
I	O
.	O


I	O
would	O
n't	O
,	O
%uh	O
,	O
tell	O
on	O
you	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
.	O


I	O
know	O
you	O
would	O
n't	O
tell	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
year	O
before	O
I	O
did	O
it	O
.	O


But	O
that	O
's	O
because	O
of	O
we	O
just	O
stopped	O
on	O
the	O
train	O
and	O
I	O
had	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
two	B-TIME
hours	I-TIME
.	O


And	O
we	O
had	O
our	O
wild	O
lunch	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


And	O
on	O
again	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


That	O
's	O


We	O
,	O
%uh	O
,	O
commiserated	O
.	O


Yes	O
.	O


That	O
sounds	O
like	O
you	O
have	O
you	O
know	O
its	O
positive	O
end	O
result	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
good	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
change	O
,	O


that	O
's	O
for	O
sure	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
change	O
.	O


And	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
work	O
,	O
obviously	O
.	O


yeah	O
,	O


I	O
,	O


%eh	O
but	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
really	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
work	O
.	O


I	O
always	O
have	O
this	O
feeling	O
I	O
'm	O
just	O
so	O
terribly	O
slow	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
this	O
feeling	O
I	O
should	O
always	O
be	O
doing	O
these	O
things	O
much	O
faster	O
than	O
I	O
get	O
them	O
done	O
.	O


Well	O
,	O
so	O
what	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
slow	O
?	O


You	O
know	O
,	O
look	O
at	O
it	O
the	O
other	O
way	O
.	O


yeah	O


but	O
I	O
always	O
keep	O
%eh	O
that	O
I	O
'm	O
spending	O
too	O
much	O
time	O
,	O
that	O
I	O
should	O
be	O
doing	O
other	O
things	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


I	O
just	O
had	O
this	O
talk	O
about	O
somebody	O
who	O
was	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
confirming	O
,	O
you	O
know	O


and	O
I	O
know	O
I	O
'm	O
too	O
self	O
critical	O
.	O


So	O
.	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
.	O


Because	O
I	O
was	O
complaining	O
to	O
them	O
about	O
my	O
mother	O


and	O
they	O
are	O
this	O
theory	O
that	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
what	O
people	O
do	O
is	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
you	O
.	O


%huh	O
.	O


Because	O
this	O
woman	O
had	O
such	O
a	O
that	O
people	O
react	O
to	O
you	O
as	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
you	O
.	O


And	O
what	O
I	O
had	O
mentioned	O
about	O
my	O
mother	O
bugging	O
me	O
was	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
every	O
time	O
I	O
see	O
her	O
or	O
we	O
even	O
talk	O
,	O
she	O
has	O
to	O
comment	O
about	O
my	O
clothes	O
,	O
or	O
what	O
I	O
'm	O
wearing	O
.	O


and	O
I	O
was	O
talking	O
to	O
this	O
woman	O
because	O
she	O
seemed	O
to	O
have	O
such	O
a	O
good	O
relationship	O
with	O
her	O
mother	O
.	O


Like	O
her	O
mother	O
treated	O
her	O
like	O
a	O
human	O
being	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
kid	O
.	O


%hm	O
yeah	O


and	O
so	O
she	O
said	O
you	O
know	O
and	O
she	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
reflection	O
.	O


You	O
know	O
your	O
mother	O
's	O
being	O
critical	O
you	O
know	O
.	O


Be	O
you	O
see	O
that	O
because	O
you	O
're	O
critical	O
to	O
yourself	O
too	O
much	O


Or	O
you	O
're	O
filtering	O
the	O
information	O
you	O
get	O
from	O
your	O
mother	O


yeah	O


but	O
this	O
is	O
ridiculous	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
%uh	O
she	O
's	O
never	O
let	O
up	O
on	O
that	O
.	O


I	O
mean	O
it	O
's	O
crazy	O
.	O
You	O
know	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
I	O
mean	O


and	O
I	O
think	O
no	O
not	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
I	O
bugged	O
her	O
about	O
something	O
else	O
that	O
I	O
been	O
trying	O
to	O
not	O
take	O
anymore	O


but	O
then	O
she	O
cries	O


but	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
work	O
with	O
me	O
.	O


uh-huh	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
good	O
.	O


Then	O
she	O
says	O
I	O
'm	O
being	O
mean	O
.	O


and	O
I	O
ignore	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
she	O
's	O
crying	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
pretty	O
tough	O
.	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


speaking	O
of	O
crying	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
a	O
colleague	O
.	O
An	O
American	B-NORP
girl	O
,	O
a	O
dancer	O
.	O
mhm	O
at	O
a	O
school	O
in	O
Cologne	B-GPE
mhm	O
Who	O
somehow	O
or	O
other	O
has	O
fallen	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
me	O
.	O


mhm	O


and	O
now	O
that	O
I	O
'm	O
,	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
Duesseldorf	B-GPE
she	O
's	O
all	O
going	O
crazy	O
.	O
%um	O
and	O
thinks	O
%eh	O


she	O
's	O
%eh	O
concluded	O
that	O
I	O
'm	O
abandoning	O
her	O
.	O


oho	O


But	O
it	O
is	O


Being	O
stalked	O
here	O
?	O


Pardon	O
?	O


In	O
America	B-GPE
,	O
we	O
would	O
say	O
are	O
you	O
being	O
stalked	O
?	O


so	O
he	O
said	O
to	O
let	O
your	O
wife	O
do	O
it	O
you	O
know	O


%uh	O
right	O


he	O
says	O
%uh	O
you	O
know	O
no	O
I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O


%eh	O
so	O
now	O
I	O
'm	O
at	O
a	O
point	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
strange	O


like	O
I	O
wo	O
n't	O
complain	O
about	O
anything	O


or	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
complain	O
about	O
anything	O


and	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
ask	O
him	O
to	O
come	O
help	O
me	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
night	O
when	O
I	O
forgot	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
something	O
they	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
freezer	O


So	O
we	O
'll	O
see	O
how	O
it	O
goes	O


hopefully	O


I	O
mean	O
they	O
promise	O
me	O
you	O
know	O
everybody	O
that	O
they	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
help	O
me	O
and	O
that	O
whatever	O
I	O
say	O


But	O
you	O
know	O
everybody	O
gives	O
you	O
%uh	O
these	O
%uh	O
pro-	O


yeah	O


so	O
you	O
've	O
already	O
started	O


Well	O
I	O
've	O
started	O
working	O
with	O
Du	O


like	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
cook	O
anymore	O


I	O
have	O
n't	O
worked	O
in	O
the	O
kitchen	O
for	O
a	O
week	O
already	O


I	O
've	O
been	O
just	O
doing	O
with	O
him	O
learning	O
how	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
orders	O
and	O
meeting	O
all	O
the	O
%um	O
sales	O
people	O


and	O
%um	O
I	O
've	O
learned	O
how	O
to	O
work	O
the	O
computer	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
bigges-	O


I	O
said	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
turn	O
it	O
on	O
even	O


really	O


So	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
I	O
could	O
do	O
it	O
yet	O
by	O
myself	O


but	O
he	O
's	O
showing	O
me	O
teaching	O
me	O


and	O
I	O
think	O
like	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
this	O
week	O
he	O
'll	O
be	O
there	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
with	O
me	O


and	O
then	O
anoth-	O


he	O
%um	O


Maybe	O
here	O
and	O
there	O


but	O
he	O
's	O
really	O
basically	O


What	O
is	O
he	O
going	O
to	O
do	O


He	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
teacher	O
for	O
%um	O
High	O
school	O
computers	O


oh	O
okay	O


yeah	O


so	O
he	O
's	O
only	O
teaching	O
three	B-DATE
days	I-DATE
a	O
week	O


so	O
he	O
always	O
says	O
that	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
days	O
if	O
I	O
need	O
him	O
he	O
'll	O
come	O
in	O


the	O
truth	O
is	O
he	O
's	O
been	O
teaching	O
and	O
very	O
patient	O
and	O
very	O
good	O


and	O
he	O
also	O
is	O
great	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
written	O
down	O
everything	O


I	O
'm	O
sure	O
he	O
's	O
thrilled	O
to	O
get	O
out	O
of	O
there	O


Well	O
I	O
'll	O
tell	O
you	O
the	O
truth	O
%uh	O


I	O
mean	O
now	O
that	O
I	O
worked	O
with	O
him	O
one	O
to	O
one	O
He	O
does	O
do	O
everything	O
with	O
his	O
heart	O


I	O
mean	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
head	O
than	O
everybody	O
else	O


like	O
I	O
know	O
that	O
he	O
wants	O
everything	O
to	O
be	O
nice	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
good	O
and	O


but	O
he	O
's	O
very	O
separate	O


and	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
like	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
other	O
people	O
's	O
%um	O
ideas	O


but	O
%um	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
financially	O
he	O
was	O
probably	O
great	O
for	O
the	O
kibbutz	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
cheap	O


yeah	O


because	O
he	O
's	O
also	O


I	O
'll	O
tell	O
you	O


I	O
worked	O
with	O
him	O
this	O
whole	O
week	O


he	O
does	O
n't	O
eat	O
a	O
thing	O
ever	O


like	O
all	O
morning	O
long	O


so	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
eat	O


he	O
does	O
n't	O
drink	O
coffee	O


I	O
did	O
n't	O
see	O
him	O
drink	O
anything	O
water	O
or	O
anything	O
else	O


one	O
day	O
he	O
said	O
I	O
better	O
drink	O
something	O
I	O
have	O
a	O
headache	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
really	O
hot	O


but	O
I	O
mean	O
you	O
know	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
eat	O
anything	O


and	O
then	O
for	O
lunch	O
when	O
we	O
finally	O
went	O
to	O
go	O
get	O
something	O
to	O
eat	O
Also	O
he	O
eats	O
like	O
a	O
little	O
What	O
we	O
would	O
eat	O
maybe	O
half	O
for	O
a	O
meal	O


and	O
that	O
's	O
it	O


so	O
I	O
can	O
understand	O
now	O
why	O
he	O
thinks	O
that	O
because	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
big	O
eyes	O
you	O
know	O


right	O


that	O
's	O
so	O
funny	O


but	O
anyway	O


no	O


so	O
he	O
had	O
agreed	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
for	O
a	B-DATE
year	I-DATE


and	O
his	O
year	O
is	O
over	O


I	O


are	O
you	O
excited	O
at	O
all	O
about	O
it	O


or	O


well	O
I	O
'll	O
tell	O
you	O
the	O
truth	O


until	O
I	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
I	O
was	O
scared	O
and	O
also	O
utz	O


I	O
miss	O
the	O
cooking	O
part	O


You	O
miss	O
it	O


that	O
's	O
funny	O


I	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


like	O
this	O
week	O
even	O
when	O
they	O
made	O
the	O
%um	O
coleslaw	O
you	O
know	O
&	O
kept	O
calling	O
me	O
to	O
taste	O
it	O
and	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
I	O
do	O
it	O


and	O
so	O
Matty	B-PERSON
said	O
to	O
me	O
Ellen	B-PERSON
you	O
did	O
n't	O
make	O
the	O
coleslaw	O


I	O
said	O
it	O
's	O
over	O
you	O
know	O


I	O
ca	O
n't	O
do	O
everything	O


tha-	O


and	O
they	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
notice	O
that	O
the	O
cooking	O
is	O
different	O


Well	O
that	O
's	O
what	O
even	O
**ruthie**	O
says	O
you	O
know	O


everyone	O
thinks	O
that	O
the	O
economie	O
is	O
so	O
important	O


but	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
things	O
that	O
are	O
very	O
important	O
of	O
running	O
the	O
kitchen	O


and	O
we	O
'll	O
see	O


%uh	O
right	O
now	O
Ramon	B-PERSON
%uh	O


you	O
know	O
Cocoa	B-PERSON
she	O
got	O
married	O


She	O
married	O
that	O
guy	O


not	O
the	O
Israeli	B-NORP
guy	O
not	O
the	O
Sephardic	B-NORP
guy	O
but	O
No	O
you	O
're	O
kidding	O
that	O
little	O
feminine	O
kind	O
of	O
guy	O


No	O


but	O
reme-	O


when	O
I	O
was	O
there	O
in	O
October	B-DATE
she	O
had	O
that	O
guy	O
from	O
Yerushalaim	B-GPE
that	O
guy	O


yeah	O


820.26_822.65_B:	O
no	O


but	O
%um	O
it	O
was	O
over	O
already	O
around	O
then	O


but	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
friends	O


and	O
this	O
guy	O
was	O
a	O
here	O
or	O
something	O
drawer	O


I	O
think	O
his	O
family	O
is	O
Romanian	B-NORP
or	O
something	O


anyway	O


yeah	O


it	O
was	O
very	O
fast	O


and	O
they	O
got	O
married	O


How	O
old	O
is	O
she	O
?	O


She	O
's	O
eighteen	B-DATE
and	I-DATE
a	I-DATE
half	I-DATE


she	O
'll	O
be	O
nineteen	B-DATE
in	O
December	B-DATE


oh	O
my	O
god	O


why	O
did	O
they	O
allow	O
that	O


Well	O
I	O
guess	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
choice	O


but	O
the	O
worst	O
thing	O
was	O
originally	O
when	O
she	O
came	O
to	O
her	O
parents	O
and	O
she	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
married	O
she	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
married	O
in	O
October	B-DATE


but	O
she	O
got	O
engaged	O
like	O
before	O
Pesach	B-EVENT


so	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
married	O
in	O
October	B-DATE


so	O
they	O
were	O
n't	O
so	O
thrilled	O


but	O
at	O
least	O
okay	O
it	O
's	O
%uh	O


and	O
then	O
all	O
of	O
a	O
sudden	O
they	O
came	O
back	O
and	O
said	O
no	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
get	O
married	O


they	O
got	O
married	O
the	O
I	O
think	O
oh	O
my	O
g-	O
second	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
in	I-DATE
June	I-DATE


on	O
kibbutz	O


yeah	O


it	O
was	O
beautiful	O


we	O
do	O
weddings	O
%eh	O
so	O
much	O
nicer	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
old	O
days	O


first	O
of	O
all	O
we	O
rent	O
tables	O
and	O
chairs	O


yeah	O


so	O
it	O
's	O
like	O


and	O
we	O
did	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
grass	O
outside	O
the	O


and	O
it	O
was	O
beautiful	O


we	O
read	O


that	O


so	O
she	O
's	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
child	O
who	O
got	O
married	O


right	O


and	O
we	O
rented	O
beautiful	O
china	O
and	O
silverware	O
and	O
glasses	O


wow	O


beautiful	O


I	O
must	O
admit	O
it	O
was	O
really	O
really	O
beautiful	O


and	O
then	O
serving	O
everything	O
we	O
use	O
like	O
%um	O
all	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
bought	O
kind	O
of	O
%um	O
paper	O
plates	O
that	O


uh-huh	O


probably	O
like	O
the	O
hard	O
plastic	O


and	O
it	O
was	O
amazing	O
because	O
they	O
even	O
had	O
like	O
a	O
bar	O
set	O
up	O


and	O
they	O
had	O
oh	O
my	O
go-	O
fruit	O


they	O
had	O
hay	O


and	O
then	O
they	O
had	O
fruit	O


it	O
was	O
gorgeous	O


it	O
was	O
absolutely	O
gorgeous	O


Does	O
she	O
now	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
tzavah	O
or	O
no	O


no	O
no	O


but	O
%ah	O
marriage	O
is	O


you	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
tzavah	O


oh	O
my	O
go-	O


So	O
she	O
's	O
working	O
now	O
in	O
the	O
vegetarian	O
kitchen	O
and	O
the	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O


but	O
she	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
study	O
in	O
September	B-DATE


so	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
so	O
long	O


Does	O
she	O
cover	O
her	O
hair	O


No	O


oh	O
I	O
keep	O


that	O
other	O
guy	O
was	O
real	O


this	O
one	O
is	O


I	O
can	O
not	O
bel-	O


oh	O
this	O
other	O
one	O
's	O
like	O
from	O
a	O
family	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
at	O
all	O


but	O
he	O


yeah	O


they	O
went	O
to	O
America	B-GPE
for	O
a	B-DATE
month	I-DATE
after	O
the	O
wedding	O


her	O
grandparents	O
sent	O
them	O
%uh	O
oh	O
my	O
Even	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
mad	O


you	O
know	O
the	O
typical	O
Ariella	B-PERSON
story	O


they	O
came	O
for	O
Pesach	B-EVENT


and	O
then	O
they	O
told	O
them	O


they	O
waited	O
to	O
tell	O
them	O
that	O
they	O
got	O
engaged	O


and	O
the	O
wedding	O
is	O
in	O
June	B-DATE


and	O
they	O
were	O
so	O
angry	O
because	O
how	O
the	O
hell	O
could	O
they	O
come	O
back	O
after	O
years	O


that	O
's	O
true	O


No	O


so	O
on	O
one	O
hand	O
I	O
understand	O
them	O


it	O
's	O
not	O
fair	O


No	O
of	O
course	O
not	O


965.04_967.89_B:	O
even	O
they	O
could	O
have	O
called	O
them	O
before	O
Pesach	B-EVENT


maybe	O
they	O
would	O
've	O
changed	O
their	O
minds	O


but	O


wait	O


yeah	O


Natan	B-PERSON
's	O
sister	O
was	O
here	O
also	O


So	O
they	O
were	O
all	O
upset	O
that	O
the	O
grandparents	O
did	O
n't	O
come	O
back	O
for	O
the	O
wedding	O


but	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O


you	O
have	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
you	O
know	O
both	O


oh	O
my	O


I	O
ca	O
n't	O
believe	O
she	O
got	O
married	O


I	O


she	O
got	O
married	O


and	O
then	O
the	O
week	O
after	O
Ta'al	B-PERSON
Paer	I-PERSON
got	O
married	O


you	O
know	O
Ta'al	B-PERSON
is	O
the	O
oldest	O
%uh	O
girl	O
on	O
the	O


I	O


yeah	O


where	O
is	O
she	O
living	O


Well	O
her	O
husband	O
he	O
looks	O
like	O
Mickey	B-PERSON
our	O
Mickey	B-PERSON
yeah	O
when	O
Mickey	B-PERSON
was	O
really	O
young	O


so	O
he	O
looks	O
really	O
young	O


%uh	O
she	O
just	O
finished	O
now	O
the	O
army	O


and	O
she	O
met	O
him	O
during	O
the	O
army	O


he	O
's	O
from	O
a	O
nonreligious	O
kibbutz	O


oh	O
my	O
gosh	O


yeah	O


So	O
now	O
they	O
're	O
living	O
on	O
his	O
kibbutz	O
%um	O
because	O
they	O
allow	O
like	O
B'nai	B-NORP
to	O
live	O
there	O


but	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
they	O
can	O
work	O
outside	O
yeah	O
do	O
whatever	O
they	O
want	O
until	O
they	O
decide	O
what	O
they	O
want	O
or	O
do	O
what	O
they	O
want	O


do	O
whatever	O
they	O
want	O


study	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
what	O
they	O
're	O
doing	O


his	O
parents	O
are	O
n't	O
even	O
living	O
on	O
the	O
kibbutz	O
anymore	O
because	O
he	O
's	O
a	O
professor	O
of	O
something	O
or	O
other	O
in	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
China	B-GPE
or	O
somewhere	O


Singapore	B-GPE


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
where	O


anyway	O
so	O
that	O
was	O
really	O
weird	O


like	O
when	O
she	O
got	O
engaged	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
little	O
hard	O
for	O
Rachel	B-PERSON
because	O
he	O
's	O
not	O
religious	O
and	O
everyone	O
was	O
really	O
upset	O


gosh	O
you	O
would	O
think	O
at	O
least	O
in	O
Israel	B-GPE
you	O
would	O
get	O
what	O
you	O
want	O


No	O


but	O
not	O
only	O
that	O


what	O


this	O
kid	O
just	O
left	O
the	O
kibbutz	O
at	O
eighteen	B-DATE


and	O
now	O
at	O
nineteen	B-DATE
he	O
's	O
coming	O
back	O
with	O
&uh	O
you	O
know	O
like	O


He	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
different	O
boyfriends	O
during	O
her	O
lifetime	O


anyway	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
long	O
story	O
short	O
she	O
had	O
her	O
wedding	O
also	O


but	O
hers	O
we	O
did	O
like	O
%um	O
a	O
buffet	O


so	O
I	O
was	O
really	O
nervous	O
about	O
that	O
because	O
when	O
did	O
we	O
ever	O
do	O
a	O
buffet	O


so	O
we	O
rented	O
the	O
tables	O
and	O
chairs	O
again	O


and	O
we	O
rented	O
all	O
the	O
beautiful	O
dishes	O


yeah	O


But	O
we	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
buffet	O


we	O
bought	O
like	O
these	O
really	O
neat	O


you	O
know	O
like	O
they	O
're	O


Well	O
we	O
saved	O
them	O
because	O
you	O
can	O
wash	O
them	O


they	O
're	O
made	O
out	O
of	O
plastic	O


but	O
they	O
look	O
like	O
silver	O
trays	O


uh-huh	O


yeah	O


So	O
we	O
bought	O
all	O
different	O
shapes	O
and	O
sizes	O


and	O
we	O
put	O
out	O
the	O
salads	O
and	O
the	O
meats	O
and	O
all	O
different	O
kinds	O
that	O


we	O
had	O
%um	O
little	O
cocktail	O
hot	O
dogs	O


and	O
we	O
had	O
chicken	O
legs	O


and	O
we	O
had	O
schnitzels	O


oh	O
and	O
they	O
made	O
a	O
beautiful	O
basket	O
with	O
breads	O
you	O
know	O
everything	O
falling	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
table	O


you	O
know	O
those	O
kind	O
of	O
things	O


no	O


wow	O


No	O


it	O
was	O
beautiful	O


it	O
also	O
came	O
out	O
really	O
nice	O


the	O
only	O
thing	O


you	O
guys	O
must	O
feel	O
so	O
old	O
that	O
you	O
have	O
married	O
children	O
already	O


yeah	O


we	O
do	O
feel	O
old	O


and	O
it	O
was	O
beautiful	O


Ramona	B-PERSON
's	O
was	O
nicer	O
because	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
great	O
band	O
and	O
everybody	O
was	O
that	O


you	O
know	O
like	O
usually	O
in	O
a	O
wedding	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
room	O
to	O
dance	O


but	O
the	O
whole	O
parking	O
lot	O
was	O
for	O
dancing	O


and	O
on	O
the	O
grass	O
was	O
where	O
we	O
sat	O


wow	O


uh-huh	O


so	O
it	O
was	O
like	O
as	O
if	O
you	O
would	O
've	O
seen	O
you	O
know	O
dance	O
festival	O
because	O
there	O
was	O
like	O
a	O
circle	O
of	O
men	O
a	O
circle	O
of	O
girls	O
a	O
circle	O
of	O
her	O
friends	O
a	O
circle	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
because	O
there	O
was	O
enough	O
room	O
the	O
kids	O
had	O
a	O
circle	O
that	O
you	O
could	O
have	O
like	O
five	O
six	O
different	O
circles	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
place	O


oh	O
my	O
gosh	O


it	O
was	O
beautiful	O


and	O
Ta'al	O
's	O


what	O
happened	O


you	O
know	O
that	O
Rachel	B-PERSON
was	O
really	O
worried	O
that	O
people	O
wo	O
n't	O
dance	O
for	O
her	O
be	O
happy	O
for	O
her	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
why	O


that	O
was	O
ridiculous	O
because	O
everyone	O
was	O
just	O
as	O
happy	O


but	O
her	O
band	O
they	O
got	O
stuck	O
somewhere	O


and	O
their	O
%um	O


something	O
with	O
the	O
electric	O
equipment	O


it	O
did	O
n't	O
come	O


so	O
we	O
had	O
to	O
get	O
from	O
us	O
the	O
amplifiers	O


and	O
ours	O
are	O
terrible	O


%mm	O
oy	O


they	O
could	O
n't	O
hear	O
anything	O


so	O
So	O
some	O
people	O
got	O
really	O
you	O
know	O


just	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
dance	O


and	O
she	O
was	O
really	O
upset	O


I	O
said	O
Rachel	B-PERSON
why	O
did	O
you	O
even	O
bother	O
paying	O
them	O


Well	O
that	O
's	O
true	O


getting	O
this	O
really	O
great	O
group	O


and	O
even	O
if	O
we	O
would	O
've	O
known	O
they	O
were	O
stuck	O
so	O
call	O
the	O
kibbutz	O


we	O
would	O
've	O
sent	O
the	O
car	O
to	O
go	O
get	O
it	O


right	O


oh	O
gosh	O


so	O
that	O
was	O
bad	O
news	O


but	O
other	O
than	O
that	O


so	O
anybody	O
else	O
engaged	O


not	O
yet	O


the	O
rest	O
are	O
young	O


well	O
that	O
whole	O
class	O
that	O
whole	O
first	O


no	O


but	O
there	O
was	O
only	O
those	O
two	B-CARDINAL
girls	O
Ta'al	B-PERSON
from	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
class	O


Ramona	B-PERSON
from	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL


now	O
these	O
other	O
kids	O
just	O
finished	O
high	O
school	O


like	O
&	O
's	O
oldest	O
daughter	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
army	O
next	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
or	O
two	B-DATE
weeks	I-DATE


wow	O


but	O
does	O
n't	O
she	O
have	O
a	O
son	O
who	O
's	O
older	O


yeah	O


her	O
son	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
army	O


uh-huh	O


no	O


but	O
he	O
's	O
not	O
engaged	O
yet	O


I	O
think	O
boys	O
wait	O
a	O
little	O
longer	O


mhm	O


yeah	O
maybe	O


Is	O
Liat	B-PERSON
still	O
going	O
with	O
that	O
guy	O
?	O


Unbelievable	O
.	O


yeah	O


things	O
are	O
g-	O


%eh	O
%eh	O
thank	O
God	O


really	O
very	O
very	O
happy	O
.	O


Very	O
nice	O
.	O


great	O


what	O
's	O
with	O
you	O
?	O


%uh	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
see	O
,	O


well	O
I	O
'm	O
still	O
hanging	O
out	O
at	O
Westinghouse	B-ORG
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
your	O
hat	O
.	O


I	O
wear	O
your	O
hat	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
.	O


oh	O
goo-	O


I	O
thought	O
you	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
hat	O
man	O
.	O


I	O
sent	O
that	O
to	O
you	O
with	O
all	O
%uh	O
good	O
intents	O
.	O


I	O
hope	O
you	O
appreciate	O
it	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
.	O


I	O
wear	O
it	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
.	O


okay	O
.	O


%uh	O
%uh	O
I	O
hope	O
I	O
have	O
%um	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
myself	O
when	O
I	O
%uh	O
had	O
reserves	O
.	O
you	O
know	O
the	O
other	O
month	O
.	O


uh-huh	O
.	O


I	O
took	O
a	O
picture	O
%uh	O
with	O
me	O


and	O
I	O
hope	O
it	O
comes	O
out	O
.	O


I	O
'll	O
send	O
it	O
to	O
you	O
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
very	O
much	O
.	O


%um	O


If	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
I	O
'll	O
take	O
another	O
picture	O
.	O


Let	O
's	O
see	O
%uh	O


Go	O
ahead	O
.	O


Well	O
I	O
'm	O
still	O
working	O
there	O
you	O
know	O


and	O
%uh	O
I	O
'm	O
on	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
project	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


a	O
long	O
term	O
%uh	O
next	O
generation	O
%uh	O
fighter	O
plane	O
.	O


Really	O
?	O


So	O
that	O
's	O
%uh	O
kind	O
of	O
good	O
experience	O
I	O
guess	O
.	O


uh-huh	O
.	O


And	O
%uh	O
Westinghouse	B-ORG
supposedly	O
is	O
making	O
a	O
bid	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
%uh	O
C	O
B	O
S	O
broadcasting	O
network	O
.	O


I	O
thought	O
they	O
bought	O
them	O
already	O
.	O


Well	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
it	O
takes	O
months	O
to	O
close	O
a	O
deal	O


so	O
there	O
's	O
--	O
%ah	O
.	O
--	O
lots	O
of	O
speculation	O
--	O
Right	O
.	O
--	O
that	O
they	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
%uh	O
electronics	O
division	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
do	O
that	O
.	O


and	O
what	O
would	O
happen	O
with	O
you	O
?	O


I	O
guess	O
we	O
'd	O
be	O
sold	O
to	O
another	O
company	O
and	O
see	O
what	O
happens	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
.	O


mhm	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
not	O
too	O
concerned	O
about	O
it	O
though	O


but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
possibility	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
senior	O
position	O
there	O
.	O


Well	O
,	O
I	O
suppose	O
so	O
.	O


But	O
,	O
you	O
know	O
.	O
They	O
do	O
n't	O
really	O
think	O
of	O
it	O
that	O
way	O


they	O
just	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
numbers	O
how	O
many	O
people	O
they	O
want	O
and	O
how	O
many	O
people	O
they	O
have	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
business	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


they	O
just	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
what	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
.	O


uh-huh	O
.	O


But	O
%uh	O
that	O
's	O
still	O
going	O
pretty	O
well	O
.	O


%huh	O


nothing	O
really	O
new	O
with	O
the	O
house	O
or	O
anything	O


We	O
've	O
had	O
some	O
interesting	O
incidents	O
with	O
wasps	O
that	O
have	O
%uh	O
been	O
invading	O
the	O
neighborhood	O
.	O


they	O
built	O
a	O
nest	O
in	O
my	O
rafters	O
of	O
my	O
house	O
and	O
busted	O
through	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
told	O
you	O
about	O
that	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
.	O


I	O
got	O
a	O
in	O
the	O
mail	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


So	O
that	O


Well	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
ask	O
you	O
what	O
's	O
with	O
the	O
school	O
?	O


The	O
schools	O
are	O
extremely	O
expensive	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
going	O
broke	O
basically	O
doing	O
that	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
%uh	O
handle	O
that	O
.	O


But	O
how	O
come	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
help	O
you	O
?	O


It	O
does	O
n't	O
make	O
a	O
difference	O
.	O


you	O
're	O
still	O
going	O
to	O
go	O
broke	O
whether	O
they	O
help	O
you	O
or	O
not	O
.	O


They	O
're	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
let	O
you	O
run	O
a	O
profit	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
on	O
scholarship	O
.	O


if	O
you	O
have	O
two	B-MONEY
thousand	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
at	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
they	O
're	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
say	O
oh	O
well	O
%uh	O
I	O
guess	O
you	O
can	O
have	O
that	O
.	O


They	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
make	O
you	O
pay	O
everything	O
.	O


Wait	O
a	O
minute	O


I	O
'm	O
talking	O
about	O


wait	O


wait	O
fir-	O


I	O
'm	O
talking	O
about	O
your	O
schooling	O
.	O


My	O
schooling	O
?	O


I	O
thought	O
you	O
meant	O
the	O
kids	O
'	O
school	O
.	O


My	O
schooling	O
?	O


yeah	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
.	O


I	O
put	O
it	O
on	O
hold	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
.	O


took	O
a	O
course	O
last	O
semester	O


I	O
have	O
n't	O
signed	O
up	O
yet	O
for	O
the	O
fall	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
stress	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
stress	O
.	O


trying	O
to	O


you	O
know	O
you	O
put	O
out	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
money	O


and	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
work	O
really	O
hard	O
to	O
get	O
it	O
back	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


there	O
's	O
not	O
necessarily	O
any	O
benefit	O
to	O
it	O
either	O
.	O


So	O


%hm	O
.	O


sorry	O
I	O
was	O
talking	O
about	O
the	O
kids	O
'	O
school	O
.	O


Right	O


the	O
kids	O
.	O
yeah	O


R	O
J	O
told	O
me	O
how	O
much	O
--	O
yeah	O
.	O
--	O
it	O
costs	O
.	O


But	O
meanwhile	O
--	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
money	O
.	O
--	O
she	O
does	O
n't	O
know	O
how	O
much	O
you	O
pay	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
why	O
that	O
is	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
what	O
we	O
pay	O


%um	O
%mm	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
%uh	O


%uh	O
for	O
two	B-CARDINAL
kids	O
it	O
cost	O
about	O
two	O
hundred	O
dollars	O
apiece	O
.	O


uh-huh	O
?	O


And	O
then	O
for	O
%um	O
the	O
taxes	O
and	O
everything	O
else	O
maybe	O
if	O
it	O
costs	O
%uh	O
a	O
year	O
%um	O
maybe	O
%uh	O
seven	B-MONEY
hundred	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
a	O
kid	O
.	O


okay	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
total	O
everything	O
.	O


Pretty	O
much	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


Pretty	O
much	O
.	O


So	O
we	O
're	O
paying	O
about	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
times	O
that	O
.	O


No	O
about	O
five	B-CARDINAL
times	O
that	O
.	O


yeah	O


five	B-CARDINAL
times	O
that	O


No	O
,	O
actually	O
,	O
%ah	O
we	O
're	O
paying	O
six	B-CARDINAL
times	O
that	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
paying	O
four	B-MONEY
thousand	I-MONEY
two	I-MONEY
hundred	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
a	O
kid	O
.	O
%uh	O
Or	O
more	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


But	O
then	O
you	O
could	O
also	O
look	O
into	O
the	O
other	O
part	O
.	O
the	O
tax	O
bracket	O


yeah	O
.	O


here	O
f-	O
%uh	O


yeah	O


forty	O
-	O
five	O


forty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
five	I-CARDINAL
,	O
actually	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
taxes	O
that	O
are	O
going	O
on	O
here	O


the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
job	O
%uh	O
I	O
pay	O
forty	B-PERCENT
-	I-PERCENT
five	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
--	O
mhm	O
.	O
--	O
my	O
salary	O
.	O


It	O
goes	O
to	O
taxes	O
.	O


And	O
then	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
my	O
second	O
job	O
,	O
it	O
already	O
comes	O
out	O
to	O
fifty	B-PERCENT
-	I-PERCENT
five	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
of	O
that	O
.	O


%mm	O
%mm	O
%mm	O
.	O


Plus	O
the	O
taxes	O
.	O


Unbelievable	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
incredible	O
.	O


I	O
remember	O
I	O
got	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
paycheck	O


yeah	O


I	O
pretty	O
much	O
knew	O
that	O
's	O
what	O
the	O
statistics	O
were	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


As	O
soon	O
as	O
you	O
get	O
the	O
paycheck	O
and	O
you	O
see	O
the	O
before	O
tax	O
income	O
and	O
you	O
say	O
wow	O
finally	O
you	O
're	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
decent	O
number	O
and	O
then	O
you	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O


and	O
you	O
say	O
what	O
is	O
this	O
.	O


You	O
put	O
it	O
into	O
your	O
little	O
pocket	O
calculator	O
--	O


--	O
you	O
say	O
they	O
're	O
taking	O
fifty	B-PERCENT
-	I-PERCENT
five	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT


says	O
fifty	B-PERCENT
-	I-PERCENT
five	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
.	O


I	O
say	O
what	O
country	O
--	O
--	O
in	O
their	O
right	O
mind	O
takes	O
fif-	O


what	O
about	O
%eh	O
trying	O
to	O
encourage	O
the	O
populace	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
work	O
and	O
to	O
save	O
more	O
,	O
to	O
earn	O
more	O
.	O


%uh	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
care	O
.	O


But	O
you	O
still	O
like	O
it	O
there	O
?	O


Fifty	B-CARDINAL
-	I-CARDINAL
five	I-CARDINAL


But	O
yo-	O


yeah	O
,	O


because	O
you	O
're	O
able	O


You	O
're	O
still	O


%hm	O
?	O


It	O
's	O
great	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
great	O
.	O


We	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O


The	O
kids	O
are	O
happy	O
.	O


Having	O
a	O
wonderful	O
time	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


And	O
%um	O
even	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
political	O
nonsense	O
that	O
goes	O
on	O
here	O
you	O
still	O
feel	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
%uh	O
%uh	O
building	O
the	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
way	O
.	O


And	O
also	O
the	O
community	O
.	O


we	O
love	O
it	O
here	O
.	O


Well	O
I	O
'm	O
sure	O
you	O
do	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
great	O
community	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
nice	O
place	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
very	O
nice	O
place	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
spoke	O
to	O
someone	O
the	O
other	O
day	O
%uh	O
%uh	O
about	O
you	O
.	O


oh	O
yeah	O
?	O


Plenty	O
of	O
jobs	O
.	O


Are	O
you	O
serious	O
?	O


Because	O
you	O
know	O
what	O
the	O
problem	O
is	O


there	O
's	O
a	O
guy	O
who	O
's	O
working	O
with	O
me	O
now	O
who	O
's	O
an	O
Israeli	B-NORP


and	O
he	O
's	O
active	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
believe	O
them	O
.	O


What	O
are	O
they	O
all	O
liars	O
?	O


I	O
mean	O
,	O
what	O
's	O
the	O
story	O
here	O
?	O


You	O
're	O
i-	O


Yes	O
.	O


First	B-ORDINAL
of	O
all	O
,	O
Israeli	B-NORP
who	O
is	O
living	O
in	O
America	B-GPE
--	O
yeah	O
.	O
--	O
has	O
to	O
justify	O
himself	O
.	O


So	O
that	O
's	O
what	O
he	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
do	O
.	O


I	O
suppose	O
so	O


because	O
man	O
he	O
's	O
just	O
like	O
one	O
thing	O
after	O
the	O
next	O
.	O


you	O
're	O
into	O
software	O
,	O
right	O
?	O


yeah	O
.	O


You	O
know	O
that	O
guy	O
Gordon	B-PERSON
%uh	O
Go-	O


%uh	O
%uh	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
mention	O
his	O
name	O
.	O


David	B-PERSON
Gordon	I-PERSON
?	I-PERSON


No	O
.	O


oh	O


oh	O
I	O
know	O


the	O
other	O
guy	O
who	O
au-	O


Right	O


yeah	O


the	O


Ri-	O


mhm	O


That	O
he	O
said	O
there	O
's	O
absolutely	O
no	O
problem	O
.	O


No	O
problem	O
.	O


%hm	O
%hm	O
.	O


He	O
said	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
job	O
at	O
a	O
very	O
very	O
high	O
salary	O
.	O
%uh	O
with	O
%uh	O
the	O
experience	O
that	O
%uh	O
you	O
have	O
is	O
absolutely	O
no	O
problem	O
.	O


yeah	O
,	O


so	O
what	O
am	O
I	O
waiting	O
for	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
be	O
b-	O


%huh	O
?	O


So	O
what	O
am	O
I	O
waiting	O
for	O
?	O


Where	O
does	O
he	O
live	O
,	O


in	O
your	O
community	O
?	O


yeah	O
.	O


You	O
still	O
building	O


there	O
's	O
no	O
housing	O
available	O
though	O
there	O
?	O


%uh	O
,	O
housing	O
is	O
%uh	O
right	O
now	O
%uh	O
%uh	O
%uh	O
rentals	O
.	O


Only	O
rentals	O
?	O


I	O
would	O
n't	O
%uh	O
ren-	O


%uh	O
you	O
could	O
buy	O


but	O
I	O
would	O
n't	O
suggest	O
it	O
right	O
now	O
.	O


But	O
they	O
have	O
rentals	O
?	O


yeah	O
.	O


And	O
what	O
do	O
they	O
rent	O
it	O
at	O
?	O


You	O
want	O
to	O
ge-	O
%ah	O
%ah	O
%ah	O


let	O
's	O
see	O


you	O
can	O
get	O
a-	O


Just	O
a	O
ex-	O


For	O
%uh	O
a	O
%uh	O
nice	O
apartment	O
you	O
can	O


house	O
like	O
my	O
size	O
is	O


the	O
house	O
I	O
have	O
--	O
mhm	O
.	O
--	O
would	O
go	O
for	O
about	B-MONEY
five	I-MONEY
hundred	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
%uh	O
five	B-CARDINAL
fifty	I-CARDINAL
a	O
month	O
.	O


Wow	O
that	O
's	O
great	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


So	O
you	O
can	O
work	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
apartment	O
yeah	O
%um	O
which	O
wo-	O
%um	O
probably	O
go	O
for	O
about	O
%uh	O
three	B-MONEY
%uh	I-MONEY
hundred	I-MONEY
and	I-MONEY
fifty	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
.	O


and	O
where	O
are	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
jobs	O
located	O
?	O


%uh	O


Some	O
of	O
these	O
Hertzolia	B-GPE


Hertzolia	B-GPE


yeah	O
.	O


That	O
's	O
not	O
so	O
bad	O
.	O


Right	O


Tel	B-GPE
Aviv	I-GPE
Hertzolia	I-GPE


Even	O
now	O
they	O
opened	O
up	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
new	O
roads	O
now	O
they	O
were	O
building	O
since	O
you	O
were	O
here	O
.	O


uh-huh	O


But	O
%ah	O
they	O
were	O
building	O
while	O
you	O
were	O
here	O
.	O


Right	O
.	O


%um	O
and	O
you	O
can	O
also	O


Audrey	B-PERSON
said	O
she	O
got	O
to	O
Tel	B-GPE
Aviv	I-GPE
the	O
other	O
day	O
in	O
like	O
forty	B-TIME
-	I-TIME
five	I-TIME
minutes	I-TIME


Wow	O
.	O
With	O
the	O
traffic	O
and	O
everything	O
?	O


with	O
yeah	O
the	O
traffic	O


there	O
was	O
no	O
traffic	O
until	O
she	O
got	O
right	O
there	O
to	O
%uh	O
yeah	O
Tel	B-GPE
Aviv	I-GPE


%mm	O
%mm	O
%mm	O


So	O
yeah	O


it	O
's	O
a	O


But	O
you	O
're	O
talking	O
about	O
jobs	O
in	O
good	O
places	O
,	O
good	O
solid	O
companies	O
developing	O
companies	O
who	O
%um	O


the	O
thing	O
just	O
for	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
it	O
then	O
%uh	O


You	O
know	O
how	O
I	O
feel	O
that	O


yeah	O


little	O
Liz	B-PERSON
has	O
her	O
own	O
reasons	O
for	O
you	O
know	O
being	O
in	O
America	B-GPE
.	O


You	O
should	O
feel	O
comfortable	O
staying	O
there	O
,	O


just	O
for	O
the	O
fun	O
%uh	O
%ah	O
send	O
me	O
%uh	O
%ah	O
a	O
resume	O


okay	O
.	O
I	O
'll	O
do	O
that	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
'll	O
just	O
pass	O
it	O
on	O
just	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
idea	O
of	O
how	O
much	O
you	O
may	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
.	O


That	O
sounds	O
okay	O


yeah	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
excellent	O
idea	O
.	O


%um	O
,	O
I	O
know	O
your	O
wife	O
does	O
n't	O
believe	O
me	O


but	O
%uh	O
we	O
think	O
about	O
you	O
guys	O
like	O
continuously	O
.	O


and	O
it	O
really	O
%uh	O
makes	O
my	O
heart	O
ache	O
.	O


But	O
%uh	O


yeah	O


until	O
like	O
you	O
find	O
something	O
that	O
is	O
n't	O
stressful	O
and	O
not	O
boring	O
.	O


yeah	O


that	O
's	O
the	O
main	O
two	B-CARDINAL
combinations	O
right	O
?	O


yeah	O
.	O


Not	O
stressful	O
and	O
not	O
boring	O


yeah	O
.	O


Well	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
I	O
have	O
no	O
problems	O
with	O
secretarial	O
work	O


okay	O
that	O
's	O
what	O
fitted	O
in	O
to	O
that	O
category	O
because	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
a	O
busy	O
enough	O
secretary	O
you	O
know	O
%eh	O
%mm	O
.	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
get	O
bored	O
because	O
you	O
are	O
always	O
doing	O
something	O
different	O


and	O
if	O
your	O
employer	O
is	O
a	O
relatively	O
decent	O
human	O
being	O
you	O
know	O
two	B-CARDINAL
if's	O
there	O


mhm	O
.	O


but	O
you	O
get	O
no	O
respect	O


I	O
mean	O
oh	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
secretary	O


and	O
the	O
pay	O
is	O
pretty	O
crummy	O


well	O
it	O
's	O
pretty	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
what	O
I	O
'm	O
getting	O
you	O
know	O
%um	O
depending	O
upon	O
where	O
you	O
work	O
and	O
all	O


but	O
you	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
that	O
's	O
no	O
answer	O
either	O


so	O
I	O
've	O
just	O
been	O
toying	O
with	O
this	O
idea	O
of	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
school	O
and	O
getting	O
a	O
computer	O
science	O
degree	O
so	O
I	O
can	O
always	O
be	O
gainfully	O
employed	O
.	O


But	O
anyway	O
,	O


and	O
you	O
can	O
think	O
about	O
that	O
pregnancy	O
thing	O


oh	O
yeah	O


that	O
pregnancy	O
thing	O


yeah	O


that	O


do	O
the	O


Maybe	O
there	O
's	O
your	O
hormones	O
calling	O
.	O


yeah	O


well	O
no	O


the	O
funny	O
thing	O
is	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
ten	O
years	O
ago	O
I	O
would	O
've	O
said	O
oh	O
yeah	O
that	O
was	O
what	O
I	O
really	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
doing	O
is	O
having	O
a	O
baby	O
you	O
know	O


but	O
like	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
in	O
time	O
it	O
's	O
kind	O
of	O
like	O
we	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
because	O
if	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
do	O
it	O
%uh	O
%eh	O
you	O
know	O
in	B-DATE
the	I-DATE
next	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
or	O
two	B-CARDINAL
we	O
'd	O
regret	O
it	O
you	O
know	O


we	O
figure	O
it	O
's	O
something	O
we	O
'd	O
want	O
to	O
do	O


it	O
's	O
not	O
like	O
we	O
're	O
doing	O
it	O
because	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
or	O
there	O
's	O
peer	O
pressure	O


or	O
well	O
a	O
%mm	O
little	O
peer	O
pressure	O


oh	O
no	O
no	O
no	O


I	O
know	O
exactly	O
where	O
you	O
're	O
at	O
because	O
I	O
think	O
about	O
that	O
too	O


I	O
got	O
about	O
like	O
six	B-CARDINAL
or	O
seven	B-DATE
years	I-DATE


I	O
figure	O
my	O
body	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
slow	O
%um	O
yeah	O
**maturer**	O


you	O
know	O
what	O
I	O
mean	O


like	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
get	O
my	O
period	O
until	O
I	O
was	O
sixteen	B-DATE


I	O
mean	O
I	O
look	O
like	O
about	O
%uh	O
%uh	O
at	O
least	O
five	B-CARDINAL
or	O
six	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
younger	O
than	O
I	O
actually	O
am	O


--	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
just	O
starting	O
to	O
get	O
my	O
period	O
actually	O
now	O
--	O
yeah	O
yeah	O
as	O
an	O
adult	O
.	O


So	O
I	O
kind	O
of	O
figure	O
well	O
I	O
'm	O
probably	O
good	O
until	O
at	O
least	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
early	I-DATE
forties	I-DATE


and	O
I	O
could	O
probably	O
go	O
a	O
little	O
longer	O
than	O
that	O


I	O
know	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
risk	O
and	O
all	O
that	O
bullshit	O


yeah	O
.	O


but	O
%um	O
yeah	O
I	O
think	O
about	O
that	O
too	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
I	O
mean	O
I	O
kind	O
of	O
like	O
the	O
way	O
things	O
are	O
going	O
in	O
the	O
total	O
lack	O
of	O
responsibility	O
.	O


I	O
know	O


well	O
I	O
mean	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
thing	O


kids	O
are	O
cute	O
and	O
all	O
that	O


and	O
we	O
%mm	O
slept	O
until	O
noon	B-TIME


we	O
got	O
up	O
about	B-TIME
ten	I-TIME
and	O
was	O
like	O
oh	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
get	O
out	O
of	O
bed	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
cats	O
fell	O
back	O
to	O
sleep	O


okay	O
I	O
mean	O
we	O
're	O
talking	O
total	O
slackers	O


%mm	O


and	O
I	O
thought	O
gee	O
you	O
know	O
if	O
we	O
had	O
a	O
kid	O
we	O
could	O
n't	O
do	O
this	O
you	O
know	O


and	O


%mm	O


No	O


you	O
got	O
to	O
be	O
focused	O
on	O
that	O


and	O
I	O
mean	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lots	O
of	O
other	O
things	O
that	O


I	O
mean	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
like	O
living	O
situation	O
I	O
was	O
feeling	O
kind	O
of	O
settled	O
you	O
know	O
like	O
--	O
Right	O
.	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
like	O
traipsing	O
around	O


but	O
I	O
mean	O
I	O
could	O
say	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
five	B-CARDINAL
or	O
even	O
eight	B-CARDINAL
or	O
maybe	O
--	O
yeah	O
.	O
--	O
ten	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
alright	O


even	O
if	O
I	O
could	O
project	O
that	O
far	O
which	O
I	O
really	O
ca	O
n't	O


yeah	O


but	O
I	O
mean	O
you	O
got	O
a	O
kid	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
do	O
fucking	O
ten	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
w-	O
--	O


I	O
know	O
.	O


--	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
cool	O
I	O
think	O
I	O
'll	O
go	O
off	O
to	O
the	O
Orient	B-LOC
and	O
start	O
like	O
bouncing	O
from	O
country	O
country	O
.	O


I	O
know	O


well	O
and	O
I	O
mean	O
okay	O
Emory	B-PERSON
wants	O
to	O
get	O
his	O
doctorate	O


so	O
we	O
'll	O
know	O
next	O
Spring	O
if	O
he	O
can	O
get	O
at	O
least	O
accepted	O
into	O
the	O
program	O
which	O
hopefully	O
--	O
%mm	O
.	O
--	O
you	O
know	O


and	O
then	O
there	O
's	O
four	B-CARDINAL
or	O
five	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
doing	O
the	O
damn	O
work	O


and	O
%mm	O
.	O
He	O
's	O
crazy	O


he	O
wants	O
it	O


that	O
's	O
fine	O


he	O
can	O
do	O
it	O


no	O
problem	O


but	O
%um	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
ties	O
us	O
up	O
here	O
although	O
we	O
like	O
the	O
place	O


we	O
're	O
in	O
no	O
hurry	O
to	O
leave	O
it	O


yeah	O
.	O


and	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
good	O


But	O
then	O
you	O
know	O
what	O
if	O
he	O
could	O
get	O
a	O
position	O
overseas	O
again	O
which	O
is	O
something	O
both	O
of	O
us	O
have	O
said	O
would	O
be	O
pretty	O
darn	O
good	O
because	O
--	O
%mm	O
.	O
--	O
%um	O
you	O
know	O
after	O
coming	O
back	O
from	O
Spain	O
from	O
those	B-DATE
two	I-DATE
and	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
it	O
was	O
n't	O
so	O
much	O
an	O
adjustment	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
things	O
were	O


it	O
's	O
just	O
asking	O
the	O
question	O
gee	O
do	O
we	O
really	O
like	O
%um	O
the	O
way	O
things	O
are	O
over	O
here	O
with	O
the	O
lifestyle	O
the	O
nine	B-CARDINAL
to	O
five	B-CARDINAL
kind	O
of	O
thing	O


I	O
mean	O
I	O
'm	O
really	O
in	O
the	O
nine	B-CARDINAL
to	O
five	B-CARDINAL
thing	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
he	O
is	O


you	O
know	O
he	O
should	O
be	O
there	O
by	O
oh	O
oh	O
well	O
let	O
's	O
say	O
eight	B-TIME
thirty	I-TIME
to	O
nine	B-TIME


but	O
yeah	O


he	O
does	O
n't	O
care	O
when	O


well	O
okay	O


%um	O
and	O
his	O
professor	O
is	O
obviously	O
%uh	O
%uh	O
a	O
great	O
person	O
to	O
work	O
for	O


so	O
I	O
'm	O
envious	O


but	O
%um	O
whatever	O


you	O
know	O
I	O
'm	O
caught	O
up	O
%mm	O
.	O
--	O
in	O
it	O


and	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
it	O
you	O
know	O


too	O
many	O
days	O
I	O
'm	O
working	O
and	O
eating	O
at	O
my	O
desk	O
at	O
about	B-TIME
twelve	I-TIME
o'clock	I-TIME


and	O
I	O
'm	O
thinking	O
%mm	O
.	O
This	O
is	O
crazy	O
you	O
know	O


in	O
Spain	B-GPE
%uh	O
we	O
had	O
this	O
break	O


and	O
you	O
sat	O


you	O
talked	O
to	O
people	O
you	O
know	O


you	O
enjoyed	O
your	O
food	O


you	O
relaxed	O
--	O
%mm	O
.	O
--	O
you	O
know	O


and	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
fairly	O
productive	O
nation	O
right	O
you	O
know	O


What	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
here	O
?	O


yeah	O


I	O
mean	O
they	O
both	O
have	O
the	O
advantages	O
and	O
disadvantages	O


what	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
is	O
concentrate	O
on	O
the	O
advantages	O
in	O
what	O
ever	O
place	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
--	O
mhm	O
--	O
and	O
think	O
about	O
the	O
disadvantages	O
of	O
the	O
place	O
that	O
you	O
're	O
not	O
in	O
.	O


yeah	O


Otherwise	O
you	O
go	O
nuts	O
right	O
?	O


That	O
's	O
true	O
,	O


yeah	O
.	O


yeah	O
.	O


I	O
know	O
Laura	B-PERSON
tried	O
to	O


%uh	O
because	O
we	O
have	O
email	O
and	O
so	O
she	O
sent	O
me	O
a	O
letter	O
back	O
saying	O
you	O
know	O
remember	O
how	O
crowded	O
the	O
transportation	O
is	O
and	O
%uh	O
what	O
else	O
--	O
%mm	O
.	O
how	O
expensive	O
everything	O
is	O


and	O
%uh	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
remember	O
those	O
things	O
of	O
course	O
you	O
know	O
--	O


And	O
work	O
you	O
know	O
possibilities	O
were	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
limited	O


True	O
.	O


and	O
the	O
language	O
you	O
know	O
yeah	O
.	O
constantly	O
like	O
kind	O
of	O


like	O
I	O
mean	O
those	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
positive	O
things	O
as	O
well	O


yeah	O


but	O
I	O
mean	O
you	O
mind	O
as	O
well	O
think	O
of	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
negative	O
vie-	O
rather	O
than	O


mhm	O
sure	O


They	O
just	O
like	O
worrying	O
over	O
them	O
.	O


Well	O
you	O
know	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
it	O
helps	O
to	O
have	O
kind	O
of	O
a	O
glimpse	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
right	O
?	O


And	O
that	O
's	O
how	O
we	O
got	O
to	O
--	O
%mm	O
.	O
--	O
Spain	B-GPE
in	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
place	O
is	O
we	O
said	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
live	O
abroad	O
and	O
we	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
you	O
know	O
as	O
teachers	O


and	O
it	O
turned	O
out	O
that	O
way	O
because	O
--	O
%mm	O
.	O
--	O
we	O
had	O
this	O
idea	O
of	O


and	O
I	O
really	O
feel	O
that	O
that	O
's	O
important	O


and	O
so	O
what	O
I	O
'm	O
having	O
an	O
idea	O
of	O
now	O
is	O


okay	O
you	O
know	O
Emory	B-PERSON
works	O
on	O
his	O
doctorate	O


it	O
takes	O
about	O
five	B-CARDINAL
or	O
six	B-DATE
years	I-DATE


we	O
have	O
the	O
kid	O
probably	O


he	O
gets	O
a	O
research	O
position	O
somewhere	O
in	O
France	B-GPE
or	O
in	O
Spain	B-GPE
%um	O


and	O
then	O
we	O
move	O
over	O
there	O


and	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
kid	O
and	O
do	O
some	O
you	O
know	O
little	O
day	O
labor	O
whatever	O
you	O
know	O


we	O
'll	O
see	O


%mm	O
.	O


%um	O
and	O
we	O
have	O
relatively	O
mellow	O
life	O
for	O
who	O
knows	O
five	B-CARDINAL
or	O
ten	B-DATE
years	I-DATE


and	O
then	O
we	O
take	O
it	O
from	O
there	O
.	O


yeah	O


because	O
even	O
like	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
mean	O
all	O
that	O
stuff	O
right	O
is	O
all	O
so	O
subject	O
to	O
whatever	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
weather	O
that	O
happens	O
to	O
be	O
right	O
?	O


mhm	O
.	O


oh	O
I	O
know	O


I	O
know	O


and	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
you	O
know	O
what	O
I	O
think	O
because	O
I	O
get	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
you	O


like	O
some	O
days	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
kind	O
of	O
like	O
you	O
know	O
what	O
the	O
hell	O
am	O
I	O
doing	O
not	O
with	O
my	O
life	O
but	O
ge-	O


but	O
I	O
mean	O
just	O
like	O
where	O
do	O
I	O
get	O
the	O
animal	O
just	O
you	O
know	O
to	O
do	O
anything	O
you	O
know	O


I	O
just	O
lay	O
in	O
bed	O
and	O
dream	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
day	O
easily	O


yeah	O


I	O
know	O
.	O


Well	O
I	O
know	O


I	O
know	O
what	O
you	O
're	O
saying	O


I	O
feel	O
there	O
's	O
sort	O
of	O
a	O
line	O
to	O
cross	O
too	O
between	O
really	O
planning	O
it	O
out	O
and	O
worry	O
and	O
stressing	O
over	O
it	O
because	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
a	O
couple	O
months	O
back	O
there	O
I	O
was	O
thinking	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
oh	O
gosh	O
you	O
know	O
can	O
we	O
ever	O
afford	O
a	O
house	O


%mm	O
.	O


and	O
then	O
we	O
sat	O
down	O
and	O
sort	O
of	O
looked	O
at	O
it	O
financially	O
and	O
said	O
is	O
this	O
what	O
we	O
really	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
worrying	O
about	O
right	O
now	O


and	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
realize	O
no	O


yeah	O
absolutely	O
.	O


and	O
so	O
you	O
know	O
you	O
can	O
sort	O
of	O
focus	O
too	O
much	O
on	O
the	O
future	O


or	O
I	O
know	O
I	O
have	O
this	O
tendency	O
to	O
do	O
that	O
.	O


And	O
miss	O
the	O
present	O
completely	O


I	O
mean	O
miss	O
like	O
you	O
know	O
the	O
smell	O
of	O
the	O
goddamn	O
onions	O
frying	O
in	O
the	O
pan	O
yeah	O
.	O
yeah	O
yeah	O
.	O
you	O
know	O
and	O
each	O
little	O


I	O
mean	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
I	O
'm	O
concerned	O
there	O
's	O
like	O
no	O
pleasure	O
that	O
's	O
as	O
intense	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
you	O
are	O
experiencing	O
at	O
that	O
moment	O
you	O
know	O


you	O
can	O
think	O
about	O
what	O
something	O
might	O
be	O
like	O
or	O
reminisce	O
about	O
the	O
past	O


but	O
like	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
there	O
in	O
that	O
moment	O
it	O
's	O


I	O
mean	O
everything	O
else	O
just	O
kind	O
of	O
like	O


it	O
's	O
almost	O
like	O
time	O
does	O
n't	O
exist	O
.	O
yeah	O
.	O
You	O
know	O


yeah	O


Well	O
I	O
know	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
moments	O
I	O
can	O
recall	O
in	O
these	B-DATE
past	I-DATE
two	I-DATE
months	I-DATE
is	O


okay	O
I	O
get	O
to	O
work	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
late	O
which	O
is	O
common	O


and	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
really	O
care	O
since	O
I	O
'm	O
an	O
hourly	O
you	O
know	O


you	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
time	O
frame	O


%mm	O
.	O


and	O
so	O
everyone	O
else	O
is	O
parked	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
way	O
out	O
there	O
in	O
the	O
parking	O
lot	O
closer	O
to	O
where	O
the	O
trees	O
are	O


and	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
close	O
the	O
door	O


I	O
just	O
take	O
a	O
deep	O
breath	O
as	O
I	O
go	O
okay	O
another	O
day	O


and	O
I	O
hear	O
the	O
birds	O
singing	O
--	O


yeah	O
.	O


and	O
I	O
just	O
stop	O
for	O
a	O
minute	O
and	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
birds	O


and	O
it	O
sort	O
of	O
cheers	O
me	O
up	O


you	O
know	O
I	O
realize	O
what	O
a	O
minute	O
okay	O


in	O
that	O
nasty	O
sterile	O
office	O
where	O
the	O
windows	O
do	O
n't	O
even	O
open	O
--	O


%eh	O
%um	O
I	O
will	O
be	O
for	O
the	O
next	B-TIME
eight	I-TIME
hours	I-TIME
or	O
so	O


but	O
out	O
here	O
there	O
still	O
is	O
some	O
life	O
going	O
on	O


and	O
just	O
sort	O
of	O
cheers	O
me	O
up	O
to	O
know	O
that	O


okay	O


I	O
can	O
come	O
back	O
to	O
it	O
you	O
know	O


So	O
that	O
's	O


yeah	O


in	O
that	O
moment	O
I	O
mean	O
nobody	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
like	O
interfere	O
with	O
that	O
at	O
all	O
.	O


There	O
you	O
are	O
you	O
and	O
the	O
birds	O
you	O
know	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


yup	O


hey	O
we	O
can	O
find	O
good	O
Spanish	B-NORP
wine	O
over	O
here	O
speaking	O
of	O
the	O
moment	O
you	O
know	O


oh	O
yeah	O


And	O
every	O
once	O
in	O
a	O
while	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
can	O
remember	O
just	O
being	O
back	O
%um	O
with	O
people	O
or	O
eating	O
some	O
place	O
you	O
know	O
in	O
Barcelona	B-GPE


and	O
%uh	O
so	O
it	O
brings	O
me	O
back	O


but	O


I	O
still	O
have	O
n't	O
gone	O
to	O
that	O
fresh	O
French	B-NORP
restaurant	O
by	O
your	O
house	O


%um	O


I	O
'm	O
like	O
dying	O
to	O
go	O
there	O


You	O
mean	O
the	O
one	O
right	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
apartment	O


yeah	O
yeah	O
yeah	O


Well	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
French	B-NORP


it	O
's	O
just	O
gourmet	O


it	O
's	O
gourmet	O
catalon	O
--	O


oh	O
it	O
's	O
not	O


oh	O
I	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
Fre-	O


%ah	O
really	O


yeah	O
yeah	O


Well	O
even	O
better	O
.	O


save	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
special	O
occasion	O
you	O
know	O


and	O
you	O
know	O
you	O
might	O
need	O
a	O
reservation	O
too	O


yeah	O
%um	O


yeah	O


I	O
will	O


I	O
should	O
have	O
some	O
visitors	O


and	O
my	O
family	O
's	O
planning	O
on	O
coming	O
this	O
summer	O


so	O
I	O
'll	O
take	O
them	O
there	O
and	O
this	O
fondue	O
place	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
also	O
.	O


yeah	O
yeah	O


Is	O
the	O
one	O
over	O
in	O
Gracia	B-GPE
that	O


it	O
's	O
kind	O
of	O
on	O
a	O
corner	O
I	O
think	O


I	O
think	O
I	O


%uh	O


no	O


there	O
's	O
a	O
couple	O
places	O
in	O
Gracia	B-GPE
that	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
going	O
to	O


uh-huh	O
.	O


But	O
%uh	O
there	O
's	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
%um	O
Bario	B-LOC
Gottigo	I-LOC


actually	O
it	O
's	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
Leotana	B-GPE
%huh	O
.	O
Like	O
down	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
Bornillo	O


okay	O
.	O


And	O
I	O
've	O
only	O
eaten	O
there	O
once	O
alright	O


but	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
in	O
a	O
million	O
times	O
because	O
every	O
time	O
I	O
pass	O
with	O
somebody	O
I	O
have	O
to	O
show	O
them	O
the	O
place	O
.	O


uh-huh	O
.	O


Actually	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
know	O
where	O
I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
go	O


I	O
have	O
a	O
friend	O
my	O
friend	O
from	O
England	B-GPE


I	O
do	O
n't	O
remember	O
if	O
I	O
told	O
you	O
about	O
her	O


she	O
's	O
my	O
old	O
%um	O
roommate	O
mhm	O
.	O
From	O
Oviato	B-GPE


and	O
she	O
's	O
coming	O


she	O
got	O
a	O
job	O
down	O
here	O


she	O
's	O
coming	O
on	O
Friday	B-DATE
to	O
live	O


mhm	O


And	O
%ah	O
I	O


this	O
is	O
like	O
the	O
perfect	O


because	O
when	O
we	O
lived	O
in	O
Oviato	B-GPE
we	O
used	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
this	O
fondue	O
place	O
all	O
the	O
time	O


that	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
perfect	O
place	O
to	O
take	O
her	O
when	O
she	O
gets	O
her	O
.	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


well	O
I	O
'm	O
glad	O
to	O
hear	O
that	O
you	O
got	O
a	O
job	O
that	O
you	O
like	O
and	O
%uh	O
%um	O
think	O
that	O
you	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
stay	O


I	O
was	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
worried	O
at	O
first	O
you	O
know	O
when	O
you	O
got	O
back	O
there	O
because	O
the	O
money	O
would	O
run	O
out	O
probably	O
in	O
April	B-DATE
or	O
so	O


and	O
you	O
know	O


yeah	O


And	O
I	O
mean	O
I	O
knew	O
I	O
would	O
get	O
a	O
job	O


and	O
after	O
I	O
just	O
stopped	O
thinking	O
about	O
it	O
I	O
just	O
thought	O
well	O
fuck	O
it	O


I	O
am	O
going	O


it	O
's	O
like	O
inevitable	O


and	O
I	O
want	O
something	O


I	O
have	O
to	O
get	O
something	O


and	O
I	O
will	O


uh-huh	O


%um	O
%huh	O


But	O
I	O
just	O
thought	O
that	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
'll	O
get	O
a	O
job	O


and	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
if	O
I	O
get	O
desperate	O
I	O
'll	O
just	O
have	O
to	O
take	O
anything	O


yeah	O
.	O


And	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
I	O
like	O
kind	O
of	O
fell	O
into	O
something	O
that	O
's	O
Fairly	O
sweet	O


I	O
mean	O
%eh	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
everything	O
kind	O
of	O
starts	O
out	O
nice	O


but	O
I	O
'm	O
changing	O
my	O
attitude	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
stressed	O
out	O
about	O
it	O
too	O
much	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
change	O
anything	O


Good	O


I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
go	O
in	O
there	O


I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
nice	O
job	O


I	O
'm	O
going	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
good	O
time	O
uh-huh	O
.	O
you	O
know	O


and	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
going	O
to	O


I	O
mean	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
same	O


I	O
'm	O
either	O


like	O
from	O
working	O
with	O
kids	O


I	O
mean	O
that	O
was	O
like	O
you	O
know	O
my	O
career	O
for	O
like	B-DATE
eight	I-DATE
years	I-DATE


mhm	O
.	O


But	O
this	O
is	O
you	O
know	O
more	O
like	O


it	O
's	O
nice	O


it	O
's	O
really	O
nice	O


Well	O
and	O
you	O
can	O
always	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
that	O
if	O
you	O
wanted	O
to	O
you	O
know	O
working	O
at	O
least	O
in	O
the	O
States	O


or	O
maybe	O
eventually	O
once	O
you	O
have	O
your	O
residency	O
yeah	O
you	O
can	O
work	O
in	O
some	O
place	O
in	O
Spain	B-GPE
too	O
with	O
l-	O
%ah	O


yeah	O


yeah	O
,	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
big	O
draw	O
for	O
it	O
right	O
now	O


if	O
anything	O
like	O
I	O
've	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
like	O
a	O
bar	O
or	O
a	O
restaurant	O


I	O
mean	O
it	O
takes	O
tons	O
of	O
money	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


me	O
too	O


well	O


well	O


But	O
like	O
I	O
'd	O
love	O
to	O


That	O
's	O
why	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
lottery	O
first	O
though	O
Or	O
to	O
have	O
enough	O
background	O
money	O
to	O
set	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
thing	O
up	O


but	O
%um	O
well	O


yeah	O


well	O
%um	O
good	O


and	O
so	O
you	O
're	O
probably	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
come	O
back	O
Christmas	B-EVENT
which	O
is	O
cool	O


Emory	O
was	O
telling	O
me	O
that	O


so	O


yeah	O


and	O
I	O
probably	O
wo	O
n't	O


%eh	O
%eh	O
if	O
there	O
's	O
anything	O
that	O
you	O
think	O
we	O
should	O
be	O
%um	O
working	O
for	O
let	O
us	O
know	O


oh	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O


it	O
's	O
too	O
difficult	O


%uh	O
the	O
thing	O
with	O
the	O
Golan	B-LOC
to	O
give	O
it	O
back	O
not	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
back	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O


everybody	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
opinion	O


we	O
've	O
got	O
cousins	O
living	O
there	O


beautiful	O
beautiful	O
home	O


and	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O


one	O
half	O
their	O
mind	O
is	O
thinking	O
should	O
they	O
pack	O
the	O
suitcases	O


and	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
is	O
should	O
we	O
add	O
on	O
another	O
room	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
baby	O
you	O
know	O


%eh	O
it	O
's	O
awful	O


yeah	O


it	O
's	O
a	O
crazy	O
crazy	O


it	O
is	O


Well	O
what	O
can	O
you	O
do	O


it	O
's	O
a	O
terrible	O
thing	O


I	O
spoke	O
to	O
your	O
mother	O
in	O
May	B-DATE
because	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
know	O
if	O
you	O
were	O
coming	O
or	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
kids	O
are	O
coming	O
out	O


No	O


I	O
did	O
n't	O
yet	O


I	O
had	O
a	O
summer	O
job	O


I	O
worked	O


yeah	O


well	O
I	O
just	O
finished	O
work	O
yesterday	O


it	O
was	O
a	O
nine	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
course	O


it	O
started	O
in	O
July	B-DATE
and	O
ended	O
yesterday	B-DATE


she	O
said	O


yeah	O


oh	O
oh	O
nice	O


Now	O
I	O
have	O
a	O
month	O
's	O
vacation	O
for	O
Rosh	B-EVENT
Hashanah	I-EVENT
and	O
everything	O


and	O
after	O
Sukkoth	B-EVENT
we	O
start	O
our	O
new	O
class	O


so	O
oh	O
very	O
good	O
yeah	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
My	O
summer	O
vacation	O
starts	O
now	O


oh	O
that	O
's	O
good	O


So	O
yeah	O


I	O
have	O
about	B-DATE
a	I-DATE
month	I-DATE
off	O


that	O
's	O
good	O


%eh	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
too	O
late	O
that	O
I	O
called	O


No	O
no	O
no	O
no	O
not	O
at	O
all	O
%eh	O


oh	O
good	O


Good	O


there	O
's	O
something	O
else	O
I	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O


and	O
I	O
meant	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
weeks	O
a-	O


I	O
'm	O
sending	O
a	O
big	O
information	O
and	O
letter	O
to	O
Simon	B-PERSON
Perez	I-PERSON
yeah	O
because	O
I	O
heard	O
him	O
say	O
on	O
the	O
radio	O
weeks	O
ago	O
yeah	O
that	O
I	O
mea-	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
I	O
should	O
really	O
say	O
this	O


you	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
really	O
nothing	O


but	O


oh	O
well	O
were	O
being	O


no	O
no	O


Well	O
maybe	O
it	O
's	O
politics	O


maybe	O
we	O
should	O
n't	O
talk	O
politics	O


%uh	O
it	O
's	O
environmental	O
politics	O


it	O
's	O
not	O
%uh	O
politics	O
though	O


%um	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
Is-	O
Israel	B-GPE
is	O
such	O
a	O
highly	O
I	O
knew	O
that	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
I	O
%uh	O
advanced	O
technical	O
country	O
that	O
if	O
there	O
's	O
something	O
good	O
they	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
use	O
it	O


and	O
he	O
mentioned	O
the	O
hormones	O
for	O
the	O
milk	O
yeah	O
oh	O
yeah	O
that	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
thing	O
he-	O
no	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
thing	O
here	O
about	O
the	O
milk	O
that	O
they	O
put	O
silicon	O
in	O
the	O
milk	O
here	O
or	O
something	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
thing	O
where	O
they	O
were	O


it	O
's	O
hormones	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
cows	O
give	O
more	O


oh	O
oh	O
oh	O
no	O


that	O
's	O
something	O
different	O


yes	O


and	O
it	O
's	O
terrible	O


it	O
's	O
a	O
terrible	O
horrible	O
thing	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


when	O
he	O
says	O
we	O
'll	O
use	O
it	O
you	O
know	O
my	O
heart	O
went	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
floor	O
because	O
we	O
're	O
fighting	O
here	O
oh	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
hear	O
that	O
very	O
much	O
against	O
it	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
such	O
a	O
bad	O
thing	O


against	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


I	O
did	O
n't	O
hear	O
that	O


It	O
makes	O
the	O
cows	O
sick	O


you	O
get	O
all	O
the	O
bacteria	O


you	O
get	O
the	O
sickness	O


and	O


oh	O
jeez	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
know	O


I	O
did	O
n't	O
even	O
know	O
that	O
here	O


and	O
now	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
drink	O
the	O
milk	O
over	O
here	O


No	O
no	O
no	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
they	O
're	O
using	O
it	O
yet	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
they	O
are	O


but	O
it	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
bad	O
tha-	O


they	O
're	O
called	O
growth	O
hormone	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


I	O
know	O


I	O
've	O
heard	O


I	O
think	O
they	O
do	O
that	O
to	O
the	O
chickens	O


I	O
hear	O
they	O
do	O
the	O
chickens	O


they	O
want	O
the	O


yeah	O


oh	O
they	O
do	O
it	O
here	O
you	O
know	O


it	O
's	O
ap-	O


I	O
'm	O
getting	O
into	O
a	O
subject	O
which	O
I	O
really	O
did	O
n't	O
intend	O


but	O
in	O
Canada	B-GPE
they	O
wo	O
n't	O
do	O
it	O


no	O
no	O


Well	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
do	O
n't	O
eat	O
meat	O
anymore	O
because	O
of	O
you	O
know	O
all	O
these	O
objections	O
and	O
all	O


they	O
've	O
stopped	O
%uh	O


it	O
's	O
true	O


it	O
's	O
true	O


it	O


Israelis	B-GPE
do	O
n't	O
eat	O
that	O
much	O
meat	O
anyway	O


it	O
's	O
more	O
we	O
eat	O
fruit	O
vegetables	O
an-	O
yeah	O
yeah	O
stuff	O


nobody	O
really	O
eats	O
steaks	O
anymore	O


like	O
I	O
grew	O
up	O
on	O
steaks	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
from	O
Sam	B-ORG
's	I-ORG
Supermarket	I-ORG
you	O
know	O
all	O
the	O


yeah	O


from	O
Sam	O
's	O
Supermark-	O


uh-huh	O


yeah	O


jeez	O
%uh	O
the	O
last	O
time	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
steak	O
was	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
months	O
ago	O


we	O
do	O
n't	O
even	O
eat	O
steaks	O
anymore	O


but	O
duh	O
%eh	O
in	O
America	B-GPE
too	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
eat	O
as	O
much	O
do	O
they	O


%uh	O
no	O


because	O
for	O
heart	O
the	O
fat	O
is	O
supposed	O
by	O
very	O
bad	O


yes	O


Hello	O


oh	O
yeah	O


yeah	O


you	O
said	O
people	O
are	O
not	O


no	O


the	O
red	O
meat	O
is	O
suffering	O
I	O
guess	O


I	O
noticed	O
that	O
last	O
time	O
I	O
was	O
home	O


but	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
eat	O
any	O
either	O


so	O


yeah	O


I	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O


I	O


but	O
Canada	O
does	O
n't	O
use	O
that	O
junk	O


I	O
mean	O
and	O
they	O
tell	O
us	O
I	O
think	O
Europe	B-GPE
wo	O
n't	O
buy	O
from	O
us	O
because	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
the	O
hormones	O
with	O
stuff	O
in	O
it	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


I	O
know	O


I	O
know	O


it	O
's	O
%uh	O


but	O
we	O
're	O
using	O
it	O
naturally	O


Well	O


so	O
everything	O
you	O
kn-	O


I	O
tell	O
you	O
it	O
breaks	O
my	O
heart	O
when	O
I	O
see	O
them	O
following	O
that	O


they	O
think	O
everything	O
is	O
so	O
wonderful	O


if	O
there	O
's	O
some	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


I	O
know	O


they	O
take	O
the	O
good	O
and	O
the	O
bad	O
all	O
the	O


and	O
that	O
's	O
t-	O


yeah	O


oh	O
it	O
's	O
pitiful	O


that	O
makes	O
me	O
very	O
very	O
sad	O


you	O
know	O
oh	O
it	O
's	O
%eh	O


very	O
sad	O


and	O
even	O
the	O
Russians	B-NORP
they	O
come	O
over	O


and	O
I	O
know	O
I	O
can	O
see	O
the	O
attitude	O
%ah	O
well	O
that	O
of	O
course	O
they	O
know	O
for	O
ins-	O


he	O
's	O
working	O
in	O
a	O
neighborhood	O
association	O
like	O
on	O
funds	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


on	O
grants	O


he	O
does	O
a	O
wonderful	O
job	O


and	O
they	O
help	O
him	O


oh	O
I	O
think	O
he	O
was	O
n't	O
working	O
when	O
Holly	B-PERSON
was	O
here	O


I	O
think	O
he	O
was	O
n't	O
working	O


he	O
was	O
n't	O
working	O
over	O
yeah	O
oh	O
that	O
's	O
good	O
that	O
he	O
three	B-DATE
and	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
years	I-DATE


but	O
this	O
is	O
parttime	O


but	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
involving	O


it	O
's	O
very	O
exciting	O


oh	O
that	O
's	O
nice	O


and	O
I	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
people	O
line	O
up	O
to	O
see	O
him	O


and	O
it	O
's	O
about	O
getting	O
help	O
with	O
housing	O
and	O
food	O
stamps	O
and	O
everything	O


yeah	O


and	O
a	O
lady	O
said	O
you	O
know	O
my	O
husband	O
died	O
and	O
old	O
lady	O


I	O
said	O
oh	O
I	O
'm	O
sorry	O


she	O
says	O
I	O
really	O
thought	O
United	B-GPE
States	I-GPE
that	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
die	O
you	O
know	O


and	O
I	O
knew	O
that	O
underlying	O
it	O
they	O
really	O
believe	O
that	O
because	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
so	O
wonderful	O


yeah	O


they	O
know	O
everyone	O
dies	O


but	O
underneath	O
they	O
feel	O
maybe	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
die	O
until	O
you	O
're	O
very	O
very	O
old	O


but	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
believe	O
that	O
so	O
many	O
people	O
die	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
because	O
it	O
's	O
so	O
wonderful	O


oh	O
wow	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
where	O
they	O
got	O
that	O
idea	O
from	O


yeah	O


but	O
you	O
see	O
how	O
it	O
is	O


jeez	O


so	O
everybody	O
has	O
these	O
wrong	O
conceptions	O


I	O
know	O


I	O
know	O
%eh	O


%eh	O
%uh	O
it	O
's	O
%uh	O
pitiful	O


but	O


oh	O
well	O


yeah	O


I	O
'm	O
su-	O


Holly	O
is	O
%uh	O
busy	O
with	O
all	O
her	O
No	O
that	O
's	O
good	O
now	O
that	O
's	O
nice	O
cook	O
things	O


and	O
she	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
teach	O


yeah	O


she	O
had	O
a	O
good	O
time	O
sure	O


she	O
'll	O
come	O
back	O
and	O
visit	O
and	O
all	O


she	O
had	O
a	O
good	O


oh	O
she	O
's	O
lost	O
too	O


oh	O
she	O
misses	O
right	O
now	O
%eh	O
%eh	O
for	O
Rosh	B-EVENT
Hashanah	I-EVENT


yes	O


she	O
says	O
oh	O
on	O
the	O
kibbutz	O
everybody	O
would	O
go	O
out	O
and	O
have	O
the	O
meal	O
under	O
the	O
stars	O
together	O
the	O
first	O
night	O


yeah	O


they	O
have	O
th-	O


yeah	O


that	O
's	O
right	O


that	O
's	O
right	O


and	O
you	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
just	O


so	O
she	O
misses	O


well	O
you	O
know	O
%uh	O
you	O
know	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
New	B-EVENT
Year	I-EVENT
's	I-EVENT
%uh	O


everything	O
is	O
closed	O
and	O
all	O
in	O
America	B-GPE


you	O
do	O
n't	O
feel	O
the	O
holidays	O
because	O
everybody	O
's	O
busy	O
doing	O


and	O
here	O


yes	O


it	O
's	O
not	O
Israel	B-GPE
although	O
in	O


Well	O
you	O
live	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
Jewish	B-NORP
sec-	O


I	O
'm	O
wi-	O


yeah	O


here	O
you	O
do	O


you	O
see	O
him	O


yeah	O


So	O
it	O
's	O
different	O


but	O
in	O
Hudson	B-GPE
oh	O
we	O
used	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
miss	O
school	O


that	O
's	O
right	O


and	O
the	O
teachers	O
used	O
to	O
give	O
us	O
tests	O
on	O
those	O
days	O
just	O
to	O
be	O
mean	O


and	O
we	O
used	O
to	O
miss	O
the	O
tests	O
and	O
everything	O


and	O


I	O
know	O


Passover	B-EVENT
time	O
we	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
embarrassed	O
bringing	O
matzos	O
to	O
school	O
and	O
everything	O


and	O
here	O
I	O
mean	O
You	O
know	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
any	O
of	O
those	O
feelings	O
at	O
all	O
you	O
know	O


I	O
know	O


I	O
know	O


I	O
know	O


it	O
's	O
th-	O


it	O
's	O
very	O
different	O


so	O


I	O
know	O


is	O
it	O
something	O
you	O
know	O
you	O
remember	O
Fred	B-PERSON
Allen	I-PERSON
and	O
Irene	O
?	O


no	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O


%uh	O
they	O
're	O
just	O
names	O
to	O
me	O
really	O


I	O
'm	O
sorry	O


but	O
they	O
're	O
just	O
names	O
to	O
me	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
them	O


yeah	O


oh	O
because	O
you	O
were	O
%ah	O
you	O
know	O


yeah	O


they	O
had	O
a	O
farm	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
first	O
married	O
which	O
was	O
like	O
nineteen	B-DATE
forty	I-DATE
eight	I-DATE


yeah	O
?	O


and	O
then	O
they	O
moved	O
away	O


hello	O


%uh	O
oh	O


yeah	O


I	O
'm	O
here	O


yeah	O


So	O
I	O
think	O
I	O
still	O
got	O
five	B-CARDINAL
or	O
ten	B-TIME
minutes	I-TIME
here	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
I	O
know	O


I	O
'm	O
looking	O
at	O
my	O


Are	O
you	O
timed	O


or	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


Well	O
keep	O
talking	O
until	O
we	O
hang	O
up	O


it	O
's	O
nice	O
talking	O
to	O
you	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


%um	O


So	O
what	O
about	O
the	O
Allens	B-PERSON
?	O


then	O
they	O
moved	O
away	O
to	O
Middletown	B-GPE


he	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
girls	O
'	O


do	O
you	O
remember	O
the	O
girls	O
'	O
reformatory	O
in	O
Hudson	B-GPE


yeah	O


yeah	O


%um	O


It	O
was	O
right	O
across	O
the	O
street	O
from	O
my	O
Aunt	O
Seal	B-PERSON
's	O
house	O


oh	O
she	O
lived	O
there	O
?	O


On	O
Worth	B-LOC
Avenue	I-LOC
I	O
th-	O


She	O
did	O
on	O
Wor-	O


yeah	O
like	O
Bessie	B-PERSON
lived	O
on	O
Worth	B-LOC
Avenue	I-LOC


yeah	O


%um	O


yeah	O


%um	O
well	O
it	O
was	O
%um	O
my	O
Uncle	O
Ralph	B-PERSON
's	O


it	O
was	O
my	O
father	O
's	O
%eh	O
you	O
know	O
half	O
brother	O


right	O


right	O


I	O
remember	O


yeah	O


Mitnics	O
the	O
Mitnics	O


yes	O


yes	O


Well	O
what	O
about	O
the	O
Allens	B-PERSON


what	O
was	O
their	O
connection	O
to	O
that	O


Well	O
so	O
originally	O
he	O
had	O
come	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
army	O


they	O
got	O
married	O


he	O
graduated	O
Cornell	B-ORG
agricultural	O


had	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
farmer	O


so	O
about	O
maybe	O
two	B-CARDINAL
three	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
how	O
many	O
years	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
dairy	O
farm	O


and	O
you	O
know	O
how	O
rough	O


they	O
were	O
slaves	O


they	O
could	O
n't	O
go	O
anywhere	O
do	O
anything	O


yeah	O


they	O
had	O
to	O
stay	O
on	O
the	O
farm	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
small	O
you	O
know	O


I	O
did	O
n't	O
know	O
any	O
of	O
this	O


yeah	O


but	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
like	O
you	O


you	O
're	O
much	O
younger	O
than	O
me	O


I	O
was	O
born	O
in	O
fifty	B-CARDINAL


oh	O
so	O
you	O
're	O
much	O


I	O
'm	O
born	O
in	O
nineteen	B-DATE
thirty	I-DATE
nine	I-DATE


so	O
you	O
're	O


in	O
nineteen	B-DATE
fifty	I-DATE


yeah	O


yeah	O


there	O
's	O
a	O
difference	O


yeah	O


Yes	O


so	O
they	O
left	O
maybe	O
before	O
you	O
were	O
born	O


yes	O


yeah	O


could	O
b-	O


or	O
just	O
about	O
the	O
time	O
you	O
were	O
born	O
they	O
left	O
Hudson	B-GPE


yeah	O


not	O
the-	O


So	O
then	O
they	O
went	O
to	O
Middletow-	O


%um	O
then	O
he	O
came	O
%um	O
for	O
the	O
girls	O
'	O
school	O


he	O
became	O


since	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
at	O
farming	O


could	O
n't	O
be	O
managed	O


yeah	O


he	O
became	O


he	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
captain	O
in	O
the	O
army	O
over	O
difficult	O
troops	O
yeah	O
So	O
that	O
he	O
got	O
into	O
the	O
correctional	O
facility	O
business	O


I	O
mean	O
he	O
got	O
a	O
job	O


the	O
girls	O
'	O
training	O
school	O
there	O
needed	O
someone	O


and	O
he	O
got	O
into	O
that	O


And	O
he	O
remained	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
his	O
life	O


oh	O


so	O
after	O
that	O
they	O
moved	O
to	O
Middletown	B-GPE


and	O
then	O
they	O
went	O
to	O
South	B-GPE
Portright	I-GPE
upstate	O
near	O
Onianta	B-GPE


yeah	O
yeah	O
and	O
how	O
shall	O
I	O
say	O
he	O
rebuilt	O
a	O
boys	O
'	O
training	O
school	O


and	O
it	O
was	O
so	O
successful	O
they	O
named	O
it	O
after	O
him	O
now	O


oh	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
know	O
any	O
of	O
this	O


yeah	O


the	O
Fred	B-PERSON
All-	O


yeah	O


he	O
's	O
very	O
very	O
%um	O
prominent	O
in	O
that	O
field	O
in	O
the	O
correc-	O


no	O
no	O


he	O
did	O
a	O
wonderful	O
job	O


in	O
fact	O
he	O
had	O
the	O
best	O
average	O
of	O
rehabilitation	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
for	O
that	O
age	O
oh	O
is	O
that	O
nice	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
too	O
great	O


but	O
he	O
had	O
the	O
best	O
average	O
in	O
the	O
country	O


yeah	O


what	O
's	O
he	O
doing	O
now	O


yeah	O


they	O
're	O
a	O
wonderful	O
couple	O


Irene	B-PERSON
died	O


that	O
's	O
Bessie	B-PERSON
's	O


yeah	O


%uh	O
do	O
you	O
remember	O
%uh	O
Lenny	B-PERSON
Kocherstein	I-PERSON
and	O


of	O
course	O


Lenny	B-PERSON
I	O
know	O


and	O
Gloria	B-PERSON
and	O
Bessie	B-PERSON
Kocherstein	I-PERSON
I	O
remember	O


yeah	O


Lenny	B-PERSON
you	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
husband	O


yeah	O


alright	O


it	O
was	O
Lenny	B-PERSON
's	O
yeah	O
%uh	O
older	O
sister	O


so	O
she	O
was	O
her	O
fi-	O


she	O
's	O
a	O
little	O
older	O


like	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
how	O
many	O
years	O
older	O
than	O
him	O


like	O
one	B-CARDINAL
or	O
two	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
older	O
than	O
him	O


oh	O
no	O


I	O
just	O
remember	O
Lenny	B-PERSON
and	O
Gloria	B-PERSON


no	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
remember	O
meeting	O
her	O


yeah	O


because	O
Lenny	B-PERSON
was	O
the	O
youngest	O
I	O
think	O


no	O


yeah	O


well	O
Lenny	B-PERSON
lived	O
right	O
in	O
Hudson	B-GPE
and	O
his	O
kids	O
and	O
all	O


we	O
grew	O
up	O
with	O
his	O
kids	O


yeah	O


right	O


right	O


So	O
him	O
you	O
know	O
I	O
knew	O


yeah	O


he	O
used	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
our	O
store	O
sometimes	O
even	O
as	O
a	O
butcher	O


yes	O


yes	O


I	O
remember	O
that	O


and	O
they	O
used	O
to	O
have	O
%uh	O
%uh	O
%uh	O
deli	O
counter	O
like	O
in	O
a	O
drugstore	O
once	O


I	O
was	O
a	O
waitress	O


I	O
worked	O
for	O
them	O
once	O
one	O
summer	O


%uh	O
yeah	O


they	O
always	O
had	O
the	O
catering	O
and	O
all	O
that	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


with	O
some	O
kind	O
of	O


they	O
took	O
over	O
%uh	O
%uh	O
the	O
drug	O
store	O


they	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
lunch	O
counters	O


I	O
remember	O
that	O
they	O
gave	O
me	O
a	O
summer	O
job	O
once	O


right	O


yeah	O


they	O
were	O
always	O
th-	O


now	O
your	O
mother	O
must	O
tell	O
you	O
the	O
son	O
Wayne	B-PERSON
is	O
now	O
in	O
that	O
business	O


he	O
's	O
got	O
a	O
cookie	O
subs	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


I	O
remember	O
when	O
they	O
sai-	O


I	O
think	O
he	O
's	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
synagogue	O
too	O
or	O
something	O


he	O
's	O
a	O
big	O
shot	O
in	O
the	O
synagogue	O
or	O
something	O
too	O


big	O
shot	O
also	O
with	O
catering	O


maybe	O


I	O
hope	O
that	O
place	O
keeps	O
up	O
and	O
everything	O
because	O
both	O
my	O
parents	O
'	O
plaques	O
are	O
there	O


oh	O
yeah	O


tha-	O


yeah	O


yeah	O


that	O
's	O
nice	O
then	O


I	O
hope	O
it	O
continues	O


yeah	O


I	O


yeah	O


of	O
course	O
of	O
course	O


so	O
he	O
became	O
proud	O
with	O
that	O


and	O
he	O
has	O
two	B-CARDINAL
children	O
who	O
did	O
n't	O
live	O
in	O
Hudson	B-GPE
after	O
they	O
were	O
babies	O
on	O
the	O
farm	O


yeah	O


they	O
moved	O
away	O
so	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
even	O
know	O
anybody	O
except	O
Pam	B-PERSON


remember	O
%uh	O
Pam	B-PERSON
%uh	O
Kocherstein	B-PERSON


yeah	O


Pam	B-PERSON


%eh	O
yeah	O


yeah	O


right	O
now	O
I	O
think	O
her	O
older	O
one	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
Bar	O
Mitzvahed	O
soon	O


oh	O
wow	O
oh	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
if	O
any	O


little	O
**pammy**	O
just	O
little	O
**pammy**	O
little	O
smiley	O
little	O
fat	O
little	O
kid	O


little	O
little	O
skinny	O


yeah	O


she	O
was	O
yeah	O
skinny	O
now	O
n-	O


No	O


I	O
remember	O


no	O
that	O
was	O
Paula	B-PERSON
was	O
the	O
fat	O
one	O


Paula	B-PERSON
Kocherstein	I-PERSON
was	O
the	O
fat	O
one	O


yeah	O


now	O
she	O
is	O
n't	O


it	O
's	O
unbelievable	O


oh	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O


jeez	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
them	O
anymore	O


oh	O
jeez	O


but	O
she	O
's	O
thin	O


yeah	O


she	O
's	O
got	O
three	O
lovely	O
girls	O


and	O
she	O
lived	O
in	O
Saint	B-GPE
Louis	I-GPE
Missouri	I-GPE


yeah	O


yeah	O


I	O
heard	O
that	O


yeah	O


that	O
's	O
right	O


yeah	O


%uh	O
Pam	B-PERSON
is	O
living	O
near	O
Divensinville	B-GPE
wherever	O
that	O
is	O


yeah	O


that	O
's	O
right	O
near	O
Hudson	B-GPE


yeah	O


that	O
is	O
n't	O
too	O
far	O
away	O


yeah	O


and	O
she	O
has	O
two	B-CARDINAL
lovely	O
boys	O


so	O
all	O
the	O
kids	O
are	O
okay	O


oh	O
that	O
's	O
nice	O


yeah	O


I	O
tried	O


you	O
know	O
my	O
mother	O


I	O
keep	O
telling	O
her	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
in	O
Hudson	B-GPE


but	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
hear	O
all	O
the	O
news	O


and	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
exactly	O
what	O


no	O


now	O
do	O
you	O
remember	O
Sandra	B-PERSON
Potswool	I-PERSON


No	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
her	O
either	O


no	O


Jerry	B-PERSON
Kocherstein	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
daughter	O


No	O
no	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
her	O
either	O


I	O
mean	O
I	O
've	O
heard	O
the	O
name	O
often	O


but	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O


Celebration	O
Shooting	O
Turns	O
Wedding	O
Into	O
a	O
Funeral	O
in	O
Southern	O
Gaza	B-GPE
Strip	I-GPE


Asad	B-PERSON


1/20/2007	O


Gaza	B-GPE
-	O
UPI	B-ORG


The	O
cheers	O
and	O
hails	O
of	O
happiness	O
at	O
a	O
wedding	O
in	O
Khan	B-GPE
Younes	I-GPE
in	O
the	O
southern	O
Gaza	B-GPE
Strip	I-GPE
turned	O
into	O
screams	O
and	O
moans	O
of	O
pain	O
after	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
celebrators	O
lost	O
control	O
of	O
his	O
weapon	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bullets	O
were	O
released	O
that	O
killed	O
the	O
groom	O
's	O
brother	O
and	O
hit	O
three	B-CARDINAL
other	O
relatives	O
of	O
his	O
,	O
turning	O
the	O
wedding	O
into	O
a	O
funeral	O
in	O
moments	O
.	O


A	O
medical	O
source	O
at	O
Nasser	B-FAC
Hospital	I-FAC
in	O
Khan	B-GPE
Younes	I-GPE
told	O
United	B-ORG
Press	I-ORG
International	I-ORG
that	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
citizen	O
Kamal	B-PERSON
Mohamed	I-PERSON
Al	I-PERSON
Bashiti	I-PERSON
-LRB-	B-DATE
33	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
-RRB-	I-DATE
died	O
shortly	O
after	O
he	O
was	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
gunshot	O
in	O
the	O
chest	O
from	O
an	O
accidental	O
shooting	O
at	O
his	O
brother	O
's	O
wedding	O
in	O
Khan	B-GPE
Younes	I-GPE
.	O


Three	B-CARDINAL
other	O
relatives	O
of	O
his	O
were	O
also	O
injured	O
in	O
the	O
accident	O
,	O
including	O
two	B-CARDINAL
children	O
.	O


Gaza	B-GPE
Strip	I-GPE
residents	O
are	O
suffering	O
from	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
aggravation	O
from	O
the	O
weapons	O
mess	O
and	O
security	O
chaos	O
resulting	O
from	O
the	O
intense	O
spread	O
of	O
weapons	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
security	O
agency	O
individuals	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
factions	O
and	O
families	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
a	O
common	O
practice	O
that	O
claimed	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
about	O
350	B-CARDINAL
people	O
last	O
year	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
human	O
rights	O
sources	O
.	O


Mohamed	B-PERSON
Al	I-PERSON
Bashiti	I-PERSON
,	O
18	B-DATE
-LRB-	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
-RRB-	I-DATE
,	O
a	O
relative	O
of	O
the	O
victim	O
,	O
mentioned	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
young	O
men	O
were	O
performing	O
dances	O
and	O
popular	O
dabke	O
dances	O
Thursday	B-DATE
evening	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
intense	O
rejoicing	O
for	O
the	O
wedding	O
of	O
our	O
relative	O
,	O
Majed	B-PERSON
Al	I-PERSON
Bashiti	I-PERSON
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
armed	O
men	O
lost	O
control	O
of	O
his	O
weapon	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
fire	O
to	O
celebrate	O
and	O
greet	O
the	O
groom	O
.	O


The	O
bullets	O
went	O
astray	O
and	O
hit	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
participants	O
amid	O
a	O
state	O
of	O
panic	O
and	O
terror	O
.	O


In	O
moments	O
,	O
the	O
wedding	O
cheers	O
turned	O
into	O
screams	O
and	O
the	O
hitting	O
of	O
cheeks	O
.	O


The	O
participants	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
moved	O
to	O
Nasser	B-FAC
Hospital	I-FAC
,	O
which	O
lay	O
hundreds	B-QUANTITY
of	I-QUANTITY
meters	I-QUANTITY
away	O
from	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
the	O
wedding	O
.	O


The	O
tragic	O
news	O
came	O
after	O
a	O
little	O
while	O
:	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
groom	O
's	O
brother	O
,	O
who	O
works	O
in	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
security	O
agencies	O
.	O


An	O
elderly	O
man	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
asked	O
them	O
not	O
to	O
shoot	O
and	O
asked	O
them	O
for	O
God	O
's	O
sake	O
not	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
persisted	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
until	O
what	O
happened	O
happened	O
.	O


A	O
number	O
of	O
women	O
suffered	O
cases	O
of	O
fainting	O
and	O
shock	O
after	O
the	O
tragic	O
accident	O
.	O
"	O


Some	O
Palestinians	B-NORP
are	O
used	O
to	O
shooting	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
during	O
their	O
celebrations	O
,	O
especially	O
weddings	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
expression	O
of	O
their	O
happiness	O
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
repeated	O
warnings	O
the	B-ORG
Ministry	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Interior	I-ORG
has	O
launched	O
to	O
chase	O
those	O
who	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
this	O
practice	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
warnings	O
were	O
limited	O
to	O
announcements	O
after	O
each	O
incident	O
,	O
without	O
translating	O
into	O
actual	O
procedure	O
in	O
reality	O
.	O


A	O
researcher	O
at	O
the	B-ORG
Palestinian	I-ORG
Center	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
,	O
Yasser	B-PERSON
Abd	I-PERSON
Al	I-PERSON
Ghafoor	I-PERSON
,	O
said	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
victims	O
have	O
fallen	O
in	O
similar	O
incidents	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
rights	O
organizations	O
observed	O
several	O
incidents	O
in	O
which	O
victims	O
fell	O
and	O
injuries	O
occurred	O
during	O
wedding	O
and	O
celebration	O
gunfire	O
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
common	O
misuses	O
of	O
weapons	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
Gaza	I-GPE
Strip	I-GPE
.	O


The	O
city	O
of	O
Khan	B-GPE
Younes	I-GPE
had	O
witnessed	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
third	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
July	I-DATE
a	O
similar	O
incident	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
girl	O
,	O
Amani	B-PERSON
Al	I-PERSON
Raqab	I-PERSON
,	O
died	O
by	O
a	O
bullet	O
that	O
hit	O
her	O
by	O
mistake	O
from	O
a	O
revolver	O
her	O
brother	O
was	O
shooting	O
off	O
on	O
his	O
wedding	O
day	O
.	O


Very	O
urgent	O
...	O
-LRB-	O
new	O
-RRB-	O
film	O
of	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
...	O
after	O
the	O
torture	O
by	O
the	O
Rafida	B-PERSON
-LRB-	O
the	O
throat	O
cutting	O
-RRB-	O
!!!	O


Ibn	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Faqeer	I-PERSON


Upload	O
the	O
film	O
.	O


The	O
operating	O
program	O
.	O


A	O
film	O
depicting	O
the	O
vileness	O
the	O
Rafida	B-PERSON
reached	O
in	O
dealing	O
with	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
...	O
cutting	O
his	O
throat	O
by	O
kicking	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
face	O
,	O
may	O
they	O
be	O
cursed	O
by	O
God	O
.	O


Please	O
publish	O
the	O
film	O
on	O
the	O
satellite	O
channels	O
so	O
that	O
everyone	O
will	O
know	O
how	O
cowardly	O
these	O
bastards	O
are	O
.	O


The	O
film	O
is	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
which	O
was	O
taken	O
after	O
his	O
execution	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
morning	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
blessed	I-DATE
Eid	I-DATE
.	O


From	O
the	O
Moslem	B-NORP
picture	O
archives	O
,	O
his	O
heart	O
was	O
ripped	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
Rafida	B-PERSON
.	O


Here	O
we	O
are	O
saying	O
good	O
-	O
bye	O
to	O
another	O
year	B-DATE
...	O
what	O
a	O
pity	O
that	O
we	O
were	O
negligent	O
in	O
it	O
.	O


Abu	B-PERSON
Dilama	I-PERSON


The	O
film	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
following	O
links	O
in	O
the	O
avi	O
format	O
and	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
the	O
Real	B-PRODUCT
Player	I-PRODUCT
program	O
.	O


The	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
file	O
is	O
=	O
3	B-QUANTITY
mb	I-QUANTITY


We	O
ask	O
our	O
brothers	O
and	O
sisters	O
to	O
upload	O
the	O
film	O
to	O
other	O
sites	O
...	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
importance	O
.	O


---	O


http://z12.zupload.com/download.php?file=getfile&filepath=6894	O


---	O


http://www.furk.net/newsadam.avi.html	O


For	O
correspondence	O
:	O
--	O


alisau@gmail.com	O


Abu	B-PERSON
Dilama	I-PERSON


Google	B-ORG
is	O
broadcasting	O
a	O
new	O
video	O
recording	O
of	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
's	O
corpse	O
after	O
his	O
execution	O
.	O


A	O
new	O
video	O
recording	O
depicting	O
the	O
corpse	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
president	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
after	O
his	O
execution	O
on	O
the	O
morning	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
day	O
of	O
the	O
Eidul	O
Adha	O
was	O
broadcasted	O
Monday	B-DATE
evening	I-DATE
on	O
the	O
Google	B-ORG
Internet	O
website	O
.	O


The	O
video	O
shows	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
lying	O
covered	O
on	O
a	O
stretcher	O
whilst	O
the	O
camera	O
closes	O
on	O
him	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
covering	O
is	O
removed	O
from	O
his	O
face	O
which	O
has	O
traces	O
of	O
blood	O
on	O
it	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
deep	O
wound	O
on	O
his	O
neck	O
.	O


The	O
video	O
also	O
plays	O
voices	O
of	O
those	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
corpse	O
speaking	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
of	O
them	O
says	O
"	O
quickly	O
"	O
apparently	O
asking	O
the	O
person	O
who	O
is	O
filming	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
quickly	O
.	O


Someone	O
is	O
calling	O
to	O
another	O
man	O
in	O
a	O
loud	O
voice	O
saying	O
..	O
"	O
Abu	B-PERSON
Ali	I-PERSON
,	O
Abu	B-PERSON
Ali	I-PERSON
..	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
responsible	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
matter	O
"	O
before	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
his	O
voice	O
starts	O
to	O
rise	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
suggesting	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
under	O
pressure	O
because	O
the	O
filming	O
is	O
taking	O
too	O
long	O
.	O


The	O
clip	O
does	O
not	O
last	O
longer	O
than	O
half	B-QUANTITY
a	I-QUANTITY
minute	I-QUANTITY
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
one	O
being	O
broadcast	O
unofficially	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
following	O
the	O
film	O
taken	O
on	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
last	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
which	O
recorded	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
and	O
depicted	O
insults	O
and	O
repeated	O
Shiite	B-NORP
slogans	O
by	O
those	O
who	O
attended	O
his	O
execution	O
.	O


The	O
film	O
link	O
--	O
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c5daa5b733	O


For	O
correspondence	O
:	O
--	O


alisau@gmail.com	O


Ibn	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Faqeer	I-PERSON


Why	O
did	O
n't	O
this	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
--	O


Tonight	B-DATE
I	O
'll	O
list	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
films	O
of	O
the	O
Rafid	B-NORP
dervish	O
,	O
Moqtada	B-PERSON
,	O
for	O
everyone	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
know	O
him	O
up	O
close	O
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
for	O
your	O
visit	O
.	O


Here	O
we	O
are	O
saying	O
good	O
-	O
bye	O
to	O
another	O
year	B-DATE
...	O
what	O
a	O
pity	O
we	O
have	O
been	O
negligent	O
in	O
it	O
.	O


Ibn	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Faqeer	I-PERSON


Thanks	O
be	O
to	O
God	O
alone	O
,	O
Yasmine	B-PERSON
,	O
that	O
He	O
made	O
easy	O
the	O
circulation	O
of	O
such	O
evidence	O
which	O
shows	O
the	O
hate	O
of	O
the	O
Safawiya	B-ORG
...	O
and	O
who	O
will	O
follow	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
their	O
first	B-ORDINAL
grandfather	O
,	O
God	O
permitting	O
.	O


May	O
God	O
answer	O
your	O
prayer	O
in	O
the	O
very	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
God	O
willing	O
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
for	O
your	O
visit	O
and	O
your	O
comment	O
.	O


Here	O
we	O
are	O
,	O
saying	O
good	O
-	O
bye	O
to	O
another	O
year	B-DATE
...	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
pity	O
we	O
have	O
been	O
negligent	O
in	O
it	O
.	O


Ibn	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Faqeer	I-PERSON


May	O
God	O
hear	O
you	O
,	O
brother	O
gwardyola	B-PERSON
..	O


And	O
the	O
large	O
army	O
of	O
infidels	O
,	O
by	O
God	O
's	O
leave	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
butchered	O
on	O
the	O
banks	O
of	O
the	O
Tigris	B-LOC
and	O
in	O
Victorious	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
.	O


Thank	O
you	O
for	O
visiting	O
.	O


Here	O
we	O
are	O
saying	O
good	O
-	O
bye	O
to	O
another	O
year	B-DATE
...	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
pity	O
we	O
have	O
been	O
negligent	O
in	O
it	O
.	O


Zamzam	B-PERSON


Please	O
stop	O
!	O
.	O


We	O
are	O
all	O
against	O
the	O
way	O
he	O
was	O
killed	O
and	O
against	O
the	O
Safawites	B-NORP
but	O
enough	O
bullcraping	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
sheikh	O
of	O
the	O
God	O
fearing	O
ones	O
..	O


Click	O
on	O
this	O
link	O
..	O


And	O
watch	O
films	O
your	O
Sheikh	O
produced	O
!	O


http://www.pukmedia.com/arabicnews/6-1/news33.htm	O


Faiz	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Arabi	I-PERSON


Thank	O
you	O
for	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
my	O
brother	O
Zamzam	B-PERSON
,,	O
thanks	O
be	O
to	O
God	O
who	O
destroyed	O
the	O
oppressors	O
by	O
the	O
oppressors	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
my	O
personal	O
opinion	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
binding	O
on	O
anyone	O
.	O


Abd	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Bari	I-PERSON
Atwan	I-PERSON
:	O
-LRB-	O
President	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
-RRB-	O
Great	O
in	O
His	O
Life	O
..	O
Great	O
in	O
His	O
Martyrdom	O


Asad	B-PERSON


1/02/2007	O


This	O
unprecedented	O
Arab	B-NORP
and	O
international	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
President	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
and	O
the	O
barbaric	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
carried	O
out	O
,	O
confirms	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
the	O
man	O
,	O
his	O
prominent	O
status	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
distinguished	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
region	O
.	O


The	O
American	B-NORP
administration	O
,	O
who	O
planned	O
carefully	O
for	O
this	O
event	O
through	O
experts	O
in	O
media	O
and	O
public	O
relations	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
tools	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
inclinations	O
of	O
public	O
opinion	O
did	O
not	O
at	O
all	O
expect	O
such	O
an	O
opposite	O
result	O
,	O
which	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
destructive	O
consequences	O
that	O
may	O
result	O
from	O
it	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
coming	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
have	O
caught	O
them	O
by	O
surprise	O
.	O


Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
proceeded	O
to	O
the	O
gallows	O
like	O
a	O
proud	O
mountain	O
,	O
with	O
head	O
raised	O
,	O
standing	O
upright	O
,	O
looking	O
down	O
at	O
the	O
insignificant	O
things	O
and	O
insignificant	O
people	O
,	O
believing	O
in	O
his	O
creed	O
and	O
his	O
Arabism	B-NORP
,	O
repeating	O
slogans	O
of	O
pride	O
and	O
dignity	O
,	O
after	O
he	O
confirmed	O
his	O
faith	O
.	O


He	O
confirmed	O
it	O
by	O
repeating	O
verses	O
from	O
the	O
noble	O
Koran	B-WORK_OF_ART
and	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
testimonies	O
.	O


He	O
will	O
be	O
envied	O
by	O
all	O
Arab	B-PERSON
leaders	O
,	O
both	O
living	O
and	O
dead	O
,	O
for	O
this	O
honorable	O
martyrdom	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
enormous	O
love	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	I-CARDINAL
millions	I-CARDINAL
of	O
Arabs	B-NORP
and	O
Muslims	B-NORP
all	O
over	O
the	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
was	O
the	O
only	O
leader	O
in	O
the	O
modern	O
history	O
of	O
this	O
nation	O
who	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
guillotine	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
patriot	O
who	O
refused	O
occupation	O
and	O
surrender	O
to	O
the	O
invasion	O
,	O
and	O
chose	O
resistance	O
.	O


The	O
only	O
ones	O
who	O
preceded	O
him	O
in	O
this	O
honor	O
were	O
men	O
like	O
Umar	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Mukhtar	I-PERSON
and	O
Yusuf	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Azma	I-PERSON
,	O
by	O
whose	O
struggle	O
the	O
nation	O
and	O
its	O
history	O
were	O
honored	O
,	O
and	O
kept	O
it	O
for	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
records	O
of	O
pride	O
and	O
dignity	O
.	O


They	O
hastily	O
executed	O
him	O
because	O
they	O
feared	O
him	O
even	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
behind	O
bars	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
they	O
will	O
still	O
fear	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
corpse	O
hidden	O
under	O
the	O
soil	O
of	O
the	O
homeland	O
,	O
and	O
comparisons	O
between	O
his	O
time	O
and	O
their	O
bloody	O
and	O
chaotic	O
time	O
always	O
came	O
in	O
his	O
favor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
calls	O
for	O
his	O
return	O
to	O
save	O
Iraq	B-GPE
from	O
its	O
crisis	O
and	O
the	O
corrupt	O
and	O
malicious	O
gang	O
that	O
governs	O
it	O
have	O
become	O
deafening	O
to	O
the	O
ears	O
of	O
the	O
occupation	O
and	O
its	O
accomplices	O
.	O


He	O
embarrassed	O
them	O
and	O
dwarfed	O
them	O
by	O
standing	O
as	O
a	O
spear	O
in	O
the	O
prisoner	O
's	O
dock	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
terrified	O
by	O
the	O
penetrating	O
looks	O
of	O
his	O
eyes	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
exposed	O
by	O
his	O
patriotism	O
and	O
Arabism	B-NORP
and	O
his	O
contempt	O
for	O
the	O
odious	O
sectarian	O
divisions	O
that	O
they	O
planted	O
in	O
their	O
contaminated	O
new	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


So	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
him	O
with	O
a	O
confused	O
and	O
embarrassing	O
hastiness	O
.	O


Thanks	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
which	O
enabled	O
us	O
to	O
recognize	O
the	O
ugly	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
hateful	O
sectarianism	O
that	O
is	O
governing	O
in	O
America	B-GPE
's	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


This	O
tape	O
exposed	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
the	B-GPE
Green	I-GPE
Zone	I-GPE
,	O
and	O
blew	O
up	O
all	O
the	O
plans	O
for	O
censorship	O
and	O
fraud	O
by	O
the	O
experts	O
of	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
Intelligence	O
service	O
and	O
their	O
agents	O
.	O


It	O
presented	O
us	O
with	O
the	O
naked	O
truth	O
,	O
without	O
that	O
being	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
its	O
owner	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
right	O
when	O
he	O
turned	O
to	O
them	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Are	O
these	O
your	O
men	O
?	O
"	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
directing	O
insults	O
at	O
him	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
proceeding	O
to	O
the	O
gallows	O
in	O
magnanimity	O
and	O
with	O
self	O
-	O
respect	O
,	O
repeating	O
the	O
noble	O
words	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
ignorant	O
address	O
them	O
they	O
say	O
'	O
peace	O
.	O
'	O
"	O


Is	O
it	O
manliness	O
to	O
shout	O
hateful	O
sectarian	O
slogans	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
who	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
sectarian	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rope	O
of	O
the	O
gallows	O
is	O
being	O
wound	O
around	O
his	O
neck	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
soul	O
will	O
go	O
to	O
its	O
Creator	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
?	O


Are	O
these	O
the	O
tolerant	O
ethics	O
of	O
Islam	B-ORG
?	O


Are	O
these	O
the	O
values	O
of	O
Arabism	B-NORP
,	O
decency	O
,	O
and	O
pride	O
?	O


Are	O
those	O
the	O
sons	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
Iraq	B-GPE
which	O
had	O
always	O
stood	O
up	O
against	O
invaders	O
throughout	O
history	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
pillar	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
its	O
nation	O
and	O
the	O
causes	O
of	O
justice	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
?	O


We	O
are	O
sorry	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
surprised	O
,	O
because	O
some	O
Arab	B-NORP
governments	O
objected	O
only	O
because	O
the	O
execution	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
the	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
the	I-DATE
feast	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
Bairam	I-DATE
,	O
as	O
if	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
this	O
man	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
permissible	O
and	O
blessed	O
on	O
any	B-DATE
other	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
.	O


We	O
are	O
sorry	O
again	O
because	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
leaders	O
hid	O
in	O
their	O
palaces	O
and	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
dared	O
to	O
speak	O
even	O
one	B-CARDINAL
word	O
of	O
protest	O
out	O
of	O
fear	O
of	O
America	B-GPE
.	O


We	O
were	O
stabbed	O
twice	O
,	O
first	B-ORDINAL
when	O
we	O
watched	O
an	O
Arab	B-NORP
leader	O
being	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
gallows	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
sectarian	O
justice	O
which	O
is	O
spiteful	O
and	O
vengeful	O
.	O
And	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
time	O
when	O
we	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
anyone	O
among	O
the	O
club	O
of	O
leaders	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
belonged	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
30	B-CARDINAL
years	O
object	O
to	O
his	O
execution	O
.	O


Maybe	O
God	O
wanted	O
a	O
good	O
end	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
reputation	O
,	O
when	O
He	O
induced	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
them	O
to	O
record	O
what	O
America	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
sects	O
wanted	O
to	O
hide	O
,	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
last	B-ORDINAL
moments	O
,	O
which	O
created	O
a	O
historic	O
turning	O
point	O
that	O
will	O
perhaps	O
shape	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
events	O
in	O
it	O
for	O
decades	B-DATE
to	I-DATE
come	I-DATE
.	O


Maybe	O
God	O
wanted	O
to	O
expose	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
lies	O
of	O
Muwaffaq	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Rabi	I-PERSON
the	O
National	O
Security	O
Advisor	O
in	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
occupation	O
.	O
-LRB-	O
Where	O
is	O
that	O
security	O
?	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
,	O
meaning	O
President	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
,	O
was	O
weak	O
and	O
collapsing	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
meet	O
his	O
God	O
.	O


Then	O
the	O
tape	O
comes	O
along	O
and	O
shows	O
us	O
with	O
sound	O
and	O
image	O
that	O
we	O
are	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
courageous	O
lion	O
,	O
who	O
refuses	O
to	O
wear	O
the	O
mask	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
he	O
refused	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
tranquilizing	O
pills	O
they	O
offered	O
him	O
.	O


Why	O
the	O
mask	O
,	O
and	O
why	O
the	O
pills	O
?	O


The	O
mask	O
is	O
for	O
traitors	O
and	O
criminals	O
who	O
are	O
ashamed	O
of	O
their	O
treason	O
or	O
their	O
crimes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tranquilizing	O
pills	O
are	O
appropriate	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
can	O
not	O
face	O
history	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
bad	O
deeds	O
.	O


The	O
American	B-NORP
administration	O
committed	O
a	O
fatal	O
mistake	O
and	O
revealed	O
a	O
major	O
foolishness	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
its	O
many	O
foolishnesses	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
when	O
it	O
executed	O
this	O
man	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
will	O
pay	O
a	O
hefty	O
price	O
in	O
the	B-DATE
near	I-DATE
future	I-DATE
.	O


His	O
survival	O
would	O
have	O
benefited	O
it	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
his	O
execution	O
if	O
they	O
understood	O
politics	O
as	O
they	O
should	O
,	O
because	O
his	O
survival	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
card	O
to	O
threaten	O
the	O
sectarians	O
and	O
keep	O
them	O
as	O
servants	O
to	O
them	O
and	O
their	O
schemes	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
bargaining	O
chip	O
for	O
calming	O
down	O
the	O
resistance	O
and	O
the	O
broad	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
sector	O
which	O
supports	O
it	O
.	O


But	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
know	O
anything	O
except	O
grudges	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
anything	O
other	O
than	O
inflicting	O
more	O
degradation	O
on	O
the	O
Arabs	B-NORP
and	O
Muslims	B-NORP
by	O
his	O
execution	O
.	O


Perhaps	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
administration	O
will	O
have	O
succeeded	O
in	O
one	B-CARDINAL
thing	O
only	O
,	O
intentionally	O
and	O
with	O
planning	O
or	O
without	O
it	O
,	O
namely	O
,	O
deepening	O
the	O
sectarian	O
breach	O
not	O
only	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
but	O
in	O
the	O
Islamic	B-NORP
world	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
not	O
by	O
coincidence	O
that	O
Nouri	B-PERSON
al	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Maliki	I-PERSON
signed	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
the	O
execution	O
.	O


And	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
not	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
coincidence	O
that	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
carrying	O
it	O
out	O
was	O
assigned	O
to	O
spiteful	O
sectarians	O
as	O
we	O
have	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
videotape	O
.	O


Al	B-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Talabani	I-PERSON
hid	O
or	O
fled	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
all	O
those	O
who	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
of	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
occupation	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
legitimate	O
cover	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
sect	O
.	O


This	O
execution	O
will	O
deal	O
a	O
strong	O
blow	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
national	O
reconciliation	O
.	O


It	O
will	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
escalation	O
of	O
attacks	O
against	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
forces	O
and	O
those	O
cooperating	O
with	O
it	O
.	O


It	O
will	O
pour	O
more	O
oil	O
on	O
the	O
fire	O
of	O
the	O
civil	O
war	O
that	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
kindled	O
.	O


Those	O
who	O
carried	O
out	O
the	O
death	O
sentence	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
reconciliation	O
or	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
unified	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


Rather	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
working	O
to	O
blow	O
it	O
up	O
;	O
tolerance	O
,	O
forgiveness	O
,	O
and	O
patience	O
are	O
basic	O
characteristics	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
those	O
people	O
.	O


Saddam	B-PERSON
had	O
negative	O
traits	O
and	O
positive	O
traits	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
killed	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
negative	O
traits	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
positive	O
traits	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
his	O
belief	O
in	O
Arab	B-NORP
unity	O
,	O
resistance	O
to	O
the	O
enemies	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
,	O
building	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
industrial	O
and	O
educational	O
foundation	O
,	O
and	O
challenging	O
America	B-GPE
.	O


He	O
chose	O
resistance	O
and	O
rejected	O
safe	O
and	O
luxurious	O
exile	O
.	O


The	O
curse	O
of	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
will	O
continue	O
to	O
chase	O
them	O
,	O
chase	O
the	O
Americans	B-NORP
,	O
and	O
chase	O
his	O
spiteful	O
sectarian	O
executioners	O
.	O


Just	O
as	O
Al	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Qaeda	I-ORG
emerged	O
from	O
the	O
womb	O
of	O
Israeli	B-NORP
arrogance	O
in	O
Lebanon	B-GPE
and	O
American	B-NORP
arrogance	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
,	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
's	O
Al	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Qaeda	I-ORG
will	O
emerge	O
from	O
the	O
womb	O
of	O
the	O
degrading	O
execution	O
process	O
.	O


Pendant	O
of	O
Soldier	O
in	O
Golan	B-LOC
Since	O
1967	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
Found	O


The	B-PERSON
Cold	I-PERSON
of	I-PERSON
the	I-PERSON
North	I-PERSON


Gaza	B-GPE
-	O
Dunya	B-ORG
al	I-ORG
-	I-ORG
Watan	I-ORG
.	O


Students	O
at	O
schools	O
of	O
the	O
Qisrin	B-GPE
settlement	O
found	O
the	O
pendant	O
of	O
a	O
Syrian	B-NORP
soldier	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
occupied	O
Syrian	B-WORK_OF_ART
Golan	B-LOC
.	O


On	O
the	O
pendant	O
was	O
written	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
soldier	O
,	O
Mahmoud	B-PERSON
bin	I-PERSON
Ali	I-PERSON
,	O
and	O
his	O
military	O
serial	O
number	O
M	O
16241	B-CARDINAL
.	O


He	O
was	O
a	O
Muslim	B-NORP
,	O
and	O
his	O
blood	O
type	O
was	O
A+	O
.	O


The	O
two	B-CARDINAL
students	O
,	O
Alexander	B-PERSON
Ghuliyandrin	I-PERSON
and	O
Oleg	B-PERSON
Darutsigh	I-PERSON
,	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
on	O
a	O
trip	O
last	B-DATE
Saturday	I-DATE
morning	I-DATE
when	O
they	O
reached	O
a	O
military	O
fortification	O
near	O
Qisrin	B-GPE
.	O


It	O
was	O
obvious	O
that	O
man	O
's	O
foot	O
had	O
not	O
stepped	O
on	O
this	O
place	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
ago	O
.	O


The	O
two	B-CARDINAL
students	O
entered	O
the	O
fortification	O
where	O
they	O
found	O
old	O
medical	O
equipment	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
military	O
helmets	O
and	O
a	O
canteen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
military	O
pendant	O
covered	O
with	O
mud	O
and	O
very	O
dirty	O
.	O


The	O
two	B-CARDINAL
students	O
took	O
the	O
pendant	O
home	O
with	O
them	O
and	O
cleaned	O
it	O
and	O
washed	O
it	O
.	O


They	O
were	O
surprised	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
belong	O
to	O
an	O
Israeli	B-NORP
soldier	O
because	O
the	O
writing	O
on	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
Arabic	B-LANGUAGE
and	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
understand	O
anything	O
that	O
was	O
written	O
on	O
it	O
.	O


The	O
two	B-CARDINAL
students	O
took	O
the	O
pendant	O
with	O
them	O
to	O
school	O
on	O
Sunday	B-DATE
and	O
tried	O
to	O
consult	O
the	O
teacher	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
what	O
was	O
written	O
on	O
it	O
.	O


It	O
turned	O
out	O
that	O
it	O
belonged	O
to	O
a	O
Syrian	B-NORP
soldier	O
whose	O
name	O
was	O
Mahmoud	B-PERSON
bin	I-PERSON
Ali	I-PERSON
.	O


His	O
military	O
serial	O
number	O
was	O
16241	B-CARDINAL
,	O
and	O
the	O
writing	O
also	O
indicated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
Muslim	B-NORP
and	O
his	O
blood	O
type	O
was	O
A+	O
.	O


A	O
senior	O
officer	O
in	O
the	O
Israeli	B-NORP
army	O
who	O
fought	O
in	O
the	O
Golan	B-LOC
during	O
the	B-EVENT
June	I-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
October	I-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
,	O
said	O
that	O
from	O
the	O
descriptions	O
of	O
the	O
place	O
and	O
the	O
fortification	O
given	O
by	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
boys	O
,	O
they	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
war	O
of	O
June	B-DATE
1967	I-DATE
,	O
because	O
the	O
Syrian	B-NORP
army	O
did	O
not	O
establish	O
fortifications	O
south	O
of	O
the	O
Golan	B-LOC
during	O
the	B-EVENT
October	I-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
.	O


The	O
officer	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
pendant	O
in	O
the	O
place	O
together	O
with	O
medicines	O
and	O
medical	O
equipment	O
indicates	O
that	O
the	O
soldier	O
was	O
injured	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
probable	O
that	O
his	O
fate	O
is	O
still	O
unknown	O
to	O
his	O
family	O
and	O
relatives	O
and	O
no	O
one	O
knows	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
him	O
.	O


The	O
strange	O
thing	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
and	O
Syrian	B-NORP
media	O
are	O
kept	O
oblivious	O
of	O
these	O
news	O
stories	O
which	O
are	O
concerned	O
with	O
the	O
prisoners	O
and	O
soldiers	O
lost	O
in	O
that	O
war	O
.	O


What	O
type	O
of	O
skin	O
fits	O
for	O
beautification	O
?	O


Beauty	B-PERSON
Lover	I-PERSON


--	O
Shock	O
treatments	O
can	O
easily	O
make	O
you	O
hypersensitive	O
;	O
for	O
getting	O
rid	O
of	O
blemishes	O
it	O
's	O
best	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
hospital	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
public	O
's	O
eyes	O
,	O
the	O
beauty	O
industry	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
both	O
praised	O
and	O
blamed	O
:	O
on	O
the	O
one	O
hand	O
,	O
it	O
meets	O
everybody	O
's	O
demand	O
for	O
beauty	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
after	O
much	O
major	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
face	O
,	O
many	O
people	O
feel	O
that	O
the	O
results	O
are	O
limited	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
extreme	O
cases	O
the	O
result	O
is	O
n't	O
beauty	O
but	O
disfigurement	O
.	O


Why	O
is	O
this	O
?	O


In	O
the	O
view	O
of	O
clinical	O
dermatologists	O
,	O
the	O
results	O
at	O
beauty	O
salons	O
are	O
not	O
obvious	O
and	O
there	O
may	O
even	O
be	O
problems	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
because	O
not	O
only	O
is	O
the	O
consumer	O
unlucky	O
,	O
not	O
choosing	O
the	O
right	O
beauty	O
salon	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
a	O
great	O
extent	O
this	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
whether	O
they	O
choose	O
the	O
right	O
occasion	O
for	O
beautification	O
and	O
understand	O
the	O
results	O
.	O


To	O
learn	O
more	O
,	O
click	O
www.120zy.com	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
20070107	B-DATE
.	O


bill	O
shen	O


Cloudy	O
,	O
temperature	O
approx.	O
2	B-QUANTITY
degrees	I-QUANTITY
.	O


While	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
was	O
rinsing	O
her	O
mouth	O
for	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
time	O
last	B-TIME
night	I-TIME
,	O
mom	O
said	O
:	O
leaks	O
air	O
and	O
leaks	O
rain	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
was	O
unhappy	O
upon	O
hearing	O
that	O
.	O


She	O
pounded	O
mom	O
with	O
her	O
little	O
fists	O
.	O


Dad	O
also	O
scolded	O
mom	O
:	O
you	O
also	O
leaked	O
air	O
and	O
leaked	O
rain	O
while	O
your	O
permanent	O
teeth	O
grew	O
in	O
your	O
childhood	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
looked	O
at	O
Mom	O
with	O
water	O
in	O
the	O
mouth	O
.	O


At	O
last	O
,	O
she	O
said	O
to	O
mom	O
after	O
spitting	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
basin	O
:	O
I	O
meant	O
to	O
spew	O
it	O
on	O
your	O
head	O
.	O


Dad	O
praised	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
for	O
being	O
thoughtful	O
:	O
knowing	O
what	O
she	O
should	O
do	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
played	O
in	O
bed	O
after	O
waking	O
up	O
in	O
the	B-TIME
morning	I-TIME
.	O


Dad	O
yelled	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
would	O
n't	O
get	O
up	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
little	O
longer	O
.	O


Dad	O
looked	O
at	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
and	O
teased	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
:	O
how	O
come	O
this	O
kid	O
opens	O
her	O
eyes	O
while	O
sleeping	O
?	O


How	O
come	O
this	O
kid	O
sounds	O
like	O
"	O
enen	O
"	O
while	O
snoring	O
?	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
told	O
dad	O
:	O
I	O
am	O
just	O
teasing	O
you	O
.	O


After	O
she	O
got	O
up	O
and	O
dressed	O
,	O
she	O
would	O
n't	O
eat	O
the	O
red	O
bean	O
buns	O
or	O
red	O
sticky	O
rice	O
congee	O
prepared	O
by	O
dad	O
.	O


Instead	O
she	O
asked	O
for	O
soaked	O
biscuits	O
and	O
did	O
drawings	O
in	O
the	O
room	O
after	O
finishing	O
.	O


After	O
a	O
simple	O
lunch	O
,	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
wanted	O
to	O
buy	O
stickers	O
at	O
Jinsheng	B-LOC
.	O


She	O
bumped	O
into	O
grandma	O
on	O
her	O
way	O
and	O
also	O
saw	O
a	O
lost	O
dog	O
advertisement	O
on	O
a	O
wire	O
pole	O
.	O


Dad	O
read	O
to	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
,	O
and	O
then	O
we	O
arrived	O
at	O
Jinrunfa	B-FAC
by	O
shuttle	O
bus	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
n't	O
find	O
the	O
stickers	O
that	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
wanted	O
.	O


We	O
then	O
went	O
to	O
Jinsheng	B-LOC
,	O
where	O
we	O
finally	O
found	O
them	O
.	O


Dad	O
bought	O
four	B-CARDINAL
volumes	O
:	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
for	O
each	O
of	O
her	O
two	B-CARDINAL
sisters	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
to	O
be	O
placed	O
at	O
Qingqing	O
's	O
home	O
and	O
one	B-CARDINAL
at	O
her	O
kindergarten	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
arranged	O
everything	O
very	O
well	O
.	O


We	O
got	O
on	O
the	O
bus	O
to	O
dine	O
out	O
.	O


Mom	B-PERSON
asked	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
to	O
make	O
a	O
choice	O
:	O
is	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
bus	O
empty	O
or	O
full	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
first	O
chose	O
"	O
full	O
.	O
"	O


When	O
it	O
was	O
almost	O
there	O
,	O
Mom	B-PERSON
asked	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
to	O
choose	O
again	O
,	O
and	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
chose	O
"	O
empty	O
.	O
"	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
said	O
after	O
getting	O
off	O
:	O
I	O
won	O
.	O


Mom	B-PERSON
said	O
:	O
I	O
intentionally	O
let	O
you	O
win	O
,	O
otherwise	O
you	O
will	O
lose	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
wanted	O
to	O
pee	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
dad	B-PERSON
had	O
to	O
hold	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
to	O
pee	O
by	O
the	O
tree	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
very	O
cold	O
,	O
and	O
dad	B-PERSON
tidied	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
's	O
pants	O
quickly	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
wanted	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
the	O
sticker	O
after	O
we	O
arrived	O
at	O
the	O
hotel	O
.	O


Dad	B-PERSON
discussed	O
conditions	O
with	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
:	O
dad	B-PERSON
will	O
let	O
you	O
play	O
if	O
you	O
eat	O
well	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
agreed	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
play	O
again	O
.	O


Mom	B-PERSON
said	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
swap	O
to	O
another	O
place	O
,	O
but	O
dad	B-PERSON
wanted	O
to	O
let	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
stay	O
longer	O
in	O
the	O
sun	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
was	O
so	O
obsessed	O
with	O
playing	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
n't	O
have	O
dinner	O
.	O


Dad	B-PERSON
had	O
to	O
put	O
away	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
's	O
sticker	O
book	O
and	O
asked	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
to	O
eat	O
well	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
said	O
it	O
was	O
spicy	O
and	O
she	O
would	O
n't	O
eat	O
.	O


Mom	B-PERSON
promised	O
to	O
buy	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
white	O
fungus	O
broth	O
later	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
became	O
happy	O
immediately	O
and	O
played	O
on	O
.	O


We	O
walked	O
home	O
after	O
eating	O
,	O
and	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
played	O
in	O
her	O
own	O
room	O
after	O
dinner	O
.	O


Dad	B-PERSON
said	O
it	O
was	O
time	O
to	O
sleep	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
would	O
n't	O
sleep	O
until	O
after	O
she	O
played	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
in	O
bed	O
.	O


She	O
told	O
dad	B-PERSON
that	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
one	B-CARDINAL
book	O
to	O
the	O
kindergarten	O
.	O


Qingqing	B-PERSON
said	O
today	O
:	O
the	O
teacher	O
said	O
last	O
time	O
that	O
she	O
would	O
repay	O
the	O
money	O
she	O
borrowed	O
from	O
me	O
the	B-DATE
next	I-DATE
day	I-DATE
,	O
but	O
she	O
has	O
not	O
repaid	O
yet	O
.	O


Oh	O
!	O
Grown	O
-	O
ups	O
would	O
n't	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
their	O
words	O
either	O
.	O


Dad	B-PERSON
promised	O
to	O
remind	O
the	O
teacher	O
for	O
Qingqing	B-PERSON
.	O


In	O
Commemoration	O
of	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
113th	B-ORDINAL
Birthday	O
,	O
Large	O
-	O
scale	O
Evening	O
Gala	O
"	B-EVENT
The	I-EVENT
Sun	I-EVENT
that	I-EVENT
Never	I-EVENT
Sets	I-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
Premieres	O
in	O
the	O
Capital	O
!	O


MCOA	B-PERSON
Cui	I-PERSON
Shizhong	I-PERSON


In	O
Commemoration	O
of	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
113th	B-ORDINAL
Birthday	O
,	O
Large	O
-	O
scale	O
Evening	O
Gala	O
"	B-EVENT
The	I-EVENT
Sun	I-EVENT
that	I-EVENT
Never	I-EVENT
Sets	I-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
Premieres	O
in	O
the	O
Capital	O
!	O


Teachers	O
and	O
students	O
at	O
colleges	O
in	O
the	O
capital	O
,	O
in	O
building	O
a	O
harmonious	O
society	O
,	O
reminisce	O
about	O
the	O
great	O
man	O
's	O
charisma	O
.	O


------	O
"	O
The	B-EVENT
Sun	I-EVENT
that	I-EVENT
Never	I-EVENT
Sets	I-EVENT
,	O
"	O
a	O
Large	O
-	O
scale	O
Evening	O
Gala	O
in	O
Grand	O
Commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
113th	B-ORDINAL
Birthday	O
of	O
Comrade	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON


Comrade	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
was	O
a	O
great	O
Marxist	B-NORP
,	O
a	O
great	O
proletarian	O
revolutionary	O
,	O
strategist	O
,	O
and	O
theoretician	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
greatest	O
patriot	O
and	O
national	O
hero	O
of	O
recent	O
times	O
.	O


He	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
man	O
of	O
the	O
times	O
who	O
led	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
people	O
to	O
completely	O
change	O
their	O
own	O
destiny	O
and	O
national	O
image	O
.	O


Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
is	O
the	O
pride	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
people	O
and	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
nation	O
.	O


Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
transformed	O
China	B-GPE
and	O
influenced	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
a	O
great	O
historical	O
figure	O
of	O
the	O
times	O
.	O


Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
name	O
,	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
spirit	O
,	O
and	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
thought	O
will	O
have	O
increasing	O
influence	O
on	O
China	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Just	O
as	O
General	O
Secretary	O
Hu	B-PERSON
Jintao	I-PERSON
said	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
all	O
times	O
and	O
under	O
all	O
circumstances	O
,	O
we	O
must	O
always	O
hold	O
high	O
the	O
great	O
banner	O
of	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
Thought	O
.	O
"	O


"	O
The	O
East	O
is	O
red	O
,	O
the	O
sun	O
has	O
risen	O
.	O


China	B-GPE
has	O
brought	O
forth	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
.	O


He	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
people	O
's	O
happiness	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
the	O
people	O
's	O
great	O
savior	O
.	O
"	O


A	O
melody	O
with	O
infinite	O
passion	O
and	O
vigor	O
exuding	O
from	O
the	O
hearts	O
of	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	I-CARDINAL
millions	I-CARDINAL
of	O
people	O
bounced	O
and	O
echoed	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
above	O
the	O
earth	O
,	O
touching	O
even	O
more	O
hearts	O
and	O
souls	O
of	O
those	O
with	O
different	O
skin	O
colors	O
,	O
flowing	O
over	O
countries	O
with	O
different	O
cultures	O
.	O


Just	O
as	O
MCOA	B-PERSON
says	O
:	O
whoever	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
pay	O
attention	O
to	O
Chairman	O
Mao	B-PERSON
,	O
whoever	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
learn	O
about	O
Chairman	O
Mao	B-PERSON
,	O
whoever	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
profoundly	O
understand	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
Thought	O
,	O
whoever	O
is	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
use	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
Thought	O
and	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
Spirit	O
to	O
guide	O
one	O
's	O
actions	O
and	O
work	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
benefits	O
,	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
become	O
strong	O
,	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
be	O
happy	O
,	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
possess	O
wealth	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
to	O
gain	O
respect	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
.	O


（www.mcoa.cn）	O


Jointly	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Beijing	I-ORG
Institute	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Civil	I-ORG
Engineering	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Architecture	I-ORG
,	O
"	B-ORG
The	I-ORG
Sun	I-ORG
that	I-ORG
Never	I-ORG
Sets	I-ORG
"	I-ORG
national	O
performing	O
tour	O
organizing	O
committee	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-ORG
National	I-ORG
Market	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
High	I-ORG
-	I-ORG
Technology	I-ORG
Industry	I-ORG
Work	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
,	O
and	O
coordinated	O
exclusively	O
by	O
Zhengzhou	B-ORG
State	I-ORG
Rail	I-ORG
Logistics	I-ORG
Rapid	I-ORG
Transport	I-ORG
Co.	I-ORG
.	I-ORG
Ltd.	I-ORG
,	O
the	O
large	O
-	O
scale	O
evening	O
gala	O
"	B-EVENT
The	I-EVENT
Sun	I-EVENT
that	I-EVENT
Never	I-EVENT
Sets	I-EVENT
"	I-EVENT
will	O
premiere	O
on	O
the	O
evening	O
of	O
December	B-DATE
27	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
2006	I-DATE
at	O
the	B-FAC
Beijing	I-FAC
Institute	I-FAC
of	I-FAC
Civil	I-FAC
Engineering	I-FAC
and	I-FAC
Architecture	I-FAC
.	O


The	O
theme	O
of	O
this	O
classic	O
red	O
event	O
is	O
cherishing	O
the	O
memory	O
of	O
the	O
monumental	O
contributions	O
of	O
Comrade	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
proletarian	O
revolutionary	O
,	O
carrying	O
forward	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
Long	B-EVENT
March	I-EVENT
,	O
educating	O
and	O
inspiring	O
the	O
entire	O
party	O
and	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
various	O
ethnic	O
groups	O
to	O
unite	O
closely	O
around	O
the	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
Central	I-ORG
Committee	I-ORG
led	O
by	O
Comrade	O
Hu	B-PERSON
Jintao	I-PERSON
as	O
general	O
secretary	O
,	O
adhering	O
to	O
a	O
scientific	O
approach	O
to	O
development	O
,	O
pursuing	O
the	O
truth	O
and	O
focusing	O
on	O
practical	O
work	O
in	O
promoting	O
initiatives	O
and	O
innovation	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
utmost	O
efforts	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
socialist	O
and	O
harmonious	O
society	O
.	O


This	O
year	B-DATE
's	O
commemorative	O
event	O
marks	O
the	O
first	B-ORDINAL
time	O
"	B-ORG
The	I-ORG
Sun	I-ORG
that	I-ORG
Never	I-ORG
Sets	I-ORG
"	I-ORG
has	O
entered	O
a	O
university	O
campus	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	B-PERSON
time	O
is	O
exclusively	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
generosity	O
of	O
well	O
-	O
known	O
philanthropist	O
entrepreneur	O
Jiang	B-PERSON
Yongzhi	I-PERSON
.	O


From	O
a	O
keen	O
sense	O
of	O
responsibility	O
toward	O
successors	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
without	O
expecting	O
any	O
reward	O
,	O
he	O
supports	O
Red	O
Education	O
to	O
recalibrate	O
the	O
outlook	O
on	O
life	O
and	O
values	O
of	O
contemporary	O
college	O
students	O
,	O
in	O
treasuring	O
the	O
hard	O
-	O
won	O
nature	O
of	O
beautiful	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
encourage	O
college	O
students	O
of	O
the	O
capital	O
to	O
exert	O
themselves	O
for	O
the	O
great	O
revival	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
nation	O
.	O


ZT	O
Han	O
Han	O
:	O
Car	O
Knowledge	O
and	O
Manifestation	O
of	O
Life	O
-LRB-	O
Regarding	O
the	O
car	O
accident	O
involving	O
that	O
beautiful/talented	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
girl	O
-RRB-	O


conjee	B-PERSON


Poster	O
:	O
conjee	B-PERSON
-LRB-	O
conjee	B-PERSON
-RRB-	O
,	O
Forum	O
:	O
Automobile	O


Title	O
:	O
ZT	O
Han	O
Han	O
:	O
Car	O
Knowledge	O
and	O
Manifestation	O
of	O
Life	O
-LRB-	O
Regarding	O
the	O
car	O
accident	O
involving	O
that	O
beautiful/talented	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
girl	O
-RRB-	O


Poster	O
's	O
Site	O
:	O
mitbbs.com	O
BBS	O
-LRB-	O
Wed	B-DATE
Jan	I-DATE
31	I-DATE
11:16:04	B-TIME
2007	B-DATE
-RRB-	O


A	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
another	O
Taiwanese	B-NORP
star	O
passed	O
away	O
.	O


I	O
had	O
never	O
heard	O
of	O
her	O
.	O


I	O
hear	O
she	O
was	O
a	O
talented	O
beauty	O
.	O


What	O
a	O
great	O
pity	O
!	O


The	O
accident	O
was	O
a	O
car	O
crash	O
.	O


Much	O
of	O
the	O
entertainment	O
news	O
denounced	O
that	O
+her	O
car	O
's	O
front	O
airbag	O
failed	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
death	O
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
the	B-PRODUCT
MINI	I-PRODUCT
COOPER	I-PRODUCT
she	O
was	O
riding	O
in	O
is	O
not	O
what	O
the	O
reports	O
said	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
the	O
car	O
with	O
the	O
highest	O
safety	O
index	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
sold	O
for	O
190,000	B-MONEY
HK	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
in	O
Hong	B-GPE
Kong	I-GPE
.	O


Polo	B-PRODUCT
also	O
sells	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
140,000	B-MONEY
HK	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
.	O


It	O
's	O
just	O
a	O
cute	O
little	O
car	O
,	O
preferred	O
by	O
girls	O
.	O


But	O
safety	O
is	O
surely	O
not	O
too	O
big	O
of	O
a	O
problem	O
.	O


The	O
collision	O
happened	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
and	O
rear	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
the	O
side	O
airbag	O
and	O
air	O
curtain	O
were	O
fully	O
opened	O
.	O


They	O
opened	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
first	B-ORDINAL
collision	O
with	O
the	O
protective	O
fence	O
.	O


The	O
first	B-ORDINAL
collision	O
was	O
with	O
the	O
protective	O
fence	O
only	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
people	O
was	O
very	O
small	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
the	O
protection	O
of	O
the	O
air	O
curtain	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
there	O
would	O
surely	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
big	O
problem	O
.	O


The	O
real	O
fatal	O
collision	O
was	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
one	O
from	O
the	O
tailgating	O
truck	O
.	O


At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
airbags	O
were	O
already	O
deflated	O
.	O


There	O
was	O
no	O
protective	O
effect	O
.	O


Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
force	O
of	O
this	O
one	O
was	O
extremely	O
large	O
.	O


If	O
the	O
car	O
had	O
been	O
stopped	O
at	O
an	O
angle	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
person	O
sitting	O
on	O
one	O
side	O
would	O
surely	O
have	O
hit	O
the	O
glass	O
or	O
the	O
B	O
column	O
.	O


Meanwhile	O
,	O
there	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
problem	O
for	O
someone	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
common	O
knowledge	O
.	O


Then	O
it	O
came	O
down	O
to	O
who	O
had	O
the	O
bad	O
luck	O
of	O
sitting	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
that	O
was	O
angled	O
out	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
perfectly	O
correct	O
for	O
the	O
front	O
airbag	O
not	O
to	O
open	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
was	O
not	O
damaged	O
at	O
all	O
.	O


None	O
of	O
the	O
sensors	O
received	O
any	O
signal	O
of	O
a	O
collision	O
.	O


Just	O
imagine	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
rear	O
collision	O
.	O


The	O
people	O
went	O
backward	O
abruptly	O
.	O


Their	O
bodies	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
seats	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
impact	O
on	O
their	O
necks	O
and	O
heads	O
was	O
tremendous	O
.	O


When	O
they	O
went	O
abruptly	O
backward	O
,	O
any	O
additional	O
misfortune	O
of	O
the	O
front	O
airbag	O
opening	O
for	O
no	O
reason	O
would	O
have	O
eliminated	O
any	O
chance	O
of	O
survival	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
cars	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
even	O
a	O
Rolls	B-PRODUCT
-	I-PRODUCT
Royce	I-PRODUCT
,	O
the	O
front	O
airbag	O
will	O
not	O
open	O
during	O
a	O
rear	O
collision	O
.	O


If	O
the	O
front	O
airbag	O
opened	O
after	O
being	O
tailgated	O
,	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
quality	O
problem	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
extremely	O
dangerous	O
.	O


The	O
safety	O
airbag	O
's	O
eruption	O
could	O
knock	O
someone	O
to	O
death	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
infants	O
are	O
strictly	O
forbidden	O
from	O
sitting	O
in	O
the	O
front	O
seat	O
.	O


That	O
was	O
how	O
the	O
whole	O
accident	O
took	O
place	O
.	O


The	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
accident	O
investigation	O
division	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
this	O
.	O


For	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
accident	O
,	O
conclusions	O
can	O
be	O
drawn	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
glance	O
at	O
the	O
car	O
wreckage	O
.	O


The	O
car	O
and	O
the	O
car	O
manufacturer	O
have	O
no	O
fault	O
.	O


All	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
passive	O
safety	O
protections	O
had	O
already	O
fully	O
carried	O
out	O
their	O
functions	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
extremely	O
ridiculous	O
and	O
unscientific	O
to	O
blame	O
and	O
suspect	O
the	O
car	O
and	O
the	O
car	O
manufacturer	O
for	O
such	O
an	O
accident	O
.	O


In	O
particular	O
,	O
speculation	O
about	O
why	O
the	O
front	O
airbags	O
did	O
not	O
open	O
was	O
very	O
amateurish	O
.	O


Only	O
by	O
not	O
opening	O
would	O
it	O
have	O
been	O
correct	O
.	O


If	O
they	O
had	O
opened	O
,	O
her	O
assistant	O
might	O
still	O
be	O
lying	O
in	O
the	O
hospital	O
.	O


If	O
an	O
accident	O
occurs	O
on	O
the	O
freeway	O
,	O
please	O
get	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
car	O
and	O
leave	O
immediately	O
if	O
you	O
can	O
move	O
.	O


Many	O
freeway	O
accidents	O
occur	O
simply	O
because	O
people	O
stay	O
inside	O
the	O
car	O
and	O
sort	O
out	O
their	O
thoughts	O
,	O
following	O
which	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
fatal	O
crash	O
from	O
a	O
car	O
following	O
behind	O
.	O


About	O
death	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
always	O
believed	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
leave	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


They	O
only	O
leave	O
the	O
human	O
world	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
surely	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
with	O
us	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
manifestation	O
of	O
life	O
.	O


--	O


It	O
is	O
in	O
change	O
that	O
we	O
find	O
purpose	O
.	O


*	O
Source	O
:	O
mitbbs.com	O
BBS	O
,	O
http://mitbbs.com	O
-LSB-	O
FROM	O
:	O
15656.	O
-RSB-	O


The	O
Story	O
of	O
Teeth	O
-LRB-	O
6	B-CARDINAL
-RRB-	O


duduyuu	B-PERSON


Poster	O
:	O
duduyuu	B-PERSON
-LRB-	O
Xiaobai	B-PERSON
-	O
not	O
the	O
little	O
dog	O
of	O
Shin	B-PERSON
-	I-PERSON
Chan	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
,	O
but	O
a	O
pot	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
Area	O
:	O
Beijing	B-GPE
.	O


Title	O
:	O
The	O
Story	O
of	O
Teeth	O
-LRB-	O
6	B-CARDINAL
-RRB-	O
.	O


Originating	O
site	O
:	O
BBS	O
Unknown	O
Space	O
-LRB-	O
Thu	B-DATE
Jan	I-DATE
25	I-DATE
21:38:45	B-TIME
2007	B-DATE
-RRB-	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
kept	O
the	O
good	O
habit	O
of	O
having	O
my	O
teeth	O
cleaned	O
ever	O
since	O
I	O
knew	O
it	O
could	O
claim	O
my	O
life	O
if	O
I	O
abruptly	O
go	O
to	O
clean	O
my	O
teeth	O
after	O
years	B-DATE
of	O
leaving	O
them	O
uncleaned	O
.	O


After	O
my	O
still	O
upright	O
but	O
"	O
left	O
-	O
tilting	O
"	O
teeth	O
crouched	O
in	O
my	O
mouth	O
safely	O
and	O
soundly	O
for	O
another	B-DATE
two	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
another	O
revolution	O
erupted	O
half	B-DATE
a	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
after	O
I	O
graduated	O
and	O
found	O
a	O
job	O
.	O


The	O
revolution	O
could	O
be	O
said	O
a	O
rudimentary	O
one	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
me	O
decide	O
eventually	O
to	O
eliminate	O
all	O
the	O
betrayers	O
and	O
heretics	O
in	O
one	O
action	O
!.	O


The	O
incident	O
was	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
molar	O
.	O


The	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
tooth	O
was	O
just	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
broken	O
wisdom	O
tooth	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
my	O
first	B-ORDINAL
visit	O
to	O
an	O
American	B-NORP
dentist	O
.	O


For	O
some	O
unknown	O
reason	O
,	O
when	O
I	O
was	O
eating	O
the	O
other	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
tooth	O
suddenly	O
ached	O
during	O
the	O
meal	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
painful	O
.	O


Unexpected	O
I	O
heard	O
a	O
"	O
crack	O
"	O
while	O
I	O
was	O
eating	O
,	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
tooth	O
fell	O
off	O
!.	O


I	O
could	O
not	O
remember	O
eating	O
anything	O
hard	O
?!.	O


I	O
rushed	O
to	O
the	O
dentist	O
,	O
who	O
said	O
root	O
canal	O
therapy	O
upon	O
seeing	O
it	O
,	O
your	O
dental	O
nerve	O
had	O
come	O
out	O
!.	O


I	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
what	O
root	O
canal	O
meant	O
but	O
thought	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
quite	O
fancy	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
after	O
I	O
began	O
to	O
receive	O
it	O
that	O
I	O
found	O
it	O
really	O
painful	O
!.	O


For	O
example	O
killing	O
the	O
nerves	O
,	O
and	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
dental	O
crown	O
...	O


I	O
asked	O
the	O
dentist	O
then	O
why	O
my	O
tooth	O
broke	O
.	O


After	O
examining	O
my	O
25	B-CARDINAL
teeth	O
,	O
the	O
dentist	O
told	O
me	O
seriously	O
that	O
the	O
teeth	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
were	O
somewhat	O
"	O
cross	O
biting	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
parallel	O
shift	O
"	O
of	O
my	O
teeth	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
upper	O
and	O
lower	O
right	O
teeth	O
were	O
always	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


The	O
wrong	O
position	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
uneven	O
abrasions	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
broken	O
tooth	O
.	O


I	O
asked	O
what	O
solutions	O
are	O
available	O
?	O


The	O
dentist	O
said	O
"	O
correction	O
.	O
"	O


Thus	O
,	O
three	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
after	O
I	O
ran	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
brigand	O
orthodontist	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
stepped	O
into	O
the	O
orthodontist	O
's	O
office	O
again	O
...	O


--	O


Hard	O
work	O
without	O
talent	O
is	O
a	O
shame	O
,	O
but	O
talent	O
without	O
hardwork	O
is	O
a	O
tragedy	O
!	O


-LRB-	O
are	O
you	O
a	O
shame	O
or	O
a	O
tragedy	O
??	O
or	O
maybe	O
a	O
"	O
Shamgerdy	O
?	O
"	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


*	O
Source	O
:	O
·	O
BBS	O
Unknown	O
Space	O
http://mitbbs.com	O
·	O
-LSB-	O
FROM	O
:	O
68.109.	B-CARDINAL
-RSB-	O
.	O


Guo	B-PERSON
Kai	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
Economic	I-PERSON
Notes	I-PERSON
:	O
Your	O
uncle	O
is	O
just	O
your	O
uncle	O
.	O


Guo	B-PERSON
Kai	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
Economic	I-PERSON
Notes	I-PERSON


This	O
morning	O
I	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
supermarket	O
with	O
Dad	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
it	O
came	O
time	O
to	O
check	O
out	O
I	O
discovered	O
something	O
that	O
everybody	O
probably	O
knows	O
:	O
not	O
everybody	O
buys	O
the	O
same	O
things	O
.	O


Of	O
course	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
no	O
-	O
brainer	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
major	O
problem	O
faced	O
by	O
me	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
people	O
whenever	O
we	O
discuss	O
economic	O
issues	O
or	O
economic	O
phenomena	O
.	O


Most	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
economic	O
policy	O
and	O
economic	O
theory	O
are	O
not	O
aimed	O
at	O
individuals	O
.	O


In	O
terms	O
of	O
probability	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
explain	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
individual	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
your	O
uncle	O
,	O
using	O
any	O
economic	O
theory	O
,	O
the	O
probability	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
accurate	O
is	O
virtually	O
0	B-CARDINAL
.	O


In	O
fact	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
great	O
majority	O
of	O
cases	O
the	O
economic	O
theory	O
is	O
aimed	O
at	O
an	O
entire	O
group	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
subgroup	O
.	O


In	O
terms	O
of	O
averages	O
,	O
accuracy	O
is	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
many	O
economic	O
theories	O
-LRB-	O
here	O
I	O
'm	O
being	O
inaccurate	O
;	O
I	O
hope	O
the	O
experts	O
will	O
not	O
take	O
it	O
too	O
literally	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
with	O
IO	O
expertise	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


But	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
an	O
ordinary	O
person	O
,	O
he	O
may	O
never	O
see	O
the	O
whole	O
group	O
,	O
he	O
sees	O
only	O
his	O
co-workers	O
,	O
his	O
relatives	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
of	O
people	O
familiar	O
to	O
him	O
;	O
add	O
up	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
in	O
this	O
group	O
and	O
they	O
may	O
number	O
200	B-CARDINAL
,	O
and	O
that	O
is	O
already	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
.	O


Below	O
I	O
am	O
going	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
these	O
200	B-CARDINAL
people	O
collectively	O
as	O
"	O
his	O
uncle	O
.	O
"	O


So	O
whenever	O
you	O
discuss	O
an	O
economic	O
theory	O
with	O
someone	O
,	O
the	O
response	O
of	O
a	O
perfectly	O
ordinary	O
person	O
would	O
be	O
:	O
My	O
uncle	O
is	O
n't	O
like	O
that	O
,	O
so	O
this	O
theory	O
is	O
baloney	O
.	O


In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
everybody	O
tends	O
to	O
mistake	O
the	O
part	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
.	O


Here	O
,	O
mistaking	O
the	O
part	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
is	O
not	O
derogatory	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
limitation	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
itself	O
;	O
you	O
have	O
it	O
and	O
I	O
have	O
it	O
.	O


If	O
Americans	B-NORP
had	O
learned	O
not	O
to	O
mistake	O
the	O
part	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
,	O
they	O
might	O
not	O
have	O
made	O
such	O
a	O
mess	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


I	O
believe	O
that	O
they	O
made	O
such	O
a	O
complete	O
mess	O
of	O
the	B-LOC
Middle	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
to	O
a	O
very	O
large	O
extent	O
because	O
they	O
applied	O
their	O
own	O
common	O
sense	O
to	O
understanding	O
the	B-LOC
Middle	I-LOC
East	I-LOC
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
place	O
from	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
.	O


On	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
China	B-GPE
does	O
not	O
have	O
much	O
basis	O
for	O
being	O
self	O
-	O
congratulatory	O
;	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
rapid	O
rise	O
has	O
even	O
caused	O
some	O
people	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
misconception	O
-	O
that	O
whatever	O
China	B-GPE
does	O
is	O
right	O
-	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
a	O
manifestation	O
of	O
narrow	O
-	O
mindedness	O
.	O


Therefore	O
I	O
believe	O
it	O
is	O
extremely	O
important	O
to	O
recognize	O
that	O
one	O
's	O
own	O
knowledge	O
has	O
limitations	O
.	O


We	O
need	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
sufficiently	O
open	O
attitude	O
toward	O
things	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
correspond	O
to	O
our	O
common	O
sense	O
.	O


So	O
just	O
because	O
every	O
time	O
your	O
uncle	O
goes	O
to	O
the	O
supermarket	O
he	O
buys	O
hog	O
head	O
meat	O
does	O
n't	O
mean	O
that	O
we	O
should	O
immediately	O
assume	O
that	O
any	O
theory	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
predict	O
people	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
supermarket	O
will	O
buy	O
hog	O
head	O
meat	O
is	O
wrong	O
.	O


When	O
you	O
feel	O
other	O
people	O
are	O
talking	O
baloney	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
other	O
people	O
say	O
does	O
not	O
correspond	O
to	O
your	O
"	O
common	O
sense	O
,	O
"	O
you	O
should	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
recognize	O
that	O
your	O
uncle	O
is	O
only	O
your	O
uncle	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
whole	O
world	O
.	O


Devastating	O
Critique	O
of	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
World	O
by	O
One	O
of	O
Its	O
Own	O


Thanks	O
again	O
to	O
my	O
friend	O
Nick	B-PERSON
Keck	I-PERSON
for	O
passing	O
this	O
along	O
via	O
e-mail	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
the	O
text	O
of	O
a	O
speech	O
given	O
by	O
an	O
Arab	B-NORP
gentleman	O
before	O
the	O
advisory	O
board	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
multi-nation	O
corporation	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
a	O
long	O
but	O
very	O
worthwhile	O
read	O
.	O


``	B-WORK_OF_ART
A	I-WORK_OF_ART
View	I-WORK_OF_ART
from	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Eye	I-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
Storm	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	I-WORK_OF_ART


Talk	O
delivered	O
by	O
Haim	B-PERSON
Harari	I-PERSON
at	O
a	O
meeting	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Advisory	I-ORG
Board	I-ORG
of	O
a	O
large	O
multi-national	O
corporation	O
,	O
April	B-DATE
,	I-DATE
2004	I-DATE
:	O


``	O
As	O
you	O
know	O
,	O
I	O
usually	O
provide	O
the	O
scientific	O
and	O
technological	O
``	O
entertainment	O
''	O
in	O
our	O
meetings	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
on	O
this	O
occasion	O
,	O
our	O
Chairman	O
suggested	O
that	O
I	O
present	O
my	O
own	O
personal	O
view	O
on	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
which	O
I	O
come	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
and	O
I	O
will	O
never	O
be	O
a	O
Government	B-ORG
official	O
and	O
I	O
have	O
no	O
privileged	O
information	O
.	O


My	O
perspective	O
is	O
entirely	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
I	O
see	O
,	O
on	O
what	O
I	O
read	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
my	O
family	O
has	O
lived	O
in	O
this	O
region	O
for	O
almost	B-DATE
200	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


You	O
may	O
regard	O
my	O
views	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
proverbial	O
taxi	O
driver	O
,	O
which	O
you	O
are	O
supposed	O
to	O
question	O
,	O
when	O
you	O
visit	O
a	O
country	O
.	O


I	O
could	O
have	O
shared	O
with	O
you	O
some	O
fascinating	O
facts	O
and	O
some	O
personal	O
thoughts	O
about	O
the	B-EVENT
Israeli	I-EVENT
-	I-EVENT
Arab	I-EVENT
conflict	I-EVENT
.	O


However	O
,	O
I	O
will	O
touch	O
upon	O
it	O
only	O
in	O
passing	O
.	O


I	O
prefer	O
to	O
devote	O
most	O
of	O
my	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
broader	O
picture	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
and	O
its	O
place	O
in	O
world	O
events	O
.	O


I	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
area	O
between	O
Pakistan	B-GPE
and	O
Morocco	B-GPE
,	O
which	O
is	O
predominantly	O
Arab	B-NORP
,	O
predominantly	O
Moslem	B-NORP
,	O
but	O
includes	O
many	O
non-Arab	B-NORP
and	O
also	O
significant	O
non-Moslem	B-NORP
minorities	O
.	O


Why	O
do	O
I	O
put	O
aside	O
Israel	B-GPE
and	O
its	O
own	O
immediate	O
neighborhood	O
?	O


Because	O
Israel	B-GPE
and	O
any	O
problems	O
related	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
what	O
you	O
might	O
read	O
or	O
hear	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
media	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
central	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
the	O
central	O
issue	O
in	O
the	O
upheaval	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
100	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
-	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
Israeli	B-EVENT
-	I-EVENT
Arab	I-EVENT
conflict	I-EVENT
,	O


but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
show	O
is	O
.	O


The	O
millions	B-ORDINAL
who	O
died	O
in	O
the	B-EVENT
Iran	I-EVENT
-	I-EVENT
Iraq	I-EVENT
war	I-EVENT
had	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
mass	O
murder	O
happening	O
right	O
now	O
in	O
Sudan	B-GPE
,	O
where	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
Moslem	B-NORP
regime	O
is	O
massacring	O
its	O
black	O
Christian	B-NORP
citizens	O
,	O
has	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
frequent	O
reports	O
from	O
Algeria	B-GPE
about	O
the	O
murders	O
of	O
hundreds	B-ORDINAL
of	O
civilians	O
in	O
one	B-ORDINAL
village	O
or	O
another	O
by	O
other	O
Algerians	B-NORP
have	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


Saddam	B-PERSON
Hussein	I-PERSON
did	O
not	O
invade	O
Kuwait	B-GPE
,	O
endanger	O
Saudi	B-GPE
Arabia	I-GPE
and	O
butcher	O
his	O
own	O
people	O
because	O
of	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


Egypt	B-GPE
did	O
not	O
use	O
poison	O
gas	O
against	O
Yemen	B-GPE
in	O
the	B-DATE
60's	I-DATE
because	O
of	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


Assad	B-PERCENT
the	I-PERCENT
Father	I-PERCENT
did	O
not	O
kill	O
tens	B-ORDINAL
of	I-ORDINAL
thousands	I-ORDINAL
of	O
his	O
own	O
citizens	O
in	O
one	B-DATE
week	I-DATE
in	O
El	B-GPE
Hamma	I-GPE
in	O
Syria	B-GPE
because	O
of	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
Taliban	B-ORG
control	O
of	O
Afghanistan	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
civil	O
war	O
there	O
had	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
Libyan	B-NORP
blowing	O
up	O
of	O
the	O
Pan	B-ORG
-	I-ORG
Am	I-ORG
flight	O
had	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Israel	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
I	O
could	O
go	O
on	O
and	O
on	O
and	O
on	O
.	O


The	O
root	O
of	O
the	O
trouble	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
entire	O
Moslem	B-NORP
region	O
is	O
totally	O
dysfunctional	O
,	O
by	O
any	O
standard	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
so	O
even	O
if	O
Israel	B-GPE
had	O
joined	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
league	O
and	O
an	O
independent	O
Palestine	B-GPE
had	O
existed	O
for	O
100	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


The	O
22	B-CARDINAL
member	O
countries	O
of	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
league	O
,	O
from	O
Mauritania	B-GPE
to	O
the	B-GPE
Gulf	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
,	O
have	O
a	O
total	O
population	O
of	O
300	B-CARDINAL
millions	I-CARDINAL
,	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
and	O
almost	O
as	O
large	O
as	O
the	O
EU	B-ORG
before	O
its	O
expansion	O
.	O


They	O
have	O
a	O
land	O
area	O
larger	O
than	O
either	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
or	O
all	O
of	O
Europe	B-LOC
.	O


These	O
22	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
their	O
oil	O
and	O
natural	O
resources	O
,	O
have	O
a	O
combined	O
GDP	O
smaller	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Netherlands	B-GPE
plus	O
Belgium	B-GPE
and	O
equal	O
to	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
GDP	O
of	O
California	B-GPE
alone	O
.	O


Within	O
this	O
meager	O
GDP	O
,	O
the	O
gaps	O
between	O
rich	O
and	O
poor	O
are	O
beyond	O
belief	O


and	O
too	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
rich	O
made	O
their	O
money	O
not	O
by	O
succeeding	O
in	O
business	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
being	O
corrupt	O
rulers	O
.	O


The	O
social	O
status	O
of	O
women	O
is	O
far	O
below	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
the	B-LOC
Western	I-LOC
World	I-LOC
150	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
.	O


Human	O
rights	O
are	O
below	O
any	O
reasonable	O
standard	O
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
grotesque	O
fact	O
that	O
Libya	B-GPE
was	O
elected	O
Chair	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
UN	I-ORG
Human	I-ORG
Rights	I-ORG
commission	I-ORG
.	O


According	O
to	O
a	O
report	O
prepared	O
by	O
a	O
committee	O
of	O
Arab	B-NORP
intellectuals	O
and	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
auspices	O
of	O
the	O
U.N.	B-ORG
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
books	O
translated	O
by	O
the	O
entire	O
Arab	B-NORP
world	O
is	O
much	O
smaller	O
than	O
what	O
little	O
Greece	B-GPE
alone	O
translates	O
.	O


The	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
scientific	O
publications	O
of	O
300	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
Arabs	B-NORP
is	O
less	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
6	B-CARDINAL
million	I-CARDINAL
Israelis	B-NORP
.	O


Birth	O
rates	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
are	O
very	O
high	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
poverty	O
,	O
the	O
social	O
gaps	O
and	O
the	O
cultural	O
decline	O
.	O


And	O
all	O
of	O
this	O
is	O
happening	O
in	O
a	O
region	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
30	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
,	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
wealthy	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
Moslem	B-NORP
area	O
,	O
which	O
developed	O
,	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
most	O
advanced	O
cultures	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
fair	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
this	O
creates	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
breeding	O
ground	O
for	O
cruel	O
dictators	O
,	O
terror	O
networks	O
,	O
fanaticism	O
,	O
incitement	O
,	O
suicide	O
murders	O
and	O
general	O
decline	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
fact	O
that	O
almost	O
everybody	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
blames	O
this	O
situation	O
on	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
,	O
on	O
Israel	B-GPE
,	O
on	O
Western	O
Civilization	O
,	O
on	O
Judaism	B-ORG
and	O
Christianity	B-ORG
,	O
on	O
anyone	O
and	O
anything	O
,	O
except	O
themselves	O
.	O


A	O
word	O
about	O
the	O
millions	B-CARDINAL
of	O
decent	O
,	O
honest	O
,	O
good	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
either	O
devout	O
Moslems	B-NORP
or	O
are	O
not	O
very	O
religious	O
but	O
grew	O
up	O
in	O
Moslem	B-NORP
families	O
:	O


They	O
are	O
double	O
victims	O
of	O
an	O
outside	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
now	O
develops	O
Islamophobia	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
environment	O
which	O
breaks	O
their	O
heart	O
by	O
being	O
totally	O
dysfunctional	O
.	O


The	O
problem	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
vast	O
silent	O
majority	O
of	O
these	O
Moslems	B-NORP
are	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
terror	O
and	O
the	O
incitement	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
also	O
do	O
not	O
stand	O
up	O
political	O
leaders	O
,	O
intellectuals	O
,	O
business	O
people	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
.	O


Many	O
of	O
them	O
can	O
certainly	O
tell	O
right	O
from	O
wrong	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
afraid	O
to	O
express	O
their	O
views	O
.	O


The	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
few	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
have	O
amplified	O
four	B-CARDINAL
issues	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
always	O
existed	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
as	O
rampant	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
upheaval	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O


A	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
more	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
may	O
pass	O
before	O
everybody	O
acknowledges	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	B-EVENT
World	I-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
,	O


but	O
we	O
are	O
already	O
well	O
into	O
it	O
.	O


These	O
are	O
the	O
four	B-CARDINAL
main	O
pillars	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
World	O
Conflict	O
,	O
or	O
perhaps	O
we	O
should	O
already	O
refer	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
``	O
the	O
undeclared	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
III	I-EVENT
''	O
:	O
against	O
it	O
.	O
They	O
become	O
accomplices	O
,	O
by	O
omission	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
applies	O
to	O


*1	O
.	O


Suicide	O
murders	O
are	O
not	O
a	O
new	O
invention	O


but	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
popular	O
,	O
if	O
I	O
may	O
use	O
this	O
expression	O
,	O
only	O
lately	O
.	O


Even	O
after	O
September	B-EVENT
11	I-EVENT
,	O
it	O
seems	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	B-LOC
Western	I-LOC
World	I-LOC
does	O
not	O
yet	O
understand	O
this	O
weapon	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
potent	O
psychological	O
weapon	O
.	O


Its	O
real	O
direct	O
impact	O
is	O
relatively	O
minor	O
.	O


The	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
casualties	O
from	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	O
suicide	O
murders	O
within	O
Israel	B-GPE
in	O
the	B-DATE
last	I-DATE
three	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
is	O
much	O
smaller	O
than	O
those	O
due	O
to	O
car	O
accidents	O
.	O


September	O
11	O
was	O
quantitatively	O
much	O
less	O
lethal	O
than	O
many	O
earthquakes	O


More	O
people	O
die	O
from	O
AIDS	O
in	O
one	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
in	O
Africa	B-LOC
than	O
all	O
the	O
Russians	B-NORP
who	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Chechnya	B-GPE
-	O
based	O
Moslem	B-NORP
suicide	O
murderers	O
since	O
that	O
conflict	O
started	O
.	O


Saddam	B-PERSON
killed	O
every	O
month	B-DATE
more	O
people	O
than	O
all	O
those	O
who	O
died	O
from	O
suicide	O
murders	O
since	O
the	O
Coalition	B-ORG
occupation	O
of	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


So	O
what	O
is	O
all	O
the	O
fuss	O
about	O
suicide	O
killings	O
?	O


It	O
creates	O
headlines	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
spectacular	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
frightening	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
cruel	O
death	O
with	O
bodies	O
dismembered	O
and	O
horrible	O
severe	O
lifelong	O
injuries	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
wounded	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
always	O
shown	O
on	O
television	O
in	O
great	O
detail	O
.	O


One	O
such	O
murder	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
hysterical	O
media	O
coverage	O
,	O
can	O
destroy	O
the	O
tourism	O
industry	O
of	O
a	O
country	O
for	O
quite	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
Bali	B-GPE
and	O
in	O
Turkey	B-GPE
.	O


But	O
the	O
real	O
fear	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
undisputed	O
fact	O
that	O
no	O
defense	O
and	O
no	O
preventive	O
measures	O
can	O
succeed	O
against	O
a	O
determined	O
suicide	O
murderer	O
.	O


This	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
penetrated	O
the	O
thinking	O
of	O
the	B-LOC
Western	I-LOC
World	I-LOC
.	O


The	O
U.S.	B-GPE
and	O
Europe	B-LOC
are	O
constantly	O
improving	O
their	O
defense	O
against	O
the	O
last	O
murder	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
next	O
one	O
.	O


We	O
may	O
arrange	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
airport	O
security	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


But	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
murder	O
by	O
suicide	O
,	O
you	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
board	O
a	O
plane	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
explode	O
yourself	O
and	O
kill	O
many	O
people	O
.	O


Who	O
could	O
stop	O
a	O
suicide	O
murder	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
the	O
crowded	O
line	O
waiting	O
to	O
be	O
checked	O
by	O
the	O
airport	O
metal	O
detector	O
?	O


How	O
about	O
the	O
lines	O
to	O
the	O
check	O
-	O
in	O
counters	O
in	O
a	O
busy	O
travel	O
period	O
?	O


Put	O
a	O
metal	O
detector	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
every	O
train	O
station	O
in	O
Spain	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
terrorists	O
will	O
get	O
the	O
buses	O
.	O


Protect	O
the	O
buses	O
and	O
they	O
will	O
explode	O
in	O
movie	O
theaters	O
,	O
concert	O
halls	O
,	O
supermarkets	O
,	O
shopping	O
malls	O
,	O
schools	O
and	O
hospitals	O
.	O


Put	O
guards	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
every	O
concert	O
hall	O
and	O
there	O
will	O
always	O
be	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
people	O
to	O
be	O
checked	O
by	O
the	O
guards	O


and	O
this	O
line	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
target	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
speak	O
of	O
killing	O
the	O
guards	O
themselves	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
somewhat	O
reduce	O
your	O
vulnerability	O
by	O
preventive	O
and	O
defensive	O
measures	O
and	O
by	O
strict	O
border	O
controls	O
but	O
not	O
eliminate	O
it	O
and	O
definitely	O
not	O
win	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
a	O
defensive	O
way	O
.	O


And	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
war	O
!	O


What	O
is	O
behind	O
the	O
suicide	O
murders	O
?	O


Money	O
is	O
,	O
money	O
and	O
power	O
and	O
cold	O
-	O
blooded	O
murderous	O
incitement	O
,	O
nothing	O
else	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
true	O
fanatic	O
religious	O
beliefs	O
.	O


No	O
Moslem	B-NORP
preacher	O
has	O
ever	O
blown	O
himself	O
up	O
.	O


No	O
son	O
of	O
an	O
Arab	B-NORP
politician	O
or	O
religious	O
leader	O
has	O
ever	O
blown	O
himself	O
up	O
.	O


No	O
relative	O
of	O
anyone	O
influential	O
has	O
done	O
it	O
.	O


Would	O
n't	O
you	O
expect	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
religious	O
leaders	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
themselves	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
talk	O
their	O
sons	O
into	O
doing	O
it	O
,	O
if	O
this	O
is	O
truly	O
a	O
supreme	O
act	O
of	O
religious	O
fervor	O
?	O


Are	O
n't	O
they	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
going	O
to	O
Heaven	O
?	O


Instead	O
,	O
they	O
send	O
outcast	O
women	O
,	O
naive	O
children	O
,	O
retarded	O
people	O
and	O
young	O
incited	O
hotheads	O
.	O


They	O
promise	O
them	O
the	O
delights	O
,	O
mostly	O
sexual	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
pay	O
their	O
families	O
handsomely	O
after	O
the	O
supreme	O
act	O
is	O
performed	O
and	O
enough	O
innocent	O
people	O
are	O
dead	O
.	O


Suicide	O
murders	O
also	O
have	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
poverty	O
and	O
despair	O
.	O


The	O
poorest	O
region	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
by	O
far	O
,	O
is	O
Africa	B-ORG
.	O


It	O
never	O
happens	O
there	O
.	O


There	O
are	O
numerous	O
desperate	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
in	O
different	O
cultures	O
,	O
countries	O
and	O
continents	O
.	O


Desperation	O
does	O
not	O
provide	O
anyone	O
with	O
explosives	O
,	O
reconnaissance	O
and	O
transportation	O
.	O


There	O
was	O
certainly	O
more	O
despair	O
in	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
's	O
Iraq	B-GPE
than	O
in	O
Paul	B-PERSON
Bremmer	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
Iraq	B-GPE
,	O


and	O
no	O
one	O
exploded	O
himself	O
.	O


A	O
suicide	O
murder	O
is	O
simply	O
a	O
horrible	O
,	O
vicious	O
weapon	O
of	O
cruel	O
,	O
inhuman	O
,	O
cynical	O
,	O
well	O
-	O
funded	O
terrorists	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
regard	O
to	O
human	O
life	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
their	O
fellow	O
countrymen	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
very	O
high	O
regard	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
affluent	O
well	O
-	O
being	O
and	O
their	O
hunger	O
for	O
power	O
.	O


The	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
fight	O
this	O
new	O
``	O
popular	O
''	O
weapon	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
fight	O
organized	O
crime	O
or	O
pirates	O
on	O
the	O
high	O
seas	O
:	O
the	O
offensive	O
way	O
.	O


Like	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
organized	O
crime	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
crucial	O
that	O
the	O
forces	O
on	O
the	O
offensive	O
be	O
united	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
crucial	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
crime	O
pyramid	O
.	O


You	O
can	O
not	O
eliminate	O
organized	O
crime	O
by	O
arresting	O
the	O
little	O
drug	O
dealer	O
on	O
the	O
street	O
corner	O
.	O


You	O
must	O
go	O
after	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
``	O
Family	O
''	O
.	O


If	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
supports	O
it	O
,	O
others	O
tolerate	O
it	O
,	O
many	O
are	O
afraid	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
some	O
try	O
to	O
explain	O
it	O
away	O
by	O
poverty	O
or	O
by	O
a	O
miserable	O
childhood	O
,	O
organized	O
crime	O
will	O
thrive	O
and	O
so	O
will	O
terrorism	O
.	O


The	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
understands	O
this	O
now	O
,	O
after	O
September	B-EVENT
11	I-EVENT
.	O


Russia	B-GPE
is	O
beginning	O
to	O
understand	O
it	O
.	O


Turkey	B-GPE
understands	O
it	O
well	O
.	O


I	O
am	O
very	O
much	O
afraid	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
Europe	B-LOC
still	O
does	O
not	O
understand	O
it	O
.	O


Unfortunately	O
,	O
it	O
seems	O
that	O
Europe	B-LOC
will	O
understand	O
it	O
only	O
after	O
suicide	O
murders	O
arrive	O
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
in	O
a	O
big	O
way	O
.	O


In	O
my	O
humble	O
opinion	O
,	O
this	O
will	O
definitely	O
happen	O
.	O


The	O
Spanish	B-NORP
trains	O
and	O
the	O
Istanbul	B-GPE
bombings	O
are	O
only	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O


The	O
unity	O
of	O
the	O
Civilized	O
World	O
in	O
fighting	O
this	O
horror	O
is	O
absolutely	O
indispensable	O
.	O


Until	O
Europe	B-LOC
wakes	O
up	O
,	O
this	O
unity	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
achieved	O
.	O


*2	O
.	O


Words	O
can	O
be	O
lethal	O
.	O


They	O
kill	O
people	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
often	O
said	O
that	O
politicians	O
,	O
diplomats	O
and	O
perhaps	O
also	O
lawyers	O
and	O
business	O
people	O
must	O
sometimes	O
lie	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
professional	O
life	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
norms	O
of	O
politics	O
and	O
diplomacy	O
are	O
childish	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
with	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
incitement	O
and	O
total	O
absolute	O
deliberate	O
fabrications	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
reached	O
new	O
heights	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
we	O
are	O
talking	O
about	O
.	O


An	O
incredible	O
number	O
of	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
world	O
believe	O
that	O
September	B-EVENT
11	I-EVENT
never	O
happened	O
,	O
or	O
was	O
an	O
American	B-NORP
provocation	O
or	O
,	O
even	O
better	O
,	O
a	O
Jewish	B-NORP
plot	O
.	O


You	O
all	O
remember	O
the	O
Iraqi	O
Minister	O
of	O
Information	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Mouhamad	B-PERSON
Said	I-PERSON
al-Sahaf	I-PERSON
and	O
his	O
press	O
conferences	O
when	O
the	O
US	B-NORP
forces	O
were	O
already	O
inside	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
.	O


Disinformation	O
at	O
time	O
of	O
war	O
is	O
an	O
accepted	O
tactic	O
.	O


But	O
to	O
stand	O
,	O
day	O
after	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
such	O
preposterous	O
statements	O
,	O
known	O
to	O
everybody	O
to	O
be	O
lies	O
,	O
without	O
even	O
being	O
ridiculed	O
in	O
your	O
own	O
milieu	O
,	O
can	O
only	O
happen	O
in	O
this	O
region	O
.	O


Mr.	O
Sahaf	B-PERSON
eventually	O
became	O
a	O
popular	O
icon	O
as	O
a	O
court	O
jester	O
,	O


but	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
stop	O
some	O
allegedly	O
respectable	O
newspapers	O
from	O
giving	O
him	O
equal	O
time	O
.	O


It	O
also	O
does	O
not	O
prevent	O
the	O
Western	O
press	O
from	O
giving	O
credence	O
,	O
every	O
day	O
,	O
even	O
now	O
,	O
to	O
similar	O
liars	O
.	O


After	O
all	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
anti-Semite	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
subtle	O
ways	O
of	O
doing	O
it	O
.	O


You	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
claim	O
that	O
the	O
holocaust	B-EVENT
never	O
happened	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Jewish	B-NORP
temple	O
in	O
Jerusalem	B-GPE
never	O
existed	O
.	O


But	O
millions	B-CARDINAL
of	O
Moslems	B-NORP
are	O
told	O
by	O
their	O
leaders	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
.	O


When	O
these	O
same	O
leaders	O
make	O
other	O
statements	O
,	O
the	O
Western	O
media	O
report	O
them	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
true	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
daily	O
occurrence	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
people	O
who	O
finance	O
,	O
arm	O
and	O
dispatch	O
suicide	O
murderers	O
,	O
condemn	O
the	O
act	O
in	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
in	O
front	O
of	O
western	O
TV	O
cameras	O
,	O
talking	O
to	O
a	O
world	O
audience	O
,	O
which	O
even	O
partly	O
believes	O
them	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
a	O
daily	O
routine	O
to	O
hear	O
the	O
same	O
leader	O
making	O
opposite	O
statements	O
in	O
Arabic	B-LANGUAGE
to	O
his	O
people	O
and	O
in	O
English	B-LANGUAGE
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Incitement	O
by	O
Arab	B-NORP
TV	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
horror	O
pictures	O
of	O
mutilated	O
bodies	O
,	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
powerful	O
weapon	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
lie	O
,	O
distort	O
and	O
want	O
to	O
destroy	O
everything	O
.	O


Little	O
children	O
are	O
raised	O
on	O
deep	O
hatred	O
and	O
on	O
admiration	O
of	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
martyrs	O
,	O


and	O
the	O
Western	O
World	O
does	O
not	O
notice	O
it	O
because	O
its	O
own	O
TV	O
sets	O
are	O
mostly	O
tuned	O
to	O
soap	O
operas	O
and	O
game	O
shows	O
.	O


I	O
recommend	O
to	O
you	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
most	O
of	O
you	O
do	O
not	O
understand	O
Arabic	B-LANGUAGE
,	O
to	O
watch	O
Al	B-ORG
Jazeera	I-ORG
,	O
from	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
.	O


You	O
will	O
not	O
believe	O
your	O
own	O
eyes	O
.	O


But	O
words	O
also	O
work	O
in	O
other	O
ways	O
,	O
more	O
subtle	O
.	O


A	O
demonstration	O
in	O
Berlin	B-GPE
,	O
carrying	O
banners	O
supporting	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
's	O
regime	O
and	O
featuring	O
three	B-DATE
-	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
old	I-DATE
babies	O
dressed	O
as	O
suicide	O
murderers	O
,	O
is	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
press	O
and	O
by	O
political	O
leaders	O
as	O
a	O
``	O
peace	O
demonstration	O
''	O
.	O


You	O
may	O
support	O
or	O
oppose	O
the	B-EVENT
Iraq	I-EVENT
war	I-EVENT
,	O
but	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
Saddam	B-PERSON
,	O
Arafat	B-PERSON
or	O
Bin	B-PERSON
Laden	I-PERSON
as	O
peace	O
activists	O
is	O
a	O
bit	O
too	O
much	O
.	O


A	O
woman	O
walks	O
into	O
an	O
Israeli	B-NORP
restaurant	O
in	O
mid-day	O
,	O
eats	O
,	O
observes	O
families	O
with	O
old	O
people	O
and	O
children	O
eating	O
their	O
lunch	O
in	O
the	O
adjacent	O
tables	O
and	O
pays	O
the	O
bill	O
.	O


She	O
then	O
blows	O
herself	O
up	O
,	O
killing	O
20	B-CARDINAL
people	O
,	O
including	O
many	O
children	O
,	O
with	O
heads	O
and	O
arms	O
rolling	O
around	O
in	O
the	O
restaurant	O
.	O


She	O
is	O
called	O
``	O
martyr	O
''	O
by	O
several	O
Arab	B-NORP
leaders	O
and	O
``	O
activist	O
''	O
by	O
the	O
European	B-NORP
press	O
.	O


Dignitaries	O
condemn	O
the	O
act	O
but	O
visit	O
her	O
bereaved	O
family	O
and	O
the	O
money	O
flows	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
town	O
:	O


The	O
actual	O
murderer	O
is	O
called	O
``	O
the	O
military	O
wing	O
''	O
,	O


the	O
one	O
who	O
pays	O
him	O
,	O
equips	O
him	O
and	O
sends	O
him	O
is	O
now	O
called	O
``	O
the	O
political	O
wing	O
''	O


and	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
operation	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
``	O
spiritual	O
leader	O
''	O
.	O


There	O
are	O
numerous	O
other	O
examples	O
of	O
such	O
Orwellian	O
nomenclature	O
,	O
used	O
every	O
day	O
not	O
only	O
by	O
terror	O
chiefs	O
but	O
also	O
by	O
Western	O
media	O
.	O


These	O
words	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
dangerous	O
than	O
many	O
people	O
realize	O
.	O


They	O
provide	O
an	O
emotional	O
infrastructure	O
for	O
atrocities	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
Joseph	B-PERSON
Goebbels	I-PERSON
who	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
you	O
repeat	O
a	O
lie	O
often	O
enough	O
,	O
people	O
will	O
believe	O
it	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
now	O
being	O
outperformed	O
by	O
his	O
successors	O
.	O


*3	O
.	O


Huge	O
amounts	O
of	O
money	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
have	O
solved	O
many	O
social	O
problems	O
in	O
this	O
dysfunctional	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
are	O
channeled	O
into	O
three	B-CARDINAL
concentric	O
spheres	O
supporting	O
death	O
and	O
murder	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
inner	O
circle	O
are	O
the	O
terrorists	O
themselves	O
.	O


The	O
money	O
funds	O
their	O
travel	O
,	O
explosives	O
,	O
hideouts	O
and	O
permanent	O
search	O
for	O
soft	O
vulnerable	O
targets	O
.	O


The	O
inner	O
circles	O
are	O
primarily	O
financed	O
by	O
terrorist	O
states	O
like	O
Iran	B-GPE
and	O
Syria	B-GPE
,	O
until	O
recently	O
also	O
by	O
Iraq	B-GPE
and	O
Libya	B-GPE
and	O
earlier	O
also	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Communist	B-NORP
regimes	O
.	O


These	O
states	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-ORG
Palestinian	I-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
,	O
are	O
the	O
safe	O
havens	O
of	O
the	O
wholesale	O
murder	O
vendors	O
.	O


They	O
are	O
surrounded	O
by	O
a	O
second	B-ORDINAL
wider	O
circle	O
of	O
direct	O
supporters	O
,	O
planners	O
,	O
commanders	O
,	O
preachers	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
make	O
a	O
living	O
,	O
usually	O
a	O
very	O
comfortable	O
living	O
,	O
by	O
serving	O
as	O
terror	O
infrastructure	O
.	O


Finally	O
,	O
we	O
find	O
the	O
third	B-ORDINAL
circle	O
of	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
religious	O
,	O
educational	O
and	O
welfare	O
organizations	O
,	O
which	O
actually	O
do	O
some	O
good	O
,	O
feed	O
the	O
hungry	O
and	O
provide	O
some	O
schooling	O
,	O
but	O
brainwash	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
with	O
hatred	O
,	O
lies	O
and	O
ignorance	O
.	O


This	O
circle	O
operates	O
mostly	O
through	O
mosques	O
,	O
madrasas	O
and	O
other	O
religious	O
establishments	O
but	O
also	O
through	O
inciting	O
electronic	O
and	O
printed	O
media	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
this	O
circle	O
that	O
makes	O
sure	O
that	O
women	O
remain	O
inferior	O
,	O
that	O
democracy	O
is	O
unthinkable	O
and	O
that	O
exposure	O
to	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
is	O
minimal	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
also	O
that	O
circle	O
that	O
leads	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
blaming	O
everybody	O
outside	O
the	O
Moslem	B-NORP
world	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
miseries	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
.	O


The	O
outer	O
circle	O
is	O
largely	O
financed	O
by	O
Saudi	B-GPE
Arabia	I-GPE
,	O
but	O
also	O
by	O
donations	O
from	O
certain	O
Moslem	B-NORP
communities	O
in	O
the	B-GPE
United	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
and	O
Europe	B-LOC
and	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
smaller	O
extent	O
,	O
by	O
donations	O
of	O
European	B-NORP
Governments	O
to	O
various	O
NGO's	O
and	O
by	O
certain	O
United	B-ORG
Nations	I-ORG
organizations	O
,	O
whose	O
goals	O
may	O
be	O
noble	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
infested	O
and	O
exploited	O
by	O
agents	O
of	O
the	O
outer	O
circle	O
.	O


The	O
Saudi	B-NORP
regime	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
victim	O
of	O
major	O
terror	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
inner	O
circle	O
will	O
explode	O
into	O
the	O
outer	O
circle	O
.	O


The	O
Saudis	B-NORP
are	O
beginning	O
to	O
understand	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
fight	O
the	O
inner	O
circles	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
financing	O
the	O
infrastructure	O
at	O
the	O
outer	O
circle	O
.	O


Figuratively	O
speaking	O
,	O
this	O
outer	O
circle	O
is	O
the	O
guardian	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
people	O
look	O
and	O
listen	O
inwards	O
to	O
the	O
inner	O
circle	O
of	O
terror	O
and	O
incitement	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
outside	O
.	O


Some	O
parts	O
of	O
this	O
same	O
outer	O
circle	O
actually	O
operate	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
fear	O
from	O
,	O
or	O
blackmail	O
by	O
,	O
the	O
inner	O
circles	O
.	O


The	O
horrifying	O
added	O
factor	O
is	O
the	O
high	O
birth	O
rate	O
.	O


Half	B-CARDINAL
of	O
the	O
population	O
of	O
the	O
Arab	B-NORP
world	O
is	O
under	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
20	B-NORP
,	O
the	O
most	O
receptive	O
age	O
to	O
incitement	O
,	O
guaranteeing	O
two	B-CARDINAL
more	O
generations	O
of	O
blind	O
hatred	O
.	O


Some	O
of	O
the	O
leaders	O
of	O
these	O
various	O
circles	O
live	O
very	O
comfortably	O
on	O
their	O
loot	O
.	O


You	O
meet	O
their	O
children	O
in	O
the	O
best	O
private	O
schools	O
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
,	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
training	O
camps	O
of	O
suicide	O
murderers	O
.	O


The	O
Jihad	O
``	O
soldiers	O
''	O
join	O
packaged	O
death	O
tours	O
to	O
Iraq	B-GPE
and	O
other	O
hotspots	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
leaders	O
ski	O
in	O
Switzerland	B-GPE
.	O


Mrs.	O
Arafat	B-PERSON
,	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
Paris	B-GPE
with	O
her	O
daughter	O
,	O
receives	O
tens	B-MONEY
of	I-MONEY
thousands	I-MONEY
of	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
per	O
month	B-DATE
from	O
the	O
allegedly	O
bankrupt	O
Palestinian	B-ORG
Authority	I-ORG
,	O
while	O
a	O
typical	O
local	O
ringleader	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Al-Aksa	I-ORG
brigade	I-ORG
,	O
reporting	O
to	O
Arafat	B-PERSON
,	O
receives	O
only	O
a	O
cash	O
payment	O
of	O
a	B-MONEY
couple	I-MONEY
of	I-MONEY
hundred	I-MONEY
dollars	I-MONEY
,	O
for	O
performing	O
murders	O
at	O
the	O
retail	O
level	O
.	O


*4	O
.	O


The	O
civilized	O
world	O
believes	O
in	O
democracy	O
,	O
the	O
rule	O
of	O
law	O
,	O
including	O
international	O
law	O
,	O
human	O
rights	O
,	O
free	O
speech	O
and	O
free	O
press	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
liberties	O
.	O


There	O
are	O
naive	O
old	O
-	O
fashioned	O
habits	O
such	O
as	O
respecting	O
religious	O
sites	O
and	O
symbols	O
,	O
not	O
using	O
ambulances	O
and	O
hospitals	O
for	O
acts	O
of	O
war	O
,	O
avoiding	O
the	O
mutilation	O
of	O
dead	O
bodies	O
and	O
not	O
using	O
children	O
as	O
human	O
shields	O
or	O
human	O
bombs	O
.	O


Never	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
not	O
even	O
in	O
the	O
Nazi	B-NORP
period	O
,	O
was	O
there	O
such	O
total	O
disregard	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
above	O
as	O
we	O
observe	O
now	O
.	O


Every	O
student	O
of	O
political	O
science	O
debates	O
how	O
you	O
prevent	O
an	O
anti-democratic	O
force	O
from	O
winning	O
a	O
democratic	O
election	O
and	O
abolishing	O
democracy	O
.	O


Other	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
civilized	O
society	O
must	O
also	O
have	O
limitations	O
.	O


Can	O
a	O
policeman	O
open	O
fire	O
on	O
someone	O
trying	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
?	O


Can	O
a	O
government	O
listen	O
to	O
phone	O
conversations	O
of	O
terrorists	O
and	O
drug	O
dealers	O
?	O


Does	O
free	O
speech	O
protect	O
you	O
when	O
you	O
shout	O
``	O
fire	O
''	O
in	O
a	O
crowded	O
theater	O
?	O


Should	O
there	O
be	O
death	O
penalty	O
,	O
for	O
deliberate	O
multiple	O
murders	O
?	O


These	O
are	O
the	O
old	O
-	O
fashioned	O
dilemmas	O
.	O


But	O
now	O
we	O
have	O
an	O
entire	O
new	O
set	O
.	O


Do	O
you	O
raid	O
a	O
mosque	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
terrorist	O
ammunition	O
storage	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
return	O
fire	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
attacked	O
from	O
a	O
hospital	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
storm	O
a	O
church	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
terrorists	O
who	O
took	O
the	O
priests	O
hostages	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
search	O
every	O
ambulance	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
suicide	O
murderers	O
use	O
ambulances	O
to	O
reach	O
their	O
targets	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
strip	O
every	O
woman	O
because	O
one	O
pretended	O
to	O
be	O
pregnant	O
and	O
carried	O
a	O
suicide	O
bomb	O
on	O
her	O
belly	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
shoot	O
back	O
at	O
someone	O
trying	O
to	O
kill	O
you	O
,	O
standing	O
deliberately	O
behind	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
children	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
raid	O
terrorist	O
headquarters	O
,	O
hidden	O
in	O
a	O
mental	O
hospital	O
?	O


Do	O
you	O
shoot	O
an	O
arch-murderer	O
who	O
deliberately	O
moves	O
from	O
one	O
location	O
to	O
another	O
,	O
always	O
surrounded	O
by	O
children	O
?	O


All	O
of	O
these	O
happen	O
daily	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
and	O
in	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
areas	O
.	O


What	O
do	O
you	O
do	O
?	O


Well	O
,	O
you	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
dilemma	O
.	O


But	O
it	O
can	O
not	O
be	O
avoided	O
.	O


Suppose	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
discussion	O
,	O
that	O
someone	O
would	O
openly	O
stay	O
in	O
a	O
well	O
-	O
known	O
address	O
in	O
Teheran	B-GPE
,	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
Iranian	B-NORP
Government	O
and	O
financed	O
by	O
it	O
,	O
executing	O
one	O
atrocity	O
after	O
another	O
in	O
Spain	B-GPE
or	O
in	O
France	B-GPE
,	O
killing	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	O
innocent	O
people	O
,	O
accepting	O
responsibility	O
for	O
the	O
crimes	O
,	O
promising	O
in	O
public	O
TV	O
interviews	O
to	O
do	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-ORG
Government	I-ORG
of	I-ORG
Iran	I-ORG
issues	O
public	O
condemnations	O
of	O
his	O
acts	O
but	O
continues	O
to	O
host	O
him	O
,	O
invite	O
him	O
to	O
official	O
functions	O
and	O
treat	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
great	O
dignitary	O
.	O


I	O
leave	O
it	O
to	O
you	O
as	O
homework	O
to	O
figur	O
out	O
what	O
Spain	B-GPE
or	O
France	B-GPE
would	O
have	O
done	O
,	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
situation	O
.	O


The	O
problem	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
civilized	O
world	O
is	O
still	O
having	O
illusions	O
about	O
the	O
rule	O
of	O
law	O
in	O
a	O
totally	O
lawless	O
environment	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
play	O
ice	O
hockey	O
by	O
sending	O
a	O
ballerina	O
ice	O
-	O
skater	O
into	O
the	O
ring	O
or	O
to	O
knock	O
out	O
a	O
heavyweight	O
boxer	O
by	O
a	O
chess	O
player	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
that	O
no	O
country	O
has	O
a	O
law	O
against	O
cannibals	O
eating	O
its	O
prime	O
minister	O
,	O
because	O
such	O
an	O
act	O
is	O
unthinkable	O
,	O
international	O
law	O
does	O
not	O
address	O
killers	O
shooting	O
from	O
hospitals	O
,	O
mosques	O
and	O
ambulances	O
,	O
while	O
being	O
protected	O
by	O
their	O
Government	O
or	O
society	O
.	O


International	O
law	O
does	O
not	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
handle	O
someone	O
who	O
sends	O
children	O
to	O
throw	O
stones	O
,	O
stands	O
behind	O
them	O
and	O
shoots	O
with	O
immunity	O
and	O
can	O
not	O
be	O
arrested	O
because	O
he	O
is	O
sheltered	O
by	O
a	O
Government	O
.	O


International	O
law	O
does	O
not	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
a	O
leader	O
of	O
murderers	O
who	O
is	O
royally	O
and	O
comfortably	O
hosted	O
by	O
a	O
country	O
,	O
which	O
pretends	O
to	O
condemn	O
his	O
acts	O
or	O
just	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
weak	O
to	O
arrest	O
him	O
.	O


The	O
amazing	O
thing	O
is	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
crooks	O
demand	O
protection	O
under	O
international	O
law	O
,	O
and	O
define	O
all	O
those	O
who	O
attack	O
them	O
as	O
``	O
war	O
criminals	O
,	O
''	O
with	O
some	O
Western	O
media	O
repeating	O
the	O
allegations	O
.	O


The	O
good	O
news	O
is	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
this	O
is	O
temporary	O
,	O


because	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
international	O
law	O
has	O
always	O
adapted	O
itself	O
to	O
reality	O
.	O


The	O
punishment	O
for	O
suicide	O
murder	O
should	O
be	O
death	O
or	O
arrest	O
before	O
the	O
murder	O
,	O
not	O
during	O
and	O
not	O
after	O
.	O


After	O
every	O
world	O
war	O
,	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
international	O
law	O
have	O
changed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
will	O
happen	O
after	O
the	O
present	O
one	O
.	O


But	O
during	O
the	O
twilight	O
zone	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
harm	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
.	O


The	O
picture	O
I	O
described	O
here	O
is	O
not	O
pretty	O
.	O


What	O
can	O
we	O
do	O
about	O
it	O
?	O


In	O
the	O
short	O
run	O
,	O
only	O
fight	O
and	O
win	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
long	O
run	O
,	O
only	O
educate	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
and	O
open	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


The	O
inner	O
circles	O
can	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
destroyed	O
by	O
force	O
.	O


The	O
outer	O
circle	O
can	O
not	O
be	O
eliminated	O
by	O
force	O
.	O


Here	O
we	O
need	O
financial	O
starvation	O
of	O
the	O
organizing	O
elite	O
,	O
more	O
power	O
to	O
women	O
,	O
more	O
education	O
,	O
counter-propaganda	O
,	O
boycott	O
whenever	O
feasible	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
Western	O
media	O
,	O
internet	O
and	O
the	O
international	O
scene	O
.	O


Above	O
all	O
,	O
we	O
need	O
a	O
total	O
absolute	O
unity	O
and	O
determination	O
of	O
the	O
civilized	O
world	O
against	O
all	O
three	B-CARDINAL
circles	O
of	O
evil	O
.	O


Allow	O
me	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
moment	O
,	O
to	O
depart	O
from	O
my	O
alleged	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
taxi	O
driver	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
science	O
.	O


When	O
you	O
have	O
a	O
malignant	O
tumor	O
,	O
you	O
may	O
remove	O
the	O
tumor	O
itself	O
surgically	O
.	O


You	O
may	O
also	O
starve	O
it	O
by	O
preventing	O
new	O
blood	O
from	O
reaching	O
it	O
from	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
thereby	O
preventing	O
new	O
``	O
supplies	O
''	O
from	O
expanding	O
the	O
tumor	O
.	O


If	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
sure	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
best	O
to	O
do	O
both	O
.	O


But	O
before	O
you	O
fight	O
and	O
win	O
,	O
by	O
force	O
or	O
otherwise	O
,	O
you	O
have	O
to	O
realize	O
that	O
you	O
are	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
may	O
take	O
Europe	B-LOC
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
more	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O


In	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
necessary	O
to	O
first	B-ORDINAL
eliminate	O
the	O
terrorist	O
regimes	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
no	O
Government	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
will	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
safe	O
haven	O
for	O
these	O
people	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
comment	O
here	O
on	O
whether	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
-	O
led	O
attack	O
on	O
Iraq	B-GPE
was	O
justified	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
weapons	O
of	O
mass	O
destruction	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
pre-war	O
argument	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
can	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
post-war	O
map	O
of	O
Western	B-LOC
Asia	I-LOC
.	O


Now	O
that	O
Afghanistan	B-GPE
,	O
Iraq	B-GPE
and	O
Libya	B-GPE
are	O
out	O
,	O
two	B-CARDINAL
and	I-CARDINAL
a	I-CARDINAL
half	I-CARDINAL
terrorist	O
states	O
remain	O
:	O
Iran	B-GPE
,	O
Syria	B-GPE
and	O
Lebanon	B-GPE
,	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
a	O
Syrian	B-NORP
colony	O
.	O


Perhaps	O
Sudan	B-GPE
should	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
list	O
.	O


As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
conquest	O
of	O
Afghanistan	B-GPE
and	O
Iraq	B-GPE
,	O
both	O
Iran	B-GPE
and	O
Syria	B-GPE
are	O
now	O
totally	O
surrounded	O
by	O
territories	O
unfriendly	O
to	O
them	O
.	O


Iran	B-GPE
is	O
encircled	O
by	O
Afghanistan	B-GPE
,	O
by	O
the	B-GPE
Gulf	I-GPE
States	I-GPE
,	O
Iraq	B-GPE
and	O
the	O
Moslem	B-NORP
republics	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Soviet	B-GPE
Union	I-GPE
.	O


Syria	B-GPE
is	O
surrounded	O
by	O
Turkey	B-GPE
,	O
Iraq	B-GPE
,	O
Jordan	B-GPE
and	O
Israel	B-GPE
.	O


This	O
is	O
a	O
significant	O
strategic	O
change	O
and	O
it	O
applies	O
strong	O
pressure	O
on	O
the	O
terrorist	O
countries	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
not	O
surprising	O
that	O
Iran	B-GPE
is	O
so	O
active	O
in	O
trying	O
to	O
incite	O
a	O
Shiite	B-NORP
uprising	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


I	O
do	O
not	O
know	O
if	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
plan	O
was	O
actually	O
to	O
encircle	O
both	O
Iran	B-GPE
and	O
Syria	B-GPE
,	O
but	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
resulting	O
situation	O
.	O


In	O
my	O
humble	O
opinion	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
one	B-CARDINAL
danger	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
today	O
is	O
Iran	B-GPE
and	O
its	O
regime	O
.	O


It	O
definitely	O
has	O
ambitions	O
to	O
rule	O
vast	O
areas	O
and	O
to	O
expand	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
an	O
ideology	O
which	O
claims	O
supremacy	O
over	O
Western	O
culture	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
ruthless	O
.	O


It	O
has	O
proven	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
execute	O
elaborate	O
terrorist	O
acts	O
without	O
leaving	O
too	O
many	O
traces	O
,	O
using	O
Iranian	B-NORP
Embassies	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
clearly	O
trying	O
to	O
develop	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
.	O


Its	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
moderates	O
and	O
conservatives	O
play	O
their	O
own	O
virtuoso	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
``	O
good	O
-	O
cop	O
versus	O
bad	O
-	O
cop	O
''	O
game	O
.	O


Iran	B-GPE
sponsors	O
Syrian	B-NORP
terrorism	O
,	O


it	O
is	O
certainly	O
behind	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
,	O


it	O
is	O
fully	O
funding	O
the	O
Hezbollah	B-ORG
and	O
,	O
through	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Palestinian	B-NORP
Hamas	B-ORG
and	O
Islamic	B-ORG
Jihad	I-ORG
;	O


it	O
performed	O
acts	O
of	O
terror	O
at	O
least	O
in	O
Europe	B-LOC
and	O
in	O
South	B-LOC
America	I-LOC
and	O
probably	O
also	O
in	O
Uzbekistan	B-GPE
and	O
Saudi	B-GPE
Arabia	I-GPE


and	O
it	O
truly	O
leads	O
a	O
multi-national	O
terror	O
consortium	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
,	O
as	O
minor	O
players	O
,	O
Syria	B-GPE
,	O
Lebanon	B-GPE
and	O
certain	O
Shiite	B-NORP
elements	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


Nevertheless	O
,	O
most	O
European	B-NORP
countries	O
still	O
trade	O
with	O
Iran	B-GPE
,	O
try	O
to	O
appease	O
it	O
and	O
refuse	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
clear	O
signals	O
.	O


In	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
war	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
necessary	O
to	O
dry	O
the	O
financial	O
resources	O
of	O
the	O
terror	O
conglomerate	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
pointless	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
subtle	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
Sunni	B-NORP
terror	O
of	O
Al	B-ORG
Qaeda	I-ORG
and	O
Hamas	B-ORG
and	O
the	O
Shiite	B-NORP
terror	O
of	O
Hezbollah	B-ORG
,	O
Sadr	B-ORG
and	O
other	O
Iranian	B-NORP
-	O
inspired	O
enterprises	O
.	O


When	O
it	O
serves	O
their	O
business	O
needs	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
collaborate	O
beautifully	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
crucial	O
to	O
stop	O
Saudi	B-NORP
and	O
other	O
financial	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
outer	O
circle	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
fertile	O
breeding	O
ground	O
of	O
terror	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
important	O
to	O
monitor	O
all	O
donations	O
from	O
the	O
Western	O
World	O
to	O
Islamic	B-NORP
organizations	O
,	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
finances	O
of	O
international	O
relief	O
organizations	O
and	O
to	O
react	O
with	O
forceful	O
economic	O
measures	O
to	O
any	O
small	O
sign	O
of	O
financial	O
aid	O
to	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
circles	O
of	O
terrorism	O
.	O


It	O
is	O
also	O
important	O
to	O
act	O
decisively	O
against	O
the	O
campaign	O
of	O
lies	O
and	O
fabrications	O
and	O
to	O
monitor	O
those	O
Western	O
media	O
who	O
collaborate	O
with	O
it	O
out	O
of	O
naivety	O
,	O
financial	O
interests	O
or	O
ignorance	O
.	O


Above	O
all	O
,	O
never	O
surrender	O
to	O
terror	O
.	O


No	O
one	O
will	O
ever	O
know	O
whether	O
the	O
recent	O
elections	O
in	O
Spain	B-GPE
would	O
have	O
yielded	O
a	O
different	O
result	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
for	O
the	O
train	O
bombings	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
days	I-DATE
earlier	I-DATE
.	O


But	O
it	O
really	O
does	O
not	O
matter	O
.	O


What	O
matters	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
terrorists	O
believe	O
that	O
they	O
caused	O
the	O
result	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
won	O
by	O
driving	O
Spain	B-GPE
out	O
of	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
Spanish	B-NORP
story	O
will	O
surely	O
end	O
up	O
being	O
extremely	O
costly	O
to	O
other	O
European	B-NORP
countries	O
,	O
including	O
France	B-GPE
,	O
who	O
is	O
now	O
expelling	O
inciting	O
preachers	O
and	O
forbidding	O
veils	O
and	O
including	O
others	O
who	O
sent	O
troops	O
to	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


In	O
the	O
long	O
run	O
,	O
Spain	B-GPE
itself	O
will	O
pay	O
even	O
more	O
.	O


Is	O
the	O
solution	O
a	O
democratic	O
Arab	B-NORP
world	O
?	O


If	O
by	O
democracy	O
we	O
mean	O
free	O
elections	O
but	O
also	O
free	O
press	O
,	O
free	O
speech	O
,	O
a	O
functioning	O
judicial	O
system	O
,	O
civil	O
liberties	O
,	O
equality	O
to	O
women	O
,	O
free	O
international	O
travel	O
,	O
exposure	O
to	O
international	O
media	O
and	O
ideas	O
,	O
laws	O
against	O
racial	O
incitement	O
and	O
against	O
defamation	O
,	O
and	O
avoidance	O
of	O
lawless	O
behavior	O
regarding	O
hospitals	O
,	O
places	O
of	O
worship	O
and	O
children	O
,	O
then	O
yes	O
,	O
democracy	O
is	O
the	O
solution	O
.	O


If	O
democracy	O
is	O
just	O
free	O
elections	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
likely	O
that	O
the	O
most	O
fanatic	O
regime	O
will	O
be	O
elected	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
whose	O
incitement	O
and	O
fabrications	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
inflammatory	O
.	O


We	O
have	O
seen	O
it	O
already	O
in	O
Algeria	B-GPE
and	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
extent	O
,	O
in	O
Turkey	B-GPE
.	O


It	O
will	O
happen	O
again	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
ground	O
is	O
not	O
prepared	O
very	O
carefully	O
.	O


On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
a	O
certain	O
transition	O
democracy	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Jordan	B-GPE
,	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
better	O
temporary	O
solution	O
,	O
paving	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
real	O
thing	O
,	O
perhaps	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
that	O
an	O
immediate	O
sudden	O
democracy	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
in	O
Russia	B-GPE
and	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
worked	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


I	O
have	O
no	O
doubt	O
that	O
the	O
civilized	O
world	O
will	O
prevail	O
.	O


But	O
the	O
longer	O
it	O
takes	O
us	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
new	O
landscape	O
of	O
this	O
war	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
costly	O
and	O
painful	O
the	O
victory	O
will	O
be	O
.	O


Its	O
understandable	O
recoil	O
from	O
wars	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
horrors	O
of	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
II	I-EVENT
,	O
may	O
cost	O
thousands	B-CARDINAL
of	O
additional	O
innocent	O
lives	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
tide	O
will	O
turn	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
leaving	O
,	O
Captain	O
,	O


I	O
must	O
go	O


There	O
's	O
blood	O
upon	O
your	O
hand	O


But	O
tell	O
me	O
,	O
Captain	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
know	O
Of	O
a	O
decent	O
place	O
to	O
stand	O
-	O
Leonard	B-PERSON
Cohen	I-PERSON


Only	O
time	O
right	O
now	O
for	O
some	O
quick	O
thoughts	O
on	O
Haditha	B-EVENT
.	O


Or	O
rather	O
,	O
Haditha	B-EVENT
's	O
elevation	O
as	O
Iraq	B-GPE
's	O
official	O
,	O
bad	O
apple	O
atrocity	O
.	O


Even	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
try	O
to	O
pay	O
attention	O
to	O
what	O
filters	O
through	O
the	O
fog	O
of	O
war	O
crimes	O
,	O
these	O
things	O
tend	O
to	O
run	O
together	O
.	O


Haditha	B-EVENT
is	O
n't	O
Abu	B-GPE
Sifa	I-GPE
where	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
police	O
,	O
US	B-NORP
forces	O
''	O
on	O
a	O
rampage	O
''	O
executed	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
11	B-CARDINAL
,	O
then	O
bombed	O
their	O
house	O
,	O
burned	O
their	O
cars	O
and	O
slaughtered	O
their	O
animals	O
.	O


What	O
more	O
will	O
we	O
hear	O
of	O
Abu	B-EVENT
Sifa	I-EVENT
,	O
now	O
Haditha	B-EVENT
has	O
become	O
the	O
representative	O
and	O
inevitable	O
example	O
of	O
honour	O
's	O
exception	O
?	O


Because	O
along	O
with	O
Haditha	B-EVENT
comes	O
Jesse	B-PERSON
Macbeth	I-PERSON
,	O
allegedly	O
a	O
former	O
Army	O
Ranger	O
and	O
Iraq	B-EVENT
war	I-EVENT
veteran	O
,	O
whose	O
claims	O
that	O
massacre	O
was	O
method	O
rather	O
than	O
madness	O
rapidly	O
went	O
viral	O
on	O
the	O
Net	O
.	O


His	O
story	O
was	O
unsubstantiated	O
and	O
exteme	O
,	O
yet	O
plausible	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
extreme	O
,	O
and	O
provided	O
a	O
template	O
to	O
the	O
pattern	O
of	O
force	O
on	O
exhibit	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


A	O
pattern	O
rarely	O
admitted	O
by	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
's	O
institutional	O
media	O
.	O


But	O
Macbeth	B-PERSON
,	O
it	O
now	O
appears	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
Pentagon	B-ORG
's	O
timely	O
strawman	O
to	O
buttress	O
its	O
case	O
for	O
Haditha	B-EVENT
's	O
exceptionalism	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
discredit	O
influential	O
anti-war	O
voices	O
such	O
as	O
Iraq	B-ORG
Veterans	I-ORG
Against	I-ORG
the	I-ORG
War	I-ORG
.	O


Whether	O
unaware	O
or	O
not	O
of	O
his	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
COINTELPRO	B-ORG
asset	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
matter	O
,	O


because	O
regardless	O
,	O
Macbeth	B-PERSON
became	O
a	O
lucky	O
charm	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
refuse	O
to	O
believe	O
the	O
program	O
of	O
horror	O
in	O
which	O
US	B-NORP
troops	O
are	O
engaged	O
,	O


and	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
.	O


Similar	O
stories	O
may	O
now	O
be	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
``	O
debunked	O
,	O
''	O
without	O
examination	O
or	O
a	O
straining	O
of	O
battlefield	O
ethics	O
.	O


It	O
was	O
a	O
scandal	O
20	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
when	O
Ronald	B-PERSON
Reagan	I-PERSON
-	O
the	B-ORG
Bush	I-ORG
family	I-ORG
's	I-ORG
post-Hinkley	O
Zombie	O
-	O
in	O
-	O
Chief	O
-	O
honoured	O
the	O
SS	B-NORP
dead	O
at	O
Bitburg	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
by	O
turn	O
paid	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
fascist	O
``	O
anti-communist	O
''	O
front	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Republican	I-ORG
Heritage	I-ORG
Groups	I-ORG
Council	I-ORG
.	O


It	O
was	O
,	O
perhaps	O
,	O
merely	O
a	O
prefigurement	O
of	O
the	O
Nazi	B-NORP
stain	O
in	O
America	B-GPE
's	O
own	O
blood	O
cult	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
should	O
be	O
a	O
crisis	O
of	O
conscience	O
on	O
Memorial	B-DATE
Day	I-DATE
.	O


On	O
supposedly	O
progressive	O
forums	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
many	O
apologies	O
for	O
Haditha	B-EVENT
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
Hadithas	B-EVENT
still	O
cloaked	O
in	O
denial	O
.	O


Do	O
n't	O
judge	O
the	O
troops	O
too	O
quickly	O
,	O
or	O
too	O
harshly	O
,	O
some	O
write	O
,	O


because	O
``	O
Hell	O
is	O
full	O
of	O
heroes	O
.	O
''	O


Heaven	O
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
fills	O
with	O
children	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
no	O
decent	O
place	O
to	O
stand	O
,	O
not	O
in	O
a	O
massacre	O
.	O


Sorry	O
Jeff	B-PERSON


I	O
have	O
posted	O
to	O
you	O
before	O
about	O
this	O


and	O
I	O
really	O
do	O
not	O
care	O
one	B-CARDINAL
iota	O
.	O


There	O
are	O
too	O
many	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O


resources	O
are	O
limited	O
under	O
current	O
economic	O
models	O


and	O
this	O
has	O
always	O
gone	O
on	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
all	O
about	O
real	O
estate	O


and	O
this	O
is	O
just	O
foreplay	O
,	O


the	O
fucking	O
starts	O
with	O
China	B-GPE
,	O


deal	O
with	O
it	O
.	O


As	O
war	O
has	O
become	O
more	O
technologically	O
advanced	O
more	O
civilians	O
have	O
died	O
,	O


look	O
at	O
Goya	B-PERSON
for	O
god	O
's	O
sake	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
not	O
right	O
,	O


it	O
's	O
not	O
wrong	O
,	O


it	O
just	O
is	O
....	O


Grow	O
up	O


and	O
quit	O
bitchin	O
....	O


Forward	O
over	O
the	O
fallen	O


and	O
quit	O
moaning	O
over	O
the	O
downsides	O
of	O
Globalisation	O
.	O


Try	O
reading	O
Philip	O
Caputos	O
'	O
A	B-WORK_OF_ART
Rumour	I-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
War	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


Anonymous	B-PERSON
2:52	I-PERSON
,	O
if	O
someone	O
would	O
kill	O
your	O
family	O
-	O
would	O
you	O
also	O
say	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
right	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
wrong	O
,	O
it	O
just	O
is	O
?	O


With	O
attitudes	O
like	O
that	O
,	O
there	O
truly	O
is	O
no	O
hope	O
for	O
this	O
planet	O
anymore	O
.	O


We	O
might	O
as	O
well	O
push	O
the	O
reboot	O
button	O
right	O
now	O
.	O


``	O
hell	O
is	O
full	O
of	O
heroes	O
''	O


what	O
the	O
fuck	O
does	O
that	O
mean	O
?	O


Is	O
this	O
a	O
good	O
thing	O
?	O


Is	O
slaughtering	O
people	O
a	O
good	O
thing	O
?	O


And	O
what	O
's	O
anonymous	O
on	O
about	O
?	O


``	O
Grow	O
up	O


and	O
quit	O
bitchin	O
''	O
?	O


Do	O
we	O
roll	O
over	O
and	O
say	O
this	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
is	O
okay	O
just	O
because	O
the	O
'	O
current	O
economic	O
models	O
'	O
say	O
so	O
?	O


Anonymouth	O
.	O


A	O
-	O
non	O
-	O
entity	O
.	O


I	O
think	O
for	O
most	O
Americans	B-NORP
the	O
sanctity	O
of	O
the	O
god	O
-	O
fearing	O
soldier	O
going	O
out	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
world	O
right	O
is	O
too	O
near	O
and	O
dear	O
a	O
concept	O
.	O


``	O
Support	O
the	O
troops	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
regime	O
''	O


That	O
's	O
a	O
noble	O
idea	O
until	O
you	O
're	O
supporting	O
the	O
weight	O
of	O
an	O
armoured	O
vehicle	O
on	O
your	O
chest	O
.	O


The	O
disallusionment	O
of	O
this	O
country	O
is	O
progressing	O
apace	O


and	O
I	O
sense	O
the	O
growing	O
desperation	O
as	O
people	O
realize	O
that	O
just	O
believing	O
we	O
're	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
might	O
not	O
necessarily	O
make	O
it	O
so	O
.	O


The	O
first	O
``	O
anonymous	O
''	O
poster	O
here	O
is	O
certainly	O
a	O
fellow	O
with	O
his	O
own	O
screwed	O
up	O
head	O
stick	O
up	O
his	O
own	O
disgusting	O
ass	O
.	O


I	O
also	O
think	O
his	O
own	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
artistic	O
works	O
he	O
references	O
-	O
Francisco	B-PERSON
Goya	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
Disasters	B-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
War	I-WORK_OF_ART
and	O
Caputo	B-PERSON
's	O
book	O
--	O
is	O
also	O
supremely	O
naive	O
.	O


I	O
suggest	O
he	O
take	O
an	O
elementary	O
course	O
in	O
art	O
appreciation	O
at	O
his	O
local	O
university	O
or	O
community	O
college	O
.	O


``	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
right	O
,	O


it	O
's	O
not	O
wrong	O
,	O


it	O
just	O
is	O
...	O
''	O


i	O
am	O
so	O
glad	O
some	O
anonymous	O
fuck	O
posted	O
this	O
--	O


it	O
only	O
proves	O
jeff	B-PERSON
's	O
point	O
-LRB-	O
made	O
implicitly	O
and	O
explicitly	O
throughout	O
this	O
entire	O
blog	O
-RRB-	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
cancer	O
in	O
this	O
country	O
that	O
continues	O
to	O
eat	O
at	O
it	O
:	O
a	O
cancerous	O
heritage	O
linked	O
to	O
nazism	O
and	O
fascism	O
and	O
slavery	O
and	O
holocaust	B-EVENT
and	O
slaughter	O
...	O


anonymousfuck	O
proves	O
it	O
,	O
america	B-GPE
!	O


kudos	O
to	O
him	O
for	O
standing	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
'	O
convictions	O
'	O
of	O
his	O
national	O
socialist	O
fathers	O
.	O


when	O
the	O
police	O
state	O
crushes	O
HIS	O
family	O
,	O
we	O
'll	O
all	O
just	O
laugh	O
a	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
well	O
,	O
fucker	O
,	O
it	O
just	O
IS	O
...	O
''	O


In	O
the	O
fields	O
the	O
bodies	O
burning	O
As	O
the	O
war	O
machine	O
keeps	O
turning	O


Death	O
and	O
hatred	O
to	O
mankind	O
Poisoning	O
their	O
brainwashed	O
minds	O


Politicians	O
hide	O
themselves	O
away	O


They	O
only	O
started	O
the	O
way	O


Why	O
do	O
n't	O
the	O
go	O
out	O
to	O
fight	O
?	O


They	O
leave	O
that	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O


Time	O
will	O
tell	O
on	O
their	O
power	O
minds	O


Making	O
war	O
just	O
for	O
fun	O


Treating	O
people	O
just	O
like	O
pawns	O
in	O
chess	O


Wait	O
till	O
their	O
Judgement	O
Day	O
comes	O


Now	O
in	O
darkness	O
world	O
stops	O
turning	O


Ashes	O
where	O
the	O
bodies	O
burning	O


No	O
more	O
War	O
Pigs	O
have	O
the	O
power	O


Hand	O
of	O
God	O
has	O
struck	O
the	O
hour	O


Day	O
of	O
Judgement	O
,	O
God	O
is	O
calling	O


On	O
their	O
knees	O
the	O
War	O
Pigs	O
crawling	O


Begging	O
mercy	O
for	O
their	O
sins	O


Satan	O
laughing	O
spreads	O
his	O
wings	O


Happy	O
Mammonorial	O
Day	O


The	O
Anonymous	O
at	O
2:52	O
PM	O
,	O
albeit	O
lobotomized	O
by	O
the	O
iron	O
triangle	O
's	O
propaganda	O
,	O
hit	O
upon	O
a	O
major	O
point	O
we	O
should	O
all	O
be	O
aware	O
of	O
.	O


Iraq	B-GPE
,	O
or	O
Iran	B-GPE
for	O
that	O
matter	O
,	O
are	O
just	O
foreplay	O
.	O


The	O
real	O
act	O
occurs	O
when	O
the	O
Empire	O
takes	O
on	O
China	B-GPE
.	O


The	O
only	O
way	O
an	O
industrial	O
power	O
can	O
take	O
on	O
another	O
with	O
ten	B-CARDINAL
times	O
its	O
population	O
base	O
is	O
by	O
using	O
what	O
it	O
thinks	O
is	O
its	O
overwhelming	O
advantage	O
.	O


That	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
massive	O
nuclear	O
strike	O
,	O
incincerating	O
all	O
opposition	O
before	O
it	O
could	O
mobilize	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
its	O
new	O
warfighter	O
technology	O
to	O
mop	O
up	O
everything	O
else	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
long	O
run	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
that	O
the	O
Middle	B-NORP
Eastern	I-NORP
conflagrations	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
harden	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
people	O
to	O
the	O
inevitability	O
of	O
genocide	O
.	O


Not	O
that	O
it	O
really	O
is	O
inevitable	O
:	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
ruling	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
easier	O
for	O
a	O
government	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
military	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
private	O
equity	O
firm	O
.	O


''	O
..	O
when	O
the	O
police	O
state	O
crushes	O
HIS	O
family	O
,	O
..	O
''	O


The	O
problem	O
with	O
that	O
catchy	O
idea	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
participants	O
of	O
empire	O
are	O
mostly	O
assured	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
safe	O
haven	O
*when*	O
the	O
bottom	O
falls	O
out	O
or	O
assume	O
they	O
do	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
smuks	O
like	O
me	O
or	O
you	O
.	O


Let	O
's	O
face	O
it	O
:	O


Money	O
buys	O
some	O
security	O
;	O


a	O
lot	O
of	O
money	O
buys	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
security	O
,	O


and	O
those	O
that	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
it	O
KNOW	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
and	O
have	O
made	O
plans	O
accordingly	O
.	O


Unfortunately	O
anon	B-PERSON
2:52	I-PERSON
is	O
n't	O
that	O
far	O
off	O
in	O
Twilight	B-WORK_OF_ART
Zone	I-WORK_OF_ART
kind	O
of	O
way	O
-	O


although	O
I	O
do	O
not	O
agree	O
with	O
h	O
/	O
hr	O
ethic	O
morality	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
too	O
many	O
people	O
on	O
earth	B-LOC
RIGHT	O
NOW	O
,	O


that	O
is	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
ALL	O
WANT	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
car	O
and	O
drive	O
to	O
the	O
mall	O
-	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
waking	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
idea	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
stands	O
now	O
,	O
is	O
impossible	O
.	O


His	O
nonchelant	O
benign	O
God	O
force	O
mannerism	O
is	O
appalling	O
and	O
is	O
apparent	O
in	O
the	O
Neo-Con	B-NORP
World	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Project	I-ORG
for	I-ORG
a	I-ORG
New	I-ORG
American	I-ORG
Century	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
if	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
mistaken	O
,	O
did	O
address	O
the	O
issues	O
of	O
exactly	O
what	O
is	O
being	O
said	O
here	O
.	O


Anotherwords	B-PERSON
:	O
You	O
are	O
either	O
with	O
us	O
or	O
against	O
us	O
.	O


Even	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
with	O
us	O
you	O
might	O
die	O
a	O
horrible	O
death	O
,	O


but	O
you	O
still	O
have	O
a	O
chance	O
albeit	O
a	O
minor	O
one	O
.	O


To	O
paraphrase	O
:	O


``	O
They	O
who	O
hold	O
the	O
gold	O
,	O
makes	O
the	O
rules	O
.	O


Those	O
who	O
hold	O
the	O
gold	O
AND	O
the	O
guns	O
make	O
the	O
reality	O
.	O
''	O


From	O
LRC	O
blog	O
:	O


A	O
Breakdown	O
in	O
Thinking	O


Posted	O
by	O
Butler	B-PERSON
Shaffer	I-PERSON
at	O
12:53	B-TIME
PM	I-TIME


News	O
reports	O
inform	O
us	O
that	O
American	B-NORP
military	O
officials	O
are	O
now	O
convinced	O
that	O
a	O
unit	O
of	O
Marines	B-NORP
killed	O
some	O
24	B-CARDINAL
unarmed	O
Iraqis	B-NORP
,	O
including	O
women	O
and	O
six	B-CARDINAL
children	O
.	O


Some	O
of	O
the	O
victims	O
had	O
been	O
shot	O
``	O
execution	O
style	O
.	O
''	O


One	B-CARDINAL
government	O
official	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
atrocity	O
showed	O
``	O
a	O
total	O
breakdown	O
in	O
morality	O
.	O
''	O


What	O
on	O
earth	O
do	O
these	O
officials	O
think	O
all	O
war	O
is	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
a	O
``	O
breakdown	O
in	O
morality	O
?	O
''	O


If	O
the	O
systematic	O
slaughter	O
of	O
tens	B-CARDINAL
or	I-CARDINAL
hundreds	I-CARDINAL
of	I-CARDINAL
thousands	I-CARDINAL
of	O
human	O
beings	O
does	O
n't	O
represent	O
a	O
``	O
breakdown	O
in	O
morality	O
,	O
''	O
what	O
does	O
?	O


Do	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
some	O
major	O
offense	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
illicit	O
sex	O
in	O
the	B-FAC
oval	I-FAC
office	I-FAC
?	O


I	O
would	O
go	O
even	O
further	O
than	O
this	O
:	O


``	O
war	O
is	O
the	O
mobilization	O
of	O
immorality	O
.	O
''	O


Would	O
these	O
apologists	O
for	O
such	O
killings	O
have	O
been	O
satisfied	O
if	O
the	O
same	O
deaths	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
innocents	O
had	O
been	O
brought	O
about	O
by	O
aerial	O
bombs	O
?	O


I	O
am	O
reminded	O
of	O
a	O
distinction	O
one	B-CARDINAL
of	O
my	O
students	O
tried	O
making	O
a	B-DATE
few	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
in	O
contrasting	O
suicide	O
bombers	O
with	O
militarily	O
disciplined	O
killing	O
:	O


``	O
at	O
least	O
we	O
have	O
the	O
decency	O
to	O
drop	O
bombs	O
from	O
airplanes	O
,	O
''	O
he	O
declared	O
.	O


I	O
wonder	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
spin	O
the	O
twits	O
at	O
Faux	B-ORG
News	I-ORG
are	O
putting	O
on	O
this	O
for	O
their	O
audience	O
of	O
the	O
bloodthirsty	O
!	O


On	O
this	O
Memorial	B-DATE
Day	I-DATE
weekend	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
worthwhile	O
for	O
Americans	B-NORP
-	O
whose	O
government	O
is	O
running	O
this	O
abattoir	O
-	O
to	O
recognize	O
the	O
immorality	O
of	O
their	O
support	O
for	O
such	O
madness	O
.	O


Those	O
who	O
wave	O
their	O
flags	O
,	O
or	O
emblazon	O
their	O
cars	O
with	O
``	O
support	O
the	O
troops	O
''	O
messages	O
,	O
are	O
as	O
much	O
to	O
blame	O
for	O
this	O
so	O
-	O
called	O
``	O
breakdown	O
in	O
morality	O
''	O
as	O
anyone	O
else	O
.	O


Out	O
of	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
moral	O
decency	O
,	O
this	O
weekend	O
might	O
be	O
an	O
appropriate	O
occasion	O
to	O
remove	O
such	O
symbols	O
from	O
their	O
cars	O
,	O
homes	O
,	O
and	O
-	O
better	O
yet	O
-	O
their	O
minds	O
!	O


Question	O
:	O
did	O
U.S.	B-NORP
troops	O
in	O
WW2	B-EVENT
shoot	O
children	O
while	O
their	O
mothers	O
tried	O
to	O
shield	O
them	O
,	O
screaming	O
for	O
mercy	O
?	O


Remember	O
Maggot	B-PERSON
,	O
the	O
Telly	B-PERSON
Savalas	I-PERSON
rapist	O
-	O
character	O
from	O
``	O
The	B-WORK_OF_ART
Dirty	I-WORK_OF_ART
Dozen	I-WORK_OF_ART
?	O
''	O


Jim	B-PERSON
Brown	I-PERSON
machine	O
-	O
gunned	O
him	O
for	O
messing	O
with	O
a	O
German	B-NORP
woman	O
in	O
a	O
simple	O
act	O
of	O
field	O
justice	O
.	O


That	O
sort	O
of	O
moral	O
action	O
seemed	O
fairly	O
unremarkable	O
to	O
people	O
back	O
then	O
.	O


Fast	O
-	O
forward	O
to	O
today	B-DATE
's	O
GI	O
:	O
innured	O
to	O
violence	O
by	O
a	O
lifetime	O
of	O
ultra-violent	O
``	O
Kill	B-WORK_OF_ART
Bill	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
movies	O
,	O
ultra-violent	O
FPS	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
become	O
the	O
thing	O
an	O
earlier	O
generation	O
was	O
taught	O
was	O
most	O
detestable	O
:	O
a	O
nazi	B-NORP
storm	O
trooper	O
,	O
a	O
self	O
-	O
appointed	O
SS	B-NORP
death	O
's	O
-	O
head	O
executioner	O
.	O


Bereft	O
of	O
any	O
sense	O
of	O
the	O
sacred	O
,	O
he	O
shoots	O
little	O
girls	O
without	O
compunction	O
.	O


He	O
is	O
,	O
quite	O
literally	O
,	O
insane	O
,	O
a	O
``	O
Natural	O
Born	O
Killer	O
.	O
''	O


These	O
atavistic	O
carrion	O
-	O
birds	O
surely	O
will	O
come	O
home	O
to	O
roost	O
,	O


and	O
one	B-CARDINAL
thing	O
seems	O
undeniable	O
:	O


it	O
's	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
pretty	O
when	O
they	O
do	O
.	O


I	O
do	O
n't	O
just	O
mean	O
the	O
troops	O
returning	O
from	O
Iraq	B-GPE
:	O
I	O
mean	O
the	O
whole	O
malevolent	O
Culture	O
of	O
Death	O
.	O


Go	O
for	O
a	O
drive	O
in	O
any	O
U.S.	B-NORP
city	O


and	O
witness	O
the	O
seething	O
hatred	O
Americans	B-NORP
have	O
for	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


``	O
Your	O
streets	O
will	O
be	O
smeared	O
with	O
blood	O
,	O
''	O
as	O
the	O
prophecy	O
has	O
it	O
.	O


A	O
society	O
built	O
on	O
lies	O
,	O
where	O
respect	O
for	O
human	O
life	O
is	O
absent	O
,	O
where	O
every	O
media	O
outlet	O
mirrors	O
the	O
bloodlust	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
society	O
doomed	O
.	O


``	O
And	O
what	O
rough	O
beast	O
,	O
its	O
hour	O
come	O
round	O
at	O
last	O
?	O
''	O


Iraq	B-GPE
has	O
been	O
a	O
training	O
ground	O
.	O


Sane	O
people	O
come	O
home	O
scarred	O
for	O
life	O
from	O
such	O
a	O
place	O
.	O


The	O
real	O
psychopaths	O
graduate	O
to	O
high	O
paying	O
private	O
security	O
contractor	O
jobs	O
and	O
are	O
destined	O
to	O
become	O
the	B-ORG
Praetorian	I-ORG
Guard	I-ORG
for	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
Order	O
.	O


On	O
that	O
last	O
video	O
game	O
piece	O
,	O
I	O
just	O
posted	O
a	O
comment	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
a	O
serial	O
killer	O
toy	O
set	O
.	O


And	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
it	O
.	O


the	O
article	O
was	O
written	O
17	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
ago	I-DATE
about	O
a	O
kid	O
who	O
was	O
not	O
yet	O
near	O
puberty	O
.	O


Kind	O
of	O
Bart	B-PERSON
or	O
Lisa	B-GPE
's	O
age	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
simpsons	B-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


The	O
kid	O
who	O
bought	O
that	O
toy	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
their	O
mid	B-DATE
to	I-DATE
late	I-DATE
20s	I-DATE
right	O
now	O
,	O
possibly	O
with	O
a	O
tour	O
or	O
two	B-CARDINAL
of	O
Iraq	B-GPE
under	O
their	O
belts	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
``	O
Kill	B-WORK_OF_ART
Bills	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	O
or	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
cause	O
this	O
bullshit	O
,	O
not	O
even	O
serial	O
killer	O
toys	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
true	O
culture	O
and	O
connection	O
to	O
anything	O
that	O
really	O
fucks	O
things	O
up	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
not	O
the	O
movies	O
...	O
or	O
the	O
games	O
.	O


That	O
is	O
it	O
.	O


After	O
all	O
,	O
ALL	O
life	O
is	O
sacred	O
.	O


Or	O
none	O
.	O


there	O
is	O
no	O
middle	O
ground	O
.	O


-LRB-	O
PS	O
I	O
am	O
a	O
carnivore	O
,	O


things	O
die	O
for	O
me	O
to	O
live	O
.	O


The	O
life	O
they	O
had	O
is	O
sacred	O
too	O
.	O
-RRB-	O


To	O
all	O
of	O
you	O
who	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
....	O


there	O
is	O
no	O
morality	O
in	O
war	O
.	O
''	O


I	O
heard	O
a	O
WW2	B-EVENT
vet	O
say	O
this	O
tonight	O
.	O


Could	O
n't	O
agree	O
more	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
one	B-CARDINAL
good	O
reason	O
why	O
wars	O
should	O
be	O
last	B-ORDINAL
resorts	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
cool	O
graphics	O
embellished	O
infotainment	O
spectacles	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
also	O
why	O
the	O
ultimate	O
responsibility	O
for	O
this	O
lies	O
at	O
Washington	B-ORG
's	O
doorstep	O
.	O


&	O
,	O
ultimately	O
,	O
at	O
our	O
doorsteps	O
.	O


Washington	B-ORG
sold	O
us	O
a	O
bill	O
of	O
goods	O


&	O
we	O
were	O
too	O
damn	O
lazy	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
bill	O
of	O
goods	O
.	O


Hell	O
,	O
I	O
bet	O
more	O
Americans	B-NORP
do	O
more	O
research	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
f*cking	O
clothes	O
dryer	O
than	O
they	O
did	O
before	O
they	O
bought	O
this	O
war	O
,	O
hook	O
line	O
&	O
sinker	O
.	O


Of	O
course	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
Americans	B-NORP
have	O
flip	O
flopped	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
against	O
column	O
.	O


I	O
just	O
hope	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
try	O
to	O
scapegoat	O
these	O
boys	O
for	O
acting	O
badly	O
in	O
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaal	O
goddamn	O
bad	O
situation	O
that	O
WE	O
sent	O
them	O
into	O
.	O


&	O
I	O
do	O
mean	O
WE	O
.	O


I	O
thought	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
bad	O
idea	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O


but	O
what	O
did	O
I	O
do	O
to	O
stop	O
it	O
?	O


Wrote	O
my	O
representatives	O
&	O
garnered	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
condescending	O
form	O
``	O
You	O
just	O
do	O
n't	O
understand	O
the	O
situation	O
''	O
letters	O
in	O
return	O
,	O
signed	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
petitions	O
marched	O
in	O
a	O
march	O
.......	O


woo	O
-	O
fucking	O
-	O
woo	O
.	O


In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
I	O
did	O
n't	O
do	O
shit	O
.	O


But	O
then	O
,	O
neither	O
did	O
anyone	O
else	O
.	O


You	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
drunk	O
to	O
cause	O
a	O
car	O
accident	O
.	O


When	O
Roman	B-NORP
soldiers	O
asked	O
John	B-PERSON
the	I-PERSON
baptist	I-PERSON
how	O
should	O
they	O
prepare	O
themselves	O
for	O
this	O
Messiah	O
in	O
the	B-WORK_OF_ART
book	I-WORK_OF_ART
of	I-WORK_OF_ART
Luke	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
John	B-PERSON
responded	O
,	O
''	O
Do	O
not	O
terrify	O
men	O
with	O
a	O
view	O
to	O
extortion	O
,	O
neither	O
accuse	O
anyone	O
falsely	O
;	O


and	O
be	O
content	O
with	O
your	O
wages	O
.	O


For	O
an	O
excellent	O
exposure	O
of	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Communism	O
go	O
to	O
www.ninecommentaries.com	O


The	O
following	O
four	B-CARDINAL
paragraphs	O
are	O
taken	O
from	O
this	O
website	O
.	O


For	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Communists	B-NORP
killing	O
is	O
also	O
necessary	O
for	O
practical	O
reasons	O
.	O


The	O
Communist	B-NORP
Party	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
thugs	O
and	O
scoundrels	O
who	O
killed	O
to	O
obtain	O
power	O
.	O


Once	O
this	O
precedent	O
was	O
set	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
going	O
back	O
.	O


Constant	O
terror	O
was	O
needed	O
to	O
intimidate	O
people	O
and	O
force	O
them	O
to	O
accept	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
fear	O
,	O
the	O
absolute	O
rule	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
Communist	B-ORG
Party	I-ORG
.	O


In	O
a	O
normal	O
society	O
,	O
people	O
show	O
care	O
and	O
love	O
for	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
hold	O
life	O
in	O
awe	O
and	O
veneration	O
and	O
give	O
thanks	O
to	O
God	O
.	O


In	O
the	O
East	B-LOC
,	O
people	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
Do	O
not	O
impose	O
on	O
others	O
what	O
you	O
would	O
not	O
want	O
do	O
to	O
yourself	O
.	O
''	O


In	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
,	O
people	O
say	O
,	O
``	O
Love	O
thy	O
neighbor	O
as	O
thyself	O
.	O
''	O


Conversely	O
,	O
the	O
CCP	B-ORG
holds	O
that	O
``	O
The	O
history	O
of	O
all	O
hitherto	O
existing	O
society	O
is	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
class	O
struggles	O
.	O
''	O


In	O
order	O
to	O
keep	O
alive	O
the	O
``	O
struggles	O
''	O
within	O
society	O
,	O
hatred	O
must	O
be	O
generated	O
.	O


Not	O
only	O
does	O
the	O
CCP	B-ORG
take	O
lives	O
,	O
it	O
encourages	O
people	O
to	O
kill	O
each	O
other	O
.	O


It	O
strives	O
to	O
desensitize	O
people	O
towards	O
others	O
'	O
suffering	O
by	O
surrounding	O
them	O
with	O
constant	O
killing	O
.	O


It	O
wants	O
them	O
to	O
become	O
numb	O
from	O
frequent	O
exposure	O
to	O
inhumane	O
brutality	O
,	O
and	O
develop	O
the	O
mentality	O
that	O
``	O
the	O
best	O
you	O
can	O
hope	O
for	O
is	O
to	O
avoid	O
being	O
persecuted	O
.	O
''	O


All	O
these	O
lessons	O
taught	O
by	O
brutal	O
suppression	O
enable	O
the	O
CCP	B-ORG
to	O
maintain	O
its	O
rule	O
.	O


In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
countless	O
lives	O
,	O
the	O
CCP	B-ORG
also	O
destroyed	O
the	O
soul	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
people	O
.	O


A	O
great	O
many	O
people	O
have	O
become	O
conditioned	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
CCP	B-ORG
's	O
threats	O
by	O
entirely	O
surrendering	O
their	O
reason	O
and	O
their	O
principles	O
.	O


In	O
a	O
sense	O
,	O
these	O
people	O
's	O
souls	O
have	O
died	O
-	O
something	O
more	O
frightening	O
than	O
physical	O
death	O
.	O


Back	O
in	O
1903	B-DATE
,	O
Yale	B-ORG
Divinity	I-ORG
School	I-ORG
established	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
schools	O
and	O
hospitals	O
throughout	O
China	B-GPE
that	O
were	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
'	O
Yale	B-ORG
in	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
.	O
'	O


One	O
of	O
'	O
Yale	B-ORG
in	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
's	O
'	O
most	O
important	O
students	O
was	O
Mao	B-PERSON
Zedong	I-PERSON
.	O


During	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
II	I-EVENT
,	O
'	O
Yale	B-ORG
in	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
'	O
was	O
a	O
primary	O
instrument	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	B-NORP
Establishment	O
and	O
its	O
Office	B-ORG
of	I-ORG
Strategic	I-ORG
Services	I-ORG
-LRB-	O
OSS	B-ORG
-RRB-	O
to	O
install	O
the	O
Maoists	B-NORP
into	O
power	O
.	O


'	B-ORG
Yale	I-ORG
in	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
was	O
run	O
by	O
OSS	B-ORG
operative	O
Reuben	B-PERSON
Holden	I-PERSON
,	O
the	O
husband	O
of	O
Bush	B-PERSON
's	O
cousin	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	B-ORG
Skull	I-ORG
and	I-ORG
Bones	I-ORG
.	O


``	O
Yale	B-ORG
in	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
''	O
was	O
also	O
closely	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
New	B-GPE
York	I-GPE
-	O
based	O
Union	B-ORG
Theological	I-ORG
Seminary	I-ORG
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
center	O
for	O
U.S.	B-NORP
subversion	O
of	O
Asia	B-LOC
.	O


``	O
The	O
Maoists	B-NORP
made	O
China	B-GPE
into	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
opium	O
producer	O
.	O
''	O


According	O
to	O
Kathy	B-PERSON
Griggs	I-PERSON
,	O
this	O
revolutionary	O
terrorist	O
group	O
is	O
controlling	O
the	O
Marines	B-ORG
and	O
Army	B-ORG
.	O


They	O
all	O
operate	O
together	O
.	O


They	O
actually	O
promoted	O
communists	B-NORP
in	O
the	O
OSS	B-ORG
,	O
which	O
was	O
started	O
by	O
William	B-PERSON
Donovan	I-PERSON
.	O


So	O
they	O
promote	O
and	O
use	O
communists	B-NORP
,	O
who	O
actually	O
want	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
U.S.	B-NORP
government	O
as	O
a	O
stepping	O
stone	O
to	O
world	O
domination	O
.	O


So	O
this	O
group	O
,	O
now	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Army	B-ORG
and	O
Marine	B-ORG
Corp.	I-ORG
has	O
communists	B-NORP
at	O
the	O
very	O
top	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
example	O
of	O
this	O
truth	O
is	O
the	O
goings	O
on	O
at	O
Abu	B-FAC
Ghraib	I-FAC
U.S.	I-FAC
Military	I-FAC
Prison	I-FAC
,	O
which	O
is	O
located	O
twenty	B-QUANTITY
miles	I-QUANTITY
west	O
of	O
Baghdad	B-GPE
.	O


A	B-PERCENT
large	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
of	O
prisoners	O
there	O
have	O
not	O
commited	O
any	O
criminal	O
acts	O
agaisnt	O
the	O
coalition	B-ORG
.	O


The	O
military	O
has	O
a	O
policy	O
of	O
``	O
random	O
sweeps	O
''	O
whenever	O
the	O
base	O
is	O
under	O
attack	O
.	O


They	O
gather	O
all	O
men	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
between	O
the	O
ages	O
17	B-CARDINAL
for	O
questioning	O
to	O
Abu	B-FAC
Ghraib	I-FAC
Prison	I-FAC
.	O


After	O
finding	O
out	O
the	O
men	O
's	O
innocence	O
they	O
are	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
.	O


But	O
because	O
of	O
military	O
bureaucracy	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
one	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O


General	O
Kapinski	B-PERSON
states	O
in	O
the	O
``	B-WORK_OF_ART
Taguba	I-WORK_OF_ART
Report	I-WORK_OF_ART
''	I-WORK_OF_ART
Section	I-WORK_OF_ART
24	I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB-	O
U	O
-RRB-	O
that	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
60	B-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
of	O
Abu	B-FAC
Ghraib	I-FAC
prisoners	O
are	O
not	O
guilty	O
of	O
any	O
crimes	O
committed	O
agaisnt	O
the	O
coalition	B-ORG
.	O


The	O
release	O
of	O
these	O
innocent	O
prisoners	O
was	O
denied	O
by	O
General	O
Majowski	B-PERSON
2nd	B-ORDINAL
in	O
command	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


On	O
the	O
internet	O
type	O
Iraq	B-WORK_OF_ART
:	I-WORK_OF_ART
Beyond	I-WORK_OF_ART
Abu	I-WORK_OF_ART
Ghraib	I-WORK_OF_ART
:	I-WORK_OF_ART
Detention	I-WORK_OF_ART
and	I-WORK_OF_ART
torture	I-WORK_OF_ART
in	I-WORK_OF_ART
Iraq	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
Amnesty	B-ORG
International	I-ORG
Report	O
.	O


Also	O
the	O
February	B-DATE
2004	I-DATE
International	B-WORK_OF_ART
Red	I-WORK_OF_ART
Cross	I-WORK_OF_ART
Report	I-WORK_OF_ART
Section	I-WORK_OF_ART
7	I-WORK_OF_ART
which	O
states	O
that	O
70	B-PERCENT
to	I-PERCENT
90	I-PERCENT
percent	I-PERCENT
of	O
all	O
prisoners	O
held	O
at	O
Abu	B-FAC
Ghraib	I-FAC
were	O
innocent	O
.	O


To	O
announce	O
that	O
there	O
must	O
be	O
no	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
president	O
,	O
or	O
that	O
we	O
are	O
to	O
stand	O
by	O
the	O
president	O
right	O
or	O
wrong	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
unpatriotic	O
,	O
and	O
servile	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
morally	O
treasonable	O
to	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
public	O
.	O


-	B-PERSON
Theodore	I-PERSON
Roosevelt	I-PERSON
-	I-PERSON


Perhaps	O
the	O
whole	O
reason	O
Mao	B-PERSON
did	O
his	O
thing	O
was	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
against	O
what	O
he	O
learnt	O
from	O
``	O
Yale	B-ORG
in	I-ORG
China	I-ORG
''	O
.	O


Perhaps	O
he	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
he	O
felt	O
were	O
trying	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
world	O
.	O


Just	O
a	O
thought	O
.	O


Probably	O
wrong	O
,	O
but	O
maybe	O
not	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
practical	O
result	O
of	O
Mao	B-PERSON
was	O
the	O
cultural	O
revolution	O
.	O


This	O
probably	O
severed	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
zeitgeist	O
from	O
its	O
cultural	O
and	O
spiritual	O
base	O
.	O


Its	O
's	O
easier	O
to	O
commit	O
atrocities	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
power	O
in	O
this	O
way	O
IMO	O
,	O
well	O
easier	O
to	O
motivate	O
others	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
for	O
you	O
.	O


Disconnection	O
from	O
the	O
source	O
.	O


Yet	O
again	O
.	O


``	O
A	O
pattern	O
rarely	O
admitted	O
by	O
the	O
West	B-LOC
's	O
institutional	O
media	O
.	O
''	O


Rarely	O
admitted	O
that	O
we	O
follow	O
that	O
pattern	O
too	O
.	O


Its	O
's	O
always	O
others	O
elsewhere	O
that	O
do	O
that	O
evil	O
stuff	O
.	O


There	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
trend	O
of	O
this	O
sort	O
.	O


This	O
guy	O
-LRB-	O
Macbeth	B-PERSON
,	O
great	O
name	O
-RRB-	O
and	O
911	B-EVENT
show	O
a	O
similar	O
pattern	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
-LRB-	O
potentially	O
-RRB-	O
an	O
ugly	O
truth	O
,	O
either	O
US	B-NORP
military	O
violence	O
against	O
civilians	O
,	O
or	O
US	B-NORP
admin	O
complicity	O
or	O
responsibility	O
for	O
violence	O
against	O
its	O
own	O
and	O
foreign	O
civilians	O
-LRB-	O
in	O
the	O
WTC	B-FAC
,	O
Pentagon	B-FAC
and	O
various	O
aircraft	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


Extreme	O
sensationalist	O
claims	O
surface	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
true	O
-LRB-	O
No	O
jews	B-NORP
died	O
in	O
the	O
WTC	B-FAC
-RRB-	O
others	O
events	O
that	O
are	O
confirmed	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
van	O
full	O
of	O
Israelis	B-NORP
,	O
are	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
true	O
and	O
suddenly	O
the	O
claim	O
seems	O
even	O
more	O
plausible	O
.	O


That	O
claim	O
is	O
then	O
exposed	O
as	O
crap	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
offensive	O
crap	O
at	O
that	O
,	O
-LRB-	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
related	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
Jewish	B-NORP
paople	O
from	O
the	O
WTC	B-FAC
-RRB-	O
.	O


Other	O
amazing	O
,	O
hard	O
to	O
credit	O
claims	O
follow	O
,	O
the	O
planes	O
were	O
holograms	O
,	O
or	O
were	O
n't	O
there	O
or	O
whatever	O
.	O


And	O
the	O
money	O
trail	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
stupidities	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
finding	O
of	O
a	O
highjacker	O
's	O
passport	O
in	O
the	O
rubble	O
within	O
12	B-QUANTITY
hours	I-QUANTITY
of	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
reports	O
of	O
the	O
Seattle	B-GPE
Mayor	O
being	O
warned	O
not	O
to	O
fly	O
to	O
the	B-LOC
east	I-LOC
coast	I-LOC
on	O
911	B-DATE
,	O
or	O
the	O
Bin	B-ORG
ladens	I-ORG
'	I-ORG
charter	O
flight	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
during	O
the	O
``	O
no	O
fly	O
''	O
period	O
;	O
all	O
that	O
disappears	O
under	O
the	O
weight	O
of	O
scorn	O
flung	O
at	O
the	O
claims	O
that	O
are	O
wrong	O
.	O


Here	O
we	O
will	O
show	O
you	O
the	O
truth	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
a	O
form	O
you	O
can	O
not	O
possibly	O
believe	O
.	O


Very	O
clever	O
.	O


So	O
instead	O
of	O
thousands	B-CARDINAL
of	O
US	B-NORP
soldiers	O
snapping	O
and	O
killing	O
the	O
odd	O
Iraqi	B-NORP
civillian	O
,	O
or	O
five	B-CARDINAL
.	O
We	O
have	O
claims	O
that	O
many	O
or	O
all	O
US	B-NORP
soldiers	O
are	O
murdering	O
Iraqis	B-NORP
by	O
the	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
.	O


If	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
case	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
fuck	O
all	O
people	O
left	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
.	O


Obviously	O
crap	O
,	O
spoken	O
by	O
a	O
nutter	O
,	O
anything	O
he	O
says	O
or	O
anything	O
that	O
comes	O
from	O
a	O
similar	O
place	O
belongs	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
file	O
``	O
batshit	O
crazy	O
rubbish	O
designed	O
to	O
discredit	O
us	O
''	O
.	O


Truth	O
is	O
soldiers	O
do	O
horrible	O
things	O
in	O
war	O
.	O


things	O
they	O
would	O
probably	O
have	O
never	O
thought	O
themselves	O
capable	O
of	O
.	O


Most	O
western	O
armies	O
probably	O
do	O
try	O
to	O
moderate	O
this	O
,	O
just	O
for	O
PR	O
reasons	O
and	O
political	O
ones	O
.	O


But	O
I	O
bet	O
such	O
concerns	O
are	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
minds	O
of	O
military	O
leaders	O
who	O
can	O
not	O
be	O
bothered	O
to	O
equip	O
or	O
supply	O
their	O
own	O
troops	O
properly	O
.	O


If	O
the	O
army	O
is	O
disciplined	O
and	O
honourable	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
prevent	O
such	O
excesses	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
produce	O
fearsome	O
perfect	O
warriors	O
who	O
will	O
kill	O
you	O
in	O
a	O
million	B-CARDINAL
different	O
ways	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
evil	O
and	O
fight	O
them	O
.	O


Pity	O
those	O
armies	O
only	O
exist	O
in	O
niave	O
children	O
's	O
imaginations	O
,	O
or	O
fantasy	O
novels	O
set	O
in	O
mythical	O
worlds	O
.	O


All	O
this	O
babbling	O
here	O
will	O
remedy	O
nothing	O
.	O


Ask	O
God	O
's	O
forgiveness	O
.	O


Get	O
out	O
while	O
you	O
can	O
.	O


Revelation	B-WORK_OF_ART
18	I-WORK_OF_ART
:	O
18:1	B-CARDINAL
And	O
after	O
these	O
things	O
I	O
saw	O
another	O
angel	O
come	O
down	O
from	O
heaven	O
,	O
having	O
great	O
power	O
;	O


and	O
the	O
earth	O
was	O
lightened	O
with	O
his	O
glory	O
.	O


18:2	B-CARDINAL
And	O
he	O
cried	O
mightily	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
voice	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
Babylon	B-LOC
the	O
great	O
is	O
fallen	O
,	O
is	O
fallen	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
become	O
the	O
habitation	O
of	O
devils	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hold	O
of	O
every	O
foul	O
spirit	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cage	O
of	O
every	O
unclean	O
and	O
hateful	O
bird	O
.	O


18:3	B-CARDINAL
For	O
all	O
nations	O
have	O
drunk	O
of	O
the	O
wine	O
of	O
the	O
wrath	O
of	O
her	O
fornication	O
,	O


and	O
the	O
kings	O
of	O
the	O
earth	O
have	O
committed	O
fornication	O
with	O
her	O
,	O


and	O
the	O
merchants	O
of	O
the	O
earth	O
are	O
waxed	O
rich	O
through	O
the	O
abundance	O
of	O
her	O
delicacies	O
.	O


18:4	B-CARDINAL
And	O
I	O
heard	O
another	O
voice	O
from	O
heaven	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
Come	O
out	O
of	O
her	O
,	O
my	O
people	O
,	O
that	O
ye	O
be	O
not	O
partakers	O
of	O
her	O
sins	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
ye	O
receive	O
not	O
of	O
her	O
plagues	O
.	O


18:5	B-CARDINAL
For	O
her	O
sins	O
have	O
reached	O
unto	O
heaven	O
,	O
and	O
God	O
hath	O
remembered	O
her	O
iniquities	O
.	O


Here	O
we	O
go	O
again	O
...	O


Remember	O
:	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
conspiracy	O
.	O


Let	O
's	O
go	O
over	O
this	O
article	O
slowly	O
,	O
shall	O
we	O
?	O


First	B-ORDINAL
of	O
all	O
,	O
every	O
war	O
has	O
its	O
share	O
of	O
atrocities	O
and	O
massacres	O
,	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
.	O


To	O
think	O
otherwise	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
totally	O
naive	O
and	O
uninformed	O
.	O


Wait	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
definition	O
of	O
the	O
American	B-NORP
public	O
in	O
general	O
--	O


but	O
that	O
's	O
another	O
story	O
.	O


A	O
few	O
examples	O
of	O
this	O
.	O


The	B-EVENT
Boer	I-EVENT
war	I-EVENT
:	O
first	B-ORDINAL
case	O
of	O
concentration	O
camps	O
,	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
British	B-NORP
to	O
exterminate	O
rebels	O
fighting	O
against	O
the	B-GPE
British	I-GPE
Empire	I-GPE
.	O


WWI	B-EVENT
saw	O
regular	O
massacres	O
of	O
unarmed	O
German	B-NORP
soldiers	O
who	O
had	O
surrendered	O
to	O
the	O
allies	B-ORG
.	O


WWII	B-EVENT
saw	O
the	O
bombing	O
of	O
Dresden	B-GPE
,	O
a	O
target	O
with	O
very	O
little	O
military	O
importance	O
,	O
and	O
home	O
to	O
thousands	B-CARDINAL
of	O
refugees	O
.	O


Berlin	B-GPE
was	O
sacked	O
and	O
thousands	B-CARDINAL
of	O
German	B-NORP
women	O
raped	O
by	O
the	B-ORG
Red	I-ORG
Army	I-ORG
in	O
1945	B-DATE
.	O


Korea	B-GPE
witnessed	O
several	O
civilian	O
massacres	O
.	O


Vietnam	B-GPE
had	O
My	B-EVENT
Lai	I-EVENT
,	O
and	O
the	B-EVENT
Tiger	I-EVENT
Force	I-EVENT
.	O


So	O
,	O
today	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
massacres	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
?	O


The	O
cynic	O
in	O
me	O
just	O
replies	O
:	O
``	O
And	O
this	O
is	O
...	O
news	O
?	O
''	O
.	O


Repeat	O
after	O
me	O
,	O
people	O
:	O


if	O
dumb	O
-	O
as	O
-	O
bricks	O
Americans	B-NORP
did	O
not	O
want	O
their	O
precious	O
military	O
to	O
be	O
sullied	O
by	O
civilian	O
massacres	O
,	O
they	O
should	O
not	O
have	O
given	O
President	O
``	B-PERSON
W	I-PERSON
''	I-PERSON
Bush	I-PERSON
the	O
right	O
to	O
invade	O
.	O


Except	O
very	O
few	O
American	B-NORP
citizens	O
had	O
the	O
courage	O
to	O
stand	O
and	O
protest	O
.	O


And	O
,	O
you	O
mean	O
,	O
the	O
army	O
is	O
now	O
trying	O
to	O
hide	O
the	O
horrible	O
,	O
horrible	O
fact	O
that	O
dozens	B-CARDINAL
,	O
maybe	O
hundreds	B-CARDINAL
of	O
civilians	O
were	O
murdered	O
in	O
cold	O
blood	O
by	O
US	B-NORP
soldiers	O
?	O


And	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
conspiracy	O
?	O


Wake	O
up	O
,	O
people	O
!	O


Ever	O
since	O
war	O
exists	O
-LRB-	O
meaning	O
:	O
the	O
dawn	O
of	O
time	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
civilians	O
have	O
been	O
brutalized	O
,	O
raped	O
,	O
tortured	O
and	O
murdered	O
,	O


and	O
the	O
higher	O
-	O
ups	O
have	O
covered	O
this	O
by	O
saying	O
drivel	O
and	O
b*llshit	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
``	O
We	O
do	O
n't	O
torture	O
people	O
in	O
America	B-GPE
.	O
''	O


-LRB-	O
actual	O
Presidential	O
quote	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


Please	O
,	O
people	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
conspiracy	O
here	O
:	O
just	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
morons	O
,	O
realizing	O
they	O
have	O
unleashed	O
horror	O
on	O
innocents	O
and	O
trying	O
to	O
cover	O
their	O
asses	O
.	O


Why	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
only	O
lowly	O
soldiers	O
and	O
no	O
generals	O
have	O
been	O
convicted	O
?	O


Because	O
generals	O
have	O
the	O
power	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
why	O
!	O


So	O
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
soldier	O
stood	O
up	O
and	O
talked	O
about	O
some	O
razed	O
shithole	O
in	O
Iraq	O
?	O


Maybe	O
he	O
is	O
going	O
overboard	O
and	O
creating	O
a	O
fancy	O
tale	O
of	O
horror	O
?	O


So	O
what	O
?	O


That	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
cover	O
-	O
up	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
just	O
some	O
dumb	O
--	O
and	O
scarred	O
for	O
life	O
--	O
white	O
trash	O
making	O
shit	O
up	O
.	O


Of	O
course	O
,	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
military	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
jump	O
at	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
sweep	O
the	O
real	O
skeletons	O
under	O
the	O
carpet	O
,	O
so	O
to	O
speak	O
.	O


Business	O
as	O
usual	O
,	O
and	O
war	O
is	O
good	O
business	O
.	O


Nothing	O
to	O
see	O
here	O
,	O
people	O
,	O
move	O
along	O
.	O


This	O
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
more	B-DATE
than	I-DATE
60	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
of	O
military	O
conditioning	O
.	O


In	O
WWII	B-EVENT
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
soldiers	O
refused	O
to	O
shoot	O
at	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
shot	O
either	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
or	O
--	O
at	O
least	O
--	O
above	O
the	O
heads	O
of	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
.	O


In	O
Iraq	B-GPE
,	O
well	O
-	O
conditioned	O
army	O
psychopaths	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
shoot	O
at	O
everything	O
that	O
moves	O
.	O


You	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
it	O
?	O


Too	O
bad	O
,	O
you	O
voted	O
for	O
the	O
moron	O
.	O


Twice	O
.	O


One	B-CARDINAL
last	O
time	O
:	O


repugnant	O
?	O


Yes	O
.	O


Disgusting	O
?	O


Yes	O
.	O


Obvious	O
?	O


Yes	O
.	O


Conspiracy	O
?	O


No	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
just	O
the	O
normal	O
m.o.	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
military	O
machine	O
ever	O
created	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O


Yay	O
,	O
USA	B-GPE
!	O


Home	O
of	O
the	O
psychos	O
and	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
militaro	O
-	O
industrial	O
complex	O
!	O


All	O
praise	O
God	O
,	O
and	O
pass	O
the	O
ammo	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
smoke	O
ourselves	O
some	O
Iraqis	B-NORP
!	O


All	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
God	O
,	O
and	O
freedom	O
,	O
and	O
democracy	O
,	O
and	O
justice	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
foetus	O
!	O
-LRB-	O
as	O
Bill	B-PERSON
Hicks	I-PERSON
would	O
say	O
-RRB-	O


40	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
from	I-DATE
now	I-DATE
,	O
more	O
horrors	O
,	O
more	O
massacres	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
unearthed	O
...	O


No	O
conspiracy	O
here	O
,	O
people	O
,	O


Probably	O
just	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
senseless	O
war	O
.	O


the	O
dumbs	O
leading	O
the	O
sheeps	O
is	O
more	O
like	O
it	O
.	O


Some	O
mapmakers	O
draw	O
their	O
conclusions	O
on	O
time	O
and	O
space	O
with	O
civil	O
holidays	O
spread	O
out	O
neatly	O
across	O
the	O
spectrum	O
.	O


There	O
is	O
no	O
``	O
now	O
''	O
in	O
Remembrance	B-DATE
Day	I-DATE
or	O
Groundhog	B-DATE
Day	I-DATE
or	O
Memorial	B-DATE
Day	I-DATE
or	O
any	O
other	O
ICON	O
of	O
DAYS	O
.	O


Now	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
we	O
have	O
the	O
ICON	O
of	O
DAYS	O
.	O


Now	O
is	O
silent	O
and	O
the	O
landscaape	O
is	O
mindscape	O
is	O
timescape	O
is	O
sanctified	O
.	O


Sure	O
you	O
can	O
protest	O
Rembembrance	B-DATE
Day	I-DATE
.	O


Just	O
do	O
n't	O
wear	O
a	O
poppy	O
.	O


Now	O
that	O
's	O
making	O
a	O
statement	O
.	O


DA	B-PERSON
:	O
speaking	O
of	O
``	O
razed	O
shitholes	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
''	O
is	O
employing	O
the	O
language	O
of	O
dehumanization	O
,	O
yes	O
?	O


Is	O
a	O
razed	O
shithole	O
in	O
Iraq	B-GPE
terribly	O
different	O
from	O
a	O
razed	O
shithole	O
in	O
,	O
say	O
,	O
Waco	B-GPE
,	O
Texas	B-GPE
?	O


Please	O
do	O
n't	O
forget	O
that	O
the	O
Iraqis	B-NORP
never	O
did	O
anything	O
to	O
us	O
'ns	O
.	O


We	O
're	O
the	O
bully	O
in	O
their	O
yard	O
,	O


and	O
might	O
makes	O
right	O
in	O
the	O
doublespeak	O
of	O
the	O
fascisti	O
.	O


``	O
Profits	O
,	O
not	O
people	O
,	O
''	O
dude	O
.	O


In	O
your	O
little	O
history	O
lesson	O
-LRB-	O
why	O
not	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Romans	B-NORP
who	O
slaughtered	O
everyone	O
in	O
Carthage	B-GPE
,	O
or	O
,	O
for	O
that	O
matter	O
,	O
the	O
Israelites	B-NORP
in	O
the	O
OT	B-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
commanded	O
by	O
Yawheh	O
to	O
slaughter	O
man	O
,	O
women	O
,	O
and	O
child	O
?	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
you	O
mention	O
the	O
bombing	O
of	O
Dresden	B-GPE
.	O


I	O
'll	O
toss	O
in	O
Hiroshima	B-EVENT
and	O
Nagasaki	B-EVENT
,	O


but	O
those	O
pilot	O
-	O
murderers	O
were	O
at	O
one	B-CARDINAL
remove	O
from	O
the	O
slaughter	O
they	O
were	O
,	O
uh	O
,	O
enabling	O
:	O


they	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
mother	O
trying	O
to	O
shield	O
her	O
kids	O
before	O
pulling	O
the	O
trigger	O
.	O


Obviously	O
,	O
the	O
pilots	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
too	O
much	O
about	O
what	O
was	O
happening	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
would	O
lose	O
their	O
minds	O
-LRB-	O
their	O
souls	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
burned	O
away	O
,	O
whether	O
they	O
knew	O
it	O
or	O
not	O
-RRB-	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
sure	O
there	O
were	O
GIs	O
shooting	O
innocents	O
in	O
WW2	B-EVENT
,	O


but	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
atrocity	O
is	O
not	O
emblamatic	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
napalm	O
drops	O
and	O
tiger	O
teams	O
are	O
emblamatic	O
of	O
Vietnam	B-EVENT
,	O
and	O
Fallujah	B-EVENT
and	O
Abu	B-EVENT
Graib	I-EVENT
and	O
Hadifa	B-EVENT
will	O
be	O
emblamatic	O
of	O
Iraq	B-EVENT
.	O


Denying	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
violent	O
culture	O
is	O
denying	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
operant	O
conditioning	O
.	O


Yes	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
root	O
of	O
our	O
monstrous	O
age	O
is	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
any	O
sense	O
of	O
the	O
sacred	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
more	O
specifically	O
,	O
the	O
acute	O
sense	O
that	O
humans	O
are	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
God	O
and	O
that	O
God	O
is	O
very	O
much	O
real	O
and	O
keeping	O
notes	O
,	O


but	O
surely	O
one	B-CARDINAL
step	O
towards	O
rediscovering	O
human	O
dignity	O
is	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
culture	O
matters	O
.	O


No	O
one	O
``	O
turns	O
off	O
the	O
tv	O
''	O
before	O
first	O
realizing	O
that	O
tv	O
is	O
unhealthy	O
-LRB-	O
Jerry	B-PERSON
Mander	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
book	O
is	O
brilliant	O
in	O
this	O
regard	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
no	O
one	O
will	O
``	O
avert	O
their	O
eyes	O
from	O
the	O
Imperium	O
''	O
without	O
realizing	O
that	O
Empire	O
-	O
worship	O
is	O
nothing	O
but	O
Moloch	O
-	O
worship	O
.	O


Moloch	O
?	O


Indeed	O
.	O


As	O
Mother	B-PERSON
Teresa	I-PERSON
put	O
it	O
,	O
``	O
If	O
we	O
accept	O
that	O
a	O
mother	O
can	O
kill	O
even	O
her	O
own	O
child	O
,	O
how	O
can	O
we	O
tell	O
people	O
not	O
to	O
kill	O
one	O
another	O
?	O


Any	O
country	O
that	O
accepts	O
abortion	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
teaching	O
its	O
people	O
to	O
love	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
use	O
any	O
violence	O
to	O
get	O
what	O
it	O
wants	O
.	O
''	O


Ouch	O
!	O


Religiosity	O
!	O


But	O
most	O
certainly	O
the	O
U.S.	B-GPE
is	O
``	O
using	O
any	O
violence	O
to	O
get	O
what	O
it	O
wants	O
,	O
''	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O


Hey	O
,	O
the	O
undead	O
like	O
Cal	B-PERSON
Thomas	I-PERSON
say	O
,	O
``	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
freedom	O
.	O
''	O


Freedom	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
--	O
obey	O
?	O


I	O
like	O
Edward	B-PERSON
Abbey	I-PERSON
's	I-PERSON
quote	O
-LRB-	O
and	O
we	O
miss	O
you	O
,	O
Ed	B-PERSON
-RRB-	O
:	O


``	O
freedom	O
begins	O
between	O
your	O
ears	O
.	O
''	O


'nuff	O
said	O
.	O


Anonymous	O
said	O
...	O


2:52	B-TIME
PM	I-TIME


Jackass	O
.	O


Show	O
us	O
your	O
credentials	O
and	O
citations	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
gun	O
ownership	O
and	O
watching	O
WWII	B-EVENT
glory	O
documentaries	O
,	O
that	O
lead	O
you	O
to	O
conclude	O
that	O
resources	O
and	O
current	O
social	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
only	O
resolved	O
through	O
warfare	O
.	O


Your	O
conclusion	O
is	O
just	O
plain	O
wrong	O
.	O


Stan	B-PERSON
Goff	I-PERSON
on	O
them	O
``	O
rogue	O
apples	O
''	O
:	O


``	O
I	O
'll	O
tell	O
you	O
what	O
the	O
rogue	O
aspect	O
of	O
this	O
was	O
.	O


Someone	O
got	O
the	O
pictures	O
.	O


Just	O
like	O
Abu	B-EVENT
Ghraib	I-EVENT
.	O


Anyone	O
who	O
thinks	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
single	O
instance	O
of	O
the	O
intentional	O
killing	O
of	O
civilians	O
,	O
I	O
have	O
beachfront	O
property	O
to	O
sell	O
you	O
in	O
Odessa	B-GPE
,	O
Texas	B-GPE
.	O
''	O


***	O


Oh	O
,	O
and	O
today	O
we	O
have	O
US	B-NORP
military	O
convoys	O
running	O
down	O
crowds	O
in	O
Kabul	B-GPE
.	O


``	O
Failed	O
brakes	O
,	O
''	O
they	O
say	O
.	O


And	O
then	O
shooting	O
at	O
them	O
in	O
concert	O
with	O
their	O
frightened	O
Afghan	B-NORP
stooge	O
``	O
army	O
.	O
''	O


Watch	O
Afghanistan	B-GPE
break	O
apart	O
next	O
.	O


Bad	O
orchard	O
we	O
have	O
here	O
.	O


``	O
Forward	O
over	O
the	O
fallen	O
.	O
''	O


You	O
know	O
--	O
like	O
cockroaches	O
.	O


Can	O
we	O
stop	O
with	O
the	O
God	O
shit	O
,	O
already	O
?	O


Please	O
?	O


What	O
kind	O
of	O
God	O
sits	O
idly	O
by	O
while	O
its	O
progeny	O
suffers	O
miserably	O
and	O
needlessly	O
?	O


Step	O
back	O
and	O
think	O
how	O
cruel	O
this	O
son	O
of	O
a	O
bitch	O
must	O
be	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
believe	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
thing	O
.	O


God	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
may	O
play	O
a	O
part	O
in	O
this	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
insofar	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
killing	O
.	O


But	O
please	O
do	O
n't	O
insult	O
our	O
intelligence	O
by	O
claiming	O
all	O
of	O
this	O
could	O
be	O
mitigated	O
if	O
we	O
just	O
worshipped	O
some	O
God	O
more	O
frequently	O
and	O
properly	O
.	O


A	B-DATE
couple	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
prior	I-DATE
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
neighbor	O
's	O
kids	O
was	O
Trick	O
or	O
Treat	O
'n	O
dressed	O
as	O
Bible	O
Man	O
.....	O


yeah	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
right	O
,	O


you	O
heard	O
it	O
...	O


Bible	O
Man	O
.	O


Bible	O
Man	O
,	O
Bible	O
Man	O
Spin	O
Me	O
A	O
Verse	O
As	O
Fast	O
As	O
You	O
Can	O


His	O
Reward	O


No	O
Reward	O


Saving	O
Souls	O
Is	O
His	O
Only	O
Reward	O


Oh	O
Yeah	O


Here	O
Comes	O
The	O
Bible	O
Man	O
,	O
Now	O


Here	O
Comes	O
The	O
Bible	O
Man	O


``	O
They	O
hate	O
us	O
because	O
of	O
our	O
freedoms	O
.	O
''	O


Good	O
one	B-CARDINAL
.	O


Richard	B-PERSON
,	O
you	O
are	O
so	O
full	O
of	O
shit	O
.	O


Heaven	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
children	O
...	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
not	O
afraid	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
at	O
any	O
cost	O
.	O


``	O
Out	O
damned	O
spot	O
!	O


Out	O
I	O
say	O
!	O
''	O


http://yooha.meepzorp.com/out-spot/index_files/out-spot.jpg	O


Anonymous	O
3:10pm	B-TIME
said	O


Heaven	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
children	O
...	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
not	O
afraid	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
at	O
any	O
cost	O
.	O


So	O
,	O
by	O
definition	O
,	O
your	O
precious	O
God	O
is	O
not	O
there	O
with	O
them	O
in	O
Heaven	O
,	O
since	O
he	O
failed	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
at	O
all	O
costs	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
cost	O
,	O
for	O
that	O
matter	O
.	O


Is	O
cost	O
even	O
relevant	O
to	O
this	O
God	O
of	O
yours	O
?	O


Either	O
way	O
,	O
your	O
God	O
is	O
disqualified	O
by	O
your	O
qualifications	O
for	O
entrance	O
into	O
heaven	O
.	O


I	O
have	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
questions	O
.	O


Is	O
Harry	B-PERSON
Truman	I-PERSON
in	O
heaven	O
?	O


Was	O
Pat	B-PERSON
Benatar	I-PERSON
incorrect	O
when	O
she	O
said	O
``	O
Hell	O
Is	O
For	O
Children	O
?	O
''	O


HEAR	O
,	O
HEAR	O
.	O


Start	O
making	O
the	O
connections	O
,	O
people	O
,	O
between	O
http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/pictures_2.html	O
this	O
and	O
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41186000/jpg/_41186472_kar-child-ap416.jpg	O
this	O
:	O


that	O
's	O
what	O
'	O
intuition	O
'	O
is	O
all	O
about	O
...	O


Dude	O
.	O


Pat	B-PERSON
Benatar	I-PERSON
?	I-PERSON


Hell	O
is	O
paved	O
with	O
the	O
skulls	O
of	O
crapazoid	O
musicians	O
like	O
her	O
.	O


Question	O
for	O
you	O
.	O


Was	O
the	O
OT	B-WORK_OF_ART
formulation	O
'	O
what	O
is	O
hateful	O
to	O
you	O
do	O
not	O
do	O
to	O
others	O
'	O
a	O
fairly	O
rad	O
concept	O
for	O
humans	O
in	O
1000	B-DATE
BC	I-DATE
?	O


Or	O
do	O
you	O
think	O
it	O
normal	O
for	O
that	O
time	O
and	O
place	O
?	O


And	O
why	O
did	O
the	O
Israelites	B-NORP
embrace	O
and	O
defend	O
their	O
silly	O
silly	O
little	O
Torah	B-WORK_OF_ART
for	O
lo	O
those	O
many	O
centuries	O
,	O
beset	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
on	O
all	O
sides	O
by	O
truly	O
blood	O
-	O
thirsty	O
pagans	O
?	O


How	O
did	O
they	O
do	O
it	O
?	O


Was	O
it	O
the	O
yoghurt	O
?	O


Was	O
it	O
dumb	O
luck	O
?	O


Why	O
defend	O
as	O
a	O
paramount	O
rule	O
what	O
amounts	O
to	O
rather	O
remarkable	O
Humanism	O
?	O


Explain	O
the	O
evolutionary	O
biology	O
behind	O
that	O
one	B-CARDINAL
,	O
please	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
since	O
you	O
've	O
set	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
debate	O
,	O
leave	O
God	O
out	O
of	O
it	O
.	O


Good	O
luck	O
.	O


As	O
for	O
me	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
if	O
people	O
and	O
their	O
governors	O
were	O
enlightened	O
enough	O
to	O
follow	O
that	O
one	B-CARDINAL
tenet	O
of	O
Judaism	O
-LRB-	O
or	O
the	O
Christian	B-NORP
or	O
Buddhist	B-NORP
formulation	O
-RRB-	O
,	O
we	O
'd	O
all	O
be	O
a	O
lot	O
better	O
off	O
.	O


oh	O
stop	O
with	O
blaming	O
God	O
for	O
the	O
shithole	O
humanity	O
has	O
made	O
of	O
this	O
world	O
--	O


all	O
of	O
you	O
who	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
bash	O
God	O
or	O
demons	O
or	O
angels	O
or	O
aliens	O
need	O
to	O
look	O
into	O
the	O
mirror	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
why	O
the	O
ground	O
you	O
walk	O
on	O
is	O
cursed	O
.	O


``	O
God	O
''	O
never	O
did	O
shit	O
to	O
you	O
that	O
you	O
know	O
of	O
,	O


but	O
you	O
're	O
quick	O
to	O
blame	O
him	O
for	O
your	O
fucked	O
up	O
life	O
.	O


real	O
brave	O
of	O
you	O
,	O
shrub	O
.	O


sorry	O
'bout	O
that	O
..	O


there	O
IS	O
a	O
connection	O
between	O
http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/pictures_2.html	O
and	O
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41186000/jpg/_41186472_kar-child-ap416.jpg	O


@#^%	O
&	O
*$	O
&#	O
!	O


Last	O
try	O
:	O


There	O
IS	O
a	O
connection	O
between	O
this	O
and	O
this	O


Moloch	O
,	O
indeed	O
...	O
this	O


It	O
's	O
Memorial	B-DATE
Day	I-DATE
!	O


Wall	O
-	O
to	O
-	O
wall	O
war	O
movies	O
!	O


I	O
just	O
saw	O
again	O
that	O
quaint	O
little	O
scene	O
in	O
'	O
Bridge	B-WORK_OF_ART
Over	I-WORK_OF_ART
the	I-WORK_OF_ART
River	I-WORK_OF_ART
Kwai	I-WORK_OF_ART
'	O
where	O
Alec	B-PERSON
Guinness	I-PERSON
tries	O
to	O
read	O
the	B-LAW
Geneva	I-LAW
Convention	I-LAW
to	O
the	O
fanatic	O
Japanese	B-NORP
commander	O
.	O


The	O
Japanese	B-NORP
throws	O
the	O
book	O
down	O
and	O
slaps	O
Alec	B-PERSON
Guinness	I-PERSON
in	O
the	O
face	O
.	O


Imagine	O
a	O
prisoner	O
at	O
Abu	B-FAC
Graib	I-FAC
or	O
Gitmo	B-FAC
trying	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
G.C.	B-LAW
to	O
his	O
American	B-NORP
interrogator	O
.	O


Actually	O
,	O
on	O
second	B-ORDINAL
thought	O
,	O
do	O
n't	O
try	O
to	O
imagine	O
that	O
.	O


Anonymous	O
Cocksucker	O
said	O
at	O
2:52	B-TIME
:	O


Then	O
put	O
your	O
money	O
where	O
your	O
mouth	O
is	O
and	O
kill	O
some	O
of	O
your	O
neighbors	O
.	O


They	O
're	O
taking	O
your	O
stuff	O
.	O


``	O
Deal	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
''	O
apparently	O
means	O
``	O
cheerleadng	O
from	O
the	O
bleachers	O
.	O
''	O


If	O
right	O
and	O
wrong	O
actually	O
exist	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
's	O
wrong	O
.	O


At	O
least	O
a	O
soldier	O
on	O
a	O
battlefield	O
has	O
the	O
excuse	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
following	O
orders	O
,	O
or	O
that	O
in	O
a	O
free	O
-	O
fire	O
zone	O
he	O
could	O
n't	O
tell	O
the	O
guys	O
in	O
the	O
black	O
hats	O
from	O
the	O
guys	O
in	O
the	O
white	O
hat	O
,	O
because	O
accidents	O
fucking	O
happen	O
.	O


You	O
do	O
n't	O
.	O


You	O
see	O
it	O
happening	O
,	O
and	O
tacitly	O
approve	O
.	O


You	O
're	O
not	O
merely	O
wrong	O
,	O
not	O
merely	O
insane	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
actively	O
fucking	O
evil	O
.	O


If	O
someone	O
close	O
to	O
you	O
dies	O
in	O
one	B-CARDINAL
silly	O
-	O
ass	O
war	O
for	O
the	O
juice	O
to	O
run	O
your	O
SUV	O
,	O
or	O
you	O
find	O
yourself	O
sitting	O
in	O
a	O
homeless	O
shelter	O
,	O
or	O
standing	O
on	O
a	O
streetcorner	O
and	O
panhandling	O
for	O
change	O
from	O
strangers	O
who	O
could	O
n't	O
give	O
two	B-CARDINAL
shits	O
for	O
you	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
fat	O
slobs	O
who	O
run	O
your	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
outsource	O
your	O
job	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
will	O
work	O
twice	O
as	O
long	O
and	O
hard	O
as	O
you	O
do	O
for	O
a	O
tenth	B-CARDINAL
the	O
pay	O
,	O
your	O
credit	O
rating	O
is	O
in	O
negative	O
numbers	O
and	O
your	O
new	O
address	O
is	O
``	O
No	O
Fixed	O
Address	O
,	O
''	O
then	O
I	O
pray	O
that	O
I	O
'm	O
there	O
when	O
someone	O
repeats	O
those	O
exact	O
same	O
words	O
to	O
you	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
sworn	O
to	O
oppose	O
you	O
and	O
people	O
like	O
you	O
with	O
every	O
fiber	O
of	O
my	O
being	O
.	O


I	O
will	O
build	O
my	O
home	O
out	O
of	O
your	O
bones	O
,	O


your	O
blood	O
will	O
be	O
my	O
mortar	O
,	O


and	O
I	O
will	O
build	O
a	O
pillar	O
made	O
of	O
your	O
skulls	O
on	O
my	O
yard	O
.	O


Thanks	O
for	O
shaking	O
me	O
to	O
my	O
senses	O
.	O


Of	O
course	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
right	O
.	O


Allahu	O
Akbar	O
!!!!	O


For	O
the	O
record	O
,	O
how	O
can	O
I	O
blame	O
something	O
if	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
acknowledge	O
its	O
existence	O
.	O


I	O
believe	O
there	O
is	O
something	O
more	O
than	O
me	O
,	O
or	O
us	O
,	O
but	O
what	O
that	O
something	O
constitutes	O
is	O
pure	O
conjecture	O
.	O


The	O
concept	O
of	O
God	O
made	O
in	O
man	O
's	O
image	O
is	O
a	O
conspiracy	O
,	O
plain	O
and	O
simple	O
.	O


A	O
time	O
-	O
honored	O
strategy	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
masses	O
.	O


David	B-PERSON
Koresh	I-PERSON
may	O
very	O
well	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
Christ	B-PERSON
figure	O
several	B-DATE
hundred	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
from	I-DATE
now	I-DATE
,	O


and	O
if	O
we	O
could	O
be	O
there	O
then	O
,	O
we	O
would	O
tell	O
the	O
orthodoxy	O
created	O
around	O
his	O
legend	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
insane	O
fools	O
......	O


and	O
we	O
would	O
promptly	O
be	O
burned	O
at	O
the	O
stake	O
.	O


Now	O
,	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
psalms	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
enlightening	O
anecdotes	O
,	O
I	O
dig	O
them	O
,	O
baby	O
,	O
wholeheartedly	O
,	O
so	O
long	O
as	O
everybody	O
's	O
embraced	O
it	O
completely	O
.	O


If	O
they	O
have	O
n't	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
some	O
have	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
some	O
are	O
lambs	O
to	O
the	O
slaughter	O
.	O


Hit	O
Me	O
With	O
Your	O
Best	O
Shot	O
.	O


Fire	O
Away	O
.	O


I	O
'm	O
waiting	O
for	O
an	O
answer	O
on	O
Truman	B-PERSON
.	O


Is	O
he	O
in	O
heaven	O
?	O


We	O
all	O
knew	O
that	O
we	O
were	O
letting	O
loose	O
the	O
dogs	O
of	O
war	O
.	O


It	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
hard	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
impossible	O
,	O
for	O
society	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
dogs	O
of	O
war	O
back	O
in	O
their	O
cages	O
.	O


You	O
're	O
both	O
right	O
.	O


No	O
,	O
EricS	B-PERSON
,	O
shrubmegiddo	B-PERSON
is	O
simply	O
full	O
of	O
shit	O
.	O


``	O
How	O
can	O
I	O
blame	O
something	O
if	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
acknowledge	O
it	O
?	O
''	O


How	O
wise	O
.	O


Que	O
profundo	O
.	O


Well	O
,	O
d'uh	O
,	O


that	O
's	O
just	O
called	O
DENIAL	O
,	O
moron	O
.	O


Like	O
what	O
the	O
Foxsies	B-NORP
and	O
oil	O
co.	O
shills	O
do	O
re	O
Global	O
Warming	O
.	O


What	O
a	O
complete	O
dumshit	O
.	O